I shared one more card in my FB Live video from Jan. 21, 2019 that used the same suite of products as the projects in the Made to Love Class. You can see the video here. This card was one of the cards available in my Quick & Cute card class this past week. It has a glimpse of the Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets that are available through the Sale-A-Bration Promotion. Don’t miss out on these foild sheets – they have been very popular already and are likely to sell out before we get to the end of March!
One trick on this card was that I mounted all three of the little hearts from the Meant to Be stamp set on one block. Then I could stamp the whole group at the same time on the Crumb Cake layer of my card. I just randomly stamped the grouping all over to create this layer. Next I added the piece of Lovely Lipstick Foil sheet and then a strip of the All My Love Designer Series Paper.
To finish the card I tied some of the 1/8″ Sheer Whisper White ribbon on my layer before adding it to a Thick Whisper White card base. The greeting is stamped in Lovely Lipstick ink and adhered with dimensionals over the ribbon. This card doesn’t have to be for Valentine’s Day even though the colors and hearts suggest that.
Supply List
#148626 Meant to Be stamp set
#148576 All My Love Designer Series paper
#148578 All My Love Card stock pack (use Crumb Cake)
Here are a few other samples from Stampin’ Up! that use the foil sheets. Place your orders in my online store – order $50 in product to get the foil sheets for free. Each pack include 4 each of the two colors in 12 x 12 sheets.
For quite a few years now I’ve been creating a seasonal desktop calendar for my Stamper’s Club and a private stamping group. Since both groups meet at the beginning of the month that is usually our first class when we start a new year. This calendar is different from the ones most people make – which is just a stand with rip off calendar for each month of the year. My Seasonal Calendar has four panels – one for each quarter/season of the year and allows you to view multiple months at a time for planning and scheduling. My ladies love to have these on their desk at work so I continue to make one each year for them.
1st quarter
Each panel is built on a square with the calendar strip on the right side and a decorative seasonal element on the left side. Then all the squares are attached to a base piece and held up on the desk with a little stand. On Sunday, January 13, 2019 I did a Facebook Live video on my business page – At Monika’s Place – showing exactly how I made this whole project. It’s much easier to show it than to describe it in words. I had planned to upload to my Youtube Channel as well but I haven’t quite figured out how to get it there from my FB page.
Supply List – 1st quarter Jan – Mar
Gray Granite card stock – 5-3/4″ x 5-3/4″
Tranquil Tide card stock – 5-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder
Whisper White card stock – 4-1/4″ x 2-3/4″
Gray Granite ink
Tranquil Tide ink
Stamparatus
Winter Woods stamp set
Part of My Story stamp set (SAB)
Whisper White Bakers Twine
On this 1st quarter panel I used the Stamparatus for positioning my stamps. The little image for the ground under my trees was done using the hinge-step technique. The small grid paper is also helpful for positioning the card stock on the stamparatus – I marked alignment positions on the paper so everyone could use the stamps as I had them arranged on the stamparatus.
2nd quarter
Supply List – 2nd quarter Apr – Jun
Basic Black card stock – 5-3/4″ x 5-3/4″
Old Olive card stock – 5-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
Layered Leaves Dynamic Embossing Folder
Whisper White card stock – 4-1/4″ x 2-3/4″
Old Olive ink
Memento Black ink
Clear Blocks
Butterfly Gala stamp set
Artisan Textures stamp set
Butterfly Duet punch
Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (SAB)
Old Olive Linen Thread
For this second quarter panel I used the Butterfly Duet punch to punch out the butterflies from the designer paper. If you watch the video I’ll show you a handy trick for getting these lined up in your punch.
3rd quarter
Supply List – 3rd quarter Jul – Sep
Soft Suede card stock – 5-3/4″ x 5-3/4″
Pool Party card stock – 5-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
Ruffled Dynamic Embossing Folder
Whisper White card stock – 4-1/4″ x 2-3/4″
Ink in these colors: Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Crushed Curry
Waterfront stamp set
Clear Blocks
Pool Party/Silver Bakers Twine
For this third quarter panel I used the Pool Party & Silver Baker’s Twine – which is three strands twisted together – one Pool Party, one Whisper White and one Silver. I slightly twisted one end to separate them and then pulled out just the Pool Party piece to use on the panel. You can see how to do this in the video. You could use the white or the white and the silver twisted piece on the 1st quarter panel.
4th quarter
Supply List – 4th quarter Oct – Dec
Mossy Meadow card stock – 5-3/4″ x 5-3/4″
Crumb Cake card stock – 5-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
Pinewood Planks Dynamic Embossing Folder
Whisper White card stock – 4-1/4″ x 2-3/4″
Early Espresso ink
Mossy Meadow ink
Crumb Cake ink
Stampin’ Sponge
Stamparatus
Rooted in Nature stamp set
Linen Thread
On this 4th panel I used a Stampin’ Sponge to ink up the wood slice image to make it a little lighter than a full on inking of it. And I also used the sponge to add a bit of ink around in the background.
More on the Calendar strips
On each panel I added the calendar strip. These were created in the old My Digital Studio program. I still have it saved on my old laptop. In the program I exported the calendar images and then printed them on my printer here at home. I used Whisper White card stock for my printing. I’ve added the images here. If you save them to your computer then select them both to print as 5×7 photos on one sheet. Make sure that the box for Fit Picture to Frame is not selected. Once you print them I trim them to 5-3/4″ long and 2″ wide. You may need to adjust the printing on your printer to get them to the right size.
Putting it all together
Once all four panels are made I attach them to the base piece which was 12″ x 6″ Early Espresso card stock. And the little stand piece is 5-1/2″ x 2-1/8″ and scored at 1-3/4″ & 3-3/4″. When attaching each panel to the base use Stampin’ Dimensionals on the sides and across the top but don’t place one in the center of the bottom. That needs to stay open to slide the stand piece in for holding the calendar upright on your desk.
I hope you enjoy this project. Be sure to visit my FB page to watch the video and while you are there like/get notifications for my page so you’ll see future videos and post. I’d love to hear what you think. You can order the products I used to make this project by clicking the link below. Thanks so much for visiting!
Love It – Live It – Share It – 30 years of Sharing What We Love – Stampin’ Up! introduces the 2019 Occasions Catalog!
It’s a stuffed full of good stuff. If you are one of my customers and didn’t receive your copy yet please let me know. Need a demonstrator? I’d love to be yours and send you a copy of the catalog. It is also available here as a PDF download –
I thought I would share my top 5 favorites from the Occasions Catalog:
Happy Tails Bundle – pg. 33
Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies – pg. 28
Well Said Bundle – pg. 27
Old Olive Linen Thread – pg. 39
Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots – pg. 25
I could keep listing more stuff but I wanted to stick to a short list of 5. My actual wish/buy list is considerably longer! Here is a little video from Stampin’ Up! introducing the new catalog.
And It’s Sale-A-Bration Time. Shop, Host and Join for FREE products.
On January 3rd – the annual Sale-A-Bration promotion is starting AND if you join my team you’ll have the option to include this functional Craft & Carry Tote Bag in your starter kit! The Stampin’ Up! Trimmer and the grid paper will fit long ways in the center section. That’s been a struggle for me when I go to retreats and events – my other bags aren’t long enough.
During Sale-A-Bration there are three ways to get FREE Stampin’ Up! products
SHOP: Spend $50 (before tax and shipping), choose a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure! There is no limit. Earn even bigger rewards when you spend $100.
HOST: When you host a qualifying party during Sale-A-Bration, you get $25 more in free products! And you can even put that money toward the cost of your own Starter Kit!
JOIN: When you join as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you get two Starter Kit options to choose from. Both include $50 more in free products than usual. Option 2 includes the exclusive Craft & Carry Tote (pictured above)
Easter is approaching so quickly! I really haven’t done any creating for it at all. I normally have my extended family over and I make them handmade invitations but this year it snuck up on me and I didn’t get any made in time – so I had to do an evite – I’m so sad.
I did create this card for my Stamp Club this month. I decided to use the Garden Girl stamp set with the cute little bunny. And the Springtime Foils Designer Series Specialty Paper from Sale-A-Bration. Sale-A-Bration is coming to and end – it will be here before we know it right there with Easter!
The Springtime Foils Specialty Paper is one of the Free Choices during Sale-A-Bration – you just need a $50 order and you can get the full pack. I used the stripes for my card and this paper works so beautifully with our Stampin’ Blends. I used the Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends to color in the stripes in between the silver printed stripes. It’s subtle but pretty. It would be fun to do bright colored stripes – and even cut the paper into egg shapes.
The bunny is stamped with Memento Black ink on Whisper White card stock – I did some coloring with my Smoky Slate Blends and cut him out. The fence is stamped in Crumb Cake ink and colored in with the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. Then add the grass in Wild Wasabi and die cut with a Stitched Circle. Behind it is a Wild Wasabi scalloped circle cut from the Layering Circles Frameltis dies.
I tied some Silver Bakers Twine around the foil layer before adhering it with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front of my card. The small Happy Easter is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.
I “hop” you enjoyed this card. Thanks for stopping by.
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