Hey y’all – happy Sunday! I hope you’re having a great weekend!
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!
Hey y’all – it’s Thursday, so it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop!! Today’s a theme 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!
I decided to use Mr. Moose in the Merry Moose stamp set and the Moose Punch to be my “animal” for today’s birthday card – with a couple of sentiments from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set. Take a look-see:
Hey y’all – it’s Thursday, so it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop!! Today’s a sketch 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!
I need a birthday card for a tiny human. Actually – by rights it needs to be a BELATED birthday but…he’s like..TWO. So I feel confident he’ll give me a pass. Hopefully his parents will, too! I pulled out the So Much Happy bundle from the Annual Catalog and paired it up with some party-on-paper Playing with Patterns 6″ x 6″ DSP. Take a look-see:
Happy Monday, y’all! And – happy end of August. Can you even believe it?!?
Couple of BIG things ending today!
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:
Happy Tuesday! Our weeks just keep flying along, don’t they?
I mean – I put my Christmas tree up yesterday!
😂😂😂 Made you look at the calendar, didn’t I?
But you KNOW that’s right around the corner! Once the kids go “back to school” – however that looks in 2020! – it’s a down-hill slide to the furor of the holidays! 🙂
One holiday that comes year-round (okay – it’s more of an “occasion” than a “holiday”!) is…birthdays! And that’s what I made for today – a birthday card using a sweet little stamp set in the Annual Catalog called…Hooray to You! What? You missed it? Check page 104. Yup – I think a lot of folks might have paged right past it – but…I love it. Especially when you add a little Flowers for Every Season DSP! Take a look-see:
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:
Morning, y’all! How goes your week? Ours is moving along apace – we’re watching the impending arrival of AUGUST! Can you even believe that??
August will bring a couple of things Stampin’ Up!-wise….
First – on 3 Aug – your chance to EARN Bonus Days coupons will come to an end! Then the next day, on the 4th, you can start SPENDING those Bonus Days coupons! Whoo-hoo!
And – on 4 August – the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog will be LIVE for you to order from! Yeah!! I know you’re excited and I’m excited FOR you! How handy that the catalog is ready to roll right when you’ve got Bonus Days coupons to use! 😉 Remember the more you spend between now and 3 Aug – the more you’ll SAVE in August!
With all that lead in – you MIGHT think I’ve got another sneak peek from the new catty for you today. But…nope. I’ve got a super quick and easy #simplestamping project for you! It’s actually kind of a two-parter. First, I made a cool (and QUICK!) set of ten notecards and envelopes using the Flowers for Every Season Cards and More set, plus the Four Season Floral stamp set from the 2020 Beginner Brochure! Take a look-see:
Hey y’all – it’s Thursday, so it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop!! Today’s a sketch 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!
Do you guys like kits? Product medleys? No? Well – I’ve got a product medley for you today – called Boho Indigo – that’s destined to change your mind! Infused with blues and vanillas – it is simply stunning. I used it for my card for you today! 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 clean-and-simple theme challenge from Jaydee. Our theme is CELEBRATION! – which is appropriate since this is The Paper Player’s 500th Challenge!! Whoo-hoo!! I hope you’ll come and play along to help us celebrate! 🙂
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!
I picked birthday celebration for my theme – and pulled from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set for my big bold focal sentiment. I added it atop some relatively subtle plaid from the new Plaid Tidings DSP – coming on 4 Aug in the Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalog!! Take a look-see:
And here’s our 500th Paper Players challenge badge!
I also pulled a little help for the layout of the smaller “card” on the front of my fun-fold from this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge.
This is a SUPER easy fun fold, y’all! It probably looks familiar – cuz I did a similar fold not too long ago, using the Forever Fern Bundle!
For this one, I started with a piece of gorgeous plaid paper from the Plaid Tidings DSP pack that I matted on Misty Moonlight and then adhered to my Bumble Bee card base with Liquid Glue.
I cut a smaller piece of the same plaid and matted it on Misty Moonlight – to make the card front for the small card.
I placed a piece of Whisper White into my Stamparatus and, using the Marker-to-Rubber technique, stamped the Happiest of Birthdays sentiment. I colored the large letters with my Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Write Marker and used the Pretty Peacock Marker for the small letters.
I used a Stitched Rectangle Die that was the right width – but too long – to cut the sentiment. I made it smaller by running the cut thru my die cutting machine a second time. The video shows how to do that – way easier than words would do! You can scroll thru to about the 14 minute mark! 🙂
I used Liquid Glue to adhere a small strip of Bumble Bee plaid from Plaid Tidings to the bottom of the sentiment, then popped the whole thing onto the small card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a single Bumble Bee 2020-2021 In Color Enamel Dot – and the small card front was done.
For the inside, I matted another strip of the Bumble Bee Plaid Tidings DSP on Misty Moonlight and then adhered it to a Whisper White panel.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Misty Moonlight mat and into the small Bumble Bee card base – then I adhered that whole little card to the larger card base – offset to the left – with Liquid Glue – and the fun-fold card was done!
My Whisper White Medium Envelope got another fun sentiment from Happiest of Birthdays on the front – in Pretty Peacock ink…
…and more of the blue-toned Plaid Tidings DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! The Happiest of Birthdays stamp set is perfect for clean-and-simple cards – the big bold sentiments really do all the work! It’s also handy to have a cute sentiment for those SO FEW times you MIGHT be a little-bit-late with a card! 😉
And – Stampin’ Up! heard us when we asked for MORE PLAID!! The new Plaid Tidings DSP is gorgeous!!
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! And – of course, you can get a taste of the Plaid Tidings DSP in one of my Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalog Shares!
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
M
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.
If you’ve been anxiously awaiting word on my Catalog Shares – here ’tis!
If you do NOT know what a “catalog share” is – it’s….sort of like your first run thru a Cruise Ship buffet. There’s a TON to choose from – so you try a little dab of everything! Then you know what to go back to for a second helping. 🙂
In the same vein – a catalog share gives you a chance to try a sample of all the new products in the catalog – and then you can see what you love and go back and purchase full packs of those goodies!
So – you can try a little bit of the beautiful new Designer Series Papers, specialty papers and envelopes, plus fun embellishments with one of my Catalog Shares! I’ll place our Shares order first jump out of the box on 4 Aug 20 and use expedited shipping so I get it back fast! Then I’ll get it all cut up, packaged and out the door quick as I can – as early in the week of the 10th as I can manage!
Once again, I’m offering a Designer Series Paper share and an Embellishment share with all sorts of fun new goodies!
I’ve got a few options for you to pick from: a New Designer Series Paper Share, a New Embellishments Share, and an I Want It All Share (this one gets a free extra bonus!!). And there are even DOUBLE shares, too!
Shares are open to anyone – including demonstrators, so…check it out and get signed up before 2 Aug using the form you’ll find on my Stamps-N-Lingers 2020 Aug – Dec Mini Catalog Shares page!
Bonus Days are here again! For every $50 (before shipping and tax) you spend between today and 3 August, you earn a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed between 4 August and 30 August. Whoo-hoo!! There are so many amazing, new products on your wish list – buy lots of them in July so you can complete your list in August with your pile of freebie coupons. Winner Winner Fried-Chicken-with-no-Calories Dinner!
For every order you place, you’ll receive an email with your Bonus Days coupon codes. Don’t lose these codes!!
Write them down, print them out or save them in a handy spreadsheet. That way, you’ve got everything you need to redeem the credits in August. Have I said…WHOO-HOOO
Down to one shelf! But – there’s plenty left – so…help me wipe the shelf clean, okay?
I’ve got the remaining list over on the original post – right here – and I’m pretty sure it’s current and up-to-date (not a 99% sure – maybe….96.7%?!?).
Check it out – get all the deets – and then let me know what you’d like!
Bumble Bee Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (card base); 3 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ (small card base – scored and folded at 4 1/4″)
Misty Moonlight Card Stock: 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mat for card base); 3 1/8″ x 4 1/8″ (mats for small card front and for inner liner); 1/2″ x 3 1/8″(mat for inner liner strip)
Whisper White Card Stock: 2 5/8″ x 3 1/4″ Stitched Rectangle Die (Sentiment); 3″ x 4″ (inner liner)
Plaid Tidings DSP: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (on large card base); 3″ x 4″ (small card front); 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ (front strip); 3/8″ x 3 1/8″ (inner liner strip); 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
Stickers?
No…I mean…I do remember some weeds that I MIGHT have run thru in my search for the perfect spot for…err….you know…
Why do you ask?
DOIHAVESTICKERSONMEDOIDOIDOI!??! 😳😳😳😳
Maybe a few, bud…maybe just a few…
The untold side of having a velcro-Aussie! 🙂
TTFN
M
Good morning and welcome to the weekend!
We’ve got a few errands – all masked up, thank you very much. And then this afternoon, if we can beat the rain, it’s time to get a load of hay for the ladies! Getting hay in when it’s a million degrees with the same humidity? Oh yes – horse ownership is a glamorous life, indeed! 😉 But – the sense of well being that comes from a barn full to the rafters with round bales of good horse hay…can’t be beat for a horse owner. So – we’ll get it done.
Thank GOODNESS for heavy equipment. That’s all I have to say about that! 🙂
Now this evening, after all that is done – and hopefully after a shower – 😳😳😳 – I’m planning to go live at 7pm eastern over on my Stamps-N-Lingers FB page. I’ve got a fun project for you using the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set….take a sneaky peek!
Okay – it’s a fun fold. You wore me down! 😉
Hopefully you’ll be able to join me to see it play out in the gorgeous Plaid Tidings DSP!
Tonight. 7pm Eastern. Right here!
TTFN
M
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.
There’s still time to get in on my Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalog Shares!
If you do NOT know what a “catalog share” is – it’s….sort of like your first run thru a Cruise Ship buffet. There’s a TON to choose from – so you try a little dab of everything! Then you know what to go back to for a second helping. 🙂
In the same vein – a catalog share gives you a chance to try a sample of all the new products in the catalog – and then you can see what you love and go back and purchase full packs of those goodies!
So – you can try a little bit of the beautiful new Designer Series Papers, specialty papers and envelopes, plus fun embellishments with one of my Catalog Shares! I’ll place our Shares order first jump out of the box on 4 Aug 20 and use expedited shipping so I get it back fast! Then I’ll get it all cut up, packaged and out the door quick as I can – as early in the week of the 10th as I can manage!
Once again, I’m offering a Designer Series Paper share and an Embellishment share with all sorts of fun new goodies!
I’ve got a few options for you to pick from: a New Designer Series Paper Share, a New Embellishments Share, and an I Want It All Share (this one gets a free extra bonus!!). And there are even DOUBLE shares, too!
Shares are open to anyone – including demonstrators, so…check it out and get signed up before 2 Aug using the form you’ll find on my Stamps-N-Lingers 2020 Aug – Dec Mini Catalog Shares page!
Bonus Days are here again! For every $50 (before shipping and tax) you spend between today and 3 August, you earn a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed between 4 August and 30 August. Whoo-hoo!! There are so many amazing, new products on your wish list – buy lots of them in July so you can complete your list in August with your pile of freebie coupons. Winner Winner Fried-Chicken-with-no-Calories Dinner!
For every order you place, you’ll receive an email with your Bonus Days coupon codes. Don’t lose these codes!!
Write them down, print them out or save them in a handy spreadsheet. That way, you’ve got everything you need to redeem the credits in August. Have I said…WHOO-HOOO
Down to half a shelf! But – there’s plenty left – so…help me wipe the shelf clean, okay?
I’ve got the remaining list over on the original post – right here – and I’m pretty sure it’s current and up-to-date (not a 99% sure – maybe….96.7%?!?).
Check it out – get all the deets – and then let me know what you’d like!
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
On Friday – we took a big excursion to the bank to cash a check.
It’s about 5 miles round trip. And that includes the 1/3 mile of driveway!!
But – when asked, Finn enthusiastically agreed that a quick trip to the bank was just the thing for a too-hot-for-furry-dogs Friday.
So…we all piled into the van and headed out.
Why did he want to go?
Well – any ride – any time – anywhere is sort of his motto.
Also? The teller ALWAYS passes a milk bone for him.
Any bone – any time – anywhere.
See a pattern?
We left the window down some for him on the way home.
He likes that a lot!
If you look close in this next one – you can see his lips blowing in the breeze.
That’s how you know it’s been a good ride.
Your lips get blown!
TTFN
M
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