Monday Montage 201 -

November 7, 2021

Hello friends. Welcome to the Montage Montage Blog hop.

This week I am playing with the ‘Whimsical Trees’ bundle of products. I’ve probably made a half a dozen cards. I love it and it’s so easy to use and make beautiful cards.

This card is fairly clean and simple. The background uses a blend between Misty Moonlight and Fresh Freesia. These colors are prefect for a peaceful winter scene.

The Monday Montage crew is a talented bunch. A quick refresher: the Montage gals host a blog hop every other Monday showing you fun and exciting Stampin’ Up! products.

Ready for more Stampin’ Up! inspiration? Be sure to loop through the entire hop and see all of the amazing artwork created just to inspire! Next up is Cheryl. Thanks for stopping by.

In case you get lost....Monday Montage

Amy O’Neill

Breelin Renwick

Cathy Casey

Charlet Mallett - YOU ARE HERE

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!

Global Design Project - GDP316 - Peaceful Deer

November 1, 2021

Have you guys been following along the @global_design_project instagram account? We are all so impressed with all of the weekly card submissions for the GDP challenges. Seriously impressed. You all are so talented. Want to play along? Details below.

PLAY ALONG:

Create a NEW project that reflects the current challenge

3 ways to play:

1. Post your entry to @global_design_project instagram

2. Post your entry to Global Design Project Facebook page

3. Post to the Global Design Project Blog

Remember to and tag us with the weekly challenge hashtag. #GDP282 or #globaldesignproject

Deadline for entries closes each Sunday at 18:00 CET.

Like this card? Want to make it? Project supplies can be found 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!

Stamping Society - Favorite Holiday Bundle - Sweet Stockings

November 1, 2021

Hello, hello! Welcome to another Stamping Society Monthy tutorial. This month we are sharing ideas using our favorite Holiday Bundle.

What is Stamping Society? We are group of international stampers who showcase an idea monthly through a blog hop and then offer more exclusive ideas through a tutorial. The tutorial showcases 6 exclusive ideas along with instructions and a video. Details on how to get the tutorial at the end of this post.

I am absolutely adoring the Sweet Stocking bundle. Dog, Cats, & Christmas? So fun. Below is my first card. A kitty playing amount the presents …

Sending Lots of Love using Sweet Stockings Bundle

Instructions:

Cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock to 8.5” x 11”. Score and fold in half to create card base.
Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4” x 4”.
Cut a strip of red and swirly DSP to .5 x 4”, mount to top and bottom of Basic White square (on the back side) with 1/8” reveal for red and swirly DSP.
Cut a strip of star DSP to 1 x 4”, mount to top and bottom of Basic White square with 1/2” reveal for red and swirly DSP. See card for placement.
Cut a piece of Kraft cardstock to .5 inch by 4 inch. Dry emboss using the Timber embossing folder. Mount at the bottom of the 4”x4” white square.
Stamp 1 kitty, 1 Santa hat, 5 presents and 2 candy canes in Tuxedo Black ink.
Color kitty, Santa hat, presents and candy canes using Stampin’ Blends: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen & Polished Pink.
Die-cut Kitty, Santa hat, presents and candy canes.
Arrange and adhere presents, kitty, santa hat and candy canes to card front. See card for placement.
Stamp greeting in Evening Evergreen. Cut a apart and mount to card front. See card for placement.
Tie a small bow using white Baker’s Twine and adhere to card front. See card for placement.
Add small embellishments to card front.

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WANT MORE? My bonus project is available in the monthly tutorial along with 5 other exclusive projects.

HOW TO GET THE MONTHLY TUTORIAL:

Sign up to be demonstrator and join my team : Orange Blossoms. As a part of my team you will receive this tutorial for free.
SHOP Stampin’ Up! with me and you receive the tutorial for free. Current card club customers will receive the monthly tutorial for free.
Subscribe to receive the tutorial via email for $5.00 per month. Email me to subscribe.

Above is a sneak peek of this month’s tutorial. The tutorial offers exclusive alternate projects to the ones shared on this blog hop.

Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you find a nugget of inspiration along the way. Have a great day! Charlet

STAMPING SOCIETY BLOG HOP

Like this card? Want to make it? Supplies for this projects are listed 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

Sweet Little Stockings Bundle (English)

[156798]

$47.50

Sweet Stockings 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156281]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154880]

$9.00

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$9.00

Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155520]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$6.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75

Kraft 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Paper Pack

[156325]

$6.00

Timber 3 D Embossing Folder

[156406]

$10.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Add All to Cart

Working craft room in Maine home - Studio Showcase

October 30, 2021

It’s been ages since I’ve posted and shared pictures of my studio. This room is my home office and also my craft room. It’s basically my happy place.

I recently added some paper storage to my space. I ordered these 8.5” x 11” storage units from Stamp n Storage. I love how they instantly organized my space. I created a REEL about this process and you can see it on my instagram @i.heart.stamps - I also snapped a few quick photos of the space and send them into Stamp n Storage to be entered into their Studio Showcase.

Guess what?!! I was selected as the September 2021 Stamp - n - Storage Studio Showcase winner. Yippee. I am super excited. You can read my interview and the article on the Stamp - n - Storage blog.

I figured it would be cool if I shared a few additional photos of my studio. My work space is always evolving as I tweak, purge and add to my craft stash. You can also see snippets of this room and previous rooms on instagram using the hashtag #charletscraftroom

During the day this studio serves as my office. I work at home as a freelance graphic designer. My desk is large enough that I have a clear space to use my laptop computer as well as areas that can hold the current craft project.

This room also has a TV, sewing machine, Brother Cut and Scan and other random tools. Those items are shown in various photos below.

My studio has four few built-in book cases (one in each corner of the room). I added some storage units from Ikea. These drawers above are from IKEA - Alex Drawers . The drawers hold my ribbon and embellishments. The bottom three drawers are deeper and are perfect for SU ribbon spools. I have the ribbon lined up and I can easily pull one out when I want to use it.

I like keeping all the embellishments in the SU packaging / old plastic containers. I store these on their sides. You can see inside these containers easy enough. These fit in the top drawers perfectly. I keep these containers and put other embellishments in them when they are empty.

A couple folks have asked about the rug. I purchased this rug from Boutique Rugs. I love it and it’s held up nicely. It’s called the Horsley. Here is the link.

The photo above shows the fireplace that is in the room. So nice when it’s freezing in winter. On the right side of the photos is an antique postage organizer that I found at a local flea market. I use it to store my finished cards (organized by theme / occasion).

Here are a couple of photos of the built-in bookcases. I painted these white and use them to store and showcase all sort of mini collections. Some of the things I collect are: background stamps, flower frogs, antique ribbon spools, and antique office tools.

Thanks for taking a minute to enjoy this space with me. I appreciate all the DM and comments, it’s so wonderful when others share the same passion. Have a great day! Charlet

Strawberry sweet … stamping on patterned & color paper to add quick color to these berries. The stamp set is called ‘Filled with Sweetness’. #stampinup #cardmakingreels #cardmaker cardmaking

A sweet card for a sweet friend! We are CASING the amazing @tinkermom85 this week @global_design_project - I love how Wendy stamped on patterned paper to add a quick pop of color. I took a similar approach and stamped the berries from the 'Filled with Sweetness' stamp set onto red patterned paper. The green stems were stamped directly onto Garden Green cardstock and then cut out and layered onto the red berries. Play along and tag your project #gdp544 The acronym CASE typically stands for Copy And Share Everything (or sometimes Copy And Selectively Edit). It refers to finding inspiration in another person's card design-such as layout, colors, or techniques, and recreating it, either exactly or with minor changes. #stampinup #filledwithsweetness #cardmaker #cardmakingideas

Water & ink. I used water and classic ink to create this soft pastel card. Paper: watercolor paper. I used a variety of flower punches from my collection to create the multi-layered flowers. This card has so much dimension and is meant for hand delivery! 🤣 Use your stash! #stampinup #useyourstash #cardmaker #cardmakingreel

When I think of pastel I think watercolor. For this month our 'Use Your Stash' theme is PRETTY PASTEL. I pulled out the 'Good Greetings' stamp set and heat set the large greeting with white emboss powder. This greeting is so pretty. Then, I water painted a peachy color over the top for a soft & airy look. For the flowers I painted a few pink and peach multi-color washes and then punch out using various flower punches. The flower centers are irridescent rhinestones. Stampin' Up! products you can still purchase: Basic White cardstock, Fluid 100 watercolor Ink colors: Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink and Cloud Cover I can't wait to see what my friends pulled out from their stashes for this challenge. UYS is a monthly instagram hop where my friends and I get crafty and use what we have on hand to create a project around a certain theme. Use those supplies! Follow along below. @i.heart.stamps - You are here! @hammondandpenny @simple_stamper @bellestampinwithann @simplyfairies_kimfee @stampin_met_monique @vickiboucher @craftsomnia #useyourstash #papercraft #cardmaker #stampinup