I think you’re going to love crafting with this cutest ever gal. She comes with a few face options and can stand or lie down in the grass (yes, there’s a grass stamp) or in a field of flowers (and more than one flower stamp). She even has a few friends who can join her on your cards. She comes with a punch, too!! I know lots of us love the Stampin’ Up! punches, so I expect this bundle will be a fan favorite.
When I get something new I like to check out what Stampin’ Up! has done with the items, and this card is a CASE of one of their cards. I can envision a few more cards now that I’ve made one, so expect to see a few more in the coming days.
To start, I used a scrap of card stock to punch cow image so I have a pattern for my stamping. I keep this in the stamp case and will use it over and over again. I do this for every punch I purchase.
I cut a 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ Basic White – Thick card base, scored it at 4-1/4″ and folded it on the score line. I cut a 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ piece of Glorious Gingham in Pecan Pie and adhered it to the front of the card with liquid glue. ** If you want to use less DSP, use a rectangular die and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine to cut the center of the DSP from behind where the Basic White stamped panel will go and save it for another use. **
I used my Cutest Cow Bundle punch pattern and stamped a cow body, horns and face in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on a scrap of Basic White, then punched it out with the – well, with the Cutest Cow punch LOL. I colored the cow spots with light and dark Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends
I used the grass stamp from the Cutest Cow stamp set and stamped several rows of Granny Apple Green grass along the bottom of the Basic White front panel. I stamped the three tall flowers from the Cutest Cows stamp set on the right side of the panel in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I used my light and dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends to color the flowers and the leaves in light and dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.
I stamped the milk can and the chicken on a scrap of Basic White card stock. I used light and dark Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends to color in the can with a top band of Black Light. I colored the chicken comb and wattles with light Sweet Sorbet Stampin’ Blends and light Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends for the beak. I left the remainder of the chicken white. Then I (ahem!) fussy cut them. Yes, I fussy cut them. No, they weren’t hard. Also, I did not spent a lot of time fussy cutting the chicken toes as they would not really show.
I placed the milk can on the left side of the card and adhered it with liquid glue, then I glued the chicken standing on top of the milk can. I stamped a small chick on the grass to the left of the milk can. I used the light Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend for the chick’s beak and that’s all the coloring I did on the chick.
I used Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhered the cow front and center, standing in the grass. Since the body is already raised, I adhered the cow head to the body with liquid glue at the neck and Stampin’ Dimensionals on the rest of the head.
For the sentiment, I used the Stylish Shapes dies banner. I cut the large banner in Pumpkin Pie card stock and used the embossing buddy across the banner. I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark ink towards the right side of the banner and I used the White Basics Embossing Powder and sprinkled it over the stamped image. I tapped off the excess and used my heat gun to melt the embossing powder to a lovely shiny sentiment. I determined placement and trimmed my sentiment straight on the left edge about 2-1/4″ long. I adhered the sentiment in the upper left corner with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added 3 Brass Butterflies to the front of the card, 2 small and 1 large.
I cut a 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″ mat in Granny Apple Green for the inside of the card. I also cut a 5-1/4″ x 4″ Basic White inside panel. I trimmed a piece of Glorious Gingham in Pecan pie 3/8″ x 4″ and adhered it to the top of the inside sentiment panel with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink at the center top. I stamped the milk can from Cutest Cows stamp set in the bottom left corner and colored it the same as on the front of the card. I used Stampin’ Seal to attach the inside layer to the inside mat and adhered both to the card base inside.
For the envelope flap, I used liquid glue and adhered a 2-1/4″ x 6″ piece of Country Floral Lane designer series paper in Sweet Sorbet gingham. I trimmed the DSP with my paper snips. I stamped the single flower on the front of the envelope. I slipped a window sheet barrier into the envelope to protect the back from the Stampin’ Blends bleeding through and colored the flower center with dark Sweet Sorbet Stampin’ Blends and the petals with light Sweet Sorbet.
Sale: $4.80
Price: $12.00
- Cutest Cow Bundle – 162897 – $41.25 (Available 4 Jan 24)
I hope you make this card when the Cutest Cows Bundle becomes available 4 Jan 2024. It’s definitely worth a look as soon as you receive the catalog.
The Cutest Cow Bundle is $41.25, so on its own you won’t reach the $50 level to earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration item, or my free $10 gift to you with a $50 purchase, but I’m sure you can find something else in a brand new catalog for an add on. I suggest any of the brand new DSP choices – the Nature’s Sweetness DSP is stunning!! – or the Gold 1/8″ Faux Leather Trim.
I send new catalogs to my customers who have made a $50 or more purchase from me in the six months prior to the catalog start. If you need a Jan – Apr 2024 Mini Catalog, I am happy to send you one as soon as I receive notice of your order. Happy shopping!
Host Code
May 1 – May 31: Host Code: KGRFRDQK
If you do not already have a demonstrator, I’d be honored to be your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.
Use my host code when you order $50 (before tax and shipping) or greater and receive five (5) handmade cards and a variety of 6″ x 6″ double sided Designer Series Paper (a $20 value) FREE from me. You will also receive the monthly online tutorial. The May tutorial features the Adventurous Sky Bundle.
***Make sure that you can see my name, Nel Thames, on the final checkout page listed as your Demonstrator when you order so that you know that you’re ordering with me and you’ll get my rewards! If you forget to add the host code I am not able to add it for you due to privacy reasons. You can call Stampin’ Up! and requested that it be added. Thank you for understanding.
Product Shares – Jan – Apr 2024 Mini Catalog
LAST CHANCE – Order by January 2, 2024
Woo Hoo! A new catalog is available starting 4 Jan 2024. New catalog time at Stampin’ Up!® is such exciting time with bunches of new product to play with. I think you’re going to love so much about the Jan – Apr 2024 catalog. If you’re anything like me, you want one of everything. Product shares are a way to get a sample of all the Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments in the catalog without buying full size products.
I’m excited to be offering product shares for this catalog. Here are my offerings:
Designer Series Paper
6″ x 6″ paper (12 double sided sheets of each paper)
- Bee Mine
- Just Kiddin’
- Perennial Lavender
- Poetic Expressions
- Rock & Roll
- Lighter Than Air
6 x 6 Specialty Paper (12 double sided sheets of each paper)
- Forever Love Specialty DSP
- Nature’s Sweetness Specialty DSP
Designer Series Paper Shares are $33 + $9 shipping. You are invited to order more than one for a single shipping fee.
You’ll get 96 – 6″ x 6″ sheets of beautiful new Designer Series Papers and fun new Specialty Papers, too! To buy one of each of these packs of papers would cost you about $108 – plus shipping!
DSP will be packaged with the name, product number and coordinating colors to make using them a breeze.
PLUS! Get a FREE Gift From Me! – All share participants will get a sampling of some of the fun papers from the Jan – Feb 2024 Sale-A-Bration Catalog! Everyone who orders one of my shares will get a sampler of papers from the Softly Stippled DSP, Trusty Toolbox DSP, Flight & Airy DSP and Most Adored DSP! YEAH!
Accents & Embellishments
Ribbon and Twine (1/4 package):
- Bakers Twine Three Color Pack
- Gold 1/8″ Faux Letter Trim
- Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8″ Metallic Ribbon
- Sweet Sorbet 1/4″ Bordered Ribbon
Embellishments:
- Adhesive-Backed Cork Rounds
- Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers
- Adhesive-Backed Lightning & Stars
- Champagne Iridescent Dots
- Iridescent Foil Gems
- Paper Butterfly Accents
- Petal Pink & Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems
- Purple Fine Shimmer Gems
- Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots
Shares of Accents and Embellishments are $25 each plus $5 shipping. Feel free to order more than one share for a single shipping fee.
Designer Series Paper AND Accents & Embellishments
Want everything (this is always what I pick!) – Get one share of everything – Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Twine and Embellishments – for $60 + $9 shipping. Order two Want Everything shares and receive FREE shipping! There will be no limits on your creativity with this share.
Some important details:
- I’ll submit the order on 4 Jan 2024 when the Catalog goes Live. I’ll expedite the order so I can get them delivered, cut and packaged and back out the door to you just as quick as I can!!
- You’ll receive a PayPal Invoice around 28 Dec (or when I get your order if you place it after the 28th). I’ll need payment before I submit the shares.
- Anyone is welcome to join in my share (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US or Military APOs) including demonstrators.
Deadline to sign up for the shares is TUESDAY, 2 JAN 2024 at 8pm CST
***NOTE REGARDING PRODUCT AVAILABILITY: Stampin’ Up! has advised us that there may be items that are unavailable when the catalog launches due to the continuing global shipping delays. If any items that I’m offering in my shares are not available when I place my order on 4 January 2024, I’ll refund you the amount for that item. I’m hopeful I’ll be able to order everything for you, but…wanted to have a plan in place if needed.
Retired Stampin’ Up! Products
My online Stampin’ Up! retired product store has been refreshed with additional products. I will be adding more retired products as I come across them. I have a variety of stamps, dies and embellishments. My stamps and dies are all gently used and most were purchased within the last two years (although some may be “vintage”). Dies might be on magnet cards as I did not start saving the original packaging until just recently. Designer Series Paper and embellishments are new in unopened packages unless otherwise stated.
Due to Stampin’ Up! policies, I can only ship to U. S. addresses.
Shop my online store here.
Last Chance Sale 21 Nov 2023 to 3 Jan 2024
A new catalog is exciting, but it also means we have to say goodbye to some products. Beginning 21 November 2023 through 3 Jan 2024, Last Chance Products will be on sale. Not every product on the retiring list will be leaving (bundles, for example, may be retiring, but the individual pieces might still be available) but what is retiring will go quickly. Make sure you get your favorites before they are gone forever.
Below are the Last Chance Sale carryover and retiring lists in Excel format. The retiring list is in landscape to allow for increased font size. These lists were last updated on 27 Dec 2023 at 8:00 pm.
Adorable card, Nel! I have this set and need to get it out and have a play after seeing your card! So cute!
Thanks, Carol. With so many stamps in the set I hope you enjoy your play time. 😊
Adorable card – I do love a punny sentiment! And great tip for preserving that pretty Gingham DSP! 🙂
That is way too cute Nel! Love the little cow, perfect with the gingham background! 🙂
Thank you Amy.