2023-24 Annual Catalog
Detailed Dogwood and Something Fancy
January 05, 2024
Ready for the first Festive Friday challenge of 2024? What is the Festive Friday challenge? The Festive Friday challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that is inspired by a holiday/festivity. An Inspo list of 10 items is created using the festivity as its inspiration. To play in the challenge you need to use 3 items from the Inspo list on your project and enter it in the Festive Friday gallery. We love seeing what you choose from the Inspo list and look forward to seeing what you create.
I chose from the Inspo List-Gold, Red, and Good Luck Sentiment.
- Basic Black card base 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 4-1/2" and 5-1/2".
- Secure down the 1" between the 2 score lines.
- 3/4" x 4" strip of Distressed Gold DSP adhered to the top of the card.
- 3-1/2" x 3-3/4" Distressed Gold layer.
- 3-1/4" x 3-1/2" Real Red CS. Stamp in Versamark ink the Detailed Dogwood image (Sale-A-Bration )and the sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set.
- Sprinkle Gold Embossing powder over the ink and heat emboss.
- Attach the Real Red CS to the Distressed Gold layer and then to the card front.
- Wrap the gold Simply Elegant Trim around the top of the card and tie a bow.
- Attach the black Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems to the front.
- 4-1/4" x 4-1/4" Basic White CS for the inside of the card.
- Stamp in Versmark ink the dragonfly from the Detailed Dogwood set. Sprinkle with gold embossing powder and heat emboss.
- Attach a 1/2" strip of Distressed Gold paper to the bottom of the Basic White CS.
- Adhere the Basic White CS to the inside of the card.
Here's another view of the card. This is a quick and easy fun fold.
The Detailed Dogwood stamp set is one of my favorite sets from the 2024 Sale-A-Bration catalogue. It is elegant and a great one to use for collages.
Be sure to check out what the rest of the Festive Friday Design team created for this challenge.
Thanks for stopping by and we look forward to seeing what you create using the Festive Friday Inspo List,
ICS Blog Hop...All About Christmas
November 08, 2023
Welcome to the Inspire Create Share Blog Hop! We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that hop together on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Every month there is a theme for the hop. This month the theme is All About Christmas.
There are so many beautiful, fun and festive Christmas stamp sets and bundles in the Sept-Dec Mini Catalog and the 2023-24 Annual Stampin' Up! catalog. I love all the choices! On today's project I am using products from both catalogs.
- Shaded Spruce card base 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2".
- Silver Glimmer Paper (Silver & Gold Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper this appears to no longer be available) 4" x 5-1/4".
- Real Red CS (3-7/8" x 5-1/8") cut using the Tiny Christmas Tree Die.
- Joy of Noel bundle- sprigs colored using Shaded Spruce and Real Red Stampin' Blends.
- Sentiment from the Very Best Occasions stamp set, stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with Silver Embossing powder.
- Silver & White 1/2" Sheer Ribbon.
- White Sparkle Gem from the Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems.
There's lots of shine and sparkle on the card. The berries shine with Wink of Stella.
Love seeing the sparkle from the Silver Glimmer paper through the Tiny Christmas Trees dies.
Inside another sentiment from the Very Best Occasions stamp set and a little branch of berries from the Joy of Noel stamp set.
Now it is time for you to hop on over to see what Debbi Green has created to share with you.
Thank you for stopping by and enjoy all the stops on the hop!
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Paper Florist Dies and a Note of Thanks
October 27, 2023
Ready for another Festive Friday challenge? What is the Festive Friday challenge? The Festive Friday challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that is inspired by a holiday/festivity. An Inspo list of 10 items is created using the festivity as its inspiration. To play in the challenge you need to use 3 items from the Inspo list on your project and enter it in the Festive Friday gallery. We love seeing what you choose from the Inspo list and look forward to seeing what you create.
What a great list of Inspiration! I used from the list Red, Black, Clean & Simple, and Gratitude.
Let's talk about the little bag. This is a long retired die, BIGZL Petite Purse. Remember BIGZ dies? They were thicker and you could cut lots of different materials with them. Anyone else remember cutting soda cans with them? When I was packing up my Craft Cubbie to move I made the decision to keep a lot of my retired dies especially ones that could be used for little gifts, favors. I also noted that I needed to use them more to make it worthwhile that I moved them halfway across the country. This Petite Purse is so cute and I couldn't part with it.
The bag was cut in Crushed Curry paper and simply decorated with a Poppy Parade flower made using the Paper Florist dies. I hope they look a little like poppies. I added a little banner with a sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set. In the near future I will be co-hosting a luncheon and am thinking these would be cute table favors.
The little card is 3" x 3" (3" x 6" CS). It also is in Crushed Curry adorned with a poppy made using the Paper Florist dies. I also added some Black & Very Vanilla Large Check ribbon to dress it up a little more. These little cards also have envelopes but they are too small to be mailed. They are a great size to leave a tip or note of thanks.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the lovely projects the Design Team created. I am looking forward to seeing what you create for the challenge.
Two-Tone Flora and the Gorgeous Garden Dies
October 06, 2023
Today's card was made for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge (CCMC 787) but the square I created was too big for the card front. Lesson learned. I really liked the panel I made so I finished it for today's post.
Card Base-Basic Gray CS 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2".
Basic Black CS-3-1/2" square cut out a frame using a Stylish Shapes die (measure 2-3/4").
Very Vanilla CS- I cut a 4" x 4"piece with the Gorgeous Garden die and the cut it down to adhere to the Black frame.
Vellum CS- 3-1/4" square.
Very Vanilla CS- 5 flowers from the Tw0-Tone Flora set and lots of leaves all cut using the Two-Tone Flora dies. Sentiment banner cut using the Stylish Shapes dies.
The only tricky part was sandwiching the Gorgeous Garden cut out between the frame and the vellum and it really wasn't very tricky at all. The sentiment is from the Fruitful Blessings set. The pretty little sparkle is one of the Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems.
Inside I added another flower and leaves. The flowers were all stamped in Real Red ink. The outlines were stamped full strength and the bold portion was inked and stamped off once to obtain the lighter color.
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Zany Zoo On Stage
September 15, 2023
Ready for another Festive Friday challenge? What is the Festive Friday challenge? The Festive Friday challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that is inspired by a holiday/festivity. An Inspo list of 10 items is created using the festivity as its inspiration. To play in the challenge you need to use 3 items from the Inspo list on your project and enter it in the Festive Friday gallery. We love seeing what you choose from the Inspo list and look forward to seeing what you create.
What did I choose from the Inspo List to use on my card? I went with bright colors, twine, and heat embossing.
For the bright colors I turned to the Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper in the new mini catalog. When I saw this paper I gasped! It was all the bright and happy colors and designs I love. I mean stripes, dots and stars, oh my! The string of lights and little trees are cute too and the "fa la la la", come on, so adorable. I chose 3 different patterns for my card and it wasn't easy to do since I like so many of the patterns.
The dancer and singer are both from the Zany Zoo stamp set and cut out using the coordinating dies. I paper pieced her tutu using the DSP and added a Flirty Flamingo flower cut using the Crafting With You dies. The center of the flower is a Melon Mambo Glossy Dot.
The twine is from the Baker's Twine Essentials Pack. The heat embossing was done on the sentiment. I used white embossing powder and Versmark ink on the Melon Mambo label.
This is what the card looks like from the top. I added a piece of tape to secure the twine to the polka dot panel. This way the twine doesn't sag. I love this fold since the card stand up on its own and yet folds flat.
Now it is time to check out what the rest of the Festive Friday design team created for this challenge.
Just My Type Thank You
September 01, 2023
Ready for another Festive Friday challenge? What is the Festive Friday challenge? The Festive Friday challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that is inspired by a holiday/festivity. An Inspo list of 10 items is created using the festivity as its inspiration. To play in the challenge you need to use 3 items from the Inspo list on your project and enter it in the Festive Friday gallery. We love seeing what you choose from the Inspo list and look forward to seeing what you create.
I chose from the Inspo List yellow, ribbon, flowers, thank you and embossing folder.
I used the soon to be released Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder on the Lemon Lolly CS layer. This new folder is beautiful. Behind the Early Espresso typewriter (I know it looks black) is a Deckled Circle. This is a new die set and there are 14 sizes of deckled circles in the set. So useful and pretty too. The little flowers and typewriter from the Just My Type stamp set were fussy cut. The Lemon Lolly ribbon is from the 3/8" Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack. In the pack there are 3 spools of ribbon-Azure Afternoon, Bubble Bath, and Lemon Lolly.
Originally I thought about scattering the flowers around the front of the card. I decided against it and instead added some flowers to the inside of the card.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out how the Inspo List inspired the Festive Friday design team members.
Sweet Songbirds Hello
August 31, 2023
It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a color challenge.
Azure Afternoon is a new addition the Stampin' Up! Color Collection. It is a such a happy, bright blue. The color reminds me of bluebirds which led me to the Sweet Songbirds stamp set and the coordinating Songbird Builder punch.
Isn't she so sweet? I love her Lemon Lime Twist gingham wings and beak. The Early Espresso branch and the Lemon Lime Twist leaves were stamped using the Sweet Songbird set. The Flirty Flamingo flowers were stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink using the Sweet Citrus stamp set and die cut using the coordinating Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing folder and dies. The Azure Afternoon flower centers were cut using the Dots & Spots die. The clouds were punched using the Cloud punch. Around the edges of the clouds I added a little Azure Afternoon ink to give the clouds more definition. The gingham grass was cut using the Basic Borders die. The sentiment is from the Circle Sayings stamp set and was stamped on a Nested Essential label.
I had a few left over flowers so I attached them to the inside of the card.
Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team created.
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Sea Turtle
August 24, 2023
It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a sketch challenge. Which do yo like better Sketch or Color Challenges?
I didn't know what to make so I looked on my stamp shelf and came upon the Sea Turtle set. I haven't used this set as much as I would like so it was chosen for today's card.
I paired up the Sea Turtle stamp set with the Hello, Irresistible DSP (Online Exclusive). I have used these two together before and you can see it HERE. These 2 patterns from the Hello, Irresistible DSP look like water to me so it was a good fit for the Sea Turtle set.
The turtles were inked up in Pretty Peacock ink and stamped on Soft Sea Foam CS. This set doesn't have coordinating dies or a punch so I fussy cut the turtles out. Fortunately they are pretty easy to cut out. The DSP strips measure 1" x 5" and 1" x 4-1/2". The strips are layered on Pretty Peacock CS that has been embossed using the Basics 3D Embossing Folders (Online Exclusive). The card base is Lost Lagoon CS 4" x 11".
The sentiment is from the Darling Details stamp set inked in Pretty Peacock ink on Soft Sea Foam CS. The starfish was also stamped in Pretty Peacock ink on Soft Sea Foam CS. The pearls are from the Festive Pearls embellishments.
Inside I added a strip of the Hello, Irresistible DSP with the larger starfish.
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Zany Zoo Sending Smiles
August 17, 2023
It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a color challenge.
What do you think of this color combination? It had me stumped. All I could think of was the Zany Zoo bundle specifically the adorable dancer.
I colored each dancer's tutus and shoes using Stampin' Blends in Highland Heather, Orchid Oasis and Berry Burst. I colored the spots in using a Crumb Cake Stampin' Blend. I could have stopped there but I decided I wanted to add another element. I used the Paper Florist dies to create the dots for the background. These circles are probably used mostly for the flower centers. I like the variety of the details on the circles, some are plain, some are heavily dotted and some are stitched.
The "sending" is from the Sending dies. I cut the bold part of the word in Orchid Oasis CS and the skinny part in Basic White CS. What am I sending?
The sentiment inside is from the coordinating stamp set called Sending Smiles. I added a few more dots around the sentiment.
Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Connie & Mary design team created for this challenge. Thank you for stopping by and remember to use your Bonus Coupons by the end of August!
Do you like Fun Folds? Check out the Creativity Abounds August tutorial.
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This is the card I created for the tutorial bundle.
Creativity Abounds Blog Hop...Fun Folds
August 16, 2023
Welcome to the Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are an international group of Stampin' Up!® demonstrators. We hop together on the third Wednesday of every month. Our hops focus around a particular bundle, holiday, occasion or product suite. This month we are focusing onFun Folds.
Every month we create a tutorial bundle. The tutorial bundle is available as a gift with a qualifying purchase ($50 USD or can also be purchased for $15). We also have a stamp camp 3 times a year. The next camp will be on October 20 & 21 and will focus on the Winter Meadow Suite. Please contact me if you would like more information about the tutorial bundle or the Winter Meadow stamp camp.
Two of my favorite things from the 2023-24 Stampin' Up Annual Catalog, the Crafting with You bundle and the Delightfully Eclectic DSP. I don't know the name of this fold, I just know I like it a lot to show off the mixing and matching possibilities of the Delightfully Eclectic DSP.
Do you see a little sneak peek? Check out the Deckled Circle behind the Stylish Shapes circle! Yes! I am so excited about this set of dies. Look how nicely they layer. These can be found on page 63 of the 2023 Sept-Dec Mini Catalog. There are 14 deckled circles in the set and I cannot wait to show you the coordination possibilities with Ad other circle dies.
Here are the details about the card.
- Night of Navy card base 5-1/2" x 11" scored 1-1/4", 5-1/2", 9-1/4" (valley, valley, mountain)
- Night of Navy belly band 1" x 9"
- Night of Navy Deckled Circle- 3" x 3"
- Basic White CS 3-1/2" x 5-1/4"
- Basic White CS Stylish Shapes 2-3/4" x 2-3/4"
- Basic White CS-scraps for basket, flowers and leaves
- Bubble Bath CS- 3-1/2" x 5-1/4 (Basics 3D Embossing folder- Online Exclusive)
- Delightfully Eclectic DSP pattern 1 (stripes) cut 2 @ 1" x 5-1/4"
- Delightfully Eclectic DSP pattern 2 (plaid) 4" x 5-1/4"
- Delightfully Eclectic DS pattern 3 (flowers) 1-1/2" x 5-1/4", 3/4" x 3-1/2"
- Adhere the Bubble Bath stripe pattern to the front and back of the first section.
- Adhere the Night of Navy plaid to the next section.
- Next panel is Basic White with a strip of DSP #3 to dress it up.
- Lastly, a strip of DSP # 3.
- Flip the card over and in the section behind the Basic White CS, adhere the embossed Bubble Bath CS.
- Stamp the sentiment in Night of Navy ink on the Basic White CS circle.
- Stamp the basket in Crushed Curry ink on the scrap piece of Basic White CS.
- Stamp the leaves in Night of Navy ink and again in Bubble Bath ink on the Basic White scrap.
- Die cut the basket and flowers with the Crafting With You dies.
- Fussy cut the flowers and adhere them over the leaves with Stampin' Dimensionals.
- Adhere the basket above the sentiment and attach the flowers and leaves on top of the basket.
- Attach Daffodil Delight Glossy Dots to the flowers.
- Wrap and secure the belly band around the card base.
- Attach the decorated circle to the belly band.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the stops on the hop. If you want even more Fun Folds check out the tutorial offering!
Here's a peek at the project I made for the tutorial.
Place an order through my online store uand receive this bundle (12 tutorials!!) as a thank you. You can also purchase the tutorial bundle for $15.00. Please contact me ([email protected]) if you would like to purchase the tutorial.