I think many customers, and myself included, tend to forget about the Host Exclusive stamp sets. Because you can use your reward dollars on anything in the catalog, these sets get lost. I try to remember to remind my customers that these sets are a great Bang for Your Buck! They are discount priced and can only be purchased by the Host. So please give these stamp sets another look before the current Annual Catalog ends. With the new Annual Catalog there will be New Host Rewards sets available.
Today’s card was made with the Host exclusive set Pun Intended. This set is so cute and works especially well with our Note Cards and Envelopes (p.176) for just a quick card.
Today I used this cutie pie set and paired it with the Moroccan DSP.
Pun Intended, 141804, $9.50
It may look wacky, but I intentionally did not center the camera circle in the other one. In my mind at least, it looks like a lens. HaHa, or I’m looking at it oddly!
Anyway, I used Moroccan DSP with Mint Macaron and Very Vanilla card stock. The Mint Macaron circle is embossed with Petal Burst Embossing Folder to add some depth.
OOPS !!! I did not realize until last night that my Friday post did not post! And guess what? It was operator error!! I know, shock, shock . HaHa! I will get the hang of this before long.
Today’s card is made with Endless Birthday Wishes. This set originally came out when Stampin’ Up! was debuting a new set outside of the catalogs.. It was a few years ago. Anyway, I was so happy when this one made the Annual Catalog. It is just such a versatile set.
I have to preface this card with: the Cupcakes and Carousels DSP was the inspiration. I saw this sheet of paper as Rays of Sunshine. Then when I wanted to use the cake from Endless Birthday Wishes it became the bright light from the candles on the cake. For some of you that may be a huge stretch of imagination but it was the little lightbulb in my head. So here it is:
Endless Birthday Wishes, 140273, $16.00
Isn’t that card just a hoot! It says “It’s All About You” and the spotlight rays of light coming from the candles on the cake make me smile. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it and sharing with you.
I have been stamping for several days and am trying to find a different look. That is so hard !! I have needed a few birthday and sympathy cards to mail, but have also been working on my Card Club cards for this coming weekend. Those seem to be the hardest ! Yikes !!! So I decided to back off and just do something really simple. This is what I came up with. Hopefully you will like it as much as I do.
Definitely Dahlia, 139911, $15.00
I stamped the Definitely Dahlia stamp in full strength Peekaboo Peach onto Shimmery White Card Stock. I thought about stamping off first but decided the black ink of Happy Birthday would be able to show through just fine. The picture does not do the Shimmery justice. The flower and even the Birthday have a shimmer to them. I really have grown to love this paper!! You cannot see very well from the photo, but there are Pearl Basic Jewels just above Happy. This card was a super quick one and took longer to cut the papers than to put the entire card together. Yay for quick cards!!
The Definitely Dahlia stamp is another sleeper stamp I believe. It is with the background stamps in the Annual Catalog. But I really do not think of it as a background stamp. Of course it is wonderful for a bold background statement like I used here, or it could be used to make your own designer paper. The Happy Birthday is from the Birthday Blast set from the 2017 Occasional Catalog.
I used the Shimmery White card stock to stamp on and the Whisper White Thick card stock as the card base. The striped paper is from the 2016-2018 In Color DSP. To help the top layer pop a little and to tie in the Happy Birthday done in black, I added a narrow border of black card stock behind the shimmer white. And this is raised up with dimensionals, one of my favorite things.
Today’s card is one that is very versatile, and looks great in any color combination. This combination is a little different, but still pops. I just adore Smoky Slate and Rich Razzleberry is my favorite “Rich” color. The stamp set, “You’ve Got This” is my idea of a full card in one set. You have everything you need without having to utilize other sets as well. That being said, the background design is probably my favorite of any and I use it with quite a few different stamps. What do you think?
You’ve Got This, 139575
The colors are not the greatest in this photograph, but the card is Smoky Slate with Rich Razzleberry as the highlight. I stamped the background with Smoky Slate onto Smoky Slate. It looks a lot darker doesn’t it? The flower is stamped in Memento Black ink as is the greeting.
The trick to this card, or at least my idea of Easy Coloring, is to stamp it on scrap and then just swipe the marker back and forth. It does not matter that you are coloring outside the lines since you are going to be cutting the flower out. And I love the variegated look you get from the uneven coloring. You can make it more or less variegated, whichever is your preference.
I used Rich Razzleberry on the flower petals and Pear Pizzazz on the stem and leaves. The Touch of yellow ribbon is from some scraps I had in my ribbon bag. I added it to help the flower center show a little better. I cut out the flower and adhered it with dimensionals. And there you have it, a pretty simple card to pull together. I have used the exact same layout without the cut out flower and it looks great as well. I usually do that with white card stock to stamp on though.
I apologize for being absent again. I was off for the weekend with some great Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. We laughed and stamped, and laughed and stamped!! You get the idea. It was a wonderful time that I hope to do again soon.
But now, back to blogging about stamping……This is a wonderful stamp set that I had sort of forgotten about until I found a couple of gift cards I had made. Oh Happy Dance! As soon as I saw it I thought it definitely needed to be inked up again.
What a perfect Spring Time card:
Garden In Bloom
I did a side fold for this flowery garden card, but added a twist. I love to use different folds and especially when you get the opportunity for more stamping! I folded underneath 1 1/2″ from the front. This left the room on the side for more flower garden. It is a different look that I love. I hope you do as well.
I used Pool Party card stock as well as Pool Party for the flower. I did the outlines of flowers and bee with Memento Black. I also did a narrow border with the Basic Black card stock to help make the panels pop. The sentiment is from the set and can be used with many other Birthday sayings, etc. It is very versatile. The saying is cut with the layering ovals and backed with the scallop from layering ovals as well.
The layering measurements are:
Basic Black = 3 5/8 x 3 7/8, and the small is 1 3/8 x 3 7/8
Whisper White = 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 , and the small is 1 1/4 x 3 3/4
Please remember that Sale-A-Bration is ending in a few days. These are the items available while they last. The additional Designer Series Paper, Washi Tape, and Embossing Folders were just added this week. If you have any questions please let me know. You can contact me to place an order or press the “Shop” button at the top of the page.
Today’s card is a cute card that emphasizes Stampin’ Up!s amazing Designer Series Paper. One of the great thing about the paper is that it all coordinates without you having to worry about it. And here it is:
I made this card for a sweet friend, and fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Julie DiMatteo. She has helped me with so many things! Plus she has a great blog with many 3-D items. Her blog is http://thepaperpixie.com/ .
This bright and cheerful Thank You is also a super simple card to make. The Fruit Stand DSP has so many colors to pull from. I chose the Watermelon Wonder for the base and then both sides of the same sheet of DSP. I felt like it needed a border to break all the color though, so I added very thin layers of black to frame each of the DSP layers.
The 2015-2017 In Colors will be retiring with the new catalog. Watermelon Wonder is one of those. So basically you have until the end of May to order the five colors. I am so going to especially miss Mint Macaron! If you have been a SU customer, you know that the retiring In Colors tend to sell out before the new catalog arrives. So if you do have a favorite and need the re-inker or some extra card stock, you really should order now to insure that you are not left out.
Please do not forget that Sale-A-Bration will end in a couple of weeks (March 31) and you never want to pass up FREE stuff! So if you order the retiring colors now it might help you reach the magic $50.00 for FREE SAB items. A win/win……
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