We Create May Blog Hop May Flowers

Let's celebrate the beginning of a new month with the We Create May Blog Hop, as we showcase the theme, "May Flowers". Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to create your own beautiful floral cards to celebrate Spring. 

For my card design today, I wanted to create a pretty birthday card using the Sending Smiles stamp set and coordinating Sending Dies. I also wanted to showcase some of the new and returning colors that will be in the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog to create my design. Misty Moonlight is one of my favorite colors and I am so happy it is returning, along with Lost Lagoon, another returning favorite. I paired them with the new 2023-2025 In Color, Boho Blue, which is perfect for Spring flowers and looks beautiful with Daffodil Delight. This card design would look beautiful with so many different color combinations and I can't wait to explore more color combinations. 

Products Used:

Sending Smiles stamp set (item #158701)

Sending Dies (item #159271)

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Boho Blue Classic Ink Pad (item #161650)

Lost Lagoon Classic Ink Pad (item #161678)

Daffodil Delight Classic Ink Pad (item #147094)

Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo (item #153108)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels (item #158987)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

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

Thin Sending Sentiment die cut with the Sending Dies

Sentiment Label die cut with the Sending Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front die cut with the Scalloped Contours Dies

Outline Sending Sentiment Layer die cut with the Sending Dies

3 Flowers stamped and die cut with the Sending Dies

This clean and simple card design is simple to create with the Sending Smiles stamp set and coordinating Sending Dies. I love that I can stamp the flowers and die cut them out and the Sending Sentiment layers beautifully to add a simply Wow factor to your card design. I love how the Misty Moonlight card base frames the focal design and makes it pop. I stamped the leaves and stems with Lost Lagoon Classic ink onto the Scalloped Rectangle layer and added the Boho Blue die cut flowers with Stampin' Dimensionals to give them some dimension. I attached the Sending die cut sentiment with Stampin' Dimensionals to the card front and added the heat embossed sentiment to the card front. To embellish the card, I added two small Iridescent Pearls to the sentiment label and colored one of the small pearls with the Dark Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Marker to create the dot for the "i" in Sending. This is such a simple card to create and has a lovely fresh Spring feel to it. I love this color combination of Misty Moonlight, Boho Blue, Lost Lagoon and Daffodil Delight and look forward to using these colors together more in the future. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own beautiful floral cards to send to friends and family. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore. 

Now it's time to visit Kimberley's blog and see what she has created to share with us. Just click the Next button to visit her blog. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

Roll Call List
Kimberley Morris
Tanya Harvey

 Tricia Butts

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
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Like What You See? Visit My Online Store Here

Visit My Facebook Business Page for Updates & Ideas

Click here to Contact Me

The New 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Begins May 2nd

Click Below To Shop From My Online Store

Global Stamping Friends April Blog Hop Spring Loaded

It's time to hop along with the Global Stamping Friends April Blog Hop as we celebrate Spring. Here in Colorado we have had a week of typical Spring weather - sunshine, wind, snow and back to sunshine again. I think of Spring as a season of change and right now Stampin' Up! is also going through changes as we transition from 2022-2023 Annual Catalog to the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. That means saying goodbye to some old favorites as we get ready to welcome exciting new products to help spark out creativity. 

My Spring card design features a mix of retiring products and products that will be carrying over to the new Annual catalog. My design features the wonderful 2022-2024 In Colors to create a fresh and fun card that works for a variety of occasions. The beautiful gold frame has been die cut with the retiring Fabulous Frames Dies to help step up this clean and simple card design using the Gold Brushed Metallic cardstock, which is also retiring. The Sending Smiles Bundle is perfect for creating beautiful cards and I am so happy that this stamp set and dies are carrying over to the new catalog, but take note that the bundle price is retiring. So if you want to save 10%, make sure to order this bundle while it's still available. 

Products Used:

Sending Smiles Bundle (item #158707)

Fabulous Frames Dies (item #159163) Retiring

Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes (Retiring) Sale Price $4.00

Brushed Metallic Cardstock (item #153524) Retiring

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Tahitian Tide Classic Ink Pad (item #159210)

Orchid Oasis Classic Ink Pad (item #159214)

Parakeet Party Classic Ink Pad (item #159208)

Daffodil Delight Classic Ink Pad (item #147094)

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots (item #159186)

Brushed Brass Butterflies (item #158136)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes

Tahitian Tide Card Base

Brushed Metallic Cardstock - Gold

Detailed Frame die cut with the Fabulous Frames Dies

2 Small Flowers die cut with the Sending Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Focal Insert die cut with the Fabulous Frames Dies

Flowers stamped & die cut with the Sending Smiles Bundle

Sentiment Label stamped & die cut with the Sending Smiles Bundle

This bright and cheerful card design is simple to create and I love that the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes make it easy to create beautiful cards with just a few simple supplies. This card set is retiring and is on sale for just $4.00 for a pack of 20 card bases and 20 coordinating envelopes. That is a 60% discount. These cards coordinate perfectly with the 2022-2024 In Colors, so I chose to use Parakeet Party Classic ink for the stem and leaves and Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis Classic inks for the flowers.  To create the lightest flower, I stamped the first small flower with Orchid Oasis ink onto Basic White cardstock and then stamped it again onto the cardstock without reinking. I also stamped the large flower with Tahitian Tide Classic ink onto the Basic White cardstock and used the coordinating dies from the Sending Smiles Bundle to die cut the three flowers. 

To create the focal image, I stamped the stem with leaves image onto the Basic White focal die cut using Parakeet Party ink and then added the three flowers with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to pop them up before adhering it to the front of the card base. For a touch of shimmer, I colored the flowers with Clear Wink of Stella to step up the design. I added the Gold Frame around the outside of the focal image and then added some Brushed Brass Butterflies to embellish the focal image. For the sentiment, I stamped the image from the Sending Smiles stamp set using Orchid Oasis ink and then die cut it out with a coordinating die from the Sending Dies. I attached it to the front of the card base with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, centering it below the focal image. To complete the design, I added two die cut Gold flowers to decorate the sentiment label and then added Parakeet Party Matte Decorative Dots to the centers of the flowers.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own wonderful Spring projects. There are so many wonderful products to explore to help spark your creativity. 

Now it's time to visit Kimberley's blog and see what she has created this month. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog. I hope you will leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. 

Roll Call List
1. Kimberley Morris
2. Jan Musselman
3. Tricia Butts

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. Remember to check out the Last Chance Sale for retiring products with discounts of up to 60% on select products. These products are only available while supplies last, so make sure to place your order soon to avoid missing out. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Like What You See? Visit My Online Store Here

Visit My Facebook Business Page for Updates & Ideas

Click here to Contact Me

Save Up To 60% Off Select Retiring Products

During The Last Chance Sale

Click Below To Shop Before They Sell Out

Ink. Stamp. Share. January Showcase Blog Hop

Welcome to the start of a New Year with the Ink. Stamp. Share. January Showcase Blog Hop. Our amazing Design Team will be sharing their wonderful projects and ideas to help spark your creativity as well as share products from the new January-April 2023 Mini Catalog and 2023 Sale-a-bration Catalog. There are so many great new products available for you to explore. 

One of my favorite things to do is to create pretty clean and simple cards with designer series paper. I have fallen in love with the beautiful Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper, which is a Level 1 Sale-a-bration Reward and I have been exploring ways to use it with products from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. I recently bought the Sending Smiles Bundle and I decided to pair it with one of the designs from this paper pack, using Gold accents to help step up the design. The wonderful thing about the Sending Smiles Bundle is that it is full of beautiful sentiments and coordinating dies to cut them out, which makes creating clean and simple cards so much easier. I chose to create a birthday card but you really can use any of the sentiments in this bundle with this pretty paper to create a variety of cards. 

Products Used:

Sending Smiles Bundle (item #158707)

Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper (item #160834) Sale-a-bration Level 1 Reward 

Blackberry Bliss Cardstock (item #133675)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Gold Foil Sheets (item #132622)

Fresh Freesia Classic Ink Pad (item #155611)

Versamark Pad (item #102283) 

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Brushed Brass Butterflies (item #158136)

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Blending Brushes (item #153611)

Measurements:

Blackberry Cardstock

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

Sentiment Label die cut with the Sending Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Sending sentiment heat embossed & die cut with the Sending Dies

Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Gold Foil Sheets

3 Small flowers die cut with the Sending Dies

This pretty card design is so simple to create and uses one of my favorite techniques, heat embossing, to help take it to the next level. This particular designer series paper has a lovely pale lavender color for the background, so when I heat embossed the Sending sentiment with Gold embossing powder onto the Basic White cardstock, it seemed a bit out of place. My solution was to take a Blending Brush and gently sponge Fresh Freesia Classic ink over the embossed sentiment to transform the Basic White background into a similar light purple color that coordinates with the designer series paper. With a tissue, I gently wiped off the embossed sentiment to remove any excess ink and bring the shine back to the Gold embossing. For the smaller sentiment, I heat embossed the image onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock and used the coordinating die to die cut it out. I attached the Sending sentiment to the card front with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up and then added the narrow Blackberry Bliss sentiment below it with adhesive, centering under the larger sentiment. To embellish the card, I die cut several small Gold flowers using one of the dies from the Sending dies and attached them to the card front. I added small Basic Rhinestone Jewels to the centers for a touch of bling. To finish off the design, I added two of the Brushed Brass Butterflies to the card front, near either end of the large sentiment. I really love how the sentiments dress up this pretty paper to create a soft and pretty birthday card.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own wonderful projects to send to family and friends. There are so many amazing new products in the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog and 2023 Sale-a-bration Catalog to help spark your creativity.

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators by clicking on the links in the Roll Call List below. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

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
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Like What You See? Visit My Online Store Here

Visit My Facebook Business Page for Updates & Ideas

Click here to Contact Me

Celebrate The New Year
With The January-April 2023 Mini Catalog
Click Below To Visit My Online Store

Earn Exclusive Free Products

During Sale-a-bration

Click Below For Details

Join The Stampin' Up! Family

Choose From 3 Amazing Starter Kit Options

Click Below For More Information