Hold On To Hope!

I was looking through my stamp sets last night to find a set that 

I could use with this Small Bloom Punch.  

I found this 'Hold On To Hope' stamp set & thought it would work great!

 

This Small Bloom Punch is one of the Sale-a-bration products you can get 

for FREE with a $100 order!

NOTE:  This punch WILL BE AVAILABLE in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog in June.

So what do you think?  I think it turned out cute & they work together well!  

I also combined it with the Plaid DSP from the Pleased As Punch DSP!!  

stamp set:  'Hold On To Hope'

card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
• Basic Black- 5 1/4 x 4"; 3 1/2 x 2 1/2"
• Whisper White- 3 x 2"
• Blushing Bride- 5 x 3/4"; 3 1/4 x 2 1/4"; 1 1/4" strip- punch out 3 flowers

designer paper:  Pleased As Punch DSP- 5 x 1"; 5 x 1"

ink:  Memento

other:  Basic Pearls, Small Bloom Punch, Dimensionals

Pleased As Punch 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper – #153558 = $11.50

Coordinates with the Small Bloom Punch (SAB), the Heart Punch Pack (Mini Catalog), the Tulip Builder Punch (Mini Catalog) and the Builder Umbrella Punch (Mini Catalog).

 

I hope you have a great Thursday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

A great guy card!

Have you seen the CUTE guy stamp set called- 'Well Dressed' in the 2nd Release Sale-a-bration Catalog?  This is a stamp set that you can get for FREE with a $50 product order!

I love it!  It is just a great guy stamp set!  And if you have stamped with me this month, you have heard me say this!

stamp set:  'Well Dressed' & 'Sending You Thoughts'- BOTH are Sale-a-bration stamp sets that you can get for FREE with each $50 order!
card stock:

• Night of Navy- 3 3/4" strip- die cut Stitched Label die; 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2" & fold in half for card base
• Seaside Spray- 2 1/4 x 5"- Emboss using Absolutely Argyle Embossing Folder
• Whisper White- 1 x 2 1/2"- stamp words & flag end with Triple Banner punch; 3 1/2" strip- stamp tie & die cut it; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card

designer paper:  Country Club DSP- 2 @ 5 1/4 x 1"
ink:  Nigh of Navy
other:  Stitched Nested Labels Dies; Big Shot; Magnetic Platform; Standard Platform, Absolutely Argyle Embossing Folder; Triple Banner Punch; Dimensionals

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

So Very Vellum!

Here is a simple, yet elegant card that we made at my classes on Sunday!

I used the Pleased to Punch DSP - which is one of the Coordination products available this month.  I just punched out the hearts from that DSP!  And then I used the So Very Vellum- which is one of the new Sale-a-bration choices, that you can get for FREE with a $50 order.

It is a fun z fold card & one of my favorite go to folds!!

stamp set:  'So Sentimental'

card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 2 3/4 & 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base to make a z fold
• Bermuda Bay- 5 1/4 x 4"
• Pool Party- 3 3/4 x 5"
• Whisper White- 3 3/4 x 5"- for inside of card; 2 3/4" strip- punch out scalloped Heart with punch; 5 1/2" strip- die cut stitched Scalloped Rectangle; 3/4" strip- stamp words onto & punch out with the Classic Label Punch

designer paper:  So Very Vellum- 2nd Release Sale-a-braton choice- FREE with a $50 product order- 2 1/2 x 3 6/8"; Pleased to Punch- 2 1/8" strip- punch out Heart

ink: Pool Party

other:  Heart Punch Pack, Basic Pearls, dimensionals, Glue Dots, Bermuda Bay Stripped Ribbon, Classic Label Punch

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

Little Ladybug!

I love this cute Ladybug card!!!  It is just sooo cute!

I posted this card on my blog a couple of days ago.  Many of you have emailed me & asked me for the measurements.  I didn't have time to add them when I did the original blog post.  But keep reading below to find out more details now on how to make this card!

It is a fun z fold card.

I made the dots using my Memento ink pad & a sponge dauber!  NOTE:  Be sure you ink up your sponge dauber well & then press down hard & HOLD a few seconds to help get a darker spot.  

You can CLICK HERE to see my original blog post on it!

I used my Stamparatus to stamp the ladybugs & the stemmed flower too!  I had the 3 ladybugs lined up like this onto one plate.  I stamped them all at one time!  The stemmed flower was on the other clear plate.  It worked out great stamping them this way!

 I then colored them!  And then cut out all 3 ladybugs at one time!

 Look at all of them I made!

 Some special people got some special happy mail!
 
stamp set:  'Little Ladybug' & 'Forever Lovely'- words
card stock:

• Real Red- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2" for card base; 
• Real Red- 9 x 3"- score at 3" & 6"
• Real Red- (2) 3 1/2 x2"- stamp spots onto these
• Real Red- 4 3/4 x 3 1/2"- stamp spots onto these
• Daffodil Delight- 3"strip- die cut 3 stitched Rectangles
• Daffodil Delight- 3 3/4 x 5"
• Daffodil Delight- (2) 2 1/4 x 3 3/4"
• Whisper White- 2 3/8 x 2 3/8" (3)- stamp words onto these
• Whisper White- 2 3/4" strip- stamp 3 ladybugs & stemmed flower onto this, fussy cut out using the coordinating dies

ink:  Memento

Stampin' Blends:  Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Real Red, Light Basic Black
other:  Stamparatus, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Ladybug Dies, Layering Square Dies, Real Red 3/8" Double Stitched Satin ribbon, Wink of Stella, sponge dauber, tear & tape

If you have any questions- don't hesitate to contact me.  

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Flowering Foils DSP

This is a quick thank you note I whipped up.....and it is a quick blog post too!

I love this Flowering Foils DSP!  Isn't it pretty & elegant!

stamp set:  'Kindness & Compassion'
card stock:

• Basic Gray- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4- fold in half for card base; 5 1/4 x 2 1/4"
• Smoky Slate- 4 x 5 1/4"
  
• Whisper White- 4x 1"

designer paper:  Flowering Foils DSP-  5 1/4 x 2"- FREE Sale-a-bration choice with a $50 order
ink:  Smoky Slate
other: Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon, 1/2" Circle Punch, dimensionals, glue dots

Gotta run.  I have a jam packed weekend with 4 fun stamp classes!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Little Ladybug!

Here is a fun z fold card using the 'Little Ladybug' stamp set!!  This stamp set is free to hostesses with a $300 party during Sale-a-bration!  And it also has coordinating Ladybugs Dies- #153588= $29.00, that you can purchase to go along with it!  Isn't it just so cute!

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

 Wow- just check out all of these ladybugs!! 

My dear friend & downline, Jeannie- made & sent me a card similar to this for my birthday!!  I just loved it, so I asked her if I could copy it!  So I have to be sure to give her a huge shout out!!

I hope you like this adorable ladybug cards as much as I do! 
 
stamp set:  'Little Ladybug' & 'Forever Lovely'- words
card stock:

• Real Red- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2" for card base; 
• Real Red- 9 x 3"- score at 3" & 6"
• Real Red- (2) 3 1/2 x2"- stamp spots onto these
• Real Red- 4 3/4 x 3 1/2"- stamp spots onto these
• Daffodil Delight- 3"strip- die cut 3 stitched Rectangles
• Daffodil Delight- 3 3/4 x 5"
• Daffodil Delight- (2) 2 1/4 x 3 3/4"
• Whisper White- 2 3/8 x 2 3/8" (3)- stamp words onto these
• Whisper White- 2 3/4" strip- stamp 3 ladybugs & stemmed flower onto this, fussy cut out using the coordinating dies

ink:  Memento

Stampin' Blends:  Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Real Red, Light Basic Black
other:  Stamparatus, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Ladybug Dies, Layering Square Dies, Real Red 3/8" Double Stitched Satin ribbon, Wink of Stella, sponge dauber, tear & tape

Oh my gosh......I have a jam packed weekend full of stamping!! 
Gotta run.......
I hope you have a very SPECIAL Saturday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Well Dressed!

I LOVE IT!!
The colors, the stamp set, the layout!  It is just a great guy card!  And it is a Susie card. 

This is one of the cards that everyone stamping with me at my monthly classes this month will be making!  I hear so often that everyone likes guy cards!  And I try to provide at least one guy card each month for them to make.  

This stamp set- 'Well Dressed' is a Level 1 Sale-a-bration choice & is FREE with a $50 product order. 

I combined this stamp set with products from the Country Club Suite on pages 46-48 in the Mini Catalog.  

stamp set:  'Well Dressed' & 'Sending You Thoughts'
card stock:

• Basic Gray- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 3 1/4 x 4"; 3 x 1 3/4"
• Smoky Slate- 4 x 5 1/4"; 4 x 1/2"
• Whisper White- 3 1/2" strip- die cut out with Stitched Rectangle Die

designer paper:  Country Club DSP- 2 x 4"
ink:  Basic Gray
other:  White Twine, Metallic Pearls (silver), Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Standard Platform, Absolutely Argyle Embossing Folder, dimensionals, glue dots

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Some MORE cards using Flowering Foils DSP!

I cut apart a 12x12 sheet of the Flowering Foils DSP!  Even the flowers along the edges look awesome when fussy cut out with your scissors, colored & put onto a card!

Check out all of these pretty cards using various flowers!

I used the same layouts, but they have different flowers on them.  All of these flowers were ones that I cut from around the outside edge of the DSP.  So depending on where the edge was- that made my decision on where I was going to put the flower on the card. 

Check out these flowers that I put along the inside edge!  I really like how this looks!  And adding some Champagne rhinestones too- just makes the card more dressy & elegant!

Check out these flowers that I put into the bottom corner of the card!!!  They too are gorgeous!! 

This single edged flower looks great here along the bottom edge/corner here too!!  

And this is the card that I posted yesterday with the 2 larger flowers.  Notice how I added 3 Champagne rhinestones to it!  Wow.....it just amazes me that a little bling like that can change the whole look & feel of the card.  I just love it!  I love all 4 of them!

So add some of this gorgeous Flowering Foils DSP to your order this month!  Then grab your Stampin Blends to color the flowers & leaves!  AND have fun creating some gorgeous cards like these!

stamp set:  'Sweetly Swirled'
card stock:

• Rococo Rose- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4- fold in half for card base
• Mint Macaron- 5 1/2 x 2 1/4" or 5 x 1/4"; 4 x 1"
• Whisper White-  5 x 2" or 4 3/4 x 2"

designer paper:

• Flowering Foils- Fussy cut out flowers- FREE with a $50 order
• So Very Vellum- 5 x 2" or 4 3/4 x 2"- FREE with a $50 order

ink:  Mint Macaron
Stampin' Blends:  Light Mint Macaron & Light Rococo Rose
other:  Paper Snips, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Mint Macaron 1/8" Linen Ribbon
I hope you have an awesome Thursday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

SOLD OUT Sale-a-bration products-

3/4/2020-

Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper Has Sold Out

We have sold out of the-

• Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper- #item 152311. 

As a reminder, supplies are limited for products from the Sale-A-Bration brochure and may run out before the end of the promotion. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, and we thank you for your understanding.

ALSO SOLD OUT-

• #152319- Kerchief Card Kit
• #152314- Metallic Baker's Twine & Sequins

Flowering Foils- WOW!

WOW!!  

I love how this card turned out!  

It is gorgeous in person!  

I colored the Flowering Foils DSP using my Stampin' Blends!

 I also added the So Very Vellum to this card too!

How did I do it?

• I used Light Mint Macaron & Light Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends to color these flowers & leaves! 
• I then used my Paper Snips & fussy cut out around them! 

Check out how the embossed foil on the DSP shines!  

This was just so easy to do!  

NOTE:  I lined up these flowers along the outside right edge of the card, as this was the edge of the DSP.  That way I wasn't wasting any of it.  And I think it looks fine on the finished card & you probably didn't even notice that I did it that way did you?

I used 2 of the NEW 2nd Release Sale-a-bration choices on this card!  Either of them can be FREE with a $50.  If you want both of them, you would need to place a $100 order.  

You can see the ALL OF THE Sale-a-bration Choices by CLICKING HERE!
The FREE Sale-a-bration products are all WHILE SUPPLIES LAST ONLY- so don't delay in getting the ones you want!

• Metallic Baker's Twine & Sequins Combo Pack- SOLD OUT!
• Kerchief Card Kit- SOLD OUT!

stamp set:  'Sweetly Swirled'
card stock:

• Rococo Rose- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4- fold in half for card base
• Mint Macaron- 5 1/2 x 2 1/4"; 4 x 1"
• Whisper White-  5 x 2"

designer paper:

• Flowering Foils- Fussy cut out flowers- FREE with a $50 order
• So Very Vellum- 5 x 2"- FREE with a $50 order

ink:  Mint Macaron
Stampin' Blends:  Light Mint Macaron & Light Rococo Rose
other:  Paper Snips, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Mint Macaron 1/8" Linen Ribbon

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

2nd Release Sale-a-bration Products!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2nd Release SAB products!

You can get these for FREE with qualifying orders starting TODAY- 3/3/2020!

A great guy card with Well Dressed!

Look at this cute guy card that I made using the 'Well Dressed' stamp set!  

I did a swap last week with some demonstrator friends from our Stampin' Up! Leaders group & this was the card I designed!  

We are always needing guy cards aren't we!  This is a great stamp set called- 'Well Dressed' that has some super cute images in it!  You can get this stamp set for FREE with a $50 product order right now during Sale-a-bration!

stamp set:  'Well Dressed' & 'Sending You Thoughts'
card stock:

• Garden Green- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 3 1/4 x 4"; 3 x 1 3/4"
• Crushed Curry- 4 x 5 1/4"; 4 x 1/2"
• Whisper White- 3 1/2" strip- die cut out with Stitched Rectangle Die

designer paper:  Country Club DSP- 1 3/4 x 4"
ink:  Garden Green
other:  Country Club Twine Combo (Garden Green), Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Stitched Rectangle Dies, dimensionals, glue dots

So what do you think?  Do you have a special guy in your life that this card would be perfect for?

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

Dressed to Impress

You should check out this 'Dressed to Impress' stamp set on page 56 in the Mini Catalog!! It is so cute & fun!!  

Here is a fun girl card!!  It is black & white with a splash of color added to it!

This is one of the cards that everyone made at my stamp class yesterday with me.  If you look closely you can see that I used the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing folder. 

I used the Golden Honey Specialty Designer Paper to make the fun curtain fold.  This DSP is one of the Sale-a-bration choices that you can get for FREE with a $50 order. 

You can CLICK HERE to see another curtain fold I made, along with the tutorial on how to make it!

How did I do it?  Here are the measurements.

• 6x3"- dsp
• score at- 2 3/4", 3 1/4", 4 1/4" & 4 3/4"
• cut at a diagonal from the first score line (2 3/4"), leaving approximately 1"along the top edge.
• then fold on the scored lines to make your pleat! 
• use a glue dot to hold the pleats down
• add tear & tape along the entire back edge
• adhere to the card front

I added some Wink of Stella over my shoes to make them sparkle!  

Did you notice the polka dots on the ribbon?  I just used the polka dot stamp & my Memento ink & stamped directly onto the ribbon!!  This ribbon is awesome!  You can also color it with a sponge dauber & ink pad or you can color it with a Stampin' Blend.  
 
stamp set:  'Dressed to Impress'
card stock:

• Basic Black-5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 4 1/4 x 3/4"
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card; 4 x 2 3/4"- Emboss using Brick & Motar Embosingg fold, 1" strip- stamp words onto & die cut out
• Petal Pink - 2" strip- stamp shoes onto & die cut out
• Crumb Cake-2 x 1/2"- for box lid; 1 3/4 x 1 1/4"- for box base

designer paper:  Honey Bee Specialty DSP
ink:  Memento
Stampin' Blend:  Dark Basic Black (to color the rhinestones) 
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, All Dressed Up Dies, Standard Platform, Brick & Motar 3D Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones (colored with my Black Stampin' Blend), Whisper White 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots, Wink of Stella

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

So Very Vellum (again)

Here is another purple heart card!

I used the So Very Vellum Specialty DSP & the Pleased to Punch DSP!

You can CLICK HERE to see another purple heart/vellum card!

 It just amazed me at how much the vellum changed colors, when it had a different 

background piece of card stock underneath it!  

I love this card!

It is clean, simple & elegant!

stamp set:  'So Sentimental'
card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
• Highland Heather- 5 1/4 x 4"; 2 3/4" strip- punch out scalloped Heart with punch; 5 1/2" strip- die cut stitched Scalloped Rectangle
• Whisper White- 3 3/4 x 5"- for the outside of card; 3 3/4 x 5"- for inside of card; 3/4" strip- stamp words onto & punch out with the Classic Label Punch

NOTE:  I used the Heart Doilies here, but turned it over & using the backside which is white.
designer paper:  So Very Vellum- 2nd Release Sale-a-braton choice- FREE with a $50 product order- 2 1/2 x 3 6/8"; Pleased to Punch- 2 1/8" strip- punch out Heart
ink:  Highland Heather

other:  Heart Doilies, Heart Punch Pack, Basic Pearls, dimensionals, Glue Dots, Gorgeous Grape Stripped Ribbon, Classic Label Punch

So Very Vellum!

It is simple Saturday.  Check out this pretty card using the So Very Vellum Specialty DSP!  It is one of the 2nd Release Sale-a-bration products & it will be available on 3/3/2020!  This So Very Vellum Specialty DSP is embossed & comes in 3 different colors- Purple Posy, Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam.  WOW!

I chose to add one of the hearts I punched out from the Pleased to Punch DSP!  This is one of the current Coordination Products that became available the first part of this month.  You can CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COORDINATION PRODUCTS!

stamp set:  'Tags in Bloom'- 2nd Release Sale-a-braton choice- FREE with a $100 product order, available 3/3/2020
card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
• Highland Heather- 5 1/4 x 4"; 2 3/4" strip- punch out scalloped Heart with punch
• Whisper White- 2 1/4 x 5 1/4"; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card

NOTE:  I used the Heart Doilies here, but turned it over & using the backside which is white.
designer paper:  So Very Vellum- 2nd Release Sale-a-braton choice- FREE with a $50 product order- 2 x 5 1/4"; Pleased to Punch- 2 1/8" strip- punch out Heart
ink:  Highland Heather
other:  Heart Doilies, Heart Punch Pack, Basic Pearls, dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tricolor Purple Ribbon

I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Flowering Foils DSP!

Here is another stepped up version of a card that I posted a few days ago.  You can CLICK HERE TO SEE THAT CARD!

On this card I am sharing some sneak peeks using a couple of 2nd Release Sale-a-bration products that will be available on 3/3/2020!

So the words & the flower image for this card are from the stamp set- 'Tags' in Bloom'.  And the DSP is from the Flowering Foils Specialty DSP.  

This Flowering Foils Specialty DSP has both copper & silver foil in it!  It is just really pretty in person!  I love how it looks with the Smoky Slate card stock.  But I think by adding it to this Thick Whisper White card stock just makes it pop & look more elegant.  It just amazes me how it can look so differently just by adding another layer of card stock.  WOW!

 stamp set:  
'Tags in Bloom'- 2nd Release SAB choice- FREE with a $100 product order after 3/3/2020.
card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 
• Smoky Slate- 4 x 2"- stamp flowers randomly onto it; 2 3/4" strip- stamp words onto & die cut out
• Silver Foil- 4  x 1"; "; 2 3/4" strip- punch out with Label Me Pretty Punch
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card

designer paper:  Flowering Foils Specialty DSP- 5 1/4 x 2"- FREE with a $50 product order after 3/3/2020.
ink:  Smoky Slate
other:  dimensionals, glue dots, Silver Metallic Edge ribbon, Metallic Pearls (Silver), Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Stitched Shapes (Circle), Label Me Pretty Punch
I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

2nd RELEASE Sale-a-bration Products- starts 3/3/2020!

You can CLICK HERE  
to download this 2nd Release Sale-a-bration Brochure!

Tags In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set – #152292

Rise & Shine Photopolymer Stamp Set – #152303

Well Dressed Cling Stamp Set – #152300

Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper – #152312

So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper – #152313