Magnolia Mood for New at SU

  

Welcome to our March NEW AT SU! Blog Hop! We love to share creative ideas from Stampin' Up! with you. Today we have projects featuring a different product from the Jan-April Mini Catalog (or new Online Exclusives) to demonstrate a project that ISN'T A CARD! I chose an Online Exclusive product called the Magnolia Mood bundle to create a home decor project. I'm actually just using the Magnolia Mood dies, and the Flowering Zinnias DSP, as the Magnolia Mood set doesn't have a coordinating DSP.

I decided to use the embossing dies in the Magnolia Mood die set because they make such stunning images! I had previously used them to make a card and was amazed at the detail, so I decided to make a small framed piece of home decor. For the card, I used white cardstock, but I was left with the feeling it needed more. I picked a piece of green DSP from the Flowering Zinnias set and thought that using Basic Black cardstock for the magnolia die cuts would really stand out against it.

• I started with a base of Basic Black cardstock measuring 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I adhered to it a piece of Flowering Zinnia DSP measuring 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" or whatever size will fit just inside the opening of your frame.
• From Basic Black cardstock, I die cut the large embossing die and the smaller single blossom embossing die.
• I added these to the DSP using Black Dimensionals.
• I wanted to add the words "Sweet Home" but I couldn't find letters the right size to die cut, or those specific words to stamp, so instead I balanced the design by adding some black Classic Matte Dots.

I hope you enjoyed this project made with the Magnolia Mood Bundle, part of the new Online Exclusive offerings, so names because they can't be found in any catalogue. You have to go to the Stampin' Up! website to find them.

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 March Blog Hop to help you keep on track:    

Product List

Magnolia Mood Bundle (English) [163507]	Flowering Zinnias 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163469]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Classic Matte Dots [158146]	Magnolia Mood Dies [163506]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Take Your Pick [144107]	Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip [149655]	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893]	Stampin' Seal [152813]

Magnolia Mood with Comforting Thoughts

 A close friend has been struggling with some very painful health issues lately, and I wanted to make a card for her to give her some encouragement and let her know that I was thinking of her. And in case some of these products don't look familiar, they are the new product offering from our Online Exclusives that were available starting March 5! There are some very amazing sets that you have to see to believe and these are just two of them. 

First is Magnolia Mood with some beautiful floral images and 3 nice sentiments, as well as coordinating dies and some embossing dies that work on their own. Next I used a sentiment set with some very unique sentiments, called Comforting Thoughts, which will come in very handy, I suspect.

See later on in my post for more of the new products. Meanwhile here is my card:

• On a card base of thick Very Vanilla cardstock I added a panel of Nature's Sweetness DSP. Over that, in the lower half, I added two 4 1/4" strips of Natural 3/8" Polka Dot Trim, another one of the new Online Exclusive products. Over these, using dimensionals, I added a deckled circle of the  Nature's Sweetness DSP in another pattern.
• On regular Very Vanilla, I stamped the large magnolia image and the magnolia bud image in Pebbled Path ink and die cut them with the corresponding dies. I coloured them in using Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo markers, Calypso Coral Combo, and Lost Lagoon Blends Combo markers, to give them a bit of a muted look. These were mounted using Stampin' Seal and dimensionals.
• Finally I stamped the sentiment from Comforting Thoughts in Pebbled Path ink on Very Vanilla and die cut it with a Perennial Postage die. That was secured on the card front with a combination of Seal and dimensionals.
• Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots embellish the card front.

• I stamped the envelope with more images from Magnolia Mood and used a couple more sentiments from Comforting Thoughts on the inside.

Here's the link where you can check them all out today: Online Exclusives

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

Magnolia Mood Cling Stamp Set (English) [163502]	Magnolia Mood Bundle (English) [163507]	Comforting Thoughts Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163691]	Nature's Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162616]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [144237]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]	Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad [161648]	Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad [161647]	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893]	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881]
Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161680]	Natural 3/8" (1 Cm) Polka Dot Trim [163465]	Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots [162758]	Magnolia Mood Dies [163506]	Perennial Postage Dies [162607]
Deckled Circles Dies [162286]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes [107300]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]