Wow!   Another Saturday has rolled around!  This month on Create with Connie and Mary blog hops, we are featuring “empowerment words”. Every Saturday we will have a new word that hopefully inspires the card we make. This week’s Saturday Blog Hop word is “Imagine”, maybe using a stamp set in a different way?  Thinking out of the box!  So, here’s what I did with the new stamp set and punch bundle, Under My Umbrella!

UNDER MY UMBRELLA

 

I had fun making punch art butterflies out of the umbrella tops and the bodies from the umbrella handle!  The small prints in the Birthday Bonanza Designer Paper worked perfectly!  Also, lots of other NEW products on here…can you spot them?

Stampin’ Details:

• The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Whisper White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
• The 4  5-1/4 layer of Pool Party cardstock was embossed with the Stone Embossing Folder (I LOVE that folder…it is bundled with the Power of Hope stamp set for FREE with a $100 purchase).
• A 1 x 5-1/4 strip of Birthday Bonanza Designer Paper was added on the left side.
• The larger umbrella image was stamped twice with Memento Black Ink on the Calypso Coral print DSP and the smaller umbrella stamped twice on the Pool Party Print, then punched with the Umbrella Builder Punch.
• The handle was punched four times from Early Espresso cardstock.
• The two butterflies were assembled and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the bodies with Tombow Multipurpose Glue.
• The “sun” was punched with the 1-1/2 Circle Punch from Pineapple Punch cardstock, stamped with Hello Sunshine from Under My Umbrella stamp set with Memento Black Ink, and added on front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• The Metallic Baker’s Twine (another FREE Sale-a-Bration with $50 purchase) was tied in a bow and added to the bodies with Mini Glue Dots.
• A trio of Sequins from the SAB Twine/Sequin package were added in the background.

I am SO happy with how this turned out and feel I really used the power word “imagine”, don’t you? OK…next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa’s fabulous card! See what everyone did with this challenge!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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See more details HERE!

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Create a beachy scene with Stampin' Up!'s new NOTES & TOTES BUNDLE!  You have sunglasses, lotion, pocket, scarf, newspaper, and other fun accessories to stamp and dress up your totes and coordinating dies to cut them out!  Use one half of a tote diecut for the front of your card or scrapbook page or combine two of the tote diecuts to make a darling 3D tote to fill with candy or small goodies!  Our NOTES & TOTES COLLECTION features the new 2025-27 In Colors and we have SIX new projects using them...perfect for your upcoming classes!  We've paired the NOTES & TOTES BUNDLE with the pretty FLORALS IN BLOOM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for all FOUR cards and TWO In Color featured 3D projects we know you will love!  See more details HERE!

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Stampin' Up!'s TEXTURED NOTES BUNDLE will bring a botanical feel to your paper crafting projects with the detailed images of woven textures and leaves.  The script fonts complement the organic images for a sophisticated look.  Plus, the multi-sized rectangle TEXTURED NOTES DIES have unique die-cut borders are a must for any craft collection.  We also included directions for two fun and easy techniques that enhance the TEXTURED NOTES COLLECTION for a total of SIX step-by-step card tutorials!  See more details here!

 

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Stampin' Up!'s PEEKABOO FOREST BUNDLE has some adorable critters to adorn your paper crafting projects! The animals are easy to color or stamp directly onto colored cardstock, then hide in the expandable tree, grass or shrubs!  The coordinating PEEKABOO FOREST DIES make it easy to cut everything out.  We also have them playing peekaboo on our new SUITCASE TREAT BOXES that are fun to fill and give away!  Our PEEKABOO FOREST COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO Suitcase Treat Box designs!  See more details HERE!

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