Stampin' With Michelle Pepper

Hello stamping friends! The Rectangle Stitched Framelits were my priority purchase from the Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalogue, so today I want to share a quick template for two cards using these basic shape framelits. Cut a piece of pretty paper (here I have used one from the retiring Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper) either to the size of your card base or as in my sample below, slightly smaller so you have a small border on all four sides. Use one of the Rectangle Stitched dies to cut a piece out from the centre of the paper. This smaller cut out piece will be featured in another card (as per my second sample below). That's it - I did say "a quick template"! It is then just a matter of adding the message (sentiment) on the card and jazzing it up with some embellishments. On both my samples, if you look closely, I have embossed the Whisper White layer with the Subtles Embossing Folder. Embossing folders are an easy way to add texture and interest t...

We are coming to the end of what has been truly a Sale-a-bration. Today, I'd like to feature the fabulously detailed Country Floral Embossing Folder , and the various ways you can add colour: 1) Ink the embossing folder by pressing or swiping the inkpad on to the flat half (so no bumpiness when you run your hand over it) of the embossing folder. Place card front face down on the inked side, close the folder and run through the Big Shot and ta da, you have a coloured card with white embossed (raised) image. Here I started with the SU Shimmery White card. The ink I used was Soft Sea Foam (a colour I don't use much - yet!). I also tried it with Powder Pink (one of the 5 retiring colours come May 31st). Tip: I much prefer the use of lighter colours than dark (like Berry Bliss) with this technique. The sentiments used in both these cards are from another Free SAB set Part of My Story . 2)  Run through the Big Shot a piece of card front in the colour of your ...

Happy New Year ! As always, Stampin' Up! heralds in the new year with the launch of the Occasions Catalogue. Here's a fun and quick video to give you a taste of what's on offer. Click here to order from the 2019 Occasions Catalogue Don't forget all our fabulous products from the Annual Catalogue is still available here  And not to be missed of course is our Annual Sale-a-bration event happening now till the 31 March. Choose a FREE item here for every $110 you spend  (before shipping). Love and blessings, Michelle xx *** Sale-a-bration time with Stampin' Up!...FREE item for every $110 spend or...hostess benefits for qualifying party sales or...join for $189 and get $375 worth of products of your choice or join for $240 and get $375 worth of products PLUS exclusive craft and carry tote (value $105) ...ends 31 March 2019. Contact me now! or Click this link http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellepepper/promotions ***

Hello! Yes, you read correctly - dies aren't just for die cutting, they can be used to emboss too! That is what I have done using the Embossing Mats that have just been made available in our new catalogue.  It feels like I have a whole lot of new things to play with when in fact I am just using the dies I already have in a new way. What a bonus bargain! These Embossing Mats are a must have item in your toolbox - you won't regret it! So, I knew I wanted to make a card that uses this technique to emboss with dies. I even knew what dies I will use. But then, when it comes to colours - what a dilemma!!!! Do you know that at Stampin' Up! we have 50 colours to choose from (excluding black, white and vanilla)? There are a variety of ways to arrive at a selection of colours to use. In this instance, I got my inspiration from the CAS Colour & Sketch Challenge #275 I really like how well it has turned out - the colours paired with Whisper White ju...

It is the month of June, and that means it is New Annual Catalogue time! With each new catalogue, Stampin' Up! introduces 5 new In Colours that will be available for two years. So, introducing the 2018-2020 In Colours: The making of this "Party Time" Card : 1) Let's make a card that uses all 5 new In Colours 2) Must use at least one stamp set that is New in the Catalogue.  The fabulous Pick A Pennant stamp made the honours :-) I love that cute little bird! 3) This stamp set lends itself nicely to the "Hinge Stamping" Technique that I can showcase with our new positioning tool, the Stamparatus. 4) I just love love love the new Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon and had been jesting that I would probably try to use it in every card I make this year. Can you see how I snuck it in here in this card? 5) I also used sentiments from two returning stamp sets - Picture Perfect Birthday and Happy Birthday Gorgeous. Notice that I haven't used...

Oh dear, I just found this post sitting in the Draft folder...oh well I decided I should post it anyway for enjoyment even though the Celebration Duo embossing folders are retired now.  They are quick and fun cards to make and I am so so happy and tickled pink for the launch of our new annual catalogue!  

I got inspired over at Just Add Ink ! This card was simply quick to make - can you see what inspiration I took out of the picture in the Just Add Ink #410 photo challenge ? There are a lot to take in when you look at the photo - the colours, the garland of tassles, the hello banner, the polka dots, the floral, the steel frame headboard - but what is it that got my attention and formed the starting point for my card design? The bedside unit! Edited to add: Tip - photo taken during the day is much better than at night, haha! I sponged the quadrant of colours on the bottom right of the card using (in clock wise order) Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Grapefruit Grove. The detail on the headboard reminded me of the floral design in the Flourishing Phrases and its coordinating Flourish Thinlits, and I decided it would be perfect to cut that floral design in gold to pick up on the gold "hello" banner in the photo. I would have liked to put so...