Well – it’s Monday again! Hope you had an awesome weekend! We had some beautiful weather here for a minute – as I type this on Sunday night, we’re waiting for that to come to an end tomorrow. A little more rain is headed our way.
Bleh. Wish I could send it where it’s needed, cuz we’re full up!
Tomorrow is the arrival of the Sale-A-Bration Second Release and…my card today uses a fun little set that you’ll be able to pick up FREE with a $100 purchase (before shipping and tax)! Take a look-see:
The layout for this one was inspired by this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge!
And the color palette is from the Color Throwdown challenge.
I started with a Whisper White panel to which I added a sentiment from the Rise & Shine set in Bermuda Bay ink. Then I adhered the panel to a Bermuda Bay mat to create the card front.
I cut a Crumb Cake rectangle and embossed it in the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder, then adhered it to the card front with Liquid Glue.
On a 2″ wide strip of Whisper White, I stamped the coffee “steam” image all over in Crumb Cake ink. Then, using the small flower image, I stamped it onto the steam (making them into little flowers instead of steam!) by stamping it in Melon Mambo – some in full-strength and some stamped off once. I added little leaves here and there and everywhere in stamped-off-once Bermuda Bay.
Then I punched the end of the strip with my Banner Triple Punch and adhered it to the corrugated panel with Liquid Glue.
The Rise & Shine set is one of the fun reversible stamp sets that Stampin’ Up! has introduced recently. On a piece of Whisper White, I stamped the right-hand cup with the circle cut-out in stamped-off-once Crumb Cake. Then I stamped the sunburst in full strength Crumb Cake and a sentiment in Melon Mambo.
The second cup is a solid left-hand image – stamped in stamped-off-once Melon Mambo on Whisper White.
Do y’all remember the Cup of Cheer Dies from the 2019 Holiday Catalog?
These are carrying over – which means you can find them in the Online Store – even though they’re not in the catalog right now. I used the cup dies to cut my two images. Then I used the detailed stripes die to cut a Melon Mambo piece. That piece I adhered to the front of my die cut pink cup with Liquid Glue.
I adhered the two cups to the card front – with Liquid Glue and Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The final piece is a stamped-off-once Bermuda Bay tag from Rise & Shine, cut with the die in the Cup of Cheer set. I adhered it with Liquid Glue and a Mini Dimensional. I tied a tiny bow from Linen Thread and adhered it with a dab of Liquid Glue.
I added some small Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the middles of the flowers and the card front was done!
On the inside, I stamped two more sentiments from Rise & Shine in Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo on a Whisper White panel. Then I added the steam in Crumb Cake.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Bermuda Bay 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 another steam flower on the front…
…and a little Bermuda Bay checked paper from the Brights 6″ x 6″ DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! How fun is this Rise & Shine stamp set? With it’s multiple cup images – flowers – sentiments – it’s got more options than a Starbucks!
AND – it’s got DIES to match – available right this very minute in my Online Store. But – wait until TOMORROW – then get them and make sure you earn this Rise & Shine set. Hope you like!
If you want to recreate this card – all the Stampin’ Up! products you need are listed down below along with the card cuts!
TTFN
M
P.S. Reminder – the Sale-a-Bration Second Release goes live TOMORROW!
HOST CODE FOR 1 MAR – 15 MAR: GGFKPPSU
Use this host code when you order $50 or greater and receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog! That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets! See my Rewards page for full details.
Sale-A-Bration….is a GREAT TIME to Join My Stampin’ Up! Family!
If you’ve ever thought of joining Stampin’ Up! as a Demonstrator (I’d love to have you on my team!), Sale-A-bration is an awesome time to join!
Whether you’d like to start a business or would simply like the great discount, we’re here to support you however you need!
If you have EVER considered joining the team – then during this year’s Sale-A-Bration is definitely the time to take the step! The SU! Starter Kit is one of the best deals going. You pay just $99 (plus tax) and it includes Free Shipping! For that $99 – you get to select $125 worth of SU! product – plus you get Mini Paper Cutter, the 6” x 6” DSP Sampler and your choice of an extra stamp set! Pretty awesome deal. Remember – there’s no commitment – no need to sell, have a blog or anything else. Just collect that 20-25% discount on everything you purchase for as long as you remain active.
Any time is always a great time to join and get that big discount for yourself, but Sale-a-bration is a really awesome time to join with lots of extra benefits with your kit!
There are lots more details to be found on my Stampin’ Up! Promotions Page.
Or…are you ready to go? Click here and scroll down to click on the “join now” button and select your Starter Kit now!
Let me know if you have any questions at stamps-n-lingers@comcast.net.
March Paper Pumpkin Kit Details!
Cheers to seven years! This March, Paper Pumpkin has reached another exciting milestone: their seventh year of delivering fun, easy, creative projects to you. To thank everyone who has helped along the way, they’re including an additional FREE stamp set with every March kit. This means that every subscriber will receive two stamp sets!
The March 2020 kit will arrive in an exclusive, specially-designed box that you will love! Think daffodils, raindrops, and a fresh spring vibe.
March Paper Pumpkin Kit Details:
- Kit contains supplies for 12 cards and envelopes (4 cards of 3 designs)
- Notecard size: 5″ x 3-1/2″
- Envelope size: 5-1/8″ x 3-5/8″
- Coordinating Colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Grapefruit Grove, Gray Granite, Pear Pizzazz, Petal Pink, Shaded Spruce, and So Saffron.
- The additional stamp set is a great value and coordinates with the March kit design; however, you do not need it to complete the March cards.
- The additional stamp set is a 4×6 footprint, which is larger than most Paper Pumpkin sets and is designed for use on a variety of crafting projects
- Subscribe for the March kit at paperpumpkin.com from February 11–March 10.
- Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.
If you’re interested in subscribing to Paper Pumpkin, you can either sign up for a subscription where you are billed monthly for your kit or you can purchase a prepaid subscription in my online store (don’t forget that THESE will earn you free Sale-A-Bration goodies, too!).
To see more information and to sign up for the monthly subscription, click here. To see the options for prepaid subscriptions in my online store, click here.
Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in This Project:
Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Crumb Cake Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″); 2 7/8″ x 4 1/4″ (Corrugated embossed panel)
Bermuda Bay Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mat for card front and for inner liner)
Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); 2″ x 3 3/4″ (banner on front); Rise & Shine die cut coffee cup and tag
Melon Mambo Card Stock: Cup of Cheer detailed die cut
2019-2021 In Color 6″ x 6″ DSP: envelope flap (Rococo Rose)
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!
Finn Fan Fix
So – yesterday morning, I was about 20 minutes into my treadmill workout.
Finn – as usual – was sleeping by the back door. It was just starting to get light.
As I trudged along watching my tv show on my phone on the treadmill….
All of a sudden, he goes full Rottweiller.
BARK BARK GROWL BARKBARKBARKBARKBARDGGGGGGGGGRRRRRR….
I holler “Finny – leave it”
BARK BARK GROWL BARKBARKBARKBARKBARDGGGGGGGGGRRRRRR….
I mean – serious. We’re talking perimeter dog with three masked gunman headed his way.
Carrying a cat! Who is armed with a Laaaaazerrrrrr…..
BARKBARKBARKBARKBARDGGGGGGGGGRRRRRR….
Deciding I’d best check – just in case there WAS a bear on the back steps….or…a cat…I jumped off the treadmill and hurried to the kitchen – note: my treadmill decides after 30 seconds of no weight-on-the-belt that you finished and just left without shutting it down. Or you’re dead in a heap at the end of the belt…And it quits. So – I wanted to ascertain the threat-level and get back within the allotted time.
As I got to the door – I see him bouncing up and down….
BARKBOUNCEBARKBOUNCE – MOMDOYOUSEEIT?!? – BARKBOUNCEBARKBOUNCE – MOMIT’SREALLYREALLYREALANDREALLYREALLYBAAAADDD – BARKBOUNCEBARKBOUNCE
Apparently – it was an invasion of….
No. This is not my picture. Or our pond. Or the offending geese. Treadmill. Hurrying. No phone!
I told him what a good guard dog he is (thinking – like that kid that cried wolf, yes – THAT good!) and raced back to the treadmill just in the nick of time.
When I finished up and trudged into the kitchen (there’s a lot of trudging around here in the mornings!) I found…
Defending the home and family from the Goose-apocalypse (real OR imagined!) is exhausting. 😉
TTFN
M
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Bwahahaha…what a story…what a finish! Cool guard dog and cool card. Now I’m off to get a real cup of coffee. Have a great day.
Glad you had a chuckle, Karen! Hope that coffee was yummy!! Thanks so much, Karen! 🙂
What a cute card! Love the colors and your design is perfect! Poor Finn…you clearly failed to see just how bad the goose-apocalypse really could be! And it is exhausting being on guard duty, especially not knowing when another goose attack might be looming! 😉
Geese are sneaky. Not very stealthy – the talk a LOT! – but certainly sneaky. Gotta watch them ALL the time. First there’s two…then 8…then…APOCALYPSE!!! Arrrrrggghhh!! Thanks so much, Amy! 🙂
Finn is a REALLYREALLYGOODGUARDDOG! Those terrible terrible geese. Saw several hundred of them over the weekend. Feels like spring, and we could use your moisture.
Your card is a good one. Love the way you made your background paper with the ‘steam and flowers’. Great creativity. I don’t have this set, and probably won’t get it. I know, why not? Being a coffee lover, you would think it a ‘must have’. I don’t know, it just doesn’t turn me on. So. But I probably will CASE your idea for the paper. Thanks for sharing, both the doggie news and the card.
I wish we could send you some. Rain all week and our ponds are already full! Thanks very much and YESHEISANAWESOMEGUARDDOG!! 😉
Love your card Mary. I was wavering on this set but not anymore! As for Finn, well he’s my kinda dog. Treadmill not withstanding 😂
LOL!! Yea – I could not-withstand the stupid treadmill, too. Love-hate relationship with it, for sure! Thanks so much, Connie! 🙂
Love your card design and especially that crimped detail! I really must remember to use my crimper more often! Thanks for joining us at CTD!
Yes – that Corrugate 3D Embossing Folder is the bomb – and I keep forgetting to use it, too. Then I DO and remember how much I love it! Thanks so much, Wanda – appreciate you stopping by! 🙂
What a pretty cheery card. I love the color palette you used. Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.
Thank you, Cecile – it’s a fun stamp set! Appreciate you stopping by! 🙂
What a fun card! I just love those coffee cups and the corrugated background! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!
Thanks so much, Jen – I forget about that Corrugated embossing folder – and how much I love it! Appreciate you stopping by!! 🙂
Such a fun mix of texture, patterns and, of course, coffee!! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.
Thanks very much, Kim! Appreciate you stopping by! 🙂