A fun project featuring Stampin’ Up!’s brand-new Little Treat Box Dies.
It’s an exciting day! Stampin’ Up!’s August-December 2020 Mini Catalog is live! That means you can order from an awesome collection of paper crafting products. Look for new and exclusive items for Halloween, fall, Thanksgiving Christmas, winter, and more. From kits to suites and bundles and papers, this mini catalog (formerly the Holiday Catalog) offers a host of fun products.
Need a catalog? Send me an email or leave a comment on this post. I’ll get one in the mail to you!
Little Treat Box Dies
As a demonstrator, I had the opportunity to order early. What a hard decision! (Just get it all, right?) But, I’m always drawn to treat packets. They are fun to make and fun to give. Especially when you can add chocolate.
The treat pictured here is made with the Little Treat Box Dies. I selected this as one of my first purchases because:
It uses just one 6 x 6 piece of card stock.
The scores and cuts make it easy to assemble the box.
No adhesive is necessary. Just put it together.
The coordinating stamp set — Little Treats — contains images for Halloween, Christmas, weddings, general birthdays, and more. Very versatile and worth the investment.
It’s super cute!
I decorated the box with pieces of the Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (found in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog), vellum, and ribbon.
Here are what the dies look like.
Here’s the stamp set. Buy the bundle for $53 and you save 10 percent.
Here’s another creation with a different color scheme and a different folding technique.
Earlier today, I did a Facebook Live showing how I this box goes together. I converted it to a YouTube video. Give it a watch.
Enjoy this Facebook live replay featuring 15 rubber stamp card samples.
Stampin’ Up!’s 2020-2021 Annual Catalog debuted in early June. Full of paper crafting products, it holds something for everyone who loves to create with rubber stamps, ink, and paper.
Team Card Swap
To showcase the products, my team, Kim’s Paper Krafters, participated in a recent card swap. What’s a card swap? Each participant commits to designing and making a card using Stampin’ Up! products. We create enough cards so every swapper gets one. We then exchange our creations. This is a great way to get a variety of samples to use for our own inspiration or to share great ideas with customers.
My team members amaze me with their creativity! It’s so fun to see the stamp sets people choose and the way in which they combine a range of elements. I hope you enjoy seeing this live view of our team’s creations. Please contact me if you need additional details about any of the cards you see! (See the details on my swap card here.)
Join My Team
Would you like an opportunity to participate in an event like this with other demonstrators? To become a part of Stampin’ Up! and Kim’s Paper Krafters, purchase Stampin’ Up!’s Starter Kit. For $99 + tax (shipping is free), choose $125 worth of any product. Yes, that’s anything you want up to $125. And, right now, you can add preorder items from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog (formerly the Holiday Catalog).
You’re not required to host parties or workshops. Just enjoy your discount and have fun making something that means something with rubber stamps, ink, and paper.
Being a demonstrator helps you become part of a group of creative people who love to paper craft. It also gives you a chance to attend Stampin’ Up! events (online gatherings for now) and get inspiration from demonstrator-only Facebook groups.
Here’s a link to start the application process. Be sure to have your wish list ready as well as your social security number, and payment information. Please let me know if you have questions.
Today, I’m showing you how I’m sending sunshine Stampin’ Up! style!
In case you hadn’t heard, a new trend is here: Sharing Sunshine (#ShareSushine). You fill a box with any yellow items you can find, and send it to someone to let them know you’re thinking of them. Stampin’ Up!’s June monthly crafting kit, Paper Pumpkin, focused on sharing sunshine. The kit contents, delivered in a bright yellow box, contained cards that featured sunshine and caring. We created the cards and decorated the box and sent it to a friend.
Unfortunately, the kit sold out. But you can still share sunshine using Stampin’ Up!’s Mini Paper Pumpkin Boxes. A package of 10 boxes costs just $7.50. Decorate them any way you like, fill with goodies, and send.
Sending Sunshine
The boxes come in plain white. I colored the box above with Stampin’ Up!”s Sponge Brayers and Balmy Blue ink, layering on the ink until I received the desired look. I didn’t strive for a perfect solid color; I wanted it to look like sky with a few wispy clouds overhead.
To create the sun, I used the Stitched Shapes Dies (large circle) and the Stitched Triangles (itty bitty triangle) to die cut the images from one sheet of the Playful Patterns 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper. I stamped the sentiment from the June Paper Pumpkin directly on the box using Memento ink. Don’t have that stamp set? Stampin’ Up!’s Under My Umbrella and Sending Sunshine also have sayings appropriate for a box of sunshine.
I added a piece of yellow tissue paper and a handful of fun, yellow items. Ready to send to a friend!
Take a look at this YouTube video showing how I created the box. (It’s a replay of a Facebook Live.)
Bonus Days are Back
Through August 3, receive a $5 Bonus Days coupon for each $50 purchase (before tax and shipping). Beginning August 4, redeem you coupons. There is no limit on the number of coupons you can collect or redeem. Use them to purchase brad-new product fro Stampin’ Up!’s August-December Mini Catalog, which goes live August 4.
Thanks for stopping by today! Here’s a list of products used to create today’s project. Click on the graphics to go directly to my online store to shop 24/7.
Let’s talk about ink and what to use for your rubber stamping projects.
You want to get started rubber stamping but you don’t know where to start? Last week, I posted information about the basics of rubber stamps as well as a short video. See that post here.
Today, let’s talk ink.
Ink Choices
Choices abound in this category – from classic, dye-based ink available in an array of colors; to Memento, a general-purpose black ink; to Stazon, a permanent black ink; Versamark, a clear, watermarking ink; and craft ink.
Classic, Dye-Based Ink:
I recommend starting with a few coordinating colors of classic, dye-based ink. It absorbs into the card stock, dries more quickly than craft ink, and is acid free.
Stampin’ Up! Brights Ink Assortment
Stampin’ Up! offers full-size foam pads in fifty different colors of ink, so you have lots of choices. Be sure to purchase a refill with your pad so you’re able to reink your pad after a lot of stamping.
Neutrals Collection Ink Refills
There’s also a smaller selection of mini ink pads called Stampin’ Spots. These one-inch pads are available in eight colors. They’re perfect for travel, easy to store, and great for use with the Stamparatus.
Stampin’ Spots Assortment
Stampin’ Up! also sells uninked Stampin’ spots, allowing you to create your own mini pads with refills.
Uninked Spots
Brand-new pads are quite fresh, meaning they have a lot of ink. So, a light touch is important. When inking your stamp, it only needs a tap-tap-tap on top of the pad to apply ink. Don’t feel you have to press hard to get good coverage. If you find you have ink marks on the edges of your acrylic blocks, you’ll know you’ve applied too much pressure.
These pads have a unique design that stores the foam pad upside down so the ink stays at the top of the pad. Stamps inked with classic ink clean easily. Just use Stampin’ Up!’s Simply Shammy or the Stampin’ Scrub with the stamp cleaner.
Memento Black Ink:
This is a good basic black ink pad. I find myself grabbing for this pad if I need a black. It’s a perfect water-based ink to use when coloring with Stampin’ Blends, Stampin’ Up’s alcohol markers. It’s a nice, all-purpose black ink. Pads are available in Stampin’ Up!’s catalog and online store as well as refills.
Memento Ink Pad
Stazon:
Stazon is a quick-drying permanent ink. Stampin’ Up! offers this in both Jet Black and Saddlebrown. This permanent ink is perfect when used with watercolor techniques (your image won’t “run”) and nonporous surfaces like vellum and window sheets. Stampin’ Up! offers a Stazon refill as well as a Stazon cleaner.
Jet Black Stazon
Versamark:
This ink helps you create a tone-on-tone effect on colored paper or a watermark image. Use this pad if you’re planning to heat emboss any of your images. A pad and a refill are both available from Stampin’ Up!.
Versamark
Craft Stampin’ Pad:
Stampin’ Up! offers this permanent ink in white. The pad comes uninked and you add the refill before you start stamping. Images stamped with the craft ink often need a longer drying time. Or, heat set with the Heat Tool.
Craft Ink and Refill
Here’s a short video explaining the ink selections:
Receiving a handmade card in the mail delivers a lot of joy. But creating a handmade card brings even more joy.
You want to start making your own greeting cards and get started rubber stamping, but you don’t know where to start.
I’ve been crafting greeting cards for more than twenty-five years, building my collection of stamps, ink, and paper slowly. I became a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator almost ten years ago (wanted to get the discount), and I’m sharing some of the lessons I’ve learned.
During the next few weeks, my blog will focus on topics of creating handmade greeting cards with rubber stamps, ink, and paper. Geared toward beginners, I’ll include a few photos, a video, and a short narrative description.
Today’s entry focuses on the basics of stamps.
Stamps
You’ll need good quality stamps. The most popular stamps on the market today are photopolymer and cling red rubber. (The cling brand is exclusive to Stampin’ Up!).
As a side note: Many sites and stampers offer a variety of wood mount stamps for sale. In the past, Stampin’ Up! created its designs in wood mount, but the company has since transitioned to the photopolymer and cling red rubber. They’re easy to store and easy to use.
Photopolymer: transparent, clear stamps that allow you to achieve precise alignment, to build scenes, and to layer images easily. I recommend placing a thick mat (like Stampin’ Up!’s Stampin’ Pierce Mat) underneath your card stock to ensure a good, solid stamped image.
An example of one of Stampin’ Up!’s Photopolymer Stamp Sets
Cling: classic, red rubber stamps have a highly adhesive label that helps them stick easily to clear blocks.
One side of Stampin’ Up!’s Cling Mount Stamp Sets
The flip side of Stampin’ Up!’s Cling Mount Stamp Sets
Using Rubber Stamps
For both photopolymer and cling, remove the stamp from the stamp case and from between the clear sheets. Place the image on a clear block (they come in a variety of sizes), and you’re ready to stamp. Need another image? Gently remove the stamp from the clear block, place it back in the package, and retrieve another image. Place on the clear block.
Clean your stamps between use with Stampin’ Up!’s Simply Shammy or the Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Mist.
Enjoy this short video reviewing the tips above.
It’s that easy. Look for my next post which discusses ink and what kinds to use for which projects.
Please let me know if you have questions. I want to help you get started rubber stamping.
Here’s a link to Stampin’ Up!’s 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. Click here.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Kim
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