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Happy Birthday Trio (Party Puffins)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, recently I attended an online Stampin’ Up!® event called OnStage. Before the global pandemic, these events were always fun to attend in person. Stampin’ Up!® always strives to make the Demonstrator only events fun and informative. At these events we get to see new products unveiled, with hints and tips to create awesome projects with them; there are business tips too and we also get to network with other demonstrators. It’s fun! Stampin’ Up!® encouraged us to create cards to “swap” virtually. This basically meant creating a card which we then displayed for other people to see during small Zoom networking sessions and we talked about how and why we created the card. I ended up making three cards because…well, who can stop at one?

My cards feature the new Puffin Party stamp set which is so fun! To create my card I also used the new Designer Series Paper pack called Pattern Party. This paper is only available to customers who meet certain buying criteria but it is definitely such a cool pack! It has fun colourful patterns on one side and lovely black and white designs on the other (and you know how much I love black and white papers!).

Here’s the first card…

Here’s the second card…

Here’s the third card…

You might be wondering why I made three cards that are ostensibly the same? I wanted to illustrate that by changing your colour combinations, you can easily change your audience. For example, I felt the Misty Moonlight card was potentially more of a masculine card. The bright Poppy Parade card could be more suited to a juvenile whereas the Pool Party/Flirty Flamingo card, with a few Rhinestones, could potentially be considered more of a feminine card.

No matter how you look at these cards, I’m sure you will agree the Party Puffins are so very cute! I know you are going to enjoy creating with them as much as I did!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.

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Happy B-Day (Happiest of Birthdays / True Love DSP)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, if you are a fan of simple colouring then you will love today’s card. It’s all about colouring a piece of paper from the True Love Designer Series Paper pack. I love colouring this paper – I find it to be a relaxing way to pass the time. You don’t need to worry too much about colouring in the lines because after colouring in the flowers you then colour in the background with your Dark Basic Black Stampin’ Blends marker. It will colour right over the top of any ‘mistakes’. Truthfully, I don’t worry too much if I do go out of the lines. It happens sometimes.

After colouring the patterned paper, I matted it on a piece of Basic White cardstock. Now, you could add it to the centre of your card base, but for something different, I chose to position this panel off-centre.

All that was left then was to add the sentiment which comes from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set. I added a few extra touches in the form of Matte Black Dots and some ribbon (which I coloured with the Pool Party Stampin’ Blends so that it match my flowers). It’s as easy as that to create a cool card for any occasion.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this feature of creating cards with the True Love Designer Series Paper. When we buy a pack of paper we do get quite a few sheets and I know some of you are scared to cut into it…just in case you ‘ruin it’ or run out of it. I am hoping I’ve inspired you to get your paper out and actually use it. You can always order more from my online store if you do happen to use it all up! These products are so fabulous and they are fun to use! I know your recipients are going to love receiving your gorgeous cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.

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Happy Birthday (A Wish for Everything / True Love DSP)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying our feature on using the True Love Designer Series Paper. I’ve enjoyed showing some of the different ways to use this gorgeous paper. Today, I am showing how you can use a number of different papers all on one card to create a really lovely background. It’s quite simple! Once again, this design is one you can easily create a few to have on hand.

All I did was cut a few strips of the different papers from the True Love Designer Series Paper and layer them onto a cardstock base. Easy! You could add them on an angle, or vary the size but for my card, I layered them fairly evenly.

I finished the card with an off-centred sentiment using the A Wish for Everything stamp set and coordinating Word Wishes dies. I also added a flower that was cut out from one of the True Love Designer Series Papers.

You could make the sentiment section as detailed or as simple as you like. If you want the card to have more of a masculine feel, you could choose to use only the graphic designs from the True Love Designer Series Paper pack rather than including floral papers. It’s a design that offers such flexibility.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.

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Happy Birthday (Peaceful Moments / True Love DSP)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today we are continuing our feature on making cards with the absolutely fabulous True Love Designer Series Paper. I am sharing a project inspired by a card featured in the January to June 2021 Mini Catalogue. You can see the original on page 10. This card is actually very quick and easy to make. The part which will take the most time is the fussy cutting of the flowers from the patterned paper but really it won’t take you that long.

To create this card, add a panel of the beautiful True Love DSP to a Basic Black cardstock base. Die-cut a panel of Vellum with a die from the Stitched So Sweetly die set and layer this on top of your panel. As you can generally see adhesive through vellum, you might want to wait to adhere this piece until you are sure where everything is going to go. That way you can hide the adhesive.

The sentiment comes from the lovely Peaceful Moments stamp set. This is a great set as it has a sentiment for almost any occasion. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark and embossed it with white embossing powder. It was then punched out with the Everyday Label Punch. The flowers were coloured Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends and the leaves with Granny Apple Green. Of course, you can use any colours you prefer and any colouring medium. A coat of Wink of Stella was added to the flowers to give them a pretty shimmer. These were then fussy cut and added to the panel.

I hope you are enjoying our look at creating cards using the True Love Designer Series Paper. It is gorgeous!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.

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Happy Birthday (Simply Succulents / Vine Design)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, recently one of my sweet friends celebrated her birthday. As she loves plants and succulents, in particular, the only choice of product to create her card with was the Simply Succulents bundle.

After stamping the main images in Black Memento ink, I coloured the design in with an assortment of Stampin’ Blends (including Soft Succulent and Pale Papaya which will be available from 4 May 2021). Some of my colouring choices were inspired by one of the sample cards in the new catalogue.

The card base and patterned papers are in Soft Succulent. The sentiment, from Vine Design, was stamped on Fresh Freesia (another new InColor) cardstock.

The stamped image was finished off with a coat of Wink of Stella to add a nice subtle shimmer.

I’m so happy with how this card has turned out and I hope my friend loves it as well.

What do you all think of the new 2021-2023 InColors? Are you looking forward to getting them too? I think you are going to find they (along with the new Polished Pink and Evening Evergreen) really do go a long way to rounding out the colours in the Stampin’ Up!® range.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.

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Birthday Wishes (Fancy Phrases)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, with the end of the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue rapidly approaching, I decided to re-create a few of the cards in the catalogue which have inspired me over the twelve months. Today’s card is featured on page 52 and it features the Fancy Phrases stamp set. I’ve recreated the card fairly faithfully although I’ve used a different sentiment and colouring medium (I used Stampin’ Blends).

This card also features the fun technique of using your Stampin’ Blends to alter ribbon. In this case, I used the Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends to add lines of colour to the white ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack. This is one of my favourite techniques as you can colour white ribbon to perfectly match any of your card projects.

Don’t forget the items on the Retiring List are selling out! Many have already gone. If you have your eye on something, please don’t wait too long. Once they are gone…they’re gone!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.

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Happy Birthday (Peaceful Moments / Many Layered Blossoms)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and hopefully you were able to spend time with your loved ones! We enjoyed a quiet Easter and we’ve taken the opportunity to go on a few day trips. It’s been quite relaxing and peaceful. Unfortunately, that means I haven’t done any creating of late!

When I did sit down to create, I decided to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) a card featured in the January to June 2021 Mini Catalogue. I loved it the moment I saw it! It’s on page 28 if you are interested in seeing the original. The card features the Many Layered Blossoms die set which is such a lovely die set. It enables you to, well…layer, the pieces and create a beautiful floral piece. I chose to use the colours featured in the catalogue – Basic White, Blushing Bride, Magenta Madness and Rococo Rose (unfortunately this colour of cardstock has retired and is no longer available).

I also made sure to add Adhesive Sheets to the cardstock before I die cut the pieces so that it was easier to stick all the pieces together.

The greeting I used came from the Peaceful Moments stamp set. The sample in the catalogue used a sentiment from the Happy Thoughts stamp set.

For the final touch, I added some Braided Linen Trim (the sample in the catalogue used the Mossy Meadow Braided Linen Trim) and a few of the Ladybug Trinkets.

Isn’t the Many Layered Blossoms die set GORGEOUS?! Imagine all the different colour combinations you could use! So much fun!

Just a reminder, items on the Retiring List are selling out FAST! If you have your eye on something, please don’t wait too long. Once they are gone…they’re gone!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.

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It’s Your Birthday! (Oh Snap)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, one of the most fun stamp sets in the January to June 2021 Mini Catalogue is the Oh Snap stamp set. I love that you can use this stamp set for children or adults alike. It’s perfect for masculine cards as well and we all know how tricky masculine cards can be. Having said that, the card I am sharing today does have a more feminine feel to it.

The stamp set doesn’t come with dies but it really doesn’t take very long to fussy cut which is what I did here. I then popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals on a panel of Basic White cardstock which was die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies and shaded with a hint of Pool Party ink.

This panel was attached to a Coastal Cabana card base which I stamped and sponged with Coastal Cabana ink. I love the extra bit of interest this gives the card.

One part of the card I wanted to highlight was the colouring of the lotus flower. It is SO easy! I stamped directly on patterned paper and then fussy cut the image out. Unfortunately, the paper I used – Butterfly Bijou – is no longer available! I’m so sad about that as I have been LOVING creating with it!

Speaking of no longer available – as I advised a few days back, the Retiring List is out and things are selling out FAST! If you have your eye on something, please don’t wait too long. Once they are gone…they’re gone!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.

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Happy Birthday (Vine Design)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, do you ever sit down to create with a clear idea as to what you want to do? Sometimes I do, but other times I have no idea! Today’s card came to me when I was creating the card I shared the other day using the Vine Design Bundle and I couldn’t wait to bring it to life.

Sadly, as happens sometimes, I couldn’t get it to work. I don’t know why! There are a couple of things you can do when this happens. The first is to walk away and come back to it later. Fresh eyes often help. I tried this and still, I couldn’t get it to work as I envisaged. So I moved onto the second option which is to talk to someone about it. I took a photo of what I had done so far, mentioned which parts were already adhered, and sent it through to my friend Melissa asking for help. Melissa immediately came back and recommended the addition of the Pastel Pearls to the centre of the die-cut piece. It immediately improved the design.

I had sat with this card for DAYS and couldn’t make it work as I wanted. Whilst this card will never be a favourite of mine, I am SO much happier with it. So, when you have struggled with your cards, don’t give up! Take a break! Talk to a friend! You may not totally LOVE the card at the end but someone will!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Happy Birthday (Itty Bitty Greetings / Butterfly Bouquet Collection)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, happy Saturday! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend so far and hopefully making a little time to craft! Today, I am sharing a card that was inspired by quite a few cards I have seen since the launch of the Butterfly Bouquet collection.

I sometimes find a patterned paper that has a really busy design quite difficult to craft with. One of my favourite ways to use it is to actually make a feature of it. The gorgeous butterfly paper from the Butterfly Bijou DSP pack was so pretty and needed to be highlighted. I didn’t want to cover it up so offset the sentiment panel.

It’s such a pretty card! I think you could make a few of these cards but change them up a little. Instead of matting the panels with Blushing Bride as I have done here, you could always choose another complementary colour such as Mint Macaron or So Saffron.

This gorgeous paper is only available during the Butterfly Bouquet promotion and while supplies last.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.

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