Up, Up & Goodbye

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   When the Stampin' Up retirement list comes out each year, I get nostalgic for the stamp sets that I haven't used in a while and I want to get a few more times to play with them before they retire. You, my dear reader, don't have this dilemma because you can keep and use your stamps forever. But since I'm a demonstrator, I've made the business decision not to hold onto retiring products. It's a sad fact of demo life...but there are so many perks to this demo life that I'm not sad for too long.

I haven't use the "Lift Me Up" stamp set (retiring) and matching Up & Away Dies (retiring) in ages. It's such a fun set, with sentiments for all occasions: birthday, celebration, thinking of you, love!! I thought it would pair nicely with the retiring Twinkle, Twinkle Designer Series Paper (retiring). Take a look.

I started by adhering a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of the Twinkle, Twinkle DSP to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Petal Pink Card Stock mat. Then I used the Up & Away Dies to cut the various colored portions for the balloon--using several different sheets of Twinkle, Twinkle DSP. I cut the balloon frame from Night of Navy Card Stock. I pieced these all together and used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the balloon to the card.

I wrapped a length of  Powder Pink Shimmer Ribbon (retiring) around the card before adhering it to a a Thick Whisper White Card Stock card base. I tied a bow of Night of Navy Medium Baker's Twine (retiring) around the ribbon.

Finally, I used my Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker to just ink up "happy" and then "birthday" and stamped them onto Whisper White scraps. I cut these out with the two clouds from the Up & Away Dies. I adhered these to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals and added some Balmy Blue Gingham Gala Self-Adhesive Sequins. 

I really like how this card turned out--and it was just the way I imagined it--imagine that!!

tams# 32804

Product List

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142896] $21.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $8.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper [146284] $11.00	Up & Away Thinlits Dies [142748] $30.00	Powder Pink 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144151] $7.00
Night Of Navy Medium Baker's Twine [146336] $3.00	Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins [148561] $7.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Classic 80's Garage

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   If it's Monday, I must be showing a continuing stamp set. That's right! One of my favorite stamp sets from the Occasions Catalog, "Geared Up Garage," is continuing into the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. The matching Garage Gears Dies are continuing, too--but these items won't be available as a bundle in the new catalog. So, if they're on your wish list--along with the Classic Garage 6" by 6" Designer Series Paper--then you need to order them by June 3rd!

Here's a card that we made at the Proverbial Stampers & Friends get-together. It uses one of my favorite "classic," 1980's-era color combinations: Real Red, Basic Black, and Whisper White.

We stamped the car from the "Geared Up Garage" stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto a 3-3/4" by 5" Whisper White Card Stock Panel. We adhered that to the top of a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Basic Black Card Stock mat.

Next, we ran a 3-3/4" 2-1/2" piece of Silver Foil through the Big Shot (retiring)* with the Tufted Embossing Folder. We adhered that to the bottom of the Whisper White panel. We then cut a chevron out a a Foil Sheet using one of the Garage Gears Dies. We cut a Real Read Card Stock backing for the chevron. We also stamped the "best dad" sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto a Whisper White scrap and cut it out with its matching die.  We adhered all these pieces together.

To finish the card, we wrapped a length of Whisper White Classic Weave Ribbon (retiring) around the seam of the card and adhered everything to a Real Red Card Stock card base. We added two Metallic Pearls to the ribbon and used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the sentiment assembly to the card. Pretty cool, eh?

*Stampin' Up won't be carrying the Big Shot into the new catalog. They are still available, while supplies last, through June 3rd. Don't miss out!

tams# 32802

Product List

Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle [150610] $48.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $4.00	Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [146335] $9.00	Whisper White 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon [144159] $7.00
Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Big Shot Platform [142802] $26.00

Sea Set Surprise

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   Well, I promised you a surprise on Friday so here you go! Three projects! Yep! Three!  I made all three projects with products from the Tranquil Textures Suite on pages 154 and 155 of the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog. And I CASEd them all from the catalog!!

I wasn't initially thrilled with this suite when I first saw it, but then I looked closer and I saw that adorable fish tank and that's what "sold" me on the suite. I've made several things with the Tranquil Textures Suite since the catalog came out, but I never made the fish tank so I thought Surprise Friday was a good time to do it. But first, I made a couple of the cards featured in the catalog because, why not?

The first card is pretty simple. I started with a Mint Macaron Card Stock card base and layered on a 4" by 5-1/4" sheet of Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper (retiring). I adhered a 3" by 4-1/2" piece of Vellum Card Stock and then built the collage of elements cut from the Under the Sea Framelits. The elements are Crumb Cake, Fresh Fig (retiring), and Mint Macaron Card Stock. I adhered a length of Tranquil Tide Mini Ruffled Ribbon (retiring) directly to the card.

I stamped a sentiment from the "Sea of Textures" stamp set in Mint Macaron Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock and cut it out with an oval Stitched Shapes Die. I adhered this to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I made a bow from Night of Navy Medium Baker's Twine (retiring) and adhered it to the card with a Glue Dot.

The next card is a shaker card and it wasn't too hard to make. I love the Tranquil Textures Sprinkles (retiring) and I wanted to use them before they retired!

For this card, I started with a Crumb Cake Card Stock card base. I stamped the netting from the "Sea of Textures" stamp set in Crumb Cake Ink on either side of the card.

Next, I cut a 4" by 5-1/4" piece of Tranquil Textures DSP (retiring) and adhered it to the same size Whisper White Card Stock so that it would have a bit of weight to support the shaker. I used a Stitched Rectangle Die to Cut out the center of this piece. I used the cut-out Whisper White rectangle to stamp some of the images from the "Sea of Textures" stamp set in Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam, and Crumb Cake. I adhered this piece to a 4" b 5-1/4" Whisper White panel so I could adhere it to the back of the shaker.

On the back of the DSP piece, I adhered a 4" by 5-1/4" Window Sheet and then adhered Foam Adhesive Strips around the window. I filled the window with some Tranquil Textures Sprinkles (retiring), pulled the backing off the Foam Adhesive Strips, and adhered the stamped panel. Then I adhered everything to the card base.

To finish the card, I adhered some elements I'd cut with the Under the Sea Dies from Tranquil Tide (retiring) and Mint Macaron Card Stock. I'd also stamped an element in Fresh Fig Ink (retiring) and cut that out with the coordinating die. I stamped the sentiment in Fresh Fig Ink (retiring) onto Whisper White Card Stock and punched it out with the Everyday Label Punch. I adhered this directly to the card and added a couple of die-cut elements and a bow of Night of Navy Medium Baker's Twine (retiring). So fun!

And finally, I made the little fish tank. I cut a 2" by 4" piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock and scored it at 2" so it would fit into the bottom and up the back of a Clear Tiny Treat Box. I cut some fish from Soft Sea Foam Card Stock with one of the Under the Sea Dies and adhered them to the insert using the Fine-Tip Glue Pen. I cut some elements from Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam, and Tranquil Tide (retiring) Card Stock and adhered them to the insert using Snail Adhesive. I filled the bottom of the "tank" with Tranquil Textures Sprinkles (retiring). I closed the box and tied it with a length of Night of Navy Medium Baker's Twine (retiring). I stamped a sentiment from the "Sea of Textures" set in Fresh Fig Ink (retiring) onto a Whisper White scrap and punched it out with the Classic Label Punch. I adhered this to the "tank" with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. Isn't this adorable?!

PROTIP: The "Sea of Textures" stamp set and Under the Sea Dies can be purchased in a bundle and save 10% over the cost of purchasing them separately--but only until the new catalog comes out. These two items will be in the new catalog, but not as a bundle. So if you want to make these cute projects get them--and the retiring items--now!

tams# 32733

Product List

Sea Of Textures Clear-Mount Bundle [148358] $45.00	Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad [147144] $7.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $7.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $7.50
Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $7.50	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $8.50
Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $8.50	Fresh Fig 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144242] $8.50	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246] $8.50	Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper [146331] $11.00
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $9.00	Window Sheets [142314] $5.00	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551] $35.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00
Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00	Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00	Night Of Navy Medium Baker's Twine [146336] $3.00	Tranquil Tide 3/8" (1 Cm) Mini Ruffled Ribbon [146948] $8.00
Tranquil Textures Sprinkles [146337] $6.00	Clear Tiny Treat Boxes [141699] $7.50	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $8.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25