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Glitter and Glam Girls Blog Hop! Masculine Cards!

Posted by Dawn Bourgette on

May 6th, 2019

Welcome to the April edition of the Glitter and Glam Girls Blog Hop! I hope you enjoyed our first hop last month. I appreciate you stopping by the Chalet. This month we are featuring Masculine Cards.

I have a hard time making masculine cards, so this was a great challenge. Stampin Up! is offering a great suite of product in our Occasions Catalog, called Geared Up Garage and this suite makes it easy to make some GREAT dude cards, for sure!

I have good news too! This stamp set and coordinating dies, are carrying over! Yay! But, the designer series paper is not.. boo! But thats okay.. because you really dont need it with these great stamps. Look at the background I made! I love that “grease spot” stamp. Its so cool and grungy!

Here are the designing digits:

Cut a piece of whisper white card stock at 4 1/4 x 11 inches and score at 5 1/2 inches.

Cut a piece of Smoky Slate card stock at 4 x 5 1/4 inches. Stamp the “grease spot” stamp and the “nuts and bolts” stamp in basic gray. Also stamp the “Happy Birthday” sentiment in basic gray.

I punched a 2 1/4 inch circle w/ my 2 1/4 inch circle punch in basic black.

I used a scrap piece of whisper white cardstock and stamped the mustang in black memento ink and cut out w/ the die and die cut machine. I also cut a piece of 4 x 3/4 inch piece of tranquil tide card stock

Assemble as pictured. I did use dimensionals on the back of the black circle and also the back of the mustang car.

A super easy masculine card all set for a dude birthday!

Thank you for stopping by.. now, lets visit my demonstrator friends blogs as well so you can be inspired to make more masculine cards to keep in your stash to have on hand!

Remember, make a card.. send a card! A text or email is nice but receiving a handmade card with your handwriting shows you care and it came from the heart!

Have a great day, make something pretty and get inky! *hugs*

Facebook Live! Let’s Celebrate Stampin` Up!’s 30 Year Birthday!

Posted by Dawn Bourgette on

October 21st, 2018

Holy cow! Its hard to believe that Stampin` Up! is celebrating 30 years! But, with awesome products, we just cant help but keep coming back for more, with every new beautiful catalog they offer us 3 times a year!

To celebrate, Stampin` Up! is having a FLASH SALE tomorrow, October 23rd, 2018 for just 24 hours!! So, lets get ready to celebrate and shop and SAVE 15% on select stamp sets!!! Yay!!

Click here for the PDF Flyer.

To shop at my online store, click here and use this host code to be a part of a drawing for some prizes! After all, its not a birthday party without gifts, right? HOST CODE: HQKZHDHD

My Facebook Live Today!

Stampin Up! is offering a flash sale tomorrow Tuesday 10/23 for 24 hours! I wnated to share info about the sale with you so you are ready to shop to your hearts content.. lets celebrate 30 years of Stampin Up! together. I am making a birthday card using the Blow Out The Candles Bundle. Its a great stamp set! Thank you for being here with me today! You're the best! To take advantage of the sale, here is my online store:https://www.stampinup.com/ecweb/default.aspx?dbwsdemoid=2072856Please use HOST CODE: HQKZHDHDTo check out the PDF, just click here:https://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Promotions/NA/2018/Stamp%20Sale/10.01.18_FLYER_BirthdayStampSale_US.pdfTo add some amazing stamp sets on sale to a starter kit, you can click here! http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/dawnscreativechalet/jointhefunFor information on measurements and supplies used on todays cards, you may check out today's blog post here:http://dawnscreativechalet.com/2018/10/facebook-live-lets-celebrate-stampin-ups-30-year-birthday.html

Posted by Dawns Creative Chalet – Creativity With Paper Crafting on Monday, October 22, 2018

Here is a video all about our sale!

So, today I wanted to venture into something new! I thought that I’d break out of my comfort zone and try facebook live with you! I am making few awesome cards! Ill share with you here, too! (it is also on my youtube channel as well).

Here is a card that I felt had a more masculine feel – a little “grungy”!

The Card Digits:

Whisper White Thick Card Stock Base 4 1/4 x 11 inches and scored at 5 1/2 inches

Whisper White Layer: 4 x 5 1/4/ inches

The White Piece that is stamped: 3/4 x 4 inches

Scrap: For the Cake and Cake Plate

Ribbon: 5 inches – and snail’d to the back and then another 3 inch piece to tie in a knot in front.

Colors used: Smoky Slate, Mango Melody, Lemon Lime Twist and Memento Black Ink.

This card has a slightly feninine feel with a splash of Melon Mambo:

Card Digits:

Mango Melody Card Base: 4 1/4 x 11 inches scored at 5 1/2 inches

Card Front Layer: Mango Melody 4 x 5 1/4 inches

Broadway Birthday Designer Series Paper: 1 1/2 inches x 4 inches

Melon Mambo Layered Piece: 3/4 inches x 4 inches

Layering Circles: Lemon Lime Twist and Whisper White

Classic Inks (and stampin write markers colors): Lemon Lime Twist, Mango Melody, Melon Mambo and Memento Black Ink

And for those of you who wanted to know the nitty gritty, here are all the products I used on my cards:

Thanks for joining me today on Facebook and I hope I was a bit entertaining and you had as much fun as I did! Thank you for being gentle with me and all of my little goofs.. but its how I roll!

Now, lets get to shopping and save 15%!! Remember, the sale starts tomorrow at 3an MT – 11:55pm MT.

Color Your Seasons! What A Beautiful Bundle – Available Now!

Posted by Dawn Bourgette on

August 1st, 2018

Hi Everyone! Happy Wednesday! Happy August! Holy cow, where the heck did July go? Crazy how the summer is flying by!

I wanted to touch base with a few wonderful perks happening for you in August and September.. yes.. I said September!

Color Your Season – Stamp Set, Bundle and NE W watercolor pencils in NEW colors!!

I’ve been playing with this bundle and just love it! The framelits are TO DIE FOR!

Here is the scoop:

Get in the mood to create something full of colors and seasons! Introducing the all-new, limited-time Color Your Season products:

Blended Seasons Stamp Set, an exclusive 10-piece wood- or clear-mount stamp set with images for every season (also available in French)!
Stitched Season Framelits Dies, a coordinating stitched die that includes stitching on both the positive and negative images!
Watercolor Pencils in 10 new colors! Note: These Watercolor Pencils may be available in a future publication.
Please note: The bundle includes the stamp set and dies only. It does not include the Watercolor Pencils.

Here is the stamp set:

Here is the Framelit Set:

How fun right?

Now, lets check out a few samples with both for some awesome inspiration!

You may purchase these items at my online store here:

And.. that’s not all! We have BONUS DAYS happening through August 1 – 31!

For every $50 you spend this month, you will get a $5 coupon to use during all of September! We had this last year and I just loved it!

You will receive an email with each order you place of $50 or more – dont delete this email! Included will be coupon “codes” that you will use on your order/orders in Septmeber! Tuck them into a safe spot.. as I am unable to retrieve them for you

And, don’t forget.. we have the special Paper Pumpkin Promotion right now too! This is for new subscribers!

Receive 1/2 off on your first kit as a new subscriber! Join the fun with me with this fun monthly subscription, here !

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me! I am here to help!

Now, go make something pretty and get inky!!! *hugs*

I’m Thinking Of You! Stampin` Up!

Posted by Dawn Bourgette on

July 11th, 2018

Hello there! Here I am.. again! I finally had some time to stamp between being an innkeeper. Summer is crazy busy and running 2 jobs with the hours I work, can be a bit of a struggle but.. my stamping is what keeps me sane! I wanted to share another card with you. You may recognize it.. yep, it is another CASE (copy and share everything) kind of card! I love the Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies that coordinate perfectly with the Abstract Impressions Stamp Set (this is found on pages 128-130 of our 2018-2019 Annual Catalog).

To color the watercolor paper that I cut out w/ the thinlit and my big shot, I used a Aqua Painter, filled with water and some of our re-inkers. Its that easy.. and I randomly colored it. Its not perfect, but that was the objective! I just love this card. The sentiment is from the stamp set Rooted In Nature. Its another gorgeous suite of product found on pages 142-144 of our 2018-2019 Annual Catalog).

Recipe for the featured card:

PS I use one of my clear blocks for my ink palette. It comes in really handy and is easy to clean off with a baby wipe and it does not stain as our re inkers are water based inks.

Have a great day.. make something pretty and get inky! *hugs*

Abstract Impressions – Stampin` Up! CASEing the Catalog!

Posted by Dawn Bourgette on

June 24th, 2018

I wanted to share one of my favorite stamp sets (and suites!) on pages 128 – 129 of our Annual Catalog. I just love this whole suite.. The Abstract Impressions Stamp Set (item 147513) $26.00, the Springtime Impressions Thinlits (item 146326) $29.00, or buy these together as a bundle and use item #148348 and save 10% (49.50). On page 130, you will find more goodness to coordinate with this suite too! We have the Garden Impressions 6×6 paper stack (item #146299) $11.00, The metallic ribbon combo pack (item #146329) $9.00, the Garden Impressions Cardsock Pack (item #146325) $8.50 and the big shot embossing matts (item #146327) $15.00.

Here is one of the cards I’ve made with this set (ill post more this week!).

The designer series paper just rocks my socks. It is one of my favorites. It features so many coordinating ink colors:

Calypso Coral, Mango Melody, Melon Mambo, Night Of Navy, Pacific Point, Petal Pink, Powder Pink, Shaded Spruce, Soft Seafoam, So Saffron, and Whisper White.

Here is a fun video on this bundle: