Happy Friday! Today’s project is a gift card holder. I used the beautiful Heart & Home designer series paper, a few die cuts from the Flowers of Home dies, the Hive 3D Embossing Folder and the Layering Circles dies to complete the project.
The design of the card is neutral enough to gift to either a man or woman and the gift card was very quick to assemble! You can use the card for a high school or college graduate, a birthday, or just because to recognize that someone special.
You can view the project sheet for this gift card holder by clicking on the icon below.
Here is a sneak peek at the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and dies, along with two of the beautiful 2022-2024 In Colors – Orchid Oasis and Parakeet Party! I also used the Stylish Shapes Dies and 2022-2024 In Color 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper on this card. These products will be available to customers on May 3 in the new 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. I can’t wait for you to see these products up close!
As usual my photography skills (or my laptop monitor) aren’t showing the true colors. The Parakeet Party is close, but the Orchid Oasis is showing darker than it actually is. I would describe Orchid Oasis as a purplish-blue – along the lines of a periwinkle. It is one of my favorite all time colors.
I first and second generation stamped the wisteria flowers which provided dimension. The vein details on the wisteria vine die cut is amazing! The In Color 6″ x 6″ DSP is awesome! And the metallic woven ribbon is beautiful. I’m running out of adjectives…suffice it to say that I really enjoyed playing with my new goodies!
You can access the project sheet for this card by clicking on the icon below.
Products used and which are available now have been included to the bottom of this post.
special Share hope paper pumpkin offer
Stampin’ Up! is offering a discounted price on the Hope Box Paper Pumpkin kit and refill in honor of National Month of Hope. Be sure to read my pledge and challenge at the end of this article. Let’s share hope together!
Part of our mission at Stampin’ Up! is to make a positive difference in people’s lives. We all have the desire and intention to share positivity and hope, but we sometimes need motivation or a reason to get started. Wait no more! We’ve been inspired by the National Month of Hope, first observed in 1991 to help spread hope around the world, spring is all about celebrating the power of hope. With the little buds starting to bloom and green sprouts peeking through the grass, there is no better time to find ways to reach out to those who need a ray of sunshine in their lives. Help us make a difference and spread hope with this two month offer!
Starting 12 April through 14 June 2022, the August 2021 Paper Pumpkin Hope Box, inspired by Shelli Gardner, will be available to everyone for a special limited-time discount.
Here are the details:
Offer available while supplies last between April 12 and June 14, 2022.
Special exception: a Paper Pumpkin subscription is not required.
50% discount on single kits. Regularly $19.00. Discounted price $9.50. Item 158541 Hope Box Past Kit
50% discount on refills. Regularly $10.00. Discounted price $5.00 USD (Note: Ribbon not included in refill.) Item 159345 Hope Box Refill Kit
Block not included in past kit.
Order deadline: June 14, 2022 at 11:50 PM
My pledge: I pledge to order two Hope Box kits, create the cards in the kits, and send them to residents of a local hospital for the chronically ill. The residents at this hospital have no family to care for them and on a regular basis me and a group of friends make and provide cards for the residents. They really look forward to receiving these cards. It lets them know that there are people that care about them! The challenge: I challenge my readers to purchase a kit or two and complete the cards and send them out to someone who needs a little hope or donate the kit(s). The kits do not include stamping blocks, so you’ll need a block if you’re donating the kit. Together we can spread love and hope to others!
You can view the kit and refill details at the link below in the online store by clicking on the image links below.
How cheerful is this sunflower set against a blue sky? This is one of my favorite color combinations – yellow and navy!
This card was easy to make and involves stamping, masking and coloring…easy, easy! I partially stamped the image of the sunflower onto a 3″ x 3″ Post It Note and fussy cut around this partial image. The sunflower mask was used to cover the stamped sunflower images so that leaves could be stamped to give the appearance that the leaves are sitting partially under the sunflowers. Super easy technique that provides great results!
Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends were used to color in a sky around the sunflowers. The edges of the Balmy Blue were purposefully left jagged to provide a more artistic-style frame. The light shade of blue nicely sets off the sunflowers. The card sits on a Daffodil Delight card base with a Night of Navy mat. Black twine and brass butterflies adorn the card front. While I used a congratulations greeting on this card, it would also make a great birthday or thinking of you card!
Click on the icon below to download a free project sheet for this card.
May Paper pumpkin surprise!
May’s Paper Pumpkin kit celebrates the new 2022-2024 In Colors plus offers an added SURPRISE..the chance to win a GOLDEN Voucher worth $25!
Create magic with the NEW 2022–2024 In Colors with this Paper Pumpkin kit! With vivid pops of green and red and a range of blues, these colors are perfect for fun festivities. Send your best wishes or happy moments with the large bold lettering and gorgeous gold foil details. Plus, you can also send gift cards with the included coordinating gift card holders! You must subscribe no later than May 10th to secure the May kit.
As an added bonus, every May Paper Pumpkin subscriber will get the chance to win a GOLDEN Voucher worth $25 in Stampin’ Up! products! The winners will find their Golden Voucher in their May 2022 Paper Pumpkin box. This is the perfect time to snag coordinating In Color products from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog that will go live on 3 May 2022 in the online store!
Watch the video below as Sara, Stampin’ Up! CEO, talks about the May Paper Pumpkin kit.
Coordinating colors for the Celebrating In Color kit include Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Starry Sky, Sweet Sorbet, and Tahitian Tide. Kit contents include:
Celebrating In Color Photopolymer Stamp Set
Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Spot®
Printed card bases
Printed In Color envelopes
Printed In Color gift card holders
Foiled die cuts
Printed die cuts
Adhesive-backed In Color embellishments
Tear & Tape Adhesive
dimensionals
If you’re not familiar with Paper Pumpkin, why not give it a try. Subscribe and each month, around the 20th of the month, you’ll receive your project box delivered directly to your home. Everything you need for your project is included in your monthly art box. All you have to do is open it up and get started. You’ll be able to make cards, treat bags, gift boxes and so much more with your monthly art box subscription. Click on the image below if you’d like to sign up for a subscription to Paper Pumpkin.
Click image to subscribe!
You can access a flyer for the May “Celebrating In Color” Paper Pumpkin kit, which includes all the details by clicking here.
The Products Used for Today’s Project are Linked Below:
wet-on-wet watercolor background for quiet meadow die cut flowers
You can create your own background DSP using this wet-on-wet watercolor technique. I provide step by step instructions and each finished watercolor will be unique!
I haven’t picked up a watercolor brush in a while and I get a hankering to paint something, so I thought I’d create a background scene for today’s card. As you can see from the photo above, the colors are very vivid, but you can tone down the color intensity by adding more water to the ink before painting on your watercolor paper.
I used the Meadows dies to cut several flowers and stems and arranged them in a bouquet, added a sentiment and some linen thread and this completes the card. You can access the downloadable pdf project sheet by clicking on the icon below. Would you give this watercolor technique a try? I have to warn you…it’s a little addictive and lots of fun!
RETIRING AND LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS
If you had your heart set on any of the items on this list you’ll want to order very soon! When the items are gone, they are gone.
All products are available while supplies last and there are no purchase limits. Stamp sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last. If there are items you’ve been on the fence about ordering, now’s your chance to get them before they’re gone for good so don’t delay!
Discounts on items vary from one market to another. Discounted prices are listed on the linked pdf.
Discounted items can be added to a Starter Kit and redeemed as a 50% off item or with Stampin’ Rewards.
The online order deadline is May 2, 2022, at 11:50 pm (MT). Phone orders must be completed no later than May 2, 2022, at 6:50 pm (MT).
If you’re ready to start shopping, click on the image above. You can view the Retiring and Last Chance items list by clicking here. I have included the Excel file in case you’d like to sort the list by product type.
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend!
Today’s card uses the Waves of Inspiration and Paradise Palms stamp sets, the lovely Waves of the Ocean Designer Series Paper and white embossing powder. This is a fun fold card and really highlights the beautiful DSP. FYI – this DSP is still available so grab it before May 2nd it you want it.
This card is my take on the ocean at night. The ocean already seems mysterious to me but at night, especially so! I love watching the moonlight highlight the white tops of waves.
This card required only stamping of the images on the square Night of Navy and Coastal Cabana panels, the heat setting the embossing powder. The DSP panels were glued into place, then I adhered the square front panel to the left edge of the card front to complete the card. A sentiment label was added and a spattering of Rhinestone Basic Jewels for the “stars” in the sky completes the card. A piece of coordinating DSP was added to the envelope flap.
You can access the project sheet for Starry Night by clicking on the icon below.
why it’s a great time to join the stampin’ up! team
If you’ve been toying with the idea of becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – now is a great time! I would love to have you join my team! The new catalog is being released on May 3 to the public, but demonstrators get to pre-order select products from the new catalog now!
Demonstrators receive a discount on all orders and get to see new products, and place orders for those products before the general public. There are many hobby demonstrators within the Stampin’ Up! organization so if you’re a card enthusiast, why not start receiving a discount on products? You might also be interested in starting a home-based business as a demonstrator. If this is something you’re thinking about, feel free to reach out to me and I’d be happy to answer all of your questions. I can tell you from personal experience that the Stampin’ Up! community is the absolute best!
I wanted to try something different and here it is! I started with a rectangle of scrap cardstock for the basket base and cut 1/2″ strips from various cardstock scraps and wove a little Easter basket. While this project was a little fussy to put together…it was a whole lot of FUN, too!
The woven Easter basket is adorned with a cute little chick, grass and flowers and finished off with a ribbon handle. The basket sits on an embossed panel and scalloped circle. The cute chick image also adorns the envelope and inside of the card.
Click the image below for full instructions on how to make this card.
If you’d like to recreate this card, the products used are listed below.
This card uses the Wildflower Path stamp set along with a pattern from the Flowering Fields DSP presented in a simple book fold. This card uses only one ink color – Tuxedo Black Memento – and the matting really sets the design for this card. I also love the sentiment on the front of the card…”My heart is smiling because of you.”
While I chose a piece of the Flowering Fields DSP, the New Horizons paper would also work really well for this card! A simple color scheme of blues, greens and white set the tone for this card and the matting helps to set off the center, stamped panel.
You can download the free project sheet for this card by clicking on the icon below.
retiring and last chance products
If you had your heart set on any of the items on this list you’ll want to order very soon! When the items are gone, they are gone.
All products are available while supplies last and there are no purchase limits. Stamp sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last. If there are items you’ve been on the fence about ordering, now’s your chance to get them before they’re gone for good so don’t delay!
Discounts on items vary from one market to another. Discounted prices are listed on the linked pdf.
Discounted items can be added to a Starter Kit and redeemed as a 50% off item or with Stampin’ Rewards.
The online order deadline is May 2, 2022, at 11:50 pm (MT). Phone orders must be completed no later than May 2, 2022, at 6:50 pm (MT).
If you’re ready to start shopping, click on the image above. You can view the Retiring and Last Chance items list by clicking here. I have included the Excel file in case you’d like to sort the list by product type.
The Joy Fold card is really easy to put together and lets you show off your beautiful designer series paper. Today’s card uses the Artfully Layered bundle and the Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper.
The large card base was cut from Evening Evergreen and the small card base was cut from Pear Pizzazz. The same colors were used to die cut two leaves which decorate the front of the card. Coordinating ribbon and Rhinestone Basic Jewels were used to complete the card. The envelope flap also shows off a coordinating piece of DSP.
This card was so fun and quick to make!
You can find the project sheet for this card which includes all cutting dimensions, colors and products used by clicking on the icon below.
To view and shop for any of the products used on this card, scroll down to the bottom of the blog post.
new kit added to the kit collection! kindness cards
The Kindness Cards Kit has been added to the Kit Collection. Use the Kindness Cards Kit to make cards that encourage and inspire. Kindness is what this kit is all about. Your creations are sure to brighten someone’s day! The kit even comes with a cute storage tin!
Check out the unboxing video to see what is included!
Here are the details on the Kindness Cards Kit:
8 small coaster cards, 2 each of 4 designs
8 envelopes
Carrying tin
Finished card size: 3″ x 3″ (7.6 x 7.6 cm)
Coordinating colors include Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Pale Papaya, Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam.
I hope you are having a GREAT day! It’s beautiful here in the Mid-Atlantic!
Today’s card was created using the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set and the Hand-Penned 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper…which is gorgeous by the way! I started with a card base in Highland Heather and die cut two white panels using the Stitched So Sweetly die set. Each of these panels was mounted on a black mat and one features the beautiful DSP and the other a stamped and colored flower image. Can you tell I love layering? Can’t help myself…
Both the Hand-Penned DSP and the Stitched So Sweetly dies are retiring. If these are items you think you need in your stash I highly recommend that you order very soon. When the items are sold out they are gone for good. You can find a link to these products at the end of this blog post. As of right the writing of this post they are both still available.
To view a downloadable copy of today’s project, click on the link below. To view and order any of the products used in today’s project, scroll to the end of this post.
Have a wonderful day and take a few minutes to get outside and enjoy nature!
Carol
april 1-30 host code for customers
Shop at my Stampin’ Up! Store and receive a free gift when you spend $25 or more (excluding shipping and tax) using Host Code CE2A7HVQ. This is something I offer to my customers on an on-going basis. You can choose a gift from any current catalog valued up to $5. This is a good opportunity to grab up a Retired or Last Chance Item! Be sure to use Host Code: CE2A7HVQ. Note: If you spend $150 or more, do not use the supplied host code as you will be eligible to receive Stampin’ Rewards (you’ll still receive the free gift from me, though).
If you don’t currently have a demonstrator, I would love to be your demonstrator! If you are toying with the idea of becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator I would love to have you join my team! The Stampin’ Up community is the absolute best – supportive and fun. Many people join as a demonstrator simply for the 20-25% discount and there are demonstrators who are focused on running a business. The choice is completely yours! Of course, if you have any questions about products, joining the Stampin’ Up! team, or whatever, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I would love to chat with you! I can be reached via email at inkybeestampers@gmail.com.
Products used to make today’s project are included below:
Today’s card uses the Oceanfront stamp set and features a double embossed frame around the white card panel. I did my best to capture the embossed frame in the photo but wasn’t having a lot of luck. The frame was created by scoring on each of the panel sides at 1/4″ and 1/2″ and nicely sets off this calm ocean scene.
I used a sentiment from the Paradise Palms stamp set as the font is a lot of fun and is stamped on a cloud. The die cut fence panel came from the Horizon dies set.
This card took minimal time to create and would be suitable for male or female. Products used to create this card are included at the bottom of this post. You can download the project sheet for this card by clicking on the icon below.
The new annual catalog comes out in a month!
Who is excited to see all of the new products in the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog? I can tell you that there are some really amazing new itemss and I can’t wait to show them to you!
Be sure to check back often for featured products as we count down the release of the new catalog. You’re going to love what you see!
RETIRING AND LAST CHANCE Items!
If you had your heart set on any of the items on this list you’ll want to order very soon! When the items are gone, they are gone.
All products are available while supplies last and there are no purchase limits. Stamp sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last. If there are items you’ve been on the fence about ordering, now’s your chance to get them before they’re gone for good so don’t delay!
Discounts on items vary from one market to another. Discounted prices are listed on the linked pdf.
Discounted items can be added to a Starter Kit and redeemed as a 50% off item or with Stampin’ Rewards.
The online order deadline is May 2, 2022, at 11:50 pm (MT). Phone orders must be completed no later than May 2, 2022, at 6:50 pm (MT).
If you’re ready to start shopping, click on the image above. You can view the Retiring and Last Chance items list by clicking here. I have included the Excel file in case you’d like to sort the list by product type.
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