Time for a little sneak peek of the Humming Along bundle in Stampin’ Up!’s new 2019 Occasions Catalog. It was no big surprise that I was drawn to this bundle. I love hummingbirds, they frequent my garden almost year round. As a matter of fact, while typing this, having my cup of morning coffee, I can see one feeding.
The Humming Along bundle can be found on page 36 of the new 2019 Occasions Catalog. The stamp set has not only beautiful bold images, but also a collection of versatile sentiments. Need a catalog? If you aren’t currently working with a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, be sure to leave me a comment and I’ll be in touch so we can get one in the mail.
Once you stamp this gorgeous hummer, you’ll want to give it some color. Be sure to pick up the two NEW sets of Stampin’ Blends highlighted with the Humming Along bundle. By doing so, you’ll qualify for a FREE Sale-a-Bration item. And who doesn’t love free? We’ve got so many fabulous goodies in the Sale-a-Bration brochure.
That drop dead gorgeous background was created with our Lace Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. First, I embossed my mat of Granny Apple Green cardstock. Then I ran a lightly inked sponge of Smoky Slate over the embossed background. That really gave the piece a shabby look and made the embossing pop. The edges were crying for a little distressing, so I did just that.
Creating a little color and interest to my sentiment is one technique I love to incorporate. This time, I stamped the single leaf image in Granny Apple Green and then colored it in with my Blender Pen. Quick, easy and ties everything together.
Did you notice? I positioned the cardstock in the embossing folder just right so I would be sure to have a little flower for our hummer? Each flower was highlighted a little more with the Wink of Stella pen and a sweet pearl for the center. Join me in my studio so that I can show you all the steps to create this lovely card.
Here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Thick Whisper White CS – 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″.
Mat – Calypso Coral CS – 5 1/4″ x 4″
Embossed Mat – Granny Apple Green CS – 5″ x 3 3/4″, embossed with the Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Humming Bird – Whisper White CS – 4″ x 3 11/2″, stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black. Color the image with the following Stampin’ Blends: Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Smoky Slate and Calypso Coral.
Sentiment – Whisper White CS – 3 1/2″ x 2″, stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black, cut with the die from Hummingbird Framelits Dies. Stamp the leaf in Granny Apple Green and color in with a Blender Pen.
Ribbon – Gray Granite Texture Weave – about 5 1/2″
Metallic Thread – Silver
Pearls – Basic Pearls, three small
Are you itching to get the Humming Along bundle on your next order? The new catalog and Sale-a-Bration promotion will launch January 3, 2019. I would appreciate your business.
The tin tile patina technique is the best of all things, quick, easy and gorgeous. I’m so excited that the tin tile folder will carry over to our new Occasions Catalog. This gives us so many more opportunities to create beautiful cards and projects, including this one.
You know how a piece of copper has that great patina when it ages? This tin tile patina technique is similar. Start off with a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock and grunge it up!! I used copper embossing powder and staz on ink to give the piece all that texture.
My color combo is Basic Gray, Coastal Cabana and Pear Pizzazz. Throwing in those hints of copper with the sprigs and copper trim really tied things together.
The dies form the Foliage Frame and Frosted Bouquet sets were used to die cut all the pretty foliage. And whatever you do, don’t forget to decorate the inside of your cards when you can.
This time I used the Very Vintage set in Pear Pizzazz and the sentiment from Flourishing Phrases was stamped in Memento Black. I would love to show you how to achieve that lovely tin tile patina technique.
Here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Basic Gray CS – 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
Embossed Mat – Coastal Cabana CS – 4″ x 5 1/4″, embossed with the Tin Tile Embossing Folder. Be sure to check out the video to learn this patina technique.
Sentiment – Whisper White CS – 3 1/2″ x 3 12/”
Leaves – Pear Pizzazz CS – 4 1/4″ x 3 1/2″
Inside Mat – Whisper White CS – 5 1/4″ x 4″
Sprigs – Copper Foil – 2″ x 4″
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Sometimes, creating masculine cards can be little challenging. But, no more! The Rooted in Nature bundle in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog makes it quick, easy and oh so beautiful.
The 16-piece red rubber stamp set has a 12-piece coordinating die set. That makes cutting the images a breeze. Your Big Shot Magnetic Platform will help you die cut those stamped images. And while you’ve got your Big Shot out, why not emboss a couple of the elements with the Layered Leaves embossing folder.
Adding layers and texture really enhanced the masculine look of this design. I just love the oak tree image and have stamped this one in Soft Suede.
Stampin’ Up! to the rescue with an assortment of leaf trinkets to add just the perfect metal element to the card. There is a mix of both copper and silver elements in the package.
Since this card is for my wonderful, strong, handsome, brilliant son, my first born, I wanted the inside sentiment to say just that. This one is from the Picture Perfect Birthday set, stamped in gorgeous Blackberry Bliss ink.
Let’s put this card together. Here’s my FREE video tutorial to help you through the process.
Here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Thick Whisper White CS – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
Mat – Blackberry Bliss CS – 4″ x 5 1/4″
DSP Mat – Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper – 5″ x 3 3/4″, embossed with the Layered Leaves embossing folder.
Scallop Oval – Soft Suede CS – 4 1/4″ x 3 1/4″, cut with the die from Layering Ovals. Paper pierce each of the scallops using a Paper Piercer on a Stampin’ Pierce Mat.
Embossed Oval – Whisper White CS – 4″ x 2 3/4″, cut with the die from Layering Ovals, Emboss with the Layered Leaves embossing folder. Ink with Cajun Craze.
Tree – Whisper White CS – 4 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ – stamp the oak tree in Soft Suede and cut the image with the die from Nature’s Roots Framelits Dies.
Sentiment – Blackberry Bliss CS – 1/2″ x 3″ – run embossing buddy over surface, stamp the sentiment from Itty Bitty Greetings in Whisper White Craft Ink. Sprinkle with the white embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool. Trim the sentiment with paper snips.
Inside Card – Stamp the sentiment from Picture Perfect Birthday in Blackberry Bliss ink.
Burlap Ribbon – 5″
Embellishments – Leaves Trinkets – silver – one single and one double.
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My Mom has a special birthday fast approaching. I wanted to create a card that celebrated that. This First Frost birthday card fills the bill.
Who am I kidding, the entire Frosted Floral Suite in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is fantastic. Don’t miss out on the 10% discount on the First Frost bundle. That discount will expire January 2nd.
I love the watercolor look created with the set. Creating this First Frost birthday card started off with deciding which fancy fold to incorporate. Displaying the card was a must, since my Mom never discards any of the cards we gift her. But, since the First Frost set didn’t have birthday sentiments, I went to my stash and pulled the Very Vintage and Beautiful Bouquet sets. They had the perfect sentiments I wanted to share with her.
Did you know that all of our designer series paper packs have a list of the colors used, listed on the back packaging? That’s a great place to start your design process. That makes it easy to choose a color palette. In the Frosted Floral Specialty DSP, there are rich colors including Night of Navy, Blackberry Bliss and Mint Macaron.
I wish I could have captured the frosted look of this paper in the photos. It has a shimmery pearlized look. And again, you can use this paper long past the holidays. On top of that, the bundle includes an eleven piece framelit set with lovely floral images and a fabulous frame.
Would you like to create this card for someone special? Here’s my FREE video tutorial to show you how.
As promised in the video, here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Thick Whisper White CS – 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″
Inside Card Base – Night of Navy CS – 7 1/2″ x 3 3/4″, scored at 3 3/4″
Card Base Mats – Night of Navy CS – two @ 21/2″ x 4″ and one @ 5 1/4″ x 4″. Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper – two @ 2 1/4″ x 3 3/4″ and one @ 5″ x 3 3/4″
Inside Card Mats – Whisper White CS – three @ 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
Stamp the first panel with the stamps from Very Vintage; the doily in Mint Macaron and the sentiment in Night of Navy
Stamp the second panel with the leaf border from First Frost in Mint Macaron and the sentiments in Night of Navy from the Beautiful Bouquet set.
Stamp the third panel with Mint Macaron and Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Write Markers with the stamp from First Frost. Punch the top and bottom of the left side with the Detailed Trio punch.
Die cut the rose and the thistles with the dies from Frosted Bouquet Frametlits.
Closure – Night of Navy CS – 2″ x 3″ and Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper – 1 3/4″ x 3″
Scalloped Circles – Blackberry Bliss CS – 5″ x 2 3/4″, cut with the Layering Circle Framelit
Stitched Circle – Whisper White CS – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″, cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelit
Stamped Images – Whisper White CS – 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″, stamp the rose in Blackberry Bliss and the Thistles in Mint Macaron and Night of Navy.
Sprigs – Mint Macaron CS – 4″ x 2 1/2″, cut two with the die from Frosted Bouquet Framelits Dies.
Tea Room Mint Macaron Ribbon – About 20″
Sequins – Metallics Assortment – 3 white iridescent.
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Sending a handmade card is a gift in itself and you can do it too! Simple stamping is quick, easy and you don’t need many supplies. Using only stamps, ink and paper, I created this lovely card. Creating a stack of these will be a breeze and I’m here to show you how.
Ok, I know this might seem difficult, but I’m here to let you know it’s truly simple and quick. I think sometimes we forget that all we need to create beautiful handmade cards is stamps, ink and paper. In this simple stamping project that’s all I used. The gorgeous Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper was the inspiration.
All the Stampin’ Up! packages have a “cheat sheet” on the back. It lists all the colors used in that paper. What a great starting point in choosing a color palette. My color combo for my simple stamping experience was Blackberry Bliss, Blushing Bride and Mossy Meadow.
Healing Hugs is one of our DistINKtive sets. What does that mean? You can achieve a fabulous tonal image in one stamping. The highlights and lowlights are designed in the stamp itself. Pretty awesome, don’t you think?
Another simple technique is what’s referred to as fussy cutting. All you need is a pair of paper snips. You remember the days of paper dolls or kindergarten class projects? That’s how I cut out that gorgeous rose and leaves.
I would love to show you up close and personal how truly simple stamping can be. And how I created this beautiful card. Here’s my FREE video tutorial, hope you enjoy it.
See, I told you it was simple! Now I’ll bet you want to create a stack of these for all your family and friends, don’t you? Here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Blackberry Bliss CS – 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
Mat – Blushing Bride CS – 4″ x 5 1/4″
Designer Series Paper – Petal Promenade DSP – 3 3/4″ x 5″
Accent Band – Petal Promenade DSP – 1″ x 3 3/4″
Rose and Leaves – Whisper White CS – 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
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Happiness Surrounds, what a perfect name for this stamp set. It contains so many versatile sentiments and images. It makes me happy! This set is part of the Snowflake Showcase promotion that is available through the end of November or while supplies last. In this project, I wanted to show you how you can create a beautiful card with the set and the Snowfall Thinlits dies. And if you know me, you know I love techniques and threw in a few.
Doesn’t this card remind you of a snowy wintery morning? In southeast Louisiana, those are far and few between, but when it happens, this is the look I remember.
I started things off with a piece of watercolor paper, 3 3/4″ x 5″. Then I dropped about 3 drops of our Balmy Blue ink refill in a little dish and watered it down with my aqua painter. Be sure to lightly wet the backside of your watercolor paper to help it from curling too much while you are working. Next, you will really need to saturate the front of the paper. Pick up some color for the dish and drop it on, watch the magic happen. Each panel will be different, but that’s the fantastic part.
I wanted the card to be more of a generic wintery card, that’s why I chose the Happiness Surrounds set. I knew I wanted to create a cool snowy look, that’s where the watercolor wash techniques came in. After the watercolor paper dried, I wanted it to sparkle a little, so I watered down a couple drops of our Vegas Gold Shimmer paint in a small dish. Then the fun part, splatter it on. Once that was dry, I ran my embossing buddy over the surface, stamped the “Hello Friend” from the Happiness Surrounds set in Versa Mark and sprinkled with gold embossing powder. Then, melted the powder with the heat tool.
In this photo, I think you can almost see that the large snowflake has a “puffy” sort of dimension. That’s because I cut it from the limited edition White Velvet Sheets. It is very light weight and easy to cut and really packs a WOW factor.
The next technique was to custom color our beautiful Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle. I just cut a strip and put it into the dish that contained the leftover watered down Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint. Now I’ve got gold polka dot ribbon, but with a shimmer, FANTASTIC!!
I couldn’t stop there. I had to see what else I could do with the white velvet sheets. So, I cut a 3″ x 3″ piece and dropped on quite a few drops of the watered down Balmy Blue ink refill. Letting it dry and absorb into the paper, before cutting the smaller snowflake is very important. Once that happened, I created a 3″ x 3″ gift card. I love the look.
You could add as much or as little of the color to make your own one-of-a-kind snowflake. I thought it might be easier for you to see some of these techniques in action, so here is my FREE video tutorial. Let me know if you have any questions or need any help.
Here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Balmy Blue CS – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
Mat – Gold Foil Sheet – 5 1/4″ x 4″
Focal Mat – Watercolor Paper – 3 3/4″ x 5″
Focal Image – White Velvet Paper – 3 1/2″ x 4″, cut with the die from Snowfall Thinlits
Small Snowflake – Gold Foil Sheet – cut from the center of the gold mat with the die from Snowfall Thinlits
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