Love What You Do Fun Fold

Posted on May 14, 2019 by mauistamper

Someone sent me a card using this layout for my birthday (Thanks, Louella!), and even though I’d seen images of this Fun Fold, holding it in my hand was a completely different experience. When I figured out how easy it was to put together, I was SOLD!

Maui Stamper Stampin' Up! Love What You Do

Stamps: Love What You Do
Color Palette: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Blackberry Blast, Mossy Meadow
Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Circles Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, Share What You Love DSP

This is a half sheet of card stock, like any card, but it’s cut on the diagonal. I have a couple of trimmers, and none of them are large enough to cut the entire length, but if I cut through the center I was able to use my Paper Snips to complete the cut.

Score your full 8 1/2″ X 11″ sheet of card stock both horizontally and vertically before you cut it. Cut your DSP to 5 1/4″ x 4″ and then cut it on the diagonal as well. NOTE: If your DSP is directional, pay attention to how you cut it – for example, if you want your stripes to be horizontal, align them correctly before you cut.

You can make heaps of these in no time at all, and they’re a great way to use up your DSP. Round up all of those die cuts you have floating around because you cut an extra and didn’t know what to do with it, and you’ll have a stack of cards in a flash. Then SEND THEM!! As always, if you’re ready to shop, click HERE.

Petal Palette – good energy for a good person

Posted on March 12, 2019 by mauistamper

When someone does something especially nice for you, it feels really good to create a card just for them. You can think about them in the process, both in terms of their preferences and tastes as well as their general goodness and importance in your life. Making a card for someone has really good energy.

Maui Stamper Stampin' Up! Petal Palette Crackle Thanks

Stamps: Petal Palette, Crackle Paint, Marbled, Kindness and Compassion
Color Palette: Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Accessories: Big Shot, Rectangles Stitched dies, Layering Circles Dies, Old Olive Linen thread, Stampin’ Blends, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Leaf Punch

I used Stampin’ Blends to add a little color to the image stamped in Memento Black on Whisper White card stock. In some cases I went right over the black images, and the result is more subtle color.

I used a needle to thread the Old Olive Linen thread through the stitches in the Daffodil Delight circle, making the thread bow more secure on the card. I’ll use a glue dot in a pinch, but I like my cards to stick together for a long time! A bow that is tied in place will hold on for much longer than one that is glued on.

This card is for a real gentleman. He is a genuine, warm, kind man – one of a kind.

If you need a few supplies to make just-the-right-card for someone who went out of their way to be kind to you, Shop HERE.

A Bloomin’ Birthday

Posted on February 4, 2019 by mauistamper

I’m channeling my inner ND Mom (thankfully, the days of tuition payments are over) with the colors in today’s card. I’ve always loved the various combinations of blue and green, and these particular tones bring back fond memories. The Happiness Blooms DSP is a real winner!

Maui Stamper Stampin' Up! Bloom By Bloom

Stamps: Bloom By Bloom, Celebrate Your Day (SAB 2019)

Stamps: Bloom By Bloom, Hello Cupcake (SAB 2019)
Color Palette: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Call Me Clover
Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Circles Framelits, Happiness Blooms DSP

There’s still time to join us tomorrow night to make cards! I’ll have all the supplies ready for you to make 6 fun cards using this great stamp set – just $15. There will be a variety of sentiments so that you can customize each card to your needs. Message me today!

Want your own stamps? Shop HERE.

Blended Seasons in Poppy Parade

Posted on August 26, 2018 by mauistamper

I know there are other stamps in this set, but I just can’t get enough of these gorgeous flowers. They lend themselves so well to coloring with Stampin’ Blends, guiding you along with well-placed lines to help you shade the images. I’ve done the flowers in lots of different colors, but I keep returning to Old Olive for the leaves. We’ve got a lot of fabulous new greens in our palette with the revamp this year, but Old Olive is still my favorite.

Stamps: Blended Seasons, Hardwood, Sunshine Sayings
Color Palette: Whisper White, Memento Black, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Circles Framelits, Subtle Dynamic TIEF, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Blends, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Old Olive 1/8″ Sheer Ribbon, Braided Linen Trim (sneak peek)

The Subtles Dynamic TIEF was a leap of faith for me. The catalog images don’t begin to do it justice! It provides just what the name says – a beautiful subtle texture that sits quietly in the background making everything else look great. If you’ve wondered about it, stop. Trust me, you need it! As for the Braided Linen Trim coming in the Holiday 2018 catalog, well, you know how I feel about Linen Thread – and this is Linen Thread in triplicate. I can’t wait til you can get it too.

I’ve used the words from Sunshine Sayings much more often than I imagined I would. They’re a little bigger than many of our sentiments, the font is a perfect Goldilocks font (not too serious, not too fussy, but just right), and they cover just about anything you’d like to say. I din’t expect to use them as much as I have, and I’m really glad I bought them.Blended Seasons, the Stitched Seasons Framelits, and the Watercolor Pencil 2 assortment (Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy) are only available until the end of August. Shop HERE.

Tropical Playtime

Posted on July 19, 2018 by mauistamper

The Tropical Escape Suite is Right. Up. My. Alley.

Holy Moly. These stamps, the DSP, the accessories – they speak my language! I love the splash of Blushing Bride mixed in with all of the green tones. These leaves are growing in my back yard – literally – and the thinlit shapes are gorgeous. This is a set I’ll keep!

Stamps: Tropical Chic, Itty Bitty Greetings
Color Palette: Whisper White, Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Flirty Flamingo
Accessories: Big Shot, Tropical Escape DSP, Tropical Thinlits, Layering Circles Framelits, Duet Banner Punch, Linen Thread, Tropical Elements, Pearl Jewels, Sponge Daubers, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I had such fun with the details. I used a sponge dauber to add a little Flirty Flamingo ink to the center of the flower. The thinlits cut out the stamped images, but there are also dies to cut detailed leaves out of cardstock. The possibilities are endless.

The Designer Series Paper is Buy 3, Get One Free for the rest of July. I purchased multiple packages.

Using this darker DSP in the background completely changed the feeling of the card. The designs are gorgeous, and can stand on their own as a card front with minimal embellishment. (I was not feeling minimalistic.)

As you can see, I just kept going! I didn’t know that I needed Tropical Elements until I opened the package, but now I’m convinced. I think they look particularly smashing with Linen Thread (everything looks smashing with Linen Thread.)

Need a little Tropical Escape? Shop HERE.

With deepest sympathy

Posted on February 6, 2018 by mauistamper

It’s the card no one wants to make, but the one that means so very much to receive. Mr. Maui Stamper and I needed a card for dear friends who lost a beloved mother, grandmother, friend.

Stamps: Hello Friend, Loving Thoughts (retired)
Color Palette: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Sahara Sand
Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Circles framelits, Black Diamond Jewels (retired Holiday 2017), Layered Leaves Dynamic TIEF, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I was pleased with the color palette because it was light enough to be hopeful, but subdued enough to convey the depth of our feelings. Color speaks volumes.

I stocked up on those tiny black rhinestone jewels from the Holiday 2017 catalog, and they were the perfect touch.

I hope you don’t need a card like this, but if you do, I hope you’ll be inspired to make and send one. Don’t worry about what to put inside. Simple things are best, things like “I’m thinking of you” or “I’m available to pick up your kids from school all month”. Don’t try to fix it or make it better. Grief takes its own course. Just be present.

Partying with the Pandas

Posted on January 24, 2018 by mauistamper

I may be a little biased here, but in my humble opinion, you really NEED Party Pandas. Tell me, how is it possible to resist?

Stamps: Party Panda (SAB 2018), Watercolor Wings
Color Palette: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Stamparatus (coming soon!), Whole Lot of Lovely DSP, Lots of Labels Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Balloon Bouquet Punch, Basic Black Metallic Thread, Tutti Fruiti Cards and Envelopes, Stampin’ Dimensionals

This guy is juicy and solid because I stamped him with Stamparatus. You know how hard it is to get a perfect impression with solid stamps? Not any more!!! You can layer perfectly in line with your image to cover those annoying spots that just won’t take the first time around. Stamparatus is the bomb dot com and it will be available again when the new annual catalog debuts in June. Make a note!

This little Panda is holding a balloon, but I wanted some sparkle. The Balloon Bouquet punch is a tad larger than the stamped image, so it’s easy to place on top. He needed something to sit on, and why not sit on bubbles?

I am in love with the Tutti Fruiti Cards and Envelopes. They are ready to roll – envelopes lined and card bases scored – and come in four gorgeous prints. The card bases are quite substantial and give your projects a very professional feeling. They’re one of my top SAB picks!

I love these little chubsters, and a few quick snips of a sticky note yielded a mask so they could create a little love-fest. I used Stampin’ Write markers on the sentiment and the tiny heart to add a little extra Calypso Coral to this fundamentally black and white focal point.

Look at those eyes! How could you not fall in love?

I like the Crumb Cake lining on the Pool Party card and envelope, but I LOVE the Basic Black liner on this Calypso Coral pair! It’s perfect with the Pandas, and it works well with the Pick a Pattern Washi from the Annual Catalog, too.

The Party Pandas are free with your $50 merchandise purchase during Sale-a-bration. You can choose either clear mount red rubber or wood block red rubber (same price – FREE!) but the Stamparatus is designed to work with clear mount stamps. Get started shopping HERE!

Pink Tulips

Posted on August 24, 2017 by mauistamper

When you find something that makes you happy, I recommend you do it again!

Stamps: Tranquil Tulips, Sunshine Sayings
Color Palette: Whisper White, Old Olive, Blushing Bride, Powder Pink, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Big Shot, Bunch of Banners Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Pinewood Planks TIEF, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Sponges

The Stampin’ Sponges are crucial to the look of this card. They add color and dimension to the impression left by the TIEF, but the color can be kept soft or intensified depending on individual preference.

A sticky note about 1 1/2″ from the bottom of the card creates a clean break and a place to sign the card on the inside.

This is almost the same as the card posted HERE. I changed the primary colors and not much else. I’m pretty pleased with this layout – ideally, the banner on the front would be left blank so that the card could be customized to any occasion.

Paper Pumpkin is a great way to add fabulous stamps to your collection and enjoy a quick creative break each month. Save 50% on your first kit – subscribe HERE and use code HALFOFF0917!

Sunny Tulips

Posted on July 24, 2017 by mauistamper

Stampin’ Up! Host stamp sets are exclusive to hosts who have earned rewards, and they’re one of the best values in the catalog. Tranquil Tulips caught my eye on my first look through the Annual Catalog, and this is one of my favorite creations so far:

Stamps: Tranquil Tulips (Host), Sunshine Sayings
Color Palette: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Big Shot, Bunch of Banners Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Pinewood Planks TIEF, Stampin’ Sponges, Stampin’ DImensionals, Linen Thread, Sticky notes

The first step in creating this simple card is to cut a circle in the front of the card base. Once you’ve completed that step, run the front of the card through the Big Shot with the Pinewood Planks TIEF and use a Stampin’ Sponge to add color with Crumb Cake ink. The tulip on the front of the card is fussy cut since there aren’t framelits for this set.

I cut a second circle in a piece of scrap paper and aligned it with the opening in the front of the card. Next, I used washi tape to hold it in place on the inside of the card so that I could see where the “window” would be. I put a sticky note at the bottom of the card and stamped the images inside the circle. Pull off the washi, pull off the sticky note, and BOOM!

The Bunch of Banners framelit is perfectly sized for the message from Sunshine Sayings, but many other sentiments will fit as well. Hope you’ll have some fun with it!

Dragonfly Dreams and new Maui Stampers

Posted on May 6, 2017 by mauistamper

It’s been a busy time for the Maui Stampers team, and I put another welcome card in the mail:

Stamps: Dragonfly Dreams
Color Palette: Whisper White, Mint Macaron, So Saffron, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Big Shot, Detailed Dragonfly thinlits, Layering Circles framelits, Inside the Lines DSP (Sale-a-bration 2017), Vellum, Wink of Stella clear, Aquapainter

I LOVE VELLUM WINGS!! And I almost always give them a Wink of Stella. It’s irresistable.

(BTW, that DSP circle behind the band? It’s retired paper. I think it’s from Holiday 2016.)

There’s a peak of washi inside, too!

Grab the bundle and save 10% – shop HERE.

The Maui Stamper

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Tag Archives: Layering Circles Framelits

Petal Palette – good energy for a good person

A Bloomin’ Birthday

Blended Seasons in Poppy Parade

Tropical Playtime

With deepest sympathy

Partying with the Pandas

Pink Tulips

Sunny Tulips

Dragonfly Dreams and new Maui Stampers

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