Mixed Bunch Easel Card

The second card I created for the Occasions Mini swap is an "easel card" which is great for displaying on a table. It has a special fold, a layer of cardstock and a little embellishment to allow it to stand on its own. Stay tuned for some Sale-a-Bration 2012 card swap samples!

Everyday Elegance & Everyday Enchantment DSP

Here is a sneak peek of what's in store for Sale-a-Bration 2012. I used Everyday Elegance stamp brushes and Everyday Enchantment designer series paper, both to be available for My Digital Studio. The card dimensions are 9" x 4" and would fit in a #10 envelope.

Sale-A-Bration 2012 is almost here!

From January 24, 2012 through March 31, 2012, Stampin' Up! will have the annual Sale-a-Bration promotion! You can earn an exclusive SU stamp or product for each $50 (not including tax & shipping) you spend. Check on my website (tag.stampinup.net) for more information and fun stampin' stuff!

In celebration of Sale-a-Bration, I am re-designing my blog. I feel it is overdue and I look forward to a new chapter in my Stampin' Up! endeavors.

Mini Box (Created with the Petal Card Double Punch)

Here is a little idea for a cute stocking stuffer, birthday present, tooth fairy box, or gift box.

Take four punched pieces using the Petal Card Double Punch, and glue each of the side flaps together. The side flaps should be folded toward the interior of the box. (If you prefer the inside of the box to be as flat as possible, you may want to snip off one petal flap from each punched piece and glue side flaps to interior sides of the box.)

To close the bottom of the mini box, fold each consecutive petal flap down, tucking part of the last flap beneath the first to hold it in place. Repeat this to close the top of the box. (You can also glue the bottom flaps, if you like.)

The finished box will be approximately 1" length x 1" width x 1" height. You can fit a bracelet, necklace, earrings, simply adorned creation, a Hershey's "hug" and "kiss", a tooth for the tooth fairy, a folded dollar bill, tiny candies, a mini book, a keychain, a magnet, a rolled up message, or anything small that you can think of!

This box was made with riding hood red, daffodil delight and whisper white cardstock, Greenhouse Gala designer series paper, Cute by the Inch hostess stamp set, riding hood red, old olive and early espresso markers, beautiful wings embosslits die and basic pearl. A lady at Convention 2010 swapped a simply adorned insert for one of my 3D items and I thought it would be great to use the same color scheme for this box.

The more punched petal cards you adhere together, the larger the box can become. My next project may be a flower-shaped box created with the punch. Stay tuned!

"Joy-fold" Card with Stampin' Up's Aviary Stamp Set

I recently created this card (with 8 layers) using the "joy-fold" technique. Splitcoaststampers offers a tutorial. I decided to use bright, cheery colors: concord crush, real red, tangerine tango and pretty in pink. The sentiment is layered with an oval punch and designer label punch. When you lift the "my friend" tab, the panel with birds swings open. A message can be written inside.


The card is embellished with basic pearls and 5/8" pretty in pink satin ribbon. I also used the Elegant Lines Textured Embossing Folder and Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, which are exclusive to Stampin' Up! and just came out in the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog.

Designer Fabric on Cards

If you check out the Stampin' Up! 2010 Holiday Mini Catalog, it is chock full of new stamps, punches, dies, designer series paper and new designer fabric! So Stampin' Up! not only carries color-coordinating markers, craft & classic ink pads, cardstock, designer series paper, ribbon, rub-ons, albums, brads, buttons, embellishments, digital art and vinyl decor elements, but textiles now as well! Imagine creating a vintage wristlet with Deck the Halls Designer Fabric and a vintage brad accent, a peppermint candy-shaped throw pillow with Candy Cane Christmas Designer Fabric, or a fabric Christmas tree ornament to attach to a gift.

This may sound overwhelming, but perhaps you could start by trying fabric on cards. If you have used ribbon to make bows, ruffles or simple trim along the side of a card, it would be a snap to take a strip of fabric and use the same techniques. The difference is that Stampin' Up!'s designer fabric has multicolored prints... so each design can spruce up your card and match designer series paper.

Here are some examples of cards using designer fabric at Convention 2010:





Below is a holiday card I made for a swap on Splitcoaststampers. I used the Tags til Christmas stamp set, real red, old olive, bashful blue, pear pizzazz and whisper white cardstock, night of navy, real red, pretty in pink and pear pizzazz stampin' markers, silver glass glitter, pretty in pink 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, basic rhinestones, Big Shot, perfect polka dots textured impressions embossing folder, decorative label punch and Candy Cane Christmas designer fabric.

I think it would be great to make the snowglobe really pop out by using a Stampin' Up! sweet treat cup and filling it with either glitter or circle confetti. It could make a great shaker card.

If you'd love to see more cards with designer fabric, here are creations by:
Cindee Wilkinson
Michele Reynolds
Sabriena Satchwell

Designer Fabric "Yo-yo"/Ruched Circle Tutorial

S T E P S

Use a 1-3/4" Circle Punch to make a cardstock template if you want to create the same size Yo-yo in this tutorial. Place the circle on the back side (unprinted side) of some Candy Cane Christmas designer fabric and trace around it. Cut out the fabric circle.

Tip: You can also use your Big Shot and Circles #2 Bigz Die to easily die-cut circles from fabric.


Thread a needle and tie a knot on the edge of the fabric circle. Run the needle in and out of the edges. This is called a "running stitch" or "straight stitch."


Continue stitching all the way around the fabric circle. Pull on the thread to gather the fabric edges.


Tie a knot on the back to secure.


Use one tip of your paper snips to gently poke a hole through the center of the Yo-yo/Ruched Circle. Be careful not to cut the thread holding the fabric together. Insert a glimmer brad or other type of brad.


You can use Yo-yos/Ruched Circles to decorate a card, cloth napkins, blouses, sweaters, towels, hairclips or anything else you can think of! I am planning to use these to accent some Holiday Mini Catalog card swaps.

Four-Panel "Note"

Here's a sneak peek at one of the sets coming out in Stampin' Up!'s new catalog. It is called "Double-line Doodles." I attended one of the Virginia Beach Regionals a little over a month ago and received the set. This little four-panel card was one of the make-and-take style projects we created. The tiny note holder was created by sealing a small envelope, slicing a bit of the end off and using a circle punch to make the semi-circle opening at the top. It's a cute way to hide a tiny message. The colors used to make this card are: Certainly celery, Old Olive, Real Red, More Mustard, Tempting Turquoise. Ribbon: Red gingham, Celery grosgrain & Hemp twine.