Stampin’ Up! Biggest Wish Masculine Birthday

Posted on June 23, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

The Biggest Wish stamp set just arrived recently and it is a fabulous stamp set. I’m going to share two cards with you today, both using this set. One is a sort of fun fold, simple & easy but a change from the ordinary. The other is more traditional. Both are masculine cards – and birthday. Here is the fun fold card…

The Designer Series Paper is called Well Suited and it is from the Jan-Jun Mini Catalog – which retires 30 June! Some of the coordinating papers for this DSP are Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, Cajun Craze and of course Basic White, which I have used. The stripy piece flips up for additional sentiment.

And here’s how I created this… the Night of Navy card base is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. 1/2″ from the left edge, I adhered another panel of Night of Navy cut 2 1/4 x 10 1/2 and scored at 5 1/4. Leaving this panel open, I adhered the Well Suited DSP 4 x 5 1/4 over this and right to the top of the fold on the panel. I then attached the striped pattern of the DSP ( cut 2 x 5). For the Basic White panel, I stamped the sentiment first in Night of Navy ink and that comes from the Days to Remember stamp set. I then stamped the balloons in Cajun Craze ink, also from the Days to Remember stamp set and used the Night of Navy marker to create the tails of the balloons. The balloons on the left were stamped off once. This panel is just a tad wider – 2 1/8 x 5 and adhered in place. Back to the front of the card… I stamped the word happy from the Biggest Wish stamp set in Smoky Slate ink on a Basic White piece then punched it with the Tailored Tag Punch. I punched another from Cajun Craze card stock, cut it in half vertically and adhered it to the back of the tag with liquid glue. I cut a length of Smoky Slate Textured Ribbon, made pointy ends and adhered it on the front flip panel with Seal+. The sentiment banner got dimensionals and was adhered over the ribbon. For a final bit of bling – even guys need bling now & then – I added three Artistry Blooms Adhesive-Backed Gems – and the front was complete! Foolish me, I did not take a picture of the back… but I did cut a panel of Basic White 4 x 5 1/4, stamped the large BIRTHDAY in Smoky Slate ink at the bottom left corner, then stamped the scripty word happy in Cajun Craze ink above it. This gave enough writing room for something fun.

For the envelope, I stamped the scripty word birthday in Smoky Slate ink, along the side, then the word happy in Cajun Craze ink. Both come from Biggest Wish stamp set. The flap was covered in more of the Well-Suited DSP.

Card #2… super simple, still using the Well-Suited DSP and Biggest Wish stamp set.

Here I used a different piece of the Well-Suited DSP and coordinated it with Pacific Point and Smoky Slate, with a bit of bling using the Metallic Pearls in silver. The card base is Thick Basic White 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2. The DSP is 3 3/16 x 4 1/4 adhered to Pacific Point card stock 3 3/8 x 4 1/4. Both were added to the card front with liquid glue. I stamped the large word BIRTHDAY in Smoky Slate ink then the scripty word happy in Pacific Point ink. then added the three Metallic Pearls in silver… and the card front was done!

For the inside – Well-Suited DSP 5/8 x 4 1/4 adhered with liquid glue to a Pacific Point piece 3/4 x 4 1/4. This was added near the bottom of the inside of the card and the inside was complete.

For the envelope, I used another panel of the Well-Suited DSP and adhered it to the flap and voila – that was it! Here are the two cards together…

I have really enjoyed playing with the Well-Suited DSP. It has been perfect for many masculine cards. And now that I have played with the Biggest Wish stamp set, it will be used a lot! DANG! just checked and the Well-Suited DSP is sold out!!! That’s good for Stampin’ Up! – not so good for you…

Products for todays project are from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog AND the Jan-Jun Mini Catalog which retires Jun 30!. They may be found in the list below. I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, or others, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY NEW HOST CODE – 4A6RJ2TA . When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products, so don’t use the host code at that time. If you have questions just let me know. If you would like to be able to order products early from catalogs AND enjoy that 20% discount, join my team now… you may do that here. We have lots of fun and are a creative bunch that encourages & supports one another.

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Inspire. Create. Share.

Stampin’ Up! Elegantly Said Birthday

Posted on June 20, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Happy Father’s Day to all the men out there! May you feel loved & appreciated for all you do & are.

Today’s card uses the Elegantly Said bundle, Penned Flowers Dies and the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder plus a few other elements. It incorporates two of the new In Colors ~ Pale Papaya & Soft Succulent which compliment each other nicely.

Golly, this photo is d-a-r-k… ugh. I began by running a panel of the Soft Succulent card stock through the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and adhering it directly to the Soft Succulent card base. Next I added a panel of the 2021-2023 In Color 6×6 DSP in Soft Succulent, to a larger panel of Basic White then wrapped Open Weave Ribbon in Pale Papaya around it and tied a bow, and adhered that with liquid glue as well. I had this floral die cut on my desk for a while – it comes from the Penned Flowers Dies and was die cut from Pale Papaya card stock. I adhered that with dots of liquid glue and added a couple of Genial Gems to the floral centers.

Next I stamped the sentiment from Elegantly Said stamp set onto a Basic White piece then punched it out using the Elegant Tag Punch. I also punched a longer piece in Pale Papaya card stock and adhered the two together to create a banner. I put dimensionals on the back and attached it to the card front. I added three more Genial Gems to the banner (this time in green) and the card front was done.

For the inside I added a 1/2″ wide strip of the same 2021-2023 6×6 In Color DSP to a Basic White panel and adhered it to the inside of the card – no additional sentiment or stamping – and no photo either 😦 What was I thinking!!! For the envelope I added a panel of the 2021-2023 6×6 In Colore DSP in Soft Succulent to the envelope flap and voila! Card cuts are listed at the bottom of this post.

Products for todays project are from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog. They may be found in the list below. I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, or others, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY NEW HOST CODE – 4A6RJ2TA . When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products, so don’t use the host code at that time. If you have questions just let me know. If you would like to be able to order products early from catalogs AND enjoy that 20% discount, join my team now… you may do that here. We have lots of fun and are a creative bunch that encourages & supports one another.

Stampin’ Up! has two promotions going on right now: Last Chance Products for those items from the Jan-Jun Mini Catalog (ends Jun 30!), and the Kits Promotion, while supplies last. Read below for more info on both!

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Please remember some of these items are carried over to the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog but are no longer bundled, so 10% off when bundled! Look in the new catalog for comparison of what’s really going away for good. Those items on terrific sale are definitely going away for good.

Kits Promotion, while supplies last

I’m excited to share with you a new line of creative products called the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Up! has taken the guess work out of creativity and done the hard parts, and you get to do the fun stuff: craft! Each kit is all-inclusive and includes the predesigned projects, preprinted pieces, and even the adhesives you need to complete the projects.

There’s a wide variety of kits for all different occasions, and new kits are being added regularly. You can shop the current selection at www.stampinup.com/kits. But hurry! Kits are available only while supplies last!

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Be inspired. Create. Share.

Card cuts:

Soft Succulent – 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Pale Papaya – 3 1/4 x 2 1/2, 2 1/2 x 1 3/4

Basic White – 2 5/8 x 5 1/2, 2 3/8 x 1 3/4, 4 x 5 1/4

DSP: 2021-2023 6×6 In Color DSP – 2 1/2 x 5 1/2, 2 1/4 x 6 (flap)

Stampin’ Up! Polished Pink & Pool Party Birthday

Posted on June 16, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Who would have thought Polished Pink & Pool Party would compliment each other? Not me! But as I was playing with colors, I really liked this combo ~ and the Gray Granite is just enough to soften things a bit. And this came together because I was rooting around in my stash and found these die cuts from the All Squared Away bundle!

The flower die cut comes from Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP using the Floral Squares Dies and the background is stamped in Polished Pink on a Basic White panel with the All Squared Away stamp set. I trimmed that down and adhered the die cut with liquid glue, put dimensionals on the back and attached it to a larger square of Basic White cut with the Layering Squares Dies (OOPS>>> these are a retired item – bummer!). I used a scalloped square from the Layering Squares Dies to create a Polished Pink and the squares were adhered to that with liquid glue. This is when I discovered this fun contrast with Pool Party… using the Fine Art Floral DSP and the Scallop & Contour Dies. I made a square by die cutting only a portion of the Scallop, matching the contours and die cutting the other end. And I really like the smaller scallop paired with the larger scallop.; it provides a nice contrast. The Polished Pink layers were adhered to this new scalloped square with liquid glue, then onto a larger panel of Basic White. I pulled in another Pool Party using the Subtles 6×6 DSP and adhered that to a Thick Basic White card base (yep, lisuid glue) then added all the layers using liquid glue. The sentiment banner comes from the Artistically Inked stamped set and I stamped that in Gray Granite on a Basic White strip then angled the ends. That was attached to a Polished Pink strip and added to the card front with liquid glue. For a final bit of bling, I added three 2021-2023 In Color Jewels in Polished Pink ~ and the card front was done!

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For the inside of the card I added another panel of the Fine Art Floral DSP. On the Basic White panel, I stamped this extra fun ‘blotch’ using the Artistically Ink stamp set with Pool Party ink. Over that I stamped the sentiment with Basic Gray ink from the Inspired Thoughts stamp set. I adhered the Basic White panel to the DSP and the card itself was complete.

For the envelope, I used the Subtles 6×6 DSP to adhere to the envelope flap and that was it. I’m rather excited about this new color combo… hope you like it too. Card cuts are listed at the end of this post.

KITS PROMOTION BEGINS 1 JUNE

Pick the kit that’s right for you!

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Make someone happy by creating something handmade.

Card cuts:

Basic White, Thick – 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2

Basic White – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, 2 1/4 square, 1 7/8 square, 3 3/4 x 5 (inside), 1/2 x 3 3/8

Subtles 6×6 DSP – 4 x 5 1/4, 2 1/4 x 6 (flap)

Fine Art Floral DSP – approx 3 1/8 for the scalloped square, 4 x 5 1/4 (inside)

Polished Pink – 2 1/2 square, 5/8 x 4

Stampin’ Up! Birthday

Posted on June 13, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Today’s card is for my sweetheart of a hubby, his birthday! He loves to sail our little 16′ Bullseye and therefore the Sailing Home stamp set is perfect for a card for him.

I started by using the Stitched Rectangle Dies and Beauty of the Earth DSP to create a rectangle, then stamped the sailboat in Misty Moonlight ink and the birds in Smoky Slate ink. I die cut the same size panel in Basic White and adhered it to the back of the panel for strength. I then die cut with the largest of the Stitched Rectangles Dies, a Basic White panel. I stamped the anchor in Smoky Slate ink from the Sailing Home stamp set, then the two sentiments. The ‘Happiest…’ sentiment is from All squared Away stamp set and stamped in Misty Moonlight ink. The other sentiment is from Days to Remember stamp set and done in Smoky Slate ink. I added five retired 2020-2022 Enamel Dots in Misty Moonlight, then wrapped Baker’s Twine from the Essentials Pack around the Basic White panel 2 times and tied a knot. I then adhered the sailboat panel with dimensionals. This Basic White panel also got dimensionals and was added to the card base. The card base is Basic White with a panel of Misty Moonlight card stock adhered with liquid glue. This frames the white panel nicely. Card cuts are listed at the end of the post.

The inside was kept really simple – using the largest of the Stitched Rectangles dies, cut a panel of Basic White, stamp the sentiment from All Squared Away stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink and adhere with liquid glue to a larger Misty Moonlight panel, then attach to the inside of the card – yep, with liquid glue. And the card is complete… 🙂

For the envelope, I took a piece of Misty Moonlight card stock and ran it through the new Bark 3D embossing folder and attached it to the flap. Love this new folder!!!

Stampin’ Up! has two promotions going on right now: a HOST promotion AND a KIT promotion,

which are shown next.

HOST PROMOTION 4 MAY- 14 JUN, 2021

From 4 May–14 June 2021, qualifying orders will receive our generous Stampin’ Rewards PLUS additional rewards! Hosts can earn Stampin’ Rewards based on order totals for an entire party. Outside of the party setting, Stampin’ Rewards are available to those who place individual orders that meet the order totals shown here.

Workshop orders, customer orders, and online orders all qualify for the extra $25 in Stampin’ Rewards if they reach the $250 level.
The order must reach the qualifying amount of $250 in merchandise prior to shipping and tax.The extra $25 rewards are only valid once per order no matter how high the order total.
Starter Kit orders do not qualify for this promotion.
Stampin’ Rewards can not be used on a 50% off item.
Deadline to submit an order and receive the extra $25 in free Stampin’ Rewards: June 14, 2021 at 11:50 PM (MT).

KITS PROMOTION BEGINS 1 JUNE

Pick the kit that’s right for you!

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

Card cuts for today’s project:

Thick Basic White – 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2

Basic White – 4 x 5 1/4 (2) for largest die cuts; 2 1/4 x 3 5/8 for backing on DSP

DSP (Beauty of the Earth) – 2 1/4 x 3 5/8

Stampin’ Up! DSP for Large Envelopes

Posted on June 12, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Today’s post is about creating our own envelopes using SU! DSP. The other day I created a fun Pinwheel card whose final dimensions were 6×6. That is not my favorite size card as it requires a handmade envelope and may require more than one 12 x 12 DSP. I have made an envelope for the Pinwheel Tower card which you may see here– and am not real happy with it, but will share it nonetheless.

I should have photographed this while putting it together, so it would be very clear (obvious) where the Tear n Tape should be placed and how to trim – ugh. You will have to accept the template shown below instead 🥴. Above is the final envelope – not as heavy as card stock and once a label is on it is perfect. Because the card itself is heavy and the envelope an odd size, this will reuqire extra postage if mailing it. Therefore – I encourage this be hand delivered :O)

The envelope is 8 1/2 x 7 1/2, scored on the long side at 5/8 and 6 7/8. On the short side, score at 1 1/4 & 7 5/8. There is an additional piece 6 wide x 5 1/2 (or 5 3/4 if you prefer). Burnish each of the score lines and trim as shown.

Add Tear n Tape to each of the edges (on the inside). Remove the cover on the tape on the long sides, insert additional piece and seal. Remove cover on tape of bottom flap and seal to the additional piece. It will look like this –

The problem with this envelope is… I had to piece the additional panel AND the direction doesn’t match 😦 It doesn’t really show in the photo or in real life, so I guess it’s OK. I just happen to like things that match and aren’t pieced. Here’s a photo of the Pinwheel Tower card for which this envelope was made.

That’s it for today… May you have a beautiful & fulfilling day. Make someone happy sending them a handmade card filled with love.

Stampin’ Up! Retirement with A Good Man

Posted on June 11, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Wow – the temperature has dropped 20 degrees – and it is a bit cool. It’s going to be a long sleeve and sweater kind of day today and that unusual on the East Coast this time of year. But… I’ll take it! My card today is made using A Good Man stamp set. A man we know is retiring, lives simply, doesn’t like a fuss and it’s hard to know what to do for him. Making a card is a start.

I fist stamped the main image of the man in Pacific point ink on a Basic White panel, then colored him with Stampin’ Blends So Saffron and Crumb Cake. Next I ran this panel through using the Stitched Whimsy Dies to create a border. I then stamped the two sentiments from A Good Man in Night of Navy ink. Next step was to adhere this panel to a slightly larger piece of Smoky Slate card stock. I then wrapped Gray Granite Bakers Twine from the Essentials Pack twice around both layers and tied a knot. Because this man has worked for a local Yacht Club, I attached an anchor that is a retired item from a couple of years ago. Sorry… I shouldn’t do that, use retired items, but this card really did call for it! The anchor was secured with a couple of glue dots to keep it in place.

The base of my card is part of the May Paper Pumpkin kit. I adhered a panel of Pacific Point to it with liquid glue, then attached the completed panel with dimensionals.

To the inside I first added a panel of Pacific Point card stock with liquid glue. I began by running the Basic White panel through the die cutting machine using the largest of the Stitched Whimsy Dies. Next I stamped the Thank You using The Best Year stamp set – and it was done in Pacific Point ink. I cut out the numbers with the Playful Alphabet Dies and Smoky Slate card stock and adhered them with liquid glue. The years sentiment is from A Wish for Everything stamp set, also in Pacific point ink. The stars were ones in my ‘pile’ of unused items and die cut from the Messages Dies. 🙂 This panel was adhered to the inside of the card with liquid glue and the cardn was done.

For the envelope, I added a piece of Brights 6×6 DSP in Pacxiic Point to the envelope flap, trimmed to fit & voila!

Stampin’ Up! has two promotions going on right now: a HOST promotion AND a KIT promotion,

which are shown next.

HOST PROMOTION 4 MAY- 14 JUN, 2021

Workshop orders, customer orders, and online orders all qualify for the extra $25 in Stampin’ Rewards if they reach the $250 level.
The order must reach the qualifying amount of $250 in merchandise prior to shipping and tax.The extra $25 rewards are only valid once per order no matter how high the order total.
Starter Kit orders do not qualify for this promotion.
Stampin’ Rewards can not be used on a 50% off item.
Deadline to submit an order and receive the extra $25 in free Stampin’ Rewards: June 14, 2021 at 11:50 PM (MT).

KITS PROMOTION BEGINS 1 JUNE

Pick the kit that’s right for you!

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

Card cuts:

Pacific Point – 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 (front), 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 (inside)

Smoky Slate – 3 3/4 x 5 (front)

Basic White – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 (front), 4 x 5 1/4 (inside)

DSP – 2 1/4 x 6 (flap)

Stampin’ Up! Seascape Thanks

Posted on June 8, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Hello and welcome to my blog. We have had family visiting for several days, some of whom we have not seen in person since last August! Needless to say – my focus was on them… it was awesome BTW…

My card today is a thank you card featuring a couple of new products: the Seascape bundle and the Ombre Specialty DSP. Oh my, the DSP is just sparkly and variable in shade and easy on the eye :). And the seahorse in the dies ( Sea Life Dies) is beautiful, as is the coral. There are other dies in the set just as stunning, but these are what I used for this card.

I began with a Balmy Blue panel that I ran through the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I used the wonderful Blending Brush to add some depth to this textured surface, begging with the lightest color to darker shades. By doing this, there is no need to change to a different Blending Brush. My colors were Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight and Pacific Point, with the lighter colors at the top and getting darker as I moved down the panel. I next stamped the ‘sand’ in Crumb Cake ink at the bottom, then seaweed in both Garden Green and Old Olive inks. I then die cut the two shapes from the Ombre Specialty DSP, the coral in Mango Melody and the Seahorse in Night of Navy. It’s possible to see the shading more especially on the Seahorse in the photos. I added the seahorse with liquid glue, leaving the tail a bit loose so it could grasp a bit of the coral to keep itself from floating away:) The coral is added with mini dimensionals. The sentiment is from this same Seascape bundle and is stamped in Night of Navy ink on a Very Vanilla strip. Before stamping, I used the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch to create the one end. The sentiment is added with dimensionals, then Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added for the Seahorse eye and near the sentiment banner. This completed front panel was adhered to Crumb Cake with liquid glue, then dimensionals on the back of that to attach to the Night of Navy card base. And the card front was done!

For the inside, on a Very Vanilla panel, I stamped the sentiment in Balmy Blue ink, then the bubbles in Night of Navy ink. The fish was stamped in Crumb Cake ink, then colored just a bit with the Pumpkin Pie Blends. This was adhered with liquid glue to a Crumb Cake piece, then right into the inside of the card n- and voila!

For the Very Vanilla envelope I chose the three small fishies to stamp in Pacific Point ink (stamped off once), then the bubbles in Balmy Blue ink. For the flap I pulled out the Whale of a Time 6×6 DSP (retiring end of Jun), adhered it with liquid glue and trimmed to fit. And bingo – this card is ready! Card cuts are listed at the bottoms of this post.

Stampin up has two promotions going on right now: a HOST promotion AND a KIT promotion, which are shown next.

HOST PROMOTION 4 MAY- 14 JUN, 2021

Workshop orders, customer orders, and online orders all qualify for the extra $25 in Stampin’ Rewards if they reach the $250 level.
The order must reach the qualifying amount of $250 in merchandise prior to shipping and tax.The extra $25 rewards are only valid once per order no matter how high the order total.
Starter Kit orders do not qualify for this promotion.
Stampin’ Rewards can not be used on a 50% off item.
Deadline to submit an order and receive the extra $25 in free Stampin’ Rewards: June 14, 2021 at 11:50 PM (MT).

KITS PROMOTION BEGINS 1 JUNE

Pick the kit that’s right for you.

LOTS of information shared… if you have questions, please ask.

I want to help you in your creativity, to share in your progress, to witness your growth.

Card cuts for today’s project:

Night of Navy – 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2

Crumb Cake – 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 (2)

Balmy Blue – 4 x 5 1/4

Very Vanilla – 4 x 5 1/4, 3/4 x 2

Ombre SDSP – Night of Navy 2 x 3 3/4, Mango Melody 3 x 2 3/4

Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Brilliance Birthday Shines Again

Posted on June 3, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

It’s interesting how we get on a roll of using a particular stamp set and sometimes it’s hard to do something else 🙂 That’s the case with the Butterfly Brilliance bundle ~ it’s hard to stop playing with it… Today’s card was inspired by one I posted a few days ago. My key colors were So Saffron, Smoky Slate & Basic White – and layers.

This card really pops for me; I really appreciate the contrast. The Butterfly Brilliance is stamped full strength in Smoky Slate ink on a Basic White panel. The swallowtail is stamped in Memento Black ink on another piece of Basic Whtie, colored with So Saffron Blends and dark Smoky Slate Blends, die cut with the Brillinat Wings Dies, put on dimensionals and added to the card front panel. I adhered this with liquid glue to a Smoky Slate piece slightly larger, wrapped Bumblebee Gingham ribbon around and tacked it in place with Seal+, then added this to a So Saffron Card base with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment in Memento ink on a Basic White scrap using the Best Year stamp set then punched it out with the Timeless Label Punch. I punched another from So Saffron card stock and added it to the sentiment banner with dimensionals. I put this in place over the ribbon with liquid glue. I added three Genial Gems for a bit of bling ~ and the card front was complete.

For the inside, I stamped the Swallowtail in an upside down position in stamped off Memento ink (Butterfly Brilliance stamp set) then stamped the sentiment in full strength Memento ink from the Best Year stamp set. I love these fonts! I adhered the Basic White panel to a slightly larger Smoky Slatge with liquid glue then to the inside of the card base. Voila!

For the envelope I added Subtles 6×6 DSP in So Saffron to the envelope flap with liquid glue and trimmed to fit. I stamped one of the smaller butterflies from the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set in Smoky Slate both on the envelope flap and on the front of the envelope. Done, Done! Love this card – so soft and gorgeous – and as I said, these fonts are wonderful. Card cuts are listed at the bottom of this post.

Products for todays project are from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog. They may be found in the list below. I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, or others, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY NEW HOST CODE – ZD9N2JRR . When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products, so don’t use the host code at that time. If you have questions just let me know. If you would like to be able to order products early from catalogs AND enjoy that 20% discount, join my team now… you may do that here. We have lots of fun and are a creative bunch that encourages & supports one another.

Stampin up has two promotions going on right now: a HOST promotion AND a KIT promotion, which are shown below the product list.

HOST promotion 4 May – 14 June

Workshop orders, customer orders, and online orders all qualify for the extra $25 in Stampin’ Rewards if they reach the $250 level.
The order must reach the qualifying amount of $250 in merchandise prior to shipping and tax.The extra $25 rewards are only valid once per order no matter how high the order total.
Starter Kit orders do not qualify for this promotion.
Stampin’ Rewards can not be used on a 50% off item.
Deadline to submit an order and receive the extra $25 in free Stampin’ Rewards: June 14, 2021 at 11:50 PM (MT).

KITS PROMOTION BEGINS 1 JUNE

Pick the kit that’s right for you.

LOTS of information shared… if you have questions, please ask. I want to help you in your creativity, to share in your progress, to witness your growth.

Card Cuts:

So Saffron – 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2 + 2 x 3 for punched element

Smoky Slate – 4 1/8 x 5 3/8

Basic White – 4 x 5 1/4 (2); 3 x 4 (extra butterfly); 2 x 3 (sentiment punch)

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

Butterfly Brilliance Birthday

Posted on May 30, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

It is Sunday, May 30…. do you have big plans this Memorial Day weekend? We live on the East Coast, the Jersey shore as a matter of fact and this is always a big weekend. Unfortunately, we have had storms since Friday evening and that keeps folks from any water activities. But you know what ~ it doesn’t keep folks from getting together! Enjoy the time celebrating and remembering the sacrifices others have made for our freedoms. Thank you to our military personnel and their families!!! Bless you for your service.

Today’s card is a birthday card made with the fabulous Butterfly Brilliance bundle. This is a large stamp with all these gorgeous butterflies. I have chosen to use Pale Papaya card stock – new In Color for 2021-2023 – as the card base, but you could easily use Basic White or other light colors. Let’s take a look…

Using Smoky Slate,I stamped off once, then stamped on thePale Papaya card stock panel. Using Memento Black ink, I stamped another butterfly on a Pale Papaya piece and colored it with Stampin’ Blends Pale Papaya and Dark Smoky Slate. And while it doesn’t show in the photo, I covered the body and the tips of the wings in Wink of Stella, the die cut it once thoroughly dry. I mounted it on dimensionals and attached it over the same butterfly. For the sentiment banner I wanted something that had curvy lines, nothing too straight or squared off, as the butterflies have this softness of shape to them. I pulled out my Many Messages bundle (includes Messages Dies) and inked the specific sentiment in Memento ink and stamped it on another Pale Papaya scrap and die cut it. This, too, is mounted to the front panel on dimensionals and has a single Genial Gem. I adhered this panel to the Pale Papaya card base with liquid glue and the card front was complete.

For the inside, I used a smaller butterfly from the same stamp set and stamped it in Smoky Slate, first generation. The sentiment is from the Best Year stamp set and is stamped in Memento Black ink. I added more Genial Gems around the sentiment. This basic White panel was adhered directly to the inside of the card with liquid glue and wow – done!

For the envelope Used the same smaller butterfly to stamp the flap and the front of the card in Smoky Slate ink.

Let’s talk about this Butterfly Brilliance bundle for just a moment. I have cut my butterflies apart ~ and my dies ~ so that I can easily use just one. I also have a second set that allows me to stamp the full stamp and die cut all the butterflies together. So, just sayin’… want you to know how I made this work for me. Card Cuts are listed at the bottom of this post.

Today and tomorrow are the LAST DAYS of the joining special… If you are hesitant, this is the best I have seen in a joining special – $155 worth of product for $99 and you get to chose the starter kit. Why wait? Jump in and have some fun :O) More information is provided below but you you may join my team here…..

Products for todays project are from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog. They may be found in the list below. I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, or others, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY NEW HOST CODE – ZD9N2JRR . When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products, so don’t use the host code at that time. If you have questions just let me know. If you would like to be able to order products early from catalogs AND enjoy that 20% discount, join my team now… you may do that here. We have lots of fun and are a creative bunch that encourages & supports one another. Stampin’ Up! has a promotion for joining that is SUCH A GOOD DEAL you won’t want to pass on it. See below for more info – reminder… the JOIN promotion ends 31 May! They also have a HOST promotion AND a KIT promotion, which are also shown below.

More info to join…

A new demonstrator can select any eligible Stampin’ Up! products up to the stated value.
The Starter Kit also includes business resources like catalogs, brochures, order forms, and postcards.
The Starter Kit also includes a FREE past Paper Pumpkin kit.
In addition to the amazing added value to their Starter Kit, when new team members join Stampin’ Up! they get to be a part of our amazing community of crafters. Plus, they get to enjoy sharing simple and fun crafting experiences with others, early access to products, and exclusive access to training events.

HOST promotion 4 May – 14 June

Workshop orders, customer orders, and online orders all qualify for the extra $25 in Stampin’ Rewards if they reach the $250 level.
The order must reach the qualifying amount of $250 in merchandise prior to shipping and tax.The extra $25 rewards are only valid once per order no matter how high the order total.
Starter Kit orders do not qualify for this promotion.
Stampin’ Rewards can not be used on a 50% off item.
Deadline to submit an order and receive the extra $25 in free Stampin’ Rewards: June 14, 2021 at 11:50 PM (MT).

KITS PROMOTION BEGINS 1 JUNE, more information coming soon!

Created to be both an easy business-building tool and the perfect introduction to paper crafting!

LOTS of information shared… if you have questions, please ask. I want to help you in your creativity, to share in your progress, to witness your growth.

To send a card (handmade at that!) is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.

And thank you again, to our military men & women & their families, for your sacrifices to our country. BLESS YOU!

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

Card cuts for today’s project:

Pale Papaya: 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2, 3 x 3 for butterfly & sentiment
Basic White: 4 x 5 1/4

Stampin’ Up! Fun Fold w/ Hydrangea Haven

Posted on May 27, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Hello again… it’s Friday – the end of another week and almost Memorial Day. It is also nearing the end of the JOINING SPECIAL as that is over May 30. So what ARE you waiting for? This is a very good deal by Stampin’ Up! Joining is $99 with $155 worth of product with FREE SHIPPING! You get to choose the products of your choice and be part of as fun & growing TEAM of crafters who will encourage & inspire you. JOIN now, today, before it’s too late. You may do that here.

The card for today is a flip card using the Hydrangea Haven bundle and the Layering Oval Dies. Last week we created a card with three windows done with squares. That was a bit more complicated. This one is much easier as it’s just one opening to flip. 🙂

Begin with a card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4. Adhere to that a panel of DSP 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. Today we used the Hydrangea Hill DSP. Covering this panel with liquid t.glue is important, adhering it well, as the next step is to cut an opening in the center through both papers with the largest of the Layering Oval Dies. I have found it helpful to run these two layers through twice so the die cuts both layers perfectly. Reserve the removed oval as you will attach it later.

Next, prepare the inside of the card. This card is for a young woman who has made a big achievement. Using the rectangular shape stamp in Hydrangea Haven, I stamped this in Highland Heather ink. The two sentiments stamped on top of this were done in Memento Black ink and both come from the Hydrangea Haven stamp set.

Let’s gp back to complete the front of the card and the fun fold.

Cut a piece of Basic White 3 x 4 and score @ 1, 2. & 3″ . Burnish well. Turn over and add Tear n Tape as shown.

Remove covers on tape and adhere the end with two tapes to the inside center of the card, not quite touching the scored fold of the card. Fold the burnished rectangle in half and CLOSE THE CARD. This will create the finished box which is the support mechanism for the oval flip. You can easily see the square in the photo from a previous card.

Again w/ Basic White, cut a strip 1 x 2 1/4 and score at 1 1/4, burnish. Turn this over and at the longer end, put two pieces of Tear n Tape next to each other. This will create a secure bond. Add a piece of tape at the other end as well – as shown.

Remove covers to Tear n Tape.n Adhere the longer end on top of the box, centering it, with the card closed. Fold up the shorter end, place the reserved oval over the opening, lining up the patterns of the DSP so they match.
Decorate the oval 🙂 Stamp the sentiment in Memento Black ink and voila!

Decorating the oval…. stamp the hydrangea from Hydrangea Haven stamp set in Memento Black ink. Color the leaves with Stampin Blends Granny Apple Green. Die cut with the Hydrangea Dies. Stamp just the flower portion on a piece of Highland Heather card stock in Highland Heather ink and die cut with the Hydrangea Dies. Raise the flowers so there is dimension to them, put dimensionals on the back and adhere over the other die cut. Add pearl Basic Jewels in various centers of the flower. Put dimesnionals on the back, including the leaves and add to the oval. yes, you will need to trim the lower two leaves and stem so the oval still flips.

I love the little tag die included with this bundle and stamped the sentiment on a Basic White scrap and die cut the tag. I tied a length of Linen Thread to the tag, added a single dimensional and attached it to the card.

Now the card really is complete 😁

Products for todays project are from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog AND the Jan – Jun Mini Catalog. They may be found in the list below. I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, or others, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY NEW HOST CODE – ZD9N2JRR . When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products, so don’t use the host code at that time. If you have questions just let me know. If you would like to be able to order products early from catalogs, join my team now… you may do that here. We have lots of fun and are a creative bunch that encourages & supports one another. Stampin’ Up! has a promotion for joining that is SUCH A GOOD DEAL you won’t want to pass on it. See below for more info. They also have a HOST promotion AND a KIT promotion, which are also shown below.

more info to join…

A new demonstrator can select any eligible Stampin’ Up! products up to the stated value.
The Starter Kit also includes business resources like catalogs, brochures, order forms, and postcards.
The Starter Kit also includes a FREE past Paper Pumpkin kit.
In addition to the amazing added value to their Starter Kit, when new team members join Stampin’ Up! they get to be a part of our amazing community of crafters. Plus, they get to enjoy sharing simple and fun crafting experiences with others, early access to products, and exclusive access to training events.

HOST promotion 4 May – 14 June

Workshop orders, customer orders, and online orders all qualify for the extra $25 in Stampin’ Rewards if they reach the $250 level.
The order must reach the qualifying amount of $250 in merchandise prior to shipping and tax.The extra $25 rewards are only valid once per order no matter how high the order total.
Starter Kit orders do not qualify for this promotion.
Stampin’ Rewards can not be used on a 50% off item.
Deadline to submit an order and receive the extra $25 in free Stampin’ Rewards: June 14, 2021 at 11:50 PM (MT).

KITS PROMOTION BEGINS 1 JUNE, more information coming soon!

Created to be both an easy business-building tool and the perfect introduction to paper crafting!

LOTS of information shared… if you have questions, please ask. I want to help you in your creativity, to share in your progress, to witness your growth.

To send a card (handmade at that!) is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.

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

I was asked to supply a photo of the front of the card… Here ’tis

TLsBrightSpot

Terry Lynn Bright, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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