Golden Greenery~Merry Christmas!

Happy Wednesday everyone. Today I am excited to share with you two online exclusive stamp sets, Golden Greenery and Greetings of the Season. You will be amazed at how quickly this card comes together and the two step stamping looks gorgeous. It certainly looks like it took longer to create!

In the video I mentioned another online exclusive set, Everyday Greetings. It is pictured below and coordinately beautifully with Greetings of the Season. Click here or the image below to see more online exclusive products from Stampin’ Up!

Here is a closer look at today’s card!

Today’s Supplies

Mossy Meadow Card Base 8-1/2 x 5 1/2, score at 4-1/4
Old Olive CS-3 -3/8 x 4-5/8
Basis White CS- 3-1/4 x 4-1/2, 4 x 5-1/4, scrap for greeting
Heartfelt Hexagon Punch
Golden Greenery Stamp Set-Online Exclusive
Greetings of the Season Stamp Set-Online Exclusives
Old Olive Ink
Mossy Meadow Ink
Transparent Adhesive Backed Dots-green bling
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tombow Liquid Glue

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Lifetime of Love Make It Monday #176

Leave a Comment / Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Happy Birthday, Make it Monday Videos / September 16, 2024

Happy Monday. Although it is almost fall, here in St. Louis the weather has been quite warm. The next few weeks are supposed to be in the 90’s which is not really typical for September. Oh, I am not complaining but I do hope we get some good fall weather in October.

I do have to wonder about all the young couples who are planning to get married this month. Chances are when they chose a September date they were not planning on summertime weather. While the weather might not be perfect for a wedding, today, I do have some pretty great wedding/anniversary and or birthday cards for you to create.

Make It Monday #176 Project Sheet Lifetime of love

Here is a Closer Look at today’s cards!

For today’s cards I used the Lifetime of Love stamp set and coordinating dies, which is featured in the 2024-2025 annual catalog. I hope you enjoyed today’s Make It Monday. Be sure to stop back on Wednesday for our Weekly Wednesday video series. Happy Stamping!

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Sophisticated Sled- Fun Fact Friday!

Leave a Comment / Christmas 2024, Online Exclusives / September 13, 2024

Did you know that over 9.5 million Americans ice skate? Shocking right? Apparently over the past ten years skating has not been a popular, but since the pandemic is making a comeback.

The first ice skating competition was put on in 1892 by the International Skating Union (ISU), not my alma mater, Illinois State University, LOL. That event was open to all amateur skaters. The first figure skating event was at the Summer Olympic Games in 1908 and since 1924 has been part of the Winter Olympic Games. Interesting, right?

Today’s cards were created by one of the designers at Stampin’ Up! and features the online exclusive stamp bundle Sophisticated Sled and the Winter Meadows 12 x 12 Designer Series paper pack.

Create your own designer series paper using the small snowflake stamp included in this bundle. There are so many possibilities and I do hope you have fun creating something beautiful today. Happy Stamping!

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Weekly Wednesday #30-Banner Stamping

Leave a Comment / Happy Birthday, Online Exclusives, Weekly Wednesday Videos / September 11, 2024

Join me in creating a fun card using the new Caring Leaves stamp set in the Holiday mini catalog. Although you may think this is a total fall set, today I am using three fun In-Colors for a spring/summer birthday card. I hope you enjoy this technique I am calling banner stamping.

This fun card will turn out differently every time depending on how you blend the colors on your banner panels and of course what colors you use. The Caring Leaves stamp set it perfect for this technique because of its’ solid bold lines. So grab your favorite colors and a few blending brushes and let’s get creating.

Project Supplies

Stamp Sets: Caring Leaves and Sweetly Scripted
Cardstock: Basic White card base, three 1-5/8 x 3-3/4″ banner strips
Inks: In-Colors Petunia Pop, Peach Pie, and Summer Splash, Memento Black
Accessories: Blending Brushes and Bling of choice

I told you this card was easy, maybe not a five minute card, but once you get the blending down, it goes pretty quickly. Have fun creating with this new stamp set. Don’t forget to check out all the amazing new holiday stamps in the September Mini catalog. Happy Stamping!

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#175 Make It Monday-Nests of Winter Collection

Leave a Comment / Get Well & Sympathy, Happy Birthday, Make it Monday Videos, Thinking of You / September 9, 2024

Wow, you are so going to love the new Nests of Winter Collection by Stampin’ Up. It includes and a beautiful wintery stamp set and coordinating dies, a Birchwood embossing folder perfect to enhance any card creation and some of the most beautiful designer series papers. I just can’t get enough of these adorable birds. My mom used to love watching the birds build nests in her backyard. I am sure if she were still with us she would have loved this bundle.

#175 make it monday – Nests of Winter Collecion Project Sheet

A closer look at today’s cards!

**Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper**

This is the perfect collection for the bird watchers in your family. This designer series paper pack will make your crafting so easy. Happy Stamping!

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Scrapbooking And More…

Leave a Comment / Online Exclusives, Sales and Announcements, Scrapbooking / September 5, 2024

September 2024 Scrapbooking Brochure

Expand your crafting collection with inspiring new scrapbooking products. This brochure is a companion to the September–December 2024 Mini Catalog.

Holiday Mini Catalog

Online Exclusives

Don’t forget about all the amazing online exclusive stamp sets, bundles, designer series paper and more!

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Rip & Flip Technique~Weekly Wed. #29

Leave a Comment / Just Because Cards, Stamping Techniques, Thinking of You, Weekly Wednesday Videos / September 4, 2024

Hey all I am back with another Weekly Wednesday video. Since last month was the big paper sale, I thought I would share a technique for you to use with your new paper stash. This technique really is a quick and easy way to create a variety of cards in five minutes. Check out the video below. I promise, it is short and simple!

A Closer look…

Now here is a closer look at the Perennial Lavender paper pack that I used to create this card. The only trick to this technique is to be sure that you have coordinating colors on both sides of your paper. Stampin’ Up! does an amazing job at providing that for us. If for some reason you want to use two different sheets, no problem, just be sure to cut them to be 4 x 6 before you rip and then have fun mixing and matching.

Today’s Card, Supplies, and Measurements:

Gorgeous Grape CS- 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
Gorgeous Grape Ink
Basic White CS-3 x 3
Perennial Lavender DSP- 4 x 6 -rip and flip
Deckled Circle Dies
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Adhesive-my fav is our Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Dimensionals

Love, Love, Love this paper. Again, just be sure to cut your designer series paper a 4 x 6 so you have some wiggle room and then the two pieces will easily overlap making it easier for you to assemble. If you choose a one way pattern design like the image above, be sure to position the paper in your cutter so your pattern will not be upside down. Happy Stamping!

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Blending Brush Color Technique

Leave a Comment / Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Stamping Techniques / September 3, 2024

Today’s card is all about using the Blending Brushes to create a soft background of color. While my colors are actually quite bright and bold, Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green, you can use the blending brushes to soften to color. It is amazing how elegant this card turned out. Just remember the key for creating a beautiful soft background is really all about a light touch.

I began with a 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Basic White cardstock and used my blending brushes along with some Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green ink to create my background of color. I find a good trick when using the blending brushes is to start off my cardstock and use a light touch. You can always add more color, but you can’t take it away. If you are new to blending I suggest practicing a few times so that you can get the right feel for what is too dark.

My card is Poppy Parade and my accent layer is Granny Apple Green. I just layered these two colors and added a small strip of cardstock across the width of my white panel and added the greeting.

I stamped the large floral from Layers of Beauty on my newly created background using Memento Black ink. The Happy Anniversary greeting is from Layering Beauty and is also stamped with Memento Black ink. I used one of the dies from the Unbounded Love Bundle with my Stampin’ Cut n Emboss machine to crop the greeting. Add a little bling to match the colors of your card and that is it.

I hope you have fun experimenting with the Blending Brushes to create some fun backgrounds for your next card creation. Happy Stamping!

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5 Card One Sheet Wonder #174 Make it Monday

Leave a Comment / Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Get Well & Sympathy, Make it Monday Videos, One Sheet Wonder, Thinking of You / September 2, 2024

Happy Monday all. I hope you are enjoying your day off. What a great day to spend time in your craft room creating and I have the perfect One Sheet Wonder template for you. With this simple template you can create 5 cards using just one sheet of 6 x 6 Designer Series paper and guess what? There is absolutely no waste with this template. Happy Crafting!