About TL's Bright Spot

I love to be creative - in the garden, crafting, and in leadership roles. There is something wonderful that happens when we design something new and share it with others. It's fun and makes everyone happy.

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Wishes & 24-26 In Color 6×6

Posted on April 12, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Friday morning! The wind & rain pummeled our house last night, waking me. Hubby slept right through it! My card for today uses a couple of new products from the 24-25 Annual catalog: Pretty In Pink card stock & ink, 24-26 In Color 6×6 DSP, White Diagonal Trim (from the Petal Pink & White Diagonal Trim Combo Pack), 24-26 In Color Shimmer Gems and Thoughtful Wishes bundle – all available May 1!!! It It also includes a retiring Playing In The Rain stamp set (moving to ONLINE EXCLUSIVE) and Deckled Rectangle dies, also from the ONLINE shop.

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Wishes & 24-26 In Color 6x6 card front

I adhered the 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 piece of 24-26 In Color 6×6 DSP to a Basic White 4 x 5 1/4, put dimensionals on the back and attached to a Pretty In Pink card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2. I stamped the floral stamp from Thoughtful Wishes stamp set in Old Olive ink on a Basic White scrap and die cut it with the coordinating Thoughtful Wishes Dies. With those dies still on my desk, I die cut another in Old Ol;ive card stock and the small flower in Old Olive and Pretty In Pink, trimmed the Pretty In Pink flower off and adhered it to the stem of Old Olive. I adhered the tasll Old Olive die cut directly to the card front, then the floral spray with dimensionals and the small flower with liquid glue.. I stamped the sentiment from Thoughtful Wishes in Pretty In Pink ink on a Basic White piece and die cut it with the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I attached a length of the White Diagonal Trim with Stampin’ Seal, then added the sentiment banner with dimensionals on each end. The final touch was tghree 24-26 In Color Shimmer Gems in Pretty In Pink.

Stampin' Up! Playing in the Rain inside card

For the inside, I wanted something light & fun so pulled out the Playing in the Rain stamp set, stamped the sentiment in Pretty In Pink ink and the flowers in Old Olive ink – all on a Basic White panel. This was adhered directly to the card base.

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Wishes & 24-26 In Color 6x6 card & envelope

For the envelope, I used the same panel of 24-26 In Color 6×6 DSP and turned it to the other side, adhered it to the flap and trimmed to fit. On the front I used the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set ‘splotch’ stamp and Pretty In Pink ink to stamp – some first generation and others stamped off. This is such a gorgeous shade of pink – love the new 24-26 In Colors!!! If you do not have a 24-25 Annual Catalog, please connect with me & I’ll send one to you ASAP. My regular customers have theirs already.

Stampin' Up! 24-25 Annual Catalog — me in Houston receiving my SU! 24-25 Annual Catalog :O)

I offer Designer Series Paper Shares when a new catalog is launched and this yerar am also offering Ribbon Shares. Click here for that information

If you are interested in the products of the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES, –

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES may be found here

LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS may be found here – and that sale began April 9

Clearance items may be found here

Shopping with me… use my current HOST CODE 4JF6ZWC9 to receive that $10 item when your order is $50-$149.

Stampin’ Up! Encircled in Nature for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on April 11, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Welcome to Thursday & the fabulous Happy Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop. You may have come from the creative Tara Carpenter – or simply dropped in. However you arrived, I hope you enjoy the hop today. We have a sketch challenge this week.

I’ve used a fairly new item from the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES products called Encircled in Nature bundle – some wreath making can be done in a flash with the various dies. My interpretation for the sketch is perhaps different, a bit of a stretch. But I wanted to use these trees. I love trees & I’ve stamped & die cut these using Shaded Spruce – and I’ve used a new Annual Catalog paper called Country Woods 12×12 DSP. As you can see, very masculine-like. I cut it down to 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 and adhered it to a Basic White just slightly larger, then to a Basic Gray card Base. I stamped the trees, which are in a crescent shape in Shaded Spruce ink, then die cut the trees from Shaded Spruce card stock. I should have used foam adhesive on this piece of card stock but didn’t :O( I did add teeny tiny strips of dimensionals to the back, then attached it in place. The front sentiment comes from another new ONLINE EXCLUSIVE called Happy Things bundle, and was stamped with Basic Gray ink and die cut with Happy Things Dies. I die cut a triple set of trees, cut one off and added it to one end of the sentiment banner & the other two trees to the right end, added a dimensional to the right end and attached it. The final touch are three Basic Gray pearls from the new annual catalog (Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls.)

Stampin' Up! Encircled in Nature, inside card

For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink, then stamped the leaves in stamped off Shaded Spruce ink – both on a Basic White panel.

Stampin' Up! Encircled in Nature card & envelope

For the envelope… a single stamped tree on the front in Shaded Spruce ink and more of the Country Woods 12×12 DSP on the flap (available to customers May 1)

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES may be found here

More about shopping with me can be found below the names of those participating in the hop today. Make sure to see all the fun creations.

Terry Lynn Bright – you are here :O)

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

Shopping with me… use my current HOST CODE 4JF6ZWC9 to receive that $10 item when your order is $50-$149.

LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS may be found here – and that sale began April 9

Clearance items may be found here

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day!

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Expressions Sympathy Card

Posted on April 9, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Tuesday – day after the solar eclipse! Did you see it? Wasn’t it amazing??? What was interesting to me was how quiet all the birds & animals became – they disappeared and stopped their singing, chirping, playing around. I expected some of that as I had read about it, but that’s different than experiencing it. Just sayin’.

Today’s card features a couple of the LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS that go on sale today, April 9.: Poetic Expressions 12×12 DSP and the Thoughtful Expressions Bundle. Later in this post is a link to the Last Chance Products shopping with me.

Thoughtful Expressions Sympathy card front

I began with die cutting the beautiful Poetic Expressions 12×12 DSP with the largest of the Perennial Postage Dies. I saved the outside rim of the die cut to use on the inside – see that in next photo. I adhered this DSP die cut to Bubble Bath card stock 4 18 x 5 3/8, put dimensionals on the back and attached it to a Wild Wheat card base (8 1/2 x 5 12 scored at 4 1/4). I then stamped the image from Thoughtful Expressions stamp set in Memento Black ink on a Basic White scrap 2 3/8 x 3. I colored this sweet floral image with Stampin’ Blends: Bubble Bath, Daffodil Delight, Lost Lagoon and Light Mossy Meadow, then die cut it with the coordinating die in the Thoughtful Expressions Dies. I pulled out one of the banner dies in Thoughtful Expressions Dies and die cut from Basic White 1 3/4 x 3 1/4. I stamped the sentiment in Memento ink using the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set. I adhered the floral die cut to the sentiment banner with liquid glue then added lots of dimensionals to the back. I set this aside to add a Sheer Ribbon in Bubble Bath (from the Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack) to create a background for the sentiment banner. I added the ribbon with Stampin’ Seal & wove it back & forth, then added the sentiment banner over it to further secure it in place. The final touch was adding the three Iridescent Foil Gems – and the card front was complete.

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Expressions sympathy card, inside

For the inside… the first step was to adhere the outer rim of the Poetic Expressions DSP, the one die cut with the largest Perennial Postage Dies, to a 4 x 5 1/4 Basic White panel. I then stamped the hummingbird image from Thoughtful Expressions stamp set in Bubble Bath ink. I then stamped the sentiment – also from Thoughtful expressions stamp set – in Memento ink. This panel was added to a
Bubble Bath card stock 4 1/8 x 5 3/8, then to the inside of theWild Wheat card base. Love, love – so feminine – and so perfect for a sympathy card.

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Expressions Sympathy card & envelope

For the envelope… more of the same Poetic Expressions 12×12 DSP adhered to the flap, then a die cut from the same DSP using one of the Thoughtful Expressions Dies – also added to the envelope front.

This is such an awesome bundle and can be found in the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog on page 62. The Poetic Expressions DSP can be found on page 61. These are both LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS. Visit my site here to purchase any other LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS – STARTING TODAY, APRIL 9. You can also click the image below :O)

Remember when shopping with me, when your purchase is $50 – $149, you receive a Stampin’ Up! item from me valued up to $10. I encourage you to use my CURRENT HOST CODE 4JF6ZWC9 to redeem those benefits. Make sure my name as your demonstrator is at the top of the page when checking out :O)

Last Chance Products indicates a new catalog :O) If you have been a customer of mine this past year, your catalog is in the mail and you should receive it shortly. If you do not have a demonstrator and need a catalog, please let me know. With a new catalog, I offer PRODUCT SHARES FOR DSP AND RIBBON. Please click here to view that information. I am taking orders for shares now through Monday April 29 @ 3 PM.

Stampin' Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog — me in Houston receiving the NEW ’24-’25 ANNUAL CATALOG

Thanks for stopping by today. May you have a beautiful day. Remember to make someone happy by sending them a handmade card filled with love. BLESSINGS!

Stampin’ Up! Sneakie Peek of Loveliest Trees Thank You Card

Posted on April 7, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Sunday morning. It’s SUNNY here this morning – after days of rain AND a 4.8 earthquake – we live in central, east coast New Jersey and earthquakes are not common here, so it was strange to have the whole house shaking! No damage and everyone is ok…

My card today uses a new bundle – Loveliest Trees and it is… well, lovely.

Stampin' Up! Loveliest Tree Thank You card front

The card base is Thick Basic White. The colored card stock layers are Early Espresso (3 3/4 x 4 7/8) and Garden Green (3 5/8 x 4 3/4). The Basic White top panel was embossed after stamping & die cutting the tree image – with what else – Timber 3D Embossing Folder. The grain is going up & down – as a tree grows :O) Unfortunately it doesn’t show well in the photo.

I inked the tree from Loveliest Trees stamp set with Granny Apple Green ink, then with a sponge dauber tapped in Pecan Pie ink on the trunk and a bit of the branches, then stamped it on the Basic White panel and die cut it with the Loveliest Trees die. That’s when I ran the panel through the Timber 3D EF – after adhering the layers together, I attached the tree in the open die on dimensionals. Then all the layers were added to the Thick Basic White card base with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from Loveliest Trees stamp set in Garden Green ink, trimmed the Basic White strip down to 3/8″ x about 2 7/8″, added it to a slightly larger Garden Green strip & attached it as shown with dimensionals near the ends of the strips. With all in place I added three brass birds from the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds that retire the end of April.

Stampin' Up! Loveliest Trees thank you, inside

For the inside, I stamped this sweet leaf from Loveliest Trees stamp set in Garden Green ink, and stamped it twice more without re-inking. Love how it gives shades of the same color! I adhered this to a Garden Green slightly larger panel then to the inside of the card.

Stampin' Up! Loveliest Trees Thank You card & envelope

For the envelope, I used the same process as the inside of the card – inked the stamp with Garden Green ink, stamped it once then twice more without re-inking. I did the same on the envelope flap – and it’s ready to send!

Just to share, here are two more sample of the stamped image… Granny Apple Green ink for the entire image and Granny Apple Green (stamped off once) with Pecan Pie added by sponge dauber. I rfeally like this second image a lot.

Stampin' Up! Loveliest Trees in Granny Apple Green ink

Stampin' Up! Loveliest Trees, Granny Apple Green stamped off w/ Pecan Pie sponged on

And here’s the stamp & die bundle.

Keep in mind… this stamp & die bundle is not available until May 1 – but to demonstrators :O) it is possible to purchase this bundle NOW. And how do you do that – join my team here of course. With 20% off every order, what’s to lose? There’s more benefits than that of course, that’s just the surface deal. Connect with me for more info :O)

Stampin' Up! 24-25 Annual Catalog & TL Bright

Here’s a picture of me & receiving the new catalog in Houston TX. For information regarding my DSP & Ribbon Shares, click here

Thanks so much for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day!

Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog Shares

Posted on April 5, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

As in the past with a new Annual Catalog I’m providing a Designer Series Paper Share and Ribbon Shares (yes, this is new)! What that means is a sample of each of the new Designer Series Papers from the Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. Purchasing all the DSP in the new Catalog would cost a LOT – over $250.00 plus shipping and if you were to purchase all the ribbon it would cost even more – $63.00. So here’s the deal…Shares offer a sampling of all of the papers in order to play – and then determine which papers to order in full packs. :O).

Come May 1, I’ll place an order of full packs of all of the Designer Series Papers listed below and cut them into 6″ x 6″ pieces (or 6″ x 12″ pieces for double shares) and provide one panel of each design from each pack on the list. The papers are packed in a cellophane bag with labels listing the Name, Item # and Colors in the pack and mailed to you ASAP! Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers so that you can decide which ones to order in full packs!

New Designer Series Paper Share – $60.00 plus $9.00 for Priority Mail Shipping

You will receive one 6×6 sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number after the name indicates how many 6×6 sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

2023-2025 In Color Designer Series Paper (10)
2024-2026 In Color Designer Series Paper (10)
Brights Designer Series Paper (20)
Neutrals Designer Series Paper (20)
Regals Designer Series Paper (20)
Subtles Designer Series Paper (20)
Country Lace Designer Series Paper (6)
Country Woods Designer Series Paper (6)
Frames & Flowers (6)
Full of Life Designer Series Paper (12)
Lily Pond Lane Designer Series Paper (12)
Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper (6)
Take to the Sky Designer Series Paper (6)
Thoughtful Designs Designer Series Paper (5)
Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper (12)
To Market Designer Series Paper (6)
Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper (6)
Wildly Flowering Designer Series Paper (6)
2024-2026 In Color Glimmer Specialty Paper (5)
Silver Foil Sheet (1)
Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (3)
Wood Textured Specialty Paper (1)

This is an amazing haul of 199 – 6” x 6” sheets of designer or specialty paper!

Double DSP Share – $120 + $9.00 Shipping by Priority Mail – if you’d like double shares of the designer paper, just let me know. Those are cut into 6″ × 12″ so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet and you’ll get double sheets of the 6″ x 6″ since they’re already precut.

New Ribbon Share – $20.00 plus $9.00 Priority Mail Shipping

I haven’t done a ribbon share in the past, but am willing to see how this goes. Ribbons are cut by roll into 1/4 of a roll, packaged and labeled similarly to the paper with Name, Item # & Color.

One-Fourth of a Roll of each:

Peach Pie 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon
Petunia Pop 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon
Pretty In Pink 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon
Shy Shamrock 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon
Summer Splash 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon
Basic Beige 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon
Iridescent 1/2″ Striped Trim
Petal Pink & White 1/4″ Diagonal Trim Combo Pack

Double Ribbon Share – $40 + $9.00 Priority Mail Shipping – Double share of ribbon means 1/2 of the roll or each ribbon.

Designer Series Paper Share &

Ribbon Share together is:

$80 for a single share + $9.00 shipping

$160 for a double share + $9.00 shipping

Keep in mind shipping is provided only within the continental US but anyone is welcome to participate in shares. Please provide… (see below) and send to tlsbrightspot@gmail.com

Your first and last name
Your mailing address for shares to be sent
The email address that is connected to your PayPal account ***You do not need to have a PayPal account to pay the invoice, you can choose to pay by credit card without having a PayPal account.

Please sign up for shares by Monday, April 29th at 3:00 PM ET.

Stampin’ Up! Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on April 4, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Yay! It’s Thursday and time for our blog hop – with a color challenge this time.

Stampin' Up! Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

Stampin' Up! Lovely & Sweet Bundle color challenge — Lovely & Sweet Bundle

The Nature’s Sweetness Specialty DSP is just a stunning set of Designer Series Papers – and yes, it follows our color challenge for today. I used a Thick Basic White card base with a layer of Nature’s Sweetness SDSP adhered directly to it. From another panel of this paper, I die cut several images using the Lovely & Sweet Dies – they match perfectly! I also fussy cut a few images from another panel of the same Nature’s Sweetness SDSP. I then used the largest circle of the Stitched Shapes Dies to create a circle for the images & sentiment. The circle was adhered with dimensionals; leaf layers were adhered with liquid glue behind the circle. The lily spray was also attached with dimensionals and the gold leaves with iquid glue. I then used the embossing buddy from the heat tool kit to remove any static from the Pebbled Path strip, stamped the sentiment in VersaMark ink (yep – Lovely & Sweet stamp set!), sprikled it with gold embossing powder and heat set it with the heat tool. I bannered the one end with my paper snips then added it to the card from with dimensionals I added three Adhesived-Backed Cork Rounds to complete the card front.

Stampin' Up! Lovely & Sweet inside card — Lovely & Sweet stamp set

For the inside of the card on a 4 x 5 1/4 Basic White panel, I stamped the cross-hatch image in second generation (stamped off once) Pebbled Path ink. I then stamped the sentiment in full strength Pebbled Path ink. At the base of the panel I added a thin strip of one of the Nature’s Sweetness DSP – and the card was complete.

Stampin' Up! Lovely & Sweet card & envelope

For the envelope, I simply adhered another coordinating piece of the Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper to the flap. The card is then ready for mailing to a friend who lost her hubby last week.

I created another card with this same color challenge – totally different – using a set of products moving to the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES: Gone Fishing stamp set & coordinating dies. This is a perfect set for those outdoor folks. I combined the Let’s Go Fishing Designer Series Paper, Thoughtful Expressions Dies and Faux Leather Trim w/ gold flecks.

Stampin' Up! Gone Fishing stamp set & dies card front — Gone Fishing Bundle

Stampin' Up! Gone Fishing card & envelope

Here I again used the Let’s Go Fishing DSP on the Thick Very Vanilla card stock (retiring end of April!) to show off the papoer and create a contrasting background to the rest of the card. I stamped the sentiments and lure images in Pecan Pie ink on Very Vanilla card stock (the regular weight card stock in VV is NOT retiring). I stamped the larger round image in Pebbled Path. ink. I die cut the stamped sentiment with a die from Thoughtful Expressions Dies and another just slightly larger from the Let’s Go Fishing DSP. These two were adhered together. I cut a length of the Faux Leather Trim with gold flecks and tied knots at either end, adhering it in place with a couple of glue dots. I added dimensionals to the two adhered together pieces and attached them over the trim. I used my Take Your Pick Tool to poke a hole in each of the stamped lures and threaded them through with Linen Thread, tieing a knot at the end. I added dimensionals to each of the images and adhered them in place slipping it over the trim. The round image I was able to slip another length of the Faux Leather Trim through the hole, add dimensionals to the back and attach to the card front as well. I added a glue dot that I folded over to adhere that trim in place :O)

For the inside I stamped the sentiment from Gone Fishing stamp set in Pebbled Path ink on a panel of Very Vanilla 4 x 5 1/4. I adhered a wide strip of the Let’s Go Fishing DSP to the bottom of the card and them more to the envelope flap. The Gone Fishing Bundle is still available through the end of April – so get this versatile, fun set before it is no longer a bundle (10% off as a bundle). You may purchase that and the Lovely & Sweet Bundle – Shop with me here for products available in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. See more info below for purchasing products in my shop!

Now – time to see what others have created for this Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. Follow the links below.

Stampin' Up! 'next' button for b log hop

The Mini Catalog is retiring the end of April – now is the time to shop for items that will go away completely. Click here – This link will allow you to see ALL the products in the Jan-Apr Mini Catalog.

Shop ONLINE EXCLUSIVES with me here

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES are those items not listed in a catalog, only online. Products change, new items are introduced on a fairly regular basis. Some items move from the Mini Catalog or the 2023-2024 Annual catalog to the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES (at the end of April 2024). It’s best to check this section regularly to see what’s introduced.

As I have mentioned, a new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog will be released May 1 – and while I cannot share the inside of the catalog items just yet, I CAN share the cover.

Here I am in Houston receiving the new catalog :O) What a fun convention!! And the new catalog is exciting… different format, different layout, different from catalogs in the past. BUT.. I LIKE THE NEW LOOK and what are on the inside pages. Stay tuned! Catalogs to my customers should arrive in my mailbox in the next day or so & I will be sending them on to my customers with a quick turn-around. With the catalog will be a letter of explanation about the catalog, how it’s different, where to look for certain things, like that. I think it will help my customers understand the changes. I will also be offering Designer Series Paper Shares (which I will also post separately in another blog). There will be other goodies with my letter & DSP Share list. Look for those items soon!

Thanks for stopping by today. May you have a beautiful day. Make someone happy by sending them a handmade card made with love.

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Wishes for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on March 28, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Happy Thursday – and you know what that means – another blog hop by the fabulous Happy Inkin’ group! We have a sketch challenge today and I have chosen a new product – Thoughtful Wishes stamp set (part of a bundle & suite of products available May 1) AND a couple of cards created with the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Cards + Card & Envelopes (from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini catalog.)

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Wishes card front

This card uses the beautiful Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP (available May 1 in the NEW 2024-2025 Annual Catalog) The sentiment is from the coordinating Thoughtful Wishes stamp set, stamped in Mossy Meadow ink. Notice that new in-color behind the scened DSP? That Petunia Pop! The ribbon is from a two pack that is a White diagonal stripe. The card base is Mossy Meadow with an overlay of Garden Green cut just slightly smaller. The embellishments are Brushed Brass Butterflies that are carrying over as an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE product.

For the inside of the card I stamped the very same image as I stamped on the envelope and forgot to take a photo… so imagine it on a Basic White panel and stamped in Mossy Meadow ink. :O) Ugh!

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Wishes card & envelope

For the envelope I stamped this wonderful floral image all across the bottom of the envelope front in Mossy Meadow ink.

I mentioned that I had done some Sweet Memories & More Cards using this same sketch challenge.

Stampin' Up! Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Card Pack + Cards & Envelopes.card 1

Stampin' Up! Stampin' Up! Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Card Pack + Cards & Envelopes.card 1 inside

Stampin' Up! Stampin' Up! Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Card Pack + Cards & Envelopes.card 2

Stampin' Up! Stampin' Up! Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Card Pack + Cards & Envelopes.card 2 inside

Stampin' Up! Stampin' Up! Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Card Pack + Cards & Envelopes.card 3

Stampin' Up! Stampin' Up! Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Card Pack + Cards & Envelopes.card 3 inside

These cards use 3×4 cards & stickers from the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More card pack plus a couple other supplies: Delightfully Eclectic DSP as a background on the 1st card + Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds; #2 card in this section uses the Zinnias 3D EF (an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE) as a background for the sentiment on the front and a single Paper Butterfly Accent, a carry-over product; card 3 additional product is the Adhesive-Backed Cork Rounds from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog (retiring end of April). These were each such fun to create using the very same sketch challenge for today. And since they were a gift from my upline Mary Deatherage and her upline Amy Koenders – well, I just HAD to show them off!

For more info on how to purchase these products, scroll down below the names listed for the hop :O)

OK – continue the hop by clicking the ‘next’ button or clicking on a name. This is a talented bunch – so enjoy!

Terry Lynn Bright – you are here!

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

To purchase the products for the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Card Pack & Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Cards & Envelopes, click here. This link will allow you to see ALL the products in the Jan-Apr Mini Catalog – and shop with me of course.

Shop ONLINE EXCLUSIVES here

Shop with me here for products available in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog

Keep in mind the NEW 2024-2025 Annual Catalog is not available until May 1. HOWEVER, if you JOIN MY TEAM, you can create a pre-order of new items in the catalog. So, 20% off every order, every time is hard to pass. Click HERE to JOIN MY TEAM. Joining a team of creative people brings so many connections and ideas and creativity. It brings challenges too, ones that help you grow as an individual and as a creative entity. Want to learn more? Connect with me!

When purchasing from me, and your order is $50-$149 (before taxes & shipping), you will receive a FREE SU! product valued up to $10. PLUS, the exclusive tutorial of the month and reward!

Thanks for stopping by. Have fun creating! Love to read your comments, so let me know.

Stampin’ Up! NEW Thoughtful Wishes Sneak Peek

Posted on March 25, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good morning! It’s Monday and another week begins. Hope you have plans to craft a day or two this week. My card today is super simple – not so many layers. It’s made with a new stamp set bundle called Thoughtful Wishes.

I began by stamping this leaf ‘stalk’ from Thoughtful Wishes stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink on a Basic White piece. I colored in the leaves with Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends then die cut it with the appropriate Thoughtful wishes Dies. I pulled out an acrylic block and covered it with Peach Pie ink (NEW IN COLOR & GORGEOUS) with the brush tip of my Stampin’ Blends. I spritzed it with alcohol to give it a watery look and stamped it on a larger piece of Basic White. It takes a minute to dry completely so I used half dimensionals to put on the back of my leaf stalk and adhered it on top of the stamped image. It gave it a great background! I then chose a sentiment from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and stamped it in Mossy Meadow ink. For embellishments, I pulled out the Blooming Pearls and added three. This panel was secured to a Peach Pie card base and the front was finished. As I said, very, very simple.

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful wishes card inside

For the inside… I stamped this very sweet image from Thoughtful Wishes stamp set all across the bottom of the Basic White panel. This was adhered to the inside of the card.

For the envelope I wanted to keep this simple too, so I stamped just a portion of the same leaf stalk from Thoughtful Wishes stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink.

Now, let me tell you, this stamp set is part of a suite of products: Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP and another package of SDSP in 12 x 12 – just stunning watercolor images on the 6×6 and more elegant papers in the 12×12 SDSP. I’ll be playing with these products this week, so look for more from this suite of products.

These products (and more!) are available to demonstrators prior to the new 2024-2025 Annual catalog release to share images & projects with our customers & friends to get them excited about all the new items. If you would like to be a part of the demonstrator world and have the advantage of seeing new products early, plus get an automatic 20% discount on all products AND meet new team members who will encourage & share with you, JOIN my team – you can do that here. If you just want to be a hobby crafter and not make this a business, that’s OK too. That discount is a big draw to folks.

Below is a photo of the next Paper Pumpkin kit. You can subscribe to this kit by April 10. You can subscribe here Paper Pumpkin arrives in your mailbox with card stock, embellishments, die cuts, glue dots or dimensionals, an ink spot and instructions to put together that particular kit. It also gives alternate ideas if you prefer to make other items from your kit. There is no limit to what you can do with these kits! A little monthly inspiration and a fun way to get those creative juices flowing.

These dies are paired with the next three months of kits. And it’s so easy to use these dies on other cards as well.

If you like kits… Stampin’ Up! has a kits collection that is every changing. Click here to see more

Below are two photos of one of the cute kits – Frog & Friends.

Stampin' Up! Frog & Friends kit completed

DIY a classic cup-and-ball game! With the Frog & Friends Kit, you can craft six cup-and-ball games in three designs: a fun frog, a flashy fish, and a silly shark. The kit includes everything you need to complete the toys, even googly eyes! It’s a great kit for crafting with kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews, play groups—kids and kids at heart! All for $12.00!

There is always lots to inspire your creativity – and mine as well. Thanks for stopping by today. Make someone happy by sending them a handmade card filled with love. Communicate kindness!

Stampin’ Up! Everyday Details on a Note Card

Posted on March 24, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Oh my goodness – Spring is here… and yet, it was 28 degrees at 5 AM this morning. What gives! My card today uses the wonderful Everyday Details stamp set. It has some beautiful images and some nice sentiments as well, mixed fonts which I really like. Let’s take a peek.

This is a Basic White Notecard – so 3 1/2 x 5 in size. I stamped the nest image from the Everyday Details stamp set in Early Espresso ink on a piece of Vellum Basics 12×12 SDSP then heat set it. Here’s the reason it needed to be heat set… inks on Vellum tend to stay wet for quite a bit and can therefore smear. Ask me how I know that! :O( The next step was to pull out the Sentimental Park Dies and die cut this beautiful banner. I stamped it in Early Espresso ink with a sentiment from the Everyday Details stamp set. With the Sentimental Park Dies still on my desk, I die cut several flowers in Petal Pink and adhered them in place. I used teeny tiny pearls from a retired set called Metallic Pearls. I adhered the Vellum to the notecard base with Stampin’ Seal so it wouldn’t show – under the die cut banner.

Stampin' Up! Everyday Details on a Notecard, inside

On the inside of the card I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink, then added several die cuts from the Sentimental Park Dies, both in Basic White and Balmy Blue.

Stampin' Up! Everyday Details on a Notecard & Envelope

On the envelope I stamped the sentiment from Everyday Details stamp set in Early Espresso ink – and that was it. This stamp set is retiring soon, end of April, so get yours while you can!

As you know, each year there is a new catalog – which means new items available and some retiring items as well – as in the IN COLORS: Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet and Tahitian Tide. If you need ink refills, ink pads, card stock, Stampin’ Blends in these colors I encourage you to get them now. You may purchase those in my shop here

The Jan-April 2024 Mini Catalog retires the end of April Click here and get those items before they retire

While you’re looking around in my store, remember there are some stunning kits available, for all ages and all seasons – even Christmas! And while you’re shopping, I offer fringe benefits to my customers: free tutorial of the month and a FREE Stampin’ Up! item valued to $10 – all for a $50 order, before shipping and taxes. Use my current host code to receive those benefits – especially when your order does not exceed $150.

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Stampin’ Up! NEW Citrus Blooms for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on March 21, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Happy Thursday – and happy Spring as of the 19th! WooHoo. As I noted in an earlier post, I attended the SU! convention in Houston, and when I returned all my daffodils were (and still are) in bloom. So exciting! Love this season… My card today uses a brand new bundle called Citrus Blooms and it is gorgeous. Today I focused on just one of the dies. I used the die on a NEW DSP called Full of Life 6×6 DSP. I really like it. The card base is also a NEW COLOR – called Basic Beige. Later in the post I’ll show a photo of Basic White, Basic Beige and Very Vanilla as a comparison.

Stampin' Up! Citrus Blooms Bundle. Thu hop 321

I simply adore the colors in this DSP… they are clear colors and flow from one to the other. The orange is the sunrise peeking through the leaves and the blue of course, is the sky :O). I know, I know, but this is what I see. And with the sun rising earlier here on the East coast, this DSP fits. So there. :O) The background paper is the new Basic Beige and it just ‘fits’ so easily with this DSP. I’m very excited about this new Basic Beige. So I used this gorgeous die from Citrus Blooms Dies to die cut the DSP, then adhered it to a Basic Beige just slightly larger. I then stamped it with Granny Apple Green ink using a sentiment from Charming Sentiments stamp set. These two papers were then added to a Basic Beige card base with dimensionals. I added some glam… Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins.

For the inside…

Stampin' Up! Citrus Blooms Dies, inside of card

From the Citrus Blooms Dies cutting the DSP on the card front, this DSP piece was lest over. I stamped it in Granny Apple Green ink and adhered it to a panel of the Basic Beige card stock, then that to the inside of the card. When I look at this DSP on the inside of the card, I see a couple of things – first, a heart; second, simply a die cut piece :O)

For the envelope…

Stampin' Up! Citrus Blooms bundle for the hop

I stamped the envelope front with one of the Citrus Blooms stamps in Granny Apple Green ink. For the flap, I used a remnant from the Full of Life DSP, adhered it in place and trimmed to fit. The envelope is a Basic White envelope. And there you have it – quite a pretty and simple card & envelope. Hope you like!

Look below for how & when to order this bundle… Now it’s time to continue the hop – don’t miss a single stop :O) visit each and ever one.

Today’s card is a teaser… meaning, unless you are a demonstrator, you cannot order this bundle until early May . Bummer, right? BUT – you CAN join my team and be one of the lucky folks who can order early. You can JOIN MY TEAM HERE.

Comparing Very Vanilla, Basic Beige and Basic White card stocks. Quite a contrast with Basic White, but not so much between Basic Beige and Very Vanilla. Basic Beige ios a go-between and I think you will find it used a LOT in the coming days/ weeks.

Whether you are looking to purchase these materials right away, know that when you join THIS TEAM you will receive all kinds of help and friendliness.

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