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Kylie's Demonstrator Training Blog Hop - January 2020; Forever Blossoms Bundle

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin' Up!^(R) Demonstrator Monthly Team Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin' Up!^(R) Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin' Up!^(R) business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

You may be starting here or have come from another blog - either way you can find the link list at the bottom of the post so that you can see every blog post and idea today.

Here is the video demonstrating how I made my project for this blog hop.

I just love the new Mini Catalog and the Forever Blossoms bundle is so beautiful. And the coordinating products in the Parisian Blossoms Suite are amazing! I'm using some of the products in the suite, including the Petal Pink 1/4" Metal Edge Ribbon, the Champagne Rhinestones, and the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder. So. Much. Fun!

The inspiration for this card came from a card I saw on Instagram using non-Stampin' Up! products. I don't know about you, but I follow a lot of stamp and craft companies and other crafty artists on-line and get a lot of inspiration from their creations. When I see a design I like using some images that remind me of Stampin' Up! stamps, I like to see if I can make my own version of the design. This is a fun way to get your creative juices flowing if you're stuck as far as a design idea.

Here's the card that was my inspiration:

This card was posted by Altenew, a stamp company, and uses some of its stamps. The images reminded me of the Floral Blossoms stamp set. I liked the "band" across the middle of the image and the large sentiment. The color reminded me of Pool Party.

And here is the card I came up with using the above as my inspiration:

So I started with a Pool Party cardstock background and decided to emboss it with the Parisian Flourish 3D embossing folder. I love this embossing folder! So stunning! I think embossing the Pool Party layer really gave that layer some added emphasis and beauty. I decided to use a Smoky Slate card base because I wanted something other than white for this card. The Pool Party layer (5 3/8" x 4 1/8") is attached to the card base.

The large floral image is stamped on Whisper White using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored using Blends (Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, and Granny Apple Green). While the sample card was focusing on black, white and gray, I wanted to have some color in my card. Then I die cut the floral image using the coordinating dies in the bundle. I also stamped some leaves and die cut those and die cut some of the embossed flowers and leaves from Petal Pink and Granny Apple Green cardstock.

Since the large floral image in the Forever Blossoms stamp set was a bit smaller than the image in my inspiration card, I didn't like how the band (1" x 4 1/4" Petal Pink cardstock) looked going over the image. So I decided to place it under the image. 

For the sentiment, I used the So Sentimental bundle, which includes a bunch of really great sentiments in some beautiful fonts and coordinates with the Stitched So Sweetly dies. These dies are becoming some of my absolute favorites! So versatile. I think the sentiment and label work perfectly on this card. The sentiment is stamped using Smoky Slate ink on Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the second largest label in the Stitched So Sweetly dies.

The sentiment is adhered to the card on top of the Petal Pink strip on the right side using dimensionals. The die cut florals are added on top. Tie a bow in the Petal Pink 1/4" Metal-Edged Ribbon and adhere using glue dots to the bottom of the sentiment. Add one (or as many as you like!) champagne rhinestone to the sentiment.

Check out the other stampers participating in the blog hop from the links below. Thanks for stopping by!

Blog Hop List

 

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From My Heart cards - New Mini Catalog!

Hi there! I'm glad you stopped by my blog today! I wanted to show you a couple of cards using a suite in the new Mini Catalog that goes live on Friday, January 3! We are so close!

I love, love, love this suite of products! So much fun!

Here is the YouTube video demonstrating the projects:

Here is the card I made in the video.

For this card, I used the Heartfelt Bundle and the Heart to Heart bundle. You could make these cards using only one of the bundles if you didn't have both. The Heartfelt bundle is part of the From My Heart Suite. I also used the Real Red 3/8" Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon, From My Heart Faceted Gems, DSP, and the Heart Doilies. Again, you could make these cards without all of those elements, as well. You could use rhinestones or pearls instead of the faceted gems. You could use other ribbon that you have. You could use just the Heart punches, rather than the doilies. I would recommend that you have the Detailed Hearts dies as those really make these cards and they are so versatile - you can do so much with them!

For the card, start with a thick Whisper White card base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"

From a piece of Flirty Flamingo cardstock that is 5 1/2" x 4 1/8", die cut the Detailed Hearts. Do the same from a piece of Real Red cardstock of the same size. Punch out all of the hearts and remove the Detailed Hearts single piece from the background piece. Be careful not to tear any of the solid parts of the background piece.

Attach the background piece (either Flirty Flamingo or Real Red) to the card base. Attach the Die cut of the opposite color in the cut out space. Doesn't that just really pop! I love how that looks!

Tie a bow in a piece of the ribbon, leaving the left "tail" longer than the right "tail". Attach the ribbon to the center of the card, with the bow toward the right side and the longer tail stretching across to the other side of the card from the bow.

Stamp the sentiment and outline heart around it on a piece of scrap Whisper White cardstock. Punch it out using the heart punch with no scallops. Punch a heart from a piece of the DSP using the scalloped heart punch. 

Adhere the sentiment heart to the scalloped heart using liquid glue or snail adhesive. Adhere the sentiment and scalloped heart to a Heart Doily using dimensionals.  Adhere the heart element to the card on top of the long piece of ribbon, to the left of the bow, using dimensionals. Add faceted gems to the front of the card.

Stamp the sentiment and solid hearts inside the card.

Isn't that adorable! I just love how this card looks! And, you have the opposite negative and die cuts that you didn't use left over to make another card. Here's the other card I made using the other pieces I had left.

And here is the finished card of the one I was demonstrating toward the end of the video. This card uses only the Heart Punches and the Heartfelt sentiments. I think it turned out super cute too!

Need some supplies? I would so appreciate having your business!  I would love to help inspire your creativity – and when you support my online store it helps me bring more amazing videos to you! AND I love to reward my customers – check out my fabulous VIP Rewards program. It includes all kinds of perks and inspiration for you (you can check out the program here!) You can order from my online store by clicking on the product images below. Be sure to use the current Hostess Code (January 2020): 3KZTN6BQ.  If your order is over $150, DON’T use the code – you’ll still get all the perks PLUS Stampin Rewards from Stampin Up!  If you have questions, feel free to email me at [email protected].