Happy Together~~Up-dated

As promised, here's a card I copied from the current Idea Book and Catalog. The stamp set, Happy Together, will be retiring come June 30th, but it is so cute. The little quail are adorable and remind me so much of our years living in Phoenix and Anthem, Arizona. I used Early Espresso, Whisper White and a little Marina Mist and Pear Pizzazz cardstock. The quail are Peach Parfait and the flower is Poppy Parade. Once again, easy to recreate when using a photo from the cattie. Don't have this stamp set? Then use any set you have using this sketch and color scheme. An example would be using the D is for Dog set on page 74. Instead of the quail,I would stamp a line of paw prints in Chocolate Chip. In place of the vine of leaves, an Early Espresso or Black dog. The strip of Pear Pizzazz would be stamped with "a dog wags its tail with its heart." Finally, in place of the flower, I would stamp "D", cut it out and add a dimensional to the back. And here is a quickly created version of what I just described--lol!! If you are ever having a temporary lapse of creativity, just pick up the IB&C and have fun with it!

Three Little Words

I am always happy to find stamp sets that I own being carried over into the new catalog and even happier when it is a set that I use often. Today's card is taken from page 166 of the new catalog. The Wisteria Wonder really highlights the touches of Rich Razzleberry. The one thing I did that the sample in the cattie did not was to sponge the edges of the second layer of Wisteria Wonder and the Very Vanilla. I am also thinking that maybe I should have sponged in Rich Razzleberry rather than Wisteria Wonder ink, but I will try that another day. I am remaking cards from the new IB&C, but until you receive your copy, I bet you can find a card or two in the current IB&C that you could easily redo. As a matter of fact, that is what I will make for my next blog post! Have a great day and stay dry!

Change of Pace

Just about every card I post measure 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". Today I am changing that a bit with a card that has finished measurements of 6 1/2" x 3 1/4". Stampin' Up offers small open-end envelopes that measure 6 3/4" x 3 1/2" and I want to check them out. So, earlier this afternoon I made a card that will fit one of those envelopes nicely. The pattern paper is from the Just Add Cake collection which is in the new cattie. I focused on the colors of Peach Parfait and Baja Breeze, just two of the colors in this paper pack. I am happy to say that the Baja Breeze seam binding will be in the new cattie--yeah!--and completes the card. The multi-circle and the "notebook" design papers are two of the designs in the Just Add Cake collection. And the "u" in the Baja Breeze circle is actually punched out from another of the pattern papers in this packet. The sentiment was stamped using words from the Fabulous Phrases stamp set which carries over to the new catalog (another yeah!). So the card is ready to go. All that is needed is an envelope!

From the New Idea Book & Catalog

After looking thru the new IB&C several times, I have decided that I am going to start doing something new for me: remake the cards and things that Stampin' Up shows in their cattie. I "ooh" and "ahh" over so many of the cards that it is time to showcase my version of those cards. The card that is pictured here is on page 13 and that stamped image is from the Tagtastic Hostess stamp set which will be available to you beginning July 1st. I used Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla and Pool Party cardstock. I would not have put all of these together and then add Pumpkin Pie to the mix. But the card is really very pretty. And, I spent no time trying to come up with an idea! Now, since I do not have the supply list yet for the new cattie, it could be that the cardstock colors used in the cattie are different from what I used, but even if the colors are a little different, it all works! Just wait until you get your copy of the new catalog. It really has some beautiful examples in it and some great new stamp sets.