Simple Sunday #8 – Art Gallery

Welcome to my new Sunday series, affectionately known as Simple Sunday! The aim of this series is to showcase projects using minimal supplies, ideal for the beginner crafter or someone new to Stampin’ Up! Each project is a white card base with a 3×3 panel decorated using a single stamp set or die set. This weeks project is showcasing the brand new Art Gallery bundle, which is part of the new catalogue which launched on 5th January.

The stamp set is gorgeous and features beautiful two tone flowers, which are so easy to line up and create gorgeous designs. I love them! I’m not a massive fan of flowery sets, but this absolutely sung to me in the catalogue as it’s part of a larger suite (Fine Art Floral) with co-ordinating ribbon, dies, paper and golden speciality acetate

As you can see from this card, the flowers lend well to simplicity and the varying sentiments allow you to switch up the design for a large variety of occasions. I did a second colour way in my video – which one do you prefer?

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

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Supplies:

Come back for these after the 5th January and they will be live!

Pull Toys Love

They’re back – the cute little animals from the Baby Pull Toys stamp set are back. It doesn’t take long for me to reach for this stamp set again and again, it’s almost addictive! You have to admit that the little animals are the cutest things ever, and they’re so easy to colour in with Stampin’ Blends.

I took inspiration from the Mini Catalogue and stamped all three animals in a row to form a gorgeous little train. I chose to colour these ones with blends using an assortment of different colours. In my Facebook live yesterday, I put together a baby girl version of the box using Blushing Bridge – but you could of course make this box from any colour (although I personally love the subtles!)

The box is so simple to put together and has the most adorable finish to it. What colour would you choose to make it in?

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

Measurements:

  • Base Cardstock = 8 x 5 inches
  • Lid Cardstock = 41/2 x 71/2 inches
  • Whisper White = 23/4 x 53/4 inches

Scoring:

  • Lid = Score @ 3/4 inch on all four sides
  • Base = Score @ 1 inch on all four sides

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You are Amazing!

Here’s a card to show that you don’t always need to throw the kitchen sink at a project to make it pretty. Paper, stamps and ink are all you need (and on this occasion, a punch too!). I didn’t purposely set out to make this card so simple, my aim was to showcase the ‘Oh So Ombre’ paper that you can earn for free during Sale-a-Bration and I reached for the ‘You are Amazing’ stamp set, which is quickly becoming a firm favourite of mine!

Rococo Rose is a colour I haven’t used as often as I should have, so of the four colours available in the paper stack, I chose that one and paired it up with a matching card base. I felt the paper was a little lost when directly on the card stock, so added a matt layer of Whisper White.

The cute little hearts on the bottom half of the card were made with a new punch available in the Mini Catalogue. I love the size of them! Very easy to mass produce and the sentiment can be changed to suit the occasion.

Which colour would you use?

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

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Berry Best!

Every now and then you need a teeny tiny project to come into your life and remind you that they’re just as cute as their large project counterparts. My inspiration for this cute little clutch bag-esque design was from Angelina over at Intatwyne Designs who made a very similar project a few years ago now.

Using the Berry Delights FREE goodies earned from the Sale-a-Bration Catalogue, I used both the paper and the stamp set to bring together the project. Using the key colours of Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade, and a new gorgeous punch from the Mini Catalogue. .

This close up picture shows you the beautiful detail of the paper and shows that even though it’s a free product, the quality is still the same high standard.

Which Sale-a-Bration items will you be choosing?

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

Colours Used:

Measurements:

  • Designer Series Paper = 6 x 51/2 inches
  • Scrap of Basic White
  • Scrap of Poppy Parade / Rich Razzleberry

Scoring:

  • Long side (6″) = 21/2 and 31/2 inches
  • Short side (51/2″) = 1 and 41/2 inches

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Fabulous Year Older

Excited doesn’t even come close – yesterday the new Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalogue for January to June 2021 launched – eek! So in true fashion, today’s project features new product. But this new product isn’t available to just anyone, oh no. The Designer Series Paper shown on the exterior of this box is part of an amazing gift to anyone who joins Stampin’ Up! during Sale-a-Bration. You can read more about this by clicking the button below!

The paper used is Crushed Curry from the Regals collection, but in my video I used Granny Apple Green which is from the Brights Family. Both of them are gorgeous colours to showcase this paper. I kept my box simple, as I want the DSP to really be shown off and take centre stage. With ab bit of white edging, I’m sure you would agree that the pattern of the paper really makes the box look fabulous!

Of course, to finish the box I have used one of my fave stamp sets from the new Mini Catalogue / Sale-a-Bration brochures called ‘Approaching Perfection’. The sentiments are just perfect and I find myself reaching for them again and again, as the jokey nature of the sentiments are my style all over.

Which colour do you prefer from the two showcased? If I made a third box – what colour would you like to see me use?

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

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Measurements:

  • Cardstock = 81/4 x 113/4 inches
  • Whisper White (1 piece) = 41/8 x 25/8 inches
  • Whisper White (2 pieces) = 41/8 x 13/4 inches
  • Whisper White (2 pieces) = 13/4 x 25/8 inches
  • Designer Series Paper (1 piece) = 37/8 x 23/8 inches
  • Designer Series Paper (2 pieces) =23/8 x 11/2 inches
  • Designer Series Paper (2 pieces) =37/8 x 11/2 inches

Scoring:

  • Long side = 2, 47/8, 67/8, 93/4 inches
  • Short side = 2, 61/4 inches (or 2 inches on both sides)

Supplies:

Come back for these after the 5th January and they will be live!
Please note, the paper can only be obtained by joining as a new member!