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Sending Smiles Across the Miles Card

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Sending Smiles Across the Miles Card

This Sending Smiles Across the Miles Card was fun to make with this brand-new stamp set! It’s mostly all stamping with one die-cut for the greeting! I didn’t really do such a great job of stamping, but most people wouldn’t notice and I still like the card! It could be interpreted as the “watercolor look”!

The card base is one of the new In Colors, Orchid Oasis with a layer of Basic White for the stamping. Sometimes it’s fun to “just stamp” like in the “olden days”! I used the new Sending Smiles Stamp Set. It’s great because it comes with several different stems for the flowers and several different flowers and sizes. All you have to do is stamp! I used Orchid Oasis ink for the large flowers and the same ink stamped off once for the small light purple flowers at the bottom. The pink flowers are Polished Pink. The flower stems are Parakeet Party ink. The flower centers are stamped in Daffodil Delight.

If I wanted to, I could have stamped and die cut the flowers. The dies that go with the Sending Smiles Stamp Set are the Sending Dies. You can purchase both the stamp set and dies in the Sending Smiles Bundle and save 10%!.

For the greeting, you can stamp the word “Sending” directly on the card. You can stamp the word on white cardstock in colored ink and die-cut, as I did. Or you can just die cut the word itself out of colored cardstock. I stamped my “Sending” in Polished Pink ink and then stamped the second part of the greeting in ink right below. It was the perfect fit! Lots of choices of greetings in the stamp set so I think this will be a useful set to own!

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Orchid Oasis Cup of Tea Card

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Orchid Oasis Cup of Tea Card

This Orchid Oasis Cup of Tea Card was fun and pretty easy to make! I’m loving playing with the new 2022-2024 In Colors, the new Cup of Tea Stamp Set, and the Fabulous Frames Dies.

The card base is the new In Color, Orchid Oasis, cardstock. This card is a little smaller than usual, 4″ wide by 5 1 /4″ long. I cut a piece of the In Color Designer Paper Assortment to put across the middle of the card. This one is 2″ x 4″. You could make it wider or even use a layer to cover the front of the card except for the margins.

The Fabulous Frames Dies has this one die that I used that I really like. It’s also cut out in Orchid Oasis cardstock. The center piece of that frame even is cut out so you will need to glue it somewhere on the inside of that frame. Actually, I kind of wish it would all stay in one piece, too! Then it would be easier to layer something in the center. As it is, the center piece comes out so on this card, after stamping the center piece, I had to glue it to the backside of the frame. My Multipurpose Liquid Glue was really cooperating and I was able to squeeze out just tiny lines or dots of glue along that very narrow frame edge and then place my stamped piece on it. I didn’t need to put glue on the top or bottom fancy frame areas because I was going to adhere the whole thing to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The stamped piece on Basic White is stamped with Orchid Oasis ink for the cup, Parakeet Party for the leafy stems, and Orchid Oasis for the little flowers. I’m not sure I have completely figured out how to stamp those flowers to line up exactly with the stems. I got close, though. Maybe they aren’t supposed to line up! I don’t think it matters so just play!

For a little greeting, I just chose one of the small words in the Cup of Tea Stamp Set and stamped it on a narrow scrap strip of Basic White and then made a banner end with Paper Snips. (Or if you have the retired Tailored Tag Punch you can use the pointy end of that!)

There are lots of ways you could step up this card with “more” if you wanted to. You could add gems of some kind. You could die cut the cup and stems or flowers. Of course you could change out the colors and make it less monochromatic or tie on a tag with the little tag diecut and piece of twine. I was keeping this card rather simple although diecutting the frame and adhering the stamped piece took a bit of time.

Here is the first card I made from this Tea Boutique Suite.

I think you will really like these new In Colors. I recommend buying the assorted packs of cardstock so you get all the colors and then you can go back and order the individual colors you know you like. You can also buy an assortment of 12″ x 12″ cardstock!

Check out all the new products now that the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog has been released! If you are new and interested in Stampin’ Up! products and would like a catalog, just email me your name and address so I can send you a catalog. Or if you prefer, you can view it online HERE.

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Baseball Fans Need the Hey Sports Fan Suite!

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Hey Sports Fan Suite

Here’s something for baseball fans everywhere, the Hey Sports Fan Suite, in the Stampin’ Up! January – June 2022 Spring Mini Catalog. Baseball season is beginning, whether for professional teams or Little League and everything in between! I wish this Suite had been around many years ago when my boys were little and every Saturday (and more) was a baseball game! Maybe you just know someone who is a big baseball fan. How they would enjoy receiving a baseball card or project made just for them with the contents of this Suite!

Part of the Hey Sports Fan Suite is a Bundle – the Your Biggest Fan Stamp Set and the coordinating dies, Sports Events Dies. You save 10% by buying the Your Biggest Fan Bundle rather than the stamp set and dies separately. You receive the same discount purchasing the Suite, as far as the Bundle goes, entering the product number for the Hey Sports Fan Suite (157896) just saves you the time of entering each product in the whole Suite separately (assuming you want everything!).

The Suite comes with the Bundle, the Fan Baker’s Twine, Resin Stars, and the Hey Sports Fan 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. The designer paper will be good for cardmaking but also scrapbooking. Perhaps if your kids played ball a few years back but you never got to those scrapbook pages, get the paper now and you’ll be inspired to make some of those scrapbook pages. Or use the paper as a background to frame some baseball photos or act as a mat. The Resin Stars can be used for other projects, not related to baseball, as can be the twine, so you might want to pick those up even if you are not into baseball. You might even find uses for the stamps and dies not related to baseball. Just the shapes can be used for many other sports or activities. Just think outside the box.

With spring and summer comes baseball. The sound of a baseball game on the radio or TV always takes me back to my childhood, maybe a lazy Sunday afternoon listening to or watching the baseball game. Growing up in St. Louis my family was Cardinal fans. I remember going to my first baseball game with my Girl Scout troop and in junior high, we could earn free baseball tickets if we got good grades! I can see my grandpa listening to the game on his big transistor radio. One time, as his eyesight was failing, he asked a family friend, who was a really big baseball fan, if he would take him to a Cardinal game along with that man’s kids and my brother and me. My grandpa paid for good seats for all of us so he could see better. When my husband and I and our baby got transferred to Houston, one of the first fun things we wanted to do was go to an Astros game at the Astrodome! I remember even dressing up a little bit, to sit in the bleachers, because “it was the Astrodome!” I remember being on a tour of the Astrodome when it was new when my family made a trip to Houston to visit friends who had moved here. It was impressive! And when the Astros played in the World Series several years ago, I got to go to a game with a friend, the only time in my life I’ve had “connections”! It was the thrill of a lifetime to walk into that stadium knowing I was at the World Series!

Be sure to check out the Hey Sports Fan Suite or the individual products in the Spring Mini on pages 68-69.

Flowering Fields Z-Fold Easter Card

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Flowering Fields Z-Fold Easter Card

The Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper has so many pretty sheets in it! It’s pretty difficult to choose which one to work with! This day, this page with the yellowish tulips is the one that spoke to me! This is just a simple Flowering Fields Z-Fold Easter Card with the designer paper and a little stamping making a bright card for spring.

The card base is Mango Melody, one of the coordinating colors in the designer paper. To make the Z-Fold, just score the front of the card in half, at 2 1/8″ and fold back on itself. It’s really easy and the recipient will think you made an extra-special card! The tulip designer paper on the front panel is cut at 5 3/8″ x 2″. The opposite side of the tulip paper is the one I adhered inside the card. It is cut at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. You could also use the normal layer sizes of 1/4″ margins instead of 1/8″.

Here is a similar card from a year ago that can give you another idea.

On Basic White cardstock I stamped a couple of tulips with the Flowering Tulips Stamp Set. This was two-step stamping using So Saffron and Mango Melody inks for the flowers and Pear Pizzazz for the stems and leaves. After stamping on the Basic White, it was die cut with one of the Scalloped Contours Dies to make this scalloped rectangle. I situated the die so that the flowers would be down lower on the die cut to leave room for a greeting. I found the “”Happy Easter” greeting in the Celebrating You Stamp Set in the Spring Mini Catalog. It is stamped in Mango Melody ink. This piece was then adhered to the front of the card, right on the fold. Be sure to only put adhesive on half of the piece and the other side shouldn’t have any adhesive on it so it doesn’t stick to the inside of the card.

Flowering Fields Z-Fold Easter Card Inside

For the inside of the card, I die cut another Basic White piece the exact size of the scalloped rectangle on the front of the card. I made sure that it was perfectly placed behind the front piece so that it wouldn’t show underneath from the front. To do this I put adhesive on the back of the scalloped rectangle and then held it perfectly behind and against the front rectangle. Then I folded the back of the card over so that the rectangle would then adhere to the inside of the card. It worked! You’ll understand when you actually do it. Now a message can be stamped on the inside of the card or a note written and it won’t be sticking out from the front of the card!

I always say these Z-Fold cards look like something really special but they are easy to make! No one has to know! I hope you will feel inspired with this Flowering Fields Z-Fold Easter Card and make your own, even with different paper and theme! Try it!

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Save 20% on the Stampin’ Mini Cut & Emboss Machine in March!

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Why are smaller things so cute?! I don’t know but it applies to the Stampin’ Mini Cut & Emboss Machine! Ever since the original Big Shot Machine came out at a Stampin’ Up! Convention I attended YEARS ago I’ve done lots of die-cutting and embossing and think it’s a great addition to our stamping and papercrafting. Then, not too long ago, we got the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. This machine works even better, in my opinion, and has the advantage of the platform folding up on both sides if you want to tidy up a bit or carry it somewhere. But if you like the convenience of a smaller machine, taking up less space, easy to travel with, then the Stampin’ Mini Cut & Emboss Machine is for you! Especially when you can save some money! It retails for $60 but with 20% off you can buy it for only $48!

This mini—but mighty—machine is durable, portable, and easy to use. It’s the perfect pick for budding beginners who want to branch out, papercrafting pros who want to craft on the go, or those who are short on storage space! With this trusty tool, any crafter can make precise cuts and embossed designs for their projects with one pass.

During the month of March, you can snag the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine at a 20% discount! This miniature machine is compatible with a large selection of Stampin’ Up! embossing folders and dies. Build your craft collection and combine the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with any (or all!) of the select stamp-and-die bundles that are also available for 20% off during the month of March!

Click on the photo below and then you will see the SALE PRICE!

Details

  • The Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine will be available for purchase at a 20% discount.
  • A number of select stamp-and-die bundles that are compatible with the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine will also be available for purchase at a 20% discount.
  • For this promotion only, we’ve brought back the previously popular Art Gallery, Celebrate Sunflowers, and Garden Wishes bundles. They will only be available in their bundle form during this promotion, so make sure to snag ‘em while you still can!
  • The Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and select compatible bundles can be bought together or separately.
  • There is no limit on the number of Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines you can purchase during this promotion. In fact, having more than one machine is ideal for workshops, classes, and other events!
  • Products are available in all markets while supplies last. Offer may vary from market to market based on product availability. No backorders or substitutions will be allowed.
  • The stamp-and-die bundles that can be found in a current catalog will be replenished until they retire. When they do retire, the bundles will be added to the Retiring List.
  • Due to supply chain challenges, this promotion may be altered or ended early. We will post a Current Update with further information if this is anticipated.
  • Orders must be started on March 1st.
  • Discount applies on Stampin’ Rewards.

CHECK OUT THE FLYER HERE!

(Be sure to scroll down to read the entire flyer.)

Take your crafting to the next level with the Stampin’ Mini Cut & Emboss Machine at a discount!

Offer available March 1-31, 2022!

Coming in March! Save on Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine & Bundles

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Next week, Tuesday March 1, you will be able to purchase the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine at 20% off! What is it about something being small that makes it so cute?! That’s what you will think about this Mini Machine! Plus, you will have the opportunity to purchase select Bundles of stamp sets and dies to use with your machine! If you are new to die-cutting, this gives you a chance to purchase some Bundles to use in your machine at a discount. If you are experienced, you can stock up on some Bundles you may have missed before!

This mini—but mighty—machine is durable, portable, and easy to use. It’s the perfect pick for budding beginners who want to branch out, papercrafting pros who want to craft on the go, or those who are short on storage space! With this trusty tool, any crafter can make precise cuts and embossed designs for their projects with one pass.

During the month of March, you can snag the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine at a 20% discount! This miniature machine is compatible with a large selection of Stampin’ Up! embossing folders and dies. Build your craft collection and combine the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with any (or all!) of the select stamp-and-die bundles that are also available for 20% off during the month of March!

Take your crafting to the next level!

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Watch the video below for everything you have ever wanted to know about the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss!

SPECIAL OFFER COMING TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST!

Early Release Coming: Waves of the Ocean

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What could be better during these stressful times than a stamp set and accessories that make us think about beautiful, calming ocean waves, especially if we can’t be on a beach in person?! Stampin’ Up! is doing an early release on March 1, 2022, of this stamp set and dies that will be in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog PLUS during this promotion period, special blue foil paper, rhinestones, and designer paper.

Demonstrators can order this collection now during February to make samples and get acquainted with the products to be ready for customers to order March 1.

Waves Collection

The Waves of Inspiration Stamp Set and Waves Dies can be ordered separately if desired.
The Waves of Inspiration Stamp Set and Waves of the Ocean Collection are available in English, French, and German.


The following exclusive products are only available while supplies last:
Waves of the Ocean 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper
Blue Foils 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Paper
Rhinestone Waves Basic Jewels
Qualifying orders are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards. (Except for the Waves of the Ocean Collection)
Waves of the Ocean items can be added to a starter kit.

Click HERE to view the entire Flyer! (and scroll down, it’s two pages)

COMING MARCH 1st!

The All Together Collection Is Here!

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Loving hands and heartfelt words are the best way to show you care. With hand designs that illustrate coming together in friendship and solidarity, the All Together Collection will help you create cardmaking and paper crafting projects that reflect the people you know and love. 

The All Together Collection includes early-release products from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog—an exciting new range of natural Stampin’ Blends—and exclusive products you can’t get anywhere else! Come together to create projects inspired by you.  

CLICK HERE to READ the FULL FLYER.

Watch this video to see all the products!

  • The Here Together Stamp Set, Here for You Dies, Here Together, and the All Together Collection are available in English and French.
  • Qualifying orders are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards. (Except for the All Together Collection)
  • All Together items can be added to a starter kit.
  • The following exclusive products are only available while supplies last:
    • Here for You Dies
    • Here Together Bundle
    • All Together Collection

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Friendly Hello Bird Just For You Card

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Friendly Hello Bird Just For You Card

The first month of Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-A-Bration is over today! But there is one more month so maybe you can snag this beautiful designer paper and stamp set with a $100 purchase! This Friendly Hello Bird Just For You Card is made with the Friendly Hello Bundle.

I was in a card-making frenzy the other day with this Friendly Hello Bundle! I chose several colors of cardstock for card bases that matched the designer paper and cut the designer paper to layer on the card. Then I ended up making every card a slightly different design with different greetings and embellishments. I stamp at my kitchen table so it’s always a shame when I have to stop for dinner! But I find it easy to clean up my stamping stuff more than anything else because I know where each thing goes.

An interesting thing about the Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper is that it is designed so you can add some stamped line images to the paper! Some of the images in the Friendly Hello Stamp Set match the images in the paper.

For this card, though, I ended up using a Basic White card base plus a Petal Pink layer underneath the designer paper. I stamped the bird on a piece of Basic White and then cut it out with a die in the Tasteful Labels Dies. It seemed like it needed something, being all monochromatic, so I went back to an old technique we used to do a LOT – Sponging around the edges! This time, however, instead of using a piece of a Stamping Sponge, I used the new Blending Brushes. I just rubbed the brush on the Petal Pink ink pad to pick up some ink and started off the diecut before blending onto the edge. It’s very light, especially in the photo, but it just adds a little something! I popped this piece up with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

The greeting is in the new stamp set Celebrating You. It is in the new Spring Mini Catalog on page 65. It is a stamp set full of basic greetings that we all need all year. There are other stamp sets that have fun and trendy sayings, but mostly we all need a set of these basic sentiments. This set will take care of all those important occasions from birthdays to baby to anniversary to Father’s Day! I stamped it in Petal Pink ink and just made the little banner ends.

Before adhering the layers to the card base, be sure to do the ribbon first! This is the very beautiful Petal Pink 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon. It’s one of my favorites! I wrapped the ribbon around the card layers then tied a separate bow and adhered that with a Mini Glue Dot or two.

This Friendly Hello Bird Just For You Card is pretty basic, really, but the diecut showcasing the bird on a twig and sponged around the edge plus the ribbon makes it look rather elegant.

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Sweet Talk Candy Valentine Card

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All of the papers in the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper are so cute, but I especially love this paper with the candy! I decided to make a very simple and easy card to show as much of this paper as possible. As simple as it is, when I placed that paper layer on the Real Red card base to make this Sweet Talk Candy Valentine Card I just loved it! You have lots of color choices for a card base using this paper, too!

As I said, this card begins with a base of Real Red cardstock. Why not? It’s for Valentine’s Day! The Sweet Talk paper is cut at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Before adhering to the base, I adhered a piece of Real Red Mini Ruffled Ribbon around the side and then adhered that layer to the card base. Those candies just look so cute and colorful on the card!

For a greeting, I die cut the tag in the Sweet Hearts Dies and stamped the heart with greeting on it with Real Red ink. This little tag is a perfect size! Not too big and not too small. I tied it to the ribbon already on the card with a longer piece and tied a bow. To jazz up the tag a little bit, I added two Real Red die-cut hearts. I could have also stamped two little hearts as well. And of course, what would a Valentine be without a little sparkle, so I added a few Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the tag and to the designer paper.

We don’t often show the inside of the card, but I added a layer of Basic White since the Real Red is rather dark for signing or writing a message. The greeting is from the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set. Since I had some extra die cut hearts, I put two of those on the corner of the inside of the card. I could have stamped something as well from that stamp set.

You can purchase the dies and stamp set together in the Sweet Conversations Bundle and save 10% by buying them together! I like that the dies come with one to make a little envelope and that tag I mentioned, plus lots of hearts!

Valentine’s Day is really sneaking up on us fast this year it seems! It’s less than a month away and if you consider a week ahead to mail cards, we have even less time! Think about how much fun making valentines were in elementary school with the construction paper, doilies, and paste! Now we have much better materials to use! Order what you need now so you have plenty of time for Valentine-making fun!

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Wine Tag To Celebrate the New Year 2022

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New Year 2022 Wine Tag on Bottle

If you are going to a party or just celebrating at home, you might have fun making something like this Wine Tag To Celebrate the New Year 2022. It is so easy to make and if you are taking a gift of a bottle of bubbly, really any time, to take to a host, you can decorate it with a tag like this one. It is as easy as can be!

For this one, the base is Basic Black, cut at 9″ x 3″. The gold striped paper is one of the patterns in the Expressions In Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. I cut the designer paper at 8 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ to fit on the Basic Black. After adhering the designer paper, score the top at 2 1/2″. Then punch or die cut a hole in the top to go over the bottle. I used a Layering Circles Die that was about 1 3/8″ wide. In THIS POST where I made a Thanksgiving bottle tag, I pulled out my retired 1 3/8″ Circle Punch.

To decorate the front, I die cut a piece of Basic Black with one of the Tasteful Labels Dies. I cut out letters and numbers from Gold Foil with the Playful Alphabet Dies. I admit I didn’t get the letters and numbers placed very well on the die cut piece! But I balanced it out a little bit by putting some gems on the “empty” side! I should have looked for my glasses before glueing!

The die cut piece is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals®. I adhered a piece of Gold 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon because you can’t have too much gold or shimmer for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day!

New Year 2022 Wine Tag

That’s it! These tags that hang on bottles (could be water bottles, too!) are so easy to make, you have to try one! It’s a quick little project unless you make a super fancy decoration on the front of the tag! Since people often take a bottle of wine (or something!) as a host gift to a party or dinner, this is a fun way to put your own personal touch on the gift!

Have a Safe, Healthy, and Happy New Year!!

Rainbow Glimmer Christmas Trees Card

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Rainbow Glimmer Christmas Trees Card

This Rainbow Glimmer Christmas Trees Card was sort of in my head, but then I started on two other projects first before deciding to give this idea a try! I thought it would be fun to use the Rainbow Glimmer Paper and try to get the ombre shades of the green color. The middle tree shows a different color at the base but the other two have slight variations in the green that doesn’t show up in the photo. I think it would be fun if this paper had narrower bands of colors so you could get more of an ombre effect on any projects. But, it is still really pretty and fun paper to use!

The card base is Mint Macaron with a layer of Shimmery White Cardstock. After cutting out and temporarily placing the trees on the card, I decided to try stamping the word “Joy” in the Whimsical Trees Stamp Set around in the background. There wasn’t a lot of empty space on which to do a little stamping so I’m not sure I like what I did. Maybe I do. What do you think??

The greeting is also in the Whimsical Trees Stamp Set and stamped with Mint Macaron. I layered it on a narrow piece of the Rainbow Glimmer Paper. I almost didn’t add a greeting since the card is a little busy already but I did! I really do like the Rainbow Glimmer Paper trees!

If you own the Christmas Trees Dies or will be purchasing them soon on the Last Chance Sale or the Whimsical Trees Bundle, note that there are two “pages” of dies in your package! I guess somehow I was only using what I saw when I pulled the dies out of the package and either forgot or never saw the rest of them! I wondered what happened to the trees that I used on this card that I had seen on other samples! So now I have lots more dies than I thought I had! Duh!

Remember the way these retirements work is that even if Bundles are carried over in the future to another catalog, they won’t still be Bundles. You might still be able to buy the stamp set and dies or whatever the individual components of the Bundle are, but you won’t get the 10% off discounted price. Be sure to check out the Last Chance Sale and the updated Clearance Rack to get the best chance of getting what you want lest anything sell out!

It was a rough morning because my website was not working so I couldn’t post my card until I went through two different Help Chats! Ugh! And even then they said it might work in a few minutes or it could take 24-48 hours globally! Thankfully it started working again after lunch!

Do some Christmas stamping this weekend! I hope to do that AND put up my tree! Wish me luck!

Blessings of Home Birthday Card

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Blessings of Home Birthday Card

This weekend we Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators got to enjoy attending the OnStage Stampin’ Up! event….virtually! If we wanted to, we could preorder a few products so we could stamp along during the event presentations. This Blessings of Home Birthday Card uses some of those new products that will be coming in January in the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog! We got to view the new catalog plus the Sale-A-Bration Brochure also coming in January 2022! If you would like to be a Demonstrator and get in on some of this fun, consider joining now during the special Starter Kit offer during November!

This card uses the new Blessings of Home Stamp Set along with the new Heart & Home Designer Series Paper. I started with a card base of Cinnamon Cider and layered that with a piece of Pale Papaya cardstock. I chose this pattern with the foliage and bumblebees on it and layered that on the Pale Papaya.

The flower bouquet is stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink on Basic White cardstock. I wanted to make it kind of a monochromatic card although it’s not really that. It kind of has the look, though! I only stamped the flowers, I didn’t try to color anything in. This stamp set has a lot of details already designed into the stamp. I die cut the flowers with the die in the Flowers of Home Dies.

The greeting is stamped in Cinnamon Cider Ink on really a scrap of Pale Papaya that happened to be laying there! This sentiment is also in the Blessings of Home Stamp Set. I flagged the ends using the Tailored Tag Punch. This punch is so useful for punching into those ends of cardstock to cut out that little notch to make it look like a banner or flag!

The flower die-cut piece is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals onto a Pale Papaya scalloped rectangle in the Scalloped Contours Dies. The birthday greeting is laid across the stem with a Dimensional on each end of the strip so that it fits over the popped up flower.

For some bling, I added three of the new Classic Matte Dots in white. Then I remembered the Bumblebee Trinkets that we already have and just had to add one bumblebee to the card! If I hadn’t already popped up the flower, I could have adhered the bumblebee right on the flower bouquet instead of off to the side, but if you get too many layers popped up the embellishments might not make it through the mail! I think the Bumblebee Trinkets will be really cute with this paper!

That’s it! Pretty easy card to make and certainly lots of fun ahead with this new paper and stamping with the new floral stamps! We have to get through the holidays first, but once January hits, you know we will be ready for some fresh new products!

Don’t forget the Seasonal Sale starting Tuesday, Nov. 16 for three days only, through Thursday, Nov. 18!

Don’t miss it!

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Festive Foliage Merry Christmas Card

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Festive Foliage Merry Christmas Card

You may think that this card, the Festive Foliage Merry Christmas Card, has lots of stamping on it, but it is really only ONE stamp! The stamp is Festive Foliage! I have to admit, it is one stamp that I really overlooked in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. You’ll find it on page 90 in the lower-left corner of the page. Very easy to miss! But when a few of my customers started ordering it, I wondered what the big deal was and started looking at some samples. Of course, then I had to have it, too! All that foliage will make some very pretty Christmas cards!

The card base is Shaded Spruce cardstock with a layer of Real Red. You wouldn’t have to add the red layer, but I love red and I think it brightens up the stamping and all the green. The foliage is stamped in Memento Ink on Basic White cardstock.

It’s really handy if you have a Stamparatus (146276) with a large stamp like this one. As long as you don’t move the stamp or the paper, you can reink the stamp and stamp again if you need to. Sometimes one little area doesn’t get inked well enough or doesn’t get pressed enough to transfer the ink from the stamp to the paper. But with the Stamparatus, you can just stamp again!

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For coloring the foliage I used Stampin’ Blends…almost all the greens I could find! And then I dotted and colored in all the little berries with Real Red.

The greeting is in the Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set. This is one we have had for a couple of years. It is stamped with Real Red ink and then die cut with one of the Tasteful Labels Dies. It is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. There was plenty of space and plenty of foliage still showing on this card to use such a large label. Then for some bling, I added two green Holiday Rhinestones and tied a bow with the Real Red 3/8″ Sheer Ribbon. It is adhered with a Glue Dot. I liked this sheer ribbon because it adds something to the card but because it is sheer, it doesn’t block the stamping underneath!

If you like coloring, you will love the Festive Foliage Stamp….and if you don’t love coloring, just stamp it in one color like green and don’t color in anything!

If you don’t own the Stamparatus, to get a good image with a background stamp like this one, I recommend laying the stamp face up, ink it up, and then lay your cardstock over the top. Put a piece of computer paper over the top or pull up your Grid paper over it, and give it a good rub with your fingers to get all the ink to transfer to the cardstock. This way you can see what you are doing and have a little more control over the pressure on the cardstock and stamp.

I can’t wait to make more cards with my new Festive Foliage Stamp because I really like how this Festive Foliage Merry Christmas Card turned out! Go check it out in the Online Store and see if you noticed it before in the catalog or missed it!

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Encircled in Beauty Christmas Card

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Encircled in Beauty Christmas Card

Don’t forget to think of the Encircled in Beauty Dies when it comes to making Christmas cards, as I used in this Encircled in Beauty Christmas Card. We also have the Encircled in Warmth Stamp Set with wonderful greetings for the holidays. There are so many pretty possibilities!

This card is relatively easy to make. The card base is Blushing Bride with a layer of Basic White Cardstock. I used the Encircled in Beauty Die to cut out the doily image but I did not use the outer die to cut out the whole image from the Basic White paper. Instead, I used the “negative” image left in the paper as the focal point, removing the center circle that was die cut. Next, I embossed the paper just for some texture with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder.

I layered this die-cut and embossed piece of Basic White on the Blushing Bride while I decided how to finish off the card. I decided to use the greeting in the Encircled in Warmth Stamp Set. It is stamped in Blushing Bride ink and die cut with one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies.

While looking at the beautiful Whimsy & Wonder Designer Series Paper I thought of cutting out one of the ornaments on the paper with Paper Snips and using it in the center of the doily image. I used a piece of the silver metallic thread from the Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack. You could use any other kind of twine or ribbon. I wanted something very thin.

I popped up the Basic White die cut piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals® and also the ornament to look like it was hanging inside the empty circle. Then the greeting was adhered flat on the card front with Stampin’ Seal.

You will find the Encircled in Beauty Dies in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and you will find the Encircled in Warmth Stamp Set in the Holiday Mini Catalog. I think it might be easy to forget about these stamps and dies but they will make beautiful and unique cards, for Christmas and other occasions using the Encircled in Friendship Stamp Set also.

It’s time to plan your Christmas cards and gather your supplies to get a start on your holiday preparations! If you already own these Encircled in Beauty Dies, be sure to pull them out and use this Encircled in Beauty Christmas Card for some inspiration.

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