Category: Cards

January 26, 2013

Hearts a Flutter Valentine Note Card & Video

I decided to have a little fun making valentines with the Hearts A Flutter stamps and die bundle and the Stampin’ Up! note cards and envelopes. This Valentines note card is made in the collage style with In-Colors Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit and Pool Party with a little Basic Gray for a hip color palette.

The note cards and envelopes come in a pack of 20 which is perfect for making Valentine cards! And you can simplify the card by just stamping a heart inside of the larger heart instead of die-cutting the embossed More Amore designer series paper heart to add to the middle. Set out several cards at once and stamp each step for easy mass production.

I’ve created a video tutorial to show you how to make these cards. (If you are viewing this in email you will have to go to the post to view the video.) And be sure to read to the bottom for a special Sale-A-Bration offer exclusive to Stamping Julie customers.

And here is the Card Recipe:

(All supplies from Stampin’ Up! Click on the link to visit my store for product pictures, details & ordering.)

Stamps: Hearts a Flutter Stamps & Framelit Dies Bundle wood-mount #131098 clear-mount #131097, Seasonal Sayings wood-mount #128006 clear-mount #128009

Paper: Note Cards & Envelopes #107311, More Amore Designer Series Paper #129309

Ink: Summer Starfruit #126991, Primrose Petals #126858, Pool Party #126982, Basic Gray #126981

Extras: Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Pool Party Embossing Powder #129398, Rhinestones #119246

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Be sure and leave a comment if you enjoyed learning how to make a Valentine note card with the Hearts a Flutter stamps set and framelit dies.

Enjoy, Julie

January 24, 2013

Blissful Bird Wedding Card

I love this Stampin’ Up! Blissful Bird stamp that coordinates with the Bird Builder punch, but I hadn’t used it yet. So I combined it here with Ciao, Baby! and the fun Sale-a-bration Petite Curly Label punch to make this wedding card. And, by the way, I love Ciao, Baby! Not only the stamp set – I just love saying the name! Ciao, Baby!

I used the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper as an inspiration for the colors. I stamped the Blissful Bird stamp twice – once in Pretty in Pink and once with Regal Rose – to create the bird. I stamped it a third time with Lucky Limeade to punch out the branch. I wanted a softer look so I stamped the Lucky Limeade off once before stamping and punching.

Love from the Ciao, Baby! stamp set was stamped with Pretty in Pink and punched out with the Petite Label Punch available for FREE with a qualifying Sale-a-bration order. I stamped ‘bride & groom’ on Very Vanilla cardstock with the Sweet Essentials stamp set in Island Indigo. Again, because I wanted a softer look I stamped if off once before stamping on the card.

The heart is punched from the Silver Glimmer paper. (Learn how to get a free pack during Sale-a-bration.) I love the little heart in the birds beak. Don’t you? I ran the So Saffron pattern paper from the Tea for Two dsp pack through the Big Shot in the new SAB Vine Street Embossing Folder (also available for FREE with a qualifying SAB order).

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Enjoy, Julie

Card Recipe:

(All supplies from Stampin’ Up! Click on the link to visit my store for product pictures & details.)

SAB: Vine Street Embossing Folder #130492, Petite Curly Label Punch #129405

Stamps: Blissful Bird wood-mount #126472, Ciao Baby! wood-mount #129645 clear-mount #129648, Sweet Essentials wood-mount #126455 clear-mount #126457

Ink: Island Indigo #126986, Regal Rose #126947, Lucky Limeade #126984, Pretty in Pink #126955

Paper: Tea for Two Designer Series Paper #129311, Pretty in Pink cardstock #100459, Very Vanilla cardstock #101650

Extras: Bird Builder Punch #117191, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Heart Punch #117193, Linen Thread #104199

January 24, 2013

Bloomin’ Marvelous Heart Butterfly Card

This Bloomin’ Marvelous Heart Butterfly card features a couple of Sale-A-Bration goodies, including the Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set and the ribbon from the Sycamore Street Pack. This card also features a couple of products from the new, beautiful Spring catalog, the butterfly from the Cross My Heart stamp set, the Honeycomb Embossing Folder, the Pool Party Core’dination cardstock and the heart from the Hearts a Flutter Framelit Dies set.

The Silver Glimmer Paper and Island Indigo butterflies are cut with the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die. I ran the largest butterfly back through the Big Shot in the Perfect Polka Dots Folder. The Red Glimmer Paper heart is trimmed out with the heart from the Hearts a Flutter Framelit Dies set.

The butterfly is adhered to a Two Tags Die cut tag. I stamped the Bloomin’ Marvelous sentiment on the tag with Early Espresso ink. After I ran the Pool Party Core’dination cardstock through the Big Shot with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder, I stamped the butterfly from the Cross My Heart stamp set in a few of the honeycombs and added a little rhinestone.

The butterfly antennae were snipped out with the stem from the Bird Builder Punch. The smallest of rhinestones were added to the end of the antennae.

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Enjoy! Julie

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SAB Bloomin’ Marvelous wood-mount #129651 clear-mount #129654, Cross My Heart wood-mount #126580 clear-mount #126582

Ink: Pool Party #126982, Early Espresso #126874

Paper: Pool Party Core’dination #129321, Crumb Cake #120953, Island Indigo #122923, Silver Glimmer #124005, Red Glimmer #121790

Extras: SAB Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack #130812, Big Shot #113439, Honeycomb Embossing Folder #129378, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder #117335, Two Tags Die #115954, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die #114507, Hearts a Flutter Framelits Die #130159, Rhinestones #119246

January 21, 2013

Cross My Heart Fun Flower Card

If you read my posts in your email, you may have noticed this afternoon that first picture of my For the Birds Thank You card was different than most of the rest. Well, I don’t know how it happened put I accidently selected the wrong photo when I wrote it up, but it’s been corrected now. I didn’t want you to lose any sleep over it! Haha.

The adorable butterflies in the card above are from the Stampin’ Up! Cross My Heart stamp set from the new Spring catalog. That little butterfly stamp is the reason I bought that set! I fell in love.

The flower is the star of the show here. I cut two sets of flowers from the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine and the Fun Flower Bigz Die. I then spritzed them with water, crumbled, stacked and assembled with a brad in the middle to hold it all together. After putting it all together I sprayed it with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz. Can you see the shine?

A little Linen Thread bow through the button and then I glued it to the top of the brad with Crystal Effects. With all the water and the shimmer, a glue dot was just not going to cut it, but Crystal Effects is like super glue.

The button on the flower is from the Sale-A-Bration Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack, which will be available FREE with a qualifying order tomorrow! The button is actually Tangerine Tango, and the paper and ink are actually Calypso Coral, so they are not the same color, but in person they blend and look great together. However, in the pictures, not so much. Darn.

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Enjoy, Julie

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Cross My Heart wood-mount #126580 clear-mount #126582

Ink: Calypso Coral #126983

Paper: Tea for Two Designer Series Paper #129311, Lucky Limeade #122926, Very Vanilla #101650

Extras: Sycamore Street Button & Ribbon Pack #130812 (FREE with SAB order), Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Fun Flowers Bigz Die #121812, Vanilla Smooch #118772, Scallop Trim Border Punch #118402, Natural Trim Ribbon #129287, Linen Thread #104199

January 21, 2013

For the Birds Thank You Card

TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY! THE START OF SALE-A-BRATION 2013!

In the meantime, here’s a simple thank you card created with the Stampin’ Up! For the Birds stamp set. I started with a card base of Natural White cardstock.

I stamped the birds with black StazOn in and watercolored them with the aquapainter and various ink refills. As usual, I didn’t try for perfection which I think is what makes watercoloring so charming! Can you see the Crystal Effects added to the heart?

The bird tag was punched out with the Decorative Label Punch and lifted off the card with dimensionals. It’s easy to pierce the paper to perfection with the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Tool and Mat. The thank you is from the Embellished Events stamp set.

Paper scoring is super quick and easy with the Simply Scored Scoring Tool. I added the Marina Mist cardstock panel after adding the punched scallop border, the scoring and the paper piercing.

The ribbon is tied from the Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon. This months newsletter included tips to tie the perfect bow! Be sure and subscribe today to get your copy.

Originally when I made his card I placed the bow in the middle but I decided later I didn’t like it there. Because I had created a separate bow and adhered it with a glue dot, I just gently eased if off and moved it where I wanted it. I’m so much happier with the bow on the left! What do you think?