May 4, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, Big Shot, Cards |
Hi my friends! I thought I’d share one of my favorite little bundles from the Occasions Catalog with you today. It’s the Sunshine & Rainbows Bundle. Rainbows are always fun and the best part is that there are Framelits Dies that go with the stamp set. Do you remember learning about the colors of the rainbow in grade school? I sure do – ROY G BIV has stuck with me since I was little. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet – those are the colors of the rainbow and this bundle allows you to create all 7 layers, plus clouds, sunshine and a lightening bolt.
For my card I actually used only 6 layers in my rainbow – Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Island Indigo, and Rich Razzleberry. It seems like it would be a lot of work to cut all those layers but you can actually cut them all in one pass through the Big Shot. You just need to cut your paper and position each piece on the platform with the corresponding die. Here is what I did:
Cutting them all in one pass makes this go so much faster. Stamp the sun in Daffodil Delight on some Whisper White card stock. Leave room to cut the cloud and you can do one pass and cut the sun and cloud at the same time. To finish this card I added the little rain drops from the Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes. These are so fun – but get them now they are retiring and so is this bundle – I’m so sad.
Supply List
- Sunshine & Rainbows Bundle – Stamp Set & Rainbow Builder Framelits Dies #145983 (retiring)
- Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes #145632 (retiring)
- Whisper White Thick Card Stock
- Card Stock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Island Indigo (retiring), and Rich Razzleberry
- Daffodil Delight Classic Ink
- Memento Tuxedo Black ink
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Retiring items are available while supplies last.
If you would like to order any of these supplies please visit my online store today. The hostess code for May is EJB9FJAP. I’ll be mailing a little surprise in the mail to all orders over $25 place in my online store using the hostess code.
Thanks for visiting my blog today.
Mar 21, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, 2018 Sale-A-Bration, Big Shot, Cards, Easter |
Easter is approaching so quickly! I really haven’t done any creating for it at all. I normally have my extended family over and I make them handmade invitations but this year it snuck up on me and I didn’t get any made in time – so I had to do an evite – I’m so sad.
I did create this card for my Stamp Club this month. I decided to use the Garden Girl stamp set with the cute little bunny. And the Springtime Foils Designer Series Specialty Paper from Sale-A-Bration. Sale-A-Bration is coming to and end – it will be here before we know it right there with Easter!
The Springtime Foils Specialty Paper is one of the Free Choices during Sale-A-Bration – you just need a $50 order and you can get the full pack. I used the stripes for my card and this paper works so beautifully with our Stampin’ Blends. I used the Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends to color in the stripes in between the silver printed stripes. It’s subtle but pretty. It would be fun to do bright colored stripes – and even cut the paper into egg shapes.
The bunny is stamped with Memento Black ink on Whisper White card stock – I did some coloring with my Smoky Slate Blends and cut him out. The fence is stamped in Crumb Cake ink and colored in with the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. Then add the grass in Wild Wasabi and die cut with a Stitched Circle. Behind it is a Wild Wasabi scalloped circle cut from the Layering Circles Frameltis dies.
I tied some Silver Bakers Twine around the foil layer before adhering it with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front of my card. The small Happy Easter is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.
I “hop” you enjoyed this card. Thanks for stopping by.
Mar 14, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, 2018 Sale-A-Bration, Boxes, Tags |
There are less than three weeks left of Sale-a-Bration. Did you already get your favorite items for Free? One of the Level 1 choice is the beautiful Lots of Lavender stamp set. It reminds me of the Lavender farm that we visited last summer. We were on San Juan Island in Washington, State.
For today’s project though I decided to use Berry Burst for the flowers and I think they came out pretty too.
I created a box out of Berry Burst card stock added the Berry Burst Metallic Edged Ribbon and finished with a tag. Inside the box I used the Sweet Soiree Ready Shreddie – Crinkle-cut shredded paper that perfectly matches my box.
The outline image is stamped in Black, the flowers in Berry Burst, the leaves in Old Olive and the ribbon in Soft Sky. I added Wink of Stella over the flowers but you can’t really see it in the photo.
I also used the Celebrate You Thinlits Dies to cut the Celebrate out of Silver Foil. The dies are a Level 2 Sale-A-Bration choice. It’s tied on with some Soft Sky Baker’s Twine.
Sale-A-Bration ends on March 31st so make sure you do your shopping before then!
Thanks for stopping by today.
Mar 12, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, Birthday, Cards |
Have you noticed the Birthday Wit stamp set in the Occasions catalog? It’s on page 9. Since its basically all words it doesn’t stand out very well. It is a fun set to have to make some birthday cards.
For this card I used the Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. It has gold foil accents. And painted brushstroke patterns. Some of the patterns are a bit bright for me so on this card I used the large sentiment from the Birthday Wit stamp set. I actually stamped it multiple times in a variety of colors – Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo, Powder Pink and Rich Razzleberry. The main panel on the card was stamped with Soft Suede ink. and then I cut out all the block words and covered them with the colored words. This is another one of those short front cards where you can see the designer paper on both side. I used the White cotton ribbon on this one. And finished with some Gold Metallic dots.
I think it turned out to be a fun card!
There are only 3 more weeks of Sale-A-Bration left – if you haven’t placed an order to get your free product choices be sure to do it soon. There are some great options and once they are gone – they are gone. Now there are two things that will carry over into our new catalog – the Celebrate You Thinlits and the Basket Weave Embossing Folder. But they won’t be free you’ll have to pay for them then and the coordinating stamp sets won’t be available after March 31st.
Thanks for stopping by.
Feb 27, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, Cards, Masculine |
Do you struggle with creating masculine cards? I think many of us do. But there are some new products in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalog that make it easier to create them. I have two versions of this quick card for you. Both use the True Gentleman Designer Series Paper. You could use any of the prints in the paper pack for these cards. I’ve made a stack for a swap and I’ve been using them in classes. And they use a stamp set that you might have missed! In the very front of the Occasions catalog on the page by the table of contents is the Birthday Wishes for You stamp set. The sample in the catalog is very feminine because of the color but there is nothing feminine about the set at all.
The card base is Chocolate Chip. Then add the Designer paper and then the stamped Very Vanilla strip. To give it just a little more color I used my Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends marker to color in the birthday. Did you know that you can stamp with the classic ink – I used Chocolate Chip here – and it works great with the blends.
Here is another version of this card.
For this one I added the banner – stamped on another piece of Very Vanilla card stock and cut out. Then pop it on the front with some mini dimensionals. These are quick cards.
Enjoy!
Feb 21, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, Birthday, Cards, Designer Series Paper |
Yesterday I shared a fun card idea that featured both sides of a piece of designer series paper. Well like I said I had made several different ones and today I’m sharing another one with you. This one featured products from the Picture Perfect Birthday Suite.
The Picture Perfect Party 6×6 Designer Series Paper is such a fun little stack of paper. One side of each piece is a photo and the other side is a graphic pattern. It was fun to use this card idea with these papers. And with all the different designs there were lots of options for what could be on the front of your card. I used candles for this one, but there are balloons, party hats, donuts, party blowers and more.
Here is a supply list and measurements:
- Bermuda Bay card stock – 5-1/2″ x 5-3/4″, scored at 4-1/4″
- Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper – 5-1/2″ x 3″
- Whisper White card stock – 5-1/4″ x 4″ (for the inside)
- Whisper White card stock – 1/2″ strip
- 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon Silver
- Classic Ink – Bermuda Bay, Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst, Peekaboo Peach
- Tear & Tape
- Tutti-frutti Adhesive-Backed Sequins
This time I have photos of the inside of the card too. When you open it you get to see the back of the paper so the inside is fun too!
I hope you like this fun idea as much as I do. Thanks for stopping by today.
