5/11 - Triple Layer Punch: Blossom Bouquet

Hello again everyone! Hope you all saw my post about the new Design Team I am a part of! If you didn't, you can see it here.

But since the card in the previous post only has the white baker's twine that is from the new mini, I figured that I better show you a card with MORE NEW STUFF too!

Of course you see the Happy Greetings Stamp Set (which you have seen here) and the Beyond the Garden DSP that was in the same post, but I haven't shown you the Triple Layer Punches yet!

For this card we used the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch (#122464, $23.95 USD, page 6 of the new mini). This punch is awesome and so much fun to use! The little lever on the side can be pushed from left to right to get 3 different settings and 3 different punches! For the above card we used the setting all the way to the left and the setting all the way to the right to get our Whisper White flower that we inked in Melon Mambo.

Don't you love it??!! I will have another sample in a few days showing you how to use this punch!

Supplies Used...

Stamp Set: Happy Greetings

Cardstock: Wild Wasabi (textured), Melon Mambo, Whisper White and Old Olive

DSP: Beyond the Garden

Ink Colors: Melon Mambo

Punches: Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer

Color Dare 100...

I am so excited to tell you all that I have been chosen to serve on Color Dare's design team!!! So each week you will see a color challenge from me and I hope you will play along too!

Our colors this week for CD100 are: Rose Red, Baja Breeze and Sahara Sand. I loved this color combo that Riley came up with!

And here is my card! This is actually the card I gave my Mother-in-Law for Mother's Day! You are always welcome to add in neutrals with our color combos!

I started this card with a Sahara Sand base and inked the edges with a little Chocolate Chip ink and a sponge. Then I roughed up the edges of a Whisper White piece of cardstock and added a Baja Breeze piece on top, inked with Chocolate Chip ink. Love this effect!

The piece of DSP came from Basic Gray and was perfect because it had Rose Red little swirls on it! I also inked all 4 edges of this piece of paper.

The stamped sentiment came from Papertrey Ink's stamp set: Signature Greetings. Love this set!

I then added 5 buttons (all but one are from Stampin Up...the other is from Papertrey Ink). I love to lace my buttons with Stampin Up's new Baker's Twine! I used the plain white on this card and laced all of the buttons a little differently.

Here is a up-close picture of the distressing and inking of the edges.

I hope you enjoy my card and I hope you go check out the creations of the rest of the new design team. Oh and don't forget to play along with us! You have until the end of the day on Monday to enter your card! Good Luck!

5/10 - Fabulous Florets

And with this post...I'm caught up! Today is the 10th and here is my 10th card to show you all!YAY!

This card was made with a few new items! First, the stamp set: Fabulous Florets (Wood Mount #123025 $23.95, Clear Mount #123027 $17.95, page 22 and 23 of the mini). It seems like a lot of people liked this stamp set from my demo group...so you will see a few more samples using it over the next few days!

The other new item used on this card is the Beyond the Garden DSP (#122342, $10.95 USD, page 23 of the mini). Both of these items are featured on this post too! Click here to check out all of the images in the stamp set and patterns of the paper!

I love how this person stamped one flower on Whisper White cardstock with Melon Mambo ink and the other was stamped on Melon Mambo cardstock with Basic Black ink! Then the rhinestone jewels in the middles...SO CUTE!

Supplies Used...
Stamp Sets: Fabulous Florets and Thank You Kindly
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Basic Black and Melon Mambo
DSP: Beyond the Garden
Ink Colors: Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo and Basic Black
Tools: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border
Embellishment: Jewels - Basic Rhinestone

5/9 - People, Places, Things

Here is another card using the NEW stamp set: Travel Log. You can see all of the details on this stamp set in the below post here.

This card is pretty simple but I love it's color scheme and elements!

This little owl is one of my favorite things about the card!!

Supplies Used...
Stamp Set: Travel Log
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Peach Parfait (textured and smooth), Crumb Cake and Early Espresso
DSP: Peach Parfait from the 6x6 In Color hostess pad
Ink Colors: Peach Parfait and Early Espresso
Punch: Two-Step Owl
Embellishment: 1/8" Taffeta in Early Espresso

5/8 - Travel Log

Here is the card from Sunday. My 8th new sample to show you! This card was created by Diana Ball and she has a lot of other samples made using this stamp set on her blog already this month! You should check it out!

The new stamp set on this card is: Travel Log (Wood Mount #123080 $29.95, Clear Mount #123082 $21.95, page 12 of the mini). When I first saw this stamp set I LOVED it! But I didn't preorder it because I thought I wouldn't use it too much. But Diana has made so many samples with it that aren't even travel related! It's so fun!

She did a lot of embossing on this card and I think the map really does look great embossed! One more card using this stamp set coming today!

Supplies Used...
Stamp Set: Travel Log
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight

DSP: Brights Paper Stack

Ink Colors: Chocolate Chip

Punches: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 1-3/4" Circle, 1/2" Circle, Modern Label, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border

Embellishments: Real Red 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread, Vintage Trinkets

Other: Clear Embossing Powder

5/7 - On the Grow

Today is the day that I get caught up! So keep checking back to see if there are new posts today! I should have atleast 4 posts and more if I happen to get a little crafty this afternoon!

This card was made using the new stamp set: On the Grow (Wood Mount #123075 $15.95, Clear Mount #123077 $11.95, page 14 of the mini). When I first saw this set, I wasn't sure I needed it. But this card is so beautiful! Might just have to order it!

You can also see a little bit of another new product featured on this card. Early Espresso/White Baker's Twine (#123124, $2.95, 25 yards, page 10 of the mini).

Supplies Used...
Stamp Set: On the Grow
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Whisper White and Baja Breeze
DSP: Celebrations
Ink Colors: Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Real Red, Soft Suede, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight and Pretty in Pink
Tools: Aqua-Painter, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Scallop Trim Border Punch
Embellishments: 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon (Pear Pizazz), Real Red button, Early Espresso Baker's Twine

5/6 - Thanks

Here is the card from 5/6...I love getting caught up!

This card uses the new stamp set: Flower Fest (Wood Mount #122278 $27.95, Clear Mount #122280 $19.95, page 20 of mini). This is a fun set that coordinates with 5 of our punches!!


Coordinating Punches include: 1-3/8" Circle, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, Fancy Flower, 5-Petal Flower, and Butterfly.

The flower on this card was colored in using our Stampin Pastels.

Supplies Used
Stamp Sets: Flower Fest and (I'm not sure where the "thanks" sentiment came from)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla and Tempting Turquoise
DSP: Brights Paper Stack
Ink: Basic Black
Embellishment: Regals Collection Brads
Other: Stampin Pastels (More Mustard)

5/5 - Hope

Ok...I'm going to atempt to get all caught up in giving you a card a day with NEW SU merchandise! Here is the card for 5/5...

This card uses the new stamp set: Strength & Hope (Wood Mount #118100 $17.95, Clear Mount #123660 $13.95, page 27 of the mini). This stamp set is part of a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Stampin Up will donate $2 for every det purchased to the BCRF.

For all your digital scrapbookers, there is also a digital kit available (#124475, $9.95). It includes the 4-piece stamp set, 12 designer papers and 10 embellishment pieces. You can visit my website to purchase any of these items!

This card also highlights the new Melon Mambo embossing powder (#123223, $4.75). I love that we have colored embossing powder now! Also comes in Tangerine Tango (#123106) and Wild Wasabi (#123224).

Supplies Used
Stamp Set: Strength & Hope
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo
Embellishment: Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Heat Tool
Other: Melon Mambo Embossing Powder

Garage Sale Delay

Please excuse my delay in yesterday's post showing you a card using NEW items from the mini. So busy getting ready for the garage sale.

Hope to post today. But if I don't, I will get you all caught up this weekend!

Thanks for understanding and hope you all have a fantastic Friday!

5/4 - Happiness Always

It's May 4th, which means that I have my 4th card sample for you made using new products from the Summer Mini Catalog!

When I first got this catalog, I didn't think I needed this DSP or the stamp set. But there were so many wonderful swaps made with these products at my demonstrator event that I might just have to get them sometime before the summer is over!

Supplies Used to Create this Card (All Stampin Up!)...

Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Sahara Sand, and Whisper White

Ink Colors: Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, and Basic Black

The DSP (Designer Series Paper) used on this card is all NEW! Beyond the Garden (#122342, $10.95 USD, page 23 of mini). You will see a few more cards using this DSP before the end of May and I think you will fall in love with it too!

A few new stamp sets were used on this card. The first is Fabulous Florets (Wood Mount #123025, $23.95 USD and Clear Mount #123027, $17.95 USD, page 22-23 of the mini).

And the senitment from this card comes from another new stamp set: Happy Greetings (Wood Mount #123311, $18.95 USD and Clear Mount #123313, $14.95 USD, page 26 of the mini).

One other new item is used on this card...Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#123113, $7.95 USD, page 24 of the mini). Please note that this embossing folder and all of the samples made using it are incorrect in the Summer mini catalog. The flower image is shown to line up on the left side of the paper. But it really lines up the on the right side when used. Stampin Up changed the product but failed to catch the error before the mini went to print. Thanks for understanding.

On the above card Colleen embossed the Sahara Sand piece of cardstock and then flipped it over to let the de-bossed side show. I love this look!

Hope you enjoy this card and come back tomorrow to see another one of my creations.