mmm...Stampin' Time

Hello to each of you lovely crafters who have floated by today.

Between now and May 4, when the 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue goes live to customers, I will be making projects using Stampin’ Up!® that will not be carrying over. There are lots and lots of items from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogye that are retiring. There will also be products in the January -June Mini Catalogue that are not listed in the new catalogue index (so I am making the assumption that they will retire at the end of June). The good news is that the Mini Catalogue products are still available until then, while stocks last.

Today I chose the Floating and Fluttering Bundle.

I was inspired to stamp my own DSP by a Facebook Live that Sara Douglass did earlier in the week. She used the Floating and Fluttering Stamp Set as well.

I used Staz On ink to stamp the cluster of butterflies across a full sheet Shimmery White card stock. Then I was able to use my Water Painters to add colour to the butterflies. My colour choices were really a flight of fancy – Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Mango Mlody, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point and Rococo Rose. Once the card was dry, I cut a 5-5/8″x 4″ matt layer for the front of the card. Then I used the butterfly cluster die to cut two floating layers. I also die cut some individual butterflies. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, these were all popped up over the stamped images on the mall layer.

The ‘Together Forever’ sentiment comes from the Forever & Always Stamp Set. I partially inked the ‘Forever &’ stamp so that only Forever had Memento Tuxedo Black ink on it.

To finish the card, I added some Playing with Patterns Resin Dots to the front of the card. I think I may need to go back and add a touch of Wink of Stella to the wings of the butterflies. What do you think?

Don’t forget to check the Last Chance Products Sale list and place an order quickly – all items listed are only available while stocks last.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Floating & Fluttering Bundle [156239] $81.75	Floating & Fluttering Photopolymer Stamp Set [154424] $30.00	Fluttering Dies [154318] $61.00	Forever And Always Bundle [156200] $79.00	Forever & Always Photopolymer Stamp Set [154343] $31.00
Always Dies [154307] $57.00	Playing With Patterns Resin Dots [152467] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $15.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $13.00	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] $13.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Water Painters [151298] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00

Hello and welcome to another Wednesday Freshly Brewed Projects Blog Hop. Thank you for joining me, and the other wonderful Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators taking part.

This week’s theme is a SKETCH CHALLENGE. The sketch comes from Pagemaps.com – #bfpsketch121 #cardmaps

This is the first Sketch Challenge I have ever done. This is such a terrific layout for using yp scraps.

I dusted off my PLAYFUL PETS SUITE for this project.

The sketch looks like it has washi tape strips. I decided to ‘replace’ the washi tape with a strip of vellum, a fussy cut cat and a dangling bone.

Phew – there were eight different designs, amongst the PLAYFUL PETS DSP, that I could use to match the sketch.

Although I am not a cat ‘person’, I do find this sinister cat adorable. Fortunately the mice are well out of reach.

To switch things up a bit, I thought that I would make a second card in portrait style.

Oops – I didn’t even notice the Dimensional backing had drifted onto the card!

I used the DSP strips in the same order but in different widths. Then I fussy cut cat and dogs to pop onto the card front, instead of washi tape. I gave the centre dog a cute bow.

For the card insert and envelope, I used a few more strips of DSP to finish off the project.

Make sure you pop acroos to see what the others have created:

• Leonie Schroder 
• Narelle Fasulo
• Ann Craig  
• Michele Miller

I’m rather chuffed with the way the cards turned out. I have from now until April 1st to make sure that I have used every stamp set and coordinating product in my collection – my goal before I will ‘let’ myself place a preorder from the new 2021-2022 ANNUAL CATALOGUE.

How many stamp sets do have that you have not used yet?

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Playful Pets Suite Collection [154136] $117.00	Pampered Pets Cling Stamp Set [152520] $37.00	Playful Pets Designer Series Paper [152489] $20.00	Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack [152466] $13.00	Playful Pets Trinkets [152465] $14.75
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $40.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock [153083] $15.25
Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello! Thank you for popping by. I’m a little late posting this morning.

Tomorrow is my weekly Facebook Live on https://www.facebook.com/mmmstampintime, at 9am (AEST). I hope that you have time to watch me live or on replay.

I thought that I would share the projects I am planning to make tomorrow.

I decided to focus on the Love You Always Suite because one of the stamp set/dies bundles is retiring and the other is carrying over into the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue.

The Forever & Always Bundle, as well as the True Love Designer Series Paper are retiring. So, if this is still on your wishlist be quick to order it while it is still available.

And, Stampin’ Emboss Powders are also retiring, in their single colour packaging. They will be available as two different three packs – more information soon.

I am trying to use up the retiring ribbons quickly, so the Real Red Sheer Ribbon made its way onto this card.

The layout of this card is uncomplicated – layers of card stock and DSP, a ribbon and bow tied around the layers, stamped and die cut greeting and heat embossed and die cut flowers. Simple yet elegant, don’t you agree?

The sentiment stamp, on the card insert, actually reads “you so very much”. It is very easy to just ink up the last three words to be able to have the total greeting read ‘Love you so very much’. I also stamped the smaller floral image, using Real Red, on both the card insert and envelope.

The other project, I plan to make tomorrow, is an impossible box. It was inspired by the ones that Julie Dimatteo and Sam Colcott make.

The one I will make tomorrow will use card stock rather than DSP. The DSP is perfect for smaller boxes but I think larger boxes need more stability.

The great thing about using DSP is that when you turn down the top one inch piece, the box features the other side of the paper.

The closing mechanism of this box is so clever – I have no idea who was the first to create this box, but they are so talented.

When you press down on the lid it just folds in and closes right up.

While I cannot take any credit for this box design, I can share the instructions I have drawn up. I hope you have fun making your own.

See you tomorrow, Live.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Love You Always Suite Collection [155977] $281.25	Forever And Always Bundle [156200] $79.00	Forever & Always Photopolymer Stamp Set [154343] $31.00
Always Dies [154307] $57.00	True Love Designer Series Paper [154281] $20.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [153535] $12.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00
Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $10.50	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $10.50	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00