Be sure to click through to see all the great projects. Up next is Wendy!
Monday Montage Blog Hop is here again! This week I'm highlighting the adorable new By Your Side kit. Have you seen it? It makes eight cards but the best part is you get double the number of cats and dogs so you can create lots more cards!
All of these cards were created with just adding some extra card stock and ink.
Adding a little distressed ribbon seemed cute to go with the yarn!
Are you team cat or team dog? All of these animals are adorable and make it so easy to create cards.
Be sure to click through to see all the great projects. Up next is Wendy!
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Ready for the new catalog? It's amazing! Starting May 1 you can order all the cool new stuff. Did you see the new In Colors? Want to get your hands on all the new colors? Want to spread out the cost? I'm offering an In Color Club. You can check out all the details here. Here is a card I created to show off all the new In Colors. I love how they compliment one another. I especially love that we are getting a great pink back in the rotation! I'm also offering new product shares! This is a great way to get your hands on lots of new product without the huge price tag. Check it out here.
Time for an April Monday Montage Blog Hop. Thanks for stopping by.
We are moving quickly toward the end of the school and my oldest graduating from high school. I'm definitely not ready! Both boys are busy with lacrosse and all the last semester things and it's keeping us very busy. This past weekend I held a technique class where we focused on spritzers and water color paper as well as a card that featured Blends. I featured a lot of products that are on the last chance list and I think some of the items are gone already. I tell everyone to make sure you grab those items you will really be sad to miss out on as soon as possible. This first card is created using the Blends to create a striped background on a piece of Basic White. You don't have to be careful or worry about having straight lines which is the best part. The key though is to use adhesive sheets on the back so when you die cut it with this incredible die it's already sticky. Trying to add glue to these intricate cut outs is so hard. The adhesive sheets make it so much easier. I love these Artistic Dies, especially this flower! They will be 50% off on Tuesday so do not miss out on ordering these. You can check out a reel here of me creating this. Be sure to follow my Instagram for more fun reels.
For this card we focused on the spritzer and adding water to the Fluid watercolor paper for different looks. We started with spritzing the paper first and then stamping in Bubble Bath. Because it was very wet the image blurred quite a bit. We let it dry a little and then stamped the same image again in Gorgeous Grape. Every experimented with leaving it as is or spritzing their paper again depending on how much they wanted to see the second set of images bleed.
We used a piece of Bubble Bath card stock cut to the full size for the front of the card. After running it through the Exposed Brick embossing folder we adhered it to a piece of Thick Basic White. I love these dies! These are another set that you want to use the adhesive sheets with. Using the adhesive sheet on the word makes it so much easier to adhere to the background shadow. We also used an old Blends marker to add some splatter to the piece. I try to only use Blends that already have tips that are fraying or have been damaged since flicking it against the lid often results in it breaking down.
Be sure to hop all the way through to see the great projects everyone is sharing this week. Up next is Julie!
I can't believe it's almost April already. Time is flying by! Spring Break is here and I am so ready for it. It's time for another Monday Montage Blog Hop and I'm featuring my Paper Pumpkin alternatives for this month. My March Paper Pumpkin did not disappoint. I loved that both the front and the backs of the cards were printed so I could cut them and create double the amount of cards. The watercolor images in these cards are beautiful. The bonus stamp set included in this month's kit was great as well. I loved the images. This card is simple but so bright and cheerful. The wooden elements included in the kit were fun to use as well. You can sign up for your own Paper Pumpkin subscription here. Last week I traveled to Houston for Stampin' Up! OnStage event. I was so excited to meet so many of my fellow Monday Montagers in person finally! These ladies are so lovely inside and out. I always love to see what everyone has shared. Be sure to check out all the great projects. Click next to see Wendy's.
Spring seems to have arrived early here and it's making ready for flowers to bloom. This new Flowering Zinnias suite is so pretty and the perfect thing to help me get ready while I wait for the real things.
One reason I love this new suite is that every year my mom plants more zinnia seeds than I can count and the result is months of gorgeous fresh flowers in every color you can imagine. This set makes me think of her! The colors in the Designer Series Paper are bright and cheery. I started creating right away when it arrived. I love pairing pretty papers with the Perennial Postage dies. This would make a gorgeous postage stamp.
The coordinating embossing folder has wonderful images. I decided to only cover part of my card front with it. I spent some time fussy cutting a sheet of the flowers out so that I had them to use on my projects. The time was definitely worth it!
For this card I decided to use a larger piece (4 x 5 1/4) and layer it on the base but otherwise stuck with the same type of layout.
The sheets with the full rows of flowers are so easy to use to create a lot of cards at once. Simply cut it into six pieces of 4 x 5 1/4 for card front size or 3 1/4 x 5 if you want to add an additional card stock mat.
I often forget about the idea of stamping on Designer Series Paper but it can look so nice and it's such an easy technique.
Do you like the thank you card or the birthday card more?
For more card ideas with this suite check out my reel on Instagram!
Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to click next to check out what Julie has for you this week.
It took me awhile to get to the February Paper Pumpkin kit but it did not disappoint once I started working with it. The images are so cute and sweet. I love that they don't have to be Easter themed but could be. I don't send a lot of Easter cards so was happy to create some sweet "springtime" cards I can send.
These little chicks are the cutest!
One of the original designs in the kit is for some small treat boxes. I didn't need any so I cut them up to use the pieces in the my cards. The scallop edges on this one came from the box.
I remembered to stamp directly on the paper again! It's such a simple and cute technique that I forget to utilize.
I paired some of the leftover pieces together on this card and pulled out the new Online Exclusive stamp set called Comforting Thoughts. It's a really great stamp set with sentiments that I will be using a lot.
Today is the last day to subscribe to get the March kit and it's going to be amazing. You even get a second free stamp set in it! It's a card kit and coordinates with the Meadandering Meadows suite. Click here to get signed up.
New Stampin' Up! Online Exclusives launch on Tuesday and one of them is this amazing suite featuring coffee! If you know me you know I LOVE my coffee so this suite made me so happy. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is getting to preorder new product before it launches to the public.
As soon as my order arrived I started creating and planned a whole class around the suite! Many of my customers have been asking me to expand projects beyond cards so I wanted to add in some gift card holders. I don't know about you but the most frequent gift cards I give are coffee related so this was perfect. This card is a fun fold and gift card holder in one! It's also one of four projects I'm featuring in my class. This class is offered in person on March 10th and can be ordered to be delivered to you at home so you can create when you want.
This gift card holder is created using one of our square pillow boxes. The box is not quite big enough to hold a gift card when closed but it's perfect if you leave the top open and stuff it with tissue paper and maybe even some coffee candies?
I love all the coordinating products in this suite from the ribbon to the embellishments.
Want to get your hands on these great products and the class projects? Purchase your class kit below.
This class includes $20 in product (1/2 pack of paper, embellishments and ribbon) along with materials for four projects. These projects include a 5 x 7 piece that can be framed (frame not included), two cards including the one above plus the pillow box gift card holder. You'll receive all the paper needed but in order to complete the projects as shown you'll need the stamp and dies as well. As a bonus offer you can add on the bundle ($46.75) at cost at the time of sign up. I'll cover your tax and shipping and they will arrive with your class packet. You will need to email me (emkstamper @ gmail) to do this before you register! Cost is $39 shipped. Sign up by March 4th. I hope to ship by March 11th. PDF's of all projects will be emailed after packages ship. No refunds after purchase and US shipping only.
I love this new suite and am so excited to offer this class! These products are available starting March 5th but I have a class planned already.
This class includes $20 in product (1/2 pack of paper, embellishments and ribbon) along with materials for four projects. These projects include a 5 x 7 piece that can be framed (frame not included), two cards including one fun fold gift card holder and a pillow box gift card holder. You'll receive all the paper needed but in order to complete the projects as shown you'll need the stamp and dies as well. As a bonus offer you can add on the bundle ($46.75) at cost at the time of sign up. I'll cover your tax and shipping and they will arrive with your class packet. You will need to email me (emkstamper @ gmail) to do this before you register! Cost is $39 shipped. Sign up by March 4th. I hope to ship by March 11th. PDF's of all projects will be emailed after packages ship.
Don't overlook the Online Exclusives. This Simply Sparkling bundle is adorable and there are so many ways to use it! Whether you are a soda drinker or a bubbly water drinker it can work for both. Plus it's full of puns--my favorite!
I wanted to highlight some of the cute fruits as well as create the fun background using the Craft White Ink for this card. The white ink shows up so nicely against the deep blue of the Starry Sky paper. This card is part of my FREE with a purchase Simply Sparkling Class that I'm offering this week. Simply place an order of $40 (before tax and shipping) with Host Code D7K3E49P by Thursday, February 29th and I'll send you the class packet for free. It will include the card stock, papers and ribbon to create four cards. You'll also receive PDF's with instructions and measurements via email once packets have mailed. I anticipate mailing March 4th.
Below is a list of all the materials needed to create this card. If you don't own the Simply Sparkling bundle purchase it with the Host Code D7K3E49P and you'll earn the class for free!
If your order is over $50 you'll also earn a Sale a Bration item of your choice.
Have you made your Valentine's Day cards yet? Only a couple days left to get them done so I thought I'd share some ideas. We aren't big Valentine's Day celebrators but I do love any excuse to create and send cards to people I love.
My first card combines the Stampin' Up! Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder and the Lighter Than Air. I had die cut the circles and realized that the negative space was perfect to use as a frame. I loved pairing the hearts with the bright and cheerful paper.
I love adding small amounts of color to foil papers and Blends are the perfect tool. The Most Adored Designer Series Paper is gorgeous and easy to change up based on the colors you pair it with.
I love the embossed hearts from the Adoring Hearts Hybrid folder. They add so much to the card.
Pairing the hearts with the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper made for a cute card!
Each of these cards is a simple design that is easy to recreate with the supplies you have!
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