Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Instagram Tip | Colouring with Stampin' Blends on Coloured Cardstock

I've got a quick and fun tip for you today. Do you sometimes want more out of your Stampin’ Blends? Why not use them on colored cardstock? Coloring with Stampin’ Blends on colored cardstock gives each color a different look and feel. It’s one of my most favorite coloring methods.

Step 1. Simply stamp your image on coloured cardstock with Memento Black Ink.

Step 2. Choose your favourite Stampin' Blends colours to colour your image in.

Step 3. Once you have coloured in your image, finish off your card with a sentiment, favourite ribbon, trim and embellishements.

When colouring with blends on coloured cardstock, the lighter cardstock colours like Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Gray Granite and Smoky Slate work the best. Can't wait to see your cards when you give it a go.

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Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop | Posted for You Bundle

 Hello Stamping Friends! Welcome to our very last 2020 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop for December and for the year. I can't believe we are at our last post already! Just feels like yesterday when the 2020 Artisan Team was announced. Queue all the tears and all the feels!

 It feels just like yesterday when this amazing journey began. While this year has been completely crazy and downright unbelievable and unprecedented, I have truly loved every minute of it and still can't believe that I was givne this opportunity of a lifetime to represent Stampin' Up! on the ADT for a third time. I am so very grateful for everything that this team has brought. Also a big thank you to all of you who have supported me along the way! 

Today we have projects for you using the Posted for You Bundle, found in the Stampin' Up! 2020 - 2021 Annual Catalogue. This bundle includes the Posted for You Cling Stamp Set and the Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch.

 

Create postcards and greeting cards for almost any occasion with the delicate line-art and the postage stamp-sized images in the Posted for You Stamp Set. The Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch creates fun postage stamp shapes and the some of the images from the Posted for You Stamp Set fit in this fantastic postage stamp-sized shape.

I have two projects for you today using the Posted for You Bundle. I've gone for a tone on tone look with the Square Vellum Doilies over Shimmery White Cardstock and then a little bit of colour with colouring the floral images with Rococo Rose Ink.

 

I stamped the floral images with Jet Black Stazon Ink on the Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. I stamped the flowers on the paper with my Stamparatus just so that I could repeat stamp the image incase there was a problem the first time stamping. Sometime when stamping on the Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper you don't always get a crisp, clear image, due to the texture of the paper, so the Stamparatus makes it super easy to stamp again without having to line everything up again.

 

The flowers were coloured with Rococo Rose Ink using a Water Painter and then I coloured the leaves with Just Jade Ink. Once the images were dry I fussy cut them out using my Paper Snips and then layered them in a cluster to the left and right of the Happy Birthday sentiment.

 

My second card uses all the same elements, but layered differently on the front of the card and in the Landscape direction as opposed to my first card in the Portrait direction.  I do tend to make most of my cards in  the Portrait orientation so it's nice to change it up a bit for a different look. 

 

I used the Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch as one of the elements in my layering as opposed to stamping one of the images from the Posted for You Stamp Set and then punching that out. I punched out the Rectangular Postage Stamp in Shimmery White Cardstock and then layered a piece of the Shimmery White over the punched out piece for that extra finesse and layering. That little bit of layering on the Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch combined with the all the other layering and elements really adds that refinement to the proejcts.

 To finish off both cards I layered the 'postmark' that I embossed with Gold Stampin Emboss Powder on Vellum and then layered the Happy Birthday over top. I also used Linen Thread. Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Ribbon and Pearl Basic Jewels to bring that whole refined look together.

This really is such a versatile bundle and from all the projects from the rest of the team shows that this bundle can be used for nearly every occasion.

 

 Now on to the Artisan Design Team for 2021. This is such an amazing team from all over the world that, I have not doubt, will inspire you with their projects.  Make sure you visit their Blogs/Instagram/Facebook/Pinterest and follow them! You won’t want to miss their amazing creations! A whole lot of talent right there that's for sure!

 

Alicia Yap | New Zealand | Blog | Instagram

Angela Meiritz-Reid | New Zealand | Blog | Instagram

Anna Pickering| United Kinddom | Blog | Instagram

Brenda Nelson | Canada | Blog | Instagram

Chelsea Christensen | United States | Blog | Instagram

Chloe Evans | Australia | Blog | Instagram

Christine Wrede | Germany | Blog | Instagram

Elodie Ventroux | France | Blog | Instagram

Helene den Breejen | The Netherlands | Blog | Instagram

Janneke Dijkstra de Jong | The Netherlands| Blog | Instagram

Leah Fedynak | Canada | Blog | Instagram

Lisa Flemming | United States| Blog | Instagram

Manuela Geiswinkler | Austria | Blog | Instagram

Martin Stone | United Kingdom | Blog | Instagram

Melanie Joyner | Germany | Blog | Instagram

Narelle Fasulo | Austalia | Blog | Instagram

Susan Wong | New Zealand | Blog | Instagram

Tami Hewlet | United States| Blog | Instagram

Tammy Wilson | United States | Blog | Instagram

Tatiana Tobin | Australia | Blog | Instagram 

Zsuzsanne Balazs | Austria | Blog | Instagram

 Now for the last time for 2020 please hop on to the amazing Stesha Bloodhart in the U.S. with her super gorgeous creations! Lots of fun and fabulous ideas from Stesha!!

 

 

Caroline van der Straaten
Emma Goddard
Helene den Breejen
Jan Clothier
Lauren Alarid
Leah Fedynak
Manuela Geiswinkler
Marine Wiplier
Martha Groger
Martin Stone
Narelle Farrugia
Nina Waldschmidt
Rochelle Blok
Stesha Bloodhart
Tammy Wilson
Zsuzsanna Balazs

 

 

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Stampin' Up! Artisan Design team Blog Hop | Snowflake Splendor

 Hello there stamping friends. Welcome, welcome. It's so good to have you here today! Welcome to the November Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop. We are going to the snow this month with the Snowflake Splendor Suite found on pgs 36 - 38 of the Stampin' Up! Aug - Dec 2020 Mini Catalogue.

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Today we are showcasing the hand-painted imagery in a rich, cool colour pallet. We hope that you will get swept away in a flurry of creative ideas to inspire you with this amazing suite. 

I've got three projects for you today with two cards and a gift tag and hopefully my projects today will inspire you in your Christmas season creations. I must say that I struggled to make my projects today. As we are nearing the summer season here, today was 35c ((95F), in Australia my mind is thinking about jumping in the swimming pool and not rugging up to go to the snow. So with that I hope that I've done this suite justice for some wintery creations.

My first card uses one of the snowflake images from the Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set for some repeat stamping to create my own background. I've stamped Balmy Blue ink on Balmy Blue Cardstock for that tone on tone look. I've also used a stamping sponge to then sponge around the edge of my stamped background piece to create more of a luxurious look. I've then embossed this piece with the Subtle 3D embossing folder and then embossed splatters of White Stampin' Emboss Powder to add to that snow 'falling' look.

I've finished off the card with a sentiment panel using the Stitched Nested Labels Dies. I've layered some snowflake die cuts from the So Many Snowflakes dies in the Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper and Shimmery White and then added a sentiment using parts of sentiments from the Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set and the Snow Wonder Stamp Set. I've finished it off with some Linen Thread, Seaside Spray Scalloped Linen Ribbon, and the stunning Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems.

My next card I've used the Emboss Resist technique. I embossed the snowflakes from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set with Clear Stampin' Emboss powder and then with Balmy Blue Ink and a Stampin' Sponge I lightly sponged the ink onto Shimmery White cardstock. I made the ink darker at the edges and left the ink to look almost white in the centre of the card for a gorgeous ombre look. Over the sponged ink I splattered some droplets of water and this also gave a look of snow 'falling'.

I die cut the Wintry Label from the So Many Snowflakes Dies in Shimmery White cardstock and then trimmed around it with my paper trimmer to make a Wintry Label 'frame'. I infilled the label with Vellum and then accented the snowflakes in the label with some Balmy Blue Glimmer Snowflakes. I you haven't got some of the Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper, you must get some as it is oh so stunning! Again, I've finished off the card with parts of sentiments from the Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set and the Snow Wonder Stamp Set, Seaside Spray Scalloped Linen Ribbon, Snowflake Splendor Ribbon and the stunning Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems.

My last project for you is a quick tag using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. Again, using Balmy Blue cardstock and Balmy Blue Ink, I've stamped some of the snowflakes, more randomly this time, for a gorgeous and fun background.

Then after adding a small piece of Shimmery White Cardstock I've layered some of the Snowflake dies in various types of cardstock for snowfilled festive look. I'm just loving the sparkle of that Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper! It's just gorgeous! Finished off with the sentiment from the Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set and the Seaside Spray Scalloped Linen Ribbon. 

I do hope that I've given you some creative inspiration using this stunning suite! Just by layering some of the snowflake die cuts on some cardstock you have a stunning festive card for some one. Add some of the Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems and the Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper and you've got something really special for that special friend. With all these amazing products that coordinate together so well you really don't need much to create something amazing!

Now on to the fantastic Stesha Bloodhart in the U.S. for her Snowflake Splendor projects. They are just AMAZING and I'm sure you will love them too.

I know I say it every hop, but please make sure that you take the time to have a look around at all 16 Artisan Blogs for this blog hop. I'm sure you will be saying 'WOW, WOW, WOW" like I was for everyone's amazing creativity! You won't want to miss out!

Caroline van der Straaten
Emma Goddard
Helene den Breejen
Jan Clothier
Lauren Alarid
Leah Fedynak
Manuela Geiswinkler
Marine Wiplier
Martha Groger
Martin Stone
Narelle Farrugia
Nina Waldschmidt
Rochelle Blok
Stesha Bloodhart
Tammy Wilson
Zsuzsanna Balazs

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Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop | Curvy Celebrations

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 Hello stamping friends! Welcome to another Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop.We have a special treat for you by having our second blog hop for the Curvy Celebrations Promotion with amazing all year round products, including Christmas, that are now available to customers to purchase.

 

 This promotion features two early release products from the Stampin' Up! 2021 January - June Mini Catalogue - Quite curvy Stamp Set and the Curvy Dies - AS WELL AS two exclusive products - Curvy Christmas Stamp Set and the Classic Christmas DSP -  available for a LIMITED TIME ONLY!

 

 You can purchase all the products together in the Quite Curvy Variety Bundle (top left) or all individually with the Quite Curvy Bundle (top right), Curvy Christmas Stamp Set (bottom left) and the Classic Christmas 6" x 6" DSP. The curvy dies (as seen with the Quite Curvy Bundle) coordinate with the Quite Curvy Stamp Set and the Curvy Christmas Stamp Set  but can only be purchased in the Quite Curvy Bundle.

 

On our first hop using these amazing products I had the pleasure of creating with the Quite Curvy Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Quite Curvy Dies using a beautiful Seaside Spray and Whisper White Colour Combination. How beautiful is that curvy border die? Doesn't it make for some soft and elegant creations? 

To see all the projects from the Artisan Design Team in our first blog hop, click HERE.

This blog hop I'm using the Curvy Christmas Stamp Set, Quite Curvy Dies and the Classic Christmas DSP. I've gone for a Just Jade, Shaded Spruce and Gold Colour Combination for today's project.

I've started my project today with similar products as what I did for my card in the first blog hop. Lots of base layers and then embossing the top layer with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. I've tried to keep a similar look as to what I did with my first card using the Quite Curvy Stamp Set. Its same, same but different. The layout is similar but the use of the products is different.

I've used the star stamp to create a horizontal border on the card. This creates a little bit of a frame to where I've layered all the products on my card. Like in my first card I've again used the Tasteful Labels Dies as a layer with the Classic Christmas DSP. To make this label a but longer I cut it in half and then stretched it apart under the circle. Over the Tasteful Label piece I've layered another piece of the Classic Christmas DSP and some ribbon, die cuts and trim. 

For my little scene in the centre I've stamped the tree stamp on some Shimmery White cardstock with Black Stazon and then coloured in the trees using a Water Painter and Just Jade and Soft Suede Ink. I've then used on of the Curvy Dies to layer some 'hills' and then die cut all the layers using one of the Stitched Shapes Dies. I've finished off my scene with the small star stamps embossed with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. The 'Merry Christmas' sentiment and for a little something 'extra' one of the Gold Hoop Emebllishments from the Forever Greenery Suite in the Annual Catalouge.

These products make it so that you can create projects all year round for your loved ones and friends, making the range of products so versatile for every occasion.

These exclusive and early-release products give you all a glimpse into the look and feel of the Stampin' Up! 2021 January - June Mini Catalogue. If these products are anything to go by then it will be an amazing catalogue! I can't wait to see the rest of it!

Just remember that the Curvy Christmas Stamp Set and the Classic Christmas DSP are limited-time products so when they are gone, they're gone! Click HERE to get your hands on all these fantastic products today! 

Next up on the hop is the ever amazing, ever lovely Stesha Bloodhart in the U.S. I love what she has done with these products for this hop, well I love what she does every hop. I'm sure you will love her project as much as what I do. Click on the next button to hop on over!

Caroline van der Straaten
Emma Goddard
Helene den Breejen
Jan Clothier
Lauren Alarid
Leah Fedynak
Manuela Geiswinkler
Marine Wiplier
Martha Groger
Martin Stone
Narelle Farrugia
Nina Waldschmidt
Rochelle Blok
Stesha Bloodhart
Tammy Wilson
Zsuzsanna Balazs

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Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Corporate Blog Post | Gift Wrapped Bundle

 This post originally appeared on the Stampin' Up! Facebook Page in the Photo Albums Section
on 23rd Oct 2020.

Hello! My name is Rochelle and I’m from Melbourne, Australia. I will be sharing three projects with you for some fun and different looks using the Gift Wrapped Bundle from the August–December 2020 Mini Catalogue.

My first card for you today uses one of the large bows from the Gift Wrapped Stamp Set to make a fun bow background. I stamped 10 of the bows on Shimmery White Cardstock with Versamark ink and heat embossed using Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Then, using a Water Painter, I watercolored the bows using Poppy Parade and Flirty Flamingo ink.

I punched out the bows using the Gift Bow Builder Punch and arranged the bows over a layer of Shimmery White Cardstock for a fun bow background. To achieve a “distressed” look, I splattered the bows with a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker. I then embossed one of the Rectangle Stitched Dies and finished the card off with gold cord from the Wonder of the Season Ribbon Combo Pack, Real Red 3/8" (1 cm) Sheer Ribbon, and one of the sentiments from the Gift Wrapped Stamp Set.

My second project incorporates one of the smaller bow images from the Gift Wrapped Stamp Set to make a gift card holder. I stamped the bow image over a whole piece of Shimmery White Cardstock, embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, then colored the images using a Water Painter. I’ve only used one portion of the whole stamped sheet here today but this would be a perfect “One Sheet Wonder” project or class using all of the stamped cardstock for 4–5 different projects.

I finished off this card with some ribbon and trim, a die-cut piece of the Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper, and one of the large bow images watercolored with Shaded Spruce and Coastal Cabana ink. How cute is that little tag? The image is from the Gift Wrapped Stamp Set, and I used the Gift Bow Builder Punch to punch out the gorgeous little tag.

My last card for you today incorporates one of the larger bows from the Gift Wrapped Stamp Set and some ribbon and trim to make a “gift-wrapped” card. Again, I’ve colored the bow with Shaded Spruce  and Coastal Cabana ink. I love these two colors together and I’m sure I’ll be using this combo again in the near future.

To make a fuller-looking bow, layer two of the bow images on top of each other. Finish the card off with a sentiment from the Gift Wrapped Stamp Set and the super-cute little tag.

 I do hope that I've given you some inspiration with this gorgeous bundle from the Stampin' Up! 2020 Aug - Dec Mini Catalogue. The stamp set and the punch are such fun products and will give any of your next projects a super cute look. 

Why not make a matching envelope to go with your Gift Wrapped creations and stamp some of the bow images on your envelope? Wouldn't that make for a fun envelope to receive in the post!

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Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop | In the Pines

Hello again stamping friends! Welcome to the October Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop. We are heading into nature this month with the In The Pines Bundle. While looking at this bundle you may just think that it's all trees, but on digging a little deeper you'll be surprised at what you can do with this bundle.

 We've got lots of fabulous projects for you so I'm sure that there is something in this hop that will give you some inspiration when creating with this fantastic bundle.

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I've two cards for you today with a, Christmas feel, using this gorgeous bundle and a colour that I very seldom use - Very Vanilla. I always opt for Whisper White or Shimmery White but thought the Very Vanilla would be perfect for my cards today.

I've used a couple of fun techniques on my cards today. I wonder if you can pick them out. One of them is probably one of my favourite to use and I've used it a few times before of late.

For my first card I've started with the Very Vanilla base and then used the Faux Embossing Technique with the larger tree die from the Pine Woods Dies. Layer the Very Vanilla tree die-cut shapes on the Very Vanilla card base. This mimics the look of dry embossing with an embossing folder and makes for such a fun technique.

I've repeat stamped the Seasons Greetings from the In the Pines Stamp Set on a piece of Very Vanilla using Real Red Classic Ink and then sponged over Crumb Cake Classic Ink. The dots stamp I've also repeat stamped over the Seasons Greetings and embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. This gives the fun snow falling look. I've finished the card off with some Green Foil Trees mixed with a Shaded Spruce tree and then the sentiment on Basic Black cardstock comes from the Snow Wonder Stamp Set. I picked out words from all the sentiments in this stamp set to make my own sentiment, embossed them with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and then fussy cut around each word.

My second card again starts with Very Vanilla and is then made like the small circle in the first card. Seasons Greeting stamped in Real Red all across the Very Vanilla Layer, I then Clear embossed one of the trees over the stamped Seasons Greetings. Once the Crumb Cake is then sponged over the cardstock it leaves an emboss resist technique and then the tree can be seen though the Crumb Cake ink. I then embossed the dots all over the base layer with White Stampin' Emboss Powder.

Again, I've layered the Green Foil Trees with the clear embossed Shaded Spruce and finished the card off with my custom sentiment, Linen Thread, and some Basic Rhinestones.

While the sponging of Crumb Cake ink over the Very Vanilla makes for a different look, I love how the Crumb Cake Sponging still allows the brightness of the Real Red to come though. Why not try using different images from your favourite stamp set for repeat stamping to create your own custom 'DSP'?

Next up on the hop is the oh so amazing Stesha Bloodhart in the U.S. I just love Stesha's amazing creative style. Her projects WOW me each and every time.

I know I say it every hop, but please make sure that you take the time to have a look around at all 16 Artisan Blogs for this blog hop. I'm sure you will be saying 'WOW, WOW, WOW" like I was for everyone's amazing creativity! You won't want to miss out!

Caroline van der Straaten
Emma Goddard
Helene den Breejen
Jan Clothier
Lauren Alarid
Leah Fedynak
Manuela Geiswinkler
Marine Wiplier
Martha Groger
Martin Stone
Narelle Farrugia
Nina Waldschmidt
Rochelle Blok
Stesha Bloodhart
Tammy Wilson
Zsuzsanna Balazs

 

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