Painted Petals

Painted Petals (138819) is a versatile floral stamp set in the current Occasions Catalogue. Use it with the coordinating Spring Flowers embossing folder and Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper.

Use a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig for perfect placement of this 2 step image. I inked the floral with Soft Sky ink and added a touch of Island Indigo ink with a Sponge Dauber to the images before stamping.
Ink: Soft Sky (131181), Island Indigo (126986)
Paper: Soft Sky (131204), Island Indigo (122923)
Accessories: Soft Sky seam binding (131210), Pearls (119247)

Stamping Off is an easy technique to achieve more variation of a colour. Simply ink the stamp and stamp two or three times before inking it again.
For the little flowers, sponge some ink onto Vellum card stock before punching them out. I used the handle of my piercing tool to shape them on the Piercing mat (126199).
Ink: So Saffron (126957), Hello Honey (133643)
Paper: So Saffron (105118), Very Vanilla (101650), Vellum 101856).
Accessories: Venetian Crochet trim (134581), Pearls (119247), Punch Pack (133787), Festive Piercing templates (127857).

Use Stampin' Write Markers to colour individual images on a stamp. Perfect for this repeating image of 3 flowers.
I heat embossed the sentiment with Clear embossing powder.
Ink: VersaMark pad (102283), Old Olive (126953), Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry markers.
Paper: Tempting Turquoise (102067), Daffodil Delight (119683), Whisper White (100730)
Accessories: Clear embossing powder 109130), Real Red 1/8 in. taffeta ribbon (119251).

The coordinating Spring Flowers embossing folder (137365) makes a lovely background for the images in this stamp set.
Ink the pair of flower image with Blushing Bride ink and sponge Melon Mambo ink in the middle. After stamping the image over the stems, sponge a little Blushing Bride ink to fill in the middle.
Ink: Blushing Bride (131172), Melon Mambo (126948), Mossy Meadow (133645), Pear Pizzazz (131180).
Paper: Blushing Bride (131198), Mossy Meadow (133676), Very Vanilla (101650).
Accessories: Pear Pizzazz cotton ribbon (134562), Curly Label punch (119851).

Layers of Gratitude Paper Pumpkin

The February Paper Pumpkin Kit contains supplies for 8 accordion "Thanks" cards complete with punch out felt letters and easy to assemble gift boxes.

The stamp set included in the kit features mainly background images which inspired me to expand on those designs and came up with some interesting variations.

Leopard Print Background
I used the repeating row of background shapes and the single dot image to make a leopard print background.

Score and pierce a Baked Brown Sugar card and stamp the sentiment from the kit with Early Espresso ink.

Adhere the large heart and a Gold Foil small heart to the card with dimensionals and embellish with a Gold twine bow.

-stamp the background image with Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla card stock

-stamp dot image over each each squarish shape with Soft Suede ink
-punch out heart and sponge edges with Soft Suede ink

Overlapping Pastels Background
Stamp the large circular image on Whisper White card stock with pastel inks. I used Soft Sky, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette and Pistachio Pudding.
The sentiment is from Simply Wonderful, a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set.

Set of 4 Note Cards
Cut the accordion card from the kit into 4 little note cards and stamp backgrounds using both ink spots.

I used Memento Black ink for the sentiments and added Bermuda Bay sequins and Baker's twine.

Put them into one of the boxes for a sweet little gift.

For the Birds Note Cards
The images from For the Birds are perfect for a little set of Note Cards too.

Stamp them with a Memento pad, colour them with Blendabilities and mount them with a skinny Basic Black mat.

Make enveloples from Copy Paper and the Envelope Punch Board.






More Ideas!
Use the accordion card to make a mini-album for someone special and gift it in one of the boxes.
Cut the accordion card into single cards and make a matching game in a box for a young one.
Look on the internet for word games like I Spy and Rock, Paper, Scissors and print the rules on each of the sections of the accordion card and keep it in a box in the car for road trips.

Filled With Love Paper Pumpkin

The January Paper Pumpkin has supplies to make 24 very sweet gift bags! You supply the Cinnamon Hearts. What a great idea for school Valentine's Day.

Since I don't need that many treat bags, I created some card designs.

I added a scalloped gold heart to the bag tag accents and adhered it to a Melon Mambo card.

Use the tiny heart stamp to make a background on a Melon Mambo card and some of the pennants for banners. Use Hearts Collection framelits to cut hearts from the tags in the kit.

A paper doily and die cut hearts over pennant banners. Love that Pink and Gold twine!

Make an Anniversary Card with 2 of the die-cut hearts from the kit. The pink and gold tag has a fabulous Art Deco look.

Stamp on the back of one of the die-cut hearts from the kit with Bermuda Bay ink. The large heart outline stamp makes a great background. I coloured the rhinestone with a hot pink Sharpie.

Try out the new Chalk ink on Stampin' Up! Chalkboard card stock to make an All Occasion Card.

This simple All Occasion Card is a snap to make.

Stamp the heart outline image on the back of a die-cut heart and turn 2 pennants into a banner.

Sale-A-Bration Open House

Every year Stampin' Up! has an amazing promotion called Sale-A-Bration. For every $60 you spend you choose an item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure for free!

I've created some cards with some Sale-A-Bration stamp sets to showcase these great free products.

 Lotus Blossom

Big Day

You Brighten My Day

All Shook Up Paper Pumpkin

December's Paper Pumpkin is such a great kit! It includes supplies to make 9 cute shaker cards with envelopes. (I couldn't resist adding a little more embellishment.)

I added the Black and White Baker's twine (134576).

 I added the Silver mini brads (122941).

I added the Hardware clip (129964) and Bermuda Bay ribbon (131206).


















After removing the die-cut sentiments, cut the sticker sheets at 2-1/2 in. to make more cards.


Stamps
Something To Say 134177
Ink
Bermuda Bay 131171
Strawberry Slush 131178
Paper
Bermuda Bay 131197
Strawberry Slush 131295
Basic Black 121045
Silver Foil 132178
Silver Glimmer 135314
Spoiler Alert! That striped paper Stacked with Love) is from the new Occasions Catalogue.
Tools
Itty Bitty Accents Punches 133787

Or, trim the sticker sheet to 4 in. X 5-1/4 in. and use on a card front. I used Soft Sky card stock and left-over Frosted Sequins embellishments (135835) from the Holiday Catalogue.















Once all of the stars have been removed, cut the strips apart and trim them to 1 in. X 5-1/2 in. strips. Mount them on  1-3/8 in. X 5-1/2 in. Metallic Foil mats, add some Metallic Baker's twine or ribbon and make a bunch more cards.

Ink
-Bermuda Bay 131171
-Basic Gray 126981
-Strawberry Slush 131178
-Coastal Cabana 131175
Paper
-Coastal Cabana 131297
-Smoky Slate 131202
-Blushing Bride 131198
-Soft Sky 131203
-Gold Foil 132622
-Silver Foil 132178
Accessories
Gold Baker's twine 132975
-Silver Baker's twine 132976
-Gold ribbon 134583
-Silver ribbon 132137