I recently had some co-workers retire from teaching. Together, the four teachers had well over 100 years of service to our school district — an admirable group for sure. I made this card for all four retiring colleagues. It’s simple and yet serene. I hope!
I used the new Colorful Seasons stamp set from Stampin’ Up!, found in the fabulous 2017-18 Annual Catalog, now available to order from! This stamp set features stamps and coordinating dies that highlight all four seasons. I think this set will be a bestseller because you can literally use it ALL year long!
Project Supplies
Stamps and Bundles
Colorful Seasons Bundle (Stamp Set and Dies), #145348 $54.00
Timeless Textures (Stamp Set), Wood Mount #140514 $28.00 Clear Mount #140517 $20.00
Swirly Bird (Stamp Set) #141749 $25
Paper
Shimmery White cardstock, #101910 $8.00
Pool Party 8 ½” by 11” cardstock, #122924 $8.00
Crumb Cake 8 ½” by 11” cardstock, #120953 $8.00
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, #144177 $10.00
Ink
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad, #126982 $6.50
So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad, #126957 $6.50
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad #126975 $6.50
Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad #126974 $6.50
Adhesives
SNAIL Adhesive, #104332 $7.00
Fine-Tip Glue Pen, #138309 $7.00
Stampin’ Dimenstionals #104430 $4.00
Tools
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, #143263 $110.00
Measurements
Crumb Cake Card Base 5 ½” X 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”
Pool Party cardstock panel 5 ¼” X 4”
Shimmery White cardstock panel 5 1/8” X 3 7/8”
Instructions
On the Shimmery White cardstock panel, stamp the ‘ground’ by using the Timeless Textures stamp in Crumb Cake. Stamp a ‘sun’ using the round stamp from the Swirly Bird stamp set in So Saffron. Use the Timeless Texture stamp to create a spattering of blue with Pool Party ink pad. Stamp the “Just Breathe” sentiment from the Colorful Seasons stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink across the bottom of the Shimmery Whisper White panel.
Using the Big Shot, cut an Adirondack chair using a sheet of paper from the Wooden Textures DSP. Adhere to the Whisper White panel using Fine Tip Glue. Adhere the Whisper White panel to the Pool Party cardstock panel using SNAIL. Use Dimensionals to adhere top of card to the Crumb Cake card base. Embellish with other dies from the bundle as desired.
I hope this Tutorial and card has helped you get inspired — there’s SO much in the new catalog to try! Just email me at marya2hanson@gmail.com for help with ordering! Or click on the button on the stop of this page to start the fun!
Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for March 2017. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our 2017 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are featuring Spring or Spring related projects. We hope you enjoy our creations.
Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for February 2017. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our 2017 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are CASE’ing a project shown in a current Stampin’ Up! catalog. After all, with the Annual, Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs available right now, there is much inspiration from which to choose. We hope you enjoy our creations.
Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for September 2016. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month our projects represent our favorite year end Season. It may be Autumn, Winter, Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas (and maybe even a combination!) We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.
I used Very Vanilla cardstock and This Christmas Designer Series Paper to create a card base. Then it got glittery! I broke out the new Stampin’ Up! Red Glitter Embossing Powder and used Versamark to heat emboss snowflakes from the Tin of Tags Stamp Set. A great way to add sparkle without the glitter falling all over your house! (Well, I don’t mind that as much as some might!)
Up North Stampin' 