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Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Another Great Year!

Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Another Great Year!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there. I have another card to share with you today that I created a few weeks ago but just haven't had time to show you yet. I "think" today's card doesn't have a single retiring product on it, but let's check to make sure, shall we?

Stampin_up_another_great_year_watercolor_1

I embossed the greeting from Another Great Year (carrying over to the NEW 2014-2015 Catalog!) with White Stampin' Emboss Powder before applying the color to the Watercolor Paper.

Whoops! I DID use Midnight Muse ink and cardstock, which is retiring! =(  This color can be substituted with Night of Navy and would still blend well on the Watercolor Paper with the Pool Party and Baked brown Sugar. All colors were applied to wet Watercolor Paper with an AquaPainter dipped directly into ink refills.

As a final touch I splashed a few drops of water onto the paper and then allowed the water to just settle into the color.

Sponging around the edges of the inside and the outside pulls the color from the Midnight Muse layer into the creation.

Stampin_up_another_great_year_watercolor_2

That's all for now. Below is the listing of the products used for you to refer to as you are shopping in my Online Store HERE.

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Vivid Vases and Sweet Sorbet!

Stampin’ Up! Vivid Vases and Sweet Sorbet!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! We started our day with a glaze of ice on the ground and cars, but we still had church, morning and evening, so the day has been a good one! Most of our family was here for lunch, and I kept the three littlest grandsons in the nursery tonight at church, so I've had a really good day!

If you checked out my upcoming classes post on Saturday you got a glimpse of this card, which is part of my Vivid Vases Class later this month:

Stampin_up_vivid_vases_1

We all received Vivid Vases as one of our Leadership stamp sets. It's so nice that Stampin' Up! will give us a heads-up before an event so we can choose to not purchase a set we are going to receive with our event check-in!

I paired it with the Pool Party/Whisper White/Basic Black print from the Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper Pack (free with a $50 order!) to coordinate with the Card-in-a-Box I showed you a few days ago. I chose to paper-piece a couple of the vases using my Paper Snips, then used a Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker and a White Stampin' Chalk Marker to color in and/or highlight the remaining ones. I stamped the envelope with the same stamp with Pool Party ink.

Stampin_up_vivid_vases_2

I thought this phrase from Starburst Sayings coordinated well with the greeting on the front. I stamped the vases on the bottom edge with Pool Party ink on the Pool Party cardstock.

It's a pretty simple card that wouldn't take alot of supplies to do:

Vivid Vases #133818 wood-mount only $11.95

Starburst Sayings  #133182 wood-mount $25.95, #133185 clear-mount $18.95

Starburst Framelit Dies #132967 $26.95

(Starburst Sayings stamps & framelits are also available in bundles, both wood and clear-mount at a 15% savings!)

Pool Party #122924, Basic Black #121045, and Whisper White #100730 cardstock

Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon #114319 $5.95

Pool Party inkpad #126982 & marker (not for sale individually, it is only available as part of the Subtles Marker Pack#131263 $28.95 for 10 markers)

Paper Snips #103579 $9.95

Jet Black StazOn pad #101406 $7.95

White Stampin' Chalk Marker #132133 $3.50

Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper (FREE with a $50 order!)

You can order your supplies to make this card when you click HERE.

That's all for now! Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Vivid Vases and Sweet Sorbet!

Stampin’ Up! Vivid Vases and Sweet Sorbet!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! We started our day with a glaze of ice on the ground and cars, but we still had church, morning and evening, so the day has been a good one! Most of our family was here for lunch, and I kept the three littlest grandsons in the nursery tonight at church, so I've had a really good day!

If you checked out my upcoming classes post on Saturday you got a glimpse of this card, which is part of my Vivid Vases Class later this month:

Stampin_up_vivid_vases_1

We all received Vivid Vases as one of our Leadership stamp sets. It's so nice that Stampin' Up! will give us a heads-up before an event so we can choose to not purchase a set we are going to receive with our event check-in!

I paired it with the Pool Party/Whisper White/Basic Black print from the Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper Pack (free with a $50 order!) to coordinate with the Card-in-a-Box I showed you a few days ago. I chose to paper-piece a couple of the vases using my Paper Snips, then used a Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker and a White Stampin' Chalk Marker to color in and/or highlight the remaining ones. I stamped the envelope with the same stamp with Pool Party ink.

Stampin_up_vivid_vases_2

I thought this phrase from Starburst Sayings coordinated well with the greeting on the front. I stamped the vases on the bottom edge with Pool Party ink on the Pool Party cardstock.

It's a pretty simple card that wouldn't take alot of supplies to do:

Vivid Vases #133818 wood-mount only $11.95

Starburst Sayings  #133182 wood-mount $25.95, #133185 clear-mount $18.95

Starburst Framelit Dies #132967 $26.95

(Starburst Sayings stamps & framelits are also available in bundles, both wood and clear-mount at a 15% savings!)

Pool Party #122924, Basic Black #121045, and Whisper White #100730 cardstock

Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon #114319 $5.95

Pool Party inkpad #126982 & marker (not for sale individually, it is only available as part of the Subtles Marker Pack#131263 $28.95 for 10 markers)

Paper Snips #103579 $9.95

Jet Black StazOn pad #101406 $7.95

White Stampin' Chalk Marker #132133 $3.50

Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper (FREE with a $50 order!)

You can order your supplies to make this card when you click HERE.

That's all for now! Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Merry Little Christmas Simply Created and Snow Day!

Stampin’ Up! Merry Little Christmas Simply Created and Snow Day!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! Switching gears today away from Serene Silhouettes to show you the other card we are making at my three workshops this week. The first one is the Crumb Cake Serene Silhouettes card I showed you HERE, and the second one is this:

Stampin_up_snow_day_simply_created_1

It's the ADORABLE little snowman again! I combined the Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kit with my favorite Holiday Catalog set, Snow Day #131892 wood-mount $26.95 or #131895 clear-mount $18.95.

Stampin_up_snow_day_simply_created_2

We are stamping the snowman body with Pool Party ink instead of Coastal Cabana, which is the blue color in the Simply Created Kit, because I like the softer look of the Pool Party ink for snow. Another BONUS about this stamp set is this: because the snowman body is "stipple-y", you really can't stamp it badly! Even if some of the ink is missing it will still look ok! The face, arms, and buttons are very easy to place on the body too!

I LOVE this kit! It has enough pre-cut and scored card bases and supplies to make 8 cards. The only additional things you need are the stamps of your choice, ink, and adhesive!

Stampin_up_merry_little_christmas_simply_created

Inside I stamped the phrase from the Merry Little Christmas stamp set #131826 wood-mount $13.95 or #131829 clear-mount $10.95. This set was designed to bundle with the Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kit: #133296 wood-mount $19.95 or #133287 clear-mount $17.95.

Stampin_up_snow_day_simply_created_3

I also stamped the snowflake from Snow Day randomly on this layer with Pool Party ink.

It's a fun card! My Thursday night workshop stampers loved it and Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kits were ordered!

If you love this card too and want it to be your Christmas card, you can order all the supplies to make it (in a snap!) from my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Did I mention the kit comes with envelopes and pre-cut Real Red Polka-dotted envelope liners too? LOVE!!!!!

Well, that's all for now. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Stampin’ Up! Merry Little Christmas Simply Created and Snow Day!

Stampin’ Up! Merry Little Christmas Simply Created and Snow Day!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! Switching gears today away from Serene Silhouettes to show you the other card we are making at my three workshops this week. The first one is the Crumb Cake Serene Silhouettes card I showed you HERE, and the second one is this:

Stampin_up_snow_day_simply_created_1

It's the ADORABLE little snowman again! I combined the Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kit with my favorite Holiday Catalog set, Snow Day #131892 wood-mount $26.95 or #131895 clear-mount $18.95.

Stampin_up_snow_day_simply_created_2

We are stamping the snowman body with Pool Party ink instead of Coastal Cabana, which is the blue color in the Simply Created Kit, because I like the softer look of the Pool Party ink for snow. Another BONUS about this stamp set is this: because the snowman body is "stipple-y", you really can't stamp it badly! Even if some of the ink is missing it will still look ok! The face, arms, and buttons are very easy to place on the body too!

I LOVE this kit! It has enough pre-cut and scored card bases and supplies to make 8 cards. The only additional things you need are the stamps of your choice, ink, and adhesive!

Stampin_up_merry_little_christmas_simply_created

Inside I stamped the phrase from the Merry Little Christmas stamp set #131826 wood-mount $13.95 or #131829 clear-mount $10.95. This set was designed to bundle with the Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kit: #133296 wood-mount $19.95 or #133287 clear-mount $17.95.

Stampin_up_snow_day_simply_created_3

I also stamped the snowflake from Snow Day randomly on this layer with Pool Party ink.

It's a fun card! My Thursday night workshop stampers loved it and Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kits were ordered!

If you love this card too and want it to be your Christmas card, you can order all the supplies to make it (in a snap!) from my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Did I mention the kit comes with envelopes and pre-cut Real Red Polka-dotted envelope liners too? LOVE!!!!!

Well, that's all for now. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Stampin’ Up! My Grandkids’ Valentines!

Stampin’ Up! My Grandkids’ Valentines!

Posted on by Carol Payne

It's Friday! yay! I love Fridays! Even though I have the BEST job in the world to get to stamp and share with you all, I still love the extra-relaxed feeling I get just knowing it's almost the weekend!

Yesterday my oldest grandson, Cohen, turned 5! WOW! He was still just a baby when I left my day-job to pursue my dream of being a full-time Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, and here we are! This fall he will start kindergarten and I will have been a full-time demo for 5 years! Amazing!

Tonight is Cohen's Birthday Party and I am ready! I purchased his gift right after Christmas – all I still need to do is wrap it! And his card is finished too:


Robot 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

But I did promise to show you the Valentines I will be helping my grandkids make this year, didn't I?

First up, the one you actually saw yesterday, only you didn't know which one it was, right? Here's Ava's Valentine "matchbook", complete with Sweettarts candy!

Ava 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Of course, in the words of my daughter, Kimberly: "no valentine is any good without candy!", so here's the inside:

Ava 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Next, Cohen's Valentine, which is another matchbook but with a much more masculine theme:


Cohen 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

That amazing ol' Owl Builder Punch comes in SO handy! Kimberly swears EVERYONE NEEDS it!

And inside:

Cohen 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

And lastly, I took the Valentine Heart Box from my Hearts a Flutter Class and turned "vintage" into "modern" for Maddie Kate with the Pop-Up Posies Kit:

Mk 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

The Calypso Coral pre-cut flowers in the kit made embellishing this favor a real treat! I actually enlarged this box from the original, using the next-size-larger Heart Framelit and enlarging the inside box as well by using 12 x 12 Basic Black cardstock. This baby will hold lots more Hershey's Kisses than the original!

I added a Basic Black Basics Glimmer Brad to the center of the flower for some bling and used the "just for you" stamp that is part of the Pop-Up Posies Kit for the greeting.

The Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Folder was used to emboss the Pool Party heart, and the Fancy Fan Folder was used around the edges of the box:

Mk 3
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

The top of the box is tied shut with some of the Pool Party FREE RIBBON you can get with a $50 order right now during Sale-a-bration!

Mk 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

One last view:

Mk 3 - Copy
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Can you tell I'm especially pleased with this project?

That's all for today! Hope your day Stampingrox!

Products used:

129309L

More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper #129309
Price: $12.95

Doilies
and hearts honeymoon in this happy paper. 12 sheets total: 10 sheets-2
ea. of 5 double-sided designs; 2 single-sided laser-cut sheets (1 Real
Red; 1 Primrose Petals) in 1 design. 12" x 12". Acid- and lignin-free.
Basic Black, Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla

118074L

Owl Punch #118074
Price: $16.95

Punches
are a quick and easy way to add interest, dimension, and color to your
cards, tags, and scrapbook pages. You can glue punched shapes directly
onto your projects or layer a sheet of card stock that has been punched
over a coordinating card stock for a reverse effect. In one quick move,
our Two-Step Owl punch cuts out all of the pieces you need to build an
owl. It couldn't be easier to create a great accent or focal point: just
punch and then layer the pieces.

■ Includes an owl body, detailed eyes (not just one circle size but three so you can create dimension), and a small heart
■ New, sleeker body style
■ Larger surface area offers precise cutting and leverage
■ Locks to store

 

131395L

Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit #131395
Price: $12.95

Everything for bright, flowery tags—just add attitude.
* 9 embossed paper tags (ea. 2-3/4" x 3-1/2").
* 9 fabric covered brads: 6 Very Vanilla (3/8"); 3 Summer Starfruit (5/8").
* Precut paper flower pieces layer into 9 flowers; 6 layers of one style in 2 colors and 3 layers of one style in 1 color
* 9 pieces of thick Vanilla Baker's Twine (ea. 8")
* Just for You wood-mount stamp (1 stamp: exclusive to this kit)
* Adhesive and ink not included

 
Stampin’ Up! My Grandkids’ Valentines!

Stampin’ Up! My Grandkids’ Valentines!

Posted on by Carol Payne

It's Friday! yay! I love Fridays! Even though I have the BEST job in the world to get to stamp and share with you all, I still love the extra-relaxed feeling I get just knowing it's almost the weekend!

Yesterday my oldest grandson, Cohen, turned 5! WOW! He was still just a baby when I left my day-job to pursue my dream of being a full-time Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, and here we are! This fall he will start kindergarten and I will have been a full-time demo for 5 years! Amazing!

Tonight is Cohen's Birthday Party and I am ready! I purchased his gift right after Christmas – all I still need to do is wrap it! And his card is finished too:


Robot 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

But I did promise to show you the Valentines I will be helping my grandkids make this year, didn't I?

First up, the one you actually saw yesterday, only you didn't know which one it was, right? Here's Ava's Valentine "matchbook", complete with Sweettarts candy!

Ava 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Of course, in the words of my daughter, Kimberly: "no valentine is any good without candy!", so here's the inside:

Ava 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Next, Cohen's Valentine, which is another matchbook but with a much more masculine theme:


Cohen 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

That amazing ol' Owl Builder Punch comes in SO handy! Kimberly swears EVERYONE NEEDS it!

And inside:

Cohen 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

And lastly, I took the Valentine Heart Box from my Hearts a Flutter Class and turned "vintage" into "modern" for Maddie Kate with the Pop-Up Posies Kit:

Mk 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

The Calypso Coral pre-cut flowers in the kit made embellishing this favor a real treat! I actually enlarged this box from the original, using the next-size-larger Heart Framelit and enlarging the inside box as well by using 12 x 12 Basic Black cardstock. This baby will hold lots more Hershey's Kisses than the original!

I added a Basic Black Basics Glimmer Brad to the center of the flower for some bling and used the "just for you" stamp that is part of the Pop-Up Posies Kit for the greeting.

The Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Folder was used to emboss the Pool Party heart, and the Fancy Fan Folder was used around the edges of the box:

Mk 3
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

The top of the box is tied shut with some of the Pool Party FREE RIBBON you can get with a $50 order right now during Sale-a-bration!

Mk 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

One last view:

Mk 3 - Copy
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Can you tell I'm especially pleased with this project?

That's all for today! Hope your day Stampingrox!

Products used:

129309L

More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper #129309
Price: $12.95

Doilies
and hearts honeymoon in this happy paper. 12 sheets total: 10 sheets-2
ea. of 5 double-sided designs; 2 single-sided laser-cut sheets (1 Real
Red; 1 Primrose Petals) in 1 design. 12" x 12". Acid- and lignin-free.
Basic Black, Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla

118074L

Owl Punch #118074
Price: $16.95

Punches
are a quick and easy way to add interest, dimension, and color to your
cards, tags, and scrapbook pages. You can glue punched shapes directly
onto your projects or layer a sheet of card stock that has been punched
over a coordinating card stock for a reverse effect. In one quick move,
our Two-Step Owl punch cuts out all of the pieces you need to build an
owl. It couldn't be easier to create a great accent or focal point: just
punch and then layer the pieces.

■ Includes an owl body, detailed eyes (not just one circle size but three so you can create dimension), and a small heart
■ New, sleeker body style
■ Larger surface area offers precise cutting and leverage
■ Locks to store

 

131395L

Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit #131395
Price: $12.95

Everything for bright, flowery tags—just add attitude.
* 9 embossed paper tags (ea. 2-3/4" x 3-1/2").
* 9 fabric covered brads: 6 Very Vanilla (3/8"); 3 Summer Starfruit (5/8").
* Precut paper flower pieces layer into 9 flowers; 6 layers of one style in 2 colors and 3 layers of one style in 1 color
* 9 pieces of thick Vanilla Baker's Twine (ea. 8")
* Just for You wood-mount stamp (1 stamp: exclusive to this kit)
* Adhesive and ink not included

 
Theme: Overlay by Kaira. 
Bonnie, Illinois, USA