Nested Friends for New at SU

Welcome to our July NEW AT SU! Blog Hop! We love to share creative card ideas from Stampin' Up! with you. Today we have projects featuring cards using  products from the Online Exclusive collection, found exclusively on the Stampin' Up! website. The product I chose to highlight is the Nested Friends bundle. This was a product in the 2023 January to April Mini Catalogue, and although it didn't carry over into the 2023/24 Annual Catalogue, it got a new life in the Online Exclusive collection.

For this card, I used a swing card base, thick basic white cardstock, 5 1/2" x 5 7/8", scored at 2 1/8" and 3" on the long side. I lined up my 3" circle die so that the middle of the die corresponded to the 2 1/8" score line and secured it with washi tape. Then I arranged the top cutting plate just to the left of the 2 1/8" score line and ran everything through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine. This die cuts half a circle to the left of that first score line. Leaving the die in place the top cutting plate is now moved to the right of the 3" score line and run through the machine again. The result is a small die cut arc to the right of the 3" score line. Fold away from you on the 2 1/8" score line and toward you on the 3" score line to complete the swing card base, ready for decorating.

• I die cut two circles of Basic White to match the diameter of the center circle and embossed both with the Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder (also from the Online Exclusive collection). Then I glued one to each side of the swing circle.
• I cut a  2 5/8" x 5 1/4" piece of the Fresh Freesia design of the Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper. I temporarily laid it down on the larger inside panel then turned the card over to trace with a pencil where the circle cuts into it. I trimmed that with paper snips then glued that down.
• I did the same with a 1 7/8" x 5 1/4" piece of the same DSP for the front panel, again tracing on the DSP from the back where the circle cuts into it. The DSP is trimmed and adhered with glue.
• I stamped two of the bird images from the Nested Friends stamp set in Boho Blue and coloured them in with Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Markers and a combination of Berry Burst and Light Sweet Sorbet. 
• Using the Nested Friends Dies I die cut the birds, a solid nest from Pecan Pie and a nest outline in Early Espresso, plus three eggs in Balmy Blue. I added all of those to the circle.
• The two sentiments were from the same stamp set and stamped in Pecan Pie and die cut with the Deckled Rectangle dies.

• This little gift box is made using Pretty Peacock cardstock for the bottom and the Pretty Peacock design of Masterfully Made DSP for the top. The bottom is 5" square, scored at 1" on all sides, and the top is 4" square, scored at 1/2" on all sides.
• The nest is die cut as above. The bird and branch are stamped in Memento ink and coloured using Pretty Peacock and Petal Pink Stampin Blends markers for the bird and Pecan Pie and Shaded Spruce for the branch.
• Both the card and the gift box are adorned with the Festive Pearls

I hope you enjoyed this project made with the Nested Friends bundle available in the Online Exclusives collection, and the Masterfully Made DSP from the Annual Catalogue! 

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 July Blog Hop to help you keep on track:  

Product List

Nested Friends Cling Stamp Set (English) [160322] $34.00	Masterfully Made 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161192] $17.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $12.25	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.50	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $13.75
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $13.75	Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717] $13.75	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $13.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $9.00	Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [161650] $12.25
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] $12.25	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [148544] $12.00	Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161681] $13.75	Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159224] $13.75	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $13.75
Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674] $13.75	Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154895] $12.00	Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $13.75	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $13.75	Festive Pearls [159963] $9.75
Leaf Fall 3 D Embossing Folder [159847] $15.00	Nested Friends Dies [160488] $45.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $41.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00

Nesting Friends at Countryside Corners for As You See It Challenge #298

It's been awhile but I have a good excuse - I was moving! I didn't have a craft room or craft supplies available for a couple of weeks, but now I'm back in business, sort of! I'm in a space about half the size of my old room with twice as much stuff that has to go in it and I'm still trying to figure it all out! But at least I can work in it, and I'm sure it will become more functional as I sort and purge some more!

Anyway, I couldn't miss this week's As You See It Challenge #298. It's a fill in the blank challenge created by team member, Joanne, and here's the banner:

To fill in the blank, I would say that the most recent addition to my craft stash is the Nesting Friends Bundle and the Countryside Inn Suite, which includes the Countryside Corner Bundle. These charming products work very well together, especially as the Countryside Inn DSP has a bird themed design as one of its patterns.

• I used a card base of the returning Misty Moonlight and on it I added a layer of the Countryside Inn DSP with a striped pattern, framed with a narrow border of basic white.
• On top of that I added a panel with the opposite side of the DSP pattern, which has a bird theme. This panel has been die cut using the Countryside Corners dies and backed with the next size die cut in Basic White.
• I stamped two birds in Balmy Blue and die cut them along with a Basic White branch and nest using the Nesting Friends dies. I glued the nest and branch and used dimensionals to add the birds.
• The sentiment is from the Nesting Friends stamp set and it perfectly matches the smallest die from the Countryside Corners dies.
• The last touch was some Iridescent Pearls.

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The new catalogue is open for business!! Are you excited? What are your favourites. I will let you know mine in a coming post, but can you guess what my favourite suite is.....it has the initials E.E. If you know my style it shouldn't be too hard to figure out! Leave a comment and we'll see how many get it right.

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Product List

Nested Friends Cling Stamp Set (English) [160322] $34.00	Countryside Inn 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161467] $17.00	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081] $13.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.50	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $12.25
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $12.25	Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels [158987] $10.25	Nested Friends Dies [160488] $45.00	Countryside Corners Dies [161471] $39.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00
Boho Blue Limited Edition Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [161104] $86.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00