Monthly Archives: August 2020

Stamps-N-Lingers Fundraiser for Iowa – There’s Still a Few Hours Left!

Posted on August 31, 2020 by stampsnlingers

Wanted to just send a quick reminder that there’s still some time to help me help Iowa!

Place a Stampin’ Up! Order Or Donate Directly!

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Categories: Fundraiser | Tags: Fundraiser | 2 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Whale Done by the Waterfront

Posted on August 31, 2020 by stampsnlingers

Happy Monday, y’all! And – happy end of August. Can you even believe it?!?

Couple of BIG things ending today!

If you haven’t donated at least $25 to the Iowa Giving Crew – OR placed an order of at least $50 with me – get that done by the end of the day. I’ll give 20% of the retail for orders – and direct donations and orders will get your name in the drawing for a brand spanking new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine! And – if we can hit $1000 in donations (by the time I check my e-mail tomorrow morning!) – I’ll give away TWO new machines! 😉
Today is ALSO the last day to redeem your Bonus Days coupons if you haven’t already!! Don’t miss out!
And – today is the LAST day you have to wait to order your new standard sized Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine!
ANNNNNDD – today is the LAST day you have to wait to join the team and take advantage of the most awesome Get & Go Starter Kit Promotion. Not to worry – I’ll bring you more info on these tomorrow! 🙂

For today – how about a card? I pulled out a few oceany stamp sets, the Waterfront and Whale Done sets, plus the Seabed 3D Embossing Folder for this one. Take a look-see:

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Categories: 2020-2021 Annual Catalog, Bonus Days, Fundraiser, Happy Birthday | Tags: 2020 Bonus Days, Birthday Card, Fundraiser, Stampin' Up! Bonus Days, Waterfront stamp set, Whale Done stamp set | 24 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Life is Beautiful Hello for The Paper Players

Posted on August 30, 2020 by stampsnlingers

Hey y’all – it’s Sunday, which means I’ve got another fun challenge for you from the Paper Players – Ann’s got a fun Tic-Tac-Toe challenge for us this week! 🙂 I LOVE Tic-Tac-Toe challenges and I know it’ll give YOUR creative mojo a bump, too! So I hope you’ll come and play along with us!

One of the cool perks for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators who hit $1M in career sales is the opportunity to work with SU! designers and create “their” stamp set. Hmmm… assuming I EVER got there…Australian Shepherd? Under some Pine Trees? With a Pony?? Sounds amazing!

I used one of those $1M Sales Achiever sets today – it’s called the Life is Beautiful set. It’s a bit of a CASE from the Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalog samples! I paired it with a Celebration Labels die, some Poinsettia Place DSP and the lovely Gold Cards and Envelopes. Take a look-see:

And…here’s our Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe challenge this week – I do hope you’ll come and play along with us! Let’s see…I went across the top, down the right side, thru the mid….oh. Huh. If I’d made my sentiment a Thank You…I’d have had Yahtzee!! 😉

I played along with the Inspire. Create. challenge….

And it also played well with the Global Design Project challenge!

I started with one of the Gold Cards (check these out on page 51 in the mini – they’re gorgeous!) for my card base. I adhered a panel of wood-grain Poinsettia Place DSP at an angle using Liquid Glue.

Next, I embossed a piece of Very Vanilla in the Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder and adhered it as well with Liquid Glue.

Using my Stamparatus, I stamped the tree trunk image from Life Is Beautiful in Soft Suede ink. Then I added some of the stylized flowers/leaves in stamped-off-once Terracotta Tile, and full strength Mango Melody and Bumble Bee. For each of the colors, I stamped the image twice without re-inking (that helps to give depth and more colors – without using more colors!).

Then I added the sweet birdhouse in Soft Suede – and cut the image with the third-from-smallest (that’s the middle sized die!) Celebration Labels Dies – making sure the tree “spilled” off the edge.

On another small piece of Very Vanilla, I stamped the birdhouse image again in stamped-off-once Terracotta Tile ink and fussy cut just the house. That little house got popped over the stamped image with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

I used Stampin’ Seal Adhesive to add two short lengths of Terracotta Tile ribbon from the Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack.

I stamped the Life is Beautiful sentiment in Terracotta Tile ink on Very Vanilla and cut it with the smallest rectangle Stitched So Sweetly die. This is popped over the ribbon with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I added a few Bumble Bee 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots, popped the die cut onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card front was done!

On the inside, I stamped the Life is Beautiful birdhouse in Soft Suede in the corner of a Very Vanilla panel. A few of the flowers/leaves around the birdhouse seemed right, too!

I used Liquid Glue to adhere it – and a Poinsettia Place DSP mat – at angles on the inside of the card – and the card was done!

The front of the coordinating Gold Envelope got the birdhouse image three times in Soft Suede…

And – I left the already-shimmery-gold envelope flap in its natural state! 😉

Et Voila! Life Is Beautiful is a gorgeous stamp set – with different “leaves” to use to change up the look/season of your tree!

Lee Ann Greff did a great job, didn’t she?? I hope you like – and will add this one to your stash!

If you want to recreate this card – all the Stampin’ Up! products you need are listed down below along with the card cuts!

Now – before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

The Paper Players Design Team

TTFN

P.S. Be sure to check out the update on my Iowa fundraiser – we’ve done GOOD – and…I’ve added a SECOND Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to the pot! But…we’ve got some work to do before the end of the month! 🙂

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUG – 31 AUG: QSHFG3TX

Use this host code when you order $50 or greater and receive a free gift (AND the Monthly Card Tutorial) 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. The August Tutorial features the Autumn Goodness Bundle!

My Fundraiser to Help Iowa – ends TOMORROW!!

On 10 August, the state of Iowa was hit with a derecho storm. If you have seen any videos of it – it truly looked like a hurricane had hit Iowa. Uhm – because it totally had – winds in the 100+mph range (that’s Cat 2 territory, folks!) With no warning to speak of. To say it was devastating is a bit of an understatement! 🙁

As a result of the storm, at least 43% of the corn and soybeans grown in the state were lost. Which will be seen in the supermarkets where you and I get our food! But beyond all that – many in that state are hurting, have lost their homes, schools and businesses and some are still without power (12+ days after the storm and with daytime temps in the 90’s ). Many farm families lost everything and are left with a huge mess to clean up prior to planting next spring. With so much destruction, they can really use our help!

There’s an organization in Cedar Rapids, IA, called the Iowa Giving Crew, a Cedar Rapids based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that’s helping to get power restored to those still waiting, is feeding those in need, provides 3 meals a day and is helping with the cleanup. They’ve got a Facebook page that you can see here with photos and details about the help they’re providing.

In an effort to help, I’ve set a goal of donating $500 to the Iowa Giving Crew.

How can you help me help them??

Place a Stampin’ Up! Order Or Donate Directly!

There are two ways you can help me to reach my goal:

Shop Online: For any orders placed through my online store between now and 31 August 2020 I’ll be donating 20% of your merchandise total to the Iowa Giving Crew.

20% of orders placed through my online store between now and 31 August 2020 will be donated to the Iowa Giving Crew.
You’ll earn Peppermint Points and a thank you gift from me with all orders of $50! See my host code details below.
Anyone ordering $50+ will be entered to win a new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine from me to be given away on 1 September 2020! See the details below.

OR….

Make a Donation of $25+ directly to the Iowa Giving Crew:

Anyone worldwide is welcome to make a donation to the charity directly via Venmo or PayPal to help (see the details to donate on the Iowa Giving Crew website here).
For those in the US, send me a screenshot of the receipt for your donation of $25+ to the Iowa Giving Crew to stamps-n-lingers@comcast.net and you’ll be entered to win the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine* to be given away on 1 September! See the details below.
If you order $50+ through my Stampin’ Up! store AND donate at least $25 directly to the Iowa Giving Crew, your name will be entered twice to win the machine!

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine Giveaway

1 September!

As an added bonus, I’ll enter anyone who either orders $50+ through my online store between now and 31 August 2020 OR who makes a direct donation* to the Iowa Giving Crew by 31 August 2020 into a drawing for a brand new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine!

*Please note: Per Stampin’ Up! rules, I’m only allowed to ship the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to addresses in the United States or military APO addresses. Only those with US/APO shipping addresses will be eligible to win the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Anyone outside the US is welcome to donate but will not be eligible to win the machine. Orders and/or Donations must be placed by midnight MT on 31 August 2020 to be entered to win the machine. One winner of the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine will be randomly chosen on Tuesday, 1 September from all of the entries received.

Questions?
Drop me an email at stamps-n-lingers@comcast.net with any questions. I so appreciate your help and donations to help the good folks in Iowa!! #iowastrong #derecho2020

UPDATE!! Right now, we’re over $500! YEAH!!

Since there are still a few days left … I’ve decided to add a SECOND Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine if we hit $1000 in combined donations by the end of the day on 31 Aug!!

AWESOME JOINING SPECIAL COMING IN SEPTEMBER!!

Watch for more details – but…here’s the gist! 🙂

New demonstrators who join before 1 September or after 30 September will not be eligible for this promotion.
In addition to the regular starter kit – pay $99 plus tax and choose $125 worth of products! – you’ll ALSO receive…
- 16 pre-cut and individually-packaged cards packs – including envelopes!
  - - 8 packs of precut cardstock of the coastal cabana pack
    - 8 packs of precut cardstock of the Granny Apple Green pack
- A pack of Rhinestone Basic Jewels
- The So Much Love stamp set
- The Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set!
Use these extra goodies to make samples (using the “recipes” you’ll ALSO get!) – hold an event with your friends or…for whatever you like!
Important note: Ink, adhesive, cutting tool, and clear block for stamping must be purchased separately. However, these products may be included as part of the Starter Kit product selection.

There’s lots of great reasons to join Stampin’ Up! and I’d love to have you join my team! See all the bennies here – and watch for more details as we get closer to September! If you’ve got questions, give me a shout and we can chat! 🙂

TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY

TO REDEEM THOSE BONUS DAYS COUPONS!!

YOU earned them – now….you get to redeem them for awesome Stampin’ Up! Products – just in time for the release of the Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalog!!

Here’s the Deets!

There’s no limit to the number of coupon codes you can use on an order during redemption.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits and Paper Pumpkin monthly subscriptions).
New PREPAID Paper Pumpkin codes MAY be discounted using Bonus Days coupon codes.
Bonus Days coupon codes WILL REDUCE the retail amount of an order – and might affect your Stampin’ Rewards (which are based on the AFTER-COUPON amount!)
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed one time only.

Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in These Projects:

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Gold Card & Envelope: card base

Very Vanilla Card Stock: Middle Celebration Labels Die Cut (art) ; 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″ (embossed card front and inner liner); 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ Stitched So Sweetly die cut (sentiment); fussy cut Life is Beautiful birdhouse

In Good Taste DSP: 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″ (mat for card front and for inner liner); 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!

Finn Fan Fix

Finn just wanted to share some pretty!

Appears the Peace Rose survived the Japanese Beetle Plague! I think it was touch-and-go there for a second….

Close-up….

Artsy….from below against a cloudy sky.

Good Rose!

TTFN
M

Categories: 2020 Aug - Dec Mini Catalog, Bonus Days, Everyday, Fall, Friendship, Fundraiser, General, Just a Note, Just Because, Just Hello!, Ordering Special!, Special Promotions | Tags: 2020 Bonus Days, Friendship Card, Fundraiser, Life is Beautiful stamp set, Stampin' Up! Bonus Days | 24 Comments

Stampin’ Up! World’s Greatest – August 2020 Paper Pumpkin!

Posted on August 29, 2020 by stampsnlingers

Good Saturday, y’all! Hope you’re ready for a great weekend – I’ll be hanging “virtually” with a BUNCH of Stampin’ Up! Leaders today – and that’s what I got to do yesterday, too! Awesome info being passed to us – using a platform that is ALMOST as good as being there.

I laid in some extra candy just to make the experience more “real”! 😉

The other day, I got my August Paper Pumpkin in the mail! It’s called World’s Greatest – and it’s full of….great! 😎…goodies to make 9 cards and coordinating envelopes!

Can you tell that one of the designs is a shaker card? Well…trust me on this. It totally is!

And they ALL have foil accents – which is too fun!

Lots of great sentiments for you, too – for the kit projects AND for future cards!

The stamp set – called World’s Greatest is – like ALL Paper Pumpkin stamp sets – exclusive to the kit.

The kit – again like ALL Paper Pumpkin kits! – comes with everything you need to make the projects – as well as the instructions! 🙂

Once everything is together – this is what you’ll have! And – you KNOW how I feel about envelopes! #nonekkidenvelopes 🙂

And – you don’t have to stop there – you could make a few “as directed” cards and then go off on your own. Here’s some ideas for you! How cute is that pencil?!?

You can check out the “official” Stampin’ Up! video for this month’s kit right here!

So – there’s what August looked like! September’s kit rolls in….FALL!

As the autumn season approaches, prepare to celebrate with the September Paper Pumpkin Kit! There’s so much to love about fall—some love the haunts of Halloween, many love the time to give thanks, and others love the changing colors and cooler temperatures. Whatever you love most about fall, September’s kit has everything you need to celebrate the season your way!

September’s kit is a must-have for those who love to celebrate all things spooky. But, for those who DON’T enjoy the Halloween haunts, the multi-occasion stamp set – combined with a variety of die-cut and reversible paper pieces – offers many ways to customize your fall crafts!

The Hello Pumpkin Paper Pumpkin Kit includes enough supplies to create projects celebrating Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the autumn season. Make them all the same, or mix ‘n’ match!

Here’s the deets….

Kit contains enough supplies to create 20 cracker box treat packages.
Each cracker box treat package can be customized to celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, the autumn season, or all three!
Coordinating Colors: Bumblebee, Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Cinnamon Cider, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, white
And – to get THIS kit, you MUST be signed up by 10 Sep. Sign up on 11 Sep….and you’ll get the OCTOBER kit. Which is probably awesome – but…it’s not THIS one!

So – are you a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber? If you’re not – but…you’d like to give these fun, all-inclusive kits, a try – you can sign up for a subscription where you are billed monthly for your kit OR you can purchase a prepaid subscription in my online store. 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.

Happy crafting, y’all! 🙂

TTFN

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUG – 31 AUG: QSHFG3TX

My Fundraiser to Help Iowa – ends in TWO Days!!

In an effort to help, I’ve set a goal of donating $500 to the Iowa Giving Crew.

How can you help me help them??

Place a Stampin’ Up! Order Or Donate Directly!

There are two ways you can help me to reach my goal:

Shop Online: For any orders placed through my online store between now and 31 August 2020 I’ll be donating 20% of your merchandise total to the Iowa Giving Crew.

20% of orders placed through my online store between now and 31 August 2020 will be donated to the Iowa Giving Crew.
You’ll earn Peppermint Points and a thank you gift from me with all orders of $50! See my host code details below.
Anyone ordering $50+ will be entered to win a new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine from me to be given away on 1 September 2020! See the details below.

OR….

Make a Donation of $25+ directly to the Iowa Giving Crew:

Anyone worldwide is welcome to make a donation to the charity directly via Venmo or PayPal to help (see the details to donate on the Iowa Giving Crew website here).
For those in the US, send me a screenshot of the receipt for your donation of $25+ to the Iowa Giving Crew to stamps-n-lingers@comcast.net and you’ll be entered to win the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine* to be given away on 1 September! See the details below.
If you order $50+ through my Stampin’ Up! store AND donate at least $25 directly to the Iowa Giving Crew, your name will be entered twice to win the machine!

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine Giveaway

1 September!

Questions?
Drop me an email at stamps-n-lingers@comcast.net with any questions. I so appreciate your help and donations to help the good folks in Iowa!! #iowastrong #derecho2020

UPDATE!! Right now, we’re at $500! YEAH!!

Since there are still a few days left … I’ve decided to add a SECOND Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine if we hit $1000 in combined donations by the end of the day on 31 Aug!!

AWESOME JOINING SPECIAL COMING IN SEPTEMBER!!

Watch for more details – but…here’s the gist! 🙂

New demonstrators who join before 1 September or after 30 September will not be eligible for this promotion.
In addition to the regular starter kit – pay $99 plus tax and choose $125 worth of products! – you’ll ALSO receive…
- 16 pre-cut and individually-packaged cards packs – including envelopes!
  - - 8 packs of precut cardstock of the coastal cabana pack
    - 8 packs of precut cardstock of the Granny Apple Green pack
- A pack of Rhinestone Basic Jewels
- The So Much Love stamp set
- The Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set!
Use these extra goodies to make samples (using the “recipes” you’ll ALSO get!) – hold an event with your friends or…for whatever you like!
Important note: Ink, adhesive, cutting tool, and clear block for stamping must be purchased separately. However, these products may be included as part of the Starter Kit product selection.

ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO REDEEM THOSE BONUS DAYS COUPONS!!

YOU earned them – now….you get to redeem them for awesome Stampin’ Up! Products – just in time for the release of the Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalog!!

Here’s the Deets!

There’s no limit to the number of coupon codes you can use on an order during redemption.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits and Paper Pumpkin monthly subscriptions).
New PREPAID Paper Pumpkin codes MAY be discounted using Bonus Days coupon codes.
Bonus Days coupon codes WILL REDUCE the retail amount of an order – and might affect your Stampin’ Rewards (which are based on the AFTER-COUPON amount!)
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed one time only.

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

Most evenings – Finn does one of two things.

I ask – are you ready for bed or do you want to go outside?

He responds by either heading down the hall to the bedroom or to the back door to go out.

Okay – a lot of his answer depends on where he’s standing and where he’s “pointed” when I ask it! I think he goes out sometimes with no real need! 😉

On the nights he chooses to go outside – I put his blinky light collar on and tell him to hurry and come right back.

When he comes in he makes a beeline for bed.

Usually – I can snag him in time to take the blinky light collar.

Sometimes…I miss…

You gotta be quick – once he heads to bed….he’s like a HF on a laser! 😉

TTFN
M

Categories: Bonus Days, Congratulations, For A Friend, For You, Fundraiser, Kits, Paper Pumpkin, Special Promotions, Thank You Cards | Tags: All Inclusive Card Kit, August 2020 Paper Pumpkin, August Paper Pumpkin', Card Kit, CAS Card, Paper Pumpkin | 2 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Heartwarming Hugs Treat Box with Video Tutorial

Posted on August 28, 2020 by stampsnlingers

Happy Friday, y’all! Hope you’ve got a good weekend in store – and that you’re not hunkered for Laura. Or wildfires. Sheesh. What a year!

Today and tomorrow is our Stampin’ Up! Leaders Summit – it’s a virtual event. WAS supposed to be in New Orleans.

Yes. Right now. New Orleans! Possibly the only COVID silver-lining I’m seeing right now! Without that – we’d have been scrambling and SU! wouldn’t have had time to lay in an amazing virtual event for us! So…yeah COVID.

HUH??? EVER think you’d hear THAT phrase??

As an added bonus – we’re also going to find out where our Incentive Trip for 2022 will be held! I’m so excited to find out!

On to why you came!

If you were able to join me yesterday for my YouTube live, I appreciate you spending some time with me – if not, but you’d like to see the replay, here ’tis! 🙂

This little treat box starts with a cool Mini Paper Pumpkin Box – and is perfectly sized for treat-gift-giving at Christmas. It’ll hold a bar or two, some fudge or…whatever other little delights you’d like to include! I decorated the box – and the matching gift insert – with the sweet Warm Hugs Bundle and some Heartwarming Hugs DSP. Take a look-see:

The design for the front of the box itself is based on the sketch challenge this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I started by making the note card insert, folding a 2 7/8″ x 5 3/4″ piece of Whisper White in half. On another piece of Whisper White, I stamped one of the round sentiments from Warm Hugs in Real Red and cut it with the matching die in the bundled Warm Wraps Dies. While I was at it, I cut a circle from Early Espresso and some Garden Green gingham from the Heartwarming Hugs DSP – also using dies in the set!

I matted a coordinating piece of the DSP on Mossy Meadow and then adhered it to the front of my notecard. Using Liquid Glue, I stacked and adhered the three die cuts. Then I stamped a little tree outline in Mossy Meadow – and filled it with the stamp inked in Pear Pizzazz – then cut it with the handy die in the Warm Wraps Dies. I popped it onto the card with a Stampin’ Dimensional – then added a little star from the All The Trimmings Embellishments.

On the inside, I stamped a sentiment from Warm Hugs in Real Red – and the little tree again in Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz.

Even though it’s a gift insert – and your recipient is likely to be diving for whatever yumminess you’ve included – that’s no call to get lazy with the 3″ x 3″ Whisper White Envelope! I stamped the Warm Hugs tree on the front and added some of the Heartwarming Hugs DSP to the tiny little flap!

And then it was time to decorate the Mini Paper Pumpkin Box!

I started with a piece of Whisper White and embossed about 3/4 of the panel in one of the Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folders. I used Liquid Glue to adhere a panel of Heartwarming Hugs DSP – and then matted the whole thing on Mossy Meadow.

I wrapped some Real Red 3/16″ Braided Linen Trim around the panel like a present and tied a knot.

I created the tag in the same way that I’d done for the front of the note card insert – using one of the other sentiments in the Warm Hugs set. I punched a smallish hole in the top using my grocery store paper punch – then tied the tag to the panel using the Real Red trim.

I stamped a mug – in Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz, the candy canes – in Real Red, and the star – in Bumble Bee. And then cut them with their dies in the Warm Wraps Die set. I popped them all onto the panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I added a few more All The Trimmings embellishments – and the gift was done!

Et Voila! The food-safe lining of the Mini Paper Pumpkin Boxes – along with their size – make them perfect for right-sized food gifts at the holidays! And the whole thing closes up and is a tidy way to present your goodies. Decorate them with the Warm Wraps bundle and Heartwarming Hugs DSP…

– or…whatever strikes your fancy!

I hope you like!

If you want to recreate this project – all the Stampin’ Up! products you need are listed down below along with the card cuts!

TTFN

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUG – 31 AUG: QSHFG3TX

My Fundraiser to Help Iowa – ends in THREE Days!!

One of the huge weather events (in a long list of them this past few weeks) – that really did NOT get a lot of attention! – is the derecho that hit Iowa a couple of weeks ago. If you have seen any videos of it – it truly looked like a hurricane had hit Iowa. Uhm – because it totally had – winds in the 100+mph range (that’s Cat 2 territory, folks!) With no warning to speak of. To say it was devastating is a bit of an understatement! 🙁

Imagine that same wind rolling across corn and soybean fields – destroying crops and infrastructure.

Why do I care? Well, I’ve got friends thru Stampin’ Up! that live in Iowa (fortunately safe!). One of them, who is also my team mate – gifted me with a subscription to Our Iowa Magazine last year. She was trying to convince me of the beauty of her “fly-over state”! Well – I read that magazine and…was convinced! No – STILL not going to move there, cuz…SNOW!! 😉

Why should we ALL care? As a result of the storm, at least 43% of the corn and soybeans grown in the state were lost. Which will be seen in the supermarkets where you and I get our food! But beyond all that – many in that state are hurting, have lost their homes, schools and businesses and some are still without power (12+ days after the storm and with daytime temps in the 90’s ). Many farm families lost everything and are left with a huge mess to clean up prior to planting next spring. With so much destruction, they can really use our help!

I decided to follow Amy’s lead and set a goal of donating $500 to the Iowa Giving Crew.

How can you help me help them??

Place a Stampin’ Up! Order Or Donate Directly!

There are two ways you can help me to reach my goal:

Shop Online: For any orders placed through my online store between now and 31 August 2020 I’ll be donating 20% of your merchandise total to the Iowa Giving Crew.

20% of orders placed through my online store between now and 31 August 2020 will be donated to the Iowa Giving Crew.
You’ll earn Peppermint Points and a thank you gift from me with all orders of $50! See my host code details below.
Anyone ordering $50+ will be entered to win a new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine from me to be given away on 1 September 2020! See the details below.

OR….

Make a Donation of $25+ directly to the Iowa Giving Crew:

Anyone worldwide is welcome to make a donation to the charity directly via Venmo or PayPal to help (see the details to donate on the Iowa Giving Crew website here).
For those in the US, send me a screenshot of the receipt for your donation of $25+ to the Iowa Giving Crew to stamps-n-lingers@comcast.net and you’ll be entered to win the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine* to be given away on 1 September! See the details below.
If you order $50+ through my Stampin’ Up! store AND donate at least $25 directly to the Iowa Giving Crew, your name will be entered twice to win the machine!

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine Giveaway

1 September!

Questions?
Drop me an email at stamps-n-lingers@comcast.net with any questions. I so appreciate your help and donations to help the good folks in Iowa!! #iowastrong #derecho2020

AWESOME JOINING SPECIAL COMING IN SEPTEMBER!!

Watch for more details – but…here’s the gist! 🙂

New demonstrators who join before 1 September or after 30 September will not be eligible for this promotion.
In addition to the regular starter kit – pay $99 plus tax and choose $125 worth of products! – you’ll ALSO receive…
- 16 pre-cut and individually-packaged cards packs – including envelopes!
  - - 8 packs of precut cardstock of the coastal cabana pack
    - 8 packs of precut cardstock of the Granny Apple Green pack
- A pack of Rhinestone Basic Jewels
- The So Much Love stamp set
- The Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set!
Use these extra goodies to make samples (using the “recipes” you’ll ALSO get!) – hold an event with your friends or…for whatever you like!
Important note: Ink, adhesive, cutting tool, and clear block for stamping must be purchased separately. However, these products may be included as part of the Starter Kit product selection.

ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT TO REDEEM THOSE BONUS DAYS COUPONS!!

YOU earned them – now….you get to redeem them for awesome Stampin’ Up! Products – just in time for the release of the Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalog!!

Here’s the Deets!

There’s no limit to the number of coupon codes you can use on an order during redemption.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits and Paper Pumpkin monthly subscriptions).
New PREPAID Paper Pumpkin codes MAY be discounted using Bonus Days coupon codes.
Bonus Days coupon codes WILL REDUCE the retail amount of an order – and might affect your Stampin’ Rewards (which are based on the AFTER-COUPON amount!)
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed one time only.

Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in These Projects:

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Whisper White Card Stock: 2 7/8″ x 5 3/4″ (note card insert base, scored and folded at 2 78″); 3 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ (Box front)

Mossy Meadow Card Stock: 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ (mat for front of note card insert); 3 5/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mat for box front); Warm Wraps die cut shapes and sentiments

Early Espresso Card Stock: Warm Wraps die cut circles

Heartwarming Hugs DSP: 2 5/8″ x 2 5/8″ (front of note card insert); 1 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ (box front); envelope flap

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Finn Fan Fix

I hear parents with young kids bemoaning the fact that they can’t eat alone. Go to the bathroom alone. Do really…anything?…alone.

I THINK Wayne understands their problem…

Poor guy. If ONLY we knew what caused this!! 😉

TTFN
M

Categories: 2020 Aug - Dec Mini Catalog, 2020-2021 Annual Catalog, 3-D Project, Bonus Days, Christmas, Fundraiser, Gift Boxes, Gift Tags, Gifts, Special Promotions | Tags: 2020 Bonus Days, Fundraiser, Gift Box, Heartwarming Hugs DSP, Treat Box, Warm Hugs stamp set, Warm Wraps Dies | 10 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Gilded Autumn Greetings for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on August 27, 2020 by stampsnlingers

Hey y’all – it’s Thursday, so it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop!! Today’s a color challenge – and I’m excited to see what everyone brings to the table! I just know you’re going to see a ton of awesome-ness on the hop today!

Our challenge today has five colors and we had to pick at least three. I sorta over-achieved. Pretty sure I hit all five with my Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP providing the backdrop to the wunnermus Autumn Greetings bundle. Take a look-see:

And…here’re the colors we had to select from!

I borrowed inspiration from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week, too!

I started with a piece of Crumb Cake paper from the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP and cut the right side of the panel using one of the two edge dies in the Autumn Essentials Dies (bundled with Autumn Greetings!).

Using my Stamparatus, I stamped the big floral image from Autumn Greetings in Early Espresso ink. Then I cut the middle out with a rectangle Stitched So Sweetly Die.

I matted the full panel on Cajun Craze with Liquid Glue then popped the die cut piece back in place with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Using the dies in the Autumn Essentials, I cut some wheat from gold Brushed Metallic and Early Espresso card stocks. I also cut a couple of small detail pumpkins and one large from Very Vanilla – and the matching solid pumpkins from a piece of Mint Macaron Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP.

I adhered the wheat die cuts to the card front with Liquid Glue. Then I adhered the detailed pumpkins to the solid ones and added them to the card front as well!

I tied a Linen Thread double-loop bow and adhered it to the pumpkins with a Glue Dot.

On a strip of Very Vanilla, I stamped the Autumn Greetings sentiment in Cajun Craze. Using the Banners Pick a Punch, I cut banner ends. Then I adhered the strip to the card front, over the bow, using double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals. And that was it for the card front!

For the inside, I cut a Crumb Cake panel with the Autumn Essentials edge die. Then I used my Stamparatus to add a second Autumn Greetings sentiment in Cajun Craze. I finished it off with the leaves and small pumpkin in Early Espresso.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Cajun Craze mat and into my Mint Macaron card base, adhered the card front with Liquid Glue and the card was done!

My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got more leaves and the pumpkin in Early Espresso on the front…

…and more of the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! The big and bold Autumn Greetings floral image is gorgeous – even NOT colored! And the bundled Autumn Essentials includes such wonderful pumpkin-building dies and grasses – on top of cutting out the big floral! It’s definitely a gotta-have-it bundle!!

And the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP is just stunning with its touches of gold foiling!

I hope you like!

If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts are listed below!

Now that you’ve seen my card, take a minute to hop thru all our projects today. If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go right to Kristi’s page. And you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage – YOU ARE HERE!

Have fun on the Hop!!

TTFN

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YouTube Live – After Lunch Bunch!

I’m planning to go live today on my YouTube channel with a new project! Come on over and see what I’m up to today at 1:00 PM ET! Look forward to seeing you then!

ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO REDEEM THOSE BONUS DAYS COUPONS!!

YOU earned them – now….you get to redeem them for awesome Stampin’ Up! Products – just in time for the release of the Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalog!!

Here’s the Deets!

There’s no limit to the number of coupon codes you can use on an order during redemption.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits and Paper Pumpkin monthly subscriptions).
New PREPAID Paper Pumpkin codes MAY be discounted using Bonus Days coupon codes.
Bonus Days coupon codes WILL REDUCE the retail amount of an order – and might affect your Stampin’ Rewards (which are based on the AFTER-COUPON amount!)
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed one time only.

AWESOME JOINING SPECIAL COMING IN SEPTEMBER!!

Watch for more details – but…here’s the gist! 🙂

New demonstrators who join before 1 September or after 30 September will not be eligible for this promotion.
In addition to the regular starter kit – pay $99 plus tax and choose $125 worth of products! – you’ll ALSO receive…
- 16 pre-cut and individually-packaged cards packs – including envelopes!
  - - 8 packs of precut cardstock of the coastal cabana pack
    - 8 packs of precut cardstock of the Granny Apple Green pack
- A pack of Rhinestone Basic Jewels
- The So Much Love stamp set
- The Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set!
Use these extra goodies to make samples (using the “recipes” you’ll ALSO get!) – hold an event with your friends or…for whatever you like!
Important note: Ink, adhesive, cutting tool, and clear block for stamping must be purchased separately. However, these products may be included as part of the Starter Kit product selection.

Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in These Projects:

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

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

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

Very Vanilla Card Stock: 7/8″ x 3 5/8″ (sentiment); Autumn Essentials die cut pumpkins

Crumb Cake Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

Brushed Metallic and Early Espresso Card Stock: Autumn Essentials die cut grasses

Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); Autumn Essentials die cut pumpkins; 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

No FFFs on Blog Hop Days!

TTFN

Categories: 2020 Aug - Dec Mini Catalog, Bonus Days, Fall, Friendship, Special Promotions, Thanksgiving, Welcome Fall | Tags: 2020 Bonus Days, Autumn Essentials Dies, Autumn Greetings stamp set, Stampin' Up! Bonus Days, Thanksgiving card | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Autumn Thank You

Posted on August 26, 2020 by stampsnlingers

Happy happy HAWWMP Day, y’all! Hope your week is going well! We’re about ready to harvest mushrooms around here – we’ve had so much rain that we’ve got fungus a-mung-us! On the arena – behind the house – next to the driveway. White ones – red ones – orange ones – speckled ones.

No. We don’t eat them. Wayne is pretty certain that at least some of them are edible.

I am equally certain that I will NEVER know! 😉

My card today is a simple one – clean, even! I know – it’s sort of surprising! But – miracles happen! I used the sweet little Beautiful Autumn Bundle to put together a pretty thank you card. Take a look-see:

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Categories: 2020 Aug - Dec Mini Catalog, Bonus Days, Clean-and-Simple, Fundraiser, Special Promotions, Thank You Cards | Tags: 2020 Bonus Days, Autumn Punch Pack, Beautiful Autumn stamp set, Fundraiser, Stampin' Up! Bonus Days, Thank You Card | 8 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Festive Corners Jar of Flowers

Posted on August 25, 2020 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, y’all and happy Tuesday!

So – we’re one week away from the end of the 2020 Bonus Days coupon redemption period – if you earned coupons in July and have NOT redeemed them…then it’s probably time to get after it! Don’t let them expire – you earned those!

And – while I KNOW that the Iowa Giving Crew will happily accept your donation ANYTIME to help the folks affected by the recent derecho storm – if you want to donate/order AND get entered to win a brand new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine , then you need to donate directly (a minimum of $25) OR place at least a $50 order thru my Online Store – by 31 August. Remember, when you place that order – I’ll send 20% of the retail amount to support the cause! 🙂

So. Card! Today I made a shaker card using the Jar of Flowers bundle from the Annual Catalog – and the fun Festive Corners stamp set from the Aug – Dec Mini. Take a look-see:

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Categories: 2020 Aug - Dec Mini Catalog, 2020-2021 Annual Catalog, Bonus Days, Friendship, Fundraiser, Love, Ordering Special!, Special Promotions | Tags: Festive Corners stamp set, Fundraiser, Jar of Flowers stamp set, Jar Punch, Ordering Bonus, Stampin' Up! Bonus Days | 12 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Clean and Simple Festive Post Halloween

Posted on August 24, 2020 by stampsnlingers

Good morning and welcome to the week! Hope you had an awesome weekend and are ready to get back to it. Whatever “it” is for you these days!

We stuck close to home – doing some work around the place. There’s ALWAYS work to be done, right? Kind of like painting the Golden Gate Bridge. By the time the paint crew gets all the way across the bridge -it’s time to go back to the other side and start all over! LOL!

I did take a little time to make a couple of cards and the one I’ve got for you today is quick, easy, clean and simple! So…TOTALLY not my normal card! 😉 It uses the fun Festive Post (another fly-over set in the Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalog) and the coordinating Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch (in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog!). Take a look-see:

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Categories: 2020 Aug - Dec Mini Catalog, 2020-2021 Annual Catalog, Bonus Days, Clean-and-Simple, Fundraiser, Halloween, Ordering Special!, Special Promotions | Tags: 2020 Bonus Days, Festive Post stamp set, Fundraiser, Halloween Card, Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch, Stampin' Up! Bonus Days | 8 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Love of Leaves in Good Taste with Video Tutorial for The Paper Players!

Posted on August 23, 2020 by stampsnlingers

Hey y’all – it’s Sunday, which means I’ve got another fun challenge for you from the Paper Players – Leanne’s got a cool sketch for us this week! 🙂 I know it’ll give your creative mojo a bump, so I hope you’ll come and play along with us!

If you were able to join me yesterday for my Facebook Live video, I appreciate you spending some of your weekend with me! If you weren’t able to watch the live version, but you’d like to see the replay on YouTube…here ’tis!