Celebrations Duo TIEF

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As long as I got this right, this is the first post to be published to my new Facebook page, My Elegant Cards so a big celebrate seemed in order by way of the Celebrations Duo TIEF. If you’re reading this on Facebook, welcome to my new page.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator -Celebrations Duo TIEF - Totally Trees

I read on Facebook yesterday that answer to an issue I’d been having with the Celebrations Duo TIEF – the paper kept cracking after I dry embossed it. The secret is apparently to use the thick whisper white cardstock rather than the regular. I tried it and yes, it works perfectly. I then took a round stamp (mine came from Totally Trees but there are many that would work) and added circles of soft sky, mint macaron and island indigo. A quick trim  to give more interest by not having completed circles all over the piece and then a mat of island indigo before adding it to a soft sky card stock. The final touch – a bow using the mint macaron linen ribbon attached with a glue dot.

To celebrate the creation of the My Elegant Cards page, I’m going to “do a Shannon” (West). She started the #ImBringingBirthdaysBack movement last year and sent a birthday card to anyone who asked for one. So, if you’d like a card sent around your birthday, leave me a message either here or over on my new page with your birthday and send me an email with your address at lizbaileycards@gmail.com.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Don’t have paper copies of the catalogs? Drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Hey Chick with watercolor pencils

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I was in the mood for some relaxation yesterday, so out came my watercolor pencils. I’ve been meaning to do a card with one of the hens on top of another for a while and it seemed like the perfect time.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Hey Chick

I stamped my cute images in archival basic black onto shimmery white cardstock – it has a delicate shimmer on both sides and is perfect for watercolouring, although here I used a blender pen, rather than strict watercolouring. After leaving it to dry for a while, I used the early espresso pencil for the bottom hen and feet of the top one. Then daffodil delight, blending into calypso coral blending into real red on the top hen. I added a little early espresso ground as well.

And with a basic black mat and onto a calypso coral card base, there you have a quick, relaxing card!

If you haven’t snapped up the Hey Chick stamp set yet, time is running out! It’s available whilst supplies last up to and including March 31st. After that, it’s gone. It’s one of the free sets available during Sale-a-bration.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Don’t have paper copies of the catalogs? Drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Stampin’ Up! video tutorials

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Yesterday I shared a card that I made with the new Sale-a-bration glimmer paper and the Stylish Stems framelits dies. I enjoyed watching the Stampin’ Up! video tutorials on both of these products and thought that you would too! Here’s Holly showing the uses of the Stylish Stems framelits

Now that you’ve seen all the fun that can be done with the Stylish Stems, here’s Shannon showcasing the glimmer paper. One of the samples that she shows is also on the extra Sale-a-bration flyer and is clearly where I got the idea to use the glimmer paper with the Stylish Stems.

So you’re asking how do you earn the glimmer paper? Here are three suggestions, let’s call them the gold, silver and bronze kits:

GOLD KIT

Have it all! For $99 plus tax choose $125 product and from now until the end of March, you ADD 2 free stamps. Depending on stamp choice, that’s a value of $161-$251 plus tax  for $99 plus tax. This doesn’t actually earn you the glimmer paper on this order, but now you get a 20% discount whilst you’re active (at a minimum until the end of July) so earning it just got a lot cheaper!

SILVER KIT

Special Reason clear mount bundle (144729) – $45.75

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (145372) – $30

Designer Tin of Cards (141739) – $26

PLUS TWO FREE SALE-A-BRATION choices

Total $101.75 plus shipping and tax

Value around $130 (depending on Sale-a-bration choices)

If you prefer wood mount, the item code for the Special Reason wood mount bundle is 144719 ($53.00)

BRONZE KIT

Special Reason clear mount bundle (144729) – $45.75

Silicone craft sheet (127853) – $6

PLUS ONE FREE SALE-A-BRATION choice

Total $51.75 plus tax and shipping

OR

Special Reason wood mount bundle is 144719 ($53.00)

PLUS ONE FREE SALE-A-BRATION choice

Total $53.00 plus tax and shipping

Value around $65

I hope you enjoyed today’s videos and the suggestions as to how you can easily start making with these products. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Don’t have paper copies of the catalogs? Drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack

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Yesterday I played with the very glittery glimmer paper assortment pack; it’s one of the items that you can choose for free for each $50 spent (before taxes and shipping) during Sale-a-bration. This ends on March 31st, so you need to act fairly swiftly to get your hands on this. And you will want to. It’s so much fun.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack - Designer Tin of Cards - Stylish Stems Framelits Dies - Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

This card was made using the Stylish Stems framelits dies which are awesome. You can cut out the flower or, as I’ve done here, cut a flower in your card and have something peek through, like the sweet sugarplum glimmer paper. It really is the perfect way to show off the glimmer paper. I also used the same dies set to cut out the leaves using the mint macaron glimmer paper.

To hide the fact that the ends of my leaves were all over the place and to finish off the card, I used a sentiment from Designer Tin of Cards which was still out after my playing for the last few days and sweet sugarplum ink. After trying a few mats, I decided to keep it simpler and cut out my sentiment using the Stitched Shapes framelits dies. I love these – they add just enough interest to the card to negate the need for a mat so they are perfect in a case like here where a mat was just too fussy.

Don’t forget that Sale-a-bration free products are now whilst supplies last. So if you want the glimmer paper assortment pack, (or any of the others), I’d advise ordering sooner rather than later.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a free selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Don’t have paper copies of the catalogs? Drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Another Designer Tin of Cards alternative

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When I completed yesterday’s card, I started looking at the Designer Tin of Cards kit to see whether I could create two cards from another of the designed cards – or maybe just an alternative. Let’s see what I do with the leftovers from today’s card.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Designer Tin of Cards - Blossom bunch punch

I used the card base from the kit but decided on letting more of it show. A strip of night of navy gave me the foundation for my sentiment from the Designer Tin of Cards set which I heat embossed in silver and cut out with the layering squares framelits dies. I wanted a little something extra and since the blossom bunch punch was still out from the previous card, I grabbed some silver foil scraps and punched out three of the smallest flowers. I finished these off with three of the enamel shapes in night of navy and glued them on with mini glue dots.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a free selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Don’t have paper copies of the catalogs? Drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail.

See you tomorrow,

Liz