Whimsy & Wonder Suite for Freshly Made Sketches' 500th Challenge

 

Wow! 500 challenges! That is impressive commitment! And it deserves a huge congratulations to the crew at Freshly Made Sketches. Well done everyone! I know from running my own challenge blog that it takes a lot of work and dedication to keep that up.

I really wanted to honor their 500th challenge by entering. Here is the sketch:

I'm in the process of creating samples for my catalogue launch in a week and I still hadn't come up with anything for the Whimsy & Wonder Suite, so I decided to use it for this challenge. Whimsy & Wonder is all about non-traditional colours and leans heavily into Polished Pink and Blushing Bride, so my Christmas card creation is a testament to pink:

• On the Polished Pink card base and the Basic White layer, I've added a background from the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty Designer Series Paper in Blushing Bride with silver foil snowflake accents.
• I used the Ornate Layers Dies to die cut then modify a panel for the left hand side in Basic White. One of the Wonderful Snowflake iridescent foil embellishments was added before I started adding the Christmas trees.
• The tree in the back was die cut both from Polished Pink and Blushing Bride, then I used the Polished Pink 'skeleton' and added the Blushing Bride inserts, gluing them in. I die cut some baubles and stars from mirrored silver foil finish from the Silver Foil Specialty Pack. I added baubles and a star to this tree.
• The second tree was heat embossed with silver embossing powder on Blushing Bride cardstock and die cut using the Christmas Tree dies. One of the silver foil stars was added to the top. This image is from the Whimsical Trees stamp set.
• The third tree was heat embossed with silver embossing powder on Polished Pink cardstock and die cut with the Christmas Tree dies. The image is also from the Whimsical Trees stamp set. One of the silver foil stars was added to the top of this one as well, using a glue dot. The last two trees were adhered using Stampin' Dimensionals.
• The sentiment is embossed in silver on Basic White cardstock and die cut with a label die from the Seasonal Label dies.

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Product List

Whimsical Trees Cling Stamp Set (English) [156330] $30.00	Whimsical Trees Bundle (English) [156810] $70.00	Whimsy & Wonder 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [156329] $20.00	Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457] $13.50	Polished Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155710] $12.00
Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131198] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $24.00	Wonderful Snowflakes [156340] $8.25
Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $50.00	Christmas Trees Dies [156339] $48.00	Seasonal Labels Dies [156299] $52.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Ornate Thank You

Every once in a while, I'll get out a pack of Note Cards & Envelopes and mass produce some thank you cards for my customers to go in their orders. Often, Paper Pumpkin kits meet my needs for these, but the last kit was for Birthday Cards and I used this month's adorable kit for my Team rewards, so it was time to mass produce again. This time I got out my Ornate Thanks stamp set and another die set in the same Ornate Garden Suite, but not the one bundled with that particular stamp set. I used the Ornate Layers Dies.

And I really love the limited but beautiful palette of the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper with the Petal Pink, Gray Granite and Basic Gray and I decided to put it all together to make some elegant thank you cards.

• I added a 3 3/8" x 4 7/8" piece of the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper to each Note Card front. I only used either Petal Pink or Gray Granite designs.
• I die cut Gray Granite or Petal Pink panels using the Ornate Layers dies. I used Gray Granite on top of Petal Pink DSP and vice versa.
• I stamped the sentiment from the Ornate Thanks stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on the front of each panel and adhered them to the card front.
• I used the 1/4" Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon to tie a small bow and attached one to each card front using a Glue Dot.

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* All-new design and shopping experience.  

* More intuitive navigation and product organization logic. 

* New filter and sort options. 

* Improved photography and product display. 

* A much improved, mobile-friendly shopping experience. 

* A simpler and easier checkout process. 

* Inventory Status Report integration (i.e., customers will have a quick, visual indication regarding the inventory levels of any product).

And the good news is that it's already been tried and tested in the UK for several months and they worked all the bugs out for us, so the transition should be fairly smooth.

What you need to know and do:

If you have an account, your password and information will still be good, but if your computer has stored the password for the site for you, your computer won't recognize this as the same site. Therefore, you need to find your password and write it down so that you can use it in the new site and then you can get your computer to save it for you again.

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

Ornate Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [149471] $24.00	Ornate Thanks Bundle (English) [154115] $63.00	Peony Garden Designer Series Paper [152483] $15.75	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] $9.50	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $12.00
Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983] $12.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Gray Granite 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon [152463] $9.50	Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $50.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25

Tasteful Touches for New at SU Blog Hop

Welcome to our 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 the new 2020/2022 In Colours from the 2020 - 2021 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. I am using the Tasteful Touches bundle to create some cards in all five of the new In Colours so that you can see all of them together!

• I decided to go with a basic layout and vary the colour and background Designer Paper for each of the cards. Points if you can spot the differences between them!
• The first two are in Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight. Those colours are used for the card bases, the ornate background panel created with the Ornate Layers Dies, the backing for the sentiment, created with the Tasteful Labels dies (part of the In Good Taste Suite that I'm featuring), the ribbon and the flower image from Tasteful Touches that I stamped, coloured with the appropriate Stampin' Blends Combo and fussy cut.
• The background Designer Series Paper is from the In Good Taste collection which is part of this same suite of products. It has a great variety of texture in all the designs and is one of my favourites in the whole Annual Catalogue.
• I used the Square Vellum Doilies behind the flower image, but cut away the corners. I also used some of the design element images from the Tasteful Touches stamp set to stamp on the DSP, right behind the label in some cases.

• These two samples feature the 2020-2022 In Colours, Cinnamon Cider and Bumble Bee.  You'll notice a different sentiment with these two and therefore a different backing label. What other differences do you notice? Take a close look at the Bumble Bee ribbon.

• Now for maybe my favourite of the new In Colours. This one is called Just Jade and it's a perfect shade of green to my way of thinking - not too blue and not too green, but very eye-pleasing and it goes along with so many other colours. Notice the different design of DSP behind it? And the stamping done on it? 

Which are your favourites among the new 2020 - 2022 In Colours? Tell me why below.

I hope you enjoyed my project with the Tasteful Touches stamp set and the Tasteful Labels Dies. Now please hop on over to Terry Montgomery's blog to see what's new with SU in her world:

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

July 2020 Blog Hop Roll Call

Creative Juice by Loni - In Color Memories & More Cards

Tricia's Stamping Creations - Pattern Play with In Color

As the Ink Dries - Moonlight, Jade & Whale Done

A Crowning Creation - Lovely You In Color

Stamping Flair - Fancy Phrases In Colour

Gifted Hands Ink - Misty Moonlight

A Little Kinder - Bumblebee

Moore Fun Stamping - Pretty Parasol In Color

Jemini Crafts - In Colour Postage for You

Stamping with the Copper Cropper - In Colors

Playing with Paper Crafting - Tasteful Touches In Colour

Terryfic Cards - Just Jade

247inkspiration - In Color Flowers for Every Season Suite

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

Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562] $31.00	Tasteful Touches Bundle (English) [154098] $65.50	Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock [153077] $12.00	Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153078] $12.00	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $12.00
Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153080] $12.00	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $29.00	Square Vellum Doilies [152484] $6.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153105] $12.00	Just Jade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153107] $12.00	Magenta Madness Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153106] $12.00	Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153108] $12.00
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $12.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $12.00	Misty Moonlight 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon [153624] $8.25	Magenta Madness 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon [153623] $8.25	Just Jade 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon [153621] $8.25
Cinnamon Cider Ribbon [152482] $8.25	Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $50.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $42.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $16.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50