Fall Bingo - Decor and Goody Bags

Last Saturday, I held my second Stampin' Up! Bingo Party. It was so much fun! For this time, I went with a fall theme even though it was over 100 degrees this past weekend. This week, I'll be sharing the projects I prepped and the make n takes from the party. 

Today's post is all about the decor and goody bags. I didn't go overboard, but I just had to make something cute to be put on the table. I found a tutorial online for this adorable little treat boxes. Once I stamped and die cut the jars, I added some cute punched scarecrows from last year's stamp set. Inside, there are bags of M&Ms tied with with some great retired Delightful Dijon ribbon.

For the goody bags, I bought some plain kraft gift bags in bulk. Seriously I got 50 bags for super cheap. Thanks Amazon! For there, I found some leftover die cut flowers from about three years ago. I used the patterns and colors as my palette. I punched some tags and stamped them all over with the retired Four Feathers stamp set. I finished off the tags with copper thread and the rest of the feathers. The tags were attached to the bags with some great retired Blackberry Bliss Ribbon.

• Stamps: Jar of Love; Cookie Cutter Halloween (retired); Four Feathers (retired)
• Inks: Blackberry Bliss; Early Espresso; Cajun Craze; Old Olive; Crushed Curry
• Cardstock: Very Vanilla; Kraft
• Accessories: Delightful Dijon Ribbon (retired); Blackberry Bliss Ribbon (retired)
• Tools: Everyday Jars Framelits; Feather Framelits (retired); Cookie Cutter Punch; Scallop Tag Topper Punch

Marvelous Mint Macaron

Hello everyone! With the close of every Stampin' Up Annual Catalog, we have to say goodbye to five In Colors. This May, we will be losing the following colors:

Initially I wasn't a huge fan of these colors. It seemed to be a odd combination. But over the past two years, I have grown to like all of the colors. In fact, I have grown to love love love Mint Macaron. It will be sad to lose these colors, but I am devastated to lose Mint Macaron. Hands down my favorite! Today I'm celebrating Mint Macaron and giving it a proper sendoff with three fun cards!

My first card is actually one I made using a ton of retired products. I don't usually hang on to retired stamp sets (preferring to sell them and get new ones), but I have kept two sets that get pulled out time and time again: Four You and Four Feathers! This great monochrome triptych features both of those retired sets plus one current set (Timeless Textures) and a great accessory (Mint Macaron Striped Ribbon). Simple card, yet it highlights the color beautifully.

• Stamps: Four Feathers (retired); Four You (retired); Timeless Textures
• Inks: Mint Macaron
• Cardstock: Mint Macaron; Whisper White
• Accessories: Mint Macaron Striped Ribbon
• Tools:

Card two features a Holiday Catalog stamp set that is carrying over! I immediately fell for the Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp Set and Punch and love that I can use it beyond Christmas time. The little suit stamp is perfect as a teddy bear. And I love the color combination of Mint Macaron and Crumb Cake. The soft colors make a great gender neutral baby card. This card also features the In Color DSP pack. I love these packs for great background pieces. SU sells the DSP packs in both In Color collections, Brights, Regals, Subtles, and Neutrals.

• Stamps: Cookie Cutter Christmas; Suite Sayings
• Inks: Mint Macaron; Crumb Cake; Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Color DSP; Neutrals DSP; Mint Macaron; Whisper White
• Accessories: Mint Macaron Striped Ribbon
• Tools: Cookie Cutter Punch; Layering Circles Framelits

Finally I am featuring my favorite color combination: Mint Macaron and Rich Razzleberry. Purple is my favorite color and I love the green and purple combo of these two colors. I am again featuring the In Color DSP as my background paper. I kept the main image of the card fairly simple with a jar full of flowers.

• Stamps: Jar of Love
• Inks: Sweet Sugarplum; Rich Razzleberry; Mint Macaron; Smoky Slate
• Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Color DSP; Mint Macaron; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Everyday Jars Framelits

Super sad that we only have a few weeks left with Mint Macaron, but hey, maybe they will eventually bring it back when Stampin' Up does another color refresh. A girl can dream, right?

Stamp Sets to Use:

• Birthday Blooms
• Celebrate Today
• Build a Birthday
• Love and Affection
• Foxy Friends
• No Bones About It
• Watercolor Wings
• Papillon Potpurri
• Jar of Love
• Petite Petals
• Seaside Shore
• Suite Sayings
• Friendly Wishes
• Flower Shop
• Timeless Textures
• Playful Backgrounds
• Work of Art
• Blooms and Wishes
• Botanical Blooms
• Kinda Eclectic
• Labeler Alphabet
• Cookie Cutter Christmas
• Paisleys and Posies
• Endless Birthday Wishes
• Dragonfly Dreams
• Cool Treats
• Bookcase Builder
• Birdcage Builder
• Tasty Trucks
• Hey Chick
• Designer Tee
• Reverse Words
• Four You
• Four Feathers

Textured Feathers

The last of my positive and negative cut cards features one of my favorite stamp sets: Four Feathers. I keep coming back to this set for a variety of cards. Instead of my usual bright color, I started with Marina Mist and ended up with a great masculine card. My favorite piece is the embossing card stock. The woodgrain pattern gives the card a ton of extra interest with too much complication. Love it!

• Stamps: Four Feathers; Happy Happenings
• Inks: Early Espresso
• Cardstock: Early Espresso; Marina Mist; Whisper White
• Accessories: Jute trim
• Tools: Feathers Framelits; Hardwood Embossing Folder

Easy Masculine Card

I seem to always to need masculine cards, but hardly ever make them. This is the perfect simple card to men or women. I used the ombre technique to ink up the feathers. Ink up the stamp in the lighter color. Then add on the darker color on only park of the stamp. Such a neat look once they're done.

• Stamps: Perfect Pennants; Four Feathers
• Inks: Mossy Meadow; Wild Wasabi; Hello Honey; Lost Lagoon; Night of Navy
• Cardstock: Night of Navy; Crumb Cake; Typeset DSP
• Accessories: Gold buttons; Brown twine
• Tools: Feathers Framelits

For All Things Cards

Two pretty Thanksgiving themed cards for you today.

Card #1

I really wanted a Thanksgiving card, but no turkeys or pumpkins.  The Four Feathers stamp was a great substitute!

• Stamps: Four Feathers; For All Things
• Inks: Chocolate Chip; Baked Brown Sugar; Mossy Meadow; Real Rust (retired -- I don't have Cajun Craze, but this is close enough)
• Cardstock: Kraft; Mossy Meadow; Very Vanilla; Color Me Autumn DSP
• Accessories: Gold Metallic Buttons; Brown Twine (not SU)
• Tools: Feathers Framelits

Card #2

I loved the patterned design of this specific sheet of DSP.  I wanted to play off of it, so I went to Pinterest.  And I found the perfect design concept to modify.

• Stamps: For All Things
• Inks: Mossy Meadow; Summer Starfruit (retired - I don't have Crushed Curry, but this is close)
• Cardstock: Crushed Curry; Very Vanilla; Color Me Autumn DSP
• Accessories: Color Me Autumn Washi Tape
• Tools: Circles Framelits

Holiday Catalog Swap Cards

My local demo group did a card swap featuring holiday catalog products.  And my goodness!  What a beautiful bunch of cards I received back.  Let's take a look at them...

Angela McCormack

Pam Wu

Rosemary Bryson

Stacey Lane @ A Work of Carte

Jennifer Blomquist @ Northwest Stamper

Cindy Espino @ Cynbad Living

Sara Grafton @ 1200 Some Miles

Jill Cantorna

Kathy Thisted

Unite and Excite Swaps: The Rest of the Pretties

We had a great swap time at the Livermore Unite and Excite event on Sunday.  Here are the rest of the great swap cards I received:

Sara Grafton @ 1200 Some Miles

Vinnie Cespedes

Margery Chen

Alicia Valdez

Janet Smith

Deidre Wong

Denise Zachariah

Sarah Camarillo

Patti Mizutani

Paula Frieders

Maria Esther Fennelly @ Maria's Creative Place

Jeannie Barron

Raberta Gannon @ Inkabella Crafts

Carrie Vermazen @ Crafty Carrie

Cary Farruggia @ Cary's On Your Case

Colleen Becker

Sharon Tong-Robinson

Sparkly Four Feathers

I found this beautiful card that was featured at Convention.  I knew I had to make my own version of it!

Card Inspiration from SU 2014 Convention featured on Stamp Your Art Out

I changed up the placement of the sentiment and feathers a bit.  I wanted to use the sentiment from Kinda Eclectic, but it was too tall to put on top of the feathers.  It would have completely covered most of them!  Instead I made it a banner and placed it at the bottom of the card.  I also changed the colors, but kept the idea of a sparkly feather for the center.  The feathers and the sentiment banner are all popped up on dimensionals to give visual interest.

• Stamps: Four Feathers; Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Strawberry Slush; Basic Gray
• Cardstock: Coastal Cabana; 2013-2015 In Color DSP; Silver Glimmer Paper
• Accessories:
• Tools: Feather Framelits