Stampin’ Up! and Gift Packaging

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

Surprise! It’s Sunday! And what I have for you today is… not a card, it’s gift packaging in a very fun way. This came from none other than Sam Hammond Donald or Pootles, who does quite a bit of boxes & such. This is not a box. And I did three different sizes cuz they are so cute and well, I couldn’t quit :O)

Aren’t these just CUTE? I haven’t decorated but one of them, cuz I can’t decide… And can you tell there are three different sizes here? The last photo is the smallest; the medium size are the first two photos; and the largest is the polka dot. The color is Highland Heather, not very Christmasy, but could be. The two papers (largest & medium) are from the Penguin Playmates 12 x 12 DSP – a FREE item during Sale-a-bration. The smallest is from the 2021-2023 In Color 6×6 DSP. The ribbon is Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon. To me, they look as though they should be decorated as baby packaging – maybe it’s the color that leads me in that direction. So… friends… Shall I decorate as though they are for Christmas or a for a baby gift? Or maybe a Christmas baby gift? Hmmm – thinking through this and I kinda like that idea, Christmas baby gift. Let me show you the one I did decorate, albeit not overly so.

I fussy cut images from the Penguin Playmates DSP, added them to the stitched rectangle with mini dimensionals , bent the rectangle a bit to give it a curve and mounted it with dimensionals to the package. Oh, and yes, I did stamp a sentiment as well – the images called for it 🙂

Let me tell you how these are made and I know you will want to try this yourself. The paper sizes vary, but all must be square AND divisible by 3.

Sizes:

12 x 12 scored @ 4 & 8; turn and do the same again
9 x 9 scored at 3 & 6; turn and do the same again
6 x 6 scored at 2 & 4; turn and do the same again

The how to:

After scoring, burnish all score lines. Mark the center of each edge and score from the center mark to the score line in an upside down V. Burnish those score lines as well. Punch holes in each corner about 1/2″ in from point. Thread ribbon through, first through opposite points, then each side point. Gently pull together and tie a bow. See photo…

Super easy and super cute! Here’s what it looks like from the top when it’s bow is tied.

I think I talked myself into decorating these as baby gifts for Christmas – and I have the perfect someone in mind!

If you do not have a demonstrator and need an Annual 2021 Catalog OR Jul-Dec 2021 Mini Catalog, please reach out to me – happy to send one to you. And when I send it, there will be a Sale-a-bration catalog in with it! That means more FREE items to choose from with every order of $50, or $100 or multiples of that. Please also use my current host code when ordering: R6U3VRBN. I offer my customers a free item from Stampin’ Up! valued to $10 with your order of $50 and above. Click here to go my store. 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. Would love to have you!

Remember that Sale-a-bration is now through September 30! It’s the best time to buy (lots of free product) & JOIN ~ read on…

It is during this period that when you place an order of $50 or increments of that, there are FREE items available in the Sale-a-bration catalog. Stampin’ Up! does not usually offer more than one sale-a-bration in a year, but this year, they DID! WooHoo – fun products too… Again, contact me if you do not have a catalog.

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156795	Arctic Bears Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156819	Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle	$50.25 USD \| $68.25 CAD	1
156801	Christmas Season Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $73.75 CAD	1
156806	Christmas To Remember Bundle	$60.25 USD \| $81.75 CAD	1
156807	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle	$48.50 USD \| $66.50 CAD	1
158609	Gorgeous Leaves Bundle	$44.00 USD \| $60.25 CAD	1
156813	Nature’s Harvest Bundle	$53.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156816	Peaceful Cabin Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156391	Peaceful Deer Bundle	$36.00 USD \| $48.50 CAD	1
156789	Penguin Place Bundle	$31.50 USD \| $42.25 CAD	1
156798	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156810	Whimsical Trees Bundle	$51.25 USD \| $70.00 CAD	1

Those who join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration may select one bundle from the list above to

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Stampin’ Up! Whimsical Trees

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

Hi there! It’s mid week or hump day, or we could say – it’s Wednesday <:) Hope your week has been good so far. I’m back to a Christmas card today – can you believe it? I’m addicted. Today’s card uses some fun products: Green Foil, Be Dazzled Specialty Paper (FREE item during Sale-a-bration!), Whimsy & Wonder Specialty DSP, Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon & Timeworn 3D Embossing Folder – f-u-n…

The card base is Blushing Bride card stock, with the front embossed using the Timeworn 3D Embossing Folder. Pink is a very non-traditional color (for me) for Christmas, but this works. I fussy cut presents from the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty DSP to add for under the tree. There are larger piece of the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty DSP behind the tree & it’s adhered to Crumb Cake card stock. I wrapped a length of the pretty Pink Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon around the bottom & adhered it in back with Stampen’ Seal+. This was added to the card with dimensionals. I die cut the tree from Green Foil, part of the Red & Green Foil pack, a carry over from last year. For garland I die cut from the Be Dazzled Specialty Paper (did I mention already that it’s Free during Sale-a-bration with a $50 order?). This cut so cleanly, piece of cake! I adhered the garland to the foil tree with mini dots & dabs of liquid glue. The tree was added to the panel with dimensionals. The fussy cut packages were added, some with dimensioanals, some with liquid glue: the large pink package has dimensionals, the crumb cake package is attached with liquid glue, and the green package has loiquid glue on the left portion and doubled dimensionals under the right end.

On the panel of Basic White card stock I stamped the sentiment from the Whimsical Trees stamp set in Blushing Bride ink. A strip of the green Whimsy & Wonder SDSP was adhered at the bottom and an extra fussy cut package was added as well. The panel was adhered to Crumb Cake card stock then into the cards inside.

For the envelope, the flap got more of the Whimsy & Wonder SDSP trimmed to fit. For the front I die cut one of the trees from the Whimsy & Wonder SDAP and adhered it with liquid glue. I love this tree – and I really appreciate that several of the dies in the Christmas Trees Dies coordinates with this paper pack. Stampin’ Up! scores again…

Remember that Sale-a-bration is now through September 30! It’s the best time to buy (lots of free product) & JOIN ~ read on…

And if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration… you have the opportunity to get one of the bundles below FREE!

OIN BUNDLE OPTIONS	PRICE	LIMIT
156795	Arctic Bears Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156819	Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle	$50.25 USD \| $68.25 CAD	1
156801	Christmas Season Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $73.75 CAD	1
156806	Christmas To Remember Bundle	$60.25 USD \| $81.75 CAD	1
156807	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle	$48.50 USD \| $66.50 CAD	1
158609	Gorgeous Leaves Bundle	$44.00 USD \| $60.25 CAD	1
156813	Nature’s Harvest Bundle	$53.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156816	Peaceful Cabin Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156391	Peaceful Deer Bundle	$36.00 USD \| $48.50 CAD	1
156789	Penguin Place Bundle	$31.50 USD \| $42.25 CAD	1
156798	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156810	Whimsical Trees Bundle	$51.25 USD \| $70.00 CAD	1

Those who join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration may select one bundle from the list above to

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Stampin’ Up! Evergreen Elegance and Peaceful Place

Posted on September 7, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Welcome to my Tuesday card! I hope you had a great long weekend, whatever you did. Today’s card uses the wonderful Peaceful Place Specialty DSP for the background and a die cut of another tree using the Christmas Trees Dies. Let me talk just a moment about this Specialty DSP – it is stunning. The images have a bit of silver sparkle in them that really add that special touch. It is a must have!

The sparkle doesn’t show in a photograph the way it does in person ~ you’ll just have to trust me on this. I added more sparkle with Black Glitter Paper die cut with one of the tree outline dies from Christmas Trees Dies, then overlaid it with a Basic White die cut from the same dies. I’ve popped this up on dimensionals to make it a real focus. For additional sparkle I added Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the tree on the left and Basic Rhinestone Jewels to the tree on the right. I mounted this on Basic White card stock then directly onto the Cherry Cobbler card base and the front was done.

Evergreen Elegance & Peaceful Place.inside

For the inside I stamped the sentiment from Evergreen Elegance in Cherry Cobbler ink then stamped the tree, stamping off first, in Basic Gray ink. Doesn’t it mimic the tree in the DSP? I love that! This Basic White panel was adhered to the inside of the card & voila!

Evergreen Elegance & Peaceful Place. 3 & 4

For the envelope, I used the the same tree from Evergreen Elegance & Basic Gray ink, stamping off first then onto the envelope front. For the flap I used the same sheet of Peaceful Place DSP, but just the upper, more plain portion, adhered it to the envelope flap and trimmed it to fit. I really like this card!

f you do not have a demonstrator and need an Annual 2021 Catalog OR Jul-Dec 2021 Mini Catalog, please reach out to me – happy to send one to you. And when I send it, there will be a Sale-a-bration catalog in with it! That means more FREE items to choose from with every order of $50, or $100 or multiples of that. Please also use my current host code U7F3EZE9 when ordering. I offer my customers a free item from Stampin’ Up! valued to $10 with your order of $50 and above. Click here to go my store. 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. Would love to have you!

Remember that Sale-a-bration is now through September 30! It’s the best time to buy (lots of free product) & JOIN ~ read on…

And if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration… you have the opportunity to get one of the bundles below FREE!

OIN BUNDLE OPTIONS	PRICE	LIMIT
156795	Arctic Bears Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156819	Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle	$50.25 USD \| $68.25 CAD	1
156801	Christmas Season Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $73.75 CAD	1
156806	Christmas To Remember Bundle	$60.25 USD \| $81.75 CAD	1
156807	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle	$48.50 USD \| $66.50 CAD	1
158609	Gorgeous Leaves Bundle	$44.00 USD \| $60.25 CAD	1
156813	Nature’s Harvest Bundle	$53.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156816	Peaceful Cabin Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156391	Peaceful Deer Bundle	$36.00 USD \| $48.50 CAD	1
156789	Penguin Place Bundle	$31.50 USD \| $42.25 CAD	1
156798	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156810	Whimsical Trees Bundle	$51.25 USD \| $70.00 CAD	1

Those who join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration may select one bundle from the list above to

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Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Inspire. Create. Share. Nothing beats a handmade card!

Stampin’ Up! Peaceful Place

Posted on September 5, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Hi stamping friends. It’s Sunday and Labor Day weekend. Are planning on a picnic with friends? Just be safe, ok. Sometimes things can get out of hand… so be cool and have fun.

Today’s card using DSP as the focus. As a matter of fact, no die cuts, no stamping either. Here it is…

Peaceful Place Specialty DSP is absolutely stunning and it shows off all by itself. This card is made from two different patterns from the pack. Are those trees cute or what?! The tree panel is 2 1/8 wide by 4 tall and the Silver Foil Specialty DSP paper panel behind it is 2 1/4 x 4 1/8. Before I go any further, let me tell you about this Specialty Pack of foils. There are three 12 x 12 sheets in the pack: one is bright silver, the next is darker silver and the other sheet is darker yet. And they are brushed, not plain. This is the medium, which is hard to discern in the photo. The large panel is 4 x 5 1/4 – a standard size, and mounted on a piece of Black Glitter Paper. Black Glitter Paper is pretty cool paper and I don’t like to waste it, so I removed the center of it for later use. You can seer the back side in the next photo.

You can also see that I mounted the Peaceful Place DSP with Basic White card stock for strength, then wrapped the Black Glittered Organzas Ribbon around it. I mounted the tree panel onto the larger panel with dimensionals. I wanted a greeting and pullerd out the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set, stamped it in Versamark ink on a basic White scrap, sprinkled it with Silver Embossing Powder and heat set it. I then fussy cut the sentiment and cut it apart. Dimesnionals were placed under the left end and liquid glue to the right end of the sentiment & put in place. The single word (TIME) was added with liquid glue and the card front was done. Oh yes, the card base is Basic Black card stock 🙂

The rest of the sentiment is on the inside! And I added it to a piece of the same Silver Foil Specialty Pack paper that I used on the front. This was added to a slightly larger piece of Basic Black then into the inside of the card. I hope you can see a bit of shading on the inside… it’s with a Blending Brush & Basic. Gray ink – very lightly brushed so it’s not so stark.

I did a special creation on the envelope flap… :O) First I used Balmy Blue ink and the Blending Brush to blend color on the Basic White panel. I then added a bit of the Basic Gray ink and did the same. I then lightly spritzed the paper with water, holding the paper a good 12″ away, sprinkled it with Silver Embossing Powder and heat set it. The trick is not to get too much water on the paper ~ but it creates a cool effect. The reason I did this is I wanted to carry over the silver look of the DSP without using DSP. This was something I read on Pinterest as an idea to try but I do not have the persons name so cannot give credit. But this is something I will definitely try again. The panel was added to the envelope flap and trimmed to fit.

For the front of the envelope I had this small piece of DSP, trimmed it down a bit and added it with liquid glue. Now it’s done!

d an Annual 2021 Catalog OR Jul-Dec 2021 Mini Catalog, please reach out to me – happy to send one to you. And when I send it, there will be a Sale-a-bration catalog in with it! That means more FREE items to choose from with every order of $50, or $100 or multiples of that. Please also use my current host code U7F3EZE9 when ordering. I offer my customers a free item from Stampin’ Up! valued to $10 with your order of $50 and above. Click here to go my store. 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. Would love to have you!

Remember that Sale-a-bration is now through September 30! It’s the best time to buy (lots of free product) & JOIN ~ read on…

And if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration… you have the opportunity to get one of the bundles below FREE!

OIN BUNDLE OPTIONS	PRICE	LIMIT
156795	Arctic Bears Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156819	Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle	$50.25 USD \| $68.25 CAD	1
156801	Christmas Season Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $73.75 CAD	1
156806	Christmas To Remember Bundle	$60.25 USD \| $81.75 CAD	1
156807	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle	$48.50 USD \| $66.50 CAD	1
158609	Gorgeous Leaves Bundle	$44.00 USD \| $60.25 CAD	1
156813	Nature’s Harvest Bundle	$53.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156816	Peaceful Cabin Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156391	Peaceful Deer Bundle	$36.00 USD \| $48.50 CAD	1
156789	Penguin Place Bundle	$31.50 USD \| $42.25 CAD	1
156798	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156810	Whimsical Trees Bundle	$51.25 USD \| $70.00 CAD	1

Those who join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration may select one bundle from the list above to

add to their Starter Kit at no additional cost.

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Inspire. Create. Share. Nothing beats a handmade card!

Stampin’ Up! Sympathy with Delicate Dahlias

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

Wow – it’s Friday! Hurricane Ida has left us a little soggier than usual, but otherwise in good form, thank goodness. Today is c-o-o-l, a mere 54 degrees ~ unusual for this time of year. But I’ll take it!

Today’s card is another sympathy card using the wonderful Delicate Dahlias stamp set and Merry Merlot ink. Before I go into detail about the card, let me remind you this stamp is available as a FREE product during Sale-a-bration (NOW!) when placing a $50 order.

This is a two-step stamp, meaning there is an outline stamp for the dahlia and leaves & a filler stamp for both as well – two step 🙂 One of the things that’s really helpful when receiving a two step stamp is to mark on the flat side of the stamp a ‘matching point’ – doing this on both the outline and filler stamp. This will save lots of frustration when trying to make stamps line up. My card panel is Very Vanilla and I stamped opposite corners, first with the outline stamp, then the filler stamp. I also stamped the outline stamp on a piece of sticky note and fussy cut it so as to use it as a mask for stamping the leaves. Once I had the mask in place I stamped the leaves in Pear Pizzazz ink. When doing the filler for the leaves, I stamped off once first. The sentiment is from this same stamp set – Delicate Dahlias, stamped on a Very vanilla panel and die cut with the Ornate Frames Dies. I then cut a length of the Fine Art Ribbon, used Stampin’ Seal across the back and adhered it on the card front. The sentiment panelm got dimensionals and attached over the ribbon. I added three Wonderful gems to tie it together.

This panel was adhered to a slightly larger piece of Merry Merlot then attached to the Pear Pizzazz card base with dimensionals.

For the inside I stamped another of the flowers from Delicate Dahlias with the same two-step method: outline stamp in Merry Merlot ink, then filler stamp in Merry merlot ink stamped off once. And the Vary Vanilla panel was added to a slightly larger Merry Merlot then into the inside of the card ~ all with liquid glue. You could certainly use Stampin’ Seal instead, I just prefer the liquid glue for wiggle room 🙂

For the very vanilla envelope, I covered the flap with Neutrals 6×6 DSP in Merry Merlot then trimmed it to fit. The front of the envelope got the same treatment of a two-step stamp: outline stamp first in Merry Merlot ink, tghen the filler stamp. And voila! I like the color combination and I love this flower! I think this stamp set would be lovely in Misty Moonlight too – an odd color for this flower, but I think I have to do one…

If you do not have a demonstrator and need an Annual 2021 Catalog OR Jul-Dec 2021 Mini Catalog, please reach out to me – happy to send one to you. And when I send it, there will be a Sale-a-bration catalog in with it! That means more FREE items to choose from with every order of $50, or $100 or multiples of that. Please also use my current host code U7F3EZE9 when ordering. I offer my customers a free item from Stampin’ Up! valued to $10 with your order of $50 and above. Click here to go my store. 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. Would love to have you!

Remember that Sale-a-bration is now through September 30! It’s the best time to buy (lots of free product) & JOIN ~ read on…

And if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration… you have the opportunity to get one of the bundles below FREE!

OIN BUNDLE OPTIONS	PRICE	LIMIT
156795	Arctic Bears Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156819	Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle	$50.25 USD \| $68.25 CAD	1
156801	Christmas Season Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $73.75 CAD	1
156806	Christmas To Remember Bundle	$60.25 USD \| $81.75 CAD	1
156807	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle	$48.50 USD \| $66.50 CAD	1
158609	Gorgeous Leaves Bundle	$44.00 USD \| $60.25 CAD	1
156813	Nature’s Harvest Bundle	$53.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156816	Peaceful Cabin Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156391	Peaceful Deer Bundle	$36.00 USD \| $48.50 CAD	1
156789	Penguin Place Bundle	$31.50 USD \| $42.25 CAD	1
156798	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156810	Whimsical Trees Bundle	$51.25 USD \| $70.00 CAD	1

Those who join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration may select one bundle from the list above to

add to their Starter Kit at no additional cost.

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Inspire. Create. Share. Nothing beats a handmade card!

Stampin’ Up! Seasoned Swirls Sympathy

Posted on September 2, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

It’s Thursday and almost the weekend… what’s up? I hope you are safe… things have been so crazy lately. Today’s card is one of sympathy using the Seasoned Swirls Dies and Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP. Let’s take a look.

The card base is Crumb Cake with a layer of Merry Merlot card stock then a layer of Bloom Where You’re Planted – all adhered with either liquid glue or Stampin’ Seal. I then die cut two wreaths from Kraft 6×6 DSP which can be found in the Jul-Dec 2021 Mini Catalog. I adhered these two together with dots of liquid glue then put mini dimensionals on the back in strategic places. I wanted to ‘dress it up’ a bit so die cut some small leaves from Be Dazzled 6×6 DSP (a FREE item during Sale-a-bration), also from the Seasoned Swirls Dies, and adhered those with dots of liquid glue. I trimmed down some Metallic Ribbon (Cherry Cobbler & Gold), made a bow and attached it with a glue dot.I then added some Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels for more sparkle – and really liked the look!

I stamped the sentiment from Inspired Thought stamp set in Merry Merlot ink on a Basic White strip and die cut it with the Messages Die. I cut another strip of Merry Merlot card stock and added the sentiment panel to it with dimensionals. The banner was added to the card front with liquid glue. Finally I added three more of the Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels and was done with the front.

For the inside I kept it pretty simple – a sentiment from Inspired Thoughts stamped in Merry Merlot ink on a Basic White panel. This was attached to a Merry Merlot piece then added to the inside of the card. Finis!

For the envelope I did nothing more than add Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP to the flap and trimmed it to fit. And that was it.

Remember that Sale-a-bration is now through September 30! It’s the best time to buy (lots of free product) & JOIN ~ read on…

And if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration… you have the opportunity to get one of the bundles below FREE!

OIN BUNDLE OPTIONS	PRICE	LIMIT
156795	Arctic Bears Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156819	Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle	$50.25 USD \| $68.25 CAD	1
156801	Christmas Season Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $73.75 CAD	1
156806	Christmas To Remember Bundle	$60.25 USD \| $81.75 CAD	1
156807	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle	$48.50 USD \| $66.50 CAD	1
158609	Gorgeous Leaves Bundle	$44.00 USD \| $60.25 CAD	1
156813	Nature’s Harvest Bundle	$53.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156816	Peaceful Cabin Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156391	Peaceful Deer Bundle	$36.00 USD \| $48.50 CAD	1
156789	Penguin Place Bundle	$31.50 USD \| $42.25 CAD	1
156798	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156810	Whimsical Trees Bundle	$51.25 USD \| $70.00 CAD	1

Those who join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration may select one bundle from the list above to

add to their Starter Kit at no additional cost.

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Inspire. Create. Share. Nothing beats a handmade card!

Stampin’ Up! Christmas To Remember and Majestic Mountain

Posted on September 1, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Wow ~ it is Sep 1!!! I can’t believe it… where DID the summer go? Are your kids ready for school? And wonder what school is going to look like? Nearly everywhere I go folks are wearing masks again… and I don’t go a lot of places: grocery store, Costco, church, like that. I haven’t been “shopping” in quite a while. And then there’s Ida – a really big hurricane.; and Afghanistan… ugh… my heart does ache for all these people & the situations of the world. Sending up prayers of comfort, peace, resolution, patience ~ you get it. I think most of you are with me on this.

OK ~ today’s card 😜. Let me tell you what I did… I went looking in the Jul-Dec 2021 Mini Catalog for a bit of inspiration, and found it! The DSP used here is Peaceful Place SDSP. It is gorgeous! I also used Majestic Mountain Dies and the Christmas To Remember stamp set. That’s why this post is called Mixing & Matching :)

Crumb Cake card stock is the card base. I adhered a panel of Peaceful Place DSP to Basic Gray card stock and wrapped it twice around with Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack – basically the Black & White Bakers Twine, and tied a bow. I mounted these two to the card base with dimensionals. I pulled out another panel of the Peaceful Place DSP, die cut two trees using the Majestic Mountain Dies. I backed one of the trees, slightly off-set, with a Basic White panel after die cutting the filigree- type tree from Majestic Mountain Dies. I adhered this die cut DSP to a piece of Granny Apple Green card stock, put dimensionals on the back and centered it over the other panels. I stamped the word ‘merry’ from the Christmas To Remember stamp set with VersaMark ink onto a Basic White scrap. I sprinkled it with silver embossing powder & heat set it. Once it was cool, I die cut with the Messages Die. (This is a big die, but I used only a scrap on which to stamp and die cut just the banner I wanted.) I added the banner to the card front with more dimesnionals. For a final touch I added two Silver Epoxy Essentials to the top of the trees ~ and the card front was done.

For the inside, I took the same stamp and stamped with VersaMark ink, the ‘merry christmas’ then sprinkle it with silver embossing powder & heat set it. I had this tree that was removed from the Peaceful Place DSP (yep, from the card front, adhered it to another tree die cut from Basic White and put it on the panel. And one more Silver Epoxy Essentials was added to the top of the tree. I adhered the Basic White panel to Basic Gray card stock then added it to the inside of the card. Voila!

For the envelope, more of the same Peaceful Place DSP was added to the envelope flap & trimmed to fit. For the front, there was this extra tree die cut from the DSP for the card front. I added it to the front of the envelope with liquid glue ~ and it was finis…

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And if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration… you have the opportunity to get one of the bundles below FREE!

OIN BUNDLE OPTIONS	PRICE	LIMIT
156795	Arctic Bears Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156819	Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle	$50.25 USD \| $68.25 CAD	1
156801	Christmas Season Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $73.75 CAD	1
156806	Christmas To Remember Bundle	$60.25 USD \| $81.75 CAD	1
156807	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle	$48.50 USD \| $66.50 CAD	1
158609	Gorgeous Leaves Bundle	$44.00 USD \| $60.25 CAD	1
156813	Nature’s Harvest Bundle	$53.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156816	Peaceful Cabin Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156391	Peaceful Deer Bundle	$36.00 USD \| $48.50 CAD	1
156789	Penguin Place Bundle	$31.50 USD \| $42.25 CAD	1
156798	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156810	Whimsical Trees Bundle	$51.25 USD \| $70.00 CAD	1

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Stampin’ Up! Whimsical Trees Bundle.2

Posted on August 31, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

It’s Tuesday – and the week is on! A couple of days ago I posted a card with a layout that I really liked and decided to take advantage of that design. Here’s the card… and you can see the post here.

Today’s card is this… same layout but using the Whimsy & Wonder DSP as the focus.

The Designer Series Paper is adhered to Mint Macaron then popped up on dimensionals and added to the Blushing Bride card base. I then die cut a banner in Mossy Meadow card stock using the Potted Succulents Dies. I used Seal+ on the back of the banner to twist around some of the Silver cord in the Simply Elegant Trim, then added dimensionals to that and put it on the card front. I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink on a piece of Blushing Bride card stock and die cut it with another of the dies in the Potted Succulents Dies. This strip also got dimensionals then centered on the Mossy Meadow banner ~ and the card front was done.

For the inside I stamped another sentiment from the Whimsical Trees stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink on a piece of Blushing Bride, die cut it with the Potted Succulents Dies and added it to the Basic White panel. I already had on my desk these two trees, stamped & die cut from the Whimsical Trees stamp set & Christmas Trees Dies (Mossy Meadow ink), so adhered them to the panel too. This was added to another panel of Mint Macaron card stock then into the card ~ and voila!

For the envelope I added the Whimsy & Wonder DSP to the envelope flap and trimmed it to fit. On the front I stamped the holly flourish from Whimsical Trees stamp set in VersaMark ink, then sprinkled it with silver embossing powder & heat set it. I colored it with markers… Mint Macaron and Blushing Bride. In retrospect, the banner on the card front should have been done the same – VersaMark then silver embossing powder – I just may have to change that! For now – this is it though… Funny how things look so different in a photo and I can see how it should be changed. :] This DSP is just stunning. And this is the first I have used the holly flourish – it’s stunning and very clear in the embossing powder.

Remember that Sale-a-bration is now through September 30! It’s the best time to buy (lots of free product) & JOIN ~ read on…

And if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration… you have the opportunity to get one of the bundles below FREE!

OIN BUNDLE OPTIONS	PRICE	LIMIT
156795	Arctic Bears Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156819	Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle	$50.25 USD \| $68.25 CAD	1
156801	Christmas Season Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $73.75 CAD	1
156806	Christmas To Remember Bundle	$60.25 USD \| $81.75 CAD	1
156807	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle	$48.50 USD \| $66.50 CAD	1
158609	Gorgeous Leaves Bundle	$44.00 USD \| $60.25 CAD	1
156813	Nature’s Harvest Bundle	$53.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156816	Peaceful Cabin Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156391	Peaceful Deer Bundle	$36.00 USD \| $48.50 CAD	1
156789	Penguin Place Bundle	$31.50 USD \| $42.25 CAD	1
156798	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156810	Whimsical Trees Bundle	$51.25 USD \| $70.00 CAD	1

Those who join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration may select one bundle from the list above to

add to their Starter Kit at no additional cost.

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Inspire. Create. Share. Nothing beats a handmade card!

Stampin’ Up! Cathedral Window Christmas

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

Hi folks – it’s Friday and a bit of a heart-wrenching day in the aftermath of killings in Afghanistan. I want to say AAARGH! as Snoopy does in the daily funnies. Power. Control. Over others. It’s just not right… Prayers of peace & comfort to all those affected in this terrible tragedy.

What’s our card for today? A Cathedral window card, which I haven’t made before this… and it was pretty easy and I like the end result.

The colors in this are pretty soft: Mint Macaron and Sahara Sand with a bit of White. Here’s what I did…

Die cut a circle approximately 1 1/2″. I used the Circle Dies for this.
Cut a square, approximately 1″. I used my paper trimmer.
Put the square inside the circle and fold over the edges of the circle. Remove the square. And that’s it to make the cathedral window! But here’s a tip or two…
- Placing the square to align with the inside image is important. If you want the image straight (as I did with this one), using your grid paper to make certain it’s ‘square’ really works!
- Using DSP that is double sided and has small images is even better. Here I used the Peaceful Prints DSP which is a FREE product with a $50 order as part of Sale-a-bration. More on that later in the post 🙂

I placed but did not adhere the cathedral window pieces to determine where to stamp the sentiment. I stamped the sentiment from Perfectly Plaid stamp set in VersaMark ink, them embossed with white embossing powder & heat set it with my heat tool. Once that was cool & not tacky I then ran the Mint Macaron panel through the Bark 3D Embossing Folder. Boy am I glad I have this EF – I use it a LOT. The cathedral windows were adhered with liquid glue, then the Mint Macaron panel was adhered to a Basic White piece with liquid glue. I then punched the sides to create a place for the Linen Thread & Simply Elegant Trim in Silver to remain in place. These were wrapped around the two panels and tied in a bow. This entire panel was added to the Sahara Sand Card base with dimensionals. To complete the front I added three Opal Rounds.

For the inside I stamped the sentiment in Sahara Sand ink using another stamp in the Perfectly Plaid stamp set. use my Stamparatus a lot too as I can re-stamp when necessary and align perfectly straight. I added more of the same Peaceful Prints DSP to the bottom of the Basic White panel and adhered it to the inside of the card. DONE!

The envelope got more of the same Peaceful Prints DSP to the envelope flap & trimmed to fit. For the front I stamped the tree from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set in Mint Macaron ink. Another Christmas card for the pile :O)

You read in the very beginning about a FREE product during Sale-a-bration ~ and there are lots of them. Read on for how to get this & other FREE product for yourself 😁

If you do not have a demonstrator and need an Annual 2021 Catalog OR Jul-Dec 2021 Mini Catalog, please reach out to me – happy to send one to you. And when I send it, there will be a Sale-a-bration catalog in with it! That means more FREE items to choose from with every order of $50, or $100 or multiples of that. Please also use my current host code U7F3EZE9 when ordering. I offer my customers a free item from Stampin’ Up! valued to $10 with your order of $50 and above. Click here to go my store. 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. Would love to have you!

Remember that Sale-a-bration is now through September 30! It’s the best time to buy (lots of free product) & JOIN ~ read on…

And if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration… you have the opportunity to get one of the bundles below FREE!

OIN BUNDLE OPTIONS	PRICE	LIMIT
156795	Arctic Bears Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156819	Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle	$50.25 USD \| $68.25 CAD	1
156801	Christmas Season Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $73.75 CAD	1
156806	Christmas To Remember Bundle	$60.25 USD \| $81.75 CAD	1
156807	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle	$48.50 USD \| $66.50 CAD	1
158609	Gorgeous Leaves Bundle	$44.00 USD \| $60.25 CAD	1
156813	Nature’s Harvest Bundle	$53.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156816	Peaceful Cabin Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156391	Peaceful Deer Bundle	$36.00 USD \| $48.50 CAD	1
156789	Penguin Place Bundle	$31.50 USD \| $42.25 CAD	1
156798	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156810	Whimsical Trees Bundle	$51.25 USD \| $70.00 CAD	1

Those who join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration may select one bundle from the list above to

add to their Starter Kit at no additional cost.

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Inspire. Create. Share. Nothing beats a handmade card!

Stampin’ Up! Gorgeous Leaves Part 2

Posted on August 26, 2021 by TL's Bright Spot

Yesterday’s card led me to continue working with the same bundle – it’s as though I can’t get enough of it : And today’s card is a CASE of a card I saw on Pinterest ~ it had no watermark so I can’t give proper credit.

This is a perfect fall card, simple & elegant. I’ve used a FREE during Sale-a-bration product on this too ! Be Dazzled 6×6 DSP. And I did a bit of embossing using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder. And what else… Faux Suede Trim is wrapped around, covering the seam, and a combination of Linen Thread with Simply Elegant Trim , Gold makes a fun double bow. The leaves are stamped on Pale Papaya card stock with Cinnamon Cider ink (Gorgeous Leaves stamp set), then die cut with the Intricate Leaves Dies. I scored each leaf with my bone folder along the leaves main veins, then crimped them. Each is added to the card with mini dimensionals

For the inside, again using Very Vanilla card stock (did I mention that already?), I stamped the maple leaf in Cinnamon Cider ink, stamping off for the first leaf then stamping again without re-inking. The sentiment comes from the Love of Leaves stamp set, a carry over from the 2020 catalog, also stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink. This panel was adhered into the card – you may use liquid glue or Stampin’ Seal.

For the envelope I added Expressions in Ink SDSP to the flap and trimmed it to fit. And for the front, I stamped several maple leaves in Cinnamon Cider ink similar to the inside of the card. Sorry ~ no photo!

You read in the very beginning about a FREE product during Sale-a-bration ~ and there are lots of them. Read on for how to get this & other FREE product for yourself 😁

If you do not have a demonstrator and need an Annual 2021 Catalog OR Jul-Dec 2021 Mini Catalog, please reach out to me – happy to send one to you. And when I send it, there will be a Sale-a-bration catalog in with it! That means more FREE items to choose from with every order of $50, or $100 or multiples of that. Please also use my current host code U7F3EZE9 when ordering. I offer my customers a free item from Stampin’ Up! valued to $10 with your order of $50 and above. Click here to go my store. 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. Would love to have you!

Remember that Sale-a-bration is now through September 30! It’s the best time to buy (lots of free product) & JOIN ~ read on…

And if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-a-bration… you have the opportunity to get one of the bundles below FREE!

OIN BUNDLE OPTIONS	PRICE	LIMIT
156795	Arctic Bears Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156819	Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle	$50.25 USD \| $68.25 CAD	1
156801	Christmas Season Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $73.75 CAD	1
156806	Christmas To Remember Bundle	$60.25 USD \| $81.75 CAD	1
156807	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle	$48.50 USD \| $66.50 CAD	1
158609	Gorgeous Leaves Bundle	$44.00 USD \| $60.25 CAD	1
156813	Nature’s Harvest Bundle	$53.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156816	Peaceful Cabin Bundle	$54.00 USD \| $72.75 CAD	1
156391	Peaceful Deer Bundle	$36.00 USD \| $48.50 CAD	1
156789	Penguin Place Bundle	$31.50 USD \| $42.25 CAD	1
156798	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle	$47.50 USD \| $64.75 CAD	1
156810	Whimsical Trees Bundle	$51.25 USD \| $70.00 CAD	1

Those who join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration may select one bundle from the list above to

add to their Starter Kit at no additional cost.

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Inspire. Create. Share. Nothing beats a handmade card!

TLsBrightSpot

Terry Lynn Bright, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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