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!
The colors today led me smack to the Playing With Patterns DSP so…being a good follower, I used it as the basis for my card. And – I decided to also break out my So Much Happy Bundle with the super cool Happy Dies. Take a look-see:
Good morning! Hope the week is going well!
Bit of business news….for all my Catalog Share customers – if you’re expecting a few more embellishments to complete your shares…they’re on the way! I dropped them at the Post Office on my way to the dentist yesterday. So…yeah!! And – if you’re wondering if I’m doing Shares for the 2020 Aug – Dec Mini – the answer is yes! Look for those tomorrow, okay? 🙂
My card today is a bright little number – anchored by the sweet Daisy Lane stamp set and both Daisy punches. I added a plaid background with the Buffalo Plaid stamp and the Best Plaid Builder Dies. Take a look-see!
Hey y’all – it’s Sunday, which means I’ve got another fun challenge for you from the Paper Players – it’s a theme challenge from Ann – and it’ll for sure jump-start your creative mojo! I hope you’ll come and play along. 🙂
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! And – fair warning – the video is 1 hour and 20 minutes – but…the card making is pretty fast. The bulk of the video is a sneak peek at my pre-order from the 2020 Aug – Dec Mini Catalog – which will be available for customers to order on 4 August!
Good morning, y’all – welcome to another edition of Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Team blog hop! Each month we make projects centered around a theme – and this month our theme is For the Boys/Men! We can interpret that any way we want – so…be sure to check and see everyone’s projects – we’ve got a bunch of talented ladies hopping with us this month!
Because I really just couldn’t help myself, I pulled out a new bundle – well the Suite, really – all available on 3 Jun! My card today showcases the wunnermus new World of Good Suite – anchored by the Beautiful World stamp set and bundled World Map dies. And this suite is where you’ll find the amazing World of Good Specialty DSP and my new favorite thing…Antiqued Corners & Slides. Take a look-see:
The layout for this one is from this week’s CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.
I started with some of the beautiful Mossy Meadow paper from the World of Good Specialty DSP that I matted on Early Espresso for the card front. A smaller piece, also matted on Early Espresso, created the middle panel.
Next, I used a square Stitched Shapes Die to cut down one of the great smaller cards in the new Beautiful World Memories & More Card Pack and adhered it to the card front with Liquid Glue.
Using the circle die in the World Map Dies, I cut a circle from the same scripty design in the World of Good Specialty DSP. I used the detailed die (this is the one with North America – but there’s ALSO a die featuring the other half of the world!!) to cut a Gold Foil world.
I adhered that to the DSP circle with Liquid Glue and popped it onto the card front with Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I threaded some of the new 1/4″ Faux Suede Trim – also part of this Suite and available on 3 Jun – thru an Antiqued Slide and then adhered it to the card front with a Glue Dot and a little Liquid Glue.
To finish off, I added an Antiqued Corner at each corner of the scripty panel with a Glue Dot (don’t you think they make it look like a really cool and elegant desk pad?!? Ha – you do now even if you didn’t before!! ) and the card front was done!
On the inside, I used more of the scripty World of Good Specialty DSP and, with my Stamparatus, added a sentiment from the Beautiful World stamp set in Early Espresso.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to an Early Espresso mat and into my Mossy Meadow card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!
My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got an Early Espresso world map image from the Beautiful World stamp set on the front…
…and more of the Mossy Meadow World of Good Specialty DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Okay – who’s with me here?! World of Good is a SUPER wonderful suite – filled with vintage and masculine-oriented images and the World of Good Specialty paper is just….swoon-worthy! The Beautiful World stamp set – with the bundled World Map Dies will let you create cards for thank you’s, writers, travelers and just because!
I 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! You’ll be able to pick up all the new Suite goodies on 3 Jun (unless you Join Now – and then…you could pick them today. Just sayin’…).
Now that you’ve seen my card, I hope you’ll take a little time to jump thru all the other projects we have to share. Click any name below, or you can use the Previous Blog button to jump back to Amy’s page or the Next Blog button to see what Karen’s been up to!
Mary Deatherage – YOU ARE HERE!
Have fun on the hop! 🙂
TTFN
M
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The new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog is GORGEOUS!! And – if you join right now – YOU could choose to select from the same Pre-Order goodies that I did to fill your Starter Kit!! That’s right – you’ll spend $99 and pick $125 worth of goodies!! Plus – you’ll get an eight-pack of the NEW Catalogs and brochures (that’s kind of a big deal!!).
As always, Starter Kits ship for FREE!! Just as soon as you get your Demonstrator ID – you’ll be able to save at least 20% on EVERYTHING you purchase! No obligation – no commitment – no requirement to sell a thing! Ever! I welcome folks with all kinds of goals and Hobby Demonstrators are a big part of the Critters-N-Creatin’ Krew!
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Mossy Meadow Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
Early Espresso Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 4 1/4″ x 4″ (mat for front middle DSP panel)
World of Good Memories & More Card Pack: 2 5/8″ square Stitched Shapes die cut (sentiment)
World of Good Specialty DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); 4 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ (front middle DSP panel); 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!
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Finn Fan Fix
No FFF’s on Blog Hop Days! 🙂
TTFN
M
Happy Friday, y’all! When you get this post, I’ll be on the way to a day of stamping and fun with Brian King and a 100+ other demonstrators. I think it’s going to be a great day! I’m presenting a little do-ha on making collage cards. So…fingers crossed! And be watching my Stamps-N-Lingers FB page – I’ll post some pics as the day progresses!
Now, my card today is about as far from a collage card as it’s possible for me to get! This is a Clean And Simple card to celebrate a strong woman – using the aptly named…Here’s To Strong Women stamp set. And a little Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP. Take a look-see:
Happy Friday! I hope your week has gone well – we’ve been getting back into the swing of things. And trying to figure out what time zone we’re in! LOL!
Speaking of time-zones – if you live in Alabama – this is your Tax-Free Weekend! Read down below to see what SU! products qualify for this big savings – then get shopping (and earn you some Bonus Days coupons while you’re at it!).
I’ve got a cute little number for you today, using a stamp set that you may have missed in your early looks thru the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. This one is called Check You Out – and…it’s totes adorbs! Check it out!
How cute is that little owl?!?
I took inspiration for the layout from this week’s Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge.
And the colors are from The Paper Players color challenge.
I started with a Basic Gray card base and stamped it all over with books from the Check You Out set. I put all three book images onto an acrylic block, inked them with Blueberry Bushel and stamped them multiple times across the card front.
I used a piece of Granny Apple Green and a same-size piece of scripty paper in Blueberry Bushel from the 2018-2020 In Color 6″ x 6″ DSP to create the card front, adhering them at jaunty angles with Liquid Glue.
I cut a Rectangle Stitched Die from Whisper White and stamped a Check You Out sentiment at the bottom in Blueberry Bushel.
I cut a length of Granny Apple Green 1/2″ Textured Weave Ribbon, doubled it over and used SNAIL to adhere it to the Whisper White panel. Then I added a Mini Library Clip at the top and popped it all onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Using my Stamparatus, I stamped the check-out card in Balmy Blue on a piece of Whisper White. I added the little owl in Basic Gray and a sentiment in Blueberry Bushel. Then I fussy cut the image (cutting off the extra “owl’ – what I really wanted was his feet! 😉 ).
I stamped the owl again in Basic Gray, added some Granny Apple Green spectacles and fussy cut him.
I popped the check-out card onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals – then used Mini Dimensionals and Liquid Glue to add the fussy cut owl. Finally, I tied a little bow from Blueberry Bushel 1/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon and adhered it to the Library Clip with a Glue Dot – and the card front was done!
On the inside, I added another Check You Out sentiment in Blueberry Bushel on a Whisper White panel. I added a Balmy Blue mortar board (don’t need a graduation card? Leave that off!).
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Granny Apple Green and into the Basic Gray card base and the card was done!
My Whisper White Medium Envelope got another Basic Gray owl, Granny Apple Green spectacles and a Balmy Blue mortar board on the front…
…and more of the Blueberry Bushel 2018-2020 In Color DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Seriously? How sweet is that little hoo-ter!? I just love the glasses, don’t you? Although it’s kind of a “fly-over set”, Check You Out is a versatile set, with sentiments for thank you, congratulations, graduation and “just checking up” cards. I hope you like!
TTFN
M
Check out the huge Magnet Sale at Stamp-N-Storage! Whoo-hoo!
Now’s the time to stock up on Stamp-n-Storage Magnet Cards! You’ll receive 20% OFF standard sizes (5×7, 6×7, 8×7, and 8.5×11), and our annual Odds & Ends Magnet Cards*. All discounts are applied during the checkout process.
PLUS for the first time ever…the Stamp-n-Die Bundle is available at 20% OFF! Organize your stamps and dies together so you never have to look for missing pieces again.
*Odds & Ends Magnet Cards are available in a variety of options and have limited quantities available. Sale ends 11:59pm CST, Monday, July 22, 2019.
Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please don’t use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 from any active catalog! And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.
Me, neither!
If you love holidays—and don’t love taxes—we have some great news for you! Twelve U.S. states will have sales tax holidays for school supplies over the next several weeks. The dates for each state’s sales tax holiday will vary; the definition of “school supplies” will also vary from state to state. Fortunately, a selection of Stampin’ Up! products qualify as school supplies and will be tax-free during each state’s sales tax holiday period. (Sales tax holidays may not apply to additional county, city, and special jurisdiction taxes.)
If you live in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia or Wisconsin (whoo-hoo!) —click the picture below to see which products will be tax-free for each state ! HINT: ALABAMA is THIS weekend!
Important Note: Orders must be placed with Stampin’ Up! during the sales tax holiday period to receive these select items tax free; each period begins—and ends—at midnight (Mountain Time).
What – exactly! – IS Bonus Days, you ask?
Well – during the month of July 2019, for every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax) you’ll earn a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that you’ll redeem in August!! And – there’s no limit to the number of Coupons you can earn. Whaaa?!? 🙂
Once we get into August, I’ll share the How’s and Deets on redeeming all those wonderful coupons!!
Until then – get all the details on my Stampin’ Up! Promotions page and…happy shopping!
Maybe for the discount (20-25% on EVERYTHING!)?
Maybe for a little extra cash coming in?
Well – regardless of the WHY – the Perfect WHEN is NOW!!
From 1 July thru 31 August, new demonstrators will receive an additional $30 to put toward bonus products in their Starter Kit. THEN, you’ll receive a $10 coupon code to use the following month. Woo-hoo!!
Check it all out on my Stampin’ Up! Promotions page and then…let’s get you started! Hobbyist or Business Demo – come on down!!!
Basic Gray Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
Granny Apple Green Card Stock: 3 3/4″ x 5″ (mat for card front); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mat for inner liner)
Whisper White Card Stock: 2 5/8″ x 4″ Rectangle Stitched Die (sentiment); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner); Fussy cut Check You Out images
2018-2020 6″ x 6″ DSP in Blueberry Bushel: 3 3/4″ x 5″ (card front); 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 continues to improve – we’re tapering the steroid cough medicine and are half-way thru the antibiotic.
He felt good enough last night to bring Mr. Reindeer to me… 🙂
He did mention that he thinks he’ll probably need to go back to see his friends at the vet. You know – just to be safe.
And get…pets and belly rubs!
TTFN
M
Good morning! We’re on the cusp of the weekend! Hope you’ve got something fun planned. Our friend is coming over tomorrow morning to get a refresher on feeding the ladies while we’re gone.
The list is pretty long for something so simple!
I might have some control issues…
I’ve been having a lot of fun with the new See A Silhouette DSP and today is no exception. For this one, I pulled some swirly – blue – sky-like paper and added some hot air balloons from the Above The Clouds bundle. Take a look-see:
The layout for this one came from this week’s Paper Players sketch challenge.
And “Balloons” was the theme challenge over at the Global Design Project.
I started with the swirly blue paper from the See A Silhouette DSP and matted it on Mango Melody for the card front.
The vertical panel is a piece of Whisper White card stock. Using the clouds image from Above The Clouds, I stamped the image three times in Balmy Blue. I added Night of Navy bird silhouettes by the clouds.
On two more pieces of the See a Silhouette DSP, I stamped balloon images in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Since I didn’t want colored borders (which I’d have gotten if I’d use the Hot Air Balloon Punch) – I fussy cut them – and then tidied up the lines with my Journaling Pen.
I adhered the balloons with Liquid Glue to the Whisper White panel.
I stamped the balloon basket in Balmy Blue (the “fill”) and Night of Navy (the wicker) on Whisper White and punched it with the Hot Air Balloon Punch – then adhered it under the bottom balloon with Liquid Glue.
The sentiment, from Above The Clouds, is stamped on a strip of Whisper White. I bannerized it with my Paper Snips, edged it with my Balmy Blue Stampin’ Write Marker and adhered it with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I added some more Night of Navy birds on the balloons themselves to give the card some depth. Then I stamped more clouds in Balmy Blue on Whisper White and fussy cut them – and popped them over the balloons with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. A few Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets finished off the card front.
On the inside, I stamped another balloon in Tuxedo Black on a Whisper White panel. Inside it, I stamped a second Above The Clouds sentiment in Night of Navy. Then I punched out a balloon from a Sticky Note using the Hot Air Balloon Punch and laid it over the balloon on the panel as a mask. I stamped some more Balmy Blue clouds and Night of Navy birds. When I picked up the sticky note mask, the balloon appeared to be floating in front of the clouds!
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Mango Melody mat and into my Night of Navy card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.
My Whisper White Medium Envelope got another balloon, sentiment, clouds and birds on the front…
…and some more See A Silhouette DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! I am really loving this See A Silhouette DSP, aren’t you? And the Above The Clouds bundle – with its wonderful sentiments and coordinating Hot Air Balloon Punch, is really a good one! I hope you like!
TTFN
M
P.S. I’ve got ONE spot left in my Online Host Club – hurry and snap it up and let’s get ready for a fun six months (which just so happens to include…BONUS DAYS!!). Check out the why’s and wherefores right here!
Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please don’t use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 from any active catalog! And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.
Stampin’ Up! has updated the Clearance Rack – putting stamp sets on it for you! This is not something they’ve done in the past—and we don’t know if they’ll do it again—but they’re there now – so…check them out!
Head over to the Clearance Rack soon and….Happy shopping!
Be sure to check out my Retired Products list – there are lot of goodies from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog, the 2019 Occasions Catalog – and even from previous catalogs! It’s a great opportunity to get some of your past favorites and save a little money!
Night of Navy Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and folded at 4 1/4″)
Mango Melody Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2 1/8″ x 5 1/4″ (mat for art panel)
Whisper White Card Stock: 2″ x 5 1/8″ (art panel); 3/8″ x 2 3/4″ (sentiment); Above The Clouds fussy cut clouds
See A Silhouette DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); Above The Clouds hot air balloons; 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
Sometimes it’s just too hot.
You gotta get close to the fan.
Really. Close.
From the front – to cool the intake…
And from the rear to cool…well.
TTFN
M
Well it’s here.
Monday.
Again.
But – just this week and half of next and….it’s off the races.
Erh – the Coliseum!
So – a funny thing happened on the way to the Colise….
Ooops – sorry!
Let’s do a card – and leave the stand-up to….ANYone else! 😉
I pulled out the Friend Like You Bundle – and a little Perennial Essence Vellum and new Designer Series Paper to create a birthday card. But…it could easily be for any celebration! Take a look-see:
Well. Say it with me, now! Happy Happy (I’m pointing the mic out at YOU!!!)…HHAWWWMP DAY!!!
I’ve got a simple little card (well – actually it’s a bit BIGger than usual!) for you today – using the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack and the Sailing Home bundle. Take a look-see:
For the color scheme, I played along with the cool Just Us Girls challenge this week.
Heck – I even used Blues as my color! 🙂
I started with one of the cool laser-die-cut panels in the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack and used Liquid Glue around the edge to adhere it to a Whisper White cardstock panel for the card front.
I wrapped a length of new 3/8″ Denim Ribbon around the panel, securing it in the back with Glue Dots.
I used another – smaller – panel from the card pack and cut it down a little more. Then I adhered a same-size piece of Night of Navy to the card front with Liquid Glue. I popped the Memories & More card over top with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The sentiment, from the Sailing Home stamp set, is stamped in Night of Navy on Whisper White – then I cut it with the little banner die in the Smooth Sailing Die set. I used Liquid Glue to adhere it to the sail boat panel.
I used a couple more dies to cut a Night of Navy wheel and a Balmy Blue rope. I adhered them next to the card with Liquid Glue. Then I popped a Sail Away Trinket (the anchor) on with a Glue Dot.
I tied a bow from the Denim Ribbon and adhered it with a Glue Dot. And that finished off the card front.
On the inside, I stamped a second Sailing Home sentiment in Night of Navy on a Whisper White panel. I placed both sailboat stamps on an acrylic block, inked them in Balmy Blue and stamped them once on scrap paper. Without re-inking, I stamped them over top of the sentiment.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Whisper White mat and into my Night of Navy card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!
My Whisper White Large Memories & More Envelope got full-strength Balmy Blue sailboats on the front…
…and I added some Come Sail Away DSP to the envelope flap.
Et Voila! This Come Sail Away suite remains one of my favorite new products from the new catalog – how about you?? I just love the coordinating Sailing Home stamp set and bundled Smooth Sailing Dies and the perfect Come Sail Away DSP. And the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack? Fug-et-aboutit! I hope you like!
TTFN
Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please don’t use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 from any active catalog! And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.
Be sure to check out my Retired Products list – there are lot of goodies from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog, the 2019 Occasions Catalog – and even from previous catalogs! It’s a great opportunity to get some of your past favorites and save a little money!
The new 3D Embossing Folder Plate (item 149658) is now available to order! It’s designed to work with our new-style 3D embossing folders (which are thinner than our old-style Dynamic folders).
You can click on the picture above and open the flyer – then print it and keep it by your embossing machine and new 3D Embossing Folder Plate. It’s got your new “sandwich” information right on it!
Get ALL the details here – and then head over to my Online Store to get yours ordered!!
Product List
Night of Navy Card Stock: 6 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and folded at 4 1/4); 2 5/8″ x 3 1/2″ (mat under sailboat panel on front); Smooth Sailing die cut wheel
Whisper White Card Stock: 4 1/8″ x 6 1/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 4″ x 6″ (inner liner); Smooth Sailing die cut sentiment
Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack: Card Front; 2 5/8″ x 3 1/2″ (sailboat panel on front)
Come Sail Away DSP: 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
By Finn.
First – we clean the barn and spread the manure. I help my Mom get around the place, making sure she doesn’t get losed. Or accosted by a squirrel. Or one of those danged BUGS!
Then, we stop to make sure the ponies have clean, fresh water, cuz it’s really hot right now and they like a good drink.
So do I!
Finally, once all our morning chores are done, we come back in the house.
The air conditioning feels really good – and it always makes me kind of sleepy.
So – I sleep!
TTFN
M
Hey, y’all! Happy Monday and Happy Memorial Day! Sending out thanks to those who went ahead of us in the Service of our Country – securing our freedom and this wonderful life we have here!
My card today uses one of the uber-sweet Host-exclusive stamp sets in the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog – the New Wonders set. I paired it up with some Bird Ballad DSP for a pretty little congratulations card! I mean – it’s graduation season! Take a look-see:
Card Stampin' With Clara
Inky Bee Stampers
KarensCardCorner
Stamp with Amy K
Stampin With Shirley G
Tarabeth Stamps
TL's Bright Spot
Wild Wing Creations