Welcome Fall

Stampin’ Up! Pretty Seasonal Lantern Wreath

Posted on September 6, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Hawmp day, y’all! On a short week!

I love short weeks.

Almost as much as I love long weekends!

In the Holiday Catalog, on page 27, the designers at Stampin’ Up! show a card where they’re stamping a wreath and using a punched out circle to help make the wreath round.

See it?

Okay. And, there’s been a bunch of cards on the interwebs making wreaths with the new Leaf Punch.

Well, for today, I decided to bump those wreaths up a notch – and use the punched circle technique to help me out. I did use the Leaf Punch, but…I also used a die from the May Flowers Framelits, the Pretty Pines Thinlits, and the new Lantern Builder Framelits. And, since I’d saved myself 10% by purchasing the Seasonal Lantern Bundle – I also used that matching stamp set. Take a look-see:

The layout of the card was inspired by the sketch side of the Sugar Pea Designs challenge this week.

I started out with a piece of Wood Textures DSP and I dry embossed it in the Pinewood Planks Dynamic TIEF, then I matted it on a piece of Crushed Curry. Like I’ve suggested in the past – I cut my panel a little bigger than I wanted it, dry embossed it, and then cut it down to size.

I punched a 2 1/4″ Circle from a piece of scrap card stock and used that to lightly pencil in a circle on the card front.

Next up, I started cutting. With my Leaf Punch I made 5 sets of Old Olive leaves (and I creased all the leaves). Pretty Pines Thinlits contributed five Cajun Craze “berries” and the May Flowers Framelits made Crushed Curry bigger berries. Using the leaf dies in the new Lantern Builder Framelits, I also cut some Champagne Foil leaves. Finally, I made some little swirly-do’s with the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits from Pumpkin Pie card stock.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere all the pieces in place and then made my sentiment. I used the Seasonal Lantern sentiment and stamped each word individually in Early Espresso on another piece of Wood Textures DSP. When I cut the words out, I tried to make them look like they were on old pieces of board. I used my Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker to edge the two pieces – making sure to be sloppy enough to add some good shadow to the edges.

Using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, I popped the two “boards” onto the wreath.

I made a looped bow (aka Billie Moan Bow!) from Linen Thread and then made a double length bow from Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine. Using Glue Dots, I adhered them both to the top of the wreath.

I finished it all off with some Enamel Shapes in Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie – nestling them in close to the wreath.

On the inside, I took a small triple leaf image from the Seasonal Lantern stamp set and stamped them across the bottom of a Very Vanilla panel in Old Olive, Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze.

I Fast Fuse’d the panel to a Crushed Curry mat and into my Early Espresso card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got more of the Seasonal Lantern leaves across the front…

…and another piece of Wood Textures DSP on the envelope flap. After I adhered the DSP with Liquid Glue and trimmed the excess, I ran just the flap thru the Big Shot in the Pinewood Planks Dynamic TIEF. Hard to see in the picture, but you can really tell it in “person”!

Et Voila! I love a wreath with a lot of “oomph!” – like I like my cards! And these two or three die sets really came together so well to create a lovely and lush Fall wreath (she says oh-so-modestly!). Add in the Seasonal Lantern sentiment and Champagne Foil leaves from the Lantern builder Framelits and I think we’ve got a winner! Hope you like!

TTFN

Mary

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PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Seasonal Lantern Photopolymer Bundle

[146073]

$54.00

Leaf Punch

[144667]

$16.00

Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies

[141851]

$26.00

May Flowers Framelits Dies

[140276]

$31.00

Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies

[144670]

$27.00

2-1/4″ (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch

[143720]

$18.00

Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143708]

$10.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

$10.00

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

[119686]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100702]

$8.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[131199]

$8.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119684]

$8.00

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[105117]

$8.00

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

$4.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126953]

$6.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

$6.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126965]

$6.50

Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131261]

$23.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$4.50

Crushed Curry Solid Baker’S Twine

[144354]

$3.00

Regals Enamel Shapes

[141681]

$9.00

Brights Enamel Shapes

[141680]

$9.00

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

[107300]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

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

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

Very Vanilla Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

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

Crushed Curry Card Stock: May Flowers Framelits berries

Old Olive Card Stock: Leaf Punch leaves

Cajun Craze Card Stock: Pretty Pines Thinlits berries

Pumpkin Pie Card Stock: Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits swirly-do’s

Champagne Foil: Lantern Builder Framelits leaves

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Finn-Fan Fix

The last weeks (or months…) of summer are fickle.

One minute it’s cool and dry and we think…whew!! Here’s Fall!

And then…it’s the dog days of summer again.

Well – my little dog has two ways of dealing with the dog days.

One involves water – and it’s one of his (and kids everywhere!!) favorites….playing in the hose!

And the other way to cope is a….nice cool nap in the shade of the golf cart.

Cool concrete – a cool breee – and a bead on the back door in case someone comes out.

Not that he wants anyone to come out necessarily.

It’s just in case, don’t you know!

TTFN

Categories: Fall, Friendship, General, Ordering Special!, Special Promotions, Welcome Fall | Tags: Lantern Builder Framelits, Leaf Punch, May Flowers Framelits, Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits, Seasonal Lanterns stamp set, Welcome Fall | 20 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Seasonal Spooky Cat Punch Halloween

Posted on August 21, 2017 by stampsnlingers

‘Sup, y’all!? Happy Monday!

Sorry for the oxymoron.

Yesterday was a good day helping Mat and Chris and Courtney get moved into their new home. Always good to have the ‘rents come and help put things together. My Finn Fan Fix will share more.

If you were able to join me last night for my FB Live video – thanks so much for taking time out of your weekend and spending a little of it with me! If not, here’s a link to the video on YouTube!

This is my first straight up Halloween card of the year – I don’t make a ton of Halloween cards, cuz I’m usually too enamored with Fall and Thanksgiving and Christmas. But I do make a few – and it’s even easier when SU provides us with super cute Halloween-y sets like the Spooky Cat and matching Cat Punch. And if you add in some Spooky Night DSP – well. Take a look-see:

Seasonal Spooky Cat Punch Halloween - Stamps-N-Lingers 4

This card uses both the color scheme and the layout from the latest Fusion challenge.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make!

I started with a couple of fun Halloween patterns from the Spooky Night DSP and matted them both on Pumpkin Pie card stock.

Seasonal Spooky Cat Punch Halloween - Stamps-N-Lingers 1

The cat himself is layered over a square of Pumpkin Pie card stock that I embossed in the Woodland TIEF and then cut with a square Stitched Shapes Framelit die. Next is a circle of Very Vanilla – the moon – cut with a Circles Layering Framelits die!

I cut the cat with the Cat Punch from a piece of the Spooky Night DSP. How cool is that?

Seasonal Spooky Cat Punch Halloween - Stamps-N-Lingers 3

Using the branch die from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits, I cut a Basic Black branch and adhered it to the bottom of my cat with a little Liquid Glue. Then I stuck it all on the moon panel.

My sentiment – which is from the Spooky Cat stamp set – is heat embossed in Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Basic Black. I did each word separately and then fussy cut the little rectangles. I added some faux stitches with a White Gel Pen.

Seasonal Spooky Cat Punch Halloween - Stamps-N-Lingers 2

Using Liquid Glue, I added each sentiment word to the card.

I tied a bow with a strand of Very Vanilla and Basic Black Solid Baker’s Twines and adhered it with a dab of Liquid Glue. The final touch is the addition of three Black Rhinestone Jewels.

On the inside, I stamped a bunch of the little owl eyes in Pumpkin Pie and the cat faces in Basic Black Memento Ink. I stamped them a lot on a Very Vanilla panel – cuz I really really like them!

Seasonal Spooky Cat Punch Halloween - Stamps-N-Lingers 5

I Fast Fuse’d the panel to a Pumpkin Pie mat and into my Thick Very Vanilla card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

The front of my Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got more Spooky Cat owl eyes and cat faces across the front…

Seasonal Spooky Cat Punch Halloween - Stamps-N-Lingers 6

…and another piece of Spooky Night DSP on the envelope flap.

Seasonal Spooky Cat Punch Halloween - Stamps-N-Lingers 7

Et Voila! This set had me with the Cat Punch, y’all. I love it! And the fun Spooky Cat stamp set that goes along with it, plus the Spooky Night DSP – which coordinated perfectly – really makes it a must have for the upcoming Fall and Halloween seasons! And that cat punch will be good for occasions throughout the year. Hope you like!

TTFN

Mary

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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.
Enter the promo code HALFOFF0917 at paperpumpkin.com to subscribe.
Unless you cancel, your membership will continue at full price after your first kit.

Have You Got a Copy of the Holiday Catalog Yet?!

My customers will be receiving theirs in the mail soon!! If you’ve got a SU! demonstrator, then you need to hurry quick and ask him or her to send you a copy of your own. If you don’t – I’d be happy to send you one. Just give me a holler right here – be sure to leave a mailing address! – and I’ll get one out to you ASAP! 🙂

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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. Get all the info you need right here!

PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
The Spooky Cat stamp set and Cat Punch, along with the Spooky Night DSP and Black Rhinestone Jewels, will be available on 1 Sept!

Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[139673]

$8.50

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

[143751]

$33.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[144237]

$7.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[105117]

$8.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126945]

$6.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109131]

$5.00

Very Vanilla Solid Baker’s Twine

[144224]

$3.00

Basic Black Solid Baker’s Twine

[141682]

$3.00

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

[107300]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

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

Pumpkin Pie Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2 7/8″x 5 1/4″ (mat for vertical DSP panel); 2 5/8″ (embossed cat panel)

Very Vanilla Card Stock: 2 1/8″ circle (moon); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

Basic Black Card Stock: Seasonal Layers Thinlits die cut branch

Spooky Night DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); 2 3/4″ x 5 1/8″ (vertical DSP panel); envelope flap

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Finn-Fan Fix

Finn-Chewie spent the day in the kennel. Watching the Comedy Channel – all fun movies, all the time. With the fan on him.

We arrived home – all worried about him being there so long.

I hurried into the bedroom, to find him stretching luxuriously, yawning and shaking his head.

He’d had a horrible horrible day. 🙂

So I let him lick my yoghurt container…

While he was sleeping in cool comfort, we were helping the guys put up their television on the wall.

Probably good that Wayne was there helping. 😉

We had some help from father and son, Luke (on the left) and Jax…

…and they later gave their paw of approval on the new living room arrangement and area rug.

Next time, Finn gets to go! And play and play and play!

He might wish he’d gotten to stay home again in the air conditioning! 🙂

TTFN

Categories: Halloween, Paper Pumpkin, Special Promotions, Welcome Fall | Tags: Cat Punch, Halloween Card, Sneak peek, Spooky Cat stamp set, Spooky Night DSP | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Pick A Pumpkin Labels to Love Sneak Peek

Posted on August 18, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy Friday, y’all! Hope your week went well and that you’re fixin’ to have a great weekend. Big deal happening on Monday – anyone make special travel plans to witness it? We’re pretty close to the path – it crosses the north end of GA. So, I suspect it’ll get dark here.

I just hope the aliens are more like ET and less like the dudes in Independence Day.

Just sayin’!

My card for today took some inspiration from a sample in the 2017 Holiday catalog and is a sneak peek of a fun little set called Pick a Pumpkin. It’s bundled with a really cool set called the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits dies. I used a sentiment from the Labels to Love stamp set (also in the new catty). Take a look-see:

Pick a Pumpkin Labels to Love - Stamps-N-Lingers 4

The rather unusual layout is a result of this week’s sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

And I also played along with the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. I went down the right side. And across the bottom (with “Pumpkin” as the “free” space!) – I’m an over-achiever!

I started out with a panel of Crushed Curry and embossed it in the Layered Petals Dynamic TIEF. Hint: When you emboss your card stock, start with a panel a little bigger than you actually need. Perhaps you’ve noticed card stock seems to shrink when you dry-emboss it? It’s cuz you’re smooshing up the fibers. So – emboss it and then trim it down to size.

You’re welcome.

I Fast Fuse’d that to a Cajun Craze mat.

Pick a Pumpkin Labels to Love - Stamps-N-Lingers 3

For my angled art work, I started with a piece of Danson 90lb Cold-Pressed Watercolor Paper – about the size of a regular A2 card front. Using my Aqua Painter, I did a quick wash in Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie, picking up the ink from the lid of my ink pads.

I cut the panel down to size – sort of arbitrarily picking my angles and using my Stampin’ Trimmer. I laid it over a piece of Cajun Craze, and cut it down as well. Then I Fast Fuse’d the watercolor paper to the mat.

Pick a Pumpkin Labels to Love - Stamps-N-Lingers 1

I used the splatter image in the Timeless Textures stamp set to add Pumpkin Pie splatters all over the panel. And then I got busy!

Using the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits, I cut a large pumpkin from Peekaboo Peach card stock, several leaves and tendrils in Vellum card stock, a couple in Copper Foil, a tendril in Old Olive card stock, and a few little bits and pieces that come out of one of the pumpkin dies.

I also stamped one pumpkin from the Pick a Pumpkin stamp set in Pumpkin Pie ink on Very Vanilla and cut it with the matching die. An Old Olive branch of leaves seemed like a grand idea, too!

Version 2

I stamped a couple of leaves images from Pick a Pumpkin in Early Espresso directly on the watercolor panel. To start my collage, I stuck a Glue Dot to the panel and adhered several loops of Copper Metallic Thread. Then I started building the remainder of the elements with Liquid Glue. As you can see, I also added a few wooden Touches of Nature Elements. I added the stamped pumpkin with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

Pick a Pumpkin Labels to Love - Stamps-N-Lingers 2

The sentiment is from the Labels to Love stamp set. I colored just the words of the sentiment with my Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write Marker and stamped it on Very Vanilla. Then I cut it out with a die from the Patterned Pumpkin Thinlits. I edged it with my Pumpkin Pie Marker and popped it on with Stampin’ Dimensionals. And that was it for the card front!

On the inside, I cut the star-filled pumpkin die from Patterned Pumpkins from the corner of a Very Vanilla panel and edged it with my Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write Marker. I Fast Fuse’d the panel to a Cajun Craze mat and then added the pumpkin back in with a little Liquid Glue.

Pick a Pumpkin Labels to Love - Stamps-N-Lingers 5

I Fast Fuse’d the panel into my Thick Very Vanilla card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

On the front of my Very Vanilla Medium Envelope, I stamped a smaller Pick a Pumpkin pumpkin in Cajun Craze – then covered it with a sticky note mask and stamped the larger pumpkin in Pumpkin Pie…

Pick a Pumpkin Labels to Love - Stamps-N-Lingers 6

…and I added an appropriate-feeling piece of paper from the Painted Autumn DSP to the envelope flap.

Pick a Pumpkin Labels to Love - Stamps-N-Lingers 7

Et Voila! While it may not be exactly “clean and fresh-lined” (LOL!) – I really love how the collage turned out. Hope you like!

The Patterned Pumpkin Thinlits die set is just so cool – chock full of dies just begging to be clustered and collage-i-fied. I know you’re going to want this bundle, y’all!!

TTFN

Mary

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUGUST – 31 AUGUST: JJ2KJHPS

The 2017 Holiday Catalog Shares Are Open!

Paper Pumpkin is On Sale!

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.
Enter the promo code HALFOFF0917 at paperpumpkin.com to subscribe.
Unless you cancel, your membership will continue at full price after your first kit.

Have You Got a Copy of the Holiday Catalog Yet?!

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. Get all the info you need right here!

PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
The Pick a Pumpkin stamp set and bundled Patterned Pumpkin Thinlits, the Labels to Love stamp set and the Painted Autumn DSP will be available on 1 Sept!

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140517]

$20.00

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143704]

$9.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[144237]

$7.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119684]

$8.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[131199]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100702]

$8.00

Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101856]

$8.00

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[141417]

$8.00

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

$4.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126945]

$6.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126965]

$6.50

Brights Stampin’ Write Markers

[131259]

$29.00

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131262]

$29.00

Touches Of Nature Elements

[144216]

$6.00

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

$3.00

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

[107300]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

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

Danson Watercolor Paper: 3 1/2″ x 3 1/4″ at the longest point (angled panel)

Crushed Curry Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front)

Very Vanilla Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner); Patterned Pumpkin Thinlits die cuts (including sentiment).

Cajun Craze Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 3 5/8″ x 3 3/8″ at the longest point (mat for angled watercolor panel)

Vellum Card Stock, Copper Foil, Old Olive Card Stock and Peekaboo Peach Card Stock: Patterned Pumpkin Thinlits die cuts

Painted Autumn DSP: envelope flap

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Finn-Fan Fix

Y’all – I have a very smart little dog. I mean…seriously.

How do I know this?

Cuz…he likes his AC and his fan – just like his mom.

And his mom is smart.

I learned this in Logic Class:

Mom is Smart. (A=C)

Finn is like Mom. (B=A)

Therefore, Finn is Smart. (B=C)

Logic. Plain and simple.

Check it.

Over to the right side of the picture is a vent in the cabinet toe-kick. An Air Conditioning vent. You can’t see it – but all his little hairs are just a-blowing-in-the-breeze.

He goes out for a little while – then shows up at the back door to come in. And heads to “his spot” to cool off right quick!

Sometimes his furry hind-end is a little too hot, so he aims it just right…

And sometimes – across the “aisle” isn’t quite close enough and he has to get close-as-can-be. To cool off even quicker.

Like I said. Smart boy! 🙂

TTFN

Categories: Everyday, Fall, Paper Pumpkin, Special Promotions, Welcome Fall | Tags: Coffee Cups Framelits, Gourd Goodness stamp set, Leaf Punch, Merry Cafe stamp set, Painted Autumn DSP, Sneak peek | 26 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Count My Blessings Sneak Peek

Posted on August 16, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all! Hope the week is going well for you – today I got signed up for OnStage in November! Whoo-hoo! And Amy and Jari and Julie and Beth are all going, too. It’s going to be so much fun!! And it’s in Salt Lake City – where I’ll already be (sort of) for work! Timing is everything!

So today’s card uses another new stamp set from the 2017 Holiday Catalog. It’s called Count My Blessings – and has beautiful floral images and two sentiments printed in beautiful fonts. I used it with some Wood Textures DSP and the Pinewood Planks Dynamic TIEF. Take a look-see:

Count My Blessings Thinking of You - Stamps-N-Lingers 4

My layout was inspired by the sketch at TGIF Challenges.

And the color palette is from this week’s Sunday Stamps color challenge.

I used Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, and Flirty Flamingo!

I started with a piece of Wood Textures DSP and I stamped it all over with the leaves image from the Count My Blessings stamp set (coming on 1 Sept) in Lemon Lime Twist. Then I ran the panel thru the Big Shot in the Pinewood Planks Dynamic TIEF and matted it on Daffodil Delight.

Count My Blessings Thinking of You - Stamps-N-Lingers 1

Next up is the ribbon treatment. I laid down a strip of Tear & Tape Adhesive and then added folds of the Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Double Stitched Ribbon. I used a few Glue Dots to keep some of the more…recalcitrant folds where they belonged!

My art is a piece of Shimmery White card stock. I heat embossed the flower image from Count My Blessings in Champagne Stampin’ Emboss Powder.

Wait.

What?!? Champagne Embossing Powder?

Well – sort of. I took a tip from Shawn de Oliveira and made a one-to-one mix of Gold and Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I think it’s pretty darned close! 🙂

Once they’d cooled, I used my Blender Pens to color the flowers – first in Blushing Bride and then I added shadow accents with Flirty Flamingo. I used Daffodil Delight for the leaves, then added some touches of Lemon Lime Twist.

Count My Blessings Thinking of You - Stamps-N-Lingers 2

I matted the panel on Daffodil Delight. For the smaller strip, I cut a piece of Calypso Coral card stock, embossed it in the Pinewood Planks Dynamic TIEF and then adhered it to the back of the art panel. I added Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhered it on the card front.

The sentiment, from Count My Blessings, is stamped in Calypso Coral on Whisper White. I edged it with my Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Marker and matted it on Daffodil Delight. Then I added it to the card front, with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals and Liquid Glue.

Count My Blessings Thinking of You - Stamps-N-Lingers 3

I added a few Pearl Basic Jewels and the card front was done.

On the inside, I added another “Champagne” heat embossed floral from Count My Blessings to a Shimmery White panel. And colored it like I’d done the flowers on the front. I also added a few more Pearl Basic Jewels.

Count My Blessings Thinking of You - Stamps-N-Lingers 5

I Fast Fuse’d the panel on Daffodil Delight and into my Calypso Coral card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card was done.

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got a final “Champagne” heat embossed and colored flower from Count My Blessings on the front…

Count My Blessings Thinking of You - Stamps-N-Lingers 6

…and more of the Wood Textures DSP on the envelope flap. I even added more of the Lemon Lime Twist leaves from Count My Blessings.

Count My Blessings Thinking of You - Stamps-N-Lingers 7

Et Voila! I love this little set – and I think it’s one that you may scoot right by in the catalog. It’s not terribly flashy – but it’s gorgeous. I mean – look at that font! Beautiful! I hope you like – and Count Your Blessings will make its way on to your wish list! 🙂

Mary

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PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
The Count Your Blessings stamp set will be available on 1 Sept!

Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143708]

$10.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

$10.00

Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101910]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119683]

$8.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[122925]

$8.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

$6.50

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

$6.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126944]

$6.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144086]

$6.50

2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

[144033]

$15.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

$5.00

Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109131]

$5.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

$6.50

Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Double-Stitched Ribbon

[144116]

$7.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

$5.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Blender Pens

[102845]

$12.00

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

[101049]

$12.00

CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

Calypso Coral Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (card front, scored and folded at 4 1/4″); 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ (embossed strip on front)

Daffodil Delight Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2 3/8″ x 4 3/8″ (mat under art panel); 1 1/2″ x 2 7/8″ (mat for sentiment)

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

Whisper White Card Stock: 1 3/8″ x 2 3/4″ (sentiment)

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

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Finn-Fan Fix

So – remember the dog that wouldn’t eat fish yesterday?

Remember what I said about him and fish?

Well – I watched him sit in the “circle of begging” around Wayne this evening. It went Katy – Finn – Leo. All wanting a bite of Salmon.

Which – the last time I checked – is…FISH??

Yes. Yes it is.

Later – we tossed the fish skins over the fence at the back of the property. He snuck under and ate them.

Again. FISH!

Mr. Salmon-Wouldn’t-Melt-in-His-Mouth….

TTFN

Stampin’ Up! Pretty Kitty Cat Punch

Posted on August 15, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all! Making our way thru the week – it’s practically the weekend again!

Not…

For today’s card, I played along with this week’s Global Design Project challenge – which was a CASE The Designer challenge.

And we even got to pick which designer to CASE. I selected this card from Shawn de Oliveira.

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I did change it up a little, but I kept many of the same elements. I’ve been wanting to use the new Cat Punch (coming on 1 Sept!), so I used him over some Painted Autumn DSP. Take a look-see:

Pretty Kitty Cat Punch - Stamps-N-Lingers 4

I started with a card base from a piece of Thick Very Vanilla card stock, and I ran just the front of the card thru the Big Shot inside the new Quilt Top TIEF.
Continue reading →

Stampin’ Up! Year of Cheer and Snowflake Sentiments

Posted on August 14, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Hey y’all – welcome to Monday!

I’m going to keep this pretty short – Sunday’s sale was successful, fun and…long! So…since I’m writing this on Sunday night – I need to get off to bed so I can get up and have Monday!

If you were able to join me last night – I appreciate it, and hope I wasn’t too…bumble-dy! If you didn’t get to watch live, here’s a link to the video on YouTube. Hope you enjoy it!

What we did last night was make some little note cards – we’ve got new 3″ Square Envelopes in the 2017 Holiday Catalog and Mini Pizza Boxes! The boys are the perfect size for holding three little note cards and envelopes. I made the cards with Year of Cheer Specialty DSP and some embellishments. Take a look-see:

Year of Cheer And Snowflake Sentiments1

They’re all made by simply scoring and folding a 3″ x 6″ piece of new Year of Cheer Specialty DSP at 3″. Continue reading →

Stampin’ Up! Cheer and Snowflakes Video Sneak Peek

Posted on August 13, 2017 by stampsnlingers

‘Sup, y’all!? Having a good weekend? Hope so! 🙂

Today’s our big All Things Stamping Sale – so you know where I’ll be! We actually slogged our way thru a truly ginormous amount of NON-Stampin’ Up! things – stamp sets, inks, dies, papers, embellishment upon embellishment! I could trace my progress thru this addictive hobby of ours…Tim Holtz, some Martha Stewart, lots of Ranger….yikes! I hope it all sells – cuz I do not want to bring it all back!

And, obviously, I’ve got a few (does 7 count as a “few”?!?) boxes of Stampin’ Up! stamps, dies, bundles, punches, papers, card stock, ribbons and embellishments going, too. Which means I’m in for a few (I know a dozen does not count as a few…) trips from the van to the clubhouse where we’re setting up!

Wish me luck! 🙂

As you’ve come to expect, today I’ll be giving you a cleverly cropped and twisted picture as a sneak peek into tonight’s video (which I have every intention of doing – so keep your fingers crossed that I get home and ready in time!!). I’m using a few (not even gonna count them!) new goodies from the Holiday Catalog. Year of Cheer and some Snowflake Sentiments will play a big role! Here’s a look at the sneaky-peek:

So – keep your fingers crossed that I sell everything today – and am still conscious at 8pm Eastern tonight. Where I hope I’ll see you over on my Stamps-N-Lingers Facebook page! Continue reading →

Categories: Christmas, Paper Pumpkin, Special Promotions, Welcome Fall | Tags: Sneak peek, Snowflake Sentiments stamp set, Year of Cheer Specialty DSP | 6 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Merry Cafe Hello Fall!

Posted on August 12, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Happy weekend, y’all! Hope you’re ready to do something fun – or at least useful! Or…maybe you plan to just rest and recuperate…see a movie?

I am ready for Fall.

I want the leaves to turn, I want to need a t-shirt or long-sleeve in the morning. I want the ponies to start to get fuzzy and the flies to die.

Yes – die. I’m sorry, but that’s just how I feel about flies.

In short – I’m done with heat and humidity. Bring on a little chill!

My card today is a loud and strident collage calling for Fall! I used the Merry Cafe stamp set (new on 1 Sept) – which so handily works with the Coffee Cups Framelits! – and a few leaves from the new Gourd Goodness stamp set. Take a look-see:

My layout comes from this week’s MFT Card Challenge. Continue reading →

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

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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! Jar of Haunts Basket of Wishes

Posted on September 21, 2016 by stampsnlingers

I’ve lost a spider.

He’s just a tiny little thing.

Black.

The requisite number of legs.

Clear around the edges.

About the size of my pinky fingernail.

Know what I’m talking about?

You might guess it – it’s one of my favorite images in the Holiday Catalog.

As I was making today’s card, I pulled out the Jar of Haunts stamp set. Started stamping my favorite pumpkin image. Stamp stamp sta….

Hey!

Wha…..? Where….?

Where’s the spider?

I searched the whole stamp case. Looked under the piles of scrap paper on my desk. Rolled back a little and peered under my desk.

Nuthin’. Nada.

Tomorrow I’m going to take a flashlight and get on my hands and knees – I have to prepare ahead for this, it’s no longer the easy maneuver it was a few years ago – and see if I can find him. Cuz….soon I have to run the vacuum. Like – soon. And it will definitely find him if he’s down there. And then he’ll be lost in the vacuum vortex with some real spiders who had a bad day.

Keep your fingers crossed, please. I want him BACK!!! No. I neeeed him back – I don’t know if I can make it thru the Halloween season without him. 🙁

Let’s take a look at the card I was making when I realized that the spider had flown the web. As I already mentioned, it uses the Jar of Haunts stamp set and a sentiment from the Basket of Wishes set. And a few little touches from….Glamper Greetings. Sounds like a bit of a mishmash, huh? Well, see what you think. Take a look-see:

I let two sketch challenges drive this one – the first is the design. Hand Stamped Sentiments #247 is where this one came from:

And I played with a theme challenge from The Paper Players. PP313 is why there’s pumpkins and pies on my card!

I started by stamping the two little images from Glamper Greetings all over a Pumpkin Pie panel in Pumpkin Pie ink and Tangerine Tango.

Then I SNAILd it to a Silver Foil mat. Over that, I added a piece of Halloween Night DSP, SNAILd in Silver Foil.

The pumpkins, from my spider-less Jar of Haunts set, are stamped in Tangerine Tango on Very Vanilla. Then I used ink from the lid of my Pumpkin Pie ink pad and colored them in, using my old Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. I added some extra shading with more Tangerine Tango.

The stems are stamped in Soft Suede – then I outlined the stem portion in Early Espresso with my Stampin’ Write Marker and the leaves in Always Artichoke. I used the Clear Wink to color the leaves with Old Olive – but letting the Pumpkin Pie show thru as well (which made a fall leaf color). Then I colored the stems in with Soft Suede, still using the Clear Wink Glitter Brush.

I fussy cut the three pumpkins and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them onto the card front.

For my sentiment, I used the nice one from Basket of Wishes – individually inking the three phrases with my Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker, and covering the other phrases with Sticky Note tape. I inked the middle image first – then added a Glamper Greeting Pumpkin Pie pie on either side. Then I stamped the first and last phrase, and added a pie on either side!

I cut it down to size, and snipped little banners on the ends. In lieu of another mat, I edged the banner with my Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write Marker. Then I used Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to adhere it over the pumpkins. And that did it for the card front!

On the inside, I added a row of Glamper Greetings goodies across the bottom of a Very Vanilla panel – pies in…Pumpkin Pie and Jack O’Lanterns in Tangerine Tango.

I SNAILd the panel on a Silver Foil mat and into my Basic Black card base, added the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card was done!

My Medium Very Vanilla Envelope got more of the same Glamper Greetings images across the bottom….

…and more of the same on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! A little Halloween-ish, a little Fall-ish…kind of a sweet little card for Thanksgiving, I think. Hope you like! 🙂

Scroll on down for the card cuts and all the goodies you need to make this one for yourself!

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Heeeerrreeee spider spider spider…..heeeerrrreeee spid……..

See y’all tomorrow! 🙂

TTFN

Mary

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