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]

Peony Garden DSP and Dies

I am busily making samples for my Online Catalogue Launch this Saturday and I always like to include at least one sample of home decor so I pulled out a little frame that I have and added some leftover Peony Garden Designer Series Paper on top of some Gray Granite cardstock. Have I mentioned how much I love this Designer Series? The Gray Granite, Basic Gray and Petal Pink are so appealing to me as a limited combo. It reminds me of a set we had a few years back and I think it was called Something Borrowed. It was based on Sahara Sand and Whisper White, and I think there were some pink embellishments that went with it! I loved that series so much and I don't know how many packages I went through! I think Peony Garden is destined to be the same for me!

But then there are the Peony Dies!! Oh, my goodness! When I first opened the package and saw them, I wasn't hopeful:

I was like, "What is this? It looks like a 50 piece jigsaw puzzle or something! What do I even do with this?!"

But after removing the outline pieces that coordinate with the Prized Peony stamp set, it turns out that there are only 5 flower pieces and 6 leaf pieces, with each of 3 leaves each having 2 parts.

And the flower pieces work so well: they slip inside each other smallest to largest, and match at the bottom edge, where you fasten them!! So much easier than it looks!

Anyway, here's another look at my picture frame:

• I sponged and curled with a bone folder all the Petal Pink petal edges of the peony before assembling it. The center (in Basic Black) is added last of all the petals. 
• The leaves are Soft Sea Foam and Granny Apple Green for the highlights.
• I added some of the Elegant Faceted Gems that come with this set as extra embellishments to catch the light.

And that's it for today. As I write this, Tuesday night, I keep falling asleep and leaving long lines of zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz's, so I'm going to make it short!

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

Peony Garden Designer Series Paper [152483] $15.75	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983] $12.00	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $12.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $12.00
Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] $12.00	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $10.25	Stamping Sponges [141337] $7.00	Peony Dies [152701] $54.00	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $10.25
Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Home Sweet Home Village

I was planning all sorts of paper crafting yesterday, but I got involved in one project and it took me most of the day and that's where it stopped! I had a lot of fun, but I didn't get as much done as I had planned. You see, I opened my Sweet Home Bundle, which consists of the Sweet Home Photopolymer stamp set and the Home Sweet Home Thinlits! The possibilities with this bundle are endless, but I worked on three projects: a regular house, a Christmas gingerbread house and a Halloween haunted house.

As I said, it was a lot of fun, but let me caution you that you should not attempt one of these projects unless you have an ample supply of time, fine motor skills and patience! The results will be well worth your time, but a quick, five minute project this ain't!

Here's Bonnie from Head Office to tell you a bit more:

        


Here are some different angles so you can see what I did with my little houses:

I made extensive use of the Fine Tip Glue Pen. You know, the more I use it, the better I like it! It was sure a big help with all the tiny pieces I glued on these projects. The two things to remember are to hold your piece in place for a couple of seconds to let the glue set up a bit before letting go and try really hard not to get the glue on your project as you can't use your adhesive remover on it. I found the last one difficult with all the tiny pieces, but it was only on the gingerbread door that I had issues and I fixed it by adding a new one.

• This was a pretty extensive project to give you all the ins and outs, but a couple of hints are to die cut the doors and windows and all the pieces before assembling. Glue on the doors and windows, window frames, shingles, decor and pretty much everything before assembling the house. It's much easier to add the items on a flat, horizontal surface than if it's already vertical and 3D.
• The flowers for the window boxes on the regular house were stamped and die cut using the Jar of Love stamp set and Everyday Jars Framelits. They are just the right scale for the house.
• The gingerbread man is actually just fussy cut from a piece of Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper.
• The door on the haunted house is embossed using the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and sponged with Soft Suede ink. The hinges and door knob are actually a dismembered bat from the Home Sweet Home thinlits. (Ewww!) The hinges are the wings and the door knob is the body!
• I die cut the windows right through the walls of the haunted house, but then stamped spider webs on the corners of a piece of Whisper White, sponged it with Smoky Slate, cut them out and glued them behind the windows so the spider webs would fit where I wanted them.

Get yourself this bundle and have fun. You can actually make a bird house and a dog house as well! Can you imagine what you could use them for?

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today.

Product List

Sweet Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [140936]	Sweet Home Photopolymer Bundle [143516]	Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [141587]	Jar Of Love Photopolymer Bundle [142342]	Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper [142022]
Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper [141981]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138336]
Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417]	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105117]	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326]	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398]	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395]	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179]	Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad [138324]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]
Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies [140279]	Everyday Jars Framelits Dies [141490]	Big Shot [143263]	Glue Dots [103683]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]