DESIGN INSPIRATION

I sometimes have customers ask me, HOW I come up with design ideas for cards or layouts for scrapbook pages. Although there's nothing I love more than sitting with my sketch notepad creating ideas; it's not a mandatory requirement to be a SUp! Demonstrator! SUp! produces a monthly magazine for Demonstrators called Stampin' Success which is jammed pack with ideas that are easily duplicatable. In fact, the card I posted here was inspired by a card that appears in the April issue designed by Nancy Thompson from New York! SUp! Demonstrators are the BEST! They are always willings to share their ideas and techniques with not only their customers but also with other Demonstrators! Isn't that Cool? But maybe you're not a Demonstrator and you wonder where you can get more inspiration. Keep in mind, inspiration can be found everywhere; gift wrap paper, bath product packaging, etc. Look around you; what color schemes do you see that would look great on a card? What shapes inspire you to create something? Inspiration is EVERYWHERE! Thanks for visiting!
Oh, I forgot to mention the product I used; the card is So Saffron c/s layered with Close to Cocoa c/s and dsp from the Sweet Pea dsp pack in the Occasions Mini. I used an image from the Friends 24/7 stamp set in the current Catalog. The butterflies were made with the Stampin' Up! Beautiful Wings embosslit die. Thanks again.

HELLO!

I'd like to share this card I created with the Hello Again stamp set (113780) The card is Kraft c/s and I used the Sweet Pea dsp (117161) from the Occasions Mini. I added Dazzling Diamonds to the flower and butterfly. To complete the card I added Chocolate Chip satin ribbon (117287) and used the FREE Scallop Trim Border punch from the Sale-a-Bration mini...only available another 2 hours today! Thanks for visiting!

GLITTER BIRD

I have been wanting to try this for some time; using multiple glitter colors on one stamped image. I'll admit, it was a slow process; mostly so the glitter colors wouldn't run onto each other but it was not difficult. I stamped the image with the Friends 24/7 stamp set from the SUp! 09/10 Idea Book and Catalog. The card base is Chocolate Chip c/s with a layer of Whisper White c/s, then a layer of dsp from the Sweet Pea dsp pack in the Occasions Mini. There is also a layer of Old Olive c/s under the stamped image. I used glitter from the Fine Cosmo and Fine Supernova sets in the 09/10 catalog. After first stamping the image in Versa Mark, I applied Heat and Stick powder, set with a Heat Tool, then I applied the glitter by using several scraps of c/s to apply the glitter. I was actually quite happy with the results. I used Old Olive grosgrain ribbon and stamped a sentiment with the Tiny Tags stamp set and punching with the Medium Jewelry Tag punch both from the Occasions Mini. Thanks for visiting!

VINTAGE SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT

I am working on a 12 month scrapbook of my life as I leave the 50's...I CANNOT BELIEVE I put that in writing! ANYWAY, here are a couple of pages I designed using the Vintage Vogue stamp set from the Occasions Mini. I mean "vintage" and me turning 60 in December, just makes sense, right? (smile) The pages are 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 and I used Very Vanilla and Mellow Moss c/s. I used the Kind Thoughts Brocade stencil with Creamy Caramel classic ink. The flowers are Rose Red Craft ink and I embossed them with Clear Embossing powder. Thanks for visiting!

NANA REQUEST

My 9 year old grand-daughter, Jaelyn, constantly brings me different shaped envelopes and or small containers. She likes to ask me to re-create them, "make this Stampin' Up! Nana", "can you make this Stampin' Up! Nana?"...I love that she thinks Nana can do anything! So she brought me the container above the other day that was the packaging for some bright girly-girl nail polish and I gave it a shot. What I came up with is below; I was very pleased with myself. I used Whisper White c/s that I stamped with Baroque Motifs and Almost Amethyst ink. I punched the front with the 1 3/4 circle punch then covered with a window sheet. I used the Large Oval punch for the handle then added embossed butterflies from the Stampin' Up! Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die (Occasions Mini). But here was a plus I had not even TRIED to make happen, this little container is PERFECT for 3x3 cards and envelopes! Yippee, April "accident" project! Thanks for visiting!
Not sure if you can see the cards I added in the one above.

SPRING IT WITH "AUTUMN"

Don't put your stamp sets away just because they're "seasonal" and you feel you won't use them again. Here's an idea using the stamp set Autumn Days, but instead of playing up autumn or fall colors, I used Soft Subtles; Apricot Appeal and Mellow Moss then added Regal Rose after I "stamped it off". I also added Dazzling Diamond to give it some bling. I finished the card off with Regal Rose grossgrain ribbon and Autumn Days rub-ons! I think this will make a great Easter card for my Pastor, what do you think? Thanks for visiting!

VINTAGE FANCY BOX

I used the Fancy Box die and cut two Fancy Boxes with our Big Shot to create this look; one with Very Vanilla and one with Bordering Blue, the handle is also Bordering Blue which I punched with the Scallop Trim border punch in the Sale-A-Bration mini. The stamp set I used is Vintage Vogue (Occasions Mini) and I also used the Extra Large Fancy Flower punch from the same mini on the front of the box. Imagine creating something like this for a wedding or shower favor but instead of using Vintage Vogue and the letter F; you could use the initial of the bride and or groom! Cute, right? THANKS FOR VISITING!