Hi Stampers. Thank you for stopping by my blog on today’s blog hop featuring the limited release Snowflake Showcase! During the month of November only – Stampin’ Up! is featuring some new limited release products. We are here to show you all the ways these great new products can be used!
The Snowflake Showcase features TWO new stamp sets and a fantastic new set of framelits that work with BOTH stamp sets! In addition to that, there are some cute snowflake embellishments and some fabulous Whisper White velvet paper! What’s not to love????
For my card I’m choosing to use a new fold I recently discovered. It’s a great way to use our gorgeous Designer Series Papers! This card starts with a Merry Merlot card base that is 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″. The Joyous Noel DSP layer is 8″ x 4″, scored at 4″ and 2″ and folded in an “N”.
The top of the card has a 3″ x 4 1/4″ layer of Merry Merlot CS and 2 3/4″ x 4″ Very Vanilla CS. Onto the Very Vanilla layer, I stamped the tree in Shaded Spruce ink and the trunk in Soft Suede ink. (Note: the tree stamp is taller than shown, I just inked the top part of the tree and not the bottom, making it shorter).
I rubbed the Very Vanilla layer withe my embossing buddy (to prevent powder from sticking where I didn’t want it). Then I stamped the snowflakes with Versamark ink and heat embossed them with copper embossing powder – this made them match the DSP I used. Some shimmery embossing paste under the tree gives the look of snow and some rhinestones (colored with Stampin’ Blends or Sharpie markers) give the look of ornaments.
The inside of the card has the same size CS inserts. (Merry Merlot CS – 3″ x 4 1/4″ and Very Vanilla CS – 2 3/4″ x 4″). I stamped the sentiment and falling snowflakes onto the Very Vanilla layer with Merry Merlot ink using the hinge method of stamping on my Stamparatus. The falling snowflakes stamp was designed to work with the Stamparatus for perfect placement to continue a row of these without a space or overlapping – how awesome is that!?!?
Here is a photo giving you an idea of how the card opens. I just love how it came out and I hope you do too!
Video Tutorial:
Here is the video of my recent Facebook Live showing how to make this card.
I encourage you to follow along on the hop and check out all the fun ideas my fellow demonstrators are sharing. Should you need to order any supplies for this project (and you don’t already have a demonstrator) I would love to add you to my VIPs. I provided a list below with products used and links to my online store. Happy Hopping!
Blog Hop Lineup:
These are the supplies I used:
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Welcome to the Pals September, 2018 Blog Hop. The 2018 Holiday Catalog from Stampin’ Up! Is out and the Pals are excited! Sit back while we share creations from “Our Favorite Holiday”.
You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
I chose to use the Farmhouse Christmas bundle to create this fancy fold card. The farmhouse framelit, from the Farmhouse Framelit Dies, was used as my main image and fancy fold part of the card. Over the years Stampin’ Up! has sold various fancy fold thinlits that specifically do a fold similar to this, but I do it a different was using an ordinary framelit.
This card starts with a basic card base, 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″. I then scored the card at 2 1/8″, down an inch from the top and up an inch from the bottom (not scoring in the middle). Then I centered the farmhouse framelit over this 2 1/8″ spot on the Big Shot. I placed the top big shot plate over the 1/2 of the die I wanted it to cut, and not over the part I did not want cut. (You can see how I did this in the FB live video below). On the far left side (where the die did not cut), I glued a 1 7/8″ x 4″ piece of Under the Mistletoe DSP with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
For the interior of the card I used a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Whisper White CS. I used Stampin’ Write markers to ink up the stamps for the sentiments, from the Farmhouse Christmas stamp set. The Merry Christmas, I colored in Shaded Spruce ink and the “from our house to yours” in Old Olive ink. A 1/2″ x 4″ strip of DSP glued to the right side with snail adhesive helped the inside match the outside.
I then stamped the farmhouse, from the Farmhouse Christmas stamp set in Memento Black ink onto a piece of Whisper White CS approx. 2 1/2″ x 2 1/4″. I colored the roof with Basic Black Stampin’ Blends combo pack. The shutters were colored with Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends combo pack. I colored the door with the Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends combo pack. The windows were colored with the light Pineapple Punch Stampin’ Blends to give the appearance of lights on inside the house.
The farmhouse was then glued over the top of the cutout of the right side of the farmhouse and over the DSP on the left. This a top view of the card, showing how the fancy fold on this card works.
This is how the card looks fully open. I hope you enjoy this card and give it a try. I have included a Facebook Live video (that has been uploaded to my YouTube channel) showing how I made this card. Monday’s at approx. 2pm, each week, I do a Facebook Live on my Facebook Page. Be sure to “like” my Facebook page and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel to catch more stamping tips and tricks.
Now it’s time to use the Blog Hop Line-up below to see what the rest of my Pals have created to inspire you.. Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 10, 2018 for the next Pals Blog Hop. October is time for some wicked fun with “Wicked Folds” where the Pals will show you creations that are anything but a standard card fold. Don’t miss the fun.
Hi Stampers. The wait is over! The much anticipated Stampin’ Up! 2018 Holiday Catalog is LIVE!! You can now order the stamps you need to make your Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas cards and more!
Don’t forget about the Dashing Along Host Promotion happening in September
The Holiday Catalog is a great excuse to party! If you have a party (I can do local or an online Facebook party with live videos and prizes) that reaches $250 in sales or if you place an order that is $250 or more in sales, you earn an exclusive pack of Designer Series Paper. This paper will never be available for sale. This is the only way to get it!
Don’t think you can hit the $250 mark? That’s OK, you still have a chance. Use this months Hostess Code and one lucky winner will receive Hostess Credit and this exclusive DSP.
Here is a cute stop motion video by Stampin’ Up! showing some of the cool stuff in this great Holiday Catalog:
Hi Stampers. I’ve been looking for ways to expand my Stampin’ Up! business, find new items for my Etsy store AND have fun new ideas for my classes and blog. The Pop on By bundle fit that bill amazingly! I designed this card with a Realtor in mind. Wouldn’t this be awesome for Realtors to give to new home owners when they close on a house?
This card starts with a Balmy Blue card base, 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″. I cut a 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ strip of Smokey Slate CS and glued it along the bottom of the card front to resemble sidewalk. Using the house from the Pop on By stamp set, I stamped the house in Memento Black ink onto a 4″ x 3 1/4″ layer of Whisper White CS. The house is colored with the Stampin’ Blends Markers. The roof and door are Soft Suede, the house is Pool Party, the curtains are Soft Sea Foam and the inside window lighting is the light Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers. I then used the paper snips to fussy cut out the house.
The inside of the card starts with a 5 1/4″ x 8 1/4″ layer of whisper White CS. I scored in from each side about 1/4″ (note – do not go all the way across the card – it will put a score line across the front of your house). I then placed the pop up house die onto that score line and run it through the Big Shot. I used the same die to cut a 5″ x 5″ layer of Early Espresso CS and a 5″ x 5″ layer of Balmy Blue CS. Then I fussy cut the Early Espresso to extract the roof and front door and glued them onto the white house layer. I then fussy cut the Balmy Blue layer to extract the front of the house and glued it over the white house layer.
Using scraps of Whisper White CS I stamped the curtains three times in Memento Black ink, colored the with the Soft Seafoam Stampin’ Blends. Then using the Pop Up House Thinlit dies again I used the coordinating framelit to cut them out. The curtains were then glued to the Whisper White layer of the house on the back side of the house. This layer is then carefully folded so it goes flat when the card closes. I adhered the Whisper White layer to the card base with tear and tape adhesive. This will all make a lot more sense when you watch my video below:
Blog Tour Line-up:
These are the supplies I used:
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Hi Stampers. Well, here we are…. Monday AGAIN!! Thankfully, I work for myself and I happen to LOVE Mondays! Monday’s for me mean a quiet house and a fresh start to a new week. I just LOVE what I do and I LOVE to share this business (or even just the discount) with my friends.
I refer to our starter kit as the “Ultimate Bundle”. It’s the ultimate deal! You pick out $125.00 of current Stampin’ Up! product of your choice and only pay $99 for it all AND they even ship it to you for FREE! There is absolutely no catch!
If that’s all you decide to do is get that $125 in product for $99 and have it shipped for free – GREAT!
If you decide to order more product (at a 20% discount – through at least the end of January 2019) – GREAT!
If you want to make a business out of it – GREAT! (I can help you with that!)
If you want me to leave you alone – GREAT! (I can do that too).
Every once in a while, Stampin’ Up! announces an even better deal. July is one of those times! If you decide to take advantage of the “Ultimate Bundle” during the month of July – Stampin’ Up! will add (to your already awesome deal) a set of stamp pads from the color family of your choice. That’s an additional $67.50 – with NO CATCH! What do you have to lose?
If you want to take advantage of this AWESOME deal! You can click here to see more info and sign up or you can contact me. I’d be happy to answer any and all questions you may have.
If you are thinking – no thank you, Lisa. I don’t need to save $112.70 (and more) on my Stampin’ Up1 products, I’d rather pay full price, just take me to today’s card. I can do that too!
Today’s card is another card from last weeks fancy fold card class. This one features a lot of new or returning product. I say “or returning” because the card base in done in Mint Macaron, which used to be an “in-color” and it’s now part of our core color collection. This Mint Macaron card base is cut to the standard 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″.
The Designer Series Paper on this card is new in the Stampin’ Up! 2018-2019 Annual Catalog. This DSP is called Tranquil Textures and is part of the big “Stock Up & Save” sale going on right now. (Buy 3 packs of DSP and get 1 FREE). I tell ya – Stampin’ Up! is offering some smokin’ deals in July! I cut a piece of this DSP 4″ x 5 1/2″ and adhered it to the card front with snail adhesive.
For the drapery fold effect on this card, the Designer Series Paper is cut 10″ x 4 3/4″. I then made a tick mark at 3/4″ on one of the 4 3/4″ sides and then turned and marked the other 4 3/4″ side and 3/4″. Next, on the Stampin’ Trimmer I cut designer paper at an angle from tick mark to tick mark. (This will make a drapery fold for two cards). On one of the diagonal pieces, I started at the wide end and score at 2″, 3″, 5″, 6″, 8″, and 9″. It was then accordion folded on the score lines to make your drapery fold. It was then attached to the card front.
Across the top of the drapery fold you can use ribbon or a strip of DSP cut to the size of a ribbon, like I did. This strip of the same DSP was cut to 4″ x 1/2″ and was adhered to the top of the drapery fold with snail adhesive. It needed a sentiment, but I didn’t want to distract from the beauty of the folds, so I brought out my Layering Ovals Framelit Dies and cut a few small ovals. The scalloped oval was cut out of Balmy Blue CS and the smaller oval was cut out of Whisper White CS. I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Wonderful Moments stamp set in Fresh Fig ink. They were attached together with snail adhesive and then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I love that our DSP papers use colors from our color collections, so that matching is always a piece of cake! I pulled the Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Fresh Fig and Balmy Blue right off the label of the pack of DSP. Easy Peasy!!
These are the supplies I used:
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Hi Stampers. I hope you are enjoying your weekend and experiencing some “Wonderful Moments”. I’m happily stamping in my studio preparing for my heat embossing class this week. We will be using three different heat embossing techniques in this class. The card on today’s blog is the blackboard technique. You heat emboss in white embossing powder on black card stock and it looks like a blackboard – hence the name. 🙂
The three techniques we will do are the tarnished foil technique, the blackboard technique and the Josephs coat technique. I will share the other two cards in upcoming posts. Be sure to come back to see how those are done.
This card starts out with a Blushing Bride card base, 11″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″. Next up was a 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer of Basic Black CS. Before adhering this layer to the card, I rubbed it with the embossing buddy. I used Versamark ink to stamp the bride from the Wonderful Moments stamp set in the lower right corner. The flower from the Better Together stamp set was stamped in the upper left corner in Versamark ink. I then poured white stampin’ emboss powder over both, shook off excess and melting it with my heat tool. After that cooled a little, I used a ruler and a white marker to draw lines around the outer edge of the black layer (as seen in photo).
I adhered the Basic Black layer to my card base with snail adhesive and headed over to my Big Shot. I die cut the wavy banner from the Bunch of Banners Framelit Dies out of Blushing Bride CS. The circles were cut using the Layering Circles Framelit Dies out of Whisper White and Blushing Bride CS. The Layering Circle Framelit set is a great combination of circles and scalloped circles in a bunch of sizes that layer over one another beautifully. I stamped the “for the bride” sentiment from the Wonderful Moments stamp set in Blushing Bride ink onto the top Whisper White circle. These pieces were layered onto the card front using snail adhesive and Stampin’ Dimensionals.
For the interior of the card, I used a 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer of Whisper White CS and stamped the sentiment and swirls from the Wonderful Moments stamp set in Blushing Bride ink. This was adhered to the inside with snail adhesive.
I’m thrilled with how it came out and I hope you are too! If you want to make one of these cards for yourself, I invite you to come to a local class or order my “class to go” option or order the supplies from my store to make your own. What ever you decide to do, I hope it’s stress free! Remember – “There’s NO STRESS in stamping”.
These are the supplies I used:
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