Sep 5, 2013 | Uncategorized |
The kids are back in school, the leaves are starting to turn yellow, the nights are a little cooler, it’s time to start thinking Christmas Cards. No really!
I have been contacted by several customers in the last few days asking for simple Christmas Card ideas so I sat down and quickly made these two cards. If you need 5, 50 or 500 cards this year, these two samples will work for you.
I really like the elegance of metallic inks on my Christmas cards so I created this card in gold. I stamped with the Joyful Christmas stamp set (Clear #131805 $20.95, Wood #131802 $27.95) in Encore Gold ink.
I love how easy it is to get a rich, brilliant color with this ink, no embossing powder required. Since these inks take a little longer to dry, I recommend doing all of the stamping first and then you can embellish and assemble the cards later.
And the only embellishing I did was add ink from a Bermuda Bay Marker to the center of the poinsettia. The stamped images are layered onto Bermuda Bay card stock, Brushed Gold card stock and Whisper White card stock. The other image from Joyful Christmas is stamped inside the card.
This card features the Festive Flurry stamp set (Clear #131781 $36.95, Wood #131778 $48.95) and matching Festive Flurry framelits available separately or as a Bundle & Save (Clear #133285 $57.95, Wood #133284 $67.95).
For this card I wanted to focus on silver with the Silver Encore ink and Brushed Silver card stock. I paired the silver with Strawberry Slush ink and Strawberry Slush card stock. The greeting is from the More Merry Messages (Clear #126402 $30.95, Wood #126400 $40.95) which although is not in the catalog is still available and is a my favorite Holiday greetings set.
I layered dimensionals between the snowflakes and added a Large Rhinestone to the center of the smaller snowflake.
This card is a little more involved than the first card but still a great clean and simple card option that has been stepped up just a bit.
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Sep 3, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Today is an important day in my world – one that is marked on my calendar but I never forget. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte launch day. For me, it has to be a Venti, Triple, 3 pump, non fat, no whip latte. Yummy!
While I drink my coffee black and strong, I have a lot of demands when it comes to my lattes. My kids always tell me that more than 3 customizations is just embarrassing and they prefer not to stand too close when I order.
As soon as I saw the Perfect Blend (Clear #131392 $13.95, Wood #130745, $16.95) stamp set in the catalogue I knew it was for me. Any stamp set that says “Given enough coffee, I could rule the world” is good by me. And I can customize all I want!
To make this card, I decided to use Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Island Indigo and Very Vanilla. I created the background with the Stripes Embossing Folder and added a piece of Soho Subway designer series paper with a fishtail end. I cut out the stamped coffee cup and layered it onto Deco Labels Collection shapes in Crumb Cake and Island Indigo.
I raised the lid with dimensionals and added the greeting in the middle of the cup by stamping a second time onto Island Indigo card stock with my Early Espresso ink. To embellish, I added a Naturals Designer button and Early Espresso Baker’s Twine.
Now you may not have this stamp set on your wish list or even drink coffee and that’s okay. This is a great card layout to copy for all kinds of stamp sets. The shape can be changed to circles, squares or anything else and the size changed up easily as well. And the card can also be turned for another completely different look. This is a great starting point for creating clean and simple cards. Happy stamping!
A new, holiday-themed collection of single stamps is now available!
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Sep 2, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Want to create cards that flip in less than a minute? You got it!
Introducing the new Stampin’ Up! Thinlits Card Dies. Available in Label and Circle (seen here) patterns, these new card dies come with extra die pieces that have versatile designs, so you can use them on other projects, not just flip cards. (The Circle Card Thinlits Die comes with 10 total pieces; the Label Card Thinlits Die comes with nine total pieces.)
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I dressed the card up with some Silver Glimmer Paper and added a Yippee-Skippee greeting and I was finished. So easy!
They’ve been called flip cards, flip flop cards, swing cards, and more-but they have always been a bit tricky to create. Not anymore! Our amazing new Thinlits Card Dies cut and score to create a card that flips in just one step.
Label Card Thinlits Die #133479, $40.95
Circle Card Thinlits Die #133480, #40.95
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The olden days …this was one of the first videos I made and it featured a Swing Card.
It sure makes you realize how much easier and more fun the new Thinlits make rubber stamping, doesn’t it?!
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Sep 1, 2013 | Uncategorized |
I recently heard my brother tell his kids that “Auntie Dar doesn’t do nature” when they asked him if I could go camping with them. Now, I don’t think I am as bad as he made me out to be and I really do like camping. But it is probably also fair to say that I don’t like any kind of creepy crawlies. Even ladybugs freak me out.
So how could I stamp a card celebrating the creepy crawly? Well, Halloween is just one night so I can tough it out! And this card is definitely on the cute scale for Halloween.
I created a striped background for this card with a length of Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper bordered with Witches’ Brew Washi Tape on either side. Subscribe to the new Rubber Stampers Club for only $5 a month and receive a bonus Washi Tape tutorial.
I stamped the two images from Halloween Bash (Wood 130577 $25.95, Clear 130580 $19.95) in Black StazOn ink and punched the smaller “Beware” image with the Scallop Oval punch. I layered this piece onto a Decorative Label punched piece in Summer Starfruit and added Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon.
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And it’s super easy to use. Really! Measure for the first punch and from there you just turn and score. It even has a slick scoring tool as well as a punch that lets you create rounded corners on your envelopes.
The stylus storage compartment and two punches are designed into the tool so you don’t have a bunch of little pieces to keep track of and even the instructions are printed right on the punch board so you won’t lose them.
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Aug 31, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Until September 30th, 2013, you can purchase the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set and matching Bitty Butterfly Punch and save 15%.
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Papillon Potpourri and Bitty Butterfly Punch
Wood #135312 $38.17
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This seven-piece set lets you make a lovely mix of stylized and realistically detailed butterflies for year-round, multi-occasion papercrafting projects.
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Whenever I am deciding whether or not to purchase new products, I like to make sure I have a couple of ideas in mind for the stamp set. If you are the same way, I wanted to provide you with a couple of quick samples for this new Papillon Potpourri and Bitty Butterfly Bundle.
I created a background of Bitty Butterfly punches for this card and adhered a small Basic Rhinestone into the center of each. As the punch would only reach so far, I actually used two pieces of Pistachio Pudding card stock joining them under the Whisper White 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon.
The larger butterfly was heat embossed with White Emboss Powder and layered onto Coastal Cabana and Island Indigo.
For this card, I stamped a small butterfly in (from left to right) Pool Party, Island Indigo, Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay and Midnight Muse. I stamped and punched a second Bitty Butterfly to fit inside the circle frames. The frames were made by punching a 1-1/4″ Circle and then a 1-3/8″ Circle.
I added Basic Pearls as accents and a “Birthday Wishes” greeting from the Four You stamp set in Island Indigo to match the layered card stock.
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Aug 29, 2013 | Uncategorized |
When I saw the new Tag A Bag Gift Bags (#131370, $4.95) and coordinating Tag A Bag Accessory Kit (#130153, $9.95) in the catalogue, I thought they were really cute. So I bought a bundle not really knowing when I was going to use them.
But the kits sure came in handy. I filled the bags with candy for some teens at church that helped me with a project and I also packaged a small gift and gift card in the bags another time for friends.
Included in the Tag A Bag Bundle are 10 Gift Bags and 10 large tags, 10 medium tags, twine, clothespins, adhesive strips and dimensionals from the Accessory Kit. Everything you need.
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Using the same colors that are in the kit – Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green, Smoky Slate and Tangerine Tango – I punched card stock with the Pansy Punch and added a Brights or Vintage Faceted Designer Button to the center.
The “heartfelt” greeting is from the Fabulous Phrases stamp set (Clear 120501, Wood 128577).
Here is a closer view of the two tags that were my faves.
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