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Chinchilla Out with a Color Challenge

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The first day of May 2020 feels like it needs some CHEERFUL colors, and the TGIF Challenges team delivered just what the doctor ordered: 262

This pIayful palette called for something light-hearted, and the Witty-Cisms stamp set was the first to come to mind- that chillaxing chinchilla image has been begging for me to ink it up!

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It was so adorable in just a simple color-block, that I wondered how it would look with a little texture. Grabbed two of my favorite embossing folders and made a stepped-up version:

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Which one do you like best?

I’ll be sad when this stamp set retires on June 2nd because it has such clever greetings paired with adorable drawings! If you love it as well, sign up for my Witty-Cisms VIRTUAL Class in the mail HERE before May 15th: It includes instructions and supplies for 6 cards, the stamp set, Everyday Label Punch and 4 Stampin’ Blends Markers. This Chinchilla card is a bonus one you can make at home now!

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Witty-Cisms Cling Stamp Set

$22.00

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2

$8.75

Calypso Coral 8-1/2

$8.75

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2

$8.75

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$9.00

Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder

$9.00

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$9.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Heads up: Both of the embossing folders are retiring too, but the good news is that a NEW Die Cutting/Embossing Machine is coming soon!!!

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Be a Gold-Dipper!

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I’m sorry to say that Sale-a-Bration 2020 is almost over, but the crafting will continue because we are all still stuck at home (thanks, Covid-19): Are you prepared to keep making pretty things? If not, you have a few more hours to earn Sale-A-Bration rewards by shopping in my Stampin’ Up! store! It all ends March 31st at midnight, Mountain Time.

To end with a fun technique, I’m playing along with TGIF Challenges and their “Gold Dipped” #tgifc257 challenge:

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I chose to demonstrate this card LIVE on my Creative Juice Facebook Page today, so you can watch the replay by clicking the link. Hint: There is a giveaway, too!

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The Butterfly Punch is a newly added option for Sale-A-Bration and I paired it with the Power of Hope bundle (another S-A-B option you could choose free): IMG_5053-(W)

It’s kind of hard to see, but the gold embossing powder is really shiny!IMG_5056-(W)

I’ve been mailing a card (or two or ten) each day during the quarantine and I think the sentiment inside is perfect for keeping us going:

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Play along with this challenge- or any other- to keep your sanity! Crafting (and sending something you’ve created to someone else) will get you through this lonely time.

Reach Out From Home

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Just because we are quarantined doesn’t mean we are alone: It’s a blessing that we can talk on the phone or via video and MAIL a card! I challenge you to make and mail a card each day you are stuck at home thanks to Corona Virus!

I chose to combine my card today with a challenge: Why not expand your creativity at the same time you are doing a service?

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Cute sketch from TGIF Challenges, eh? The Peaceful Poppy Suite is the one I chose again because I wanted a card to match the frame I made here…it will be a birthday card and gift for my friend Carolyn!

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It’s going to be perfect and I’m off to package it so it can make it’s way to Canada! IMG_4878-(W)

A Beautiful Difference

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It only takes one person to make a difference in your life for the better: A mother, a teacher, a friend…any of them could touch you in a way that changes your course in a beautiful way.

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The sentiment on the card I created today for the #TGIFC246 Sketch Challenge could be perfect for anyone who has helped you in your life while they are here are when they are gone:

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The meaning changes with what you add on the inside of the card: Happy Birthday, With Sympathy, Happy Mother’s Day.

Whatever you want to say, this card is a simple way to express your feelings.

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Timeless Tulips Bundle (English)

$32.25

Petal Pink 8-1/2

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2

$9.75

Mint Macaron 8-1/2

$8.75

So Saffron 8-1/2

$8.75

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

$9.50

Petal Pink 5/8

$8.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$6.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Painted Labels Dies

$35.00
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Poppies in Berries

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Feeling “berry” pleased to share one of my favorite suites from the new Mini Catalog with you today as I participate in the #tgifc245 color challenge: 245

Truly, I vowed not to buy any more floral stamps when the January-June Mini Catalog was about to be unveiled…and then my willpower flew out the window when I saw the Peaceful Poppies Suite:CM101025B

Yesterday I demonstrated the “spotlighting” technique on my Facebook page during my Monday Lunchtime LIVE Crafting with a different card, but carried the idea into the color challenge today: IMG_4273-(W)

HOW TO: 

  1. Cut two pieces of Very Vanilla card stock, 5″ x 3-3/4″ and 2-1/2″ x 3-5/8″. Layer the smaller one on top of the larger one with a bit of adhesive in the middle to hold together just while stamping the outline images of the poppies using the Rich Razzleberry ink pad.
  2. Remove the smaller layer and color with Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Blends, then layer together on the card with the largest scalloped die from the Stitched So Sweetly dies.
  3. Emboss your sentiment on a strip of Blackberry card stock for the top and add a few of the coordinating sequins.

It’s really easier than it looks!

Product List

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set

$23.00
Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English)

$21.00
Stitched So Sweetly Dies

$32.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

$9.50
Blackberry Bliss Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

$9.00
White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$6.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00
Peaceful Poppies Sequins

$7.00
Mini Glue Dots

$5.25
Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Snail Adhesive

$7.00
Big Shot

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$110.00

I’ll be back with more poppy-inspired crafts soon, meanwhile, I hope you’ll get your fingers inky, too!

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Wildly Happy to Craft!

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It’s Fri-YAY because sketch challenges make me WILDLY HAPPY! It’s a creative exercise I look forward to as often as I have a moment to create. If you need to strengthen your imagination, sketch and color challenges are the best “strength training” you can do.fb_img_1560993860054

Something else that makes me WILDLY HAPPY is babies: Grandbabies, baby animals, whatever! And stamps make me giddy, of course, and the Wildly Happy stamp set is the first one that came to mind when I saw the #tgifc220 sketch.

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This was also a great excuse to use the Rectangle Stitched Framelit dies: What’s not to love about that adorable little detail? wildly happy

I added just a bit of light Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blend marker to the bunnies and grounded them with light Crumb Cake. If you don’t have the polka dot tulle ribbon, make sure it’s on your next order: It will be your favorite accessory for your cards, and you don’t even need much to give it a little pizzazz.

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Wildly Happy Cling Stamp Set

$21.00
Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75
Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.50
Stitched Rectangle Dies

$35.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00
Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

$7.50
Flirty Flamingo Light Stampin' Blends Marker

$4.50
Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends Marker

$4.50
Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

$9.50
White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$6.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Gingham-Style Multi-Crafting

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“Multi-Crafting”= the act of creating a greeting card for more than one purpose

You know you are an avid paper crafter when you can’t bear to throw away “useable scraps” of Designer Series Paper and now I feel justified in saving the strips from my Gingham Gala paper pack: It was the theme of  #tgifc213

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WHY this DSP isn’t carrying over into the new catalog is beyond comprehension, but make sure you order your Gingham Gala paper stack before it’s gone- or by June 3rd- whichever comes first.

I demonstrated how to make this card on my Facebook Page for my weekly live crafting video today and it’s so adorable~ Do you ever stamp an image that just makes you giggle with delight? Totally happened here.

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Since I was Multi-Crafting, it occurred to me that I could do another version with a sneak peek of a new stamp set (coming in the 2019-2020 catalog on June 4th) that would work with #GDP191

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And that was just the beginning of a full-blown gingham-style craft-attack:

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The good news is I have a bunch of thank you cards to mail out to customers, I’ve used up most of my Gingham bits & pieces, I can check off my Monday LIVE video on my task list, and can participate in two creative challenges. I think I’ll take the rest of the day off 🙂

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Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Little Elephant Clear-Mount Bundle

$34.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Gorgeous Grape 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon

$8.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

$35.00

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Sale-a-Bration Coordination: Lasting Lily

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If you hate fussy cutting, this will surely thrill you: For the first time ever, Stampin’ Up! has created products that coordinate with our Sale-a-Bration offerings~ stamps, punches and framelit/thinlit dies are available to purchase that will enhance the free stamps you earned, and they are only available during March 2019:

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Today I’m going to spotlight the Lily Framelit Dies that cut out all the blooming beauty of the Lasting Lily stamp set that you could choose free with a $100 order before March 31, 2019.

It was good luck that the Global Design Sketch Challenge #GDP178 sketch and the TGIF Challenge #TGIFC201 color combination combined perfectly to create my card:

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In addition to the framelits include pieces to cut out the flowers and greenery, but there are two label dies that perfectly frame most of the sentiments in the stamp set:

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**A tip for ensuring your stamped images fit in the framelits for the stems and leaves: When mounting your stamps, lay the photopolymer stamps face down on your surface to let the stamp assume the correct shape, then set the clear block on top of it to pick it up for stamping.

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Because photopolymer stamps are pliable, they can be manipulated into different shapes, so if you put it on with your fingers, it may stretched in a way the stamped image wouldn’t match the framelit.

It felt like keeping this card simple really let the lilies shine!

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Lasting Lily Photopolymer Stamp Set

$0.00

Lily Framelits Dies

$27.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Big Shot

$110.00

Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

$7.75

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Versamark Pad

$9.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$5.00

Heat Tool

$30.00

Disney Dog Daydreaming

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Disneyland is my happy place: Just thinking about a day in that magical park brings a smile to my face! Yes, I’m over 50, but like Peter Pan…I won’t grow up if it means I can’t enjoy the delight and wonder that is the happiest place on earth, and I never miss a Disney movie, live action or animated.

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Thus, I’ve been noodling on the TGIF Challenge #195 since it was announced last Friday, and had a brainstorm when I was creating with the Happy Tails bundle from the 2019 Occasions Catalog, I had a jolt of inspiration! I think it’s “spot on”:

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You may recall from 101 Dalmations how the pet owners’ personalities were all reflected in the dogs they owned…it’s become a habit to observe how often that is true! What do you think: Does Tiger look anything like me??

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If we don’t share any physical resemblance, we certainly share the “easily distracted” trait!!

To make the letters stand out, I used the Real Red Stampin’ Marker and just rubbed it along the edge of the letter…sometimes I ran over and marked up a letter, but just use a black marker and make a bigger “spot” to cover your mistakes. I’m a “close-enough” crafter, so I don’t mind a few marks to indicate that “I cared enough to make you the very best card I could”:

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If you’d like to create your own, you may order the supplies from my Stampin’ Store below, and I’d wag my tail AND send you a thank you card! Don’t forget that for each $50 you order through March 31, 2019, you earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration product, too.

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Happy Tails Photopolymer Bundle

$31.50

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

$35.00

Large Letters Framelits Dies

$99.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Give My Regards to Broadway

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My husband and I recently experienced New York City for the first time with our daughter and it was a surprisingly wonderful experience. From biking around Central Park to the Statue of Liberty, we painted the town for 3 days (and I found some creative juice)!

My favorite part had to be Broadway, though. I began my college career with the intent of studying musical theater, so that has a place in my heart. We only had time to see one show and we chose “Dear Evan Hansen”.

Do NOT miss the opportunity to see this incredible musical (by the same guys who wrote Greatest Showman) if you get the chance: But don’t make the mistake I did of going without a box of kleenex. And I *ugly cried*.

Today I wanted to pay tribute to that amazing vacation with a stamp, of course! So here’s one you are going to love playing with: The Broadway Bound suite from Stampin’ Up!

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This project was also inspired by the the #tgifc163 sketch challenge:

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You can download the tutorial for my Broadway Birthday Bag HERE.

Know what else is TOTALLY AWESOME about the Broadway Bound suite? The June Paper Pumpkin Kit is going to coordinate with it!

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Did you notice the “subscribe by” date? Yep, that’s TODAY. So if you are reading this after June 10th, you may have to cross your fingers that they have some kits left that they will post for sale around June 26th…but you still have to be a subscriber to order them, so what are you waiting for?

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