Adulting Is Hard

I put this card together for an upcoming class pairing the Sweet Symmetry designer series paper with the Nothing's Better Than stamp set.

The sentiment layer is punched with the Starburst punch and layered onto a 2 1/4" circle.

Supplies:

Nothing's Better Than

Night of Navy, Crushed Curry, Just Jade ink

Night of Navy, Basic White, Just Jade card stock

2 1/4" circle punch

Starburst Punch

Sweet Symmetry dsp

Let the folk art designs and motifs in the Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper inspire your creativity. This high-quality printed paper includes traditional, symmetrical folk art images and florals in soft colors. It’s a great choice for card making and scrapbooking. Each sheet is double-sided, giving you twice the crafting options.

* 12 sheets of patterned paper: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs
* 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
* Acid free
* Lignin free

Product colors: Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Just Jade, Night of Navy

You're Just Like

While the designer series paper I used on this card is retired, I thought it was appropriate for the sentiment, it is called Night Before Christmas and was a 6" x 6" paper pack.  Again, I have used the Nothing's Better Than stamp set (I promise next weeks projects will be with other Stampin' Up! products!).

There are die cuts made with both the Stitched Rectangles and Stitched So Sweetly dies for the sentiments and I added a cookie image without using the two step stamping option on this card. 

Supplies:

Nothing's Better Than

Crumb Cake, Early Espresso ink

Very Vanilla card stock

Stitched Rectangles framelits

Stitched So Sweetly dies

Night Before Christmas dsp

The Nothing's Better Than Bundle includes the Nothing's Better Than Stamp Set and the Love You More Than Dies.

NOTHING'S BETTER THAN PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET
Cookies, coffee, cocktails, and chocolate! Get it all in a single stamp set.
*26 photopolymer stamps
*Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d, g

LOVE YOU MORE THAN DIES
Pair the Love You More Than Dies with the Nothing's Better Than Stamp Set to create cards, accents, and more.
*9 dies
*Largest die: 2" x 2-1/2" (5.1 x 6.4 cm)

Our craft bundles make coordination easy. Stamp & tool bundles help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples of the same project with ease.

Because Adulting is Hard

Today's sample using the Nothing's Better Than stamp set uses the Oh So Ombre designer series paper that will bee available for Free during Sale-a-bration.  It has designs in Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green and Rococo Rose colors. and is a 6" x 6" paper stack.

First, I stamped the Cocktails word image all over the designer series paper, then I die cut a circle using the Stitched Shapes framelits to stamp my image on and then used the two step stamp option to color in the cocktail.  The flag piece behind the circle is from a past Paper Pumpkin kit that I had leftover.

Supplies:

Nothing's Better Than

Bermuda Bay, Rococo Rose, Daffodil Delight, 

Granny Apple Green ink

Rococo Rose, Granny Apple Green, Whisper White card stock

Oh So Ombre dsp (SAB 2021)

Stitched Shapes framelits

Paper Pumpkin piece

The Nothing's Better Than Bundle includes the Nothing's Better Than Stamp Set and the Love You More Than Dies.

NOTHING'S BETTER THAN PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET
Cookies, coffee, cocktails, and chocolate! Get it all in a single stamp set.
*26 photopolymer stamps
*Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d, g

LOVE YOU MORE THAN DIES
Pair the Love You More Than Dies with the Nothing's Better Than Stamp Set to create cards, accents, and more.
*9 dies
*Largest die: 2" x 2-1/2" (5.1 x 6.4 cm)

Our craft bundles make coordination easy. Stamp & tool bundles help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples of the same project with ease.

A Day Without

The fun thing about the Nothing's Better Than stamp set is that there are several options to take when you make a card with it. For example, yesterday the card was about coffee, today chocolate, tomorrow's will be cocktails, etc.  

The designer series paper that I paired it with today is the Plaid Tidings collection and I used a pattern that has Cinnamon Cider on it and tied that into the card stock and ink colors. The stamp set has a two step stamping option for many of the images so that you can color in the chocolates or whatever image you stamp without using markers.

Supplies:

Nothing's Better Than

Early Espresso, Cinnamon Cider ink

Cinnamon Cider, Whisper White card stock

Plaid Tidings dsp

Classic Label punch

The Nothing's Better Than Bundle includes the Nothing's Better Than Stamp Set and the Love You More Than Dies.

NOTHING'S BETTER THAN PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET
Cookies, coffee, cocktails, and chocolate! Get it all in a single stamp set.
*26 photopolymer stamps
*Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d, g

LOVE YOU MORE THAN DIES
Pair the Love You More Than Dies with the Nothing's Better Than Stamp Set to create cards, accents, and more.
*9 dies
*Largest die: 2" x 2-1/2" (5.1 x 6.4 cm)

Our craft bundles make coordination easy. Stamp & tool bundles help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples of the same project with ease.

Today's Plan

The next few days I am going to share cards made with the same stamp set called Nothing's Better Than.  It can be purchased as a bundle or with just the stamp set - I only purchased the stamp set and not the dies.

The designer series paper on this card is from the upcoming mini catalog and is called Fine Art Floral. There are some beautiful images in this collection as well as some fun backgrounds like the painted one in the background. The die cut is made with the Tasteful Labels dies.

Supplies:

Nothing's Better Than

Early Espresso, Pretty Peacock ink

Whisper White, Bumblebee card stock

Tasteful Labels dies

Fine Art Floral dsp

The Nothing's Better Than Bundle includes the Nothing's Better Than Stamp Set and the Love You More Than Dies.

NOTHING'S BETTER THAN PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET
Cookies, coffee, cocktails, and chocolate! Get it all in a single stamp set.
*26 photopolymer stamps
*Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d, g

LOVE YOU MORE THAN DIES
Pair the Love You More Than Dies with the Nothing's Better Than Stamp Set to create cards, accents, and more.
*9 dies
*Largest die: 2" x 2-1/2" (5.1 x 6.4 cm)

Our craft bundles make coordination easy. Stamp & tool bundles help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples of the same project with ease.

Create custom die-cut labels of various shapes and sizes using the Tasteful Labels Dies. Pair the dies with the coordinating Tasteful Touches Stamp Set to quickly cut out sentiments for handmade cards, tags, and more. Perfect for creating projects for any occasion.


* 10 dies
* Largest die: 3-1/2" x 2-1/2" (8.9 x 6.4 cm)
* Use with a die-cutting & embossing machine

Dies help you create unique die-cut shapes and paper cut outs with just a quick run through your die-cutting and embossing machine. Detailed dies include ejection holes so you can remove the paper easily.

Today's Plan

As you can probably imagine since this is the third post I am able to get to you this week, we have finished harvest for the year...YEAH! There was no time for stamping during September and much of August so some of the projects I am sharing with you were created before that including the cards I have for you today.  

These cards are similar but all slightly different since I was using some leftover die cuts at the time.  The Press On and Nothing's Better Than stamp sets were both used as well as the Stitched Shapes and Stitched Rectangles framelits.  Eyelet Lace and Large Polka Dots were the embossing folders I chose to use for the backgrounds.

Supplies:

Nothing's Better Thank, Press On

Coastal Cabana, Early Espresso ink

Stampin' Write markers

Gorgeous Grape, Rococo Rose, Whisper White, Purple Posy, Soft Sky, Crumb Cake card stock

Gilded Autumn specialty paper

Stitched Shapes framelits

Stitched Rectangles framelits

Large polka dot folder

Eyelet lace folder

Press On Cling Stamp Set

Lift up your friends and family with the sweet stamped sentiments included in the Press On Stamp Set! Inspired by Million Sales Achiever Joyce Feraco, this coffee-themed stamp set is a warm way to accent thoughtful gifts for your loved ones.

* 12 cling stamps

* Suggested clear block (sold separately): b, c, d, h

Cling stamps from Stampin’ Up!

* Are premium rubber stamps.

* Have deeply etched images for excellent detail.

* Are precut so you don’t have to trim them.

* Cling to clear blocks without slipping.

* Are repositionable—temporarily mount on clear blocks to stamp, then remove to store.

* Save space—one set of blocks (sold separately) works for all your cling and photopolymer stamps.

* Have images on the spine of the case for easy storage and quick reference.

Cookies, coffee, cocktails, and chocolate. We bring you all the best things in life in a single stamp set . . . because adulting is hard! To create depth and dimension with your images using Two-Step Stampin’, stamp the silhouette image in the lightest color of ink. Then stamp the detailed images in darker colors. Inspired by Million Sales Achiever Connie Stewart. This stamp set is also available in French.

* 26 photopolymer stamps

* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d, g

Photopolymer stamps from Stampin’ Up!

* Are clear stamps that make image placement easy.

* Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time.

* Cling to clear blocks without slipping.

* Are repositionable—temporarily mount on clear blocks to stamp, then remove to store.

* Save space—one set of blocks (sold separately) works for all your cling and photopolymer stamps.

* Have images on the spine of the case for easy storage and quick reference.

Adulting is Hard

I was playing around a little with the Nothing's Better Than stamp set one day and made a couple cards using the cocktail image.  The background paper is from the Flowers for Every Season designer series paper stack.

The die cuts are made with the Tasteful Labels dies and I added some 1/4" Daffodil Delight ribbon.

Supplies:

Nothing's better than

Memento Black ink

Stampin' Write Markers

Whisper White, Just Jade, Daffodil Delight card stock

Tasteful Labels dies

1/4" Daffodil Delight ribbon

Flowers for every season dsp

Cookies, coffee, cocktails, and chocolate. We bring you all the best things in life in a single stamp set . . . because adulting is hard! To create depth and dimension with your images using Two-Step Stampin’, stamp the silhouette image in the lightest color of ink. Then stamp the detailed images in darker colors. Inspired by Million Sales Achiever Connie Stewart. This stamp set is also available in French.

* 26 photopolymer stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d, g

Photopolymer stamps from Stampin’ Up!
* Are clear stamps that make image placement easy.
* Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time.
* Cling to clear blocks without slipping.
* Are repositionable—temporarily mount on clear blocks to stamp, then remove to store.
* Save space—one set of blocks (sold separately) works for all your cling and photopolymer stamps.
* Have images on the spine of the case for easy storage and quick reference.

Graceful flowers representing each of the four seasons make this paper
a versatile, all-year choice. The smaller 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 cm) pieces are ideal for the fronts of handmade cards, for mini scrapbook albums, and as colorful accents. This papercrafting staple is great scrapbook paper, card making paper, and more! Ask your demonstrator about coordinating products.

* 48 sheets of patterned paper: 4 each of 12 double-sided designs
* 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 cm)
* Acid free
* Lignin free

Product colors: Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight, Poppy Parade, Whisper White