Join Me for World Card Making Day!

Join me October 5th from 1pm-4pm for a World Card Making Day Event. Come for a few minutes or stay for the whole event. We’ll have snacks, create a few make & takes, browse through the new catalog, or just relax with a few stamping friends. You’ll even have the chance to use SU!’s hottest new product, the Big Shot!  Check out my SU! website for more details.

Rock Star Card Elements

In addition, during the week of October 4-11, you will receive 20% off Simply Sent card kits and Simply Sent Card Elements.

Big Shot Materials

Raw Materials for the Big Shot

Whether you want to create a vinyl die cut for your wall or a chipboard cut out for a special project, you can now do it using Stampin’ Up! products! Stampin’ Up! is now offering four colors of Décor Elements Sheets (Dark Gray, White, Kraft, and Chocolate) as well as specially-shaped chipboard to fit into your Big Shot without any trimming!

Décor Elements Sheets
Each package comes with two (2) 12″ x 24″ sheets of vinyl in specified color, along with two (2) 12″ x 24″ sheets of transfer tape to make using your vinyl pieces easy to use. Instructions for use are included in the package.

Item	Product Name	Price
114334	Dark Gray Décor Elements Sheets	$12.95
114335	White Décor Elements Sheets	$12.95
114336	Kraft Décor Elements Sheets	$12.95
114337	Chocolate Décor Elements Sheets	$12.95

On Board Long Board
Each package contains six (6) sheets of natural colored chipboard (5-3/4″ x 13-3/4″). This size is perfect for sliding into the Big Shot without needing to trim or cut pieces. Use with rule-based dies (Originals, Bigz, and Bigz XL dies).

Item	Product Name	Price
114320	On Board Long Board	$6.95

new designer series paper colors

i am always looking for the colors that coordinate with our designer series background papers. here’s a quick reference guide to help you figure it out.

fall-winter 2008 idea book & catalog papers:

• Banbury: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, Pixie Pink
• Bella Rose: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red
• Georgia Peach: Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, So Saffron
• Ghostly Greetings: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie
• Green Tea: Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Old Olive
• Haiku: More Mustard, Old Olive, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango
• Hawaii Papaya: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango
• Holiday Treasures: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Ruby Red
• Junior Varsity: Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Rose Red, So Saffron
• Maine Blueberry: Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy
• Manchester: Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze, Kraft, Very Vanilla
• Muirfield: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Very Vanilla
• Parisian Summer: Bravo Burgundy, Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand, So Saffron
• Patterns: Monochromatic papers available in Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue, Certainly
• Celery, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Perfect Plum,
• Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Rose Red, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango
• Prestwick: Basic Gray, Brocade Blue, Garden Green, Night of Navy
• Rainbow Sherbet: Apricot Appeal, Gable Green, Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise
• Sweet Always: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose
• Urban Garden: Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy
• Washington Apple: Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron
• Windsor Knot: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Sage Shadow, So Saffron

older papers:

• Apple Cider: Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, River Rock, Wild Wasabi
• Holiday Harmony: Always Artichoke, Purely Pomegranate, River Rock
• Brocade Backgrounds: Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, River Rock
• Cerise: Real Red, Very Vanilla
• Charbon: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla
• Creepy Crawly: Basic Black, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust
• Cutie Pie: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, So Saffron
• Darling Doodles: Brocade Blue, Groovy Guava, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi
• Dashing: Old Olive, Real Red, River Rock, Very Vanilla
• Fall Flowers: Old Olive, Really Rust, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky
• Flowers for You: Certainly Celery, Lovely Lilac, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise
• LeJardin: River Rock, Soft Sky, So Saffron, Very Vanilla
• Linen Prints: Apricot Appeal, Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Pink Passion
• Notations No. 2: More Mustard, River Rock, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi
• Outlaw: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla
• Prints: Monochromatic papers available in Almost Amethyst, Always Artichoke, Blue Bayou, Brilliant Blue, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, Groovy Guava, Lovely Lilac, More Mustard, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, River Rock, Rose Red, So Saffron, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise
• Porcelain Prints: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Wild Wasabi
• Uptown: Almost Amethyst, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi
• Wintergreen: Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Sage Shadow, Soft Sky
• Bali Breeze: Old Olive, Taken with Teal, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie
• Berry Bliss: Purely Pomegranate, Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa
• Cutie Pie: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, So Saffron
• East Coast Prep: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, More Mustard
• Flowers for You: Certainly Celery, Lovely Lilac, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise
• Fall Flowers: Old Olive, Really Rust, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand
• Ginger Blossom: Ruby Red, River Rock, Cameo Coral, Groovy Guava
• Jersey Shore: Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue
• Le Jardin: River Rock, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue
• Notebook: Soft Sky, Kraft, Vanilla
• Olive Press: Old Olive, Very Vanilla
• Porcelain Prints: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Wild Wasabi
• Spring Break: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky
• Spring Fling: Certainly Celery, Sage Shadow, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron
• Spring Silhouettes: Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla
• Western Sky: Ruby Red, River Rock, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky
• Azure: Brilliant Blue, Very Vanilla

Discounted Retiring Accessories Promotion

Save 25% on select discontinuing accessories, while supplies last–no additional purchase necessary!

Item #	Pg.  #	Description	Regular Price	25% Off Price
109117	167	Pocket Notes assortment Sold Out	$9.95	$7.46
110479	168	Jersey Shore Designer Series paper	$9.95	$7.46
110699	168	East Coast Prep Designer Series paper Sold Out	$9.95	$7.46
109159	169	Flowers For You  Designer Series paper	$9.95	$7.46
110273	169	Spring Fling Designer Series paper	$9.95	$7.46
110748	170	Notebook Designer Series paper	$9.95	$7.46
109153	170	Porcelain Prints Designer Series paper Sold Out	$9.95	$7.46
110751	171	Azure Designer Series paper	$9.95	$7.46
109164	171	River Rock Prints Designer Series paper	$9.95	$7.46
109175	171	Almost Amethyst Prints Designer Series paper Sold Out	$9.95	$7.46
109168	171	Groovy Guava Prints Designer Series paper Sold Out	$9.95	$7.46
109169	171	Close to Cocoa Prints Designer Series paper Sold Out	$9.95	$7.46
110284	182	Eastern Elegance Rub-Ons	$10.95	$8.21
110285	182	Urban West Rub-Ons	$10.95	$8.21
110281	182	Cherished Memories Rub-Ons Sold Out	$10.95	$8.21
109185	190	Jersey Ribbon Originals	$12.95	$9.71
109187	190	District Ribbon Originals	$12.95	$9.71
109189	190	Beachfront Ribbon Originals	$12.95	$9.71
110716	191	Wild Wasabi striped grosgrain ribbon	$7.95	$5.96
109062	191	River Rock double-stitched grosgrain ribbon	$8.95	$6.71

First Time Offered! Empty Punch Box Tin $3.95; Item 114673

Don’t wait too long–quantities are limited. Contact me TODAY to place your order!

Discontinued Accessories

Discontinued Accessories

Items on this discontinued accessories list will be available while supplies last or through August 10, whichever comes first.

Products are marked as available or unavailable. If an item is unavailable, our supply is exhausted and the item can no longer be ordered. This list will be updated every afternoon through August 10.

Visit this page for the most current list before taking any customer orders or holding any workshops. If you want to order an item, choose a backup item in case that item is no longer available.

Keep in mind that the status of any product may change quickly based on demand.

With most catalogs, some accessories are completely discontinued while others are redesigned or reconfigured for the new catalog. Sometimes popular items are “discontinued” in their current packaging or style to come back with improved packaging or added product features. This year, no accessories are being reconfigured.

Make sure you if you want the products as shown in the Spring-Summer Collection 2008, now is the time to purchase them.

Last updated August 1

Item Number	Page #	Product Description	Availability
109200	177	Accents & Elements Build A Flower	Not Available
110718	177	Accents & Elements Lucky Star
110719	177	Accents & Elements Messenger
103158	184	Acrylic Graph & Grid
108638	163	Card Stock 12 X 12 In Color
108642	163	Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Blue Bayou
108643	163	Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Groovy Guava
108637	163	Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 In Color
108640	163	Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 River Rock
108639	163	Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Soft Sky
108641	163	Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Wild Wasabi	Not Available
108644	163	Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Purely Pomegranate	Not Available
103975	166	Card Stock Brushed Copper	Not Available
108694	163	Card Stock Textured 12 X 12 In Color
107312	167	Cards & Envelopes Gift Whisper White
107292	167	Cards & Envelopes Greeting Whisper White
109116	167	Notes & Envelopes Long Notes
109118	167	Notes & Envelopes Love Notes
109117	167	Notes & Envelopes Pocket Notes*	Not Available
110729	167	Notes & Envelopes Scallop Notes
109119	167	Notes & Envelopes Gift Notes
109018	163	Classic Stampin’ Ink Blue Bayou	Not Available
109019	163	Classic Stampin’ Ink Groovy Guava
109017	163	Classic Stampin’ Ink Purely Pomegranate	Not Available
109016	163	Classic Stampin’ Ink River Rock	Not Available
109015	163	Classic Stampin’ Ink Soft Sky
109020	163	Classic Stampin’ Ink Wild Wasabi	Not Available
109013	163	Classic Stampin’ Pad Blue Bayou
109012	163	Classic Stampin’ Pad Groovy Guava
109011	163	Classic Stampin’ Pad Purely Pomegranate
109010	163	Classic Stampin’ Pad River Rock
109009	163	Classic Stampin’ Pad Soft Sky
109014	163	Classic Stampin’ Pad Wild Wasabi
110751	171	Designer Series Paper Azure*
110696	169	Designer Series Paper Bali Breeze
110749	169	Designer Series Paper Berry Bliss
109154	169	Designer Series Paper Cutie Pie
110699	168	Designer Series Paper East Coast Prep*	Not Available
109160	170	Designer Series Paper Fall Flowers	Not Available
109159	169	Designer Series Paper Flowers For You*
110697	169	Designer Series Paper Ginger Blossom
110479	168	Designer Series Paper Jersey Shore*
109151	170	Designer Series Paper Le Jardin
110748	170	Designer Series Paper Notebook*
110750	171	Designer Series Paper Olive Press
109153	170	Designer Series Paper Porcelain Prints*	Not Available
109175	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Almost Amethyst*	Not Available
109177	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Always Artichoke
109173	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Blue Bayou	Not Available
109174	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Brilliant Blue
109178	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Certainly Celery
109169	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Close to Cocoa*	Not Available
109168	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Groovy Guava*	Not Available
109171	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Lovely Lilac
109172	171	Designer Series Paper Prints More Mustard	Not Available
109176	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Old Olive
109170	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Pumpkin Pie	Not Available
109164	171	Designer Series Paper Prints River Rock*
109167	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Rose Red
109166	171	Designer Series Paper Prints So Saffron
109165	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Soft Sky	Not Available
109163	171	Designer Series Paper Prints Tempting Turquoise	Not Available
110698	168	Designer Series Paper Spring Break
110273	169	Designer Series Paper Spring Fling*	Not Available
110271	170	Designer Series Paper Spring Silhouettes
110272	170	Designer Series Paper Western Sky
107299	167	Envelope Confetti Cream Medium
105320	189	Eyelets Basic	Not Available
100375	189	Eyelets Bold Brights	Not Available
100381	189	Eyelets Earth Elements	Not Available
107233	189	Eyelets Fresh Favorites I
107234	189	Eyelets Fresh Favorites II
105316	189	Eyelets Rich Regals
100378	189	Eyelets Soft Subtles	Not Available
105515	188	Hodgepodge Hardware Pewter	Not Available
105531	188	Hodgepodge Hardware Antique Brass	Not Available
105532	188	Hodgepodge Hardware Aged Copper	Not Available
101120	183	Metallic Art Pencils
107307	179	On Board Accents
109181	178	On Board Blossoms & Basic
109179	178	On Board Ginormous Pieces
107306	179	On Board Simon Lower
102678	166	Mulberry Paper White	Not Available
109227	181	Punch Box Three For You	Not Available
102686	180	Punch Handheld Rectangle
100271	183	Pure Color Pencils
109060	191	Ribbon Double-Stitched Blue Bayou	Not Available
109063	191	Ribbon Double-Stitched Groovy Guava	Not Available
109061	191	Ribbon Double-Stitched Purely Pomegranate	Not Available
109062	191	Ribbon Double-Stitched River Rock*
109059	191	Ribbon Double-Stitched Soft Sky	Not Available
109058	191	Ribbon Double-Stitched Wild Wasabi	Not Available
109189	190	Ribbon Originals Beachfront*
109187	190	Ribbon Originals District*
109188	190	Ribbon Originals Fairy Tale
109185	190	Ribbon Originals Jersey*
109184	190	Ribbon Originals Sherbert
109186	190	Ribbon Originals Theater
110716	191	Ribbon Striped Grosgrain Wild Wasabi*
110281	182	Rub-Ons Cherished Memories*	Not Available
110284	182	Rub-Ons Eastern Elegance*
110285	182	Rub-Ons Urban West*
110557	174	Simply Scrappin’ Boho Blend
109610	174	Simply Scrappin’ Confetti	Not Available
110572	172	Simply Scrappin’ Crew Kids Boy
110567	173	Simply Scrappin’ Crew Kids Girl
109597	175	Simply Scrappin’ Home Again
110562	174	Simply Scrappin’ Rose Cottage
109648	173	Simply Scrappin’ Special Delivery Boy
109627	173	Simply Scrappin’ Special Delivery Girl	Not Available
110587	175	Simply Scrappin’ Summer Days
110577	175	Simply Scrappin’ Tie The Knot
111184	15	Simply Sent Friendly Notes
109228	16	Simply Sent Simple Delights	Not Available
109229	16	Simply Sent Three Thoughts	Not Available
106662	197	Stampin’Around Wheel Daisy Field
107561	197	Stampin’Around Wheel Garden Annuals
109681	197	Stampin’Around Wheel Good Dog
109678	197	Stampin’Around Wheel Kisses
107482	197	Stampin’Around Wheel Lily Pad	Not Available
109680	197	Stampin’Around Wheel Meow
109677	197	Stampin’Around Wheel Mistletoe	Not Available
106610	196	Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Basics Outline
107467	196	Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Birthday
109571	196	Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Dilly Dally Baby
109570	196	Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Dilly Dally Friends
109569	196	Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Dilly Dally Party
108423	196	Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Leaves A La Carte	Not Available
107468	196	Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Nature Hike
108980	196	Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Petals
107464	196	Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Rough Texture	Not Available
111261	196	Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Spunky Spots
109554	193	Stampin’ Color Index Labels	Not Available
106694	194	Stampin’ Kids Markers
102673	183	Zig Painty

*Items are 25% off and part of our discounted retiring accessories promotion.

Little Thanks

Some wonderful ladies in my sideline helped in a time of need! I really appreciate their help and I wanted to send them a little thank you note to say so.

I’m really starting to use our background papers quite a bit. It’s fun just combining a few extra colors and an accent here and there to come up with a quick and easy card. I used the paper piercing template from the crafters tool kit as a pattern for my cross stitching. Then I just threaded the tool kit needle and stitched using linen thread. My cardstock colors are Certainly Celery Designer Prints background paper, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, and Whisper White cardstock. I sanded the edges of the Certainly Celery background paper with a sanding block to give it a little dimension. Circle of Friendship is stamped in Chocolate Chip and popped up with dimensionals on the Soft Sky scalloped circle. The card measures 4 1/4 x 4 1/4. I love this size card. It seems so easy for me to come up with something using this format. Thanks for looking! Enjoy your day!

Year-Round Organizing

After a few days of pondering what should actually go into my organizer, I’ve finally come up with what I think is the perfect year-round organizer for my gift giving. Don’t get me wrong, I love all those Christmas organizers that I’ve seen lately, but I wanted an organizer that could be used throughout the year. I’m thinking of giving these to my kids teachers for Christmas. So, here’s what’s in my pockets:

• a perpetual calendar
• thank you cards and envelopes
• a gift guide for ten people
• a small 2007-2009 calendar with four months on each page and
• an envelope for gift receipts

If you click on the links above, they should take you to a PDF file for each of the documents I created.

To make the organizer, I followed two tutorials and then combined them both to personalize my own and make it useful for my own purposes. Here are links for the samples that I used as my inspiration: Blue Moon Stamping, Stamps, Paper, Scissors. My spirals for my gift guide are quite large. I only had the 5/8″ binding coils for the Bind-it-All. I think the guide would look much better if it were bound with the 1/4″ coils. Just one more thing that I need to order. If you have a chance to get one of these little beauties, GET IT! I love mine! It cuts through chipboard, CDs, metal, and lots of other stuff.

My supplies included:

• Stamps: Amazing to Zany, Bold Alphabet (retired), Flowers & Flourish
• Cardstock: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White, and Linen Prints background paper
• Ink: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal
• Accessories: Rose and Chocolate 1/4″ grosgrain, Old Olive 5/8″ grosgrain, Scallop circle and 1 3/8″ circle punch, white 2-pocket file folder, Large Open-end envelope, Small Open-end envelopes, Bind-it-All.

Thanks so much for looking! If you have any questions, please be sure to let me know!

Surprise Pop-Up Card

I thought I’d give the surprise pop-up card a try. The tutorial on SCS is fantastic and I would highly recommend stopping by to take a look. The only thing of note is that since there is no Wild Wasabi marker, if you “smoosh” your Wild Wasabi pad into the lid (while closed), you can pick up the color with a blender pen and apply it to your stamp to color the portions you wish. In this case, I used the blender pen and ink from the lid to color the stem and the little dot in the middle of the flower. Make sure you “huff” on your stamp just before stamping it onto your cardstock.

Here’s my take on the project:

Supplies include:

• Stamps: True Friend, All in a Row, Linen Background (stamped in River Rock on top of Whisper White)
• Inks: Wild Wasabi, River Rock, Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: Really Rust, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Kraft, Apple Cider Designer Series Background
• Accessories: Photo Corners Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Crafters Tool Kit, Crop-a-Dile, Silver Brads, Wild Wasabi Double-Stitched Ribbon, Really Rust Marker, Blender Pen, 1/2″ Circle Punch

Enjoy your weekend! Hope to get some stamping started for World Card Making Day soon!

Thanks for looking!

Under Pressure

I’ve come to the realization after many years that sometimes most times I work better under pressure. Today was a perfect example. Took my DD to the doctor. She has a wicked case of poison ivy that has gone to her face. It’s not the skin, itchy-type of poison ivy, it’s the internal reaction kind. She looks as if we haven’t washed the Kool Aid off her face for a week. Of course this requires medication. We go to the grocery store to fill the prescription. There’s a small crisis at the pharmacy counter and our prescription takes about a 1/2 hour longer than expected. We do a little shopping ($50 worth, not too bad for not needing anything). I think they do this on purpose. We leave 45 minutes later with a prescription for steroids… all the while I’m thinking that my daughter is going to have a mustache before Christmas because of the steroids. She’s only ten… I haven’t even shown her how to shave her legs yet. Now, I might have to have my husband show her how to shave a 5 o’clock shadow.

I decide to treat her (and me) to a little more breakfast before heading to school. Burger King was right next door (oh, how I love BK). She wants McDonalds. Since she does have poison ivy and all, we head to McDonalds. We turn the corner to enter the McDonalds parking lot and the whole building is gone. Just gone! Now, I start doubting myself. “Wasn’t there a McDonalds there just a few weeks ago?” “Am I dreaming?” Did I go to the wrong place?” A quick “U-ey” and we’re headed back to Burger King. Yippee for me!!! Oh, how I love those breakfast croissants. Cheese??? Yes!!! Sausage??? Yes!!! Egg??? Yes!!! Oh, and now they even have these little hash browns with cheese in them. I have died and gone to Heaven. We get our food stuffies and head to school.

Drop DD off at school and head home. I’ve got to get a birthday gift for one of the neighbor boys around the corner. I’ll go out a little later to pick up something. Of course I put it off and begin the many tasks of the day… dishes, laundry, school paperwork, etc. Next thing I know, the bus is pulling up at the corner. Oh no! No gift, no card, and no absolutely clever packaging idea for the gift I didn’t get. What to do??!! Quick… think! I’ve got it! The day before, he had gotten a new digital camera. So, I packaged up 10 AA batteries and a box of photo paper. Made a quick card and had it delivered before everyone left for ball practices and games. Plus, had dinner cooked and ready by 5:15. I haven’t thought of anything too original during the past few weeks. I felt so vindicated! I can still stamp. I can be creative. I just need 15 minutes and the sinking feeling of guilt to get things done! Phew!!! I had succeeded!!! And, the gift wasn’t days late!!! His mom was “amazed how cleverly I packaged the gift.” Pat on the back for me!!! My only concern was if I had washed out all the oranges from the container.

Here’s a pic of the gift package minus the photo paper. Pretty self-explanatory, but let me know if you have questions.

• Stamp sets: It’s Your Birthday, Block Party
• Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, old SU! designer paper
• Accessories: District Ribbon Originals, old Brocade Blue Grosgrain, 1 3/8″ Square Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Marvy Giga Square Punch
• Extras: Pull-tab container (washed out) and opened from the bottom

Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your day!

guavas and artichokes for christmas?

i tried another scs color combo challenge. this time it was groovy guava and always artichoke. you don’t usually think of guava and artichoke for Christmas colors, but i thought it would be a little different.

this card starts with a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ base card of always artichoke. i used my SU! cutter kit to “curvy cut” both top layers of the card at the same time.* the cutter kit works really well when you want a random-type cut on your cards.

i stamped the mini catalog season of joy swirl in always artichoke across the top of the naturals white. you gotta love the fact that all the sets in the new mini are precut for you. wow, did this save me a ton of time! the little flowers were stamped in groovy guava and dotted in the middle with the always artichoke marker. merry christmas was stamped in always artichoke. the piercing at the bottom follows the curvy cut of the layers. i used the sew crafty mini sewing machine that my dear friend Jody got me. i still can’t figure out how to actually sew with it, but it works really well if you’re just piercing your cardstock.

once the cut was finished, i used my small corner rounder… again, to scallop the curvy part. when scalloping a curved cut, turn your punch upside-down and make sure that the “v” shape of the corner rounder is flush against your cardstock. this will ensure you get even scallops.

cut your groovy guava with a 1/8″ border. using your crop-a-dile, dry emboss circles along the bottom edge. you can see a fantastic tutorial on how to emboss on beate’s blog.

the only addition i have is use your paper piercing template from your crafter’s tool kit to line up your holes and to gently squeeze your crop-a-dile. this ensures you don’t actually punch a hole through your paper. layer your groovy guava on the inside of your card to finish.

thanks for looking and have a great day! if you have any questions or comments, please be sure to leave them for me!

*quick tip: to ensure your layered curves match each other, cut the width of your top layer of cardstock (in this case naturals white) down to the finished layered size. i took 1/8″ off one side for a measurement of 4 1/4″ x 5 3/8″. do not cut off the top or bottom yet. temporarily adhere the naturals white layer on top of the always artichoke and cut your curvy cut. if you’re going to scallop when finished, trim the top off to match your side layer (in this example, about 1/4″ or 1/2″ depending on how much of the scallop border you want to see. if you’re not going to scallop, just use the measure that you took off of the side. in this example 1/8″).