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Easy Baby Card

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Here's an easy baby card to make with the new stamp set "Animal Stories".  You can change the color combinations easily and make it for either a boy or a girl, a shower card or a card for the birth.  I used Bashful Blue and Gable Green.  Not sure what color combination to pick?  Use Stampin' Up!'s Color Coach wheel!

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To jazz the background up a bit, I used the Stampin' Up! Backgrounds Texturz plate with the dots.  For the sentiment I used the new set "Teeny Tiny Wishes", the Word Window punch and the new Modern Label Punch plus a couple of Bashful Blue brads.

If you need any or all of these supplies to make this card, just go to my online ordering store and place your order this weekend!

Celebrate with a Cute Big Shot Box

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Today already "feels" like the 4th of July since a lot of people are off work.  I'm going to put my flag out soon since that will make it feel even more like the July 4th holiday.  Here is an easy little box I just made with my beloved Big Shot, Box #2 die.  I have used this so much and I think you would too!

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I used Whisper White card stock for the box and stamped red and blue stars from Nursery Necessities (a baby stamp set!) all over it.  The little "Celebrate" tag is from "Matchbox Messages".  I punched the word "Celebrate" with the Word Window Punch and the Real Red card stock behind it is punched with the brand new Modern Label Punch (page 187) #116630   $15.95   I inserted a couple of little brads on the sides and tied the box with the Real Red 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon.  Honestly, I planned to stick punched out stars all over the box and even embossed a gold one from "Fun & Fast Notes".  But it wasn't looking right and once I played with the ribbon, especially tying it around the top of the box, I felt like I had my design!  Sometimes you have to know when to stop!

                                              Happy 4th of July!

Watercolor Rose

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This has been a fabulously popular technique for everyone to try after being demonstrated at the Stampin' Up! Seattle Regional. 

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You need the Stampin' Up! Shimmery White cardstock for this technique.  Just stamp the rose from "Fifth Avenue Floral" with Craft White ink and emboss with clear embossing powder.  Now most gals have used a small plastic bottle to mist water over their rose, but not having one handy, I used my Aquapainter (another fabulous must-have tool!), just running the brush over the whole rose to get a fair amount of water within all the embossing.  Put some drops of reinker, whatever colors you want to try for your rose, on top of your plastic stamp case.  Pick up a color of ink with your Aquapainter and deposit it on your rose.  Since you already have a lot of water floating on it, the ink will spread pretty easily.  You can use several different colors for your rose….for example, Regal Rose, Pirouette Pink, Summer Sun…. and just place the ink in each little embossed section of the rose.  You really can play with it quite a bit, moving the color around, filling in, making something darker, tipping your paper to make the ink run down a little, etc!  Don't worry if the color gets outside the lines because you will cut out the rose anyway!  Once you have the color filled it, set it aside to dry for awhile.  You can pick up excess water with your Aquapainter, wiping it off on your paper towel each time.  Once it is dry, just cut out the rose and make your card.  You can stamp some leaves, or in my case, I used the Big Shot to make the "Stampin' Up! Little Leaves".  Be sure to stamp and emboss more than one rose……cuz I bet you can't make just one!!

If you need any of the supplies to make this card, please contact me!  Don't forget about the Designer Paper Buy 3, Get One Free offer for May!  Ends this weekend!

Time for Wedding Cards!

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I tried to do some research on what months are the most popular for weddings, but the answer varies between sources.  One says the most popular has always been June, but now July and August are overtaking that month.  Another lists August as the second most popular, followed by May, July and September.  Yet another lists September in the third spot, followed by October and May.  So who knows?!  All I know is that we all probably need some wedding cards throughout the year!  Here is one I made for my friend recently.

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Stamps:  Fun and Fast Notes

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pink Pirouette (or Pretty in Pink)

Ink:  Stazon Black

Accessories:  Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Big Shot Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate, Aquapainter and reinkers, Adhesives

Glittered Fifth Avenue Floral

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Today I came across the Valentine card my husband gave me and remembered that I always wanted to use it as inspiration for a stamped card.  Here is the Valentine:

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Everyone lately has been playing with this gorgeous stamp set, Fifth Avenue Floral, and the coordinating Textured Impressions Die for the Big Shot.  Although it isn't how I originally thought I would "copy" the valentine card, this is what I came up with:

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I think it was the "glitteriness" of the sequins on the card that made me think about using the new "Fine Supernova Stampin' Glitter" on page 180 of the Idea Book & Catalog.  I first embossed with the "Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Die" on page 202 (which is pretty enough by itself on any paper!) and then used the "2-Way Glue Pen" to trace all the lines of the embossed flowers (okay, that takes a little patience and you can't do it perfectly, but you can do it!)  I sprinkled on the Pink Supernova Glitter, shook it off, and then went back in to touch up a few missed spots.  This glitter is very fine, so it is a little difficult to get it completely off your paper where you don't want it.  I found a small watercolor brush to work pretty well.  As you can see, there are still some specks of glitter.  But I think after awhile it will probably drop off.  The sentiment is from "Great Friend" in the Occasions Mini.

Here is the inside of the card since the card base is Basic Black:

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I just stamped the flower with Pink Passion ink.

The "Manhattan Flower" die was not available until March in the new Idea Book & Catalog, so you may have overlooked it.  You will really want to put it on your next order because it is a beauty!

Get Stamping on Earth Day!

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                       Trendy Trees and Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper

Today, April 22, is Earth Day, a day to think about how we take care of the planet.  If you would like to celebrate Earth Day with some paper crafting and stamping, here are some ideas:

  • Recycle a tin can by covering it with Designer Series Paper and using it for a desk accessory. (See page 151 in the Idea Book & Catalog!)

  • Use some soda cans as the cutting material in your Big Shot and see what kinds of projects you can come up with.  Yes, you can cut open Coke cans (use your Craft and Rubber Scissors)  and flatten and run through your Big Shot with the steel rule dies.

  • Cut an empty cereal box into the shape of a magazine holder you would buy at the store and cover with cardstock or Designer Series Paper.
  • Stamp a beautiful nature card and send it to someone.
  • Use plastic containers maybe from a restaurant carryout order  to store your glitter or embossing powder.

    Have fun with this!  You're bound to think of many other ideas.

    • Get Ready for National Scrapbooking Month in May

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    Someone asked me to make a picture frame as a gift for a friend with a new baby.  That idea evolved into making a scrapbook page that could be framed.  There are 12×12 scrapbook page frames available in the stores.  Here is the project; I should have photographed it before attaching the photos, so I just covered them with paper!

    May is National Scrapbooking Month so think about what scrapbooking projects you could work on!

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    This page uses paper and ribbon from Sale-A-Bration, but you can substitute something current that suits your photo colors or theme.  The chipboard letters are from On Board Timeless Type.  You can find a selection of chipboard on pages 182-3 of the Idea Book & Catalog.  Really fun to work with!  I embossed the little "Baby" tag with silver.  The name "Madison" was spelled out with the die cut letters from the Big Shot die "Naturally Serif".  If you need any of these supplies to make a similar project, just go to my website and click on "Shop Now".

    Birthday Cupcake Card

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    How about just a simple, sweet birthday card?  This was so easy to make with the Big Shot and the Big Bold Cupcake die.  Great way to use up some scraps, also, as you can use any colors you want with the die.  You can even make the cupcake sprinkles and the candles with the die.  This card is very simple, yet you could also jazz it up a little if you wanted to with some glitter or Crystal Effects on the sprinkles or candle flames, or some ribbon and a bow across the top.  I wanted the plain cupcake bottom die cut to look like a cupcake paper so I just took a marker and lightly drew in the lines to resemble the cupcake paper.  So fun to play with!

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    And for the inside, just a Whisper White cardstock layer against the dark Close to Cocoa card stamped with the "Happy Everything" stamp set.

    If you are looking for information on the Big Shot, just click HERE.

    Easter Boxes Instead of Baskets?

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    How about a little Easter box filled with candy?  This is what I made for my nephews to send for Easter.  Of course when you are mailing things, you are a little limited in size, so I decided to use the new Big Shot BigzXL Box #2 die to make these cute little boxes.  I chose the two In Colors, Tangerine Tango and Pacific Point, plus Kraft for the cardstock for the boxes.  These boxes are so easy with the Big Shot…..all you need is some Sticky Strip or Tombow Multi glue on one tab to make your box….the rest just goes together!  Stamp the little chick from "A Good Egg" and you just about have it!

    Big Shot Basket and Blooms Easter Basket

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    We all know we can use the Basket and Blooms die to make round baskets and very cute ones.  Naturally, some creative demos saw that you can also make rectangular baskets with this Basket and Blooms die!  Here is my project using the basket part attached to some strips of cardstock.  I think you can vary the size to suit your project purpose. 

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    To decorate the front, I cut another basket shape out of Baja Blue, trimmed the bottom, and then used my new Eyelet Border Punch to punch the bottom border.  The flowers are from "Flower Fusion Too", a fun collection of three colors of felt flowers.  I used the Rhinestone brads to hold the flowers together and glue dots to attach to the basket.

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    Here is the back side.

    And filled with Easter treats!

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    Big Shot Scallop Envelope Easter Basket

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    Looking for some small Easter treats to give as gifts or to mail?  If you have the Big Shot, you have so many possibilities!  And it doesn't take long to make something very cute!  In this project, I used the Scallop Envelope die and glued four of the envelopes together into a basket.  You can either leave it plain like that, or for a little extra strength or design, wrap some designer paper around your basket.  In this project, I used the beautiful new Parisian Breeze Specialty DSP which already has some extra weight to the paper.  Just put the bottom together by alternating the flaps (like you might on a box) and make yourself a handle.  I secured the handle with the new "Flower Assortment" brads on each side of the basket.  I used the oval punches to make the Easter eggs on the front.

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    Easter Big Shot Pillow Box

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    Love the Big Shot and all the cute things you can make with it!  Last night I used the Pillow Box die to make this little candy holder.  I made one with the new Medium Weight Window Sheets and it did work, but I felt that this particular project which needs a  little "mooshing" of the ends to close properly works a little better using a thinner transparency sheet.  Paper would really be easier than any window sheets, but the clear sure is cute when you get it made!  I used Mini Glue Dots and hid them with the belly band and the ribbon.  That's the secret to using adhesives on Window Sheets….just use something else to cover.  This bunny stamp is from the new set in the Occasions Mini "Eight Great Greetings" and it really is a versatile set!  I just colored in the bunny with our Stampin' Write Markers and used the circle punches plus the fabulous Scallop Circle Punch.

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    If you can't go another day without these great stamping supplies, just go to my website HERE and click on the "Shop Now" button in the upper right.

    It’s No April Fool’s….

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    It's no April foolishness……the beautiful new Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini begins today!  While everyone has had a sneak peek recently in order to get those cute Easter sets in time, today is when the new Occasions Mini REALLY starts!  Mini catalogs have really come a long way since I started with Stampin' Up!  Not only does this mini have wonderful new stamp sets, but it also has new Designer Paper (Walk in the Park), new ribbon (Whisper White Satin), new Corduroy Buttons (Baja Breeze and Basic Gray…and yes, they really are covered in corduroy!), new Rub-Ons (Summer Love), a NEW PUNCH (Scallop Oval…you'll want to add this to your collection!!), Window Sheets (printed and plain), new Designer Hardware (Grommets!), new wheels, and….. (drumroll, please!)…..the new Matchbox Bigz XL Die!!!  This die that of course works with the Big Shot cuts a very cute little box and lid plus three tags!  There is also a matching stamp set, Matchbox Messages, that you can use with this die.  And with the new Window Sheets, you can make clear lids or matchboxes.  Lots of creative possibilities with this die! 

    Look at my project below and then click on the Occasions Mini picture above right to view the catalog.  If you didn't receive your mini in the mail, contact me with your mailing address and I will send you one.

    Here is a little box I made!  Four Hershey Nuggets fit perfectly inside.  You can cover them with Designer Paper to decorate.  I used my Scallop Circle Punch to punch the lid and put a clear Window Sheet piece under it.

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    I stamped the box with the flowers from "A Good Egg".

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    And just a little tag from the new "Matchbox Messages" to tie on to finish the box!  Cute little gift!

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    February Swaps

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    Here are the swaps I received from my friends in our little demo group.  We all made the cute box with the scalloped flower on top, but that warrants its own post!  I just have to understand better how to put the pieces together.

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    The card with the 3-D flowers was made with "Doodle This".  The flowers are cut out and then the petals are turned under and adhered to the card.  Very cute!  Also, the card closes by tucking underneath the word "Joy".  The very cute Valentine truck is stamped with "Loads of Love", a set I don't own but see the cutest things made with it.  Of course the card itself is made with the Top Note die for the Big Shot (both, a must have!) with a Jumbo eyelet in the corner.  The pink box is made from two Scalloped Envelopes made with the Big Shot.  I love in the photo below how she attached a tab to the bag of candy inside!  And the other little box was a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers recently….so cute!  You can fit 4 Hershey Nuggets or even Ghirardelli Chocolates in it and the tab of the lid fits behind the scallop on the front rather than going inside the box.  Thanks, ladies…..another fun get-together!

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    Who Would Have Thought Target Mailboxes Would Be So Much Fun?!

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    When this Target mailbox craze started, I would have thought we would all make our Valentine mailbox that one year and then we'd be on to something else.  But it seems like we still haven't gotten our fill of them!  They make such great gifts, for any occasion, as well as great projects in stamp camps and classes.  I found one more mailbox in my stash and wanted to decorate it for Valentine's Day.  Hope you have found your Target mailboxes!  Put some little cards or candy inside and you have yourself a great Valentine gift!

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    Here's what I used:

    Bella Rose Designer Paper (love it!)

    Love You Much Stamp set

    Best Wishes and More Stamp set (heart on the front)

    White Gel Pen

    Ribbon:  5/8" Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain, Pretty in Pink Taffeta, Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain

    Eyelet Border Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Circle punches, Scallop Punch

    Naturally Serif Alphabet Decorative Strip for the Big Shot ("Be Mine")

    Rhinestone Brad

     

    Everything is available online at www.karenfontinelle.stampinup.net.  Click on the "Shop Now" button to go to the online catalog.  Don't forget to add your Sale-A-Bration products for every $50.

     

    Have fun making a Valentine or gift for someone you care about!