Jun 25, 2016 | Cards, Designer Series Paper, Thank You |
Questions 3 & 4 on my catalog scavenger hunt had to do with the Product Suites in our catalog.
3. Product Suites are coordinating products that make it easy to get creative with matching products. How many Product Suites are in the new catalog?
Here is a list of all the product suites – there are 14 of them:
- Festive Birthday – bright & playful – pg. 10/11
- This Christmas – traditional & elegant – pg. 26/27
- Thankful Thoughts – gratitude with attitude – pg. 38/39
- Affectionately Yours – florals & copper – pg. 44/45
- A Little Foxy – cute baby critters – pg. 56/57
- Moroccan – artfully exotic – pg. 66/67
- Floral Boutique – hand-painted florals – pg. 76/77
- Pop of Pink – patterns that pop – pg. 84/85
- By the Shore – soft & nautical – pg. 92/93
- Serene Scenery – inspired by nature – pg 102/103
- Playful Palette – modern & colorful – pg. 118/119
- Irresistibly Floral – just add ink – pg. 126/127
- Blooms & Bliss – whimsical florals – pg. 138/139
- Fruit Stand – fresh fruit & flowers – pg. 148/149
4. Which Product Suite is your favorite?
My favorite is the Little Foxy suite – I love those little critters. I also like the Serene Scenery – the nature feel is definitely me. I just haven’t had a chance to play with it yet.
I’m struggling a little with the Playful Palette – it’s a little too much color something or not colors that I like together. I’m not quite sure. But I did create this fun card and I do LOVE it.
I used the Playful Palette Paper Stack and Card Stock pack. I did use a different stamp set – I don’t have the one in the suite.
I punched circles (or use the Layering Circle Framelits) from the different patterns of paper – crumpled them up and then semi flattened them out to glue the centers together. There is nothing perfect about this flower – just layer the circles up however and it makes a fun flower. The leaf is also a circle punch just folded to create a leaf.
Enjoy.
Jun 24, 2016 | Big Shot, Cards, In Colors |
The second question on my New Catalog Scavenger Hunt was –
We introduced 5 new In-Colors for 2016 – 2018. Which one is your favorite?
The new colors are
- Dapper Denim
- Emerald Envy
- Flirty Flamingo
- Peekaboo Peach
- Sweet Sugarplum
Each year Stampin’ Up! introduces five new In Colors, which are available for two years. So far I really like Dapper Denim – I’ve used it a bunch and also the Peekaboo Peach. Which one is your favorite?
I think Emerald Envy is going to big for the holidays but here is a fun little card featuring it that is not a holiday card. I’m not quite ready yet to think about the holidays. Summer is just getting started!
I used the fun new Hostess stamp set called Love You Lots along with the new Layering Squares Framelits. I love all the sizes of plain and scalloped squares. There are 19 dies in this set!
The Designer paper I used is from the Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack. It has three of our new in-colors in it. But I opted to go with one of the black patterns for this card. It looks so good with the Emerald Envy. I watercolored my frog which gives him a lot of variation in color.
I hope you like this little guy. You can get this stamp set free if you earn Stampin’ Rewards – just host a party or place a qualifying order. Contact me for more info – or visit my website – www.monika.stampinup.net.
Thanks for stopping in today.
Jun 20, 2016 | 2-Step Stampin', Cards |
Hi All!
The winner of the Catalog Scavenger hunt from last week was Cyndie S!
Thanks for playing along.
The first question was What three things can you do with your Photopolymer stamps?
- Mix & Match – You can create your own stamp combinations by placing several stamps on a block and stamp at the same time.
- Bend it – because they are flexible you can bend the stamps to give you more create possibilities.
- Two-step – Since the photopolymer is see-through it makes it easier to layer the images which we call two-step Stampin’. There are even some 3-step sets. So each layer adds a little more detail to your final image.
Below are some examples:
And here is a card I made using the Foxy Friends bundle. This is a Two-Step set. You can layer the different images to create a variety of animals besides the fox. However for this card I did make a red fox. I’ll have more cards to share with you using this fun bundle.
Thanks for stopping by!
Jun 16, 2016 | Cards, Masculine |
One of the brand new sets in the catalog is called Thoughtful Banners. It’s on page 73 and coordinates with the Duet Banner Punch. You can even buy them as a bundle and save 10%. The set has a ton of words so you can create cards for many different occasions – I made one for Father’s Day.
This could easily be changed for just about anything – just choose different words.
I used my grid paper as a guide when I stamped my lines – just line it up and then you can use the lines as a guide for placement. The lines are Mint Macaron, Crumb Cake and Smoky Slate. I used the little double arrow head to just scatter some accents around.
The words are stamped in Basic Gray ink with Father’s Day on a scrap piece that was punched out. This set is photopolymer and one of the fun things to do with this style of stamp is that you can bend it. So I bent the words Father’s Day to fit inside my curved banner! The other words are stamped directly on the stripes.
I tied a bit of linen thread around the top and then attached it to a Crumb Cake card base. Play around with some other colors and change the words to make lots of fun cards.
Don’t forget to play along with my scavenger hunt – I posted it on Monday.
Also don’t miss the two specials that Stampin’ Up! has going on right now:
- More Stamps Please – get 2 free stamp sets added to your starter kit if you join my team in June.
- Extra Stampin’ Rewards – earn an extra $35 in Stampin’ Rewards with a qualifying party (or order).
Learn more about both of these by visiting my website HERE.
Thanks for stopping by!
Jun 15, 2016 | Big Shot, Cards, Masculine, Thinlits |
Father’s Day is coming up this weekend. Do you have a card made yet?
I have a few designs that I have created lately that I was going to share with you this week. The first one uses the new Swirly Bird stamp set. The name of the set doesn’t give you any idea that there is a sailboat – or rather the parts to create a sailboat.
I used the new Dapper Denim In-Color (its’ the one I’ve been using the most) along with Real Red, a little bit of Pool Party and Tip Top Taupe. I used the Circle Framelits to create the ring. The Swirly Scribbles Thinlits are the waves inside the ring.
I used the new Thick White Baker’s Twine. And the words are from the Thoughtful Banners stamp set. There is a lot of new on this card.
Enjoy.
Jun 8, 2016 | Big Shot, Cards, Watercoloring |
Did you know there are exclusive stamp sets just for hosts?
When you earn Stampin’ Rewards from hosting a party, you can use them to buy any catalog product, OR you can use them for the exclusive host-only items in the catalog. They are on pages 198-201.
My favorite one was Love You Lots. It has some adorable animals in it – an elephant, a little mouse (it reminds me of the mouse in Goodnight Moon), a frog, hedgehogs, and lady bugs! It’s a set that is perfect for watecoloring with your Aqua Painters. That is what I did here with this sample.
I used watercolor paper for both the back ground and the focal point. And water colored the dots and the elephant with Smoky Slate ink. I used my brand new Layering Squares framelits to cut the plain square and the scalloped square. The tiny hearts are from the Confetti Hearts Border punch.
So cute!
Here is a list of supplies I used.
Product List
Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com
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