Along with the many new stamp sets in the new 2010-2011 Stampin’ Up! Catalog, there are all new hostess sets — available only for one year! Today’s cards use the Level 1 stamp set ”Because I Care”, which hostesses can get for free with a $150 workshop.  

Because I Care Cards

 
Thank You Card Instructions:

1. Start with a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock.
2. Stamp the hydrangeas in Rich Razzleberry and Marina Mist on the left and bottom sides.
3. Take a Stamping Sponge and sponge Rich Razzleberry ink on all four sides.
4. Stamp the “thank you” sentiment in Soft Suede ink.
5. On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamp the small hydrangea flower in Marina Mist and cut out with  Paper Snips. (Don’t even TRY this with “regular” scissors or you’ll end up with a “blob” instead of a detailed flower!) Attach it to the card with a Stampin’ Diminsional.
6. Adhere the Whisper White cardstock piece to a Crumb Cake card.
    

 
Because I Care Card Instructions:

1. Start with a 4 3/4″” x 3 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock.
2. Stamp the hydrangeas in Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, and Early Espresso ink.
3. On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamp the “because I Care” sentiment in Early Espresso. Ink the edges of the cardstock by rubbing it along the Early Espresso ink pad. Adhere to the Whisper White cardstock.
4. Create the butterfly using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die in the Big Shot and adhere it to the card with a Stampin’ Dimensional.
5. Adhere the cardstock to a 5″ x 3 3/4″ piece of Early Espresso cardstock.
6. Adhere to a Cherry Cobbler card.

 
Stampin’ Up! Stamping Supplies:

“Because I Care” stamp set
Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, and Early Espresso cardstock
Rich Razzleberry, Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight and Early Espresso Classic ink pads
Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die
Big Shot
Stampin’ Dimensionals  
Stamping Sponge

Because I Care Hostess Stamp Set

Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die

 
For more information on hosting a Stampin’ Up! workshop:

• Three Great Reasons to Host a Stampin’ Up! workshop
• Hostess Benefits - When you host a qualifying workshop, you’ll earn FREE products, plus I’ll give you a FREE Idea Book & Catalog!
• What is a Workshop?
• Contact me to Host Your Workshop!

 
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Welcome to Day 1 of the Remarkable New Catalog Blog Tour!

Stampin' Up!'s New Colors

One of the things I’m most excited about with the new 2010-2011 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalog is the Color Renovation (Stampin’ Up!’s new colors)! There are four new color collections, with 10 colors in each collection, that are fresh and exciting. Plus – the In Colors will be available for two years, instead of just one. Five new In Colors will be introduced every year — so starting in 2011, there will be a total of 10 In Colors to choose from.

The four core color collections are: Brights, Subtles, Regals and Neutrals. Some of your old favorites are still there… some of the previous In Color colors have returned… and there are some fresh new ones too!

Stampin' Up! New Color Collections

For today’s cards, I decided to focus on the NEW core colors: Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, and Crumb Cake (formerly known as Kraft). Even though these colors are from four different color collections, I thought they still looked great together! So these 2 quick-and-easy cards incorporate all of these colors.
 

Our Journey Card Instructions:

This first card starts with a Crumb Cake card. Then I used the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die in my Big Shot with the remaining 5 colors. (If you didn’t purchase this cute little embosslits die during the Occasions Mini Catalog sales period, you have a second chance – because it’s back in the new catalog!)

Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die - Closeup

I adhered the butterflies in a line on the card and drew in the antennae with an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker. I then stamped the “journey” stamp (from the “In a Word” stamp set in the Summer Mini Catalog) in Marina Mist ink on Whisper White cardstock. I adhered that to the bottom of the card (leaving it raised a bit to draw attention to the “our” in “journey”), and topped it off with 2 more butterflies and a scrap piece of Early Espresso cardstock.

The second card is even easier!
 

Remember Me Card Instructions:

I layered a piece of Whisper White cardstock on an Early Espresso card. Then I punched out circles of cardstock with my 1/2″ Circle punch. Before adhering them to my card, I lined them up where I wanted them to go. Then I stamped “remember” (also from the ”In a Word” stamp) in Early Espresso ink, making sure to line up the “me” circle with where the top right circle would go. (The clear stamps came in really handy for this part!)

On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped it again – and this time punched out the “me” circle with my 1/2″ circle punch – and then adhered that to my card with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

Finally, I adhered the remaining cardstock circles to the card and then outlined them with my Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker.

With all the excitement of Stampin’ Up!’s color renovation, you might be wondering what the best way is to update your existing Stampin’ Up! products. Wonder no more! With the new color kits, you can get all of Stampin’ Up!’s new colors (and just the colors you need) without the expense of replacing products you already have. In fact, all of the new colors I used in today’s cards are included in the “Card Stock and Classic Stampin’ Pad New Color Kit”. For $34.95 you get 6 Classic ink pads and 24 sheets of 8 1/2″ x 11″ smooth card stock (4 each of 6 colors). Download this flyer for more information on all the color kits that are available: Stampin’ Up! Color Renovation Kits (PDF document).
 

Stampin’ Up! Stamping Supplies:

“In a Word” stamp set*
Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, and Whisper White cardstock
Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die
Big Shot
1/2″ Circle Punch
Early Espresso and Marina Mist Classic Ink Pads
Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker
Stampin’ Dimensionals

*Items from the Summer Mini Catalog (available May 1 – August 31, 2010)

In a Word Stamp Set

Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die

Make sure you stop by tomorrow for day 2 of the tour. I’ll be showing you some samples made with one of the new stamp sets available for FREE when you host a workshop!
 

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Here’s a quick and easy card that can easily be adapted to many different occasions (my favorite kind to make!).

I stamped the branch from the “Cheep Talk” stamp set with Ballet Blue ink several times along the bottom of a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Ballet Blue cardstock. Then I stamped my saying (from the Whimsical Words Sale-A-Bration set) in White craft ink on top. Adhere to a Whisper White card and you’re done!

Don’t have the Whimsical Words stamp set? Unfortunately Sale-A-Bration is over – but there’s a very similar stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog (available until April 30, 2010): “Well Scripted”. This set is available in both wood-mount and clear-mount.

Well Scripted Stamp Set

Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
Stamp Sets: “Cheep Talk” and “Whimsical Words”*
Ballet Blue Classic Ink Pad
White Craft Ink Pad
Ballet Blue and Whisper White cardstock

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Here’s a 2-page 12″x12″ scrapbook layout I recently did with the new Fox & Friends stamp set that’s available in the Occasions Mini Catalog.
(Click on each image to view a larger version of it.)

Stampin' Up! Fox & Friends Scrapbook Layout

 The Fox & Friends set is so adorable! Inpsired by the Nursery Alphabet Décor Elements, these fun and furry animals are versatile enough to be used for just about any project, ranging from cards, to scrapbooks, to fun 3-D gifts. And the stamp set is available in both wood-mount and clear-mount. Here’s a look at all seven stamps in the set:

Stampin' Up! Fox & Friends Stamp Set

To make my title letters and punched circles stand out, I inked their edges with Chocolate Chip ink. I also adhered the circles to the page with Stampin’ Dimensionals to give them even more “pop”! This definitely was a quick-and-easy layout!

Fox and Friends Scrapbook Page 1

Fox and Friends Scrapbook Page 2

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:
Fox & Friends Stamp Set*
Designer Series Paper: Good Morning Sunshine
Cardstock: Kraft and Whisper White
Classic Ink Pads: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, and Garden Green
1-3/4″ Circle Punch
3/16″ Corner Rounder Punch
Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Big Shot Bigz Dies: Stampin’ Up! Alphabet Simple Letters
Stampin’ Dimensionals

*Items from the Occasions Mini Catalog (available January 5 – April 30, 2010)

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Winter is still here… but I’m not in the mood to stamp snowflakes. And since I live in Wisconsin, spring is a ways away yet. So here’s a batch of quick-and-easy cards perfect for this getting-sick-of-winter-but-it’s-not-quite-spring-yet period!

I started out by creating my cards from the following Rich Regals cardstock colors: Ballet Blue, Bravo Burgundy, Elegant Eggplant, and Taken with Teal.

Using the scoring blade on my paper cutter, I scored two lines on the bottom of each card.

Then I stamped my trees in black ink on the top right side of each card, making sure to stamp off the edge of the paper.  I followed by stamping my sayings in black ink on the left side of the paper.

For some of the cards – I was done!

For a few others, I added some snow with my white gel pen.

Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
Stamp Sets: “Lovely as a Tree” and “Stem Sayings”
Basic Black Classic Ink Pad
White gel pen
Paper trimmer with scoring blade

*Cards inspired by Nichole Heady.

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Here is a cute (and quick and easy!) mini note I made for my son’s Love Notes Mini Mailbox.

I stamped the red heart on the card first. Then I punched out the curly label and stamped the small heart on top. I adhered the label on top of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals so that it “stands out” from the card.

Inside

 In the inside of the card, I stamped the heart first – and then the saying on top. (I LOVE the new clear mount stamps for getting things to line up “just right”!)

And that’s it! Super easy and quick!

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:
Stamp sets: I {Heart} Hearts* and Well Scripted*
Clear-Mount Block
Cardstock: Whisper White and Real Red
Punch: Curly Label
Classic Stampin’ Pads: Basic Black and Real Red
Stampin’ Dimensionals

*Items from the Occasions Mini Catalog (available January 5 – April 30, 2010)

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