Jul 2, 2010 | Catalogs, Designer Series Paper, In Colors, SU Ribbon |
The new Stampin’ Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog is here!
And with the introduction of the new catalog I’ll be doing ribbon and paper shares again. Everyone keeps asking so here are the details for July.
July Designer Series Paper Share
Would you like a sample of the new Designer papers in the catalog? Participating in a paper share allows you to get a sample of every print in each pack so that you can see them all in real life. Then choose your favorites and order a full pack later. This paper share will include a 6” x 6” piece of each pattern in the 15 new Designer Series Papers that are in the Stampin’ Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog. Each share is $23 pre-paid by July 15th. I’ll place the orders in groups of 8 as they are filled. If you need your share mailed to you shipping will be extra.
You can see all the patterns in the new catalog or in my online store on my website. Here is a list of what is included in this share:
- Sweet & Sour Specialty (gloss on one side)
- Nursery Suite Specialty (includes die cut papers)
- Wicked Fun Specialty (includes black flocked papers)
- Greenhouse Gala
- Woodland Park
- Love Letter
- Celebrations
- Jolly Holiday
- Lap of Luxury
- Sunny Garden
- Blueberry Crisp
- Newsprint
- Build-a-Bear Workshop Pawsitively Prints II
- Elegant Soiree
- Play Date
July Ribbon Share
Most of our ribbons come in either 10 yard or 15 yard rolls and not everyone wants that much of one ribbon. Participating in a ribbon share allows you to have a smaller amount of each ribbon. I will have one ribbon share each month for the next several months. This month we will feature the 1/2” Stitched-Poly Ribbon in the new In-Colors – Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Concord Crush, and Pear Pizzazz. This unique ribbon has stitched edges to give your projects an eclectic look. Each share will include approximately 3 yards of ribbon in each of the five colors. The cost of the share is $10.50 prepaid by July 15th. If you need your share mailed to you shipping will be extra.
Let me know if you would like to participate in either or both of these shares.
Jun 22, 2010 | Cards, Retired List, SU Ribbon |
I saw a card like this somewhere but I’m not sure where anymore since it has been a while. I thought it was neat because they used the punch to create the holes in the front of the card and stamped the coordinating images so that you can see them through the holes when the card is closed. It sounds simple enough and looks simple enough – the first time I tried I had it lined up pretty close. But then I tried a 2nd time, and a 3rd and another and couldn’t for the life of me get those flowers lined up in those holes again. So I decided I had to figure out an easier way to do this. I didn’t want to use this card for my class if I couldn’t even line it up. After much thought I figured it out.
Now I know there are probably other ways to do this but this was my way.
First I took the three flower stamp from the One of a Kind stamp set (this one is retiring by the way) and lined up my wood block exactly with the corner of my card and stamped the flowers on the front. Then I used my punch and line it up with the flowers I just stamped and punched those out. Next I inked the flower stamp again and lined the wood block up on the inside corner of the card and stamped them on the inside. Ta-Da – the flowers are now matched up with the punched out holes on the front of the card. This worked for me and I was able to get it matched up every time I tried.
The rest of my Stampin’ Up! supplies are Bordering Blue card stock and ink (this is a retiring color), Night of Navy card stock and ink, Wide Oval Punch, Designer Label punch, Boho Blossoms punch, White Organza ribbon. Decorate the envelope to match. It is actually a very easy card to create once you figure out how to line up the flowers.
More last chance cards are coming later this week. Thanks for visiting me!
Jun 14, 2010 | Cards, SU Buttons, SU Ribbon |
I have my new catalog and some of my sneak peek order and I finally played today. I wanted two cards for my Opportunity Night event. For the first one I decided to use the Stamping 411 sketch as the layout for my card. I used the new set Friends Never Fade along with the coordinating Designer Series paper Greenhouse Gala.
The card base is Pumpkin Pie and stamped with one of the flower images in the set. The Greenhouse Gala Designer Series paper is the lowest layer and I used the Scallop Trim Border (remember that one from Sale-A-Bration- it will be back in the new catalog!) to punch the top edge. There are some pretty papers in this pack – this piece has the colors Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzaz and Pumpkin Pie in the design.
I added a strip of Pear Pizzaz across the card and then a shorter strip of Chocolate Chip which has a piece of the new 1/8″ Tafetta ribbon in Daffodil Delight wrapped around it. The Friends image was stamped in Pumpkin Pie on Whisper White card stock and cut out then layered on a piece of Chocolate Chip. I added a Chocolate Chip designer button that has a piece of the Daffodil ribbon pulled through and tied in a knot. The ribbon is skinny enough to get it through the button holes!
I used the measurements from the Stamping 411 site for this sketch. Everyone that came to my Opportunity Night got to make one. Thanks for stopping by!
May 13, 2010 | Big Shot, SU Ribbon, Summer Mini 2010 |
Last weekend I had a workshop at my friend Pam’s house. I wanted to show them the Big Shot and make a quick hostess gift. So this is what I came up with…
I used a piece of Kraft card stock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Fancy Favor box die. Before I assembled the box I stamped the front and back and both sides with the large floral image from the Elements of Style stamp set. I used Chocolate Chip ink and also sponged the edges of the box with Chocolate Chip ink. I assembled the box and added a quick handle made from Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon.
On the front I used the Two-Step Bird punch in Really Rust to create my bird – sponged, of course, in Chocolate Chip ink. I also added a little tag using the “for you” stamp from the same set. It is tied with Linen Thread to the handle.
This project fits the Late Night Stampers Challenge for this week – Make it from the Mini. Speaking of the Summer Mini we are having lots of fun with the summer mini at Create with Connie & Mary – and its not too late to join us.
Thanks for stopping by!
I’m a Guest Designer at Create with Connie & Mary: Summer Edition – its not too late to join!
Mar 1, 2010 | Big Shot, Cards, Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, Occasion Mini 2010, Ribbon Flower, Sale-A-Bration 2010, SU Ribbon |
On Sunday afternoon I had a group meeting with the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators in my PAWS group. Not everyone was able to come but the ones that did had a great time. I would love to have more people join Stampin’ Up! and be part of my group and this is a great time to do it. During Sale-A-Bration (thru the end of March) there is a special on the Starter Kit – 15% off plus you get an extra FREE stamp set. I joined during Sale-A-Bration the year that I signed up so I could get the extra stamp set – I was able to pick the most expensive one in the catalog at that time – I don’t think the kit was discounted that year though.
Anyway at our meetings we talk a little business, share ideas with each other – Lisa brought a bunch of cute decorate milk cartons using the new Big Shot die from the Occasions Mini catalog. And of course we do some stamping. One of the cards we made was what I guess you would consider a fancy fold card – it is called a Tri-Shutter card. I designed this one using several products from the Occasions Mini catalog and the Sale-A-Bration brochure. This was a fun card and not nearly as hard as it looks. I’m thinking about using this as a Stamper’s Club project for our March meeting – not this exact design but this style of card.
Here is the card when it is folded closed. It has lots of different panels and you could decorate each one with various things.
For the whole card the base is Old Olive card stock, each layer is Taken with Teal card stock and on each panel I used various pieces from the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Pack.
On the front panel I added a ribbon flower. This was easy to make using our Double-Stitched Grosgrain ribbon. You cut a length of ribbon (short piece creates a smaller flower), then pull the white stitching on one side to gather the ribbon in the center – I pulled from both ends until it was tight and then tied the white thread into a knot and trimmed the excess. I just overlapped the two ends – since the flower is gathered you can’t really see where the cut ends are unless you look for them. I used a Jumbo Glue dot to attach the flower to the front of the card. Then used another Jumbo Glue dot to add one of the little circle from the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt Flowers. A stitched felt leaf was added under the flower.
I also cut some butterflies using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit for the Big Shot – these are in Pumpkin Pie. The tiniest one is glued to the ribbon flower. Two of the others are glued on the panel next to the flower.
When you pull the card open you can see some more of the panels. The far right one matches the front minus the ribbon flower. For the bottom panel I added a piece of Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon.
One view shows all the “front” facing panels.
And the other view also shows you the “back” facing panels including the large one in the center. Here I added a bird punched with the new XL Two-Step Bird Punch. And then stamped with the Whimsical Words stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration brochure – I used “you’re to Kind” for my card. This would also be fun for Mother’s Day, a birthday or Thank you. You could do more decorating on each panel and stamp some more too. My top panels that look really plain in these photos actually have the paper with the clouds on them so it is supposed to be the sky part of my card.
I also used the Scallop Trim Border punch from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. I didn’t realize just how many products I used from that were SAB and from the Mini – 2 Sale-A-Bration items and 5 from the Occasions Mini.
Have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by – if you have time leave me a comment – I love reading them!
Feb 26, 2010 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Punch Art, SU Ribbon |
As it turns out when I work in my craft room on projects I usually end up with a small pile of leftover punched pieces and die cut pieces. I hate to throw them away. But if I keep them I don’t ever really use them, occasionally but normally I just punch or die cut what ever I need right when I need forgetting to look back at what I have done.
I also have a bunch of these little round tins that you find in the wedding section at the store. I bought them once for a project and then bought more so now I have more than I really need.
Another Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator made the suggestion the other day that she was giving away punched pieces as a thank you. So when I cleaned up the other day I had my little pile of punched pieces and thought about this suggestion. I found my little tins and filled a tins with punched pieces – this one has flowers, birds, butterflies, and some other punched elements. I added a strip of Designer Series Paper around the bottom of the tin. Tied a piece of So Saffron Striped Ribbon around the tin and added a tag stamped with the Oval All stamp set. The little butterfly is colored in with markers.
Come back tomorrow and you’ll see one of the projects that I was working on where some of these leftovers came from. Some were also from one of my scrapbook pages earlier this week. I decided that I would group the items each tin by a similar color/theme. I have another one that has a bunch of Valentine related pieces, one with some Christmas/Holiday punches – they have been lying on my desk for a few months now (see I hate to throw them away).
I gave this tin to Becky at my scrapbook class on Wednesday night because she brought two friends with her to the class. We had a great time and I know Becky will enjoy the little collection of punched pieces that she can use on her projects at home.
You could use the same little container and fill it with candy if you need to give it to a teacher or someone that did something nice for you and you need a little thank you.
Have a great day!
