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Freshly Made Sketches #111

November 6, 2013 Jentimko 14 Comments

I am such a fan of sketches that make for quick yet creative cards! Guess what? The awesome Linda Callahan has created just that for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches. I think this one is really fun to use!

I am completely in love with this dahlia from Regarding Dahlias. Every time I see it on a card, I think it is so great. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw the sketch. So out it came and I stamped it using Cherry Cobbler ink onto Very Vanilla. A few snips later and I have this perfect flower. Because it is so pretty with black, Modern Medley DSP just “had” to come out too. Aren’t they pretty together?! I have found myself a little short on birthday cards so this sentiment from Four You seemed like just the right one. This is one of those cards that can be easily duplicated to create a set (perfect gift…I think so!). The cool sketch really makes it feel special.

As always, the design team is ready to wow you! I’m all ready to start pinning! Oh, and if you hadn’t noticed already, we have set up a Freshly Made Sketches Pin Board where the team is pinning the sketch and our cards every week. Yep, one stop shopping for inspiration!

If you haven’t seen it already, I put up the first of my cards with the new November Artisan Team box. Come take a look…Christmas is in the air (at least a Christmas card). Thanks for stopping by. See you again soon!

Stamps: Regarding Dahlias, Four You; Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Modern Medley DSP; Ink: Cherry Cobbler; Accessories: Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Silver and Gold Flurry

November 5, 2013 Jentimko 14 Comments

Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Design Team is bringing you projects from our November box this week! You will see that the SU season is turning a bit more towards the holidays. Sparkle, snowflakes and so much more! 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 can’t tell you how excited I was to get the Festive Flurry Bundle in this latest package! Wow, oh wow, are these pretty! And the framelits make the snowflakes so easy to use! I thought I would jump on the trend of mixing metallic colors and I am so glad I did. I love this card (local stampers, we will be making this one in a class soon). I inked up the snow flakes with the Metallic Encore Pads (both Gold and Silver) and stamped them onto White Vellum Card Stock. Then I embossed them with a Heat Tool and Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder. The Festive Flurry Framelits cut them out perfectly and all I had to do was layer them with Dimensionals in between. The snowflakes are topped off with one of the Frosted Finishes Embellishments (they are SOOO pretty!!). Using a sentiment from More Merry Messages (this really is a seasonal must-have), I stamped with the Gold Encore Ink and embossed with clear powder again. A frame was created for the Crumb Cake stamped layer using the Gold Foil Sheets. After attaching the snowflake, I placed some Basic Rhinestones randomly and put the whole thing up one some more Dimensionals. This is definitely one of those card that is even prettier in person. The subtle shine of the metallic inks and the sparkle of the embellishment/rhinestones make this a wow!

Okay, off to go visit the awesome Mercedes Weber. You are sure to love what she has for you this week! Make sure hop around the whole loop to take a look at fabulous creations of the whole team…you’ll be happy you did!

Stamp: Festive Flurry, More Merry Messages; Paper: Crumb Cake, White Vellum, Gold Foil; Ink: Gold and Silver Encore Metallic; Accessories: Festive Flurry Framelits, Big Shot, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Don’t forget that you save 15% if you bundle the Festive Flurry Stamp and Framelits!

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Best of Snow

November 1, 2013 Jentimko 5 Comments

As a member of the Artisan Design Team for Stampin’ Up, I get some amazing privileges! Today I get to show you one. I was lucky enough to receive the new Best of Snow stamp set prior to its release and create some projects for the SU Blog.

Please check out the whole post here: The Best of Snow Stamp Set.

Of course, I could hardly wait to share the pictures of the set and the cards! So here they are:

All of the specifics are over at the Stampin’ Up Blog but I’m glad I get to share here too!

Here is a picture of the whole set:

Best of Snow – Clear Mount Stamp Set Item #134387

Price: $14.95

Thanks for letting share my fun with you! I will be back next week with the latest from the whole Artisan Design Team and our new November box! Until then, I appreciate you stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Background Thanks

October 31, 2013 Jentimko 8 Comments

I told you I had another post for today. A little late getting it up but I have been working on a project for November. Suffice it to say that there is lots of glitter and I may be wearing it for days, lol!

I had created this card for the 5th week of October for the Artisan Design Team. Once Stampin’ Up asked us to create projects with the Pop & Place Tags, this was the one that was replaced. Sooooo….I thought I should bring it out anyways. I used this cool stamp set called Background Builders and tried my hand at an ombre effect. Using Early Espresso, Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake inks to go up the card. I strongly recommend using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for this one. I’m pretty sure it is one of the tools that I cannot be without when crafting! Another Thank You was used for the sentiment. It is one of the latest photopolymer sets and it is going to be a go-to for me. I added in a bow tied with Very Vanilla Seam Binding and added a Very Vintage Designer Button topped with a Vintage Faceted Button. Some Basic Pearls finished it off.

Now I have a great surprise to show you tomorrow. Hint: Keep an eye on the Stampin’ Up customer blog during the day. I get to introduce a new product over there! What??!! You didn’t know about that blog? Well, go take some time to look around. There is lots of inspiration! I’ll post here too but only after that one goes live.

So glad you dropped in today. I hope your Halloween is safe and happy! I can’t wait for my boys to get all dressed up tonight! See you soon!

Stamps: Background Builders, Another Thank You; Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla; Ink: Early Espresso, Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake; Accessories: Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Very Vintage Designer Button, Vintage Faceted Button, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Freshly Made Sketches #110

October 30, 2013 Jentimko 11 Comments

Freshly Made Sketches has the most wonderful challenge for you this week! Just take a look at this awesome sketch by Rita Wright. Great isn’t it? At first I had to think hard about what to use but I started to see lots of possibilities.

Butterflies are what came to mind and I decided to go with it (even though I had snowflakes out on my table). I pulled out the Epic Day DSP and punched out 4 of the big butterflies with my Elegant Butterfly Punch and then chose a different print for the Bitty Butterfly Punch. I layered them with Pool Party buttons and some Linen Thread and then put them on a Crumb Cake layer that was stamped with the Dictionary stamp. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes (it is still one of my favorite sets ever) stamped onto some more of the DSP. I attached the butterflies and buttons using Crystal Effects and used the same to fix them to the card. It is great and dries really fast! Finally the stamped layer and Pool Party frame were popped up on Dimensionals.

I hope you like this one and can’t wait to see all the interpretations in the gallery this week. Thanks, Rita, for a good challenge! I needed something to push me a little!

I will be back tomorrow with another card (I know….three in a row??!!). Starting to catch up a bit but still miles to go on some stamping projects. *smile* I’m so glad you stopped by today. See you again tomorrow!

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Dictionary; Paper: Epic Day DSP, Crumb Cake, Pool Party; Ink: Soft Suede; Accessories: Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly Punches, Linen Thread, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Pop & Place Tags and Stamps

October 29, 2013 Jentimko 5 Comments

Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Design Team is bringing you a bonus hop this week. Since there are 5 Wednesdays in October, we are showing you projects made with the new Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags and Stamps. 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 started this card with the tag that is a match to an Apothecary Accents Die. I added some layering tags from the kit as well as a square cut from Crumb Cake card stock. The sentiment comes from the coordinating stamp set and is stamped on Whisper White. I added a little Old Olive button and some Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine to top it off. Now my card is a non-standard size 3-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ so I thought it would be fun to create its own special envelope.

I pulled out my new Envelope Punch Board and the measurement was right there…cool! Using Old Olive card stock, I created this envelope. The print from Season of Style coordinates with the tags so I added a little liner too. Cute, huh?

Stamp: Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp; Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Season of Style DSP; Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive; Accessories: Pop & Place Tags, Brights Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals, Sanding Block, Envelope Punch Board

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Freshly Made Sketches #109

October 23, 2013 Jentimko 10 Comments

Happy Wednesday!! Did you miss me last week? Well, I know the rest of the team wow’d you with their projects and that awesome sketch! I am happy to say that I was on vacation. A real live vacation that included no traveling for work! We went to Orlando, FL for a week. YEA! First we got to visit my mom, then we got to go to Legoland and Busch Gardens (Tampa) with some swimming at our cool hotel in the middle. Finally, back to mom’s house. What a fantastic week! I still haven’t even downloaded the pics yet but soon (sorry mom!). We have been catching up…lots of homework and laundry and all the normal stuff you have to do to “recover” from vacation.

Ok…on to the sketch! This week’s challenge at Freshly Made Sketches is brought to us by Jen Mitchell. Oh, how I love her work! No surprise that she has given us a sketch that has so many possibilities.

I just had to pull out these Expressions Thinlits for some more fun. I really love them. I was looking at ways to layer the positive and negative images when I realized I could tuck the different colors tucked together. I think it has a fun look…what do you think?! I paired it with the Season of Style Paper Stack to create a fun and easy to re-create card. In order to hold the Cherry Cobbler word in the Old Olive negative, I simply put some Dimensionals behind the panel in places that keep them linked (Glue Dots would work if you don’t want the extra pop-up).

Ok…I am still catching up but plan to get some stamping done over the next week or so. Hopefully I will have a lot more holiday stuff in store for you soon! If you didn’t already see it, my Artisan Wednesday Wow project of the week went up earlier and is a continuation of projects with the Thankful Tablescape Kit.

I know you will love the projects from the rest of the team. Head on over and join in! Can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping in. See you again soon!

Paper: Season of Style Paper Pack, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive; Accessories: Big Shot, Expressions Thinlits, Neutrals Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Hostess Gift and Thank You

October 22, 2013 Jentimko 3 Comments

Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Design Team is continuing with more projects from our October box! For those of you who are unfamiliar, the team gets a box of fabulous SU products to create our projects each month. This month we have a lot to be thankful for because Stampin’ Up has so many beautiful Thanksgiving and fall things. 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 continuing on this week with using the Thankful Tablescape Kit. This kit is really versatile! One of the things I seem to need this time of year is an appropriate hostess gift. This kit helps you make one that is special but not all that difficult. I found this little tin at a craft store and knew it was perfect. All I had to do was tie on a pretty bow using the 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon and tuck in a couple of the leaves from the kit. I added some seasonal pinecones scented with cinnamon (yum!) and done. For a card to match, I chose the other style of leaves from the kit. I traced one of them onto the Chocolate Chip Paper Ribbon and cut out the middle leaf (or you can use the Autumn Accents Bigz Die). I like that you don’t have to have the dies to use this kit though. I stamped the sentiment from Another Thank You onto the ribbon and added some little Linen Thread bows. The background paper is from Sweater Weather DSP.

Conveniently enough, I have already used this set for a friend. My family was invited over on Sunday for this amazing dinner. The least I could do was bring a little treat for the chef! With the cinnamon scent, it was perfect for her kitchen. Yea!

Stamp: Another Thank You Photopolymer; Paper: Sweater Weather DSP, Sahara Sand; Ink: Chocolate Chip; Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon, Neutrals Buttons, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip, Hot Glue

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Artisan Wednesday Wow – Thankful Gift Bag and Note Card

October 15, 2013 Jentimko 9 Comments

I told you last week that I was looking to show you how you could create things with the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit. One of the fun items in the kit is a napkin holder. While it is adorable used exactly as designed, I wanted to show you something else you can make. Using just one of the holders, you can created a quick and fun little gift bag.

I simply cut off a portion of the long flap, scored and created the bag. Really fun and easy! With the remaining flap portion, I created the note card with just a little trimming and created matching rounded corners with my 3/16″ Corner Punch. The decoration was super fast too. I used a portion of the Chocolate Chip Paper Ribbon from the kit and snipped off the corners to create a tag. Then I used the Chalk Talk Framelits for that little oval at the top. The “thx” comes from the new Circle Card Thinlits using paper from the kit and leaves are from the kit too. I added buttons and some Linen Thread for extra detail and topped the bag with a mini clothespin I have from the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit. The little sentiment on the note card? It is from the new Photopolymer Another Thank You stamp set. Talk about a useful set! I always need another thank you sentiment, it seems.

Stamp: Another Thank You Photopolymer; Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, Big Shot, Circle Card Thinlits, Tag a Bag Accessory Kit, 3/16″ Corner Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Neutrals Buttons, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip

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Freshly Made Sketches #107

October 9, 2013 Jentimko 9 Comments

I am excited to bring you the Freshly Made Sketches challenge sketch today. I am the sketch hostess this week! As I pondered what to make, I thought it would be fun to keep in really simple. This sketch can use a punch, a die cut or a stamp…I’m sure you will wow me with your creations. The Design Team certainly has!

In my Artisan Wednesday Wow post that went up earlier, I told you I was starting a series of projects that could be created with the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit. This card uses the leaves (just like the present) to embellish the card. I combined them with a pattern from Sweater Weather DSP, which is also a pattern from the kit. The sentiment is from the new and awesome photopolymer set Another Thank You. You’ll be seeing more of that too! I created the bow in the same way as the one on the present, this time using Very Vanilla Seam Binding.

Short and sweet today. I hope you like the sketch and I can’t wait to see the gallery! Thanks so much for dropping in today. I’ll see you again soon!

Stamp: Another Thank You Photopolymer; Paper: Sweater Weather DSP, Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango; Ink: Early Espresso; Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, Neutrals Button, Linen Thread, Dimensionals

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