Playful Alphabet

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Susan Horr

Hello everyone. It is time for another Stamp Off Challenge with Jackie, Buffy and me. This time we have a color challenge. I don’t know who made up these colors together but they are crazy! Oh wait. It was me!

Stampin Up Playful Alphabet I got the idea from the Well Suited Designer Series Paper. That is the great thing about the Stampin’ Up!® papers. They give you the colors ahead of time and I love that sometimes they put colors together that I would never think of. Plus I am still on my goal to actually use most of my Designer Series Paper. I’m not doing that well but better than I used to.

To make this card I started with a piece of the Well Suited DSP. I love how the Cajun Craze stripes look Grosgrain ribbon. Then I had to decide what color would look good with Night Of Navy and Cajun Craze. I decided BumbleBee looked great with them. I cut the letters using the Playful Alphabet Die set. I adhered them to the flags which are part of the Tasteful Labels dies. I decided to adhere the flags using Dimensionals which gave the card some depth. I stamped the word “birthday” using the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set. I masked off the word Happy using tape. Then I cut it out using a die from Hydrangea Dies.

Now let’s go see what Buffy and Jackie made using these crazy colors.

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Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

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$23.00

Playful Alphabet Dies

[152706]

$34.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Hydrangea Dies

[154326]

$32.00

Well Suited 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[154562]

$11.50

Playful Alphabet

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Susan Horr

Hello everyone. It is once again time for another Stamp Off Challenge with Jackie, Buffy and me. This time our challenge was to “use our words”. I must admit I had to laugh when I read the name of this challenge. It is something I used to say, and my kids say to their children when they are having a temper tantrum and cry for an unknown reason. My vision was to make a card with a screaming toddler on it and an adult saying “use your words”. Of course, I didn’t do that because, well, I don’t have a stamp set that would have a screaming toddler included in it. So, instead, I am using stamps and dies to use my words.

Stampin Up Playful Alphabet

What better way to display a lot of words than to use a die set of letters. First, I cut out the all the letters in Basic Black cardstock. Then I made the background from 1″ strips of cardstock in Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody and Flirty Flamingo and layered them on top of a piece of Basic Black cardstock. The sentiment at the bottom is from the stamp set called Itty Bitty Birthdays.

Now, let’s go see what words Buffy and Jackie used on their creations. Have a great day!

PS: If all goes well, I am going to have another grandchild today! I’ll keep in touch!

Product List

Playful Alphabet Dies

[152706]

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

[148618]

Sending Flowers

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Susan Horr

Sending Flowers Dies is another Sale-a-bration Coordination product that became available on February 4th. It coordinates with the Sale-a-bration stamp set called Sending You Thoughts (although I did not use that set for this card). As you can see, this die set will go with any sentiments in any catalog. I used the stamp set called Itty Bitty Birthdays which is in the 2019/2020 Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog.

I have to say, that Sending Flowers is a very fun die set. It cuts out the big circle with all the flowers and stems, and the little scallop cut outs all around the circle. This die is perfect to make shaker cards but as you can see, you don’t have to just make them. Then it comes with additional dies that cut out the flowers and I used the two banner dies included. One cuts out a scalloped banner and the other cuts out the dotted banner. Remember, these dies are only available during Sale-a-bration or while supplies last.

The colors I used for this card are Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana and Daffodil Delight. I first cut out the circle that includes all the flowers and stems but then cut out more flowers in other colors and adhered them over the Granny Apple Green flowers. I cut out a circle in Whisper White and layered that behind the the flower circle. To make the banner, I first cut out the scalloped one in Coastal Cabana cardstock and cut it in half. Then I stamped the sentiment in Memento Black Ink and cut that out using the dotted banner die and layered that over the two scalloped banner halves.

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Sending Flowers Dies

[153589]

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

[148618]

Sending You Thoughts Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152297]

Forever Blossoms

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Susan Horr

On Monday I showed you a card we made at my monthly stamp class. I had only partially colored the flowers and leaves and I had mentioned that I was going to show you another similar card where I had colored the entire image. Although they use the same sketch, I think they look totally different.

This card also uses products from the Parisian Blossoms Suite which is in the 2020 January – June Mini Catalog. This time I stamped the flowers from the Forever Blossoms stamp set in Memento Ink Ink and colored it with my Light and Dark Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. After I colored it I cut it out using the matching dies called Cherry Blossoms Dies. You can save 10% by purchasing the stamp set and dies in a Bundle.

I layered this die cut over a piece of Whisper White cardstock that I had embossed using a new Embossing Folder called Coastal Weave. It is a 3D Embossing Folder that is also in the 2020 Mini Catalog. I stamped the sentiment which is also from the Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp set onto Whisper White cardstock and layered that on top of a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Lastly, I colored a few of the Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets with my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends and added them in random places on the card. I love that you can color these Droplets with any of your Blends and the ink does not rub off.

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Beauty Abounds

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Susan Horr

This is a quick and easy card to make when you are in a hurry to send a birthday card (because you forgot about a very important someone in a moment of forgetfulness) but you still want to make a card and not purchase one. Really though, does anyone buy cards anymore? If you do I can show you a way to make your own very easily.

The colors I used for this card are Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green and Calypso Coral. I used the stamp set called Beauty Abounds to stamp the bubbles. This set actually has two bubble stamps in different sizes and they are my favorite part of this set. I thought the card needed a bit more so I used a small stamp from Painted Harvest to add the little dots in Granny Apple Green.

I stamped the sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento ink using the stamp set called Itty Bitty Birthdays.

Today is my sister, Emily’s birthday. (This isn’t the card I made for her. I forgot to take a picture of that one). Emily is an amazing person. She is kind, patient and thoughtful. I wish I could be half the person she is. I hope you have a wonderful birthday, Emily!

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Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set

[148726]

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144783]

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

[148618]

Beautiful Friendship

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Susan Horr

I made this birthday card for a very good friend, Darena who also happens to be one of my downline and lives in Georgia. That is one of my favorite things about becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. I have met so many people I would never have met and have made the most wonderful friendships. Darena used to live in my area but when she was here we never actually met. Her husband is in the military so they moved around a lot but we finally got to meet in Florida when her family was stationed there and I went there on vacation. It was so nice to actually meet after a few years of emailing back and forth.

This card is about as simple as you can get. I used the stamp set called Beautiful Friendship. I thought it was fitting for my friendship with Darena. I first stamped the flowers in So Saffron ink and then added a little Calypso Coral to the middle using a Stampin’ Write Marker. Then I stamped the leaves in Old Olive a couple of times without re-inking. The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Birthdays.

I hope you had an awesome birthday, Darena.

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Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149252]

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

[148618]

Daisy Lane

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Susan Horr

Daisy Lane is a stamp set that is in the Stampin’ Up!® 2019/2020 Annual Catalog. It has a matching punch called Medium Daisy (and you can save 10% by purchasing them in a Bundle) plus it also matches the Daisy Punch. In addition to this, it goes well with another stamp set called Daisy Delight. I love it when Stampin’ Up!® makes coordinating products! Well, actually everything they make has matching coordinating products which makes it so easy to put things together. Stampin’ Up!® has something for everyone. If you are a beginner or an avid stamper you can find great products in their catalogs.

To make this card I first stamped two daisies from the Daisy Lane stamp set in Gorgeous Grape ink on Whisper White cardstock and punched them out using the Daisy Punch. Then I took a 4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamped the fern in a circle using Granny Apple Green Ink. I stamped the sentiment from Itty Bitty Birthdays and layered everything on top of each other. It was a quick and easy card to make but makes a nice birthday card.

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Daisy Lane Bundle

[151118]

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

[148618]

Daisy Punch

[143713]

Beautiful Friendship

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Susan Horr

I love the new stamp set called Beautiful Friendship that is in the Stampin’ Up!® 2019/2020 Annual Catalog. It is definitely one of my favorite sets and it makes the prettiest cards. In this case, I used the stamp set to make a background with a simple sentiment.

The colors I used are Crushed Curry, Pretty Peacock, Old Olive, Rococo Rose, Cajun Craze and Blackberry Bliss. It is kind of an odd combination but I like how they all went together. It looks a little fall-like since I used so many colors that are in the Regals family. This card was fairly quick to make even with using so many different colors. The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Birthdays.

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Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149252]

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

[148618]

A Retiring Dies Challenge

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Susan Horr

Hello everyone. It is time for another Stamp Off challenge with Buffy, Jackie and me. This time we had to use our favorite retiring die set.

This was a hard challenge because there are so many stamp set and dies that are retiring that I love. In the end, I decided to go with the stamp set called Dear Doily and the matching dies called Doily Builder. This bundle was so popular that it is actually not available to purchase anymore.

I decided to use one of the new InColors for this card called Seaside Spray. It is a beautiful, soft blue with a bit of purple in it. It is definitely going to be a color I use often.

To make this card I first ran a piece of Seaside Spray cardstock through the Big Shot using the Subtle Embossing Folder. This folder is great for adding a bit of texture to your card. It reminds me of the textured cardstock we used to have. I colored the flowers using a Mint Macaron and Highland Heather marker, huffed on it to add some moisture and then stamped it onto Whisper White cardstock. Then I cut them out using the matching die. I stamped the doily in the middle using Highland Heather ink and punched that out using the 1 1/2″ Circle Punch. I cut out the background doily and backed it with a piece of Mint Macaron cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set called Itty Bitty Birthdays and then layered everything together.

Now let’s go see what Buffy and Jackie‘s favorite retiring dies are.

The new Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog begins on Tuesday. You are going to love it!

Product List

Dear Doily Cling Stamp Set

[148690]

$24.00

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

[148618]

$23.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143706]

$10.00

Seaside Spray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[150883]

$8.75

Birthday Backgrounds

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Susan Horr

This is one of the cards we made in our monthly club meeting in May. I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest and thought it was really cute. It uses a few different stamp sets and I am happy to day all of them are carrying over into the new catalog! It is a very simple and quick card to make when you are in a hurry.

To make this card I first used the stamp set called Swirly Frames. I actually won this stamp set at one of the previous OnStage events. I used the rectangle frame and stamped it in Granny Apple Green. I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock the same size as the center of the frame and stamped all the confetti and streamers in Highland Heather, Pool Party and Daffodil Delight and the adhered it to the center of the rectangle. This way you don’t accidentally get some on the outline of the rectangle.

Lastly I stamped the sentiment from Itty Bitty Birthdays in Memento Black Ink onto Granny Apple Green cardstock and layered that on top.

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