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Framed Florets

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Stampin Up Framed Florets

Tomorrow is the end of Sale-a-bration for 2023.  Stampin’ Up! has decided to go back to having it just once a year instead of twice.  Therefore, this is the last chance this year you can get products for free with a qualifying purchase!  At the time of this writing, all the products were still available except for the Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper.  There are still stamp sets and other DSP packs such as Dandy Designs (one of my favorites!) still available.

Another favorite of mine is the Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper which is in the 2023 January – April Mini Catalog.  This is a 6″ x 6″ pack of beautiful paper including the one I used on my card.  I just love the colors of it.

I started this card with a Highland Heather card base.  I cut a 1.5″ x 5.5″ piece of Pool Party card stock and embossed it using the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder.  This folder is now retired but you can use any other current (or past) folder to add a little texture to the piece of card stock.

Next, I took a 3″ x 4″ piece of Gorgeous Grape card stock and layered a slightly smaller piece of Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper on top of it.  I adhered that to the card base slightly off-center.  Next, I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set called Framed Florets using Gorgeous Grape ink on a piece of Pool Party card stock and cut it out using the Stylish Shapes Dies.  Then I cut out a larger square using the same die set.  Lastly, I added some Opaque Adhesive-Backed Gems.

As a side note, if you purchase all the products I used on this card, you would be eligible for two $50 Sale-a-bration items or one $100 item such as the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper is a huge pack of DSP (48 sheets)!

Highland Heather
Gorgeous Grape
Pool Party

Product List

Framed Florets Bundle (English)

$54.00

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

$12.00

Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems

$8.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

$30.00
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Hues Of Happiness Fun Fold

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Hues Of Happiness Fun Fold

As you know, I love Fun Fold cards.  When I receive a card in the mail, it always makes me so happy but if it is a Fun Fold card, it really makes me smile.  This card opens in two different ways.  First, the front piece just opens as a normal card would like this:

Then, the inside piece also opens up the opposite way.

This Fun Fold card is very easy to make.  First I took a Balmy Blue A2 card base (4.25″ x 5.5″) and added a piece of the same size of Country Gingham Designer Series Paper on the front.  I find the best way to do this is to use Multipurpose Glue.  The glue gives you a little bit of time to move the piece of DSP so it lines up perfectly.  Don’t worry if you are off a bit because you can always cut a little bit off if you need to.  After it dried I used a couple of dies from the Framed Florets die set to cut out the oval and the oval of hearts on the front of the card.

Next, I took an 8″ x 5.25″ piece of Basic White card stock and folded it in half.  I adhered it to the inside of the Balmy Blue card base so it opened the opposite way from the front of the card.  I cut the flowers and leaves from the Designer Series Paper called Hues Of Happiness using the Blossoming Happiness die set.  I love how Stampin’ Up! designs their dies to do this.  I used a pencil and lightly drew the oval shape from the front of the card onto the inside of the card so the flowers and leaves would fit inside the oval on the front.  I layered these on top of the Basic White inside card.  Then I erased the pencil marks so you could not see them.  I stamped the Happy Birthday Sentiment and cut it out using a miscellaneous die and adhered the ends of it to the front of the card.  You don’t want to add adhesive over the entire piece or it will stick to the inside piece too.

Next, I stamped the sentiment in Balmy Blue ink and added the flower and leaves from the DSP.

It really did not take a long time to make this card at all.

Balmy Blue
Daffodil Delight
Melon Mambo
Granny Apple Green


Product List

Hues Of Happiness Suite Collection (English)

$69.50

Happiness Abounds Bundle (English)

$49.50

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

$12.00

Framed Florets Dies

$37.00
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Sending Smiles & Clearance Rack UpDate

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Before I begin my usual blog post, I wanted to let you know that the Clearance Rack has been updated.  Stampin’ Up! included some stamp sets with this update, which is very unusual.  If you want to see what is on sale, click HERE.

Stampin Up Sending Smiles

I don’t know about you, but I always have a lot of scraps after cutting card stock that I save.  I especially have a lot of 1/4″ scraps because when I make a card, I usually use a 4″ x 5.25″ piece for the background on an A2 card which is 4.25″ x 5.5″.  I decided it was time to use them on a card as a background.

To make this card I first took an A2 card base in Gorgeous Grape and added a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Highland Heather card stock (which gave me a 1/4″ strip) on it.  Then I took a 3.75″ x 5″ piece of Basic White card stock and added all those 1/4″ strips diagonally.  The colors I used are Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay.  I use strips larger than the piece of card stock.  When I am done I use my Paper Trimmer to cut off the excess all at once.  That makes them even on both sides.

Next, I used the stamp set called Sending Smiles and the Sending Dies to add the flowers and sentiment.  If you use the bundle number to purchase these products you will get a 10% discount.  I stamped the stems in Granny Apple Green ink and the flowers in Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay ink with a Daffodil Delight center.  Then I cut them out using the coordinating dies.  I adhered the stem to the card using Multipurpose Glue and the flowers using Dimensionals.  Next, I cut the sentiment out using Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape card stock and layered them together.  Before adding it to the card using Dimensionals, I first stamped the small sentiment on the card.

Product List

Sending Smiles Bundle (English)

$49.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25
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Oceanfront

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Stampin Up Oceanfront

Rob and I are having the best time at the beach.  First, our best friends came to visit for a few days (I wrote about that previously).  Then, my son, Sam and my granddaughter, Madelyn came.  When our kids were younger we came here quite often because my Mom was here.  My kids loved it and so does Madelyn.  The place we stay at has many generations of families staying here.  It is fun to see them every year.

I made this card using the stamp set called Oceanfront.  I thought it was a perfect set to use when in Florida.  It is kind of like our view outside our front door except the beach part is much larger in real life.  I stamped the sky using Pool Party ink, the water using Bermuda Bay and the sand using Crumb Cake.  The water and the sand were actually the same stamp only the sand was upside down.  I also used a mask so the sand was smaller.   All you need is a Post-It note or something sticky.  You place it on the card before stamping so the ink only goes where there is no mask.  I stamped the sentiment (from the Heron Habitat stamp set) and the birds in Crumb Cake ink.

Pool Party
Bermuda Bay
Crumb Cake

Product List

Oceanfront Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Heron Habitat Bundle (English)

$47.50
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Around The Bend

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Stampin Up Around The Bend

Red Tide has hit the Sarasota area and it is not much fun.  A “red tide” is a common term used for a harmful algal bloom. In case you don’t know, harmful algal blooms, or HABs, occur when colonies of algae—simple plants that live in the sea and freshwater—grow out of control while producing toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and birds. The most common effect it has on people is that it makes us cough.  A lot.  I am not sure exactly what causes it but I am sure you could do a Google search if you want more information.  In any case, when red tide comes to Sarasota when we are here, we end up staying inside because who wants to cough all day?  Thankfully, today it is better so we can go out and enjoy the sunshine and warmth.

This is a quick and easy card I made a couple of weeks ago.  Actually, I think the layout was included in the class I took last month, but I am not positive.  In any case, the hardest part of this card for me was to tie the ribbon.  I am sure many of you can sympathize with that.

I first took a 3″ x 4″ piece of Fresh Freesia card stock and layered a 2 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ piece of Designer Series Paper called Dandy Designs on top of it.  Dandy Designs DSP is one of the products you can order for free with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration.  I love this paper because the colors are so bright and fun.  You get 48 12″ x 12″ pieces in the pack and each piece has a different design on the front and back.  As a side note, there are only two weeks left for Sale-a-bration so don’t miss out!

After adhering the piece of Fresh Freesia and Dandy Designs Designer Series paper to a Pale Papaya card base, I cut another 1″ x 4″ piece of it and layered that on top of a 1 1/8″ x 4″ piece of Pale Papaya card stock.  I wrapped a piece of retired Pale Papaya ribbon around it and adhered it to my card.  Next,  I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set called Around The Bend and cut it out using one of the Stylish Shapes Dies set and glued it to the card using Dimensionals.  Lastly, I added some Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems under the sentiment.

Product List

Around The Bend Bundle (English)

$52.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

$30.00

Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems

$8.00

Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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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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Accordion Fun Fold

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Stampin Up Dainty Flowers

This is another fun fold card I learned how to make in the class I took last month.  It is called a Fun Fold Accoridan card designed by another Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Sharon Armstrong.  This is what the card looks like opened up:

Stampin Up Dainty Delight

 

Isn’t that fun?!

Below is a list of card stock and Designer Series Paper with the measurements you will need to make this card:

  •  An A2 card base folded in portrait  4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ ( I used Blushing Bride)
  • Same Colored Cardstock as your base (I used Blushing Bride):
    a. 1″ x 11″ 
    b. 1 ½” x 3” 
    c. 4 1/4″ x 11” 
  • Designer Series Paper (DSP) (I used Dainty Flowers):  
  • a. 4″ x 5 1/4″ 
  • b. 2 1/4″ X 4″ 
  • c. 2 1/4″ X 4″ 
  • d. 1 1/4″ X 4″ 
  • e. 1 1/4″ X 4″ 
  • f.  3″ x 4″
  • g. an extra piece of DSP to use for the sentiment on the belly bandFirst, adhere the piece 4” x 5 ¼” DSP to the front of your card base.Then take the colored cardstock that measures 4 1/4″ x 11″ and score at 3″, 5 1/2″, 8″, and 9 1/2″. Fold back and forth to create an accordion fold. Use a Bone Folder to give good creases.  Adhere the 3″ x 4″ piece of DSP to the last panel. Then, adhere all other DSP pieces to the 4 ¼” x 11” accordion card with adhesive. 

    Adhere your accordion piece to the center of the front of the card. I used Tear & Tape for this because it holds well.  You can also use Multipurpose glue.

    Take the 1” x 11” cardstock and wrap it around the entire card creating a belly band with the seam in the front and tape it together. I used Tear & Tape for this too.

    Punch out a section of your DSP for the sentiment.  I used the Everyday Label Punch. Stamp sentiment on it from the Dainty Delight stamp set and adhere it to the belly band. 

    That is it.  It looks a lot more complicated than it really is.  If you have any questions feel free to contact me.


Product List

Dainty Delight Bundle (English)

$54.75

Everyday Label Punch

$18.00

Dainty Flowers 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00
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Around The Bend

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Stampin Up Around The Bend

So far, our stay in Florida has been fantastic!  We have a place that is right on the beach of the gulf coast.  The weather has been sunny and warm and, well, just perfect.  Every morning we get up and walk the beach.  My mother used to come here and she was the shell queen.  She came home every day with buckets of shells.  Me?  Not so much but I have managed to find a few sand dollars and shark eyes.  I just don’t have the patience or the back to bend over a pile of shells for hours looking for perfect shells.  Plus you have to get out before sunlight with a flashlight to get all the good ones and I would rather walk when I can enjoy the view around me and not just below me.

Today, I am showing you another card using the Stampin’ Up! bundle called Around The Bend.  This is a new stamp set that is in the 2023 January – April Mini Catalog.  The stamp set and the die set both have the same name (which is so much easier for us old folks who have trouble enough remembering one name, much less two).  Both the stamp set and the dies have images that bend (hence the name) and are fun to use.

To make this card I first layered a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper on a Granny Apple Green card base.  This pack of paper is so pretty with beautiful color combinations.  There are 48 sheets of double-sided designs (4 of each).  The best part is you can get this pack of paper for free during Sale-a-bration with an order of $100 (before tax and shipping).  Next, I used a 2.5″ x 4″ piece of Basic White card stock and stamped the two leaf images in Granny Apple Green ink on opposite corners.  Then, I stamped the sentiment in Balmy Blue ink.  Lastly, I cut out the flowers and the centers using So Saffron and Balmy Blue card stock and adhered them to the card using Dimensionals.  I love the way the dies cut out the shapes as well as add some embossing.  I layered that onto a 2 5/8″ by 4 1/8″ piece of Granny Apple Green card stock and then the card base.

Granny Apple Green
So Saffron
Balmy Blue

 Product List

Around The Bend Bundle (English)

$52.00

Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$30.00
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Pansy Patch Diagonal Fun Fold

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Stampin Up Pansy Patch, Diagonal Fun Fold Card

I have to say we picked a great time to head to Florida.  Tennesse had a mini ice storm right after we left.  I call it mini because everything was covered with a thin layer of ice. The schools were closed for a day and the city shut down. When we lived in Northern New York an ice storm meant inches of ice on everything. The trees were breaking, power poles were down and the roads were unpassable.  There was no power and no school for weeks.  Of course, this doesn’t mean that Tennessee should not have reacted this way because it is all what you are used to. In any case, I am glad we missed it.  It is 80 and sunny here and I am enjoying every minute of it.

The card I made for today is called a Diagonal Fun Fold Card.  This is what it looks like when you open it.

The center portion opens to the right and then the diagonal front piece opens to the left.  It was fairly simple to make.

First, I took a 5.5″ x 8.5″ piece of Basic White card stock that I folded in half.  Then I cut from the fold down to the corner of the front of the card to make the diagonal part. I took a 5.25″ x 4″ piece of Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper and cut that in half diagonally and adhered it to the front of the card.  I cut another piece of the same size and added that to the inside of the card.  Dandy Designs DSP is one of the products you can get for free during Sale-a-bration. It is a huge pack (48 sheets) of 12″ x 12″ double-sided paper that has four sheets of each design.  I absolutely love the colors of this paper.  They are so soft and beautiful.

Next, I took an 8″ x 3″ piece of Basic White card stock and folded it in half.  I added a 2.75″ x 3.75″ piece of Dandy Designs DSP to the back.  If you look at the photo above you can see why it has to be on the back since it opens the opposite way.  I used the stamp set called Pansy Patch and the coordinating Pansy Dies to make the flowers and leaves.  The Pansy Patch stamp set is a two-step stamp set.  That means it can take two or more stamps to make one image.  I first stamped the outside of the pansy in Calypso Coral ink, the middle section in Pale Papaya and the center of the flower in Highland Heather.  Then I cut them out using the coordinating die.  I cut three leaves out of Soft Succulent card stock.  The dies are different because they cut out the outside edge of the leaf and they emboss at the same time.  I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set called Heron Habitat and cut it out using a die from Stylish Shapes.

Don’t forget there is only one month left to Sale-a-brate and earn free products!  The products will be available while supplies last or until the end of February.  Plus, Stampin’ Up! added more items on February 1st!

 

Calypso Coral
Pale Papaya
Highland Heather
Soft Succulent

Product List

Pansy Patch Bundle (English)

$51.25

Heron Habitat Cling Stamp Set (English)

$22.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

$30.00

Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Cup Of Tea

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Stampin Up Cup Of Tea

I know people think I am crazy because I don’t drink coffee.  Actually, I have never had a cup of it in my life.  I never even tasted it.  I just can’t stand the smell.  My parents did not drink coffee at all either and neither do my sisters.  I guess it depends on how you were raised.  I drink a cup of tea every day, though, and I do get a little cranky if I don’t have one (unlike a certain person who shall go unnamed who gets violent with no coffee).  Ask me how I know! 🙂

The Tea Boutique Suite of products is in the Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog.  The suite includes the Cup of Tea stamp set, Teacup Dies, Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper and Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes.  You can order the entire suite using one item number (158670) or you can order things separately.  If you order the stamp set and the dies using the bundle item number (158667) you can save 10%. The Suite order number includes the 10% discount too.

To make this card, I first cut a 3.75″ x 5″ piece of the Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper and layered it onto a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Fresh Freesia card stock and a Basic White card base.  Next, I cut out the tag using the Tailor Made Tags and the same DSP.  I stamped the tea cup using Orchid Oasis ink on a piece of Fresh Freesia card stock and cut it out using the coordinating die.  I stamped the leaves in Garden Green ink and the flowers in Fresh Freesia and cut them out too.  I adhered the flowers using Mini Dimensionals.  I stamped the sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set and cut it out using a die from the Sending Dies.  Lastly, I tied a quadruple bow using white Baker’s Twine and adhered it using a Glue Dot.

Let me know if your parents drank coffee when you were growing up and whether or not you do too.  I would be interested in knowing if my hypothesis is correct or not.

Fresh Freesia
Orchid Oasis
Garden Green


Product List

Cup Of Tea Bundle (English)

$45.00

Sending Smiles Bundle (English)

$49.50

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

$12.00

Tailor Made Tags Dies

$22.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

$11.00
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