What the world needs now is human kindness…to all! And you can create kindness with your crafting.
Tell them they matter with the new All Together Collection. These new designs illustrate coming together in friendship and solidarity, with thoughtful sentiments to make your cards cherished reminders they are loved.
This new collection includes early-release products from the upcoming 2022–2023 Annual Catalog—an exciting new range of natural Stampin’ Blends—and exclusive, limited-time products you can’t get anywhere else!
Check out the video for more details and gorgeous inspiration!
Do you love reading? Are you part of a book club? This stamp is for YOU!
It was love at first sight for me and the “Every Chapter” stamp in the J-J Mini Catalog. I have a similar stack of books next to my bed. When I found these cute chalkboard easels at Dollar Tree, I knew exactly what to do with the stamp:
It was so simple, too! Here are the instructions:
Ink up Every Chapter stamp with white craft ink and press onto chalkboard, being careful not to rock side to side. Cover wet ink with white embossing powder, shake or brush off excess powder with small, dry paintbrush and heat to set the powder.
Wrap 18” of ribbon around on the left side of chalkboard and tie in a knot. Wrap the 24” piece of ribbon into 3 loops (around 3-4 fingers). Lay on knotted ribbon and tie.
Add loose flower to book with mini glue dot. Add silver pearl to center of flower.
Wouldn’t it look adorable as a favor on a table, too?
FREE is the thing I love writing on customer orders and our January New at SU! Blog Hop spotlights all the goodies YOU could choose free with a qualifying order from your demonstrator during Sale-a-Bration through February! You’ll want to visit the other demonstrators’ blogs to see the different ways to use these products, too.
I’m showcasing the Awesome Otters and Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper (each free with $50 order in the U.S.) in a “Faux Shaker Card”:
You also get a sneak peek at our new NATURAL TONES Stampin’ Blends markers which will be available to customers beginning February 1st~ you’ll appreciate that they give you more options for skin tones and animals like OTTERS!
TIP: I’m finding that our Shimmery White card stock is a better option for coloring with Stampin’ Blends as it bleeds less than Basic White card stock, with the added bonus of a little shimmer.
I’ll post the supplies at the bottom of this post when you are ready to shake things up!
What are you going to collect free during Sale-a-Bration?
I am grateful you stopped by and I know you’ll enjoy more sensational stamping as you visit the other demonstrators in our Sale-a-Bration Spotlight blog hop! Jump over to Ximena’s place for a Friendly Hello from Germany…
January 2022 New at SU! Roll Call: Sale-a-Bration Spotlight
The best way to lean a skill is to do it. Want to get better at a hobby? Practice! We make it easy to learn rubber stamping and paper crafting at our Semi-Annual StampFest events in Southern Utah and Utah County.
The Southern Utah Winter StampFest will be held at the Hurricane, Utah city recreation department on Saturday, February 5th at 1 pm. You’ll create multiple projects, learn new techniques, make new friends and be spoiled by us!
We present the same projects at our Utah County event on Saturday, February 26th! The Winter StampFest will be at RK Creative Studios in Spanish Fork at 1 pm.
Once you’ve attended one of our events, you will want to return again and again! Our stamping friends look forward to seeing each other and learning new ideas and stamping skills. The other special touches are just sprinkles on the top of a fabulous hands-on event!
Cost for StampFest is $60, and when you register at least 2 weeks in advance, you’ll save $10. Space is limited and registration closes when full or 1 week before the event, whichever comes first.
For more information, visit the Facebook Events (highlighted text) OR click on the images for the event you’d like to attend!
The Global Design Project color challenge was just too cute to pass up:
They look like a scoop of sherbet, so I grabbed my Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and made a floating frame card that would be yummy for Valentine’s Day, too:
Next week is Cody’s birthday and it’s time to make him a card!
I used a new Sale-a-Bration stamp set called “Awesome Otters” (which you could choose free with a qualifying purchase during January & February) and the Slimline cards from the January-June mini catalog. This is a BIG card ~ finished size is 8.5″ x 3.5″ ~ and if you want to see how to make it, you can watch my Facebook Live video from 1/10/22.
The Kisses & Hugs Paper Pumpkin kit will help you express your love and caring in style this Valentine’s Day and all year long! Gold accents, heart-shaped cards, and stylish details will delight Cupid and your loved ones.
Plus, as a Paper Pumpkin subscriber you have access to exclusive access to add on the Kisses & Hugs Mini Treat Boxes (#160147). With 20 sweet boxes you’ll have enough to share the love!
What’s Inside?
With a monthly Paper Pumpkin craft subscription box, you’ll save time and money . . . and eventually build a collection of versatile Stampin’ Up! crafting supplies.
Design
The Kisses & Hugs Mini Treat Boxes (item 160147) are an exciting add-on to this month’s kit! This is a chance to create stylish treat boxes to match the heart-shaped cards in the kit. While these boxes are small, they make a big impact that shines with gold foil printing. The Kisses & Hugs Mini Treat Boxes are sold separately starting 25 January and only available while supplies last, so don’t wait too long to snag them!
Project Type
Kit contains enough supplies to create 10 cards—5 each of 2 designs—and 10 coordinating envelopes
Coordinating Colors
Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Gray Granite, Very Vanilla
Crafty New Year! Make this a year of creativity and connection with Stampin’ Up!
My creative heart feels like it’s truly a fresh, new year when then new January-June Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration make their debut on January 4th: TODAY!
The January-June Mini Catalog is a treasure trove of exciting new stamps and accessories! Explore it carefully for the tools to treasure, which will help you launch Spring holidays and occasions from Valentine’s Day through Father’s Day.
Sale-a-Bration, our most popular sale, also starts NOW. You’ll appreciate the bonus goodies you receive FREE when you shop, host, or join.
SHOP – Choose FREE exclusive reward stamp sets or other items with each qualifying purchase.
HOST – Place your own order, or host a virtual party with friends, and you can earn the Calming Camellia Host Exclusive stamp set for FREE with your qualifying order!
JOIN – Choose your custom selection of $125 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99 and FREE shipping! Plus, you can select TWO additional stamp sets for FREE! (Host & Sale-a-Bration stamp sets are excluded).
Don’t wait to plan a catalog party or event, you’ll want to get your hands on these new stamps and accessories right away! My calendar fills quickly this time of year so please contact me today to schedule an event to connect with friends in your home or mine, or online.
The TGIF Challenge last Friday got me brewing up an idea to share, and today I did a live video on my FB page to demonstrate this unique card fold using the Delightful Tag Topper punch to tie it closed!
As long as I was crafting, I wanted to use some new products from the January-June Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration that both start tomorrow (January 4, 2022), so here’s the first card I demonstrated using the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper:
You can make this card with just a little space to write in under the top flap, or add a card that opens inside so you can compose a long love letter.
Then I flipped the card to a side closure and showed off the Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper that you can choose as a free Sale-a-Bration product with a $50 order. This cheerful paper coordinates with the Rainbow of Happiness stamp set in the J-J Mini Catalog, so of course you’ll want both!
This one is also a gift card holder, which would make anyone’s day more sunny:
I’ll post the supplies here tomorrow once the catalogs go live, but meanwhile, you can watch the video tutorial below or on my page:
The Simply Elegant Suite is rich in luxurious details and textures that you just have to see in person to really appreciate. The Specialty Designer Series Paper combines the elegance of Basic Black, Basic Gray, and Very Vanilla with the shimmery luster of Gold, Copper, and Silver – it’s simply gorgeous!
Often, stamp and punch combinations are designed to punch out a specific image, but in this case the Elegant Tag Punch works with several images and greetings in the Elegantly Said stamp set. The bonus of this design is that the punch works with lots of other images and greetings from other sets, too!
The tutorial below shows a soft and sweet alternate to the colors highlighted in the Simply Elegant Suite. Here’s to a CRAFTY NEW YEAR!
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Coordinating Products
Simply Elegant Card
Simply Elegant Card
INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Cut Petal Pink cardstock to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Score at 4-1/4″ along the 8-1/2″ side.
2) Cut Petal Pink cardstock to 3-1/4″ x 5″. Create the look of your own Designer Series Paper by stamping the floral image from the Elegantly Said stamp set all over the cardstock. Start by stamping the image twice, near the center, with Flirty Flamingo ink. Clean the stamp and then stamp around the first two images, using Petal Pink ink, until the cardstock is covered. Rotate the stamp a quarter turn each time to create a varied pattern.
3) Adhere near the left edge of the card front with Stampin’ SEAL. Add gold leaf and berry stalk die cut pieces from the Expressions In Ink Ephemera Pack near the right edge of the layer with Mini Glue Dots or Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
4) Use the Elegant Tag punch to punch Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper. Adhere to card overlapping the gold ephemera with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
5) Stamp greeting on 2″ x 1/2″ Mint Macaron cardstock with Mint Macaron ink. Adhere to tag with Stampin’ SEAL or Mini Glue Dots.
6) Use Linen Thread to gently tie a bow around the finial detail on the punch.
SUPPLIES BUNDLE #155753 Elegantly Said Bundle (#155095 Elegantly Said stamp set & #155762 Elegant Tag Punch) PAPER #138337 Mint Macaron, #146985 Petal Pink, #155605 Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper INK #147052 Flirty Flamingo, #147108 Petal Pink, #147106 Mint Macaron TOOLS #151298 Water Painters, #129053 Heat Tool ADHESIVES #103683 Mini Glue Dots, #110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue, #104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals, #152813 Stampin’ SEAL EMBELLISHMENTS #104199 Linen Thread, #155465 Expressions In Ink Ephemera Pack
TIPS: Create your own Designer Series Paper in your choice of colors and patterns using your favorite stamps! This can be done using one or a few coordinating stamps and your choice of one or more ink colors, depending on the look you want to create. Start by stamping your selected image near the center and working out from the center towards the edges until the cardstock is covered. Rotate the stamp a quarter turn each time to create a varied pattern.
Creative Juice by Loni 