Stamping With Kristen

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

Designer Series Paper Card

My favorite Hostess item from our catalog is Pattern Paper.  You get 48 12x12 designer series paper for $18 when you have $150 in orders.  This is a fantastic deal, and I really like these papers!

The catalog is almost over, so I wanted to show a way to use up some of your designer series paper.  

Cut your designer series paper 4" x 12"  that way you get 3 cards for each designer series paper.  

Score at 1" and 6 1/2"

Cut a coordinating colored piece of card stock 3/4" x 4" to adhere where you fold back the 1" flap.  I chose black for these cards.  

 

I put a white piece on the inside that is 5 1/4" x 3 3/4" to write on.

 

I made a video showing this card.  

 

 

Biggest Wish is a fun greeting set.  I like using 2 different colors for the different sized greetings.   The Tasteful Labels Dies are being discontinued at the end of the month, but may sell out before them.  They are my favorite dies! Don't miss out on your chance to get them!

 

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Product List

Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper [155426] $18.00	Real Red 3/8’’ (1 Cm) Faux Linen Ribbon [158129] $7.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75
Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $7.00	Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155052] $17.00

 

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

 

Picture This Otters

Read to the bottom to see about a giveaway!

I ordered the Picture This dies awhile ago but hadn't opened them until yesterday.  I was inspired by the card in the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  I combined the Awesome Otters stamp set and Simply Marbleous 6x6 Designer Series Paper and the Picture This dies.  

I embossed the Balmy Blue piece using our Bark Embossing Folder.  I then used the Cut and Emboss machine again to die cut the circles from Picture This.  I used the same circles and die cut white circles to stamp on.  

This video shows you how simple this is to make.  

 

 

 

I finished the card by adding a 1/2" strip to the bottom of the inside to add a little color. It is a great way to use scraps!

 

 

In the video I mentioned a giveaway.  Leave a comment below on this card or on my Youtube and your name will be entered in a drawing for our Bark Embossing Folder. 

I used the following items to make this card:

 

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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	Picture This Dies [155559] $34.00
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.75	Bark 3 D Embossing Folder [155431] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [148544] $9.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $9.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $9.00	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $9.00

The Simply Marbleous 6x6 designer series paper, and Awesome Otters are both free options with a $50 order this month.

Don't forget to leave a comment below to be entered in a drawing for our Bark embossing folder!  I will have  drawing on February 28th from those who commented.

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

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

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

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

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

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.

 

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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

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.

 

 

 

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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.  

 

 

 

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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

 

To Shop visit: www.kristenbryant.stampinup.net

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant