It is Tuesday which means it is time to reveal this week’s Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! Don’t miss your chance to cash in on the savings — these deals are available only while supplies last!
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Tomorrow I will have a card to share with you that I made using the Wondrous Wealth Bundle available for purchase in the Holiday Catalog!
Until next time, stamp on my friends,
Linda
Welcome back to my blog. Today’s card that I will be sharing with you underwent some renovations a few times and I am still not quite happy with how it turned out but it is time to move on …
This was another project using the Watercolor Winter Simply Created Kit from the Holiday Catalog in a manner slightly different than the instructions provided (who reads instructions anyway, right!).
I just never could get the look I had envisioned inside my head to come out on the paper. Have you ever had one of those days?
And here are the products used in the design of this card — maybe you can tweak it to make it just right :).
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. While my project I shared with you was not up to my standards, I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper and improve my card design. I would love to see what you come up with.
Until next time, stamp on my friends,
Linda
I did not spend time getting creative today — I spent most of the day with my husband grocery shopping, watching the Cowboys lose and such. Good news is that I can still share with you one of the make-n-take projects we made at our group meeting on Saturday.
I just got a shipment earlier this week with the Wondrous Wreath bundle (when you buy the stamp set and framelits as a bundle, you save 15% off what you would spend if bought separately) and the Hardwood background stamp and am very impatient to get them all inked up so you should expect to see something I have designed using them real soon.
Here are the products used in the creation of this card:
Thank you again for stopping by my blog. I hope you leave inspired to but stamps to ink to paper. Come back soon to see what else I have to share with you.
Until next time, stamp on my friends,
Linda
I spent some fun time this morning with fellow demonstrators at the home of Amy Storrie. Amy is always a wonderful hostess and shared with all of us some business tips and then five make-n-take projects, most using products from the 2014 Holiday Catalog.
One of the cards she designed for us to make used the Festival of Trees and Tree Punch which are both sold separately — but also as a bundle, which saves you 15% than if you purchased each product separately! (And if you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, you would be saving 35% — wink wink).
This card was quick and is cute as a button.
Here are the products used in the design of this card:
Thank you again for stopping by and visiting my blog today. I hope to spend more time creating tomorrow so I should have more to share with you soon. I hope that you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.
Until next time, stamp on my friends,
Linda
Shortly after I returned from Convention in July I shared with you a selection of cards that I received from swapping with other demonstrators who used the Work of Art stamp set. I also shared some trivia with you about the Lovely As A Tree stamp set — holds the record for the most consecutive years in the Annual Catalog.
As I was churning the creative juices last weekend I thought why not make a card using both of these stamp sets — so I did! I also managed to work in one of the new stamp sets from the Holiday Catalog.
The variations in the ink colors (Old Olive) is due to inking the stamp and stamping it twice — the first stamp is dark and the second stamp is lighter since there is less ink remaining on the stamp.
Below are the products I used in the design of this card, all of which you can link to by clicking on the thumbnail which will take you directly to my demonstrator website where you can place your order 24/7:
Thank you for stopping by my blog (sorry I was away for a few days). I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper. I will be creating more projects to share with you this weekend so come back and see what I come up with.
Until next time, stamp on my friends,
Linda
Stampin’ Up! offers many “kits” — both in their Annual Catalog and the Holiday Catalog — that contain just about everything you need to make cards (or whatever project the kit is geared towards). Each kit also comes with directions for suggested uses of the contents; but sometimes it is fun to create something original with the kit pieces.
I spent some time this weekend in my craft room (when I was not taking a mini-vacation in Frisco with my husband and our grandson at the Rough Riders baseball game — geez, it was hot!) and created two cards using the Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit that I received at Convention in July. I was not head over heels in love with this kit (I think it was the water-coloring aspect of it) but I knew it had potential.
Here is the first (and so far my favorite) card I created using parts of the kit along with a few other Stampin’ Up! products.
The card base, sleigh, vellum snowflake and banners are from the kit. I added some designer series paper matted with Real Red and Whisper White card stock, a vintage button and the silver snowflake embellishment.
Below is a list of all of the Stampin’ Up! products I used in the design of this card:
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you will come back again to see what else I have to share with you (oh, I placed my order for new products from the Holiday Catalog which will arrive early this week so I will have lots of new stuff to play with!). I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.
Until next time, stamp on my friends,
Linda
The big day has arrived — the 2014 Holiday Catalog is now LIVE and you can finally get your hands on the latest and greatest that Stampin’ Up! has to offer for the holidays.
I have a very long wish list and expect I will be placing an order before the weekend comes to an end! What about you?
If you do not already have your very own copy of the 2014 Holiday Catalog, let me know and I will get one to you.
Stampin’ Up! posted 13 videos on their YouTube channel yesterday that showcase many of the products and tools. So grab yourself a bowl of popcorn and a pen and paper for notes and enjoy the shows!
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Come back soon to see what else I have to share with you.
Until then, stamp on my friends,
Linda
It’s time for this week’s Weekly Deals! These prices are good through September 1, but only while supplies last.
There are only a few days left to take advantage of the Short & Sweet promotion which ends on August 28, 2014.
New demonstrators will receive $150 worth of products in their Starter Kit for just $99! There’s nothing better than getting extra Starter Kit products for your new business. For more information, you will find my original blog post here.
Thank you Nancy Q. for joining the fun with me. We are going to have a blast!
Time is also running out on the Big Shot Bundle Promotion. Purchase a Big Shot in August and you will receive one of five stamp set/framelits bundles for FREE — your choice! But you better hurry because this offer ends on August 31, 2014. You can see my original blog post here for more information.
And don’t forget the Paper Pumpkin Promotion that is available to new subscribers. If you haven’t tried Paper Pumpkin, now is a great time to sign up. If you sign up before September 10, 2014 you will get 50% off your first two months! With a deal like this, you’ll want to invite everyone you know to give it a try too! You can see my original blog post here for more information.
Also, as a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, Stampin’ Up! offers a selection of past kits and refill kits for purchase, while supplies last. New kits have just been added to the offering.
Below are all of the past kits and refill kits (refill kits do not include the ink and stamps) that are currently available while supplies last:
Wow – that’s a lot of information to digest. If you have any questions about these promotions or any Stampin’ Up! products, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am here to help you — just think of me as you Creativity Coach!
Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I hope you will come back again real soon.
Until then, stamp on my friends,
Linda
I am on a roll creating projects with the stamp sets, papers and accessories I was able to pre-order from the 2014 Holiday Catalog — just one of the perks of being an independent demonstrator for Stampin’ Up! And those demonstrators that attended Convention this year got the chance to put in our pre-orders a week earlier than normal (sweet!).
I took advantage of the early pre-order and came home with a suitcase filled with stamps sets, embellishments and designer series papers. My suitcase was so heavy that if not for the generosity of the AA person who checked in my suitcase, I would have needed to pay $125 for that suitcase to fly home with me. Instead it just received a “HEAVY” tag before it went on its merry way through baggage check.
Among the pre-order products there is a stamp set called Bright & Beautiful that coordinates with the Stars Framelits Dies. I chose this stamp set for my next project, and here it is:
I stamped the star and then cut it out with the framelit die. I then scored on the backside from point to valley on each star point and folded on the scores to create the puffed star.
Here are the products that I used from the 2014 Holiday Catalog that will be available for purchase starting on August 28th:
Bright & Beautiful # 135029 $24.95 (clear-mount)
Bright & Beautiful # 135026 $32.95 (wood-mount)
All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper # 135823 $12.95
And the products that are available now for purchase in the Annual Catalog:
Thank you for stopping by my blog. I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper. Come back again real soon to see what else I have to share with you.
Until then, stamp on my friends,
Linda
I hope you have had an enjoyable weekend so far. Mine did not play out quite as I had planned — my nail appointment was cut short due to a family emergency of my manicurist on Saturday and the power went out in the middle of my hair appointment today. Jeepers!
I did get in some more creative time in my craft room today and put the Christmas Bauble stamp to good use — after all, I had already stamped, colored and fussy cut it out and it deserved to be used in good order.
Since I had struggled yesterday making it into a card, I went in a different direction and created a gift box using the new Gift Box Punch Board that will be available in the 2014 Holiday Catalog that releases on August 28th.
The Gift Box Punch Board is amazing and allows you to make boxes as small as 1.75″ x 1.75″ x 1.75″ (using a 6″ x 6″ piece of paper) to as large as 4″ x 4″ x 4″ (using a 12″ x 12″ piece of paper). You can use designer series paper or cardstock to create your box, but what is even better is the Under the Tree Specialty Designer Series Paper (also in the 2014 Holiday Catalog) which is cardstock-weight kraft sheets with a color print on one side and white printed patterns on the other. An unbelievable fact is that absolutely NO adhesive is required to put this box together.
Below is a list of the products I used in my project which will be available on August 28th:
Christmas Bauble Stamp Set # 133824 $10.95 (wood-mount only)
Gift Box Punch Board # 135863 $19.95
Under the Tree Specialty Designer Series Paper # 135825 $12.95
Cherry Cobbler Sheer Linen Ribbon #135839 $7.95
And below are the products that are available now for purchase from the Annual Catalog:
Thank you for stopping by my blog. As I have said many times before, I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.
Until next time, stamp on my friends,
Linda
