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Clean and Simple Elegance Eastern Palace Card
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:
Eastern Palace Premier Bundle
$103.50
Layering Circle Framelits Dies
$35.00
Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate
$12.00
Big Shot
$110.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00
Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
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!
1. Christine Szekeres – Artful Musings
2. Merit Brown – MB Squared Designs
3. Pamela Wu – Stinky Tofu
4. Susan Schultz – Stampin’ by the SF Bay
5. Stacey Lane – A Work of Carte
6. Jennifer Blomquist – Northwest Stamper <– YOU ARE HERE
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May 25, 2017
Flowery Thank You Card with the Fresh Fruit Stamp Set
What do you get when you’ve made a bunch of projects but then totally slacked off on sharing them on the blog? A mad dash to start posting them all so you can see the fun ideas while you can actually still get the products if you want to make it yourself. Novel idea, huh? 😉
Today I wanted to share a card that I made for my Stamp Club that was inspired by a card by Kim Williams. I loved the basics of her card and just simplified it down to this version which I think is just so pretty!
This is a great thank you card… or really anything you want card! I love the simplicity of layering the white scalloped oval behind the white stamped oval. Its like a delicate touch that was easy peasy to do thanks to the Layering Ovals framelits. Plus it was a great way to show off some of the great patterned papers and ribbon without taking away from the main image.
Tips for making this Fresh Fruit Thank You card:
- The Fresh Fruit stamp set isn’t just for fruit! I always think of that stamp set when I want a summery strawberry or peach, but it has great flower images too! I used some of the 2016-2017 In Colors to create my flower: Dapper Denim for the petals and Emerald Envy for the leaves.
- Pick different textures of ribbon to layer together – I loved both the burlap ribbon and the Dapper Denim ruched ribbon… so why not combine the two? When you have bold textures or colors, they look great layered together in combination with a lot of white space (like the big white background).
- Use those pattern papers that you aren’t sure how to use! I had the Playful Palette designer paper stack, but wasn’t sure how to use some of the deco patterns. Turns out, when you match colors in a clean and simple card, a little piece can make a big impact! Grab a 1 1/2″ x 4″ piece of the patterned paper and layer it behind the ribbons for a cute pattern without the bulk of one more ribbon.
- Grab retiring items before they are gone! The following items are on the discontinued list and all but the stamp set are while supplies last
  - Fresh Fruit stamp set
  - Dapper Denim ruched ribbon
  - Playful Palette designer paper stack
Want to make this card at home? Here are the project supplies:
Fresh Fruit Photopolymer Stamp Set
$27.00
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies
$35.00
Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack
$10.00
5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon
$7.00
Dapper Denim 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon
$8.00
Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Dapper Denim 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00
Big Shot
$110.00
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April 19, 2017
Pretty Tone-on-Tone Backgrounds with Delicate Details
March is fast coming to a close and that means we only have 2 days left of Sale-a-Bration and the chance to get some of these cute sets like the Delicate Details stamp set! It has so many possibilities including lace borders, emboss-resist techniques, etc. But my favorite idea with it – and one of the easiest- is to create fabulous tone-on-tone backgrounds using the lace. Check it out:
I always think of lace stamps as being delicate and ideal for weddings and love cards, but you don’t have to keep it to those boxes! I had created a simple card using this Bella & Friends stamp set, but wanted to add a little more to the card. So, I started from a card I shared recently in my email newsletter (if you aren’t a subscriber, sign up HERE so you can get access to exclusive tutorials too!). It was super easy to create because I grabbed one of my largest clear blocks and mounted all of the stamps onto it at one time.
TIP: Squish your lace stamps closer together than you think you might want them. Because of the little extra bit of photopolymer that is around the edges of the stamp image itself, it creates some space between the images. So, start very close together… you can always spread it out more!
For this card, I stamped the images using Cucumber Crush ink onto Cucumber Crush cardstock. This is one of the retiring colors, so I had to get in some more time with it before it goes. But this technique looks beautiful with other colors, and especially with bright colors such as Watermelon Wonder (another retiring color)
TIP: The 2015-2017 In Colors are retiring at the end of May, but DON’T WAIT until then to stock up! The reinkers will sell out in late April when the retirement list is officially announced (though last year, one color was gone before the retirement list even posted!) so get your cardstock and reinkers now before they are gone.
Finally, I added one more touch with the Cucumber Crush striped ribbon sticking out of the side of the main image. Don’t forget to use those ribbons… if you have a size that is a little bigger than you know what to do with, having a few ends stick out the side is a great use for them!
I mentioned above that I started from a simpler card, I thought I’d share that card too! This was my “easy card” from a private card class. We were making 4 cards and the other cards had die cutting and multi-step stamping. So I wanted everyone to finish with a card that was fun, relaxing and satisfying. We broke out the watercolor pencils and let the Bella & Friends image be the highlight of the card.

2 Days Left to get your FREE Sale-a-Bration items – including Delicate Details for making your own Tone-on-Tone Backgrounds!
Just a quick reminder, that if you have been meaning to get your order in to grab your free Sale-a-Bration items… you only have 2 days left! You have until Friday night to be able to earn any of these items for free. NOTE the extra designer papers, cardstock, and washi tape from the Occasions Catalog that has been added as an option for you. Here is what you can get:
How to redeem your free items:
1. Visit www.nwstamper.com/shop and pick out the items you want to order from your wishlist – anything from the Annual Catalog, Occasions catalog, and Clearance Rack
2. On the shopping cart page, in the bottom left of the page will be a link to select your free Sale-a-Bration choice(s) – one for every $50 you have ordered.
3. On the shopping card page, if your order is less than $150, enter 42ABGMYK in the hostess code text box, and I’ll also send you a copy of the March Premium Tutorial pack too!
4. Check out and those free items will be added to your box at no additional cost at all!
You just have to do that by the end of day Friday! Feel free to email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com if you have any questions.
Want to make this card at home? Here are the project supplies:
March Rewards Hostess Code is 42ABGMYK

Delicate Details Photopolymer Stamp Set
$0.00
Bella & Friends Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$28.00
Bella & Friends Clear-Mount Stamp Sets
$20.00
Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Cucumber Crush 5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Mini Striped Ribbon
$8.00
Watercolor Pencils
$16.00
Aqua Painters
$17.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Cucumber Crush 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad
$7.00
Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
March News, Notes, and Specials!
- March Hostess Code is 42ABGMYK – Use this code when you shop online with me and earn extra perks!
- ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT! Sale-a-Bration is coming to an end on March 31st.
  - For every $50 ordered, pick any item from the Sale-a-Bration catalog to get for FREE added to your order
  - Place a $250 order or party and get an extra $25 to spend for FREE!
  - BEST DEAL – if your wish list is over $100, consider getting the demonstrator starter kit and joining my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers. You get to pick out $125 in product for $99, get 20% off all your future orders, get 2 stamp sets of any value to add FREE to your kit during Sale-a-Bration, and join the amazing community of my team and demonstrators worldwide online. Get started here
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March 30, 2017
A Chic Just For You Card with the Falling in Love Suite
Do you remember the Bokeh technique? The big trend for making your cards look like they had the out of focus light spots? Well, I shared how to make your own in this blog post, but sometimes I want to go the quick route and just use pretty paper like this Falling in Love designer paper! It has a bunch of cute patterns including multiple bokeh photo-realistic designs! (You can see all the prints in my Occasions Catalog walkthrough video starting at 26 mins HERE)
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January 16, 2017
Clean and Simple Vintage Christmas Card with Stitched with Cheer
If you are like me, you love making those beautiful holiday cards with all the details and the fun pieces and touches. However, I can’t imagine mass producing a TON of cards like that. So, I have fun making onesies and twosies of the time consuming cards and then fill in the gaps when I start running out of time with simple but classy cards that I can turn out a bunch in a short amount of time. Now, I LOVE the Paper Pumpkin kit we got this month for that sort of thing (and in fact, I plan to order a refill pack so I can make more this year… LOVE THEM!)
But I wanted to share another idea with you – this was one of the make and takes for my Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend this year – using the FABULOUS Stitched with Cheer stamp set!
It starts by creating some fun layers on the card base. I stamped the knitting image from the Stitched with Cheer set about 2/3rds of the way down from the top of the card base in Memento Black ink. Doesn’t it look awesome all by itself? Then add a strip of Garden Green cardstock, then we start getting fancy!
- Use the Banner Triple punch to create easy banner edges for your designer paper strips. Since the punch is designed to make it easy to punch 1”, 1 1/2”, and 2” strips, you can mix and match patterns and sizes for great layered looks.
- Make it a little vintage by sponging the edges of the paper using a soft brown (my favorite for this is Crumb Cake ink) and a sponge dauber. It makes it look a little older and more rustic.
- Texture made easy – I used the This Christmas Specialty paper so it is a little bit thinner/lighter weight than your typically designer paper. Which means it is perfect for crumpling up and then smoothing back out again. It adds texture and looks great on your vintage style cards!
PS – did you see, I’ve started adding measurements for my cards at the end of my blog posts? Makes it easy to recreate at home!
Then I made the sentiment the focal point and used my Layering Squares dies to really help it pop out! But just to add the touch of love, I stamped the heart from the same stamp set in Cherry Cobbler and hand cut it out. It is small, so it trims out in no time! Sponge the edge of the Vanilla square sentiment to keep up the vintage feel and glue together for easy peasy done!
BONUS – The Stitched with Cheer stamp set is on sale with the Online Extravaganza too! Save 10% off the stamp set this week Check it out here
November Savings and Specials
- The November Premium Tutorial Pack is here! Get 12 tutorials from Artisan-level designers using the stamp sets on sale this month in the 25% off sale. Available for purchase or free with a qualifying order when you use the November Hostess code or to anyone on my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers Team.
- 25% off Stamp Sale!
- The Holiday Online Extravaganza – exclusive 1 day only bundles plus up to 40% off many items, starts 11/21!
November Hostess Code – DSUGDGH4
Project Measurements
- Very Vanilla cardbase – 4 ¼” x 11”, score at 5 ½”
- This Christmas specialty designer paper
  - Music notes paper – 1 ½” x 4 ¼”
  - Red designer paper – 1” x 4 ½”
- Garden Green cardstock – ½” x 4 ¼”
- Cherry Cobbler – 2 ¼” x 2 ¼” (die cut with layering squares framelit)
- Very Vanilla cardstock – 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” (die cut with layering squares framelit), scrap for little stamped and cut out heart
Product List

Stitched With Cheer Photopolymer Set
$21.00

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper
$13.00

This Christmas 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

Banner Triple Punch
$23.00

Big Shot
$110.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies
$35.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
$6.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Sponge Daubers
$5.00

Paper Snips Scissors
$10.00

Stampin' Dimensionals
$4.00
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November 23, 2016
Cheery Thanks Peek-a-Book card with Pop of Pink Washi
Are you like me and after you’ve taken a little bit of time off from getting into your craft room, you return to sit and stare at your supplies thinking, “I really want to make something cute, but have NO IDEA what to make or where to get started!”
I swear, getting my groove back on can be the hardest thing for me in crafting. Well, today, I wanted to share with you a project idea that is quick, easy, and is a great way to get over that missing mojo hump and get your crafting groove on. The always fun, washi peek-a-boo card!
When you do a card like this, start with your basic white card base and then grab your favorite set of washi tape. In this case, I grabbed the Pop of Pink Washi Tape pack. It has 5 coordinating patterns, but since they all go together, you can just pick your favorite 3 patterns and lay them out on a white layer of cardstock. See… super easy so far!
Then it is just a matter of creating a fun layer with a cutout for that pattern to peek out through!
In this case, I grabbed the Layering Square framelits and the Elegant Butterfly punch to create my accent piece. I picked out a square from the Layering Squares dies that was just a little bit bigger than my punch and then using that selected a matching scalloped square that would give me a reasonable sized border. Then it was as simple as cutting out a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the square and a Gold Foil piece with the scallop square and glue them together. Then I could punch out the butterfly from the center. Fun, huh?
Once you have that, just place over your washi tape with the foam Stampin’ Dimensionals, and add a sentiment (from one of my favorite sentiment sets – Suite Sayings) in the corner. Then you can just mount it all onto your white cardbase and you are done!
And just like that, you’ve made something cute and you are ready to keep the momentum going onto your next project!
Looking for more ideas and tutorials? Don’t miss the details below about my 12 Weeks of Christmas.
12 Weeks of Christmas FREE Exclusive Tutorials – are you on the list?
Last week was the first week of the 12 Weeks of Christmas program I do each year, and TODAY the second tutorial is being sent out! I wanted to make sure to remind everyone that you’ll want to get signed up on my newsletter list to make sure you are getting all of these great project and card ideas that are perfect for setting you up for awesome holiday crafts. These are projects I don’t post on my blog or on Facebook, plus you’ll get step by step instructions and a downloadable PDF so you can print it out and save it for later!
** Get on the Email List Here **
October Online Stamp Club Hostess Code – YG62GG6C
Get free exclusive tutorials each month and even get the supplies in a Make & Take kit with your order over $40 when you use the monthly hostess code!
Project Measurements:
- Whisper White cardstock – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, 4 3/4” x 3 1/2”, scrap (2 1/2”-3” square)
- Gold Foil –scrap (3”x3” ish)
Product List
Suite Sayings Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$29.00
Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$21.00
Pop Of Pink Designer Washi Tape
$8.00
Elegant Butterfly Punch
$16.00
Layering Squares Framelits Dies
$35.00
Big Shot
$110.00
Gold Foil Sheets
$4.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad
$7.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00
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October 12, 2016
Clean & Simple Elegant Thank You card with Suite Seasons
So, last month, I ran a big event for Pacific Northwest Stampin’ Up demonstrators. It wasn’t limited to my team, but anyone who wanted to come connect, share, and learn. As part of the event, I created 4 make & take projects for them to get to play with new goodies from the 2016 Holiday Catalog. So, I thought I’d share one of those projects with you today! Because really, we all need a card idea that is quick to make when our Mojo just isn’t feeling it… that we know will turn out fabulous every time! Give this layout a try –
I loved this sentiment from the Suite Seasons stamp set, and love the little details art touch below the sentiment. It was just perfect for coloring in with my markers. Again, I wanted that handmade touch without an hour of color on each card. Sometimes, the coloring is super relaxing… sometimes, I just want to be done with my card and still love how it looks.
TIP – When coloring in small spaces like this, even if you *can* use the brush tip of your marker, start with the pen tip of the marker instead. The pen tip colors just a little bit lighter than the brush tip because less ink is coming out on the paper at one time. So, in an image like this, you want it to be a little bit lighter so you can see the line art accents instead of it all getting covered up by dark ink.
Since the sentiment was so pretty, I wanted the leave the rest of the card simple to let the words and the coloring stand out. So, I grab the FABULOUS Copper Foil paper and used it as a large mat for my center. Now, I was worried that the Very Vanilla cardstock I used had too stark of an edge, but turns out sponging some Delightful Dijon ink around the edges with a sponge fixes that problem right up!
Then just add a strip of the Delightful Dijon ribbon from the 3/8” Ribbon Trio Pack from the Holiday Catalog (it includes Rich Razzleberry, Delightful Dijon, and Mint Macaron ribbons) where the border of the Rich Razzleberry cardstock ends on the cardbase and you have a sweet and elegant card that you can pull together in a pinch!
I also wanted to share that Product Samplers are back by popular demand! Instead of feeling like you have to choose which paper or accessory you want to get from the Holiday Catalog, why not try them all?!
I give you at least 1 yard of all the ribbons and twines in the Holiday Catalog, some of all the accessories, and 6×6 sheets of the designer papers (one of each pattern). So you have enough to create that project you saw on Pinterest that you love so much, without having to buy full packs of everything!
Check out the full details and all the options for the Holiday Catalog Product Sampler here
Project Supply List
Click any of the pictures below to see them in the Online Store

Suite Seasons Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$28.00

Suite Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$20.00

Copper Foil Sheets
$4.00

Ribbon 3/8″ (1 Cm) Trio Pack
$11.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

2015-2017 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers
$15.00

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers
$29.00

Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive
$7.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00

Stamping Sponges
$3.50
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September 21, 2016
You Are Awesome! Say it with Marquee Messages
Maybe it is because I grew up in the 80s and 90s, but I just love the word “Awesome” and love to use that to tell people how much I think of them. So, when I got the Marquee Messages stamp set and saw it had the phrase “you are awesome”… well, I knew it was perfect for me!
This is one of those stamp sets that there is one main image and then a few different sentiments to change up what you can say in this set. And honestly, sometimes working with a set that doesn’t make me feel like I have to get wild and creative with how I stamp my images is actually pretty freeing. I can just relax and enjoy my stamping without having to think too hard! So, for this card, I had fun playing with colors and little details pieces.
For example, I stamped my main image onto my Whisper White piece in Memento Black and then stamped it again onto a piece of scrap So Saffron so that I could cut out and pop up my arrow. Just something simple as popping it up makes a BIG difference. I did more paper piecing by stamping again onto a scrap piece of Sahara Sand cardstock and layering that down directly to the page for the “Awesome” sentiment. And then stamped again on scrap So Saffron so I could cut out three of the little star shines. Simple pieces that add a lot to your card.
And what is a marquee without some sparkly lights? I added some quick and easy bling by grabbing my Gold Glitz Dazzling Details glitter glue and dotting each of the marquee lights for a fun sparkly effect. You can also use mini-rhinestones or pearls (the smallest size in the packs sold by Stampin’ Up) but I was going for economical, since I could make a bajillion cards using one little $2.50 tube of glitter glue.
Add some extra hints of color by coloring in the main image on the Whisper White cardstock (I used Peekaboo Peach on those horizontal bars on the left, and So Saffron on the shaded part behind the “Awesome” sentiment). Then just matted it all with Basic Black cardstock on a Peekaboo Peach cardbase.
I made this card a while ago, but now after sharing it here, I know just some special folks in my life who I need to remind them that I think they are awesome. Think about your friends and family…. who needs to hear that they are awesome to you?

Product List

Marquee Messages Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00

Gold Glitz Dazzling Details
$2.50

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00

Sahara Sand 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00

So Saffron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
$6.00

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers
$29.00

2016-2018 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers
$15.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00
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August 17, 2016
Share the Love with a Clean and Simple Watercolor Wings Card
Summer is flying by and if your schedule is like mine… I don’t have quite as much time to create and craft as I did when the kiddos were in school. I have lots of projects in my brain… now to get them out on paper! Ever have that problem?
Well today, I wanted to share a quick card that you can pull together in a flash when you need to send a little love but don’t have a ton of time or a ton of supplies on hand for that matter! All you need is a little bit of ink, some white paper, and some scraps of glitter paper and ribbon!
Project Tips for Creating This Card:
- Take your basic Whisper White cardstock for your card base (cut to 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”, and scored at 4 1/4”).
- Grab your Sahara Sand ink pad and stamp a few splatters in the middle of the page using Gorgeous Grunge. You don’t need a lot, just a couple splatterings will do!
- Add a strip of scrap Dazzling Diamond glimmer paper and a scrap of ribbon like this fabulous Mini Striped Tip Top Taupe ribbon. See, this is a perfect use for your scraps!
- Create a butterfly! Grab the Watercolor Wings stamp and get creating on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock:
- Pick a great color combination! I used Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe, and Elegant Eggplant. Aren’t they so pretty? But try out your favorite colors and you will be surprised how fabulous your butterfly turns out!
- Kick up the shine by coloring with the Wink of Stella clear glitter pen over all the Elegant Eggplant ink. Seriously, it looks fabulous in person! Don’t forget about this great pen… it makes every project just a little more awesome.
This stamp set is a hidden gem. So if you have it at home – break it out! You won’t be sorry. And if you don’t have it yet… it may want to go on your wishlist. Just saying
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July 1, 2016
Peek-a-Boo, a Bear Hug card for You!
After all the tragedy in the news over the last weekend, I thought it was the perfect time to share a paper hug here on the blog.
I was inspired by a card by the hilarious Brian King and just loved the bear from the Bear Hugs stamp set popping out of the corner of the card!
Tips for making this card:
- Let your images jump out of the frame! Stamp the bear from the Bear Hugs stamp set and cut him out using the matching framelits. Then glue him onto the front of the paper you want him to be popping out of, so that his legs are hanging off of the corner. Trim off any parts of the bear that are hanging over the edge and he is jumping out with a hug for you!
- Great looks with mats – Make it really looked like a framed window by creating a small mat out of the same color cardstock as the bear! I have him glued onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and cut his legs to match the edges of the white cardstock. THEN, I mounted that onto a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock (the same that I used for the bear) that was cut to be 1/8” longer and taller than my white piece. So, if the white cardstock is 2 1/4” x 3 1/2”, the crumb cake is 2 3/8” x 3 5/8”.
- Mix and match sentiments for fun personalized sentiments! I used the Peek-a-Boo from the Suite Sentiment sets and just colored the “peek-a-boo” from the baby sentiment with a marker. Then I used the “see this hug” and it’s for you” from the Bear Hugs set, to finish out my custom sentiment! Mix and match any works in your collection for fun phrases.
For everyone impacted by the horrible acts in Orlando this weekend, my heartfelt condolences to you and your loved ones! There is also a card drive going on to shower the owner of Pulse nightclub with love and thoughts by sending her cards of support. If you are interested in participating, I have details posted on my facebook page here.
Use Hostess Code WKVC92UY at check out to get a special thank you from me!
Product List

Bear Hugs Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$30.00

Bear Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$22.00

Suite Sayings Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$29.00

Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$21.00

Bear Hugs Framelits Dies
$27.00

Big Shot
$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform
$40.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad
$7.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

Many Marvelous Markers
$110.00

Paper Snips Scissors
$10.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00
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June 14, 2016
Fun with Balloons Birthday Card using Balloon Celebrations
One of the things I love to do with my team is participate in a card swap each time a new catalog comes out. With this awesome Occasions catalog that Stampin’ Up released in January, I was especially excited to see what everyone would create. For my card, I was inspired to use the Balloon Celebrations bundle – the Balloon Celebrations stamp with the matching Balloon Bouquet punch. Not only can you get them for 15% off when you buy them together… but they are the 1-2 punch that makes cute cards super easy! Here is what I came up with:
With a few basic layers, you can create an easy peasy base for your card:
- 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” card base (SU – Bermuda Bay CS)
- 3 3/4” x 5” mat (SU – Soft Sky CS)
- 3 1/2” x 4 3/4” center piece (SU – Whisper White)
Just stamp the Whisper White cardstock with some clouds from the Balloon Celebrations stamp set using Soft Sky ink and you have a pretty sky for your balloons to float by in!
I didn’t want to cover up the clouds, so I mounted the balloons to a piece of 2” wide vellum… it is 2” wide because I knew I wanted to punch the top with the scalloped tag topped punch! It just makes for more pretty ruffles like the clouds!
Each balloon was stamped with the solid base color, then a speckly overlay, and then the outline. The nice thing is – the stamps are photopolymer so they are totally clear which makes lining them up super easy! Then I punch them out with the matching punch and started layering them with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The final touch though, was for the sentiment, I used the long string word “let us celebrate” which I think was actually meant to be a balloon string, and turned it sideways and heat embossed it in black! So it stood out as a delicate sentiment for my card. Add a bow from the stitched Bermuda Bay ribbon and attach with a glue dot and you are done!
If you want to see what is all in the bundle… including how they make the speckled balloons so easy for you… check it out:
Don’t forget, you can save 15% when you get them in a bundle!
And if you want to join us for our next team card swap, we’d love to have you! You can join our Fun n’ Crafty Stampers team now and get an extra $30 in free product with your starter kit during Sale-a-Bration, and then join in the swap when the new catalog is announced to demonstrators next month!
Plus get all the other perks like sneak peeks, 20% or more off all your orders, chat with us in our group facebook page, monthly webinar team meetings, and more!
Use Hostess Code Z4ZAG9TD at check out to get a special thank you from me! Product List

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Bundle
$37.25

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch
$23.00

Heat Tool
$30.00

Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder
$5.00

Embossing Buddy
$6.00

Bermuda Bay 1/8″ Stitched Ribbon
$6.00

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$7.00

Soft Sky 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$7.00

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.50

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
$6.00

Glue Dots
$5.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00
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March 10, 2016
Clean and Simple Big Butterfly Thank You Card
After I shot my Big Shot Die Brush how-to video, I had this Basic Gray butterfly on my desk and instead of letting it go to waste, I had to put together a card!
It is so quick and easy to do and I love how pretty it turns out!
Play with color by Watercoloring UNDER a die cut!
All you need is your card base and a piece of Watercolor Paper. My cardbase is 8-1/2” x 11” and my watercolor paper is 5 1/4” x 4”. To get started, I got my paper wet under where the coloring was going to happen by just running my Aqua Painter across the card front – this helps your colors go on more smoothly. Then I could start picking up my favorite colors from my ink pads (make sure you squeeze your ink pad so the ink gets on the LID of the ink pad and then use the Aqua Painter brush tip to pick up the ink from the LID not from the surface of your ink pad!).
Start with the middle color (Daffodil Delight) and color out a bit. Periodically place your butterfly die cut on top to gauge how far out to color. Then add a second color (Melon Mambo) on either side of the middle color. Then make it extra sparkly by brushing Clear wink of stella over where you watercolored. It is hard to see but oh so pretty!
Don’t forget the final touch of stamping your sentiment – I LOVE this font form the Apple of My Eye stamp set. And then adding a bit of the Melon Mambo/Basic Black baker’s twine from the Combo pack in the Occasions Catalog.
See… Quick, Easy, Cute!
What I Used to Make This project
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Apple Of My Eye Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
$8.00
Baker’s Twine Combo Pack
$6.50
Butterflies Thinlits Dies
$25.00
Big Shot Die Brush
$11.00
Precision Base Plate
$25.00
Big Shot
$110.00
Aqua Painters
$17.00
Watercolor Paper
$5.00
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$7.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
And if you didn’t see my video on making the Butterfly, you can check it out here to see how easy it is to cut the butterfly and knock out the little pieces of the butterfly in no time!
New Weekly Deals out today too!
Before I forget, new weekly deals came out today too!
See the weekly deals online here!
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February 23, 2016