Stamping With Kristen

Father's Day card

The Suit and Tie dies are so fun to work with.  I made a card for my husband and for my dad using them for Father's Day.  Unfortunately the Well Suited designer series paper has sold out.  There are many other designer series paper you can use, or you can make your own patterns with the stamps.

If you look closely you can see I added texture to the suit using our Tasteful Texture embossing folder.  Also look at the detail to the buttons.  I like how the die cuts 6 buttons at a time.  

 

For the Inside, I used a greeting from Handsomely Suited Stamp Set.  I also added a scrap of the designer series paper.  

 

This next card is the one I made for my dad.  I started with the same Night of Navy Card Stock embossed for the suit, and then die cut the shirt out of the designer series paper.  For the tie I used the embossed Night of Navy card stock.  

Next time I am going to make a gray suit.  I could see making a White Coat too.  Perfect for the doctors I know.  

tams# 61207

Product List

Handsomely Suited Cling Stamp Set [154444] $21.00	Suit & Tie Dies [154322] $32.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $8.75
Well Suited 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154562] $11.50	Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder [152718] $9.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00
Specialty Plate [154711] $10.00

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Golden Birthday Card

Today is our daughter's 20th birthday, which is her golden birthday.  What better Designer Series Paper to use than Artistically Inked!  

 

I love the gold that is in the paper.  One side of each of the sheets had gold foil worked into it.  Here is a closer picture that shows the gold a little better.

 

I cut apart the large die with leaves, and tucked it behind the flowers. 

 

I am using retired number dies for this card.  I keep very few dies once they retire, but these I have used a lot!  The Mini Dimensionals are perfect for pieces like this. 

 

The flowers in this bundle are fun and easy to use.  The dies line up nicely to cut them out. 

 

 

tams# 60198

Product List

Artistic Dies [155371] $35.00	Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $24.00	Large Numbers Framelits Dies [140622] $31.00
Expressions In Ink 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [155464] $15.00	Polished Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155710] $8.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00
Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $7.50	Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad [155670] $7.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $7.50
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

 

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Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant 

Artistically Inked Birthday Card

When I saw the cover of our new catalog, I knew I wanted the stamp set that was on the front.  Artistically Inked and Artistic Dies are a fun addition to my stamp collection.  This is the first card I have made with the bundle.  The dies and the stamps make it easy to create cards with this set.  

 

Card Base is 4 1/4 x 10 scored at 5 1/2"

White front piece is 4x 3 7/8

White inside piece is 4X 5 1/4"

 

I made a video showing how to make this card.  

 

 

TIP:  When using the large die from Artistic Dies, go through the big shot 2-3 times to make sure you get all the detail.  

 

Once the die is cut, I lay it over the Whisper White piece and move it to where I want it.  Choose the stamp you want to stamp under it, and lift the die cut piece so you can stamp under it.  Repeat with the other images.  This is shown in the video.

 

When stamping Happy Birthday, I wait to adhere the white piece until I like how the Happy Birthday looks.  If you don't like how you stamped it, flip it over and stamp the other side.

I hope you have time to get creative this week!  It always makes me happy once I have created a new card.

 

tams# 60197

Product List

Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $24.00	Artistic Dies [155371] $35.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00
Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $7.50	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $8.75	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $7.50
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $7.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $7.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $7.50

 

 

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Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Hand Penned Birthday Card

Our Hand Penned Designer Series Paper has been quite popular.  I ordered the paper right away and this is the first card I have made with it.  

I chose to use Highland Heather for the base of the card because I wanted to use our new Highland Heather 1/2" ribbon.  It has some shimmer to it.  

I cut the Designer Series paper is 1 1/2" x 3". I chose to show 3 different pieces.  There are so many great designs to choose from.  

 

tams# 60165

Product List

Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155499] $11.50	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $8.75
Highland Heather 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Grosgrain Ribbon [155812] $6.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English) [152568] $20.00
Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00

 

 

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Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Berry Blessings Blueberry Card

I love love love our Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper that comes free with the Berry Blessings Stamp set right now with a $100 order.  Every sheet is so pretty!  I love the blueberry image so I designed this card.  

I used my favorite dies, Tasteful Labels dies.  They come in handy for so many cards!  

In the video below I show you all the sheets of designer series paper that comes in this pack along with how to color your pearls.

 

 

 

tams# 55984

Product List

Berry Blessings Bundle (English) [157613] $0.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.25	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [126951] $6.50
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $7.50	Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144040] $9.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00
Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00

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Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

10th Anniversary Card

I recently made a card for one of my demonstrators who is celebrating her 10th Stampin Up Anniversary.  10 years ago at Stampin Up's Leadership conference, they gave us all a free starter kit to give to one person who we thought would like to start a business.  I chose Sue, a longtime customer.  I have always been curious how many of those who were given a free kit are still a demonstrator 10 years later.  Sue has done a great job running her business and it has been fun to watch it grow!  

I made this card for her using items from the Art Gallery Suite, Tasteful Labels Dies and our pearl jewels.  

Isn't this designer series paper beautiful!  I love every piece in this pack. 

I made a video to show how I put on the pearls. The Take Your Pick tool really helps pick up the pearls and to place them just where you want them.

 

 

The Card Base is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2"

Merry Merlot 5 3/8 X 4 1/8

Designer Series Paper 5 1/4 X 4

 

You could use this same layout and replace the number with a greeting.  

 

 

 

tams# 55695

Product List

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set [154421] $22.00	Floral Gallery Dies [154316] $34.00	Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558] $11.50
Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00	Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146979] $8.75	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $7.50
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $7.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50	Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882] $8.75
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $18.00

 

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Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

7th birthday card

Today we celebrated my niece's 7th birthday.  I made her this card using our Oh So Ombre designer series paper stack that is free with a $50 order through the end of February.

I used my very favorite die set, Tasteful Labels Dies.  It is so versatile, I use it all the time. I the used my Take Your Pick tool to pick up the pearls from the sheet the come on and put them in place to create a 7.  It would have been much harder to make the straight lines with out the Take Your Pick tool.  It has a little putty on the end of it that helps the pearl stick to it, and it easily comes off when you put the pearl in place.

I used Dimensionals to pop up the Label so it stands out a little more. 

 

tams# 55356

Product List

Oh So Ombre 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155225] $0.00	Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00

 

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Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Many Messages Stampin Up Bundle

As a demonstrator we get to pre order new items from the next catalog early.  It is an awesome perk!  Many Messages intrigued me as it was one jumbo stamp with many greetings and then one jumbo die that cut all the greetings out.  

I decided to give it a try so I could honestly tell others if it is worth getting or not. I made this video to show you easy it is to put greetings on many cards. Check out the video to see the actual stamp and the large die.  

 

I used Stampin' Ups Peony Garden Designer Series Paper to make the following quick cards.  

Here are the cards I made.

You can begin ordering the Many Messages on January 4th.  

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Curvy Daisy Card

Stampin' Up released a new bundle called Quite Curvy. They aslo have a coordinating Christmas set too. I designed this card to show how quick and easy it is.

I used Flowers For Every Season designer series paper and our Medium Daisy punch to dress it up. I punched 2 daisies and positioned them so you see all the petals. I used my Daffodil Delight Stampin Blends to color in the center of the flower. After I die cut the curve in the card, I stamped the greeting just above it.

I really like the detail of how it is pierced along the edge.

This shows the inside of the card.

 

You can click on any of the items below to see it in the online store.  

tams# 52432

Product List

 

Quite Curvy Bundle (English) [156228] $41.25	Medium Daisy Punch [149517] $16.00	Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $11.50
Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock [153077] $8.75	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $9.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

 

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Ridiculously Awesome Card

Do you have someone you need to make a card for that is Ridiculously Awesome?  I made this card from some Ridiculously Awesome Demonstrators who had a great stamping year. 

If you look at the Stamp Set I used below, the greeting is actually Make Today Ridiculously Awesome.  I didn't want it to say "Make Today," so I used a post it note on that part while inking the stamp, and then took it off before stamping on my white piece.  

 

For the Designer Series piece, I cut it 3 1/2" X 4"

I am really liking Tasteful Labels dies.  They are so versatile.  You can use them for so many greetings or images.  

tams# 51391

Product List

Ridiculously Awesome Cling Stamp Set [152512] $22.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925] $8.75
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $7.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $7.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper [152488] $15.00

 

I hope you get time to create soon!

 

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant