January 2021 – Critters’n Ink Designs

Pampered Pets Condolences

Published on January 25, 2021 by Lise Taber - Critters'n Ink, Independent Stampin' Up! DemonstratorLeave a comment

With sadness, I made this card for my sister in law Sandy, and brother in law, Blake, for the loss of their gorgeous German Shepherd, Charlie. Charlie was a lovely girl, who loved everyone and especially loved “helping out” at their cattle farm. She’ll be missed, for sure.

Card base – Basic Black – 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 (score at 4-1/4)
Front Matte – Basic White – 4 x 5-1/4
Inside Matte – Basic White – 4 x 5-1/4
Basic Black Scrap for front Sentiment

I used a piece of the Poppy Parade DSP and Black 1/8″ from this month’s Paper Pumpkin for the front of the card, but of course you can use one of the prints in the .Playful Pets DSP.

I used the paw die to cut out the paws on the Basic White, top right, using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine.

I fussy cut the Shepherd from the Playful Pets DSP

The sentiment on the Black banner is also from the Pampered Pets stamp set, stamped with Versamark ink, embossed with white embossing powder. I flagged the ends with my paper snips.

I put the dog and the black banner on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used Resin Heart Embellishments for the banner, paw and dog’s heart. (Jan-June Mini)

I used the heart stamps on the flap on the envelope and inside the card, to finish it off. This card is very simple to make and easily do-able for even the newest stamper.

Print Recipe

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Snailed It – January Team Swap

Published on January 17, 2021 by Lise Taber - Critters'n Ink, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator1 Comment

This month, I’m having a ton of fun with the Snailed It stamp set. I cased this card from a demonstrator in Germany, Stefanie Droop. It just made me smile, so I decided that this is just what the doctor ordered, with all the stressy stuff in the news. I used Stefanie’s layout, and made a few esthetic changes.

The Oh So Ombre DSP is FREE with a C$60 purchase during Sale-a-bration (January 5-Feb28)

Card Base – Basic White 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4″
Oh So Ombre strips – cut three (*your choice of colour), 4″ x 1-5/8. Space evenly, horizontally on the card front.

Stamp the mushroom design on to a 3″x3″ square of Basic White.

Center the 2nd largest Circle from the Stitched Shapes Dies over the design, and place the coordinating die over the stamped image.

I cut them together and held the dies in place with Washi tape. If you do it this way, be careful that the dies are not lying on top of each other, to avoid damaging the dies. They fit nicely, without touching.

Stamp the snail of your choice and die cut or fussy cut, then colour with your choice of colouring medium. I really like the Stampin’ Blends, so that was my choice, but of course you can use coloured pencils or water colour for a different look.

I glued the mushroom cut out directly to the card front, then layered the circle part of the cut out with dimensionals. Next placed the snail off to one side, also on dimensionals.

I used the dies from the Snail dies for the Hello – Basic White for the sentiment, and Bermuda Bay for the rectangular matte.

The googly eyes, on the snail, were from my stash – Craft store or dollarama (can’t remember) and the Resin Hearts Embellishments are also from the January – June Mini, part of the Snail Mail Suite, p54-55

JANUARY HOST CODE 3EDNX6B9

Welcome 2021

Published on January 3, 2021 by Lise Taber - Critters'n Ink, Independent Stampin' Up! DemonstratorLeave a comment

Good riddance 2020 – what a year. We were lucky to have made it through the year unscathed and very happy to wave buh-bye. With this new year, we have two new babies coming. We also have hope for a better year, less stress , more smiles, (maybe) a resolution or two, and Sale-a-Bration.

I thought I’d bring in 2021 by sharing a calendar made with a Sale-a-bration set called Berry Blessings and the Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper which is free with a $120 order.

I printed the calendars from the website www.timeanddate.com. I used my Brother Scan’n Cut machine to cut my calendar pages all the same size. Check out my Youtube tutorial here.

SALE-A-BRATION!!!! And the new Mini Catalogue (Jan-Jun 2021) starts January 5, 2021.

Please use January HOST CODE – 3EDNX6B9 for any purchases under $200.00. This allows me to earn freebies, which I can pass along to you. For orders over $200.00 do not use the host code and you will earn Stampin’ Up! rewards before you close your order.

If you are considering becoming an independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, there’s no better time to join than during Sale-A-Bration, when demonstrators get special perks just for signing up. Create your starter kit of $135.00 and choose $165.00 worth or products of your choice.

During Sale-a-bration, receive FREE, a stack of our Regals, Subtles, Neutrals and Brights cardstock a selection of 2020—2022 In Color 6×6 Designer Series Paper
20% discount on all future purchases.
Early release and preordering new products
Earn extra income while doing what you love
One on one team Training for all my team members.
Exclusive access to the Stampin’ Up! website

Supplies

**Note – the Whisper White card stock has been discontinued and is being replaced by Basic White soon (no arrival date as yet)

Card Base – Granny Apple Green 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2

Mats

Pacific Point – 4 x 5-1/4 front, 2-3/4 x 4 (inside mat)

Granny Apple Green 2-3/4 x 2-3/8 (calendar)

White Card stock – 4 x 2-1/2

Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper – 3-3/4 x 5 and 3-3/4 x 2-1/2

Happy New Year

Published on January 1, 2021 by Lise Taber - Critters'n Ink, Independent Stampin' Up! DemonstratorLeave a comment

Good riddance to 2020. Sheesh, what a year! Thanks so much to our store customers and my Critters’ n Ink customers, for your support during this rough patch. It means so much to Glen and I to be part of such a great bunch of people.

Also – special thanks to everyone who donated hats, mitts/gloves, scarves and socks for our families who are feeling the pinch this past year.

Stampin’ Up! has kind of taken a back seat these past few months, but I’m feeling refreshed, after taking a couple of weeks off. Quilting for our customers, has been a huge time gobbler over the past several months, but I’ve managed to get pretty caught up and can now spend more time with my stamping friends. Yay!! I look forward to sharing some creativity with you all, in this new year.

Stay safe – we miss you guys.