Touches of Texture with a Vertical Greeting

Today's card is slightly unusual in that it has a vertical greeting.

This card was made by Judy Hottmann using 2 stamp sets: 

Vertical Greetings and Touches of Texture. 

Vertical Greetings are a great way to get a wow on a card because they're just a little out of the ordinary. This Vertical Greeting Set is especially versatile with 6 different greetings to choose from.  There are lots of ways to use a vertical greeting, including on a banner like Judy did on her card.

Vertical Greetings Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141873]-$27.00  Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141876]- $19.00

Touches Of Texture Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141934]-$45.00 Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143251]-$33.00

Touches of Texture always add a special look to a project. Do you like the sweet flowers? Usually we think of texture as being splotches or swipes, but check out all the images in this set. It has the splotches and dots along with several different flowers, a bee and even a dragonfly! There's lots of great imagery in Touches of Texture and I can see myself using this stamp set a lot.

Coloring is all the rage these days and the flowers Judy chose are an easy image to color. It adds so much to a project when you can coordinate colors of inks and papers.  Judy used Stampin'UP!'s Sweet Sugarplum and Always Artichoke.

Sweet Sugarplum is one of the the 2016-2018 In-Colors. You can buy the paper in individual color packs (24 sheets per package) or as an In-Color Assortment pack (4 each of the 5 colors).

Marker or Blender Pen?  What is your preferred coloring tool? Did you know that you can use re-inkers with Blender pens to color. When you're done you just wipe the blender pen clean and its ready for a new color.  Blender pens and re-inkers . . . instead of markers . . . are a great way to stretch your hobby dollars.

2016-2018 In Color 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141413]-$8.00

Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141418]-$8.00

2016-2018 In Color Markers [141393]-$15.00

Blender Pens [102845]-$10.00

Sweet Sugarplum Ink Refill [141400]-$3.25

Always Artichoke Ink Refill [105232]-$3.25

And speaking  of leveraging your hobby dollars - 

check out the details on Stampin'UP!'s Bonus Days

July Bonus Days - Qualifying purchases made in July earn you 10% back in August. For every $50 you spend in July you'll get a $5 coupon to use in August. Stampin'UP! offers us a nice way to let us spread out purchases.

Thanks for Stopping by: Take a minute and browse previous posts. If you see anything you like I'm happy to help you get the product or just to consult and explain further how the project was made . . . its all about having fun with our hobby.

Gift Bag

What's your presentation when you give a gift?  do you wrap it in paper? or use a gift bag?  The reason I like gift bags is because they're re-usable. Today I'm sharing this gorgeous gift bag I got from my friend Deb Geier.

You can get plain colored bags in just about any store that sells gift wrapping.  Deb stamped on the bottom edge and then decorated the top with a cute Designer Paper banner backed by a doily and held on with a clip. 

Check out this close up of the Designer Paper.  See the shine? This paper is called Affectionately Yours and it has little bits of copper foil built right into the design. Its so pretty and really dresses up the bag.

Here's a few other gift bags from previous posts. Click on the picture to read about those projects

  

Gift bags are easy to make Do you stamp with kids? This would be a great craft for them to decorate a gift bag for their Christmas presents or a friend's Birthday gift. I hope I've inspired you do be creative with your gift wrap. And if you'd like to make this one, here's a complete list of the product Deb used on her bag.  I'm happy to help you get this or any other Stampin'UP! product.

Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Paper [141632]- $13.00	Night Of Navy Card Stock [100867]- $8.00	Flirty Flamingo Cardstock [141416]- $8.00	Flirty Flamingo 3/8" Ruched Ribbon [141426]- $8.00
Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamps [141920]- $16.00	Gold Binder Clips [141673]- $7.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292]- $23.00	Delicate White Doilies [141701]- $3.00

 

Thanks for Stopping by: Take a minute and browse previous posts. If you see anything you like I'm happy to help you get the product or just to consult and explain further how the project was made . . . its all about having fun with our hobby.