Category: Sneak Peek

Bloom With Hope

Big Shot, Blendabilities, Bloom WIth Hope, Cards, Embossing Folder, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets
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You are going to WANT to have a party!  This set is one of the hostess sets that will be available in the new Annual Catalog.  It’s called Bloom With Hope and has 11 stamps – flowers and sentiments – that are just waiting to be colored with your new Blendabilites.  I did this one with the Cherry Cobbler markers.  Do you see the new Mossy Meadow In Color card stock?  Beautiful!

Supplies
Stamp Set – Bloom With Hope
Card stock – Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow
Ink – Memento Tuxedo Black
Blendabilities – Cherry Cobbler
Etc – embossing folder (retired) 2 1/2 circle punch, Modern Label punch

This is going to be one of my favorites! Hugs, Fran

Pretty Hamburgers

Big Shot, Big Shot Hamburger die, Daydream Medallions, Daydream Medallions Framelits, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets
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Hamburgers for everyone!  I mean hamburger boxes.  These little cuties are one of the new Big Shot dies in the upcoming 2014-16 Annual Catalog.  They are small – the bottom measuring 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 – and oh, so cute.  I added a die cut top using the Daydream Medallion Framelits and acetate from the Quatrefancy Specialty paper.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Daydream Medallions
Cardstock – Soft Suede
Ink – Versamark
Etc – Big Shot Hamburger die, Daydream Medallions Framelits, Blushing Bride Chevron Ribbon

After some experiments, I found that this die goes together best using glue.  It’s a “medium” difficulty simply because there are pleats.  Definitely worth the extra effort.  Hugs, Fran

In This Together Sneak Peek

Blendabilities, Cards, In This Together, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets
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Here’s another card featuring Blendabilities.  This set is called In This Together and it had 3 cute images celebrating friendship.  I used every color of Blendabilities that I have to color this!  Inside I put a gift card

Supplies
Stamp set – In This Together (available June 2)
Card stock – Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Coastal Cabana
Ink – Memento Tuxedo Black
Blendabilities – Rich Razzleberry, Delightful Daffodil, Old Olive, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler
Etc – 2 1/2 circle punch, Pansy punch, Brights, button, Baker’s twine, Brights Candy Dots, Arrows embossing folder

These Blendabilities are going to be fun!  Hugs, Fran

{heart} Work of Art

Big Shot, Cards, Framelit Dies, Heart Framelits, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets, Work Of Art
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Another Work of Art (isn’t that fun?) card today – this one with a cut out heart.  I lined this card with Tangerine Tango DSP and cut the heart with my ecutter.  Now, I know you’re asking yourself “why didn’t she just use a framelit?”  All I can say is that very often I miss the obvious!  End of story!

Supplies
Stamp Set – Work of Art (available June 2)
Cardstock – Whisper White, Tangerine Tango DSP
Ink – Gumball Green, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry
Etc – Should have been a Heart Framelit! Rhinestone

I have new stuff coming today and will post the new In Colors later on so you can see them.  Hugs, Fran

What’s Your Type? Sneak Peek

Cards, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets, What's Your Type, Yippee Skippee
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My friend Anne won one of the Prize Patrols at the Catalog Premiere Monday night – and she dropped the set off today for me to play with for a few days!  The set is called What’s Your Type? and is a photopolymer set of 23 stamps.  All the stamps are geometrical-kind-of stamps and this is the first card I made with it.  It will be a really, really fun stamp set!

Supplies
Stamp Sets – What’s Your Type (available starting June 2), Yippee Skippee
Card stock – Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
Ink – Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana. Island Indigo
Etc – Retro Fresh washi tape, Candy Dots

This card took minutes to make! Hugs, Fran

Sneak Peek Work of Art

Cards, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets, Work Of Art
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Here’s the first card I made with the stamp set we got at the Catalog Premiere – Work of Art.  It is a beautiful set – a cross between Gorgeous Grunge and Happy Watercolor – that you will NEED to have in your collection  I did this card on Shimmery White cardstock because it has more “umph” than Whisper White and I knew I’d be using an aquapainter on the card.  First I sprayed the card with an alcohol/Pool Party reinker mix.  I stamped the image in Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Island Indigo and Wild Wasabi.  Then I used an aquapainter to go around the edges of each color so they would run and bleed into each other.  The sentiment (isn’t it great?) is stamped in Chocolate Chip. 

I added a heart and some sequins  – why yes, I AM on a sequin kick right now, thank you! 

Supplies
Stamp Set – NEW – Work of Art (available June 2nd)
Cardstock – Shimmery White
Ink – Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Island Indigo and Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Silver Glimmer
Etc – sequins, aquapainter

If you’ve never tried Shimmery White cardstock – you need to!  It’s very substantial in weight and has a beautiful sparkle to it.  Hope you’ve enjoyed this Sneak Peek!  Hugs, Fran

Snowflakes

Big Shot, Cards, Christmas, Christmas Messages, Festive Flurry, Framelit Dies, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets
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Does this look familiar?  I cased myself – I took the front elements from this card and made a “regular” card. 

Stamp Sets – Festive Flurry, Christmas Messages
Card stock – Whisper White, Winter Frost DSP, Silver Glimmer
Ink – Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Versamark, Smokey Slate
Etc – Scallop Edge punch, Festive Flurry Framelits, Frosted Finished Embellishments. 

The Holiday Mini starts August 1 – and I’m so excited!  Hugs, Fran
p.s. Anyone have an idea on getting my sleep back on track after traveling? 

Color Me Christmas Sneak Peek

Big Shot, Cards, Christmas, Christmas Messages, Color Me Christmas, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Merry Little Christmas, Mini Catalogs, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets, Thinlit
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This is a cute little Christmas set called Color Me Christmas.  It will be available August 1st and has 5 little Christmas images.  I chose the reindeer for this card because he’s so handsome   I used a new Thinlit die called Circle Label which will also be available on the 1st.  It cuts a flip card and a few other pieces to decorate.  Unfortunately I’m having a problem with a few of the pieces so I hope to get that resolved today. 

Mr Reindeer’s suit is paperpieced over the watercoloring I did.  His nose is a pearl colored with a Sharpie.  This Designer Series paper is the new Season of Style.  I actually did the chevron with the little Thinlit in the set – but it could also be done with the Chevron Border punch. 


Some Washi tape and a few sentiments finish it off – oh! and a jingle bell tied to the top!

Stamp Sets – Color Me Christmas, Merry Little Christmas, Christmas Messages
card stock – Water Color paper, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Season of Style DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler
Etc – Thinlit Circle Label die, Christmas Washi tape, pearl, Sharpie, jingle bell, Cherry Cobbler baker’s twine, 2 1/2 circle punch

I can’t wait for the Holiday Mini to go live!  Hugs, Fran

Festive Flurry Label PNC

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Christmas, Christmas Messages, Festive Flurry, Framelit Dies, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets
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First off – good news!  The Label Insert is available again!  This is such good news because the Label insert can be used for any and every card you want to create.  Now for a sneak peek of two new sets from the upcoming Holiday Mini – Festive Flurry and Christmas Messages – using the Pop N Cuts Label insert designed by Karen Burniston exclusively for Stampin Up.

The Festive Flurry set has a matching Framelit and I die cut it 4 times – Glimmer paper, Bermuda Bay, embossed silver, and Coastal Cabana.  The snowflake is a new embellishment called Frosted Finishes.

The Designer Series paper is Winter Frost and it’s a specialty paper.  I took my colors straight from the paper. 

A smaller snowflake for the inside.

The sentiment is on the matching Deco Label Framelit.  I just love when things coordinate!

That hanging snowflake is on a box made by cutting the fold of the
shelf and making another box.  Then I  cut the snowflake to hang
it.  (I really could have made things easier for myself by just slitting the snowflake – I quite often do things the hard way!)

Stamp Sets – Festive Flurry, Christmas Messages
card stock – Whisper White, Silver Glimmer, Bermuda Bay, Winter Frost DSP
Ink – Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Smokey Slate, Versamark
Etc – SU exclusive PNC base and Label insert, Festive Flurry and Deco Label Framelits, Frosted Finished embellishment, silver embossing powder, Scallop edge punch

This card really sparkles in real life.  Wonder why it’s so hard to photograph glitter?  Hugs, Fran

Old and New

Big Shot, Cards, Embossing Folder, Mosaic Madness, Punch, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets
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What are the differences between May 30th and May 31st?  Today (5/30) is the last day to get an extra $30 in products when you join the fun at Stampin Up!  The regular starter kit is $99 for $125 of product – and today is the last day to get $155 in product! 

Tomorrow from noon MT to midnight MT you can actually shop from all 3 available catalogs – 2012-13, Spring Mini and the new 2013-14 PLUS the retiring list!  It’s like a 12 hour bonanza! 

Something new –

This is a combo of 3 different ideas.  The layout of the tiles was cased from a card on Stampin Connections (SU demo site), the colors are a combo I did last week and liked and Shelli showed the idea of using a sentiment in the punch.  (It takes a village!)

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Mosaic Madness, Petite Pairs
Card stock – Island Indigo, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink _ Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight
Etc – Modern Mosaic embossing folder, Mosaic punch, Rhinestones, Itty Bitty Shapes pack

There’s a lot of things to do between today and tomorrow!  Have fun!  Hugs, Fran