Thank You and Press On

 Howdy all,

Welcome to my Tuesday Talk blog post.

I wanted to send out thank you cards to some of my participants and customers who have stood by me this last year. This year has been one like no other and one I think most of us would rather forget. For my little business and myself the challenges of 2020 were beyond imagination, and through out all this my little business has thrived thanks to the understanding and resilience of my participants and customers. I don't think anything could truly express the thanks I feel, but in true Art For The Mind style I thought it best done in a card. 

These cards are me all over, lots of Early Espresso, geometric patterns, takeaway coffee cup stamps, dimensionals, copper and even a coffee stain. 

The Press On stamp set features a range of coffee cup designs and perky sentiments 😉. Even the cute love heart is part of the 12 stamp set. 

Never under estimate the reverse side of a Designer Series Paper Pack, I loved the Guilded Autum Speciality Paper's fronts with the lovely colours and foils, but being in Australia it was a bit limiting as it's not Autumn here. But the reverse still features the colours with lots of lovely geometric and textured designs with a few that reminded me instantly of coffee. Or that could be because I always have coffee on the mind.

Both the Gilded Autumn paper and the Press On stamp set are retiring soon and is now ON SALE as part of the Giant Year-End Closeout and already in limited stock left. To see what other great items are retiring and on sale click the picture below.

This card is heavy on the Early Espresso brown, so I paired it with the warmth of Very Vanilla cardstock, some Copper Foil and some brown sequins. Now I'm sure you're wondering where I managed to find brown sequins, well if your really selective you can find them in the autumn range of the Sequins For Everything pack. Good news too is that these sequins are carrying over to another catalogue!

My favourite part of these cards is actually the coffee cup stain, I did this by using the Early Espresso ReInker onto a large E Clear Block with a spritz of water so it was quite liquid. Then I dipped the rim of a plastic cup in it and placed onto the card. I moved it so it ran a little and smudged a bit to look a tad more realistic. I loved how it turned out.

Thanks for coming over and having a look, I hope you feel inspired to create your own cards and projects, please see below for a link to products used to make the above card.

BLOG HOP to see what other awesome creations are happening in the Stampin' Up! world, remember my name is Kerrin Shannon, so start with the name below mine.

Product List

Press On Cling Stamp Set [153392] $38.00	Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper [153520] $26.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $8.75	Sequins For Everything [153556] $21.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00
Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119789] $6.50	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $5.00	Clear Block E [118484] $20.00
Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $15.75	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

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2020 Teacher Thank You card

Howdy all,

Welcome to my blog post.

What a year it's been, especially in the world of educating our children. Many of us even spent large portions of this year home schooling and learning just what it's like to teach our own children. I'm not sure about you, but I have a new found respect for our great teachers. I always appreciated them, just now more than ever. So I thought now would be a good time to start working on some simple but cute Teacher Appreciation cards.

Today we will be looking at a simple card to show appreciation to those hard working and dedicated teachers. This is a card using the Harvest Hello stamp set and the Plaid Tidings 6"x6" Designer Series Paper. 

My favourite paper of the year, the stunning and versatile Plaid Tidings paper is retiring soon and is now ON SALE as part of the Giant Year-End Closeout and already in limited stock left. To see what other great items are retiring and on sale click the picture below.

This card uses a a large white stitched circle tag as the feature  with the large apple stamp. Just a tip when stamping these, thin end of twig closest to apple for apple, thick end of twig closest to pumpkin for pumpkin. The use of Early Espresso ink and Early Espresso cardstock bring the card together and the nature feel. The pink of the Plaid paper and the Poppy Parade blend soften and yet brighten up the card.

The strips of Early Espresso cardstock have been covered in a heavy layer of Wink Of Stella which gives this interesting textured look. The apple and white circle have also been highlighted with Wink of Stella to make them pop. Seriously some one should take the Wink away from me, I got a little too excited every time I use it 😉.

Thanks for coming over and having a look, I hope you feel inspired to create your own cards and projects, please see below for a link to products used to make the above card.

Product List

Harvest Hellos Cling Stamp Set (En) [150581] $37.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $15.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Plaid Tidings 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153527] $20.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.50	Banners Pick A Punch [153608] $40.00	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $15.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

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Have a Hoot - Spider Owl Card

Howdy all,

Welcome to my blog post, sorry it’s been far too long. Covid lockdown has been some seriously hard times for us all.

Today we will be looking at one of the cute Halloween inspired creations we’ve made over the last month. This is a card using the Owl with the spider stamp in the Have A Hoot stamp set.

This card uses a upside down tag as the feature and is dressed up with Black Glitter Paper, gorgeous black Glittered Organdy ribbon and vellum embossed with the Cobwebs 3D Embossing Folder.

Using the combo of Magic In This Night Suite colours of Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze and Basic Black really give a spooky feel.

Our cute little owl was coloured with a slightly different choice of colours using a combo of the Ivory and Light Cinnamon Cider Blends. Remember with Blends that you always start and end with the lighter colour.

-      Thanks for coming over and having a look, I hope you feel inspired to create your own cards and projects, please see below for a link to products used to make the above projects.

Product List

Have A Hoot Bundle (English) [155208] $89.00	Cobwebs 3D Embossing Folder [153578] $15.75	Black Glitter Paper [153518] $10.50	Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897] $14.75	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $15.25	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock [133682] $15.25	Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153105] $15.50
Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922] $15.50	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $15.50	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $15.50	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00

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