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Hippest Hippos; lots of creative ideas for you!

Today I'm sharing some wonderful swap cards I received from other talented Demonstrators – all featuring the Hippest Hippos stamp set & Hippo dies.  They're both free with any $50 Stampin' Up! order during July & August. 

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But remember these Sale-a-Bration items are only available while supplies last.  Already they are out of TWO choices in the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  The Rings of Love 12" DSP and the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam cards & envelopes.  So if you have something from the SAB catalog on your wish list; get it soon!  

 

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What an amazing scene Amanda created here!  So many details!  I especially appreciate that she colored her hippo in Pool Party; who says they have to be gray?

Her background is made with the Rays of Light stamp seen here.  The rest is all Sale-a-Bration items.  Her colors include Pool Party, White, Crumb Cake & Crushed Curry

She stamped the greeting from Amazing Phrases and fussy cut it, placing it between 'waves'. She added Wink of Stella to her water.  The little splashes of water & the life preserver truly make this scene complete!  

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One of my favorites was made by Gwen.  The way she added ribbon for a 'towel' on the silver/metal tub is genius!! 

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Kelly created a cute scene mostly with the Hippo dies.  Her colors are Smoky Slate, Real Red & Balmy Blue.  The little water splash die-cuts add motion to the scene!

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Mary, one of my Flowerbug team members, made this cute card for her Card Club this month. She used a blending Brush with Flirty Flamingo ink for a soft background.  The lights and bow at the top are from the Tree Lot dies in the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  See them here.  

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This cute card was made by Amy Storrie.  I love the sunglasses!  The other neat thing she did was to use the Hippo dies along with the Stitched Circle in the Beautiful Shapes dies so they match up perfectly!  Her Designer Paper is the Cottage Gingham in the Holiday catalog.  

You can see the Hippest Hippos stamp set here and the Hippo dies here.  Get them both free with a $100 online order and you'll also receive my free July cards kit!  Offer good through Saturday, July 30th. 

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Get a free card class in the mail with a $55 order from July 1-30th.

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  • Grassy Grove dies make amazing cards quickly! Video too!

    I was inspired to use the Grassy Grove bundle for a January card club project because of this card made by Deloris; one of my Flowerbug's Team members. 

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    See what I mean?  It's striking & stunning!  She used Blackberry Bliss and that background is the amazing New Horizon 6 X 6" DSP seen here. Her greeting is stamped on a stitched rectangle die-cut on Fresh Freesia CS.

    NEW HORIZONS 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER Save

    I changed the colors but still kept the large die-cut and the pretty paper the star of the card.  

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    The die-cut is Black, cut at 5 1/8" X 3 7/8".  The New Horizons paper is cut just a hair smaller.  We simply added two of the deer in the Grassy Grove dies and a greeting on an Oval punched piece. 

    Scroll down to see the video I made or click here. 

    The card bases were either Soft Succulent or Misty Moonlight as that coordinated with most of the designer paper scenes.  

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    Here is what the inside looks like.  We stamped the trees in the Grassy Grove stamp set in Black and added a greeting. This greeting is part of the Special Moments stamp set seen here (free during our Sale-a-Bration promo now)

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    Here are three of the cards all together.  See how the New Horizons designer paper can change the background scene so easily?  Everyone thought these made perfect masculine cards and sympathy cards as well. 

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    Below is the quick video; click on the photo to watch it. 

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    January Specials:

    Purchase the Starter Kit during Sale-a-Bration

    and choose ANY 2 stamp sets free plus FREE shipping too!

    Click here to get yours.

    2022 SAB join Save

    Host codes:  T9YW6QCC or S9WGFH9Z

     *click here to order 

    Use the host code above & get free Iridescent Rhinestones with

    a $50 order in January, 2022! 

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  • Fast but fabulous Flowing Flowers card kit to go with my Easy 8 Card Wonder template

    I created these pretty cards on last week's FB Live.  I used the Flowing Flowers stamp set in a unique set of colors.

    This stamp set was one of my top picks in the Spring catalog.  Not just because it's flowers, but because of the Distinktive images and pretty greetings.  Look!

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    Here's a link to the live video where I made a totally different set of cards using the same OSW template. I created it a few years ago and love trying it with different stamp sets.  I find it's a fabulous way to get beautiful cards made quickly without a lot of measuring. 

    **Did you know that my Team members get all of my tutorials free? They receive every single one I make – at least 3-5 a month! We met on Sunday night via Zoom and many of us used the Easy 8 Card Wonder to make our cards. So fun to visit while we stamped!!  Ask me about the Starter Kit deal & joining my Flowerbug's Team. 

    Here is the 8 1/2" X 11" sheet of basic White card stock that I stamped using the images in the Flowing Flowers stamp set. 

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    I did do a little 'surgery' on one of the stamps (seen the flower in the first photo above).  I cut the leaves and the spatter part away from the main flower so I could stamp them in different colors.  I know I'll use this stamp so much more this way.  I used our Paper Snips to do it.  I encourage you to try this on your stamps; it's scary but so worth it! 

    Here is one of the cards made with my template. *These three pieces were cut on the printed lines on the reverse side. No measuring!!  

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    You have a few choices if you want to make cards like these:

    • Get the template & PDF tutorial here in my Shop.  It's called the Easy 8 Card Wonder and includes directions for 4 different sets of cards & color combos.  $15 *Click here to see my other OSW's. Plus once you purchase it, you will get an email every time I update the tutorial with new color combos & stamp sets! 
    • Reserve a pre-cut kit to go by Feb 15th.  Contact me here.  I'll send you a PayPal invoice for it all. The kits are sent out at the end of February via Priority Mail. It's $46 with shipping.

    The Kit to go includes:

    • the Flowing Flowers 9 piece stamp set
    • a printed template on 8 1/2" X 11" Basic White CS
    • pre-cut & punched pieces for all 8 cards
    • the free PDF tutorial sent in an email  
    • You will need your own ink (I used Navy, Daffodil, Bermuda Bay & Coastal Cabana), adhesives & gems. 

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    You can see the video here where I show how the template is used.  I created a different group of cards using this Easy 8 Card Wonder template. 

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    January Specials:

    Purchase the Starter Kit during Sale-a-Bration

    and choose ANY 2 stamp sets free plus FREE shipping too!

    Click here to get yours.

    2022 SAB join Save

    Host codes:  T9YW6QCC or S9WGFH9Z

     *click here to order 

    Use the host code above & get free Iridescent Rhinestones with

    a $50 order in January, 2022! 

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  • Masterful Monochromatic Floral Swap cards by my Flowerbugs

    Today is the last of the pretty monochromatic cards my Flowerbug's gals made for our January swap.  The theme was a challenge for some but others found it easy.  Have you made a monochromatic card before?  If not try it! 

    This first card was made by Tracey using the Meadow dies in Blushing Bride & White.

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    There are so many beautiful details! 

    • All of these flowers, butterfly & greeting dies are from the Meadow dies seen here.  They're cut from White, Bushing Bride & Vellum CS
    • The texture is from the Bark 3D embossing folder seen here.  
    • She sponged on one of the die-cuts and the textured piece too. 
    • The greeting is heat embossed using White embossing powder

     

    Next is a card made by Ginny using the Color & Contour bundle seen here.  She chose to use the In Color Pale Papaya.

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    The designer paper is from our 6 X 6" In Color assorted DSP pack seen here.  Did you know we have patterned paper in each of our Stampin' Up! colors!  I love how easy it is to coordinate our products with our color line.  It just makes me happy! 

     

    Next is a card Candace made using the new Sale-a-Bration free bundle called Friendly Hello seen here.  

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    Here are the details:

    • Her colors are Blushing Bride & Flirty Flamingo. She stamped her flowers on both the greeting circle and the Blushing Bride card base.  
    • She used the Basic Border dies to trim off the front edge for a stitched detail. 
    • The striped DSP is on the inside of the card.  It's from the Host Pattern Party DSP
    • She textured the larger circle with the new Gingham embossing folder.  
    • The ribbon is our new Frayed White ribbon in the Jan-June catalog. 

    I hope you've enjoyed seeing my talented Flowerbug's Team swaps this month.  I love seeing their style & what they create for our optional swaps.

    If you've ever thought about joining Stampin' Up! I hope you'll consider getting the Starter Kit and joining my Team.  We have a wonderful group that is kind, creative & awesome in every way! Our Team FB group is super active with shares, optional challenges, prizes, online meetings & so much more.  

    Right now the starter kit includes 2 FREE stamp sets of your choice.

    You can pick out $125 in product of your choice & the additional 2 free stamp sets all for $99 plus FREE SHIPPING!   Click here to get the Starter kit deal. 

    Join my team .. Save

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    January Specials:

    Purchase the Starter Kit during Sale-a-Bration

    and choose ANY 2 stamp sets free plus FREE shipping too!

    Click here to get yours.

    2022 SAB join Save

    Host codes:  T9YW6QCC or S9WGFH9Z

     *click here to order 

    Use the host code above & get free Iridescent Rhinestones with

    a $50 order in January, 2022! 

    Free Iridescent rhinestones in Janu Save

     

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