Today (December 2nd) is the final day of the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Sale and we’ve added a few 1-day special offers~ Save 30% on these last minute additions!
Final Hours of SU! Holiday Sale
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Endless Wishes: 5 Ways on Fridays!
Well, I had this ready for last Friday when my computer was out of commission…and wouldn’t you know it: Stampin’ Up! sold out of this awesome Photopolymer stamp set on Tuesday!!! GRRRR…
But I’m sharing it anyway because of all the time and effort I put into it, and those of you who were lucky enough to snag one before they sold out~ You’re Welcome! Of course, many of the designs & techniques could be re-created with another snowflake stamp set, such as Festive Flurry 🙂
P.S. Endless Wishes *is* available as a digital brush set (item #136559) for all you digi-crafters and if SU! changes their minds and produces more, I’ll make sure to update this post (we can hope, right?)
1. Faux Diamonds. This is always a big hit and so very easy! I gave step-by-step instructions on the Faux Diamond technique in this post. The Designer Series Paper is from the Winter Frost Specialty DSP (132341)
2. Random Stamping. Just go crazy with it. Let them overlap, go off the edge of the paper and layer them on top of one another. I really loved the look of White/Baked Brown Sugar/Cherry Cobbler on Crumb Cake card stock and even stamped a piece to go on top of my jar of apple pie filling.
3. Make a Window. The Squares Collection Framelits (130921) and the Big Shot (113439) create perfect windows. I used a piece of a window sheet and stamped the snowflakes using the White Stazon ink pad (106960), then placed it between the Navy and (polka dot embossed) Blushing Bride layers to appear that you were gazing outside to a frost covered world.
4. Use the Words. While the snowflakes are delicate and delightful, the words are what sold me on this set. It’s awesome to be able to mix up the script with the print and come up with dozens of greetings. So cute! I paired the greetings with some of the Season of Style Designer Series Paper (132340), the 1″ Cherry Cobbler Grosgrain ribbon (132135) and Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine (123125) and a Vintage Faceted Designer Button (127555).
5. Monochrome Embossing. The words & snowflakes on the white were simply stamped using the Silver Encore pad (132141) and I embossed in silver on the Silver Foil Sheet (132178). This card is stunning in person, though the photo doesn’t do it justice (sorry…I tried). Just because it needed MORE bling, I added the Silver Glimmer paper (124005) as a layer, too!
Stamped snowflakes are much warmer than the real thing, eh?
Stretching My Muscles with Mosaic Madness
It was a challenge in the truest sense of the word: This color combination from Create with Connie and Mary made me stretch my creativity!
Since it was a challenging color scheme, I chose to use a stamp set I haven’t had any inspiration with either (a double whammy, I guess you could say). Here’s my creation:
It turned out better than expected, and I feel more confident in using the Mosaic Madness stamp set, too.
Card Recipe
Stamps: Mosaic Madness, Yippee Skippee
Ink: Always Artichoke, Sahara Sand, Tangerine Tango ink pads and markers
Paper: Naturals White, Always Artichoke and Sahara Sand card stock
Accessories: Mosaic Punch (131267), Big Shot (113439) and Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder (129984), 1/8″ Mini Brads (122941), Stampin’ Dimensionals
Back in Action with Holiday Sale
It’s fitting that today is “Name Your Computer” day! After eking everything I could out of my (very) old but well-loved Imac, I took the plunge and invested in a MacBook Pro last Saturday. I’m still getting the hang of things, but I can already tell we are in for a long and adoring relationship. However, that change took me away from posting and so I’m trying to catch up. (BTW, I’ve named it MacBeth)
Did you know there are only 35 days until Christmas? Because Thanksgiving is so late this year, we are really going to have to cram a lot of holiday into just a few short weeks…so don’t wait for Black Friday to start shopping! Stampin’ Up! just started our Holiday Sale this morning:
While the doorbuster sales are good for one day only (November 20th), the rest of the sale extends through December 2nd, so click below to download the sale flyer, grab a highlighter and your Christmas Gift List 🙂 Or print it off, highlight what you want and hand it to your husband with my website in CAPITAL LETTERS 😀 (www.loni.stampinup.net)
As long as you are shopping, here are the weekly deals too:
Ready to shop? Pull up a cup of cocoa, put on your comfy house slippers and click here
A Snow Flurry
Though it’s still unseasonably warm in Utah for November, we are experiencing a flurry of SNOW from Stampin’ Up!…starting with this gorgeous Simply Created Kit which makes 10 snowflakes to frost your tree, adorn a gift or shimmer on a mantel! I think these will sell out quickly, so order quickly!
And a NEW Photopolymer stamp set, ENDLESS WISHES, has the sweetest sentiments along with a few crystal flakes:
And some awesome deals from the Holiday Catalog this week:
Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper
I’ve been having fun crafting with this simply gorgeous DSP this week (Eastern Elegance~Item 130131). You may have seen the birthday card I created with it for the Friday Mashup a few days ago. Since the paper was on my desk anyway, it seemed like a good time to use it for a few other projects:
A friend asked me to make a few wedding cards for her, so I chose to create pocket cards (in case she wants to tuck in a gift card or cash. Love that you can use all the different designs and they coordinate so beautifully!
My Stampin’ Up! friend Pam also passed her $100K milestone, so I created this swing card for her and on the right you can see how it opens up with a place to write. She always incorporates a LOT of details in her creations, so this card has some extras just for her! Then it went into this little monogrammed pocket envelope (made using the Envelope Punch Board) along with a 100 Grand candy bar, of course 🙂
When One Party Ends, Another Begins…
Not surprisingly, we like to celebrate at Stampin’ Up! And having been around for 25 years, that’s something to commemorate, certainly 🙂
In keeping with that theme, here are a few awesome products on sale for one week (click pic to shop)
It never ceases to amaze me what people can create with a little rubber, ink and paper…now I just revel in the incredible ways you can manipulate a little card stock. But Stampin’ Up! isn’t ONLY about rubber stamps: It’s about handmade gifts, unique home decor, gorgeous packaging and preserving memories.
While I resisted the move to digital scrapbooking, I have to say that I don’t regret coming to the “dark side” one bit! With My Digital Studio from Stampin’ Up! there are INFINITE crafting possibilities outside of memory albums! My next project is going to be a family recipe book and watch for a blog post coming soon about a really fun gift idea you can personalize for your friends…
So with that introduction: HAVE YOU TRIED My Digital Studio? With a price of just $19.95, you don’t really have an excuse NOT to try it…but just in case you are hesitant, you can try it FREE for 30 days by downloading it here.
The best news is the Digital Party we are getting started TODAY~
Now is the time to print your own Christmas Cards, yearly scrapbook or prepare for a “December Daily” with a template that will make your Christmas merry…VERY! Not only are select digital and print products on sale, but we are starting a week of Digital Delights from November 1-November 8~ including a FREE download on Saturday, Nov. 2. Set a reminder to visit http://www.mydigitalstudio.net each day!
For my friends who have already taken the plunge with MDS, you’ll be happy to hear about the new My Library App:
A Piece of Cake Birthday Mashup
Couldn’t resist the color challenge at the Friday Mashup…and whenever there is cake, I’m ALL in!
Here’s the card I crafted:
It has a fun fold to open like this:
Take a Coastal Cabana marker to a little bitty Glimmer Paper flower and add a pearl:
Card Recipe (all supplies from my Stampin’ Up! store):
Stamps: Birthday Cake (130390), Remembering Your Birthday
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write Markers
Paper: Whisper White, Crushed Curry and Smoky Slate card stock, Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper (130131), Silver Glimmer Paper (124005)
Accessories: Coastal Cabana Ruffle Stretch Trim (130024), Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (126872), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), Scallop Trim Border punch (118402), Pearl Basic Jewels (119247)
Another Milestone Celebration
My friend Kristi just passed her $100,000 career sales with Stampin’ Up! and I wanted to celebrate her great accomplishment!
Kristi likes purple (and sparkles), so I created a Rich Razzleberry swing card using the Stampin’ Up! Label Card Thinlits, made a Faux Diamond covered quote from the Feel Goods stamp set (can you see the sparkles over the words?) and a co-ordinating tube for her 100 Grand Candy Bar using the Label Love set and Artisan Label punch:
Here’s what it looks like when you open the swing card (a silver glimmer paper YAY!) and it has another flap over the place where I wrote her a message:
Some things I love about Kristi:
- She’s always got bling on. And you’ll never see her in public in sweats 🙂 She’s always dressed nicely and looks fabulous.
- Her paper crafting designs are always very detailed and perfectly created!
- She’s a loyal friend
- Her optimism is contagious!
- You can give her an assignment and she follows through. Dependable and thorough.
If you aren’t familiar with the Faux Diamond Technique, IT IS SO EASY! I like to do it on a small focal point of a card. Here are basic instructions:
1. Stamp image on card stock and let it dry
2. Press front of stamped card stock into Versamark Pad (102283), covering completely
3. Sprinkle Iridescent Ice embossing powder (101930) over ink-covered card stock. Shake off excess powder
4. Heat embossing powder with Heat Tool (129053) until set. See the diamonds sparkle!
As always, you can order supplies to try this technique at home from my Stampin’ Store.
Let the Party Begin!
Here are the 25 stamp sets and the 25% off prices (in red)! W=Wood mounted and C=Clear Mount
But wait, there’s MORE!
Kids (and Grandmas) LOVE the Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps: Fun for cookies or playdough, and they fit perfectly in a Christmas Stocking (hint, hint)
Annndddd…don’t forget there will be a Thursday special (one day only) so the best day to shop this week will be Thursday 🙂 Put it on your calendar, set an alarm on your phone, stick a post-it to your computer with your wish list, tie a string on your finger to remind you!
(Just in case you missed it, the $25 starter kit special has also been extended for a few more hours…until 11:59 MST tonight, October 22…
there is always room for more friends in my Stampin’ Family)
Creative Juice by Loni 