So, Stampin’ Up has kicked off October with a bang! They weren’t content to offer just one sale and promotion, but they have 3 different incentives running right now… Plus something cool coming our way with Paper Pumpkin too. So I wanted to make sure to post so you had a reference guide to know all about what your options are to save while you play this month!
ENDS TOMORROW – World Card Making Day Sale
This sale gives you a chance to order some great stamp sets at 15% off, plus don’t miss out on snagging the great deal on notecards and envelopes!
ENDS TOMORROW – Coordinating Paper Pumpkin Kits for the Holidays!
Stampin’ Up is trying something new this year and they have designed the October and November Paper Pumpkin kits to be a coordinating set! So make sure you are signed up and set to get your kits this month! You have until 11:59pm MST tomorrow October 10th to get signed up to get the first kit!
This is good all month long, so you have time to decide. But I will tell you that many of the papers in the designer paper sale coordinate with the stamps in the World Card Making Day sale. So, if you have been thinking of getting one of the stamps in the sale, consider getting the paper that matches! Check out all the papers available in the sale HERE
Check back tomorrow and I’ll have a fun card idea to share with you using one of the stamp sets and coordinating designer paper! And if you need anything, feel free to leave a comment or email me. You can shop for any of the sale items using the button below. 🙂
I’m so excited to be getting back to blogging and get started by sharing a fun and EASY project ideas as part of the Fun n’ Crafty Stampers Blog Hop this month! Though I haven’t been blogging for a while, I have been doing lots of creating for my local classes, retreat, and demonstrator training event – all of which have taken place in the last month or so. So, when it was time for a blog hop with the theme Fall and Halloween, it was the perfect kick off to get back into sharing here with you!
Easy Halloween Treat Bag using Gusseted Bags!
Now, I know some people are big Halloween people and make and send Halloween cards… and if that is you, I think that is awesome! For me, I love to make Halloween cards and projects, but the ones that seem to actually get the most use turn out to be anything that involves candy. Because who doesn’t love getting candy, especially when it is wrapped up all cute!
So, I came across this idea from Patty Bennett for using designer paper inside one of Stampin’ Up’s 3″x6″ Gusseted Bags to create an easy treat bag and I just had to create my own version!A
All you have to do is :
cut a 2 7/8″ strip of your favorite designer paper to 7″
score at 1″ from the top
Slide the patterned paper into the bag (make sure it is tucked into the back gusset)
add your treats
and fold over at the score line to seal things up!
I recommend sealing it closed by either using some Fast Fuse adhesive or simple stapling the flap down. Once you have your treats safely tucked away – and didn’t I tell you that this was a super quick and easy project – you can decorate the front as much or as little as you want. I grabbed the new Spooky Cat stamp set and stamped the spiderweb treat tag onto a piece of scrap Very Vanilla cardstock. Then I added the Happy Halloween sentiment (also from the same stamp set) in contrasting Pumpkin Pie ink.
Now the best part is that this tag image, stamps out PERFECTLY using the Everyday Label punch! Then you can just add some black rhinestones on each side for a fun tag. I also wanted to use some of the Vintage Crochet Trim for a little fun behind it. I just taped the ribbon to the back of the tag before adhering it to the front of the bag.
These treat bags are perfect for parties or handing out to friends and co-workers
Quick, easy, and cost effective too! The gusseted bags are only $4.50 for 25 bags! Plus, you can get up to 48 pieces of the right size patterned paper from one pack of designer paper! So, one pack of patterned paper, one set of bags, and some candy and you are set for a party worth of trick or treaters!
Check out more great ideas in the Fun n’ Crafty Group Blog Hop
Thanks for checking out my project and taking part in our blog hop! If you want to try this at home – and I encourage you to do so – card dimensions and supplies are listed for you at the bottom of this post.
There are more amazing ideas and inspiration you don’t want to miss. If you just started, make sure to hop back and check out the cute creations by Merit and then continue on to Susan’s blog. *** Please leave a comment at the end of this post and on the blog hop stops, and let us know what you think!***
I’m back and sharing today another fun idea using the fabulous Carols of Christmas sneak peek bundle! If you have stopped by my blog recently, you saw my totally different Carols of Christmas card, and that is why I love this bundle – you can make such a wide variety of cards and styles of cards with the same stamps and dies!
*** Don’t forget, you have until Monday night (7/31) to get this stamp set & essentials pack FREE when you purchase the demonstrator starter kit or anyone can purchase the stamp set and dies as a bundle starting August 1st as part of the Holiday Catalog early release sneak peek! ***
Tips for making this Carols of Christmas forest scene card:
Last post I focused on the card front edge dies, so this time I wanted to play with the scenery dies instead. I came up with a fun forest scene for you to use as the highlight of your card. Its so easy to pull together with just a few pieces, so you could totally mass product the scene for multiple holiday cards.
Stamp and die cut all the pieces you need first and then quickly assemble them with your basic tape runner and Stampin’ Dimensionals! Here are all the pieces you need to put together the forest scene: You’ll notice the wavy stitched circle on the right. That is just the same stitched circle die from the Stitched Shapes framelits (largest circle), only cut out from the edge of a piece of scrap paper. Then I took my paper snips and cut a wavy edge, similar in curve to the bottom of the double tree die cut. You’ll layer this over the full circle to create a snowy hill.
Make it POP! Adhere the double trees directly to your large stitched circle, then add the wavy circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then add in your single tree and deer, and any other elements you want to add.
Don’t stop with the die cuts! I added Clear Wink of Stella to the wavy circle to make it like twinkling snow. I also used the Chalk Marker to add dusting of snow onto the tops of each of the branches on all the trees.
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals are perfect! They are exactly the right size for holding up the body of the deer and the top of the single tree. No needing to fuss with cutting up edges or larger standard dimensionals.
How to easily adhere skinny ribbons – I really wanted to add a touch of color and a border to my patterned paper. I love this plaid pattern from the Merry Little Christmas designer paper in the Holiday Catalog but wanted more than just green and neutrals. I was looking at my ribbons and the Fresh Fig 1/8″ ribbon was perfect! The only problem? How to glue it down! Check out my solution: I tried liquid glue, but it would leak through the ribbon and make an ugly dark circle. So I knew I needed a tape. I reached for my Tear & Tape and it hit me! Just trim off a very skinny piece from the end of the tape spool and it fit perfectly onto the ribbon. I added 4 pieces of tape along the ribbon and it held great.
Sentiment doesn’t fit? Cut it up! Finally, I wanted to use a sentiment from the stamp set, but the blocky sizing just didn’t fit my card. So what’s a stamper to do? Why cut it up, of course! I stamped the sentiment on scrap paper and then trimmed each piece out. Tape it down and it can now fit wherever you need!
Then I just added some pearls for snow and a bit of the burlap ribbon for the finishing touches.
Check out more great ideas on the Carols of Christmas Blog Hop
Thanks for checking out my project and taking part in our blog hop! If you want to try this at home – and I encourage you to do so – card dimensions and supplies are listed for you at the bottom of this post.
There are so many more amazing ideas and inspiration you don’t want to miss. Remember that currently you are at my blog – Jennifer Blomquist – Northwest Stamper, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in the list.
Don’t forget! If you’ve been thinking of giving Stampin’ Up a try, I’d love to help you order your kit and get in on this awesome Starter Kit BONUS deal! Join my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers group by Monday night (7/31) and you’ll not only get the regular kit but also $72 in bonus items including this Carols of Christmas stamp set! Plus you’ll be all set to get in on the Holiday Catalog preorder that kicks off for demonstrators on Tuesday. 🙂 Get the scoop here
Make this project at home! Here is what you’ll need:
Whisper White cardbase – 4 1/4″ x 11″
Merry Little Christmas designer paper (plaid) – 1 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
Whisper White cardstock – scraps to cut out your large circle (3 1/2″x3 1/2″), 1/3 of a large circle, and sentiment (3″x3″)
Old Olive cardstock – scraps for as many trees as desired
Soft Suede cardstock – scraps for as many deer as desired
Woo hoo! I’m back from the Stampin’ Up Incentive trip to Thailand – feeling refreshed (once the jet lag wore off! 😉 ) and excited for the upcoming Holiday catalog! Winter is my favorite season, filled with twinkly lights, beautiful scenes, and an extra bit of kindness to go around. Before I left for Thailand, Stampin’ Up announced an amazing starter kit promotion that gives you an extra $72 in bonus goodies when you join in July! One of those items was the sneak peek stamp set “Carols of Christmas”. So, when it was time for our Fun n’ Crafty Stampers group blog hop – and the theme was Christmas in July, I knew what I wanted to play with!
Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek – Carols of Christmas
Our team also did a fun swap using this stamp set this month (since we were able to preorder it), and so this was my swap card.
It was easy to put together thanks to the Carols of Christmas stamp set and Card Front Builders framelits (yes, they will be available as a bundle as part of an early release starting August 1!). In fact, I created a video tutorial at the end of this post to show you how to put it all together!
But in the meantime, let me show you some of the fun parts of this card –
It all started because I really wanted to play with these border dies that come in the Cart Front Builders framelits. I was thinking they would look cool, but I really wanted them to POP! So I got the idea of layering them with a dark color behind the holes. Thankfully, the die is sized to fit perfectly in a 4″x5 1/4″ layer on your card front, so I could make my matting just a smidgen larger to get that extra border of Old Olive.
Once I had that in place, I focused on my sentiment. In this case, the ‘Deck the Hall” from the Carols of Christmas stamp set. It was a cool bold sentiment, so I didn’t want to mess with it too much, so instead I looked for ways to highlight it from behind.
First I knew I wanted to add some designer paper behind. I loved the new specialty paper from the Holiday Catalog that is all music sheets and music notes, and the contrast of the black with so much white in the card was perfect! (This paper is thinner like the newsprint specialty paper, and so you get half a pack with a black background and white print, and half a pack of white background with black print – for a total of 24 sheets in the pack!). But it still needed something, and gold was the perfect touch with the new Metallic Edge ribbon from the annual catalog. It is satin with that metallic stitching on the edge… soooo pretty!
But I couldn’t stop there… seriously, sometimes I think I have a problem calling a card done! ha ha ha!
So, to get a little more gold without overwhelming the card, I added a small mat behind the sentiment using the Fabulous Foil designer acetate. Each pattern can be used either as gold (on one side) or silver (the other side). Of course, I used gold here, but I love the versatility. Then for a little pop of color, I stamped the holly from the same stamp set and cut it out and popped it up on a mini-dimensional.
So, lots of little pieces, but nothing hard to do! Don’t believe me? Check out the video tutorial below!
Get more holiday ideas on the Fun n’ Crafty Blog Hop!
We have more amazing holiday cards lined up for you, so I invite you to hop along and check them all out! We all would love to hear what you think too. Next up is Stacey, and she never disappoints!
*** Please leave a comment at the end of this post and on the blog hop stops, and let us know what you think!***
As promised, check out this video to learn a little more about the starter kit promotion in July and how to make this card! (Hop to 1min 40sec to get to the start of the card tutorial).
Card Measurements
Whisper White cardbase – 4 1/4″ x 11″
Old Olive cardstock – 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″
Whisper White cardstock – 4″ x 5 1/4″, 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″
Oh my word! If you haven’t seen the starter kit promotion released by Stampin’ Up for this month… I NEED to fix that for you! Whether you’ve ever thought about joining my Fun n’ Crafter group of demonstrators
so you can learn and socialize and share with really really fun people.
Or you wanted to get the 20+% discount on all your orders
you love stamping and want to share it with others
or you want to earn free products, extra money, & even amazing vacations!
NOW IS THE TIME, PEOPLE! 😉
Ok, seriously, the starter kit bundle is normally an amazing deal on it’s own:
Stampin’ Up Starter Kit Bundle
Select $125 in your choice of product from any current catalog
Pay only $99+ tax, the shipping is free!
But with this extra promotion, you get an additional $72 in freebies ON TOP of that!
Join now and get extra time to check out the perks!
Stampin’ Up does have minimum order amounts to maintain the perks of being a demonstrator, but when you join in July, you don’t have to meet those minimum amounts until December 31st! So you have over 5 months – which includes 2 new catalog preorders plus a ton of promotions in between – to check things out and see how it fits for you!
I’d love to have you be a part of the Fun n’ Crafty Stampers
We are a very welcoming group who love to share ideas, tips, and just support each other in crafting and in life. We would love to have you join us! So, pick out your favorite products, make room for all the extra freebies, and get started by July 31st to take advantage of the crazy good deal!
It’s time for another great Blog Hop with my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers group! This month we are playing with the new 2017-2019 In Colors!
I hope you take a chance to hop through our projects today because these new In Colors are ones that have some surprisingly great colors in the set! For example, while my far and away favorite new in color is the Berry Burst… I first saw Lemon Lime Twist and thought,”Ack! How can anyone do anything with this neon yellow/green color?”
Oh, silly me!
I soon saw people pairing it with black and white… seriously an amazing combination. Along with using it in other accent color combinations and now I have to say I think it is my second favorite color in the bunch! So, lets check out these colors:
I was inspired by a card by Jenn Tinline and wanted to show off all the new In Colors in one go… and they were a perfect compliment to the pens stamp in the Crafting Forever stamp set! I used my In Color Markers to color in the pens (you just have to stamp it twice, but I tried stamping it using no special tools and it lined up really easily!) Then I used the pens again to color directly on the rubber for the sentiment. A little Berry Burst for the “creative” and Fresh Fig for everything else.Fun tip for this card front. I wanted my sentiment to look like a tag, but didn’t want to have to do a lot of work to get that look. So I did it the cheater way!
Stamp your sentiment onto scrap paper and then punch out with a circle punch.
Run a piece of baker’s twine around your cardstock that you want the tag to “hang” from. Make sure to only tape down the ENDS of the baker’s twine behind the cardstock.
Adhere your circle to the card so that the top of the circle is just underneath your baker’s twine.
Take a second piece of baker’s twine and tie a bow onto the first piece of baker’s twine. Then position the bow so it looks like it is in the top of the “tag”
Easy peasy done!
Make this project at home! Here is what you’ll need:
Check out more great ideas on the Fun n’ Crafty Blog Hop!
So this was my idea using the New In Colors! I showed you how fun they can be all together in one project, but keep checking out the projects on the hop and you’ll see more color combinations and fun ideas using different colors. 🙂 So, keep the inspiration going by checking outChristine’s projectsnext!
In the Bellevue area? Join me for my Annual Craft Garage Sale!
I’ve been doing some deep purging of both my house in general and my crafting space. And just in time for this weekend’s Annual Craft Garage Sale! This is my big sale where I bring together multiple sellers and many of my retired Stampin’ Up stamps/paper/tools out at a discount for you. This year we have about a dozen people putting their crafting goodies in the sale so it should be a great sale!
Friday June 23rd & Saturday June 24th from 9am-3pm at my house in Bellevue, WA. Get all the details HERE
Yay! It is the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog Release day! The new catalog is now live over in my Online Storeand I hope you get a chance to go check it out. To help you wade through all the cute stuff in this new catalog:
Click HERE to view the 2017-2018 Stampin’ Up Annual Catalog PDF
Get started shopping from your wish list today so you can be playing in no time! Click HERE to get started
Top 10 NEW Items in the 2017-2018 Stampin’ Up Catalog
#1 – Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
I was so excited to see this hidden gem in the Stampin’ Up catalog! I always am cutting my dimensionals in half to have them fit on the little shapes and letters. Well, after one month recently where Paper Pumpkin had a kit that included mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, I thought, “Man, these would be great to have on hand all the time!”
Stampin’ Up heard us and now you can get your own pack with 720 of them for only $4!
#2 – Soft Sayings Card Kit I love, love, love card kits. Especially when they make really cute cards, and this new card kit fits the bill perfectly! The printed card bases give you a great foundation to stamp and embellish with all the great die cuts, stamps, and accessorites that come in a convenient little box. This is great for traveling or for giving as a gift. All you need is a SNAIL tape runner and you are set!See it in the online storePS – if you end up loving the kit, you can now get REFILLS for the kit at a discounted rate!
#3 – Love Today Planner Kit
If you love planners, or have been curious about planners, this is going to be a super fun kit for you! I love how it takes the idea of a planner and steps it up! Your planner kit includes a binder that is sized to perfectly fit any of the Memories & More (or previous Project Life) page protectors, so you can mix and match as necessary. And you get pocket pages, undated calendar pages (so you can start anytime), stickers, and accessories.
And even better? The accessory sheets are hole punched so they store right in the back of your planner!
I couldn’t pick just one favorite from this suite to share here in my list. I love the stamp set and the patterned paper… and the colors are just so fun for anytime of year! It is a good mix of cute images and cool backgrounds for your projects.
If you heard a scream a few weeks back, that was me… jumping up and down and squeeling like a little girl because that A-MA-ZING Ombre ribbon that was in the Cupcakes & Carousels Accessory Pack in the Occasions Catalog, was now available by itself in 3 cute colors! You can get it in Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, and Lemon Lime Twist. So soft and so pretty in person, whether you try them all in my Product Samplers or get a whole spool… you won’t be sad you did!
Really, I could love just the die alone… it is so fun. But I love how it pairs with the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set. And when you can get them both and save money, well… sign me up! Plus the stamp set coordinates with the Balloon Bouquet punch and the Classic Label Punch, so you can expand it even more!
Everyone is going bananas over these, and myself included! I was silly and didn’t order them on my very first pre-preorder after On Stage because I thought I was going to be good and wait until my regular preorder.
Well… turns out they were so popular they quickly sold out and went on backorder! I’ve ordered more, so they will be on their way to me soon. But I know these are going to go like hot cakes! You can order some today, but if you see a message about them being on back order, don’t worry! They are getting their shipment in on June 5th, so they will be out the door to you and only behind the rest of your items by a couple days. 🙂
I had to put this stamp set on my list because I think it is going to be easily missed! It is so gorgeous and looks really complicated to color… but it can be as simple or as detailed as you want! It is perfect for simple watercoloring with an Aqua Painter or get details with the Watercolor Pencils. Either way, it is on my very first order and I can’t wait to play!
This is one thing I don’t have any experience with… and when I saw it in the catalog I pretty much just passed it over. But then I saw it demo’d at OnStage and I was totally sold! It is a really cool way to add some texture and dimension to your cards in actually a pretty simply way to do it. Just lay down a mask and then paint on some of the Embossing Paste. You can add color to the paste, color it later, use it as a background, lots of fun options!
Also, here are the masks and the tools that go with it to make your experience much easier and more successful!
#10 – Birthday Memories Designer Paper
Ok, one more favorite to make it a nice and even Top 10! I thought I would share the Birthday Memories designer paper. It looks like your favorite classic childrens book, but also has die cuts that perfectly cut out the shapes in the patterned paper, and so much more to go with it. I saw a great idea for a fun class that I hope to have shared with you all soon! But in the meantime, you have to check them out!
Don’t forget, you can try a number of these items in my PRODUCT SAMPLERSand I’ll be keeping sign ups open for just a short time more for these samplers, so get your selection in ASAP!
Also, there is a great promotion going this month as well!
If you have questions about the promotion or are interested in hosting, please let me know at jennifer@nwstamper.com.
I’ll leave you to browse and enjoy! Time for me to go finish up my order and get it in so I can start playing with more goodies soon! 🙂
Woo hoo! This week is hopping – blog hopping that is! This time, its my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers team who are here to share with you some fresh ideas using the newest products – our preorder goodies!
Now, I’ll admit, technically, I might be bending the rules a bit because the goodies I have to show you – you yourself can actually order them TODAY! Say, what?! I’m featuring the Eastern Palace suite that is new in the upcoming 2017-2018 Stampin’ Up Annual Catalog. I’m not going to lie, this was a suite I wouldn’t have really thought twice about if I was just flipping through the catalog. But Stampin’ Up was smart and they decided to offer it early as part of two Sneak Peek bundles (the starter bundle & the premier bundle). So, of course, I ordered it. 🙂 And turns out, I love it!
My favorite piece in the suite is the Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers. That is what makes the shiny gold flower and little circles in the background of my card. They are so EASY to do and because the stickers are clear and fairly close cut to the images, they blend in and look great!
Tips for making this Eastern Palace Clean & Simple card:
Sometimes the perfect Gold ink is Yellow! As I was creating this card, I wanted to have the stamped ring around my sentiment fit with the gold accents of the card since I didn’t really want to introduce another color to the mix. And right as I was lamenting the retirement of gold ink, I looked at my Color Caddy ink spinner and saw the Delightful Dijon ink pad! I realized that the dark yellow was a great hue to compliment gold. Too bad it is retiring on May 31st, or I’d be using it with this suite all year!
Scissors is all you need to pop-out this diecut flower – I saw this flower on a card by Louise Sharp and it in fact inspired this card – but when I went to use my die to cut it out, I realized that the die actually just die cuts the petals so they curl up from the cardstock… it doesn’t cut the whole thing out of the paper! However, it is an easy 30 second fix to just grab your snips and snip the one spot in between each petal that keeps it connected to the cardstock. A few quick snips and you have a fun new die shape!
Think outside the suite for coordinating accents – I had the card coming together using the cardstock, stamps, stickers, and even designer paper from the Eastern Palace suite. But it still needed that elusive something. Thankfully I remembered the Fabulous Foil Acetate from the current Annual Catalog. It is super easy to miss and in fact, I often forgot I even had some from my part of last year’s product sampler I ran. But if you look at that mosaic gold piece above the purple paper, it is a printed window sheet that coordinates PERFECTLY with this suite! I’m so glad it is carrying over, because now that I realized how fab it actually is; I plan to use the heck out of it. 🙂
(thank goodness for samplers saving the day with this card! and yes, I have just released new product samplers for the upcoming catalog for when a year from now we discover that item that we never thought twice about, but now 11 months later is exactly perfect for a project!)
So, what do you think of this card and this suite?
I’d love to hear your thoughts… please leave me a comment below and let me know what YOU think of the Eastern Palace Suite!
Make this project at home! Here is what you’ll need:
Check out more great ideas on the Fun n’ Crafty Blog Hop!
So, that was my idea using something new from the upcoming catalog. While you can order the discounted bundle this month, you will be able to order individual pieces from this Eastern Palace suite starting June 1st! And if you just can’t wait, we’d love to have you join our Fun n’ Crafty team! Order your starter kit and you can get this bundle, plus $21.50 in product more for less than the price of the bundle alone! You’ll be able to order it today and then consider joining us on our blog hop next month. 🙂
In the meantime, keep the inspiration going by checking out Christine’s projects next!
I have had folks asking me about if they could sign up for my Product Samplers again for this new catalog – and I’m happy to announce that you can do that! There are a TON of new ribbons, embellishments, and papers in the 2017 Stampin’ Up Annual Catalog and it would cost you over $750 to get them all if you bought them all separately. Eek! But instead of having to make the decision which ribbons and papers are your favorite based on snippits in the catalog, I offer the Product Samplers to give you a chance to try a little bit of them all.at a fraction of the price.
Because of how many new items there are, I’ve broken it up into a few options for you, so you can select from the following:
Paper Sampler – a 6×6 piece of all the new designer papers, plus try out the new Glossy White cardstock and some of the large Adhesive sheets (great for those intricate die cuts or thin pieces)!
Ribbon Sampler (mini or regular) – try out some of all of the 56 new ribbons in the catalog! Because there are so many, I’m offering this time a mini sampler (with 18″ of each ribbon) or my regular sampler (a full yard of each ribbon, so you can easily have enough of any ribbon for at least a couple cards or projects.)
Embellishment Sampler – at least one of each new embellishment by color and design. So, you will be able to recreate that card you loved from Pinterest!
I WANT IT ALL! Sampler w/ FREE BONUS!– as always, I offer the option to get it all plus I add in a few extra goodies free for those of you who want to try it all! This time I’ll be giving you a half pack of the Eastern Palace Vinyl stickers and the new Gold Striped treat bags.
I only offer these for a limited time and plan to order the supplies for the first round of samplers on June 2nd. I will be mailing out those first round of samplers by the end of the following week. They are all so cute, even I guess wrong which were going to be my favorite until I saw them in person at the demonstrator OnStage Event! So, order some fun and get happy mailed right to your door!
I’m excited to finally be getting off my duff and participating in this fun Thailand Incentive Trip Achievers Blog Hop. Each month, a collection of the folks who have earned the trip and will be joining me in Thailand this July, choose a theme and share some amazing projects! This month our theme is the “2017/2018 Annual Catalog Sneak Peek”. We want to show you some of the AMAZING products that are available for demonstrators to order right now! So check out all the cute projects and amazing inspiration!
I have been having a blast using the new Daisy Delight Bundle. It includes the new Daisy Delight stamp set and the Daisy punch. And while I love my dies, I’m always a sucker for great punches. They make projects quick and easy, and you don’t need a lot of space to get your work done.
Tips for making this Daisy Delight Thank You card:
Double Up! I kept it sweet and simple. I stamped my daisy in Crushed Curry twice and punched both flowers out. The punch creates a sparse daisy, but once you start layering the punches, they really build up into beautiful flowers!
Perfect Complementary Punch! You can stamp the center of the flower and it punches out perfectly with the 1/2″ circle punch!
Add some shimmer! I’m hoping you can tell in the picture above, the middle of my flower was stamped in Early Espresso, but to get that coordinating golden glow and shimmer, I used my retiring Gold Wink of Stella brush. It adds just the right hint of yellow to match the flower and adds lots of gold shimmer!
I love the fonts and sentiments that go with this stamp set as well. You can mix and match to fit exactly what you need your card to say. And when I get the chance to mix and match my sentiment stamps, especially when there are different fonts, I love to mix and match my colors too! I just picked two colors I used elsewhere in the card (Dapper Denim and Early Espresso) to tie everything together.
Such a fun stamp set and punch, to help make such pretty spring and summery cards! And YES! It will be released as a discounted bundle, so you can get them both and save too!
Check out more great ideas on the Thailand Achievers Blog Hop
Thanks for checking out my project and taking part in our blog hop! There are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you don’t want to miss. Remember that currently you are at my blog – Jennifer Blomquist – Northwest Stamper, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in the list.
Make this project at home! Here is what you’ll need:
When is the last time you got a handmade card in the mail? Do you remember how it made you feel?
The other day, I went to the mailbox and was flipping through my mail when I saw a smaller envelope – a card envelope. And handwritten on the front was my name with a return address label from my friend Julie Davison. I literally stood there on the sidewalk thinking… why is Julie sending me a card? I wonder what her card looks like! It wasn’t my birthday and it wasn’t for a swap. So I eagerly opened the envelope and found this card with a sweet note from Julie along with something she had promised to send me and I had totally forgotten about.
I absolutely adore this card and it was a good reminder why sending the cards we make is such a meaningful thing to do. Especially when you can send a card at times of the year for no other reason than to say “Hi! I’m thinking of you!”.
I’m getting ready to gear up a card mailing blitz for myself (and I’ll be sharing it with you here and on my Facebook page too!) So, I invite you to remember the smile it brought to your face to get a card when you didn’t expect it and consider sending that smile to someone you know could use it!
Tips for making this color blocked High Tide card:
So, you heard the story behind this card, but how about we take a minute to talk about some of the cuteness of the card itself?!
Give this color combination a try! I remember struggling with the (retiring) Delightful Dijon In Color when it first came out. But it has turned out to be a great accent color – especially for fall cards and masculine cards. In this case, it is the great combo of Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, and Delightful Dijon.
Color Blocking is a great and simple way to mix colors – with color blocking, you want large, bold areas of a single color. I love how Julie did that in this card. The dark base allows you to really show off the other colors with wide bands that go all the way from side to side. To make the most of this technique, you will want to stamp your main image first, and then base the sizing of your color bands based off of the sizing of your main image. You want your color bands to be just a bit smaller than your main image (such as 1 1/2″ smaller across than your main image). Then just layer.
Get matching layered colors with two-step stamping – one of the great things about this set is that it is MADE to have the colors be layered. So you can use the same color inks as you used for the cardstock to create a great seaside scene. The images are designed so that it is easy to layer and even if you are not a perfect stamper, they almost always look great even if you are off just a little bit!
Want to make this card at home? Here are the project supplies:
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Today I wanted to share a card I created to send out as part of my customer thank yous. I had gotten embarrassingly far behind on sending out thank you cards for orders over the last few months and so I wanted to make up some cards and make sure everyone knew how much I appreciated them and their support. It took a while but it was great to sit and write a little note to each person. Plus it was fun to take a big stack to the post office… say HAPPY MAIL! 🙂
So what is inside many of those cards? This fun Kinda Eclectic collaged thank you card! I have always loved the Kinda Eclectic stamp set because it is one of those sets that you can just randomly stamp a bunch of the images onto a piece of cardstock and it almost always looks great. Gotta love stamp sets that make it hard for you to mess things up!
Now this card was also a last hurrah for me for many of the retiring items from the Stampin’ Up 2016-2017 retirement list (You can see everything that is still available and being discontinued here). Including:
the Kinda Eclectic stamp set
Cucumber Crush Thick Baker’s Twine
Cucumber Crush cardstock
Cucumber Crush ink
Tip Top Taupe ink
Bitty Butterfly punch
Elegant Butterfly punch
Yes… I’m still in a bit of shock that Stampin’ Up is retiring the butterfly punches! They are so cute and look so great layered together!
Tips for making this Kinda Eclectic collage card:
This card is a lot easier to make than it may seem, so here are a few quick tips for making it.
Have fun with the leaves to fill in the corners! I stamped the leaves in Cucumber Crush ink on the corners of the card base. Then I used Memento Black to stamp ONCEfull strength in the corner of the white cardstock and then I stamped AGAIN without REINKING just offset from the first black image so you get the faded layered look.
The two butterfly images come from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set. Stamp the large butterfly full strength and punch out. Stamp the smaller butterfly once on scrap paper and then again without reinking the stamp onto your cardstock scrap and punch it out with the Bitty Butterfly stamp. Both of the butterfly images below were stamped using Tip Top Taupe ink.
Use glue dots to hold your butterflies together – I love using glue dots to adhere my butterflies. I use one dot in the center of each butterfly. This holds my punch out down firmly, but still lets me fold up the wings so it looks like it is trying to fly away.
Make a tiny matting border for a crisp way to break up your layers – I love using this type of small mat. It is 1/8″ larger in each direction than the Whisper White cardstock. Now, I mailed off all my copies of this card without measuring, but I think it is approximately 3 3/4″ x 5″ for the Whisper White cardstock and then 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ for the Basic Black cardstock.
Want to make this card at home? Here are the project supplies:
Check out all the papers available in the sale HERE
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Fun tip for this card front. I wanted my sentiment to look like a tag, but didn’t want to have to do a lot of work to get that look. So I did it the cheater way!
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