Hippest Hippos Available for One More Week!

 Sale-A-Bration is coming to a close. Just one more week to get your favorite items! One of my favorite freebies is the Hippest Hippos stamp and die set. Each one is available for free with a $50 purchase. So for a $100 purchase, you can have both the stamp set and the die set!

I was inspired by Cheri with stampinonline to use this cute set to make a shaker card. I pretty much CASEd her card, just making a few small changes. Thank you Cheri!

Here's the 'oh so cute' card!!

                                        This cute shaker card uses the Hippest Hippos set from                                                                                                  the Sale-A-Bration catalog.       

The supplies that I used...

    Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam cards & envelopes (also a Sale-A-Bration freebie); Pool Party cardstock;  Basic White cardstock; Amazing Phrasing stamp set (also a Sale-A-Bration freebie); Window Sheet; Adhesive backed Sequins & Gems, and Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels; Orchid Oasis Metallic ribbon; Foam Adhesive Strips and dimensionals                                                                           Blends: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate, Light Balmy Blue, Color Lifter                             Effervescent Elements: Black Memento Ink

These supplies are available on my website. If you don't have a demonstrator, I'd love to help you. My e-mail is suzyzoo@verizon.net.

For complete instructions, my FB Live, which is Thursday Aug. 25 at 10 a.m., is also available on YouTube. Thank you for watching and please click FOLLOW to the left to become one of my 'friends' and be notified each time I post! 

I hope you will attempt a shaker card!

 

 

Third Thursday Mystery Card for 8.18.22

 Today's Mystery Card starts with Clue #1, which tells you what supplies to gather in order to make this MysteryCard, clue by clue! You can watch the YouTube video or watch it on my business Facebook page.

Here is Clue #1

*Card base 8 ½” x 5 ½” cardstock, scored at 2 1/8” from each end. *DSP 2 different coordinating patterns 5 ¼” x 2” each *3rd DSP 4” x 5 ¼” *Different cardstock app. 2 ¼” x 3 ½” (can be diecut to approximate size) *Basic White cardstock app. 2 ½” x 4” *Image, stamped, colored & diecut or trimmed with snips, that coordinates *sentiment *Ribbon 8” *Twine 8” *Optional - gems/sequins/rhinestones

Clue #2

Fold each 2 1/8" panel toward the center of the cardbase and burnish

Clue #3

Adhere 4 x 5 1/4" DSP to the inside of the card

Clue #4

Adhere the two 5 1/4" x 2" pieces to the two front panels

Clue #5

Stamp sentiment on the Basic White and adhere to the inside, centered on the DSP

Clue #6

Wrap the ribbon around the 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" cardstock, around the short side, leaving the ends loose to the right

Clue #7

Tie the twine around the ribbon and tie in a bow, snug to the cardstock.

Clue #8

Adhere the diecut image to the 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" cardstock over the ribbon with dimensionals

Clue #9

Apply adhesive to the left half of the back of this cardstock piece and adhere to the left panel, letting the right half of the piece drape over the right panel.

Clue #10

Add embellishments to finish your card

SPOILER ALERT!! (Mystery Card revealed)

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This card is made using the Wonderful World Designer Series Paper and fussy cut the flower from one of the sheets. The cardbase is Blushing Bride and the 2nd cardstock is Rich Razzleberry. The ribbon is Fresh Fresia, the twine is white from the Baker's Twine pack in the Annual Catalog. The gems are the Adhesive Backed Sequins and Gems. The sentiment is from Color & Contour.

This card uses the Santas Express Designer Series Paper. The engine image is also fussy cut from the DSP. The base is Shaded Spruce and the front cardstock piece is Petal Pink. The ribbon is Real Red Mini Ruffled and the twin again is from the Bakers Twine pack. The sentiments are both from retired Itty Bitty Christmas greetings.

I hope that you enjoyed this Mystery Card and will make your own version. I'd love to see a photo of it posted here in the comments or on my Stampindede's Doin's & Designs group page.

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Eclipse Card

 I've been playing around with a technique that I saw on a Clean & Simple website. It's not a new technique but is new to me. So I decided to try it out with several different stamp sets and a die set. This is a quick and easy but beautiful & unique card to make to send to that friend who needs some love from you!

The Youtube video is available or you can watch it on my Facebook page.

The stamp set I used for the demonstration is a stamp set that can be earned with Sale-A-Bration by making a $100 purchase then selecting Wondeerful World #159918 to receive the stamp set and the coordinating 12x12 Designer Series Paper - all that for free!

The supplies for this eclipse card are

    *Basic White cardstock  8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"; 5" x 3 3/4"; 5 1/4" x 4" (for inside)

    *Basic Black cardstock 5 1/4" x 4"

    *Stylish Shapes circle dies (3 smallest)

    *Fresh Fresia ink

    *Black Memento ink

    *splatter stamp (I used one from Artistically Inked)

    *Black Stamp N Write marker

    *Black Matte Dots

    *Sentiment of choice (I used Happy Birthday from Pansy Patch)

Once you get the white cardbase folded and burnished, you can adhere the black piece. Then you're ready to stamp the Basic White 5 x 3 3/4" cardfront. Stamp the Wonderful World flower with Fresh Fresia. Using a splatter stamp with black ink, add a couple of splatters. Lastly, stamp the sentiment in the black ink as shown. Next you will cut your circles. I used the Stylish Shapes circles, positioning them around the cardfront in the areas I wanted highlighted...the sentiment and part of each flower. Run this through your die cut machine then add a few dots with your Stamp N Write marker to each circle. Adhere this piece to your card base.  Using dimensionals, position each circle in place and adhere. Add a few Black Matte Dots and you are done! Clean and simple!! And easy!

Here are some other sample cards using this same technique with different stamp sets and one word die.

  

This eclipse card uses the Art Gallery (Annual 158201) floral image. 

I had to try this technique out with one of my favorite stamp sets...Wild & Sweet.(Annual 158775)

Then I decided to try a word die so I used the Thanks die from the Amazing Thanks die set (Annual 1578160

And last, because I have Christmas in August on the brain right now, I decided to use the Peace to You Christmas set from the mini catalog (159776),

For this card, I heat embossed the image in clear embossing powder (I think on the video I said 'white' embossing powder but it wouldn't make any difference!). Then I brushed over it with my blending brush and Orchid Oasis ink. I used Stazon ink for my sentiment, Irridescent Rhinestones and White Glittered Organdy Ribbon to finish off the card.

I had lots of fun with this technique and I hope you will give it a try. 

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Third Thursday (on the Fourth Thursday!) Mystery Card

 

Mystery Card 7/28/22

 Join me here for Mystery Stamping at 10 a.m.! Gather these supplies and make this awesome card with me!!

 

 

 

Clue 1

 

*cardstock 8 ½” x 5 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”

*Basic White card front 4 x 5 ¼”

*DSP  3 different patterns

          2 ½” x 2 7/8”      2 ½” x 2”    1 ¼” x 5”

*Large diecut circle (shape) Basic White (for sentiment)

*Basic White for stamped image, colored and diecut

*Ribbon

*Embellishments

Hopefully you have watched the video either on Facebook or on YouTube and created your card! So SPOILER ALERT!! Mystery Card reveal is below...

This is the first card I made. I actually cased it from another demonstrator (Angie Leach). I loved the layout and it used my favorite DSP - Abigail Rose. I began creating the same card with other DSPs and decided that, because I liked it so much, maybe I should use it as a Mystery Card so other's can have fun with it too.

 My next card was a whimsical card using the Lights Aglow DSP. The cardbase is Cherry Cobbler cardstock. I used Hippest Hippos for the image and the sentiments. The hippo is colored with Light and Dark Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler, and Flirty Flamingo. The hearts are diecut from Cherry Cobbler. The sentiment piece is cut from Basic White usinjg the large Beautiful Shapes hexagon die. The bow is made from a 7" piece of Glittered Organdy Ribbon, cut in half..

 The next card uses the Pretty Prints DSP. The cardbase is Evening Evergreen. I used a scalloped die from Layered Circles Framelits. The image is stamped and diecut from the Friends Are Like Seashells bundle. The fern stamp is also from that setm stamped in Calypso Coral. The sea shell is stamped with Soft Suede. The embellishments are Sea Glass Shapes.

 Lastly is the elegant version of this layout using, again, Abigail Rose DSP. The cardbase is Crumb Cake and the mat is Very Vanilla. I added some gold accents to one of the patterned papers with the Gilded Leafing. I added dots to the gold leafed parts with black Stamp N Write marker. The long piece of DSP is Distressed Gold paper. The die cut images are also cut from Distressed Gold DSP. The rose is stamped on Very Vanilla with Soft Suede and highlighted with Light Flirty Flamingo. The sentiment is stamped with Versamark and embossed with Gold embossing powder. The ribbon is Gold Shimmer Ribbon and the gems are Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I hope that you will give this card layout a try. I'd love to see a photo of your card in the Comments or in the Mystery 7.28.22 album on Stampindede's Doin's and Designs.

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July Monthly Class to Go - Bewitching!

 It doesn't 'feel' like Halloween, but check out Hobby Lobby or Michaels! Halloween is coming!! So this month's Class to Go will help us get prepared for Halloween. This class features the new Bewitching stamp set and it's accompanying punch. The class is $35 and includes the Bewitching stamp set, 12 6x6 sheets of the Black & White DSP, 3 card kits complete with everything you need to make these 3 cards, 3 envelopes, a PDF tutorial complete with color photos. 

You can add on the punch for $19 (catalog price) but I pay shipping and tax. Deadline to RSVP & pay is July 14!

Here are the three cards which will be included in the kits...

The first is a Double Z Fun Fold card. I have a You
Tube video showing how to do this Fun Fold technique.  The letters B-O-O are stamped with the new Alphabest stamp set and punched with the coordinating label punch. The Sweet Sorbet DSP papers are from the 2022-2024 In Color DSP set. The black & white paper is from Perfectly Penciled DSP. The hat is stamped in black and colored in with Sweet Sorbet Stampin blend. The legs/boots are stamped in Parakeet Party and striped socks are filled in with Sweet Sorbet. The starts are stamped in black and some are punched from Black Glitter DSP. The hat band is Sweet Sorbet Glimmer DSP and the ribbon is Black & White gingham. All measurements will be on the video.

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 The second card with 2 dancing hats uses two strips of DSP, one hat punched from Black & White DSP and the other stamped with Black Memento and punched. The spots are colored in with Stampin Blends to coordinate with your DSP. The hat bands are punched from 2022-2024 In Color Glimmer DSP, one from Sweet Sorbet and the other from Starry Sky. The boots/legs are stamped with Sweet Sorbet and Starry Sky. These have to be fussy cut then slipped under the hats which are adhered with dimensionals. The buckles are colored with Stampin Blends. The sentiment piece is cut with the Rectangular Postage Stamp punch. The mat of Starry Sky is also cut with the same punch, cut in hals and positioned to poke out at each end of the sentiment. The spider is stamped with Black Memento as are the stars. You can add a touch of glitter to them with either Wink of Stella or the Sakura Gelly Roll pen.

                                                                                                                                        

The last card, 3 hats, is the one I demonstrated on the video. The card base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4". The Black and White DSP is 5 1/4" x 2 1/4" and the edge is cut with the zig zag Basic Border die. One hat is stamped in Parakeet Party, the stripes on the band colored with Orchid Oasis and the buckle is cut from Black Glitter paper. The 2nd hat is stamped with Black Memento and the web outline is outlined with either Wink of Stella or Sakura silver Gelly Roll. The spiders are stamped with Black Memento. The spider on the right is stamped 3 times but the spider itself is wiped off before stamping to create the longer thread. The stars are punched from Orchid Oasis Glimmer paper. The sentiment is computer generated, cut with a label die from Stylish Shapes.

This YouTube video demonstrates making this last card. Try out the Bewitching set. I think you'll love it. It you are interested in placing an order and don't already have a demonstrator, I'd love to help you. Contact me via e-mail (suzyzoo@verizon.net) or you can shop at my Stampin Up store.

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