Nutz about Stamping

It's not too late to join our March Creative Express club stop

Surely you have heard by now about our Creative Express Catalog Tour? A monthly online club that provides you with exclusive and amazing project ideas for products in our Stampin' Up! catalogs!

I love flower sets and coordinating products and this month is especially fun as we are featuring the Botanical Gardens product suite:

 

And what do you get when you join our club? 

Each stop along the way will provide you with a complete list of supplies for at least TEN unique projects (over 12 in March!), and a PDF of step-by-step instructions and photos for every project! All you have to do is sit back and enjoy the scenery while participating in each month’s creative FUN!

Here's a sneak peek at one of our March projects - and it's not too late to join! Click here to learn more and to sign up, place your order by midnight tonight and tomorrow I will email you over 12 project ideas!

 

Who loves free stamp sets?

If you answer, I DO, then read on!

To say thank you for their ONE MILLIONTH paper pumpkin kit, Stampin' Up! is including a free stamp set valued at $17 in their April kit. A monthly craft kit right to your mailbox with exclusive stamps, products and ink spots all precut, prepared for assembly! A monthly creative escape! 

Subscribe today to get the April kit and bonus $17 stamp set!

 Common Questions:

• Can I subscribe for just one month - to get the April Kit?        YES  - but sign up here no later than April 10th to qualify!
  
  
• If I pick the 3 month, 9 month or 12 month by March 31st do I get FREE Sale-a-bration choice?          YES
  
  
• Can I join Stampin' UP! and your stamping team before March 31st, select $155 in products for just $99 (with FREE shipping), then order the Paper Pumpkin kits from myself at 20% off AND get all the goodies?            YES   (clever idea!)
  
  
• Do paper pumpkin subscriptions count for my demonstrators quarterly minimum purchase if I decide to stay active as a demonstrator?         YES
  
  
• Do I get other benefits from you if I join your team? - YES (click here to see all the benefits!)\

Come on! Join Paper Pumpkin and all our monthly crafting fun!

Three Reasons Why It's Important To Support Small Business!

Tomorrow (3/29) is National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day; I am proud to be a Mom business owner and have been for over 13 years now!

Here are three reasons why it is important to support small businesses:

1. Small businesses employ more than 56 million workers and create two out of every three new jobs in America. Since January 2016, SIX new team members have joined my team and started their own mom businesses! Everyone joins Stampin' Up! for their own reasons; for me, I needed to support my son as a single parent and didn't want to be away from home while earning extra income. 

2. Small business owners infuse passion and customer focus in a way that big business can't! As Stampin' Up! demonstrators, we can tailor classes, samples, clubs and much more to meet YOUR needs. We provide advice and suggestions to make your stamping experience the best it can be. We love what we do and it shows! 

3. You know the people behind the product! I always say: When you purchase from me you get me to go along with your product. I will always be here to answer your questions and support your crafting needs. Can you say that about a big box store?

Have you thought about joining Stampin' Up! and my team? Perhaps tomorrow is the day for you to become a small business owner too! Click here to learn more 

 

Creating cute cards is as easy as riding a bike

Especially when you have the Pedal Pushers stamp set!

Hi everyone! Tomorrow is moving day for me - I have found a new apartment (unfurnished) so I have been busy shopping for furniture, getting utilities organized, and well, trying to keep my stress level down as I negotiate packing and dealing with missing my Big Shot and other supplies.

Due to my move this week, I do not have a Big Shot video to share because I am not sure what box it is sitting in! I promise to be back with you next week with a fun new Big Shot idea to try but in the meantime, check out this cute idea for the Pedal Pushers stamp set - only available until March 31st!

Click here to head on over to my Online Store and earn Pedal Pushers for free!

Stamp the bike, add a basket, then fill it with flowers, love, whatever you want. Combine individual stamps to build the final image you want in the colors you want:

 

Would you like free stamping ideas emailed to you each month?

Then join my FREE mailing list! 

Here's why you should join today:

• exclusive card samples with photos and step-by-step instructions
• stamping techniques
• tool tips featuring brand new products or my all-time faves
• customer Q&A's - perhaps some you have been secretly asking too!
• information on virtual clubs with registration and payment links
• card maps and challenges
• special offers and surprises sprinkled in
• it's FREE! 
• tomorrow my next issue emails out
• and much, more

I send out two newsletters by email every month - the first contains several articles and sample ideas. The second monthly newsletter is shorter and features upcoming class deadlines and is sprinkled with project ideas other than cards.

For my scrapbooking customers, I send out a third newsletter on scrapbooking and you must choose to subscribe to this newsletter when signing up. This edition contains lots of different scrapbook page ideas and for you digital crafters, watch for digital page ideas too!

If you are not on my mailing list and would like to be, here's what you do:

• Look for the Join My Mailing List heading in the top left-hand corner of this blog page
• Type your name and email address in the boxes supplies
• Choose which newsletters you want to receive: Stamp only, Scrapbook only or both!
• Click "Sign-up"
• As soon as you do you will hear a voice recording advising you to watch for a confirmation email
• In a few minutes, check your email. I use a confirmed opt-in subscription process to guarantee that you do want to subscribe. Please watch your email and respond to the confirmation notice that you will receive.
• You will receive a welcome email with an exclusive project idea as a thank you gift!

Let all your crafty (and crafty wannbe) friends and family members know about my free newsletters and join my mailing list today to let the stampin', scrappin' and paper craftin' fun ideas begin! 

Thank your lucky stars for Going Global

Going Global is one of the best masculine stamp sets in our catalogs and I bought it immediately- the entire suite of products. But it is also a great set for feminine cards too. For example, the card below could be for a man or a woman, don't you think? 

Click on any of the photos below to head on over to my online store to place your order for the Going Global suite:

Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack
$8.00

Going Global Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$19.00

World Traveler Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$7.50

 

I love hearing from you - post your comments under this blog post!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets – Going Global (#140748)

Card Stock – Very Vanilla (#101650), Basic Black (#121045), Delightful Dijon (#138338), Gold Foil Sheets #132622

Stamp Pads – Basic Black (#140931), Delightful Dijon (#138327)

Misc. – 1” Circle Punch (#119868), 2” Circle Punch (#133782), Confetti Stars Punch (#135861), 2-Way Glue Pen (#100425), Metallics Sequin Assortment (#1383990), Fine-Tip Glue Pen (#138309), Gold Metallic Thread (#138401), Medium Star Punch (#138293), Lucky Stars Embossing Folder (#135817), Dimensionals (#104430)

 

Measurements:

* Very Vanilla Card Base & scrap 5-1/2” x 8 1/2”

* Basic Black (inside strip) & scrap 1 ¼” x 5 ½”

* Delightful Dijon Banner ½” x 3 ½”

 

Instructions:

1. Fold the Very Vanilla cardstock in half and cut 1” away from the front section.

2. Randomly Stamp the constellation image in Delightful Dijon ink.

3. Use the Confetti Stars Punch on the 1 ¼” strip of Basic Black Cardstock. Adhere to the inside of the card as shown using 2-Way Glue Pen.

4. Punch a 2” circle from Basic Black cardstock. Use the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder to create the embossed image on the circle. Adhere to the front of the card with Dimensionals.

5. Create tips on Delightful Dijon cardstock banner and adhere with Dimensionals, on an angle, to the Basic Black circle.

6. Punch star from Gold Foil Sheet. Adhere with Dimensional to the Basic Black Circle/Banner combination as shown.

7. Stamp the greeting in Basic Black ink on scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock.

8. Stamp the globe image in Delightful Dijon ink over the greeting. NOTE: You may want to stamp off a layer of ink if the image is too dark for the greeting. Use 1” Circle Punch to create circle image.

9. Add Dimensional to the back of the 1” greeting circle. Add Gold Metallic Thread whimsically, attaching it to Dimensionals as you twirl it. Add an additional Dimensionals when finished and adhere to the Basic Black Circle/Banner combination as shown.

10. Add sequins with Fine-Tip Glue Pen.

Paper Pumpkin is three years old!

Happy birthday to Paper Pumpkin! What is Paper Pumpkin you ask?

A crafting kit that helps you to escape your life with some paper fun. It comes in a sweet box, but you’ll really love what you find on the inside:

All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create projects like cards, journals, décor, and more!

*** Sign up for a three month subscription by March 31st and not only will you get a reduced subscription fee ($55) but you will also qualify for a FREE Sale-a-bration choice!

The March kit makes it easy to celebrate all the birthdays, babies, graduations, and weddings this spring. In just minutes, you’ll have eight adorable cards, each with a pocket for a gift card. Now that’s what we call a pocketful of cheer!

Take a peek at the March kit - then head here to order your subscription kit today!

 

 I bet you’ll want to know more. So here’s the fine print:

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more!
• We’ve even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories
• Each kit gives you a 30-minute creativity escape.
• We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.
• You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month’s kit. Sign up by the 11th of the month, your first kit will arrive the next month.
• For example, if you sign up by April 10th, we’ll send your kit around April 15th. If you sign up on April 11th, we’ll send your first kit around May 15th.
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month and shipping is included! See special offer above. 
• There’s no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month any time you want.

Celebrate someone special with balloons

Birthdays are so much fun to celebrate - especially when you can make a special card for a special someone. This year was a BIG birthday for me and my Stampin' Up! team made it a very special event. And it was fun to learn that Stampin' Up! created a bringing birthdays back' campaign that has gone viral! (see stamp set image below)

Here's a Celebrate Today card that one of my team members, Nicole K, made - gorgeous, right?!

 

 I love hearing from you - post your comments under this blog post!

This set is so versatile - so many occasions can be celebrated with balloons so why not add Celebrate Today to your crafting room? Click on an image below to hop on over to my Online Store and join our birthday campaign!

 

#IMBRINGINGBIRTHDAYSBACK Single Wood-Mount Stamp
$12.00

Celebrate Today Photopolymer Stamp Set
$26.00

 

Think outside the box with Botanical Blooms

Today I have a different idea for your Botanical Blooms stamp set - one that steps outside the bundle box and gives you a completely different birthday card idea:

 I love hearing from you - post your comments under this blog post!

Place an order for the supplies to make this card here!

Supplies:

Stamps: Botanical Blooms (140757), Teeny Tiny Wishes (128748w or 127802c)

Ink: Mint Macaroon (138326), Blushing Bride (131172), Pool Party (126982)

Paper: Blushing Bride (131198), Mint Macaroon (138337), Pool Party (122924), Whisper White (100730), Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (135315)

Misc: Big Shot (113439), Botanical Builder Framelit Dies (140325), Word Window Punch (119857), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:
Blushing Bride: 4 ¼” x 11”, scored at 5 ½’, plus scrap for large flower
Mint Macaroon: 4 5/8” x 3 3/8”, plus scrap for leaves
Pool Party: scrap for flower center
Whisper White: 4 ½” x 3 ¼”, plus scrap for sentiment
Glimmer Paper: 4 ¼” x 1’

Instructions:

* Stamp your “background paper” using the Botanical Blooms stamp set and all three colors of ink. I like to start with the largest image, and work my way to the smallest image.

* Stamp sentiment in Pool Party ink, and punch out using Word Window Punch.

* Cut out your flower and leaves using Big Shot and Botanical Builder Framelit Dies.

* Assemble your card as show in picture. I used mini glue dots to adhere flower and sentiment to glimmer paper.

* Add a rhinestone to the center of your flower!

* Sent to a friend!

Check out a third unique Botanical Gardens card idea

For the past two Sundays, I have shared two unique card ideas for the Botanical Gardens suite of products. Today I am back with a third idea, including a video tutorial (at the bottom of this post)! I love this bundle and can see so many uses for it that I just have to share them with you too! 

Click on one of the photos below to hop on over to place your Stampin' Up! order today!

Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$21.00

Botanical Blooms Photopolymer Bundle
$51.75

I love hearing from you - post your comments under this blog post! 

 Botanicals for You card

Stamp Set: Suite Sayings (140712)

Ink: Basic Black Archival

Paper and cutting dimensions:
   Hello Honey: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2"; 2 1/4 x 3 1/4"; 
   Basic Black: scrap for flower
   Botanical Gardens paper: three pieces: 3 3/4 x 1 1/4"
   Mossy Meadow: 4 x 5 1/4"; two pieces 2 x 1 ½”
   Cajun Craze: 2 1/4" square
   

Other: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Botanical Builders framelits (140625), 2-Way Glue pen, SNAIL adhesive, Stampin' Dimensional, paper piercing tool

And now the video tutorial: enjoy!

Want a sneak peek into this month's Creative Express Club?

I am very excited that we are featuring Spring as our theme for this month's Creative Express club stop! I love flower sets and coordinating products and this month is especially fun as I am featuring the Botanical Gardens product suite!

Want to join our Creative Express? Click here to learn more and to sign up!

Want a sneak peek at one of the 12 club projects you will get at our club stop? Here you go - and don't forget to sign up now and place your qualifying order by March 31st so receive ALL of our project ideas!

I love hearing from you - post your comments below! And feel free to share my projects with your friends!

Help me organize my craft room!

I asked and you answered! In a recent customer survey I asked you what your biggest crafting need was - and one of the most common answers was craft room organization. 

Did you know that Stampin' Up! has several products to help you organize your crafting supplies? Today I am going to highlight two of them.

Click here to place your craft room organizer orders today! (don't wait - there is no guarantee these items will be in the next catalog)

First: Stamp & Store Caddy (109127) $35.00

Store buttons, brads, and anything packaged in Stack & Store containers. The swivel base lets you turn the caddy around completely.

* Approximately 6" diameter, 12" tall
* Holds 24 2-1/2" diam. x 7/8" round containers (not included)
* Made of strong plastic

 

Second: Color Caddy (104335) $60.00

Keep your pads and refills handy. The Color Caddy holds 48 pads and 48 refills. Rotate it for easy access. Some assembly required. Ink pads and refills are sold separately.

* Requires a 10" square space on tabletop or counter
* Approximately 16-1/2" tall

Looking for a quick and easy congratulations card?

Look no more - here's one that is simple yet eye-catching! I have a complete set of instructions below to help you step-by-step - so grab your Bravo stamp set and give this a try:

I love to hear from you - add your comments below!

Click here to place an order for your water-coloring supplies!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Bravo (135380)

Inks: Basic Black (140931)

Reinkers: Daffodil Delight (119672), Pumpkin Pie (105229), Melon Mambo (115662)

Paper: Shimmery White (101910), Basic Black (121045)

Other: AquaPainter (103954)

Measurements:

Shimmery White Card Base: 8 ½ X 5 ½
Basic Black: 3 7/8 X 5 1/8
Shimmery White: 3 ¾ X 5

Instructions:

1. Place a drop of each reinker (a part from each other) on a plastic plate (or can put in stamp pad lids)
2. Make sure water is flowing in AquaPainter, and “paint” just the water on cardstock, leaving it pretty wet (you want it to kinda puddle)
3. Pick up some of the Daffodil reinker and “swoosh” it on the top third
4. Next, the Pumpkin and continue your “swoosh,” overlapping a bit
5. And finally, finish off with the Mambo—you will want to do all of this pretty rapidly and each color in just one big “swoosh”
6. LET DRY
7. Stamp words over water-colored area
8. Assemble as shown

Are you bringing birthdays back?

Shannon West from Stampin' Up! has started a campaign to bring birthdays back (read more here) and because of a rave response, you can now purchase this fun stamp set NOW! (think back of cards, insides, and envelopes too!)  

Click here to place your Stampin' Up! order!

To help you bring birthdays back, I am sharing a fun birthday card idea, along with the instructions and a supply list. Read on!

#IMBRINGINGBIRTHDAYSBACK Single Wood-Mount Stamp
$12.00

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Balloon Celebration (140675) Available as a bundle with coordinating Balloon Bouquet Punch (140609), Party Pants (141324 wood mount) or (141327) clear mount) for inside greeting

Paper: Basic Black (121045), It’s My Party Cardstock Pack (140553), Whisper White (100730), It’s My Party Paper Stack (140552)

Ink: VersaMark (102283), Basic Black Archival Pad (140931) for inside greeting

Other: Balloon Bouquet Punch (140609), Confetti Embossing Folder (140592), Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Baker’s Twine Whisper White (124262), SNAIL adhesive (104332), Dimensionals (104430), Clear Block “D” (118485)

Measurements:

* It’s My Party Designer Series Paper Stack 3” x 3”

* Basic Black 4 ¼” x 9 ½” score at 5 ½”

* It’s My Party Cardstock Pack 3 1/8” x 3 1/8”, 1” x 4”, scrap for balloons (Crushed Curry used it the sample pictured above)

* Whisper White 4” x 4” for inside greeting

* Whisper White Baker’s Twine, 16”

Instructions:

1. Punch out two large balloons and one small balloon.

2. Stamp the balloon texture image on one large and one small with VersaMark ink.

3. Stamp the inside greeting on the other large balloon.

4. Place the 1” x 4” piece of cardstock at bottom or the top of the Confetti Embossing folder so that you avoid the oval part in the center.

5. Lay a piece of Baker’s Twine on the back of the balloon near the bottom of the balloon. Secure with a dimensional near the very bottom of the balloon so that the string does not swing out of the side of the balloon.

6. Assemble card as shown in the photo.

7. Give this birthday wish to someone special!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let me bring the creativity to you each month

 Introducing: Paper Pumpkin . . . (see example below)

I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I’ll help you to escape your life with some paper fun.

I come in a sweet box, but you’ll really love what you find on the inside:

All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more!

Paper Pumpkin by Stampin’ Up! is a monthly kit program that everyone can enjoy!

*** Sign up for a three month subscription by March 31st and not only will you get a reduced subscription fee ($55) but you will also qualify for a FREE Sale-a-bration choice!

Sign me up NOW!

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription
$55.00

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription
$55.00

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 I bet you’ll want to know more. So here’s the fine print:

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more!
  • We’ve even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories
• Each kit gives you a 30-minute creativity escape.
• We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.
• You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month’s kit. Sign up by the 11th of the month, your first kit will arrive the next month.
  • For example, if you sign up by April 10th, we’ll send your kit around April 15th. If you sign up on April 11th, we’ll send your first kit around May 15th.
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month and shipping is included! See special offer above. 
• There’s no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month any time you want.