Nancy Endwright - Imastamping: October 2023

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Trucking Along - Christmas

This card is using the Trucking Along stamp set and Punch. I'm glad this bundle is back in stock. It is a favorite of mine. The colors I used are Pretty Peacock and Balmy blues which are colors in the Walk in the Forest DSP. I love how Stampin' Up! list the colors in the Designer Series Paper. It makes it so much easier to choose colors to coordinate with the card.

Stamp Set: Trucking Along

Cardstock: Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Walk in the Forest DSP

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Balmy Blue, Tuxedo Black Memento, Basic Black Marker

Other: Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, Deckled Circle Dies, Trucking Along Punch, Festive Pearls, Paper Snips, Sponge Dauber, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals

1. The base of the card is Pretty Peacock cardstock cut at 4-1/4” x 11” and scored at 5-1/2”. Cut off three inches of the front flap so that there is 2-1/2” left.

2. Cut a 2-1/4” x 4” of DSP (trees) and adhere to the front flap with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

3. Cut a 4” x 5-1/4” of DSP for the inside.

4. Die-cut two Basic White Deckled Circles, 7^th from the smallest. Use one for the front. Ink up the clouds with Balmy Blue. Ink up the road tracks with Tuxedo Black Memento.

5. On a scrap of Basic White, ink up the outline of the truck. Then use the solid stamp with Balmy Blue ink. Punch out the truck with the Trucking Along Punch. Color in the tires with the Basic Black Marker.

6. Ink up a tree with Pretty Peacock ink. Trim out the tree with the Paper Snips leaving a tail to glue to the back of the truck. Add Stampin’ Dimensionals and attach to the deckled circle over the road tracks.

7. On a strip of approximately ½” x 3” of Basic White, ink up the sentiment “Wishing You a Festive Christmas.” Trim off excess, and very carefully lay the edges into the Pretty Peacock ink pad to create a border or use a Sponge Dauber to ink the edges.

8. Attach to the left side of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals

9. For the inside deckled circle, be sure to align with the front one so it can’t be seen until you open the card. Use Multipurpose Glue.

10. Add three Festive Pearls.

Products I used:

tams# 84259

Product List

Trucking Along Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162299]

$24.00

Trucking Along Builder Punch

[162305]

$22.00

Trucking Along Bundle (English)

[162306]

$41.25

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

A Walk In The Forest 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162377]

$12.50

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$9.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

[162481]

$3.50

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Deckled Circles Dies

[162286]

$37.00

Festive Pearls

[159963]

$7.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$5.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Kylie's Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop - Inked & Tiled Thank You Customer Cards

Thank you for joining us for the Stampin' Up! ® Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop! I'm super excited to have you hop along and gather ideas and creative inspiration. We're a group of Stampin' Up demonstrators from around the world who are collaborating together to learn, share and grow our Stampin' Up businesses, and we all really appreciate your support.

You may be starting here or have come from another blog - either way you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can jump from blog to blog easily. Make sure you check out all of the amazing projects!

So remember, if you place an order with me, this is one of the cards you will receive to thank you for your purchase.

Here are a few of my customer cards for the month -

This month, I have used the Inked & Tiled stamp set for my customer thank you cards. That’s right! For my wonderful customers who shop with me during October 2023, you will receive a sampling of these products in the form of a hand-made thank you card from me. How exciting!

That's right, if you place any order with me this month, I will send you this very thank you card to show you how much I appreciate your business. I started with using the Inked & Tiled stamp set from the Stampin' Up! 2023-2024 Annual catalog. It comes as a bundle with two Inked & Tiled Punches on page 95. I didn't use the punches this time, but my card is a Z-fold, and the base is Copper Clay cardstock cut at 4-1/4" x 11" and scored at 5-1/2" and 2-3/4". I did use the Fern 3D Embossing Folder on Garden Green cardstock and embossed it in the Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine. It added such a rich texture to my card. It is a very easy card to make and the here is the following instructions to make this card.

Stamp Set: Inked & Tiled

Cardstock: Copper Clay, Garden Green, Very Vanilla

Ink: Garden Green

Other: Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Bone Folder, 3D Fern Embossing Folder, Adhesive-Backed Speckled Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals

1. The base of the card is Copper Clay cardstock cut at 4-1/4” x 11” and scored at 2-3/4” and 5-1/2” to make a Z-fold. Fold the front flap back on top of the front section.

2. Cut Garden Green cardstock at 2-1/2” x 4” and insert it into the 3D Fern Embossing Folder and run it through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine. Adhere to the front flap of the card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

3. Cut Copper Clay cardstock at 2-3/4” x 4-1/4” for the first layer.

4. Cut Garden Green cardstock at 2-1/2” x 4” for the next layer.

5. Cut Very Vanilla cardstock at 2-1/4” x 3-3/4” for the third layer. Ink up the leave stamp with Garden Green ink and stamp it on the Very Vanilla layer. Add “Thank You” sentiment with Garden Green on the lower right side.

6. Adhere all the layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Center and add Stampin’ Dimensionals on the left side. Add three of Adhesive-Back Speckled Dot.

7. Cut Very Vanilla cardstock at 4” x 5-1/4” for the inside. Ink up the leave again on the bottom lower right with Garden Green ink.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

As mentioned at the top, this is a blog hop so make sure you 'hop' around to all the amazing projects on this hop! Click on the links below to visit them.

Do you need any of the products used on today’s project? See the products below to go shopping.

List of Demonstrators:

Here is what I used to make this card:

USA Only

tams# 84257

Product List

Inked & Tiled Bundle (English)

[161168]

$60.25

Copper Clay 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161721]

$10.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102584]

$10.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$10.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$9.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Fern 3 D Embossing Folder

[158804]

$10.00

Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots

[162191]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Rocking Horse - Rocker Card

This is the very first rocker card that I made following instructions from a tutorial by Karen Titus. The set is called Rocking Horse. They are so much fun to make. I think it would make an excellent baby shower card because the dies have a teddy bear and ABC blocks to go with it. It uses the Deckled Circle Dies to make the rocking mechanism. See the directions below:

Stamp Sets: Rocking Horse

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Thick Basic White, Basic White, and Merry Bold & Bright DSP

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento

Stampin’ Blends: Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, Flirty Flamingo

Other: Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Scoring Tool, Bone Folder, Deckled Circles Dies, Rocking Horse Dies, Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue,

1. Die-cut a 4” circle (6^th from the largest) from Poppy Parade cardstock using the Deckled Circles Dies #162286 for $37 on page 63.

2. Score in half at 2” using the Trimmer or Simply Scoring Tool. Use a Bond Folder to burnish the score line.

3. Die-cut a 3-3/4” circle (7^th from the largest) from the Merry Bold & Bright DSP #161934 for $12.50 on page 9.

4. It is easier just to fold the DSP in half and then glue it to the Poppy Parade circle with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

5. Cut a ½” x 2” piece of Poppy Parade cardstock. Score at ½”, 1”, and 1-¾”. Fold and burnish score marks with Bone Folder. This will hold the base together. Add adhesive to the two ends and attach to the inside of the card base.

6. Ink up the rocking horse stamp on 3” x 4-1/4” Thick Basic White cardstock. Color the horse with the Stampin’ Blends.

7. Die-cut the horse with the Rocking Horse Dies. Cut one extra from Poppy Parade cardstock.

8. Die-cut a Poppy Parade rocker to add to the bottom of the horse.

9. Glue the two horses together with Multipurpose Glue but not the bottom rockers.

10. Attach Glue Dots to the middle of the rockers on either side and attach to the top of the folded Poppy Parade Deckled Circles (rocker base).

11. Cut ½” x 3-1/8” strip of Basic White cardstock and ink up the sentiment “Have a Rockin’ Christmas” with Poppy Parade ink.

12. Layer onto ¾” x 3-1/4” Poppy Parade strip. Add Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the layers and attach to the card base.

13. Now, your rocking horse should rock back and forth.

14. Note: This would make a great to change it to an adorable baby card. You could also put a Basic White piece on the back to write your message.

Products I used:

tams# 84223

Product List