Monthly Archives: July 2023

Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Prints Fresh as a Daisy on My Mind

Posted on July 31, 2023 by stampsnlingers

Good morning and happy last-day-of-July! Wow. We’re half way thru this year – can you even believe it!? More critically – this is the LAST day of the Earning phase of Bonus Days! That’s right – starting tomorrow – you’ll be able to REDEEM those coupons. If you haven’t collected any yet – or…if you’d like one or two MORE! – then this is the day to get that done! 🙂

My card today is quick – easy – and simple! It features the sweet Nature’s Prints stamp set and coordinating Natural Prints dies. But the real star is the pretty Fresh as a Daisy DSP! Take a look-see:

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Categories: #short, 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, Bonus Days, Clean-and-Simple, For A Friend, Friendship, Quick, Simple, Special Promotions, Video Tutorial | Tags: #Shorts, #Shorts Video, For a Friend card, Fresh as a Daisy DSP, Natural Prints Die set, Nature's Prints stamp set, Video Tutorial | 10 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Very Merry & Chic One Horse Open Sleigh Christmas Card with Video Tutorial

Posted on July 30, 2023 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, y’all – it’s the next-to-last day of the Bonus Days EARNING period! Yep – that’s right. Today and tomorrow – you’ll still be EARNING Bonus Days coupons (one $5 coupon for every $50 spent before shipping and tax). Then – starting on 1 August – you can start to REDEEM them (ie: SPEND them!).

And – this is a SUPER good time to be SURE that you’re on my list to get the new Sept – Dec 2023 Mini Catalog! I’ll be ordering packs and packs of them on 2 August and then mailing them out to everyone who’s ordered $50 or more from me in the last year! Not sure if that includes YOU!? Give me a shout or…go ahead and place an order over $50 (and get another Bonus Days Coupon while you’r at it!) and then you’ll know for SURE!

And – you MIGHT want to pick up the So Very Merry stamp set and a pack or three of One Horse Open Sleigh 6″ x 6″ DSP from the Online Exclusives! With these – and a couple other goodies – you could make today’s pretty Christmas card! Take a look-see:

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Categories: 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, Bonus Days, Christmas, Online Exclusives, Special Promotions, Video Tutorial | Tags: Bonus Days 2023, Christmas Card, One Horse Open Sleigh DSP, Online Exclusives, So Very Merry stamp set, Video Tutorial | 8 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Very Merry Christmas Video Sneak Peek!

Posted on July 29, 2023 by stampsnlingers

Hey guys – happy Saturday! Hope you’ve got something fun planned for the weekend! Ours is looking pretty quiet – it’s really too stinkin’ hot to do much that doesn’t include air conditioning! 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Fortunately – I’ve GOT AC in my craftroom – which will be handy when I go live this evening over on my Stamps-N-Lingers YouTube channel, at 7pm Eastern, with a card for you! It might be one you’ll like! Here’s a sneaky peek!

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Categories: #short, Sneak peek | Tags: #Shorts, Adding Stickers to stamp sets, Mounting Cling Stamp Sets, Video Tutorial sneak peek | 6 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Lighting the Way Thank You Card with Video Tutorial

Posted on July 28, 2023 by stampsnlingers

Good morning. Guess what day it is? Again!? Yep – FRIDAY! Whoo-hoo! We’re teetering on the cusp of the weekend – and you only have to get thru about….8 hours of work before you are FREE!!! 🙂

I pulled out the Lighting the Way stamp set for today’s card and – imagine my surprise when I realized that I had never even mounted the stamps?! They were still on their packing acetate. I was a little gobsmacked! 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️. But – I made good use of it – and the coordinating dies for this one – and also used my Scalloped Contours dies (which is a true workhorse in any crafter’s tool chest). Take a look-see:

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Categories: 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, Bonus Days, Special Promotions, Thank You Cards, Video Tutorial | Tags: Bonus Days, Lighting the Way die set, Lighting the Way stamp set, Scalloped Contours Dies, Thank You Card, Video Tutorial | 10 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Botanical Marvelous Nature for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on July 27, 2023 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, y’all! It’s Thursday – which means it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. We’ve got a color challenge to work with 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!

For me, the colors in our challenge this week demanded that I use the Inked Botanicals 6″ x 6″ DSP. Which was not a hardship at all – it’s one of my favorite packs of paper! I decided to pair it up with the pretty Marvelous Nature stamp set. Take a look-see!

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Categories: 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, Blog Hop, Bonus Days, Friendship, Special Promotions, Tax Holiday, Thank You Cards | Tags: Blog Hop, Bonus Days, Clean and simple, Inked Botanicals DSP, Marvelous Nature Stamp Set, Team Member Projects, Thank You Card | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! July 2023 Fun in the Sun Paper Pumpkin Kit and a Peek at the August Kit!

Posted on July 26, 2023 by stampsnlingers

Happy Happy Hawwmp Day, y’all! You know what today is? It’s 5 Days before Bonus Days ENDS! That’s right – just five more days to EARN those Bonus Days Coupons that you’re going to be SPENDING in August! I hate to see folks miss out on free money, don’t you?? 😳

Oh – and this is ALSO the day I (and all active SU! Demonstrators!) get to see the new Sept – Dec 2023 Mini Catalog.

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Categories: Bonus Days, Ordering Special!, Paper Pumpkin | Tags: August 2023 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Bonus Days 2023, Fun in the Sun Paper Pumpkin, Meaningful Flowers Paper Pumpkin Kit | 4 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Trucking Along Square Front Flap Christmas Card for the SU Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop

Posted on July 25, 2023 by stampsnlingers

Good morning everyone and welcome to the Fun Folds Blog Hop for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators! We’ve got a talented line-up and…I think you’re going to like what you see! This is a once-a-month hop and…all our cards will be fun folds!! How cool is that?!?

As we near the end of July – I thought another Christmas card was in order. I mean…we’re less than 6 months away from the real deal! Yikes! So – I pulled out the Trucking Along stamp set and some pretty One Horse Open Sleigh 6″ x 6″ DSP – BOTH of which are Online Exclusives! And I used them to make a super easy Square Front Flap fun fold. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Blog Hop, Christmas, Easy, Fun Fold card, Online Exclusives, Special Promotions | Tags: Christmas Card, Fun Fold, One Horse Open Sleigh DSP, Square Front Flap Card, Trucking Along stamp set | 14 Comments

Stampin’ Up! CAS Stargazing Reach for the Stars Card

Posted on July 24, 2023 by stampsnlingers

Good morning and welcome back to your work-week! AND – this is the LAST week to earn Bonus Days coupons (that you’l spend in August!). I can’t believe that it’s almost over!

MAYBE you’ll want to add today’s goodies to your stash (while earning those coupons!). It’s the Reach for the Stars bundle, the gorgeous Stargazing DSP and some pretty (shiiinnnyyy) Holographic Trio Specialty Paper! Those are what I used to make a quick and easy card that would be great for…graduation!? A new job?! Starting a new business?? Well – take a look-see and YOU decide!

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Categories: #short, 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, Bonus Days, Congratulations, Friendship, Graduation Card, Special Promotions, Video Tutorial | Tags: #Shorts, #Shorts Video, Bonus Days 2023, CAS Card, Reach for the Stars die set, Reach for the Stars stamp set, Stargazing DSP | 14 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Countryside Sending Birthday Wishes Card

Posted on July 23, 2023 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, all. So – all day Saturday and into the evening – no internet. No comms from Comcast. No texted updates. Nada. Zero. Zilch. My hotspot is getting a workout! It lets me do what I NEED to do – but not a lot of what I WANT to do. You know?? Like…a streaming YouTube video?! 🤦‍♀️🥹

The only person in the family who isn’t annoyed by the whole mess is Finn. As long as there’s AC and pumpkin for his food – he’s GTG! I guess I’m sorta the same. Maybe without the pumpkin.

The card I WOULD have shared with you last night harkens back to an old fave – the Sending Smiles stamp set and the coordinating (but no longer bundled!) Sending Dies. I paired them up with some pretty Countryside Inn DSP to make a pretty birthday card. Take a look-see:

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Categories: 2022 - 2023 Annual Catalog, Happy Birthday, Special Promotions | Tags: Birthday Card, Bonus Days, Countryside Inn DSP, Sending Dies, Sending Smiles stamp set | 14 Comments

Stampin’ Up! A Video Tutorial Sneak Peek in Blue

Posted on July 22, 2023 by stampsnlingers

Good morning – I’m typing this on Friday evening – using my phone hotspot for internet. Our house internet has been out for about 3 hours now – with a “sliding ETIC” from XFinity. Sliding ETIC, you ask? Yep – it’s when someone is working on something and they say it’ll be fixed in an hour. The hour comes – and…well…looks like maybe….two more hours. Two hours passes and…lo and behold…not fixed…but we’re SURE it’ll be ready in just a couple more hours. The Sliding ETIC.

Oh – ETIC = Estimated Time in Commission.

I am pathetically grateful that it’s the internet and NOT the power – being without AC tonight would be…BAD. Well – it would mean a hotel stay for this girl and her furry kid, that’s for sure! 😂😂

Regardless – I’m also happy that I wasn’t needing to do a “full” post – heavy with photos – OR a video! Hotspots just won’t handle that!

I am ASSUMING the Internet will be back tonight and so we’ll be able to hang for a little while over on my Stamps-N-Lingers YouTube channel! I’m planning to go live at 7pm Eastern – with a sweet birthday card for you. Here’s a sneaky peek!