Now that Stampin’ Up! has the Online Exclusives coming out on a regular basis, I sometimes forget to really go through the new offerings. I am working on that, and now I really have a great reason for doing so. One of the last OnLine Exclusive releases included the fabulous stamp set named Natural Artistry. The images are amazing and that stamp just as beautifully! It would have been extremely sad if I had missed out on this stamp set. I now have one of the images to share today.
Stamps
I hope you are loving what you see of these Sea Horses. They are a single horse that I stamped three times partially touching the previous one. The detail on all of the images in this fabulous Natural Artistry stamp set are really wonderful. And do you see the “sand” at the bottom. I was a bit quirky and carried the sand over to the background layer.
The sentiment is from this stamp set as well. I think this will be a nice stamp for a variety of occasions. Those are my favorite stamps that have versatility. And I believe the sea horses could be masculine as well as feminine.
Papers & Ink
Blues are my favorite colors and what I tend to gravitate to in some way. This card base is Cloud Cover and I have always considered it a part of the Blue family. Yesterday I shared with you a card using a sheet from the Vally In Bloom Designer Series Paper. The piece the sea horses are stamped on is the top section of that sheet. The flowers go around each side and the bottom with the top and center looking like sky. Or in this case look like water. You can see the color detail in the photo fairly well. Do not be afraid to stamp on your DSP!!
The Cloud Cover matches the DSP layer, but I was unsure what to add as a layer. I finally settled on Basic Beige. I felt it was a soft “sand” look. And then I added some sand to it. The sea horses are stamped using Basic Beige Ink also. This is a color that seems to react differently when stamped on different colors. To me the sea horses seem to have a green tone. I still love them!! And the sentiment is stamped using Crumb Cake Ink to go along with the sand theme.
Extras
The first Extra is the Die shape for the sentiment. This is from the Nested Essentials Dies. It fits the sentiment perfectly. And for the Bling, I went with some Sparkle! These sparkly sequins are named Sunset Sparkle Sequins. There are four different colors included in the pack. But they all seem to pick up a bit of the color they are next to. I used a small, large, and then another small.
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Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
Please know that I love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. My responses generally are not done here on the post. They are made using my phone as I have found it is easier to answer a question for you personally. So you will be receiving an email from me if you make a comment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
Online Exclusives
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Apologies everyone. I have been busy and am out of the routine of posting. UGH!! However, I do have a pretty card to share with you. This is a mix of products that could be to show love to anyone, a wedding, or for upcoming Valentine’s Day. I was really happy how it turned out.
Endless Love Bundle
There are several “hearts” on this one. For me the die cut hearts are the best. Thee are from the Endless Love Bundle. The center of the large heart was not wasted. It is on the inside of the card. You can see it, along with the sentiment from the bundle. This wonderful paper is from the Regal Distressed Designer Series Paper. I think this paper is so pretty and was thrilled when I checked to make sure it was still avaialble.
Fun Fold
To continue the fun, I also made this one as a bookfold. Fun Folds are always the best. And when they are easy, that is the top of the line for me. To make a bookfold is so easy. Cut a piece of cardstock to 4 1/4 X 11 and score at 4 1/2 and 5 1/2. Then adhere the area between the two scores lines to the back of the card. You can see that in the first photo easier I believe. When I wrapped my ribbon, it is adhered between the layers.
Vellum
The second star of the card is the embossed vellum. Vellum is great for a die cut layer but can be a bit tricky when embossing. You may be able to see the couple of tiny tears on edges where there was a heart. For me this is not a problem at all. I love the special look it gives and after all it is a handmade card. This wonderful embossing folder is one I have used previously. It is the Hearts of Love 3D Embossing Folder. I need to say that vellum is difficult to adhere without the adhesive showing through. I have the most amount of adhesive behind the heart. Then I added light touches of multi purpose glue on the corners using a small brush. Put the glue on your silicone mat and then pick it up with the brush.
Extras
There are only two extras today. The first is the pretty ribbon. This is the Gold and White Ribbon. I love the flecks of gold throughout. Of course this has it matching the gold in the DSP as well as a special look for this Valentine card. The second extra is a retired product. But I have several packages of the Heart Sequins. If you loved them as much as I do/did, then you may have some left as well. If not, any gold embellishment would easily replace them.
STAMPIN’ REWARDS
You will earn rewards on all orders over $20.00 in products The system will track your rewards for you. And they will be available for use on your next order, or you can save up for a larger purchase. All you need to do is on your first order is agree to participate. You will then begin receiving rewards on qualifying orders.
Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
Please know that I love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. My responses generally are not done here on the post. They are made using my phone as I have found it is easier to answer a question for you personally. So you will be receiving an email from me if you make a comment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives drop every other month. These are amazing products and are a supplement to the Annual and Mini Catalogs. This way you have access to even more New and Awesome products!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
My card I have to share today is made from the same template as yesterday. I wanted to show you how different the same base can appear. Having a simple Go To template can be a lifesaver when we need a quick card. Quick does not mean it is not a wonderful card.
Encircled With Love stamp set
The sweet sentiment I chose for this card is one that I love. It is simple, sweet, and says you care about the recipient. To go along with my Valentine idea card, I stamped using Real Red Ink. The hearts in the paper are Real Red, Strawberry Slush and Bubble Bath. This stamp set, Encircled With Love, is in the Annual Catalog in the DVD style case. Now Stampin’ Up! has issued it in the new style cases as well. If you choose the new style, be aware that it is a different product number. The new style case number is 169090.
Made With Love Designer Series Paper
These strips are the same as yesterday’s card and measure 1 X 5. This time I placed the card in landscape layout and used two different patterns from this fun DSP. To center the strips I used my grid paper to place the center one and then came in from each side. I thought I would make a simpler one and leave off the layer behind the strips.
Extras
To create the focal layer I used the 1 3/4′ and 2″ Circle Punches. The 2″ is Strawberry Slush with the stamped image cut with the 1 3/4″. I love circles for a clean and simple card. To add a bit more texture I also used the Bubble Bath Faux Linen Ribbon as I did yesterday. Instead of a small neat bow I went with a large and looser bow behind the sentiment layer. And for my bling Rhinestones were called in. The sentiment has three little star shapes. So a trio of rhinestones, one on each star, seemed the perfect fit.
STAMPIN’ REWARDS
You will earn rewards on all orders over $20.00 in products The system will track your rewards for you. And they will be available for use on your next order, or you can save up for a larger purchase. All you need to do is on your first order is agree to participate. You will then begin receiving rewards on qualifying orders.
Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
Please know that I love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. My responses generally are not done here on the post. They are made using my phone as I have found it is easier to answer a question for you personally. So you will be receiving an email from me if you make a comment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives drop every other month. These are amazing products and are a supplement to the Annual and Mini Catalogs. This way you have access to even more New and Awesome products!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
I am a person who loves Hugs. When the Endless Love Bundle arrived, I knew I would be using the Hugs & Kisses stamp quite often. Today I have used it in conjunction with a sketch challenge my upline Brian King did for our Team meeting. It is a simple one that can be used over and over.
The Sketch
The three vertical stripes with two angled rectangles was the original sketch from Brian. Each strip is 1 X 5. I layered my strips on a piece of Strawberry Slush cardstock. Then added it to the Flirty Flamingo base. All of my color choices are from the DSP. However I went with hearts in place of the rectangles. That is what makes this sketch so versatile. A simple change and it looks totally different.
Made With Love Designer Series Paper
The Made With Love DSP is so fun. It has the prerequisite of hearts in several different patterns. But they are not mushy or child like. I do love the different shades of red and pink. This piece has Real Red and Bubble Bath in the hearts.
Focal Layers
In place of the rectangles Brian shared on his card, I used two die cut hearts. Then I added the fabulously detailed arrow. It is almost like a texture and bling mixed together. I fell in love with it as soon as it was cut.
The sentiment is of course the one I love. It and the dies are from the Endless Love Bundle. And the little stamped hearts are from the set as well. They offered a softer background than the plain white would have been.
Finishes
There is bling and more texture to tie all of my pieces together. I added a bow using the Bubble Bath Faux Linen Ribbon. Attaching it to the arrow made the arrow even more bold. For bling I used a single large size of the Sparkle Dot Essentials. This is a multi color and varying sizes of almost flat bling. That is the perfect kind!
STAMPIN’ REWARDS
You will earn rewards on all orders over $20.00 in products The system will track your rewards for you. And they will be available for use on your next order, or you can save up for a larger purchase. All you need to do is on your first order is agree to participate. You will then begin receiving rewards on qualifying orders.
Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
Please know that I love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. My responses generally are not done here on the post. They are made using my phone as I have found it is easier to answer a question for you personally. So you will be receiving an email from me if you make a comment.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives drop every other month. These are amazing products and are a supplement to the Annual and Mini Catalogs. This way you have access to even more New and Awesome products!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! I hope you have shared at least one of your hand made card filled with love. I think all of our hand made cards are filled with love personally. But today is a special one. I looked for a set that maybe would not scream Valentine’s Day. And I believe I found it for today’s card.
STAMPS
The stamp set I found to spread love is the Sending Love stamp set. I only used the stamps with no Dies. And all of the stamps used are from this one set. The mail box is the main aspect and is not exactly colored traditionally! All of the coloring is done using Stampin’ Blends. I used Smoky Slate for the post but topped it with Highland Heather. And added Granny Apple Green for the mail box itself. I know this would not fly in most communities, but it can work in this card’s world.
To add the sentiment was a question for me. I knew I would have to cut it as this is one long sentiment. It really would not look proper being larger than the focal panel. There was this scrap of Peach Pie on my desk and the answer presented itself. I stamped on the Peach Pie and then simply cut the sentiment in half. This brought out yet another color of the DSP in a fun way. Plus pairs perfectly with the mail box theme.
PAPERS
These sheets of DSP are both from the Toadstool Garden Designer Series Paper. This is a Free 6X6 paper pack in Sale-A-Bration. With a qualifying order this is one of the products you can choose. SAB goes through the end of the month so you still have time to get some of the freebies!
I pulled all of the colors from the toadstool sheet of DSP. The Peach Pie was a surprise addition but I love how it helps those mushrooms to pop. The card base is Granny Apple Green. That striped sheet is a mix of Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather. Those are the colors I tried to add in to the mailbox panel.
EXTRAS
The trio of shimmer gems are all from the 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems. I used different shades of the pink/purple and then a Peach Pie one as well. This is a more whimsical card where it does not require elegant bling!
LAYERS
The card base measures 4 1/4 X 11 and is scored at 5 1/2. The two DSP strips are 2 1/2 X 5 1/8 for the left side and 2 X 5 for the right side. For the focal layer there is a thin layer of Granny Apple that measures 2 3/4 X 4 3/8 with the Basic White layer being 2 3/8 X 4 1/4.
HOST CODE
My FEBRUARY HOST CODE is S2EYAW9N. Orders of $50.00 or more will receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
New Scrapbooking Catalog
The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products. You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives have dropped. There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round. Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
I have mixed two of the heart stamp sets that are current with Stampin’ Up!. The Adoring Hearts stamp set and the Hearts of Elegance Dies. Add some gorgeous DSP and you have a lovely card.
STAMPS
The focal heart is made from the two products mentioned at the beginning. The sweet sentiment and the flowers are from the Adoring Hearts stamp set. I had the idea of the paper and heart but what to be the focal part was a problem. As soon as I looked through the stamps in the stamp set I found exactly what would fit.
These are stamped after the heart is cut. That makes placement very easy. The flowers are stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored using Old Olive and Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Blends.
DIES
The heart die cut is from the Hearts of Elegance Die set. Is it a part of the bundle with the DSP and the Gold Twine. There are two large hearts, a solid and an outline. Then there are a series of layering dies. This is the second largest of those.
PAPERS
To help the marbled sheet of DSP stand out I used a second sheet from the pack. These are both from t he Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper. I was not sure in the beginning how well they would work together. After layering the White I was sure I had chosen correctly to help everything stand out.
The card base is Pretty In Pink which is the lightest color in the marbled DSP. The layers measure 4 X 5 1/4, 3 7/8 X 5 1/8, then 2 3/4 X 4 and 2 5/8 X 3 7/8. The heart was from a scrap of Basic White.
EXTRAS
There are two extras to complete this card. I wanted to carry on with the gold. So I chose the Gold Twisted Twine. It is wrapped around the marbled layer three times. I then added a triple strand bow to the front. I tucked the heart behind the twine thinking it looked better that way.
The bling is a subtle one. I went with a single bling for a change. This is the Regal Foiled Adhesive Dots. There are four colors and I chose the pinkish one. (That is a technical term:)
HOST CODE
My FEBRUARY HOST CODE is S2EYAW9N. Orders of $50.00 or more will receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
New Scrapbooking Catalog
The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products. You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives have dropped. There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round. Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
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