Cards

Simple Swallowtail

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Swallowtail.0615A few weeks ago I offered an All About Butterflies Class.  Each of the five cards we made featured a butterfly.  That tells you how many butterfly products are available in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog!  🙂

This card is simple but very striking.  I saw it online and knew it had to be one of our cards for class.

The secret to this card is stamping the butterfly BEFORE you fold the card stock.  What you can’t see in this picture is that the part of the butterfly you can’t see on the left is actually on the BACK of the card!  How fun is that?

Then of course there’s the fussy-cutting you have to do on the right side of the card.  This is so you can see the little speckles that you stamp on the inside of the card.  Awesomely simple or simply awesome.  Those are the words I’d use to describe this card.

Hey!  Check out the items at the bottom of this post!  I’ve made it easy to recreate this card.  All of the supplies I’ve used can be found below!  To purchase an item just click on it and it will take you directly to my online store!

I hope you have a simply awesome day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

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Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

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Newport4header_newport_July1914_smThank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!

In case you missed the news the other day on my Facebook Page, I’ve earned Stampin’ Up!’s Getaway Incentive Trip!  Woo Hoo!  I couldn’t have done it without you, my loyal and fabulous customers and friends!  Thank you!

In September my husband and I will be heading to Newport Beach, CA for a 3 night getaway!  Did I say Woo Hoo!?  Hopefully we’ll be able to extend the trip a little because my son and his wife live in LA and we haven’t seen their new place yet.

I earned this same trip a few years ago when it was in San Diego and my hubby and I had a wonderful time.  I’m sure we will again this year.  Thank you!

If you haven’t done so already be sure to follow me on Facebook!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Happy Independence Day!

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4thHappy 4th of July!

Yes, it’s been awhile.  Not sure where I’ve been or what I’ve been doing but I need to get back to blogging!  I know you guys are missing me, right?  🙂

This card is actually a take on the baby card found on page 36 of the catalog using the Sweet Li’l one stamp set.  I just fell in love with this card when I saw it.  I wanted to make a patriotic card for today and this card is the first one that came to mind.

I started by making a template with the Circle Framelits on a piece of paper the same size as my Whisper White.  Then I stamped the red spots and blue stars through my punched out circle onto my Whisper White card stock.  Like the sample in the catalog I then layered the small silver doily (love these!) and a punched Washi Label.  I then colored a star from the “Be the Star” stamp set and die cut it with a Stars Framelit.  Layer, layer, layer.  That’s my motto!  🙂

I’m pretty pleased with the way this turned out.  Especially since it’s still early on a Saturday morning!  Ha!

Have a wonderful, safe holiday!  Happy Stamping!  God Bless America!

Bravo!

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Bravo.0615Bravo!  This is such a fun stamp set.  There are all kinds of encouraging stamps in it.  I used the congratulations stamp because I had to make a graduation card this weekend.  I managed to forget about the open house so I’ll be popping this card in the mail this morning.

Do you love Pinterest?  I do!  I get so many of my card ideas from it.  Most of the time I start with the card I am copying and make it my own with different colors and tweaking the design a bit.  On this card however….I copied it directly.  I didn’t change a thing?  Why reinvent the wheel, right?  🙂

I used the fabulous Confetti Stars Border Punch on the left side and then saved some of the stars to glue on to the sentiment.  How fun is that?  Simple and fun.  It doesn’t get any better than that.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

You’ve Got This Watercolor

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You've Got This.1Watermelon Wonder is definitely my favorite new In-Color.  What’s your favorite new In-Color?  Mint Macaron?  Tip Top Taupe?  Delightful Dijon?  Or is it my second favorite new In-Color, Cucumber Crush?  Can you tell that the brighter colors appeal to me a little more than the softer ones?

This card turned out quite pretty if I do say so myself.  It would be even better if I could actually water color!  Ha!  I can use the Aquapainters to get the color onto the watercolor paper but I don’t quite have the skills for the shading and such yet.  Maybe some day…..I’ll just have to keep practicing!

It’s hard to tell from the picture but there is a thin border of Watermelon Wonder around the watercolor paper before the wider layer that you can see.  I’m kind of liking this look of multiple layers in the same color.  Don’t be surprised if you see quite a bit of it in the near future.

Don’t you just love the new Lace Trim?  It’s so soft and easy to use.  If you haven’t tried it yet you really should.  I just wish it came in more colors!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

New Products!

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You've Got This.0615Today I’m having my New Catalog Open House.  My customers get to come check out many of the new products from the new catalog.  They also get to make a couple of fun projects.  This is one of the projects they get to make.

How many new products can you spot on this project?  First of all I used the Tip Top Taupe card stock and ink.  I know, it doesn’t work real well on a flower but I wanted to save the other new In-Colors for my customers.  I also used the new Tip Top Taupe Lace Trim.  Can you see just a sliver of it at the bottom of the flower piece?  Don’t forget the stamp set.  The You’ve Got This stamp set is perfect for water coloring or just stamping over the fun background included in the set.  Lastly, I used the new 2015-2017 In-Color Envelope Paper in Tip Top Taupe.  This Envelope Paper is perfect for…well, envelopes!  It’s a little thinner than even Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Paper so it folds and scores nicely.  The new Envelope Paper also comes in neutrals of Whisper White, Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake.

I hope my customers enjoy using these new products today!  Have you purchased any of these fun new products?  Have a great day.  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sprinkles of Life Ice Cream Cone

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Sprinkles of Life.1Hello!  You’ve probably seen a lot of these ice cream cones floating around in the last month.  The Sprinkles of Life stamp set was one of the sets we demonstrators could order early back in May.  It’s absolutely adorable!  You can see the entire set here.  It’s so versatile with lots of different images and sayings but best of all it’s the Ronald McDonald House stamp set this year!

What’s the Ronald McDonald House stamp set you ask?  Well, every year Stampin’ Up! designs a special set.  For each of these special stamp sets sold Stampin’ Up! donates $3 to Ronald McDonald House Charities!  How great is that?!

What do you see on this card that’s new besides the stamp set?  If you see a couple of the new In-Colors you’d be correct.  The card itself and the chocolate ice cream are made using the new Tip Top Taupe color and the green ice cream in the middle is the new Mint Macaron.   Blushing Bride has never been one of my favorite colors but it goes so perfectly with these two new colors.  I’m thinking that I’ll be using it a lot more in the next two years!  🙂

What do you think of the new In-Colors?  What?  You haven’t seen them all yet?  You better check them out here then!  Now you’re telling me that you don’t have an actual catalog in your little hands yet?  Well, email me your name and address (U.S. customers only) at cindy@stampbystampcreations.com and I’ll pop a catalog in the mail for you.  The catalog is WONDERFUL and I don’t want you to miss out!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Endless Birthday Wishes

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Endless Birthday WishesI was SO excited to see that the Endless Birthday Wishes was in the new catalog.  It’s one of the photopolymer stamp sets that Stampin’ Up! came out while they were testing whether people like this type of stamp.  I LOVE photopolymer.  I love being able to see through the stamp for perfect alignment.  My favorite stamps are still wood mount ones though.  I like being able to just grab the stamp out of the box and stamp my image without having to find the right size block and putting my stamp on it.

Right now I really like this 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ size card.  They’re kinda of cute and they’re a little different.  Can you spot the new products I used on this card?  The stamp set isn’t actually new but it’s new to a catalog.  The fun designer paper is the Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack.  This paper stack has all sorts of fun images in it.  Have you checked out the new catalog yet?  Stampin’ Up! came out with a brilliant idea.  For all the designer series paper packages they’ve come out with a package of coordinating card stock.  You get 8 sheets of 3 different colors that go with your designer paper!  How great is that?!

The other new products on this page are the products in Watermelon Wonder.  This is one of the new In-Colors.  It’s definitely my favorite new In-Color and it’s right up there with one of my favorite colors.  I used the Watermelon Wonder card stock and marker on this card.  Have you seen the new Lace Trim in the new In-Colors?  Gorgeous!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

It’s Here!

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2015 AnnualCatalogWoo Hoo!  The new catalog is here and it’s FABULOUS!  Have you checked it out yet?  You can view it page by page here or you can simply start shopping here.   Stampin’ Up! has updated our on-line stores so things should be much easier to find.  Are you looking for a birthday stamp set?  Simply look in the birthday section.  I think you’ll like it.

I went a little crazy with my order yesterday but I like to have as many of the basics as on hand as possible so I can create.  There’s nothing worse than trying to make a card and not having that designer paper or embellishment on hand.  I can’t wait for my order to arrive.  Have you placed your order from the new catalog yet?

I’ve got to get to work creating with all my new toys so I can start sharing.  Stay tuned!
Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

Sweet Laughter Mother’s Day Card

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Sweet Laughter.2Hello on a very rainy Saturday.  Actually, it’s been quite rainy all week.  We may even get a little snow over night.  Yikes!

I was good this year and actually got my Mother’s Day cards sent out on time.  What a concept!  I’m usually at least a few days late with these things.  I can make cards, I just can’t seem to get them in the mail.  🙁

This card is made using the Sweet Laughter stamp set.  I sent this card to my MIL.  This is actually the same stamp set that I used on the card I made for my mom.  I had seen a card online where it looked liked the hearts were in the measuring cup.  I thought that was pretty cute so I had to figure out how to recreate it.  I stamped my measuring cup on vellum card stock and then I glued the little hearts from the Confetti Heart Border Punch on the back of the stamped image with a glue pen.  Perfection!  I love it when a plan comes together.

The Starburst Framelits that I used on this card won’t be in the new catalog coming June 2nd so if you like them now is the time to get them.  So many toys are going away but there are plenty of fun new things to take their place!  I went through my new catalog last night and tagged the pages that had samples that I might want to recreate….well, I have tags on almost every page.  I suppose I should have just marked the samples that I didn’t want to recreate!  Ha!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Woo Hoo!

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newstuff.0515Yesterday was a WOO HOO kind of day!  First I got registered for Stampin’ Up!’s Convention coming up in July and then……my order from the NEW catalog came!  I was doing the happy dance!

We can’t order just anything from the new catalog on a preorder.  Stampin’ Up! has a list of items for us to choose from.  I was able to get ink, paper and ribbon in the brand new In-Colors.  Can you see the card stock packages there on top?   I can’t wait to start playing with them!  Can you guess which my favorite new In-Color is?  You got it!  It’s the Watermelon Wonder.  This color is very close to Calypso Coral but it has a little more pink/red in it.  It looks like….watermelon!  Ha!

These pre-orders are one of my favorite parts of being a demonstrator.  That and getting an early look at the new catalog.  What?  You didn’t notice the new catalog in the upper left of the photo?  You better take another look.  You’re gonna LOVE it!  The new catalog is a little thinner than the old one but it’s still FANTASTIC!  It’s organized by occasions which makes it easy to use.  You asked, they delivered!  You will find a whole section on Christmas!  If you’re more organized than I am you’ll be able to get an early start on those holiday cards!  🙂

Well, I better get busy playing with my new toys!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Painted Petals Squared

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Square Painted PetalsThis has got to be one of my favorite cards ever.  I’m not sure why but I absolutely LOVE it!  I’m not sure if it’s the simple design or if it’s the colors.  Either way I can’t get enough of this card!

Painted Petals is a gorgeous stamp set.  Yes, it’s another flower set but the water color look sets it apart.  I sure hope it makes it into the new catalog.  🙂

Thursday can’t come soon enough for me.  That’s when we demonstrators get to have a sneak peek at the new catalog!  Do you want a sneak peek?  There’s still time to sign up as a demonstrator, be part of my team and take advantage of all the fabulous perks!  🙂

Seriously, if you’ve ever considered that 20% discount now is a great time to join!  The new catalog posts online for demonstrators on Thursday.  Next Tuesday we have the opportunity to order some select items from the new catalog and on the next Thursday we can sign up for convention which is July 23-25!  A lot of fun stuff happening!  Contact me if you’re interested in the demonstrator opportunity or simply go to my demonstrator website and sign up today!  I’d love to have you on my team!  🙂

I guess I got distracted there for a minute!  I love sharing the demonstrator opportunity!  Anyway, back to this gorgeous card.  The card itself measures 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ so just start with a piece of cardstock that’s 8 1/2″ x 4 1/4″.  The card will fit perfectly in Stampin’ Up!’s regular envelopes or of course you can make your own envelope with the Envelope Punch Board.

The colors I used on this card are Calypso Coral and Wild Wasabi.  This may have been the first time I’ve used this combination and I LOVE it!  It’s one of my new favorites!  What’s your favorite color combination?  I’d love to know.  Comment below with your favorite color combination.  Maybe I’ll even make a card using it and post it on my blog!

Have a great day.  Take care and Happy Stamping!

For the Birds

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IMG_5879Well, have you checked out the retired list?  There’s lot’s on it and there are already many items that are gone for good.

This stamp set, For the Birds, has been in the catalog for a number of years and is finally retiring.  It’s a cute one that I haven’t used for a while until I saw this card by Lori Heiling.  TSC!  Too Stinkin’ Cute!

It’s a 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ card.  I’m having fun with this size card.  It’s great because you could make your own square envelope for it to fit into or you simple stick it in a regular envelope (4 3/8″ x 5 7/8″).

The color combo of Baked Brown Sugar, Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana and Sahara Sand come right from the Sale-a-Bration designer paper Best Year Ever.  It’s great getting new ideas for color combinations right from designer paper.  I know I wouldn’t have come up with this on my own.

There are a lot of items on this card that are retiring.  The Baked Brown Sugar card stock and marker.  The Coastal Cabana card stock and marker as well as the For the Birds stamp set.

You can check out all of the items retiring here.  The stamp sets will be available definitely through May 26th and after that while supplies last through June 2nd.   The accessories are available only while supplies last so if there’s something you want be sure to get it right away.  If you check out the list you’ll see that there are already items that are sold out.  You can shop for these retiring products right in my online store.  Shop now!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sweet Laughter

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IMG_5925Mother’s Day is coming up fast!  Are you ready?  I still need to think about gifts for my mom and MIL but I do have a card ready for my mom.

Whenever I’m back in the MN Homeland my mom and I play word games so this card is perfect for her.  (Yes, we play Words With Friends on our mobile devices too.)  I made this card using the fun Sweet Laughter stamp set that you can find on page 36 of the Occasions Catalog.  There are some fun images in this set.  I knew that I had to make my mom a card using this stamp set as soon as I saw it.  The dictionary with the definition of mother is perfect!

I even got to practice my water coloring with this card.  I’m kind of getting into that.  I made the background for the card using the photopolymer stamp set “Snuggles and Smooches” (item #143326 $15.95) which is not in any catalog.  Click here to see the images in this fun stamp set.  Or click here to see some of the other photopolymer stamp sets that you won’t find in any catalog.  This page shows all of the photopolymer set that Stampin’ Up! carries but just scroll through.

Photopolymer stamps run a close second to my favorite wood mount stamp sets.  I love how you can see right through them for perfect placement.  The only think I don’t like about them is that some of the deeper colors actually stain the photopolymer.  You can still see through them but they’re not perfectly clear anymore.

I’m pretty sure my mom is going to like this card.  Now I just need to figure out a card for my MIL.   Hmmm….

What type of card are you making for the mom in your life?  Leave a comment and let me know.  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Butterfly Thinlits Journal

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IMG_5875Well, I needed something to remind me of spring.  Yesterday we woke up to a lovely spring snow and it hasn’t stopped.  It was pretty yesterday but today it’s definitely more of a rain/snow mix and it’s not so pretty.  We lost a couple of large branches off our flowering tree in the front yard and hopefully we won’t lose more.  Today is starting out rather dreary.

Which is why I need something springy!  Anything with a butterfly on it shouts “Spring!”, doesn’t it?  Have you been waiting for the Butterfly Thinlits to be in stock again?  Well, hopefully your wait is over!  They’re due in Stampin’ Up!’s warehouse TODAY!  Woo Hoo!

This is one of the new Large Kraft Journals found on page 25 of the Occasions Catalog.  They’re pretty big…. 5″ x 8 1 /4″.  You can write lots in these!  What would you fill your journal with?  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!