Stampers Dozen Fun Fold Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to March's blog hop with the Stamper's Dozen group. I love the theme for this month: fun folds. It's always fun learning a new way to make a card and when it includes fun folds it's even better. 

I used some great new products that can only been seen through the online exclusives on the Stampin' Up! website. Seriously, go check out my website now because there are so many great items. 

I used the Latte Love stamp set and coordinating designer series paper to make this floating diamond fold fun fold card. It will fit in regular envelope since it is about 4 1/4" tall and less than 5 1/2" wide.

I let most of the designer paper do the work on this card. The four coffee cups you see are cut from the designer series paper and the two different background papers (the plaid and the diamond shaped) are also from that set. 

It makes a great decoration piece when standing on a table or shelf.

It is flat here just to show you all the details that are involved in this card. It is all about the layers.

The coffee cups are attached with dimensionals, but first I stamped the coffee splatter on the designer paper. I also attached a few adhesive backed swirled dots to add some extra dimension to the front. 

For the inside panels I stamped the coffee ring and the splatter on the paper after I stamped off on scrap paper so the images were lighter. 

I also stamped the back of the card full strength in early espresso with the splash and ring and then the beans were stamped in pecan pie.

This card will be part of a fun-fold class in April. Watch for details coming soon.

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Latte Love Bundle (English) [163461] $46.75	A Little Latte 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163453] $12.50	Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717] $10.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] $9.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $9.00
Clear Block D [118485] $9.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Adhesive Backed Swirl Dots [163464] $8.00

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Dynamic Duos - Using Just Two Colors BLog Hop

Hello Stamping friends,

Welcome to another blog hop with the Stampers Dozen. Today iur challenge is using just two colors. Not as easy as it sounds sometimes. Hope you are inspired.

I went with an old favorite, Artistic  Impressions. I love that this set is still with us. I use it often.

I used parakeet party and sweetbsorbet for my two colors. I wanted the smaller flower lighter so I  just stamped on scratch paper first before stamping on the card.

I cut the white layer in half diagonally and stamped the images on the bottom half. The top half I  stamped the hello full strength  and then again without reinking. 

Once I  finished stamping I  embossed the remaining stark white part with the dots folder that is an online exclusive. It finishes off the card wonderfully.  I also cut some tiny strips of paper in the two colors to hid the hard edge of the embossing folder.

I even stamped the inside of the card to make it pretty. Why should the outside be the only thing that is pretty?

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Stampers Dozen Garden Flowers Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

Tonight we have a blog hop with the Stampers Dozen group. This month's theme is garden flowers which is a perfect them for the summer when flowers abound all around.

I used the Irresistible Blooms bundle that is an online exclusive to make my project, Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper Pack, and the Bright & Beautiful Memories and More Card pack. I love when I have an idea in my head and then it actually works out with little to no deviation from what I initially had in mind. And that is just what happened with this frame. 

I stamped the flowers and leaves directly on the designer paper which is why there are lighter and darker shades. 

To put the flowers together, I die cut two of each stamped flower. I cut off the outer petals of one of the flowers so I could layer them together to add dimension to my flower. I also lightly crinkled each layer before putting them together. 

You can see I also die cut some of the outline type leaves to add a different dimension to the frame.   You can alter any frame, but this particular frame is from IKEA.

Overall, I'm really pleased with my finished project. I hope it has inspired you. You can place your favorite picture or quote in the frame to really personalize it. 

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March Online Exclusives Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

Happy March 1st! The year is going so quickly, so you better not blink. New for March with Stampin' Up! is some online exclusives. You will need to head over to the website to view all  the great products that you will not find in a catalog. 

You will be surprised to see a few returning colors in this collection. They are colors that were part of the past in-color collections, so you may already have the colors ready to use. I know I had the one color I used on my card and was happy I kept my in-colors. 

The collection includes two stamp sets, coordinating dies, embossing folders, frosted dots, 6"x6" designer series paper, and 12x12 specialty designer paper.  Remember, you won't find it in a catalog; it's online only.

For my card, I used one of the stamp sets, Irresistible Blooms, the 6"x6" Hello Irresistible Designer Series Paper, Loose frosted dots, and coordinating Irresistible Blooms dies. Do you know which returning in-color I used?

I think my favorite stamp in the whole set is the scattered dots to use to fill-in any empty space. I know, it's a weird one to be my favorite, but I love having that option when there's too much "white space."  You can see I used it on the die cut piece of So saffron cardstock. Without it, that piece looked so blah!

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