Beautiful Promenade - Creating Kindness Blog Hop - Embossing

October 4, 2018

Hello friends! We are back with another Creating Kindness hop. This month's theme is embossing. This can be interpreted in many ways. I went with traditional heat embossing with classic gold emboss powder on my card. This is a sympathy card and gold embossing really makes a statement. I paired a few of the stamp images from the Beautiful Promenade stamp set together to create this verse and the border for the verse.

This card also uses the Petal Promenade papers and Detailed dies. A full list of supplies can be found below.

Every month we invite a guest to join us. Our Guest Designer this month is Dena Albee. She is amazing! Check out her work when you get a minute. Next up is Jessie Holton. Full link up can be found below. Thanks for visiting.

CREATING KINDNESS: We are a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world who have come together to inspire you to create kindness through cardmaking and paper.
Sometimes links break. Below are quick links to our blog home pages.

Carolynn Sander

Charlet Mallett (YOU ARE HERE)

Cheryll Miller

Danielle Bennenk

Jay Soriano

Jerim Dickins

Jenny Hall

Jessie Holton

Lou Kitzelman

Marcy Denning

Paula Dobson

Sacha Van de Kerkhof

Sara Levin

Are you Interested in purchasing Stampin' Up! products? I would LOVE to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. If you live in the United States you can order your paper crafting supplies from my online store. So easy. THANK YOU!

Beautiful Promenade - Stampin' Up! Artisan Blog Hop

September 20, 2018

Hello again! Welcome to another Stampin' Up! Artisan blog hop. Today we are featuring the Beautiful Promenade stamp set, Beautiful Layers Thinlet dies and Petal Promenade Designer Series papers.

This product suite is super feminine, sophisticated and oh so striking. I love it. The Petal Promenade papers are full of gorgeous realistic photo floral arrangements and marble imagery. I created this ensemble of nursery decor and gift packaging for my cousin who is welcoming a new baby in October. The new little one is to be named Shannon Rose. I love it when baby names are predetermined. It sure does help with customizing.

When I first opened up the package of these Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper I knew I wanted to use one of floral sheets largely untouched. It screamed ‘frame me’! So that is what I did. I took my favorite sheet and framed it. I added the baby name (which I cut out using an e-cutter) and then adorned the framed with a few handmade paper flowers and stamped images from the Beautiful Promenade stamp set.

These paper flowers are fairly easy to make, just a little time consuming. I was shown how to make these little flowers over 10 years ago and have loved having this technique in my arsenal. BTW - I watched a little crime television in the background and the time flew by.

Punch out circles. I used a 1” and 1.5” circle punch.
Snip each circle once from the perimeter of the circle to the center of the circle.
Glue down the two snipped ends to create a 3d petal.
Arrange and layer these 3d petals to create a full flower. Use as few as 6 petals or as many as you’d like. Hide the snipped sides of each circle in the middle of the flower. Use a variety of circle sizes if desired.
Fill flower centers with fringed flowers or embellishments.
Optional: roll in Versamark and heat set with Gold emboss powder. Note - I dipped many of the flowers in Versamark after assembly and then sprinkled with Gold embossing powder. Embossing powder sticks to Versamark, so before or after, you’ll get pretty results.

Again, these designs on the Designer Series Papers are the total stars of the show. I’ve used them to cover a few paper mâché nesting canisters and a ceramic monogram S. The nesting canisters are so functional. Inside are baby clothes, shoes and little socks. After opened, the canisters could be used in the nursery to house baby necessities.

Lastly I’ve created a matching card and tag to accompany the gift. The card, tag and frame also feature the ‘Making a Difference’ alphabet stamp set. I stamped the word BABY using this set. It appears the fonts in this alphabet stamp set work perfectly with the fonts in the Petal Promenade stamp set. I love how smart Stampin’ Up! is with product coordination!

I shared this tip a while back and figured it was a great time to share again. The doily shape in the Beautiful Layers dies can be used to create four distinct shapes. Cut away following the straight lines in the shape to create a hexagon, octagon and polygon. I used a variety of these shapes on my projects today.

It’s an awesome feeling when a plan comes together. If ever there was a reason to go a bit over the top it’s welcoming a new life into the world. The entire ensemble was gifted in a basket and was well received. I love gifts made from the heart. I’ll post an instagram story of the entire package soon.

A full list of supplies can be found at the end of this post.

Thanks for visiting! Up next is fellow artisan Connie Collins. She always inspires and I‘ve seen a little sneak peak and am totally WOWed. In fact, this hop is stunning. Don’t miss it. Please know I appreciate YOU and all of your lovely comments. Have a great day!

The Artisan Design Team is a group of international Stampin' Up! demonstrators
(16) chosen by Stampin' Up! to create exclusive projects for the company.

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with us by clicking on our blog homepage links below.

Cathy Caines
Charlet Mallett (YOU ARE HERE)
Connie Collins
Elizabeth Price
Emma Goddard
Jenni Pauli
Jennifer Frost
Jessica Winter
Kayla MacAulay
Kim McGillis
Lauren Alaird
Linda van Wely-Zwolle
Rhoda MacPherson
Sarah Lancaster
Susan Wong
Sylwia Schreck

Are you Interested in purchasing Stampin' Up! products? I would LOVE to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. If you live in the United States you can order your paper crafting supplies from my online store. So easy. THANK YOU!

Product List

Beautiful Promenade Photopolymer Bundle

[148389]

$45.00

Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper

[146913]

$11.00

Make A Difference Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146676]

$27.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147272]

$9.00

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144045]

$9.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122925]

$8.50

Grapefruit Grove 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146972]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Twine Baker's Whisper White

[124262]

$3.00

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

$5.00

Boxwood Wreaths Embellishments

[144176]

$6.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

$7.50

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

$7.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$5.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

[146912]

$7.50

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

[133324]

$23.00

Gold Faceted Gems

[144141]

$5.00

Metallic Brads

[146929]

$4.50

- Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop - September

September 16, 2018

Hello again! Welcome back to another Scrapbook Sunday blog hop. This event features a team of Stampin' Up! scrapbookers that blog hop the 3rd Sunday of every month and share exclusively scrapbooking ideas using Stampin' Up! products.

I’ve decided to start my first ever December daily scrapbook. The theme for this month is FIRSTS and I figure this is a as good as any first. I’ve completed day one and day two and left spaces open for photos and journaling. I will be able to move pockets around if something doesn’t make sense for the certain day.

My youngest is eight, and the artwork style in the Santa Memories and More card kit is perfect for creating this December daily book. There are so many mix and match pieces. It takes the pressure off and makes creating and assembling super fun.

Are you ready to see a few more firsts? Check out the next blog, a full block list and link up can be found at the end of this post.

Beautiful Promenade - Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop - August

August 19, 2018

It's all about the numbers this month. While my 6x8 page is not chalk full of numbers the ones that are there are important. Last month I made page for my Grandmother's book documenting her birthday except that page had no numbers, no dates, nothing. Oops. Just a pretty page. So this month I'm making up for it. This page includes the year (2018) and her age (88), as well as the month and day.

While she has some balance and memory issues she is still trucking and is STRONG! This page actually documents her 88th birthday right before she blew out her cake candles. She is wearing her favorite color, purple. And, it's dated. That is important. I'll get the hang of this scrapbooking thing eventually (you may even get to see some journaling).

Let's talk products: Overall I like how this page turned out. I used the purple marble and purple flower papers from the Petal Promenade Designer Series Papers. These papers are photo realistic and really elegant. The stamp set is called Beautiful Promenade. I stamped the small flower images in Versamark and heat set with gold embossing powder. The stamped flowers are colored with Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blends for a hint of color. Do you like that repeating diamond pattern in the background? I DO! That border was easily created using my Stamparatus and the hinge step. Oh, and those NUMBERS, the stamped numbers come from the Make a Difference stamp set. Full supplies are listed below.

1, 2, 3 - ready to see more NUMBERS scrapbook inspiration? Let's go! Full link up can be found below. Click on the link after my name or the next button. Thanks so much for visiting. Charlet