Author: Josee

You’re a Friend Like Gnome Other

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Ummmm, cute gnomes! What else can I say??? These are absolutely adorable and it’s so much fun making cards with them. (This stamp set is found in the Holiday Catalogue that launches tomorrow!)

Dimensions

  • Real Red: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • Crumb Cake: 4″ x 5 1/4″
  • Whisper White: 2 3/8″ Die

Directions

  1. Stamp the tree trunk on cardstock using Crumb Cake ink. Colour the ornaments using the Real Red Blends markers.
  2. Run the cardstock through a die-cut machine using the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Adhere to the card.
  3. Stamp the Gnomes on Shimmery White cardstock using Memento ink. Colour using Stampin’ Blends then cut out using Paper Snips.
  4. Cut out a 2 3/8″ circle using the die from the Stitched Shapes Die.
  5. Adhere the girl-gnome directly on the circle. Adhere white circle to the card using dimensionals. Add dimensionals to the back of the man-gnome and tuck in behind circle.
  6. Stamp greeting on Real Red cardstock using Memento ink. Use a paper trimmer to cut around greeting. Adhere to the card by adding Stampin’ Seal on the right-hand side and dimensionals to the left-hand side.

 

Product List

Gnome For The Holidays Cling Stamp Set (English)

$26.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$12.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$12.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$13.25

Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$13.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$8.25

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

$10.25

Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

$12.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$12.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$12.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$12.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

$41.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$14.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$5.50

Stampin' Seal

$11.00

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Announcing a new Online Store

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NEW STORE LINK: www.stampinup.ca/?demoid=1000063 
newStarting August 4th, there will be a new look to my Online Store!!! I’m giving you some notice so that you are prepared for the switch and ready to order from the Holiday Catalogue launching on the same day!

The links to products and categories will change so I will do my best to fix them as quickly as I can. For most links, Stampin’ Up! has set it up so that it will redirect to the home page of my Online Store.

What you’ll see in the new store:

  • an all-new design with better navigation of the products
  • you can mark your favourite items for later reference, and then create and share your personalized wish list
  • better ability to search for products
  • new, larger imagery to better showcase our products and allow up-close details
    to be seen
  • it will have inventory status information to show you what items will be retiring
    soon, have low inventory, or are backordered so you can make informed purchasing decisions
  • A new Quick Shop feature that will make it easy to add items to your cart

Things to know: 

  • Your account information and passwords will still work with the new site.
  • Old bookmarks and links will forward you to the new store, but your browser will see it as a new site which means that it will not auto-fill your email and password.
  • If you’ve forgotten your password, you can click the “Forgot Password” link on the new online store’s sign-in page and follow the steps to reset your
    password.
  • If you’d like to look up your password before the new store launches, here’s how:
    – Log in to my online store, click on My Account, click on Email/Password and jot it down

If you have any questions or issues with the new Online Store, contact me by email at josee@stampingjo.com or connect with me on Facebook.

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              1. NEW: August-December 2020 Mini Catalogue – View PDF here    See products online
              2. Bonus Day Coupons- If you spent $60 or more in July- you can redeem your coupons August 4-31!  Go to store
              3. Jo-Jo’s Stamping Essentials– click here
              4. Clearance Rack  – click here
              5. WEEKLY NEWSLETTER & TUTORIALS: Sign up for my newsletter to get updates, specials & card ideas!
              6. JO JO POINTS: Earn free stamps with my VIP reward program!
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Photo Tutorial: Inspired Sunflower Card

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Today I’m excited to show you a card that I CASED (copy and share everything) from Jo Blackman, a talented Stampin Up! demonstrator from the UK.
You can see her card on her blog here.

My card is not exactly like hers…she really is amazing at water colouring, but, I still like how mine turned out. 😉 As I made mine, I followed her written directions and created my own photo tutorial! If you haven’t tried water colouring yet, get some Water Painters and Watercolor Paper and give it a try!

Dimensions

  • Misty Moonlight: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • Bumblebee: 4″ x 5 1/4″  and  3/4″ x 2 5/8″
  • Watercolor Paper: 3 3/4″ x 5″
  • Whisper White: 1″ x 2 1/4″
  • Ribbon: 2 3/4″

Directions

1.

Ink up the sunflower using Versamark, then Soft Suede before stamping on Watercolor Paper.

 

2.

Sprinkle with clear embossing powder and tap off the excess.

3.

Emboss using the Heat Tool until you see the image becoming glossy.

4.

Add Cinnamon Cider ink to a stamping block to use as your palette.

5.

Add a bit of water in the middle of the block and mix a bit at a time with some of the ink with the Water Painter before colouring. Colour the entire middle then use less water with the ink to colour the darker colour.  (I used the medium-sized Painter.)

6.

Colour the entire flower using Bumblebee ink and use a bit of Pumpkin Pie to add highlights.

7.

Use the large Water Painter and add water to the white space on the Watercolor Paper.

8.

Start colouring using Misty Moonlight ink. I found that it looks a bit of a hot mess when it’s wet, but, as it dries the colour starts to blend together and it looks really nice! You can add more colour near the flowers so that the flowers “pop” off the paper.

9.

Use the Banner Triple Punch to create the ends of your cardstocks.

10.

I find the best type of adhesive for a watercolour project is either the Stampin’ Seal+ or the Tear & Tape Adhesive.

11.

Add adhesive to the back of the cardstock to adhere the ribbon.

12.

Adhere all pieces together and add the greeting, Bumblebee piece and ribbon to the card using Dimensionals. Add gems and you are done!

Product List

Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (English)

$70.00

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English)

$33.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$12.00

Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock

$12.00

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

$12.25

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$13.25

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

$10.25

Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad

$10.25

Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad

$10.25

Water Painters

$16.25

1/4" Bumblebee Gingham Trim

$9.50

Banner Triple Punch

$31.00

Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems

$11.00

Stampin' Seal+

$16.25

Tear & Tape Adhesive

$9.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

$5.50

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            3. Jo-Jo’s Stamping Essentials– click here
            4. Clearance Rack  – click here
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Tutorial Thursday: Celebrate Sunflowers

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TUTORIAL THURSDAY: Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set

Happy Thursday! On Thursdays, I’m starting to share a tutorial featuring 1 stamp set with 2-3 different samples! You can choose to see them on this post and/or print out the tutorials to keep for reference! 🙂

Hope you enjoy it!

Idea #1

Measurements: 

  • Whisper White: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
  • Whisper White: 3-1/4” x 5-1/2” (embossed background), and 2-3/4” x 5-1/2” (stamped flowers)
  • Cinnamon Cider: scraps for die cut sprigs
  • In Good Taste Designer Paper: 1-1/2” x 5-1/2”

Supplies: (SHOP THESE PRODUCTS ONLINE)

  • Stamp Sets: Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (154065)
  • Cardstock: Whisper White (100730), Cinnamon Cider (153078)
  • Ink: Soft Suede (147115), Stampin’ Blends Combos – Cinnamon Cider (153105), Daffodil Delight (154883), Mango Melody (154888), Granny Apple Green (154885)
  • Tools & Accessories: Metallic Pearls (146282), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder (152718), Die-cutting machine
  • Designer Paper: In Good Taste (152494)

Instructions:

  1. Emboss Whisper White background with Tasteful Textile 3D folder and adhere to card base 1/8” from top fold.
  2. Die-cut sprigs from Cinnamon Cider cardstock and adhere to the embossed background with glue. Note: you may need to trim the ends, depending on placement.)
  3. Adhere designer paper 1/8” from the bottom of the embossed piece over ends of sprigs.
  4. Stamp three flowers with Soft Suede ink on remaining white cardstock and colour with Stampin’ Blends. Die-cut and adhere to card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  5. Stamp greeting with Soft Suede ink.
  6. Add gold Metallic Pearls.

Idea #2

Measurements: 

  • Misty Moonlight: 4 ¼” x 11”, scored at 5 ½”
  • Basic Black: 4 ¼” x 1 ½”
  • Whisper White: 4” x 5 ¼” (2), scraps

Supplies: (SHOP THESE PRODUCTS ONLINE)

  • Stamp Sets: Celebrate Sunflowers (152517), Beautiful Friendship (149252)
  • Cardstock: Misty Moonlight (153081), Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730)
  • Ink: Memento Black (132708), Versamark (102283)
  • Stampin Blends: Old Olive Combo (154892), Daffodil Delight Combo (154883), So Saffron Combo (154905), Mango Melody Dark (154888), Soft Suede Combo (154906)
  • Tool & Accessories: Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder (152718), White Embossing Powder (109132), Heat Tool (129053), Paper snips (103579), Snail Adhesive (104332), Sunflowers Dies (152704), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820)

Instructions:

  1. Cut out the center window front the front of the card using the rectangle die.
  2. Using the larger rectangle die, cut the center window from one of the 4” x 5 ¼” pieces of Whisper White, run through Tasteful Textiles embossing folder, then using Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere over the window on Misty Moonlight base.
  3. Stamp three small sunflowers on Whisper White scrap using Memento Black ink.
  4. Colour sunflowers using Stampin’ Blends, then cut out with the die.
  5. Stamp ‘Let’s Celebrate You’ verse with Versamark onto Black cardstock, sprinkle with white embossing powder and heat with the heat tool. Cut using snips.
  6. Adhere one sunflower to the top right corner of the rectangle window using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  7. Place two sunflowers to the bottom left and only adhere bottom sunflower.
  8. Adhere verse across sunflower, and then adhere the last sunflower above verse with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  9. One second piece of Whisper White, stamp sunflower to the bottom right corner so it peeks out of the window when the card is closed. Colour with Stampin’ Blends then adhere the piece to the inside of the card.
  10. With card closed, stamp ‘Birthdays are the best days’ onto inside Whisper White using Memento Black ink.

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Walk in the Woods – Watercolored Hedgehog

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Don’t you just love this little hedgehog from the Walk in the Woods stamp set? For the watercolouring, I only used 3 different colours and depending on the amount of water I used with the ink, it gave me different shades.

Supplies:

Measurements: 

  • Balmy Blue Card Base: 5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”
  • Crumb Cake Cardstock : 4” x 5 ¼”

Instructions:

  1. Cut Balmy Blue cardstock for the base and fold using a Bone Folder for the crease.
  2. Stamp the image of the mushrooms and grass randomly on Crumb Cake cardstock using the matching ink pad.
  3. Colour the white ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack using the Dark Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blend and let dry for a minute. (Tip: I coloured both sides of the ribbon).
  4. Adhere the ends of the ribbon to the back of the Crumb Cake layer and add cardstock to the card using Stampin’ Seal+.
  5. Stamp the hedgehog on Watercolor Paper, then cut out using the 4 ½” Stitched Nested Labels Die.
  6. Cut out a Granny Apple Green Stitched Nested Label using the 4 ¾” Die.
  7. Use the Medium-Sized Water Painter to colour the hedgehog, the sky and the grass. (Tip: I used one of my stamping blocks as my palette and pushed some ink on to it from the ink pad. I then squeezed some water on to the block and mixed it a bit with the colour before colouring). Set aside to dry.
  8. Adhere the two labels together, and then add to the card using Stampin’ Seal+.
  9. Stamp the leaves on Granny Apple Green cardstock and cut them out using Paper Snips. Put a little adhesive to one side of the top leaf and adhere them together.
  10. Tie a bow around the stems of the 2 leaves using Linen Thread and add them to the card using Dimensionals.
  11. Stamp the greeting with Memento ink on Whisper White cardstock and cut out using Paper Snips. Add the greeting to the card using Dimensionals.

Product List

Walk In The Woods Cling Stamp Set (English)

$29.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$12.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$12.00

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$12.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$13.25

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

$12.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$8.25

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

$10.25

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

$10.25

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

$10.25

Water Painters

$16.25

Stitched Nested Labels Dies

$48.00

Linen Thread

$6.75

Paper Snips

$13.50

Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack

$13.50

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$12.00

Stampin' Seal+

$16.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

$5.50

Bone Folder

$9.50

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QUICK LINKS & PROMOS:

            1. Bonus Days- for every $60 you spend in July; you get a $6 coupon in August- go to store
            2. July 2020 Bundle of the Month– click here
            3. Jo-Jo’s Stamping Essentials– click here
            4. Clearance Rack  – click here
            5. WEEKLY NEWSLETTER & TUTORIALS: Sign up for my newsletter to get updates, specials & card ideas!
            6. JO JO POINTS: Earn free stamps with my VIP reward program!
            7. New to Stampin’ Up? Check out my STAMPING 101 TIPS
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