It’s The Sentiment That Counts for the Pals Blog Hop

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 42 Comments

Hello, welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month our Design Team created projects where “It’s the Sentiment that Counts.” We hope you enjoy and will be inspired by them! Don’t forget to leave comments! We love hearing from you. At the end of my post, you will find the full line-up to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

During these challenging times it seems more important than ever to reach out to others to let them know you’re thinking of them. Many of my former coworkers, students, and teacher friends could use a little encouragement as they head back to school either virtually or in person. Even though today’s technology has made chalkboards a thing of the past, I wanted to create some fun chalkboard easel cards for teachers or students. Stampin' Up! In Good Taste thank you and inspirational chalkboard easel card card ideas for teachers or students - Jeanie Stark StampinUp
I used In Good Taste Designer Series Paper for these Chalkboard Easel Cards. You could also use the wood grain pattern found in the 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper Color Collections or make your own wood grain look with cardstock and the Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder for some added texture.

Everyone loves to feel appreciated! I combined sentiments from several different stamp sets for my cards today. *You can see a complete list of products used below. Here’s a close up of each one. Stampin' Up! Harvest Hellos and Playful Alphabet Dies thank you card idea for a teacher -Jeanie Stark StampinUp Stampin' Up! Daisy Lane, Nothing Better Than, and Forever Fern stamp sets were used to create this inspiration chalkboard easel card idea for back to school - Jeanie Stark StampinUp Stampin' Up! Free As A Bird, Ornate Thanks, and Good Morning Magnolia stamp sets were used to create this teacher appreciation card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp Stampin' Up! Massive Thanks chalkboard easel teacher thank you card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
You could use a variety of sentiments for this card! It would be great for a graduation, teacher birthday or retirement, congratulations, welcome new teacher, etc.! I bet you can think of someone to make/send these cards to.

Stampin' Up! Harvest Hellos and Playful Alphabet Dies thank you card idea for a teacher -Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin' Up! Daisy Lane, Nothing Better Than, and Forever Fern stamp sets were used to create this inspiration chalkboard easel card idea for back to school - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin' Up! Free As A Bird, Ornate Thanks, and Good Morning Magnolia stamp sets were used to create this teacher appreciation card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin' Up! Massive Thanks chalkboard easel teacher thank you card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

*Tip: Chalkboard Technique – To get the chalkboard look I heat embossed the sentiment using Versamark and white embossing powder. Then I used a sponge to dab some Whisper White Craft Ink on the black around the sentiment. Swirl in a circular motion as if you were erasing a chalkboard.

FYI…I have one of these chalk board easels that I used in my classroom.

Check back tomorrow for the complete tutorial and more ideas!

More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for our next blog hop on October 14th when our theme is “Tag, You’re It!” Participants will showcase tags or 3D items that will be great for gifts for any occasion. Don’t miss the fun! Until then, please stay safe and have fun in your craft room.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop Line-up

Have a great day! Stay Safe! Stay well!
Just Stampin’
Jeanie
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Harvest Hellos Cling Stamp Set (En) [150581] $21.00	Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (English) [154065] $51.25	Nothing’s Better Than Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152507] $22.00	Daisy Lane Cling Stamp Set [149325] $23.00
Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $24.00	Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468] $22.00	Ornate Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [149471] $18.00	Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set [149298] $36.00
Massive Thanks Cling Stamp Set [152578] $22.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $21.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [144237] $8.25	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045] $8.75
Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad [101731] $8.00	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132] $6.00
Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $38.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $34.00	Layering Circles Dies [141705] $35.00	Banners Pick A Punch [153608] $23.00
Vases Builder Punch [147040] $18.00	Apple Builder Punch [150663] $18.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00	Misty Moonlight 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon [153624] $6.00

All About the NEW Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

September 4, 2020 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ Leave a comment

Stampin' Up! Cut & Emboss machine - for details and ordering information visit juststampin.com - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Today is all about the NEW Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine! I’m sold on this machine! It’s sleek, compact, non-slip and easy to use!

The Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine comes with:

Base Plate #1
Die Plate #2
Two Clear Cutting Plates both #3
Specialty Plate #4

The following videos are less than 2 minutes each and well worth the watch! Learn all about the NEW Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and see how simple it is to use ! No more running dies back and forth to get a good cut! One time is all it takes!

I often get asked how do I make an Embossing Sandwich? Yep, this is the bread and butter of Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines. The plates are numbered to make it easy to create your Cut & Emboss Sandwich. Yippee!!!!

For Standard Embossing Folders:

• Base plate #1
• Cutting plate#3
• Embossing folder with paper inside
• Finally the other Cutting plate #3.

For 3D Embossing Folders:

• Base Plate #1
• Embossing Folder with the paper inside
• Specialty Plate #4

Tips: Send the embossing folder in with the hinge first. Sprits the paper with water before sending through to get a deeper impression.

How do I make a Die Cutting Sandwich?
• Base Plate #1
• Cutting Plate #3
• Die and Paper
•Cutting Plate #3

Tips: Use both sides to help keep them straight. You can use the full surface of the plates.

How do I make a Magnetic Plate Sandwich?

• Base Plate#1
• Magnetic Cutting Plate #5
• Paper and Die
• Cutting Plate #3

Tips: Place the dies anywhere on the cutting plate as you can use the full surface. Cut on the magnetic plate as there is a self-healing mat that covers the top of the plate.

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Jeanie

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Making It Slim with Ornate Style

August 11, 2020April 24, 2022 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 17 Comments

Oh my Gosh! I am totally on board with the latest craze of slimline cards! This may well be my favorite card I’ve ever made! (And it’s not even a fun fold!!! LOL)

Stampin' Up! Beauty Abounds and Ornate Style Slimline card idea for a friend - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I love to color! I find it so relaxing and had so much fun coloring this card with my Stampin’ Blends. I got my color inspiration from the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper. I made this card to fit in a #10 (business size) envelope. Because it is long I decided to use a bit of the DSP on the front of the envelope. How did I do coloring the card to match the DSP? (It’s really so easy with Blends!!!)

Stampin' Up! Beauty Abounds and Ornate Style Slimline card idea for a friend - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I wanted to use the Stitched Rectangle Dies and I learned this cool trick from Gina K (of Gina K Designs) when I attended one of her workshops a few years ago. Just cut and stamp two of the dies and add a strip across the middle to make it appear seamless.

Stampin' Up! Beauty Abounds and Ornate Style Slimline card idea for a friend - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Here’s the measurements for this slimline card:

Card Base (So Saffron): 8 x 9 1/4 scored at 4
Basic Black: (2) 3 1/8 x 8 3/8, 3 x 1 5/8, 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 (to cut Scalloped Oval Die)
Shimmery White: Cut 2 Stitched Rectangles (3 x 4 3/8) *You will need to trim ~ 1/4″ to fit, 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 to stamp and cut with Layering Ovals Die, 3 x 8 1/4 (inside)
So Saffron: 3 x 1 1/2 embossed with Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder
Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper: 2 3/4 x 4 1/8 (envelope)

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Ornate Style, Beauty Abounds (sentiment) Papers: Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper, Shimmery White, Basic Back, So Saffron Inks: Memento Black, Stampin’ Blends in So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Mango Melody Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Dies, Layering Oval Dies, Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Seal, Stampin’ Dimensionals

What do you think of slimline cards? Do you like them or not? I’d love to hear from you. Leave a comment below. I love how this sentiment from Beauty Abounds works so well with this “big” card! I also like that sometimes you want/need more space to write and this size card is perfect.

Have a great day! Stay Safe! Stay well!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

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Ornate Style Cling Stamp Set [152572] $21.00	Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set [148726] $23.00	Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper [152488] $15.00	Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101910] $10.00
So Saffron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [105118] $8.75	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [149557] $9.00
Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045] $9.00	Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $9.00	Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends [147945] $9.00
Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $35.00	Layering Ovals Dies [141706] $35.00	Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder [152725] $9.00	Stampin’ Seal [152813] $8.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

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Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (English) [154065] $51.25	Jar Of Flowers Bundle [154064] $36.75	Ornate Style Bundle [154119] $52.00	Ornate Thanks Bundle (English) [154115] $46.75
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