Sep 2, 2019 | Bundles, Card Tutorial, Friends, Friendship, New Products, Shop, Stampin Up, Tutorial |
The card really says it all. Show everyone how to let their dreams soar and let them admire your creativity. Have fun with this stamp set and always have a way to spread some encouragement along the way.
All images © 1990-2018 Stampin’ Up!®
Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Above the Clouds Bundle (151135)
Card Stock – Daffodil Delight (119683); Coastal Cabana (131297); Thick Whisper White (140272)
Stamp Pads – Tuxedo Black Memento (132708); Crumb Cake (147116)
Misc. – Daffodil Delight Combo Stampin’ Blends Markers (144603); Light Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends Marker (144580); Pretty Label Punch (143715); 2” Circle Punch (133782); Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199); Take Your Pick (144107); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Mini Dimensionals (144108)
Measurements:
• Daffodil Delight (base): 5 ½” x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼” and folded in half
• Coastal Cabana: 4” x 5 ¼”
• Thick Whisper White: 3” x 4”
• Vellum: 2” x 3”
Instructions:
1. Using the 2” Circle Punch, punch an opening in the lower portion of the Coastal Cabana cardstock as shown.
2. Place the Coastal Cabana cardstock on the Pierce Mat. Using the paper-piercing tool attachment on the Take Your Pick tool, create a row of holes around the circle opening. Repeat this step by making an additional row of holes, two more times, until your piercing appears as shown.
3. Stamp the greeting using Memento ink in the lower right corner of the Coastal Cabana cardstock.
4. Adhere the Coastal Cabana cardstock to the card base using Dimensionals. Be certain to place Dimensionals around the circle opening so it won’t sag.
5. Stamp the outline image of the hot air balloon on the Thick Whisper White cardstock. Stamp the outline image of the basket on the Thick Whisper White cardstock.
6. Now stamp the solid basket image using Crumb Cake ink to fill the outline image.
7. Color in the hot air balloon using the Stampin’ Blends.
8. Punch the hot air balloon and basket using the punch and then punch out a vellum “cloud” using the Pretty Label Punch and the vellum cardstock.
9. Adhere the vellum to the backside of the hot air balloon, placing adhesive where it will not show.
10. Place Dimensionals on the backside of the vellum cloud and hot air balloon, where they will not show and adhere it to the right side of the circle opening.
11. Lastly, adhere the basket image to the base of the hot air balloon using a Mini Dimensional.
Aug 26, 2019 | Flowers, Friends, Friendship, Tutorial |
Your greatest friendship gifts can come in any form. So sending custom made cards to your friends will bring a smile to their face and yours. I don’t know about you, but I feel so wonderful when I create cards and mail them. I love the sense of accomplishment when I put those stamps on the envelopes. Give your friends a little piece of you and help them feel special.
All images © 1990-2019 Stampin’ Up!®
Supplies:
Stamp Set – A Wild Rose
Cardstock – Whisper White
Inks – Night of Navy
Accessories: Sail Away Memories and More Kit, Pearls, Snail Adhesive
Dimensions
Whisper White – 5 ½ x 8 ½
Memories & More card cut to 4 x 5 ¼
Instructions
- Stamp sentiment on card using navy ink.
- Attach to white card base.
- Add pearls and have your greatest friendship gifts ready.
- #simplestamping
Aug 2, 2019 | Friends, Friendship, New Products, Shop, Stampin Up, Tutorial |
With just the right products, you can create this card. All you need is my colorful gate-fold card tutorial and you are on your way. The Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper gives you the background you need. Add your own personal touch and you have a card that will encourage all that open it. I love how we can be creative with our mind as we put the images to paper.
All images © 1990-2019 Stampin’ Up!®
Find this new stamp set on page 54 of the 2019-20 annual catalog.
Supplies:
Stamp set: It Starts With Art (149303)
Cardstock and paper: Pacific Point (111350), Crushed Curry (131199), Shimmery White (101910), Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper (149489)
Ink: Pacific Point (147098), Memento Pad Tuxedo Black (132708)
Miscellaneous: Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638), Button Button Embossing Folder (149581), Stampin’ Blends: Mango Melody Combo (147945), Calypso Coral Combo (144045), Mint Macaron Combo (147283), Smoky Slate Combo (145058), Basic Black Light (147940), Crumb Cake Light (144582), Follow Your Art Embellishment Kit (149491), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Snips (103579), Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334), Bone Folder (102300), die-cutting machine, household tape.
Measurements:
• Pacific Point card base: 5-1/2” x 8-/2”, scored at 2-1/8” and 6-3/8” then creased with a Bone Folder to create a “gate” plus a piece 1” x 11” for belly band
• Crushed Curry: 2-1/4” x 4”
• Shimmery White: 2-1/4” x 4” and 4” x 5-1/4” for inside of card
• Designer Series Paper: 3-3/4 x 5-1/4” then cut in half to have two pieces 1-7/8” x 5-1/4”
• Twine: about 4-5”
Instructions:
1. Using SNAIL adhere Designer Series Paper to the two panels on the front of the card so the pattern continues if the two edges were side by side.
2. Align pens/pencil image and sentiment on one block. Do a sample stamp to make sure they’re aligned. Stamp onto Shimmery White with Memento ink.
3. Color in pen/pencil image with Stampin’ Blends including writing over the sentiment with the Smoky Slate Light marker. Die cut this piece using the 3-1/4” wide die from Stitched Nested Labels.
4. Die cut Crushed Curry using 3-3/4” wide die. Adhere the two die-cut pieces to one another with SNAIL.
5. Run Pacific Point belly band piece through embossing or die-cutting machine by embossing from one end to the center then flipping the card stock and doing the other end. Score this piece at 3-3/8” from each end. Wrap around card base so it fits snug but not too tight. Remove from card and SNAIL one end over the other to create band.
6. Tie twine onto metal heart charm from Follow Your Art Embellishment kit and align tied end so the charm hangs below center piece by about a total of 7/8” from bottom of card stock to the bottom of the heart. Affix to back of center piece with Mini Glue Dots and secure further with a strip of household tape. With Stampin’ Dimensionals (3 across center back of Crushed Curry piece) affix focal piece to band.
7. Using Mini Glue Dots, adhere Crushed Curry felt heart onto lower right of card front.
8. Slip band over the card from the top and align so dangling heart charm is just above felt heart.
Inside of card:
• Using Pacific Point and the larger button image, ink once and stamp three times in two opposing corners. Adhere onto card with SNAIL.
Aug 1, 2019 | Friendship, New Products, Stampin Up, Summer, thinking of you, Tutorial |
Bring the country to life with this country farm stallion card. It can bring out the free spirit in anyone. Close your eyes and let your hair blow in the wind. Smell the outdoors and just dream. It’s always great to dream when you close your eyes and this card will bring calm to anyone.
All images © 1990-2019 Stampin’ Up!®
Supplies:
Stamp set: Country Road (151356)
Cardstocks: Whisper White (100730), Smoky Slate (131202) Basic Gray (121044)
Stampin’ Pad: Smoky Slate (147113) Basic Gray (149165)
Mics: Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897)
Measurements:
• Smokey Slate: 8½ x 5½ score at 4¼ card base, 4 x ¾, 1 x 3/8
• Basic Gray: 5¼ x 4, 1½ x ¾, 4 x ¼
• Whisper White: 5 x 3¾, 2 x 2, 5¼ x 4 inside
Instruction:
1. On the 5 x 3¾ whisper stamp the horse in the center, about ½ from the top, using Basic Gray ink.
2. Stamp the tall grass using Smoky Slate ink below the horse and onto the 2 x 2 whisper white.
3. Stamp 3 wheels on top of the tall grass and one wheel on small piece.
4. Hand cut the single wheel.
5. Adhere onto the basic gray then into the smoky slate card base.
6. Adhere the long strip of Smoky Slate about 1½” from the bottom and then adhere the basic gray long piece on top of the smoky slate.
7. Cut a V at the bottom of Smoky Slate and Basic Gray short strip and adhere at the top left corner.
8. Apply Wink of Stella on the Horse.
9. Adhere the cutout wheel on top of the stamped wheel at the bottom center.
Jul 28, 2019 | Birthday, Congratulations, Friendship, New Products, Shop, Stampin Up, Tutorial |
I love this picture perfect card for all your photography friends and family. It’s a great way to encourage them and add a little of what they know to the card. The camera is one of my favorite parts of the card. Color it however you choose.
All images © 1990-2019 Stampin’ Up!®
Supplies:
Stamp set: Capture the Good (150388)
Cardstock & Paper: Rococo Rose (150882), Shimmery White (101910), 2019-2021 In Color 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (149617), Silver Glimmer Paper (146960)
Ink: Basic Gray (149165)
Miscellaneous: Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638), 1-1/2” Circle Punch (138299), 1” Circle Punch (119868), ½” Circle Punch (119869), Rococo Rose ½” Scalloped Linen Ribbon (149704), Black ½” Satin Ribbon (146280), 2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots (149607), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Bone Folder (102300), Paper Snips (103579), die-cutting machine
Measurements:
• Rococo Rose card base: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored at 4-1/4” then folded in half with a Bone Folder plus a scrap to stamp sentiment on that you will cut down after you stamp it – about 2-3/4” x 1-1/2”
• Designer Series Paper: Rococo Rose sheet 4” x 5-1/4”
• Shimmery White: main camera needs 3-1/2” x 2-3/4” plus 2 scraps that you can stamp the lens on two times so you can punch out two circles in different sizes
• Silver Glimmer Paper: scrap that you can punch a ½” circle out of
• Ribbon: Black ½” Satin – about 8”; Rococo Rose ½” Scalloped Linen – about 7” for small bow
Instructions:
1. Stamp camera with Basic Gray ink three times on three pieces of Shimmery White cardstock: one needs to be the whole camera with room to cut it out plus two more focusing on the lens as you will punch those out.
2. Using 1-1/2” Circle Punch and 1” Circle Punch, punch out two circles from the two of the stamped lens images.
3. Punch Silver Glimmer Paper with ½” Circle Punch.
4. With Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere the two camera lens circles on top of one another and the main camera. Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue, adhere the Silver Glimmer Paper and set aside to dry.
5. Stamp sentiment with Basic Gray onto scrap Rococo Rose then die cut with one of the Stitched Nested Labels Dies aligning so that sentiment is aligned towards the bottom to leave room for ribbon bow later.
6. Attach 3 Rococo Rose Faceted Dots to bottom of the sentiment.
7. WIth your SNAIL, adhere ends of Black Satin Ribbon to back of the camera.
8. Add Stampin’ Dimensionals to camera and attach to card.
9. Align camera “strap” askew and hold it down in a few places with SNAIL.
10. Put Stampin’ Dimensionals on sentiment piece and place over left camera strap.
11. Lastly, tie Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Ribbon in a small bow, trim ends with Paper Snips then attach to stop of sentiment with Mini Glue Dots.
