This month, the theme is “Love is in the Air”. We hope that you will be inspired by the creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “:hop” along to Pal to Pal.
Here’s my Love is In the Air card:
This is the card I made for my husband for Valentine’s Day today, More than once, my husband has taken a Valentine’s Day card off my desk and has given it to me, which means he didn’t get a card. This year, I made two extra cards and this one is put away.
I used the Bee Mine bundle for this card, and it’s such a fun bundle. The colors are Daffodil Delight, Sweet Sorbet, Basic White, and Basic Black. So cute!
Measurements:
The Sweet Sorbet base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
The white cardstock bottom layer on the outside measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
The white cardstock on the inside measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches, as did the top white cardstock layer on the outside.
The black cardstock layer measured 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
I used scraps for the sentiment, bumblebee, and the dotted flight piece, which is fussy-cut.
Punch a 1-inch circle out of Bee Mine DSP (designer series paper) and run through your XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal.
Stamping, Cropping, & Assembly:
Using the Scalloped Contour dies, I cropped the black and white layers for the front of the card.
Used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the white and black layers to the base of the card.
Using the beehive stamp, randomly stamp on the cropped white cardstock using Daffodil Delight ink. Do the same to the envelope flap and white cardstock for the inside of the card.
Using the heart trio stamp, randomly stamp hearts using Sweet Sorbet ink. Do the same on the envelope flap and the white cardstock on the inside of the card..
Stamp the body of the bee in black ink on a scrap piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock.
Punch out the body of the bee.
Stamp the wings and antennae in black ink on a scrap of white cardstock and punch them out.
Use liquid glue to adhere the wings and antennae to the back of the body of the bee.
Stamp the dotted flight lines in black and fussy cut it out.
Add dimesionals to the back of the bee. Cut mini-dimensionals in half to adhere to the back of the dotted flight line. Adhere both to the card.
Adhere the white scalloped cardstock to the black using liquid glue.
Wipe down a scrap of Sweet Sorbet cardstock using an embossing buddy.
Stamp the sentiment using VersaMark ink and cover it with white embossing powder and heat set.
Punch the sentiment using the scalloped oval punch, add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment and adhere to the card.
Stamp the sentiment in black ink on the inside piece of white cardstock and adhere to the base.
Finally, tie a double bow using black bakers’ twine and adhere with a glue dot.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:
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The Jungle Pals dies and stamp set are fabulous! I’ve already posted cards for which I’ve used those items and you can see them here and here. Of course, there are other fabulous items as well!
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In addition, there’s a great promotion going on during Sale-a-Bration for joining the Stampin’ UP! community!
Customers who join our fun crafting community as a new demonstrator can get $125 USD | $165 CAD worth of product PLUS our Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio* (a $60 USD | $82 CAD value) for just $99 USD | $135 CAD!
STAMPIN’ GLASS MAT STUDIO:
The Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio is a paper crafter’s dream! The heavy-duty glass mat comes printed with a ruler and grid lines for easy measuring, while the large surface space gives ample room for spreading out while paper crafting. The safety-tempered glass has a heat and scratch resistant surface that wipes clean with the included cloth and water—no chemicals needed. The reusable cloth also cleans ink off your stamps! The nonslip, heat resistant, waterproof silicone mat features four palette squares for mixing custom ink colors or for holding small ink spots in place while crafting. Each component can be used separately or you can use all three items together for a multipurpose paper crafting studio that’s both functional and elegant.
The Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio includes:
GLASS MAT * 5 mm thick * 17″ x 14″ (43.2 x 35.6 cm) * Safety-tempered * Heat and scratch resistant * Wipes clean with water or alcohol
SILICONE MAT * 8-3/8″ x 6″ (21.3 x 15.2 cm) * Multiuse, nonslip * Waterproof, heat resistant * 4 palette squares for custom-color mixing or holding Stampin’ Spots * Product color: white
CLEANING CLOTH * 8-1/4″ x 8-1/4″ (21 x 21 cm) * Durable, reusable * Lint free * Cleans stamps and other surfaces with only water * Product color: dark gray
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This month, the theme is Sale-A-Bration. We hope that you will be inspired by the creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
I used the Sale-a-Bration Jungle Pals stamp set (FREE with a $50 purchase), and the coordinating die set (FREE with a $100 purchase).
Here’s my card!
Personally, I think sloths are adorable! I sort of CASe’d the Sale-a-bration catalog, but added some personal touches. Here’s a close up of the stamp and die set:
Here’s the catalog page:
Measurements:
The Azure Afternoon base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
The frame on the front of the card measures 4-1/4 by 5-3/8 inches, trimmed after I ran it through Cut & Emboss machine using one of the Basics Embossing folders. I used a deckled rectangle die to crop the frame.
I used three pieces of white cardstock for this card. The colored one under the frame and the one on the back of the front of the card each measure 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. The one on the back of the base of the card is 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
I used “scraps” for the Pecan Pie tree, the Garden Green and Granny Apple Green leaves and vines. The sloths and the sentiment were stamped on white cardstock using Momento Tuxedo Black ink.
The DSP (designer series paper) for the envelope flap measures 2-1/2 by 6 inches. I cropped a 1 inch circle of coordinating DSP for the envelope seal, which I ran through the XYRON create-a-sticker.
Stamping, Coloring, Assembly:
After stamping the sloths, I used the Smoky Slate blends combo to color the sloths, then I cropped them using the coordinating dies. I added dimensionals to the back of the sloths.
I used a blending brush and Azure Afternoon ink to color the white cardstock for the front of the card.
The sentiment on the front is from the Charming Sentiments stamp set, which is cropped using the coordinating Sentiment Silhouettes die. I trimmed mini-dimensionals in half before adding them to the back of the sentiment.
Next, I cropped the vines, leaves, and Pecan Pie tree, all of which are adhered using multipurpose liquid glue.
I added a white piece of cardstock to the inside of the front of the card to cover some errant smudges from using the blending brushes.
I haven’t stamped an inside sentiment yet. The outside sentiment is an all-occasion sentiment, so when I get ready to use the card, I will stamp a sentiment.
With that I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be “Love is in the Air” on February 14th.
In addition, there’s a great promotion going on during Sale-a-Bration for joining the Stampin’ UP! community!
Customers who join our fun crafting community as a new demonstrator can get $125 USD | $165 CAD worth of product PLUS our Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio* (a $60 USD | $82 CAD value) for just $99 USD | $135 CAD!
STAMPIN’ GLASS MAT STUDIO
The Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio is a paper crafter’s dream! The heavy-duty glass mat comes printed with a ruler and grid lines for easy measuring, while the large surface space gives ample room for spreading out while paper crafting. The safety-tempered glass has a heat and scratch resistant surface that wipes clean with the included cloth and water—no chemicals needed. The reusable cloth also cleans ink off your stamps! The nonslip, heat resistant, waterproof silicone mat features four palette squares for mixing custom ink colors or for holding small ink spots in place while crafting. Each component can be used separately or you can use all three items together for a multipurpose paper crafting studio that’s both functional and elegant.
The Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio includes:
GLASS MAT * 5 mm thick * 17″ x 14″ (43.2 x 35.6 cm) * Safety-tempered * Heat and scratch resistant * Wipes clean with water or alcohol
SILICONE MAT * 8-3/8″ x 6″ (21.3 x 15.2 cm) * Multiuse, nonslip * Waterproof, heat resistant * 4 palette squares for custom-color mixing or holding Stampin’ Spots * Product color: white
CLEANING CLOTH * 8-1/4″ x 8-1/4″ (21 x 21 cm) * Durable, reusable * Lint free * Cleans stamps and other surfaces with only water * Product color: dark gray
If you live in the U.S. and don’t already have a Stampin’ UP! demo from whom you order, I would be honored to work with you.
When prompted, please enter the following HOST CODE:
Happy Holidays! This month, the theme is Winter Wonderland. We hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Here’s my Winter Meadow fun fold card:
This fun fold simply requires you to be able to trim and score paper. That’s it. Trim, score, stamp, embellish, done. I’ve posted another card using this fold and you can find that here
I added embossing to the three parts of this challenge, as well as creating a fun fold card, thanks to the tutorial by Susan Campfield. The possibilities are endless for the way this card can be created, and you can find Susan’s video here. I followed Susan’s measurements and directions for creating this card,
Measurements:
I used Garden Green cardstock with Winter Meadow DSP and white cardstock.
The Garden Green cardstock pieces each measure 5-1/2 by 2-1/8 inches, and I used two of them.
The white cardstock for the inside measures 11 by 4-1/2 inches, scored in half at 5-1/2 inches .Score again at 2-3/4 inches from either end.
The two Winter Meadow DSP pieces for the front and back measure 5-1/2 by 3-1/4 inches.
Each DSP piece for the inside folds measures 2-5/8 inches by 4-5/8 inches.
Trim a piece of coordinating DSP to 2-1/2 by 6 inches for the envelope flap.
Punch a 1-inch circle of DSP for the envelope seal. Run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker to finish the seal.
I cropped a square of vellum cardstock using the largest Stylish Shapes square die.
That’s it for the measurements. Next, let’s put the card together.
Stamping, Embossing, Stenciling, and Assembly:
After running my Garden Green cardstock through the Ferns 3D embossing folder, I trimmed each piece to 5-1/2 by 2-1/8 inches
Adhere the piece of the DSP you cut for the front to the embossed Garden Green cardstock. There will be a small overlap of the papers.
Outline the two pieces of DSP for the inside using the Blueberry Bushel Stamping Write Marker.
Stamp your chosen sentiments on two panels of the inside “squeeze box” piece of white cardstock. I stamped my sentiments on the front an inside using Pebbled Path ink since it’s one of the colors in this DSP.
Adhere your outlined DSP pieces to two of the “squeeze box” panels.
Add Garden Green ribbon where the cardstock and DSP overlap for the front. Tie it in a bow or a square knot.
Line up the inside white cardstock panels with each of the two pieces of the front and back pieces using multipurpose liquid glue.
Finishing Up:
After stamping the front sentiment using the Winter Meadow stamp set, I cropped it using the label die from the Brightest Glow die set.
Then, I used the Blueberry Bushel Stamping Write Marker to outline the label.
I used Stamping Write Markers in Garden Green, Blueberry Bushel, Lost Lagoon, and Pebbled Path to color the stamps. For the leaf sprays, I first colored the stems using Pebbled Path. Then I colored the leaves in Garden Green and stamped them down.
I followed the same procedure for the blueberry trio and the center spray.
After dry-fitting the pieces on the front, I figured out where I could put liquid glue on the back of the vellum so it wouldn’t show.
I used liquid glue for the three back sprays.
I added dimensionals to the sentiment banner and adhered it to the front.
Then, I added dimensionals to the blueberry trio and adhered it behind the sentiment.
I decided that the inside DSP panels needed something, so I cropped the leaf sprays from Garden Green cardstock using the Winter Meadow die set.
The Blueberry Bushel berries come from another die in the Winter Meadow die set. Those things are tiny! I found the easiest way for me to adhere them was to add tiny dots of liquid glue to each of the berry pieces on the leaf sprays. Don’t try to pick up those tiny berries with your fingers. I used my reverse craft tweezers to pick them up and place them on the leaf sprays.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal.
Now it’s your turn:
I really hope you watch Susan Campfield’s video or just use my measurements and directions to create your own squeeze box fun fold card. Don’t forget to upload your project to the Creative Creases challenge site.
Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be “Sale-A-Bration,” where the projects will showcase all of the great products available with orders over $50.
This month, the theme is Home for the Holidays. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
I first thought I wanted to make a double z-fold card, but using the whole cabin on the front would’ve been difficult. I just made a little adjustment, and came up with this idea.
Here’s my Home for the Holidays fun fold card:
Measurements:
The Boho Blue base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches. Score at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4 inches.
You will need another piece of Boho Blue measuring 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 inches.
Trim the 6 x 6 inch One Horse Open Sleigh DSP (designer series paper) to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
I used the 1-7/8 by 5-3/8 inch piece with two trees for the right side of the inside. I trimmed another piece to the same measurements for the left-hand side as well.
The white cardstock for the inside measures 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches.
Trim a piece of coordinating DSP to 6 inches by2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
Finally, I punched a 1-inch circle from a coordinating piece of DSP for the envelope seal. To create the seal, run your 1-inch circle through a XYRON create-a-sticker.
That’s it for the measurements.
Putting the Card Together:
Burnish all folds using a bone folder.
After wiping the front of the cabin piece of DSP with your embossing buddy, stamp the sentiment in VersaMark ink.
Cover the sentiment with white embossing powder and heat set with your heat tool.
Both the inside and outside sentiments come from the Brightest Glow stamp set. I used Misty Moonlight ink to stamp the inside sentiment.
I wanted to keep this card as clean and simple as possible. Therefore, I didn’t use any dimensionals. Instead, I adhered everything using multipurpose liquid glue.
Adhere the cabin DSP to the separate piece of Boho Blue cardstock.
Then, add liquid glue to the front flap of the basic z-fold card and adhere the cabin DSP/cardstock piece to the front fold.
Adhere one of the 1-7/8 by 5-3/8 piece of trees DSP to the left inside of the card.
Adhere the second piece of trees DSP to the right side of the white cardstock Adhere the cardstock to the inside of the card.
Finally, don’t tell the recipient how basic the card really is.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop!
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Winter Wonderland.
This month, the theme is The Color Purple. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
My daughter absolutely loves all things Halloween! I need to get a card, and other things, in the mail to her asap since she lives on the other side of the country. She actually started decorating in September because that’s almost October…you get the picture. Since this is a fun fold card, that means I will also be uploading this to the current Creative Creases Challenge. If you love fun folds as much as I do, this anything goes fun fold challenge is perfect for you!
Here’s my card:
This year, I only need Halloween cards for my daughter, two great-nieces and one great-nephew. Therefore, the only current Halloween supplies I have is this Pumpkin Pie DSP from a paper share I purchased from Brian King, of Stamp with Brian.
Do you notice anything about the DSP I used for the left, inside panel? The “BOO” sentiment goes in one direction and EEEK! goes in the opposite direction. Love it!
Here’s a close-up:
Measurements:
The Gorgeous Grape base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches. It’s scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4 inches.
The inside piece of Them Bones DSP (designer series paper) measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
The DSP for the flaps measures 2-5/8 by 5-3/8 inches. I used a piece of Them Bones DSP (shown above) and a piece of Gorgeous Grape 6 x 6 inch DSP.
Trim a piece of the Gorgeous Grape DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
Punch a 1-inch circle of Them Bones DSP and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal.
I used the Trick or Treat panel trimmed from the DSP. You can see that whole 12 x 12 sheet below.
I trimmed a piece of black cardstock to 1/8 inch larger than the Trick or Treat DSP because the back of the DSP didn’t really go with the colors I used.
I used cardstock scraps for the white inside panel and the Gorgeous Grape letters.
My No-Stamping Assembly:
Tie a piece of the gingham ribbon around the Gorgeous Grape DSP.
Add dimensionals to the back of that piece of DSP and adhere to the front panel of the card. Since the card is bulky and with the addition of dimensionals, it will require additional postage.
Adhere the Halloween DSP to the inside panels of the Gorgeous Grape DSP.
Emboss a piece of white cardstock using the dots folder from the Basics Embossing Folders set available as an online exclusive.
Using the Alphabet a la Mode die set, I cropped three sets of letters and the exclamation mark, including those little, tiny, tiny dots.
Next, I using multipurpose liquid glue to stack the sets of letters on top of each other. I wanted some dimensional, but I didn’t want to have to use dimensionals to accomplish that.
Use multipurpose liquid glue to attach the letters to the white cardstock, which gets adhered to the white panel.
When placing the white panel on the inside of the card, make sure that it is covered by the Trick or Treat panel. You don’t want that sticking out.
With that, I’d completed this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month (second Wednesday), when our theme will be Home for the Holidays.
This month, the theme is All Creatures Great and Small. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
I chose to use the Little Monkey stamp set and Countryside Corners die set. These monkeys are so stinking cute!
The Calypso Coral base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches to create a tent base.
The easel piece of Calypso Coral cardstock measures 5-3/8 inches by 2 inches scored at 3/8, 1, and 1/38 inches. Use your bone folder to burnish the scores, creating a mountain in the middle. Each end folds up to attach to the inside of the card base. However, don’t attach the easel piece until you are finished with the rest of the card.
After I embossed a piece of Calypso Coral using the Basics Embossing Folder, I trimmed it to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
Connie Stewart has a video, which you can find here, explaining how to use the Countryside Corner stamp set and a mask to get just the part of the stamp you want. For the front, I used Granny Apple Green cardstock for the stamped octagon and a Calypso Coral one for the back The Calypso Coral octagons were cropped from the largest die, and I used the next largest for the Granny Apple Green.
I already posted a flap card with the Little Monkey stamp set, which you can see here.
Crop two pieces of white cardstock using the largest Countryside Corner die for the front and back.
Trim a piece of coordinating Calypso Coral 6 x 6 inch DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. Punch a 1-inch circle from another DSP pattern and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal.
I used scraps of white for the bananas and monkey, which needs to be fussy cut.
Stamping, Punching, & Fussy Cutting:
Stamp the monkey in Tuxedo Black ink. Color with the Crumb Cake combo blends. I just kept adding layers of color using the dark Crumb Cake for the darker parts of the monkey.
Use the pink-ish color blend from the light natural tones blend duo for the ears and cheeks.
Fussy cut the monkey.
Stamp five bananas in Early Espresso ink and color with Daffodil Delight Stamping Write Marker so the color doesn’t bleed. Punch with the monkey punch.
Using Early Espresso ink, stamp the branch surrounding leaves and the sentiment on the cropped white octagon.
Color the branch using the Pecan Pie blends.
Color the leaves with the Granny Apple Green blends.
The only dimensionals I used were to pop up the monkey and the top of the bunch of bananas.
Use multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the rest of the layers on the front.
I haven’t decided what the back sentiment will be yet. Therefore, after adhering the white cardstock and the Calypso Coral octagon, I temporarily adhered it to the back of the card using some repositionable tape.
Adhere the flaps on ends of the two sides of the card so the mountain fold is in the middle.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month (second Wednesday), when our theme will be The Color Purple.
You can download the following catalog, or find the link on the Stampin’ UP! website. Not surprisingly, some items have already gone on backorder. Now is the time to order your Halloween and most of your Autumn supplies.
There’s also going to be a release of ONLINE EXCLUSIVE DSP! I’m especially thrilled with the Tartan and Delightfully Floral DSP! You can see previews below:
If you live in the U.S. and don’t already have a SU! demo from whom you order, I would be honored to work with you.
When prompted, please enter September’s HOST CODE:
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Again, thank you for stopping by! I’d love to hear your comments or thoughts. Sue
Welcome to Just Peachy Stamping by Sue Jackson: an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator.
Through Stampin' Up!, I happily share my love of papercrafting through sales, classes, small stamping group meet-ups and workshops. I think that being a teacher in my "real life", I have a unique approach to sharing my fantastic hobby. I look forward to connecting with you!
