Category: Cards

March 18, 2013

Bloomin’ Marvelous Clean and Simple

IT’S THE VERY LAST WEEK OF SALE-A-BRATION!
IF YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING OFF GETTING YOUR ORDER IN, DO IT NOW BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!!

Do you need a quick birthday card? This Stampin’ Up! Bloomin’ Marvelous birthday card is clean and simple. And best of all, you can get this exclusive stamp set FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration! (Offer ends March 22nd.)

I randomly stamped the flowers in Marina Mist and then filled in with leaves in Wild Wasabi. You could use this quick card to celebrate any happy occasion with a friend.

Well it turns out I don’t have any Wild Wasabi ribbon so I used some Gumball Green which coordinated quite nicely in real life but not so much in the photo…yikes! But I’m sharing nonetheless because maybe you can envision it coordinating in your imagination. 🙂

Adding rhinestones to the flower centers is a super fast way to add some bling! I just love these adhesive-backed jewels. I use them on just about everything – even my big toe! My daughter painted nail-polish flowers on my big toes last summer and we added the smallest of the rhinestones to the center. 😀

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Order your Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set today and make a handful of these cards to have on hand for a birthday or special occasion!

Enjoy! Julie

March 16, 2013

Glittery Leprechaun Hat Card

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I have green inky fingers after painting this Silver Glimmer Paper to create this leprechaun hat. With all the glittery shimmer of this hat, I kept the rest of the card very clean and simple.

I made this hat with the large circle and oval punches. The hat ban is a sliver of Basic Gray covered with dazzling diamonds glitter.

Here’s a St. Patrick’s Day treat bag made with an envelope, the large heart punch and a Top Note trimmed piece of Gumball Green Poetry Prints designer series paper.

Have a wonderful day!

Enjoy! Julie

March 15, 2013

Feeling Sentimental Note Cards With Matching Envelopes

Only 8 more days for Sale-a-bration!

The Sale-a-bration Feeling Sentimental stamp set is perfect for the note cards and envelopes pack! The rich Lucky Limeade color in the International Bazaar Designer Series Paper used on the envelope flap is just right for stamping the vintage bicycle on the front of the note card.

Here’s the set of three that I made. I chose monochromatic papers to cover the flaps of the matching envelopes for a on-fuss look. I love the simplistic sophistication of a monochromatic color scheme. And no special supplies needed, just paper, ink and scissors!

Bundle a set of 6 of these cards and envelopes together with a ribbon bow and you have a wonderful gift for a teacher or a friend’s birthday. I used Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango and Pool Party for this set with papers from the designer series paper packs SAB Sycamore Street, International Bazaar, and Comfort Café.

I kept these super simple, but you could definitely add ribbon, buttons or rhinestones.

I love the elegant look of these clean and simple note cards. The style of the Feeling Sentimental stamp set lends itself to this simple stamping.

Only 8 more days for Sale-a-bration!

SALE-A-BRATION IS THE PERFECT TIME TO STOCK UP ON YOUR CRAFT SUPPLIES! Earn FREE SAB product with every $50 in products you order. SAB products used in this project: Patterned Occasions stamp set & Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper and Button & Ribbon pack

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Get your Sale-a-bration Feeling Sentimental stamp set today and enjoy making a note card set to always have a greeting card on hand or to give a bundle as a gift!

Next week I’m hoping to have a lot of new video tutorials for you. Is there something particular you would like me to show? I’d love to hear!

Enjoy! Julie

March 14, 2013

Quick Gift Cards

These simple little gift cards are made so easily with the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the coordinating Blossom punch. And the added little butterfly from the Sale-a-bration Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set…well, you can’t go wrong with a butterfly. Especially a butterfly that is so easily punched out with the Bitty Butterfly punch!

I have been waiting for an opportunity to break out this fun bitty butterfly paper from the Patio Party Designer Series Paper pack and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. All those adorable little butterflies in trendy colors flitting all over the dark Midnight Muse page – yum! I used the colors from the paper – Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit and Baja Breeze – for the rest of the elements on the card.

On the interior I stamped off a Baja Breeze blossom and added the ‘oh happy day’ sentiment with Summer Starfruit.

Here’s the card recipe:

FREE exclusive Sale-a-bration items with qualifying order: Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set & Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper and Ribbon & Button Pack (SAB supplies are free with a $50 product purchase. All supplies are from Stampin’ Up! Click on the links below for product details & ordering.)

Mixed Bunch wood-mount stamp set

Summer Starfruit stamp pad

Primrose Petals stamp pad

Baja Breeze stamp pad

Patio Party Designer Series Paper

Baja Breeze Card Stock

2012-2014 In Color Card Stock

Whisper White cardstock

Bitty Butterfly punch

Here’a another similar gift card using the Sale-a-bration exclusive Sycamore Street Designer Paper and the Ribbon and Button Pack. The big blossom on this card is stamped in Tangerine Tango to match the paper and topped with a scallop circle of Baja Breeze and a coordinating Island Indigo ribbon knot. I used a glue dot to attach this bit of ribbon, which is a whole lot easier than punching holes and trying to tie a neat knot in that little scallop circle!

ORDER THE MIXED BUNCH BUNDLE AND CHOOSE A FREE SAB GOODIE: Mixed Bunch clear-mount stamp set, Acrylic Block ‘D’, Blossom Punch, Dimensionals AND choose 1 FREE Sale-a-bration item. (Substitutions can be made. Order must total $50 or more in product to qualify for free SAB item.)

SALE-A-BRATION IS THE PERFECT TIME TO STOCK UP ON YOUR CRAFT SUPPLIES! Earn free SAB product with every $50 in products you order. Click here for the complete list of SAB products! Click here to shop.

Little gift cards are a simple thing to make and a great thing to always have on hand.

Enjoy! Julie

March 11, 2013

Sketch Inspired! Congratulations, Smarty Pants!

The Island Indigo color is perfect for this sporty pair of jeans from the Sale-a-bration set Patterned Occasions! What a great way to say congratulations – perfect for graduates this spring. I paired the Island Indigo stamped jeans with the Sale-a-bration Sycamore Street designer series paper and added a Tangerine Tango orange flower with a Silver Glimmer Paper punched center. The matching Tangerine Tango ribbon comes from the Sale-a-bration Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack.

I love the way the Sale-a-bration products coordinate this year! Coordinating products make crafting super-dooper easy. I used the Sale-a-bration Patterned Occasions stamp set with the Sycamore Street designer series paper and the Sycamore Street buttons & ribbon for this congratulations card. And the punches make this card super quick to assemble and mass produce.

Sale-a-bration ends March 22nd!

Patterned Occasions Bundle: Order the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch, 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack AND get the SAB Patterned Occasions Stamp Set FREE. (Substitutions can be made. Order must total $50 or more in product to qualify for free SAB item.)

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Order your Patterned Occasions stamp set bundle above and get started on your DIY graduation cards today. Remember Sale-a-bration ends March 22nd.

Enjoy! Julie