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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!!    


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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.

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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″


Amy’s Inkin’ Krew April Blog Hop

Amy’s Inkin’ Krew April Blog Hop

Welcome everyone—it’s that time —  the second Tuesday of the month— and that means it is time for our Inkin’ Krew monthly team blog hop.  It is going to be exciting to see what all the other team members have created.  I know you are going to see lots of ideas and inspiration for your own creations.   Our theme for April is “Feminine”  we can interpret any way we choose!  Now on to the hop!  Enjoy!!

I have chosen the Beauty Abounds stamp set for my creation today.  I’m hoping it passes the feminine test with the pink and lavender.

One of the challenges for today is the Paper Players as my card has lavender checks.

And…  the Sisterhood of Crafters with Celebrate Spring as their challenge.  Butterflies are spring.

And last but not least… Fusion  Sketch  Challenge.  

My card is basically Whisper White card stock, as the base is Whisper White and the focal art panel is Whisper White with a border from the Gingham Gala 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper and a top header from a panel of Highland Heather card stock that has been embossed with the Subtle TIEF.

This looks like an easy card, but for some reason, it was not so with me, I kept having to stamp the image again and could not decide on which butterflies to use. After three tries I had success.

  I used the Delicate Lace Edgelits to make a lace border between the Whisper White focal panel and the Gingham Gala lavender panel.  The image was stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink on the Whisper White panel.  I colored the flower flourish using Light Highland Heather, Light Balmy Blue, and Light Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends pens.  For the butterflies, I used Coastal Cabana ink and Melon Mambo ink.  I stamped the Melon Mambo ink off once to give it a softer pink color instead of a bright pink.

The butterflies are popped around the flourish using Mini Stampin Dimensionals that are cut in half as the butterflies are too small for even a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.  The greeting is stamped in Highland Heather ink on a leftover circle from the March Paper Pumpkin.  It too is popped on the card front using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.  A bow is made using Whisper White Twine and popped on the flourish with a Glue Dot.

The inside sentiment is stamped in Highland Heather on a panel of Whisper White card stock and matted on a panel of Highland Heather card stock and then adhered to the Whisper White card base.  A butterfly is stamped three times in the corner of the panel without re-inking the stamp.

Thank you for stopping by today. You can now click on the NEXT button and it will take you to  Julie Johnson’s blog or click PREVIOUS and it will take you back to Jaimie Babarczy’s blog or you can click on the individual name and it will take you to their blog.

 

  1. Karen Ksenzakovic:
  2. Karen Finkle
  3. Akiko Sudano
  4. Mary Deatherage
  5. Jaimie Babarczy
  6. Shirley Gentry
  7. Julie Johnston
  8. Terry Lynn Bright
  9. Connie Troyer
  10. Sue Prather
  11. Leslie Larkin
  12. Amy Koenders

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.

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  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE for more information.
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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 

Glue Dots

$5.25

 Card Cuts:

Whisper White Card Stock — 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ and folded on the scoreline — 4″ x 5-3/8″ inside sentiment panel–3-1/2″ x 4-7/8″ focal art panel

Highland Heather Card Stock — 2″ x 4-1/4″ header for focal art panel —  3-3/8″ x 4-3/4″ mat for inside sentiment panel


Humming Along with Climbing Roses and Botanical Butterfly

Humming Along with Climbing Roses and Botanical Butterfly

My card today is a mix of two stamp sets and DSP, Humming Along and Climbing Roses stamp sets and Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I sure wish that this DSP would carry over to the new Annual Catalog, but unfortunately, it probably will not happen.  I can’t remember, but maybe it has, a DSP being carried over.

My design comes from the Sunday Stamps Challenge. for this week.

My card base is Pumpkin Pie card stock cut 4-1/4″ x  11″, scored at 5-1/2″ and folded on the scoreline.

  • Next comes a 2-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ panel of Night of Navy that has been embossed with the Pinewood Plank  Embossing Folder.
  • A 2-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ panel of Pumpkin Pie card stock is next.  It is also embossed using the Pinewood Plank Embossing Folder.
  • The Night of Navy and Pumpkin Pie panels are adhered to the Pumpkin Pie card base using Liquid Glue.
  • A Whisper White label is cut using one of the dies from the Rose Trellis Thinlits Dies.
  • The greeting is stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink using a stamp from the Climbing Roses stamp set.
  • A large and small butterfly is cut from a panel of the Botanical Butterfly DSP.
  • The large butterfly is popped on the upper corner of the Night of Navy panel using a Stampin’ Dimensional.
  • The small butterfly is popped on the greeting label that has been popped into the center of the card front.
  • Three sequins from the Sequin Assortment are scattered over the card front.
  • A bow (I call it a Mary bow as she is the one who showed me how to make it) is adhered to the center of the greeting label with a Glue Dot.
  • The inside sentiment from the Humming Along stamp set is stamped in Blueberry Bushel on a panel of Whisper White that has been cropped using the Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies.  It is adhered to the card base using Liquid Glue.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope  you like my card and find encouragement for inspiration from it.  Visit again soon.  Have a blessed day.  Some days you just want to give up and say what the heck!


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.
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March 1-15 Host Code: TAJNNQV4

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!


Only Two Weeks Left to Get Your  Starter Kit Plus the Discount!

Sale-A-Bration is the best time of the year to join the Stampin’ Up!   We have a wonderful Krew– Mary Deatherage’s Critters N’ Krew (she has critters on her farm) and Amy’s Inkin’ Krew, we all like to get our fingers inky.  You get to create your own  Starter Kit – filled with $175 worth of YOUR choice of goodies! and you’re only going to pay $99 plus tax!  Stampin’ Up! will even foot the bill for shipping your kit to you!

So…$175 worth of goodies for $99?  That’s like…45% off!  OR you may want to add the Craft and Carry Tote for an additional $30 (valued at $50) for a total of $129 And then, you’re going to get a perpetual 20% off on Stampin’ Up! products (that’s right—any and everything you purchase while you are an active demonstrator will get you at LEAST a 20% discount!).


Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card 

Glue Dots

$5.25

 

Card Cuts: 

Pumpkin Pie Card Stock – 4-1/4″ x 11″ Card Base – score at 5-1/2″ and fold on scoreline — 2-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ mat for card front

Night of Navy Card Stock –2-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ mat for card front

Whisper White Card Stock – 4″ x 5-1/4″ inside sentiment panel — 2-3/4″ square to cut label for card front greeting

Botanical Butterfly DSP – Cut butterflies from one of the panels


Beautiful Promenade

Beautiful Promenade

My card today is created using the Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the coordinating DSP.  It makes for a lovely card.  It is for a strong young woman who had an accident when she was 19 and became paralyzed from the waist down.  She is a very productive, active life and is an encouragement to all who meet her.  She certainly an inspiration when we complain about little day to day ache and pains and say oh I feel too bad to do that today.  She carrys on and works long, long hours each day to see her dream fulfilled.

My sketch inspirations comes from the Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge for this week.

The card recipe:

  • Start with a panel of Petal Pink card stock for the card base.
  • Cut a 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ panel and emboss using the Subtle Textured Impression Embossing Folder.
  • Cut a 2-1/2″ x 3-3/4″ panel of Blackberry Bliss card stock and a panel 1-1/8″ x 3-1/8″. These are mats for the Petal Promenade DSP.
  • Cut a 2-3/8″ x 3-5/8″ panel of Petal Promenade DSP and a  1″ x 3″ panel of the same DSP.
  • Adhered the Petal Promenade DSP to the Blackberry Bliss card stock using Liquid Glue.
  • Cut a 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ square from the reverse side of the Petal Promenade DSP that you cut previously.
  • Stamp in the upper corner using Mossy Meadow ink one of the flowers from the Beautiful Promenade stamp set.
  • then stamp in Fresh Fig ink on a scrap of Whisper White card stock the same flower.
  • Stamp the greeting in the lower left corner using Blackberry Bliss Ink.
  • Fussy cut just the Fresh Fig flower.
  • Pop the flower using Mini Stamping Dimensionals that have been cut in half over the Mossy Green flower in the upper corner of the 2-12″ x 2-1/2″ square.
  • Cut a 2-5/8″ square from the Blackberry Bliss card stock.  This is the mat for the art piece with the flower and the greeting.
  • Pop 2 pearls from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls onto the art piece.
  • Adhere all the panels the way they show in the picture onto the Subtle embossed panel.
  • Adhere the Petal Pink panel to the card base.
  • Scatter three more pearls over the Petal Pink embossed panel after all the other smaller panels have been adhered.
  • The bow is made using Fresh Fig Mini Ruffle ribbon and adhered with a Glue Dot.
  • The inside sentiment is stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink on a panel of Whisper White that is matted on a panel of  Blackberry Bliss card stock.
  • A different flower from the Beautiful Promenade stamp set is stamped in Mossy Meadow in the right corner of the sentiment panel.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope you like the card!



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.

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March 1-15 Host Code: TAJNNQV4

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 List

Glue Dots

$5.25

By The Bay

By The Bay

My card today is created using the By The Bay stamp set.  This set is free during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase. The birds are from the High Tide stamp set.  It is a 2-1/3 layer card.  The base is Basic Black card stock.  The focal panel is stamped on Whisper White thick card stock so the coloring will be absorbed better and not make the paper rough up.  It is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black ink on the full panel.  The Stamparatus is great for being able to stamp this.  After you have stamped the full panel, place the 1-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ panel in the center of the full panel and stamp again.  This will be the panel you will color and mat with a Basic Black mat.

My inspiration comes from the Color Throwdown Challenge for this week.

The center panel is colored using Calypso Coral, Highland Heather, Garden Green, and Crumb Cake inks.  The roofs of the buildings are colored using a Calypso Coral Stampin Write Marker.  The dark image beside the house is colored with Highland Heather and is made dark for the ocean.The sky is Calypso Coral and Highland Heather sponged onto the card stock.  Amazing how different the color can be using different techniques to apply.  The birds are stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black ink using the stamp from High Tide stamp set. The bushes are colored using Garden Green ink that is mixed with water using an Aqua Painter.  The walkway and a bit of the wall is colored using Crumb Cake in with an Aqua Painter.  The two side panels are left uncolored with the exception of the roofs of the two small buildings. The greeting is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink at the bottom of the center panel.   After the coloring is finished, the panel is matted using a panel of Basic Black card stock.  It is then adhered over the full focal panel using Liquid Glue.    The inside sentiment is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink on a panel of Whisper White.  The sentiment is from the Well  Said stamp set.  The birds are stamped in Crumb Cake ink.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you like my card.  I hope you are having a blessed day!


Paper Pumpkin Is Turning Six – And Subscribers Get A Free Stamp Set!!

Paper Pumpkin is turning six and we want to celebrate with you! After all, we could not have shared all these years of creativity if it weren’t for our subscribers.

To celebrate this fun occasion and to thank everyone who supports Paper Pumpkin month after month, we’re offering a specially-designed March kit and a FREE STAMP SET. Oh, yes. You read that right. In March, you will receive TWO stamp sets with your Paper Pumpkin kit.

About the March Kit and FREE stamp set:

We don’t want to give away too much, but here’s a little bit about the March kit! Because it’s our birthday, we decided to create a kit that is perfect for making birthday cards!

  • The March kit features eight full-sized, mailable cards
  • Coordinating colors are Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, and Poppy Parade
  • This kit has an element that is sure to “pop”!
  • The FREE stamp set is even bigger and better than your typical Paper Pumpkin stamp set and can be used on a variety of crafting projects.

And a few details about the free stamp set promotion:

  • A subscriber must have an active subscription by March 10, 2019 in order to receive the March kit.
  • The FREE stamp set coordinates with the March kit but it is not needed to complete the projects.
  • Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

Let me know if you have any questions, can’t wait to see the March kit!!


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

March 1-15 Host Code: TAJNNQV4

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

Card Cuts:

Basic Black Card Stock – 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded on the scoreline  — 1-3/4″ x 5″ mat for center panel on card front

Whisper White Card Stock — 3-3/4″ x 5″ for focal panel  and inside sentiment panel — 1-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ center panel on card front