Category Archives: Stampin Up

Watercolored Poppies

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Hey look, ma – a Stampin’Up Only card 🙂

I received my box of StampinUp goodies recently and now that my house is good and clean, I took some time this morning to play!

This card is for the latest Clean & Simple challenge at SplitCoast (cas174) which is white layers on a white card base. I have been *lovin* the white cardstock lately, so this pulled together quite quickly!

I decided to watercolor the poppies. I’m not sure if it is artistic or sloppy ~hrm. The card didn’t photo well (I need to figure out how to reflect my light better). Anyway, the stems are watercolored in Pear and the flourishes on the tag are stamped in celery.

The poppies are watercolored with Cherry ink, but since watercoloring really dims the color, I had to pick a coordinating color ribbon – and was so very happy when Primrose practically matched!

Birthday Wishes
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Pleasant Poppies, Bring on the Cake, Kindness Matters (for the flourish);
Colors: White (PTI); Noir (Palette); Cherry, Pear, Celery;
Other: Primrose ribbon, Labels Framelits;

Thank You cards for Teachers

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These two cards are for the gym & music teachers (I gave the art teacher a generic thank you that I made last month – my brain just couldn’t get artsy, which is sorta ironic, eh?).

All Star
Stamps: All Star Team, Think Big Favorites #1 (PTI);
Colors: Kraft, White, Black, Lemon, Hawaiian Shores (PTI);
Other: Notations DSP (SU); Stars (larger is a punch; smaller is from PTI Merry & Bright die);
You Rock
Stamps: Extreme Guitar, Extreme Elements (SU); So 80s (Wplus9);
Colors: White (PTI), Black (Memento); Pool, Pear, Daffodil, Going Gray (SU);

Inspired Bird

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Back in April I saw this china pattern in Pinterest. The image is of Lenox china (image source).

I actually created this card within a week of seeing the image – but since I sent the card to my secret sister, I couldn’t post it online until now.

I watercolored the bird and trimmed him out. I originally had die-cut the berries from Riding Hood card stock, but they were too vibrant/solid for the feel of the card/inspiration. So, instead, I die-cut from white and watercolored the ink directly onto the die-cuts.

I debated about embossing the card base – and I think it would have been fine plain – but I do like the added texture the embossing adds.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Thinking of You
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Young Vermillion, Sincere Salutations;
Colors: White (PTI); Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso;
Other: Branch die (Memory Box); Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder;

Vintage Mother’s Day

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This card is for my mom. Since she’s a StampinUp demo I always try to make her cards with only SU stuff.

I was so happy that Apothecary Art carried over to the big catalog – I hadn’t had a chance to play with it before now.

I stamped the image in Early Espresso and then watercolored it. Of course, the green leaves got muddy because espresso isn’t waterproof, but I think it adds to the vintage feel.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Wonderful Mother
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Apothecary Art, Delightful Dozen;
Colors: Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso;
Other: Crumb DSP (Neutrals Patterns Pack), Pearls, Labels Frame die, Square Lattice embossing folder;

Grunge Gift

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Next week is Mom’s “last chance” stamp camp (where she celebrates those sets that are retiring). My task was to make a teen card using Grunge Rock & Extreme Elements. But not just any card – a gift card for a graduate. Whew!

Now this isn’t overly “graduation” but it still qualifies 🙂

This is my first time doing grunge and thankfully it wasn’t too hard. I did place the melon splashes in their spots purposely. Also, I added a bit of turquoise to balance the ribbon bow.

To decide on the type of gift-card card to do, I did some searching – looking for a type that we hadn’t done yet, but that was also simple. Thankfully I ran across this card.

I ended up using the Rounded Tab and Word Window punches to make my opening.

Thanks for stopping by!

Congratulations
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Grunge Rock, Extreme Elements, Delightful Dozen;
Colors: Turquoise, Pear, Daffodil, Melon, White, Basic Grey;
Other: Turquoise ribbon, Round Tab punch, Word Window punch;

Cascading Blooms

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I was in need of a few thank you cards, so I used my random-file program to pick a stamp set. This time Fifth Avenue was selected – and since this is on my to-do list for next month’s stamp camp, I figured I’d get a head start 🙂

The next stamp camp is in honor of retiring products, so I chose to use Peach Parfait as my starting color. I again used the CAS-ual Friday Opposites Attract challenge – so my other color ended up being Baja Breeze (one of my favorite colors).

Once I got the main card finished, I wanted to add a few additional pops of blue, so I took some Pearls and used a BIC alcohol marker to color them.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Thanks so Much
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Fifth Avenue, Sincere Salutations;
Colors: White, Baja Breeze, Peach Parfait, Black;
Other: Pearls, Lots of Tags die, Peach ribbon; Hot Aqua alcohol marker (BIC);

Happy Easter

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My attempt at chocolate bunnies in my girls’ baskets this year was not a hit. By the time I got around to ordering chocolate (I prefer fair-trade chocolate), all that was left was dark chocolate…which apparently my girls don’t like. Next year I must remember to order early!

I created this card for the ColourQ Challenge (cqc131). These colors will soon be retired from the StampinUp arsenal. I’ve come to really love Pear and Bride! I’ve already made sure to ordered extra paper and ribbon 🙂

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Easter
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Chocolate Bunny, Delightful Dozen;
Colors: Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, So Saffron, White;
Other: Scallop punch; Linen impression plate (PTI); sewing machine;

Vermillion Thoughts

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I designed this card for a recent InkUp stamp camp. My requirements were Young Vermillion and watercoloring. I tried to keep the card simple because of the watercoloring and frame cut-out.

To do the frame, I first embossed the frame on Baja card stock. Then I trimmed around it. Finally I snipped a small slit into the center and used it to cut out the inside. I did this, instead of just layering the cream onto the frame, because I wanted the dimension and true fame-like feel. The Baja frame is popped-up over the cream pennant.

The card base is stamped with the Woodgrain background and lightly spritzed with Smooch.

The bird is watercolored (just a brush, a little water, and reinkers) using Red Riding Hood and Espresso.

Thanks for taking a peek!

thinking of you
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Young Vermillion, Woodgrain background, Teeny Tiny Wishes;
Colors: Soft Suede, Naturals Ivory, Baja Breeze, Red Riding Hood, Espresso;
Other: Hemp twine, Designer Frames embossing folder, Log Cabin Smooch Spritz;

Sassy Celebration

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I used my random program to chose this stamp set. When I was playing around trying to decide what to do with it, I decided the current CASE Study challenge (83) would work well.

I started by picking pattern paper I wanted to use. I decided to use the pale pink for the focal panel as a change from how I normally do stuff! I used Copics to color the image and went back with a little glitter pen on the flower head.

Since the sentiment on the challenge piece was all flow-y and scripty I chose to use the Curvy Verses set.

The card felt pretty bland, so I added the scallop strip and yellow bling.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Reason to Celebrate
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Sassy Stems, Curvy Verses;
Colors: White, Pink Pirouette; Black (Palette);
Other: Spring Fling DSP, Eyelet Scallop Border punch; Rhinestones (K&Co); markers (Copic);

Rainbow Branches

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I needed to update my blog theme (the one I was using was very old and out-dated…causing issues). I hope this works well for everyone. If any one has issues, I would like to know!

I created this card for a friend who likes rainbows. I used a retired StampinUp set, but the general layout could be used with any image.

Happy Thoughts
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Apple Blossoms;
Colors: White (PTI); Black, Real Red, Pumpkin, Daffodil, Pear, Turquoise, Pacific, Plum;