Here it is – the cover of the Holiday Catalog! It is FILLED with so many fun new products!!! You can start ordering from this catalog in less than two weeks, on September 1st.
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Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you’ve had a good week!
My son-in-law celebrated his birthday on Thursday and I thought I would share my daughter’s gift to him. She took his favorite albums and posed the kids on top of them (its actually two separate photos). Isn’t it adorable – especially with their headphones on? I know he’ll hang these proudly in his music room.
Oh my! You certainly can make some beautiful butterflies with the stamp set Watercolor Wings! There are so many possibilities! To create my large butterfly, I used the stamps that I’ve labeled below. First, I stamped with Pool Party. Next, using Bermuda Bay, I inked up the stamp and then stamped off onto my grid paper before stamping over the Pool Party image. Blackberry Bliss was last and I used this full strength. I tried stamping it off first but really like how it looks full strength. The thing is, you can try all different combinations and have a beautiful creation!
Watercolor Wings #139424 $26.00 Photopolymer
I cut it out using the coordinating Bold Butterfly Framelits (the Framelits and stamp set can be purchased as a bundle with a 15% discount) but you could also cut it out with your scissors. My Blackberry Bliss butterfly on the top was made using the Butterflies Thinlits dies. All of these supplies will be listed in my Product List below. My sentiment is also from the Watercolor Wings stamp set along with the dots which I did in Bermuda Bay. I did some of the dots full strength and others I stamped off one or two times. I decided at the last minute to run it through the Decorative Dots embossing folder. I can’t wait to see what else I can create with this set!
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I was finally able to sit down and play with the Cottage Greetings Card Kit. I am so impressed with the contents! You’ll get enough supplies to make 15 cards. There are three different 5″ x 5″ card bases which all have silver sparkle on them. In addition, you’ll receive silver foil envelope liners, envelopes, die cut paper and foil images, baker’s twine, sequins, wood veneer sheets, enamel dots and Stampin’ Dimensionals. You need to supply stamp pads, Snail adhesive, Multipurpose Liquid Glue and a stamp set. I used the one that coordinates with the set, Cottage Greetings (I’ll provide a link to all of these extras in my supply list below) but you could use whatever you already own.
Three different card bases
You can put the cards together as shown on the cover of the kit or switch things around. I did a little of both!
If you would love to make your own cards and want something quick, easy and CUTE, this kit might be just what you’re looking for!
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Place a minimum $35 order and I’ll send you these three completed cards, a PDF for each card that includes cutting instructions and supplies, and you’ll have access to two videos with tips and tricks to make them on your own! Click here for more details!
Ordering Suggestion for August Ordering Incentive
Cottage Greetings Card Kit (138377) $16.00
Cottage Greetings Clear Mount Stamp Set (139962) $16.00
The Weekly Deals are here! These prices are good until Monday, August 24, 2015 or while supplies last! Click on any item for more information or to place an order at my Stampin’ Up! online store!
Place a minimum $35 order and I will send you these three completed cards, a PDF with all the supplies needed along with cutting instructions and access to a private video showing you tips for making the cards. For more details, click here!
I realize that it still Sunday evening but I am posting my Monday blog post just a little bit early.
Kathy over at thedailymarker.com is having what she is calling a Pop up Challenge and it is all about lines! I was intrigued with her Day 1 Challenge and thought I would give it a try! The idea is to make lines on your paper and then start coloring! I figured that was easy enough so I drew my lines with a black Sharpie and then colored in my areas with Copic markers. I started out with a half piece of Whisper White cardstock and created what you see below.
I cut this piece down to 5″ x 3 3/4″ and then added little “eyelash lines” as Kathy refers to them using a fine tip Sharpie. My base is Whisper White cardstock with a piece of Basic Black on top of it. My sentiment is one of the words in the Greetings Thinlits.
As I was coloring, I was thinking how fun this would have been for my second graders. If there are any teachers reading this, definitely try this with your students! I think they would love it and I know they would create gorgeous art pieces!
If you decide to give it a try, I would love to see your creations! Have a terrific week!
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I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far! Several weeks ago my husband and I received an anniversary card (see below) and I immediately knew that I wanted to try and make a similar looking card.
It was really easy to make and each time you do it, you get a completely different look! I used one of my acrylic blocks, several Stampin’ Write markers and a spritzer. I colored directly onto my block with the markers. There’s no right way to do this. Then I spritzed it with water and stamped it onto my paper. I did try doing this directly onto the base of my card but I was never happy with it – it always seemed crooked to me. So, I ended up cutting it and mounting it onto Bermuda Bay cardstock. As I said, this is really easy and it will look very different each time you do it. You can lightly stamp it or press down harder for a different look. I used Whisper White cardstock which is fine as long as you don’t get the paper too terribly wet but you can use watercolor paper too. The markers I used were: Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay, Tempting Turquoise and Island Indigo. The first three can only be purchased as a set in the Brights collection but the Island Indigo can be purchased separately. See the product list below.
I finished the card by embossing my sentiment (from the set Build a Birthday) with silver embossing powder. Give this technique a try! I’d love to see what you create!
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Today’s card is all about Washi Tape – Cherry on Top Washi Tape – and it was very quick and easy to make! I love the vibrant cheerful colors and how they look together. I laid the tape down and then wrapped the excess around the back – except for the pieces that went around a corner. I used the Greetings Thinlits again (see my post on Monday). I hadn’t planned to put anything in the lower right corner but it seemed a bit stark so I added some candy dots in Bermuda Bay and I think it was just the right touch. I popped this layer up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I’ll definitely be making more cards with this fun tape!
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Today’s card is quick and easy! I used the stamp set Garden in Bloom which comes with flowers, leaves, butterflies, sentiments and a bee! It is a 2 step stamping set – you use two stamps to create one image. In this case, I stamped the outline of my flower in Rose Red. Then I used a different stamp for the center. I inked the stamp up, stamped it on scratch paper and then stamped it inside my flower. The leaves were stamped in this same way. I stamped the body of the bee with Memento ink and then inked up the small oval (right next to the bee in the picture below) in Daffodil Delight and stamped right on top of the bee. Easy!!
Garden in Bloom #139433
My sentiment was created with the new Greetings Thinlits!
Greetings Thinlits #138275
Have a terrific day!
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I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to post today as it has been a busy week traveling and visiting family. Before we left, I started today’s card and was able to finish it up today.
The flowers are from the new stamp set Birthday Blossoms. As soon as I saw it in the catalog I knew I wanted it because I felt they would be just perfect for coloring! I stamped the flowers and leaves with Memento Ink and colored them with my Copics. I could have used the Pansy Punch to cut out my flowers but I chose to cut them with my paper snips. We don’t have a punch for the leaves so they were cut out too.
I had a vision for the finished card but when I started to put it together, I wasn’t happy with it. I had a different type of fold so that my flowers would hang off of the paper. When you use alcohol ink markers, it tends to bleed through to the back of the paper. Perfectly normal but I didn’t want to see the backs when the card was opened. So, I carefully peeled the flowers off of my cardstock (I used Tombow) but they were still attached as a group. I ended up placing a few Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back and placed it on my card. I felt a little sick when I started peeling them off the paper and was so relieved when nothing ripped. Whew!!
I finished it off with a sentiment from Six Sided Sampler stamped with Rich Razzzleberry.
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Are you familiar with the Rock n Roll Technique? Here’s a short video from Stampin’ Up! that shows how easy it is! Be sure to check out the Weekly Deals below!
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