SAND AND SEA SUITE - ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES FOR BEAUTIFUL CARDS
Hello Stamper! Happy New year! I think we are all happy to put 2020 behind us, and welcome all the wonderful possibilities 2021 has to offer! With that thought in mind, I hope all of you are looking forward to a terrific year of paper crafting! Of course it just would not be a new year of paper crafting without new Stampin’ Up! products!
Tomorrow (5 January2021) the new Stampin’ Up!®️ January - June 2021 Mini catalog goes live! Yay! I want to show you a suite of products featured in the new mini catalog, and I am almost certain it is my favorite. The Sand & Sea Suite is found on pages 40-42 of the mini catalog. A suite of products is simply a group of coordinating products usually consisting of a bundle (stamp set and a tool - usually dies or a punch), Designer Series Paper (DSP), and a few other items like specialty paper, ribbon, or other embellishments. A suite of products can be purchased using one item number! Let’s take a look at the components that make up the SEA & SAND SUITE.
FRIENDS ARE LIKE SEASHELLS STAMP SET
SEASIDE SEASHELLS DIES
The stamp set and the dies can be purchased separately, or purchased together in a bundle for a 10% savings. The 10% savings is reflected in the total price of the suite.
SEASHELLS 3-D EMBOSSING FOLDER
SAND AND SEA DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (DSP)
SEASIDE SHELLS STICKERS AND OPAL ROUNDS
PEARLESCENT SPECIALITY PAPER
I really like this suite of products the stamp set, dies, and embossing folder all work so well together, and that means lots of option for card designs. The DSP is so pretty: lots of seashell, sand, and surf patterns in Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, So Saffron, Sahara Sand, and Seaside Spray.
Here are some cards I made using products from the SEA & SAND SUITE:
For the card below I used a piece of DSP and stamped shell images from the stamp set directly onto the DSP using Flirty Flamingo, Sahara Sand, and So Saffron inks. The stamped DSP was adhered to a Flirty Flamingo mat. The piece was mounted on a Sahara Sand card base. This is a quick and easy card that shows off the realistic stamped images and lets the DSP do all the work for a sand-like background.
The card below uses the stamp set, the dies, the embossing folder, and two patterns of the DSP. For the background I used a piece of DSP (Seaside Spray and white) that mimics waves along the shore and another piece of DSP that mimics the sand along the shore (Gray Granite). For the focal image I used a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the large die and ran it through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Next I stamped the detail on the shells. The stamps are photopolymer, so very easy to line up on the die cut image. You can also use the Stamparatus to perfectly stamp the images onto the die cut. I stamped the shells with Flirty Flamingo, Sahara Sand, So Saffron, and Calypso Coral ink. I colored the seaweed with the Soft Seafoam Stampin’ Blends (combo). Next, I placed the entire die cut in the Seashells 3-D Embossing Folder. The die cut fits perfectly in the embossing folder! It makes embossing the die cut super easy! I used my paper snips to cut the shells and seaweed from the larger die cut, and put the card together.
This is my favorite card. I used the Pearlescent Speciality Paper for the focal image, and it is gorgeous! It is also very easy to work with. When I stamped on it I did give the inks a couple extra seconds to dry. The first thing I did was die cut the image, then I stamped the detail on the shells, and finally I colored the seaweed with the Soft Seafoam Stampin’ Blends. The card base is Whisper White, but I added a bit of color to it by using Pool Party ink and the new blending brushes also offered in the new mini catalog. The greeting is cut out with the Double Oval Punch - another item offered on the new catalog.
BLENDING BRUSHES
DOUBLE OVAL PUNCH
The STAMPIN’ UP! JANUARY - JUNE 2021 MINI CATALOG sales period begins tomorrow (5 January 2021). If you do not have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, and would like a copy of the catalog you can request one by emailing me at greatinkspirations@gmail.com. In the subject line type - catalog. In the body of the email include your name and mailing address.
Tomorrow (5 January 2021) SALE-A-BRATION (SAB) begins. This promotion runs through 28 February 2021. For every $50 or $100 of Stampin’ Up! products purchased (excluding shipping and tax) you can select a free price point item(s) from the SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE.
I think you will be amazed at the variety of stamp sets and other products in the new mini catalog. There is truly something for everyone! The SAB choices are just as amazing as the products in the mini catalog. I truly believe we are going to experience a terrific card making year. Any of the products in the mini catalog and in the SAB brochure will certainly get your stamping year off and running!
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