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more color mondays – melon mambo, berry burst and lemon lime twist shadow box fun fold

by nataliegramleystamps | Jan 13, 2025 | 3D projects, card samples, color challenge, Designer Series Paper, die cutting, fun fold, more color mondays, my favorites, new catalog, Sale-a-bration, techniques

Are you a Friends TV Series fan? When I saw the Friends of the Ocean Suite and the lobster the first thing I thought of was my son asking for the complete DVD boxed set of the series for Christmas – we loved that series and if you are a fan, you will get this card and understand immediately why I saw this Designer Series Paper and knew I had to make this card!

Measurements:
BASE: Melon Mambo 4 1/4″ x 11″
scraps for the alphabet dies
DSP: (2) 3/8″ x 4 1/4 and (1) 3 1/2″ x 4 1/4″
Scraps for the alphabet dies
die cut of the large lobster
Basic White CS: 3 1/4″ x 4″

Score the base on the 11″ side at 1/2″, 1″ 4 1/2″, 5″, 5 1/2″, 6″, 6 1/2″, 10″ and 10 1/2″.

Fold the card in half and adhere the 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ DSP piece to the center front panel

Die cut the largest square out of the center of the card front.

Adhere the 3/8″ x 4 1/4″ DSP pieces on the outer panels of the card front.

Adhere the Basic White CS layer on the center large panel on the inside of the card.

Adhere the score lines on either side of the center score line.

Die cut the larger lobster out of the DSP and adhere it to the lower corner of the Basic White window area.

Cut the word Lobster out of the Friends of the Ocean DSP and adhere to the lower portion of the lobster die cut (I closed the card front and using a pencil marked the corners keeping the images inside the corners so you can see the images through the shadow box opening.

Cut the Mini Alphabet dies in Melon Mambo CS and adhere the MY above the lobster on the left-hand side.

Adhere the right-hand panels together.

Adhere the word YOU’RE off of the top of the shadow box opening.

I added a Lemon Lime Lime circle die under the word MY to add color to the card.

This card has a bunch of scoring but is relatively easy and looks impressive!

This shadow box card is a 3D Stunner – try it with your stash and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Friends Of The Ocean Suite Collection (English)

[164697]

$81.00

Ocean Friends Bundle (English)

[164692]

$49.50

Ocean Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164685]

$24.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115320]

$11.50

Friends Of The Ocean 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164684]

$12.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Mini Alphabet Dies

[162934]

$31.00

Ocean Friends Dies

[164691]

$31.00

Sunny Day Iridescent Dots

[164696]

$8.00

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sale-a-bration is in full swing with simple stamping card

by nataliegramleystamps | Jan 8, 2025 | card samples, Designer Series Paper, Sale-a-bration, stamps ink paper, techniques

Here is a simple stamping project with some adorably whimsical FREE DSP from the new Sale-a-bration catalog available yesterday. This 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper coordinates with a new bundle in the January to April 2025 Mini catalog called Terrific Toadstools Bundle.
I am using another set from the mini catalog called With you in Mind instead of the coordinating stamp set to show you can use the paper without having to purchase the coordinating set if you do not want and still use it with other sets!

Measurments:
BASE: Granny Apple Green CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White layer: 3 1/4″ square
scraps for the flower and leaf images
DSP: 3″ Square cut in half diagonally and then
cut one of the triangles in half to create two smaller triangles. use stack, cut and shuffle technique.

Stamp the large sentiment on the bottom 1/3 of the card front in Granny Apple Green ink.
Stamp the leaf image around the outside of the card edges.

Cut the DSP squares in half and then cut just one of those triangles in half so you have one large and two smaller triangles.
I cut multiple designs of this paper and then shuffled the papers so the designs would be different in each of the triangular spaces.
Adhere to the 3 1/4″ Basic White square layer.

Adhere the Basic White square above the sentiment on the card front.

I added some Sale-a-bration embellishments to finish off the card!

Try this easy stack, cut and shuffle technique with coordinating paper that you have lying around and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

With You In Mind Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164747]

$20.00

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Toadstool Gardens 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164942]

$12.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[147143]

$9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$9.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins

[163484]

$7.50

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sale-a-bration catalog is live!

by nataliegramleystamps | Jan 7, 2025 | card samples, Sale-a-bration

Sale-a-bration starts today!

January 7th through the end of February you can earn FREE merchandise with every $60 order!

Need a catalog let me know by text or email and I will get them to you or better yet plan on joining me for the Sale-a-bration Open House next Friday, January 17th from 1-3pm at my home! Come pick up the new catalogs, see all the new samples, pick up a few snacks and make some fun projects with new and old friends! We always have a great time – sometimes (often) you all do not want to leave LOL!!! Join us this time for all the fun!

Here are some fun photos from the new catalog!

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This level one stamps et on page 3 called Documenting the Day will be perfect for scrapbookers! I love this sweet scrapbooking page!

These next two photos are of page 4 featuring the new Rainbow Celebrations card kit which makes 6 cards 2 of 3 different designs in rainbow themes!

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This photo shows projects made with the Fruit Salad Designer Series Paper that you can earn for FREE with a $60 purchase containing 48 sheets of the cutest fruit themed paper!

Another level one stamps set you can earn is called Day to Celebrate and these projects pictured below were made with this set.

The Starstruck emboissing folder enhances the background of the two projects in the picture below and is another level one FREEBIE available to earn!

On page 6 the Friendly Seagulls is a fun whimsical stamp set that is another level one item available to earn!

Toadstool Gardens is a colorful 6″ x 6″ DSP that coordinates with the Terrific Toadstools Bundle in the January to April mini catalog!

This last peek at a level one item is the Bloom Impressions 12″ x 12″ DSP with gorgeous floral patterns to elevate your card making experience for FREE!

Do you want a lot of things?
Consider the starter kit! A great deal just got even better!
Normally $125 worth of merchandise for $99 with FREE shipping now there are two
Sale-a-bration offers
OPTION 1
Your choice of TWO marker sets from the Stampin’ Write Marker Assortments (Brights, Neutrals, Regals, or Subtles) PLUS a beautiful stamp set exclusively designed to work with them called Handmade Designs!
OPTION 2
Your choice of an additional $30 in FREE products!

Let the fun begin! Have questions contact me and we can meet to talk about the possibilities!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

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creating a simple sale-a-bration card

by nataliegramleystamps | Jan 3, 2025 | card samples, card sketches, Designer Series Paper, Sale-a-bration, stamps ink paper, techniques

Have you ever REALLY looked at the bottom of page 22 in the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog? There are 22 card layout samples and there is so much inspiration in these little blocks!

Today’s blog post is a very simple stamps, ink, paper card made with a sneak peak DSP from the Sale-a-bration catalog available January 7th!
For those customers that received their catalogs in the mail on page 11 of the 2025 Sale-a-bration catalog you will see the 12 sheets of 12″ x 12″ beautiful floral paper that you can earn for FREE with a $60 purchase.
I used the last layout design on page 22 and designed a simple stamping card with this DSP taking center stage! The awesome part of this card is that it uses a 4″ square so you could make 9 cards from one sheet of DSP. One pack of this FREE DSP could make 108 of these cards!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
DSP: 4″ square cut diagonally

You will notice that if you look at the card layout on page 22 there are two squares and a sentiment strip in between. Now here is the fun part! You can take this layout as a springboard and tweek it – it is ONLY a starting point! I decided to use the Designer Series paper as the “two squares” and eliminate the extra rectangular layer.
You can cut the DSP square anyway you choose I started about an inch down from the top of the DSP and cut diagonally to just about 2/3 of the way down on the opposite side.

I laid the DSP pieces on the card front and positioning them so that the borders on the sides and top are even I lightly drew a pencil mark along the diagonal edges.
I then pushed the DSP away and in between the top and bottom pencil marks I stamped the sentiment and the flowers from a level two Sale-a-bration set called Heart Shaped Bundle (comes with stamps and coodinating dies! FREE with a $120 purchase) in Berry Burst ink.

I stamped the leaves in Shaded Spruce ink around the floral images.

Adhere the top and bottom Designer Series paper pieces to the card front allowing the sentiment and floral stamped patterns to “peek” through the diagonal space in between them.

Wrap the white ribbon around the bottom front of the card edge and tie in a knot.

Such a fun and simple stamped card!

Look on page 22, pick out a layout and use it as a starting point for your card. Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Reminder since these products will not be available until after January 7th this post will go live with only the photo directory below showing current products only.

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[147143]

$9.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$9.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Water Painters

[151298]

$13.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

White 3/8" (1 Cm) Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon

[164205]

$8.00

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more color mondays – fresh freesia, highland heather and calypso – coral center of attention fun fold sneak peak

by nataliegramleystamps | Dec 30, 2024 | card samples, color challenge, Designer Series Paper, die cutting, embossing folders, fun fold, more color mondays, new catalog, Sale-a-bration, sneak peak, techniques

Today’s More Color Mondays Color Challenge is a sweet little fun fold featuring a sneak peek at a new Suite, new stamp set and hybrid embossing folder, new 6″ x 6″ DSP coming in January in the new 2025 January to April mini catalog!
This fun fold is called the center of attention and you know I LOVE butterflies… not exactly sure why I am so drawn to them but I love every butterfly set that Stampin’ Up! creates and this one is no exception!

Measurements:
BASE: Fresh Freesia CS: 5 1/2″ x 8″
Calypso Coral layers: (2) 1 7/8″ x 5 3/8″
(1) 2 1/2″ x 3″
Highland Heather CS layers: (2) 1 3/4″ x 5 1/4″
Basic White CS: 1 3/8″ x 2 7/8″
scrap for Butterfly stamp and die cut
Beautiful Bokeh DSP: (4) 1 1/8″ x 1 7/8″

Place the two pieces of Highland Heather cardstock layers next to each other in the Beautiful Butterflies hybrid embossing folder and emboss.

Adhere to the Calypso Coral mattes.

Score the 5 1/2″ x 8″ BASE on the long side at 2″ and 6″ making score lines 2″ from each end.

Then rotate paper to the short side and cut at 1 1/4″ between the score lines starting at 2″ and cutting to 6″ score line. Rotate the paper and cut from the other side at 1 1/4″ from the 2″ score line to the 6″ score line.

Rotate the paper to the long side and score the paper at 4″ above and below the cut lines.

Still on the long side score the paper at 3″ and 5″ in between the cut lines.

Stamp in Highland Heather ink the sentiment in the middle of the Basic White layer.

Stamp the butterflies above and below the sentiment and watercolor the wings with Highland Heather ink and a Water Painter.

I stamped the splatter image in Highland Heather ink all over the background and adhered the Basic White layer to the Calypso Coral layer.
I decided I wanted a little lift and dimension so I colored and die cut the small butterfly and popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals over the butterfly above the sentiment.

I added a little ribbon in between the layers to finish off the “center of attention” focal point!

Fold the score lines at the 2″ and 6″ marks inward into a valley fold and fold the four inside folds into mountain folds and then adhere the embossed layers to the outside panels.

Adhere the small DSP pieces to the four panels above and below the cut lines in the center of the card and then adhere the focal piece onto the center piece (I matched up the right hand side of the focal piece to the right hand side of the card base center fold at the 5″ score line – you can place it in the center of you wish – it will hang over)

I added 5 Basic Rhinestone Jewels to the card front to finish off the card !

This is what the card looks like standing freely on its own!

This is how I folded the card to fit into a basic White envelope!

This looks like a complicated fold but it really pretty simple just a couple of cut lines and a few score marks! try this fun fold and make one of your stamps the “center of attention” and let me know how it turned out!

Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Reminder since this is a sneak peak the photo links below will not have the sneak peak items listed because they will not be available until January 7th! Get excited for all the new products and FREE merchandise to earn during Sale-a-bration and if you did not receive a new set of catalogs let me know and I will get them to you!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]

$11.50

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146986]

$11.50

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

$9.00

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

[147103]

$9.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$12.00

Water Painters

[151298]

$13.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Silver & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

[162149]

$9.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$6.00

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new swap cards

by nataliegramleystamps | Mar 1, 2024 | card samples, card swap, Designer Series Paper, embossing folders, fun fold, Sale-a-bration, stamps ink paper

I love card swaps – I say it all the time! But I rarely say I love our little swap group – an upline of mine hosts a swap almost every month of the year – many of us participate in all of them a few drop in and out as time allows – I love seeing their stamp sets and their card designs and their work. I also love their dedication and commitment to get things done that they have said they will do!

The first swap card is from November – yep November I received it a few weeks ago with an apology. Marcy committed to be in the November swap and then broke her dominant wrist a week before Thanksgiving. We had sent our cards to her and she could have just said forget about it – but when she recovered – she did her November Swap card and it is lovely! Thanks Marcy for your commitment to our swap group and I am glad you are better!
Her card uses the Beauty of the Deep and Hope and Prayer stamp sets, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, and Shaded Spruce cardstock as well the Hello Irresistible DSP peeking through the circle die!

All the rest of the cards are from the January swap, this card from Veronica S uses the Stippled Roses set and DSP with multiple layers of Pebbled Path and Berry Burst – love the color combination!

Carroll A used the Perennial Lavender suite of products to create this lovely card. The Perennial Lavendar DSP is the star of the show and makes for an easy and lovely palette!

The swap card from Susan W used the Enduring Beauty stamp set and dies from the Spring mini catalog and she embossed the flower image in white embossing powder onto the Perennial Lavendar DSP for a fun background to the flower image.

Kathi D’s adorable card uses the Cutest Cows bundle and the Bee Mine DSP. Too Cute!

Denise W used the Sale-a-bration Flight and Airy DSP and the More Dazzle Specialty paper. The sentiment is from the Softly Said Online Exclusives stamp set and I thought it was ingenious she cut small strips of designer series paper and curled with her fingers to add to the nest!

The Wild Ferns stamp set was Carol S’s swap card inspiration paired with the Ferns 3D Embossing folder and the Pecan Pie bordered ribbon for a beautifully tailored look to her card.

Lori V’s card used the Perennial Lavender suite as well I love the layered Perennial Postage dies for the card layers!

Marie W’s collage style card uses the Nature’s Sweetness suite of products in neutral tones!

Vickie G’s card is a fun fold using the Perennial Lavendar DSP and the Inspirational Sketches stamp set.

Lyn L’s card used the Flight and Airy Sale-a-bration paper and the Bee Mine punch.

The card from Judy P used the Delicate Forest bundle in Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst and Petal Pink. I love the fun color choices!

Julie T’s swap card uses the Rock Star bundle for a great musical birthday card!

Robin C’s card features the Let’s Chat stamp set in Pretty Peacock and Poppy Parade colors.

I always get great ideas from these cards and I hope they inspire you as well! Now it’s time to go and create your own works of art – one stamp set at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

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