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Petal Park Thanks Card

March 8, 2023

Petal Park Card Class, Card 2

Petal Park Thanks Card

We are on to the next card from my Weekly Card Class From ME. And this week features the Petal Park Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. This stamp and coordinating punch bundle is part of the Regency Park Suite. Look for lots more to come in that regard!

And just like our first card from this class, I am using the Regency Park 6 x 6″ Designer Series Paper pack. Need to see our first card? Click here for all the details!

Specialty Papers

The Regency Park DSP is not the only great paper on this Petal Park Thanks card. There are 2 other specialty papers here too! Both of these great selections came straight out of the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog.

Textured Shimmer Paper

This 12 x12″ Textured Shimmer Paper is really special. Each sheet has a sheen to it that is noticeable, but not loud. The “texture” element to this paper is the ridges in it, which are similar to corrugated paper. It gives the paper dimension too,

There are 3 great colors is this paper pack: Shaded Spruce, Balmy Blue and White. You will find lots of ways to use any of them in your upcoming projects. For my Petal Park Thanks Card, I used a piece of the white. It helps to “hide” the middle empty space of the detailed leaves on my Night of Navy card base.

Vellum Basics Specialty Paper

While Vellum is not the most showy item on this card, it lends a softness and richness to behold. And maybe you use plain Vellum from time to time! But stepping it up with this Vellum Basics Specialty Paper provides a lot more wow factor.

I adore all the Vellum choices in this paper pack! My favorite by far is the leafy patter. I used it on my Petal Park Thanks Card as a die cut, stitched circle. But the stripes pattern and the dots pattern are just as charming! In my live card demo, I shared a great tip on how to adhere the Vellum to the card without adhesive showing. Check out my video replay here.

Petal Park Punched Flowers

There are soooo many ways to use the Petal Park Stamp Set and Petal Park Builder Punch to create gorgeous flowers. During my live card class, I shared 3 of them. For this second card, I used Balmy Blue and Night of Navy. These colors match my cardbase and chosen piece of designer series paper.

Petal Park Flowers, Option 2

For this card, I chose White Cardstock to stamp my flowers on. I began with Balmy Blue Ink and the filler flower stamp for this two-step stamping technique. I stamped one full set of flowers with full ink, then immediately stamped again to get second generation inked flowers. This gave me 2 different color blue flower sets!

Next, I used the outline flower stamp and Night of Navy Ink. I was able to line these stamps up quite easily, as the stamps from the Petal Park Stamp Set are photopolymer. After my stamping was complete, I used the coordinating Petal Park Builder Punch to get perfect flowers!

Get Your Petal Park Card Class From ME

This Petal Park Love Card is just one card in my featured class this week. If you would like to see the video from my online class, click this link. For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I will be sharing more cards from the Petal Park Card Class, as well as my bonus cards, as this week goes on. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas.

Petal Park Love Card

March 7, 2023

Petal Park Card Class, Card 1

Petal Park Love Card

Join me this week as I take a look at the Petal Park Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. It is all part of my Card Class From ME. If you missed the live video assembly of my card kits, check it out here.

What is so special about another flower stamp set and a punch, you may be wondering. Didn’t we just cover something similar last week?

To begin, this new bundle in the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog is a lot different than what we used last week. The Petal Park Bundle is a part of the Regency Park Suite. That means there are a lot more products that coordinate with this bundle! After this week, we will continue to explore more from this same suite next week.

And to get more of the details on how awesome these new products are, check out my post for my thoughts on the stamp set and punch by clicking here.

Regency Park Designer Series Paper

As part of the Regency Park Suite, we have some beautiful 6 x 6″ Regency Park DSP to work with. In fact, that is where my color inspiration came from for this Weekly Card Class From ME!

With solid and bold colors like Balmy Blue, Mango Melody, Night of Navy, Petal Pink, Shaded Spruce, and Sweet Sorbet, I just knew I was going to have a primary color palette for my card bases. So, I decided red, blue and yellow were must-do’s.

Circle Punches Are Back!

As I write this blog post in March of 2023, Stampin’ Up! just released their very first Online Exclusives. These new products will not be in any catalogs, but sold only in the online store. I was really excited to see the 2″ and 1-3/4″ Circle Punches making a comeback!

Now don’t get me wrong, I love my dies. But punches are so much faster and quicker to use. Because of this, I used these 2 punches quite a bit in the design of my first card from this class.

Petal Park Punched Flowers

There are soooo many ways to use the Petal Park Stamp Set and Petal Park Builder Punch to create gorgeous flowers. During my live card class, I shared 3 of them. For this first card, I used Petal Pink and Sweet Sorbet to match my cardstock and chosen piece of designer series paper.

Petal Park Flowers, Option 1

First, I started with Petal Pink Cardstock. By using color cardstock instead of white cardstock, you really get a different look. There are 2 reasons for this: the punch leaves an area of cardstock showing around the perimeter of the stamped area (therefore you see either a white or color surround); and stamping on white or color cardstock effects the way the ink tone reflects on the paper.

For my stamping on this card, I only used 1 color of ink. First I stamped the inner flower of the two-step stamping onto Petal Pink Cardstock using second generation ink in the color Sweet Sorbet. That means I stamped off on a scrap paper and then stamped the second time onto my cardstock. This gives my flower middle a lighter tone.

Lastly, I stamped the outline stamp for my two-step stamping process using full Sweet Sorbet Ink. Now the flower outline is twice as dark as the middle of my flowers. After I punched the flowers out and assembled them on my card, I added some Wink of Stella to give them a little glimmer and shine.

Get Your Petal Park Card Class From ME

Petal Park Card Class

March 6, 2023

Your Weekly Card Class From ME

Welcome to your Petal Park Card Class! This week, I am using the Petal Park Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. This set is part of the Regency Park Suite Collection, in the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. As part of a suite, there are a lot of amazing components that we get to explore…and we will, together, over the next couple of weeks.

Missed my last card class? Click this link to see another class that featured Irresistible Blooms.

The Petal Park Stamp Set

The Petal Park Stamp Set contains 11 photopolymer stamps. This set is a almost completely two-step stamping. There is just one tiny stamp that is not part of a two-step set up, and it consists of some itty-bitty background spots. With two-step stamping, you can add color quickly and move on to other parts of your project!

There is another great thing about this stamp set too, it works with the Petal Park Builder Punch!

The Petal Park Builder Punch

I love punches, because they are quick and easy to use. No need to drag out the die cutting machine and sort thru your die collection. Grab this punch and go!

With the Petal Park Builder Punch, you will have a collection of both flowers and leaves to use on your projects. You may stamp and punch out matching images, or just punch cardstock to layer together to create beautiful flowers. The punch allows you to get 4 different images at once, 3 flowers and 1 leaf.

Live Card Making Class On Monday

Every Monday at 8pm EST, I am live with your weekly card making class on my FaceBook page, The Maine Stamper. I create 3 beautiful cards and share tips and techniques along the way. This class serves as your tutorial when you receive your card kits in the mail and need to put them together.

Get Your Card Kits For Free

Cards and card kits with the Petal Park Bundle.

Yes, FREE. You will receive 2 each of 3 card designs (for a total of 6 card kits!) when you place an order of $35+ (before tax and shipping) in my online stamping store using Host Code AKJJUXXN thru March 10, 2023. I will mail the card kits on the Monday following the live class.

Want more details about what is in these kits? Check my blog post here for more info.

Get A Bonus Gift For FREE Too!

When you bump your order to $50 (before tax and shipping), I will send you the card kits AND a full pack of the embellishment, Adhesive Backed Milky Dots (now SOLD OUT online!) that I used on my sample cards, for FREE. I have a limited supply, and they are going out with card kits in the order that your online order using my Host Code is received.

If I run out of these great embellishments (order quickly to get yours!), I will substitute another embellishment of equal value in its place.

Your Card Class From ME Awaits

I hope you enjoy the Petal Park Card Class with my FaceBook Live Event on Monday, March 6 at 8pm EST. Please join me to see how easy it is to put your card kits together. If you miss the live, catch the replay on FaceBook or my YouTube Channel, The Maine Stamper.

I look forward to getting your weekly card kits from Maine in the mail to you. And I know you will be looking forward to receiving them and creating gorgeous works of paper crafted art!

Cardmaker Collective Club: March 2023

March 4, 2023

Featuring The Irresistible Blooms Bundle

Get ready for another month of beautiful cards…with my Cardmaker Collective Club for March 2023! The March Club Kit features the Irresistible Blooms Bundle. Here is what you will receive in your March Club Kit:

Card kits (8 total, 2 each of 4 different designs, see sneak peek above!).
Cardmaking supplies (the consumable type, valued at @$22, so use them up!).
Private video assembly tutorials and PDF card recipes (so easy to put together!)
Opportunity to purchase the featured bundle at 16% savings (save money, ask me how!)

March Stampin’ Up! Consumable Products

Your consumable items include:

A half pack of the Hello, Irresistible DSP
Full bolt of White Frayed Ribbon
Full pack of Opal Rounds
@2.5 yards of Simply Elegant Trim

Order The Featured Bundle & Save

Since I will not be stamping for you using the Irresistible Blooms Stamp Set, or
die cutting for you with the Irresistible Blooms Dies, you may want your
own set! (Of course, these cards will look amazing using whatever stamps, dies
or punches you have on hand too.)

After you sign up for the March Club Kit, I will contact you to see if you
would like the featured bundle at the catalog price (that is @16% savings, I
am paying tax and shipping!). You just need to let me know if you would like to
add this item to your March Club Kit and you will receive a separate invoice for the Irresistible Blooms Bundle.

Don’t Delay On The March Kit

The deadline to start your subscription to the Cardmaker Collective Club and get the March Club Kit is March 15, 2023. If you sign up after March 15th, you will be receiving the April Club Kit.

This is an auto-renew club, your card will be charged every month on or around the same date that you first sign up. But, you have the option to cancel you membership at any time. Try it once, or keep receiving the kits!

If you continue to receive kits monthly, after 6 consecutive kits, I am gifting you with a $25 reward certificate, good on any current merchandise in my online Stampin’ Up! store. That is your club benefit!

The Cardmaker Collective Club Kits

Here is what IS included (when applicable):

Cardbases for A2 size cards, 2 each of 4 designs for a total of 8 card kits
Envelopes for 8 cards
Embossed cardstock
Die cuts or punched pieces that are different from the featured bundle for the kit
Cardstock for you to use for die cutting or punching with the featured bundle
A half pack of designer series paper
A full bolt of ribbon
A full pack of embellishments
Private video tutorial
Emailed PDF recipe card and instructions
Optional bundle add on at 16% savings

Here is what is NOT Included:

Any stamping of images
White cardstock inserts (for the inside)
Any die cutting/punching that uses the featured bundle in the kit
Printed PDF directions

New Month, New Bundle, New Card Kit

Look for an announcement around the first of each month regarding a new card kit. Every month will feature a different bundle, different crafting supplies and different cards. Your consumable supplies will keep you crafting long after your 8 kit cards are completed.

And with sneak peeks of the featured bundle and card designs (via email and social media), there is no question of whether or not you will like the card kit being offered. The design is yours to make…join the Cardmaking Collective Club when the time is right for you!

Ready to get started today? Click the subscribe button and watch the mail for your March Card Kit (shipping @March 27).

Irresistible Blooms Hello Card

March 2, 2023

Irresistible Blooms Card Class, Card 3

Irresistible Blooms Hello Card

We are on to the last card from my Weekly Card Class From ME, featuring the Irresistible Blooms Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. While it is always fun to play with flower stamps and dies with bright, pretty colors…

Wait a minute! My Weekly Card Class From ME has a lot of black, white and gray colors. Not the usual collection of inspiring hues associated with floral cards.

In fact, this Irresistible Blooms Hello Card doesn’t even showcase a flower from the Irresistible Blooms Bundle. Need to see my last Irresistible Blooms Card? Check out the previous card class here.

Beautiful Black

This card certainly has a lot of black and very little other color involved. It is actually hard to notice some of the details of this card from the picture. But when you hold this one in your hands, it is more obvious that there are a lot of interesting layers here.

The Perfectly Penciled Designer Series Paper and Black and White Gingham Ribbon are perfect for this black and white themed card. I also added a small dash of pink from the Loose Frosted Dots Embellishments.

Irresistible Blooms Dies

It’s time to talk about the awesome Irresistible Blooms Dies again! I used the round die that cuts into your paper and leaves an elegant trail of lines and dots in my first card from this online class. If you missed it, you may read more about it here.

This time, I chose to play with the long, narrow die that leaves behind a string of lines and dots that somehow magically hold together. It really is quite unbelievable! My video demonstration shows the die cutting, clean up and use of this intricate piece. Watch my video here.

Ever Lovely Black and Pink

While my black die cut may not show up the best on camera from the black on black card, it certainly has some flair when added to a pink layer! How fantastic is my color swap card here? Even the new Basics 3D Embossing Folder shows up better with Blushing Bride.

Get Your Irresistible Blooms Card Class From ME

This Irresistible Blooms Hello Card is the last one card in my featured class this week. If you would like to see the video from my online class, click this link . For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I have been sharing bonus cards using the Irresistible Blooms Card Class this week. Be sure to follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas. And keep an eye on my Pinterest account for project pictures too.