PICTURE THIS - WHAT DO I DO WITH THESE DIES?

 Hi Stampers!

Today’s cards feature the PICTURE THIS DIES, now available in the Stampin’ Up!®️ 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. This set is one of several stand alone dies sets available in the current catalogs. Annual Catalog sample card can be found on pages 67. 

Let’s take a look at the dies:

PICTURE THIS DIES

Here are cards I made using the dies:

There are several ways to place the images in the cut out frames.  The cards demonstrate three ways. Let’s take a look:

COUNT ON ME STAMP SET

For this card I die cut the Soft Sea Foam cardstock, and used the same die to cut out a Basic White frame and used the circles for the images. 

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

*Card base - Soft Sea Foam 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored and folded at 4 1/4” along the 8 1/2” side.

* Other cardstock - 5” x 3 3/4” pieces of Soft Sea Foam and Basic White cardstock, a piece of DSP (Pattern Party used here) cut at 5 1/4” x 4”

* Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Mango Melody. Stampin’ Blends - Crumb Cake (light & dark), Old Olive (light), Petal Pink (light & dark), Cinnamon Cider (light), and Cajun Craze (light), Pool Party (light), and Soft Sea Foam (dark).

* Other - White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon about 18”

* Adhesive of choice and dimensionals.

ASSEMBLY

* Die cut the Soft Sea Foam and the Basic White cardstock using the Picture This circle frames die. For this card use the Soft Sea Foam frame, and four of the circles from the Basic White frame (save the frame for another project. 

* Stamp the images and greeting (from Kangaroo & Company) on the Basic White die cut pieces. Stamp  images with Memento Tuxedo Black, and stamp the greeting with Mango Melody. Color the critters with Stampin’ Blends.

* Dye the ribbon with the Soft Sea Foam (dark) Stampin’ Blend. 

* Adhere the DSP to the card base.

* Place dimensionals on the back side of the frame panel, and center it over the DSP.

* Adhere the die cut images to the card - they will fit right in the cut out holes. (NOTE: I found the easiest way to adhere the stamped images is to put a dab of liquid glue on the card, then slip the image piece inside the die cut hole.)

* Tie the ribbon around the card, tie in a bow, and trim the ends.

WHAT’S COOKIN’ STAMP SET

For this card I simply adhered die cut images inside the framed area of the PICTURE THIS die cut.

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD

* Poppy Parade card base 11” x 4 1/4”, scored and folded at 5 1/2” along the 11’ side.

* Other cardstock / DSP - Poppy Parade cut at 5” x 3 3/4”; scraps of Basic White for images and greeting; 

DSP cut at 5 1/4” x 4” (Pattern Party used here).

* Inks - Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black.

* Other - Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon about 8” and Tasteful Labels Dies and Cookin’ Dies.

* Adhesive of choice, glue dots, and dimensionals.

ASSEMBLY

* On Basic White cardstock stamp the images and the  greeting

* Die cut the frame with the Picture This die with rectangular cut outs. Die cut the greeting and the images.

* Adhere the DSP to the card base. 

* Adhere the Poppy Parade frame to the card front with dimensionals.

* Put dimensionals on the back side of the images, and place them inside the framedareas.

* Place a dimensional on the left side of the greeting piece (side that will be closest to the measuring cups), and place adhesive on the other side. Put the greeting in place.

* Tie a bow with the ribbon; adhere it with a glue dot. Trim the ends.

GARDEN BIRDHOUSES STAMP SET

For this card I used the die and printer paper to make a template. The template ensured perfect placement of the stamped images.

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

* Coastal Cabana card base cut at 11” x 4 1/4” scored and folded at 5 1/2”.

* A piece of Basic White cardstock, a piece of 6” x 6” DSP- Brights (Coastal Cabana), and printer paper all cut at 5” x 3 3/4”. Scraps of Basic White and Coastal Cabana cardstock for the greeting.

* Inks - Soft Suede, Coastal Cabana, and Pool Party; Stampin’ Blends -  Pumpkin Pie (light and dark), Pool Party (dark), Crumb Cake (light and dark), Pale Papaya (light and dark), Daffodil Delight (light and dark), Bermuda Bay (light).

* Other - Stitched Rectangles Die (1 3/4” x 1 3/8”); Pool Party Sheer Ribbon - about 14 inches. Blending Brush.

* Adhesive of choice and dimensionals. Washi tape painter’s tape - any type of low tack tape.

ASSEMBLY

* Cut a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock at 1 7/8” x 1 1/2” to made the greeting.

* Stamp the greeting with Coastal Cabana ink on Basic White cardstock. Stamp the two birds with Soft Suede ink. Add some color to them with the Crumb Cake (light) Stampin’ Blend. 

* Die cut the greeting with the Stitched Rectangle Die. 

* Place the piece of printer paper on top of the DSP, and die cut the two pieces together using the Picture This rectangle frames die. Remove the rectangle pieces from the frame, and gently separate the printer paper and DSP.

* Place the 5” x 3 3/4” piece of Basic White cardstock under the printer paper die cut frame. Use the Washi tape on the corners of the printer paper to hold things in place.

* Stamp the birdhouses inside the frames onto the Basic White cardstock with Soft Suede ink. 

* Remove the printer paper frame.

* Color the birdhouses with the Stampin’ Blends. 

* Use the Blending Brush and the Pool Part ink to add a bit of color (sky) around the birdhouses. Also add a bit of the Pool Party ink around the greeting. 

* Adhere the Coastal Cabana DSP frame onto the image panel. Place dimensionals on the back of this piece and adhere it to the card base.

* Adhere the greeting to its mat, and attach the greeting to the card with dimensionals.

* Wrap the ribbon around the card, tie it in a bow, and trim the ends.

HOW TO USE THE PICTURE THIS DIES VIDEO

SUPPLIES FOR OTHER CARDS SHOWN IN THE VIDEO

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

* Stamp sets - Way to Goat and Hydrangea Haven for the greeting

* Bumblebee card base

* Basic White cardstock - two pieces cut at  5” x 3 3/4”

* DSP - In Good Taste, cut at 5” x 3 3/4”

* Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Bumblebee; Stampin’ Blends - Crumb Cake (light & dark), Gray Granite (light & dark), Smoky Slate (light & dark), Flirty Flamingo (light), Balmy Blue (light).

* Adhesive of choice and dimensionals

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

* Lovely You stamp set

* Flirty Flamingo card base

* Flirty Flamingo cardstock and Basic White cardstock both cut at 5” x 3 3/4”

* Pattern Party DSP cut at 5 1/4” x 4”

* Ink - Flirty Flamingo; Stampin’ Write Markers (color directly onto the stamps) Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green

* Flirty Flamingo Gold Metallic Ribbon  18-20 inches.

* Adhesive of choice and dimensionals.

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD

* Count On Me stamp set

* So Saffron card base

* So Saffron cardstock and Basic White cardstock cut at 5” x 3 3/4”

* DSP cut at 5 1/4” x 4”

* Ink - So Saffron, Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin’ Blends - Crumb Cake (light & dark), Old Olive (light), Cajun Craze (light), Calypso Coral (light), Petal Pink (dark), Pool Party (light), So Saffron (dark).

* Other - White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon, about 22 inches

* Adhesive of choice and dimensionals

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

* Blushing Bride card base

* Blushing Bride and Basic White cardstock both cut at 5” x 3 3/4”

* DSP cut at 5 1/4” x 4”

* Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Blushing Bride; Stampin’ Blends - see list for card above

* Other - same as for previous card

* Adhesive of choice and dimensionals 

I hope you will give the PICTURE THIS DIES a try. I am certain you will discover the dies are very versatile!

That’s all for today. Thank you for stopping by.  Until next time...

Stamp Happy!

Kim

All stamps and stamped images ©️1990 - 2021 Stampin’ Up!®️

BIGGEST WISH FOR NIFTY CARDS THAT ARE EASY TO CREATE!

 Hi Stampers!

Stampin’ Up!®️ offers cardmakers so many wonderful images to create fantastic cards, but what would those cards be without great greetings? Of course, Stampin’ Up! has you covered there too! There are 16 stamp sets in the new annual catalog that include only greetings / sentiments! One of the greetings sets  that caught my eye first thing was the BIGGEST WISH stamp set. The greetings are big, but not too big. Size-wise I would categorize them as medium. I like the fact each word is offered in print and script. Here is a look at the stamp set.

BIGGEST WISH

Here is a look at some cards I made using the BIGGEST WISH stamp set:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Here are two sample cards I made using the “happy” and “birthday” stamps:

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

* Daffodil Delight card base

* Hand-Penned DSP 5” x 3 3/4”

* Daffodil Delight cardstock 3 3/8” x 2 5/8”

* Basic White cardstock 3 1/8” x 2 3/8”

* Daffodil Delight ink

* Adhesive of choice & dimensionals

(The flower image next to “happy” is an image from HAND- PENNED PETALS. I used my  Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to create the flower centers.)

TO ASSEMBLE:

* Stamp the greeting and the flowers with Daffodil Delight on Basic White. Adhere this to the Daffodil Delight mat.

* Adhere the DSP to the card base.

* Use the dimensionals to attach the greeting panel to the card base.

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

* Basic Gray card base

* Well Suited DSP - 1 piece that is 5 1/4” x 4”, and one that is 3 1/4” x 2 1/2”

* Basic Gray cardstock 3” x 2 1/4”

* Smoky Slate cardstock 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” (after stamping  trim down to 5” x 3 3/4”)

* Versa Mark and White Embossing Powder

* Metallic Pearls - silver

* Adhesive

TO ASSEMBLE:

* Use the printed HAPPY and BIRTHDAY lined up on the same block. Ink with Versa Mark. Stamp repeatedly across and down the Smoky Slate cardstock. Trim the cardstock to 5” x 3 3/4”.

* With Versa Mark stamp the script happy birthday on the Basic Gray cardstock. Sprinkle the white embossing powder over it, and heat set. 

* Adhere the larger piece of DSP to the card base. Adhere the Smoky Slate. 

* Adhere the greeting panel to the smaller piece of DSP, and place this on the card at an angle.

* Add the Metallic Pearls

THANKS

(Two sample cards using the “thanks” stamps.)

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

* Basic White (thick) card base

* DSP - Pattern Party 1 1/2” x 5 1/2”

* Basic Black cardstock  1 3/4” x 5 1/2”

* Memento Tuxedo Black ink

* Black Baker’s Twine

* Adhesive

TO ASSEMBLE:

* Adhere DSP to Basic Black cardstock, and adhere it to the left side of the card.

* Stamp the “THANKS” four times down the right side of the card.

* Wrap the twine around the card several times, and tie in a bow.

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

* Basic White card base 

* DSP - Pattern Party 3” x 4 1/4”

* Pool Party cardstock 3 1/4” x 4 1/4” 

* Scrap of Basic White cardstock

* Pool Party ink, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends (light & dark), Pumpkin Pie (light), Poppy Parade (light), Pool Party (light), and Crumb Cake (light)

* Pool Party Sheer Ribbon

* Layering Circles Dies

* Free As A Bird stamp set

TO ASSEMBLE:

* Stamp the bird image on the scrap of Basic White with the Tuxedo Black ink. Color the bird with the Stampin’ Blends.

* Die cut the bird image with the Layering Circles dies. Cut out the mat for the bird image from the center of the Pool Party cardstock.

* Adhere the DSP to the left side of the card front. 

* Adhere the bird image in the center of the DSP.

* Stamp the thanks four times down the right hand side of the card front. 

* Wrap the ribbon around the card and tie it in a bow.

HELLO

(The following cards also use the COUNT ON ME stamp set, and are assembled the same way.)

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

* Old Olive card base

* Basic White cardstock 5” x 3 3/4”

* Scraps of Basic White and Old Olive cardstock

* Layering Circle Dies

* Old Olive ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and Stampin’ Blends Markers - Crumb Cake (light), Old Olive (light), Petal Pink (light)

* Adhesive

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD:

* Coastal Cabana card base

* Basic White cardstock 5” x 3 3/4”

* Basic White and Bermuda Bay scraps

* Bermuda Bay ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Stampin’ Blends markers - Basic Black (light), Pumpkin Pie (dark), Pool Party (light), Daffodil Delight (dark), Poppy Parade (dark), Granny Apple Green (dark).

* Layering Circles Dies

* Adhesive and dimensionals (the matted penguin images are mounted to the card with dimensionals).

ASSEMBLING THE CARDS:

* Stamp the images on Basic White cardstock three times with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Two of each of the images I stamped using the Reverse Stamping Technique (See my 15 January 2021 post for directions,) Color the images with the Stampin’ Blends.

* Die cut the images and corresponding mats with the Layering Circles Dies. 

* Adhere the images to the mats.

* Adhere the Basic White  panel to the card base.

* place the matted images on the cardstock approximately where you want them. (See cards for placement).

* Stamp he greeting three times. (See sample cards for placement.)

* Adhere the images to the card. For the Kiwi birds use Stampin’ Seal or other adhesive. For the penguins use dimensionals.

COUNT ON ME

Isn’t the COUNT ON ME stamp set adorable? It is a great set to use with the Reverse Stamping Technique, because the images are line drawings. Watch for more cards I create using this stamp set!

Here is another look at all six cards.

As you can see, the BIGGEST WISH stamp set is a very versatile set! It truly is a  must have greetings set!

That’s it for today! Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...

Stamp Happy!

Kim

All stamps and stamped images ©️1990-2921 Stampin’ Up! ®️.