Monthly Archives: August 2017

Stampin’ Up! Final Days…and a new Host Special Promotion!

Posted on August 31, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Hey again, y’all – this is my second post of the day. If you’re looking for my Painted Harvest Cats double eclipse card and the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop – check it out right here. 🙂

I wanted to take a quick second to remind you that there’s still time to get your Painted Harvest Bundle ordered….the catty goes live tomorrow and I’ll be up bright and early ordering all the ones that folks have grabbed already. Today’s the last day to place your order – so don’t miss out on yours!!

Bundle #1: The Painted Autumn Deluxe – everything you need to start making cards from the minute it arrives at your door. This bundle is $99 and includes free shipping (I can only ship to the US, folks!), free tax and a free goody! Buying it all separately (including shipping, tax and your Free Goody!) would be about $125 (sorta depends on how much you’d give Uncle Sam!!).

Here’s what’s included in the $99 Deluxe Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Four “Fall-flavored” Classic Stamp Pads (Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso and Garden Green)
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

Bundle #2: The Painted Autumn Basic – this one’s for you if you already have all the ink pads that you need to make gorgeous Fall cards. This one is $76 and still gets free shipping and tax and a free goody! The total cost if you bought them separately would be around $100.

Here’s what’s included in the $76 Basic Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

Not for nothing, the September Online Tutorial features this super Painted Autumn Suite – and you’ll receive that when you order! Here’s a taste of the projects you’ll get – with all the card cuts, step-by-step instructions and product lists!

SeptemberCollage

And you’ll receive Double Peppermint Points from me for ordering either bundle!

Double Peppermints

You can get all the details and a form to sign up for your bundle right here.

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The second thing I wanted to share is a fun new stamp set and Host Promotion that Stampin’ Up! is bringing out for a limited time only! And you can get it FREE! Here’s how..

Host a workshop or place an individual order totaling $300 or more (before shipping and tax) by the end of October, and you’ll earn this cool new stamp set for free! Click the picture to open up a printable flyer!

Here’s the fine print:

Promotion period: September 1–October 31
The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is exclusive to the host promotion and will not be available after October 31
In order to qualify, the event merchandise total must reach $300 (before shipping and handling)
There is no limit to the number of times the Merry Patterns Stamp Set may be earned, but only one set can be redeemed per qualifying order
Demonstrator, Customer, Workshop, and online orders qualify
Orders must be closed by 11:50 PM (MT) on October 31
The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is in addition to Stampin’ Rewards (Yowza!)
The Merry Patterns Stamp Set may not be exchanged for another stamp set

Want some ideas about how versatile this set really is?

So…give me a shout-out and let’s get you hooked up.

Maybe think about doing a catalog show

I’ll send you a stack of 2017 Holiday Catalogs and a Host Code to give to all your friends!
They’ll place their order online using the Host Code!
Y’all have fun shopping for your holiday crafting goodies and YOU earn Stampin’ Rewards PLUS a super cute stamp set.

Winner winner, chicken dinner!

Contact me now and let’s be ready to roll tomorrow!

Finally – today’s the VERY LAST DAY to redeem your Bonus Days coupons. If you haven’t done that yet, get on it, folks! They won’t be valid after today – hate for you to lose them!TTFN

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHP
HOST CODE FOR 1 SEPT – 15 SEPT: 3UPGQ49U

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please don’t use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog! And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.Stamps-N-Lingers

This is IT!!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) TODAY to redeem your coupons. Get all the info you need right here!

Categories: Ordering Special!, Special Promotions | Tags: Host Promotion, Merry Patterns Host stamp set, Painted Autumn Bundles special | Leave a comment

Stampin’ Up! Painted Harvest Cat for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on August 31, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Thursday, y’all – and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! We’ve got a full roster for today’s sketch challenge, so be sure to check ’em all out when you get done here!

This is the fun sketch we all played with this week.

I decided to play with a cool technique that seems to be all the rage right now (search Pinterest – you’ll see what I mean!) – it’s called the Eclipse Technique. But…I did a Double Eclipse – using the almost-available Painted Harvest stamp set and Cat Punch plus the Sorry For Everything stamp set from the Annual Catalog. Take a look-see:

I started with a panel of Painted Autumn DSP and Fast Fuse’d it to an Early Espresso mat for the card front.

For the art panel, I cut a slightly smaller panel of Very Vanilla card stock. Near the top, I cut the largest Stitched Shapes Framelits circle die. Using the new Cat Punch, I cut the cat out near the middle of the circle.

To do my stamping, I laid a sticky note upside down on my work surface (sticky side up), and laid the entire panel – with the cut outs back in place – over the sticky part of the note. If you do this, be sure that the cut outs are lightly stuck on the sticky stuff. This keeps them in place while you do the stamping. Make sense?

Using Crushed Curry ink, I stamped my three flowers in a cluster around the cat and cutout circle. For each flower: stamp the largest flower image several times – turning the stamp a little with each stamp. On this larger image, you’ll want to stamp off on a piece of scrap paper before stamping the card. Then, repeat with the smaller – more detailed – image. On these – use full strength ink (don’t stamp off first!).

Be sure to use a squishy mat under the card stock and to leave the stamp down on the card stock for a few beats with each stamp. That helps to eliminate the “halo” around the cut-outs.

I used Crumb Cake to stamp the centers of the flowers – stamping twice in each flower, turning the stamp a little each time. Then I added the little triple-dot image a few times in each flower in Crumb Cake.

I pulled out the Sorry For Everything stamp set and, using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to get it lined up, stamped the large sentiment in Early Espresso. Then I added the smaller sentiment, too. While I had the ink out, I stamped the cat face from the Spooky Cat stamp set (available tomorrow!).

To assemble the card front, I cut two more Stitched Shapes circles in Crushed Curry card stock and stacked them up with the stamped circle with Liquid Glue. I also punched two more cats in Crushed Curry and stacked them.

Using Fast Fuse, I matted the main panel on Early Espresso and then to the card front. Then I used Stampin’ Dimensionals and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop the Circle on the card front, then did the same with the stacked Cat Punch shape.

I wrapped a piece of Jute Twine (available tomorrow!) around the panel, securing it in back with scotch tape and adhered a bow with Liquid Glue. A Crushed Curry Enamel Shapes heart finished the card front.

On the inside, I ran several more Painted Harvest sunflowers down the side a Very Vanilla panel – stamping them exactly the same as I’d done on the card front.

I Fast Fuse’d the panel to an Early Espresso mat and then into my Peekaboo Peach card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card was done!

My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got the line of Painted Harvest sunflowers across the front…

…and added a little more of the Painted Autumn DSP to the envelope flap. And – when I saw that I’d gotten a little smudge of Crushed Curry on the back of the envelope…I “fixed it”.

Et Voila! Painted Harvest Sunflowers and Cat Punch kitties. Yep – that’ll work. I like this card to send to someone who’s lost a dear kitty – I think it’ll be perfect! And I sort of love how this Double Eclipse turned out! Hope you like!

Now that you’ve seen my project, please take a little time to visit all the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hoppers today!

If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go right to Jari Francis’ page. And you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage – YOU ARE HERE!

Jari Francis

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

Have fun on the Hop!

TTFN

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

HOST CODE FOR 1 SEPT – 15 SEPT: 3UPGQ49U

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please don’t use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog. And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.

Paper Pumpkin is On Sale!

Here’s the Deets!

Only new month-to-month subscribers qualify for the 50% discount.
To participate in this promotion, subscribers must join between Thursday, August 11 and Monday, September 10, 2017 at 11:50 PM (MT).
The 50% discount only applies to your first kit. After that, the price for each month’s kit will return to the regular price of $19.95.
New subscribers must visit paperpumpkin.com to join.
Enter the promo code HALFOFF0917 at paperpumpkin.com to subscribe.
Unless you cancel, your membership will continue at full price after your first kit.

Today’s The Last Day to Redeem Your Coupons!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) on 31 Aug to redeem your coupons. Check the digits:

There’s no limit on the number of coupons you can use on an order during redemption. Bonus Days coupon codes can be redeemed for any product, excluding Starter Kits, Demonstrator Supply Items, and Paper Pumpkin subscriptions. New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes can be discounted with Bonus Days coupons.

Here’s how to redeem your coupons (click the pic to make it human-sized!):

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
The Painted Autumn DSP, Painted Harvest stamp set, Spooky Cat stamp set, Cat Punch and Jute Twine will all be available tomorrow!! 🙂

Sorry For Everything Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143820]

$20.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119686]

$8.00

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[141417]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[131199]

$8.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

$6.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

$6.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Regals Enamel Shapes

[141681]

$9.00

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

[107300]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

[101049]

$12.00

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Peekaboo Peach Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, score and fold at 5 1/2″)

Early Espresso Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); (mat for art panel)

Very Vanilla Card Stock: (art panel); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

Autumn Harvest DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); Envelope Flap

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!

Shop the Clearance Rack here. Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!

No FFF’s on Blog Hop Days!

Categories: Sympathy for Loss of a Pet | Tags: Autumn Harvest stamp set, Cat Punch, Eclipse technique, Sorry for Everything stamp set, Sympathy card for loss of a pet | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Lovely Words and Mayflowers

Posted on August 30, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Hawwmp Day, y’all!! Hope your week is going well! If nothing else – it’s half way over!!

And speaking of…day after tomorrow….2017 Holiday Catalog goes LIVE!! Whoo-Hoo!! I can hardly wait for you guys to be able to shop and gather up all the wonderful Fall and Halloween and Christmas and New Year’s goodies!!

Since that’s happening on Friday – that means today and tomorrow are the last days to get a Catalog Share – or to get signed up for one of my Painted Autumn Bundles! So…tarry not!

Now – for today, I decided to pull out an Annual Catalog stamp set – the Falling Flowers set – and its matching die set, the Mayflowers Framelits. When I added a die cut sentiment from the Lovely Words Thinlits….take a look-see:

Lovely Words and Mayflowers - Stamps-N-Lingers 4

This one played along with three challenges today. The first, from Hand Stamped Sentiments, inspired my layout

Next up – a favorite kind of challenge for me, from the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. I went right across the bottom row!

Finally, my clean and simple color scheme is from the CAS-ual Fridays challenge.

This was an easy card, y’all!

I started with a panel of Crumb Cake card stock and stamped it all over in Whisper White Craft Ink with the flourish image from the Falling Flowers stamp set. Then I made some faux stitches with my Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker and Fast Fuse’d it on a Whisper White mat.

Lovely Words and Mayflowers - Stamps-N-Lingers 1

My art work is the large flower die in the Mayflowers Framelits. I cut it out twice – once in Whisper White and once in Crumb Cake. I held on to the cut-out pieces from the Crumb Cake flower.

To make the art, I cut the largest circle Stitched Shapes Framelit in Crumb Cake and adhered the Whisper White Mayflowers die cut to it with Liquid Glue. Then I added the Crumb Cake cutouts into the negative spaces with little dabs of Liquid Glue.

Lovely Words and Mayflowers - Stamps-N-Lingers 3

I popped the flower-decorated circle over the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I cut some leaves and a berry from Whisper White with the Mayflowers dies and adhered them with Liquid Glue, tucking them under the raised-up circle.

Next up is a short length of 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, adhered with a little Liquid Glue.

Lovely Words and Mayflowers - Stamps-N-Lingers 2

My sentiment is cut with the Lovely Words Thinlits in Whisper White and Crumb Cake. I did one in Whisper White and two in Crumb Cake and adhered them in a stack. Just a hint – you do have to carefully snip the sentiment out of the panel. Then I adhered it to the card front with Liquid Glue. A Rhinestone Basic Jewel finished off the card front.

On the inside I started with a Whisper White panel and adhered the Crumb Cake Mayflowers die cut to it with Liquid Glue. I let it spill off the edge and snipped the excess with my Paper Snips. Then I added some more faux stitches with my Crumb Cake Marker.

Lovely Words and Mayflowers - Stamps-N-Lingers 5

I Fast Fuse’d the panel to a Whisper White mat and into my Crumb Cake card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got a couple of Crumb Cake flowers from the Falling Flowers stamp set on the front…

Lovely Words and Mayflowers - Stamps-N-Lingers 6

…and I added the Falling Flowers flourish in Crumb Cake on the envelope flap.

Lovely Words and Mayflowers - Stamps-N-Lingers 7

Et Voila! I like how the pops of white from the Falling Flowers flourishes and the Mayflowers Framelits die cuts look on the Crumb Cake, don’t you? And the rough textured ribbon with a touch of Rhinestone bling! Hope you like!

TTFN

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

Painted Autumn Bundles Available Now – Get ’em QUICK!

Now’s your chance to get in on a couple of great bundles of goodies from the new 2017 Holiday Catalog featuring the beautiful Painted Autumn suite of products and some coordinating products.

I’ve designed two bundles for you to choose from. Check them out!

Here’s what’s included in the $99 Deluxe Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Four “Fall-flavored” Classic Stamp Pads (Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso and Garden Green)
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

Here’s what’s included in the $76 Basic Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

There are more reasons to snap these up – including Double Peppermint Points and the September Online Tutorial featuring this Suite of products. You can get all the details and a form to sign up for your bundle right here.

Hope you’ll take advantage of this deal – it’s good only thru the end of the day on the 31st! That would be day-after-tomorrow, just in case you’re not closely monitoring the imminent arrival of the new 2017 Holiday Catalog on Friday, 1 Sept! 🙂

2017 Holiday Catalog Shares

Just a few openings remain!

Shares give you a chance to…try before you buy! Get a little taste of all the new Designer Series Papers, Ribbons, Trims and Embellishments without spending over $190 on a pack, roll or stack of every single new goody! Shares will be open until 30 Aug – and I’ll place the order on 1 Sept! For all the details – including a list of everything you can get – and a handy sign up form – go to my 2017 Holiday Catalog Shares page right…here!

Have You Got a Copy of the Holiday Catalog Yet?!

No?? Well, if you’ve got a SU! demonstrator, then you need to hurry quick and ask him or her to send you a copy of your own. If you don’t – I’d be happy to send you one. Just give me a holler right here – be sure to leave a mailing address! – and I’ll get one out to you ASAP! 🙂

These are the Last Few Days to Cash Your Bonus Days Coupons!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) on 31 Aug to redeem your coupons. Get all the info you need right here!

PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139556]

$20.00

May Flowers Framelits Dies

[140276]

$31.00

Lovely Words Thinlits Dies

[143733]

$27.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Whisper White Uninked Craft Stampin’ Pad & Refill

[145406]

$9.50

Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131261]

$23.00

5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

[141487]

$7.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Crumb Cake Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card front, scored and folded at 4 1/4″); 2 7/8″ Stitched Shapes circle (art circle); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front)

Whisper White Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner); Mayflowers Framelits die cuts

Shop the Clearance Rack here. Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!

Finn-Fan Fix

A couple days ago, first thing in the morning, I was sitting in the living room in my chair watching some television and having my morning cup of coffee. Wayne was still in bed.

I kept hearing some odd sounds from behind my chair, but it was behind me and dark in the living room.

I’d call Finn and get no response.

I figured he was in the entryway, sleeping. He does that – goes back to bed after going out the first time.

When it was finally time to get up and dress and feed, I discovered him…

Just chillin’, Mom. With my frisbee.

Now – to be honest, the furniture is sort of…discouraged. But…look how cute he is! Who could say anything about that – to that face?!?

TTFN

Categories: Encouragement, Everyday, For You, Friendship, Just Because, Special Promotions | Tags: Falling Flowers stamp set, Friendship Card, Lovely Words Thinlits, Mayflower Framelits | 20 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Painted Harvest Gather Together

Posted on August 29, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Good mornin’, y’all! Hope this finds you well – and safe (particularly if you’re in the path of Harvey and dealing with the ongoing havoc he wrought – and is wreaking!).

Folks are snapping up my Painted Autumn bundles, but today I want to give the rest of you a little nudge-nudge. So I made a card to help convince you that you need one of these bundles! I’ll just let the Painted Harvest stamp set, Leaf Punch and Painted Autumn DSP do the persuading, shall I? Take a look-see:

Painted Harvest Gather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 4

While I took all the color palette inspiration from the Suite itself, I let the fine folks at CAS(E) This Sketch lend me an assist on the layout.

I started with some Crumb Cake card stock and then inked up the flower images in the Painted Harvest stamp set, also in Crumb Cake. I stamped the images – both of them, remember, this is two step! – all across the panel. When I stamped the first image (the less-defined, larger flower), I stamped it multiple times for each flower, rotating it a little with each stamp.

Painted Harvest Gather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 1 I added the little three-dot image a couple of times in the middle – sunflower seeds, I’m betting! – and then double matted the panel. First on an Early Espresso mat and then on Garden Green.

My middle panel is a piece of the Painted Autumn DSP, matted on Early Espresso and Garden Green, then Fast Fuse’d to the card front.

Painted Harvest Gather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 2

I adhered a short strip of 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon to the middle panel with Liquid Glue.

For the leaves, I stamped the leaf images (both of them) in Garden Green on Garden Green card stock, punched them out with the Leaf Punch, and creased each leaf. Then I adhered them to the card front with Liquid Glue.

I fussy cut a couple of flowers from the Painted Autumn DSP and adhered the larger one with Liquid Glue. The smaller flower I popped on with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Painted Harvest Gather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 3

The sentiment, from Painted Harvest, is stamped in Early Espresso on Crumb Cake card stock. I inked and stamped the phrases and the ampersand separately, then snipped them out. The edges are colored with my Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker. Then I adhered them to the flowers with Liquid Glue.

Painted Harvest Gather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 8

I made a multi-loop bow with Linen Thread and adhered it to the card front with a Glue Dot, then tied a smaller bow from Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine and adhered it over the Linen Thread Bow. And that was it for the card front.

On the inside, I stamped another Painted Harvest flower using Crushed Curry, on a Very Vanilla panel. I stamped the first image several times, rotating it for each stamp. Then I came back and repeated it with the second image – again multiple times, and rotating the stamp. The middle is stamped in Crumb Cake – I did it twice, rotating between stamps. Then I added “sunflower seeds” with the three-dot image in Crumb Cake.

Painted Harvest Gather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 6

I matted the panel on Early Espresso and Garden Green and then Fast Fuse’d it into my Thick Very Vanilla card base, added the card front with more Fast Fuse, and the card was done!

My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got another Painted Harvest flower in Crushed Curry and Crumb Cake on the front…

Painted Harvest Gather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 7

…and some more of the Painted Autumn DSP on the envelope flap.

Painted Harvest Gather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 8

Et Voila! I love this Suite so much – that stamped flower is exquisite and the designer paper complements it perfectly. It can be fresh and bright and summery or it can go vintage-antique-y. So many possibilities! I hope you like.

Read on for all the details in the bundles – and grab the one you need before these special prices go away on Thursday afternoon!!

TTFN

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

Painted Autumn Bundles Available Now!

Now’s your chance to get in on a couple of great bundles of goodies from the new 2017 Holiday Catalog featuring the beautiful Painted Autumn suite of products and some coordinating products.

I’ve designed two bundles for you to choose from. Check them out!

Here’s what’s included in the $99 Deluxe Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Four “Fall-flavored” Classic Stamp Pads (Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso and Garden Green)
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

Here’s what’s included in the $76 Basic Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

2017 Holiday Catalog Shares

Just a few openings remain!

Have You Got a Copy of the Holiday Catalog Yet?!

These are the Last Few Days to Cash Your Bonus Days Coupons!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) on 31 Aug to redeem your coupons. Get all the info you need right here!

PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
The Painted Harvest stamp set and bundled Leaf Punch, along with the Painted Autumn DSP, will be available on 1 Sept!

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[144237]

$7.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119686]

$8.00

Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[102584]

$8.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

$6.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

$6.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

$6.50

Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131261]

$23.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$4.50

5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

[141487]

$7.00

Crushed Curry Solid Baker’S Twine

[144354]

$3.00

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

[107300]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Thick Very Vanilla Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card front, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Garden Green Card Stock: 4 1/8″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2 1/2″ x 3 3/4″ (mat for middle DSP panel); Leaf punches (x3)

Early Espresso Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/8″ (second mats for card front and for inner liner); 2 3/8″ x 3 5/8″ (second mat for middle DSP panel)

Crumb Cake Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); fussy cut Painted Harvest sentiments

Very Vanilla Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

Painted Autumn DSP: 2 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ (middle DSP panel); fussy cut sunflowers on front; envelope flap

Shop the Clearance Rack here. Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!

Finn-Fan Fix

I mentioned on my video the other night that Finn and I had gone over for a playdate with his sister, Scout.

He’d go do that every day, if he could. Or…twelve times a day!

They’d both end up pretty danged fit if he did. And have no excess energy for shenanigans!

Y’all – they must have run 25 miles. In a circle around the lawn chairs we were all sitting in. If they weren’t running, they were wrestling…

Every once in a while, they’d flop on the ground for a minute or two to catch their breath.

And at one point, Finn went to the big water bowl to take a self-imposed timeout. A little guy-time. Contemplate Maybelle-the-cow and get his breath back. And have a little sip of water.

Possibly ambush his sister if she decided she needed a drink, too.

They had a bang-up good time!! 🙂

TTFN

Categories: Special Promotions, Thanksgiving | Tags: Leaf Punch, Painted Autumn Bundles special, Painted Autumn DSP, Painted Harvest stamp set | 20 Comments

Stampin’ Up! This Little Piggy Goes Swimming!

Posted on August 28, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all! Hope you had a great weekend – and are ready for the week!

If you were able to join me last night on my Facebook Live video – thanks for spending part of your weekend with me! 🙂 If not, here’s the video to watch to see how to make today’s card!

I made a card to send to my friend who recently had surgery – and is having a rough time right now. I hope this one, created with the This Little Piggy stamp set from the Annual Catalog and the Count My Blessings stamp set – avail on 1 Sept in the 2017 Holiday Catalog – will bring her a little smile. Take a look-see:

This Little Piggy Went Swimmng - Stamps-N-Lingers 5

All the card cuts are below and the process to make the “ocean” is in the video, so give that a watch!

I made the ocean with some Color Theory DSP paper in Dapper Denim that I cut with the scalloped die in the Seasonal Layers Thinlits. I also dry embossed each sheet in the Seaside TIEF.

This Little Piggy Went Swimmng - Stamps-N-Lingers 2

On my Whisper White card front, I painted a “sunset” in Daffodil Delight, Pool Party and a touch of Flirty Flamingo with my Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. I added some Pool Party clouds and the sentiment, from This Little Piggy, which is stamped in Dapper Denim.

I stamped two of the flying piggies in Flirty Flamingo on Whisper White and fussy cut them, then colored them in Powder Pink and Flirty Flamingo, again using the Clear Wink of Stella.

This Little Piggy Went Swimmng - Stamps-N-Lingers 3

I layered all the pieces onto my card front with Liquid Glue, Fast Fuse’d it to a Flirty Flamingo mat, then wrapped some Flirty Flamingo Baker’s Twine three times around the panel, securing it in the back with scotch tape. My bow is adhered with a Glue Dot (I show you how to make that on the video, too!) As a final touch, I added a Dapper Denim Glitter Enamel Shape to the middle of the bow.

This Little Piggy Went Swimmng - Stamps-N-Lingers 4

On the inside, I stamped the piggy again in Flirty Flamingo on a Whisper White panel and colored her again in Powder Pink and Flirty Flamingo. Over her, using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, I added the gorgeous sentiment from the Count My Blessings stamp set (available 1 Sept) in Dapper Denim. Then I added a few Pink Pirouette Enamel Shapes hearts.

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I Fast Fuse’d the panel to a Flirty Flamingo mat and into my Dapper Denim card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card was done.

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got another This Little Piggy piggy on the front…

This Little Piggy Went Swimmng - Stamps-N-Lingers 7

…and a piece of Dapper Denim Color Theory DSP on the envelope flap.

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Et Voila! This (adorable) Little Piggy is cute enough to make anyone smile when they see her – but…two of them?!? Diving and cavorting in the ocean? Oh yea – I think it’s gonna work! And how gorgeous is the font on that sentiment from the Count Your Blessings stamp set? I hope you like! 🙂

TTFN

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

Painted Autumn Bundles Available Now!

Now’s your chance to get in on a couple of great bundles of goodies from the new 2017 Holiday Catalog featuring the beautiful Painted Autumn suite of products and some coordinating products.

I’ve designed two bundles for you to choose from. Check them out!

Here’s what’s included in the $99 Deluxe Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Four “Fall-flavored” Classic Stamp Pads (Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso and Garden Green)
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

Here’s what’s included in the $76 Basic Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

Hope you’ll take advantage of this deal – it’s good only thru the end of the day on the 31st! That would be next Thursday, just in case you’re not closely monitoring the imminent arrival of the new 2017 Holiday Catalog on Friday, 1 Sept! 🙂

2017 Holiday Catalog Shares Still Available!

Paper Pumpkin is On Sale!

Here’s the Deets!

Only new month-to-month subscribers qualify for the 50% discount.
To participate in this promotion, subscribers must join between Thursday, August 11 and Monday, September 10, 2017 at 11:50 PM (MT).
The 50% discount only applies to your first kit. After that, the price for each month’s kit will return to the regular price of $19.95.
New subscribers must visit paperpumpkin.com to join.
Enter the promo code HALFOFF0917 at paperpumpkin.com to subscribe.
Unless you cancel, your membership will continue at full price after your first kit.

Have You Got a Copy of the Holiday Catalog Yet?!

This is the Last Few Days to Cash Your Bonus Days Coupons!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) on 31 Aug to redeem your coupons. Get all the info you need right here!

PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
The Count My Blessings stamp set will be available on 1 Sept in the 2018 Holiday Catalog!

This Little Piggy Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143922]

$20.00

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

[143751]

$33.00

Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141481]

$8.50

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack

[144193]

$10.00

Dapper Denim 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[141414]

$8.00

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[141416]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

$6.50

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

$6.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126944]

$6.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

$6.50

Powder Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144084]

$6.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Glitter Enamel Dots

[144200]

$7.00

Subtles Enamel Shapes

[141679]

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo Baker’s Twine

[144356]

$3.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

[101049]

$12.00

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Dapper Denim Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card front, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Flirty Flamingo Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner)

Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); fussy cut piggies

Color Theory DSP: 3 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (white bottom wave on stack – measured to top of scallop); 3 7/8″ x 2 1/2″ ( next blue wave); 3 7/8″ x 2 3/8″ (next white wave); 3 7/8″ x 2 1/8″ (“top” blue wave); envelope flap

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Finn-Fan Fix

Finn is a helper.

He helps the kitties get from one room to another. Whether they want his help or not!

He helps me in the kitchen.

He helps his Dad in the….kitchen.

The other day we smoked a pork shoulder butt.

Wait – a “shoulder” “butt”?!? What the heck is that!?

Regardless – we smoked it and then Wayne pulled it.

And – in the interest of ensuring that no pork would find it’s way to the floor, Finn helped!

I’m not sure the picture fully captures the intensity and focus. He never blinked….

TTFN

Categories: Encouragement, For You, Friendship, Paper Pumpkin, Special Promotions, Thinking Of You | Tags: Count My Blessings stamp set, Feather Together stamp set, Garden Trellis TIEF, Just Add Color Specialty DSP, Pick a Pattern DSP, Seaside TIEF, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, This Little Piggy stamp set | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! This Little Piggy Video Sneak Peek

Posted on August 27, 2017 by stampsnlingers

‘Sup, y’all!? Hope you’re enjoying your weekend. If you’ve been battling with Harvey, know that you’re all in my prayers. Stay safe.

I know you know that this Sunday morning post is typically a sneak peek of the card we’ll do tonight on my Facebook Live video!

And today is no exception. I feel pretty confident that you can figure out what stamp set we’ll be using – if the title of the post didn’t give it away. This Little Piggy is just too cute – and the card we’re going to do is headed to a friend of mine’s daughter. Who loves pigs. And has also been thru the wringer these past few days, weeks and months. I hope this card will bring her a smile! Take a look-see:

This Little Piggy Went Swimmng - Stamps-N-Lingers 1

I think you’ll have fun with this one, so I hope you can join me tonight at 8pm Eastern on my Stamps-N-Lingers FB Page. Here’s a link right to that!

I also want to encourage you to go ahead and get signed up for one of my Painted Autumn Bundles – they’re both great deals! Check out all the details below!

Hope to see you tonight!

TTFN

Mary

Painted Autumn Deluxe Bundle

Here’s what’s included in the $99 Deluxe Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Four “Fall-flavored” Classic Stamp Pads (Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso and Garden Green)
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

Painted Autumn Basic Bundle

Here’s what’s included in the $76 Basic Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

So – seems like a pretty good deal, huh?

As a further enticement – the September Online Tutorial (I’ll send this tutorial to you in September when you order either bundle) features this wonderful new suite. And I promise you’re going to want to have the whole shootin’ match on hand so you can make those projects.

Need more enticement? How about Double Peppermint Points for everyone who orders one of these bundles? So…do the math – that’s 8 peppermints for the Deluxe (yes, I’ll round up a little on this bigger bundle!) and 6 for the Basic. Remember, when you collect 16 peppermints, you’ll get a free $40 gift from me! 🙂

Double Peppermints
How do you get in on the fun? Well – fill out the form below. As soon as I get your order, I’ll blast you a PayPal invoice. Then I’ll place the order on the 1st and your goodies will be on their way! Easy.
And also peasy! 🙂

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

The 2017 Holiday Catalog Shares Are Open!

Need a Copy of the Holiday Catalog?!

If you’ve got a SU! demonstrator, then you need to hurry quick and ask him or her to send you a copy of your own. If you don’t – I’d be happy to send you one. Just give me a holler right here – be sure to leave a mailing address! – and I’ll get one out to you ASAP! 🙂

Just One Week Left to Use Your Coupons!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) on 31 Aug to redeem your coupons. Get all the info you need right here!

Shop the Clearance Rack here. Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!

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Finn-Fan Fix

Do you like turnips?

We like turnip greens with some turnip in them.

We probably won’t ever be found eating straight up turnips.

It’s just not something we’d do.

If you’re a mashed turnip lover…I’m sorry. To each his own, I suppose.

We grew a bed’s worth of turnips – and harvested them on Saturday morning. To start the cleaning process, we dumped them all in an old trough and filled it with water.

Well. Finn thought that was the bomb.

Or the…bob.

As in bobbing for turnips….

When we found a bad turnip – we’d pull the greens off and toss the turnip.

Which he promptly chased and brought back. Kinda defeating the purpose, heh??

TTFN

Categories: Ordering Special!, Uncategorized | Tags: 2017 Holiday Catalog, Bundle Ordering Special, Painted Autumn Bundles, Painted Autumn DSP, Painted Harvest Suite | 12 Comments

A Stamps-N-Lingers Painted Autumn Bundle Flash Sale and Ordering Special

Posted on August 26, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Good mornin’, y’all! I don’t have a new card for you today – I’ve got something even better!

If you’ve been following along, you’ve seen me do several cards using all or some of the most wondrous Painted Autumn suite of goodies – the centerpiece of which is the Painted Harvest Stamp Set with it’s pretty sentiments and the matching Leaf Punch. It’s all accented by the gorgeous Painted Autumn DSP.

Painted Harvest Stamp Set

Leaf Punch and Painted Autumn DSP

Painted Autumn DSP

Leaf Punch and Painted Autumn DSP

Look around Pinterest – and you’ll see even more marvelous samples! I think it’s going to be the “it” suite when the catty goes live on 1 Sept. You’re going to want everything in the suite!

When the Annual Catalog was released earlier this year, I offered a couple of fun 2017-2019 In Color bundles. Those were really well received – and I’ve had folks ask me if I was going to do anything similar for the Holiday Catalog.

Well – the answer is…yes! And they’ll feature the Painted Autumn Suite and coordinating goodies.

I’ve designed two great possible bundles for you. Check them out!

Painted Autumn Deluxe Bundle

Here’s what’s included in the $99 Deluxe Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Four “Fall-flavored” Classic Stamp Pads (Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso and Garden Green)
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

Painted Autumn Basic Bundle

Here’s what’s included in the $76 Basic Bundle:

Painted Harvest Bundle (stamp and Leaf Punch) – this is a photopolymer stamp set
Painted Autumn DSP Pack
Painted Autumn Card Stock Pack
5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
Touches of Nature Elements Pack
Very Vanilla Note Cards And Envelopes Pack
Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine
FREE Jute Twine OR Black Rhinestone Jewels

So – seems like a pretty good deal, huh?

Thanks – and I’ll see you tomorrow!

TTFN
Mary

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

The 2017 Holiday Catalog Shares Are Open!

Need a Copy of the Holiday Catalog?!

Just One Week Left to Use Your Coupons!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) on 31 Aug to redeem your coupons. Get all the info you need right here!

Shop the Clearance Rack here. Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!

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Finn-Fan Fix

Today’s picture requires no words. Literally.

Observe.

You’re welcome. 🙂

TTFN

Categories: Ordering Special!, Uncategorized | Tags: 2017 Holiday Catalog, Bundle Ordering Special, Painted Autumn Bundles, Painted Autumn DSP, Painted Harvest Suite | 10 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Just Add Color and Feathers Together!

Posted on August 25, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Happy HAPPY Friday! Yes – I’m really really REALLY glad that it’s Friday!

And already dreading the arrival of Sunday afternoon…cuz then it’s like a blink and it’ll be Monday.

Unlike the lucky lady in Massachusetts, I didn’t win a bazillion dollars on Thursday, so…work, baby. Work. 😉

But – at least on Monday I’m not getting a total knee replacement, unlike my friend Len. He IS! Yuk! 🙁

So, I thought I’d make a little card for him. Not a get well card – but a Thinking of You card. And I pulled out some fun DSP and the Feather Together stamp set to do it. Take a look-see:

Just Add Color Feather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 4

The layout hails loosely from the August sketch challenge at Viva La Verve.

And I selected the Just Add Color Specialty DSP to play along with the challenge at The Paper Players.

And my color scheme came from the Global Design Project Color Challenge.

Now – some of you may be thinking this isn’t quite masculine enough to send to a guy. I actually think that it’s kind of gender-neutral. Now – if I’d used the Flirty Flamingo as a more central color, then…yes. You’d be right.

As it is….you’re just wrong! 😉

I started with a piece of the Pick A Pattern DSP – and colored a few of the white blocks with my Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay and Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Markers. I matted it on a piece of Bermuda Bay card stock for the card front. For the middle element of the sketch, I ran a length of Night of Navy 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding around and secured it in the back with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

My middle panel is a Whisper White rectangle that I embossed in the Garden Trellis TIEF and adhered, with the DEbossed side up, on a Bermuda Bay mat and Fast Fuse’d to the card front.

Just Add Color Feather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 1

My feathers are part of the Just Add Color Specialty DSP. I fussy cut the three I wanted and then colored them in. I used the Flirty Flamingo, Bermuda Bay and Night of Navy markers again – and I also used the Bermuda Bay Watercolor Pencil on the two smaller feathers. You can see I made some extra “stripes” just by coloring harder!

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I used some Liquid Glue to adhere the three feathers to my white panel.

The sentiment, from the Feather Together stamp set, is stamped in Night of Navy on a piece of Whisper White card stock, and cut out with my 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. It’s matted on a scalloped Bermuda Bay circle – cut with my Circles Layering Framelits. Then I popped it on the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Just Add Color Feather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 2

I added a Bermuda Bay heart Enamel Shape to the circle and a few dots to the card front and it was done!

On the inside, I stamped a second sentiment from Feather Together on a Whisper White panel. Over the top, I stamped the multi-stamp feather image from Feather Together. I used stamped-off-once Bermuda Bay for each step to make the completed feather.

Just Add Color Feather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 5

I added a Night of Navy heart Enamel Shape, Fast Fuse’d it to a Bermuda Bay mat and into my Night of Navy card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got another Bermuda Bay feather – this time I didn’t stamp it off. See the difference? Which one do you like better??

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And I added some more of the Pick a Pattern DSP to the envelope flap – again coloring it with my Stampin’ Write Markers.

Just Add Color Feather Together - Stamps-N-Lingers 7

Et Voila! It doesn’t scream DUDE, nor does it scream GET WELL! But it does scream I CARE!! And I like how the feathers from the Just Add Color DSP and the Feather Together stamp set worked so well on this card, all atop some black-and-white Pick a Pattern DSP (that I made a little less black-and-white!!). Hope you like!

TTFN

Mary

P.S. I’ve got a super cool, super special Flash Sale to share with you tomorrow, y’all! You’re going to want to watch your inboxes for the post!! Hint: it’s all about FALLing for the new 2017 Holiday Catalog and saving some green!

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

The 2017 Holiday Catalog Shares Are Open!

Paper Pumpkin is On Sale!

Here’s the Deets!

Only new month-to-month subscribers qualify for the 50% discount.
To participate in this promotion, subscribers must join between Thursday, August 11 and Monday, September 10, 2017 at 11:50 PM (MT).
The 50% discount only applies to your first kit. After that, the price for each month’s kit will return to the regular price of $19.95.
New subscribers must visit paperpumpkin.com to join.
Enter the promo code HALFOFF0917 at paperpumpkin.com to subscribe.
Unless you cancel, your membership will continue at full price after your first kit.

Have You Got a Copy of the Holiday Catalog Yet?!

My customers are getting their catalogs in their mailboxes – do you have one yet?!! If you’ve got a SU! demonstrator, then you need to hurry quick and ask him or her to send you a copy of your own. If you don’t – I’d be happy to send you one. Just give me a holler right here – be sure to leave a mailing address! – and I’ll get one out to you ASAP! 🙂

You Earned ‘Em – Now It’s Time to Spend ‘Em

And the Countdown is On!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) on 31 Aug to redeem your coupons. Get all the info you need right here!

PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Feather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141597]

$17.00

Garden Trellis Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143741]

$7.50

1-3/4″ Circle Punch

[119850]

$18.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144180]

$13.00

Pick A Pattern Designer Series Paper

[144163]

$11.00

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[131197]

$8.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100867]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

$6.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131171]

$6.50

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Brights Stampin’ Write Markers

[131259]

$29.00

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131262]

$29.00

2016-2018 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

[141393]

$15.00

Night Of Navy 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[144189]

$8.00

Brights Enamel Shapes

[141680]

$9.00

Regals Enamel Shapes

[141681]

$9.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Night of Navy Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card front, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Bermuda Bay Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 3″ x 4 1/4″ (mat for embossed front panel); 2″ Scallop circle (sentiment mat)

Whisper White Card Stock: 1 3/4″ circle (sentiment); 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (embossed middle panel on front) 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

Pick a Pattern DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); envelope flap Just Add Color DSP: fussy cut feathers

Shop the Clearance Rack here. Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!

Finn-Fan Fix

The other day Wayne started some dirt work behind the house. (Fingers crossed that he’ll finish said dirt work…)

Finn is in dog heaven. He’s pretty confident that his dad built a sandpile playground just for him!

He races up and banks off the top and then slide/runs back down.

And if he’s got his bumper….even better.

Drop…

Pick it up….

Drop…

Pick it up!

Now – if the dad would just add a nice little water feature…to help him keep cool so he can play longer…that would be super!!

TTFN

Categories: Encouragement, Friendship, Paper Pumpkin, Special Promotions, Thinking Of You | Tags: Feather Together stamp set, Garden Trellis TIEF, Just Add Color Specialty DSP, Pick a Pattern DSP | 24 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Delightfully Musical Daisies for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on August 24, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Thursday, y’all – and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! We’ve got a full roster for today’s color challenge, so be sure to check ’em all out when you get done here!

This one was kind of tough.

I decided to also play along with the clean-and-simple sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch.

To make my clean-and-simple card, using a tough color scheme, I used some Merry Music Specialty DSP from the new 2017 Holiday Catalog along with the Daisy Delight stamp set and matching Daisy Punch. Take a look-see:

I started with a simple Whisper White panel and used my Simply Scored Board to make horizontal and vertical score lines. I flipped the panel over a couple of times while making my score lines – so some are raised and some are indented. Then I matted it on a piece of Basic Black card stock.

I made the flower by punching three daisies with the Daisy Punch from the Merry Music Specialty DSP. Each petal was sponged lightly with Flirty Flamingo ink. Then I used the new Leaf Punch – in the 2017 Holiday Catalog – to punch three sets of leaves, also from Merry Music paper. Those I sponged with Emerald Envy.

I lightly curled the petals of the flowers and then stacked and adhered them with Liquid Glue. I laid everything in place on the card front and stamped my sentiment from the Daisy Delight stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. You might recall – long ago, I cut the Thank You sentiment stamp in my Daisy Delight stamp set in half – that let me easily stamp it as a stacked sentiment instead on a single line. I brushed the words with my Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush!

I adhered the leaves to the card front with Liquid Glue, then used a few Glue Dots to adhere a length of Black Mini Sequin Trim. Over the top of all that, I used another Glue Dot to adhere the Daisy to the card front.

I added a Clear Faceted Gem to the center of the flower, and a few Black Rhinestone Jewels (Holiday Catalog) to the card front and that was it.

For the inside of my card, I took a Whisper White panel and cut a flower in the bottom corner with the Daisy Punch. Using my Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Marker, I edged the petals. Behind the opening, I used some Liquid Glue to adhere a square of Merry Music Specialty DSP.

I Fast Fuse’d the panel to a Basic Black mat and into my Thick Whisper White card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got a Daisy Delight flower on the front. I stamped the image three times – in stamped-off-once Flirty Flamingo – rotating the stamp slightly for each stamp. Then I made a little mask with more punched daisies…

…and laid that over the flower. Then I used a piece of card stock – with the Leaf Punch punched out as a stencil – and sponged some leaves in Emerald Envy…

…then I added some more Merry Music Specialty DSP to the envelope flap.

Et Voila! I think this card shows that even things that are “Christmas” (Merry Music DSP) or “Halloween/Fall” (Black Rhinestones) can be combined in so many ways to create whatever you can imagine! Of course, the Daisy Delight stamp set and Daisy Punch are favorites of most of us and I love how the elements all came together! Hope you like!

Now that you’ve seen my project, please take a little time to visit all the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hoppers today!

If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go right to Jari Francis’ page. And you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage – YOU ARE HERE!

Jari Francis

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

Have fun on the Hop!

TTFN

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please don’t use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog. And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.

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STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT: The Merry Music Specialty DSP, Leaf Punch and Black Rhinestone Jewels will be available on 1 Sept 17!

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Bundle

[145361]

$31.50

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

[140272]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[121044]

$8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

$6.50

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

$6.50

2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

[144033]

$15.00

Black Mini Sequin Trim

[144259]

$6.00

Clear Faceted Gems

[144142]

$5.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$3.50

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Thick Whisper White Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, score and fold at 5 1/2″)

Basic Black Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner)

Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

Merry Music Specialty DSP: Daisy Punch Flower (x3); small square behind inside flower (cut to fit); Envelope Flap

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Categories: Thank You Cards | Tags: 2017 Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek, Daisy Delight stamp set, Daisy Punch, Leaf Punch, Merry Music Specialty DSP | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! A Night in Bethlehem Sneak Peek

Posted on August 23, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Hawwmp Day, y’all! I hope your week is going well. Mine so far has been…want-to-pound-a-half-gallon-of-Talenti-Gelato-with-hot-fudge-sauce-and-a-double-chocolate-brownie. And sprinkles on top. And maybe a little glug of Kahluha.

But I had a salad with smoked chicken and vegetables instead.

Sucky work weeks and dieting…pretty terrible combination.

Just sayin’.

My card for today – which surely is not a half-gallon-of-Talenti-Gelato-with-hot-fudge-sauce-and-a-double-chocolate-brownie. And sprinkles on top. And maybe a little glug of Kahluha…did use a beautiful new stamp set in the 2017 Holiday Catalog, which will bring a no-calorie smile to your face. The new Night of Bethlehem bundle and a mix of metallics really created a lovely Christmas card. Take a look-see:

This one was inspired by the sketch at the Paper Craft Crew challenge.

I started with a panel of Whisper White card stock. To begin my little vignette, I inked up the Night of Bethlehem city image in Soft Suede and, using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, stamped it twice, without re-inking. On the second stamp, I moved it up and to the right a little. With that offset and the lighter shade, it makes the image look like a street scene.

I rubbed over the card stock with my Embossing Buddy and then reinked the image – this time in Versamark. When I stamped the panel, I moved the image down and to the right. Then I sprinkled it with Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heated it up. I matted the panel on a piece of new Champagne Foil.

I made the Mary and Joseph image by heat embossing it in Gold on a piece of Vellum card stock. Two shepherds – one in Soft Suede on Whisper White and one heat embossed in my DIY “Champagne” embossing powder (equal parts Silver and Gold Stampin’ Embossing Powder). I cut them all out with their matching dies in the Bethlehem edgelits (bundled with Night in Bethlehem stamp set).

I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig again to place the Night in Bethlehem sentiment in Soft Suede. Then I added some stars in Versamark around the top and bottom of the “city”, sprinkled them with Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heated them up.

To make the large Night of Bethlehem star – I stamped it in Soft Sky on Whisper White and cut it with the die in Bethlehem Edgelits. Then I lightly coated the image with my Fine Tip Glue Pen and sprinkled it with Silver Stampin’ Glitter. Once it was good and dry, I popped it on the card front with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

I adhered the Soft Suede shepherd with Liquid Glue and then popped the remainder of the cutouts with Stampin’ Dimensionals (making sure to hide the dimensionals behind the embossed parts of the Vellum pieces). To finish it all off, I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

On the inside, I called on my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to line up and stamp the second sentiment (and isn’t it wonderful!?) from Night In Bethlehem in Soft Suede on a Whisper White panel. Over that, I added more star in Soft Sky ink. Then I inked up the Bethlehem city in Soft Suede and added it at the bottom of the panel. Finally, I stuck on a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I matted the panel on a Champagne Foil panel and into my Thick Whisper White card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got the night of Bethlehem city in Soft Suede on the front…

…and more Soft Sky stars on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! This is such a pretty bundle – with the Night of Bethlehem stamp set and gorgeous Bethlehem Edgelits Thinlits. And y’all? I didn’t even use the two coolest beautiful-est cityscape dies in the thinlit set. 🙂 Hope you like!

TTFN

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

The 2017 Holiday Catalog Shares Are Open!

Paper Pumpkin is On Sale!

Here’s the Deets!

Only new month-to-month subscribers qualify for the 50% discount.
To participate in this promotion, subscribers must join between Thursday, August 11 and Monday, September 10, 2017 at 11:50 PM (MT).
The 50% discount only applies to your first kit. After that, the price for each month’s kit will return to the regular price of $19.95.
New subscribers must visit paperpumpkin.com to join.
Enter the promo code HALFOFF0917 at paperpumpkin.com to subscribe.
Unless you cancel, your membership will continue at full price after your first kit.

Have You Got a Copy of the Holiday Catalog Yet?!

You Earned ‘Em – Now It’s Time to Spend ‘Em

And the Countdown is On!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) on 31 Aug to redeem your coupons. Get all the info you need right here!

PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
The Bethlehem Nights stamp set, Bethlehem Edgelits dies and Champagne Foil Sheets will all be available on 1 Sept! 🙂

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

[140272]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101856]

$8.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126978]

$6.50

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131181]

$6.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109131]

$5.00

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

$5.00

Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[141636]

$5.00

Silver Stampin’ Glitter

[133756]

$4.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$7.00

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

[101049]

$12.00

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$6.00

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Thick Whisper White Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card front, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Champagne Foil: 4″ x 5 1/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner)

Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); Bethlehem Edgelits die cut shepherd and star

Vellum Card Stock: Bethlehem Edgelits die cut Mary and Joseph and one shepherd

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Finn-Fan Fix

My little sweetie loves watermelon.

Yes. He’s got a bit of a sweet tooth! He always gets a bite of carrot and a little bite of watermelon when the ponies get their’s.

But. He also gets some in the house. He and Wayne share.

Finn’s quite the delicate fine-diner!

You can’t see it, cuz it’s hidden by his body…but…his little paw-pinkie is delicately raised as he oh-so-carefully lips the watermelon delicacy from the fork.