Stampin Friends May 2024 Blog Hop - Celebrating Men

 

At first, I couldn’t wait for the nice warm weather to arrive, but now I am regretting that decision.  Warmer weather means we are just about halfway through the year, YIKES!  But also, here in the states we get to celebrate Dads with Father’s Day right around the corner.  For this month’s blog hop we are Celebrating Men!  Now this would have been a perfect time to showcase a Father’s Day card, but instead I decided to showcase a 100 Birthday!  I work for Council on Aging, in the Adult Center and one of the residents just turned 100!!!  Can you believe it??? I can’t and his wife is still right by his side, she still has a few years to go to hit the milestone.  It’s amazing to me how they are still plugging along and doing phenomenal!  This card is to celebrate Sonny’s 100 birthday! 

MATERIALS NEEDED

Stamp Set: Take to the Sky Suite Collection

Paper:

Basic White CS: 5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”

Night of Navy CS: 3 ¼” x 4 ½”

Basic White CS: scraps

Designer Series Paper (DSP): 2 3/8” x 4”

Ink: Basic Gray; Versa Mark

Tools/Accessories: Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls, white embossing powder

I really didn’t want to use this set because I have a feeling many of us will (well why not, it is so much fun!).  But I did because all my other masculine sets have retired.  Along with this suite, I thought it would be so cool to use a fairly old card technique called the Eclipse technique.  Below are some simple instructions to achieve this technique, trust me, it is easier than it looks!

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Cut a piece of DSP that allows room for the word you want to spell. In my case it was the number 100. {TIP: The best words to use should only be four letters long.}  Lay the DSP on the platform of the die-cutting machine, placing the number dies on top. Push them close together (almost touching) and make sure they are straight and in line. Die cut, following machine instructions. In my case I had to do this twice to get the second “0”.

                      

Step 2: Carefully poke out the die cut letters. Make sure to keep any inside portions of letters/numbers, like the center of the “0”. Be careful not to rip the paper when taking it out of the dies.

Step 3: Add SNAIL adhesive to the back of the DSP paper where the letters/numbers were die cut out off, adding some little dots of adhesive in between the letters.

Step 4: Adhere onto a dark cardstock layer (if you’re not using a layer, you can adhere directly on the card base).

Step 5: Place the die cut letters/numbers in their corresponding space (DO NOT USE ADHESIVE) this is to make sure the pattern lines up. 

Step 6: Adhere the inside pieces of the “0” to the cardstock.

Step 7: Remove the letters/numbers and add dimensionals to the backs.  Now adhere the letters/numbers in the empty spaces.

Step 8: Finish off the card anyway you please.  I added a small plane and some accessories, as well as a sentiment stamped with versa mark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

See easy peasy, I swear!  Now only can this technique be used for words, but this can be used with all kinds of images.  The possibilities are endless!

I can’t wait to see what everyone came up with to celebrate men in their lives.  If you can’t wait as well, be sure to hop on over to Steph’s page!!  Also, if you like what you see, be sure to leave us a comment.  Feedback is always welcome.

 

See you next month!

Stampin’ w/Tiziana MAY 2024 New

 Stampin’ w/Tiziana MAY 2024 News

April has come and gone and not one of my bday cards has been sent out.  I do have a plan for my April birthdays…just need to sit and focus.  And....now I can’t believe we are already a little more than a week into May, Summer will fly by and then back to the Wonder Holiday Season!

May HOSTESS CODE - F3WKYH7P
Here is May's Hostess Code, F3WKYH7P! Use this code on orders under $150
https://www.stampinup.com/?hostcode=F3WKYH7P

If your order is over $150 please take advantage of all the freebies you are entitled too by placing your order using this link instead https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2020232.

With this new catalog, I am sure you will find a ton of things to add to your collection!

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NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES! 

 

Flowering Zinnias Suite is back in stock, check out this quick video showcasing everything you get in the Suite!

163485  |  FLOWERING ZINNIAS SUITE COLLECTION  |$83.00
163480  |  Bundled Savings  |  SIMPLY ZINNIA BUNDLE  |  $52.00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhKZMKPiIj4

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IT’S HERE!!!
 

The new Idea Book and Catalog has arrived!!  
Please reach out if you would like one!

So many of you have expressed your love for the new layout. Although at first, I was on the fence, I am now in love as well.  It is the biggest change they have made with the catalog but one for the better.  I always felt their Idea Book and Catalog was overwhelming for new customers, you just didn’t know where to look for things to make a project  unless you knew what you were doing. With this new layout everything you need to replicate a project is right there, woo hoo.
With that said, I would love to know what your favorite thing about the new layout is.
https://issuu.com/stampinup/docs/ac24_en_us?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ

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NEW KITS RELEASED
Holy crud, I just don’t know how they do it.  Two new kits this month and they are amazing!
 

CITY SIGHTS KIT  |  $21.00

HELLO HOLLYHOCKS KIT  |  $14.00

 

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NOW IS THE TIME TO JOIN MY TEAM!!

 

First, let’s welcome Janet Valentine to my Creative Paws team.  She has taken advantage of this wonder promotion and I think you should too!

Between May 1 - 31st, anyone who joins my Stampin’ Up! team Creative Paws as a demonstrator, will receive four 2024–2026 In Color products in their Starter Kit for FREE!  New demonstrators will receive the following products in their Starter Kit at no additional cost:

2024–2026 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle
2024–2026 In Color 8-1/2" x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) Cardstock
2024–2026 In Color 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper
2024–2026 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

In addition to the In Color products, new demonstrators will pick $125 USD | $165 CAD worth of products of your choice. You will also receive free business supplies with your order and free shipping. Not to mention all the fun that comes with being a part of my amazing team and our wonderful crafting community!

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PAPER PUMPKIN MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION

 

May 11 to June 10th | Sign up for June’s Paper Pumpkin – Life is Sweet

ADD-ON DETAILS
: This exclusive add-on (item 164397) coordinates with the April, May, and June kits! Reminder the add-on is available only while supplies last!
SIGN UP HERE!
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May 2024 CLASSES
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MAY 5 | SUNDAY | 10:00 AM – 7:00PM
MAY DAY CRAFT CELEBRATION
YAHOOO!!! Thank you everyone for coming to my May Day Craft Celebration! 

It was a fun-filled day for all with some yummy food and lots of space and projects to die for!

Here are just a couple of pictures from the day along with the projects made in class.

 

 

 

  

   

 

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MAY 12th | MONDAY | 7:30 PM – 8:30PM 

(date change, after May Day I needed a break)
APRIL PAPER PUMPKIN FUN DAY

Tonight I will be sharing April's Paper Pumpkin Project along with some fun alternatives! This will be a pre-recorded event that will be posted on Facebook @Stampin' w/Tiziana and also on my blog stampinwtiziana.blogspot.com.

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MAY 19 | SUNDAY | 4:00 PM – 7:00PM
S.O.S CARD CLASS: ALL OCCASIONS - RSVP MAY 15TH

In my S.O.S (Stamp Out Stress) Card Class you will make 9 cards, three of three designs. Your class fee includes all materials to make your cards along with envelopes.

In this months class all products used will be from the NEW catalog. There will be something for everyone!
Class Cost: $28.00
“TO GO”: $34.00


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PLEASE NOTE: Please pay ahead to guarantee your spot. You are not registered for this class until I receive payment.
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Following payment options accepted:


PayPal: stampintiz@gmail.com (friends and family please)


Venmo: @stampintiz (friends and family please)


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Please bring your SNAIL or doublesided tape:


*If you need a SNAIL for class please add $10 to the class fee. This is yours to keep.


**If you need a refill please add $5 to the class fee. This is yours to keep.


***If you come without one there will be a $3 fee to rent one.

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SAVE THE DATE
JUNE 2024 CLASSES
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JUNE 9 | FRIDAY | 6:30 PM – 9:30PM

SCRAPBOOK 101

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JUNE 19 | WEDNESDAY | 7:00 PM – 8:40PM
POP-IN ZOOM CLASS

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JUNE 23 | WEDNESDAY | 5:00 PM – 8:00PM
POP-IN ZOOM CLASS

Stampin Friends April 2024 Blog Hop - All about the Flowers

Well, my birthday month has come and just about gone.  The best way to end it, is with a blog hop of course!  This month we are sharing ideas with a floral theme, hence “All About the Flowers”.  It was so hard to choose just one card, but I was able to narrow it down and what I went with is an alternative card using Stampin’ Up!’s Paper Pumpkin March 2024 kit.  You can actually make this card with any DSP, but I just wanted to show you first, how amazing these kits are and second, how easy it is to make alternatives.  

Alternative Cards

MATERIALS NEEDED

Stamp Set: March Paper Pumpkin – Memorable Meadows

Paper:

Basic White CS: 5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”

Fresh Freesia CS: 4 5/8” x 4” (cut down into three equal pieces of 4 ¼” x 1 3/8”)

Basic White CS: scraps

Designer Series Paper (DSP): 4 1/8” x 3 ¾”

Ink: Garden Green; Fresh Freesia

Tools/Accessories: Modern Oval Punch sequins

 

Lately, it seems the Paper Pumpkin kits come with card bases that are printed on the front and back of a folded card.  Well, I think that is silly to waste such pretty paper to be the back of a card.  What I have been doing is slicing the card in half and using one half to make the card as they intended and a second card as an alternative.  My design today is using the card base cut in half as my DSP, this will be an alternative card you can make.

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Use the scoring board to score a 5 ½” x 8 ½” piece of basic white cardstock along the long side at 4 ¼”.  Fold in half to create the base.

Step 2: Adhere the fresh freesia card stock to the center of the card base.

Step 3: Adhere the three strips of DSP onto the fresh freesia.  If you struggle to place all the pieces equal distance, I find it easier to first place the outside pieces, then the center.  

Step 4: Stamp the sentiment in garden green ink on a piece of scrap basic white card stock. Punch this out using the modern oval punch.  Then sponge the edge with fresh freesia ink.  Using the same ink, stamp a flower towards the right hand side of the punched oval.  Adhere this to the card front with dimensionals.

Step 5: Next embellish the card front with sequins.

 

I am very pleased with my alternative and I hope you enjoyed it as well.  Be sure to check back regularly.  I really love sharing my projects with my stampin’ friends!  Comments of any kind (well hopefully nice ones, lol) are greatly appreciated.  When you are done here, be sure to hop on over to Barb’s page!!

 

As a bonus, here is a 6"x6" scrapbook spread I made also using the Paper Pumpkin kit. The patterned pieces are also the card bases that come with the kit.  The patterned paper on the right hand side is actually the envelope!

 

See you next month!

 

The intended cards for March 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit

 

Stampin Friends March 2024 Blog Hop - Monochromatic March

It’s monochromatic March and I always find monochromatic cards to be a challenge.  With a little help of Rock Star suite from Stampin’ Up! I think I nailed it. Let me know what you think in the comments below.  And while you’re there, follow along on our blog hop! The next hopper will be sure to impress!

ENJOY!

MATERIALS NEEDED

Stamp Set: Rock Star

Paper: Basic Black CS: 4 ¼” x 11”, scored at 5 ½”
Smoky Slate CS: 3” x 4 ¼”
Basic White CS: 2 ¾” x 4”
Basic Gray CS: scraps
Rock & Roll 12”x12” DSP: ¾” x 2 ¾” and ¼” x 2 ¾”
Metallic Gold CS: scraps
Silver Metallic CS: scraps

Ink: VersaMark

Tools/Accessories: Rock Star Dies, black embossing powder

I’m constantly buying masculine supplies, but never seem to use them. So when this theme came about I knew for sure I would want to use the Rock Star Bundle. I dug it out my pile of new things that have never been touched and went to work.  I cased this layout from Loven Stamps.

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Use the scoring board to score a 4 1/4” x 11” piece of cardstock along the long side at 5 1/2”. Fold in half to create the base.
Step 2: Adhere with double sided tape the two then strips to the left-hand side of the basic white card stock. Then adhere this piece to the center of the smoky slate cardstock.
Step 3: Die cut the large guitar pick out of basic gray cardstock, adhere this with dimensionals towards the right-hand side of the card base.
Step 4: Stamp the microphone image and sentiment out of VersaMark, sprinkle basic black embossing powder, then heat these both with the heat gun until the embossing powder sets. Adhere the microphone to the pic with dimensionals, along with the sentiment.

Step 5: Next die cut the lightning bolts and stars out of gold metallic cardstockUse these to embellish the card front.

 

There you have it, my monochromatic card, easy peasy!  I hope you’ll give these types of cards a shot.  Be sure to check back regularly.  I really love sharing my projects with my stampin’ friends!  Comments of any kind (well hopefully nice ones, lol) are greatly appreciated.  When you are done here, be sure to hop on over to Jo’s page!!

 

ROCK ON and I'll see you next month!
 

Blog Hop Index

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Just a reminder Rock Star Suite will retire April 30th! Once it is gone, it will be gone forever! 

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Stampin Friends February 2024 Blog Hop - Fabulous Fun-Fold and 3-D Project!

Welcome to another year of Stampin Friends Blog Hop!

Welp, that was the longest January and shortest February I’ve ever seen.  Today let’s slow it down with some fun with our monthly Blog Hop showcasing fun fold cards and 3D items. This month’s blog hop was such a fun one which brought me out of my comfort zone.

If you are following along the hop, you have arrived from Maureen’s blog. Be sure to read through my blog, comment below and continue to Steph’s blog.

If you get lost along the way, no worries, you can find a list of Blog Hoppers at the end of each Blog. ENJOY!

Just a reminder, less than a week to go for Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-A-Bration sale!  So for every $50 you spend in product and can select a FREE item from their Sale-A-Bration Catalog, win, win! This month also my projects use the FREE DSP from the Sale-A-Bration catalog, Flight & Airy.

 

 

MATERIALS NEEDED

Stamp Set: Excellent Eggs and February’s Paper Pumpkin Kit 2024

Paper: Basic White CS: (3 3/8” x 4 1/8”); scraps

Daffodil Delight:  (4 ¼” x 11”) scored at ¼”, 1 ½”, 3 ¼” 4 ½”, and 5 ½”

Flight & Airy 12”x12” DSP: 2 pieces 7/8” x 4 1/8”; 2 pieces 1 1/8” x 4 1/8”; one piece 1 5/8” x 4 1/8” and one piece 5/8” x 8 ¾”

Lemon Lolly CS: 2 pieces 6” x 5”

Scraps of Lemon Lolly; Boho Blue; Flirty Flamingo; Fresh Freesia; Garden Green and Highland Heather

Ink: Boho Blue, Daffodil Delight

Tools/Accessories: Bigz Candy Wrapper Die; Excellent Eggs Die

 

       

I was looking for a fun fold card I hadn’t seen before and stumbled upon the Bay Window Card on Splitcoaststampers.  If you haven’t heard of this site, run as fast as your fingers can type and check it out.  This site is FULL of everything paper craft!!!  You will not be disappointed.  Any hoot, this is where I found the card and will borrow their instructions for this card.  Also, to coordinate with the card, I wanted something with a similar fold, so again on this site I searched for boxes with six sides.  They did not fail.  They had a Hexagon Punch Board Box.  I do not own a candy box punch board, but I do own the candy wrapper die from Sizzix, so I improvised, and it totally worked.  Again, if you do have the candy punch board, check out their instructions as to how to make their version.

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INSTRUCTIONS – Bay Window Card by Mary Deatherage

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Step 1: Use the scoring board to score a 4 1/4” x 11” piece of cardstock along the long side at 1/4”, 1 1/2”, 3 1/4”, 4 1/2” and 5 1/2”.  Fold all but the 1/4” score line in the same direction to create the “bay window” base. Fold the 1/4” score line the opposite direction to create the “tab” at the end. The end result will look like this

Step 2: Use adhesive just between the 4 1/2” and 5 1/2” score lines– only in that 1” area. Use the adhesive to adhere the front panel to the back (this will look like a book fold).

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Step 3: Adhere one 7/8” x 4 1/8” piece of DSP to the corresponding panel on the card base. Do not adhere the second strip, yet.  Adhere both 1 1/8” x 4 1/8” pieces of DSP to the corresponding panels.  Lastly, adhere the 1 5/8” x 4 1/8” piece to its corresponding panel (center panel).

Step 4: On the second 7/8” x 4 1/8” piece of DSP, apply dimensionals on one side only going down the long edge. See image.  Adhere this to the inside of the card base all the way to the right-hand side.  The tab will now slip under the end panel to hold the “bay window” in place.

Step 5: Adhere the 3 3/8” x 4 1/8” piece of white cardstock to the inside of the card base.

Step 6: Decorate the front of the card as desired, I used the Excellent Eggs to get a head start on my Easter cards and goodies.

        

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS – Hexagon Candy Box taken from Hexagon Punch Board Box by Regina Andari

Step 1:  The Candy Wrapper Die only has four panels, so you will need to cut two pieces. 
Keep one whole piece that has four panels and trim two full panels from the second piece. Be sure to keep the “tab” on the second piece as well, this will be used to adhere the two pieces together.

  

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Step 2: Use scissors to cut all the vertical score lines below the lower score line to create the bottom flaps for the box. The 1/2" section on the end can be removed as shown in the photo.

Step 3: Place adhesive on the “tabs” and fold it inward, then adhere it to the second sheet.  Place adhesive to the second “tab” and bring the other side of the paper so that it lays on top of the adhesive strip and press together. Carefully pinch the scored line at the top of the paper to shape it.

Step 4: To close the bottom of the box, place adhesive on one of the flaps and then adhere it to the flap that’s directly across from it. Continue the process until all flaps have been adhered.

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Optional: Adhere a 2 1/2" die cut circle to the bottom of the box to close in and secure the bottom. Decorate the box as desired. 

 

If you are more of a video person, here is a link to the YouTube videos for the card and box.

https://youtu.be/i98s42dX5l4?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/m2gDR2pWifA?feature=shared

 

I hope you’ll give these projects a shot.  They seem more difficult than they are to create.  Hope I was able to pull you out of your comfort zone to try something new.  I can’t wait to share a lot more with you this coming year!!  Be sure to check back regularly.  I really love sharing my projects with my stampin’ friends!  Comments of any kind (well hopefully nice ones, lol) are greatly appreciated.  When you are done here, be sure to hop on over to Steph’s page!!

 

See you next month!

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*Please note some of the images come from splitcoaststampers.com tutorials.

They do such a great job!