Stampin' With Michelle Pepper

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...

Well, there is certainly quite a buzz out there as we all eagerly awaits the new Annual Catalogue launching on the 1 June. Today, however, I want to bring your attention to one of my favourite retiring items - the Sweet Soirée Specialty Designer Series Paper , along with the Sweet Soirée Embellishment Kit.   Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper (DSP) are almost always double sided which means you have double the choice right? Sometimes, however, it seems sacrilege to put glue on the side you haven't chosen to feature in your card. Particularly, for this set of papers, one side has silver foil accents and I always want to show this side! And then I saw Ronda Wade's idea which just made me giddy as it solved my dilemma. It is such a simple idea I wonder why I never thought it myself - thank you Ronda! So you see these two cards below? The pattern paper on the right card is the other/alternative side of the metallic side I chose to f...

Here's a quick play of some new products from one of the Share What You Love Bundles that is an Early Release of our upcoming new catalogue. The catalogue goes live on 1 June but you can get these products now in May! A bit about the card:  * I love neat and tidy but sometimes I like to throw in a bit of whimsical-ness to my cards. So this sketch is perfect.   * I love adding little details - our new pearlised doilie is an easy choice. I am also infatuated with our new Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon which I am thinking I shall try to sneak in little or big ways in every card I make henceforth! * I started off thinking I will do a monochromatic card featuring the delightful Grapefruit Grove - one of the new 2018-19 In Colours. But I decided a pop of the returning Blackberry Bliss colour (which has made a lot of stampers happy) would add a bit of vibrance to the card. * That stenciled background is from a die cut that comes in the Delightfully Detailed M...