Good morning and happy Monday! Well – the cold hit yesterday – with a windy blast of arctic air. So – the barn is all closed up – the plants in the garage – a heated water bucket hung on the outside gate so I don’t have to break ice in the trough in the morning. It’s going to be 19 – with a wind chill down to I-don’t-even-know. I can see all y’all northerners rolling yer eyes. 🙄 But – this is the SOUTH! So…that’s way too danged cold for this kid!
As I was looking at my list of thank-you’s that I need to send, I realized that this would be a good time to make a card that would easily make mulitples. I hit on the Thanking You stamp from the Annual Catalog and paired it with a tree from the Pine Tree Trimmings set. Add a double frame and…boom! Take a look-see:
Hey guys! Happy Happy Hawwwmmp Day! Hope your week is going well!
I have a couple of Admin-y things before we get to the card today. First off – I wanted to remind you that my YouTube Live videos will resume this Thursday at 1pm Eastern – and will continue on our regular schedule! Second – my Zoom the Craftrooms (sort of like “office hours” but…more fun!) will start back in June! So…when you place a $50+ order in June – you’re going to get the links for all the sessions for the month! It’s a lot of fun and I hope you’ll join us!
Finally – a little reminder that if you’re a scrapbooker – or want to give it a go – check out the Stampin’ UP! Virtual Album Retreat! You can start ordering the “Month by Month Album Retreat 2025 kit” – which is your “entry ticket” to this fun three-day virtual event! Get more deets right here!
Okay – that’s it! So…I made a quick card – well….SIXTEEN! cards – using the gorgeous new Florals in Bloom DSP and the Layered Thoughts stamp set! Take a look-see:
Happy Sunday, y’all! Fun fact – this is National Banana Cream Pie Day. Yum! But – it’s ALSO the start of Chocolate Chip Cookie WEEK! A pie with bananas gets a day – but a cookie with CHOCOLATE gets a week. I think that pretty much says all that needs to be said!
My card today features neither bananas NOR chocolate! It’s all about beautiful flowers – from the new Thankful Garden bundle – which includes Decorative Masks! And a little Lovely Garden DSP. They’ll both be available in just a couple of days as new Online Exclusives! Take a look-see!
I started with a 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of the new Lovely Garden DSP – yes, it has black-and-white designs. I found a spot in the top left corner to act as a focal point, then used my Paper Trimmer to cut from the bottom edge and the bottom right edge to that point – thus cutting out the “ray”. Note: words are not as good as a video so…check that out! 🙂
Then I adhered the cut panel to a Pretty in Pink mat to create the card front.
On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped both floral images from the new Thankful Garden stamp set in Early Espresso ink.
Using the masks – and small Blending Brushes – I colored the images:
For the old fashioned roses:
– Mask 1 – used a very dry brush in Daffodil Delight ink.
– Mask 2 – Daffodil Delight ink.
– Mask 3 – Peach Pie ink.
– Mask 4 – Granny Apple Green ink
– Mask 5 – Garden Green ink.
– Mask 4 (again) – went back over the leaves with the almost-dry Garden Green brush.
For the hydrangea:
– Mask 1 – used a very dry brush in Pretty in Pink ink.
– Mask 2 – Pretty in Pink ink.
– Mask 3 – Peach Pie ink.
– Mask 4 – Granny Apple Green ink
– Mask 5 – Garden Green ink.
– Mask 4 (again) – went back over the leaves with the almost-dry Garden Green brush.
Using the dies in the bundled Thankful Garden die set, I cut out both images.
I used the dies to cut three sets of leaves (two with the many-leaves die and one with the three-leaves die) from Granny Apple Green cardstock. Then I used the Small Blending Brush to add Garden Green ink to all the die cut leaves – using quite a bit of ink on the three-leaf die cut to make it dark.
To assemble the card front, I thought it would be useful to go ahead and adhere the card front to my Basic Black card base using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals. That way I could let all the pieces and parts spill off the edges of the card front!
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the yellow roses up in the corner of the card front. Then I adhered the two multi-leaf die cuts with Liquid Glue and added the hydrangea with Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I adhered the three-leaf die cut and a bow tied with two lengths of Lemon Lolly Baker’s Twine with Liquid Glue.
I stamped the Thankful Garden sentiment in Peach Pie ink on a piece of Basic White cardstock and cut it out with the next-to-smallest Perennial Postage die. Then I adhered the sentiment over the bow with double-stacked Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I added some Adhesive-backed Heart Sequins and the card front was done!
On the inside, I stamped the second Thankful Garden sentiment in Peach Pie ink and a small leaf in Garden Green to a Basic White panel. I added a small Adhesive-backed Heart Sequin by the sentiment.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Pretty in Pink mat and then into the Basic Black card base and the card was done!
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the little Thankful Gardenleaf in Garden Green on the front…
…and more of the Lovely Garden DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! My, oh my – aren’t these Thankful Garden flowers lovely!? Hydrangeas are some of my favorite flowers – and I really love them in pink! I have become such a fan of the Decorative Masks, too – they’re so great for perfectly coloring their coordinating images! You’ll be able to get this whole bundle on 4 March – along with the coordinating Lovely Garden DSP. I know you can’t wait!
I hope you like!
If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And – this is the card I made on yesterday’s Saturday Nite Live YouTube video. If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again – here ’tis!
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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project: You’ll also need the Thankful Garden Bundle and Lovely Garden DSP when they’re available!
Basic Black Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored & folded at 5 1/2″)
Pretty in Pink Cardstock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (x2 – mat for card front and for inner liner)
Granny Apple Green Cardstock: Thankful Garden die cut leaves
Basic White Cardstock: Thankful Garden stamped & die cut flowers (x2); Next-to-Smallest Perennial Postage die cut (sentiment); 3 3/4″ x 5″ (inner liner)
Lovely Garden DSP: 3 3/4″ x 5″ (card front); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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Finn Fan Fix
Finny got dressed up and went to the bonfire with us last night.
He had to stay on his leash – just cuz he’s too big and their dog is a slightly built whippet who had to have her front leg amputated. She gets around WAY more than fine but…Finn’s fave game is body slam and….that could have been….bad for her!
He was fine – he watched and talked and got plenty of pets.
A few times he tried to con someone to bring him a bite of sammich.
Never fear – he got a few bites of the turkey in my sandwich.
He had a good time but…he was ready to come home at 8:30.
Good morning and happy Super Bowl Sunday! Are you getting your snacks ready? Snacks are mandatory, I’m pretty sure!!
So – I got my Demonstrator Pre-Order (seriously – this is like the best perk of being a demonstrator. Although that 20% discount doesn’t hurt!) of the new March 2025 Online Exclusives. I was instantly in love with the new Botanical Textures Suite and so…as I hinted at during my unboxing video – that’s what I reached for first! I used the Textured Notes bundle, some Woven Textures DSP (LOVE this paper!) and the Mini Corrrugated 3D Embossing Folder to make a beautiful Thank You card! Take a look-see:
Happy Happy Hawwwmp Day, y’all! I come to you today with the BEST news! Y’all have – once again! – made me SO proud to know each and every one of you!
Here’s the final results of our fundraising efforts for the Greater Good Organization’s work supporting the people and pets who’ve been so terribly effected by the LA Wildfires this past week!
Good morning and Happy Happy Hawwmp Day! I hope your week is going well – I’ve been baking up a storm – I’m behind in the Christmas-gift-gathering process this year so…I’m hoping to mask the paucity with baked goods and sugar highs! ROFL!! 🙂
You know we have a new catalog going live in January – but don’t forget that there are ALSO a ton of new Online Exclusives – and it’s a REALLY great offering! There’s even a whole SUITE of products – called the Mixed Media Florals Suite – and it is STUNNING! I used a few of the products in the suite – the Mixed Floralsand Mixed Labelsstamp sets (didn’t need the dies for this card – but they’re great!) and the Mixed Media Florals DSP. Take a look-see:
Hey guys – happy Sunday! Hope your weekend – do you have tomorrow off? – is going well! The snow’s finally stopped here in Colorado! At least for a minute. 🙄
My card today is super simple and uses the strips of Nests of Winter DSP that I had leftover from when I made the pretty set of cards last week (see those right here!). I did a little embossing with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder and cut out a sweet little bird (also in the DSP!). Simply Said provided my “thanks” sentiment once again. Take a look-see:
Good morning, y’all – did you remember to set your clocks back?! I ALMOST forgot but…one of my friends posted on FB (thanks, Karen!) and so…I remembered to do it before I went to bed! We’re now officially on go-to-work-in-the-dark-come-home-in-the-dark time. Bleh.
The Nests of Winter DSP is one GOOD thing about winter – and it’s what I used to make today’s cards! Yes – CARDS! I saw a set like these from Mary Knabe – and wanted to try them for myself! I did need thank you and birthday cards, so… I pulled out the ever-so-wonderful Simply Said Mix & Match stamp set for those. Take a look-see:
Happy Monday, y’all! Hope you had a great weekend – and that your week is shaping up to be awesome! Tomorrow’s a big day! DSP sale starts. Two new kits released in the Kits Collection. And…tomorrow is PRE-ORDER DAY, too! BOOM-chaka-la-ka!! I get to order from the new Sep – Dec 2024 Mini Catalog – one of the big perks of being a demonstrator!
At the same time – I’ll order a bunch of boxes of the catalogs for all my customers! I’ll expedite them if I’m able to and then get them back out to y’all quick as I can! If you’ve ordered $50 or more from me in the past 12 months – you should be on my mailing list. If you’re not sure…reach out and I’ll check! 🙂
Speaking of DSP Sale – the beautiful Wildly Flowering DSPis just ONE of the FOURTEEN (all from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog) that will be on sale at 15% off from 4 – 31 Aug! I used it with the Stack Cut & Shuffle technique to make three pretty thank you cards – pairing it with the Wildflower Designs bundle. Take a look-see:
Good morning, y’all! It’s Thursday – which means it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. We’ve got a sketch challenge to work with (my fave!) and I’m excited to see what everyone brings to the table. I just know you’re going to see a ton of awesome-ness on the hop today!
Since we’re just about a month away from the release of the new Sep-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog, I figured it might be a good time for another sneaky peek at the new Winterly Tree Tops stamp set and bundle – and the gorgeous new Nests of Winter DSP with a pretty thank you card. Take a look-see:
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