These are the 3 cards we made at Stacey's workshop this weekend.. enjoy!
To color the flowers from Upsy Daisy, ink them in Tangerine Tango, then use a sponge dauber to add some Riding Hood Red ink to the rubber, then stamp.
Notice the rhinestone brad in the center of the flower brad.. I love this combo!
For info on making the sunflowers, see THIS POST.
Ok, on to my newest "kick"... making cards with the Scallop Envelope Bigz die and the Stampin' Up! Big Shot! Too fun! These little envelopes are darling on the front of a card! I just love them! They hold a 2x3 card inside!
I used one of my current favorite Designer Series Papers... Georgia Peach for these:
These are Old Olive 4x4 cards (for info on how to cut 12x12 cardstock into (4) 4x4 cards, see my previous post HERE). I scalloped the bottom edge of the card with our Scallop edge punch and added Georgia Peach DSP, and the little envelope cut from the Scallop Envelope Bigz die. Tuck a little 2x3 card inside and you still have room to write a message inside the folded card!
And here is the same idea using the Summer Picnic DSP and Pacific Point cardstock and ribbon..
Have a fabulous day!
Here is a fun combination of Baja Breeze carstock, Urban Garden DSP, Real Red, Pink Pirouette, the "Join in the Cheer" die and the Birds & Blooms Sizzlits Die, all from Stampin' Up!
I was inspired by both Tammy Martin, and by Diane Noble (here). Thanks ladies!!
I promise not to bore you with any more of these folded Open End Envelope cards after today.. I am just totally hooked on these right now and decided to try one with the gorgeous new Urban Garden Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!.
I decorated this one with the die cut Blooms Again, and my favorite Filigree brads and the gorgeous buttons from Button Bouquet. The ribbon is the new Kiwi/Vanilla ribbon... luscious!!
For more info on making this type of card scroll to the post below.
{{Wow.. 500 blog posts... where has the time gone?}}
I am having SO much fun with this idea... I am using the Small Open End Envelopes (pg 167 in the Stampin' Up! catalog), tucking in the envelope flap, folding them in 1/2 and then decorating the front and inside to make a cute little 3x3 folded card!
SUPPLIES: I made these samples with the fabulous new Holiday Treasures Designer Series Paper! I've included my favorite new accessory on some of them - the Filigree Brads (pg 184).. LOVE them! I've also used the Flower brads, die cuts from the Big Shot, the fabulous new Button Bouquet buttons, and wonderful new ribbon!
There is a 3x3 pull out note inside the open end of the envelope (see tab sticking out on the right side)
You can click on any image to see it larger.
There is another sample using this folded envelope idea HERE. I'll be posting another one using Urban Garden DSP later this week.
Well, I figured if the owner of Stampin' Up!, Shelli Gardner, can have her own line - Shelli's Signature Collection - I can certainly have"Patty's Picks" - my favorites out of the new catalog! :)
I did a Designer Series Paper split with my downline and was able to oogle over ALL the new Designer Paper (for hours and hours while I cut/packaged it all) this weekend, and here are my favorites.. Patty's Picks!
Coordinating colors: Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue & So Saffron
Coordinating colors: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango
Coordinating colors: Old Olive, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron
Coordinating colors: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Old Olive
Coordinating colors: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Chcocolate Chip
And because my husband helped me organize and bag up these 2,880 6x6 pieces of DSP..
He decided he should have a "pick" too... so here is his favorite:
Coordinating colors: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Basic Gray, Garden Green
SPECIAL OFFER FROM PATTY BENNETT:
Order any 6 packages of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper from me in the month of August, and receive your choice of any roll of Stampin' Up! ribbon free!! Might I suggest either the new Riding Hood Red Taffeta or the Kiwi Kiss/Vanilla Satin Ribbon if you are undecided? (see HERE for sample).
Have a great day!
I finally opened my Basket Die for the Stampin' Up! Big Shot.... so many new fun things to play with and so little time!! :) Here is a 4x4 card I made using the Sweet Always Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! and the flowers and tag that comes on the Baskets & Blooms Bigz die:
and here is a basket using the same paper and die:
Don't you love the fun colors in this paper? It reminds me of getting Baskin & Robbins 31 Flavors Ice Cream when I was a kid!
I was inspired by a card by Gretchen (see her blog HERE), using the Big Shot flower dies and the Stampin' Up! Bella Rose papers!! So I copied it using the Stampin' UP! dies I had, including the Tulipe Bigz die for some of the "greenery".
These are ALL cut with the dies and the Big Shot, except for the green punched flower!
Then I decided that this would make a lovely card using ANY of the Stampin' Up! designer papers, so I used the softer Pink Pirouette rose patterns from the Bella Rose package for this one! Great wedding card, don't you think?
(click on it to enlarge.. it is so light it's difficult to see)
Thanks again Gretchen for the inspiration!
I got my order of new Stampin' Up! goodies yesterday (yes, I expedited my shipping), and by far, my most favorite things are these 2 new ribbons... OH MY GOSH>>> good thing I ordered 3 rolls of each! I'm gonna use them up FAST!
This is the Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon... (OH YUM!!!) and the Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon... I can't even tell you how fabulous these are... wish you could feel them!!!
The Kiwi/Vanilla ribbon is "double sided"..one side is kiwi and one side is vanilla.. it is fab!
And the Riding Hood Red ribbon is super luxurious with gorgeous white detail on the edges!
Here is a little card I made with both ribbons and some of my other new stuff.. it's an open end envelope folded in 1/2 and embellished with the Bella Rose paper and some of the new buttons and Filigree brads:
The riding hood red flower below was cut from the Birds & Blooms SU! die cut.. cute!
Happy 50th birthday honey!! Hope your day is wonderful!! Love you!
Here is the card I made for my DH - before I wrote the mushy stuff in it! :)
Supplies used: Spring Break Designer Paper, Blue Bayou cardstock and ribbon, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets and Vintage Brads, and Chipboard pieces all from Stampin' Up!. CD Folder from Uline. See this post for info.
Isn't it funny how the "WHAT?" came out on the front right below 50 !! ? I didn't even plan that.. too funny!
Happy Birthday also to Carol and Joan!
I am getting SOOOOO excited about going to Convention!! Friends, Stamping, Ideas, Swaps, Food, Fun... whohooo! This will be my 12th Convention - can you believe I have to leave on my hubby's 50th birthday? YIKES! We had a big 49er party last year (HERE), so he said it was ok to go to convention and not do a big thing for his 50th this year.
Anyway... here are the 3 swap cards I'm taking with me to Convention next week.. they all use Bella Rose Designer Paper and new colors: Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, and of course good old Chocolate Chip!
For more info on the card above, click HERE.
Above: this card uses the Fresh Cut Notecard turned into a "pocket" - open at the top. That is one of the new Riding Hood Red buttons in the center of the big flower... it has a funny glare on it from the flash.. sorry!
Enjoy your weekend!
CONVENTION is coming... time for more Convention swaps!!!! I was totally inspired by Jill's adorable card HERE, and decided I needed to make a swap card using her super cute flower idea! WAY too cute, Jill!!!
So I made a pile of flowers... a "paper flower garden"...
(I actually ended up making 2x this many!!) :)
Then I made it into this card with Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss and Apricot Appeal cardstock:
I used the "Punches Plus" brass template and the paper piercer to add an oval of holes around the punched out greeting.
The flowers are super easy to make.. punch out Apricot cardstock with the Scallop Circle punch and then snip between each petal with Stampin' Up! Paper Snips!
(thanks to my son for the fabulous photo!)
The flower centers are punched with the 1" circle punch out of the Bella Rose paper, and the Kiwi Kiss polka dot paper is also from the Bella Rose Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper pack!
If you'd like to know how to make the fun corrugated leaves, check my previous blog post HERE.
Have a FABULOUS day!
I wanted to make a few special gifts to take to Convention, and this is what I came up with. I used the CD folders (see this post) and Stampin' Up!'s Le Jardin Designer Paper.. I love this paper... I sure hope it stays in the next catalog! :) I have saved all of my SU! inspirational stamps over the years, so you'll see some retired things in here... but they are very meaningful to me, so I still use them.
You can click on any photo to see it larger.
Front:
Inside:
I had the personalized stamps made through Stampin' Up!. I have used them on many projects.. including my Gratitude Journals HERE. The tags go in the pocket on the right side of the folder. I borrowed Sharon's die cut machine to make the tags.
Have a wonderful day!
I needed several Thank You cards for recent customer orders, so I used some left over pieces of the Bella Rose Designer Paper I had on my desk after making the CD Folder Book yesterday!
Notice the paper rick rack on the upper left card (you can click the photo to make it larger)... I learned how to do that with our new scallop edge punch on Julie's blog HERE. GREAT idea!
OOOOOOOOOOH my goodness.... I am sooooooooo in love with these new designer papers from Stampin' Up! This package will be available in the new catalog on August 11th. Demonstrators could order it early. It's right up my alley - with my love of roses and gardening!! It's called Bella Rose! I love it!
I spent my free time today making this booklet... it's the same type of booklet that I shared last week from Sharon (here). This book uses CD folders - I used 2 in my project, Sharon used 3. I've tried to take pix from many angles to help you see how it's put together. I'll definitely be teaching this as a class with one of our new Simply Scrappin' Kits in August or Sept., and will offer it as a kit on my blog too! It's an amazing book.. it is so fun to hold in your hands... it doesn't come across as well in the photos,.. but trust me.. this is a "must make" project!! :)
Click on any image to see it larger.
here is the cover with Bella Rose paper and Kiwi Kiss textured c/s and new Riding Hood Red button:
view from the front with the pages open:
Inside the first pages with Bella Rose paper and Pink Pirouette textured c/s - 3x3 pages are attached to the accordion folds in the center:
Inside the center section - Kiwi Kiss textured c/s:
Inside the last set of pages with Bella Rose papers and Riding Hood Red textured c/s - 3x3 envelops are attached to the accordion folds in the center:
(wow those polkadots look funky on my screen.. they look FABulous in person! - more issues with typepad! ugh)
The front/back covers:
top view from the front:
top view from the back:
I just thought to add this... I took this photo of the Bella Rose paper on the 2008 Stampin' Up! cruise.. you can see all the gorgeous patterns:
And I know you'll ask.. I got the cd folders from Uline HERE. They are $29 for a box of 125.
Whew.. that's all for now... can't wait to get back to my new stuff, but need to take my son to the golf course first! (Monday night church golf league) :)
TUTORIAL INFO for this project:
Video tutorial for this project can be found on Craft TV Weekly HERE.
