Mixed Bunch Embossed, Stamped and Punched

Also at the workshop this past weekend, I demonstrated how to make this card.  I used the Mixed Bunch stamp set to stamp the flower in Daffodil Delight.  Next, I used the coordinating punch to punch two flowers out of Whisper White.  I ran them through the Big Shot using the Houndstooth embossing folder, then inked the edges using a sponge dauber.  Finally, I stacked the flower together using some dimensionals, added an Old Olive button with glue dots and stamped "Happy Birthday" from the Sale-a-bration set Elementary Elegance.  I will also be teaching fellow teachers in the Alpha Delta Kappa teacher sorority how to make this card this coming weekend.  I can't wait to share stamping with some new people!

Conversation Candies

At a workshop this weekend, I got to catch up with some old co-workers of mine.  It was great company...and we had fun stamping!  This card uses the Conversation Candies stamp available in the Occasions Mini catalog.  We used Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Bashful Blue markers to color the rubber; then we stamped the image.  The workshop attendees learned how to use the Scallop Trim Border punch and I also demonstrated a little ribbon trick used on this card.  We also used a dimensional to pop up the Bashful Blue heart which says, "Love You."  Thanks for a great workshop, Ann!

Featured Product: Heart Pressed Letterpress Plate

Need help figuring out what to spend $50 on to get a free Sale-a-bration product?  OK, not likely, a wish list is easy to fill up with a look through the catalogs!  But if you have a Big Shot, here is a product to consider:  the Heart Pressed Letterpress Plate.  Only $7.95, this plate can add lots of love to your upcoming Valentine's Day cards.

To use the plate, you simply ink it up with an ink pad by directly pressing the pad to the plate.  You carefully place your cardstock on top, and create a sandwich with a Big Shot Cutting Pad.

For this card creation, I then punched a heart out of the printed paper and adhered some Real Red Satin Ribbon around it.  Next, I adhered it to Real Red cardstock.  Finally, I used the new Heart Framelits and the "love you" sentiment from the P.S. I Love You stamp set and a dimensional for the tiny heart. 

Here is a video from Stampin' Up! with some more helpful hints about using the Letterpress plates.  *Note:  In this sample, I used Classic ink and regular cardstock, unlike the Craft ink or watercolor paper suggested.

Framelits Friendship

Do you have a good friend you'd like to drop a card to?  This would be the perfect one!  And here's a new technique for you to try--I used a Whisper White card base and a layer of embossed Whisper White on top.  It's a very clean tone-on-tone look.  I added some labels cut from the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper with the Labels Framelits and some new Riding Hood Red Pleated Satin Ribbon.  The sentiment comes from the stamp set Language of Friendship, which you can earn for free from the Sale-a-bration promotion OR buy from the Idea Book & Catalog.

Hello on Groundhog Day

Happy Groundhog Day!  What's your prediction, early spring or 6 more weeks of winter?
This card is ready for spring!  I used the Elementary Elegance stamp set, one of the great free products you can get through Sale-a-bration, along with some Twitterpated Designer Series paper, found in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I added a strip of cardstock punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border and a couple of brads to finish it off.

Rainbow of Hearts

The Heart to Heart punch is the main feature of this card.  I punched it three times across the bottom, then added scraps of paper behind them.  The scraps were first embossed with the Adorning Accents hearts embossing folder, found here in the 2012 Occasions Mini.  The card front was scored by adding 3 lines above and below the hearts.  The sentiment was stamped from the Heard from the Heart stamp set, and fits perfectly with this card.  Do you have someone who has shown you extra special kindness lately?  This would be the perfect card to thank him or her.


*This card was inspired by one seen on a blog entitled I'm in Haven.

Labels Framelit and Hearts Valentine

For this Valentine's Day card, I embossed a piece of Real Red cardstock with the Tulips embossing folder.  Then I cut out a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the new Labels Framelits, which can be found here in the 2012 Occasions mini catalog.  I embossed it using the Square Lattice embossing folder.  Next, I stamped the multi-hearts image using a stamp from the P.S. I Love You stamp set, along with the little "love you" sentiment.  It was cut out using the Heart Framelits, also found in the Occasions mini catalog.  The multi-heart image and the Red Glimmer Paper heart were both punched using the Full Heart Punch. What's your favorite feature of this card?

Mixed Bunch birthday card

My wonderful upline recently traveled to Stampin' Up's! Leadership, where she had the opportunity to swap cards with other demonstrators.  This was my creation that she took--and I can't wait to see what swaps I get in return!

For this card, you will need the following:
Pink Pirouette cardstock, cut at 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.  Score and fold in middle.
2 3/4 x 4
Whisper White cardstock, 2 5/8 x 4 and 3 3/4 x 2 1/2, scrap to stamp
Certainly Celery cardstock, 2 5/8 x 4, embossed with Stripes embossing folder, and a scrap to punch.
Pink Pirouette ink
Adhesive
Certainly Celery Ribbon

Directions:  Adhere 2 5/8 Whisper White cardstock and embossed Certainly Celery cardstock onto card front.  Stamp "happy birthday" from Elementary Elegance onto remaining Whisper White cardstock and adhere to remaining Pink Pirouette cardstock.  Adhere to card.  Stamp and punch Mixed Blossom flower using Pink Pirouette ink.  Layer onto a punched Certainly Celery flower.  Adhere to card.  Add a Certainly Celery ribbon.  Send to someone special celebrating a birthday!

Twitterpated Love

Every once in a while, I find that I make a card I absolutely love.  This is one of them!  I used the Full Heart Punch and Red Glimmer paper, along with the Small Heart Punch for the largest heart in the middle.  I used the new embosslits die, Fashionable Hearts, and the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper (both items in the new Occasions Mini Catalog!) for the rest of the hearts.  The stamp is from the P.S. I Love You stamp set.  Also in the Occasions Mini is the Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, which I used to border the paper.  If you host a workshop during the Occasions Mini Catalog time period, you will receive a free Dazzling Details Cherry Cobbler from me as a special gift!  Contact me today to schedule your workshop.

3x3 Thank You's Using Mixed Bunch

The new Occasions Mini Catalog is now available for ordering!  Check it out here.

Here is another sample of what you can make with the Mixed Bunch stamp set.  These simple 3x3 cards were my thank you notes for various people for Christmas gifts.  I added some dazzling diamonds to make the front sparkle. 

I even custom made some simple envelopes in which to put the card.  The Simply Scored Board helped with those!

New Year, New Mini Catalog

Happy New Year!  I think it's fitting that the first post of this new year is a sneak peak at a card using new products from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  Products won't be available for customers from this catalog until January 4th (just a few more days to wait!), but as a demonstrator, I get the perk of ordering the products early.  There are some wonderful new stamps and other things, and I think you are going to LOVE the new products as much as I do.  I've put together a few sneak peeks to lead up to the kick-off of the new catalog.  Also, some of the cards feature Sale-a-bration items, which won't be available until January 24th.  Sale-a-bration is a great time to host a workshop or buy products; for every $50 you spend, you get to select a free product. 

This card features one of the new stamp sets, Mixed Bunch, and coordinating punches, Blossom.  The ribbon, Designer Series Paper and the sentiment "Thanks" are stamped from Sale-a-bration products.  Of course, I couldn't stop with just one card playing with this set, so I made several other samples.  Notice the extra large pearls on some of them?  Which card is your favorite?