In the 2019 Occasions Catalogue, you will find the Needlepoint Nook Suite.  This suite gives you the ability to create cards, scrapbook pages and 3-D projects that resemble real needlepoint.  Now, you can finish the look in no time at all.

Recipe

Stamps: Needle & Thread.

Ink:Lemon Lime Twist, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Berry Burst.

Paper: Whisper White, Berry Burst, Vellum, Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Lemon Lime Twist, Needlepoint Nook Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Needlepoint Elements Framelits Dies, Layering Ovals Framelits, Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons, Old Olive Linen Thread, Whisper White 5/8″ Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon.

How To

1. Card Base – Berry Burst – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″, DSP Layer – 5-1/4″ x 4″. Berry Burst layer – 5″ x 3-3/4″, Vellum – 4″ x 3″, Scraps for Leaves and tiny flowers, Blushing Bride – 3-3/4″ x 3/4″, Whisper White – 3″ x 3-3/4″.
2. Stamp the Needlepoint (the one with dashes) on the Berry Burst layer with Berry Burst ink. With Flirty Flamingo ink, stamp the flowers – stamp off once for the large flowers, stamp at full strength for smaller flowers. Stamp some leaves with Lemon Lime Twist ink and Old Oliver ink on Whisper White cardstock.
3. Die cut using the matching framelits to die cut the flowers and the leaves. Stamp the tiny flowers with Berry Burst ink on Berry Burst cardstock. Die cut the tiny flowers and some other open leaves with the die cuts.
4. Die cut the oval from Vellum paper with the 2nd largest oval.  Emboss the needlepoint on the Vellum with the embossing framelit.
5. Stamp the “Thank you” sentiments on Blushing Bride cardstock with Flirty Flamingo ink.  Die cut with the rectangle label.

Put The Card Together

1. Arrange the various elements on the Vellum.  When the arrangement is pleasing to your eye, attach with Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots and Stampin Dimensionals.
2. Cut 2 pieces of the Polka Dot Ribbon – 5-1/2″ each and attach to back of the vellum oval and then attach to the Berry Burst Layer. Randomly attach the tiny Berry Burst Flowers with Mini Glue Dots, tie a piece of Old Olive Linen Thread to 3 Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons attach with Mini Glue Dots.
3. Layer and adhere the focal panel on the DSP and then on the card base.

Finally, stamp 3 tiny flowers on the Whisper White panel and attach the panel to the inside of the card. Add a handwritten note or a stamped sentiment.

If you want to recreate this card with the Needlepoint Nook Stamps, you can purchase the supplies from my ONLINE STORE.  

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The Country Lane Fall Colors are beautiful with the purples, oranges, greens, and yellows. So,how do you turn the fall colors into Stampin’ Up! colors?  The Country Lane Designer Series Paper colors are: Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Mint Macaron, Old Olive and Whisper White, all of which are beautiful fall colors.

Along with the DSP, there is a brand new product – the Galvanized Metallic Paper, which when used with the TIn TIle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, creates an impressive background.  Tin Tile is used in home decoration.  Right now, the farmhouse, rustic look is very popular.

Recipe

Stamps: Country Home.

Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry.

Paper:Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Country Lane Designer Series Paper, Galvanized Metallic Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Tin TIle Dynamic Impressions Embossing Folder, Crumb Cake Classic Weave Ribbon.

The close up show a good view of the Tin TIles and the effectiveness of this embossing folder.

Details

• Stamp a portion of the willow image on the Whisper White with Crushed Curry ink. Stamp the sentiment over the willow image with Early Espresso ink.
• Attach a piece of Crush Curry cardstock behind the Whisper White panel.
• Loop a piece of the Crumb Cake Classic Weave Ribbon behind the panel and attach with Tear & Tape Adhesive.  Attach the focal piece to the Country Lane DSP and then to the Galvanized Metallic Paper embossed with the TIn TIle Embossing Folder.

The other products included in this suite are: 3/16″ Braided Linen Trim, Chicken Wile Elements and Galvanized Clips. New Stampin’ Blends colors are also available in the 2018 Holiday Catalogue.  The colors are: Blackberry Bliss and Cajun Craze.  You can purchase individual light and dark pens or the combo packs.

This next card, uses several of products mentioned above.  The Galvanized Clips are great for adding interest and holding the Braided time.  The Chicken Wire Elements add a bit of the rustic farmhouse flavour as does the milk can.  Have fun with these cards and you will not be disappointed with the suite.

Recipe

Stamps: Country Home.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black.

Paper:Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Blackberry Bliss, Country Lane Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Tin TIle Dynamic Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/16″ Braided Linen Trim, Galvanized Clips, Stampin’ Blends: Cajun Craze Combo Pack, Old Olive Combo Pack, Smoky Slate Combo Pack, Crumb Cake Combo Pack, Chicken Wire Elements, 3/4″ Circle Punch.

TIP: Use the 3/4″ Circle Punch to punch out the corners of the Whisper White panel.

The 2018 Holiday catalogue goes live on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 and you can purchase the news products.  So, as we get ready for fall, why not start with the Country Lane Fall Colors.  You won’t be disappointed.

So, run, hop, skip or other activities to get to your computer on September 5th to order some of the new products.

Just follow this link to my ONLINE STORE

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Do you know that you can easily add texture to your cards with a stamp set?  Yes you can, with the Touches of Texture stamp set.Choose from a variety of textures such as scattered dots, lace, smudges, and or mesh-like images. Depending on where you place the textures, your card is sure to stand out.

Recipe

Stamps: Touches of Texture, Rooted in Nature.

Ink:Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green,Gray Granite, Memento Tuxedo Black. 

Paper: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Poppy Parade.

Accessories: Linen Thread, Glitter Enamel Dots (Melon Mambo).

When adding texture with a stamp set, you can decide which colors you want to use, how much or how little stamping and which images to use. In fact, these types of stamp sets will make great collages too.

Details:

• For this card, I chose to use only 2 stamps to create the textured background.  Stamp the lace-looking stamp on the side of the Poppy Parade card base with Poppy Parade ink.  You may not be able to see the image, but it is there. Ink tHe scattered dots stamp with Soft Suede and randomly stamp on the Whisper White panel.
• Stamp the leaves and stem in Granny Apple Green ink.
• Stamp the flower line stamp in Poppy Parade, followed by the fuller flower stamp stamped in Poppy Parade.
• Now, add in the detailed stamps. Stamp the dragonfly with Grey Granite ink,and the bee with Tuxedo Black ink.
• To add even more texture, sponge the Whisper White panel with a sponge and Soft Suede ink.
• Adhere the Whisper White panel to the Soft Suede panel and finally add this panel to the Poppy Parade panel.
• Before attaching the above panel to the Whisper white card base, wrap Linen Thread around the panels and tie with a bow. To how the bow in place, add a glue dot under the knot.
• Attach one of the Glitter Enamel Dots to the knot.  I used Melon Mambo, however, doesn’t clash with the Poppy Parade color.
• Carry the texture through to the inside of the card by adding another stamp to provide the texture.

Stampin’ Up has a variety of stamp sets for easily adding texture to your cards. Now, you can easily add texture to your greeting cards. In addition to the Touches of Texture, the sets include: Gallery Grunge, Timeless Textures and any of the background stamps such as the Burlap, Post Script or Tree Rings.

Click on the links above to view the stamp sets available to purchase.

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Colorful Spring flowers are a sight worth waiting for especially when Spring has taken so long to make its appearance. This card uses the Share What You Love Bundle. You will have the opportunity to purchase 3 different bundles.

Are you a beginner paper crafter? Then, the “Just Getting Started Bundle” is for you.  This bundle include a Clear Block so that your stamps can be mounted.  If you have some experience will enjoy the “A Little Bit More, Please Bundle”.  Finally, the “Gotta Have It All Bundle” is for the more experienced crafter.Colorful Spring Flowers Recipe

Stamps: Love What you Do.

Ink:Rich Razzleberry, Call Me Clover, Grapefruit Grove.

Paper:Whisper White Thick, Rich Razzleberry, Grapefruit Grove, Share What You Love Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Scattered Sequins Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder, Circles Collection Framelits, Pearlized Doilies, Share What you Love Artisan Pearls, Share What You Love Embellishment Kit (Silver Flower, Sentiment Panel).

The card is straightforward to create using the layering approach. It uses different shapes that interest the eye, circles, square, rectangles and texturizing.

Share What You Love Suite

Starting May 1, 2018, you, too, can create these flowery cards with the Share What You Love Bundles.  There are 3 exclusive bundles for every level and experience of crafters.

Click on the link below to download the flyer and see the products that are available. Notice the free items in each bundle.

Share What You Love Bundle Flyer

In addition, you will notice that you have the opportunity to purchase the 2018-2020 In Colors Ink Pads. How about a little Blueberry Bushel, Call Me Clover, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick and Pineapple Punch inks. Purchasing the inks as a bundle, you will save 10% off the individual prices of the ink pads.

See this quick video on the new configuration of the ink pads

So, starting May 1st, you can purchase the Share What You Love products and the 2018-2020 In Color ink pads to create your very own Colorful Spring Flowers greeting cards.

Go to my Online Store and check out these wonderful new Stampin’ Up! products.

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Don’t feel guilty crafting cards for National Craft Month. It’s a great month to get ahead with your cards.  There are birthday cards, thank you cards, anniversary cards, thinking of you cards that you need throughout the year. So, the time right, the time is here.

The card I created is a “Thank You” card.  We all need a card like this for just in case times.  Just in case someone helps you out, does something nice for you, or just because.

Hanging Garden Recipe

Stamps: Hanging Garden.

Ink/Marker: Tuxedo Black, Soft Sky,  Rich Razzleberry.

Paper: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Night of Navy Baker’s Twine, Daffodil Delight Light Blends, Rich Razzleberry Light Blends, Old Olive Light and Dark Blends, Crumb Cake Light Blends, Smoky Slate Light Blends, Bermuda Bay Light Blends, Night of Navy Stampin’ Marker, Block E Clear Block.

Details

• Use the Thick Whisper White cardstock for the cardbase
• Layer a Naturally Eclectic DSP on card base.
• Die cut  2 swirly circles using the Big Shots and the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits from Soft Sky cardstock.
• Ink the Block E clear block with Soft Sky ink and stamp on a piece of Whisper White cardstock for a background to the hanging basket. The stamped background will appear mottled.
• On the colored background, stamp a hanging basket using Tuxedo Black ink.
• Color the hanging basket and the flowers using various Stampin’ Blends.
• Mount your art piece on Night of Navy cardstock. Mount the pieces on Daffodil Delight.
• Ink the “Thank You” from the stamp set using the Night of Navy Stampin’ Marker.  Stamp on a piece of Whisper White cardstock. Attach to the back of the Daffodil Delight cardstock.
• Finally, loop Night of Navy Baker’s Twine at the back of the art piece and attach all to the designer series paper.

Check out the various Stampin’ Blends HERE

Now, it’s your turn to take advantage of National Craft Month.

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What’s better than a beautiful appreciation card for someone who you would like to recognize.  Recognition given to another person signifies that you value what they have done for you.

Recipe

Stamps: Petal Palette.

Ink/Marker: Tuxedo Black, Old Olive.

Paper: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Shimmery White, Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Circle Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Petals and More Thinlits Dies, Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Delicate White Doily, Berry Burst ½” Finely Woven Ribbon, Black Metallic Thread, Light and Dark Old Olive Blends, Light and Dark Rich Razzleberry Blends, Colour Lifter.

First of all, I love this stamp set.  With so many different greetings and the beautiful images, you can use this stamp set for many different cards.

The Details

• The Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper is beautiful.  The paper is colourful with gold foil accents on one side and brush stroke imagery on the other.  The colors are: Calypso Coral, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Powder Pink (2017-2019 Incolours) and the base color is Whisper White.  This paper has many uses from card  making to scrapbooking to 3-D items.  Create your Valentine cards with this paper.  However, as with any paper it goes well with many other occasions.
• The new Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folder give you 2 different designs.  To get extra creative, emboss Whisper White cardstock with the flowers embossing folder and then colour with your Blends, Markers and/or Watercolor Pencils.
• Stamp the leaves with Old Olive ink on Whisper White and die cut with the Stitched Shapes framelits and mount on a circle of Rich Razzleberry.  To add an extra touch, layer Black Metallic Thread on the back and layer on a Lace Doily.
• Stamp the flowers with Tuxedo Black and color with Light/Dark Old Olive Blends and Light/Dark Rich Razzleberry Blends.  Use the Color Lifter to remove colour to highlight areas.

Create your own beautiful appreciation card to recognize and appreciate someone.

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Create a crate vase to display your flowers using the Wood Crate Framelits.  While you can create a 3-D crate, you can also use the crate framelit as a single dimensional die cut.

Recipe

Stamps: Awesomely Artistic, Wood Words, Daisy Delight.

Ink/Marker: Whisper White Craft Ink, VersaMark, Tranquil Tide, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi.

Paper: Whisper White, Tranquil Tide, Sweet Sugarplum Glimmer, Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack, Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, Vellum.

Accessories: Big Shot, Wood Crate Framelits, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Triple Banner Punch, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, White Tea Lace Doily, 2017-2019 In Color Bitty Bows.

Put It Together

Use the crate framelit and cut the 1-Dimensional crate from a piece of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack. Stamp the flowers using Whisper White Craft ink.  Remember to let the ink dry through before handling or the ink will smudge.  You can also use the Heat Tool to speed up the drying time.

Stamp the flowers from the Awesomely Artistic stamp set on Whisper White using VersaMark.  Sprinkle with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.  Let, the embossing powder cool a bit and then color the flowers with the Daffodil Delight marker and the Wild Wasabi marker.  As a last step, fussy cut the flowers.

Attach 1/2 of a Tea Lace Doily to the top of the crate, layer the flowers behind the doily and attach all to the crate. Attach your art piece to a square of Tranquil tide.

To finish off your card, die cut a small butterfly from Sweet Sugarplum Glimmer Paper and attach to the crate. Attach one of the 2017-2019 In Color Bitty Bows below the Doily.  Finally, stamp the “Thank You” sentiment from the Daisy Delight stamp set in Tranquil Tide ink.  Punch the banner and attach to card using Mini Glue Dots.  Try to place the Glue Dots behind the ink so you can’t seem them from the front.

Wouldn’t this crate vase holding a cluster of flowers look cute sitting on someone’s’ mantel? Use your creativity to utilize your stamps and tools in other ways.

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Washi Tape Feathers – my goodness the things you can create with Washi Tape – who would have thought?  Not me, that’s for sure.

This card was inspired by Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up!’s esteemed leader.  She presented this card at the Leadership Conference in Orlando Florida in January.  While I wasn’t present at the event, there was live streaming of the event and I got to watch this creative technique.  You gotta love technology.

Recipe

Stamps: Work of Art, Gorgeous Grunge.

Ink/Markers: Lost Lagoon, Smokey Slate, Versa Mark.

Paper: Whisper White, Lost Lagoon, Silver Foil.

Accessories: Big Shot, Circles Collection Framelits (3^rd smallest), 1-3/4” Circle Punch, 2” Circle Punch, All is Calm Washi Tape (retired), Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Lost Lagoon 3/8” Stitched Satin Ribbon, Silver Embossing Powder.

To create this card:

I used the Work of Art swoosh (hope that’s a word) and circle stamps.  The swoosh is stamped with Lost Lagoon.  The first swoosh is stamped off once and I stamped the other 2 swooshes without loading my stamp with ink. The circles were stamped in Smokey Slate and stamped off each time.

The sprinkle dots were stamped with the Gorgeous Grunge large splatter stamp inked with Soft Sky.  I did not stamp off the ink before stamping on the Whisper White.

Feathers:

Cut a piece of Whisper White Baker’s Twine double the length that you would like your feathers to be.  Fold the twine in half.

Lay down a strip of Washi Tape the length of the Baker’s Twine.  Cut another piece of Washi Tape the same length and lay the two pieces side by side overlapping a bit.

Lay the Baker’s Twine in the middle of the strip with the cut ends extending past the Washi Tape.  The folded end will now be shorter than the Baker’s Twine.

Cut 2 strips of Washi Tape and lay them over the bottom layers and the Baker’s Twine.

Round the tip of the feathers with you scissors and narrow the bottom.  Cut diagonal slits in your feathers without cutting into the Baker’s Twine.  Don’t forget to fluff them out.

Don’t be like me and cut the sides going the wrong way.  Which I did 2 times before finally getting it right…duh.

So now it’s your turn to create some Washi Feathers.

Work Of Art Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 134114

Price: $26.95

Work Of Art Wood-Mount Stamp Set – 134111

Price: $36.95

Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set – 130517

Price: $21.95

Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Brush Set – Digital Download – 137939

Price: $5.50

Gorgeous Grunge Wood Stamp Set – 130514

Price: $30.95

All Is Calm Designer Washi Tape – 135844

Price: $9.95

Silver Foil Sheets – 132178

Price: $5.95

Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder – 109131

Price: $6.25

Lost Lagoon 3/8″ Satin Stitched Ribbon – 133672

Price: $12.25

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I am grateful for you, my blog followers.  This card I am sharing today is from the stamp set For All Things and yes, it’s a card in a box.  This is the first card in a box that I have created.  I know that they have been out there for some time.  I guess I am just a little slow.

The original tutorials that I found created a larger card than the 5-1/2″ X 4-1/4″ size.  However I wanted to be able to put it into a standard size envelope, so had to do some modifications to the box base.

This was a fun card to make and I used it for my monthly card class.  The ladies were very pleased with the results.

I do love the Fall season with all its majestic colours of brilliant reds, oranges, yellows and purples.

The Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper came in very handily as I cut some of the leaves, acorns, and pine cones from the paper.  I did say to the ladies that they would either hate me for love me for making them fussy cut so many leaves.  However, the saving grace was that we did use the Big Shot and the Autumn Accents Bigz die to cut some of the leaves.

Side View

Recipe

Stamps: For All Things.

Ink: Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede.

Paper: Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Color Me Autumn DSP.

Accessories: Big Shot, Autumn Accents Die, Project Life Cards & Labels, Linen Thread, Gold Basic Buttons, Sponge Daubers.

I cut a number of leaves using the Autumn Accents die from the designer papers – the ones that look like watercolor and then sponged around them with a complimentary colored ink.  The sponging brought out the colour of the papers. The leaves and elements that were cut from the Blackberry Bliss colors added some pop.

I did CASE this card from someone on the internet, however, I am sorry that I have forgotten where I saw the card.

So once again I am grateful for you and your visits to my blog.  When you stop by, please leave me a comment.

For All Things Wood-Mount Stamp Set

For All Things Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Gold Basic Metal Buttons

Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper

Autumn Accents Bigz Die

Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits

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Create a Fall Thank You with simplicity using the Color Me Autumn Designer Paper and the For All Things stamp set.  What could be easier?

Sometimes simple is best – Have you noticed the trend in paper crafting is going in that direction?  Not so many layers, not so many embellishments.  In this card it’s the message that stands out – a huge “THANK YOU!”

I was rather quiet last week and did not post often.  I was reorganizing myself after my Shop and Play Open House.

Thank you to all of you that came, saw the new products, and gave a try at the Blendabilities (aren’t they just great).  I appreciated all of you for attending.

Here is the Fall Thank You card that I have created to show my appreciation.

Recipe

Stamps: For All Things, Another Thank You, Hello Darling.

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede.

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Color Me Autumn DSP.

Accessories: Linen Thread.

The stamp set Another Thank You is a great set as there are many “thank you” sentiments in different fonts, different sizes and some embellishments.  This has become my go-to stamp set for Thank You cards.

The For All Things stamp set continues with the watermark theme and there are so many ways that this stamp set can be used.  How about using it as a Thanksgiving table decoration (yes, in Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving in October).

Another way to use this stamp set is to color the “hello” in the “hello fall” sentiment with a marker and decorate a tag for some Thanksgiving goodies.

What would you do with this stamp set.  Leave a comment and let me know.

Get going on your Fall Thank You

For All Things Wood-Mount Stamp Set

For All Things Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set

Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper

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