Ok, I am having SO MUCH fun with my new catalogue goodies! There are so many fanatastic new products I am having a hard time putting down one suite of products to work with another! Last week I was all about the Share What You Love Suite, now this week I'm onto the Sea of Textures. Now, I have to admit I was skeptical about this one at first. I truly wasn't sold on it, but the displays at OnStage and the gorgeous DSP and unique dies swayed me to purchase the suite. Am I ever glad I did!! It is beyond awesome!! If you are someone who struggles to come up with masculine card designs, this is a must-have for you. Check out this card I made...
Now, I'll admit, I wasn't crazy about that octopus at first...but now I think he's kinda cute! I inked him using Mint Macaron (have I mentioned how happy I am to see that colour back?), Tranquil Tide and Fresh Fig. I used the coordinating Under the Sea Framelits to cut him out. I used the same set of dies to cut all of the other bits and pieces to create my under-sea scene. Here's a closer look...
The background is actually a piece of Tranquil Textures DSP (also part of the suite) that I embossed using the Seaside TIEF. I love the sense of motion that folder suggests. I think my favourite thing about this card is the little "pebbles" at the bottom of my scene...
These are the Tranquil Textures Sprinkles and they are AWESOME! They add amazing texture to this card and are a breeze to adhere using the Fine Tip Glue pen. Just squirt a blob of glue where you want your sprinkles to be, drop some sprinkles into the glue and let it sit until set. Let me tell you, that glue is STRONG...those babies aren't going anywhere!
On the inside of the card I added a Whisper White card stock panel and stamped more of the coral images from the Sea of Textures set, as well as parts of two of the sentiments from the set. I love combining bits and pieces of sentiments to create new ones!
I think my favourite thing about this suite is that it is all about texture. I love layering images and playing with different textures in my designs. I hope you're as excited about these new products as I am. Just a few more weeks until it will be available for order...or join my Stamping Symphony team and you could order it RIGHT NOW as part of your starter kit! Click HERE to learn more.
This suite and I have a wonderful future together...stay tuned for more from my new favourite suite!
Happy May!! I am sooo happy to see the arrival of the new month for two reasons: it means just two more months left in the school year until summer break AND it means a brand new EARLY RELEASE promotion featuring yummy new products from the upcoming 2018/19 Annual Catalogue! Wahooo!!
As you may have heard, 2018 marks Stampin' Up!'s 30th anniversary and, to celebrate, they have put together a GORGEOUS suite of products and are making them available to everyone a whole month before the release of the catalogue. Want to know more? Check out this video to see all of the fabulous bundle options available....
As Brandi mentioned, there are four bundle options available during this promotion. Click the flyer below to view the PDF of all of the bundle offerings:
I have had some fun playing with the products in this offering and I have to say I am IN LOVE with the beautiful DSP! It is simply stunning! I've designed a class that really showcases this beautiful paper. Check it out:
In the class we'll create four cards as well as a lovely box to package them in.
Here's a closer look at each card...
Want to join me for this class? Check out the details on the Upcoming Classes tab above and be sure to register early...space is limited! If you'd like to learn how to make these cards and live too far to attend the class in person, simply order either the "A Little More" or the "Gotta Have it All" bundle using Host Code: 3XPZQBG6 and I will send you the tutorial for free! You can order these and all Stampin' Up! products through my webstore HERE.
Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was FABULOUS! My BFF came for a visit and we spent some quality girl-time shopping, stamping, taking a class, drinking wine and binge-watching one of our favourite shows on Netflix. It was the perfect weekend...except that it was too short! Can't wait till summer when I get to go to her house and we can do it all again.
Today I have a pretty birthday card I designed for some upcoming private classes. It features the beautiful Sweet Soiree DSP, which will retire at the end of May. Check this out...
The gorgeous DSP does ALL of the talking on this card. I did some stamping on the Rich Razzleberry card base using ink of the same shade and images from the Cake Soiree stamp set. I love the subtle texture it adds. The sentiment is from the Beautiful Day stamp set and is heat embossed in silver on Whisper White card stock.
I added some silver embellishments, including a metallic doily and one of the Petal Passion embellishments. I coloured the pearl in the centre using my dark Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends marker. I liked the look so much I coloured a few more pearls to scatter across the front of the card.
On the inside I added a Whisper White card stock panel on which I stamped the same images from the front of the card, but this time using Rich Razzleberry, Flirty Flamingo and Lemon Lime Twist ink. I also added a sentiment from the Cake Soiree set.
Are you like me and hoard your pretty paper? Try this layout using some of your favourite DSP and put it to good use. No one will ever see it if you hide on the shelf in your craft stash! This layout is a great way to let your pretty papers shine!
Have a great week...be sure to stop by tomorrow for some exciting news about a brand new sneak peek promotion!
