Up All Night: Real Red

Friday, January 6, 2017

Love Notes

I still love to get Valentine's cards and I love to know that my littlest ones will put my name on their list of cards to make and send. AND, I can't wait till they are old enough for us to make them together ~ actually, Colin is old enough this year. Yippee!

Oh, I know just what we'll use.

In the meantime, you must see this new set of framelits: Love Notes Framelits Dies - page 14 in the NEW Occasions Catalog- and what I have just made with them.

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Look at that great die cut border on the top card! That just makes me giddy! Of course, there is a die cut for that. It cuts and scores so that you can lift up the sides of the hearts.

There is a small, matching heart in the set of framelits ~ I used it to cut hearts from Sending Love DSP and just adhered them with snail (I may try the green Tombow next card).

You cannot distinguish it in this photo, but there is a slice of matching DSP on the right side of the inside panel.The DSP comes in my favorite 6 x 6 paper stacks - 48 double sided sheets featuring 16 designs!! The papers are bright and cheerful Real Red designs.

But the framelits ~ the heart border and tiny heart are only two of the 14 dies in the framelits set. This set is just too much fun.

The bottom card features a small 3D envelope! Oh, my! I wonder how many of these I will make before it's all over. The die for the tiny envelope is in the set of framelits! And there is another sized envelope die, plus a note card, and hearts and arrows.

And I haven't even mentioned the coordinating bundle-able stamp set which I used, Sealed With Love ...

Please stop back by for more ~ I have used that heart edged die

for a completely different look and feel ...

Oh, let's stamp!

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Joy to the World

Sometimes I do things a little differently, or just plain backwards. I wanted to work with the Tin of Tags Project Kit this month so I ordered it last month to have it on time for classes and workshops.

I did not order the coordinating Tin of Tags Stamp Set, at least not at the same time.

I thought that perhaps I had plenty of holiday sentiments in stamp sets that I already have in my collection, and I do, and I still enjoy using them.

But then I changed my mind. As I was looking through the sentiments contained in the Tin of Tags Stamp Set, I realized that several would be very fitting for use throughout the year, not just with Christmas giving but for any giving. AND they were offered as a special when the Stitched Shapes Framelits were released the first of November!

Now, as it happens, I first used the stamps on Christmas cards last week. Then just today I used them on Christmas tags,but not with the tags in the Tin of Tags Project Kit.

This was fairly simple and very enjoyable. Above you see the final creation. Below, are the simple steps:

I used Smoky Slate to stamp the snowflake on a scrap of Whisper White Card Stock- the lovely large snowflake is included in the set. I use gray when I am looking for a silver coloring. I usually stamp first before cutting.

The sentiment was stamped in Real Red which is dark enough to show up over the snowflake. Clear photopolymer stamps make stamping over and lining up easy.

Stitched Shapes Framelits gave it a such an appealing finish.

Then, Layering Circles Framelits provided the perfect size for a base cut from Silver Foil.

I love them ~ I will be making more!

Tin of Tags:

https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=142180&demoid2121276

Layering Circles Framelits:

https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=141705&demoid2121276

Stitched Shapes Framelits:

https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=145372&demoid2121276

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad:

https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=126949&demoid2121276

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad: