The way we see things

Mixed Bunch - a different perspective 

I was over at my friend and fellow Stampin' Up! enthusiast Sara's house when I whipped up the flower card above.  I appreciate seeing what Sara comes up with as my style is colorful, especially using the In Colors and Brights families. Sara's style is classic, focusing on the Neutrals with an accent color, layering and symmetry. She love my card so much she decided to make her own version of it and I agreed to post it to share with all of you, to show that making something YOUR WAY is also considered being creative.

Please note, all page numbers will now reference the new annual catalog.

Stamps: Mixed Bunch #125537 $21.95 for clear, pg 94

Paper: Erika's - 2011-2013 In Color Cardstock 8.5 x 11 #124329 $6.95/20 sheets.
Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder and Pool Party used here.
Sara's - Whisper White Cardstock 8.5 x 11 #100730 pg 156 $8.50/40 sheets,
Basic Gray Cardstock 8.5 x 11 #121044 pg 156 $6.95/24 sheets,
So Saffron Cardstock 8.5 x 11 #105118 pg 154 $6.95/24 sheets.

Ink: Erika's - 2011-2013 Stampin' Write In Color Markers #123002 $14.95/5 pack, pg 152
Sara's - Basic Gray Classic Ink Pad #126981 $5.95 pg 156
So Saffron Classic Ink Pad #126957 $5.95 pg 154
*Gray and Yellow permanent Sharpie markers

Tools: Blossom Punch #125603 $16.95 pg 185
3/4" Circle Punch #119873 $12.95 pg 184
1" Circle Punch #119868 $12.95 pg 184

Accessories & Adhesives:

Snail adhesive #104332 $6.95 pg 206
Stampin Dimensionals #104430 $3.95/300 pcs pg 177
Rhinestone Basic Jewels #119246 $4.95 per sheet pg 175

How To:

1. First cut your Island Indigo (or Whisper White) cardstock to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Fold in half, making the front of the card 2 3/4" x 8 1/2".

2. For Sara's card decrease measurements by 1/4", so cut So Saffron to 2 1/2" x 8 1/4" and cut Basic Gray to 2 1/4" x 8".

3. Ink the flower and circle centers stamps using the markers for Erika's card or the pads for Sara's card and stamp on the appropriately colored cardstock.

4. Punch the inked images out by turning the punch upside down to align.

5. If doing Sara's card, adhere the layers of Saffron and Gray first with Snail.

6. Adhere the flower images and centers with Dimensionals.

7. Carefully adhere the Rhinestones where desired.

8. If doing Sara's card, color the Rhinestones with Sharpies.

Drumroll please

It's finally here! The new Annual Catalog! Click the picture to the right to view it as a PDF. Tell me what you love the most!

Retiring - I {Heart} Hearts

Retiring – Hearts

Stamps: Retiring! I {Heart} Hearts #118571 $18.95 for clear

Paper: Retiring! 2011-2013 In Color Blushing Bride cardstock 8.5x11 #119796 $6.95 pg 176

Retiring! 2011-2013 In Color Patterns Pack 12x12 #117158 $21.95 pg 176 - Poppy Parade used here.
Whisper White cardstock #100730 40 sheets $8.50 pg 180

Ink: Retiring! 2011-2013 In Color Markers #119801 $14.95 pg 176

Tools: Retiring! Lace Ribbon Border #122362 $19.95 pg 211

Accessories & Adhesives:

Snail adhesive #104332 $6.95 pg 206

How To:

1. First cut your Blushing Bride cardstock to 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”. This will produce two equal halves from a regular 8 ½” x 11” piece.

2. Score cardstock at 4 ¼” using Simply Scored tool or a Bone Folder and fold evenly in half.

3. Ink the hearts with the In Color markers and stamp.
4. Punch a strip of Poppy Parade with the Lace Ribbon Punch.
5. Adhere using Snail.

6. This stamp set also coordinates with the Full Heart and Heart to Heart punches. The Heart to Heart punch, fits three hearts at once, is retiring.

Retiring - Trendy Trees

Retiring – Trendy Trees

Stamps: Retiring! Trendy Trees #113258 $17.95 pg 108, wood only.
Retiring! Standard Wheel #114695 $6.50 pg 108

Paper: Retiring! 2011-2013 In Color Pear Pizzazz cardstock 8.5x11 #119795 $6.95 pg 176

Whisper White cardstock #100730 40 sheets $8.50 pg 180

Ink: Many Marvelous Markers - assorted greens and browns.
VersaMark #102283 $7.50 pg 203

Tools: Stamp a Majig #101049 $11.95 pg 207
Standard Wheel handle

Accessories & Adhesives:

Stampin Dimensionals #104430 $3.95 for 300 pg 177
Sorry - the brads I used are already retired from Sale A Bration, they were what I had with me at the time.

How To:

1. If your VersaMark pad is not very moist re-ink and set to the side. Do the trees on the bottom last in stamping order.

2. First cut your Pear Pizzazz cardstock to 8 1/2” x 6”. Fold long-wise using a Bone Folder and fold evenly in half.

3. Ink the wheel in VersaMark, roll halfway across bottom edge, reink and try to realign trees and continue the rest of the edge.

4. Ink the tree trunks in browns and stamp three off to each side, stamp three on Whisper White cardstock.

5. Using the Stamp a Majig; (I stamped one tree top in each corner of the imaging sheet), line up your tree tops, color with green marker and stamp.

6. Using black marker ink the sentiment, brown would also work well.

7. Paper pierce the sides of the White cardstock and insert the green brads.

8. Adhere the white using Stampin Dimensionals.

Reitiring - Cupcake Craze

Retiring – Cupcakes

 

Stamps: Retiring! Crazy for Cupcakes #111618 $23.95 pg 67, wood only.

Paper: Retiring! 2011-2013 In Color Peach Parfait cardstock 8.5x11 #119797 $6.95 pg 176

Retiring! 2011-2013 In Color Patterns Pack 12x12 #117158 $21.95 pg 176 - Poppy Parade, Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz used here.
Whisper White cardstock #100730 40 sheets $8.50 pg 180

Ink: StazOn Jet Black #101406 $7.95 pg 203

Tools: Paper Snips #103579 $9.95 pg 203
Cosmetic Q Tips, the pointy ones, I got mine at Ulta.

Accessories & Adhesives:

Snail adhesive #104332 $6.95 pg 206
Stampin Dimensionals #104430 $3.95 for 300 pg 177
Retiring! Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon #122330 $6.95 pg 195
Retiring! Stampin Pastels #120962 $24.95 pg 202

How To:

1. First cut your Peach Parfait cardstock to 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”. This will produce two equal halves from a regular 8 ½” x 11” piece.

2. Score cardstock at 4 ¼” using Simply Scored tool or a Bone Folder and fold evenly in half.
3. STAMP! Ink the cupcake stand with black StazOn on Whisper White cardstock. Also in StazOn, stamp the background for the front of the card: two balloons where you can see the balloons and two paper horns. Stamp two balloons on the inside of the card where you would sign. On the Poppy Parade and Concord Crush patterns stamp in StazOn two balloons each. Cut out the four patterned balloons.

4. Using snail adhesive adhere the four patterned balloons where you stamped.

5. Using Stampin Pastels and cosmetic pointed q-tips color in the cupcakes and stand.

6. Cut two strips of patterned Pear Pizzazz paper longer than the width of the card, snip out the ends in a banner shape. Tie Pear Pizzazz ribbon around bottom strip before adhering. Adhere with Snail. Snip ends of ribbon into banner shape.

7. Adhere the colored in cupcake stand with Stampin Dimensionals.

Retiring - Baroque Motifs

Retiring – Baroque Motifs

Stamps: Retiring! Baroque Motifs  #113490 $27.95 p146, wood only. My most used stamp set since I joined!

Paper: Very Vanilla smooth cardstock 8.5x11 40 sheets #101650 $8.50 pg 180

Ink: Retiring! 2011-2013 In Color Markers #119801 $14.95 pg 176, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz used here.

StazOn Jet Black #101406 $7.95 pf 203

Tools: Paper Piercer #116631 $3.50 pg 207
Stamp a Majig #1010149 $11.95 pg 207

Accessories & Adhesives:

Retiring! Filigree Designer Series Brads #112577 $5.95 pg 198

How To:

1. First cut your Very Vanilla cardstock to 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”. This will produce two equal halves from a regular 8 ½” x 11” piece.

2. Score cardstock at 4 ¼” using Simply Scored tool or a Bone Folder and fold evenly in half.

3. Ink the curlicue design well with black StazOn, stamp along edge of card front. Ink the square emblem design well and stamp in the middle of the other side.

4. Align the black plastic right angle and bottom left corner of the imaging sheet with the right side of the card where you want the flower emblem to be.

HOW TO USE THE STAMP-A-MAJIG
5. In classic ink or marker, stamp the flower emblem on the shiny side of the imaging sheet that comes with the Stamp A Majig. Use classic ink which is water soluble and will rinse off the imaging sheet under the tap. The ink will not rinse off as well if you stamp on the textured size of the sheet.

6. Now you have your place marker on how to line up the flower emblem. Move the stamped imaging sheet exactly where you want the flower emblem. Put the black plastic right angle, in an upside down T direction, to the bottom left corner of the imaging sheet.

7. Ink up the flower image with black StazOn. 

8. Remove the imaging sheet and put the corner of the stamp, not yet pressing down, into the right angle, press down to stamp.

9. Repeat the alignment for the other flower emblem.

10. Using the In Color markers ink the small flower and stamp decoratively around the curlicue. Color in the flower emblems if you wish. Stamp the words.

11. Paper pierce the centers of each emblem and insert a brad with filigree ring.

Retiring Items Update:

Newest Out of Stock Items as of 3:45 pm 5/17/12!

CARDSTOCK:

8.5 x 11

Blushing Bride 8.5 x 11 cardstock, 119796, pg 176, $6.95

Concord Crush 8.5" x 11" cardstock, 119792, pg 176, $6.95

Confetti Cream 8.5" x 11" cardstock, 102835, pg 181, $9.50

Poppy Parade 8.5" x 11" cardstock, 119793, pg 176, $6.95

White Vellum 8.5" x 11" paper, 101839, pg 181, $4.95

12 x 12

2010-2012 In Color 12" x 12" Smooth Cardstock, 124338, pg 176, $5.97

Baja Breeze 12" x 12" cardstock, 124265, pg 178, $5.95

Basic Gray 12" x 12" textured cardstock, 124268, pg 180, $5.95

Chocolate Chip 12" x 12" cardstock, 124273, pg 180, %5.94

Not Quite Navy 12" x 12" cardstock, 124283, pg 179, $4.46

Pacific Point 12" x 12" cardstock, 124285, pg 177, $5.95

Regals 12" x 12" textured cardstock, 121076, pg 179, $11.95

Soft Suede 12" x 12" cardstock, 124298, pg 180, $5.95

Temptint Turquoise 12" x 12" cardstock, 124300, pg 177, 4.46

Wild Wasabit 12" x 12" cardstock, 124303, pg 178, 5.95

INK:

CLASSIC REFILLS - $2.95

Poppy Parade Classic Ink Refill, 119791

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin Pad 119782

Peach Parfait Classic Ink Refill 119673

Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink Refill 119674

Concord Crush Classic Ink Refill 119675

Uninked Craft Stampin Pad 122265

CRAFT REFILLS - $4.25 per inker

Brights Craft Ink Refills (set) 119722, pg 177, $39.95

Melon Mambo 121609

Old Olive 101425

Pacific Point 121610

Pumpking Pie 105164

Real Red 102104

Regal Rose 105149

Rich Razzleberry 121607

Tempting Turquoise 100957

Subtles Craft Ink Refills (set) 119720, pg 178, $39.95

Baja Breeze 121610

Bashful Blue 105146

Certainly Celery 105165

Cherry Cobbler 121602

Perfect Plum 100697

Pretty In Pink 101127

Rose Red 102915

So Saffron 105151

Wild Wasabi 121615

Regals Craft Stampin Spots (set) 119717, pg 179, $21.95

Regals Craft Ink Refills (set) 119721, pg 179, $39.95

Always Artichoke 105177

Bravo Burgundy 105162

Elegant Egglplant 105148

Garden Green 100519

More Mustard 101990

Night of Navy 103131

Not Quite Navy Cr 102310

Regal Rose Craft Refill 105149

Neutrals Craft Ink Refills (set) 119723, pg 180, $39.95

Chocolate Chip 102847

Crumb Cake 121617

Soft Suede 121608

Very Vanilla 104328

MARKERS: $3.50

Bashful Blue Marker 105111

Not Quite Navy Marker 100059

Perfect Plum Marker 100035

Rose Red Stampin Write Marker 100063

Tempting Turquoise Marker 100058

OTHER:

Accessories

Magnet Sheets 6" x 13" 119816

Birthday Calendar 101398

Adhesives

Dotto 103305

Dotto Refill 100902

Bling, Ribbon

brads 3/16" silver 104336

brads 3/16" gold 104337

Fine Galaxy Stampin Glitter 114286

Basic Black 1/4" grosgrain ribbon 109027

Night of Navy 1/4" grosgrain ribbon 109036

Dies, Punches, Cutters, Tools

Pillow Box Bigz Die 113466

Snowflakes Set #2 Sizzlets Die 113449

Circle Scissors Plus replacement Blades 112532

Snowflake Punch 119852

Paper Cutter Blade Refills 104153

Paper Cutter Replacemnet Cut and Scoring Blades 104154

Flower, Daisies #2 Bigz die 114520

Clear Circle Bigz clear die 114533

Swirls Scribbles Sizzlets die 113441

Leaves #2 Originals die 113459

Crimper 101618

Scrapbooks

12 x 12 Post Page Protectors 100670

Natural 12" x 12" linen post album 104519

Navy 12" x 12" linen post album 104518

Ring 6" x 6" page protectors 104521

Storage

Stack & Store Containers 103649

Jumbo Stampin Wheel Storage 105741

Standard Stamping Wheel Storage 105743

Wheels

Décor standard wheel 119894

Fall Harvest standard wheel 112478

Funky Forest standard wheel 114695

Tailgating standard wheel 105519

Texture jumbo wheel 116685

Time for aTree standard wheel 104524