What's Cookin' Bundle

 

This sweet little bundle has been sitting in my stash for a while now just waiting its turn to be inked up and die cut! And it has been so patient that it needed to be rewarded with trip to my craft table so to speak! The What's Cookin' Bundle can be found on page 34 of the 2021/22 Annual Catalogue. It's perfect for the foodie in your circle of friends and family! Whether they like to cook or bake, there are tools in this set to accommodate both! 

Here's what I did with it:

• The coolest part of this set is the cutting board embossing die. It die cuts and embosses wood grain on the die cut at the same time. I used a wood grain DSP from the In Good Taste series for mine, but it definitely added to the texture to have the embossing feature as well.
• I love all the little die cut vegie pieces. You can stamp and die cut the set of three all at once to make it faster. They really enhance the look of the image to have them on the cutting board.
• I stamped the knife on the wood grain DSP and die cut it. Then I heat embossed the blade part only on some Silver Foil sheet (which are now retired! I'm not gonna lie - I don't understand why! Hopefully it'll be back with the July/Dec Mini). I die cut the blade and attached it to the wood grain knife with glue dots. 
• For the whisk, I die cut it from Silver Foil Sheets and then die cut it again from Poppy Parade cardstock and cut off the handle to adhere to the silver whisk with glue dots. The whisk handle and the peppers echo the colour of the card base and add a much needed pop to the whole project.
• The granite countertop and tile backsplash are both designs from the In Good Taste Designer Series Papers.
• The sentiment is from the What's Cookin' stamp set and is die cut with the Tasteful Label dies.

You can now purchase any of the kits you like from Stampin' Up!'s Kits Collection. They are all-inclusive kits with everything you need to make beautiful projects for either $16.25 for no stamping required kits, or $26.00 for some stamping required kits. Here are some possibilities:

These will be available until supplies last and new kits will be introduced as soon as they are produced for an ever-changing inventory! Always something to try! Stamp on your own, or get your friends to purchase their favourite kit and then everyone can get together and stamp! (In person or online!)

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

What's Cookin' Cling Stamp Set [154491] $30.00	What's Cookin' Bundle [155845] $62.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $6.75	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $29.00	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119793] $12.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $10.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $12.00	Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154902] $12.00	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $12.00
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $12.00	Cookin' Dies [154333] $39.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $42.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Dandy Garden Wishes for Monday Morning Live

 I just finished my Jan/Jun Mini Catalogue Launch Online over the weekend and I was pretty worn out by Sunday. However much fun they are, and this one was a blast, I always feel drained at the end! But I needed a sample for my blog post and something for my Monday Morning Facebook Live, and luckily I had some choices amongst the sample cards I made for the Catalogue Launch.

 

I'm not a big fan of the colours in the Dandy Garden Suite, but I do love the images and die cuts, so I decided to change up the colours on a few of the cards I created, because maybe some of my customers felt the same way I did. For this card, I used a piece of Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper in a So Saffron stenciled-looking design with a So Saffron card base and a Basic Black matte.

Then I die cut dandelion shapes using the Dandy Wishes dies from Silver Foil sheets and added them to the card front using Glue Dots.

The small dragon fly was punched using the Dragonflies punch and added with a Mini Dimensional.

The sentiment is from the Garden Wishes stamp set and is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

The materials and measurements are as follows:

Card Base: So Saffron Cardstock: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" on the 8 1/2" side.

Backing: Basic Black: 5 1/4" x 4"

Fine Art Floral DSP: 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"

Silver Foil Sheets: 4" x 7", 4" x 2 1/2"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   

Sentiment: Garden Wishes stamp set

Dies: Dandy Wishes Dies

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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

Garden Wishes Cling Stamp Set [154408] $30.00	Garden Wishes Bundle (English) [156220] $70.00	Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558] $15.75	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $6.75	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105118] $12.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Dragonflies Punch [154240] $24.00	Dandy Wishes Dies [154315] $48.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50

Pretty in Pink Poinsettia

 I love Christmas cards in non-traditional colours! How about you? Today I'm going for pink, silver and Gray Granite with Sahara Sand. The pink is my favourite Petal Pink which goes so well with those neutrals, and I think the overall effect is quite elegant. I used the Poinsettia Dies, which bundle with the Poinsettia Petals stamp set, a gorgeous bundle which I think is one of the must haves of the Aug/Dec Mini Catalogue, if you don't yet have it! Honestly, you can whip up a poinsettia flower in minutes and it looks amazing, even without any ink at all, with those poinsettia embossing plates that you use at the same time as you die cut the layer of petals. And you can die cut all three layers in the same turn of the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.

Here are some instructions:

• On a Sahara Sand base I mounted a Silver Foil layer and a piece of Peony Garden Designer Series Paper in a subtle Gray Granite design, on top of that.
• The sentiment, from the For Unto Us stamp set, is stamped in Sahara Sand ink, on Whisper White cardstock, then die cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die and backed with Silver Foil, die cut using a scalloped rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly dies. Both are mounted flat using Stampin' Seal.
• The poinsettia petals are die cut and embossed with the Poinsettia Dies from Petal Pink cardstock then shaped using a bone folder and layered using Glue Dots as the adhesive. 
• Silver Foil is die cut for the center of the flower and the sprigs of berries layered behind the flower with the Whisper White berries. These are all dies from the Poinsettia Dies set. 
• The sprigs of berries are added to the card front with strong adhesive such at Stampin' Seal+ placed behind where the flower will go and only a short length of the adhesive is needed to hold them.

Do you like traditionally coloured or non-traditionally coloured Christmas cards?

Tomorrow you will be able to start ordering the products from the Curvy Celebrations Promotion. Have you been seeing lots of projects using them? Did you know that the Quite Curvy stamp set and the Curvy Dies will be available in the up coming Jan/June Mini Catalogue, but the Curvy Christmas stamp set and the Classic Christmas 6 x 6 DSP is only available now until January 3? So, while some of the products are an Early Release, others are a Limited Time Offer that you need to get while they are around! Here's what you can order:

If you need more convincing, check out my Pinterest Board with more samples on it. You can purchase it at my Online Store, starting tomorrow, Tues., November 3.

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 

For Unto Us Cling Stamp Set [153335] $29.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $6.75	Peony Garden Designer Series Paper [152483] $15.75	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121043] $12.00	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $12.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $10.25	Poinsettia Dies [153522] $49.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $48.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $44.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $16.25	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25