Tidings of Christmas Card Samples
Today's post combines the perennial Christmas in July cards with Stampin' Up!'s Designer Series Paper sale. I showcase a handful of card samples using Stampin' Up!'s Evergreen Elegance stamp set. Look for it on page 91 of the Annual Catalog. By itself, the set lends itself to both holiday greeting card making as well as all-occasion card crafting. Buy the set with the Evergreen Border Punch as a bundle and save 10 percent. In addition, select packages of Stampin' Up!'s beautiful Designer Series Paper are 15 percent off, including Tidings of Christmas. Use this opportunity to stock up on your favorite papers! The following packages of...
Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper
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. Here are the packages of Designer Series Paper in Stampin' Up!'s Annual Catalog that are offered at a discount: Beauty of the Earth Bloom Where You are Planted Hand-Penned In Good Taste In the Wild Pansy Petals Sweet Symmetry Tidings of Christmas You're a Peach Offer ends at 11:59 pm Mountain Time August 2. Begin shopping here or contact me to...
Sunny Sentiments Meets Alcohol Ink
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...
Picture This Dies Alternates
In my last blog post, I featured a host of card samples using Stampin' Up!'s Picture This Dies. (Find this set of two dies on page 164 of Stampin' Up!'s Annual Catalog. It sells for $34.) These dies offer a multitude of options when creating peek-a-boo cards. However, I also found a way to use the leftover circles and a way to use one piece as a stencil. I call them my Picture This Dies alternates. In the card above, featuring the Sweet Strawberry bundle, I glued the circles to a piece of Basic White Card Stock. I then ran this piece through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine in the Tasteful Textiles 3D Embossing Folder, trimming off any...
Picture This Dies Card Samples
Stampin' Up!'s Annual Catalog has been live for six weeks now. So much new product to play with. I ordered the Picture This Dies and just recently started playing with them. Find them on page 164 of the catalog. The card above uses the Sweet Strawberry Bundle and the 6 x 6 Brights Designer Series Paper. Be sure to watch the video below showing card samples and how the card above was created. I thumbed through the catalog, marking pages of stamp sets that would work well with these dies. Today, I share a few other card samples using these dies. Picture This Dies Card Samples This card features the Snowflake Wishes stamp set, Evergreen...
