Tagged: Big Shot

Stampin’ Up! MORE Blossoms

Where do you get your inspiration?  Have you ever used a card that you made previously to inspire a new creation?  I used this card  as a jumping off point for today’s Mixed Bunch card.

Aren’t these colors beautiful?  Wisteria Wonder, Peach Parfait and Pool Party – beautiful!  I love the soft colors and elegance of this card and it was surprisingly simple to make.

The Whisper White background is embossed with the Big Shot and Finial Press Textured Embossing Folder.  The blossoms were stamped tone on tone.  And aren’t the lovely pearls the perfect touch?

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Mixed Bunch #125537  clear-mount or #125535 wood-mount
Paper: # 100730 Whisper White cs , #122922 Wisteria Wonder card stock , #119794 Peach Parfait card stock , #122924 Pool Party card stock
Ink: #122936 Wisteria Wonder , #119783 Peach Parfait , #122938 Pool Party
Extras: #119247 Basic Pearls,  #125603 Blossom punch , #119868 3/4″ Circle Punch , #113439 Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine , #115963 Finial Press Texured Embossing Folder , #114319 Whisper White Organza Ribbon
 

Enjoy!  Julie

Summer Smooches!

Didn’t you love the designer paper featured in yesterday’s bright birds card?

It’s now available!

Summer Smooches Suite Products available April 1-30!

And check out this video of the Petite Purse Die!  (She mentions in the video that Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators had access to these products even earlier and at a discount!  Learn how you can join and receive these perks too!)

Here are some of my favorite products in the Summer Smooches Suite.  What are your favorite summer smooches products?  Click here to see them all!

Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper
Summer Smooches Digital Kit
Summer Smooches Petite Purse Die

Stampin’ Up! Summer Smooches with Colorful Birds

I loved these cute little birds and their fun cages the very first time I laid eyes on the Aviary stamp set!  This made it from my wish list  to my home thanks to my sister Kari, who gave it to me for my birthday!  (Yes, I have a wish list too!)  Kari is a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator also.

The beautiful Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper inspired this bright, happy card made with the Aviary stamp set.

When using punches, you would stamp first and then punch it out looking through the punch ‘window’.  When using the Top Note Bigz Die, I cut my shape and then stamp the images.  It was easy to get good placement with the clear-mount stamps.  I stamped a sample on a scrap paper first to decide on my layout, then cut my shape and added the stamped images.

The middle bird cage was stamped first, then I masked the cage with a post-it note and stamped the stand so that it ended at the base of the cage.  (The stand is taller than I needed and would have stamped right through the cage.)

I wanted to add ribbon wrapped around the top note, but I didn’t want to cover the cages so I used an x-acto knife to slice a ribbon slot on either side of the image.  (I don’t know why the ribbon came out such a funky color in the photo.  It looks MUCH better in real life-I promise.)

And the final step is adding bling.  I generously added rhinestones to the cages.  Love it!!

 Card Recipe:
Stamps:  Aviary clear-mount, wood-mount
Paper: Whisper White cs, Pacific Point cs, Summer Smooches designer series paper
Ink: Black StazOn, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry
Extras: Top Note Bigz Die, Rhinestones, Ribbon

Enjoy!
Julie

Big Shot Top Note Interior


With a Big Shot Die-cutting Machine and a Top Note Bigz Die it’s easy to add a decorative interior for including a personalized note.  This is the inside of the embossed love card I showed you in the previous post.   And making five to ten at a time saves you time later.  Just pull a die-cut Top Note from your stash whenever you need one!

During Sale-a-bration  you can invest in the Big Shot and a Top Note Bigz Die and earn two FREE stamp sets or other fun products of your choice.

Enjoy!
Julie

 

Stunning Love

“Stunning!”  That’s how a friend described the background of this card at my stamp camp on Tuesday.  And those stunning results are easily achieved with the Finial Press Textured Embossing folder .  The same embossing folder was used to create the Cherry Cobbler heart.    After punching it out the the textured cardstock with the large heart punch, the heart’s surface was run across a white craft pad to create the contrast.

The old style large heart punch AND scallop oval punch are currently on clearance while supplies last.  Click the clearance button on the far sidebar to see additional bargains!  And remember the SAB Outlined Occasions stamp set featured here is FREE with a qualifying order until March 31st.

The Love tag was created with the scallop oval punch and the extra large oval punch.  Love was punched with the scallop oval punch and then layered on top of the large oval punch.  Then I punched a scallop oval of Cherry Cobbler clipped it in half and adherred it under the tag hanging out on the ends with brads to decorate it.

The black gingham ribbon is no longer available but the 1/8″ black taffeta ribbon is a great alternative!

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  SAB Outlined Occasions, wood mount #126014, clear mount #126016;  Papers: Cherry Cobbler cs, Whisper White cs, Basic Black cs;  Inks: Black Staz On ,  Cherry Cobbler, white craft pad;  Tools:   Finial Press Textured Embossing Folder, Extra-Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Large Heart punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine;  Accessories: Black Ribbon, Neutrals Brads

Did you know that you can join Stampin’ Up! as a hobby OR career demonstrator for only $125 (a $345 value) during Sale-a-bration and get some additional goodies not normally available?  And you can choose a traditional stamping kit OR a digital kit.  This offer ends March 31st.  Check it out today!

Enjoy!

Julie