June Pals Blog Hop - Stepping It Up with Gifts of Kindness
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 2:30 AM 
Wow! Isn't the Pals Blog Hop Badge darling? Thank you to Nicole Watt for creating both the badge and buttons for our blog hop as well as featuring a new My Digital Studio download called On Holiday and on sale as part of the 25% of MDS sale through June 15th!
Thank you for joining us for the June Pals Blog Hop and our kickoff to the new catalog! Are you ready to see wonderful creations featuring new products from the 2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog? Get ready to update your wishlist!
You should have just left stop number 8 on the Pals Hop - Angie Blake. If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
Today I would like to show you how you can start to create beautiful projects with just a few basic supplies and then, as your supplies increase, you can step it up! The stamp set I will be showcasing today is Gifts of Kindness. This is a wonderful starter set because it comes with everything you will need to make the three most commonly created cards: birthday, thank you, and thinking of you.
This first card is a perfect clean and simple (CAS) card. The only products required to make it are:
- Whisper White cardstock - one sheet of 8 1/2" x 11", trimmed to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and folded in half
- Melon Mambo Ink Pad
- Gifts of Kindness Stamp Set in wood mount
If you can afford it, I would suggest purchasing the Stamp-a-ma-jig to help you create stamped images that are straight, but it is not necessary. A Stampin' Trimmer is also helpful for creating clean straight cuts. If you have a bit of ribbon, a simple knot at them stem of the flower would be a nice optional additional touch.
Stepping it Up:
Here I have used the products listed above but added a few more:
- An additional layer of Whisper White card stock cut to 4" x 5 1/4" and layered it onto the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals, which are a wonderful addition to any stamper's collection!
- A 1 7/16" x 4" of Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper adhered with SNAIL
- A bit of 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon - this ribbon is a great investment as white goes with everything but can also be dyed any color!
- I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap of Whisper White card stock and then punched it out using the Word Window Punch
I love the thought that goes into Stampin' Up! products, they create images and sentiments that are made specifically for their punches! I used the longest sentiment in this set to demonstrate that all the sentiments can be punched with the Word Window Punch.
If you don't own this particular punch, another option would be to stamp the sentiment onto a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock and create a banner to attach to the card. You could also use the Gingham Stampin' Wheel in place of Designer Series Paper.
My last sample for you is REALLY stepped up but just uses a few more supplies:
I have added the following steps to create this card:
- I added a layer of 4" x 5 1/4" Melon Mambo card stock for a POP of color
- I reduced the layer of Whisper White card stock to 3 3/4" x 5" and adhered it to the Melon Mambo layer
- I layered the sentiment onto an small piece of Melon Mambo card stock using the Modern Label Punch...yes, it was specifically designed to be used with the Word Window Punch!
- I added pearls to the center of the flowers.
So there you have it...three wonderful options to show you how you can start creating with just a few basic supplies and then add bits to your cards as your confidence and supplies increase.
Just a side note here regarding the Word Window Punch is that it can be utilized with MANY of the stamps made by Stampin' Up!, making it a versatile tool and a great investment. All of the sentiments in the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes can be used with the Word Window Punch. In fact this stamp set was on my first Stampin' Up! order just over three years ago!
Please let me know if you like this post and would like to see more in the future!
Stampin Supplies for Card One:
Stamps: Gifts of Kindness (130444)
Paper: Whisper White (100730) Cardstock
Ink: Melon Mambo (126948) Classic Stampin' Pad
Tools: Stampin' Trimmer (126889), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Embellishments: None
Stampin Supplies for Card Two:
Stamps: Gifts of Kindness (130444)
Paper: Whisper White (100730) Cardstock, Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper (130141)
Ink: Melon Mambo (126948) Classic Stampin' Pad
Tools: Stampin' Trimmer (126889), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), Word Window Punch (119857), SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Embellishments: 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon (114319)
Stampin Supplies for Card Three:
Stamps: Gifts of Kindness (130444)
Paper: Whisper White (100730), Melon Mambo (115320) Cardstock, Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper (130141)
Ink: Melon Mambo (126948) Classic Stampin' Pad
Tools: Stampin' Trimmer (126889), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), Word Window Punch (119857), Modern Label Punch (119849), SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Embellishments: 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon (114319), Peal Basic Jewels (119247), Large Pearl Basic Jewels (129324)
Thanks for stopping by!
The next stop is Debbie Crowley, stop number 10 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!
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- Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
- Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
- Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
- Lynn Hoyt at cattaildesigns
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
- Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
- Angie Blake at Angie's Musings
- Shannon Jaramillo at ezpeasycards.com
- Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
- Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
- Amy L. Lazzell at Just a Thought...Cards by Amy
- Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stampin
- Patti Macleith at Papercrafts by Patti
- Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
- Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
- Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
- Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
- Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
- Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
- Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards.com
- Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
Reader Comments (24)
Loved the first card and then really loved to watch it grow as I read through. Great project, Shannon! I might have to rethink that stamp set now...
Love, love, love the cards!!! This set was high on my list but my customers didn't choose it as one their favs. Maybe have to go with my gut on this one. Thanks for sharing!!
You'll have everyone who put off purchasing this stamp set re-thinking that decision with this post. I know I am! They are all super cards, Shannon.
Beautiful, all three. Like how you take us from simple to fancy in three steps. I didn't think I wanted this set but now I'm rethinking. TFS!
A wonderful "Step It Up" tutorial, Shannon! Love the cards!
Nicely done, Shannon. I can't decide which is my favorite - great job on each!
Shannon, a very informative tutorial. All beautiful cards. Great job.
I love step-it-up ideas! These cards are terrific! That set is in a brown truck somewhere for me - hope it arrives this afternoon!
What a great idea to show the steps going from a pretty P&S card to a beautifully stepped up card with a few additions...TFS!
Love it. I like how you added to each card. Nicely done. Thank you for sharing.
GORgeous, Shannon!
Beautiful cards, Shannon! I loved them all!
Awesome job Shannon! love all 3 cards, but of course the last one is more my type too.
Awesome job Shannon! love all 3 cards, but of course the last one is more my type too.
Love the step-it-up concept. Hope you'll do more in the future.
Great idea to post versions of your card Shannon. Love the dsp with this stamp set.
great way to show off the versatility of our product. love the color and use of white space.
hugs, m
Love how you've walked through the stages of your cards progress, awesome idea and great finished card!! Gives some insight to non-cardies as well, to how much goes into each masterpiece we make!! Great job!
Oh so pretty. I love the last versIon the best. I'm not a CAS kind of gal, the more layers and bling the better. Very pretty, thanks for sharing,
Loved the step-by-step demo. really highlights there are so many ways to make the "same" card different