Category Archives: Stampin Up

Spare Parts

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I created this card for the EBTKS challenge #18 which was to use aluminum foil. I immediately thought about this robot set. I really wish it was bigger, but sometimes working with small images pushes me in the card design. I decided to go CAS with the card so the robot wouldn’t get lost on the card.

I will say I don’t ever want to cut any image out of foil again! I think I held my breath the entire time.

Get Well Soon
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Lots of Bots;
Colors: Chocolate Chip, Barely Banana, Tempting Turquoise;
Other: turquoise ribbon; wire; mega rectangle die (Spellbinders); aluminum foil;

Elegant Ornaments

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As soon as I saw the Fall-to-Layout sketch #97, I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

When StampinUp put out their retired color list, I didn’t think too much about it when I saw Handsome Hunter on it. Even when other forum posters lamented the loss, I didn’t dawn on me – what the heck are we supposed to do when we make Christmas cards??? I can only hope that my small supply lasts – or my other favorite company, PTI, will fill the gap.

Merry Christmas
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Christmas Greetings;
Colors: Handsome Hunter, Gold, Vanilla;
Other: Gold embossing powder; Gold pen;

Tropical Partings

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A woman in my hubby’s office is moving away. The office had a party the other day, but no card…so I made one. 🙂 I don’t have StampinUp’s Tropical Party set yet, but my mom was very kind to stamp and mail me some images. She even sent me a strip of the umbrella pattern paper so I could cut out colored umbrellas for the drinks!

The Hawaiian’s have a great saying: a hui ho – which (roughly) means ‘until we meet again’; it isn’t goodbye. That is definitely the right feel for the purpose of this card.

The card came together pretty quickly. One detail I want to highlight is the flock that I added to the coconuts. I love this extra tactile detail.

Since this is a card for the office folk to sign, I added an extra piece of cardstock inside so there are 3 writing surfaces. I added a stamped jungle leaf (CTMH) to those pages to help carry the theme.

A Hui Ho
Stamps: Tropical Party (SU); Fresh Alpha (PTI);
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Soft Suede (SU);
Paper: So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise, White (SU);
Other: Oval dies (Spellbinders); flock (Doodlebug); rhinestones (Kaiser); texturz plate (SU/Sizzix);

Vase of Posies

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I was in the mood to stamp the other day and saw this sketch on the Stamping 411 blog (ssc155) and decided to do a card.

I colored the flowers and vase with Copics. Of course after I colored I decided to think about the rest of the card. I didn’t want too much pink, so I went for yellow which does set off the pink nicely (I think).

I made the curly brace using the Curly Label punch from StampinUp. Punch once and then move the punch over just a bit (look through the bottom of the punch to help with positioning) and punch again. Easy peasy!

take care
Stamps: Vases in Vogue (SU);
Ink: Copics; Olive (SU);
Paper: Lemon Tart (PTI); Old Olive CS & DSP (SU); Hibiscus (PTI);
Other: Lemon ribbon (PTI); Curly Label punch (SU); Linen impression plate (PTI);

Friendship Block

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Today’s CAS challenge on SCS (cas70) was to have the sentiment be the focus.

As with most things I had lots of ideas but not the right supplies to pull them off. I thought a rebus would be really cute but I couldn’t come up with one I liked. Then I really wanted to do something like Erin’s Sit a Spell card (4th card down). Which got me thinking of a word block (like this) but in a cool retro font like an old circus poster.

I eventually settled on using this old background from StampinUp. Hmmm…I hate it when my imagination out paces my abilities!

Thanks for checking it out.

Friendship
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Word by Word;
Ink: Melon Mambo;
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, White;
Other: Melon Mambo ribbon; Texturz Plate (Sizzix/SU); scallop square die (Spellbinders);

Butterfly Says Goodbye

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Mom is having a “going away” stamp camp in June and she asked me to help her with the projects. I’ve had Garden Whimsy since it first came out (not that long ago). I like the set and have used it a few times. So many good things are being retired that I thought I would incorporate a couple of them on the card.

Sage Shadow is an excellent color, but as I don’t use it often and I don’t see it often, so I can understand why SU is retiring it…but it still makes me sad! And can you believe – the cardstock is already sold out!! Thankfully I have a pack in my stash 🙂 Apricot is another coloring going. I have high hopes for the new Peach InColor (but I’m reserving my opinion until it is in my hands). Of course since those colors are retiring so are their ribbon.

I’m not much for glitter (I almost entitled this post Bah, Glitter!) but mom’s customers love it (as in they’ll add it to everything 😉 ). Since this card was a bit plain, I figured some glitter would be a nice touch.

** ETA ** To glitter the wings I used Tombow liquid glue on the top left wing but didn’t like the gloopy look, so I used SU’s glue stick for the rest of the wings. I thought it turned out really well. HOWEVER when my mom opened the envelope after mailing all the glitter from the glue stick wings was gone! I guess I won’t use that any more 🙁

Finally the background was embossed with a Texturz plate. Kind of a pain to get the card base without doing the back too, but a little maneuvering and it worked. Hopefully mom won’t kill me for it!

Sheesh, I must be in a chatty mood. Thanks for taking a peek!

Best Friends Listen
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Garden Whimsy;
Ink: Apricot Appeal, Sage Shadow, Pretty in Pink;
Paper: Sage Shadow, Apricot Appeal, White;
Other: Sage & Apricot ribbon, glitter, Texturz Plates #4;
Technique: Rock-n-Roll on butterfly;

Thank You Flower

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I needed a card to send with the goodies for my latest round of DSS contest winners. I went simple because I needed four cards. I chose this stamp set because I had already embossed the Kiwi background and I needed something that would “go” (my original idea being to complicated to do four cards).

The rhinestone started out clear, but I colored it with a Copic. I am really starting to enjoy using these markers!

Thank You
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Art of Life, Curvy Verses;
Ink: Orchid Opulence, Rich Razzleberry, Kiwi Kiss;
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Rich Razzleberry, Naturals Cream;
Other: Weave Impression Plate; Rhinestone (Kaiser);

Butterfly and Posies

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I created this card for the May Flowers CAS challenge on SCS (cas65). I had already stamped my Mother’s Day cards when I checked out the challenge, but I always need “thank you” cards. I actually stamped this and then set it aside for a week because I didn’t like how it finished up. I’m so glad I did. I’m much happier with this result.

I bought Awash with Flowers when it was first offered and I hadn’t inked it up, and I’ve been quite inspired by the cards I’ve seen using it. Next time I use the set though, I will probably watercolor. I don’t mind that the solid images don’t fit completely, but the one image (middle pink) just seems really wonked – maybe I just need to play with it more.

thank you
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Awash with Flowers, Totally Tabs, Teeny Tiny Wishes;
Ink: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Kiwi Kiss; Noir (Palette);
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Pale Plum, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Whisper White;
Other: Rounded Tab punch, Butterfly die, Polka Dots Embossing Folder; Frosted Lace Stickles (Ranger);

Good Luck

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This card was created for a CAS challenge which was posted a few weeks ago on the SCS forum (cas61). I am a bit behind on participating in my favorite challenges.

I just started collecting Copic markers. This isn’t my first use with them – but it is definitely the first use I plan on posting 😉 It did take a bit of working to make it look the way I wanted.

The clover is a few heart punchies, a rhinestone, and a hand cut stem – easy accent.

Good Luck
Stamps: Outlined for Fun (SU);
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Copics;
Paper: White (PTI); Wasabi, Notebook 2 DSP (SU);
Other: Trio Heart punch (SU); rhinestone (MM);

Wonderful Mom

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This card is for my mom. And like most cards I make for her, a StampinUp Demo, I wanted to make a card using current products only. I started out wanting to do the watercolor technique that was popular not to long ago. Of course I couldn’t find my bookmark, so I faked it – but I didn’t get the same results. I probably should have stuck with regular watercoloring. 😀

The Top Note die started out as plain Pretty in Pink paper, but it was too plain, so I markered the edge with my Rose Red marker. Then I decided it needed pattern paper. Nothing like retro-fitting!

I finished up the card with a few leaf dies, a ribbon bow, and a little pearl.

Wonderful Mother
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Fifth Avenue, Wonderful Favorites;
Ink: Rose Red;
Paper: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, White sparkly, Wild Wasabi, Candy Lane DSP;
Other: leaf die, half pearl, organza ribbon, Top Note die, black embossing powder, texture plate;