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Stampin’ Up! Simply Zinnia meets Perennial Lavender

Stampin’ Up! Simply Zinnia meets Perennial Lavender

I love purples, they always look so regal.  The card I am sharing today is created using Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Simply Zinnia Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Wild Fern Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Beach Day Stamp Set, and Painted Lavender Stamp Set.

These are the card cuts:

  • Basic White cardstock
    • card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
    • inside panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
    • zinnias — 4″ x 5″
    • inside sentiment — 2-1/2″ x 4-1/4″
  • Pretty Peacock cardstock
    • mat card front 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
    • inside mat  — 1-3/8″ x 4-1/4″
    • inside frame — 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″
  • Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper
    • background — (2) 2″ x 5-1/4″ Use 2 different patterns
    • inside banner — 1-1/4″ x 4-3/8″

The card base is Basic White cardstock with a Pretty Peacock cardstock mat for the Perennial Lavender Desiger Series Paper.

A zinnia image  from Stampin’ Up! Simply Zinnia Stamp Set is stamped in Memento Black ink on a piece of Basic White cardstock.  The image is colored using Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.  The image is die cut using a die from Simply Zinnia Dies.   It is then popped over the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Shimmer Fine Purple Gems are popped around the card front.

Stamp a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Simply Zinnia Stamp Set in Memento Black ink on a Basic White scrap, then cut the words apart and arrange them on the card front.  Make a loopy Mary Deatherage bow (she’s the one who showed me how to make the bow, so I call it by her name) using Linen Thread.  Adhere the bow behind the greeting over the flower stem.

Stamp a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Wild Ferns Stamp Set in Pretty Peacock ink on a piece of Basic White cardstock.  Die cut the sentiment using a die from Countryside Corner Dies. Die cut the frame for the piece using two of the dies to create the frame.  Adhere the sentiment over a banner of Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper and Pretty Peacock cardstock.  Stamp another sentiment, this time using one from Stampin’ Up! Beach  Day Stamp Set (I use this sentiment ofen).  Using a stamp from Stampin’ Up! Painted Lavender Stamp Set stamp an image in Pretty Peacock ink in the lower corner of the panel.  Adhere to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

A Basi White envelope gets a piece of Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I am happy you stop  by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you wilbe inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!


Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to pre-order before a new catalog  launches so you are able to show your customers what they can look forward to having when the new catalog comes out.  You will also be getting at least a 20% discount on purchases. If you love card making as a hobby, you can still be a demonstrator and get that discount to help get more card making items,  or you can be like I was and buy Stampin’ Up! products for 10 years before I became wise enough to become a demonstrator to get the discount.  When I think of all the stamping products that 20% would have brought over those 10 years, I cringe.
     
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more.       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

September 1-30 Host Code  –PK6P3W4X

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

 Click here  to join my team.


Autumn Abundance

Subscribe August 11 – September 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

Share your love for all things autumn with this kit! Don’t miss the whimsical, water colored ephemera pack with this month’s Paper Pumpkin!

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs

• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between August 11 and September 10 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.


Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card


Stampin’ Up! Nests Of Winter

Stampin’ Up! Nests Of Winter

Lisa Curcio can give much better instructions that I can for this card.  I found it to be a challenge at first but I prevailed after cutting the paper the wrong way twice.  She even has a PDF for it.  There are other videos out there showing this card, but as most people know who Lisa is, I thought I would give her version.

A greeting from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves Stamp Set is stamped in Memento Black ink on a Basic White cardstock scrap. Countryside Corners Dies are used to die cut the openings in the card.

Challenge I am entering:

Creative Creases Challenge  

This is how the card looks when it is opened.

This is an overhead view of the card.

This is a view of the card laying flat.

A Basic White envelope gets a piece of the Nest Of Winter Designer Series Paper applied to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

 This is the back side of the card.  A sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Beach Day Stamp Set and  Stampin’ Up! Wildflower Designs Stamp Set is stamped in Memento Black ink on a Basic White cardstock panel.

I am happy you stop  by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you wilbe inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!


Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to pre-order before a new catalog  launches so you are able to show your customers what they can look forward to having when the new catalog comes out.  You will also be getting at least a 20% discount on purchases. If you love card making as a hobby, you can still be a demonstrator and get that discount to help get more card making items,  or you can be like I was and buy Stampin’ Up! products for 10 years before I became wise enough to become a demonstrator to get the discount.  When I think of all the stamping products that 20% would have brought over those 10 years, I cringe.
     
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more.       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

August 1-31 Host Code  –SHKEFKQB

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

 Click here  to join my team.



Between 6–31 August, you can shop select Designer Series Paper from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog* at 15% off!

This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.

Sales Period: 6–31 August 2024

Ordering Deadlines

  • Phone: 30 August at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
  • Online: 31 August at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Countryside Inn  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Country Lace 
  • Country Woods
  • Full of Life
  • Lily Pond Lane
  • Mediterranean Blooms 
  • Perennial Lavender  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Take to the Sky 
  • Thoughtful Journey 
  • To Market 
  • Unbounded Beauty 
  • Wildly Flowering 
  • Winter Meadow (carry over from  previous catalog)

Additional Details

  • Specialty paper, cardstock assortments, Designer Series Paper stacks, and paper not yet live is not included in the sale. 
  • You must open and close the order during the allotted dates to receive the discount. 
  • There are NO limits on ordering. However, product is only available while supplies last. 
  • Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or as part of a Starter Kit WILL qualify for the discount.

Click this link and it will open a flyer of Designer Series Papers on sale.


Autumn Abundance

Subscribe August 11 – September 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

Share your love for all things autumn with this kit! Don’t miss the whimsical, water colored ephemera pack with this month’s Paper Pumpkin!

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs

• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between August 11 and September 10 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.


Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card

 

This is the Nests Of Winter Designer Series Paper used in this card.  It will be available September 4 for customers.


Stampin’ Up! Splendid Autumn

Stampin’ Up! Splendid Autumn

 

I have seen this card made recently by several different people, so I thought I would give it a try.  The beautiful Splendid Autumn Designer Series Paper does most of the work.  This piece is my favorite from the entire 48 pieces, I would love a full pack of this designer or at least 12 pieces.  I also used a butterfly from Sketched Butterflies Dies, and a greeting from Stampin’  Up! Unbounded Love Stamp Set.  This is a very easy design and can make for a beautiful card if the right paper is used.

Challenges I am entering this card.

Triple B — Birds, Butterflies, & Blooms   

Never Before Used Schtuff  (NBUS)   

Card Cuts:

  • Mossy Meadow cardstock
    • card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
    • strips  — (cut 4)  1/8″ x 4″ for each strip
  • Basic White cardstock
    • inside panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Splendid Autumn Designer Series Paper
    • focal panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Textured Metallic 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper
    • mat for flower card front — 2-1/4″ square for die cutting
  1. Start with the Mossy Meadow card base.
  2. Cut a piece of Splendid Autumn Designer Series Paper.
  3. Using the next to smallest die from Sylish Shapes Dies, die cut the flower from the center of the panel of Splendid Autumn Designer Series Paper.
  4. Using the next largest die from these dies, die cut the mat from Gold Textured Metallic Specialty Paper.
  5. Adhere the die cut flower to the gold mat using adhesive of choice, I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  6. Adhere the matted flower over the spot where you die cut it from the panel of Splendid Autumn using adhesive of choice.
  7. Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue or adhesive of choice, adhere the 1/8″ strips around the  matted flower in the middle of the panel.  Start with adhering a strip in the upper left as the photo shows.  Continue around the flower until all strips have been adhered.
  8. Die cut a butterfly from the Gold Textured Metallic Specialty Paper.  
  9. Adhere the butterfly in the lower left section of the card. (see photo)
  10. Add bling to the butterfly if you so choose.
  11. Stamp a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Unbounded Love Stamp Set in Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap of Basic White cardstock.
  12. Fussy cut the greeting.
  13. Adhere the greeting to a scrap of Gold Textured Metallic Specialty Paper and fussy cut again.
  14. Pop the greeting at the top of the card on the left using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  15. Adhere a strip of Splendid Autumn Specialty Paper to the left side of a panel of Basic White cardstock.
  16. Adhere the panel to the inside of the card.
  17. A Basic White envelope gets a piece of Regals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (I used a Gorgeous Grape piece) adhered to the envelope flap using adhesive of choice.

I am happy you stop  by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you wilbe inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!


Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to pre-order before a new catalog  launches so you are able to show your customers what they can look forward to having when the new catalog comes out.  You will also be getting at least a 20% discount on purchases. If you love card making as a hobby, you can still be a demonstrator and get that discount to help get more card making items,  or you can be like I was and buy Stampin’ Up! products for 10 years before I became wise enough to become a demonstrator to get the discount.  When I think of all the stamping products that 20% would have brought over those 10 years, I cringe.
     
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more.       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

August 1-31 Host Code  –SHKEFKQB

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

 Click here  to join my team.



Between 6–31 August, you can shop select Designer Series Paper from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog* at 15% off!

This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.

Sales Period: 6–31 August 2024

Ordering Deadlines

  • Phone: 30 August at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
  • Online: 31 August at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Countryside Inn  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Country Lace 
  • Country Woods
  • Full of Life
  • Lily Pond Lane
  • Mediterranean Blooms 
  • Perennial Lavender  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Take to the Sky 
  • Thoughtful Journey 
  • To Market 
  • Unbounded Beauty 
  • Wildly Flowering 
  • Winter Meadow (carry over from  previous catalog)

Additional Details

  • Specialty paper, cardstock assortments, Designer Series Paper stacks, and paper not yet live is not included in the sale. 
  • You must open and close the order during the allotted dates to receive the discount. 
  • There are NO limits on ordering. However, product is only available while supplies last. 
  • Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or as part of a Starter Kit WILL qualify for the discount.

Click this link and it will open a flyer of Designer Series Papers on sale.


Autumn Abundance

Subscribe August 11 – September 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

Share your love for all things autumn with this kit! Don’t miss the whimsical, water colored ephemera pack with this month’s Paper Pumpkin!

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs

• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between August 11 and September 10 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.


Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card


Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature — Hello

Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature — Hello

The card I am sharing today is created using one of my favorite stamp sets,  Spotlight On Nature Stamp Set.  I also, use Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves and Sketched Butterflies Stamp Sets.  

You can see how I colored this card, by clicking this link,  It will take you to a previous post that shows the prep for coloring  since it is colored on Crumb Cake cardstock.

These are the card cuts:

  • Basic White cardstock
    • card base — 5-1/2′ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
    • mat for art piece — 2-3/4″ x 4″
    • greeting strip — 3/4″ x 4″
    • inside panel — 4″ 5-1/4″
    • inside panel left side — 2-7/8″ x 4-1/4″
  • Soft Seafoam cardstock
    • background card front — 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
    • inside panel left side — 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
    • inside strip — 3/4″ x 5-1/4″
  • Crumb Cake cardstock
    • art piece — 2-5/8″ x 3-7/8″

  1. Start with the Soft Seafoam cardstock as they have to be preped to because DSP.  Using the stamp that looks like a bunch of  hashtags put all together  and the little dots stamp, and using Pretty Peacock  ink create your background by stamping over the piece for the card front, the piece for inside, and the strip for the inside.
  2. Cut a piece of Crumb Cake, then will become the art piece when the stamping and coloring are complete.
  3. On the Crumb Cake piece, stamp the flowers from Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature Stamp Set in Versa Mark ink.
  4. Sprinkle White Embossing Powder over the Versa Mark and heat set using a heat tool.
  5. Color the flowers and leaves using White Craft ink and a Water Painter.  You can see how that looks on a previous blog by clicking the link to the post.  Let the White Craft ink dry well before coloring with other colors.
  6. Use Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green inks and a Water Painter to color the flowers.
  7. Stamp the HELLO greeting from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves Stamp Set in Memento Black in on a scrap of Basic White cardstock and bannerize one end.
  8. Make a Mary Deatherage bow using Linen Thread.
  9. Adhere the Soft Seafoam cardstock piece to the card base.
  10. Adhere the art piece to the Basic White mat using adhesive of choice.  I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue .
  11. Pop the art piece over the Soft Seafoam background piece using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  12. Pop the greeting over the bottom of the flowers.
  13. Adhere the bow using Glue Dots.
  14. Pop Iridescent Basic Pearls around the art piece.  That finishes the card front.
  15. Stamp a butterfly from Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies in Versa Mark ink.
  16. Sprinkle White Embossing Powder over the Versa Mark and heat emboss.
  17. Color the butterfly using Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, And Mossy Meadow inks and a Water Painter.
  18. Fussy Cut the butterfly.
  19. Stamp a sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set in Memento Black ink on a Basic White panel.
  20. Adhere the other Soft Seafoam piece to the left inside card base using adhesive of choice.
  21. Adhere the sentiment panel over it using adhesive of choice.
  22. Pop the butterfly over the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  23. Stamp a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Layering Leaves Stamp Set on a Basic White panel using Memento Black ink.
  24. Adhere the panel to the card base using adhesive of choice.
  25. Add the Soft Seafoam strip down the right side of the panel.
  26. A Basic White envelope gets a piece of Regals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (I used a Gorgeous Grape piece) adhered to the envelope flap using adhesive of choice.

I am happy you stop  by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you wilbe inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!


Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to pre-order before a new catalog  launches so you are able to show your customers what they can look forward to having when the new catalog comes out.  You will also be getting at least a 20% discount on purchases. If you love card making as a hobby, you can still be a demonstrator and get that discount to help get more card making items,  or you can be like I was and buy Stampin’ Up! products for 10 years before I became wise enough to become a demonstrator to get the discount.  When I think of all the stamping products that 20% would have brought over those 10 years, I cringe.
     
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more.       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

August 1-31 Host Code  –SHKEFKQB

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

 Click here  to join my team.



Between 6–31 August, you can shop select Designer Series Paper from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog* at 15% off!

This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.

Sales Period: 6–31 August 2024

Ordering Deadlines

  • Phone: 30 August at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
  • Online: 31 August at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Countryside Inn  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Country Lace 
  • Country Woods
  • Full of Life
  • Lily Pond Lane
  • Mediterranean Blooms 
  • Perennial Lavender  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Take to the Sky 
  • Thoughtful Journey 
  • To Market 
  • Unbounded Beauty 
  • Wildly Flowering 
  • Winter Meadow (carry over from  previous catalog)

Additional Details

  • Specialty paper, cardstock assortments, Designer Series Paper stacks, and paper not yet live is not included in the sale. 
  • You must open and close the order during the allotted dates to receive the discount. 
  • There are NO limits on ordering. However, product is only available while supplies last. 
  • Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or as part of a Starter Kit WILL qualify for the discount.

Click this link and it will open a flyer of Designer Series Papers on sale.


Autumn Abundance

Subscribe August 11 – September 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

Share your love for all things autumn with this kit! Don’t miss the whimsical, water colored ephemera pack with this month’s Paper Pumpkin!

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs

• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between August 11 and September 10 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.


Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card


 

 

 

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Wishes

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Wishes

My card today is an easy fun fold.  I’ve used Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Wishes Stamp Set and Dies, Stampin’ Up! Beach Day Stamp Set, Stampin’  Up! Layering Leaves Stamps Set, and Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper.

Challenges for this card.

Addicted To Stamps and More Challenge  — Theme  for this challenge Dies & Stencils

Cut It Up Challenge — Anything Goes

Creatives Creases Challenge  

  1. Start with a Shaded Spruce cardstock card base cut 4-1/2″ x 11″
  2. Score at 5-1/2″
  3. Fold and burnish well.
  4. Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock 4-1/8″ x 9-3/4″
  5. Score 2-1/4″ and 4-1/2″.
  6. Fold the 2-1/4″ score line as a mountain fold.
  7. Fold the 4-1/2″ score line as a valley fold.
  8. Adhere the Basic White piece to the card base using adhesive of choice. I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  This piece creates the easel.
  9. Cut a piece of Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper 4″ x 5-1/8″ and 2″ x 3-7/8″.
  10. Adhere the two pieces of designer series paper to the Basic White piece.
  11.   This is the way the easel looks from the side.
  12. Die cut the stems of the flowers from Lost Lagoon cardstock, cut three.  See the first photo to see the two dies to use to cut the flowers.  They are really the same die, but one has the flowers.
  13. Die cut from Petunia Pop cardstock the flowers using the die that has the flowers on it.  Cut three.
  14. Adhere the Lost Lagoon flower stems over the flower stem leaving only the Petunia Pop flower showing.  I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue because they are so thin.  It would have been good to use an adhesive strip adhered to the Lost Lagoon cardstock. It would have made it easier to adhere the Lost Lagoon stem over the flower stem.
  15. Adhere the flowers on the background piece of tthe Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper (see photo).
  16. Die cut the big flourish that looks like half a wreath (see first photo) from Lost Lagoon cardstock.
  17. Stamp a greeting on a piece of Basic White cardstock using Shaded Spruce ink.
  18. Trim the greeting piece to 1-1/2″ x 2-1/4″.
  19. Cut a mat from Petunia Pop cardstock 1-5/8″ x 2-3/8″ for the greeting piece.
  20. Adhere the greeting piece to the Petunia Pop cardstock piece.
  21. Adhere 3 Stampin’ Dimensionals down the middle of the greeting.
  22. Pop the greeting in the middle of the easel part.
  23. Tuck the flourish around the greeting.  You may have to cut it into two pieces.
  24. Pop three Birds and Dragonflies around the card front and one on the inside.
  25.   A sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Beach Day Stamp Set is stamped in Shaded Spruce ink on a piece of Basic White cardstock, then adhered to the card base.  A strip of Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper is adhered at the bottom of the panel.

A Basic White envelope gets a piece of 2024-2026 In Color Designer Series Paper adhered to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Glue or adhesive of choice.  

I am happy you stop  by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you wilbe inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!

This is a CAS of a card on Pinterest that Sharon Armstrong created.  I went to my card of September 10, 2023 to get card cuts.


Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

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August 1-31 Host Code  –SHKEFKQB

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  Once you join, you’ll get at least a 20% discount on all of your Stampin’ Up! purchases and you can preorder from the upcoming catalogs!

We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  We’re a relaxed group that loves to stamp with no pressure to sell!

Demonstrators get lots of perks including at least a 20% discount on all orders that you place as a Demonstrator, invitations to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events and preordering from upcoming catalogs and promotions!

There is no commitment and no penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you.  Why not give it a try?  We have a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and we do virtual meetings monthly and in-person meetings quarterly.

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Between 6–31 August, you can shop select Designer Series Paper from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog* at 15% off!

This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.

Sales Period: 6–31 August 2024

Ordering Deadlines

  • Phone: 30 August at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
  • Online: 31 August at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Countryside Inn  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Country Lace 
  • Country Woods
  • Full of Life
  • Lily Pond Lane
  • Mediterranean Blooms 
  • Perennial Lavender  (carry over from  previous catalog)
  • Take to the Sky 
  • Thoughtful Journey 
  • To Market 
  • Unbounded Beauty 
  • Wildly Flowering 
  • Winter Meadow (carry over from  previous catalog)

Additional Details

  • Specialty paper, cardstock assortments, Designer Series Paper stacks, and paper not yet live is not included in the sale. 
  • You must open and close the order during the allotted dates to receive the discount. 
  • There are NO limits on ordering. However, product is only available while supplies last. 
  • Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or as part of a Starter Kit WILL qualify for the discount.

Click this link and it will open a flyer of Designer Series Papers on sale.


Autumn Abundance

Subscribe August 11 – September 10

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin for a monthly, all-inclusive crafting kit that’s a fun surprise! Each kit includes a photopolymer stamp set, Classic Stampin’ Spot, and step by step instructions to complete exclusive paper craft projects, including cards, tags, and gift packaging. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with the next three months!

Share your love for all things autumn with this kit! Don’t miss the whimsical, water colored ephemera pack with this month’s Paper Pumpkin!

• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs

• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

Don’t miss the coordinating
Every Celebration Dies Add-On!

This exclusive add-on (item 164991) coordinates with the three upcoming kits! Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it beginning 11 July. The add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!

Subscribe to the August Paper Pumpkin Kit between August 11 and September 10 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.


Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card