Jan's Stamping Creations

Retro Fresh Journaling Tags Card Set

I shared one card yesterday using the Retro Fresh Journaling Tags - I ended up making 19 different cards and using almost every piece of the journaling set!  I LOVE doing that.  These can be used so easily for scrapbooking, but I wanted to share this set of cards I made

Stamp Set:  Just Sayin' (133200 W, 133203 C, page 36 Occasions Catalog)

Card Stock:  Tempting Turquoise, Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla

Ink:  Tempting Turquoise

Embellishment:  Naturals Designer Buttons (127554, page 169)

Retro Fresh Journaling Tags (133526, page 19 Occasions Catalog)

Stamp Set:  Just Sayin' (133200 W, 133203 C, page 36 Occasions Catalog)

Card Stock:  Coastal Cabana, Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper (132993, page 19 Occasios Catalog)

Ink:  Tangerine Tango

Retro Fresh Journaling Tags (133526, page 19 Occasions Catalog)

Card Stock:  Daffodil Delight; Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper (132993, page 19 Occasios Catalog)

Embellishments:  Very Vintage Designer Buttons (129327, page 169); Whisper White Baker's Twine (124262, page 173); Brights Candy Dots (130931, page 171)

Stamp Set:  Yippee Skippee! (131341 W, 131344 C, page 37)

Card Stock:  Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar,  Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper (132993, page 19 Occasios Catalog)

Ink:  Tangerine Tango

Embellishment:  Neutrals Candy Dots (130934, page 171)

Big Shot:  Chevron Embossing Folder (127749, page 191)

More.....tomorrow

I"m heading out on Saturday, May 3rd for the Stampin' Up Incentive Trip to the Western Caribbean.  While I'm away,  I am offering a FREE Tutorial with every $35 order!  Just place your order online through my webstore and when I get home, I'll email you this tutorial

 

This is a set of cards I made using the High Tide Suite of products from the Occasions Catalog

 

I will email you the tutorial FREE when you place an order while I'm away on the cruise!

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Retro Fresh Designer Journaling Tags

I just love it when I can take something and use it for something else ..... what a thing to say, eh?  But I LOVE items that can be used in more than just one way!!  Don't you? 

These Retro Fresh Designer Journaling Tags are perfect for scrapbooking!  They can fit in with your pictures and add so much to your creations.

But I decided I wanted to try making cards with them.  You get 32 different heavy-weight, printed, double-sided tags.  They come in three different sizes 1" x 3", 3" x 3" and 3" x 4". 

I took these pieces and make 19 cards with them.  These were fun, quick and easy to make. 

I am on the Stampin' Up Incentive Trip to the Western Caribbean for a few days, so while I'm gone I will be sharing these cards with you (and a few more).  If I get a chance to post, I will, but not sure how that will go. 

 

Here are the 19 cards I made and I'll share each one with the "ingredients"

The neat thing is that I didn't very little stamping AND with the tags only $4.95 and just adding a few embellishments, I have 19 cards with very little cost!!

 

 Here's card #1

 

Retro Fresh Designer Journaling Tags

$4.95

Baked Brown Sugar 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Gold Baker's Twine

$3.50

Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die

$7.95

 More samples tomorrow

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While I'm away, I am offering a FREE Tutorial with every $35 order!  Just place your order online through my webstore and when I get home, I'll email you this tutorial

 

This is a set of cards I made using the High Tide Suite of products from the Occasions Catalog

 

I will email you the tutorial FREE when you place an order while I'm away on the cruise!

You can place your order online here

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I have also started a Customer Loyalty Program

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Card Club Project - Fences!

I absolutely LOVE the new stamp Hardwood.  It's just da bomb!!  Can be used in SO many ways.  We made these "fence" cards for one of our club projects for April.  I saw the idea on Patty Bennett's blog and just had to share with my club members.  

Stamp Sets:  Hardwood (133032 W, 133035 C, page 37 Occasions Catalog); Six-Sided Sampler (130953 W, 130956, C page 125)

Card Stock:  Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Whisper White, Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper (129310, page 153)

Ink:  Soft Suede, Pool Party

Punches:  Petite Petals (133322, page 33 Occasions Catalog); Bitty Butterfly (129406, page 183), Chevron Border (132154, page 28 Occasions Catalog)

Embellishment:  Subtles Candy Dots (130933, page 171)

Tools:  Fringe Scissors (133325, page 31 Occasions Catalog)

To make this card, I stamped the Hardwood Background stamp twice on Crumb Cake.  I then cut the "boards" apart.  With one you will have six boards which will fit vertical.  Then I cut two more off the 2nd piece of Crumb Cake and used them for the horizontal pieces.  I sponged them first and then spread them out on the card base to line them up - then applied them.  

Here's another fence card - I didn't cut it apart, but instead stamped with Early Espresso ink on Early Espresso card stock and then used the Triangle punch to punch out the top!   Neat, eh?  

Stamp Sets:  Hardwood (133032 W, 133035 C, page 37 Occasions Catalog); Express Yourself (130336 W, 130339 C, page 205); Backyard Basics ((129225 W, 129258 C, page 79)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Pool Party, Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper (132994, page 23 Occasions Catalog)

Ink:  Early Espresso, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi

Punches:  Bitty Butterfly (129406, page 183), Modern Label (119849, page 181); Word Window (119857, page 180), Triangle (133375, page 26 Occasions Catalog)

I"m heading out on Saturday, May 3rd for the Stampin' Up Incentive Trip to the Western Caribbean.  While I'm away,  I am offering a FREE Tutorial with every $35 order!  Just place your order online through my webstore and when I get home, I'll email you this tutorial

 

This is a set of cards I made using the High Tide Suite of products from the Occasions Catalog

 

I will email you the tutorial FREE when you place an order while I'm away on the cruise!

You can place your order online here

PLEASE USE HOSTESS CODE CVQQ9QBP

I have also started a Customer Loyalty Program

Click here to read all about it!

April Stamp Club Projects - Happy Mother's Day

Since Mother's Day is almost here, one of the cards we made this month was a Mother's Day Card.  Just love this step card!  And the club members enjoyed it too!

Isn't that just the cutest card?  And SO manyh possibilities for it

Stamp Sets:  My Mother (133080 W, 133083 C, page 23 Occasions Catalog), Happy Watercolor (133188 W, 133191 C, page 22 Occasions Catalog); Layered Labels (132028 W, 127072 C, page 104)

Card Stock:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White

Ink:  Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Black Staz-on

Embellishments:  Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape (133000, page 22 Occasions Catalog); Basic Pearls (119247, page 171); 3/8" Whisper White Taffeta Ribbo (109070)

Big Shot:  Deco Labels Framelits Collection (130102, page 186)

To make this card you score a 11 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Crisp Cantaloupe card stock  at 2 1/2", 5", 7". 9" and 10 1/4" (on the 11 1/2" side)

Next you line up your largest Deco Label Framelit in the big shot  in the center of the 2 1/2" score line,  Your TOP ACRYLIC PAD will also be lined up on this score line.  Run it through the Big Shot - you will end up with just the TOP of the deco label cut.  See picture below

And you will end up with this

Repeat this with the 2nd and 3rd largest Deco Label on the 7" score line and the 10 1/4" score line

You will end up with this

The next step is to fold 

Mountain fold the first score line (2 1/2")

Valley fold the 5" 

Mountain fold the 7"

Valley fold the 9" 

and Mountain fold the 10 1/4"

It should now look like this

You can now decorate your card

Here are couple more I made

 

Stamp Sets:  Backyard Basics (129255 W, 129258 C, page 79); Peaceful Petals (133104 W, 133107 C, page 20 Occasions Catalog); Simply Sketched (129669 W, 129672 C, Page 205); Six-Sided Sampler (130953 W, 130956 C, page 125); Hardwood (133032 W, 133035 C, page 37 Occasions Catalog)

Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink:  Soft Suede, Various Stampin' Write Markers for coloring the flowers, bird, butterfly and bee

Big Shot:  Deco Labels Framelits Collection (130102, page 186)

and one more

Stamp Sets:  Tea Party (129135 W 129138 C, page 35),  Simply Sketched (129669 W, 129672 C, Page 205); Six-Sided Sampler (130953 W, 130956 C, page 125)

Card Stock: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Ink:  Wisteria Wonder, Black Staz-on

Big Shot:  Deco Labels Framelits Collection (130102, page 186)

I"m heading out on Saturday, May 3rd for the Stampin' Up Incentive Trip to the Western Caribbean.  While I'm away,  I am offering a FREE Tutorial with every $35 order!  Just place your order online through my webstore and when I get home, I'll email you this tutorial

 

This is a set of cards I made using the High Tide Suite of products from the Occasions Catalog

 

I will email you the tutorial FREE when you place an order while I'm away on the cruise!

You can place your order online here

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Club Demonstrations - Sweet Treat Box with Scallop Tag Topper Punch

 
If you haven't already guessed, I LOVE making treat boxes/holders.  They are SO fun and my hubby likes them too, because he always gets the left-over sweets!!

Here's one I made using the new Scallop Tag Topper Punch - it's SO easy and makes a fun gift for any occasion!!

Here's a close up of the one I made in class

Stamp Set:  A Dozen Thoughts (131056 W, 131059, C, page 59); Gorgeous Grunge (130514 W, 130517, C page 109)

Card Stock:  Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe

Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar

Embellishments:  5/8" Crochet Trim (118481, page 173), Very Vintage Designer Buttons (129327, page 169), Large Pearls (125577, page 171)

Punches:  Scallop Tag Topper (133324, page 38 Occasions Catalog), 7/8" Scallop Circle (129404, page 182)

And here's a little tutorial

Cut a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe Card Stock 8 1/4" x 2".  Score along the 8 1/4 side at 1 3/4", 2 1/2, 5 3/4" and 6 1/2"

Cut a piece of Baked Brown Sugar Card Stock 5 1/2" x 4 1/4".  Score on the 5 1/2" side at 1", 1 3/4", 3 3/4" and 4 1/2"

Turn and score on the 4 1/4" side at 1/2" and 4 1/4"

Punch both ends with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch

 

On the Baked Brown Sugar piece, cut on the sides, so just the tabs are left - I cut the tabs down just a smidge, so they won't show when it's put together

Stamp both pieces with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set - with coordinating colors. 

Stamp the "Just Because" on one of the "tab" pieces - making sure to turn it towards the bottom of the box!!!  Ummm, yes, of course, I did it wrong the first time!!

Adhere the Scallop Tag Topper piece to the bottom of the box

Add sticky strip to the tabs and fold up and adhere to make your box

To decorate, I cut out a 7/8" Scallop Circle in Baked Brown Sugar,  Added the Very Vintage Button with the large pearl inside with glue dots.  Then added the crochet trim for a closure.  Fits two candies very nicely!!!

And here's a close-up of the other two - I used Bermuda Bay in this one with the Flower Shop Stamp Set and coordinating Pansy Punch (Bundled for a 15% discount 132727, W, 132726 C, page 95) and the Petite Petals (Bundled for a 15% discount, 134821 W, 134822 C, page 33 Occasions Catalog)

And Strawberry Slush - I also used the Hardwood Background Stamp (133032 W, 133035 C, page 37 Occasions Catalog)

I'm heading out on Saturday, May 3rd for the Stampin' Up Incentive Trip to the Western Caribbean.  While I'm away,  I am offering a FREE Tutorial with every $35 order!  Just place your order online through my webstore and when I get home, I'll email you this tutorial

 

This is a set of cards I made using the High Tide Suite of products from the Occasions Catalog

 

I will email you the tutorial FREE when you place an order while I'm away on the cruise!

You can place your order online here

PLEASE USE HOSTESS CODE CVQQ9QBP

I have also started a Customer Loyalty Program

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April Club Demonstrations

At my monthly club meetings I try to share something that is fun as a demonstration - two each month if at all possible.  I just had to share these darling baby cards I saw on Patty Bennett's blog.  They are quick and easy to make and SO cute

One for that special little girl

And one for that special little boy!!

Arent' they just SO cute?

The 3/8" Ruffle Trim Ribbon is on the Retiring List

and is still available in Baked Brown Sugar and Crisp Cantaloupe.

You can use any ribbon and just gather it!!

Here are the products I used for these cards

 

Owl Punch

$16.95

Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine

$2.95

Island Indigo Baker's Twine

$2.95

Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$8.50

Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper

$10.95

High Tide Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Sweet Essentials

$19.95

Crisp Cantaloupe 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim

$8.95

 

 

 

 

 

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I"m heading out on Saturday, May 3rd for the Stampin' Up Incentive Trip to the Western Caribbean.  While I'm away,  I am offering a FREE Tutorial with every $35 order!  Just place your order online through my webstore and when I get home, I'll email you this tutorial

 

This is a set of cards I made using the High Tide Suite of products from the Occasions Catalog

 

I will email you the tutorial FREE when you place an order while I'm away on the cruise!

You can place your order online here

PLEASE USE HOSTESS CODE CVQQ9QBP

I have also started a Customer Loyalty Program

Click here to read all about it!

April Club Hostess Gifts

I always try to make my hostesses something crafty and this month I made this little gift for them.  LOVE the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper and the coordinating Happy Watercolor Stamp Set!

I stamped the envelopes and then lined them with matching DSP

Of course I had to make a box with the Envelope Punch Board!!

Here are the cards

 A very quick and easy set of cards that would make a perfect gift

And here are the products I used

 

Happy Watercolor

$29.95

Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Regals Core'dinations

$23.95

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$8.50

Tea Lace Paper Doilies

$2.95

Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

$4.95

Envelope Punch Board

$19.95

Envelope Liners Framelits Dies

$26.95

Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

 

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

 

While I'm away, I am offering a FREE Tutorial with every $35 order!  Just place your order online through my webstore and when I get home, I'll email you this tutorial

 

This is a set of cards I made using the High Tide Suite of products from the Occasions Catalog

 

I will email you the tutorial FREE when you place an order while I'm away on the cruise!

You can place your order online here

PLEASE USE HOSTESS CODE CVQQ9QBP

I have also started a Customer Loyalty Program

Click here to read all about it!