2018 Calendars! January and March

I do LOVE the Large Number dies!  Sure, I've used them for a workshop, but I use them for much more than that!  They've now made appearances on last year's and this year's calendars, a club project, and Dad's birthday invitations... among other things.  So useful!!

The snowflakes for January are cut from Bermuda Bay glimmer paper, and Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper.
If you've every tried cutting glimmer paper with the big shot, you know it's NOT easy!
I found a way to make it much easier!  On the back of any Stampin' Up! glitter/glimmer paper, there's a backing sheet and clear film.  Very carefully from one corner peel off this backing paper.  The glitter paper remaining will run through your die cutter with EASE!

The March calendar features the Tranquil Tulips Hostess set.  It's a 2-step stamping set, and you can make tulips absolutely any color you'd like!
Here I chose Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight, and Tempting Turquoise.

Mom, after a trip to the Netherlands planted bulbs she had shipped from the market there in a berm at the house.  There were tulips everywhere, and it just about every color.  A pretty, very delicate looking flower.

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Birthday Card Buffet for the Stud!o #2

This card has lots of options, and I'm showing two.  I usually keep Wild Wasabi as my choice for stems and leaves, but the tulips can be absolutely any color you'd like!

 The sentiment comes from a stamp set called Beautiful You. 

The tulips are two steps.  Stamp the top layer first then stamp the bottom color stamped off, or at full ink.  Each will give a different look.  When I stamp the yellow tulips, I use two yellows.  Daffodil Delight is my base color, and Crushed Curry is my top color.  I really love the contrast it gives since yellow is such a light color.

The two colors on the pinks would work well.  Use Pink Pirouette and Blushing Bride, or for a vibrant pink - Melon Mambo stamped off and used at full strength.

Contact Zandra McGraw at Celebrat!ons Stud!o in Bartlesville to make these cards on the Buffet!



Click on any of the products below to purchase materials to make this project.

If you don't currently have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I'd be thrilled to talk with you about furthering your crafting pursuits!

Tranquil Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set

$10.00

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$28.00

 

Tranquil Tulips Hostess Stamps

I really love this stamp set.  My mother is a big fan of tulips.  When my parents were traveling in the Netherlands, she bought directly from the supplier and had them shipped.  Enough to plant the entire front yard - and they live out in the country!

So even if my flower love leans to daffodils, I am completely in love with this stamp set!

This stamp set is another Two-Step stamping set.  I have been stamping off the solid background images to give dimension on a flat stamping surface.  Because these are photopolymer stamps, lining up the top image is a breeze! 

Click on any of the products below to purchase materials to make this project.

If you don't currently have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I'd be thrilled to talk with you about furthering your crafting pursuits!

Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

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

$9.00

Berry Burst 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

$7.00

Tranquil Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set

$10.00

All Things Thanks Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

Thank You for my Dear Friend Barb

 My dear friend Barb never forgets my birthday - and I'm very grateful.  She was here to visit a few weeks ago, and we went out for lunch with a friend she brought, and went out to do some shopping.

 While we were out shopping, she picked up a gift card for me.  I'd been seeing some lovely cards made with the new hostess stamp set, and I thought this would be the perfect Thank you card for her!

 Barb does love her flowers!  Her gardens always look so pretty.  Here you can see the envelope.

Don't the tulips just look amazing?  This is a two-step stamping set, and for the background piece on all the tulips, I stamped off once, and stamped the foreground image full strength.  I also stamped the leaves this way to give a sense of depth.

HOW do you go about getting this beautiful tulip stamp set for yourself?  There are a few different ways.  One, hold a stamp group with some of your friends with orders totaling $150.  Two, order $150 in Stampin' products.  (It isn't difficult.)  Three, sign up as a demonstrator with me, and you can order them as demonstrable product!  So many choices!

Click on any of the products below to purchase materials to make this project. If you don't currently have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I'd be thrilled to talk with you about furthering your crafting pursuits!

Tranquil Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set

$10.00

All Things Thanks Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

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

$9.00

Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Tranquil Tide 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

$7.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50