Still Stamping With Sue

01/20/2020

Creative Inking Blog Hop - Celebrating Sale-a-Bration

Welcome to this month's Blog Hop featuring projects using Sale-a-Bration items. If you aren't familiar with Sale-a-Bration, it is an annual sale from January-March. For each $50 or $100 spent (before s/h & tax), you can earn a free reward from the Sale-a-Bration Flyer.

My project today is a gate-fold card that uses the Happy Birthday To You Stamp Set. This stamp set can be used for a birthday, anniversary or wedding card.

Directions:

Card Base: 5 1/2" x 8" Mint Macaron Cardstock, scored at 2" on both ends.

First Layer: Two pieces of 1 3/4" x 5 1/4" So Saffron Cardstock. Place inside the Country Floral Embossing Folder and put through a Die Cutting Machine. Attach to the Card Base.

Second Layer: Place the rectangle Stitched So Sweetly Die on a scrap of Whisper White Cardstock and put through a Die Cutting Machine. Stamp the cake image in Black Memento Ink. Color with the Mint Macaron and So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combos. Attach to the left side of the Card Base with Dimensionals.

Specialty folds add a unique look to handmade cards. Do you notice there is no sentiment inside? I wait until I need a card to stamp the correct sentiment.

The final touches are to add a bow from the 1/8" Mint Macaron Sheer Linen Ribbon using a Glue Dot, add a touch of Wink of Stella Glitter on the flowers and put three Pearl Basic Jewels in the center of the flowers.

Click the image below and see what Susan Campfield has created.

Click the image below and see what Kelly Acheson has created.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the other fabulous Sale-a-Bration projects in the Blog Hop.

Supplies Used:

152308 Happy Birthday To You Stamp Set (free with a $50 order)

138337 Mint Macaron Cardstock $8.75

105118 So Saffron Cardstock $8.75

100730 Whisper White Cardstock $9.75

132708 Black Memento Ink Pad $6

149557 So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo $9

147283 Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Combo $9

151690 Stitched So Sweetly Dies $32

151823 Country Floral Embossing Folder $9

151321 1/8" Mint Macaron Sheer Linen Ribbon $6

141897 Wink of Stella Glitter Brush $8

144219 Pearl Basic Jewels $5

104332 NAIL Adhesive $7

103683 Glue Dots $5.25

104430 Dimensionals $4

I appreciate each and every order you place in my 24/7 online store here.

Are you interested in saving money on your papercrafting supplies? This is the BEST time of the year to become a Stampin' Up! demonstraor. You get special perks that you won’t see any other time of year. Sign up between now and March 31, and you will receive the mini paper cutter, 6" x 6" designer series paper sampler and your choice of a stamp set*.

*Hostess stamp sets and Sale-a-Bration stamp sets are not included.

To find out more information or to sign up for getting a discount, click here. I would love to have you on my team of demonstrators!!!

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01/17/2020

Purple Painted Poppies Handmade Card and a Bonus Project

Poppies come in various colors: white, purple, red, yellow, pink and orange. When you are papercrafting, you can make poppies any color you want. That is an artist's prerogative. Today's card uses the Painted Poppies Stamp Set and, as you can guess from the blog title, they are purple.

There are no sentiments in this stamp set. Just beautiful florals, leaves and speckled images. I used the Sending You Thoughts Stamp Set for the sentiment. It is a Sale-a-Bration freebie you can earn when you place a $50 order (before s/h & tax).

These sentiments are perfect for the inside and the outside of handmade cards.

Directions:

Card Base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Highland Heather Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4".

First Layer: 4" x 5 1/4" Whisper White Cardstock

Place cardstock inside the Coastal Weave Embossing Folder with about two inches staying outside the embossing folder. Put through a Die Cutting Machine.
Use Black Memento Ink and stamp the floral image twice on the unembossed area.
Use Black Memento Ink and stamp the sentiment at the botton.
Use the Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo to color the floral images.
Wrap about 4 3/4" of the Gorgeous Grape 1/4" Mini Striped Ribbon on the embossed edge and secure with Glue Dots on the back.
Attach to the Card Base.
Randomly place Pearl Basic Jewels on the flowers.

Since this is such a simple card, I decided to make a simple bonus project.

A coordinating sour cream container.

Directions:

Base: 4" x 6" Whisper White Cardstock. Use Black Memento Ink to stamp the floral image across the bottom of the 4" side. Use the Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo to color the floral images.

On the 6" side, place a piece of Tear & Tape Adhesive. Peel off the backing. Bring one 6" side slightly over the other so it looks like a tube.
Place a 2" piece of Tear & Tape Adhesive inside the stamped 4" side. Peel off the backing and press the ends together.
Now is the time to fill the sour cream container with treats or money.
Press the unstamped 4" ends together in the opposite direction of the stamped 4" end.
Place a 2" piece of Tear & Tape Adhesive inside the unstamped 4" end. Peel off the backing and press the ends together.
Put a piece of Tear & Tape Adhesive all around the unstamped end. Add the Gorgeous Grape 1/4" Mini Striped Ribbon all around the unstamped end.

Tag:

Use the 1 1/8" Scalloped Circle Punch on a scrap of Highland Heather Cardstock.
Use the 1" Circle Punch on a scrap of Whisper White Cardstock. Stamp the sentiment in Black Memento Ink. Attach the two circles together.
Use Dimensionals to attach the tag to the sour cream container.
Make a bow from the Gorgeous Grape 1/4" Mini Striped Ribbon and attach to the tag with a Glue Dot.

The final step on the sour cream container is to randomly place Pearl Basic Jewels on the floral images.

If you need a card and favors for a upcoming birthday party, baby shower, baptism, bridal shower, graduation, confirmation, wedding, anniversary or any other celebration, now you have something you can copy and claim as your own!

Supplies Used:

151599 Painted Poppies Stamp Set $23

152297 Sending You Thoughts Stamp Set (Free when you spend $50.)

146986 Highland Heather Cardstock $8.75

100730 Whisper White Cardstock $9.75

132708 Black Memento Ink Pad $6

147276 Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo $9

146940 Gorgeous Grape 1/4" Mini Striped Ribbon $8

151503 Coastal Weave Embossing Folder $9

119868 1" Circle Punch $16

146138 1 1/8" Scallop Circle Punch $16

144219 Pearl Basic Jewels $5

104332 SNAIL Adhesive $7

138995 Tear & Tape Adhesive $7

103683 Glue Dots $5.25

104432 Dimensonals $4

Shop for your papercrafting supplies in my 24/7 online store here.

There were two family birthdays this week, some appointments and a Stamp Club met. This coming Sunday, it is the Stamp Share for Leaders event. I'm hoping the winter storm coming today and Saturday is over by Sunday. Today will probably be a frantic Friday for evening commuters. Have a whimsical weekend!

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01/09/2020

Creating with the Thoughtful Blooms Stamp Set

Today's card is all about Sale-a-Bration free items. If you aren't familiar with Sale-a-Bration, it is from January 3-March 31, 2020. For each $50 or $100 order (before s/h & tax), you earn a free item. This card uses three Sale-a-Bration freebies, which coordinate perfectly with each other:

Thoughtful Blooms Stamp Set
Small Bloom Punch
Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper

My finished swaps for the Stamp Share for Leaders' card swap last week.

There are 17 images in the Thoughtful Blooms Stamp Set, including three sentiments. Some of the images can be used alone or combined for a two-step look.

By using the Small Bloom Punch three times, with two different images, it adds visual interest to this card. Do you notice the striped flower in the Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper matches the striped flower image in the Thoughtful Blooms Stamp Set?

Directions:

Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Basic Black Cardstock

First Layer: 5 1/4" x 8" Coastal Cabana Cardstock, scored at 4".

Second Layer: 2" x 4" Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper

Third Layer: 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Basic Black Cardstock

Fourth Layer: 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Whisper White Cardstock. Center the Small Bloom Punch and punch out a flower. Stamp the sentiment in Black Memento Ink below the flower punchout. Attach to the front of the card with Mini Dimensionals. On a scrap of Whisper White Cardstock, stamp the two floral images with Coastal Cabana Ink and punch out. Attach them with Mini Dimensionals to the Fourth Layer.

The final touch is to add three Pearl Basic Jewels to the center of the three flowers.

Supplies Used:

152290 Thoughtful Blooms Stamp Set - Free with a $50 purchase

152316 Small Bloom Punch - Free with a $100 purchase

152311 Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper - Free with a $50 purchase

121045 Basic Black Cardstock $8.75

131297 Coastal Cabana Cardstock $8.75

100730 Whisper White Cardstock $9.75

147097 Coastal Cabana Ink Pad $7.50

132708 Black Memento Ink Pad $6.00

144219 Pearl Basic Jewels $5.00

104332 SNAIL Adhesive $7.00

144108 Mini Dimensionals $4.00

Shop for your papercrafting supplies in my 24/7 online store here.

Today, I'm leaving for a long weekend at a retreat. I plan on catching up with my digital scrapbooking and some card projects. Of course, relaxing with friends is also on the agenda! Have a terrific Thursday!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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