Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for June.  This month we are excited to show off new Stampin’ Up! products from the just released 2015 – 2016 annual catalog.  We hope you find great inspiration from the projects.  Get your wish list ready!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations, number 5 on the Pals Hop.  If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.

There are sooooooo many new products I want to try, and it was very difficult to choose, but I finally settled on the new Corrugated Paper. I also used Thick Whisper White card stock, Glassine Sheets, Metallic Foil Doilies, Gold Metallic Thread, Expressions Natural Elements, and White Perfect Accents – all new products. I didn’t need to use a stamp set; the wooden words provided all the sentiment I needed for these two cards.

I cut two pieces of Corrugated Paper to 4″ x 5-1/4″, then I cut them both diagonally, from corner to corner, into four pieces. I used the side pieces of one with the top and bottom pieces of the other. That way, on one card all the lines are going around the center, and on the other card the lines are going toward the center. I glued the four pieces to a piece of scrap card stock first, then embellished them and adhered them to the card base. Both card bases are the new Thick Whisper White card stock.

TIP: The rotary attachment on the Stampin’ Trimmer works better than the regular cutting blade on the Corrugated Paper. The regular blades work wonderfully on card stock, etc., but the rotary cutter goes deep enough to cut through the thicker paper.

For the first card, I wrapped gold thread around the card front, then adhered a gold doily, then the wooden word, and five of the white accents. The tiniest white dots are from a White Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen. Between the card base and card front is a mat cut from a Gold Foil Sheet.

Here you can see more of the 3D elements.

For the second card, I cut a piece of the new Glassine Sheets to 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″, then cut it diagonally into four pieces as I did the Corrugated Paper. I glued down these pieces along the outer edges. I cut four pieces of regular Whisper White card stock into 1/4″ strips, then adhered them to all four edges, overlapping at the corners. I used my Paper Snips to cut diagonally through both pieces at each corner to create a miter. Then I curled back the Glassine pieces and tucked them under the edges, adhering with a tiny dab of glue.

The wooden word is glued directly to the Corrugated Paper. The three Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Sticker stars are self adhesive. They show up much better in person than they do in the photos; perhaps I should have punched out white stars to put under them? Anyway, I lined them up to represent a shooting star, just like the person who will receive this card!

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing these cards as much as I enjoyed making them. Scroll to the bottom of this post to see the products I used, and to purchase them yourself.

The next stop is Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’, number 7 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

And as always, Sweet Stamping!

1. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
2. Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps
3. Lisa Pretto at InkBig Academy Stamps
4. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
5. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
6. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <— YOU ARE HERE
7. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
8. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
9. Jennifer Michalski at stampingserenity.blogspot.com
10. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
11. Natalie Bradley at Soirée by Natalie Bradley
12. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
13. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
14. Deb Cozzone at Deb Cozzone’s Stamping Zone
15. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
16. Maggie Mata at Maggie Mase Cards
17. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
18. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
19. Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
20. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
21. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
22. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
23. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
24. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
25. Amy Whelan at Amy’s Inklings
26. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
27. Jessica Wilson at My Prapercraft Universe
28. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
29. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
30. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
31. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
32. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
33. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon

Here’s what I used. Click on the images below for more information and to purchase.

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

$7.00

Gold Foil Sheets

$4.00

Kraft And White Corrugated Paper

$7.00

Metallic Foil Doilies

$4.00

Gold Metallic Thread

$3.00

Expressions Natural Elements

$5.00

White Perfect Accents

$5.00

White Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen

$4.00

Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers

$4.00

Glassine Sheets

$5.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Stampin’ Trimmer

$30.00

Stampin’ Trimmer Rotary Addition

$13.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$4.00

Snail Permanent Adhesive

$7.00