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Stampin’ Up 2015 – 2017 In Colors Bookmark

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

The new Stampin’ Up! In Colors for 2015-2017 are almost here!  Starting on June 2nd you can start to order from the new catalog and the new In Colors.  Beautiful, yummy colors!  Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, and Watermelon Wonder!  To celebrate these new colors I created bookmarks for my customers.  I used the Butterfly Basics and Papillon Potpourri stamp sets.  Click here for the template I created for the In Colors for 2015-2017 bookmarks.  Print out to size on Whisper White cardstock and trim .50″ on each side then cut the bookmarks 2″ x 8.5″ which fits the scallop tag topper punch perfectly.  I cut the In Color backing 2-1/8″ x 8-1/2″.

Stampin Up 2015-2017 In Colors

2015-2017 In Colors

Stampin Up 2015-2017 In Colors

2015-2017 In Colors

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2015-2017 In Colors Bookmark

Size:  overall dimensions 2-1/8″ x 11″, Whisper White layer – 2″ x 11″

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Basics, Pappillon Potpourri

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder

Ink:  Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories:  Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Watermelon Wonder Dotted Lace Trim, Cucumber Crush Dotted Lace Trim, Basic Rhinestones, 1/8″ circle handheld punch

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Have a Happy Blooming Birthday in a Flower Patch

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

April showers bring My flowers.  So they say.  However, here it is May and there are flowers but it’s still raining in San Antonio.   San Antonio received almost 7.5 inches of rain in April, making it the seventh-wettest April since 1886, the first year that precipitation levels were recorded for the area. All this rain has made my flowers grow.  Here’s a photo of the flowers in my garden which provided my inspiration for my card.

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I used the Flower Patch Polymer Bundle to create the flowers and leaves.  For the sentiment I stamped the sentiment with Versamark then embossed it with gold embossing powder.  The cloud shape is from the Word Bubbles Framelits set.  For additional texture the second layer is embossed with the Chevron embossing folder.

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Happy Blooming Birthday

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets: Flower Patch

Paper:  Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Lost Lagoon

Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Lost Lagoon, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry

Accessories:  Flower Fair Framelits, Gold embossing folder, Chevron Textured Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Gold Baker’s Twine

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Thinking of you in 2015-2017 New In Colors

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

For this week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a sketch challenge.  I love the inspiration this sketch provided.  I used some of the new In Colors 2015-2017 to create this ‘Thinking of You’ card.

Stampin up In Colors 2015-2017 I used Natural Ivory for my card base and layered with the Mint Macaron.  For additional interest I used the corner punch to round opposite corners.  I stamped the spotted background with Mint Macaron using a stamp from Gorgeous Grunge.  I also used the fern stamp from Birthday Basics.  The leaves and the flower were stamped with stamps from the Crazy about You.  The leaves in Cucumber Crush and the flower in Watermelon Wonder are prefect cheerful colors.  The butterfly is stamped with Black Stazon and I used Delightful Dijon and Mint Macaron to sponge the wings.  The beautiful Delightful Dijon lace ribbon is also from new 2015-2017 In Colors collection.

Join us with your interpretation of our sketch and see what our talented design team has created.

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Thinking of You Card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets: Crazy about You, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Papillon Potpourri, Gorgeous Grunge

Paper:  Cardstock:  Natural Ivory, Cucumber Crush

Ink:  Cucumber Cruh, Mint Macaron, Delightful Dijon, Watermelon Wonder, Stazon Black

Accessories:  Flower Medallion punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, Bird Builder punch, Project Life corner punch, Birthday Basics, Delightful Dijon Dotted Lace trim, Basic rhinestones.

 

Filed under: Butterfly Basics, Color Splash Challenges, Crazy about You, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Papillon Potpourri, Stamp Sets, Thinking of You | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

A Bouquet of Flowers for My Wonderful Mother

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

Since mother’s day is tomorrow, I wanted to post the mother’s day card I made for my aunt who is like my mother.  She has loved and cared for me and my siblings since our mother passed away when we were very young.  She’s always been there for us and are truly blessed to have such a wonderful person in my life.

Stampin up Bouquet Bigz L Die mothers day card

I created the flowers with the Bouquet Bigz L Die.  I followed this video to make these flowers.  I didn’t use the stems part of the video since I adhered the flowers to the card front with a glue gun.  For sparkle, I added Dazzling Details to all the flowers.  To add a touch of vintage I used Typeset DSP paper.  The pretty lace ribbon, Sahara Sand Lace trim is from the Occasions catalog.  So pretty!  The sentiment is from the retired stamp set Delightful Dozen, but you can use any sentiment.  This card would also be a great for birthdays or thinking of you.

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For My Wonderful Mother Card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets: retired Delightful Dozen

Paper:  Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Wisteria Wonder, Hello Honey, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Smokey Slate; DSP Typeset, Silver Glimmer paper

Ink:  Mossy Meadow

Accessories:  Bouquet Bigz L Die, Basic Pearls, Sahara Sand 7/8″ Lace Trim, bone folder, Dazzling Detaiols, Silver Glimmer paper, non-Stampin’ Up glue gun (to adhere flowers)

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Your Perfect Day Wedding Card

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a color challenge of Strawberry Slush, Hello Honey and Night of Navy.  I recently purchased the “Your Perfect Day” stamp set and thought these colors would be perfect for a modern wedding card.

I stamped the wreath with Night of Navy but stamped off first so the image would be a lighter shade.  I stamped the sentiment with Versamark then embossed with Sterling Silver embossing powder.  I stamped the flowers in Hello Honey and Strawberry Slush.  I also used the small flower punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.  I embellished the bottom of the card with a border from the Finishing Touches Edgelits and Venetian Crochet Trim and small Vintage Faceted button.

Stampin up Your Perfect Day wedding cardI hope you’re inspired to create a project with these colors and will join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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Your Perfect Day Wedding Card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets: Your Perfect Day

Paper:  Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Strawberry Slush, Hello Honey,

Ink:  Strawberry Slush, Hello Honey, Night of Navy, Versamark

Accessories:  Finshing Touches Edgelits, Sterling Silver embossing powder, Itty Bitty Accents flower punch, Victorian Crochet Trim, Vintage Faceted button, Basic Rhinestones, glue dots, dimensionals

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