First Frost - Stampin' Up! Artisan Blog Hop

First Frost Easy Mini Album made from cards - Susan Wong for Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 2018


Welcome to the final Stampin' Up! Artisan Blog hop for 2018! My time as Artisan is up and - WOW - what an amazing year it has been. I'm so immensely proud of these gals and so deeply thankful for the friendships that I've gained in this group of diverse and talented artists. Thank you for joining us on the ride! We do it all for you!

In early November I hopped across the ditch to the Melbourne Onstage event for some time with my Aussie pals. (If you don't know, that's a bi-annual Stampin' Up! demonstrator par-ty!) Here's a little mini album I made to remember our weekend together...

First Frost Easy Mini Album made from cards - Susan Wong for Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 2018

First Frost Easy Mini Album made from cards - Susan Wong for Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 2018

First Frost Easy Mini Album made from cards - Susan Wong for Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 2018

First Frost Easy Mini Album made from cards - Susan Wong for Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 2018

I loved how each lunch pack on the day had a personal note from a staff member. If you're ever reading this - thanks John - you brought a smile to my face!

First Frost Easy Mini Album made from cards - Susan Wong for Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 2018

First Frost Easy Mini Album made from cards - Susan Wong for Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 2018

First Frost Easy Mini Album made from cards - Susan Wong for Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 2018

First Frost Easy Mini Album made from cards - Susan Wong for Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 2018

How To:
- Fold 5 Silver Foil-Edged cards inside out. Use more if you want!
- Glue together to create a book.
- For covers cut Designer Paper backing board into two 4 3/8" x 5 5/8" pieces.
- Cover in Frosted Floral Designer Paper - leave enough to wrap around and stick inside. 
- Attach ribbon to inside of centre edge of back cover. 
- Glue front and back covers on. 

Mini Album Supplies:
Stamps: First Frost
Inks: Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, Grapefruit Grove, Versamark
Papers: Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper, Silver Foil-Edged Cards, Whisper White, Soft Sea Foam, Night of Navy
Tools/Accessories: Big Shot, Frosted Bouquet Framelits Dies, Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Circle Tab Punch, Journaling Pen, Frosted and Clear Epoxy Droplets, Galvanized Clips, Gold Metallic Thread, Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine, Silver Mini Sequin Trim, Tranquil Tide Velvet Ribbon

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Next up is the super-talented Sylwia Schreck!


2019 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team
While you're here, I'd love to take a moment to introduce the new Artisan team! I'm so happy for all these WONDERFUL designers and I know they're going to have a fabulous year together. 

Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 2019



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Susan Wong.

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#SimpleStamping Stepped-Up! - Southern Serenade

Hey all - here's my post that featured on the Stampin' Up! Corporate Blog last week!

Southern Serenade by Stampin' Up! card - Susan Wong

Stamps, ink and paper. They’re the stripped-back basics of stamping that we know and love. Quick and easy cards are where we all begin, but have you ever wondered exactly how to ‘step it up’ into an Artisan-quality project? Here’s an example to get you thinking…

Southern Serenade by Stampin' Up! card - Susan Wong

Stamp sets like Southern Serenade (145921) are great for simple cards because they have versatile sentiments with one or two main images. They work well for single layer cards and basic layering.

Southern Serenade by Stampin' Up! card - Susan Wong

TIP: For two-tone stamping like this, simply ink up the lighter colour ink on half of stamp at the edge of the Stampin’ Pad, then the darker ink on the other half before you stamp. If you have Stampin’ Write Markers on hand, use the brush ends to colour and then huff on it and stamp.

From there, when I want to #makeacardsendacard that’s extra special, it’s the texture that really does it for me. So, I stepped-up my basic design above with the Tin Tile DTEIF (147906), Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109129) and watercolouring, Colored Doilies (146935) and trims (124262, 138401, 144128).

Southern Serenade by Stampin' Up! card - Susan Wong

Want to try this card design with one of your favourite sets?
Here are the measurements:
- Standard Card base - half an A4 (or 8 1/2” x 11”) sheet
- Optional extra white mat – 10.1cm x 14.4cm (4 1/8” x 5 3/8”)
- Pineapple Punch – 3 5/16” x 4 5/16”
- Shimmery White (or Whisper White) – 3 1/4” x 4 1/4”
- Lemon Lime Twist / Coastal Cabana – 1 1/8” x 2 1/8”

Southern Serenade by Stampin' Up! card - Susan Wong

Hope you are inspired to step-up one of your favourite basics into a project that packs a new level of WOW!!

Susan Wong
2018 Artisan Design Team


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