New Stampin' Up! Scrapbooking Products!!

   Have you all seen the new Stampin' Up! scrapbooking products that just came out??  I'm really excited to get my order and use the new Two-Tone cardstock as well as explore what the kits are like.  I have to be honest that I've always been a bit intimidated with scrapbooking.  It just seems like soooooo much space to fill with a 12x12 layout compared to cards.  I did try digital scrapbooking back in the day but it just wasn't my thing doing all the design work on the computer.  I think dipping my toes into the scrapbooking world will be so much easier with the new kits which have a layout guide as well as detailed instructions.  And what a time saver having so many coordinating products included.

My order is supposed to come on Thursday and I hope to do an unboxing video and show all the products as well as compare the new Two-Toned cardstock with our current papers.  I hope you'll follow me on my Facebook page so you can watch too!  You can find me HERE!

  You should definitely check out the new products! Check them out in my ONLINE STORE.  To view the brochure with all the samples and products grouped together in the suites CLICK HERE.

Pumpkin Season - Stampin' Up! More Than Autumn

   I'm back with another pumpkin themed card!  Tis the season and all that!  I made this design as my customer thank you card for orders placed in August.  Place an order with me this month and get a hand stamped card from me as a thank you!  And help me reach a sales goal....I'm so close!! You never know what kind of card it might be...I don't even know until I sit down to make them!

  I saw fellow demonstrator, Trayce Bauer use the Bee Builder punch to make a pumpkin and I filed that away to CASE as I don't currently have a good sized pumpkin stamp or punch.  It's really easy just 3 bee bodies in Pumpkin Pie.  The back two have the tail trimmed off and the top one has the tail trimmed just slightly to make a stem.  Each layer is sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink around the edges before adhering them together.  The stem is colored with the Garden Green Stampin' Write marker, an Old Olive die cut leaf from the More Than Autumn die set is tucked to the side and a bit of Copper Clay Natural Tones Linen Thread tied in a knot accents the stem.

  The pumpkin is popped on dimensionals on a Very Vanilla Spotlight on Nature die circle.  The card background is made of 3 panels using different DSP and specialty papers.  The left is Oxidized Copper specialty paper, top right is Iconic Celebrations DSP and bottom is Country Woods DSP.  All are mounted on a Pecan Pie card base.

  The sentiment from More Than Autumn is stamped in Copper Clay ink and fussy cut and added to the lower corner.  A few copper Neutrals Adhesive-Backed sequins are added for some shine.

  So thanks to my customers for placing orders last month!  I hope you enjoy getting this fun mail!  

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: More Than Autumn

Ink: Copper Clay, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Pecan Pie, Very Vanilla, Oxidized Copper specialty paper, Iconic Celebrations DSP (Online Exclusive), Country Woods DSP, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Bee Builder punch, Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Neutrals Adhesive-Backed sequins, dimensionals, Natural Tones Linen Thread

Iconic Home - Stampin' Up! Humble Home

   This is the first time I've inked up the Humble Home bundle besides using the tiny Merry Christmas sentiment on this card but that doesn't really count since I didn't use the adorable house stamp.  But I did on today's card and I love how it turned out.  It was touch and go at first as I wasn't quite sure how these colors were going to work but in the end it did.  The colors are from The Color Throwdown challenge to use Teal, Purple and Green.

  I started off with a Gorgeous Grape card base, then a layer of Summer Splash, then another of Gorgeous Grape stamped with the beautiful background stamp Falling Snow.  I used Versamark and white embossing powder to get the snowy background.

  I wrapped a bit of Iridescent Striped Trim just above the center line and then topped it with a label cut from the Iconic Imagery dies.  That nice white background is the base for the little scene.  The house is stamped in Memento black then colored with blends markers, punched out and adhered with dimensionals.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut the sweet little wreath and attached it above the door with a mini dimensional.

  The trees from the Iconic Imagery stamp set are made with the outline layer in Garden Green then filled with the 2 step stamp in stamped off once Granny Apple Green.  I die cut the trees then added them around the house with the 2 in the foreground also popped on dimensionals.  Look for the Iconic Imagery bundle in the Online Exclusives!

  The sentiment also comes from the Iconic Imagery set and I fussy cut the 'celebrate' and then embossed 'the season' on a strip of Summer Splash.  Both parts of the sentiment are adhered with dimensionals...so many dimensionals on this card! 

  To add some more sparkle along with the ribbon I  put 3 Iridescent Faceted gems around the sentiment.  I outlined parts of the house with clear Wink of Stella as well as the whole 'celebrate'.  You can't see it at all in the photo but it's a nice subtle shimmer I promise!

  I had a ton of fun creating this card and the colors worked better than I had imagined for this bright Christmas card!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Humble Home, Iconic Imagery (Online Exclusives), Falling Snow

Ink: Versamark, Memento Black, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green

Blends: Highland Heather dark, Granny Apple Green light & dark, Summer Splash dark, Crumb Cake light

Paper: Gorgeous Grape, Summer Splash, Basic White

Accessories: Iconic Imagery dies, Humble Home builder punch, dimensionals, Iridescent 1/2" striped trim, Iridescent Faceted Gems, white embossing powder

Autumn Wedding - Stampin' Up! Heartfelt Hexagons

   I'm off to a wedding today so I needed to get a card made for it.  I don't do too many wedding cards these days so it was fun to pull out some supplies and come up with a design that used some of the bride's colors and of course a nice fall theme!

  It's hard to see in the photo but I used the new Birch Wood embossing folder for the Very Vanilla background.  It's a nice natural/organic texture and worked perfectly for my fall theme.  I wrapped a lit of retired Very Vanilla ribbon around the embossed panel before adhering it.  The ribbon has a nice sheen to it in real life.

  Next I used the Wildflower Designs dies to cut the frame and inner panel in Night of Navy (one of the brides colors).  Using the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set and punch I stamped the frame in Night of Navy and then the words in Versamark before heat embossing with copper embossing powder and then punching it out.

  I used 2 die sets to cut out all the leaves and twigs that are tucked behind the hexagon.  The copper leaves and the Early Espresso twigs use the Autumn Leaves dies and then Very Vanilla sprigs are cut with the Textured Floral dies.  The whole leaf/twig/hexagon thing is popped on dimensionals.  It's quite a thick card but since it's being hand delivered I didn't need to worry about it making it through the mail!

  Finally a few retired Elegant Faceted Gems are sprinkled around the card front.  I thought this champagne color matched the copper foil nicely to tie it together.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Heartfelt Hexagons (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Night of Navy, Versamark

Paper: Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Early Espresso, Copper foil (retired)

Accessories: Birch Wood embossing folder, Wildflower Designs dies, Heartfelt Hexagon punch (Online Exclusive), Autumn Leaves dies, Textured Floral dies, dimensionals, copper embossing powder, Very Vanilla ribbon (retired), Elegant Faceted Gems (retired)

Majestic Evergreen Christmas - Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreens

   The Peaceful Evergreens bundle is a great bundle for not just Christmas cards but for general winter cards too.  Just think of some Happy New Year cards with some snow covered evergreen trees!  I'll be making some of those eventually but today I'm sharing another Christmas card.  I was inspired by the colors at the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge but the more I'm looking at my card the more I think it might just be a bit too busy to be considered clean and simple.  What do you think??

  The actual design is pretty simple but I think the die cut "snow" in the background might be a bit much for the CAS designation.  

  The card base is Misty Moonlight and then the layer of Basic White die cut with the dots or what I'm thinking of as snow.

The large tree is stamped in Mossy Meadow stamping off once for a lighter version.  Then I used the next size tree and over stamped it onto the first tree in full strength ink for a bit of dimension.  The tree is popped on dimensionals.

  Next I used the Peaceful Season dies to cut a banner in Blackberry Bliss and embossed the sentiment in gold.  You can find this sentiment in the Christmas Friends stamp set.  The banner is adhered over the tree with dimensionals on the ends to help support it and keep it from sagging.

  I stamped a little Blackberry Bliss star for the top of the tree and then added some Blackberry Bliss Purple Fine Shimmer Gems to the tree.  I might go back and change the star to gold...what do you think?

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Peaceful Evergreens, Christmas Friends

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss, Versamark

Paper: Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories: Peaceful Evergreen dies, Peaceful Season dies, gold embossing powder, dimensionals, Purple Fine Shimmer Gems

More Than Pumpkin Pie - Stampin' Up! More Than Autumn

 The More Than Autumn bundle is one of my favorites from the Sept.-Dec. mini catalog which went live yesterday.  It's just such a fun stamp set and a great set of coordinating dies that I've found myself reaching for it more and more often.  I used it for today's card where I'm playing along with the Hand Stamp Sentiments challenge where they have a versatile sketch.  

 So cute right?  I think I might have to make a batch of this design for my Thanksgiving cards that I usually send out to my aunts and uncles and other family that I won't see on the holiday.  

  The card base is Crumb Cake but it's covered by a piece of 2024-2026 In Color DSP in Peach Pie.  Next is a layer of Crumb Cake and then a layer of Basic White embossed with the adorable Eyelet embossing folder.  I tied a piece of linen thread around this panel for some more texture then popped it all on dimensionals.

  The pie slices are stamped in Memento black and then colored with Blends markers.  The whipped cream dollop is stamped off Pecan Pie ink.  All the piece are die cut then added to the embossed panel.  The whipped cream is popped on a mini dimensional.

  Finally the fun sentiment!  I stamped the 3 part mix and match sentiment in Memento black right onto the DSP.  I was hoping I didn't goof up and have to start all over!  It's hard to see but I added a Peach Pie In Color Shimmer gems.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the items used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: More Than Autumn

Ink: Memento black, Pecan Pie

Blends: Pumpkin Pie light & dark, Pecan Pie light & dark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic White, 2024-2026 In Color DSP

Accessories: Eyelet embossing folder, More Than Autumn dies, dimensionals, linen thread, In Color Shimmer Gems

Lovely Botanical Hello - Stampin' Up! Lovely & Sweet

  The Color Hues challenge has a color duo that works really well for autumn cards and while my image isn't necessarily autumn the colors definitely give the card that feel.  Green and rust could also be the start of a great masculine card if you need some help starting one of those!

  I pulled out a carry over stamp set that was in the spring mini catalog, Lovely & Sweet, to use with these colors.  If you loved this one back in the spring but didn't get it then you can find it on page 78 of the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.  You can't go wrong with having a good botanical stamp set in your collection.

 To translate Rust & Green into Stampin' Up! colors I used Cajun Craze and Garden Green for my colors.  This card starts with the Forever Plaid embossing folder and a piece of Very Vanilla as the background.  Next I cut a frame using 2 sizes of the Deckled Rectangle dies and added that to the card front.

  I stamped the large botanical image in Pecan Pie and then colored it in with watercolor pencils and then die cut it.  I used another one of the Lovely & Sweet dies to cut 2 tickets; one in Very Vanilla stamped with the sentiment in Garden Green ink and a second out of a piece of retired DSP that I had out on my desk from another project.

  I layered the tickets with the DSP on offset just a bit and then adhered it with dimensionals over a loop of Garden Green baker's twine.  And I still have these danged candy dots from like 10 years ago that I've been trying to use up where I can so I added a few of those as well.

  Thanks for looking! Did you stamp today?

 All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Lovely & Sweet

Ink: Pecan Pie, Garden Green

Paper: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP (retired)

Accessories: Forever Plaid embossing folder, Lovely & Sweet dies, Deckled Rectangle dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, watercolor pencils, Garden Green baker's twine (retired), candy dots (retired)

Beary Cute Christmas - Stampin' Up! Christmas Friends

 A stamping goal that I always have is to try to use every stamp in a set at least once.  It doesn't always happen because of time and some images I'm just not drawn to.  But with the Christmas Friends bundle I've used almost all of the stamps in the set already!  Today's card uses the bear and I'm playing along with the Addicted to CAS challenge of "pun" so I've got a punny sentiment to go along with the bear image.

  As you can see since it is a clean and simple challenge there aren't a ton of supplies used here.  I embossed a panel of Basic White with the new Painted Trees embossing folder and  tied a bit of retired Old Olive baker's twine around it before putting it on a Cherry Cobbler card base which you can't see here.

  Then I stamped the bear from the Christmas Friends stamp set in black and colored him in with just 3 colors of Stampin Blends.  Once he's cut out I popped him up with dimensionals over the baker's twine.

 Finally I added the punny sentiment in black ink in the space between 2 of the embossed trees.  Definitely clean and simple but very cute I think!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available to order starting September 4, 2024.

Stamps: Christmas Friends*

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Old Olive light & dark, Cherry Cobbler light & dark, Pecan Pie light

Paper: Basic White

Accessories: Painted Trees embossing folder*, Christmas Friends dies*, dimensionals, Old Olive baker's twine (retired)