Be MINE (Valentine Seagulls, again)

January 18, 2025January 18, 2025Leave a comment

It had to be made.

If you’ve ever seen “Finding Nemo”, you know how the seagulls squawk “mine! mine! mine!” over a french fry? This card was swimming in my head with the call of the birds until I stamped it!

Can’t you hear them?!

If you haven’t seen the other Friendly Seagull Valentines I created earlier this week using the Stampin’ Up! Friendly Seagull stamp set for Sale a Bration, you’ll want to see them, too (hint: there ARE french fries involved!)

The Friendly Seagulls stamp set could be yours FREE with a qualifying order from my Stampin’ Store by Feb. 28, 2025.

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It was fun to use the Mini Alphabet letters on the heart die from the “Spring Is In the Air” dies, which are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber exclusive add-on. If you aren’t a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, this is your sign!

New at SU! Fruit Salad for Sale A Bration

January 15, 2025January 14, 20254 Comments

Good to see you here again – or for the first time! We have an international group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators dedicated to bringing you “What’s New” at SU! each month and our January 2025 hop is all about Sale-a-Bration Coordination!

Sale-a-Bration is Stampin’ Up!’s biggest event of the year, where you can shop, host and join with EXTRA PERKS. We are focusing on the products you can choose FREE, and combining them with items from our other offerings to show you how they mix & match beautifully. I’ll show you how the Fruit Salad Designer Series Paper (a free Sale-a-Bration item with a qualifying order in your market) can be used with the Everyday Arches bundle just released in the Online Exclusives!

Yum…fresh pineapple takes the stage in this card! Isn’t it spectacular how the back side of this paper makes a mouth-watering background, while the pineapple fussy cut from the front stands tall as the focal point on the layered arches?

For card #2, I wanted to feature as much of the fruit as possible, so to make the mat a bit smaller, I traced the inside of the arch die just larger than the one I used to cut the patterned paper and hand-trimmed it so I could get one two on the front with the sentiment. Sure to bring sunshine to a friend:

Next, I created a trio of arches for this Thank You card using a few different fruits from the paper:

The last card shows the versatility of the dies ~ You can even create OVALS!

Living up to their name, you can mix up the fruits and patterns of this paper for a delicious, refreshing recipe every time. You’ll be seeing more of this paper from me as I squeeze the most out of my Creative Juice! Next, move on to Annette’s post featuring the “Dance with Me” Sale-a-Bration stamp set and remember to save or Pin your favorites along the way!

January 2025 New at SU! Blog Hop: Sale-a-Bration Coordination

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1.Furry Cat Designs (UK) – Storybook Hearts

2.Stamping Flair (AU) – Toadstool Gardens

3.Astrids Papiereuphorie (AT) – Schmetterlingsgrüsse

4.scraphexe DE – Bloom Impressions meets Memorable Blooms

5.Stampinxime by Ximena Morales (DE) – Sprache des Herzens trifft Zeitl

6.Playing with Papercrafting (CA) – New at SU!: Friendly Seagulls Coord

7.Creative Juice by Loni (US)- Fruit Salad for Sale a Bration. ***YOU ARE HERE***

8.Annette Elias (NL) – Dance with me

9.iHeartCards2 (US) – Heart Shaped Coordination

10.247 Inkspiration (US) – Bloom Impressions

11.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael (US)- Day to Celebrate Coordination

12.Tricia’s Stamping Creations (USA) – Corner In Bloom stamp set

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Fruit Salad 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Everyday Arches Bundle (English)

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

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

Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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

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

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins

Daffodil Delight 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Satin Ribbon

Black & Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Large Check Ribbon

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

A Day to Celebrate

January 8, 2025January 10, 2025Leave a comment

“I don’t want free crafting products” – said NO STAMPER EVER

Yesterday was the first day of Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-Bration 2025, and if you don’t know, that means customers get to choose exclusive products (such as rubber stamps, Designer Series Paper, ribbon, embellishments, etc) FREE with a qualifying purchase now through February 28th!

One of the Sale-a-Bration choices is the “Day to Celebrate” photopolymer stamp set, and it is primed to party for anything you want to commemorate! This birthday card shows how one of the stamps could be used as a party hat OR a megaphone, and paired with the Beautiful Bokeh paper just released in the 2025 January-April mini catalog, it feels celebratory, indeed.

The Day to Celebrate stamp set is just one of 12 choices you have when your cart reaches $60, PLUS there are two more products you might select if your total is $120! You can earn as many as you’d like during this crafting jubilee. Click to view the full brochure:

Ready to start a Stampin’ Up! business of your own? Join during Sale-a-Bration and build your own starter kit PLUS choose one of the two BONUS OPTIONS:

Adding Ribbon to a Handmade Card & Paper Share!

December 16, 2024Leave a comment

Are you in a rut of tying a ribbon around a card in the SAME WAY all the time? With so many unique ways to use ribbon on your hand-stamped creations, let’s explore just a few ideas! VIDEO TUTORIAL BELOW

First, try using your ribbon as a background: This Pool Party pompom ribbon is in the “Last Chance” section of my Stampin’ Store, and I’ve paired it with a Sale-a-Bration 2025 stamp set “Day to Celebrate” for this celebratory card. Consider planning ahead, because you’ll want some of this ribbon on hand once you can select this stamp set free (with a $60 order) in January!

Next, there are plenty of crafters who despise having to tie a bow! Weird, but true. So this one is a FAUX BOW and so easy to do (see video). NO BOW TYING REQUIRED. This non-traditional valentine is a second peek at a bundle coming in the January-April 2025 mini catalog called “Hugs for Love” and comes with the To The Point Label punch. The Cherry Cobbler & Gold ribbon looks lovely on Wild Wheat card stock, and gives it a use beyond Christmas:

Next up, not only is it pretty to have two different ribbon types, when you use twine to tie the second bow, it is less bumpy to mail! However, this project may get a little bumpy when you add a package of flower seeds to the pocket:

Another preview of some products coming soon…and the good news is that the Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series Paper, Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper AND the Petal Pink 3/8″ Scalloped Ribbon are all part of my Designer Series Paper & Ribbon Share

You’ll receive SIXTY-ONE 6″ x 6″ pieces of every Designer Series Paper in the Jan-Apr Mini Catalog AND January Online Exclusive products (not all paper is shown, just a sample). BONUS: Add a sampler of the 4 new ribbons (2.5 yards each), and you’ll have plenty of coordinating products to play with.

Reserve a Paper and/or Ribbon Share by January 7th!

But wait! I have two more ribbon ideas for you!

Have you ever created a gathered edge with a ribbon? Let it peek out from below a sentiment like this Black & Vanilla Large Check RIbbon ruffle on a piece of home-sweet-camper framed decor:

Yep- that’s another “first look” at the Adventure Together bundle (a January Online Exclusive) AND the Everyday Skies Designer Series Paper (included in the Paper Share).

And finally (or at first in the demonstration video), a unique way to tie a bow on a gift box- FAST. Just wait until you see how the bow keeps the ribbon in place! I used the Silver & White Sheer Ribbon: