Sep 10, 2021 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
It’s always good to have “Happy New Year” cards in your stash, to send to those that missed your holiday card list. Right? Plus, I love new beginnings, and I’m always excited for January 1. Today’s card uses the Be Dazzling Specialty Paper to highlight 2022.
Happy 2022
“2022” was cut with Playful Alphabet Dies and Foam Adhesive Sheets.
First, I attached a 1″strip of Be Dazzling Specialty Paper to a 1″ strip of Foam Adhesive Sheet, placing the numbers on top, and running it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Then, I turned the numbers upside down, and ran it through a second time to make sure it was a good cut.
The Foam Adhesive Sheet is an easy way to give the small letters wonderful dimension, and it’s easy to peel the backing and stick them to the label.
The label was cut with a Stitched So Sweetly Die from Thick Basic White Cardstock, and placed on Dimensionals. “Happy new year” is from the Heartfelt Wishes Stamp Set, stamped in Memento Black Ink, and also cut with a Stitched So Sweetly Die.
The colorful “fireworks” were cut with Seasonal Swirls Dies (circles with stars) and Christmas Trimmings Dies (single stars), from Rainbow Glimmer Paper.
White makes a great background for bright colors, so I used a Thick Basic White card base (8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″) topped with Basic White White Cardstock, cut with the largest Scalloped Contours Die. To add a little texture, I embossed the layer with the Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder.
The supplies I used for today’s card are in my Product List below. The Be Dazzling Specialty Paper shows $0.00, because it’s one of the FREE items you can choose, with a $50.00 order, during this final month of Sale-a-bration.
I was inspired by the Paper Players.
My September Host Code Gift
Just type the current host code (found beneath my profile picture) in the box provided, on your order of $75.00 or more, and I will send you the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder in October.
“Create a textured background of sheet music using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. Inspired by the traditional Christmas song “Joy to the World,” this 3D embossing folder not only allows you to easily add texture to your Christmas cards but it will also give them a festive touch that everyone will love.”
Sale-a-bration is continuing for the month of September, along with the super duper joining special! If you’ve been thinking about joining the Stampin’ Up! community, there is no time like the present. Stampin’ Up is offering a FREE bundle of your choice to add to your Starter Kit!
These are all from the new July-August 2021 Mini Catalog:
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Exciting news!!! The Whimsy Christmas Card Kit is available!
It’s pictured on page 6 of the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog, and there have been many inquiries about it. It’s only available while supplies last; order ASAP, so you won’t be disappointed, #158166.
Click here to find it at my store:
Here is a video with Stampin’ Up’s! CEO, showing us exactly how to use the kit:
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Sep 9, 2021 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Exciting news!!! We just received word that the new Whimsy Christmas Card Kit is available!
It’s pictured on page 6 of the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog, and there have been many inquiries about it. It’s only available while supplies last; order ASAP, so you won’t be disappointed, #158166.
Here is a video with Stampin’ Up’s! CEO, Sara Douglass, showing us exactly how to use the kit:
I appreciate you visiting. Thank you!
Click here to shop “card kits” at my store. “Whimsy Christmas” should be the first one you see, #158166.
Sep 8, 2021 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, Pals Blog Hop |
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is “Sentiment as a focal point.” We really hope that you enjoy and will be inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, don’t forget to leave comments because we love hearing from you. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Spooky, the Cat Punch, has been waiting patiently for his time to “shine,” and Halloween is his favorite theme.
He wanted the sentiment to be prominent, and sparkly, so insisted I use Be Dazzling Specialty Paper to cut “Happy Halloween” with Word Wishes Dies. This specialty paper is FREE with a $50.00 order during this final month of Sale-a-bration!
Spooky’s Halloween Card
Spooky said he wanted to be shiny, as well, and told me how to make him shine.
Would you like to know how to make cardstock shine? It’s really very simple. Just stamp cardstock with the Versamark Stamp Pad, sprinkle it with Clear Embossing Powder, and set it with the Heat Tool. If you use Basic Black Cardstock, as I did, along with the Cat Punch, out will pop a shiny, black, cat. (You can see the shine in the last photo).
The background was built of layers, beginning with the Thick Basic White card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. Next, a layer of Gorgeous Grape Cardstock (4 1/8 X 5 3/8), next, black and white leaves from Pattern Party Designer Paper (4″ X 5 1/4″), next, Gorgeous Grape Cardstock (3 3/8″ X 4 5/8″), and a top layer of Basic White Cardstock (3 1/4″ X 4 1/2″).
Spooky said his card wouldn’t be complete without an orange pumpkin, and we found one he liked in the Detailed Pumpkins Die Set. We cut the pumpkin from Pumpkin Pie Cardstock, of course, and the leaf from Granny Apple Green Cardstock.
As soon as I attached the pumpkin with Dimensionals, Spooky hopped on the card front, very pleased with his Halloween card, and his shiny fur.
You can find all of Spooky’s supplies in my Product List below.
I appreciate you visiting. Thank you!
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on October 13th. Our theme will be Fantastic Fun Folds and 3D Projects when participants showcase fun fold cards or 3D items that will be great for any occasion. Until then, have fun in your craft space.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Megan Cooper at Lazy Daze Stampin
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art. ***YOU ARE HERE***
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Amanda Howard at Papercrafting With Amanda
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Lori Webb at Clever Copies
- Renae Novak at Blessed By Cards
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps INK
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Jill Loveland at Simple Stamping
- Kim Webb at Just Paper, LLC
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Sep 7, 2021 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
Christmas music and the smell of pine, ahhhh. I began today’s card by using a large Christmas Pinecone Die to cut from Pear Pizzazz Cardstock. Then, I sponged Mossy Meadow Ink on the die-cut, giving it a variation in color.
I snipped the large die-cut into three sections, so I can make two more cards from the extra pieces.
Christmas Pinecones
Next, I cut solid pinecones from Cinnamon Cider Cardstock, using three Christmas Pinecone Dies. With tiny dots of glue I adhered the pinecones to the back of the Mossy Meadow die-cut, and placed them on Dimensionals.
For the background, I embossed a layer of Basic White Cardstock with the Merry Melody Embossing Folder. This embossing folder is my Host Code gift for the month of September, and you can see the details below. Then, I glued the music layer to a Cherry Cobbler card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
Prior to embossing, I stamped “Merry Christmas” in Cherry Cobbler Ink. Don’t you love the font? It’s from the Heartfelt Wishes Stamp Set, which has other holiday sentiments you should check out in my Product List.
A few Matt Decorative Dots were added as a final touch.
I was inspired by TGIF.
My September Host Code Gift
Just type the current host code (found beneath my profile picture) in the box provided, on your order of $75.00 or more, and I will send you the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder in October.
“Create a textured background of sheet music using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. Inspired by the traditional Christmas song “Joy to the World,” this 3D embossing folder not only allows you to easily add texture to your Christmas cards but it will also give them a festive touch that everyone will love.”
Sale-a-bration is continuing for the month of September, along with the super duper joining special! If you’ve been thinking about joining the Stampin’ Up! community, there is no time like the present. Stampin’ Up is offering a FREE bundle of your choice to add to your Starter Kit!
These are all from the new July-August 2021 Mini Catalog:
JOIN BUNDLE OPTIONS:
I appreciate you visiting. Thank you! I would love for you to join my Dream Makers team. Think of the Starter Kit as the Ultimate Bundle, and take it for a “test drive.” No obligation! Click here
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Sep 6, 2021 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today, the Global Design Project Designers are “caseing” Wilma De Korte. What a fun design, with stamped flowers, and a masked center!
Masked Dahlias
Here is Wilma’s design. You can click on her card for more inspiration, then add your own card to our gallery.
I began with a Petal Pink card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. Next, I stamped the pretty flower from the Delicate Dahlias Stamp Set. This stamp set has 12 stamps, some “Distinktive,” and with “two-step” stamping possibilities. It’s one you don’t want to miss, especially because it’s FREE (with a 100.00 order) during Sale-a-bration.
Sale-a-bration ends September 30, so don’t delay. You can see the entire set by clicking on the picture in my Product List below.
I stamped the flower, randomly, in three colors of ink; Petal Pink, So Saffron, and Flirty Flamingo. The middle, white space, was masked with Vellum. I tried cardstock, but it was too thick to leave a clean line from the stamped flowers.
“Hello” is from the Artistically Inked Stamp Set, stamped in Stazon Black Ink, cut with an Ornate Frames Die, and attached with Dimensionals.
To complete the sentiment, the word “friend” was created with Playful Alphabet Dies.
First, I attached a 1″strip of Subtles 6″ X 6″ Designer Paper in Petal Pink to a 1″ strip of Foam Adhesive Sheet, placing the letters on top, and running it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Then, I turned the letters upside down, and ran it through a second time to make sure it was a good cut.
The Foam Adhesive Sheet is an easy way to give the small letters wonderful dimension, and it’s easy to peel the backing and stick them to the card front. I placed a ruler on the card, so they could be lined up evenly.
The last touch was adding three Loose Flower Flourishes. Thank you, Wilma, for the great inspiration!
My September Host Code Gift
Just type the current host code (found beneath my profile picture) in the box provided, on your order of $75.00 or more, and I will send you the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder in October.
“Create a textured background of sheet music using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. Inspired by the traditional Christmas song “Joy to the World,” this 3D embossing folder not only allows you to easily add texture to your Christmas cards but it will also give them a festive touch that everyone will love.”
Sale-a-bration is continuing for the month of September, along with the super duper joining special! If you’ve been thinking about joining the Stampin’ Up! community, there is no time like the present. Stampin’ Up is offering a FREE bundle of your choice to add to your Starter Kit!
These are all from the new July-August 2021 Mini Catalog:
JOIN BUNDLE OPTIONS:
I appreciate you visiting. Thank you! I would love for you to join my Dream Makers team. Think of the Starter Kit as the Ultimate Bundle, and take it for a “test drive.” No obligation! Click here
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Sep 5, 2021 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The Snow Wonder Stamp Set is in the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog, and has this fabulous snowman. For those who don’t enjoy fussing cutting, it’s perfect, because there’s a die for cutting the snowman in the coordinating, Snow Time Die Set.
I stamped the snowman in Evening Evergreen Ink on Thick Basic White Cardstock. Thick cardstock was used, so he would be sturdy atop Dimensionals.
Snow Wonder
For the background, I began with an Evening Evergreen card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″, layered with Basic White Cardstock, 4″ X 5 1/4″. Next, I used two patterns of Painted Christmas Designer Paper, cut with Stitched Rectangles Dies. The first was glued vertically across the middle (4″ X 2 1/2″), and the second, glued horizontally (3″ X 4 1/4″).
“Happy Christmas” is from the Snow Wonder Stamp Set, stamped in Evening Evergreen Ink, and cut with a Snow Time Die.
To highlight the vertically placed label, I tied a red bow, attached with a Glue Dot.
You can see all of the stamps and dies from the sets in my Product List below, and clicking on the pictures takes you to all the details.
I was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches.
My September Host Code Gift
Just type the current host code (found beneath my profile picture) in the box provided, on your order of $75.00 or more, and I will send you the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder in October.
“Create a textured background of sheet music using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. Inspired by the traditional Christmas song “Joy to the World,” this 3D embossing folder not only allows you to easily add texture to your Christmas cards but it will also give them a festive touch that everyone will love.”
Sale-a-bration is continuing for the month of September, along with the super duper joining special! If you’ve been thinking about joining the Stampin’ Up! community, there is no time like the present. Stampin’ Up is offering a FREE bundle of your choice to add to your Starter Kit!
These are all from the new July-August 2021 Mini Catalog:
JOIN BUNDLE OPTIONS:
I appreciate you visiting. Thank you! I would love for you to join my Dream Makers team. Think of the Starter Kit as the Ultimate Bundle, and take it for a “test drive.” No obligation! Click here
Click here to shop today!
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