Last-Chance Products: Super Duper

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   Well, the day has come--the last time I'll be playing with retiring Stampin' Up products.  It's kind of sad--but only until I crack on with the NEW products in the NEW 2018-2019 Annual Catalog starting tomorrow. I saved my favorite until last: the "Super Duper" stamp set. I love, love, love the sentiments in this set and I love the bold and fresh designs. I've made some really fun cards with this stamp set, including today's.

I started with a 3-3/4" by 5" Whisper White Card Stock panel. I used my Stamparatus to stamp the YAY! sentiment in the center of the card in Bermuda Bay Ink. I cleaned the stamp and inked it up again with Versamark Ink--the Stamparatus allows for perfect alignment and re-stamping. Then I sprinkled on some Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder and set it with my Heat Gun.

I stamped the "time to celebrate" sentiment in Bermuda Bay Ink and added some sparkles--they look like fireworks to me--in Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight Inks. I used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere this piece to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" piece of the retiring Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper. I wrapped around a length of retiring Bermuda Bay Mini Chevron Ribbon before adhering the panel to a 4" by 5-1/4" piece of Melon Mambo Card Stock. Everything is adhered to a Thick Whisper White Card Stock card base.

Here's how the embossing looks up close and personal!  I wanted it to be shiny like the glimmer paper.

REMINDER: Retiring stamp sets will only be guaranteed to be available until May 25. All other products are NOT guaranteed and are only available while supplies last. ALL retiring items will be discontinued after May 31. So get this super duper cute set before time runs out!!

 

tams# 22916

Product List

Super Duper Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142874] $19.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $6.50	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] $6.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) [145601] $15.00	Bermuda Bay 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon [144198] $7.00	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $5.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Stamparatus [146276] $49.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00

Palatial Birthday

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   One of the many perks about being a Stampin' Up demonstrator is the opportunity to attend Stampin' Up events.  Every year, Stampin' Up hosts OnStage and OnStage Local events. This year the big OnStage event is being held at Stampin' Up "mecca," also known as Salt Lake City.  I love visiting this city. I love the mountains that surround the city. I love attending the OnStage party and meeting up with stampy friends.  The 2017 OnStage event runs from November 9 to 11, but I'll be there early to attend a special stamping class the day before. This is what I call my "mommy vacation" because it's all about ME and my people!


During every Stampin' Up event, stampers create cards and we swap them. That's so much fun--you get to meet MORE new people and get plenty of new and fun ideas for using stamp sets that you own--or need to own. I also really like to participate in organized swaps. These usually have a theme and a limited number of participants and "rules" about number of layers and embellishments, so you get extra special cards in return.


Over the next three days, I'll be sharing my swaps with you, and when I get back I'll share what I've received. How fun is that?!


Today's card is for an all occasion swap and I chose to do a birthday card. And I chose to use my favorite birthday set "Super Duper."

I started with a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Lemon Lime Twist Card Stock mat. I added a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of Eastern Palace Designer Series Paper. After I'd cut the DSP pieces, I had some 1" strips left over, so I flipped it over, cut them down to 3-3/4" and adhered them to the card. Next, I wrapped a length of Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon through the polka dot DSP piece and then adhered everything to a Dapper Denim Card Stock card base.


I stamped the "super duper" sentiment in Dapper Denim Ink onto Very Vanilla Card Stock and used my Paper Snips to fussy cut this image. The straight lines make fussy cutting easy--plus, there's something soothing about fussy cutting.


I cut a Delicate White Doily into quarters and adhered a quarter piece to the back of the sentiment. The I used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the sentiment to the card.


For the inside of the card (not shown), I stamped another sentiment in Dapper Denim from the "Super Duper" set onto a 4" by 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock. I added a couple of Lemon Lime starbursts inside the card.


I love how this card turned out and I can't wait to see what I get in return!

tams# 17134

Product List

Super Duper Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142874] $19.00	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $6.50	Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141414] $8.00	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00	Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper [144147] $13.00	Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" Ombre Ribbon [144234] $7.00	Delicate White Doilies [141701] $3.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00

Time To Celebrate!

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #paperpumpkin   On yesterday's blog post, I showed the October 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit, "Pining for Plaid." It's totally awesome and you can still get it--see my blog post for more details. I also said that I'd use some of the leftover supplies from that kit for today's project.

After I made all the Paper Pumpkin shaker cards, I still had some round foam, loads of sequins, and plenty of gold strips left. I decided to put them to use on a birthday card, using one of my favorite birthday sets, "Super Duper." I used the same design as the cards in the kit.

For this card, I started with a Berry Burst Card Stock card base. I cut a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" piece of Whisper White Card Stock and a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of Soft Sky Card Stock. I ran the Soft Sky piece through the Big Shot with one of the Layering Circles Framelits and again using the Polka Dot Basics Embossing folder.

I used the Soft Sky piece as a guide so I knew where to stamp the "Yay!" from the "Super Duper" set in Berry Burst Ink onto the Whisper White piece. I also added some Soft Sky starbursts around the sentiment.

I cut a 3.5" square of Window Sheet and adhered this to the back of the Soft Sky piece with a few of the leftover glue dots. I ringed the back of the window with the leftover foam circle and filled it with some of the leftover sequins. I placed a Stampin' Dimensional at each of the corners of the Soft Sky piece.

I adhered the Whisper White mat to the Berry Burst card base. I carefully adhered this to the Soft Sky and sequin assembly. I used my grid paper to align it perfectly.

Next, I stamped "time to celebrate" in Berry Burst Ink onto one of the leftover Whisper White flags. Using the leftover glue dots from the kit, I adhered this to one of the leftover gold flags and then onto the card.

On the inside, I stamped another of the images from the "Super Duper" set in Soft Sky Ink onto a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of Whisper White. I stamped the same image again in Berry Burst on a Whisper White scrap, cut it out, and paper-pieced it. I adhered this to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" piece of Soft Sky Card Stock and then to the inside of the card.

I think this card is super duper cute and I was so pleased to use the extras and design from the Paper Pumpkin kit!

 

tams# 17084

Product List

Super Duper Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142874] $19.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [144083] $6.50	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] $6.50	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131203] $8.00	Window Sheets [142314] $5.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $35.00
Polka Dot Basics Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143709] $7.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Balloon Bonanza

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   I love the "Super Duper" stamp set--it's another fun set that carried over from the 2017 Occasions catalog to the 2017-18 Annual catalog.  I've recently seen stampers pairing our new In Color, Lemon Lime Twist, with a returning favorite, Night of Navy, and I thought these colors would be fun to use for a "Super Duper" birthday card.

Actually, I got the idea of stamping a bajillion of the balloon stamps in two different colors from a card I saw on Pinterest. I feel like the balloon were just released for some festive occasion!

I started by stamping the balloon in Night of Navy on the bottom of a 3-3/4" by 5" Whisper White panel.  Then I stamped the balloon again across the top, but this time in Lemon Lime Twist. I adhered this to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Night of Navy mat. I wrapped a length of Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon around the center of this piece before adhering it to a Lemon Lime Twist card base.

Next I stamped the main sentiment in Lemon Lime Twist onto a 1-3/4" by 4-1/4" strip of Whisper White Card Stock. I stamped the sentiment again in Night of Navy onto a Whisper White scrap and cut just the word "birthday" out, and then adhered it onto the Lemon Lime Twist sentiment. I adhered this piece to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Finally, I stamped the balloon one more time onto a Whisper White scrap--once in Lemon Lime Twist and once in Night of Navy. I fussy cut the balloons and adhered them to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

This card was fun--and quick--to make and I think it's a great card for a 'tween or a teen--or anyone celebrating a birthday!

 

tams# 14336

Product List

Super Duper Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142874] $19.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086] $6.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $6.50	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.00
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" Ombre Ribbon [144234] $7.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00