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Merriest Moments

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Stampin Up Merriest Moments

Once again, I apologize for this post.  My computer is in the shop so I had to use my phone and it doesn’t quite work as well so things may not be lined up correctly or the colors may be off.  I figured something posted crazy like is better than no post (maybe).

I made this card using the stamp set called Merriest Moments.  This set is in the 2021 July – December MIni Catalog.  It has a coordinating die set and embossing folder called Merriest Frames (although I did not use them for this card) and you can save 10% by purchasing them in a bundle.

The colors I used are Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Fresh Freesia, Blushing Bride and Rich Razzleberry.  To make this card, I first drew a circle using a pencil which made it easier to lines things up where I wanted them.  Then I stamped the flowers and leaves over that circle.  When I was done, I erased it so you can’t see it.  Next I stamped the sentiment in Soft Succulent ink.  I felt like it needed something more so I randomly stamped some splatters in Rich Razzleberry ink.  Lastly I added some Elegant Faceted Gems in various places.

Thanks for being so patient while I wait for my laptop to be fixed.  It is a fairly new one and the battery was only lasting one to two hours before needing charging and it was running very hot.  Of course, they had to send it in for repairs because they could not fix it in the store.  Such is life.

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Product List

Merriest Moments Bundle (English)

$54.00

Elegant Faceted Gems

$7.50

Penguin Place

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Stampin up Penguin PlaceFirst of all, I have to apologize for this blog post.  My computer is in the shop for repairs so I am trying to write this post on my phone.  This is not an easy task (at least for me) so if the photo of my card is bad or if things are not lined up correctly, I apologize and will fix it when my computer is back.  In the meantime, this post will be short and sweet.

I made this card using the stamp set call Penguin Place. this set has a coordinating punch called Penguin Builder Punch and you can save 10% by purchasing them in a bundle.  I first stamped the Penguin in Gorgeous Grape ink and punch it out.  The punch can be used for the feet too so I punched them out in Fresh Freesia card stock.  I stamped the hat and scarf in Just Jade and cut them out by hand.  The sentiment is from the stamp set called Create With Friends.  I adhered the Wonderful Snowflakes to a piece of Fresh Freesia card stock using Multipurpose Glue  The snowflakes are iridescent so they sparkle and shine,  The little stars are called Cute Stars Adhesive Backed Sequins.  As a side note, the Wonderful Snowflakes and the Cute Stars Sequins will be retiring at the end of the July – December Mini Catalog.

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Product List

Penguin Place Bundle (English)

$31.50

Wonderful Snowflakes

$6.00

Create With Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Cute Stars Adhesive Backed Sequins

$7.50

 

Friend Like You

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Stampin Up Friend Like You

Friend Like You is one of those stamp sets that I loved the first time I saw it.  It has a great font.  There are a few of the sentiments that are larger (everyone knows I love large sentiments) and it is a two step stamp set which is always fun.  A two step stamp set is where you use two stamps to make one image.  The palm trees and the grass are both images that use two stamps.  The sentiment I used on this card is perfect for these times where you can’t see your friends but you want to keep in touch by sending a card.  Plus, Friend Like You has coordinating dies called Friendly Silhouettes Dies. Sadly this stamp set and coordinating dies are retiring on May 2nd so if you like it, you should order it before it is gone for good.

To make this card, I first stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock ink.  Pretty Peacock is one of the InColors that will be retiring this year.  Then I cut it out using a die from Hippo & Friends.  I backed that with a Granny Apple Green die cut that is one size bigger than the sentiment one.  Before I adhered them together I decided to add a little dimension around the edge of the Granny Apple Green one.  I saw someone do this on the internet somewhere.  I am sorry I did not make note of who it was, but I thought this idea was brilliant.

To make the ridge around the die, first die cut it the regular way.  Then put the die cut back into the die and turned it over.  Then run your stylus around the inside edge of the die slowly.  I used my stylus from my Simply Scored Scoring Tool.

Stampin Up Hippo & Friends

It will look like this afterwards.

When you pop it out of the die it gives a nice, even edge around the outside.  If you look closely you can see it in the photograph of the card above.

After this, I took a piece of 4.25″ x 5.5″ of Basic White cardstock and used a die from the set called Christmas Layers in one corner and then, again in the other corner.  Christmas Layers is another die set that will be retiring at the end of this catalog.  I layered that onto a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock that is just a wee bit smaller.  Then I adhered that to a Pretty Peacock card base.   After putting everything together I felt like it still needed something so I added some Seaside Spray flowers cut from another die in the Hippo & Friends set.

Product List

Friend Like You Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Friendly Silhouettes Dies

$32.00

Hippo & Friends Dies

$36.00

Christmas Layers Dies

$29.00

Simply Scored

$30.00

Boho Indigo

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Stampin Up Boho Indigo

Boho Indigo is one of the Product Medleys that Stampin’ Up! offers in the 2020/2021 Annual Catalog.  I love their Product Medleys because they include everything you need (except adhesive) to make tons of cards all built into one kit.  Plus, there is a refill kit you can purchase that includes all the paper products in the original kit.

One of my favorite parts in this kit are the included embossed backgrounds.  This one has embossed diamond shapes on Very Vanilla cardstock.  It makes it so easy to add texture to your card.  I just adhered this embossed background onto a Night Of Navy card base.

To make the vase, I glued a small strip of Seaside Spray cardstock onto a piece of Night Of Navy cardstock and cut it out using one of the dies included in the kit.  Then I ran it thought my Cut & Embossing Machine using the Tasteful Textures 3D embossing folder.  I cut the scalloped rectangle out using the Boho Indigo Designer Series Paper that is included in the kit with a Stitched So Sweetly die. I cut out two sets of leaves in Garden Green card stock using a Boho Indigo die and added that to the DSP.  Then I adhered the vase to it.  I used Stampin Dimensionals to add it to my card base.

The sentiment is from the stamp set called ArtGallery which is in the 2021 January – June Mini Catalog.  I stamped it in Night Of Navy ink onto a sliver of Seaside Spray cardstock I already had and just cut off the end at an angle.   I hid the word “I’m”after I stamped it underneath the DSP.

Now, I don’t know this for sure but Product Medleys do not usually carry over to the next catalog so if you like it, you should order it soon.  The new catalog starts on May 1st this year and once a kit is gone, it is gone for good even if that is before the end of the present catalog.  Don’t forget to order any of the retiring InColors products such as cardstock, ink pads and ink refills that will retire this year (Pretty Peacock, Rococo Rose, Terracotta Tile, Seaside Spray and Purple Posy).  Once the retirement list comes out on March 24th, those products will go quickly.

By the way, the Stampin’ Up!® Retirement List will be available today at 3:00 PM EST so check back to see what is retiring.  If there is anything you really want to have, purchase it as soon as possible because things run out very quickly!

Product List

Boho Indigo Product Medley (English)

$70.00

Boho Indigo Product Medley Refill

$23.00

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

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Beautiful Friendship & Many Messages

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Stampin Up Beautiful Friendship Many Messages

Beautiful Friendship is still one of my favorite stamp sets from the 2020 2021 Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog.  The flowers included in it are just so pretty.  Plus they are DisINKtive stamps which means that one stamp is used to give an image dimension or depth.  If you look at the Hydrangeas on my card you can see how some of the flowers are light and some are dark.  This was done by just one stamp.

I used my Stamparatus to help me make this card.  I first place a piece of 3.75″ x 5″ piece of Basic White cardstock in my Stamparatus and then lined up the Hydrangea stamp to be in the upper right corner.  I inked the stamp using Seaside Spray ink and stamped it once.  Then I flipped my card stock 180 degrees, inked up the Hydrangea  again and stamped it so it would be in the lower left corner.  I started to do the same thing with the Highland Heather flowers but decided it looked too uniform and ended up adding extra flowers and the Pear Pizzazz leaves by hand.

The sentiment is from the stamp set called Many Messages.  This is one big stamp and has a matching die called Messages that cuts all the sentiments outs at one time.  I actually have thought about cutting all the sentiment apart to use separately but haven’t done that yet.  It is really hard for me to cut a stamp apart!  The good part of not cutting it apart is now I have a container of lots of sentiment strips ready to use.  The bad part is I now have a container of lots of sentiment strips to use!

I wrapped the card stock with a piece of Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon.  I love this ribbon because it has sparkles in it and is so pretty.  Then I added three Elegant Faceted Gems.

Don’t forget if you love Seaside Spray as much as I do, make sure you order the card stock, ink pad and ink refill before it is gone forever.  It is one of the retiring InColors and once the products are gone, they are gone forever.  As a reminder the other colors retiring this year are Pretty Peacock, Rococo Rose, Terracotta Tile and Purple Posy.

Product List

Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set

$22.00

Many Messages Bundle

$50.25

Seaside Spray 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Metallic Ribbon

$7.00

Elegant Faceted Gems

$7.50

Playful Alphabet

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Hello everyone.  It is time for another Stamp Off Challenge with Jackie, Buffy and me.  This time we have a color challenge.  I don’t know who made up these colors together but they are crazy!  Oh wait.  It was me!

Stampin Up Playful Alphabet I got the idea from the Well Suited Designer Series Paper.  That is the great thing about the Stampin’ Up!® papers.  They give you the colors ahead of time and I love that sometimes they put colors together that I would never think of.  Plus I am still on my goal to actually use most of my Designer Series Paper.  I’m not doing that well but better than I used to.

To make this card I started with a piece of the Well Suited DSP.  I love how the Cajun Craze stripes look Grosgrain ribbon.   Then I had to decide what color would look good with Night Of Navy and Cajun Craze.  I decided BumbleBee looked great with them.   I cut the letters using the Playful Alphabet Die set.  I adhered them to the flags which are part of the Tasteful Labels dies.  I decided to adhere the flags using Dimensionals which gave the card some depth.   I stamped the word “birthday” using the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set.  I masked off the word Happy using tape.  Then I cut it out using a die from Hydrangea Dies.

Now let’s go see what Buffy and Jackie made using these crazy colors.

Product List

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

$23.00

Playful Alphabet Dies

$34.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

$31.00

Hydrangea Dies

$32.00

Well Suited 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.50

Free Shipping Today Only

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Time for you to stock up and save on your favorite Stampin’ Up! products! What’s the big occasion? Today only, Stampin’ Up!®  is offering FREE shipping on orders subtotaling $50 USD/$65 CAD or more. This incredible deal lasts for 24 hours only!

It is a great time to stock up on your favorite retiring InColor products, envelopes, adhesives and other supplies or that stamp and die bundle you have been looking at for a while.  Order the new Cut & Emboss Machine and save the $12.00 shipping cost!  What about that set of Marvelous Markers, the Heat Tool, the bundle of Clear Blocks or the amazing Simply Scored Scoring Tool!  The only requirement is you have to order $50 or more (before tax).

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  • With the exception of month-to-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions, all Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the promotion, including year-end closeout and preorder items.
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Free Shipping Wednesday, March 17th Only

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Time for you to stock up and save on your favorite Stampin’ Up! products! What’s the big occasion? On March 17th only, Stampin’ Up!®  is offering FREE shipping on orders subtotaling $50 USD/$65 CAD or more. This incredible deal lasts for 24 hours only!

It is a great time to stock up on your favorite retiring InColor products, envelopes and other supplies or that stamp and die bundle you have been looking at for a while.

My March Hostess Code is: UTQFZEF  

PROMOTION DETAILS

FREE SHIPPING | 17 MARCH 2021  Begins at 2:00 AM EST

ORDERING INFORMATION:
  • All order types qualify for this promotion.
  • Free shipping applies after the qualifying amount (per market) has been met.
  • The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $50 or more (before tax).
  • Free shipping only applies during the 24-hour period the promotion is live in each market; this means that the order must be opened and closed on 17 March 2021.
  • With the exception of month-to-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions, all Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the promotion, including year-end closeout and preorder items.
  • Prepaid Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping under the same rules as all other Stampin’ Up! items during the promotion.
  • Month-to-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are NOT eligible for free shipping. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($22.00 USD/$30.00 CAD shipping included) + tax.
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Best Year

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During the month of February, Rob and I went to Florida for the entire month.  It was heavenly to have warm weather and sunshine almost every day.  The only bad part was I did not bring any of my stamping products.  The time share we stayed in only has one table and Rob is working from home so he needed it.  Therefore, I didn’t really have a place to stamp.  This meant that during the month of January I had to make, photograph and write posts for all of February and the first week of March as well as make my normal January posts.  As you can imagine, my cards had to be simple and my posts short.

This was the original card I was going to use for our Stampin Blends Stamp Off Challenge a couple of weeks ago but I decided that, although it is pretty, it was not Stamp Off Challenge worthy.

To make this card, I took a piece of the black and white True Love Designer Series Paper and instead of coloring the flowers, I colored the background using my dark Highland Heather Stampin Blends.  It is much easier to use the Blends than the Markers because the Blends don’t know coloring lines as much as the Markers.  It did take a bit of time to color the background because you have to be careful not to get too close to the flowers because the ink might blend into them.

I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set called Best Years  in Highland Heather ink and cut it out using a die from Hippo & Friends.  Then I took an epoxy heart and colored that using the dark Pool Party Blends.  I wrapped a piece of Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon and the Designer Series Paper and then put the cut out sentiment over it using Stampin Dimensionals.

 

Product List

Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English)

$20.00

True Love Designer Series Paper

$11.50

3/8" (1 Cm) Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon

$7.00

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Forever Fern

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Stampin Up Forever Fern

This is a fun technique I saw online in a Gina K video.  It uses a technique where you use masking paper, Post-It Notes or some other sticky paper.  You rip a piece of this paper in half, place one piece at the top of  your cardstock and one at the bottom and then use Blending Brushes with different colored inks over the exposed area.  I decided to go with part of the Rainbow order of ROYGBIV so I used Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Just Jade and Misty Moonlight ink.  I didn’t use the violet (or purple) because I ran out of room.

I love the new Blending Brushes because they work so well and the ink goes on very smoothly.  I bought enough to use one for each color family (meaning one for blue ink, one for green ink, etc.).  They blend the ink really well and I highly recommend them.  They are in the 2021 January – June Mini Catalog on page 70.

After I did the blending of the ink, I removed the masking paper and stamped the images from Forever Fern in Memento Black ink.  The sentiment is from the stamp set called Here’s A Card.  The card was very simple to make and I love how it turned out. 

I layered everything on a piece of Basic Black cardstock and a card base of Daffodil Delight.

Product List

Forever Fern Bundle (English)

$54.00

Here's A Card Cling Stamp Set (English)

$22.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Blending Brushes

$12.00