TIME FOR CELEBRATORY SIPS

This week I am giving you some Sneak Peeks of a new OnLine Exclusive Suite of Products that will be available May 6, 2025.  The sweet is called Celebratory Sips.

It includes the great Cheers & Sips bundle, colorful Designer Series Paper (DSP), a 2-pack of embossing folders, embellishments and ribbon. 

Today's card is made with my FSF Sketch #6  This is a versatile sketch that can be used to show off DSP.  The Celebratory Sips DSP also gives you a sneak peek at some of the new 2025 - 2027 In-Colors.  This card base and the vertical banner use Timid Tiger.

If you missed April's Template Time Learning with Friends Video, you can watch it here to see more cards made with this sketch.

For the drink, I used the Packing Tape Technique that I shared a few weeks ago.  The glass was covered with packing tape before being fussy cut from the DSP to give it a high gloss shine so it realistically looks like glass.

The glass sets on two layers of Around it All dies.

Can you see the shine?  

The little umbrella was stamped on the same floral DSP as the rectangular mat and then die cut with the coordinating Cheers & Sips die.  It makes a really cute garnish for my Timid Tiger drink.

For the inside of the card, I mounted three of the sentiments all on one acrylic block and stamped them at the same time.  So quick and easy.  And you can test it on scraps to make sure you like the spacing and they are all straight!

Use this link to download a tutorial for today's card.

The currently available products are in the Product List below. 

Product List

Around It All Dies [164725]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder [161600]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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Since the Celebratory Suite Collection will not be available until May 6, I've added a list of the products included in the Suite for future reference.  

Celebratory Sips Suite Collection - Item #165600

• Celebratory Sips 12" x 12" DSP - Item #165586
• Cheers & Sips Bundle - Item #165594
• Cheers & Sips Photopolymer Stamp Set - Item #165588
• Cheers & Sips Dies - Item #165593
• Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders - Item #165597
• Holographic Resin Dots - Item #165598
• Gold Striped 3/8" Mesh Ribbon - Item #165599

Additional Sneak Peek Annual Catalog Products used are:

Timid Tiger Cardstock - Item #165626

Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Pad - Item # 165278

2025 - 2025 In-Color Flat Pearls - Item #165192

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND BACKGROUND FUN

I love this card.  It is my personal favorite Background Fun Technique.

This technique combines my all-time favorite technique, Shaving Cream Backgrounds, with the use of Decorative Masks.  I was a little doubtful whether this would work or not, but I have to admit, I was so excited with how it turned out.

I used mask #4 from the Linked Together Decorative Masks which has openings that are Pentagon Shaped.  My initial concern was that the shaving cream would get under the mask and the shapes would be lost.  Because of that concern I chose a mask that had larger covered areas than some of the other masks.  There were a couple of places where the seepage did occur, but it in no way detracted from the beautiful result.

I turned to my Color Coach for some color advice.  I wanted something a little unique.  Since the 2023 - 2025 In-Colors will retire soon, I thought I would start there.

Here is the combination I came across.  I knew it was something I would never have chosen but decided to try it.  I dropped 3-4 drops of each of these colors on my shaving cream and started my technique process.  I was amazed at how pretty these colors were together.  I never would have chosen them, but it is an amazing combination.

Watch the above Learning with Friends video if you want to watch the Technique in Process.  Don't try to match my result exactly, as no two results will ever be the same!  A huge part of the fun in in the surprise result!

Look closely at each little pentagon shape.  Each one looks like a piece of unique art!

I didn't want to cover up much of my masterpiece, so at first I tried to just lay the large leafy branch from You are Beautiful directly over the Technique Background, but it kind of got lost.  So I added an Around it All die cut behind it and then also decided to add the other smaller stem from the set.  Both are stamped with Wild Wheat ink.  This set does not include coordinating dies, so I fussy cut them.  The berries on the smaller stem are made from Moody Mauve In-Color Dots.  Wild Wheat berries just didn't look "right", so I covered them with the Opaque Sparkle Dots.

For the inside of my card, I used a strip from a 2nd Technique Sheet that I had made.  I also used a portion of the 2nd sheet to decorate the front of my envelop.  Doesn't this make a pretty card set?

Use this link to download the written tutorial with all the dimensions for the card.

A list of the Stampin' Up! products I used is shown below.

Product List

You Are Beautiful Cling Stamp Set (English) [163704]	Around It All Dies [164725]	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081]	Moody Mauve 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161723]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118]	Wild Wheat Classic Stampin' Pad [161651]
Wild Wheat Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [161655]	Moody Mauve Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [161657]	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [153124]	Linked Together Decorative Masks [164809]
2023–2025 In Color™ Opaque Sparkle Dots [163782]	Misty Moonlight 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon [153624]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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