Are You A Cat Person or a Dog Person?

Are you a cat person or a dog person?

I'm sure you all know by now that I am a dog person, but we have our fair share of cats as pets too.

The PAMPERED PETS Designer Paper is retiring in just a few short days and these cards are so dang cute!

This first card was inspired by Tracie - I just love all these layers using the Stitched Rectangle Dies and the Painted Poppies Dies

This one was just too funny to not make one for my friend who has 2 cats. Their family is definitely a cat family. I used the PLAYFUL ALPHABET DIES, mounted on some of our foam sheets. It was inspired by Ann

Cat card #3 was inspired by Debra Harrison

And this last cat card was inspired by Lorraine Lowe 

Now on to some super cute puppy cards

Card Inspired by Ann Murray

This next card was also inspired by Ann Murray. I just love the addition of the BUFFALO CHECK back ground stamp. Which, BTW - is RETIRING!! This is one stamp that really shocked me that was retiring.

This final pup card was inspired by France Martin

Today our puppies are 8 weeks old and are ready to go to their forever homes

Trying to get all five remotely in decent photo was challenging to say the least.  There's not a whole lot of sit in them these days.

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Snapshot Special Order

Another Special Order Card to share

A friend requested a thank you card for a photographer friend

This card was inspired by Lisa Martz, and thanks to my friend who has a ton of border builder punches from Creative Memories I was able to get the film strip  piece.  I waded through some of my retired Designer Paper and grabbed my SNAPSHOT stamp and my ITTY BITTY GREETINGS Stamp Set to create my version.

Special orders keep me going, and helps to keep my creative juices flowing. Even if I base a card from one I have seen on Pinterest, etc. I can still make it my own by changing up some things.

I colored in my camera using the Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends, and added some (retired) black cord for the camera strap.

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Special Order Cards #2

I actually get a fair amount of special order requests for cards. It is good because it stretches me.

I had a request for a birthday card with a bird on it (because the recipient's name is Robin). Each year I get the same request and I remembered that one of my friends had a Tim Holtz bird stamp set and I wanted to give it a try. - I also used PIECE OF CAKE stamp set, and some of my retired designer paper.

This next card I made for Josh to give to his daughter on her 16th birthday.

 I used the colored vellum from Sale-a-bration and the FOREVER BLOSSOMS Stamp Set

The Well Written Dies and the Hand Lettered Prose Dies came in handy to personalize her card.

This next  card request was for a get well card for a motorcycle dude!

I was very happy to have a sheet of Designer Paper left over from the Classic Garage (retired) Designer Paper Stack.

After Stamping the Gert Well Soon from HEALING HUGS Stamp Set with Real Red Ink, I punched it out with the LABEL ME LOVELY Punch, then ran it (and the 5/8" strip) through the Big Shot with the SUBTLE 3D Embossing Folder. This helped to keep it from feeling "flat." The red ribbon gave it the pop of color it needed.

This last card was a special order for someone new to me who asked for a sympathy card that would specifically have a cardinal on it, as when her friends mother passed away, there was a cardinal on the window ledge. I used stamps from my Paper Pumpkin kits along with the sympathy greeting from ITTY BITTY GREETINGS.

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Flowering Foils

I know that Sale a bration is over, but that doesn't mean that we need to stop using all the fantastic products that we earned.

I have been making cards using the SAB Free DSP Flowering Foils

I have made up kits for each card of 6-10 kits depending on how much paper I had.

Need a kit? Only $1.50 each

When you cut up the floral design you get several single flowers a a few double flowers

inside: Don't waste the little edge pieces, they are perfect for the inside

This one I cased from Mary Brown. I only changed up the sentiment using Path of Petals

Inside: 

You may or may not have seen me post this next one on Face book. I cased it but left off the sentiment so I can use it for anything I want,

I love this tiny flower design. This is the card that we made at Card Club in March

This next one I designed using that same mini flower design. I popped up the frame with foam strips which are a little thicker than regular dimensionals but the floral rectangle is popped up with regular dimensionals. I colored the DSP with Pool Party and my sponge roller. ( a regular sponge will work too)

Inside: 

When I cut out the Copper Foil Frame...

I ended up with some copper foil stitched rectangles so I designed this next card using the hash mark design. (not sure what to call it) Tip: when cutting out frames use some washi tape to hold the two dies together.

The flower is from Floral Essence, heat embossed with copper, and colored in with Rococo Rose. The flower is stamped twice and popped up for dimension, the center is also heat embossed with copper and punched out with the circle from the Owl builder punch - it's what fit best!! Use what you have - right?!!

Inside: 

I hope these help you to find inspiration on how to use not only your Flowering Foils DSP, but any DSP that you have sitting around collecting dust.  With all this extra time we seem mohave on our hands, it is the perfect time to work on those creative projects that you may have put on the back burner.

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Holiday Catalog Team Swaps

At our October Team Meeting we did a Holiday Catalog Swap. I am so happy with the amount of participation, and I wanted to share them with you today.

Carla used Wrapped in Plaid Designer Paper along with the Peaceful Boughs Bundle and some Puff Paint on the branches and pinecones. The Embossing Folder is called Hammered Metal and is one of our new 3D folders that give a nice deep embossed image

Inez used the So Many Stars Stamp Set but made it into a birthday card instead of a Christmas Card, showing the versatility of our stamp sets

Brenda used the Merry Moose Bundle (stamp set and punch) for a fun winter scene

Sue used this trifold technique that we all want to make using the Feels Like Frost Designer Paper with the Frosted Frames Dies. Instead of making this a Christmas card, Sue made it a Thinking of You card using the stamp sets Colorful Seasons and Beautiful Promenade for the sentiments.

Jodie used the Wrapped in Plaid Designer Paper with the Pine Tree Punch and the Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set (the stamp set and the punch are at a bundle price and you get 10% off)

 Chris went with a Halloween theme and a fun fold using the Monster Bash Designer Paper and the pumpkins from Gather Together. The Trick or Treat Stamp is from Itty Bitty Greetings

Janell used the Gather Together Bundle with the Sprig Punch and some new Designer Paper

A beautiful fall card!

Debbie used the Still Scenes Bundle & the Shaker Domes - A beautiful winter scene

Lynda used the Christmas Gleaming Bundle

 

 Anna - used her favorite stamp Playful Penquins which is NOT a bundle so she did a lot of fussy cutting just for us!

Christi - I opted to do a treat instead of a card and used the super fun Snowman Season Stamp Set & the NEW Puff Paint

What I love is the variety of stamp sets that were chosen giving us all some great ideas for our classes.

Great job ladies!!

Everyone who places an ONLINE ORDER  *cannot be combined with a free class offer*(minimum $50) during the month of October will receive the Snowflake Sequins from the Holiday Catalog.

Here is what Stampin' Up! tells us about the Snowflake Sequins:

Snowflake Sequins include star, snowflakes, and round sequins.
*Approximately 750 per package
*3mm, 4mm, 5mm
*Colors: Clear, Iridescent, Silver, White

GORGEOUS! These are perfect for adding to your cards individually, making a shaker card or to put in the SHAKER DOMES for a fun wintery snow globe.

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Stitched Lace How-To

Don't forget that the New Catalog Open House is only 2 days away on Saturday, June 8th from 10am to 2pm

One of the NEW products that we were able to pre-order is called STITCHED LACE DIES which makes this gorgeous lace piece for your cards.

There are a million itty bitty pieces that have to get cut out using this die.
I tried several ways to cut this out and this is the "sandwich" that I came up with (with help from my friends on the Demonstrator Planning Place FaceBook Page.)
1. Standard Platform (Big Shot)
2. Thin Adaptor Plate
3. Shim made with a sheet of computer paper folded in half
4. Precision Plate
5. Die with the cutting side up
6. Waxed Paper
7. Card Stock (I used Pool Party)
8. Clear Cutting Plate

Whew! that's one big sandwich! I ran it through the Big Shot back and forth, twice.

Your lint roller will be your friend in this process, but first I used my Die Brush

You will still have several little pieces that you need to poke out with your paper piercer.

This is what the waxed paper looks like after peeling it away from the card stock, but wait - don't throw that away - you can use it as a stencil so you can make a beautiful card front like this one...

Here is a tip: I stamped the larger flower first, then I stamped it again on sticky paper to make a mask  and cover it while I stamped the bird

Here are the products that I used:

Stamps: Free as a Bird, Itty Bitty Greetings

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Vellum, So Saffron, Bird Ballad Designer Paper

Accessories: Stitched Lace Dies, Stitched Nested Labels, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Linen Thread, Bird Ballad Trinkets, Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends, Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends, Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends, Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends, Color Lifter Blends

Card Inspired by Melissa Davies

Everyone who places an ONLINE ORDER  (minimum $50) during the month of June you will receive 1 FREE package of the NEW 2019-2020 In Color Faceted Dots

Faceted, adhesive-backed dots: 90 pieces: 6 each of 5 colors in 3 size. 4mm, 6mm, 8mm In Pretty Peacock, Purple Posy, Rococco Rose, Seaside Spray, Terracotta Tile.

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