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Awash with Flowers

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Awash with Flowers is a fun 2-step stamp that just makes me smile. I love using the stamps separately as well as together to create different, never ending looks. Awash with Flowers coordinates with so many other sets in our catalog (and my stamp collection) that I am sure you will find one or two in your existing stamp collection to use on your projects along with it. I have seen peole use several of the stamps in this set with our All in the Family (also retiring) stamp set to create cute dresses for the girl images. I have also seen some pretty darn cute fairies created with these two sets also. I, just love creating pretty floral background papers for my cards, scrapbook pages, and gift items along with making the images a focal point of my project. I have also used one of the floral images in the Awash with Flowers set  to create a butterfly.

Materials

Stamps

Awash with Flowers #117062 (w) # 120549 (c)

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks

Elegnt Eggplant, Old Olive, Daffodile Delight Classic Pads

Paper

Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White

Misc

Big Shot, Brayer, Peferct Polka Dots embossing folder, Modern Label Punch, Silver Brads, SNAIL adhesive, Tombow All Purpose Adhesive, Little Leaves Sizzlits Die

Note: to achieve the white polka dot frame I brayered the Pefect Polka Dots embossing folder with Old Olive ink on the indented (smooth) side, ran a piece of Whisper WHite cardstock through and cut it to size.

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                                             Judi

Trendy Trees meets thumping technique, retiring Stampin’ Up! stamp set,

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Trendy Trees is a 2-step stamp set that is great set for techniques like “rock and   roll” , “thumping”, “watercolor spritz” and many other techniques that are great for use on solid stamps. You can achieve a more elegant look with this set if you dab on any of our Shimmer Paints using our sponge daubers. Using either the Frost White or Platinum Shimmer Paint and stamping onto any of our blue cardstocks achieves a wonderful winter look. If you’d like to get an “out of the box” look with the Trendy Trees stamp set why not make the circular image into a fun candy lollipop? You can even create a turkey using the scattered leaves image and a few of our punches. The idea I am sharing today uses the thumping technique to achieve the variegated fall color look.

Materials

Stamps:

Trendy Trees # 113258

Inks

Chocolate Chip & So Saffron Classic pads, Old Olive and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write Markers

Paper

Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Misc

Gold Brads, Stampin’ Sponges, Paper Piercer, Paper Piercing Mats, Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Texturz plates Backgrounds 2, 1 3/8″ Square Punch, 1 1/4″ Square Punch, Paper Snips, Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals.

You can’t really tell in this picture but the center tree was cut out and popped up using a Stampin’ Dimensional for added texture.

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                                             Judi

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Dasher stamp set, retiring Stampin’ Up! stamp set

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The Dasher stamp set was my number 1 selling holiday stamp last year. I found it amazing how many different designs my customers and friends came up using the Dasher stamp set. It appeared on the most deco to country styles, from the most simple to the most intricate, elegant card designs. Dasher saw everything from jewels, buttons, and glitter on his antlers, one customer even put mini gum drop candies on them~ which was just too darn cute!

The sample I am sharing with you today is one that my Hostess Clubs made. My In The Mail Clubs received a video with this and 2 other cards for the month of September 2011. The Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder picks up the details in the Designer Series Paper which picks up the elegant whimsey of the antlers of Dasher. You could turn Dasher into Rudolph by adding a Rhinestone Jewel to his nose and coloring it with a red Sharpie pen.

Materials:

Stamps

Dasher # 116816

Curly Cute # 117014(w) # 120510

Inks

VersaMark

Paper

Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold, Soft Suede, Ridinghood Red

Misc

Gold Embossing powder, Heat tool,Embossing Buddy, Big Shot, Circles #2 die, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder

I did a simular design for tags for some of my holiday gift baskets. I also made labels for holiday baked goodies and used Dasher, stamping him in Soft Suede instead of embossing him.

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                                                   Judi

 

 

 

Holiday Happiness

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The Holiday Happiness stamp set features 6 images to create your holiday cards in a snap. I love the tiny ornaments in this set, did you know they can double as mini vases for your tiny floral sets? All you need to do when you ink them is to create a flat bottom and walla! you have tiny vases….. They card I am sharing today is a holiday card, tomorrow I will share anotherr card I created using the ornaments as vases so be sure to check back tomoorw if you want to see how to achieve this look. 

1Materials:

Stamp

Holiday Happiness # 120786 (w) # 120792 (c)

Ink

Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Paper

Whisper White (card base) , Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler

Misc

Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Extra Large Oval Punch # 119859, Large Oval Punch # 119855, Basic Rhinestone Jewels # 119246, Dazzling Details

Note: To ahcieve the oval layers I cut a large oval from Lucky Limeade cardstock in half lengthwise and layered behind the Whisper White large oval punch.

Look closely at this scan and you will see the card base is Whisperr WHite and I layered 1/4 sheet of Lucky Limeade onot it- this is a great way to stretch your colored cardstock!

                      HapBEE Stampin'!

                                      Judi

 

Pocket Sillhoettes, Stampin’ Up! retiring stamp set

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This card usingPocket Silhoettes was a swap I received from Sandra Weiss. I just love the layout and colors  she used. Sandra combined the Pocket Silhoettes set with the Four Frames set # 113790 ( one of our top sellers!) to give it a greater impact on her card. The verse is from the Just Believe set # 116948 (w )#120453 (c)  which, if you have this set, could easily be adapted to this layout. Sandra used a few embossing folders ( the Finial Press #115963) is also retiring , a folder I use frequently. I know I will continue to use it too!! This card is so bright and cheery and I am glad I received her swap.

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Materials Sandra used:

Stamps

Pocket Silhoettes # 111672

Just Believe #116948(w) #120453(c)

Four Frames#113790

Ink

Melon Mambo & Daffodil Delight Classic pads

Melon Mambo & Certainly Celery Stampin’ Write Markers

Paper

Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Certainly Celery

Misc

Finial Press #115963 & Square Lattice embossing folders, Big Shot, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Certainly Celery 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stamp Positioner

Hints:

*When tiing bows, do not cut your ribbon before you tie the bow. It is much easier leaving it on the roll , tiing it, then cutting to desired length.

** Stamp your Frame image, then using the stamp positioner stamp your floral image, then punch.

*** Stamp your image/ Verse first, then hold your punch upside down, center your image in punch then punch. Perfect every time!!

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                                           Judi

Faith in Nature, Stampin’ Up! retiring stamp set

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Faith in Nature is an Exclusive Hostess only stamp set. You cn find it on page 13 of the 2011-2012 Idea Book/Catalog. What does that mean? You can choose this set with your Hostess dollars when you have a minimum of $150.00 in sales * before s&h and tax. This can be done; 1) on a customer order, 2) by having a book party( showing your friends the catalog and gathering orders)  or 3) by inviting your friends over for a few hours of stamping fun with you and me!

  If you love our Stampin' Pastels this is a stamp set for you! It is so easy to give this set color by rubbing the desired colors in the image. It is also a great set to use with our background stamps. I particularly like to use En Francais # 109521, Parlor Prints # 122525, Wonderfully Worn, Netting # 122655, French Filigree # 113742 , and Woodgrain # 117100 with the different images in the Faith in Nature set.

1Materials:

Stamps

Faith in Nature # 122490 (w) #122492 (c)

En Francais # 109521

Inks

More Mustard, Baroque Burgundy, Basic Black

Paper

Naturals White, Wild Wasabi, Baroque Burgundy, More Mustard

Misc.

Stampin' Pastels, Sponge Daubers, Paper Piercing tool, Paper piercing mats, Paper Piercing guide, Big Shot, Scallop Squares Duo BigZ Die # 120903, Square Lattice embossing folder, Paper crimper

Note: the shading around the image mat was also done using a sponge dauber and our Stampin' Pastels.

I hope you enjoyed this card using the Faith in Nature set, be sure to check out our other Hostess Exclusive sets on pages 10-15.

HapBEE Stampin'

Judi

Flower Fest, Stampin’ Up! retiring stamp set

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Flower Fest says, “one sheet wonder” to me!! In one workshop I did I had each guest stamp 1/2 sheet of cardstock using the Flower Fest set and an assortment of pre-determined ink colors. They then went to their table and cut that piece of stamped cardstock into pieces that then were used to crete 3 different cards, a fgift card and 2 gift tags. All were amazed at how quick and easy it was to create all of these projects! Flower Fest was on all but one order for that workshop!!

One of the wonderful things I love about this set is that 5, yes I said 5!, of the images coordinates with 5 of our punches so it makes cutting out those images for added dimension a breeze. What punches you ask? 1) Fancy Flower, 2) 5-Petal Flower, 3) 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle, 4) 1 3/8″ Circle , and 5) Butterfly.You could, technically, cut out the single leaf image using the 5-petal flower punch also.

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Materials:

Stamps

Flower Fest # 122278 (w) #122280(c)

Inks

Daffodile Delight, Certainly Celerry, Melon Mambo

Paper

Whisperr White, Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink cardstock, Subtles Collection Paperr Stack (Certainly Celery DSP)

Misc.

Big Shot, Tasteful Trims BigZ Die # 120893,  Neutral Brads (white), 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, paper piercer, paper piercing mats, Stampin’ Dimensionals.

 

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Judi

Stampin’ Up! retiring stamp set Sweetheart

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The retiring Sweetheart stamp set  # 120415 (w) #120780 (c) , found on page 60 of the 2011-2012 Catalog/Idea Book, is one that I will surely miss using at workshops! My workshop guests just love creating an assortment of cards with this adorable, vesatile , yet simple set. We loved pairing it up with our Heart Treat Cups #  found on page 182. and seeing what little treats we could fill them with. We love creating an assortment of heart flowers by stamping assorted background and other stamps onto Whisper White card stock and then punching the stamped image out using our Full Heart Punch # found on page 210. In this sample we used the background stamp found in the  Clearly For You # 121911(w) #121976(c) stamp set found on page 136 of the catalog..

When usinng the Sweetheart set for our memory pages we would combine several of the heart images to create a large flower, a shamrock for St. Patrick's Day or just using the cute little bird for a fun park page. We've  used the stem around a page layout to make a cute border that created a frame around the page. .By using Basic Black Ink it created a fun whimsical border for the Disney theme.

Materials used:  1

Stamps:

   Sweetheart # 120415 (w) # 120780 (c)

Clearly For You #121911(w) #121976(c)

 

Inks:

Daffodile Delight, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery

Paper:

Daffodile Delight, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Misc.:

Brights Buttons, Corner Rounder Punch, Full Heart Punch, Stampin Sponge, Perfect Ploka DOts embossing folder, Big Shot

 

HapBEE Stampin'!

Judi

Stampin’ Up! retiring Courage stamp set

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The Courage stamp set is one of my favorites to use when sending cards to our troops. I always have those participating in making cards for the troops to make at least 1 card using this set to thank them for their service. This card shows the basic card wee do, each time creating it with a different color. For this card we also used the Service & Sacrifice stamp set. You can find both these sets on page 50 of our 2011-2012 Catalog/Idea Book.

1This card is a Whisper White, 8 x 5 1/4 piece of cardstock scored at 4". We then embossed a frame on the front of the card using the Framed Tulips embossing folder for the Big Shot.   After stamping the image and chosen verse in Night of Navy Classic ink, we mounted the card onto a   4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of Night of Navy cardstock. Sometimes we will cover the center of the card with a piece of paperr and brayerr some of the same color ink over the embossed image to add more detail. 

Materials :

Stamps-

Courage # 115330

Service & Sacrifice # 115992

Inks-

Night of navy Classic

Paper-

Whisper White, Night of Navy

Misc.-

Framed Tulips embossing folder # 121809

Big Shot , Simply Scored Scoring Tool

HapBEE Stampin'!

Judi

Elementary Elegance

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Elementary Elegance is just one of four exclusive, Sale-A-Bration stamp sets you can earn for FREE  through March 31,2012. It was also the first on my wish list when we were able to get our demonstrator sneek peek! The projects I am sharing with you today were actually on display at our Leadership Conference in San Antonio in January.

Blog 2-6-3I just loved this Birthday wand! I think this would be a fun project to make at a little girls birthday party. I would pre-make the scored lolly and have pre-attached to the dowel. I just know the little pricesses would have a blast stamping and decorating their own with their bag of goodies. You could use up alot of scrap ribbons, Designer Series Papers, laces etc. because each baggy of goodies don't have to be the same. They would have fun choosing their favorite stamp images from the Elementary Elegance set ( I am sure the crown and butterfly would make most of the wands!). I just know our God-daughter would love making her own and would display it proudly as a decoration in her bedroom.

 

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They say good things come in small packages and who wouldn't just love receiving this package?

I just love all the details included in this box; the Crumb Cake & Pool Party seam binding ribbons, small metal tag, paper flowers,oval frame embossing folder(also avaiable as a free Sale-A-Bration item!), and the special tags. Also used is the Everday Enchantment Designer Series Paper. This box would also make a special wedding shower favor just by changing the sentiments. The box itself is made using our Fancy Favor Box Big Shot Die which makes these quick to make several.

 

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My final project to share with you today is a wonderful card created with the Elementary Elegance stamp set. This card also uses several exclusive Sale-A-Bration products and co-ordinating porducts from our Idea Book & Catalog. The Sal-A-Bration items used are; Elementary Elegance stamp set, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, & Calypso Coral 1/8" organdy ribbon. Items from our Idea Book/Catalog are; Calypso Coral , Soft Suede & Very Vanilla carstocks, First Edition Specialty paper, Basic Pearls, Trinket Crowns & the Curly Label punch. Once again, the small details of this project are candy to your eyes! 

 

 

Your imagination as well as your creativity will run wild with this stamp set! 

Elementary Elegance is a set that will appeal to the young at heart with it's ability to take on the grunge look as well as to older generations with a walk on the elegant side. I am sure this is one set that will remain in your stamp collection for years to come, I know it will be in mine.

HapBEE Stampin'!

Judi

 

Big Shot Leaves #2

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I just love this inlay technique and our Leaves #2 Big Shot Die is perfect for it. One of the things I love about this die is you can use any scraps you have. This is just one of the projects my November workshop hostesses and guests will learn how to do! I know they will be amazed at how the leaves just seem to melt into the base cardstock. Noc12 7

Maerials used are:

Teeny Tiny Phrases, FourFrames Stamp sets

Cajun Caze  & More Mustard inks

Cajun Craze, Old Olive, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler, Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla cardstocks

Decorative Label Punch

Snowburst Embossing Folder, Big Shot

I have several of these that I will be using for an assortment of fall occasions.

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