Tagged: clean & simple

February 22, 2013

Button Buddies Sale-a-Bration Thank You Card

The buttons in the Sale-a-bration Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack inspired the colors for this Thank You card. And they are perfect with the Button Buddies Stamp Set that is precisely tailored for buttons. It’s a match made in stamping heaven! 😀 The light-weight and beautiful Tangerine Tango Ribbon comes from the same coordinating SAB ribbon and button pack.

Here’s the card recipe:

(All supplies from Stampin’ Up! Click on the links below for product details & ordering.)

SAB: Sycamore Street ribbon & button pack

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The matching large scallop punch and the Bitty Banners framelit dies make creating this Button Buddies thank you card quick and fun. Embossing the white background keeps it clean and simple while adding a little texture.

SALE-A-BRATION IS THE PERFECT TIME TO STOCK UP ON PAPER! Purchase paper variety packs so you have a wide-range of color choices and earn free SAB product with a $50 order.

Enjoy! Julie

February 18, 2013

Feeling Sentimental Bicycle Card

I love this Sale-a-bration Sentimental Journey Stamp Set . And it’s only available during SAB. (SAB ends March 22nd.) This stamp set has so much detail and charm that it makes it quick and easy to create a lovely greeting card.

The Tangerine Tango ribbon in the SAB Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button pack inspired my color choice. And the First Edition Specialty paper is the perfect fit for the style and feel of this stamp set. The bicycle was stamped with Versamark and Early Espresso, and clear embossed on Crumb Cake cardstock.

The Sentiment was stamped and embossed on Tangerine Tango and matted with matching Early Espresso cardstock. The Tangerine Tango ribbon, which is fabulous, is easy to work with and the perfect touch. And rhinestone adds that just a little bit something extra.

Here’s the card recipe:

(All supplies from Stampin’ Up! Click on the links below for product details & ordering.)

SAB: Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set, Sycamore Street ribbon & button pack

Early Espresso Stamp Pad	VersaMark	Clear Embossing Powder	First Editions Specialty Designer Series Paper	Rhinestones
Crumb Cake cardstock	Tangerine Tango cardstock	Early Espresso cardstock	Naturals White cardstock

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SALE-A-BRATION IS THE PERFECT TIME TO STOCK UP ON PAPER! Purchase paper variety packs to you have a wide-range of color choices and earn free SAB product with a $50 order.

Are you Feeling Sentimental? Get your set today and be on your way to making simple but beautiful cards to impress your friends with your artistic abilities.

Enjoy! Julie

February 10, 2013

Family Sunday: A Stampin’ Up! Blue Ribbon Congratulations

Recently we’ve had some great things to celebrate in our family: son James earned the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts, son Dallin called home to report his great grades in college so far this semester, son-in-law Joel recieved an award at work and niece’s husband Weston took first place in an interviewing contest at the university. So I got busy making some masculine congratulation cards, which is quick and easy to do using the Stampin’ Up! Blue Ribbon stamp set!

Yay! Congrats everyone for a job well done!

Here’s some more pics of the Blue Ribbon cards.

The Large Scallop, 1-1/4″ Circle and 1-3/8″ Circle punches make this project super fast.

The card base is Sahara Sand and the ‘blue ribbon’ is Stampin’ Up! color’s Midnight Muse, Sahara Sand and Cajun Craze.

Stampin' Up! Blue Ribbon Stamp set — Stampin’ Up! Blue Ribbon Stamp Set
clear-mount #125981 or wood-mount #125979

Enjoy! Julie

February 8, 2013

Feeling Sentimental Ferris Wheel Stamp

The stamp images in the Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration Feeling Sentimental set are to die for! I love the intricate, antique line drawings of a ferris wheel, phone booth and an old-time bicycle. On this card, I decided to go light on dark with a couple of neutrals and Pool Party as my main color. The latest Spring catalog and the Sale-a-bration products feature a lot of accessories for Pool Party, which I love.

I started with a Natural White cardstock. Natural White is a little heavier than Whisper White and has a very slight speckled or grainy look to it. It seemed perfect for a crisp, vintage look. I stamped the ferris wheel in Versamark on Early Espresso cardstock, then embossed it with Pool Party embossing powder. ‘Celebrate’ is embossed with Pool Party also.

And the Pool Party ribbon from the SAB Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack is perfect. This ribbon is wonderful. It ties so easily and is not bulky on your projects. You can get this ribbon with two other shades plus three colors of buttons in the pack.

Here’s the card recipe:

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

SAB: Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set w-# c-#, Sycamore Street ribbon & button pack #130812

Ink: VersaMark #102283

Paper: Pool Party cardstock #122924, Early Espresso cardstock #119686, Natural White cardstock#102316

Extras: Scallop Edge Border Punch #119882, Rhinestones #119246, Pool Party Embossing Powder #129398, Heat Tool #129053

SALE-A-BRATION IS THE PERFECT TIME TO STOCK UP ON PUNCHES! Punches are great tools that make your papercrafting so much easier and make you look like a pro! Earn free SAB product with a $50 order.

This is the first of several Feeling Sentimental cards I’ve created to share with you.

Enjoy! Julie

February 1, 2013

Collage Curios ‘Bee Mine’ Valentine Card

The big framelit die-cut heart provides impact on this Bee Mine Valentine, made with the Collage Curios and Notable Alphabet stamp sets. And even though m-i-n-e is spelled out with individual letters, it’s super quick and easy to make this customized card.

After I layered the Whisper White cardstock on the Primrose Petals cardstock, I used my bone folder to gently rough up the edges.

I added a rhinestone to the bee and included a cascading row of rhinestones on the heart for a little sparkle.

So here’s the part that makes this card super easy to make and duplicate. Add your stamps to your long ‘H’ acrylic block and stamp as many as you would like! This is a great strategy for stamping any word multiple times and it’s one of the great advantages to clear-mount cling stamps.

When you add your stamps to the block you have to think backwards to line them up correctly. And be sure to stamp a sample on scrap paper to make sure you have it the way you want it.

Here’s the card recipe:

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

Stamps: Collage Curios clear-mount #129102, Notable Alphabet clear-mount #126357, Hearts a Flutter Stamps & Framelit Dies Bundle wood-mount #131098 clear-mount #131097

Ink: Black StazOn #101406, Primrose Petals #126858, Pool Party #126982

Paper: More Amore Designer Series Paper #129309,Pool Party cardstock #122924, Primrose Petals cardstock #126841, Whisper White cardstock #100730

Extras: Hearts Collection Framelit Dies #125599, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335, Rhinestones #119246

SAB ENVELOPE BUNDLE BONUS: When you order the Scoring Tool, Diagonal Plate and any pack of Designer Series Paper together, you’ll receive a FREE Sale-a-bration bonus item.

SAB HEARTS BUNDLE BONUS: When you order the Scallop Hearts of Hearts Embosslits, Fashionable Hearts Embosslits and the Hearts Collection Framelit Dies together, you’ll receive a FREE Sale-a-bration bonus item.

SAB I-WANT-IT-ALL BIG SHOT BUNDLE: Order either of the bundles above with the Big Shot Die-cutting Machine and receive 3 FREE Sale-a-bration bonus items, a pack of Silver Glimmer Paper AND $25 of FREE product of your choice through Stampin’ Rewards. That’s more than $65 in FREE product during Sale-a-bration.

HAVE YOUR OWN WISH LIST: The I-want-it-all benefits apply to all orders for $150 or more in Stampin’ Up! products! Receive $65 in FREE product (as described above) with ANY $150 product order during Sale-a-bration.

Be sure and order your valentines supplies today to make this collage curios BEE mine card. Valentines is in two weeks!

Enjoy! Julie