Fun to Stamp

Head to FL for the Week

Hi Gang. I have lots of samples to share but unfortunately time ran away with me. I'm headed to FL this morning for a week but I'll be back soon. Thanks for being patient.

Mini Candy Bar Wrapper

 

I made this little candy bar wrapper for one of my hostesses awhile back. It was big hit so I thought I would share it with you. The container is not original to me. You can find a video for that here. You will get all of the measurements there as well. The length and score lines could be adjusted if you need to. I decided to use a bright, fun color combo that says summer to me. I used Tempting Turquoise card stock with a piece of Tempting Turquoise DSP on top of it.  For the focal point, I punched a 2 1/2" scallop of Real Red card stock and then mounted it to the front of the box using SNAIL adhesive. (And to keep it closed, I used a piece of velcro at the bottom of the scallop only.) I then tied a piece of Certainly Celery 1/8" ribbon around and knotted it. Then I used the Pretty Postage set and stamped my image in Tempting Turquoise on Whisper White and cut it out leaving only a tiny border of white. I then mounted that on a piece of Celery card stock that was punched out using the postage punch. This was mounted on the red card stock with dimensionals. For a little more texture and a greeting, I stamped friends in Basic Black using the Tiny Tags stamp set on Whisper White and punched it out with the jewelry tag punch. It was adhered to a flower that I punched out of Pumpkin Pie DSP with the Boho Blossom punch. Then for an little extra pop, I added a clear rhinestone that I colored red. You will see how she created the hole for the candy bar in the video, but I had to put a kit kat in it because it was red. It matched the box, what can I say? :-)

Aviary Case

There are some beautiful cards in the new catalog that I think are worthy of being "case"d. This is one that is on page 167. It is another class card. Although I love the card, I must admit that I have a hard time not tweaking some cards slightly. I began with a Rose Red background that I ran through the Big Shot adding some texture with the Perfect Polka Dots Impression Folder. I then stamped my bird cage from Aviary in Early Espresso and the bird is Rose Red. I then stamped the greeting in Early Espresso as well. Notice that the corners are rounded on the right side only. I like that little detail. I then used a strip of Early Espresso that I used the scallop border punch on and wrapped a piece of Certainly Celery 1/8" taffeta ribbon around. I adhered this to the Whisper White layer. This whole piece is mounted on the card base using dimensionals. For a little texture and dimension, I added a little flower punch from Boho Blossoms that I added a little pearl to the center of. I hope you all have a wonderful Monday and be sure to take a look at the new catalog and see which cards you would like to "case" or tweak for yourself.

Strength & Hope

This is a recent workshop card I did with a fabulous group of ladies a few weeks ago.. It uses a stamp set from the Summer Mini called Strength and Hope. The best part about the stamp set is that for everyone Stampin' Up! sells they are donating $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This lasts until the end of August so get yours soon.

On to the card. For the base, I used some Crumb Cake. On the right edge I layered some Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink that I ran through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper Impression folder and then some Newsprint DSP. (Yes, it retired but you can now get the First Edition DSP in the new catalog for an easy replacement.) For the focal point, we Stamped our decorative scroll image in second generation ink of Crumb Cake at the bottom of a piece of Very Vanilla card stock. Doing that image first allows us to know where to put the butterfly. The butterfly is stamp in Pretty in Pink on the same piece of Very Vanilla and then again on a scrap of very vanilla that we cut out. Once it is cut out, add some glue dots to the center of the body and adhere on top of the other butterfly. Some pearls down the middle just makes it oh so pretty. Our greeting was stamped in Early Espresso on top of the scroll image. Layer the vanilla piece on some Early Espresso stock for a nice mat. And for a little added texture we added some Early Espresso striped ribbon. Then put the whole focal point down using dimensionals. It's a simple card, but so elegant and delicate at the same time.

On the Grow

Is this not the cutest set? Have you seen it? It's called On the Grow and you can find it in the Summer Mini catalog. If you like to watercolor, you are going to love this set. I began by stamping my focal point in Black Stazon Ink on watercolor paper. I then colored my image with a blender pen using Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzaz, Bashful Blue and Going Gray. I also used a little Blush Blossom to give it a little more shading.  For my card base I used a piece of Pear Pizzaz and layered on some Whisper White and Melon Mambo DSP. I used my scallop trim border punch on the Whisper White layer. Next came some Old Olive Satin Ribbon that I scrunched up and adhered using some sticky strip. And then came the focal point which is adhered with a double layer of dimensionals to accommodate the thickness of the ribbon. I added my greeting in Basic Black and for a little more detail I also added an Old Olive button that has some white twine tied through it. I love how bright and cheery this card is. 

Happy 4th & Open Sea

Happy 4th of July everyone! Although this is not a patriotic card, I still thought the colors were appropriate. We made this card at a recent workshop. The base is Cherry Cobbler and has been sponged with Soft Suede Ink. The DSP is called Nautical Expeditions and you can find it in the Summer Mini Catalog. We sanded it and sponged it as well. Next, we used the Open Sea stamp set and first stamped the "log book page" background on some Confetti White stock using some Sahara Sand ink. Next came the ship in Not Quite Navy. Then we added the greeting from Word Play in Cherry Cobbler. Next we ran it through the Big Shot using the Lattice Impression Folder. We then distressed it and sponged it for a little more worn look. For the needed embellishment, we used the postage punch and punched out a piece of Early Espresso that we had stamped with the compass from the stamp set. We then folded it over and adhered it to the focal point using a jumbo pewter brad (I'm so sad these are no longer available). We finished it off with some Cherry Cobbler Twine that you can find in the Summer Mini and in the new Idea Book & Catalog. Add some dimensionals to the back of the focal point and add it on then you have a pretty simple card. I hope you all agree.

My Friend

I wanted to share a quick and easy card with you today so you can spend more time checking out the new Idea Book & Catalog.  Do you recognize the base color of this card? No? Well, that is called Pool Party. It is one of the New In-Colors. Isn't it a pretty color? How about the stamp set? It's called my friend and you can find it on page 139 of the new book. This is not the best photo. Sorry, it's a little overexposed. I stamped the beautiful silhouette shape in versamark and then embossed it with clear embossing powder. Next, I punched a strip of whisper white and a strip of basic black card stock with the scallop border punch and layered them together and adhered them just below the silhouette image. I tied some Basic Black Satin ribbon around in a bow for some extra interest rather than a knot since the focal is so subtle. I then added the greeting in Basic Black and thought it was lovely and elegant enough to stop there.

 

A New Year Brings Excitement

The 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog will be unveiled at 12:00 MTN time Today!

To tide you over while you wait to see the new Idea Book & Catalog, I wanted to share some exciting things going on from Stampin' Up! One of them is a new Recruit Promotion for the month of July. You can join for $99. And as an added bonus, you get a Christmas Keepsake Project Kit (valued at $40) free. This item will debut in the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog.

The second thing I wanted to share with you is the New Hostess Benefits Plan that is being unveiled in the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. I'm very excited about this. Now, you can choose to spend your hostess benefits anyway you choose. There are still Exclusive Hostess Sets but there are no more levels. Based on your sales, you earn a dollar amount that you can spend on 1. Discounted Hostess Sets or 2. On any items in any of the current Catalogs. Plus, if you hostess a $400 workshop or above you get to purchase additional items for 1/2 Price. You can see the details below.

Scroll down to see a new card. I'll keep this project at the top for the rest of the day.