Hello stampers and happy Friday to you. Today I have a lot of fun ideas for you. First off are some adorable treat holders that you can use all year long to surprise and delight. This Merry Bold & Bright paper is super for a non-traditional Christmas but also for any fun occasion. I love versatile patterned paper! All you need is a 2 3/8″ circle punch and some strips of paper 3″ by 6″ scored at 2 3/4″ and 3 1/4″. Find some coordinating ribbon to make a fun handle and accessorize as desired.
Retro Christmas Lights Card
Not only is this set great for treat holders, it is also super fun for cards. I only had time to make one card, but I sure hope to make some more with the bright paper and fun dies.
I love that the words have white letters surrounded by a block of a colour. It’s almost like magic!! The bases for the Christmas lights are cut with dies. You can choose from an open die or a detailed die. Mine are made from adhesive backed silver and gold glimmer paper but I am afraid that it might be sold out at the moment. I sure hope it comes back in stock. The lesson in this is that when you see something super cute, order right away!!
Video Tutorial
Seeing is believing. Watch this video tutorial and learn not only how to make these adorable treat holders, but also a fun card with retro Christmas lights.
Fun Christmas Light Dies
I had a lot of fun stamping the retro Christmas light bulbs in various colours. It sure brought back memories of being a child and sorting through the replacement bulbs for just the right shade. My mom loved going to auction sales, so many of our strings of lights had a few missing bulbs. She also had lots of little boxes of replacement bulbs, with a mixture of clear and opaque bulbs. Oh the magic of Christmas lights!!
Inspired??
I hope I have inspired you with my creations. Some of these products are retiring soon and will only be available while supplies last. If you live in Canada, you can click on the items in the product list below to shop with me in my online store. Thanks for your business!! As a thank you, I will send you a pdf tutorial bundle for even more inspiration. Have a super day. Hugs from Holland.
Hello stampers and happy Friday to you. Today I am sharing some Rain or Shine cards with you. It is March after all and that usually means some rain instead of snow! The turtle, fox and rabbit in this set are adorable. You can use the dies to cut them out of the patterned paper or you can stamp and then die cut. Colour them with your Blends or with watercolour pencils or stamp them on either Watercolour Paper or shimmery white cardstock and use a water painter and ink to give them a beautiful soft look.
Rain or Shine Cards
I already sent this card away, but in the future I would add another die cut circle from the patterned paper to add to the back side of this flap. That would finish it off beautifully! Just focus on how cute the turtle looks holding the daisy! He has been coloured in with Blends.
The Playing in the Rain dies have been on backorder but they should be available again the week of March 13 if you don’t already have them. I forgot to add the Stylish Shapes dies to my product list. The stitched circle die was a quick way to add a focal point to the front of this card.
Dutch Rain or Shine Card
For this card I used the Dutch stamp set Echt Iets Bijzonders. If you live in Europe and want to order it, just click here.
Thanks!
Thanks for joining me today. If you want more inspiration for the Rain or Shine suite, there is a brand new tutorial bundle from the Create With Us Tutorial team.
Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. Today I have some super simple cards for you that I made with Day at the Farm paper. This paper is one of the FREE choices with the saleabration sale from Stampin’Up! This sale ends on February 28, 2023. When the paper is this cute, all you need to do is add your sentiments and call it a day.
Day at the Farm Cards
My Favourite Day at the Farm Project
Are you a parent or grandparent? Want to make a true labour of love? I saw a project made by an Australian demonstrator Catherine Proctor and I absolutely adore it. She made a counting book for kids and has video tutorials for it right on her blog. You can see it here. Happy stamping and let me know if you end up making it!
Hello stampers and happy Monday to you. Today I am showing you a Count on Me Reverse Bears card. It is so much fun and so simple to do that you will be amazed! The sayings in this stamp set are fantastic and that bear has just the right shape to make me smile. With the simple reverse stamping technique you get double the fun! Read on and I will include the video for how to do just that.
Count on Me Reverse Bears
I have only had time to make a bear card and a kangaroo card but I have seen some great other examples of super cute ideas for this set. I think my favourite is from Germany where that demo drew clothes on the bears!!
The neat thing about these bears, besides the fact that they are reverse stamped, is that they are coloured with our new skin tones Blends! The next kangaroo card is the same! The bears were coloured with the darker tones and the kangaroos use the lighter tones. I guess the “skin tones” aren’t just for humans!
Reverse Kangaroos Too!
What’s good for the bears is good for the kangaroos! Take a look at the next cute card. It’s a European slimline card which means it is 21 cm by 18 cm scored at 9 cm. I had some scraps of Sweet Conversations paper left over which I adhered to the thick basic white card. The sentiment was stamped in versamark on basic black cardstock and embossed in white. I love that look!! To continue the black and white theme I added a 1cm strip of black polka dot paper from the Pattern Party host paper in the back of the annual catalog. The main panel is a die cut from the Ornate Layers dies.
Even the centres of the flowers are coloured with the Skin Tones Blends. The outside of the flowers is Daffodil Delight, the one is light, the other dark. Granny Apple Green was used to colour the leaves and stems. I made a spatter by flicking the brush tip of a smoky slate blend against the lid. Works a charm!!
Video Tutorial
Here is my video tutorial on the Count on Me Reverse Bears technique. When you click on it, you can choose to watch it on YouTube. That would be most helpful! Can I ask you to also give it a thumbs up? When you do that YouTube notices and in the long run it will help me grow my audience there which in turn will be good for my business. If my business is healthy, then I can keep blogging and doing videos for you for a long time. Please click the red button on the bottom right hand corner of my video to subscribe as well and if you like my videos, please share them with your friends. Believe it or not, I need you!! Thanks in advance for helping me out.
Get Your Skin Tones Blends Cheaper and Sooner
Did you know that if you choose to put these new Skin Tone Blends in your starter kit then you will not only save money, but you won’t have to wait until March to get them!! If you have any questions about the starter kit, please contact me. I am a huge fan of the starter kit and I believe EVERYONE should take advantage of the amazing offer. What are YOU waiting for??
I hope you have a super day and thanks so much for stopping by today. Hugs from Holland! This will be the last time I can say that for a while. Tomorrow I fly home!!
Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. Today I am going to show you the very happy and cheerful So Cool Paper Pumpkin kit. I really love this kit, even though it was geared especially for kids.The So Cool Paper Pumpkin kit has twelve cards in the shape of popsicles, rainbows and watermelon slices. There are two fun sticker sheets included for decorating your envelopes that are lined inside with pretty rainbow stripes.
So Cool Paper Pumpkin
This So Cool Paper Pumpkin is especially “cool” because it also coordinates with our Sweet Ice Cream suite. Just like outfits, there are so many more possibilities when there is increased coordination. I had a quick play with this kit yesterday and here is what I came up with. Let’s take a look.
Alternative Cards
I thought it might be fun to take the envelope apart and use that striped paper for an “awning” that you might see on an ice cream shoppe. Do you see a new product being used on this card? The awning was cut using a new die from the Basic Borders dies that will be in the new annual catalog. I cut the watermelon sticker up to make two wedges. Do you see the golden bee embellishment? They are also in the new catalog. There was a smudge that needed covering up so this was the solution. Cute eh?
For the next card I used the Basic Borders dies from the new annual catalog to create the fancy edge along the card as well as the “bitten” popsicle look.
This easel card will be the feature for my video tutorial in my private Prime Time With The Pampered Stamper group on Thursday. For the third time I used the Basic Border Dies. I think they are going to be a staple in my repertoire.
Great News!!
Did you know that if you have never subscribed to Paper Pumpkin before that you have an incredible opportunity on May 7? Starting on May 7 you can subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for only $7 for your first kit instead of $30. Shipping is included but tax will be added. I have a feeling that it will sell out very quickly so be ready to put your order in right away. Here is the link to subscribe. You will need to add this code HOMERUN0521 to get the deep discount. Remember it will not work right now, you have to wait until May 7.
If you were a subscriber a long time ago and you want to subscribe again and get this deal, you can. You just need to use a different email address and you will be fine.
Thanks!
Thanks for joining me again today. Today is supposed to be 20C here in the Netherlands. I think we will have an especially long beach walk today with Bailey. Maybe I will take a blanket and my book and really relax. Life is good. Pap is doing so well. He even went for another drive on Sunday and I was able to do a video call with him yesterday. God is so good and I am so very grateful. I hope you have a super day too.
Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. Baby Shark is the focus of my blog post today. I have to be honest with you. If I wasn’t an oma, I might not have purchased this set. A few months ago when I was having an oma day I saw how excited Ana and Leo were singing and dancing to this song. Baby Shark is retiring, so I would advise you to get it before it’s gone.
What Do I Like About Baby Shark?
When I finally inked up this stamp set and played with the coordinating dies I was pleasantly surprised. The dies are wonderful!! My favourite is the seaweed dies that layer together for great detail. There are also fun dies for waves and bubbles and of course accessories for the shark family. Unfortunately the Whale of a Time paper is already sold out. Funny thing! I just realized that this set isn’t even called Baby Shark, it is called Shark Frenzy. Baby Shark sounds a lot more friendly!!
Another great feature of this stamp set is all the sayings in that wonderful font. I think it would be great for scrapbooking as well. Maybe you noticed that my card looks a little bigger than usual. You’re right! I used a large Memories & More card which measures 4 1/4″ by 6 1/4″. This size is just great when you want to show off your patterned paper which measures 4″ by 6″. That means you would get 6 card fronts out of a 12X12 sheet of paper or one from a 6″ x 6″ with a 2″ strip left over for a tag or border.
In this picture you can see the great detail in the layering seaweed as well as the bubble outlines. Do you see the cute tie on baby shark? I used liquid multipurpose glue and a sponge to adhere the bubbles and the tie. Our sponges are retiring AND they are on sale right now, so be sure to stock up on this staple. Just click on the links below in the supply list to shop online with me.
Another Great Set for Grandparents
Did you know that I have now been a Stampin’Up! demonstrator for fifteen years? How time flies. Over the years I have noticed that line images for colouring always keep their value. There is still one set that I regret selling, so now I make sure I have every set that is made like this. I am talking about Treasures of Life. It will NOT be in the annual catalog, so be sure to grab it while you can. Afterwards you will be paying an arm and a leg on EBay!!
Virtual Coffee and a Card kits
Just a heads up that I have only three kits left for the Hydrangea Hill virtual coffee and a card classes for April. You can join me every Tuesday on YouTube at 10am for a card tutorial. This month’s kit features a bonus template from the Many Messages bundle so you will have LOTS of sentiments to use on your cards. The die cuts are all blank since I cannot include stamped images, but I included the template so that you can use your Stamparatus to stamp whichever sentiments you want. Kits are $25 shipped anywhere in Canada.
Thanks for joining me today, I appreciate your “visits” and I absolutely love it when you take the time to comment. I hope you have a super day.
