Stampin' Up! Sneak Peek!

 

Check it out!!

I have a couple SNEAK PEEKS for you!

Today I'm sharing something NEW with something OLD on today's cards.

These are sneak peeks of NEW products from the upcoming Annual Catalog

that starts on 5/4/21.

The words are from a NEW stamp set called 'Color & Contour'.

The NEW punch is called- Flowers & Leaves.

 

The Ornate Garden Specialty DSP, Terracotta Tile card stock

& 1/2" Scalloped Linen Terracotta Ribbon are ALL RETIRING!

This card is bright & cheery & just makes me smile!

Look how I cut the ribbon in half & used it as trim along 

the bottom edge of my card stock.

This is one of the cards that everyone will be making at my 

All Occasions 40 Card Class Stamp-a-Stack.

 

Here are the supplies & measurements.

stamp set:  'Color & Contour' (words)- NEW, available on 5/4/21

card stock:

• Terracotta Tile- 4 1/4 x 11"- RETIRING!- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base
  
• Old Olive- 3 1/4 x 4 1/4"
  
• Old Olive- 1 x 5" strip
  
• Old Olive- 2 1/4" strip- punch out with Label Me Lovely punch
  
• Terracotta Tile- 1 1/2" strip- RETIRING!- punch out 2 flowers with the Flowers & Leaves punch
  
• Basic White- 2' strip- die cut with Circle Dies- 1 3/4" circle & stamp words onto it
  
• Basic White- 4 x 5 1/4" for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Ornate Garden Specialty DSP- RETIRING! -3 x 4"

ink:  Old Olive

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Layering Circle Dies; Basic Pearls; NEW Flowers & Leaves Punch; Label Me Lovely Punch; Terracotta Tile 1/2" Scalloped Linen Ribbon-RETIRING!; dimensionals; Tear & Tape

I hope you have a SPECIAL Saturday!!

Happy Stamping!!

Hugs-

SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Prettiest Birthday

 Check out this pretty cake!

This could be a wedding card, anniversary card, birthday card, retirement card....

you name it- as many occasions would work.

I used the 'Prettiest Birthday' stamp set & combined

the words from the 'Here's A Card'  stamp set with it!

 

This is one of the cards that everyone joining me for my upcoming

stamp-a-stack (40 card) classes will be making!

 This pretty DSP is from the Peony Garden DSP pack.

Look at all of the different options that could be used on this card!

As you always want to flip your DSP over & see what is on the other side!

As sometime it is a very hard decision to decide which side you like the best!

Here are the supplies & measurements.

stamp sets:  'Prettiest Birthday' & 'Here's A Card'

card stock:

• Petal Pink- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base
  
• Smoky Slate- 4 x 5 1/4"
  
• Basic White- 3/4 x 5"- stamp words onto & adhere to bottom of Smoky Slate layer
  
• Petal Pink- 1 x 5"- adhere above the words
  
• Smoky- Slate- 1/2 x 4"
• Smoky Slate- 2 1/2 x 2 1/2"
• Basic White-2 1/2" strip- die cut stitched square & stamp cake onto
  
• Basic White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Peony Garden DSP- 2 x 5"- adhere to the top part of the Smoky Slate layer

ink:  Smoky Slate

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Stitched Shapes Dies (Square)- RETIRING!; Champagne Rhinestones; Dimensionals; Wink of Stella

 

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Sweet Ice Cream Cone

 You all know that I'm a punch girl!

Well- I love this bundle!

It is so totally me.

As ice cream is one of my favorite things too!

This double scoop ice cream cone is cute!

I used the Ice Cream Corner DSP for the ice cream scoops,

stamped some sprinkles on them & added some Wink of Stella!

 

This Cinnamon Cider striped DSP is from the Flowers for Every Season DSP pack.

 

This is a great all occasion card & it doesn't just have to be for a birthday.

This multi-colored striped DSP is from the Ice Cream Corner DSP pack.

Notice how I added some of the Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles directly to the card.

 

Look at this cool stitched octagon shape.

It is from the Hippo & Friends Dies.

This is a totally Susie card!

Everyone joining me for my upcoming All Occasion (40 card)
Stamp-a-Stack will be making this!

Here are the supplies & measurements.

stamp set:  'Sweet Ice Cream'

card stock:

• Cinnamon Cider- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
  
• Basic White- 3 1/4 x 4 1/4"- stamp words on bottom of this
  
• Basic White- 3" strip- die cut stitched octagon
  
• Cinnamon Cider- 1 1/2" strip- punch out ice cream cone
  
• Basic White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

DSP:  Ice Cream Corner DSP- 

• 4 x 2"
• 1 1/2" strip- punch out ice cream scoops
  

ink:  Cinnamon Cider

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Hippo & Friends Dies; Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch; Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles; Cinnamon Cider Ribbon- RETIRING!; dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you have a great Thursday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Butterfly Gala with Dandelions 3D Embossing Folder

 Look at my gorgeous butterflies!!!

I used the 'Butterfly Gala' stamp set, stamped it directly onto the

Hydrangea Hill DSP & then punch them out!

Notice how I added them to the Dandelions 3D Embossing Folder image.

This is one of the cards that everyone joining me for my upcoming

All Occasions (40 card) Stamp-a-Stack class gets to make.

NOTE:  The DSP, ribbons & embellishments may vary for this Stamp-a-Stack class. 

The layout, stamp sets & base colors will remain the same.

 This is the flowery DSP print that I used to stamp the butterflies onto.

I think this card turned out so pretty!

I just love it!

 

Several of the products I used are on the RETIRING LIST!

 

Here are the measurements & supplies.

stamp sets:  'Butterfly Gala'- RETIRING!; 'Borders Abound'- RETIRING!

card stock:

• Purple Posy- RETIRING! 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
• Basic White- 3 1/2 x 4 3/4"- emboss with Dandelion EF & use Stitched With Whimsy Dies around the edge
• Purple Posy- RETIRING! 3/4 x 4 1/4"
• Basic White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Hydrangea Hill DSP- 

• 4 x 2"
• 2 " strip- stamp butterflies onto & punch out
  

ink:  Memento

other:  Stampin' Cut & Embossing Machine; Stitched with Whimsy Dies; Dandelions 3D Embossing  Folder; Playing with Patterns Ribbon pack- RETIRING!; Butterfly Duet Punch- RETIRING!; dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Soaring Confidently

Here is a guy card, using the 'Soaring Confidently' stamp set.

I stamped this airplane, using the Misty Moonlight ink, directly onto the 

World of Good Specialty DSP.

 I know we have several guy's in our family that have upcoming birthdays.

And then Father's Day will be here soon too.

This card would be great for these.

On this one I changed the base of the card to Basic White.

If the Crumb Cake card stock would have matched this DSP I would have

probably choose to use that as my base, but it didn't look good with it at all.

Which one of these do you like better?

The Misty Moonlight base or the Basic White base?
 

Here are the supplies & measurements.

stamp set:  'Soaring Confidently'

card stock:

• Misty Moonlight- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4" fold in half for card base
  
• Basic White- 2 1/2 x 4 1/2"
  
• Misty Moonlight- 2 1/4 x 4 1/4"
  
• Misty Moonlight- 1 1/2" strip- punch out scalloped oval
  
• Basic White- 1 1/4" strip- stamp words & punch out oval
  
• Basic White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  World of Good Specialty DSP- 1 x 5"; 1 x 5"

ink:  Misty Moonlight

other:  Double Oval Punch; dimensionals; glue dots; Braided Linen Trim- RETIRING!

 

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Fine Art Floral DSP

Wow- check out this DSP! 

It is the Fine Art Floral DSP that in on page 33 in the Spring Mini Catalog.

It is a hand painted style that I just love!

There are 6 different flowery images in this DSP pack. 

They are all just gorgeous!

 Here is another one of the flowery image.

But look at these 2 cards. 

Can you tell the difference in them? 

On the 2nd card I added a Golden Garden Specialty Acetate

over the top of the DSP!

It has gold outline images that highlight the flowers/stems/leaves. 

Cool huh!

 

This is what the acetate looks like!

This acetate coordinates perfectly over this DSP print for a stepped up version. 

 It is very very elegant!

Here are the supplies & measurements.

stamp set:  'Art Gallery' 

card stock:

• Flirty Flamingo- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
  
• Old Olive- 3 1/2 x 5 1/2"
  
• Basic White- 1" strip- stamp words & die cut
  
• Gold Foil- 3/4 x 3"
  
• Gold Foil- 1/4 x 5 1/2"
  
• Basic White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  

• Fine Art Floral DSP- 3 x 5 1/2"
• Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate- 3 x 5 1/2"
  

ink:  Mossy Meadow
other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Floral Gallery Dies; Fine Art 3/8" Gold Ribbon; dimensionals; glue dots

 

Here is the other floral DSP print that coordinates 

with another Golden Garden Acetate. 

It is gorgeous too!

The 3 patterns in this-

#154557- Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate= $9.00

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

This weeks TRY THIS SKETCH!

 Here is this weeks TRY THIS SKETCH!!!

Basic Black- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2" fold in half for card base

Smoky Slate- 4 x 4"

Smoky Slate- 1 x 4"

Basic White-3" circle

 Here is the card I made, casing this weeks sketch!!

It is Black & White (my favorite)!

And a fun fold too!

This is a totally Susie card!

 

Where did I get these flowers at?

I fussy cut them out with my scissors from the True Love DSP!

These are the different flowers that are in this DSP that I cut out!

I just love this card!

I cut the base of this card at 4 1/4 x 11" & then scored it 

at 4 1/4 & 5 1/2".

It then I adhered the 1 1/4 x 4" piece together & made this into a book style card.

This is what it looks like when it is opened up!

The Basic White for the inside piece is 4 x 4"

& you can add your greeting here.

WOW-look how I stepped it up by adding colored flowers!

 

I used my Stampin' Blends & colored them.

 

 What colors are these flowers?

They are the NEW 2021-2023 In Colors!

Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink & Soft Succulents!

I added 3 little Rhinestones too.

And some Wink of Stella over the flowers for some added sparkle!

Isn't it just gorgeous!!

Here are the supplies & measurements.

stamp set:  'Itty Bitty Birthdays'- RETIRING!

card stock:

• Basic Black- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base
  
• Basic Black- 3 1/2' strip- die cut circle
  
• Basic White- 1/2" strip- stamp words onto & angle ends with scissors
  
• Basic White- 4 x 4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  True Love DSP- 

• 1 x 4"
• 4 x 4"
• Fussy cut out flowers with scissors
  

ink: Memento

Stampin' Blends: Light & Dark Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink & Soft Succulents- AVAILABLE on 5/4/21 to purchase when the NEW Annual Catalog goes live!

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Stitched Shapes Dies (larges Circle)- RETIRING!; Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack (black & white twine); dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Art Gallery

 

It is SIMPLE Saturday!

 

Check out these quick cards I just whipped up for today's post with some 

scraps laying on my counter!

 

I used the words from the 'Art Gallery' stamp set.

(This is a great stamp set with multiple words for many occasions.)

And I combined the Forever Greenery DSP with it!

This card could be used for any occasions......but

I am going to use it for sympathy card that I need to get sent.

So what do you think?

It is clean, simple & yet elegant!!

But how can you go wrong with any card made with Old Olive card stock,

as it is one of my favorite colors!

 

Here are the supplies & measurements.

stamp set:  'Art Gallery'

card stock:

• Old Olive-  4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base
  
• Garden Green- 1/2 x 5 1/2"
  
• Old Olive- 3/4 x 3"
  
• Basic White- 3/4" strip- stamp words & die cut
  
• Basic White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Forever Greenery DSP- RETIRING!   3 x 5 1/2"

ink:  Old Olive

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Floral Gallery Dies (rectangle); Opal Rounds; Ornate Garden Ribbon (Old Olive)- RETIRING!; dimensionals; glue dots

 

I hope you have a SPECTACULAR Saturday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs
SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Sand & Sea Suite

 Wow- check out this awesome suite!

I love the way this card turned out!

 

This is the Sand & Sea Suite.

I love all of the coordinating products in it!!

It is on pages 40-42 in the Spring Mini Catalog.

Look at the shimmer!!

I used the Frost White Shimmer Paint* over the top of the embossed

Seashells & applied it with my Stampin' Blends.  

In this photo above you can see the difference in the embossed shells

with the piece that has the shimmer added to it.

Isn't it just sooo cool!!

 

NOTE:  *The Frost White Shimmer Paint was on the RETIRING List

& it just SOLD OUT!  I am SO SORRY & BUMMED!

But those of you stamping with me for my April Monthly classes this weekend,

we'll still be using this Shimmer Paint. 

 

Since the Frost White Shimmer Paint is now sold out- I made another

card using the Shimmery White card stock!!

This is Shimmery White card stock verses Basic White card stock.

In person you can see the added sparkle on the Shimmery White card stock.

This is the Shimmery White card stock.

This is the Basic White card stock with the Frost White Shimmer Paint on it.

 

I got a pretty shells card from my 

demonstrator friend Lynn Feldkamp a few months ago that I loved!

And she was the inspiration for me designing this card.

Here are the supplies & measurements.

stamp set:  'Friends are Like Seashells'

card stock:

• Thick Basic White- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base
  
• Seaside Spray-  4 x 5 1/4"
  
• Basic White- 3 3/4 x 5"- emboss with Seashells Embossing Folder
  
• Basic White-  2 3/4" strip- die cut oval
  
• Basic White- 1 1/2" strip- stamp starfish & die cut
• Basic White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Sand & Sea DSP- 

• 3/4 x 5"- blue print
• 1 1/4 x 5"- shells print
  

ink:  Seaside Spray- RETIRING!

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Seaside Seashells Dies; Stitched Shapes Dies (oval)- RETIRING!; Seashells Embossing Folder; Frost White Shimmer Paint- RETIRING- now SOLD OUT!; Pastel Pearls; Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon- RETIRING!; dimensionals; glue dots; Blending Brushes- AVAILABLE WEEK OF 4/19!

 

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Well Suited Bundle

 Check out these tie cards!

 

Is this a card that you could send to a special guy in your life?

I know I send guy cards often.

This could be a Father's Day card, birthday card, etc.

 

I used the 'Handsomely Suited' stamp set & combined it

with the Peony Garden DSP!

Yes-this gray herringbone DSP is from the Peony Garden DSP pack.

 On this card I just stamped the tie directly onto the 

Basic White card stock.

It is quick & simple, yet great!

But check out this one.....

This is the exact same card, except I stepped it up.

And all I did to change it was to stamp the tie onto 

Smokey Slate card stock & then die cut it out.

 

 Which one of the tie cards do you like better?

The simple one with the White tie or the die cut one with the Gray tie?

Here are the measurements & supplies.

stamp set:  'Handsome Suited'

card stock:

• Basic Gray- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2'- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
  
• Smoky Slate- 2 1/4 x 5 1/2"
  
• Basic Gray- 1 3/4 x 4 3/4"
  
• Basic White- 1 1/2 x 4 1/2"
  
• Smoky Slate- 1" strip- stamp tie onto & die cut out
  
• Basic White- 1/2" strip- stamp words onto & punch out with Classic Label Punch
  
• Basic White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Peony Garden DSP- 3 3/4 x 5 1/2"

ink:  Basic Gray

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Suit & Tie Dies; Metallic Pearls (Silver); Classic Label Punch- RETIRING!; dimensionals

I hope you have a great Thursday!!

Happy Stamping!!

Hugs-

SUSIE