Today’s project is showcasing the sneak peek Stampin’ Up! is giving us of a new set for the next Annual Catalog. It is the Here Together stamp set. You can see it towards the bottom of my post where I show all of the current promotions. The set is a wonderful mix of images and sentiments. I focused more on the sentiment for today.
“Every Act of Kindness Changes The World” makes you realize that you can do very small things to make a difference. This is my new goal.
Stamps
As said above, the stamp set is the Here Together set. It is part of the promotion of the All Together Suite of products. Even though this card only includes the stamp set, there is matching paper as well as a new group of Stampin’ Blends. To showcase the stamp set, I went with the hands shaping a heart. To match the gesture I chose the kindness changes sentiment. Being Kind is such an easy thing to accomplish. And making cards is the very best and most fun way to share kindness!!!
Adding a touch of pink to the stamping was easy. I wanted a heart, but ended up with three of them. Utilizing the set that is full of hearts, The Sweet Conversations stamp set, there was the cute little hearts to complete my theme.
Paper, etc.
Additionally, this card is fairly simple and has no designer series paper. Such a shock! Instead of black and white with a touch of color, it is white and white with a touch of color. I wanted this to be a simple card, so went with the less is more theory. To color the hands I used Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. And the touches of pink are Polished Pink 2021-2023 In Color Jewels, along with a layer of Polished Pink Cardstock.
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Today’s card is a mixture of fun products. The Flowing Flowers pairing with the Heart & Home DSP and Doilies are the stars.
Colors
The mix of colors for this card are a bit unusual. They are all pulled from the DSP but look a bit different in bolder size like the Basic Gray for the card base and Garden Green as the layer. And then the gray Doily from the Heart & Home Suite! Of course I could not leave out the gorgeous Fresh Freesia, so it was added as the flower color and the sentiment strip.
Stamp , etc.
The flower stamp is from the Flowing Flowers stamp set. This set is versatile in that the flowers are mostly outlines, with a touch of detail. They can be stamped on a color, on white in a color, or lightly colored with blends. Regardless of how they are shown, they are wonderful. As a plus for the stamp set, there are a couple of great sentiments with the different type of fonts that I love.
The paper and the doilies are from the same Suite of products. They are part of the Heart & Home Designer Suite. The Heart & Home Designer Series Paper is so pretty and has a large variety of colors in the different sheets. As I said earlier, this color combination is unexpected, but a nice surprise! And of the course the Heart & Home Doilies are a favorite. They come in a pack with three colors. Misty Moonlight, Basic Gray, and Cinnamon Cider are a great combo and go with all of the different papers in the pack. Additionally the back side of all of them is white. So you have a white doily, or one that can be colored. A win / win!!
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Before I get into today’s project I want you to know about 3 promotions that are currently going on! I have pictures of each at the bottom of the post where you can click and go to a pdf of all of the details. The best one is the first one! It is 20% off of the Mini Cut & Emboss Machine, plus 20% off the bundles that work with the Mini. An awesome way to stock up on great products.
Today’s card is another project using the Picture This Dies. It is paired with the Way To Goat stamp set. Who wouldn’t love these goofy goats!!
Stamps
The Way To Goat stamp set is such a fun set and one I had not used in a while. It fits wonderfully within the circles of the Picture This Dies. For coloring I wanted to leave the goats mostly white, but they needed some color. So they all got some funny Smoky Slate hair styles. The top two goats look so happy and the bottom one looks like he is up to something! They are such a fun set!
Dies
As I said in the beginning, this is another project with the Picture This Dies using the circle one. There is also a rectangle die that I have a project to share with you later in the week. Surprisingly there are quite a few stamp sets that will fit in the circles or the rectangles.
Paper and embellishments
For a switch I did not use any designer series paper on this project. That is a shocker !! But, I did choose colors from the SAB Sunshine & Rainbows. I wanted it to be bright since the goats were fairly plain in color. Magenta Madness paired with Pear Pizzaz is a good one I believe. And the heart from the Best Deliver stamp set fit perfectly with my idea. To finish off the card the gray dots in the Classic Matte Dots worked great. It just needed a little bit of soft bling!
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Today’s card is a mix of Food and Drink stamps for the Make My Monday Challenge. I love the mix of food, drink, and Die cut words.
This card is for the Make My Monday Challenge blog. This is such a fun challenge. It is Food and Drink. What a fun, and wide open, challenge. Please check out the blog and join the challenge. You can click on the badge to see the other designers’ ideas and add your card as well.
Stamps
I used a couple of different food and drink stamp sets. The bowl is a two-step one from the Measure of Love stamp set. And the chocolates are a two-step stamp from Nothing Better Than set. It is stamped once inside the bowl and again on separate scrap paper. The extra one is fussy cut to spread the love around. Finally the drink is also from the Nothing Better Than set and is also a two-step stamp. The inside for the liquid can be done in any color to create your favorite drink!
Dies
My favorite of the card are the die cut words! They are from the Love You More Dies and match the Nothing Better Than stamps. These words really define the card! And the little “star” is ,to replace the “&” sign. Surprisingly, that little star really pops.
Paper
This gorgeous polka dot paper is from the Sale-A-Bration Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper. This fun paper will be missed. And today is the last day that you can get it. All you need is a $50.00 product order to choose it as your FREE SAB item.
The other paper colors are pulled from the DSP. They are Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay. Actually neither of these are in the listed colors, but as most Stampin’ Up! paper colors coordinate beautifully, these work perfectly.
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My card for today mixes Artfully Layered products with the Hive 3D Embossing Folder. This folder is a hidden gem in the catalog!
Bundle
Even though there is not a lot of stamping on this card, I did use the Artfully Layered Bundle. I stamped the circle area using two of the stamps. But the saw tooth edge is from the matching dies. I love the little bit of special an edge die gives to a card. This layout would be okay with a straight edge, but the bit of definition really pops. And the sentiment is a favorite! I love the mix of fonts and that this is an “anytime” sentiment!
Embossing
The Hive 3D Embossing Folder is a very special one. It can be used with either side showing. I chose the indentions. The opposite side reminds me of a layer of pebbles. You can find this folder on page 59 of the Mini Catalog with the Heart & Home Suite of products. Embossing folders are a great value for the price and add so much detail to a card.
Paper
Probably the star of the card is the little strip of DSP. This is from the Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper. The paper is hand painted and then photographed. You can see the shadows on this piece. Sara did a Facebook Live with the artist who created it last week. If you get a chance it is worth a few minutes to watch and see the creative process. For me, this is simply beautiful paper with wonderful colors!
Sale-A-Bration ends and new specials begin!!!
SAB ends on the 28th. And Stampin’ Up! has some great specials coming in March. Stay Tuned!!!
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Ice Cream in winter may seem a bit odd. Although I believe Ice Cream at anytime is a great idea!! The Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper looks a bit like swirly ice cream and is a great way to do an (almost) tone on tone card.
Sweet Ice Cream
There is never a bad time for ice cream in my mind. When I was a child there was an ice cream shop near us and my favorite, actually my only, flavor was Grape. When I first saw this piece of DSP, I immediately thought of that ice cream. So out came the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and Ice Cream Builder Punch.
Everything is stamped with Gorgeous Grape Ink except the cone. Because of the DSP placement, I actually adhered the DSP prior to stamping. I wanted to make sure I had room for everything. Plus it gave me a straight line for the “with sprinkles” part of the sentiment. This is a quick and easy card. As a test run, I made one using the pink piece of the DSP, and it is just as pretty!
Paper
The Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper is a FREE Sale-A-Bration item. It is FREE to you with a $50.00 product order. And SAB ends on the 28th! All of these pieces are gorgeous. But the Gorgeous Grape piece is the brightest of all. The ice cream scoops are each a different side of the DSP. I love the two slightly different looks you see.
To make this card I cut the base of Gorgeous Grape to 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 scored and folded at 4 1/4. Then a layer of Basic White that is cut to 4 X 5 1/4. And a piece of the DSP that is cut to 4 X 5 1/4. Except I then cut the DSP piece from portrait position at the upper left corner to the bottom right corner. Since the paper is not directional, you now have two identical pieces and can make two cards from this one DSP. I adhered the half piece of DSP edge to edge on the White layer.
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You know how much I love Fun Folds! When I made this card, I really did Smile! Using the New Horizon Designer Series Paper for this card was the perfect choice.
Today’s card is a Fun Fold for the Pals Fun Fold Blog Hop. There is a lineup at the bottom of my post that I hope you will follow along with. Please share your love with the other stampers.
Paper
Obviously the paper is the star of this card. This scene reminds me of a mountain meadow and makes me want Spring to arrive. The different scenes on the New Horizon Designer Series Paper are simply gorgeous. Each time I say that this is my favorite. So I guess they all are equally my favorite.
When you look at the other views of the card, you will see that I used most of a sheet of the 6X6 DSP. I trimmed a little from each side to get a piece that was 5 3/4 X 5 1/4 and the view of liked. The front is 4 X 5 1/4, and the inside piece is a bit smaller at 1 3/4 X 5. Even though you do not see them at the same time, I like that it is a continuation of the scene.
Stamps
The matching stamp set to the New Horizon DSP is the On The Horizon stamp set. It has stamps that work perfectly when paired with this paper, or on their own to create scenes. And it has a couple of great sentiments. The “Relax and enjoy your day” is perfect for this peaceful meadow scene. And yes, I stamped directly onto the DSP! Sometimes that is the way to go.
Dies
Part of what makes this Fun Fold so sweet is how the fold works! And that goes back to using the Die for the focal point. Do you see that the little label it is stamped on moves? That is part of the Fun Fold! I used the Painted Labels Dies for this one. The size was perfect for the sentiment.
The card I cased this Fold from had circles for the sentiment opening. But I wanted to stamp onto the paper and not take away from the DSP itself. So I came up with this idea instead.
Here are views of the card in a few open positions. The second piece of DSP is a nice surprise!
Directions
Card base is Misty Moonlight cut to 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4
Front DSP layer is cut to 4 X 5 1/4
Inside White is cut to 8 X 5 1/4 and scored at 4 and 6. Then mountain and valley fold.
Inside DSP layer is cut to 1 3/4 X 5 ( I used a 5 3/4 X 5 1/4 piece and cut the two sections to save DSP)
Adhere the large DSP to the front of the card
Center the Painted Label Die on the front and Die Cut. Save the cut out. By adhering the DSP to the card first, it gave more stability to my focal layer than only the DSP would.
Adhere the largest section of the inside White (the 4 X 5 1/4) to the inside of the card with the accordion fold on the right side.
Adhere the small DSP to the center section of the White inside
Decorate the inside of the card as you like
Stamp the sentiment on the Die cut piece
Fold the inside White and close the card. Add adhesive to only the right half of the sentiment layer and place it inside the cut out. It will fit easily and be exactly where you need it.
TIP: You can change this card by using layered circles, squares, or any shape for the center focal piece. And you do not need to use DSP for the front. It can be any normally decorated front using the same idea! Enjoy!!
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I have paired the fun Picture This Dies with the Crane of Fortune stamp set. And added the gorgeous Abstract Beauty DSP. Oh My!!
Stamps and Dies
This sweet stamp set is the Crane of Fortune. I used most of the stamps with the exception of the flower. It was just too large for these small circles. And as you can see, the crane does not fit very well either. But from my experience seeing them at my local park, you rarely get a full view of one. So creative license won out!
To get the single words, I used the Cinnamon Cider Stampin’ Write Marker to color only the one word from two of the sentiments included in the stamp set. Since this set is Red Rubber, that is a wonderful option for color! The bottom right dragonfly is punched from a scrap of DSP and is the small one in the Dragonfly Punch.
Paper and Color
This gorgeous piece of DSP is from the Abstract Beauty 4 X 6 Designer Series Paper. I chose the paper first and then looked for a stamp set that would work with the dies. All of the colors are pulled from the paper. Although I almost erased the Just Jade with the top left dragonfly circle.
All of the cards I have made previously with the Picture This Dies, I did in a solid color. I wanted to try one with DSP for that layer. But….I wanted white circles, and the benefit of having a thicker die cut layer. To achieve this goal, I added just a touch of adhesive to the for corners of a Basic White cut the same size as the DSP. After running through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine, I carefully peeled the two layers apart. This left me with both DSP circles and white circles. And the added benefit of my papers lining up perfectly. A little bit of glue was added in strategic places to hold the two together permanently.
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Today’s card is a “Z Fold, Friend “card, using the Easter Friends stamp set. This set is more versatile than you would think with some anytime sentiments.
Stamps
The Easter Friends stamp set is in the Mini Catalog. At first glance you will think of only Easter cards. I know that was my first thought. But on closer look at the adorable little chicks, I also noticed the sentiments. There is a Happy Easter stamp, and one for Spring, My Friend, as well as wishing happiness. And those little chicks are so cute and fluffy!
Paper and Dies
This beautiful Spring looking DSP is from the Daffodil Afternoon Designer Series Paper. It is one of the Sale-A-Bration options. I chose the pretty Spring flowers to pair with the cute little green hearts. The green hearts goes well with the grass and leaves. However, I did not follow the colors in the DSP totally with all of my greens. There is a mix of Granny Apple Green for the grass and Mint Macaron for the heart layer.
To give the cute chick a special layer, I used the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. The two largest of the rectangles were the ones I used. The soft scallops are a perfect fit to the happy little girl. There is also one special / different addition. On the inside of the card I added a flower from the DSP. It was on the edge of the scrap when I cut the front layer. After fussy cutting, It fit perfectly on the edge of the inside layer. And it is matches the sentiment as well! I love it.
Directions:
I mentioned this is a Z Fold card. It is just a bit different of a Z, but I love how it still stands perfectly.
The card base of Pale Papaya is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 and scored on the long side at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4
The front layer of Mint Macaron is 2 7/8 X 5 3/8
The floral DSP strip is 2 X 5 3/8
The heart DSP is 2 3/4 X 5 1/4
The inside Vanilla is 4 X 5 1/4
The Mint layer is adhered after the floral DSP and is adhered with the card closed. I lined up the Mint Macaroon with the floral DSP and the inside card base. The edge is the same all around, like the Mint is another layer when closed.
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I have another Fun Fold to share with you today. It is starring the Awesome Otters stamp set from Sale-A-Bration. These little guys are adorable!
*** I crack myself up sometimes….. I made this card for a class and could not decide what was best to put on the bottom DSP in way of a sentiment. Yesterday I found a perfect Happy Birthday to fit in the space. And then I mailed it without taking an updated photo!! So put your imagination to work for the sentiment please.
Stamps
The stamp set is the Awesome Otters from Sale-A-Bration. I love this set! Animal sets are always a favorite of mine. They are fun to color and have a good time with. For this card I chose this guy for the front, but also added one to the inside of the Fun Fold. It is like a Surprise Party!
Paper
I wanted a Happy card, so I went with a Happy Color. Granny Apple Green is one that always brings a smile for me. And the Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper strip is full of Happy colors. This is also from SAB and is part of the Friendly Hello stamp and DSP combo for a $100.00 order.
After coloring the Otters, I wanted a bit more. So I stamped the party hat on the inside layer, but also on a piece of scratch paper. It is fussy cut and then glued on top of the standing Otter’s head. I wanted it to go above the square a bit for some definition.
Fun Fold
This Corner Flip Card is a CASE from The Paper Pixie, Julie DiMatteo. She is the best on videos and directions. So here is the link to her post and video. Click Here
Sale-A-Bration is Winding Down…….so place your orders now for this fun set. If you have any questions or do not have a current demonstrator, I would love to assist you!!
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