Day three of my “Marie Condo” farewell to retiring products brings me to one of my absolutes faves…First Frost and its matching dies, the Frosted Bouquet Framelits Dies.
This set is just so incredibly feminine and beautiful and even though it is a Christmas set it’s also perfect for birthday cards and congratualtions cards.
I’ve only used the one pink for these cards: Melon Mambo. The variations in the depth of pink colour you see on my cards are due partly to the watercolour effect of the stamp set I used and partly by simply stamping off once for every second flower.
In addition to Melon Mambo, the other colours I’ve used are Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Pear Pizzaz. I really love this colour combination.
This second card was made with the pieces left over from making my first card – so I literally threw it all together in under a minute. And with the addition of a strip of the gorgeous burlap ribbon (which is also retiring) a second card was quickly created!
First Frost “For You” Card
Here’s another card I made using First Frost – this time with Real Red, Crumb Cake and Old Olive. I just love the watercolour effect this stamp gives.
Every day I will be featuring a stamp set that is retiring from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue and thank it for its service by showcasing a card (or two) that I’ve made with the stamp set.
You can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like me to send you your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
I’ll be back tomorrow with another card or two to farewell another retiring stamp set.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
It’s day two of my “Marie Condo” farewell to the retiring products from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue. You can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Every day I will be featuring a stamp set that is retiring and thank it for its service by showcasing a card (or two) that I’ve made with the stamp set.
And today’s stamp set is (drum roll)….. Accented Blooms.
This is such a fun set to play with because the two large sentiments can be punched out using the Tailored Tag punch. However, for my first card today I’ve taken a different approach, using the smallest circle in the Stitched Shapes Die set to die cut out sections from the largest stamp in this set.
After stamping the image in Memento Ink and die cutting the circles I used my blends to colour in the flowers. Here’s a close up of these beautiful flowers.
A simple Crumb Cake Card base is always my go to for any colour and here I’ve added a strip of the retiring Burlap Ribbon to layer my sentiment onto before the final touch – a simple linen thread bow. I die cut the sentiment using a stitched rectangle die to match the stitched circles.
I loved the look of Crumb Cake with this card so much I made a simple square monochromatic card using the large flower image again, but this time featuring the hello stamp, punched out with the tailored tag punch.
Did you notice the bling on this card? They are the brand new Gilded Gems from the Ornate Garden Suite. These are an early order item from the new catalogue and available now. I love these gems!
I hope you are enjoying a daily hit of crafting inspiration…I’m certainly enjoying taking the time to create every day.
Here is the list of products for the card I made today.
Would you like me to send you your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
I’ll be back tomorrow with another card or two to farewell another retiring stamp set.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
It’s time to say farewell to many of the products from the from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue before the arrival of the brand new 2020-21 Annual Catalogue.
There are some fantastic products that are being offered on a while-supplies-last basis, including price-reduced items that are up to 60% off!
You can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Using the Marie Kondo method to farewell retiring items
Because I’ve been doing so much decluttering of my home lately using the Marie Kondo method (where you only keep what “sparks joy” and then thank items for their service before you let of them), I decided to do thank all my retiring stamp sets by blogging a card (or two) every day that features these beautiful stamp sets.
And the first cab off the rank? … the so very adorable Fable Friends.
Farewell to Fable Friends
This is such a classic stamp set and it reminds me of my Beatrix Potter books growing up as well as the Bunykins China both my brother and I (and my children) ate from when we were little.
I have two cards to share with you tonight using this stamp set. This is the card I made today, featuring the mother duck stamp set and the stamp set with the three little ducks that I’ve coloured in with my Stampin’ Up! blends.
This was such a relaxing card to make with the colouring in. You can see all the products I’ve used in the card below.
Getting more out of your punches
For my sentiment on this card I’ve modified both the punches I’ve used with the “post-it note trick”.
The Darling Baby sentiment stamp has been cut out with the punch from the Darling Label Punch Box, picture below. This is another retiring product and it’s reduced from $78.00 to $31.20!
To make this punch smaller I simply used a Post It note to pop the punched out sentiment back into the punch so I could punch it smaller. This image explains this technique.
The Balmy Blue layer uses the same technique with the Timeless Label punch (this punch is being carried over to the new catalogue).
I love how this technique gives me such a great layered effect for the sentiment on this card.
The second card I made with this set is one that I made last year featuring the bunny stamp, which I coloured in with my Smoky Slate and Petal Pink blender pens.
You can see more images of this card and read my instructions on how to make it here.
And here is the list of products for the card I made today.
Would you like me to send you your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
I’ll be back tomorrow night with another card to farewell a retiring stamp set.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Welcome to the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! Team Monthly Creative Showcase. The theme for this month’s showcase is Mother’s Day. Under the current conditions Mother’s Day this year is going to be completely different to any other Mother’s Day celebrations.
For most of us that means we won’t be able to see our mothers in person on Mother’s Day this year so sending a card will be super important…don’t forget to post it in time!
The Art With Heart Team are hoping to share a little Mother’s Day love and inspiration with you tonight. However the cards I’m sharing with you will not be going to my mum because she reads my blog and I want to surprise her on Mother’s Day! I also have two mother’s in law (my husband’s biological mum and his step mum) so I’m sure these cards will come in handy for both his mums.
Here’s a close up of the stunning new Ornate Borders Dies that I’ve used in all three cards tonight.
These dies are so intricately detailed I’ve decided to keep my cards very simple, using just two colours to highlight the patterns in these border dies. Basically, these dies do all the work for you…and I love that!
Here’s my first card for the night.
And here’s a closer look at the detail of the die and another new product…the gilded gems. I’ve used the gilded gems on all three cards tonight because they work perfectly with this very neutral combination on crumb cake and whisper white.
My Happy Mother’s Day sentiment is from the Dressed To Impress Photopolymer Stamp Set, stamped in Versamark ink before I heat embossed it with white embossing powder.
Card two uses another border die, along with a sentiment from the co-ordinating Ornate Thanks stamp set that is part of the bundle with the Ornate Border dies.
The “so Grateful” is one stamp and then “for all you do” is another stamp – so you can mix and match your sentiments with this set which is super cool.
The flowers I’ve used on these two cards are three little flower dies that come with the ornate borders…they are just perfect to add dimension to the card.
My third card features the last of the Ornate Border dies. This card is the simplest of the lot but I think I like it the best for the delicate simplicity of the die … it’s so classic and elegant!
Which card do you like best?
The next demonstrator to share her Mother’s Day project is the amazingly talented Kate Morgan.
If you have a broken link or have come to this blog hop midway, you can view all the participants below:
I’m so excited to share with you a brand new mega suite from the forthcoming annual catalogue, called the Ornate Garden Suite. And best of all, you dont have to wait for the new catalogue to be published … this mega suite can be purchased right now.
Here’s a short video that gives you a sneak peek at the products in this suite.
Did you notice the lovely pale yellow? It’s a new Stampin’ Up! colour called bumblebee. The other colours in this suite are Early Espresso, gold, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Terracotta Tile, and Whisper White.
The Ornate Garden Suite Collection includes the following products, which can either be purchased individually, as stamp set bundles with matching dies, or all together as a mega suite.
* Ornate Style Cling Stamp Set * Ornate Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set * Ornate Borders Dies * Ornate Layers Dies * Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder * Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack * Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper * Gilded Gems
This is the Ornate Thanks bundle, which features beautiful edge dies and versatile sentiments. Here are some of the beautiful cards you can make with this bundle.
The other stamp set bundle in this mega suite is called Ornate Style bundle and it features stamped images ideal for colouring and filigree frame dies in different sizes.
You can see how pretty these frames are in these samples below.
If you’d like to find out more about these products, please don’t hesitate to contact me or you can purchase them now from my online store.
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
