Hooray It’s Your Day card kit variations

The Hooray It’s Your Day Card Kit comes with tons of cool supplies:

The dark stencils are re-usable and there are enough supplies to make 20 cards and envelopes. There are photos of each of the cards, but I made some that were a little different.

For the first one I used the resist background and some sponge daubers with ink. The white chevron lines are already on the paper and they resist the ink which is a fun effect,  much as if you had heat embossed the design with white embossing powder. I colored the clear rhinestones with the Blendabilities markers to match the flowers, I love that I can customize the embellishments that way.

For the second card I used the sunburst stencil and another sponge dauber with ink. I really like the way it turned out. Just a little washi tape and the wooden hello finish of this simple card.
So even if you get one of these kits don’t feel like you have to make all the cards the same as the directions – play around a little bit and see what you can come up with!

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SU Something Lacy stamp

The new Something Lacy background stamp really caught my eye and I could think of at least three ways I wanted to use it before I even ordered it. Does that ever happen to you? It’s kind of fun. My first idea was to use the Blendabilities alcohol markers:

I was ready to use some pinks and purples and I was happy with how they colored the stamp but didn’t completely cover up the pattern. I used my panel for the front of a birthday card:I’ll share my other two ideas soon – embossing with clear and using Blendabilities and embossing with white.

How would you use the stamp?

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SU! Butterfly Basics Bundle

Say that three times fast – it’s a tongue twister for sure! I made this page using the Butterfly Basics Bundle stamps and dies and a couple of punches.

The bigger butterflies are made with the thinlets, and they cut really easily. I have tried using waxed paper between the die and the paper and without and both ways work well. I love the middle-sized butterfly the best so far.

The stamp set is really versatile and I used the stamps with what I call “the very forgiving technique”. Especially when you use a nature-inspired stamp this technique lets you stamp without worrying about being exact with your stamping. All you do is stamp twice after inking and before re-inking. It also shows some depth. I love that fern stamp!

The small butterfly coordinates with the small butterfly punch and I really love that there are always new designs that work with previous products. The other punch I used is the Hearts Border punch.

Here is the photo of the clear bundle – it’s 15% off when you buy the stamps and framelits together. Check out the quote, I’ve not heard it before but I really like it: “There is nothing in the caterpillar that tells you it is going to be a butterfly.” What project could you use that quote on?

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Celebrate Today Bundle

Here’s another bundle where you can save 15% by choosing the bundle instead of the two products separately. This one has lots of stamps and some cute dies. It will be versatile and I really like that there are balloons because there are so many celebrations that could use a balloon or two. There’s even a stamp to make a hot air balloon! The tiny bow is so cute – I know I will use that a lot too.

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You Plus Me new SU! Bundle!

The You Plus Me Bundle is so adorable that I may have to confess my love for ampersands! The stamp set and paper pad are the bundle and when you buy them together you save 15%.

Do you have any punctuation obsessions you would like to confess?!

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New Bundle from Stampin’ UP!

These flowers are from the new stamp set Petal Potpourri and they are punched with the coordinating Flower Medallion Punch. You can save 15% if you buy them together as a bundle. I like how you can easily layer the dot and smaller flower to add dimension to your project. The dot and small flower coordinate with punches also to make things quick and easy all the way around (1/2″ circle punch and 1-1/4″ circle scallop punch).

Sale-A-Bration, the biggest sale of the year just started – you can choose one free item for every $50 you spend on merchandise. The catalogs and all the new products are available by visiting my store here:

http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx

Stay tuned for more new projects this week!

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Sheltering Tree stamp set

These new stamps are a photopolymer set that is available in the new Occasions catalog. I am planning to use the tree for different seasons by switching ink colors. I stamped the tree and one of the sentiments on the envelopes I sent the new catalogs in – if you didn’t get a set of catalogs let me know and I’ll send the new Occasions and the Sale-a-Bration to you.

Thanks for looking!

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hello die cut card

The Spring Occasions 2015 catalog is coming January 6th and there are some really pretty and versatile surprises inside!

There is a set of word dies that I have been anxiously waiting for – the words are happy, hello, you, and thanks in a fun curvy script font.

Everything on the card is new except for the doily. I cut several of the hello words and glued them together for dimension, you can see in the side view:

In the past I have used wax paper between the die and the paper but I didn’t need it with this new die. The paper cut easily and popped right out of the die. I can’t wait to play with the other words – soon!

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Perpetual Calendar kit from Stampin’ UP!

I have wanted to create a perpetual birthday calendar for a long time but I couldn’t decide the best way to do one. Well, my problem is solved because there is a Perpetual Calendar Kit in the upcoming Spring 2015 Occasions catalog!

It is only $15.95 and you get so many supplies – I had lots left over. Here’s January with all the other months underneath:

Here’s the months decorated:

I had so much fun putting this kit together that I completely lost track of time. Here’s all the supplies I had left over – it’s hard to tell but the white paper is actually pre-cut alphabet letters:

Now I won’t have any excuse for missing your birthday – as long as I know when it is!

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