Thankful for You

 

If you do not send Thanksgiving cards to friends or relatives, use this card to send a Random Act of Kindness to your favorite grocery store checker, barista or that grumpy person down the street.  Who knows, you just might make that  grumpy person smile!





Here are the Stampin' Up! supplies and dimensions needed:
Six Sayings Hostess Rewards Stamp Set on page 51 of the Holiday catalog
French Cuts Stamp Set - for you
8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Rich Razzleberry card stock, scored at 4 1/4"
4" x 5 1/4" Soft Suede card stock
3 3/4' x 5" Whisper White (for Inside greeting)
3 3/4" x 5" Into the Woods Designer Series Paper
1 1/2" x 5 3/8" Whisper White card stock
1 5/8 x 5 1/2" Rick Razzleberry card stock
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad
Ornate Tag Topper Punch
Banner Triple Punch
Mossy Meadow Stitched Ribbon
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stamp-a-ma-jig

Adhere Into the Woods DSP to Soft Suede card stock, them both to Rich Razzleberry card base.
Stamp the smaller piece of Whisper White card stock with the "Thankful" stamp with Rich Razzleberry ink.

Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the "for you" and stamp it in Mossy Meadow ink.
Punch one end of each of the smaller card stocks with the Ornate Tag Topper punch and the other end with the Banner Triple punch.  Check  that the tag is not too long to fit diagonally across the card.  If it is, cut come of the banner end off with the Banner Triple punch.

Adhere the stamped Whisper White card stock to the Rich Razzleberry card stock.
Tie a piece of ribbon through the slot in the tags.  Check the Clearance Rack for various ribbons that coordinate with the DSP here.

Add stampin' dimensionals to back of the tag and adhere it diagonally across the card.

Here is the same card made with the 2014 Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper.
The inks are Cajun Craze and Mossy Meadow.
The card stocks are Mossy Meadow base and Soft Suede backing the DSP.





The Six Sayings is a Hostess Rewards Set available through the Holiday catalog.  Earn this stamp set with an order of $150 or more.  Now is a  great time to have a Workshop to earn the set.  Leave  a comments below and I will get in touch with you about hosting an in-home or on-line workshop.

Click on any of the items below to order.  Remember the two cards use different card stock bases and ink.  Both are listed below.

Thank you for stopping by.  Happy Stampin'!

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Have a FaBOOlous Halloween!

You do not need to be a huge fan of Halloween to like these little guys on Stampin' Up!'s Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper on page 47 of the Holiday catalog.  Take a look at how they go well with the Host Reward Six Sayings stamp set on page 51 of the Holiday catalog.  The Six Sayings Set is one you will want to get. You can choose this stamp set when you submit an order of at least $150. here.  In addition to "FaBOOlous", there are 5 other sayings great for the fall holiday season.  I had to have this set for the "Thankful" stamp but can't wait to use all 6 of the stamps.

Yes, another window scene!  The leaves are falling, pumpkins are ripe for cooking or making a Jack-o-Lanterns and there is a nip in the air.  So glad I am inside looking out at this scene.  

The measurements are underlined for your convenience. 
The A2 card base is Very Vanilla card stock.  The 2014-2015 In-Color, Tangelo Twist card stock behind the DSP is 4" x 5 1/4".  The Happy Haunting DSP is cut at 3 3/4" x 5".  I die cut the window from a 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" piece of Crumb Cake card stock.  The "scene" , stamped with Crumb Cake ink, fits behind the embossed marks of the window and is on about a 2 3/8  " x  3" piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  The pumpkins are colored with a Stampin' Write Tangelo Twist marker.  The leaves are colored with various fall colors of Stampin' Write markers.  "FaBOOlous" is stamped on a 1" x 5 1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock with Mementos Tuxedo Black ink.  The orange sequins add a little pizzazz.  I adhered everything with SNAIL adhesive except the window frame where I used Stampin' Dimensionals.

To order any of the items that were used to make this FaBOOlous card , click on the picture below to start an order.  Notice that I list the stamp set and thinlits die separately and as a bundle.  The bundle saves you 15% over the individual pieces.  You're going to love the 16 pieces of the Happy Scenes stamp set so just enjoy the 15% savings by buying the bundle.
 

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Swingin' Circle Card

As usual, I hoarded my beautiful Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper (DSP) which is now retired.  I decided it might be time to cut some of this pretty Beyond the Garden DSP so I will have room for the new 2015 - 2016 DSP!  I must have been in a nostalgic mood because I used the small leaf stamp from the now retired Fabulous Floret set with Crumb Cake ink (stamped off) to make my own DSP for the inside.  Well, can you call it "the inside" when you use the Circle Card Thinlit?  What do you think?

Excuse my finger at the bottom of the picture.  I wanted you to see it closed the way it comes out of an envelope.

It is easy to cut the DSP to coordinate with the circle card by lining up the 1 7/8" x 5 1/4" piece of paper just inside the smaller side on the cutting edge of the thinlit.  Then run it through the Big Shot with the cut side up, so that you can see the placement, using your usual "sandwich".  Do the same thing with the 2 3/4" x 5 1/4" Whisper White card stock DSP you made yourself by lining it up with the larger side of the thinlit.

The card stock base is a 6" x 5 1/2" piece of Tangerine Twist.  The flower from Secret Garden Stamp Set and the "Hello" Swirls and Curls Verse  below are stamped with Pacific Point.  Punch both out with a 2" circle punch.  The background Pacific Point card stock is cut with the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch.

Here is the card when opened.  You may wish to sign you card on the left side of the white card stock so that your signature stays hidden behind the accordian fold.  Or not. 

Now it is your turn to use some of your left over DSP!  Any stamp that fits into a 2 " circle would look great.  If the pattern on the reverse side of your chosen DSP is not too busy, it will look nice on the right side. 

For the punches, thinlit die, card stock and inks, see below.

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It's a Cupcake Kind of Day!

Who doesn't like a smiling cherry atop a cupcake?  I just can not let go of the 2013- 2015 In Colors!  Here is a birthday card using Soft Suede "chocolate" cake bases with Pistachio Pudding, Daffodil Delight and Strawberry Slush frosting. 

Use the Cupcake Party stamp set and stamp scraps of Whisper White card stock with Soft Suede ink for the cake bottoms.  Use other scraps to stamp the "pistachio pudding, lemon (daffodil delight) and strawberry slush frosting".  Punch them out using the Cupcake Builder punch on page 223 of the 2014-15 annual catalog.  (Or page 187 of the 2015 -16 catalog.)  TIP:  Use small scraps and a sticky note to hold the stamped pieces in place to avoid wasting card stock on cut outs you do not want to use.

Card stock dimensions are:
Daffodil Delight card base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" , scored at 4 1/4" .
Calypso Coral is 2 1/2 " x 4 1/2 ".  The edge is punched with a retired punch.  Any edge punch would look nice.
Coastal Cabana is 2" x 4 1/4".
Whisper White is 1 7/8" x 4 1/8".

Adhere the cupcake bottoms to the Whisper White card stock.  Use Stampin' Dimensionals to raise the "frosting" above the cake bottom.  Add a cherry or HB flag on top!

Sale-A-Bration Best Day Ever Designer Series Paper, 1" x 5 1/2",  is adhered across the bottom of the Daffodil Delight card stock with a banner cut greeting raised with Stampin' Dimensionals on the right side. 

 Although it is a fun birthday card, you could leave off the HB flag and use it for any occasion.  Leave me a comment telling for what occasion you used this card.  Thanks for stopping by.

Here are the supplies I used to make "It's a Cupcake Kind of Day" card.

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Blooming with Kindness

I am always sad when Stampin' Up! retires a stamp set that I find very versatile, like Blooming with Kindness.  But, the good news is that there are new stamp sets with great versatility in the 2015 - 2016 catalog which will be available on June 2, 2015!  Yeah!!  Before Blooming with Kindness retires, I wanted to share two cards with you.  If you like this stamp set, too, you can purchase it until June 2, 2015.  The clear set is sold at regular price, but the wood mount stamp set is discounted to $17.21 now.  You can purchase it at a discount here.  Oh, you prefer clear sets?   See the clear set here.

These two cards use the same design but different techniques.

The flower on the birthday card to the right is stamped onto Perfect Plum card stock with Whisper White Craft ink, immediately sprinkled with white embossing powder, then heated to set. 

The above sympathy card is stamped with Perfect Plum ink onto Whisper White card stock. 
 

The remainder of the cards are done alike.  The overlaid card stock, Pink Pirouette on the sympathy card and Whisper White on the birthday card, are made with the Big Shot using the 3 inch die from the Circles Collection on page 231 of the annual catalog.  Then they are dry embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder on page 226 of the annual catalog.

I will use the sympathy card to demonstrate the remainder of the steps to complete either card.

 Position the overlay card stock atop the card base.  Hold one side with fingers and thumb spread to hold the entire length of the card in position.  Gently slip the Stamp-a-ma-jig 's stamped mylar sheet under the overlay and position it inside the cutout circle.

Carefully remove the overlay card stock and set it aside.  Position the Stamp-a-ma-jig at the edge of the stamped mylar sheet, remove mylar and stamp the flower onto the front of the card base.







The greetings are stamped on a scrap of Whisper White card stock.  The Perfect Plum taffeta ribbon was in my stash.  You can pleat with any soft ribbon.

Cut a length of Sticky Strip found on page 204 in the annual catalog.  If you do not have Sticky Strip, hurry, it is retiring on June 2, 2015.   Secure one end of the ribbon to the back of the overlay card stock.  TIP:  Leave the protective red plastic on the end of the sticky strip that will wrap to the back at the end to prevent it from sticking to your work surface.  Begin to pleat the ribbon by pushing it onto the tape.  Continue to pleat until you reach where you wish to adhere the greeting.   Secure the edge on the back of the card stock.  If you wish to use a piece of a doily, abut the top edge of the doily to the ribbon and adhere before adding the greeting. Adhere greeting to ribbon.

Align completed overlay onto stamped Whisper White card base.





 
Here are the items used to make these cards.  Many of them are already in your craft space!  To purchase any items, click here.

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Good grief, Charlie Brown, I forgot to tell you about the Stamp-a-ma-jig!  Love this handy little gadget!

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Folding Screen Card

Wrap a folded screen card with ribbon and it makes a wonderful tag for a present.  Open it and you have a display piece.






I just started pulling stamp sets, current and retired, off my shelf and started stamping.  You can do the same.




 Here is how to get started.

The screen is 5 1/2 " x 11 Basic Black card stock, scored at 3 3/4", 5 1/2" and 8 1/4".  Accordion fold.

Stamp the edge quarter inch of 4 each 4 5/8" x 2 1/2" pieces of Real Red card stock with Mementos Tuxedo black ink.













Cut 4 pieces of Whisper White card stock to 4 1/8" x 2".  Use Mementos Tuxedo Black ink to stamp each panel with the designs above, or use stamps that you like.



TIP:  Use part of a flower or branch instead of the entire design.  Your eye will travel to the next panel more readily.








Adhere the stamped Whisper White panels to 4 panels of Basic Black cut to 4 1/4" x 2 1/8".   Then adhere to the stamped red panels.

Now let's make the legs for your screen.  

Fold the 2 outer panels inward.  Center 2 panels between the top outer edges of the Decorative Label Punch.  Line up the bottom of the screen panels just above the pointed flared edge on the sides of the punch opening.  Punch.  Repeat on the other 2 panels.  There you go, 4 legs!

 

Attach each stamped panel to a panel section of the Basic Black screen. 











Tie a ribbon around the folded screen to use as a gift or add to a package.  Mail it in a medium envelope, 5 3/4" x 4 3/8", for standard postage.  If you want to use the Envelope Punch Board on page 194 of the Annual Catalog to make an envelope that fits more snugly, the USPS will charge you extra postage.

The stamp set ideas for this folded screen card are endless depending upon who you make it for.  Use a sport motif, flowers, musical instruments, seashells from the By the Seashore stamp set on page 172 or baby items from the Something For Baby stamp set on page 74 of the Annual Catalog.  Let your imagine run wild as you browse through the catalog.  Then leave me a comment below to tell me how you used this folded screen design.

Here are the current supplies I used to make this folded screen card.

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