Excellent Eggs

 Here is a fun, interactive card for Easter. and the best part is, it is simple to make. 

It uses the Excellent Eggs bundle from the January-April Mini Catalogue which has adorable images and a range of dies that make creating a breeze.

The bright colours of the Lighter Than Air designer series paper are perfect for Easter and spring themed projects. I chose to add eggs in Lemon Lolly, Pool Party, and Petal Pink.  I added stamping with Coastal Cabana ink for the sentiment and the stamped egg.

When I saw this set, I knew I had to find a way to have the egg open.  With the zigzag die and the Round & Square brads from the Annual Catalogue, it was easy to add the brad before I stuck the Lemon Lolly/DSP layer to my card front.  Don't you just love this sweet little bunny hiding inside?

And best of all, if you purchase the Excellent Eggs bundle before February 29th, you are almost at the $60 minimum to choose a free item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Add the Lighter Than Air dsp and you're all set!

Featured Products:
Excellent Eggs bundle (#162808) - $59.25
Lighter Than Air designer series paper (#162747) - $17.00
Round & Square Brads (#155570) - $9.75

Card Measurements:
Pool Party cardstock:
    - card base: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"
    - scrap to stamp and diecut medium egg image

Lemon Lolly cardstock:
    - mat: 4" x 5-1/2"
    - scrap to diecut small detailed egg

Petal Pink cardstock:
    - piece to diecut large egg

Crumb Cake cardstock:
    - piece to stamp and die cut bunny image 

Lighter Than Air designer series paper:
    - background layer: 3-3/4" x 5-1/2"

Spotlight on SAB - Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper

Stampin' Up!'s designer series papers are the best! And they're even better during Sale-A-Bration when you can get them free!

Today I am featuring the Flight & Airy paper pack which can be earned free with a $60 order. So many beautiful prints and a gorgeous palette of colours. 

I've used Boho Blue and Petal Pink on the two cards below. The design uses a small amount of DSP so I could easily create multiples with different sentiments. 

Also featured is the Softly Sophisticated bundle which can be earned free with a $120 order. Yay! The embossing folder adds a subtle touch of texture to any project and looks great with either the embossed or debossed side showing.

Card Measurements:
Boho Blue - 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" ; scored at 4-1/4"
Petal Pink - 4" x 5-1/4"
Basic White - 3-3/4" x 5" ; embossed 
DSP - 1" x 5"
        - bird fussy cut 
Boho Blue 3/8" Textured Ribbon - 10"

Browse the entire selection of Sale-A-Bration products here

Stampin’ Up! Scary Cute Card

Scary Cute! A perfect description for this fun Halloween card. A haunted house, a spooky cat, and a menacing monster set the scene on this bright colour block card. 

The Scary Silhouette dies are the highlight here but the coordinating Scary Cute stamp set has even more eerie fun with adorable trick-or-treaters and scary sentiments.

The bright colours really make the silhouette shapes stand out. I used Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, and Granny Apple Green. All the blocks were popped up using Black Dimensionals. I always forget to use them but they are perfect for this card. I fussy cut part of the Trick or Treat sentiment (also popped up) and the Glossy Dots Assortment were the perfect finishing touch.

Here are the product details:

• Scary Cute Bundle, includes the stamp set and dies - 159852 - $56.50
• Scary Cute stamp set - 159850 - $30.00
• Scary Silhouette dies - 159851 - $33.00
• Glossy Dots Assortment - 158827 - $11.00
• Basic Black cardstock - 121045 - $12.75
• Gorgeous Grape cardstock - 146987 - $12.75
• Pumpkin Pie cardstock - 105117 - $12.75
• Granny Apple Green cardstock - 146990 - $11.00
• Black Stampin’ Dimensionals - 150893 - $8.25

Dimensions:

• Card base - Basic Black - 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
• Block 1 - Gorgeous Grape - 3-1/8” x 3-7/8”
• Block 2 - Pumpkin Pie - 1-7/8” x 1-3/4”
• Block 3 - Granny Apple Green - 1-7/8” x 1-1/2”

Happy crafting!

Chris

Rustic Harvest

Card making is much easier than it looks, especially when the products coordinate so amazingly as in the Rustic Harvest Suite in the July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue.

The Hello Harvest Stamp Set has beautifully detailed images that can be simply stamped or enhanced with a variety of colouring techniques. The gorgeous sunflowers on this card could be coloured with Stampin’ Blends, but I went with a quick sponge dauber technique using Crushed Curry and Soft Suede inks. It’s not as precise but is definitely faster when making multiples. This card was created for a recent swap requiring 21 cards, so faster was the way to go.

Also in this suite is the Leaf Label and Amber Gem Combo Pack, which proved to be another time saver as the leaf shapes were ready to stamp with one of the sentiments from the stamp set. A quick strip of designer series paper and I soon had the cards done.

Below are the products used and the dimensions for the card.

The Rustic Harvest Suite (159648 - $143.75) includes everything below and can be ordered with one number, or each item can be purchased separately:

• Hello Harvest Bundle (159644 - $68.25)
• Leaf Label & Amber Gem Combo Pack (159969 - $11.00)
• Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper (159633 - $16.50)
• Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971 - $37.00
• Basic Black 12”x12” Cardstock (124267 - $11.00

On this card I also used:

• Mossy Meadow Cardstock -
• Crushed Curry Cardstock - 
• Basic White Cardstock - 
• Gold 3/8” Shimmer Ribbon (156470 - $11.00)
• Sponge Daubers
• Crushed Curry ink
• Soft Suede ink

Dimensions:

Card base - 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” ; scored at 4 1/4”

Layer 1 - 4” x 5 1/4”

Stamped layer - 3 3/4” x 5”

DSP- 2” x 4 1/2” (trim angle once applied to stamped layer)

Stamp Camp

With the launch of each new Stampin' Up! catalogue, I offer a Stamp Camp to give participants a chance to see and play with the new products.  The most recent one for the July-December 2021 Mini Catalogue was held on September 11. It was so much fun! 

Here are the 10 cards we made:

Holly Border Punch and Hearwarming Hugs DSP

Blackberry Beauty DSP and Pretty Pumpkins Bundle

Peaceful Place Suite and Layering Diorama Dies

Peaceful Place Suite

Peaceful Deer bundle featuring
Peaceful Prints Sale-A-Bration DSP

Whimsy & Wonder Suite

Gingerbread and Peppermint Memories & More
 Card Pack and Cards & Envelopes

Harvest Meadow Suite

Sweet Stockings Suite

Painted Christmas Suite

Penguin Place Bundle featuring the
Sale-a-bration Playful Penguins DSP 

Each participant received a goodie bag full of an assortment of new products:

And of course, I love to include some fun treats:

Featuring the Cute Halloween Suite, Nuts About Squirrels and
Time of Giving stamp sets, and Blackberry Beauty Suite

Join me January 29th for the next Stamp Camp featuring products from the January-June 2022 Mini Catalogue. Click here for all the details and to RSVP. 

View the July-December 2021 Mini Catalogue and the companion Sale-A-Bration brochure or contact me. I'd love to send one out to you.

Happy crafting!
Chris

Gilded Autumn Card

The Gilded Autumn suite is one of my favourites from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalogue and this card shows it off so well. The soft colour palette of Mint Macaron, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, and Early Espresso is accented with stunning copper foiling.  I love it!

The stamp set has many beautiful leaf images and a gorgeous font for the sentiments.  The coordinating punches make it easy to quickly stamp and punch all the leaves you need for your project.

I designed this card back in July but didn’t get it posted so I’ll take this opportunity to post it and wish all my friends and family in the US a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Products Used:

Beautiful Autumn Bundle (155189)
    - Beautiful Autumn Stamp Set (153450)

    - Autumn Punch Pack (153609)

Gilded Autumn Designer Series Paper (153520)

Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock (144237)

Very Vanilla Cardstock (101650)

Early Espresso Cardstock (119686)

Mint Macaron cardstock (138337)

Cajun Craze cardstock (119684)

Crumb Cake cardstock (120953)

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels (151193)

Stitched Shapes dies (152323)

Ink:

    - Crumb Cake (147116)

    - Early Espresso (147114)

    - Cajun Craze (147085)

More Halloween Fun - Home Decor

Here are a couple more Halloween projects using the Magic in this Night suite from Stampin' Up!

Magic in this Night Banner

I love creating banners. They make great home decor pieces and are so simple to make.  They also fold up so they are easy to store and pull out as the seasons change.

I started with Basic Black cardstock and added the designer series paper (DSP) from the Magic in this Night pack. The border die cut from black glitter paper continues across the banner with each panel showing a different punch or die. The cat punch, bats, and spiders, all cut from the black glitter paper, create a glittery focal point for each panel. The playful alphabets dies spell out BOO! And the stamp set is featured on the last panel.

To The Bat Mobile!

No, not the batmobile!

This was so fun to make.  I started with a piece of cardstock 4-1/4" x 2-1/2” and scored it on the short edge at 1/2”, 1”, 1-1/2”, and 2”

I folded on the score lines and added adhesive to create a tube.  I threaded the metallic mesh ribbon though the tube and tied it to create the hanger.  Two strips of the border dies cut from black glitter paper were added on each side as well as an additional strip of the glitter paper. The Happy Halloween was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then restamped with Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I fussy cut around it and added it to the top of the mobile.

I then strung twine through the holes and then added bats and spiders cut from the DSP and from glitter paper at various lengths. I created 3D bats with three of the same shape, scored down the centre and glued together around the twine.

The stamp set and dies can be purchased separately or as a bundle with 10% off. The DSP is a great mix of Halloween and floral images that can be used for any occasion.

Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween!

Products Used:

Hallows Night Magic Bundle (155188)

    - Hallows Night Magic Stamp Set (153356)

    - Halloween Magic Dies (153565)

Magic in This Night Designer Series Paper (153517) 

Cobwebs 3D Embossing Folder (153578)

Black Glitter Paper (153518)

Metallic Mesh Ribbon (153550)

Memento Tuxedo Black ink (132708)

Versamark Ink (102283)

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder (109130)