Simple Stamping - Stampin' Creative Global Blog Hop

 

Happy Blog Hop Day!

I LOVE Blog Hop Day!  Every month my friends from around the globe bring you projects using only current Stampin' Up! products surrounds a common theme.  This month the theme is "simple stamping".  Oh My!  Don't we ALL want/need quick, cute projects at our fingertips for those moments when we need something FAST???  I ADORE quick and easy.  So here is MY project for this month.  It is one of the very first layouts I ever learned when I first started stamping, over 16 years ago.  Check it out ...

SO simple, SO quick yet SO lovely!  It DOES physically pain me NOT to emboss the layer but the idea of #simplestamping is that it's easy enough for a beginner to be able to recreate.  You don't need anything more than stamps, ink and paper .. and a few embellishments.  Check, check, check and check!

I used the GORGEOUS new Hues of Happiness Designer Paper, with a layer of Granny Apple Green (I found the new Parakeet Party just a bit too bright).  I stamped the sentiment (from Happiness Abounds) in (my new favourite colour) Starry Sky.  I used three different ribbons to tie around the layers; White Crinkled Seam Binding, Parakeet Party Metallic and Starry Sky Metallic ribbons (14" of each).  I then popped the layers up on dimensionals.  I added three Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels to finish it off.  Literally a 3 minute card.  Simple Stamping Indeed!

Measurements:

Basic White Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", folded in half and scored

Basic White Layer (NOT embossed - gulp!) - 5 1/4" x 4"

Granny Apple Green Layer - 2 1/4" x 5 1/4"

Hues of Happiness DSP Layer - 2" x 5 1/4"

Thats it!  Quick and Easy Simple Stamping project = Quick and Easy Simple Stamping Blog Post!

I hope you like it!

Now hop along to see what my friends have made for you ... and have a stampy day!

Tamara

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$14.00

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

$12.75

Hues Of Happiness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[158822]

$16.50

Happiness Abounds Bundle (English)

[158824]

$68.25

Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

[159212]

$11.00

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

$10.25

Parakeet Party 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon

[159196]

$12.25

Starry Sky 1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon

[159198]

$12.25

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

[158130]

$10.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$11.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$9.75

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$13.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$34.00

Fancy Frames Quick & Easy All Occasions Card - Kylie's Trip Achievers Blog Hop

 

Happy Victoria Day long weekend ... and Happy Blog Hop Day!

Every month my friends and I from around the globe bring you projects made with current Stampin' Up! products to delight and inspire you.  We hope you like them!

This month I played with soooo many of the ALL NEW products in the 2022 Annual Catalogue.  I couldn't craft fast enough!  I made several cards but thought I'd share this one, as it is just so darned pretty ... and versatile!  Just change the sentiment and you can hit most occasions.  Check it out:

I just love it!

It LOOKS like I used Very Vanilla but that's just my lighting trying to adjust to the darker background.  It's actually made on Basic White and really POPS with the gold frame, which I made using the AWESOME new Fancy Frames die and Distressed Gold paper.  I used our Timeworn Type 3-D embossing folder, our Brushed Metallic dots, White Crinkled Seam Binding and Simply Elegant Trim (gold) to add interest and texture.   Here are my measurements:

Basic White Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" and folded

Basic White layer 0 5 1/4" x 4" - run through the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and attached to the base with dimentionals

3 1/4" x 4 3/4" of Distressed Gold.  Attach Adhesive Sheets to the back of the paper and run it through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Fancy Frames die.  This makes for mess-free attachment to the card!

2 1/4" x 2 3/4" piece of Basic White run through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Fancy Frames die to cut out the centre shape (so you can stamp on it!

The sentiment is from Go To Greetings, stamped in Soft Sued ink.

I used a piece of 14" long Crinkled Seam Binding, folded in half ... and a piece 7" piece of Gold Trim to make a triple bow.  The little pop of gold trim adds just a touch of gold to pull the whole look together.  Three Metallic dots finish it off.  

This is actually one of the cards we are making in my upcoming Go To Greetings Virtual Class on Friday, June 3rd.  If you're in Canada you can take the class.  It's $45 for local pickup (Edmonton, AB) or $55 long distance ... but RSVP right away, as it takes up to 2 weeks for mail to get out East!  This class includes the stamp set.  If you already have it you can switch the set for any other $32 or $33 set in either catalogue.  Message me if you're interested - the more the merrier! (and this is a *must have* set!)

So that's it for today.  I'm off to dust off my bike and do a few laps of the neighbourhood.  First ride of the year - don't wanna overdo it or I won't be able to sit down tomorrow! lol.

Whatever YOU are up to today I hope your day is filled with smiles.  Thanks for popping in and don't forget to hop along to see what my friends have designed for you!

Tamara

Product List

Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English)

[158763]

$33.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$14.00

Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder

[156505]

$13.75

Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[159237]

$7.00

Fancy Frames Dies

[159176]

$47.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$11.00

Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots

[156506]

$12.25

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

$10.25

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

$10.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$11.00

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$15.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$9.75

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$13.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$34.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$170.00

Masculine Makes - Stampin' Creative Global Blog Hop

Happy Blog Hop Day!  Every month my friends from around the globe bring your projects centred around a common theme to delight and inspire!  This month the theme is "Masculine Makes".  PERFECT timing, as Craig's birthday is next week and I had nothing made ... although as I type this I realize I didn't actually use a birthday sentiment lol!  Oh well.  Good excuse to do more crafting!!  Here is what I came up with ...

I wish I could tell you the name of the "fold" ... alas, I can't find one! ... so I shall call it the "Box Card".  Creative, eh?  lol.  Friends have told me it is a "Cube Card",  a "Decorative Corner Card", other shave said it's a "Pillar Box Fold" ... so who knows!  I call it pretty! hee hee

I've seen these "cards" before but never made one.  Not sure why!  I stumbled across a VERY old swap in my stash and thought it would be perfect for our Masculine Makes.  Quick and easy yet not to "floofy" for a guy!  I used NEW products from the 2022 - 2023 Annual catalogue (it goes live in less than a week - May 3rd!!!). The products are part of the "He's The Man" suite.  It has AWESOME Designer Paper (complete with TWO sheets of pre-printed die cuts), a stamp set and matching dies (He's All That Bundle) and Rustic Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots ... all for just $94 CDN! (plus tax and shipping).  It is a MUST HAVE Suite of products for ALL your "Masculine Makes"!

This "fold" is SO quick and easy!

You start with your standard half sheet of card stock (Sahara Sand) at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".

On the 8 1/2" side you score it every 2 1/8" ... so 2 1/8", 4 1/4 and 6 3/8".

You also need a strip of Sahara Sand measuring 1" x 5 1/2", scored along the 1" side at 1/2".

Fold and burnish on all score lines.

Using liquid glue, glue the 1" strip inside the box, forming your sealed cube ...

Then you just decorate!

I used Early Espresso mats measuring 2" x 5 3/8" (you need 4 of them)

I used the He's the Man DSP and cut 3 pieces measuring 1 7/8" x 5 1/4" ... and one Very Vanilla with the same measurements.  

I adhered all layers using Stampin' Seal.

I added some "photo corners" from the new "Fabulous Frames" dies (available May 3rd)

The decorations are made from one of the dies in the "He's All That" Bundle.  The two circles were cut using the FABULOUS new "Stylish Shapes" dies.  

The sentiment is stamped in Early Espresso and comes from the He's All That stamp set.

To attach the circular sentiment piece to the card base you need to punch/die cut two 1" circles (or larger .. whatever you have that is smaller than your sentiment piece.

You fold the circles in half and glue one half of each circle to the sides of your box ... here is one side.  The other side is the same - just make sure you glue your half circle piece on either side of the fold.  I hope that makes sense.

Hopefully it makes sense.  You want the sentiment to be secured to the box but to protrude when the box is open.  So in the picture below, one of the 1" circles is glued to the left side of the centre fold and the second 1" circle is glued to the right hand side of the centre fold.  

The back of the card is where you will write your sentiment.

... and that's it!  REALLY very easy and quick to pull together.  I love this!  Clean, simple and ready to give to your favourite fella!

I normally post links for the products at the end of the post but since 90% of the products aren't available until May 3rd, I can't.  The system I use doesn't have the items populated yet.  If I get a chance I'll come back and update this post in May (after I'm back from vacation!) to make shopping easier for you.  If you are in Canada, don't have a regular Demonstrator that you work with and need one of the new catalogues drop me a line and I'll get one out to you!  You can subscribe to my newsletter over on the left hand side and message me via MailChimp.

So there is my offering for "Masculine Makes".  I hope you like it ... and give it a try!  I'm a little obsessed with it!

Thank you for popping in ... no hop along and see what my friends have to share ... and have a stampy day!

Tamara

12 Months of Tutorials - Create With Us International Tutorial Bundle Team

Well Happy Sunday!

Wow - can you believe I'm blogging on a Sunday morning? ... just like the old days lol.  EVERY time I DO blog I tell myself I'm going to get back into doing it every Sunday ... alas ... lol.  Maybe in June I'll get back into the habit.  Fingers crossed!

I wanted to pop in to do a post about 12 PDF Tutorials, that have been created over the last year, by my friends around the globe.  We came together last year to form the Create With Us International Tutorial Bundle Team.  I can't BELIEVE it has been over a year since we started!

I am good at CREATING my projects for the tutorials but what I'm NOT very good at is telling people about them .. so here they are, all in one post.

The idea behind these tutorials was that we would put together one document of amazing projects surrounding one particular theme or bundle of products.  We all love to see the versatility of one Suite/Bundle and what better way to showcase them than on a document of 15 projects??

I use the tutorials as a gift to my customers who take my classes, training and/or place orders that are valued at $60 or more in any given month.  I also offer them for sale for $25 CDN.

Several of the Product Suites are retiring at the end of this month (or have already, in the case of some Sale-a-brations or July-Dec Mini Catalogue items) but many of you HAVE these products in your stash so the tutorials are still a great resource to have.

I'm sharing pictures of the projects that I CONTRIBUTED so you can get an idea of the sorts of projects in the entire PDF.  Following those are pictures of "sneak peeks" of all 15 projects in the 12 PDF Tutorials.

Have a snoop and if you're interested, reach out.  You can buy any of them flat out for $25 CDN or you can place an order through my on-line store for $60 or more and get any of them for free.

These are the Suites/Bundles/Themes we used:

• Sweet Strawberry
• Pansy Petals
• Sweet as a Peach
• Expressions in Ink
• July - Dec 2021 Mini Catalogue
• Penguin Place
• Painted Christmas
• Gingerbread & Peppermint
• Heart & Home
• Sale-a-bratios Jan/Feb 2022
• Flowering Fields
• Here Together

Check them out!

This is the amazing team of Demonstrators currently in our group:

So there you have it!  Twelve Tutorials using 12 different Suites/Bundles ... and my first Sunday blog post in forEVAH!  I hope you like the projects.  If you're interested in purchasing any of them, or in getting them for free with a minimum $60 order please get in touch!  My store link is on the right hand side .. or shoot me a comment below.

Thanks for popping in ... and have a super stampy Sunday!

Tam