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The Design Team has made some great inspiration cards for you over at Cardz 4 Galz for our new challenge – All Dressed Up, hosted by Caz. What a fun challenge for that female you know who just loves to dress up! It reminds of my daughter when she was about 3 years old and only wanted to wear dresses. And they had to be pink or purple, and flowers made them even more perfect in her eyes! LOL I instantly went to one of the best stamp sets that Stampin’ Up! came out with called Beautiful You. It has been so popular and the cards I have seen on Pinterest over the past year have all been stunning. If you want to see it, I will have a link to it at the bottom of my post.

My Secrets to Making This Beautiful You Project

The stamp that made the color of the dress (not the outline) is really neat, isn’t it?! I can’t believe that I was able to do that in one try LOL! It helped that I did it a little backwards, the Lovely Lipstick stamp first, then the dress outline second. I am finding it easier to stamp from the inside out. Give it a go!

Quick List of Stampin’ Up! Products

Stamp Sets: Beautiful You, Hello Friend
Paper: In Color 6″x6″ DSP (New!), Lovely Lipstick (New!), Basic Black
Ink: Lovely Lipstick (New!), Memento Black
SU Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Ovals Framelits, Rose Garden Thinlits (Retiring), Bitty Banners Framelits, Petal Pair TIEF, Basic Black Write Marker
Finishing Touch: none

I would like to submit my card to the following challenges. Please check them out and play along with me:

Elliebelle’s Crafty Wednesday Challenges: For Ladies or Girls Only

I hope you enjoyed this post! If you did, please:

Leave me a comment! Which “secret” are you going to try?
Don’t forget to visit my Gallery for lots of ideas, and…
Follow me on Pinterest and Facebook.
Want to know what’s new with SU? Check out What’s New.

When placing an order, don’t forget that:

LAST CHANCE (Retiring) items can be found HERE
You can earn FREE products with my SS Rewards.
Need ideas to get your order over the top for these Freebies? Then,
- Save 10% on product bundles!
- Check out the Clearance Rack and save up to 70%!

Thanks for coming to my blog today! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me any time. Until next time, have fun in your craft room!

DIY List of Stampin’ Up! Products

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143637] $28.00	Hello Friend Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144059] $21.00	In Color 2018–2020 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146963] $11.00	Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146970] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $8.00
Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin’ Pad [147140] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619] $31.00
Bitty Banners Big Shot Die Framelits [129267] $15.00	Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [145656] $9.00	Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker [100082] $3.50

Welcome to our Pals Blog Hop, May 2018. This month we’ll be “Stepping Up with Textures or Techniques.” What’s that? Projects that are “stepped up” by using textures or fun techniques. Who knows, maybe both! Join us in the fun while the we inspire you to step up your creations. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

Guy Greetings and Flourishing Phrases have been faithful stamp sets for my cards. If you have been to my blog before, you’re probably aware that I absolutely love texture and layers. So, looking for a technique for this fun hop theme, I wanted to do something that I haven’t done before. Then, my Stampin’ Up! preorder came in and there they were – the brand new Big Shot Embossing Mats! So, I started to use them for these two cards and have some tips for you as well. I’m leaving my post as short as I can so you can continue on your way along the hop. Please feel free to ask any questions about this technique in a comment!

My Secrets to Making These Projects

First, be aware that everyone’s Big Shot has different tensions. Mine seems to be pretty loose, so if you are following the sandwich instructions on the package (and you need to!), and you aren’t getting the embossing onto the paper, use a shim, such as a piece of cardstock or printer paper to help out. My Big Shot did better after I tightened the handle as well.
Another tip is to make sure that your dies do not have any packaging adhesive residue. It will rip your cardstock when you try to take the die away! (Yep, I learned that one the hard way!!)
If you are using a framelit with some details, cut it out first, then flip it over and run it through again with the Embossing Mats to get even more detail.
If you are using really detailed thinlits, you might want to cut it out first, leaving the paper in the die, then run through the Big Shot with the Embossing Mats. The little holes are less likely to show on your final project.

Quick List of Stampin’ Up! Products

Stamp Sets: Guy Greetings, Flourishing Phrases
Paper: Petal Passion DSP, Share What You Love Specialty DSP (New!), Crumb Cake
Ink: Crumb Cake, VersaMark
SU Tools: Big Shot Embossing Mats, Flourish Thinlits, Layering Squares Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends
Finishing Touch: Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlits, Nature’s Twine (New!), Metal Rimmed Pearls, Grapefruit Grove 1/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon (New!), Share What You Love Artisan Pearls (New!)

I hope you enjoyed this post! If you did, please:

Leave me a comment! Which “secret” are you going to try?
Don’t forget to visit my Gallery for lots of ideas, and…
Follow me on Pinterest and Facebook.
Want to know what’s new with SU? Check out What’s New.

When placing an order, don’t forget that:

LAST CHANCE (Retiring) items can be found HERE
You can earn FREE products with my SS Rewards.
Need ideas to get your order over the top for these Freebies? Then,
- Save 10% on product bundles!
- Check out the Clearance Rack and save up to 70%!

Now it’s time to see how the rest of the Pals are Stepping up with Textures or Techniques. Please use the Blog Hop Line-Up below to move from blog to blog. Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.

Blog Hop Line-up:

DIY List of Stampin’ Up! Products

Guy Greetings Clear Stamp Set [138828] $39.00	Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141534] $37.00	Petal Passion Designer Series Paper [145589] $11.00	Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper [146926] $27.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [120953] $8.00
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [126975] $6.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Big Shot Embossing Mats [146327] $15.00	Flourish Thinlits Dies [141478] $29.00	Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708] $35.00
Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $35.00	Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $9.00	Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlits Dies [135854] $33.00	Nature’s Twine [146342] $9.00	Metal Rimmed Pearls [138394] $5.00
Grapefruit Grove 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon [146954] $6.00	Share What You Love Artisan Pearls [146927] $6.00