Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Sealed with Love... Sending Love


Here's a gorgeous Valentine's Day card for you today!!

I received this card as a swap earlier this month and knew we'd have to make it at class - and we did!! (at the January Simple Beautiful Card Class!).

Thanks so much to Kirsteen Gill for her inspiration on this card!


We start our card with a Real Red card base, then added a layer of Whisper White card stock to our card.

At the bottom corner, we stamped "sending love" in Real Red ink using the Sealed with Love Stamp Set.  This stamp set has so many great greetings and images - perfect for Valentine's Day or any time you want to say "I love you".


Sealed with Love Photopolymer Stamp Set  142815  $21.00



Next, we punched 3 hearts using our Sweetheart Punch - one in Red Glimmer Paper and 2 more Real Red patterned hearts using the Sending Love Designer Series Paper Stack.


Sweetheart Punch  133786  $16.00



Red Glimmer Paper  121790  $5.00

Sending Love Designer Series Paper  142733  $10.00



Next, we stamped those 4 tiny hearts in a row (also from the Sealed with Love Stamp Set) and die-cut them, along with the small Whisper White heart and the Red & White polka dot heart (with the stripes die-cut from it) using our Love Notes Framelits.  You can purchase the Sealed with Love Stamp Set and Love Notes Framelits separately, or save 10% when you buy them in the bundle!



Love Notes Framelits  142752  $30.00



Sealed with Love Bundle  144705  $45.75


And...  to see all of the bundles (on which you always save 10%!!), just click here!!


Finally, we added our hearts to our card, along with stamping the red circular flowers/hearts.  I just laid my hearts on the card, then picked each one up and carefully stamped behind it so the stamped images would peak out from behind the punched hearts.


I hope you enjoyed this card!!




And remember.... 

you receive a FREE Sale-a-Bration item with every $50 order January 4 - March 31!!  For example, if you buy the Sealed with Love Bundle and the Sending Love Designer Series Paper, you can select a FREE Sale-a-Bration item!!

Or....

 if you want LOTS of product......

There's a great Starter Kit Deal going on during Sale-a-Bration (now thru March 31)!!  Not only do you get to select $125 in product and pay only $99 plus tax, now you ALSO get to select 2 FREE STAMP SETS!!!! (any sets!!)   That's an additional value of up to $104!!

There is no risk or obligation to purchase anything additional after you buy the Starter Kit.

But...  if you do decide to order, you'll receive 20% off your order (and who doesn't love a deal??)!!

If you have any questions about Stampin' Up! or the Starter Kit, just email me at amy.frillici@yahoo.com.

To sign up for the Starter Kit now, click here!!

I hope you were Inkspired today!

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Stampin' Up! Hey, Chick


This chicken is too funny!!  Don't you think whoever receives this card is just going to laugh??  I know I would!!


We start our card with a Peekaboo Peach card base, then added a layer of  2015-17 (Watermelon Wonder) In Color Designer Series Paper (DSP) Stack to our card.  I love the bold look of those stripes - see the rest of the patterns in this DSP below



2015-17 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack  138432  $22.00


Next, we added a square piece of Peekabook Peach cardstock, followed by a square piece of the Carried Away Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper (DSP) to our card.  You can get this DSP for FREE!! with a $50 order during Sale-a-Bration!!



Carried Away Designer Series Paper  143608  (FREE with a $50 order!)



Then, we stamped that super-silly chicken and "hey, chick" from the Hey, Chick Sale-a-Bration Stamp Set (another FREEBIE with a $50 order during Sale-a-Bration) using our Basic Black Archival Ink!!  You're going to have to have this stamp set after you search for all of the fun ideas popping up on Pinterest using this set - check some of them out here.



Hey, Chick Stamp Set  wood-mount  143328  (FREE with a $50 order!)
Hey, Chick Stamp Set  clear-mount  143331  (FREE with a $50 order!)


Basic Black Archival Ink  140931  $7.00



We colored our chicken in using our Aquapainter and Crushed Curry ink - just squeeze a little bit of ink into the top of the ink pad, then draw a bit of ink up with your Aquapainter and color him in!  His hair and feet were colored in with our Watermelon Wonder and Peekaboo Peach Stampin' Write Markers.

Finally, we die-cut this piece with our Stitched Shapes Framelits (doesn't it almost look like we really stitched around the edge of our square??) and added a Rhinestone to our chicken - maybe that makes this chicken a "she" after all??!




Aquapainters  103954  $17.00




2016-18 In Color Stampin' Write Markers  141393  $15.00


2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers
2015-17 In Color Stampin' Write Markers  138333  $15.00



Stitched Shapes Framelits  145372  $30.00




Rhinestone Basic Jewels  119246  $5.00


See all of the fun you can have with our new Stitched Shapes Framelits here...



I hope you enjoyed this card!





And remember.... you receive a FREE Sale-a-Bration item with every $50 order January 4 - March 31!! 




If you’d like to purchase any of the products used to make this project (and receive a FREE Sale-a-Bration item with every $50 order!), click on the “shop now” button below!


Here's a look at another great item you can get for FREE during Sale-a-Bration - check it out here...



And...  to see how I used the Any Occasion Stamp Set on a card, just click here!!



Finally, during Sale-a-Bration, I'm doing a Club Member Drive.....

New for Sale-a-Bration in 2017!!
Club Member Drive!!

If your New Year’s Resolution is to take a little time for yourself, I have just the answer! 

Join a club at the Stamp Studio!! 
 

It’s a once-a-month fun night out for you!! Craft & create with friends, make some new friends, and relax & pamper yourself with our “stamp therapy” each month.

You’ll receive a free Sale-a Bration item for joining any new club during Sale-a-Bration (January 4 - March 31) - you pick the item!!

Clubs include:

Birthday Card Club - the first Wednesday of every month from 6-9pm

Simple Beautiful Card Club - the second Wednesday of every month anytime from 4-9pm and the following Friday from 1-3pm

Memory Keepers Club - the 2nd to last Thursday of every month from 6-9pm


Scrapbook Club - the last Tuesday of every month anytime from 4-9pm

To see more info on any of these clubs, just click here!!


Just let me know what club you'd like to join and which FREE Sale-a-Bration item you'd like!!


I hope you have an Inkspired day!!

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Cupcakes & Carousels... It's Your Birthday


Oh, my gosh....  I am in LOVE with this new designer series paper... and to think.... most people at the Simple Beautiful Card Class earlier this month hadn't even noticed it in the catalog....

Well, they have now!!

Read on to learn more :)


We start our card with an Early Espresso card base, then we added 4 pieces of the Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper (DSP) Stack to our card.  The patterns and colors in this DSP stack are so soft and gorgeous - I love them all!!  Check out all of the patterns below.



Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack  142744  $10.00


And here are some of the other samples the Stampin' Up Designers created with this DSP and the coordinating Carousel Birthday Stamp Set...




Isn't this card just the cutest??  And...., I just learned that the Up & Away Thinlits, while bundled with the Lift Me Up Stamp Set, also coordinate with the Carousel Birthday Stamp Set!!  (see the framelits above that cut out the clouds and tiny cupcakes??).  We didn't use either of these stamp sets on this card, but I think this is good info to know!



Next, we stamped our balloon and "It's your birthday" in Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla card stock.  Both of these stamps can be found in the Balloon Adventures Stamp Set.

We punched our balloon out with the Balloon Bouquet Punch and die-cut our oval with the Layering Oval Framelits.



Balloon Adventures Photopolymer Stamp Set  142823  $26.00



Balloon Bouquet Punch  140609  $18.00



Layering Oval Framelits  141706  $35.00



Finally, we added a Calypso Coral Thick Baker's Twine bow to our balloon and some Blushing Bride Sequin Trim behind our birthday sentiment.



Calypso Coral Thick Baker's Twine  138412  $3.50



Blushing Bride Sequin Trim  138400  $5.00



Isn't this card just the cutest??  

Thanks so much to Michelle Litwiller for her inspiration on this card!

If you like the stamps used on this card, you should consider the.....

balloon adventures birthday card class to go!!




Stamp and create in the comfort of your own home - in your p.j.s at 2 am if you feel like it!!

I'll provide all parts & pieces, plus a tutorial and pictures of each card.

You'll make 8 cards (2 each of 4 designs) and receive the Balloons Adventures Stamp Set with your TO GO kit!!

See all of the TO GO kit class details here!!

Make sure to RSVP and pre-pay by Friday, January 27 for this awesome class!!


OR.....

If attending a class is more your thing....


Make fun birthday cards like this with us at our next Birthday Card Class at the Gathering Inkspiration Stamp Studio (209 E Superior St in Alma, MI) on Wednesday, February 1 from 6-9pm.  We make 8 birthday cards (2 each of 4 designs) for $20 or the class is FREE with an order!

And…  mark your calendars going forward…. This class meets the 1st Wednesday of every month from 6-9pm.  So, if February doesn’t work for you, maybe another month will!  Just RSVP to me at amy.frillici@yahoo.com for the next class or to answer any questions you might have.

I hope you were Inkspired today!!



Sunday, January 22, 2017

Falling for You


Today's post features an Anniversary Card....  We don't make too many anniversary cards at classes here at the Stamp Studio, but they're always good to have on hand when you need one!

Plus, this particular card features some gorgeous new product from the Occasions Catalog - read on to learn all about it!



We start our card with a Soft Sky card base, then added a layer of Very Vanilla card stock embossed with the Falling Petals Embossing Folder.  I think this embossing folder also kind of looks like falling hearts - what do you think??




Falling Petals Embossing Folder  142761  $8.50




Next, we added one of our gorgeous Lace Doilies - these doilies are Very Vanilla on one side and Whisper White on the other side.  What a brilliant idea on the part of the Stampin' Up! designers!



Lace Doilies  142793  $4.50




Next, we punched the ends of our Very Vanilla strip and that beautiful Falling in Love Designer Series Paper (DSP) strip using our Banner Triple Punch.  This new DSP is gorgeous (how many times have I used that word in this post today, anyway??).  See all of the gorgeous :) designs in this DSP below.



Falling in Love Designer Series Paper  142788  $11.00



Banner Triple Punch  138292  $23.00



Finally, we stamped "anniversary wishes" from the Falling For You Stamp Set in Crumb Cake ink on our Very Vanilla strip.  We also added a Linen Thread bow and a Pearl to the sentiment to complete our card.



Falling For You Stamp Set  wood-mount  143106  $29.00
Falling for You Stamp Set  clear-mount  143109  $21.00



Linen Thread  140199  $4.50



Pearl Basic Jewels  119247  $5.00


I hope you enjoyed this card!




If you'd like to make fun cards like this with us, consider attending the next Simple, Beautiful Card Class at the Gathering Inkspiration Stamp Studio (209 E. Superior St in Alma, MI) on Wednesday, February 8 anytime from 4-9pm or Friday, February 10 from 1-3pm.  We make 4 cards for $15 or the class is FREE with an order!

And... mark your calendars going forward.... this class meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month anytime from 4-9pm and the following Friday from 1-3pm.  So, if February doesn't work for you, maybe another month will!  Just RSVP to me at amy.frillici@yahoo.com for the next class or to answer any questions you might have.


And remember.... you receive a FREE Sale-a-Bration item 
with every $50 order January 4 - March 31!!  This applies to orders at the Simple, Beautiful Card Class, too!!

 

There's more to know....


Did you know that you can get.....

2 FREE STAMP SETS OF YOUR CHOICE during Sale-a-Bration!  


It's the best deal of all!  Learn more about the value of the $99 Starter Kit – it’s the Ultimate Stampin’ Up! Bundle.  During Sale-A-Bration (Jan. 4 – March 31), you can choose 2 FREE stamp sets from either the Occasions or Annual Catalog (ANY price) as a bonus to add to your starter kit.  I welcome hobby stampers!  Join for the discounts, ideas & fun.
Learn more about it here!

I hope you were Inkspired today!