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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.

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.

Simply Succulents Bundle with Granny Apple Green

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  Hiya, Stampers!     I played around this weekend with my most recent SU! bundle, Simply Succulents.  Lots of fun to color with our Stampin' Blends because the color range for succulents is endless, as you can see below.    

ART GALLERY - 2021 Pantone Colors

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  Hello, Stampers!     Today's card utilizes what are allegedly the top Pantone colors for 2021 - yellow and gray - which I am very fond of, actually.      I stamped the background on this card with Smoky Slate and Daffodil Delight, using an Altenew stamp set called Halftone Circles.  The Art Gallery flowers are Daffodil Delight, with the 2nd step in So saffron and Wink of Stella added over the 2nd step areas only.  I used a Basic Gray marker for the stems and leaf (I think I should have stuck with Smoky Slate).  I would suggest using Shimmery White for your flowers.  I didn't, and I'm a little disappointed.   The circle is cut with the largest of the Stitched Shapes dies.  The sentiment and scalloped sentiment die are part of the Art Gallery Bundle.  I added a few Basic Pearls and a Basic Gray mat. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net Product List Art Gallery Bundle [ 156227 ] $50.25 Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardsto

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

FALLEN LEAVES - SU! LOVE OF LEAVES

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  Hello, Stampers!     This card was to be one of my November Stamp Camp projects - the camp that never was.  The template/sketch is certainly too clever to be my idea - it was inspired by Jaydee of jaydeestamping.com - but, as usual, I did change it up a little.      The base and top layers are both Very Vanilla Thick CS.  You can see beneath the leaves a layer of Seaside Spray CS adhered to the front of the base.  I used the largest scalloped oval die from the Layering Ovals set to cut the oval and popped up that layer with scraps of  Foam Adhesive Sheets we used at last stamp camp, so it didn’t sag anywhere. 

SENDING [YOU] SUNSHINE with STAMPIN' UP!

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  Hello, Stampers!     It's a cold and dreary October day here in Indiana, so I thought I'd share a little sunshine.  This is one of the cards from my October Stamp Camp. This set makes "painting" a lovely water scene pretty darned easy.     The water is stamped with Balmy Blue, stamped off first, and not stamped off for the deeper section onto a precut piece of Shimmery White card stock.  The sentiment and the little darker "island" image are Balmy Blue.  The sun was stamped with Mango Melody and the leaves with Granny Apple Green. We used a circle punch to make a stencil and add the extra light around the sun with a sponge dauber.  Wink of Stella was brushed over the water.     T he DSP is from the Artistry Blooms pack.  Use any ribbon you like and add some enamel dots or sequins of your choice and you're done.  Products links are below.  Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net

WAY TO GOAT by STAMPIN' UP! - TWO FOR ONE!

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  Hey, Stampers -     Here are two more cards from my October Stamp Camp.  You get two cards with one run through your Big Shot or Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine!  Special thanks to The Stamp Doc (Melissa Stout) for her YouTube video tutorial, from which I learned how to use the Playful Alphabet Dies to make these fun cards, with my own take, of course - like "U 've goat mail" instead of "You goat mail."  Also, we used Rainbow Glimmer Paper instead of DSP.  Here is the link to the video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCv9tT_VAUM&t=3s   Be sure to give Melissa's video a 👍.  The goats are popped up on little wobblies springs.      There are several steps involved and it can  be a bit tedious, but everyone was successful in completing their cards.  I created a template for the letters once I had them lined up the way I wanted - just ran them through the Big Shot with scrap card stock.  You will understand more after watching the video.

More Plaid Tidings with Love of Leaves

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. Hiya, Stampers! Haven't posted in ages, and here I am doing several posts in one day.  Well, one of the reasons is that it is an absolutely gorgeous September day here and I have the laptop out on the screened porch!  Another is that I wanted to get caught up with my blog because I want to start looking online for inspiration and play around with some Christmas card ideas. Yes, another Plaid Tidings* card!  This particular plaid is my favorite.  I think because it contains several colors:  Black, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry and Bumblebee. We embossed the Bumblebee CS withSupplies below. the Pinewood Planks 3D embossing folder, lined up and adhered a 3" square of Rich Razzleberry CS cut with the largest scalloped square die, and cut through both layers with the largest leaf from the Stitched Leaves dies.  A 3" square of plaid DSP was added behind these layers with Dimensionals before layering onto the card base.  We die cut leaves in Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze and Gold F

For the Love of Plaid - Gather Together with Plaid Tidings* and Love of Leaves

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Hello, again, Stampers! I do love plaids!  Especially for Fall and Christmas cards.  We created this at September Stamp Camp and I've added another version below, using the Love of Leaves Bundle.  I will provide supplies for both, below.. *This DSP will be 15% off October 1-31. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net

JULY 2020 STAMP CAMP - WHALE DONE SLIDER PEEK-A-BOO

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  Hey, Stampers!     These peek-a-boo sliders are so fun and really easy - just scoring and adhesive in the right spots to get the slider.  Notice that what is inside the window on the inside of the card is different than what you would expect looking at the outside!  ;-)  Leave a Comment or email me and I can email printable instructions to you.  You can also watch an excellent tutorial on Jennifer McGuire's YouTube channel under the heading "Peek-a-Boo Cards," where she also provides a few helpful tips to keep your card "moving."

JULY 2020 STAMP CAMP - STRAIGHT UP FUN!

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  Hi, Stampers!     The Whiskey Business set is fun to play with and has such fun sentiments.  My photo, unfortunately, doesn't show the Cinnamon Cider background as rich as this color really is.  Here are the details.     The card base is Very Vanilla Thick CS, with a Cinnamon Cider 5-1/4 x 4 layer embossed with the Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder.  The brick-look overlay is a 3 x 3-3/4 piece from the In Good Taste DSP. The decanter is stamped on a 3" Shimmery White die-cut circle and the glass was fussy-cut.  The whiskey was colored with a combination of Stampin' Blends and marker, and the top was colored with Copper Delicata inkusing a Blender Pen.  The sentiment is stamped on a 3/4" scrap of the DSP and the ends punched with the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch.

STAMPIN' UP! POSITIVE THOUGHTS in PINK & GRAY

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Hello, Stampers! Positive Thoughts is a new-to-me set that was carried over into the 2020 Annual Catalog.  There are coordinating dies, Nature's Thoughts, but they were not carried over as a bundle.  Yes, the fancy "stitched" rectangle is included in the dies!  I used Shimmery White CS for that piece and the die cut flower.

ANOTHER MUSIC FROM THE HEART (Retiring)

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Hi, Stampers! One of the reasons I like this set is that I thought it would be great for Valentines Day cards, with this sentiment in particular.  The sketch for this card is by Mary Fish - I changed it a little color-wise and I used a different embossing folder.  I used what I had, which is the Seaside embossing folder (on the 3 x 5 Gorgeous Grape piece), an older whale-tale heart punch and the Subtle embossing folder on the 3 x 4 Real Red piece.  You can use any heart punch or heart dies. The white piece behind the red is 2 x 3-1/4.  I liked the way Mary offset this piece, so I did the same.  It is glued to the red and both popped up on Dimensionals.  See the inside on my Blog. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net

SAH CARD FOR MY NIECE AND HER HUSBAND in NYS

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Hello, Stampers! I wanted to create a quick card for my niece and her husband, who live in East Aurora, NY (near Buffalo).  The NYS stay-at-home orders have been much tighter than ours because they have so many more cases than here.  I don't believe they are even opening outdoor seating at restaurants until possibly next week.   The convex circle background (I love optical illusions) was created by sponging with Distress Inks onto a Funky Fossil Designs stencil (a UK designer) called 3D Sphere.  I layered this 5 x 3-3/4 piece onto Flirty Flamingo, leaving a 1/16" border. The "smile" die is by Lawn Fawn/Cuts and is two layers of Flirty Flamingo and one Basic Black, slightly offset, attached with a few Mini Glue Dots.  I used my old large corner rounder punch on the lower right corner. I used the new Lovely Labels Pick a Punch for the inside sentiment, printed in Bermuda Bay, and a couple of die cuts from the (sadly) retired Sip Sip Hooray Bundle,* rather than print ou

SAILING HOME TO GRADUATION!

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Hi, Stampers! Well, here it is, almost June.  I would have thought that during full SAH that the time would just drag, but at least for me, it has flown by!  I hope it's been like that for you, as well. Since many graduation gatherings have been delayed, I decided it wasn't too late to post for you a graduation card you can make with a bundle and DSP you likely already have.  Inside, this card says, "Set sail in the direction of your dreams."  I think this is a perfect sentiment for someone starting a new stage in their life, either after HS or college.  I also added the sea birds and a sailboat inside. For measurements and supplies, click "Read in browser," if you are reading in email or "Read more" on my blog. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net

MORE SHARE SUNSHINE COVID-19 DOWNLOAD SAMPLES

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    Hi, Stampers! Here are two more easy samples for you using the $12 Covid-19 .pdf that you can order here.   https://covid19.stampinup.com/ The two Quarantini cards are quick and easy to make.  The slightly different template was inspired by Jackie Bolhuis' card at Klompen Stampers.  Once again, I used retired DSP scraps, so I will not list that here.  The only stamp I used is "It's your day!," from the Under My Umbrella set, which fit perfectly over the top of the "Have another Quaran-tini" sentiment from the download.  Find measurements and supplies below. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net

SHARE SUNSHINE $12 CHARITY DOWNLOAD SAMPLES

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Hello, Stampers! Aren't these face masks adorable?  Well I could have picked a prettier pattern for the second one, but I get so stingy with my time that if I'm experimenting and it turns out, it's going on a card!  LOL  I imagine you've seen them different places on the Net, but here is a link to the video that taught me - they really are pretty easy.  Lisa Fleming,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBzo_zxdOnk&list=LL5V72yr7nEvrjYqurV6TT_Q&index=25&t=100s I do have a couple of photos and measurements for you, some suggestions and hints, so be sure to click "Read in browser" or "Read below" for those. Have fun! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net