Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack UPDATE PLUS Nested Essentials Dies, Sentimental Park Dies, Thoughtful Expressions dies & Retiring Poetic Expressions DSP on a project.

Good morning! Stampin’ Up! announced a CLEARANCE REFRESH that began at midnight last night/ this morning. CLICK HERE to see what’s available & new to the listing! Remember – first come, first serve. Items sell fast – so if you want it, grab it now…

Now for my regular post… a friend gave a cute box to me and it holds notecard size cards & envelopes. I shared the notecards last week and will include the link to view those here.

Stampin' Up! Nested Essentials Dies, Sentimental Park Dies and Thoughtful Expressions Dies - all on a box

Isn’t this fun?! And a beautiful way to ‘gift’ several cards.

Stampin' Up! Nested Essential Dies, Sentimental Park Dies & Thoughtful Expressions Dies - all on a gift box
Stampin' Up! Side view of gift box

The Designer Series Paper wrapped around the tin is from the Poetic Expressions pack and it features Moody Mauve. I had to piece it together to get it to wrap all around! The ribbon is a retired one – Natural Ribbon from Copper & Natural Ribbon Combo Pack, now $3.80 on the CLEARANCE RACK! Nested Expressions largest die creates the backdrop for all the floral & sentiment die cuts. The flowers are from Sentimental Park Dies – and this wonderful set is carrying over – die cut in Bubble Bath and Moody Mauve. The leaves are from Thoughtful Expressions Dies and die cut from Granny Apple Green. I used another retiring product – Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels for centers. The love die cut is from the Jan-March Paper Pumpkin add-ons.

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.

HOST CODE 4JF6ZWC9

Still need a demonstrator and a new catalog – just let me know how I can help you. The new 24-25 Annual Catalog goes live for ordering from customers on May 1.

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! April Paper Pumpkin

Good morning – Paper Pumpkin is a monthly creative & inspirational fun box that comes in the mail. This month it is titled Delicate Wings and has all the makings for nine (9) cards with decorated envelopes. The cards are stunning & I made them according to directions – lots of opportunities to use these! Nine cards ready to send in just over an hour – can’t beat that!

Stampin' Up! April Paper Pumpkin

Here they are all complete. Now let’s look at each one.

This is my favorite card – and the butterfly is just stunning set on a champagne background piece before attaching to the card front. There is a coordinating die set for this month’s PP and will coordinate with the next two months of Paper Pumpkins as well – so this card gives me inspiration of ways to use one of the dies. :O) The second image above is the inside of the card – a punch-out included in this months PP used on another card – this was a leftover .

Stampin' Up! April Paper Pumpkin, card 2
Card 2, inside

This is also very pretty and each of the butterflies on this card front was a punch-out provided in the kit. I did add Festive Pearls – a retired item – to the body of each butterfly. On the inside of the card is the stamped image in Basic Gray (provided as an inkspot in the kit) and another extra butterfly punch-out.

Here, card 3, you see the butterfly punch-outs and how they were to be used. Love this! And of course, I added Festive Pearls (retired) to each of the punch-outs. The sentiment panel is stamped with a stamp from the kit – again in Basic Gray, and attached with dimensionals. And on each envelope front is a butterfly stamped image from the stamps included in the kit. The envelope flap in each case is embossed with gold butterflies!

If you so desired, color coordination for these are: Basic Beige, Basic Gray, Lost Lagoon, Moody Mauve, Champagne.

As mentioned earlier, there is a coordinating die set – called Thanks & Beyond. If you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you can purchase this die set for $12. Want to learn more about being a Paper Pumpkin subscriber – click here!

Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Thanks & Beyond Dies

MAY: The Best There Is

Subscribe 11 April–10 May

Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration!

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

• Precut paper accent pieces and labels

• Woodgrain textures and masculine earthy tones

• Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot),

Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige

The May kit coordinates with the Country Woods DSP from the 24-25 Annual Catalog!

May PP kit – The Best There Is

JUNE: Life Is Sweet

Subscribe 11 May–10 June

Celebrate the sweet things in life with textured, artistic cards.

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

• Iridescent glimmer sentiments and precut paper pieces

• Vellum accents, iridescent pearls, and linen thread

• Coordinating colors: Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock

(Classic Stampin’ Spot), Pool Party, Pretty In Pink

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you were inspired to be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber. And remember, when you do that and are linked to me as your demonstrator, there are benefits! Use my current

HOST CODE4JF6ZWC9

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! Magnolia Mood for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

We have a challenge today for the blog hop – flowers… and I just HAD to pull out the Magnolia Mood bundle from the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES. I’ve had it for a while and it was/ is time to put it to use – it is just so beautiful. And here in NJ we have several magnolias in bloom!

Stampin' Up! Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop
Stampin' Up! Magnolia Mood, ONLINE Exclusive

This card is soft and understated with a Thick Basic White card base, then Petal Pink covered with Vellum Basics Specialty DSP – a retiring item. I stamped the magnolia from the Magnolia Mood stamp set in Basic Gray ink and used the Dark Petal Pink Blend to color the flowers. I used Light Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blend to color the center., then die cut it with the coordinating Magnolia Mood Dies. I die cut a few extra leaves using the Magnolia Mood Dies and Basic White card stock and attached them with Stampin’ Seal+, then the entire die cut was added with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from Magnolia Mood stamp set in Basic Gray ink on Basic White then die cut it with a die from the Autumn Leaves Dies and attached it with Stampin’ Seal+. As a final touch I added three pearls from the new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog – Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls.

Stampin' Up! Magnolia Mood bundle, card inside

For the inside… I stamped this very sweet image of a magnolia bud with leaves in Petal Pink ink, then die cut it with the Magnolia Mood coordinating die, & attached it to the Basic White insert with liquid glue. This was added to the inside of the card with liquid glue again.

Stampin' Up! Magnolia Mood Bundle  card & envelope

For the envelope, I kept it simple again… and stamped this sweet floral image in Basic Gray ink on the envelope front and that was it. As I said – understated but lovely.

Please check my information below the blog hop list to order this beauty. And if you have questions, just let me know. Now… on with the hop. Carol always has a fun project – and she’s next nf the hop. Enjoy visiting everyones creations!

Stampin' Up! Blog Hop 'next' button

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Jaimie Babarczy

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

As with any retiring catalog – a new catalog becomes available – the 2024-2025 Annual catalog. I have sent catalogs to my customers, but if you do not have a demonstrator and need a catalog, please connect with me!

Stampin' Up! NEW ANNUAL 24-25 CATALOG - & me in Houston receiving it :O)

Shopping with me… use my current HOST CODE 4JF6ZWC9 to receive that $10 item when your order is $50-$149. If above $150, Stampin Up! has it’s own rewards :O)

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES may be found here

Clearance items may be found here

Click the Last Chance photo to take you directly to the shop!

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

Stampin’ Up! JuniorLegal Pad Notebook w/ Masterfully Made DSP & Thoughtful Expressions Bundle

Yesterday was a very successful working outside kind of day! 77 degrees and dry leaves that could easily picked up, some Easter bulbs planted and yard furniture taken out from shed. Whew! To say the least, just a bit sore today :O)

I like notebooks and have a few notepads on shelves and in convenient places – and decided to make some fun covers for them – they are nice notepads – and give as gifts. Here’s my first.

Stampin' Up! Masterfully Made DSP & Thoughtful Expressions bundle, notepad cover

This is such pretty Designer Series paper! I love the colors, wonderfully paired Lost Lagoon, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist. Yummy. And the belly band is made with Pretty Peacock. The base of the notebook is the white backing for the DSP – you know the one with name of DSP and color coordinations. It is cut 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 scored at 5 1/4 & 5 1/2. I rounded the corners but you wouldn’t have to do that. The front DSP mat is 5 1/8 x I 8 1/8.

Stampin' Up! Masterfully Made DSP, notepad cover w/o belly band

And here are inside and back photos.

Stampin' Up! Masterfully Made DSP
 notebook, back side.

Just to explain the inside a bit: in photo with the butterfly (butterfly is a Paper Pumpkin add-on called Thanks & Beyond Dies) – that is a pocket for extraneous notes (3 7/8 x 5) with a full liner of Pretty Peacock 5 1/8 x 8 1/8. The second photo above shows another ‘liner’ of Pretty Peacock 5 1/8 x 8 1/8 and the ‘holder’ for the notepad 1 1/4 x 12 – also from the backing of the DSP. I wrapped it around the heavy piece of the back of the notepad, adhered the ends together, removed it from the notepad and adhered it to the notebook with the smooth side up. This allows for replacement of a Junior Legal notepad at any time. The last photo is another panel of Masterfully Made DSP 5 1/8 x 8 1/8 adhered to the notepad base.

The belly band… 1 1/4 x 12 Pretty Peacock covered with a strip of Masterfully Made DSP 1 1/8 x 12. Wrap loosely around closed notepad and adhere ends together in front with Tear n’ Tape. Decorate: Using the Thoughtful Expressions Dies, I die cut two pieces for the label – Lost Lagoon and Lemon Lime Twist and adhered together with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment from Thoughtful Wishes stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink and added several dimensionals to the back. With the belly band in place on the notebook I attached the die cuts to the belly band.With the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set I stamped the floral image on a Basic White piece in Memento ink and colored it with Stampin’ Blends: Berry Burst, Lost Lagoon and Lemon Lime Twist. I die cut the image with the appropriate die from the Thoughtful expressions dies and adhered in place with dimensionals. As a final touch, I added three Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins in Berry Burst – an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE.

The Masterfully Made DSP retires at the end of April as the 23-24 annual catalog sadly ends. It is still available, but not for long! Click the Last Chance photo to take you directly to the shop!

Stampin' Up! Last Chance Products from the 23-24 Annual Catalog

As with any retiring catalog – a new catalog becomes available – the 2024-2025 Annual catalog. I have sent catalogs to my customers, but if you do not have a demonstrator and need a catalog, please connect with me!

Stampin' Up ! 24-25 Annual Catalog & me in Houston
me in Houston receiving the 24-25 Annual Catalog

With a new catalog I offer Designer Series Paper Shares and this year I am offerring Ribbon Shares as well. Please click here to find more information about that!

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

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES may be found here

Clearance items may be found here

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

Stampin’ Up! Notecards & Earthen Elegance DSP

Good morn ing! Oh my goodness, we have had a stunningly gorgeous weekend – well, mostly on Sunday. We had sprinkles on Sat & overcast skies. But Sunday was glorious!!! I’ve been working on using my retiring DSP and started with a pack that was nearly gone – Earthen Elegance DSP. I paired it with the beautiful Thoughtful Expressions bundle and some other items. I have six cards to share – some just the card fronts.

Stampin' Up! Notecards & Earthen Elegance DSP
#1
Stampin' Up! Notecards & Earthen Elegance DSP, inside card 1

Note Card 1

Ribbon: Boho Blue

Embellishment: Adhesive- backed Solid Gems in Boho Blue; sentiment: Thoughtful Elegance stamp set

Blends: Moody Mauve & Pretty Peacock

Ink: Memento

Stampin' Up! Notecard w/ Earthen Elegance DSP #2
#2
Stampin' Up! Note card #2 inside

All the same elements used for Card 1 used for Card 2

Stampin' Up! Note Card & Earthen Elegance
#3

Card 3 Ribbon: Copper Clay

Embellishemnts: 23-25 In Color Dots in Copper Clay

#4

Silver Specialty DSP

Embellishments: 23-25 In Color dots in Moody Mauve

Stitched Shapes Dies

#5

Stitched Shapes Dies

Ribbon: Moody Mauve

Embellishments: 23-25 In Color Dots – Pebbled Path

Stampin' Up! Notecards w/ Earthen Elegance DSP #6
#6

I added Granny Apple Green die cuts & Blends for card #6 & two small leaf dies in Pretty Peacock – also Countryside Corners Dies in two layers. Thoughtful Expressions stamp set & Dies were the foundation and the Earthen Elegance DSP.

My idea is to use as much of the retiring DSP as I can over the next days as they retire April 30. It’s much more fun to use the new supplies, but I want to USE the retiring DSP – bottom line!!! I have more new supplies arriving soon that are in the 24-25 Annual Catalog & can’t wait to share those as well.As with any new catalog, I am offering Designer Series Paper Share & this year, also ribbon shares. Here is a link to see all the details for ordering those shares through me. The new catalog goes live to customers May 1. If yoou do not have a demonstrator, I would be happy to send a catalog.

Stampin' Up! TL in Houston w/ new 24-25 catalog
me in Houston receiving 24-25 Annual Catalog!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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)

Stampin' Up! LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS

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

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.

Stampin' Up! Loveliest Trees stamp set
Stampin' Up! Loveliest Tree Dies

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

Stampin' Up! 2024-2025 Annual Castalog

 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 NameItem # 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.