This Birthday Piggy and Playful Piggy Dies for the Perfect Partners Promotion

I was excited to see that This Birthday Piggy was one of the 6 stamp sets which have new die sets available for purchase during September. I had already purchased the stamp set as I loved it when it came out in the 2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. I loved the crisp outline images which are versatile for colouring and paper piecing and I also thought it was a great set for children's birthday cards. It has great sentiments too, in a really nice font. The dies just elevate that versatility even further. In addition to outline dies (and this set would have been tricky to fussy cut imo), the dies include a cute cart, extra gift, flowers, leaves, grass, a banner and the cutest little bandana for the pig!

You can purchase the dies by themselves as I did, or purchase the dies and stamp set together for a 10% discount. Browse all the 6 die sets available during the Perfect Partners promotion HERE.

Here's a look at the This Birthday Piggy stamp set and the Playful Piggy Dies. (Click on the image to see it larger)

Here's a card I have made with this bundle.

For this one I have blended some Pool Party ink onto Shimmery White cardstock and then coloured the image with Stampin' Blends. I used S1000 from the Neutrals Collection Stampin Blends for the pig, with some light Flirty Flamingo in the ears and on the nose. I used Mint Macaron for the candle and balloon, and Daffodil Delight for the candle flame. The cake is coloured with both shades of Flirty Flamingo. For the additional die cuts I have used crumb cake for the wagon, Mint Macaron for the gift and Flirty Flamingo for the banner and ribbon on the gift. I love the embossing detail from the dies, especially on the cute banner!

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Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great rest of the week.

Claire

Product List

This Birthday Piggy Cling Stamp Set (English)

[159107]

$41.00

Playful Piggy Dies

[160254]

$54.00

This Birthday Piggy Bundle (English)

[162521]

$85.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$17.50

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

[138344]

$16.25

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$16.25

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock

[141421]

$16.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.50

Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends Collection

[160940]

$78.75

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$21.75

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$14.00

Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154889]

$15.75

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

$15.75

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$15.75

Be Dazzling Stampin Up Christmas Card coloured with Stampin' Blends.

Hello friends, 

It's lovely to be back. I've been a little quiet for a week or two while I rested and got some treatment for a painful shoulder. It's slowly getting there.

Even though I didn't make the time cut off for this week's Heart of Christmas Blog Hop, I wanted to post my card. If you want to follow the Art with Heart Team Blog Hop for week 10 of Heart of Christmas, start HERE at Tina's blog (after checking out my card of course!)

This week's Christmas card is a relatively simple layout with a bit of wow. I wanted to showcase the Be Dazzling DSP coloured with Stampin' Blends. You can only EARN the Be Dazzling Specialty Paper for FREE with a $90+ order until the 30th September when Saleabration ends. This paper is gorgeous and you get eight 6x6" sheets in a pack.

I've used the Real Red Stampin' Blends on these letters after I had die cut them using the Playful Alphabet Dies. Before I die-cut, I added a piece of self adhesive foam sheet to the back of the Be Dazzling Specialty Paper. This gives the letter extra dimension. 

The letters were adhered to an adhesive rectangle die cut (I added some scrap cardstock to the back of the DSP first to give it extra weight). As the foam adhesive sheets are adhesive on both sides, all I needed to do was remove the backing sheet from the letters to adhere them. I popped a Holiday Rhinestone either end for some embellishment. This piece was then attached with Dimensionals to the base card which is Sahara Sand with some DSP pieces from both Painted Christmas DSP and Tidings of Christmas DSP. I then tucked some foliage underneath which was cut from the Sprig Punch (out of the Gold Metallic Specialty Paper) and a die cut from the Forever Flourishing Dies (out of Evening Evergreen cardstock). 

I hope you have enjoyed today's card. 

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So many gorgeous things in the new July to December Mini Catalogue, and you can find all of them in my online store NOW. You can also gets FREE products when you place orders of $90 or $180 while Saleabration is on until September 30th. Read all about Saleabration HERE.

There's also a fabulous joining offer on (and it's fine to join just for yourself) where you get to choose a free bundle from a selection of 12. The value of the bundles is up to $104, which means you end up getting up to $339 worth of product for just $169, plus you get free postage. Click the HERE or the button below for more information on this fabulous deal.

When you shop online with me in Australia, and use the monthly Host Code, you also qualify for a thank you gift mid-month after your purchase. My customers love getting these little gifts in the mail. Click the button below to go to my online store (individual products are linked direct throughout the post, and in the links at the end of the post). This month's host code is also listed below. If this isn't the current month (because you are reading the post at a later date), this month's code is in the right hand column or HERE. You can read about three ways to shop with with me, and all the benefits my VIP customers get HERE.

Have a fabulous day, and thanks for stopping by today.

Claire

Product List

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

[121695]

Tidings Of Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155718]

Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156292]

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[150457]

Be Dazzling 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Paper

[156629]

Foam Adhesive Sheets

[152815]

Playful Alphabet Dies

[152706]

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154899]

Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper

[156844]

Sprig Punch

[148012]

Forever Flourishing Dies

[152714]

Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock

[155575]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

Stampin' Up! Hand Penned Suite and Encircled in Beauty Dies

Hello friends.

Today I wanted to share a card that was quick and easy to create, but which I love because it uses 3 of my favourite things from the new Annual Catalogue.

The 3 favourite items I have used on this card (you can check them out in the links at the end of the post) are: 

• The Hand-Penned Petals Suite (but you already knew that from previous posts, right?)
• The gorgeous Encircled in Beauty Dies. I love how circle dies break up the straight lines in cards.
• The Hand-Penned Memories and More Cards and Envelopes. I LOVE these! They are pre-printed and ready to go, plus incredible value. Just $17.50 for 20 cards and coordinating patterned envelopes. They make a perfect card base for stamped cards, or cards made using the elements in the Hand-Penned Memories and More card pack.

The secons layer of the card is a strip of the Hand-Penned DSP (5cm wide x 13.5cm) with a banner end cut in one end. The largest Encircled in Beauty die is a great size to use with this image. I stamped the image in Basic Gray, and over-stamped the flower using Pale Papaya. For the leaves, I used my Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends to colour them. This picks up the colours in the Hand-Penned DSP I have used as the first layer. To finish my card off, I have used some of the Genial Gems from the Hand-Penned Suite. 

Thanks for checking out today's card. 

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Thanks for stopping by today. See you again soon.

Claire

Stampin' Up! Forever & Always Bundle, with True Love Designer Series Paper

Hello friends. Today I have another Stampin' Up! card idea for you from products that will be available on January 5th in the new 2021 Stampin Up January to June Mini Catalogue. This card features the Forever and Always bundle, and the True Love Designer Series Paper. These products are perfect for wedding, engagement and velentines papercraft projects. I love them!

The bundle features the Forever and Always stamp set, and the Always dies which contains two large die-cut words (Love and Always), some labels to cut out other words in the stamp set, and some dies which cut out the flowers and leaves in the set. There are also dies to cut out outlines for both of the large words and I have used one of these in today's project.

The True Love Designer Series paper is a 12x12" 12 double sided paper pack entirely in black and white. It has floral images on one side, and patterns on the other. You can alter the paper by colouring it however you like: sponge brayering, using blending brushes or colouring with Stampin' Blends as I have have done with the flowers in this card. I have used a combination of Flirty Flamingo, Calypso Coral and Old Olive Stampin' Blends. They blend nicely on this paper, just make sure you have something underneath the paper when colouring to protect your work surface.

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Claire

(No supply list today as these products will be available on January 5th)

Saleabration 2021: Touch of Ink Stamp Set and Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper

Hello lovely friends. Today I am using 2 NEW upcoming Stampin' Up! 2021 Saleabration products: Touch of Ink stamp set and the Oh So Ombre Designer Series paper. The best news is that you can earn both of these products for FREE with qualifying purchases during the saleabration promotion from January 5th to February 28th 2021. First, lets have a look at my card using both of these new products.

I have used the butterfly image from the Touch of Ink stamp set. In addition to the butterfly, there is a Hummingbird and some lovely flowers and foliage, plus versatile sentiments  and some two step stamping too. There is LOTS in this stamp set and I think you will love it. This stamp set can be earned for free with a $180 order during Saleabration (5th January to 28th February).

You can also colour the line images with Stampin' Blends or watercolouring. I chose bright and bold colours of Stampin' Blends today. My colours are Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss and Granny Apple Green.

I've used one of the Greenery Embossing folders to emboss a piece of the Oh So Ombre paper (I adhered it to a piece of cardstock with multipurpose glue first). 

The Oh So Ombre Designer Paper is also a free Saleabration choice. You get 48 sheets of 6x6" sheets, that's 12 each in 4 colours with patterns and just plain ombre in colours of Blushing Bride, Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green and Bermuda Bay. I can see this will be a really versatile paper.

I hope you have enjoyed today's card. If you are in Australia and don't have a regular demonstrator to get the Saleabration Brochure and the NEW 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue from, you can give me your details HERE to get them mailed out.

 

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Thanks for checking in today. Wishing you a happy rest of the day, and I'll see you back here again soon.

Claire

(No supply list today as these products will be available on January 5th)