G is for Glimmer Paper

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 15 Comments

Welcome to my ABC “Sale-A-Bration” Series! This series features products from the 2018 Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochures. Today I’m showcasing the Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper (and more). This is a no-mess way to add glitter accents! This paper is embedded with small pieces of glitter. Glitter won’t brush off or flake off so there’s no clean up. You get 24 6×6 glittered sheets: 8 each of 3 colors (Iridescent, light green, turquoise)

Stampin Up Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper - For inspiration and ordering information visit my blog www.juststampin.com - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

This paper is so much fun to add accents for a little touch of sparkle to any project. I punched balloons to go with the Party Pandas for this fun fold birthday card inspired by a card Linda Heller shared that was designed by Janet Munden.

Stampin Up Party Pandas Double Z Fun Fold birthday card idea with Glimmer Paper and Bubbles & Fizz DSP - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Party Pandas is the most popular Sale-A-Bration stamp set! You can get it for FREE with a qualifying order through March 31.

Party Pandas Stamp Set - Free during Sale-A-Bration

I love these adorable pandas! They remind me of Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Bei Bei. I live in Maryland just an hour outside Washington D.C. where you can visit the giant pandas at the National Zoo. My Pre-K students and I even watch these giant pandas right in our classroom through Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Panda Cams. Click on the link below if you want to see what Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Bei Bei are up to today. (Be forewarned this could get addictive!)

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/panda-cam

Earlier today I snapped these photos as I watched them eat their lunch. (Now you know how I really spend my day. LOL)

Pandas

Pandas 2

I love how this card opens for an upright version of a Double Z-Fold card.

Stampin Up Party Pandas Double Z Fun Fold birthday card idea with Glimmer Paper and Bubbles & Fizz DSP - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Here’s what it looks like from the side. You can see how it gets it’s Double Z-Fold name.

Stampin Up Party Pandas Double Z Fun Fold birthday card idea with Glimmer Paper and Bubbles & Fizz DSP - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

This is a fun card to make. It is a little wider than others I have shared so here’s the measurements:

Lemon Lime Twist: 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2 and 8 1/4.

Basic Black: 3 1/4 x 10, scored at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2.

Whisper White: 3 x 4 1/4 for top piece, (2) 1 x 2 1/2 for bottom pieces.

Bubbles & Fizz DSP: 1 x 4 1/4 for top piece, (2) 1 x 2 1/2 for bottom pieces.

You can click HERE to see another Double Z-Fold card I shared with a photo tutorial how to assemble.

Did you notice the colors of my balloons? Are you wondering where I got the Calypso Coral Glimmer Paper? Here’s a cool tip…You can make any color glimmer paper you want with the Iridescent Glimmer Paper, reinkers, and an Aqua Painter. Just add a few drops of reinker in the lid of your ink pad and use the Aqua Painter to color the Iridescent Glimmer Paper. (*You never want to pick up ink directly from your pad using the Aqua Painter or Blender Pens.) You want to make sure to go in one direction so you don’t ruin the bristles on your Aqua Painter. Let it dry before cutting or punching. Now you can add a little glimmer to any project!

Here’s another look at today’s card and matching envelope.

Stampin Up Party Pandas Double Z Fun Fold birthday card idea with Glimmer Paper and Bubbles & Fizz DSP - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

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Just Stampin’

Jeanie

Product List

Party Pandas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147221] $0.00	Party Pandas Wood-Mount Stamp Set [147218] $0.00	Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) [145601] $15.00	Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper [147244] $0.00
Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144245] $8.00	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131197] $8.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [122934] $3.75	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Calypso Coral Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144044] $4.50
Bermuda Bay Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144579] $4.50	2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers [144033] $15.00	Lemon Lime Twist 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon [144234] $7.00	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] $10.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

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A Crafting Weekend

March 13, 2017 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 8 Comments

I had such a wonderful weekend! I was able to do 2 of my favorite things 2 days in a row…hang out with friends and craft. I didn’t even have to cook! I went out to dinner on Saturday and my wonderful husband cooked dinner on Sunday while I was getting together with C3 (Creative Card Club). Each month I meet with these talented ladies and we share ideas, techniques, and projects we’ve created and then we make each others projects. I shared a variation of a card I posted previously with the triple bow. I brought lots of ribbon so they could choose what they wanted to make a bow to match their card. We used 2 of the Sale-A-Bration items, Inside the Lines Designer Series Paper and the new Glimmer Paper, to make these cards.

You can click HERE to see the original post with directions how to make the card and bow. This is one of those “formula” cards you could use again and again with different sentiments and colors. I like black & white with a pop of color! Here’s a photo of the ladies with their finished cards.

I love how they used their leftover scraps of glimmer paper to add a strip to their envelope. Don’t these look so bright and springlike?

Colleen shared a card using a quilt design. Here’a a picture of her with her card.

I wish I had taken another group picture of everyone’s cards as they all looked different because we used different designer series paper. When you start with a neutral base you can do so many color combinations!

Marissa had us heat embossing and water coloring with blender pens, ink, colored pencils and aqua painters. Here’s her card. Perfect for any occasion!

I totally messed up as I don’t have a photo of Margie with her card! I’ll make sure to catch her next time!

Susan and I took a road trip on Saturday to beautiful Virginia! We enjoyed some crafting and catching up with a fellow demonstrator, Sharon Cline, and learned to make a “bendy card”. This 3D card is not a quick & easy style card to make. I’m not sure if I’ll ever make another one but it was definitely a fun day!

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Retired But Loved

February 27, 2017 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 26 Comments

You know how I love to make cards to coordinate with a gift. Well, if I can, I also like to make my thank you notes reflect the gift I received. I had to pull a couple of retired stamp sets off the shelf for today’s cards.

I received this gorgeous orchid from the office staff at school. This beauty has a place of honor on the table in my foyer so everyone who comes through my front door is guaranteed to see it! I don’t have a green thumb so the pressure is on to keep it alive!

I wanted to use the Happy Watercolor Stamp Set (retired) for the orchid and Sweet Sugarplum for my card base.

I stamped the orchid on a piece of 2 1/4 x 4 1/2 Shimmery White. This is my go to paper for watercolor projects. I colored the flower with the Watercolor Pencils and a blender pen. It is so quick and easy to do!! I love the new Glimmer Paper that I got for FREE during Sale-A-Bration. I cut a 2 3/8 x 4 5/8 piece of Sweet Sugarplum to mat the stamped image. I made a bow from some Sweet Sugarplum Glitter Ribbon (retired from the Holiday catalog) which matched perfectly with the Glimmer Paper. I cut a Delicate White Doily in half and adhered it behind the layered piece. The sentiment from Bunch of Blossoms Stamp Set is stamped in Sweet Sugarplum ink. I made one for each of the them and colored the envelopes to match.

My friend Caroline brought me a basket with dinner and flowers. She is such a great cook! I wasn’t feeling my best that day and her thoughtfulness really cheered me up!

Caroline often buys cards from me and she really likes the watercolor ones so I knew I wanted to watercolor her thank you note.

This card is a remake of one I made several years ago that I found on Pinterest. I used the Love is Kindness Stamp Set (retired) because it had some beautiful tulips just like the flowers. I stamped the image on Shimmery White cardstock with Momento Black ink and colored it with the Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pen. I cut it out with an Oval Framelit and adhered it to the Delicate White Doily. The sentiment is from Bunch of Blossoms Stamp Set. I used Basic Black Bakers Twine to make a bow and attached it with a glue dot. My card base is Smoky Slate with another layer of Smoky Slate that measures 4 x 5 1/4. I adhered both the layered panel and the stamped layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The inside sentiment is from the Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set. I love to stamp the inside of my card as well as my envelope to match.

I still have several more thank you cards to make! I hope you will check back tomorrow to see what I made to go with the Edible Arrangement I received. I photographed all the Swap Cards today and hope to swap and send them out this week. I’ll wait to make sure everyone receives their card before I showcase the cards on my blog. You are in for a real treat!

Have a wonderful day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie