Spread the Joy

Posted on November 7, 2013 by mauistamper

Time to spread a little joy…

Stampin’ Up! style!!!

Spread the Joy and Make a Cake stamp sets
Crumb Cake and Whisper White card stock
Cherry Cobbler FFIP
Adorning Accents TIEF and the Big Shot
Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine
Rhinestone jewels
Stampin’ Dimensionals

This stamp set is a bit of a sleeper. The style is fresh and young, and it has a strong theme of love and caring. It was designed by Emily Montoya in the Stampin’ Up! home office – and it’s only available until January 2, 2014. You won’t find it in any printed catalogs – just in the Online Store.

Clear #134784 at $18.95, Wood #134781 at $25.95. I sat down the other day to play:

Be Brave! What a perfect little lunchbox note – in Island Indigo, Soft Suede and So Saffron. I really love this image with its swirling seas and that heartfelt, woodcut style message.

The sentiments Emily chose for this set really speak to me…

Do you have a bucket list? This would be a good starting point! This color scheme is Island Indigo, Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals, with a little Pool Party brought in with the Epic Day This ‘n That Designer Series paper.

I like to add a Whisper White or Very Vanilla panel on the inside of my cards. It’s easier to write on, and I like the finished look it gives. I used my Simply Scored to add lines 1/8″ from each edge of the panel for more definition.

Since I made this a tall card, it needed a custom envelope. (Drum roll…and cue the Envelope Punch Board!)

This ‘n That Epic Day DSP ties the card and the envelope together for a perfectly coordinated look – and we do love things to be perfectly coordinated, don’t we?

All these goodies are available at my Online Store where you can shop 24/7 without leaving your comfy chair.

A RemARKable Autumn Anniversary set

Posted on October 19, 2013 by mauistamper

I think it’s fall, y’all…

And if those leaves were shaped a little differently that would look quite a bit like the plumeria tree in my back yard.

But we are celebrating Autumn, the season of crisp air, apples and pears, and falling leaves. Or on Maui, the return of the snowbirds, the first humpback sighting, and lilikoi season!

I’m hooked on these Thinlets cards – fun, easy AND a guaranteed wow! The “DSP” panel on the front is a piece of Very Vanilla card stock cut with the Thinlets die and trimmed to fit.

Funny how much difference placement can make…this was my first attempt with this idea:

This feels all wrong to me – the front panel is receding, the back panel is approaching, and the whole thing feels out of balance. When I re-made the card (and realized how much better the falling leaves stamp suited the theme) I was much happier. And that’s what counts in my book 🙂

While I was playing with these stamps, I inked a few of the images in Smokey Slate. Not sure why I chose that color, but I loved the muted look. (It made me happy…see above.) I tried them out as gift cards:

The ultimate in simplicity – perhaps too simple for some, but not for me. Perhaps a single word in the corner, perhaps not…I just loved it. I tried them all:

This bucket of apples worked so well with the Smokey Slate! Featuring just one of the apples gave this image a pop! without being overwhelming.

I wouldn’t normally put Tangerine Tango with Smokey Slate, but I had a theme going here! Black would have been too sharp, and would have evoked more of the feeling of Halloween.

My little friend the tree wasn’t so sure she liked being stamped in Slate, but she agreed to be a good sport and play along.

And here’s the Slate family portrait. I could imagine doing this with other neutrals – and with others from this 25th Anniversary Collection.

Follow the tour to Andi Potler to see what she has to share – I’m sure you’ll be delighted!

Quickie Christmas Enclosures

Posted on October 18, 2013 by mauistamper

I’m GREAT at planning ahead…not so great at getting it done. That’s why I love ACCE – it helps me to get a few Christmas things set aside.

These are quick-as-can-be thanks to stamps that coordinate perfectly with punches and the Season of Style designer series paper.

Crystal designed these 3 x 3 enclosure cards as a little bonus project for ACCE. She used Very Merry Tags and the Christmas Collectibles stamp set with the coordinating Ornament punch (and that shape keeps showing up – it’s in the Best of Christmas set too!).

Don’t forget – the $25 Joining Offer from Stampin’ Up! ends this Monday! You’ve got just a few days to get $26.95 in product plus a business kit for $25. More than that, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the demonstrator website and Stampin’ Connection, the demonstrator’s creative forum.

Wouldn’t you love to be a Maui Stamper? Visit my Online Store to learn more. You can learn more about this week’s DEALS there too!

Shorebirds

Posted on October 9, 2013 by mauistamper

I’m not an official “birder”, but I am certainly a bird lover.

The Wetlands stamp set jumped off the page at me the first time I looked through the 2013-2014 Stampin’ Up! annual catalog, but I was amazingly disciplined and waited to buy it. Last week, the wait was over!

Wetlands stamp set
Naturals White, Island Indigo and Crumb Cake card stock
Basic Grey, Island Indigo, Pool Party and Crumb Cake FFIP
Pearls
Island Indigo Baker’s Twine
The Big Shot and the Oval Framelits
Stampin’ Sponges

I cut an oval mask using the Framelits collection and sponged ocean and sand colors onto Naturals White card stock. I mean, it’s a scene from NATURE, doesn’t it seem NATURAL to use Naturals White?? My real intention was to take advantage of the texture of the card stock, both the physical texture and the little color “dits” (that’s what I call ’em, ok?) in the paper.

There’s a LOT going on in the Stampin’ Up! world right now – an extra $25 in hostess benefits, special one-week discounts in the Online Store, new stamps, and of course the opportunity to become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator for only $25! Check out the deals!

New to card-making?

Posted on September 27, 2013 by mauistamper

Introducing the Everyday Occasions Card Making Kit!

This kit comes with everything you except scissors and adhesive! It includes:

* Card stock and envelopes for 20 cards of a variety of sizes
* Twine, buttons & clips
* Pre-cut paper embellishments
* Mini ink pads (Stampin’ Spots)
* Seven-piece Occasions Stamp Set & clear slim stamp block
* Full color “Tips & Tricks” brochure to guide you while making the cards
* A delightful, giftable storage box

This kit is perfect for beginners – or to have on hand for Card Emergencies (ever have one of those??) To order, contact me directly or go to my Online Store, click “Shop” and enter 134797 in the search box. Click on the picture, click add to bag, and you’re almost done! If you’re a new crafter, you may want to add some adhesive – I recommend SNAIL (#104332, $6.95) or Tombo the Wonder Adhesive (#110755, $3.95). Don’t have a pair of nice sharp paper snips? Ours are the best – #103579 for $9.95. You can keep on shopping, or just head to the checkout where you’ll log into your existing account or create a new one in a heartbeat. You’ll be on your way in no time!

Epic Day DSP

Posted on September 23, 2013 by mauistamper

I’ve had the Epic Day This ‘n That Designer Series paper on my craft desk this week:

Hello Lovely and Simply Sketched (hostess) stamp sets
Crumb Cake and Whisper White card stock
Epic Day DSP
Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake FFIP
Decorative label and oval punches
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Linen thread

I love the frame from Hello Lovely but to tell the truth I can’t imagine anyone I would actually say that to…in person or on a card. Hello Lovely?? It just doesn’t seem to trip off my tongue. I covered it up 🙂

What do you think? Would you say it? Send it?

Sweet Thoughts

Posted on September 19, 2013 by mauistamper

Sometimes simple is best, but it can always use a little twist:

For the Birds and Summer Silhouettes stamp sets
Whisper White and Smoky Slate card stock
Smokey Slate FFIP
Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Write marker
Pink Pirouette 3/8 inch taffeta ribbon
1 3/4 inch circle punch
Corner rounder punch

I cut the Whisper White card to 4 x 5 1/4 inches and mounted it on a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch square of Smoky Slate. Just a little twist!

Here on Maui it’s been so hot and HUMID the past week or so. I can’t think about fall at all. And I’ve got red and green all over my craft room, but I’m not quite ready to share that. Soon, though…in the meantime…

I love this technique. It’s so simple. I used a punch here, but it’s easy to do with framelits, too. And framelits have so many shape options! Just for the record, I punch first, make tiny pencil dots at four points on the inside of the card (around the punched space), then stamp.

For the Birds is an overlooked stamp set. Give it a second look!

Clear mount #126407 $24.95

Wood mount #132001 $32.95

The Sorting Hat

Posted on September 12, 2013 by mauistamper

If the Sorting Hat were Elegant Eggplant it would look like this:

Best of Halloween and Gorgeous Grunge stamp sets
Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla card stock
Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant and Pumpkin Pie FFIP
Silver Encore Ink pad
Extra-Large Oval punch
Rhinestone jewels

This Best of Halloween 25th Anniversary stamp set is AWESOME! Be sure you check back on Sunday for the RemARKable 25th Anniversary Blog tour – because we are featuring this set!

Three by three

Posted on September 11, 2013 by mauistamper

Love making gift cards – 3 x 3 is fun size!

I can’t take the credit for this – Peggy designed it for our Maui Stampers gathering last week, and I cockaroached it for my Hostess Club this week. (Cockaroach is a local expression and in stamping terms it would translate to CASE. And yes, it has that “extra” letter a in the middle.)

Fabulous Phrases stamp set
Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso card stock
Season of Style DSP
Early Espresso FFIP
Circle punches: 3/4, 1 and 1 1/4 inch

There’s Old Olive and Whisper White card stock on the inside in addition to the above colors, and the circle punches are 1/2 inch and bitty.

We made the envelopes with the new Envelope Punch Board – oh, yeah! Can you make envelopes with Simply Scored? Well, of course you can. Can you make them more quickly, easily and professionally with the Envelope Punch Board? YOU BETCHA!!!

And if you’re gonna order it, go ahead and order in the Online Store and be sure to enter X369CEC2 in the Hostess Code box. All September Online Orders will share in the Hostess Benefits at the end of the month – but you MUST enter the Hostess Code to be included. It’s product # 133774 and $19.95

While you’re at it, the Magnetic Platform is available to order on September 12 – HOORAY!! Product # 130658 priced at $39.95 and it is WORTH EVERY PENNY. Don’t delay – who knows what will happen with this hot product!!

Ooops – almost forgot to show you the last photo…

Enjoy!!

It’s a RemARKable Autumn

Posted on September 7, 2013 by mauistamper

Trick or Treat!

Halloween goodies – or a bag full of Creepy Crawlies? I’m hoping for treats, not tricks.

The Halloween Bash stamp set has fun images to play with, and I thought these tickets were just the thing to add to the top of my tag. They’ve got a little sparkle courtesy of Vanilla Smooch spritz. And the hole for that gorgeous ribbon at the top is made with the small ticket punch – it makes a generous opening. I’ve used the beautiful black and grey striped ribbon that’s available again as part of the Halloween Banner Simply Created Accessory kit.

I stamped the main image once in Tangerine Tango, then again in Black Staz-on. I cut out the word “CRAWLY” in black, snipped the ends, and added Basic Black card stock extensions to the ends. The black rhinestone gems at the bottom are colored with the black Sharpie® marker that NEVER leaves my desk!

The tag can stand alone without the bag, but we do love those Tag a Bags! Don’t miss the textural stamping on the Tangerine Tango tag base courtesy of Gorgeous Grunge, the stamp set that does everything – even the dishes!! (ok, I’m KIDDING there…)

It’s a challenge for me to get in the mood for a true Autumn card, but I think the muse was working for this one:

Magnificent Maple is a single stamp and it is truly a magnificent rendition of a leaf. I’ve masked and stamped it in Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze and Old Olive. I chose Naturals Ivory card stock for the card base, but I used Very Vanilla for the tag – the Naturals papers have just enough texture to them that a bold image such as that tag doesn’t come out with enough definition to please me.

I used the Tags for You stamp and punch bundle and popped the label up on a dimensional. “So Grateful” is from Apothecary Art, and the spatters are from Gorgeous Grunge. (If I keep using that stamp set it’s gonna get a Maui Stamper Abbreviated Name, but for now I’ll spell it out.)

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s Stamp-of-the-Month projects and I encourage you to take the full tour to see what everyone is sharing. Robin is up next and I KNOW she’ll have a treat in store for you! All the blogs on the tour are available below in case you want to re-visit a favorite or just take the tour in your own quirky way. I encourage that kind of behavior 🙂

The Maui Stamper

papercrafts, my stories, and the occasional insight

Category Archives: cards

Spread the Joy

A RemARKable Autumn Anniversary set

Quickie Christmas Enclosures

Shorebirds

New to card-making?

Epic Day DSP

Sweet Thoughts

The Sorting Hat

Three by three

It’s a RemARKable Autumn

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