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Beautifully Happy Brown Bag for Sale-a-Bration

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Avoid after-holiday boredom by planning for your next craft adventure: Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-Bration begins January 5th!

One of the wonderful stamp sets you can *earn free between 1/5-2/28/22 is called Beautifully Happy, and I used it to create a bag to wrap a gift in:

White embossing on a brown bag spruces it up to FANCY, don’t you think? Add a simple tag and a fancy fold at the top, and you’ve wrapped a gift in Stampin’ Up! Style.

New to SU! Sale-a-Bration? There are two levels of rewards you can earn with a purchase: $50 and $100. The Beautifully Happy stamp set is one you could choose free with a $100 purchase from my Stampin’ Store, starting tomorrow!

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Last Chance to Party (with select products)

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Did you miss the opportunity to get the coordinating dies for This Birthday Piggy, Yeti to Party or Apple Harvest stamp set?

Are you a savvy shopper and love stocking up for next year early?

TODAY IS YOUR DAY!

New items have been added to the CLEARANCE RACK **and** the Last Chance list from the July-December catalog is up, with many holiday items on sale up to 60% off. This is not the time to dilly-dally, because when they are gone, they are gone.

I’ll be sharing some projects on social media all day (follow me on FB & Insta), but just for you here, this is a big tag I created a few months ago to go on the dishwasher we replaced for my Mother-in-Love for her birthday & Christmas gift…and if you know Launa, you know she love PIGS and I love having dies to cut out the images from “This Birthday Piggy” stamp set:

I forgot to take a picture of the finished tag on the dishwasher, so all you get is the video!

These coordinating dies will go fast, along with Designer Series Paper and embellishments from the current mini catalog that are deeply discounted, so fill your cart and craft for Christmas.

Clearance Refresh and New Kit

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Clearance Rack Refresh

Now is the time to stuff some stockings: New items, at up to 60% off, have been added to the Clearance Rack in my Stampin’ store! Supplies are limited, and with deals like these, products will go quickly.

 

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Santa is making early Christmas deliveries this year – the new Love, Santa Tag Kit is here! You won’t want to miss this fun, whimsical kit and optional Santa Treat Bags add on:

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Our last Christmas kit sold out so quickly…don’t wait!

The Love, Santa Tag Kit has everything you need to create 12 whimsical tags. You’ll find printed die-cut tags and labels, sequin embellishments, pink and white baker’s twine, an exclusive stamp set, a Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Spot, and more in this all-inclusive kit.

Add on the Love, Santa Treat Bags, and you’ll have have the perfect tags and bags for your Christmas goodies!

Kits are the perfect opportunity to create great projects quickly and are a great no-fuss way for adults and kids of all ages to gather together for a simple Christmas activity that everyone will enjoy. (For those of you that like to take it up a notch or convert these tags into cards, you’ll find the coordinating colors listed below.)


Love Santa Tag Kit

DETAILS:

  • Kit contains enough supplies to create 12 tags—3 each of 4 designs.

  • Includes printed die-cut tags, decorative die cuts, adhesive, embellishments, and pink baker’s twine.

  • Features an exclusive stamp set and a Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Spot.

  • Finished tag size: approximately 2-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ (6.4 x 12.1 cm)

  • Coordinating colors: Bumblebee, Just Jade, Night of Navy, Polished Pink, Poppy Parade


The only additional items you’ll need are scissors and a Simply Shammy, baby wipe, or damp cloth for cleaning the stamps!

ADD SOME BAGS TO YOUR TAGS!

LOVE, SANTA TREAT BAGS (# 158381)

  • # 158381

  • 12 treat bags

  • 3 each of 4 designs

  • 4″ x 9-1/2″ (10.2 x 24.1 cm)

  • Food Safe


 

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What’s New at SU! – A Mini Bonanza

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Welcome to our blog hop through the January-June Mini Catalog: Our group of demonstrators from around the world look forward to sharing ideas that you can incorporate into your paper crafting using Stampin’ Up! products.

I’m showcasing my favorite part of the Bonanza Buddies Suite: The tag die!

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The size of the tag is generous and gives you plenty of room to stamp. These are two tags I made to use on my grandchildren’s birthday gifts:

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The stitched edge around the tag is a detail that adds a finishing touch. Plus the animal “buddies” fit on the tag with room for a sentiment. IMG_5028-(W)

You don’t have to stop at a gift tag, take that tag and put it on a card, too:

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As you are hopping through the blog posts, pause to leave a comment and grab a notebook to jot down creative ideas, draw a card sketch you want to try, color combinations you love or pin them to a Pinterest board!

Jump on over to Germany and Anke’s stamp studio next…or if you are going backwards through the hop, you can skip back to Mary Ann’s post:

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You can order the products we are showcasing in the hop from your demonstrator!

If you don’t have a demonstrator and live in the U.S. I’m happy to serve you. You can shop the products I’ve used today in my Stampin’ Store.

 

April 2020 Blog Hop Roll Call:

Anke Heim- Scraphexe

Cheryl Hamilton- Create with Cheryl

Tricia Butts- Tricia’s Stamping Creations

Sharon Burkert- As the Ink Dries

Jackie Lawless- Stamping Jack

Joyce Whitman- StampinScrapper

Diane Browning- 247inkspiration

Heather Cooper- Playing with Paper Crafting

Pat Ertman- Gifted Hands Ink

Brenda Copper- Stamping with the Copper Cropper

Mary Ann Rossiter- StampinMak

Loni Spendlove- Creative Juice by Loni

What’s New at SU! Fall Crafting

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Thanks for hopping along with the What’s New at SU! blog hop. Our group of demonstrators from around the globe always inspire creativity with their projects and today we are focusing on FALL.

My husband grew over 200 stalks of Indian corn this year, so we have a LOT of beautiful ears and colorful kernels with which to decorate for all things Autumn:

IMG_3435-(W)We dried some of the corn and I put them into a small mason jar and pushed a battery-operated tea light into them. All it needed was a little ribbon and a tag to dress it up, and I will make a few more to decorate our Thanksgiving table.

When was the last time you colored directly on your stamp with Stampin’ Write Markers? I love doing this on words to achieve a rainbow effect.

IMG_3429-(W)This technique is easily done on a red rubber stamp (like our cling mount sets), but this saying was from a photopolymer set: When I colored and stamped it the first time, the colors pooled on the photopolymer, making the stamped image blotchy. So I cleaned it off with Stampin’ Mist cleaner on the Stampin’ Scrub and tried again~ the result the second time was MUCH better!

Before you hop on to Diane’s projects (or back to Heather’s), I’d love to hear from you in the comments!

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Product List

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2

$8.75

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

$23.00

2019-2021 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

$15.00

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

$30.00

Terracotta Tile 1/2

$8.00

Linen Thread

$5.00

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Come to Gather Suite Spotlight

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The 2019 Holiday Catalog Inspiration

Come To Gather Suite Spotlight

The Come To Gather Suite evokes all the warmth, texture, and colors of autumn with leaves, plaids, pumpkins, and feathers. Like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves they combine to make the perfect flavor of fall. This suite is ideal for cards, decor, memory keeping and gift giving.

Need a hostess gift or a touch of decor? Create this gorgeous tag and add it to a real mini pumpkin or make it last from year to year by adding it to a ceramic or fabric pumpkin. It’s a sure way to share your gratitude in style.

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Season of Thanks Tag

Come To Gather Suite Spotlight

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Warm and Glowing Gratitude: Candle Wrap Tutorial

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I love using my stampin’ supplies to create home decor and this fall candle wrap makes me feel warm and positively glowing with gratitude for things like batteries, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and spectacularly colored autumn leaves!

Grateful For All Things Candle Wrap Tutorial

To get the tutorial for this project, click on the picture for a .pdf to print. And if you need the supplies listed, you can order them in my online store here.

Since this is a battery-powered candle (and won’t melt down) you can create a wrap for different seasons and enjoy the glow all year round!

P.S. The candles are on sale at Costco right now 🙂
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5 Ways to Use Fringe Scissors

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Welcome to another edition of “5 Ways on Fridays” where you will learn unique and different ways to use a Stampin’ Up! product!

Today we are talking about Fringe Scissors 

Certain projects are easier when you have the right tools and this is one of those tools: Every time you squeeze the handles of your fringe scissors together, you are cutting not once, not twice, but FIVE TIMES! Talk about conserving energy 🙂

“What can I do with them besides making grass?” you may be asking yourself. You’ve come to the right place!

1. Fringe scissors make Ombre Fringe cards and tags in a jiffy! For this tag, I used Soft Sky, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Island Indigo card stock, along with the new Tag Topper punch:

While you are “fringing”, check out this adorable Fringe Chandelier made by Lauren Elise for the Knotty Bride:

2. Create a crepe paper garland! This tutorial from Yesterday on Tuesday shows a few different styles and hello! This is super fast with your fringe scissors:

3.  Flowers or “pom poms” are adorable accents to any project.

Lisa Brown from inkandinspirations shows you how fun and easy these are to make using Stampin’ Up! Crepe Filter Paper:

Thanks Lisa!

4. If you cut across your fringe the opposite way, you end up with CONFETTI!

At Stampin’ Up! Leadership last month, Shelli demonstrated how to create a shaker card using the confetti made with fringe scissors: Cut the corner of a clear envelope to the size you need (in this case, just a smidge taller than the photo frame die cut). Stamp image on top of clear envelope with Stazon, then seal the confetti in with a thin strip of sticky strip. Place behind the die cut and voila! Shake away!
5. A strip of fringe from Designer Series Paper or crepe paper is easy to adhere around a curved object like a basket or hat brim: 
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For these medallions, I just punched two circles and cut in from the edge. I used two because when you cut into the circle, some of the pieces fall off and it’s not perfectly round, so layering them gives the illusion they are still circles 🙂

At just $9.95, these scissors are an awesome addition to your crafting toolbox! Order your Fringe Scissors in my Stampin’ Up! store today and start living on the edge 🙂
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Happy Birthday Twine Tag

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Back from Stampin’ Up! Leadership and trying to organize myself enough to make a blog post, but I’m slow at picture editing…meanwhile, I took a few moments to be creative this morning so I could play along with the Friday Mashup!

I know it looks like it’s on a card, but it’s really tied to a box 🙂

Tag Recipe (all supplies from Stampin’ Up!):

Stamps: Occasions Alphabet
Ink: Bermuda Bay & Raspberry Ripple markers
Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe & Whisper White card stock, Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper (130145)
Accessories: Scalloped Tag Topper Punch (133324), Big Shot (113439), Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die (127553), Scallop Edge Border punch (119882), Calypso Coral (125573) and Cherry Cobbler (123125) Baker’s Twine.

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Endless Wishes: 5 Ways on Fridays!

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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?
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