Fancy Friday Blog Hop - Hello Cupcake card set

Hello friends and Happy Holidays! I hope you are enjoying this winter season and are getting a bit of a break from your regular routine.

A few of us on the Fancy Friday team are sharing one last hop for the 2018 year. Who are we? The Fancy Friday team is a group of talented Stampin' Up! Artisan's, both past and present. We hop once a month, on the last Friday of the month. If you are new here my name is Charlet Mallett and I was a member of the 2018 Artisan Design team.

We have big goals for the upcoming year. How about you? One of my goals is to actually send the cards I make. This would be huge. I really need to subscribe to the #makeacardsendacard idea. With that in mind our challenge this month was to create multiple cards that we could send throughout the year. I often only make one card of a particular design and I figured why not head into a little mass production to give me more mailing options in 2019.

I’m always in need of birthday cards and opted to use the new Saleabration freebie set, Hello Cupcake, to make a birthday card. I created this card in Balmy Blue and pulled in a few additional new products from the Occasions catalog and Saleabration promotion. A full list of supplies for all cards can be found at the end of this post.

Once the first card was finished I realized it would be a breeze to swap out colors and sentiments for a variety of occasions. So I created additional cards in Blushing Bride and Daffodil Delight.

Now I just need to get organized. How do you manage your mailings? Do you tackle it monthly? Weekly? Or spur of the moment? I’m typically a spur of the moment (oh crap I need to send a card) kind of gal. I think I might try a monthly approach set aside an hour or so at the beginning of the month to address and write the cards out for that month. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes. I seem to start big like a bursting balloon and deflate a little as the year goes on.

Are you ready? If you are traveling this hop in order you just arrived from Elizebeth Price. Next up is Paula Dobson. Thanks for stopping by! Charlet

Like these cards? Want to make them? Check out the supply list below.
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

Hello Cupcake Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149714]

$0.00

Part Of My Story Cling Stamp Set

[149719]

$0.00

Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack

[149623]

$0.00

Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins

[148561]

$7.50

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

$35.00

Dot To Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[148533]

$8.50

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$8.50

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131198]

$8.50

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119683]

$8.50

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

[100730]

$9.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$7.50

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[147100]

$7.50

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$7.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$7.50

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$7.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$7.50

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Merry Christmas! Mallett 2018 Christmas Card

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope your holiday has been wonderful. We are enjoying a family ski trip to Utah again this year. It’s been wonderful to catch up with everyone. Family is the best.

Check out our 2018 family Christmas card. We love how it turned out. I designed and handcrafted around 80 cards / envelopes. I thought I’d share a little bit of the process and how the card came to be.

Every year I design a card and have it printed, but the last couple of years I’ve wanted to incorporate handmade elements into it.

This card came together in five phases and was assembled over a 2 week period.

Library pocket card

1. Concept and prototype: Typically I start with a family photo. This year we did not take a group family photo and so I was a little perplexed where to start. We tried to snap a picture at Thanksgiving but it wasn’t the best. Instead I figured we could choose a few photos to collage. Then I started to think about how to organize the information to accompany the photos. After a few prototypes I came up with a layout that I liked inspired by a library card.

2. Design: After I knew how the card prototypes would work I set to create the computer designed elements. I laid out the card front (I cheated and used a pattern I found from Creative Market). I changed the colors to coordinate with the Stampin’ Up! Colors I wanted to use (Tranquil Tide, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Petal Pink). Second I designed the library card and added the years most memorable highlights. I searched through our various phone photo libraries to find decent companion photos for the back side. Then I designed the card back with all of the photos and dates. I set all of these all up to print 5x7. The library card was set up two cards to a 5x7 card. I planned to trim to size later.

Card front

Card Back

3. Printing: I had the cards printed at COSTCO. It’s a super affordable option and you recieve envelopes as well. I chose front and back four color printing on an uncoated heavy paper stock. The printing is pretty color accurate and turns out great. Bonus for me … I had a 50$ voucher that covered almost all of the printing. Good deal. The cards were printed and delivered in just under a week.

scored pockets with stamping

scored pockets with embossing

trimmed the corner to lie flat on card

4. Assembly: While I waited for the printed components to arrive I started to produce the handmade components. I die cut the word ‘Holidays"‘ from Tranquil Tide cardstock. I knew the library pocket would be the perfect place to incorporate a little bit of hand stamping. I cut and scored vanilla card stock that once folded could be adhered to the card front. Before I assembled the pocket I did all of the stamping using the Stamparatus (stamp alignment tool). I stamped and heat embossed the sentiments with gold emboss powder. The swirls and leaves are stamped in Petal Pink. I did all this x 80.

Library card set 2 up

Library card trimmed to size

Rounded corners

5. Addressing: The envelopes came with our address pre printed. I wanted to dress the up a little bit with stamping. The front side was also hand stamped with elements from the ‘Merry Christmas to All’ stamp set.

If you are interested, I have a few video stories of the card assembly on my instagram @i.heart.stamps

When I showed the card to Ben (our 16 year old) he didn’t get it. He never had to manually check out a book using a card and pocket. So this card is for the old fogies. LOL. Wishing you a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! Charlet

Geared Up (vinyl birthday card) - Global Design Project Sketch Challenge - GDP170

Hello! We have a SKETCH challenge for this round of the Global Design Project. Since it’s the holiday season (this time of year can be so busy), this challenge will last for two weeks. Hopefully you can find a minute to craft with us.

I wanted to create a very specific birthday card for my brother who is a fan of vinyl records. This sketch worked out perfectly! The stamp set is called Geared Up and is available Jan 5th in the Stampin Up! Occasions catalog. The set is full of car images but I used the verse and the texture pieces for this card. The record player was created using various circle punches and the Classic Garage Designer Series papers. The needle for the record player was hand cut from a silver foil sheet.

Check out the Global Design Project blog to see what the other designers have created for this challenge and play along with us! FYI - I made him a record card last year. You can see that version here if you are interested. Happy stamping. #gdp170 Thanks for stopping by. Hope your holidays and birthdays are MERRY!

You're A Classic Vinyl Record Birthday Card - Charlet Mallett, Stampin' Up!

You're A Classic Vinyl Record Birthday Card - Charlet Mallett, Stampin' Up!

Like this card? Want to make it?
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

Geared Up Garage Cling Stamp Set

[148590]

$21.00

Classic Garage 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[148482]

$11.00

Black/Silver 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Striped Metallic Ribbon

[148486]

$7.00

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

$4.00

Metallic Brads

[146929]

$4.50

Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[148026]

$10.00

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

$3.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

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

[100730]

$9.75

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.50

1-1/4" Circle Punch

[119861]

$16.00

1/2" Circle Punch

[119869]

$6.00

1-3/4" Circle Punch

[119850]

$18.00

2" Circle Punch

[133782]

$18.00

Neighbor Gifts & Stocking Stuffers- TGIF Challenges Theme - TGIFC191

Hung with Care Notecards - Charlet Mallett

Hello friends! Christmas is almost here. Do you have all your gifting complete? I’m finishing up a few little neighbor gifts and stocking stuffers. The timing of this TGIF Challenge couldn't be better.

I have three tips for you to finish up your gift packaging.

1. Simple stamping. Stampin’ Up! has challenged us demonstrators to create projects that show how easy it is to create a beautiful project using stamps, ink and paper. This is their theme for 2019. Follow the hashtag #simplestamping for more ideas. I created a few simple notecard and envelope sets using the Hung with Care stamp set. The images in this set are perfect to stamp in one color or mix is up using Stampin’ Write Markers.

2. CASE! Copy and share everything. This time of year why try to reinvent the wheel. If you come across something cute in the stamping world, case away. Be sure to credit the original artist and you are good to go. These fun tags will go on popcorn buckets for neighbors. The original design was created by fellow TGIF designer Bree Renwick (@craftsomnia). Thanks for the great idea Bree!

3. KISS - Keep it simple stupid. Stupid is such a rude word but the KISS sentiment holds true. Use what you have on hand, pull your scraps together, don’t overthink and really just keep it simple. These fun bottle brush tree tags were so easy and SIMPLE!

Gift tags cased from Bree

Wood Paper Bottle Brush Tree gift tags - Charlet Mallett

Wood Paper Bottle Brush Tree gift tags - Charlet Mallett

Have you got some great neighbor gift or stocking stuffer ideas? Ready to fit in one more item on your to do list this December? HA! Visit here for more details. #tgifc191. THANKS for visiting.

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If you live in the United States you can order your paper crafting
supplies from my online store. So easy. THANK YOU!