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Floral Essence

Floral Essence

Last weekend April 26-28 my brother-in-law and sister-in-law took us on a little trip just so we could get away.  We stayed at this great hotel that you could stand on your balcony and see the river below.  If you fell off your balcony into the river you would go. When we first arrived, I was trying to get Wi-Fi connected so I could post my card but continued to have problems.  I kept calling the front desk for help, about the third time I called a lady answered and she said, ‘ Just hold on sweetie, I will come and help you.”  She was so nice, once she got to our room it was like we had been old friends forever, too bad she lives there and I am here, I am sure we could become friends forever.  I just want to thank her for all her helpfulness and being so kind and friendly.  I know I am a bit late with this thank you, but graduations are all that I have had on the brain and will continue through the month of May.

My card today is from the new stamp set Floral Essence (available to customers on June 4).  I can already tell I am going to love creating with this stamp set and the beautiful Designer Series Paper.

A truly simple card to me anyway.  It consists of a Granny Apple Green card base with two focal panels from the Perennial Essence DSP that have been cut at an angle to fit the challenge for today.

The design sketch comes from the Sketch Saturday Challenge. 

And…  CraftyHazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge for May.

The lace trim that is added to the bottom of the Petal Pink focal panel is cut using a Delicate Lace Die.  The greeting from the Butterfly Gala stamp set is stamped in Highland Heather ink.

Using the punch that is part of the Floral Essence Bundle I punched three petals from a scrap that was left from the panel of Perennial Essence DSP.  Using Glue Dots I glued the three together.  The center is stamped in So Saffron ink and then fussy cut and adhered with a Stampin’ Dimensional.  The flower is then popped onto the focal panel using a Stampin’ Dimensional.

The inside sentiment from the Free As A Bird stamp set (available June 4 for customers)  is stamped in Highland Heather ink on a panel of Whisper White card stock.  A flower from the Floral Essence stamp set (available June 4 for customers) is also stamped in Highland Heather with a So Saffron ink center.  This panel is matted on a Gorgeous Grape panel and adhered to the card base using Liquid Glue.

An envelope flap is covered with a panel of the Perennial Essence DSP.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have a fantastic blessed day and that you like my card and find encouragement from it.


STAMPIN’ UP! CLEARANCE RACK HAS BEEN UPDATED!!

Stampin’ Up! has restocked the Clearance Rack with loads of new goodies at up to 60% off!  I saw lots of new punches and dies and lots of Holiday items!!

Click here to head over to the Clearance Rack to start shopping those deals now.  Hurry, the Clearance Rack deals are only available while supplies last!!


Stampin’ Up! has posted their retiring lists for the 2018-19 Annual Catalog and 2019 Occasions Catalog.  Head over to my online store to pick up those retiring items now!  They’re only available while supplies last from now through June 3!

A few notes about the lists:

  • Due to the high demand for retiring stamp sets, these items will have guaranteed availability until May 24; all other products are not guaranteed and are available while supplies last only.
  • All retiring items are only available while supplies last and will be discontinued after June 3, 2019
  • Depending on inventory levels, discounts on select products may be introduced on or after May 9 but don’t wait thinking the item you want will be discount, if you want it, you should purchase it now.

Click the images below to head over to shop the specific retiring items:

Please note, some of the bundle items may be carrying over into the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog.  However, the bundle pricing will go away, so get them while you can at the discounted price!!

Or click here to go to my online store to start shopping the entire list of retiring products!

Let me know if you have any questions about the retiring lists!  You can also download copies of the full retiring lists in PDF Form here:

  • Click here to get a copy of the full retiring list from the 2018-19 Annual Catalog.
  • Click here to get a copy of the full retiring list from the Occasions Catalog.

Have fun shopping!  Don’t forget, everything except for the stamp sets is only available while supplies last!!    


Questions? You can Contact Me.  If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your Demonstrator.  Just click on the Shop Online With Me 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.
  • Want to earn Customer rewards?  Click HERE to learn more
  • Check out the Clearance Rack and save up to 70%.

May 1-15  Host Code: PG6XH7W2

Use this host code when you order 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 the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2019 Occasions Catalog!  That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!


Product medleys are new to Stampin’ Up!

We hope you’re ready for a ray of sunshine in your life because the Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is here! This exclusive, limited-time collection of coordinating, petal-packed products has all you need to let your creativity bloom.   It may be the first product offering of this kind, and we’re so excited about it!   But!  It will not be the last, more are being planned for the future. 

In addition to being filled to the brim with cute, coordinating products, we’ve designed our product medleys to provide you with endless creative possibilities.

It looks like there is everything you need here stamps, dies, ribbon, DSP.

____________________________________________________

The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley includes these exclusive products:

  • Everything Is Rosy Photopolymer Stamp Set—18 stamps; suggested blocks: a, b, c,
  • Everything Is Rosy Dies—10 dies; largest die 2-7/8″ x 1″
  • 6″ x 6″) Designer Series Paper Stack—48 sheets; 8 each of 6 double-sided designs
  • 6″ x 6″ rose gold foil paper—8 sheets
  • Printed die cuts—2 sheets
  • Rose gold die cuts—4 sheets; 2 each of 2 designs
  • Rose gold adhesive backed mirror embellishments—60 embellishments; 1/4″ 
  • Melon Mambo 1/4″  Ruched Ribbon—10 yards 
  • Night of Navy/Rose Gold 3/8″  Metallic –Edge Ribbon—10 yards
  • Rose Gold Shimmer Paint—1/2 oz. 

Here are a few details:

Sales Period: May 1–31, 2019

  • The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley will be available for purchase until May 31, 2019—or while supplies last.
  • No order limits apply to the Everything Is Rosy Product Medley during this sales period.
  • The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is eligible for Stampin’ Rewards with qualifying orders.
  • The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley may be added to a Starter Kit.

Here are a few samples from Stampin’ Up!  They are beautiful.  Mark your calendar so you will not miss out on this fabulous offering.

Click on the collage above and you will be taken to a larger view of the cards.

Happy creating!


Paper Pumpkin News!!

Now’s The Time To Get Signed Up if You Aren’t Already!!

This May, you’re in for a treat.  Paper Pumpkin has teamed up with Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up!’s board chair and co-founder, to deliver you a very special Paper Pumpkin kit.  It’s exclusive, collectible, and one of a kind.  Die-hard Paper Pumpkin and Stampin’ Up! fans won’t want to miss this special edition.

The look and feel of this kit are all Shelli.  It’s elegant, feminine, and so full of springtime details that you’ll probably just want to take a walk, breathe in the fresh air, and then go home and stamp every card in the kit.  And the box it comes in? We predict that you’ll be keeping it . . . like . . . forever.  Wait and see. Check it out!

Click on the Hugs From Shelli and you can watch a video about her Paper Pumpkin  Kit.

What’s in the box??

It includes an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, paper, and crafting materials to create 12 mailable cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs), 12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes, and a Classic Stampin’ Spot.  Coordinating colors are Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla!

Here’s what you need to DO!

  • In order to receive the Hugs from Shelli kit, the subscriber must have an active subscription by May 10 at 11:50 PM (MT).
  • Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

Ready? Well, there are ways to get in on the fun. You can sign up for a subscription where you’re billed monthly for your kit – click here to get started.


Stampin’ Up! Products Used in This Card 

  Product List

Glue Dots

$5.25


Card Cuts:

Granny Apple Green Card Stock— card base — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ and folded on the scoreline

Perennial Essence DSP – focal panels on front.  Two different panels were used.  5″ x 3-3/4″

Gorgeous Grape  Card Stock — mat for focal panel – 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″; mat for inside sentiment panel 4″ x 5-1/4″

Whisper White Card Stock – inside sentiment panel – 3-3/4″ x 5″


Butterfly Gala

Butterfly Gala

Have you ever had a day, where no matter how hard you are trying you just can’t seem to get a card created that is suitable?  Well, that was me today!  As you will see from my card, it is a simple easy as can be, but for some reason, I had a block and could not seem to make it work.

My design is from Sketch Saturday

My card starts with a Tranquil Tide (Tranquil Tide will be retiring as of June 4) card base.  Next is a Mosaic Mood DSP ( available June 4) mat that is cut to reveal a portion of the card base between the cuts.

Three squares are cut from Whisper White card stock to adhere the individual butterflies. A Tranquil Tide mat is cut for each.  After the butterflies are popped on the squares the squares are then popped onto the card front.  Rhinestone Basic Jewels are added to each butterfly.  A greeting is stamped in Tranquil Tide ink on a scrap of Whisper White.   Just one more thing to add to my day, I did not write down which stamp set the Hello is from so I can not remember.  You can use any stamp set that has a hello stamp if you should choose to make this card.

The inside sentiment is stamped in Tranquil Tide ink on a panel of Whisper White.  Three butterflies are adhered using Liquid Glue.

Thank you for stopping by.  My wish is that you have a blessed day and find encouragement or inspiration for your own creations.


STAMPIN’ UP! CLEARANCE RACK HAS BEEN UPDATED!!

Stampin’ Up! has restocked the Clearance Rack with loads of new goodies at up to 60% off!  I saw lots of new punches and dies and lots of Holiday items!!

Click here to head over to the Clearance Rack to start shopping those deals now.  Hurry, the Clearance Rack deals are only available while supplies last!!


Stampin’ Up! has posted their retiring lists for the 2018-19 Annual Catalog and 2019 Occasions Catalog.  Head over to my online store to pick up those retiring items now!  They’re only available while supplies last from now through June 3!

A few notes about the lists:

  • Due to the high demand for retiring stamp sets, these items will have guaranteed availability until May 24; all other products are not guaranteed and are available while supplies last only.
  • All retiring items are only available while supplies last and will be discontinued after June 3, 2019
  • Depending on inventory levels, discounts on select products may be introduced on or after May 9 but don’t wait thinking the item you want will be discount, if you want it, you should purchase it now.

Click the images below to head over to shop the specific retiring items:

Please note, some of the bundle items may be carrying over into the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog.  However, the bundle pricing will go away, so get them while you can at the discounted price!!

Or click here to go to my online store to start shopping the entire list of retiring products!

Let me know if you have any questions about the retiring lists!  You can also download copies of the full retiring lists in PDF Form here:

  • Click here to get a copy of the full retiring list from the 2018-19 Annual Catalog.
  • Click here to get a copy of the full retiring list from the Occasions Catalog.

Have fun shopping!  Don’t forget, everything except for the stamp sets is only available while supplies last!!    


Questions? You can Contact Me.  If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your Demonstrator.  Just click on the Shop Online With Me 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.
  • Want to earn Customer rewards?  Click HERE to learn more
  • Check out the Clearance Rack and save up to 70%.

April 16-30 Host Code:  Q9HFVSKG

May 1-15  Host Code: PG6XH7W2

Use this host code when you order 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 the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2019 Occasions Catalog!  That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!


Product medleys are new to Stampin’ Up!

We hope you’re ready for a ray of sunshine in your life because the Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is here! This exclusive, limited-time collection of coordinating, petal-packed products has all you need to let your creativity bloom.   It may be the first product offering of this kind, and we’re so excited about it!   But!  It will not be the last, more are being planned for the future. 

In addition to being filled to the brim with cute, coordinating products, we’ve designed our product medleys to provide you with endless creative possibilities.

It looks like there is everything you need here stamps, dies, ribbon, DSP.

____________________________________________________

The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley includes these exclusive products:

  • Everything Is Rosy Photopolymer Stamp Set—18 stamps; suggested blocks: a, b, c,
  • Everything Is Rosy Dies—10 dies; largest die 2-7/8″ x 1″
  • 6″ x 6″) Designer Series Paper Stack—48 sheets; 8 each of 6 double-sided designs
  • 6″ x 6″ rose gold foil paper—8 sheets
  • Printed die cuts—2 sheets
  • Rose gold die cuts—4 sheets; 2 each of 2 designs
  • Rose gold adhesive backed mirror embellishments—60 embellishments; 1/4″ 
  • Melon Mambo 1/4″  Ruched Ribbon—10 yards 
  • Night of Navy/Rose Gold 3/8″  Metallic –Edge Ribbon—10 yards
  • Rose Gold Shimmer Paint—1/2 oz. 

Here are a few details:

Sales Period: May 1–31, 2019

  • The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley will be available for purchase until May 31, 2019—or while supplies last.
  • No order limits apply to the Everything Is Rosy Product Medley during this sales period.
  • The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is eligible for Stampin’ Rewards with qualifying orders.
  • The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley may be added to a Starter Kit.

Here are a few samples from Stampin’ Up!  They are beautiful.  Mark your calendar so you will not miss out on this fabulous offering.

Click on the collage above and you will be taken to a larger view of the cards.

Happy creating!


Product List

Card Cuts:

Tranquil Tide card stock — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded on scoreline– card base

Whisper White card stock –  4″ x 5-1/4″  inside sentiment panel

Mosiac Mood DSP — 4″ x 5-1/4″ cut on diagonal for card front

Twinkle, Twinkle

Twinkle, Twinkle

This Little Twinkle stamp set that I have used very little and now it is going to be retired.  Guess I will just have to use it as fast as I can and make more cards with it.  The DSP is lovely also.  This card is a few cuts with your paper cutter and then adhering using Liquid Glue or Stampin Dimensionals.

My design comes from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

 

 

The card base is Pool Party card stock with double mats of Night of Navy and Whisper White for the focal panel.

The focal panel is from the Twinkle, Twinkle DSP as is the three squares.  The three squares are cut in Whisper White card stock using the Layering Square Dies.  These are adhered to a panel from the Twinkle, Twinkle DSP which is popped on the focal panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Three Basic Adhesive Back Sequins are scattered over the focal panel.  The greeting is in Night of Navy ink from another stamp set that is now retired but deals with the stars.  As anyone knows you can use any greeting and sentiment you choose.  Example:  If you should happen to want to CAS(E) this card, you may decide that you want it to be a card for a baby or a child that is a superstar.

The sentiment is stamped in Night of Navy ink on a panel of Whisper White that has had stars punched in it on each side of the sentiment.

I adhered a panel of the Twinkle, Twinkle DSP to an envelope that was left over from a Stampin’ Up! kit.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you like the card and find encouragement and inspiration for your own creations.  Have a blessed day.


Product medleys are new to Stampin’ Up!

We hope you’re ready for a ray of sunshine in your life because the Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is here! This exclusive, limited-time collection of coordinating, petal-packed products has all you need to let your creativity bloom.   It may be the first product offering of this kind, and we’re so excited about it!   But!  It will not be the last, more are being planned for the future. 

In addition to being filled to the brim with cute, coordinating products, we’ve designed our product medleys to provide you with endless creative possibilities.

It looks like there is everything you need here stamps, dies, ribbon, DSP.

____________________________________________________

The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley includes these exclusive products:

  • Everything Is Rosy Photopolymer Stamp Set—18 stamps; suggested blocks: a, b, c,
  • Everything Is Rosy Dies—10 dies; largest die 2-7/8″ x 1″
  • 6″ x 6″) Designer Series Paper Stack—48 sheets; 8 each of 6 double-sided designs
  • 6″ x 6″ rose gold foil paper—8 sheets
  • Printed die cuts—2 sheets
  • Rose gold die cuts—4 sheets; 2 each of 2 designs
  • Rose gold adhesive backed mirror embellishments—60 embellishments; 1/4″ 
  • Melon Mambo 1/4″  Ruched Ribbon—10 yards 
  • Night of Navy/Rose Gold 3/8″  Metallic –Edge Ribbon—10 yards
  • Rose Gold Shimmer Paint—1/2 oz. 

Here are a few details:

Sales Period: May 1–31, 2019

  • The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley will be available for purchase until May 31, 2019—or while supplies last.
  • No order limits apply to the Everything Is Rosy Product Medley during this sales period.
  • The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is eligible for Stampin’ Rewards with qualifying orders.
  • The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley may be added to a Starter Kit.

Here are a few samples from Stampin’ Up!  They are beautiful.  Mark your calendar so you will not miss out on this fabulous offering.

Click on the collage above and you will be taken to a larger view of the cards.

Happy creating!


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

  • You can Shop in my online store HERE.S
  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE for more information.
  • Want to earn Customer rewards?  Click HERE to learn more
  • Check out the Clearance Rack and save up to 70%.

April 16-30 Host Code:  Q9HFVSKG

Use this host code when you order 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 the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2019 Occasions Catalog!  That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!


Stampin’ Up! Products Used in This Card

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Pool Party Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and folded at 4 1/4″)

Night of Navy Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mat for card front )

Whisper White Card Stock:  3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″(mat for card front); 1 5/8″ Stitched Shapes squares  (x3 – art squares); 3 3/4″ x 5″ (sentiment panel)

Twinkle, Twinkle DSP: 3 3/4″ x 5 ″ (focal panel on the card front ); 1 3/4″ Squares Layering Dies  (x3  for art squares); 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″ (strip across front)


 

 

 

 

 


Bird Ballad

Bird Ballad

Here is a little sneak peek of one of the new DSP’s from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog.  This card is made using the beautiful DSP Bird Ballad.

My design is from the Fab Friday Challenge.

The card starts with a Pool Party card base.  Funny how you can do something and not realize until it is finished that the card cut was not the cut you intended in the beginning.

A frame for the art panel was cut using two of the Stitched Rectangle dies.  I placed the art panel in the frame and taped it on the back to hold it together then added to layers of card stock to give it some dimension.  It is then adhered using Liquid Glue.  The greeting is stamped on a scrap of Whisper White card stock in Calypso Coral ink.  The greeting has been matted on a scrap of Pool Party card stock that I used my paper snips to make one end a banner.

Several Adhesive Backed  Sequins were scattered over the art panel.  I then made a matching envelope, decorating the flap and adding a bird to the front.

The inside sentiment is stamped in Calypso Coral ink on a panel of Whisper White card stock that has birds added to give a more Spring look.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I  am wishing you a blessed day this rainy Good Friday in Georgia.  Hope you like the card and find encouragement or inspiration for your own creations.


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

  • You can Shop in my online store HERE.S
  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE for more information.
  • Want to earn Customer rewards?  Click HERE to learn more
  • Check out the Clearance Rack and save up to 70%.

April 16-30 Host Code:  Q9HFVSKG

Use this host code when you order 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 the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2019 Occasions Catalog!  That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!


Coming May 1, 2019

 

The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley includes these exclusive products:

  • Everything Is Rosy Photopolymer Stamp Set—18 stamps; suggested blocks: a, b, c,
  • Everything Is Rosy Dies—10 dies; largest die 2-7/8″ x 1″
  • 6″ x 6″) Designer Series Paper Stack—48 sheets; 8 each of 6 double-sided designs
  • 6″ x 6″ rose gold foil paper—8 sheets
  • Printed die cuts—2 sheets
  • Rose gold die cuts—4 sheets; 2 each of 2 designs
  • Rose gold adhesive backed mirror embellishments—60 embellishments; 1/4″ 
  • Melon Mambo 1/4″  Ruched Ribbon—10 yards 
  • Night of Navy/Rose Gold 3/8″  Metallic –Edge Ribbon—10 yards
  • Rose Gold Shimmer Paint—1/2 oz. 

Click here to find out more!


Stampin’ Up! Stamp Set Used

Card Cuts:

Pool Party–4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded on scoreline — 4″ x 5-1/4″ frame for art panel

Bird Ballad DSP– 3-3/4″ x 5″  focal art panel

Whisper White Card Stock — 4″ x 5-1/4″ inside sentiment panel


Animal Expedition

Animal Expedition

I have been wanting to create a card with these little frogs from the Animal Expedition DSP and here is my chance.

 

My sketch design is from Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge for this week.

My card today is just a matter of a few cuts using the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper and Shaded Spruce card stock as the mat.  The little hello is from a scrap of Crumb Cake.  If you would like card cuts and instructions contact me.  All the panels are adhered with either Liquid Glue or Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The inside sentiment from the Ribbon of Courage stamp set is stamped in Shaded Spruce on a panel of Whisper White card stock and matted on a panel of Shaded Spruce card stock.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a blessed Saturday!


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

  • You can Shop in my online store HERE.S
  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE for more information.
  • Want to earn Customer rewards?  Click HERE to learn more
  • Check out the Clearance Rack and save up to 70%.

April 1-15 Host Code: PCFZ3GG6

Use this host code when you order 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 the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2019 Occasions Catalog!  That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!


Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card