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October 11, 2013

A Pool Party Cycle Celebration Birthday Card

I love bicycle stamps! And I wanted the Cycle Celebration stamp set the minute I saw it in the new catalog! This bicycle is adorable!! So cute!

And yes, I know I’ve been missing in action on the website, but rest assured that if you email me, call or text me at the email address or phone number at the top of the website I’m always available to you! I will not bore you with everything that has been going on since June. It has been crazy!!! – moving, surgeries, a funeral, a birth, etc. But things are starting to settle down and I’m hopeful I’ll be in a new house in about two months and I’ll be able to set up my new stamp studio and share it with you! Yay!

The inspiration for the design and colors in this card came from page 10 of the Stampin’ Up! catalog. If you look at the picture you may be surprised that gift packaging on the birthday ensemble could be the inspiration for a card, but notice how I stamped the tag and repeated the bicycle pattern across the card – all inspired by the packaging.

The ruffle ribbon is the perfect border for the ‘road’ these cycles are rolling on! And it’s super easy to work with. I used a bit of SNAIL adhesive on the ribbon to set it in place and then taped it behind the Quatrefancy designer series paper.

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

Stamps: Cycle Celebration wood-mount #130279 clear-mount #130273

Ink: Crushed Curry #131173, Pumpkin Pie #126945, Pool Party #126982, Black StazOn #101406

Paper: Whisper White cardstock #100730, Pool Party cardstock #122924, Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper #130141

Extras: Itty Bitty Shapes Punches #118309, Little Labels Punches #126881 , Rhinestones #119246, Coastal Cabana Ruffle Ribbon #130024, Dimensionals #104430

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Enjoy! Julie

August 2, 2013

Cycle Celebration Sweet Birthday Card

Easily, one of my very favorite new stamp sets is the Cycle Celebration. Fun, fun, fun. I love the bicycle in this set but I also love the candles. Well, really, I love just about everything about this set.

I wanted to group three bright candles together as the focal point for this card so I used the Quatrefancy Designer Series Paper for color inspiration and chose Island Indigo, Pumpkin Pie and Strawberry Slush for my candles. Using Paper Snips I had no trouble trimming these out in a snap.

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Also, I added a bit of Dazzling Diamonds glitter shimmer to the flames with 2-way glue. And I added a sliver of dimensionals under the tops of the candles so they would stand out from the card a little.

Because I chose the bright colors for the candles and I wanted them to stand out on the card I chose a paper from the pack with a monochrome pattern to complement the candles and the message. The paper backed with a piece of Island Indigo cardstock is lifted off the card with dimensionals.

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To create the “sweet birthday” oval tag I stamped with the Strawberry Slush and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder mixed with a touch of Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. Then clipping it out was super fast and easy with the oval punch.

Here’s the card recipe:

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

Stamps: Cycle Celebration wood-mount #130279 clear-mount #130273

Ink: Island Indigo #126986, Strawberry Slush #131178, Pumpkin Pie #126945

Paper: Whisper White cardstock #100730, Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper #130141

Extras: Heat Tool #129053, Clear Embossing Powder #109130, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter #102023, 2-way Glue #100425, Oval Punch #119859, Dimensionals #104430

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Order your Cycle Celebration stamp set today and get started now on all those birthday cards you’ll need to send this year.

Enjoy! Julie

June 4, 2013

Digital Tuesday – A MDS Happy Birthday

This is the fabulous card my sister gave to me for my birthday. She designed these 5″ x 7″ birthday cards in MDS and then sent them straight from the software to Stampin’ Up! to be printed. The printed cards are really nice and they come with envelopes too.

She used the Comfort Café digital dsp for the background on the front, the back and the inside. She added a Crumb Cake band across the middle front, a Very Vanilla decorative label punch and a Night of Navy happy birthday stamp from the Engraved Greetings digital stamp brush set.

After adding the background to the back she included a Night of Navy filled punch with her initials to personalize her creation.

She kept it simple on the inside with more dsp at the top and a ‘make it a good one’ greeting.

Make a few of your own birthday cards and order them today so you’ll always have what you need on hand.

Products used on this card:

MDS software

Comfort Café Designer Series Paper – Digital Download #127203

Engraved Greetings Stamp Brush Set – Digital Download #124567

Get it Done Kit – Digital Download #129924

CHECK OUT THIS WEEK’S new digital downloads and this month’s digital freebie.

Enjoy! Julie

June 3, 2013

Pretty Postage Petal Birthday Card

It’s the very last day to order from the retiring products list!! In fact, the Spring catalog has already expired with this fun Sunshine and Sprinkles paper featured on today’s project. But it isn’t too late to order the Pretty Postage stamp set and the Petal Card double punch!

This cool punch punches the shape and creates the score lines all at once. Fabulous! You won’t be able to order it after today though.

I folded up the punched petal card and slipped the 1″ square punched happy birthday greeting from Pretty Postage inside. I attached a loop of ribbon behind the tiny greeting to allow it to easily be pulled out. The banner across the front is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set.

Today is the last day to order the Pretty Postage stamp set.

stampin' up! pretty postage stamp set stampingjulie.com — Pretty Postage Stamp Set
clear-mount #123097 or wood-mount #123095

Retiring June 3, 2013:

Pretty Postage stamp set wood-mount #123095

Pretty Postage stamp set clear-mount #123097

Petal Card Double Punch #119273

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Click here for the retiring Stampin’ Up! stamps list.

Click here for the retiring accessories list (with updates on sold out product).

Order your favorites now!

Save even more by adding Clearance Rack items to your order!

Retiring quick links:

25% Off

40% Off

60% Off Digital

Enjoy! Julie

May 30, 2013

Spring Catalog Comes to an End!

Oh Whale Baby card — A Whale of a Baby Card

The spring catalog is coming to an end today, May 30th. That means Oh Whale will no longer be available. Sad. :'( I love this little whale from the Oh Whale stamp set (wood-mount #129129 or clear-mount #129132) and the coordinating Happy Whale clearlits die that makes it so easy to trim out with lots of fun little accessories. These happy stamps and accessories are all part of the Sunshine and Sprinkles Suite.

Here’s some more of my favorites from the Spring catalog…

(Click on the picture to go to the original post with full size pictures and complete descriptions.)

Ciao Baby! Blissful Bird Wedding Card make a card — Blissful Bird Wedding Card

The Ciao, Baby stamp set (wood-mount #129645 or clear-mount #129648) is also from the spring catalog and includes this adorable little love stamp that punches out perfectly with the Petite Curly Label punch. The Friendly Phrases and Blissful Bird stamp sets also featured on the card above are retiring too.

oh hello flower greeting card stampingjulie.com — Oh, Hello Greeting Card

oh. hello red pirouette wisteria scallop card — Oh, Hello Emboss Resist Card

The Oh, Hello stamp set (wood-mount #130730 or clear-mount #130733) is part of the Tea for Two product suite. I love the chevron patterns, the bold greetings and the delicate flower included in this stamp set!

collage curios paris birthday card — Collage Curios Eiffel Tower Birthday Card

And I could not resist the Collage Curios stamp set (wood-mount #129099 or clear-mount #129102) with it’s mini Eiffel tower stamp.

cross my heart crossword puzzle birthday card stampingjulie.com — Cross My Heart Crossword Puzzle Birthday Card

Recently I showed you this card created with the Cross My Heart stamp set (wood-mount #126580 or clear-mount #126582). Fun and simple.

That’s just a sampling of my favorites from the Spring catalog.

Remember these IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

GET AN EXTRA $30 IN THE STAMPIN’ UP! STARTER KIT! That means you will get to choose $155 worth of ANY products you choose for only $99! You can even include new catalog sneak peek items in your starter kit. (Learn more.) Act fast – Offer ends today May 30th.
Spring catalog ends Friday, May 31st. Order your favorite stamps and accessories today.
Retiring stamp sets and accessories will be available through June 3. Note that accessories are only available while supplies last. Click here for the retiring Stampin’ Up! stamps list. Click here for the retiring accessories list. Some discounted up to 60% off.
First day to order from the new 2013 Stampin’ Up! catalog – June 1.

Enjoy! Julie