Today's inspiration comes from the Blessed Easter stamp in the Stampin Up Occasions catalog. It's a single stamp, with the words "Wishes for a Blessed Easter" on it. Don't want to use the words? No problem, see my video (below) from a couple of days ago, and I'll show you how to stamp the flower image without the words. These flowers were colored with the Subtles stampin write markers. The pink Easter card was designed by Lisa Pressley.
FREE Online Class Tonight + Blessed Easter Part II
CARD: Petal Parade Card – SAB ends Monday
VIDEO: Blessed Easter Watercolor Card
Today's video is a gorgeous card my friend Linda Cullen shared at our last demonstrator group meeting. It is so beautiful, and versatile. Designed with Easter in mind, but changed the "Happy Easter" greeting to "Thoughts of You" to show how easy it can become a sympathy card.
The video shows some easy tips on how to use masking to "eliminate" portions of a rubber stamp.
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CARD: By the Tide beauty
I am in love with the colors and layout of this card, using one of my favorite stamp sets: By the Tide from Stampin Up. The Pool Party (blue) and Crumb Cake is so pretty together. The seashell and sea horse images, combined with the hardwood background really give a rustic "Nantucket" beach feel to the card. The Perfect Pennants stamp set and banners dies make the greeting stand out. From Kathie Rotti.
Stampin Up is coming to town! … maybe your town too…
Catalog Launch Craziness--Coming to a Theater Near You!
I'm sooooooo FREAKIN' EXCITED!!!! Stampin Up is coming to my hometown of Marlboro, MA and they maybe coming near you too....introducing an all-new event brought to you by Stampin' Up!: the 2014 Catalog Premiere!
Be the first to see the 2014-2015 annual catalog . . . just as if you were at a star-studded Hollywood movie premiere! You'll get a sneak peak at upcoming new releases (AKA pre-sale products) AND-what would a premiere party be without a bit of SWAG (sealed with a gift)? PRIZES!!!! No one will go home from this party empty-handed!
So grab the nearest Real Red Stampin' Write Marker and draw a big circle around Monday, April 28. You won't want to miss this exciting event!
**MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 - 7PM EST ** DATE OF THE EVENT
(see locations below)
**MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 - 8AM EST ** REGISTRATION FOR EVENT
NOTE: Demonstrators Only! Join now for only $99 and get $50 FREE (ends March 30). Click for details >
What is a simulcast catalog launch? It's your chance to be inspired by the new annual catalog and to check out new projects to create--and it is our chance to share new products with you! We'll gather together in the comfort of movie theaters across North America and watch the LIVE broadcast . . . everyone . . . at the same time! A LIVE broadcast, you say? May I attend, you ask? YES! It's an event unlike any we've ever done before.* You'll enjoy your first look at this year's truly awesome catalog, get a sneak peak at pre-sale products . . . and more! There will be fun, friends, and prizes, so please--mark April 28 on your calendar. Theater cities will be announced in March. Registration and a fee will be required for this event. *for Stampin' Up Demonstrators (you may join for the great deal, discounts and to attend this event) |
And here's more exciting news: unlike Hollywood premieres, you won't have to be in Hollywood to see it first! Why? Because the 2014 Catalog Premiere will be simulcast to a theater near you at the following locations!
2014 Catalog Premiere
THEATER LOCATIONS (click for theater names & addresses)
Pacific Time-4:00 pm Mesa, AZ Portland, OR Sacramento, CA San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA Vancouver, BC |
Mountain Time-5:00 pm Boise, ID Calgary, AB Denver, CO Edmonton, AB Salt Lake City, UT |
Central Time-6:00 pm Austin, TX Birmingham, AB Chicago, IL (Deer Park) Dallas, TX (Plano) Des Moines, IA Houston, TX (Webster) Kansas City, MO Milwaukee, WI (Kenosha) Minneapolis, MN (Eagan) San Antonio, TX St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood) Tulsa, OK |
Eastern Time-7:00 pm Albany, NY Alexandria, VA Ann Arbor, MI (Walled Lake) Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD (Hanover) Boston, MA (Marlborough) Charleston, SC Columbus, OH Hartford, CT (Branford) Knoxville, TN Lexington, KY Orlando, FL Pittsburg, PA (Tarentum) Portland, OR (Happy Valley) Raleigh, NC Syracuse, NY Toronto, ON (Mississauga) |
Ever dreamed of walking the red carpet? Well, now you can! Come on out and join us for the LIVE* premiere in LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA!
I will be attending in my home town of Marlboro, Massachusetts!!! I'd love for you to join me and my group for the fun, but even if you're in my group, you do not have to attend at the same location. Contact me at tami@stampwithtami.com Wherever you attend, the 2014 Catalog Premiere is sure to be an event you'll always remember.
CARD: Kick Up Yer Heels Cowboy Boots
Love this stinkin' cute card! My friend, Liz Miller (Stampin with Liz), made these for swaps for Stampin Up's Leadership in Houston in January....yeehaw! Even though I'm a New England gal to the core, I still love me a fun pair of cowboy boots.
CARD: Serene Silhouettes Dare to Dream
This card is a real WOW in person, the Serene Silhouettes tree layered on the Happy Watercolor "splotch" stamp in a trio of colors is so striking. Would you call that shape a "splotch"? Maybe it's more of a "splash"? Either way, it's beautiful! the colors are Soft Suede, Always Artichoke and Pumpkin Pie. "Dare to Dream" comes from the Stampin' Up Loving Thoughts stamp set.
CARD: Hexagon Hive Surprise Card
Love, love, love today's card featuring the Stampin Up Happy Watercolor stamp set. This stamp set is featured in the Occasions Catalog. The flowers are layered on Wisteria Wonder card stock cut with the Apothecary Accents Framelits. The base of the card is Whisper White card stock, layered with Basic Black card stock textured in Beautiful Baroque folder, then a layer of the new Hexagon Hive framelit cut out from Eggplant Envy card stock.
The look of the textured black peaking beneath the hexagon hive cut outs is a fabulous "Surprise"! Very cool!
CARD: Watercolor Wonder Scallop Tag Topper
This beautiful card features the cool Scallop Tag topper closure fold, and Watercolor Wonder designer series paper. The label is from the Four Frames stamp set, and the "Hello, Sweet Friend" greeting is from the Six Sided Sampler stamp set and punched with the Decorative Label punch. Created by Teresa Howe.
Check out my video tutorial demonstrating how to create this cool Scallop Tag Topper closure fold here >
CARD Peaceful Petals Easter / Sympathy
This card is a real stand out in a crowd! Beautiful, elegant and peaceful, this flower card could easily be turned into an Easter / Spring card simply by changing the greeting from "thinking of you" (Sympathy) to any occasion. The main flower focal point is From the Peaceful Petals stamp set in the Occasions catalog. It has been heat embossed with White emboss powder on Shimmery White card stock. Then colored with Pink Pirouette and Daffodil Delight Stampin Write markers and cut out. Designed by Debi Ryan.
CARD: Starburst Modern Medley
Today's share is a swap card I received at Leadership from Mary Munson. So striking, it was created with the Modern Medley DSP and Stampin Up's Simply Pressed clay for the flower in the center and 3 flower punches (see supplies) for the layered flower. Mary used the Starburst/sunburst technique for the cool design. Mary created the dots on the flower by creating "Black Glitter Glue" made by mixing Basic Black reinker into Dazzling Details glitter.
VIDEO: Baroque Texture Background Pop Card
Today's video is a very cool and simple technique to make the textured impressions background "pop" off your card. I am planning to make these for Easter Cards, and cahnge the "Happy Birthday" artisan label punch to The Happy Easter from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. The card is so elegant and can be used for any occasion: wedding, birthday, congrats, etc.
Don't miss special guest appearance from Flash Gordon, free of charge! Yeppers, true story. Ok, so my beagle has a super hero complex. Funny stuff.
This card idea came all the way from Sydney, Australia and Leonie Shroder (Di Dimich). I did mine in Coastal Cabana, here are Leonie's different color variations: Pink Pirouette, Pool Party and Pistachio Pudding.
CARD: Textured Blessed Easter Tulips
We are 1 week into the Lent Season, and once again Easter is sneaking up on us. I'm starting a "Best of Easter" series of posts on my Facebook page for inspiration, featuring some of my past videos and projects. This is a new share, a swap from Angie Brailsford. It's absolutely beautiful and easy to make using the ink pads and blender pens to color in the flowers. If you aren't familiar with this method of color, check out this video I created demonstrating the technique >
The card was colored, assembled with Snail adhesive and then run through the Square Lattice texture folder to flatten & texture all of the layers.
NEW: 2 Sweetie Pie Photopolymer Clear Stamp Sets
We have two new adorable photopolymer stamp sets. To learn more about our exclusive photopolymer stamps and get the flyer for our latest sets, visit my photopolymer page.
CARD: Another Great Year Card
CARD: Feel Goods “Best things in Life”
VIDEO: Cool Scallop Tag Topper Fold Technique
Today's video features a super cool card closure technique using the new Scallop Tag Topper punch "outside the box" to create this gorgeous scallop enclosure. It looks complicated, but it's surprisingly easy. The card is so gorgeous, using the Perfect Pennants and Petite Petals stamp and punch...and all of the "p"s are fun to say together fast lol!
Huge thanks to Caroline van der Straaten who designed this card, Caroline is a very talented Dutch Stampin Up demonstrator.
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CARD: Perfect Blend coffee “to go” cups
I've nicknamed the Stampin Up "Perfect Blend" stamp set the "Starbucks" set lol. This card is too adorable featuring the coffee cups in Venetian Romance designer paper, and the baked brown sugar card stock run through the Stripes Impressions folder to create the "corrugated" strip around the cups. Created by Joyce Hunt.
CARD: SAB: Petal Parade Birthday
Today's card is another fabulous sample from the Sale-a-bration Petal Parade stamp set. It's a great birthday card, with a touch of pizazz! The silver glimmer scallop circle really adds sparkle & Silver foil strip to this card. The designer paper is also from SAB, called Sweet Sorbet. Designed by Tamra Needles.
SAB = Sale a Bration - Earn a Free Exclusive product with every $50 you spend! Earn unlimited freebies!!! Ends March 31, 2014.
CARD: Ingrid Expresses Herself
This past January at Stampin Up's Leadership event in Houston, I met the sweetest demonstrator from Puerto Rico. Her name was Ingrid Rosario. This is Ingrid's swap card from Leadership, and the girl is "Punch Ingrid" - I LOVE IT! How stinkin' adorable is this? I'll post the supplies she used below. I have the English version of the Express Yourself Hostess stamp set listed, but Ingrid used the Spanish version which is also available.
CARD: By the Tide Seashell
Still winter here in New England, but that isn't stopping me from dreaming of the beach and days to come. This conch seashell card is striking with it's monochromatic color scheme, and perfectly placed elements. Images from the Stampin Up "By the Tide" stamp set, and 3 impressions folders: Designer Frames, Fancy fan and Framed Tulips. Designed by Tammy Johnson.
The Fancy Fan layer was created with a cool technique of inking up the impressions folder either with the ink pad directly, or with a brayer. I made a video a few years ago demonstrating this technique, you can view it here >
CARD: Take a Walk on the Wild Side
CARD: Itty Bitty Banners Love Card
WIN! New Comment Craze ‘Blog Candy’ thru March 22
Ooopsie! Did ya ever have that feeling like you'd forgotten something, and you couldn't place what it was?! I have been having this feeling lately, and then all of the sudden it hit me like a Mack Truck...I forgot to do the drawing for last months Comment Craze stamps. My apologies.
Congratulations to: Barbara, who won my January Comment Craze Give-away. (see winning comment / post below)!!! I will contact you separately and send your goodies off.
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I have a new "blog candy" that will be retroactive from January 22 - March 22, 2014.
Want a chance to win? There is no purchase necessary, to enter, simply leave a comment on any blog posting on my blog: www.stampwithtami.com/blog
MARCH 22 DRAWING GIVE-AWAY PRIZES:
- 131190 Brights Assorted Card Stock 8-1/2" x 11"
- 131259 Brights Stampin Write Markers
- 131877 Perfectly You Hostess Set (clear mount)
- 129672 Simply Sketched Hostess Set (clear mount)
- 127844 Natural Ribbon
- 127844 Liquid glue
- I will include Hand-stamped Cards (not shown)
All of these products are also available for purchase in my online store >
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LAST MONTH'S WINNING POST/COMMENT
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VIDEO: Faux Dip-Dye Technique
Learn how you can create an ombre look on ribbon by using this Faux Dip-Dye technique in this video.