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Happiness Abounds – Luv 2 Stamp Group Blog Hop

April 24, 2022 / 8 Comments

Welcome to the Luv 2 Stamp Group’s 2022 Blog Hop! We are excited to share projects with you again this year. We hope to inspire you to create beautiful new projects. Each month we will have a different theme based on the next month’s celebrations using Stampin’ Up! products.

Once you are done with each post, scroll down to the bottom and you will see a list of Blog Hop participants, you can click on their name to go to their post, or you can click the next button to go to the next post in line. Happy crafting! This month’s theme is Teacher Appreciation.

To celebrate all the wonderful Teachers who inspired us to learn, I wanted to make a fun fold card using the vibrant new 2022-2024 In Colors.

I’ve been using some new products coming on May 3 in the new Annual Catalog and wanted to incorporate those into my card as well. To start, I chose Orchid Oasis cardstock for the card base, cut to 4-1/4″x 11″, scored at 2-3/4″ & 8-1/4″.

I embossed 2 panels of Orchid Oasis cardstock with the Thanks Embossing Folder from the Thanks & Hello Embossing Folders. Each one was adhered to the card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

To create the rainbow, I used new 2022-2024 6×6 DSP Assortment and the Brilliant Rainbow Dies. I stamped the sentiment in Orchid Oasis with a stamp from the new Happiness Abounds Stamp set. I love this sentiments and mixed fonts in this set, and I will be using it a lot!

Before adding the sentiment to my card, I cut the same DSP used to create the rainbow, to create the layers under the sentiment. To adhere the sentiment layers to the front of my card, I used the Multipurpose Liquid Glue and carefully added it to top edge of the sentiment layer, then adding ti to the top flap so that the card would still open. You can see the picture on the right below when the card is open you can see the back of Sentiment layer. I added a few Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a bit of sparkle.

On the inside Basic White Cardstock layer, I adhered a strip of Orchid Oasis DSP. Using the Rainbow of Happiness Bundle created the inside sentiment. I colored the smaller rainbow with Stampin Blends, using the Light Sweet Sorbet, Light Parakeet Party, Light Tahitian Tide and Light Orchid Oasis.

For more inspiration from the Luv 2 Stamp Group Blog Hop Team, click on the image below to visit the talented Kurstan del Rosario. Don’t forget to continue following links on each blog to see everyone’s projects!

The Stampin’ Up! supplies used to make my card are available in my online store. Simply click any of the product photos below! The new 2022-2024 In Color Ink, Cardstock, DSP and the Happiness Abounds Stamp set will be available on May 3, 2022. I’ll update the supply list below once they are available.

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Rainbow Of Happiness Bundle (English)

[157727]

$44.00

Thanks & Hello Embossing Folders

[155430]

$8.00

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

[158130]

$7.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

$60.00

Add All to Cart

Happy Stamping!

Sale! Hope Box Card Kit

April 15, 2022 / Leave a Comment

April 12 – June 14, 2022 the Hope Box Paper Pumpkin Card Kit and Refill Kit are available to all customers! Even better, these beautiful card kits are both on sale!!

Full Kit –

Get the full card kit including an exclusive stamp set and a Blackberry Bliss Ink Spot for $9.50! Below are the contents of the full kit and the images in the stamp set.

Refill Kit –

Want to make more cards? Or don’t need the stamp set and ink? You can purchase the Refill kit for just $5.00!!

Remember, these amazing kits are available to everyone, you don’t need to be a subscriber to purchase these kits. You can purchase them in my online store, just click the images below.

Product List

Set Paper Pumpkin Hope Box (Englisch)

[158541]

$9.50

Hope Box Paper Pumpkin Refill

[159345]

$5.00

Add All to Cart

Happy Stamping!

New Kits Collection Kit & Paper Pumpkin

April 13, 2022 / Leave a Comment

The latest addition to the Kits Collection, Kindness Cards Kit, is here! 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!

This new card kit includes supplies to make 8 small coaster cards (2 each of 4 designs). It also includes 8 envelopes, a carrying tin. Watch Sara in the unboxing video below.

This kit along with all the kits in the Kits Collection are available in my online store. Click the image below to shop the collection.

May Paper Pumpkin Kit

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!

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 kit includes:

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

Watch Sara in this video where she goes over her favorite features of the kit.

Subscribe by May 10th to receive the Celebrating In Color May Paper Pumpkin Kit. Ready to subscribe? Click the image below.

Happy Stamping!

Tea Boutique – It’s Time for Tea

April 11, 2022 / Leave a Comment

I am so happy to share with you a card I made with one of my favorite new Suites the Tea Boutique Suite!! It will be available beginning on May 3 in the new 2022-2023 Annual Catalog!

I love all things tea! I was beyond excited when I saw that this suite is part of a group of select products that Demonstrators were able to pre-order on April 1st. So, what’s available in this suite you may be asking? The Cup of Tea Bundle, Tea Boutique 6 x6 DSP, and Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes. I love everything about this great suite, from the images in the stamp set to the bright colors and pretty flowers in the DSP and Cards & Envelopes.

To create my card, I used the Starry Sky Card base from the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes pack and layered a piece of Vellum with some Stampin’ Seal. I put the adhesive in the middle where it would be hidden by the additional card layers. I added a square of Basic White cardstock first, then added the slightly smaller squares of the Tea Boutique DSP.

Next, I die cut the tea cup base from the Tea Boutique DSP. Then using Starry Sky Cardstock and an adhesive sheet, I die cut the designed layer of the teacup. With the Adhesive sheet on the back of my cardstock, I was able to quickly add the top layer of the tea cut with no fuss. On the back of the teacup I used a little Stampin’ Seal and adhered a piece of the Gold Simply Elegant Trim. Using a piece of Foam Adhesive sheet I added the teacup to the center of the Squares. I love the look of the Gold added to the teacup, to give it a little eye catching bling like steam coming from the cup.

I wasn’t sure what sentiment to use or where to put it. In the end I decided on adding the cute little tea tag with the sentiment layered on the lemon wedge in the bottom right of the card. I’m really happy with the way it turned out.

The Tea Boutique Suite and the new 2022-2024 In Colors, including Starry Sky which I used on my card today, will be available beginning May 3, 2022. I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek at some of the new products coming soon!

Happy Stamping!!

Flowering Tulips Bundle

April 8, 2022 / Leave a Comment

The Flowering Tulips Bundle embodies everything beautiful about spring: joy, hope, and brighter days ahead! Use the coordinating stamps and dies to create a single flower with fluttering petals or layer flowers and stems for a show-stopping bouquet of color.

Mother’s Day is just around the corner! What better way to send your love than with a bouquet of colorful tulips?

There’s no need to tiptoe around these tulips: stamp, die cut, and embellish them to your heart’s content! When Mother’s Day is over, this duo is perfect for year-round, all-occasion cardmaking.

Flowering Tulips Bundle is part of a larger suite of products, a gorgeous tulip-themed Designer Series Paper, miniature brass butterflies, a lovely accent ribbon, plus more stamps and dies! You can find them in my online store, click here.

Happy Stamping!

You’re Absolutely Amazing

April 5, 2022 / Leave a Comment

I had fun creating with the Color and Contour Bundle and a few of the 2021-2023 In Colors. The note cards and envelopes seemed the perfect choice for these cards.

To create my cards, I randomly stamped the flower image around the outside the card base. Then I used the shaded image of the flower to add color to the flowers. Stamping off the shaded image on my grid paper then on the flower allowed me to get different shades of the color on the flowers.

I die cut a piece of coordinating 2021-2023 In Color DSP Assortment with the Scalloped Contours Dies. I adhered the DSP with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I die cut several labels with the Tasteful Labels dies. I stamped the sentiments with the Color and Contour & the Enjoy The Moment stamp sets. Then added the labels to the Scalloped Doilies with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I also put a few glue does on the back of the doilies, to make sure they would stick when I added them to the cards.

I stamped and die cut a flower for each of my cards, and adhered them with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the labels. Finally, you guessed it, I added a few of the2021-2023 In Color Jewels to the center of each flower for a perfect touch of bling.

I hope you enjoy these cute note cards and are inspired to create a few. All the Stampin’ Up! supplies used to make my card are available in my online store. Simply click any of the product photos below!

Product List