New at SU!- An Irresistible C.A.S.E.

April 19, 2023April 18, 20233 Comments

As we wind down the 2022-2023 catalog, the New at SU! global design team wanted to show you how your catalogs (and mini catalogs!) are a TREASURE TROVE of inspiration! We are CASING (CASE = Copy And Stamp Everything) the January-April mini catalog to show you that the samples can give you a jumping off point for your own original designs.

I chose to copy the layout of this slimline Sea Turtle card on page 29 of the J-A Mini catalog:

This is my version, using stamps, dies and paper from the Hello, Irresistible Suite, with a twist on the color combination:

Are you getting the idea of how to turn a picture of a sample card into your own creation?

This slimline card is 7″ x 6″, scored along the 7″ side at 3.5″ and fits into a regular envelope (stamped, of course).

I thought the Soft Sea Foam leafy Designer Series Paper paired sweetly with Fresh Freesia 3-D flowers! There are two sizes of flower stamps in the set, so I stamped and die cut both sizes, then fussy cut out the center of another to scrunch up and layer on top of each other.

Add soft sponging to the leaves, a heat embossed greeting and pretty details like ribbon & pearls to dress up this celebratory greeting card.

All the supplies are listed below the roll call. Don’t be worried if some of the suite products are out of stock…you can purchase most of them individually or they will all be back together soon! If you don’t have a U.S. demonstrator, I’m delighted to serve you, or find a demonstrator in a different country in our hop:

April 2023 New at SU! Hop: CASE the Mini Catalog

1.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – An Irresistible C.A.S.E. of the Mini Ca

2.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael (USA)- Sweet Citrus

3.TanjasKartenwelt (DE)- Kuenstlerisch Floral

4.iHeartCards2 (US) – Casing Marigold Moments Card

5.Stamping Flair (AU) – Butterfly Brilliance

6.Carterie Plus (CA)Inspirez-vous avec notre Blog Hop d’avril / et insp

7.Tricia’s Stamping Creations (USA) – Beside Me

8.Annette Elias – De Kijkkast – NL – From Icecreams to Turtles

9.Stampin Xime (DE) – Romantische Ranunkeln | Ranunculus Romance

10.247Inkspiration (US) – Hearts To Flowers

Product List

Irresistible Blooms Bundle (English)

$54.00

Hello, Irresistible 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.50

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$63.00

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

$9.50

Basics Embossing Powders

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Small Blending Brushes

$11.50

Soft Sea Foam 3/8" (1 Cm) Seam Binding Ribbon

$8.00

Pastel Pearls

$6.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$4.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Daffodil Dies: Add a POP of Color

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023Leave a comment

Black & White is a classic, elegant color combination, but when you add a POP of color, a card becomes stunning!

In my LIVE broadcast today, I teach you how to stack the individual pieces from the Daffodil Dies to craft a bundle of flowers on top of a black & white polka-dot background. While I chose Melon Mambo as my “POP” of color, you could use yellow, purple or bright blue!

Having a few shades of the pink really helped these flowers feel real (lightest to darkest: Blushing Bride, Polished Pink, Melon Mambo).

It certainly brightened my day to make these fabulous cards!

Product List

Daffodil Dies

$38.00

Daffodil Daydream Cling Stamp Set (English)

$23.00

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Polished Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

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

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.25

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

$11.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$125.00

$11.00

$5.25

$12.00

$32.00

Rain or Shine- a Fancy Fun-Fold Card

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023Leave a comment

Faux (pronounced FO) means “an imitation” and in my own way of thinking, it also means “a better idea than the original”. This is certainly true of this unique card fold, because this “fake” version is so much easier than the one with a lot of tricky cuts and scores!

While I used the Rain or Shine suite for my card, I look forward to seeing how YOU use this easy tutorial:

Did you catch that the February Paper Pumpkin craft-kit-in-the-mail “Sunshine & Smiles” coordinates with the “Rain or Shine” Suite that is full of the cutest critters? Make sure you are subscribed by February 10th for this kit that will create 9 radiant cards with a peek-through component!

PLUS, there is a coordinating add-on die duo you can pre-order for the February Paper Pumpkin kit…while supplies last:

Product List

Rain Or Shine Suite Collection (English)

$85.25

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$63.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

$8.00

Beautifully Happy Watercolor Background

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023Leave a comment

After a decade of drought, Southern Utah is enjoying an unbelievable amount of rain, so on this wet day, it just feels like I should be creating with WATERcolor!

In my Live crafting video, I demonstrated how to make a unique background in two ways for the Beautifully Happy Sale-a-Bration stamp set, and it’s easier than you may think:

I’m not a professional…it just amazes me what can be made with paper, ink and a bit of water! Which one appeals most to you, left or right?

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Beautifully Happy Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

$27.00

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

$9.00

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

$10.25

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$4.00

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

$4.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$4.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$4.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$4.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

$10.00

Water Painters

$13.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$6.00

Remember to check your ink refills and card stock supply when you place an order, and you could choose the Beautifully Happy set FREE during Sale-a-Bration!

Ride On Birthday Card

January 9, 20232 Comments

Often I am pleasantly surprised by a suite of Stampin’ Up! products that I didn’t expect to love. The Ready to Ride Suite is a perfect example!

While my single motorcycle riding experience didn’t endear me to riding the big bikes, I can see where the wind-in-your-hair-open-road-big-sky kind of day could be very appealing. This collection of products: Legendary Ride stamps and coordinating Dies, Metal Plat Embossing Folder and most spectacularly, the Ready to Ride 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper…all come together in SUCH an AWESOME way for some revved-up greeting cards like this one I demonstrated today:

There are a few tricks I wanted to show you about easily cutting and adhering the pieces to create a very detailed motorcycle…and the video begins with an unboxing of a LIMITED EDITION Boho Blue Mini Cut & Emboss Machine (with details on how you can get it!):

To help you put it together, I made this Motorcycle piece guide. You can change colors and “chrome” as desired…on my card, I used the gunmetal silver foil sheet and the bright silver is shown below. Feel free to print off the picture and slide it into your die envelope or stamp case to refer to when building your bike!

If you are “Ready to Ride”…these are the supplies you’ll need:

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Legendary Ride Bundle (English)

$50.25

Ready To Ride 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

$15.00

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

$10.25

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

$10.00

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

$9.25

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

$9.25

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

$9.25

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Adhesive Sheets

$11.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Did that Boho Blue Mini Cut & Emboss call your name? Join my team during Sale-a-Bration (January-February 2023) and you could choose Starter Kit option #1 to receive this Limited Edition machine PLUS choose $175 in products for just $129!

If you have questions about the starter kit or any of the products/techniques used here, shoot me a message and I’m happy to help!

Hoot! Hoot! These Owls are CUTE

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023Leave a comment

Oh my, these Adorable Owls live up to their name…and may be the first stamps you choose FREE for a $50 order during Sale-a-Bration, starting today!

Demonstrators have the opportunity to pre-order from the January-April mini catalog a month early (AND earn Sale-a-Bration products first, too!), so I’ve been playing with these sweet things in preparation for the launch of this favorite event. If you like being the first to party with new products, you will want to take advantage of the special Starter Kit offer for Sale-a-Bration because how cute is the exclusive BOHO BLUE Mini Cut & Emboss Machine? PLAY this video to peek…

With that mini – but mighty – machine (or the classic white option), you’ll be ready to cut the Framed Florets oval dies to create this Adorable Owl card, and have less fussy cutting in the future!

The contrasting Designer Series Paper really makes this simple fun-fold feel fancy, and there is plenty of room to write a message, slip in a gift card or cash into this greeting card:

Print Adorable Owl Oval Fun-Fold Card Tutorial

Ready to start your own Stampin’ Up! adventure? It’s flexible, fun and creative! I’d love to help you get started:

Framed Pop-Up Shadow Box Card

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023Leave a comment

When you want to mail something a bit fancier than a regular birthday card, try this very versatile design: It folds flat to fit into an envelope, but pops open to stand up and the frame makes it feel like a piece of art:

It’s simple to create and I made the video to help you step-by-step:

Just push in the folded sides to slide it into an envelope:

While the Framed Florets bundle (stamps and dies) are also in the Stampin’ Up! 2023 January-April Mini Catalog which goes live for customers on January 5th, THE BEAUTIFUL Designer Series Paper is a preview exclusive only through January 4th, so DON’T MISS IT.

Product List

Framed Florets Bundle (English)

$54.00

Fitting Florets 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00

Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

$8.25

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Simply Scored

$30.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$125.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$4.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

$5.25

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

$11.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes

$7.50

Glad you stopped by…Hope you are in your stamping studio EVERY DAY of 2023!

Floating Circle Card

October 17, 2022December 12, 2022Leave a comment

When you have thin strips of Designer Series Paper you don’t want to throw away, just glue them to a window sheet and die cut a “floating circle”! Want to see more? Watch my Facebook Live video from 10/17/22 and see how easy this card was to create!

We stampers love a little shine and shimmer, and that’s just what you’ll get in the Splendid Day Specialty Designer Series Paper pack…this angle shows how each double-sided paper has one metallic side and one pretty printed side, and you really can’t bear to let any go to waste:

Pick a small sentiment to stamp on one of your non-metallic strips. Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals are easy to hide behind the strips, and lift your circle off the card to make it look like it’s floating! Add a floral image and you have a simply sensational card.

While this DSP was created to coordinate stunningly with the Splendid Thoughts bundle (see my original card below the supply list), I used the Sending Smiles bundle for my video demonstration – the sentiments in the Sending Smiles stamps fit on the strips perfectly.

This is one to try immediately in your stamp studio!

Product List

Sending Smiles Bundle (English)

$49.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

$8.25

Splendid Day 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

$15.00

Window Sheets

$5.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad

$8.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ Pad

$8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

$30.00

Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

$63.00

Stampin’ Seal

$8.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

$4.25

Add All to Cart

Same card, with the Splendid Thoughts bundle (sentiment still from Sending Smiles stamp set):

Christmas Choo-Choo Card + October Announcements

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022Leave a comment

This week’s TGIF Challenge #tgifc388 was a tricky one indeed! A card WITHOUT a sentiment?! Who does that?

I couldn’t even wrap my head around it, until I found a loophole: No sentiment…on the FRONT.

Inspired by a project my friend Sue designed for our Fall StampFest, I pulled out the SANTA EXPRESS suite and die cut images from the Designer Series Paper to follow my “train” of thought:

See? No sentiment! Even the signpost has stars instead of words.

But untie the top and extend it out and the rest of the idea follows:

NOW we are cooking with coal! Isn’t that adorable? The only thing I did stamp was the sentiment, then punched it out with the Label Me Lovely punch and attached them all with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Some folks like to create cards without a sentiment on the front so they may add the appropriate words when they need to use it. For me, it’s like singing a familiar song and STOPPING just before the last word! The suspense just *hangs* in the air until the final note is sung.

Hopefully, this card meets the requirements AND finishes the last note, once opened. I’ve listed the supplies after the announcements.

HEY! If you read all the way through on the day this post was published (Tuesday, October 4th), I’ve got one more surprise for you: FREE SHIPPING on orders over $75 today only! If your order is less than $150, enter host code XJM43JKB in your cart as you check out and you’ll be entered into my monthly host code drawing.

If you are ordering MORE than $150 dollars, you can be your own host and earn Stampin’ Rewards immediately:

I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t let you know that there is also a fabulous Starter Kit offer in October: Choose $155 in products for just $99 (the starter kit always includes free shipping!): START HERE

Product List

Santa’s Delivery Bundle (English)

$48.50

Santa Express 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00

Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.25

Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.25

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.25

Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.25

Adhesive Sheets

$11.00

Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

$7.50

Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

$63.00

Paper Trimmer

$25.00

Label Me Lovely Punch

$19.00

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

$8.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$6.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

$4.25

30 Years of Stamping

September 14, 2022Leave a comment

It’s a BIG milestone to commemorate: Today is my 30th Stampaversary!

That’s a looonnggg time to have a hobby AND a career that I love, and every day has been a joy!

I had just given birth to my second child when I joined Stampin’ Up! in 1992 and while I strongly feel Motherhood is a noble calling, I REALLY needed some adult conversation and a talent that made me feel validated. My babies were wonderful, but they never said, “Good job! You are so awesome!” (until they grew into adults).

That’s why I started… and I stayed because I found a family of other creative people who loved making and sharing pretty things: Some are part of my team and others are life-long customers, and some go back-and-forth from one to the other. It’s a privilege to help others discover their inner artist, and to find validation and joy in their talents.

What makes YOU happy and brings you satisfaction? If you are looking for a purpose and passion which spreads sunshine to others as well, there is a place for you with Stampin’ Up! Come sit by me.

Now, about that “Celebrate You” card… I gave my team a challenge to make a project inspired by sunflowers, and this was mine. The supplies will be listed below, and to make the background, I spritzed a piece of Fluid 100 watercolor paper with water, then used my clear blocks to pick up ink from my stamp pads and rubbed onto the wet paper. Once it was dry, I cut out the sunflowers and frame from Soft Suede card stock that I had pre-adhered adhesive sheets to, then they stuck to the front of the watercolored background. Trim around the edges and adhere it to a card base!

I’d like to think it’s because of my Stampaversary that SU! is having a 24-hour SALE on all stamps excluding hostess sets) in the Annual Catalog tomorrow (9/15/22)

If you choose to take advantage of this and add your favorite stamp sets to your cart, don’t forget to:

Stack on the savings by including some of the September Weekly Deals to your order (new deals arrive on Thursday)
Add your Perfect Partners bundle or dies to match a set you already have ~ these exclusive dies are only available in September (while supplies last).
Want to craft with us on World Card Making Day? You can add the Warm Welcome bundle (or one of the other suggested sets) to the same order. It’s a brand new set that will be in the 2023 Jan-June mini catalog!

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