“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:
If this was a contest, you would have OVERWHELMINGLY voted for the Fault Line Cards as BEST OF SHOW! Since they have been such a hit, I wanted to try an EMBOSSED version, and they are just as show-stopping as the originals, just take a look (watch the video tutorial)…
The Happy Hibiscus bundle includes a photopolymer stamp set, hybrid embossing folder and coordinating dies. With all that divine coordination, it was a lovely choice for this project! This time I started with a 4.25″ x 9″ card base and pulled a white craft ink pad across the embossed Melon Mambo card stock to make the flowers pop.
Next, I used the Eyelet 3D embossing folder to create a background in hues of purple for a few toadstools (arriving January 7th- just in time to add to your cart and qualify for a free Sale-a-Bration product, like the embellishments on the card):
Watch this “How-To” tutorial for making Fault-Line cards of all types:
This version gives you one more look at one of the Designer Series Papers that will be included in the Paper Share (reserve your share by 1/7/25) and it’s called Wildflower Birthday, which is part of a suite of coordinating products in the Stampin’ Up! 2025 Jan-April mini catalog.
It is destined for one of my team members who has a birthday in January, and I know she’ll love it!
When you don’t have the right stamps to express yourself (or your quirky personality), reach for the Mini Alphabet Dies and spell it out (or make it personal)!
I demonstrated tips and tricks for using these very versatile letters to set you up for success in your crafting in a live video, and remember that while I used two Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Papers for my simple card designs (which papers are only available FREE with purchase for a few more days- through 2/29/24), you can use ANY patterned paper collections you have to make similar cards!
For the first card (above, top) I showed how to use Adhesive Sheets to cut a whole alphabet, for letters ready to adhere to a card anytime (plus how to store the leftover letters), but don’t throw away the negatives! Cut them into squares and use the outlines, too:
You can also make a master template with a window sheet to trace letters, add diagonal lines to create a shadow effect, then adhere die cut letters over the top of each letter:
Mix & Match them with other stamps you have, or use both letters and outlines:
If you’ve read this far, here’s a bonus card and tutorial to download!
It’s a pleasure to serve your creativity~ Share what you make with the Mini Alphabet Dies when you buy them from my Stampin’ Store, and I may spotlight your creativity in my VIP Facebook Group: Creative Juice Crafter’s Corner!
10 days left in Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-a-Bration 2024, with your window to choose free gifts narrowing quickly…so today we are taking a look at one of the options I haven’t shown before: The Jungle Pals stamp set.
As one of your options to choose with $50 order (until 2/29/24), I wanted to show an easy way to use just the stamp set (there is an additional coordinating die set you could select with another $100 purchase).
Start with a 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ black card stock base. I added a piece of the Rock & Roll Designer Series Paper colored with Stampin’ Write markers to the top right side, and simply stamped the animals on 1-1/4″ square colored card stock pieces. Frame each animal in 1-3/8″ white card stock and tile onto the front of the card.
For the inside, you’ll need a 5-1/4″ x 8-1/4″ white card stock. Refer to video tutorial for instructions for easy pop-up mechanism instructions.
Here’s the how to:
This style of card can be created with many different products, and choosing products through my Stampin’ Store helps me to keep bringing you this type of training and teaching. When you support a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, you are guaranteed quality products, unmatched service and hours of happy creativity!
Dropping a Valentine on a friend’s doorstep may not be a custom any longer, but with today’s project, you can hang a set of hand-crafted greeting cards on a friends door as a gift that shows you love them.
I get my best ideas when I should be asleep, and this one came just as I was laying down last night, so I made a quick note on the notepad next to my bed and woke up ready to try it!
All you need is a 12″ x 12″ piece of non-directional (meaning there isn’t a top and a bottom to the design) Designer Series Paper (or DSP), a Simply Scored board, adhesive and 24″ coordinating ribbon:
Instructions (also in video):
Fold DSP diagonally from corner to opposite corner, with the pattern you want facing out.
Lay fold (longest side) of your folded paper (a triangle shape at this point) along the left side of the Simply Scored board and score at 1/4″. Turn and do the back side the same way.
Turn folded side to the top edge of the board and score at 6″ and 11″. Flip the triangle over and score the back side on the same measurements.
Open up your paper and fold along the 1/4″ score lines just off center.
Open again and fold the outside points (along the 6″ and 11″ lines) IN towards the center. Flip and fold the top points back-to-back, with the center folds at the bottom, creating two pockets on the outside.
Punch at hole (or two) at the top to tie together (leaving a loop to hang from is optional).
I used up a lot of the bits and pieces of the Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper I’ve had left over from other projects to create four simple cards (plus envelopes) to go inside the folio:
1″ x 3″ pieces of Designer Series Paper + your favorite punch Or use a die with two contrasting patterns as background (Everyday Details Dies – NEW!)Blend color on the plain Designer Series Paper images and emboss a greetingLayer on 5-1/4″ strips from the same package of papers in varying widths and finish with focal point.Don’t throw away the images on your Designer Series Paper that are on the edges! Cut them out and use them on the inside of your card!
2-1/2 weeks left of Sale-a-Bration ~ still time to collect your favorite SAB products FREE with qualifying purchase, and so much to choose from:
I appreciate the opportunity to serve you. If you find that I have taught you something, please order the supplies from my store and support a small business!
Consider yourself invited to join my Stampin’ Up! team! During February 2024, purchase the STARTER KIT and choose an extra $30 in products in your kit ~OR~ select the Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio (as shown in the video) as your bonus option:
If football isn’t your game, crafting for a challenge is a SUPER way to spend a Sunday afternoon!
The best part of gathering for a game is the snacks, so today, I’ve got PRETZELS for you! One of the new Sale-a-Bration options is the Delightfully Eclectic mega pack of Designer Series Paper (an option you could choose free – use item #165706 when choosing a SAB freebie once your cart hits $50 in my store)
Inspired by the #tfifc459 sketch, I replaced the circles with pretzels and sprinkled a few Opaque Faceted Gems (also a Sale-a-Bration option) around to give a little sparkle:
Don’t be afraid to practice your fussy-cutting skills on these images- the more you try, the better you become. One final tip: I cut my vellum die in half to make it longer and “hid” the space under the sentiment!
Give me a CHEER if you like this take on the sketch (or if it just makes you hungry)!
Have you ever stayed overnight where a candy or special small gift was left on your pillow? Those little touches are called “pillow gifts” and makes you feel fancy!
When I saw watermelon-flavored Extra gum while checking out at the grocery store, it made me think of the Watercolor Melon Sale-a-Bration stamp set, and how I could create along a theme:
A perfect size to drop off as a “thinking of you” gift- or leave on a pillow for guest – you pull on the ribbon and out slides the pack of gum:
This do-it-yourself project is simple and sweet, and I’ve got the video to prove it:
Slider box dimensions: 7-3/4″ x 3-1/4″ piece of card stock, scored at 1/2″, 1″, 3-1/2″ and 4″
Sale-a-Bration continues through February 29th; since it’s leap year, you have an “EXTRA” day to earn free products with each $50 purchase in my Stampin’ Store!
Did you also know there are TWO “Extras” you could choose from when you invest in the Starter Kit?
OPTION ONE: The first is that you may choose the Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio,
~OR~
OPTION TWO:Choose an EXTRA $30 in products in your Starter Kit! Usually you get to choose $125 of product in your kit for just $99, but through February 2024, you may select $155 (and pay only $99) if this is the option you decide on.
The Starter Kit is an offer ANYONE may select, and you will get a 20% discount while you also get to peek behind the curtain of being a demonstrator. There are no obligations to try it, so why not??
If you can’t find fresh watermelon during February, watermelon sour bites may satisfy your cravings:
The Scalloped Gift Card box can also hold things aside from gift cards, so I designed this one for a treat box with the Watercolor Melon set (a free option with $50 order from my store through February).
You stamp on the box while it’s flat, then assemble and fill it. Since there are no words in the set, feel free to find the one that fits from your collection! I added the sentiment from the Sweet Citrus stamp set, or anything “sweet” will work! I just learned that you can punch out the WHOLE watermelon *AND* the slice from the Modern Oval punch:
It’s the midway point of Sale-a-Bration – Stampin’ Up!’s biggest party of the year – and they have added NEW options to choose at the $50 and $100 spend threshold. Remember you can mix up your options to equal the total of your order:
Ready to make a box of watermelon bites? Here’s a tutorial to print and you can shop the supply list at the link below.
As we approach the half-way point of Sale-a-Bration (or SAB- the biggest party of the year for Stampin’ Up!), it’s time to show a little love for the Designer Series Paper (DSP) you could choose free with a qualifying order…and stick around for a late-January-ONLY offer!
Giving your creativity a few parameters makes it EASIER to use your imagination, and a SKETCH helps to narrow down your options.
Measurements for this sketch (you can adjust sizes to work for you):
Card Base: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
Layer One: 4″ x 5-1/4″
Layer Two: 2-3/4″ square on a 3″ square mat
Layer Three: 2″ x 3″ on a 2-1/8″ x 3-1/8″ mat
Layer Four: 3-1/2″ x 3/4″
Once you’ve found a fun template for a card, just plug in the pieces, and nothing could be easier than patterned paper!
A version for mom using the Softly Stippled DSP. Substitute the strip on top with a length of lovely ribbon. The Brushed Brass Butterflies pull the gold thread from the bow to help catch mom’s eye.
Be BRAVE: Turn the sketch sideways or flip-flop it and it looks completely different! Flight & Airy DSP is delicate and delightful, the fluffy birds being my favorite! The sayings for the previous 3 cards all came from the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set, which is also a Sale-a-Bration option.
Next, the Sunny Days Designer Series Paper was delightful to pair with the “Playing in the Rain” bundle for a card to uplift and bring sunshine!
Finally, the Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper has Red & Pink patterns on one side, with gold foiled designs on the opposite sides: Use them for Valentines or Weddings! I embossed sentiments from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set on both cards.
I walked through making most of these cards with tips to help you choose patterns and layer nicely in this video tutorial:
SO WHAT’S THE SPECIAL OFFER??
While all of these papers are available through the end of February (while supplies last), for the next 3 days – through January 31, 2024 –place a $50+ order from my Stampin’ Store and you’ll receive a 4″ x 6″ piece of EVERY Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper as a thank you from me! That’s 30 pieces total.
Thanks for visiting and learning all about using a card sketch. Now get off the computer and get your fingers inky!
Greeting card crafters know how similar their art is to quilting: Matching patterns, colors and textures of little pieces of paper gives us a quicker satisfaction on a smaller scale than a quilt!
This card not only patchworks paper together, it ALSO HAS A QUILTED TEXTURE!
I paired the Softly Sophisticated Sale-a-Bration bundle with the Softly Stippled Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper for this card.
INSTRUCTIONS & MEASUREMENTS: Stamp images & sentiment on the Wild Wheat textile patterned paper (2″ x 3-1/4″) then adhere it to the center of a 5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of Wild Wheat card stock, with two 3/4″ x 3-7/8″ pieces of Designer Series Paper on the top and bottom and two 3/4″ x 4-1/8″ pieces of Designer Series Paper on the sides (adjusted measurement from the video). Emboss all the layers with the Softly Sophisticated 3-D Embossing folder before mounting it to the card base.
Follow along and craft with me- you can pause as you stamp & assemble:
The Softly Sophisticated Bundle is a set of stamps & embossing folder you can choose FREE with a $100 order before 2/29/24 for Sale-a-Bration!
I didn’t stop with the first card, but pulled out some supplies from the Annual Catalog to make a few handmade hugs (gatefold cards):
TIPS FOR THIS CARD: Cut a 3-1/4″ x 4-3/4″ piece of each pattern in the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper. You can cut two sheets at a time with the Sunburst die, but you may want to go forward and back through the Cut & Emboss machine. You can flip pieces over, since the top and bottom of the design are the same size/shape and get ALL 12 designs in the starburst!
This card also used the Softly Sophisticated 3-D Embossing Folder, then I tried a few other textures:
3-D Embossing folders used left to right: Softly Sophisticated, Layered Florals, Basics Floral
These are the supplies I used for the blue sunburst hug cards:
I’ll be sharing some of these cards with new team members during Sale-a-Bration – if you would like to start a crafty adventure with Stampin’ Up! I’m here to help. There are two bonus options if you choose to give it a try before the end of February, and the Glass Mat Studio is one of them!
Creative Juice by Loni 