Good morning! We are excited to share Stampin' Up! Inspiration Saturday with you in 2016! Each month our friends from Stampin' Up! will join us to share a creative tutorial showcasing a new product from their catalog! Today we have Artisan Design Team member Cindy Schuster here to share a brand new Thinlets Dies and stamps bundle AND three ways to use them!
"Hello everyone! I am very excited to showcase one of the new bundles from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog that will be going live on January 5th! It is the Sunburst Thinlits Die and the Sunburst Sayings Stamp Set Bundle. It is available in the Wood Mount Stamp Set #140808 or the Clear Mount Stamp Set #140807. I wanted to share with you today three unique ways to use the Starburst Thinlits Die of the bundle.
For my first card, I simply took the sunburst die and cut it down to create a shining sun with different size rays. I also used many of the stamp images from the Sunburst Sayings Stamp set for the background, greetings and balloon.
Next is a way to just use the Sunburst Thinlit Die as a template. I took my Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker and drew the outlines of the die. It created a burst effect on my card. I also found that the main script greetings from the Sunburst Sayings Stamp Set fit perfectly in the center of the sunburst.
Finally in this last one, I wanted to make the rays in between different colors. I cut three of the sunburst dies in Daffodil Delight, Pool Party and Calypso Coral cardstock but keeping the negative pieces. Now cut one positive piece in Whisper White Cardstock. Then I began the process of cutting the negative pieces and placing them in order on the positive piece. Add them on top of your card base with adhesive. Once completed, turn over and cut off the excess. You can also make two more bonus cards with the leftover negative pieces.
There are so many other ways to use the Sunburst Thinlits Die and you can find more different examples on page 25 of the Stampin’ UP Occasions Catalog when it releases on Tuesday! It is the perfect die for endless creativity." ~ Cindy
Our friends at Stampin' Up! would love to share the Sunburst Thinlits Die and the Sunburst Sayings Stamp Set Bundle with one lucky SCT reader too! For an opportunity to be entered to win, be sure to leave a comment below by January 30th! In your comments, tell us what Stampin' Up! product in your craft space you absolutely, hands down, cannot live without! (for me it would be my 1" circle punch! I've used it hundreds of times!) Good luck!
Thank you for sharing these great projects Cindy and a special thanks to Stampin' Up! for sharing a great prize package this month!
~ Catherine
That sunburst die is amazing and the stamp set that goes along with it is cute too! I would love to have a new die to play with!! My favourite Stampin' Up product is their 8 1/2 x 11" card stock...absolutely the best for cards, hands down!
Posted by: Roz Kelly | January 12, 2016 at 11:45 PM
Gorgeous die. So many lovely ideas. I don't have anything Stampin'Up and am not familiar with their products but would love this die. Hugz
Posted by: ionabunny | January 13, 2016 at 03:05 PM
Love love probably the most inexpensive thing in the catalog but for me, the fStampin Pierce Mat (pg. 176) makes a huge difference in stAmpin the photopolymer stamps. Love your designs with the sunburst combo.
Posted by: penne hart | January 15, 2016 at 05:02 PM
My very favorite Stampin up item would be the paper trimmer... It is the best and I would be lost without it.I use it everyday. I would LOVE this Sunburst die and stamp set. Thanks for the chance to win them
Posted by: Mary Ann Ely | January 17, 2016 at 09:31 AM
Never thought to use this die as you have. Great ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Cindee Wilkinson | January 27, 2016 at 09:59 PM
I love Cindy's ideas with this bundle. I didn't think I was going to get it but have now added it to my wish list! She always has the most creative ideas.
Monika Davis
Posted by: Monika Davis | January 27, 2016 at 10:09 PM
Could not live without the quality card stock Stampin' Up! makes. Love the weight, the feel, the way it matches the ink & designer papers & embellishments. Would love to win this set because my second favorite item is my Sizzix machine! I use it in some way on almost every card!
Posted by: Jenni | January 27, 2016 at 11:03 PM
I love using my Stampin' Up Banner Triple punch. I have found so many ways to use it in my card making.
Posted by: Jessica M | January 28, 2016 at 10:24 PM
OMGosh! This bundle has been on my wish list since I first set eyes on it. Thanks for the opportunity to enter to win! Love all of the cards made by Cindy. Lots of clever ideas for using the thinlit. TFS, Cindy!
Posted by: Michelle Gray | January 29, 2016 at 02:33 PM