Get Well Soup

#stampinup   When I saw the "Get Well Soup" stamp in the new Stampin' Up catalog, I knew I had to have it. It's so stinkin' cute!!! I thought it would be perfect to use to play along in this week's Create with Connie & Mary color challenge.



I started with an Island Indigo card base and added a Chocolate Chip mat. I stamped the "Get Well Soup" image in Chocolate Chip onto a Whisper White panel. I also stamped the soup bowl in Chocolate Chip onto a piece of Bohemian Designer Series Paper. I fussy cut the bowl and adhered it to the stamped image.

I used a Blender Pen to pick up some Smoky Slate ink from the lid of the stamp pad and traced around the swirls. Next, I used the heart Framelit from the Circle Card Thinlits and cut a Smoky Slate heart. I adhered the heart to the card with a Stampin' Dimensionals.

So quick. So easy. So stinkin' cute!!

tams# 3580

Product List

Get Well Soup Wood-Mount Stamp Set [138768] $13.00	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979] $6.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $6.50	Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122923] $7.00
Chocolate Chip 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102128] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Bohemian Designer Series Paper [138446] $11.00	Blender Pens [102845] $10.00
Circle Card Thinlits Die [133480] $33.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00

Indigo Birthday

#stampinup  The sketch at the Paper Craft Crew Challenge blog is perfect for a quick and easy birthday card. I had some Bohemian Designer Series Paper on my desk from another project I was working on (check back later this week!), so I decided that Island Indigo would be the color for the card.



I started with an Island Indigo card base and added a Basic Gray mat. Next, I added a Whisper White panel onto which I stamped the sprinkles in Mint Macaron from the "Gorgeous Grunge" set. Next, I cut a 1.5 x 4" strip of Bohemian DSP and flagged the end with the Banner Triple Punch.

I stamped the "happy, happy, happy, happy..." sentiment onto a Whisper White scrap in Island Indigo. I stamped it again in Delightful Dijon and fussy cut two of the "happys." I attached them with a little snail adhesive. I mounted this onto a Delightful Dijon Mat.

I stamped the birthday cake in Mint Macaron onto a Whisper White scrap and punched it with the 1-1/4" Circle Punch and mounted it onto a circle that I punched from Mint Macaron card stock with the 1-3/8" Circle punch. The birthday cake and sentiment are mounted to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Finally, I added a length of Island Indigo 1/4" Cotton Ribbon to finish the card. I'm really pleased with how this card turned out!

tams# 3579

Product List

Amazing Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134228] $21.00	Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set [130517] $18.00	Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986] $6.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326] $6.50
Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad [138327] $6.50	Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122923] $7.00	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50
Delightful Dijon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138338] $7.00	Bohemian Designer Series Paper [138446] $11.00	1-1/4" Circle Punch [119861] $16.00	1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860] $16.00
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00	Island Indigo 1/4" Cotton Ribbon [134557] $6.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00

Creation Station: More New Goodies!

#stampinup   Hello again! Welcome back to the Creation Station blog hop. Our design team is super excited about ALL the NEW stuff in the NEW Stampin' Up catalog that we just couldn't wait to show you MORE stuff! This hop features a potpourri of wonderful NEW Stampin' Up products!

I just got the "Heartfelt Sympathy" set. I have to say: I think this is my favorite sympathy set. I love the font used on the sentiments. I love the tiny flowers. I think this set is so elegant. I wanted to make a card that would be suitable for a man or woman.

I started with a Tip Top Taupe card base and added a Basic Black mat. I stamped the sentiment and flowers in two corners onto Very Vanilla with Tip Top Taupe ink. It's so easy to place your image exactly where you want it when you're using Stampin' Up's photopolymer stamps!

Next, I tied a length of Basic Black Stitched Satin Ribbon around the card. I'm so glad to have a black ribbon this go-round. I've been missing it. When I was finished, I thought the card was a little too bland. I thought about piercing the corners, but thought that would be too busy. Then inspiration--or desperation--hit me. I grabbed some Vellum Card Stock and cut it to the same size as the Very Vanilla piece. I attached it to the card with glue dots cleverly hidden behind the ribbon.

I used a Very Vanilla Panel mounted on a Basic Black mat inside the card. I usually don't double-mount inside, but I wanted to pull the elegance of the simple layout all the way through the card. I stamped the sentiment inside with Tip Top Taupe, too.

You can keep hopping around the blog hop by using the "back" and "next" buttons. I know you're going to want to see some great creations using product from the NEW Stampin' Up catalog!

tams# 3578

Product List

Heartfelt Sympathy Photopolymer Stamp Set [138764] $17.00	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325] $6.50	Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138336] $7.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $8.50	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $6.50	Basic Black 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon [138430] $9.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

Three Little Maids

#stampinup  The sketch at the Freshly Made Sketches blog is quite simple...which makes coming up with a design a bit difficult for me. So many choices. The design team made some FABULOUS cards--you should visit the site and take a look. My card kind of created itself as it went along.



I started with a Mint Macaron card base. I added a strip of Whisper White, backed with a Basic Black mat. This matched the sketch exactly...but I was stumped for a bit trying to figure out how to fill the white space. 

I also decided I needed a bit of texture on the card base, so I embossed it with the Zig Zag Embossing Folder.

I stood in front of my stamp shelves and looked and looked and decided to use the "Petite Petals" stamp set. I haven't used it in a while (I went on a "Petite Petals" "fast," because if that was the only set I had, I'd be happy to use it all the time. I love it that much!!), so it was a good choice for this card.

I stamped three flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Mint Macaron scraps and punched them out with the matching Petite Petals Punch. I lined them up and liked how they looked on the bottom right of the white space, but what sentiment would I use?

I went back to staring at my stamp shelves. I spotted the wonderful sentiment from the "Choose Happiness" set and stamped it in Tuxedo Black, using my Stamp-a-ma-Jig to align it properly. 

The flowers were just a little bland. I tried punching a smaller flower with one of the Teeny Tiny Accents Punches, but that didn't work. Then inspiration struck (finally!) and I got out my 1/4" Circle Hand-Held Punch and punched three circles from Mint Macaron. I attached these to the flowers with Glue Dots and the flowers to the Whisper White piece with Stampin' Dimensionals.
 

tams# 3575

Product List

Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	1/4" Circle Handheld Punch [134364] $9.00	Petite Petals Wood Stamp Set [133152] $16.00
Zig Zag Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [133738] $7.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $7.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Choose Happiness Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134198] $18.00	Petite Petals Punch [133322] $13.00	Stamp-A-Ma-Jig [101049] $12.00