Happy Birthday to You

Stamparatus Fun

March 13, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Happy Friday!

I have a trio of products to share with you today!

I am having a couple of Stamparatus classes. I use them in my Card Buffets a lot, but the setting up an be tricky.

I figured I’d show three different common techniques how to use the wonderful tool!

The card on the right, with the birthday cake, shows how to stamp using a larger image and also using two plates.

The card on the left shows simple hinge stamping.

The bag in the center shows how to stamp after you’ve punched or die cut your card stock. That does happen!

All common problems people run across while stamping. These tips can help with these issues.

I added two Sale-a-bration* products to tie the class together and to create finished projects. The Happy Birthday To You stamp set and the Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper pairs nicely together. Either can be free to you with a qualifying order.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Happy Birthday To You*
Dies / Embossing – Nature’s Thoughts Dies (rectangle cake it stamped on)
Card Stock – Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Flowering Foils*
Punches – Timeless Label, Banner Triple Punch
Other – Stamparatus

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite Sale-a-Bration Product

February 15, 2020 · 2 Comments

Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features our favorite Sale-a-Bration products!

I wasn’t sure which was my favorite, but I am really fond of this stamp set –

…..and, the fact it has dies to go with it!!!

I cut a scalloped rectangle from Whisper White then stamped the cake image on it. Using Light and Dark Blends, I colored the cake in Petal Pinks, and the stand in Seaside Sprays, but not the flowers.

I stamped the flowers again on a smaller piece, coloring them in Seaside Spray, then die cutting just the flowers in the die. I used Soft Sea Foam for the leaves and Petal Pink for the small cake parts.

I adhered those on top of the cake.

Sentiment was stamped and fussy cut. Everything went on a Petal Pink base along with a piece of Seaside Spray Designer Series Paper.

I am curious what everyone else’s favorite Sale-a-Bration products are! Go forward to see Debbie Henderson, and back to Mary Brown. I know they’ll have some great projects to inspire us!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Happy Birthday to You*
Dies / Embossing – Birthday Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies
Card Stock – Petal Pink, Whisper White
Ink – Basic Gray
DSP – 2019-2021 6×6 In Color DSP
Other – Light & Dark Blends : Seaside Spray, Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink

Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe – February Challange

February 1, 2020 · 7 Comments

Welcome to our monthly Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog!

Here is our latest monthly challenge grid –

I have two rows from the board : Love, Embossing, Dies Cuts and Love, Oval, Floral –

This is a rather bright card for me! I love it!

I used the Heirloom Frames Dies and 3D Embossing Folder in Melon Mambo for the oval. The cake is from the Happy Birthday to You Sale-a-Bration stamp set colored with Stampin’ Blends. I used the Birthday Dies to cut the cake and flowers out.

The sentiment is from the Word Wishes Dies, simply done to stand out against all the brightness!

All this is placed on a piece of striped Sale-a-Bration Golden Honey Designer Series paper.

Please check out the other Design Team cards here. We all use a variety of products so you’re in for a real treat!

We would also love to see you create a card using our current challenge. It can be added here as well. You have a month to join us for this challenge!!!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Happy Birthday to You*
Dies / Embossing – Heirloom FramesDies and 3D Embossing Folder, Birthday Dies, Word Wishes Dies
Card Stock – Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Golden Honey*
Other – Blends Markers

Celebrate Lily

January 30, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge!

Here is our newest color challenge to spark your creativity –

Since the Lily Pad Dies were on my desk………I just had to create with them again!

Isn’t this just the prettiest?????

I started with a piece of Pool Party embossed with the Subtle folder.

I loved these ‘shapes’ in the dies set, so I cut a couple of those in Cherry Cobbler.

I stamped the flowers in Petal Pink on Petal Pink. I used a die to cut them out.

The celebrate sentiment is from a Sale-a-Bration stamp set, Happy Birthday to You.

Simply done! And, says soo much!

Check out the Design Team creations using these colors on our Create with Connie and Mary blog.

Create a card using our challenge and you can post it on our Facebook page.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Happy Birthday to You
Dies / Embossing – Lily Pad Dies, Subtle Embossing Folder
Card Stock – Whisper White, Pool Party, Petal Pink, Cherry Cobbler
Ink – Cherry Cobbler, Petal Pink
Punches – Classic Label