Thank You Blog With the Bertucci's - July 2022

 Using Your Stash --  Designer Series Paper

One of the things we all love about Stampin' Up!© Designer Series Paper (DSP) is that not only are they quality paper with gorgeous designs on both sides, but they coordinate with the Stampin' Up! ink pad, ribbon, and embellishments.  And the paper packages  coordinate with each other, even if they are from different catalogs!  And just as exciting is that some older discontinued packages coordinate with current ones!  

In this post, I will be showing how two packages of Designer Paper work together to create four different cards as shown below:

My cards shown on this post are part of the Bruno and Kylie Bertucci's Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop.  

The Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Blog Hop is created through the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Training Program provided by Bruno and Kylie Bertucci.  The blog hop offers you beautiful stamping ideas and creative inspiration from over 40 Stampin' Up! International Demonstrators.  Many of the Demonstrators will be using the new products found in the new 2022 - 2023 Annual Catalog and the  July - December 2022 Mini (Holiday) Catalog.  

We, Demonstrators, participate in the training program provided by the Bertucci's to help us build a successful Stampin' Up! business and to reach some goals we have set for ourselves.  We really appreciate your support.

Although only being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for a couple of years, I have been stamping and scrapbooking for several years.  And anyone who has been paper crafting knows that you have tons of scraps and favorite papers that you "save" for that special project.  So you have lots of paper just waiting for your creativity to use them.  

The cards shown in this post use Rings of Love paperback from the newly released July - December 2022 Mini Catalog and Sun Prints from the 2022 - 2023 Annual Catalog.

I'm sure you're already aware that the Designer Paper packages list the Stampin' Up! colors used in the package on the white cardstock sheet found at the back of the pack.  This is so useful in coordinating products, including other Designer Paper.  I found two unopened packages of the Sun Prints Designer Paper.  Although I love this paper pack, having two unopened packages means I need to use it!  I noticed one of the colors listed on the package is Night of Navy, one of my favorite colors.  So I searched some of the new packages of Designer Paper from the newly release July - December 2022 Mini Catalog and found Rings of Love.  Inside was the beautiful paper of bluebirds which uses Crushed Curry and Night of Navy cardstock.  Perfect!

These are the result:

In addition to the two Designer Papers, I also used Night of Navy, Crushed Curry, and Basic White cardstock.  The sentiment is from the stamp set, Soft Seedlings, from the newly released July - December 2022 Mini Catalog.

Try searching your packages of Designer Series Paper in your stash.  Hope they inspire you to create something new.  If you do create, please share!

To receive a copy of the new 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the newly released July-December 2022 Mini (Holiday) Catalog, click the box to the right. And don't forget that Sale-A-Bration goes until the end of August!  Orders placed at $50 (not including taxes and shipping) will allow to receive FREE products.  For more information, contact me at creatingtreasures123@gmail.com or click the button to the right.

Thank you for leaving a comment below.  Please continue on the Blog Hop and enjoy the wonderful creations from International Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.

Thank You Blog with the Bertucci's - June 2022

 Mistakes Generate Creativity

What does that mean?  Mistakes generate creativity.  Have you ever worked on a project and were just about finished and then... S-M-E-A-R...you find a smear on your project.  You have two options.  One, you can through it away and start over or two, you can "fix" it.  If it's a small item that didn't take you long, you probably would choose to trash it.  But, if you've worked on it for several hours, you'll be tempted to see what you can do to "hide" the mistake.  

Sound familiar?  I was working on the cards below and then, I saw the SMEARS!   And on almost every card!  Somehow my inky fingers got on them or my block was not as clean as I thought.  And to make it worse, the color was Sweet Sorbet (RED)!   The worse!  So I opted to "fix" them. Luckily, the smears were at the top of the card, so I cut that part off, trimmed it, and matted it to Sweet Sorbet card stock. The results are the cards below. Mistakes generate creativity!  See one of my new creations below:

My cards below are part of the Bruno and Kylie Bertucci's Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop.  

The Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Blog Hop is created through the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Training Program provided by Bruno and Kylie Bertucci.  The blog hop offers you beautiful stamping ideas and creative inspiration from over 40 Stampin' Up! International Demonstrators.  Many of the Demonstrators will be using the new products found in the new 2022 - 2023 Annual Catalog and the soon to be released, July - December 2022 Mini (Holiday) Catalog.  

We, Demonstrators, participate in the training program provided by the Bertucci's to help us build a successful Stampin' Up! business and to reach some goals we have set for ourselves.  We really appreciate your support.

My cards shown below use the stamp set and dies from the Sending Smiles bundle from the 2022 - 2023 Annual Catalog.  I used some of the new In Colors along with some of my favorites to make the flowers.  The grass and leaves at the bottom were made with two of the stamps and two colors, Soft Succulent (2021 - 2023 In Color) and Parakeet Party (2022 - 2024 In Color).  The flowers were stamped with various flower stamps from and ink colors: Sweet Sorbet  (2022 - 2024 In Color), Crushed Curry, Fresh Freesia, and Blushing Bride.

The word "Sending" was stamped in Sweet Sorbet and then was cut out with a die from the bundle.  The "Thank You" comment was stamped with Starry Sky ink, another 2022-2024 In Color.

The stamp set has several nice stamps included in it.  First, there's several sentiments that go nicely with "Sending" such as "Smiles across the miles", "Love & Big Hugs", and "A card to say Hello" .  It also has several flowers like the ones on the card below.  I love stamp sets that offer several different ways to create cards.

To receive a copy of the new 2022-2023 Annual Catalog or the soon to be released July-December 2022 Mini (Holiday) Catalog, click the box to the right. 

If you have any questions on this stamp set, or how you can get 20% off your Stampin' Up! purchases, please contact me through my email address:    creatingtreasures123@gmail.com  

Thank you for leaving a comment below.  Please continue on the Blog Hop and enjoy the wonderful creations from International Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.

You can continue to see other Stampin' Up! Demonstrator blog posts via the link list found below..  Have fun hopping!  And thank you for leaving a comment.

Here is the list of other Demonstrators' blogs :

Crop Crafting May - June 2022

 CROPPING WITH FRIENDS!

Part of the fun of paper crafting is going to crops with friends.  Some compare crops to "quilting bees" when women would meet at the church or someone's home to share their blocks of fabrics and sew them into clothing and linens.  They were often held to create special gifts for family or to celebrate special events.  Similarly we meet at crops to share out ideas and tools and create cards and scrapbook layouts.  

The past few weeks, I have spent weekends at crops with friends crafting.  I shared some of my cards with friends and they've shared with me.  Below are some examples of their creations.

Stamp set used from the Hues of Happiness Suite pages 108 - 109 Stampin' Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog.

Stamp set used is Ranunculus Romance found on page 97 of the 2022-2023 Stampin' Up Annual Catalog.  

Great fun fold card!  This card uses a stamp set and Designer Papers that are retired.  Stampin' Up! products may retire from the catalog, but are classics that don't lose their beauty. 

Don't you just love all the bright and beautiful colors!  Just looking at them makes me feel lifted and happy.

The new 2022 - 2023 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog is just filled with vibrant color ideas.  Please let me know if you'd like to receive a copy.  And don't forget you can still order from the January-June Mini Catalog...and possibly find some great bargains!  Items are selling out, so don't delay.  Last Day to buy is June 30.  Check the list by clicking the side button.

Enjoy the beginning of summer...90+ degrees here by 10 am.  And I think it's 99.9% humidity.  If you're outside is similar, enjoy being inside and CREATE!  Then post your creations and share with us.

--  Janice

Thank You Blog with the Bertucci's - May 2022

April Showers Bring May Flowers

If you love flowers, you'll love the new Stampin' Up!© 2022 - 2023 Annual Catalog!  It's filled with gorgeous bundles of flowers...flowers in bouquets, flowers on tea cups, flowers in bottles, fields of flowers, single blossoms, ladybugs and butterflies with flowers, even pigs resting in flowers!  The cards you can create with flowers are only limited by your imagination! 

Welcome to Bruno and Kylie Bertucci's Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop.  I'm sure you'll see lots of beautiful flowering cards as you travel through this blog.

The Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Blog Hop is created through the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Training Program provided by Bruno and Kylie Bertucci.  The blog hop offers you beautiful stamping ideas and creative inspiration from over 40 Stampin' Up! International Demonstrators.  Many of the Demonstrators will be using the new products found in the new 2022 - 2023 Annual Catalog.  

We, Demonstrators, participate in the training program provided by the Bertucci's to help us build a successful Stampin' Up! business and to reach some goals we have set for ourselves.  We really appreciate your support.

The first two cards shown below were created with the 2021 and 2022 In Colors.  The base card used Sweet Sorbet card stock and the second layer uses Polished Pink card stock along with with the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Awash in Beauty paper pack. 

For the first card, I cut the Designer Series Paper to cover 2/3 of the base card area.  The other 1/3 of the layer is made of Polished Pink card stock.  I added the Basic White wreath from the Sun Prints Dies.  I stamped the flowers using Sweet Sorbet ink and cut them out with the same dies.  Although the card was pretty, I felt it was too busy and it was difficult to see the wreath.

So for the second card (below) I reversed the size of the card stock and DSP.  The card appears easier to read. A simple change created a totally different card.

Therefore, the next time you make a card and are not happy with the appearance, try changing the size of the papers and see if that solves the problem. As a paper crafter, you learn that not all combinations of ink color, papers, die cuts and sentiment placement always work together.  Don't just give up after creating one card, try combinations using the same design but change the paper proportions, ink color, or placement of the die cuts.  You may find the results can be very different. 

Below is the card I previously posted using different paper, ink colors and sentiment. Using grey and blue colors, the feeling of the card is very different.  

Keep creating and discover new creations using the same products in different colors  becoming totally different cards!  

Please contact me through my email address [creatingtreasures123@gmail.com] with questions on this stamp set, purchasing items used on my cards, or my card kits.  

Thank you for leaving a comment below.  Please continue on the Blog Hop and enjoy the wonderful creations from International Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.

You may have started your blog hop travels here or have arrived from another blog - either way you can continue to see other Stampin' Up! Demonstrator blog posts via the link list found below..  Have fun hopping!  And thank you for leaving a comment.

Here is the list of other Demonstrators' blogs: