Bugs, Bugs, Bugs

 Hey Everybody,

 MariLynn's challenge to us is all about Bugs. You can find her challenge here.

I stamped the ant and colored most of it with Copic Markers. This stamp is a very old High Hopes stamp called, Hopeful Ant. I colored the pot with Derwent and Stampin' Up!-watercolor pencils then went over the pencil with a blender pen.

 I cut the image panel with the deckled rectangles dies. I cut a frame first, using two dies together then added the striped background to mirror the segments on the ant's body. I used an old and retired Stampin' Up designer series paper called, Foil Frenzy. I used an oval punch for the sentiment. Isn't he the cutest little thing?

 This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: MIX700

Stamps: High Hopes-Hopeful Ant, SU-Beautiful Moments

Paper: white, SU-Foil Frenzy designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, terracotta tile

Accessories: SU-Deckled Rectangles, Copic Markers, Derwent Watercolor Pencils

Techniques: coloring, die cutting

How about you, do you have any bug stamps? Check out some of the samples from the gallery.

Well, I hope these give you some good ideas of what you might do for this card challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

August Stampin' Up Newsletter

Hey Everybody,

15% Off Select Designer Series Paper and Cardstock  Aug 4-31

We haven't been given the list of papers yet, but I will pass that information along as soon as I receive it.

If you'd like to order, let me know. I'll put together a group order.

 

There's something special about a handmade Christmas card—and the NEW A Stitched Season Collection captures that feeling beautifully. Inspired by the warmth and tradition of treasured holiday quilts, this coordinating collection combines classic Christmas imagery with rich colors and stitched details for projects that feel both timeless and fresh.

Whether you're creating holiday cards, gift tags, memory keeping pages, or festive home décor, you'll find everything works together effortlessly. It's one of those collections that makes designing easy while delivering beautiful results every time.

What I Love:

·         Quilted-inspired patterns create instant texture and cozy holiday charm.

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·         Stitched details throughout the collection add a beautiful handmade finish.

Included in the Suite Collection:

·         Stitched Stocking Photopolymer Stamp Set (13 Two-Step stamps)

·         Stitched Stocking Dies (16 coordinating dies)

·         A Stitched Season 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper

·         Real Red 1/4" Stitched Ribbon

·         Adhesive-Backed Mini Christmas Buttons

Add your favorite Stampin' Up! inks, cardstock, and adhesive, and you'll have everything you need to create heartfelt holiday projects you'll be excited

 to send and share.

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Christmas crafting has a way of sneaking up on us—this beautiful 

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August Product of the Month

Below are a few projects created with this product to inspire your creativity! If you would like to purchase this product for just $5, click HERE or on the image on August 4th (or soon after) to shop my online store and place your qualifying order online. When your subtotal reaches $75, you can add this Product of the Month to your cart.   August Class Schedule Monday August 10 at 10  2 spots Tuesday August 11 at 1    3 spots Thursday August 13 at 10  3 spots Friday August 14 at 7 Filled If you would like to be added to a class let me know. Blessings, Sue

Star Quilt

 Hey Everybody,

Today we're going to make a card that looks like a quilt and a star. It's called a quilt star or a Star Quilt square.

You will need:

Stamps: Fabulous Sayings-Stampin' UP!

Paper:

1 white card base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

1 white cardstock 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

1 white cardstock 1/2" x 2 1/2"

4 white cardstock squares 3/4" x 3/4"

4 pieces of designer series paper 1/2" x 6" Brushed With Beauty

1 piece of designer series paper 2" x 5 1/4"-banner-Brushed With Beauty

1 piece mossy meadow cardstock 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Ink-Calypso Coral

Accessories: 

dimensionals

sparkle dot essentials

blending brush

Stone and Vine 3D embossing folder

Now that you have your list of supplies, here's my video so you can see how to make this easy star quilt card.

I hope your make this card and share it.

Blessings,

Sue

Paper Piecing is Fun To Do

 Hey Everybody,

Sabrina's challenge is unique for this 1111 challenge. One layer, one image, one embellishment, one die cut. You can check it out here.

I stamped the cupcake on white paper and designer series paper. The designer series paper is called, Painted Illusions from Stampin' Up!  I fussy cut the cupcake and the cupcake liner.

 I colored the frosting and the cake on the white paper. I added it to the card with dimensionals. I added clear wink of stella to the words and the frosting.

 I die cut the sentiment from the same designer series paper then added dimensionals and added them on an angle to the designer paper. Lastly, I added a glue dot to the music note and added it to the card. The designer series paper was added to a white card base. This will be used for a BRAK (Birthday Random Acts of Kindness) card.

Keywords: WT1111

Stamps: cupcake

Paper: white, Stampin' Up!-Painted Illusions designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: dimensionals, birthday dies, music note, clear wink of stella

Techniques: die cutting, coloring, paper piecing, fussy cutting

I found a video from Splitcoaststampers so you can see how to do this technique. She uses cardstock, but you can also use designer series paper.

Here are some samples from my gallery so you can see how I've used designer series paper to step-up my card.  Here the chair was stamped then cut out.

Winnie the Pooh's mug was paper pieced.

Check out the snowman's hat and scarf.

I love the paper I used for these boots.

I hope these give you an idea of different things you can paper piece.  Have fun with it.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Use an Ugly Color

 Hey Everybody,

This week for the Alphabet Challenge, the letter is U. We are to make a card with ugly colors.

 I had this marbled paper that I think is an ugly combination of colors. So I stamped and colored my images using colors from the paper.  The stamp set is from Unity Stamps called, Ava Girl. It is an unusual stamp for me because the woman doesn't have a face, and the dog is not facing us.  I know it was for the sentiments. You can see one of the two sentiments on the card. The other sentiment is, Yeah, You Got This!

 I fussy cut the images and added them to the marbled paper with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment and cut it in half to make it fit on the card front.

Keywords: ABC24U21

Stamps: Unity Stamps-Ava Girl

Paper: white, black, golden glow, marbled paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: scissors, dimensionals, Copic Markers

Techniques: coloring, fussy cutting

Do you have something that you might use for an ugly card?  Paper was the only thing I could think of to use.

Here are some samples from the gallery.

Orange is my least favorite color, and really don't like candy corn, so I combined them to make a shaped Halloween card. Printed the sentiment from my computer.

The alpha challenge is ugly colors this week. I chose Prickly Pear as it is a least favorite color of mine. 

For the Letter U Alpha Challenge, I decided to go all out with my version of UGLY colors. Not only do I dislike eye-watering yellow, nappy brown, and brash olive green, I dislike them together even more. So, this card was really a challenge--to use ugly colors but not make an ugly card! So here you have it. Even the pewter splatters and gold Stickles couldn't detract from the UGLY colors, lol.

This was a fun challenge not only to use some ugly colors, but to make a card that you'd be willing to give to someone! LOL

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Sue

Using Hydrangea Hue, Barely Blush and Crisp Cantaloupe

 Hey Everybody,

Mary's challenge was to use the new colors hydrangea hue, barely blush and crisp cantaloupe with dessert being designer series paper. You can find her challenge here.

I got as close to the colors as I could since I don't have the blends. I stamped in Memento tuxedo black ink then colored with Copic Markers. The stamp I used is from Unity Stamps called, Where Butterflies Wait. I stamped my sentiment in versafine black ink then added rhinestones. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

I used Stampin' Up! Delicate Dreams designer series paper.

 This is a gorgeous pack of paper.

167498

DELICATE DREAMS 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER 

$16.50

Keywords: CC1110

Stamps: Unity Stamps-Where Butterflies Wait

Paper: white, black, hydrangea hue, Stampin' Up!-Delicate Dreams designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, Versafine black

Accessories: Copic Markers, rhinestones

Techniques: coloring

 I asked AI what the closest copic colors to the colors for today and it gave me suggestions. Sometimes it's way off-LOL.

Here's the answer I got when I asked AI what Copic markers matched these Stampin' Up colors.

The closest Copic marker matches for these Stampin' Up! colors map to specific families based on their unique hues:

Hydrangea Hue

(periwinkle blue-purple) aligns with light blue-violet Copic tones,

Barely Blush

(very pale soft pink) matches delicate light pinks, and

Crisp Cantaloupe

(soft pastel coral-peach) corresponds to pale yellowish-pink/coral markers. 

Copic Marker Recommendations

Hydrangea Hue

Hydrangea Hue

(Periwinkle / Blue-Purple)

• BV31
  or
  BV000
  (For the softest, lightest pastel touch)
• B63
  or
  BV13
  (For a truer medium periwinkle tone) 

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Barely Blush

(Soft Pale Pink)

• RV000
  or
  RV10
  (Extremely pale, light pink wash)
• E000
  (Fleshtone-leaning very soft pink-beige) 

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Crisp Cantaloupe

(Soft Peach / Pastel Coral)

• R11
  or
  YR000
  (Soft pastel pink-peach)
• YR12
  or
  YRI1
  (Light pale cantaloupe orange) 

Here's a sample of some of the colors I had in Copic Markers that were suggested. Then I used the color of ink to see which matched better.  I didn't have Barely Blush ink to compare the two suggested colors to. I tried Blushing Bride but it's not even close.

So, here's another tool for your card making tool box. Using AI is quick and easy. It's not always right, but that's another story. LOL

Thanks for stopping by  today.

Blessings,

Sue