What is Black and White and Red All Over?

 A Beautiful Stampin' Up! card!! I'm telling you, if you don't have the layering Beauty bundle with layering stencils, rush, run, no sprint now to order. I PROMISE you will love it. My friend Deb and I both got it and we are having so much fun with it! Istill have some of the black and white checked ribbon from the last catalog and decided it was crying out for black, white and red. For the stenciling, I used a light application Real Red for stencil #1, heavy application of Real Red for stencil #2, Cherry Cobbler for stencil #3, Old Olive for stencil #4 and Garden Green for stencil #5. The cardstock colors are Basic Black, Basic White and Real Red. The greeting was heat embossed with white embossing powder. The white layer was dry embossed with Exposed Brick embossing folder. The DSP.... is NOT DSP! I didn't have any small print black and white so I made my own! I just used Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the splotch stamp from the Forever Forest stamp set. I wanted a smaller cluster of flowers, so I cut off some of the stamped & diecut image and used it on the inside.

Triple Diamond Z Fold

 I learned of this design from Sally Poole. It's simply a Z Fold with three diamonds on the front flap. I haven't put a sentiment on it yet... I think I'll use Get Well on the inside and no greeting on the outside.

Unbounded Beauty DSP, Pretty In Pink, Basic Beige and Basic White cardstocks. Country Birdhouse Dies and Notes of Nature Dies.

Cardstock Measurements:

• Card base: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 score @ 2-1/8 and 4-1/4

• 2 pieces of cardstock 1-7/8 x 5-1/4 (mats for small panels)

• 2 pieces of DSP 1-5/8 x 5 (mats for small panels)

• 2 pieces of second color cardstock 1-3/4 x 1-3/4 (small diamonds)

• 2 pieces of DSP 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 (mats for small diamonds)

• Second color cardstock 4 x 5-1/4 (mat for inside panel)

• DSP 2 x 5 (mat for inside panel)

• Basic White cardstock 1-3/4 x 5 (inside panel)

• Second color cardstock 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 (large diamond)

• DSP 2-1/4 x 2-1/4 (mat for large diamond)

• Scrap cardstock (diecut flowers and leafy branch)

• Scrap of Pretty In Pink (diecut)   

Flowers For Their Garden

 How about a sweet gift to send or give to someone? Some flower seeds in a pretty floral card?  How about Zinnias? Stampin' Up!'s colors are so bright and vibrant and there are so many colors in the Zinnia DSP you can make loads of choices. 

1. Old Olive card base: 5-1/2 x 11 scored @ 4-1/4 and 8-1/2 on the long side. To cut the diagonal off the small side, make a tick mark 1" from the edge. Cut from the tick mark to the corner.   
2. Basic White both sides inside and mat on cover: 4 x 5-1/4 (3)
3. Basic White mat for small cover piece(left side): 2-1/4 x 5-1/4 make a tick mark 7/8" from the edge, then cut from the tick mark to the corner.
4. Basic White greeting label
5. Cover DSP mat 3-7/8 x 5-1/8
6. DSP mat on small left side of cover 2-1/8 x 5-1/8 make a tick mark at 3/4" from the edge then cut from tick mark to the corner.
7. DSP pocket for seed packet 1-1/2 x 4
8. Pop up small flower with mini Dimensionals cut in half, place on the right side leaving the left 'open' for the small flap to catch inside for closure.

While waiting for the UPS man to bring my Zinnia DSP, I made this one with the Painted Lavender DSP.

Encircled In Nature

 I fell in love with Encircled In Nature the minute I saw what the Stampin' Up! Artisans made with it. They don't provide tutorials, but plenty of inspiration! I figured out out how to make it and wrote up directions for you. This bundle can be found in the Online Exclusives.

Materials:

• Stamp Sets: Encircled in Nature

• Papers: Boho Blue, Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Pecan Pie, Garden Green

• Ink pads: Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Craft White

• Water Painter

• Wink of Stella

• White Gel Pen

• Stampin' Dimensionals

• Classic Label Punch (retired)

Preparation:

• Night of Navy 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4 (card base)

• Boho Blue 4 x 5-1/4 (inked layer)

• Pecan Pie 1-1/2 x 2-3/4 (twigs)

• Pecan Pie 1 x 3-1/4 (greeting)

• Misty Moonlight 3-3/4 x 4 (wreath)

• Garden Green 2-1/4 x 2-1/2 (trees)

• Basic White 4 x 5-1/4 (inside)

Assemble Card:

1. 4 x 5-1/4 Boho Blue, blend Misty Moonlight & Night of Navy ink to the outer edges leaving the center uninked.

2. Flick white ink across the inked layer with water painter. You may wish to add a few dots with Gel Pen>

3. Diecut Pecan Pie twigs, and Misty Moonlight wreath.

4. Glue twigs on inked layer and glue wreath over them.

5. Apply Wink of Stella to the tips of the wreath.

6. Heat Emboss Moon inside the wreath.

7. Diecut trees from Garden Green. Then use a sponge or paint brush to stipple white ink on the branches of trees.

8. Add a double Linen Thread Bow. Adhere to card front with dimensionals.

9. Stamp sentiment in Versamark, and heat emboss with white powder on Pecan Pie cs, use Classic Label punch.

10. Inside and Envy: stamp partial circle of trees in Misty Moonlight, then stamp again without reinking for shadows.

Grassy Grove Pop Up

Grassy Grove carried over to the new catalog! I'm so happy about that, because it is a great set. 

to color the leaves in a realistic way, I used Post It Notes to cover the edges of the card. Then used the three trees stamp in Granny Apple Green and Old Olive on the trees. This gave a more leafy appearance than if I'd simply sponged the tree tops in one green. I did sponge the trunks with one color; Pecan Pie. Behind the trees is a piece of the Garden Meadow DSP to add some depth to the scene. The deer were diecut from black cardstock and glued in plase. 

Using Bits and Pieces

 Yesterday I shared some cards made with the Layering Beauty bundle and stencils. Today I made a card with the pieces left after I cut out a flower. On the card below, the largest rose has been popped up. It was cut out with a die in set for just that single flower, which left a lot of good usable roses. I used them along with the Unbounded Love bundle. I adore the dies in that set! The card base is Berry Burst and the embossing folder is Exposed Brick.

Layering Beauty Bundle With Stencils!

 Layering stencils are the most fun!!! When I first saw this set in the catalog, I thought yeah that's nice. I did not think, 'Oh my gosh I've got to HAVE that' until I watched a fellow Demo, Patty Bennett use it. Oh my goodness, I sure hope Stampin' Up! makes MORE of these layering stencils! The stencils can be held in place with your fingers or low tack tape if you prefer.

I've looked at several Demo's cards with this bundle thinking I wanted to see the best color combinations. But you know what? Any combo I've come up with is pretty! You MUST GET THIS BUNDLE! I promise you won't be sorry!

On the card below, The base is Berry Burst, with a layer of Fresh Freesia. The DSP is Thoughtful Designs and it has a beautiful metallic pattern on an ombre of Petunia Pop and Calypso Coral. The next layer is Basic White which has been embossed with Layered Florals embossing folder and popped up with adhesive strips. Then comes the magic! With the stencils I used Fresh Freesia, Petunia POop, Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green and Garden Green. I diecut the floral masterpiece then added a few 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems for sparkle.

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Flirty Flamingo card base, another sheet of Thoughtful Designs DSP, stenciling done with the following inks: Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green. click to view close up

Petunia Pop card base, Thoughtful Designs DSP, stenciled with the following inks: Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Petunia Pop, Granny Apple Green and Old Olive. click to view close up

Free For the New Catalog

 The new catalog has a two page spread with the basics of color theory and a color wheel consisting of all the SU colors! It's so popular that we are in the midst of producing an operating color wheel that will be available for purchase later this year!! Below are also some videos for you.

FREE Color Coach to help you choose colors that work well together.

FREE Stampin' Blends Tracker

FREE Stampin' Up! Hex Values

STAMPING TECHNIQUE: REVERSIBLE STAMPS

EMBELLISHING MADE EASY

UNBOUNDED BEAUTY SUITE COLLECTION

MEDITERRANEAN BLOOMS SUITE COLLECTION