Another Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Mea Culpa!  It has been several days since my last post and a promise of a card to share with you.  My apologies once again — I must be feeling my age lately, as it seems I have very little energy in the evenings after working all day at my day job to sit down and create and then share with you here on my blog.

I did start a card a few days ago but I never could get it just right.  I then went off on a different tangent and came up with the card I am going to share with you today.

My original card was going to use a new stamp from the Holiday Catalog called Christmas Bauble but then I got an email from YouTube about some new videos being posted on some channels I follow and I got sucked into watching and came across one that Patty Bennett made using the Hardwood background stamp to create a picket fence.  Well I do not (yet) have that stamp, but I do have the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder which I hoped I would be able to use to create the look I wanted.  Success!

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I did use a few products from the Holiday Catalog on this project and these will be available for purchase starting on August 28!  They are as follows:

Watercolor Winter Too Stamp Set (Photopolymer) # 136819  $11.95
Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit # 135869  $24.95

And below are the products that are available now in the Annual Catalog:

Okay my husband is sending me text messages from downstairs so I must go for now.  Thank you for stopping by my blog.  I hope you leave inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.

Until next time, stamp on my friends,

Linda

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Want to Join the Fun?!?

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

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Have you ever thought about becoming an Independent Demonstrator for Stampin’ Up!?  If your answer is yes, then you will want to read this blog post!

For one week only — August 21-28 — 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.

Wait, you don’t want to be a “business” demonstrator — you just want the product discount?  No problem!  Demonstrators get a 20% discount on all Stampin’ Up! products, including stamp sets, paper, and accessories.  It’s a great way to support your love of stamping, paper or digital crafting, home décor — or whatever your passion may be!

Whatever approach you wish to take, there are no obligations to make any further purchases once you receive your starter kit products and you will have until January 31, 2015 to figure out if you want to continue being a demonstrator.  If you want to continue to receive the 20% discount on all Stampin’ Up! products you buy, you will need to have minimum monthly sales of $100.00 or $300.00 before the end of the quarter.  It really is that easy!

As a member of my downline, I will help you build your business as large or small as you want.  You could earn extra income based on your sales and recruiting — just how much extra income is entirely up to you.  Maybe you want enough income to pay the electric bill every month, or maybe your goal is bigger — perhaps the monthly payment for your new car.  That’s the beauty of the demonstrator experience — it’s all up to you!  (See the Compensation Table for more information.)  You can also earn free products and incentive trips, all while building strong relationships with others!

If this sounds like something that you would like to try, contact me for more information or simply click on the “Join the Fun” menu at the top of my blog in the black bar area.

That is all the time I have this evening and I apologize for not sharing any cards with you today.  I will endeavor to do better so come back again real soon.

Until next time, stamp on my friends,

Linda

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Weekly Deals Revealed!

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

SU Weekly DealsIt is Tuesday and you know what that means — new Weekly Deals announced by Stampin’ Up!

This Weekly Deals offer expires on August 25th at 11:59 PM (MT) and items are only available at these prices WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!  Don’t miss your chance to get your hands on these products at these amazing prices!

Thank you for stopping by my blog again today.  Come back tomorrow as I hope to have a card or two to share with you.

Until then, stamp on my friends,

Linda

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2014 Holiday Catalog – Sneak Peek!

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Welcome back to my blog.  I actually put stamps to ink to paper on Sunday and had intended to share this sneak peek with you yesterday, but Mother Nature blew through Carrollton, Texas with a mighty boom and cracks of thunder knocking out my cable, internet and telephone for more than 24 hours.  Thankfully my services are now back online!

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2014 Holiday Catalog
COMING SOON!

 

I chose one of the stamp sets we got as part of our #Inspire.Create.Share.2014 Convention Bag  called Seasonally Scattered which will be released in the 2014 Holiday Catalog on August 28 as the focal point of my card design.

I actually used several new products from the 2014 Holiday Catalog!  Can you pick them out from the pictures below?

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Below is a list of the products I used in the design of this card, starting first with those that will be available starting August 28 when the 2014 Holiday Catalog launches!

Seasonally Scattered Stamp Set
Watercolor Winter Too Stamp Set (Photopolymer)
Cherry Cobbler 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon
All is Calm Snowflake

And now the products that are available now for purchase from the 2014 Annual Catalog:

I had a lot of fun making this card and can’t wait to get my fingers all inky again real soon.  Again, thank you for stopping by and visiting my blog today.  I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper — I would love to see what you come up with.

Until next time, stamp on my friends,

Linda

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Punches and Framelits – Love ‘Em!

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

One of the things I love most about Stampin’ Up! products are how easily they coordinate together.  Whether you are looking for that perfect color combination, designer series papers that are a near perfect match to cardstock, inks and embellishments, or stamps with punches or framelits that make cutting out images quick and easy, Stampin’ Up! seems to have it all!

Below is a collection of cards I swapped with other demonstrators at Convention last month and they all use either a punch or a framelit in their design.  I have included a comprehensive list at the end of the post of all of the products used (with the exception of ink colors, cardstock and/or designer series paper as not all designers included a recipe with their swap).

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Designed by Cindy Wilson / Dunedin, FL

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Designed by Kathy Gage

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Designed by Unknown

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Designed by Carmen Harder / Choctaw, OK

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Designed by Cat Power

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Designed by Beth Metzger

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Designed by Marianne Webb / Mooresville, SC

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Designed by Patti Carbonnell

Wow – imagine how much time these ladies saved using punches and framelits to cut out their images instead of “fussy cutting” them with paper snips!

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you leave inspired to put stamps to ink to paper, and maybe throw in a punch here and there.  Oh, and as promised the list of products used in the designs are below.  Contact me if you have any questions about the products used on a particular card.

Hi There Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$14.95
Hi There Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$11.95
Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack
$16.95
Polka Dot
Embossing Folder
$7.95
Fun Frames
Embossing Folder
$8.95
Big Shot
$99.95
Pearl Basic Jewels
$4.95
Woodgrain
Embossing Folder
$7.95
1-1/4″ Burlap Ribbon
$7.95
Lots Of Thanks Wood Stamp Set
$22.95
Lots Of Thanks Clear Stamp Set
$16.95
Builder Bird Punch
$16.95
Petite Petals Punch
$12.95
Natural 5/8″ Chevron Ribbon
$6.95
Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine
$2.95
Yippee-Skippee Wood Stamp Set
$18.95
Yippee-Skippee Clear Stamp Set
$14.95
Pansy Punch
$15.95
Flower Shop Wood Stamp Set
$23.95
Flower Shop Clear Stamp Set
$17.95
Gorgeous Grunge Wood Stamp Set
$24.95
Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set
$17.95
Big News Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$43.95
Big News Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$31.95
Chalk Lines Photopolymer Stamp Set  $15.95
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
$4.95
Silver 5/8″ Satin Ribbon
$6.95
1″ Square Punch
$15.95
Oh My Goodies Wood-Mount Stamp Set  $24.95
Oh My Goodies Clear-Mount Stamp Set  $17.95
Petite Petals Wood Stamp Set
$15.95
Petite Petals Clear Stamp Set
$11.95
Hearts & Stars Decorative Masks
$2.95
Window Word Punch
$15.95
Deco Labels Framelits Die
$24.95
Neutrals Candy Dots
$5.95
Perfect Pennants Wood Stamp Set
$29.95
Perfect Pennants Clear Stamp Set
$21.95
Flowering Flourishes Wood Stamp Set
$24.95
Flowering Flourishes Clear Stamp Set
$17.95
Pictogram Punches Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$21.95
Pictogram Punches Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$16.95
Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set
$15.95

Until next time, stamp on my friends,
Linda

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Introducing … Yee-Haw!

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

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Stampin’ Up! has released another Photopolymer Stamp Set this week … Yee-Haw!   Okay, while I am very excited to see another truly clear stamp set, that just happens to be the name of this new set!

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Dust off those boots, shine up your spurs, and figure out where you left your ten-gallon hat because with the 25-piece Yee-Haw photopolymer stamp set you can really let your cowboy (or girl) flag fly! [Recommended clear block sizes are A, B, C, D, & H (not included in the set).]

Stampin’ Up!’s photopolymer stamps offer a versatile all-clear stamping option. You’ll find that our photopolymer is top-quality and gives a perfectly stamped image every time. The stamps stick amazingly well to our clear blocks and are easy to place just where you want them. And best of all, you get to enjoy tons of images for a great price!

Below is a sampling of the projects the Stampin’ Up! design team came up with using the Yee-Haw stamp set — wow, wouldn’t that be an amazing job to be able to play with stamps and inks and papers all day, oh my!

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I just love it!  Looks like I will need to start a new Wish List and put this at the top of that list — YEE-HAW!

If you would like to add this to your Wish List too, here is a quick and easy link to my demonstrator business website:

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  Come back tomorrow to see what new stuff I have to share with you.  Until then, stamp on my friends,

Linda

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Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up!

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

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It is time to reveal this week’s Weekly Deals!

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Get your Weekly Deals before they are all gone — these prices are only good WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

Thank you again for stopping by my blog.  Come back tomorrow to see what else I have to share with you — you won’t be disappointed.  Until then, stamp on my friends,

Linda

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Sending Love & Sympathy – Masking Tape Technique in Action

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

In my last blog post (which embarrassingly was August 6th), I shared with you a card that I got at Convention 2014 in a swap that featured a technique called “Masking Tape.”  Earlier that same day my husband received the sad news that  the mother of one of his good friends had died the night before.  I knew I wanted to make Ricky and Debbie a sympathy card and thought that both the technique and the stamp set featured in my August 6th post would be perfect.

Now, I have to confess that I had never tried the Masking Tape technique and it was not as easy as my last blog post may have led you to believe (or maybe I’m just masking tape challenged).  After several trial runs, I finally found a method that worked for me.

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My tips for this technique:  (1) use masking tape that is 1/2 to 3/4″ wide (I used 1″ wide tape and it is almost too wide); (2) if you have the juicier foam ink pads, “stamp off” on scratch paper once to reduce the amount of ink that will transfer from the tape to your cardstock.

In addition to the Lovely As A Tree stamp set, I used the Love & Sympathy stamp set for the greeting and on the inside of the card.  I also used Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop up the top matted layer from the card base.

If you would like to give this card a try, here are the materials and products you will need with easy links for ordering:

Crumb Cake Cardstock
Soft Suede Cardstock
Whisper White Cardstock
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad
Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad
Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad
Sponge Dauber
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
Extra-Large Oval Punch
StazOn Black Ink (trees)
Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder (trees)
Heat Tool
Lovely As A Tree stamp set (clear-mount) (wood-mount)
Love & Sympathy stamp set (clear-mount) (wood-mount)
Snail Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Masking or Painters Tape (non-Stampin’ Up! product)

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will come back again to see what else I have to share with you.  Until then, I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper.

Stamp on my friends,
Linda

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Introducing … Technique Time!

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Products&TechniquesI am going to try sharing something a little new with you all today — so aren’t you glad you decided to drop by today?!

There are so many amazing Stampin’ Up! products and some pretty incredible “say what” techniques out there on how you can get that ink onto paper and end up with a spectacular piece of ART.

While swapping at Convention this year I managed to get my hands on some technique cards that just simply took my breath away and so I thought I would start with my first Products & Techniques post to help us both think outside the creative box.

Before I get started, can you take a guess as to the name of the stamp set that has been the longest selling in Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog?  Wait for it … if you guessed Lovely As A Tree then you would be correct!  I have this stamp set in my collection with a copyright date on the wood blocks that reads 2001.  (My fingers are crossed that it stays around for many more years to come!)

Coincidentally the technique swap I am going to share with you today uses Lovely As A Tree — and the technique used is called “Masking Tape.”

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Designed by Terri Stewart

So just what is the “Masking Tape” technique?

When Terri created this card she started off with a 5″ x 3.75″ piece of Whisper White cardstock.  She tore off a strip of masking tape and laid it sticky side down across a Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad and rubbed it slightly with her finger to pick up some of the ink, removed the strip from the pad and then laid it across the lower part of the cardstock and rubbed with her finger to transfer the ink which created the grass.  She repeated this step with a Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Pad and laid the strip across the upper part of the cardstock to create the sky.  Then she stamped the trees with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and double matted the stamped image with Basic Black cardstock and Marina Mist cardstock.

Sounds pretty simple, right, but the look is spectacular!  You could add extra “pizzazz” to your stamped trees by sprinkling on some Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder and then rev up a Heat Tool to give the trees some texture.

I can’t wait for the weekend to roll back around so that I can try this technique myself.  Now, if I can just remember where I put all of that extra painter’s tape …

If you are one of the half dozen or so people on the face of the planet who doesn’t already have Lovely As A Tree in their stamp collection, you can order yours by clicking on the links below (oh, and you can see / order the other products used in this card by clicking any of the links above too)!

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Lovely As A Tree

(wood-mount) (clear-mount) (digital download)

Well, I was going to try and share two techniques with you but I think I will start and stop with just the one for today.  The others are also pretty spectacular so you can bet that I will be sharing them with you real soon.

Thanks for stopping by.  Again, I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps (or tape) to ink to paper.  Until next time, stamp on my friends,

Linda

 

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Weekly Deals & A Holiday Sneak Peek

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

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Here is it, my first Weekly Deals post since my return to posting to my blog (unfortunately I was sick last week with a stomach virus so we missed last week’s deals).

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There are no limits on the quantity of the items at these prices — however, they are only available at these prices WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!  So hurry up and snatch your deals while they are still available.

Did you notice that there are three products that are used with the Big Shot?  Coincidence?  Why not check out the Big Shot Bundles Promotion that runs through the entire month of August!

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Or if these Weekly Deals are not for you, have you been wishing for cooler weather now that the heat of August is finally settling in (at least here in Texas!)?  Why not spend some time inside in the nice cold air conditioning and start early on this year’s holiday cards?

To help get you started, Stampin’ Up! is offering you a chance to get your hands on one of the new stamp sets from the 2014 Holiday Catalog (releases on August 28) — Beauty of the Season.

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Beauty of the Season / 2014 Holiday Catalog

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Truly lovely, don’t you think so?  And it’s never too early to start creating those hand-made holiday cards!

If you have any questions regarding any of the products I discuss in my posts, do not hesitate to ask me, your creativity coach — I am here to help you!

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

Linda

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