Month: May 2023

Beautiful Balloons Yay You Card

Beautiful Balloons Card Class, Card 1

Beautiful Balloons Yay You Card

My Weekly Card Class From ME happens to showcase a pretty awesome feature: celebrations! Our focus this week is the Beautiful Balloons Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. Need more info on this class? Click here.

Happy occasion cards are a lot of fun to make. If you need a celebratory card, you may need a balloon or two. I am here to tell you that this great bundle is not limited to just balloons. Let’s take a closer look at our first card of the week.

Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper

Not only Bright & Beautiful, but also Brand New! That is what this gorgeous designer series paper is.

This fun collection of DSP really only has 1 thing wrong with it. A single pack of this 6 x 6″ paper is just not enough. You will need more than 1 pack!

In this paper pack, you will find dip-dyed ombre hues, plus washes, strips, stars, confetti and more. The colors of this paper pack include Azure Afternoon, Berry Burst, Blueberry Bushel, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, and Pretty Peacock.

Beautiful Balloons Dies

Perhaps the real star of the Beautiful Balloons Dies is the fringe die. I couldn’t wait to try it out and see how the fringe process would go.

Here is what I learned right away:

  1. If you don’t lay the paper slightly higher than the fringe die cut area, your fringe will not cut thru to the bottom. You will have a grate effect die cut that is surrounded by solid cardstock or DSP.
  2. The fringe needs a little help separating. You can easily do this with a quick finger ruffle.
  3. If your pattern paper allows, try flipping the design to create fringe layers that overlap when layered together, rather than stacking same pattern on top of same pattern.

Get Your Beautiful Balloons Card Class From ME

This Beautiful Balloons Yay You 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 Beautiful Balloons 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.

Beautiful Balloons Card Class

Beautiful Balloons Bundle

Beautiful Balloons Card Class

Welcome to your Beautiful Balloons Card Class! This week, I am using the Beautiful Balloons Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. This bundle is a brand new release in the 2023-2024 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.

Did you know that when you purchase a bundle, you automatically save 10%? When in doubt, buy the bundle. Nothing is more irritating than buying just the stamps or just the punch (or dies) and going back later to purchase the other half of the bundle.

Want to see another card class featuring a brand new bundle in the 2023-2024 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog? Click here.

The Beautiful Balloons Bundle

The Beautiful Balloons Bundle by Stampin' Up!.

Do you have something to celebrate? That would call for a card, and not just any card, but one with balloons on it!

No matter what “YAY” moment you are covering, the Beautiful Balloons Bundle may be your answer. This photopolymer stamp set has an assortment of balloon sizes with a little confetti twist. But if plain balloons, or balloons in pretty designer series paper is more your thing, just use the coordinating dies for perfect balloon shapes without the stamping.

So Special, Beautiful Balloons Bundle

What makes this Beautiful Balloons Bundle so special? Maybe you already have a balloon stamp set, and a punch and some balloon dies. It is possible, as balloons are pretty common elements for card making. Here’s a look at some other balloon options that Stampin’ Up! has given us in the past:

Even with the all assorted balloon stamps, punches and dies you may already own, this new Beautiful Balloons Bundle is pretty special. Wondering how? I cover that in my cardmaking class. Watch this bundle in action here.

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 FREE card kits in the mail and need to put them together.

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 XQ6KHT4A thru May 6, 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 FREE Embellishment, the 2023-2025 In Color Dots, just like I used on my cards. You will have plenty left over to use on your projects for days to come.

Your Card Class From ME Awaits

I hope you enjoy the Beautiful Balloons Card Class with my FaceBook Live Event on Monday, May 8 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!

Circle Sayings Smile Card

Circle Sayings Card Class, Card 3

Circle Sayings Smile Card

We are now on to the last card from my Weekly Card Class From ME. And this week features the Circle Sayings Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. Don’t be fooled by the sour lemons in the names of the colors on this card! Lemon Lolly and Lemon Lime Twist actually combine together very sweetly.

Want to see another card in beautiful new colors using the Circle Sayings Bundle? Click here.

Fern 3D Embossing Folder

While you might have expected to see Lemon Lime Twist (the green color in this card) used with the Fern 3D Embossing Folder, it is actually the opposite for this Circle Sayings Smile Card.

I chose to emboss a layer of Lemon Lolly (the yellow color!). In this case, the embossing is simply texture, and the ferns fade softly into the background. Try this folder in unexpected colors for your next project!

Lemon Lime and Lemon Lolly

When I began to design this card, I had no idea that these 2 colors would pair so nicely together! I also didn’t realize how closely their names resemble each other…that’s a lot of “lemons” from Lemon Lolly and Lemon Lime Twist.

To add interest to my Lemon Lime Twist die cut, courtesy of the Countryside Corners Dies, I scored some lines thru the green toned cardstock. I felt that adding in another embossing folder would be too much texture and the lines are a happy solution.

You may also notice from the picture above that I chose to add like color ink to my Bough Punched pieces. The continuous use of Lemon Lolly and Lemon Lime Twist dictated that I deepen some of my card elements to show contrast. I did this so easily with sponge daubers!

Get Your Circle Sayings Card Class From ME

This Circle Sayings Smile Card is the last one 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 have enjoyed sharing these cards from this class, as well as my bonus cards, as this week went on. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas.

Circle Sayings Birthday Card

Circle Sayings Card Class, Card 2

Circle Sayings Birthday Card

We are on to the next card from my Weekly Card Class From ME. And this week features the Circle Sayings Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. While this card is so pretty in pink, I have pulled in a couple of deeper colors for contrast.

All of the tones on this card are new colors to the Stampin’ Up! Family. Want to see our first card in the newest blue tone using the Circular Sayings Bundle? Click here.

Bubble Bath Pink

As mentioned above, this Circle Sayings Birthday Card features brand new colors. The card base here is in Bubble Bath, an adorable pink that has purple undertones to it. This sweet pink color is perfect for baby girl cards, ballet pink cards, and sugared cupcake cards too!

Circle Sayings Stamp Set

The Circle Sayings Stamp Set has both sentiments and images that work perfectly with the 2-3/8″ Circle Punch and without! For my card, I chose the Happy Birthday sentiment and used it to create an awesome background in Bubble Bath Ink on White Cardstock.

I stamped the Celebrate sentiment in Moody Mauve Ink, a new In Color, on White Cardstock that I punched with the circle punch. The words “celebrate” form a circle on the stamp, so I only had to ink and stamp once to get the image that you see here.

Cupcake Designer Series Paper

For the cupcake on my Circle Saying Birthday Card, I chose to stamp the wrapper on Bubble Bath designer series paper.

I chose the polka dot pattern from the Subtles Collection, and stamped in Copper Clay Ink. Next, I fussy cut the wrapper and adhered it to another cupcake image that I stamped and fussy cut from White Cardstock.

Get Your Dainty Delight Card Class From ME

This Circle Sayings Birthday 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 Circle Sayings 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.

Circle Sayings Warm Hello Card

Circle Sayings Card Class, Card 1

Circle Sayings Warm Hello Card

My Weekly Card Class From ME happens to showcase a pretty basic feature: circles. Our focus this week is the Circle Sayings Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. Need more info on this class? Click here.

It is no secret that I love circle punches. In fact, I have a large collection of them. For my first card in this series, Circle Sayings Warm Hello, I was so excited to play with a brand new circle punch, the 2-3/8″ one!

A Warm Hello To Boho Blue

This first card in my Weekly Card Class From ME also features a brand new color: Boho Blue. This is just 1 of 5 of the 2023-2025 In Colors by Stampin’ Up!. This beautiful blue is found in the Countryside Inn DSP collection. Shop for this paper pack here!

These trendy In Colors (IN for just 2 years and replaced by something even more IN vogue) are something to take note of. And this gorgeous blue does not disappoint! When compared to Balmy Blue, another soft core color, Boho takes on a periwinkle hue, looking slightly more purple. I am in love.

Sunshine and Blue Skies

I love that the stamps in the Circle Sayings Stamp Set feature sentiments and images. And I used both on my 2-3/8″ Circle Punch for my card. While I stamped most of these images in another new In Color, Wild Wheat, I also added some ink with Blending Brushes to do some quick and easy coloring (my favorite kind!).

While playing with color options as I designed my card, I tried 2 different color sets. The one on the left has Daffodil Delight and Balmy Blue, with the Small Blending Brushes. The one on the right (which is used on my card) has Lemon Lolly and Boho Blue, using the regular sized Blending Brushes. Check out the ink on these blending brushes for huge differences in tones!

Get Your Dainty Delight Card Class From ME

This Circle Sayings Warm Hello 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 Circle Sayings 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.