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Crane of Fortune – A Thousand Well Wishes

January 21, 2022 / Leave a Comment

I have a simple stamping card for you today. I used the Crane of Fortune Stamp Set and Symbols of Fortune DSP from the Symbols of Fortune Suite Collection for my card today. This collections is perfect for quickly creating simple and pretty cards.

I started with a Crumb Cake cardbase. Then I cut a piece of the Symbols of Fortune DSP to 4″x5-1/4″. I added a bit of Tear & Tape on the back side of the DSP to adhere a piece of Soft Succulent Satin Shimmer Ribbon. Then adhered it to my cardbase.

To create the label, I stamped the sentiment from the Crane of Fortune Stamp set in Calypso Coral on a scrap of Basic White Cardstock. Using the Label Me Lovely Punch, I punched the label so that the sentiment is close to the bottom of the label. Then, attaching a scrap piece of cardstock to the back of the label, I put it back in the punch to crop it a bit closer to the sentiment from the top, as you can see in the picture above.

Before adding the label to the card, I punched a second label from Calypso Coral cardstock. I cut it in half and adhered it to the Basic White label. Then I added it to my card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. To my surprise the label fit nicely over the ribbon. For the final touch I added a few Polished Dots.

Crane of Fortune A Thousand Well Wishes Card Measurements

Crumb Cake Cardstock Base: 5-1/2″x8-1/2″, score in half at 4-1/4″
Symbol of Fortune DSP: 4″x5-1/4″

I’d love to be your Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator. 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

Crane Of Fortune Cling Stamp Set (English)

[157654]

$23.00

Symbols Of Fortune 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[157652]

$15.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]

$8.75

Label Me Lovely Punch

[151296]

$18.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

$7.50

Polished Dots

[158134]

$7.50

Soft Succulent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Satin Shimmer Ribbon

[158133]

$7.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Add All to Cart

I hope you liked my card today. Please leave a comment below if you have any questions or comments about my card.

Happy Stamping!

Symbols of Fortune Mini Paper Pumpkin Box

January 17, 2022 / Leave a Comment

I love decorating the Mini Paper Pumpkin Boxes. I used the Symbols of Fortune Suite Collection to decorate my box today. Wouldn’t this be a great gift box if you were going to gift some scratch off tickets?

To decorate the box like I did, you will need to cut the following:

DSP
- (1) 3-5/8″ x 5-3/8″, for the top of the box
- (2) 7/8″ x 5-3/8″, for the front and back edges of the box
- (2) 7/8″ x 3-3/8″, for the Left and Right edges of the box
Vellum
- (1) 3-1/4″ x 5″

For reference the picture shows where each of the pieces of DSP go on the box. This is from the Tidings & Trimmings box I decorated for Christmas. Click here to see that post.

Here are the pieces of Symbol of Fortune DSP I adhered to my box with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

The label is from the Pretty Pillow Box dies. the sentiment is from the Crane of Fortune Bundle, stamped in Mint Macaron on Basic White cardstock. I cut a second label in Mint Macaron, cut it in half and layered it on the back side of the Basic White label.

The foliage is die cut with the Mother of Pearl Specialty Paper. I attached it to the back of the label with Mini Glue Dots.

I love the shimmer of the Mother of Pearl Specialty Paper. Its near impossible to see in the photo but if you love a bit of sparkle, this is the paper for you.

The crane is stamped in Smoky Slate on Basic White cardstock. Before I stamped the crane, I used a Blender Pen to remove the Smoky Slate ink from the “crown” of the crane, then used a Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write Marker to ink it up.

Next, I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the label and crane to the Vellum. Then, attaching some Tear & Tape on the back of the Vellum so it can’t be seen, I attached the Vellum to the top of the Paper Pumpkin box. Finally I added a few of the Polished Dots.

I’d love to be your Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator. 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

Symbols Of Fortune Suite Collection (English)

[157667]

$82.75

Crane Of Fortune Bundle (English)

[157663]

$46.75

Symbols Of Fortune 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[157652]

$15.00

Pretty Pillowbox Dies

[156321]

$34.00

Mother Of Pearl 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[157666]

$6.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138337]

$8.75

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101856]

$10.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

$6.50

Brights Stampin' Write Markers

[147157]

$30.00

Polished Dots

[158134]

$7.50

Mini Paper Pumpkin B0 X

[153069]

$7.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

I hope you enjoyed my project today. Leave a comment below and let me know.

Happy Stamping!

Sentimental Swirls For You

January 12, 2022 / Leave a Comment

I have another card for you that showcases my favorite stamp set in the Jan-June 2022 Mini Catalog, Sentimental Swirls. As well as my favorite DSP in the Friendly Hello Bundle, from the Sale-a-Bration brochure. I created this card for the Luv 2 Stamp Group Wednesday Weekly Challenge.

The layout of my card is a great way to use multiple patterns of DSP. I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach them to a Basic White Thick Cardstock cardbase.

The flower and leaves in the Sentimental Swirls stamp set are 2 step stamps and coordinate with the Flowers & Leaves Punch. I stamped the outline of the flowers in Petal Pink, Pool Party and Fresh Freesia, The leaf outline is stamped in Granny Apple Green. Using the solid image of the flowers and leaves I stamped the ink off on my grid paper first before stamping the flowers and leaves. I love how they turned out.

I die cut the Basic White label using the Sweet So Sweetly dies. The For You sentiment is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I added it to my card with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and glue dots to add the flowers and leaves. I brushed the flowers with a Wink of Stella and added a few Elegant Faceted Gems. Leave me a comment below to let me know if you like my card today.

I’d love to be your Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator. 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

Sentimental Swirls Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[157996]

$22.00

Friendly Hello Bundle (English)

[159990]

$0.00

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

$32.00

Flowers & Leaves Punch

[155373]

$18.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$7.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$7.50

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$7.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Elegant Faceted Gems

[152464]

$7.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Happy Stamping!

January 2022 Customer Thank You Cards – Sentimental Swirls

January 10, 2022 / 28 Comments

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin’ Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

You may be starting here or have come from another blog – either way you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can see every blog post and idea today.

My Thank You Cards this month feature 2 new products, The Sentimental Swirls Stamp Set available in the Jan- June 2022 Mini Catalog and the Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper from the Friendly Hello Bundle available in the Jan-Feb Sale-a-Bration Brochure.

Using the Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper, I cut 2 Patterns for the card front. Stacking them together to cut them at the same time, I put them on my Paper Trimmer to cut them diagonally.

Using the largest card from the Assorted Memories & More Cards & Envelopes pack as my card base, I attached 2 different patterns of the DSP I cut with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I love the look of the 2 patterns together on the card front. Cutting them together made it very easy to match them up so they fit together nicely when I put them on the card front.

I die cut the label in Basic White with the Tasteful Labels dies. Using my new favorite stamp set from the Mini Catalog, Sentimental Swirls, I stamped the Thank You in Fresh Freesia. The butterflies are stamped in Granny Apple Green and Petal Pink on the label. Then I decided to stamp them again and fussy cut them out to add with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I used the Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon to add to the back of the sentiment with some Stampin’ Seal adhesive. Then I used the Foam Adhesive Sheets, cut a square and put that over top of the ribbon. This will keep the label from sagging and the ribbon in place. If you haven’t tried the Foam Adhesive sheets yet, give them a try. They are very easy to cut to whatever shape you need, and give a little extra support to whatever elements you use them with.

After attaching the label to the card, I added the extra butterflies that I fussy cut. I like the extra dimension of adding them with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I couldn’t resist adding a Wink of Stella to the to make them shimmer. For the finishing touch, I added a few of the Opal Rounds to the cards.

As mentioned at the top, this is a blog hop so make sure you ‘hop’ around to all the amazing projects on this hop! Click on the links below to visit them.

Thank You Card Measurements

Memories & More Assorted Cards & Envelopes – The largest card was used for the base of my cards.
Friendly Hello DSP – 4″ x 6″
Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon – 11-3/4″

I’d love to be your Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator. 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

Sentimental Swirls Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[157996]

$22.00

Friendly Hello Bundle (English)

[159990]

$0.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Assorted Memories & More Cards & Envelopes

[149710]

$10.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$7.50

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$7.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$7.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$7.50

Fresh Freesia 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155615]

$7.00

Opal Rounds

[154289]

$7.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Foam Adhesive Sheets

[152815]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Add All to Cart

Happy Stamping!

New Catalog & Sale-a-Bration Starts Today!

January 4, 2022 / Leave a Comment

Its here! The new Mini Catalog!! The Jan – June Mini Catalogs are my favorite, I love all the bright spring colors and the flower images. This great catalog is full of both! Click Here to Shop

Click here to download and print a Shopping List

Sale-a-Bration is back! Jan 4 – Feb 28, 2022, you can earn Free products with every $50 or $100 product purchase. Click here to see all the products available in the the Sale-a-bration brochure.

Add 2 FREE Stamp Sets to your Starter Kit when you Join

During Sale-a-bration, if you decide to to join Stampin’ Up!® you Pay $99 + tax, and add $125 in Stampin’ Up! product of your choice to your starter kit PLUS 2 additional stamp sets, AND enjoy Free Shipping! In addition, as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator you can enjoy a 20% discount on all your Stampin’ Up! shopping!

Please contact me here if you have any questions about the new catalog, Sale-a-bration or Joining Stampin’ Up!

Happy Stamping!

Friendly Hello Sneak Peek

December 29, 2021 / Leave a Comment

Are you ready for a sneak peek from the Jan-June 2022 Mini Catalog and Jan-Feb 2022 Sale-a-bration? I used the Heart & Home Memories & More Cards pack, Heart & Home Memories & More Cards & Envelopes which will be in the Jan-June 2022 Mini Catalog. From the Jan-Feb 2022 Sale-a-bration I used a sentiment from the Friendly Hello Stamp set. Both of these will be available beginning on Jan. 4, 2022.

Memories & More Card Packs and the Memories & More Cards & Envelopes make card making quick and easy. You can use them alone or along with a few extras as I’ve done with my Hello Friend card.

I choose the Garden Green card from the Memories & More Card Pack as the first layer for my card and adhered it to the large cardbase from the Memories & More Cards & Envelopes. Then I added one of the Square Vellum Doilies with a piece of Tear & Tape in the middle of the doily so it wouldn’t be visible once I added the sentiment.

Next, I fussy cut the flower image from a Memories & More Card that you see below on the right, to add to my card. I love the subtle coloring on the flower image.

The sentiment is stamped it in Misty Moonlight on a label cut from the Sweet Labels dies in Basic White. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach first the label then the flower image that I fussy cut from the Memories & More Card. The 2021-2023 In Color Jewels added a pretty touch to the card. I love how this card turned out and it was so quick and easy to do! I hope you enjoyed this little sneak peek.

I’d love to be your Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator. All the Stampin’ Up! supplies used to make my card will be available in my online store beginning on Jan. 4, 2022. If you don’t have a demonstrator and would like a Jan-June 2022 Mini Catalog and Sale-a-bration brochure, I’d be happy to send them to you. Click Here to request one.

Product List

Friendly Hello Bundle (English)

[159990]

$0.00