Happy Christmas
From my family to yours, I wish you all a Merry Christmas! I hope you get to spend time with loved ones and friends this holiday season!
Merry Christmas!!
Color & Contour Bundle
Today’s post is all about the Color & Contour Bundle available in the Annual Catalog. This great bundle includes the Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp set and the Scallop Contours Dies. The stamps and dies pair perfectly together to create card fronts, sentiment labels and more. Bundles are a great value, when you purchase a bundle you save 10%!
The Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set includes sentiments & Two-Step floral image stamps. The open floral images give you options to keep it simple or fill them in however you choose. Use the coordinating filler stamps for an elegant watercolor design or try something new and watercolor freehand using Water Painters or Stampin’ Blends®. Use ink and sponge daubers on the filler stamps to blend an ombre effect. The fonts of the sentiment stamps make them easy to pair with the floral images in the stamp set or other stamps.
The Scallop Contour Dies are one of my favorite dies in the annual catalog. The six scalloped border dies can be used alone or with the Color & Contour Stamp Set or any other stamp set. From cute card fronts to embellished tags to artistic sentiment labels. And don’t stop at just cards! Create scalloped frames for photos, fun borders for scrapbooks, and whatever else you can think of. Pair these dies with the Color & Contour Stamp Set, or see what sentiments from other stamp sets fit perfectly inside each rectangle.
Keep scrolling for inspiration. These are just a few of the amazing projects that you can make with the Color & Contour bundle.
How does the Color & Contour Bundle inspire you? Let me know in a comment below!
Don’t forget to reserve your paper share!
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Biggest Wish
My son’s birthday was this past Sunday. He is our youngest and has just turned 20! Where did that time go? Masculine cards are always challenging for me but I think this one turn out quite nice. The inspiration for this card came from the Annual Catalog. The colors, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point, caught my eye as I was flipping though for inspiration.
Putting it all together
Once I pulled the ink pads out I decided to use the same colors in the Brights 6x 6″ Designer Series Paper Assortment. I cut strips of each color and adhered them to a piece of Basic White Cardstock. Then using my mini paper trimmer I trimmed up the strips to fit on my card.
I stamped Happy, from the Biggest Wish Stamp set, in alternating colors of Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay on a strip of Basic White Cardstock. Photopolymer stamps make stamping this sentiment multiple times very easy. Once I placed the stip on the cardstock layer where I liked it, I added the Birthday sentiment in Pacific Point. I attached the carstock layer with the DSP strips to a Basic White Cardbase. Then I attached the sentiment strip with Stampin’ Dimensionals to my card and trimmed it down to fit my card.
To finish off my card, I of course had to add some bling. I used Stampin’ Blends to add a bit of color to a few Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials to add to my card.
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
Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack
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$9.00
Happy Stamping!
Reserve Your 2022 Paper Share
Reservations now open for the January – June 2022 mini catalog Paper Share!
What is a Paper Share?
A Paper Share is a sampling of new designer paper from Stampin’ UP! It allows you to see and use the paper before buying the full packs of your favorites! When you reserve a designer series paper share with me, I will order all of the new paper from the latest Stampin’ Up! catalog, cut it up, package it, label it, and reship it to you so that you have a sampling of all of the new papers listed in this post. This is usually about 1/4th the cost of purchasing all of the new paper packs yourself. This way you can see and use the paper, then reorder your favorites in my online store.
January – June 2022 Mini Catalog Paper Share Includes:
96 pieces of Designer Paper from 8 packs of designer paper from the 2022 Stampin’ UP! Jan-June Mini catalog.
Cost: $33.00 per paper share + $8.55 Priority Padded Flat Rate Shipping (includes tracking)
Your Paper Share of 96 pieces includes 1/4 pack of each of the following:
- Abstract Beauty Specialty DSP 4″ x 6″ (12 sheets) (New Size! 4×6 pack!)
- Artfully Composted DSP 6″ x 6″ (12 sheets)
- Flowering Fields DSP 6″ x 6″ (12 sheets)
- Heart & Home DSP 6″ x 6″ (12 sheets)
- Hey Sports Fan DSP 6″ x 6″ (12 sheets)
- New Horizons DSP 6″ x 6″ (12 sheets)
- Sweet Talk DSP 6″ x 6″ (12 sheets)
- Symbols of Fortune Specialty DSP 6″ x 6″ (12 sheets)
IMPORTANT: if you do not receive an email confirmation from me within 24 hours of signing up, please contact me here.
I will put you on the reservation list and email a PayPal Invoice* on December 28, 2021
U.S. Addresses Only.
Deadline to PAY: January 2, 2022
*if you don’t have PayPal, you can pay the invoice with your credit or debit card when you receive the invoice
Please double check your address on your PayPal account – I am not responsible for misdirected packages due to wrong addresses on your account. Thank you!
Paper Share Schedule:
- December 28, 2021 Wendy will email a PayPal Invoice to everyone who has reserved a paper share
- January 2, 2022: deadline to pay – this offer is now closed on Jan. 2
- January 4, 2022: Wendy will order all the paper
- January 12 to 19, 2022: Wendy will cut, label, bag and package all paper shares
- January 20-22, 2022: Wendy will ship paper shares (assuming there are no backorders)
Happy Stamping!
Kisses & Hugs Paper Pumpkin Kit
We all know that roses are red and violets are blue—it’s time that love-themed cards got an upgrade! The Kisses & Hugs Paper Pumpkin Kit will help you express that forever kind of love with heart-shaped cards that would make Cupid jealous.
The Kisses & Hugs kit is not bound to just Valentine’s Day, it works for all love occasions year-round like anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, or those “just because” days. Check out the teaser video below to get a taste of what’s included.
Kit Details
- Kit contains enough supplies to create 10 cards—5 each of 2 designs—and 10 coordinating envelopes
- Kit features an exclusive Two-Step photopolymer stamp set
- Kit includes a Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Spot
- Card size: 4-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (11.4 x 10.8 cm) heart-shaped cards; folded
- Coordinating colors: Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Gray Granite, Very Vanilla
New! Party while you craft with Paper Pumpkin Playlists!
We’ve curated a Paper Pumpkin Playlist of tunes to coordinate with the theme of each month’s kit to elevate your Paper Pumpkin experience even more. You can easily create a free account to follow when a new playlist drops each month. Plug in, press “play,” then create your projects!
This kit is perfect for all love occasions throughout the year like Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, weddings, honeymoons, birthdays and more! You can also create matching treats with the coordinating Kisses & Hugs Mini Treat Boxes (Sold Separately).
Add On Details (Sold Seperately)
- Contains 20 mini treat boxes and 20 heart tags
- Gold cord: 10-1/2″ yards (9.6 m)
- Finished size: 1-3/4″ x 1-3/4″ x 1-3/4″ (4.4 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm)
- Printed with gold foil
**These coordinated treat boxes are not included in this month’s kit and are only available for purchase separately as an add-on online starting 25 January. You must be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber to purchase and they are only available while supplies last.**
Happy Stamping!
Hand Penned Memories & More
The Hand Penned Memories & More Card Pack, and the Hand Penned Memories & More Cards & Envelopes make creating cards for any occasion quick and easy. If you need a simple and pretty card, these products are perfect!
I decided to use just a few elements of this card that I selected form the Hand Penned Memories & More Card Pack and do as little stamping as possible. I fussy cut sentiment and used the Layering Circle Dies to cut the circle. To add in a bit of color I cut a Fresh Freesia scalloped circle from the 2021-2023 Designer Series Paper Assortment.
Next, I used the Tailor Made Tags to cut out the tag from Pale Papaya Cardstock. I stamped the flowers on the tag from the Hand Penned Petals stamps in Pale Papaya for tone on tone look. To put my card together I layered the scalloped circle on the Memories & More Card base, then the tag and the smaller circle with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I added the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The bow on the tag was tied with Basic White Bakers Twine. Finally, I added the 2021-2023 In Color Jewels for the center of a few of the flowers. I really like the layers on this card and how easy it was to make, so I created a second card using the What A Year Memories & More Card Pack.
What A Year Card
For this second card I wanted to use Polished Pink (pink is my favorite color). I started with a piece of the Polished Pink 2021-2023 In Color Designer Series paper on a piece of Basic White Cardstock for the card base. I used a card from the What A Year Memories & More Card Pack to die cut the tag using the Tailor Made Tags and fussy cut the Polished Pink Flower. Using the Layering Circles Dies I cut a Basic Gray circle.
The sentiment is the stamped element on this card. I stamped the Many Messages Stamp on Basic White cardstock in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Then I die cut the labels with the Messages Die. These Many Messages stamp and Messages dies are great, now I’ve got lots of stamped labels ready to go. To finish this card I added a piece of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon tied with Basic White Bakers Twine and of course a few 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels.
What A Year Card Measurements:
- Basic White Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, fold in half
- In Color DSP Assortment: 4″ x 5-1/2″
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. I’d love to be your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. All the Stampin’ Up! supplies used to make my cards are available in my online store. Simply click any of the product photos below!
Product List
Happy Stamping!
