Jan 3, 2025 | Artisan Projects, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
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Our 2024 Artisan Design Team was coming to an end, and it was time to show appreciation to our leader, Cindy Schuster. With the help of Elizabeth Price, coordinating the project, we all submitted two pages for the 6″ X 8″ pocket style scrapbook album. Our assignment was to create a spread based on our favorite Artisan submission this past year. I chose the Artisan Road Trip, because it was such a fun project, learning about everyone’s hometown.
Pocket Album Thank you Gift
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As the saying goes; “once an Artisan, always an Artisan,” and I was invited to be part of the Artisan group that designs for Stampin’ Fancy Friday. The topic for January is “Bold & Bright,” and you’ll see my designs on Instagram this Sat (1/4), and my blog post this Sunday (1/5). I will always enjoys sharing my creations with you, my blog followers! Let’s make 2025 the best year ever!
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Jan 1, 2025 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
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Happy New Year!!!! 2025 has arrived, and I’m sharing another sneak peek of Storybook Friends. January 7th will soon be here, when you can order this adorable bundle.
I punched Miss Duck from Storybook Moments Designer Paper, and placed her on Dimensionals. Her scarf was matched to the card base, which is Lost Lagoon, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
Miss Duck
Her fancy, oval, frame was cut with a Storybook Friends Die, from the Storybook Moments Designer Paper, you see in the first photo.
For the background, I cut Basic White Cardstock with a Citrus Blooms Die, and gave it texture with the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. “Hello friend” is from the Storybook Friends Stamp Set, stamped in Lost Lagoon Ink, cut with a Happy Little things Die (retired), and attached with Dimensionals.
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Dec 31, 2024 | Fun Folds Blog Hop, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Welcome to the Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators Fun Folds Blog Hop. There’s a lineup below to make it easy for you to hop along.
The bees are back with a new color palette! For this month’s fun fold card, I’m giving you a sneak peek from the 2025 Scrapbooking Brochure, which will be available January 7, 2025. However, the Bee My Valentine Stamp Set and Bee Builder Punch from the Annual Catalog, are available right now!
Bee Mine Fun Fold
To make the card base, I cut a piece of Petunia Pop cardstock, 5 1/4″ X 4″. I layered this with Basic White Cardstock, 5″ X 3 3/4″, which I had stamped in Bubble Bath Ink with the Sketched Plaid Stamp. Next, I cut Petunia Pop Cardstock, 4 1/4″ X 9 3/4″, scored both ends at 3 1/4″, folded and glued in the center of the Sketched Plaid layer.
The frame on the front of the card was created with a Wildflower Designs Die, which I used to cut Basic White and Bubble Bath cardstock. I stamped “bee mine” in Memento Black Ink, and glued the frame in place.
For the inside, I cut Old Olive Cardstock, 4″ X 3″, and layered it with Basic White Cardstock, 3 7/8″ X 2 7/8″. Prior to gluing, I stamped the bee’s trail, and “you’ll always bee the one for me,” in Memento Black Ink.
To make the bees, I used the Bee Builder Punch and Bee My Valentine Stamps. The wings and antennae are heart shaped:)
2024 is coming to a close on this last day of the year, so I’m wishing you all much happiness in 2025! I know Stampin’ Up! has exciting things for us!
SU Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop Lineup
- Beth McCullough
- Mary Deatherage
- Debbie Mageed
- Lisa Ann Bernard
- Rae Burnet
- Tara Carpenter
- Kathi Ondus
- Su Mohr
- Karen Finkle
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Special Release: Designer Series paper that has been recolored!
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Dec 29, 2024 | Artisan Projects, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The 2024 Artisan Design Team introduced the incoming 2025 Artisan Design Team on Instagram, Friday the 27th. Today, I am sharing a card that I cased from Andrea Sargent @andreaksargent on Instagram.
Heart Shaped with an angle
Andrea is a talented designer from South Australia, and I can’t wait to see her Artisan creations in 2025. I love the card she created with Soft Sea Foam, gold, and an interesting angle.
Using Andrea’s ideas, I’m giving you a sneak peek of a Sale-a-bration item, the Heart Shaped Bundle, available January 7th The heart die is amazing, which I used to cut Soft Sea Foam Cardstock. Then, I glued the die-cut heart on top of a heart I stamped in Soft Sea Foam Ink on Basic White Cardstock, 4″ X 5 1/4″.
Next, I used Heart Shaped Dies to cut the flowers and leaves from Basic White Cardstock. The cardstock was colored with a Blending Brush and Soft Sea Foam and Pretty In Pink inks. The dots were created with a Peaceful Evergreens Die, Soft Sea Foam Ink, and a Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blend. The layer was glued to a Soft Sea Foam card base, and given a 1/8″ strip of Gold Foil to make the angle.
“Just because I care” is from the Heart Shaped Stamp Set, stamped in Crumb Cake Ink. After cutting with a Heart Shaped Die, I attached the sentiment on top of the Gold Foil strip. As a final touch, I added three, gold, Blooming Pearls.
My December Host Code Gift
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Dec 28, 2024 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
Yes! Another card created with the Storybook Friends Bundle and Storybook Moments Designer Paper. For today’s design, I fussy cut a cottage from the Storybook Moments Designer Paper.
Cottage and Stone Wall
Next, I cut a frame from Basic White Cardstock, using a Storybook Friends Die. After gluing the two together, I placed them on Dimensionals, and attached them to Basic White Cardstock, 5 1/4″ X 4″.
Prior to attaching the cottage, and gluing the white layer to a Thick Basic White card base, I created the stone wall along the bottom. I stamped the wall, from the Storybook Friends Stamp Set, in Versamark, sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder, and set it with a Heat Tool. Then, I used Stampin’ Blends for coloring in three colors: Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake and Old Olive.
“Thanks” is from the Wonderful Thoughts Stamp Set, stamped in Pecan Pie Ink, cut with its Wonderful Thoughts Die, and glued in place.
I am sharing with TGIF.
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Dec 26, 2024 | Artisan Projects, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, Paper Pumpkin |
It was such fun creating alternative projects with the December Paper Pumpkin Kit, Notes From The Heart. I have instructions below, as well as products I used in addition to the kit.
#1 Project
Notes From The Heart
Instructions:
1. Use a card base from the kit. Emboss it with the Fern 3D Embossing Folder, and use a Blending Brush to color it with Mossy Meadow Ink.
2. Cut Basic White Cardstock, 3 1⁄2” X 4 1⁄2”. Make a stencil with the fern die from Merry Tags & More Dies. Use a Blending Brush with Mossy Meadow Ink to color three ferns on the Basic White Cardstock. Glue this to Blackberry Bliss Cardstock, 3 5⁄8” X 4 5⁄8”.
3. Attach the stenciled piece to the embossed card front with Dimensionals.
4. Use a Blending Brush to color a circular, sentiment label. Stamp “Just A Note” in Blackberry Bliss Ink on the label, and attach it with Dimensionals.
5. Attach three jewels from the kit.
#2 Project
Instructions:
1. Use the tag die from Merry Tags & More Add-On Dies to cut Blackberry Bliss Cardstock.
2. Color a rectangular sentiment label from the kit with a Blending Brush and the Blackberry Bliss Ink Spot from the kit. Then, stamp “Thank You” in Blackberry Bliss Ink, and glue it to the front of the tag.
3. Glue the floral arrangement from the kit to the front of the tag, and add gems from the kit to the flowers.
4. Glue a sentiment label to the back of the tag for a personal message, and tie Gold Trim through the hole at the top of the tag.
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