Jan 16, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Occasions Mini 2012, Stampin' Up! Events, Valentine's Day, Wedding |
I am making final preparations to leave for the Stampin’ Up! Leadership Conference early tomorrow morning. And part of that is setting up some blog posts for this week to show you some of the things that I made and will be taking with me to swap. One of the best things about a Stampin’ Up! event is the swapping. Meeting new people, getting lots of ideas and seeing old friends are all part of swapping. There are generally two kinds of swapping going on – organized swaps – where someone plans a particular swap around a theme, type of project, or product and there are a set number of people swapping. I am signed up for several of these. And then there is general swapping – where you just swap like projects with whoever is around you and you make as many as you want to swap. I have some of these too but not as many as I do when I go to convention. The organized swaps that I am in include a full card swap with the UStamp class girls, a treat wrapper swap – I’m in two groups for this one, and a scrapbook swap. I haven’t done a scrapbook swap before so I’m anxious to see what kind of layout ideas I get.
Of and something new that they added to our event is a contest – for every stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog they will choose a winner from the contest entries – so I was attempting to make a card (or scrapbook page) with every stamp set from the Mini Catalog that I have. And surprisingly I have a lot – and most of them I earned free one way or another – I think I only bought two stamp sets. I haven’t finished making everything I wanted for the contest entries but I’m hoping to get a few more done – the more I enter the more chances to win. And they will put them up on the display boards to share with everyone too.
So now onto something to share with you today…..
This is one of my contest entries and general swaps. It uses the new Take it to Heart stamp set and the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies. I really love these Framelit dies – I hope we have more when the next catalog comes out this summer. I also used the Loving Thoughts stamp set – all the words in that set fit inside the banner that comes with the Take it to Heart set. The banner does have to be cut out by hand – no punch or die for it.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Early Espresso Textured, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
- Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Blushing Bride Stampin’ Write Marker
- Stamp sets: Take it to Heart, Loving Thoughts
- Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Full Heart punch, Small Heart punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch, Basic Pearls, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
I’ll be back here tomorrow with another project but I really be traveling to Texas. It should be a fun and busy week.
Jan 5, 2012 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Occasions Mini 2012 |
Here it is – a card with new Stampin’ Up! products from the Occasions Mini Catalog – plus a sneak peek from Sale-A-Bration too!
This new stamp set is called Take It to Heart and it coordinates with the brand new Hearts Collection Framelits. What are Framelits you might ask? I’m so excited about these Framelit Dies for the Big Shot. They are thin, wafer-like dies that let you see where you’re placing the design before you cut! You can layer the dies inside each other to cut frames, or cut single hearts for layering. I used two sizes here – one for the stamped image and one for the Lucky Limeade layer – there are 6 total sizes.
The image is watercolored. The ribbon is part of a ribbon-brad pack that you can earn for free during Sale-A-Bration which starts later this month.
Happy Birthday Wishes sentiment is from the Petite Pairs stamp set in the big Idea Book & Catalog. I added some of the pearls for accents – in the bird eye, the letter ‘i’ in birthday and around the edge of the heart. The base of the card is Crumb Cake. Enjoy!
Jan 4, 2012 | Cards |
Treat yourself to some brand new Stampin’ Up! products – that’s what you should do! The new Occasions Mini Catalog started – lots more great stuff and the cutest hostess stamp set. I need to place an order to get it though – we couldn’t pre-order that one. I do have my preorders and I’m starting to play but what I’m working on right now I can’t share because it’s for Leadership. So here is a card for you today that has nothing new on it – bad, I know. But it was all I had ready to put on my blog. I do have a card with new product made but not photographed so I’ll do that and share it with you tomorrow. Until then enjoy this card –
It’s Very Vanilla Textured Card stock – 6×3 – and fits in the long open-ended envelope. The stamp set is Creative Elements and I used Early Espresso ink for stamping. There is a piece of Very Vanilla Velvet Ribbon at each end. I wish I had used this ribbon more – it is actually very nice for putting flat on a card or scrapbook page. The center is a piece of Bashful Blue Designer paper (it is an old print but you can use one of the current ones – the vintage wallpaper would be pretty). The butterfly is stamped and cut out. The quote is stamped on a rectangle which was then inked on the edges. “Treat yourself like you own best company.” We really should you know.
Have a nice day – it is cold here! I’m ready for spring – I don’t like to be cold. We spent last week in Florida and it was in the mid 70s – we were at the beach right after Christmas, watching the sunset on New Years Eve sitting by the pool and when we got back home it was cold.
Jan 3, 2012 | Cards, Holiday Mini catalog 2011, Shaker Card, Valentine's Day |
Quick, Quick don’t miss out on this stamp set – Gift Givers. It is in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday mini catalog and today is the last day to order from it. This turned out to be my favorite stamp set from the mini catalog. And here is one more card for you – a Valentine’s Day card…..
This card idea was from the Birmingham Regional that I got to attend in the fall. And it is a fun Shaker Card! this one has hearts in the shaker –
These are the tiny hearts from the two step owl punch. To create the shaker frame I used the foam circles in the Holiday Mini – good news they are on the carry-over list and will still be available! I know they are circles and my shape was a heart but I just snipped, bent and pieced circles into a heart shape. Here is the inside –
Yes it is time to think about Valentine’s Day now that New Years has passed. So this was the first idea and I’ll have more for you – some great new products in the Occasions Mini Catalog that are perfect for Valentine’s Day – that starts tomorrow.
I better tell you what else from the Holiday Mini will still be available –
Glimmer Paper in Red and Silver
Holiday Stocking Die
Peek-a-boo Frames Die
Stocking Accents Die
1×8 cello bags (yeah!)
Spice Cake Designer Fabric
1″ Square Punch
Dazzling Details
Love Blossoms Wheel
Shaker Frames
Pewter Embossing Powder
Snowburst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
And a few things are in the next mini catalog so you’ll still be able to get those too –
Simply Scored tool, markers and stylus
Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps – Holidays
Kraft Gift Box
The stocking builder punch is NOT coming back so if you want it, and didn’t get it, you better do it tonight.
That’s it for now!
Dec 31, 2011 | Cards, My Digital Studio, Punch Art |
I made this cute Happy New Year card that I wanted to share with you. These photos are not the best because I don’t have my originals with me and I had to basically do screen prints of a ghost image in my editing software – not ideal but you’ll get the idea. This is a My Digital Studio Hybrid card – so part of the card was created in My Digital Studio and printed on my home printer and then I added traditional elements to it to finish the card. Here is the finished card –
The card base is Crumb Cake card stock and then there is a layer that was created in My Digital Studio and printed on Very Vanilla card stock – I printed four per page and printed them on my home printer and then cut them out. The My Digital Studio portion looks like this all by itself –
(the actual print doesn’t have my watermark on it).
To finish the card I punched a strip of Early Espresso card stock with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon punch (I think that is the name – I used to be so good with the punch names until we switched to the new body style and now I just can’t see to remember the correct names anymore). This was attached to the bottom of the MDS panel. I also stamped “Happy New Year” in Early Espresso on the card in the gap between the stitching. The stamp is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. If you don’t have that stamp set it is really a must have set – I use it more than any other greeting set that I have – and I didn’t think I would when I first saw it.
At first I stopped there with this card but I just didn’t like it. After looking at it for a few days I finally decided to add a punched snowman to it. And that did the trick – it was exactly what it needed. My snow man is Very Vanilla with Early Espresso parts. 
He is small the 1-1/4″ and 1″ circle punch for the body and 3/4″ circle punch for the head. These are sponged with Crumb Cake ink to add some depth with shadows. The snowflake punch was trimmed to create arms. The hat is the end of the Modern Label punch and a half strip of the Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch. The eyes are from the Owl punch and the nose is a tip of one of the flowers on the Boho Blossom punch. Use a Stampin’ Write marker to add buttons and a smile. And a white gel pen to add highlights to the eyes. I tied a knot with the Marina Mist ribbon and added that with a glue dot to the snowman.
One final touch was a Rhinestone brad on the 2 in the 2012. I hope you like it. Happy New Year to you!
Be safe everyone!
Dec 27, 2011 | Cards, Occasions Mini 2012, UDI Color Challenge |
I have a couple of sneak peeks in my UDI Color Challenge card this week. The new Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog will be starting on January 4th. There are lots of fun new products in there! So today I’m going to show you a little peak at two new stamp sets.
The first is the cherry image – it comes from the Mouthwatering stamp set. And second is the greeting – “you’re so sweet” – it comes from the Sweet Cake stamp set. Both are part of the Sweet Shop Product Suite. The card base is Real Red, then a layer that is part More Mustard and part Garden Green. I tied some Very Vanilla Satin ribbon where the two colors meet. I also add some paper piercing in the corners. Stamp the greeting and then add the cherries – stamped on Very Vanilla and cut out. I used my Stampin’ Write markers to color the stamp.
Here is the inspiration picture for this week –
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Real Red, Garden Green, More Mustard, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Garden Green, Real Red
- Stamp sets: Mouthwatering, Sweet Cake
- Accessories: Corner Rounder punch, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
This is one of my contest entries and general swaps. It uses the new Take it to Heart stamp set and the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies. I really love these Framelit dies – I hope we have more when the next catalog comes out this summer. I also used the Loving Thoughts stamp set – all the words in that set fit inside the banner that comes with the Take it to Heart set. The banner does have to be cut out by hand – no punch or die for it.
