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Friday, October 18, 2024

Hang an Ornament on a Sophisticated Sled in a Pickup Truck!

 Three fun Christmas Cards made with the Hang an Ornament and the Truckin' Along bundles.

Stamps

Hang an Ornament

Paper

Season of Elegance DSP, Pretty Peacock, Night of Navy, Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Early Espresso, Gold Foil

Ink

Night of Navy, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon

Embellishments

Stampin Dimensionals

Tools

Hang an Ornament dies, Stitched Rectangles dies

Stamps

Hang an Ornament

Paper

Basic White, Seasons of Green and Gold DSP, Read Red, Gold Foil, Mossy Meadow, Garden Green, 

Ink

Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, Old Olive

Embellishments

Stampin' Dimensionals

Tools

Hang an Ornament dies, Stitched Rectangles dies

Stamps

Truckin' Along, Peaceful Season

Paper

Basic Beige, Basic White, Balmy Blue, Tahitian Tide, Watercolor Paper, Basic Black

Ink

Stazon Black, VersaMark, Tahitian Tide, Old Olive, Watercolor Pencils

Embellishments

Stampin Dimensionals, 

Tools

Truck punch, Water Painter Brush, Twisted Rope Embossing Folder




Monday, October 14, 2024

October Class

 Tag It Tuesday! We're making boxes of Christmas gift tags this month! They can be used as:  a little gift, a hostess gift,  at home for yourself, or you can "Elf" a couple neighbors. Have you ever been 'Elfed', 'Frosted', or 'Socked'? It's such a cute idea, to spread some love on your neighbors.

For Elf gifs you can: 

  • put somc candy in a jar a tie a bow
  • bake or buy cookies or pumpkin bread etc.
  • Cookie mix in a jar (see ingredients below)
  • make some Christmas cards or a box of tags

Put your gift on neighbors front porch with a sign and directions for the neighbor:

  1. Enjoy you treats!
  2. Place your "I've been Elfed" sign on your front door.
  3. Now you have 24 hours to make 2 copies of directions, 2 elf signs and 2 sets of goodies to share with friends or neighbors.
  4. Secretly deliver to 2 neighbors who haven't been Elfed
  5. Watch how far this spreads by Christmas!
You've been Elfed! https://app.box.com/s/ue32tgk9ye6za7ssc735z3yqh7xszyh4

You've been Frosted! https://app.box.com/s/swgul0ixb96kp6xx81l94j26039509sj

You've been Socked! https://app.box.com/s/dx3bajf1gbylsyg3p8qlikas2qksh9gx


Box of Tags








Materials:

Stamp Sets: Current: Peaceful Season, Forever Forest, Sophisticated Sled, Retired: Night In Bethlehem, Musical Season, For Unto Us, Making Christmas Bright, Poinsettia Petals, Shop The Town, Peaceful Pines

Ink Pads: a red, a green and a yellow/gold

Cardstocks: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Shaded Spruce, Old Olive, Garden Green

DSP (retired)

Die Sets: Unbounded Love, Swirling Snowflakes (retired), Tailor Made Tags (retired), poinsettias (off brand)

Punches:Tag Topper, Lightbulb, Merry Minis set

Bakers Twine

Embellishments

Preparation:

  • box piece cardstock 8-1/2 x 9 and cut up sides as shown #1

  • 14 tags 2-1/4 x 4-1/4

  • handle - 1-1/2 x 8-1/2

Assembly:

  1. It is important to note that you will need to snip on the 9" side.  The folds won't work if you do it on the opposite side (along the 8-1/2 side)

  1. Fold on score lines and burnish with bone folder to get crisp edges. Glue tabs in making sure to leave the largest tabs on the outside of the box so it looks nice.

  2. Use Tag Topper punch to make the two cs tags. Use the punch on two DSP pieces to glue to one side of each cs tag.

  3. Glue to the short ends of the box, then glue handle on the inside (behind tag).

  4. Use embellishments and/or a bow to decorate the box.

  5. Make 12 tags: If using Tag Topper punch, trim cs to 2 x 4 first. If using dies, grab paper and diecut:)


Sunday, September 15, 2024

September Class

 Here are the projects we're creating this month. Using Sophisticated Sled, Hang An Ornament and Spotlight on Nature.




Wednesday, August 28, 2024

New Scrapbooking Products!!


 Hey There! Did you hear? We have a new companion scrapbooking brochure to the September–December 2024 Mini Catalog!  We are excited to introduce the September 2024 Scrapbooking Brochure.

Scrapbooking is another way to meaningfully craft. Preserving memories in a scrapbook album not only keeps your memories recorded and safe, it’s also a great way to share your memories with family and friends! The potential to strengthen relationships through scrapbooking is just one of the many reasons that makes us so excited for this new scrapbookingbrochure.

As mentioned above this brochure is a companion to the Fall Holiday catalog, meaning products in the brochure beautifully complement and coordinate with some mini catalog products. You’ll also find exciting new product lines like Two-Tone Cardstock in Stampin’ Up! colors!

This is a digital-only scrapbooking brochure, full of scrapbooking essentials and exciting new products. The products inside coordinate with products from the mini catalog (and some online only products, too!). With Workshop Kits and some new product releases Two-Tone Cardstock, we hope this adds variety and inspiration to your holiday crafts this year!  

Happy Scrapbooking!




Monday, August 19, 2024

August Class

 Here are the cards we're making in class this month. We're using Spotlight on Nature, Adventurous Sky and Lovely and Sweet. The new catalogs are here and you will be able to order from them beginning September 4th. Next month we will be making Christmas projects. I have a few items from the holiday catalog that came in my pre-order. I'll bring them to class for everyone to look at. 

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Monday, August 5, 2024

August Card Ministry

 Here are three birthday cards we are making for the church staff to send to our Sensational Seniors. I hear such lovely compliments from the staff and those who have received cards that we make for them. I'm so blessed to have such wonderful ladies to come each month and create for this wonderful ministry.

Materials:

  • Stamp Sets: Unbounded Love, Flowers Of Beauty

  • Ink Pads: Blackberry Bliss, Basic Beige, Petunia Pop

  • Cardstocks: Thoughtful Journey DSP, Basic White, Basic Beige

  • Brick Stencils

  • Blending Brush

  • Mini Dimensionals

  • Classic Label Punch


Preparation:

  • Basic Beige 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored @ 4-1/4 (card base)

  • Basic White 3-5/8 x 4-7/8

  • Thoughtful Journey DSP 3-3/4 x 5

  • (2) Thoughtful Journey DSP 2 x 3-3/4 (diecut)

  • Basic White 1 x 3-1/4 (greeting)


Assemble Card:

  1. Use Blending Brush and Basic Beige Ink with brick stencil on 3-5/8 x 4-7/8 Basic White cs

  2. Glue stenciled background to DSP

  3. Adhere those layers with Dimensionals to a Basic Beige card base

  4. Stamp the sentiment “hello” in Blackberry Bliss Ink, cut with Unbounded Love Die, and attach with Dimensionals



Materials:

  • Stamp Sets: Adventurous Sky

  • Ink Pads: Night of Navy

  • Cardstocks: Basic White Thick, Night of Navy, Copper Clay, Gold Foil, Take To The Sky DSP

  • Stylish Shapes Dies

Preparation:

  • Thick Basic White 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored @ 4-1/4 (card base)

  • Night of Navy 4 x 5-1/4

  • Basic White 3-3/4 x 5

  • Copper pattern DSP 5 x 2-1/2

  • Copper Clay 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 (largest circle diecut)

  • Night of Navy 1-3/4 x 4 (fuselage)

  • Gold Foil 2 x 4 (wings/wheels & propeller)


Assemble Card:

  1. Glue navy panel to white card front

  2. Stamp rivet pattern on top right and bottom left of 3-3/4 x 5 Basic White panel, then glue to navy panel

  3. Glue DSP to center of stamped white panel

  4. Diecut largest circle from Copper Clay and stamp greeting in Night of Navy ink, then glue on center of DSP

  5. Diecut fuselage in Navy cs and wings and propeller from gold foil

  6. Glue plane pieces to Copper circle at upwards angle

  7. Inside: stamp birthday in copper ink, sentiment in navy ink and plane in navy



Materials:

  • Stamp Sets: Simply Zinnias, Christian Birthdays

  • Ink Pads: Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green

  • Cardstocks: Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Flowering Zinnias DSP

  • Zinnias 3D Embossing Folder


Preparation:

  • Granny Apple Green 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored @ 4-1/4 (card base)

  • Granny Apple Green 3 x 3-7/8

  • Basic White (2) 4 x 5-1/4 (one for inside, one for outside border layer)

  • Basic White 2-3/4 x 3-7/8 (embossed layer)

  • DSP (2) 1-1/4 x 3-7/8

  • Daffodil Delight 1 x 1 (oval center diecut)

  • Lemon Lolly 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 (center ring diecut)

  • Melon Mambo 2 x 4-1/4 (2 flowers diecut)

  • Melon Mambo 1 x 2 (buds diecut)

  • Granny Apple Green 2 x 4 (diecuts: leaf, stem, and bud stem/leaf)


Assemble Card:

  1. Emboss 2-3/4 x 3-7/8 piece of Basic White with Zinnias EF

  2. Diecut pieces and glue together

  3. Glue white panel to card front and DSP to each end leaving border.

  4. Glue embossed layer to Granny Apple layer then glue on top of DSP.

  5. Glue flowers to embossed layer

  6. Stamp greeting and glue to card front

  7. Inside: stamp sentiment in Granny Apple and flower in Melon Mambo ink


Tuesday, July 30, 2024

DSP SALE

 

Sales Period: 6–31 August 2024 

See the flyer with photos and ordering information.


Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. See how our Designer Series Paper is created and the value it brings to your crafting experience. 

  



Saturday, July 13, 2024

Bonus Days

 


Earning Period: 3–31 July 2024

  • Earn a $5 coupon for every $50 spent (before shipping and tax). 

  • All coupon codes will be emailed right after a qualifying purchase has been made.

  • We encourage you to create an account on our online store. 

  • If you earn multiple codes from a single order, you will receive one email with multiple codes. If you earn multiple codes from multiple orders, you will receive separate emails for each code earned.

  • All order types qualify for this promotion. Phone and email orders still require an email address.

 

Redemption Period: 1–31 August 2024

  • If using multiple codes, they must be separated by a space. 

  • Coupon codes may be redeemed one time only.   


Tuesday, June 25, 2024

How to Use the Flowers of Beauty Bundle

 Have you ever opened up a new stamp and die bundle, and felt excited as you thought of all the things you could make with it? Then sometimes reality sets in as you are only to be perplexed as you begin to realize you have no idea what this die is for, or how to use that stamp? This bundle really had me stumped! You can tells there is some two step stamping in this set but it  a bimight be a bit of a challenge to determine what stamps and dies go together and how. I have two samples and some explanations for you today. I used the entire Unbounded Beauty Suite. The  Flowers of Beauty bundle, the Unbounded Love bundle, the DSP,  and In Color Glimmer paper. I used In Color Shimmer Gems instead of the In Color Resin Dots because .... who doesn't like a little bling? 




The background stamp in Bubble Bath ink and the detail stamp in Petunia Pop ink.

The die does not cut all the little flowers in one cluster, but in 6 clusters so you can glue them where ever you like to create a floral stem.

The detail stamp in Mossy Meadow ink, background in Granny Apple Green ink then diecut

The detail stamp in Mossy Meadow ink, background in Granny Apple Green ink then diecut


This additional cluster pieces was stamped in the same colors as above

Detail stamp in Petunia Pop ink, background in Bubble Bath ink and the additional center in Berry Burst ink.


Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Petunia Pop ink pads

These dies are the coolest thing! They cut a bunch of flowers all at once!

After using an embossing tool to round and roll up the flower petals, I used the gems as the flower centers. 








Saturday, June 15, 2024

Adventureous Sky

 I just got this bundle in the mail, and it sure makes up quickly and easily! As part of coordinating suite of products, there are some embellishments called Industrial Trinkets. I did not get them, (yet anyway) because I still have a bunch of retired metal embellishments that I need to use up. Oh, and in the package of DSP, there are two sheets with cut apart rectangles and tags which are so fun!

Since this bundle has lots of dies and stamps, I made my usual guide for how to put the pieces together and use with stamps.The clouds are perfect for stamping sentiments on. I love the tow banners that can be used for sentiments too. They remind me of going to Myrtle Beach as a college students. There were always so many of the tow banners to entertain us while tanning on the beach. Well, in my case, it was really burning! lol. My Irish skin burns so easily and trips to the beach were usually accompanied by copious amounts of Aloe Vera and Tylenol - foolish child that I was.

Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Basic White and Take to The Sky DSP.
Basic Beige, Night of Navy, Boho Blue, Smoky Slate and Take to The Sky DSP.
 
Basic White, Copper Clay, Crumb Cake and Take to The Sky DSP.