Heads Up! First Wednesday Post!

                                  

Heads Up!

This is my first post today and it is just to give you a heads up that my Wednesday post will be published a little later than usual today as I'm part of an international blog hop called New at SU! Stay tuned and come back at 1 pm PDT today to enjoy a blog hop featuring the Perfect Partners (stamp and die sets) from the 2022/2023 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue or the 2022 Jul/Dec Mini Catalogue! I know you'll enjoy it! I always look forward to it and I get great ideas from the other bloggers in this group. See you again at 1 pm.  

Presto Pumpkins for As You See It Speed Challenge #283

 It's another As You See It Challenge and this time it's one that I used to loathe, but now I'm getting pretty proficient at it, so I don't dislike it as much! It's a speed challenge and the theme of the challenge is pumpkins & gourds, hence my title, Presto Pumpkins (the only alliteration I could come up with!) I accomplished this one in 8 min 11 sec so I had time to spare. Mind you, it was a fairly simple concept without anything too fancy, but due to the busy nature of the background, I didn't feel anything too fancy would be appropriate.

Because gourds are included in the theme, I was keen to use the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper from the Jul/Dec Mini Catalogue because there is one design that has gourds as well as pumpkins on it. Then I thought I'd mirror the DSP by stamping a couple of pumpkins from the Hello Harvest stamp set in black Memento ink on both Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze cardstock then die cut them with the Rustic Harvest Dies. 

The ribbon is a retired one, Crushed Curry Seam Binding ribbon, but it was perfect for this project. The sentiment is stamped on Basic White with Memento Ink and die cut with the banner die from the Rustic Harvest dies. I also die cut a matching Cajun Braze backing for the sentiment. Everything was mounted on the Crushed Curry card front. Finally I added some leftover Amber Gems from the Leaf Label/Amber Gem Combo Pack. And I stopped the clock at 8 minutes and 11 seconds. Not too shabby!

For the month of September, you can purchase any of these 6 brand new die sets that match current stamp sets in the Annual or Jul/Dec Mini Catalogues!

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

Hello Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English) [159634] $32.00	Hello Harvest Bundle (English) [159644] $68.25	Rustic Harvest 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159633] $16.50	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $12.75	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $12.75
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Leaf Label & Amber Gem Combo Pack [159969] $11.00	*Crushed Curry 3/8" (1 Cm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [149444] $9.50	Rustic Pumpkin Dies [159643] $44.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $13.75	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

*Retired Product - no longer available

Babies are a Season of Chic for As You See It Challenge #282

 How do you make a Baby themed card for the latest As You See It Theme Challenge when you don't have any Baby themed stamp sets? This was my dilemma this week thanks to team member Jan, who created this challenge. I had to get creative, so I went to my favourite stamp set, Season of Chic, and also one that I haven't tried yet, Amazing Silhouettes, and I come up with an artsy kind of baby themed card. Here's the challenge banner:

And here's a closer look at my design:

• The thing that made me choose the Texture Chic suite in the first place was the Petal Pink paper with the gold foil polka dots, then I found out that I only had one small strip of it left!😞 So I chose a multicoloured one with flowers as the theme, to add it to.
• I was given the Amazing Silhouettes stamp set at one of Stampin' Up!'s online events but I hadn't used it yet. I thought it would work well as a focal point if I used the butterfly silhouette on Basic White using Soft Succulent ink. I die cut it with one of the stitched circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies and also die cut a backing from the Distressed Gold Specialty Paper one size larger. I mounted the butterfly off center purposely so that I could use part of it to partially back the sentiment.
• The sentiment is from the Charming Sentiments stamp set (as is the inside sentiment). I stamped it in Gray Granite and die cut it with one of the Stylish Shapes squares, turning it so it was in a diamond shape.
• After that, I stamped two of the two-step flowers: one in Petal Pink and Gray Granite and one in Pool Party and Soft Succulent.
• I die cut several accents in the Distressed Gold Specialty Paper using the Chic Dies, including outlines for the flowers, smaller flower outlines, and leaf outlines. I also cut one of the grid texture elements that is so unique to this die set.

I assembled all the pieces as you see here and added a bow made from Pool Party 3/8" Sheer Ribbon. Hopefully, butterflies, flowers and a few visible polka dots are enough for a baby theme! Oh, and here is the inside sentiment:

Necessity is the mother of invention!! Is it time to think of Halloween yet? Apparently, yes!

I always find that my September Paper Pumpkin kit provides some great treat holders for the trick or treaters that come to my door. Mind you, I don't get a lot of them, so if you do, you could save them for a special few or for a party. This September's kit looks to be the same, so if you want it you'll need to sign up before September 10 HERE.

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

Season Of Chic Bundle (English) [158816] $79.00	Season Of Chic Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158810] $37.00	Amazing Silhouettes Cling Stamp Set [157814] $30.00	Charming Sentiments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159985] $32.00	Texture Chic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [158808] $21.00
Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159237] $7.00	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924] $12.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $11.00	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $11.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $11.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $11.00	Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [152462] $8.25	Chic Dies [158815] $51.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $41.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25

Harvest Delights on the Easel

      

Welcome to our August 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 featuring the fun fold cards with a fall theme with products from either the Annual Catalogue or the 2022 Jul/Dec Mini Catalogue! I wanted to show you a fairly easy Easel fold card which is great for display, and I'm using the Rustic Harvest Suite with its Hello Harvest Bundle to create it.

The Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper is a rich looking collection of fall designs featuring pumpkins, leaves, chrysanthemums and acorns. It uses Merry Merlot, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, and surprisingly, Basic Black. I've used Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow, Basic Black and then added in some Copper and Gold metallics for my design.

• The standard card base is Cajun Craze cardstock. Over that is a layer of Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper, in the Mossy Meadow colour. To make an easel card, cut a piece of cardstock in half at 4 1/4" on the short side to get a piece 4 1/4" x 11". On the long side, score at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2".
• On a piece of Basic White cardstock I stamped the pumpkin image, the flower bouquet image and four leaf images, as well as the single small flower image in Versamark ink and covered them with Copper embossing powder. I then heat set them using the Heat Tool. Using the Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends combo I coloured in the pumpkin and using the Cajun Craze and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends, as well as the Mossy Meadows Stampin' Blends Combo for the foliage and the pumpkin stem, and a little So Saffron Light on some of the puffy flowers I coloured in the bouquet and pumpkin stem.
• I die cut all the pieces with the Rustic Pumpkin Dies, then die cut and embossed two more pumpkins using the Brushed Metallic Cardstock in copper and gold. I die cut the stems and vines from Mossy Meadows cardstock.

• I assembled all the pieces as you see here. The bouquet, one of the leaves and two vine pieces are mounted on the inside of the card, on Dimensionals to create the "door stop" that keeps the easel open for display. There is a sentiment from the stamp set inside the card, stamped in Mossy Meadow ink.
• The outer sentiment, also from the stamp set, is embossed in copper, on the banner that was die cut from Basic White using a die from Rustic Pumpkin Dies, with an identical backing die cut from Gold Brushed Metallic cardstock. I mounted it right on the 2 3/4" fold on the top flap of the card so it would pop up when the easel was folded.

I hope you enjoyed this autumn themed card made with the Rustic Harvest Suite! I know you would enjoy creating with this great suite of products! 

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 August Blog Hop to help you keep on track:

Product List

Hello Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English) [159634] $32.00	Hello Harvest Bundle (English) [159644] $68.25	Rustic Harvest 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159633] $16.50	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $21.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $12.75	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $12.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $11.00	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879] $12.25
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $12.25	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $12.25	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $12.25	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $25.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00
Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506] $12.25	Rustic Pumpkin Dies [159643] $44.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $41.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00