Archives for January 2018

CARD: You Can’t Have a Rainbow Without a Little Rain Card

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"You can't have a rainbow without a little rain" is inspirational, and the card design is perfect to help encourage someone who needs a little pick me up. Love the rainbow in the new Stampin' Up! Sunshine and Rainbows stamp set & die bundle. I couldn't find my die for this set, so Veronica went old school and "free hand cut" out the shapes when she created this. The words were cut from the Stitched Shapes dies. The background was created from the same Myths & Magic Specialty DSP that was used to create the birthday card sets I shared this weekend.

Myths & Magic Series Part 4: Set of Mermaid Birthday Wishes Cards

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Following yesterday's set of boy cards, today's awesome set of Myths & Magic birthday cards is aimed at the girls in your life. From my little mermaid and beyond. You can easily create a bunch of to have on hand, or to create for birthday party invitations. They are made new Stampin Up Myths & Magic Specialty Paper and Scattered Sequins Dynamic Impressions Folder. The "Birthday Wishes" sentiment comes from the Happy Wishes Level 2 Sale-a-bration Set. How do I make it? The different mermaids were cut out of the designer paper, creating a fun set of mix and match designs. The melon mambo oval is cut from the Layering Ovals, and the Whisper White is cut from the Stitched Shapes dies. The Marina Mist panel is textured with the Scattered Sequins folder, then a touch of Wink of Stella on the dots for shimmer. Assemble with Snail Adhesive, using Dimensionals on the Mermaid and oval panels. Measurements: Card Base = 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", Marina Mist = 5-1/4"x 4", Scraps of Whisper White and Melon Mambo for oval dies.

Myths & Magic Part 3: Set of Birthday Wishes Knights & Dragons Cards

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Today's set of birthday cards is a fantastic, quick and easy design. you can easily create a bunch of to have on hand, or to create for birthday party invitations. They are made with a combination of the new Stampin Up Myths & Magic Specialty Paper (knights and dragons) and the True Gentleman DSP for the background. The knights and dragon characters were cut out of the designer paper, creating a fun set of mix and match designs. I've showcased several of the different characters, on a few different sheets of the True Gentleman background paper. This set was designed by my friend Elizabeth Jeanne Thatcher. It is part 3 of my 4 part series on the Myths & Magic Suite in the new Occasions Catalog.

ONLINE CLASS & VIDEO: How to make a Dragon & Knight Castle Card – Part 2 of Myths & Magic Series

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I'm really excited about today's online class video. I designed this card last month for a card swap, and it quickly become one of my favorite cards, from one of my favorite new suites in the Stampin Up Occasions Catalog. This is Part 2 in my 4 part series on the Myths & Magic Suite. Love the dragon and knight from the Magical Day stamp set (and not just because my maiden name was Knight lol). The words come from the Petal Palette stamp set, I thought they worked with this card perfectly. It also features the new Glimmer Paper everyone has been dying for since last year's SAB.

Myths & Magic Part 1: You are one of a kind mermaid card from the Magical Day Stamps

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I am loving this new Stampin' Up Myths & Magic Suite. The knights, dragons, mermaids, unicorns and wizards are too cute for words. I'll be featuring this suite in a 4 part series on my blog and Facebook this week. So many cool ideas. I shared a sneak peek of the series on the Stampin Scoop Show Catalog Launch yesterday. This card was created by Rachael Coon for our Occasions catalog card swap (click here to see the replay of the live card swap). She stamped the mermaid from the Magical Day Stamp Set, colored with Brights Stampin Write Markers and cut it with the Stitched Shapes dies. The words were stamped on Bermuda Bay card stock and cut out. The card design works for either a "pull up" style, or the front flap can fold down (this card folds down). The background paper is from the Myths & Magic Specialty paper. Stay tuned tomorrow for my Facebook Live class (noon est), which is part 2 of my 4 part series. We'll be coloring the knights and dragons in this stamp set with the Stampin Blends markers, and more cool techniques. I'll post the class project, free pdf and facebook live reminder link on my blog tomorrow morning.

The Stampin Scoop Show – Episode 46 – Kicking Off the New Catalogs

THE STAMPIN SCOOP SHOW – Episode 46

New Catalog Kick Off Party - Occasions and Sale-a-bration January 3, 2018 Today is the release of the new Stampin Up Occasions and Sale-a-Bration Catalogs and Linda and I are having a launch party! Check out our "must haves" from the Occasions catalog, get the scoop on the Sale-a-bration Sale and win prizes (both live and replay). Here's our Top 10 Must Haves from the new Occasions Catalog:

NEWS: The 2018 Occasions Catalog is now available Jan 3 – May 31

2018 Occasions Catalog Products

January 3 - May 31, 2018 [caption id="attachment_37112" align="alignright" width="148"] Stampin Up Occasions Catalog[/caption] Whether big or small, life is full of special moments worth celebrating. The new occasions catalog is filled with products to help you commemorate each of these moments. From stamps to paper, and accessories to tools, all are sure to become your new favorites.

SNEAK PEEK: Your kindness is refreshing card from Bubble Over

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"Thank you, Your Kindness is Most Refreshing" soda pop/bottle card from the new Stampin Up Bubble Over stamp set and coordinating Bottles & Bubbles framelits die bundle. This set will be available as a bundle in the new Occasions Catalog (releasing January 3) for a 10% discount, or you can purchase them individually.Love the bottle caps cut from Smoky Slate card stock, it's perfect. They are layered on a square cut from the Stitched Shapes dies. The coordinating Bubbles & Fizz DSP used on the background will be available for free during Sale-a-bration.