I love making these cards, they are so elegant. Here I used just Whisper White, Very Vanilla and gold embossing! The thinlits are Birds & Blooms, page 194 and the flowers are from Botanical Builders, same page. The sentiments are from Best Birds, page 53, which I curved to fit the banner framelit, page 193. I finished off the card with our Gold Metallic Shapes, page 177. Final touch, I sponged the edges with soft crumb cake ink.
I found this old SU (retired) orange glitter that looked so much like copper that I thought I would use it on a shaker card. It is very fine and I thought it went well with our Elegant Eggplant. In addition, I used Peekaboo Peach and cut out the images with our Flourish thinlits, page 194 of the AC. I used the Layering Square Framelits, page 193, to make the shaker box. I loved using our new Foam Adhesive strips, page 182 to create the window. Great stuff.
A new catalog always makes my heart beat faster—and when I think of all the new products, even more new ideas start floating around in my head!
When buying stamps, I don’t make decisions depending on what kind of stamp images I already have in my cabinet—even if there are ten floral stamp sets. (You can never have enough of those!) And I usually don’t buy stamp sets because of their main images, either; it’s the small, unimposing stamps that make it to my must-have list!
The Jar of Love Stamp Set (item 141587) is a good example. I immediately fell in love with all the beautiful little flowers and I knew I had to have them.
For my first card, I used Whisper White Thick Cardstock (item 140272) for my card base; then I used a sewing machine to attach a piece of Dapper Denim Cardstock (item 141414) and Soft Sky Cardstock (item 131203). I cut the heart in the background using the Big Shot (item 113439) and the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies (item 141489).
The die-cut word is from the same Thinlits set. I stamped “Is in the air” from the coordinating Sunshine Sayings Stamp Set (item 141591) in Soft Suede ink (item 126978). To create a poppy, I three-step stamped the largest flower in Calypso Coral (item 126983), Watermelon Wonder (item 138323), and Basic Gray ink (item 140932).
The best thing about this stamp set is that there is a coordinating Framelits set–Everyday Jars (item 141490); it saves you the trouble of cutting out the images by hand. To stamp the medium flowers, I used Peekaboo Peach (item 141398) and Tangerine Tango ink (item 126946). I also used Calypso Coral ink to stamp the mini flowers and Old Olive ink (item 126953) for the stems.
Finally, I embellished the card with some Burlap Ribbon (item 141487) and 2016–2018 In Color Enamel Shapes (item 141410).
To create the second card, I used a Soft Sky card base and the leftover flowers from the previous card. I stamped the medium flowers in Peekaboo Peach and Tangerine Tango ink and the stems in Old Olive ink on a piece of Whisper White Cardstock.
Then I adhered the die-cut flowers to the stamped images using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (item 110755) and Stampin’ Dimensionals (item 104430). Before adding the Burlap Ribbon, I wrapped a double length of Linen Thread (item 104199) around the card.
I hope I was able to inspire you by showcasing my favorite stamp set from the current catalog!
Jessica Winter
2016–2017 Artisan Design Team
Finally, no beautifully packaged gift is complete without a matching card—which I made using some more of the gold-foiled dot paper layered onto a card base made from Basic Black Cardstock (121045) and the “Thinking of You” sentiment from the Pop of Paradise Stamp Set (141581). For this project, I found the Melon Mambo Thick Baker’s Twine (141689) a little bulky for the look I was going for, so I split it to get some thinner fibers. You’ll find that it’s made up of three twists of five threads; I just used one of these twists on my card for a lighter bow.
I have always loved how Stampin’ Up! product suites allow me to produce beautifully coordinated projects –and I think I always will. Hope you have fun with this great suite!
Valerie Moody
Artisan Design Team 2015–16
Again I used the hostess set, Love you lots, page 199 along with the embossing folder, Sparkle, page 195 on Whisper White back ground. The base card is Sweet Sugarplum as is the beautiful ruched ribbon. I used the Washi tape from Playful Palette, page 179. In addition, I used the Enamel Hearts from the In-Color Enamel Shapes, page 177. I decided at the last minute, to cover the lady bugs with our Fine Tip Glue, page 183. I really like the way it came out.
One of the best things about Paper Pumpkin is the flexibility to get creative with the included supplies. Use the gold stickers on the card front and stamp directly on the cellophane bag. This card uses just one cellophane bag (wrapped around the card front) so you can save the bags for another project, like a bigger banner.
This next card has us all starry-eyed! Grab your Big Shot, Star Framelits, Whisper White Cardstock, and some of the new Foam Adhesive Strips to create an adorable shaker card. A Gold Binder Clip perfectly complements the gold confetti. And the stamps add a fun, splattered effect.
Pull in a few supplies like the Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper, Basic Black Baker’s Twine, and the new Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies to create a bold card that is sure to brighten anyone’s birthday. Again, we love the splattered effect and the color combination is so on point!
If you are one of our new subscribers who joined during the ONEDAYDEAL, congrats on scoring such a great deal, welcome to Paper Pumpkin, and we hope you were surprised and delighted by the June kit! If you’re craving some more fun (and who wouldn’t be?), be sure to grab a refill kit while supplies last.
This card was made using the set, From Land to Sea, page 98, along with the set, Seaside Shore, page 93. The back ground is a Wash using watercolor paper and various inks, soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise and Island Indigo. I used gold Wink of Stella on the turtle and Emerald Envy ink. The card base and the Sea Grass is Sahara Sand.
I stamped this butterfly, page 145, on Watercolor paper and used the colors, Peekaboo Peach and Sweet Sugarplum. Two of my favorite new in-colors. The Background DSP is from Playful Palette, page 174. The leaves from Pop of Paradise, page 85, are embossed in gold. The sentiment is from Birthday Banners, page 15, and cut out with matching framelits, Bunch of Banners, page 193.
I submitted this card for the SUO challenge to use something from the new catalog. Here I used the new in-color Dapper Denin and Flirty Flamingo.
I am crazy about this set, Best Birds, page 53, because the matching thinlits are so awesome. It has 5 different bird thinlits that you can choose from and they are so cool! What really sets this apart is the sentiments included with the set. Pretty much every occasion is covered.
This is another one of those sets that you can get a 10% discount by purchasing the set and thinlits as a bundle. Incredible deal if you are looking for versatility. Keep watching as I will be using this set quite often in my blog. I love it!
I love this hostess set, Love you Lots, page 199 in the AC. I have made a lot of cards with the set because it is so much fun. I love the little whimsical characters and the sentiments are perfect. The background DSP paper if from the paper stack, Playful Pallette, page 174. In addition, I used the Washi Tape, Playful Palette, page 179. Primary color used is our new in-color Emerald Envy.
If you host a workshop in your home, or mine, you can select this set as one of your hostess gifts. In fact, that is the only way you can get this set, unless you have a book party. It is not a set that you can get any other way. Contact me here to find out more.
We made this card at our last Friday night Club. We used the set Seaside Shore, page 93 of the AC and the background is created using the DSP, By the Shore, page 173. I used Night of Navy, Soft Sky inks and the gold Wink of STella marker. I also used white gel pen.
I created this card with the set, Birthday Fiesta, page 11 in the AC. Colors used were Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Pumpkin Pie, and Cucumber Crush. I love this set because it is so versatile and comes with matching Fiesta Time Framelits, page 193. You can get this set and framelits for a discount if you buy the bundle together.
If that’s not enough to get excited about, June is also the month of extra Stampin’ Rewards! You’ll get $35 USD/$40 CAD in extra Stampin’ Rewards when you host a stamping event with $350 USD/$400 CAD or more in orders. So get creative! Have fun! You can use those extra Stampin’ Rewards to get more products from the new annual catalog or on your Starter Kit.
We’re more than excited about these offers, and we hope you are too! Don’t wait too long! June will be over before you know it.
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Summertime is fun time and what better time for a beach-themed birthday party? I’m going to show you how to make this adorable beach ball and matching tag using the Cutie Pie Thinlits Dies (item 138273) and the Big Shot (item 143263).
First, you’ll need to die cut and assemble 10 pie boxes using the Cutie Pie Thinlits Dies. I recommend using Whisper White Thick Cardstock (item 140272) along with Daffodil Delight (item 119683), Cucumber Crush (item 138335), Pacific Point (item 111350), Tangerine Tango (item 111349), and Real Red Cardstock (item 102482).
Next, cut a template for the top of the box using the same die. Trace around the edges of some coordinating polka dot paper from the Brights (item 138434) and 2015–2017 In Color (item 138432) Designer Series Paper Stacks and cut by hand.
Glue the triangles to the top of the coordinating box.
Glue the sides of the boxes together to form a circle. Place a white box in between each of the colored boxes. (It’s easier to work in sections.)
Die cut two 2-15/16″ circles from Whisper White Thick Cardstock. Stamp the word “Sunshine” from the Crazy about You Stamp Set (item 138859) on one of the circles in Tangerine Tango ink (item 126946); glue it to the center of the box where the triangles come to a point. Glue the second circle to the center of the back for added stability. Die cut the word “Hello” from Pacific Point Cardstock using the Hello You Thinlits Dies (item 137363) and adhere it to the circle. Cut a small flower and leaves using the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies (item 141497).
To create the matching tag, cut 10 triangles using the small triangle from the Cutie Pie Thinlits Dies.
Glue the pieces (in the same order as before) to a piece of thin white copy paper. (Hint: Save one of the white triangles for last—just in case some of the edges don’t line up exactly.)
Use the same circle die as before to die cut a circle from the center. (You’ll have a lot of waste, so you may want to cut shorter triangles for future tags now that you know how big the pieces need to be.) Die cut an additional circle from Whisper White Thick Cardstock and glue it to the back of the tag for added stability. Use a 3/4″ Circle Punch (item 119873) to create the center of the tag from a piece of Whisper White Thick Cardstock. Punch a small hole in the top of the tag using a 1/8″ Circle Punch (item 134365) and tie the tag to the top of a 2″ x 8″ Cellophane Bag (item 141703) filled with colorful gumballs using Linen Thread (item 104199).
Finally, make some coordinating flowers from the same supplies using the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies (item 140625).
These projects are easy enough that you can get the kids involved, too. Have fun crafting this summer!
Connie Collins
Artisan Design Team 2015–2016
I am so glad they carried over the PP set Endless Thanks, page 42. I needed to send out a thank you to one of my customers and wanted to use the set, Swirly Bird, page 152, and grabbed my go to set for thank yous. I used the DSP 6″ X 6″ Paper stack, Playful Palette, page 174 and the matching Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, page 194. I love these thinlits, you only have to surf the web to find tons of cards made with these and the Swirly Bird set. You can get this as a bundle (142353) and save 10% by purchasing both as a bundle.
I love this new set with the vintage images. So cool. Here I used our classic inks with the aqua painter, page 180, and watercolor paper, page 175 to paint the classic truck. I used real Red, soft sky, soft suede, Wild Wasabi and old Olive inks. The card stock is Smokey Slate and stamped with same, using an image from Guy Greetings, page 114. What man wouldn’t love this card for his birthday? Banner is cut from the new Bunch of banner framelits, page 193.
We just love that Helen Read has created some fun color combinations for the new 2016-2018 In Colors. So inspiring seeing all that color together.
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You can find this set on page 145. I love the sentiment on this card. On the inside of the card it reads …Especially in my life. I can never get enough of vintage and that is why I love this set. The DSP is from the 6″ X 6″ paper stack, Playful Palette, page 174. The colors I used on the butterfly were Daffodil Delight, Peekaboo Peach, and Flirty Flamingo. I did use the Wink of Stella clear pen, page 181, on the butterfly. Basic Black is layer after Very Vanilla on a Peekaboo Peach card base. I did fussy cut the butterfly. Hope you like it!
I got the inspiration for this card from Esther at Stampin Star Creations in the UK. She is one of our demonstrators across the sea and I loved the way she created this card and so I cased pretty much all of it from her. Everything on this card is created using the Swirly Bird set, page 152. It is just amazing to me what can be done with this set. The fishes absolutely blew me away. She made those with the leaves. I also like her idea of layering the vellum over the top of the water. Thank you so much Esther for your inspiration and sharing your creation with us.
I created this card with the set, Bunch of Blossoms, page 69, that also comes as a bundle (142345), with the matching punch. You can build up your flowers as I have in this post or you can stamp them, two step. Either way they are lovely. You can make a variety of flowers and the sentiments in this set are an extra added bonus. The washi Tape can be found on page 179 and is called Playful Palette.
I know, isn’t this the cutest little fox you have ever seen? You are going to see plenty of little forest animals this new catalog year. This set is called Foxy Friends and can be found on page 57. There is an entire two page spread just on this set with the matching punch. You can get this set and punch at a discount if you buy them as a bundle (142326).
That is what I did and used both to cut out my little fox. Everything is there for you, it’s a real no-brainer. See all the different animals you can make with this set and the punch. Unbelievable! The sentiment I got from the new set Flourishing Phrases, page 49. I used the DSP, A Little Foxy paper stack on page 174.
I guess by now you must know that I purchased all the vintage sets in the new catalog. I am so into vintage. Here I combined the sets, In This World, page 145, with Gorgeous Grunge, page 123. I used soft Suede, Early Espresso and Smokey slate inks. I used the Naturals DSP, 174, for the background on the base card. This is another great masculine card…….do you agree?
I created this card for the SUO challenge on Splitcoaststampers. I used the stamp sets from Number of Years, page 136, Birthday Fiesta, page 10, and a Carry over from last year, Build a Birthday, page 25, all in the new Annual catalog. In addition, I used the matching dies that go with these sets, including a little fussy cutting. I wanted to stick with our patriotic colors, Real Red, Pacific Point and Whisper White, both regular and thick card stock.
I am so excited over all of the new stuff in the new catalog, so much to create with. Hope you like it.
This is another hostess set that you can get if you have a party, your house or mine. This image is from the stamp set Pun Intended, page 200. This is one of those sets that are so versatile that you could go on forever creating with just this one set. Again great images and wonderful sentiments. I used the Thinlits Die, Sunburst, page 193, and the DSP is from the Pop Of Pink Series, page 172. I also used the gold foil paper, page 175, and the gold satin ribbon, page 178. What sets this card off is the new layering framelits, page 193 that contain interchangeable plain squares and scalloped squares. On this card I used both.
This is one of the cutest sets in the hostess section, Page 198-201 in the New Annual Catalog (AC). You cannot buy this set but you can get it at a huge discount if you host a workshop or plan a book party. Not only are the images darling but the sentiments are awesome too. I used the new in-color Flirty Flamingo for the elephant and the background is Soft Sky. I also used the new in-color enamel shapes, page 177 and the Background DSP is from the In-color DSP paper pack.
Here, I used the masking Technique to set the deer in front of the trees and stream. So easy to do. I plan on doing a video on this technique very soon. YES… you read it right, I am going to bite the bullet and start doing videos for you. Watch for them.
One of my favs. You might be surprised to know that I just purchased this set, even though it was featured in the Occasional catalog that just retired. When I saw that it was being carried over, I jumped for joy and couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I know now I will have at least another year to play with it.
This is another card created with the Swirly Bird Set, page 152. This set is so versatile and such a buy. You can bundle both the set and Thinlets to get a discount and never run out of ideas for design. Just Search the internet and you will see what I mean. Check out Pinterest too! I sponged the back ground with Soft Sky and used Pacific Point, Smoky Slate, soft Suede and Real Red for the boats. The water is sponged with both Tempting Turquoise and Island Indigo and highlighted with a white gel pen. The sentiment is from May’s Paper Pumpkin.
Using the set, Swirly Birds, page 152 in the AC, I made these kites with our new in-colors, Dapper Denim and Sweet Sugar Plum. Don’t you just love these two colors together? I sponged soft Sky for the background and added the white sequins to step it up a bit. In addition, I used The fine Glue Tip pen to highlight the Kites. It sort of muted the colors but I do like the effect. I used the DSP paper Stack, Playful Palette, page 174. The sentiment is from the set, All About Everything, a FREE give away that came our with the May Paper Pumpkin.
I created this card with the set, In the Meadow, page 129 in the AC. This set was carried over from the occasions catty and I am so glad. I used Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake on Soft Sky Card Stock. I did fussy cut the deer and I really like the way it turned out. I am so excited over our new catalog and if you don’t have one, contact me here.
This year I’ve welcomed a number of participants to my monthly cardmaking workshops who are brand new to stamping. As a consequence I’ve been changing my approach to these sessions by offering designs that will suit beginner skill levels, but that can also be stepped up for my more experienced participants. I thought it would be fun to share with you a card idea that goes from simple to special by adding a host of subtle elements. Take a closer look and perhaps give some of these ideas a try for your next project!
My designs today feature the Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Papers (item 141632), which will be available for purchase tomorrow in the brand, new annual catalog! Both versions start with a folded Whisper White card base (item 100730).
For the beginner’s version I’ve layered some of the patterned paper on the base. The butterfly silhouette was cut from a square of Whisper White Cardstock using the Elegant Butterfly Punch (item 127526) and layered over the floral pattern with Stampin’ Dimensionals (item 104430). I’ve stamped the Sunburst Sayings (item 140725) sentiment in Night of Navy ink (item 126970) on a Crumb Cake Cardstock (item 120953) banner and adhered this beneath the butterfly to finish.
To step up the finished design I’ve added a few It’s My Party Enamel Dots (item 140554) for a fun pop of color to complement the yellow tones in the floral pattern. I also embossed the white panel around the butterfly using the Floral Affection Textured Embossing Folder (item 141713), which lends subtle interest to the project. For the sentiment in this version, I’ve heat embossed using White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (item 109132) on Night of Navy Cardstock (item 100867) versus the more basic stamping approach in the first version.
To finish I’ve bumped up the textural component with a little White Baker’s Twine bow (item 124262).
I hope you’ve enjoyed these ideas and that they inspire you to ‘step up’ your next project!
Jennifer Frost
Artisan Design Team 2015–2016
