Simple Saturday Card: Regarding Dahlias

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007It’s Simple Saturday!  You can’t get much simpler than this on a card can you?  Well, I guess I could have left off the sentiment but that would have made it a bit boring!

The Regarding Dahlias stamp set caught my eye when I made my first scan through the new catalog.  That flower just kind of pops out at you.  Besides that, my mom grows dahlias so I think of her when I use this stamp set!  Once again I used the notecards for my Simple Saturday card.  They make it so easy to make a simple card.  Have you used them yet?

I have a challenge for you….I would like to see your Simple Saturday card.  You can send me a link to your card in a comment or simply e-mail a picture of your card at cindy@stampbystampcreations.com.  I’d love to see them….and you never know….you might just see it on my blog someday!  😉

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

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Mr. & Mrs. Wedding Card

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Mr. & Mrs.0513Another wedding card!  This one is a bit more involved but was still fun to make.  This one again was for the gal at church.  She requested purple because that was the color of the wrapping paper for the gift.  You gotta match, right?

I used Elegant Eggplant but I sure wish the old in-color Concord Crush had made the color change.  That purple was so beautiful.  It really wold have been nice to have had the Magnetic Platform for the Big Shot when I made this card!  It would have made cutting the decorative edge a lot easier!  😀  I guess I’ll just have to make another!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Washi Tape Wednesday

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One of my favorite new p026roducts from the 2013-2014 catalog is the Washi Tape.  I had never used it before Stampin’ Up! came out with theirs and it is SO fun to play with!

You can make cards so easily with Washi Tape.  In fact, last week we had a whole class based on Washi Tape.  Everyone who came received a package of Gingham Garden Washi Tape (shown in the picture), a package of Epic Day This and That Washi Tape and a package of Notecards & Envelopes.  They were able to go home with 20 cards!  I had samples available to copy or they could go crazy on their own.  It was really fun seeing some of the creative designs.

I used the Sassy Salutations stamp set (which is on sale until the end of the month….25%off!) on this card.  This was one of those stamp sets that I wasn’t sure I liked but the more I use it the more I love it!  😀

Stay tuned for more Washi Tape Wednesday creations!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Hearts A Flutter in Bermuda Bay

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Hearts a Flutter.0513Hello!  For some reason when you think of the month of June you think weddings.  So in honor of those weddings I have a fun and bright wedding card.  Actually, one of the gals from church asked me to come up with some wedding cards she could chose from and this is one of the samples I came up with.

The Bermuda Bay looks a little bright for a wedding but it’s pretty close to the color of the invitations.  I did use my favorite Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder on it which unfortunately isn’t available anymore (boo hoo!)  I brushed the new Illuminate Pigment Ink over the embossed card stock to give it a little shimmer (I know….you can’t tell from the picture.)

A fun and easy wedding card that would work in any color!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Card Case With Cards

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016Hello!  Today’s project is one we made at my Spring Fling back in the beginning of May.  I was reminded that I hadn’t posted it while making four of them in the past couple of days!  We’re heading back to the MN Homeland in a couple of days and I made some for my mom and sisters.

They’re really quite easy to make.  The card case itself is made from one of Stampin’ Up!’s Clear Mount Stamp Cases.  All I did was cut a piece of designer paper 10 5/8″ x 7″ and slip it between the plastic protector and the case!  Then just decorate away!  I’m sorry to say though if you like the center of my flower that the 019Designer Brads from the spring Occasions Catalog aren’t available any more but you could easily substitute something else.

The cards were pretty easy to make also.  What you can’t see in the picture is that I scored the card front lengthwise twice (at 1 1/2″ and 3″)and adhered the card stock strip between the scored lines.  It really added a nice touch to the simple card.

The envelope was easy also when I used the diagonal plate for my Simply Scored.  I’ll show you how I made that in a future video.

Have a great day!  Take care and happy Stamping!

 

Pistachio Pudding Mosaic Madness

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Mosaic Madness.0513Do you like green?  I sure hope so because today’s card is definitely green!  😀

I started by embossing the Whisper White card stock using the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder.  Unfortunately it’s hard to see in this photo.  Then I stamped the two different sizes of mosaics from the Mosaic Madness stamp set on a piece of Whisper White card stock and punched them out.  I used the Mosaic Punch on the larger design and one of the Itty Bitty Punches on the smaller design.  After punching them out I adhered them to the embossed card stock and added a few pearls.  The sentiment is from the cute hostess stamp set Banner Greetings.  Unfortunately there’s not a punch for the banner but it’s pretty easy to cut out!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Stampin’ Up! CASE Card

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Remembering Your Birthday.0613Here’s a card that I CASEd right from the new Stampin’ Up! catalog.  We also made this at the regional event I went to in April.

This was the second make-n-take project at my open house last week.  It’s a fun card using more than one new product.  Of course the stamp set, Remembering Your Birthday, is new.  Can you spot any other new products?

There’s a die-cut and embossed piece of Whisper White card stock on the card that uses two new products!  The Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder as well as the new Deco Labels Framelits.  Cute, huh?  Oh, I forget to tell you…..my Magnetic Platform for the Big Shot came the day of my open house so we were able to play with it after all.  Everyone LOVED it!  😀  The other new product is the Raspberry Ripple Designer Paper.  Stampin’ Up! has redone all of the paper packs with new, fun designs.  Very nice!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Tip of the Day (or Technique) Tuesday: Splatters!

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ARoundArray.0513I would call today’s card a generic card.  You could use it for a guy or a gal.  I used the Epic Day Designer Paper as well as the A Round Array stamp set.

This card was kind of fun to make.  Since Stampin’ Up! doesn’t carry the Spritzer Tool anymore I had to find a different way to make splatters on my card.  The Epic Day Designer Paper just screams for splatters since some of the papers are splattered!  Ha!

The easiest way to splatter is to squish the lid of your ink pad to pick up some of the ink.  Then take your Aquapainter, pick up some of the ink and then tap the Aquapainter against your finger.  You do want to make sure that your Aquapainter has a bit of water on it to help the splatters.  That’s it!  Now you can easily splatter away in any color!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Simple Saturday: Easy Label Love Card

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033Another Label Love card for Simple Saturday.  I seem to like this stamp set for easy cards.

I do have to apologize for the retired ribbon I used….it’s my favorite though!  And when I made this card it was the only Melon Mambo ribbon I had!

Don’t these colors work great together?  I’m not sure if I ever used Island Indigo and Melon Mambo together before.  I’ll be using this combination now though….especially since it’s two of the colors in my favorite new designer paper:  Gingham Garden!

The little flowers are from the Create a Cupcake stamp set.  I haven’t used that one in awhile!  It’s fun to get out those oldies but goodies sometimes!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Stampin’ Up!’s Magnetic Platform for the Big Shot!

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Woo Hoo!  Did you see this fabulous product in the new catalog?  Mine should be here today and I can’t wait to play with it!  It will make die-cutting with Framelits so much easier!  Did I say Woo Hoo?!  Have you ordered yours yet?

It’s Tip (or trick) of the Day Tuesday and I definitely would classify this as a trick when using Framelits.  It should be so much easier to use than sticky-notes.  We’re going to be playing with this new toy at my open house tomorrow.  I’ll let you know what everyone thinks!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Wisteria Wildflower Meadow

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025Such a pretty card….

I’ve seen lots of beautiful projects made with this Wildflower Meadow stamp set.  This one is pretty easy.  Probably the most difficult part of making this card is coloring the Whisper White Taffeta ribbon with the Sponge Dauber to make it Wisteria Wonder!

Stamp the image, run it through the Big Shot with the coordinating embossing folder, spritz it with shimmer mist, add your ribbon and you’re done!  Oh….don’t forget the pearls!

There’s a couple of those steps that you can’t really see from the picture.  If you look close enough you can tell that the image is embossed but you can’t see that I spritzed the card with shimmer mist.  It did really add a bit of pizzazz to the card….honest!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Simply Stars Birthday Card

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030Yesterday was my dad’s birthday so I probably should have posted this card then.  Unfortunately I didn’t, so you now get to see it today!  Ha!

This card is CASEd from one of the projects we made in April at Stampin’ Up!’s regional event at their home office.  The project we made then was a notepad cover with a different color combination.  I wanted to brighten things up and make a card so this is what I came up with.  Isn’t it fun?!

I used the returning Bermuda Bay and Calypso Coral inks as well as the brand new Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana inks on the stars.  Don’t they work great together?  The Simply Stars stamp set is so much fun!  The sentiment is from another new stamp set, Remembering Your Birthday.  I just love playing with all of these new things!

Later today I need to work on my order from the new catalog.  I need to order some of the new toys to show at my open house on Wednesday evening.  It should be a fun time so stop on by if you’re in the neighborhood!  😉

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Stampin’ Up!’s New Catalog is Here!

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2013-2014 Catalog (2) (791x1024)Sassy is the word that comes to my mind when I see this new catalog cover….just like my SASsy Stampers Team!  Isn’t this cover fun?!

Have you had a peek yet at the catalog?  If you haven’t, don’t worry.  You’ll be able to view it after noon (Mountain Time) today.  I’ll be updating my blog then and will be including a link to this fun an fabulous publication!  😀

Here’s the link!  Check it out!

To celebrate this new catalog I’m offering a fabulous ordering special through Friday June 7th.  Check out all of the details here!  You won’t want to miss out!

Do you live in the Denver area?  You may want to mark your calendar for Wednesday June 5th.  I’m having a New Catalog Kick-off Party!  It’s open house style from 6 pm – 9 pm.  I’ll have new products on display, door prizes, make and take projects and of course snacks!  We’ll even get to play with some of the fun new products.  RSVP by June 1st if you can attend….I’ll have a gift for you if you do!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Best of Birthdays Cupcake

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020Another easy, not simple, card.  This stamp is from the Best of Birthdays stamp set.  Do you remember the original stamp set that it’s from?  I don’t but then the old brain aint what she used to be!  Ha!

Stamp, color, punch, Big Shot, a few layers, some ribbon and dimensionals and you’ve got this cute card!  The hardest part was trying to figure out what colors to use to color the cupcake!  Don’t you love easy?!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Not Simple, Just Easy!

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017I thought of saving this card for Simple Saturday but I used the Big Shot on it.  Instead of being simple, it’s just easy!

The great part of this card is that you can change it up in so many different ways….color, ribbon, sentiment, stamp set, embossing folder….the combinations are almost endless!

I went for masculine on this card.  The Argyle Embossing Folder definitely says “masculine”.  Then of course the color of Midnight Muse can be masculine and finally, did you notice that I used a knot on the ribbon instead of my fake bow?  I couldn’t give up using ribbon completely so I went with the knot!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!