Jun 18, 2012 | Birthday, Cards |
I made this card for an old Color Challenge on the Create with Connie and Mary site (there is a link in my side bar if you want to see what is happening on their site – preview week for their new class just ended). The colors were Basic Black, Real Red, and Pool Party plus a neutral – I chose Whisper White.
It’s a pretty clean and simple card – I used an image from the Every Little Bit stamp set – the gumball machine is perfect in Real Red, and then i colored all the gumballs with the Pool Party Stampin’ Write Marker – I’m so glad Stampin’ Up! has markers for the In-colors. The image is punched with the 1″ circle punch, then layered on two more circles in Pool Party and Real Red. I stamped the happy birthday and colored it in with the markers. I used the Real Red Marker and the piercing mat to add the dotted frame around the card front.
I hope you like it.
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Have a great day!
Jun 1, 2012 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, In Colors, Open House |
June 1st is here. The much anticipated early arrival of the new Stampin’ Up! 2012-2013 catalog is finally here. We will be able to start ordering from later this afternoon (2pm eastern time). This morning Stampin’ Up! is transitioning from the old catalog to the new one so the ordering systems are all down for the morning. Later today the online store will be up and links on my website and blog will be added to the new catalog.
My Stamper’s Club is starting tonight with the new catalog and on Sunday I’ll be having an Open House – come join the fun – Details for my Open House are on my website and at the bottom of this post.
Along with this new catalog we have 5 new In-Colors – and here they are –
Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, and Summer Starfruit. You need to come see them in person at my open house and try out the new Firm Foam ink pads.
And here is a new card for you – it features new products from the Patio Party product suite and 4 of the new In-Colors.
New Designer Paper – Patio Party, two new stamp sets – Make a Cake and Itty Bitty Banners, and the new Bitty Banners Framelits!
Now I need to finish my list so I can place my order this afternoon. And I have to finish getting ready for Stamper’s Club too.
Have a great day! Oh – one more thing – for everyone that orders from me during the month of June – I will have a special coupon sheet for you for specials the rest of the summer exclusively from me.
Come Join at my New Catalog Open House Sunday, June 3rd from 2-5 pm.
· See products from the New Stampin’ Up! catalog
· Come make two projects
· See the new In-Colors and use the new Firm Foam ink pads
· All Customers who have ordered from me during the past year can pick up their FREE CATALOG.
· Buy a new stamp set from the catalog and choose a retired stamp set from my stash for free (equal or less original value). Retired sets are used in most cases.
· Place a $100 or more order from the new catalog today and get Free Shipping from me. Place a $150 or more order and receive a free Stampin’ Up! shopping bag plus $25 hostess benefits
· Bring a new friend that I haven’t met before and you both receive a gift from me.
· Enjoy yummy snacks and visiting with friends.
If you can’t attend my open house but would like a new catalog I can mail one directly to you for $5.
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May 29, 2012 | Birthday, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Retired List |
Hi – I’m back for my second project for today (my first posted late last night). This idea was also from Pinterest – a non-Stampin’ Up! card idea. This one is great for using Designer Paper scraps.
These are strips of Designer Paper that are rolled up with a little piece of Baker’s Twine glue to the center for the candle wick. Make a bunch of candles and just glue them to the front of the card. Then stamp Happy Birthday underneath. Or add the number of candles for the birthday that is being celebrated. I decided to add a matching envelope made out of the same designer paper using the Simply Scored tool.
It is a bright fun birthday card with the Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper. Use a different designer paper to change the look of the card. There aren’t too many different products on this card. The retiring products are marked with an (R).
Designer paper – Big Top Birthday (R)
Card stock – Daffodil Delight
Classic ink – Real Red
Bring on the Cake Stamp Set
Whisper White Baker’s Twine
Simply Scored Tool
Come back tomorrow for some more projects featuring retiring products. We are winding down to the last few days to order.
May 28, 2012 | Big Shot, Birthday, Designer Series Paper, Retired List, Uncategorized, Under the Stars |
Would this be so cute to give to your favorite person just to say “you’re great!”?
And what is inside this little box is a mini bag of Gummy Bears. Hmm – did I already share this project? I feel like I already talked about Gummy Bears before. Well I used the smiling bear from Under the Stars stamp set – it’s retiring – darn – it was great for smores projects and camping related, summer fun type of stuff. It would go well with one of the new sets in the catalog.
I left the box open and cut the little tabs off – I added a piece of designer paper inside and glued it to the open back. Another piece is glued on the front. And a third piece was stamped with the bear and then I cut out the stomach and glued it onto the bear image that was stamped on the Crumb Cake card stock. The bear is added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Here is the supplies and those that are retiring are marked with an (R).
Stamp set – Under the Stars (R)
Big-Shot Machine, Box #2 Bigz XL Die (R)
Card stock – Real Red 12″ x 12″, Crumb Cake
Ink – Jet Black StazOn
Designer paper – Big Top Birthday (R)
Real Red Satin Ribbon (R)
Have a good day – I’ll be back later with another project. Oops – I meant to post this Tuesday morning – but it went out Monday night. So I’ll really be back with another project later on Tuesday.
May 3, 2012 | Birthday, Cards |
This is a fun card I created with the Big Top Designer Series Paper and coordinating Under the Big Top stamp set. The pin wheel is made from a square piece of the Designer paper. The center is a circle punch and a mini silver brad. The birthday image is stamped in Black StazOn ink on Whisper White card stock then colored with Stampin’ Write Markers. There are circles layered on the bottom. A fun little birthday card. The paper and the stamp set are both on the retired list – so you have until the end of May to order. These are fun for scrapbook pages – circus, birthday and more. Enjoy!
Apr 20, 2012 | Birthday, Cards, Embossing, Occasions Mini 2012, Sale-A-Bration 2012 |
This card features a bunch of products from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog and the new Diagonal Score Plate. The Diagonal Score Plate was used to create the waffle background on the Soft Suede piece.
There is a strip of Designer Series paper from the Sweet Shop collection. I used the Label Framelits to create the Pool Party label. The yummy ice cream cone is from the Mouthwatering stamp set. There are a couple of different things going on with the ice cream cone. The cone is colored first with a Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write marker and then thumped with the Soft Suede marker – that gives it the different shades of color. The ice cream was colored with the Calypso Coral marker and then I put a drop of Versamark ink on it and spread it around to cover the ice cream – sprinkle with the Cherry Scented Embossing Powder and heat set. I know you can’t smell my blog post but if you could smell the card in real life it smells like cherries. The cone is cut out and added on the label with dimensionals.
There is also one of the Jelly Bean brads right by the label. and the greeting punched out with the decorative label punch – I thought this one was perfect – “Happy birthday with a cherry on top!”.
I did tie some Calypso Coral ribbon that came from the Sale-A-Bration ribbon&brad pack onto this card – I thought it finished it off quite well. This card was based on something I saw at leadership.
Have a sweet day!
