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Big Announcement – Stampin’ Up!’s Color Renovation

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

Stampin’ Up announced yesterday there are changes to the color families.  Well they won’t be called color families anymore but rather color collections.  I’m so excited and energized about the color renovation.  Some colors will stay and some will go.  The colors that will stay and new colors added are so gorgeous.  I’m letting you know now so you can put money in your piggy bank to buy these new colors that will be released on July 1st with the new 2010-2011 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalog.

New Colors and New Color Collections

Five new Core Colors are being Introduced: Daffodil Delight , Early Espresso , Cajun Craze , Cherry Cobbler , Marina Mist

New Color Collections

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In Colors (old and current) make the regular line-up of Core Colors:  Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, River Rock, Soft Suede, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi

A Fond Farewell to the following colors  JULY 1st:  If the colors you love are retiring make sure to stock up now.

Retiring colors

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2010-2011 IN COLORS: 5 new In Colors will be introduced with the Idea Book & Catalog July 1st and the new In Colors will be available for 2 years!  Starting next year, there will be a total of 10 In Colors with five rotating out and five rotating in every year.  So cool because you will have more time to play with In Colors therefore adding value to your investment.  Fabulous.

NEW ITEMS: Of course with the new colors there will be tons of new items in the Idea Book & Catalog released on July 1st.  With the new colors there will new brads, ribbon, paper, markers, pastels and crayons.  So many new items!  To help with the transition of new colors Stampin’ Up! will also offer color kits with the new colors.  All this and more will be released with the new Idea Book & Catalog July 1st.

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New Digital Downloads for My Digital Studio

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

Punch up your My Digital Studio projects with eleven new downloadable images from Stampin′ Up!  You will love these new punch images and stamp brush sets, and they’ll make a perfect addition to your My Digital Studio library.

CLICK HERE to find out more about My Digital Studio

To order Stampin’ Up! products on-line or download My Digital Studio images,

click here!

To view any other downloads you may have missed, click here.

Item Number Name Price
121061 Vintage Overlay Stamp Brush Set – Digital Download $5.95
121062 Vintage Vogue Stamp Brush Set – Digital Download $3.95
121064 Well Scripted Stamp Brush Set – Digital Download $3.95
121066 Rough Type Stamp Brush Set – Digital Download $9.95
122131 Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch – Digital Download $0.95
122132 Extra Large Fancy Flower punch – Digital Download $0.95
122133 Medium Jewelry Tag punch – Digital Download $0.95
122134 Pinking Hearts Border punch – Digital Download $0.95
122135 Pinking Hearts Corner punch – Digital Download $0.95
122136 Scallop Trim Border punch – Digital Download $0.95
122137 Scallop Trim Corner punch – Digital Download $0.95

Vintage Overlay Stamp Brush Set – Released April 6, 2010

Vintage Vogue Stamp Brush Set – Released April 6, 2010

Well Scripted Stamp Brush Set – Released April 6, 2010

Rough Type Stamp Brush Set – Released April 6, 2010

Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch – Released April 6, 2010

Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch – Released April 6, 2010

Medium Jewelry Tag Punch – Released April 6, 2010

Pinking Hearts Border Punch – Released April 6, 2010

Pinking Hearts Corner Punch – Released April 6, 2010

Scallop Trim Border Punch – Released April 6, 2010

Scallop Trim Corner Punch – Released April 6, 2010

Satin Ribbon – Released March 1, 2010

Satin Ribbon

Mini Project Boxes – Released  March 1, 2010

Mini Project Boxes

Spring Shades Designer Series Paper – Released March 1, 2010

Spring Shades DSP

Corduroy Buttons – Released Feb 1, 2010

Digital Cord Buttons


Sending Love Epoxy Brads – Released Feb 1, 2010

Sending Love Brads

My Sweet Pea Digital Kit – Released Jan 12, 2010

Sweet Pea


Recipes by Design – Released Jan 12, 2010

Recipes by Design


Textured Card Stock Download – Released Jan 12, 2010

Textured


You’re Invited – Released Jan 12, 2010

You're Invited


Calendar Basics Kit – Released Dec 16, 2009

Calendar Basics Kit



Calendar Grid Basic Kit – Released Dec 16, 2009

Calendar Grid Kit


Berry Christmas Stamp Brush Set – Released Nov 20, 2009

Berry merry


Friend by Definition Stamp Brush – Released Nov 20, 2009

Friend by Definition Stamp Brush


Just Perfect Alphabet Stamp Brush – Released Nov 20, 2009

Just Perfect Alphabet Stamp Brush


Christmas Cocoa II Digital Kit – Released Nov 20, 2009

Christmas cocoa


Write Stuff II Digital Kit – Released Nov 20, 2009

Write Stuff II Digital Kit


Icicle Digital Photocard Kit – Released Nov 20, 2009

Icicle Photocard Digital Kit


Merry Moments Photocard Digital Download – Released Nov 20, 2009

Merry moments photo card


Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper Digital Download – Released Oct 15, 2009

Cast a Spell DSP


Night & Day Designer Series Paper Digital Download – – Released Oct 15, 2009

Night & Day DSP


Medallion Stamp Brush – Released Oct 15, 2009

Medallion Stamp Brush


Circle Circus Stamp Brush – Released Oct 15, 2009

Circle Circus Stamp Brush


School Days II Stamp Brush – Released Oct 15, 2009

School Days II Stamp Brush


Greatest Moments II Stamp Brush – Released Oct 15, 2009

Great Moments II Stamp Brush


Pumpkin Patch Stamp Brush – Released Oct 15, 2009

Pumpkin Patch Stamp Brush

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Hand Stamped Sentiments – Color Splash Challenge

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

It’s a color splash challenge.  Basic Black, Real Red and So Saffron are the bold colors we’re playing with this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I decided for my project this week I would use the Stars #2 Original Die , glitter and My Digital Studio to create a graduation card.  I created the Basic Black grid background and the Real Red grid background with ‘CONGRATS’ on My Digital Studio.  I used the Big Shot and the star die to cut the stars then glittered the Basic Black stars and layered them with the Real Red and So Saffron stars.  A quick and easy card with some bling!  I invite you to post your creation.

Congrats card

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:  All supplies are Stampin’ Up! except were otherwise noted.

Congrats card

Stamps:  none

Paper:  Real Red cs, Basic Black, So Saffron cs  My Digital Studio was used to create the Basic Black and Real Red grid background as well as the sentiment.

Ink:  none

Accessories:  Big Shot, Stars #2 Original Die, Martha Stewart Onyx glitter, medium envelope flap lined with Basic Black grid paper

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Mother’s Day gift set

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

Since it’s time to start on Mother’s day gifts I found this free basket template on the Waltzingmouse Stamps website.   They have interesting templates.  Take a look.  This set was a lot of fun to make.  Just fill the basket with your favorite treat or gift and you have a cute gift.

Mother's day basket and card set

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.

Project info:

Stamps:  With All My Heart from the Spring Occasions Mini

Paper:  non-SU from Hobby Lobby

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Provo Craft decorative edge scissors, Extra Large Fancy Flower punch, Corner rounder punch, Scallop Trim Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Paper Studio heart brads, Medium Natural Envelopes

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Hand Stamped Sentiments – Anything but a card challenge

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

As mentioned in my previous post I purchased this template from Waltzingmouse Stamps.  This is the other basket you get along with the pedestal basket template.  I am also making this basket for our Anything but a card challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I would love to see your creations posted at our challenge blog.

This basket is very easy to make and will be a great Easter gift.

small fancy baskte

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

All items are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Small basket project

Stamp Sets:  Vintage labels from the Sale-a-bration catalog

Paper:  So Saffron CS, Pale Plum CS

Ink:  Rich Razzelberry Classic Ink

Accessories:  Eyelet border punch, Scallop Circle punch, Pretty in Pink satin ribbon

Techniques: Stamping, Papercrafting

Filed under: 3D projects, Anything but a Card, Easter, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge | Tagged: , , | 2 Comments »

Fancy Easter Basket

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

I recently purchased this template from Waltzingmouse Stamps and I love it.  You get two basket versions.  One tall basket like in my photos below or a small basket.  You choose.  But whichever one you decide to make they will turn out fabulous.  I am also submitting my basket for PPA35 – Anything but a card challenge.  I used the Sending Love DSP.  I am sad to say I’m down to my last few sheets.  I need to order more before the April 30th deadline.  On may May 1st a new mini catalog will take its place.  I am so excited.  The new catalog is full of new products and you’ll want them all like me.  So if you want any of the products in the current occasions mini, order soon before April 30th.  Now on to my project.  I am making a few of these baskets for gifts and for my Easter table decorations.  I decorated eggs with the Eggcellent kit which I am sorry to say is sold out!  But the basket with these eggs will be for my Easter table.  I’ll fill the ones as gifts with chocolate eggs.  Now who wouldn’t want a basket filled with chocolate eggs.

Pedestal basket with decorated eggs

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Pedestal basket with chocolate eggs

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

All items are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.

Pedestal Easter basket

Stamp Sets:  Sale-a-bration Vintage labels for sentiment ‘ForYou’

Paper: Sending Love DSP, Very Vanilla CS

Ink:  Pretty in Pink

Accessories:  Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Eggcellent kit, Extra Large Fancy Flower punch, 3/4″ and 1″ punches, non-SU floss, non-SU edge punch

Techniques: Paper crafting

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Hand Stamped Sentiments – Sketch Challenge

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a sketch challenge.  This sketch challenge comes to us from the April issue of the Success magazine.  This magazine is one of the freebies you receive each month as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator.  What a fun sketch!

found in the April issue of Stampin' Up!'s Success magazine

Here is my project.

Sketch Challenge Thank You Card

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project information:

Finish card size:  4.25″ H x 5.5″ W

The flower was made with the Flower Layers #3 Originals Die, Build A Flower Bigz Die and the Big Shot using the patterned paper, Old Olive and Pretty in Pink CS.  The center in Taken with Teal CS was punched using SU 3/4″ circle punch.  The flower is held together with a silver brad from the Hodgepodge kit.  The leaves were punched with the large oval punch then curled with the edge of a pair of scissors.

Stamped the flower background with So Saffron classic ink on So Saffron CS layer.

The sentiment stamp was inked with Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal markers then stamped on Pretty in Pink CS then punched with the large oval punch.  The Sweet Pea DSP oval was punched with the wide oval punch.  The outside wide oval is askew.  The small flowers were punched from Rose Red CS with the Trio flower punch.  The centers were punched from the lighter color on the DSP with a regular hole punch.  The sentiment was adhered with dimensionals.

Before adhering all the layers to the Kraft card base the Pretty in Pink satin ribbon was adhered.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Sketch Challenge 8 – Thank you card

Stamp Sets:  With All My Heart

Paper:  Kraft Brown, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Old Olive, Rose Red, Sweat Pea DSP printed from My Digital Studio on photo paper

Ink:  So Saffron Classic Ink, Chocolate Chip marker, Regal Rose marker, Taken with Teal marker

Accessories:  Wide Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Trio Flower punch, 3/4″ circle punch, Flower Layers #3 Originals Die, Build A Flower Bigz Die, Big Shot, regular hole punch, Flower brads from Silver Hodgepodge Hardware kit, Pretty in Pink satin ribbon

Techniques: Stamping

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Hand Stamped Sentiments – Faux Metal Technique Challenge

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a faux metal technique challenge.  Sounds complicated but it’s not.   I cased the idea for my card from Diana Gibbs.  I like the idea of the faux metal tiles because it looks like a tin ceiling.  This technique is a bit different from the usual faux metal technique in that instead of using a stamped image I used an embossing folder with the faux metal squares and put it through my Big Shot.  Super easy!

Faux metal technique hummingbird card

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

To make the faux metal tiles I inked a 3” x 10” piece of Going Grey with the Versamark then put silver embossing powder, removed excess then used the heat tool to set.  I repeated this procedure over the first layer of silver embossing.  Cut my tiles to 1-1/8”.  Put the faux metal squares in the embossing folder then put it through my Big Shot.  Adhered the tiles with SNAIL to Basic Black layer.

Stamped my hummingbird image with black StayzOn then colored with watercolor pencils.  Adhered this layer to the Bashful Blue layer then to the Basic Black layer.  Adhered ribbon to this layer.  Adhered these layers to the faux metal background.  Adhered to the Bashful Blue card base.

Faux Metal Hummingbird card

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Size:  finished card size 5-1/4″ x 5-1/4″

Stamp Sets:  Spring Song

Paper: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Going Gray, Watercolor paper

Ink:  VersaMark, Black StayzOn ink, Watercolor pencils, Blender pen

Accessories:  Silver embossing powder, Heat tool, non-SU Flowers embossing folder, Big Shot, Whisper White Satin ribbon

Techniques: Stamping, Faux metal technique

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Eggcellent Eggs and Chocolate Bunny

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This past weekend I had a workshop and one of the make and takes was the chocolate bunny basket.  So easy!  I CASED the idea from Angie Kennedy Juda.  The pink basket with yellow button is also very easy to make.  See below for recipe and templates.  The eggs were decorated using the Stampin’ Up’s! Eggcellent Eggs Kit.  At $9.95 this kit is a great value because it contains two 6″ x 6″ sheet of rub-ons, 24 die-cut egg stands, two 6″ x 6″ sheets of self-adhesive rhinestones, four sheets of 6″ x 6″ die-cut flowers in four colors and one 6″ x 6″ sheet of die-cut leaves.   There’s still time to order for your Easter projects.

Easter eggs & baskets

All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

All supplies below are from Stampin’ Up unless otherwise noted.

Chocolate bunny basket

To make the bunny look more chocolatey I embossed him with VersaMark,  Chocolate Chip Classic ink and clear embossing powder.

Stamp Sets:  Chocolate Bunny, With All My Heart

Paper: Very Vanilla CS, Pretty in Pink CS, Chocolate Chip CS, Sending Love DSP

Ink:  VersaMark, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, Pretty in Pink Classic Ink

Accessories:  Wide Oval Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, My Digital Studio for sentiment

Template from Chic’n Scratch Live.

Techniques: Stamping, Embossing

Happy Easter basket

Stamp Sets:  none

Paper: Welcome Neighbor DSP (Sale-a-bration item), Handle from My Digital Studio Sweet Pea DSP, Whisper White CS, So Saffron CS

Ink:  none

Accessories:  Floss, Sizzlits Die Buttons #5, Big Shot, So Saffron flower from Eggscellent  Eggs kit, Handle and Pink flower punched from MDS Sweet Pea DSP,  Pinking Hearts border, Tag corner punch, 3/16″ Corner Rounder punch, Hemp Twine

Template:  Click here for template.

Techniques: Paper and Digital Crafting

Decorated Eggs

All decorations are from the Eggscellent Eggs Kit.

Accessories:  Whisper White ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon

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Hand Stamped Sentiments – Inspiration Challenge

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have an inspiration challenge – an outdoor room by Pottery Barn.  There are so many things in the photo that provide inspiration.  What stood out for me were the trees and all the green.  I created a card with a blooming branch and bird.  Spring is so close and one of my favorite things about it is the greenery and the flowers blooming.

Pottery Barn - Outdoor room

Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge

HSS Inspiration Challenge

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

Stamps:  Tiny Tags, With All my heart

Paper:  SU CS Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Ink:  SU So Saffron, Old Olive Classic Ink pads

Accessories:  SU Trio Flower punch, SU Two-Step Bird punch for leaves, bird clipart

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