Hi Stampers, today for our hop we have a sketch challenge.  The Natures Prints stamp set and coordinating Sun Prints DSP  were a great choice for this challenge.  I love the organic feel of the leaves in the stamp set and the paper is gorgeous with all the deep blue tones.  This easy, fast  design could be done in any color. If blue is not your color, how about Just Jade or Parakeet Party?  Any of your favorite colors would work.  Try a few colors and let me know what your favorite is.

The Sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Prints:

The Recipe:

Card base: Basic White 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

Card panel: Basic White 5-1/2 x 4-1/4

DSP Panels: (cut two) Sun Prints 4-1/2 x 3-1/4

The Details:

• Emboss the Basic White panel with the Fern Embossing Folder
• Die cut 2 wreaths from the Natures Prints Dies (one in Basic White and one is Starry Sky)
• Die cut 10 Daffodil Delight flowers from the Hydrangea Dies

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment for the Go To Greeting stamp set onto Basic White card stock with Starry Sky Ink
• Die cut the sentiment with the Stylish Shapes Die

Putting the Card Together:

• Adhere the embossed panel to the front of the card with Stampin’ Seal
• Adhere the two Sun Print panels to the front of the card with Stampin’ Seal  (the background panel is at an angle, the front one is straight on the card)
• Attach the Starry Sky and Basic White wreaths to the front left of the card with Liquid Glue
• Adhere the sentiment to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach the Hydrangea Flowers to the wreath with Liquid Glue

Finishing Touches:

• Put a small Rhinestone in the center of each Daffodill Delight flower
• Add a double Starry Sky Bakers Twine bow to the wreath and you are done

Another Color:

Here is one other card done in Starry Sky and Sweet Sorbet:

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Sue Prather:

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

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Happy Monday Stampers, Its Alternate Monday time!

What is Alternate Monday???  This means I am sharing a card taken from the blog hop that I participate in each Thursday. I am taking either the sketch or color challenge and making a second card that is close to or similar to the posted card from the hop.  I want to inspire you to get different looks for your card by mixing it up a bit by color and design.  Today I used the same layout, with a twist and changed the colors to give the card an “Alternate” look.

Stampin’ Up! Happy Forest Friends:

The Recipe:

Card base: Basic White 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Mossy Meadow 4 x 5-1/4

panel behind DSP: Basic White 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

DSP: Happy Forest Friends DSP  (Cuts in the directions below)

Mat for fox image: Mossy Meadow Die cut with the Layering Circle Dies

The Details:

• Here are the cuts for the Stack and Shuffle DSP
• Layer all 4 piece of your DSP together and cut all at the same time
• Cut the stacked layer 3-7/8 x 5-1/8
• With the paper in the portrait position cut the paper at 2-11/16 (this leaves you with a strip that measures 1-3/16
• Cut the 2-7-8 (this leaves you with another part that measures 2 3-1/6
• Cut the thin strip at 3-3/16  (this leaves you with a part that measures 1-15/16
• Arrange the cuts and attach to the 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 panel of Basic White card stock
• Die the a fox from the Happy Forest Friends DSP with the Stylish Shapes Die
• Mount this DSP panel to the Mossy Meadow mat
• Adhere your 3-7/8 x 5-1/8  DSP panel to the Mossy Meadow mat
• Wrap a piece of Old Olive Twill Ribbon around the stacked panel

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment in Soft Suede Ink using the Go To Greetings stamp set onto white card stock
• Die cut the sentiment using the Stitched Rectangle Dies

Putting the Card Together:

• Attach the DSP matted panel to the card front with Dimensionals
• Attach the matted fox image to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Adhere the sentiment to the bottom of fox die cut panel with Stampin Seal

Finishing Touches:

• Add a Old Olive Twill Ribbon bow to the left of the sentiment with a Glue Dot
• Adhere some Rustic Metallic Dot here and there on the front of the card and you are done

Card Inspiration:

Here is the card from our Thursday Blog Hop that inspired todays “Alternate’ look

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

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Hi Stampers, Today for our hop we have a theme challenge called “Critters”   In looking at my stash of supplies there was not a critter to be found except for the darling Happy Forest Friends DSP.  I put on my creative cap and came up with a way to use this adorable paper and sneak a critter in too.   I used a technique called Stack and Shuffle for the background and then added my critter from the DSP to make this card quick and easy.  That is a win, win in my book. Please stop by all of our other creative teams blogs today and see what critter they came up with to share with you today.

Stampin’ Up! Happy Forest Friends:

The Recipe:

Card base: Calypso Coral 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Mossy Meadow 4 x 5-1/4

panel behind DSP: Basic White 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

DSP: Happy Forest Friends DSP  (Cuts in the directions below)

Mat for Bear image: Mossy Meadow  1-15/16 x 3- 5/16

The Details:

• Here are the cuts for the Stack and Shuffle DSP
• Layer all 4 piece of your DSP together and cut all at the same time
• Cut the stacked layer 3-7/8 x 5-1/8
• With the paper in the portrait position cut the paper at 2-11/16 (this leaves you with a strip that measures 1-3/16
• Cut the 2-7-8 (this leaves you with another part that measures 2 3-1/6
• Cut the thin strip at 3-3/16  (this leaves you with a part that measures 1-15/16
• Arrange the cuts and attach to the 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 panel of Basic White card stock
• Die the a bear from the Happy Forest Friends DSP with the Stitched Rectangle Die
• Mount this DSP panel to the Mossy Meadow mat
• Adhere your 3-7/8 x 5-1/8  DSP panel to the Mossy Meadow mat
• Wrap a piece of Old Olive Twill Ribbon around the stacked panel

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment in Soft Suede Ink using the Go To Greetings stamp set onto white card stock
• Die cut the sentiment using the Stylish Shapes Dies

Putting the Card Together:

• Attach the DSP matted panel to the card front with Dimensionals
• Attach the matted Bear image to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Adhere the sentiment to the bottom of  bear die cut panel with Stampin Seal

Finishing Touches:

• Add a Old Olive Twill Ribbon bow to the left of the sentiment with a Glue Dot
• Adhere some Rustic Metallic Dot here and there on the front of the card and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Sue Prather:

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Happy Monday Stampers, Its Alternate Monday time!

What is Alternate Monday???  This means I am sharing a card taken from the blog hop that I participate in each Thursday. I am taking either the sketch or color challenge and making a second card that is close to or similar to the posted card from the hop.  I want to inspire you to get different looks for your card by mixing it up a bit by color and design.  Today I used the same layout, with a twist and changed the colors to give the card an “Alternate” look.

Stampin’ Up! Cottage Rose:

Changing this card by design but using the same stamp set, Emjoy

The Recipe:

Card base: Smokey Slate: 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Crumb Cake  4 x 5-1/4

DSP panel: Abigal Rose DSP 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

Stitched with Whimsy panel: 2-1/8 x 2-1/8  run this through the Stitched With Whimsy square die.  Add a bit of Petal Pink Ink with your Blending Brush

Delicate leaf dies: Crumb Cake

The Details:

• Stamp the large Rose,  and the leaf image onto Basic White card stock with Tuxedo Black Ink
• Color in the flower with your Petal Pink Stampin Blends
• Color in the leaves with your Old Olive Stampin Blends
• Die cut all the images with the coordinating Cottage Rose Dies
• Die cut 3 of the delicate leaves from the Cottage Rose dies with Crumb Cake card stock

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Go To Greetings stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink onto Basic White card stock
• Die cut the sentiment our with the Stylish Shaped Dies

Putting Your Card Together:

• Adhere your 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 Abigal Rose DSP to the Crumb Cake mat with Stampin Seal
• Run this through your die cutting machine using the rectangle die from the Stitched with Whimsy Die
• Adhere this panel to the front of your card with Dimensioanls
• Adhere the White square Stitched with Whimsy panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach the large flower to the bottom of the White sqaure panel with Dimensioanls
• Tuck in 2 extra leaf stems around the flower cluster

Finishing Touches:

• Attach your sentiment to the front of the card with liquid Glue
• Tuck in 3 Crumb Cake  leaf stems around the flower cluster adhering them with Liquid Glue
• Adhere a double Linen Thread Bow with a glue dot
• Add a few of the Metallic Dots to the front of the card and you are done

Card Inspiration:

Here is the card from the Thursday Blog hop that inspired todays “alternate” look

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

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Hi Stampers, Today for our hop we have a sketch challenge.  I wanted to ink up the Cottage Rose stamp set and use the Abigal Rose DSP as I had not had a chance to use it yet. Oh my, what a beautiful combination of products. I know I will use this set many times and make some great color combinations too.   Make sure you stop by all the members of our hop and see what this creative group is sharing today.

The sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Cottage Rose:

The Recipe:

Card base: Early Espresso: 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Abigal Rose DSP 4 x 5-1/4

Small DSP panel: Abigal Rose DSP 2-3/4 x4

Strips: Early Espresso,  Cut two,  1/2 x 4

The Details:

• Stamp the large Rose, small rose, cluster of three roses and the leaf image (2) onto Basic White card stock with Veramark Ink
• Sprinkle the inked images with Gold Embossing Powder then heat set with your heat tool
• With your Blending Brush ink up the centers of the flowers with Petal Pink ink
• Color in the leaves with your Aqua Painter and Old Olive Ink
• Die cut all the images with the coordinating Cottage Rose Dies
• Die cut 4 of the delicate leaves from the Cottage Rose dies with Distressed Gold DSP

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Go To Greetings stamp set in Early Espresso Ink onto Basic White card stock
• Die cut the sentiment our with the Stylish Shaped Dies

Putting Your Card Together:

• Adhere you 4 x 5-1/4 DSP to the front of the card with Stampin Seal
• Adhere your two Early Espresso strips to the back of the small DSP panel
• Adhere this panel to the front of the card with Stampin  Seal
• Attach the large flower to the bottom left of the striped DSP panel with Liquid Glue
• Attach the smaller rose on top of the larger rose with Dimensionals
• Tuck in 2 extra leaf stems around the flower cluster

Finishing Touches:

• Attach your sentiment to the front of the card with liquid Glue
• Tuck in 4 gold delicate leaf stems around the flower cluster adhering them with Liquid Glue
• Attach a small rose at the top of the sentiment with a Dimensional
• Cut apart one of the leaf stems and tuck two leaves under the small rose that is at the top of the sentiment
• Adhere a double Gold Bow with a glue dot
• Add a few of the White Matt Dots to the front of the card and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Sue Prather:

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Hi Stampers, I am back to blogging after a month off while we traveled to visit family and friends the month of May.  Today for our hop we have a color challenge at least using 3 of the newest in-colors.  Our choices were Tahitian Tide, Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet, Orchid Oasis and Starry Night.  The colors are all so beautiful but I choose, Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party and Tahitian Tide for my color combination.  I also paired this color combo with the Bottled Happiness stamp set and matching punch.  Enjoy the hop and please stop by our team members blogs today and see what they created with the color challenge.

The challenge:

Stampin’ Up! Bottled Happiness Card:

The Recipe:

Card base: Basic White 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Tea Boutique DSP 4 x 5-1/4

Small mat:  Parakeet Party 3-1/4 x 4-3/8

Art piece: Basic White 3 x 4-1/4

The Details:

• Stamp the short vase from the Bottled Happiness stamp set twice, once at the bottom of the art piece and once on a scrap piece of Basic White cs using Tahitian Tide Ink
• On the art piece, stamp the flower bouquet from the Bottled Happiness stamp set in Sweet Sorbet Ink above the Tahitian Tide stamped bottle
• Stamp the leaf image from the Bottled Happiness in Parakeet Party lining it up with the floral stamped image
• Fussy cut the extra Tahitian Tide bottle and adhere this cut image on top of the stamped bottle with Dimensionals

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto a piece of Basic White card stock with Tuxedo Memento Ink
• Die cut the sentiment out using the Stylish Shapes Dies

Putting the card together:

• Adhere the 4 x 5-1/4 piece of DSP to the card front
• Adhere the art piece to the Parakeet Party Mat
• Attach this to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Adhere the sentiment to the bottle with a Glue Dot and Dimensionals

Finishing Touches:

• Adhere a double Sweet Sorbet Bakers Twine bow to the left hand side of the bottles neck with a Glue Dot
• Add some Tahitian Tide In-Color Matt Dots to the flower bouquet and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Sue Prather:

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Hi Stampers, today for our hop we have a sketch challenge and I could not wait to ink up one of the new stamp sets from the annual catalog that is coming soon.  I am using the Cup of Tea Suite which includes a stamp set, dies and the cutest DSP ever.    Enjoy the hop and please stop by our other creative team members blogs to see what they are sharing today.

The Sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Cup of Tea:

The Recipe:

Card base: Basic White 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored at 4-1/4

DSP panel: Tea Boutique 5-1/2 x 4-1/4

Mat: Basic Black 4-3/8 x 3-1/8

White panel: 4-1/4 x 3 embossed with the Subtle EF

The Details:

• Die cut two tea cups using the Tea Boutique DSP
• On a piece of Basic White card stock stamp the following images:
• Leaf images: Garden Green
• Flowers: Daffodill Delight
• Tea tag sentiment: Tuxedo Black Ink
• Die cut the images using the Tea Cup Dies

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment using the saying from the Cup of Tea stamp set with Tuxedo Memento Black ink onto Basic White card stock
• Die cut the sentiment out with the Stitched Rectangle Die

Putting the Card Together:

• Attach the DSP to the card front
• Attach the White embossed panel to the black mat
• Attach this to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Adhere the Sweet Sorbet teacup to the right side of the embossed panel
• Tuck the pink teacup inside the Sweet Sorbet cup and attach with Liquid Glue
• Attach the die cut leaf image inside the pink tea cup with liquid glue
• Adhere the sentiment to the left side of the art piece with liquid glue, tucking the right side under the tea cup just a bit

Finishing Touches:

• Make a double Sweet Sorbet Bakers Twine bow and attach it to the tea cup handle with a Glue Dot
• Attach the flower and small leaves with liquid glue to the left of the sentiment
• adhere the other flowers to the greenery in the tea cup with using liquid glue
• Place a tiny pearl on the center of each flower and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Karen Finkle:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynne Albright:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Hi Stampers, For todays hop we have a theme challenge of Bugs and Butterflies.  When I saw the challenge, I knew right away what I was going to ink up.  I used the Butterflies and Flowers mask on another blog hop card but used the floral mask, I had not used the butterflies yet. Well this week, they got inky.  I also wanted to play with the gorgeous new in-colors and there it was, my inspiration for todays card, the Butterflies and Flowers Masks and the new In-Color inks.

The Theme:

Stampin’ Up! Butterflies and Flowers Mask Card:

The Recipe:

Card base: Basic White 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Starry Sky4 x 5-1/4

Art piece: Basic White 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

The Details:

• With a blending brush blend a very light layer of the Starry Sky ink using the large solid butterfly mask to the front of the art piece
• Place the detailed butterfly mask on top of the solid blended butterfly, blend more Starry Sky  Ink on top of the detailed mask making this layer much darker
• Using the splatter image from the Forever Fern stamp set, stamp some splatters here and there on the front of the art piece with 1st and 2nd generation stamping
• Run your completed art piece through your embossing machine using the Timbers Embossing Folder or a folder of your choice

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Natures Prints stamp set (coming in May in the new catalog) onto a piece of Basic White card stock in Starry Sky ink
• Die cut the sentiment with the Stylish Shapes Die (coming in May in the new catalog)

Putting the Card Together:

• Attache the art piece to the Starry Sky mat
• Wrap a piece of Starry Sky Bakers Twine (coming soon) around the matted art piece
• Attach the matted art piece to the card front with Dimensionals
• Attache your sentiment with Dimensionals to the front of the card

Finishing Touches:

• Add a Starry Sky Bakers Twine Bow to the left of the sentiment with a Glue Dot
• Add a large and small Starry Night In-Color Dot to the sentiment and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather:

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sandano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynne Albright:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Hi Stampers, today for our hop we have a color challenge using at least 3 of the 6 color choices.  I am used 4 of this combination which were Pale Papaya, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzaz and Evening Evergreen.  The other two colors were Just Jade and Mint Macaron .    These are such beautiful colors and the Pansy Petals DSP was my inspiration for the inks I choice.  And since this DSP is retiring, I thought I had better use it up.  Please stop by all the other creative blog members  posts  today and see what beautiful cards they are sharing today.

The Color Challenge:

Stampin’ Up Flowering Tulip Fun Fold:

The Recipe:

Card base: Basic White 8-1/2 x 4-1/4, scored at 3″

Small card: 8 x 3, scored at 4″

Back panel: 4-5-1/4

Small front panel: 2-3/4 x 4

Mat for small card: Pale Papaya 3-7/8 x 2-7/8

Embossed panel: Basic White 3-3/4 x 2-3/4 embossed with the Hive 3-D embossing folder

The Recipe:

• Die cut the tulip using the Tulip Die as follows:
• Tulip: Pale Papaya blended with your blender brush and Calypso Coral Ink
• Stem and leaf: Pear Pizzaz blended with your blender brush and Evening Evergreen Ink
• flower center: Calypso Coral cs
• Die cut the flower, pieces, stem and leaf with the Tulip Dies

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Flowering Tulip stamp set onto Basic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
• Die cut the sentiment with the Message Die (retiring soon)

Putting the card together:

• Card base: Attach the 4×5-1/2 ” DSP panel to the inside front of the card base with Stampin Seal
• Attach the small coordinating DSP panel to the front card flap with Stampin Seal
• Attach the embossed panel to the Pale Papaya mat
• Wrap a piece of Pale Papaya ribbon around the bottom portion of this panel
• Attach this to the front of the small Basic White card with Dimensionals (making sure the fold in on the right had side of the card)
• Attach this little card to the inside of the card with Stampin Seal (opening the left flap to keep it free so you will be able to open and close this card

Finishing Touches:

• Glue the stem, tulip and leaf to the left-hand side of the little card front
• Attach a Paly Papaya ribbon to the front of the tulip
• Add your sentiment with Dimensionals
• Attach some Rhinestones and you are finished

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sandano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynne Albright:

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Hi Stampers, today for our blog we have a sketch challenge.  With this sketch there is lots of space for some big stamping and the Daffodil Daydream stamp set seemed the perfect stamp set to create a springtime card.  My focus for this card too was to keep it simple.  Sometimes there is not time to spend hours on one card and with this design, simplicity was the main focus.  (No “Kristi” bow or extras on this card)  and with the Daffodil Daydream stamp set this design works!

The Sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Daffodil Daydream:

The Recipe:

Card base: Basic White 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

DSP panel:  Flowering Fields DSP5-1/2 x 4-1/4

Art piece: Basic White 5-1/2 x 3-1/8

Art piece mat: Old Olive 5-1/2 x 3-1/4

The Details:

• Stamp the Daffodil Daydream image onto your 5-1/2 x 3-1/8 Basic White art piece with Black Tuxedo Memento Ink
• Color in your daffodils with your Stampin Blends as follows:
• Leaves: Old Olive
• Daffodil: Daffodil Delight
• Daffodil Centers and shadows: Pumpkin Pie
• After you are finished coloring add some splatters with the splatter image from Quiet Meadow stamp set in 3rd generation Pumpkin Pie Ink
• Emboss the image with the Subtle EF

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Many Messages stamp set onto Black Card Stock with Versamark Ink
• Sprinkle with White Embossing Powder and then heat set with your Heat Tool
• Die cut the sentiment with the Message Die

Putting the card together:

• Adhere your art piece to the Old Olive mat
• Ahere your DSP panel to the Basic White card front
• Attach the art piece to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Adhere the sentiment to the front of the card with Dimensionals

Finishing touches:

• Add some Basic Pearls to the front of the card and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sandano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynne Albright:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

Product List