Stamptastic Friends April Blog Hop Retiring Favorites

It's time to hop along with the Stamptastic Friends April Blog Hop and this month we have the choice to showcase new products from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog or say a final farewell to some retiring favorites from the Last Chance Products Sale. Our Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you and hopefully spark your creativity to help you create your own beautiful projects.

Today I thought I would share this cute Thank You card featuring the retiring Silly Goose stamp set and Glorious Gingham 6"x6" Designer Series Paper. I love creating clean and simple card designs and this layout is a great way to create fun cards with your stash of designer series paper. It's been a while since I have used Blueberry Bushel so I decided to show it some love with this monochromatic card design. You could easily create this card design with any of the colors in this designer series paper pack to create a variety of cards to add to your card stash. 

Products Used:

Silly Goose stamp set (item #160866) - Retiring 

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Glorious Gingham 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #163170) - Retiring 

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock (item #146968)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Blueberry Bushel Classic Ink Pad (item #147138)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154904)

Balmy Blue Stampin' Bkends Combo Pack (item #154830)

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154897)

Color Lifter (item #144608)

Tinsel Gems Four Pack (item #161623)

Measurements:

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Large Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Large Banner die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Medium Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Sentiment Banner die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Blueberry Gingham Bushel Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Creating clean and simple cards is a great way to build up a stash of cards to have on hand and one of my favorite ways to do this also helps me use up my some of my designer series paper. I love that the Glorious Gingham Designer Series Paper has a combination of both large and small gingham designs in a variety of colors. I chose to use the Blueberry Bushel small gingham check and paired it with Blueberry Bushel cardstock. To create the focal design, I stamped the goose image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Basic White cardstock and colored it with Stampin' Blends Markers. I die cut the image with the Stylish Shapes Dies and layered it onto a Blueberry Bushel circle. For the sentiment I stamped the image with Blueberry Bushel Classic ink onto a Basic White sentiment label and layered it onto a Blueberry Bushel banner. I adhered both the focal image and sentiment onto the card front and added several Blueberry Bushel Gems to complete the design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will encourage you to take another look at the retiring products from the Last Chance Retiring Products Sale and stock up on your favorites before they disappear. There are so many wonderful options to explore. 

Please take a moment to visit with our Design Team and check out their amazing projects this month. Just click on the links in the Roll Call List to visit their blogs. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

 

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Stamping With Friends April Blog Hop Retiring 2022-2024 In Colors

Welcome to the Stamping With Friends April Blog Hop as we say farewell to the 2022-2024 In Colors that are retiring soon. These beautiful colors are some of my all time favorites and I will miss them when they are gone. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to get creative with these five amazing colors.

One of my favorite things about the 2022-2024 In Colors is that they work so well together. So I decided to use up some of scraps of designer series paper to create this fun scrappy strip Thank You card using all five of the retiring In Colors. I chose to use the same pattern in each color using 3/4" wide strips and added a sentiment strip of Starry Sky cardstock that coordinates with the card base. I chose to use the new Sweetly Scripted stamp set from the Online Exclusives and heat embossed it with Silver embossing powder to help step up the design. Don't these colors look amazing together?

Products Used:

Sweetly Scripted stamp set (item #163600)

2022-2024 In Colors 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #1616450 - Retiring 

Starry Sky Cardstock (item #159263) -  Retiring 

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555) - Retiring

2022-2024 In Color Baker's Twine Pack (item #159195) - Retiring

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Starry Sky Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Sentiment Strip - 3/4" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

2022-2024 In Color Designer Series Paper

1 Strip - 3/4" x 4" of each color - Starry Sky, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis and Sweet Sorbet

Scrappy Strip cards are so much fun to create and they are a great way to use up your scraps of designer series paper. I love the bright bold colors in the 2022-2024 In Colors and they look amazing together using this technique. I added each strip to the Basic White card front allow a small gap between each strip, including the top and bottom of the card front to create a thin white border between each strip. I think this really helps make the colors pop. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the "A Million Thanks" sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set using Silver embossing powder to help step up the design. I wrapped a piece of Parakeet Party Baker's Twine around the card front twice and tied a bow on the left side, just below the sentiment strip to finish off the design. I just love how this card design turned out and I think it would work great for so many occasions.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore these beautiful retiring 2022-2024 In Colors before they disappear. There are so many wonderful ways to combine these coordinating products to create wonderful projects. Remember, these products are only available while supplies last, so don't delay in placing your order to get your favorites.

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Design Team members to see their wonderful projects by clicking on the links in the Roll Call List below We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. 

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge Week 16 - Daffodil Delight

Are you ready for this week's Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge? It's Week 16 and we are showcasing Daffodil Delight from the Brights Collection. This pretty yellow reminds me of sunshine and happy days so I wanted to create a fun, happy card design for this week's challenge. 

When I saw this bright, cheery color I immediately thought baby card. It may not be what everyone thinks of when they see this color but when you pair it with the Little Dreamers Bundle, it just seems like the perfect match. I chose to use the adorable lion image paired with cute stars to help celebrate a very special occasion. A little coloring with Stampin' Blends Markers, some paper piecing for the star and a designer series paper background help bring this sweet baby card to life. What's not to love?

Products Used:

Little Dreamers Bundle (item #161579) - Retiring

Radiating Stitches Dies (item #161595)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #161643) - Retiring

Daffodil Delight Cardstock (item #119683)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154883)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555) - Retiring

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897) 

Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers (item #162557) - Retiring

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Daffodil Delight Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Rectangle Frame die cut with the Radiating Stitches Dies

Daffodil Delight Designer Series Paper 

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Fussy cut Star image stamped with the Little Dreamers stamp set

Basic White Cardstock

Lion image stamped and die cut with the Little Dreamers Bundle 

Shooting Star image stamped and die cut with the Little Dreamers Bundle

Rectangle die cut with the Radiating Stitches Die

Sentiment Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

For this card design, I wanted to find a balance between Basic White and Daffodil Delight to create this pretty card design. I love the striped designer series paper background that I added to the Daffodil Delight card base and I chose to create a Daffodil Delight rectangle frame using the Radiating Stitches Dies as well as the Basic White background. For the cute lion image, I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it in using both Dark and Light Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers to achieve the different shades of color. I repeated the process for the shooting star image and then die cut both the lion and shooting star images out with the coordinating Little Dreamers Dies. For the star balloon, I stamped the image onto a piece of the designer series paper with Memento Black ink and fussy cut the star out with Paper Snips and attached it on top of the star on the lion image. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Gold embossing powder onto a Basic White Circle I die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies. I attached the framed rectangle to the top left side of the card front and then added the lion image using Stampin' Dimensionals. I attached the circle sentiment label to the bottom right corner, slightly overlapping the frame, also using Stampin'  Dimensionals. To decorate the sentiment, I added the shooting star across the top and added a small Daffodil heart below the sentiment and also a larger heart on the belly of the lion. To complete the design, I colored the shooting star image with Clear Wink of Stella to give it a pretty shimmer. I just love how cute this card design turned out, Doesn't it showcase Daffodil Delight perfectly? Let me know what you think in the comments. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my sweet baby card design will help inspire you to give Daffodil Delight a try when creating your next project. It's a perfect color for Spring and Summer projects and there are so many wonderful possibilities to explore. 

Don't forget to check out all the wonderful projects showcasing Daffodil  Delight in this week's Monochromatic Insta Hop. Just click here to get started. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope to see you next week for Week 17's Monochromatic Color Challenge.

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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New At SU April Blog Hop CASE A Team Member

Welcome to the New At SU April Blog Hop and this month we have been challenged to CASE a project created by one of our fellow team members. I will be CASEing Nina McMillan and as she is a new member to our blog hop, I have chosen a card she created before she joined us. I am excited to share what I have created and how Nina's card became my inspiration. 

As you can see from Nina's card design, she has showcased designer series paper to create a fun design with strips spaced across her card front. The sentiment is her focal point for this design and she has added some twine and embellishments to create a beautiful clean and simple design. Just the kind of layout that I love.

So for my design, I chose to step up her layout by adding an additional layer and I chose to use the retiring Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper to create my strip pattern. For my sentiment, I used the retiring Next Destination stamp set and heat embossed the sentiment to step it up. While Nina's design is more feminine, I chose to go masculine and I love that this layout works perfectly for both situations. 

Products Used: 

Next Destination stamp set (item #161427) - Retiring

Something Fancy Dies (item #160424)

Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper (item #161503) - Retiring

Night of Navy Cardstock (item #100867)

Pretty Peacock Cardstock (item #150880)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555) - Retiring

Linen Thread (item #104199)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Night of Navy Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Large Label die cut with the Something Fancy Dies

Pretty Peacock Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Sentiment Label die cut with the Something Fancy Dies

Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper

9 Strips - 1/2" x 4" (Variety of Patterns)

This card design was so much fun to create and it's a great way to use up your designer series paper scraps. I cut 9 strips measuring 1/2" x 4" and arranged them onto my Pretty Peacock cardstock in a pattern that I was happy with, before adhering them to the cardstock. I wrapped a piece of Linen Thread around the card front twice and then tied a bow on the left side. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Gold embossing powder onto the Pretty Peacock label and then layered it onto a Night of Navy label to help make it pop. I attached the sentiment label to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals, placing it over the Linen Thread with the bow just to the left of the sentiment label. I then added the card front to the Night of Navy card base using Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. To complete the card design, I added several Gold sequins to coordinate with the heat embossing. I just love how this card design turned out and I had so much fun CASEing Nina's beautiful card design. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will encourage you to CASE projects that you see to help spark your creativity.  There are so many wonderful options to explore to help you create fun card designs.  

Please take the time to see all the wonderful projects created this month by clicking on the links in the Roll Call List to visit our Design Team member's blogs. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Stamping Inkspirations April Blog Hop Fun Fold Time

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations April Blog Hop and this month we have been challenged to create a fun fold but the twist is that it has to be one we have not tried before. It's a great way to have us step outside our comfort zone and share with you some fun projects to help inspire you.

My inspiration for my fun fold design today came from fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Brenda Quintana, with a version of a Bridge card design that I had not tried before. You can see here video here for more details. I tweaked the placement of the "bridge" layer on my card to fit with the design I had in mind. I chose to use the Lighter Than Air 6"x6" Designer Series Paper for my design and used the coordinating Hot Air Balloon to create the focal images and accents. I wanted to create a fun, cheerful birthday card that would help brighten someone's day. With these pretty pastel colors, I think I managed to achieve that. What do you think?

Products Used:

Hot Air Balloon Bundle (item #162755)

Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (item #154317)

Lighter Than Air 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #162747)

Thick Basic White Cardstock (item #159229)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Azure Afternoon Cardstock (item #161719)

Fresh Freesia Cardstock (item #155613)

Gorgeous Grape Cardstock (item #146987)

Gorgeous Grape Classic Ink Pad (item #147099)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Thick Basic White Cardstock

Card Base - 4 1/4" x 11" Scored at 5 1/2"

- cut at 9 1/2" & 7" (Thin section is for the end panel, larger section for the middle panel)

Azure Afternoon Cardstock

Card Front - 4" x 2 1/4" embossed with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder

Basic White Cardstock

Inside Panel - 4 1/4" x 2 3/8"

5 Clouds die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

Fresh Freesia Cardstock

1 Small Banner die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

1 Large Banner die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

Basket die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

Gorgeous Grape Cardstock

Detailed Banner die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

Detailed Basket framework die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

Lighter Than Air Designer Series Paper

2 Side Panels - 1 1/4" x 4" (Striped)

Inside Panel - 5 1/4" x 4" (Blue Background)

Balloon die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies (Fresh Freesia Design)

I love creating clean and simple card designs and this applies to fun fold cards as well. As soon as I saw this layout, I knew I had to try it. I love that all the main pieces for the card come from one 4 1/4" x 11" card base and with just 2 cuts and a score line, you have the basics for your fun fold. The fun part is decorating and I felt like the Hot Air Balloon Bundle would be perfect with the coordinating Lighter Than Air 6"x6" Designer Series Paper for creating my card. I chose to place my bridge layer closer to the bottom of the card front to allow room for the balloon die cut to fit in and also to add some clouds in the background. I used the Hot Air Balloon Dies to cut out all the different pieces, including the sentiment banners. I love the contrast between the striped pattern for the side panels and the Azure Afternoon background design. It made me think of rainbows and a blue sky and I thought it was perfect for the idea of a hot air balloon floating through by. For the focal layer, I embossed the Azure Afternoon cardstock with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture to the card. I love the contrast with all the pretty colors and the Basic White card base helps make them pop. I used Gorgeous Grape Classic ink to stamp the sentiments for both the front and inside panels.  This was such a fun card to create and I can see myself making more of these Bridge Fun Fold cards in the future. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my fun fold card will help inspire you to explore creating your own beautiful cards and step outside your comfort zone. There are so many options to explore to help spark your creativity.

Now it's time to visit Leonie's blog and see what fun fold she has to share with us. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

Roll Call List

Aurélie Fabre ● Tricia Butts

Leonie Stuart  ●  Danielle Kassing   ●   Kim Fee

Marga Bultena  ●  Karen Henderson  ●  Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Mo Rootes  ●  Jan Musselman  ●  Judith Patterson

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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