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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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Wisteria Wishes

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Stampin Up Wisteria Wishes

I have seen a lot of cards online lately using a black background.  I love how the dark background makes the colored images pop so I decided to give it a try.  I also wanted to use the new “Online Exclusive” embossing folders that Stampin’ Up! has available for purchase.  If you don’t know about the “Online Exclusives”, they are various products such as stamps, dies, embossing folders and embellishments that are not in any catalog.  Stampin’ Up! is going to offer more products a few times a year.  If you would like to check out the products you can click HERE.

The first thing I did for this card was to take a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Basic Black card stock and emboss it using one of the Basics 3 D embossing folders.  This is a set of 3 folders you can purchase in a bundle.  They didn’t give specific names to each of them but the one I used is what I would call a cross-hatch design.  There is another one that has dots and another that has small flowers.  Here is what the “cross-hatched” one looks like up close:

Stampin Up Basic 3D embossing foldersI layered the embossed piece of Basic Black card stock on a Balmy Blue card base.

Next, I used the stamp set called Wisteria Wishes.  I stamped the flowers in Balmy Blue ink and then took a Night Of Navy Stampin’ Write Marker and dabbed some color over the Balmy Blue ink.  I stamped the stems in Granny Apple Green ink and cut everything out using the coordinating Wisteria Dies.  If you purchase the stamp set and dies in a bundle you can save 10%.  I adhered the stems to the card using Multipurpose Glue and the flowers using Dimensionals.  I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set called Heron Habitat in Balmy Blue ink and cut it out using the Stylish Shapes dies.  I adhered it to the card using Dimensionals.  Lastly, I added some Enamel Dots Essentials.

Basic Black
Balmy Blue
Granny Apple Green

Product List

Wisteria Wishes Bundle (English)

$47.50

Heron Habitat Cling Stamp Set (English)

$22.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

$30.00

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

$30.00

Enamel Dot Essentials

$8.00
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Plentiful Plants

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Stampin Up Plentiful Plants

As most of you know, Stampin’ Up! releases their new Annual Catalog in May.  It is always such an exciting time in the world of stamping.  I love getting new products but I am also sad to see some things retire for good.  Therefore, I am starting to use some of my older sets before they are gone.  I don’t know what is going to retire and what is being carried over yet but I figure that if a set has been around for at least two years, there is a good chance they might be on the list.  By the way, if you are a Demonstrator you will be able to see a copy of the new catalog online at the end of March.  Then you can order a select group of new products in April.  Customers can order from the new catalog in May.

Plentiful Plants has been around for a while so I chose this set to use.  It has coordinating dies called Perfect Plants.  The stamp set has a few different pots, leaves and some very nice sentiments.  This is one bundle I really like and will miss if it retires.

I made this card by first stamping the different leaves in Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent inks.  Then I cut them out using the coordinating dies.  Next, I stamped the pot in Cajun Craze ink and cut that out.  I layered everything on top of a circle from the Stylish Shapes die set that I embossed using the Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder.  Then I adhered it to a 3.5″ x 4.75″ piece of Basic White cardstock, a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Evening Evergreen and a Basic White card base.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment (from Sending Smiles) in Versamark Ink on a piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock and embossed it using White Embossing Powder.  I cut that out using a banner from Stylish Shapes.

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Soft Succulent
Cajun Craze
Evening Evergreen

Product List

Plentiful Plants Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Perfect Plants Dies

$32.00

Sending Smiles Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

$22.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

$30.00

Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder

$10.00

Basics Embossing Powders

$18.00
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Nature’s Prints

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Stampin Up Nature's Prints

Last weekend we had a great time when our friends from New York, Tom & Char came to visit us in Florida.  We have been friends for more than 35 years and we always have the best time together.  We went out for lunch a couple of times and of course, we had to go to the Tiki Bar!   It was so much fun. Char is also a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and we do a lot of stamping together when we are home.

Sun Prints is a suite in the 2022/2023 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.  It includes the stamp set called Nature’s Prints, Natural Prints Dies, Sun Prints Designer Series Paper and the Fern 3D Embossing Folder.  You can purchase everything in the suite using one item number (158805) or you can order the items separately.  If you use the bundle item number or the suite item number you can save 10%.

To make this card I first ran a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Basic White card stock through my Cut ‘N Emboss Machine using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder.  I adhered that to a Night Of Navy card base.  Next, I stamped the leaves in Night Of Navy and Old Olive ink and then cut them out using the coordinating dies.  Then I cut out the third set of leaves in Fresh Freesia card stock.  I added these to the card using Multipurpose Glue and Dimensionals.  I stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy ink and cut it out using one of the dies from this bundle.  I added that to the card using Dimensionals too.  Lastly, I added some Classic Matte Dots that I colored using the Night Of Navy Dark Stampin’ Blends.  I love that the Blends can change the color of embellishments.

There is only a couple of weeks left for Sale-a-bration!  You can earn free merchandise from the Sale-a-bration Catalog with a qualifying order.  There is no limit to how many items you can get for free.  Plus Sale-a-bration is a great time to join Stampin’ Up! In addition to the already excellent value of the Starter Kit, if you decide to sign up as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you can choose from three incredible options:

  • Option 1: The exclusive Boho Blue Mini Machine ($63 value) + your choice of $175* of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129.
  • Option 2: The original white Mini Machine ($63 value) + your choice of $175* of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129.
  • Option 3: Your choice of $175* of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99.

*That’s $50 more product than the standard Starter Kit offer!

Click on the Join Now button to the right or feel free to contact me for more information.

Night of Navy
Old Olive
Fresh Freesia

Product List

Sun Prints Suite Collection (English)

$76.75

Nature's Prints Bundle (English)

$55.75

Fern 3 D Embossing Folder

$9.00

Classic Matte Dots

$7.00

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00
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Art Gallery

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Stampin Up Art Gallery

Before I forget, I need to let you know that I am scheduling a bunch of blog posts ahead of time because I won’t be able to blog for a few weeks.  I wanted to let you know in case I happen to post something that may be unavailable to order due to the backorder situation.  At the time of the post, the item would have been available but sometimes things run out.  I apologize ahead of time if that happens.

I made this card using the stamp set called Art Gallery.  This set has coordinating dies called Floral Gallery.  You can’t get the discount on the bundle anymore since it has been in a few catalogs and the bundle discount is only available when it is in a catalog for the first time.  Either way, it is a beautiful set.  I stamped the flowers using Stampin’ Write Markers.  The best way to do this is to use a Stamparatus.  Sometimes when you color a stamp using markers you may miss a spot or two. If you use the Stamparatus you can just reink it and stamp again.  Then I cut it out using the coordinating die.  I also stamped the sentiment using the Art Gallery stamp set and Floral Gallery dies.

Next, I took a Mint Macaron card base and embossed it using the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder.  I know I have been using this embossing folder a lot and I just realized it is retired.  Sorry about that but you can always use a different embossing folder.  This one happens to be one of my favorites since it adds a subtle texture to card stock.  There are a number of current embossing folders that can do the same thing.  I cut the frame out of Basic White card stock using the Fabulous Frames dies.  I backed the frame with a piece of the Design A Daydream Designer Series Paper.  This DSP is a pack of 48 double-sided sheets and you can get it for $18 as a Host Gift with a $150 order.

Next, I cut another piece of Basic White card stock using the Scalloped Contours dies.  I layered the flowers on top of that.  I adhered the sentiment using Dimensionals.  Lastly, I add some 2021-2022 In Color Opal Rounds.

Balmy Blue
So Saffron
Blushing Bride
Mint Macaron

Product List

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Floral Gallery Dies

$34.00

Scalloped Contours Dies

$35.00

Design A Daydream 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

$18.00

2021 2023 In Color Opal Rounds

$8.50
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Dainty Delight

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Stampin Up Dainty Delight

I am ready for summer!  Last week the temperatures in Nashville went below zero.  It was the coldest it has been here for 20 years!  The cold temps latest a week and I froze.  I definitely have southern blood now because I was freezing all week.  The nice thing is this past Monday it was 70 degrees!  Rob and I drove the Mustang with the top down.  It was so much fun.  It was quite a swing in temperatures and now I am thinking about summer.  Of course, I know it is only January but a girl can dream, right?

Tomorrow is a big day in the world of Stampin’ Up!®!  The January – April Mini Catalog and Sale-a-bration begin!  I always love it when a new catalog starts because I love using new products.  One of the bundles in the new catalog is called Dainty Delight.  The stamp set and the dies both have the same name.  I love that Stampin’ Up!® starting doing that.

To make this card, I first stamped all the leave and stems in Granny Apple Green ink and cut them out using the coordinating die.  Then I cut out all the flowers in Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather card stock.  I embossed a piece of Basic White card stock using the Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder and layered that onto a piece of Highland Heather card stock and a Fresh Freesia card base.  Then I adhered all the stems and flowers on top.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in Highland Heather ink on a piece of Fresh Freesia card stock and cut it out using the Stylish Shapes dies.  I adhered that using Dimensionals.

Don’t forget that you can earn free merchandise from the Sale-a-bration Catalog with a qualifying order.  There is no limit to how many items you can get for free.  Plus Sale-a-bration is a great time to join Stampin’ Up! In addition to the already excellent value of the Starter Kit, if you decide to sign up as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you can choose from three incredible options:

  • Option 1: The exclusive Boho Blue Mini Machine ($63 value) + your choice of $175* of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129.
  • Option 2: The original white Mini Machine ($63 value) + your choice of $175* of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129.
  • Option 3: Your choice of $175* of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99.

*That’s $50 more product than the standard Starter Kit offer!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at shcommish @ gmail.com.

PS:  I can not post links to the products that I used until the catalog goes live.  Sorry about that!

Fresh Freesia
Highland Heather
Granny Apple Green
Daffodil Delight

 

 

Happiness Abounds

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Stampin Up Happiness Abounds

My daughter-in-law, Tara is in charge of a program at Vanderbilt that provides comfort supplies to the end of life patients in the hospital.  One of the items they are looking for are nice, homemade bereavement cards to send to the families.  I was wondering if any of you are willing to send as many sympathy cards as you can to help out her program.  If you can only send one, that is fine.  She would appreciate anything you could do.  If you have friends, family, downline, customers, etc that stamp, would you mind asking them too?  If you can send them with an envelope, that would be great but if not, I will donate a bunch of envelopes to help out.
Please send them to:
Tara Horr
2147 Belcourt Avenue
Nashville, TN  37212
Thanks so much for your consideration.
One of my favorite things that Stampin’ Up!® does lately is to make dies that cut out some of the designs in Designer Series Paper.  The Hues Of Happiness Suite includes the stamp set called Happiness Abounds, Coordinating Blossoming Happiness Dies, Hues Of Happiness Designer Series Paper and Glossy Dots.  Some of the dies in this suite cut out the leaves and flowers in the DSP.  It is a fun way to way to make a card when you don’t have a lot of time.
To make this card, I first cut out the various flowers and leaves using the dies.  Then, I cut out the frame from the Framed Florets die set in Basic White cardstock.  I layered the frame, flowers and leaves on a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Basic White card stock that I had first embossed using the Gingham embossing folder and then onto a Basic White card base.  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark Ink and heat embossed it using Gold embossing powder.  Lastly, I added some Gold Adhesive Backed Swirls (which have sold out and therefore, are not available).

Balmy Blue
Daffodil Delight
Flirty Flamingo
Mossy Meadow

Product List

Hues Of Happiness Suite Collection (English)

$69.50

Framed Florets Bundle (English)

$54.00

Gingham Embossing Folder

$7.50
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Plentiful Plants

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Stampin Up Plentiful Plants

I am not sure if you have noticed this or not, but Stampin’ Up!® offers huge packs of Designer Series Paper in the back of every catalog.  You can get them by using your hostess dollars that you earn for  placing an order of $150 or more.  The packs are 48 pieces of 12″ x 12″.  That is a lot of paper!  So far, every time I order a pack of them, I have been very pleased with the colors and designs.  Wait until the new January – April Mini comes out.  It is my favorite yet!

I made this card using the Designer Series Paper Hostess Pack in the 2022/2023 Annual Catalog called Design A Daydream.  The main colors in this pack are Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Petal Pink and Pool Party.

The first thing I did when making this card is to take a piece of 8.5″ x 5.5″ of Basic White card stock and fold it in half.  Then I used the stitched scalloped die from the die set called Scalloped Contours and cut off and 1/2″ of the front of the card.  Then I ran it through my Cut & Emboss Machine again using the Gingham Embossing Folder.  I placed a 1/2″ x 5.5″ piece of the Design A Daydream DSP over the edge of the embossing folder marks so you can not see the dent it left.  Then I took a 1″ x 5.5″ piece and adhered it along the edge of the back section of the card.

Next I stamped the leaves from the stamp set called Plentiful Plants in Mint Macaron and Shaded Spruce ink and cut them out using the coordinating Perfect Plant dies.  I stamped the pot in Cajun Craze ink and cut that out too.  The sentiment is from the stamp set called Heron Habitat which I cut out using the Stylish Shapes dies.

Check out these packs of paper.  You can find them on the hostess page which is usually in the back of the catalog.  You are going to love the new mini catalog pack!

Mint Macaron
Shaded Spruce
Cajun Craze

Product List

Plentiful Plants Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Perfect Plants Dies

$32.00

Heron Habitat Cling Stamp Set (English)

$22.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

$30.00

Scalloped Contours Dies

$35.00

Gingham Embossing Folder

$7.50

Design A Daydream 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

$18.00
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Celebrate With Tags

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Stampin Up Celebrate With Tags

One thing I love about the cardmaking world is everyone is so willing to share their ideas.  You can get so many ideas from Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, blogs and other online platforms.  Some people watermark their images and others do not.  If I can figure out who gave me the ideas, I always give them credit but if they don’t then there is no way to know.  It is called CASEing which means Copy And Share Everything.   I was watching a video on the technique I used on this card and then my internet went out so I lost who was doing this particular video.

In any case, the video showed different ways to add color to your embossing.   For my card, I took a piece of Blushing Bride ink and embossed it using one of the Wintry 3D embossing folders.  There are two to the pack and I used the snowflake one.  After I embossed it, I took a retired Silvery Shimmer Delicata ink pad and rubbed it lightly over the embossed areas.  It made all the snowflakes silver which added some sparkle to the card.   You could do this with any ink pad you have.  Just use a light touch so you only get ink on the raised sections.   I adhered a small piece of Silver Foil to one side and glued it to a Basic White card base.

Then, I stamped the mitten using the stamp set called Celebrate With Tags in Blushing Bride ink and cut it out using one of the coordinating dies from the Celebrations Tags.  This bundle is in the July – December Mini Catalog.  The stamp set is being carried over but for some unknown reason, the dies are not.  You still have a couple more weeks to order them before they sell out or get retired.  After cutting it out, I decided to add a little shimmer to the mitten so I used a Clear Wink Of Stella pen to add some sparkle.

Next, I made a bow using the Simply Elegant Trim in silver and attached that to my card using a piece of Foam Adhesive Sheets.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in Versamark Ink and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder.

It was a fairly simple card to make and did not take a lot of time but I love how it came out.  There is nothing better than a little sparkle added to your Holiday cards.

If you like the Celebrate With Tags bundle, be sure to order it soon because once it is gone or retired, it is gone for good.

Product List

Celebrate With Tags Bundle (English)

$55.75

Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders

$10.00

Silver Foil Sheets

$5.00

Simply Elegant Trim

$7.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

$8.00

Metallics Embossing Powders

$18.00
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Leaf Fall

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Stampin Up Leaf Fall

One of the things we love about leaving the cottage and coming back to Nashville is we get to experience summer for a longer period of time.  Right now in Northern New York it is in the low 60’s (which is still very nice but not quite summery).  Last week in Nashville it was in the high ninties.  Yikes!  It was hot, hot hot.  It was also very humid.  New York rarely gets into the 90’s so we are not used to it.  Thankfullly it cooled off a bit last weekend (which means the 70’s which is perfect!).

Even though the trees are still very green here in Nashville, I wanted to make a Fall card using Fall colors.  I used the embellishment kit called Leaf Label & Amber Gems Combo Pack.  The leaves in this kit are a bit darker than Crumb Cake.  I think they are more like the Kraft Note Cards that Stampin’ Up!® sells.  I took a couple of these leaves and pressed them into my Cajun Craze ink pad to give them some color.  I think there might be some kind of coating on the leaves because the ink did not dry immediately.  I had to use my Heat Tool to dry them.  The Heat Tool is great for drying Pigment inks too.  Pigment inks don’t absorb into card stock like dye inks do.  They sit on top of the paper so you need to give them time to dry.

Next, I ran a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Basic White card stock through my Cut & Emboss Machine using the Leaf Fall 3D embossing folder.  I also ran a 1 1/8″ of Cajun Craz card stock through my Machine using the Tasteful Textile 3D folder.  I adhered all these pieces onto a Cajun Craze card base.  Lastly, I added the hot foiled sentiment (Pinkfresh) and some of the Amber Gems.

Product List

Leaf Label & Amber Gem Combo Pack

$8.00

Leaf Fall 3 D Embossing Folder

$10.00

Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder

$9.00

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