Showing posts with label Simple Stamping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simple Stamping. Show all posts

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Share A Milkshake Bundle Makes Fun Cards!



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Hey Y'all!
I wanted to share some cards I made with one of my favorite bundle in the January-April Mini Catalog-the Share A Milkshake Bundle. Maybe it's because a milkshake is one of my favorite treats, maybe it's the cute, cute font, or the fun dies....I don't know. But I have had lots of fun creating cards with it.

This first card is an "almost" simple stamping card. It is just stamps, ink, and paper except for that die cut cherry popped up on top of the milkshake. I needed a bunch of thank you cards, so I used our Notecards and Envelopes, got out my Stamparatus, and went to work. The Stamparatus was the secret to lining up the two-step stamps for the milkshake glass and topping perfectly, and then cranking these out quickly. I came back and stamped the straw, sentiment, and those cute hearts using my blocks. And Voila! Twenty thank you's in no time! 



This next card is a result of dropping one of the Thank You notes in an ink pad....UGGGGHHHHH!!! Does that ever happen to y'all? Thank goodness it was the inside of the card. It just fell pretty as you please right on top of my Sweet Sorbet! So I used just the card front and stepped things up. (PS see that cute little Boho Blue Mini Cut & Emboss up there in the corner? You can have your own when you join my team as a Demonstrator! Only a couple of weeks left to take advantage of this awesome opportunity!)


I used the Country Gingham DSP to die cut those stinkin' cute hearts and the lattice die. I also added a strip for the background. Did I mention I was away from my craft room and was working with limited supplies? I wanted some more texture, so I added score lines with my paper trimmer. I also had not planned to make any regular sized cards, just use the notecards and keep it simple. I just so happened to have some Blushing Bride cardstock I had brought to use on some other projects, and I really like how it coordinated with the colors I used. 




I needed to make a gift card holder, and had planned to do that at another time, but then I thought, "Why not use this one?" You can make any card a gift card holder easy peasy-just add a strip of DSP or even cardstock along the bottom of the inside panel and only adhere three of the sides, leave the top open. Here I added another strip of the Country Gingham DSP. See that little thumb notch? I used one of the dies from the bundle to create that! I just had to add that little heart I had left over. 
I hope these cards have sparked your creativity. You can purchase the Share A Milkshake Bundle from my online store, just click the link at the top of the page. It would be a great bundle to add to your Starter Kit when you sign up as a demonstrator...just sayin'! I would love to have you on my team!


                                           

Have you seen the kits collection? Here is one of my favorites-ANYTHING to help me organize! And I am promising to be better about sending cards in the New Year, so I know this is going to be a huge help.
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Thanks for stopping by today, go make something beautiful!
Love,
Nina





 







Sunday, August 16, 2020

Let's Get Hopping Round 34-Step It Up or Scale It Back




 Hey Y'all!

The Let's Get Hopping crew is back with another fabulous hop.  Today we are "Stepping It Up or Scaling It Back."  You may have arrived here from Alicia Yap, she always has something awesome to share!  We are so glad you are here!

I chose to "CASE" a card I featured on my blog a few weeks ago...


It is the card on top.  You can see the details of that card here.  It is one of my all-time favorites, but I call cards like this my "$100 cards," because it takes at least $100 or more of products to make them, not counting paper and ink.  This one used 3 die sets plus the dies in the stamp set bundle,and a background stamp.  It would also be considered an "avid" crafter card.  Crafters are usually in 1 of 3 groups...Beginner, Casual, or Avid.  I would say most Stampin' Up! Demos are in the avid group....I know that's my group!

So I chose to step that card down and just use stamps, ink, and paper...no dies or punches. I also wanted to use only the one stamp set, Nothing's Better Than.  I kept my original colors, used the 2020-22 In-Color DSP instead of the Buffalo Check stamp (you can see in the original card I used the DSP also), and instead of an extra layer of Coastal Cabana, I used the coffee cup stamp to fill in the white space on my card.  


But then I had a dilemma....how to include that sweet little heart? No dies, remember?  Well, how many of you remember making Valentines?  Yep, I fussy cut my heart!
WARNING...More fussy cutting ahead...


I had only planned to share the 2 cards, but then I had all these scraps laying on my desk, and I couldn't resist stepping it back up to a "Casual Crafter" project. For this card, I brought in a couple of punches, some ribbon, and the 2020-22 In Color Enamel Dots.


Instead of using the dies to cut out the word "Chocolate," I fussy cut the word and then a border. I also have a confession.....I stamped the sentiment "You're just like" slightly crooked.  So I stamped it again on a 1/4" scrap of Whisper White and just adhered it over the top of the crooked sentiment. That is an easy fix if you have an ink smudge or crooked sentiment.  I just threw that extra tip in for free.  


So what kind of crafter are you? Beginner, Casual, or Avid?  Leave me a comment and let me know which one you are. Click the arrow to hop over to my friend the lovely Tanya Rees. I know you will love what she has in store!



Tips & Tricks:
  • All card bases use WW Thick cardstock-8-1/2 x 5-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
  • SIP card measurements: DSP-1 piece 5-1/2 x 2, 2 pieces 5-1/2 x 1/2, Poppy Parade 2-1/2 x 4, Coastal Cabana 3-3/4 x 2-1/2, WW 3-1/4 x 2-1/8
  • For the Casual card, the strips of DSP and cardstock were just scraps I had on my desk.
  • The Nothing's Better Than stamp set is a 2-step stamp.  I stamped the outline stamp (coffee cup and chocolates) full strength, then "stamped off" once for the fill in color.
If you live in the US, do not currently have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, and would like to purchase any of the products used, I would so appreciate your business!  Simply click on the images below to go to my online store.  Are you an avid crafter, or just want to purchase crafting supplies at a discount? I would love for you to join my team!  Click on "Join The Fun" at the top of the page to learn more.  Again, thanks for stopping by, Happy Crafting!
Love,
Nina


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Sunday, October 20, 2019

Simple Stamping-Single Layer Card-Let's Get Hopping Round 25


Hey Y'all!
It's great to be back with the Let's Get Hopping crew for another challenge...and boy, what a challenge it was!  You may have hopped over from Mikaela Titheredge's blog...isn't she amazing!  Or you may be starting here with me, either way, you will want to be sure to hop all the way through to see the fun projects we have in store for you.
Simple Stamping-a single layer card....a SIP card (stamps, ink and paper.) If you have been papercrafting for over a minute, you know how hard that is!  But it was so much fun to get back to basics, and I am excited to share this set of cards I made with the Beauty Abounds stamp set.
I kept the same layout and used the same stamps for each card, and just changed the accent color.  The floral image and sentiments were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, and Melon Mambo was the accent color in this first card.  I stamped off the background images to get a lighter color and make the butterfly "pop" as the focal image.  

This card uses Pineapple Punch ink, one of the 2018-2020 In-Colors
These next two cards use 2019-2021 In-Colors, this one is stamped with Rococo Rose.....
and this one with Purple Posy, which has not been available for several months.  I am so happy to announce it is now available to purchase!



This stamp set has some beautiful images and great sentiments.  I hope you enjoyed my cards, and that they inspired you to "get back to basics" and just enjoy the beauty of stamps, ink, and paper!  Now hop on over and see what my friend, the very talented Tracy Bish, has in store!
If you live in the US, do not currently have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, and would like to order any of the products I used, just click on the links to go to my online store.  Please use the current host code found in the right hand column to qualify for Frequent Buyer benefits.  You will see I listed the new Paper Trimmer as one of my supplies....Yes, Stampin' Up! has a new trimmer, and yes, it is available to order....but only for demonstrators at this time.  So what better time to join my SASS squad!  I would love to have you on my team.  The Starter Kit is the best value in the catalog, it is always on sale, and you get to buy from yourself at a discount.  Feel free to contact me with any questions!  
Hope you have a wonderful day, thanks for stopping by!
Love,
Nina

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