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Stampin’ Up! Purses by Flower & Fields DSP

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This is such a fun little project… and I have made a few to be used for various things: small candies, Young Living Essential Oils, a package of sponge daubers or paper trimmer blades will also fit. Anyway – I think they are adorable.

Flower & Field DSP

Remember this Designer Series Paper is a FREE item with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration – just sayin’… this paper is so fun! Here is another photo of more created ~

Flower & Field DSP & Oh So Ombre 6×6 DSP

Cute, cute, cute! No… Measurements & scoring info and several photos to help in the directions. These are not difficult. I just felt photos say 1,000 words.

  • 6×6 DSP scored at 1 1/4 & 4 3/4; turn and score at 21/2 & 3 1/2. Burnish
  • At the side folds, bring up the paper to create a diagonal fold, then adhere from the top to the diagonal fold. I used Stampin Seal at this point. It should look like this…
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  • Add Tear n Tape at the top of each end, remove over to the tape and add ribbon (6″ for each end) and it should look like this…
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  • Now add decorative trim – 1/2 x 8 1/2 to outside with liquid glue, fold in ends to cover Tear n Tape on inside. I did need to add liquid glue to the area that didn’t have Tear n Tape. And I made certain both ends folded the same direction – see photo…
#5

For a couple of final touches I used the Punch Party stamp set to stamp an oval design in
So Saffron ink on So Saffron card stock, then punched it out with the new Double Oval Punch (this can be purchased separately or bundled with the Oval Occasions stamp set for 10% off). I adhered the oval with liquid glue (just half of it!) to the back of the purse; added a 3/8″ Velcro fastener to the loose end of the oval, pressed it to the purse front to adhere the other portion of the Velcro fastener to stick. Then I added a Matte Black Dot to the front of the oval – and voila!

Flower & Field DSP + Oh So Ombre 6×6 DSP

For the little purses on the right, the ribbon used was both Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon & Whisper White Metallic Edge Ribbon (silver edge). The ‘button’ on the oval is a retired SU! item called Designer Elements. And there you have it – cute project, isn’t it!

Products for todays card are from the new Jan-Jun 2021 Mini Catalog ~ and those products are available now for purchase. You will find them in the product list below. As a reminder… I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY CURRENT HOST CODE RSVNH4XW- good Jan 5-20. When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products, so don’t use the host code at that time. Now is also Sale-a-bration – a time from now through the end of February when Stampin’ Up! offers FREE items with $50 and $100 purchases. Those products are shown below today’s product list as well.

Sale-a-bration items with $50 purchase – Level 1

Sale-a-bration items with $100 purchase – Level 2

Stampin’ Up Sweet Strawberry Mini Paper Pumpkin Box

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Hello! It’s Saturday and I have a couple of ladies coming over to make a fun project or two today. Yes, we’ll be wearing masks AND physically distanced – it’s part of what we have to do to be able to craft together. The main project is a mini pizza box all decorated in Berry Delightful DSP and using the Strawberry Punch in coordination with the Sweet Strawberry stamp set. I never knew strawberries could be so easy so make in 3D. What? yes, 3D! I’ve decorated the top and simply added paper to the sides and front to give it a very finished, polished look – perfect for gift giving. Let’s take a peek…

Sweet Strawberry Mini Paper Pumpkin
Box – #1

I love this paper and because of the paper, it gives ideas on other colors for the strawberries – such as the one in the lower right corner. It looks like a strawberry not yet ripened. :O) And, did you notice those on the paper in that color too? Yep… pretty cool. And, in lieu of using the stamp for the seeds, I drew in the seeds with a marker. I love how it turned out. And do you see how it has just a bit of dimension? I put a half dimensional (you could use a mini dimensional as well) just under the top of the berry and adhered the bottom of the berry with liquid glue. All right, let’s take a closer look at the rest & give you more detail.

Sweet Strawberry Mini Paper Pumpkin Box – #2

The background paper on all the sides is Poppy Parade. The next layer is, of course this gorgeous Berry Delightful DSP. Card cuts will be listed at the end of the post. The pink strawberry was punched from one of the papers in the pack and the cap for each strawberry was stamped in on Pear Pizzazz card stock, sometimes using Pear Pizzazz ink and sometimes using Garden Green ink. The leaves… the lightest one is stamped in Soft Sea Foam on Basic White card stock. And this is a two part stamp, background and detail. I tend to stamp the background first, then the detail. Oh, and one of the leaves is stamped from the Designer Series Paper. And the super sweet flowers are stamped in ‘stamped off’ Blusing Bride with a 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dot for the center.

Let’s see if I can tell you how to do the 3D strawberries… stamp two berries, add the seeds with a Black Marker, fine tip, and punch out with the Berry Builder Punch, fold one in half and adhere with liquid glue to the center of the other berry – running the glue along the fold of the one berry. Press it then let it set for a bit. Prepare the other berry the same way. While those are drying, prepare the caps of the berries: in this case stamp the outline of the berry first then the filler. Make certain the filler is stamped off! Punch with the Berry Builder punch. To glue on the cap… fold the stem up, adhere glue along the top of the berry, just a line of glue and adhere the cap, making certain it is even with the back of the berry. You could easily lay it on a silicone sheet right after putting on the cap – that’s what I did. Now prepare the sweet flowers… stamp in stamped off Blushing Bride ink on Basic White card stock and punch with the Berry Builder punch.

Now let’s put it together… curl the leaves a bit on the very ends. I adhered two of them with liquid glue. The leaf on the far right has a mini dimensional under the curled end of the leaf, then li8quid glue on the the stem of it. The pink berry got a mini dimensional under the top of the berry and the tip of the berry was adhered with liquid glue. The 3D berries were adhered with liquid glue. Two of the flowers were adhered with a glue dot; the one on the far left with a mini dimensional. For a final touch I added the sweet bow – 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding.

Sweet Strawberry Mini Pizza Box – #3 & 4

What a fun project… and this can be filled with candies or with coordinating Notecards & Envelopes – imagine that! I’ll include the info for purchasing those in the product list – just in case you are inspired to those as well šŸ˜ The Berry Delightful DSP is part of the $100 FREE items available during Sale-a-bration.

Products for todays card are from the new Jan-Jun 2021 Mini Catalog ~ and those products are available now for purchase. You will find them in the product list below. As a reminder… I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY CURRENT HOST CODE RSVNH4XW- good Jan 5-20. When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products, so don’t use the host code at that time. Now is also Sale-a-bration – a time from now through the end of February when Stampin’ Up! offers FREE items with $50 and $100 purchases. Those products are shown below today’s product list as well.

Sale-a-bration items FREE with a $50 purchase

Sale-a-bration items FREE with a $100 purchase

Card Cuts for todays project:

Poppy Parade ~ 3 5/8 x 5 3/8; 2 @ 3/4 x 3 5/8; 1 @ 3/4 x 5 3/8

Berry Delightful DSP ~ 3 3/8 x 5 1/8; 2 @ 1/2 x 3 3/8; 1 @ 1/2 x 5 1/8

Leaves & berry caps ~ scraps of Granny Apple Green & Soft Sea Foam

Strawberries, flowers ~ scrap of So Saffron, Basic White strips 1 1/2 w x various lengths

Stampin’ Up!Baby w/ Oh So Ombre

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Hello! One of our nieces had a baby recently and I wanted to create something with a love theme and this is what came to mind… I paired a couple of stamp sets: the new Oval Occasions (a bundle) and Punch Party (free with a $300 order!) with Oh So Ombre. & True Love DSP.

Baby card – #1

This card could so easily be a valentine card, depending on the inside sentiment, but for today this is a baby card! And it is loosely based on the sketch at Global Design… GDP 274.

And here’s what I did:

  • Cut strips from the desired DSP: here it is True Love DSP ” 1/4, 1/2″ & 3/4″ x 3 3/4 (or make it 4″ and trim šŸ™‚
  • Adhere strips to a panel of Oh So Ombre 6×6 DSP 3 3/4 x 5 with liquid glue
  • Adhere this panel to Bermuda Bay card stock 4 x 5 1/4 – yep, liquid glue
  • Using the Heart Punch Pack, punch the scalloped heart from another of the True Love DSP
  • Stamp the sentiment from the Punch Party stamp set in Memento Black ink on a Basic White scrap. POunch with another of the Heart Punch Pack. Adhere with liquid glue to the DSP scalloped heart.
  • Cut a length of ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack (this is Just Jade) and adhere to the card front with Stampin Seal
  • Put dimensionals on the back of the punched hearts and adhere over the ribbon. For a final touch add an extra cute and tiny heart from the Resin Hearts Embellishments
  • This card front panel is complete… put dimensionals on the back and adhere to a Thick Basic White card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4 – – and the front is complete!
Baby card inside – #2

For the inside I stamped this adorable bunny in Memento Black ink on a Basic White panel 3 3/4 x 5. I added another of the super cute & tiny hearts from the Resin Hearts Embellishments. This panel was adhered to a 4 x 5 Bermuda Bay card stock piece with liquid glue, then added to the inside of the card. and voila!

Baby card – #3

For the envelope, I adhered the leftover panel from the Oh So Ombre 6×6 DSP (you know this is a FREE pack of DSP during Sale-a-bration with a $50 order, right?) and trimmed to fit. for the front of the envelope I stamped the cute bunny duo from the Oval Occasions stamp set in Memento Black ink – and the card/ envelope – finis!

Products for todays card are from the new Jan-Jun 2021 Mini Catalog ~ and those products are available now for purchase. You will find them in the product list below. As a reminder… I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY CURRENT HOST CODE RSVNH4XW- good Jan 5-20. When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products, so don’t use the host code at that time. Now is also Sale-a-bration – a time from now through the end of February when Stampin’ Up! offers FREE items with $50 and $100 purchases. Those products are shown below today’s product list as well.

Sale-a-bration Level 1 Rewards

Sale-a-bration Level 2 Rewards

Now is the perfect to JOIN MY TEAM…

JOINING DURING SALE-A-BRATION

If you decide to sign up as a Stampinā€™ Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you will receive a free stack of our Regals, Subtles, Neutrals, Brights, and 2020ā€”2022 In Color Designer Series Paper along with your Starter Kit! There couldnā€™t be a better time to join the Stampinā€™ Up! family.

HOSTING DURING SALE-A-BRATION

Hosting is even more rewarding during Sale-A-Bration season. When you host a party and reach a certain amount in sales ($300), you can earn a free stamp set (Punch Party)! Even if you reach this certain amount on your own outside of a party, you can earn the same free stamp set in the new online store. Simply add it to your cart the same way you would with any other Sale-A-Bration product.

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Stampin’ Up! Always…Be Mine

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Hearts are IN! And todays card is made with new Always in My Heart Bundle and the Floral Heart Dies. Amy’s Inkin Krew Blog Hop is today with a LOVE theme. I think this fits!

Always… Be Mine – #1

My card begins with a Flirty Flamingo card base 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2. To that I added a layer of True Love DSP 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 with liquid glue. Then came the fun part… using the Blending Brushes I first applied Petal Pink ink all over the card. Then I added Flirty Flamingo over that with the same blending tool. I had on my desk this gorgeous heart die cut from a card a couple of days ago, and cut from a different pattern of True Love DSP. I had used the Floral Heart Dies for the die cut. I adhered this to the blended panel with glue dots. Also on my desk was the center of that same die cut, but cut from Fine Art Floral DSP – and I used just the center – the heart itself. This heart got dimensionals and was added to the center of the black/ white die cut. I stamped the sentiment from Always in My Heart stamp set in Memento Black ink on a Basic White piece. I die cut this wonderful banner die from the Floral Heart dies. I put dimensionals on the ends and adhered it over the heart. To the banner I added two of the new Matte Black Dots and the front was nearly done. This completed panel was adhered to Basic Black card stock cut to 4 1/8 x 4 1/4 with liquid glue. Dimensionals were put on the back and added to the card front and it was done.

The inside of the card…

Always… Be Mine – #2

On a Basic White panel 4 x 5 1/4 I stamped the sentiment in Memento Black ink. The sentiment comes from the Always in My Heart stamp set. Using the same stamp set I pulled out the sweet flower and stamped it in Memento Black ink. I colored it with Flirty Flamingo Stampin Blends. This Basic White panel was adhered to the inside of the card and the card was complete!

The envelope…

Always… Be Mine #3

Using the same True Love DSP as on the supporting panel of the card front, I adhered that to the envelope flap and trimmed to fit, I then stamped the same sweet flower that is on the inside of the card, in Memento Black ink – no coloring this time. I did add the adorable hearts just above the flower, stamped in Petal Pink ink. These hearts come from the same Always in My Heart bundle – yay! Finis…

Always… Be Mine – #4

Products for todays card are mostly from the new Jan-Jun 2021 Mini Catalog ~ and those products are available now for purchase. You will find them in the product list below. As a reminder… I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY CURRENT HOST CODE RSVNH4XW- good Jan 5-20. When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products, so don’t use the host coder at that time. Now is also Sale-a-bration – a time from now through the end of February when Stampin’ Up! offers FREE items with $50 and $100 purchases. Those products are shown below today’s product list.

Sale-a-bration Level 1 rewards

Sale-a-bration Level 2 rewards

Now it’s time move on with the hop… Click the ‘next’ button to take you forward to see the fun creation by… OR click the ‘previous’ button to take you back to … For a full list of those participating in the hop, see below.

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  1. Karen Ksenzakovic: https://wp.me/paaNf4-3OO
  2. Tara Carpenter: https://tarabethstamps.blogspot.com/2021/01/stampin-up-floating-fluttering-happy.html
  3. Jaimie Babarczy: https://wp.me/p79UhD-4E3
  4. Mary Deatherage: https://wp.me/p5snyt-gmE
  5. Sue Prather: https://wp.me/p5yitZ-2mX
  6. Leslie Larkin: https://leslielarkin.com/lots-of-heart-bundle/
  7. Connie Troyer: https://wp.me/p8xvI6-zg
  8. Donna Leonard: http://stampdabbles.com/?p=3890
  9. Karen Finkle: https://karenscardkorner.blogspot.com/2021/01/stampin-up-forever-blossoms.html
  10. Akiko Sudano: https://wp.me/paOv8E-2gS
  11. Terry Lynn Bright: https://tlsbrightspot.com/2021/01/12/stampin-up-be-mine-always/
  12. Jillian Good: http://dyedwith.love/?p=54
  13. Amy Koenders: https://wp.me/p2SFwf-lQ8

Stampin’ Up! Dragonfly Pop-Up

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Hello again – Monday madness? Try doing something creative and fun… that will get the juices flowing and you feeling less frantic. At least, that’s my theory – and I’m stickin’ to it. šŸ˜ Todays card was inspired by the Paper Players Challenge #523 – use Blackberry Bliss, Bumblebee & Misty Moonlight with a neutral thrown in somewhere. So here’s what I did…

Dragonfly Pop-up – #1

The challenge brought to mind of the Dandy Garden 6×6 DSP with all the dragonflies and colors – well, it just FIT for me… AND I have wanted to do this fun pop-up, so… I pulled the Dragonfly Garden bundle and began creating.

  • Punch a few dragonflies using the Dragonfly Punch from one of the papers in the Dandy Garden 6×6 DSP
  • Cover the punched dragonflies with Wink of Stella. I did the body as well as the wings, and like the look for this card
  • Adhere a panel of the Dandy Garden 6×6 DSP to a slightly larger piece of Bumblebee card stock with liquid glue. Cover the dragonflies with Wink of Stella for extra glam.
  • Put dimensionals on the back and attach to a Misty Moonlight card base
  • Stamp the sentiment from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set in Misty moonlight ink on Smoky Slate strip. Trim the right end at an angle.
  • Adhere a larger strip of Bumblebee card stock (but slightly shorter than the Smokey Slate strip) even with the Bumblebee panel. Now adhere the Smoky Slate panel making it even with the DSP panel – all done with liquid glue
  • Add dimensionals to one of the dragonflies and adhere at end of the sentiment strip and the front of the card is complete.
Dragonfly Pop-Up – #2

Here’s where the fun fold is, and oh so easy to do.

  • Cut a panel of Basic White 4 3/4 x 7 3/4; fold in half . Along the center, mark down from the top 2 1/2″
  • On the long side and the top, make a mark 2″ from each end. Scor from the 2 1/2″ mark to the 2″ mark, making a ‘V’. Fold the center IN and burnish. Burnish the ‘V’ folds as well. Burnish the lower portion of the center of the panel.
  • Adhere to card base, pushing the folds of the Basic White against the fold of the Misty Moonlight. Adhere only one side at a time!!!
  • Decorate with dragonflies.

When finished the inside will look like this…

Dragonfly Pop-Up, inside – #3

For the envelope… cover the flap with coordinating card stock from the Dandy Garden 6×6 DSP. Stamp the dragonfly grouping in Misty Moonlight ink on the front of the envelope. And voila – finis! Wasn’t that fun? And a beautiful card to boot. After creating, don’t you feel better???

Products for todays card are mostly from the new Jan-Jun 2021 Mini Catalog ~ and those products are available now for purchase. You will find them in the product list below. As a reminder… I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY CURRENT HOST CODE RSVNH4XW- good Jan 5-20. When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products. Now is also Sale-a-bration – a time from now through the end of February when Stampin’ Up! offers FREE items with $50 and $100 purchases. Those products are shown below today’s product list.

Sale-a-bration FREE products with $50 purchase – Level 1

Sale-a-bration FREE products with $100 purchase – Level 2

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Stampin’ Up! Heart Time!

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Hello Everyone… it’s a sunny Sunday afternoon. I’m still playing with some of the new products in the Jan-Jun 2021 Mini Catalog. Todays project uses the Forever & Always stamp set paired with the Floral Heart Dies. I used the very lacy die to cut a beautiful heart from the Fine art Gallery DSP.

Floral Heart Dies – #1

Look at the marvelous detail opf that die cut! It’s gorgeous… and I used, as I mentioned, a piece of the Fine Art Gallery DSP that is a soft Petal Pink & white background. I die cut another out of True Love DSP – and used that heart for the center of this one. And the background is another panel of True Love DSP. The black/ white heart is on dimensionals. Let’s see the entire card…

Forever & Always + Floral Heart Dies – #2

That adorable little white heart is from the Resin Heart Embellishments. The sentiment is stampede on a Petal Pink strip with Memento Black ink using the Forever & Always stamp set. And that die on the right… oh my… love it! It’s from the Floral Heart Dies also and I used a strip of Petal Pink.

Floral Heart Dies – #3

For the inside I used the Blending Brushes and Petal Pink ink to get some color on the Basic White card stock. The sentiment comes from the Heart to Heart stamp set from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. And those super cute little hearts are those that popped out of the edge heart die for the front of the card – adhered with just a dot of glue.

The envelope got more of the True Love DSP and for the front I stamped the three little hearts (one stamp!) using Petal Pink ink and the Forever & Always stamp set.

Heart to Heart sentiment #4, Forever & Always stamp set + Floral Heart Dies – #2

Products to make this card will be shown below and all are available to purchase now šŸ˜ And I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY CURRENT HOST CODE RSVNH4XW- good Jan 5-20. When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products.

Card cuts for today’s project:

Basic White Thick 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2

True Love DSP 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 (polka dot), 4 x 4 (heart center), 2 1/4 x 6 (envelope flap)

Fine Art Floral DSP 4 x 4

Petal Pink 1 x 4 1/4 (heart strip), scrap for sentiment

Basic White 4 x 5 1/4 (inside)

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Stampin’ Up! Hydrangea Hill

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Oh goodness ~ yesterday was an absolutely BONUS DAY… lots of goodies arrived from, where else? Stampin’ Up! Here’s my first card using this new and fabulous Hydrangea Hill bundle…

Hydrangea Hill – #1

Hopefully you can see how three-dimensional the flower itself is… and… here’s what I did:

  • On a panel of Basic White, stamp the solid ‘splotch’ in Highland Heather, using the Hydrangea Hill stamp set.
  • Stamp the flowers on top of this in Gorgeous Grape and die cut with the Hydrangea Dies
  • Die cut petals in both Purple Posy & Vellum – each die will cut nine (9) petals – so you’ll have 18 in all
  • Adhere the Vellum petals with liquid glue first – it only takes a small dot of glue, then adhere the Purple Posy petals in the same way. This allows some of the stamped petals to show through and gives it dimension.
  • Apply Pearl Basic Jewels to the Purple Posy petals – set aside
Hydrangea Hill – #2
  • On another panel of Basic White card stock stamp the sentiment from the Hydrangea Hill stamp set in Gorgeous Grape.
  • Stamp the stem/ leaves in Memento Black, then stamp with the ‘filler’ stamp in Pear Pizzazz. I really like how this stamp is not full-on solid for it adds texture to the leaves.
  • Now stamp the splotch of the flower head again in Highland Heather ink, right on top of that stem.
  • I stamped the petals in Gorgeous Grape, but there’s really no need as you will be covering this.
  • Place the prepared flower head on dimensionals and add over the splotch but off centering a bit so the splotch shows like a shadow.
  • Now add a Sheer Ribbon bow in Gorgeous Grape with a glue dot.
  • It still needed something so I pulled out the new Pastel Pearls and added just one. If you do not have these, you could color one of the Pearl Basic Jewels with a Stampin Blends.
  • Adhere this completed Basic White panel to Highland Heather with liquid glue, then to another panel of Gorgeous Grape. Put dimensionals on the back and adhere to a purple Posy card base and voila – the front is complete!
Hydrangea Hill – #3

For the inside, I took another panel of Basic White card stock and stamped an elongated ‘splotch’ in Highland Heather, then over-stamped with the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape. Yep, still from the Hydrangea Hill stamp set! I found a Purple Posy petal on the floor (how it got there – who knows!) so adhered it with a dot of liquid glue and added a Pearl Basic jewel. I adhered this panel to another of Highland Heather with liquid glue and then into the Purple Posy card base – and the card was done…

Hydrangea Hill – #4

For the envelope, I took some of the awesome Hydrangea Hill DSP and adhered it to the envelope flap. Then I took another of the ‘splotches’ and stamped it on the corner of the envelope – in Highland Heather ink. With Gorgeous Grape ink, I stamped the pretty posies on top of the splotch – FINIS!

This is such a pretty stamp set and so fun to use. There are some fun dies for the leaves I can’t wait to use… another day. šŸ˜ Card cuts for this project will be listed at the bottom of this post.

Now – let’s talk about the Whisper White – Basic White card stock… Whisper White has been fazed out and is no longer available (the company producing it closed šŸ˜ž). However, another company is now making the new product and of course it couldn’t be called the same – Basic White it is… and now available in all sizes, envelopes, note cards, you name it. Click on the link and you can start purchasing any time – it includes the numbers & everything – so making it easy peasy for you. https://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Promotions/2020/Basic-White/BASIC-WHITE-ANNOUNCEMENT-FLYER_US.pdf

You can find the list of those products just below. And I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY CURRENT HOST CODE RSVNH4XW- good Jan 5-20. When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products.

Remember that now through the end of February is Sale-a-bration which means… drum roll please… FREE select product for every order of $50 or more… see photos below of those items.

And if your order exceeds $100…

Understand that if your order is $100 or more, you may choose two items at the $50 level or one at the $100 level – got it? Hope that is clear! If not, give me a holler… tlsbrightspot@gmail.com

Card cuts for today’s project:

Basic White 3 3/4 x 5 (2) + scrap for flower head die cut

Highland Heather 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 & 4 x 5 1/4 (inside)

Gorgeous Grape 4 1/8 x 5 3/8

Purple Posy 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4

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Stampin’ Up! Art Gallery Fun Fold

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Todays card was created for someone very special in mind. I felt they might need something cheerful – and what’s more upbeat than colorful flowers. Made with the new Art Gallery bundle, Fine Art Floral DSP and coordinating Golden Garden Designer Series Acetate. – this card says ‘have hope.’ I’m entering this in the Paper Players challenge – ‘something new’ – Paper Players 522

And here’s the card…

Art Gallery Fun Fold – #1

And here’s how it opens…

Art Gallery Fun Fold – #2 & 3

And here’s how to create this beauty…

  • The card base is Mossy Meadow 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
  • The next layer is Flirty Flamingo 4 x 7 7/8 scored at 5 1/4
  • The right tab is also Flirty Flamingo 1 x 4 1/4 scored at 1 1/4
    • Adhere the right tab to the back of the larger Flirty Flamingo, centering it on the 4″ end, with the burnished end up against the end of the paper. I actually held it in place folded so it adhered right where I wanted it and would fold over properly
  • The full Flirty Flamingo panel can now be adhered to the card base, with the scored end on the left. Refer to the photos above for reference.

Now it’s time to decorate… I cut another panel of Flirty Flamingo with the Stitched Rectangles Dies (approx. 3 x 4 3/8). To this I adhered two panels of DSP: the Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate to a panel of Fine Art Floral DSP with Stampin Seal. I used Stampin Seal ‘cuz it doesn’t show through the acetate so much. Both were cut 2 3/4 x 4. These panels were attached to the stitched panel with liquid glue.

With the Flirty Flamingo fold closed and the tab open to the right, adhere the decorated panel to the fold, centering it. Be certain to use liquid glue only on the left portion of the panel being attached!

Now let’s decorate the tab… I stamped the background of the flower from the Art Gallery stamp set in Petal Pink ink on a Basic White scrap. I then stamped the filler for the flower in Poppy Parade. I did this twice to create an inside and outside flower for the tab. I then colored the inner part of the flower with Light Mango Melody Stampin Blends and created the little dots with the Basic Black Marker. These two touches really make the flower look ‘real’. I then ran a scrap of Petal Pink card stock through the Subtle Embossing Folder and die cut that with the stitched Shapes Dies – obviously a circle… that was only slightly larger than the flower. I adhered each circle to the tab, both inside & out so they fit together perfectly. The inside flower was adhered to the inside circle with liquid glue. The flower for the front of the tab was adhered with dimensionals. I then took Wink of Stella and highlighted only the Poppy Parade areas on the flower. If you try to do more than that, it will smear – so do this carefully and with intention.

For the inside of the card I stamped a panel of Basic White card stock 2 3/4 x 4 first with the sentiment in Memento Black ink, masking off the the word ‘I’m’. I then stamped with Petal Pink ink and the smaller flower from the Art Gallery stamp set. Next was stamping the Poppy Parade filler part of the flower. Again I added little back dots to make the flower more three-dimensional and real-looking. This panel was adhered to the inside of the card with liquid glue, making certain it couldn’t be seen when the card was closed (that’s another reason it’s a smaller panel!) And the card was done…

For the envelope I adhered a coordinating panel of the Fine Art Gallery DSP to the flap, then stamped the front of the card with a single small flower as done on the inside of the card: first in Petal Pink ink then Poppy Parade, then little black dots.

I really like how the stamped flowers turned out. The addition of the yellow and black really makes this flower come to life. What I would do differently… I would add an additional layer of DSP on the front left panel and on the inside of the card, and maybe on the tab as well. Somehow I think it needs that. Guess I have to do another card! šŸ‘

I hope you liked to todays creation and the new products shared. You can find the list of those products just below. And I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY CURRENT HOST CODE RSVNH4XW- good Jan 5-20. When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products.

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Stampin’ Up! True Love Shines

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Woohoo! Sale-a-bration & the NEW Jan-Jun 2021 Mini Catalog went live yesterday… did you order? And what was your favorite item? Just curious… So, yes, I placed an order too – and will be super excited when it arrives. I couldn’t choose just one fav… the more I work with a product, the more it becomes a favorite. I used to hoard Designer Series Paper – in other words, I thought it was too pretty to cut into. Once I got over that a couple of years ago (thank goodness!) I really started having fun with the various papers. I really like coloring and the True Love DSP is perfect for that. I have two cards for you today using that paper and coloring with Blends.

True Love DSP – cards 1 & 2

Bright colors with this black & white DSP really works! Card 1 is coordinated with Magenta Madness, which takes on a life of its own. The flower is fussy cut after coloring with the Magenta Madness Blends for the flower and Old Olive for the leaves. And of course the coordinating Magenta Madness ribbon and the DSP is layered on Magenta Madness card stock. And there’s a fun Square Vellum doily that I cut and used just a portion, slipped under the ribbon. Although it doesn’t show in this photo, the flower was covered in Wink of Stella and then I added the Metallic Pearls in Silver.

The color coordination on Card #2 is Bumblebee and I love this contrast too. Again the flower was fussy cut after coloring with Mango Melody Blends on the flower and Granny Apple Green on the leaves. For the center of the flower I used the Bronze Blend. This card got as strip of the Bumblebee covered in the Whisper White Polka Dot Ribbon and 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots which don’t show in the photo above.

Here you can see the whole card with the Bumblebee strip, ribbon, the enamel dots & the sentiment. The sentiment comes from Many Messages stamp set and cut with the Messages Dies.

This shows card #1 in all its splendor – with another flower colored and fussy cut and adhered with liquid glue to the envelope front.

And here are the insides of both cards…

Cards ! & 2, inside

You can see what I did on each card and I love the finished look. Cut a strip of the True Love DSP and color just a few of the flowers. More photos….

Cards 2 & 1 in True Love DSP

Card #2 also uses the Stitched Circles Dies (Whisper White) and the Layering Circles Dies (scalloped in Basic Black. The circles are adhered together, then placed on dimensionals over the Bumblebee strip. The sentiment banner is also on dimensionals.

Card #1: the Magenta Madness panel is on dimensionals as you can see, with the ribbon wrapped around the entire panel. The flower is also on dimensionals. Card cuts will be listed at the bottom of this post. All product used to make these two cards are listed for your convenience in ordering. If I can help you in any way to order these products, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY CURRENT HOST CODE RSVNH4XW- good Jan 5-20. When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products. Below are the products listed for todays card – feel free to send an order.

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Card Cuts:

  • Basic White, Thick, card base 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2
  • Magenta Madness 4 x 5 1/4 (2)
  • True Love DSP: 1 7/8 x 5 1/8, 2 x 5 1/8 + strip for inside 1/2 x 3 7/8 + envelope flap; flowers fussy cut
  • Basic White 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 (inside)
  • Basic White, Thick, card base 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2
  • Bumblebee 4 x 5 1/4 (2) + 5/8 x 3 7/8
  • True Love DSP 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 + 1/2 x 3 7/8 (inside card) + envelope flap + 1/2″ strip for front of envelope + flowers fussy cut
  • Basic White 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 (inside)

Stampin’ Up! True Love in Black & White

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WOOHOO! Today is THE DAY… Jan to Jun 2021 Mini Catalog and Sale-a-bration are LIVE! Order, order order šŸ˜ Yeeha… OK, enuf of that, right? Right! On with the show… Today’s card was super fun to make – I had not done one of these before and I don’t really know what to call it – so… calling it ‘Quilting in Paper Strips’. It’s made with the True Love Designer Series Paper available TODAY – just sayin’.

True Love Designer Series Paper – Quilting in Paper Strips – #1

TGIF has a challenge with the theme being black & white – and I’m entering this card in that challenge. No doubt there will be lots of entries – what the heck.

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This True Love Designer Series Paper is just beautiful… to say the least. I don’t have the stamps & dies that coordinate with this paper – yet… but will soon… but as you can see, the paper did all the work for this card. And it was really super easy. Strips were added in a dark/ light kind of pattern. In true quilting, there is dark, medium, then light, and I got some of that but not totally. Nonetheless, I think this looks really sharp and I’m excited, especially since it’s my first try with this process.

The strips are cut in various widths – no need to really measure – anywhere from 3/8″ to 5/8″. I adhered them to a basic black card stock 3 7/8 x 5 1/8. I began with three strips going in the same direction, then three strips in another direction, spacing them a bit apart so you see the background color (in this case, the Basic Black), until the entire page was covered. And sometimes I adhered with liquid glue and sometimes with Stampin Seal. It just depended. I trimmed the edges so they were even, then attached this to a slightly larger piece of Whisper White card stock (4 x 5 1/4) with liquid glue. I then wrapped this with fun ribbon – Glittered Organdy Ribbon – around the card and secured in back with glue dots. I prepared a bow out of the same ribbon but did not attach it just yet. I wanted a sentiment… the Simply Succulent stamp set was right on my desk and I pulled from that the sentiment ‘thanks’, stamped that with Memento Black ink on a Whisper White scrap. I cut it with the smallest die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I die cut another piece from the same die set – Stitched So Sweetly Dies in Basic Black card stock. I adhered the two together with liquid glue, put dimensionals on the back and adhered right over the ribbon. Then I adhered the bow with a glue dot. I added some more glam with three Rhinestone Basic Jewels. This completed panel was adhered to a Basic Black card base (4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2) with dimensionals and the card front was complete.

True Love Designer Series Paper – inside, #2

I fussy cut from one of the True Love Designer Series Papers, these gorgeous flowers. Normally I would cover them in color… but for the TGIF challenge, I couldn’t do that. I adhere them with liquid glue to this panel of Whisper White card stock, again at 3 7/8 x 5 1/8. I adhered this directly to the card base and the inside was done.

Despite the final picture… I redid the envelope… I actually did strips in the lower left corner šŸ˜ I’ll see if I can upload the photo… having trouble. YAY – got it.. the photo at right.

  • True Love DSP – Quilting in Paper Strips – #3
True Love DSP – Quilting in Paper Strips

For the envelope, I covered the flap in coordinating paper from True Love DSP and adhered one of the fussy cut flowers with leaves from the same paper with liquid glue – FINIS!

So – what do you think? I hope you like… If I can help you in any way to order these products, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY CURRENT HOST CODE RSVNH4XW- good Jan 5-20. When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products. Below are the products listed for todays card – feel free to send an order.

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