Stamping With Kristen

Awesome Otters and Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper

Who would of thought I would ever want an Otter stamp set!  Our Sale-A-Bration brochure has a stamp set titled Awesome Otters.  It is pretty cute!  I wanted to design a card that used the otter set and another Sale-A-Bration item Simply Marbleous 6x6 designer series paper.  

To start I took a piece of the designer series paper (DSP) and cut it to 3" x 4".  

Use a marker to color the water on the stamp.  Stamp it on the bottom left side.  

For the otter I stamped in black on a scrap or Basic White and colored it in with Stampin Blends.  

Cut out the Otter and adhere it on top of the water.  

Adhere to  a 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of basic White.

Tie a ribbon around the left side. 

Stamp greeting on a scrap and punch out.  Punch the outer scalloped piece to layer the greeting. I Used the Double Oval punch https://www.stampinup.com/products/double-oval-punch?demoid=7320

Fold a 11" x 4 1/4" card base in half, and then folded the front flap back.  

Adhere the stamped layered pieces to the part that is folded back.  Only tape down the left side so you don't tape the card together.  

Finish by stamping on the inside on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of basic white and adhering it to the inside oft he card.  

I made a video showing how to make this card.  I show a sample where I just stamped the image in black on the front, and then colored in the water.  Which do you like best?

 

While you are on my youtube page, take a minute and subscribe to my page so you are notified when I add a video.  

 

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Product List

Awesome Otters Cling Stamp Set (English) [158087] $0.00	Simply Marbleous 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158128] $0.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $18.00
Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [152462] $6.00	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131297] $8.75	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $7.50
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $9.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $9.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Driving By Free Stamp Set!

Sale-A-Bration has begun and there are some great choices for free items!  This card showcases two of the $50 options.  Driving By Stamp Set, and Sunshine and Rainbows designer series paper.

Isn't the Sunshine and Rainbows designer series paper so cute?  I had a lot of 1/2" strips from mailing pieces to my team members, so I took them and trimmed them to 4".  I cut a piece of Basic White to 4" x 3 1/2.   To adhere the strips I put Adhesive down the left, middle and right side of the Basic White piece and then layered the strips on it.  It is so much fast than putting adhesive on each individual strip.  You can watch my video on how I did it.

 

 

Each time I adhered the strips it turned out a little different. Don't throw your scraps and give this look a try!

I stamped the Car on a 2 3/4" x 1 3/4" piece of Basic White.  I used Stampin Blends to color it in.  I wanted to add color behind it, so I punched a Magenta Madness piece using our Label me Lovely punch.  To be able to see more of the punch I cut the punched piece in 1/2 and adhered it to the back of the stamped piece like this:

It is a way to make your punches more versatile. Driving By and Sunshine and Rainbows are free with a $50 purchase during Sale A Bration.  They are just 2 of the $50 options.  We also have 2 $100 options.  

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Product List

Driving By Cling Stamp Set (English) [158099] $0.00	Sunshine & Rainbows 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158126] $0.00	Label Me Lovely Punch [151296] $18.00
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $8.75	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $9.00	Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153080] $8.75
Magenta Madness Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153106] $9.00	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $9.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00

 

I hope you get time to create soon!

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Merry Christmas! My Christmas Card

Merry Christmas!  I hope you are having a wonderful day celebrating the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ.   This is the card I created for this year.  

 

I love Christmas Carols, so when I saw the embossing folder in our mini catalog, I had to get it.  It goes perfectly with the For Unto Us stamp set.  

I make 270 cards and the Take Your Pick tool makes adding rhinestones so easy!  Here is a quick video that shows how quickly you can put 5 rhinestones on your card.  

 

These are the products I used to make this card.  Some of them are retiring soon, so if you like them order as soon as possible.  If you click on the image it should take you to my online store.  

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Product List

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156292] $11.50	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584] $8.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00	For Unto Us Cling Stamp Set [153335] $21.00	Sprig Punch [148012] $18.00
Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder [156392] $10.00	Label Me Lovely Punch [151296] $18.00	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $7.00
Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Create a quick Gift Card holder

I love to give gift cards to the teacher's at my son's school.  This is an easy design to create some quick gift card holders.  

 

Cut card stock: 7 3/4 x 5 Score at 2 1/2 and 6

Cut designer series paper 4 3/4x 2 1/4 and 4 3/4 x 1 1/2

Cut whisper white piece to stamp a greeting on 4 3/4 x 2 1/4

The band is 1 x 7 

 

I made a quick video on how to make this.

 

 

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Product List

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156292] $11.50
For Unto Us Cling Stamp Set [153335] $21.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $24.00
Forever Flourishing Dies [152714] $36.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00

 

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Quick Thank you notes

This month i have challenged my team to send 30 Thank You cards in 30 days.  The idea is to thank people for being a part of your life.  There are many people we come across each day, and we can take time to thank them and be an encouragement to them.

 

I cut 2 pieces of 12 x 12 designer series paper to 3 x 3 so I get 24 total squares.  I then cut 3 1/2" x 3 1/4" Cajun Craze card stock to adhere the designer series paper to.  The strip is 5 1/4 x 1 1/2."   You can make a big stack of cards in no time at all.  

 

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Product List

Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock [153077] $8.75	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $8.75	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $8.75
Beauty Of The Earth 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155841] $11.50

 

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Envelope Gift Card

I like to give gift cards at Christmas.  This gift card holder is a nice quick one that you make out of an envelope!

To make this start with a medium envelope and fold in 1/2.  

Open it and cut the flap up the middle.

Cut off the right flap.

Seal the left Flap.

Cut 2 pieces of Designer Series Paper 4 1/8 x 2 5/8.

Cut a coordinating color of card stock 4 1/8 x 2 5/8.

Adhere one piece of designer series paper to the front, and the other to the inside on the left.

Stamp the greeting you want on the right side, and choose how you want to decorate the front and left side.

Adhere a gift card to the colored piece of card stock and insert in the open right side.  

Tie ribbon around the closed envelope and add embellishments on top.

 

I made a video to show how quick and easy these are.  

 

 

These are the products I used to make this gift card holder.

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Product List

Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236] $7.50	Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (En) [149418] $17.00	Pine Tree Punch [149521] $18.00
Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Mini Ruffled Ribbon [156323] $8.00	Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156292] $11.50	Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00
Label Me Lovely Punch [151296] $18.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $7.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $7.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

 

You can shop now on my website: kristenbryant.stampinup.net

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Delicate Dahlias

Delicate Dahlias is free with a $100 order right now through the end of the month.  I love the detail on it as well as the greetings.  It is a 2 step stamp, so you use either a lighter pad first, and then a darker color for the more detailed stamp.  You can also use the same pad, just stamp on a scrap piece first to get some of the color off, and then stamp on your card.  For the detailed impression, don't stamp off first, just stamp directly on the card.

 

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Product List

Delicate Dahlias Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156601] $0.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $7.50	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $7.50
Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $8.75	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987] $8.75	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50

 

Happy stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Basic Borders Dies Cloud Card

Good Morning! 

My friend Pat McGillicuddy designed this card as a possibility for my Stamps In The Mail.  I loved it so we are making them this month.  Our Basic Borders dies have a nice variety of borders, and the cloud is one of them.  I like the stitching each of the dies has along the edge.

I used thick basic white card stock so the card base is thicker.  

• Fold Card in ½. Open up and die cut clouds towards the top.
• Stamp Greeting on the top right.
• On a ¼ sheet of white and sponge blue for the sky.
• Stamp the branch coming from the right side. I used an aqua painter to color in the leaves.
• On the piece that was cut off, stamp the birdhouse and birds. Color and then cut out.
• Poke a hole at the top of the birdhouse so the twine can go through it.
• Use white twine to tie the birdhouse to the tree. The video helps show this.
• Use small dimensionals to attach the birds and birdhouses to the card.
• Attach ¼ piece just under the front cloud flap. 

 

 

tams# 63320

Product List

Basic Borders Dies [155558] $29.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00	Garden Birdhouses Photopolymer Stamp Set [155090] $18.00
Blending Brushes [153611] $12.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $11.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $7.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $9.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $7.50	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00

 

Shop now at www.kristenbryant.stampinup.net

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Basic Borders Dies

I just got our Basic Borders dies and I really like them!  If you have A Stampin Cut and Emboss machine, you should add these to your wish list!

I also used Artistic dies as well for the leaves.  For this die, I run it through a few times to get a good cut. 

 

I made a video to show you how to make the zigzag.  

• Die cut the zigzag near the left folded edge.
• Trim the straight edge ¼ inch on the piece you cut off of the card front.
• Stamp the greeting on the right corner.
• Die cut leaves from Artistic Dies from SITM 51. (run it through 3 times to get a good cut)
• Put adhesive on the very edge of zigzag and attach the Evening Evergreen piece.  Repeat with the other side.
• Attach the die cut leaves to the card.

 

 

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Product List

Basic Borders Dies [155558] $29.00	Artistic Dies [155371] $35.00	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $8.75
Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $7.50	Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $8.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00
Garden Birdhouses Photopolymer Stamp Set [155090] $18.00

 

Order online at www.kristenbryat.stampinup.net

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

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.  

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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