Great Family Occasions for the Pals Blog Hop

Hello, welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month our Design Team’s theme is “Great Family Occasions.” We hope you enjoy and will be inspired by them! Don’t forget to leave comments! We love hearing from you. At the end of my post, you will find the full line-up to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

There are lots of great family occasions, but some of my fondest ones are birthday gatherings. I come from a large family, with lots of cousins, so there were many celebrations. Whenever any of us had a birthday we all gathered at my Grandmother’s house for birthday cake and a party.

Those days are long gone, and my cousins and I have since grown, but we still celebrate by sending birthday cards. This one will be mailed soon, but I wanted to share it with you first. It is a sneak peek from the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. It’s called Pansy Patch and will be available to order on May 4th.

To make this card

• Begin with a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of So Succulent card stock, score and fold at 4 1/4″ to form your card base.
• Wrap a 6” piece of So Succulent ribbon around a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Pansy Petals designer series paper (DSP), secure the ends with adhesive, and adhere to the card base using Stampin’ SEAL.
• Stamp your sentiment on a piece of Basic White card stock using So Succulent ink.
• Crop the sentiment and a piece of So Succulent card stock with the Stitched So Sweetly dies using your Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine.
• Layer and adhere the two labels and attach to the card (over the ribbon) using Stampin’ SEAL.
• Stamp three large pansies on a piece of Basic White card stock as follows: 
  • Stamp the large background pansy with Pale Papaya ink.
  • Second, stamp the large, detailed pansy stamp with Calypso Coral ink, using the stamp off technique. (stamp off means to ink up your stamp, stamp on a piece of scrap paper, then without re-inking your stamp, stamp your image where desired)
  • Third, stamp the flat inner part of the pansy using Pale Papaya ink.
  • Fourth, stamp the large, detailed center using Calypso Coral ink, using the stamp off technique.
  • Fifth, stamp the small, detailed center using Tuxedo Memento black ink.
  • Lastly, stamp the center using So Saffron ink.
• Stamp two small pansies on a piece of Basic White card stock as follows: 
  • Stamp the background pansy with So Saffron ink.
  • Second, stamp the detailed pansy stamp with Bumblebee ink.
  • Third, stamp the detailed center using Tuxedo Memento black ink.
  • Lastly, stamp the center using Calypso Coral, using the stamp off technique.
• On another piece of Basic White card stock, stamp three short leaves and three long leaves using So Succulent and Evening Evergreen ink.
• Crop all the pansies and leaves with the Pansy dies using your Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine.
• Adhere the leaves to the pansies using Glue Dots and attach the pansies to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Attach three 2021-2023 In Color Jewels to the card as shown.

The inside of the card is just as important. Be sure to add another beautiful pansy in there too!

A complete PDF tutorial can be found by clicking on the button below. Since this set is not available yet, you can download or print it for later.

Before you go

More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for our next blog hop on May 12th when our theme is “2021-2023 New In Colors” when our Design Team creates a project with the new family of In Colors for any occasion. Don’t miss the fun! Until then, please stay safe and have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
3. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
4. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
5. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
6. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
7. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
8. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
9. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
10. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
11. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
12. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
13. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
14. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
15. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
16. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
17. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
18. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
19. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
20. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
21. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
22. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
23. Lori Webb at Clever Copies
24. Lisa Milligan at Stamping Made Simple
25. Megan Cooper at Lazy Daze Stampin’
26. Annette Elliott at AEstamps a Latte