Making Christmas Bright

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends.  If you are as old as I am then you remember Christmas lights as being the big red and green bulbs that screwed into sockets strung on heavy electrical wires.  These are still my favorite type of lights but are sometimes difficult to find and much more expensive than the little bitty twinkle lights.

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the Making Christmas Bright bundle in the Holiday Catalog – a stamp set and bulb builder punch featuring these marvelous lights!  And of course Amy Storrie had a project for us at her Holiday Retreat using the products from the All is Bright product suite that coordinate with this bundle.  Here is the card:

Super cute and simple, right!  I love the designer series paper in this product suite.  It has the realistic photographic image on one side and a graphic design on the other side.  Those light bulbs on the DSP look like you could just grab them and put them on your string of lights!

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that were used in the design of this card which can be added to your shopping cart by simply clicking on the thumbnails below:

This was a fun card to make.  If you have any questions as to measurements or any other design elements just ask.  All of my tutorials are provided for FREE.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.  Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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Joyous Noel

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends!  I have two more projects from Amy Storrie’s Holiday Retreat to share with you today – one is a card and the other is a banner.  These projects both use products from the Joyous Noel Suite which is my second favorite product suite from the Holiday Catalog (at least this week!).

The first project is the card – clean and simple:

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that were used in the design of this card which can be added to your shopping cart with a simple click on the thumbnails below:

As for the second project – the banner – while I made all of the parts I did not fully assemble the banner at the event and I have not gotten around to putting it all together just yet.  But I did manage to get a photograph of Amy’s sample so that is what I am sharing with you today:

And here are the additional Stampin’ Up! products that were used in the design of this banner which also can be added to your shopping cart with a click on the thumbnails below:

I think I am going to make a companion “Christmas” banner to go with my “Merry” banner and hang them on my fireplace mantel!

If you have any questions regarding measurements or other design elements of these projects, you know that all you have to do is ask me, right?  My tutorials are always offered for FREE!

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Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.  Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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Farmhouse Christmas

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends.  Sorry for the pause in posts – I am having upstairs A/C problems again and the temperatures here in my part of Texas are in the 90’s and make it unbearable to spend time in my crafting space.  Good news (if you can call it that) is that we are getting an entire new unit installed on Monday (which is actually today already)!

So I did not spend any time in my room making anything during World Card Making Day, but I hope you all got the chance to make something yourselves.

Thankfully I still have several projects from Amy Storrie’s Holiday Retreat left to share with you.  Today’s projects include two cards and a framed art piece that use the Festive Farmhouse Suite of products from the Holiday Catalog.  I think this is my most favorite product suite so far.

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that were used in the design of these projects which can be added to your shopping cart with a quick click on the thumbnails below:

If you have any questions regarding measurements or any other design elements for any of these projects, just ask.  I am always happy to share my posted projects with you for FREE.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.  Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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Stamparatus Accessories – Oh My!

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

If you already have a Stamparatus – the absolute best stamping tool ever invited – then you will be over the moon to hear that you can now purchase “accessories” to go with it!  Sadly this does not include a carrying case (but rumor has it that one is anticipated), but it does include specially sized grid paper, two plates, two magnets and a foam mat.  These accessories can be purchased separately or as a bundle.

If you do not have a Stamparatus yet, schedule some time to come play with mine to see why you absolutely need one for yourself!

Thank you for stopping by today.  Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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Falling for Leaves

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends.  I am going to share with you today two projects we made at Amy Storrie’s Holiday Retreat using the Falling for Leaves bundle from the Holiday Catalog.  I do not have the bundle of products (yet) so unfortunately I do not have a project of my own design to share with you.

The first project is a card:

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that were used in the design of this card which can be added to your shopping cart by clicking on the thumbnails below:

The second project is a 3-D gift bag using the little cotton bags from the Holiday Catalog with the same bundle, just different colors:

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that were used in the design of this gift bag which, again, can be added to your shopping cart by clicking on the thumbnails below:

If you have any questions regarding layout, dimensions, etc. for either of these projects all you need to do is ask me.  I am always happy to share my tutorials with you for FREE.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.  Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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World Card Making Day (actually Week)!

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends.  It is time once again to celebrate World Card Making Day.  Buy why just celebrate for one day?  Stampin’ Up! wants you to be able to celebrate for an entire week (sort of like your birthday week, right!).

While I am not nearly organized enough to have you all gather at my house to make a card or two, I wanted to be sure you were aware of the special pricing that is available on select items (10% off) October 1-7, 2018 only.

I will post again later today.  I have not been to bed yet (since Sunday) and it is now 5:35 AM on Monday in my time zone.  I’m slowly running out of oomph.

Thank you for stopping by.  Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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Inventory Status Report

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends.  After sharing my Halloween projects with you I discovered that the Cauldron framelits are on backorder and will not be available until October 22!  That is very disappointing since it is a seasonal item and not much use after October 31.

To keep us all on our toes about the availability of the very popular products in the Holiday Catalog, here is a list of items that are on Backorder, Not Orderable or are in Low Inventory Status:

LOW INVENTORY:

If you have these items on your Wish List and want to be able to get them anytime soon, it would be a good idea to go ahead and get your order in ASAP.  I have made it easy for you to place an order – you can simply click on the thumbnails above to add the items to your shopping cart.

BACKORDERED:

NOT ORDERABLE:

So there you have it.  Makes me a little nervous to share anything with you guys.  Everything is so popular this year the inventory at the warehouse can’t keep pace!

I will be back tomorrow to share something with you.  Surely I have something worth sharing from Amy Storrie’s Holiday Retreat that is not on these lists!

Thank you for stopping by today.  Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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Toil & Trouble and Takeout Treats for Halloween

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends.  I thought I would change up my project theme to something a little more seasonal for the upcoming month of October – that would be Halloween of course.

We do not get many kiddos visiting our neighborhood for candy so for the few who do pay us a visit this year I am thinking I will make their treats a little special – more on that a bit further in this post.

First a card project that was one of the card designs from Amy Storrie’s Holiday Retreat using the products from the Toil & Trouble Suite.  Most people cringed when they saw this one because the images are a bit tiny and are all colored with Blends.  Of course I loved it!

Fortunately the suite includes a stamp set and framelits bundle that allows for easy cutout of the stamped images!

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that were used in the design of this card which can be added to your shopping cart by clicking on the thumbnails below:

We made the cutest “takeout” treat box on Saturday using the Takeout Treats bundle.  Of course there was more coloring to be done with the Blends (love it!).  The picture makes the little box look larger than it actually is – it basically measures 2″ x 1.75″ x 2″.  Did I say it was cute?  What do you think?

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that were used in the design of this project which can be added to your shopping cart by clicking on the thumbnails below:

Lastly Amy gave each of us a welcome gift for attending the Friday night event.  It is a treat box/sleeve that fits a snack bar (looks like a Nutter Butter bar) which also uses the Cauldron Bubble bundle.

I never eat the sweet treats I receive because I do not want to ruin the wrapping they come in!

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that were used in the design of this project which, again, can be added to your shopping cart by clicking on the thumbnails below:

If you have any questions regarding the design elements or measurements of any of these projects please ask me.  I am happy to provide you with my tutorials FREE of charge!

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.  Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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Merry Christmas to All

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends.  While it is not yet cold enough here in Texas to feel like Fall, much less Winter or my favorite time of year – Christmas – today’s card project introduces you to another product bundle from the Holiday Catalog, the Merry Christmas to All bundle.

The stamp set is a “build a greeting” photopolymer stamp set and the coordinating Thinlits are larger sized script fonts of some of the stamps.  When used together or on their own they allow you to create a myriad of holiday cards.  Here is what I created to share with you.  This is another one of my projects that I couldn’t quite get onto paper from my head but I already spent two days on it so it is time to share and move on:

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that I used in the design of this card which can be added to your shopping cart by clicking on the thumbnails below:

Of course the fabulous Amy Storrie had a project for us at her Holiday Retreat utilizing this product bundle.  Of course, her card design and layout is pure perfection:

And here are the additional Stampin’ Up! products that Amy used in the design of her card which can be added to your shopping cart by clicking on the thumbnails below:

If you have any questions regarding design elements, measurements or anything else related to these projects, just ask.  My tutorials are always offered for FREE.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.  Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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Dashing Deer Dashing Along

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends.  I got sidetracked when my drawer unit from Stamp-N-Storage arrived the other day with the drawer trays for “organizing” embellishments and the like.  While I have been a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator for 9+ years, I have been a customer for 13+ years and I think I have every embellishment I have ever purchased.  But because they are in those little round containers or baggies and not real “handy” I tend to forget to use them.  I now have them neatly organized next to my work station.

Unfortunately I have far more “retired” embellishments than current ones.  I must do something about that!

I did make another card to share with you a few days ago also using the Dashing Deer stamp set bundle.  During the month of September only there is a collection of designer series paper that coordinates with the Dashing Deer stamp set – Dashing Along – which you can earn for FREE when you host a workshop (in person or online) or place a customer order totaling $250 (or more) before shipping and taxes.

Host Promotion Details

  • Promotion period: September 1–30
  • Dashing Along Designer Series Paper is exclusive to the host promotion and will not be available after September 30.
  • In order to qualify, the event merchandise total must reach $250 USD(before shipping and handling).
  • One package of Designer Series Paper may be redeemed per qualifying order, with no limit on how many qualifying orders can be placed in September.
  • Customer, Workshop, and online orders qualify.
  • Dashing Along Designer Series Paper may not be redeemed using Stampin’ Rewards. Customers will receive this FREE gift with a qualifying order in addition to any Stampin’ Rewards they may earn.
  • Dashing Along Designer Series Paper may not be exchanged for other paper.

Deadlines

  • Phone: September 28, 2018 at 6:50 PM (MT)
  • Online: September 30, 2018 at 11:50 PM (MT)

Here are some samples from the Stampin’ Up! home office design team:

And without further delay, here is the card that I created:

And here are the Stampin’ Up! products that were used in the design of this card which can be added to your shopping cart by simply clicking on the thumbnails below:

If you have any questions regarding the measurements or any other design elements of this card, do not hesitate to contact me.

Don’t miss out on your chance to get a FREE package of designer series paper – check your wish list and don’t forget to spend your Bonus Days coupons before the end of September!

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper (and perhaps organize your embellishments so that you use them).  Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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