Seasonal Swirls Dies

We have so many fantastic die sets and specialty papers in our catalogues that I wanted to make a birthday card with a minimum of stamping and instead focus on the amazing resources in paper and dies that we have to offer. So I got out my new Seasonal Swirls Dies set along with my favourite Blackberry Beauty Specialty DSP and the Brushed Metallic Cardstock to come up with the following Fall Birthday Card:

• On a Cajun Craze cardstock base I added a Basic White cardstock layer, stamped with the sentiment from the Elegantly Said stamp set in Cajun Craze in the lower left corner.
• I added a 2" strip of one of the patterns of the Blackberry Beauty Specialty Designer Series Paper pack across the middle.
• I then cut three of the fall swirl die cuts with a pumpkin and two leaf patterns each, from the Copper and Gold Brushed Metallic Cardstock and some Cajun Craze cardstock.
• I added each spiral using some glue dots then added the pumpkins, two with glue dots and 1 using a Stampin' Dimensional. I added various leaves, in mixed pairs and singly, around the wreath and in between the pumpkins.

Sale-A-Bration 2021 is drawing to a close in 3 days!! Have you earned all the rewards you want from the fabulous choices you have available? Have you earned an invite to my exclusive Celebrate Sale-A-Bration Party in October just for earning a Sale-A-Bration reward in 2021?

Don't miss out! You still have 3 days to get your orders in! Order yourself from my Online Store or message me with your orders.

You still have time!

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

Elegantly Said Cling Stamp Set [155095] $31.00	Elegantly Said Bundle (English) [155753] $49.50	Blackberry Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [156458] $20.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $20.00	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $12.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119790] $5.00	Seasonal Swirls Dies [156564] $46.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50

Game On Masculine Valentine

 It's that time of year again, when I create a new creative design for a masculine valentine for my hubby, who some of my customers refer to as Mr. Stampin' Up!, because he delivers their orders to them for me! This year I used Game On for my design. I don't know if you noticed, but all the cards in the image with the playing cards are hearts! In fact it's a royal flush of hearts, one of the rarest hands in poker!! I can't think of a better metaphor for a good husband in marriage that has lasted for almost 43 years! Lucky me, indeed!

I'll be featuring this card in my Monday Morning Live on Facebook today so tune in at 11 am PST to Playing with Papercrafting:

           

• My Crumb Cake base is 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" on the long side.
• The next layer is Soft Suede, cut at 5 1/4" x 4".
• The Very Vanilla panel is 3 1/2" x 4 3/4". It's sponged around the edges with Soft Suede. On it the images are embossed in Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, even the sentiment on the banner.
• The images are from Game On, including the bottom sentiment.
• The sentiment on the top banner is from the Always in My Heart stamp set and is die cut with the Floral Heart dies.
• All the small hearts are die cut with the small stitched heart in the Mini Curvy Keepsakes Dies. You'll notice that they don't have the hole for the tag that that die has built in. That's because I got my husband to take it off with some metal cutters because I wanted a small heart of that shape.
• The hearts are Crumb Cake, sponged with Soft Suede, Real Red, and Gold Brushed Metallic cardstock, which won't be available again until the next July/Dec Mini Catalogue, but I have a ton of it left.
• The final embellishment is a bow tied with a quadruple layer of linen thread and added with a glue dot.

That's the materials and measurement used. Tune into my Facebook live this morning to see how to put it together, or catch the replay on YouTube.

Especially if you live out of town, today is the deadline to sign up for my February Technique Online class, where we are featuring Fun Folds. We'll be doing a Lever Card, an Accordion card and a Crossover card!

Here are the details: 

You asked for Fun Folds and Fun Folds is the focus of February's Online Technique class. We will be doing 6 cards - 2 each of 3 different fun folds: Lever card, Crossover card, and an Accordian card, shown above. You can choose sentiments of your choice from your own stamp sets so the cards will be all occasion.

Note: I will send you class packages containing cardstock and DSP, cut, punched and die cut, along with embellishments, but I'm not allowed to send you prestamped images, due to copyright issues. You will need a basic list of supplies or alternatives to complete your projects that you can find below.

Option 1

The paper package with all the cardstock, DSP (cut, punched & die cut) & extras for $20.

Option 2

The paper package with all the cardstock, DSP (cut, punched & die cut) & extras is free with an order of $30 or more from my Online Store.  Don't forget that it is Sale-A-Bration and orders of $60 or more earn Sale-A-Bration rewards from the SAB Brochure.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 20, 1 pm. using Facebook Live with links to the YouTube Replay afterwards.

Register HERE by Monday, Feb. 8.

I hope to have some of you join with me.

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

Game On Cling Stamp Set (English) [152646] $26.00	Always In My Heart Photopolymer Stamp Set [154337] $24.00	Always In My Heart Bundle [156194] $68.25	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $20.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $12.00
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $12.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $13.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Linen Thread [104199] $6.75
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $8.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box Dies [150644] $46.00	Dies Floral Heart [154306] $52.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25

Let's Celebrate Giving the Boot to 2020!

 I wanted to design a New Year's card and since we didn't really have a New Year's stamp set this year I had to get a bit creative! After all, if there ever was a New Year's Eve to celebrate, it has to be the turning over from 2020 to 2021, right?! I mean with the vaccines starting to roll out now, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, if we can just hang in there a little longer!

I picked and chose from several different sets: Itty Bitty Christmas and Band Together stamp sets for the sentiments, Whiskey Business for the stamped image, Stitched Stars Dies for the stars, the retired Little Numbers dies for the year, and the Wonder of the Season Specialty Designer Series Paper for the background.

       

• I'll be recreating this card in my Monday Morning Facebook Live today at 11 am, and then I will upload the replay to YouTube and post it here.
• I'll include materials & measurements here:

Basic Black cardstock: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" on the 8 1/2" side.

                                 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" for the embossed sentiment

Black script pattern from the Wonder of the Season Specialty DSP: 5" x 3 3/4"

Basic White: 3/4" x 3 1/8" for the sentiment; 4 1/4" x 5" for the images.

Brushed Metallic Cardstock: Brass - 4" x 6"   Silver Foil Sheet - 4" x 4" 

Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon - 3 3/4"

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat Tool

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Versamark Ink, Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo, Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo, So Saffron Light Stampin Blends, Paper Snips, Little Numbers Dies, Stitched Stars dies, 1 1/2" Circle Punch.

           

• I had to mask part of the Celebrate sentiment on the stamp to isolate just the Celebrate word to use.
• The old, retired Little Numbers dies leave the big bumps on the foil from the holes in the dies. This doesn't happen in newer die sets like the Playful Alphabet Dies, which would be a better choice. I think of them as marquis lights! Right?

Starting January 5th, you'll be able to order our "Baby Boss", the teeny version of the "Big Boss" or the Stampin' Cut & Emboss. These little machines are fully functional versions that can die cut and emboss, but with dies and embossing folders scaled for the size of the cutting platform of the "Baby Boss", whose real name is the Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss. The catalogue number is 150673 and the retail price will be $82 CAD. It comes with the standard platform and cutting pads and a regular embossing plate and 3D embossing plate. It's so lightweight and portable, you're going to love it!!

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

Band Together Cling Stamp Set [149231] $31.00	Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En) [150513] $30.00	Whiskey Business Cling Stamp Set (English) [152550] $26.00	Wonder Of The Season Specialty Designer Series Paper [153488] $20.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $20.00
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $6.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	*Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $8.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $12.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $12.00	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $12.00	Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897] $11.50
1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] $22.00	*Little Numbers Thinlits Dies [138278] $25.00	Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $52.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $5.50

*Retired products no longer sold by Stampin' Up!