Friendly Hello

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Susan Horr

Stampin Up Friendly Hello

Friendly Hello is a bundle you can get for free during Sale-a-bration. This bundle includes an adorable stamp set that has a cute little bird it in, flowers, leaves and some great sentiments. The bundle also includes Designer Series Paper (also called Friendly Hello). The DSP is 12′ x 12″ and includes twelve sheets (two each of six different designs). You can get all of that for free with an $100 purchase!

I have to say I love the Designer Series Paper in this bundle. The colors in this pack are Basic Black, Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Pool Party and Shaded Spruce. I love all those colors and they go so well together soI decided to use it as the focal point of this card.

To make this card I first cut out the Granny Apple Green piece on the front of my card using the die set called Nature’s Thoughts. Then I layered the background pieces onto a Basic White card base. I added the small strip of Shaded Spruce to separate the two different designs. Then I took a piece of Basic White Baker’s Twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack and colored it using my dark Shaded Spruce Blends. I love Blends because they can color so many things like ribbon, images and embellishments. I tied that around the card base. Then I layered the Granny Apple Green piece on top using Dimensionals. Lastly, I took the sentiment from the Friendly Hello stamp set and covered the “friend” part using Washi Tape. I inked the stamp up with Shaded Spruce ink, took off the Washi Tape and stamped it on a piece of Basic White card stock. This is called masking and you can do it with almost any stamp.

There are so many great products in the Sale-a-bration catalog that you can get for free. Some require a $50 order and a couple of them require a $100 order. Sale-a-bration ends on February 28th. You can order as many times as you want or place one large order and get lots of freebies at one time.

Product List

Friendly Hello Bundle (English)

[159990]

$0.00

Nature’s Thoughts Dies

[153586]

$29.00

Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154903]

$9.00

Adding Color To Die Cuts With Blends

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Susan Horr

Stampin Up Forever Flourishing

Jackie (of BS & J Productions fame) shared a video with me showing how you can add color to die cuts to make them look beautiful. I decided I loved the way the die cuts came out so I wanted to make a card using this technique. It is a very easy and fast way to add color to your die cuts. You could use Stampin’ Up!® Write Markers or Stampin’ Up!® Blends.

The firs thing I did was to cut the leaves using a die from the set called Forever Flourishing in Basic White card stock. I used Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie and Cinnamon Cider Light and Dark Stampin’ Up!® Blends to add the color. I basically just dabbed each color randomly on the front and the back of the die cut. I started with the lightest color and worked to the darkest. I started with the Light Daffodil Delight and then added the Dark Daffodil Delight.

Stampin Up Forever Fern

Then I used the Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie.

After that I added Cajun Craze and a little Cinnamon Cider around the edges. I then took the Light Daffodil Delight and blended all the colors together to smooth them out a bit. I kept doing this until I was happy with the colors.

After that I layered it on top of a piece of Basic White card stock that I had cut out using a die from Nature’s Thoughts using Multipurpose Glue. I adhered that to a larger piece of Cajun Craze card stock. I used a Basic White card base and ran the front of it through my Cut ‘N Emboss machine using the Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder. I added the sentiment (Pinkfresh) using Stampin’ Up!® Dimensionals. Lastly I added some Sequins For Everything.

Product List

Forever Flourishing Dies

[152714]

$36.00

Nature’s Thoughts Dies

[153586]

$29.00

Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder

[152718]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154897]

$9.00

Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154879]

$9.00

Cinnamon Cider Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[153105]

$9.00

Sequins For Everything

[153556]

$12.00

Jar Of Flowers

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Susan Horr

Stampin Up Jar Of Flowers

Here is another “older” stamp set that is in the Stampin’ Up!® 2021/2022 Annual Catalog. It is called Jar Of Flowers and it has a coordinating punch called Jar. It is a beautiful stamp set with four different flower arrangements as well as two different sized jars, flower stems and a couple of other stamps. This stamp set is also a Reversible stamp set so you can stamp the jars and then turn the stamp over to stamp the inside of the jars a different color.

To make this card I first stamped the sunflowers in Memento Black ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. Then I stamped it again on a Post-It Note so I could make a mask of it. I cut the stamped image on the Post-It Note out and then layered it on top of the first stamped image. Then I stamped the jar on top of the mask. That way it looks like the flowers are hanging over the jar. Then I colored all the images using my Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party (for the water) and Calypso Coral Stampin’ Up!® Blends.

Next I cut out the piece of Basic White card stock that had the stamped images on top using a die from Nature’s Thoughts. This made the little dot pattern around the edge. Then I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set called Sweet As A Peach.

The brick background is from Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper.

Product List

Jar Of Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set

[152515]

$23.00

Jar Punch

[152703]

$18.00

Nature’s Thoughts Dies

[153586]

$29.00

Bloom Where You’re Planted 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155696]

$11.50

Positive Thoughts

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Susan Horr

Positive Thoughts is a stamp set that is in the 2020 January-June Mini Catalog. It is one of the stamp sets that did not originally have matching dies to go with it but thanks to the Sale-a-bration Coordination products, it now does! The dies are called Nature’s Thoughts and you can order them now. Stampin’ Up!® now offers 5 different die sets as well as some Designer Series Paper that is only available during Sale-a-bration or while supplies last.

The colors I used for this card are Mint Macaron, Balmy Blue, So Saffron and Whisper White. I stamped each of the images and cut them out using the new dies. This die set also includes the rectangle I cut in Whisper White cardstock. If you look closely it has some funky stitches along the edges. The sentiment is from Here’s A Card. I stamped it using Memento Black ink onto a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock and then cut it out using the Stitched So Sweetly die set.

Here is the chart of the available products in the new Sale-a-bration Coordination.

Don’t forget it is Sale-a-bration time! It is the best time of year in the Stampin’ Up!® world. You get FREE products with a qualifying order and there are many to choose from. It is also the best time to join my Stampin’ Up! family. For $99 you can pick $125 worth of products from the Annual or Spring Catalogs. Plus you get

A New Mini Paper Cutter
A 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper sampler
Your choice of any stamp set offered in the current catalogs (Hostess sets and Sale-a-bration sets are excluded)
Free business supplies
Free shipping!!

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

Product List

Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set

[151490]

Nature’s Thoughts Dies

[153586]

Here’s A Card Cling Stamp Set

[149438]

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

Coordination Product Release Starts Today!

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Susan Horr

Starting today, Stampin’ Up!® has released products that coordinate with some Sale-a-bration and 2020 January – June Mini Catalog stamp sets. There are five sets of dies and one pack of Designer Series Paper. These products are available until March 31st or until supplies last! If you remember, last year Stampin Up did this and most of the dies sold out in just days so if you want them, you need to order early!

Here is a great video Stampin’ Up!® made showing these amazing products

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Coordination Product Release Starts Tomorrow

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Susan Horr

Beginning tomorrow Stampin’ Up!® will release products that coordinate with some Sale-a-bration and 2020 January – June Mini Catalog stamp sets. There are five sets of dies and one pack of Designer Series Paper. These products are available until March 31st or until supplies last! If you remember, last year Stampin Up did this and most of the dies sold out in just days so if you want them, you need to order early!

Here is a great video Stampin’ Up!® made showing these amazing products

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