Registration is now open for the Hello Lovely Project Life Card Class and Frameable page

Registration is now open for this special Hello Lovely Project Life card and frameable 12 X 12 art page class.  The class will be held on May 21 and will repeat again on May 28.

You'll be able to change the sentiments on many of these cards to make them into cards you need for upcoming occasions.    

Cards made with Hello Lovely Project Life collection

We'll make 8 different cards using a the Hello Lovely Project Life card collection and coordinating items from the Hello Lovely Project Life Accessory pack.   The main Hello Lovely collection includes over 100 cards in a variety of 3 X 4,  4 X 4 and 4 X 6 sizes.  The accessory pack includes a stamp set, smaller cards with additional sentiments or for journalling, wood die cuts, paper die cuts, acetate overlays, enamel stickers, washi tape, sequins and alphabet letters.  

We'll also use the Project Life cards to make a frameable 12 X 12 art page pictured below.

12 X 12" Hello Lovely Project Life Frameable Page

You'll have plenty of cards and accessories to make more cards or scrapbook pages after making all these projects during our class.

Many of you have indicated very busy schedules this coming month.  To accommodate schedules, this class will be held twice.  You can attend on Sunday, May 21 or Sunday May 28.  Register here.

To see close ups of these cards, they are posted in Hello Lovely Project Life cards and art page classes photo album on my Meetup Site.   

     

Quick Links

- Download a free copy of the Occasions catalog or the Annual Catalog.

- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.  Then enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25%.

- Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.

- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits

  

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

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Fabulous Flamingo from Stampin' Up!

Fabulous Flamingo stamp set

I'm doing a really quick post today, as I'm behind in putting together my next class and need to finish and post it.  Today's card uses Fabulous Flamingo and the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper. 

The basecard is Daffodil Delight and the matt around the flamingo is Calypso Coral.  The green leaves is one of the Delightful Daisy Designer Series papers.  

The Fabulous Flamingo, one of the new stamps in the 2017-02018 catalog coming out June 1, is a three-step stamp.  However, I've only been using two of the three stamps and then using ink pad ink and an aqua painter to finish the body of the flamingo.    I love the stamp that makes the water and can't wait to use it with other sets, such as a chairs in the new Colorful Seasons set.  I also colored the water with ink and an Aqua painter.  

     

This card also showcases the new Glitter enamels in Ombre shades for multiple hues in Dapper Denium, Crushed Curry, Berry Burst, and Old Olive.  The new Glitter enamels come in a package of 4 colors and 4 sizes in gradated shades.  Three different sizes of the Crushed Curry Glitter enamels are used on this card.  

Glitter Enamel Dots in multiple hues

The  sentiment is from one of my favorite sentiment sets from the Occasions catalog -- Suite Sentiments -- which will retire May 31.  The sentiment is stamped in Basic Black on a Stitched Shapes Circle Die Cut.  

Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper, 144137

Recipe:

Stamp: Fabulous Flamingo, Suite Sentiments (sentiment)

Ink:  Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz,
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Delightful Daisies Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Calypso Coral

Accessories:   Stitched Shapes Thinlit Dies, Aqua painter, Glitter Enamels, Standard Cutting Pads, Precision Base Plate, Big Shot Platform, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

  

Quick Links

- Download a free copy of the Occasions catalog and the Annual Catalog

- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.  Then enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25%.

- Clearance Rack items - retired products at deep discounts -- while quantities last.

- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

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Daisy Delight and Berry Burst Sneak Peek from Stampin' Up!

• Berry Burst -- good enough to eat
• Color Theory Suite 
• Retiring Items

New Berry Burst from Stampin' Up!

Ohhh my!  I think I have a new favorite color!.  This is my first card using Berry Burst, one of the new InColors, available June 1 in the new Annual Catalog.  Uhhhmm, Uhhmm, Uhmmm!  What a great new color!  This is a bright, bold, rich addition to the Stampin' Up! color family.  I want to melt it with some cream, add sugar, and eat it over French Vanilla ice cream!   I chose one of the Berry Burst crackled papers from the Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack and paired it with the Daisy Delight stamp set for today's card.   
    

I used a Berry Burst  basecard and added a background layer of Berry Burst crackle pattern.   The Daisey Delight stamp set was used for both the large Daisey as well as the small daisies stamped as a boarder on the top and bottom of the Whisper White image layer.  

It can't be seen in these photos, but the Daisy Delight stamp was stamped twice on the Whisper White background to add fullness before adding the two layers of daisy petals punched using the new Daisy punch.  This stamp set also includes the leaves, two flower centers and a couple of different sentiments, including the one used on the card above.  

  

     

The photo above used a sentiment from the Crazy About You set, which includes an incredible variety of sentiments and words that can be used to create many different phrases.  The Crazy About You set is on the Retirng List.  The sentiment boarder is from the Rose Garden Thinlit and the Rose Wonder Stamp set.  I cut two of the sentiment panels; one in Lemon Lime Twist and one in Whisper White.  After stamping the sentiment and label boarder, I fussy cut the Whisper White sentiment on the label boarder.  Then I layered it on top of the Lemon Lime Twist die cut sentiment panel. 

The center of the Daisy was stamped with one of the detailed stamps in the Delightful Daisy set.  Then a new Clear Faceted Gem was added to the center of the flower.  

  

 

Recipe:

Stamp: Delightful Daisy, Rose Wonder (label boarder)

Ink:  Basic Black Archival
Paper:  Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack (6 X 6), Whisper White 

Accessories:   Rose Garden Thinlit Dies, Clear Faceted Gem, Standard Cutting Pads, Precision Base Plate, Big Shot Platform, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

  

Color Theory Suite Sneak Peek video from Stampin' Up!

I've shown this video previously, but if you haven't had time to watch it, you'll love seeing this new suite.  

Papers in the Color Theory Paper Stack, available June 1

The other new product I'm really excited about are the Gold and Clear faceted gems.  

Clear Faceted Gems

I used the Clear Faceted Gem on the Berry Burst card above.  In an earlier card I made with Daisy Delight, I used the Gold Faceted Gems.  I predict that these are going to be very popular.

Gold Faceted Gems

Retiring List

Click here to place an order

May 31 - Last date to order retiring items from the 2016-2017 yearly catalog and Occasions catalog.  Don't wait as many items are selling out.  See Retiring Products here.
   

Quick Links

- Download a free copy of the Occasions catalog or the current Annual catalog

- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.  Then enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25%.

- Clearance Rack items - retired products at deep discounts -- while quantities last.

- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

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Delightful Daisy Designer Series paper is Big and Bold

• Big Bold Butterflies and Daisies Sneak Peek
• Video showcase of the Wood Suite

Daisies and Big Bold Butterfly 

I'm so torn, today, that its hard to focus.  Rather than blog, I'm torn between being outside with my dog, Cookie, enjoying the wonderful weather, the blooming flowers, the soft breeze and the setting sun through the 60 to 70 foot pine tree forest across the street from our home.  But I'm also torn because I want to play in my craft room with the exciting new products that arrived yesterday.  Its all unpacked and organized, yet I keep pulling out the new paper packs and looking at new designs that I missed when I looked at the catalog  photos.  Then I'm torn because I want to finish this post showing you this dramatic, bold card I created with some of the pre-order products.   AHHHHHH!  

I know I really shouldn't complain, because I get to do some of each.  Ever want to split yourself into thirds so you can do everything as long as you want to.  (...wasn't there an old movie where someone cloned themselves so they could be everywhere they needed to be and get everything done that they needed or wanted to get done... I'll think of it later.)

The big, bold daisies on the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper, a new DSP from the 2017-2i018 catalog coming June 1, begged for a big, bold butterfly.   This beautiful butterfly die from the Butterflies Thinlit set adds just the right drama to the new Delightful Daisy paper.
    

The colors in the Delightful Daisies Designer Series Paper are Daffodil Delight and Old Olive, so I chose a basecard is Old Olive.   

I used the largest die from the Butterflies Thinlit die set to cut a Daffodil Delight detailed butterfly to accent the face of this card. I rolled the wings lightly around a marker to give the butterfly a bit of dimension.  I also added dimensionals to the body of the butterfly to lift it off the page slightly.  



     

This card also showcases the new Old Olive Mini Chevron ribbon, another sneak peek from the 2017-2018 catalog available June 1. 

I used a sentiment from the Colorful Seasons Stamp Set--also new-- on a label created using the Rose Garden Thinlit and a border from the Rose Wonder Stamp Set.  The sentiment and border is stamped in Old Olive ink.

The body of the butterfly is accented with four basic pearls. 

This card really makes me smile.  There's something about Daffodil Delight that leaves me grinning with pleasure whenever I use it.   

  

Who wouldn't want to receive this card?  It just say, "Smile!" "Happy Spring!" or "Enjoy the Sunshine!"   You'll want to add the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Papers to your new catalog Wish List to order on June 1.  The wonderful designs below are all included in this paper pack.

Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper, 144137

Recipe:

Stamp: Colorful Seasons, Rose Wonder

Ink:  Old Olive
Paper:  Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Delightful Daisies Designer Series Paper, Whisper White

Accessories:   Rose Garden Thinlit Dies, Butterflies Thinlit, 3/8" Old Olive Mini Chevron Ribbon,  Standard Cutting Pads, Precision Base Plate, Big Shot Platform, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Big Shot Die Brush, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

  

Want to see more Sneak Peeks? 

Take a look at this Wood Textures suite showcased in this Stampin' Up! video.  We used this suite to make fun projects during the April OnStage event.  Think of all the fun gifts you'll make using this cute crate and coordinating stamp set.    

Quick Links

- Download a free copy of the Occasions catalog

- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.  Then enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25%.

- Clearance Rack items - retired products at deep discounts -- while quantities last.

- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

Current Promotions

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Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs