Dandy Designs DSP - The Maine Stamper

Sweetest Ever Special Offer

February 13, 2023

Your Sweetest Ever Special Offer

During this week of Valentine’s Day and spreading “Love”, I am ready to offer you something extra sweet! As a papercrafter, I know all about the love of paper. And I have just the thing for you. Read on for all the great details!

Normally, I hold a weekly Card Class From ME, and focus on a particular Stampin’ Up! bundle to demonstrate with, while making 3 cards. Then, I send you card kits in the mail based on my online class, with a qualifying purchase in my online stamping store.

Special Week, Special Card, Special Offer

But, this week I am changing it all up! Instead of 3 cards, I only demonstrated 1 . Instead of just ordinary handmade A2 sized cards, I chose a fun fold card. Want to see my live demo for this Joy-Fold card? Click this link.

Along with my special Monday night class, featuring the Love Cats Stamp Set, I have a very special offer just for you during this week of love!

Designer Series Paper Stacks

My Sweetest Ever Special Offer involves designer series paper. And nobody does DSP better than Stampin’ Up!. Each paper pack has a great variety of double sided designs in colors that work well together. If you aren’t thrilled with a particular pattern, flip the paper over and try the other side!

With my Sweetest Ever Special Offer, you will receive a sampler pack made up of 24 6″ x 6″ sheets of Dandy Designs Sale-A-Bration DSP (normally you would spend $100 to get this entire paper pack of 48 12′ x 12″ sheets for free!).

You will also get a sampler pack of 24 6″ x 6″ sheets of Flowers & More Host DSP (normally you would spend $180 to get this entire paper pack of 48 12′ x 12″ sheets for free!).

Free Mystery Embellishment

And to sweeten this Sweetest Ever Special Offer, I am also sending you a Free Mystery Embellishment. Wondering what you will get? Maybe ribbon, or gems… or something completely different? Your extra freebie will be fancily packaged up and fill you with excitement to open your gift from me.

Get Your Sweetest Ever Special Offer Now

Wondering how you can get your FREE designer series paper and embellishment gift from me?

Just spend $50 (before shipping and tax) in my online stamping store between February 13 – 17, using Host Code THTFACP3 at checkout. Remember, this is a limited time offer, so don’t wait and miss out!

Get A Sale-A-Bration Freebie Too

And the cherry on the top of this Sweetest Ever Special Offer? Sale-A-Bration is still happening. When you spend $50 with me this week, you are getting 48 sheets of 6″ x 6″ designer series paper and a Free Mystery Embellishment from me, and also a Sale-A-Bration freebie from Stampin’ Up! (choose yours at checkout).

Start Shopping Now

With all these sweet offers right now, it is definitely time to shop. Be sure to make the most out of this limited time Sweetest Ever Special Offer by heading to my online stamping store now. I am looking forward to mailing you your designer series paper and mystery embellishment!

Sweet Citrus Zesty Birthday

February 7, 2023

Sweet Citrus Card Class, Card 1

Sweet Citrus Zesty Birthday Card

With a new week, comes a new Card Class From ME! This time I chose the fruity Sweet Citrus Bundle to work with. This bundle is made up of the Sweet Citrus Stamp Set and the Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder.

The Sweet Citrus Stamp Set covers all varieties of citrus: lemons, oranges, grapefruit, limes and the like. If you change the colors you use, you can change your fruit choice too.

Not to be missed, however, is the Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder. In fact, I talked about the amazing Hybrid Embossing Folder and shared some tips on using it in another blog post. Click here to see it.

Sweet Citrus: Lemons

For my first card, Sweet Citrus Zesty Birthday, I chose to focus on lemons. And because I like to start with simple cards first, I just stamped and die cut the lemons for my card. How easy is that?

I like to start with the outline stamp for my two-step stamping process. In this case, the outline stamp of the lemons is pretty large. I had to place the photopolymer stamp on my biggest Clear Block (F). Next, I inked it up with Daffodil Delight Ink.

After I stamped the outline image, I applied the second stamp, the filler, with So Saffron Ink. While the ink differences are very subtle, both of my color choices are also very yellow. And now we have lemons!

Cane Weave 3D Embossing Folder

Nothing adds quicker interest and dimension to a card than an embossing folder. And I love how inexpensive embossing folders are! Another bonus, they don’t take up a lot of valuable storage space in your craft room.

So whenever I get my hands on a new Stampin’ Up! Catalog, one of my first purchases is the embossing folders. In the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog, we have the Cane Weave 3D Embossing Folder. I thought that this particular pattern would work really well with my Sweet Citrus Zesty Birthday Card. And after I embossed it with Night of Navy Cardstock, I was happy with the result.

Sweet Citrus Color, Design & Embellishments

Colors used in the Sweet Citrus Zesty Birthday Card.

Do you love the color combo I used for this Sweet Citrus Zesty Birthday Card? I began with a Night of Navy card base. I also used this same color for my Cane Weave 3D embossed piece. But the rest of the design (after my very yellow lemons) comes from the Dandy Designs DSP.

The Dandy Designs DSP is actually a freebie during the January-February 2023 Sale-A-Bration Event, with a qualifying order. At first glance, you may notice purples and pinks. But, there are some bolder greens and solid blues mixed in, and that is what I chose to stand up to my very dark Night of Navy hue.

The finishing touches on this Sweet Citrus Zesty Birthday Card are the embellishments. For each card in my Weekly Card Class From ME, I will be using a different color of twine from the Three Twine Combo Pack. In this card, I used the Bermuda Bay color. Lastly, I added Basic Rhinestones for a little bling.

Get Your Sweet Citrus Card Class From ME

This Sweet Citrus Zesty 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 Sweet Citrus 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.

Magical Gnome Gift Card

January 26, 2023

Friendly Gnomes Card Class, Card 3

For the last Friendly Gnomes card in my weekly Card Class From ME, I pulled out all the stops to make this one magical gnome card. Besides being an adorable card to look at, this one is fun to play with too! Want to see the previous card from my weekly class? Click here.

The magic in this card is the addition of the Mini Pocket Envelope to the design. While it could be used to hold a gift card or even cash, it also houses a sweet little gnome and a fancy heart. And the best part…the gnome and heart are removable!

Mini Pocket Envelope

Besides the Friendly Gnomes Stamp Set and Gnomes Dies, the cute paper envelope is not to be missed. While most may think this item belongs on the inside of a card, I say when it looks this good, decorate the front instead.

DESIGNER TIP: If you don’t plan on placing a gift card in this pocket, shorten the opening with some adhesive before closing the pocket envelope up. That way your gnome and heart won’t slide to the bottom and will stay closer to the top to peek out.

I chose the Dandy Designs Sale-A-Bration paper pack for the sweet designs for this card. (Also sweet, the paper is FREE with an order over $100). With fun colors like Pool Party, Granny Apple Green and Fresh Freesia, this color combo is easy to pull off.

Gnome Sweet Gnome Card

Punch A Bunch

For this final card in my weekly card class, I also relied heavily on my punches. Although Stampin’ Up! no longer sells Circle Punches, I still have and use mine. I find it much quicker than getting out the Layering Circles Dies and sending cardstock thru my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

But, Stampin’ Up! does have a current fabulous Heart Punch Pack. These large heart punches work together to form a scallop layer heart that may be used behind a regular shaped heart. In fact, this is seen in the pull-out heart feature shown in the photo above.

Colorful Gnome

Just like the other Friendly Gnomes in this card series, I used my Stampin’ Blends for quick and easy coloring. First, I stamped my images from the Friendly Gnomes Stamp Set using Memento Black Ink. Then I made sure to have some scrap paper behind my images, because the blends really saturate the paper.

Here is the color palette I used for my gnome:

HAT/SHOES: Pool Party (Light and Dark)

SKIN: SU 800

HAIR: Dark Daffodil Delight

JUMPER: Fresh Freesia (Light and Dark)

FLOWER: Light Fresh Freesia/ Light Daffodil Delight

Here is the color palette I used for my mushroom:

UPPER CAP: Fresh Freesia (Light and Dark)

LOWER CAP: Dark Old Olive

STEM: Light Old Olive

DOOR/WINDOW: Pool Party (Light and Dark)

Get Your Friendly Gnomes Card Class From ME

While this is the last card in my featured class this week, I hope you agree it is a magical gnome card. 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 Friendly Gnomes Card Class (in the form of alternate cards and bonus cards) as this week goes on. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook for more card making inspiration.

Share A Milkshake Specialty Cards

January 13, 2023

Bonus cards from the Share A Milkshake Card Class

Share A Milkshake Card Class Bonus Cards

All week I have been sharing cards from my weekly Card Class From ME, featuring the Share A Milkshake Bundle. You can view the card assembly process here.

I also like to create a few “bonus” card ideas that are not part of the class kits in the mail. These additional clever cards are meant to inspire you further with the bundle of the week.

Life Is Sweeter With Wafer Cones

My Life Is Sweeter With You Wafer Cone card is one that I CASED from the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. It features an old fashioned wafer cone, made with Pale Papaya Cardstock. I added a little like color ink along the edges to give my cone some depth. And did you notice the gold embossed sentiment on my Vellum layer? Just divine.

Slimline Ice Cream Mountain Card

And if you are looking for an over-the-top kind of card, go slimline! This funky style allows you to add ice cream a mile high…or at least it feels that way. I made sure to tip some of my scoops to the side, like a large pile of teetering ice cream should look.

I covered the “slot” on each scoop (meant to hold a spoon or straw) by die cutting additional like color cardstock and adhering them to the large scoops. This time I heat embossed my sentiment in White Embossing Powder, and placed my words carefully on the fountain glass.

Life Is Sweeter With Lots Of Color Choices

My Color Swap Card in greens was a change from a card done in blues. It was featured fully on a post from yesterday. You can view that article here.

Share A Milkshake Card Class Alternate Cards

Alternate cards from the Share A Milkshake Card Class

Not Share A Milkshake Bundle Cards

While my card kits are heavy on ice cream this week, I realize not everyone wants this frosty treat on their cards. But did you know you don’t have to use my featured bundle, Share A Milkshake, to create beautiful cards?

When you get my weekly Card Class From ME, I provide the card kits and you choose what you want to stamp with from your supplies at home. Most of the elements of each kit are already punched, embossed or die cut (minus the items from the featured bundle) and you will get cardstock to work with as well. This is your opportunity to change it up!

Here is a look at some “alternate” ideas of what you could create with this week’s class kits:

Happy Birthday Card with Stack Shuffle Repeat

For my first card, I used the same Stack Shuffle Repeat process with the designer series paper. Want to see more on the original card? Click here. The elements of my alternate card are the same as my waffle cone card, I just used less of the paper provided.

I flipped the placement of the Vellum scallop die cut and Petal Pink circle die cut, stamping on the later. I chose the stamp set, Lovely & Lasting for all the imagery on my alternate card. This stamp set is bundled with the Lasting Label Punch, featured on both cards in Very Vanilla Cardstock.

Pretty In Purple

Once again I kept the card kit intact and only used papers included in it for my alternate purple themed card. Instead of a soda fountain drink, complete with straws, I swapped in a simple daisy.

I used the Medium Daisy Punch for 2 white punched pieces. And I just had to add a little Fresh Freesia Ink with a sponge dauber to the tips of the petals.

The specialty papers on this card add a bit of flair without being too blingy. If you would like more information on the original soda fountain card, click here.

So Blue Without You

There are 2 things that are sweet: thinking of you and ice cream. Why not have both? When you get my weekly Card Class From ME, you receive 2 card kits for each of 3 original designs. It is easy to create duplicates that are exact, but even more fun to switch things up!

I kept my alternate card quite simple for this change-up. You may notice that I chose to stamp on the white Basic Border die cut piece. I also turned the direction of the die cut design. Once again, all my stamping on this alternate card came from the Lovely & Lasting Stamp Set.

Last Call For Your Share A Milkshake Card Class Kits

All good things come to an end, like ice cream and card class kits. Hurry to place your qualifying order to receive the Share A Milkshake Card Class kits before it is too late. Get more information on how to do so here.

I hope you have had a good fill of ice cream with me this week! Come back to see my next featured bundle and another amazing card class. I would love to have your stamping company.

Life Is Sweeter With You Card

January 12, 2023

Life Is Sweeter With The Share A Milkshake Bundle

It has been a really sweet week, one full of stamping and ice cream, using the Share A Milkshake Bundle! What could be better?

For this third card in my weekly Card Class From ME, I chose some blue tones to work with. My Pool Party cardbase and Balmy Blue designer series paper (from the very fabulous Dandy Designs Sale-A-Bration freebie!) create a cool scene. And of course, ice cream completes the look.

Did you see the other cards in this Share A Milkshake series? If not, click here to check one out!

The Perfect (Die Cut) Dessert

There are so many fun elements that bring this fab card together. Just like a cool stack of tasty ice cream, you can stack paper ice cream the same way…maybe even a little easier.

To get my Neopolitan Ice Cream look, I stamped off Petal Pink for the vanilla flavor. I also stamped fully inked Blushing Bride for strawberry and Early Espresso for chocolate. The cloud looking die from the Share A Milkshake Dies not only cuts out the image, but leaves a small slot for the die cut spoon (or straw!).

TIP: Use the flat spatula end of the Take Your Pick Tool to open the slot more fully before adding in the spoon or straw die cut pieces. Trust me, you will avoid a bent spoon! See my assembly video for even more tips!

Life Is Sweeter With Even More Color Choices

I just love to play with color. And a great pack of designer series paper, like the Dandy Designs, makes it so easy to have great colors to play with. Get your ginormous pack of this paper FREE during Sale-A-Bration, check out all the freebies here.

For this color swap card, I went from blue to green. I think you will agree that this pattern lends itself to a bright and fun card. I even changed my Neopolitan Ice Cream colors to more pastel Sherbet colors: stamped off Polished Pink, Calypso Coral and Mint Macaron!

Life Is Sweeter With You!

Try this interesting technique on your next card: Stamp your chosen sentiment twice, using different contrasting colors of ink. This sentiment, so perfect on this card, is from the Share A Milkshake Stamp Set.

Next, cut the words apart using your Paper Snips on each stamped sentiment. Plan to mix and match them for 2 different card designs, just like I did in my color swap card!

Get Your Share A Milkshake Card Class From ME

If you think my Share A Milkshake cards are amazing and would love to create these same cards at home, I have just the thing. My weekly card classes feature not only a live assembly demonstration (video replay available to watch anytime after!), I also offer card kits with PDF card recipes, mailed to you from ME.

You can learn more about how my weekly card classes are structured by clicking here. The order process to qualify for the FREE card kits (6 total, 2 each of 3 designs) closes at end of day on Fridays. Missed this class? Come back to see my next one, new every week!

Did I mention bonus cards and alternate cards? Watch for more ice cream treats coming soon…