The Tropical Oasis Suite in Stampin’ Up!’s January-June 2020 Mini Catalog is one of my favorites! I’m always drawn to palm trees, pineapples, hibiscus, and flamingos. Who doesn’t want to be taken to somewhere warm and magical?
The card below (created by a friend) uses a host of products from this suite, which can be found beginning on page 39 of the catalog. Click below to view the catalog contents.
PAPER – Whisper White Thick (140272), Whisper White (100730), Early Espresso (119686), Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper (151252)
INK – Grapefruit Grove (147142), Old Olive from Regals Stampin’ Write Markers (147155), Early Espresso from Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers (147158)
OTHER – 5/16 Braided Burlap Trim, Basic Pearl Jewels (144219), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Dimensionals (104430), Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Snail (104332)
Cutting & Scoring:
Whisper White Thick – 4 ¼” x 11”, scored and folded at 5 ½”
Whisper White – scrap for flower & palm trees
Early Espresso – 4” x 5 ¼”, 2 5/8” x 4 1/8”, scrap for aloha
Green pattern DSP – 4” x 5 ¼”
Flower pattern DSP – 2 ½” x 4”
Braided Trim – 5”
Instructions:
Color the bases of Palm Trees with Early Espresso Marker
Color the top of the Palm Trees with Old Olive Marker
Exhale on the stamp to remoisten the markers, stamp on Whisper White scrap
Cut out trees with Dies
Stamp smaller flower with Grapefruit Grove ink pad on Whisper White scrap, cut out with dies
Adhere the green DSP to the Early Espresso layer with Snail
Run a thin line of Liquid glue across the center of the layers and add Braided Trim
Wrap Braided Trim around sides and adhere on the back with Liquid Glue
Adhere the Early Espresso/DSP to card front with Liquid Glue
Add the flower DSP to the Early Espresso Layer with Snail
Add both layers to center of card with Dimensionals
Add Palm trees and flower with Liquid Glue
Add small Pearl to center of flower
Cut out Aloha with Early Espresso scrap and die
Add to bottom of card with Liquid Glue
Remember, Sale-A-Bration is ongoing. Make minimum purchases of $50 and $100 (before tax and shipping) and earn your choice of free items. Selections include stamp sets, Designer Series Paper, and more. Earn them all!
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This is such a fun card using the Stampin’ Up! Honey Bee Bundle. It can be found on page 30 in the newly released January-June 2020 Mini Catalog. It also uses the coordinating Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper that can be earned free in Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase before tax and shipping.
Sale-A-Bration is one of the most exciting times of the Stampin’ Up! year. With minimum purchases of $50 and $100, you can choose free product from a selection of exclusive rubber stamps, Designer Series Paper, framelits, and more. Would you like to view the offerings. Click to see the catalog below.
Thick Whisper White – 4 1/4” x 11”, Score and fold at 5 1/2”, Scraps
Basic Black – 3 1/4” x 4 1/4”
Gold Foil Sheets – Scrap
DSP – 3” x 4”
Instructions:
Die-Cut “Hive” shape from center of DSP piece and save for another project. Color stripes on any bees on your panel with blends.
Die-Cut “nested hexagons” from scrap of Gold Foil and adhere behind the cut-out hive.
With Liquid Glue, adhere this piece to black card stock layer and adhere to the card front. Fill in some of the empty hexagons with the pieces leftover after die-cutting.
Stamp 3 bees, in memento black, onto scrap of whisper white. Color stripes with blends. Die-cut bees and attach to card front with dimensionals.
Stamp “you amazzze me” on whisper white scrap and punch out with Classic Label Punch. Adhere to card front with Dimensionals, as shown.
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You enjoy paper crafting and love creating and sending greeting cards. You love surprising your friends, relatives, and co-workers with handcrafted treats. Have you considered purchasing Stampin’ Up!’s Starter Kit?
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It’s a new year with new catalogs, and new opportunities. Stampin’ Up!’s January-June 2020 Mini Catalog goes live today and is filled with a host of brand-new stamp sets, coordinating dies, coordinating punches, Designer Series Paper, ribbon, and more. This card, created by Angela Schmit, features the Peaceful Poppies Suite. It’s one you don’t want to miss!
Some of the supplies include the Painted Poppies stamp set, the Peaceful Moments stamp set, the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper, the Painted Labels Dies, Whisper White Crinkle Seam Binding, and the Peaceful Poppies Sequins.
Sale-A-Bration
It’s underway. Stampin’ Up’s biggest promotion of the year. It offers three great opportunities for those who love to rubber stamp and scrapbook.
Shop
For each $50 and $100 purchase (before tax and shipping) receive your choice of a free, exclusive product from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. Look for new stamp sets, a punch, a die, Designer Series Paper, card kit, and glimmer baker’s twine. Earn them all.
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Invite your friends to a Stampin’ Up! party. When your sales reach $300, you earn a super cute free Little Ladybug stamp set.
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If you have a large wish list, consider purchasing the Starter Kit. For $99, select $125 worth of product (your choice). It’s all shipped free. And, receive an additional stamp set from the Annual Catalog or the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog of any value as well as a mini paper cutter and 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper Sampler.
Once you purchase the Starter Kit, you earn a 20 percent discount on all of your purchases. This is a great time to stock up on supplies and get your hands on brand-new products. This a great opportunity to be a part of my awesome team (Kim’s Paper Krafters) and be eligible to attend Stampin’ Up! events.
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Stampin’ Up!’s From My Heart Suite is just one of the many new products available January 3 when the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog goes live. There’s so much to love in this new catalog. And, at the same time, Sale-A-Bration begins. Now through March 31, receive a free, exclusive item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure with purchases of $50 and $100 (before tax and shipping). Look for stamp sets, Designer Series Paper, a punch, and much more!
From My Heart Suite
There’s lots to love in this suite, including the Heartfelt Photopolymer Stamp Set, two heart punches, From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper, Real Red 3/8-inch Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon, and much more. The card above features a few of those products, including the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set found in the Annual Catalog.
Card Tutorial
Here are step-by-step directions to create this card. New materials available for purchase January 3.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
STAMPS –Itty Bitty Greetings (151331)
PAPER – Real Red (102482), Silver Foil (132178), From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) (151189)
INK – Real Red (147084)
OTHER – Heart Punch Pack (151292), Real Red 3/8” Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon, Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL (104332), Paper Snips (103579)
Cutting & Scoring:
Real Red Cardstock – 8 ½” x 5 ½” – score and fold at 4 ¼”
Silver Foil – 4” x 3 ¾”
From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper – 3 ¾” x 3 ½ “
Instructions:
Use the scalloped heart punch from the Heart Punch Pack to punch one of the red, foil-edged hearts from the From My Heart Specialty DSP.
Stamp the “sent with love” sentiment in Real Red ink in the middle of the heart.
Adhere the 3 ¾” x 3 ½” piece of the DSP to the 4” x 3 ¾” inch Silver Foil.
Put a glue dot on each end of a 5” piece of Real Red 3/8” Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon.
Wrap the ribbon around the front of the two affixed pieces and adhere the glue dots to the back of the piece, about a ½” from the bottom of the piece.
Adhere this entire stack to the front of the Real Red cardstock base.
Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, pop up the heart in the lower left-hand corner of the DSP, directly on top of the ribbon.
With a six-inch piece of the ribbon, tie a knot (creating a faux bow). Trim the ribbon edges with Paper Snips.
Thanks for stopping by today. Please let me know if you have questions about this card or any other stamping questions.
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