Beginning July 1, select packages of Stampin’ Up!’s beautiful Designer Series Paper are 15 percent off. What a great opportunity to stock up on your favorite papers! Check out the free tutorial at the end of this email. It features the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper that’s discounted in July.
Offer ends at 11:59 pm Mountain Time August 2. Begin shopping here or contact me to help you place your order.
Hand Penned Designer Series Paper Free Tutorial
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
STAMPS – Colors & Contour (154994) – Bundle and Save 10% with Scalloped Contours Dies (158356)
PAPER – Mint Macron (138337), Misty Moonlight (153081), Basic White (159276), Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (154297)
INK – Memento Tuxedo Black (132708) Pale Papaya (155670)
OTHER – Genial Gems (155500), Paper Trimmer (152392), Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine (149653), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Dimensionals (104430)
Cutting & Scoring:
Mint Macaron CS – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2”, score and fold at 4 1/4”
Misty Moonlight — CS – 7/8” x 4 3/8”, 2” x 4 3/8”, 3 1/8” x 2 1/8”
Basic White CS – 3 “x 2”
DSP – 3/4” x 4 1/4″, 1 7/8” x 4 1/4″
Instructions:
Adhere DSP to Misty Moonlight layers and glue to card front as shown.
Stamp large flower image onto upper left side of Basic White CS and stamp sentiment in lower right. Use glue to attach stamped layer to Misty Moonlight layer.
Attach stamped layer with dimensionals and add three Genial Gems.
Here’s another version of this card using the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper. (Please note the cutting directions for the white image and layering piece: White — 3/14 x 2 1/4 and Cherry Cobbler — 3 1/2 x 2 1/2)
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Have you seen Stampin’ Up!’s new Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper? It’s been a very popular item since the catalog went live early May. The images just wow.
I tried a technique that can offer the same look. (Yes, I’m a little late to the party. Lots of other videos and card samples showcase the alcohol ink technique.) But I had to try to for myself. I paired the designs with Stampin’ Up!’s Sunny Sentiments stamp set. So excited to share all the finished cards!
This post features four of the cards I created with the set and technique. It works really well for backgrounds. Be sure to watch the video for a visual look of how I created these beautiful cards.
Here’s a quick recap of Sunny Sentiments meets alcohol ink technique:
Started with Stampin’ Up!’s vellum card stock. I made it larger than I needed so I could die cut it to size.
Scribbled, colored, drew on the vellum with Stampin’ Up!’ Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. Use an color combination your heart desires.
With a paint brush, dribble and touch rubbing alcohol (the 91 percent seems to work the best) onto the ink and watch the magic happen. You could also blow on it or use a straw to move the ink around.
Be sure to play around with the different Stampin’ Blends colors to see all of the fun combinations you can make.
Let the image dry and then stamp.
Enjoy these card samples. Try this technique yourself and see what happens.
Sunny Sentiments Meets Alcohol Inks Video
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Thanks for joining us today! Welcome to Team Stamp It’s June blog hop. This month,The r we feature cards and projects with a summer and/or patriotic theme. Be sure to visit all of the talented stampers participating in the hop. Leave a comment with the hashtag #stampitcontest. You could win a Hello Dear Friend card kit.
My card features the super fun Hats Off Bundle found on page 47 of Stampin’ Up!’s new Annual Catalog. Actually, I only used the smaller hat die to convey my summer and patriotic theme. The sentiment comes from A Good Man stamp set (located on page 46).
I’ve had a lot of fun creating a variety of hats — for both men and women — with this bundle. View this blog post for a few other ideas and a video.
Hats Off to Summer Card
The red, white, and blue theme, combined with the baseball hats, gives off a great summer vibe. After all, summer and baseball are synonymous.
In addition to the Hats Off Bundle and A Good Man, I used the following Stampin’ Up! products:
Basic White, Real Red, Night of Navy and Crumb Cake Card Stock
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad
Circles from the Picture This dies
Bottom layering decorative circle from Tasteful Labels Dies
Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder
The red/white ribbon from the Playful Pets Trim Ribbon Combo Pack
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Be sure to visit all of the blogs on the hop and leave a comment for a chance to win a free card kit.
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Congratulations to last month’s winner: Lisa Parsons.
Blog Hop Participants
Hats Off to Summer Product List
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The season is ripe for strawberries! They make a sweet treat and snack.
Stampin’ Up!’s Sweet Strawberry Bundle adds to the fun. (Buy the stamp set and punch together and receive a 10 percent discount.)
Enjoy the free tutorial below. And, be sure to watch the video (a Facebook Live replay) to see how this card goes together.
Sweet Strawberry Bundle Birthday Free Tutorial
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
STAMPS – Sweet Strawberry Bundle (159523)
PAPER –Basic White (159276), Real Red (102482), Old Olive (100702), Pattern Party Designer Series Paper (DSP) (155426)
INK – Real Red (147084), Memento (132708)
OTHER –Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924)
Cutting & Scoring:
Real Red – 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ½”, 4 ½” x 3”
Basic White – 3 ¼” x 4 ¾”, 5 ¼” x 4”, 1” x 2 ¼”, and a scrap
Old Olive – scrap
DSP (black and white design) – 2 ¾” x 4 ¼”
Instructions:
Fold the 8 ½” x 5 ½” Real Red Card Stock in half.
Using adhesive of your choice, layer the DSP onto the 4 ½” x 3” Real Red Card Stock. Adhere this piece to the 3 ¼” x 4 ¾” Basic White Card Stock. Center this panel onto the Real Red Card Stock base.
With Real Red ink, stamp the birthday sentiment onto the 1” x 2 ¼” Basic White Card Stock. Adhere it to the top of the card, as shown above with Stampin’ Seal or Mini Glue Dots.
Stamp the strawberry outline on a Basic White scrap with Memento Ink. With Real Red ink, stamp the strawberry “body” or solid image in the center of the black outline.
Stamp the stem outline with Memento ink onto the Old Olive scrap.
Punch both the strawberry and the stem with the Strawberry Builder Punch.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to attach the stem to the strawberry.
Place Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the strawberry and place on card, as shown above, hovering around the sentiment.
Scatter three Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels on the card front.
Attach the remaining Basic White piece to the inside of the card.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Please let me know how I can help in your papercrafting journey.
Kim
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Each month, Stampin’ Up! offers a #simplestamping challenge. It encourages us to use just rubber stamps, ink, and paper to create handmade, rubber-stamped greeting cards. Through this practice, we show you don’t need a lot of wild and crazy supplies. You can make something pretty and functional with just a few supplies. (Of course, as crafters, we love to have all of the extra goodies; there are so many gorgeous and fun embellishment choices.)
This month’s challenge calls for rubber stamps, ink, paper, and a punch. Stampin’ Up!’s Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and the coordinating Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch have been popular items. Through the end of June, purchase the bundle and save 10 percent. (Note: These are both available in the new Annual Catalog separately, but not offered as a bundle discount.)
This duo offers the perfect crafting combination. Although ice cream is a great treat anytime, summer is the perfect season!
Sweet Ice Cream #simplestamping
The Sweet Ice Cream Bundle has been my bundle “binge” this week. I have a tendency to choose to a bundle of Stampin’ Up! products and work with it for a few days or a week, thus binging one it! Once I start creating, the ideas usually flow. It’s fun to see all of the designs that can come from one bundle. Check out this blog post for a video showing how I used these two products to create a fun shaker card.
The card featured above uses one of my current favorite products, the Rainbow Glimmer Paper.
The card above features the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper. It’s a host offering — available for $18 when you have a party that reaches $180 in sales. Ask me how you can earn this!
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