Hey y’all – you did it! You made it to Friday! Take a moment to pat yourselves on the back for getting thru another work week! 😉
I needed a very special – and personalized! – get well card this week. So…I pulled out a couple three sets – including the Cup of Christmas Bundle from the 2019 Holiday Catalog and the This Little Piggy and Healing Hugs sets from the Annual Catalog. I paired these up with some Come To Gather DSP. Take a look-see:
Mornin’, y’all! Hope you had a great weekend – and are ready for the week!
If you were able to join me last night on my Facebook Live video – thanks for spending part of your weekend with me! 🙂 If not, here’s the video to watch to see how to make today’s card!
I made a card to send to my friend who recently had surgery – and is having a rough time right now. I hope this one, created with the This Little Piggy stamp set from the Annual Catalog and the Count My Blessings stamp set – avail on 1 Sept in the 2017 Holiday Catalog – will bring her a little smile. Take a look-see:
All the card cuts are below and the process to make the “ocean” is in the video, so give that a watch!
I made the ocean with some Color Theory DSP paper in Dapper Denim that I cut with the scalloped die in the Seasonal Layers Thinlits. I also dry embossed each sheet in the Seaside TIEF.
On my Whisper White card front, I painted a “sunset” in Daffodil Delight, Pool Party and a touch of Flirty Flamingo with my Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. I added some Pool Party clouds and the sentiment, from This Little Piggy, which is stamped in Dapper Denim.
I stamped two of the flying piggies in Flirty Flamingo on Whisper White and fussy cut them, then colored them in Powder Pink and Flirty Flamingo, again using the Clear Wink of Stella.
I layered all the pieces onto my card front with Liquid Glue, Fast Fuse’d it to a Flirty Flamingo mat, then wrapped some Flirty Flamingo Baker’s Twine three times around the panel, securing it in the back with scotch tape. My bow is adhered with a Glue Dot (I show you how to make that on the video, too!) As a final touch, I added a Dapper Denim Glitter Enamel Shape to the middle of the bow.
On the inside, I stamped the piggy again in Flirty Flamingo on a Whisper White panel and colored her again in Powder Pink and Flirty Flamingo. Over her, using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, I added the gorgeous sentiment from the Count My Blessings stamp set (available 1 Sept) in Dapper Denim. Then I added a few Pink Pirouette Enamel Shapes hearts.
I Fast Fuse’d the panel to a Flirty Flamingo mat and into my Dapper Denim card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card was done.
My Whisper White Medium Envelope got another This Little Piggy piggy on the front…
…and a piece of Dapper Denim Color Theory DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! This (adorable) Little Piggy is cute enough to make anyone smile when they see her – but…two of them?!? Diving and cavorting in the ocean? Oh yea – I think it’s gonna work! And how gorgeous is the font on that sentiment from the Count Your Blessings stamp set? I hope you like! 🙂
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 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
Now’s your chance to get in on a couple of great bundles of goodies from the new 2017 Holiday Catalog featuring the beautiful Painted Autumn suite of products and some coordinating products.
I’ve designed two bundles for you to choose from. Check them out!
Bundle #1: The Painted Autumn Deluxe – everything you need to start making cards from the minute it arrives at your door. This bundle is $99 and includes free shipping (I can only ship to the US, folks!), free tax and a free goody! Buying it all separately (including shipping, tax and your Free Goody!) would be about $125 (sorta depends on how much you’d give Uncle Sam!!).
Here’s what’s included in the $99 Deluxe Bundle:
Bundle #2: The Painted Autumn Basic – this one’s for you if you already have all the ink pads that you need to make gorgeous Fall cards. This one is $76 and still gets free shipping and tax and a free goody! The total cost if you bought them separately would be around $100.
Here’s what’s included in the $76 Basic Bundle:
There are more reasons to snap these up – including Double Peppermint Points and the September Online Tutorial featuring this Suite of products. You can get all the details and a form to sign up for your bundle right here.
Hope you’ll take advantage of this deal – it’s good only thru the end of the day on the 31st! That would be next Thursday, just in case you’re not closely monitoring the imminent arrival of the new 2017 Holiday Catalog on Friday, 1 Sept! 🙂
Shares give you a chance to…try before you buy! Get a little taste of all the new Designer Series Papers, Ribbons, Trims and Embellishments without spending over $190 on a pack, roll or stack of every single new goody! Shares will be open until 30 Aug – and I’ll place the order on 1 Sept! For all the details – including a list of everything you can get – and a handy sign up form – go to my 2017 Holiday Catalog Shares page right…here!
Paper Pumpkin is On Sale!
Here’s the Deets!
No?? Well, 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! 🙂
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 Count My Blessings stamp set will be available on 1 Sept in the 2018 Holiday Catalog!
CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
Dapper Denim Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card front, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
Flirty Flamingo Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/8″ (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 piggies
Color Theory DSP: 3 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (white bottom wave on stack – measured to top of scallop); 3 7/8″ x 2 1/2″ ( next blue wave); 3 7/8″ x 2 3/8″ (next white wave); 3 7/8″ x 2 1/8″ (“top” blue wave); envelope flap
If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!
Shop the Clearance Rack here. Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!
Finn-Fan Fix
Finn is a helper.
He helps the kitties get from one room to another. Whether they want his help or not!
He helps me in the kitchen.
He helps his Dad in the….kitchen.
The other day we smoked a pork shoulder butt.
Wait – a “shoulder” “butt”?!? What the heck is that!?
Regardless – we smoked it and then Wayne pulled it.
And – in the interest of ensuring that no pork would find it’s way to the floor, Finn helped!
I’m not sure the picture fully captures the intensity and focus. He never blinked….
TTFN
M
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 sketch challenge this week!
Here’s what we played with:
And I decided to use the oh-so-uber-cute This Little Piggy stamp set – and a couple of sentiments in it that really sort of seemed right this week! Take a look-see:
This one was quick – easy – and fun! The Trifecta!
I started with a piece of my favorite Wood Textures DSP and matted it on Powder Pink card stock.
The art work is a piece of Whisper White, cut with a circle Stitched Shapes Framelits die (the largest one) and matted on a Powder Pink Scallop circle, cut with the largest scallop die in Circles Layering Framelits.
I stamped the flying piggy in Early Espresso ink on the Whisper White circle. Using an older Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush, and picking up ink from the lid of my Powder Pink stamp pad, I colored her. I used another Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to color her wings and little tiny hooves. I used Liquid Glue to adhere the art to my card front.
My sentiment banner is a strip of Whisper White, with a banner end cut with my Paper Snips. I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to stamp the This Little Piggy sentiment in Early Espresso onto the strip (I covered the piggy with a sticky note). It’s matted on another bannerized strip (in Powder Pink) and popped over the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I thought she needed a few friends, so I cut three of the adorable little butterfly shapes from the Build a Bike Framelits in Powder Pink card stock – brushed them all with my Clear Wink and adhered them with Liquid Glue. The final touch is a double-bow from Flirty Flamingo Baker’s Twine, adhered with a dab of Liquid Glue.
On the inside, I added another This Little Piggy sentiment in Early Espresso to a Whisper White panel. Then I stamped a few cloud images from the set in stamped-off-once Powder Pink. Finally – one more Build a Bike butterfly in Powder Pink card stock.
I SNAILd the panel to a Powder Pink mat and into my Early Espresso card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!
My Whisper White Medium Envelope got three more flying piggies across the front in Early Espresso – colored with Powder Pink using the Clear Wink brush…
…and a little more of the Wood Textures DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! This Little Piggy believed she could and so she did. I love the little smile on her face – she looks a little smug and a lot happy. And – she pretty much had to have a butterfly on her nose, now didn’t she – so it’s handy there was one just the right size in the Build a Bike Framelits! 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!
Mary Deatherage – YOU ARE HERE!
Have fun on the Hop!
TTFN
Mary
HOST CODE FOR 1 JULY – 15 JULY: JSKNUQGN
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.
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:
Which all means…this is a perfect time to start crossing some of those goodies off that you’ve got on your Wish List!
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:
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’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:
CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
Early Espresso Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, score and fold at 5 1/2″)
Powder Pink Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 3″ scallop circle (mat for art circle); 5/8″ x 3 1/4″ (mat for sentiment banner); Build a Bike butterflies
Whisper White Card Stock: 3 3/4″ x 5″ (inner liner); 2 7/8″ stitched shapes circle (art circle); 1/2″ x 3 1/8″ (sentiment banner)
Wood Textures DSP Stack: 3 3/4″ x 5″ (card front); Envelope Liner
If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!
Shop the Clearance Rack here. Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!
Finn-Fan Fix…will be back in August! No FFF’s on Blog Hop Days!
Good morning, y’all! Happy Tuesday.
I’m going to try to quell my normal over-sharing chattiness – I’m starting this post at 10 o’clock! For those of you who’ve been following along – you know I’m a pumpkin at about 9! Finn’s already sawing logs -he’s in the kitchen with us, lending moral support, but he’s sound asleep. Wayne and I are wrapping ribbon!
And…wrapping ribbon.
Soon, we’ll wrap a little more ribbon. I can tell you we’ve got some gorgeous new ribbon in this catalog, folks!!
Yes, you heard me right. Wayne is helping me wrap ribbon! He’ll thank me if we get to go on that Alaska cruise next summer! 🙂
So – my card uses the funnest (yes, that’s a word. I’m pretty sure!) new stamp set in the catalog. It’s called This Little Piggy. I combined it with a little of the new Coffee Break DSP. And a few other new little goodies. Take a look-see:
My layout was inspired by the Global Design Project sketch challenge:
I started with a piece of wood-grain-looking paper from the Coffee Break DSP and matted it on a piece of Powder Pink card stock.
For my art, I first cut a Copper Foil “doily” with a couple of Eastern Medallions Thinlits. I first ran the Copper Foil thru the Big Shot with two large Eastern Medallions dies. Then I used the largest smooth-sided circle in the Circles Layering Framelits to cut the medallion out. Using my Paper Snips, I carefully trimmed the circle off – leaving me with a “doily”! If you’re a visual person, here’s a link to a video where I show you how to do it!
I wrapped two lengths of Very Vanilla 1/2″ Lace Trim around the card front, securing them in the back with scotch tape and I used a few Glue Dots under the Lace Trim above the art to bring the two pieces together – you’ll see why in a minute. I used some Liquid Glue to adhere the Copper Foil “doily” over the top.
Next up is a circle that I cut from Powder Pink card stock with the new Starburst Punch. It was pretty, but a little plain…so I embossed it with the cool new Pinewood Planks Dynamic TIEF. Then I popped it over the Copper “doily” with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I stamped the little piggy from This Little Piggy on some Thick Whisper White card stock, in Powder Pink ink. Then I fussy cut her with my Paper Snips.
Using my Melon Mambo Watercolor Pencil and a Blender Pen, I added some little cheeks and shaded her ear. I colored her hooves with my Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write Marker.
She’s wearing pantaloons. I suppose it could be a tutu – but in our family, those be pantaloons! I ran a short strip of Fast Fuse across her little pork belly and then added the Very Vanilla 1/2″ Lace Trim, pleating it a little as I went. I trimmed the excess with my Paper Snips.
I used a little bit of Liquid Glue and a few new Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere her to the Powder Pink circle. And – I don’t know if you can see it, but I brushed her wings with some Clear Wink of Stella!
The sentiment, also from This Little Piggy, I heat embossed in Copper on Whisper White, then I cut it out with the Classic Label Punch and adhered it with Liquid Glue.
I tied a bow from the Lace Trim – and adhered it over that place where I pulled the two lengths together with the Glue Dot – with another Glue Dot. Makes it look like I actually tied the two lengths together with that bow. And that was it for the card front.
On the inside, I heat embossed a second sentiment from This Little Piggy in Copper in the middle of a Whisper White panel. Over the top, using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, I added a part-of-a-piggy in Powder Pink. I colored her same as the lady on the front.
I SNAILd the panel to a Powder Pink mat and into my Early Espresso card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!
My Whisper White Medium Envelope got another Miss Piggy on the front…
…and a touch more of the Coffee Break DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Seriously – how cute is This Little Piggy?? And – there are more darling images and fun sentiments in the set, too. You’re going to want to grab this one up! Hope you like!
TTFN
Mary
HOST CODE FOR 1 JUNE – 15 JUNE: YZJ2HB6A
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.
Until the close-of-business on 15 June – I’m offering DOUBLE Peppermint Points on all orders over $50 (before shipping and tax) placed thru my Online Store.
But wait!! There’s MORE!! 😳😳😳
If your order is over $100 (before shipping and tax blah blah) – then I’ll pick up your shipping!!
Yep – you read me right. Order over $100 and I’ll give you DOUBLE Peppermint Rewards Points (that’ll be at least EIGHT points!) AND FREE SHIPPING!!
These specials are all in addition to the gifts that all my customers receive…
Here are the three ways you can order and receive your free shipping rebate:
– Provide me with your mailing address and I’ll send you a check to rebate your shipping costs
or
– Provide me with your PayPal account e-mail and I’ll send you your rebate via PayPal
If you place your order online, don’t forget to add my host code (if your order is under $150) to get your free gift! 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.
We’ve got a great Host Rewards Promotion fixin’ to happen in the month of June! For workshop or individual orders of $350 – you’re going to get an EXTRA $35 in Host cash/Stampin’ Rewards to spend!!
Promotion Details
Here’s a link to a flyer with all the details!
Interested in being a host and gathering up those host dollars – but…you don’t live in Fayetteville, GA?!?
Now’s a great time do to a Catalog Launch Party!
1. Gather up some friends – near or far
2. I’ll send them a new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
3. We’ll give them some time to browse and pick their favorites
4. They place their orders thru my online store, using the Host Code I’ll give them
5. YOU cash in when you close your Workshop!
Easy Peasy!
STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
Early Espresso Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, score and fold at 5 1/2″)
Powder Pink Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); Starburst Punch shape
Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner); Classic Label Punch shape (sentiment); This Little Piggy piggy
Coffee Break DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); envelope flap
Copper Foil: Eastern Medallions doily
If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!
Shop the Clearance Rack here. Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!
Finn-Fan Fix…
Behold!
A man resting after a day’s work.
Content in the knowledge that he’s done his part.
Protected his mother (from…no one).
Impressed friends and strangers with his prowess.
I give you….Finn CGC.
Yea – I know. Old news. But…hey! It’s a kinda big deal. And he looks so…mature and handsome in this picture!
And it’s my blog so…I can show him off if I wanna!! 🙂
TTFN
M
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