Stepped Up Non-Traditional Christmas

  

Welcome to our October NEW AT SU! Blog Hop! We love to share creative card ideas from Stampin' Up! with you. Today we are featuring a set of stepped up cards from a simple beginner stamps, ink, & paper card, to a little more complicated casual stamper card, using DSP and a few dies and finally, an avid stamper card, using the works. The design, though remains relatively the same idea. The products used are from the Annual Catalogue or the 2022 Jul/Dec Mini Catalogue! I settled on a Christmas bundle from the Annual Catalogue entitled "Trimming the Tree". Here's a look at all three designs first:

I've made good use of the new (and old) In Colours in my project and these non-traditional Christmas colours really bring a touch of bright nostalgia to the cards.

Let's first look at the simple stamp, paper and ink card:

• Starting with the Tahitian Tide card base, I stamped one of the sentiments from the Trimming the Tree stamp set in Tahitian Tide ink all over the front flap of the base.
• On a piece of Soft Sea Foam cut 4 3/4" x 3 1/2", I stamped the main tree outline in Polished Pink and the basket for the tree, as well as the sentiment in Tahitian Tide. I used some Parakeet Party to stamp the star on the top of the tree.
  
• I wrapped a piece of Tahitian Tide Metallic ribbon around the bottom of the Soft Sea Foam Panel and added the panel to the card base. 
• I added some In Colour Matte Decorative Dots to the tree for decorations.

Now, let's take a look at the same design, stepped up a bit for the casual stamper: 

• For this one, I added a layer of a Polished Pink design from the Celebrate Everything DSP - a host reward from the July/Dec Mini Catalogue. 
• I die cut a Soft Sea Foam panel and a backing from Parakeet Party using the Deckled Rectangles Dies.
• On the Soft Sea Foam panel I stamped the tree out line in Polished Pink and the Shadow tree stamp in Blushing Bride, lining it up with the Polished Pink image.
• The bucket for the tree and the sentiment are stamped in Tahitian Tide, as before, and the star is stamped in Parakeet Party.
• This time however, I stamped on some garlands and ornaments in Tahitian Tide and some more stars in Parakeet Party.
• I added a strand of both Tahitian Tide, and Sweet Sorbet Metallic Ribbon to the bottom of both panels glued together before adding them to the card front.

Finally, let's see how I stepped up the design for the avid stamper:

• I ran the DSP through the Stamp & Emboss Machine with the Stitched with Whimsy die before attaching it to the card base front. 
• I die cut the Soft Sea Foam with one of the Deckled Rectangle dies, then embossed it with one of the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders.
• I also die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes dies and added that to the front. I also added a piece of the Tahitian Tide metallic ribbon to the bottom of the Soft Sea Foam Panel before adhering it to the card front.
• I die cut two trees, using the outline die and the texture die, one in Polished Pink and one in Blushing Bride. The Blushing Bride layer is behind the Polished Pink Layer and you can see it when you push up the cut out branches.
• I also die cut garlands, ornaments, bows and a star and basket from Tahitian Tide and Parakeet Party and decorated the tree with them. I added a little bow in Sweet Sorbet metallic ribbon to the tree basket. 
• The sentiment is stamped in Tahitian Tide on Parakeet Party and then die cut with one of the dies from the Tree Trimming Dies.

I hope you enjoyed this stepped up card made with the Trimming the Tree set! 

Please take a moment to comment at the bottom of this post and let me know how you liked my project or ask me a question about the technique used. Don’t forget to scroll back up and keep hoppin’ with us! – Thank you!

Keep Creating!

Heather Cooper

Please contact your Stampin’ Up! demonstrator if you have any questions or to make a product purchase. If you do not have a demonstrator, I would be happy to answer any questions about products, or the techniques shown here. 

Here's the list of bloggers in our New At SU October Blog Hop to help you keep on track: 

Product List

Trimming The Tree Bundle (English) [162522] $64.75	Trimming The Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158972] $25.00	Celebrate Everything 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159913] $24.50	Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159261] $12.75	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $12.75
Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159259] $12.75	Polished Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155710] $12.75	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131198] $12.75	Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [159210] $11.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $11.00
Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $11.00	Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad [159208] $11.00	Tahitian Tide 1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon [159197] $12.25	Sweet Sorbet 1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon [159200] $12.25	Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders [155433] $13.75
Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $41.00	Tree Trimmings Dies [160256] $47.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $41.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $16.50

Simple Stamping with the Retiring Slice of Happiness

This blogpost is Plan B. Plan A was an unboxing of my new 2020/21 Annual Catalogue Preorder, but as of the time I write this, it still hasn't been delivered. I haven't yet received a notice that the delivery date has changed, like I have for the past 3 days!!! UPS is SUCH a tease! But it's far too late in the evening to tape a video so that will have to wait for a new day. I've never received an order this late at night before, so I'm not holding out much hope that it will arrive today either, but I suppose stranger things have happened and I know UPS is busier than at Christmas right now and short of drivers!

So, back to Plan B. I decided to do some #simplestamping! Stampin' Up! has had a focus on that for the last year, at least! I'm not good at simple stamping. I don't know when to stop to make something simple, so I thought that this would be quick, easy and good practise when I'm short on time. I wanted to use a retiring set, and I focused on Slice of Happiness. This poor set really hasn't had a ton of use this year and I'm sad to see it go. It's ideal for simple stamping because it's a distINKtive stamp set, which means that the images are very realistic. And because this is one of the best working distINKtive sets I've ever used, it is perfect for a beginner's card, because it gives them a striking result just using paper, stamps and ink!

• I've paired up this stamp set with the See a Silhouette Designer Series Paper, which is also retiring and on sale now for $11.81. The mix of Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy and Old Olive on the paper and the Granny Apple Green of the grapes work well together.
• Isn't amazing the many shades of green you get with the distINKtive stamp using only one colour of ink - Granny Apple Green. It gives the image such depth!
• If I was doing a beginner class with this design, I would have the panels for the grapes and the sentiment pre-cut, the former using the Stitched Shapes dies.
• The sentiment is from the same stamp set - Slice of Happiness, a cling set. The card base is a Notecard, from a pack of 20 Notecards & Envelopes, a great suggestion for a beginner to buy to get started.

• The background paper in this one is also from the See a Silhouette DSP. It has tones of Real Red, Mango Melody, Crushed Curry and a little Rich Razzleberry, I think.
• The pomegranates were stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink, but look at all the tones the stamp creates! Awesome!
• The sentiment is stamped in Granny Apple Green.
• The image panel is die cut with the Stitched Rectangles dies. As before, I would have done that before the class, so it's not something that the beginner stamper would have to worry about.

• The final image is of a Kiwi fruit, stamped here in Old Olive ink. The image panel is popped up on dimensionals on a panel of retiring Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper and both are added to more See a Silhouette paper mounted on the front of a Notecard. 
• The sentiment, also from the same stamp set, is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and punched using the Timeless Label punch.

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

*Slice Of Happiness Cling Stamp Set [149289] $29.00	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] $9.50	*See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper [149443] $15.75 $11.81	*Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper [151252] $15.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $10.25	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $10.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $10.25	Timeless Label Punch [149516] $24.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $41.00
Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $48.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

*Retiring Products - available while supplies last, until June 2, 2020.

Simple Silhouette Scenes

I love how Stampin' Up! is really taking the case of the beginner stamper to heart in its newest catalogues. There are so many ways to create classy but simple cards, so that everyone, no matter their level of skill can be successful and make beautiful greeting cards with their Stampin' Up! supplies.

The card I am showing you today is a very simple card, but I think it's very effective and looks artistic. I'm using the Silhouette Scenes stamp set and pairing it with the See a Silhouette Designer Series paper as well as the Sweet Silhouette dies, and in a few short steps, I will have great results.

• The design from the See a Silhouette Designer Series Paper I used gives a water colour effect, even like that of using the Pigment Sprinkles, but there's no muss, no fuss involved. Just cut the panel and glue onto the Basic Black card base.
• The tree is die cut using one of the dies from the Sweet Silhouette Die set, and arranging it on the DSP so that it fits best, but still gives room for the swinging girl image underneath and the sentiment on the top right.
• The swinging girl image and the Keep Dreaming sentiment from the Silhouette Scenes stamp set were heat embossed using Black Stampin' Emboss Powder right onto the DSP, so it looks like the swing is attached to one of the low tree branches.

Give this one a try, it's so easy. And there are many other combinations of paper, stamps and dies between these sets that would make other great simple cards!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today.

Product List

Silhouette Scenes Cling Stamp Set [149223] $31.00	Silhouette Scenes Bundle [151058] $71.00	See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper [149443] $15.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00
Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [146956] $6.75	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Sweet Silhouettes Dies [149541] $48.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50