April 4, 2013

New Stampin’ Up! Colors Announced

Stampin’ Up! has announced its 2013-2014 color changes! Many of the new colors are favorites from previous In-Colors and I’m eager to start creating with them. Of course, they won’t be available to buy until the catalog is available in June, but if you have some of the former In-Colors, you can pull them out and have fun right now!

Stay tuned for the retiring colors!

Which color are you most excited about??? I think mine is Calypso Coral. I just LOVE that color and I’m so glad it’s going to stay!

April 2, 2013

Poetry and My Digital Studio

I’m starting a new project to commemorate my love of poetry and my love of scrapbooking, and My Digital Studio is going to help me! April is National Poetry Month and I’ve always kept copies of poems that I love. Creating a book will allow me to have them all in one place!

Here’s one of the pages that I’ll include in a book of my favorite poems.

I used the Spring to Life Digital Kit from Stampin’ Up! The three designer series papers were added as page layers–not as a background. I resized and created columns from each pattern. The brackets are from Summer Home Digital and I recolored them in Cherry Cobbler to coordinate with the DSP. The other colors in this layout are: Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Sahara Sand, and Very Vanilla.

My Digital Studio can be used for all kinds of projects! Try it out free for 30 days!

April 1, 2013

New Catalog Video Series

The new Stampin’ Up! catalog is not even ready and I’m excited for its release on June 1st! To help feed my need to create with new stuff and your desire for sneak peeks, I’m putting together a video series to celebrate!

I’m planning 5 fun projects featuring NEW COLORS, NEW STAMPS and NEW PATTERNS! Each project will be released in a video with a link to a PDF with full supplies and cutting measurements. The projects are EXCLUSIVE to my newsletter subscribers.

By the way, my New Catalog Video Series logo is created using a new digital product with coordinating paper supplies. I mentioned how excited I was to play with the This and That Epic Day smash book/journaling product line in this previous post. Imagine my excitement when I saw the papers and embellishments in digital form! I used the digital download, This and That Epic Day Kit, to create my logo. I love the colors and the fun arrows and buttons!

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March 31, 2013

Happy Easter!

Here’s wishing you and your family and “Hoppy” and blessed Easter Sunday.

March 28, 2013

Labels Framelits Border Video

In today’s video I share a trick for creating a shadowed border around your sentiment. I used Stampin’ Up! Labels Collection Framelits and the Single Stamp “Hello Hello” to create these simple and pretty cards.

Here are the supplies I used in these cards:Hello Hello Single Stamp (132675)
Labels Collection Framelits (125598)
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine (113439)
Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack (129312)
Birds of a Feather Designer Series Paper (126899)
Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
Old Olive Card Stock (100702) and Classic Stampin’ Pad (126953)
Primrose Petals Card Stock (126841) and Classic Stampin’ Pad (126858)
Summer Starfruit Card Stock (126839) and Classic Stampin’ Pad (126991)
Midnight Muse Card Stock (126843) and Classic Stampin’ Pad (126860)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)
Paper Snips (103579)

You can buy any of these Stampin’ Up! items in my online store!

March 27, 2013

Spring Has Sprung!

I don’t know about where you are, but I’m about DONE with the snow! I need some spring colors to come my way–and soon! Thankfully, Stampin’ Up! has heard my plea (even if Mother Nature hasn’t!) and offers some colorful spring digital downloads for My Digital Studio!

Look at the terrific spring colors in the April Showers Kit! They make me HAPPY! Here are the colors : Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Going Gray, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Whisper White! Bermuda Bay looks so good with Poppy Parade! Since these are retired ink colors I can’t get them…but, in My Digital Studio NOTHING RETIRES so I can use them to my spring heart’s delight!

And here’s that Bermuda Bay again,this time with Gold Glimmer–another great combo! The Embark Graduate Ensemble provides all you need for upcoming graduation parties! here’s what this download contains:
Download includes:
* 3-page décor template (8-1/2 x 11″)
* 1 greeting card template (5″ x 3-1/2″)
* 1 double sided postcard template (7″ x 5″)
* 1 swatchbook template (5-1/2″ x 3-1/2″)
* 1 journal template (6-1/4″ x 8-1/4″)
* 79-piece SVG stamp brush set
* 7 embellishments
* 3 punches
* Templates for invitations, journal, swatchbook for friends and family to sign, treat toppers, a banner, and more.

I can definitely see myself using these images with the Seriously Teen Kit I bought last week! And don’t worry…Bermuda Bay is not your graduate’s school colors??? You can recolor these download to match your school’s colors! There. Now there is no excuse not to buy and use this download!

Need more paper for your This and That journal? Want to print your journaling instead of write by hand??? The This and That Epic Day Kit will be your FRIEND! Plus, can I have a shout out for the gorgeous colors in this kit??? I love saturated color and these are some of my favorites!

There’s also a free wallpaper for April and a graduation card that coordinates with the Embark Graduate Ensemble. What downloads tickle your fancy this week? Let me know in the comments, or, better yet, go ahead and order it/them in my online store!

March 26, 2013

Peter Cottontail Easter Card

I experimented with punch art this weekend and tried out 3 different bunnies. Two are very similar and on the more elegant side, the third is big on the cute factor!

I did a non-scientific poll of my daughter and husband and asked which one they liked. Their favorite was number 2. What is your favorite? You’ll see what my favorite was in the card below.

These bunnies are pretty easy to create using Stampin’ Up! Punches and a few other fun supplies.

Bunny #1 was made with the Extra-Large Oval Punch, the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and (just for this one, because I wanted to try it…) the rounded diamond shape from the Holiday Ornaments Framelits. I used Sahara Sand card stock and Crumb Cake Ink sponged along the edges. Stampin’ Dimensionals are used to pop his little bunny bottom from the back of his head. I loved using the 5/8″ Flower Trim for his tail!

Bunny #2 was made with a few more punches as well as the Holiday Ornaments Framelits–this time the triple bauble shape trimming both the top and bottom baubles off. The bunny head is the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and the feet are a 3/4″ Circle Punch cut in half. The ears are the Large Oval Punch with a bit of the side trimmed off on each ear so they are a bit pointier and smaller. Again I used the Flower Trim for his little bunny tail. By the way…why are these bunnies hims and not hers???

Bunny #3 was made with the 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, the Large Oval (trimmed just a little bit more for the inside of the ears), the 1/2″ Circle Punch (cheeks), the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Pack (nose) , and the medium circles from the Owl Builder Punch (eyes). In addition to the Sahara Sand, I used Primrose Petals card stock and sponged with Primrose Petals ink. (Oops…I forgot to add the little white dots to his eyes…just pretend I added them, OK? Thanks!)

So…I won’t keep you in an further suspense…Here is my favorite bunny on an Easter Card.

I just fell in love with the wide bottom of this bunny! I mounted her (because I’m the designer and I can decide the gender of my bunny!) onto Wild Wasabi, embosssed with the Stripes Folder, and then sponged with Crumb Cake Ink. I wrapped some of the Natural 7/16″ Trim around the card stock and secured it with some Linen Thread with a button tied onto it. The button is from the Subtles Designer Buttons. I then mounted the whole thing onto a piece of 4′x11″ Primrose Petals card stock scored at 5.5″ and folded in half. I liked the extra quarter-inch so that the ribbon could hang off the edge of the card and also fit into a standard envelope. The sentiment is from Delightful Dozen stamped with Primrose Petals ink onto Very Vanilla card stock.

What have you been making to get ready for Easter? I have one more project and it involves one of the bunnies you see here. What will it be??? You’ll have to check back to find out!

Supplies I used:
Extra-Large Oval Punch (119859)
Large Oval Punch (119855)
1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854)
1 1/4″ Circle Punch (119861)
3/4″ Circle Punch (119873)
1/2″ Circle Punch (119869)
Owl Builder Punch (118074)
Itty Bitty Shapes Pack (118309)
Holiday Ornaments Framelits (127816)
5/8″ Flower Trim (126869)
Delightful Dozen (w-122650, c-122652)
Crumb Cake Ink Pad (126975)
Primrose Petals Ink Pad (126858)
Stamping Sponges (101610)
Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker (100082)
Sahara Sand Card Stock (121043)
Primrose Petals Card Stock (126841)
Early Espresso Card Stock (119686)
Wild Wasabi Card Stock (108641)
Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
Natural 7/16″ Trim Ribbon (129287)
Linen Thread (104199)
Subtles Designer Buttons (119745)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Order any of these Stampin’ Up! supplies in my online store!

March 25, 2013

Friendship Digital Scrapbook Layout

I continue to play with My Digital Studio from Stampin’ Up! I really enjoy creating with it and created this Best Friend 12″x12″ digital scrapbook page for a challenge.

I used the Pocketful of Posies digital designer series paper, and three stamp brushes: Friends 24-7, Simple Friendship and Vintage Overlays Texture 3.

Creating with My Digital Studio has become a lot less expensive!

MDS is now priced at $19.95!

It’s a great price for digital designing software and new downloads are added weekly. I try to post the new downloads on Wednesdays. You can see and order any of the downloads here.

One of the best things about MDS is that the papers and colors and stamps never retire! Because of that I was able to use Pocketful of Posies when the actual papers are retired! This is awesome because I happen to L_O_V_E the sheet with the branches and birds that I used above! Yippee!

Three of the 4 things I used in my layout come with MDS when you buy it! Friends 24-7 (the image on the lower right corner), Simple Friendship (the half circle above the photo) and Vintage Overlays (the scratchy looking pattern around the edges of the layout) come with My Digital Studio. The only thing you need to buy to recreate this layout is the Pocketful of Posies digital designer series papers (123148).

Get your FREE 30-day trial of MDS. I’m sure your going to enjoy using it.

Be sure to order the full version before your 30 day trial is over! It will help make the transition from trial to full easier.

If you can’t wait to get your hands on this great software, you can order it now!

See you soon,
Diane

March 23, 2013

This and That Mini Scrapbook Kit

I am so excited about a new offering from Stampin’ Up! I love to scrapbook–whether it’s digital, 12×12, or mini and Stampin’ Up!’s This and That product line is going to make it easy to scrapbook on the go! If you’ve seen Smash Books, you’ll love This and That–it’s a smash book, Stampin’ Up! style!

I love all of the elements, but my favorite is the date stamp! I’m sooooo glad that SU has brought us a date stamp with cute sayings!

Here is everything you’ll get when you buy the bundle–or you can order the elements separately.

Stampin’ Up! is letting us order this BEFORE the new catalog comes out–from March 23rd through April 30th only! This product line will be in the new catalog and I’m so excited to be able to create mini chronicles of my life. The size (about 6″x8″) makes it great to carry in my purse or store in a shoe box for playing with at home! I think this will make a great 8th grade graduation present for my daughter and her friends! Hmmm…I wonder if they’ll want to get together to create their books?

What do you think? Does this get your creative juices flowing??? What is your favorite item from this product line? Let me know in the comments!

Remember, you can order these products from my online store until April 30th!

See you soon,
Diane

March 22, 2013

Quick and Elegant Sympathy Card

Unfortunately, I’ve needed a few sympathy cards lately. I wanted to make a simple card that would be easy to make in a hurry and, again, Stampin’ Up! comes to the rescue!

This card was inspired by one I saw in Paper Crafts magazine and I knew I’d recreate it with the Elegant Butterfly punch. There are very few supplies needed for this card. Very Vanilla card stock is cut at 5.5″x8.5″, scored at 4.25″ and folded in half make the base. Next, a piece of the Print Poetry DSP Stack from the Spring Catalog is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front panel. I cut the DSP to the same size as the card front (4.25″x5.5″), but it would also look nice cut down just a bit to 4″x5.25″. I trimmed a piece of Very Vanilla card stock to 2.5″x3.75″. I centered the punch from the bottom of the piece and punched. I stamped “With Sympathy” from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Gumball Green to match the DSP. Pop the punched and stamped strip off the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and add a bit of bling. The card is ready for you to write!

Sympathy cards can be difficult to write and I have developed a tool that I think will help! When you sign up for my newsletter, you’ll get “Finding the ‘Write’ Words: 4 Steps to Writing Meaningful Greetings”. In this guide, I’ll help you figure out what to say whether you’re writing a card for sympathy, get well, anniversary, and more! Just scroll up and enter your information in my subscription box!

Supplies I used:
Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack (129312)
Gumball Green Ink Pad (126861)
Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set (w-115370; c-127802)
Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526)
Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)

You can order these supplies in my online store!

Thanks for joining me. See you soon,
Diane

March 21, 2013

Monochromatic Birthday Card

Let’s go against type and share a monochromatic card in shades of gray in celebration of the gray, snowy days we’re STILL getting in Massachusetts! This card is prettier than the snow we’ve been shoveling and is perfectly elegant.

This card uses Basic Gray and Whisper White card stock, with Basic Gray and black StazOn ink, and the By the Tide stamp set. I saw a card similar to this and based my card on it. This card would look great in any other color and stamp combination.

This card was easy to create! The card base is a piece of Basic Gray card stock cut to 8.5″x5.5″, scored at 4.25″ and folded in half. On a piece of scrap Whisper White card stock I stamped the images from the By the Tide stamp set in Basic Gray ink. I punched them with the 1 1/4″ Square Punch and matted them with the 1 3/8″ Square Punch. On a piece of Whisper White cut to 4″x5.25″ I stamped the coral in Basic Gray ink and then over-stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment in Black StazOn. Everything was adhered with SNAIL, although you could pop-up one or more of the square images.

This would make a great masculine birthday card. Change the sentiment for a thank you or congratulations or get well card. This is a very versatile design and I could see lovely cards made from the Secret Garden (w-129141; c-129144), Zoo Review (w-122197; c-122199), Storybook Friends (w-126735; c-126737) and Happy Hour (w-126640; c-126642). What stamps can you see using with this design?

Supplies I used:
Basic Gray (121044) and Whisper White (100730) card stock
Basic Gray (126981) and StazOn (101406) Inks
By the Tide Stamp Set (w-129117; c-129120)
1 1/4″ Square Punch (119865)
1 3/8″ Square Punch (199877)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)

See you soon,
Diane

March 20, 2013

It’s Bday Time with My Digital Studio

Stampin’ Up! wants to help you “build” a great birthday celebration this week! Two of the MDS digital downloads are tools to help you “construct” a fun bday party! OK, enough bad puns… Introducing…”Bday Under Construction” from Stampin’ Up!

Cute, right? This ensemble will help you create and print your own invitations, treats and decorations for your little (or big) boy’s birthday party. The download includes:
* 10-page décor designer template (8-1/2″ x 11″)
* 1 greeting card designer template (5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″)
* 1 greeting card designer template (3-1/2″ x 5″)
* 29-piece SVG* stamp brush set
* 7 Designer Series Papers
* 35 embellishments
Features:
* Coordinates with the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch
Colors:
Basic Black, Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Whisper White

I love the banner!!!

And…to coordinate with it, a FREEEEEEEEE digital download from Stampin’ Up!

This construction cone is FREE, FREE, FREE and includes the following:
* 3-page décor designer template (8-1/2″ x 11″)
* 4 embellishments
Features:
* Coordinates with the BDAY Under Construction Ensemble
* Super fun party favors
* Coordinates with the 1-3/8″ Circle Punch
Colors:
Basic Black, Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Whisper White

Don’t worry, we scrapbookers were not left out this week! Have you tried the digital woodcuts? Here’s a new one to try!

Featuring…
Download includes:
* 1-page designer template (12″ x12″)
* 20 embellishments

Wouldn’t these be cute on a card, too! These are definitely going on my next order!

Speaking of My Digital Studio…Stampin’ Up! has some changes that I think you’ll enjoy. Here’s what Stampin’ Up! has to say…

Woohoo, a lower price!!! You can still try out MDS for FREE. Just click on the button below to order your free trial (and while you’re at it, download that cute construction cone, too!)!

March 19, 2013

Seriously Teen Digital Scrapbook Page

Remember when I said I couldn’t wait to play with the Seriously Teen Kit from Stampin’ Up! for My Digital Studio? I played!

The digital kit came at just the right time, too! My daughter’s 8th grade science fair was this week and I wanted to scrap those pictures right away. [I'm soooooo behind that the only way to catch up is to scrap what I have handy! At least then, I don't get further behind! Good tip!]

Everything on this scrapbook page came with the kit. The colors in this kit are: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Midnight Muse, Sahara Sand, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi. You can see all of the pieces here.

I love the torn edges of the accent pieces. I widened and lengthened the arrow in the left lower corner so that I could put the student’s names on it. To add the names, I opened a text box, typed in the names, and then moved the box to the arrow. Here’s a quick photo tutorial on how to rotate the embellishment and the text box…

I hope this mini-tutorial helped you use My Digital Studio a bit better. If you haven’t tried My Digital Studio 2, you can try it our for 30 days–for FREE! Just click on the button below and order it. Don’t forget that My Digital Studio has it’s own website where MDS users can learn, show off their projects and ask questions.

See you soon,
Diane

Don’t forget that Sale-A-Bration ends this Friday night! But order early so that you don’t experience any slow-downs while ordering. The Stampin’ Up! ordering site gets REALLY BUSY at the end of a sale!

March 18, 2013

Hoppin’ Down the Bunny Trail

I’ve been enjoying Stampin’ Up!‘s single stamp: Ears to You!

The little bun-bun silhouettes are so cute! For my card today, I decided to cut the bunnies out of the Print Poetry DSP Stack.

Although they aren’t oriented in the same way as if they were stamped, I like the effect. Here’s how I did it. I chose 3 patterns I wanted to feature. On the BACK of each of the patterns I stamped one of the bunnies. I used Stazon so that I would be able to see the outlines, and because it dries quickly. I trimmed each bunny fairly close to its stamped edge. When turned over, you can see the result–cute, patterned bun-buns!

Originally, I’d thought to put the bunnies directly on the Primrose Petals field–made with the large stamp from Just Believe, but once I laid the bunnies on it…it didn’t feel right…I needed something to “ground” the bunnies. I die cut a piece of Primrose Petals card stock with the label from the Apothecary Accents Framelits and adhered the bunnies to that. A little “Happy Easter” greeting from Delightful Dozen and a Very Vanilla 1/2″ Seam Binding bow and the card is complete.

Here are the supplies I used:
Ears to You Single Stamp (132659)
Just Believe (w-116948, c-120453)
Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003)
StazOn (101406)
Primrose Petals Ink (126858)
Primrose Petals Card Stock (126841)
Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
Pearl Basic Jewels (119247)
Very Vanilla 1/2″ Seam Binding (120999)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Paper Snips (103579)
Glue Dots (103683)

I love this Single Stamp and I have a few more Easter cards to share in the next two weeks. If you want this cute stamp, you’ll need to order it soon! While you’re ordering, be sure that you order at least $50 of product so that you can earn some free Sale-A-Bration items, too!

See you soon,
Diane

P.S. Don’t forget that with every $50 order of supplies you qualify for 1 FREE Sale-a-bration item!!! But…only through March 22nd–5 days from now!!! See what you can get here!

March 15, 2013

Digital Kit for Teen Scrapbook Pages!

Oh, I am so excited with one of Stampin’ Up!’s newest digital downloads! The Seriously Teen Kit is going to be so much fun to use!

I love the colors in this kit, I love the torn edges, and the grungy overlays! I can’t wait to start using it! YOLO (You Only Live Once) as my daughter says! This will be a fun kit to play with throughout her high school years.

If you have a teen (or tween) in your house, you’ll recognize many of the texting abbreviations in the stamp brush set, FTW Stamp Brush Set!

If you have some one who exemplifies the saying below, get it now! You can change the colors to match their favorite or their decor. And…if you are the amazing person you know, go ahead and celebrate that! The world can suck the amazement out of us, and we all need a reminder that We Were Made to Be Awesome!

Watch for a scrapbook page using the Seriously Teen kit!

Get a FREE 30 day trial of My Digital Studio in my online store!

See you soon,
Diane

March 14, 2013

Romantic Distressed Card

I spent some quality time with my Stampin’ Distress Tool and some Stamping Sponges this weekend! I really need to distress more paper on my cards–I really love the way distressed edges look!

I’ve also been enjoying a bit of collage stamping lately. The By the Tide stamp set from the Spring Mini Catalog works well for collage. (Clockworks, Artistic Etchings, Creative Elements, French Foliage, Postage Due and Nature’s Pace are just a few other great sets for collage!) This time, I wanted to use this great-for-male-cards stamp set and use a very feminine pink color! I think it worked! I love Primrose Petals and Soft Suede together!

When I first thought the card was finished, I was wrong. The card was out of balance. All of the images in the lower right corner was not working. I didn’t really want to add another stamped image. I decided that the lace ribbon that matches the Primrose Petals color from Artistic Embellishments Kit would be perfect in the upper left corner. A button from the kit and some Linen Thread tied to the button and the card was complete!

What do you think? Will you try out the Stampin’ Distress Tool and/or collage stamping? You can get all the supplies I used in this card in my online store!

Supplies I used:
By the Tide Stamp Set (w-129117; c-129120)
Soft Suede (115318), Primrose Petals (126841) and Very Vanilla (101650) Card Stock
Stampin’ Distress Tool (127562)
Soft Suede (126978) and Primrose Petals (126858) Classic Ink
Stamping Sponges (101610)
Artistic Embellishments Kit (129328)
Linen Thread (104199)
Glue Dots (103683)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

See you soon,
Diane

March 13, 2013

International Bazaar Smile Card

I got to make cards this weekend and made this one.

I CASEd (Copy and Share Everything) it from fellow stamper, Kimberly Van Diepen. Sometimes I want to try a style that doesn’t come naturally to me. That’s when I go to my favorite card designers and try out their style. Kim’s style is vintage but with a clean look. She sometimes uses lots of layers, but mostly she uses touches of supply like spritzing or a bit of lace to give interest to her cards. I have to think to make cards like that, so I love CASing a card to get a feel for what it’s like to design that way.

This card was pretty simple to make and I L.O.V.E. the colors in the International Bazaar Designer Series Paper. Tangerine Tango and Whisper White were my base colors. I used my Pacific Point Stampin’ Write marker in my Color Spritzer to add a splash of dark contrast to the bright papers.

I enjoyed replicating this card and went on to create another card that has a shabby chic vibe with layers of distressed paper and collage stamping. That one though…is for ANOTHER DAY!

Supplies I used for this card:
Whisper White (100730) and Tangerine Tango (111349) Card Stock
International Bazaar Designer Series Paper (126920)
Petite Pennants Builder Punch (122361)
Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309)
7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (129404)
Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set (w-117002, c-120501)
Brights Stampin’ Write Marker Set (119702)
Color Spritzer Tool (107006)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Pearl Basic Jewels (119247)
5/8″ Crochet Trim (118481)
Antique Brads (117273)
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Paper Snips (103579)

What do you think about this card? Is this a style that appeals to you? What would you change about this card? Let me know in the comments!

P.S. Don’t forget that with every $50 order of supplies you qualify for 1 FREE Sale-a-bration item!!! But…only through March 22nd–10 days from now!!! See what you can get here!

See you soon,
Diane

March 12, 2013

A Clear Choice

Stampin’ Up! has introduced a photopolymer stamp set for us to try. They’ve been looking for a truly clear stamp medium for a while and have found one that they believe will meet their high standards for stamping quality.

My “Designer Type” set is on its way and I’ll film a video when I get them!

I’m excited about the possibility that Stampin’ Up! has developed a clear stamp. I know a few people who love the convenience of being able to see where the stamp is going to be placed. I also love the tiny alphabet that comes with this set. I often want to create my own sayings, but I don’t want to go to my printer or use my own handwriting. This alphabet and the cute banners and arrows will fit the bill perfectly for me! Also, you can’t beat the price–$13.95 for 57 stamps. Tons of fun for a small price!

These stamps would be great for cards, smash-books, and mini-scrapbooks! I can’t wait to try them! What do you think of this new direction Stampin’ Up! is headed? Let me know in the comments!

See you soon,
Diane

March 11, 2013

March Best of Flowers Stamp Set

As part of Stampin’ Up!’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, they are releasing a new “Best Of” set of stamps monthly. March is for the flower fans among us!

The stamp in the lower left corner is brand new and coordinates with the 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (127811). The others are favorites from past catalogs!

Hurry, these stamps are only available for a short time. Watch for a new set each month this year!

Shop my online store to get this stamp set and, while you’re there, grab some paper and inks to make great cards for your family and friends!

See you soon,
Diane

March 8, 2013

Stampin’ Distress Tool and Mosaic Stamping Video

Today’s video tutorial shows you how to use Stampin’ Up!’s new Stampin’ Distress Tool to make a rough edge on your card stock. No more finger nails for me!

I also feature a mosaic stamping technique with an easy to make stamp using the rubber left overs from wood mount stamps! Keep those edges!

Wasn’t that fun! Here are the supplies I used in the video! You can order these items (except for the wooden sheet and old acrylic stamp blocks!) in my online store. Just click on the item to go to my store!

Stampin’ Distress Tool (127562)
Stamping Sponges (101610)
Soft Suede Ink (126978)
Artistic Embellishment Kit (129328)
5/8″ Flower Trim (126869)
Elements of Style Stamp Set (w-118611; c-120045)
Versamark Ink (102283)
Rose Red Card Stock (102544)
Rose Red Ink (126954)
Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003)
7/8″ Natural Cotton Ribbon (127844)
Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406)
Pearl Basic Jewels (119247)

See you soon,
Diane