Encouragement – Page 16 – Stampin with Shirley G

Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Beauty with Rustic Retreat

August 24, 2019 admin

Today was not a very creative card day. I made 4 cards before I settled on this one. Each one seemed to be tackier than the one before. So they were filed in the treasure file– you know the round bin!

The card I am sharing is from Stampin’ Up! Rustic Retreat and Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Beauty (available Sept 4th). This is stamp set is one of the “Be A Difference Maker ” sets. A portion of each stamp set sold will go toward mental health and we all know someone who needs that help.

My challenge for the day is Try Stamping on Tuesday or Not. It would have been simple to add a bird to my card but did not notice the optional theme of adding something with wings until I was copying the icon for my blog.

My card has a Stampin’ Up! Crumb Cake card stock base with a Stampin’ Up! Real Red card stock and a Stampin’ Up! Shaded Spruce card stock mat. This mat is the background panel and has been stamped with one of the tree stamps from the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set. I believe SU must be trying to make up for retiring Lovely As A Tree as the trees in this set reminds me of the trees in Lovely As A Tree stamp set. The smaller background panel has also been stamped using the tree stamp. This also has a Crumb Cake and Real Red mat. I cut a length of Stampin’ Up! Burlap Ribbon in two pieces horizontally and adhered around the panels before adhering to the card base.

An image from the Stampin’ Up! Rustic Retreat Stamp Set is stamped using Stampin’ Up! Up! Crumb Cake ink and after setting with the heat tool, it is colored using Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Blend Markers in Light Real Red, Light Crumb Cake, Light Smoky Slate, Light Pineapple Punch, and Light Shaded Spruce. Stampin’ Up! Adhesive Backed Sequins and Stampin’ Up! Pearl Basic Jewels are randomly placed on the card front after the art piece is popped on using Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Stampin’ Up! Very Versailles Stamp Set and is stamped on the Stampin’ Up! Whisper White circle that has been cut using the Stampin’ Up! Stitched Shape Dies.

The inside sentiment panel is left blank for a note but I added a few trees as decoration.

In finishing, I stamped trees on the envelope flap and in the lower right corner.

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you like my card. Have a blessed Saturday and weekend.

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Rustic Retreat Cling Stamp Set [150285] $24.00	Nature’s Beauty Cling Stamp Set [150528] $21.00	Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set [149275] $23.00	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146981] $8.75
Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $7.00	Crumb Cake Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144582] $4.50	Real Red Light Stampin’ Blends [147933] $4.50
Shaded Spruce Light Stampin’ Blends [147936] $4.50	Pineapple Punch Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [147029] $4.50	Smoky Slate Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [145054] $4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00

Card Cuts For This Card:

Crumb Cake card stock — card base — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″; mat – 2-1/8″ x 3-7/8″
Real Red card stock — mats for card front — 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″; 2-1/8″ x 3-1/8″; inside mat 4″ x 5-1/4″
Shaded Spruce card stock — focal background mats on card front — 4″ x 5-1/4″; 2″ x 3″
Whisper White card stock — inside mat — 3-3/4″ x 5″; 3″ square for art piece circle

Stampin’ Up! Colorful Seasons with Dinoroar and Nature’s Roots

August 17, 2019 admin

Happy Saturday! Hope you are having a great day and staying cool. The temps are still terrible here in Georgia.

The card I am sharing today is a combination of the Stampin’ Up! Colorful Seasons Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Roots Dies and Stampin’ Up! Dinoroar Designer Series Paper. What an odd combination! A panel the same size as the card base has been cut and embossed using the Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves Embossing Folder. It is adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

My challenge for the day is with Freshly Made Sketches. This is week 2 of celebrating their 400th challenge. This sketch design was originally used for the #200 challenge.

My card base is Stampin’ Up! Pool Party card stock. There are two Stampin’ Up! Mango Medley card stock mats for the focal panels which are from the Stampin’ Up! Dinoroar Designer Series Paper. The mat and the focal panel have been embossed using the Stampin’ Up! Subtles Embossing Folder.

The leaves are cut using a die from the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Roots Dies from Stampin’ Up! Old Olive card stock, Mango Medley card stock and Pool Party card stock. Two leaves are fussy cut from a scrap left over from the focal panel. All are sponged using Stampin’ Up! Crumb Cake ink and a sponge.

I used a Stampin’ Up! Magnolia Lane Cork Embellishment to adhere the greeting from the Stampin’ Up! Colorful Seasons Stamp Set. The bow is made from Stampin’ Up! Linen Thread and has a trinket from the Stampin’ Up! Designer Elements adhered in the center.

The inside sentiment panel is decorated using a leaf stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Rooted in Nature Stamp Set and using Stampin’ Up! Old Olive ink. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

In finishing, I stamped leaves on the envelope front and on the flap to coordinate with the card front.Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you like my card and that it inspires or encourages you in some way.

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726] $27.00	Dinoroar Designer Series Paper [149589] $11.50	Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146482] $42.00	Nature’s Roots Dies [146341] $39.00
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704] $9.00	Mango Melody 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146989] $8.75	Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [122924] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00	Magnolia Lane Cork Embellishments [149486] $8.00	Designer Elements [149586] $7.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [147090] $7.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [147116] $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

Card Cuts:

Pool Party card stock — card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored and folded at 5-1/2″
Mango Medley card stock — mats for focal panel on card front — 1-7/8″ x 3-1/2″; 3″ x 3-1/2″
Dinoroar Designer Series Paper — focal panel on card front — 1-3/4″ x 3-1/4″
Whisper White card stock — inside sentiment panel — 3-3/4″ x 5″;

Stampin’ Up! Silhouette Scenes

August 14, 2019 admin

Hope your day is going wonderfully cool as the temps here yesterday were horrible. We had to run an errand and the temp in the Suburban read 107. After cooling a bit it went down to 98. Not much improvement — so stay cool today I am sure it will be another hot one. Too hot for humans or animals!

The card I am sharing today is a cute stamp set that covers most of the family members. It is Stampin’ Up! Silhouette Scenes Stamp Set — too bad they did not make dies for the silhouettes.

My card challenge for the day is with Fusion Card Challenge — you can see I did both sides of the challenge or at least I hope my boy and girl qualify as family.

My card starts with a Stampin’ Up! Seaside Spray card stock base. A panel of Stampin’ Up! See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper is added as a focal panel. A triangle is cut from another panel and adhered at the top of the focal panel. This panel looks like the night sky, but then I suppose you can say that for both. The scalloped edge on the triangle is from Stampin’ Up! Budding Blooms Dies. The boy and girl are stamped with Versa Mark and sprinkled with Stampin’ Up! White Embossing Powder and heat set using the Stampin’ Up Heat Tool. I made the boy appear as if he were lying on the ground and looking up at the night sky as his sister or friend points out a special star to him.

The inside sentiment is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black ink on a Stampin’ Up! Whisper White card stock panel that has been matted on a Stampin’ Up! Basic Black card stock panel and then adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

In finishing my card project I decorated the envelope flap with a panel of the DSP that coordinates with the front of the card, I also stamped the boy and girl on the card front.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a blessed day. I hope you like my card and find encouragement or inspiration for your own creations.

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Silhouette Scenes Bundle [151058] $52.00	Budding Blooms Dies [149548] $33.00	See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper [149443] $11.50	Seaside Spray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150883] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins [146933] $7.00	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132] $6.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00

Card Cuts:

Seaside Spray card stock — card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored and folded at 5-1/2″
Basic Black card stock — inside mat — 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
Whisper White card stock — inside sentiment panel – 4″ x 5-1/4″
See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper — focal panel 4-1/8″ x 5-1/2″; triangle — 2-3/4″ x 4-1/4″

Stampin’ Up! Tea Together

August 4, 2019 admin

My challenge for today is with Vintage Journey. A Cup of Tea For Your Art is the challenge. Dye your card stock, flowers, ribbon using tea, splash the tea on your paper or leave cup rings. It is going to be fun.

The card I am sharing is from the Stampin’ Up! Tea Together Stamp Set. This was a fun card to make. Since the challenge is to use tea to dye your paper or ribbon or other elements of your creation, the first thing I did was to cut a panel of Stampin’ Up! Whisper White card stock and dye it using tea and a tea bag. I spread paper towels on the kitchen counter and laid my card stock on it so there would not be such a mess. I had a cup of tea and wet the card stock with the tea, then dried it using the heat tool. The process was repeated and this time I rubbed the tea bag over the card stock. I kept repeating this process until I got the desired color.

I made the edges of the dyed panel ragged by tearing the card stock all around. I then sponged with Stampin’ Up! Crumb Cake ink. The card base is Stampin’ Up! Pretty Peacock card stock. A Stampin’ Up! Pool Party card stock mat is cut and the dyed panel is adhered at an angle on it, then a Stampin’ Up! Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon is wrapped around the two panels and a bow is tied.

I stamped a panel of Stampin’ Up! Pool Party card stock using the Stampin’ Up! Crackle Stamp and Stampin’ Up! Crumb Cake ink that was stamped off once. Using this panel I stamped the art image from the Stampin’ Up! Tea Together Stamp Set and cropped out using the Stampin’ Up! Tea Time Dies. The teapot and cup popped on the dyed panel using Stampin’ Up! Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and Liquid Glue. The greeting from the Stampin’ Up! Tea Together Stamp Set is stamped in Stampin’ Up! Night of Navy ink. These two panels are then popped on the card base at an angle also. All the panels and the teapot and cup are embossed using the Stampin’ Up! Subtles Embossing Folder before being adhered.

The inside panel is a panel of the Whisper White card stock that I dyed. The greeting from the Stampin’ Up! Waterfront Stamp Set is stamped in Stampin’ Up! Night of Navy ink on the dyed panel. This panel and the mat are also placed at an angle on the card base.

In finishing my project I stamped the envelope flap with one of the flower stamps to coordinate the card and envelope and then colored using the Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Blends Light and Dark Flirty Flamingo, Light and Dark Petal Pink and Light Call Me Clover Pens.

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Product List

Tea Together Cling Stamp Set [148779] $22.00	Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set [146386] $17.00	Tea Time Dies [149697] $0.00	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150880] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [147278] $9.00	Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $9.00	Call Me Clover Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [147023] $4.50
Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144585] $4.50	Whisper White 5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon [146912] $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

Card Cuts This Card

Pretty Peacock card stock – card base – 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored and folded at 5-1/2″
Pool Party card stock – mats for card front and inside – 4″ x 5-1/4″
Whisper White card stock – dyed panels – 3-3/4″ x 5″

Stampin’ Up! Sailing Home

August 1, 2019 admin

Yeah!! I am back! Makes me happy ’cause it means my computer is well again! TODAY IS THE BIG DAY! As a demonstrator, I get to pre-order from the Holiday Catalog and use the discount that Stampin’ Up! gives to demonstrators. Would you like to join and be a demonstrator and get all the perks Stampin’ Up! offers. I was a customer for 10 years before I got smart and decided I wanted to save my money by getting the discount, which saves me money to buy more stamps! If you would like to give it a try click here.

The card I am sharing is from Stampin’ Up! Sailing Home Stamp Set. It is a simple and easy card to create.

I am playing along at the Try Stamping on Tuesday Challenge. It has a Nautical Twist.

There is a Stampin’ Up! Whisper White card stock base with a Stampin’ Up! Night of Navy card stock mat for the focal panel that has been cut from the Stampin’ Up! Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper.The Stampin’ Up! Real Red card stock circles are cropped out using the Stampin’ Up! Layering Circle Dies. The three art images are stamped in Stampin’ Up! Night of Navy ink on scraps of Stampin’ Up! Whisper White card stock using stamps from the Stampin’ Up! Sailing Home Stamp Set. A length of Stampin’ Up! Crumb Cake Nature’s Twine was doubled and knots tied in it. The thread was then wrapped around the focal panel and the mat and adhered in the back using tape.

The art images are adhered to the Real Red circle using Liquid Glue and then popped on the focal panel using Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The sentiment is stamped in Night of Navy ink on a panel of Whisper White. Nautical images have been stamped off once and stamped in the upper and lower corner. I can not remember which stamp set I used for the thinking of you. It has been a few days since I made this card because of my computer illness I couldn’t post.

In finishing my card I decorated a Whisper White Envelope so it will coordinate with the theme of the card. I gave the envelope flap a panel of DSP from the Come Sail Away DSP.

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Sailing Home Bundle [151066] $50.25	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100867] $8.75
Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper [149481] $11.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [147110] $7.50	Nature’s Twine [146342] $9.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets [147801] $9.00