Monthly Archives: May 2024

Stampin’ Up! Masculine Seaside Turtle Wishes Made My Day Card for the Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop

Posted on May 14, 2024 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, y’all – welcome to another edition of the Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Team blog hop! Each month we make projects centered around a theme – and this month our theme is For the Men/Boys! Be sure to check out everyone’s projects – we’ve got a bunch of talented ladies hopping with us this month!

My card for the hop uses the gorgeous Seaside Wishes Hybrid Embossing Folder bundle and – cuz it just worked! – the So Swirly 3D Embossing Folder – with a little help from the Reversibles Sea Turtle set – to make a thank you card fit for any of the men in your life. Take a look-see!

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Categories: 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, Blog Hop, Joining Special, masculine, Starter Kit Promotion, Team Member Projects, Thank You Cards | Tags: Joining Special, Masculine Card, Seaside Wishes Hybrid Embossing Folder, Seaside Wishes stamp set, Starter Kit Promotion, Thank You Card | 12 Comments

Our Trip Concludes with Venice and Cinque Terra and…the Man is HOME!!

Posted on May 13, 2024 by stampsnlingers

Good morning and happy Monday! We’re finally all the way home – I know this cuz we’ve been to Walmart for groceries AND….we got the Man home!

This is the last installment of my Trip Blog Posts. I hope you’re not sick side-ways of them! But – you know where I’m headed – stupid number of pictures, yada yada – get a cuppa something blah blah…

The arrival of Venice in our porthole signaled the end of the cruise portion of our adventure so it was with mixed emotions that I saw it when I got up last Monday morning. Even our towel hephalump was sad…

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Categories: Joining Special, Trip 2024 | Tags: Cruise 2024, Travel Pics, Travel Update | 40 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Sweet & Lovely Sending Love Card

Posted on May 12, 2024 by stampsnlingers

Happy Sunday, y’all – from the U S of A! Yup – we’re home and all in one piece, if a little (aka a LOT) jet-lagged! But it was good to get home and see the place and the pony. And we’ll go get the Man in a little bit!! I can’t wait to give him a big hug!

My card today is super easy but also super pretty (a combo I like a lot – even if I don’t always accomplish it!). It features the Lovely & Sweet bundle and the Nature’s Sweetness Specialty DSP – BOTH of which carried over from the last Mini catalog into the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog! Take a look-see:

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Categories: 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, Any Occasion, Easy, For A Friend, Joining Special, Love, Recruiting Special, Simple | 2 Comments

Our Trip From Dubrovnik to Rovinj!

Posted on May 11, 2024 by stampsnlingers

Well – today is our fly-home day! It’s going to be a long one, no doubt. We go thru Washington-Dulles and won’t be home until around 9pm. So…we’ll go get the Man tomorrow morning. I can’t wait to see his wiggle-butt!! 🙂

This is sort of…the second half of our cruise – from Dubrovnik – land of dragons! – to Split, the last of our ports-of-call.

Fair Warning – same as before. I have taken a STUPID number of pictures and PICKING which to show and which to NOT show….is not my strong suit. So…grab a cuppa and scroll on down to see what we’ve done on our first few days!! 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

We arrived in Dubrovnik to the sight of the beautiful coastline – you port in near the “modern” part of the city.

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Categories: Italy 2024 | Tags: Cruise 2024, Travel Pics, Travel Update, Trip | 12 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Adventurous Sky Birthday Book Fold Easel Card for Creative Creases #82

Posted on May 10, 2024 by stampsnlingers

Good morning and Happy Friday! Today we head down to Rome to pre-position for our flight home tomorrow. I am sad that it’s over – but…really looking forward to seeing my Finny-Win!!

My card today is a cool book-fold easel card featuring the Adventurous Sky bundle and coordinating Take to the Sky DSP! I’d thought for a minute that this kind of fold would be perfect for this bundle and…I think I was right! Take a look-see:

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Categories: 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, Fun Fold card, Happy Birthday, masculine, Uncategorized | Tags: Adventurous Sky Die set, Adventurous Sky stamp set, Book Fold Easel Card, Easel Card, Fun Fold card, Take to the Sky DSP | 8 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Loveliest Tree Thank You Notes In Color for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on May 9, 2024 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 sketch challenge (my fave!) 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!

I am always looking for thank you cards (aren’t we all?!) and this one is a great – and simple – one to do! I just used the new Loveliest Tree bundle – and some 2024-2026 In Color 6″ x 6″ DSP to make a quick set of 5 in each of the new In Colors. Take a look-see:

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Categories: 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, 2024-2026 In Colors, Clean-and-Simple, Easy, Joining Special, Quick, Simple, Special Promotions, Thank You Cards, Video Tutorial | Tags: 2024-2026 In Colors, Joining Special, Loveliest Tree Die set, Loveliest Tree stamp set, Thank You Cards, Thank You notes | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Country Woods Spotlight on Nature Thanks Card

Posted on May 8, 2024 by stampsnlingers

Happy Happy Hawwmp Day, y’all! Hope your week is going well!

I’ve got a great card for you today – super easy and super pretty thanks to the new Spotlight on Nature stamp set and bundled dies – PLUS some great new Country Woods DSP. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Ordering Special!, Thank You Cards, Uncategorized | Tags: Double Peppermints, Double Peppermints Ordering Special, Ordering Special, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Spotlight on Nature stamp set, Thank You Cards | 2 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Check out Two New Kits in the Kits Collection!

Posted on May 7, 2024 by stampsnlingers

Good morning and…happy Tuesday! We’re in Cinque de Terra for the second part of our trip! I’ll share pics on my Facebook page – and in a post later this week! Let’s just say…it’s gorgeous here!

So – Stampin’ Up! has been adding two new Kits to our Kits Collection EVERY month – and this month there are two great new ones! I wanted to give you a look-see at them so that you can add them to your list of things to pick up SOON!

Our first kit is a no-stamping kit – just punch out the pre-die cut pieces and parts – adhere them to the pre-printed card bases and…BOOM!

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Categories: All Inclusive Kits, Double Rewards Points, Kits, Kits Collection, New Product, Ordering Bonus, Ordering Special!, Project Kits, Quick | Tags: City Sights Kit, Double Peppermints Ordering Special, Double Rewards Points, Happy Hollyhocks iKit | Leave a comment

Check Out our Trip – from Rome to Kotor!!

Posted on May 6, 2024 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, y’all! This is a bittersweet day for me – we disembark the beautiful Wind Surf powered yacht to begin the land-based portion of our trip! I am sad – I’ve had such a wonderful time on this cruise – the ship – the ports – the amazing peopled. This is one of the best crews I’ve sailed with – they literally knew our name by the second day – and what we wanted for dinner by the end of day 2. I canNOT say enough good things about each and every one of them!

We’ll head into Venice for a quick walk-about and then board the express train over to Cinque de Terra for phase two of our vacay – so that made this seem like a great day to give y’all a first-look at where we’ve been so far on this amazing trip!

Fair Warning! I divided this up cuz…I have taken a STUPID number of pictures and PICKING which to show and which to NOT show….is not my strong suit. So…grab a cuppa and scroll on down to see what we’ve done on our first few days!! 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

We started off in Rome – taking a quick gander at some of our favorite sights!

The Piazza de Spagna…

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Categories: Trip 2024 | Tags: Cruise 2024, Travel Pics, Vacation Pictures, Windstar Adriatic | 14 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Country Flowers & Lace Sympathy Card

Posted on May 5, 2024 by stampsnlingers

Happy Sunday, y’all! Hope your weekend has been good so far! We’re in Rovinj, Croatia today – our last stop before our last stop tomorrow! It has flown by!

My card today is a sympathy card that I sent to a friend of mine after his mother died. I think it was a pretty good choice – not too froofy for a man – but..enough to be “right” as a sympathy card!! It featured the new Country Flowers bundle – and some beautiful Country Lace DSP! Take a look-see: