When I first “spotted” it in the catalog, Stampin’ Up!’s Dots and Spots Die intrigued me! (Find it on page 170 of Stampin’ Up!’s 2022-2023 Annual Catalog.) It’s the large die that creates the dotted background seen in the card above.
It normally sells for $32, but beginning today (August 2, 2022), earn it free with a $100 order before shipping and tax. Yes, Stampin’ Up! has added to its SaleABration options. Click here to see the original brochure. (Please note: These are available while supplies last. The Soft Seafoam and Pool Party Notecards and Tree Lot Dies have already sold out. So, if there’s something you want, I encourage you to get it sooner rather than later.)
New SaleABration Offerings
Here’s a graphic that shows the other options now available. SaleABration means your choice of free products for minimum orders of $50 and $100 before tax and shipping.
Back to today’s card! The Dots and Spots Die makes a great background or you can use it as a stencil. I played around with it and created a few cards, sharing one of them — in a couple of different color combinations — with you today.
This card also uses Stampin’ Up!’s Sunny Splash stamp set from Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog. I’m drawn to the bright and cheery colors of Melon Mambo, Pool Party, and Mango Melody. I switched them around to create different versions of the same card.
Dots and Spots for Summer Video
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I’m having so much fun with my Christmas in July installments for 2022! It’s fun getting a jumpstart on making those handmade holiday cards while playing with brand-new paper crating products.
Today’s card features the Twinkling Lights Dies (found on page 32 of Stampin’ Up!’s July-December 2022 Mini Catalog), Lights Aglow 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper, and the Glimmer 12 x 12 Specialty Paper. (I just love this glimmer paper, and it’s gorgeous when die cut with the Christmas tree from the dies.)
In addition to all of the above, it’s a fun fold card: an easel card. Think of all the different stamp sets and patterned paper you could use with this design.
Here’s a side view of the easel fold.
Twinkling Lights Dies Christmas Card
Working from the top down the:
Gold Glimmer paper (I applied adhesive sheets before die cutting the tree). Add a red rhinestone!
Vanilla Glimmer paper cut with the die from Twinkling Lights Dies
Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper measures 4 3/4 inches by 3 1/2 inches
Gold Foil measures 5 inches by 3 3/4 inches
Evening Evergreen card stock is cut at 5 1/4 x 4 inches
Very Vanilla Thick Card Stock base — 11 x 4 1/2 scored at 5 1/2 inches and 2 3/4 inches
Lights Aglow DSP 3/4″ x 4 1/4″
Sentiment comes from the Sweet Candy Canes stamp set with the die cut label from the Seasonal Labels Dies. Popped up with dimensionals.
Be sure to watch the video below to see how this card goes together.
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I initially selected this set because the images lend themselves to all four seasons. (Click here to see another post for samples using this stamp set.)
In addition to using the snowflake image from the stamp set, I used a piece of Designer Series Paper from Lights Aglow (found in the new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog), and sentiment from the Sweet Candy Canes Stamp Set (also found in the new holiday mini).
But what’s most fun about this card is the layout. It’s so adaptable. I challenged my team to use it during our Mystery Stamping at our recent team meeting.
Season of Chic Christmas
The layout is simple:
Card base measures 11″ x 4 1/4″ scored at 5 1/2″ and folded
A piece of Designer Series Paper measuring 5 1/4″ x 4″
Three squares measuring 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″. I used the square from the Stylish Shapes Dies
Another rectangle measuring 3/4″ x 3″
Embellishments
I had so much fun creating this first card, I made several more using a variety of other Stampin’ Up! products.
Another “Christmas in July” sample, this card features the Sweet Candy Canes Stamp set and coordinating Sweetest Christmas 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper.
The card above uses Stampin’ Up!’s Hippest Hippos Stamp Set. Earn it free during SaleABration for a $50 purchase before tax and shipping.
For this next card, I used Stampin’ Up!’s Sweetest Cherries Stamp Set and Cherry Builder Punch. The Designer Series Paper comes from the Sweetest Christmas 12 x 12 package.
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Lots of sweet projects with Stampin’ Up!’s Sweetest Cherries stamp set and coordinating Cherry Builder Punch. Find them on page 19 of Stampin’ Up!’s 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. Buy them as a bundle and save 10 percent.
Please enjoy this free tutorial for the Sweetest Cherries Thank You card
PAPER – Sweet Sorbet (159268), Parakeet Party (159259), Early Espresso (119686), 2022-2024 In Color 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper Assortments (159253), Vellum Cardstock (101856), Basic White Cardstock (159276)
OTHER – Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (154317), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers (147158), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653)
Cutting & Scoring:
Sweet Sorbet – 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼” and folded in half, scrap
Basic White Card Stock – 5 ¼” x 4” (2), 1 ¾” x ¾”
Parakeet Party – 4” x 1 5/8”, scrap
Vellum – 2 ½” x 2 ½”
Early Espresso – scrap
2022-2024 In Color DSP – 4 ½” x 1 ¼” (red dot pattern)
Instructions:
Emboss one piece of the Basic White cardstock with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. Attach to Sweet Sorbet card base with Stampin’ Seal.
Add the Parakeet Party cardstock to the base as shown above. Layer the DSP on top of this.
Die cut a circle with the Stylish Shapes Dies from the Vellum cardstock.
Punch the cherry, stem, and leaf from cardstock scraps. Use Mini Glue Dots to assemble the cherry. Pop up on the Vellum circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Attach Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the Vellum circle
Use an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker to color just the “thank you” sentiment. Stamp on the small white piece.
Place the sentiment on the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels.
Adhere remaining Basic White cardstock to card center.
Click here to see a post with other Sweetest Cherries samples and a video.
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Sweetest Cherries Thank You Card Supply List
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PAPER – Basic White Card Stock (159276), Thick Basic White Card Stock (159229)
INK – Evening Evergreen (155576), Calypso Coral (147101), Garden Green (147089), Pale Papaya (155670)
OTHER – Champagne Rhinestone Jewels (151193)
Cutting & Scoring:
Thick Basic White Card Stock — 11 x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″, fold in half
Basic White Card Stock — 5 1/4″ x 4″
Instructions:
Using Evening Evergreen ink, stamp off first to lighten ink tone, then stamp fern leaves in bottom right corner of the 5 1/4″ x 4″ white card base.
With Garden Green ink, stamp the large leaf at full strength.
Using Calypso Coral ink, stamp off first to lighten ink tone, then stamp smaller leaves behind larger leaf from step above.
With Pale Papaya ink, stamp off first to lighten ink tone, then stamp newstype works in open white space in upper left and lower right images of stamped leaves.
Using Evening Evergreen ink, stamp sentiment in upper left white space of card front.
Attach stamped sheet to Thick Basic White Card Stock Base.
Embellish with Champagne Rhinestone Jewels.
The card above features the heat embossing technique to create a handmade thank you card.
I used the Vellum 12 x 12 Layering Designs, some of the Tropical Layers Dies, and a tag from Stylish Shapes (a brand-new die cut set coming soon) to create the birthday card above.
These treat packets also use supplies from the versatile suite.
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