Mix It Up Monday: Sprinkles of Life

It’s Mix It Up Monday and time for another colour combination from my In Color charts.  

I cannot tell you how much I dislike this card. I dislike it so much that I was going to mount it on a white card base but decided it would be a waste of cardstock. For the cupcake base and candles, I used a Project Life card, thinking the stripes would show up but they don’t. I particularly don’t like the colour combo because I don’t think So Saffron goes with Daffodil Delight… I’m not a fan of the Daffodil Delight background either.  Still, it’s not as bad as the first version! And at least it ticks off my final Cucumber Crush combination, which takes me another step closer to completing my self-imposed challenge. 

I’m also getting a bit restless because the retiring list is due to be released later on today, plus demonstrators will soon get to see the new catalogue – and I for one, can’t wait to see it! 

Sprinkles Of Life Photopolymer Stamp Set [139971] £19.00	Tree Builder Punch [138295] £16.00	This Is The Life Project Life Accessory Pack [138461] £9.00	Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies [140620] £27.00
Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] £6.50	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] £6.50	Cucumber Crush A4 Cardstock [138342] £6.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.25
Kraft And White Corrugated Paper [138317] £6.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker [119677] £2.95	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50

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Party Pop-up Stair step card

These Party Pop-Up Thinlits dies are not just for pop-up cards, oh no. The beauty of them is that, if you want to create a pop-up card like this one, you add the score-line yourself, by scoring your cardstock first then lining up the line with the guides on the die. 

That gives you the flexibility to create projects like the one above, where the Happy Birthday is used on non-scored cardstock to create a fabulous cut-out design element. I’ve added just a hint of yellow ink to the candles and saved some of the die-cut pieces from previous projects to use as additional embellishments. I keep the leftover pieces in an old button pot  - don’t throw away those tiny stars and streamers as they’ll come in useful next time, for projects like this and this.

The DSP shown here is FREE with a £45 order but only until the end of the month. It’s a really nice set of designs, in some of my favourite colours; in fact if you purchase the Farmers Market cardstock assortment you’ll find it co-ordinates perfectly. Top tip there. No charge. 

Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies [140620] £27.00	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock [133682] £6.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.25	Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper [141022] £0.00
Sponge Daubers [133773] £4.50	Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad [133643] £6.00	Big Shot Die Brush [140603] £10.00

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Hip Hip Hooray gift box with Wildflower Fields FREE paper

I love this Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper, which is FREE during Sale-a-Bration with a £45 order – and it seems my customers love it, too, as I unpacked several packs of it this week!

Top tip: The Farmers Market cardstock assortment is the perfect accompaniment to this DSP.

Here I’ve used one of the prettiest sheets of paper with the Gift Box Punch Board to make a box, which I topped with a bow created with the Envelope Punch Board and a tag made with the fun new Party Pop-Up Thinlits.  

What I realised when making the tag was that there’s not a lot of space to write on the back because it’s full of holes, so I took some Hello Honey cardstock, drew around the die and cut it freehand, then offset it to give it a brightly coloured background, joining with Dimensionals to give it some, er... dimension. The Old Olive pieces are simply retrieved from a previous project and fitted into the gaps. The easiest way to do this is to put some double-sided tape on the back of the Blackberry Bliss and simply press them in to secure. 

Hope you like it! And I hope I can bear to give this away!

Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies [140620] £27.00

Gift Box Punch Board [135863] £18.00

Envelope Punch Board [133774] £18.00

Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper [141022] £0.00

Farmers Market A4 Cardstock Assortment Pack [139016] £6.50

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Wildflower Fields with Party Pop-Up birthday card

These fabulous dies proved really popular at at party I did last week. The ladies loved how you can not only create fun accents and tags, but spectacular pop-up inserts.  They particularly loved the way I took some of the tiny die-cut elements in Old Olive and inserted them into the Whisper White, but I can’t take any of the glory for that idea as I saw it on Shelli Gardner’s blog.  Using the Big Shot Die Brush almost exclusively with these dies means the box is full of little bits like this, so I try not to throw them away.  I’ve even used some of the minuscule stars on the inside of the card. Anyone who knows how frustrated I get with fiddly things will appreciate my efforts all the more!

Another product I was showcasing was the fabulous Wildflower Fields DSP, which is FREE with a £45 order during Sale-a-Bration. I love the colours in this paper, and the designs are a lovely mix of delicate florals and geometrics. 

What was most unusual about this Stampin’ Up!® party was that were was absolutely no stamping involved. I think that was a first for me!

Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies [140620] £27.00	Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper [141022] £0.00	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787] £15.50
It's My Party Enamel Dots [140554] £3.75	Farmers Market A4 Cardstock Assortment Pack [139016] £6.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.25
Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad [133643] £6.00	Farmers Market A4 Cardstock Assortment Pack [139016] £6.50	Big Shot Die Brush [140603] £10.00

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Sale-a-Bration retro pop-up card

I wanted to make a card with a retro vibe, so searched “retro colour combinations” on the internet. I came up with something like this: Pool Party, Delightful Dijon and Watermelon Wonder. It’s a combination that could have come straight from my In Color charts and, to be honest, it’s such a good one that I wish I had thought of it. 

Circle punches are perfect for creating a retro vibe, so out they came, too. And eventually, with a bit of playing around, I came up with this card. Pretty clean and simple, but there’s more…

Open it up and you have this fabulous pop-up greeting, which I absolutely love. It’s so simple to create with the new Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies. Check out the Stampin’ Up! video below.

Behind the pop-out greeting is some retired paper (it wasn’t retired when I made the card!) which helps the greeting to stand out even more.

If you’d like to see a demonstration of these dies, do get in touch to book a party... but hurry – my calendar is filling fast!

Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies [140620] £27.00	Flowering Fields Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141303] £0.00	Botanicals For You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141237] £0.00	2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [138333] £13.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.25	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] £6.50	Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock [138345] £6.50
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] £6.50	Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock [138341] £6.50

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