We are busy preparing for Nick’s graduation party that will be held here on June 9th. He’s super excited and ready to move onto college to focus on Exercise Science, but will be enjoying a well-deserved summer off first. His last day of school is Friday, and the graduation ceremony is Monday evening.
In addition to party prepping, I’m creating many personalized graduation cards for the other kids we know that are also graduating this year. This fun fold card I’m sharing today is pretty popular. In fact, I found several versions of it out there on the internet. So I tweaked it a bit to make it large enough to hold a gift card upright AND large enough to fill our standard Basic White envelopes.
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating these Grad Cap Fold Cards with Pockets using the the Wonderful Thoughts Stamp Set and other fabulous products from Stampin’ Up! I also shared measurements of other basic variations. 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 …
Basic White Cardstock
6” x 12” (scored and cut per directions in video)
3/4”x 6” strip
Basic Black Cardstock
(2) 3-3/4” x 3-3/4”
Colored Cardstock, Foil or Designer Paper
(2) 4-1/8” x 4-1/8”
Twine
4”
6”
24”
Here are photos of the finished cards I demonstrated.
What a fun card for a grad to open, right?!
And the sentiments from Wonderful Thoughts are perfect.
I love that this size allows a gift card to fit upright, too.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
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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).
IN COLOR STARTER KIT SPECIAL Stampin’ Up! has a fabulous Starter Kit offer for May 2024. Choose $125 worth of product for just $99 + tax. But also enjoy the gift of four new 2024-26 In Color products shown in this flyer (a value of $82) for FREE. Click this link to purchase this amazing Starter Kit, and begin the fun of being on the demonstrator side of things! Click here for more details on this promotion.
JUNE SPECIAL – 10% OFF & 10% MORE OFF Stampin’ Up! is offering 10% off all Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines and 10% MORE off stamp/die bundles June 5-30! So if any of those items are on your wish list, I encourage you to take advantage of this sale. Start making your wish list today.
THE2024-25 ANNUAL CATALOG IS HERE! New products (stamp sets, dies, embossing folders, punches, papers, ephemera, embellishments, ribbons, colors, etc…) just debuted with the release of the 2024-25 Annual Catalog! How fun!! Shop the online store. And see the digital version of this new publication in my Catalogs section of my website. Are you one of my regular customers, but didn’t get your copy? You may have missed my notices asking you to fill out the request form. Filling out the form helps me make sure I’m sending catalogs to correct addresses and to those who actually want the publication. Thank you!
KITS COLLECTION: CITY SIGHTS & HELLO HOLLYHOCKS KITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JUNE’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Life is Sweet: Celebrate the sweet things in life with textured, artistic cards. Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes iridescent glimmer sentiments, precut paper pieces, vellum accents, iridescent pearls, and linen thread. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Pool Party, Pretty In Pink. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! 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 May 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 May 2024 Country Woods 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 Take To The Sky Suite from the 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available June 1st.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
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I wasn’t able to make the invites back in March for my son’s graduation party that will be taking place on June 9th. We needed something quick at that time, so we used Shutterfly. But I AM making time to stamp and put together thank you cards for Nick to write in and send. And several cards of congrats are already arriving in the mail. So I’m trying to make the thank you’s now rather than wait until after the party.
I had a bunch of stamped and punched leaves, because I’ve created MANY cards with the Layering Leaves stamp set during this past year (which doesn’t surprise many of you who know me and how this set came to be). So I combined them with a bit of woodgrain paper from the Country Woods pack (because it coordinates so well with the Shutterfly party invitations) and came up with this design.
Since I have a lot of already stamped and punched leaves, these first several cards were quick and easy to make. Below are the details.
Products… Scroll down so see my visual list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
Basic White Cardstock
4-1/4″ x 11″ scored parallel to the short side at 5-1/2″
2″ diameter circle
Basic White Cardstock
(2) 4” x 5-1/4″
1-3/4″ diameter circle
Country Woods Designer Paper
2″ x 4″
Gold Metallic Trim
(3) 1″
AND…cardstock and inks of your choice for stamping and punching leaves.
Directions…
Emboss one of the Basic White 4″ x 5-1/4″ layers with the Exposed Brick Embossing Folder.
Adhere the designer paper layer to bottom of it, and then add this all to the front of the folded card base.
Stamp the other Basic White 4″ x 5-1/4″ layer with the inside sentiment using Early Espresso ink and add to the inside of the card.
Stamp the front sentiment using Early Espresso ink onto the 1-3/4″ diameter Basic White circle. Adherer this off center to the 2″ diameter Early Espresso circle.
Stamp and punch leaves in the way you wish. Trim one of them into 3 separate parts (the top 4 leaves together and the two other leaves as singles). Add Seal Adhesive under the sentiment circle, then attach the trim and leaves coming out from the sides as shown. Add more seal adhesive and add this layered piece in place on the front of the card.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today! Now it’s time to get back to graduation party preparations (putting together the photo boards today).
OH! And please connect with me when YOU have created a card or project with this stamp set. I love seeing what others are creating with it!
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Products used… (This list does not include any of the cardstock and inks used to make the leaves, because my leaves were leftovers from other projects.)
IN COLOR STARTER KIT SPECIAL Stampin’ Up! has a fabulous Starter Kit offer for May 2024. Choose $125 worth of product for just $99 + tax. But also enjoy the gift of four new 2024-26 In Color products shown in this flyer (a value of $82) for FREE. Click this link to purchase this amazing Starter Kit, and begin the fun of being on the demonstrator side of things! Click here for more details on this promotion.
STAMP-N-STORAGE MEMORIAL DAY SALE Stamp-n-Storage is having a Memorial Day Sale now through May 27th. Get 15% off your entire order! Click HERE to shop and save.
THE2024-25 ANNUAL CATALOG IS HERE! New products (stamp sets, dies, embossing folders, punches, papers, ephemera, embellishments, ribbons, colors, etc…) just debuted with the release of the 2024-25 Annual Catalog! How fun!! Shop the online store. And see the digital version of this new publication in my Catalogs section of my website. Are you one of my regular customers, but didn’t get your copy? You may have missed my notices asking you to fill out the request form. Filling out the form helps me make sure I’m sending catalogs to correct addresses and to those who actually want the publication. Thank you!
KITS COLLECTION: CITY SIGHTS & HELLO HOLLYHOCKS KITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JUNE’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Life is Sweet: Celebrate the sweet things in life with textured, artistic cards. Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes iridescent glimmer sentiments, precut paper pieces, vellum accents, iridescent pearls, and linen thread. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Pool Party, Pretty In Pink. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! 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 May 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 May 2024 Country Woods 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 Take To The Sky Suite from the 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available June 1st.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
I received my May 2024 Paper Pumpkin kits on Sunday. And I was able to take time to create alternate project ideas with it right away on Monday. I LOVE thinking outside the box and coming up with card, page, and project ideas that are different than what the kit directions map out. I created quite a few items, too! I was inspired.
For those of you not familiar with these kits, they get delivered straight to your mailbox in the months of your choice. Inside are all the supplies you need AND the directions for assembling the kit cards/projects designed. Here are the intended cards designed for this May 2024 The Best There Is Paper Pumpkin kit. (Click here for Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)
I’m sharing my first alternates with you today. Even if you didn’t get this kit, I hope the ideas I share can be applied to other products you own, and I hope what I share inspires 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 everything.
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.)
Simple Card and…
…In Color Version of the same card
I used the beautiful background I demonstrated this past weekend. I was inspired by a swap card from fellow demonstrator, Virginie Julien. (If she hasn’t already, she will be sharing how to make her card soon. Here is a link to her Facebook page. And here is a link to her YouTube channel.)
This was inspired by a gift I received from fellow demonstrator, Lisa Marshall (who is also my moderator on Facebook Lives).
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 June 10th for this next kit…
A PEEK AT JUNE’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Life is Sweet: Celebrate the sweet things in life with textured, artistic cards. Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes iridescent glimmer sentiments, precut paper pieces, vellum accents, iridescent pearls, and linen thread. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Pool Party, Pretty In Pink. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
After live winners from last week’s live…Judy Ann Brander & dianelovesfred
This week’s live winners…Jeanne Draughon & Sandra Schmieg
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 Wednesday, May 29th at 11 AM Central Time.
STAMP-N-STORAGE MEMORIAL DAY SALE Stamp-n-Storage is having a Memorial Day Sale now through May 27th. Get 15% off your entire order! Click HERE to shop and save.
IN COLOR STARTER KIT SPECIAL Just a reminder that there are just a little over a week left to take advantage of the awesome May 2024 In Color Starter Kit offer. Choose $125 worth of product for just $99 + tax. But also enjoy the gift of four new 2024-26 In Color products shown in this flyer (a value of $82) for FREE. Click this link to purchase this amazing Starter Kit, and begin the fun of being on the demonstrator side of things! Click here for more details on this promotion.
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…(FYI…Refill kit is available to active subscribers and does not contain the stamps and ink)
IN COLOR STARTER KIT SPECIAL Stampin’ Up! has a fabulous Starter Kit offer for May 2024. Choose $125 worth of product for just $99 + tax. But also enjoy the gift of four new 2024-26 In Color products shown in this flyer (a value of $82) for FREE. Click this link to purchase this amazing Starter Kit, and begin the fun of being on the demonstrator side of things! Click here for more details on this promotion.
STAMP-N-STORAGE MEMORIAL DAY SALE Stamp-n-Storage is having a Memorial Day Sale now through May 27th. Get 15% off your entire order! Click HERE to shop and save.
THE2024-25 ANNUAL CATALOG IS HERE! New products (stamp sets, dies, embossing folders, punches, papers, ephemera, embellishments, ribbons, colors, etc…) just debuted with the release of the 2024-25 Annual Catalog! How fun!! Shop the online store. And see the digital version of this new publication in my Catalogs section of my website. Are you one of my regular customers, but didn’t get your copy? You may have missed my notices asking you to fill out the request form. Filling out the form helps me make sure I’m sending catalogs to correct addresses and to those who actually want the publication. Thank you!
KITS COLLECTION: CITY SIGHTS & HELLO HOLLYHOCKS KITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JUNE’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Life is Sweet: Celebrate the sweet things in life with textured, artistic cards. Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes iridescent glimmer sentiments, precut paper pieces, vellum accents, iridescent pearls, and linen thread. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Pool Party, Pretty In Pink. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! 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 May 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 May 2024 Country Woods 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 Take To The Sky Suite from the 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available June 1st.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
City Sights is one of the newer kits in Stampin’ Up!’s Kits Collection. I love the whole watercolor downtown look and feel of these cards. So I purchased one and had to play!
I rearranged the parts and pieces and came up with a way to expand the number of cards you can get from this kit simply by adding some extra cardstock, envelopes, and sentiment images. I came up with a way to turn two kit cards into five. And doing this with the whole kit will turn all eight cards into 20! Below is a complete list of products I used. And each of them are linked to where you can find them in my online store.
This kit comes with adhesives, but I added regular Dimensionals in my supply list. These larger ones can be easier to work with and extra Dimensionals may be needed when making more cards with a kit. I added Multipurpose Liquid Glue because this adhesive will be easier to apply to thin strips. I added Seal Adhesive because it’s quicker to apply than the Tear & Tape adhesive that comes in the kit. And making 20 cards instead of 8 may require more than the kit’s tape roll provides. One more thing to note is that though the kit comes with stamps and ink, this kit doesn’t come with any sentiment stamps. The words (with multiple language choices) are on punched out circle and banner pieces. That is the reason I added in the Simply Said Stamp Set. But you could really use any word image stamps you may have on hand.
Initial measurements for five cards made from the supplies of two… Quadruple this to complete the whole kit.
Pebbled Path Cardstock
Five 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ pieces scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4”
Kit card bases
Each cut to two 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ pieces
Directions for turning two kit cards (one of each) into five cards…
After cutting two card bases down to 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ (to get four card front layers), I cut the edges off (about 1/16″) the two envelopes so i could open them up and have more usable printed paper. I cut each of those larger envelope layers down to get two 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ layers. The blue one I used for another card front layer. The other one I cut in half for two inside panels. And from the envelope flaps I cut them down to squares about 2-5/8″ x 2-5/8″ each (which I used for two inside panels).
So here are the first two designs outside and in.
The “thanks” on the first card is stamped on the back side of a Dutch, French or German sentiment circle. There were no Dimensionals used on this first card.
For the second card I added the speckled image off to the right/middle. The ink was lighter because I first stamped the speckled image onto scrap paper. Then I added the stamped city scene piece with Dimensionals. I glued on the dark blue corrugated thin strip (from the remains of the punched out blue corrugated banner sheet) to the white banner. And then I added the banner and happy birthday” circle with Dimensionals.
Here are the second two designs.
The “miss you” on the top card is stamped on the back/white side of a Dutch, French or German sentiment circle, And I used another Dutch, French or German sentiment circle for a shadow layer underneath. I added this to the French banner covering up the words. I added it the printed layer with Dimensionals. And then I add the printed layer to the card base.
For the other card I added the punched out negative piece behind (white on white) and attached with Dimensionals to create a city skyline with depth. Then I added this to the lower left on the blue envelope layer using the small kit Dimensionals on the outer edge. I added the sentiment banner. Then I glued on two pieces of dark blue corrugated thin strip (from the remains of the punched out blue corrugated banner sheet) just above the sentiment banner but back against the envelope base layer. I trimmed off the excess and attached to my card base.
This is the 5th card that I made from the supplies of just two. (Follow these directions with all the kit supplies and you can get 20 cards from one kit.)
On this last card I stamped the city scene. Then I simply added the dark blue corrugated strip and the white banner that I had already stamped. There are no Dimensionals on this card.
I used what was left over from the two envelopes to form a hexagon interior layer on this card. OH! And don’t forget to add those pretty embellishments!
Thanks for stopping by to see what I had to share today. Follow me on Pinterest. And check out what I’ve been pinning on my Kits Collection board for more creative ideas.
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).
IN COLOR STARTER KIT SPECIAL Stampin’ Up! has a fabulous Starter Kit offer for May 2024. Choose $125 worth of product for just $99 + tax. But also enjoy the gift of four new 2024-26 In Color products shown in this flyer (a value of $82) for FREE. Click this link to purchase this amazing Starter Kit, and begin the fun of being on the demonstrator side of things! Click here for more details on this promotion.
THE2024-25 ANNUAL CATALOG IS HERE! New products (stamp sets, dies, embossing folders, punches, papers, ephemera, embellishments, ribbons, colors, etc…) just debuted with the release of the 2024-25 Annual Catalog! How fun!! Shop the online store. And see the digital version of this new publication in my Catalogs section of my website. Are you one of my regular customers, but didn’t get your copy? You may have missed my notices asking you to fill out the request form. Filling out the form helps me make sure I’m sending catalogs to correct addresses and to those who actually want the publication. Thank you!
KITS COLLECTION: CITY SIGHTS & HELLO HOLLYHOCKS KITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT JUNE’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Life is Sweet: Celebrate the sweet things in life with textured, artistic cards. Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes iridescent glimmer sentiments, precut paper pieces, vellum accents, iridescent pearls, and linen thread. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Pool Party, Pretty In Pink. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! 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 May 10th for this next kit.
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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 May 2024 Country Woods 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 Take To The Sky Suite from the 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available June 1st.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
Before Sale-a-Bration ends on Thursday, I wanted to share some fun cards I made with the Trusty Toolbox Designer Paper. This paper pack is one of the Sale-a-Bration free picks with a $50 order. And it coordinates so nicely with the Trusty Tools Stamp Set and Trusty Tools Dies (which can be purchased in a bundle to save 10%). The stamps and dies aren’t going away yet…just the designer paper.
This first card I made with cut-out images from the paper, a couple images from the stamp set, a couple ink colors, and the letter S die-cut with the Mini Alphabet Dies from a scrap of black cardstock.
I used a Blending Brush to add Crushed Curry Ink to the 4″ x 5-1/4″ Basic White Cardstock layer. Then I positioned the saws how I thought they looked best but didn’t stick them down yet. I stamped the “nuts and screw” image and the sentiment (leaving room for the S) with Tuxedo Black ink. Next I added the saws starting with the back one first. That one I added flat with Seal Adhesive. Then I added the circular saw blade with Dimensionals. And then I added the top saw with Dimensionals. Finally I glued on the letter S and added this whole layer to the folded Basic White card base (5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ folded in half at 4-1/4″).
FYI…The Basic White Cardstock bases and layers are the same size in all three cards.
Of course there are images in this designer paper that pair up with the dies in the bundle. So for my other two cards I moved away from fussy cutting and die-cut tape measures, pencils, and a paintbrush.
This second card is full of sparkle! And you have to be willing to give up quite a few embellishments to make it. I think I added 27 rhinestones, gems and pearls to this thank you card. Feel free to count them and correct me if I’m wrong though.
On this one I added a strip of 1″ x 5-1/4″ Pool Party Cardstock that I had punched with the Banners Pick-a-Punch and stamped with Tuxedo Black ink. Then I attached the paintbrush using Seal Adhesive at the brush end and a Mini Dimensional at the handle end. Lastly I used the Take Your Pick Tool and added the Pretty Peacock Blooming Pearls, the Balmy Blue Iridescent Pastel Gems, and the Rhinstones (which I had colored beforehand with the Lost Lagoon Dark Blends Marker).
My last card was inspired by a design I saw from my demonstrator friend, Lorri Heiling. (Thanks Lorri!) She took the tool images and formed the word “dAd.” I just had to try it. And this is my result. Isn’t it fun!?
I hope my dad doesn’t see this post, because I think this is the card I need to give him this June for Father’s Day.
I used a Blending Brush on the white layer like I had on my first card, but this time I used Pool Party ink. I made sure that my blue flowed from the top left to the bottom right so the soft color would bring focus to the sentiment in the upper left and the “dAd” in the lower right.
The pencils and tape measures I cut from the designer paper which is leaving us in just a few days – end of February. But if you miss out, you could stamp, color, and die-cut these same images using the stamps, dies, and Blends Markers.
In fact you could even make these tools match your dad’s favorite color or the actual colors of his tools. (I’ve listed all the Blends Markers I used below in my Product List.)
After die-cutting the pencils and tape measures, I die-cut the nuts and screw from a scrap of Holographic Foil Paper. Then I die-cut a 2-1/2″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Pecan Pie Cardstock twice to get the peg board. And I cut the red pencil into two pieces so I could hide the cut behind the first tape measure to make it appear longer.
I punched then stamped a 1/2″ by 3-1/4″ strip of Basic White Cardstock with Tuxedo Black Ink for the sentiment and started assembling.
First I adde the peg board with Mini Dimensionals. Then I glued on the sentiment and nuts and screw. Finally I glued on the tools to form the word “dAd.”
By the way if you want, you can put together even more tools by just using the dies. It’s a fun collection of coordinating products. And I don’t want you to miss out on that paper if you think you might use it.
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I couldn’t help myself. It’s such a fun bundle AND I had left-over supplies. So I made one more version of the Simply Sparkling cards that I shared back on December 27th.
Sorry the post is a short one today, but I just wanted to share photos of my additional lemon soda card.
Do you want to learn how to use Stampin’ Blends Markers and Water Painters with Enamel Effects to create metallic looks for the soda/pop can images in the Simply Sparkling Stamp Set & Dies? Access measurements, a how-to video with tips and tricks, other close-up photos, and links to the products in my 12/27/23 blog post.
I also wanted to chime in today to let you know that My Favorite Extras page is refreshed and updated. I didn’t realize that images were disappearing until all of a sudden I was missing a bunch of them. (I think Amazon did some link changes and I missed the notice.)
If you want to see my refreshed page, click here. The items shared here are non-Stampin’ Up! products that I love and use often in my paper crafting or in my business in general. This page also includes links to organizational storage units I own from Stamp-n-Storage and The Country Hive. Speaking of organizational units…
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*Sale excludes the Craft-n-Go Mini.
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).
SALE-A-BRATION 2024! The Sale-a-Bration promotion is here and runs January 4th through February 29th! Click here for all the details. Click here to view the online version of this new publication.Click here to see these new products online.
THE NEW JAN-APRIL 2024 MINI CATALOG! The new Jan-April 2024 Mini Catalog featuring lots of new products is here! Click here to view the online version of this new publication. Click here to shop these new products online.
KITS COLLECTION: PANDA FRIENDS & ROCK LEGEND KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
STAMP-N-STORAGE JANUARY SALE & CELEBRATION To celebrate their 15-year anniversary Stamp-n-Storage is offering 15% off storewide* through the month of January 2024!! Visit their site to shop. They are also giving away 15 Golden Tickets at random this month to those that order. So check your shipment box. A Golden Ticket might be yours! *Sale excludes the Craft-n-Go Mini.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last. New products were added in November.
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Sweet Springtime Kit: Celebrate Easter and Spring with adorable cards and treat boxes! Makes 9 projects: 3 each of 3 designs. Projects include printed cards, coordinating envelopes, and gift boxes. Kit includes precut paper pieces, baker’s twine, and embellishments AND comes in a unique box to match the season. Coordinating colors: Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Berry Burst, Early Espresso (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crumb Cake. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) —available beginning 11 December and only while supplies last!
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 February 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 January 2024 Lighter Than Air 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 Perennial Lavender Suite from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available Feb 1st.
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