Gingham Gala Card and Gift Box

January 10, 2019 | Rhonda Kleiman

Today I”m sharing a card and gift box I created with products from the Gingham Gala Suite pictured on pages 34-35 in the new Occasions catalog. I love the Gingham Gala Designer Series Papers – the colors are so bright and cheery! For today’s projects I’m working with the Highland Heather paper.

Here is how I made the card.

Card base – Thick Whisper White cardstock cut at 4 1/4″ x 11″
Cut a piece of Highland Heather cardstock at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and attach to card base
Select one of the butterfly images from the Butterfly Gala stamp set and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using black Memento ink. You will note that each image has both a large and small butterfly on the same stamp.
Color butterflies with Stampin’ Blends. For this card I used the dark and light Highland Heather and Pool Party markers and the light Old Olive marker. It is very hard to see in the photo but I added clear Wink of Stella to both butterflies. Stamp the middle part of the butterflies with black Memento ink. I used the Stamparatus to line up the small stamps.
Punch both butterflies out with the Butterfly Duet punch, which includes both the large and small image on the same punch. Add Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to the backs of both butterflies
Cut a piece of Pool Party cardstock at 2 1/2″ x 3 1/4″. Cut piece of Highland Heather paper from the Gingham Gala at 2 3/8″ x 3 1/8″ and attach it to the Pool Party cardstock. Cut a piece of Highland Heather ribbon and tie around piece. This ribbon is in the Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack in the Sale-A-Bration catalog.
Cut a piece of Pool Party cardstock at 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. Cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock at 2 3/8″ x 3 3/8″. Attach butterflies to Whisper White cardstock. Stamp the “a little note” greeting in Heather Highland ink. Attach to Pool Party cardstock. Add a few of the smallest size of the Gorgeous Grape Glitter Enamel Dots.
Attach the gingham piece to the bottom right of the card and then attach the butterfly piece on top of the gingham piece.

For the inside of the card I cut a 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ strip of the Highland Heather Gingham Gala paper and attached it to the left side. I carefully inked up just the small butterfly with black Memento ink and stamped it in the lower right corner.

Here is the coordinating gift box that I created using the Window Box Thinlits on page 232 of the annual catalog.

Here are the steps to make the box.

Cut a sheet of Highland Heather cardstock at 8 1/2″ x 11″ in half to give you two pieces at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. Using the Window Box framelit cut two pieces for the box. This framelit cuts and scores at the same time. Put the box together, folding at the score lines and adhering pieces together with either Tombow Multipurpose Glue or Tear & Tape. Watch this video for complete instructions on how to put the box together.

Cut six 1 1/2″ squares of Highland Heather Gingham Gala DSP. For the top of the box, trace the hexagonal shape of the framelit onto a piece of the DSP and cut out with a scissor.
Select one of the butterfly images from the Butterfly Gala stamp set and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock using black Memento ink. For the box I stamped and colored two large butterflies and one small one. I chose a different stamp for the box than what I used for the card.
Color butterflies with Stampin’ Blends. I used the dark and light Highland Heather and Pool Party markers and the light Old Olive marker and added clear Wink of Stella. Stamp the middle part of the butterflies with Black Memento ink, using the Stamparatus to line up the small stamps.
Punch the butterflies out with the Butterfly Duet punch. Add Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to the backs of the butterflies
Stamp a greeting of your choice with Highland Heather ink on a piece of Whisper White cardstock. I used the “you are amazing” greeting from the Amazing Life stamp set, pictured on page 28 in the Occasions catalog. Punch out greeting using the Classic Label punch, pictured on page 210 in the annual catalog and add a few Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back.
Adhere gingham pieces to box, adhere the two large butterflies to the top of the box, along with the greeting. Adhere the small butterfly to the front of the box.

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Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Bundle

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Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Butterfly Duet Punch

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Amazing Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Classic Label Punch

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Gingham Gala 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

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Highland Heather 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

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Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Old Olive Light Stampin’ Blends Marker

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Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Glitter Enamel Dots

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Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack

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Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

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SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

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Tear & Tape Adhesive

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Big Shot

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Window Box Thinlits Dies

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Stamparatus

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Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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Happy Halloween

October 24, 2018 | Rhonda Kleiman

Today I have a Halloween card and coordinating treat box to show you. I’ve always loved celebrating Halloween. I grew up in an apartment house in Brooklyn, NY in the 1950’s. Many of the families had young children, so it was always a fun time going trick-or-treating without ever having to leave the building. We went up and down all six floors, ringing bells to every apartment and always came away with a huge haul of treats! After we finished our trick-or-treating the mothers took turns making a party each year so we were able to continue the festivities, sharing our stash of treats and voting on the best costume. I have lots of happy memories from that time!

The card layout uses a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

For the card, I used the Spooky Sweets bundle shown on page 51 of the Holiday Catalog, which includes the stamp set and the Spooky Bats punch. I also used Toil & Trouble designer series paper and Black Foil Sheets shown on page 49.

Here are the steps to make this card:

Cut a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and fold in half.
Using the grunge stamp from the Spooky Sweets set, stamp the front of the card randomly with Memento black ink.
Cut a strip of black foil at 1″ x 5 1/2″ and adhere to middle of the card.
Cut three strips of the bat paper from the Toil & Trouble designer series paper at 1 1/4″ x 3 3/4″ and adhere to front of card, evenly spacing them.
Die cut circle from black foil paper using one of the smaller circles in the Layering Circles Framelits set or with smaller circle punches. Stamp the “Happy Halloween” greeting with Pumpkin Pie ink, die cut or punch out and attach to black circle. Attach to bottom of card.
Punch bats from black foil paper and use Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach to card. I staggered them, with largest bat at upper left, medium in middle panel and smallest on right panel.

Here are the steps to make the treat box.

Select a piece of paper from the Toil & Trouble designer series paper. I used the cat pattern. Cut paper to 5 1/2″ by 8 1/2″. Using the Takeout Thinlits Dies pictured on page 50 in the catalog, die cut two box pieces. Put pieces together with Tear & Tape. I left the flaps up so that I could put a cellophane treat bag inside.
Cut the cat from black foil paper using the cat punch which is shown on page 211 in the annual catalog. Attach to front of box using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Stamp “No Tricks Just Treats” with Pumpkin Pie ink using the stamp from the Spooky Sweets set and either punch out with a circle punch or die cut using one of the Layering Circles Framelits.
Fill a cellophane bag with the Halloween candy of your choice and tie the bag with a piece of black bakers twine. Cut a piece of black glittered organdy ribbon and tie on top of twine. Attach the greeting to the ribbon with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.

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Spooky Sweets Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Spooky Sweets Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Spooky Bats Punch

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Spooky Sweets Clear-Mount Bundle

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Spooky Sweets Wood-Mount Bundle

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Toil & Trouble 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Black Foil Sheets

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Black 5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon

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Cat Punch

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Takeout Thinlits Dies

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1″ Circle Punch

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Layering Circle Framelits Dies

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Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad

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Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Big Shot

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Stampin’ Trimmer

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Gusseted Cellophane Bags

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Dashing Deer Thanks

September 27, 2018 | Rhonda Kleiman

Today I’m featuring the second card I made using the Dashing Deer Bundle. For this card I used the Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper shown in the Annual Catalog on page 95. It is part of the Under the Mistletoe Suite. Sometimes we get caught up in the excitement of all the new things in the Holiday Catalog and forget that there is a whole section of Holiday items in the Annual Catalog and I knew as soon as I saw this paper that I wanted to use it in this year’s holiday projects.

Here are the steps to make this card:

Cut a piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and fold in half. Cut a piece of the plaid paper of your choice from the Under the Mistletoe designer series paper at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Tie a piece of 1/8″ Solid Real Red Ribbon around paper to make a bow.
Using Gold Foil paper, die cut the deer from the solid die in the Detailed Deer Thinlits set. Die cut the open red flower with Real Red cardstock.
Emboss a piece of Old Olive cardstock with the Swirls and Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder shown on page 5 in the Holiday Catalog. Die cut this piece using one of the large circles in the Layering Circles Framelits. Die cut a piece of Real Red cardstock with a coordinating scalloped circle from the set. Attach the two pieces. Stamp the Many Merry Thanks sentiment from the Dashing Deer stamp set on Whisper White cardstsock and die cut using one of the smaller circle framelits. Die cut a piece of Real Red cardstock with a coordinating scallop circle. Attach the two pieces.

Attach the plaid paper to the card base. Attach the embossed circle to the card. Attach the deer at an angle. I used Tombow Multi-Purpose Glue because it allows you to move things around and position them more easily and it also dries clear. Attach the Many Merry Thanks sentiment.

To download a copy of the 2018 Holiday Catalog click on the catalog cover pictured on the upper right side of this blog post.

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Dashing Deer Meets Joyous Noel

September 24, 2018 | Rhonda Kleiman

I finally found time to begin playing with all of the new products I ordered from the 2018 Holiday Catalog! Today I am featuring the first of two cards I created using the Dashing Deer Bundle pictured on pages 8-9. I love how the deer antlers form a pretty flourish. I also like the thank you sentiments included in the stamp set because at holiday time it is nice to reach out and thank people for things they might have done for you or the community during the year. I decided to use the elegant Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper pictured on page 29 for my backgrounds.

Here are the steps I took to make the card:

Cut a piece of Merry Merlot cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″ and fold in half for a portrait layout card.
Cut a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of the paper of your choice from the Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Papers. I chose one with a white background so that my focal piece would stand out.
Stamp the large image of the deer in Sahara Sand ink on Whisper White cardstock and run through the Big Shot using the coordinating Detailed Deer Thinlits Die. It is hard to see in the photo but I brushed clear Wink of Stella all over the deer for a bit of shimmer and let dry. Die cut a Tranquil Tide flower from one of the flower dies in the set.

Cut a piece of Merry Merlot cardstock at 2 5/8″ x 3 3/4″. Using the Merry Merlot striped paper from the Joyous Noel DSP cut a piece at 2 1/2″ x 3 5/8″ and adhere to the cardstock. Adhere the deer to this piece and adhere the flower to the deer with a mini glue dot. I added a small pearl to the center of the flower.
Stamp the Happiest Christmas Wishes sentiment with Tranquil Tide ink on Whisper White cardstock. I used the banner thinlit from the Petals and More Thinlits but you can use any punch or thinlit that would fit the sentiment.
Cut a piece of the luscious new Tranquil Tide 1/4″ Velvet Ribbon, which is included in the Frosted Floral Suite shown on page 37. Adhere lengthwise down the center of the card and then adhere the designer paper to the card base. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, attach the deer focal piece to the card and then attach the sentiment below this piece using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

For the inside of the card I stamped the sentiment with Tranquil Tide ink and the floral banner was stamped with Merry Merlot ink.

To download a copy of the 2018 Holiday Catalog click on the catalog cover pictured on the upper right side of this blog post.

You can purchase any of these products from my Online Store.

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Tropical Escape Suite

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 | Rhonda Kleiman

The minute I laid eyes on the Tropical Escape Suite in the new annual catalog I knew I had to have these products. The beautiful tropical images and the gorgeous color combination of the designer papers kept calling out to me every time I turned to pages 120-121! I can’t get enough of Granny Apple Green, one of the recently introduced new colors – it definitely ranks up there as one of my favorite colors!

Here are the thank you cards I sent to customers who placed orders with me in June and July. Rather than making the standard 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ size card I used Stampin’ Up’s Whisper White note cards. For some reason, I never think to use them so I will remember the next time I need to write notes because the size worked out perfectly!

Here are two more cards I made with the product suite. I used my trusty “go-to” layout for this first card because I love how it showcases not only the designer paper, but some of the larger stamped images as well.

I used Shaded Spruce for the card base and cut a piece of dsp at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and glued them together. Then I cut a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock at 3 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ and a piece of dsp at 3 5/8″ x 3 3/8″ and glued them together. I tied a piece of the Granny Apple Green 1/2″ textured weave ribbon to this piece. I was surprised at how soft this ribbon is to work with – it is quite lovely! Last, I cut a 2 3/4″ square of Whisper White cardstock and stamped one of the leaf images from the Tropical Chic stamp set with the Shaded Spruce ink and the thank you with Granny Apple Green ink, using the Stamparatus to position the images perfectly. I mounted it on a 2 5/8″ square of Blushing Bride cardstock. I added three glitter enamel dots for a bit of bling. I stamped the same leaf image on the bottom left side of the inside of the card using the Granny Apple Green ink.

The next card uses Basic Black cardstock cut at 4 1/4″ x 11″ and is folded in half for a portrait card layout. I cut a piece of dsp at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and glued it to the base. Next I cut a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock at 3 1/4″ x 5″. I cut a 3″ square of Basic Black cardstock, die cut it with the leafy square die from the Tropical Thinlits dies, trimmed the square down to 2 3/4″ and mounted it onto a 3″ square of Whisper White cardstock. I positioned this piece onto the Granny Apple Green strip so that I could place four flowers, 2 each at the top and bottom of the square piece. I stamped the floral image four times onto Whisper White cardstock using Flirty Flamingo ink, die cut them and glued them down. I stamped the sentiment at the bottom of the card and used the Stamparatus for perfect placement. I cut a strip of contrasting black and white dsp at 5 1/4″ x 1″ and glued it onto the left side of the inside of the card.

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August Promotions

August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 | Rhonda Kleiman

The start of August brings two new promotions from Stampin’ Up!

The Bonus Days promotion was so successful last year that it is back again. For every $50 you spend during the month of August, you will get a $5 coupon sent to you by email that can be redeemed when you place orders from September 1-30th, 2018. Remember to keep the email messages you receive from Stampin’ Up! that include the coupon codes. You will need to enter those codes when you place your orders in September. Here are more details:

An email address is required for you to participate.
If you earn multiple codes from a single order you will receive one email with multiple codes.
If you earn multiple codes from multiple orders you will receive separate emails for each code earned.
There is no limit to the number of coupons you can earn per order or throughout the duration of the promotion.
There is no limit to the number of coupon codes you can use during the redemption period.
Coupons may not be used with Starter Kits or Paper Pumpkin subscriptions.

The second promotion is the Color Your Season bundle. It includes the Blended Seasons stamp set and the Stitched Seasons set of coordinating framelits dies and will be available while supplies last during the month of August. A set of watercolor pencils in 10 new colors is also available but is not part of the bundle. The new colors include Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy. These pencils may be available in a future publication.

Here are some beautiful samples of cards created by Stampin’ Up! that showcase these products.

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