Category Archives: Deckled Rectangle Dies

Sweet Citrus

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Stampin Up Sweet Citrus

Lately, I have been focusing on products that are retiring so if you like them you can purchase them before they retire.  Now, so many products are already gone, I decided I needed to focus on products that are carrying over and still available.  Even though you will be able to purchase these items, you may not get the same price once the new catalog starts.  If a bundle carries over, you will not get the 10% discount for purchasing them together.  Stampin’ Up! only offers the discount the first time a bundle is in the catalog.  If they carry over, the bundle discounts disappear.

Sweet Citrus is one of those bundles that lose the discount.  It includes the stamp set, the coordinating dies and an embossing folder.  By the way, I love that Stampin’ Up! is no longer naming the stamp set one thing and the dies or embossing folder another name.  It certainly makes it a lot easier to remember all the names.

Sweet Citrus is a two-step stamp set where it takes two or more stamps to make an image.  In this case, the rinds are one stamp and the inside is another.  The nice thing is both of them stamp all three images at once.  Then the coordinating die cuts them apart.  I stamped both of them in Daffodil Delight ink before cutting them out.  Next, I stamped the leaves three times in Garden Green ink and cut them out using the die.

I cut out a 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Garden Green card stock and a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper.  This paper will be retiring on May 1st.  As of this writing, it is still available but things change quickly so I apologize if it is gone already.  Next, I cut a piece of Garden Green and Basic White card stock using the Deckled Rectangles dies.  I layered everything onto a Basic White card base.  I layered the leaves and the lemons on top.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in Garden Green ink.

Product List

Sweet Citrus Bundle (English)

$49.50

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

Tea Boutique 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00
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Artistic Dies

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Stampin Up Artistic Dies

Stampin’ Up!®  makes some great dies to go along with their stamp sets.  They usually always cut out the stamped images but then they add some extra dies in the set.    They add a fun shape, some label dies or extra images.  The stamp set called Artistically Inked has coordinated dies called Artistic.  This die set has a couple of added dies. I decided to use one of them on this card.

The first thing I did was cut out the flower image in Basic White card stock.  Because I used just plain white, I wanted the background to be colorful.  I cut six 4″ x .75″ strips of card stock using Bermuda Bay (I am sad this one is no longer available because it sold out already), Coastal Cabana and Pool Party.  I adhered them to a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Basic White card stock.  Then I cut the entire thing out using the Deckled Rectangle Dies.  After that, I ran it through my Cut & Emboss machine using one of the Basic 3D embossing folders to give it some texture.  These folders are part of the Online Exclusive products.  I adhered this piece to a Basic White card base and glued the die cut on top using Multipurpose Glue.  The sentiment is from the stamp set called Heron Habitat.  This stamp set will also be retiring on May 2nd.

Lastly, I added some Opaque Adhesive-Backed Gems.

Bermuda Bay
Coastal Cabana
Pool Party

Product List

Artistic Dies

$35.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

$30.00

Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems

$8.00
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Art Gallery Cup Of Tea

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Stampin Up Art Gallery Stampin Up Cup Of tea

February was my 15th anniversary as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.  I didn’t even realize it until yesterday when I got an email from Stampin’ Up! congratulating me.  I knew my anniversary was in February but I didn’t realize it was a big one.  Stampin’ Up! was very kind and even gave me a credit towards future purchases.  They are such a great company.

I made this card using a few different products.  The flowers and leaves are from the Art Gallery stamp set and the Floral Gallery Dies.  This stamp set is a two-step stamp set which means two or more stamps create one image.  I stamped the large flower background in Blushing Bride ink and the second stamp using Flirty Flamingo.  I stamped the smaller flowers in Flirty Flamingo and the leaves in Granny Apple Green.  Then I cut those images using the coordinating dies.

Next, I stamped the cup from the Cup Of Tea bundle in Smoky Slate ink and cut it out using the Tea Cup dies (you can save 10% by purchasing them using the bundle item number). I cut a 3.5″ x 4.25″ piece of Basic White card stock and embossed it using the Gingham embossing folder.  I layered that on a piece of Granny Apple Green card stock that I cut out using the Deckled Rectangle dies and layered that on a Basic White card base.

The sentiment is from the Beauty Of Friendship stamp set.  Lastly, I colored a piece of white Baker’s Twine using my Dark Flirty Flamingo Blends and tied it around the handle.

Here’s to another 15 years!

Blushing Bride
Flirty Flamingo
Granny Apple Green
Smoky Slate

Product List

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Floral Gallery Dies

$34.00

Cup Of Tea Bundle (English)

$45.00

Beauty Of Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

Gingham Embossing Folder

$7.50

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

$11.00

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00
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Easy Fancy Flora DSP Cards

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One of the things I love about Stampin’ Up! is that they sell beautiful Designer Series Paper.  The great thing is there are two different designs on each sheet.  Sometimes it is hard to decide which side to use.  The other great thing about their DSP is you can use it to create beautiful cards that are so easy to make.  Each of the cards I made took less than ten minutes.

To make the card above, I cut a 3.5″ x 4.75″ piece of Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper and layered it onto a 3.75″ x  5″ piece of Orchid Oasis card stock.  I wrapped a piece of Soft Sea Foam ribbon (retired) around it and layered it on a Soft Sea Foam card base.  Then I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set called Charming Sentiments using Orchid Oasis ink on Soft Sea Foam card stock and cut it out using the Deckled Rectangle Dies.  I adhered it to the card using Dimensionals.  Lastly, I added a couple of 2022-2024 InColor Matte Decorative Dots.

This card was even easier and faster to make than the first one.  I cut a 3.5″ x 4.75″ piece of Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper and layered it onto a 3.75″ x  5″ piece of Tahitian Tide card stock and a Starry Sky card base.  I cut out the sentiment using the Amazing Thanks dies and Tahitian Tide card stock.  Lastly, I added some Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins.

Try these simple cards when you need something beautiful but you don’t have a lot of time.

Product List

Fancy Flora 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00

Amazing Thanks Dies (English)

$27.00

Charming Sentiments Bundle (English)

$52.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots

$8.00

Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins

$8.00
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Arts Gallery

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Stampin Up Art Gallery

We arrived home from our travels on Monday.  We were in Florida for four weeks(as you know)  and then went to Alabama to celebrate my granddaughter, Emory’s sixth birthday.  It is hard to believe she is six already!  These grands of mine (there are six in all) are just growing up too quickly.

Art Gallery is still one of my favorite flower stamps that Stampin’ Up! offers.  It has beautiful flowers, leaves and great sentiments you can use to make a card for any occasion.  It is a two-step stamp set, meaning it takes two or more stamps to make one image.   It also has a set of coordinating dies called Floral Gallery that cut out the images as well as two dies that cut out all the sentiments.

To make this card I first cut a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Hues Of Happiness Designer Series Paper and layered it on a Blushing Bride card base.  Next, I cut out the rectangle in Basic White card stock using the Deckled Rectangle Dies and adhered that to the card.  I stamped the large flower from the Art Gallery stamp set in Blushing Bride using both of the two-step stamps.  The second stamp just made the color a little darker.  I stamped the smaller flowers in Polished Pink ink and the leaves in Shaded Spruce.  I cut them all out using the coordinating dies.  I adhered the larger flower to the card using Multipurpose Glue and the smaller flowers using Dimensionals.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in Polished Pink ink and cut it out.

Here is a photo of Emory on her birthday. She is 6 going on 26!

Polished Pink
Blushing Bride
Shaded Spruce


Product List

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Floral Gallery Dies

$34.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

Hues Of Happiness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00
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Christmas Season

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Stampin Up Christmas Season

Are you done your Holiday shopping yet?  I am entirely done except for one son.  He is impossible and I don’t even have a single idea of what to get him.  Do you have someone in your family like that?  In any case, all my presents are made or purchased, wrapped and mailed.  Even my Christmas cards are done.  It feels great to be able to just relax and enjoy the rest of the season without running around like a crazy person.  Now, if I can only come up with a present for my son.

This card was not the one I sent this year, although I think it is one of my favorites.  I used this stamp set and dies last year so I figured I should probably do something different this year.  Still, I love this one even better than the one I sent!  It uses the stamp set called Christmas Season.  This stamp set has coordinating dies called Seasonal Labels.  The die set cuts out the stamped images and has a lot of label dies to cut out various sentiments.  Both of these are in the Stampin’ Up!® 2022/2023 Annual Catalog so they are not retiring when the Mini Catalog ends in January.  I am pretty sure that it will retire at the end of the Annual Catalog though.

One of the things I love about this set is that it is a two-step stamp set.  This means that it can take two or more stamps to make one image.  In this case, the pinecone was made using two different stamps.  I stamped the outside in Crumb Cake ink and the inside in Soft Suede.  Then, I stamped the berries in Real Red and the leaves in Mossy Meadow ink.  Then, I cut them out using the coordinating dies.

I cut the center rectangle out using the Deckled Rectangle Dies and layered it onto a Crumb Cake card base.  Then I adhered all the leaves, berries and pine cones on top.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set called Cottage Wreaths in Real Red ink.

Crumb Cake
Soft Suede
Real Red
Mossy Meadow

Product List

Christmas Season Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Seasonal Labels Dies

$38.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

Cottage Wreaths Bundle (English)

$52.00
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Heron Habitat

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Stampin Up Heron Habitat

Last Friday was Grandparents Day at Madelyn’s school. She goes to an amazing public school that has so many activities for the kids and the families to attend during school and after hours.  It was such a nice day.  Rob and I first went to her classroom to meet her teacher and see some of her work. Then we went to an auditorium where the kids came out and sang some songs.  Madelyn was chosen to play the ukulele.  It is so nice of the school to include grandparents.  I posted some photos at the end of this post.

I actually made this card when we were at our cottage on Lake Ontario but forgot to post it.  I found it in my photos of the cards I made but could not find the card itself.   I must have sent it to someone as a birthday card.  I hope I remember all the colors and products I used.  If I forget any, I apologize ahead of time.

When we are at the cottage we see a lot of birds flying around.  There are seagulls, eagles (which are amazing to watch), ducks, swans, geese (not my favorite!), and herons.  The geese are fun to watch right after their goslings are born but once they get bigger, they like to come onto our lawn and make the worst mess ever.  I start off the season running out there and chasing them away.  As time went on, I just had to go outside stand on my deck and they would leave.  They knew not to mess with me!  They are definitely not as cute as when they are first born. Anyway, I knew I had to purchase the Heron Habitat stamp set with the coordinating dies called Heron as soon as I saw it.  By the way, you can save 10% if you purchase them in a bundle.

I made the background of this card first using the stamp set called Oceanfront.  I stamped the water in Starry Sky and the trees in Mossy Meadow ink.  I stamped the clouds in Balmy Blue and the seagulls and cattails in Soft Suede ink.  Next, I stamped the heron in Smoky Slate ink. Then, I took a Basic Gray Stampin Write Marker and ran it along the edge of the stamp to make it a little darker.  I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using a die from the Hydrangea die set.  Lastly, I cut the panel out using the Deckled Rectangles Die Set and layered it on a piece of Mossy Meadow and Orchid Oasis card stock.  The card base is Basic White.

I have to say I love the sentiments in the Heron Habitat stamp set.  It is a nice font and size and they cover just about every occasion.

Here are some photos from Grandparents Day.

Smoky Slate
Orchid Oasis
Balmy Blue
Mossy Meadow
Soft Suede

Product List

Heron Habitat Bundle (English)

$47.50

Oceanfront Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Hydrangea Dies

$32.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00
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Beauty Of Friendship

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Stampin Up Beauty Of Friendship

Beauty Of Friendship is a stamp set that has been around for a while now.  It is a beautiful set that has gorgeous trees and some great all-around sentiments.  It used to have coordinating dies but Stampin’ Up!® retired them for some unknown reason.  It is ok though.  You don’t have to have the dies to make beautiful cards using this stamp set.

To make this card I first stamped the trunk of the tree in Basic Gray Ink and the leaves of the tree in Old Olive.  One thing I love about this set is some of the stamps are DisINKtive stamps.  This means that one stamp creates different opacities which brings depth to the image.  If you look at the leaves of this tree you can see where some leaves are darker than others.  This was created by one stamp.

After I stamped the tree, I cut it out using the Deckled Rectangles dies and I backed it up with a piece of Old Olive card stock.  Then I cut a piece of the Designer Series Paper called Sun Prints also using the Deckled Rectangles.  This DSP is beautiful can is very delicate looking.  I backed that up with another piece of Old Olive card stock.  I adhered all the layers onto a Gray Granite card base.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in Old Olive ink and cut it out using a retired banner die.

Product List

Beauty Of Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

Sun Prints 12” X 12” (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00

 

Soft Seedlings

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Stampin Up Soft Seedlings

Emboss Resist is a stamping technique that has been around for a long time but I have not used it in ages.  It is a lot of fun and very easy to do, especially now with our Blending Brushes.  All you need to do this technique is some Versamark, Clear Embossing Powder, a Heat Tool and a way to add some color.

To make this card I first stamped the leaf and seedlings in Versamark on Basic White card stock using the Soft Seedling stamp set that is in the Stampin’ Up!® 2022 July-December Mini Catalog.  Then I sprinkled some Clear Embossing Powder on top, shook off the excess and heat set it with my Heat Tool.  I added some Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight ink with Blending Brushes. The ink does not change the color of the leaf because I sealed it with the embossing powder.  It looks like I stamped it in white ink.

After adding the color to the card, I cut it out using the Deckled Rectangles dies.  I cut out another using a larger size die in Basic White card stock and adhered both rectangles to a Pumpkin Pie card base.  Then I stamped the sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set in Memento Black Ink and cut it out using the coordinating die from Sentiment Silhouettes.  You can purchase the Charming Sentiments stamp set and the Sentiment Silhouettes die set in a bundle and save 10%.

 

Real Red
Pumpkin Pie
Daffodil Delight

Product List

Soft Seedlings Cling Stamp Set (English)

$20.00

Charming Sentiments Bundle (English)

$52.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

Versamark Pad

$9.50

Basics Embossing Powders

$18.00

Blending Brushes

$12.50

Art Gallery

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Stampin Art Gallery

I made this card using the stamp set called Art Gallery.  This stamp set has coordinating dies called Floral Gallery but because they have been in the catalog for a while, there is no bundle discount.  Even without a discount, it is still one of my favorite sets.  One of the great things about this stamp set has lots of nice greetings that you could use for any occasion.

This stamp set is a two-step stamp set.  This means that it takes two or more stamps to make one image.  I stamped the first flower using Bermuda Bay ink and the second part of the flower using Pool Party.  I stamped the stem in Granny Apple Green ink and cut them both using the coordinating dies.  I cut two rectangles out using the Deckled Rectangle dies.  One was in Bermuda Bay card stock and the other in Basic White and layered them together.  I glued the flower on top.

Next, I took a piece of Pool Party card stock and ran it through my Cut & Emboss Machine using the Hive 3D embossing folder.  I am not exactly sure how it happened, but the card stock must have moved inside it because it got double embossed.  I decided I liked the way it looked so I left it.  I wrapped a piece of Baker’s Twine around it and adhered it to a Pool Party card base.  Then I added the other pieces on top.  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark Ink and heat embossed it using White Embossing Powder.  Then I cut it out using the coordinating die. I used Dimensionals to add the sentiment strip to the card. Lastly, I added some Glossy Dots.

 

Bermuda Bay
Pool Party
Granny Apple Green

Product List

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Floral Gallery Dies

$34.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

Hive 3 D Embossing Folder

$9.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

$11.00

Glossy Dots Assortment

$8.00