by Tracy | May 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have another card today using the stamp set Butterfly Basics and it definitely falls into the category of Quick and Easy! The sentiment is also from this set!
I love the clean look of Bermuda Bay, Pacific Bay and Whisper White!
To complete the card, I added pearls down the center of each butterfly. In a few weeks, when the new catalog goes live on June 1st, you’ll be able to order pearls again. The packages have been reconfigured so they went up on the retired list and sold out quickly.
All of the supplies I used to create my card are listed below. I love seeing your creations so if you try this card out, I’d love to see what you’ve made!
Stamping Supplies – Click on any item below for more information!
by Tracy | May 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
I am so happy that the stamp set I used for my card today – Butterfly Basics – will be in the new catalog! I was inspired by Dawn Griffith’s card in the First Fridays Blog Hop last week and decided to try my hand at creating a card which focuses on one color. I tend to like bright, colorful cards so this was something new for me.
I love purple and the Elegant Eggplant card stock is one of my favorites but sometimes the ink can look a bit too dark. So, before stamping onto my Whisper White card stock, I stamped off onto a piece of white computer paper. The color that I achieved doing this was exactly what I wanted.
All of my stamped images are from the Butterfly Basics set, including the sentiment! I randomly stamped around the paper and then added the sentiment towards the bottom using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies and popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added pearls to the center of the flowers and the butterflies. I normally don’t use a product that you can’t purchase but I did make this exception. Our Basic Pearls are no longer available but they will be back in the new catalog, just reconfigured (I haven’t seen them yet but I believe the sizes of the pearls will be different).
If you have this stamp set and give this a try, I’d love to hear from you and see the card you created!
All of the products I used to make my card are listed below!
I’ll be back with another card using this set tomorrow!
Stamping Supplies – To purchase any of the products used to make today’s card, just click any of the pictures below.
by Tracy | May 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s always hard to say goodbye to colors that you love (Cucumber Crush) but it’s so much fun to have new colors to play with! The new 2017-2019 In Colors are:
Berry Burst
Lemon Lime Twist
Tranquil Tide
Fresh Fig
Powder Pink
I purchased the Eastern Beauty Bundle which included Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist and Tranquil Tide. Demonstrators were able to preorder a few select products last week and I put my order in for Berry Burst and Powder Pink. I think Berry Burst will be my favorite!
Below you’ll find a great chart that lists many color combinations using the new 2017-2019 In Colors . If you’d like to print off your own copy, click here! For best results, print it off on Whisper White cardstock! Which ones are you excited to try??
by Tracy | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s the first Friday of the month so that means it’s time for the First Fridays Blog Hop! Our theme this month is: Retiring In Colors.
Some of the 2015-2017 In Colors products have already sold out but the In Color Designer Series Paper Stack is still available and that’s what I used to create my bags. There are 40 sheets in this stack with 4 each of 2 double-sided designs. This paper, along with any products in the retiring 2015-2017 In Colors, are only available while supplies last!
To make my bags, I pulled out my Gift Bag Punch Board. This tool makes it so easy to make a lot of bags in a short amount of time! Each bag was created using paper from this retiring paper stack. The fronts are decorated with a combination of paper from this paper stack as well as cardstock which is not retiring: Whisper White, Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight.
At the end of my post you’ll find a list of all the Stamping Supplies I used to create my bags!
The Gift Bag Punch Board allows you to make bags in a variety of sizes. You can close them up – I used the Gold Binder Clips – or leave them open. Either way works!
When making your bag, first, you need to decide if you want a small, medium or large sized bag and that will determine how you’ll cut one side of your paper. A small bag will have a 10″ side, medium will have an 11″ side and the large will be cut at 12″. The other measurement will be the height of your bag. Experiment and see what you like! I made a variety of different sizes so hopefully that will give you a starting point.
Here are the dimensions I used for my bags:
Cucumber Crush (small): 10″ x 3-3/4″
Tip Top Taupe (small): 10″ x 6″
Delightful Dijon (medium): 11″ x 4-1/2″
Watermelon Wonder (large): 12″ x 5″
Mint Macaron (large): 12″ x 7″
I hope you’ll continue on the hop! Next up is Kathie Steffke!
Blog Hop List
Dawn Griffith
Tracy Bradley You are here!
Kathie Steffke Up next!
Dee Slater
Stamping Supplies – My sentiments are from the stamp set, Eastern Beauty. This set will be available in the new Annual Catalog in June but it can be purchased now as part of two Eastern Palace Bundles
Have a wonderful weekend!
by Tracy | May 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
The deadline is drawing near to sign up to receive your very own Paper Pumpkin box this month! Sign up by the 10th and around the 15th, your Paper Pumpkin kit will be on it’s way, right to your mailbox!
What is Paper Pumpkin? It’s a convenient, all inclusive kit that’s shipped direct to you each month!
- Every kit comes with an exclusive stamp set to use over and over!
- You’ll receive at least one Classic Stampin’ Spot with every kit. The colors don’t repeat in a 12-month period, so it’s easy to build a collection of colorful ink.
- Every new subscriber receives a clear block (size D) with their first kit to help them get started and to use throughout their subscription.
- In addition to a stamp set an ink spot(s), the kits are packed with supplies many to make awesome projects like cards, home décor, gift packaging, and more. For example, our card kits (6+ per year) always include 8 cards—at least!
- It’s flexible! You can suspend (for a month) or cancel at anytime.
- Every month, Stampin’ Up! shares a video to quickly demonstrate how to assemble each kit. I love this feature!
- Every subscriber has exclusive access to past kits. So, when a kit runs out, you can buy more—either as a full kit or a refill (without stamp set and ink).
The kit last month was a very special one designed by the Stampin’ Up! CEO Sara Douglass and a free gift of pencils was included! It’s always fun to open the box, pull back the blue tissue paper and see what’s inside!
Would you like a bit more information or are you ready to sign up? Click here and you’ll be taken to my sign up page. For more information, select How It Works at the top of the page! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!
I’ll hope you’ll join me tomorrow for the First Fridays Blog Hop!
