The Honey Bee Sweet

 Today I’m sharing a blog post showcasing a sweet new product from the January-April Mini Catalog from Stampin’ Up.  I used a sketch from the Global Design Project to design this card which uses lemon lolly, bubble bath and silver embossing.  

I love how the colors came together!

What do you like best about using Stampin’ Up Products? Thanks to the Global Design Project Group for hosting this #GDP426 challenge! 

I am so excited to share that today is the launch of the new mini-catalog from Stampin' Up.  Click here to shop in my online store or click here to view the link to the digital catalog. This new catalog is full of treasure for all you "creative pirates" out there.  I would be happy to help you sort through the treasure during events I have scheduled for the month of January.

January 6-Facebook Live, Catalog walk-through

January 13-Facebook Live, Bee Mine Suite

January 20-Perennial Postage Stamps Bundle

January 27-Rock and Roll Suite

I can't wait to share these fun creations with you.  Keep an eye out for classes to go that I'll be sharing soon.  You'll be able to do these classes through porch pick up or mail to your home.

The best part of the catalog launch for this time of the year is connection to Sale-a-bration!  For every $50 in product that is purchased before tax, you can earn free product from the SAB product list.  Click here to view the brochure.  If you know of something you will really like, be sure to order soon as supplies quickly sell out.  

One of the best perks of this year's Sale-a-bration promotion if the opportunity to join and choose products that are part of the demonstrator starter kit. 

Watch this video here to understand more about what is available.  This is so exciting.  I have tried out this tool and you will absolutely love it!  Please reach out to me if you are curious about what this might look like for you.  

Here below, I am sharing a fun card created with the free "Jungle Pals" stamp set from the SAB brochure.  

Life is Sweeter with You

 

Today I’m sharing a gift card holder inspired by The Global Design Project #gdp399 using fruits! I previously made a tea bag holder and redesigned it to create this “Sweet Frog” gift card holder (a frozen yogurt sweet shop).  See the picture below for inspiration.  I combined the Share a Milkshake and Sweetest Cherries stamp sets from Stampin’ Up along with the colors Cherry Cobbler, Granny Apple Green and Copper Clay together for the color palette.  

Hope you enjoy seeing my fun creation and knowing that someone special will feel truly appreciated when they receive this sweet treat!

Layering Leaves Love

 

Today I’m participating in our Million Reasons to Love Layering Leaves Blog Hop by sharing photos of cards I’ve created using the million dollar achiever stamp set designed my amazing Stampin’ Up Upline, Rachel Tessman.  The cards were designed specifically using the stamp set and bough punch that are found in our 2023-24 Stampin’ Up annual catalog.  

I also connected it with other stamp sets, dies and coordinating card stock and designer series papers.  I will list those under each photograph.  I’ll be sharing specifics of how I made each one over the course of the next few weeks.  The stamp set (161277) and bough punch (157711) can be ordered online using these reference numbers at my Stampin' Up Shop!  Click here for details!

I am truly grateful to Rachel for her commitment and creativity as both a leader and an artistic designer. Thank you Rachel-you had me at Hello! Thanks for autographing my set-you're the best!  I can't thank you enough for the support, encouragement and inspiration you've shared since I first joined your team in January of 2020. 

First, I stamped each stamp with momento black ink to see how they looked. There are 15 photopolymer stamps in the set.  I am so happy they are photopolymer-it's my favorite type of stamp.

I fell in love with how they worked together and coordinated with other Stampin’ Up products.

Here are sample cards I created with the set.  I hope you enjoy seeing them and are inspired to stamp and share with others.

 For this card, I used the layering leaves in a 2 step way by adding the parakeet party underlay, then stamped with Versamark and gold heat and emboss powder.  I stamped the sentiment that same way on the Labels A Glow die and then finished the look with the brushed brass butterflies-the butterfly is definitely a Rachel thing!  

I used balmy blue for the Sending Hugs sentiment on this card.  I used coordinating card stock color and Sentimental Park Die, Countryside Blossoms embossing folder and Balmy Blue & White variegated ribbon.

For this card, I did a similar fold but landscape instead of portrait.  I thought the black and gold made a good color combination along with the layering leaves stamped with gold head embossing and using the non-character side of the Zany Zoo DSP.  

For this fun fold, gift card holder, I used the lovely Bubble Bath.  I am so in love with this color.  I thought it paired well with the silver embossing powder and layering leaves floral-which reminds me of the tiny baby's breath flowers.  I used the simply elegant silver trim to finish it off.  I stamped the sentiment on the round die from the Labels A Glow dies.

For this card, which is also a gift card holder, I used the new boho blue cardstock, Color and Contour Dies along with the Countryside Inn DSP.  I used the layering leaves stamps with boho blue and night of navy for the floral accent on the sentiment banner.  

For my last two cards, I created gate fold fun folds with belly bands to capture what the Zany Zoo characters might be thinking.  I used the Stylish Shapes dies on the DSP and on a separate color of card stock.  I matched the colors to the characters-Petal Pink for the piggy (sentiment stamped on the belly band) and Pool Party for the skunk and bird (sentiment stamped on the layering Stylish Shape Die).  

I hope you enjoyed seeing the versatility that this stamp set allows for among all the cards I have shared here.  Now, click on to the next stop on our hop!  Enjoy!

Color Love

Saying Hello from the Creativity Cove to the new color updates...have you seen the beautiful new color refresh shared by Stampin' Up?  Check out some of these colors below!

You can find these beautiful colors in our new annual catalog.  Here is a video about the color refresh from Stampin' UP:

If you are interested in learning more about these colors or would like to see some of them in person, let me know.  I have three new personal favorites:  Boho Blue, Bubble Bath and Copper Clay!

Take Care to Learn Black Ice

 

 

Hello and welcome to the January  Technique Squad Blog Hop! This month, the squad is featuring the Black Ice Technique.  I’ve had lots of fun learning and playing with this technique.  There were several card making aficionados that I consulted to get ideas of how to do this as it was my first go.   

Step 1-pick metallic card stock-I chose copper…

You can easily search on Pinterest and find several examples of how the technique is done. This technique is very interesting to try and does require some specifics:  Stazon, Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, and metallic card stock.  

 Step 2-Swipe with Stazon!

I found it tricky to swipe on the stazon because there is not a place to hold to hold the card stock or it’ll show your fingerprints. So, start with a bigger piece you'll trim to get rid of finger prints or use a sorta sticky skinny layer of tape behind the card stock as you swipe (that’s what I chose to do).

After you heat set and cool, swipe again with verse mark and then sprinkle clear embossing over it-it will look like black ice on the road as it melts! Ta-da! Black ice!

This one was my first example. I cut a smaller rectangle out of the back layer with the stitched rectangle dies.

I stamped the heart from the country bouquet using the same color scheme of copper and black on white card stock and then cut it out, added dimensionals to the back and then added the sentiment banner. 

I am so happy I learned this technique.  I will say that I think it would have to be a for a special occasion-not a card you want to spend time making every day because of having so many steps…

Supplies:

• Stamp set
• Stazon black
• Versamark
• metallic card stock (color is your choice)
• other coordinating colors as desired 
• Heat tool

Now, click the "next" button to move on to our next stop on this hop.

Blog roll call:

1. JoAnn Pollock
2. Carole Garrison 
3. Amy Rudd

Thanks to JoAnn for organizing the hop!

New Catalog Launch Day!

Welcome to a new month and the launch of our holiday mini catalog!  We have  a lot of fun things happening over the next few months with Stampin' Up!

Here are some things to know!

Here is a link to view the new catalog as a pdf.  I know you will love seeing all of the beautiful and fun products Stampin' Up is offering as you think about making holiday cards for family, friends and co-workers.  Take it all in!  It's absolutely stunning!

Shop here:

Get to know these fun new products:

• Lights Aglow Suite 
• Sweetest Christmas Suite 
• Santa Express Suite 
• Gingham Cottage Suite 
• Boughs Of Holly Suite 
• Story Book Gnomes Suite
• Scary Cute Halloween Crafts
• Decorated with Happiness Bundle 
• Joyful Flurry Bundle and More 

It's also Saleabration Time! This means you can earn free products in increments of $50 and $100 before shipping and taxes.  View the Saleabration Brochure here.

Get to know the cute line of free items you can earn here (I think you'll agree they are adorable):

• Hippest Hippos
• Tree Lot Dies
• Stylish Sketches
  
• Wonderful World
• Rings of Love
• Making Plans Collection

The best part of all, joining a team!  If you are ready to join my team (click here), this is the kit for you-especially if you're a planner like me!  I bought the planner during pre-order and I already love it.  Here are more details on that!  Click the join image below to see a quick video on the benefits of joining at this time.  Being a Stampin' Up demonstrator is fun.  Even if you want to be a hobbiest with an amazing discount to use on shopping Stampin' Up products, it's worth the investment. 

And finally, if you'd like to host a party whether in person or virtual, you can earn host rewards to earn even more free product.  Contact me if you'd like to do that.  Click the host button below to learn more about how it will work during Saleabration!

Thank you for allowing me to share all of this fun news with you.  I look forward to Saleabrating with you!  Happy crafting!