Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator ~ Debbie Dutchess ~ www.debbied.stampinup.net ~ debbiedutchess59@gmail.com

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Catalog Countdown!

 As we all look forward to a new year, we can also look forward to the new January-June Mini Catalog! The new mini catalog and Sale-a-Bration begin January 4, 2022. As we count down the days until the new catalog goes live, I would like to share with you a few of my favorite things from the new mini.

One of the perks of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, is having the opportunity to purchase upcoming product before it is available to the public. This gives us time to play, make samples and learn about all of the new products before we share them with you!

My first 'favorite' stamp set is called Sentimental Swirls. This set was inspired by a Million Dollar Sales Achiever...another perk of being a Demonstrator...when you reach one million dollars in sales, you get to work with the Concept Artists at Stampin' Up! and help design a stamp set. How fun that would be!



I love everything about this set; the swirls, the little leaves, that bird, perfectly simple sentiments, and the cute flowers. The flowers and small leaves are designed to work with the existing Strawberry Builder Punch and Flowers & Leaves Punch found in the annual catalog. I love it when I have multiple uses for my punches!

I've kept my cards fairly simple, because I didn't want to take away from the cuteness of this set. I used just stamps, ink, paper, a punch, and the 2021-2023 In-Color Jewels.

If you could design your own stamp set, what would your set look like? I love the DistInktive style stamps, so that's what mine would be, and something with lots of images that you could use to create a beautiful collage.

Need a new catalog? Contact me, and I'll get one to you right away!

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

Debbie D.

Friday, August 20, 2021

More Cutest Halloween

I just can't get enough of the Cutest Halloween stamp set, Cute Halloween 6x6 Designer Series Paper Pack, and coordinating Halloween Punch! Here are three more cards. Same layout again, but different dsp and punched images.


The Halloween Punch includes three of the characters, all on one punch! The jack-o-lantern, the cat, and the ghost. I've stamped and punched them out here, and added them to my cards with Stampin' Dimensionals. These little punched characters are so fun to use along with the coordinating dsp.


I punched out the cat from Basic Black cardstock, stamped the face and inner ears with Versa Mark, and heat embossed with White Embossing Powder.


There is not a punch for this cute little guy, Mr. Skeleton, but he is super easy to fussy cut! The designs in the dsp are also perfect for fussy cutting to give you even more project possibilities.


The Cute Halloween Suite can be found on pages 50-51 in the July - December mini catalog. Get yours today, so you can create the Cutest Halloween projects ever!

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!
Debbie D.

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Cutest Halloween

 There is so much inspiration in all of our catalogs. I love the sample of the Cutest Halloween stamp set on page 70 in the July-December mini catalog, but I wanted to feature the Cute Halloween 6x6 Designer Series Paper Pack, so I used the sample as a guide, changed it up just a bit, and created 4 versions using the same layout.


I started with a Smoky Slate card base for all my cards, and a Basic Black layer to help the colors pop. I picked out 4 of the smaller patterns from the Cute Halloween dsp, and added a strip of coordinating cardstock. I mixed & matched the adorably cute images, using the coordinating Halloween Punch, and added just a few of the Cute Stars Adhesive-Backed Sequins from this suite to finish them off.

Those faces are super cute, and add such personality to the cute Halloween images, and those little ghost arms are just too much! I truly believe that this Cutest Halloween set IS the cutest!

Smoky Slate card base 5-1/2 x 4-1/4
Basic Black layer 5-3/8 x 4-1/8
Basic White for stamping 4 x 3-1/4
Designer Series Paper 4 x 2
Cardstock strip 4 x 1/4

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!
Debbie D.

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