VIDEO: Celebrate Today Graduation Circle Flip Card

I've been working on this post for three day! I kept getting distracted with Spring Into Stamping preparation. I am happy to report that our demonstrator training event yesterday was a huge success! I'll share some photos and tell you all about it in my next post. But first, I'm excited the share the last card in my April Stamp of the Month Club series. I used the Circle Card Thinlit to create this graduation card. I really love the way the colors pop on the Night of Navy cardstock!

Watch this video tutorial to see how the card comes together and see a tip on stamping with Photopolymer stampers.
April's Stamp of the Month Club kit includes the Photopolymer Celebrate Today stamp set, pre-cut materials to make 6 cards (2 each of 3 designs), printed instructions with a color photo of each card, and Priority Mail shipping. Click here to learn more about Stamp of the Month Club and sign up now to get the April kit!

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Celebrate Today stamp set, Bermuda Bay ink, Pumpkin Pie ink, Old Olive ink, Night of Navy ink & cardstock, Whisper White Craft ink & cardstock, Gold Foil cardstock, Birthday Bash Designer Paper, Circle Card Thinlit, Balloon Framelits (Big Shot), 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Little Buddy Birthday Flip Card

Did you like the Little Buddy Birthday cards I posted yesterday? (See them here.) Here's another card that Jen and I collaborated on. I don't have a picture of the "before", so I'll just have to tell you how I tweaked it.

Jen created this flip card with the Circle Card Thinlit. She slipped one end through the framelit so it would fold back on and create a flap. On the flap she adhered the polka dot designer paper. She stamped the greeting in Tempting Turquoise and punched it with a large oval punch.

I changed her monochromatic colored image by stamping the dinosaur in black ink and coloring with Old Olive, Hello Honey, and Tempting Turquoise. Following my rule of using each color more than once, I changed the scallop circle layer to Hello Honey and added an Old Olive strip of cardstock to the edge of the flap. Finally, I introduced another stamped image by creating a tone-on-tone background with the birthday cake.

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Little Buddy Birthday stamp set, Tempting Turquoise ink/marker & cardstock, Hello Honey marker & cardstock, Old Olive Blendabilities & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Large Oval Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Brights Designer Paper Stack, 2-Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Circle Card Thinlit

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Leadership Arrival + Gifts of Kindness Circle Card

WHEW!! I am finally made it to Houston late tonight after a very long day of travel and a cancelled flight. I left home at 8:30 am and didn't arrive to our hotel until nearly 11 pm! I'm pooped! I'm excited about the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference which starts tomorrow and feeling a little nervous and unprepared for the class I am teaching tomorrow afternoon. Say a prayer for me so I don't totally flub it!

Stay tuned! I'll be posting updates each month to let you know about all the fun things we're doing this week! For now, here's the last card in my December Stamp of the Month Club series featuring the Gifts of Kindness stamp set.

 
Check out this video from Stampin' Up! to see the new Thinlit Card Dies in action and see more samples of what you can create with them!

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Gifts of Kindness stamp set, Pool Party marker & cardstock, Pear Pizzazz marker & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (Big Shot), Circle Card Framelits, (Big Shot) 2-1/2" Circle Punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Pearl Jewel Accents

 

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Christmas Collectibles Flip Flop Card with Stampin' Up! Thinlits

I have been having so much fun with the new Thinlit Card dies! Here's another that I designed for one of my workshops earlier this week.

I used some new products from the Holiday Catalog on this card. The Season of Style Designer Paper Stack comes with 48 sheets of 4-1/2" x 6-1/2" pieces of designer paper -- perfect for making a bunch of the same card. There's 24 of each 2 sided design, so there's some flexibility in which pattern you use.

And the Christmas Collectibles bundle makes it so easy to stamp and punch cute ornaments to embellish your holiday projects. When you get the stamp set and punch bundled together, you save 15%! What a deal!

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Christmas Collectibles stamp set, Petite Pairs, Gumball Green ink & cardstock, Cherry Cobbler ink & cardstock, Sahara Sand cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Season of Style Designer Paper Stack, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Christmas Ornament Punch, Merry Minis Punch Pack, Circle Thinlit Card Dies (Big Shot), Rhinestone Jewel Accents

  
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Holiday Catalog Control Freaks Blog Tour: Thankful Tablescape Alternative Projects

Whether you're hopping over from Judy DiScipio's blog or just arriving -- welcome!! This month the Control Freaks are sharing projects created from brand new products in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog. I hope we are inspiring you to get started on your holiday crafting!

I chose to use the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit for my projects today. I have four kids under the age of 10 who certainly don't appreciate beautiful table decorations, so I wanted to use the pieces in this kit to make cards and other projects.

The Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit (#133463) includes napkin holders (cardstock holders, Designer Series Paper belly bands, name banners, journaling cards); table tents (Designer Series Paper bases, die-cut chalkboard labels, White Stampin’ Chalk Marker); centerpiece wraps (birch paper ribbon, Chocolate Chip paper ribbon); accents (Linen Thread and die-cut printed leaves). So there were lots of pieces to pick and choose from in creating my projects.

Here's what I did with the "napkin holder". I just folded over the top so that it would be a closed pouch ready for gift-giving.

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Truly Grateful Stamp Set, Chocolate Chip ink & cardstock, Sahara Sand cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock, Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, Circle Collection Framelits (Big Shot), Delicate Doilies Sizzlit (Big Shot), Very Vintage Designer Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip


For the next project, I used the new Flip Card Thinlit Dies. Have you tried these yet? They are so, so easy! I used the designer paper, wrap, and linen thread from the Thankful Tablescape Kit on this card.

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Truly Grateful Stamp Set, Magnificent Maple stamp, Express Yourself (Hostess) Stamp Set, Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set, Chocolate Chip ink & cardstock, Tangerine Tango ink & cardstock, Sahara Sand ink, Whisper White cardstock, Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Ki, Aquapainter, Circle Collection Framelits (Big Shot), Circle Card Thinlits (Big Shot), Delicate Doilies Sizzlit (Big Shot), Stampin' Dimensionals

For my last card, I used the "centerpiece wraps" from the Thankful Tablescape Kit and also the die cut leaf. I used the Autumn Accents die to cut another leaf from the Tangerine "belly band" included in the kit.

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Lots of Thanks Stamp Set, Chocolate Chip ink, Sahara Sand cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Ki, Autumn Accents Bigz Die (Big Shot), Circle Collection Framelits (Big Shot), Naturals Designer Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Well, that's all I have for you today! Thank you for stopping by! Make sure to continue on the tour and check out Justin Krieger's projects next!

Flipping for Flip Cards: Stampin' Up! Thinlit Die

Flip cards have never been easier than with the new Thinlit Card Dies from Stampin' Up! In you liked the one I posted earlier this week (see it here), be sure to check out the samples on Shelli Gardner's blog to see what she shared at Convention this summer! Here's one to whet your appetite. You'll have to go to her blog to see the rest! Click here to visit http://soshelli.com

 

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Undefined Snail Belated Birthday Flip Card

Did you see my post from yesterday about the new Undefined Stamp Carving Kit from Stampin' Up!? Be sure to check it out here. It is so fun to make your own stamps and the possibilities are endless!

I carved a custom stamp for today's project -- a snail! Isn't he the cutest?! I find it difficult to cut small details like eyes and smile, so I add those later with a marker.

Here's the finished card:

It's a flip card and it was SO easy to make with the new Thinlit Card dies! One crank through the Big Shot was all it took to get the right cuts and scores for this card. And I didn't even use any of the accessory dies on this card! Learn more about the new Thinlit Card Dies here.

Did you see the little present on top of the snail? The stack of presents and the little stamp both came from a new Christmas stamp set in the Holiday Catalog. But without the greetings, they sure look like birthday presents to me!

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Undefined Stamp Carving Kit, Remembering Your Birthday greeting set,  Wishing You stamp set (presents), Bermuda Bay marker & cardstock, Island Indigo marker, Basic Black marker, Summer Starfruit Marker, Raspberry Ripple marker, Gumball Green marker, Very Vanilla cardstock, Birthday Basics Designer Paper, Circle Card Thinlits, 2-1/2" Cicle Punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Silver Glimmer Paper, White Baker's Twine

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