Today I wanted to get back to some basic techniques for beginning crafters but also show creative options to appeal to the more experienced. I started playing around with the tall and gorgeous Dainty Delights floral image and decided it would be a great one to show off both.
So today I’m going to share the same card layout done three different ways. I’ll demonstrate masking, a couple different ways of coloring in, a couple ways of adding ribbon, and some other tips/tricks.
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating these cards with the Dainty Delight Stamp Set, Dainty Delight Dies, Blending Brushes, the Sequins Trio Pack, 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 …
Base Cardstock
4-1/4” x 11” scored parallel to short side at 5-1/2”
(2) 3-3/4” x 5”
Scrap for die-cutting – optional
Smaller layer cardstock
(2) 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”
Larger layer cardstock
(2) 4” x 5-1/4”
Ribbon
9-13”
Here are photos of the finished cards. I’d love to know YOUR favorite and why you picked it.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Rosie Walker & Lori Bondesen This week’s live winners… Claudia H & Barbara Smith
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 Thursday next week (not Wednesday), July 6th 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).
JUNE 2023 STARTER KIT+ SPECIAL June is a fabulous time to join Stampin’ Up! Those who sign up/purchase the Starter Kit between June 1 and June 30 can get up to $125 USD $155 USD worth of products for only $99 USD + free business supplies + free shipping + all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! Click here for more details.
JUNE 2023 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SALE Through the month of June you can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Paper packs from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives! This is a great time to stock up and save on gorgeous paper so you have artistic and versatile paper designs on hand for your next projects! 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 June 2023 Fresh As A Daisy 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 Earthen Elegance Suite Suite from the 2023-34 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
I received my June 2023 Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription kit on Tuesday late afternoon. So just as I’ve done with several of the recent past kits, I decided to share my first set of alternate project ideas in a Live broadcast because I want to share right away. (Lives are much quicker than recording and doing all the editing. So 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.)
This is what came in the June 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 to get more than double the amount of cards! Yay! AND a couple of the cards are stepped up a bit. In my video I share all 7 of these cards. Even if you didn’t get this kit, I hope the ideas I share can be applied to other products you own and inspire your creativity!
Watch my video first by clicking here to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on the image below if you are alreadyin 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 cards. Then be sure to visit my blog again soon, because I have many more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing on July 7th.
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 cards I made and shared in my video. (Remember to watch first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Card #4
Card #5
Card #6
Card #7
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.
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…
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.
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, June 28 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 June 2023 Paper Pumpkin kit
JUNE 2023 STARTER KIT+ SPECIAL June is a fabulous time to join Stampin’ Up! Those who sign up/purchase the Starter Kit between June 1 and June 30 can get up to $125 USD $155 USD worth of products for only $99 USD + free business supplies + free shipping + all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! Click here for more details.
JUNE 2023 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SALE Through the month of June you can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Paper packs from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives! This is a great time to stock up and save on gorgeous paper so you have artistic and versatile paper designs on hand for your next projects! Click here for more details.
STAMP-N-STORAGE 2023 MEGA SALE! Shop Stamp-n-Storage June 21 through midnight June 26, save 15% OFF*, and get FREE SHIPPING on orders over $150 in the 48 Domestic U.S. during their 2023 MEGA SALE! To make it more fun Stamp-n-Storage is also offering 20% OFF Doorbusters each day of the sale.
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 June 2023 Fresh As A Daisy 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 Earthen Elegance Suite Suite from the 2023-34 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
I love the Missing Middle cards and wanted to try a horizontal/landscape version using the Cheerful Daisies dies as the connecting pieces. If you’ve never made Missing Middle cards, they are super easy. I can’t wait to share with you!
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating these cards with the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set and Dies, pretty papers from the Masterfully Made Designer Paper pack, and other coordinating 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…
Night of Navy Cardstock
4-1/4” x 8-1/4” scored parallel to short side at 5-1/2”
1” x 4-1/4”
Azure Afternoon Cardstock
(2) 2-1/2” x 4”
Scrap for die-cutting label
Basic White Cardstock
Scraps for die-cutting daisies and daisy parts
Masterfully Made Designer Paper
3-1/4” x 4” piece cut into two panels: 2-1/2” x 4” and ¾” x 4”
Here are photos of the finished cards. This is the one I demonstrated from start to finish (my favorite).
This is the second one.
And here is the funny daisy monsters card.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! It’s nice to have my voice back. It was SOOooo good to be back doing Lives. I’ve missed you!
Winners: After live winners from the last live (on May 10th)… Allison Allie Clark, Jacqueline Varblow & Karen in Oregon This week’s live winners… Barb Heiss & Wendy Lynch
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, June 28th at 11 AM Central Time. I hope you can join me!
Interested in the items I shared from The Country Hive? Click here to visit their online store.
AND remember the sales!…
FREE SHIPPING! Today you can get FREE shipping on Stampin’ Up! orders of $75 or more! CLICK HERE to shop my online store and place your order online.
Or contact me directly so I can help you place your order. Click here for more details on this promotion.
JUNE 2023 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SALE Through the month of June you can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Paper packs from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives! This is a great time to stock up and save on gorgeous paper so you have artistic and versatile paper designs on hand for your next projects! Click here for more details.
JUNE 2023 STARTER KIT+ SPECIAL June is a fabulous time to join Stampin’ Up! Those who sign up/purchase the Starter Kit between June 1 and June 30 can get up to $125 USD $155 USD worth of products for only $99 USD + free business supplies + free shipping + all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! Click here for more details.
STAMP-N-STORAGE 2023 MEGA SALE! Shop Stamp-n-Storage June 21 through midnight June 26, save 15% OFF*, and get FREE SHIPPING on orders over $150 in the 48 Domestic U.S. during their 2023 MEGA SALE! To make it more fun Stamp-n-Storage is also offering 20% OFF Doorbusters each day of the sale. PLUS Friday, June 23, they will release a Mystery Item at 25% OFF.
*Mega Sale excludes all Carousel products.
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).
JUNE 2023 STARTER KIT+ SPECIAL June is a fabulous time to join Stampin’ Up! Those who sign up/purchase the Starter Kit between June 1 and June 30 can get up to $125 USD $155 USD worth of products for only $99 USD + free business supplies + free shipping + all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! Click here for more details.
JUNE 2023 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SALE Through the month of June you can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Paper packs from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives! This is a great time to stock up and save on gorgeous paper so you have artistic and versatile paper designs on hand for your next projects! 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 June 2023 Fresh As A Daisy 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 Earthen Elegance Suite Suite from the 2023-34 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
I purchased some thin portable pocket lights from Amazon and got creative with one of them yesterday. And I’m loving the results!
I used this crazy looking rooster image and a couple sentiments from the Hey Chuck Stamp Set to make the pop-up light bulb a bit more decorative and of course “punny.”
The pack of 10 pocket lights are almost credit card thin and each come in kraft paper sleeves with printed directions. I didn’t want to toss out the directions. So I kept the sleeve in tact but added designer paper around the outside…because that’s what us paper crafters do to get fancy and make things coordinate. Right?
The lights also come with extra batteries. So I lightly taped one to the inside of the sleeve so my recipient would be able to replace the old one when it wears out.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements
Basic White Cardstock
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting rooster
2″ punched circle
Masterfully Made Designer Paper
3-1/2” x 5-3/8”
Directions
Stamp “rise & shine” onto the pocket light with StazOn Jet Black ink. Stamp the rooster image onto the scrap white cardstock. And stamp “you’ve got something to crow about” on the white 2″ circle.
Color the rooster. I used Watercolor Pencils and then a Blender Pen for blending and softening.
Die-cut the rooster and attach him to the light bulb with three Glue Dots. The edges of the image may stick out a bit, so just curve them around so they hug the portable light base.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to add the designer paper to the sleeve…Start by gluing the designer paper just to the flat-edged outer third. Bend the sleeve and designer paper together to get the paper used to the creases. Glue the paper to the middle sleeve section. Bend the sleeve and paper together again around the last creases. And then glue that last section together. After the designer paper wrap has been added, you can either trim up the designer paper to match the sleeve end or leave as is (like I did).
Then glue on the stamped 2″ circle to complete the outer wrap.
I’m making more of these with the other 9. They were so simple and I’ll be able to finish them in no time. I can’t wait to give them to others.
Did you hear the great news!? Stampin’ Up!’s offer of FREE shipping on orders of $75 or more happens this Wednesday (tomorrow), June 21st!!
CLICK HERE or on the image below to shop my online store and place your order online. Or contact me directly so I can help you place your order.
Details…
All order types qualify for this promotion (customer, demonstrator, workshop, and online).
Free shipping applies after the qualifying amount has been met.
The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $75 US dollars (before tax & shipping).
Any applied coupon codes or product credits will lower the order’s retail amount.
Free shipping only applies during the 24-hour period the promotion.
Phone order deadline: Wednesday, 21 June 2023; 6:59 pm (MT)
Online order deadline: Wednesday, 21 June 2023; 11:59 pm (MT)
With the exception of month-to-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions, all Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the promotion.
Prepaid Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping under the same rules as all other Stampin’ Up! items during the promotion.
The free shipping promotion does not cover the additional cost for expedited shipping.
Please keep in mind the distribution center may fall behind our typical shipping time frames. In such cases, we will do all we can to return to our regular service levels as quickly as possible.
And every $50 you spend earns you a Loyalty Reward Point. (10 in a year’s time = a free stamp set).
Also…feel free to apply my current host code when ordering: K34RTWQ6 If your order is $150 or more (before shipping/tax), do not apply a code. Instead, your order of this size will automatically qualify you for Stampin’ Rewards.
June 21st also marks the start of the biggest Stamp-n-Storagesale of the summer…their 2023 MEGA SALE!
Shop June 21 through midnight June 26, 2023, save 15% OFF*, and get FREE SHIPPING on orders over $150 in the 48 Domestic U.S. To make it more fun Stamp-n-Storage is also offering 20% OFF Doorbusters each day of the sale. PLUS Friday, June 23, they will release a Mystery Item at 25% OFF.
So mark your calendars, set your alarms, and get ready for the Stamp-n-Storage Mega Sale with Doorbusters!
*Mega Sale excludes all Carousel products.
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).
JUNE 2023 STARTER KIT+ SPECIAL June is a fabulous time to join Stampin’ Up! Those who sign up/purchase the Starter Kit between June 1 and June 30 can get up to $125 USD $155 USD worth of products for only $99 USD + free business supplies + free shipping + all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! Click here for more details.
JUNE 2023 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SALE Through the month of June you can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Paper packs from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives! This is a great time to stock up and save on gorgeous paper so you have artistic and versatile paper designs on hand for your next projects! Click here for more details.
LAYERING LEAVES CLASS THROUGH THE MAIL My Layering Leaves Class To Go sold out in less than 3 days with over 300 registrants! Thank you. I was blown away. And I still have many asking. So starting June 9th (today!) a new round of registrations have begun. Thank you for the wonderful response and the kind words that have been sent my way. Visit here for details on the class.
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 June 2023 Fresh As A Daisy 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 Earthen Elegance Suite Suite from the 2023-34 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
The Bird’s Eye View stamp set caught my eye right away and was one of the first purchases I made in early May. Did you get this stamp set yet? It’s adorable!
I needed to make a birthday card. So I paired a few images from this set up with the Masterfully Made Designer Paper.
And what fun paper this is! (Another one of my new favorites.) I love that many of the designs look like a bunch of torn and layered papers.
Because the torn papers that make up the designs have a white core, Stampin’ Up! is also currently offering a coordinating set of “one-color” papers each with a white core. This way you can tear the papers yourself and make them match the look of the designer papers.
Here is my card I put together. I used Azure Afternoon cardstock for the base. And I extended the front of this base piece a bit with some of the white-core paper in the same color. Then I covered up where these two Azure pieces overlapped with the 2″ wide strip of designer paper.
It’s a fairly simple card to put together.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Azure Afternoon 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 (Azure Afternoon)
1″ x 5-1/5″
Masterfully Made Designer Paper
2” x 5-1/2”
Tips/Directions…
After cutting all the pieces above, tear lengthwise along one edge of the Azure White Center paper to expose the white core. Adhere this piece so it extends the front part of the card to about 2-1/2″.
Insert the larger white cardstock so that the left edge connects with the fold of the card. Keeping the card closed stamp the bird about 1-1/2″ from the bottom and centered in the exposed white area.
Pull the white cardstock layer out. Stamp “birthday” so it looks like the bird is standing on the last letters. Stamp the glasses. And then stamp the monocle coming off the left wing to look like a balloon. Color in the balloon and the beak.
Adhere this white layer. Adhere the designer paper strip.
Stamp “happy” on the smaller white strip so the word is off the right just a small bit. Add with Dimensionals.
Add sequins for balance and a bit of sparkle. And that’s it!
Thank you for visiting today! I’m feeling better, but my voice is still struggling a bit. I have two projects planned for upcoming Lives, but I think I need to take one more week of voice rest. With our garage sale this week, my Live would’ve been tomorrow instead of Wednesday. But I think that’s pushing it.
On that note, lots of items are starting to arrive as we set up for the garage sale! Fun, fun, fun! If you live near Andover, MN, please stop by and visit. Click here for the invite.
OH! And a bit of family news…My oldest Nick is taking off for Italy today. I just said good-bye to him this morning as they all boarded the bus from the high school. My sister Renee, her son Rob, and Jaylene (not pictured) are all going, too.
What a fabulous time they will all have!!
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).
JUNE 2023 STARTER KIT+ SPECIAL June is a fabulous time to join Stampin’ Up! Those who sign up/purchase the Starter Kit between June 1 and June 30 can get up to $125 USD $155 USD worth of products for only $99 USD + free business supplies + free shipping + all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! Click here for more details.
JUNE 2023 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SALE Through the month of June you can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Paper packs from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives! This is a great time to stock up and save on gorgeous paper so you have artistic and versatile paper designs on hand for your next projects! Click here for more details.
LAYERING LEAVES CLASS THROUGH THE MAIL My Layering Leaves Class To Go sold out in less than 3 days with over 300 registrants! Thank you. I was blown away. And I still have many asking. So starting June 9th (today!) a new round of registrations have begun. Thank you for the wonderful response and the kind words that have been sent my way. Visit here for details on the class.
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 June 2023 Fresh As A Daisy 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 Earthen Elegance Suite Suite from the 2023-34 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
I’m back! And today’s blog post is extra special because it’s a “blog hop” post focused on fun ways to create with my million sales achiever stamp set, Layering Leaves! After seeing what I have to share and reading though my post, click on another demonstrator’s name in the list below to see what they have created. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) Then continue to click on other names to hop from blog to blog and to gather lots of reasons to love this set.
I saw coffee beans in one of the leaves images. And this is the card I created to show that off. (Hopefully you can see the coffee cup?)
Products I used… a complete list of products I used is shown below, and everything is linked to where you can find them in my online store.
I made the coffee beans by first inking up the solid leaves image in Pecan Pie. Then I added Early Espresso ink with a Dauber before stamping it onto the Basic White cardstock. After I punched out the image, I trimmed out each of the beans.
Then I just glued down the individual beans so they formed piles along the edges of the Crumb Cake Cardstock.
If you look closely you can see this card has a Book Binding fold. Everything to the left of the front score line is sealed down. Everything to the right opens up. (Just in case something seems a little off, this photo below actually pairs up with the second version of the card shown further down.)
Before I sealed that left part, I added two 5″ strands of trim and secured it all with Tear & Tape Adhesive as shown.
And then I secured the trim from the top with tiny drops of Multipurpose Liquid Glue placed strategically under certain areas.
One other detail on this card is the aerial view of the coffee cup. (Obviously this coffee has a bit of cream added.) The Early Espresso cup was punched with the 2-3/8″ Circle Punch, and the Pecan Pie coffee was punched with the 2″ Circle Punch. I heat embossed the sentiment with VersaMark Ink and White Embossing Powder. And then I carefully drew along the outer edge of the coffee with the Wink of Stella pen to give it a wet look. I attached the 1″ x 1/2″ “handle” underneath on the right. And then I added it to the middle of the card with Dimensionals.
Measurements…
Copper Clay Cardstock
4-1/4” x 11” scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4″ and 5-1/2”
Early Espresso Cardstock
(2) 4″ x 4″
1/2″ x 4″
1/2″ x 1″
2-3/8″ Circle
Crumb Cake Cardstock
(2) 3-7/8″ x 3-7/8″
3/8″ x 3-7/8″
Basic White Cardstock
Scraps for stamping and punching three sets of leaves (beans)
Pecan Pie Cardstock
2″ Circle
Natural Wavy Trim
(2) 5″
If you want a “coffee specific” sentiment for this card, consider pairing it with Sandi Rule’s million sales achiever stamp set, Coffee With Friends.
Layering Leaves is a great all-occasion stamp set. There are lots of basic sentiments and lots of fun leaves (that match a punch!).
The images that can be pretty but can also be masculine. They can be playful and youthful or elegant and charming depending on how you ink and color them. And as you may have seen with the teaser graphic for my Class To Go, you can think outside the box and turn those leaves to candle flames.. and coffee beans as you saw today! It’s a stamp set that can be the “star of the show.” Or it can supplement. Grab it when you need a basic sentiment OR when you just want to throw a few leaves onto your card or scrapbook page. If you love to create with kits, this may even become your “go to” set for designing alternate projects. (It was designed with kits in mind.) I could tell you even more reasons to love this set. But it’s time for me to sign off so you can visit another post in our hop.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
Now be sure to scroll down and click on the names of other hop participants in our group to follow the hop and see other creative project ideas featuring the Layering Leaves Stamp Set. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see links and follow the hop.) And a HUGE thank you to all of them! I’m very honored that these team members (and my upline, too!) are helping me to share this stamp set that I helped to create: Vy Tran (the one who initiated and organized the hop!), Jenny Rehder, Mackenzie Grimme, Susan Campfield, JoAnn Pollock, Amy Rudd, Sheila Chyu, Nancy Forsberg & Kayla Cory (the one who designed the graphics!).
I hope our ideas in this hop inspire your creativity!
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! It comes with everything you need to make beach-inspired cards, evoking vacation and relaxation in minutes! Send a friendly note to the people you love and don’t miss the acrylic-poured paint art style used in this kit for a dazzling marbled color effect. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of June 7, 2023 (while supplies last).
Cost is $22 USD
Use item number 162418 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
Enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs
8 coordinating envelopes
Boho Beach photopolymer stamp set
One Pecan Pie Ink Spot
Printed card bases, printed die cuts, adhesive, embellishments, and a clear block
Finished card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie, Pool Party, Wild Wheat
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).
JUNE 2023 STARTER KIT+ SPECIAL June is a fabulous time to join Stampin’ Up! Those who sign up/purchase the Starter Kit between June 1 and June 30 can get up to $125 USD $155 USD worth of products for only $99 USD + free business supplies + free shipping + all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! Click here for more details.
JUNE 2023 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SALE Through the month of June you can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Paper packs from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives! This is a great time to stock up and save on gorgeous paper so you have artistic and versatile paper designs on hand for your next projects! Click here for more details.
LAYERING LEAVES CLASS THROUGH THE MAIL My Layering Leaves Class To Go sold out in less than 3 days with over 300 registrants! Thank you. I was blown away. And I still have many asking. So starting June 9th (today!) a new round of registrations have begun. Thank you for the wonderful response and the kind words that have been sent my way. Visit here for details on the class.
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 JUNE’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Show hospitality to all your guests with June’s Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes supplies to make nine elegant and detailed cards—3 of 3 designs. Whether you’re hosting friends and family, want to invite someone over, or want to stand out as a gracious guest, this kit has what you need to create inviting and welcoming cards that any loved one is sure to appreciate. The kit perfectly coordinates with the Countryside Inn Suite Collection (item number 161474) from the 2023–2024 Annual Catalog! You can also pair this kit with a coordinating die add-on(163192)! (Available now & while supplies last. Dies, suite products & Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine sold separately). Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy (the ink color), Old Olive. 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 June 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 June 2023 Fresh As A Daisy 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 Earthen Elegance Suite Suite from the 2023-34 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
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