Thank You Cards

Stampin’ Up! Painted Harvest Count My Blessings

Posted on September 5, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all! Hope you enjoyed the long weekend! We had a great day – smoked some ribs that turned out so good they should be illegal! Spent the afternoon with Scout and her family and a few additional folks. I sort of blew the diet – but…man, oh man, it was worth it!

I have a pretty, clean and simple card to share with you today, made with the Painted Harvest stamp set and the (also new) Count My Blessings stamp set. Take a look-see:

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I let two challenges give me inspiration for this one. The first, CAS(E) This Sketch, helped with the layout.

And then the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge helped with several elements…I went across the diagonal from top left to bottom right!

I started with a plain piece of Whisper White card stock and, using the pretty flower image in the Count My Blessings stamp set, inked it in Versamark and stamped it four times. I made the sprays come from a central spot and made them so they’d extend beyond the Painted Harvest flower I was planning for the middle of the card.

Painted Harvets Count My Blessings - Stamps-N-Lingers 1

I sprinkled the four flower-sprays with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heated them up. When it was cool, I used my Powder Pink Stampin’ Write Marker to lightly color each of the flowers.

For the flower, I stamped the larger image in Painted Harvest several times in Powder Pink on Whisper White. With each stamp, I rotated the image slightly. Then I stamped the second, smaller, image in Sweet Sugarplum – twice – rotating the stamp.

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I stamped the middle of the flower twice in Daffodil Delight and then added the small three-dot image in Daffodil Delight multiple times.

Then I fussy cut the flower. 🙂

I dry fit the flower over the gold-embossed sprays, and then stamped the sentiment from Painted Harvest in Versamark and heat embossed it in Gold.

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I put a few Glue Dots on the back of my fussy cut flower and used them to wind multiple loops of Gold Metallic Thread round, then I popped the flower onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish off the card front, I added a few Gold Metallic Enamel Shapes.

On the inside, I added another Powder Pink and Sweet Sugarplum flower from Painted Harvest. And I finished the middle with more Daffodil Delight.

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I Fast Fuse’d the panel on a Powder Pink mat and into my Thick Whisper White card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got another of the Painted Harvest flowers on the front…

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…and some more Count My Blessings flower sprays – stamped in Pear Pizzazz and colored with my Powder Pink Stampin’ Write Marker – on the envelope flap.

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Et Voila! Painted Harvest brings yet another gorgeous flower to life, this time accented by the pretty and delicate flower sprays in the Count My Blessings stamp set. Hope you like! 🙂

TTFN

Mary

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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 the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog! And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.Stamps-N-Lingers

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Host a workshop or place an individual order totaling $300 or more (before shipping and tax) by the end of October, and you’ll earn this cool new stamp set for free! Click the picture to open up a printable flyer!

Here’s the fine print:

Promotion period: September 1–October 31
The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is exclusive to the host promotion and will not be available after October 31
In order to qualify, the event merchandise total must reach $300 (before shipping and handling)
There is no limit to the number of times the Merry Patterns Stamp Set may be earned, but only one set can be redeemed per qualifying order
Demonstrator, Customer, Workshop, and online orders qualify
Orders must be closed by 11:50 PM (MT) on October 31
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PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144783]

$21.00

Count My Blessings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144790]

$20.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Powder Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[144244]

$8.00

Powder Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144084]

$6.50

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

$6.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126944]

$6.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131180]

$6.50

2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

[144033]

$15.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

$5.00

Gold Metallic Thread

[138401]

$3.00

Metallic Enamel Shapes

[141678]

$7.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$10.00

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Whisper White Thick Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card front, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Powder Pink Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner)

Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); fussy cut Painted Harvest flower

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Finn-Fan Fix

We had a good time yesterday at Scout’s house!

Matt’s girlfriend, Kaitlin, brought her female Aussie, named Hannah.

That’s right – 3 Aussies – and Finn was the youngest.

And – biggest!

He had a total blast.

There were sticks involved…

Hannah played referee.

This particular standoff lasted quite some time, with both of them just staring at each other. Their expressions were so serious and intense. Getting the stick is important Aussie business. Please note that Hannah is ensuring that no stick-tug rules are being broken.

At the end of the day, he was tired but really happy. And quite ready to go home! 🙂

TTFN

Stampin’ Up! Delightfully Musical Daisies for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on August 24, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Thursday, y’all – and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! We’ve got a full roster for today’s color challenge, so be sure to check ’em all out when you get done here!

This one was kind of tough.

I decided to also play along with the clean-and-simple sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch.

To make my clean-and-simple card, using a tough color scheme, I used some Merry Music Specialty DSP from the new 2017 Holiday Catalog along with the Daisy Delight stamp set and matching Daisy Punch. Take a look-see:

I started with a simple Whisper White panel and used my Simply Scored Board to make horizontal and vertical score lines. I flipped the panel over a couple of times while making my score lines – so some are raised and some are indented. Then I matted it on a piece of Basic Black card stock.

I made the flower by punching three daisies with the Daisy Punch from the Merry Music Specialty DSP. Each petal was sponged lightly with Flirty Flamingo ink. Then I used the new Leaf Punch – in the 2017 Holiday Catalog – to punch three sets of leaves, also from Merry Music paper. Those I sponged with Emerald Envy.

I lightly curled the petals of the flowers and then stacked and adhered them with Liquid Glue. I laid everything in place on the card front and stamped my sentiment from the Daisy Delight stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. You might recall – long ago, I cut the Thank You sentiment stamp in my Daisy Delight stamp set in half – that let me easily stamp it as a stacked sentiment instead on a single line. I brushed the words with my Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush!

I adhered the leaves to the card front with Liquid Glue, then used a few Glue Dots to adhere a length of Black Mini Sequin Trim. Over the top of all that, I used another Glue Dot to adhere the Daisy to the card front.

I added a Clear Faceted Gem to the center of the flower, and a few Black Rhinestone Jewels (Holiday Catalog) to the card front and that was it.

For the inside of my card, I took a Whisper White panel and cut a flower in the bottom corner with the Daisy Punch. Using my Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Marker, I edged the petals. Behind the opening, I used some Liquid Glue to adhere a square of Merry Music Specialty DSP.

I Fast Fuse’d the panel to a Basic Black mat and into my Thick Whisper White card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got a Daisy Delight flower on the front. I stamped the image three times – in stamped-off-once Flirty Flamingo – rotating the stamp slightly for each stamp. Then I made a little mask with more punched daisies…

…and laid that over the flower. Then I used a piece of card stock – with the Leaf Punch punched out as a stencil – and sponged some leaves in Emerald Envy…

…then I added some more Merry Music Specialty DSP to the envelope flap.

Et Voila! I think this card shows that even things that are “Christmas” (Merry Music DSP) or “Halloween/Fall” (Black Rhinestones) can be combined in so many ways to create whatever you can imagine! Of course, the Daisy Delight stamp set and Daisy Punch are favorites of most of us and I love how the elements all came together! Hope you like!

Now that you’ve seen my project, please take a little time to visit all the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hoppers today!

If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go right to Jari Francis’ page. And you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage – YOU ARE HERE!

Jari Francis

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

Have fun on the Hop!

TTFN

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

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 in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog. And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.

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Here’s the Deets!

Only new month-to-month subscribers qualify for the 50% discount.
To participate in this promotion, subscribers must join between Thursday, August 11 and Monday, September 10, 2017 at 11:50 PM (MT).
The 50% discount only applies to your first kit. After that, the price for each month’s kit will return to the regular price of $19.95.
New subscribers must visit paperpumpkin.com to join.
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You Earned ‘Em – Now It’s Time to Spend ‘Em!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) on 31 Aug to redeem your coupons. Check the digits:

There’s no limit on the number of coupons you can use on an order during redemption. Bonus Days coupon codes can be redeemed for any product, excluding Starter Kits, Demonstrator Supply Items, and Paper Pumpkin subscriptions. New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes can be discounted with Bonus Days coupons.

Here’s how to redeem your coupons (click the pic to make it human-sized!):

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT: The Merry Music Specialty DSP, Leaf Punch and Black Rhinestone Jewels will be available on 1 Sept 17!

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Bundle

[145361]

$31.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[121044]

$8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

$6.50

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

$6.50

2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

[144033]

$15.00

Black Mini Sequin Trim

[144259]

$6.00

Clear Faceted Gems

[144142]

$5.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$3.50

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Thick Whisper White Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, score and fold at 5 1/2″)

Basic Black Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner)

Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

Merry Music Specialty DSP: Daisy Punch Flower (x3); small square behind inside flower (cut to fit); Envelope Flap

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Categories: Thank You Cards | Tags: 2017 Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek, Daisy Delight stamp set, Daisy Punch, Leaf Punch, Merry Music Specialty DSP | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Pink Sunflowers Autumn Harvest for the Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Team Blog Hop!

Posted on August 8, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Good mornin’, y’all – welcome to another edition of Amy’s Inkin’ Knew team blog hop! Each month we make projects centered around a theme – and this month is Fall Frenzy!! We can interpret that any way we want – so…be sure to see how everyone else see’s “Fall”, okay?

I feel a little bad making another card with the new Painted Harvest stamp set (avail 1 Sep) – I mean, I’ll get over it, but….still. You can’t have it yet – so in a way it’s really kinda mean.

My bad.

Bwaaaahhhaaaahhaaaahaaa!

Of course I do know a way you could get it right now…but that’s for another time. Unless you want to know now. In which case – give me a shout!

So I drew some inspiration from two talented ladies for this one. The first is my friend Linda – over at Cards By Winnie (she’s one of our hoppers today!) – who made a fun card with this set and she made pink sunflowers! The second was made by the talented Su Mohr and her card (see it right here) inspired the layout. Take a look-see at what popped out of my brain after these two inspirations.

Now before we go any further – I would never doubt my Master Gardener friend who told us that pink sunflowers do exist, but I knew all you doubting-Tomasina’s might…so I went to the Google and found… Continue reading →

Categories: Friendship, Thank You Cards | Tags: Painted Harvest stamp set, Sneak peek, Thank You Card | 26 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Lovely Painted Autumn Harvest Sneak Peek

Posted on August 5, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Okay – so we made it! It’s the weekend! Whoo-hoo! And also – whew! 😉

So the problem with a ginormous pre-order (or even a more modest ginornous-adjacent pre-order such as I did) is that it’s darned near impossible to narrow that first card down to one stamp set or bundle. Obviously I picked the ones I loved the MOST from the new catalog – and that was hard, cuz nearly every page had one or two or five somethings on it that I loved! So…how to pick the most loved of the loved?

I finally decided to use the Painted Autumn Suite – it was the one that caught my eye first, after all. So – I pulled out the Autumn Harvest stamp set, the new Leaf Punch and the Painted Autumn DSP. And I also ended up using a nice little sentiment from the Lovely Words Thinlits and Dragonfly Dreams! Take a look-see:

My layout for this one was inspired by the sketch challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch.

And I also took some hints from a new (to me!) challenge – the Tic Tac Toe Challenge. I love Tic Tac Toe challenges!!

I went down the right column on that one.

I started with a piece of Very Vanilla card stock. Then I cut about a 3″ x 4″ piece of Window Sheet and punched it with the new (coming on 1 Sept!) Leaf Punch in the Painted Autumn Suite to make a stencil. Across my Very Vanilla panel, using wedges of Stampin’ Sponges, I added leaf stencils in Lemon Lime Twist. Then I went back over them with Garden Green. And I cut a piece of Vellum card stock the same size as the Vanilla panel.

For my half circle at the bottom, I traced the shape of my Tear & Tape Adhesive roll on the backside of a piece of Painted Autumn DSP and fussy cut the shape. Around the edges, I added faux stitches in Cajun Craze with my Stampin’ Write Marker.

Using my Fine-Tip Glue pen, I added glue on the back of the Vellum panel – only under the portion where I knew my half-circle was going to be placed – and adhered it over the leaf-strewn card front. Then I Fast Fuse’d the panel to a Cajun Craze mat.

My stamped sentiment is from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set. I stamped the first three words in Cajun Craze just above my half circle. Then I finished the sentiment by cutting three Lovely Words thinlits in Cajun Craze and snipping just the words out. I stacked them up with little dabs of Liquid Glue.
To be honest – I wasn’t sure what a “stacked sentiment” was – so…I stacked stamped words on top of the die cut word and I also stacked three die cuts. I ought to be covered! 😉

I adhered the stacked sentiment to the card front with Liquid Glue.

Next up, I made some leaves. Using Vellum card stock again, I stamped the veins image from Autumn Harvest (also available on 1 Sept – or now…ask me how!) in Garden Green and then I stamped the fill image over top in Lemon Lime Twist. I also did one more on a piece of Very Vanilla. I punched them all out with the new Leaf Punch and creased the leaves with my Bone Folder (now that I’ve found that trick – expect to see it a lot!).

The oh-so-pretty sunflowers are part of one of the beautiful papers in the Painted Autumn DSP – I fussy cut them right out of the paper! And – just to make them pop – I edged each flower with my Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker.

Using Fine-Tip Glue and some regular white Liquid Glue, I adhered the large sunflower and some Vellum leaves. Then I popped the smaller sunflower on with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used the Very Vanilla leaf and stuck it up under the small sunflower with a little Liquid Glue. Then I tied a bow with the new linen-thread-on-steroids Jute Twine (love!) and adhered it with a dab of Liquid Glue.

I added more faux stitches around the edge of the Vellum in Cajun Craze then I added little dots of Fine-Tip Glue to the underside of the Vellum, under the leaves and flowers, to help adhere it to the card front. I also added two eensy-weensy-tiny dabs under the stitches in the top corners. And that finished off the card front!

On the inside, I added a sentiment from Autumn Harvest in Cajun Craze to a Very Vanilla panel (isn’t it wonderful?!?). Then I stamped a Garden Green and Lemon-Lime Twist leaf next to the sentiment.

Do you think I should have added the faux stitches? I couldn’t decide and so I left them off. I Fast Fuse’d the panel to a Cajun Craze mat and into my Early Espresso card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

I added more of the Autumn Harvest leaves in Garden Green and Lemon Lime Twist to the front of my Very Vanilla Medium Envelope…

…and then gave the envelope flap a covering of a little more of the Painted Autumn DSP.

Et Voila! I kinda sorta love love LOVE this suite!! It’s absolutely gorgeous – with its painterly images in the stamp set and the beautiful coordinating paper. I think it’ll be a go-to all thru the dog-days of summer and into the Fall! I can’t wait for you to get your hands on this Suite!! Hope you like!

Speaking of getting your hands on it – you could!! How?

Glad you asked! Folks who join Stampin’ Up! now can select from the new Holiday Catalog to fill their Starter Kits! So…you, too, could be making beautiful cards with this Suite right now! Give me shout – or check out all the reasons joining with me is a good idea, right here on my Join My Team page!

TTFN

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 1 AUGUST – 15 AUGUST: 2QVU4G6X

You Earned ‘Em – Now It’s Time to Spend ‘Em!

All thru the month of August, be sure to redeem the Bonus Coupons you earned in July! You’ve got until 11:50 PM (MT) on 31 Aug to redeem your coupons. Check the digits:

Here’s how to redeem your coupons (click the pic to make it human-sized!):

This is the last 2017 Tax Holiday weekend

Check to see if it’s YOUR State!

There are 13 US states having state sales tax holidays for school supplies. What does that mean for you? Stampin’ Up! products that fall under that category will be tax-free for a limited time! If you live in one of the lucky states (sorry – GA decided to opt out this year! 😦 ), make sure to take advantage of the holiday.

Refer to this PDF to see which states are offering the holiday and relevant information for each state including holiday dates, products that qualify, and dollar limits per item.

You must place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax-free (midnight on the first day to 11:59 PM on the last day of the tax holiday).

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
The products in the Painted Harvest Suite – Autumn Harvest stamp set, Leaf Punch, Painted Harvest DSP and Jute Twine – will be available to customers on 1 Sept. They’re available to demonstrators right now! 🙂

Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142924]

$21.00

Lovely Words Thinlits Dies

[143733]

$27.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119686]

$8.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119684]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101856]

$8.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

$5.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126965]

$6.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

$6.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144086]

$6.50

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131262]

$29.00

Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131261]

$23.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$7.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$3.50

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Early Espresso Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Cajun Craze Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); Lovely Words Thinlit sentiments (x3)

Very Vanilla Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); One Autumn Harvest leaf

Vellum Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (layered over card front); Three Autumn Harvest leaves

Painted Autumn DSP: 3 7/8″ wide by approx 1 1/2″ at the top of the circle (half circle on bottom of card front); envelope flap; fussy cut sunflowers

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Finn-Fan Fix

One of Finny’s most endearing traits is his ability to go from a hundred to zero in the blink of an eye.

And he’s almost always pretty close by when he hits zero.

Sometimes almost too close.

Not really – there’s not really any such thing.

What a love.

TTFN

Categories: Fall, Friendship, Sneak peek, Thank You Cards, Welcome Fall | Tags: 2017 Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek, Autumn Harvest stamp set, Dragonfly Dreams stamp set, Leaf Punch, Lovely Words Thinlits, Painted Harvest DSP | 28 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Seasonal Layers and Burlap Thanks!

Posted on August 4, 2017 by stampsnlingers

‘Sup, y’all? Are you anxiously awaiting the arrival of the weekend? I am. Looking forward to leaving the work phone in the bedroom and having my headset tell me…”Phone 2 Disconnected”!! 🙂

As I type this on Thursday afternoon, I have – over on my craft table – a big box.

It says….”Stampin’ Up!” on the side. Guess what’s in it?? Yep – my pre-order from the new 2017 Holiday Catalog! I’m thinking I’ll do a quick pop-up FB Live video to show y’all what’s in it. So – if I did that – AND you joined me – thanks! And…was it awesome?

Of course it was awesome – what a silly question to ask my future self today. In the past. Which is also the present!

My eyes just crossed…so, I think I’ll just get on with the card!

I made a clean and simple thank you card with the All Things Thanks lending the sentiments. The front is decorated with the Burlap background stamp, a strip of embossed card stock and a fall-ish leaf from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits. Take a look-see:

I made this one using the sketch challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch – but apparently completely mis-read the closing date for the challenge, so I missed it! 😦 Continue reading →

Categories: Thank You Cards | Tags: All Things Thanks stamp set, Burlap Background stamp set, Colorful Seasons stamp set, Seasonal Layers Thinlits | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Daisy Delight Corner Pop-Up Card – and Blog Candy!

Posted on July 24, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Hey, y’all – it’s Monday! Bleh. No. Really.

Bleh bleh bleh!! Yes, I’m happy to be home, but…I’d like a month of weekends, please! And no work. And no specter of future travel to places in Utah….I say again. BLEH BLEH BLEEEEEHHHHH!!

Okay – my self-blehing pity party is over.

Thank you for listening!

If you were able to join me last night on Facebook (thank you!) you saw me make today’s fun-fold card. If you weren’t able to join – here’s a link to the video on You Tube! Enjoy…

This card technique has been seen a lot on Pinterest these days, but the card I saw that really struck me and inspired this one is from Flutterbyheidi! Check out her card right here!

I used the Daisy Delight stamp set and matching Daisy Punch to make this one. And a little bit of Wood Textures DSP. Take a look-see:

Oh wait – yes, that’s quite pretty, no doubt. But here’s the fun part! Continue reading →

Categories: Fun Fold card, Joining Special, Special Promotions, Thank You Cards | Tags: Daisy Delight stamp set, Daisy Punch, Fun Fold card, Z-box Fun Fold card | 90 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Pop-Up Daisy Video Sneak Peek!

Posted on July 23, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Sunday, y’all! Hope your weekend is going well!

We spent Saturday….gardening. I unpacked a little. Gave Wayne a haircut. Did some more brushing on the fur-bucket. Took a little nap or two. It was a nice day – punctuated with a solid rain/thunderstorm mid-afternoon, so it was even a little cooler when it was time to feed in the evening!

So – I figure you’ve come to expect that my Sunday post will contain a little sneak peek of what I’m going to be working on in my Sunday evening Facebook Live video. And – today is no exception!

I know you can see a daisy there…so you know we’ll be playing with that cool Daisy Punch! It’ll be back on the 31st – and this will be a fun card to be all ready to make when you get it in your hot little hands! It’s a fun-fold card – and…we’re going to hope I can make it again while on camera! Fingers crossed! Continue reading →

Categories: Thank You Cards | Tags: Daisy Delight stamp set, Daisy Punch, Fun Fold card | 12 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Embossed Eclectic Banners for You

Posted on July 17, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Monday, y’all! I think this will be my last Monday post from Florida! And – I won’t lie. I’m really ready to go home. Want to see my husband and Finn and the panthers and ponies. Ready to play in the veggie garden. 🙂

If you were able to join my Facebook Live video last nice – thank you so much. If not, here’s a link to the video on You Tube – enjoy!

I had a good time playing with the new Embossing Paste and the Naturally Eclectic bundle of goodies. Along with a little bit of Banners for You. Take a look-see:

As I said yesterday, I played across the middle on this week’s Stamp Ink Paper Tic-Tac-Toe challenge.

The layout itself was inspired by the sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

I used some pretty green paper from the Naturally Eclectic DSP for the card base, and did a little embossing on it with the new Embossing Paste. My “stencil” was made by cutting the geometric die in the Eclectic Layers Thinlits from a piece of Thick Card Stock.

I also made a couple of “stencils” by die cutting the flower from Eclectic Layers and embossing them on Thick Whisper White card stock. I used some Powder Pink Ink Refill to color one batch of Embossing Paste and Lemon Lime Twist ink refill for the other. I embossed a Powder Pink and Lemon Lime Twist flower on the middle Whisper White panel, then matted it on a piece of Powder Pink card stock.

I used a little Liquid Glue to run a length of Lemon Lime Twist 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon across the card front, then popped my art panel over that with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I embossed another Eclectic Layers flower with Powder Pink-colored embossing paste on a scrap of Thick Whisper White card stock. When it was dry, I cut it out with the appropriate die and then adhered it with Liquid Glue.

I ran another piece of ribbon across the whole panel – this time Powder Pink 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon – with some Fast Fuse and a Stampin’ Dimensional under the left end. My sentiment is from the Banners For You stamp set – I stamped the border image in Lemon Lime Twist and added the sentiment in Emerald Envy. Then I cut it out with the matching die in the Bunch of Banners Framelits. and popped it over the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On the inside, I stamped a few flowers from Oh So Eclectic in Powder Pink and Lemon-Lime Twist. For both “fill” images, I stamped them off once on a piece of scrap before stamping the Whisper White panel.

I matted the panel on Powder Pink and added it to my Thick Whisper White card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got more Oh So Eclectic flowers on the front…

…and then added more of the Naturally Eclectic DSP to the envelope flap.

Et Voila! There are so many things to do with this new Embossing Paste – and I love that we can color it with our ink refills, don’t you? And I really love the entire Naturally Eclectic Suite. Hope you like!

TTFN

Mary

P.S. Scroll on down for all the card cuts and a list of products I used in this project!

HOST CODE FOR 16 JULY – 31 JULY: 32HPSYMQ

Bonus Days Going On Now!

For every $50 you spend in July (before shipping and tax), you’ll get a $5 Bonus Days coupon that you can use in the month of August!
Check out the details:

There’s no limit to the number of coupons participants can receive per order or throughout the duration of the promotion.
An email address is required to participate; Bonus Days coupon codes can only be delivered via email.
All order types (including Demonstrator orders!) qualify for this promotion excluding Starter Kits.

Which all means…this is a perfect time to start crossing some of those goodies off that you’ve got on your Wish List!

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Spend $99 (plus some tax).

Get Free Shipping (saves 10%).

Select $125 in free goodies (select bundles and save another 10%!).

Add in about $72 in the free Essentials Pack.

Yea.

That’s a deal you really really shouldn’t miss!

Take a look-see at what you get in the Essentials Pack:

Paper Snips (this is a $10 value). I flat love these! You’ve seen me make my decorated envelope flaps – this is my go-to tool for that and all my fussy cutting!
SNAIL Adhesive ($7 value). Easy to use adhesive for almost every task.
Grid Paper ($11 value). Such a simple thing – and yet….so useful. And you get so many sheets – this one package will last you a LOOOOOONG time!
Two Clear “D” Blocks ($17 value). Keep one. Give one away to a friend! Or…you know. Keep them both for yourself! 😉
Bone Folder ($7 value). An oft-overlooked but essential tool for scoring, folding or curling!
BONUS (and this is HUGE!): Carols of Christmas Stamp Set from the upcoming holiday catalog ($20 value). I suspect this one could be your go-to for the Holidays. And you’ll get it early so you can get a head start on your Christmas Cards. Take a look-see:

Want to know what else you’ll get? A Lot – including a chance to earn a trip to….well. It’s different every year! I’m headed out on an Alaskan Cruise in 2018. I hear tell that the trip is a Greek Island Cruise in 2019. Wanna come with!

Check it all out on my Promotions Page! I think you’ll agree – it a most wonderful time of the year to join us!!

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

[145356]

$47.50

Banners For You Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141710]

$27.00

Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies

[141488]

$27.00

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

[144185]

$11.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Powder Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[144244]

$8.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144086]

$6.50

Powder Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144084]

$6.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[144092]

$3.75

Powder Pink Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[144090]

$3.75

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

$6.50

Embossing Paste

[141979]

$8.00

Lemon Lime Twist 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon

[144135]

$7.00

Powder Pink 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon

[144151]

$7.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Palette Knives

[142808]

$5.00

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Whisper White Thick Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, score and fold at 4 1/4″)

Powder Pink Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2 5/8″ x 3 3/8″ (mat for art panel)

Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner); 2 1/2″ x 3 1/4″ (art panel)

Naturally Eclectic DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); envelope flap

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 – no new pictures of the Finn today! 😦

TTFN

Categories: Joining Special, Ordering Special!, Special Promotions, Thank You Cards | Tags: Banners For You stamp set, Bunch of Banners Framelits, Eclectic Layers Thinlits, Naturally Eclectic DSP, Oh So Eclectic stamp set | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Embossed Thank You Video Sneak Peek!

Posted on July 16, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Hey, ya’ll! Happy Sunday! Hope your weekend has been good so far! I got to go to dinner with my new Stampin’ Up! friend and her husband last night – it wasn’t great for the diet – but…everything just tasted so darned good! And – I had such a nice time! Getting to meet them has been one of the boons of this trip for me! 🙂

So, tonight I’ll be on my Stamps-N-Lingers Facebook page at 8pm Eastern, with a Live video. We’re going to do a card with some colored Embossing Paste and…well, it’ll be a surprise, won’t it? Here’s a sneaky-peek!

This one played along with the Stamp Ink Paper Tic-Tac-Toe challenge this week. I went right across the middle!

I’ll post more pictures and the products and card cuts in tomorrow’s post! Hope you’ll join me tonight!

TTFN

Mary

P.S. Scroll on down for all the card cuts and a list of products I used in this project!

HOST CODE FOR 16 JULY – 31 JULY: 32HPSYMQ

Bonus Days Going On Now!

For every $50 you spend in July (before shipping and tax), you’ll get a $5 Bonus Days coupon that you can use in the month of August!
Check out the details:

There’s no limit to the number of coupons participants can receive per order or throughout the duration of the promotion.
An email address is required to participate; Bonus Days coupon codes can only be delivered via email.
All order types (including Demonstrator orders!) qualify for this promotion excluding Starter Kits.

Which all means…this is a perfect time to start crossing some of those goodies off that you’ve got on your Wish List!

Make Sure You Sign Up NOW – There’s Too Much Free Stuff to Miss Out On!

You’ll get more free goodies than Santa’s got in his bottomless bag – all for joining Stampin’ Up! during the Christmas in July promotion!

Spend $99 (plus some tax).

Get Free Shipping (saves 10%).

Select $125 in free goodies (select bundles and save another 10%!).

Add in about $72 in the free Essentials Pack.

Yea.

There’s a deal for ya!

Take a look-see at what you get in the Essentials Pack:

Paper Snips (this is a $10 value). I flat love these! You’ve seen me make my decorated envelope flaps – this is my go-to tool for that and all my fussy cutting!
SNAIL Adhesive ($7 value). Easy to use adhesive for almost every task.
Grid Paper ($11 value). Such a simple thing – and yet….so useful. And you get so many sheets – this one package will last you a LOOOOOONG time!
Two Clear “D” Blocks ($17 value). Keep one. Give one away to a friend! Or…you know. Keep them both for yourself! 😉
Bone Folder ($7 value). An oft-overlooked but essential tool for scoring, folding or curling!
BONUS (and this is HUGE!): Carols of Christmas Stamp Set from the upcoming holiday catalog ($20 value). I suspect this one could be your go-to for the Holidays. And you’ll get it early so you can get a head start on your Christmas Cards. Take a look-see:

Check it all out on my Promotions Page! I think you’ll agree – it a most wonderful time of the year to join us!!

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 – no new pictures of the Finn today! 😦

TTFN

Categories: Joining Special, Ordering Special!, Special Promotions, Thank You Cards | Tags: Thank You Card, Video Tutorial | 12 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Daisies are Delightful for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on July 13, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Thursday, y’all – and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! We’ve got a full complement of bloggers for you today, so be sure to check them all out and see how everyone handled our color challenge this week!

Take a gander at the colors we were given:

I decided to use some of the Petal Garden DSP Stack along with the Daisy Delight stamp set and matching Daisy Punch (it WILL be back, folks!) to make a pretty thank you card. Take a look-see:

My layout was inspired by this week’s CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.

I started with a simple Whisper White panel that I matted on Old Olive. Near the bottom corner, I stamped the sentiment from Daisy Delight in Calypso Coral ink.

For my middle panel, I used six equal-sized strips of Pool Party paper from the Petal Garden DSP Stack, and adhered them to an Old Olive mat with Liquid Glue. Then I popped the panel onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

My daisy (I think it’s a Gerbera – and I learned the technique from my friend Jaimie – who’s one of our hoppers today!) is three Daisy Delight flowers inked in Calypso Coral and stamped on some Calypso Coral paper in the Petal Gardens DSP Stack. I punched them out with the Daisy Punch and brushed all the petals with my Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. To assemble them, I first curled the petals with a Bone Folder – some down and some up – then I used a Stampin’ Dimensional between each flower to create a stack. Don’t forget to rotate each flower so that all the gaps are filled in with petals!

I used Glue Dots around the back of my flower to wind some Old Olive Baker’s Twine and Gold Metallic Thread around in several loops, then used another Stampin’ Dimensional to pop the flower onto the card front.

I decided it needed a little more oomph, so I stamped a couple of leaves from Daisy Delight in Old Olive on some Whisper White card stock. Then I used the fill-in image in stamped-off-once Old Olive and fussy cut the leaves. I used a little Liquid Glue to stick them into the flower. Finally, I added a Gold Faceted Gem to the middle of the flower and the card front was done.

On the inside, I stamped the Daisy Delight flower image three times in Calypso Coral ink in the corner of a Whisper White panel – rotating the image each time. Then I used my Clear Wink to paint the petals in Calypso Coral. I added a couple of Old Olive leaves – and another Gold Faceted Gem to the middle of the flower.

I Fast Fuse’d the panel to an Old Olive mat and into my Thick Whisper White card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!

On the front of my Whisper White Medium Envelope, I added another Calypso Coral Daisy Delight flower and brushed the petals with my Clear Wink of Stella…

…and added some more Petal Garden DSP on the envelope flap!

Et Voila! I couldn’t help it, y’all! Had to use the Daisy Delight stamp set and matching Daisy Punch. And it just goes so perfectly with the Petal Garden DSP. Hope you like!

Now that you’ve seen my project, please take a little time to visit all the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hoppers today!

If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go right to Jari Francis’ page. And you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage – YOU ARE HERE!

Jari Francis

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

Have fun on the Hop!

TTFN

Mary

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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 in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog. And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.

Bonus Days Going on Now!

For every $50 you spend in July (before shipping and tax), you’ll get a $5 Bonus Days coupon that you can use in the month of August!
Check out the details:

There’s no limit to the number of coupons participants can receive per order or throughout the duration of the promotion.
An email address is required to participate; Bonus Days coupon codes can only be delivered via email.
All order types (including Demonstrator orders!) qualify for this promotion excluding Starter Kits.

Which all means…this is a perfect time to start crossing some of those goodies off that you’ve got on your Wish List!

Still Time to Cash in on the FREE Essentials Pack with a NEW Stamp Set!!

You’ll get more free goodies than Santa’s got in his bottomless bag – all for joining Stampin’ Up! during the Christmas in July promotion!

So – we already know that spending $99 and getting $125 worth of Stampin’ Up! is a heckuva good deal – especially since it also includes Free Shipping (that saves you 10% right there!).

But – add in the Stampin’ Up! Christmas in July Essentials Pack – which you’ll ALSO get for FREE this month and…WOWWWWWW!! THAT’S what I call a Christmas present!

Take a look-see at what you get in the Essentials Pack:

Paper Snips (this is a $10 value). I flat love these! You’ve seen me make my decorated envelope flaps – this is my go-to tool for that and all my fussy cutting!
SNAIL Adhesive ($7 value). Easy to use adhesive for almost every task.
Grid Paper ($11 value). Such a simple thing – and yet….so useful. And you get so many sheets – this one package will last you a LOOOOOONG time!
Two Clear “D” Blocks ($17 value). Keep one. Give one away to a friend! Or…you know. Keep them both for yourself! 😉
Bone Folder ($7 value). An oft-overlooked but essential tool for scoring, folding or curling!
BONUS (and this is HUGE!): Carols of Christmas Stamp Set from the upcoming holiday catalog ($20 value). I suspect this one could be your go-to for the Holidays. And you’ll get it early so you can get a head start on your Christmas Cards. Take a look-see:

So….you get $72 worth of tools for free – meaning your $125 Starter Kit can include all the FUN stamp sets and bundles and paper and and and…that you WANT! SU!’s covering what you NEED! Cool, huh?

And – of course, when you join with me, you become part of a wonderful group of ladies – in my direct team and as part of Amy’s team!

What else will you get?? Well …

You’ll get a minimum 20% discount on all of your orders – and it can go even higher! And with all your orders, you can save even more – earning Stampin’ Rewards dollars to spend on more free goodies!
Your Starter Kit can be any products you want – from any active catalog – including bundles (yep – save another 10%!)! And we’ve got some great ones. Check ’em out right here.
You get about 30 minutes to test drive a car. With Stampin’ Up! – you get about SIX MONTHS to enjoy the bennies of being a demonstrator! Whaaaaa? Yep – you have from the time you join until the end of your first full Stampin’ Up! quarter to take advantage of the demonstrator discounts and benefits. July is the start of a quarter – the end of the first full quarter is 31 Dec. So you’ll have until 31 Dec to reach your first $300 in sales to renew for Jan – March.
No commitment – and no penalty if you decide to drop! If you reach $300 in sales by the end of the first full Stampin’ Up! quarter (31 Dec), you renew your demonstrator discounts and benefits for another quarter. If you don’t – you can “drop” with no penalty. Cool beans!
You get to order early from the new catalogs. All demonstrators have the chance to pre-order select goodies from each new catalog!
You’ll be invited to join our private Facebook community – where we chat, ask questions, share projects and win fun prizes!
Our group meets each month via Google Hangout – join or not – up to you!! But – you’ll want to take part – we have a great time together!
Oh – and if you stick around….you might earn a cruise…or a trip to Italy…or…who knows what will come for 2019 and beyond!?!

And – you get me! I’m always available to answer questions – help you out – or just talk!

You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain – so…why not give it a try? Drop me a note at Stamps-N-Lingers@comcast.net if you have any questions!

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:<!— TAMS

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Bundle

[145361]

$31.50