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The delightful stamp set for cat lovers

A friend at work has asked me to create a special birthday card for someone who loves cats. So of course I grabbed my Pretty Kitty stamp set. I didn't, however, want the card to be too 'cutesy' so chose the Urban Underground paper and washi tape to balance the cute images in the set. 

Here's the products I used - click on any of the images to head to my online store and order them!

Urban Underground Specialty Designer Series Paper
$13.00

Urban Underground Designer Washi Tape
$5.00

Pretty Kitty Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$20.00

 

 Pretty Kitty birthday card

The fun part about this card is that I asked for the coloring of her two cats before I colored them using my blender pens and ink pads. I hope the person receiving this card notices!

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

If you want more birthday card ideas, search for many more ideas here on my blog. It's my number one kind of card and you will find many different ideas to try. 

Last Chance to join my Sale-a-bration Mini Club!

I am excited to offer a Sale-a-bration Mini Club to help you earn FREE products for your craft room!

 

 

Here are the club details:

 

• Three Customers needed (additional clubs formed if there is lots of interest!) One spot remains!
• Club runs January, February and March
• Each month club members agree to place a $50 product order and select one FREE Sale-a-bration choice
• One time each member will also earn Hostess benefits!
• Club members will place their orders using my club Hostess code for that month
• When it is your month to be hostess you are welcome to add additional products to your order and earn additional hostess benefits!
• Hostess month will be randomly drawn
• ​​​​​​​You agree to commit to all three months so all club members benefit
• Orders must be placed using credit card payment 
• Clubs can be formed in: US, UK, NL, DE and FR! (amounts for qualifying orders in Europe will differ)
• Club Bonus: exclusive project ideas emailed to you each month!

 

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Love is in the air with this perfect Valentine card

Today I have another fun Valentine idea that uses the popular Lift Me Up bundle and the Sweetheart punch. Add some Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine and that's it! I have included a video tutorial to show you step by step how to make my card. Check it out below. 

Here are the products I used. Click on any of the photos to place an order at my online store - don't forget it's Sale-a-bration! For a $50 product order you get to choose a FREE Sale-a-bration product. YUM!

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Bundle
$45.75

Sweetheart Punch
$16.00

Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine
$3.00

Lift Me Up Valentine

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Stamp Set: Lift me Up bundle (save 10%!): 144712

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Paper and cutting dimensions:

          Whisper White: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 3 3/4" x 5"; scraps for clouds
          Cherry Cobbler: scrap for heart

Accessories: Sweetheart punch, SNAIL Adhesive, Paper Snips, Stampin' Dimensionals, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Basic Pearl Jewels (optional)

As promised in my video, I want to share a second card idea. I added a tiny Basic Pearl Jewel to add a touch of interest to the heart:

And now for the video - thanks for watching! (Don't forget to click like if you head to YouTube!)

 

 

Looking for one more Sale-a-bration Mini Club member!

Two members have signed up and I am looking for one final member to get our club up and running! 

(Click on the catalog cover to download it to your device!)

Here are the club details:

 

• Three Customers needed (additional clubs formed if there is lots of interest!)
• Club runs January, February and March
• Each month club members agree to place a $50 product order and select one FREE Sale-a-bration choice
• One time each member will also earn Hostess benefits!
• Club members will place their orders using my club Hostess code for that month
• When it is your month to be hostess you are welcome to add additional products to your order and earn additional hostess benefits!
• Hostess month will be randomly drawn
• ​​​​​​​You agree to commit to all three months so all club members benefit
• Orders must be placed using credit card payment 
• Clubs can be formed in: US, UK, NL, DE and FR! (amounts for qualifying orders in Europe will differ)
  
  
• Club Bonus: exclusive project ideas emailed to you each month!

 

Want to join my Sale-a-bration Mini club? Email me at: [email protected]!

 

Amaze your friends with this playful card idea

Today I have another fun Hey, Chick! card idea - I simply LOVE this set and every card I have shared so far has resulted in tons of comments!

Why is this stamp set so fun? Check out the images:

 

Even better: did you know you can choose this set for FREE with a $50 product order? Order Stampin' Up! products here and then choose Hey, Chick (#143331) as your bonus! 

 

Hey, Chick - Look at this Plume! 

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Here's how to make this card: 

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Hey, Chick (143331); Nailed It Bundle (144735) 
• Card Stock/DSP  – Basic Black (121045); Very Vanilla (101650); Urban Underground Specialty Designer Paper (142783)
• Stamp Pads – Basic Black Archival (140931); Smokey Slate (131179); Delightful Dijon (138327) 
• Misc. – Hexagons Dynamic Embossing Folder (143231) Banner Framelits (132173) Watercolor Pencils (141709); Urban Underground Washi Tape (142787); Stampin’ Sponge (141337); Linen Thread (104199) 

Measurements:  

• Very Vanilla Cardstock Base 5 ½” x 8 ½”
• Basic Black Cardstock, card front layer 5 ½” x 4 ¼” 
• Very Vanilla Cardstock, card front layer, 5 ¼” x 4”
• Very Vanilla Cardstock scraps for Hexagon and sentiment cut out.
• Urban Underground DSP at least 2 ½” x 4 ½” for banner cut out.
• Linen Thread – about 16” 

Instructions:

1. Die cut the Hexagon shape from Very Vanilla, stamp the chick on Hexagon shape in Archival Black and color in with Watercolor Pencils. (Tip: blending yellow and brown will give you a Dijon color with highlights. Do not need to watercolor!) Sponge edges with Smokey Slate.
2. Stamp the Sentiment in Archival Black and die cut. Accent with smiley faces stamped in Delightful Dijon. Sponge edges with Smokey Slate.
3. Die cut banner from Urban DSP.
4. Ink up Hexagon folder (logo side) with Delightful Dijon (tip: be generous if you want a little extra color in your “chicken wire” background and emboss Very Vanilla CS layer.
5. Layer card together in this order: place the Urban DSP banner on Very Vanilla embossed card front (you will need to use adhesive as the washi tape is pretty narrow and does not hold well), place strip of Urban Washi across the top of banner, adhere the Chicken in the Hexagon piece, tie Linen Thread around the Very Vanilla embossed CS layer placing the bow under the chicken in the Hexagon, layer the Very Vanilla embossed CS on the Basic Black card front, layer this on the Very Vanilla CS base, now add the sentiment under the linen thread using dimensionals.

Tell a wonderful friend to enjoy their special day

When was the last time you sent a card to a friend to let her know how special she is to you? If it has been a while, then today is the day! And I have a perfect friendship card idea so share today using the Dragonfly Dreams and Timeless Textures stamp sets:

Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Bundle
$46.75

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$20.00

 

Click on any of the above images to place an order at my Online Store! 

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Dragonfly Dreams Friendship card

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Dragonfly Dreams (142924); Timeless Textures (140517)
• Card Stock – Whisper White (100730); Elegant Eggplant (105126)
• Stamp Pads – Elegant Eggplant (126969); Pear Pizzazz (131201); VersaMark (102283)
• Misc. – Regals Stampin’ Write Markers (131262); Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers (131263); Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies (1427498);  Embossing Buddy (103083); Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109130); Heat Tool (129053); Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); SNAIL Adhesive (104332) 

 

Measurements:  

• Whisper White: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”  scored at 4 1/4"; 3 3/4" x 5”3” x 3 1/2"1/2" x 3”

• Elegant Eggplant:5 1/8” x 3 7/8” 

Instructions:

1. Rub Embossing Buddy over the Whisper White 3” x 3 1/2” piece.  Use Versamark ink and stamp the detailed dragonfly.  Cover with Clear Embossing Powder and set with Heat Tool.
2. Use Elegant Eggplant and Pear Pizzazz markers to color in the wings and then use a tissue to remove ink from the embossed areas.  Cut out the dragonfly using the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies. 
3. Use Elegant Eggplant and Pear Pizzazz ink with the small splatter stamp from Timeless Textures to the left side of the Whisper White 3 3/4" x 5” piece.  
4. Stamp sentiment using Elegant Eggplant ink onto the Whisper White strip and flag the end.
5. Using SNAIL adhere all the layers together and onto the card base.  
6. Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the dragonfly and the sentiment.
7. Finish off with 3 Basic Rhinestone Jewels.

If you love my card idea, please let me know by adding a comment under this blog post!

 

Have you explored a unique color challenge lately?

Each week I post a design card map challenge for you to try and this week I have a unique twist - a Paper Craft Crew color challenge!

Here's the color challenge - using three of the four Stampin' Up! colors below:

 

 

I knew that I wanted to use my Watercolor Pencils and unfortunately needed a sympathy card so decided to use the Rose Wonder stamp set for the images and phrase.

Here are the products I used - click on any of them to place an order at my Online Store:

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set
$27.00

Watercolor Pencils
$16.00 

Here's my color challenge card:

Now it's your turn - try our color challenge and enter your card over on the Paper Craft Crew site for all to see!

 

 

 

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How to make a beautiful Valentine

I love the simplicity and beauty of Valentine's cards. Do you as well? Usually I choose white and pink and red as colors for Valentines but occasionally I also like to try different colors and layouts to share with you.

Today is one of those times. I have my monthly Sunday Crafternoon class and the theme I chose is love, wedding and Valentines. I looked around for a bit of inspiration and spotted a card on Pinterest that caught my eye. I decided to use this idea with my own twist for one of my class card, using the Sheltering Tree stamp set. 

Here are the products I used to make my card - you can click on any of the product photos to place an order at my online store and qualify for the Carried Away paper for FREE!

Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlits Dies
$33.00

Sheltering Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set
$25.00

Carried Away Designer Series Paper
$0.00

 

 Do you live in the Netherlands, Germany, the UK or France? I now have an Online Store to you too! Click here. 

Sheltering Tree Valentine

Stamp set: Sheltering Tree (137163)

Ink: Basic Gray, Smoky Slate

Paper and cutting dimensions:

          Whisper White: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 3 1/4" x 5"
          Carried Away designer series paper (143608): 5 1/2" x 4 1/2"
          Real Red: scraps for hearts

Accessories: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, SNAIL adhesive, Fine Tip Glue Pen, Gift Card Envelope & Trims thinlits (135854), Stampin' Dimensionals (optional)

Here's my video: thanks for watching!

 

A delightful and successful Stampin' Up! team experience

Today was an amazing day. Over 60 Stampin' Up! demonstrators gathered together in Dordrecht (Netherlands) to spend the day together. It was a team event and everyone had a blast stamping, sharing business tips, tricks and ideas and getting to know each other better. 

Here are a few snapshots I grabbed to share with you!

The room begins to fill:

Collecting our make-n-take bags - everything cut, bagged, and ready for crafting time:

Learning a new technique:

Samples to share using specific Occasions Catalog sets:

Another product feature: 

And the day ends with a few special friends out for dinner before heading back to The Hague:

Want to join our next event in April? Join my team AND the fun - get all the details here - and don't miss that you will choose two BONUS stamp sets in your Starter kit if you join by March 31, 2017!

Don't miss our Paper Pumpkin special offer!

Have you heard about Paper Pumpkin? If not, here's how the subscription program works, and don't miss the BONUS offer below:

Paper Pumpkin comes to your door each month to provide some paper crafting fun. Each month is completely differentand your kit contains all the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create projects you'll want to pin on your Pinterest Boards. Each kit comes complete with instructions but you can add your own creative twist too.

Great news—Paper Pumpkin is on sale for Sale-A-Bration! There are two ways to earn free product:

** 3-Month Prepaid Subscription (137859) $55 USD Save on a 3-month prepaid subscription and instantly qualify for 1 FREE Sale-A-Bration item!

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• Each month you'll receive a unique, surprise kit with project-cards, journals, décor, and more! Everything is color-coordinated, measured, and cut just for you!
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
• All stamps are unique to Paper Pumpkin (are not in Stampin' Up! catalogs)
• Each kit takes about 30 minutes to complete. 
• Stampin' Up! 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. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. 
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!)

Note: Subscribe by February 10th to get the February kit!

Want to see what a kit can look like? Here's the January kit video: 

 

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Join the fun with Sale-a-bration!

Sale-a-bration 2017 is here and once again this mini catalog is ah-ma-zing! Click on the cover photo to download your free copy to your device and read on for the juicy details plus a fun sample idea!

Promotion Details: January 4 - March 31, 2017!

Click here to place your qualifying order!

Here's how Sale-a-bration works:

• For every $50 in products you order during Sale-a-bration you earn one FREE choice from the Sale-a-bration catalog
  
  
• Hostess a qualifying Stampin' Up! workshop during Sale-a-bration and earn $25 more in hostess rewards!
  
  
• Join my All About Stamping team during Sale-a-bration and get MORE in your Starter Kit (choices are yours!) AND Stampin' Up! will throw in TWO FREE STAMP SETS (your choice again!)

And here's a fun project idea using one of your Sale-a-bration product choices - just to tempt you!

Have questions? Need more details? Email me at: [email protected]!

Be inspired by a Bloomin' Love Valentine

This week I am trying to share a lot of Valentine card ideas with you to help boost your creativity. You may not be into stamping Valentine cards but think beyond the theme and instead try the layout idea. 

That's what I am part of the Paper Craft Crew design team - each week we offer you a card map challenge and invite you to enter your card creations over on our website. All design team members create a card using the same map and post our cards so you can see a variety of ideas for one simple map. 

Here's this week's challenge:

  

I knew I wanted to create another Valentine idea to share with you (a different idea was emailed in my weekly newsletter yesterday, are you on my mailing list?) and so decided to use my Bloomin' Love stamp set and Urban Underground washi tape. I am determined to use up all of my Washi Tape before it retires so plan on seeing LOTS of ideas in the next few months!

Click on the photos below to place an order at my online store:

Bloomin' Love Photopolymer Stamp Set
$17.00

Urban Underground Designer Washi Tape
$5.00

 

I also like to play with different color ideas for common occasions like Valentine's Day - rather than the usual pink, red and white I am stepping out with some different colors. 

Here's my card!

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

Now it's your turn - try creating a card using our card map and products of your choice - then enter your card over at our Paper Craft Crew site!

A surprisingly fun double take on two-step stamping

Two step stamping does not have to be complicated or messy. Today's Valentine card uses two-step stamping to create a beautiful, yet easy card! Here are the supplies used - the Double Take stamp set and Falling in Love designer series paper. Click on any of the photos to place an order at my online store:

Double Take Photopolymer Stamp Set
$35.00

Falling In Love Designer Series Paper
$11.00

 

Double Take Valentine 

Click here to download this project PDF to your device!

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

 Supplies:

• Stamp Sets: Double Take (142908)
• Inks: Sahara Sand (126976), Blushing Bride (131172)
• Paper: Blushing Bride (131198), Sahara Sand (121043), Very Vanilla (101650), Falling in Love designer series paper (142788)
• Other: Very Vanilla 1/4” Satin Ribbon (142794), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

 

Measurements: 

Blushing Bride: 8.5” x 5.5”

Sahara Sand: 4” x 5.25”

Designer Series Paper:  3.75” x 5”, 3.75” x .75”

Very Vanilla: 3.75” x 2.5”

 

Instructions:

1. Attach the Blushing Bride designer paper and Very Vanilla cardstock to the layer of Sahara Sand cardstock.
2. Attach the Sahara Sand designer paper onto the bottom of the Very Vanilla layer.
3. Using Blushing Bride ink, stamp the word LOVE onto the Very Vanilla layer as shown.
4. Using Sahara Sand ink, stamp off once onto scrap paper and then stamp the solid LOVE image onto the Very Vanilla cardstock directly over the first image.
5. Tie a bow using the ribbon and attach it to the card using a Mini Glue Dot.

Join in my Sale-a-bration Mini Club

I am excited to offer a Sale-a-bration Mini Club to help you earn FREE products for your craft room!

 

 

Here are the club details:

 

• Three Customers needed (additional clubs formed if there is lots of interest!)
• Club runs January, February and March
• Each month club members agree to place a $50 product order and select one FREE Sale-a-bration choice
• One time each member will also earn Hostess benefits!
• Club members will place their orders using my club Hostess code for that month
• When it is your month to be hostess you are welcome to add additional products to your order and earn additional hostess benefits!
• Hostess month will be randomly drawn
• ​​​​​​​You agree to commit to all three months so all club members benefit
• Orders must be placed using credit card payment 
• Clubs can be formed in: US, UK, NL, DE and FR! (amounts for qualifying orders in Europe will differ)
• Club Bonus: exclusive project ideas emailed to you each month!

 

Want to join my Sale-a-bration Mini club? 

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