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GORGEOUS PANSY PATCH

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  Hi'ya, Stampers!     This Pansy Patch card was inspired by a Jo Blackman video tutorial on masking.  You can find it here . Jo is a talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in the UK.  I switched the colors on my version and added the Gingham Gala DSP (retired).     Lots of masking on this card but, remember, you can use them again.  Don't throw them away, even when they are filled with ink.  I hand-cut 3 of the solid image, smaller pansy and about 5 leaves.

SCENIC TRIANGLES

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  Hello, Stampers!     Let me start with credit to Kim Singdahlsen ( joyfulcreationswithkim ) for her card created based on a Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  So clever to imagine a mountain and lake scene composed of triangles.     My lake and mountain triangles are cut from Shimmery White CS (of course) and blended with Balmy Blue, Blackberry Bliss and Gorgeous Grape, respectively.   The trees are Shaded Spruce and Evening Evergreen, as is the mat layer.  My "canvas" is just Basic White run through the Subtle 3D embossing folder once.

TURN YOUR EMBOSSING FOLDER INTO A WATERCOLOR PALETTE - A SHAMELESS CASE

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  Hello, Stampers!     Isn't this undersea watercolor gorgeous?  I did create the cards shown here, but full credit must be given to Nadine at https://NadineKreativ.de.  Nadine is a talented Stampin' Up! demo in Germany. You can find her on Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube.  I've shown a very similar version below - the only difference being that I spritzed it with Lindy's Magicals powder (mixed with water) in Hydrangea Blue.     Keep reading for the instructions and supplies - fewer than you might think!

ART GALLERY ON STENCIL PASTE X 2

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  HOST CODE:  DSZY4PYG Hello, Stampers!     I do love the Art Gallery Bundle - it is SO easy to work with.  I created the raggedy background for these cards with SU embossing paste and a stencil by Sugar Pea Designs on Seaside Spray card stock.  Any of our SU background stencils would look great, too - I just wanted some texture. The large "hugs" on the bottom card is by Honey Bee Stamps.

HEY, STAMPIN' CHICKS! DO YOU REMEMBER "HEY, CHICK?"

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  HOST CODE:  KCDX7EXJ Hiya, Stampers!      You may recall that the Hey, Chick stamp set was a very popular FREE SAB item last year.  You can see it here .  Well, it was SO popular that now you can buy coordinating Chick Dies that also include a hen house, tree stump, chicken wire, corn, and more.  You can find those here .  Don’t have the Hey, Chick stamp set?  You can purchase it and the dies at 10% off as a bundle!  #158627 , $44+ USD.  But wait, there’s MORE!     There is now a Hey Birthday Chick stamp set,* here , Hey Birthday Chick Dies, here , and, of course, a Hey Birthday Chick Bundle!   #158631 , $43+ USD.       AND, since it’s Sale-a-Bration time, just a few dollars more added to your bundle order and you qualify for FREE SAB!   * Guess which stamp in the Hey Birthday Chick set is my favorite! ** Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net   **It’s the Chick who’s about to set her feathers on fire! It cracks me up.

PAINTED ART GALLERY

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  Hello, Stampers!     This card was created with the Art Gallery Bundle and Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder, the first items I purchased from the Stampin' Up! January-June 2021 Mini Catalog.  They are featured as part of the Fine Art Floral Suite (pp.32-33.)  Two things inspired my purchase:  to me, the flowers look like peonies, which I love, and I also love images that look hand-painted.  I also liked the bold sentiment die, which comes out in three pieces, so it's easy to use just one or all of them.  Below are the products I used.  The Painted Texture embossed layer is 5-1/4 x 4, the same color as the Pool Party base and added with just 4 glue dots so that it is just slightly raised. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net Product List   Art Gallery Bundle [ 156227 ] $50.25 Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [ 154317 ] $9.00 Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 122924 ] $8.75 Terracotta Tile 8-1

STAMPIN' UP! QUEEN ANNE'S LACE IN PLAID

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  Hi, Stampers!      The stamp set used here is Queen Anne’s Lace (p. 135 in the Annual Catalog).  Since it is in the AC, maybe you will get 10% off if you decide to order it on Tuesday.       The card base is Mango Melody.  The image was stamped in Versamark on Melon Mambo CS and embossed with White EP.  The rectangle was cut with one of the Stitched Rectangles dies.  The background is one of my favorite color combinations from the Plaid Tidings DSP Pack.  Perfect for brightening someone's day.  The embellishments are from the 2020-22 In Color Enamel Dots.  The ribbon is retired – White Flax – but any wide ribbon would work. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net Product List Queen Anne's Lace Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 152607 ] $17.00 Plaid Tidings 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 153527 ] $11.50 Versamark Pad [ 102283 ] $9.50 White Stampin' Emboss Powder [ 109132 ]

I'VE BEEN MISSING! PAINTED POPPIES BUNDLE STAMP CAMP PROJECT

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Hello, Stampers!      We are more than halfway through January and this is my first project post!  Yikes!  We traveled to Buffalo for Christmas and I've also been making reservations, learning lots online, and shopping for our first ever cruise!  Just a 4-night blues cruise to Nassau, but when it's your first time, boy, we are clueless!      Anyway, this is one of the cards we created this month at stamp camp.  The color inspiration was a happenstance.  I arrange my card stock in color families and in alphabetical order within the family and have been doing it that way for almost 17 years.  It just so happened that these three stacks ended up in a kind of stair-step on the shelf and voila!  I like bright colors, anyway, so...      As you can see, it's really pretty simple, but what you might not see in this shot is that the larger blooms are enhanced with the Shimmery Crystal Effects from the Holiday Catalog.  The large poppy was stamped with Stazon onto watercolor