Monday, May 16, 2022

Rustic greeting card using Stampin' Up! Nature's Prints Stamp Set

             

  • Stampin' Up! Nature's Prints Stamp Set
  • Shopping List greater that $99? Become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator During May and Save
  • May In Color Starter Kit Special- a Perk for joining during May! 
Today I was experimenting.  Experimenting with a new stamp set.  Experimenting with a different stampin technique.  Experimenting always brings me joy ...pleasure ...happiness; even when ideas don't turn out exactly like you thought they would.  I took up card making over 15 years ago, and after a long workday with even longer To-Do Lists, rush-hour traffic, long lines in stores, and other every-day activates, I found that creativity and experimentation bring me the joy and relaxation after a busy day.  Its easy to neglect the things that bring us joy, but we need to resolve to make our lives better by doing some of what brings us joy everyday.  Today I used the stamping-with-acrylic-blocks technique for one of my layers. Yes, clear blocks are not just for holding stamps.  By inking your acrylic block and stamping off, or inking and spritzing lightly with water, you can stamp a colored area for your greeting card that looks like an additional layer.  I inked an acrylic block with an Crumb Cake ink pad, stamped off, and then stamped a layer on my card.  I used a Water Painter to blend the stamped ink for a more rustic look.  Then I stamped a foliage image from the  Nature's Prints Stamp set.  This is a DisINKtive stamp set, which means it includes more realistic details right on the stamp.  I used a Water Painter to spread the details of the foliage to give it more color.  I used the Timework Type 3D Embossing folder, a sentiment from the Nature's Prints Stamp, and a piece of the 7/8" Natural Finish Ribbon to finish my card.  You'll enjoy exploring ideas with the Nature's Print Stamp Set from the Stampin' Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog.    Add it to your Shopping List today! 


Floral greeting card using Stampin' Up! Nature's Prints Stamp Set



To create today's card, I used a base card of Crumb Cake Cardstock.  Then I matted a piece of Basic White with Old Olive Cardstock after dry embossed the Basic White layer with the 3D Timeworn Type Embossing Folder. 



Stamped greeting card using Stampin' Up! Nature's Prints Stamp Set


I inked up an acrylic block with my Crumb Cake ink pad, and stamped off once before stamping it in the center of my Basic White layer.  To give it a more rustic look, I used a Water Painter to even out the stamping.  Then I used one of the foliage stamps from the Nature's Prints stamp set and Stamped it in Old Olive ink over the stamped Crumb Cake layer.     



Rustic handmade greeting cards using Stampin' Up! Natures Prints and the acrylic block stamping technique


To complete the card, I added sentiments from the Nature's Prints Stamp Set Stamped on Basic White die cuts from the Potted Succulents Dies and a stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. The sentiments are stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I added a piece of 7/8" Natural Finish ribbon under the sentiments, and added Gold Brushed Metallic Dots to the card front as accents. 


Below are the tools used to create these cards.


Craft tools used to create rustic handmade greeting cards featuring Stampin' Up! Nature's Prints Stamp Set




To order the Sweet Songbird Bunde from the new annual catalog, look for it on page 31 of your new Annual Catalog.  Visit my Stampin' Up! on-line store to place your order for Stampin' Up! products.   Use the May Host Code for a thank you gift for shopping with me.  May Host Code:  97ZYRAU2  Orders over $150 earn Stampin' Rewards from Stampin' Up!, and you do not use the Host Code to qualify for Stampin' Rewards.  


Recipe

  • Stamps:   Nature's Prints
  • Ink:  Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Tuxedo Black Memento
  • Paper: Crumb Cake, Old Live, Basic White
  • Accessories:  Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder, Potted Succulents Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Gold Brushed Metallic Dots, 7/8" Natural Finish Ribbon, Water Painter Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Seal, Dimensionals
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To learn more about any of these current items, visit my online store.






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Perks for becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

If you love making new friends, learning new card making and crafting techniques, join the fun for only $99.  



  • In Color Starter Kit promotion...a great way to refresh your Stampin' Up! colors with this Starter Kit Bonus - 3-31 May 2022
  • Starter Kit: Order $125 worth of products of your choice for $99, plus 4 FREE In Color items (see more below), free shipping, and Free business supplies - $191.50 value for $99!  What a great deal!
  • 20-25% demonstrator discount on your Stampin' Up! product purchases
  • Early access and ordering from new catalogs
  • Stampin' Up! Website - Training, tutorials, inspiration, notifications, reports
  • Earnings - In addition to discounts, earn on both your personal purchases & customer sales, including hostess benefits, just like your customers
  • Demonstrator Website - 2 months FREE Demonstrator Business Website
  • StampinConnection access - a great exclusive online community of business ideas, card swaps with other demonstrators, card and video sharing
  • Demonstrator Planning Place Facebook access - demonstrator-only exchange of ideas with Stampin' Up! moderators focused on current product ideas, tips and techniques, forms and file shares, and challenges
  • Events - Stampin' Up! events for Demonstrators to network, share business and creative ideas, and form lifelong friendships
  • Bonuses - rewards program for demonstrators to earn more free stuff and incentive trips
  • No Selling Required - only if you want to.  Join just for the discount. Drop without penalty.  But if you want to run a business, Stampin' Up! has you covered with promotional materials to promote your business, and lots of samples to use to create classes or stampin' events to help your grow.
  • Run your own business - flexibility of running a business at any level you wish--its up to you!  Or simply enjoy the discount on your own purchases
Read more FAQs about joining my team as a demonstrator here.


In Color Starter Kit Special 3-31 May 2022 

2022-2024 In Color Products Free when you join my team as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator


Here's a great way to refresh your Stampin' Up! supplies with the new In Colors:  

Join Stampin' Up! and get the In Color Starter Kit  If your Wish List from the new Annual catalog is over $99, you can save money by joining Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator and get a selection of new 2022-2024 In color Ink Pads, Cardstock, and Designer Series Paper for FREE.   

You'll get a Starter Kit of items YOU select from the catalog worth $125 USD, for only $99 USD, the Free In Color items below, business supplies, including catalogs, and free shipping.  Yes! A $191.50 value for just $99!

On top of that, use your generous demonstrator discount of 20-25% on future orders.   

These are the 2022-2024 In Color product in the Starter Kit for Free.

  • 2022-2024 In Color Grid Paper (Item 160009)
  • 2022-2024 In Color In Pad Collection (Item 161108)
  • 2022-2024 In Color Cardstock Collection (Item 159204)
  • 2022-2024 In Color 6" X 6" Designer Series Paper Assortment (Item 159253)
  
Again, this is a $191.50 value for only $99!

This offer is also open to Demonstrators who dropped and want to rejoin my team.  Read more about joining my team as a demonstrator here.






Download Current Free Catalogs 

If you do not have a current demonstrator and would like a new Stampin' Up! Annual catalog, please contact me here. 

Catalog cover of the 3 May 2022 Launch of the 2022-2023 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog

  • Download 2022-2023 Annual Catalog here
  • Download January-June 2022 Mini Catalog here
Want a hard copy of the catalog?  Order a copy when you place your order.  Add item 160970 | $4.00 USD for a single copy of the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog.

Add the May 2022 Host Code, below, to your orders between $50 and $149 for a free thank you gift for shopping with me.



Stampin Up! May Host code to use on order between $50 - $149 USD


Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site, with over 8,000 photos of card ideas, plus you'll receive project ideas and notifications of my upcoming classes or meetups at Starbucks. 

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 







Friday, May 13, 2022

Adorable greeting card using Stampin' up! Sweet Songbirds Stamp Set

            

  • Stampin' Up! Sweet Songbirds Stamp Set
  • Perks of Becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator During May
  • May In Color Starter Kit Special! 
You'll love creating dimensional songbirds quickly with the Sweet Songbirds Bundle.  With the Sweet Songbirds Stamp Set and Songbird Builder Punch, you can layer your songbirds however you please, with some completely punched or with a combination of stamped and punched pieces.  This bundle wasn't even on my Shopping List...I actually meant to order a different set, but in my haste to place my preorder, I entered this set by mistake...and I'm so glad I did!.  This is such a cute set!  It gives me joy just looking at this happy songbird, tweeting away.  I used the new In Color Orchid Oasis as my accent and ink color and built my songbird image and sentiment on the Stylish Shapes dies.  The Songbird stamp set includes different eyes different eyes, and you can either punch or color with Stampin' Markers a different color beak.  I think you'll enjoy brightening someone's day with a card made with the Sweet songbirds Bundle.    Add it to your Shopping List today! 

Birthday card created using Stampin' Up! Sweet Songbirds Stamp set with a blue birdie sitting on a branch singing


To create today's card, I used a base card of Orchid Oasis Cardstock.  Then a thin layer of Basic White.  Then a layer of one of the prints from the 2022-2024 In Color 6" X 6" Designer Series Papers. 



Handmade greeting card idea using the Sweet Songbirds Stamp Set and coordinating Songbird Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!


Then, I die cut a Basic White Stitched Circle using Stylish Shapes Dies  and stamped the branch in Crumb Cake ink, and the leaes in Parakeet Party ink.  I stamped one of the Songbird images from the Sweet songbirds Stamp Set in Orchid Oasis ink and punched out the body of the bird using the Sweet Songbird Builder Punch.  I stamped eys in Tuxedo Black Memento ink, punched the beak from Mango Melody cardstock, and punched the wing from 2022-2024 In Color 6" X 6" Designer Series Paper.    

Cards created using Sweet Songbirds Bundle from Stampin' Up!




To complete the card, I added dimensionals to the back of the Songbird I assembled, and added it to the stitched circle.  Then I stamped the songbird notes in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto the Basic White Circle.  I die cut a Basic White sentiment banner using the Stylish Shapes Dies, and stamped a sentiment from the Sweet Songbirds Stamp Set in Orchid Oasis Ink, to complete my card.  

Below are the tools used to create these cards.


Punch and stamp set from the Sweet Songbirds bundle used to create bluebirds singing on a greeting card.




To order the Sweet Songbird Bunde from the new annual catalog, look for it on page 31 of your new Annual Catalog.  Visit my Stampin' Up! on-line store to place your order for Stampin' Up! products.   Use the May Host Code for a thank you gift for shopping with me.  May Host Code:  97ZYRAU2  Orders over $150 earn Stampin' Rewards from Stampin' Up!, and you do not use the Host Code to qualify for Stampin' Rewards.  


Recipe

  • Stamps:   Sweet Songbird
  • Ink:  Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Crumb Cake, Tuxedo Black Memento
  • Paper: Orchid Oasis, Basic White, Mango Melody, 2022-2024 In Color Assortment 6" X 6"" Designer Series Paper
  • Accessories:  Songbird Builder Punch, Stylish Shapes Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Seal, Dimensionals
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To learn more about any of these current items, visit my online store.













Shop My Stampin' Up! Store, now!


Perks for becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

If you love making new friends, learning new card making and crafting techniques, join the fun for only $99.  



  • In Color Starter Kit promotion...a great way to refresh your Stampin' Up! colors with this Starter Kit Bonus - 3-31 May 2022
  • Starter Kit: Order $125 worth of products of your choice for $99, plus 4 FREE In Color items (see more below), free shipping, and Free business supplies - what a great deal!
  • 20-25% demonstrator discount on your Stampin' Up! product purchases
  • Early access and ordering from new catalogs
  • Stampin' Up! Website - Training, tutorials, inspiration, notifications, reports
  • Earnings - In addition to discounts, earn on both your personal purchases & customer sales, including hostess benefits, just like your customers
  • Demonstrator Website - 2 months FREE Demonstrator Business Website
  • StampinConnection access - a great exclusive online community of business ideas, card swaps with other demonstrators, card and video sharing
  • Demonstrator Planning Place Facebook access - demonstrator-only exchange of ideas with Stampin' Up! moderators focused on current product ideas, tips and techniques, forms and file shares, and challenges
  • Events - Stampin' Up! events for Demonstrators to network, share business and creative ideas, and form lifelong friendships
  • Bonuses - rewards program for demonstrators to earn more free stuff and incentive trips
  • No Selling Required - only if you want to.  Join just for the discount. Drop without penalty.
  • Run your own business - flexibility of running a business at any level you wish--its up to you!  Or simply enjoy the discount on your own purchases
Read more FAQs about joining my team as a demonstrator here.


In Color Starter Kit Special 3-31 May 2022 

2022-2024 In Color Products Free when you join my team as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator


Here's a great way to refresh your Stampin' Up! supplies with the new In Colors:  

Join Stampin' Up! and get the In Color Starter Kit  If your Wish List from the new Annual catalog is over $99, you can save money by joining Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator and get a selection of new 2022-2024 In color Ink Pads, Cardstock, and Designer Series Paper for FREE.   You'll get a Starter Kit of items YOU select from the catalog worth $125 USD, for only $99 USD, business supplies, including catalogs, and free shipping are included.  Then, use your generous demonstrator discount of 20-25% on future orders.   

AND, you'll receive the following 2022-2024 In Color product in the Starter Kit for Free.

  • 2022-2024 In Color Grid Paper (Item 160009)
  • 2022-2024 In Color In Pad Collection (Item 161108)
  • 2022-2024 In Color Cardstock Collection (Item 159204)
  • 2022-2024 In Color 6" X 6" Designer Series Paper Assortment (Item 159253)
  
This offer is also open to Demonstrators who dropped and want to rejoin my team.  Read more about joining my team as a demonstrator here.






Download Current Free Catalogs 

If you do not have a current demonstrator and would like a new Stampin' Up! Annual catalog, please contact me here. 

Catalog cover of the 3 May 2022 Launch of the 2022-2023 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog

  • Download 2022-2023 Annual Catalog here
  • Download January-June 2022 Mini Catalog here
Want a hard copy of the catalog?  Order a copy when you place your order.  Add item 160970 | $4.00 USD for a single copy of the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog.

Add the May 2022 Host Code, below, to your orders between $50 and $149 for a free thank you gift for shopping with me.



Stampin Up! May Host code to use on order between $50 - $149 USD


Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site, with over 8,000 photos of card ideas, plus you'll receive project ideas and notifications of my upcoming classes or meetups at Starbucks. 

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