Encre, papier, ciseaux

Itty Bitty Wishes

Those 3 x 3 cards might be small, but they're adorable enough to pack a punch! Those are some of the cards I prepared to slip into customers' bags to thank them for their order. This stamp set (Hearts a Flutter) and matching Framelits set are still available in the new catalogue. So is the Pool Party embossing powder I used on the smaller heart! I found this set to be very versatile and useful for way more than Valentine projects. Be sure to check it out!

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Hearts a Flutter
Cardstock: Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Primrose Petal
Designer papers: More Amore
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Pool Party embossing powder, Primrose Petal satin ribbon,
Pool Party ruffled ribbon, Hearts a Flutter Framelits dies, Pool Party baker's twine,
Simply Scored and diagonal plate (for envelopes)

 

Handmade

I was in scrapbooking mode during the Holidays and now I'm catching up on posting pages that never made it on the blog up until now.

This picture was taken at our corporate Christmas party a couple of years ago. If you look closely at my hat, you'll notice the snowflake on it was die-cut out of sparly foam with the Big Shot! But more impressive than that is the fact that my colleague's costume was entirely sewn by hand. He even made his hat himself. How impressive is that?! He always has the best costumes ever year.

 

 

Proud Upline

Those pictures were taken at a Quebec City Regionals a few years ago. Out of three presenters that day, two were part of my downline, so I was a really proud upline that day!

The page was created using the divided protectors (which I can't believe SU! has taken away from the catalogue so soon - those were awesome!). All of the Designer papers come from the Patio Party DSP pack and the peacock image comes from the Merveilles du monde set. The title was created using the Bigz Alphabet Typeset and the retired Spencerian Alphabet.

The first panel at left was decorated with the Doily die, Scallop Circle punch and Vintage brads. At right, I created a frame using the Apothecary Accents Framelits and a journaling block inside with a stamped image from the Everything Eleanor stamp set. Finished it off with a In Color dahlia accent.

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Merveilles du Monde, Spencerian Alphabet Upper, Everything Eleanor
Cardstock: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse
Designer paper: Patio Party
Ink: Baja Breez, Midnight Muse
Accessories: My Way punch (Arrow), Doily Sizzlit L die, Vintage brads, In Color Dahlias,
Pool Party ruffled ribbon, White baker's twine, Circle punch, Stampin' Markers,
Bigz Alphabet Typeset dies, Rhinestones, Scallop Border punch,
Apothecary Accents Framelits dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, Divided page protector,
Pearls, Primrose Petal satin ribbon, 7/8 Scallop Circle punch

 

1-2-3 je m'en vais au bois...

I made this 8x8 double-page layout a little while ago. It took a while to get completed because I knew exactly which picture I wanted to add on it and I couldn't get my home printer to print correctly, so I had to send my pictures to be printed elsewhere and I put the half-completed page aside until I received the pictures.

The journaling is the lyrics of a song that works wonder on my niece. She loves it when we sing to her in general, but I call this the "magic song" because she instantly reacts to it every - single - time. Who knows why this song more than any other... The first line always grabs her attention and she breaks down in a huge smile at the second line. It just cracks me up! It even works when she's starting to cry! Hence the "magic song" name.

I used a mix of old and new on this page. I really wanted to use the retired Rockabilly papers because of the cherry pattern, which works with the lyrics of the songs ("4-5-6 gathering cherries"). The heart-shaped doily comes from the Artisan Embellishments kit (Spring catalogue) and the numbers from the Moments mémorables stamp set were white-embossed on black cardstock, then die-cut using the heart-shaped Hearts a Flutter Framelits die. The rest of the title was stamped using the adorable Notable Alphabet set. The chevron pattern was stamped with the Oh, Hello stamp set.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Moments mémorables, Oh Hello, Notable Alphabet, Loopy Letters Alphabet
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Designer papers: Rockabilly
Ink: Versamark, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Labels Collection Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Brads, Designer brads, Kiwi Kiss Corduroy brads, White embossing powder,
Artisan Embellishments kit, Small Scallop Circle punch, Oval Framelits

 

Polka Dot PJs

This is my latest scrapbooking creation. I had some pictures I had set aside on my desk and every time this one caught my eye, it reminded me of the More Amore suite from the Spring catalogue. The colours just match so well! I decided to just give it a go. Looking at how much space I needed for my design, I decided to go with a 8½ x 11 page, which I hadn't done in forever (and when I slipped the page in my current 8½ x 11 album, I realized I only have two other pages in there!). I also used a lot of embellishments from the Artisan Embellishments kit. It was easier to splurge on using those on a page, knowing they'd remain in my album. haha! Do you ever feel like that, that if you use a more expensive embellishment on a card, that card has to go out to someone who'll REALLY appreciate it?

I want to point out that the title was created with two brand-new alphabet sets that coordinate with one another. They're called ABC-123 OUtline Alphabet & Numbers and ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet & Numbers. The first one is an outline alphabet and the second is a full one, so they can be used independently or layered to fill out of the letters. (Check it out on page 131 of the annual catalogue, you'll see what I'm talking about.) I got it during the preorder and I'm already in love with it. The size is PERFECT!  For cards OR for scrapbooking. It's just small enough that I can spell longer words, but still substantial enough that it doesn't get lost on a page. I can tell I'm going to be using this one a lot. My only peeve is, Why doesn't it come in wood-mount? I didn't even realize that when I placed my order and thought I had messed up with the ordering when I received my order. A quick leaf through the catalogue let me know there was only clear-mount available. Oh, well... I still love this alphabet enough to overlook the fact that it only comes in clear. I truthfully just prefer wood-mount for alphabet sets because it makes it easier to use with the Stamp-a-Ma-Jig (which is a must for me).

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: ABC-123 OUtline Alphabet & Numbers, ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet & Numbers
Cardstock: Pool Party Core'dinations, Primrose Petal Core'dinations, Very Vanilla
Designer papers: More Amore
Ink: Pool Party
Accessories: Artisan Embellishments kit, Lace border punch (non-SU!),
Paper Doily, Classic Jewels Pearls

Purple Bridal Party

It's always good to have cards on hand ahead of time and since I sold my last wedding card at work last week, I decided to make a new one to add to my stash. I picked a cute Stamping Bella image, colored it, die-cut it with the Big Shot and my favorite part of the card is that I added a row of white sequins all arond the image. It was a last-minute idea and I really like how it frames the image. What I didn't like, though, was the overlap where the sequins ended, so I used a rose I made using the new molds and paper clay Stampin' Up! added to its new catalogue. Now, you can create accents in any color you wish using reinkers or markers, but here I left mine white.

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Brdalpartybellas (Stamping Bella), Notes de saison (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Opulent Orchid (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry
Patterned Papers: Basic Grey
Accessories: White sequin trim, Nestabilities dies, White envelope, markers,
Stickles, Paper clay and flower mold

 

MDS - Our Best Christmas Gift

This digital page was made months ago. It was made with the use of a MDS CD I had received. This picture of my niece was taken by my sister, for Megan's first Christmas.

 

 

 

Stampin' Up!'s Four Seasons: Lacy Nest

This card was done with the adorable Four Seasons hostess set. Seems like  whatever I create with this set always turns out cute.I thought the scallop circle image would work great in the center of one of our paper doilies - and it does! I paired it with a sentiment from the Bitty Banners set, embossed it in white on Baja Breeze paper and die-cut it with the matching Bitty Banners Framelits die. I added jumbo pearls on the doily. Fast and cute!

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Four Seasons, Bannières Bitty (Bitty Banners)
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Designer papers: Floral District
Ink: Lucky Limeade, VersaMark
Accessories: Stampin' Makers, Circle punches, Scallop Circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,
White embossing powder, Bitty Banner Framelits, Paper doily, Jumbo pearls, Envelope template

Merry Monday #65 - Guest Stamper

I am happy to report that the Merry Monday team liked the last card I shared with them enough to ask me if I would like to be a Guest Stamper for them this week, which I was happy to be!

The slim rectangle at the right of the sketch reminded me of a card with a shorter edge, and the wide rectangle reminded of a belly band, so using an Edgelits die, I created a fancy border on the right side of the card and on each sides of the belly band.

The fun sentiment comes from a retired set from last year's Holidays catalogue called Joie des fêtes. I embossed it with gold powder on patterned paper and colored the images with Stampin' Markers. The last word (Noël) was stamped with the Simply Serif Mini Alphabet and punched with the Jewelry Tag punch. The gold dots were created with Gold Liquid Pearl, and the gold border on the card is gold polka dot washi tape (isn't it cute?). The fun patterned papers come from Echo Park's Season's Greetings collection.

Make sure to go to Merry Monday's blog to enter the cards you create with this sketch. I look forward to seeing what it inspires you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Joie des fêtes, Simply Serif Mini Alphabet
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Handsome Hunter
Patterned papers: Echo Park (Season's Greetings)
Ink: VersaMark, Garden Green
Accessories: Stampin' Markers, Vanilla envelope, Jewelry Tag punch,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Gold Liquid Pearls, Adorning Accents Edgelits
and embossing folders, Gold polka dot washi tape

 

Featuring Stampin' Up!'s Dress Up Framelits

I made this card a few weeks ago after seeing a one-layer card challenge online. I used one of the Dress Up Framelits die to create a mask for my card and I sponged Baja Breeze ink inside the dress form. Leaving the mask in place, I then stamped the houndstooth pattern from the Beyond Plaid set in Not Quite Navy. I created a belt for the dress using Rich Razzleberry cardstock and a Silver Basic Designer button (from the Spring catalogue). I glued a hanger piece from the Hung Up Cute Clips set using Crystal Effects as glue.

The sentiment stamped at the bottom in More Mustard is from the From my Heart stamp set and I added an oval pierced frame using the piercing template and paper piercer. Then, to add the banner pieces on each side, I created a mask with the Bitty Banners Framelits dies and inked the inside of the mask with Rich Razzleberry ink, then added Mustard brads on each of them.

 

Retiring items:

• Beyond Plaid stamp set (Spring Catalogue)
• Silver Basic Designer buttons (Spring Catalogue)
• More Mustard cardstock and ink
• Not Quite Navy cardstock and ink
• Baja Breeze cardstock and ink
• Regals Designer brads

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Beyond Plaid, Du fond du coeur (From My Heart)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry
Ink: More Mustard, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Dress Up Framelits dies, Bitty Banners Framelits dies, Regals Designer brads,
Crystal Effects, Hung Up Cute Clips, White envelope, Silver Basic Designer buttons

 

Featuring the retiring In Colors 2011-2013

This quick card was copied from a design I saw in a Paper Crafts magazine. It was easy to reproduce with SU! supplies since we have baker's twine in all of the In Colors and the matching polka dots brads. The nice, ornate sentiment comes from the From my heart stamp set. This card would be super easy to put together when you need a card in a flash, and you can simply switch the sentiment depending on what kind of card you need. The white space leaves you plenty of options for bigger or smaller sentiments.

I'll keep this post short because the weather has finally turned hot at the end of the week and I don't have A/C at home so I'll leave the computer and go hang out by the fridge for a minute. (Just kidding! But at least by the window where I can feel a bit of wind coming in.)

Don't forget that Monday (JUne 3rd) is the last day to order from the 2012-2013 catalogue. If you are having last-minute regrets on not getting certain retiring items, now is the time to act before it's gone for good! (Hint: Like those cute polka dot brads...)

Hope you are having a great summer day as well!

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Du fond du coeur (From My Heart)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral
Ink: Lucky Limeade
Accessories: In Color Baker's Twine, In Color polka dot Designer brads,
Corner Rounder punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Featuring Hoop La La: Welcome Home

When I saw the canvas paper sold in the Spring catalogue, I knew it would look great paired with the Hoop La La stamp set. I gave it a try on this card and as you can see in the close-up picture, it gives it great texture.

I also reached for the Orchard Harvest Designer papers we had in the Holidays catalogue because the cross stitch background was just too perfect not to pair with this stamp set. A touch of baker's twine and cross stitches added to the natural ribbon keep up with the stitching theme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Point de croix (Hoop La La)
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Canvas paper
Designer papers: Orchard Harvest
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Markers, Metallic brads, Natural ribbon, Island Indigo baker's twine,
Corner Rounder punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Needlepoint floss,
Regals Designer buttons, Vanilla envelope

 

Featuring Up, Up and Away: Watercolor Hill

This card was CASEd from a design from Mindy Backes. The background was created by watercoloring with ink on watercolor paper using an Aquapainter brush, and I am really happy with how it turned out. I tried using colors that would be retiring come the end of the catalogue.

 

Retiring items:

• Up, Up and Away stamp set
• Riding Hood Red ink and cardstock
• Certainly Celery ink and cardstock
• Not Quite Navy ink and cardstock
• Baja Breeze ink and cardstock
• Bravo Burgundy ink and cardstock
• Designer buttons

 

 

Color Combo: Red Riding Hood + Not Quite Navy + Baja Breeze +
Certainly Celery + Bravo Burgundy

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Up, Up and Away, Sincères salutations, Four Frames
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Red Riding Hood, Whisper White, watercolor paper
Designer paper: Certainly Celery
Ink: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Red Riding Hood, Bravo Burgundy, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, White envelope, Aquapainter brush,
Decorative Label punch, Designer buttons, Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, Stamp-a-Ma-Jig

 

The quickest cards you'll ever make...

Those two cards were demonstrated by Shelli Gardner at Leadership. She showed us how to use the new ink pads directly on the cardstock to create a background and then overstamp images from the Oh, Hello stamp set. I couldn't resist adding some Dazzling Details around the rectangle and oval to give the card a little extra pop.

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Oh, Hello
Cardstock: Whisper White
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Night of Navy
Accessories: Dazzling Details, White envelope

 

Featuring Rain or Shine: You Make me Shine

Isn't this umbrella set adorable? I'm sorry to see it go so fast, I barely had time to play with it before it retired from the seasonal catalogue. Here, I paired it with an older paper pack that had umbrellas in it. I also found this sentiment in last year's SAB set that reads, "You make me shine," which was perfect to go with the umbrella set. A touch of lace with the peeking doily completes the look.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Rain or Shine, Effervescence
Cardstock: Rose Red, Whisper White, So Saffron
Designer paper: Island Oasis
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Olive, Rose Red
Accessories: Designer brads, Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, Doily, Oval Framelits,
Frame Framelits, Pearl, Paper piercer and template, Stampin' Dimensionals,
White envelope

 

Featuring Stampin' Up!'s Collage Curios: Queen Bee

This is another card that I CASEd when I was trying to get my stamping groove back. It features our bottle caps sold in the Spring catalogue. To get this pretty shape, I simply flattened the bottle cap using my Big Shot. (You just sandwich the bottle cap between two plates and run it on the lower level of your Multipurpose platform and voilà!) The cute natural ribbon is also from the seasonal catalogue. The stamp set used is called Collage Curios, and the images have been sized so that they match the bottle caps perfectly.

Color Combo: Sahara Sand + Island Indigo + Summer Starfruit + Very Vanilla

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Collage Curios
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit
Designer paper: 2012-2014 In Color Designer paper pack
Ink: Sahara Sand, Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit
Accessories: Bottle cap, Very Vanilla envelope, Honeycomb embossing folder,
Apothecary Accents Framelits, Victoria Lace Trim, Jumbo Pearls,
Natural ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallop Circle Punch

 

Featuring Collage Curios: Let's Celebrate

This card was inspired by the beautiful color combo from ColourQ (#190) and the fun Deconstructed Sketch (#102). I opted to use the Collage Curios set, which matches the bottle caps and is featured in the Spring Catalogue, which is drawing to an end this week.

The background was dry embossed with the Honeycomb embossing folder. Hexagons are all the rage, so I love this folder! I wish we had an hexagon punch that fit the inside of the embossed shapes, which we unfortunately do not carry, so what I did to fill the shapes was emboss a piece of patterned paper and handcut the pieces following the outside of the embossed shapes with my scissors. It takes a little longer, but it creates a fun, whimsical look!

 

 

 

Colour Combo: More Mustard + Real Rust (or Cajun Craze) + Baja Breeze + Midnight Muse

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Collage Curios, Notes de saison
Cardstock: Real Rust, Baja Breeze, Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, More Mustard
Designer paper: More Mustard
Ink: Baja Breeze, Midnight Muse, More Mustard
Accessories: Honeycomb embossing folder, Bottle caps, Designer brads, Embossing powder,
Natural ribbon, 1'' Circle punch, Corner Rounder punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Vanilla envelope

 

Featuring Stampin' Up!'s Aviary set: Birthday Frame

I had some leftover pieces from a previous scrapbook page that were left on my craft table and when I saw this week's sketch from Create with Connie and Mary, it knew I could create a quick and fun card with them. I really like how it turned out.

The card features a mix of old and new. The sentiment is from a new hostess set called Exprimez-vous, and the Island Indigo button was created using the mold and clay found in the new annual catalogue.

 

Retiring items:

• Aviary stamp set
• Neutrals Designer Buttons
  

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Aviary, Exprimez-vous
Cardstock: Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White
Designer Paper: Soho Subway
Ink: VersaMark, Summer Starfruit, Crisp Cantaloupe, Early Espresso
Accessories: Mold and clay, Pearls, Ovals Framelits dies, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Sycamore Street ribbon, Gold embossing powder, Vanilla envelope

 

Curly Labels for You

This card was CASEd fromy my downline Mélanie Larouche. I instantly loved her fun design and had to make a copy of it for myself.

 

Retiring items:

• Metal buttons (Spring catalogue)
• Baja Breeze ink and cardstock

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Jolies minis (Pretty Petites)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Old Olive, Whisper White, Baja Blue
Ink: Island Indigo, Tango Tangerine, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Vine Street embossing folder, Petite Curly Label punch, Curly Label punch,
Metal button, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Featuring Button Buddies: Cherry Pie

I am sad to see the Buttons Buddies set go. I've had a lot of fun using it since its release, especially the adorable cherry image, which has been my favorite go-to.

This card was inspired by a design I saw in a Stamp It! card magazine, and which I transformed to make it Stampin' Up! only. If you look closely at the seam on the envelope, you'll notice I used something new SU! has just added to its product line: Designer tape (a.k.a. washi tape)! I am so happy about this, it's easy to use, super cute and most importantly, repositionable, so if you don't like where you've added it, you can simply take it off! The adorable sentiment comes from the Tendres basiques set.

 

Retiring items:

• Button Buddies stamp set
• Designer buttons
• Subtles and Neutrals Designer paper pack
  

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Button Buddies, Tendres basiques
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
Designer paper: Subtles and Neutrals Designer paper packs
Ink: Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, VersaMark
Accessories: Paper Piercer, Envelope template, Certainly Celery twill ribbon,
Designer buttons, White baker's twine, Corner Rounder punch,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Clear embossing powder, Circle punches,
White brads, This and That Epic Journey Designer tape

Congratulations Ribbon

This card is totally copied from a design by Teneale Williams, whose work I really love. This card showcases the retiring Storytime Designer paper. It's a great paper to use on school or kids' pages (although I have myself used it on "grown up" projects as well). Get it before it's gone!

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Prix du jury, Dites-le joliment, Stain stamp from Paper Pumpkin Kit
Cardstock: Very vanilla
Designer Paper: Storytime
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Riding Hood Red, River Rock
Accessories: Sponge, Vanilla envelope, Wild Wasabi ribbon, Scallop Circle punch,
Stampin' Dimensionals, buttons

Featuring Sweet Threads

I was all over the Sweet Threads kit as soon as I saw it. I learned to cross stitch when I was in university and was immediately drawn to being able to create something out of my own hands and how relaxing it was to put thread to fabric. Needlework is how I actually came interested in card making. I had seen people mount their stitching on greetings cards, but the mounting was always a little depressing: just a regular card with a square opening to put the Aida fabric in. I figured I could make something a little more intricate and decorate the card a little bit more so I went hunting for crafts magazine in the hope of finding ideas. This is how I stumbled unto paper crafts magazine and veered toward a new hobby.

That being said, I was super excited by that sweet card kit and thought it would be a great chance to share my love of cross stitch with my customers. The kit was put aside for quite a while because of the move, but once I got the kit opened, I figured - again, the story repeating itself - that I could make cards a little more ornate than what the kit suggested. This is what I came up with.

I added ribbon and buttons to both of them. I also used the Needlepoint Border embossing folders on one of them (the perfect complement). For both sentiments, I used the Wacky Wishes stamp set (which is a hostess set and therefore retiring at the end of May). An In Color dahlia was added to the cupcake (held in place with a mini glue dot).

 

Retiring items:

• Sweet Threads card kit
• Lucky Limeade ink and cardstock
• Lucky Limeade baker's twine
• Wacky Wishes stamp set
• Old Olive polka dot scallop ribbon

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Faites vos voeux ! (Wacky Wishes)
Cardstock: Sweet Threads card kit
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Primrose Petal
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, In Color dahlia, Rhinestones,
Old Olive polka dot scallop ribbon, Lucky Limeade baker's twine,
Petal Primrose satin ribbon, Designer buttons, Needlepoint Border embossing folder

 

Hearts a Flutter - Spring Catalogue - Birthday Banner

This card was made with the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and matching Framelits. I wanted to make a banner hanging from baker's twine, so I stamped five different pieces and added eyelets on each and every one of them.I also used the kissing technique with the Beyond Plaid set to add texture to some of the elements before stamping them.

The sentiment at the top comes from the You're Amazing set and embossed in white, then framed with two In Color polka dot brads.The pattern papers come from the Afternoon Daydream Simply Scrappin' kit. (On a side note, I am sad to report that the Simply Scrappin' will not be coming back in the next catalogue, so if you like to work with those, make sure to stock up before the catalogue ends at the end of the month.) The bottom of the card was die-cut with an Edgelits from the Adorning Accents set and embossed with the matching embossing folder.

 

Retiring items:

• In Color polka dot brads
• Afternoon Daydream Simply Scrappin' Kit
• Metal Buttons (Spring catalogue)
• Pool Party baker's twine
  

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Tu es incroyable (You're Amazing), Hearts a Flutter, Beyond Plaid
Cardstock: Primrose Petal, Whisper White, Pool Party
Simply Scrappin' Kit: Afternoon Daydreams
Ink: More Mustard, Pool Party, Basic Grey, Primrose Petal, VersaMark
Accessories: Eyelets, Envelope template, Adorning Accents Edgelits and
embossing folder, Decorative brads, In Color polka dot brads,
Pool Party baker's twine, Sweet Shoppe brad, Metal buttons,
Embroidery floss, White embossing powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Don't Rain on my Parade....

I was so excited about the new Spring catalogue hostess set, Million-Dollar Moments, I had to make sure to snag a copy for myself. It's too bad this one was not translated, but I liked the shadow image of the girl in the rain too much to let it deter me. Doesn't she look great inked with markers like that? The French sentiment comes from the sentiment set Du fond du coeur.

 

Retiring items:

• Million-Dollar Moment stamp set (Spring cataloguye)
• Lucky Limeade ink and cardstock
• 2011-2013 In Color Designer Paper Stack
• In Color ruffle ribbon
• Pool Party and Lucky Limeade baker's twine
  

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Million-Dollar Moments, Du fond du coeur
Cardstock: Basic Grey
Designer paper: 2011-2013 In color paper stack
Ink: Pool Party, Basic Grey
Accessories: Markers, White envelope, Sycamore Street buttons (SAB), In Color baker's twine,
In Color ruffle ribbons, rhinestones, paper piercer and piercing template, Circle punch

Butterfly Tag

This card is CASEd from a card made by Heather Summers, that I copied when I was trying to find my stamping groove again. It's fairly simple to reproduce, but the result is just so adorable!

Retiring items:

• Regal Rose ink and cardstock
• Certainly Celery ink and cardstock

 

Psst... The end of the current catalogue and Spring catalogue is fast approaching. Have you bought everything you cannot leave without? (Retiring sets and accessories) Make sure you've checked everything on your list, and contact me if you want to place a last-minute order!

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Dot Dot Dot, Fêtes diverses
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Regal Rose
Designer paper: 2011-2013 In Color Designer Paper Stack
Ink: Crumb Cake
Accessories: Butterfly Embosslits, Crumb Cake Envelope,
Rhinestones, Large Oval Punch, Decorative Label punch,
Certainly Celery satin ribbon

 

TCP Sneak Peek: Small Sayings

This card was fun to make! Based on the new Small Sayings set, I knew I wanted to make something a little more graphic than my usual style and this is what I came up with. The thought and speech bubble patterned paper from Doodlebug was the perfect accent to this new set. I have to say that the matching CutUp die makes it wonderful to work with this set and produces a much cleaner cut than handcutting would. Especially for that starburst bubble! I think this card will brighten the day of anyone receiving it. I know it would bring a smile to my face if I received something similar!

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Small Sayings
Cardstock: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Glorious Green, Pumpkin Pie,
Basic Grey, Bermuda Bay
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Designs (Take Note)
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Paper Piercer and piercing template, Stickles, CutUp die,
pearl brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, Daffodil Delight striped grosgrain ribbon,
pinking shears, White envelope

 

A Flower for Mother's Day

This is a quick, fun card I made with leftover papers (which allowed me to finish another paper pack - I feel so accomplished!!). The sentiment was embossed with white powder on vellum cardstock, a look I really like. The flowers were die-cut using the Big Shot, for a really quick accent.

 

Retiring items:

• Baja Breeze cardstock and ink
• Pretty in Pink cardstock and ink
• Bitty Buttons
  

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Fine Lace, Fêtes diverses
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Baja Breeze, Vellum
Designer paper: Holiday Happenings
Ink: Pretty in Pink, VersaMark
Accessories: Flower dies, Bitty Buttons, Rhinestones, Large Oval Punch,
Corduroy Baja Breeze Brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, Envelope Template,
Certainly Celery twill ribbon

Oh, Hello - Acid-Washed Jeans

I made this card for my downline Johanne, who just celebrated her fifth birthday as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I have barely had time to play with my SAB supplies this year since I was in the middle of my move, but since the cute jeans image reads "Bravo, tu m'é-pattes!" (Congrats, you impress me!), it was perfect to use for this card.

To give the main panel texture, I die-cut an oval out of the canvas paper currently available in the Spring catalogue (which will end at the end of May, so get some while you can!) and stamped my main image on it. To get the distressed jeans look, I inked my image with my Bashful Blue marker and then thumped a Marina Mist marker over the jeans before stamping them.

The banner was stamped with the Oh, Hello stamp set. The card background was stamped with the Jeans background stamp, which is long retired, but was perfect to pair with the jeans image. The little dotted strip is also an oldie but goodie. Remember that Easter Egg kit we had a few years ago? This is one of the strips that was meant to go around the egg. I cut off the edges and used only the polka dot part on the card.

 

Retiring items:

• Subtles Designer buttons
• Bashful Blue ink, cardstock and marker
• Certainly Celery ink, cardstock and marker

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Souhaits en croquis (SAB), Jeans
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Designer buttons, White Envelope, Stampin' Markers, Corner Rounder Punch,
Polka Dot Strip (Easter Egg kit), Oval Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Subtles Designer buttons, Bashful Blue gingham ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch

 

TCP Sneak Peek: Travelin' Man

I had this transportation-themed paper sitting around for a while, unused, so when I saw the cute bunny sitting in his car, I finally knew what to pair it with. This stamp makes me wish summer vacation were coming around already. It's been a long time since I last took a road trip, and Travelin' Man is making me remember of much fun it can be!

The tag used for the sentiment is the second tag that is part of the CutUp die set. It looks like a luggage tag, so it was perfect to pair with this image. The sentiment was created by combining a few stamps from the Summer Sentiments set.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Travelin' Man, Summer Sentiments, Reel Experts
Cardstock: Dusty Durango, Very Vanilla
Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye (Away We Go)
Ink: Dusty Durango, Bermuda Bay, Early Espresso
Accessories: Button, baker's twine, Bermuda Bay polka dot ribbon, Oval Framelits dies,
Markers, Paper piercer, Tags CutUp die, Stampin' Dimensionals, Ticket punch, Stamp punch

TCP Sneak Peek: What's Mew?

Today's sneak peek set is called What's Mew? There's something so adorable about it. I instantly loved the cat hiding in the foliage image - especially with the cute safari gear! I wanted to pair it with jungle-print papers and just as I was about to set out on an expedition to dig something out of my paper stash, I saw the patterned papers I had previously discarded when putting together the Life's a Beach card I shared earlier. The papers had the perfect colors and feel to them, so I decided to put them to good use! All I had to do to make them work for this new card was turned the seashell paper over and use the chevron background instead. What does not work on a project will often work perfectly on another one!

The tag on which I stamped the sentiment is also part of the new release. The CutUp die includes two different tags, and this is one of them. The die cuts the opening for the ribbon as well, so all I had to do was slide the seam binding in the opening and hold it in place with a cute In Color polka dot brad.

TIP: I find that the ribbon tends to bunch up when I slide the prongs of a brad through ribbon, so whenever I can, I prefer to take the prongs off with pliers and use adhesive (here, I used Stampin' Dimensionals that I had snipped to the right size) to glue it in place over the ribbon. 

The arrow at the top of the left strip was also created using a new CutUp die. It includes six fun shapes (which I'll share on another card later this week) that are a great size to embellish cards.

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: What's Mew?
Cardstock: Marigold Morning, Whisper White
Patterned paper: Echo Park Paper (Paradise Beach)
Ink: Basic Black, Always Artichoke
Accessories: CutUp dies, Markers, Always Artichoke seam binding, In Color polka dot brad,
Button, Decorative brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, ribbon