Category: Stampin' Friends Blog Hop

Stampin' Friends Blog Hop: Monochromatic Card Ideas That Aren't Drab

3/26/2021

Often. we equate monochromatic with black and white, but monochromatic doesn't have to be drab! I have some fabulously bright monochromatic card ideas for you, plus a fun door knob treat holder that's perfect for a candy bar. This treat holder would be perfect for Easter, or a guest room door, or perhaps to welcome your colleagues back to the office. And, I'm using lots of retiring Stampin' Up! stamps and dies. There are some amazing products that are going to be discontinued soon.

I'm also hopping with the Stampin' Friends today. It's Monochromatic March and all of the project ideas are monochromatic. When you're done checking out my card ideas and gift idea, I hope you'll click through the rest of the Stampin' Friends blog hop and see what everyone else has made as well. So, on y go! Let's get stamping. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Stampin' Friends Blog Hop Monochromatic March Card Ideas and handmade projects with a monochromatic theme

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Monochromatic card ideas in Mango Melody with the To a Wild Rose and Ridiculously Awesome stamp sets from Stampin' Up! These bright and cheery cards are perfect to brighten someone's day. Sadly, the stamps and dies will soon be discontinued.

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Brighten their Day with the Stampin' Friends Blog Hop

2/26/2021

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The new Butterfly Brilliance Collection will brighten anyone's day! This fabulous new collection including stamp, dies, and patterned paper will be available Monday. Today, I have a sneak peek of this beautiful collection. For the Stampin' Friends Blog Hop, I have created a note card that tucks into a beautiful handmade book that would be a perfect gift to brighten someone's day. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Butterfly Bouquet Collection from Stampin' Up!

Card and handmade book to brighten someone's day using the Butterfly Brilliance stamp and dies from Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Friends Blog Hop

I'm hopping with the Stampin' Friends today. After you've looked at my projects, I hope you'll click through to all of the rest of the projects. You'll find the list of links to the other blogs at the bottom of this page.

See how I make this fun mini book

See the Butterfly Brilliance collection in more detail as I show you how to put this fun mini book together. Plus, I have an additional mini book that I share in the video that has a rainbow spine.

Supply List for this Mini Book

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Stampin' Friends Blog Hop: 2021 Birthday Bash

1/22/2021

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The Stampin' Friends are celebrating the start of 2021 with a Birthday Bash! For today's blog hop, we are sharing birthday card ideas and projects. My projects use the new Sweet Strawberry bundle and are the second installment in my Craft Box Challenge Series. Today, I used the supplies in my box to do 3 easy watercolor techniques. I went to an awesome stamping retreat this weekend (read more about that below too!) and was reminded how much I love watercolor techniques! I had to try to do a couple with the limited supplies in my craft box. After you read about my projects, be sure to check out all of the other awesome projects by these great designers. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Supplies in the Craft Box

Birthday card samples and a matchbox gift box for Ghirardelli chocolates using the Sweet Strawberry Stamp set from Stampin' Up! These samples use easy watercoloring techniques.

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Happy Holidays Stampin' Friends Blog Hop

11/19/2020

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Decorated tin box that is perfectly sized to be a gift card holder and a fold-out photo Christmas card that fits inside.

Holiday card making ideas using the Christmas Gleaming stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Woo Hoo! It's Stampin' Friends Blog Hop Day! I'm really excited to be hopping with my Stampin' Friends again. Today, I went a little crazy with my projects. I have a really fun Gift Card Box with a special fold out photo card. But that's not all! I also have 2 additional card ideas! All of these projects use the Christmas Gleaming stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this post to see the list of my amazing Stampin' Friends and go check out all of their projects. Then, if you need some stamps, papers, or other supplies and you live in the US, come on back here and click the links at the very end of this post that will take you to the shoppable supply lists.

Ok, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Gift Card Holder Tin

This adorable tin is the perfect size to fit a gift card. They are available in the 2020 August-December Mini Catalog and come in packs of 4. Sometimes, giving a gift card can feel a little impersonal, but a festive box like this one can make it much more exciting!

Instructions for the Gift Card Tin

The top of this tin is made with the Heartwarming Hugs patterned paper. It is 2 1/2" x 3 7/8". I laid the tin upside down on the piece of patterned paper and traced the corners. Then, using paper snips, I cut the curved corners. I attached the paper to the top of the tin with Stampin' Seal +. The Stampin' Seal + is a really strong adhesive and works well for a project like this one. To make the edges look a little neater, I used metalized tape that I bought online and taped around the edges. You can see exactly how I did in the video. Next, I put Stampin' Seal + on the back of a piece of Metallic Edge Ribbon and adhered it around the outside edge of the tin. This just gives it a little more of a festive appearance.

Decorated tin that is perfectly sized to be a gift card holder. Perfect for Christmas, Hanukkah, or other holidays!

I stamped the holly and berries 3 times on a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I colored the images in with Poppy Parade and Old Olive Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. I carefully fussy cut the images living a thin edge of white around the outside edges. I also stamped the sentiment with Real Red ink on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and cut it out. Then, I covered the images in Versamark ink and dipped them in clear embossing powder. I heat emboss the front of each image 3 times in clear embossing powder giving it a really thick and shiny look.

Fold-Out Photo Card

While you could pop a gift card inside the tin and be done, I created a fun fold-out photo card to stick inside my tin. While my kids aren't little anymore, these images are adorable and this would be a fabulous project to make for grandparents or other loved ones this holiday.

Decorated tin that is a fabulous gift card holder and a fold-out photo Christmas card that tucks inside the tin.

Cutting Dimensions for this fun Fold-out Photo Card

Heartwarming Hugs patterned paper: 3" x 12", scored at 2", 4", 6", 8", 10"
Real Red (card covers): (2) 3 5/8" x 2 1/4"
Interior photos: 2 3/4" x 1 3/4"
Whisper White (interior): 2 3/4" x 1 3/4"
Whisper White (sentiment): 1 1/2" x 2 1/4"
Mossy Meadow: 1 3/4" x 2 1/4"
Heartwarming Hugs patterned paper: 1" x 2 1/4"

Instructions to create a fold-out Card

Fold out photo card idea for a personalized Christmas card. This little card folds into a decorated tin that is also the perfect size to hold a gift card.

I started by cutting the corners on the pieces of Real Red cardstock. Again, I traced the corners of the tin on the back of the Real Red pieces and trimmed them with my Paper Snips. I set it inside the tin to verify that if fit properly and did additional trimming if needed.

I stamped the piece of 1 1/2" x 2 1/4" Whisper White cardstock with the front sentiment using Real Red ink. I adhered the two small strips of Heartwarming Hugs patterned paper to one of the pieces of Real Red cardstock. I placed them so that when I added the sentiment, it would appear that it was once piece of patterned paper. (Basically, I had a strip of paper that I could make work if I used it as two strips. This way, I didn't have to cut into a larger piece of the patterned paper!) I adhered the Mossy Meadow cardstock over this and then the sentiment on top of that.

I adhered the strip of ribbon to the inside of the other piece of Real Red cardstock. Then, I accordion folded the piece of 3" x 12" patterned paper and adhered the front and back panel to the pieces of Real Red cardstock. I adhered photos to each of the first 5 panels of patterned paper. Then, I stamped another sentiment on the piece of 2 3/4" x 1 3/4" Whisper White cardstock and adhered that to the last panel.

I cut the word Jolly from Pear Pizzazz cardstock using the Playful Alphabet dies. I used Multipurpose adhesive to adhere these to the lower right corner of each photo.

I closed the photo card and tied the ribbon on the front. This little card is so quick and easy to put together, but the photos really make it something special!

Bonus card Ideas using the Christmas Gleaming Stamp set

I love this set and it pairs fabulously with the Brightly Gleaming patterned paper. If you missed this paper last year, be sure to pick some up now because it is so yummy-liscious gorgeous! The copper foil on the paper is so shiny and pretty. Plus, there is a punch pack to quickly punch out the ornament images.

Christmas card idea using the Christmas Gleaming stamp set and punches from Stampin' Up!

Christmas card making idea using the Christmas Gleaming stamp set and Brightly Gleaming patterned paper from Stampin' Up!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you'll take a few minutes and click through the whole blog hop. There are so many amazing projects!

Steph Jandrow (US)
Tiziana Milano (US)
Lisa Ann Bernard - Queen B Creations (US)
Katja Ettig (GER)
Teri Pocock
Sue Vine - MissPinksCraftSpot (Australia)
Jean Bolen Beaulieu
Kim Lamos
Heidi Collins (US) <---- YOU ARE HERE
Kim Quade (US)
Maureen Rauchfuss (US)
Barbara Welch (US)
Anne Marie Hile (US)
Melissa Thomas (US)

Complete Supply Lists for the Holiday Gift Card Tin, Photo Card, and Bonus Card Ideas

Click the images below to see the complete supply lists for the projects. If you need any of the stamps, inks, papers, dies, or embellishments to recreate these project ideas, simple check the items you need and click "Add to Cart." Be sure to enter the host code (found in the side bar) to earn Frequent Shopper Points.

Supply list for a holiday gift card holder or tin and a fold-out photo Christmas card.

Supply list for holiday card ideas using the Christmas Gleaming stamp set and Brightly Gleaming patterned paper from Stampin' Up!

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Sending Sunshine for Cloudy Days

8/20/2020

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Supply List for Sunshine Card and Box

I am excited to be hopping with the Stampin' Friends again. This month, we are sharing projects to brighten someone's day or send them well wishes. If you've been hopping along, you've joined me from Kim Quade's blog. When you're done here, I hope you will continue on to Barbara Welch's. You'll find a complete list of the blog hop links below.

For my projects, I created a card and a mini candy box featuring sun images made by piecing together basic die-cut shapes: triangles and circles. For both of these, I used the Stitched Shapes, Stitched Triangles, and Stitched Rectangle dies. I love the stitching on the edge of these dies as it helps give it a finished edge. To make the die-cut shapes pop even more, I sponged the edges. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Cutting Dimensions:
Mango Melody cardstock: 9 1/4" x 7 1/2", scored at 3 3/4"
Mango Melody cardstock: 3 large triangles, 4 medium triangles, 7 small triangles
Daffodil Delight: 6 medium triangles, 1 circle
Whisper White: 1 large circle, 1 medium large circle, 2 medium small circles, 2 small circles, 1 rectangle
Balmy Blue: 9" x 2 3/4"
Pumpkin Pie: 9 1/4" x 1/4"

A couple of Ghiradelli chocolates in a sunny box is sure to brighten anyone's day. This box was inspired by one made by Connie Stewart. When you open the box, a sun pops up to reveal two Ghiradelli squares. What a fun and sunny surprise!

Cutting Dimensions:
Daffodil Delight: 6 1/4" x 4 1/2", score all four sides at 3/4", then score the 6 1/4" direction at 2 3/4" x and 3 1/2"
Daffodil Delight: 7 small triangles, 1 small circle
Daffodil Delight: 1 13/16" x 2 13/16"
Mango Melody: 2 rectangles cut with the Stitched So Sweetly dies
Mango Melody: Scrap
Pumpkin Pie: 2" x 3"
Window Sheet: 3/4" x 1 1/2"

There are complete instructions for cutting and assembling the box in the video. It may be helpful to refer to the cutting diagram to the right. Score on the dotted lines and cut on the solid lines. The outside scored lines are at 3/4" on all sides.

Thank you for stopping by today to check out my fun sunshiny projects. I hope they have added a little joy to your life and inspired you to create projects to bring joy to others. Please take a moment to check out all of the other awesome designers on the Stampin' Friends blog hop. Below the list of designers, you will find a link to my online store and the supplies needed for these projects. If you are interested in purchasing Stampin' Up! product and are in the US, I hope you'll come back here after you've clicked through the hop.

Stampin' Friends Blog Hop Links:

Project Supplies

When you click below, you will see the list of supplies needed to create these sunny projects. If you need everything, simply click "add to cart." If you need only a few things, uncheck the boxes for anything you don't need, then click "add to cart." Leave a comment or email me with questions. I am happy to help!