Month: June 2020

Stampin’ Up! Seaside Notions Bokeh Technique Video Tutorial

June 17, 2020

Summer is almost “officially” here! I used the Bokeh Technique to create this fun summer card.

In photography, bokeh is an aesthetic quality produced with a blurry, out-of-focus background with a clear and focused focal image in a photo.  I always seem to see the technique used in photos around Christmas time with lights on the trees twinkling in the background of a photo. In stamping, you can easily create a bokeh effect. Here is a video showing how I did it!

 

Great variety of sentiments in this Stampin’ Up! Seaside Notions stamp set:)

*Note: I used Retired Glimmer Enamel Dots on this card but you can add other coordinating products:)

Measurements:
Coastal Cabana Card Base: 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ on 11″ side
Highland Heather Border on outside: 4″ x 5-1/4″ , sentiment border strip: 1-1/4″ x 3-3/4″
Whisper White Outside: 3-3/4″ x 5″, Inside: 4″ x 5-1/4″, Sentiment: 1″ x 3-3/4″, scraps for shell and seahorse

Here is the first bokeh technique I ever did with chalk inks…over five years ago!

 

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Product List

Seaside Notions Cling Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Layering Circles Dies

Layering Circles Dies
[141705]

Window Sheets

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad
[101731]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Stampin’ Up! Blossoms in Bloom

June 15, 2020

I needed a Get Well card and had one done lickety split with the Blossoms in Bloom Bundle!

To show some contrast, I stamped the flowers in So Saffron ink, and I used Daffodil Delight for my die cut…not really digging it now… or the Pear Pizzazz with the Daffodil that is too bright.  I think it would look better with the same color stamped flower and die cut. I guess that’s why we have color families- they really help with designing. Although it’s not my favorite card, I thought I would show you anyhow…hahaha.

 

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Product List

Blossoms In Bloom Bundle (English)

Lovely Labels Pick A Punch

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad
[119784]

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

Stampin’ Up! Best Year with Flowers for Every Season Memories and More

June 11, 2020

It happens every year…that moment when I absolutely fall in the love with the NEW Stampin’ Up! In Colors. It happened when I opened up the Stampin’ Up! Flowers for Every Season Memories and More Cards and Envelopes and the Flowers for Every Season Memories and More Card Pack!

I inked up the NEW Stampin’ Up! Best Year stamp set with all the NEW inks…how fun! And…it was so easy making the cards with the Flowers for Every Season Cards and Envelopes and the Card Pack! I also opened up the World of Good Memories and More Card Pack for  Father’s Day.

Misty Moonlight

Bumblebee

Magenta Madness

Cinnamon Cider

Just Jade

I love a good all occasion stamp set with coordinating outside and inside sentiments…and the Stampin’ Up! Best Year stamp set is one of them:

And oh my gosh…it is bundled with the Best Plaid Dies. I  can’t wait to play with those Dies!!!

Thanks for buzzing by, friends…

 

 

Product List

Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English)

Flowers For Every Season Memories & More Cards & Envelopes

Flowers For Every Season Memories & More Card Pack

World Of Good Memories & More Card Pack

2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots

Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad

Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock

Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad

Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Stampin’ Up! July 2020 Paper Pumpkin Summer Nights

June 11, 2020

Box of Sunshine - June Paper Pumpkin

Celebrate the magic of summer nights with the Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin Kit! In this exclusive fun-filled kit, you’ll unbox enough supplies to create nine postcard-style cards, coordinating envelopes, and die-cut tealight bags. What’s even more spectacular about July’s kit is the add-on you can purchase along with it! The Summer Nights Add-On includes 24 card bases and envelopes in coordinating Summer Nights designs. This add-on is perfect for helping you and your customers expand the Summer Nights creative experience beyond the Paper Pumpkin kit. Between the add-on and the leftover supplies from your Summer Nights kit, you and your customers will be crafting a summer night worth celebrating all month long!

ABOUT THE JULY KIT

Summer Nights

Kit contains enough supplies to create nine postcards and coordinating envelopes, as well as nine die-cut tealight bags.

Card size: 4” x 5-1/4” (10.2 x 13.3 cm) Envelope size: 4-1/2” x 5-3/4” (11.4 x 14.6 cm)

Coordinating Colors: Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Costal Cabana, Night of Navy

ABOUT THE SUMMER NIGHTS ADD-ON

Summer Nights Add-On

Contains 24 preprinted card bases and coordinating envelopes.

Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)

The Summer Nights Add-On is not required to complete the Paper Pumpkin kit projects.

Note: During demonstrator product testing, we learned that the Summer Nights Add-On could make at least 20 additional cards when combined with the leftover pieces from the Summer Nights kit.

* The Paper Pumpkin kit does not require the add-on to create completed projects. 

Don’t let  miss out on the fireworks, fireflies, and fun!

Subscribe to the Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin Kit between June 11  and July 10.

Don’t forget to order the Summer Nights Add-On starting  on July 1st while supplies last.

Subscribe HERE to start your subscription with me:)

*My Active Paper Pumpkin Subscribers (who receive their monthly kit through me) will be mailed, by the end of the month, an alternate card/project made by me with that month’s exclusive stamp set.

 

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Beautiful World Bundle Double Flap Fun Fold Video Tutorial

June 10, 2020

Ohhh, the Stampin’ Up! World of Good Suite with the Beautiful World Bundle and
World of Good Designer Series Paper
with Brass metallic accents is AWESOME!

There are  BRASS FOIL metallic accents in the world of Good Designer Series Paper! I called it EVERYTHING but BRASS!!!

Well, at least I didn’t say silver…

 

Watch a little more about the World of Good Suite in the video by Stampin’ Up…

 

Ahem…it is BRASS not copper, not bronze but BRASS Foil Accents!

In case I didn’t tell you…there are BRASS Foil accents in the DSP!!!

Measurements:
Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 11″ scored at 1-3/4″, 5-1/2″ and 9-3/4″on the 11″ side
Whisper White inside: 4″ x 5-1/4″ , 2″ x 3″ for sentiment
DSP: 3-1/2″ x 5-1/4″, 1-1/2″ x 5-1/4″, and 1″ x 5-1/4″
Belly Band: 1-1/2″ x 11″ and smaller black strip 1/2″ x 11″
Scrap  of 3″ x 4″ leftover after cutting the card base for sentiment border and globe circle
Brass Foil: 2-1/2″ square
Scrap of Basic Black for globe pedestal

 

 

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Product List

Beautiful World Bundle (English)

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Layering Ovals Dies

World Of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper

Brass Foil Sheets

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad