Monthly Archives: October 2015

New Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deal Oct. 13

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Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Oct 13 2015

Here are the new Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for October 13, 2015 through Monday, October 19. Just a few things this week to avoid any backorder situations, Stampin’ Up! says. The buttons, pearls and seam binding ribbon are always good to have on hand for that finishing touch for a project.  Sometimes you just need some little thing when you are creating and how good to pick up some embellishments at a discount?!

Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack

Speaking of saving money, don’t forget (like I do!) to check out the Clearance Rack before you finalize your order.

If you need a Halloween decoration, the Frightful Wreath Kit is available from last year and I remember mine was fun to make last year and everyone LOVED the beaded spider! So pick that up soon so you can make it for this Halloween!

Stampin' Up! Frightful Wreath

As I look through the Clearance Rack RIGHT NOW – and it can change at any moment! – I can see several things I would recommend that you pick up for the upcoming holidays just to have on hand!  Click on any item below for more information!

Go Houston Astros! Baseball Card

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Go Houston Astros Baseball Card

It’s been a weekend of watching baseball games on TV, and in honor of the Astros baseball game today, I have made this Houston Astros baseball card. It’s fun to have a winning home sports team for the city to rally around and enjoy! It’s been ten years since the Astros were in the baseball playoffs (I even got to go to the World Series game, thanks to my friend!)  Today is Game 4 of the American League Division Series and I’m keeping my fingers crossed for an Astros win! We’ve also been watching the St. Louis Cardinal games (because when you are from St. Louis, you are always a Cardinal fan!) and we watched one of the Dodger games because our son-in-law is a huge Dodgers fan.

The Layered Letters Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set is perfect for a card like this when you want to express the name of a team or place or certain words. I have loved this stamp set since I first saw it! You just need to have an alphabet stamp set on hand for certain projects, and this is a good one. I love having the background shapes you can use for each letter – or not!

The baseballs were fun to make, and you can make any size.  I used the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch because that’s what fit in the space on the card. I punched the baseball from Whisper White card stock, then I used the negative piece over the punched circle as the guide to draw the red curved lines on the baseballs. I used the Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker which has two ends, a brush tip and a narrow tip, to draw on the lines and stitching on the baseballs. Then I sponged a little Soft Suede ink around the edges of the baseballs.  I loved the look of that.  Sometimes sponging can add so much to your stamping! Use the Stamping Sponges by Stampin’ Up! or the Sponge Daubers to do any sponging around the edges of your stamped images.

Today is the last day for the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals!

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Oct 6 2015

If you are interested in making cards or other papercrafting projects, you can buy the best in stamps, paper, ink, and accessories at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.

Be ready when your team is in a good position and you want to celebrate or support! I hope I have reason to make more Houston Astros Baseball Cards after today’s game!

Howl-O-Ween Treat Halloween Card

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Howl-O-Ween Treat Halloween Card

This Howl-O-Ween Halloween card may look like Halloween exploded! Somehow I felt compelled to add a lot of things on this card for Halloween! And it all started with wanting to use the Happy Haunting Washi Tape!  You never know what you will end up with when you start creating!

I applied the Happy Haunting Designer Washi Tape to the bottom of the card.  Then I stamped the owl from the Howl-O-Ween Treat Stamp Set and the pumpkin and die cut them with the matching Boo To You Framelits Dies and of course, the Big Shot. I die cut the hat from the Black Glimmer Paper in the Holiday Catalog. Then I added some Gold Glimmer Paper to trim the hat with the band and punched a few stars with the star punch in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.

The stamped spider webs in the background are from the Witches’ Night Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Halloween stamp is from the And Many More Stamp Set.  But I was liking the glitter and glimmer so I had to also die cut the “Boo!” in the Boo to You Framelits!  I used a piece of parchment paper in between the Glimmer Paper and the framelit and it came out of the die perfectly!  My best new tip!

There’s still time to order some Halloween stamping supplies to make this Howl-O-Ween Treat Halloween Card and lots of others!

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals and Clearance Rack! Some good deals are to be had! Add them to your order!

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Last Day! Stamp Out Breast Cancer with Paper Pumpkin

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Mint Macaron Bra Card

This is another fun bra card to remind you that today, October 10, is the last day to order the October Paper Pumpkin Kit in order to help stamp out breast cancer with Stampin’ Up!

Paper Pumpkin is the monthly papercrafting kit that comes to you in the mail from Stampin’ Up! There is a surprise project in the box each month for you to make with all supplies included (except for some adhesive and scissors). You get a stamp set, an ink spot, a clear block to mount your stamps in your very first kit, and all the paper and embellishments you need, sometimes with supplies left over to use another time! It’s not always cards, but it’s always a surprise!  And there is always a video you can watch in addition to instructions in the kit.

Stamp Out Breast Cancer with Paper Pumpkin

To show our support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re going PINK . . . or at least our October boxes are! And because we know our subscribers want to share the love too, we will be making a donation on their behalf to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

Stampin’ Up! will donate:
$1 for every active Paper Pumpkin subscriber.
Plus, an additional $1 for every new subscriber.
Together, we will make a difference!

Here’s how you can help:

Subscribe! If you’re new to Paper Pumpkin, click here to get started. Your first kit will arrive in a limited-edition pink box that you’ll want to hold onto forever-and we’ll donate $2 because you’re new!
Stay active if you’re a subscriber so we can donate $1 for you. Only those who receive the October shipment will be counted for the donation.
Remember, those who get the October kit will not only be donating to a good cause, but they will also get a one-time only, pretty pink Paper Pumpkin box! No one will want to miss it. Promise.

More About BCRF

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) advances the world’s most promising research to eradicate breast cancer. Founded by Evelyn H. Lauder in 1993, BCRF has raised more than $550 million to fuel discoveries in tumor biology, genetics, prevention, treatment, survivorship and metastasis, making it one of the largest non-governmental funders of breast cancer research in the world. This year BCRF has invested $58.6 million in research, to support over 235 researchers at leading medical institutions across six continents, including $11.6 million to the international Evelyn H. Lauder Founder’s Fund focused on metastasis. By spending 91 cents of every dollar on research and public awareness programs, BCRF remains one of the nation’s most fiscally responsible nonprofits. BCRF is the only breast cancer organization with an “A+” from CharityWatch, and has been awarded Charity Navigator’s highest rating of four stars 13 times since 2002. For more information, please visit: www.bcrfcure.org.
Mini spoiler alert! The October project inside the pink box is just as awesome as always, but we should probably let you know that it is not a pink project. That’s all we’re saying. 😉

Paper Pumpkin Pink Boxes

Join Paper Pumpkin today and get the special October Kit in the pink box and help others while you stamp! If you like it, keep getting your subscription each month. If it is not for you, no risk, no obligation, just pause or cancel by the 10th of any month.  You will not be billed until your kit ships each month.

Last chance today to get the pink box and Stampin’ Up! donation!

Help Stamp Out Breast Cancer today with Paper Pumpkin!

How to Make a Bra Card

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Stampin' Up! Bra Card

Today I am going to give you some ideas on how to make a Bra Card! This is an idea from a long time ago and I haven’t seen it recently. I thought it might be fun to bring up the idea again with it being October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

To make the card base, fold paper in half and place Heart Framelit Die (I used the second largest die). The Heart Framelit Die is retired now but if you already own it you can use it or at least it will give you the idea! You can make your own heart shape just out of paper and trace around it. Anyway, leave the fold at the top untouched so that the card will open.

Bra Card Big Shot

Next, cut a similar piece just out of one layer of card stock which will become the actual bra piece or at least the template if you want to keep it to make more.

Bra Card Template

Bra Card Template Cut out

With this piece, I folded it in half and then contoured it just freehand with my scissors in the bra shape I wanted.  Nothing scientific about this, you know they come in lots of shapes so you can make it wide or narrow or straight or rounded, however you want.  I used this piece for a template to cut out the pink card stock.

On the pink card stock, I stamped with Versamark the flourish from Everything Eleanor and then embossed with Stampin’ White Embossing Powder  and the Heat Tool to look lacy.  And I added a bit of Venetian Crochet Trim for a bit of lace.  For the straps, I just cut two thin scraps.  For the necklace, I drew on a silver chain with a Sharpie and added a Rhinestone Jewel.

You can make these bra cards with designer paper or plain card stock blinged up with rhinestones or pearls or embossing, both heat and with the Big Shot folders or with stamping a design.  So many creative choices!  Glue it on a larger card if you prefer!

Stampin’ Up! is helping in the fight against breast cancer by donating to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF.org) for each Paper Pumpkin subscription.

Stampin’ Up! will donate $1 for every active Paper Pumpkin subscriber by October 10th

plus, an additional $1 for every new subscriber.

To find out more about Paper Pumpkin or to join  by October 10th, just click HERE.

Paper Pumpkin Pink Boxes

Howl-O-Ween Treat Candy Treat Wrapper

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Howl-O-Ween Treat Candy Treat Wrapper

If you need a special Halloween treat, maybe you can get an idea from this Howl-O-Ween Treat Candy Treat Wrapper.  I put a few miniature candy bars in a 4″ x 6″ Cellophane Bag and folded it over. Then I wrapped the cellophane bag with a striped piece of the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper (DSP). To decorate the wrapper, I stamped the skull and bones images from the Howl-O-Ween Treat Stamp Set.  You can then cut these out or you can die cut them with the Boo To You Framelits Dies and the Big Shot.  Stamp them in black with the new Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad. For the background I added just a piece of a Spider Web Doily. These doilies are quite large so it is perfectly okay to cut them down to a proper size.  They will still look very spooky!  And for a little pizzazz I had to punch a little Gold Glimmer star with the star punch in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.

You could also use this idea for a single candy bar, just make the wrapper larger. Then decorate with anything you have for Halloween!  I love to make fun things like this for Halloween!  Make something super simple for trick-or-treaters if you like or something more involved or fancier for a little treat for a friend or loved one!

Be sure to check the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack for some fall and Halloween things you could use now! As I write this, the Frightful Wreath Simply Created Kit is available. I made one last year when it came out in the Holiday Catalog and was quite cute with the beaded spider!

Frightful Wreath

Also check the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals!

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Oct 6 2015

Shop for all your Halloween craft needs at Stampin’ Up! Online!

Start making some fun Halloween treats to have on hand for the end of the month! Just wrap some paper around a cello bag of candy and decorate for a Howl-O-Ween Treat Candy Treat Wrapper!

Easy Halloween Eyeball Card

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Easy Halloween Eyeball Card

How about this for an easy Halloween card with eyeballs??! This card is super easy to make and a good way to use up some scraps! The card base is Garden Green, but you could use many other colors, like an orange, purple, black, red, whatever you like. Then gather all the circle punches you have for making eyeballs and go to town punching circles, eyeballs and pupils! Glue some black circles in the very center of the white eyeball and some on the edges.  Then you can play around with placement when you adhere them to the card, making some eyes crossed or looking up or down or straight on!  Make some of the eyes bloodshot with the thin tip of the Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker.  Just do whatever you want!  For my greeting, I used the “Boo!” framelit from the Boo To You Framelits Dies.

Here’s a new tip I learned and I think it is working well:  Usea piece of parchment paper in between the die and the card stock! It cuts through the card stock fine and releases it easily from the intricate die.

I got this eyeball idea from looking through a food catalog I received in the mail that had a round box decorated with eyeballs. I thought, “I could make a card like that!” So don’t just trash those many catalogs we will all be receiving in the mail for the upcoming holidays.  Look through them for ideas for your projects, whether it is copying something directly or using the same color combination or using the design for an idea for a card or bag or other project.

Have fun making some Halloween cards for your friends and family, like this easy Halloween eyeball card! Your kids could help with this one!

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New Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for Oct 6 – 12, 2015

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Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Oct 6 2015

Here are the new Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals! Purchase these items at a discount while supplies last today through Monday, October 12. These are always a good chance to pick up some accessories at a lower price!  Maybe you can use the Gusseted Cellophane Bags for Halloween treats or birthday parties or stock up for the holidays. And there are LOTS of ideas for using the Hamburger Box Die. Of course sequins are big right now as are metallics so you have both in the Metallics Sequin Assortment. And did you know the White Perfect Accents can also be colored with Sharpie Markers if you want accents in different colors than white? I admit, it took me awhile to get used to the Fast Fuse Adhesive, but now I really like to use it. Make sure you have the main Fast Fuse Adhesive before you stock up on the Refills available on the Deals! If you want some tape adhesive that HOLDS, this is it!

Here’s a fall box I made last year with the Hamburger Box Die and the For All Things Stamp Set.

Hamburger Box Die Fall Box For All Things

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For All Things Fall Card

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For All Things Fall Card

I made this For All Things Fall Card because we are finally having at least a few days that feel a bit like fall in Houston. Maybe it doesn’t exactly feel like fall here, but the morning temperature was cooler yesterday and today.  We’ll take anything that we can get along those lines! For All Things is a stamp set that came out last year in the Holiday Catalog, and I just loved it. Obviously lots of people loved it because it is still here!

This is a simple card to make with just stamps, ink and paper. The card base is Cajun Craze with a layer of Garden Green card stock. The stamp set comes with a background image which I stamped in Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, and Garden Green. In order to make the colors lighter, I stamped “off” once, which means after inking up I stamped on scrap paper to remove some, but not all, of the ink. That makes it lighter so that I could stamp over that background image with the same color leaf and it would show up. The images are stamped on Very Vanilla as I thought Whisper White might be too stark for fall colors.  I thought the greeting that came in the stamp set was perfect for what I wanted to express this morning!

There are ways this card could have been made in a “fancier” way, but sometimes just simple is best with stamps, ink and paper and nothing else. If you don’t already own the For All Things Stamp Set, you might want to get it as soon as possible for fall and for Thanksgiving.

Don’t forget to check out the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals ending tonight.

Stampin' Up! Weekly Deal Sept 29 2015

Stampin’ Up! Helps Fight Breast Cancer with Paper Pumpkin Kits

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Paper Pumpkin Pink Boxes

It’s October and you can help Stampin’ Up! fight breast cancer if you subscriber to Paper Pumpkin, a monthly papercrafting kit that comes in the mail. Stampin’ Up! will donate $1 for every Paper Pumpkin subscriber and an extra $1 for each NEW subscriber before October 10th to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). You can help a worthy cause while you have fun stamping! The October Paper Pumpkin Kit will come to you in a pink box rather than red. That is why you need to subscribe by October 10th so you receive this special pink box.

BCRF is a world-class organization dedicated to ending breast cancer, and we are excited to be teaming up with them to make this happen. Their mission is to advance the world’s most promising research to eradicate breast cancer. For more information:  bcrfcure.org

Paper Pumpkin is just $19.95 a month and that includes shipping!  You will receive everything you need to make the project with the possible exception of adhesive and scissors. With your first kit you receive a clear block on which to mount the stamps that come in each kit. No risk, no obligation to continue for any amount of time. Only those “active” subscriptions will be counted in the donations so make sure your subscription is not “paused” for October.

  • Mini spoiler alert! The October project inside the pink box is just as awesome as always, but we should probably let you know that it is not a pink project. That’s all we’re saying. 😉

JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN TODAY! It’s a gift for yourself and others!

How to Make Cotton Paper Flowers with the Floral Framelits

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The Floral Frames Collection Framelits Dies are on the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deal this week, and you will probably want them after you watch this video! This video uses the new Stampin’ Up! Cotton Paper in the new Annual Catalog, but you could also use card stock or colored tissue paper or whatever you like.  The Cotton Paper comes in an assortment of pretty colors as you see in this video.  It is lightweight but sturdy so good for a project like this where you want it to not be too heavy but hold up while making it!

We Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who have seen Bonnie (in this video) present on stage just love her and her humor. But there is a catch to this video! Be sure to watch it all the way through! I think you will enjoy the project! It might even take you back to your childhood when you made paper flowers out of tissue paper or kleenex!

The Floral Frames Framelits will make making cotton paper flowers easy!

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Happy Haunting Halloween Gift Bag for a Treat

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Happy Haunting Halloween Gift Bag for a Treat

Make a fun Happy Haunting Halloween Gift Bag that you can use for a treat or any little gift. Grab a piece of the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper and the Stampin’ Up! Gift Bag Punch Board and you will quickly have a little gift bag all scored and cut and ready to be assembled. Directions are right on the Gift Bag Punch Board, but you can also watch a Stampin’ Up! video on how to use the board. Once you do it, you will get the hang of it! I made a Medium size bag with just a 4″ strip of the designer paper. I could have made it taller. I used the new Tear & Tape Adhesive to put the bag together.

After I made the bag, the fun began with decorating it!  You can punch holes with the punch board in the top for ribbon, but I left mine plain and then decided to add a folded strip of Rich Razzleberry to the top and closed the top with the Stampin’ Up! Handheld Stapler. I like a little purple on Halloween things! I definitely wanted to use the new Spider Web Doilies in the new Holiday Catalog. They are pretty large so I was able to cut one smaller to fit my bag, and now I have another piece left for another project! Next I used the Howl-o-ween Treat Stamp Set to stamp a little spider for the web and a little jack-o-lantern. I cut both of them out after stamping with my Paper Snips, forgetting that there are the Boo To You Framelits Dies that I could have used!!  Oh well!  The pumpkin is layered on a white circle punch and the Scallop Circle Punch in Rich Razzleberry. The greeting in the set was too large, so I finally thought of using a small one from the And Many More Stamp Set. And why not add a few Rhinestone Jewels just for fun to the spider web?!

Can you believe it is October already?  I did see my first Halloween decorations in someone’s yard yesterday! It is time to work on Halloween decorations and candy treats and Halloween cards and maybe something like this Happy Haunting Halloween Gift Bag to hold a treat inside! Just have fun with the season and the theme of Halloween!

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Happy Haunting Gift Bag Punch Board