Mornin’, y’all! Happy Hawwmp Day!! I hope you had fun with the 30th Birthday sale yesterday. It was a good ‘un, huh?
My Ordering Bonus is still going on – so there’s time to gather up some supplies to help with the upcoming Holiday season! Read on down for the all the details and get in on it before it goes away on the 28th!
I thought it made sense to do another – maybe the last one? – Halloween card, since it’s right around the corner. I used some fun Toil & Trouble DSP and images from the Cauldron Bubble and Trick or Tweet stamp sets (love this cute set!). Take a look-see:
Mornin’, my peeps – hope you’re having a great week! It’s gorgeous – again! – here in Colorado – although…it was like…13F when I got up this morning. Which is approximately 50F too cold for this girl! 😉
My card today is from the soon-to-be-available Happiness Surrounds stamp set. This is a set in the Snowflake Showcase suite coming in November. It’s only going to be available for a limited time – so be ready to snag it up on 1 Nov. I paired it with some more pumpkin-y goodness from the Toil & Trouble DSP. Take a look-see:
Good morning, y’all! I hope your week is going well and that you’re stocking up with the World Card Making Day special savings! And…are checking out the Stamp-N-Storage special also going on.
It’s just a…special kind of week, eh?? 🙂
My card today is quick and easy-peasy for Halloween! It started with some Toil & Trouble DSP and then pulled some elements from the Takeout Treats bundle. Take a look-see:
Happy Thursday, y’all – and welcome to another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop!! This is another installment of the Joint Blog Hop between the Happy Inkin’ Thursday and Happy Stampers Blog Hop ladies! I hope you really enjoy all the inspiration you can get from our talented folks!
As usual – we have both a sketch and a color challenge and we can use either or both. I went with both and used one of the new Host-exclusive stamp sets in the 2018 Holiday Catalog called Warm Hearted. Take a look-see!
What a downer-way to start a blog post, huh? Sorry! 🙁
Let me give you a more-fun bit of news! Stampin’ Up! let us know there’s been a big refresh in the Clearance Rack – so be sure to check it out. AND – Fast Fuse is AVAILABLE while supplies last at a huge DISCOUNT!! Don’t wait if you need Fast Fuse – check it out below and get it while it lasts!
So – if you were able to join me last night for my Facebook Live video – thanks. I hope you had a good time – it was sort of fun designing on the fly as a group, wasn’t it? If you didn’t get to watch, but would like to see the fun after-the-fact, here’s the Memorex on YouTube!
The sneak peek I gave you yesterday was a Baker’s Box that I’d colored using Stampin’ Spritzers and Mango Melody and Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink Refills. The video shows how I did that!
For the sample box, I used the cool Tin Tile Dynamic TIEF and the new Country Home bundle to decorate it after I was thru coloring it. Take a look-see:
On last night’s video, we decorated our colored box using elements from the Cauldron Bubble Bundle!
The video explains the coloring process – so take a quick gander at that!
Decorating the sides of the boxes was the same for each design. In both cases, I matted either an embossed card stock panel or a piece of the Toil & Trouble DSP on a color coordinating mat and then adhered them to the sides with Liquid Glue. On the front panel, I punched a half-circle with my 3/4″ Circle Punch.
From there, it was a matter of “frosting the cake”! Each box started with some Chicken Wire Elements, snipped down and adhered with Liquid Glue.
I cut several images from the Toil & Trouble DSP using their dies in the Cauldron Framelits to decorate the Halloween Box – as well as two spider webs from Black Foil. I also punched a Black Foil bat with the Spooky Bats punch!
The sides of the Fall box are Crumb Cake card stock, embossed in the Tin Tile Dynamic TIEF, then lightly sponged with Soft Suede ink. The sentiment banner is an image from the Country Home stamp set, stamped on Crumb Cake in Early Espresso. I colored the cotton balls with my White Watercolor Pencil and snipped a banner end.
I stamped the sentiment in Cajun Craze on a thinner strip of Crumb Cake and bannerized it, too. Then I adhered it to the larger banner with a little Liquid Glue and slid a Galvanized Clip on the left end.
I wrapped some 3/16″ Braided Linen Trim around the box and tied a knot on the top. Then I added a Linen Thread Billie-bow and a second “regular” bow with the Braided Trim. Then I slid the sentiment banner under the bow and secured it in place with a Glue Dot under the Galvanzied Clip.
And that was it, folks! These new Baker’s Boxes are perfectly sized for a deluxe donut or a few gourmet cookies. Or…candy! Or…whatever! And you can just decorate them to your heart’s content! Fall – with the Country Home Bundle – would be perfect! And Halloween is almost here! Cauldron Bubble and a little Toil & Trouble make super fun treat boxes! Hope you like!
TTFN
HOST CODE FOR 16 SEP – 30 SEP: DGB4RKC4
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 any active catalog! And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.
CLEARANCE RACK REFRESH
New items have been added to the Clearance Rack in the online store. Supplies are limited, and with discounts up to 60%, products will go quickly. Shop now and stock up.
FAST FUSE ADDED TO CLEARANCE RACK (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST)
If you’re like us, you thought the days of Fast Fuse were done at Stampin’ Up! (You know . . . because we had already retired the product and everything!) However, our vendor reached out to us because they manufactured a surplus of Fast Fuse applicators and refills, and they offered to sell their excess Fast Fuse inventory to us. We took them up on their offer and purchased 2,500 Fast Fuse applicators and 72,000 Fast Fuse refills.
One of the reasons SU! decided to buy this product was because of feedback they received letting them know that some of you still wanted to purchase Fast Fuse applicators and refills, and this was the perfect opportunity to make it available once again through the Clearance Rack. Fast Fuse refills will be available to you for more than 50% off their original price! Because supplies are limited, you should go right to the online store to place your order instead of waiting to place a workshop order. These’ll go fast, y’all!
See what I did there? You’re welcome.
Get them right now while they last! Order direct thru my Online Store with these links! 🙂
Fast Fuse Adhesive
$10.00
Fast Fuse Adhesive Refill
$7.50
The 2018 Holiday Catalog is Here
The new 2018 Holiday Catalog is Amaze-balls!! If you haven’t seen it yet, click on the cover image to open up a PDF of the catalog.
If you aren’t one of my customers but would like to be and need a copy of the catalog mailed to you, fill out the form on my Stampin’ Up! Catalogs page and I’ll get a copy in the mail to you ASAP!
2018 Holiday Catalog Special Bundles!
I’ve put together some special money-saving bundles for you from this awesome and wonderful catalog! You’ll get a bunch of goodies, shipped directly to you! And you’re going to save a pretty penny, too!
When you order one bundle, you’ll get the new Swirls & Curls TIEFfor…FREE! Buy multiple bundles….and you’ll get the Swirls & Curls TIEF for free PLUS I’m going to add in a SURPRISE gift! 😉
We’ve got some Fall bundles, a few Christmas bundles, and a Halloween Bundle. Take a look-see:
Dashing Along Designer Series Paper Host Promotion!
Host a Workshop or place an order of $250 or more (total before shipping and tax) in the month of September, and get the Dashing Along Designer Series Paper FREE. The Dashing Along Designer Series Paper is in addition to the Stampin’ Rewards you’ll earn!
All that ordering you did in August is about to PAY OFF!! It’s time to start redeeming your Bonus Days Coupons! Of course – you CAN wait until the 5th and redeem them on 2018 Holiday Catalog goodies!
Here’s the deets:
Redemption Period Deadlines
September 30, 2018, by 11:50 PM (MT)
There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can use on an order during redemption.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits, demonstrator supply items, and Paper Pumpkin subscriptions.)
New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes MAY be discounted with Bonus Days coupon codes.
Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed one time only.
So – here’s a handy flyer to walk you thru redeeming your coupons in my Online Store – click it to make it big enough for humans! 🙂
Basic Black or Cajun Craze Card Stock: 2″ x 4 1/8″ (x 4 – mats for panels around the sides)
Crumb Cake Card Stock (for the Country Home box): 1 7/8″ x 4″ (x 4 – embossed panels around the sides); 1 1/4″ x 4″ (art banner); 1/2″ x 3 1/8″ (sentiment)
Toil & Trouble DSP: 1 7/8″ x 4″ (DSP panels around the sides); Cauldron die cut images
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!
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Finn Fan Fix
On Sunday, I was walking from the bedroom back to the kitchen.
And I noticed Finn.
Sleeping.
Finn sleeping is not unusual.
This, though.
THIS…
These are just things that make you scratch your head and think…wait…what?!?
Good mornin’, y’all – welcome to another edition of Amy’s Inkin’ Krew team blog hop! Each month we make projects centered around a theme – and this month we’re doing Halloween Fun! We can interpret that any way we want – so…be sure to check and see everyone’s projects – we’ve got a bunch of talented ladies hopping with us this month!
Before I get going – let’s just acknowledge the historical import of this day in the history of our Country. I know I will always remember that day – where I was, what we were doing, what I felt as I raced to work – hoping my boss/friend hadn’t already gotten on an airplane and that the folks I knew were in D.C weren’t at the Pentagon. I know y’all remember it as well. As we must. We must never – ever – forget.
So – okay. On with the card.
I pulled out the Cauldron Bubble stamp set and bundled Cauldron Framelits – paired them with some Toil & Trouble DSP and some Spooky Bats Punch shapes. Take a look-see at the Double Easel Fun Fold that I created with them!
Hope you had a great weekend and are ready for the week.
Don’t suppose it really matters if you’re NOT ready, cuz…
Yep. It’s gonna happen!
If you were able to join me last night for my FB live video – thanks for spending part of your weekend with me! We had a good time, I think! If you weren’t able to be with us, but would like to see how to make today’s Fun Fold, here’s the link to the Memorex version on YouTube!
We did some share chopping yesterday – got most of the paper shares in the mail. Today is ribbon winding and chopping – and, when we get done, maybe a trip to Costco? Time will tell!
Tonight we’ll be making a card together – at least, I HOPE all y’all will be able to join me – on my Stamps-N-Lingers FB page. It’s a Fun Fun-fold (which I suppose would be an F3Card?). And it may or may not be THIS exact card – the fun fold will be the same, but…we may do Thanksgiving. Or…Christmas! Take a Sneaky Peek!
Well. Our last event was yesterday – and I watched from my office as my guys (yes – they’re officially “my” guys!) dismantled our area.
And felt sad.
Still do. It’s that end-of-summer-camp-and-all-my-new-friends-are-leaving feeling – remember that? For all that I’ve been anxiously awaiting this day – I’m really going to miss this group. I’ve done this a bunch of times, now – and…these guys have been the best. Truly awesome professionals to work with. And fun. And nice to be around. And very very good at their jobs. Fare thee well, guys.
I always buy pizza at the end for the guys – but for this group, I also got cinnamon bread twists.
With icing!! 🙂
Yea. That’s how much they all mean to me.
So (clearing throat….and got a little dust in my eye, I guess)…my card for the day!
I decided to do a little Halloween, with the new Spooky Sweets stamp set and bundled Spooky Bats Punch (both coming on 5 Sept in the 2018 Holiday Catalog). I paired those with the Twinkle Builder Punch. Take a look-see:
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