Sep 14, 2015 | Birthday, class, Thinlits |
I saw this idea for a tea bag holder and I wanted to recreate it using Stampin’ Up! products. I do love how it turned out. It was one of the projects for my Time to Fly class. This project is for us moms when our kids leave the nest – take a few minutes and have a cup of tea. Of course you can always give this as a sweet gift to someone else that needs a little calming tea.
I stamped the Watercolor Wings butterfly on one side of a piece of white card stock. Then cut it out with the framelits. Then I used the stamps again to stamp the other side – good thing this is a photopolymer stamp set – it makes it so much easier to do this. I folded the butterfly in half and added a notch in the center – that’s where you slide it onto the mug over the string of the tea bag. I found the perfect little die to cut that notch – it is the handle end of the shovel in the Handpicked framelits set. It’s the perfect width and is nice and rounded at the end.
After I cut out the center notch I unfolded the butterfly and decided to cover it with some self-adhesive laminating film that I had. That way it would be a little protected in case it fell inside the cut of tea! I just used my paper snips to trim around the butterfly and trim out the notch again. I tried to cut with the framelits but they didn’t do so well on two layers of film and the card stock.
Once I made the little butterfly holder I decided I wanted a little envelope to hold it along with a tea bag. So I used the Gift Card Envelope die set and cut one from some of the matching Envelope Paper. I stamped another butterfly to decorate the envelope.
It sure does make a nice little gift to give someone – maybe buy them a special mug and then just slide the envelope with the tea bag and holder inside it – or even add a gift card if you want.
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Sep 10, 2015 | Cards, Designer Series Paper, Paper Pumpkin |
The new Timeless Elegance Designer Paper in the Stampin’ Up! Catalog is really beautiful in person. The colors are Basic Black, Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla – and the designs are elegant enough for a wedding and soft enough for a sympathy card. If you want to add a pop of color use a sponge and sponge over the designs in your desired color.
Here is a card that I created –
If you need something more masculine there are plenty of prints in the pack that work.
For this card I used Sahara Sand card stock, a square piece of the designer paper and the Sahara Sand Lace Ribbon – it is so soft and easy to use. Stamp a greeting on the bottom – here I used one from A Dozen Thoughts. Another stamp set that works perfect for this card is the Chalk it Up to Love Photopolymer set that came in the August Paper Pumpkin kit. The words and the swirls are perfect for this card too.
What a pretty stamp set from last months Paper Pumpkin Kit. Don’t forget today is the last day to get halfof – f your first two months of a new subscription – JOIN HERE.
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Sep 8, 2015 | Paper Pumpkin |
If you’ve never tried Paper Pumpkin, now is a great time-get 50% off your first two months. This offer for new subscribers ends on Sept. 10th – so you have 2 more days!
Offer Details: Use the code HALFOFF to join Paper Pumpkin before September 10, 2015, and get 50% off the first two months! After that, keep the creativity coming for only $19.95 + tax per month (shipping included).
Here is a look at the kit we got in August.
Paper Pumpkin is a fun crafting kit that comes to your door each month. I saw a sneak peek of the September kit and it is one of the cutest ones and perfect for the fall – don’t miss it!!
After you join I’ll add you to my Paper Pumpkin Club Facebook Group and if you are local you can join me for my Paper Pumpkin Craft nights each month. Plus my subscribers get to make a bonus card at my monthly Card Maker’s class.
I hope you will skip to the fun and join Paper Pumpkin today!
Sep 3, 2015 | Cards |
The first time everyone saw this stamp set there was a big “ooh” from the demonstrators at Leadership. It was definitely a set that was going to be a big hit. And when you see that it has Framelit Dies to match that’s a big bonus! It is a lovely set and allows you to layer the different parts to create all different butterflies. What I’m sharing with you today is my recreation of the sample in the catalog –
Mine is much brighter than the sample so they may have “stamped off” on some of the colors first. I used the Thick White card stock for the base – if you haven’t tried it you need to – I love it!
The background dots are stamped in Blushing Bride. The greeting with the Memento Black ink.
My butterfly is stamped with the three layers – the solid base is So Saffron, then the wing edges are Mint Macaron, and the center detail is Delightful Dijon. I cut the butterfly out with the framelit and then stamped the center body with Smoky Slate. I found that when I tried to stamp the body before cutting it was ALWAYS in the wrong place – so do it after you cut.
I also cut out a Vellum butterfly with the detail die. Then stapled that to the stamped one along with a little bunch of the Gold Thread. Use dimensionals to add to the front of the card.
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Sep 2, 2015 | Holiday catalog 2015 |
The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is Live and the products are available to order!
If you didn’t get yours in the mail or pick one up at one of my classes send me an email so I can get one to you. It’s filled with great products for the fall and winter holidays. Here are a few things I wanted to point out so you don’t miss them.
- Pages 4,5,6 and 7 show case our four new holiday kits – one for cards, one for tags, a wreath and a witches hat. All would make great classes – grab a few friends, give me a call and we will get your private class on the calendar.
- Bundles!!! Don’t miss them – you save 15%! There are 16 bundles scattered throughout the Holiday catalog.
- The new Precision Base Plate on page 14 – a steel plate for improved performance with the detailed dies and fine cuts.
- Archival Stampin’ Pads – finally our new Basic Black and Basic Gray ink pads are here – page 19!
- Hello December 2015 – a brand new card collection to document your December – page 36-37.
- Fine-Tip Glue Pen – page 43 – this is going to be a hot product – perfect for adhering small embellishments and intricate die cuts.
- Two new Hostess Only stamp sets – page 51 – exclusive products you can earn free when you host your own party.
There a bunch of great new stamp sets, dies and accessories – so grab a drink and sit down to browse the catalog.
Shop the Holiday catalog HERE.
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