Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Hey There Card

Hey There cardPaper
• Daffodil Delight Cardstock
• Whisper White Cardstock
• Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper

Stampin’ Up! Accessories
• Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine
• Naturals Designer Buttons
• Epic Day This and That Designer Stickers
• Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape
• Stampin’ Dimensionals®

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Happy Birthday, Sailor Bag

Happy Birthday, Sailor BagStamps
• Settin’ Sail Stamp Set

Paper
• Midnight Muse Cardstock
• Pool Party Cardstock
• Whisper White Cardstock

Ink
• Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad®
• Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Pad
• Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad
• Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

Accessories
• Real Red 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
• Stampin’ Dimensionals®
• Blender Pens
• 1-1/4" Circle Punch
• 1-3/8" Circle Punch
• Big Shot™
• Chalk Talk Framelits™ Dies
• Bag
• Sewing machine and thread

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Monday, September 30, 2013

Tricks and Treats

Want to have a spooky Halloween bash but don’t know where to start? Our Concept Art team has taken all of the scary guesswork out of spine-chilling party preparations. Check out these fun projects for inspiration!


Robyn created our eerily inviting Halloween food table:

“My treat table was inspired by a sheet of paper that comes in the Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper. Creating picks and labels for my treats was quick and easy. And the paper coordinates perfectly with the Witches’ Brew Designer Washi Tape and the Basic Black 3/4" Chevron Ribbon. Putting together a selection of spooky snacks was so simple!”


Chrissy created this darling invitation using My Digital Studio:

“I created this invitation using MDS elements like Eventful Year and First Edition Designer Series Paper, then added traditional products like Burlap Ribbon, punches, Pumpkin Pie 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, the new Witches’ Brew Designer Washi Tape, etc. Hybrid invitations make it easy to include all of your party information, but they still have a handmade feel when you add a bit of traditional paper crafting. I love how this invitation turned out and hope you find it inspiring!”


Next, Melody has created a wonderful décor piece. Here’s what she had to say about this frightfully fun project:

“Creating décor pieces is by far my favorite thing to do for Halloween. Stampin' Up! has so many fun Halloween-themed products to use for creating projects to decorate your home. Some of my favorite, new products are the Build a Banner Simply Created Kit and the accessory kits that coordinate with the banner. I used the Stampin' Spritzer to dye the banner pennant Basic Gray. I also dyed a strip of Creped Filter Paper using Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill, then used my Paper Snips to create the fringe. Last, I dyed the Silver Glimmer Paper with Summer Starfruit ink to give it an eerie, yellow hue. I layered pieces of Witches' Brew Designer Series Paper with the other pieces to add more fun textures and patterns. The sparkly skull was the perfect element to finish the project.”


To treat her guests, Jen dressed up a Mini Muslin Bag:

“I love the Mini Muslin Bag. It’s so easy to add a little color and embellish for any occasion. Using the Chevron Border Punch, I created a stencil. I laid the stencil over my bag and spritzed it using the Stampin’ Spritzer and the Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill. After stamping a cute greeting directly onto the bag, I finished it off with little Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper flags and a Basic Black button from the Neutrals Collection Designer Buttons. Add some candy, and this little bag is ready to delight!”



For an alternate treat, Arika created this darling glittery bag:

“Using a mixture of Crystal Effects and Orange Stampin’ Glitter, I brushed the glitter on the outside of a Cellophane Bag. Then, I embellished it with a piece of the Basic Black Chevron ribbon (cut thinner), Whisper White Baker’s Twine, and Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper. The greeting is punched from a sheet of Designer Series Paper using the 1" Circle Punch. The glitter really makes this treat bag so festive and fun.”

How do you plan to celebrate Halloween? Let us know in the comments section below!

Concept Art Team

Saturday, September 28, 2013

I'm the Map!


Map It Out

Hey, everyone! Here are the latest and greatest photopolymer sets from Stampin’ Up!



I had a major travel bug at the beginning of the summer and it manifested itself in these two new sets: Map It Out & Greetings From. They’re great by themselves, but when used together they can help you create customized maps for so many things: save-the-dates, moving postcards, travel keepsake containers, and just-saying-hello cards, to name a few.



Most of the images fit perfectly on the smallest clear blocks, and are easy to layer and line up. But be careful not to lose any of the little pieces—they are sneaky!  (California almost didn’t make it to the photo shoot!) They also coordinate nicely with our circle punches (US/CA)—letting you create easy tags or embellishments for scrapbook pages.



The greetings from the Greetings From Stamp Set fit perfectly around the state abbreviation icons from the Map It Out set. Add a dashed line, an “x” to mark the spot—and other fun details—and you’ve got a perfect postcard to send to friends and family to let them know you’ve moved.



I stole a journal from the Try Me Paper Pumpkin kit, and embellished it with some stamping to make a travel journal. It’s the perfect size to bring on a trip and make notes along the way.
Erin T.
Catalog Designer
My apologies to Alaska. There wasn’t enough room on the photopolymer sheet to make you proportionate to the rest of the states. J

Friday, September 27, 2013

Sealed with a Kiss card

Sealed with a Kiss cardStamps
• Sent with Love*

Paper
• Real Red Cardstock
• Whisper White Cardstock
• Sent with Love Designer Series Paper

Ink
• Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad®
• 2011–2013 In Color Stampin’ Write® Markers
• Brights Stampin’ Write Markers

Stampin’ Up! Accessories
• Hung Up Cute Clips
• Stampin’ Dimensionals®
• 1/16" Circle Punch
• 1-1/4" Circle Punch
• Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

*This set is only available through April 30, 2013.

Adorable (and, spooky) Halloween Gifts

Adorable Halloween Gifts



I’ve been dying to try iron-ons with My Digital Studio and our Mini Muslin Bags—and this was the perfect opportunity! First, I selected a stamp from MDS’s Halloween Bash Stamp Brush Set and colored it in. Then, I mirrored the image in MDS (the image needs to be backwards for it to work with the iron-ons). Next, I printed the images on my iron-ons, ironed them to the Mini Muslin Bags, then peeled off the backing.




I put treats inside, finished them off with some filler that resembles straw—and was done! Easy peasy.


Do you have any holiday project plans for our Mini Muslin Bags? Let us know!
Christina N.
Concept Artist