Last week, I attended the Stampin’ Up! OnStage Live (i.e. convention) in Salt Lake City.  It is a wonderful event and an opportunity to not only see new products, learn new techniques but also spend time with other demonstrators from across North America.  Another highlight was the unveiling of the new catalog to be released on June 1.  You’re going to love this new catalog…can’t show you what’s inside but here’s a peek at the cover!  (notice the flags on the right side, they aren’t included but are marking the items to put on my wish list!)
 

Stampin’ Up! 2016-2017 Catalog Cover

As in past years when attending the convention, it’s been fun to swap cards with other demonstrators to get ideas for different designs, color combinations and techniques.  This year, instead of registering for a particular swap, two designs were created for random swapping. The Timeless Textures stamp set was used for both and the one shared below was a quick and easy card to make yet it has a touch of elegance.

Several of the Timeless Textures stamps were used to create the background by random stamping on the page using Tip Top Taupe and Mint Macaron ink. To create a softer look, images were “stamped off” onto a scrap page before stamping onto the card layer. 

Another reminder:  be sure to check out the Retiring List from Stampin’ Up! to get your favorites before they’re gone!   Also, the 2014-2016 In-Colors are retiring so you’ll want to stock up on your favorites (Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, and Tangelo Twist).  Sure going to miss those colors!

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#stampinup, #Timelesstextures

Hope you’re having a great week!  As mentioned in my last post, the upcoming class at the local arts center is going to use “A Nice Cuppa” stamp set with the matching Cups & Kettle Framelits Dies.  Below is another sample card for the class:

The card is even more stunning than in the photo!  The flowers were stamped and punched using the Petite Petals stamp set with the matching punch.  The leaves were cut using the Botanical Builders Framelits Dies.  The sentiment is from the Circle of Spring stamp set but can be tailored with any sentiment (or leave teacup blank).  Quick reminder:  look through your inventory of supplies and mix/match dies, stamps and punches.  

P.S. Note to my mom – this is not the card you’ll be receiving but it will be just as stunning!  

Another reminder:  be sure to check out the Retiring List from Stampin’ Up! to get your favorites before they’re gone!  psst – the “A Nice Cuppa” and “Cups & Kettles Framelits Dies” are on the list.

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Today’s card is a sample prepared for an upcoming class at the local arts center.  The class focus is using the “A Nice Cuppa” stamp and the Cups & Kettle Framelits Dies. The framelits set is great! Not only does it contain dies to cut matching stamps but there are extra dies to cut additional cup styles, a tea kettle, spoon, knife and fork.  So many possibilities!!! This card is one of the simpler designs for the class.  A card base in Basic Gray card stock is layered with a Melon Mambo Designer Series Paper from the Have a Cuppa Designer Series Paper Stack and the mug was cut from Bermuda Bay card stock. The sentiment used comes from the Balloon Celebration photopolymer stamp set.  Since a coffee mug was used, the invite to have coffee and eat cake seemed perfect.  I’m having a lot of fun using this set and more samples will be shared in the coming weeks.

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Recently a friend had surgery and I decided to use the Botanical Gardens Bundle to create a card sending her thoughts as she recovered.  One of my favorite color combinations is Melon Mambo and Blushing Bride so I decided to use the two colors to create a floral bouquet on the card. The touch of black and the rhinestone centers for the stamens provided an extra “pop”.  The leaves were cut and stamped using Old Olive card stock and ink.  To create definition, the the flowers cut edges were sponged with the matching ink color of the flower.  The sentiment is found in the hostess set, “Best Thoughts” and was perfect for the card.

Using Stampin’ Up! Botanical Gardens Bundle, Melon Mambo & Blushing Bride color combo, Best Thoughts stamp set

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The last month has been a whirlwind full of personal events but things are starting to settle and finally, I am taking time to share some beautiful cards with you.  One of the events was my birthday!  It was wonderful and the cards being shared are ones that I received from fellow stampers.  Thank you to Gloria, Jamie, Nicole and Beneta for the gorgeous cards!  They are practicing the  #bringingbirthdaysback! with Stampin’ Up!

Each of the cards is beautiful.  Nicole’s card (lower left) uses Versamark and white embossing powder to stamp the flower bouquets with the Birthday Blooms stamp set.  After heat setting the embossing powder, she then used aqua painters and Stampin’ inks to color the blooms.  It creates lots of dimension to the card images.  Gloria’s card uses the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper (DSP), Pool Party Glitter Ribbon,  and a butterfly cut with the Bold Butterfly Framelits from the Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper to create a card full of glitz!  Beneta’s card (upper left) uses the Petite Petals and Itty Bitty Accents Punches to create layered flowers to decorate the card.  Jamie (upper right) used the Botanical Gardens product suite to create a beautiful, floral layered card.  Again, thanks to the ladies for helping make my birthday memorable!

New projects have been completed and I’m finalizing details on next posts so be sure to check back later this week!   Even better, signup to follow me by email and you’ll receive an update when the post is updated. 

Yes, I’m still sharing cards from the “All About Birthdays” class!  The card in this post uses one of my favorite bundles from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog – Botanical Blooms.  From the Botanical Blooms photopolymer stamps and framelits to the Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper, the projects that can be made are endless and aren’t limited to cards.  The multitude of flowers that can be cut using the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies are wonderful and enable creating dimensional flowers.  When creating this card, a variety of leaves and flowers were cut and layered resulting in a beautiful design.  The center of the large flowers has a rhinestone that has been colored black using a Sharpie marker.  The greeting is from the Tin of Cards stamp set and was heat embossed using Black Emboss Powder. 

 

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