Stampin' Anne: November 2022

Monday, November 28, 2022

Taco Fiesta - Spicy Peppers

Hi friends! Happy Monday to you. I hope your week is off to a great start. Today, I have another card to share with you using a sneak peek of the new Taco Fiesta stamp set from the upcoming Stampin’ Up!® January - April Mini Catalog, which will debut on January 5th, 2023.

This stamp set is SO much fun and was designed by my friend (and team leader) Erica Cerwin. I shared another adorable card here on my blog yesterday. If you missed it, you can check it out HERE.

Color Combo:

On yesterday’s card I used the itty bitty chili pepper image which got me to thinking of other ways to pair up the large and small peppers on a card. Then it hit me, why not take that bowl full of guacamole and turn it into a bowl full of chili peppers!

Layering up the peppers was easy to do by using Stampin’ Up!® Masking Paper. If you’ve never used masking before, it is a great tool to have in your stamp room. Not only can you mask images for stamp layering or shading, but you can create your own stencils, too. One side is smooth paper and the other has a light adhesive (kind of like a post-it note) which will hold the paper in place on your projects but can be easily removed without damaging the paper underneath. In this case, I was able to use the masking paper to layer up my images easily without the peppers overlapping. I also think this would be fun to do to make a little bowl of tortilla chips…that’s on my list to try next. :)

I started by stamping the bowl of guacamole in Momento ink on a scrap of Basic White Cardstock. I fussy cut the bowl and trimmed off the guac. That is probably the first time in my life I’ve ever discarded perfect good guacamole, by the way. Haha! Then on a small piece of Masking Paper, I stamped two small chili peppers and fussy cut them out. I also made sure to peel the backing off so they were ready to stick down when I started stamping.

Next, I started stamping the peppers on Basic White Cardstock to fill the little bowl. I started stamping the bottom two peppers in the middle, then covered those stamped images with the Masking Paper and stamped one pepper on the left and one on the right. Then I just moved the masking paper (tweezers make it easy) to position over the stamped images to keep layering the stamps until my bowl was chock full of chili’s!

Card Measurements & Details:

Sweet Sorbet Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2”
Basic Black Cardstock: 4” x 5-1/4"
Basic White Cardstock:3-7/8” x 5-1/8", emboss with Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder
Basic Black Cardstock: small scrap to die cut the trim for the Basic Borders Dies
Parakeet Party DSP (from 2022-2024 In Colors Designer Series Paper Pack): 2” x 4-1/2”
Sweet Sorbet Glimmer Paper (from 2022-2024 In Colors Glimmer Paper Pack): die cut the third largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White Cardstock: die cut the 1-7/8" circle from the Layering Circles Dies and stamp the chili peppers to “fill” the bowl
Basic White Cardstock: scrap to stamp larger chili pepper and bowl of guacamole, color and fussy cut
Basic Black Cardstock: 2-3/4” x 3/8" stamp sentiment in Versamark ink and heat emboss with white embossing powder. Trim a banner (or use Banners Pick a Punch) on right side.
Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 4” x 5-1/4”
Parakeet Party DSP (card interior): 4” x 1/2”

Finally, here is a peek inside the card! I simply added a little strip of DSP and stamped a few more peppers to keep the spicy party going from the front of the card. There is plenty of room for a handwritten note, too. I’m going to give this one to my husband, just because.

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Anne Marie

Please Note: The Taco Fiesta stamp set will be available to order starting January 5th, 2023.

Product List

Basic Borders Dies [155558]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Layering Circles Dies [151770]	Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643]	2022–2024 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper [159246]
2022–2024 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159253]	Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159268]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels [158130]
Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon [156485]	Stampin' Up! Masking Paper [155480]	Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159224]	Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159220]	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Basics Embossing Powders [155554]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Stampin' Seal [152813]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

Sunday, November 27, 2022

Taco Fiesta for PP619

Happy Sunday, friends!

Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players!

This week, the always lovely Laurie is hosting our Sketch Challenge.

I’m always down for a Sketch Challenge and Laurie has a good one this week! There is SO much possibility with this one. You can keep it clean and simple or add some extra layers too. I’ll be storing this one in the “favorites” for sure. I sure hope you will get crafty and join us over at The Paper Players and share your card creation with this sketch!

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my card below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post.

Color Combo:

As soon as I saw the sketch, I knew which stamp set I was going to use and it’s a sneak peek of a new set coming out in the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog in January!

The new Taco Fiesta stamp set is SO MUCH FUN! The even more amazing thing is that it was designed by my sweet friend and team leader Erica Cerwin from Pink Buckaroo Designs for her $1 Million Dollar sales milestone. This set isn’t even available for demonstrators to pre-order yet...so I was over-the-moon when Erica gave me one for my birthday!!! Of course, I made sure that she signed it because having your own stamp set pretty much makes you a stamping celebrity, right? Erica is so awesome and I couldn’t be more proud of her!

Seriously though, how cute is this set? Erica lives in San Antonio, just like me, and this is just so perfect because tacos are pretty much the sixth basic food group here. I especially love a good “punny” sentiment and the fact that you can add little faces to the images just makes it even more adorable, in my opinion. The images are great to color with Stampin’ Blends and although there aren’t coordinating dies for the set, the images are pretty easy to cut out for extra detail. It’s tough to see in the photos but I also added some Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to the lettuce and tomatoes for some added sparkle.

So, the big question is: are you Team Crispy Taco or Team Soft Taco? Just like the trio of tacos on my card, I prefer both. Soft tacos are the best for breakfast tacos (it’s a thing, I promise) but for “dinner tacos” I’m more of a crispy taco gal. But you just can’t beat a good homemade soft tortilla…and now I’m hungry. Long time, no TACO. Just kidding, I had tacos yesterday. Haha!

Card Measurements & Details:

Sweet Sorbet Card Base: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
Basic Black Cardstock: 5-1/4” x 4”
Granny Apple Green Cardstock: 5-1/8” x 3-7/8”, emboss with Gingham Embossing Folder
Brights Designer Series Paper (Daffodil Delight): 5-1/8” x 3"
2022-2024 In Color Glimmer Paper (Sweet Sorbet): 5-1/8” x 1/2”, die cut scalloped border with Scalloped Contour Dies
Basic White Cardstock: scrap to cut out a 3-1/2” x 2-1/4” rectangle from Stitched Rectangle Dies
Basic White Cardstock: scrap for stamping / fussy-cutting the taco and sombrero
Sweet Sorbet Cardstock: 3” x (just under) 1/2”, stamp sentiment in Momento ink and punch right side with Banners Pick A Punch
Essentials Baker’s Twine (black) and Adhesive-Backed Seasonal Sequins
Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 5-1/4” x 4”
Brights Designer Series Paper (Granny Apple Green, card interior): 1/2” x 4”

Finally, here is a peek inside the card! I added a little strip of Granny Apple Green DSP along with some stamping. Let’s be honest, you can never have TOO many tacos with mustached faces on your card, right? I also popped in an itty bitty chili pepper…because I like my tacos with some extra spice! I left the rest of the inside blank for a hand-penned message to a friend.

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Sketch Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday December 2nd, 2022.

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:

Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!)

Ann Schach

Cindy Beach

Jennie Maier

Christy Stanford