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Don't Miss out on the new Holiday Supplement Catalog

As if you didn't have a pile of Holiday products for your Christmas cards this year, Stampin Up! is excited to introduce, for the first time ever, our Holiday Catalog Supplement!

** And the supplement goes is now LIVE for ordering!

 

Why would you want to have a peek?

Here's why:

• Four new stamp sets!
• One new Project Life by Stampin' Up! kit!
• One new Project Life Accessory Pack!
• Two new Kits!
• Tons of new amazing project idea photos!

Want to see this amazing new catalog? Click on the photo of the cover below and a PDF will open up. Then click here to hop on over to my Online Store!

And don't forget - some of these products would make great Christmas gifts too!

Click here to access my Online Store and to get your holiday shoppin' on! 

Miss You Card

I love bird stamp sets and the For the Birds stamp set is one of my faves! Today I have a super cute card idea for you to try, using For the Birds and Blendabilities. I have even listed the supplies and instructions!

 

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – For The Birds (#133937) 
• Card Stock –Real Red (#102482), Whisper White (#100730)
• Stamp Pads – Tuxedo Black Momento Ink Pad (132708)
• Misc. – Night of Navy Stampin’ Blendabilities (131001), Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine (#123125), Owl Builder Punch (#118074), Dimensionals (#104430)

 

Measurements:  

• Whisper White Card Base (8 ½” x 5 ½”)
• Whisper White cardstock (3”x 3 ½”)
• Real Red Cardstock (3 ¼” x 3 ¾”)
• Scrap of Real Read for punching hearts

  

Instructions:

 

1. Stamp and color mailbox image using Blendabilites.  
2. Mount onto Real Red cardstock.
3. Attach to the card using Dimensionals, slightly off-center to the right. 
4. Wrap Baker’s twine around card 2 time and tie knot.  
5. Punch three tiny hearts and put at the bottom right of the card. 

 

 

Love & Sympathy birthday card

Want a beautiful birthday card idea that's easy to create? Try this Love & Sympathy idea that I created to celebrate the birthday of one of my team members:

I love the Typeset designer series paper and you will too. This paper is much thinner than our usual paper so I have a tip for you:

If you are attaching this paper using SNAIL adhesive, try putting the adhesive on the layer (the bottome layer) you will be attaching the Typeset paper onto rather than to the Typeset paper itself. Then lay the Typeset paper down and if you missed any corner areas (which I usually do) then gently lift the corner of the Typeset paper and add a bit of SNAIL to the layer then lay the Typeset corner back down and press to adhere.

The Love & Sympathy stamp set is the perfect set for your Stampin' Up! markers - you can create so many different floral images using your markers to coordinate with your paper layer colors!

If you want to order Love & Sympathy (#122797 clear; #128652 wood) or any other products at my Online Store, click here to head there now. 

 

Sundays with Sizzix: Wondrous Wreath Framelits

Today I am away on vacation but didn't want to let you down by not posting a video so I found one created by Stampin' Up! using the Wondrous Wreath framelits!

This is a great new bundle that you can seee on page 9 of Stampin' Up!s holiday catalog. I love these bundles because they take your crafts to a new level yet are easy to use! Not to mention you save 15% on these bundles!

Want to see the bundle up close and personal? Then watch this Wondrous Wreath video from Stampin' Up!

 

If you want to order the Wondrous Wreath bundle for your Christmas cards this year, click here to head on over to my Online Store!

 

 

Project Life by Stampin' Up!

I have had so much fun this week planning my Project Life Virtual Club videos.

Have you heard about Project Life by Stampin' Up!? It's a great (and easy!) system for recording life's special memories without lots of products and time needed. And I have a Project Life Virtual Club to help you make scrapbooking a breeze!

And the best part of this club is that it is ongoing and you can join anytime!

  

Why join?

• To learn about Project Life by Stampin' Up! - six months of creative fun!

• To make memory keeping a breeze

• To be guided step-by-step through the pocket page making process

• To learn how to add interest to your pocket pages through using Stampin’ Up! embellishments and stamp sets

• To collect your memory making supplies in a fun and affordable way

• To relax and craft in the comfort of your home when the time is right for you (or grab the girls for a fun night in!)

• To have a product box arrive at your home each month

• To earn FREE Sale-a-bration products two months in a row!

• To access a private Pinterest Board for club members to show off additional page ideas

• To receive club surprises!

• To receive the club bonus for FREE***

Club Rules:

- Your order must be placed online through me, by the 27th of the month, using each month's hostess code which will be provided each month by email

- Club substitutions are allowed (must equal same or greater month value)

- You may add extra products to your monthly club orders to save shipping costs

- As a club member you will receive the Spring Catalog AND Sale-a-bration Catalog for FREE (by US Post)

- You must participate in all six months of my Project Life Club to earn the FREE Club BONUS

- All club participants must be residents of the US only (sorry!)

*** CLUB BONUS: complete all six months and you will get the 12x12 album for FREE! (Savings of $36!)

Want to see what you'll get each and every month of our Project Life Virtual Club? Click here!

Project Life by Stampin' Up!

I had no idea when I started using Project Life by Stampin' Up! that I would enjoy making my own pocket cards so much! I have quickly realized that pocket cards are perfect for using up accessories, embellishments and bits of designer series paper you may have laying around. 

And now that I have launched my Project Life Virtual Club I am having a blast making bonus video tutorials and pocket card ideas for my club members. 

Here are just two of the pocket cards I created yesterday - it took only a few minutes using my Day to Day (#135785) stamp set. There are so many ways to use this cool stamp set and the nice part is that it will never go out of date!

Here are the two pocket cards:

 

This month my Project Life Virtual Club is going to feature the Day to Day stamp set - it's not too late to join and you can participate in all six months!

If you have questions about Project Life by Stampin' Up! email me at: [email protected].  

Pictogram Punches Baby card

I have a super cute and fun Pictogram Punches baby card for you to create, with complete step-by-step instructions too!

  

Supplies

Pictogram Punches Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134261] Pictogram Punches Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134264] 

Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730] 

Baked Brown Sugar 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131296] 

Lullaby Designer Series Paper [133695] 

Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin' Pad [131174] 

Little Letters Thinlits Die [133730] 

Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Large Oval punch [119855]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]

Big Shot [113439]

 

Measurements

Baked Brown Sugar: 5 ½” by 8 ½”

Whisper White scrap piece: 4” by 2 ½”, 5 ½” by 2 ¼”

Lullaby designer series paper: 4 1/8” by 2 5/8” (colorful dots), 5 3/8” by 2 3/8” (striped)

 

Instructions

1. Cover the “u” on the I (heart) U stamp with scotch tape
2. Stamp image on oval with Baked Brown Sugar ink
3. Layer Lullaby paper on Whisper White layers. (hint: the polka dot can be used as shown or on the pink/yellow side)
4. Layer the designer series paper with adhesive as shown
5. Layer oval with dimensionals
6. Attach letters to baby using liquid glue

Want to place an order for the products used to make this cute baby card? Click here!

Bite Me Again!

I had so much fun creating a Halloween card using my Bite Me stamp set I immediately wanted to create a second card! 

I recently saw a card that I loved and decide to use it as a map and idea for making a similar card - and this is what I came up with:

 

Bite Me card

Stamp Sets: Bite Me, Holiday Home (get the bundle and save 15%)

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Project Life Journaling pen, Snail Adhesive, Clear blocks, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Homemade Holidays framelits

If you have these supplies at home, why not try your own version of my Bite Me card? And if you don't have these supplies and would like to place an order, click here to head on over to my Online Store. 

My Digital Studio wedding invitations, part two

Last week I shared part one of a wedding invite story and the day I spent with this great South African couple who wanted to make their wedding invites rather than buy them.

We spent a great Saturday together, cutting and assembling the invites. The word layer was created using My Digital Studio then printed out onto Crumb Cake cardstock, and written in Afrikkans - one of the advantages of My Digital Studio is you can print what and how you want!

 

Once we had things cut and ready it was time to assemble:

 

The final step in the process was wrapping a piece of ribbon around the entire invite - the crowning touch!

Was there a mess during the process? You bet, but that's just part of the creative process!

If you have a special event, why not give My Digital Studio a try? It's inexpensive, easy to learn and so much fun to create with! 

Want to see the finished invites? I'll post a photo over on my Facebook page today!

 

Introducing Stampin' Up!s Holiday Catalog Supplement!

As if you didn't have a pile of Holiday products for your Christmas cards this year, Stampin Up! is excited to introduce, for the first time ever, their Holiday Catalog Supplement!

** And the supplement goes LIVE for ordering today!

 

Why would you want to have a peek?

Here's why:

• Four new stamp sets!
• One new Project Life by Stampin' Up! kit!
• One new Project Life Accessory Pack!
• Two new Kits!
• Tons of new amazing project idea photos!

Want to see this amazing new catalog? Click on the photo of the cover below and a PDF will open up. Then click here to hop on over to my Online Store!

And don't forget - some of these products would make great Christmas gifts too!

Click here to access my Online Store and to get your holiday shoppin' on! 

Bite Me!

Did you realize that the Bite Me stamp set is still available for purchase? This photopolymer stamp set was introduced over a year ago and was so popular for quite a while. More photopolymer stamp sets have been introduced since then and Bite Me seems to have been forgotten. But it's a great stamp set for cards, scrapbook pages and Project Life pocket cards!

I have been wanting to use my Motley Montster designer series paper and realized today that I could use a strip of it on a card using the Bite Me stamp set. So I set to work and created this card:

Fun card, right?

If you want to place an order for the Bite Me stamp set (#134622) and Motley Monsters designer series paper, click here to head on over to my Online Store!

 

Halloween Invitations

This week I have a great idea to share with you - Halloween invitations I created using My Digital Studio!

I love this digital crafting program as so much can be done using it! For many of the images I used the Toxic Frameable designer kit brush stamps (digital stamps are called brush stamps) and Howlstooth and Scaringbone paper. Even the "Join Us" title is a stamp!

This invite was quick and easy to create and will be adapted into a larger format for signs to hang up around the office. 

Want to learn how to use My Digital Studio? Purchase it here at my Online Store and I'll show you how!

 

Halloween & Autumn pages

Today I have a Project Life by Stampin' Up! idea to share with you - Halloween & Autumn pages - created by one of Stampin' Up!s very talented concept artists. Can you imagine a job where you had to create projects to share with Stampin' Up! demonstrators? I sure can!

This past summer Stampin' Up! partnered with Becky Higgins to bring out an exclusive line called Project Life by Stampin' Up!

And Stampin' Up! made a commitment to expand the line with each new catalog - you can always check the line by clicking here to enter my Online Store and then clicking on the Project Life link on the left side of the page. 

Here are a couple of Project Life by Stampin' Up! pages to give you inspiration and a list of supplies underneath in case you want to create them at home too - and don't forget I have a Project Life Virtual Club you can join anytime!

Halloween/Autumn Pages (12" x 12")

 Stamps

Project Life Day to Day Stamp Set

Project Life Holiday Cheer Stamp Set

Project Life Point & Click Stamp Set

Project Life Remember This Stamp Set

Paper

Basic Black Cardstock

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Seasonal Snapshot Project Life Card Collection

Ink

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad 

Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad

Jet Black StazOn Pad

Project Life Journaling Pens

Accessories & Tools

Seasonal Snapshot Project Life Accessory Pack

Big Shot

Perfect Print Numbers Bigz Die

Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits Dies

Word Bubbles Framelits Dies

 

For All Things birthday card

Today I have a great card idea to share with you, along with the complete instructions, using the For All Things stamp set! This card also features a fun technique using a clear block:

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – For All Things #135152 (wood) $24.95;  #131155 (clear) $17.95; And Many More #134273 (wood) $36.95; 134276 (clear) $26.95
• Card Stock – Very Vanilla #101650 $8.50; Blackberry Bliss #133675 $6.95
• Stamp Pads & Markers – Crumb Cake #126975, Blackberry Bliss & Mossy Meadow markers (set #133654)
• Misc. – Clear Block D #118485, Word Window punch #119857, Linen Thread #104199, Glue Dots #103683, Very Vanilla envelope #107300, Paper Snips #103579, SNAIL adhesive #104332 

Cutting Measurements:   

• Very Vanilla - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2”; 5 x 3 3/4”; scrap for punching 
• Blackberry Bliss - 5 1/4 x 4” 

Instructions:

1. Fold Very Vanilla 5 1/2 x 4 /1/4” in half and crease to create card base. Using SNAIL adhesive, adhere Blackberry Bliss cardstock on top. 
2. Ink Clear Block D using Crumb Cake ink and stamp in center of second Very Vanilla cardstock (5 x 3 3/4”). Clean block.
3. Ink mounted leaf stamp using Blackberry Bliss & Mossy Meadow markers and stamp on top of clear block stamped image. Ink again and stamp onto Very Vanilla envelope.
4. Tie bow using Linen Thread and cut off bolt using paper snips. Attach to bow on stamped leave image using glue dot. 
5. Ink ‘happy birthday’ phrase using markers and stamp onto scrap Very Vanilla cardstock. Punch using Word Window. Adhere to card front using SNAIL adhesive to complete card. 

Need to order any of the supplies? Click here!