Piece of Cake card - Charlet Mallett, Stampin’ Up!

Piece of Cake - TGIF Challenges Color - TGIFC193

January 4, 2019

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HOPE THIS YEAR IS A PIECE OF CAKE! So true. This week the TGIF Challenges design team have a color challenge for you: Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist & Smokey Slate/Silver. #tgifc193

I created an interactive birthday card using a new stamp set and punch from the Stampin’ Up!’s 2018 Occasions catalog called ‘Piece of Cake’. A full list of supplies can be found below. What makes the card interactive? It has a window on the front that opens to a little rosette badge adhered to the inside. Kind of fun and different.

Do you like these colors? Play along with us. Visit the TGIF Challenges Blog for more information. Thanks for visiting.

Piece of Cake card (inside) - Charlet Mallett, Stampin’ Up!

PICK ME! Are you Interested in purchasing Stampin' Up! products?
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If you live in the United States you can order your paper crafting
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Product List

Piece Of Cake Photopolymer Bundle

[150579]

$31.50

Garden Impressions 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146289]

$11.00

Glitter Enamel Dots

[146934]

$7.00

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

$4.00

Dot To Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[148533]

$8.50

Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[148026]

$10.00

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

[100730]

$9.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Many Marvelous Markers

[147154]

$123.00

2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

[144033]

$15.00

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

[146912]

$7.50

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

1-1/4" Circle Scallop Punch

[127811]

$16.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Butterfly Bendi - Bendi Card featuring Beauty Abounds and Butterfly Beauty Thinlets. Charlet Mallett, Stampin' Up!

Creating Kindness Blog Hop - Butterfly Bendi Card

January 3, 2019

Hello friends and Happy New Year! For me, 2019 is about trying new things. Particularly in my crafting. Have you ever made a Bendi card? This is MY FIRST attempt at a Bendi card. Honestly, I didn't know what a Bendi card was. I had to do a little research, gotta love google images. A Bendi card is basically a card with two flaps that interlock to create a rounded bend fold. The card can be closed flat and mailed in a standard envelope. Once I understood what I was making I set to create a template. I like to make the majority of my cards portrait orientation. Using one sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper you can create two bendi 4.25 x 5.5 cards. Download this template if you like my design.

This card features all sorts of fun new products available NOW in the new Occasions Catalog and as part of Saleabration promotion. The beautiful papers on this card come from the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series papers. The small colorful butterfly has been punched from the papers using the Butterfly Duet punch. And the intricate butterflies that have been die cut in white are created using the Butterfly Beauty Thinlet dies. A full list of supplies can be found at the end of this post.

Many of my crafty friends on this hop will have videos showing how they created their bendi cards. These are excellent resources if are are in the market to create a bendi card for yourself..

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.

Every month we invite a guest to join us. Our Guest Designer this month is Angela Meiritz-Reid from New Zealand. She is one of the new members of the 2019 Stampin’ Up! Artistan Design Team YAY! Welcome Angela. If you are following the hop in order up next is Jay Soriano from the UK. Thanks for stopping by!

Bendi Card Blog Hop Participants

1. Angela Meiritz-Reid- Guest Designer – New Zealand

2. Lou Kitzelman- Australia

3. Paula Dobson - New Zealand

4. Danielle Bennenk- Netherlands

5. Jenny Hall- USA

6. Charlet Mallett- USA

7. Jay Soriano- UK

8. Sara Levin- USA

9. Cheryll Miller- Australia

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

Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set

[148726]

$23.00

Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies

[148536]

$39.00

Butterfly Duet Punch

[148523]

$18.00

Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper

[149622]

$0.00

Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins

[148561]

$7.50

Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143708]

$10.00

Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack

[149623]

$0.00

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

[100730]

$9.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Fancy Friday Blog Hop - Hello Cupcake card set

December 27, 2018

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

December 25, 2018

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

More pumpkins! Playing with these stencil decorative masks is kind of addicting. I used a blending brush, Cajun Craze & Golden Glow inks to color the pumpkins. Stamp set is called Painted Pumpkins. My account is basically the pumpkin card making account now. 🎃 🤣 #stampinup #cardmaker #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #paintedpumpkins

Pretty pumkins on white ... Here's the second card I created for #GDP569 using Pretty Peacock, Cajun Craze and Golden Glow. The pumpkins are a blended mix of the Cajun Craze and Golden Glow. The lighter leaves on the pumpkins are a screened back Pretty Peacock. @global_design_project #paintedpumpkinsstampset #cardmaker #stampinup #cardmaking

Card assembly! Pulling bits together for #gdp569 color challenge. I could NOT decide on a greeting and finally landed with ‘Celebrate’ because it is long and one word. Not sure if it’s the best greeting with pumpkins? BTW Golden Glow is the perfect pumpkin color! Pretty Peacock Cajun Craze Golden Glow #stampinup #cardmaker #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmakingreels

Celebrate! Fall is my favorite time of year, and the colors in Maine right now are fire. Swipe to see a photo of this tree I quickly snapped from the side of the road. I had to pull over because it honestly didn’t look real. So vibrant, and no filter! The leaves look like Cajun Craze and Golden Glow came to life. Those two colors, along with Pretty Peacock, are the palette for this week’s @global_design_project color challenge. I used those two colors to create the pumpkins on this card. Card base is Pretty Peacock. Play along with us and tag your project #gdp569. #stampinup #cardmaker #paintedpumpkins #colorchallenge