New at SU! Perfect Partners: Apple Harvest

September 21, 2022September 20, 20225 Comments

Like a burger & fries, Sheldon & Amy, or apple pie & ice cream, some things are BETTER TOGETHER.

Like rubber stamps & coordinating dies.

Which brings me to our September NEW AT SU! Blog Hop Theme: PERFECT PARTNERS: We are showing you how coordinating dies make your stamps more enjoyable and versatile! There are also a few SEPTEMBER-ONLY Perfect Partners you DO. NOT. WANT. TO. MISS.

This is my friend Lou Ann (who is also my Sprinkled Ink team member). We’ve served in church callings together and now we stamp together, and I love her efficiency, effort and energy. This frame just captures my love for her!

The Apple Harvest stamp set was in the July-December Mini catalog, but the coordinating dies are LIMITED EDITION and can only be purchased this month! If you purchase the bundle (stamps + dies), you save 10%.

In addition to the dies that cut out the stamped images, I appreciate that there are a few “extras”; like the apple blossoms (two different sizes), multiple leaves (so you can cut a whole tree of leaves at once), a long label and a scallop border.

This box holds an apple-shaped bath bomb I picked up at our local farmer’s market from Soak and Lather Soaps. I demonstrated how to make this box on my Facebook Live last week…you can watch the tutorial, but I’ll warn you that the sound was horrendous (time for a new phone).

You can pick up a wood frame from the Dollar Tree, trace the shape and cover it with Designer Series Paper (a complete coat of liquid glue works great on the back of the paper), then decorate it as desired.

Which of your friends deserves a reminder that they are a blessing in your life?

**Don’t miss** some of the other Perfect Partner pairs…along with some classic stamps & die combinations from the other wonderful demonstrators in the hop:

Stamps + Dies = Perfect Partners: September 2022 New at SU! Hop

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1.Joni in the Spotlight Stamping (US)-Friends are Like Seashells

2.Tricia’s Stamping Creations (USA) – This Birthday Piggy

3.Stamping Flair (AU) – Cottage Wreaths

4.iHeartCards2 (US) – This Birthday Piggy

5.Playing with Papercrafting (CA) – Made for Each Other

6.247Inkspiration (US) – Yeti To Party

7.scraphexe (DE) – Apple Harvest | Apfelernte

8.Stampin’ Xime (DE) – This Birthday Piggy

9.De Kijkkast (NL) – Apple Harvest

10.Carterie Plus (CA) – Douceurs savoureuse/Sweet Candy Canes

11.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – Apple Harvest

12.One Stampin Mother Tucker – Cottage Rose Bundle

Product List

Apple Harvest Bundle (English)

$53.00

Design A Daydream 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

$18.00

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.25

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$125.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

$6.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$4.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Linen Thread

$5.00

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

$7.50

World CardMaking Day: An Open Door

September 19, 2022September 15, 2022Leave a comment

Did you know that October 1st is WORLD CARDMAKING DAY?

This year, Stampin’ Up! is hosting a virtual craft-along event…and it’s FREE!

World Card Making Day is all about making beautiful, heartfelt cards. During the event, we’ll walk you through several projects, and you’ll create the cards right along with us. You’ll end up with new project ideas and some stunning new cards!

What you need to know:

Who: Anyone!

When: 1 October from 2:00–5:00 p.m. (MT)

Where: Online

Price of Event: Free

*You don’t have to register for this event but registering will keep you informed of all the fun crafting in store!

Click here to register.

Supplies You Need: To make the most of this experience, you can order the Cottage Rose Bundle from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog, the Cottage Wreaths Bundle from the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog, or the Warm Welcome Bundle, which you can get early from the January–June 2023 Mini Catalog!

Print suggested supply list

When you order one of these three bundles (Cottage Rose Bundle, Cottage Wreaths Bundle or Warm Welcome) you’ll get a FREE gift of Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels! (Note that even if you order all three bundles, you’ll only receive one Iridescent Pearls gift.)

Depending on the bundle you are using, there are measurements for the cardstock and/or ribbon you’ll need:

Print WCMD Measurements

Are you registered? Will you be attending virtually with me? Comment and let me know!

Now that you are ready to craft along with us, here’s a look at a card I created with the Warm Welcome pre-release bundle. You can print out the tutorial for this card below!

warm-welcome-open-door-card-loni Download

24-Hour STAMP SALE

September 15, 2022Leave a comment

TODAY- Thursday, September 15, 2022 – is the once-a-year 15% off sale on all stamps in the Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog (excluding host sets)!

Here are just a few samples of SOME of the MANY discounted sets (some may be familiar, and a few cards I received as samples from BackStage):

Shop the Sale

An Apple A Day

September 13, 2022Leave a comment

…keeps the boredom away! The Apple Harvest bundle is sure to inspire your creativity as it has mine; To be honest, the stamp set from the July-December catalog wasn’t really on my radar at first, but when the Perfect Partners Promotion introduced coordinating dies for the Apples, I perked up and paid attention! Fair warning: You may be feasting on many apple-inspired projects over the next few weeks.

Thanks to the #tgifc385 sketch, this was an idea that woke me up at 3 am:

Aside from the dies that cut out the apple images, there are LOTS of leaves (making it easier to cut out many at one time), a branch, different sizes of flowers that can be used on their own, a long label (I cut mine down to fit the THANKS sentiment), and my favorite: A double scallop! The scallop can cut a scalloped edge or a fine detail…like I used on my card.

Also being used a LOT in my current projects are the Iridescent Rhinestone Jewels…they pick up whatever color you stick them on and add a rainbow sparkle. Who can resist that?

There’s my inspiration – and to get you inspired, check out ALL the Perfect Partners pairings…but don’t hesitate! The coordinating dies (and thus, the bundles at a discount) are only available during September 2022 (or while supplies last).

Product List

Apple Harvest Bundle (English)

$53.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.25

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$30.00

Stitched Greenery Die

$32.00

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Bronze Stampin' Blends Marker

$4.50

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

$7.50

Linen Thread

$5.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$125.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

$5.25

Summer Weather, Fall Card

September 7, 2022September 6, 2022Leave a comment

It seems funny to be stamping an autumn card in a record-breaking heat wave (111° in Southern Utah today), but like Pumpkin Spice season, you can’t stop me from showing up in hopes that the fall weather will catch up to my crafting. Besides, Fall is also the theme for the Global Design Project #gdp359 and it gives you time to add these seasonal items in time for your fall crafting.

My card started with the Leaf Fall 3-D embossing folder on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock:

Using sponge daubers to add ink from an ink pad to an embossed (raised) image gives a messy, windblown feeling, even if it’s not happening outside…yet.

Alternately, you could color the leaves with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers:

Because leaves are individually “one-of-a-kind”, I used a sentiment from the the August Paper Pumpkin kit on my Leaf Label. ***Remember to look through the stamps from your past kits*** when you need the perfect greeting! (Not yet a subscriber for monthly craft kits from Paper Pumpkin? Try it– you’ll love how fun and easy they are to assemble by yourself or with a friend.)

Back to the Leaf Fall embossing folder: Don’t limit yourself to fall colors! Look at how lovely the leaves look colored in Flirty Flamingo, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Petal Pink, and Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends, then cut out and grouped on a card:

So which will you try? Sponging or coloring your embossed images with Stampin’ Blends?

Product List

Leaf Fall 3 D Embossing Folder

$10.00

Leaf Label & Amber Gem Combo Pack

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.25

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$30.00

Sponge Daubers

$5.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Linen Thread

$5.00

Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$125.00

New at SU!: Cast a Spell With a Magic Card

August 17, 2022August 17, 20223 Comments

We are back to inspire you to try fancy fold & fun interactive cards! The International New at SU! Design Team is going to ignite your imagination…try copying one of our creations, or use what you have to make something similar. You’ll have so much fun trying something new!

While a “Magic Card” isn’t a new idea, it felt like the new Best Witches stamp set was a perfect one to use:

If you’ve never made a Magic Card before, give it a go…it’s immensely fun to pull it out and watch the image magically become colored before your eyes! I’ve created a video tutorial, and you can pause it as you craft along with me:

I’ve listed all the supplies you’ll need at the bottom of the page. Go ahead and pin this post to remind you to try a magic card, then hop on over to the other ingenious card ideas from the other design team demonstrators:

Fun Folds for Fall: August New at SU! Blog Hop

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1.Playing with Papercrafting (CA) – Harvest Delights on the Easel

2.Stamping with the CopperCropper (US) – Ringed with Nature Bundle

3.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – Cast a Spell With a Magic Card

4.Scraphexe (DE) – Soft Seedlings | Double Flap Card

5.Carterie Plus (CDA) Gatefold Slimcard Cercle de la

6.Nature’s INKspirations (US) – Apple Harvest

7.De Kijkkast (NZ) – Pop Up card with Cottage Wreath

8.Tricia’s Stamping Creations (US) – All Bundled Up

9.247 Inkspiration (US) – Trees For Sale

Product List

Best Witches Cling Stamp Set (English)

$21.00

Window Sheets

$5.00

Black & White Designs 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$10.25

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.25

Parakeet Party 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.25

Parakeet Party 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon

$9.00

Silver Foil 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack

$10.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

$10.00

Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Stamparatus

$49.00

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

$125.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

$35.00

Start with a Sketch: Sweet Candy Canes

August 15, 2022Leave a comment

If your stumped about how to start a card, start with a sketch!

On my Facebook Live Lunchtime Crafting video today, I followed the #tgifc381 sketch:

And here is the card I created, using the Sweet Candy Canes bundle:

Following a sketch really gets me excited because you can start with what you have and make something completely unique!

Product List

Sweet Candy Canes Bundle (English)

$51.25

Sweetest Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.25

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

$30.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$63.00

Linen Thread

$5.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

$5.25

Stampin' Seal

$8.00

Right Tools for Embossing; a Bewitching Card!

August 8, 2022Leave a comment

Crafters always want to know where to get an embossing tray like mine, and now you can! The Embossing Additions Tool Kit is available again (for a limited time?) in the July-December mini catalog, and I showcased it today under a little heat…um, I mean heat embossing.

Actually, the air conditioning converter at my house went out, so I was sweating and stamping at the same time! Not to worry, the repairman came after my video and fixed it. But not before I forgot to show you how to use the Reverse Tweezers in the kit. Oh well, the magic of editing helps.

And not only did we emboss, but I showed how to create a mask from the Dots & Spots die for the background! Keep the mask you create in the envelope with the die and I promise, you’ll find excuses to use it often with your blending brushes. The die is one of the products added to Sale-a-Bration in August and you can see the rest of the freebies-with-qualifying purchase HERE.

Just remember that there are two item numbers for the die: Item #159164 for PURCHASING the die, and item #163098 if you want to redeem it free with a $100 purchase during August 2022.

Watch the how-to video, then get shopping to get your Embossing Addition kit while it’s back in the catalog:

Product List

Embossing Additions Tool Kit

$27.00

Best Witches Cling Stamp Set (English)

$21.00

Window Sheets

$5.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.25

Orchid Oasis 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Blending Brushes

$12.50

Stylish Shapes Dies

$30.00

Dots & Spots Die

$32.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$125.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Sale-A-Bration is AMAZING

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022Leave a comment

Part TWO of Sale-a-Bration 2022 continues through August! Don’t miss the NEW freebies added for August (at the bottom of the post!)

During Sale-a-Bration, you get EXTRA when you shop, host or join:

Today I’m sharing a tutorial for a card you could create with the AMAZING PHRASING stamp set that you could choose free with a qualifying order during this great time for crafters…and it’s more sparkly in person:

The way the playful fonts work together are going to make it a stamp set you’ll enjoy crafting with for all sorts of reasons. And I’ve created a tutorial for you to download and print, making this card duplicatable in any color of glimmer paper and every combination of sentiments!

amazing-phrasing-glimmer-card-loni Download tutorial

Need more ideas with the Amazing Phrasing stamp set? Don’t miss my previous ideas in THIS POST!

Remember that the exclusive Sale-a-Bration products are only while supplies last (and the Tree Lot Dies and Pool Party & Soft Seafoam Cards & Envelopes are sold out). Never fear: There are also NEW choices that have been added from our year-round offerings: