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Coming Soon

Flying Hi

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This week, we’re taking to the skies with some Stampin’ Up! flying-themed products. Thus far, we’ve made some cute cards using the Hot Air Balloon bundle. And today, I’m sharing a sneak peek of a brand NEW bundle that will be available in the upcoming 2024-25 Annual Catalog that releases in May.

Say hello to Adventurous Sky! Did you know that my husband is a commercial pilot? And he’s the inspiration for this week’s theme and the reason that I just had to have this new aviation-themed bundle!

Like all of the Stampin’ Up! product line, the NEW Adventurous Sky stamps and dies pair perfectly with other existing product lines. For today’s card designed, I’ve paired it with the Bright Skies and Hot Air Balloon bundles to make this fun card.

Our card starts with a base of white cardstock. The focal panel is built on a background of Pool Party cardstock that has been diecut using the largest Deckled Rectangles die. I cut a variety of clouds using the Bright Skies and Hot Air Balloon dies and layered them across the background for lots of billowy dimension. The hot air balloon combines a Berry Burst balloon with a white glimmer banner and Bubble Bath frills — the whole balloon made with the Hot Air Balloon bundle. The staggerwing aircraft is the medium-sized airplane stamp in the Adventurous Sky stamp set. It’s stamped in black and then colored with Stampin’ Blends before being diecut with the coordinating die. The sentiment is also from the Adventurous Sky stamp set. The scene is finished off with a combination of white sequins from the Sequins Trio and the Pool Party dots from the Rainbow Dots set.

Fly back in tomorrow to see more of the Adventurous Sky set at work!

Products used in today’s design:
Pool Party, Berry Burst, Basic White cardstock
White glimmer, Bubble Bath soft shimmer SP
Hot Air Balloon, Adventurous Sky (coming soon!) bundles
Bright Skies dies
Sequins trio, rainbow dots
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Botanicals

Jungle of Thanks

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As a plant lover, I’m always thrilled to see what new botanical-inspired designs make it into new Stampin’ Up! releases. I cannot recall a single release where there hasn’t been at least one stamp set, punch, set of dies, or designer series paper that hasn’t had a stunning flower or plant image. And today, I’m giving you a SNEAK PEEK at a stamp from the NEW catalog that releases in May.

Today’s card design features the NEW Leaf Collection background stamp. We get started with a base of Shaded Spruce cardstock. Using the largest Perennial Postage die, I cut the white glimmer mat that sits behind the Leaf Collection panel. I stamped tone-on-tone with a super saturated layer of ink. The toucan is from the Sale-a-Bration Jungle Pals stamp set, along with the lovely hibiscus flowers which were diecut using the coordinating Jungle Pals dies. The flower centers are Berry Burst iridescent discs. The shimmery leaves are diecut from Old Olive glimmer paper using the Thoughtful Expressions dies. The sentiment panel is diecut from white cardstock using the Thoughtful Expressions dies and then I stamped the sentiment from the Perennial Postage stamp set. I added a strip of the Granny Apple Green ribbon duo trim behind the sentiment panel and a few iridescent discs on opposing corners of the sentiment panel. I really liked the contrast of the yellow-green elements against the darker green background.

The NEW Leaf Collection background stamp is large enough to cover a quarter-panel of cardstock. This background image is very versatile and can be used well beyond merely making a one-step background. When I designed today’s card, I did not have a block large enough to hold the entire stamp. I have since ordered the F Block, which easily accommodates the full image of this lovely background stamp (and any of the others offered by SU!), to make capturing the full stamped image much easier on future projects.

I have a bonus card to share later today, so I hope you’ll pop back by!

Products used on this card:
Shaded Spruce, Basic White cardstock
Glimmer paper, shimmer paper DSP
Jungle Pals bundle (retired SAB)
Perennial Postage, Leaf Collection (Coming Soon!) stamps
Thoughtful Expressions, Perennial Postage dies
Stampin’ Blends (Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral)
Iridescent discs
Ribbon duo
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Luv 2 Stamp Artisan Design Team · sketches

Thankful for Everything

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Do you like to find inspiration for your card designs? Or are you able to just start from scratch on your own each time? Every once in a while, I have a concept that comes to me and I’m able to turn out a card from start to finish without any underlying inspiration. But most of the time, I have an inspiration card from a fellow crafter or a sketch that gets everything started. We’re continuing our look into how sketches can be a super useful tool in the craft room.

Today, I have a sketch from Stampin’ Pretty that serves as the layout for my card. My color palette is inspired by several sheets of designer paper from the Hello, Irresistible paper pack. We begin this design with a base of Lost Lagoon cardstock. I chose a cloudy pattern of designer paper to serve as the background for the focal pieces. The rectangle element is a sheet of greenery pattern that is matted with a sheet of Pretty Peacock shimmer paper. I used nesting rectangles from the Deckled Rectangles and Everyday Details die sets to diecut these pieces. The greenery dies are from the Painted Lavender die set. The sentiment from Botanical Layers is stamped in Pretty Peacock on another pattern from Hello, Irresistible and diecut using the *soon-to-be-released* Unbounded Love die set. The Pretty Peacock and gold metallic ribbon, brushed metallic dots, and Pretty Peacock sequins are just the ticket to tie everything together.

This card came together with very little change from the original sketch. There are plenty of times when my finished design might look nothing like the original inspiration by the time I’ve moved elements around to get everything just right. But having a place to start is the key.

Tune in tomorrow to see how I use a NEW Online Exclusive and a sketch!

Products used in today’s design:
Lost Loagoon cardstock
Hello, Irresistible; Pretty Peacock shimmer DSP
Botanical Layers stamps
Deckled Rectangles, Everyday Details, Painted Lavender, Unbounded Love (sneak peek!) dies
Pretty Peacock & gold metallic ribbon
Sequins trio
Brushed metallic dots
Dimensionals
Adhesives


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