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January 17, 2021 by Sue Leave a Comment

Valentines With Stampin’ Up Hot Dog Stamp Set

Stampin' Up | Hot Dog Stamp Set | Valentines | Hand Stamped Cards | Paper Crafting | Card Stamping

A Blue Bottle Stamping post!

Once Christmas is over, it’s time to think about Valentine’s Day! The new Hot Dog photopolymer stamp set was my inspiration for Valentines this year. The sweet little heart stamp is just begging to be used on a Valentine! This Hot Dog Stamp set is so versatile!

Stampin' Up | Hot Dog Stamp Set | Valentine's Day Cards | Card Making | Card Stamping

I love to start with Kraft paper card stock. So versatile! And I hope you didn’t hide away all your holiday designer series papers, because those red prints come in handy for Valentines. Designer Series Paper Brights would work as well. I used the Real Red Classic Stampin’ pad. Additional supplies I used are an old wood stamp for the greeting, a bit of washi tape and baker’s twine.

Hot Dog Stamp Set | Stampin' Up | Valentine Cards | Card Making | Card Stamping | Hot Dog Stamp Set Hot Dog Stamp Set | Stampin' Up | Card Making | Valentines | Card Stamping

I started out by cutting circles with my die cutter to stamp the dogs on. The photopolymer stamps make centering your stamp so easy, unlike the wood stamp I used for the greeting. I need to remember to stamp first, then cut out as you can see I struggled to center the ‘love’ stamp! I colored the dogs with our Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack. The Ivory Card Stock worked with the Stampin’ Blends far better than the scrap of white paper, which tended to bleed. Below is the basic layout, and you could stop here and call it done. I used one and a half-two inches of the red print down the middle, and a bit of washi tape under the greeting.

Stampin' Up | Stamped Cards | Cardmaking | Hot Dog Stamp Set | Valentines | Paper crafting

I wanted to add those cute little hearts, so I stamped those kind of random, and added a baker’s twine bow to the dog with a mini glue dot.

Hot Dog Stamp Set | Stampin' Up | Cardmaking | Stamped Cards | Valentines

So I was ready to leave it go at that, but the circles the dogs were on didn’t pop quite as much as I hoped. I thought a band of red print would be enough, but I decided to try cutting a slightly bigger circle in another random red print. Also, the dogs kind of appear to be floating, so I added a shadow underneath. You could put a few blades of green grass, but I didn’t really want to add another color.

Hot Dog Stampin' Up Stamp Set | Hand Stamped Valentines | Stampin' Up | Cardmaking | Card Stamping

So that’s how I will finish the rest. Inside I plan to stamp the phrase from the Hot Dog set that says “I love you – that’s the long and short of it.” As a Basset Hound owner, I love the short legged pups. My brother-in-law’s comment about Rosie, our pup, was she’s half a dog high and a dog and a half long. I’m making a total of 6 with this basic design, so the first 2 maybe aren’t quite as cool, but I always say, done is better than perfect. If I waited to get them perfect, I’d never finish any, lol!

So what are you stamping for Valentine’s Day? If I can help you with your Stampin’ Up products, give me a shout. Be sure to follow my Blue Bottle Stamping page on Facebook for all the latest news and specials. Sale-A-Bration continues through Feb. 28, 2021. Earn fabulous free products with every $50 purchase! Happy Stamping! And if you want to read more about Rosie, check out my post, Life is Better with a Dog.

Filed Under: Stampin' Up Tagged With: card making, Card Stamping, Hot Dog Stamp Set, paper crafting, Valentines

December 28, 2020 by Sue Leave a Comment

Stampin’ Up Sale-A-Bration! – 2021

saleabration | Stampin'Up | paper crafting | stamping | rubber stamping

What’s new for Sale-a-Bration 2021? Fabulous stamp sets and designer paper!

*A Blue Bottle Stamping post*

I love being able to see the new catalogs before they become available! This year’s Sale-a-bration catalog does not disappoint!

SALE-A-Bration Products

Darling Donkeys (155264, free with $50 purchase) was the first item to catch my eye. These stamps will make adorable cards for everyone! Just a bit of color from Stampin’ Blends will take your Darling Donkeys cards to the next level. For easy projects, you can purchase a Darling Donkeys Project Collection for $62.25 to get everything you need including cardstock, Designer Series Paper Assortment, embellishments and ink. The project purchase qualifies you to get the Darling Donkeys stamps for FREE!

Darling Donkeys | Stampin'Up | Saleabration | Paper crafting | Card Making | Rubber Stamping

The Berry Blessings Stamp Set + Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper (1576123, free with $100 purchase) was the next item to top my list of must haves. This is a Two-Step set of photopolymer stamps for easy coloring. The stamps are great with the paper, but they also coordinate with the Sweet Strawberry Bundle in the January-June Mini Catalog.

Berry Blessings | Saleabration | Stampin'Up | Card Making | Paper Crafting | Rubber Stamping

Of course there is Designer Series Paper in a rainbow of gorgeous florals and patterns. (Three other sets!) There are four other sets of stamps with greetings, bouquets, hummingbirds and butterflies. Your choice of item free with each $50 and/or $100 purchase!

2021 Mini Catalog

So what to buy to qualify for free items? Well I’m glad you asked, as the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog has so many great options!

The Hot Dog (154497, $17) was my first must have. I’m a sucker for cute puppies, and even though these are probably weiner dogs, I plan to color them to look like Rosie, my basset hound. So cute!!! I’m thinking Valentines with this sweet set!

Hot Dog | Stampin' Up | weiner dog | Dachshund | Paper Crafting | Card Making | rubber stamping | saleabration

My craft supplies are not as organized as I would like. Sometimes, the idea of gathering what I need to craft seems so daunting, I don’t even start. Fortunately Stampin’ Up has some solutions! The You Are Amazing Project Kit (155370, $30) and the You Are Amazing Stamp Set (154534, $21) has all the major occasions covered. Beautiful greetings for birthday, congrats, and thank you. Simply add a Stampin’ Pad and adhesive of your choice and you are ready for anything!

You Are Amazing | You Are Amazing Project Kit | Stampin'Up | Card Making | Paper Crafting | Rubber Stamping | Saleabration

The other set I ordered to preview is the Hydrangea Haven (154470, $26) Two-Step photopolymer stamps. Dies are available to take your stamping to the next level, and really, who doesn’t love hydrangeas? 

Hydrangea Haven | Stampin'Up | Paper Crafting | Card Making | Rubber Stamping

I can’t wait to begin crafting! If you are interested in seeing some of my finished projects, I will be posting them on my Facebook page. Follow the Facebook link below. Shop Sale-A-Bration from Jan. 5-Feb. 28 2021!

Check out the digital brochure:

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Follow my Blue Bottle Stamping Facebook Page for all the latest Stampin’ Up news, sales, product, and crafting tips information! Here’s a quick and easy card tutorial. 

Filed Under: Stampin' Up Tagged With: card making, paper crafting, rubber stamping, Sale-a-bration, stamping

July 17, 2020 by Sue 1 Comment

Celebrate Sunflowers Greeting Card Evolution

Celebrate Sunflowers | Stampin' Up

Last month I finally did it. I signed up with Stampin’ Up as a demonstrator. Maybe I fell in love with the new annual catalog and the Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set. Maybe it was the solitary months at home. Maybe it was all the packing and unpacking I’ve done since we decided to move. Maybe it was the extra bundle of products for signing up in June. Anyway, whatever the reason, I feel like I haven’t had a chance to work on creative projects, and now I can totally justify however much time I choose to spend on card making, lol!

I would really love to offer card making make and take classes here in my home, but with the corona virus I’m not sure if anyone would be comfortable coming over, so I thought I would play around with creating a card and sharing here in my blog. Start out with a 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ plain yellow card from one of Michael’s multi card packs. I will definitely be using Stampin’ Up card stock in the future, but I believe in using what I have, and we all need to save where we can. Daffodil Delight, item # 119683 will work from Stampin’ Up, and 1 sheet will make 2 cards.

Note Card | Thank You Card

I received the Celebrate Sunflowers, item # 152517, in my demonstrator kit. Did I mention what a great value the demonstrator kit is? Anyway, you could totally use the note card plain, but that’s no fun. I did a little search on Pinterest for inspiration. Sometimes I don’t feel like I have a creative brain at all, but I’m okay with that, as long as I have access to Pinterest.

Celebrate Sunflowers | Stampin' Up

I started out by stamping the large sunflower 3 times, overlapping the edge of the card a bit. Now if you wanted to, you could call it done. I used a mustard stamp pad that has since been discontinued. You could use brown, if you have it, or Cinnamon Cider, item # 153120 would work well.

Celebrate Sunflowers | Stampin' Up

I wanted to use the thank you greeting, so I cut a scrap of white cardstock 7/8″ X 4″ and stamping it with Old Olive, item # 147090.

Celebrate Sunflowers | Stampin' Up

Again, we could call it good now, but I thought it needed something to tie the Old Olive in the greeting to the base. I added a few leaves, stamped in Old Olive.

Celebrate Sunflowers | Stampin' Up

Now I wanted to give the greeting a bit more depth, so I cut another scrap with an orange print 1 1/4″ by 5.” I glued the greeting to it, with a little angle cut, and attached it with Stampin’ Dimensionals, item # 104430.

Stampin' Dimensionals | Celebrate Sunflowers | Stampin' Up

So there it is, a super easy and quick thank you card! I like to make at least 2 at a time. This would be a great design to make several, and maybe use different greetings. Next time I will try a design with the Sunflower Dies.

Celebrate Sunflowers | Stampin' Up

I would love to have you join my Stampin’ Up community. Follow my Facebook page Blue Bottle Stamping for the latest product info and specials! If you are interested in shopping online for the products in this post or others, go to Stampin’ Up, click on FIND A DEMONSTRATOR at the top of the page, then click on FIND MY DEMONSTRATOR and enter Sue Kaup, Stillwater MN to shop with me. Thanks for following, and keep on Stampin’!

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