SSINKspiration Friday Favorites!

I love that I get to post the Friday Favorites for you each month. It is fun to see what all the Designers have for their favorite items as we all know that as stampers our favorites are constantly changing. This month we have stamp sets, Card kits and accessories to share with you. Remember that is you love it you should Pin it so you don't forget where you saw that great card! Also be sure and stop by tomorrow when we have a Special Blog Hop to share with you. Some of the team members recently did a card swap with the stamp sets from the Occasions Catalog and we are going to share our cards with you tomorrow. You won't want to miss it. 

Jennifer Campbell

My current favorite on my stamp table is Crazy, Mixed-Up Love stamp set!

Kristy MacKeen

I love how quick and easy the Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit makes card making!  Everything, except the Candy Dots, came from the kit.

Pam Steckman

My current favorite is Strawberry Slush Stampin' Ink.  I paired it with my favorite image which is the Swallowtail Stamp.

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

My current favorite is the Tape It! Stamp Set!  LOVE IT!

Heidi Boos ~ Stuck on Stampin'

My current favorite is the 2013-2015 In-Color Ruffle Stretch Trim. It makes such a fun accent for a card or any papercrafting work of art.

Darla Roberts- Stampin w Darla and Sisters

My current favorite is the Ruffled Trim! So easy to use even for me who is ribbon challenged!

Tonya Ball~ Stampin' with Tonya

My current favorite is the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack. This paper has great colors and is so fun to work with. 

SURPRISE! by Pam

Welcome to my individual post for this month!  In case you don't know me, I am Pam Steckman from Stampin' in the Sun. I have a really special card in with a surprise on the inside... wait for it.... start scrolling now...

Surprise!  It's a card in a box!  You can store anything flat inside the box so I put a gift card for someone special who loves to make crafts!

When you pull out the gift card, you see the special message!

I created the belly band using card stock, Blossom Punch and Pansy Punch.

You can see that the card opens up like a box - how cute is that?

I love the embellishments for the 2012-2014 in-colors - they are perfect for the centers of the flowers!

Do you want to know where to get the directions?  

I found a video on Dawn Griffith's page - click here to find the video.

Blossom Punch

$16.95

Pansy Punch

$15.95

In Color Dahlias

$7.95

Island Indigo 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock

$6.95

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Stampin' Trimmer

$29.95

Decorative Label Punch

$16.95

Really Good Greetings

$14.95

Gumball Green Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

Emboss It!

 Embossing...the art of creating either raised or recessed images...and a way to make any card look amazing!  Whether you are heat embossing or using embossing folders, this technique can add so much to your project.  Take a look at what some of our talented design team members have created for you today!

Melissa Cochran ~ crazypaperfreak.blogspot.com

Jennifer Campbell

Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma

Kristy MacKeen ~ Mama's Sanity

Darla Roberts- Stampin w Darla and Sisters

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

Tonya Ball~ Stampin' With Tonya

Pam Steckman at Stampin' in the Sun

Thanks for stopping by today!  We hope we have INKspired you to CREATE something fabulous today!

Don't forget to come back tomorrow for Pam's individual post...she has a surprise for all of us!

Spiral Flowers ~ Oh What Fun!

Hello! It's Melissa from crazypaperfreak, here to show you how you can make gorgeous flowers from the new Spiral Flower die from Stampin' Up! It is available in the new Occasions catalog. I love making flowers, but they're always so time consuming. Stampin' Up! has come up with a simple way to create gorgeous flowers, without spending hours making them. 

One of the things that I really love about it, is that each flower is so unique and different. No two are alike! You can make them as big, or as small as you like. Another thing I love is that it really doesn't take THAT much paper. Just a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece. It makes it pretty easy when you're using 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock. 

Stampin' Up! Occasions 2014 catalog item# 129379

How To:

1. Cut your cardstock to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

2. Place paper onto die. You can cut up to 4 pieces of paper at a time.

3. Run the die through the big shot.

4. Gently separate the flower spiral from the excess cardstock

5. I like to wad, crinkle, and break down the fibers of the cardstock before I start to assemble the flower.

6. Starting with the small end of the spiral, twist the spiral around itself until it forms a flower. You can roll it tight for small flowers and loose for larger ones. 

7. Adhere the flower to your chosen surface with a hot glue gun.

8. Using a bone folder, curl out the edges of the flower to give it a more natural look.

Supplies

Cardstock ~ whisper white, basic gray, smoky slate, perfect plum, wisteria wonder

Ink ~ White StazOn

Tools ~ embossing folder, paper trimmer, paper snips, spiral flower die, big shot. glue dots, hot glue, boho blossoms punch, petite petals punch

Embellishments ~ rhinestones basic jewels

Box Dimensions

Base box: 6 1/2" x 8" Score @ 1 1/4" on all four sides

Lid: 6 5/8" x 8 1/8" Score @ 1 1/4" on all four sides

Metallic Cards

We have a fun one for you today! Some of the designers have created cards that have shiny and bright accents on them to help make their cards just a little more dazzling! It's so fun to spruce up a card with many of Stampin' Up!'s metallic products. From sequins to foil paper to ribbon to metallic ink...there are many ways to add some sparkle!

Remember to pin it if you love it! Thanks for stopping by today!

Jennifer Campbell

 

Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma

Diana Eichfeld ~ Stampin' Fun with Diana

Pam Steckman at Stampin in the Sun

Erica Bass ~ Stamping Starlette

Kathy Peck - Katrina P's Creative Corner

Quick and Easy Cards

Hello and welcome to our Quick and Easy Card post for February. A lot of people think of quick and easy and think boring but let me assure you that is not the case for our cards today. The Design Team has done a great job of bringing you cards that are easy to duplicate, fun and ready in a snap so be sure and pin them for future reference. Thanks for stopping by today and we hope you enjoyed our projects.

Jennifer Campbell

Jennifer Blomquist - Northwest Stamper

Pam Steckman at Stampin' in the Sun

 

 Kathy Peck - Katrina P's Creative Corner

Darla Roberts - Stampin w Darla and Sisters

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

Tonya Ball~ Stampin' with Tonya 

Donna Smit ~ Organized Chaos

 Heidi Boos ~ Stuck on Stampin'

Folded Banner Cards

Hi! Kristy from Mama's Sanity here!  Is everyone enjoying Sale-a-Bration?  Have you picked out your favorite freebie?  I have to say I love the Banner Punch (Item #133519).  It is a perfect size for cards - and for using up scraps.  It is also great for making little folded over banners.  You can use them to make flags or hang them on twine to make a banner. Here is an example of a card I made using my folded banners as flags.

Here is how I did it:

I started with scrap of paper from the Sweet Sorbet DSP (Item #133521), folded in half.  When you put the paper into the bunch, be careful to leave a small gap between the very edge of the punch and the folded edge of the paper.  This will leave the folded in tact and create your folded banner.  From there, I snipped the top off a toothpick and placed it in the fold of the banner to create a flag.

I used the holes in the doily to hold the flags.  Everything, except the flags, are from the Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit (Item #134797). To give a little extra depth to the flags, I added a Stampin' Dimensional (also from the Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit!) behind the front flag.

Another way to use these cute little folded over flags is to create a banner.  I started our February card sketch.  I used scraps from the Fresh Prints Designer Paper Stack (Item #132996) to create the banner.  The other elements were also from the Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit.  

  

If you haven't ordered this punch yet, think about it adding it to your next order.  I hope I've INKspired you to try it in a new way.  And don't forget, you can use this same technique with many of Stampin' Up's punches!

PS -

Do you like the little feather on this card?  I couldn't just leave it flat, so to give it a little depth, I used my Simply Scored Stylus (Item #125624) to add little creases to help bring the feather "to life".