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Designer Tin of Cards

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I made a card from the Designer Tin of Cards project kit a couple of weeks ago using part of the intended supplies for one of the cards and today I’m using some of the rest. Actually, I’m only using the card base itself which still leaves some decorative items… I really didn’t want to cover up much of the pretty pattern, rather I wanted to feature it.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Designer Tin of Cards - Layering Circles Framelits Dies

Here’s the card from a few weeks ago

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Designer Tin of Cards - Blossom bunch punch

and here’s a shot of what’s planned for the kit:

Designer tin of cards

So at my upcoming class, instead of creating 16 cards as per the kit, there will be the option to make 24 with a few extra supplies that I’ll provide.

For today’s card, I used the Designer Tin of Cards for the sentiment which I stamped in chocolate chip onto a piece of sahara sand and cut out with the layer circles framelits dies. I decided to do it backwards and used the scalloped circle for my top layer and cut a circle of watermelon wonder for it to sit on. It’s popped up with dimensionals. This wasn’t quite enough so I reached for my blossom bunch punch and punched out 3 of the smallest flowers. Pearls finished off the centres perfectly. So there you have it – a way to really stretch your kit.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Don’t have paper copies of the catalogs? Drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Succulent Garden DSP on my phone

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I was reading Pootles‘ website last week and she showed a project where she inserted a piece of DSP inside a see through phone cover. I’ve been meaning to get a new cover because mine had lost a little piece and this was enough to have me running to amazon and getting my own see through case. Then came the hard part. Choosing which paper to use. I’d just made a card using a piece of mint macaron and whisper white pattern from the Succulent Garden DSP and I love it. So that was candidate number one!

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Succulent Garden DSP - Affectionately Yours DSP

I started by using a piece of scrap paper and drawing around my old case. After cutting this out, I held it over the new case and started taking off thin strips – about 1/8 inch off both dimensions was perfect although I didn’t realise that at the time. I cut a little extra off the length and THEN found my corner rounder and punched each corner. It fit beautifully apart from being too short. Whilst it was in the case, I drew around the hole in the case and then snipped that out with my scissors. Now that I had my pattern created, it was a simple matter of cutting the Succulent Garden DSP piece to size and drawing the line for the camera hole. I love how this looks on my phone, it has made it look totally new.

I was so happy with it, that I had to make another – this one is the copper embossed paper from Affectionately Yours. I can see that there are going to be frequent changes!

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Succulent Garden DSP - Affectionately Yours DSP

I’ve been mentioning the great deal that during Sale-a-bration (ends March 31st) you get a freebie for each time you spend $50 (before taxes and shipping) but what I should also be mentioning is what a fantastic deal you can get if you join the stampin’ up family during this time. You get to select ANY products of up to $125 and pay just $99 with free shipping. You can also select ANY two stamp sets for free which are worth up to $104. So that means you’re paying $99 instead of $251.90! It’s the ultimate deal and if you so choose, you never have to do anything again. There’s no penalty for dropping, it’s just a fabulous deal. But if you so choose, you can continue to get the discount (at least 20%) and see new products early and be eligible to attend Stampin’ Up! events and basically have a great time meeting new people. You don’t have to be in New Jersey to join my team, with the power of the internet, you can be anywhere. Want to know more? Drop me an email and we can chat that way or I’ll give you a call and can answer any questions that you have.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the hostess code to get free handmade cards; the current one is PNF6CKRH (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards from me). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Don’t have paper copies of the catalogs? Drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Totally Trees

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As I’ve mentioned before, the set Totally Trees is retiring in a few days. It’s still available as of this morning and I wanted to play with it a little more when it was fair to share it with you. I stamped the tree in versamark and heat embossed it with the gold embossing powder. Next I used one of my new watercolor pencils in old olive to colour in the leaves and then a blender pen to soften it a little. I was so struck by the beauty of the image that I simply matted it with gold foil and put that onto an old olive card base. I think I’ll play a little more with Totally Trees this afternoon!

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Totally Trees

Don’t forget the great close out sale currently going on and also the offer from me – a new, free stamp set. Just spend $40 with me and use the workshop code CBUJ4GTP, and you get to select one of Hey, Chick, Delicate Details or Designer Tee which I’ll send you for free once I close out this workshop on January 3rd. Check here for the details and also pictures of these stamp sets. If you spend $60, I’ll send you the pearl or rhinestone basic jewels as well. Email me at lizbaileycards@gmail.com to let me know which of the sets you’d like and whether you’d like pearls or rhinestones (if you’ve earned them), or I’ll just select one at random.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the hostess code to get free product; the current one is CBUJ4GTP (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift from me). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Cookie Cutter Christmas

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A group of us got together over the weekend to make the Tin of Tags project and had a great time each making 30 tags. Julia showed me some cards she’d made with the Cookie Cutter Christmas set and shared that she was having issues getting the gingerbread man to stamp properly. I brought it home with me to use it with a pierce mat – it gives cushion that photopolymer stamps don’t have – and after first stamping with versamark and then crumb cake ink, got a perfect image. I didn’t want to waste it, so here’s my gingerbread man card.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Cookie Cutter Christmas - Christmas Pines

I picked the colours from the Global Design Project forgetting that their new challenges start on Mondays so I’ve missed the deadline. Still, I’m grateful to them for the combination. The early espresso sentiment comes from Christmas Pines and of course the hat was punched out of real red with the jolly hat builder punch and set at a jaunty angle on my gingerbread man. His buttons are from the brights enamel shapes collection.

To make it so that the early espresso looks as if it belongs, I added an early espresso mat and to make the real red less of an accent, added a real red card base. I’m really pleased with this card and happy that I had to check out the stamp!

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Cookie Cutter Christmas - Christmas Pines

Don’t forget the great close out sale currently going on and also the offer from me – a new, free stamp set. Just spend $40 with me and use the workshop code CBUJ4GTP, and you get to select one of Hey, Chick, Delicate Details or Designer Tee which I’ll send you for free once I close out this workshop on January 3rd. Check here for the details and also pictures of these stamp sets. If you spend $60, I’ll send you the pearl or rhinestone basic jewels as well. Email me at lizbaileycards@gmail.com to let me know which of the sets you’d like and whether you’d like pearls or rhinestones (if you’ve earned them), or I’ll just select one at random.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the hostess code to get free product; the current one is CBUJ4GTP (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift from me). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz