Showing posts with label Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper. Show all posts

Monday, February 14, 2022

MY HEART'S IN THE CLOUDS

 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!  

Today's Valentine uses the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper.  This paper has such a variety of pretty colors that I thought it would make a colorful rainbow.  The pink background is another of the designs from Sweet Talk.  Doesn't it make a pretty sky?

It also makes a pretty heart shaped "cloud" -- don't you think?


The border of white clouds on the bottom of the card was made with one of the dies from Basic Border Dies.  I love these Basic Border Dies as they provide such versatility, and this particular one pairs so nicely with the Rainbow of Happiness Bundle.  Another tool that also pairs beautifully with this Rainbow bundle is the Cloud Punch.  It made quick work of creating another cloud to keep the heart company. 

When I die cut the four different designer series paper patterns to create the rainbow for the front of the card, I saved all the extra pieces and used them to decorate the inside of the card and the envelope.


So, what do you think of my Rainbow Valentine?  It was a bit of a challenge to turn rainbows into Valentines, but sometimes it is good for us to think outside of the box and try to use our supplies in a different or unexpected way.

If you would like a tutorial with all the cutting dimensions and steps to create this card, you can download one by using this link.

A list of the products I used is shown below.


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Friday, January 14, 2022

A SIMPLE HEART VALENTINE

If you need to make several Valentine Cards and need a quick and simple design, this is the card for you!  


It's pretty.  It's colorful.  And it is easy, particularly because all the measurements have been figured out for you!

Even if you don't have any of the supplies I used, you can recreate this card with items you already have.  All you need is a pretty designer series paper and coordinating cardstock colors.  If you are a stamper -- beginner or avid -- you probably have everything you need to make a card like this.

I used three different patterns from the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper that is in the new Stampin' Up! Spring Mini, but any Valentine paper you have will work. 


I used Stampin' Up!'s Heart Punch Pack to create the center heart, but any heart punch or heart dies that you may have will work.  I used dimensionals behind the heart and the sentiment because I like the look of dimension in my cards, but you can also eliminate or minimize the dimension and it will be a "less expensive" card for mailing.


For the inside of the card, I made a simple Pool Party Mat and used a sentiment from the Sweet Conversation Stamp Set.  The four little hearts at the bottom were made with another die from Sweet Hearts Dies, but if you don't have these dies, just add a strip of your designer paper at the bottom.

You can also easily make a version of this simple card for any occasion.  It doesn't have to be a Valentine.  It could be a birthday card, a get well card, a just because card, or any kind of card you need -- just turn the heart into a flower, or even just a large sentiment that you already have.

I have a FREE TUTORIAL that has calculated all the dimensions for you so you can easily create this simple card with equal gaps around the DSP sections.  Figuring those out was the most "complicated" part of figuring out the layout.  But it's done!  All you need to do is click this link and download the tutorial.  I hope you will give it a try.  

You may be wondering why I am telling you all reasons you don't need to have the Sweet Conversations Bundle and Sweet talk DSP to make this card.  Would I like to sell you those products?  Of course, I would, but my goal is also to provide you with ideas for how you can use products that you already own.  That may not make for the best "salesperson", but I believe it makes for a great demonstrator, and that's what I want to be.  

If you don't already have a demonstrator, I would love to be yours.  If you would like to be added to my contact list, please use the "Subscribe" section on the right to provide me your contact information.

Below is a complete list of the products I used to create this card, but remember, this card is easy to make with things you most likely already have.


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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

A COLOR TWIST VALENTINE

What do you consider a "normal" Valentine color?  Red? Pink? A combination of these?

How about So Saffron?  Probably not the first color that came to mind, right?


The new Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper has so many colors in it that I decided to use some of the more "non-traditional" colors for today's card.  Yes, it still has red (Real Red, that is), but the main color of the card is So Saffron.

The three little hearts which create the focal point are So Saffron, Real Red, and Pool Party.  That's a very unique Valentine color combination for me, but since Stampin' Up! used it in this Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper, it must be OK, right?  LOL


Do you see the row of Pool Party outline hearts behind the 3 hearts on the tag?  This is just one of the unique dies from the Sweet Hearts Dies.  There are a couple more like this one, including one that makes a similar row of vertical hearts.  The little Real Red Tag behind the 3 hearts is another of the dies included in the set.


The layout for this card is a modified version of my favorite go-to diagonal layout.  Normally I use this diagonal layout for Portrait orientation cards, but today's layout is adapted to a Landscape orientation.  What do you think?  Compare it to the Portrait card at this link and let me know if you have a preference.

The inside of the card is decorated with a strip of the same designer series paper as was used on the card front.


If you would like a FREE TUTORIAL with all the cutting dimensions and step-by-step assembly directions, one is available at this link.

I'd love to hear what you think of the unique color combination!

A complete product list  for this card is shown below.  The Snowflake Splendor Ribbon is retired, but all other products are current.


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DON'T FORGET TO SALE-A-BRATE!  

Remember for every $50 of merchandise that you order, you can choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration item.  Are you wondering what the items are that you can choose from?

You can check out the list below -- or click on the catalog icon in the right border of the blog to see the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.

But remember, you can only receive these as a Sale-a-Bration reward item.  You can not order them directly.


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