Hello hello! Happy Sunday! We had a great time yesterday – ate some cake, chatted with friends, cheered over the game! Had to leave a little before the game ended to come home to feed ponies. And Finn!
The card I made yesterday is a clean-and-simple little number – it’s a silhouette card using the Sunkissed stamp set – I was feeling in a tropical mood, I guess! And I created a cool cloudy-sky effect using the Basic Borders Die set. Take a look-see:
Mornin’, y’all – welcome to another edition of the Happy Stampers Blog Hop. This week was a color challenge for us to play with – that usually leaves things pretty wide open, so I hope you’ll take a minute to browse all the projects brought to you by the ladies-who-hop!
Here’s our color challenge:
Now – when I first saw this color combo, I was a little thrown. The colors just didn’t seem “right” to me and I couldn’t imagine how to put them together to look good!
And then I realized it….Mother Nature puts these colors together every single day! 🙂 So, I pulled out my Serene Scenery DSP Stack to be my inspiration and picked one of my favorite designs in that stack. I’d also been seeing some Z-Fold cards around on the internet/Pinterest, and wanted to try one of those, too. Since, at the time, I wasn’t mad at Duck Duck – I decided to add a Wetlands goose. Take a look-see:
I just love this beautiful sun-washed grassy meadow in the Serene Scenery DSP stack, don’t you?
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On to the business at hand! I hope that your weekend is going well. I succeeded in sleeping all the way to 8am this morning! Whoo-hoo! Now, on Saturday night, I’m trying to stay up late to start getting into the schedule for next week. It’s some kind of swing/mid hybrid. Leave at 1:15pm or so and get back 12 hours later. Y-U-K! But there it is – and, in fact, it is what it is, so…. 🙂
I made a couple more cards to share with my stamper ladies this afternoon. This one is a Valentine’s Day card that uses the Botanicals For You set (from the Sale-A-Bration flyer – you can only get it as a free item with a $50 or better order!) and the Sky Is the Limit set – also a Sale-A-Bration item. This set is only available until the 15th of February, so if you love it, you need to jump on it right quick! Take a look-see:
Happy Friday, y’all! I’m counting down the days until I head out again – so am enjoying as much “at home” time as I can! Today was exciting – I got my hair cut.
No – that’s not the cause for excitement! When I got home – I had a box sitting by the gate that said “Stampin’ Up!” on the side! Oh my goodness, what fun THAT was to open! Stamps, and paper, and punches, and inks, and embellishments and more stamps and framelits…..wow. I surely did enjoy pulling those things out of that box!! 🙂
I spent a little time making a card with some of the new goodies, but my share for today is one I made a couple of days ago – you’ll maybe recall that I’m busily getting ahead on cards so I can keep the blog posts going next week…
So, this one is a masculine birthday card – I get asked for those every once in a while, so I figured I’d try to come up with one! It uses Sky is the Limit (this is a Sale-A-Bration stamp set that’s only available until 15 Feb!) and a sentiment from Guy’s Greetings (a fun set from the Annual Catalog). Take a look-see:
Good morning! Hope your last week before Christmas is going well – getting all your shopping and wrapping and house cleaning and stocking-stuffer-buying and guest-readying and tree-trimming done! I’m almost done here – just mailed two boxes of SU! stuff (the heavy things – paper, punches, ink pads, TIEFs and Thinlits-on-magnetic-cards) home to Atlanta. Just a few more days until I’m homeward bound! 🙂
Today’s share is a birthday card – with a masculine bent. I pulled out Sassy Salutations (which remains one of my very favorite sentiment sets!) and the ever-fun Bow-Builder Punch. Add to that a few cool textures from Timeless Textures – which will be available on 5 Jan with the 2016 Occasions Catalog. Take a look-see:
It’s Friday, it’s Friday! Whoo-hoo!! I am very ready indeed – and I hope that you have something fun to look forward to this weekend. And, I don’t want to put too fine a point on it, but….there’s only 21 shopping day till Christmas. Just sayin’….
Speaking of Christmas – why don’t you try to get a little sumpin’-sumpin’ for free for Christmas? Like….some Blog Candy! You’ve still got a few days to get entered. Entries close Monday afternoon – I’ll draw Tuesday morning. Here’s the spot to go to get your name in the hat. 🙂
And speaking of FREE – who doesn’t like free stuff? If any of you raised your hands, I would respectfully call you out as a fibber! We all like free things! And starting on 5 Jan 16 – Stampin’ Up! is giving you an awesome chance to earn free products. That’s right – it’s almost Sale-A-Bration Time!!! On 5 Jan 16, the very same day that the 2016 Occasions Catalog goes live, Sale-A-Bration starts. From 5 Jan – 31 Mar, for every $50 in product that you spend (before shipping and taxes), you’ll get to pick a FREE item from the SAB catalog. And there are some really fun things – including the stamp set and pretty Designer Paper that I used in my sneak peek card today. This set is called Sky Is The Limit. Take a look-see:
Good Friday morning! I hope that y’all had a great time checking out all the wonderful projects that the Happy Stampers brought you yesterday – I sure do appreciate everyone who stopped by here at Stamps-N-Lingers! 🙂
For today, I have a share that’s so in my wheelhouse that I might have made it.
Oh wait.
I DID make it!
A good friend of mine had surgery yesterday – kind of “big deal” surgery – and I wanted to make a Get Well card for him. He’s not a fisherman, so my By the Tide set wasn’t really the right fit. I decided to go back to a new, old standby. Vintage Leaves and the matching Leaflets (I know I don’t have to mention the bundle savings….). And the Woodland TIEF! Take a look-see:
Oh my goodness. Nothing does the heart good like picking up a really HEAVY box from the hotel desk – and seeing “Stampin’ Up!” written on the side…..it was pretty exciting. But – I made the anticipation last. I went and got some dinner. Came back up and ate. Watched a little tv. If I maybe gave the box a little stroke on my way by each time – that’s not a bad thing, right? Finally – I couldn’t stand it any longer and I broke into it. Nope – didn’t even take a picture of the bounty inside (Warning – Rookie Blogger….). Just started pulling stuff out. And turning it over and inspecting everything. And – quite conscientiously, I thought – putting it all neatly away. Then I took a little bit and assembled several of the stamp sets. And went to bed. Yes, went to bed. I know – I know. How did I stand it? How could I have NOT made a card?!?! It was pure self-preservation, people!! It was already 9:30 and the ^$&%* alarm was going off at 4:30am. Had to sleep – don’t judge me!
But, the NEXT night….I made a card! I’d promised a friend at work that I’d make a card for him to send to his wife – yes, my learning curve is flat flat flat. I haven’t even managed to send my mom’s Mother’s Day present and I’m promising people I’ll make cards. sigh…. But, promise I did, so…. I pulled out the brand spankin’ new You’ve Got This set, and combined it with a going-away-soon set – Lovely Amazing You. Take a look-see:
I did a kinda-sorta CASE of a card I saw in the new catalog. I SNAIL’d a piece of Whisper White CS to a Tip-Top Taupe (brand new 2015-2017 In Color color) card stock mat. Then I used the awesome background stamp that comes in the You’ve Got This set (I think it’s really cool that we get a background stamp WITH the usual sentiment and image stamps!) and stamped twice with Crumb Cake ink. The second time, I turned the stamp sideways and stamped a little lower down.
Then I inked up the pretty flower image with the new Watermelon Wonder ink and stamped it right over the background image. I didn’t think it needed any more coloring than that! The sentiment – from Lovely Amazing You – is ALSO in Watermelon Wonder. To finish off the front, I used one of the new 2015-2017 In Color Blossom Accents. I pulled a few strands from some 1/4″ Burlap Ribbon and glued them onto the stem of the flower with Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue. Then I used a couple of glue dots and another dab of the liquid glue to adhere the flower. I hemmed and hawed a bit between the Cucumber Crush Flower and the Watermelon Wonder. Finally decided to give a tiny little pop of coordinating color and used the green!
I put the mat onto a Watermelon Wonder card base with some Stampin’ Dimensionals – and the front was done!
For the inside, I kept it simple. I pulled two sentiments from the Hostess Set Good Greetings, and stamped them in Tip-Top Taupe on a piece of Whisper White card stock. I used my Stamp-a-ma-Jig to get the placement that I wanted. That thing is just so handy!
I used the little heart from another of the new sets – Friendly Wishes – colored with Watermelon Wonder – to accent the sentiment. I was a little too hesitant with my first stamping effort – so I had to re-stamp my stamp to get the heart to look correct. Cue the Stamp-a-ma-Jig again! 🙂
With that – the card was done. I decided to go a little crazy and make an envelope for this one. What a happy coincidence that I’d ordered a set of the new 2015-2017 In Color Envelope Paper!! I picked the striped paper (all the paper is solid color on one side and has a pattern on the other) in Watermelon Wonder, and built an envelope with the Envelope Punch Board. I used Sticky Tape (will still be in the new catalog, but it will now have an easy-tear paper backing) to adhere the sides of my envelope together. Then I put a couple of strips on the flap for my friend to close his envelope to mail home.
And – Done! I really love how easy the Stampin’ Up! color coordination makes it to create cohesive sets. Takes a whole lot of the guess-work out of it!
Hope that you like this share – and will consider the You’ve Got This and Friendly Wishes sets for your stash.
When you see the products used in this card (below), remember that you’ll be able to click on all of them, but you won’t be able to order the new products until 2 June. Hey! If you were a demonstrator, you COULD order the new products right now just like I did! Whatcha think? Give me a holler and let’s get you all hooked up!
It’s a gorgeous day here in California – after being downright yucky icky yesterday. Hope you’re having a wonderful Saturday. Anyone seen the new Avengers yet?!!? I haven’t had a shot yet, but I hope to get to see it in IMAX 3-D. If you HAVE seen it – let me know how it was, okay?
TTFN and LLAP
Mary
P.S. There’s a new Hostess Code for the second half of the month!!
May 16 – 31 HOSTESS CODE: JYDMMSBE Use this hostess code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please do not use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards/Hostess $$ if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift for May is your choice of any item valued up to $5.00 in either the 2014-15 Annual Catalog or the 2015 Occasions Catalog!
WEEKLY DEALS FOR 12 May – 18 May 15!! Click here to see the Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! in my online store. The Weekly Deals are only while supplies last and only available at these great prices through 18 May!
STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
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CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
Watermelon Wonder Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and folded at 4 1/4″)
Tip-Top Taupe Card Stock: 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (card front mat)
Whisper White Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (front sentiment mat and inner liner)
2015-2017 In Color Envelope Paper: 8 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
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BACKORDER LIST AS OF 15 May 15
BACKORDERED
May 19
131162: Brights Collection Classic Stampin’ Ink Refills
May 29
120907: Decorative Label Punch
127526: Elegant Butterfly Punch
June 1
131259: Brights Stampin’ Write Markers
June 3
131264: Many Marvelous Markers
Date to be Determined
126562: The Great Outdoors Clear Stamp Set
126747: Stippled Blossoms Clear Stamp Set
126954: Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad
131184: Regals Collection Classic Stampin’ Pads
NOT ORDERABLE
120279: Clear-Block Storage Caddy
137951: So You Project Kit
The following items have been discontinued and are no longer orderable; only current backorders will be filled.
131163: Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
131164: Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
131165: Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
131166: Pistachio Pudding Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
131167: Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
131195: 2013-2015 In Color 12″ x 12″ Cardstock
131200: 2013-2015 In Color Collection 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
131295: Strawberry Slush 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
131297: Coastal Cabana 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
131298: Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
LOW INVENTORY
None
Tick tock tick tock….I’m counting the minutes until my order of new SNEAK PEAK 2015-2016 Annual Catalog toys arrives!! Whoo-hoo! In the meantime, I’ve got a quick and easy card to share with you today. This design is very very versatile. Change up the color of the die cut, use a different DSP and all of a sudden, a card very much suited for a man becomes more feminine. Change “Happy” to “Hello” (from the same Hello You thinlit set – which is in the new catalog, OBTW!). Use a different sentiment stamp….and you could have a really cute new baby card. Take a look-see at what I’m talkin’ about:
This week, I opened another fun box of toys business investments 😉 from Stampin’ Up! There were a couple of stamps in there that I’d been wanting to play with for a while. For today, I picked one to make a quick and easy card with. It’s the Vivid Vases stamp. It’s fun to color, and you get a lot of bang for the stamp. Take a look-see:
I started by stamping the image onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, using the Memento Black Ink. Then I ran it thru the Big Shot, cutting the oval with the Ovals Collection Framelit. I used my Stampin’ Write Markers to color the image, and I was almost there! I cut out a tiny heart from some Blackberry Bliss Card Stock, using my Hearts Border punch, and glued it on with a little dab of Multi-purpose Liquid Glue. A tiny seed pearl brightens the center of the daisy. And, cause I just thought it wanted a little extra sump’n sump’n, I put a bunch of little dots around the outside of the oval with my Perfect Plum Marker.
I SNAIL’d a Blackberry Bliss mat to one of my Whisper White Notecards (of Notecards and Envelopes fame – so it’s a smallish card). I decided to keep the mat a little smaller than usual – I liked the contrast with the white card base. And, after I popped the sentiment oval on the front with Dimensionals, I really liked the ratio of Blackberry Bliss to White. The card front was done!
The inside got a quick little stamp with a couple more vases (this time I used my Elegant Eggplant Ink Pad – no idea why except that it was new and I wanted to use it!), and some coloring. I added the Celebrate sentiment, in Perfect Plum, from the Good Greetings Hostess Set. And that was that. Done!
This is such a cute card, and it’s so quick to make – the little dots around the oval took the longest! – that I think it would be an awesome pick for a gift set for someone for….Mother’s Day?!? I just love these little vases, and am betting I’ll be using them a lot in the future.
Don’t forget the Butterfly Thinlits special going on right now thru the end of this month:
1. Get the Butterflies Thinlits at a 15 percent discount–just $21.20! (so if you already have the Butterfly Basics stamp set, you’ll be able to complete the bundle at a great discount!
–OR —
2. Buy any of the Butterflies Thinlits Bundles at the already-discounted price and choose one of three FREE Sale-A-Bration items (only available while supplies last)!
And – tomorrow will usher in another Weekly Deal (don’t miss out on the Wonderful Wreath framelits on THIS week’s deal!) AND the 2015 Retiring List – so be sure to check back!! Items on the retiring list are likely to sell out fast fast fast – so if you plan to stock up, you’ll want to get your order in quick like a bunny! When you DO order, don’t forget to use my April Hostess Code (unless you hit the $150 mark with your order and then you’ll want to use your OWN hostess code!!).
TTFN and LLAP
Mary
APRIL 1 – 30 HOSTESS CODE: JMYYMNGF Use this hostess code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please do not use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards/Hostess $$ if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift for April is your choice of any item valued up to $4.95 in either the 2014-15 Annual Catalog or the 2015 Occasions Catalog!
LAST DAY FOR THIS WEEK’S WEEKLY DEALS!! Click here to see the Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! in my online store. The Weekly Deals are only while supplies last and only available at these great prices through the end of today!
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STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
Shop the Clearance Rack here.
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!
2013-2015 In Color Products that will be on the Soon-To-Be-Retired List that comes out on 21 Apr. Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar will soon be history! Stock up before they’re gone and get that free shipping. Hard to beat that, really!
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Currently, the following items are on BACKORDER; backordered items will be available on or before the date indicated.
April 20
120970: Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Write Marker
133773: Sponge Daubers
135297: Variety Pack 6″ x 8″ Project Life Photo Pocket Pages
136660: 2013-2015 In Color Cut & Ready Card Bases
April 21
120801: Big Shot Die Large Storage Insert
131163: Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
131164: Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
131165: Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
131167: Strawberry Slush Classic Stmapin’ Ink Refill
131170: Subtles Collection Classic Stampin’ Ink Refills
May 15
129406: Bitty Butterfly Punch
May 16
133722: Adhesive Transfer Sheets
Date to be Determined
103033: Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
122932: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
129977: Gift Bow Bigz L Die
131182: Brights Collection Classic Stampin’ Pads
131185: Subtles Collection Classic Stampin’ Pads
131190: Brights Collection 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
131195: 2013-2015 In Color Collection 12″ x 12″ Cardstock
131200: 2013-2015 In Color Collection 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
Currently, the following items are NOT ORDERABLE:
137360: Butterflies Thinlits Dies (currently due in warehouse today!)
139322: Butterfly Bundle (Wood)
139323: Butterfly Bundle (Clear)
138865: Butterfly Bundle (Photopolymer)
137363: Hello You Thinlits Dies
139324: Crazy about You Bundle (Wood)
139325: Crazy about You Bundle (Clear)
138873: Crazy about You Bundle (Photopolymer)
137898: Calypso Coral Pompom Trim
129381: Ovals Collection Framelits
127526: Elegant Butterfly Punch
126189: Paper-Piercing Tool
120279: Clear-Block Storage Caddy
137909: Artisan Embellishment Kit
119859: Extra-Large Oval Punch
127811: 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch
130148: Grid Paper
137951: So You Project Kit
Currently, the following items have LOW INVENTORY and will move to the “Not Orderable” list (above) once our current inventory is depleted:
122332: Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon
120907: Decorative Label Punch
119854: 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch
Card Stampin' With Clara
Inky Bee Stampers
KarensCardCorner
Stamp with Amy K
Stampin With Shirley G
Tarabeth Stamps
TL's Bright Spot
Wild Wing Creations