Tricia's Stamping Creations

Friday, January 17, 2025

Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge 2025 Week 3 - Old Olive

Welcome to Week 3 of the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge as we showcase Old Olive from the Regals Collection. This classic mid green is so versatile and I decided to create a masculine birthday card to create a fun clean and simple design.

This month I have been exploring different ways to create clean and simple card designs using heat embossing, one of my favorite techniques. For this design, I chose to heat emboss the sentiment images to create a contrast between the large bold image and the smaller sentiment. The designer series paper background adds wonderful texture and detail that works well for a masculine design.

Products Used:

Day To Celebrate stamp set (item #164963)

Sale-a-bration Level 1 Reward

Saying Hey stamp set (item #163697)

Nested Essentials Dies (item #161597)

Regals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item $163774)

Old Olive Cardstock (item #100702)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Wow Embossing Powders (item #165679)

Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix (item #164618)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Old Olive Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Sentiment Label die cut with the Nested Essentials Dies

Old Olive Striped Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

This fun card design is a wonderful combination of stamps, paper and ink and I stepped up the design by using heat embossing for the sentiments. I love how the White embossing powder pops against the Old Olive cardstock and draws your attention. The smaller Happy Birthday sentiment was heat embossed using Clear embossing powder which gives a wonderful tone on tone look and a wonderful contrast. For the background design, I stamped the streamers image with Versamark ink to create a third variation for the sentiment label. To complete the card design, I added several of the Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix sequins for a touch of bling without it being over the top.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore creating your own clean and simple cards using Old Olive. There are a variety of options available to help spark your creativity to create projects for all occasions.

Please take a moment to visit this week's Monochromatic Insta Hop to see all the amazing projects showcasing Old Olive. Just click here to get started. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects.

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

New At SU January Blog Hop Sale-a-bration Coordination Corner In Bloom

Welcome to the New At SU January Blog Hop with our theme this month featuring Sale-a-bration Coordination. Our amazing Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to showcase the wonderful Sale-a-bration products you can earn free with a qualifying order. I can't wait to share with you all the project I have created using the new Corner In Bloom stamp set.

For today's card design, I wanted to showcase one of my favorite techniques: heat embossing. There is just something so magical about this technique and it is what got me hooked on card making many years agon. To help chase away the Winter Blues, I chose to use Petunia Pop for my card, one of the 2024-2026 In Colors. I just love how bright and pretty it is and how it makes the White embossed images pop. The images in the Corner In Bloom stamp set are perfect for creating beautiful clean and simple designs and I added the sentiment from the With You In Mind stamp set. I love the way these two stamp sets work together to provide so many wonderful options for all occasion cards.

Products Used:

Corner In Bloom stamp set (item #164959) Sale-a-bration Level 2

With You In Mind stamp set (item #164747)

Petunia Pop Cardstock (item #163801)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Wow Embossing Powders (item #165679)

2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems (item #163781)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Petunia Pop Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Heat embossing is a great technique for stepping up clean and simple card designs. The delicate line images in the Corner In Bloom stamp set look beautiful with this technique and with the addition of a sentiment, you can create a variety of designs to add to your card stash. The White embossing makes me think of chalk art that I used to do with my kids. It is so fun and cheerful, a way to bring a smile to someone who receives it. For a touch of bling, I added several Pretty In Pink Shimmer Gems to complete the card design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore the amazing new Sale-a-bration products that you can earn free with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration.

Please take a moment to visit with the rest of our Design Team to see their amazing projects and ideas. Just click on the links in the Roll Call List below to visit their blogs.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Saturday, January 11, 2025

Stamping Inkspirations January Blog Hop Sketch Challenge

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations January Blog Hop and we are starting off 2025 with a Sketch Challenge to help warm us up. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore creating your own beautiful projects using this month's sketch for inspiration. Sketches are a great way to spark creativity, especially if you are struggling to get started. It's like having a road map or a plan that can help prompt your imagination.

I love using sketches as a way to create fun card designs. With Valentine's Day just over a month away, I wanted to show how you can create a beautiful card design without having to do any stamping. Using the sketch layout, I chose to create a bold, bright design using the Full of Life Designer Series Paper with the Mix & Match Ephemera Packs from the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog.

Products Used:

Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (item #164857)

Washes & Florals Tags Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (item #164859)

Full of Life 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #163357)

Real Red Cardstock (item #102482)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Baker's Twine Essentials (item #155475)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Real Red Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4 1/4"

Full of Life Designer Series Paper

Card Front Accent Layer: 5" x 4 1/4"

Cut 1 Strip - 1" x 4 1/4"

Tear left side of remaining piece along the 4 1/4" side to create gap between the 2 pieces

Washes & Florals Tags Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

Pink Wash Tag

Celebrate Love Mix & Match

Real Red Heart Die Cut

Red & Pink Floral Die Cut

Red Sentiment Label

This sketch was a lot of fun and I admit it really challenged me to think outside my comfort zone. I recently ordered several of the new Mix & Match Ephemera Packs from the January-April 2025 Mini Catalog and I wanted to explore creating a card design that had no stamping by using different elements from these packs. For my background design, I chose to use one of the patterns from the Full of Life 6"x6" Designer Series Paper and I loved the contrast of the bold, vibrant colors against the Basic White background layer. I chose one of the tags from the Washes & Florals Tags Mix & Match Ephemera Pack for my focal layer and added several elements and a sentiment label from the Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack to create the focal design. I loved how the different elements coordinated to have it all come together. For the twine and bow element, I wrapped a piece of White Baker's Twine around the card front twice and tied a bow on the right side near the edge. I made sure that the twine was placed about halfway across the card front and then added the focal tag over the top using Stampin' Dimensionals, so that the bow was against the right edge of the tag. I chose not to add any bling, instead letting the bold colors and the design elements shine for this design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to give this Sketch Challenge a try to create your own beautiful projects. There are so many wonderful options to explore to help spark your creativity.

Now it's time to visit Leonie's blog and see what she has created with this month's Sketch Challenge. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

Roll Call List

Mo Rootes ● Karen Henderson ● Aurélie Fabre

Annette Ball ● Teri West ● Jan Musselman

Tricia Butts ● Leonie Stuart ● Judith Henderson

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Friday, January 10, 2025

Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge 2025 Week 2 - Fresh Freesia

Happy Friday everyone. It's time for Week 2 of the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge as we showcase Fresh Freesia from the Subtles Collection. This soft and pretty purple offers so many possibilities and I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore using it in your own beautiful projects.

For today's card, I decided to create a clean and simple design using the Adoring Hearts stamp set with the coordinating Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder. This pretty card works well for Valentine's Day but could also be used for a variety of occasions to help brighten someone's day. I love how the embossed detail adds texture to the card without being overwhelming. I also used my Stampin' Trimmer to add two score lines above and below the hearts to create a focal panel for a little extra detail.

Products Used:

Adoring Hearts stamp set (item #162563)

Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder (item #162563)

Fresh Freesia Cardstock (item #155613)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Wow Embossing Powders (item #165679)

Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (item #162611)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Fresh Freesia Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

3 Embossed Hearts using the Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder

Sentiment Label using the Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" Scored at 1" & 1 1/8" from the top and the bottom (from the reverse side)

This pretty clean and simple card design is all about the embossed detail created using the Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder. I love that you can emboss multiple hearts and then die cut them with the coordinating dies, which are all included in one product. I chose three of the hearts for my design, one of each embossed design, to add subtle texture to the card design. I also created a focal panel by scoring the Basic White card front at 1" and 1 1/8" from the top of the card front and also from the bottom, using my Stampin' Trimmer. To create the score lines, make sure to do it from the backside of the card front so that the raised lines appear on the front. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with White embossing powder onto the Fresh Freesia sentiment label. For a touch of bling, I added several of the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems to complete the card design. I love the simplicity of this card design and how beautifully it showcases this pretty purple.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore using Fresh Freesia to create your own beautiful projects. There are so many wonderful options to use this soft and pretty purple to help you get creative.

Please take a moment to visit this week's Monochromatic Insta Hop and see all the amazing projects showcasing Fresh Freesia. Just click here to get started. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

ICS January Blog Hop Sale-a-bration

Welcome to the ICS January Blog Hop as we showcase the amazing new products from the 2025 Sale-a-bration Catalog. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to get creative and maybe even chase away the Winter Blues. There are so many wonderful options to choose from and I am excited to share my card design with you all.

For my card, I chose to continue with my exploration of clean and simple designs using minimal supplies. This is a great option for all crafters, whether you are a beginner just starting out or a more experienced crafter who is looking for a simple project to add to your stash. I love creating cards with designer series paper and I couldn't resist the new Bloom Inpressions Designer Series Paper, which is a Level 1 Sale-a-bration product that you can earn Free with a $60 order. I combined it with one of my favorite new stamp sets from the January-April 2025 Mini Catalog called With You in Mind stamp set. This stamp set has a wonderful combination of large sentiments and coordinating images that are perfect for this style of card design. With the variety of beautiful background designs in this designer series paper, you can combine these products to create a wide range of all occasion cards to help you build your card stash.

Products Used:

With You In Mind stamp set (item #164747)

2 3/8" Circle Punch (item #161354)

Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper (item #164944)

Sale-a-bration Level 1

Thick Basic White Cardstock (item #159229)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Melon Mambo Classic Ink Pad (item #147051)

Glossy Dots Assortment (item #158827)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Thick Basic White Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Basic White Cardstock

Large Circle punched out with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch

Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Clean and simple cards are a great way to showcase beautiful designer series paper and I just love all the gorgeous designs in the Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper. The colors are bright and pretty and work perfectly with the sentiments in the stamp set. For today's card, I chose to use the Best Wishes sentiment and stamped it using Melon Mambo Classic ink onto Basic White cardstock and then punched it out using the 2 3/8" Circle Punch to create the sentiment label. To help make the background pop, I chose to use Thick Basic White cardstock and I love the way it frames the designer series paper card front. To complete the card design, I added several of the Melon Mambo dots from the Glossy Dots Assortment to add a subtle touch of bling. This card design is perfect for mailing as it has a low profile that shouldn't add extra postage.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will inspire you to explore the amazing new products in the 2025 Sale-a-bration Catalog to create your own beautiful projects. It's amazing how easy it is to create simply beautiful cards with a few simple supplies. The Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper is a wonderful way to add color and texture to your projects and works well for a variety of occasions. You can earn this beautiful pack of paper with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration.

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Design Team members to see their amazing projects featuring products from the 2025 Sale-a-bration Catalog. Just click the links in the Roll Call List to visit their blogs. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you like about our projects.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Around The World On Wednesday January Blog Hop This Or That

It's time to start off the Around The World On Wednesday January Blog Hop with a fun This or That Challenge to help spark your creativity. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help show you different possibilities to see if you prefer This or That.

With the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog going live yesterday, I thought this challenge would be the perfect opportunity to show how to create two different cards using two of the new products from the new mini catalog. I chose to showcase the new Hugs For Love Bundle with the Timeless Plaid 6"x6" Designer Series Paper to create two clean and simple card designs that would work for Valentine's Day or just as a way to let someone know that you care about them. The "This" card design combines Misty Moonlight and Boho Blue for a more masculine feel while the "That" card design combines Moody Mauve with a touch of Pretty In Pink for a more feminine look. I love that the Hugs For You Bundle combines a wonderful range of sentiments and images that work perfectly with the coordinating punch to take the stress out of creating.

Products Used:

Hugs For Love Bundle (item #165738)

Timeless Plaid 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #164678)

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081)

Moody Mauve Cardstock (item #161723)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Boho Blue Classic Ink Pad (item #161650)

Misty Moonlight Classic Ink Pad (item #153118)

Moody Mauve Classic Ink Pad (item #161649)

Pretty In Pink Classic Ink Pad (item #163807)

Tinsel Gems Four Pack (item #161623)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

This Card

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Label punched out with the To The Point Label Punch

Basic White Cardstock

Sentiment Label stamped and punched out with the Hugs For Love Bundle

Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

That Card

Moody Mauve Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Label punched out with the To The Point Label Punch

Basic White Cardstock

Sentiment Label stamped and punched out with the Hugs For Love Bundle

Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Making clean and simple cards would have to be one of my favorite things, especially when I want to create a bunch of them in a short span of time. It's a great technique whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter. For both of my card designs, I chose to go with a monochromatic color scheme and I love the more muted colors of Moody Mauve and Misty Moonlight for this time of year. To create the background layer for each of the sentiment labels, I cut the colored label in half and then attached it to the back of the sentiment label so that it creates a slim frame. For a touch of bling, I chose to use the Tinsel Gems Four Pack which has pink and blue gems that coordinate perfectly with the designer series paper to complete both cards.

So which do you prefer? This or That? I would love it if you would let me know in the comments.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card designs will show you how much fun you can have by mixing and matching different products to come up with your own beautiful designs. There are so many wonderful options to explore in the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog.

Now it's time to visit Theresa's blog and see what she has created for our This or That Challenge. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List below to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.