Spring Catalog ’14

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Retro Fresh Sun and Clouds

January 7, 2014 Jentimko 6 Comments

Happy New Year from Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Design Team! We are so thrilled to be sharing projects using some of the latest and greatest from the Occasions Catalog. If you have come over from amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

I am so thrilled with the products in this new catalog. They look so fresh and fun! In fact…Retro Fresh! That is the DSP used here. Aren’t the colors great?! I combined it with some items from the upcoming Sale-a-bration (SAB) promotion. What is that? Well, on January 28th the most marvelous thing happens. For every $50 (US) you spend, you get to choose a FREE item from the SAB catalog!! See those little banners I used to make the sun…Banner Punch…free! See the texture on the clouds? Decorative Dots Embossing Folder…free!! You get the point! It is awesome! Ok, for the rest of the details. I cut the print from Retro Fresh to 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ to make it the same size as my Pool Party card base. Then I punched a circle out of the Tangerine Tango striped print with my 1-3/8″ Circle Punch. A bunch of banners with the Banner Punch out of Tangerine Tango Card Stock and arrange until you are happy with your sun. The clouds? The shape is one of the Word Bubbles Framelits and then I ran it through with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder to give it a little more dimension. The sentiment is from Gifts of Kindness (a main catalog set) and it just seemed perfect with the sun and clouds. A few buttons threaded with Pool Party Twine (from the Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack…also from SAB and free) to finish it off.

There are lots of ways to use this idea. Spoiler alert…some of you going to Leadership Conference may see it again on the display boards. *smile* I know that I will be using it again for sure. Nothing like punches and framelits to make cute things quickly!

Starting next Monday, I will begin sharing projects I made for Stampin’ Up’s Leadership Conference. I can’t wait to show you all that I was working on at the end of November! The entire Artisan Design Team created projects for the display boards so keep an eye on all of our blogs for the details…yep, we’ll be showing you the how-to’s!

Okay, off to go visit the awesome Mercedes Weber. I can’t wait for you to see what she has created! Make sure you hop around the whole loop to take a look at beautiful creations by the whole team…you’ll be happy you did!

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Stamp: Gifts of Kindness; Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Retro Fresh DSP; Ink: Tangerine Tango; Accessories: Banner Punch (SAB), 1-3/8″ Circle Punch, Big Shot, Word Bubbles Framelits, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder (SAB), Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack (SAB), Buttons, Dimensionals

FM141- Dahlia On Film

January 5, 2014 Jentimko 4 Comments

I had a little extra time to play today so I joined in with the team over at The Friday Mashup. They have a fun sketch and a theme of “Tic, Tock”. Hmmm….

I had to really think about the theme and I’m pretty sure I stretched it right to the limit but hey, it is for fun right? I think about photos capturing moments in time and the new On Film Framelits make anything look like a photo.

I chose one of my favorite flowers to “capture” and used the fun prints from the Kaleidescope DSP to complete the look. Yep, I love that black and white striped paper and it makes for a fun frame, don’t you think? The Bermuda Bay polka dots add a little touch of whimsy and of course I need some buttons to finish it off. The flower and the sentiment are from Regarding Dahlias (a set from the main catalog that I just love). So did I stretch the theme too much?! At least I followed the sketch, lol!

So glad I got a little extra time to play this weekend. The weather here in Virginia is drippy and cold today…a perfect day for stamping and watching some football. Tomorrow is my BIG football day though. I went to Florida State University and will be cheering on my Seminoles tomorrow night in the BCS Championship! Go ‘Noles!!

Hope the weekend has been great for you. My kids are back to school tomorrow and I have two new projects to share with you on Tuesday night and Wednesday. Can’t wait! Thanks so much for stopping in today. If you have any questions about the new Occasions Catalog, just let me know! It really is fun! Until Tuesday night, have a great start of your week.

Stamp: Regarding Dahlias; Paper: Kaleidescope DSP, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White; Ink: Strawberry Slush; Accessories: Big Shot, On Film Framelits, Buttons, White Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals

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Artisan Wednesday Wow – Gold Embossed Thank You Notes

December 24, 2013 Jentimko 8 Comments

Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Design Team is bringing our last projects from our December box. If you have come over from amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

First and foremost, I want to take the opportunity to wish you a very merry Christmas! I am incredibly thankful for all of you who read this blog and let me be a part of your crafting lives. I consider it a privilege to be able to create and share with you! Thank you!

It is with that in mind that I created this fun set of cards. I know it isn’t a secret that I think Washi Tape is awesome. And the new Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape (available in the Occasions Spring Catalog) is really awesome. Oh, the gold. When the hilarious Bonnie Thurber told us at last summer’s SU Convention that gold was the new silver, I was skeptical. I really should have believed her (because Bonnie is always right)! I get it now! *smile* These cards are made to be be easily created after the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. I took Whisper White card stock and cut it to 4-7/8″ x 6-1/4″, then scored it at 3-3/8″. This makes the top flap shorter than the bottom and allows the gold polka dot tape to show. I stamped the sentiment from Another Thank You in Gold Encore Ink and embossed it with Gold Embossing Powder, then all I had to do was add the washi tape to the edges of the card. I put one more strip of washi on the bottom of the Crumb Cake Note Card Envelopes and repeated to make more.

These have a lovely wow factor because of the gold but you can make a whole stack in no time. Then they are ready to send out to family and friends to let them know how much you appreciated their gifts.

This is our last Artisan hop of 2013. We are taking New Year’s off so that we can spend time with our families. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll all fit in a little crafting time too. I hope that your new year celebrations are safe and happy!

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Paper: Whisper White; Ink: Gold Encore; Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape, Crumb Cake Note Card Envelopes, Heat Tool, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Freshly Made Sketches #117

December 18, 2013 Jentimko 14 Comments

How can it be that this is the last Freshly Made Sketches challenge of the year?! The time has flown by! This amazing sketch is courtesy of the lovely and talented Amy O’Neill. I think everything she makes is extraordinary so it is no surprise that this sketch is too. We will have this challenge open for longer than the usual time and it will not close out until January 6th. The team will be taking the holidays off but I hope that means you will have plenty of time to play along.

I pulled out some new things to play with for this one. First of all, the new Occasions Catalog has Banner Framelits. Oh yeah!! Two of the sizes here are the smallest ones and the range up to some nice big banners. Love them! I paired the framelits with some new DSP called Retro Fresh. Some fun colors and prints, don’t you think? Finally I just had to show you the new Essentials Wooden Elements. These are so on trend and easy to use. I just stamped right on the wood with a sentiment from Six-Sided Sampler. I added some watermarks with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and used the Coastal Cabana Ruffled Ribbon to complete the sketch. This came together fast because it had to! I’m still making Christmas cards (yes, yes…I know) and hoping to have most of them in the mail by tomorrow. We’ll see….

Ok, so these new things will be available on January 3rd (yippee!!) and I’m happy to answer any questions you have about them. Now I have one more piece of news. This is the last week that design team member Linda Suarez will be with us. She has some fun plans for the new year! I am always inspired by Linda’s work and I will personally miss seeing her FMS cards. A special thank you to her for all that she has done for our team. Make sure you drop by and give her a good send off!

I’m so glad you stopped in today. I really appreciate you coming over and I look forward to seeing you again soon! Have a great week!

Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper: Retro Fresh DSP, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar; Ink: Baked Brown Sugar; Accessories: Big Shot, Banners Framelits, Essentials Wooden Elements, Coastal Cabana Ruffled Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals

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Freshly Made Sketches #115

December 4, 2013 Jentimko 11 Comments

For all of you in the US, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! Mine was nice and quiet and I actually got to spend it with friends and family here in Virginia. I was on call for United but the phone didn’t ring. A holiday blessing for sure! I can’t believe that we are already into December. I have so many Christmas cards left to make! I’m hoping I can use this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to help me out. I am the sketch hostess this week and I left it clean and basic…you can add as much or little as you want!

So here I am needing Christmas cards but did I make one…of course not! Do you do that too? Well, I was simply too distracted by NEW products from Stampin’ Up that were still sitting on my table. Still, you ask?? While these just became available on Dec. 1st for SU demonstrators (and available to everyone on Jan. 3rd), I have had them for few weeks. I told you I have been creating and this a little of what I got to use! The stamp set is called Geometrical and it has the triangles plus this sentiment (and others). Cute, huh?! The Bermuda Bay print is from the new Kaleidescope DSP. These are all available in the upcoming Spring Catalog. I added an edge to the borders around the DSP with the Tiny Wave blade on the Rotary Addition to the Stampin’ Trimmer. All I needed was a few buttons to finish the card. The button colors were pulled from the DSP. It is seriously awesome DSP! Now there is a new Triangle Punch that coordinates with this stamp and I cannot recommend it enough. Mine are hand cut because the punch wasn’t ready to be sent so early but I will be getting it. It will really make this stamp easy peasy to use!

Now if you are looking for Christmas ideas, roll down a little to last night’s post. I made a card and matching “envelope” (a fun bag) that I really like. It might be one of my favorites so far this season!

I hope you enjoy the sketch this week. Please make sure you give a warm welcome to our new guest designer Cindy Lovell. She is filling in while our amazing team mate Allisa Chilton takes a break. You will love Cindy’s style…she is a great addition to our happy group of stampers!

Thanks so much for stopping in today. I hope to be back in the next couple of days with more that I have been creating. Until then, have a great week!

Stamp: Geometrical; Paper: Kaleidescope DSP, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay; Ink: Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, Crushed Curry; Accessories: Rotary Addition, Tiny Wave Blade, Buttons, White Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals

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