This past weekend I was a guest demonstrator in a private event and was asked to demonstrate a card using one of my favorite stamp sets. Can you guess which set that was? 😉 Today I’m excited to be sharing that card with all of YOU. It’s a fun fold card (surprise surprise)! It’s called a Vertical Easel Card, but I think I may have called it a Side Easel Card when I demonstrated it on Saturday. There are a lot of fun elements to this card. But it’s quite easy to make.
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating this card with the Layering Leaves Stamp Set, Masterfully Made Designer Paper, Tinsel Gems, Vellum, and other coordinating Stampin’ Up!® product. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Measurements …
Garden Green Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4” and 2-1/8”
1-5/16” x 5-3/8”
2-1/4” x 3-1/2”
(2) 1-1/2” x 1-1/2” both scored down the middle at 3/4”
Basic White Cardstock
2-3/4” x 5-3/8”
Scraps for stamping and punching leaves, flowers and sentiment circle
Vellum Cardstock
2-1/8” x 4-1/4”
Scrap for punching leaves
Masterfully Made Designer Paper
1-1/4” x 5-3/8” (berry burst)
4” x 5-3/8” (lemon lime twist)
Here are photos of the finished card folded flat to fit in an envelope,…
…all the way open,…
…and propped into an easel position which you can stand up on display.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Cindy Morgan & Mary Ann Robbins This week’s live winners… Becky Kelley & Mary K
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
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Our All Star Video Class Group has begun our next round of tutorials that runa July–Dec 2023.
Each month’s bundle contains 12 exclusive how-to videos! We’ll bring to you wonderful project ideas from the following collections of products…
November 2023 – TBD (a suite from the Sept-Dec 2023 Catalog)
December 2023 – TBD (a suite from the Sept-Dec 2023 Catalog)
Gain new & creative ideas and ALSO make the most of your Stampin’ Up!® products especially if you own the items in those suites.
Through the month of July (that ends in just a few days), you can purchase all 6 months worth and save. Click here for the details. But hurry…the subscription offer ends soon.
There are just a few more days left in the month of July to earn Bonus Days coupons!
When you shop July 6 – 31 and spend $50 USD you will earn a $5 USD coupon to redeem in August! Make sure you save all your coupons (you can earn as many as you’d like) and then redeem them between August 1 – 31! Click here for more details.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
BONUS DAYS! When you shop July 6 – 31 and spend $50 USD you will earn a $5 USD coupon to redeem in August! Make sure you save all your coupons (you can earn as many as you’d like) because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between August 1 – 31! Click here for more details.
CLEARANCE RACK REFRESH Additional items appeared in the Clearance Rack section of the Online Store 7/6/23. Click here to shop great deals on these returning & discounted retired products.
KITS COLLECTION: BLOSSOM WISHES KIT ADDED This kit is special for its trendy, slimline card design, and includes all the precut paper pieces for a fun card for a friend! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Discover beautiful watercolor forget-me-nots and lotuses in the August Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes 8 cards, 4 each of 2 designs, and 8 coordinating envelopes. The kit is special because of the way it uses the meaning of flowers. On each card, you’ll find a small inscription of what the flowers represent. As you craft with the included vellum and watercolor paper pieces, you’ll know you’re sending a message of encouragement/hope and loyalty. And anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a BONUS Distinktive stamp set! Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bubble Bath, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight, Orchid Oasis, Pretty Peacock (ink spot color), Tahitian Tide If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by August 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our July 2023 Earthen Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Bright & Beautiful Suite from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
US BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY Thirteen states and Puerto Rico are offering a sales tax holiday for school supplies during the months of July, August, or September. Products that are eligible according to the statute include “items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.” To see the names of participating states, products exempted from tax, and sales tax holiday dates 2023 Tax Holiday spreadsheet here. If you want to get in on the tax holiday, you must place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax-free (which is midnight on the first day to midnight on the last day of the tax holiday). Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday; the state statute may not apply to county, city, and special jurisdiction taxes.
I received my July 2023 Fun In The Sun Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription kit this past Wednesday evening. So I took time to create on Thursday night and Friday morning and came up with lots of alternate project ideas. I was so excited to show many of them to you as soon as possible that I demonstrated my instructions, tips and techniques in a Live broadcast that took place just a couple hours before this blog post was released. Maybe you were with me?! (Lives are much quicker than recording and doing all the editing. And I’ve become addicted to the ease! Just keep in mind that mistakes can happen and these recordings are not as scripted and as perfect.)
These are the supplies that came in the July kit. If you were to make the cards based on the directions, you would get 9 cards total (3 of 3 designs).
But I changed up the supplies from my kit to create variations of the actual kit cards AND a few other ideas. And I shared my tips and directions for all of them in my video. Even if you didn’t get this kit, I hope the ideas I shared can be applied to other products you own and inspire your creativity!
Watch my video first by clicking here to get the measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on the image below if you are already in my blog post). Scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my projects. Then be sure to visit my blog again soon, because I have more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing on August 4th.
Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
And here are close-up photos of the alternate projects I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
Kit card with removable bookmark…
Stampin’ Up!® sample and variations…
Collapsible decorative night light…
Surfboard card…
(Version #1)
(Version #2)
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! Again…if you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own.
FYI…here was the aftermath of the Live. Things easily get lost. 🤣
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by August 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Discover beautiful watercolor forget-me-nots and lotuses in the August Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes 8 cards, 4 each of 2 designs, and 8 coordinating envelopes. The kit is special because of the way it uses the meaning of flowers. On each card, you’ll find a small inscription of what the flowers represent. As you craft with the included vellum and watercolor paper pieces, you’ll know you’re sending a message of encouragement/hope and loyalty. And anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a BONUS Distinktive stamp set! Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bubble Bath, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight, Orchid Oasis, Pretty Peacock (ink spot color), Tahitian Tide
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Lives. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. My next Live will be on Wednesday, July 26 at 11 AM Central Time. I hope you can join me!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the July 2023 Paper Pumpkin kit
BONUS DAYS! When you shop July 6 – 31 and spend $50 USD you will earn a $5 USD coupon to redeem in August! Make sure you save all your coupons (you can earn as many as you’d like) because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between August 1 – 31! Click here for more details.
CLEARANCE RACK REFRESH Additional items appeared in the Clearance Rack section of the Online Store 7/6/23. Click here to shop great deals on these returning & discounted retired products.
KITS COLLECTION: BLOSSOM WISHES KIT ADDED This kit is special for its trendy, slimline card design, and includes all the precut paper pieces for a fun card for a friend! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Discover beautiful watercolor forget-me-nots and lotuses in the August Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes 8 cards, 4 each of 2 designs, and 8 coordinating envelopes. The kit is special because of the way it uses the meaning of flowers. On each card, you’ll find a small inscription of what the flowers represent. As you craft with the included vellum and watercolor paper pieces, you’ll know you’re sending a message of encouragement/hope and loyalty. And anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a BONUS Distinktive stamp set! Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bubble Bath, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight, Orchid Oasis, Pretty Peacock (ink spot color), Tahitian Tide If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by August 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our July 2023 Earthen Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Bright & Beautiful Suite from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
US BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY
Thirteen states and Puerto Rico are offering a sales tax holiday for school supplies during the months of July, August, or September. Products that are eligible according to the statute include “items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.” To see the names of participating states, products exempted from tax, and sales tax holiday dates 2023 Tax Holiday spreadsheet here. If you want to get in on the tax holiday, you must place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax-free (which is midnight on the first day to midnight on the last day of the tax holiday). Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday; the state statute may not apply to county, city, and special jurisdiction taxes.
I made another version of Wednesday’s coffee cup/coffee beans card AND another version of my Bird’s Eye View Birthday Card that I shared back on June 12th. Below I’ve included a few tips and pointers for these other versions, but you can find the main details for these cards on the two original posts.
Products I used… See below each card for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
I actually had this second version of the coffee card ready to share on Wednesday… but forgot! It’s a side view instead of an aerial view of the cup.
In fact my supply lists that day originally included the two extra punches needed for this version. And when I finished my Live video I slapped my forehead and sighed. And then I got right to work updating the supply lists on my videos (YouTube & Facebook), my PDF, and my blog post. My apologies to you if you got the first supply list and were confused by the Ladybug Builder Punch and Cloud Punch.
Measurementsfor this version…
Basic White Thick Cardstock
4-1/4” x 11” scored parallel to short side at 5-1/2”
4” x 5-1/4”
Scraps for stamping and punching leaves and coffee beans
Early Espresso Cardstock
3/4″ x 4″
2″ circle
Distressed Gold Specialty Paper
½” x 1”
2″ x 4″ for punching side-facing cup
2-3/8″ circle
Scrap for punching handle
The only thing different from the card I shared on Wednesday is the cup on the front that is side-facing. To make this use the 2-3/8″ Circle Punch and punch from the 2″ tall Distressed Gold Specialty Paper. This will give you a flat top and bottom. For the handle punch the narrowest part of the Cloud Punch about 3/4″ into the edge of a scrap of Distressed Gold Specialty Paper. Then insert the abdomen of the Ladybug Builder Punch so it surrounds the punched out area from the Cloud Punch and punch to form the cup handle. Stamp and emboss the sentiment onto the Early Espresso strip. Punch it out with the 2-3/8″ Circle Punch. Assemble the cup as shown and add to the card front with Dimensionals.
(On the inside is the same size aerial view cup as my original card.)
So now the question… Which of the cards do you prefer: the one with the side view I shared today or the one with the aerial view I shared on Wednesday? I’m leaning towards the side view. (Here they are side by side.)
Here is the 2nd version of my Bird’s Eye View Birthday Card that I shared back on June 12th
I needed more birthday cards. And I needed them quickly. So instead of creating something completely new, I just made more of a card I already loved. I ran out of the designer paper I used on the first version though, so I changed that out which lead to me changing the card base color, balloon color, and embellishment color. The directions from the June 12th card remain the same though.
Measurementsfor this version…
Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock
5-1/2″ x 6-5/8″ scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4”
Basic White Cardstock
4” x 5-1/2”
1-1/4″ x 2-1/2″
White Center 12×12 Specialty Paper (Lemon Lime Twist)
1″ x 5-1/5″
Masterfully Made Designer Paper
2” x 5-1/2”
I used Lost Lagoon Blends Markers to color the balloon and a Crushed Curry Stampin’ Write Marker to color the beak. The Pretty Peacock Sequins are the embellishment on the front.
Here is my new stack of birthday cards.
You know I’m gonna ask… Which version of the card do you prefer: the one with the Lemon Lime Twist colored base I shared today or the one with the Azure Afternoon colored base I shared on June 12th? Though I DO love greens, I’m thinking that I’m still leaning towards the blue version. (Here they are side by side.)
Have a great weekend! And thanks for checking out what I had to share today.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
BONUS DAYS! When you shop July 6 – 31 and spend $50 USD you will earn a $5 USD coupon to redeem in August! Make sure you save all your coupons (you can earn as many as you’d like) because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between August 1 – 31! Click here for more details.
CLEARANCE RACK REFRESH Additional items appeared in the Clearance Rack section of the Online Store 7/6/23. Click here to shop great deals on these returning & discounted retired products.
KITS COLLECTION: BLOSSOM WISHES KIT ADDED This kit is special for its trendy, slimline card design, and includes all the precut paper pieces for a fun card for a friend! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Discover beautiful watercolor forget-me-nots and lotuses in the August Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes 8 cards, 4 each of 2 designs, and 8 coordinating envelopes. The kit is special because of the way it uses the meaning of flowers. On each card, you’ll find a small inscription of what the flowers represent. As you craft with the included vellum and watercolor paper pieces, you’ll know you’re sending a message of encouragement/hope and loyalty. And anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a BONUS Distinktive stamp set! Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bubble Bath, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight, Orchid Oasis, Pretty Peacock (ink spot color), Tahitian Tide If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by August 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our July 2023 Earthen Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Bright & Beautiful Suite from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
I wanted to show off every bit of that paper that I could on one card without converting back to an accordion card or my 3-Panel Scenery Z-Fold. So I started looking through my swaps and gifted cards for inspiration. And ta-da!! Thanks to Michelle Carlson’s Joy Fold swap card and a bit of math, I was able to get started.
I made one and then kept going… eventually creating a Joy Fold card with every paper design in the pack. Some are made with one full sheet to keep the beautiful scenery intact. Some are made like a traditional Joy Fold card, using a couple patterns per card. And now if I just create 3 more of each I will have used up my whole pack of designer paper AND I’ll be set with 48 Christmas/winter cards!
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating these cards with the Brightest Glow Stamp Set, the Layering Leaves Stamp Set, and that new One Horse Open Sleigh 6×6 Designer Paper. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Measurements using the house card as an example…
Basis Black cardstock
5-1/2” x 7-1/4” scored parallel to the short side at 3″
4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ scored in on one side at 1″
Basic White cardstock
4” x 5-1/4”
1-3/4” x 3”
One Horse Open Sleigh Designer Paper
3” x 6” cut into ¾” x 3”, 3” x 4” and 1-3/4” x 3” for the right panels
2-3/4” x 6 with 1/8” cut from top and 5/8” cut from bottom for the left panel
3/8” Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack (Lemon Lolly)
3”
4-1/2”
Here are photos of the finished cards.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Stephanie Lee & Terri Johnson Edeen This week’s live winners… Julie Poindexter & Donna Shelton
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Lives. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. My next Live will be on Wednesday, July 12 at 11 AM Central Time. I hope you can join me!
BLOSSOM WISHES KIT ADDED Celebrate your friends with special slimline cards from the Blossom Wishes Kit! With vellum blossoms and foiled details, you can quickly put together a fun paper craft! This kit also comes with precut sentiments in Dutch, English, French, and German, so you can send a card and say hello to friends near and far. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of July 6, 2023 (while supplies last).
Cost is $13 USD
Use item number 162431 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Product List…
Shop The Country Hive for affordable quality crafting storage needs. 😊
BONUS DAYS IS BACK When you shop July 6 – 31 and spend $50 USD you will earn a $5 USD coupon to redeem in August! Make sure you save all your coupons (you can earn as many as you’d like) because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between August 1 – 31! Click here for more details.
CLEARANCE RACK REFRESH Additional items appeared in the Clearance Rack section of the Online Store today, 7/6/23. Click here to shop great deals on these returning & discounted retired products.
KITS COLLECTION: BLOSSOM WISHES KIT ADDED This kit is special for its trendy, slimline card design, and includes all the precut paper pieces for a fun card for a friend! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JULY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Say hello to summer and get crafting under the sun with this month’s kit! With beach designs, fun accordion-fold cards, and with sentiments to support, encourage, say hello, and more, wave at those you love through uplifting cards and send family and friends oceans of kind words all summer long! This kit includes all the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. It also includes coordinating envelopes, an all-occasion stamp set, Iridescent Sequin Embellishments, and Tear & Tape Adhesive. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Azure Afternoon, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight (the ink spot color), Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Pool Party. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by July 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our July 2023 Earthen Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Bright & Beautiful Suite from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
I love pottery. And I love how this suite’s imagery, paper patterns, and dies allow for creating so many different pots and vases. I couldn’t stop creating and wanted to share a variety of them all in one card, So I put them on display in this Joy Fold Card.
The front right flap has a front and an inside.
And the next layer… the left flap has a front and an inside.
Below are measurements, more photos of the details, and a product list so you can purchase items in my online store and recreate this card if you’d like.
By the way, this stamp set (and thus the bundle and suite) is available in French AND Spanish as well! 😃
Measurements …
Basic Black Cardstock
5-1/2” x 7-1/4” scored parallel to the short side at 3″
4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ scored in on one side at 1″
Scraps for die-cutting pot and pot decoration
Earthen Elegance Designer Paper (the pattern with the drips)
Scraps for die-cutting pots and pot handles
Earthen Elegance Designer Paper (the pattern with the ombré stripes)
(2) 2-3/4″ x 5-1/4″
Scraps for die-cutting pots
Earthen Elegance Designer Paper (the more solid blue pattern)
(2) 3″ x 4″
Distressed Gold Paper
Scraps for die-cutting foliage, pot, and pot decoration
Basic White Cardstock
4” x 5-1/4”
5/8” x 2-1/2”
Scraps for stamping and die-cutting foliage
Old Olive Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting foliage
Gray Granite Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting foliage
These top two pots are cut from the designer papers & added with Dimensionals. I tucked in Gray Granite, Old Olive and Distressed Gold foliage with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Then I added a few rhinestones I had colored with the Moody Mauve Blends Markers and the sentiment strip across the top with Seal adhesive under the left side and a Dimensional under the right.
The inside pots and foliage are all added flat with Seal or Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
The one above AND the one below are both cut from Basic Black & Old Olive Cardstocks and Distressed Gold Paper.
These last two pots are cut from the designer papers. I then stamped the feathery foliage image with Moody Mauve ink on Basic White Cardstock, cut it with the coordinating framing die, and added that into one of the pots with a Gray Granite die-cut foliage.
Tomorrow, July 6 I’ll be live at 11 AM Central Time when I’ll share the process of putting together even more Joy Fold Cards. Those cards will feature the beautiful new One Horse Open Sleight scenic designer paper debuting that day as part of the new Online Exclusive products.
Did you get your hands on this month’s bundle of video classes featuring products in the Earthen Elegance Suite? Each month’s Video Class Bundle includes photos, imperial and metric measurements, complete product lists, and links to instructional videos for twelve projects designed by our team of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. And they are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them.
Here are peeks of the amazing projects in this January 2023 bundle. Click here and scroll down to find information for how to get your hands on this month’s bundle. Plus this month is the start of a new 6-month series. So if you are purchasing, you can subscribe and save.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared! Now be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants in our team to follow the hop and see other creative project ideas featuring the Earthen Elegance Suite. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
Tomorrow marks the start of Bonus Days, the debut of additional Online Exclusives products, and a refresh of the Clearance Rack (see below for details and links for each).
It also marks the starts of a Paper Pumpkin 48-Hour Sale! All current Paper Pumpkin subscribers can save up to 50% on Paper Pumpkin past kits, refills, and add-ons! Click here to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits and how to subscribe. Click here to shop these products online July 6th and 7th.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
BONUS DAYS IS BACK When you shop July 6 – 31 and spend $50 USD you will earn a $5 USD coupon to redeem in August! Make sure you save all your coupons (you can earn as many as you’d like) because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between August 1 – 31! Click here for more details.
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A PEEK AT JULY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Say hello to summer and get crafting under the sun with this month’s kit! With beach designs, fun accordion-fold cards, and with sentiments to support, encourage, say hello, and more, wave at those you love through uplifting cards and send family and friends oceans of kind words all summer long! This kit includes all the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. It also includes coordinating envelopes, an all-occasion stamp set, Iridescent Sequin Embellishments, and Tear & Tape Adhesive. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Azure Afternoon, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight (the ink spot color), Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Pool Party. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by July 10th for this next kit.
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We are enjoying our Independence Day holiday at the lake with family. So I thought I’d share this fishing-themed card today. It’s a retirement card because of the words I’ve chosen, but you could always change out the sentiments and turn this card into a birthday, thank you, or even Happy 4th card.
I used the sentiments from the Gone Fishing Stamp Set, the hooks from the Gone Fishing Dies, and the Let’s Go Fishing Designer Paper (all from the Let’s Go Fishing Suite) along with the Splatters Embossing Folder, the 2-3/8″ Circle Punch, the Stylish Shapes dies, and the Mirrored Charcoal Silver Foil. (See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.)
The most difficult part of this card is probably getting the angle cut correct. But I’ve got tips for you to make it quite simple.
Measurements
Boho Blue Cardstock
5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4”
Gone Fishing Designer Paper
4” x 4”
Basic White Cardstock
4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
Scrap for stamping and punching sentiment
Silver Foil Specialty Paper (Mirrored Charcoal)
Scrap for die-cutting sentiment layer
(2) 1/2″ x 4-1/2″
Scrap for die-cutting hooks
Directions
Cut the bottom off of the 4″ x 4″ designer paper at a slight angle. Now take the bottom designer paper piece and place it on the bottom front of the folded card front. Then use a pencil to trace the angle. Remove the paper and cut along that line either with a long-bladed scissors, Paper Snips, or Paper Trimmer.
Add the Mirrored Charcoal Foil paper so it’s peeking out from under both the upper and lower designer paper pieces along the angled edges.
Before adding any layers to the card base, open it up and emboss the lower half of the front.
Stamp the sentiments: ink them up with Misty Moonlight ink, then use a Dauber to add just a bit of Blackberry Bliss ink across a few letters. Remoisten the ink by exhaling on it, then stamp it down. Stamp the inside sentiment on the white inner layer and the front sentiment on the white scrap.
Punch out the front sentiment.
Die-cut the stitched circle and hooks. (To save on foil, you could die-cut the hooks from the center of the circle.) Layer the punched circle sentiment onto the die-cut foil circle.
Add the top designer paper layered piece to the front of the card with Dimensionals.
Add the bottom designer paper layered piece to the bottom of the inner white layer. Add the inner white layer to the inside of the card.
Glue one of the hooks coming down from the inside sentiment.
Glue the other hook coming down from the stitched circle. Add this sentiment circle to the front of the card with Dimensionals on the bottom and Seal or glue on the top.
Enjoy your week. And if you are celebrating in the USA, have a happy 4th of July. 🇺🇸
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
BONUS DAYS IS BACK When you shop July 6 – 31 and spend $50 USD you will earn a $5 USD coupon to redeem in August! Make sure you save all your coupons (you can earn as many as you’d like) because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between August 1 – 31! Click here for more details.
MORE ONLINE EXCLUSIVES COMING IN JULY New products are coming to the online store* July 6, 2023! You won’t find these products in any catalog, but you can download this flyer which gives you a peek at a few of the new ones. *this link will reveal the newer products on 7/6/23. Click here for more details.
KITS COLLECTION: BOHO BEACH KIT ADDED It’s time to sit back, relax, and take family and friends to the beach from the comfort of your home with our latest kit: Boho Beach Kit! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JULY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Say hello to summer and get crafting under the sun with this month’s kit! With beach designs, fun accordion-fold cards, and with sentiments to support, encourage, say hello, and more, wave at those you love through uplifting cards and send family and friends oceans of kind words all summer long! This kit includes all the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. It also includes coordinating envelopes, an all-occasion stamp set, Iridescent Sequin Embellishments, and Tear & Tape Adhesive. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Azure Afternoon, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight (the ink spot color), Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Pool Party. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by July 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our July 2023 Earthen Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Bright & Beautiful Suite from the 2023-34 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
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