Nature's Harvest - Nature's Harvest Tutorial Card 5

The tutorial is NOW AVAILABLE!

Click HERE for more information.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Old Olive cardstock
• Crushed Curry cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper
• Nature's Harvest stamp set
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Stampin' Blends and/or alcohol markers
• Crushed Curry ribbon
• Dimensionals

Extraordinary Well Wishes

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Black cardstock
• Granny Apple Green cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Flower & Field Designer Series Paper
• Dandelion Wishes and Simply Succulents stamp sets
• Memento Black ink
  
• Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends
• Forever Flourishing dies
• Itty Bitty Accents punch
• Dimensionals
• Under sentiment panel
• Jewels (dyed to match)

Nature's Harvest - Nature's Harvest Tutorial Card 4

The tutorial is NOW AVAILABLE!

Click HERE for more information.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Early Espresso cardstock
• Junior Varsity Designer Series Paper
• Inspired Thoughts and Nature's Harvest stamp sets
• Early Espresso and Memento Tuxedo Black inks
  
• Stampin' Blends and/or alcohol markers
• Harvest dies
• Banners Pick a Punch
• Gold Glitter Enamel Dots
• Dimensionals

Magnolia Hello

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mossy Meadow cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 11"
• Scored at 5 1/2"
• 
   Card layer measures 2 7/8" x 5 1/4"
• Die cut
• Petal Pink cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 5 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Sentiment finished measures 2 1/4" x 1 3/16"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4' x 5 1/4"
• Scraps for flowers
• Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
  
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Card layer measures 2 7/8" x 4 1/2"
• Die cut
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• Good Morning Magnolia stamp set
• Memento black and Mossy Meadow inks
• Stampin' Blends
• Mossy Meadow
• Petal Pink
• Soft Suede
• Magnolia Memory and Stitched Nested Labels dies
• Wink of Stella clear
• Pale gold sequins (non SU)
• Dimensionals

Blog Followers

The email subscription service that I use on my blog will no longer be available, effective mid August.  You will receive my blog postings from MailChimp as soon as I figure how to do it.  

I'll keep you posted. Happy Stampin'!

Nature's Harvest - Nature's Harvest Tutorial Card 3

The tutorial is NOW AVAILABLE!

Click HERE for more information.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crushed Curry cardstock
• Very Vanilla cardstock *
• Whisper White cardstock
• Crushed Curry Patterns Designer Series Paper
• Nature's Harvest stamp set
  
• Crafts by Beth CPP Sentiments or any sentiment you have
  
• Click HERE for information
• Memento Tuxedo Black and Versamark inks
• Clear embossing powder
• You could easily substitute stamping in Crushed Curry or Versamark and not emboss
• Circle 1 1/2" and 1 3/8" punches
• Twine
• Dimensionals

* Yes you can use Very Vanilla and Whisper White together. They are both neutral colors.

Peaceful Poppy Thank You

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White Thick cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 11"
• Scored at 5 1/2"
• Lovely Lipstick cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 1/4" x 1 7/8"
• Card layer measures 1 5/8" x 3 1/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5/8"
• 
  Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 1 1/2" x 3"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 4 1/4" x 1 3/4"
  
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 1/2"
• Flourishing Phrases and Painted Poppies stamp sets
• Memento Jet Black ink
• Alcohol markers
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Dimensionals

Inspiration came from a Pin on Pintrest

Nature's Harvest Tutorial AVAILABLE

I have had several blog followers ask when the tutorial will be available. It is available now.

The Nature's Harvest Tutorial is now available. Create nine beautiful cards using the Nature's Harvest stamp set and Harvest dies.  There are two fun fold cards and a card that has a removable bookmark. 

Each updated post will have what Designer Series Paper I used on each card detail. I used Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper that I had on hand. I choose background patterns so you could easily adapt any card to the DSP you have.

Please a $60 order at Stampin' Up! using my Hostess Code (top right hand corner - desktop version) and receive the tutorial for FREE.  The tutorial is also available for purchase for $9.95.

Sympathy Card - Nature's Harvest Tutorial Card 2

Stampin' Up! Products

• Delightful Dijon cardstock
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Inspired Thoughts and Nature's Harvest stamp sets
• Early Espresso and Memento Tuxedo black inks
• Stampin' Blends and/or alcohol markers
• Harvest and Stitched So Sweetly dies
• Twine
• Sequins
• Dimensionals

The BEST Stamp Set Ever

Flourishing Phrases (no longer available) is my go to stamp set.  

It is so versatile and the sentiments fit perfect with most any punch.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Fresh Fig cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 11"
• 
  Scored at 5 1/2"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 5"
• Scrap for oval die cut
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Stamp and trim off
  
• Card layer measures 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Flourishing Phrases and Something Lacy stamp sets
• Fresh Fig ink
• Layering Oval Framelits
• Story Label punch
• Rich Razzleberry 3/8" grosgrain ribbon
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Dimensionals

Acetate Gift Box

• Fresh Fig cardstock
• Belly band measures 11" x 1 1/4"
• Scored at 2 5/8" 3 1/4", 7 7/8" and 8 1/2"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Belly band layer measures 4 3/8" x 1"
• Belly band layer (stamped) measures 4 1/4" x 7/8"
• Rich Razzleberry 3/8" grosgrain ribbon

Nature's Harvest - Nature's Harvest Tutorial Card 1

This stamp and die set becomes available on August 3, 2021

A catalog is a great place for inspiration

Mini Catalog July - December 2021 - Page 71

Nature's Harvest Tutorial coming soon!

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crumb Cake cardstock
• Cajun Craze cardstock
• Early Espresso cardstock
• Old Olive cardstock
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Gilded Autumn Designers Series Paper
• Nature's Harvest stamp set
• Early Espresso and Memento Tuxedo Black inks
• Stampin' Blends and/or alcohol markers
• Harvest dies
• Banners Pick a Punch
• Dusty Durango Polka Dot grosgrain ribbon
• Dimensionals

Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Available Now

I have created a tutorial which will show you how to create twelve different design layout using Stampin' Up!'s Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper.  Currently this paper is on sale at Stampin' Up! now through August 2, 2021 at a discount of 15%.

This tutorial can be yours for FREE when you make a $60 or more product purchase using my current Hostess Code which is located at the top of my blog (desktop version). This offer cannot be combined with any other offer made by me.  This tutorial can also be purchase for $9.95 (not $10.95 as previously posted) through PayPal.  The PDF Tutorial will be emailed to you for your personal use.

You may wish to wait to make a purchase of more than $50, however the DSP will no longer be on sale.  Stampin' Up! is having their second Sale-A-Bration for 2021 and it begins on August 3, 2021. You will receive a free product with every $50 purchase.

This twelve-card tutorial uses some of these Stampin' Up1 products

• Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper
• Coordinating cardstock and ink
• Basic Black
• Blushing Bride
• Cinnamon Cider
• Daffodil Delight
• Garden Green
• Highland Heather
• Mint Macaron
• Misty Moonlight
• Pale Papaya
• Pool Party
• Whisper White
• So Saffron - I added one card using this color
• Dies used
• Brilliant Wings 
• Circle (some maybe stitched)
• Forever Flourishing
• Oval
• Penned Flowers
• Stitched Rectangle 
• Stitched So Sweetly
• Punches used
• Butterfly Duet
• Flower punches (various)
• Leaf 
• Lovely Labels Pick a Punch
• Pick a Banner
• Story Label
• Stamps
• Hand-Penned Petals
• Several sentiments - use what you have

Making the Most of a Freebie - Flower & Field Designer Series Paper

This is a FIRST, there is going to be a SECOND Sale-A-Bration in one year.  August 3, 2021 is just around the corner. It's time to use up your SAB freebie from January!

Stampin' Up! Products

• Cherry Cobbler cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Scrap for butterflies
• Delightful Dijon cardstock (Bumblebee alternative)
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Die cut butterflies from center
• Banner finished measures 3 1/2" x 3/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• 
  Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Banner finished measures 3 1/4" x 1/2"
• Flower & Field Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Wishing You Well stamp set
• Memento black ink
  
• Beautiful Wings dies
• Lovely Labels Pick A Punch
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Dimensionals

Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper Tutorial

I am currently working on a tutorial using the Hand Penned Designer Series Paper.  In this tutorial you will receive 12 different card layouts using the Hand Penned Designer Series Paper.  It will be available for $9.95 10.95 or free with your purchase of $60 in Stampin' Up! products using my Hostess Code.  

Clean and Classy Butterfly

Stampin' Up! Products

• Berry Burst cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• 
  Card layer measures 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
• Card layer measures 3 1/8" x 4 1/4"
• Die cut using largest die
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Whisper White Thick cardstock *
  
• Scrap for butterflies and sentiment
• Butterfly Brilliance and Express Yourself stamp sets
• Berry Burst ink
• Petals and More Thinlits
• Brilliant Wings and Stitched So Sweetly dies
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Dimensionals

I was looking for a way to use up my retired cardstock and happened upon this layout on Pinterest.

* When using Whisper White for embellishments using the thick cardstock gives it an slight, added dimension without Dimensionals. There are no Dimensionals underneath the top butterfly.

Delicate Hand-Penned Note Cards

Stampin' Up! Products

• Coordinating cardstock *
• Note card base measures 7 1/4" x 4 7/8"
• Scored at 3 1/2"
• Not your typical note card size 
• Adjusted for added height from Dimensionals
• 
  Card layer measures 3 5/8" x 5"
• Die cut nesting together #2 and #4 **
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 3 1/4"
• Scrap for sentiment mat
• Coordinating cardstock
• Scrap for flowers (two for added dimension)
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 5 1/8" x 3 1/4"
• Die cut using #2
• Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper
  
• Card layer measures 3" x 4 1/2"
• Watch the direction of your paper
  
• Card layer (inside)  measures 1/2" x 3 1/4"
• Crafts by Beth CPP Sentiments
• Click HERE for more information
• Stitched Rectangle Framelits
• Flower Trio, Modern Label and Word Window punches
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Dimensionals

* Blushing Bride, Pool Party and So Saffron

** Dies are numbered beginning with the largest being #1

Magnolia Chocolate Wrapper

Let's add a chocolate bar to the gift bag set in THIS post.

Chocolate Bar Wrap - For a picture tutorial on how to put the chocolate bar inside the wrapper, click HERE.  Please note the measurements on this older post has been modified.

• Petal Pink cardstock
• Base measures 6 3/4" x 6 1/4"
• Place 6 3/4" length on the top of your scoreboard
• Score at 1", 1 1/4", 3 7/8" and 4 1/8"
• Scrap for sentiment
• Mossy Meadow cardstock
• Layer measures 2 3/8" x 6"
• Scrap for sentiment mat
• Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
• Layer measures 2 1/4" x 5 7/8"
• Layering Ovals and Magnolia Memory dies
• Stampin' Blends
• Mossy Meadow
• Petal Pink
• Soft Suede
• Story Label punch
• Wink of Stella Clear
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Ribbon
• Sticky Strip

Magnolia Altered Mini Composition Book

Stampin' Up! Products

• Petal Pink cardstock *
• Back to front wrap measures 4 5/8" x 4 5/8"
• Scored at 2 3/4" and 3 1/8"
• Front cover measures 2 3/4" x 4 5/8"
• Mossy Meadow cardstock
• Front left layer measures 2 3/8" x 4 1/4"
• Right flap measures 1 1/4" x 4 1/4"
• Scrap for 1 3/8" circle punch
• Whisper White cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
• Front left panel measures 2 1/8" x 4 1/8"
• Right wrap around measures 1 1/8" x 4 1/8"
• Tip: If the back of your paper has a foil print, lightly buff using a nail file. This will insure your glue holds up.
• Good Morning Magnolia stamp set
• Memento Black ink
• Stampin' Blends
• Mossy Meadow
• Petal Pink
• Soft Suede
• Mini Composition books
• Walmart pack of 3 for $.88 (price may have increased
• Magnolia Memory dies
• Tear & Tape Adhesive
• Glue Dots (for magnets)
• Magnets
• Deal Extreme LINK
• 8 mm x 1 mm

Directions for the greeting cards can be found HERE.

Directions for the gift bag can be found HERE.

Magnolia Greeting Cards and Coordinating Gift Bag and Notepad

Stampin' Up! Products

• Petal Pink cardstock
• Gift bag layer measures 5 1/4" x 1 1/2"
• Mossy Meadow cardstock
• Gift bag layer measures 5 1/4" x 1 1/4"
• Magnolia Lane cardstock
• Gift bag layer measures 5 1/4" x 1"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Good Morning Magnolia stamp set
• Memento Black ink
• Stampin' Blends
• Mossy Meadow
• Petal Pink
• Soft Suede
• Magnolia Memory dies
• Wink of Stella Clear
• Dimensionals
• Gift bag (non SU) measures 5 1/8" x 8" x 3 3/8"

Directions for the greeting cards can be found HERE.

Follow blog HERE for directions to Mini Composition Book

Glue all paper layers together and attach to gift bag.  Trim if necessary

Magnolia Thinking of You Cards and Coordinating Gift Box

Stampin' Up! Products

• Petal Pink cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Scrap for sentiment
• Mossy Meadow cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Die cut oval from this piece
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 4"
• Petal Pink cardstock
• Card strip measures 5 1/2" x 1/2"
• Flatten
• Attach with glue
• Trim to fit
• 
  Scrap for sentiment
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 5 1/4" x 4"
  
• Scrap for flowers
• Make three for cards, one for box
• Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 2 3/8"
• Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 1 1/2"
  
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 4"
• Good Morning Magnolia
• Memento black and Mossy Meadow inks
• Stampin' Blends
• Mossy Meadow
• Petal Pink
• Soft Suede
• Wink of Stella Clear
• On top of Petal Pink Stampin' Blends coloring
• Layering Circle Framelits and Magnolia Memory dies
• Story Label punch
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Dimensionals

Acetate Gift Box

• Petal Pink cardstock
• Belly band measures 11" x 1 1/4"
• Scored at 2 5/8" 3 1/4", 7 7/8" and 8 1/2"
• Mossy Meadow cardstock
• Belly band layer measures 1" x  4 3/8"
• Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
• Belly band layer measures 7/8" x 4 1/4"