Super excited as today we are sharing with you lots of card ideas featuring the brand NEW Jan-Jun 2022 Mini Catalog!!
These will help you see how you can make cards easy using the new products in this new catalog.
As you have guess it by now, this post is part of an amazing blog hop, where fellow demonstrators around the world will share with you projects to help you get excited with the new products and also to inspire you!
So let’s get started!
NEW Jan-Jun Mini Catalog
The new mini catalog just got released on Jan 4th and with that we have lots of new products!
Though I love a lot of the new products, on my post today I will be featuring just a few of them. So keep visiting my blog as I will be sharing more projects with the rest of my favorites later on.
For my post today, I am sharing the projects I made during the Kick off party on my FB live!
You can see my projects below
Featured products
For my projects I am featuring the following NEW Products
Rainbow of Happiness Bundle (stamp set + Die set)
Cactus Cuties Bundle (stamp set + Punch)
Nuts & Bolts Stamp set
Awesome Otters**
Sunshine & Rainbows designer series paper **
** You can earn these items for FREE during saleabration when you purchase $50 (January – February 2022)
Below you can see a picture of these amazing new products:
Card ideas
Below you can see a close up for these card ideas and if you want to see how to make them step by step you can check this out on the video tutorial below:
Video Tutorial
And as usual you can watch the video tutorial below to learn how to make each of these projects step by step! I also share a lot of samples using other products from the new catalog!
Want more card ideas?
Then consider checking out the tutorial store where I have tutorials for additional inspiration using some of the products I showcased in this post
Click on the images below to check them out!
The Blog Hop Line-up!
And as mentioned above this post is part of a blog hop so make sure you hop with us!
Visit all the participating blogs as you will get a ton of ideas and lots of inspiration! Below the links
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
Wanting to get some inspiration using the brand new Eden’s Garden Collection? if so then you are in the right place as I will be sharing with you three gorgeous cards showcasing the gorgeous designer series paper in this collection of product.
But before we start, please know that today’s post is part of an amazing blog hop with fellow demonstrators around the world. So I know you will enjoy watching all the projects presented in this hop.
Make sure you hop with us today, as you will get lots of inspiration! so let’s get started!
Eden’s Garden Collection
As I was mentioning before, my projects today feature a brand new designer series paper from the Eden’s Garden Collection.
This collection has a limited edition designer series paper (DSP) and cotton paper that are just gorgeous! These are in deep shades of green with hits of gold foil, making it look so elegant in your projects!
You can see all the products included in this collection in the pictures above.. But for my projects today I decided to focus on the designer series paper, cause I really fall in love with it.
Not to mention, this DSP goes really well with a favorite set of mine, the “Forever Fern” stamp set and its coordinated dies. So I couldn’t resist and made three gorgeous Friendship cards.
Friendship Cards
Are these cards not gorgeous, the DSP really works well with the images from the Forever Fern Stamp set and coordinated dies. Even better because of the gold foil details in the DSP, you can see the cards work well with the Gold Shimmer Ribbon, which has become a favorite of mine!
Color Combination
As you know, I love using the DSP as my source of inspiration for my cards, and today was not an exception. You can see below the color combo that I picked.
I just love how well these colors coordinated.. Do you use as well the DSP as your inspiration? Share with me what do you use to get color combination ideas, I would love to know.
Eden’s Garden & Forever Fern Cards Details
Below you can see a close up to all the cards, and if you are interested you can see the below video tutorial to learn how to make these cards. I am sure you will enjoy watching the video tutorial.
Want more Card ideas with the Eden’s Garden Collection?
If you love the Eden’s Garden Collection, and want to get even more card ideas, then consider subscribing to my monthly card class.
The December Card Kit is featuring all the products in this collection, and will include enough materials to make 5 gorgeous Friendship cards.
Last day to subscribe to get the December kit is December 7th, so make sure you subscribe before then.
You can read more about my monthly card club HERE, as there are other perks just by joining my monthly card club.
If you are not in the US or just want to get the tutorial only option of this card kit, you can purchase it at my tutorial shop, or just click here.
The Video Tutorial
Watch the video tutorial below to learn how to make these cards step by step. I go over measurements and other tips to make these gorgeous friendship cards. Also below you will find the full supply list to make these cards, you can click at the images to purchase any of the items I featured in this video tutorial. I really appreciate your support!
Blog Hop Line-up
As mentioned at the beginning of the post, this post is part of an awesome blog hop with my fellow demonstrators around the world so make sure you visit all participating blogs to get lots of inspiration.
you can find the full line up below
The Supply List
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
Want to remember this post for later? Save these Friendship Cards featuring the Eden’s Garden Collection with the Forever Fern Set in your favorite board!
Have you seen the brand NEW 2021-2023 In Color Family from Stampin’ Up? If not then make sure you hop with us along this blog hop as we share with you ideas and inspiration using these new colors.
All participating blogs will be showcasing projects using the colors from the 2021-2023 In Color family. These projects could use only one color, or multiple colors from the new color family or even combined with other color families. So I know you will get lots of color combinations, not to mention ideas for your next crafting project!
I am sure you will love them all! So let’s get started!
What is the In Color Family
Let’s start with a brief explanation of what these colors are and how these come into our crafting world.
Every year Stampin’ Up! releases 5 new colors that will remain active for 2 years. Typically these colors are trending and these are added to compliment our regular color families.
After the 2 year period, these colors are retired. So every year, with the release of a New Annual Catalog, we have an In Color family retiring with a new one being released!
You can imagine this is always a bitter sweet moment, as we say good bye to some of our favorite colors, but at the same time it is exciting as we get to see brand new colors.
For me personally, I was super sad to see Purple Posy go from the 2019-2021 In Color Family..
As you know I love purples! and having this shade of purple was amazing, as it was soft, light and it coordinated really well with the Highland Heather as well as the Gorgeous Grape. Not to mention it went really nice with Soft Sea Foam and other colors as well!
However, as you will see from the chart of the new In Color family, there is again a Purple shade!
And I am super excited to be honest, as Purple is not a color that tends to go into the In Color family that frequently.. Shocking right? I mean purple is the BEST color ever!! LOL .. A new shade of Purple should be included in every new In Color family that gets released. Right? 🤣🤣🤣
Believe me, I have made my suggestions to Stampin’ Up! over the years and I guess this time they heard me LOL.. 😁
So without further ado, meet the NEW 2021-2023 In Color Family!! You can see the chart below with all the new colors!
Introducing the 202-2023 In Color Family
Don’t you agree, that this year Stampin’ Up! did amazing? Seriously!
All colors are just perfect and I can see how well these will coordinate with our other families. Don’t you think?
The Polished Pink is a great shade of Pink, lighter than the Melon Mambo and goes really well with black and White! I’ve made several cards using this color combo and Oh my! it is just gorgeous! See these Birthday Cards here if you don’t believe me!
The Fresh Freesia is just beautiful! This shade of Purple goes well with the Blackberry Bliss as well as the Gorgeous Grape and the Highland Heather.
Our new Pale Papaya, has grown on me already. It is like a light orange that will go really well with our subtle color family. I have made so many cards with this color, that I cannot even believe it! As I am not a orange type of gal. ha!
And both of the new shades of green – Soft Succulent and the Evening Evergreen are just amazing!! We truly don’t have similar shades of green in our existing color families! So I know these will come really perfect!
Green is one of the colors that goes so well with lots of colors, as you can use them for greenery, foliage and the like and so you can add any flower in any color making it look so good.. So I am super excited to have two more shaded of green.
And I think the Evening Evergreen will be super handy for when we start making Christmas cards… This would be an awesome shade for the hollies, or pine trees. Mark my words, my friend! 😉
Color Coordination
One of the things that make Stampin’ Up! so especial is the fact that they color coordinate all their products! And this makes card making so much easier. Mainly, because you will not be wasting time trying to figure out it something works well with the project you have in mind.
For instance, you can just pick a color combo and then pull out all the supplies in those colors. Cardstock, ribbon, gems, designer series paper, ink, markers, etc. And then it is just matter of you playing with these items and make your cards.. Rather than seeing if that green ribbon goes with the green pattern paper that you have at home.. Only to find out that they didn’t when you put them together..
So below you can see exacltly, what I mean…
You can see how well the cardstock, the ribbon, the ink and the markers are all color coordinated. So when it is time to work in a paper crafting project, I know everything will color coordinate beautifully.
And you will see this on my card today!
Meet the Soft Succulent!
Because I wanted you to see how well the products color coordinate, I decided to go with only one of the In Colors for my card and just mix it with the basic white. So my card is “Semi-Monochromatic”, ha!
The card base is in Soft Succulent, but to add a bit of interest, I added two layers. This was because I wanted to use texture to my card, so I dry embossed a piece of Soft Succulent, using the new Bark embossing folder. And then matted this piece with Basic White, but this mat was only 1/8″ larger to only see a teeny tiny border. It made this layer pop up even more.. Don’t you think?
The gingham pattern, came from the Pansy Petals designer series paper (DSP). This paper pack actually features all the new colors in the In Color Family, so you might want to check it out! (below in the supply list you can see it)
The scallop rectangle is coming from the die set from the Color & Contour bundle. This is a must have my friend. Not only the die set is perfect for decorative labels, but the stamp set is just perfect and easy to use with multiple coloring techniques. Not to mention that sentiments in this set are amazing. You can see a card sample using this bundle here, which by the way features the Pale Papaya from the new 2021-2023 In Color Family.
I used the Simply Succulent Bundle, as I knew it would go perfect with the color I wanted to showcased. I embossed the succulent image with white embossing powder on Soft Succulent cardstock. And to finish off this piece I used the Soft Succulent stampin’ blend to add some highlights to the leaves.
The sentiment came from the same stamp set and I die cutting using the die set from the bundle. And as you can see I used the Soft Succulent ink pad to stamp this image.
And to finish off this card, I added the bow in the Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon!
I am telling you, everything coordinated perfectly! And this is why I love using Stampin’ Up! Products!
The Video Tutorial
If you want to see the step by step tutorial on how to make this card, then make sure you watch the following video tutorial. I go over measurements and I also show all the products I used in case you are curious. Also if you want to get any of the items I showed you can see below the full supply list. Just click on the pictures and these will take you to my online shop where you can purchased them. Make sure you use the host code on the right of my blog. I send Thank you cards and if you order is $50 you get my customer appreciation gift.. I really appreciate your support. 🥰
The Blog Hop Line up!
As mentioned, make sure you visit all participating blogs today! as you will get lots of inspiration ideas using the brand new 2021-2023 In Color family from Stampin’ Up!
Below you can see the full line up.
Thanks for stopping by!
The Supply List
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
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Today I wanted to share with you a few tips when coloring with alcohol markers are this is my favorite way to color. So if you have had your eye on the stamping blends a.k.a. alcohol markers but feel a bit intimidated, then this post will help you a lot.
Also, this post is part of a technique blog hop, so if you are into trying new techniques in your card projects, I would suggest you check all blogs in this hop!
I am sure you will get a couple of ideas and techniques to try out on your next crafting time.. enjoy..
Coloring with Alcohol Markers
For my cards today I decided to use the brand new hand penned petals bundle in coordination with the hand penned designer series paper.
The bundle has a beautiful line stamp set that it’s perfect for coloring with different techniques. And today I will showcase coloring with alcohol markers.
For these cards, I decided to follow the colors from the designer series paper, so that I could play with mixing colors while coloring.
See below the cards.. what do you think? Do you like them?
Some of the things that I love when using alcohol markers is that you can:
Get vibrant colors in your projects
Blend different colors to get a great variety of new color combinations
Disguise the strokes, meaning you wont see the strokes of your coloring
Make really good shadowing in your colored images.
A Few Tips when Coloring with Alcohol Markers
If you are new to coloring with alcohol markers, you might want to consider the following tips.
Stamp your image with memento ink or any other ink that is not alcohol base. This will help you for when you are blending colors.
DO NOT use Stazon ink, as this is an alcohol base ink pad and it will smudge when you start coloring.
Start with a light coat of color, using the lighter shade. You can check that it is a light coat as you should not see as much of this first later on the back of your cardstock.
Add the darker shade next and then blend it with the lighter shade.
When blending make sure you do this mainly in the center of the image and not in the edges. This is to avoid bleeding of the ink outside the lines.
Use circular motions for blending the colors as this will help smooth the coloring.
When you finish blending you will see a lot more of the ink transferring to the back of your cardstock.
Practice, practice, practice. You will see that the more your practice the easier this gets.
I hope you find these tips helpful. I promise you that I follow these steps every single time and they work really well for me, so give then a try.
The Color Combination
As I mentioned before, I followed the designer series paper to pick a color combination. You can just look at the pattern you want to use and then select the colors you want to use.
This is the easiest way to get color combinations, and it never fails! Not to mention that most of the times I can come up with color combos that I would not have thought of.
Friendship Handmade Cards
Below you will find the close ups of the cards, you can see that the first two cards were colored with alcohol markers, and the last card was colored using the coordinating stamp images and ink pads. This way you will see the difference in looks when choosing any of these techniques for coloring.
Below you will find the video tutorial where I go step by step on how to color these images, as well as putting together these cards.
For these cards, I decided to add inserts for the inside of the cards, I used a sentiment and decorated the insert with more designer series paper.
I think this added a wow factor, especially for the recipient of these cards. Don’t you agree?
This class includes video tutorials for Six beautiful cards all different designs.
If you want to learn more about this card class, you can read more HERE
The Video Tutorial
As usual, here is the video tutorial where you will see step by step how to make these cards. I shared how to color the images using alcohol markers as well as using the stamp images in this set.
I know you will enjoy them!
Also below you will see the full supply list if you want to purchase any of these items to recreate these cards. Just click on the pictures and they will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items.
The Blog Hop Line Up!
Make sure you visit all the blogs participating in this hop. I know you will get lots of ideas and inspiration for your next crafting project.
below you will see the full line up.
The Supply List
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
Want to remember this post for later? Save these Friendship Card Ideas in your favorite board!
Today I am sharing with you how using an sketch to make a card can be super easy. Especially if you’ve ever struggled to come up with card ideas, this is the best way to get your creative juices going.
I have heard so many times from fellow crafters that it is so hard to make cards when they go into their craft room, mainly because they just cannot figure out where to start..
And so today I want to share with you how using sketches can help you create cards in no time.
Plus, this post is part of a blog hop, which theme is a sketch challenge. So make sure you visit all the blogs from my fellow demonstrators are you can see their interpretation of this sketch.. that way you can see so many ideas with just one sketch!
So let’s get started!
The Sketch
As you can see from the picture in the left, this sketch is very simple!! Which in all honesty, this is the best.
I find that the simpler the sketch the easier it is to come up with multiple alterations.
You might be wondering what do I mean with that? so let me explain a little bit more..
Alterations are the changes you can make to your card following the sketch without completely change the essence of the sketch.
For instance, you can change the shapes of the elements, or perhaps the colors, or the textures, and the list goes on and on..
Once you have a sketch then the best part is to select a suite or a selection of products. That way you don’t get overwhelmed.
Having just a smaller selection of items to use, help you focus and see how you can substitute the element of the sketch with the products you selected.
So in my case I decided to use a brand new bundle call Flowers of Friendship, which has a cute a stamp set plus a punch to cut out the flowers and the leaves.
I also wanted to use the brand new paper pack Hand-Penned DSP and the Gold glitter enamel dots, which sadly have sold out and have retired at this point. And for the ribbon I used the gold satin ribbon.
The Color Combination
For the color combo, I try to use the colors from the DSP, specifically from the design or sheet I want to use.
So for my card today I used the following color combination:
You can see how these colors are exactly the same as in the pattern I am using from the DSP. This is the easiest way to come up with color combinations.
The Finished Card
As you can see from the card, I follow the essence of the sketch, however I changed the hearts for flowers and I layered the circle with a decorative label that I die cut from the painted labels dies.
I also layered the sentiment in a pool party cardstock that I cut in a banner share and then added the dots in the label and outside the label.
I used the DSP for one of the layers in the sketch, but this could have been as well an embossed piece of cardstock..
So you can see how easy this was when I follow an sketch.
The Blog Hop Line up
Make sure you visit all the participating blogs to see how others used this fun sketch to create cards. You will see how easy using sketches is for making cards.
Give it a try..
Below is the full list of blogs participating in this blog hop.
The Supply List
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
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Would you want to make a set of cute Friendship Cards with the Kangaroo & Company set? If so you are in for a treat! As today I will be sharing with you three cute Friendship cards that you can send to your friends.
But first let me share with you that today I am participating in a blog hop where my fellow demonstrators and I will be sharing some card ideas to inspire you. So please visit all blogs participating today, as you will get lots of great ideas and inspiration for your next crafting time.
Without ado, let’s get started!
Cute Friendship Cards with Kangaroo & Company
The Kangaroo & Company set has a cute momma Kangaroo image that when you die cut it using its coordinating die set, you get a pouch where you can add some other accessories. You can customize this cute little momma Kangaroo with a baby kangaroo, flowers, gifts or like in my case with an envelope.
I decided to use the envelope image on my cards, because I wanted to make “just because” cards for my friends. That way they are ready to go the next time I want to send a note to one of my friends. Below the picture…
What do you think?
I really think they turned out super cute! don’t you agree?
One of the things I loved about this set is that you can use the images for multiple techniques. In the cards today I use a very simple technique.
I stamped the image in color cardstock (Cinnamon Cider) and then added highlights with the alcohol markers a.k.a. Stampin’ Blends. This added a nice look to the Kangaroo, but it was not a lot of work.
Give it a try! I know you see how easy this was.. below you can find the video tutorial where I go step by step on how to color it with the alcohol markers, so make sure you watch it.
You can use this technique anytime you want to make several cards of the same design. Specially because this does not take too much time, plus it does not get overwhelming.
The Color Combination
As far as the color combination, I used the Snail Mail Designer Paper as my inspiration for the color combo.
I thought of this paper pack, mainly because I knew I wanted to put the envelope in the Kangaroo’s Pouch, and that trigger me to use this paper.
Plus I really wanted to use the little heart embellishments that comes in the Snail Mail Suite.
Card Sketches & Other Details
As usual, I love using sketches and here you will see the sketches I used for each of these cards.
If you ever struggle with coming up with card ideas, then make sure you give it a try to sketches! I know the will hep you get creative in a snap!
As for the coloring of the focal point on all of these cards, I used a very simple technique for the Kangaroo.
You can see in this close up from of the Kangaroo more details of the coloring.
For instance it is soft, but you can see that I added cheeks on the kangaroo, and then added a darker color for the nose, compared to the highlights in its body.
Like I said, this is a very simple technique but the finished product always makes it look really nice.
Also you will notice in this close us that you can play with the designer series paper patterns, as you can mix and match how you position them..
And you can also play hearts, in this close up, you can see that I colored the line heart image by adding lines in different directions, and added the resin hearts on one side.
However on the cards from this post, I used a solid heart stamp image and added the resin heart on the same section. This was made by design, since the patterned on the background had the little hearts and these would get lost in the card.
So always play with the elements of your cards and change positions depending of what you have! 😉
Below you will see the three cards and the video tutorial to make each of them.
The Video Tutorial
And as mentioned previously, here is the video tutorial so you can see step by step how to make these cute Friendship Cards. I go over measurements and explain exactly how to color the Kangaroo.
At the end of this post you will see the full supply list, with links to my online store, so if you want to purchase any of these items to make these cards you can just click on the pictures below.
If you liked these cards and want to see one more card idea using this cute stamp set, you can click the image below to see all the details on this card. Or you can read this post.
Blog Hop Line Up!
And as mentioned at the beginning, make sure you visit all the participating blogs. I know you will get lots of inspiration from my fellow demonstrators participating today!
Below the full line up.
The Supply List
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
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