curtain call

May 30, 2018 By Mary Haugen

As curtain is about to go down on the 2017-18 Stampin’ Up! catalog and 2018 Occasions catalog, how about one final bow for all of the great Stampin’ Up! sets and colors whose run has come to an end.

Bravi, Bravi, Bravissimi. (Sorry, I couldn’t help throwing in a little Phantom of the Opera quote there.) June 1 is curtains up on the NEW 2018-19 Stampin’ Up! catalog! I’m looking forward to it’s time on stage and sharing many more great creations with you. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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Sweet Treat

May 18, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Today’s card puts me in the mood for hot summer days. Cool Treats is a really fun set. I’m sad to see it retire, but I’m sure Stampin’ up! will come up with something just as great!

I like the word stamped repeatedly on the right side. I stamped the popsicle twice. I cut out one of them with the coordinating framelit. and layered it over the other image for some dimension. I added fun little details like the linen thread tied on the ends of the sentiment strip and the little rhinestone on the treat. A fun treat to wish someone Happy Birthday!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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lovely inside and out

May 16, 2018 By Mary Haugen

My husband, Brett, and I will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary in June. (Wow, 25 years, where did the time go?) June is pretty busy for me as I run the YoungStars Children’s Theatre Workshop, so today we are departing on an amazing trip to celebrate early. We are heading to Europe for two weeks – London, then Amsterdam, Rome and finishing with a week long mediterranean cruise! We have been planning this trip for a long time. I can’t believe it is finally here! I will share some pics when I get back. I will share some on Instagram while I’m gone if you want to see what we are up to.

As I continue my farewell to some great stamp sets, I realized the my few projects have shared a Pool Party / Calypso Coral color combo. What can I say, when something works, it works!

I love the floral pattern peeking out from behind the die cut panel. I added the Pinewood Planks embossing folder and piercing for even more texture. What a fun stamp and die set! A great card to lift up a friend.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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all you need is chocolate

May 14, 2018 By Mary Haugen

In just a few weeks, the new Stampin’ Up! catalog will be out. While I am super excited about the fantastic new stamps and accessories coming (and the color revamp- Coastal Cabana is back, baby!), there are many that are leaving us that I will miss. You can find the retiring list HERE. I thought I would take some time to look back at some of my favorite projects from the 2017-18 catalog that will be retiring.

I think this card was my absolute favorite from this last year. It spotlights the More Than Chocolate stamp set and the Wood Textures designer series paper.

I love the delicate Pool Party scalloped circle peeking out from under the candies. The Pool Party twine and little Calypso Coral heart are fun details. I love chocolate, so this set was a must have for me. I also really like the fonts used on the sentiments.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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beautiful day

May 9, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Hi There! I am having so much fun creating with the Share What You Love bundle! The pearlized effect on this specialty designer series paper is just gorgeous. It is hard to capture it in a photo. You really need to see it in person.

On this print, the flowers and leaves are pearlized. I sponged some Crumb Cake around the edges of the card base and the stamped panel to soften them a bit. I chose to keep the stamping and embellishments simple to let the great pattern of the paper take center stage. I love the script font of the sentiments in this set.

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-Mary

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love what you do

May 7, 2018 By Mary Haugen

What a beautiful weekend! Finally, some sunshine and warmth. I’m back with another card made with the Share What You Love suite. Seriously, you need these great products! They will be in the NEW 2018-19 Stampin’ Up! catalog. But, you can get them now! You can find them HERE.

This card spotlights a few different patterns in the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. It is great paired with the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. I die cut a stitched circle from the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper and stamped the sentiment and flowers on. The Linen Thread works with the distressed look of the wood.

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-Mary

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share what you love

May 5, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Stampin’ Up! has released a new suite from the 2018-19 catalog for an early sneak peek – The NEW Share What you Love Suite!

There are three different bundles available for every crafter. You can find information on them HERE

I thought I’d share a couple of cards I create with this fabulous suite of products.

This first card was one of our make and take projects from On Stage last month. Can you find all of the fun new products used? Let’s start with the amazing Share What You Love Specialty designer series paper. It is a heavier weight paper, and four of the patterns in the pack have a wonderful pearlized accent. The fun accents come in the Pearlized Doilies, Share What You Love Artisan Pearls, and Rich Razzleberry 1/4″ Velvet Ribbon.

For this card, I used the same pattern of the Share What You Love Specialty designer series paper. Since it is a heavier weight paper, I folded it in half and used it as the card base. This was, I get pattern outside and inside the card. I trimmed of a strip of the card front so the inside pattern would show when the card is closed. I did put a panel of Whisper White on the inside to write on. I added a stitched shape circle of Wood Textures designer series paper for the greeting. It pairs great with the Share What You Love Specialty designer series paper. I decided to let the paper take center stage and didn’t add any other embellishments.

This is a fantastic suite of products. Take advantage of the early release and grab yours today!

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-Mary

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inky friends dc 5

April 27, 2018 By Mary Haugen

My Inky Friends are back with another Design Challenge. This one is based on a card layout on page 35 of the 2017-18 Stampin’ Up! catalog.

I decided to use the Coffee Cafe set and added the “coffee” from Balloon Celebration and the coffee rings from Timeless Textures. The Wood Textures circle is cut out with the Stitched Shapes Framelits, the stitching is hard to see on the dark wood paper. For the Pear Pizazz piece under the Thanks a Latte oval, I went over it with my bone folder to break the fibers. Next I peeled the paper into two layers. The piece now has a soft, fuzzy look.

I hope you go check out the other great creations based on this sketch. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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display samples – part 7

April 20, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Opening night of the high school play was great. Small audience, but very responsive. The cast was fantastic. I am so proud of them!

We have almost reached the end of my display samples. Today, I have a couple of gift packaging ideas for you. The first is a cute little pouch made with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits. I am sad that this is retiring, but I will definitely keep mine. I think it is great for packaging a gift card.

I cut the treat bag out of the Natures Poem Designer Series Paper. I wrapped a band of Mint macron which had been stamped with one of the leaves from Rooted in Nature. The little label is from the Stitched Labels Framelits. A bit of doily peeking out from under the label is a fun touch.

This next project is a gift bag made from one sheet of 12″x12″ Designer Series Paper, I used Nature’s Poem.

I found a pattern on line for folding the bag. I create handles from the new Silver and Petal Pink Baker’s Twine. I put several strands together, threaded them through holes punched in the bag. I tied a knot in the center of the handle for added detail. The label is again from the Stitched Labels Framelits. What a fun way to package a gift for a friend.

I’ll be back on Monday with my last two display projects. These are my solid favorites of all 21 projects I created for On Stage Milwaukee! But first i have to wrap up the run of this play. On with the show!!

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-Mary

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display samples – part 6

April 19, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Today is opening night for the Hutchinson High School production of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”. After 2 months of rehearsal we are down to four performances and it will all be over. I really love working with these kids. It is so much fun to take them on this journey for each show.

I have a few more of my display samples to share with you today. Let’s put the NEW set Rooted in Nature back in the spotlight.

This was one of my favorite cards of all my display projects. It is hard to see, but the card base is embossed with the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textures Embossing Folder. The wood pice is stamped in Crumb Cake, the leaves in Cajun Craze and Tranquil Tide. The sentiment is in Early espresso. The strip of designer series paper is from Nature’s Poem.

This is my other favorite card from this assignment. I like how the Nature’s Poem paper panel is off set and the leaves are between the two this strips. The pearl and frayed Linen Thread are the perfect accents.

I like the tone on tone color scheme with this one. The top of the white panel is actually tiny stitching from one of the Stitched Labels framelits. This is a great quick and easy card. I hope you will come back for my last few display projects.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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