Handmade First Frost Cards

Marilyn SanClementeLeave a commentHoliday Catalog, Stampin' Up!, Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog
I am so excited about our Creative Crafters’ Escape this Saturday – I am featuring 4 handmade First Frost cards that I made with the Frosted Floral Specialty DSP and the Stampin’ Up!  First Frost Stamp Set.  My team and I have been planning a full day stamping event every 4 months and our next one is this Saturday September 15th.  A Full day of Crafting fun with lots of great ideas featuring the new products in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog!

These are 4 quick cards that I made with the First Frost stamp set for the make-n-takes for the day.  So all participants will go home with these four gorgeous cards!

This new Designer paper – Frosted Floral Specialty Designer paper is absolutely beautiful!  The designs are printed on a White Shimmer paper so have a gorgeous sheen with lots of sparkle!

This DSP is perfect for shimmery winter cards and scrapbook pages.

Our full day events which we call Creative Crafters’ Escape is for any papercrafter fanatics!  Even if you are not in the Boston area, we will be offering our classes online next week!  So stay tuned!  















I can’t wait to share more projects with you next week!  I love these events and am always inspired by all the beautiful projects that my team and customers design with these products!

You can check out these products at my online store.

The Holiday Catalog is LIVE

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Good Morning Stampers!  Today – September 5th the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is LIVE!!  What a fun day!



There are so many great ideas to share from this new catalog.  Click HERE to see an online copy of the Catalog!  Need a paper copy?  If you have ordered from me this past year – you should have received a copy in the mail.  If you didn’t receive a copy or are new to me – send me an email at marilyn.sanclemente@comcast.net and I will get a catalog to you in the mail!

Also – for the Month of September – Stampin’ Up! has the DASHING ALONG HOST PROMOTION going on.  Do you love gorgeous Designer Series Paper? If you said “Yes” then September is the time to get your friends together and collect orders.  Right now if you host a party with $250 in sales, you will earn the exclusive Dashing Along Designer Series Paper for FREE. This offer ends on September 30, so don’t wait! Get ready to take advantage of this exciting offer today!


Ready to place an order?  If your order is under $150 then use the Hostess code V7MGM9GY and receive a package of embellishments from me.  Of course if your order is over $150 collect the hostess benefits for yourself.   I love to share Host rewards with my customers!

As always – give me a call with any stamping questions!

Using One Sketch – Two very different Cards

Marilyn SanClementeLeave a commentHalloween, Holiday Catalog
Today I am going to share how easy it is to design 2 very different cards using one sketch. Cauldron Bubble Witch card These are two very different cards that are made with products from the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog that goes on sale on Wednesday September 5th!

Here is the sketch that I used.  I like going back to the mojo Monday sketches – even though no new sketches are being published there is a great library of sketches to choose from.









This really cute Witch is made using the new Cauldron Bubble Stamp set and coordinating Cauldron Framelits dies.  The designer paper is Toil &  Trouble.  One of the really cool things about this stamp set and the framelits is that the framelits that cut out the stamped image but also the witch, hat and cauldron images from the designer paper!   Here is a closeup of the Witch card with the bow.

Can you tell which images I cut out from Designer paper and which ones I colored with the new Stampin’ Up! Blends markers?

Here is my Country Home Cardsecond card using the Country Home Stamp set and the Country Lane Designer Series Paper. 

As you can see I have a 2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of DSP along the bottom of both cards.  For the Country Home card, I did layer the DSP onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock that is the same size and trimmed 1/8″ off the DSP.   The DSP layer at the top right of the card is 2″ x 3″.

The focal point of the card is a approximately 2″ x 3 1/2″.  For the Country Home card, I fussy cut the image and didn’t use a piece of cardstock below it.  The image was large enough that it didn’t need a separate piece.

So which card do you like better??

Don’t forget the new Holiday catalog goes online on Wednesday the 5th!

Happy Stamping!

Need a day of Crafting Fun?

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I am so excited to announce our 5th FULL Day event!!  and each one is getting better!

We have some fantastic classes planned with the Joyous Noel Designer paper from the upcoming Holiday catalog and a few of the new stamp sets!  Check this image to see some of the things that are part of the registration gift!

We have so many fun things planned!

You can Click HERE to register for this event!  Don’t miss out on the fun

Right Click on the flyer below to print it off to share with your friends!  It is always much more fun to craft with your friends!!  And you will make new friends!!











































I can’t wait to see you on the 15th!

Marilyn and Jeannie

Blended Season Card Class

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Blended Seasons Card Class 

I love the Stampin’ Up! Blended Seasons stamp set.  This set has stamps for each season of the year so it is a great all occasion stamp set.

I have pulled together a couple of my favorite cards from this set that represent the seasons into an online class, just for you!

But – there is always a but isn’t there?
This stamp set is only available until the August 31st!.  See the details HERE on the special.






Another great thing about this stamp set is the Stitched Seasons Framelits that come as part of the bundle.  These framelits 3 nested windows that have stitching on the inside and outside of the frame.  This allows you to make a frame with stitching on both the inside and the outside by layering two window framelits together.

You can find more information on my class HERE.    


As soon as I saw the falling leaves that were part of this set, I knew that I needed to use copper for the Falling Leaves stamp.  The leaves are stamped with versamark ink and colored with the Stampin’ Blends Markers.  I added a frame cut from copper foil  to highlight the leaves on the card.

I would love to be your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.  You can place an order on my website HERE.    If your order is under $150 then use the Host Code      and I will send you a sampler of the new Joyous Noel Christmas DSP.  Of course if your order is over $150 then keep the host benefits for yourself.  I love to share benefits with my customers!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Tropical Chic Card Class

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Today I am sharing a Tropical Chic Card class that I recently put together for my July class.   I have to say that the Tropical Escape Designer series paper is my favorite in the new catalog.  

I have seen so many beautiful projects made with the Tropical Chic bundle and Tropical Escape designer series paper.

For these projects I used Stampin’ Up!’s Tropical Chic stamp set and Fabulous Flamingo stamp set.    

The other supplies that I used for these projects include:

Cardstocks:
Whisper White, Granny Apple Green
Tranquil Tide, Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo and the Tropical Escape Designer Series paper stack.

Inks:  Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo and Petal Pink.

This class includes full color instructions for 5 cards and one treat box made with these Tropical projects.

You can see more details and purchase my Tropical Chic Class HERE. for $14.95

Thanks for stopping by today!






Product List
Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Bundle
$44.00
Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$8.50
Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$9.75
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.50
Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.50
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad
$7.50
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
$7.50
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad
$7.50
Fabulous Flamingo Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00
Tropical Escape 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Animal Outing Handmade Card

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Animal Outing Handmade cardToday I am sharing a card that one of my friends made using the Stampin’ Up! Animal Outing stamp set.  This Animal Outing handmade card would be perfect for a kid’s birthday!

The card base is Tranquil Tide CS cut to 8  1/2″ x 5 1/2″ and scored at
4 1/4″.  The background is a layer of the the Tropical Escape Designer series paper.  This Tropical designed paper is a perfect paper pattern to use for an animal set.

The giraffes are stamped with Early Espresso ink on Crushed Curry CS and cutout with the coordinating Animal Friends thinlits. The flower is stamped with the orchid from the Tropical Chic stamp set.

The circle and scalloped circle in the center of the card are cut out of the Layering Circles framelits.  Whisper White and Tranquil Tide cardstocks were used for the circles.

Lastly the “Happy Birthday” message is stamped on a tag cut from the Stitched Labels Framelits.  This is a perfect Framelit set that everyone should have in their collection.  

 The Stitched Labels framelit collection cuts several different shapes for labels with a pretty stitching pattern around the edge.   There is also a stitched background which would be perfect for making a textured background for a card.  And a long Stitched framelit to cut a stitched edge to a card.  No more using a template and stylus to make a stitched edge on a card!

I hope you have enjoyed this card.  Thank you to my friend JoJo for sharing it with me!!

Happy Stamping!

TAX FREE + Bonus Days!!!

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What happens when you combine Massachusetts Tax FREE weekend with Bonus Days??  Stampin’ Up! on Sale!


Today and tomorrow – August 11th and 12th are Tax FREE weekend in Massachusetts!  That is %6.25 off!  Combine that with Stampin’ Up!’s  Bonus Days for the month of August and you get Great Savings!

For every $50 USD you  spend before August 31 (before shipping and tax) earns a $5 USDBonus Days coupon code that can be used September 1–30.   Translated that means a $5 coupon for each $50 that you spend in August to be used in September!!  and the new Holiday catalog will be out in September. 

So buy this weekend for tax FREE and get coupons to use in September with the New Holiday Catalog!!

Have a great time shopping!

Varied Vases handmade card and FREE tutorial

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Today I am sharing a beautiful card that I made with the Varied Vases stamp set and coordinating punch.  This is a handmade varied vases cardgreat bundle to make some cute quick cards.  I used the Garden Impressions Designer paper with this set.  

One of my favorite color combinations is navy and yellow so I was naturally drawn to this piece of designer paper.

So the details on this card.

Card Base:  cut a piece of So Saffron cardstock to 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ and score at 4 1/4.  
First layer:  So saffron piece of Garden Impressions DSP cut to 4″ x 5 1/4″
Second layer:  Blue and saffron floral background cut to 3″ x 4″.

The Focal point of this card is the floral images stamped on a piece of 2 1/4″ x 3″ piece of whisper white cardstock.  Then I stamped each of the 3 vases with Jet Black staz-on ink.  I added a flower to each vase and colored in the flowers with So Saffron ink.

The vases are punched out of scraps of the Garden Impressions DSP.  I really liked the way this highlighted the vases.  I attached the DSP vases over the stamped vase. Stamping the vase even though I know I am going to cover it up with DSP – helps to position the flowers.    I added the middle vase last and used a dimensional so it looks like it is in front of the other two vases.  This piece is layered onto a 2 3/8″ x 3 1/8″ piece of Night of Navy cardstock.  This piece is centered to the center left of the Decorative DSP layer.  I didn’t want to hide that beautiful navy and saffron DSP.

Last I stamped the message “Birthday Wishes”  on a scrap of whisper white cardstock and punched it out with the Classic label punch.  I used a dimensional to add this piece to the card.

Interested in a FREE  Tutorial with 3 other cards made with the Varied Vases stamp set and Garden Impressions Designer paper?  This tutorial outlines my design process and how I use sketches with a specific stamp set and Designer paper to design cards and scrapbook pages.  

CLICK HERE to signup for my newsletter to receive this Tutorial for FREE.  I send out 3-4 newsletters a month filled with lot of great papercrafting tips and ideas!
Varied Vases Photopolymer Bundle
$39.50
Garden Impressions 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00
Garden Impressions 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock Pack
$8.50
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$9.75
Classic Label Punch
$18.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive
$7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
$4.00
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Ink Refill
$3.75
Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad
$9.00

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blended Seasons Stamp Set

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Blended Seasons Falling LeavesToday I am sharing a card that I made with the new Blended Seasons stamp set that you will be able to order for the month of August only from Stampin’ Up!.










This set comes with a coordinating set of thinlits; the Stitched Seasons thinlits.  I love the window framelits that are part of this set.  Each of the windows is stitched on the inside and outside so you can cut an outline with the stitched edges.











Here are the details of this card.  The card base is a piece of Whisper White cardstock cut to 11″ x 4 1/4″ and scored at 5 1/2″.   Next is a second layer of whisper white cardstock cut to 4″ x 5 1/4″.   I stamped the leaves with versamark ink randomly and embossed them with Copper Embossing powder.  I used the Stampin’ Blends Markers to color in the leaf images.

Next I cut a Window from a piece of Copper Foil using the large and medium Window Framelits that are part of the Stitched Seasons framelits.  I can tell that these framelits with the stitched detail along the edge of the framelit will become a staple in my stamping room!  I used dimensionals to pop up the frame over the leaves.  I then tied a piece of the copper ribbon around the upper right hand corner of the frame.  You can fray this ribbon to get a cool “metal” effect.

Last but not least I stamped the sentiment “thank you” that is part of the Blended Seasons stamp set with versamark ink on a 1″ x 3 1/2″ piece of vellum cardstock and embossed it with the Copper embossing powder.  I snipped the end of the vellum to make a tail on the label and added it to the front of the card.  The great thing about vellum is the transparency of it so you are not hiding any of the images on your project.

Check out the details of this special HERE.  

Ready to place an order?  If you are in the US and don’t have a demonstrator,  I would love to help you out.  If your order is under $150, use the Hostess code PNUBFTX3 and I will send you a sampler of the new Under the Mistletoe Designer paper.  Of course if your order is over $150, then collect the hostess benefits for yourself.  I love to share benefits with my customers.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Christmas in July – Under the Mistletoe Card

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     For the past few days, I have been playing with the new Under the Mistletoe Designer paper from the new  Stampin’ 
Under the Mistletoe CardUp! catalog.   I have designed a few Christmas cards with this paper using a new stamp set; Color Your Season –  that Stampin’ Up is releasing on August 1st and a couple of the Holiday sets that are in the current catalog.

Here are the details on this card made with the upcoming Color Your season stamp set. 










The Color Your Season stamp set has an image for each of the Four Seasons and some pretty thinlits that have a stitched edge.  I can’t wait to show off this stamp set and let you play with it.  It will be available for order on August 1st!  

Here are the details on this card:

The card base is Old Olive cardstock cut to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and scored at 4 1/4″.  Next is a layer of Real Red cardstock cut to 5 1/8″ x 3  7/8″.  Then a piece of the Under the Mistletoe DSP cut to 5″ x 3 3/4″.  I then used the new layering thinlits with the stitched edge to cut a mat from Old Olive Cardstock and from Whisper White cardstock.  I stamped “Merry Christmas” in red.

The Color Your Season stamp set has the Christmas sentiment – Merry Christmas, a Christmas Bell and a swag of Mistletoe.  I stamped the Mistletoe swag with Black ink and colored the mistletoe with my Stampin’ Blends markers.  I then cut out the mistletoe swag and added it above the sentiment in the center of the card.  This set also has a pretty ribbon die.  I added a ribbon cut from Silver foil below the sentiment.

Next Wednesday is July 25th – so six months from Christmas so I am holding my Christmas in July class on Wednesday the 25th featuring the new Under the Mistletoe DSP and the upcoming  Color Your Season stamp set which will be available on August 1st.  I will also have some cards made with other Christmas Sets that have carried forward such as Star of Light,Hearts Come Home, and Stylish Christmas stamp sets.

Stay tuned – I will be offering an online class using the
Under the Mistletoe DSP soon!


Happy Stamping!

Blast from the Past handmade Graduation Card

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Today I am sharing a Handmade Graduation Card that I designed for my niece Hillary’handmade Graduation Cards graduation from Merrimack College!  What a huge milestone!  This is one of my favorite card designs – a Z Fold Card.  I love cards that move and Z Fold Cards are one of my favorite types of cards to design!

The colors for this card are inspired by Hillary’s love of Lily Pulitzer clothes and colors.  Pink and Green colors happen to be one my favorite colors combinations too!   So this card is designed around the new Granny Apple Green cardstock and of course my favorite pink – Flirty Flamingo cardstock wiht a little Coastal Cabana thrown in for a blue shade.  Aren’t you glad that Flirty Flamingo became a permanent color and that Coastal Cabana is back!

I used the Brights Designer paper stacks for the back ground paper.  Bringing back the Designer paper stacks in the color families was a great decision by Stmapin’ Up!  I love having a designer paper that coordinates with every color!
Brights Designer Series Paper Stack
Here are the details on this card:
The card base is a 5 1/2″ x 11″ piece of Flirty Flamingo Cardstock scored at 5 1/2″ and 2 3/4″.  This is folded into a Z shape.  The first 2 layers are  two 2 5/8″ x 5 3/8″ pieces of Granny Apple Green DSP.   The back panel is a 5 3/8″ square of Coastal Cabana DSP. 

The arm of the Z Fold card is a 1 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock scored at 5 1/2″ and 2 3/8″.  Each panel of the arm is layered with a piece of Flirty Flamingo DSP.   The numbers 2018 are cut using the Large Number framelits dies (which have now retired unfrotunately) from the Granny Apple Green and Flirty Flamingo cardstock.   The key to the Z Fold card is to attach the arm folded in the opposite direction from the card.

The banner and stars are cut using the Birthday Bash framelits (also retired).  I do love these framelits and the star explosion that the die creates!. 

The inspiration for the card design was a graduation card that I designed last year for my daughter Emily.  I have to admit that her card was a little more elaborate with a lot more bling.  This card was designed around Sacred Heart University colors which is where my daughter graduated from.  This card used Crushed Curry Cardstock and Cherry Cobbler Cardstock.

handmade Graduation Card





This is a great example of how you can take a favorite card that you designed before and change it to use for another occasion!

Want to learn how to make a Z Fold card?  Here is a link to a video that I recorded last year on Z Fold cards.  I also included a link to FREE PDF with full instructions on making Z Fold cards!



Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy 4th of July!!

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Happy 4th of July!!

These are a couple of summer picnic  cards that my team designed a couple of years ago for summer events!

This shows that you can take the colors red, white and blue and make something patriotic!

Even though these stamp sets and papers are retired, you can create something similar with products that we have available today!

I hope that you enjoy your day!

I am going on a exploration of the Isle of Shoals off the coast of NH & Maine for the 4th! 

Enjoy your day!

Happy July! new Stampin’ Specials

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Happy July! 
Stampin’ Up! has some fantastic specials for the month of July!



Have you ever thought about doing what you love?

What a perfect time to Join MY Team!

For the month of July, new recruits will receive a FREE assortment of Classic Stampin’ Pads of their choosing with their Starter Kit!  Check out the details HERE.

Ready to join now?  Click HERE to Join Now!
or
Give me a call! 

I have a fantastic team!  We all work together, share ideas and help each other out!











Special #2 For July


It is time to stock up on some of those gorgeous Designer Series Papers in the new Catalog!  Buy 3 Designs and Get 1 FREE!

Check out the details HERE.


I love the new beautiful Designer papers in the new catalog! July is a great time to get started on your Holiday cards! – so If your order is under $150, use the Host Code V2NYMHQ4   and I will give you a sampler of the new Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper.  I love this new bright and cheery DSP for the Holiday!  If your order is over $150, keep the hostess benefits for yourself!  I love to share rewards with my customers!



Happy Shopping!


Handmade Shower Invitation

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handmade Shower invitaitonToday I am sharing a handmade Shower Invitation that my friend and I designed for her daughter’s shower.

I used the new Serene Garden Stamp set from the new Stampin’ Up! catalog.  I love the look of this set.  It is definitely very serene.  This set would be perfect for thank you cards, thinking of you and sympathy cards.  So pretty.



This set comes in a bundle with matching framelit dies.  But it also has a die that embosses the main floral image. 

The invitations are 5 x 7.  The base is a piece of the new Blueberry Bushel cardstock cut to 5 x 7″.  I was playing around with the width of the mat for this card and also the portrait versus landscape layouts.  The card on the right with the portrait layout has a piece of Whisper White cardstock is cut to 4 3/4″ x 6 3/4″.   The image is stamped on the lower left corner with Basic Gray ink.  For the landscape invitation I cut the Whisper White cardstock to 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ for a wider mat on the base.

I used the Old Olive Blends marker to color the leaves on these cards.  I really like the shading effects that you can get with the Stampin’ Blends markers.  For the flowers I used the Blueberry Bushel ink with an aqua painter since this color isn’t available in the Stampin’ Blends markers yet.

So of course I had to try out the new embossing die.  So I made a card using some of the new purple colors;  Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape.  NOTE:  you do need an embossing mat for your Big Shot.  Check out the Embossing mats in the new catalog on page 221. 

For the this card, the base is Gorgeous Grape cardstock cut to 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4.  The next layer is 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Highland Heather cardstock. 

The next layer is a 2″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock with a mat of Gorgeous Grape cut to 2 1/8″ x 3 5/8″.

For this card, I used an aqua painter and did a wash across the white cardstock for the sky.  I stamped the corner leaf image in the two bottom corners.  Next I stamped the leaf with single flower image and the larger flower above.  I then stamped the two flowers again with the butterfly on scrap cardstock and cut them out with the framelit dies.  I colored these image with Highland Heather ink and an aqua painter.   The leaves are colored with the Old Olive Blends Markers.

Then I attached the flower over the image with mini dimensionals.  You can’t tell by the pictures, but I also used a Wink of Stella pen on the larger flower so that it stands out and shimmers which it does!

I can tell that the Serene Garden stamp set is going to become one of my go to stamp sets with this catalog!

Here are the supplies that I used for these items today:
Product List
Serene Garden Photopolymer Bundle
$42.25
Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.50
Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.50
Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.50
Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad
$7.50
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad
$7.50
Aqua Painters
$17.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
$9.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
$8.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
$4.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$9.75

So which invitation do you like better?  The landscape or portrait?

If you are ready to place an order, I would love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  If your order is under $150, use the Host code of  TSAB4JTZ  and I will send you a special gift.  I love to share the Host benefits with my customers.  Of course if your order is over $150, then keep the Host benefits for yourself!

Happy Stamping!