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Peaceful Poppies Suite

My first Stampin’ UP! video share of 2020 has to be Peaceful Poppies from the January - June 2020 Mini Catalog (AKA Occasions Catalog). I have purchased just about everything in this suite of products.  But if you buy only one product from this suite, make it the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper.  This paper is gorgeous and can easily be adapted to masculine, feminine, and gender neutral cards. And if you need to make a card in a hurry, there’s even 2 sheets that you can cut into 4” x 5 1/2” pieces, stamp a sentiment directly on the paper, slap it on a card base and you’re good to go.  The paper in the upper right corner of the screen when Holly shows the DSP is the design I’m referring to.  Check out this video and let me know what you think.

 

Paper Pumpkin for January 2020

Paper Pumpkin’s first kit of 2020 is all about L-O-V-E. Whether you want handmade favors for Valentine’s Day, a bridal shower, or a remarkably romantic wedding, this kit has your number: 20 treat bags, 10 mini cards and envelopes, and embellishments. It’s everything you need to celebrate your favorite friendships and love stories. So, make it a “LOVE”-ly year with Paper Pumpkin! Watch this how-to video to see the I’ll Bee Yours kit in action.

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Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday, January 5th 2020

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Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday, December 29th 2019

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Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday, December 22rd 2019

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Nature’s Beauty Bambi

Stampin’ UP! Nature’s Beauty and Feels Like Frost DSP

I featured this stamp set two other times on my blog.  (Nature Gathered Together and Nature’s Beauty Bunny) But it’s such a beautiful set I thought I’d share another card with you.  We are up at our cabin in idyllwild where the deer (no antelope) play.  This past summer we had a visitor grazing on the oak tree sprouts at the back of our cabin.  This is where I get my inspiration.

Step by Step Tips:

• Stamp the deer image on Crumb Cake cardstock using Soft Suede Classic Ink.
• Using a damp, not wet, Aqua Painter, lightly blend the shaded areas of the deer. Don’t use any additional ink.  There’s enough ink in the stamped image to lightly shade the image.
• Using the Chalk Marker, lightly highlight the ears and chin of the deer.
• Fussy cut out the deer.  The space between the front legs was too small to cut out.  So I filled it in with the Chalk Marker first and then added Night Of Navy ink using a Stampin’ Write Marker.
• Select a piece of Feels Like Frost 6”x6” DSP that has a landscape.  Glue the deer to the DSP using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
• stamp the sentiment using Night of Navy Classic Ink.  Simple!

And here’s the deer that modeled for this project!

Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday, December 15th 2019

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Nature’s Beauty Bunny

Stampin’ UP! Nature’s Beauty and Feels Like Frost DSP

I love nature, but I guess you already know that if you’ve visited my blog before.  So when I saw Nature’s Beauty in the back of the 2019 Holiday Catalog I knew I had to have it.  This couples so beautifully with the Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper.  So let’s get hoppin’!

Step by Step Tips:

• I cut a 3 3/4” x 5” piece of Vellum Cardstock.  I picked out a piece of Feels Like Frost DSP that had a landscape (this one looks like it has a snow covered road) and cut it to 4” x 5 1/4”. Be careful that you don’t trim off the location that you’d like to place your stamp when cutting it to size.
• Position the Vellum cardstock over the DSP.  Using Stāzon Ink I stamped the image on the Vellum cardstock.  Let it dry completely.  It’s very easy to smudge on Vellum.
• Turn the Vellum Cardstock over and, using the White Stampin’ Chalk Marker, carefully color the stamped image in.  Let it dry completely. 
• Attach the Vellum Cardstock to DSP using Liquid Multipurpose Glue using a sponge and attach it to the DSP.  
• Stamp the sentiment on the Vellum.  Simple!

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Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday, December 8th 2019

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Year End Closeout Sale

TIME TO SAVE! IT’S THE YEAR-END CLOSEOUT

If you love great deals, our amazing Year-End Closeout is the best time to shop. You’ll get great discounts on retiring Stampin’ Up! products, including stamp sets and items from the holiday catalog. The Year-End Closeout happens only once a year, so make sure to share the news with your customers. Shop early for the best selection! Click the banner to take you to the sale.

And don’t forget: This offer is while supplies last only.

Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday, December 1st 2019

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Season of Thanks

Stampin’ UP! Gather Together Bundle and Chrismastime Is Here DSP

Today my sister and I are sitting on the sidelines of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  She has never been to New York or, obviously, seen a Broadway play.  At 82 years of age I think it's time.  So were sitting behind the baracade at 49th Street and 6th Avenue sipping hot coffee and feasting on fresh pastries while we wait for the parade to begin.  YUM!

I decided to save this card for last because although it's a Thanksgiving card, its richness is reminiscent of a Christmas card.  If you notice I used a Thanksgiving stamp set and a Christmas DSP.  So let's just say its on the cusp.

Step by Step Tips:

• Start my matting a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Christmastime Is Here DSP on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Gold Foil card stock.  I need to share a secret - and a cheat.  It's such a waste to use this beautiful foil as just a mat, so after I cut the 4" x 5 1/4" piece, I positioned the 3" x 4 1/2" Stitched Rectangle in the center and die cut that out.  You can't see it's missing because the hole is behind the DSP.  Let's be thrifty!
• Adhere the 3" x 4 1/2" Stitched Rectangle in the lower right corner of the card face.
• Stamp the sentiment on a piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock and cut it out using a 1 3/8" square die.  Mat it using a 1 5/8" piece of Gold Foil.  I used a die for that as well.  Attach it to the card front using Dimensionals.
• Now for the leaves. Each of the leaves was die cut using the embossing die out of the same Red Foil card stock.  I gently rubbed the surface of each leaf on the Golden Glitz Delecata Metallic Ink Pad.  These take a while to dry, so while you wait, move on to the large leaf.
• The large leaf was stamped on retired Red Foil using VersaMark in and heat embossed using Gold Embossing Powder.  Cut it out using the large leaf die in the Gathered Leaves Die Set.
• Attach all the leaves using Dimensionals.  Simple!

Come To Gather Together

Stampin’ UP! Gather Together and Come To Gather DSP

For the inspiration for this card I used the teeny tiny image on the Come To Gather DSP.  I just about needed a magnifying glass to see it.  Lots of techniques here so let’s get started.

Step by Step Tips:

• Cut a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of the Come To Gather DSP and mat it on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Early Espresso card stock.
• Cut a 2 1/2" x 3 3/4" piece of Whisper White card stock.  Using Cajun Craze ink, stamp the set of two pumpkins slightly off center to the left on the lower half of the card stock.

The following is a step by step on how to do masking.  If this is not clear, check out YouTube for videos on Post It Note Masking.

• Stamp the image again on a post it note being sure to include the part of the post it note that has adhesive.  Carefully cut that image out and place it over the stamped image on the card stock.
• Ink up the large pumpkin image and stamp it on the white card stock overlaping the post it note covered image to the right.
• Stamp the image again as before on a post it note.  Carefully cut it out and cover the two pumpkin image.

Now we'll continue with the directions.

• Ink the wheat in Smoky Slate and stamp.  Repeat this process with Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, and Granny Apple Green ink.  (Leave the post it note images in place until you complete stamping in these colors)
• Remove the post it notes and you will have an image similar to the one pictured.
• Using the Light Cajun Craze Blends marker color the tops and bottoms of the pumpkin images.
• Using a Sponge Dauber, lightly brush the edges of the white card stock with Early Espresso ink.
• Run the white card stock through the Big Shot using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.  Then mat it on a 2 5/8" x 3 7/8" piece of Early Espresso Card Stock.  Mount it in the center of the DSP component using Dimensionals.
• Stamp the sentiment on Smoky Slate card stock using Early Espresso Card Stock and cut it out using one of the dies from the Stitched Labels set.  You could also simply cut it out with a pair of scissors in a rectangle shape.
• Attach the sentiment to the card front using three Mini Dimensionals.  Do not place a Dimensional on the upper left corner of the sentiment.  Simple!

So Thankful

Stampin’ UP! Beauty & Joy Stamp Set and Stitched Rectangles 

I’ve always loved topiaries.  One of the first classes I taught was with a set of topiary stamped.  They are such a versatile image.  They can be cute or regal, plain or fancy, realistic or fantastical, and always kool!  I decided to go regal (and a little 3D) with rich colors and gold foil - perfect for fall.  🍁

Step by Step Tips:

• I started by using one of the Stitched Rectangles to cut out the mat in Gold Foil.  Then I cheated.  I used a smaller Stitched Rectangle from the center to use in another project.  I made 8 of these and I didn’t want to waste all that gold foil!  
• I cut a 3 3/4” x 5” piece of the Come To Gather DSP.  I marked the horizontal center about a 3rd of the way up with my Whisper White Watercolor Pencil.  I tried using a regular pencil but I kept losing the mark!
• I stamped the trunk of the topiary with VersaMark Ink and embossed it using Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. 
• I put SNAIL on all four edges of the back of the DSP and carefully adhered it to the foil mat.  Then I adhered the mat and card front to the card base.
• I used VersaMark Ink to stamp the urn and the leaves on Gold Foil and heat embossed it using Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I cut them out and adhered them to the card front using Dimensionals. 
• I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark Ink and embossed it using Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  I cut it out with the Classic Label Punch.  I reinserted the label and trimmed it down to fit the frame from the Ornate Frames Dies.
• The envelope flap was embossed using the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder.  Simple!

I hope this set carries over into our 2020-21 Annual Catalog.  I love it!  But some of the items from the current Holiday Catalog - like the moose punch - are already sold out.  So if you like it - buy it now!