Category Archives: Birthdays

WOOLLY FRIENDS MINUS THE SHEEP

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Stampin’ Up! puts a lot of versatility into our stamp sets – check out this design using Woolly Friends. There isn’t a sheep in sight! When you mix and match stamps with one of our lush Designer Series Paper designs, the possibilities are endless.

  • Stamps: Woolly Friends, Fabulous Sayings (Product of the Month, no longer available)
  • Color Palette: Basic White, Memento Black, Cloud Cover, Old Olive
  • Accessories: Lovely Blossoms DSP, Moody Palette Glossy Dots, Cloud Cover Textured Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I lined up the flower outlines, then added the color fill. I stamped off the Old Olive for the leaves to keep it soft and balanced with the Cloud Cover. I’m sorry to say the Fabulous Sayings Product of the Month has sold out – don’t wait on these products, their supply is not guaranteed!

And I just checked: The Woolly Friends bundle is due in the warehouse the week of April 20th.

The Lovely Blossoms DSP is a gorgeous background for a simple design. There are panels ready for you to cut and apply to your card front, or you can just trim a piece of the 12×12 design as I’ve done here. I love how DSP does the work for me! If you’ve been “saving” some for a special day, save no more – get out your trimmer and make a card!

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Creative Uses for Two Tone Card Stock

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I’m still exploring ways to use our Two Tone Card Stock, but tearing has become one of my favorite techniques. I love seeing the white core and the rough edge, and it’s a perfect match for the Rolling Waves Bundle.

I LOVE Crumb Cake paired with just about any blue, and it really sings with Cloud Cover. Add in a literal splash 💦 of white, and I think it’s just perfect.

The Two Tone Card Stock has been torn, alternated light and dark, and stamped. I started with a 4″ x 4″ square and just let ‘er rip!

This is a great tropical or coastal card, and we have a lot of colors that would work as the ocean or even a lake. Grab an assortment of Two Tone Card Stock and have some fun! All products are available in the Online Store.

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WOOLLY SHEEP – AND TWO SIDES OF DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

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If you’ve got a package of Traditions of Christmas DSP hanging around, you have a treasure, my friends! The flip side – “B Side” if you’re Old School like me – has fabulous tone-on-tone designs. It has a life beyond the holidays!

Happy Saturday, friends! Do you have last year's Traditions of Christmas languishing in your holiday stash? Languish no more - check out the "B-Side"!
  • Stamps: Woolly Friends
  • Color Palette: Basic White, Bubble Bath, Old Olive, Secret Sea
  • Accessories: Woolly Friends punch, Keeping Tabs punch, Traditions of Christmas DSP, Stampin’ Blends, 1/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon, Charming Shimmer Faceted dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals

These silly girls are perfect for a Bestie Card. You know, that always-got-your-back, I-got-your-bail-money-sister friend? They’re telling secrets right now. You could easily make this into a birthday card, or even a welcome twins card.

Go check out the B-Side of your holiday DSP. You’ll be amazed.

I’m sorry to tell you that Woolly Friends is currently unavailable, but it’s expected in-warehouse on April 20th. This one is worth the wait! Use the “Notify Me” option – it works perfectly.

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CHARMING DAY IN TRUE BLUES

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The Charming Day stamps have left the Online Store, but the dies are still available. I’m sad to see them go (how often do I say that???) but when something leaves, it makes room for something new. And our March Online Exclusives are just begging to be released (they’ll be available on March 3rd)!

  • Stamps: Charming Day
  • Color Palette: Basic White, Cloud Cover, Misty Moonlight, Memento Black
  • Accessories: Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine, Charming Day dies, Stampin’ Blends, True Blue DSP (Product of the Month), Stampin’ Dimensionals

The True Blue DSP is still available as a Product of the Month selection. Everyone is allowed just one Product of the Month purchase for a given month, whether you’re a demonstrator or a customer. If you haven’t purchased True Blue, take a look! The threshold for qualifying for a Product of the Month is the same as qualification for Free Shipping, available through February 20th. It’s a fabulous double dip!

The good news is that even if you don’t have Charming Day, we have a LOT of gorgeous florals. Pick one and try this simple layout! Shop the Online Store.

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WISHING YOU JOY WITH PEACEFUL GARDEN

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If you know Mr. Maui Stamper, you know he likes all the colors as long as they’re blue. The Peaceful Garden DSP makes both of us happy – he gets his blues, and I get my florals.

  • Stamps: Wishing You Joy
  • Color Palette: Basic White, Cloud Cover, Misty Moonlight
  • Accessories: Peaceful Garden DSP, Misty Moonlight and Silver ribbon, Hues of Blue Flowers, Stampin’ Dimensionals

You have to look for those little flowers, but in person they’re much easier to spot. This could be a holiday card, a wedding card, or a birthday card.

Wishing You Joy is another sleeper stamp set in the September-December mini catalog. There are 4 sentiments: Wishing You Joy, Sending You Cheer, May Your Christmas Be Bright, and Noel. They’re offered in 3 different fonts, in different sizes and shapes. It’s a perfect all-purpose holiday stamp set! Find it in the Online Store.

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ADD LAYERS FOR A CONEFLOWER BIRTHDAY

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I’ve had the Coneflower Celebrations bundle for a while, but as sometimes happens, I was busy with other things and left it languishing on the shelf. I decided it was time to see if I could play with the 3D aspect of the dies.

  • Stamps: Coneflower Celebrations
  • Color Palette: Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Pecan Pie, Garden Green
  • Accessories: Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine, Coneflower Celebrations Dies, Linen Thread, Blender Pen, Blending Brush, Dauber, Wink of Stella

I used three different dies for the flowers. One layered the top set of petals and needed nothing more than a bit of ink – I brushed on Crushed Curry and daubed a little Pecan Pie on the edges.

The second layer went underneath. You can stamp one side and run it through the Stamp Cut and Emboss Machine with the double sided die, but then you need to align that image for the second side. These stamps are photopolymer, so it’s pretty easy. These petals had color added as well – you can see the difference in the top part of the two-sided flower.

The final die is the “cap” done in Pecan Pie with a very generous application of Wink of Stella. When all those pieces were assembled, I stamped the leaves and stem and colored them with the Blender Pen, then put it all together.

The final touch was ink splatters – I used a different splat die, then realized that Coneflower Celebrations has a gorgeous splatter! In my house, we call that delayed intelligence. Hope you enjoy! All products are available in the Online Store.

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PEACEFUL GREENERY IS NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS!

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I took a very good look at the Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder and said to myself, “SELF, that is not just for Christmas!” I grabbed the Peace on Earth dies and a few odd floral die cuts languishing on my craft desk and set to work.

  • Stamps: With You In Mind
  • Color Palette: Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Lemon Lolly
  • Accessories: Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine, Peace on Earth dies, Delightful Wishes dies, Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder, 1/4″ White Ribbon, Dauber, Party Dots (retired), Stampin’ Dimensionals

Those flowers are Lemon Lolly, cut from the Delightful Wishes dies. They have a little Daffodil Delight ink daubered on them for dimension, and there are some flecks amongst the Peaceful Greenery as well.

I added a few white die cuts on top of the Embossing Folder, and tucked in a Lost Lagoon one as well. The text from With You In Mind was cut out with my trusty Snips (oh, I hope we have a substitute soon!)

I had a moment of complete inspiration and ran the back flap of the envelope through the Stamp Cut and Emboss Machine with the embossing folder and let me tell you, it is GORGEOUS. Run, don’t walk to the Online Store for the Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder. Your SELF will thank you!

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ANOTHER MANLY BIRTHDAY: TIMELESS PLAID

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There are lots of ways to use our Timeless Plaid DSP, and my latest-favorite-layout is a great example. Trim a piece to 3 3/4″ by 4 3/4″, cut it in quarters, and you’ve got a card!

  • Stamps: Elements of Text, Spooky Halloween, Something Fancy (retired)
  • Color Palette: Basic White, Old Olive/Misty Moonlight OR Gray Granite/Misty Moonlight OR Lost Lagoon/Pool Party
  • Accessories: Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine, Textured Notes dies, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I made a bunch of these the other evening, because we’re entering Manly Birthday season in my family! Timeless Textures has two different designs in the same color way on each sheet, so I cut the paper to size, cut it in quarters, and flipped over two of the four quarters. Done!

Are you sold on this layout? I sure am!! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – get out that stash and make some cards!

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MAKING MANLY CARDS: USE YOUR DESIGNER SERIES PAPER!

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Manly Cards shouldn’t be hard to design, but I always struggle a bit. I came across this great card layout using Designer Series Paper and realized it had a lot of Manly Potential. Best of all, it’s quick and easy!

  • Stamps: Elements of Text (Last Chance), Something Fancy (Retired)
  • Color Palette: Very Vanilla, Secret Sea/Mossy Meadow, Smoky Slate/Crumb Cake, Cloud Cover/Basic Beige
  • Accessories: Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine, Textured Notes dies, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I tried this layout with two different designs from the Beautiful Gallery DSP pack. The DSP comes in 6×6 sheets, and I trimmed an inch and an eighth from top and bottom to get a 3 3/4″ height. I trimmed the sides to 4 3/4″ based on the image, centering the part I wanted to feature. The last step was to cut the resulting rectangle into quarters.

Elements of Text is such a great textural set of stamps! I wish it would be around much longer, but you can still snap it up from the Last Chance list. The sentiment, I’m sorry to say, is retired, but there are a number of current sets with similar fonts and sizing. Just search “happy birthday” in the Online Store. And the Textured Notes dies are truly indispensable- have I said that before??? 😆

This layout using Designer Series Paper is a great way to use up that DSP stash, and the end result is a stack of Manly Cards in a flash! Guys have birthdays too, you know.

Pull out your stash and start chopping.

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LLAMA CHRISTMAS OR LLAMA CELEBRATION??

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Llamas are back – this time in landscape! Their necks aren’t quite as long, but there’s room for more of them, and more llamas can only be a good thing. Please tell me you agree.

  • Stamps: Long Time No See, Spooky Halloween
  • Color Palette: Basic White, Memento Black, Gray Granite, Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon, Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade
  • Accessories: Stampin’ Blends, Paper Snips (no longer available), Sweet Sorbet Bordered Ribbon (retired)

I really wanted this to be a Christmas Card, but when I switched out the sentiment I had second thoughts. This sentiment is from Coneflower Celebrations, and I think it fits better. Ugh. I need to find order a Christmas sentiment this shape!

Either way, this card was colored with Stampin’ Blends much the way Tuesday’s card was. The llama-neck-sweaters have 3 colors, and if you look closely you’ll realize that some of the llamas are Smoky Slate and some are Gray Granite. Those funny starry background bits are from Spooky Halloween, because it was sitting on my desk begging to be included (Yes, the stamps talk to me, and I respond. And yes, that probably means I’m certifiable.)

Look at their perky ears! They’re waiting for you to tell them how handsome they are!! Go ahead, make their day. And then shop the Online Store for your own perky llamas.

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