Any Occasion

Awesome Otters Challenge Card

Awesome Otters Lead

Hello Stampers! Today I’m using some of the great products you can get FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration, the Awesome Otters Stamp Set and the Marbleous 6×6 DSP (Designer Series Paper).

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Awesome Otters Lead

Awesome Otters Challenge

I made this card in response to a challenge where we were only allowed to use certain items.

This is the list of items we were allowed for the challenge:

  • One piece of DSP 4 x 5 ¼
  • One Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½, scored at 4 ¼
  • Two pieces of coordinating Cardstock 1 ¾ x 5 ½, and 2 ¼ x 2 ¼
  • Two pieces of Basic White Cardstock 1 ½ x 5 ½, and 2 x 2

We could alter, but not add any pieces. And we were allowed to use any embellishments.

Awesome Otters

Alterations

I did alter most of my pieces. I cut the DSP into three pieces. Next, I cut both the Basic White and Misty Moonlight strips in half lengthwise, so I could spread them out a little and also cut them with the Scalloped Contours border die. I used the 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 square of Misty Moonlight to cut a circle, and then cut the piece for the greeting from INSIDE that circle. Additionally, I used the Hippo & Friends dies to cut my Basic White 2 x 2 square, stamped the otter with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Blends.

Awesome Otters Challenge
Awesome Otters Challenge

Details

I colored the cute little otter with Crumb Cake and Soft Suede blends, and the water with Balmy Blue and Misty Moonlight Blends.

I embossed the greeting on the piece cut from the center of my circle. As you can see, I need to order new embossing powder, as mine is pretty old and didn’t work as well as I would have liked.

Last, I embellished with the water drops from the Silver and Clear Epoxy Essentials.

Awesome Otters Detail

The fixin’s

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Both the Awesome Otters stamp set and the Marbleous 6 x 6 DSP can be selected as a FREE Sale-a-bration item with a qualifying purchase! But don’t delay! These products are only available while supplies last or until February 28th.

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Sweet Little Boxes

Good morning stampers! Can you believe we are over halfway through January?! It’s time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day, and those friends and family members who deserve a sweet treat. Stampin’ Up!’s Sweet Little Boxes are perfect for a few chocolates, jewelry, or a gift card.

Sweet Little Boxes

These cute little boxes are easy to assemble and require no additional glue or adhesive! The adhesive strips are already attached. You can find these on page 9 of the new 2022 January-June Mini Catalog as part of the beautiful Sweet Talk Suite. They come in packages of ten. Item #157628

Not Just for Valentines

Although these boxes are included in the Sweet Talk Suite, they can be used for any occasion. Just look at these cute Easter projects. These use the Easter Friends stamp set found on page 27 of the 2022 January-June Mini Catalog and are an example of how you can create a simple project or step it up.

No Holiday Needed

You don’t need a holiday to use these boxes. They can be used any time to give a sweet little gift. And, as you can see in the Nuts & Bolts box, the smooth matte finish of these boxes can be stamped and colored. Just be sure to allow time to dry or set the ink with your heat tool.

Keep a package of these on hand so you’ll be ready for any opportunity to give someone a Sweet Little Box treat.

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Daffodil Daydream

Today I thought I’d give you a sneak peek of some of the items in the upcoming January-June 2022 Mini Catalog. I’ve chosen the Daffodil Daydream bundle for my card.

Inspiration

One question I am frequently asked is where I find inspiration. CASEing is a good way to get inspired. There are many definitions for CASE, including Copy and Steal Everything, Copy and Share Everything, and my favorite, Copy and Selectively Edit.

Our catalog is a great place to find inspiration, and I will frequently CASE a project from the current Annual Catalog or Mini. But, CASEing your own projects will work just as well.

For this project, I decided to CASE one of my own cards. I made a Christmas card that a lot of people seemed to like, so I decided to use that as my inspiration for today’s project. You can find that Christmas card here.

Amazing Daffodil Daydream

Daffodil Daydream Lead

I used The Daffodil Daydream Bundle from the upcoming mini catalog. I also used the Daffodil Afternoon 12×12 DSP and Special Moments stamp set from the upcoming Sale-a-bration brochure. You can get both of these items FREE with a qualifying order next month.

The Special Moments stamp set has TWENTY-ONE greetings! There’s something for almost any occasion.

Daffodil Daydream Full

For this card, I used a Pear Pizzazz card base (5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″). The layer is a 4″ x 5 1/4″ panel of Mossy Meadow, with a 2″ x 4″ piece of DSP adhered to the bottom. Then, I attached a piece of the Fine Art Ribbon across the “seam”, and adhered the panel to the card base.

I stamped the daffodil in Memento Tuxedo Black on Vanilla, colored with Blends, and cut it out using the coordinating die from the Daffodil Daydream bundle. I also cut a scalloped panel from Vanilla using one of the dies from the Scalloped Contours Dies.

Details

Daffodil Daydream Detail

I cut a hole into a piece of scrap computer paper using a die from the Hippo & Friends Dies to create a “mask”. Then, I used temporary adhesive to hold this in place on the scalloped panel, while using a Blending Brush to add a little Pear Pizzazz ink.

Once the mask was removed, the greeting was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink and the panel was popped up on the Mossy Meadow/DSP panel.

The daffodil is also popped up with dimensionals, and I added Wink of Stella to the flower for a little sparkle. Of course, no project is really complete without a little bling, so I added a few metallic pearls to finish it off.

The fixin’s

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