Tuesday Tidbit – Perfectly Folded Cards
Today’s Tuesday Tidbit is about how to fold the perfect card.
Watch a short video here!
I hope you’re enjoying these quick Tuesday Tidbits! If so, please leave some love in the comments!
DIY Birthday
During the pandemic, we haven’t been able to celebrate birthdays like we’d really like to. But, we’ve been able to celebrate in fun and different ways.
We recently celebrated the birthday of one of our friends, a young man who turned 29, with a drive-by parade which, interestingly enough, turned out to be comprised of 29 vehicles! We had signs and balloons, and some of us handed John-Mark gifts as we drove by. He likes candles and ice cream, so I gave him a box with a card and a DIY birthday party that had both!
The party in a box contains a Rainbow Chip Mug Cake with a frosting packet, a birthday candle, wooden spoon, and a gift card to Dewster’s, a local homemade ice cream store. What else do you need for a birthday party?!
I used the vintage Sprinkles of Life stamp set, Tree Builder Punch, It’s My Party DSP and enamel dots for this project.
Here’s the rest of the fixin’s:
If you have any questions, or enjoyed this project, please comment below. Thanks for visiting today!
Timeless Tropical Tags Redo
Have you ever had a project in your head, that just didn’t turn out quite like you thought it would?
I recently made this card for a Blog Hop. We were showing different ways to use tags. If you missed the post you can find it here.
The more I looked at this card, the more I thought it needed something different. I decided to switch up the tag belt from Crumb Cake to Poppy Parade, which matches the card base.
I’d love to know which one you like the best. Would you let me know in the comments below?
Thanks for stopping by!
Freshly Brewed Projects Blog Hop – Case the Catalogue
Today, I’m blog hopping again with the lovely ladies from Australia, and if you think I misspelled the word catalog, I didn’t! In Australia, it’s spelled catalogue. I’ve learned so many fun words from my friends “down under”.
In this blog hop, we are Casing the Catalog (okay, I’m back to US spelling). If you haven’t tried this, it’s a great way to get your creative juices flowing. CASE means Copy And Share Everything, and Stampin’ Up! encourages you to use their designs for inspiration. To Case the catalog, you simply pick a sample, and re-make it using different colors, stamps, etc. to put your own “spin” on the card. What you end up with may look nothing like the sample, and that’s ok, too!
I live in the Bluegrass State (hence the name Bluegrass Stamper), the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where we have been making Bourbon for over 200 years. We even have a Bourbon trail, where you can visit the distilleries and sample their wares.
When I first saw Stampin’ Up!’s new annual catalog, the Whiskey Business stamp set was at the top of my Wish List! I decided to use it for my CASE today.
The card I used for inspiration is found on page 59 of the Annual Catalog. It’s the green one with the deer in the bottom right corner of this picture.
Here’s my take using the Whiskey Business stamp set.
Here’s the fixin’s:
I hope you like my version of the card. Let me know what you think in the comments below. And, give it a try. CASEing can be a lot of fun!
Be sure to check out the projects made by my friends at the links below.
Tuesday Tidbit – Storing Coordinating Dies
If you’re like me, you like to buy dies that coordinate with your stamp sets. The dies are so much quicker than fussy cutting, and you save 10% when you buy the bundles!
Colleen Hubble, a good friend and one of my team members, showed me a great way to store those dies.
Watch the quick video here.
Thanks for stopping by! If you find these tips helpful, please leave a comment below.
New In-Color Just Jade Punch Flower
As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I am always trying to “Better My Best”, which means watching videos, reading about new ideas, and training to learn how to provide better service to both customers and team members.
I recently took an online Leadership Training with Ronda Wade. This was one of our Make ‘n Takes, and I loved it so much that I just had to let my club members make it.
It’s super cute in ANY of the new in-colors and flower punches, and oh so quick and easy! Thank you, Ronda Wade, for an easy class project!
Here’s the fixin’s:
Freshly Brewed Projects – Tags and Labels
Today I am participating in a Blog Hop with talented friends from “down under”.
Tags and labels aren’t just for sentiments! This week, we are sharing different ways to add tags or labels to your projects.
Stampin’ Up! offers so many nice tag and label punches and dies that it was hard to choose what to use. I finally decided on the Trio of Tags dies, but I used them in a non-traditional way.
I chose the tag that has the scalloped end with three holes. I used a slightly larger strip of Crumb Cake cardstock, and cut only one end of the tag. I did that by rolling it into my cutting machine only far enough to cut one end and then backing it out (see picture below). I then used my paper trimmer to cut both sides of the tags to the length I wanted. I made two of these, embossed them with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, then adhered them to the front of the card as shown, and tied them together with braided linen trim.
Here’s the fixin’s:
Be sure to visit the sites below to get more ideas for using tags and labels.
Tuesday Tidbit – Adhesive Sheets
When you’re using detailed die cuts, do you end up with glue everywhere except where you really want it? It’s especially frustrating when you’re using a foil cardstock and it gets smeared with glue. You can easily avoid that with Stampin’ Up!’s Adhesive Sheets.
Watch a short video on using these sheets here.
Here’s the fixin’s:
World of Good Front Flap
One of my favorite suites in the new annual catalog is the World of Good Suite on page 24. So many beautiful new products! I just had to use it for club last month. We had our class online and everyone did a great job using the products they had to reproduce this card.
Here’s the fixin’s:
If you have any questions about this project or need any products, please leave a comment, or visit my online store. Thanks for stopping by!
Card for Kentucky’s Governor
Our Governor, Andy Beshear, has been a calming voice during this pandemic. He’s urged us to stay calm and his mantra is “We will get through this; we will get through this together.” He even asked his ASL translator, Virginia, to teach us these phrases in sign language. I believe he has done his best to keep Kentucky residents safe, and limit the number of deaths in our state.
I had to send him a card of encouragement, so here’s what I came up with. The COVID-19 raindrops are made using the Poppy Moments Dies. The greeting and clouds are from a past Paper Pumpkin kit, and the Blueberry Bushel ink and cardstock are now retired.
I received a letter from Governor Andy Beshear in response. In it, he says “I have displayed your homemade card in my office for all to see.” Thank you, sir!
Here’s the fixin’s:
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Paper Pumpkin
Are you looking for a great creative outlet without all the preparation? With monthly kits that include everything you need for an exciting project, Paper Pumpkin lets you and your friends skip to the fun.
- Purchase a prepaid subscriptions to Paper Pumpkin here.
- Start a Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription here (autopay each month) here.
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