Stampin’ Up! Hand Delivered and Shared With Love Sneak Peek!

Happy Friday, my peeps!  Guess what’s coming today!  To my house!  The Big Brown Truck!

And guess what the man in the brown shorts is bringing?  Yep – my Pre-Order (okay – my SECOND pre-order!!).  I.  Can.  Hardly.  Wait!

Expect to see some projects soon with even more new goodies!

Today is no exception – the stamp set I’m using today is one of the cool Host-Exclusive stamp sets in the new 2018-2019 Annual Catalog.  It’s called Hand Delivered.  I used a few sentiments and flowers from it – and added more of the Share What You Love suite of goodies.  Take a look-see:

The layout for this one comes from the MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge.

I also played along with the tic-tac-toe challenge at The Paper Players!  This one works across the top row AND down the left column!

Finally – I think it’s pretty feminine, so…playing along with the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge!

I started with a piece of gorgeous Share What You Love Specialty DSP and matted it with Liquid Glue on a So Saffron panel for the card front.

Next up is a banner of So Saffron, cut with the Banner Triple Punch and adhered to the card front with Liquid Glue.

For the art, I first cut a piece of Very Vanilla card stock and embossed it in the Layered Leaves Dynamic TIEF.  Then I cut it down to its final size and cut a 2 3/8″ circle in the middle with a Stitched Shapes Framelits die.

I cut out the yellow flower from another piece of the Share What You Love DSP – making the panel large enough to fit behind the circle die cut.  Then I adhered it to a So Saffron mat with Liquid Glue.

I used regular and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop the embossed panel over the mat and then I used Liquid Glue to adhere the whole thing to the card front.

The sentiment, from Hand Delivered (host-exclusive set in the new catalog), is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a strip of Vellum card stock. I snipped a banner end with my Paper Snips and adhered it with a Glue Dot under just the left side of the banner.

I adhered two Petal Passion Embellishment leaves with a Glue Dot then added a pretty silver flower from the Share What You Love Embellishment Kit.  A double-loop Billie Moan bow of Linen Thread finished off the decoration.  I added a few So Saffron Share What You Love Artisan Pearls to the middle of the large yellow flower and the card front was done!

Or…so I thought.  The un-adorned “expanse” of So Saffron card stock (the banner) was making me itchy!  It was bugging me no end, y’all!  So…I added some faux stitches with my Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write Marker.  And that made the itching stop! 😉

On the inside, I stamped another Hand Delivered sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to a Very Vanilla panel.  Then I added a couple of cute little flowers from the same set and colored them with my So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write Markers.   I figured – what the heck!? – and added some Petal Pink Share What You Love Artisan Pearls, too!

I matted the panel on So Saffron and then adhered it inside my Crumb Cake card base with Liquid Glue, added the card front with Liquid Glue as well, and the card was done!

My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got more of the sweet little flowers from the Hand Delivered set in Tuxedo Black on the front.  Then I colored them with So Saffron, Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write Markers…

…and I added more of the Share What You Love Specialty DSP to the envelope flap.  Betcha sorta figured that, huh?? 🙂

Et Voila!  The Hand Delivered stamp set is a fun one – and it’s got quite the range of sentiments in it!  And I know I keep using this gorgeous Share What You Love Specialty DSP.  Sorry.  Can’t help it very much!  Hope you like!

May the Fourth be with you.

Always!

TTFN

HOST CODE FOR 1 MAY – 15 MAY: BE6EGEUW

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 or the 2018 Occasions Catalog! And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.

Share What You Love special Early Release Bundles!

The early release for customers runs thru 31 May.

• Bundles may be included as part of a new demonstrator’s Starter Kit (free items will be included).  HINT HINT!!
• Bundles are exclusive to the suite early release and will no longer be available after May 31, 2018.  Individual items from the Share What You Love suite will be available when the 2018–2019 annual catalog is released on June 1, 2018.
• There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
• There are no purchase limits in place during the customer sales period.

…check out the bundles for yourself by clicking the picture below to open a full-size PDF!  Or go right to the Share What You Love Early Release in my Online Store!

The Stamps-N-Lingers 2018-2019 Annual Catalog Shares are officially open!

What are catalog shares, you ask?  Well…think of them as a Test Drive of a new catalog!

In this Annual Catalog, there are 20 new Designer Papers….22 new Embellishments…..and more new ribbons than I can count!!  If you were to buy one of each of them –  you’d spend over $600!  Shares are a great way to get a little of everything from the new Catalog!  You get a chance to “try before you buy”!

I’ve got a few options for you to pick from:  a New Designer Series Paper Share, a New Ribbons/Embellishments Share, and an I Want It All Share (this one gets a couple of free extra goodies!!).  Take a look-see:

1. New Designer Series Paper Share – $55.00 plus $7 for Priority Mail shipping.

You’ll get 202 6″ x 6″ sheets of Designer Series Paper – including new Specialty and Vellum Papers! If you bought a pack of each of these papers, you’d pay about $230!

2. New Ribbon & Embellishment Share – $66.00 plus $7 for Priority Mail shipping.

You’ll get over 290 embellishments and about 61 yards of ribbon and trim! You’d be looking at almost $340 to buy all these goodies!

3. Want it all? $121 + $7 for Priority Shipping – and you’ll get shares of all of the new Designer Series Papers, Designer Series Paper Stacks, ribbons and embellishments.

And, with an I Want It All order – I’ll also throw in a package of a the new Medium Baker’s Twine in Night of Navy and two sheets of new Tea Room Copper Stickers!

For a complete list of what’s included in each of the Shares, head over to my 2018-2019 Annual Catalog Shares Page.  There’s also a handy form for you to fill out to get your Share reserved!  Don’t wait too long – I have limited spaces available this year! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! Now Accepting American Express Cards!!

If you’re one of the people who wished they could pay for the Stampin’ Up! order with their American Express card, worry no more; Stampin’ Up! has reached an agreement with American Express to accept their cards!

Starting today, Stampin’ Up! now accepts American Express cards in the U.S. This payment option is available for all our ordering systems. Now you can purchase your favorite products and earn your American Express rewards, too!

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project:

Get the Hand Delivered stamp set with Stampin’ Rewards in the new 2018-2019 Annual Catalog coming on 1 June! 🙂

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Crumb Cake Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

So Saffron Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2″ x 4 1/2″ (banner); 3 1/8″ x 3 3/8″ (mat under embossed panel on front)

Very Vanilla Card Stock: 3″ x 3 1/4″ (embossed panel on front); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

Vellum Card Stock: 3/4″ x 2 5/8″ (sentiment banner)

Share What You Love Specialty DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); 2 3/4″ x 2 7/8″ (DSP under embossed panel on 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!

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Finn Fan Fix

You know, I’m really so grateful that Finn is “back”.  In many ways I was expecting a deficit.

But – we’ve been pretty blessed.

One thing I sort of did wish he’d come away with was a little wariness around the horses.

I was destined to be disappointed on this one, y’all.

Sigh….

They’re having a meeting of the minds.

His mind: “I.  Am.  Dog.  Do my bidding.”

Her mind:  “Pu-leeeese. ROFL!!!!”

TTFN
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