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I'm Nuts About Squirrels!

November 25, 2022

Hello! Hello! I'm using the Nuts About Squirrels stamp set today. It's such a cute stamp set. You can find it on page 50 of the annual catalog. I have a lot of squirrels around our house and they are fun to watch.

The Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper is perfect for this card. My card base is Crumb Cake cut to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and folded. I have a layer of Early Espresso cardstock cut to 4 x 5 1/4. The pine cone paper measures 3 7/8 x 5 1/8.

Stamp the branch just off of the page to the left and stamp it again reaching to the other side of the front. We'll cover up the ends in the center.

The greenery paper is also from Painted Christmas. Cut it to 1 3/4 x 5 1/8. Glue it to a piece of Early Espresso that is 1 7/8 x 5 1/8. Glue this to the card front just a little to the left.

Stamp the two squirrels on Basic White using Early Espresso ink. Color with blends. I used the Crumb Cake combo, Soft Suede combo, and Light Petal Pink for the ears. You will have to cut out these squirrels with your Paper Snips. Add with dimensionals. The top squirrel will cover the fact that there is no branch there.

Stamp the saying in Early Espresso on Basic White. Cut out using the Stylish Shapes dies.

Put some Linen Thread behind the circle and add the circle with dimentionals so that the top squirrel looks like he is stepping on it.

Here is the inside of my card.

Thanks so much for giving me a little part of your day.

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Product List

Nuts About Squirrels Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156475]

$17.00

Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156292]

$12.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$9.25

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$9.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$9.25

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$8.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

$9.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

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Cheerful Basket and the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper

November 09, 2022

Today I'm using the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper for my card. I love that Stampin' Up! has papers that can become the main part of a card. For this card, I cut out pieces of the pumpkins and squash from the paper to fill the basket from Cheerful Basket.

This is also a fun fold card. The base is Thick Basic White 4 1/4 x 11. Score and fold at 5 1/2. Cut 2 3/4 from the front of the card.

Use the green swirl paper from Rustic Harvest for the inside of the card. This measures 3 x 4 1/4.

For the front of the card, I used the Celebrate Everything Host Designer Series Paper. It is located in the back of the July-December Mini Catalog. This is cut to 2 3/4 x 4 1/4. Use the yellow stripe.

Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 3 x 4 1/4. The Crushed Curry paper from Rustic Harvest will cover this piece cut to the same size.

Now we are ready for the basket from Cheerful Basket. Stamp on Crumb Cake cardstock in Memento Black. I haven't used my Watercolor Pencils in a long time. I pulled out the Watercolor Pencils, Assortment 1, and used the Early Espresso pencil. Color over the entire basket lightly. Then color a little darker on the vertical slats at the top and bottom of each section. I pulled out my Blender Pen to go over the whole basket and to blend those darker areas with the lighter ones. Use the Full Basket dies to cut out the basket. Add to the panel with dimensionals.

This is the time to arrange your vegetables in the basket. Note the long squash peeking out from behind the basket. That veggie was on the edge of my patterned paper. Using it behind the basket was a way to use it instead of throw it away. The one in front of the basket is added with a dimensional where it extends beyond the basket and with glue in the area it overlaps the basket.

Vegetables behind are added with glue. Those in front are added with dimensionals. One here also overlaps another. Glue there and dimensional where it does not overlap.

The saying here is from a set I have used in a while called Inspired Thoughts. I stamped in Memento on a 1/2 inch strip of Basic White. Notch one end by cutting up the center and then cut in to the top of the cut from the corners. This saying is also used on the inside of the card. I also added another of the long squash there.

To finish the card, adhere the basket piece. You want to center that panel with the rest of the card. Notice that part of this panel will extend over the front of the card. Do not put adhesive on that part. You do want the card to open!

So that's how to make it. This was a fun card to make. I just love how our papers can coordinate so well together. Again, for this card I used Rustic Harves and Celebrate Everything from the current mini catalog.

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Product List

Cheerful Basket Bundle (English)

[158680]

$47.50

Cheerful Basket Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[158674]

$19.00

Full Basket Dies

[158679]

$34.00

Inspired Thoughts Cling Stamp Set

[155536]

$19.00

Rustic Harvest 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159633]

$12.00

Celebrate Everything 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159913]

$18.00

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Blender Pens

[102845]

$12.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$9.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Nuts About You and Ringed with Nature

October 26, 2022

It was time that I put some ink on my Nuts About You stamp set. I wasn't sure about the squirrels, but I think I have fallen in love with them. I've paired this set with the Ringed with Nature stamp set. Here is my card for today.

This card has a base of Soft Suede cardstock. It measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score and fold at 4 1/4.

The Basic White layer is cut at 4 x 5 1/4. Stamp the Ringed with Nature acorn bases randomly over this layer. Use Soft Suede ink. The bases stamp three at a time. Now stamp a top to each acorn. Stamp in Early Espresso. You'll have to stamp these separately. The filler dots are stamped in Early Espresso.

Stamp the squirrel holding the acorn in Early Espresso on Basic White. Stamp the Nuts about You saying also. Both of these will be cut out using the Stylish Shapes dies. Use the second largest for the squirrel and the second smallest for the saying. You probably want to color the squirrel first although it really does not make a difference. For the squirrel I used Crumb Cake Combo Blends, Soft Combo Blends, Light Petal Pink.

Add the squirrel with dimensionals. The saying is also added with dimensionals. However, make sure that you do not put dimensionals where the saying overlaps the squirrel. Just a little dot of glue will work well there.

Finish with a bow of Linen Thread added with a rolled up glue dot.

Here's the inside of the card. This time I mistakenly used the opposite colors for the acorns, Early Espresso on the bottom and Soft Suede on the top. Which do you like best? The dots are still in Early Espresso.

Thanks for your time today. It was a fun card to make.

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Product List

Nuts About Squirrels Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156475]

$17.00

Ringed With Nature Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[159883]

$23.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115318]

$9.25

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$8.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$8.00

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$9.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

$9.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$9.00

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Hello Harvest Meets the Dots and Spots Dies

October 21, 2022

I've been having so much fun playing with the Hello Harvest Bundle. Truth be told I can't afford every stamp set in the catalog. Choices have to be made. I borrowed this bundle from my friend Jean. I'm wishing now I didn't have to give it back, but it must go home. I do have another card made for later in the month to share. So here is my card for today.

I love how that pumpkin pops!

The base of this card is Basic Gray 4 1/4 x 11, score and fold at 5 1/2. Cut a piece of the black and gray paper from the Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper to 4 1/8 x 5 3/8. This leaves a very small border on the outside of the card.

For the center panel, cut a piece of Basic Gray 3 1/8 x 4 3/8. Cut a piece of the Gingham Cottage paper 3 x 4 1/4. The two patterns shown on the card are back to back. Run this patterned paper through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine with the Dots and Spots dies. Glue together and add to the center of the card with dimensionals.

Stamp the pumpkin on Basic White cardstock with Versamark. Emboss with Silver powder from the Metallics Stampin' Emboss Powders. Melt with the Heat Tool. Using a Blending Brush add Pumpkin Pie ink to color in the pumpkin. Rub over the silver lines with a paper towel or something of that sort. Cut out the pumpkin with the Rustic Pumpkins dies. Cut the vines from Parakeet Party. Do add some Adhesive Sheets to one side of the parakeet paper. Cut 2 of each of the vines provided in the dies.

Stamp HELLO on Basic White and trim down the top and bottom with a Paper Trimmer. Notch the end. The other end is behind the pumpkin.

Add the vines wherever you would like.

Tie a small bow with the Metallic Mesh Ribbon and add with a glue dot.

For the inside stamp the pumpkin on Pumpkin Pie cardstock in Memento Black and cut out. Cut out a piece of vine. Stamp the leaf from Celebrate Sunflowers on Parakeet Party CS in black and cut out with the Sunflower dies.

I appreciate your time today. I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and I do have an online store. If I can help you with supplies, please let me know. I would love for you to follow my Facebook Page.

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Product List

Hello Harvest Bundle (English)

[159644]

$49.50

Hello Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English)

[159634]

$23.00

Rustic Pumpkin Dies

[159643]

$32.00

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152517]

$24.00

Sunflowers Dies

[152704]

$33.00

Dots & Spots Die

[159164]

$32.00

Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159651]

$30.00

Metallic Mesh Ribbon

[153550]

$8.00

Metallics Embossing Powders

[155555]

$18.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$12.50

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

$8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105117]

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121044]

$9.25

Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159259]

$9.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$11.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

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Full Basket Dies and the Hello Harvest Bundle

October 19, 2022

Good morning! I have a fall card for you today! I'm using the Full Basket dies and the Hello Harvest Bundle with the Rustic Pumpkins dies. I've combined it with one of my favorite folds, the Book Fold.

My base is Garden Green 4 1/4 x 11. Score at 5 1/2 and 6 3/4. Fold in half and then fold backward at the second score line. Use your Bone Folder to burnish the lines.

Cut Soft Suede cardstock into a piece 1 1/8 x 4 1/8 and 4 1/8 x 4 1/8. Glue in place. See hint below.

Now cut pieces of the Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper 1 x 4 ad 4 x 4. Glue those in place. Glue the small area down inside the card. Wrap Linen Thread around the spine of the card. I went around four times and then tied a knot around. I did have to pull one of the ends around to the other side to tie.

Cut the basket from Soft Suede. There are 2 dies for this in the Full Basket dies. HINT: To save paper cut the basket from the center of the 4 x 4 cardstock before gluing. No one will ever know there's a hole back there. Use a sponge dauber and Soft Suede ink to add color on surfaces and on each of the slats. Add the slats in an over and under pattern. Go in opposite on alternating slats. Add dimensionals to the back and add to the lower center of the card front.

For the leaves I used Cherry Cobbler, Mango Melody, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, and Soft Suede. Stamp 2 of each. I used 3 of the Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green. Cut these out using the Rustic Pumpkin dies. Crumple the leaves up in your hand. I would do just a few at a time. Straighten them out. Add to the basket with a glue dot near the bottom of the leaf and a dimensional out at the end. Start at the bottom and work up. Use this technique to add dimension to the card. You can push in on the leaf after adding the part with the glue dot and before pushing down on the dimensional to add just a little height.

Save a leaf to add at the bottom of the basket. The saying is from the stamp set Charming Sentiments. Fussy cut around this or there is a coordinating die Sentiment Silouettes. Complete the card with a bow made from the Linen Thread. Add with a rolled up glue dot.