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.)

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.

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)

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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.

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Jaimie Babarczy

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright – you are here :O)

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

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.

This is an exciting time of year in the Stampin’ Up! world. Demonstrators just met to be introduced to and play with new products in the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. Stampin’ Up! also released their list of retiring products for the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog and the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. These are important lists as these products, once sold out, will no longer be available. Yes, there are some products that will carry over but not as a bundle – so make note of that! And remember too – this sale begins Apr 9.

Click image to print the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog Last Chance Product List

Click image to print the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog Last Chance Product List

Now… some fun products from the NEW 2024-2025 Annual Catalog

I sigbned up for the opportunity to purchase a bundle and chose Citrus Blooms bundle and made the card on the right with new Peach Pie and watercolored the peaches. I also water colored the leaves in Lemon Lime Twist. This is such a gorgeous bundle… I want to play!!!

More goodies were demonstrated then posted ona board and here are some of those photos.

You can clearly see the gorgeousness of the new products in the photos above. And we learned some new techniques which were shared and those photos are here as well.

Now some fun photos of our visit.

Houston was humid and I wasn’t quite ready for that part :O( but the temps were in the high 70’s and I was prepared for that! What fun we had – lots of laughs and late hours & early morning starts, but the inspiration and energy were palpable and so very worth it. It’s taken me a bit to get back in the groove and feel rested. but already thinking about next year in Raleigh, NC!

Welcome to another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! We have a color challenge today and I have chosen to work with the Delightful Floral 12×12 DSP to fulfill that challenge.

Isn’t this a fun card? I love the 3D effect with the flower on the front. And here’s how I created this card…

• * The card base is Pretty Peacock cut 5 1/2 x 11 and scored @ 1 11/16, 3 3/8, 7 5/8 & 9 5/16
• * Burnish folds: mountain, valley, valley, mountain. It will look like this from the top.

• * The Designer Series Paper is Delightful Floral 12×12 DSP and the front panel you see in the top view is cut 4 x 5 1/4. Additional DSP panels are 1 3/8 x 5 1/4 (cut 2). One is adhered to the front right section, the other is adhered over it after die cutting with the Everyday Details Dies. It simply creates this beautiful design for contrast, but not a bold one.
• * The flower itself is die cut from Bubble Bath card stock and each die cut is ‘colored’ with a Blending Brush and Bubble Bath ink – to lightly shade the edges. The flower sections are die cut with the Translucent Florals Dies, and each of the petals are curled a bit to added depth and contrast, making it look almost real when adhered together. I adhered these together with liquid glue.
• * Die cut the flower centers (2 of them & different sizes) from Lemon Lolly card stock using the Translucent Florals Dies. The two die cuts were adhered together with liquid glue and attached to the flower with a trimmed down to fit dimensional. I added this stunning Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequin for added glam.
• * From the Delightful Floral DSP, I die cut 3 stems using the Translucent Florals Dies – and adhered them together, creating a nice layer.
• * Again from the Delightful Florals DSP, I die cut two leaves – with Translucent Florals Dies, and curled the leaves a bit with my bone folder.
• * From Basic White I die cut the backdrop for the flower using the Everyday Details Dies. I attached the flower head first, then the stem and finally the leaves – all with liquid glue.
• * I added scrap lengths of Thick Basic White card stock in about 3-4 layers on the back of the die cut, so that when adhered to the card front, the front right section would fold under it – between the die cut and the Designer Series paper. The panel was added to the card front with Seal+ as I wanted a strong hold.
• * I wanted a sentiment and stamped it in Bubble Bath ink on a Basic White piece using the Translucent Florals stamp set. I die cut it with another die from the Everyday Details Dies. This was adhered in place with dimesnionals, leaving the right of it free to ‘hold’ the right section closed.
• * You can see in the photo below I added more of the gorgeous Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins and they really show off :O)

The inside… a 4 x 5 1/4 Basic White panel is stamped in Bubble Bath ink for the bud – yep, Translucent Florals stamp set, then the stem & decorative part of the flower are stamped in Pretty Peacock ink. This was adhered to the center section of the inside.

The envelope… More of the Delightful Floral DSP on the flap, adhered & trimmed to fit. I stamped a different flower using the Translucent Florals stamp set, this time in Fresh Freesia ink and the stamin in Pretty Peacock ink.

Such a pretty card! Love the colors, the Delightful Floral DSP and the Translucent Florals Stamps & Dies. Of course, the Everyday Details Dies are extra special as well. You can find more information on how to purchase these products below.

Check out the projects my teammates have created by following the various links or clicking the ‘next’ button. Happy hopping!

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Jaimie Babarczy

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

It’s Thursday – and we have a sketch challenge for the hop today! A Stampin’ Up! package arrived on my doorstep today and I decided to use new products from the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES to create my card.

As I mentioned, new products arrived today – and one of them was the Simply Zinnia Suite - a new Online Exclusive available March 5. As a demonstrator, we have the privilege of ordering products ahead of customers, to preview, play with, and share in our blogs. I didn’t think I would like the Designer Series Paper, but I LOV E IT! It really is pretty. My card base is Highland Heather with a layer of Lemon Lime Twist, then either the Flowering Zinnias DSP or Basic White. I pulled in several Stampin’ Blends to color the stamped zinnia (stamped in Basic Gray ink using the Simply Zinnia stamp set) and die cut it with the appropriate Simply Zinnia Dies. The Blends??? Blackberry Bliss, Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia and Lemon Lolly. The leaves are stamped in Lemon Lime Twist ink and highlighted with Wink of Stella. I used Wink of Stella on the stamped zinnia too – in the center area. The flower & leaves were placed on a die cut using the Scalloped Contour Dies and Basic White card stock. The embellishments are from the suite – Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins.

1. Card base – Highland Heather: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4, remove 2 1/8
2. Lemon Lime Twist: 2 x 5 3/8; 4 1/8 x 5 3/8
3. Flowering Zinnia 12 x 12 DSP: 2 x 5 1/4(front); 1/2 x 5 1/4 (inside); 2 1/4 x 6 (flap)
4. Basic White 3 1/4 x 2; 4 x 5 1/4 + scraps for flower and leaves die cuts

For the inside…

The Flowering Zinnia DSP is adhered to the Basic White insert and the sentiment is stamped in Fresh Freesia ink using a stamp from the Simply Zinnia stamp set. The sentiment has two embellishments from the Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins, this time in Lemon Lime Twist.

For the envelope… The same DSP as used on the card front, but the other side of the paper :O) for the flap. On the front I stamped the double leaves in Lemon Lime Twist ink and coated it with Wink of Stella. Love, love, love this new suite: Simply Zinnia.

Click on the link below to take you to see what Carol has created. Or… click on a name to take you to someone else. Either way – don’t miss these fun creations. Happy Hopping!

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Jaimie Babarczy

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright – you are here!

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

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If you do not have a demonstrator, reach out to me and I’ll send a catalog right away, plus a Jan-Feb Sale-a-Bration catalog as well. Sale-a-Bration is a special time for Stampin’ Up! folks – a time when there are product bonuses for qualifying orders. For instance, a $50 order qualifies for certain FREE ITEMS in the Sale-a-Bration Catalog and a $100 purchase qualifies for other FREE PRODUCT in that catalog. And there’s no limit to the free items. And if you think you might want to join as a demonstrator, there are bonuses there as well – extra special bonuses not offered at other times. See below for more info about joining as a demonstrator.

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There are two new kits available to purchase – one of which is the Sparkle Birthday kit (which just arrived today). You will see that in a couple of days.

If you do not have a demonstrator, reach out to me and I’ll send a catalog right away, plus a Jan-Feb Sale-a-Bration catalog as well. Sale-a-Bration is a special time for Stampin’ Up! folks – a time when there are product bonuses for qualifying orders. For instance, a $50 order qualifies for certain FREE ITEMS in the Sale-a-Bration Catalog and a $100 purchase qualifies for other FREE PRODUCT in that catalog. And there’s no limit to the free items. And if you think you might want to join as a demonstrator, there are bonuses there as well – extra special bonuses not offered at other times. See below for more info about joining as a demonstrator.

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