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

New Baby Wipe Technique with Unbounded Love

 I've used baby wipes and reinkers before, but not like this. It's so much fun! I used hot press watercolor paper, because it is smoother. The watercolor paper soaks up the ink and allows the colors to blend. On the samples below, I used the NEW Unbounded Love bundle and the Online Exclusive Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder.

1. For this technique, you need watercolor paper, baby wipes and 2-3 colors of reinkers.
2. Loosely fold a baby wipe twice and sprinkle with 5-6 drops of reinkers to form a blob of color.
3. Then simply swipe it onto the watercolor paper. One baby wipe has enough ink to make 2-3 cards! You just don't want to waste all that inky goodness, you know what I mean?

Berry Burst, Daffodil Delight and Flirty Flamingo

Granny Apple Green and Lost Lagoon

Berry Burst, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder and Textured Floral bundle.

Faux Silk with New Bundle

For this card I used the Faux Silk technique with the NEW Unbounded Love bundle that will be available in the NEW catalog tomorrow! Yay!

I've seen two different versions of the faux silk technique. For the card below, the images were stamped on Basic White cardstock, then the entire surface was covered with glue stick. Then white tissue paper was crinkled and spread out on the surface leaving plenty of wrinkles.

For this card stamp directly on the tissue paper and allow it to dry. Once dry, gently crinkle up the tissue paper. Then cover a piece of Whisper White card stock with glue stick and  gently smooth your tissue paper onto the card stock, leaving some crinkles. Let dry and then trim excess tissue paper from around card stock.

Sneak Peek at the Unbounded Love Bundle

 I really love this set! I say that a lot, but seriously, why would I show something I did not Love. lol This bundle is exactly what I've been requesting. The entire stamp set is sentiments for so many occasions, and the 17 dies are frames and labels with some decorated edges! I paired this bundle with the new Thoughtful Journey DSP. It it gorgeous my friends! The product suite also includes enamel dots, DSP and another stamp set. I now present to you, UnBounded Love...

I even used the dies on the inside!