Wednesday’s WOW! #85 – Did you know there are reversible stamps? That’s what we will check out in this post. The Cup Of Christmas stamp set – which is reversible.
This is the Cup of Christmas stamp set. You can find it on p34 of the Holiday Catalogue. I love the font on the sentiments. The really clever part of this stamp set though is that the cups are reversible. You can stamp either side of the stamp.
I wasn’t sure how it would really work. If you are like me check this video out to see it close up.
Here is a graphic taken from the Catalogue. Pin it so you can have reference to it later.
How about some fun samples using this stamp set. Have the cup facing either way. How cool!
I wonder what other reversible stamps Stampin’ Up! might come up with?? We will have to see.
You can grab your Cup of Christmas set and experiment with the cups yourself.
Today is the day. You can now get to see all the wonderful products in the 2019 Holiday Catalogue. I can’t wait to share it all with you. I have been creating up a storm with these products over the past few weeks.
Today I want to share some of my favourites with you. I have just shared a video on Youtube showing my favourites – and a few sneaks of projects that you will see coming up on my blog.
So let’s have a look. Be sure to leave a comment to go in the draw. If you are outside Australia and you are drawn I can’t send product but I can send a couple of handmade cards made by me. 🙂
I know I shared my favourites but I thought I would add a few here for you.
CATALOGUE FAVOURITES
Favourite Suite – Brightly Gleaming
Favourite Bundle – Itty Bitty Christmas
Favourite Dies – Ornate Frames Dies
There are great swirly frames – and some of them are stitched!!!
Favourite Stamp Set – Playful Penguins
I have been having so much fun with these little penguins. These are just some of the cards made recently.
A VERY SPECIAL STAMP SET
There is a very special stamp set in the catalogue that you just can’t miss. Nature’s Beauty on the very last page.
Stampin’ Up! are donating $4.25 AUD from the sale of each stamp set to go Mental Health organisations in Australia. This is really close to my heart so if you buy any stamp set PLEASE CONSIDER THIS ONE. Resources for Mental Health are very limiting so this may help just that little bit more.
Wednesday’s WOW! #75. Today is something pretty. I have recently discovered the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. It is so pretty. I thought we would have a closer look at it as the photos in the catalogue really don’t show it enough. I will look closer at this suite at a later date but you really need to see the gorgeousness of this paper.
Let’s catch this video.
Now this paper looks like hand-painted prints – and it is! One of the product designers who designed this paper was so inspired by the works of Monet when she visited New York that she was inspired to create “Monet-esque paper for Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper. It is truly gorgeous.
Here are some creations using this paper by Stampin’ Up! artists.
I love the colours used in this paper. They are: Balmy Blue, Blackberry Bliss, Blueberry Bushel, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Petal Pink, So Saffron and Whisper White.
What do you think of this paper? You don’t need too much more to your card or your project with this paper. Just add a sentiment and maybe some ribbon. It looks gorgeous framed too.
Today is a double Whammy for you. We have Wednesday’s WOW! and also we are up to Day 3 of my Bird Ballad Week. Today I have a video for you. I have been colouring the little birds and the flowers from the Free As A Bird stamp set so thought I would actually share a video with you.
This is the card I will show you how to colour in the video.
See the video below. Bare in mind that this is a new area for me so it’s a work in progress AND I have a bit of a cold so the volume might be a bit quiet. Just turn up your volume and watch away. And you can fast forward in parts of the colouring. 🙂 I will work on that too. I do appreciate your feedback though. Good or bad – I can handle it. Thank You. 🙂
I really like the Stampin’ Blends for colouring. They make it so easy to get the contrast in colours. I love that a lot of the images withStampin’ Up!have shading on different parts of the image so you can follow these to get the contrast as well with the Light and DarkStampin’ Blends.
I hope you found this helpful? Would you like more videos like this? Constructive criticisms welcome.
I still have more to show you with this bundle so be sure to stop by again tomorrow as we continue our Bird Ballad Week,
I have another card to share with you today using the Brusho Crystal Colours. I shared one yesterday. If you missed it just pop back a post.
This card was created a little differently to the one I shared yesterday. Let me tell you about it.
Firstly on Shimmery White card you will heat emboss your butterfly. If you are not familiar with heat embossing. Rub over your card with the Stampin’ Buddy. Ink up your image (I used the butterfly from Beautiful Day), with Versamark. Stamp the butterfly on your card and tip over some White Embossing Powder. Clear Embossing Powder would work as well. Heat the image with the Heat Tool to melt the powder. I LOVE heat embossing. That is what drew me in to stamping all those years ago. It never gets old.
With the Aquapainter, wash over the butterfly going outside the lines too. Sprinkle over the Blue Brusho Crystal – and watch it dissolve and spread. That’s almost as magic as Heat Embossing. You may like to add some more Brusho to add more colour or wash over more water. Just see what it looks like. Let it dry.
** I made a similar card a little while ago and even did a video back then. (It’s not a great one – still learning in that aspect). If you want to head back to see that card and maybe catch the video, then head back to this post -> HERE.
To finish the card, I layered it on a piece of the Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper. Before adhering it down on to the Balmy Blue card mat I tied around some Black Baker’s Twine. Then added the “friend” from the Well-Written Framelits.
In a previous post a few days ago I told you about the new Sale-A-Bration choices now available. I mentioned very briefly about the gorgeous new Painted Seasons Bundle.Today for Wednesday’s WOW! #57 I thought we would have a little more look at it. I have just started playing with it.
The gorgeous Painted Seasons Designer Series Paperis so pretty. It’s really hard to see it clearly online. The lovely Painted Seasons stamp set has a number of flower and leaf images to build your project. You can add any sentiment set you like to it to create a card for any occasion you like. I think this set would be great for the pretty feminine cards, the hard-to-make masculine cards and even Christmas. What a versatile set.
Here is a video from Stampin’ Up! to give you a closer look.
What do you think?
Here are the samples she shared in this video. It was hard to catch them clearly.
THE BIG QUESTION – HOW DO YOU GET THEM??
ThePainted Seasons stamp set and the Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper is now available FREE as a Sale-A-Bration choice with orders over $180 AUS.
Shop in my store -> HEREand then when your order is over $180 then choose this as your option. Please use the HOST CODE: TTBQMGUT You will also receive the Tutorial Bundle of 10 exclusive projectsemailed out to you after you place your order. And of course a little Thank You card and gift.
The Four Seasons Framelits Dies will be available for you to order from 1-28th March. They will be $48 AUS.
Here we have another sample with this gorgeous bundle courtesy of Stampin’ Up!
So what do you think of this gorgeous new Sale-A-Bration choice? I think it is lovely. I will share some projects I have made with it soon.
For Wednesday’s WOW! #55 today I thought I would look at the Florentine Filigree Bundlein the 2019 Occasions Catalogue. I have been fascinated with it every time I see it in the catalogue.
The Florentine Filigree Thinlits die is quite fancy and the Florentine Filigreestamp set has a number of different medallion style stamps.
When I looked at the samples though I was quite fascinated with them. On the one on the left those flourish style images were stamped in the little gaps in the diecut . How can you get them so lined up and so neat?
The smaller card on the right looked like it had Texture Pasteused with the diecut.
I came across a video with some great tips and it shows you how to easily create these cards. I thought you might like to see the video.
Here are you are below.
What do you think? Are you going to add this bundle to your wish list now? It’s a gorgeous one isn’t it.
You can shop for this in my store now -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: Q6XB6QR6 It is $69.25 AUS
Add a little more to bump your order up to over $90 and you can choose a Sale-A-Bration item too AS WELL as receive my Tutorial Bundle for 10 exclusive projects.
Wednesday’s WOW! #52. Today I thought we would take a look at this gorgeous stamp, the Lovely Lattice. This is a Sale-A-Brationchoice. It’s such a beautiful image and so nice to colour but also as I show, you can leave it white. I know I am not great at colouring in so I like that idea.
Isn’t this pretty? I have a video below so you can have a closer look. And had you noticed the little scallop type line image. I had completely missed this stamp and it would really add extra detail to your cards. Don’t forget the little single flower image too. See the video below.
Let’s have a closer look at the cards.
This one above is so pretty coloured with the Stampin’ Blends. You don’t need too much more with it. The sentiment is from Healing Hugsfrom the Annual Catalogue. And,look at the white card – Stitched Rectangle Dies. 🙂
You know what I like about this card above? I like that it isn’t coloured and looks so striking in white against the green. On this one the flowers are fussy cut. The diecut background and sentiment shape are from the Rose Trellis Thinlits Dies in the Occasions Catalogue.
This card above is so pretty coloured in Grapefruit Grove. See, the Scallop line stamp makes a nice background. The sentiment is from the Well Written Framelits Dies and the Well Said stamp set.
The Lovely Lattice is a free choice for Sale-A-Brationwith orders over $90. This set could be yours. 🙂
Shop in my store now -> HERE. It’s shipped directly to you anywhere in Australia. Once you have done your order select yourSale-A-Brationset. These orders will also receive a Tutorial Bundle for 10 different projects FREE!
Please use the Host Code: FYQHM4CK
Thank you for your order. Please be sure not to mark it anonymous as I can’t send your Thank You card to you.
Today for episode #49 on Wednesday’s WOW!I have a really cool bundle to show you. The Winter Woods Bundle. Have you noticed it? You can find it on page 27 of the Holiday Catalogue.
Why am I showing you this today? Well a few of reasons.
It’s a very versatile set that you could use for other occasions, Think of those difficult Masculine cards. You can also use it for a number of different techniques too. So while it might be late for the Christmas cards it is great that you can use it for other times throughout the year.
You can layer up the tree dies to make some cool effect trees. Add a few of those trees on the card and you wouldn’t need much more on it.
You can use it with other current stamp sets from the Annual Catalogue. Just another great “co-ordination” on Stampin’ Up!’s part.
OK, I will be honest I haven’t got it yet but I really think I must add it because if I get it now then I can save 10% by getting the bundle. Although the stamps and dies will carryover they won’t be at bundle price.
Check the Winter Woods Bundle in the short video below.
As you saw in the video, the Winter Woodsstamp set is a great stamp set with the different trees and the tree trunks. That sentiment is so lovely. Don’t think of that sentiment just for Christmas. Mask off some of the words and make it a lovely “Thinking of You” card. There are a few different tree dies too in the In The Woods Framelits and they layer together so well don’t you think.
This is available in Wood Mount and Clear Mount. Clear is $87.25 AUS. Wood mount is available there too. You can grab it in my store now -> HEREandsave 10%. Don’t forget to use the Host Code: BZ6KB7SU
Do you want some inspiration? Head to my Winter Woods Pinterest board -> HERE.
Something different for you for Wednesday’s WOW! today for #46. Since I have just returned from Onstage in Melbourne I thought you might like to see the swaps I received. I could show you photos – and I will but I have a video for you as sometimes you can see them a little better and especially see what the 3D ones are actually like.
So here is the video below. Further down I have the still photos for you if you want to PIN them.
Such a selection. Aren’t they just lovely?? Thank you everyone who swapped with me. I hope these give you some inspiration for your projects.
I will show you the swap card that I created shortly.
