Finally able to make another post with the “Around the Bend” Bundle. You can see my previous card sample, HERE. I have been super busy preparing for my NEW Catalog Open House & SALE. Plus, my Demonstrator “Pre-Order” just arrived this week and I’m excited to start creating with new colors and products!
This “bundle” did roll in to the NEW Catalog, but the 10% bundled savings is no longer available. Stampin’ Up! only offers the 10% “bundled” savings when a product makes it’s initial debut in a catalog. If if rolls in to the next catalog, the 10% “bundled” savings disappears.
This bundle has some great dies such as border edges, flowers and leaves to create with. I chose Soft Seafoam, Basic White, Orchid Oasis and Old Olive for my color palette. I designed this card several weeks back and it was a project with my Maryland eastern shore group in early April. True confession, I used Mango Melody for the flower centers, which sadly, is now retired.
After die cutting the flower center, I texturized it by running through a retired embossing folder. Next, I added “Wink of Stella” Glitter Brush for a subtle shimmer. I tied a strand of “1/8″ Metallic Woven Ribbon” along the top edge and then frayed the ends. To finish the card, a few small “Pearls” were added to the smaller flower centers. A simple card utilizing several of the “Around the Bend” Dies.
I thought I had already posted about the “Nested Friends” Bundle and I realized that this “Bundle” will NOT roll over into the NEW Annual Catalog. So, once the current January – April Mini Catalog expires, this bundle will not be available. I had created two different cards with this fabulous bundle, shown below.
Nested Friends Bundle!Second Nested Friends Card
The first card uses the “Radiating Stitches” Dies found in the Online Exclusives and are currently listed as “unavailable”, but these dies will be back in stock in May. I had also incorporated the “Stitched Rectangles” Dies for the focal panel on this card. Sadly, these dies are retiring!
The second card uses the fabulous two-piece “Nest” dies from the “Nested Friends” Bundle. I also used a piece of Balmy Blue“Country Gingham” DSP from the current January – April Mini, which will also retire. The lower die cut edge is one of the dies from the “Elegant Border” Dies, another Online Exclusive offering.
I used the “cluster of dots” stamp in this set to add the “speckles” to the bird eggs. Both of these cards were fun and easy to make! Don’t miss your opportunity to grab some of these great products before they are retired on May 1st!
This week’s card features the “Around the Bend” Bundle along with images from the “Easter Bunny” Bundle. The “Around The Bend” Bundle will roll in to the next Annual Catalog, but the “Bundle” price will go away. Last week, I showed a very cute card using the “Easter Bunny” bundle, HERE. Unfortunately, the “Easter Bunny” Punch is not currently available, but should return to inventory in mid May. This week’s card uses the great “Corner leaf” and several “Flower” Dies from the “Around the Bend” Bundle.
I chose Basic White, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizazz and Crumb Cake for my color palette. After stamping the bunny in Soft Suede on the Crumb Cake and “punching” out the image, I added light shading to the bunny with “Watercolor Pencils”. The grass image was stamped several times across the bottom edge of the white card stock and then I applied some additional Pear Pizazz ink with a “Blending Brush” to the grass. I then added this panel to a folded Blushing Bride card base.
Once I attached the die cut “corner leaf image, I added white die cut flowers on “Glue Dots” and the center flower on a “Dimensional”. I used the small oval die to cut the flower centers, but also “texturized” them with the “Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder”. For a subtle shimmer, I colored over the flower centers with “Wink of Stella” Glitter Brush”.
I also used a “Blending Brush” on the flower leaves to add more Pear Pizazz ink and make the leaf veining “pop”. To complete the card, I added a small “1/8″ Sweet Sorbet Metallic Woven Ribbon” Bow to the bunny. Super cute card!
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