Thursday, August 10, 2017

Sneak Peek - Special Holiday Pumpkins help you get ready for Fall now

  • Detailed Pumpkins
  • Holiday papers video sneak peek

Holiday Catalog Gourd Goodness 


As soon as I saw this stamp set, I knew this would be at the top of my list.  I'm not sure what it is about pumpkins, but I can't wait each year to get my holiday pumpkins to decorate our porch, and then I can't stand to throw them away.  I usually keep them decorating our front porch until December.  Then I haul them out to the forest behind our house and prop them against the exposed roots of an old tree that I can see from my craft room window and I can watch them for a couple more months.  This year I think they lasted until late March before the raccoons or possums broke through the outer walls and started the sad destruction of my lovely holiday pumpkin.   
  

  

Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper


This set is wonderful because it includes so much detail that the pumpkins actually looks real.  I've been grumbling to myself over the changing stamp market that's been moving away from stamps with a lot of fine detail towards stamps that are more simplistic, line drawings.  And then Stampin' Up! gives us this very lovely, detailed pumpkin set as one of the new stamps coming out in the Holiday Catalog. I'm in heaven! I'm just tickled with this stamp set, which includes two step images of pumpkins, gourds, and leaves.   There is a two step stamp for the body of the pumpkins and separate two step stamps for the stems. 



Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper


I used Basic Black for my basecard, then a layer of Old Olive, and then two patterns from the new Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper set, also from the Holiday Catalog coming out September 1.  

I used the Layering squares for the Whisper White layer and one of the scalloped Layering Squares dies for the Basic Black layer.  The stems are stamped in Soft Suede.  




Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper

The sentiments in Teeny Tiny Wishes includes both the Happy Thanksgiving, which I used on one card, and the Happy Halloween, which I used on the second card.  Both are punched out of Whisper White with the Classic Label punch. Notice the new Black Rhinestone Jewels? Also new.   

Want to see a close up of all of the patterns in the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Papers used on this card...and a sneak peek at all of the other Designer Series Papers coming out September 1 in the Holiday catalog?  Take a look at the short video below:





Recipe for card:

Stamps:  Gourd Goodness, Teeny Tiny Wishes (Sentiment)
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Soft Suede

Paper:  Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White, Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper 
Accessories: Layering Squares Framelit, Black Rhinestone Jewels, 3/8" Basic Black Shimmery Ribbon, Classic Label Punch, Big Shot, Big Shot Platform, Precision Base Plate, Standard Cutting Pads, Multipurpose Liquid Glue,  Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals


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Price: $110.00

  

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- Download a free copy of the 2017-2018 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, and $72 worth of starter essentials.   Your kit ships free and you'll receive a free Paper Pumpkin kit as part of your new demonstrator kit.   After you sign up, enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25% off.
Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  

  
Enjoy!



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Monday, August 07, 2017

You Move Me Stamp and Coordinating Dies

  • Your heart will flutter when you see this butterfly

You Move Me Stamp Set and Dies 


The butterflies in the You Move Me set actually flutter when you pull the tag out of this cute pocket card.  The set includes both butterflies and humming birds that flutter, making this a must-have set.  While young ones will be fascinated playing with this card, I'll tell you a little secret:  Anyone who receives this card will be amazed that you made this and will spend time playing with it.  Spark imaginations with this set!  

  

This card also uses the coordinating Move Me Thinlit Dies


I used one of my color combination:  Rich Razzleberry for the basecard and Sweet Sugarplum for the image layer.  The Sweet Sugarplum layer is mounted on Foam Adhesive Strips ton the sides and bottom to form a pocket.  The butterfly accent and the pull tab are Night of Navy.  I created a  Rich Razzleberry frame around the window using the Layering Squares Framelits.  the Move Me thinlit set is actually a rectangle, but the squares fit nicely over the window and give it a more finished look.





I stamped the two butterflies on a Pink Pirouette card that pulls up using the tab  created by the Circle Tab Punch.   The larger butterfly is stamped in Rich Razzleberry and the smaller butterfly is stamped over the larger butterfly in Sweet Sugarplum stamped off I was unsure if I wanted to add a butterfly to the tab, and I might try a version with the tab plain.  The little butterflies are part of the You Move Me Stamp set with coordinating dies from the Move Me Thinlits. 

The coordinating dies can be purchased as a bundle with the stamp set.





I used another die set from the Move Me Thinlit to create the butterfly accent.  I folded it in half to fit better on the card front. 



Buy this as a bundle with the coordinating Move Me Thinlit Dies


The Thanks sentiment is also from this stamp set, and there a several other sentiments to choose from in this set.  

Stampin' Up! has an excellent video with tips for using this stamp set and how to cut the lined window to create the holographic butterfly effect that flutters as you move it. 

   



Recipe for card:

Stamps:  You Move Me
Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum, Night of Navy, Pink Pirouette

Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Accessories: Circle Tab Punch, Layering Squares Framelit, Move Me Thinlits Dies, Big Shot, Big Shot Platform, Precision Base Plate, Die Brush, Standard Cutting Pads, Multipurpose Liquid Glue,  Dimensionals, Foam Adhesive Strips


Click on an image below to see larger images and to go directly to my Stampin' Up! store to find out more about each product.



Price: $110.00

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Quick Links


- Download a free copy of the 2017-2018 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, and $72 worth of starter essentials.   Your kit ships free and you'll receive a free Paper Pumpkin kit as part of your new demonstrator kit.   After you sign up, enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25% off.
Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  

  
Enjoy!



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