Stampin' Blends - nataliegramleystamps

happy little things shaker card

by nataliegramleystamps | Mar 22, 2024 | 3D projects, card samples, embossing folders, In Colors, my favorites, online exclusives, retiring products, stamps ink paper, techniques

Aren’t shaker card so much fun?
I love the simplicity of this new online exclusives set Happy Little Things with it’s open font that you can color and lots of different sayings! Such a versatile set!
So I decided to do a stepped up shaker card!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
layer 4″ x 5 1/4″ embossed
scrap for the sentiment
2022-2024 In – Colors scraps for dies
Starry Sky 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Window Sheet 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″

Stamp in Tuxedo Black Memento ink the open font Celebrate and “the little things” onto a strip of paper approximately 1″ x 5 1/2″
Color the open font with the 2022-2024 In-Colors Stampin’ Blends markers alternating all five colors.

Run the Basic White later through the polka dot Basics 3D embossing folder and adhere tothe card base.
Die cut one of each of the 2022-2024 In Color scraps with the larger banner die from the Happy Little Things die set. Adhere onto the embossed layer in the center.

Die cut the largest Perennial Postage die out of the Starry Sky layer to create a frame for the windowsheet and to hide the Foam Adhesive strips.
Adhere the window sheet to the back of Starry Sky frame.

Adhere Foam Adhesive strips around the entire edge of the Starry Sky frame make sure there are no holes for the shaker materials to leak out.

Adhere three sides of the foam strips to the card front and pour in the shaker material. Secure the last side of the shaker card and press down firmly to secure all sides.

The shaker material I used is retired now it was called Effervescent Elements but you could use the current loose silver sequins to achieve the same effect!

Adhere the sentiment piece over the center of the shaker cover and add Starry Sky Pearls to the card front to complete!

I love the way this card turned out – to see the shaker in action check out the 3-13-2024 Facebook video post!

Hope this inspired you to make a fun shaker card for a friend – now go create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Happy Little Things Bundle (English)

[163710]

$33.25

Happy Little Things Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163706]

$25.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Orchid Oasis 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159267]

$10.00

Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159259]

$10.00

Starry Sky 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159263]

$10.00

Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159268]

$10.00

Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159261]

$10.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

[161598]

$30.00

Happy Little Things Dies

[163709]

$12.00

Perennial Postage Dies

[162607]

$33.00

Orchid Oasis Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159223]

$10.00

Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159220]

$10.00

Starry Sky Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159222]

$10.00

Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159224]

$10.00

Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159221]

$10.00

Foam Adhesive Strips

[141825]

$8.00

2022–2024 In Color Pearls

[161621]

$7.00

← coloring with soft pastels more color mondays - lemon lolly, bubble bath and pool party →

more color mondays – sweet sorbet, tahitian tide and parakeet party

by nataliegramleystamps | Mar 18, 2024 | card samples, color challenge, In Colors, more color mondays, online exclusives, out of the box stamping, retiring products, stamps ink paper, techniques

Can you tell that I am sad to see these In Colors retire? I am featuring them again this week because I know these popular colors will not last long and I want everyone that wants them to not forget to purchase them sooner than later! Today’s combination of 2022 – 2024 In Colors uses Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide and Parakeet Party.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS 5 1.2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
scrap for the sentiment die and the
butterflies dies
Scraps of Tahitian Tide, Sweet Sorbet and
Parakeet Party for the Basic Borders die

Die cut the cloud border in each color cardstock twice. Lay them out on the card base to determine the order that you want to adhere them in.
I decided to use Tahitian Tide ink and a Blending Brush to add color to the card front before adhering these border dies down.

I die cut the third circle from the Everyday Details dies and stamped the open Love stamp in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Then I just inked up the cursive “you” from the “you did it” stamp by carefully just inking that word on the edge of the stamp pad – this technique is called omitting! I stamped the cursive “you” below the Love stamp in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
I colored the open letters in the three In Colors Stampin’ Blends markers.
I die cut 2 of each of the butterflies from the Meadows die set and using the brush tip side of the Stampin’ Blends I flicked them inside the cap and sprinkled ink over the butterflies to get a tri-color speckled image.

I popped up the sentiment on Stampin’ Dimensionals and placed it over the Basic Borders dies on the card front.

I adhered the Speckled die cut butterflies around the card.

I added the Parakeet Party In Color pearls to the card front to finish off this bright and cheery card!

If you make a card for this color challenge make sure to post it in the comment section of today’s Facebook post to share with everyone and inspire us all!

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

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Happy Little Things Bundle (English)

[163710]

$33.25

Happy Little Things Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163706]

$25.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159259]

$10.00

Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159268]

$10.00

Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159261]

$10.00

Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[159210]

$9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Basic Borders Dies

[155558]

$29.00

Everyday Details Dies

[162864]

$34.00

Meadow Dies

[155852]

$38.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159220]

$10.00

Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159224]

$10.00

Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159221]

$10.00

2022–2024 In Color Pearls

[161621]

$7.00

← off to "onstage" houston coloring with soft pastels →

off to “onstage” houston

by nataliegramleystamps | Mar 15, 2024 | card samples, card swap, online exclusives, stamps ink paper, techniques

I left yesterday and my husband is cooking which means that he and my children will be eating out until I get home on Sunday LOL! They are excited and so am I – I rarely go away by myself in fact the last time I went to a Stampin’ Up! event it was convention 20 years ago I had only been a demonstrator for two years! I celebrated my 40th birthday in Las Vegas with my Stampin’ Up! family and it was a blast. We have not had large gatherings during Covid so I am so happy that the world is returning to normal and we can go back to doing large events like this one.
OnStage is in Houston in the United States as well as Rotterdam, Netherlands and Melbourne Australia! I am going to be with a good friend of mine and hopefully meet lots of fun people and learn a bunch of new things!
One of the many fun things we get to do besides meet people from all over the United States that love this hobby and business as much as I do is get to swap cards and ideas!
This is the swap card I made for OnStage.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
second layer 3 3/4″ x 5″
scrap for the Magnolia die
Granny Apple Green: 4″ x 5 1/4″

Adhere the Granny Apple Green layer to the card base.

Stamp the sentiment in Granny Apple Green ink in the upper right hand corner of the second Basic White layer and then stamp the Magnolia pods in the upper left corner and the lower right corner. Then adhere the Basic White layer to the Granny Apple Green layer.

I flipped the Silicone matte that comes with the Glass Matte Studio over to the smooth side and placed a drop of Granny Apple Green ink refill on the upper right side and added water from a Water Painter. I used the medium Water Painter and painted the leaves of the Magnolia die cut.

I used the Light Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends marker and colored the folds of the Magnolia petals.

Using the Dark Mambo Melon I created highlight lines over the Light Bubble Bath.

I then blended the Light and Dark with the Dark Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends marker.

I adhered the Magnolia die to the card and realized that I forgot to color in the flower center with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends marker, so I added that in the second photo! OOPS!

I added five 2022-2024 In Color Pearls in the green Parakeet Party these will be retiring and I am so sad about these embellishments especially because of the iridescence they match so many of our colors not just the In Colors themselves. The Parakeet Party pearls look great on this card and match the Granny Apple Green very well.

I ended up making a lot of these to swap and i added our Basic Rhinestone Jewels to most as I did not have enough of the In Color Pearls so this is the actual swap card!

Cannot wait to tell you all the fun things I learn this weekend! Hope to see you all very soon at an upcoming class or my next Open House!

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

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Magnolia Mood Bundle (English)

[163507]

$54.75

Magnolia Mood Cling Stamp Set (English)

[163502]

$27.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

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

[146990]

$10.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$9.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Magnolia Mood Dies

[163506]

$34.00

Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147163]

$5.00

Water Painters

[151298]

$13.00

Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161675]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$10.00

Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[153112]

$10.00

2022–2024 In Color Pearls

[161621]

$7.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$6.00

← saying goodbye to 2022-2024 in colors more color mondays - sweet sorbet, tahitian tide and parakeet party →

more color mondays – old olive, melon mambo and bubble bath – fancy ruffle fold card

by nataliegramleystamps | Mar 4, 2024 | card samples, Designer Series Paper, embossing folders, fun fold, stamps ink paper, techniques

Well this is what you call a happy surprise! I designed this card as a blog post to teach you all a fun fold technique called fancy ruffle fold or curtain fold, and I liked the color combination so much I decided to premiere this on Mondays and combine it with my More Color Mondays! Happy Accident! or a two-fer as some would call it!

Measurement:
BASE: Old Olive CS 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White layer: inside 4″ x 5 1/4″
outside bottom 3″ x 4 1/4″
scrap for leaves and flower dies
DSP: 3″ x 7 1/2″
scored at 2 1/2″, 3 1/2″ 5″ and 6″
Melon Mambo: 1″ x 4 1/4″

Stamp two leaf clusters and two single flowers from the Simply Zinnias stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on scrap Basic White CS. Using Stampin’ Blends color the black highlight lines with the Dark Lost Lagoon Blend.

Color the whole leaf images in Light Lost Lagoon and go back over highlights with the Dark marker. Color the flowers with Flirty Flamingo, and Bubble bath as the bases and color in with Dark Melon Mambo and go over with the other lighter colors to blend.
Die cut the images.

Mark the right hand side of the 3″ x 7 1/2″ DSP piece with a tik mark at 1 1/2″ on the 3″ side.
On the bottom side of the 7 1/2″ side from the left edge mark at 2 1/2″. (See arrows)

Place the tik marks in the cutting grove of the Stampin’ Trimmer and cut the diagonal line from one tik mark to the other.

Score at 2 1/2″, 3 1/2″, 5″ and 6″. (See arrows)

Fold all score lines – fold at the 2 1/2″ back towards the left edge and place a piece of adhesive in the upper edge to the left of the first score line and fold the paper back to the left.

At the 3 1/2″ score line fold toward the right edge of the paper and just to the left of the third score line at 5 1/2″ place another piece of adhesive and bend back towards the left hand edge.

Place a piece of adhesive on the backside of the DSP as shown in the picture for the last fold.

Place the 3″ x 4 1/4″ Basic White layer in the Zinnias 3D embossing folder and run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine.
Adhere to the bottom of the card front.

Place a line of adhesive along the backside top and side that will be against the left hand edge of the card when adhered.
Adhere the ruffle to the left hand side of the white embossed layer.

Place adhesive on the bottom of the 1″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Melon mambo cardstock leaving the top un-adhered so you can slip the flower under it.

Stamp the sentiment on the left hand side in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Adhere one flower under the Melon mambo band and add one leaf cluster above it tucked under the upper petals.

Pop up the other flower on Stampin’ Dimensionals and tuck the other leaf cluster under the petals.

Color three Iridescent Pearls with the Melon Mambo Stampin’ Blends and adhere around the sentiment for the final touch of coordinating bling!

What an unexpected treat to love this color combination – see what unexpected pairings you can put together or try this one out! Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Tomorrow this bundle as well as lots of other fabulous things become available in the latest Online Exclusives release – my shop-able click-able pictures below will not contain the Zinnias Collection until they become available tomorrow! But you can check out all the latest on my website tomorrow at https:nataliestamps.stampinup.net

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

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

[115320]

$10.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$10.00

Delightfully Eclectic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161640]

$30.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

← new swap cards today's the day new online exclusives! →

more color mondays – petal pink, fresh freesia and pool party

by nataliegramleystamps | Jan 29, 2024 | color challenge, Designer Series Paper, embossing folders, more color mondays, new catalog, Sale-a-bration, stamps ink paper, techniques

I don’t know about you but for me my mind starts to daydream about Spring about this time in January! So today’s More Color Monday is all about blue skies and the Happy Hellos of Springtime with Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia and Pool Party with a healthy splash of Blueberry Bushel for contrast!

Measurements:
BASE: Blueberry Bushel 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Sunny Days DSP 2″ x 4 1/4″
Basic White scrap for sentiment die and mail
box
Pool Party scrap for grass die
Petal Pink scrap for envelope die
Fresh Freesia scrap for heart die

Gather the pieces for this fast and easy color challenge card.
Die cut and emboss the Hello from the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder in Basic White.
Die cut the grass in Pool Party.
Die cut the heart in Fresh Freesia, and the envelope stamp in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Petal Pink CS and die cut with smaller envelope die.

Using Stampin’ Blends color the mail box in light Petal Pink, the mailbox base in Blueberry Bushel light blend. Using a water painter color the grass in Pool Party ink.

Adhere the 2″ strip of Sale-a-bration Sunny Days DSP to the top edge of the card base.

Pop up the Hello die from the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid embossing folder with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhere to the middle right hand side of the card base.

Adhere the grass die in Pool Party CS to the bottom edge of the card front.

Using the edge of your Paper Snips and slice at the left inside outline of the mailbox opening creating a slit for the envelope to tuck into before adhering it to the card (do not put adhesive to the left of the slit mark so you have wiggle room to insert the envelope die into the slit.)
Adhere the colored mail box die cut to the left hand side of the card tucking the bottom just under the grass die so that the stamped grass sticks out in a tuft.

I stamped the I miss you sentiment in the upper right hand corner of the DSP.

And I finished the card off with the very “Springtime” Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots in Fresh freesia and Pool Party!

Try making a card today and bring a little springtime color to your winter world! Now go and create some artwork of your veery own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie
If you make a card with these colors post it today in the comment section of my Facebook post so we can all see your lovely artwork and you can inspire others to do the same!