My Wish List

Well, I've shared with you some of my projects over the last few days, and I hope you enjoyed them as much as I've enjoyed making them.  Quick review - here they are:




Now, I want to share with you some items that I want to use for future projects.  I've been pouring over this catalog for a few weeks now.  I was lucky enough to have a sneak preview of the catalog by signing up to become a Stampin' Up demonstrator.  I've had my catalog since early May and I have to say that it is well worn by now. 

I'm not going to bore you with every item that I love in this catalog, but I have picked out my top 3 to share with you.  These are on my must-have list and will be coming to my house soon. 

Sitting Here  page 100
Doesn't this look so inviting!  I can just imagine so many wonderful, relaxing, soothing cards with this set.  I have a swing on my porch and have spent many wonderful hours on my swing or on the swing at Grama's house. 






Kinda Eclectic page 147
I know it's not new for 2016, but I don't have it, and I really like it.  I love the shining sun and the leaves.  The butterflies will work with the Bitty Butterfly and Elegant Butterfly punches that I already have.  And the sentiment is so true.


Jars of Love  page 75
This stamp set just speaks to me.  It reminds me of my childhood and catching lightening bugs in jars and watching them light up the jar before setting them free to catch another day.  I love it - such fun memories!  I could definitely use this for summer cards, and I make a lot of summer birthday cards.  I know someone else who would very much appreciate a jar of lightening bugs.  So, spoiler alert - if you are someone who typically gets cards from me, this might very well be on it!




I would love it if you would take a moment to share with me your favorite item or items.  Maybe we can dream up a lovely project together.


If you would like to take advantage of my new catalog special offer, please contact me directly.

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/carolscards4fun/

New catalog launch project 4 of 4:
Combo project - Painter's Palette and Love & Affection

Due to my newfound love for the Love & Affection stamp set, I am using it again, but today I am pairing it with the Painter's Palette to create another little masterpiece.

I liked the idea of using the frame from the Painter's Palette to contain the floral images from the Love & Affection set.  

 

  

I created my little masterpiece using a Whisper White card base, layered some Lost Lagoon paper from the Moonlight Designer Series paper stack.  Then the Hardwood stamp on Crumb Cake paper with Crumb Cake ink and layered over the DSP.  Finally the little painting was hung on the wall with the tack from Painter's Palette that I fussy cut.  Love & Affection leaves stamped with Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz and Strawberry Slush flowers (yes, Strawberry Slush - that's a couple years old from previous In-Colors but I really like it and will use it til it's gone!).  I do like sponging so just a light bit of Lost Lagoon was sponged on the white space of the floral masterpiece.  The sentiment is from the Painter's Palette stamped with Lost Lagoon and punched with the retiring scallop oval punch.

The inside is very simple with Whisper White on a Crumb Cake layer and a strip of the DSP with the sentiment from the Love & Affection stamp set.  I really do like that sentiment. 


 

 

These stamp sets can be found in the new catalog as follows:
Painter's Palette        - page 119
Love & Affection        - page  45
Hardwood                 - page 125

I look forward to your comments, ideas, or questions.  Please contact me either by posting a comment or via email.

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New catalog launch project 3 of 4:
Love & Affection

This is my favorite!  Of the cards, I've made this week to show off the new 2016 Stampin' Up products, this is my favorite.  I love this Affectionately Yours paper!  Truly, when I first opened this Love & Affection stamp set, I really didn't know what I would do with it.  I only ordered it, because it coordinated with the paper.  And now, I've made a card that I love. 


 

I layered the designer series paper over a crumb cake base, then created a stamped feature on Whisper White.  Since the stamp used for the front of the card had both flowers and leaves, I used my Stampin' Write markers to color the stamp in Calypso Coral and Pear Pizzazz.  Then I filled in with some other leaves stamped with Pear Pizzazz and added Crushed Curry and Night of Navy flowers.  I colored in the centers of each of the flowers with a Stampin' Write marker. 

I stamped the sentiment and punched with the Decorative Label and then added some flowers to the label.  The stamped panel and the decorative label are also sponged with some Night of Navy.  Once the stamped panel and label are adhered to the card, the finishing touch is the Calypso Coral ribbon,

The inside panel is created using the same stamping and another sentiment from the Love & Affection stamp set.  I really love these sentiments and can definitely see myself using these a lot.



Like yesterday, today's card was created using only the one stamp set - Love & Affection - again illustrating that a beautiful card can be created using just a few supplies.  

I definitely see a future for this stamp set and paper.   I am imagining several other projects.  I may even need another stack of the Affectionately Yours paper. 

These items can be found in the new catalog as follows:
Love & Affection              - page   45
Affectionately Yours DSP  - page 187
Decorative Label punch    - page 186

I welcome your comments, ideas, or questions. Either post a comment here or email me.

Please contact me to take advantage of my new catalog special offer. 

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/carolscards4fun/ 

New catalog launch project 2 of 4:
Painter's Palette - Happy Birthday Card

Today's card features the new Painter's Palette stamp set.  This is the only stamp set used on this card.  I like to challenge myself to create with just one set to prove that a lovely card can be made with just a few supplies.

I like Elegant Eggplant as the card base and then stamped on the Whisper White panels with Crushed Curry, Wisteria Wonder and Calypso Coral.  I really like the splatter and brush stroke stamps.  That is exactly how I paint.


 


Painter's Palette stamp set is on page 119 of the new 2016 catalog in the Playful Palette suite of items.



The other items in the Playful Palette suite include the Work of Art and Timeless Textures stamp sets, a couple of my favorites that have carried over from the last catalog.  There is also a Playful Palette Designer Series Paper stack available on page 174 featuring the new In-Colors with and patterned with splatters and brush strokes.

Feel free to comment, share ideas, or ask questions. 

Please contact me to take advantage of my new catalog special offer. 

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/carolscards4fun/

 

New catalog launch project 1 of 4:
Confetti Celebration Happy Birthday Card
Welcome to the 2016 Stampin' Up catalog virtual launch party!  The new catalog has been mailed and received by many happy stampers.  I have had an opportunity to pre-order some items so I have been playing and making projects from new products that will be available to all on June 1, 2016.   

Today, I have a card from the new stamp set Confetti Celebration.  And since a stamp set called confetti inspires a shaker card, I also used the new Sprinkles punch to create the sprinkles inside the window. I just love the stamped lights and balloons.
  
  


The card base is Island Indigo.  The inkpads are Island Indigo, Garden Green, and Cherry Cobbler.  The 'sprinkles' were punched out of matching cardstock. Since I went a little crazy punching the sprinkles, I just adhered the extra sprinkles in various places on the front and inside the card.  To finish off the card, the banner was stamped with the Thoughtful Banners stamp set and punched out with the Duet Banner punch. 

Products used are pictured below:

  

These items can be found in the new catalog as follows:
Confetti Celebration  - page   12
Sprinkles punch        - page 187
Thoughtful Banners   - page  73
Duet Banner punch   - page 186

Feel free to comment, share ideas, or ask questions.  Over the next few days, I will be posting additional projects with new items from the 2016 catalog.

Please contact me to take advantage of my new catalog special offer. 

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/carolscards4fun/

Good Things are fun

 

Good Things are fun 
Stamping is fun, that's for sure, but making cards with fun folds is fun too!  Using Stampin' Up designer series paper that that has coordinating patterns on both sides and making interesting folds creates an interesting greeting card.

Today I have a card created just by folding and layering paper and stamping sentiments.  This is a drapery fold or also known as a double curtain fold.

 

Using a Whisper White card base, an Old Olive layer, and designer series paper with coordinating colors (Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral), this card is created by scoring, cutting the slant, and accordion folding.  Save the scraps, because they create the drapes on the inside panel.  The paper is too pretty to waste anyway.  

The sentiments are from Stampin' Up You've Got This stamp set.

To learn how to create this and other handmade cards, contact me.

You can view Stampin' Up catalog and products at my website http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/carolscards4fun/

Sheltering Tree

Sheltering Tree 
I am continuing to explore all the fun products from Stampin' Up.  Stamps with trees are definitely my favorite.  I especially love the green trees of summer.  Today's card features the Stampin' Up Sheltering Tree stamp set. 


 

This particular stamp set can make many beautiful cards just by changing the ink colors.  The inside sentiment comes from the retiring Trust God stamp set, which is only available until May 31, 2016.  I am so sad that set is retiring, but many new stamp sets will be available in the new catalog on June 1, 2016,

  

I really love using the Sheltering Tree stamp set.  If you want to make a card like this, just let me know.  I can show you!

You can view Stampin' Up catalog and products on my website.  A new catalog with new items will be available on June 1, 2016.    

Let me count the stamp sets

Let Me Count the Stamp Sets May 18, 2016
As a new Stampin' Up demonstrator, I am happily playing with my new and old stamp sets to create lovely greeting cards that I will use as projects in my Stamp Camps, Workshops, or send to my family and friends.  Generally, I create my cards with a recipient in mind.  That's how I get my inspiration.  I also enjoy viewing what others have created and can be inspired by their ideas.  Today, I want to show you what I've made with several Stampin' Up stamp sets and punches.

For this card, I used the Hardwood stamp to stamp the woodgrain for the fence, then used my scissors to cut the pickets.

I used the Flower Shop stamp set for the larger flowers on the fence and the Pansy punch to punch them out.  The smaller flowers were stamped with the Petite Petals and punched with the coordinating Petite Petals punch.

The butterflies were stamped with the Papillon Potpouri and punched with the Bitty Butterfly.

The sentiment is from the retiring Feel Goods stamp set that is available only until May 31, 2016.

The card is embellished with the Pearl Basic Jewels.

Other supplies include cardstock Old Olive, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, and Wisteria Wonder an coordinating inks.

 The card isn't  finished until the inside is finished too.  The inside is done with the same colors and stamp sets as the outside with the addition of the awesome sentiment from the Flower Patch stamp set.

So that brings me up to 6 different stamp sets on one card.  I think that's a record for me, but I was definitely having fun.  Hope you enjoyed as well.

If you are interested in making your own cards or joining me for a demonstration of card making, just let me know.

  

New Venture  May 10, 2016
I've just began my new adventure as an Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator.  I've been stamping for a few years now and have consistently favored the Stampin' Up products.  I was having a great time with our little Stamping group in my area until the demonstrator resigned.  That left me desolate without my play group.  Since I've been following Stampin' Up for quite a while, I researched and decided to become a demonstrator myself so I could have the parties and invite friends and anyone interested to join my little band of Stampers. 

I've just ordered my starter pack, which should arrive tomorrow!  In the meantime, I've began planning and preparing for workshops and am featuring the card below, which contains some of my favorite retiring items.


This card features Crushed Curry cardstock, retiring designer series paper with Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz, and Crushed Curry colors. 

The Stamp set is the retiring Happy Home set which features 3 different scenes that fit perfectly behind the retiring Hearth & Home Thinlits window. 

The stamped image was colored using sponge daubers and Old Olive ink for the grass and Marina Mist ink for the sky (In retrospect, I wish I had used Bermuda Bay).

Just for fun, I punched out a balloon from the retiring Party Wishes bundle and included in my window.

To emphasize my sadness that this beautiful set is retiring, I added the Missing You sentiment also from the Happy Home stamp set, and cut it out with the retiring Word Window punch....sigh.




You will find these wonderful items from Stampin' Up available at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/carolscards4fun/

Click on Retiring items to find the items used on this card.

Happy Home Bundle

http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=140805

Party Punch Pack

http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=140608

Happy Stamping!