Party Panda Birthday

Hello and Happy New Year! I hope your 2018 is off to a fabulous start. I’m super excited to share that Stampin’ Up’s new Occasions Catalog is now live and Sale-A-Bration is going on as well. If you aren’t familiar with Sale-A-Bration, it is a great opportunity to earn free Stampin’ Up products with your purchase. I'll have a post coming up soon with more details but please feel free to email me if you have any questions at annemariehile@gmail.com. I’m happy to help! 

My card today uses one of the stamp sets you can earn with a Sale-A-Bration purchase. It’s called Party Pandas and I have been using it a LOT since I got my hands on it. I mean, isn’t this little guy adorable?! I don’t know about you, but I love to a good sketch challenge. When I see the sketch usually I know exactly the stamp set I want to ink up. The gals over at Freshly Made Sketches always have awesome layouts, so that was where the inspiration for my card started out. 

Check them out and play along! 

I used the new Tutti-frutti Designer Series Paper because the circles on the paper seemed to work with the balloon. I stamped and cut the balloon from another pattern in the pack to bring out more of the Rich Razzleberry color. Then I added some sparkle and a little bow to finish it off. 

Originally, I had intended to keep the Whisper White layer just clean and simple BUT if you know me, that is something I really struggle with. Haha! I just felt like it needed something more. So, I used the little confetti stamp from the set to create a background. I used VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and I really like how it came out.  

One day, I will leave that clean layer. 

Today was not that day. :)

Here is a close-up of the sparkly detail on the panda from the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush along with the heat embossed background. They are little details but I think they add a lot to the card to make it POP! I used the Wink of Stella on the panda’s head and belly to give him some more personality. I also used my Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends to add a little shadow underneath him so he was grounded on the card. 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed my card. Please leave me a comment to say hello! All of the supplies I used are listed below and you can purchase them at my online Stampin’ Up store. You can click any of the product images below to shop. 

Have a happy day! 

-Anne Marie

Product List

Party Pandas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147221]

Tutti-Frutti 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[145606]

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131197]

Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115316]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

Metallics Sequin Assortment

[144214]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Heat Tool

[129053]

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[145054]

Stampin' Blends Color Lifter

[144608]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

Merry Cafe Valentine

Hello and Happy Wednesday to you! Hope you are enjoying your week so far. Can you believe Christmas is just 5 days away? This month has just flown by! Today I wanted to share with you the swap card I made for our monthly team meeting. I decided to stick with the Valentine-theme from my gift card holder in the Shoebox Swap (see previous post HERE) using the Merry Cafe stamp set.

This card incorporates ALL of my favorite things! Layers, texture, sparkle…and COFFEE! I have a Venti Starbucks sitting by my side as I type this. Haha! I really like the color combo of Real Red, Blushing Bride and Pool Party together and the Quilted Christmas Designer Series Paper has some beautiful patterns using that combo. I’m so sad that it’s retiring soon, along with the Merry Cafe stamp set.

When I put my layout together, I originally had the Blushing Bride layer without the texture and didn’t have the doily behind the coffee cup. It was pretty but I just felt like it needed a little more POP. The Cable Knit Embossing Folder is one of my favorites. It’s like a warm and cozy sweater! Finally, I added the doily and I was happy with the end result. I hope you like it as well! 

All of the products I used to make this card are listed below! Many of them will be retiring soon, so get them while you can. Click the product images to shop in my online store. 

So glad you stopped by today! :)

Product List

Merry Café Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144965]

Café Builder Framelits Dies

[145665]

Quilted Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[144617]

Trim Your Stocking Thinlits Dies

[144682]

Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143537]

Real Red 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Solid Ribbon

[144631]

Delicate White Doilies

[141701]

Red Glimmer Paper

[121790]

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122924]

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131198]

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102482]

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

Glue Dots

[103683]

Big Shot

[143263]

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

Festive Phrases Gift Card Holder

Happy Monday! I hope your week is off to an awesome start. It’s cold and rainy here today, but I’m making the most of it in my stamp studio. As I mentioned in my last post, I wanted to share the projects I made for our team meeting last week. In addition to the ornament swap that I posted on Sunday, we also did a Shoebox Swap. We all had a lot of fun putting all of the projects together!

After making SO many Christmas cards recently, I decided to create my project for Valentine’s Day. The soon-to-be retiring Festive Phrases stamp set has an adorable sentiment that had yet to see some ink, so I paired that with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies and created this little gift card holder. If you didn’t want to use it as a gift card holder, you could easily just stamp or write on the little pull-out card.

I wanted to add a little more texture to the front of the treat bag, so I used the new Scattered Sequins embossing folder on just the front of the bag. That embossing folder is brand new and will be available for purchase on January 3, 2018 in the new Stampin’ Up Occasions catalog! I colored in the stamped image with my Stampin’ Blends markers and added the trio of little sparkly hearts for fun. I hope you enjoy this project as much as I do! 

You can order almost all of the supplies I used by today clicking the images below to head on over to my online store. 

Have a great day! 

Product List

Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies [137547]	Festive Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144960]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597]
Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144604]	Scattered Sequins Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [145649]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314]
Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack [144131]	Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144244]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Twine Baker's Whisper White [124262]	Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]