Stampin’ Up! Sentimental Wishes in Elegant Mode

Posted on September 20, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Friday morning! We had a team meeting recently and the Sentimental Wishes bundle was used for three presentations. This card is elegant and stunning.

Stampin' Up! Elegant Sentimental Wishes card front

First of all, I love the Forever Plaid 3D embossing folder from the Sep-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog. It adds wonderful texture to this card. The Stitched Shapes Dies (circles) feel as though I’m looking through a special window – and I love the Shaded Spruce Satin and Sheer Ribbon bow! Let’s create this together.

Cut a Thick Basic White card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, score at 4 1/4 and set aside.
Cut a Basic White panel 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, place the largest Stitched Shape circle die in the center and die cut. Take this same piece and run it through the Forever Plaid 3D embossing folder. Hint: Because this is a linear folder, I tend to use the black line as my guide for making sure the lines are straight and square using this folder.
Cut a Cherry Cobbler panel 4 x 5 1/4 and with the next to largest circle in the Stitched Shapes Dies, center the die and die cut. Layer this panel to the back side of the embossed panel with adhesive of choice. Add to the Thick Basic White card front with dimensionals.
On Basic White scraps, stamp the candle image and two holly images from Sentimental Wishes stamp set in Memento ink. Color with Stampin’ Blends: flame- Lemon Lolly and Light Pumpkin Pie; holly leaves – Shaded Spruce; berries – Cherry Cobbler; candle shading – Light Gray Granite. Add Wink of Stella to the flame & the dripping wax for a bit of sparkle. Die cut pieces with the Sentimental Wishes Dies.
Add holly branches with glue dots and candles w/ holly on dimensionals to the card front circle.
Add the bow made from Shaded Spruce Satin & Sheer Ribbon with a glue dot – and the front is complete – elegance personified!

For the inside…

Stampin' Up! Elegant Sentimental Wishes card inside

On the Basic White panel 4 x 5 1/4, stamp the sentiment from Sentimental Wishes stamp set in Memento ink. Stamp the candle image from this set, also in Memento ink. Color as on card front. Adhere this to a Cherry Cobbler panel 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 and add to inside of card. Fait accomplis’ – and beautiful!

Stampin' Up! Elegant Sentimental Wishes card & envelope

For the envelope I added a panel of Regals 6×6 DSP to the envelope flap and trimmed to fit. On the front, I stamped the candle image once more in Memento ink and colored as before. Love, love this card! Thank you Karen Ksenzakovich, for your creation and demonstration during our team meeting.

Want to make this card? All items, except the card stock, may be found in the Sep-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog. Click the image below.

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Stampin’ Up! Greetings of the Season Christmas Fun Fold

Posted on August 12, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Sunday morning. One of the Online Exclusive bundles/ Suites is the Season of Green & Gold Suite – perfect for Christmas/ holiday cards. I have used the papers in this suite to create a fun fold.

Stampin' Up! Seaqson of Green & Gold Fun Fold

Can you see how it stands on it’s own? And it’s decorated on both sides of the card.

Stampin' Up! Season of Green & Gold fun fold, back side

Here are the basics – just remember, any papers can be used to create this card and many different dies as well. I used the items from the Season of Green & Gold Suite: Season of Green SDSP, Graceful Greenery Vellum, Greetings of the Season Bundle and Golden Greenery Bundle. I also used the Spotlight on Nature Dies to create the circle on the card front with the Seasons of Green SDSP.

Card base and basics:

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored on the long side at 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 6 & 7 1/4
Designer Series Papers for the folds are all cut 1 x 5 1/4. Cut 8
Center panels are 3 1/2 x 5 1/4

For the die cuts on the card front, I used Very Vanilla, Distressed Gold SDSP and Graceful Greenery Vellum and the Golden Greenery Dies. For the sentiment panels on front and back I used the Greetings of the Season Bundle, Old Olive ink, Cherry Cobbler ink, more of the Distressed Gold SDSP, Very Vanilla and Season of Green and Gold SDSP. The embellishments are not from this suite, but are Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems. And the Linen Thread bow is a double bow adhered with a glue dot.

Here’s a top view of how the card looks:

Stampin' Up! Season of Green & Gold fun fold top view

And the card & envelope

Stampin' Up! Season of Green & Gold Fun Fold card & envelope

For the envelope, more of the Season of Green & Gold SDSP on the flap trimmed to fit – and on the front, this beautiful pine bow frond stamped in Old Olive ink: the inner is full strength and the main is second generation stamped.

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Stampin’ Up! Hearts & Hugs for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on August 1, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Hello folks – it’s Thursday and we have a sketch challenge today. Because I needed a birthday card I pulled out the very cute & fun Hearts & Hugs bundle to create this card.

Stampin' Up! Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

The creatures in this Hearts & Hugs bundle are just so incredibly C-U-T-E! I used Stampin’ Blends to color them after stamping on Basic White scraps with Memento ink: Gray Granite and Light Smoky Slate & the Color Lifter. For the ears/ cheeks, just a bit of Pretty in Pink. I used the Basic Black Marker to darken the noses. Once all colored I die cut them with the coordinating die from the Hearts & Hugs Dies. After coloring, I pulled the rest of the card together.

Card base: Smoky Slate 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
Layer the card front with Take To The Sky DSP 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
To meet the sketch challenge, I cut a piece of Basic White 3 x 4 and added another layer of DSP from Take To The Sky DSP 2 7/8 x 3 7/8. These were added to the card front with dimensionals
I put dimensionals on the back of the two hugging beasts (what are they?) and added them to the lower left corner.
Using the banner die from Hearts & Hugs Dies, I die cut a Blueberry Bushel tag & added it to the card front with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment in Memento ink – from Hearts & Hugs stamp set, trimmed it down and added it with dimensionals to the banner.
As a final touch, I added three 2023-2025 In Color Dots in Pebbled Path

Stampin' Up! Hearts & Hugs birthday card inside

For the inside of the card, I stamped another cute beast – is this a chipmonk?) on a Basic White panel 4 x 5 14 and colored him similarly to the two on the card front
- stamp in Memento ink
- color with Stampin’ Blends – Gray Granite, Light Smoky Slate, Color Lifter and bits of Pretty in Pink for the ears and cheekbones. The nose & eyes I used Basic Black Marker to darken.
I stamped the hearts in Pretty In Pink ink – again from the hearts & Hugs stamp set

Stampin' Up! Hearts & Hugs card & envelope

For the envelope… more of the Take To The Sky DSP adhered to the flap & trimmed to fit.
Along the bottom of the envelope front I stamped the sentiment from Sweetly Scripted stamp set in Pebbled Path ink.

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Now… time to see what the rest of the crew have created. Click the ‘next’ button or… click on a name. Be sure not to miss anyone :O)

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Stampin’ Up! Charming Duck Pond for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on July 11, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Today we have a theme challenge titled ‘birds’ and I have chosen to use the Charming Duck Pond bundle & it’s coordinating Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP – and made another front flap fun fold :O) For my birds – I chose to use these sweet ducks.

Oh my goodness – such a cute array of stamps and dies in this bundle. I especially like the dies! So let me explain how I did this card.

The card base is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in Pretty Peacock. I layered it with a panel of 4 x 5 1/4 Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP. I cut another piece of Pretty Peacock card stock 3 x 8 1/2 and scored it at 4 1/4. This was adhered to the card base front with the fold at the top and centered – this is the front flap fold. I decorated this first with another piece of Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP in the same pattern as the card front, cut 2 3/4 x 4 and adhered it in place. From a Basic White panel 4 x 3 3/4 I centered this stunning circle die that cuts & embosses the fun design. It has cattails and reeds and lily pads – perhaps you can see the embossing on the cattails from this die. I created another die cut with Granny Apple Green card stock 1 x 3 for additional lily pads – and a scrap of Pretty Peacock for one more lily pad – and a flower in Pretty in Pink card stock. I layered these in place with liquid glue. The additional reed and cattails were die cut from another piece of the Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP and adhered these also with liquid glue. I took yet another piece to showcase these adorable ducks & cut this 3 7/8 x 3 5/8 and adhered it to the back of the Basic White die cut. These I added to another piece of Pretty Peacock cut 4 1/8 x 3 7/8 and adhered this to the front flap. For a sentiment… I used the Labeled with Love Punch and Pretty Peacock to create the sentiment banner. I cleaned the piece with the embossing buddy then stamped the sentiment in VersaMark ink, then sprinkled with embossing powder over it and heat set with the heat tool. I punched another banner from basic White and adhered it to the back, trimmed the one end so as not to cover mamma duck and adhered it in place with liquid glue. As a final touch I added three Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins and the card front was complete.

For the inside I took a piece of basic White 2 3/4 x 4 and added a strip of Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP, then attached this to the inside of the flap. Done!

Stampin' Up! Charming Duck Pond card & envelope back

The envelope back has a piece of Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP adhered & trimmed to fit. The envelope front is stamped with two images from Charming Duck Pond stamp set in Memento ink, then colored with other stamps in the set: the duck… beak & feet with Pretty in Pink ink, body in Gray Granite ink, tail feathers in Pretty Peacock ink; the frog… body in Granny Apple Green ink and the lily pad in Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends. What a fun set! Hope you enjoy this card.

Time to check what the others have created today. If you wish to visit Carol, simply click the ‘next’ button and it will take you to her site. If you so desire to visit someone else, click on their name and off you go. Whichever you do, be sure to visit everyone! Happy Hopping!

Terry Lynn Bright – you are here!

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

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All order types qualify for this promotion. Phone and email orders still require an email address.
Orders started before the promotion begins will not count toward earning coupon codes. For example, if you add items to your cart before 3 July and wait to purchase until that date or later, then those items will not qualify towards earning coupons. You must add items to your cart and complete your purchase during the earning period.
There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can earn per order or throughout the duration of the earning period.
Coupon codes can only be earned on commissionable items. Non-commissionable items (such as catalogs) do not count towards coupon earnings.
Customers must use a valid email address during checkout in order to receive their coupon code. If a customer places an order over the phone, they must still provide a valid email address to receive their coupon code.
Starter Kit orders are excluded from this offer. All other order types qualify.
For workshop orders, each customer who reaches a qualifying amount will receive a coupon code to their provided email address.

All coupon codes will be emailed right after a qualifying purchase has been made. Encourage your customers to create an account on our online store.
If a participant earns multiple codes from a single order, they will receive one email with multiple codes. If they earn multiple codes from multiple orders, they will receive separate emails for each code earned.
All order types qualify for this promotion. Phone and email orders still require an email address.
Orders started before the promotion begins will not count toward earning coupon codes. For example, if you add items to your cart before 3 July and wait to purchase until that date or later, then those items will not qualify towards earning coupons. You must add items to your cart and complete your purchase during the earning period.
There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can earn per order or throughout the duration of the earning period.
Coupon codes can only be earned on commissionable items. Non-commissionable items (such as catalogs) do not count towards coupon earnings.
Customers must use a valid email address during checkout in order to receive their coupon code. If a customer places an order over the phone, they must still provide a valid email address to receive their coupon code.
Starter Kit orders are excluded from this offer. All other order types qualify.
For workshop orders, each customer who reaches a qualifying amount will receive a coupon code to their provided email address.

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Redemption Period: 1–31 August 2024
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There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can redeem on an order during the redemption period. If using multiple codes, they must be separated by a space.
Coupon codes may be redeemed one time only. They cannot be redeemed after the 31 August.
Coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits and demonstrator supply items). They cannot be used on exchanges.
Bonus Days coupon codes can be applied to new prepaid Paper Pumpkin subscriptions.
Coupon codes will reduce the commissionable amount of an order

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Stampin’ Up! Fun Fold for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Team Blog Hop

Posted on July 9, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

We have a fun fold challenge for this Tuesday team blog hop and I’m using several of the new ONLINE EXCLUSIVE products from the Season of Green & Gold Suite Collection. Let’s take a peek.

Stampin' Up! Season of Green & Gold Easy Flap Fun Fold card front

This card is called a Front Flap Fun Fold.n I did a bit of die cutting using the Golden Greenery Dies and Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper (better known as SDSP) and the Graceful Greenery Vellum. The bells are die cut from the SDSP and the wonderful fronds from the vellum.

Card instructions:

Card base is Mossy Meadow 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
Layer a panel of SDSP (here I used the Season of Green & Gold SDSP, plaid pattern), attaching with adhesive.
Cut a 3 x 8 1/2 Mossy Meadow piece and score at 4 1/4: attach to center of card, with fold at top of card base.
Cut 2 panels of Basic White 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 & decorate
- Front panel of Basic White
  - I cut two Garden Green fronds and one Old Olive frond from the Graceful Greenery Vellum and adhered to one of the Basic White panels, centering them at top
  - I die cut the single bells from the Season of Green & Gold SDSP, adhered them together then added them over the fronds with dimensionals
  - I added a double Linen Thread bow to the top of the bells with a glue dot.
  - Stamp the sentiment and ampersand sign in Cherry Cobbler ink using the Greetings of the Season stamp set (this also comes as a bundle – with dies – but I did not use those for this card)
  - Embellish with several Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems
  - Adhere this panel to the folded Mossy Meadow
- Inside panel of Basic White
  - Stamp the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink using the Greetings of the Season stamp set
  - Stamp the fronds detail stamp in stamped off once Mossy Meadow ink
  - Stamp the fronds full stamp in stamped off twice Mossy Meadow ink
  - Add panel to inside of flap card panel – and done!

Now for the envelope… cover the flap in a piece of the Season of Green & Gold SDSP and trim to fit. On the envelope front, stamp a different detail front in stamped off once Old Olive ink. Stamp the full frond in stamped off twice Old Olive ink – and this card is ready for that Christmas card pile.

For more information about my card and purchasing these products from my ONLINE EXCLUSIVES, see below the list of Krew participants!

Now it’s time to head over to the rest of the Krew to see what fun folds they have created for the challenge today. Click on the icon or click on a name to take you visiting the others. Have fun hopping!

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Earning Period: 3–31 July 2024
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Phone: 31 July 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
Online: 31 July 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

All coupon codes will be emailed right after a qualifying purchase has been made. Encourage your customers to create an account on our online store.
If a participant earns multiple codes from a single order, they will receive one email with multiple codes. If they earn multiple codes from multiple orders, they will receive separate emails for each code earned.
All order types qualify for this promotion. Phone and email orders still require an email address.
Orders started before the promotion begins will not count toward earning coupon codes. For example, if you add items to your cart before 3 July and wait to purchase until that date or later, then those items will not qualify towards earning coupons. You must add items to your cart and complete your purchase during the earning period.
There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can earn per order or throughout the duration of the earning period.
Coupon codes can only be earned on commissionable items. Non-commissionable items (such as catalogs) do not count towards coupon earnings.
Customers must use a valid email address during checkout in order to receive their coupon code. If a customer places an order over the phone, they must still provide a valid email address to receive their coupon code.
Starter Kit orders are excluded from this offer. All other order types qualify.
For workshop orders, each customer who reaches a qualifying amount will receive a coupon code to their provided email address.

After earning those coupons, it’s important to know how to use/n redeem them :O)

Redemption Period: 1–31 August 2024
Ordering Deadlines
Phone: 30 August 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
Online: 31 August 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can redeem on an order during the redemption period. If using multiple codes, they must be separated by a space.
Coupon codes may be redeemed one time only. They cannot be redeemed after the 31 August.
Coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits and demonstrator supply items). They cannot be used on exchanges.
Bonus Days coupon codes can be applied to new prepaid Paper Pumpkin subscriptions.
Coupon codes will reduce the commissionable amount of an order.

Check out this video to see what Stampin’ Up! says about BONUS DAYS. Just click on the red arrow

Here are some of the ONLINE EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE JUL3

Stampin' Up! Season of Green & Gold Suite — Season of Green & Gold Suite Collection

Join with me by following this link...

To view all the available ONLINE EXCLUSIVES, click here.

Clearance items may be found here

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Stampin’ Up! Country Birdhouse for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop Group

Posted on June 11, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Welcome! It is the 2nd Tuesday of the month and time for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop. I hope you enjoy the creations you see today. The theme is ‘celebrate summer’ and we can interpret that any way that inspires. I think you may see a lot of different ideas here today. I have chosen to work with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper and the Country Birdhouse bundle to prepare today’s card.

Stampin' Up! Country birdhouse card front

This card uses two particular bundles: Country Birdhouse and it’s coordinating dies and Nested Friends and it’s coordinating dies. Nested Friends is now an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE set, while Country Birdhouse is in the new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. I began by making the birdhouse portion first then the rest of the card followed.

Directions:

Fold a piece of the Country Woods DSP (8 1/2 x 11 to 4 1/4 x 11)
Lay the birdhouse die (from Country Birdhouse Dies) along the fold line with one side of the roofline extending beyond the cutting line until it is OVER the fold – meaning it will NOT cut along the fold. (You can place either side of the roof beyond the fold). Die cut. You now have a birdhouse that opens & closes along one side of the roof. :O) YAY!
Die cut the hole opening using the appropriate die
Die cut the additional roof decorations from Country Woods DSP – noting the direction of the grain (this happens to be the Misty Moonlight color in the pack)
Die cut the bottom panel on the birdhouse – adhere all pieces. There is one die cut from Basic White and I layered it over the other two, where they are adhered together.
See that little small circle piece below the opening – that is supposed to indicate a landing spot for the birds!
Stamp the bird on the front in Memento ink and color with Watercolor Pencils: Real Red, Early Espresso, Basic Gray
- These are house finches – the male has the red head and a bit of red down the front breast. Intermixed is some gray & brown.
- I used short strokes, not covering the entire bird at once, to make it look more like feathers.
- I colored the eye with a Basic Black Marker using the fine tip end
- I clipped the beak down the center of it, cut a short length of Linen Thread, took the fibers apart and ‘encouraged’ them into the cut of the beak. I turned this item over and added a dot of liquid glue to secure the thread in place. I put dimensional on the bird and added it to the birdhouse front. The male finch is helping it’s partner build a nest – it’s what they do!
To create the opposite facing bird is called ‘reverse stamping’.
- Using Memento ink, ink the stamp and stamp a Window Sheet, then turn the window sheet over and place it on a Basic White scrap. Rub over the window sheet without it moving, then lift window sheet. A bird stamped in reverse has been created!
- Color it with Watercolor Pencils: mostly Early Espresso, Basic Gray, just a bit of real Red and some Crushed Curry. Keep going over this until satisfied with the result. This is a female finch!

Stampin' Up! Step 1 Reverse Stamping — Step 1: stamp window sheet

Stampin' Up! Step 2, turn window sheet over onto card stock, ink side down — Step 2: turn window sheet over, ink side on card stock

First of all, more photos should have been taken! What you are seeing is the female finch bird already die cut & adhered in place. :O(

I used the Nested Friends stamp set for the nest, inked with Early espresso ink then used a sponge dauber to add a bit of Copper Clay in places, then stamped it directly to the inside of the birdhouse. I adhered the female finch inplace with liquid glue. I diec ut another piece of Country Woods DSP for the bottom strip on the birdhouse inside.

The card base is Early Espresso, 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2. Adhered to that is a Country Woods panel 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 that I ran through the Timber 3D embossing folder. I stamped this wonderful branch in Early espresso ink using the Nested Friends stamp set, then die cut it with Nested Friends Dies. I adhered the tree branch in place with mini stampin’ dimensionals. I took a length of Linen Thread and put it over the branch and adhered it in place with Seal+. I adhered the birdhouse over that with liquid glue – to make it appear as though the birdhouse was hanging from the tree branch.

With the card front complete, I worked on the inside of the card.

Stampin' Up! Country Birdhouse card w/ Nested Friends

I began by stamping the branch from Nested Friends in Early Espresso ink on the Basic White panel. Using the Country Birdhouse stamps, I stamped the bird on the left in Memento ink, then stamped the bird on the right using the Reverse Stamping method. I colored the leaves with Stampin’ Blends: Granny Apple Green. I stamped the sentiment from Country Birdhouse in Early espresso ink. With the stamping complete, I adhered this to a slightly larger Misty Moonlight, then to the inside of the card.

Stampin' Up! Country Birdhouse card & envelope

For the envelope, I used more of the Country Woods DSP to add to the flap, trim to fit. I stamped the bird on the right side using the reverse stamping technique as mentioned above.

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Stampin’ Up! Frames & Flowers Sympathy Card

Posted on June 7, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Frames & Flowers 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper is simply gorgeous – soft colors, leaf & flower themed, the pack of papers includes die cut images as well. This paper may be found on page 29 in the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. To make today’s card, I used several of the die cuts, You are Beautiful stamp set and the Hope You Know stamp set for the sentiments. The card base is Lost Lagoon cut 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored @ 4 1/4 with a layer of Basic White 4 x 5 1/4.

Stampin' Up! Frames & Flowers Sympathy card front

I began by adhering the frame die cut from the pack of Frames & Flowers 12 x 12 DSP onto a basic White panel. I stamped the sentiment in Lost Lagoon ink using the Hope You Know stamp set. I added a couple of die cuts from the DSP pack attaching them with dimensionals: the leaves in the lower right and the flower & leaves corner die cut. I added Wink of Stella to the several of the darkest leaves on the lower left and on the flowers of the corner die cut. This doesn’t show in the photo, but in person it adds a beautiful touch of elegance.

Stampin' Up! Frames & Flowers Sympathy card inside

For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment in Lost Lagoon ink using the Hope You Know stamp set. The leaf image is another of the die cuts from the Frames & Flowers 12 x 12 DSP pack, and was adhered with dabs of liquid glue. And yes, I added Wink of Stella to several of the leaves here as well.

Stampin' Up! Frames & Flowers
Sympathy Card & envelope

For the Basic White envelope I stamped the leaf images using the You are Beautiful stamp set and Lost Lagoon ink. This is a ‘distinctive’ stamp set, meaning when the images are stamped there is depth. Notice how some of the leaves on the flap are darker than others – that’s what I mean.

Frames & Flowers 12 x 12 DSP may be found on page 29 – item 163765

Hope You Know stamp set may be found on page 85 – item 161409

You Are Beautiful stamp set may be found on page 93 – item 163704

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Get an additional 10% discount on stamp and die bundles only (that’s a total of 20% discount on stamp and die bundles!). This excludes suite collections, stamp and punch bundles, bundles not yet released to customers, and any other bundles*.
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Stampin’ Up! Sketched Butterflies Thinking of You card

Posted on June 4, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Tuesday morning! I have a sweet thinking of you card today using the awesome Sketched Butterflies stamp & die bundle. I also incorporated the Labeled with Love stamp set and die bundle – both of which will be available as part of the 10% off stamp & die set bundle sale that goes live Jun 5 and continues through Jun 30. That 10% off is IN ADDITION TO the always 10% off when purchasing stamp & die bundles. Let’s look…

Stampin' Up! Sketched Butterflies card front

I like the idea of versatility for a card when I’m not creating for a specific individual – and this card is just that. The card front is layers of Balmy Blue for the card base, then Highland Heather, Basic White and Subtles 6×6 DSP in Balmy Blue. The ‘frame’ for each butterfly comes from the Labeled with Love stamp set, stamped in Memento ink & die cut with it’s coordinating die. On each ‘frame’ is a stamped butterfly from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set. Stamped with Memento ink on a Basic White scrap, the two outside butterflies were colored with Stampin’ Blends: Light Balmy Blue on the body center & inner wings, Light Highland Heather then Light Fresh Freesia on the outer portions of each wing – both adhered with dimensionals to the ‘frame’. The center butterfly has two parts: the same Memento stamped image but stamped on a scrap of Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP and die cut with the butterfly outline die from Sketched Butterfly Dies. The overlay is the intricate die cut from the same scrap of Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP. These two were adhered together in the middle with a dab of liquid glue and a Purple Fine Shimmer Gem was added to it. This was attached to the ‘frame’ with mini dimensionals. I added little doodle dots with my Basic Black Marker on the two outside ‘frames’. Attaching the frames to the card front: I attached the center ‘frame’ first, centering it on the card front, then added the outer two, creating equidistant margins.

Stampin' Up! Sketched Butterflies card inside

For the inside, I stamped the sentiment from Labeled with Love stamp set in Memento ink on a scrap of the Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP and fussy cut it with my paper snips. This was adhered to the Basic White inside panel and that was adhered to a Highland Heather panel and both to the inside of the card. As I’m writing this, a friend is having surgery tomorrow, and since the sentiment is ‘thinking of you’, it will be perfect! But it could also easily be a sympathy card, an ‘in general’ note or a birthday card!

Stampin' Up! Sketched Butterfly Thinking of You card & envelope

The envelope flap has the very same Subtles 6×6 DSP in Balmy Blue adhered & trimmed to fit. I stamped a different butterfly from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set – in Memento ink – directly on the DSP. On the envelope front is the same butterfly as the flap, stamped in Memento ink and colored as those on the card front: Stampin’ Blends Light Balmy Blue, Light Highland Heather & Light Fresh Freesia. When working on an envelope, remember to slip a card scrap inside so the alcohol blends do not bleed through!

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Stampin' Up! 10% off Stamp & Die Bundle SALE

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Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog.

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Sales Period: 5–30 June 2024
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Phone: 28 June 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
Online: 30 June 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Get an additional 10% discount on stamp and die bundles only (that’s a total of 20% discount on stamp and die bundles!). This excludes suite collections, stamp and punch bundles, bundles not yet released to customers, and any other bundles*.
Save 10% on Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (white and Boho Blue).
The 10% discount applies automatically to stamp and die bundles in all orders… including Starter Kit orders.
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Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Journey Gatefold

Posted on June 2, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Welcome to JUNE! I can’t believe it is the 6th month of the year already… time marches on. :O) The Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP has lots of watercolor type images of streams, landscapes with flowers, grasses, etc, and is perfect for cutting apart and piecing back together again. A traditional gatefold uses panels on each ‘gate’, while this uses panels attached to each ‘gate’. Let’s look…

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Journey Gatefold card front

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Journey Gatefold, 2

In the two photos at left, you can see how the panels are attached to each side of the card front – or gates – and it allows the card to be opened easily. Here are some simple instructions for re-creating this type of gatefold.

The card base is 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 2 3/4 on the long side. You can score again @ 8 1/4 but I prefer to close the scored left side and fold the left side to meet it and burnish well with my bone folder. This guarantees no gap or possible overlapping if you have not been particular about scoring.
Layers for the front: cut and adhere together
- Misty Moonlight: cut 2, 1 3/4 x 5
- Basic White:: cut 2, 1 5/8 x 4 7/8
- DSP: cut 2, 1 1/2 x 4 3/4 (in this case Thoughtful Journey 6×6)
  - I stamped my DSP at this point: butterflies on the top are from Sketched Butterflies stamp set, stamped with Pumpkin Pie ink; sentiment on the bottom panel is also from Sketched Butterflies stamp set and is stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.
Close left ‘gate’ of card base and adhere top completed layer to the ‘gate’ only, leaving equal distance at top & left at score line
Now do the same on the right side. Notice that when the card is closed there are equal distances between the top & bottom panels as well.

For the inside:

Misty Moonlight 4 x 5 1/4 is adhered to the inside of the card
On Basic White 3 7/8 x 5 1/8, stamp the butterfly image in the center with Pumpkin Pie ink. This is from Sketched Butterflies stamp set. Add color to specific areas with Stampin’ Blends Peach Peach Pie and Misty Moonlight.
I added some doodles around the body of the butterfly with my Basic Black Marker.
Stamp the sentiment from Sketched Butterflies stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink; adhere panel to the inside of the card

To complete the card front, I added three Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots.

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Journey Gatefold card & envelope

For the envelope, I added another panel of Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP to the flap and trimmed to fit. I then stamped the butterflies from Sketched Butterflies stamp set in Pumpkin Pie ink on the envelope front. And done!

Interestingly, there is no die cutting on this card! It’s just stamps, ink, paper and an easy fun fold. There are so many ways to make this gatefold different.

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Stampin’ Up! Big Sale Coming June 5

Posted on May 29, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Oh my goodness – excitement is in the air – Stampin’ Up! is hosting a 10% off sale of all stamp & die bundles – and that includes the 10% off when purchasing bundles, so an additional 10%! WooHoo… AND 10% off die cut and embossing machines, both the mini and the regular size. Keep reading for more info…

Sales Period: 5–30 June 2024
Ordering Deadlines
Phone: 28 June 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
Online: 30 June 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

Get an additional 10% discount on stamp and die bundles only (that’s a total of 20% discount on stamp and die bundles!). This excludes suite collections, stamp and punch bundles, bundles not yet released to customers, and any other bundles*.
Save 10% on Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (white and Boho Blue).
The 10% discount applies automatically to stamp and die bundles in all orders… including Starter Kit orders.
See and shop all qualifying bundles in the online store.

*Please note Close to My Heart products are not included in this promotion.

And here’s the thing… with the joining promotion – you should know

Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators get the SAME discounts and sales that CUSTOMERS do – on TOP OF their demonstrator discount

Keeping that information in the forefront of your mind,

NOW is a perfect time to JOIN THE TEAM!

The 2024-2026 In Color Starter Kit promotion ends on 31 May and here’s the information about that…

To join is $99 and what comes with joining, besides your 15-20% discount on every order… FOUR FREE IN COLOR PRODUCTS valued to $82 plus your choice of $125 worth of products. Those FREE items – the IN COLOR products – Classic stampin’ pad bundle – 5 of them, package of 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock – 5 of those, 6×6 Designer Series Paper – 5 colors in the pack, and the coordinating Stampin’ Write markers. That’s $82 worth of products – for FREE if you join between now and May 31. You will also receive free shipping on these products + free business supplies. What’s not to like about this joining special!

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Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day. Make someone happy when sending them a handmade card filled with love.

TLsBrightSpot

Terry Lynn Bright, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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