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So many card ideas and so little time.  "Taking time to enjoy creative pursuits is one of the best investments in yourself you can make to nourish your mind, body and spirit and helps make the less creative parts of your daily life more zestful - and maybe you will find a way to turn sorting the laundry into a creative activity!" from Nicky Tillyer, the www.Artfulgenius.com.  

Stamping is my meditation, when I am creating my mind becomes so focused it becomes totally clear of clutter and worries.   Not only does it benefit me, but when I send my hand stamped card someone has a moment of joy and excitement just knowing someone "cared to send the very best"!

This card I created last week using two of our new exclusive Classic Ink Colors, Crisp Cantaloupe and Smokey Slate.   Most of my customers comment on how much they love the coordination of all our products.  An example of that is the Cardstock, Ink & Designer Patterned Paper featured on this card. The patterned paper comes from the 2013-2015 In Color Designer Paper Stack.  It is a two sided 12" x 12" paper, the other side of this paper has a chevron pattern in the Whisper White and Crisp Cantaloupe color.I  The Stack comes with 40 sheets per package, 4 each of 2 double-sided designs in the 5 new In Colors (Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding). 

The coordinating tag is from another product we sell called Tag a Bag which is a fun gift kit full tags to create a variety of tags for gift bags, gift boxes or like I have shown here to embellish a card.  The sentiment comes from Really Good Greetings -  the name says it all!  You can find the details on how to make and color the Creped Filter Paper Flowers on two of my past videos.

Hope you find time to be creative this week.  Would love to hear what you have created!

Coloring Creped Filter Paper Flowers

This card was created using the sketch challenge 297 from Mojo Monday.  Yesterday I posted a video showing how to make the Creped Filter Paper Flowers   and today I will show you how to color the flowers. The creped filter paper hast the look of tissue paper  with the strength of card stock.  It is so easy to color the paper to match any paper crafting project you are working on.  Stampin' Up! Classic Ink Pads and Paper come in 52 awesome colors.  I am sure you will find a favorite or two among them.  

One of my customers said she buy only Stampin' Up! ink pads, cardstock, patterned paper, ribbons and accessories because they all match.  No more guessing and spending time running from store to store to find something to match.  It is a huge time saver, but more than saving time when you are finished making a card it looks professional.  

 

Making a hand stamped card is still on of my favorite things to do.  I will celebrate 15 years as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator this summer, and I still get excited every time a create on of my own cards.  Lots of fun ideas on Pinterest to case.  A Sketch Challenge really helps me come up with my own ideas and gets my creative mojo going.   Have you ever tried a card challenge?  I would love to hear how you are inspired and what gets your Mojo going, please share a comment with me how you get creative!

 

 

Stampin Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Really Good Greetings (130330 Wood Mount) (130333 Clear Mount)

Paper: Island Indigo (122923), Whisper White (100730), Melon Mambo (115320), Creped Filter Paper (129393), Gingham Garden Designer Paper (129310)

Ink: Island Indigo (126986)

Other: Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder (129383), Fancy Fan Embossing Folder (127751), Glimmer Brads Bright (121006)

Learn how to make Creped paper flowers

Stampin' Up!'s Creped Filter Paper has the look of tissue with the strength of Cardstock.  Watch the video to see how to make fun flowers to add to any paper crafting project.  

  Today’s handmade gift box features the Tag a Box Bundle, it contains the Tag a Box gift boxes and Tag a Bag Accessory Kit in one package! It has everything you need to make treats extra-special. Coordinates with Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green, Smoky Slate, Tangerine Tango. Includes:

•  8 sturdy Kraft boxes, each 6-7/8" x 2-1/8" x 2-1/2", and acetate sleeves
• Food-safe
• 10 large base tags
• 10 medium builder tags
• Baker’s Twine, 20' each of 3 colors: Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Bermuda Bay
• 10 mini clothespins
• 5 Smoky Slate self-adhesive strips, each 12"
• 40 Stampin’ Dimensionals

 

 

This is part of my 52 week series of Technique How To.  Watch the video and then try the technique yourself and make a small sample to put on the top/or the back of the technique booklet page.  After 52 weeks you will have an entire Technique, How To booklet.  

Download Week 17 Creped Filter Paper Flowers Tutorial Page

Download Supply List for Crepe Filter Paper Flowers, Tags & Boxes 

Hope you enjoy and Happy Stamping!

 

Mosaic Madness was a huge hit!

This past week I held my monthly Card Class featuring new stamp sets from the 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.  Mosaic Madness was a huge hit and the most popular stamp set purchased.  Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces and this stamp set will truly bring out the artist in you.  

 

 

The ideas and designs you can make will be endless, and creating hand stamped cards has never been easier, with the coordinating Mosaic Punch, Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder and the Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Paper (say that 2 times, LOL).  

 

Have you been looking for a fun and unique sentiment stamp set?  I think the name of the stamp set I used for the sentiment on this handmade cards, says it all "Really Good Greetings".  Notice the ribbon notch on the greeting, do you have trouble cutting them even even?  If so and you will want to watch a quick and easy way to get the cool ribbon notch, ribbon notch tip on video  (the tip is about 3.50 minutes into the video.   

Clear Mount Mosaic Madness Stamp Set

Wood Mount Mosaic Madness Stamp Set

Bundle the Stamp set and Punch you save 15% Clear Mosaic Madness Bundle  or Wood Bundle

 
Happy stamping and hope you enjoyed todays card.

Learn how to make this faux bow using designer paper and punches

Never run out of ribbon, now you can make your own bow with designer paper strips.  This is a great way to use up those little strips of paper you have.  The lighting was not great today for taking the photo and the color is more pink toned than it shows.  It is the NEW IN Color Strawberry Slush. 

The polka dot is from the Designer Series Paper Stack which has 40 sheets of 12" x 12", 4 each of 2 double-sided designs in 5 colors.  Designer Series paper makes it easy to create a card or scrapbook page with coordinating background paper, cardstock, and stamped images. 

  

This video is part of a 52 week of Technique How To series, along with a free downloadable 4 1/4" x 5     1/2" page for you to print.  Create your own sample to attach to the page to make your very own Technique Booklet.  Be sure and  subscribe to my blog so you don't miss an upcoming technique video.

Download Week 16 Faux Bow Page

Download Supply List for Faux Bow with Designer Paper & Punches

              

Sketched Birthday Stamp Set is here

Nothing I love more than a stamp set and a coordinating punch to make stamping and designing handmade cards so simple.  I always say I am a clean and simple stamper.  Cards that I make need to be quick and easy there is not enough time in the day and so many wonderful people to send cards too!  

Sketched Birthday Wood Mount 130423

Sketched Birthday Clear Mount 130426

 

This patterned paper is two sided and I just love the value of the Designer Series Paper Stacks, be sure and check them out.  Four different designs to choose from in the 5 amazing new In Colors from Stampin' Up!

2013-2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack #130136 

 

The ribbon on this card is Stampin' Up! stitched grosgrain ribbon it comes in 10 awesome exclusive Stampin' Up! colors.  That is one of the huge benefits of Stampin' Up! products is the matching and coordination of colors.  Nor more guessing or spending hours from store to store to find a matching accessory. 

Basic Gray 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon 126879

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and I hope you enjoyed today's card!   So many great new stamp sets and product in the New Stampin' Up! Catalog you will want to be sure and check it out.

 

 

 

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