Shannon Jaramillo - details WOW! You can immerse yourself this week in 26 card creations by the talented members of my Stampin' Pretty Pals Virtual Community! Each Sunday, I share their work as my Pals Paper Crafting Picks of the Week. Are these guys amazing or what! DON'T FORGET! Please be sure to

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Have you tried a Stack & Cut before? It's a simple concept that really is genius. And if you like quilts, you're going to like this...and how simply the cards go together. There are any number of ways to do a Stamp & Cut. Some are simple and others just a little less simple. Simply stack up 3-5 pieces of 4" x 5 1/4" Designer Series Paper (DSP), cut it into several pieces in different directions, then mix up the pieces before adhering them to the card base. I chose to use the soon-to-be-gone Daff

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Sharing the swap card of my fearless leader, Lorri Heiling, from our weSTAMP Team Meeting Monday night. I think this is just adorable and wouldn't it make a sweet baby card too, just change the sentiment on the tag! Blue or Pink! I'm going to guess at the measurements, since I left it at the office with the other swaps to show off to my work stampers. Recipe: Whisper White Thick Cardstock - 8 1/2" x5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4" Powder Pink (I think) - 5 1/4" x 4 - scored with Simple Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Whisper White Tag - with Scalloped Tag Topper and Banner Triple Punches and a Circle Punch. The cute little bunny comes from the 2018 Occasions Catalog called We Must Celebrate. Ribbon - 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon in Powder Pink (that's why I think the Paper is Powder Pink!) Awesome Job Boss! I think I'll be making these for sure! Thank you for looking in today. Heading to bed (early for me) after a long election day in Maricopa County. It was a slow day, those can be worse than the long hard ones sometimes! Happy Hump Day! ~ Donna Oh... and it's RAINING (Tuesday Night) I'm loving the sound of the rain falling!

Jeanie Stark - blog details It's Sunday and I have a line-up of 26 card ideas (and more) using Stampin' Up! products to inspire you! They were created by the talented members of my St

Hi...today I have three cards to share...now I don't make that many cards for 'the boys' that often...if at all really to be honest, but my first ever order arrived from SSS arrived on Saturday (being doing a happy dance since...lol...I waited long enough for it!!!..) I just had to have a play with these cute little SSS Small Plane dies....I have no idea why they jumped into my basket...but I'm so pleased they did... As I'm new to this CAS malarkey....it took me a while to get a grip of what I had in mind for them although the outcome is such a simple card...my first thought was a grey plane in contrast DP..but then in a light bulb moment I thought of a 'pop' of red which I think made all the difference . Then I remembered I had the Cloud dies from Memory Box lurking in my stash..they were bought on a whim a while back and haven't seen the light of day since...until now. The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted (another passionate affair...more about that later). I layered it all up with 3D pads, added Twine and a tiny red gem for balance. Next!.... This time I used SSS Pointed Feathers die...I'm just love these...you'll be seeing these very often I think...lol....I cut them from SU DP's ..thought the grey was a good idea for a masculine card and again kept it simple...twine, button, Clearly Besotted sentiment again...and....sequins????? ( well they are grey/silver...lol...) they just finished it off nicely I thought... I'm having a quiet day today...I hope to be playing with a pile of new Stamps and Dies from Clearly Besotted ....if Mr Postie pays a visit today...I'll share the results tomorrow but in the meantime here's something I made earlier... For this I used their Geometric Style Stamps and Dies...I embossed the design in white on Kraft cardstock and cut out a few to make a 'snowflake' (well that was my first thought...lol..) I scored a few lines on the backing card and just finished with Twine, a button, a Christmas sentiment and a couple of pearls.... Have a great day!! Hugs Jan...xxx

Happy Monday I do hope you all had a wonderful Easter. Today Im bringing you something a bit different ...well for me it is anyway. I have sent coffee and a card on a long term holiday .. may return may not...and in its place we have Mix it up Monday. Mondays are now my attempt to enter the world of mixed media using Stampin' Up! products. Im being a little sneaky as I do know some new products on the horizon and know that mixed media will be even more fun with Stampin' Up! come June...but my lips are SEALED. I am however, open to bribes. So this is a simple entry into mixed media I used an old book page as my background which I ripped to size and inked very simply using Stampin' Up! brayers, and they are fun fun fun to use. I layered Bermuda Bay then Daffodil Delight followed by Tangerine Tango. These colours seemed to work well together and didn't end up like mud when blended together ...we don't want mud we want bright and bold. I then stamped using black ink stamped off and using Wild about flowers stamp set. A beautiful set I may add . I also used the dragonfly from dragonfly details ...or is it detailed dragonfly ? Im terrible with names! The words are from a sentiment in the grateful bunch set but you could use any or indeed had write your own to suit, or print it from your computer. The words and book page edge were lightly inked with Sahara Sand for an aged kind of feel. The page was then layered on black card and in turn Bermuda Bay then a black card base. To add final detail I used Stampin' Up! chalk marker and a glitter gel pen to accentuate the flowers and the dragonfly , giving dimension and a subtle sparkle. You could use wink of stella here it would look amazing but I had run out. I do hope you will look at my youtube tutorial for this card and follow along. Mixed media is great fun and I hope to really get into it and improve as the weeks go along. So sit comfy maybe grap a brew and watch the tutorial.... Happy Stamping xx Amanda Card size:- Base :- 11 1/2 x 4 3/4" score at 5 3/4" fold to make card coloured layer:- 4 1/2 x 5 1/2" Black layer for book page :- 4 1/4 x 5 1/4" The book page was ripped to size by eye no definitive measurement

Susan Itell - details WOW! I said it already! I have 29 card creations to share with you created by the talented members of my Stampin' Pretty Pals Virtual Community! Each Sunday, I share their work as my Pals Paper Crafting Picks of the Week. You can leave your questions or comments . A blog link

This weekend I had a Stamping 101 class at my house – although the ladies who attended were by no means beginning stampers, I think they all learned something new! We went back to the basics…

This set is the epitome of class! These 4 layered laurels will create classic cards, invites, home decor, and layouts. Use with other stamp sets or on its own to create unique backgrounds, wreaths, or sprays. The set also includes a number of sentiments that can be mixed and matched to create custom messages on your projects. This is a 6" x 8" clear stamp set containing 14 stamps made in the USA from a high-quality photopolymer. Sentiments: This set contains six coordinating sentiments to send special wishes to your loved ones: have a lovely day have an amazing time Download: Layered Laurel Layering Guide

Learn how to create this card with Stampin' Up!'s Gentle Waves and Paradise Palms stamp set and Palms Dies in this video tutorial!

Think Outside the Box when it comes to the different Framelit Dies. We often think we can only purchase the Framelits with a Bundle.

It's time for another challenge at CAS Watercolour. This month our challenge is I pulled out my big Dazzling Snowflake stamp, stamped it with Whisper White Craft ink on Mixed Media paper and heat embossed. Then I sprinkled some Brusho crystals on it and spritzed with water. I kept sprinkling more and spritzing until I was happy with the contrast. A sentiment stamped and heat embossed on vellum and a few sequins finished it off. I can't wait to see all the beautiful snowflake creations at CAS Watercolour this month. I hope yours will be among them! Also entering at Shopping Our Stash WINTER THEME NOT CHRISTMAS Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ANYTHING GOES Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments. Enjoy! Card Recipe Stamps: Dazzling Snowflake (HA), Four You (retired SU) Ink: Whisper White (SU) Paper: Thick Whisper White, Vellum (SU), Mixed Media (Strathmore) Other: White EP (SU), Brusos, Sequins (SSS)

Hello Peeps !!! Happy Monday !!! Here's a simple card that I used using the Daisy Delight stamp set. I did this card in...

I was so happy to receive my first big order that I didn't know where to start, so I started with this one, Mixed Drinks. Recipe: Base - Peekaboo Peach - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4" Playful Palette - 5 1/2" x 1 1/2 and 4 1/2" x 3" Whisper White - 3 3/8" x 2 1/4" Playful Palette - 4 5/8" x 1 1/2" Whisper White - 4" x 2 1/2" Thank you for looking in today. To purchase any of the items seen here, click a pic below! ~ Donna Product List Mixed Drinks Photopolymer Stamp Set [141928] $21.00 Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417] $8.00 Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00 Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack [141657] $10.00 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00 Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $6.50 Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397] $6.50 Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $6.50 Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $6.50 Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50 Real Red Stampin' Write Marker [100052] $3.50 Stampin' Trimmer [126889] $30.00 Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00 Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00 Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00

I'm back with another card for this weekend's birthday party. This one also qualifies for the challenge at Stampin' Royalty this week - Clean and Simple. You know I love it! Here's my card: I pulled out another of the new In Colors: Raspberry Ripple. Let me just say, this color is gorgeous. Like the child of Rose Red and Purely Pomegranate. I can see myself using this one a lot! I put it with Lucky Limeade and Daffodil Delight. The flower is from Mixed Bunch, with the branch from Betsy's Blossoms and a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I put some piercing in the corners and added the brad just to pull a little bit of yellow to the right side for balance. The DPs are from Summer Smooches, the new polka dot pack, and the In Color pack. That's it for today but I definitely WILL be back in the OCC challenges this weekend and also hope to have more to show you besides that before the week is out. Thanks for visiting!

This week over at the Inspire Create Stamping Challenge we have a Colour Challenge! And our challenge is to use some or all of the 2016 – 2018 In Colours. You can see what the rest of the Design Team came up with and all the other entries over at the Inspire Create Stamping Challenge HERE. […]

Hello, dear friends. It's time for a new challenge at CAS Watercolour This month's challenge is.... Be sure your card is CAS And has watercolour I stamped this NBUS Penny Black stamp with VersaMark on Mixed Media paper and heat embossed with white embossing powder. My Zigs were feeling neglected so I brushed some color on the base of the flowers then used my waterbrush to move the color around. I added some more color with brushstrokes from the base to add some visual texture. Finally, I pulled some of the color out and around the flowers and splattered it all. The image is on foam. Our Design Team has some really pretty birthday watercolours to share with you along with our very talented Guest Designer, Birgit (Rapport fran ett skrivbord) I hope to see your birthday cards over at CAS Watercolour! Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments. Enjoy! Card Recipe Stamps: Charming (PB), Agapanthus (TT) Ink: VersaMark Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neena 110 lb. Other: White EP (SU), Zig CCRBM (Lt Violet 081, Olive Green 043), Waterbrush

A friend is opening a cake accessory shop local to us. This has been ongoing for a while but she has had problems, not sure what! She asked me at the very beginning if I would make some cards for the shop, which I did do! But as I have spent so much time in hospital, my husband had sold most of them to customers wanting cards! She got in touch with me again yesterday and told me it is finally opening, so I had to go through everything I had and sort something out. I managed to sort out 41.....remarkably.... Hopefully there is a broad selection, but I'm sure she will be in touch should anyone want anything in particular! Just a few to make up the numbers. And a recommendation, which is lovely.........ordered from someone who has received one of my cards 

Try your hand at mirror stamping or one of these other techniques using the Stamparatus, a fabulous new stamp positioning tool!

Hi Everyone! Thanks for stopping by. So glad I got to participate in the monthly Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. I've really been loving the inspiration photos Nichole has been using for the past few months. Would you believe I made this card in 20 minutes? Rarely does that happen for me. I didn't have much of a choice as we are getting ready to leave for a birthday party that is 2 hours away and will be gone all day. Yesterday was my son's birthday so I didn't have much free time this week to put something together, so as usual I waited til the last minute. Here is the inspiration photo Here is my take on the photo. I really loved the colors and lines so I tried to incorporate them both into the card, but still keep it CAS. I couldn't really tell if that was a dark gray or a dark taupe brown so I went with gray. Hope you enjoy! Can't wait to get home later and sit down to check out what everyone else has done. Don't forget, if you want to make supply lists using the new InLinkz Link Manager(like I do below) it's now out of the testing phases and available for public use for FREE until December. Check out this blog post for more information. All you need is this coupon code: 38769491 Supplies Used InLinkz.com Not pictured: Think Big Favorites 3, Heart Prints Die, Mini Scrapbook Series: Library Ledger

Shannon Jaramillo - details WOW! You can immerse yourself this week in 26 card creations by the talented members of my Stampin' Pretty Pals Virtual Community! Each Sunday, I share their work as my Pals Paper Crafting Picks of the Week. Are these guys amazing or what! DON'T FORGET! Please be sure to

Lots of occasions call for varied cards and I know I never have enough on hand ready. So for this class I thought we could make a few to fill out your supply. You just never know when you will need them. The first card is one that would be suitable for a male or female. I must confess I was not going to initially buy this stamp set, but then saw some beautiful samples and gave in. But I am ever so glad I did. It's such a great set to use. I love the look crystal effects give on a leaf. Just like tiny dew drops. Sadly, I am needing quite a few get well cards lately, so thought it would be great to include this in the set.....and it includes another great way to use the tulip embossing folder. Every little (and many big) girls love butterflies, so a pretty pink card was needed to fill a gap in my box. It includes a pop up surprise butterfly inspired by one I saw Marelle Taylor do recently. Sometimes you won't need a baby card for years, but then, oops you need a dozen. This card could be used for a shower or the birth of a boy or girl. Very versatile. And lastly, an anniversary, or you could change this to a wedding card if you desire, to round out the selection. This class will take place on Saturday the 14th at 10.30am and Wednesday the 18th at 10am. Class cost is $25 and includes all materials and tools. If you would like to attend please rsvp so I can prepare the kit for you. All welcome.

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Welcome back lovelies. I hope everyone is well. We have survived the first week of remote learning. So big pat on the back to all the paren...

At CAS Mix Up this month we're using Markers along with stamping and another mixed media of your choice. I hadn't used my Zigs in way too long. So I got them out and had a wonderful time coloring with them. I've used the Zig Markers, a Stamped and Heat Embossed image, Waterbrush, and Vellum with more Heat Embossing. I have been enjoying all the color going on at Virginia's View Challenge.... so I'm joining in there. There are some awesome cards in both of these galleries! Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments. Enjoy! Card Recipe Stamps: Corner Garden (retired SU), Lots of Thanks (SSS) Ink: Whisper White (SU) Paper: Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Mixed Media (Strathmore), Vellum (SU) Other: White EP (SU), Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers (Kuretake), Waterbrush (Tim Holtz), Fun Foam

Welcome to our September Mix-Up! Why a Mix-Up? Well, maybe it's because right now we have two fabulous catalogues to tempt us - the 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue and the Holiday Catalogue which we can order from until January 4, 2016. Because our Hops always go in a circular fashion, if you are starting here, I'm the first stop on the journey. If you joined in somewhere along the line and are working your way around, you may have come from Deb's Stamp and Create blog. I don't how she comes up with all the amazing creations she shares with us! Let's jump right in with my first project. The idea of the Free-For-All or Mix-Up is to use products from both catalogues. So my first project features the Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the Among the Branches stamp set - which very conveniently are offered in a bundle which saves you 15%. I teamed them up with the Thankful Forest Friends stamp set which is also in the Holiday Catalogue. When I looked at the bear image, I immediately pictured him peeking out from behind one of the trees. I call this card Peek-A-Boo Bear. For products from the Annual Catalogue I used the sentiment stamps from Work of Art and punched it out with a retired punch because I didn't have any current punches that would work for this! Many apologies! Next, I had to re-visit a favourite technique. Bokeh! Because it reminds me of bubbles, I teamed it up with this very fun jellyfish stamp from the Land to Sea set from the Annual Catalogue. The inks are all blues - Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay and Pool Party. To make the jellyfish pop - they are stamped with Versa Mark ink and embossed using White Embossing Powder. For an item from the Holiday Catalogue, I chose the Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - again, because it can be bubbles or snowflakes! Thick Whisper White card stock is perfect for the card base. Finally, I had to go all Christmas. But, Christmas with Bokeh! This is pretty much all from the Holiday Catalogue - except for the Night of Navy, Whisper White and Thick Whisper White cardstock. The Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies are just way too much fun! And add such a WOW factor against the Bokeh sky with silver glitter that was so, so easy to do by dabbing small dots of glue using the Fine Tip Glue Pen. Love that glue!! The 'peace' is cut from silver glimmer paper using the Christmas Greetings Thinlits Dies set. I used the same ink colour as with the jellyfish card. So I have lots of new toys to play with, which is always fun. Hope I have given you some inspiration! I know you will get a lot of inspiration from the next Hopper - Debbie. Just click on the 'Next' button, below, to continue your journey.

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Hi. I hope you are having a sparkly day! My studio is really sparkling these days! The CAS Mix Up Challenge this month is Using stamping, glitter, splash watercolour, fiber elements and heat embossing I started out thinking Christmas, but then my mojo went in a totally different direction! I'm going to blame Mac Mable for that. Her card and tag made me go AWOL! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration Mac! I've had these leaves in my stash for several years and Mac's feathers made me think of them. I messed up a few and discovered that less is definitely more with glitter! First I spread some glue on the edge of a leaf and dumped some glitter over it. While the glue was drying and hopefully securing the glitter (does anything really secure glitter?), I used Loll's Splash Watercolour Background Technique to do a background. When everything was dry, I adhered the leaves, a little stamping and heat embossing and I was finished. There are some great tutorials on using glitter. You'll find links at the CAS Mix Up Challenge site. There's also some amazing inspriation cards over there. Our Design team and Guest Designer, Robyn (Waterlily cards by Robyn) have outdone themselves with their beautiful creations! Hope to see your glittery creations over there. Challenge is open until the 24th. Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments. Enjoy! Card Recipe Stamps: Sprinkles and Smiles (PB) Ink: Encore Gold , Peacock Feathers (DI) Paper: Neena, Mixed Media (St) Other: Gold Glitter, Gold EP (SU), Wired Cord (Michaels), Leaves, Sequins (stash)

Share this… Pinterest Facebook Email Messenger Whatsapp Hello Thank you for having a look at my #simplestamping project I made live yesterday over on our Facebook page & its aim is to show you how easy and fun stamping can be with just a few items. This week’s projects used 2 stamp set, which I wouldn’t normally do, but they just worked so well with each other I couldn’t resist. I used the Beauty Abounds Stamp for the background mixed with the Butterfly Gala Stamp set with the coordinating punch for the butterflies along with 2 FREE Sale-A-Bration items, Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper & the Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack. To see how I made these cards please check out the video below to see them being made step by step If you liked these projects please leave me a comment below if you did or have any questions about how they were made. Click on the pictures to see a larger image. This stamp set is now available to purchase from our online shop as the new Spring/Summer catalogue and Sale-A-Bration promotion is in full swing. If you want to find out more you can read our earlier post to learn more about Sale-A-Bration. Thank you again for stopping by. Have fun and I hope you enjoy these projects. Product List Beauty Abounds Cling Bundle [150617] £51.25 Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set [148726] £21.00 Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] £8.00 Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack [149623] £0.00 Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper [149622] £0.00 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50 Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] £7.50 Clear Block C [118486] £6.25 Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £9.00 Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Bundle [150599] £33.25 Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580] £20.00 Butterfly Duet Punch [148523] £17.00 Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock [144250] £8.00 Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad [147145] £7.00 Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] £3.75 Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad [147117] £7.00 Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad [147103] £7.00 If you would like more inspiration please subscribe above & like / follow us on Facebook for future Facebook lives and inspiration. I hope you enjoyed this card project and thanks again for stopping by. Until next time, BYEEEE! Your Independent Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators, Basingstoke UK Card Making and Papercraft Creative Coaches Inspirations/Classes/Events/Online Shop We hope that you enjoy our projects. If you like the products we have used, you can order current Stampin’ Up!® products and craft supplies with Mitosu Crafts via our UK Online Shop 24/7 It means a lot for your continued support so please use our current Stampin’ Reward Code located on the top right of our blog for orders between £20 to £150. If you place an order for £150 and above, do not use the reward code so you can get the reward for yourself. Share this… Pinterest Facebook Email Messenger Whatsapp

Hidy Ho Stampers, Current Hostess Code: JRD29Q97 I’m here at our Stampin’ Up! Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. So glad to get away from the cold weather in New York and talk shop with other demonstrators! ahhhhhhhh How can you NOT fall in love with Blendabilities??? This is a free stamp set for Sale-a-Bration – ... Read More about How to Fall in Love with Blendabilities with Deb Valder

Hi everyone. Today I'm CASEing this beautiful card made by my friend, Marcia (Marcia's Stampin' Pad). Thank you for the inspiration, Marcia!! I just loved her design, and I happened to have the heart die-cut that she used for the background and hadn't used it yet. :) I used a watercoloured panel (done on mixed media paper) that I smooshed with re-inkers and spray starch and then pressed cling wrap over top. It has a very subtle design. I added a simple white die-cut leaf sprig, white embossed sentiment and three Nuvo Jewel Drops in Rosewater. Thanks for coming by for a visit. I hope you'll find some time to check out Marcia's blog. Adding this card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. Stamps: Many Everyday Messages (Hero Arts) Paper: White (Neenah); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.) Ink: Reinkers: Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose (SU!); Versamark Accessories & Tools: Spray Starch, cling wrap, Stacked Hearts Die (Simon Says Stamp), Little Leaves die (Sizzix), Hydrangea punch (Martha Stewart), white embossing powder, heat tool, Rosewater Jewel Drops (Nuvo) Challenges: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

The card - a variety of grunge from SU with an added sentiment from Hero Arts. and then a bit of bling. Need to get a few chores done this morning, going to see a movie this afternoon and then Frida