Our Friends of a Feather kit is a “cut above the rest,” delivering cards with intricate detail. And while we think you’ll love the detail these unique cards display, you’ll also love their versatile color palette. The warm fall tones fit perfectly with autumn’s changing leaves, yet their southwestern vibe (think sandstone cliffs and intensely-hued sunsets) make them perfect for any occasion. Watch this month’s unboxing video to capture exactly how to make the projects seen here!
10/31/2018
10/30/2018
Wishing You Well A Bunch
Stampin’ UP! Wishing You Well
here is another project using the Wishing You Well Stamp Set. This one is REALLY simple. And the color combination of Real Red, Mossy Neadow, and Pear Pizzazz is so festive that it’s perfect for the Holidays. Lets get started!
Step by Step:
- Cut a 3 1/2” x 4 3/4” piece of Whisper White Card Stock.
- Ink the plant image stamp using Pear Pizzaz Classic Ink and stamp it in the center of the card stock.
- Clean the stamp and re-ink the stamp using Old Olive Classic Ink being careful not to ink the stems. Stamp the image over the first image offsetting it just a bit.
- Ink th bow stamp using Real Red Classic Ink and stamp it over the plant image stems.
- Stamp the sentiment using Real Red Classic Ink.
- Mat the card face on a 3 3/4” x 5” piece of Real Red Card Stock.
- Mat the above component on a 4” x 5 1/4” piece of Pear Pizzazz Card Stock
- Cut a 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” piece of Whisper White Card Stock and score it at 4 1/4”
- Mount the card face on the card base. Simple!
10/29/2018
CAS for a Last Minute Halloween Card
Stampin’ UP! Cat Punch and Seasonal Layers Thinlits
It’s only a few days until Halloween, somhere’s A quick and easy card to satisfy your most critical hob goblin! The supplies are few and the construction is super easy. So let’s get started...
Step by Step:
- Start with a 3 3/4” x 5” piece of Basic Gray Card Stock. Die cut a Crushed Curry circle using the largest circle of the Layering Circles Framelits. Glue it to the Basic Gray Card face using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
- Die cut a branch from Basic Black Card Stock using the Seasonal Layers Thinlits and gluenit to the card face using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
- Stamp the sentiment on the “moon” using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
- Punch out a cat using the Cat Punch ND Basic Black Card Stock and Glue it to the moon using - you guessed it - Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
- Mat the Card face on Basic Black Card Stock and mount it on a Crushed Curry Card Stock base. Simple!
10/28/2018
Stampin’ UP!dates for Sunday, October 28, 2018
Stampin’ UP! Sale
Here's the place to check in on all the wonderful promotions offered by Stampin' UP! Early releases, special discounts, and new product introduction are all part of this weekly post. Just click the pic to take you to the featured offering. Let me know what you think.
This Way to Easy Christmas Crafting!
Get cozy this Christmas with Paper Pumpkin, your “One-Stop Box to Christmas paper crafting fun. Subscribe and you’ll get our specially-designed box filled with everything you need for a Holly Jolly Handmade Holiday! Click the banner to subscribe!
During the month of November (or while supplies last) you’ll be able to grab one (or all) of these “cool” collection sets. Click the banner to see the sets, Thinlits, velvet paper, and snowflake trinkets. Then stay tune for a video. As a demonstrator I’ve already ordered mine. You’ll love it.
Check out our color palette of Stampin’ Blends.
10/26/2018
Snowflake Showcase Suite
Limited Edition Snowflake Showcase Suite
On November 1, 2018 a new limited edition suite of products will be available until November 30, 2018 while supplies last. This is such a delightful suite with many (and I mean MANY) coordinating dies - 20 of them to be exact. These dies coordinate with a two stamp sets available for a limited time. The winter set is called It’s called Snow Is Glistening and the all-occasion set is called Happiness Surrounds.. There are so many possibilities for creating amazing projects.
You’ll notice in my picture below that the background is not the usual white background I use. Rick and I headed up to our cabin in Idyllwild on Monday, but I brought Snow Is Glistening with me. I have a small collection, by comparison to the huge stash of Stampin’ UP! products I have in Palm Springs, in Idyllwild. So I decided to create something up here. Although it’s not snowflake time up here now, we’re hopeful that Idyllwild will be host to a Snowflake Showcase of our own come this winter. So let’s get started.
- I started this project with a 3 3/4” x 5” piece of Balmy Blue Card Stock.
- Using Balmy Blue Classic Ink I stamped snowflakes randomly on the card face. Don’t stamp too many or it will look cluttered.
- Next I die cut assorted snowflakes in Pool Party Card Stock and attached them with Multipurpose Liquid Glue being careful to leave an area open at the bottom of the card.
- Then I die cut the blowing snowflakes and four small snowflakes from Whisper White Card Stock. (If I had had any Sparkle Glimmer Paper I would have used that instead. I think that would have added the perfect amount of bling!)
- The blowing snowflake piece was glued directly onto the card face using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. With all of these elements it’s important to use the glue sparingly or the glue will ooze out on the card face. Very small dots work best.
- I popped up the four small snowflakes using half of a Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. One was placed over the largest snowflake in the blowing snowflakes piece and the others were placed randomly.
- i stamped the sentiment on Whisper White Card Stock using Pacific Point Classic Ink and matted it on a piece of Pacific Point Card Stock. It was attached using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Lastly the Card face was matted on a 5 1/4” x 4” piece of Pacific Point Card Stock and mounted on the card base. Simple!
10/24/2018
Dashing Deer Part Deux
Stampin’ UP! Festive Farmhouse DSP and Suite Season Specialty Washi Tape
This is such a wonderful set. And the fact that it has the coordinating Framelits dies makes it the perfect Holiday set. But it could also be the perfect masculine set for birthdays or Father's Day. That's not what I'm doing here however. Here's another creation for Christmas - and super easy. Look below for step by step instructions. Let's get started...
Step by Step:
- Start with an A2 size card base (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") scored at 4 1/4" .
- Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock and attach it to the card base.
- Cut a 1 1/2" x 5" piece of patterned Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper and attach it to the bottom half of the card.
- Cut a 2 1/4" x 5"piece of woodgrain Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper and attach it to the top half of the card.
- Cover the seam using the Suite Season Specialty Washi Tape.
- Stamp the two deer using Cherry Cobbler Ink on Whisper White card stock and cut them out using the appropriate dies - or if you don't have the dies, then fussy cut them out using the above image as a pattern. Attach them using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
- Stamp the sentiment on Whisper White Card Stock using Cherry Cobbler Ink and cut it out using the Stitched Shapes Die Set.
- Cut out the scallop square using the Layering Squares Framelits set on Silver Foil paper and attach it to the sentiment square using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
- Mount the sentiment component using Stampin' Dimensionals. Simple!
10/23/2018
Today’s 15% Off Select Stamp Sets
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10/22/2018
10/21/2018
Stampin’ UP!dates for Sunday, October 21, 2018
Stampin’ UP! Sale
Here's the place to check in on all the wonderful promotions offered by Stampin' UP! Early releases, special discounts, and new product introduction are all part of this weekly post. Just click the pic to take you to the featured offering. Let me know what you think.
This Way to Easy Christmas Crafting!
Get cozy this Christmas with Paper Pumpkin, your “One-Stop Box to Christmas paper crafting fun. Subscribe and you’ll get our specially-designed box filled with everything you need for a Holly Jolly Handmade Holiday! Click the banner to subscribe!
During the month of November (or while supplies last) you’ll be able to grab one (or all) of these “cool” collection sets. Click the banner to see the sets, Thinlits, velvet paper, and snowflake trinkets. Then stay tune for a video. As a demonstrator I’ve already ordered mine. You’ll love it.
Check out our color palette of Stampin’ Blends.
10/20/2018
10/14/2018
Stamp Review Crew - Dashing Deer
Stampin' UP! Swirls & Curls TEIF and Sparkle Glimmer Paper
It's the third Monday of October and that means it's time for the Stamp Review Crew Hop. We are a group of Stampin' UP! demonstrators sharing a ton of ideas focused on a single stamp set. This week we're featuring the Dashing Deer stamp set. You have likely come from Cindy Elam on your way through this amazing hop. If you get lost, simply click on the banner for a list of participants and get back on track.
I love deer! I’ve adjusted to the fact that they’ll eat my tulips in spring and everything else I don’t protect the rest of the year. After all they were in the woods way before I was. It’s their woods! I love Deer. So when Dashing Deer came out in the 2018 Holiday Catalog, well, I just had to have it. And the bonus is that the bundle comes with Thinlits to cut out several of the stamped images and creates a gorgeous silhouette of a “dashing” deer. I hope you enjoy these projects. Please leave a brief comment to tell me why you think. Let’s get started...
Step by Step:
- The green card starts with a 4”x5 1/4” piece of Under The Mistletoe DSP on a Whisper White Card Stock base.
- Cut a 2 3/4” x 3 3/4” piece of Shaded Spruce card stock and mat it on a 3” x 4” piece of Whisper White card stock.
- Stamp the deer image using VersaMark ink and heat emboss it using a white embossing powder. Be sure to use your Stampin Buddy on the dark card stock before you use VersaMark. This prevents embossing powder from cleaning to the card stock resulting in and wanted little white dots.
- Place rhinestones on the tips of the deer antlers and mount this component to the DSP base.
- Stamp the sentiment using Old Olive Classic ink on Whisper White card stock and cut out the sentiment using the banner Thinlit from the Bunch of Banners Thinlits set and attach it to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The all-white card starts with a 4”x5 1/4” piece of Whisper White Card Stock embossed using the Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Attach it to a Whisper White card base.
- Cut out the largest circle from the Layering Circles Framelits using Whisper White Card Stock and mount it on the face of the card.
- Stamp the sentiment on Whisper White Card Stock using VersaMark ink and heat emboss it using Silver Stampin’ Emboss Embossing Powder.
- Cut out the sentiment using a scalloped square from the Layering Squares Thinlits Set and attach it to the face of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Turn the Sparkle Glimmer Paper over face down and place the dashing deer Thinlit on top to cut it out on the Big Shot. This technique is less damaging to the Dies when using Glimmer Paper. Cut out two more deer from Whisper White Card Stock. Glue all three die cuts together to make a more substantial single die cut and mount it on the card face using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Simple!
Next stop on the hop is Charlet Maallett where
she'll wow you with her beautiful design skills.
Stampin’ UP!dates for Sunday, October 14, 2018
Stampin’ UP! Sale
Here's the place to check in on all the wonderful promotions offered by Stampin' UP! Early releases, special discounts, and new product introduction are all part of this weekly post. Just click the pic to take you to the featured offering. Let me know what you think.
This Way to Easy Christmas Crafting!
Get cozy this Christmas with Paper Pumpkin, your “One-Stop Box to Christmas paper crafting fun. Subscribe and you’ll get our specially-designed box filled with everything you need for a Holly Jolly Handmade Holiday! Click the banner to subscribe!
KAll during the month of November (or while supplies last) you’ll be able to grab one (or all) of these “cool” collection sets. Click the banner to see the sets, Thinlits, velvet paper, and snowflake trinkets. Then stay tune for a video. As a demonstrator I’ve already ordered mine. You’ll love it.
Check out our color palette of Stampin’ Blends.
10/10/2018
10/09/2018
10/08/2018
National Indigenous People’s Day
Stampin’ UP! Follow Your Dreams and Nature’s Poem DSP
Today we celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day. Formerly know as Columbus Day, the day is now correctly celebrated not to glorify the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, but to celebrate the ORIGINAL residents of this beautiful country.
Truth be told, Columbus didn't “discover” America — he never set foot in North America. During four separate trips that started with the one in 1492, Columbus landed on various Caribbean islands that are now the Bahamas as well as the island later called Hispaniola. He also explored the Central and South American coasts.
Indigenous Peoples' Day[1] is a holiday that celebrates the Indigenous peoples of America. It is celebrated across the United States, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities around the country. It began as a counter-celebration held on the same day as the U.S. federal holiday of Columbus Day, which honors European explorer Christopher Columbus. Indigenous Peoples' Day is intended to celebrate Native Americans and commemorate their shared history and culture.
| Indigenous Peoples' Day | |
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Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration in Berkeley, California in 2012.
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| Also called | First People’s Day, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Indian Day (Brazil), or Native American Day |
| Observed by | Various states and municipalities in the Americas. |
| Type | Ethnic |
| Significance | A day in honor of Native Indigenous Americans. |
| Date | Varies |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | October 12, 1992 |
| Related to | National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada |
The holiday was first changed in South Dakota where in 1989 Lynn Hart working with Governor Mickelson put in place a resolution for the 2nd Monday of October as Native American day, as the beginning of the year of reconciliation in 1990.[2] It was instituted in Berkeley, California in 1992, coinciding with the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492. It later spread to Santa Cruz, Californiain 1994, and then to various other cities and states beginning in the mid-to-late 2010s. Indigenous Peoples' Day is held on the second Monday of October, coinciding with the designated date for the federal observance of Columbus Day.[3] It is similar to Native American Day, observed in September in California and Tennessee, and the same day as Indigenous Peoples' Day in South Dakota. Some critics have criticized such celebrations as a kind of political correctness.
So in honor of National Indigenous People’s Day I decided to be creative with the Follow Your Dreams Bundle. Let’s get going...
Step by Step:
Both cards are mounted on a 4 1/4” x 11” piece of Grapefruit Grove Card Stock Scored at 5 1/2”.
- The card on the left is the easiest of the two. Cut a 4” x 5 1/4” piece of Nature’s Poem DSP. Mount it on a 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” piece of Basic Black Card Stock. Attach it to the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Cut a 2 1/2" x 4" piece of Nature's Poem DSP. Stamp the dreamcatcher image using Cajun Craze Classic Ink. Mount it on a 2 5/8" x 4 1/8" piece of Basic Black card stock. Attach it to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.
- Use the Chase Your Dreams Framelits die to cut out the smaller dreamcatcher from Basic Black card stock. Add a Faceted Dot in Grapefruit Grove to the center of the dreamcatcher and attach it to the card front using a single Mini Stampin' Dimensional.
- Attach three black Faceted Dots to the top left corner.
- Die cut the word Dream from Basic Black card stock and attach it to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Simple!
- The card on the right uses the same card design but with different supplies. Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Wood Textures DSP and attach it to the card base front.
- Cut a 2 3/4" x 4" piece of Grapefruit Grove card stock and run it through the Big Shot using the Corrugated 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Attach it to the card front using Tear and Tape Adhesive.
- Stamp the large dreamcatcher in VersaMark ink on a piece of the same Wood Textures DSP and heat emboss it using Copper Embossing Powder. Cut it out using the Catch Your Dreams Framelits die. Attach it to the corrugated piece using Tear & Tape Adhesive.
- Cut the small dreamcatcher from Copper Foil using the Catch Your Dreams Framelits die. Attach a Clear Faceted Gem in the center of the dreamcatcher and attach it to the Copper embossed image using a single Mini Stampin' Dimensional.
- Stamp the flower cluster on Whisper White card stock using Cajun Craze ink. Color it in using Cajun Craze, Mango Melody, and an Aqua Painter. Nestle it behind the large dreamcatcher.
- Attach three black Faceted Dots to the top left corner.
- Die cut the word Dream from Copper Foil card stock and attach it to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Simple!
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