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Hi there! Sorry I missed posting for a few days – we were home for the long weekend here in the US. I did get the audio dubbed into that video I was talking about in my last post so that’s what I have for you today! Check back later for the Quick Tip Tuesday using the ribbon in the new “Back to Spool” September promotion!!!
I hope you enjoy the video today! This is probably the way I use my Big Shot most and my favorite thing to add to my project – TEXTURE with the embossing folders! 🙂 I show a few different ways to use them, as well as what “sandwich” you need for each type of folder.
See you again soon!!!
Hi there! I hadn’t used my Ornament Keepsakes stamp set from Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Catalog so I inked that up for this Christmas card, featuring the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper. The paper coordinates with Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, and Very Vanilla so those are the main colors I used, but I also added in some Certainly Celery which I picked up from the polka dotted pattern. After I’d already glued the patterned papers down, I wished I had put the polka dotted paper in front but too late! There is also a bit of glitter on the main image – I used my Two-Way Glue Pen to apply dots within the ornament’s design and then put some of the Dazzling Diamonds glitter on it before the glue dried! So pretty in real life – sorry you can’t see it in the picture very well. Also I attached the tiny sentiment with a Vintage Trinket safety pin – I’ve had them for a while but I’ve used the brads and not the pins…gotta use the pins more as I LOVE the look on this card! I pinned it through the seam binding ribbon, which is my favorite ribbon to tie into a bow – very easy to manipulate and not heavy so this card should still be mailable. However, the number of layers on this card might make it over the weight limit!!! 🙂 I hope you enjoyed my first challenge card I’ve done since having a blog. Combining so many challenges, really forced me to stretch my creativity and I LOVED it!!! But I didn’t get my Tool Time Thursday video done yet so I’ll work on that!
This card was entered into challenges at: My Time to Craft, Papertake Weekly, Mojo Monday, Forever Friends, 365 Cards, Stamp-n-Doodle, House of Gilli, Craft Your Days Away, Whimsy Inspirations, No Matter Which, Whoopsie Daisy, Just Some Lines, and Paper Crafting Journey.
Supply List
STAMPS:
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 129949, Clear-Mount 129950) – includes matching Holiday Ornaments Framelits!!! (You can buy the stamp set solo, but you get a 15% discount if you buy them together!)
Tiny Tags (Wood-Mount 118091, Clear-Mount 118592)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Certainly Celery Card Stock (105125)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (126896)
INK:
Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (126861)
ACCESSORIES:
Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter (102023)
Vintage Trinkets Button Brads & Safety Pins (118764)
1/2″ Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding (120992)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
2-Way Glue Pen (100425)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
Festive Paper-Piercing Pack (127857)
Jewelry Tag Punch (117190)
Scallop Edge Border Punch (119882)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 129949, Clear-Mount 129950) – includes matching Ornament Keepsakes stamp set!!! (You can buy the framelits solo, but you get a 15% discount if you buy them together!)
Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies (129021)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
“But I’m not creative…” That short phrase is probably one I hear more than any other as a demonstrator! I hear it at classes I teach, at workshops, and in the community when I tell people what I do and say they can do it too! Creativity is a tricky thing – I understand not feeling creative! I know some of my peers have more creativity in their pinky finger than I do in my entire body. But I love doing what I do, so my response is always the same! You don’t have to be creative to create things and to enjoy the process!
This card is a GREAT example of that! I used a color combination from the Stampin’ Up! Color Coach #120148 (a GREAT tool – in fact I did a video on it a while ago that I will link HERE): Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, and So Saffron!!! Gorgeous! This ended up being my favorite swap card I made for Stampin’ Up! Convention 2012! We also made this card shortly before I left for Convention in my Crazy about Techniques class as it uses the Faux Linen technique! This technique is an oldy but a goody!!! You use glossy card stock and sand it horizontally and vertically until the gloss is worn off, then sponge and stamp it and sand it more if you want until you get the desired result!!! LOVE IT! The layout is one I took from an old Mojo Monday challenge (I LOVE to print their monthly ones and then page through them when I’m creating – I rarely participate in a challenge in real time. I just found it and it was from Week 2 of Mojo Monday!!! Really really old!) I also LOVE the Field Flowers stamp set! (I do wish I had it in Wood-Mount though so I could make permanent vellum sheets to use with the Stamp-a-ma-jig!) And I used Teeny Tiny Wishes – my go-to stamp set as it includes every greeting I could need! (This card would be great for any occasion – just switch out the greeting!!!) I most always punch it out with the Word Window punch as I have here – super easy, cute and will fit anywhere on any card!!! I used another favorite of mine from SU! – background stamps!!! I LOVE them and they are a favorite of mine. I almost always make a card with either a background stamp or a background embossed with a Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the Big Shot! Anyway enjoy!!! Let me know if you have any questions!!!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Field Flowers (Wood-Mount 122760, Clear-Mount 122762)
Teeny Tiny Wishes (Wood-Mount 115370, Clear-Mount 127802)
Netting Background Stamp (122655)
Distressed Dots Background Stamp (122815)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Glossy White Card Stock (102599)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Perfect Plum Card Stock (101889)
8-1/2″ x 11″ So Saffron Card Stock (105118)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Wild Wasabi Card Stock (108641)
INK:
Perfect Plum Classic Stampin’ Pad (126963)
So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad (126957)
Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin’ Pad (126959)
ACCESSORIES:
Victoria 5/8″ Crochet Trim (118481)
Vintage Trinkets (118764)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Color Coach (120148)
2012-2014 In Color Color Coach Cards (126890)
2011-2013 In Color Color Coach Cards (124886)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
3/16″ Corner Rounder Punch (119871)
Word Window Punch (119857)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Labels Collection Framelits Dies (125598)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! Another one of my Convention swaps today, but this one is a Christmas card! How many of you make your own Christmas cards? I’ve never gotten it done before (always great intentions), but this year I’m going to do it!!! For a lot of us, that means starting early! I’m going to start next month with a series of card making classes – I plan to make the same ones as my customers and then get them done right after the class is over! You know what they say, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” so I’ve made a plan!
Anyway, back to the card! It uses the gorgeous new In Color, Gumball Green with a favorite of mine, Cherry Cobbler! The color combination was “stolen” from the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper in the 2012-2013 Catalog. This card would look gorgeous in many other color combos as well! You could even add some glitter too! The Very Vanilla panel is embossed with the Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder – I apologize that you can’t see it very well in the photo! I added 2 of my favorite things that I use on nearly every card to finish it off: Basic Rhinestone Jewels and ribbon! In this case I did a really simple ribbon treatment, just tie a knot in your Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon about 2″ down and then measure it against the panel and cut it to the right length. Wrap the ends around the back of the panel and scotch tape them onto the card stock so they don’t move! So easy, especially if you’re mass-producing and struggle with tying bows or knots. (Check out my “Tying the Perfect Knot” Video from this week for help if you struggle with that!)
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Supply List
STAMPS:
Delightful Decorations (Wood-Mount 116517, Clear-Mount 127787)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (126896)
INK:
Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (126861)
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (126966)
ACCESSORIES:
Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon (124138)
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Ornament Punch (119847)
3/4″ Circle Punch (119873)
2-1/2″ Circle Punch (120906)
2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies (127010)
Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (127750)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
I hope you enjoy today’s video on how to cut out a stamped image with a Framelits Die and the Big Shot. Many of our Stampin’ Up! stamps are designed to coordinate with Framelits dies and I couldn’t be more thrilled to see a 15% discount on the Bundles that include a stamp set and matching Framelits dies in the Holiday Catalog! I’ll list all the bundles that are discounted below, and highlight the 4 that are stamp sets and matching Framelits. My other favorite bundle: the Ghoulish Googlies bundle! You’ll see that in an upcoming post soon! (You can click on any of the links to see the products in my online store.) Leave a comment below and let me know what your favorite bundle is!!! 🙂
Holiday Catalog Bundles
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 129949, Clear-Mount 129950)
Scentsational Season Bundle (Wood-Mount 129945, Clear-Mount 129946)
Noel Notes Bundle (129909)
Everyday Happenings Bundle (129936)
Ghoulish Googlies Bundle (Wood-Mount 129852, Clear-Mount 129853)
Perfectly Preserved Bundle (Wood-Mount 129943, Clear-Mount 129944)
Friendship Preserves Bundle (Wood-Mount 129947, Clear-Mount 129948)
Remember December Digital Collection Disc (129836)
Haunts & Harvest Digital Collection Disc (129835)
Hi there! Another swap card for you today! (I’ve only posted 5 of my 13 so you may still be seeing them for a while!) I used the color combination and layout from a card by Melissa Bickford but changed up the stamps and added that awesome Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to the Tempting Turquoise layer in the background. I love the Summer Silhouettes stamp set and again here’s that Made for You stamp set (I used it also in yesterdays Bright Papillon Potpourri Card). Also, another favorite on this card – the Large Scallop Edgelits Die!!!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Summer Silhouettes (Wood-Mount 126445, Clear-Mount 126447)
Made for You (Wood-Mount 126340, Clear-Mount 126342)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Daffodil Delight Card Stock (119683)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Melon Mambo Card Stock (115320)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Tempting Turquoise Card Stock (102067)
INK:
Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (126861)
Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’ Pad (126952)
ACCESSORIES:
Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (126872)
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
2-Way Glue Pen (100425)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Large Scallop Edgelits Die (127019)
Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (127749)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! I’m sorry I didn’t get a post done yesterday. I’m up here in Lincoln, Nebraska helping my mom run her annual garage sale. We’ve had a great time spending time together this week! I am so blessed to have my family!
Anyway, today’s card is another of my Convention 2012 swaps. The first stamp set that I had to have out of the 2012-2013 Annual Catalog was Papillon Potpourri! I LOVE any of our stamp sets that match with our punches and I was thrilled with the addition of the Elegant Butterfly punch to our punch lineup! I used a bright color combo that I took from the International Bazaar Designer Series Paper (126920) – LOVE IT! You also might recognize this card from this week’s Quick Tip Tuesday as I showed how I did the ribbon in a quick-and-easy way in that video. Enjoy and let me know in the comments section about anything you’d like to see as a blog post!!!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Papillon Potpourri (Wood-Mount 123757, Clear-Mount 123759)
Made for You (Wood-Mount 126340, Clear-Mount 126342)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pacific Point Card Stock (111350)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pool Party Card Stock (122924)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Tangerine Tango Card Stock (111349)
Brights Collection Designer Series Paper Stack (117155)
INK:
Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad (126951)
Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Pad (126946)
ACCESSORIES:
Pool Party 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon (122975)
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526)
1-3/4″ Circle Punch (119850)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Large Scallop Edgelits Die (127019)
Circles #2 Originals Die (114526)
Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die (123126)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hello!!! This is a swap I made for Stampin’ Up!’s Leadership Conference back in January! It uses many of the new products from the Occasions Mini Catalog, including the Bordering on Romance stamp set, Labels Collection Framelits dies, and the Adorning Accents Edgelits dies. I LOVED discovering that the Ovals from the Ovals Originals die (there are 3 sizes on the die) were a fun way to layer on top of the new Labels Collection Framelits dies. I used an unconventional color scheme that I found on page 28 and 29 of the Occasions Mini Catalog: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Calypso Coral, and Pear Pizzazz (with a touch of Whisper White). Just a quick note about how I colored the focal point. The technique is called Burnishing and usually people use the Sponge Daubers to do it, but they were too large for this particular image. So I used Q-tips to color it in instead! Hope you enjoy this project!
Let me know if you would like to see a video on this technique! I turned off comments on my blog for a week or so to try and get rid of the spam so until then, contact me at sarah@sarahlovestostamp.com or on my cell at 816.341.0208!
STAMPS:
Bordering on Romance (Wood-Mount 125480, Clear-Mount 125482)
Fabulous Phrases (Wood-Mount 117002, Clear-Mount 120501)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pink Pirouette Card Stock (111351)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pretty in Pink Card Stock (100459)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Calypso Coral Card Stock (122925)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pear Pizzazz Card Stock (119795)
INK:
Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad (101406)
Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad (101301)
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad (122939)
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad (119784)
ACCESSORIES:
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
1/2″ Pear Pizzazz Stitched-Poly Ribbon (119265)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Modern Label Punch (119849)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Ovals Originals Die (114525)
Labels Collection Framelits Dies (125598)
Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies (125595)
Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die (120893)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (102642)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
StazOn Cleaner (109196)
Hi there! Today I’m bringing you a card using a few more of my favorite products from Sale-A-Bration and Occasions Mini catalogs! I do not know who to credit for this card – someone brought it to a shoebox swap that one of my sidelines in Stampin’ Up! coordinates (thanks Shelly!) – but I LOVED it and thought I’d share it with you! It uses all 3 of the products in the bundle for hostesses that have a $400 party – the Fresh Vintage stamp set, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, and Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack! Love them all – especially with a couple of the standout products from the Occasions Mini – Labels Collection Framelits Dies and Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies!!! Notice the Lucky Limeade layer behind the main focal point? It is just that same size as the focal point cut in half. Gives a different look than if you just used the Framelit that is the next size up – I loved that idea!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Fresh Vintage (Wood-Mount 125115, Clear-Mount 125117) – SAB Choice FREE with $50 purchase
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Calypso Coral Card Stock (122925)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Lucky Limeade Card Stock (122926)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (126154) – SAB Choice FREE with $50 purchase
INK:
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad (119782)
2010-2012 In Color Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment (119801) – I used Poppy Parade
2011-2013 In Color Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment (123002) – I used Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, & Calypso Coral
*Note: The In Color Stampin’ Write Markers are not sold individually, because of cost effectiveness for the limited time they are around.
ACCESSORIES:
Basic Pearl Jewels (119247)
Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (127279) – SAB Choice FREE with $50 purchase
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Labels Collection Framelits Dies (125598)
Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies (125595)
Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (125601)
Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die (118138)
Hi! I hope you’re having a great Tuesday. Our first ever Quick Tip Tuesday idea is to use your Label Framelits Dies (125598) to make fancy edges on strips of paper or cards! I hope you enjoy this weekly feature to my blog – I’ll share a different fun idea every Tuesday! Watch the video below and let me know if you have any questions! Hope you enjoy this tip! To see the still photographs of the scrapbook page, as well as to see the full supply list, please CLICK HERE.
Hello again! In an attempt to make up for my absence last week, I’m bringing you a bonus video today! I’m also including a few photos of the project in this post so that you can refer back to it when you are making your own Owl Pillow Box Treat Holders! Hope you enjoy it!
Supply List
STAMPS: None
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Daffodil Delight Card Stock (119683)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Rich Razzleberry Card Stock (115316)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Basic Black Card Stock (121045)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
Brights Collection Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack (117155)
*Note: You can also purchase the 8-1/2″ x 11″ Brights Smooth Card Stock (119706) – which includes 2 sheets of each of the 10 colors in the Brights Collection if you’d rather make the multi-colored owls that I showed in the picture above. You can get 2 pillow box die cuts out of one piece of card stock. If you choose to do that the Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry will be in that pack, so you don’t have to purchase them individually. (Although you do get 24 sheets in the single color packs and 20 in the collection packs for the same price. Up to you…)
INK: None
ACCESSORIES:
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
White Baker’s Twine (124262)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Sticky Strip (104294)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
TOOLS:
3/4″ Circle Punch (119873)
1-1/4″ Circle Punch (119861)
Large Oval Punch (119855)
Heart to Heart Punch (119881)
1/16″ Handheld Circle Punch (101227)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Standard Premium Crease Pad (113476)
Pillow Box Bigz Die (113466)
Bone Folder (102300)
Hello! Today I’m bringing you a 12″ x 12″ Scrapbook Page I made with the Sale-A-Bration exclusive Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper! This is my favorite patterned paper that Stampin’ Up! has done in the 4 years that I’ve been a demonstrator!!! I LOVE it! And of course, it doesn’t hurt at all that it is FREE with a $50 order until March 31st (I need to stock up – more than the 3 packs I already have 
). Anyway, I also used a few other fabulous products on this card, including my runaway favorites from the Occasions Mini Catalog – Framelits and Edgelits. I’ll show you in my video tomorrow how I used the Labels Collection Framelits to make a fancy edge as I did on the 3 main panels of DSP behind the photos.
STAMPS:
Notes & Details (Wood – 122022, Clear – 122060)
PAPER:
INK:
ACCESSORIES:
TOOLS:
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