Tag: 2016-18 In Colors

Petal Palette Clean & Simple

Hi!  How are you?  I hope you are doing well!  Sorry for not posting for a few days – ended up out of town for a business trip and wasn’t able to get a post written before I left.

Today I have a clean and simple card featuring the Petal Palette stamp set in the Occasions Catalog.

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I love the clean look of this card!  I typically struggle with CAS (Clean and Simple) cards, but am very happy with how this one turned out.  The flowers are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Stampin’ Blends.  The leaves are colored with the Old Olive Duo Pack and the flowers with Pink Pirouette and Cherry Cobbler Dark Blends.  I love that you can see just a hint of the Pink Pirouette in the flower petals.

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark on Basic Black cardstock and heat embossed with White Embossing Powder.  I used a small scrap of Berry Burst card stock punched with the Ribbon punch to tuck underneath.  A few Rose Red Regal Enamel shapes to accent the sentiment and there you have it.

For the layers, Thick Whisper White is used for the base and is 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″.  A Basic Black layer 5 1/4″ x 4″ is adhered to the base while the stamped  panel is Whisper White cardstock measuring 5″ x 3 3/4″.

An easy enough card to mass produce if you are in need of quite a few.   Change out the sentiment to make it a Birthday or Congratulations card!

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Product List

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Dapper Denim 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Emerald Envy 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Flirty Flamingo 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Peekaboo Peach 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

 

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Product List

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Bundle

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Versamark Pad

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Regals Enamel Shapes

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

Heat Tool

Decorative Ribbon Border Punch

In Color Blooms

Hi!  Today I am showcasing the Sale-A-Bration set Heartfelt Blooms with the 2016-2018 In Colors!

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This stamp set is just gorgeous and I had  fun using the Triple Time Stamping Technique to make these cards.  If you aren’t familiar with the technique, see below for some pictures to help you.

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Here is a closer look at each color:

Dapper Denim:

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The ribbon for this card was colored using a sponge dauber and the Dapper Denim ink pad.  I hold one end of the ribbon with one hand and drag the ribbon across the pad pushing down with a Sponge dauber.  I then flip the ribbon over and repeat on the other side.  This Silver trimmed ribbon is just gorgeous and love that I can color it to match my card.

Emerald Envy:

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For this card, I only stamped in the two corners – leaving a little bit of white space on the card.  The ribbon was colored with the Dark Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends!  It is so easy to color AND you only need to color one side as it goes all the way through!  Not much drying time needed either!

Flirty Flamingo:

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For this card, I aligned the top edge of all three white pieces before stamping.   I didn’t add ribbon to this one as I didn’t like any of the placements I had tried.

Peekaboo Peach:

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Back to the standard panel layout for this card.  I did use the sponge dauber and ink pad technique to color this ribbon in the Peekaboo Peach ink pad.  The ribbon is a bit darker as I was having a hard time evening out the color.  I do like the contrast for it.

And lastly, Sweet Sugarplum:

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I had some fun on this one by skewing the three white panels prior to stamping.  I once again used a Stampin’ Blends marker to color the ribbon – in this case I used Light Rich Razzleberry.   I’ll be ordering more of this ribbon for sure!

Ok, so here is how to do Triple Time Stamping:

White Layers: 2 x 3 1/4″, 3 x 4 1/4″ and 4 x 5 1/4″

Lay all three layers one on top of the other like this – use a small dab of repositionable tape to hold them in place if need be.

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Stamp your image.

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You will see some white space where the image didn’t stamp due to the edges of the layers.  That is ok – as once you add the mat layers, you will not notice it.

Mat layers:  2 1/4 x 3 1/2″, 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″

Base layer: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at  4 1/4″ on the 8 1/2″ side and folded on the score line.

Attach the top two white layers to the mat layers and then attach to each other.  Add ribbon at this point around these layers.

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Attach the largest white layer to the base card stock.

Once you have the dimensions for the stamped layers and mat layers, it is a pretty easy technique.

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Product List

Heartfelt Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad

Bermuda Bay Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon

Sponge Daubers

If Life Gives You Lemons

Hi! How are you today?  I am doing pretty good – it is a gorgeous day!  I have a summery card for you today inspired by Brigitte Keiling.

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I loved her colors and layout so had to make my own version.  Doesn’t this just bring a smile to your face?

I did add Clear Wink of Stella to the lemons so they have that sparkle you see when you cut into one.  Here is a better view:

The colors are Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight.  The leaves are stamped in Wild Wasabi.   I had created a mask to sponge my background – makes it very easy for mass production.  I made these cards to put into orders from a recent workshop.

The sentiment is stamped in Basic Black Archival ink.  I forgot to take a picture of the inside – but I did add a layer of Whisper White card stock, stamped the sentiment “Squeeze it for all it’s worth” and added the other half of the cut lemon to the inside bottom left corner.

What do you think?  Ready for an icy cold glass of lemonade?  I sure am!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Product List

Lemon Zest Clear-Mount Bundle

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad

Brights Stampin' Write Markers

2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

1-3/4" Circle Punch

Stampin' Dimensionals

Fun With Embossing Paste!

Hi!  Today I have a card I made using the new Embossing Paste!!  I love it!

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Those clouds just pop off the page!  Have you tried the Embossing Paste yet?  If not, do NOT wait!! It is so fun and easy to use!  Here is what I did:

  1. Lay a template – this is the Cloud Template from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks.  Use painter’s tape or a sticky note to keep the cardstock and template in place.
  2. Use a palette knife to spread the Embossing Paste over the template.  If you only want partially – you can mask the template with scrap paper so only the clouds you want to emboss are open.
  3. Scrape off the excess paste and put it back in the jar.
  4. Let dry.  This is pretty quick.  While it is drying, you can work on the rest of your project.

For this card, I decided to finally pull out the Lift Me Up stamp set which thankfully carried over from the Occasions Catalog to the 2017-18 Annual Catalog.   I stamped the two hot air balloon images from the set in Crushed Curry and die cut with the coordinating dies.

For the main hot air balloon, I used the Color Theory Designer Series Paper stack and Dapper Denim Cardstock.   I love how the different sizes of balloons gives a sense of depth to the card.

So, what do you think?  Are you going to give Embossing Paste a try?  I sure hope so!  If you don’t have any, why don’t you hop over to my on-line store and order some today!  Just click here.  Don’t forget the masks and palette knives!  (And that a $50 (US) order prior to S/H and tax earns you $5 BONUS DAYS coupon!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

Embossing Paste

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

Palette Knives

Up & Away Thinlits Dies

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Big Shot

Stampin' Dimensionals

A Little Shelter

Hi!  Last week I saw this card by Jen Timko and loved the layout – so wanted to give it a try.   Here is what I came up with:

Stampin' Up! SU! Weather Together

I love how it turned out!  The clean look is just striking.  I used the Weather Together bundle for the umbrella and sentiment.  The Designer Series Paper behind the umbrella is from the Cupcakes and Carousels paper stack.  As Jen did, I also layered a piece of vellum over the designer paper to mute it a little more.   My colors are Peekaboo Peach and Soft Suede.

I’d love to know what you think!

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Product List

Weather Together Photopolymer Bundle

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

Peekaboo Peach 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

Stampin' Dimensionals

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Big Shot

Happy Birthday Balloons

Hi!  Welcome to the weekend!  Today I have a card that was a Make & Take at the Stamp/Scrap the Day Away last weekend.  It features the Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper:

This pack of Designer Series Paper is so bright and cheerful – making it perfect for birthday cards!  The sentiment is the single stamp – Stylized Birthday – and is perfect for both male and female cards.  I also love the single glittery balloon – that was made with the Sale-A-Bration glimmer paper – which unfortunately – is sold out.  However, you could sponge any color on the Dazzling Diamond glimmer paper to recreate this card.  The strings are made from the Thick Bermuda Bay twine.  These cards are quick to make – so if you are looking for a cute design for mass production – look no further.

There is just 1 week left to Sale-A-Brate.  Two more products have sold out – the Seaside and Sparkle Embossing folders are no longer available.    I’d get that order in before everything is gone if I were you!  Happy shopping!

Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Stylized Birthday Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

Balloon Bouquet Punch

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

Bermuda Bay Thick Baker’S Twine

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamping Sponges

You Are Amazing

Hi!  Today I am participating in Kylie Bertucci’s March Project Highlight featuring the stamp set All Things Thanks in the Occasions Catalog!  You are able to VOTE for my project. The top ten winners will get to be part of an international blog hop so please vote for my project. You can do that here – http://bit.ly/KyliesMarchHighlights

Stampin' Up! SU! All Things Thanks, Delicate Details

For my card, I used the Delicate Details Sale-A-Bration set – (FREE with a $50 USA purchase prior to S/H and tax).  Here is what I did:

  1. Align all stamps on the largest clear block in any order.
  2. Ink with Versamark and stamp on Whisper White card stock.
  3. Sprinkle on Clear Embossing Powder and tap off excess.  Make sure all Versamark is covered with powder.
  4. Heat set with the heat tool.
  5. Ink up a sponge brayer with Soft Sky ink  – roll over the top of the card.
  6. Ink up sponge brayer with Marina Mist ink – roll over the middle of the card
  7. Ink up sponge brayer with Dapper Denim ink – roll over bottom of card.  Apply as little or as much ink as you like until you get the Ombre effect you desire.
  8. Use a paper towel to wipe ink off of the embossed images.
  9. Layer image on Dapper Denim panel.
  10. Wrap Basic Black baker’s twine around left hand side of panel.
  11. Adhere panel to Whisper White base.
  12. Stamp sentiment in Basic Black ink on whisper white scrap.  Die cut with layering oval framelit
  13. Die cut Dapper Denim oval with Stitched Oval Framelit
  14. Attach sentiment to Stitched oval then attach to card.

Hope you like my use of the All Things Thanks stamp set!  If you do, please go vote for my project here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

All Things Thanks Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Delicate Details Photopolymer Stamp Set

Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

Versamark Pad

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

Heat Tool

Sponge Brayers

Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Big Shot

Best Fishes

Hi!  Did you know that there are some great layouts that work wonderfully for using up your Designer Series Paper scraps?  I decided to play along with one of the layouts for today’s post.

SU! Jar of Love, By the Shore

Isn’t this a great layout? You could do varying widths and lengths and use any Designer Paper that you want! The Designer Paper used on this card is By the Shore.  The sentiment and fish are from the Jar of Love stamp set.  I have quite a few birthday cards to send out this month and this will be one of them.

Since I already had strips of the Designer Paper laying around, I also made this card – just flipped two of the strips over to the other side:

SU! Jar of Love, By the Shore

Literally, I spent 15 minutes to make both cards.  Very quick – but still – very cute!

And, to top it off, Stampin’ Up! is having a special on select Designer Series Paper this month – buy 3 packs of any of these papers, and get a 4th FREE!  Mix and match – they don’t all have to be the same!  Who doesn’t love a deal!

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Here are a few other layout ideas to use those scraps:

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I’ll have to give the other 2 layouts a try another day.  Off to start my day!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Product List

Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

By The Shore Designer Series Paper

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

Calypso Coral Thick Baker’S Twine

Stampin' Dimensionals

Catty Kick-off Party

Hi!  I held my New Catalog Kick-off Party on Saturday night and what a blast it was!!  At least I had a great time and I think everyone else did as well.

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I had a special guest in attendance at the event – Brian Pilling from the Stampin’ Up! home office was here to observe the event.  I was very excited to be chosen to participate in the research he and his team are doing.  I’ll admit to being a little nervous to start, but once the party got started, I was too busy with the guests.  He spent time talking to the attendees and just sitting back and observing and listening to what everyone was doing.  Hopefully his observations and recording of my event will help!

I had a few small gifts for attendees, a little box of chocolates and an In Color Bookmark.  Here is this year’s version:

SU! Swirly Bird, SU! In Colors 2016-18

The Swirly Bird is one of my favorite sets!  (Can you tell from a previous post?)  The In Colors are fun and fresh!  The little branch is die cut from the Flourish Thinlet dies.

Here is the Make & Take using the Confetti Celebrations stamp set and Peekaboo Peach In Color:

SU! Confetti Celebration

A few of the other In Colors make an appearance here as well as the garland is coloring using the markers.

And a few more pictures – shopping the retirement sale:Retired

and stamping – I also had set up three past Paper Pumpkin kits for attendees to try out:

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Hope you enjoyed my little peek into the Kick-off Party!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Product List

Confetti Celebration Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Bundle

2016-2018 In Color 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

2016-2018 In Color Classic Stampin' Pads

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

Flourish Thinlits Dies

Big Shot

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Dapper Denim 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

Emerald Envy 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

Flirty Flamingo 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

Peekabo Peach 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

Time for a Sail

Hi!  How are you today on this sunny day? I am busy getting ready for this Saturday’s New Catty Kickoff Party – so excited for it!  If you are local to Northboro, MA and wish to come, it is from 7-9pm Saturday night.  Just shoot me a quick email and let me know!

With the approach of summer, I thought it fitting to make a sail  boat using the Swirly Bird stamp set.  This set is so versatile – you need it in your collection – along with the matching framelits.

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The base of the boat is stamped in the new Emerald Envy In Color.  The boat sails are Soft Sky and Dapper Denim – a great color pairing.  The little flag atop the sail is Real Red.  The sun is made from the medium swirl stamp and inked in Daffodil Delight.  I used the coordinating framelits with Dapper Denim card stock to make my water.  The sentiment is from the new Thoughtful Banner set and coordinating punch.

So how about it? Ready for a sail?

Thanks for stopping by!

Teresa Howe Signature-001

Product List

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Bundle

Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Bundle

Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

Stampin' Dimensionals

Big Shot

Big Shot Magnetic Platform