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Coming Soon

Amazing

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This week, we’re exploring some of the new products that will be launching next week in the online store. Today we’re getting a look at the Notes & Totes bundle. This fabulous set not only makes super cute cards, but it also allows you to make cute little gift bags perfect for a tube of chapstick and a piece of chocolate! Today, I’m also using super fun technique that Sarah demonstrated several months ago — embossing over glimmer paper!

We get started with a base of Pool Party cardstock. I’m using a sheet of the Thoughtful Journey paper as the backdrop for this little beachy scene. To create the sand, we’re using a strip of Pecan Pie cardstock and then tearing it at the top to give it the look of beach sand. I stamped the sentiment from Scenic Adventure in Fresh Freesia in the top corner. Our beach bag is a combination of Floral Delight and Crumb Cake cardstock and diecut using the Notes & Totes dies. The cute sash is a small scrap of Wildflower Birthday with a starburst sequin serving as the decoration on the knot. The sunglasses are cut from Basic Black and Shy Shamrock glimmer paper and then affixed to the top edge of the bag with a dimensional. To add some beachy interest, we’re adding a conch shell and water bottle. The shell is cut from a sheet of Beautiful Bokeh. The water bottle is cut from a sheet of pastel ombre glimmer paper and silver foil and has a subtle raised pattern that is created by stamping the florals from the Notes & Totes set in versamark and then heat embossing with clear embossing powder. To help the pattern stand out and give a more decorative look to the bottle, I used a blending brush and Pretty Peacock ink to go over it and then added some wink of stella. It’s adhered next to the shell on some dimensionals. I added a few rainbow dots in the sand to finish everything off.

We’re going to be taking a stroll through the garden tomorrow. Pack your gloves and a cutting basket!

Products used in today’s card:
Pool Party, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Basic Black cardstock
Thoughtful Journey, Wildflower Birthday, Floral Delight, Beautiful Bokeh, Silver foil, In Color shimmer, Pastel Ombre glimmer DSP
Notes & Totes bundle (coming soon)
Scenic Adventure stamps (coming soon)
Clear embossing powder
Wink of Stella
Rainbow dots, starburst sequins
Dimensionals

Coming Soon

The Best Dad

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This week, we’re getting a sneak peek at some of the newest products that Stampin’ Up! is set to release next week. And today we’re once again pairing up some current products with what’s soon to come to create this super cool scene. I love the sunset mountain hues of blues and purples, and the Splendid Autumn paper pack has some terrific sheets to choose from to create our scene using the Scenic Adventure bundle.

We get started with a base of Misty Moonlight cardstock. A sheet of the Splendid Autumn paper serves as our sunset backdrop for the mountain scene and is matted with a sheet of the Thoughtful Designs specialty paper. I used the Scenic Adventure dies to cut mountains and trees from coordinating scraps of the Splendid Autumn papers. I also added the ripples of the lake in the foreground with the dies, along with the faint stars and moon in upper-right corner. And I stamped some clouds in the distance using the Scenic Adventure stamp and Pool Party ink. The mountains and trees are layered with dimensionals to give depth to the scene and Wink of Stella gives the perfect amount of subtle twinkle to the the tops of the trees and mountain, the ripples in the water, and the moon in the sky. The sentiment from She’s the Greatest and He’s the Greatest is stamped in Misty Moonlight on white cardstock and diecut with the smaller Sentimental Framing die. I added some blue linen thread behind the panel before adhering to the card front with dimensionals. We finish things off with two tone sparkle gems in opposing corners to ensure the eye passes over the whole design.

Next, we’ll be taking it to the beach. Pack your flip flops and come along!

Products used in today’s card:
Misty Moonlight, Basic White cardstock
Splendid Autumn, Thoughtful Designs DSP
Scenic Adventure bundle (coming soon)
She’s the Greatest, He’s the Greatest stamps
Sentimental Framing (coming soon) dies
Natural tones linen thread
Two tone sparkle gems
Wink of Stella
Dimensionals

Coming Soon

Just Breathe

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Happy Monday, everyone. It was a busy weekend around here with all sorts of different activities. I feel like I need a weekend from my weekend!

This week, we’re getting some little sneak peeks at some upcoming releases. Did you know that next week Stampin’ Up! will be releasing new Online Exclusives and a new annual catalog?! Today’s design is the perfect combination between old and new as we pair the Thoughtful Journey designer series paper with the new Sentimental Framing dies and Scenic Adventure stamps in this very clean and simple design.

We get started with a base of Petunia Pop cardstock. The sheet of flowering thistle paper from the Thoughtful Journey paper pack is cut using the new Sentimental Framing dies. The decorative frame is adhered to the card base with dimensionals while the center section is adhered directly to the card base to give a layered effect. The sentiment from the new Scenic Adventure stamp set is stamped in Pretty Peacock on white cardstock and diecut with the frame from the Enduring Beauty set. A twist of Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon is adhered behind the sentiment panel at the base of the focal panel. The smaller flowers and leaves are cut from Mossy Meadow and Fresh Freesia cardstock using the Enduring Beauty dies and adhered behind the corner of the sentiment panel. Some starburst sequins finish things off with a pop of color and a patterned twinkle.

Tune in tomorrow for another sneak peek of products coming next week!

Products used in today’s card:
Petunia Pop, Basic White, Mossy Meadow cardstock
Thoughtful Journey DSP
Scenic Adventure stamps (coming soon!)
Sentimental Framing (coming soon!), Enduring Beauty dies
Starburst sequins
Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon
Dimensionals

Online Exclusives · Thankful Garden

Thankful Friend

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We are already to another Monday – the first Monday of March. MARCH! Man, it seems like this year just got started. It was a busy weekend for us, so March definitely came marching’ on in. We had some beautiful weather and enjoyed a lot of together time that included time outside. One of my favorite things about spring is the return of all my sleeping plants and the chance to visit the nursery for new plants. My boys entertained me with a trip to our favorite local nursery and even helped pick out our new flowers.

And speaking of spring, there is a whole crop of brand new stamps releasing tomorrow with the launch of new Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives. So this week, we’re going to be getting a closer look at the Thankful Garden bundle, which includes stamps, masks, dies, paper, ribbon, and embellishments. And today’s card showcases the beautiful paper.

Our card starts with a base of Night of Navy cardstock. Our focal background pattern is from the Lovely Garden paper pack. The sentiment from the Thankful Garden stamp set is stamped in Melon Mambo on white cardstock and then diecut with the Something Fancy dies. I cut the sentiment mat from Berry Burst glimmer paper using the larger Something Fancy die. A faux bow of Shaded Spruce satin ribbon is affixed to the back of the sentiment. The dainty dot patterned strip from the Lovely Garden paper pack serves as our sentiment backdrop. I cut a stem of greenery from Shaded Spruce with the Thankful Garden dies and adhered it under the sentiment panel which sits on top thanks to a layer of dimensionals. Regal foil dots dress things up a bit and bring our eyes front and center to the sentiment.

I hope you’ll pop in tomorrow to see more of this Thankful Garden!

Products used in today’s card:
Night of Navy, Shaded Spruce, Basic White cardstock
Lovely Garden (coming 3/4!), Berry Burst glimmer paper
Thankful Garden stamps & dies (coming 3/4!)
Something Fancy dies
Shaded Spruce satin ribbon
Regal foil dots
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[100867]
$11.50
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[146981]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper
[163769]
$6.00
Something Fancy Dies
[160424]
$28.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad
[147051]
$9.00
Regal Foiled Adhesive Backed Dots
[164038]
$8.50
Shaded Spruce 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Satin & Sheer Ribbon
[164224]
$8.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Add All to Cart
Coming Soon · January Mini Catalog

Because I Care

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Here we are — already beginning a fresh week of the new year. I was able to enjoy a little down time last week with a more relaxed work schedule, and I always find it funny how quickly that time passes by. I’m back in the office this week and the kiddo is back to school.

This week, the new Stampin’ Up! January Mini catalog will launch, and we’re continuing to get a closer look at some of the fabulous products that will be available. In particular, this week we are going to be focusing on the Mixed Media Florals suite of products. And today, we’re pairing up the stamps & dies with the lovely new Floral Delight designer series paper.

We get started today with a base of Lemon Lolly cardstock. I chose a smaller floral pattern from the Floral Delight paper pack as the backdrop for our focal panel. The focal panel base is a circle of blue gingham vellum from the coordinating Floral & Gingham vellum pack that I cut with the Spotlight on Nature dies. The floral bunch is stamped on white cardstock with the Mixed Florals stamp and then colored with Stampin’ Blends before being diecut with the coordinating die from the Mixed Florals dies. The sentiment mat is a lovely banner cut from Crushed Curry cardstock using the Mixed Labels die, which really helps our white sentiment panel pop. The sentiment from Mixed Labels is stamped in Lost Lagoon and then cut using the coordinating small banner die from Mixed Labels. Some Lost Lagoon soft cording and Daffodil Delight narrow satin ribbon tie our color palette together. A few riverside irregular pearls guide the eye across our card design.

I hope you’ll join me tomorrow where we’ll look at a few of the other stamps and dies in this terrific product suite!

Products used in today’s design:
Lemon Lolly, Crushed Curry, Basic White cardstock
Floral Delight DSP & vellum (coming soon)
Mixed Media Florals stamps & dies (coming soon)
Mixed Labels stamps & dies (coming soon)
Spotlight on Nature, Heart Shaped (coming soon) dies
Stampin’ Blends
Lost Lagoon soft cording, Daffodil Delight satin ribbon (coming soon)
Riverside irregular pearls
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161720]
$11.50
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[131199]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Floral Delight 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[164700]
$12.50
Floral & Gingham Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164713]
$10.00
Mixed Florals Bundle
[164642]
$56.50
Mixed Labels Bundle (English)
[164653]
$39.50
Spotlight On Nature Dies
[163580]
$35.00
Heart Shaped Bundle (English)
[164953]
$31.50
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad
[161678]
$9.00
Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
[163824]
$11.00
Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154881]
$11.00
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154903]
$11.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154892]
$11.00
Bronze Stampin' Blends Marker
[144607]
$4.50
Lost Lagoon Soft Cording
[164938]
$8.00
Daffodil Delight 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Satin Ribbon
[164715]
$8.00
Riverside Irregular Pearls
[164937]
$9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Add All to Cart
Coming Soon · January Mini Catalog

Here for You

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We’re rounding out our up-close look at the Beautiful Butterflies suite today. This gorgeous suite of products launches on Tuesday in the Stampin’ Up! January Mini catalog and includes stamps, dies, hybrid embossing folder, and designer paper. Today’s design keeps it simple by pairing the stamps and dies with the lovely Regal Winter paper.

We get started with a base of Pretty Peacock cardstock. I chose the coordinating plaid pattern from the Regal Winter designer series paper pack as the backdrop and matted with silver foil specialty paper. The plaid is embossed with the Beautiful Butterflies embossing folder, and I love how the folder gives a deep impression that scars the paper so the white center shows through for a distressed look. The two smaller butterflies are cut from silver foil specialty paper with the bodies cut basic black cardstock using the Beautiful Butterflies dies. The sentiment from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set is stamped on white cardstock and then diecut with the smallest Mixed Labels die and matted with a portion of the largest banner die from the Beautiful Butterflies set. A few drusy embellishments scattered across the card front draw the eye across the full embossed panel. I finished the sentiment on the inside message pael and added a few butterflies to complete our theme.

Next week we’re going to be working with the Mixed Florals bundle. I hope you’ll stop by to see how this bundle can work for you!

Products used in today’s design:
Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Basic Black cardstock
Regal Winter, Silver foil DSP
Beautiful Butterflies bundle (coming soon)
Beautiful Butterflies embossing folder (coming soon)
Mixed Labels dies (coming soon)
Drusy embellishments
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Coming Soon · January Mini Catalog

Thankful Trio

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As it’s finally beginning to feel like winter here in North Texas, we’ve finally stopped seeing the last of the butterflies making their migration southward. But as we have warm days here and there, it does make me think of those last beauties who came flitting through just a few short weeks ago. And that’s the inspiration behind today’s card.

This week, we’re getting a closer look at the up-and-coming Stampin’ Up! mini catalog release that will go live on January 7th. In particular, this week, we’re focusing on the Beautiful Butterflies bundle. And today, we’re pairing up the butterflies with the gorgeous Everyday Skies patterned paper that will release at the same time.

For our design today, we get started with a base of Bashful Blue cardstock. I really love how that makes the blue sky pop here. Our background panel is a gorgeous sheet of the Everyday Skies paper pack, which is matted with a sheet of the Beautiful Bokeh paper. Together, these two papers really show off the setting sun reflecting off the clouds in our sky. Using a strip of another sheet of the Everyday Skies paper, I stamped the smaller half-butterfly and then heat embossed with gold before die cutting with the coordinating die from Beautiful Butterflies. The sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies is stamped in Flirty Flamingo on white cardstock and then cut with the smaller banner die from the Beautiful Butterflies die set. I cut a cloud from textured gold cardstock using the Bright Skies dies and used it as a backdrop for the sentiment panel. A strip of the Petal Pink diagonal striped trim really sets off the sentiment section nicely, and the gold thread (literally) ties everything together. A few low profile dots across the card front add a glimmer of sparkle that brings out the shimmery gold wings.

Tomorrow we’ll be finishing out our look at Beautiful Butterflies. I hope you’ll pop by and see how we finish things out this week.

Products used in today’s design:
Balmy Blue, Basic White cardstock
Everyday Skies (coming soon), Beautiful Bokeh (coming soon), Textured Metallic DSP
Beautiful Butterflies bundle (coming soon)
Bright Skies dies
Gold embossing powder
Low profile dots (coming soon)
Petal Pink diagonal trim, gold twisted thread
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Coming Soon · January Mini Catalog

Life is Better

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This week, we’re exploring all of the wonderful ways that we can use the new Beautiful Butterflies suite that will release on January 7th in the Stampin’ Up! January Mini catalog. Today, we’re pairing it up with the lovely Mixed Media Florals designer series paper.

We get started with a base of Basic Black cardstock. I chose the one-sheet-wonder design in the Mixed Media Florals paper pack as the backdrop for this clean and simple design. The butterfly is stamped on a sheet of the blue Beautiful Bokeh paper using the Beautiful Butterflies stamps and then diecut with the coordinating die. I popped up the butterfly on dimensionals to give the illusion that its coming to light on the flowers in the foreground. The sentiment from Hugs for Love is stamped directly on the background paper in the top corner just above the butterfly. A twist of Night of Navy thread breaks up the white space and helps tie our blue elements together. A scattering of drusy embellishments add some sparkle.

I love how Stampin’ Up! provides so many ways to make gorgeous cards in a snap by making products that pair so beautifully together. Tune in tomorrow as we continue to flutter through design ideas with the new Beautiful Butterflies suite.

Products used in today’s card:
Basic Black cardstock
Mixed Media Florals (coming soon), Beautiful Bokeh (coming soon) DSP
Beautiful Butterflies stamps & dies (coming soon)
Hugs for Love stamps (coming soon)
Night of Navy thread
Drusy embellishments
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Coming Soon · January Mini Catalog

You Make Me Smile

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Happy New Year, everyone! We had a delightful evening, enjoying a steak dinner, some s’mores around the firepit, a family movie in our pjs, and some celebratory poppers & bubbles to ring in the new year. What about you? Did you do something fun to ring in the new year?

Today, we’re working with the Beautiful Butterflies bundle that will release on January 7th with the new Stampin’ Up! January Mini Catalog. This bundle includes stamps, dies, and a hybrid embossing folder. And today, the hybrid embossing folder takes center stage in our design, along with the new patterned paper called Beautiful Bokeh.

We start our design today with a backdrop of Fresh Freesia cardstock. I chose a coordinating sheet of Beautiful Bokeh as the focal panel and embossed it using the Beautiful Butterflies embossing folder and, at the same time, I cut the large butterfly from the center of the embossed panel using the coordinating die. To bring out the detail in the embossed butterfly that has been cut from the center, I went over it with my finger and silver ink. I added some pastel ombre wing tips for extra sparkle and color. Both the focal panel and butterfly are adhered to the card base using dimensionals of varying heights. A strip of Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon behind the butterfly really brings out the purple hues in our backdrop. The sentiment from Hugs for Love is stamped on white cardstock and punched with the coordinating Hugs for Love punch and then adhered in the bottom-right corner of our focal panel. A few purple sequins add that extra touch of sparkle that draws the eye across the card.

I hope you’ll tune in tomorrow as we continue to explore all of the lovely designs we can make using the Beautiful Butterflies bundle.

Products used in today’s design:
Fresh Freesia, Basic White cardstock
Beautiful Bokeh (coming soon), pastel ombre glimmer (coming soon) DSP
Beautiful Butterflies dies & embossing folder (coming soon)
Hugs for Love bundle (coming soon)
Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon (coming soon)
Purple sequins (coming soon)
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Coming Soon · January Mini Catalog

Toadstool Butterfly

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The upcoming Stampin’ Up! January Mini and Sale-a-Bration catalogs have so many adorable products. We’ve gotten a quick peek at some of my favorites, and this week we’re taking a closer look at the Beautiful Butterflies stamps & dies bundle.

Today, we’re pairing up Beautiful Butterflies with the adorable SAB paper called Toadstool Gardens. I’m circling back to a recent color combo that the Luv 2 Stamp Group is using for our December color challenge. I mean, you can’t go wrong with Melon Mambo, Night of Navy, and Pool Party. Today we’re keeping the Melon Mambo on the down low and bringing forward the more masculine colors. Let’s get started!

Our card begins with a base of Pool Party cardstock. The background panel is the woodgrain pattern from the Toadstool Gardens paper pack. The focal panel is a strip of Toadstool Gardens matted with Night of Navy. I cut the large butterfly using the Beautiful Butterfly dies and black and Pool Party cardstock. The sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies is stamped in Night of Navy on white cardstock and cut with the Mixed Labels die. The mat of pastel ombre glimmer paper is cut with the larger label from Mixed Labels. I tied some Night of Navy thread in the center to draw the eye to our focal point. A few navy foiled dots help the eye land squarely on our sentiment.

Tune in tomorrow as we get a look at the gorgeous embossing folder that’s part of the Beautiful Butterflies bundle!

Products used in today’s design:
Pool Party, Basic Black, Night of Navy, Basic White cardstock
Toadstool Gardens (coming soon), Pastel ombre glimmer (coming soon) DSP
Beautiful Butterflies bundle (coming soon)
Mixed Labels dies (coming soon)
Night of Navy thread
Night of Navy Regal foiled dots
Dimensionals
Adhesives