DIY cards

Let’s celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s Beautifully Happy Sale-a-bration stamp set.  This stamp set is two-step stamping which means there is one stamp for the outlined image and another stamp (or more) to fill in the image.  I had no problem lining up the solid images within the outline.  So easy to work with!  The hardest part of working with this stamp set was figuring out what colors to use. Ha! This stamp set also has 6 sentiments in a lovely font.

In this card that I made you can see how well the solid stamps lined up in the outline. Another thing I like about this stamp set is that the there are sentiments for both the inside and the outside of the card that go together.

You’ll definitely want to put this stamp set on your Sale-a-bration wish list. Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

The Sale-a-bration stamp set In The Country is a lovely line art/sketched stamp set.  There are two lovely images in the stamp set. They can be stamped and left as is or they can be colored…a little or a lot. The choice is yours.

Check out the first card here.  This stamped image was water colored in detail.  Gorgeous!  I don’t quite have the patience (or talent) for this type of coloring. 

The second card I’m sharing with you is more my speed.  The image is stamped and not colored at all.  The designer paper background makes the image pop.

Whether you decide to color the images or not, the In The Country stamp set is a good Sale-a-bration choice.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Today’s Sale-a-bration celebration is about Stampin’ Up!’s Sending Support stamp set.  This stamp set has 11 different sentiments about encouragement and support.  It may not be a stamp set that you use often but it’s one you will want in your craft room for those cards that need a sentiment that’s just right.

Pair these sentiments with a lovely floral or subdued designer paper for a simple card.  Here is a simple card that I made.  A bit of designer paper on the inside as well as the outside can really tie things together.

Be sure to put this stamp set on your Sale-a-bration wish list. It has sentiments that you don’t usually find in other stamp sets.

Have a great day. Take care and Happy Stamping!

Stampin’ Up!’s Dainty Flowers designer paper is definitely worth celebrating!  This designer paper is beautiful!  It was the first Sale-a-bration item I chose.  The flowers are on these papers are gorgeous!

The first card shown here is a card I made using the sheet of paper that has six of the floral wreaths on it as well as two floral vine images.  The images look like they were watercolored.  So pretty!

I punched the edges of the desginer paper with the Very Best Trio Punch which is an item carried over from the previous mini catalog. A tip to remember when using this punch is that you need to turn your paper over when punching the next corner. For the first corner you punch (upper left) put the paper in the punch with the floral wreath facing up. When you move the paper to punch the upper right corner, you need to turn the paper over with the floral wreath facing down to get the fancy corner design to look the same. For the lower right corner have the wreath facing up and for the lower left corner have the wreath facing down.

As you can see on this second card, the designer paper is so beautiful you can make it the focal point of your card!

Did you know that this designer paper coordinates perfectly with the Dainty Delight Bundle (stamp set & dies) that you can find on page 55 of the new January – April Mini Catalog?  I LOVE coordination!  😊

As I mentioned before, I love the watercolor look of these papers. I think you will too!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

The next product on our Celebrate Sale-a-bration 2023 tour is the Thanks A Bunch stamp set.  Ok, if you’re like me when I first saw this stamp set you said “why do I need a stamp set about carrots?”.  Carrots.  Really? 

Well….let me tell you….this stamp set is stinkin’ cute!  The more I played around with it, the more it grew on me.  Simple and fun!  Add the sentiments “thanks a bunch” to the three carrots and you’ve got an adorable thank you card!  

To make my bunch of carrots I first stamped the middle carrot.  I then made a mask by stamping a carrot on a sticky note and cutting it out.  I masked my stamped carrot and then stamped the other two carrots.  As you can see on the card it looks like the two outside carrots are behind the center one.

If you’re still thinking that you can stamp only so many carrot cards, check out this 3D project made by fellow demonstrator Barbara Ruby. So clever!  Turn the carrots upside down and stamp them with a green ink to make a tree! 

See, this stamp set is versatile!  You may want to add it to your Sale-a-bration wish list!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

There is so much to celebrate during 2023’s Sale-a-bration and it starts with the Adorable Owls stamp set.  So fun!  So cute!  This stamp set includes three cute owls and three sentiments.  I’ve had a lot of fun playing with it.  The images are easy to color with Stampin’ Blend markers.  I’ve used both the Crumb Cake Blends and the Smoky Slate blends to color my owls.

I love this birthday card with the owl peeking out of the tree.  It was fun to make.  I did have to fussy-cut the owl but it was worth it for the finished look.  A quick tip I have for you on this card is that you should die cut the circle before running the Crumb Cake cardstock through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder. 

If you look at the images in the stamp set, you will see that the “Hoot! Hoot!” that I used on my card is actually part of a longer phrase.  I masked the other portion of the sentiment with a sticky note while I inked the stamp and then removed the sticky note before stamping the “Hoot! Hoot!” on the Bermuda Bay cardstock.

This is a fun and easy birthday card made with the Adorable Owls stamp set.  The designer paper I used on the card is from the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper which is also a Sale-a-bration item.  The owl and sentiment are die cut with one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies and the Coastal Cabana layer is die cut with one of the Deckled Rectangle Dies.

The Adorable Owls stamp set can be your Sale-a-bration choice with a $50 order.  Get working on that wish list and order.  Sale-a-bration only runs through February 28^th!  Have a great day.  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Stampin’ Up!’s Deckled Rectangled Dies are featured here for Day 29 of 30 Days of the New Catalog. This set of dies can be found on page 170 of the annual catalog.

This is a beautiful card made with the Bottled Happiness stamp set. Check out the layers though. This is where you can see the Deckled Rectangle Dies. There 8 dies in the set. Two sets of layering dies. One set is long and thinner rectangles and the other set contains the ones shown on this card that are designed for a card front.

Thank you Allison Davini for sharing this lovely card.

Once again I have an addition for my wish list. Do you? Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Lovely flowers for Day 24 of our 30 Days of the new catalog. Today’s featured bundle is the Heavenly Hollyhocks Bundle found on page 118 of Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog.

Thank you to Cheri Stojkovich for these lovely cards. The large flowers and greenery on Cheri’s cards are die cut. Click on the link above and you can see that there are two dies for the flowers and leaves, one a little more intricate than the other.

You can also stamp the set of three flowers (they are one stamp) and layer the dies on top of the stamped image for even more depth. Wow!

So who’s adding this bundle to their wish list? 🙂

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Three samples for the price of one for Day 23 of our 30 Days of the New Catalog! These beautiful cards were made with Stampin’ Up!’s Hues of Happiness Suite of products. Gorgeous! I don’t need to add this suite of products to my wish list because they are already in my craft room!

The designer paper is the big winner of this suite in my opinion. The flowers on these cards are made from the designer paper. The floral and leaf images were heat embossed on the designer paper and then die cut. Beautiful!

The Happiness Abounds stamp set contains seven all-occasion sentiments in the beautiful font that you see on the cards as well as floral and leaf designs.

Thank you to Tammy Wilson for these gorgeous cards. I am going to try some of these on my own when I return to my craft room! Is this suite going to make it into your craft room?

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

What a fun card for Day 22 of our 30 Days of the New Catalog. Today highlights Stampin’ Up!’s Texture Chic Suite of products that can be found on pages 98-99 of their new catalog.

Thank you to Cheri Stojkovich for this fantastic card. Not only did Cheri use the items from the suite, but she also used the beautiful Rose Gold Specialty Paper (pg. 139).

There are so many fun textures on this card from the papers used to the ribbons and the die-cut shapes. Besides shells, there are leaves, snowflakes, flowers and seven different sentiments in the stamp set. There are 19 different dies in the Chic Dies set including the fun lattice-type design shown in gold on this card. You’ll definitely get a lot of bang for your buck if this suite ends up in your craft room!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Did you say WOW when you first saw the project for Day 21 of our 30 Days of the New Catalog? I know I did! At first I thought some of the pieces and parts were die cut but this card is all stamping (except the label)!

The card was made using the Waterfall Canyon stamp set found on page 94 of Stampin’ Up!’s new annual catalog.

When you look at the images in the stamp set you may think there are 24 stamps, but there are only 12. Waterfall Canyon is one of Stampin’ Up!’s new “Reversibles” stamp sets. This means that there is an image on both sides of a stamp. One side is solid for background and the other is detailed. This is how you see two colors in the waterfall and canyon walls. Very cool.

Thank you to Amy Koenders for sharing this beautiful card! It perfectly illustrates what you can do with this stamp set.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!