Stampin' With Candice

Fun Fold Graduation Card

If you are like me you’ll notice that it’s that time of year again and while I don’t have one of my own children graduating this year I have plenty of family and friends celebrating this awesome achievement. I wanted to create a unique card for them and loved how it turned out so much that I wanted to share it with you. I had actually seen this technique before and went searching for it. However; what I found wasn’t quite what I was looking for so I took what I found and tweaked it a bit to make it work for me.

You’ll notice that I have two different styles for you. The first set are the second ones that I made when I wanted to make ones that were more generic and to create a video for you. The first ones I made for my nephew and good friend who were graduating from Utah State University who just happen to have the colors of blue. I will say that the tassel was easier to make out of bakers twine than it was out of the gold cord. As I mention in the video the adhesive strips make this project a lot easier to apply the double layers of letters.

These are the measurements that I used when creating this card. I will mention that when I put the card in a regular size envelope it did end up just a tiny bit larger that the 5 1/2″ of a standard card, so you may want to trim it down to 9″ with the card section that opens to 5″. It did fit fine in a clear envelope though.

One of the cards I was giving away was for one of my employees and I wanted to have more room for people to sign the card for her. This was easily solved by attaching it to a regular card front. I stamped the front of the card before attaching the graduation card since you would be able to see the top corners. You could also use this technique and instead of having the section on the card open you can design something flat and then attach to a standard size card.

I hope you enjoy the video and please share it with your friends. If you have any questions or need additional information please feel free to contact me. Remember you can purchase any of the items you’ve seen by going to my website at www.candiceanderson.stampinup.net.

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May 29, 2023

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2023 – 2024 Stampin’ Up! Catalog

Happy New Catalog day!

I’m so excited you can finally shop from the new catalog. There are so many great new products, returning products from the mini and carry over products. Plus now you can purchase and start creating with the new color line up. I think you will love this catalog. Tell me what you’re going to by first. I know my list is long.

As I’ve mentioned and already shared a bit I have products already from our pre-order so I will be sharing projects soon. I also have some carry over items from the mini that I haven’t had a chance to share yet and maybe even some from the old catalog. Be watching for more posts, and videos. I probably won’t be posting every day like I did in April but my goal is to continue to post several times a week so I hope that you continue to follow me and to share my projects with your friends.

Also, be watching for upcoming classes and events. Remember you can always host your own party or event in-person or online I’d love to help you out just send me a text or email or give me a call. You can order anytime on my website at candiceanderson.stampinup.net remember the current hostess code is on the right side of my blog under my picture. Thanks for visiting.

Click here for the link to see the new catalog. You can also see it online on my website or contact me if you would like a paper copy.

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May 2, 2023

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Quick and Easy Treat Holders

Can you believe the month is already over? That means tomorrow May 1st is the last day to order retiring products. This is my last post featuring retiring products. I’ve also received my pre-order items so I thought I would share a variety of quick and easy treat holders that feature retiring product, new product and online exclusives.

I created these cute gift holders around Valentine’s for my open house. I also wanted to create a project that I could send to people that weren’t able to attend in person. Since it’s hard to send them stamps I decided to go with a project that was made with dies and punches. You’ll notice that both are similar; however, the punched one I punched the images directly from the designer series paper.

160390 – Country Floral Lane Suite Collection (R) (M)
160383 – Country BouQuet Bundle (R) (M)
160377 – Country Bouquet Stamp Set (C) (M)
160382 – Country Bouquet Punch (C) (M)
160386 – Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack (C) (M)
160387 – Pastel Adhesive- Backed Sequins (C) (M)
160388 – Country Gingham 6×6 DSP (R) (M)
160375 – Country Floral Lane 12×12 DSP (R) (M)
158885 – Best Label Punch (C)
104199 – Linen Thread (C)
152698 – Love you More Than Dies (R)
Colors – Sweet Sorbet (C), Mint Macaron (R), Balmy Blue (C), Garden Green (C), Blushing Bride (R), Real Red (C), Basic White (C)

(R) Retiring, (C) Carrying Over, (M) Found in the Mini Catalog

Here’s a quick picture of the measurements so you can make your own treat holder.

First I need to give a quick shout out to Craft with Jayne as she shared the triangle treat holder and I just had to give it a try. These two projects feature the retiring country gingham DSP that I love along with the Flowers of Friendship stamp set and dies.

155358 – Flowers of Friendship Stamp Set (R)
155373 – Flowers & Leaves Punch (R)
160388 – Country Gingham 6×6 DSP (R) (M)
159183 – Stylish Shapes Dies (C)
152525 – Lovely You Stamp Set (R)
154289 – Opal Rounds (R)
155475 – Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (C)
159200 – Sweet Sorbet 1/8″ Metallic Woven Ribbon (C)
158133 – Soft Succulent 1/2″ Satin Shimmer Ribbon (R)
154893 – Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (C)
155521 – Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (C)
Colors – Petal Pink (C), Soft Succulent (R), Sweet Sorbet (C), Basic White (C), Basic Black (C)

(R) Retiring, (C) Carrying Over

Here are the measurements to create these easy gift holders. Remember that you are scoring not cutting to make this project. The measurement listed here are for the smaller treat box. If you watch my video below you can see the difference is size between the larger Rhino box and smaller Monkey box.

Now for a little bit of fun. I wanted to make a quick video so I could show you how easy these are to make, but I wanted to make it using new product so I had a little bit of fun with my pre-order. I will admit I did use one retiring product on these projects and that is the DSP for the Rhino project since I thought it worked so well with image. The Rhino’s are part of the online exclusive Rhino Ready Stamp Set and the large leaves are as well. The rest you will find in the new catalog and will be available to purchase on May 2, 2023.

Check out my video to see how fast and easy these projects are to make.

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April 30, 2023

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Warm Welcome Bundle

Can you believe this is my last retiring stamp set. Tomorrow I will have a few more projects to share but this is the last stamp set that I had to use. I really struggled with coming up with ideas for this set. I actually combined two different samples from the mini catalog where it’s found. I also added in a new in color.

160704 – Warm Welcome Bundle (R) (M)
160698 – Warm Welcome Stamp St (R) (M)
160703 – Warm Welcome Dies (R) (M)
159177 – Brushed Shapes Dies (R)
151193 – Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels (R)
161598 – Basics Embossing Folders (O)
160597 – Three Twine Combo Back (R) (M)
153524 – Brushed Metallic Cardstock (R)
160839 – Bellum Basics (C) (M)
Colors – Basic White (C), Costal Cabana (C), Pecan Pie (N)

(R) Retiring, (C) Carrying Over, (O) Online Exclusive, (M) Found in the Mini Catalog, (N) Found in the new 2023-2024 Catalog

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April 29, 2023April 30, 2023

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More Samples

Don’t you hate it when you make samples intending to share them and run out of time only to have some of the products on them end up in the retired list. Well that’s what this post is all about. The stamp sets may not be retiring and you may even find some of the punches and dies aren’t either, but something on them is. Because many of the items will be carrying over I’m just going to list the stamp set or bundle, the retiring item, and the for each sample. If you would like more specifics on a sample please feel free to comment or reach out and I will be happy to share.

Irresistible Blooms Bundle

I enjoyed playing with this new bundle that is and online exclusive. I used the emboss resist technique with the water color brushes to create the flowers and leaves.

161150 – Irresistible Blooms Bundle (O)
159194 – Rose Gold & White 5/8″ Striped Ribbon (R)
155780 – Soft Succulent 3/8″ Open Weave Ribbon (R)
Colors – Lost Lagoon (N), Pretty Peacock (N), Flirty Flamingo (C), Soft Succulent (R), Basic White (C)
Colors – Smoky Slate (C), Pear Pizzazz (R), Flirty Flamingo (C), Basic White (C)

Country Bouquet Bundle

I actually got the idea for this card when I created a topper for my Christmas tree. Yes, I said Christmas tree. I’m a little weird and hate how dark it is when taking down the tree in January so instead we re-decorate it for Valentine’s day and leave it up long enough for the days to get longer again and bring in the light. I found a cool red heart for the top and wanted to add something to it so I made the center part that says love on it to attach to the side of the heart. Since the heart was hollow I added a stamped background this became the inspiration for the background for my card with the same focal point that I used on my tree topper. To add the sparkle to the strip to the background on the card I covered the entire section with clear embossing powder.

160383 – Country Bouquet Bundle (R) (M)
- Individual items will be carrying over
156408 – White 3/8″ Glittered Organdy Ribbon (R)
159190 – Heart Pearls (R)
151770 – Layering Circle Dies (R)
Colors – Real Red (C), Garden Green (C), Blushing Bride (R), Pear Pizzazz (R), Basic White (C)

Country Gingham 6×6 DSP

I have seriously fallen in love with this DSP and though it’s leaving I’m excited that there is something similar in the new catalog. Once again I created these a while ago and never shared them. Both the stamp sets and dies are carrying over but the paper sadly is not so I wanted to share them while I could.

160388 – Country Gingham 6×6 Designer Series Paper (R) (M)
160383 – Country Bouquet Bundle (R) (M)
- Individual items will be carrying over
160396 – Share a Milkshake Bundle (R) (M)
- Individual items will be carrying over
Colors – Mint Macaron (R), Sweet Sorbet (C), Crumb Cake (C), Petal Pink (C), Balmy Blue (C), Soft Suede (R), Basic White (C)

Enjoy the Rhythm

How fun is this card. You are probably thinking that the stamp set is what I’m listing as retiring but surprisingly that is not the case. In fact the only thing on this card that is retiring is the circle die. Although you could probably use another of the stitched circles if I remember correctly it was slightly smaller which is why I didn’t use it. As I’ve mentioned before my husband loves the color combo of purple and green and another fun thing about him is he plays the drums so once again I was inspired by him when I created this card. I’m excited that this stamp set is carrying over as I think it will be fun to create more projects with it.

151770 – Layering Circle Dies (R)
160361 – Enjoy the Rhythm Stamp Set (C) (M)
Colors – Parakeet Party (C), Highland Heather (C), Basic White (C)

(R) Retiring, (C) Carrying Over (O) Online Exclusive, (M) Found in the Mini Catalog, (N) Found in the new Catalog available May 2, 2023

Time is running out and you only have a few more days left to place an order for your favorite retiring items before they are gone for good. Make sure to use the special hostess code in the right hand column when placing your order. I hope you have enjoyed all the samples I have shared with you. I have just two more days of fun projects featuring retiring items and then I will be jumping into more projects featuring new and carrying over projects. Thanks so much for your support and please take a minute to comment and share. I love hearing from you and appreciate when you enjoy my work enough to share it with others.

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April 28, 2023

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Goodbye Designer Series Paper

We have so many great Designer Series Papers (DSP) and I wanted to feature a few projects using some of these papers that will be going away. While many of the stamp sets that I am featuring will be carrying over unfortunately the DSP will not be. Sometimes they carry over, but with a major color change like we are having we will be getting all new DSP.

I had a lot of fun with these cards. My husband and I actually met when I asked him for a ride on his motorcycle almost 30 years ago. His favorite colors are purple and green so when I finally had a chance to play with this set I had him help me with the coloring. You’ll notice that the motorcycles vary a bit from each other as I played with different combinations. I’m featuring the Ready to Ride DSP which is part of the Suite Collection along with the Silver Foil that has been embossed.

160754 – Legendary Ride Stamp Set (C) (M)
160762 – Legendary Ride Dies (C) (M)
160763 – Legendary Ride Bundle (R) (M)
160768 – Ready to Ride Suite Collection (R) (M)
160766 – Metal Plate 3DEmbossing Folder (C) (M)
160767 – Adhesive-Backed Studs (R) (M)
160752 – Ready to Ride DSP (R) (M)
160382 – Country Bouquet Punch (C) (M)
156457 – Silver Foil 12 x 12 Specialty Paper (R)
155766 – Simply Elegant Trim (C)
Colors – Gorgeous Grape (C), Parakeet Party (C), Basic White (C), Basic Black (C), Basic Gray (C)

(R) Retiring, (C) Carrying Over, (M) Found in the Mini Catalog

Here’s one more card using this suite. I will list the additional products used along with the colors. One of the things I love about his card is how well the large watercolor world stamp set works so well with the motorcycle.

160708 – Watercolor World Stamp Set (C) (M)
Colors – Pumpkin Pie (C), Basic Grey (C), Sahara Sand (R), Basic Black (C)

I am in love with this quick and easy layout. I’ve actually made multiple cards using this layout. I was going off a similar layout and cut the paper the wrong size however once I did I decided I liked this size even better. This card works perfect with our DSP. Simply cut your DSP into 4 x 8. You can get four cards out of one piece of DSP and still have a 4×4 square left for other projects. To finish you will score it at 2″ and 4″. Attached the 4×4 section to a 4 1/4″ by 4 1/4″ background and decorate how you want. The main image is designed to be centered and only attach to half the card when folded back like a Z-Fold card. This hides the image below which is in a similar shape.

155092 – Butterfly Brilliance Stamp Set (R)
155766 – Simply Elegant Trim (C)
159245 – Pretty Prints DSP (R)
155523 – Brilliant Wings Dies (R)
159183 – Stylish Shapes Dies (C)
155536 – Inspired Thoughts Stamp Set (R)
154289 – Opal Rounds (R)
Colors – Blackberry Bliss (C), Rich Razzleberry (R), Basic White (C), Shaded Spruce (C)

(R) Retiring, (C) Carrying Over

Here’s another sample using the same design. This one features the darling Rhino Ready online exclusive stamp set. This time I used circles rather than squares and the hostess designer series paper.

160959 – Rhino Ready Stamp Set (O)
- Rhino Ready Dies – Currently Unavailable -Online Exclusive
159161 – Design a Daydream DSP (R)
151770 – Layering Circles Dies (R)
159183 – Stylish Shapes Dies (C)
155475 – Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (C)
133456 – Memento Ink (C)
154904 – Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends (C)
154893 – Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends (C)
Colors – Blackberry Bliss (C), Daffodil Delight (C), Old Olive (C), Basic White (C)