Saturday, May 23, 2020

Sneak Peek of Blossoms In Bloom from new Stampin' Up! Catalog

  • Blossoms In Bloom Stamp Set
  • Many Layered Blossoms Dies
  • Sneak Peek of Stampin' Up! New In Colors

Stampin' Up! Blossoms In Bloom


Today I wanted to show you a sneak peek of the Blossoms In Bloom Bundle form the upcoming 2020-2021 annual Stampin' Up! Catalog.  This is one of the must-have sets from the new catalog because of how many wonderful sentiments are included in the set and the "wow" cards you'll create with this stamp set and coordinating dies.  I quickly water colored a piece of whisper White with an Aqua Painter with Pear Pizzazz to use as a base for the beautiful dies in this set.  Then I embossed one of the sentiments on a piece of Basic Black and the card was finished.  You can dress up this card using ribbons and embellishments and designer series paper, but I wanted to show how easy it is to make a wow card with just the dies and a little ink.   





The basecard is Thick whisper White.  Then another layer of Whisper White.  I wanted to make sure the ink wouldn't bleed through to the inside of the card.  I used an Aqua Painter and Pear Pizzazz ink and simply painted a watercolor background to show through the open die cuts.  

Then I used the Many Layered Blossoms Dies and die cut one  layer out of Pear Pizzazz and the other layer out of Old Olive cardstock.   




The tip I'll pass on for successfully assembling the two Many Layers Blossoms Dies is to use your Silicon Craft Sheet and glue.  I use a sponge to apply the glue to te detailed outline layer and apply it to the fuller layer.  Then I used glue on the larger bottom layer to atteach it to the card from.

The sentiment is one of several available in this set.  I love that it includes so many different, but standard sentiments that you use all the time.  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark, added White Stampin' Emboss Powder and set it with my heat Tool.  I popped the sentiment up on Dimensionals and added to the card front.    






The Blossoms In Bloom Bundle is available now for Demonstrator pre-orders.  Customers can begin ordering this bundle on June 3, when the new catalog is released to all customers.      

I had Stampin' Up! ship catalogs directly to my customers who have purchased from me in the past 6 month, and they are beginning to be delivered in the Houston, TX area.  If you live in the USA and don't have a demonstrator and want a copy of the upcoming Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog, contact me.   I would love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.      

Recipe

  • Stamps: Blossoms in Bloom (2020-2021 Annual Catalog)
  • Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Versamark
  • Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive
  • Accessories:  Many Layered Blossoms Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Aqua Painter, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Dimensionals  Multipurpose Glue 

To learn more about any of these items, click the photo of the items and you'll see more information in my online store.




Say Hello to the new Stampin' Up! In Colors 

Every year Stampin' Up! introduces 5 new colors to the Stampin' Up! colors to keep it up-to-date with fashion and home goods trends.  These colors are current for two years, and then retire.   These colors are available in ink pads, re-inkers, cardstock, designer series papers, Stampin' Write Markers and in alcohol-based Stampin' Blends Markers.  



This year's colors, shown on the bookmarks above, from top to bottom are:  Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Bumble Bee, Magenta Madness, and Misty Moonlight.  I'm already looking forward to using Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade and Bumble Bee for fall projects.  And Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight will make great projects with a summer feel.  


Get early access to New Catalog Items; Join My Team

  
You can add New Catalog items to your Starter Kit if you join my team now.   You'll be able to see the .pdf of the new catalog instantly, and you'll be able to shop the new catalog pre-order list and add new-catalog items to your Stampin' Up! New Demonstrator Starter Kit Order.  Check out the Join My Team tab on my Website for full details.  Avoid the rush of customer orders when the new catalog goes live on June 3, and save money with your 20% Demonstrator Discount after you sign up as a member of my team as a New or Returning Demonstrator.

Download Last-Chance Products & The Retiring Products Lists

  
Have you download these handy Stampin' Up! retiring lists?  You'll also want to review my earlier post on Retiring items that explains why some of the items are on the retiring lists even though they will continue to be carried in the new annual catalog for 2020-2021.


2019-2020 Annual Catalog Retiring Products List

January-June 2020 Mini Catalog Retiring Products List




Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site, with over 8,000 photos, plus you'll receive notifications of my upcoming classes. 


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Enjoy!



Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
LOVE WHAT YOU MAKE
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 






Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Pear Pizzazz and Ornate Garden Suite

  • Stampin' Up! Ornate Style Stamp Set
  • Ornate Thanks Stamp Set
  • Ornate Garden Suite Early Release

Stampin' Up! Ornate Garden Suite


Since all of the Ornate Garden Suite was still on my work space after creating yesterday's cards, I decided to create another set of cards using the same basic stamp sets and dies.  However, I created a completely different look with the with the addition of one of the prints form the Ornate Garden Suite Designer Series Paper.  The print I chose was a Old Olive flower print on Pear Pizzazz.  I used the Ornate Layers Dies to create a frame for my stamped image  Although this was the same stamped image I used on yesterday's card.  Today I stamped the image on Whisper White and used Blends Markers to color the image.  Then I added a sentiment and an Old Olive ribbon from the suite and my cards were finished!  The greens in this card just seem to jump off the page and make my eyes happy.   





As I mentioned, the basecard for this card is Pear Pizzazz.  Then a layer of Old Olive.  Next is a print layer form the Ornate Garden Designer Series Paper Pack.  For the image layer, I created a Basic Black Frame using Basic Black cardstock and the Ornate Layers Dies.     

The image from the Ornate Style Stamp Set is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  Then I used an assortment of Stampin' Blends Markers to color the image.  




The sentiments is stamped in Pear Pizzazz on Whisper White.  On one of the cards, I also stamped a smaller sentiment in Black along with the larger sentiment from the Ornate Thanks Stamp Set.  I used the Stitched Rectangle Die to create a label for the sentiment.  Before I assembled the card, I created a bow using the Old Olive ribbon from the Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack. I placed it between the frame and the colored image so that more of it would show.  It's a beautiful, soft ribbon that's very easy to work with.     






As I mentioned in yesterday's blog post, the Ornate Garden Site is an early release from the Stampin' Up! June 2020 Annual Catalog.   It's available today to order.      

The new Annual Stampin' Up catalogs will be available for customer orders on June 3.  Stampin' Up! is shipping catalogs directly to my customers who have purchased from me in the past 6 month, and they are beginning to be delivered in the Houston, TX area.  If you don't have a demonstrator and want a copy of the upcoming Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog, contact me.   I would love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.      

Recipe

  • Stamps: Ornate Style, Ornate Thanks (sentiment)
  • Ink:  Tuxedo Black Memento, Light and Dark Mango Melody Stampin' Blends, Dark Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends, Light Old Olive Stampin' Blends, Light and Dark Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends, Dark Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends.
  • Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper
  • Accessories:  Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack, Ornate Layers Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies,  Dimensionals  Multipurpose Glue 

To learn more about any of these items, click the photo of the items and you'll see more information in my online store.




My Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog Preorder has arrived! 

While I was finishing my blog post for today, my new annual catalog Preorder arrived!  I haven't opened the box yet.  I'm thinking of doing a Facebook live unboxing tomorrow.  If you're interested, leave me a message in the comment section of my blog and I'll send you a time and date for the Facebook Live unboxing.

2020-2021 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog - coming June 3, 2020


Get early access to New Catalog Items; Join My Team

  
Now is a great time to join my team as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  You'll be able to see the .pdf of the new catalog instantly, and you'll be able to shop the new catalog pre-order list and add new-catalog items to your Stampin' Up! New Demonstrator Starter Kit Order.  Check out the Join My Team tab on my Website for full details.

Download Last-Chance Products & The Retiring Products Lists

  
Have you download these handy Stampin' Up! retiring lists?  You'll also want to review my earlier post on Retiring items that explains why some of the items are on the retiring lists even though they will continue to be carried in the new annual catalog for 2020-2021.


2019-2020 Annual Catalog Retiring Products List

January-June 2020 Mini Catalog Retiring Products List




Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site, with over 8,000 photos, plus you'll receive notifications of my upcoming classes. 


Quick Links:  


Enjoy!



Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
LOVE WHAT YOU MAKE
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