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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

ICS September Blog Hop September-December 2023 Mini Catalog Showcase

One of my favorite things about September, is the launch of the new September-December 2023 Mini Catalog full of new products to help us get ready for the holidays. I don't know about you, but I love the holidays, whether it is Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas. Our wonderful Design Team is showcasing products from this wonderful new catalog to help inspire you to get creative for the holidays and beyond. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore. I wonder which one will be your favorite?

Growing up in Australia, we didn't celebrate Halloween, so it wasn't until I moved to the U.S. when I was an adult that I had the chance to experience this amazing holiday. By the time my kids came along, I was a huge fan and we decorate our yard every year, ready for Trick or Treaters to come and visit us. So I decided to focus on the Tricks or Treats Bundle in the new September-December 2023 Mini Catalog and create some fun and not so spooky treats. This stamp set and coordinating dies provides so many wonderful options and my two little treat bags are just the tip of the iceberg for designs you can create.

Products Used:

Tricks or Treats Bundle (item #162226)

Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper (item #161640)

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

Basic Black Cardstock (item #121045)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Fresh Freesia Cardstock (item #146986)

Pumpkin Pie Cardstock (item #105117)

Crushed Curry Cardstock (item #131199)

Granny Apple Green Classic Ink Pad (item #147095)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

2022-2024 In Color Baker's Twine Pack (item #159195)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Tear & Tape Adhesive (item #154031)

Measurements:

Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper

6" x 12" piece - cut 2 treat bag pieces using the Tricks or Treats Bundle (creates 1 bag)

Fresh Freesia Cardstock

Large Circle punched with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch (for Frankenstein Bag)

Basic Black Cardstock

Large Circle punched with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch (for the Candy Corn Bag)

Tag die cut with the Tricks or Treats Dies (Frankenstein Bag)

Basic White Cardstock

Frankenstein face stamped and die cut with the Tricks or Treats Bundle

2 Tips for the Candy Corn die cut with the Tricks or Treats Dies

Pumpkin Pie Cardstock

2 Base Candy Corn pieces die cut with the Tricks or Treats Dies

Crushed Curry Cardstock

2 Top Candy Corn pieces die cut with the Tricks or Treats Dies

These cute little treat bags are easy to assemble and so much fun to decorate. For each bag, I needed a 6"x12" piece of designer series paper to cut the two pieces using the Tricks or Treats Dies. For the Candy Corn bag, I chose the Crushed Curry polka dot pattern from the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper for a colorful base. I decorated it with a two die cut pieces of candy corn and heat embossed the sentiment with White embossing powder onto the Basic Black circle. I love how the Basic Black circle just makes everything else pop. For the Frankenstein bag, I die cut the two pieces for the bag from a black and white piece of designer series paper (6"x12") that is also from the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper. I changed the color of the background by applying some Granny Apple Green Classic ink to the designer series paper with a Blending Brush and I love how it transformed the look of the bag. To decorate this bag, I stamped the Frankenstein image onto Basic White cardstock and die cut it with the coordinating die. I added it to a Fresh Freesia cardstock circle with Stampin' Dimensionals and added the circle to the front of the bag. The tag has been heat embossed with White embossing powder with the work EEK! and I used a piece of Parakeet Party Baker's Twine to embellish the Basic Black tag. I wanted to show how versatile this bundle is and that you don't have to have Fall or Halloween specific paper for the bags to create fun projects for these seasons. It also means that you could create bags for occasions throughout the year including Christmas and Birthdays. Imagine all the wonderful possibilities available to you.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my cute treat bag designs will help inspire you to get creative for the holidays and share the excitement with family and friends. There are so many options to explore with the Tricks or Treats Bundle. I will warn you. This bundle has been extremely popular, so if you love it, don't wait to order it. I would hate for you to be disappointed.

Now it's time to visit Terri's blog and see what new products she is sharing with us. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog. We would appreciate it if you would let us know in the comments what you enjoyed about our projects and which new products are your favorites.

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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Around The World On Wednesday September Blog Hop Let's Take A Walk

Welcome to the Around The World On Wednesday September Blog Hop and this month our theme is "Let's Take A Walk". Here in Colorado, the weather is getting cooler and there is a definite feeling of Fall in the air. It's the perfect weather for taking a walk and enjoying the beautiful world around us. The leaves are slowly starting to change colors and my neighbors are already decorating their homes for the new season.

One of our family's favorite places to visit is the Rocky Mountain National Park, which is about an hour's drive from our home. It's a great place to hike and explore, no matter the season. For my card design, I chose to use one of the designs from the A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper for the background, to look like the forests in the national park. I fussy cut one of the sweet brown bears from another sheet in this paper pack to represent the animals that live there. This clean and simple birthday card works well as a masculine design and is easy to assemble.

Products Used:

Very Best Occasions stamp set (item #159871)

A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper (item #162377)

Double Oval Punch (item #154242)

Garden Green Cardstock (item #102584)

Pretty Peacock Cardstock (item #150880)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

Linen Thread (item #104199)

Brushed Metallic Dots (item #156506)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Garden Green Cardstock

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

Scalloped Oval punched with the Double Oval Punch

Pretty Peacock Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5" x 3 3/4"

Sentiment Oval punched with the Double Oval Punch

A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"

Bear fussy cut with Paper Snips

For this nature themed birthday card, I chose to use two of the greens featured in the designer series paper - Garden Green and Pretty Peacock. I love how they look together and they create a wonderful frame for the designer series paper layer. I heat embossed the sentiment with White embossing powder onto the Pretty Peacock sentiment oval and layered it onto the scalloped Garden Green oval to frame it. I wound a piece of Linen Thread twice around the card front and tied a knot at the front. I layered the sentiment ovals over the top and attached it with Stampin' Dimensionals to the card front. I added the bear to the bottom right corner with Stampin' Dimensionals to pop him up and add dimension to the card design. To finish off the card, I added two of the Copper Brushed Metallic Dots to the sentiment oval to step up the design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will inspire you take a walk and see how it inspires you to get creative. With the changing of the seasons, it's the perfect time to get out and experience the world around you. This year, Stampin' Up! is donating $3 from every pack of A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper sold to support organizations to spread cheer and provide support to those in need. In the U.S. the charity is the Marines Toys For Tots. It's a wonderful way to help make a difference through creativity.

Now it's time to visit Theresa's blog and see what she has to share with us. 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 how our projects inspired you. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Roll Call List

Jan Clothier - AU

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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With The A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper

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Saturday, September 9, 2023

Stamping Inkspirations September Blog Hop Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

Welcome everyone to the Stamping Inkspirations September Blog Hop as we explore this month's Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. With so many wonderful possibilities to choose from, I am excited to see what our Design Team has come up with to inspire you to get creative.

When I looked at this Tic-Tac-Toe board, it definitely put me in the mood for Fall. I chose to use the middle vertical row with Red, Leaves and Emboss but I must admit, I did add some of the other elements that were mentioned in other rows because I was having so much fun. My Fall themed card is a combination of beautiful colors and wonderful textures with a hint of Gold embossing to add an elegant touch.

Products Used:

Perched In A Tree stamp set (item #159791)

Aspen Tree Dies (item #159798)

Nested Essentials Dies (item #161597)

Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks (item #162331)*

Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder (item #162189)*

Early Espresso Cardstock (item #119686)

Crumb Cake Cardstock (item #120953)

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock (item #119685)

Pumpkin Pie Cardstock (item #105117)

Crushed Curry Cardstock (item #131199)

Early Espresso Classic Ink Pad (item #119686)

Crumb Cake Classic Ink Pad (item #147116)

Crushed Curry Classic Ink Pad (item #147087)

Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink Pad (item #147086)

Old Olive Classic Ink Pad (item #147090)

Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink Pad (item #147083)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Blending Brushes (item #153611)

Sponge Daubers (item #133773)

Linen Thread (item #104199)

Brushed Metallic Dots (item #156506)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Mini Glue Dots (item #103683)

*New Products in the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog

Measurements:

Early Espresso Cardstock

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

Sentiment Label die cut with the Nested Essentials Dies

Crumb Cake Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" Embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

Large Leaf die cut with the Aspen Trees Dies

Crushed Curry Cardstock

2 Small Leaves die cut with the Aspen Trees Dies

Pumpkin Pie Cardstock

2 Small Leaves die cut with the Aspen Trees Dies

I don't know about you, but I am ready for Fall. I love the beautiful colors associated with this season and I decided to go all out for this card design and have some fun. My color palette includes Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso. For the card front, I started by using the leaves mask from the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks and created a subtle background design using Crumb Cake Classic ink with a Blending Brush. I then randomly stamped over the background using the detailed dots image from the Perched In A Tree stamp set with Old Olive Classic ink, stamped off once. Next, I embossed this layer with the new Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder to add some wonderful texture. To bring out some of the embossed detail, I used a Sponge Dauber to apply some Early Espresso Classic ink over the raised embossing and around the edges. I love how this gives the background a vintage, distressed look.

To create the focal design, I die cut the leaves and then used Sponge Daubers to add color around the edges and to help bring out the detail in the die cuts. I used Cherry Cobbler Classic ink on the large Cherry Cobbler leaf to deepen the color around the top and edges of the leaf. For the Crushed Curry leaves, I added Crushed Curry Classic ink to one of the leaves and Old Olive to the other leaf to create that wonderful variation of color you get as the leaves change in the Fall. For the Pumpkin Pie leaves, I sponged Pumpkin Pie Classic ink around the edge of one leaf and Cherry Cobbler around the edge of the other leaf to continue the variations in colors. The sentiment label was heat embossed using Gold embossing powder and I added it to the center of the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. The leaves have been arranged to appear like they are falling off a tree and I layered the large Cherry Cobbler leaf over the bottom of the sentiment label and the Crushed Curry leaf slightly over the top edge to tie everything together. For embellishments, I wanted to keep it very simple, so I added a double bow tied with Linen Thread to the stems of the top leaves and Gold Brushed Metallic Dots to the sentiment label to finish off the design. I am so happy with how this card design turned out and can't wait to create more Fall projects with these beautiful colors and products.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you try this Tic-Tac-Toe challenge and get excited about creating for Fall. There are so many wonderful options to choose from to help spark your creativity.

Now it's time to visit Aurelie's wonderful blog and see what she has created with this month's challenge. Just click the Next button below or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know how our projects inspired you. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Roll Call List

Angie McKenzie ● Leonie Stuart ● Mo Rootes

Jan Musselman ● Teri West ● Tricia Butts

Aurélie Fabre ● Lorraine Tierney ● Vickie Littlewood

Marieke Bart ● Annette Ball

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Thursday, September 7, 2023

New Catalog Blog Hop September-December 2023 Mini Catalog

It's time to explore the new September-December 2023 Mini Catalog (often called the "Holiday Catalog"). This catalog is full of amazing new products and our Design Team can't wait to share their projects and ideas to help inspire you.

One of my favorite new bundles in the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog is the Beary Cute Bundle. I love that the Beary Cute Punch coordinates with two of the designer series paper packs in this catalog - Beary Christmas and A Walk In The Forest, and both packs have bear images that can be punched out with this cute punch. For my card design today, I decided to create a masculine birthday card with the A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper to show that the products in this catalog can be used for so much more than the holidays.

Products Used:

Beary Cute Bundle (item #162023)

Deckled Circles Dies (item #162286)

Tailor Made Tags Dies (item #155563)

A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper (item #162377)

Pretty Peacock Cardstock (item #150880)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

Brushed Metallic Dots (item #156506)

Linen Thread (item #104199)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Mini Glue Dots (item #103683)

Measurements:

Pretty Peacock Cardstock

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

Large Circle die cut with the Deckled Circles Dies

Sentiment Tag die cut with the Tailor Made Tags Dies

A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Background Circle die cut with the Deckled Circles Dies

Bear punched out with the Beary Cute Punch

Tree fussy cut with Paper Snips

For this fun birthday card, I chose to punch out one of the brown bears from one of the sheets from the A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper and also fussy cut out one of the Pretty Peacock pine trees and a circle background using the Deckled Circles Dies. I layered the background circle onto a slightly larger Pretty Peacock circle also die cut with the Deckled Circles Dies. To create the scene, I attached the pine tree to the background circle with Stampin' Dimensionals and then added the brown bear so that it overlapped the pine tree. For the card front, I chose a coordinating design from one of the other sheets in the paper pack and adhered it to the Pretty Peacock card base. I attached the Pretty Peacock circle to the card front, centering it slightly towards the top. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image from the Beary Cute stamp set with White embossing powder onto a Pretty Peacock cardstock tag die cut using the Tailor Made Tags Dies. I attached it to the card front below the focal circle with Stampin' Dimensionals. To complete the card design, I added a double bow tied with Linen Thread and several Brushed Metallic Dots to the pine tree.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will inspire you to get creative with the wonderful new products in the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog. As part of Stampin' Up!'s Making A Difference, for every pack of A Walk In the Forest Designer Series Paper (item #162377) sold, Stampin' Up! will donate $3 to a variety of charities throughout their global community, including the Marine Toys For Tots in the United States. Please help us support this wonderful charity and make a difference in so many children's lives.

Please take the time to visit the Design Team's blogs by using the Roll Call List below. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us what you liked about our projects.

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

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Get Creative For The Holidays & Beyond

With The September-December 2023 Mini Catalog

Click Below To Visit My Online Store

Help Us Make A Difference

As We Support Marine Toys For Tots

Click Below To Learn More

Just Added to Online Exclusives

5 New Designer Series Papers Ready For The Holidays

Click Below To For More Details