Celebrate Sunflowers Sneak Peek

Today I am playing around with some of my new Sneak Peek items that are coming out in the new Annual Catalog on June 3rd.  This stamp set is called Celebrate Sunflowers and it has a fantastic die collection to go along with it. 
The set features a large sunflower stamp, approx 3 1/4 inches across. There are some nice sentiments for many occasions too.  My first instinct was to watercolor this stamp, and to grab some earth tones for my cards.  I stopped myself though because I had some pretty new colors on my desk, and I really wanted to use them.  I thought about grabbing a different stamp to start with, but changed my mind. I decided to go bold with the sunflower instead, and I like the results. I hope you do too! The new colors are Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight and Bumblebee.  I made a video that shows how to make these three cards.

This first geometric card was a great one for a card swap I am participating in.  I stamped the entire sunflower on all four colors of cardstock, then cut them apart, giving me enough pieces for four cards.  I added some rhinestones for sparkle.














I love the embossing on this sunflower! That black and white are just beautiful, and the bright colors behind the image really add to the boldness of the card.   I added some Enamel dots in the new InColors as well.














I really wanted to use the big sunflower die, so I made this card just to focus and that big flower.  I embossed the sentiment in white on black, and added the ribbon in Just Jade to sort of mimic a leaf.

 I hope you like my bold take on this new stamp set.  I plan to keep using this set in more ways in the coming weeks, so check back and see some more projects with the Celebrate Sunflowers set.

What do you think about the set and dies?  I think it's a pretty great set.  If you wish you could get your hands on some new items right now, you can! By becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, you can choose from a selection of Sneak Peek products for your Starter Kit.  The Starter kit is $99 and you can choose up to $125 worth of products from any current product plus a selection of coming soon products to make up your kit.  After that there is no obligation, but you will enjoy a great discount on future orders if you stay on, as well as access to a fun online community of other stampers sharing ideas and creativity.  I would love for you to join my team. Contact me with any questions, or click my join button under the blog header at the top of this page.

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New Parcels and Petals Stamp set with a Fun Watercolor technique

Hi Everyone!

Today I want to share a new stamp set! I have to make some cards for a Card Swap I participate in and we need to use new items from the upcoming Annual Catalog, starting June 4th! I am making several different cards and then I will pick one to be the swap card.  This one uses the new Parcels and Petals stamp set, and a die from the bundled Perfect Parcel die set.
I used a new color too! Terracotta Tile. 



I used a technique I called Blurred Watercolor as the focal point of this card.  I thought the stamp set lended itself nicely to this style of floral stamp with the spatter background.
I made a video to show how to get this look.

The die collection that goes with this set is really fun and has a lot of nice dies for your sentiments as well as some accent dies and a tag topper. But the main die is the box die. I think it looks like a box from a chocolate shop, imagine filling it with some nice truffles.   I show the box and dies more closely in the video.  Below shows a photo of the boxes.  I will make a how to for the box and a later date.

This bundle will be available in the new catalog that goes live on June 4th.  If you are a previous customer of mine you will get a catalog soon! I have ordered them to be mailed to my out of town customers staring next week, and local customers can get theirs at my next event. 
Start making your wish list, I will have a nice BOGO (buy one get one) event when the new catalog goes live. Purchase from the new catalog and get to choose some things from my retired selection for free! I will have details in June.
I hope you enjoyed the sneak peek!  Check back for more new items in the coming days and weeks.
Product List

Parcels & Petals Bundle

[151107]

$50.25

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

$8.50

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

[146990]

$8.50

Terracotta Tile 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150884]

$8.75

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

[101910]

$9.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$7.50

Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150086]

$7.50

Terracotta Tile 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon

[149705]

$8.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

$5.00

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

$3.00

Display Stamper Application

Hi everyone! One of my favorite things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is going to events and stamping with Friends. Is that two things? Well, they go hand in hand.  We always stamp at a Stampin' Up! event of course, and it's all about being with friends.  One of the biggest events is OnStage and it is held twice a year all over the globe.  I will be attending the event in Milwaukee in April.  Stampin' Up! puts out a call for Display Stampers to help make the many display boards that will be up for inspiration.  I think it is so much fun to be a part of the group of Display Stampers and so once again I am applying to do that.   We need to submit 3 cards, 2 3D projects and 1 scrapbook page.  Here is what I made...

I decided to use mostly new products for my projects, couldn't help myself, and so you are getting some sneak peeks at what's ahead for Sale-a-Bration and the new Spring Occasions catalog!
this beautiful stamp is from the new Heartfelt Blooms set in the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  Isn't that a beautiful stamp? And it's one stamp, not many layers.  So pretty and so easy!!

Next up, also from Sale-a-Bration, is the Beautiful Peacock stamp set.  I fussy cut the extra 'feathers' for more dimension and used gold embossing on the birds body.

This third card is also from the Sale-a-Bration catalog and it is called Party Pandas.  The pandas are just adorable and I know you will be seeing a lot of them in the coming weeks and months.  The envelope is new, in the occasions catalog and it is a new note card set called 'Whisper White Narrow Note Cards and Envelopes. 20 for $8.00, and such a fun size. 

I didn't use the note card that came with the envelope, I will use that on another project. Instead I made this fun card that makes the panda fly into the air as you open it.

 My first 3D project is a fun tea holder. I used the Just Add Color designer series paper and water-colored the image in Lemon Lime Twist and Fresh Fig.  The fun little container holds some tea that amazing matches the project!
The Just Add Color designer series paper is sturdy enough to hold up to watercolor, Blender Pens, Stampin' Blends, markers, and the watercolor pencils. 

Next up is this fun project using the Apron of Love bundle.  This set is so cute and there are adorable little dies shaped like spatulas and whisks and every thing for baking or a bar-b-que.   I have to say though that my favorite of the dies is the little scissors!!  Paper and scissors, two of my  favorite things!  Look for this bundle in the up coming Occasions catalog beginning January 3rd.

Lat, but certainly not least, is my scrapbook page of my little Zachary.  We were at the Morton Arboretum and he just loved exploring and running around.  I used Lemon Lime Twist and Tranquil Tide as my colors, with just a splash of Cherry Cobbler.  I added some warmth with the Wood Textures Designer Series paper.  The stamps for this page are from the Remarkable You stamp set. I stamped onto Shimmery White cardstock with Basic Black Archival ink, then used my Aqua Painters to add color to the image.







I hope that you like my projects today.  Over the next week I will focus on them individually and give you instructions and supply lists, so please check back.  I know some of you have already received the new Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-Bration catalogs, because I have been hearing about your favorites!   Let me know if you didn't get yours, or if you don't have a demonstrator and are new to me, I am happy to send you one.  You can click the contact me button under my blog header and let me know. 
Thanks so much for stopping by today!!  Be sure to check out the Retiring list and Clearance rack for some great end of year deals going on RIGHT NOW.  Click here to shop!