Monday, September 18, 2017

Golden Anniversary Card using Stampin' Up! Gold Foils

  • Easy Happy Anniversary card
  • Coordinating Coffee Cafe stamp sets

Happy 50th Anniversary card


This week end I was able to play with friends making cards, and also created this card for friends celebrating their 50th Anniversary.  

I used Gold foil sheets, Gold embossing, and one of the Gold Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate designs to create this card.  I also added a crisp white detailed die cut heart created with the Blooming Heart Thinlit, giving the card even more texture.  

  



With Gold foil and Gold embossing the focus of this card, I die cut the 50 from a Gold foil sheet using the Large Numbers Framelits.  The coordinating stamp set and thinlits dies includes the banner and sentiment at the bottom of the numbers as well as the tag for the "th" at the side of the large 50.

I accented the Whisper White card with a very detailed heart under the large numbers, using the Blooming Heart Thinlit.  To ensure all the chads were removed easily, I ran the die bush over the die cut before removing it from the Thinlit.  







The card is difficult to photograph to show the true simmer of the Gold foil and Gold acetate, but you'll see some of the bling effect in the above photo.  White flowers to accent the heart are part of the Blooming Heart Framelit die.  The center of each flower is accented with Gold Metallic Enamel Shapes.  


  

Recipe for box:

Stamps:  Number of Years
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  Whisper White, Gold Foil, Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate 
Accessories:  Large Numbers Framelits, Blooming Heart Thinlits, Gold Metallic Enamel Shapes, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Big Shot, Big Shot Platform, Standard Cutting Plates, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Big Shot Die Brush, Silicone Craft Sheet,  Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals


While crafting with friends this week, I set up a display to showcase some of the variety of cards that can be made with the Coffee Cups framelits. If you missed this in the new Holiday catalog, you'll love that this framelit die set has two coordinating stamp sets with themes appropriate year-round.  Its quickly becoming one of my favorites!   With every-day these as well as holiday themes, this set creates fun cards for anyone, any time of the year. Check out the Coffee Cafe stamp set and the Merry Cafe stamp set that coordinate with these Framelits.


Gold Foil, Foil Acetate and Gold Embossing Powder


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



Price: $110.00
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Price: $7.00

Need a Holiday catalog?


Download a free copy of the new Holiday catalog here.  You'll want to place your order soon to receive your products with plenty of time to make your fall and Halloween projects.   

Download a free copy of the Holiday Catalog


Earn discounts on your Stampin' Up! orders when you become a Stampin' Up demonstrator.  Save on your Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog order.  

With a Holiday catalog wish list of over $99, if you join my team as a demonstrator you will select $125 worth of products from the current catalogs as your demonstrator starter kit.  Then you can place the rest of your order as a demonstrator and save 20 to 25% on the rest of your order.  

There is no obligation to sell.  You can be a hobby demonstrator and continue to receive your discounts by placing $300 in orders each quarter. Or turn your hobby into a business during the holiday season and earn extra holiday spending money.  Drop with no penalty, and sign up again whenever you want to start receiving a discounts on your Stampin' Up! orders. Demonstrators can attend regional events including conferences in Salt Lake City in 2017 and Orlando to celebrate Stampin' Up!s 30 years in existence in 2018.   Learn more or sign up here.  

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

Sign up to stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site and come stamp with us, or follow me on Instagram

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.   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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Thursday, September 14, 2017

Christmas Gift Box using Stampin' Up! Holiday products

  • Christmas Snowflakes gift box
  • Free Holiday catalog download available

Christmas in Black & White, Gold & Silver


Last week I posted a Black and White, Gold & Silver Christmas card that I really liked.   Today I created a gift box to compliment the B&W card, staying with the Black and White, Gold & Silver combination.  The gift box uses the new mini pizza boxes available in the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog.  The catalog is full of Black and White, Gold & Silver, and I'm loving it.  I've always loved the crisp look of black and white cards and gift items.  

  
Stampin' Up! Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper



To decorate this box, I first used sponges and my silicone mat to color one of our foil snowflakes black.  I inked the backside of one of the foil snowflakes, and I was really pleased to see how nicely the snowflake took the black ink I sponged onto it.  Coverage was very solid and I was very happy with the outcome. 

I created a 3-1/4 X 3-1/4 inch background layer of Basic Black and then a 3 X 3 inch layer of one of the Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Papers (DSP), and then added ribbons and bows in Silver Foil on top of the  box.





I used the Bow Builder punch to create the silver foil bow on the top of the box.  I used Tear & Tape to hold my Silver Foil bow together.  I added 3/8" Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon to the bow and to the cover of the gift box.  I also cut a Silver Foil Snowflake using the Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies and added it as an accent under the bow.  I wanted the ribbon to remain intact once the box was open so I tucked the ribbon under the cardstock layers on the top of the box.  However, you could also wrap the ribbon around the entire box to hold it closed to keep someone from peeking.



The box is a great size.  They arrive flat and once folded, the box is 3-1/2 X 3-1/2" X 1".  It can hold wrapped chocolates or candy or gift cards, small toys, or cookies.  The interior of these mini pizza boxes are food-safe.  


Stampin' Up! decorated mini Pizza Box
It is hard to capture the glitter of the gold foil and silver foil in the DSP, ribbon and bows.
This has a lot of bling in real life
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Add some tissue paper or shreds inside the box, and this becomes the perfect gift for many, many occasions. It can be decorated for any event and using a little alcohol and reinkers it can be spritzed to a color that will match your Stampin' Up! cardstock and ribbons. This box is also the perfect size for giving handmade 3 X 3 gift cards and envelopes -- these gift card envelopes are now available in the Holiday catalog -- or handmade Holiday tags.  You'll think of so many uses for these versatile boxes, so be sure to order these cute boxes and start decorating them today!  


Swirly Snowflakes and Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper





The box can also be given without a card by adding a tag from the Merry Little Labels stamp set, and punched out using the Everyday Label Punch.  
  

Recipe for box:

Stamps:  None
Ink:  None
Paper:  Basic Black, Silver Foil, Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper 
Accessories:  3/8" Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon, Mini Pizza Boxes, Bow Builder Punch, Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies, Big Shot, Big Shot Platform, Standard Cutting Plates, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Big Shot Die Brush, Silicone Craft Sheet,  Stampin' Trimmer, Tear & Tape, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Glue Dots


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




Download the Holiday catalog

Download a free copy of the new Holiday catalog here.  You'll want to place your order soon to receive your products with plenty of time to make your fall and holiday projects.   

Download a free copy of the Holiday Catalog


Join my team and you can save on your Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog order.  

With a Holiday catalog wish list of over $99, if you sign up as a demonstrator you will select $125 worth of products from the current catalogs as your demonstrator starter kit.  Then you can place the rest of your order as a demonstrator and save 20 to 25% on the rest of your order.  

There is no obligation to sell.  You can be a hobby demonstrator and continue to receive your discounts by placing $300 in orders each quarter. Or turn your hobby into a business during the holiday season and earn extra holiday spending money.  Drop with no penalty, and sign up again whenever you want to start receiving a discounts on your Stampin' Up! orders. Demonstrators can attend regional events including conferences in Salt Lake City in 2017 and Orlando to celebrate Stampin' Up!s 30 years in existence in 2018.   Learn more or sign up here.  

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

Sign up to stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site and come stamp with us, or follow me on Instagram

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.   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