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TIME TO SAY THANK YOU

Hello and thank you for popping by. I am so delighted that you want to check out today’s project.

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin’ Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

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Once a month I prepare ‘Thank You’ cards to send to those of my customers who have placed an order. At the start of the following month I take these cards and add a personal message inside each of the cards, usually on a sticky note so that the card can be used by the recipient. For those customers who met the minimum purchase threshold, I also add a small thank you gift.

For this collection of thank you cards I decided to use up some of the retiring Oh So Ombre 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper – and, some of the retiring Rococo Rose cardstock.

The ‘thanks’ sentiment comes from the Biggest Wish Stamp Set – this set is going to be THE go to stamp set for most of your cards!

These cards are great examples of #simplestamping. Each card shows the basic recipe – ink, stamps and paper. A coordinating colour cardbase, a layer of matching Designer Series Paper and a Stamp stamped in the same Ink.

If you live in Australia and want to place an order for Stampin’ Up!® products, you might want to order through me if you would like to receive this kind of appreciation.

Make sure you see all the other great cards made for this blog hop.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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SWEET FRIEND

Hello and thanks for popping by to see today’s project.

This card was made for the Colour INKspiration challenge. The image is gorgeous and the colours a fascinating combination.

May be an image of ocean and text that says '#101 COLOUR /SPRATIN CHALLENGES Pale Papaya Fresh Freesia Highland Heather Balmy Blue Evening Evergreen'

I decided that I would try my hand at some alcohol colouring – I used the Stampin’ Blends to colour patches onto White Vellum and then spritzed isopropyl alcohol to move and blend the colours. I made a couple of samples so that I could choose which pieces yo use.

As I have not added the Picture This Dies to my collection yet, I opted to make my own version using the Layering Circles Dies. These gave me some windows for my coloured vellum to peek through. Then I cut the curved border piece, following the curved edge where the ink pooled.

Then I stamped the scales and cupcakes from the Measure of Love Stamp Set onto Shimmery White cardstock using Jet Black StazOn ink. This is definitely a colouring technique card. I used the five colours, from the #CI101 challenge, and a Water Painter to colour the scales and cakes. Taking my trusty paper snips I fussy cut images and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them up on the card front.

The Sweet Friend greeting was stamped three times and trimmed before being added to the front also. The last element added to the front of the card were the 2021-2023 In Colour Jewels. The card insert and envelope were stamped with the cup cakes.

I’m quite happy with the way this card turned out, especially the coloured vellum pieces. Who would be the ‘sweet friend’ you would give this card to?

I wonder what the #CI102 colour combination will be?

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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SPINNER, SPINNER … WHAT’S FOR DINNER?

Hello to those of you who have popped by today. I always love to see the countries that you come from – this shows in my WordPress reports each day.

I would love you to leave a comment and tell me where you’re from – more than just the country. The reason, I invite you to do this, is because my husband and I love to travel and I enjoy discovering new places. Who knows, one day we might meet and craft together.

For today’s project I chose the What’s Cookin’ Bundle. As soon as I saw this bundle, in the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue, I knew it would be on my wishlist. I have always loved cooking and was a Home Economics teacher for most of my 35 years of teaching. (P.S. I also really loved sewing and textiles and everything Home Ec related).

I also wanted to use the Give It a Whirl Dies to have some fun. I began by cutting the key components of the ‘whirl’ mechanism. This allowed me to position the stitched rectangle shape for the top layer. Then I was able to make some faint pencil outlines on the spinning circle to be able to stamp the three elements that you see when the scalloped spinner: ‘Happiness is Homemade’, ‘What’s Cookin’?’, and the three chefs’ toques.

After the three elements were stamped, I went on to the front panel. I used my Stamparatus to carefully position the mixing bowl so that I could step stamp five bowls. I used Soft Sea Foam to stamp the bowls.

I stamped and fussy cut four of the utensils to position onto the upper layer – using Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Gray Granite. The egg lifter was cut, from Basic Gray cardstock, using the lifter from the Cookin’ Dies. Before adhering this top layer, using Stampin’ Dimensionals, I stamped the saucepans image around the outer edges of the card front. This allowed sufficient space for the turning mechanism to work effectively.

I stamped the chef toques onto the card insert and envelope front.

This is what the collection, of most of the products I used for this project, looks like. I was so excited to see brads return to our catalogue. The Round & Square Brads, in black and white, will be so incredibly useful!

What do you think of my SPINNER, SPINNER … WHAT’S FOR DINNER? card? I am very pleased with my first adventure with this bundle and am starting to think of other ways to use it.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Cookin' Dies
[154333]
$50.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00