Swap Cards from My Team

 To get everyone interacting and excited about stamping again, especially as we are getting closer to being able to hold in person classes again (maybe), I decided to organize a card swap for my downline. Not everyone took part but some did and I wanted to show you the beautiful cards that I received as part of the swap. You can see the card that I sent them HERE.

But first I want to explain why my photos have a kind of yellowish light to them, as hard as I tried to edit that out. Here in British Columbia, Canada, we are experiencing terrible forest fires and drought conditions and heat waves and the smoke is just clogging the atmosphere and giving the light a horrible, yellowy cast to it that is just so oppressive. We normally have a wonderful view from our house of Okanagan Lake and the cities of West Kelowna and Kelowna, but this is what it looked like today:

This light filtered in through the windows in broad daylight and made photo taking
a nightmare, so apologies to my downline and my readers ahead of time!

Here are the individual cards:

Susan Martin sent me this one. The thing I love about Susan is that she is always trying something new and this was a new technique involving Stampin' Blends on photo paper spritzed with alcohol. Very avant garde!

This beautiful sample was sent to me from Dianne Gough. It's a design that she CASEd from Susan Campfield in the US. It's a circle panel pull-out card that uses the Encircled in Friendship Bundle from the Annual Catalogue. It's such an elegant design, and I love that the artistry continues from the outside to the inside with a little hidden message! 

This next sample is from one of my newest downline, but you can see that she is not new to stamping and has mad design skills! Kim Findlater used the Seaside Seashells dies, and the Seashells 3D embossing folder along with some of the beautiful In Colour Shimmer Vellum to create this beauty. She also made a written tutorial to go along with it, so if you want a copy of that, let me know and I'll put you in touch with Kim!

From one of my newest downline, to one of my most faithful downline, who joined Stampin' Up! almost at the same time as I did, Doreen has made use of the beautiful Hand-Penned DSP, the Colour and Contour Bundle and the Layering Diorama Dies for her unique and beautiful card. Doreen is a meticulous stamper and often is called on to create hand stamped cards for her hubby's corporation, which means you have to be really good at it! I really love the font on the Colour and Contour sentiments, don't you?

The only demo from my Level 2 to take part, Carol Hamm sent me a card that the photo just doesn't do justice to! She created her own background using alcohol ink blending on vellum, using Stampin' Blends markers and paired it with the gorgeous shimmer vellum, which she embossed, and the Queen Anne's Lace stamp set to create this beauty.

So there are all the swap cards. I hope you enjoyed seeing them. Leave the stampers some love in the comments below. They don't often have their work published!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 3 the 2021 July/Dec Mini Catalogue goes live and you can start to order from it! Anytime after 2 am PDT, you can log onto my Online Store and place an order! I will have the link to the catalogue posted at that time as well as a link to my new Suite Shares for this catalogue.

One More Sleep!!

This is also the last day for the DSP Promo that has been going on all during July! Go to my Online Store to take advantage of this opportunity to stock up at a reduction of 15% off!

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

Encircled In Friendship Bundle (English) [155541] $64.75	Seaside Seashells Dies [156095] $46.00	Seashells 3 D Embossing Folder [154309] $12.25	2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum [155616] $16.25	Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155499] $15.75
Color & Contour Bundle (English) [158356] $69.25	Layering Diorama Dies [155565] $39.00	Queen Anne's Lace Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158309] $23.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00

No Cut Folded Box with Hand-Penned Paper for New At SU July Blog Hop

                

Welcome to our July NEW AT SU! Blog hop! We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who are Hoppin’ with creative paper crafting ideas to share with you. Today we are showcasing creative ways of using the Designer Series Paper that is on sale this month from the 2021/22 Annual Catalogue. I am going to share a No Cut Folded Box made from a piece of 12" x 12" Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper, which is one of the series that is on sale this month in the Designer Series Paper Sale Promotion.

One of the coolest features about these boxes is that you can partially make them up, then store them flat in a drawer or on a shelf until you need to use one, then they just open right up, you pop in the small gift and you fold over the flaps and slide on the belly band! Done! The Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper looks great for this purpose, especially on the sides with the graphic designs like the polka dots on the Pale Papaya or the leaf sprigs on the Highland Heather as I have used here.

• I used two different sheets of the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper to make two of this boxes. The method for making them is best shown in the video tutorial below:

              

• I used a couple of different methods to decorate the boxes. On one I used the Peony Dies to create a Peony flower from Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Blackberry Bliss cardstock and I used Just Jade and Shaded Spruce for the leaves.
• On the other I added both the Petal Pink Organdy Striped Ribbon and the Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon around the belly band, then combined the two ribbons to make a double finger bow to add to the top.

Here's how they go together and what they look like inside!

I hope you enjoyed my project with the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper from the DSP Sale Promotion.  Now please hop on over to Anke Heim, to see what she does with the In Colour DSP!

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

July 2021 New at SU!: Designer Series Paper

 

Tricia’s Stamping Creations: Tidings of Christmas DSP

Stamping the Cape: In Good Taste DSP

De Kijkkast: Hand-Penned DSP

Creative Juice by Loni: Expressions in Ink DSP

Moore Fun Stamping: Hand-Penned DSP

The Flying Stamper: Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP

Gifted Hands, Ink!: Simply Elegant Specialty DSP

Joni in the Spotlight Stamping: Expressions in Ink Specialty DSP

Stamping Flair: Sweet Symmetry DSP

Mamie & Papyrus: You’re a Peach DSP

Playing with Papercrafting: Hand-Penned DSP

Scraphexe: In Color DSP

Stamping with the Copper Cropper: Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP

24/7 Inkspiration: Bloom Where You're Planted DSP

 

Please take a moment to comment at the bottom of this post and let me know how you liked my projects 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. If you live in Canada, you can use the links below to order products from me or join my Papercraft Cats team. 

Product List

Lovely You Cling Stamp Set (English) [152525] $33.00	Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155499] $15.75	Pale Papaya 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155668] $12.00	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105118] $12.00	Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155613] $12.00
Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $12.00	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987] $12.00	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675] $12.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $12.00
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $12.00	Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [159231] $10.50	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $10.25	Petal Pink 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon [149441] $11.00
Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] $9.50	Simply Scored [122334] $41.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.50	Peony Dies [152701] $54.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $9.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25