Category: Mini Catalogs

Perfect Pennants

Big Shot, Cards, Framelit Dies, Gorgeous Grunge, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Perfect Pennants, Petite Pairs, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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This card was made for a good friend of mine and this sentiment from Perfect Pennants was, well, perfect!  I based the colors on the Retro Fresh This and That Washi tape. 

On the inside I stamped one of the tape looking stamps across the bottom.  This could easily be more washi tape if you aren’t in the mood to try and stamp a straight line!.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Perfect Pennants, Gorgeous Grunge, Petite Pairs
Card stock – Very Vanilla
Ink – Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango
Etc – Retro Fresh Washi Tape, Cute Clip, Banner Framelit

Hope you have a great weekend!  Hugs, Fran

See Ya Later Set

Big Shot, Cards, Framelit Dies, Mini Catalogs, SAB, Sale a bration, See Ya Later, Stamp Sets
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I used the note cards (131527) as a base to create a set of cards featuring the See Ya Later SAB set.  They look like an ice cream shop using the In Color Pattern Pack!  The easiest way to stamp the images is to ink the stamp in the color – and use a Basic Black Stampin Write marker to go over the words.  You get a nice, crisp image this way. 

Supplies
Stamp Set – See Ya Later
Card stock – In Color Pattern Pack 2013-2015
Ink – In Colors
Etc – Basic Black Stampin Write Marker, Oval Framelits, Note Cards and Envelopes

That’s it!  Very easy and sweet.  Now I’m going to line the envelopes and finish this project.  Hugs, Fran

You’re Lovely

Big Shot, Cards, Framelit Dies, Mini Catalogs, SAB, Sale a bration, Stamp Sets, You're Lovely
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You’re Lovely and so are the people you care about.  So this pretty stamp set from the Sale abration catalog is perfect to send to anyone – and everyone.  I paired it with the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series paper and Island Indigo card stock.

Supplies
Stamp Set – You’re Lovely (SA
Card stock – Island Indigo. Sweet Sorbet DSP (SA
Stampin Write Markers – Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black, Pool Party
Etc – Deco Label Framelits, Basic pearls

This DSP is lovely, too!  It is so fresh and spring looking and we could sure use a little spring right now!  Hugs, Fran

Saleabration Banner Blast

Banner Blast, Big Shot, Cards, Framelit Dies, Just Saying, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Punch, SAB, Sale a bration, Stamp Sets
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Sale abration starts today! And some of the free product available is the darling set Banner Blast – and a cute banner punch.  I cased the card above and then – just kept going to make a set!

The card base is the note cards from

To finish things off, I made a little box that will hold 4-5 of these cards.  It would have held more – but I used Dimensionals under all the banners!  (4 is a nice number for a set!) 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Banner Blast (SA, Just Saying
Card Stock – Notecards, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party
Ink – Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Jet Black Stazon
Etc – On Film Framelits, Candy Dots, Baker’s Twine (SA, Talk Bubble Framelits

Nothing like taking one idea and going crazy with it!  Thanks to the person who came up with the original card – I have searched all over the place to find it and have had no success.  Was it you?  Hugs, Fran

Life in the Forest

Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Holidays, Just Saying, Life in the Forest, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Pop It Up, Punch, Stamp Sets, Thinlit
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Starting out the week with a funny card! The front is Just Sayin and Life in the Forest. 

Doesn’t he looked shocked!  This card is for a very special person who will (I hope) appreciate the humor.

The inside features Karen Burniston’s Garden Bench insert and Tree Thinlits along with all the little creatures and their reactions!  I used her floating floor template for the base.  You can find the template here.  The talk bubbles were done in MDS.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Just Sayin, Life in the Forest
Card stock – Soft Sky, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, In Color Pattern pack
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Island Indigo
Etc – Pop It Up Garden Bench and Tree Thinlits, Chevron punch, MDS 2, markers

Life in the Forest is another one of those sets that I purchase just for this one idea!  I’m going to have to put my brain to the test now and see what else I can do with it!  Hugs, Fran

You Make Me Happy

Big Shot, Cards, Mini Catalogs, SAB, Sale a bration, See Ya Later, Stamp Sets, Thinlit
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Here’s another image from See Ya Later – a Sale a bration stamp set.  This one is on a Circle Thinlit card that I cut as an extended card.  I paired it with the SAB Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper.  To do the image, I inked the stamp in Crisp Cantaloupe and then used a Black Stampin Write Markers to go over part of the words.  I get a better image doing it this way. 

I die cut the “thx” from the card leaving it as a see-through area of card.  Not a great idea.  The image has too many small pieces hanging down and was flimsy – so I added a piece of card stock behind it to give it more “oomph.” 

The piece is die cut from the same Thinlit set – and then I stamped it! 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – See Ya Later, Petite Pairs
card stock – Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet, Pistachio Pudding
Etc – Circle Thinlit, 2 1/2 circle punch, Candy Dot

And a big thanks to Lois who let me know that the sentiment from yesterday is from Simply Sketched!  Hugs, Fran

Petal Parade

Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Petal Parade, SAB, Sale a bration, Stamp Sets
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Snow, snow, snow and freezing temperatures mean it’s time to break out Spring colors and look forward to Sale a Bration!  This is Petal Parade – a free set with a $50 purchase – and the technique is masking.  I stamped the 2 largest, solid images on post it notes and masked them off as I added the other colors.  (Start with the largest images and work your way down to the smallest)

The bottom of the card is embossed with Adorning Accents.  It adds a nice, subtle touch.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Petal Parade
Card Stock – Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink – Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, Calypso Coral
Etc – Crisp Cantaloupe ribbon, Adorning Accents embossing folder, Basic Pearls

I can’t for the life of me figure out which set I used for the sentiment!  Does anyone recognize it?  Hugs, Fran

Weekly Deals
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad    131172

Epic Day This And That Designer Washi Tape    131269

Extra-Large Oval Punch    119859

Reasons I Heart You Swatchbook Template – Digital Download    129013

Scallop Trim Border Punch    118402

Shaker Frames    124155

Stampin’ Write Marker New Color Kit    130034

Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons    127555

See Ya Later

Big Shot, Framelit Dies, Mini Catalogs, SAB, Sale a bration, See Ya Later, Stamp Sets
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I cased this card from the current mini catalog – and thought I’d share it.  This uses the Sale a bration set See Ya Later – FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale a bration!  And here it’s paired with the SAB Designer Series paper, Sweet Sorbet , banner punch and the Sweet Sorbet Accessory pack -all freebies during SAB!

See Ya Later 01 detail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make the cut out banner, I punched using the little banner punch and then just kept on punching until it was a long as I wanted.  Go slowly – you want a steady hand for this.  But it you have any little miss steps – the other banner covers them!

Supplies
Stamp Set – See Ya Later
Card stock – Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe
Etc – Banner Framelit, banner punch, Sweet Sorbet Accessory pack

SAB starts on the 28th so you can grab your goodies too!  I’ll show you more tomorrow. Hugs, Fran

Weekly Deals
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad    131172

Epic Day This And That Designer Washi Tape    131269

Extra-Large Oval Punch    119859

Reasons I Heart You Swatchbook Template – Digital Download    129013

Scallop Trim Border Punch    118402

Shaker Frames    124155

Stampin’ Write Marker New Color Kit    130034

Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons    127555

More People Like You

Cards, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, People Like You, Stamp Sets
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Could this be masculine?  I did this card on Whisper White with markers and did one of my favorite techniques by drawing a box around it.  The Chevron ribbon and Candy Dot just set off the Black and White colors.  People Like You is just a great stamp set!

Supplies
Stamp Set – People Like You
Card Stock – Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Black Chevron Ribbon, Regal Candy Dots

So do you think I could send this as a thank you to a man without it looking too “girly?”  Hugs, Fran

Birthday Pop

Another Great Year, Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Birthday, Cards, Countless Sayings, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Pop It Up, Punch, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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Here’s another card featuring Another Great Year on the front and using the same technique that I showed you here to do the banners.  The only difference is that I colored the “loops” before I added the Dazzling Details.  The card base is the SU exclusive Pop N cuts base die with Birthday Basic Designer Series paper. There are lots of fun prints in this one!

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Inside I used Karen Burniston’s new Pop It Up die – which work perfectly inside any size card – called Lots of Pop.  The owl is the owl punch (!) and the presents on the floor are just square punches.  They are mainly there to hold up the balloons because they are on wires.

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“Happy” is from Countless Sayings II – a photopolymer stamp set.  I’m eating my words on these photopolymer stamps.  They are fun to use.  Change – it takes me a while

Another Great Year 02 side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here you can see the “innards” of the card.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Another Great Year, Countess Sayings II
Card stock – Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Island Indigo, Birthday Basics DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Pop N Cuts base, Owl Builder punch, small oval punch, Pop It Up Lots of Pop Framelit, square punch, Dazzling Details

Now to clean up the mess around me – and maybe try to stick to one stamp set at a time for a while.  Maybe.  Hugs, Fran