What's New with Stampin' Up!

Select products from the 2019 Occasions Catalog and 2018-2019 Annual Catalog are retiring - and this is the last chance to get them! Check out all the details!

What do you need to know: 

• All retiring items are only available while supplies last and will be discontinued after June 3. 
• Due to high demand for retiring stamp sets, these items will have guaranteed availability until May 24; all other products are not guaranteed and are available while supplies last only.
• Retiring items are eligible for Stampin' Rewards with qualifying orders. 

Download the retiring products lists below...

Occasions Catalog

2018-2019 Annual Catalog

Have that last stamp set that you've been waiting on?! Don't wait! Put it in your cart today! As always, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! 

Keep Austin Crafty!

Card: You are the Best!

Hello and Welcome!

Welcome to today's post.  So if you read last week's posts, you know how much I love Fresh Fig.  Well, here we go again with Fresh Fig...it's just too good! Today I paired it with the lovely Very Vanilla cardstock and I think I love it even more...is that possible?!

I also tried a new technique called "Paper Piecing" (thank you Paper Players for the challenge).  I'm not sure I picked the best stamp set to work with on this technique, but the technique is definitely one I will try again.  It was fun to use the Designer Series Paper in this way and give the card a little extra texture.  

And here is today's card...

The Fresh Fig against the Very Vanilla really makes the color pop! Add a little velvet ribbon and you have a lovely combination of colors.  So let's get to the details...

The paper piecing technique is used on the side flowers.  I went back and forth on what part of the centerpiece to "pop" with dimensionals and I decided on the sentiment portion itself.  I started by stamping the large flowers (Sunshine Sayings stamp set) on a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  I then stamped the same flower image on a piece of Share What You Love DSP.  I fussy cut the stamped DSP image and adhered to the Very Vanilla image using the Fine Tip Glue Pen.  I fussy cut the Very Vanilla image and adhered to the card base using the Fine Tip Glue Pen.  I then stamped additional flower images from the A Big Thank You stamp set to the card base for added detail.  The sentiment and border is stamped in Fresh Fig (obviously!) and adhered to the card base using dimensionals.  

I pulled out my Envelope Punch Board and handmade the matching envelope and included the Share What You Love as the envelope liner.  Finishes the card nicely! 

Card Details

Card Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Paper: Very Vanilla, Share What You Love DSP

Ink: Fresh Fig

Stamp Set: A Big Thank You, Sunshine Sayings

Tools: Rectangle Stitched Die Cuts

Accessories: Fresh Fig velvet ribbon, Share What You Love adhesive pearls

Today's card was inspired by the following challenges: 

Tuesday Morning Sketches

The Paper Players

Keep Austin Crafty!

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Card: Clean and Simple Flowering Desert

Hello and Welcome!

Welcome to today’s post! I am back today to share a very simple card featuring the Flowering Desert stamp set.  This is the first time that I have inked this set up and I’m so glad I finally got the chance to play with it.  I really wanted to feature the stamp set, so I kept today's card pretty simple.  

And here is today’s card...

Clean and simple, right!? The beautiful greens and browns are featured up top with a splash of blue to tie into the sentiment below.  We are on the tail end of bluebonnet season here in Texas and while today's card features more of a cactus look, the colors remind me of the deep blues and greens we have been seeing all around Austin and into the Hill Country.  

Card Details 

Card Size: 4 1/14" x 5 1/2"

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy

Ink: Garden Green, Dapper Denim, Crumb Cake

Stamp Set: Flowering Desert, Work of Art

Tools: Rectangle Stitched Die Cut

Accessories: Linen twine

  

Today's card was inspired by the following challenges: 

SUO Challenge #221

Sketch Challenge

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Card: Well Said Thank You

Hello and Welcome! 

Welcome to today's post! Only one more day till the weekend! I hope everyone is getting ready for a restful Easter weekend.  Well, "restful" may be a generous term when you have a 4 year old, but we are definitely looking forward to our Easter egg hunts and a trip to see the Easter Bunny! Of course, Sunday will be filled with church followed by Easter brunch with the family, so it is sure to be a good day.  

Before the weekend kicks off, I wanted to share today's card.  I have to say I am a bit sad to say goodbye to the Fresh Fig and Powder Pink In Colors.  I know some exciting new colors are coming down the line (and boy do I love new things), but they have been some of my favorite colors so I shed just a little tear.  So in honor of these retiring In Colors, I decided to feature the Fresh Fig card stock in today's card.  

And here is today's card...

The card base, die cut sentiment and sprig stamps all feature the Fresh Fig In Color.  It was a coordinating color to the Share What You Love DSP, so it was the perfect base to highlight the framed DSP.  

I am loving the Well Said bundle and cannot say how much use I have gotten out of these sentiments.  I think they are the perfect combination of simple yet sophisticated.  The cute, little butterfly is also cut from that set, so it even offers more than just sentiments.  

A simple button and linen twine from the corner of the frame finish off the sprig punch accents.  

Card Details

Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Paper: Fresh Fig, Whisper White, Share What You Love DSP, Old Olive

Ink: Fresh Fig

Tools: Well Said Cling Bundle

Accessories: Silver button, linen twine

Today's card was inspired by the following challenge: 

Fab Friday 161

Keep Austin Crafty!

What's New with Stampin' Up!

Select products from the 2019 Occasions Catalog and 2018-2019 Annual Catalog are retiring - and this is the last chance to get them! Check out all the details!

What do you need to know: 

• All retiring items are only available while supplies last and will be discontinued after June 3. 
• Due to high demand for retiring stamp sets, these items will have guaranteed availability until May 24; all other products are not guaranteed and are available while supplies last only.
• Retiring items are eligible for Stampin' Rewards with qualifying orders. 

Download the retiring products lists below...

Occasions Catalog

2018-2019 Annual Catalog

Have that last stamp set that you've been waiting on?! Don't wait! Put it in your cart today! As always, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! 

Keep Austin Crafty!

Card: Black and White Checks

Hello and Welcome!

Welcome to today's post.  I'm back today to share a card that was inspired by a few different challenges this week.  I was happy to pull out this black and white checkered paper because it was so fun to work with! The paper was clean and simple and served as the perfect background for today's sentiment.  

Cute little story on the selection of today's sentiment...My daughter and I recently cleaned up our garden for Spring.  We added our new hummingbird food to the feeder, which sits right next to our kitchen window.  Just yesterday, we got our first hummingbird of the season and her response "Hello Friend!"  So when I was putting together today's card, I had her cute little bird friend in mind.  

And here is today's card...

Aren't the details of the embellishments wonderful?!?  The white, flowered vines and bird die cut are part of the Well Said Cling Bundle Set.  The set was a must have for me because I loved the detail of the die cuts.  And those pearls just add the perfect touch to the end of the vines.  

And check out the envelope! Took Tuesday's post advice and inked up the front of the envelope for some added design.  

Card Details

Size:  5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Paper: Basic Black, Botanical Butterfly DSP, Whisper White

Ink: Versamark, Fresh Fig, Crumb Cake

Stamp Set: A Big Thank You, Make a Difference

Tools: Well Said Die Cuts, Rectangle Stitched Die Cuts, Circle Punch

Accessories: Pearl embellishments

Today's card was inspired by the following challenges:

SUOC #220: Designer's Choice

The Paper Players PP436

CAS(E) this Sketch! #316

Keep Austin Crafty!

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Don't forget about the envelope!

Hello and Welcome!

A happy Tuesday to all of you out there! I am excited to share today's post as it focuses on a part of the card that I think gets forgotten sometimes or at least I forget that there's so much more you can do with it...and that's the envelope!

I always have a set of Stampin' Up! Whisper White medium envelopes on hand for my cards.  I tend to stick to the 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" standard size card, so they are just good to have in my stash.  However, I have been attempting to branch out on my card sizes (in particular the square cards), so I recently invested in the Stampin' Up! Envelope Punch Board (product #133774).  And boy does it not disappoint!

I am still getting use to working with this little tool, but I thought I would share with you one of my first projects.  Now the possibilities are really endless with this tool, so keep that in mind. Last week, I shared one my new square card designs (you can see that card here).  The card size was 3.5" x 3.5" and I decided to work with the Envelope Punch Board to design a custom envelope. 

With the punch board, you can create up to 66 different sizes of envelope.  Yes, you read right...66 sizes.  Today, I created a simple white envelope for a 3.5" x 3.5" square card.  Instructions and paper dimensions come with the tool, so it is a very simple process to follow.  

Since this was one of my first projects, I decided to keep it pretty simple with the Whisper White card stock.  However, I didn't want to "forget" about the envelope, so I created the inside liner using the matching DSP from the card.  So even though my envelope may be a standard white, there is that pop of color when you open it up! And that color continues on with the card.

The envelopes are secured with a few simple lines of tear and tape adhesive.  Along that small line of white next to the DSP liner, I added another line of tear and tape; however, with this line the paper backing is left on until the card is ready to send.

I hope today's post reminds you that the beauty of your card doesn't have to end with your card! Jazz up your envelope by creating a custom one, adding a custom liner or even stamping a small portion of your design on the envelope.  How do you decorate your envelopes?!

Keep Austin Crafty!

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Card: Keepin' it Simple Saturday

Hello and Welcome!

Welcome to today's post.  Hope all my lovely crafters have had a relaxing and peaceful Saturday.  It was quite rainy here today, so it made for plenty of quiet, crafting time.  So much so that I was able to pull off this simple rooster card set.  I purchased the "Home to Roost" stamp set as part of my last Sale-a-Bration spree and I'm so glad I did.  I wasn't sure at first if it would come to much use for me, but boy do I see the possibilities now! This little rooster is so gosh darn cute and I think I'll be seeing lots of him in the future.  

And here is today's card...

This card was clean and simple to create.  Once I finished one, I thought this would be a perfect card to make as a set, so I pulled out my Stamparatus and cooked up four more! 

I was really excited about this card because it allowed me to try a new technique (new to me anyways) called "masking".  I have to give a shout out to Fiona Whitten at Oakfield Crafts as her Home to Roost card featured this technique and I was excited to give it a try.  I couldn't figure out how others were able to bring the rooster to the front of the background stamp, so my Pinterest searches led me to Fiona's website and my little rooster in the grass was born! 

So here is how the masking is done...

1.)  Stamp the image (in this case the rooster) on the cardstock. 

2.)  Stamp the image again on a scrap sheet of paper.  Note: Fiona recommends using a post-it-note for this step as it comes with an adhesive back.  I was fresh out of post-it-notes, so scrap cardstock to the rescue.  

3.)  Fussy cut the re-stamped image and stick it over the image on the cardstock.  Note: I added a bit of washi tape to my re-stamped image to make it stick.

4.)  Stamp background (in this case the grass) over the re-stamped image and then peel the re-stamped image off.  

Viola! One beautiful rooster taking a stroll through the grass!

Card Details

Card Size:  4 7/8" x 3 1/2"
Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Dapper Denim
Stamps: Home to Roost
Tools: Stamparatus

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Card: Butterflies with a Copper Twist

Hello and Welcome! 

Holy cow! What a day! Pardon me while I take a breath because it has been one of those busy mom days!  Between school drop off/pick up, errands, house cleaning, dog walking and an afternoon trip to the park it is no surprise that today's post is going up at 9pm.  It was a beautiful day here in Austin (rather warm to be honest), but that warmth was welcomed with open arms and I think it was the sunshine and clear, blue skies that kept me going today.  Whew...ok I'm done...on to the crafting...

And here is today's card...

Today's card features once again that beautiful Botanical Butterfly DSP.  I framed the DSP with a light brown card stock and added just a few embellishments.  I did not want to take away from those beautiful butterflies.  

I stamped the sentiment in Crumb Cake and hand-trimmed the ends to a point.  A bit of copper twine is wrapped underneath the sentiment to tie in the tiny copper sequins.  Hopefully, you can see those details a little clearer in the pictures below.  

I don't know what it is about square cards, but I am loving them lately! For some reason, they seem to be just the perfect size and they look so darn cute in their little matching envelopes.  Did someone say matching envelopes?? Envelope Punch Board to the rescue!! That's right, these little cuties have matching envelopes which I will feature in an upcoming post...check back soon ya'll! 

Card Details

Card Size: 3.5" x 3.5"

Paper: Basic Black, Kraft (non-Stampin' Up!), Botanical Butterfly DSP, Whisper White

Ink: Crumb Cake

Stamp Set: Home to Roost

Tools: Sizzix Square Framelits (non-Stampin' Up!)

Accessories: Copper twine and metallic sequins 

Today's card was inspired by the following challenge:

Freshly Made Sketches #382

Keep Austin Crafty!

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All New! What's New with Stampin' Up!

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• Keeps Products organized, tidy, visible and trackable at all times
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• Stacks vertically and can be arranged to fit practically any flat workspace
• Blends in naturally with most home decor with its white neutral color

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