Classic cards with the Classic Wedding stamps & dies

  Hello & welcome to my blog,

My name is Alison & I live in beautiful Melbourne, Australia. For those of you who have previously visited my blog & are now returning, thank you. For those of you who are here for the first time, welcome!

 Here's a little bit about me. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. I blog twice a week, once on a Sunday where I mainly showcase a stamp set or dies, embossing folders, projects & sometimes special DSP and Wednesday evenings when I highlight a technique, fun folds or tools & tips. I would love to hear from you if you have any questions or suggestions & my email address for that is craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

Stampin' Up® 's Annual Catalogue was released last year with a very different format & it's a beauty! It's set out quite differently to previous catalogues but there are benefits to that. They now have sectioned it to have beginners, which is a step by step collection of materials in kits, then there is quick & easy where you select base materials & packs of pre-printed or diecut materials plus some stamp sets then there is create your way where you choose all the materials, stamps etc yourself & create your way! In the quick & easy section Stampin' Up® have also provided some inspiration with a colour wheel & information of various ways to use colour combinations. I explored this in a bit more detail in my 1/1/25 mid week blog. A new mini catalogue is launching in just a few days - January 7th with lots of lovely stamps, dies & papers to ooh & aah over. If you would like a copy of this new catalogue then please contact me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com. Stampin' Up® also have products available only online. These are called Online exclusives & have no end date, when the stock is sold out, that's the end of it. That's what I'm exploring in this post.

This week we take a look at an Online Exclusive stamp & die set called Classic Wedding. It's a beautiful, timeless set that is perfect for weddings but also for car enthusiasts & perfect for male cards.

I have an eclectic mix for you today with wedding, male & a CASE of a cute & funky 60's flower power card that I found on Pinterest. I hope you love them all as much as I loved creating them! These are the alternatives I created...

But first of all, here is a 'Classic' wedding card that I created for my daughter...

The base is Sweet Sorbet, there is a Pecan Pie matte & the car image is stamped on Basic White in Basic Gray & Smoky slate. The tyres were coloured with Basic Gray blends. The flowers, from the same stamp set, were coloured with Sweet Sorbet, Lemon Lolly & Lemon, Lime Twist. The cans are stamped in Smoky Slate. The cans, banner, flowers & hearts are all diecut with the matching dies. I used Gold foil sheets & Sweet Sorbet for the hearts also. The final touch once all of the elements were placed where I wanted them was to add a Sweet Sorbet bordered ribbon to tie it all together. Super cute.

Now for the instructions for the alternative ideas with these stamps & dies...

I used inspiration from Youtube to create these two very different cards. The card on the left is perfect for a male birthday & was inspired by a post at Papercraft with me & the second card is a retro 60's hippy inspired by a post at stampwithtami.com. Here's how I made them...

 

The vintage card starts with a Basic White base. A piece of Country Woods DSP was added to the left of the card. The car image was stamped in Pebbled Path & Basic Beige. I used second generation Balmy Blue for the rear windows. The tyres are coloured with a Basic Gray Stampin' Write marker & the tail lights were coloured with Poppy Parade. The window surrounds, bumper & latch are coloured with Light Smoky Slate blends and a scribble of Smoky Slate created a 'road' for the car to ride on. This image was then backed with a Pebbled Path matte. The Pebbled Path sentiment is from Go To Greetings & the final touch are some Antique Pearls which feature in the new Mini catalogue which launches in 2 days times! Here's a closeup of the pearls.

So that's it for the first card, now onto the funky 60's inspired card.

This card took a little longer than the first card as it's a funfold with mounted DSP layers that came from one sheet of 6"x6" Full of Life DSP. The base is Basic Black with Basic White mattes.

The card starts out like a regular card, 21cm x 14.85cm. The scoring is different though, with a regular score line at 10.5cm then another at 15.75cm. The mattes are 14.45cm x 10.1cm for the inside & 14.45cm x 4.85cm for the side panels. The DSP is cut at 14cm x 7cm for the inside & 14cm x 4.45cm for the panels.

The image was stamped directly onto another piece of the Full of Life DSP & diecut. The bumper, window surrounds & latch are diecut from Gray Granite. After the tail lights were coloured in Poppy Parade & the tyres in Basic Gray I adhered it to a Basic White circle diecut with the Stylish Shapes dies. The flowers & heart are diecut from scraps of the DSP with the flowers embellished with Iridescent Faceted gems & the hearts covered with Wink of Stella which you can see in the following photo.

I love how these alternatives have turned out. It allows you to get so much more out of a stamp set that at first sight seems to be just for weddings. 

That's it for this creative episode. I hope you enjoyed seeing how easy it is to create for lots of different occasions with this stamp & die bundle.

Now I'd like to share some of the latest news from Stampin' Up®.

Stampin' Up® has a number of ways to purchase their lovely products. You can look through their physical catalogue or browse through the catalogues online but there are also some products that are only available exclusively online that don't appear in any catalogues. These products are called the Online Exclusives & are only available under the Online Exclusives section of the Stampin' Up® shop. Check out the online exclusives in my online store. Stampin' Up® adds more product items to the online shop so don't forget to keep checking the store to see what's new. There are some lovely new products now available including kits, embellishments, stamps, dies & embossing folders. Something for everyone! If you would like a copy of the catalogue please send me a message at craftedbyalison@gmail.com or on my Facebook page, craftedbyalison. 

As a demonstrator I've been lucky enough to see an advanced copy of the new Jan - Apr '25 mini catalogue & was able to order some of the items in advance. Oh My Goodness there are some pretty things in there and I had to sit myself down to whittle down the list of things that I want to order! There will also be another Sale-A-Bration happening from January 7th to February 28th where you get free stuff, just for ordering product! YAY for free stuff!!!! There's also a great new joining offer inside the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.

NEWS & REMINDERS: 

1. Stampin' Up®'s Annual Catalogue is a beautiful piece of artwork as well as an amazing resource for crafting. It's very different to any other catalogue that I've seen from Stampin' Up®. They have changed the front cover from featuring cards or supplies to a casual stamping picture as well as a radical change to the layout of the contents. There are still lots of beautiful pics of the products & ideas aplenty, it's just set out differently. I think you'll love it. If you would like a copy of the Annual catalogue then send me a message at craftedbyalison on Facebook or email me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com & I'll send you one. 
2. The Mini catalogue was launched on 4th September & ends tomorrow, the 6th January. The new catalogue launches on the 7th January. There are lots of gorgeous new items ready to inspire your creativity. If you would like me to send you a copy, send me a message on my facebook page or email me. 
3. Some of you may know that Stampin' Up® purchased a quantity of scrapbooking materials when Close To My Heart folded. They have taken on any CTMH demonstrators that wanted to cross over & have slowly been including scrapbooking products into our supplies. They now have a dedicated digital mini catalogue, exclusively devoted to scrapbooking products available here at my online shop. There are a number of kits available if you'd like to start your scrapbooking journey or if you already scrap then check the kits out! Here is a link for the new scrapbooking brochure that will launch on January 7th.
4. Don't forget the Online Exclusive products with new products added and available now. Check out my online shop here. Stampin' Up® release a new items regularly. The last release date for a new selection of products was on November 5th and there are some gorgeous new products to tempt you. Why don't you check them out?

Stampin' Up® have a great range of Kits including crafting, card making & gift giving. Click here to check them all out in my online shop. As Stampin' Up® have so many beautiful kits available I will be featuring a different kit in each blog so that you can see the range. 

This week's featured kit is called Birthday Sparkle. I chose this one as I thought it would be a good way to start the year, getting organised with some birthday cards with a little extra sparkle to them!

Here's how Stampin' Up® describes the kit...

Create glittering birthday cards and gift tags with the Birthday Sparkle Kit! This kit includes six cards and six gift tags. Create each project with the included stamp set, die-cut paper pieces, and twine. It also includes other elements such as glitter stickers, pressed wood picks, coordinating envelopes, and gold foil paper pieces! It’s easy to create each project for your recipient or get ahead on your crafting for the year by making quick multiples. Either way, you’ve got a special paper craft that your recipients will love! 

If you feel that you need to add this to your list then click here to purchase one from my online store. 

If you shop with me then don't forget to use this month's host code DXK2BBSD. This will allow me to pass on any hostess benefits to customers when the sales reach the required qualifying amount.

Lastly, there have been lots of great items added to the clearance rack which is now called Last Chance items so make sure you check them out using this link to my online store.

If you would like to purchase any of my creations that I feature in my blogs they can be found in my FaceBook shop at craftedbyalison or you can order something unique. 

I hope you've enjoyed today's post & it helps you to 'think outside of the stamp set' when looking at your stamps. If you would like me to send you a copy of the current Annual catalogue or the new mini when it launches in a few days, then please message me via my FaceBook page, Crafted by Alison or send me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

That's all I have for you this week. My next blog is on Wednesday & looks at the Top 10 crafting essentials to help you get organised for a super crafting year.

Next Sunday my blog will feature a fun fold. Fun folds are some of my favourite things to create so I hope you can join me for this one.

Well, that's it for another week. I hope you enjoyed this post & come back for more. 

Til next time, take care & keep creating! XX Alison.

Here are some links to the products I used today & some craft room essentials.

Shop with me

Stamps, Dies, Embossing folders & punches

• Classic Wedding stamp set
• Classic Wedding dies
• Classic Wedding bundle
• Stylish Shapes dies

Cardstock, DSP & paper goods

• Basic White cardstock
• Basic White Thick cardstock
• Basic Black cardstock
• Pecan Pie cardstock
• Pebbled Path cardstock
• Gray Granite cardstock
• Full of Life 6"x6" DSP
• Country Woods DSP

Inks & Markers

• Basic Gray Classic Stampin' pad
• Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' pad
• Basic Beige Classic Stampin' pad
• Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' pad
• Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' pad
• Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
• Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blends
• Lemon Lime Twist Stampin' Blends
• Poppy Parade Stampin' Write marker (in Brights collection)
• Smoky Slate Stampin' Write marker (in Neutrals collection)
• Basic Gray Stampin' Write marker (in Neutrals collection)

Embellishments

• Iridescent Faceted gems
• Antique Pearls This product is available from January 7th 2025
• Wink of Stella

Adhesives

• Multipurpose liquid glue
• Tear and tape
• Dimensionals
  
• Mini Dimensionals
  
• Foam adhesive strips
• Mini Glue Dots
• Adhesive sheets

Tools

• Paper Trimmer
• Take Your Pick tool
• Paper Snips scissors
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine
• Water painters
• Heat tool
• Blending Brushes