All Bundled Up!

(a few projects featuring the All Bundled Up stamp set)

Hello!  Today I am sharing a few projects I worked on this week featuring the Stampin' Up! All Bundled Up stamp set (item 159824) - these cute little characters are perfect for some fun Christmas projects, and the first significant snowfall of the season also definitely helped put me in the mood to work on Christmas projects!  

For the watercoloured images I stamped the images on watercolour paper (Fluid 100 5" x 7" Watercolour Paper - item 149612) using Stazon Jet Black Ink (item 101406) and coloured the images using Classic Stampin' Inks.  Unfortunately there are no co-ordinating dies for this stamp set, but fortunately the fussy cutting is not too onerous (even for me!) and the Paper Snips Scissors (item 103579) are definitely a big help!  For all die cutting and embossing I used my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine (item 149653); the Paper Trimmer (item 152392) for all cardstock and paper trimming; a stylus and scoreboard (Simply Scored Scoring Tool - item 122334) for all paper scoring; a bone folder (Bone Folder - item 102300) for burnishing all score lines; and Multipurpose Liquid Glue (item 110755) for the main adhesive.  The tacky putty tip of the Take Your Pick tool (item 144107) certainly comes in handy for placing small embellishments! I also find the Stamparatus (item 146276) - a stamp positioning tool - to be a great help in ensuring crisp images as it lets you stamp multiple impressions, which greatly reduces for me a lot of wasted paper because I find that I often don't get a single stamped impression as crisp as I would like!

Season's Greetings slimline card

For the front panel of this 8 5/8" x 4 1/8" slimline card I applied Starry Sky ink (item 159212) with a blending brush (Blending Brushes - item 153611) to an 8 1/4" x 3 3/4" Basic White Thick cardstock (item 159229) panel. Over the blended ink panel I flicked some Craft Stampin' Ink White Refill (Item 101780) that I had thinned with a little bit of water - I added a few drops of the White Refill to an acrylic block and with a paintbrush mixed in a little water; I then flicked the slightly thinned White Refill onto the blended ink panel with the paintbrush.  Before adhering the additional elements to the front panel or matting the panel I stamped the sentiment (from the Brightest Glow stamp set - item 159542) using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (item 132708).  I used the following additional supplies to complete the card: 

• Basic White Thick cardstock for the card base;
• Basic Black cardstock (item 121045) for the matting panel;
• Basic White cardstock (item 159276) for the three die cut snowflakes, which were cut using the small snowflake dies from the Chic dies (item 158815);

Chic dies - item 158815

• Decorated Pine dies (item 159710) to cut the two pine branches from watercolour paper (which were coloured using Old Olive ink - item 147090, and Soft Suede ink - item 147115);

Decorated Pine dies - item 159710

• Starry Sky ink, Soft Suede ink, Old Olive ink, Basic Gray ink (item 149165), and Real Red ink (item 147084) to colour the images; and
• Stampin' Dimensionals (item 104430) to attach the moose.

Your Friendship Warms My Heart card

For this 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" top-fold card I used the following additional supplies:

• Basic White Thick cardstock (item 159229) for the card base;
• Basic White cardstock (item 159276) for the embossed panel - embossed using the snowflake patterned embossing folder from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders (item 155433);
• Starry Sky cardstock (item 159263) for the matting panel;
• Stylish Shapes dies (item 159183) to cut the watercolour paper circle (to a piece of watercolour paper I had applied Starry Sky ink (item 159212) with a blending brush (Blending Brushes - item 153611) and then spritzed with water [Stampin' Spritzers - item 126185] and blotted dry with paper towel), and the white glimmer paper (Real Red & White 6" x 6" Glimmer Paper - item 159578) snow hill.  Using the Gingerbread House dies (item 159718) I cut the snow hill shape from the white glimmer paper before using the circle die to cut the bottom circle portion from the white glimmer paper;

Stylish Shapes dies - item 159183

Sweet Gingerbread Bundle - item 159719

Sweet Gingerbread stamp set - item 159714

Gingerbread House dies - item 159718

• Starry Sky ink, Sweet Sorbet ink (item 159216), and Basic Gray ink (item 149165) to colour the raccoon;
• Sweet Sorbet ink to colour the two watercolour paper hearts - which were cut using the heart die from the Gingerbread House dies;
• Starry Sky ink to stamp the sentiment and to add the flicked spots on the inside of the card;
• Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item 144108) to adhere the raccoon's upper body (the lower body/tail portion adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue); and
• 2022-2024 In Colour Matte Decorative Dots (item 159186) - three of the Starry Sky/Orchid Oasis shaded dots added around the circle.

Using an envelope punch board I made a co-ordinating envelope from a piece of Starry Sky patterned paper from the 2022-2024 In Colour 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments (item 159253), and added a snowflake cut from Basic White cardstock using the large snowflake die from the Chic dies (item 158815), and a silver cord (Simply Elegant Trim - item 155766) bow.

Sending Wishes For A Cool Christmas card

For this very quick and simple 4" x 4" top-fold card I used the following additional supplies:

• Poppy Parade cardstock (item 119793) for the card base;
• Stylish Shapes dies (item 159183) to cut the square from a piece of the Basic White Thick cardstock/Starry Sky ink blended panel I had leftover from the Season's Greetings card;
• Starry Sky ink (item 159212), Real Red ink (item 147084), Basic Gray ink (item 149165), and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (item 132708) to colour the raccoon;
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (item 100082) to add splatters to the raccoon image by flicking the brush tip against the marker lid; and
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink to stamp the sentiment.

Using an envelope punch board I made a co-ordinating envelope from a piece of the Sweetest Christmas 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (item 159559).  Around the envelope I tied some 1" wide red gross grain ribbon from my stash.

Happy Holidays Raccoon card

For this 4 3/4" x 4 1/8" side-fold card I used the following additional supplies:

• Granny Apple Green cardstock (item 146990) for the card base and matting panel;
• Basic Black cardstock (item 121045) for the matting panels;
• Knit Together background stamp (item 156416) - stamped using Sweet Sorbet ink (item 159216) on Basic White cardstock (item 159276) - after stamping I sponged Sweet Sorbet ink over the entire stamped panel;
• Sweet Sorbet ink, Granny Apple Green ink (item 147095), and Basic Gray ink (item 149165) to colour the raccoon image and panel;
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (item 100082) to add splatters to the raccoon panel by flicking the brush tip against the marker lid;
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (item 132708) to stamp the sentiment from the Brightest Glow stamp set (item 159542); and
• Gray Granite baker's twine (Baker's Twine Essentials Pack - item 155475) - tied around the matted raccoon image panel before it was glued to the stamped background panel. 

Happy Holidays Moose card

For this very quick and easy 5" x 3" top-fold card I used the following additional supplies:

• Crumb Cake cardstock (item 120953) for the card base;
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (item 132708) to stamp the image and sentiment (from the Brightest Glow stamp set - item 159542);
• white watercolour pencil (Watercolour Pencils - Assortment 1 - item 141709) and Cherry Cobbler watercolour pencil (Watercolour Pencils - Assortment 2 - item 149014) to colour the tuque, scarf, and teeth - I used the watercolour pencils as ordinary colour pencils - no water added!; and
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (item 100082) to add splatters to the card by flicking the brush tip against the marker lid.

It's Feeling A Lot Like Christmas card

For this 7" x 4 1/8" side-fold card I used the following additional supplies:

• Real Red cardstock (item 102482) for the card base;
• Old Olive cardstock (item 100702) for image matting panel and sentiment strip;
• Basic Black cardstock (item 121045) for matting panels;
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (item 132708) to stamp the sentiment;
• Old Olive ink (item 147090), Soft Suede ink (item 147115), Real Red ink (item 147084), and Basic Gray ink (item 149165) to colour the moose image and panel;
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (item 100082) to add splatters to the image panel by flicking the brush tip against the marker lid; and
• Chic dies (item 158815) to cut the "lattice" from watercolour paper - this was coloured using Soft Suede ink.  

Merry Christmas Moose card

For this 3 3/4" x 4 1/8" side-fold card I used the following additional supplies:

• Starry Sky cardstock (item 159263) for the card base;
• Crumb Cake cardstock (item 120953) for the sentiment panel;
• Soft Suede cardstock (item 115318) for the sentiment panel matting panel;
• Starry Sky ink (item 159212) to stamp the large splatter stamp from the Painted Poppies stamp set (item 151599) over the front of the card base;

• scraps of Soft Suede patterned paper from the 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments - Neutrals (item 159257) and Starry Sky patterned paper from the 2022-2024 In Colour 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments (item 159253) - glued to the front card panel behind the image circle;
• Starry Sky ink, Soft Suede ink (item 147115), and Basic Gray ink (item 149165) to colour the image;
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (item 100082) to add splatters to the image by flicking the brush tip against the marker lid;
• Stylish Shapes dies (item 159183) to cut the image circle;
• Starry Sky ink to stamp the sentiment, and Soft Suede ink to sponge over the sentiment panel;
• Very Vanilla baker's twine (Baker's Twine Essentials Pack - item 155475) for the bow glued to the side of the image circle; and
• 2022-2024 In Colour Matte Decorative Dots (item 159186) - three of the Starry Sky/Orchid Oasis shaded dots added to the card front.

Using an envelope punch board I made a co-ordinating envelope using a piece of leftover retired Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper (item 153487) - from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalogue.  Around the envelope I tied a bow using some 5/8" vanilla gross grain ribbon from my stash.

And finally . . .

You're The Coolest gift bag

For this gift bag (the box portion, excluding the handles, is 5" tall x 3 1/2" wide x 1 1/2" deep) I used the following supplies:

• for the box portion a 10 1/2" x 6 1/2" piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock (item 146981), scored on the 10 1/2" side at 1 1/2", 5", 6 1/2", and 10" (the 1/2" tab is the glue tab); and scored on the 6 1/2" side at 1 1/2" (bottom flaps);
• Soft Suede cardstock (item 115318) for the matting panels for the decorative paper front and side panels, the handles (two pieces 1/2" wide x 8 1/2" long - scored three times at 1/8" intervals along the length.  For gluing the handles to the inside of the front and back panels I measured 1/2" from each end of the handles and applied glue to those sections), and the sentiment tag hole re-enforcer;
• Shaded Spruce patterned paper from the 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments - Regals (item 159256) for the front and side decorative paper panels;
• Shaded Spruce ink (item 147088) to stamp the sentiment on watercolour paper, and to sponge the edges of the DSP panels;
• Soft Suede ink (item 147115) to sponge the sentiment tag (spritzed with water [Stampin'  Spritzers - item 126185] and blotted dry with paper towel), the edges of the sentiment tag, edges of the image circle, and the edges of the Soft Suede cardstock matting panels and handles;
• Shaded Spruce ink, Soft Suede ink, Basic Gray ink (item 149165), and Calypso Coral ink (item 147101) to colour the moose image and panel;
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (item 100082) to add splatters to the image circle by flicking the brush tip against the marker lid;
• Stylish Shapes dies (item 159183) to cut the image circle;
• Tailor Made Tags dies (item 155563) to cut the sentiment tag and hole re-enforcer;

Tailor Made Tags dies - item 155563

• Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item 144108) to attach the sentiment tag to the front of the gift bag; and
• Very Vanilla baker's twine (Baker's Twine Essentials Pack - item 155475) to tie the sentiment tag to the handle's ribbon bow (Dollar Tree 5/8" gross grain ribbon that is a very close match to Shaded Spruce!). 

Thank you for visiting my blog!  I had a lot of fun working on these All Bundled Up projects!

If you are interested in purchasing any of the available Stampin' Up! products I have used in my projects, and you live in Canada and do not have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, please do not hesitate to visit my online store found on my website https://archiesatelier.stampinup.net/ at your convenience, or simply click under the "Shop With Me" tab on the right sidebar of my blog, which will take you directly to my website and online store.  I very much appreciate your business! You can browse the PDF versions of the July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue and the May 2022-April 2023 Annual Catalogue anytime on my website.

Current and Upcoming Promotions!

Just a quick reminder that you have only until Friday November 18, 2022, to take advantage of the Stampin' Up! Seasonal Sale on the following products from the May 2022-April 2023 Annual Catalogue:

• 10% off all punches;
• 15% off stamps (excluding Host stamp sets); and
• 20% off dies, embossing folders, and non-specialty Designer Series Paper (the colour family 6" x 6" Assortments are also not included in this sale).

During the Last Chance Promotion, starting December 1, 2022, and running through until January 4, 2023, the retiring products from the July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue will be available, while supplies last, with some being offered at substantial discounts.  The following is a list of a few of the products that will be discounted:

• Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder (item 156385) - at 60% off;
• Decorated Pine dies (item 159710) - at 50% off;
• Gingerbread House dies (item 159718) - at 40% off;
• Snowman dies (item 159817) - at 30% off; and
• Window dies (item 159756) - at 20% off.

If you are interested in ordering any of the dies as well as the stamps that are part of a retiring bundle (such as the Decorated Pine dies, Gingerbread House dies, Snowman dies, and Window dies) be sure to use the separate item numbers for the stamps and dies when submitting your online order - if you use the bundle item number you will not receive the full discount on the dies!

Have fun creating!

Laurel

Can't bear to face the snow yet . . .