Pick of the Patch

This autumn card from the All-Occasions Stamp-a-Stack features a new bundle from the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog, which goes live on September 6. Pick of the Patch is the stamp set and — thank you, Stampin’ Up! — also the name of the coordinating punch.

When I began planning this event, I was surprised to find that I didn’t have any pumpkin stamps. Every stamper needs a pumpkin or two! Lucky for me, this bundle is adorable, with several different pumpkins and gourds, accessories (a crow!), and excellent sentiments. The punch cuts out two sizes of pumpkins, a leaf, and a pumpkin stem. In my opinion, none of those images is particularly difficult to fussy cut, if you don’t mind it.

Pick of the Patch | Every stamper needs a good pumpkin image, right?  This is mine!  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

As stampers have heard before, I like to use unexpected color combinations. This one uses traditional orange with a vibrant green (Lemon Lime Twist here, but Granny Apple Green at the event) and a mellow blue-green. Participants making this card stamped the pumpkin duo twice, the second time without re-inking.

Pick of the Patch | Every stamper needs a good pumpkin image, right?  This is mine!  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

The Pick of the Patch bundle (#162196) is not listed below — available September 6!

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Layering Leaves: For You

Layering Leaves, from the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, is just about a perfect set, with three leaf variations and seven useful and beautiful sentiments. It was ideal for last weekend’s All-Occasions Stamp-a-Stack in this card:

Layering Leaves | Earth tones and botanical images are my go-to elements for guy and sympathy cards.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

For this event, I wanted to move past summer (mostly) and embrace the upcoming fall season. Here, the light is changing, the crops are ripening, and the temperatures are moderating (again, mostly). I find leaf and tree images perfect for guy cards and sympathy cards; although there is a sentiment inside, I think you can imagine how this simple card could be adapted for different needs.

Layering Leaves | Earth tones and botanical images are my go-to elements for guy and sympathy cards.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

There is one product here that is a sneak peek from the upcoming September-December 2023 Mini Catalog: the amazing Deckled Circles dies (#162286). If you have seen them in your mini (page 63), you might understand why I used the word amazing. The largest circle in this set of 14 dies is 5¾” in diameter!

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Get a jump on your jingle in September!

Registration for the 2023 September Jingle Jump is at the bottom of this page — keep reading!

Is this the year you’ll send out handmade holiday greetings?  Then get a “jump on your jingle” with this popular holiday stamp-a-stack.  Come and make 10 holiday/winter cards (several of the same or a variety) for just $22.  There will be six different designs to choose from in different styles—you’ll love the products from the new Mini Catalog!  The cards are designed to be completed in about 10 minutes or so and have lots of interest but not a lot of fuss, in order to keep the cost low.  These cards can be mailed with no additional postage, and each will have an inside sentiment.  This event is perfect for the new stamper, as you will work at your own pace—invite a friend to join you!

Session 1:  Thursday, September 21 — 6:30-9:30 p.m. (come any time)
Session 1:  Friday, September 22 — 1:00-5:00 p.m. (come any time)
Session 3:  Saturday, September 23 — 9:00-noon (come any time)

Registration is limited to 10 stampers at each session and will close Wednesday, September 12, or when full.

Need more than ten cards? Each additional card you make is $2, payable at the camp. I’ll supply envelopes and Stampin’ Dimensionals, but you need to bring your own scissors and adhesive (I suggest bringing several types).

Paid registration of $22 must be received by Wednesday, September 12. I’ll just need your name/contact information and your session choice in addition to your check, or register online below. Please note that if I do not have your payment, you are not registered for this event.

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Just My Type: For You

If I want to be reminded by the 12yo just how ancient I am, I tell him something like this: I learned to type on a manual typewriter, and I have been typing for over a half-century. I think I am still pretty fast and accurate, but what difference does it make now?

Anyway, it’s not surprising that I totally fell in love with Just My Type in the Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. Yes, a set of coordinating dies might have been nice, but the July stamp campers managed! On this card, I was compelled to use the “Hobnail” folder from the set of three Basics 3D Embossing Folders to echo those typewriter keys.

Just My Type | Still typing after all these years!  Just how many years?  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

In order to get a complete impression from this photopolymer typewriter stamp, I find it essential to put my cardstock on a foam-padded mat. I’ve mentioned this before, but the mat I use is an ugly vinyl placemat that I cut into four or six pieces. The last time I was at Walmart, I looked for something similar but couldn’t find anything. I also have some craft foam pieces that work pretty well. The idea is to give yourself something to push into. A hard surface will not do as well.

Just My Type | Still typing after all these years!  Just how many years?  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

This sweet floral may be my favorite print from the Delightfully Eclectic DSP. I love the coordination in that pack, even though the prints are so varied.

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Timeless Arrangements: Thank You

This July camp card was inspired by Elizabeth Price. I copied her colors (Lost Lagoon and Wild Wheat) and the embossed piece under the floral panel, but then I went in a different (and simpler) direction!

Timeless Arrangements | This card was inspired by Elizabeth Price.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

This was the first time I grasped the concept of these dies with the attached greenery. (There are two of these in my card — the Wild Wheat elements, each with two leaf things attached.) I believe the purpose is to avoid the fussy adhering that often is required with delicate sprigs, etc. Having the “bar” means that’s all you have to affix: a nice, pretty big, flat piece. It’s very clever, but I really didn’t get it from the catalog!

Timeless Arrangements | This card was inspired by Elizabeth Price.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

I am still so intrigued by Wild Wheat, which seems a little greenish in these photos, but that’s because of my challenge of getting some of the blue out of Lost Lagoon. I am acutely aware that I am sadly ignorant of how to capture colors accurately, but until someone contacts me offering their help, so it goes!

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Registration ends tomorrow!

The next All-Occasions Stamp-a-Stack is the weekend of August 25-26. The Friday afternoon session is full, but you may still register for the Friday evening or Saturday morning session. But don’t delay — the deadline for registering is tomorrow, Wednesday, August 16. Find the details here.

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Cheerful Daisies: Just a Note

This yellow + black color combo is one of my favorites, and Cheerful Daisies was the perfect set to use for this July camp card. Although it is part of a bundle (with dies), this is mostly one-layer stamping — only the diagonal sentiment is popped up.

Cheerful Daisies | Go-To Greetings | Yellow + black is one of my favorite color combos. 
 This sentiment on the diagonal is so easy!  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

This diagonal strip looks more complicated than it will be to explain its construction. It’s cut at 5½” long, and the sentiment is stamped in the middle and center. I marked the approximate area where the strip would be attached to the stamped and matted panel before it was flat-adhered to the card base. We affixed Stampin’ Dimensionals in that marked area and adhered the strip. Working from the back side of the matted panel, we trimmed the strip.

Cheerful Daisies | Go-To Greetings | Yellow + black is one of my favorite color combos. 
 This sentiment on the diagonal is so easy!  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

I love Go-To Greetings, don’t you?

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Sending … pajamas

Unlike yesterday’s card, most of the cards from last weekend’s Marvelous Masks class were simple and monochromatic. This was the first card, using the Foursquare Decorative Masks pattern I called “X” — it creates something you might expect to see on your dad’s pajamas.

Sending Smiles | This simple Foursquare Decorative Masks pattern creates a pattern that might remind you of ... ?  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

I love to layer vellum on top of a pattern. This stitched circle was popped up to give a frosted feel; if it was flat on top of the “X” panel, it would disappear. The elements on top of the circle were flat adhered to the vellum (using our Grid Paper to keep them straight), then Stampin’ Dimensionals were adhered behind those elements to lift up the circle.

Sending Smiles | This simple Foursquare Decorative Masks pattern creates a pattern that might remind you of ... ?  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

Each Marvelous Masks participant brought an ink pad in her preferred color, and I created samples with some of those colors. However, I started prepping before I even opened the class for registration, so for this card, I used one of my preferred colors: Lost Lagoon!

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Petal Park meets Artistic Masks

I had such fun at last weekend’s Marvelous Masks classes! This was the last card we made — or, rather, the last sample we made. Because of the drying time required for the tinted Embossing Paste, participants completed this card at home (I hope!).

Petal Park | Good Feelings | Artistic Mix Decorative Masks | You must see -- and touch -- this card to see why using Embossing Paste is so fun!  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

I have lots of class samples that I’ll share with you in the coming weeks that I hope will show why I love the Decorative Masks so much. With only a few supplies, you can create backgrounds — as big as a card front or as small as a tag — in your choice of colors. In addition, the very act of creating the panels with the masks is, for me, very soothing. And it just plain makes me happy!

Petal Park | Good Feelings | Artistic Mix Decorative Masks | You must see -- and touch -- this card to see why using Embossing Paste is so fun!  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

It’s the truth: you must see (and touch!) this card for yourself to see why Embossing Paste is such a cool product. The texture and dimension are pretty amazing. If you’re curious about the ink refill color I used, and why it doesn’t look like Orchid Oasis here, the white Embossing Paste lightens the color significantly. In fact, this looks almost identical to Highland Heather!

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