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Stampin’ Up! Sending Hugs for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on May 6, 2021 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 today 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!

Yesterday I got my first non-pre-order order from the new catalog and I was awash with wonderfulness. It was a hard decision to pick what to play with first – have I mentioned that I love WAAY too much in this new offering?!? But – our color challenge and a photo inspiration challenge sealed the deal and I pulled out the Sending Hugs stamp set and bundled Layering Hugs dies. Take a look-see:

So – this card has many CASE’d elements from the sample card for this bundle in the new catty. It was the card that persuaded me that I NEEDED this set!

Here’s our color challenge for the week.

And the photo from The Card Concept was also inspirational. I’d say my card is Clean & Layered. Yes? 🙂

I started with a piece of Basic White that I embossed in the new Bark 3D Embossing Folder (LOOOOVE!!!) and matted on Pale Papaya for the card front.

On a smaller piece of Basic White, I used my Stamparatus to stamp the big floral sentiment image from Sending Hugs in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

I tore the right edge of the panel to get it all the way down to its final size.

Using my Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia and Polished Pink Stampin’ Blends, I colored the gorgeous flowers and leaves. Then I popped the panel onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I adhered a piece of Pale Papaya paper from the Hand-Penned DSP to a piece of Foam Adhesive sheet and ran it thru my Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine with the “HUGS” die in place. This is so cool – it’s a single die that cuts all the letters at once!

I peeled the backing off my letters and adhered them in place over the stamped sentiment.

On another piece of Basic White, I stamped the small floral image from Sending Hugs in Tuxedo Black and colored them with my Polished Pink and Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends, then cut them with the matching die in Layered Hugs.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the three flowers together into a little bouquet, then adhered them to the card front – tucking the stems “into” the popped-up sentiment.

I tied a little bow from the Crumb Cake twine in the new Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack and adhered it with a Glue Dot.

I stamped the Sending Hugs sentiment in Polished Pink on a piece of Pale Papaya card stock and cut it with the larger label die in the Layered Hugs set.

I used Liquid Glue on the left side of the sentiment and a double-stack of Stampin’ Dimensionals on the right side and stuck it over the bow.

A Fresh Freesia 2021-2023 In Color Jewel finished off the card front.

For the inside, I stamped the small floral from Sending Hugs twice in Tuxedo Black and colored them with the Polished Pink and Soft Succulent Blends.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Pale Papaya mat and into my Evening Evergreen card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!

My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Sending Hugs flower on the front…

…and more Hand-Penned DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! See why I NEEDED to have this Sending Hugs stamp set? By itself it’s beautimous….add the amazing Layered Hugs dies (bundled for a 10% savings!) and BOOM! It’s a bit of a fly-over set, but…enter holding when you come across it on page 19! I think you’ll love it like I do! And – ALL the 2021-2023 In Colors together on one card?!? You betcha – this group of colors is AMAZING together!! 🙂

If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down 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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I’m planning to go live today on my YouTube channel with a new project. We’ll start at our normal time of 1pm Eastern. Come on over and see what I’m up to today – it might include a look at some new goodies! 😉 Look forward to seeing you then!

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Here’s the Deets:

PROMOTION DATES: MAY 4–31, 2021
New demonstrators who purchase their Starter Kit between May 4 and May 31 will be able to redeem $155 of Starter Kit eligible products for $99.
New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before May 4 or after May 31 will not be eligible for this offer.
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The Starter Kit includes business resources like catalogs, brochures, order forms, and postcards at no additional charge.
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The Starter Kit promotion begins May 4.
Deadline to purchase the Starter Kit and receive the extra $30 in free products: May 31, 2021 at 11:50 PM (MT).

In addition to the amazing added value to the Starter Kit, when you join Stampin’ Up! you get to be a part of our amazing community of crafters! Plus, you get to enjoy sharing simple and fun crafting experiences with others, early access to products, and exclusive access to training events! Demonstrators also get at least a 20% discount on all of the products that they purchase and there is no requirement to sell to anyone.

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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in This Project:

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Evening Evergreen Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and folded at 4 1/4″)

Pale Papaya Cardstock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); Layering Hugs die cut sentiment label

Basic White Cardstock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); 3 5/8″ x 4 5/8″ (torn-edge panel on card front); Layering Hugs Die cut flowers

Hand-Penned Petals DSP: Layering Hugs Die cut sentiment; envelope flap

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TTFN
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Categories: 2021-2022 Annual Catalog, Feminine, Joining Special, New Catalog Launch, Ordering Special!, Recruiting Special, Thinking Of You | Tags: Bark 3D Embossing Folder, Host Promotion, Join +, Joining Bonus, Layered Hugs Dies, Ordering Special, Sending Hugs stamp set | Leave a comment

Stampin’ Up! Flowers of Friendship Big Thanks Sneak Peek

Posted on May 3, 2021 by stampsnlingers

Good Monday morning! This is a BIG DAY – it’s your last chance to get in on the…well….Last Chance Sale! When tomorrow dawns, the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog will be “in the books” and the Last Chance Sale will be gone-baby-gone! So be SURE to give the list one more fly-by today, okay?? 😉

My card today is from the NEW catalog – which, incidentally, in case you hadn’t heard (😳😳😳) goes LIVE tomorrow morning!! Whoo-hoo! One of the awesome things you’ll be able to pick up is this Flowers of Friendship bundle which includes the Flowers & Leaves Punch (I’m a sucker for a punch, aren’t you?! 😉). Take a look-see:

The layout for this one is from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week!

And the pretty, spring-y palette is from the Color Throwdown challenge.

I started with a piece of Basic White cardstock that I embossed in the pretty Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and matted on Flirty Flamingo for the card front.

Then I cut a Basic White straight-sided circle with the Layering Circle Dies and adhered it to the card front with Liquid Glue.

I stamped the Flowers of Friendship sentiment in Granny Apple Green on a piece of Basic White and cut it with the Tailored Tag Punch. Using my Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Marker, I added faux “stitches” around the edges of the tag and adhered it with Liquid Glue.

On another piece of Basic White, I stamped the flowers and leaves from Flowers of Friendship. I stamped two large and two small flowers in Flirty Flamingo and one each in Calypso Coral. Then I punched them with the Flowers & Leaves Punch.

I also stamped some large and small leaves in Granny Apple Green and cut them with the punch.

I used Stampin Blends in Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral to color the flowers and Granny Apple Green for the leaves.

I popped the small flowers onto “their” larger counterparts with Stampin’ Dimensionals – then used Liquid Glue to adhere them to the card front.

I tucked the leaves in here and there using more Liquid Glue.

I colored some clear droplet-shaped pieces from the new Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials (coming tomorrow!!) with my Dark Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blend and adhered them to the card front.

Then, I cheated the CTD challenge just a smidge and added some Pale Papaya gems from the new 2021-2023 In Color Jewels (also available starting tomorrow!) to the centers of the flowers and the card front was done!

On the inside, I stamped a second Flowers of Friendship sentiment in Granny Apple Green on a Basic White panel. Then I added the strip-of-flowers image – also from Flowers of Friendship – in Calypso Coral across the top and bottom of the panel. I colored the flowers with my Light Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blend.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Flirty Flamingo mat and into my Basic Gray card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Flowers of Friendship floral across the bottom of the front…

…and a little of the new 2021-2022 design 2021-2023 In Color 6″ x 6″ DSP in Flirty Flamingo on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! I love this Flowers of Friendship bundle! The floral images are so sweet and pretty and the fonts used in the sentiments are some of my faves!! And who wouldn’t love “Tiny Card, Big Thanks”!? Add in the cool Flowers & Leaves Punch and…well.

I hope you like! And have already added this to your gotta-get-it-gotta-get-it-right-now list for tomorrow! 😉

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

TTFN