Stampin’ Up! FREE SHIPPING IN 3 DAYS

WOO HOO! In honor of World Card Making Day, Stampin’ Up! is offering FREE SHIPPING for orders of $75 & over October 9-11. Here are all the details…

Stampin' Up! FREE SHIPPING Oct 9-11, 2023

World Card Making Day is on 7 October, and this year we’re offering FREE SHIPPING for THREE DAYS after the event! From 9 to 11 October 2023, you and your customers can get free shipping on qualifying orders of $75 USD | $100 CAD or more.

Ordering Deadlines

Phone: 11 October 2023 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)

Online: 11 October 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

  • All order types qualify for this promotion (customer, demonstrator, workshop, and online). You read that right… demonstrators get the same deal + 20% or more off their order!
  • Free shipping applies after the qualifying amount (per market) has been met.
  • The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $75 USD | $100 CAD or more (before tax).
  • If you are using a coupon code or product credit, please remember that will lower the order’s retail amount. The order must still meet the qualifying threshold to be eligible for free shipping (at least $75 USD/ $100 CAD before tax).
  • Free shipping only applies during the three-day period the promotion is live in each market; this means that the order must be opened and closed between 9–11 October.
  • With the exception of a one-time monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription, all Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the promotion. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($24.50 USD | $34.00 CAD shipping included) + tax.
  • Prepaid 3, 6, or 12 month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping under the same rules as all other Stampin’ Up! items during the promotion.
  • The free shipping promotion does not cover the additional cost for expedited shipping.
  • Please keep in mind, that with any product launch, the distribution center may fall behind our typical shipping timeframes. In such cases, we will do all we can to return to our regular service levels as quickly as possible.

And here’s another idea… RIGHT NOW Stampin’ Up! has an awesome joining promotion… so the idea might be join my team NOW and place an additional order on Oct 9 for more of those great stamps/ dies/ designer series papers/ embellishments, etc. and get the additional 20% off + the FREE SHIPPING. Not a bad idea, right?

When ordering from me please use my HOST CODE 2J2X3YRM so that I receive proper notification and YOU GET THE Benefits of a FREE SU! item valued up to $10 :O) If your order is over $150, please don’t use the host code as SU! has benefits. I’ll still be notified and you can receive that FREE ITEM! There are more benefits when ordering from me, but more about that in another post. :O)

Stampin' Up! Starter Kit Promotion

New demonstrators can choose one of the following options for their Starter Kit:

Option 1: Get 35% OFF the normal cost of a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $125 USD | $165 CAD worth of product for only $64.35 USD | $87.75 CAD!

Option 2: Get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $168.75 USD | $222.75 CAD worth of product by spending $99 USD | $135 CAD!

FREE OnStage@Home Registration

It gets better! Those who sign up for a Starter Kit during this offer will also be automatically registered for FREE* to our virtual OnStage event on 11 November—a $77 USD | $102 CAD value!

  • Those who sign up for this offer have the opportunity to watch the event independently, gathered together with other demonstrators, or with their Team Leader.
  • Demonstrators who join during this promotion will be automatically added to the OnStage attendees; they do not need to register separately.
  • Demonstrators who join during this promotion will also receive an email with all the information about this event.

Stampin’ Up! Earthen Textures for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good morning! We have a sketch challenge for today’s hop and it was extra fun.

Stampin' Up! Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog hop
Stampin' Up! Blog hop Sketch Challenge
Stampin' Up! Earthen Textures for the Hop 9/28

You can see I did not deviate from the sketch at all… and that’s unusual for me. I usually do something different. This is a great masculine card – and I have trouble making those. But this DSP: Earthen Elegance DSP is perfect for a ‘man card.’ I used the Stylish Shapes Dies to die cut the various patterns from the Earthen Elegance DSP. The card base is Copper Clay card stock (4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2) which coordinates with this designer series paper. I cut another piece of the Copper Clay just slightly smaller than the card front and ran it through a Basic 3D Embossing Folder (flower) from the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES. There are three embossing folders in this set. I wrapped a Copper Ribbon around it after embossing and secured it in back with Stampin’ Seal. The ribbon comes from the Copper & Natural Ribbon Combo Pack found in the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog. (You will find links both to the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES and to the mini catalog below.) I then attached the die cut circles: the largest with liquid glue, the next size with dimensionals and the smallest with dimensionals and liquid glue where it overlaps. I added three Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots in Copper for a bit of glam. I also tied a knot with more of the Copper Ribbon and secured it in place with a glue dot. And the front was complete!

Stampin' Up! Earthen Elegance card inside
Stampin' Up!
 Earthen Elegance card inside.2

I stamped the sentiment using Early Espresso ink with the Earthen Textures stamp set on a Basic White panel. I appreciate how clean the words are! I then ran a die through on this same panel from Earthen Textures Dies that does not cut, but leaves an impression instead. The second photo above shows that better.

Stampin' Up! Earthen Elegance card & envelope

For the envelope I used more of the Earthen Elegance DSP for the flap and trimmed it to fit. For the front, I stamped another sentiment from the Earthen Textures stamp set in Early Espresso ink – and one & done! I really like how this card turned out and alrecy know to whom it will be given :O)

Now… time to move on with the hop. Click on the ‘next’ button or click on a name to take you to each of those participating today. Have fun on the hop!

Stampin' Up! Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop next button

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Jaimie Babarczy

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

Carol Buckalew

For links to the ONLINE EXCLUSIVE STORE, click here. Be sure to check out the SPECIAL RELEASE DESIGNER SERIES PAPERS ALSO! They are available only while supplies last.

Stampin' Up! September-December 2023 Mini Catalog

For the Mini Catalog, click the image above to see all the very neat products available! Remember, these items are only available through the end of December!

October 7 is World Card Making DAY and Amy’s Inkin’ Krew is hosting an online event with demonstrators in the group (me too!). We start at 9 AM and go until the official start of Stampin’ Up’s event, then come back on again.

Stampin' Up! World Card Making Day

Who: Anyone!
When: 7 October from 2:00–5:00 p.m. (MT)
Where: Online
Price of Event: Free
Registration Dates: 6 September–7 October 2023

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Can I watch the event with people that didn’t register?
That’s a big yes! Anyone and everyone are welcome to join in the fun. Registration is the best way to keep up on event details, but it’s not required.

Connect with me to register for this event!

Celebrate 35 Years with Us: Upcoming Starter Kit Special

We’re celebrating our 35th anniversary this year, and what better way to do that than with a special Starter Kit offer? From 3–31 October, new demonstrators will be able to choose either 35% OFF the cost of their Starter Kit or get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit! Let me know how I can help you :O)

Stampin’ Up! Gift Bags #2 and 3

Good morning! We have returned from convention in Pittsburgh and today I am d-r-a-g-g-i-n-g. Yep – ever return and feel rung out or run over by a mack truck? It’s not quite that bad, but … I made a gift bag last night and took pictures then realized I did it sorta wrong. This morning I made another for this post :O) and I’m hoping instructions will be more clear.

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Gift bag made last night after many hours of travel – not decorated yet, but at least has a ribbon! The Designer Series Paper is called Traditions of St. Nick DSP and is found as part of the Special Release on the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES. It’s beautiful, isn’t it? Here’s the how to put this together with photos to help you create it.

  • DSP is cut 6 x 12 (please make note… better if DSP is non directional) This is Traditions of St Nick 12 x 12 DSP
    • score on the long side at 1 1/2, 5 3/4, is 7 1/4 and 11 1/2
    • score on the short side at 1 1/2 and 5 1/2. (the 5 1/2 end is the top of the gift bag)
  • Trim along score lines of the long side to the 1 1/2 score line on the short side
  • Remove excess ‘end’ as shown in photo
Stampin' Up! Traditions of St Nick gift bag.2
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Please look at photos to the left for proper cutting lines, Then add Tear n’ Tape at spots indicated in the near photo – there are four places. The area at the bottom of the photo becomes the side of the gift bag while the cut flaps become the bottom of the gift bag. The next photos will show how to fold the gift bag.

  • Fold gift bag as shown in photo below
  • Remove right length of Tear n’ Tape and close
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  • Remove Tear ‘n Tape from short flaps and fold in; remove Tear ‘n Tape from long flap and fold in; then fold in the remaining long flap.
  • Secure by using a bone folder and rub against all flaps from the inside of the gift bag.
  • Pinch in at top and punch holes – see photos
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  • Run Ribbon through holes and tie bow. On the red gift bag I used Burlap Ribbon from the Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack.
  • Heres’ a photo of the bag again completed as a side view and one of the front view.
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Stampin' Up! Traditions of St Nick Gift Bag.1

The first gift bag I made with this design was made with foil paper and turned out really cute, but I had to be so careful when scoring not to tear through the DSP. This is much stronger and I did not have to be so careful. These bags are not decorated yet. I will share a photo later in the week fully decorated :O) But now – you can make your own gift bag with ease :O) HERE is a link to the foiled bag.

Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper Special Release

Click on the image above to see the rest of the Special Release designer series papers and other ONLINE EXCLUSIVES.

Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs. 

We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last.

Stampin’ Up! has two catalogs right now for shopping: theSep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog has quite a number of holiday stamps/ dies/ and papers & punches as well as some items that are excellent for eveyday use. Click on the catalog image below to shop those products.

Stampin' Up! Sep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog

Regular card stock & LOTS of products are available in the 2023-2024 Annual catalog. Feel free to click on that image below to take you to what’s available there.

Remember when shopping with me, with every purchase of $50 or more you will receive a Stampin’ Up! item of your choice valued up to $10. You get to choose the item! Unfortunately, due to rising costs of shipping, I am not able to send card stock or designer series papers, but there is so much more from which to choose – from either of the Mini catalog or the Annual catalog. Yeah! Just make sure you are shopping with me when you check out.

Stampin' Up! 2023-2024Annual Catalog

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

Stampin’ Up! Joy of Noel and Layers

Good morning! I’m away right now, attending a convention that has nothing to do with Stampin’ Up!. Can you imagine? :O) The convention is in Pittsburgh, a city of bridges. I learned yesterday Pittsburgh has more bridges than Venice, France, numbering 463 (I think that’s the right number). And they are all so different. But this post isn’t about Pittsburgh, this is a post about today’s creation.

Stampin' Up! Joy of Noel

This card has lots of layers using the Joy of Christmas 12×12 DSP. It is beautiful. You can see I used three different designer series papers, with the very top one as kind of a background piece for the sentiment banner. I used the Banners Pick a Punch to make the pointy ends. It’s hard to pick a favorite of these papers. Prior to adhering this strip to the card front, I wrapped it in Metallic Woven Ribbon in Parakeet Party. There are so many shades of green in this paper, this ribbon just adds a sparkle of fun.

The sentiment is stamped using Joy of Noel stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on a Basic White panel that was then die cut with Something Fancy Dies. I used Gold Holly Leaves and Loose Holly Gems to decorate the banner. Attached with Stampin’ Seal to the basck of the banner is a Pine bough die cut from Shaded Spruce card stock using a die from Joy of Noel dies. I’m thinking a gold foil pine bough might have been nice as well.

The layers of the card are…

  • Shaded Spruce card base 4 1/4 x 11 and scored at 5 1/2
  • Cherry Cobbler 4 x 5 1/4 adhered directly to the card base.
  • Basic White 3 3/4 x 5 adhered to Joy of Christmas DSP 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, dimensionals on the Basic White and centered onto the card front
  • Basic White 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 and Joy of Christmas DSP 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 adhered together, dimensionals on the Basic White and again centered onto the card front.
  • The bannered piece is 3/4 x 4 1/4, trimmed with the Banners Pick A Punch, wrapped in the Metallic Woven Ribbon and adhered with adhesive.
  • The sentiment banner is attached with dimensionals.
Stampin' Up! Joy of Noel, inside

For the inside… Cherry Cobbler layer (4 x 5 1/4) adhered to the card base; the Basic White panel (3 3/4 x 5) is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and Shaded Spruce ink using stamps from the Joy of Noel stamp set then added to the inside of the card.

Stampin' Up! Joy of Noel card & envelope

The envelope got more of this gorgeous Joy of Christmas DSP adhered to the flap and trimmed to fit. On the envelope front, I stamped two holly sprigs in Shaded Spruce ink then added tiny dots of Pearlized Enamel Effects. This needed to be set aside to dry so the Enamel Effects doesn’t smear. Love this card and envelope and hope you do as well.

To order this gorgeous Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper and the Joy of Noel bundle, please visit the Mini Catalog shown below. Click on the banner and it will take you directly to shopping with me in the Mini Catalog.

Stampin' Up! Sep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog

Remember that when you shop with me and your order is over $50 before shipping & taxes, you will receive a SU! items of your choice valued up to $10. It’s helpful to use my CURRENT HOST CODE SDGXBPZV (this is code from 15 Sep – 30 Sep) so I receive full notification and you get my gift. :O)

There’s lots more going on in the Stampin’ Up world and this time of year with several holidays approaching, you will not want to miss a thing! And what better way to do that than to JOIN MY TEAM – join my team here

  • 20%+ Discount on your demonstrator orders
  • Be a part of a fun and supportive team and the Stampin’ Up! community – this is one of the best parts, meeting new folks and new ideas, creating together
  • Early access to new catalogs and promotion information
  • Early ordering for new products
  • Be a hobby demonstrator or start a business
  • No pressure to sell products
  • My full support when you join my team
  • access to monthly class tutorials :O) Each month it’s different, this month it’s the Autumn Leaves bundle – yippee!
  • Access to Team meetings with various information about the SU! world if you desire to make it a business
Stampin' Up! Special Release DSP in ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Click on the Special Release banner to take you to the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES.

Let me know if I can help you in any way. May you have a beautiful day!

Stampin’ Up! Watercoloring for the Happy Inkin’ Thursdsay Blog Hop

Welcome to this weeks Blog Hop and a new color challenge! And this was a definite challenge for me. :O) These color combinations were different – and yet, went together.

Stampin' Up! Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop
Stampin' Up! Blog Color Challenge
Stampin' Up! Watercoloring w/ Autumn Leaves stamp set

I started with a panel of Watercolor Paper, wet it with my Water Painter, then began adding color: Wild Wheat, then Calypso Coral overlapping it somewhat, and Poppy Parade. I dropped water droplets with the Water Painter then heat set it with the Heat Tool. I pulled out the Autumn Leaves stamp set and one of the vein stamps and began stamping, turning the stamp to give an over-all pattern. Again, using the same ink colors and cleaning the stamp in between colors: Wild Wheat, Calypso Coral and Poppy Parade. Before adhering this panel to the Wild Wheat card base, I stamped along the one edge in Wild Wheat ink using a similar vein stamp in the Autumn Leaves stamp set. I then tore the edge of the Watercolor Paper and adhered it to the card base.

Using my scissors and the Textured Ribbon in Wild Wheat, I cut strips to make the ribbon thinner and to give a morre rustic look. I add a length of Black Bakers Twine from the Baker’s Twine Essential Pack that I had also separated. I ‘looped’ a bow, attaching it with Stampin’ Seal. ‘Looping’ it means there is no bulky knot :O) I then used a length of Mossy Meadow card stock stamping it in VersaMark ink, sprinkling it with White Embossing Powder and heat set the sentiment with the Heat Tool. The sentiment comes from the Go To Greetings stamp set. I trimmed the one end and attached the banner over the bow with dimensionals.

Stampin' Up! Autumn Leaves stamp set

For the inside… A panel of Mossy Meadow card stock was adhered to the card inside. On a Basic White panel I stamped these two leaves from Autumn Leaves stamp set: stamped off Wild Wheat then sponge daubered with Calypso Coral. The vein was stamped in Wild Wheat.

Stampin' Up! Watercoloring with Autumn Leaves stamp set

For the envelope… the very same vein stamp from Autumn Leaves stamp set for the envelope front, stamped off once in Wild Wheat ink.

The Autumn Leaves stamp set is a new favorite and can be found in the Sep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog. You may shop with me in that catalog by clicking the photo and it will take you straight to it!

More info below!!!

Now… it’s time to continue the hop… click on a name or click the ‘next’ button, but whatever you do, do not miss all the fun creations :O) Enjoy as you explore.

Stampin' Up! Happy Inkin' Thursday 'next' button

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Jaimie Babarczy

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright – you are here!

Carol Buckalew

Stampin' Up! Mini Sep-Dec 2023 Catalog + link

Remember that when you shop with me and your order is over $50 before shipping & taxes, you will receive a SU! items of your choice valued up to $10. It’s helpful to use my CURRENT HOST CODE SDGXBPZV (this is code from 15 Sep – 30 Sep) so I receive full notification and you get my gift. :O)

There’s lots more going on in the Stampin’ Up world and this time of year with several holidays approaching, you will not want to miss a thing! And what better way to do that than to JOIN MY TEAM – join my team here

  • 20%+ Discount on your demonstrator orders
  • Be a part of a fun and supportive team and the Stampin’ Up! community – this is one of the best parts, meeting new folks and new ideas, creating together
  • Early access to new catalogs and promotion information
  • Early ordering for new products
  • Be a hobby demonstrator or start a business
  • No pressure to sell products
  • My full support when you join my team
  • access to monthly class tutorials :O) Each month it’s different, this month it’s the Autumn Leaves bundle – yippee!
  • Access to Team meetings with various information about the SU! world if you desire to make it a business

Let me know if I can help you in any way! May you have a beautiful day. :O)

Stampin’ Up! Shining Christmas Gift Bag

Good Tuesday! I finally got out my winter bathrobe today – 55 degrees this morning. Chilly. As you know I have been making Christmas cards for a bit. Today is not a card but a cute gift bag and yes, for Christmas. This bag uses the Shining Christmas 12×12 SDSP, one of the Special Release Designer Series Papers in the SU! ONLINE EXCLUSIVES (only available while supplies last!)

Stampin' Up! Shining Christmas Gift Bag

I used another new product on this card to create a portion of the tag… the Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper. It’s a punch and you can see it here in Cherry Cobbler card stock. The cute little trees come from the Wishes All Around stamp set and are stamped in Mossy Meadow ink. I used Festive Pearls in Cherry Cobbler to top them. The sentiment is on a Basic White piece stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and uses the Wishes All Around stamp set. The tag layers are Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler and Basic White and are adhered with liquid glue to the gift box. But I get ahead of myself.

Let’s make the bag!

  • Shining Christmas SDSP cut 6 x 12
    • score on the long side 1 1/2, 5 3/4, 7 1/4 and 11 1/2
    • score on the short side 1 1/2 and 5 1/2
  • Burnish gently
  • On the long sides, cut along score lines to the short side score lines
  • add tape to the 11 1/2 scored area

I should have taken more pictures! This is NOT going to make sense without more instruction… I’ll do this again with complete photos. Ugh. Enjoy the looks of the bag and I’ll create another with more complete instructions. It will be next week though – just FYI.

Bag is tied together with Metallic Woven Ribbon in Parakeet Party. I love the added sparkle and it blends perfectly with the Mossy Meadow. This is a side view of the bag, so you can see it is not super wide, but it does have about a 1 1/2″ base, so perfect for a pair of sox or something similar.

Stampin' Up! DSP Special Release

There are more Designer Series Papers released on the ONLINE EXCLUSIVE

Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs. 

We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last.

You can shop these products with me here

Since I mentioned the Mini Catalog – let me give you a place to shop and see all the other fun items available. This catalog has been very popular! Just sayin’. The Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper may be found in the catalog below. Click on the photo below and shop with me there.

Stampin' Up! Sep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog

Remember that when you shop with me and your order is over $50 before shipping & taxes, you will receive a SU! items of your choice valued up to $10. It’s helpful to use my CURRENT HOST CODE SDGXBPZV (this is code from 15 Sep – 30 Sep) so I receive full notification and you get my gift. :O)

There’s lots more going on in the Stampin’ Up world and this time of year with several holidays approaching, you will not want to miss a thing! And what better way to do that than to JOIN MY TEAM – join my team here

  • 20%+ Discount on your demonstrator orders
  • Be a part of a fun and supportive team and the Stampin’ Up! community – this is one of the best parts, meeting new folks and new ideas, creating together
  • Early access to new catalogs and promotion information
  • Early ordering for new products
  • Be a hobby demonstrator or start a business
  • No pressure to sell products
  • My full support when you join my team
  • access to monthly class tutorials :O) Each month it’s different, this month it’s the Autumn Leaves bundle – yippee!
  • Access to Team meetings with various information about the SU! world if you desire to make it a business

Let me know if I can help you in any way! May you have a beautiful day. :O)

Stampin’ Up! Wishes All Around Bundle

Good Sunday morning! It’s chilly again… and I’m enjoying the cooler weather. Today’s card is quick and easy and a Christmas card! It uses the Wishes All Around bundle as well as an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE Special Release DSP called Shining Christmas 12×12 SDSP. It’s beautiful. Take a peek.

Stampin' Up! Wishes All Around C'mas card

The card base is Mossy Meadow cut 7 x 5 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4. Next are layers of Cherry Cobbler: 2 5/8 x 5 3/8 (top front) and 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 for the inside. The Shining Christmas 12×12 SDSP is cut 2 1/2 x 5 1/4 (top front) and 1 3/4 x 5 1/4 for the bottom inside. Stamp a Basic White panel (2 1/4 x 5 1/4) in Cherry Cobbler ink for the sentiment and Mossy Meadow ink for the berry sprig. Both of these use the Wishes All Around stamp set. I also stamped a punched a 2 1/4″ circle from Basic White and stamped it in the center in Cherry Cobbler ink using the Wishes All Around stamp set again. Set this circle aside for now.

Now for the fun part of decorating. I die cut two wreaths – one from Mossy Meadow card stock and one from Old Olive card stock, using the Wishes All Around Dies. I adhered these two together, off-setting them a bit. I adhered these to the stamped circle, then to the top portion of the card. I used pulled threads from the Threaded Twine to make a bow & attached it with a glue dot. Festive Pearls in Cherry Cobbler were added in groups of three. Bingo – the card is complete!

Stampin' Up! Wishes All Around C'mas. inside

The envelope got another berry sprig on the front, stamped in Mossy Meadow ink using the Wishes All Around stamp set. The envelope flap, a piece of the Shining Christmas 12×12 SDSP adhered and trimmed to fit. Such a festive card!

Stampin' Up! Wishes All Around C'mas card & envelope
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Does this card make you want to think about Christmas? I know it does me. And does it also make you want either this stunning paper or the stamps & dies used today? Remember the Designer Series Paper is a Special Release, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE and is available only while supplies last. Get yours by clicking the banner – and shop with me.

There are more Designer Series Papers released on the ONLINE EXCLUSIVE

Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs. 

We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you and your customers have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last.

You can shop these products with me here

Stampin' Up! ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Since I mentioned the Mini Catalog – let me give you a place to shop and see all the other fun items available. This catalog has been very popular! Just sayin’. Click on the photo below and shop with me there.

Stampin' Up! Sep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog

Remember that when you shop with me and your order is over $50 before shipping & taxes, you will receive a SU! items of your choice valued up to $10. It’s helpful to use my CURRENT HOST CODE SDGXBPZV (this is code from 15 Sep – 30 Sep) so I receive full notification and you get my gift. :O)

There’s lots more going on in the Stampin’ Up world and this time of year with several holidays approaching, you will not want to miss a thing! And what better way to do that than to JOIN MY TEAM – join my team here

  • 20%+ Discount on your demonstrator orders
  • Be a part of a fun and supportive team and the Stampin’ Up! community – this is one of the best parts, meeting new folks and new ideas, creating together
  • Early access to new catalogs and promotion information
  • Early ordering for new products
  • Be a hobby demonstrator or start a business
  • No pressure to sell products
  • My full support when you join my team
  • access to monthly class tutorials :O) Each month it’s different, this month it’s the Autumn Leaves bundle – yippee!
  • Access to Team meetings with various information about the SU! world if you desire to make it a business

Let me know if I can help you in any way! May you have a beautiful day. :O)

Stampin’ Up! All About Autumn Thinking of You

Good Saturday morning. It’s brisk here today at 54 degrees. Just say… lovin’ it! What good sleeping weather :O) My card today uses the awesome All About Autumn SDSP cut into strips to follow the scene. (Goodness! As I’m looking at this, I have the DSP in the wrong order and didn’t notice until just now!!)The sentiment comes from the Wonderful Words stamp set and Wonderful Words Dies. I wanted this card simple, to reflect the struggle of the moment the folks are going through – those who will receive this card. Copper Clay card stock was the perfect background paper on which to adhere the All About Autumn SDSP. Together, these were adhered to Early Espresso card base with dimensionals. As you can see, the sentiment is also on dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla. Embellishments were the Adhesive-Backed Speckled Dots in Copper Clay.

Stampin' Up! All About Autumn SDSP Thinking of you

For the inside… the sentiment is stamped using Quiet Moments stamp set and Early Espresso ink on a Very Vanilla panel. This was added to another Copper Clay piece and both adhered to the inside of the card.

Stampin' Up! All About Autumn SDSP Thin king of you, inside

For the Very Vanilla envelope, another sentiment from Quiet Moments stamp set stamped in Early Espresso ink. The flap got a reverse side of one of the wonderful All About Autumn SDSP trimmed to fit.

Stampin' Up! All About Autumn SDSP card & envelope

This wonderful SDSP is one of the Designer Series Papers in the Sep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog. It just may be out of stock right now, but should be available soon. This is just such gorgeous papers, you want to be sure to have some to use.

Since I mentioned the Mini Catalog – let me give you a place to shop and see all the other fun items available. This catalog has been very popular! Just sayin’. Click on the photo below and shop with me there.

Remember that when you shop with me and your order is over $50 before shipping & taxes, you will receive a SU! items of your choice valued up to $10. It’s helpful to use my CURRENT HOST CODE SDGXBPZV (this is code from 15 Sep – 30 Sep) so I receive full notification and you get my gift. :O)

To view items in the Annual Catalog, click the image above – shop with me.

There’s lots more going on in the Stampin’ Up world and this time of year with several holidays approaching, you will not want to miss a thing! And what better way to do that than to JOIN MY TEAM – join my team here

  • 20%+ Discount on your demonstrator orders
  • Be a part of a fun and supportive team and the Stampin’ Up! community – this is one of the best parts, meeting new folks and new ideas, creating together
  • Early access to new catalogs and promotion information
  • Early ordering for new products
  • Be a hobby demonstrator or start a business
  • No pressure to sell products
  • My full support when you join my team
  • access to monthly class tutorials :O) Each month it’s different, this month it’s the Autumn Leaves bundle – yippee!
  • Access to Team meetings with various information about the SU! world if you desire to make it a business
Stampin' Up! Special Release of DSP

There are more Designer Series Papers released on the ONLINE EXCLUSIVE

Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs. 

We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you and your customers have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last.

You can shop these products with me here

Let me know if I can help you in any way! May you have a beautiful day. :O)

Stampin’ Up! Quiet Meadow Thinking of You

Good Monday! I have a sweet card for you today using a DSP from the SU! Online Exclusives store: Naturally Guilded Specialty DSP. It’s beautiful, woodsy but in a gold, silver and copper.

Stampin' Up! Quiet Meadow Thinking of You

I chose the silver and used Blending Brushes to add color. The inks are Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight and Azure Afternoon. After coloring, I placed an Azure Afternoon panel behind it, dimensionals, and added it to a Pebbled Path card base. With the Meadow Dies, I die cut this sweet flower from Basic White and colored with Lemon Lolly and Azure Afternoon inks using Blending Brushes. Combining those two colors on the stem & leaves made them green, without adding a third ink color :O). I die cut the flower center from Early Espresso card stock. The Sentiment is from Quiet Meadow stamp set and stamped in Pebbled Path ink and die cut with the Meadow Dies. I added dimensionals to it and placed it over the flower. The bow is a double bow made with the Simply Elegant Trim in silver and was added with a glue dot. The final touch was the addition of several Festive Pearls in silver, both on the sentiment and the card front.

Stampin' Up! Quiet Meadow Sympathy, inside

For the inside another Azure Afternoon panel was adhered first. The Basic White panel was stamped with this lovely flower bunch from Quiet Meadow stamp set in Stazon Ink. I colored it with Light Lemon Lolly, Light Granny Apple Green and SU 100 Stampin’ Blends. The sentiment is again from Quiet Meadow stamp set and stamped in Pebbled Path ink.

Stampin' Up! Quiet Meadow card & envelope

The envelope did not stamp so well :O( but I used the same stamp as the inside of the card, from Quiet Meadow stamp set. And more Naturally Guilded SDSP on the flap. After trimming to size I colored it as I did the card front: Blending Brushes, Lemon Lolly and Azure Afternoon inks.

Online Exclusives are a part of the Stampin’ Up! product line, just online only – as the name implies.

Stampin' Up! ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

You can shop these products with me here

There are more Designer Series Papers released on the ONLINE EXCLUSIVE

Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs. 

We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you and your customers have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last.

You can shop these products with me here

Remember that when you shop with me and your order is over $50 before shipping & taxes, you will receive a SU! items of your choice valued up to $10. It’s helpful to use my CURRENT HOST CODE HDN4VQHR so I receive full notification and you get my gift. :O)

There’s lots more going on in the Stampin’ Up world and this time of year with several holidays approaching, you will not want to miss a thing! And what better way to do that than to JOIN MY TEAM – join my team here

  • 20%+ Discount on your demonstrator orders
  • Be a part of a fun and supportive team and the Stampin’ Up! community – this is one of the best parts, meeting new folks and new ideas, creating together
  • Early access to new catalogs and promotion information
  • Early ordering for new products
  • Be a hobby demonstrator or start a business
  • No pressure to sell products
  • My full support when you join my team
  • access to monthly class tutorials :O) Each month it’s different, this month it’s the Autumn Leaves bundle – yippee!
Stampin' Up! Mini Catalog

The mini catalog is Sep-Dec and the products this year are flying off the shelf. Click on the icon above to take you to the Mini Catalog where you can shop with me :O)

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

Stampin’ Up! Sneaky Peek of a New Mask

Good Friday morning! It’s cool here in the northeast – 54 degree when we walked. And that means fall is a-comin’. That’s perfect for today’s card because I chose to use one of the masks in the new Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks.

Stampin' Up! Abundant Beauty Leaves Mask

I used Blending Brushes and three colors of ink to create this with one of the new Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks: Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobbler – definite fall colors. And here’s the mask after using the Blending Brushes.

Stampin' Up! Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks
Stampin' Up! Abundant Beauty Decorative masks.2
Stampin' Up! Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks.3

You can see that I held the paper in place AND the mask in place using post-it notes. And that is a key to making the finished product clear. I trimmed the Basic White panel a bit then with a Water Painter added some water splotches. I did this by squeezing just a bit of water into the brush then tapping it against my other hand. Once dry I used an Early Espresso Marker to flick some splatters to the entire panel. This was added to a Cherry Cobbler panel just slightly larger. I wanted the card base to be Pumpkin Pie card stock, but also wanted some texture on the card – so ran a separate panel of Pumpkin Pie through the cut & emboss machine with the Basics 3D Embossing folder, Crosshatch. This is a product part of the Online Exclusives. This embossed panel was adhered to the card base withn loiquid glue and the top two panels were added with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment using another new product available Sep 6, the Abundant Leaves stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on another Basic White piece, and die cut it with a die from the Abundant Leaves Dies. I also wanted another image behind the sentiment and looked at the Abundant Leaves Dies and say this image that is really ‘veins’ for a leaf. I die cut it from Early Espresso card stock and added it with dots of liquid glue to the card front, putting dimensionals on the sentiment and adding it over the die cut. As a final touch I added three Adhesive-Backed Speckled Dots – also a new product available Sep 6.

Stampin' Up! Abundant Leaves Dies
Stampin' Up! Abundant Leaves Dies.2

Using the die cut from Abundant Leaves Dies as a stencil, I used the Blending Brushes used to create the card front, to create the image on the inside of the card. Again, the Basic White panel was adhered to a Cherry Cobbler card stock then added to the inside of the card.

Abundant Beauty Leaves Mask card & envelope

With the Abundant Beauty Masks still on my desk, I used the mask and Blending Brushes to decorate the envelope, some leaves on the front, then the entire flap. it ties everything together. Abundant Beauty Masks – a real bargain and a fun play with Blending Brushes!

Remember, several of the items used to create this card will be available Sep 6 as they are in the Sep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog. If you do not have a demonstrator or a new catalog, please reach out to me. I also have a Designer Series Paper Share as part of the same catalog – touting all the new Designer Series Papers. Here’s more info re: that…

Stampin' Up! Sep-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog

How my shares work: I order full packs of all the Designer Series Papers listed below. I cut them into 6×6 pieces (or 6×12 for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list. I pack up the paper and get it back out to you just as quickly as possible! Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers and makes it easier to decide which papers you like most and want to order.

Below is a list of the papers for this Designer Series Paper Share.

A single paper share is $30 plus $8.50 Priority Mail Shipping.

A double paper share is cut 6 x 12 and is $60 plus Priority Mail Shipping.

Remember, one 6×6 sheet of each design from these DSP packs. Most original DSP packs come in 12 x 12 size unless otherwise noted.

The list includes: name of DSP, number of sheets of that DSP in the pack.

  • All About Autumn – (6×6 size) -12
  • Beary Christmas – 6
  • Melon Mambo & Granny Apple Green Foil Sheets – 2
  • Garden Walk – (6×6 size) – 8
  • Glow-In-The-Dark 6×6 Specialty Paper – 1
  • Joy of Christmas – 6
  • Joyful Specialty Paper – 4
  • Merry Bold & Bright – 6
  • O Holy Night – 6
  • Oxidized Copper Specialty Paper – 2
  • Shining Brightly Specialty Paper – 6
  • Snowflake Magic Specialty Paper – 3
  • Them Bones – 6
  • Winter Meadow – 6

Anyone is welcome to join this paper share opportunity, but shipping is limited to addresses within the US. If you would like to join in these shares, please email the following information to tlsbrightspot@gmail.com

  • Your first & last name (yep, I need both :O)
  • The email address 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.
  • Deadline to sign up for my shares: Monday, September 4 @ 3 PM ET
Stampin' Up! ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Online Exclusives are just that – not in any Stampin’ Up! catalog.

The Basics 3D Embossing Folders used in today’s project, are part of this.

Visit here to shop these EXCLUSIVES.