Stephanie Luman

Here’s one of the cards we’re doing at my technique class later this month. I wanted to use my free Sale-A-Bration items plus my favorite cupcake set.

Stamps: Congrats, Crazy For Cupcakes
Paper: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper
Ink: Night Of Navy, Always Artichoke and Bashful Blue Classic Stampin Pads, Bashful Blue Marker, White Gel Pen
Accessories: Mini Glue Dots, Dotto, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Certainly Celery 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig
Technique: Pop Up, Paper Piecing
Credits: Template by Linda Heller

Instructions:

Measurements: Designer paper for card front is 1-1/2″ x 5-1/2″. Designer paper for inside card is 2-1/2″ x 5-1/2″. Bashful Blue strip for front is 1-3/4″ x 5-1/2″. Bashful Blue inside liner is 5-1/4″ x 8-1/4″. Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery scraps for balloons are 1.5″ square. Ribbon is 2-1/2″. Linen Thread is 3″ for each balloon. Cupcake - Bashful Blue 2″ x 3″, Designer Paper 2″ x 2-1/2″.

Balloons: Stamp blue balloon with navy ink and cut out. Stamp green balloon with artichoke and cut out. Draw reflection marks with white gel pen. Apply 2 dimensionals to the back of each balloon vertically. Tie 2 pieces of linen thread together with a knot at one end. Attach other ends of linen thread to dimensionals on each balloon. Adhere balloons to card front. Tie a bow with the celery ribbon and attach with a mini glue dot over top of linen knot.

Cupcake: Stamp cupcake with Night of Navy ink on Bashful Blue 2″ x 3″ cardstock and cut out. Stamp top part of cupcake (icing, candle, flame) on designer paper with navy ink and cut out. Adhere to main cupcake piece. Stamp candle on scrap of Certainly Celery cardstock with Always Artichoke ink and cut out. Adhere to cupcake. Color confetti with Bashful Blue marker.

Inside of Card: Stamp balloons with Bashful Blue ink on upper half of card. To stamp arched sentiment, temporarily adhere cupcake with Dotto, lined up on the middle fold line. Use Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to stamp sentiment above the cupcake. Remove cupcake from card.

Adhere designer paper to bottom half of card leaving room to stamp sentiment below. Fold the card closed and cut two 1″ slits in the center along the fold. Slits are 1/2″ apart. To see a picture tutorial, click here for Splitcoaststampers version. Push the pop up strip out and turn over the card. Apply sticky strip to front facing part of pop up strip. Adhere cupcake to the sticky strip.
Adhere inside layer of card to Saffron outer layer.

Here’s the other project that we did this weekend. I saw Linda Heller’s video tutorial for a flower pot pocket card (she received one from Missy Shipman at the SU! Leadership Conference) and absolutely had to make one. I think this is my favorite card ever! Here’s my version of it…

Stamps: Sincere Salutations, Curvy Verses
Paper: Whisper White, Close To Cocoa, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin Pad
Accessories: Big Shot, Build A Flower Bigz Die, Clear Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Key Tab Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Very Vanilla 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Natural Hemp Twine
Technique: Pocket Card
Credits: Inspired by Linda Heller –> Missy Shipman.

Instructions:

Flower pot: Cut Close To Cocoa cardstock 3-1/2″ x 9″. Score in landscape position at 2″ and 5-1/2″. Fold the 2″ section toward you and the 5-1/2″ section away from you. Trim the edge of the 2″ section with the Scallop Edge Punch. Here’s what the fold looks like from the side:

To make the front look like a pot, place it in SU’s portable paper trimmer with the front 2″ flap flipped up.
Line up the 2″ score line with the cutting track and the 5-1/2″ fold line with the 1/2″ mark on the trimmer as shown below:

Flip down the cutting guide and cut. Flip the cardstock over and repeat.
Cut 3″ x 4″ piece of DSP for front of pot. Adhere to the front, flip over and trim both sides.
Vanilla ribbon is 14″. Place adhesive in center of ribbon and then attach to center upper back of flower pot and tie around.
Stamp sentiment on vanilla cardstock, punch out with Key Tab punch and attach to ribbon with twine.

Flowers: 2 layers, 1 DSP (3″ x 3″) and 1 cardstock. Attach a smidge of adhesive between squares of dsp and cardstock before running thru the Big Shot to keep them together. Leaves are Kiwi Kiss cardstock punched with 5-Petal Flower punch and then cut apart. Attach the leaves to the dsp flower by slightly pulling back the dsp and adhering them behind it.
Flower w/ button: Punch out 3/4″ DSP circle, attach to clear button with glue dot, attach button to flower with glue dot.

Use dimensionals to attach flowers to the top of pull out card.

Pull Out Card: Cut Close To Cocoa cardstock 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″. Cut White cardstock 2-1/4″ x 4-1/4″.

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In response to comments and emails:

• I’ve added a side view of the flower pot folds.
• If your careful of the placement of the flowers and how “tall” the bouquet is, this will fit in a standard A2 envelope.
• There isn’t any adhesive on the flower pot…the ribbon is the only thing holding it together.

Thank you for all your wonderful comments!

I had technique classes this weekend and we made two projects. The first one was based on a lovely card I saw in the SCS gallery made by LindaF409. I wanted to make a SUO version for my class. Here’s what I came up with:

Stamps: Dream A Little
Paper: Whisper White, Apricot Appeal, Almost Amethyst
Ink: Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Almost Amethyst and Lovely Lilac
Accessories: Big Shot, Oval Scallop Frame Bigz Die, SU Backgrounds I Texturz Plate, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Texturz Impressions Pad, Texturz Silicone Rubber, Shim, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Technique: 2 Step Stamping, Masking
Credits: Inspired by LindaF409

See my next post for the second project.

Life is difficult, but a good friend knows how to add a little cheer. Let a friend know you care and make her day a little brighter with this delicate spring card.

Stamps: Bella Blossoms Stamp Set
Paper: Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Parisian Summer DSP*
Ink: Pink Pirouette & Mellow Moss Classic Stampin Pads
Accessories: Pink Pirouette 1 1/4 Inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Purchase everything you need to create this project by clicking the “shop online now” button. Project, text and image © 2009 Stampin’ Up!®

*Parisian Summer is no longer available to order but you can substitute a sheet from the beautiful Bella Rose Designer Series Paper collection:

Open your heart and tell someone just how much you love them with this sweet card using the Love You Much bundle. You’ll love making the day simply marvelous for your special valentine.

Stamps: Love You Much Bundle
Paper: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive
Ink: Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin Pad, Olive Olive Stampin’ Write Marker
Accessories: Stampin Dimensionals, Scallop Edge Punch

Purchase everything you need to create this project by clicking the “shop online now” button. Project, text and image © 2008 Stampin’ Up!®

Stamps: Love You Much Stamp Set
Paper: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Candy Lane DSP, Gift Notes 2 Cards & Envelopes
Ink: Jet Black Stazon Pad, Pink Pirouette & Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin Pads
Accessories: Blender Pen, Stampin Dimensionals, Riding Hood Red 3/8 Inch Taffeta Ribbon

Instructions

1. Adhere Candy Lane Designer Series paper (4″ x 1″) to front of Kraft gift note.
2. Tie Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon around front of gift note.
3. Stamp birds and “Friend to friend” in Jet Black StazOn ink on Very Vanilla card stock (1-7/8″ x 1-5/8″). Watercolor birds with Pink Pirouette ink using blender pens. Adhere card stock to Riding Hood Red card stock (2″ x 2-3/4″) and adhere to gift note using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
4. Stamp three hearts image in Riding Hood Red ink on envelope.

Purchase everything you need to create this project by clicking the “shop online now” button. Project and image © 2008 Stampin’ Up!®

Here is the Christmas card I sent out to my friends and family this year. It’s in keeping with my favorite theme: Simple.

Stamps: A Flower For All Seasons, Heard From The Heart
Paper: Creamy Caramel, Ski Slope DSP
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Real Red, Old Olive and Creamy Caramel Markers, Scallop Square Punch, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

I’m still working on my cards for my downline and some of my SCS buds. They’ll receive theirs a couple days late but better late than never, right?! If I were ever to get everything done on time during the holidays someone would declare it a Christmas miracle.

I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas!

I had my team meeting on Sunday…I love getting together with my awesome, super-talented downline! Here are the projects we did:

The first card is using one of my favorite Christmas sets, To You & Yours. I just love cute little cottages. It’s real simple and easy to make a bunch if needed. I have a huge extended family and need to make lots of Christmas cards.

Stamps: To You & Yours, Bold Snowflakes Jumbo Wheel
Paper: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Shimmery White
Ink: Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue jumbo cartridge
Accessories: Brocade Blue 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Jumbo Wheel Handle, Stampin’ Around Wheel Guide

I saw a version of the second card on SCS and had to case it. I changed it into a baby girl card. Isn’t that lamb the cutest?!

Stamps: sentiment from Nursery Necessities, flower from Eastern Blooms
Paper: Mellow Moss, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Mellow Moss, Pretty In Pink
Accessories: Pretty In Pink 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Black Gingham Ribbon, Scallop Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Large Oval Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Double Circle Punch, 1/16″ Circle Handheld Punch, Tag Punch, Small Tag Punch
Props: The layout is cased from Jami Sibley and the lamb is cased from Marisa

To make the lamb:

• Body: Scallop Circle Punch
• Legs: Word Window Punch
• Head: Large Oval Punch, cut in half
• Ears: 1/2″ Circle Punch, cut in half
• Hair: Trio Flower Punch
• Eyes: Double Circle Punch and 1/16″ Circle Handheld Punch
  

Happy Saturday! Yesterday was my birthday and I just have to thank everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes and cards! I have so many awesome friends! Thanks bunches and huge hugs to everyone!

Here’s my latest card:

Stamps: Fun & Fast Notes, Warm Words
Paper: Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Rose Red
Accessories: Pretty In Pink 1/4 Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4 Circle Punch, Regal Rose & Rose Red Stampin’ Write Markers, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Props: layout idea from Linda Heller

You can order all the items you need to make this project via online ordering. Instructions and image © 2008 Stampin’ Up!®.