Good morning and happy Hawwmp Day! That ole MikeMikeMike just keeps showing up! 🙂
So – I have some exciting news…we decided yesterday that Wayne’s going to go down to OnStage with me in November and then – on the Sunday after the event – we’re going to drive the additional 2 1/2 hours south to Orlando and the Home of the Mouse! Yep – going to DinneyWorld! AND – maybe even to Universal for a day. Star Wars – Guardians of the Galaxy – HogWarts – Soaring – Mission to Mars – here we come!! I’ve been wanting to go back for a while and…this seemed like a great time to do it! Whoo-hoo!!
Okay. Back to bizness! Today’s card is a CASE of another card from this past weekend – and AGAIN from Karen Ksenzacovic!! Her card reminded me how much I love the Triple Time Technique. So…out it came – with the sweet Splendid Thoughts stamp set taking center stage. Take a look-see:
Happy Happy Hawwwmp Day, y’all! Hope your week is going well!
So – before we hit it – I want to give you a quick update on a really popular Sale-a-Bration freebie: the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes. Bad news – they’re sold out – and I suspect they won’t be back. So that milk is spilled – that horse is out of the barn. The moral here is that…if there’s something you LOVE (Rings of Love DSP – hint hint) – then you need to be taking steps to be able to order those NOW!!
Now – let’s talk card! This one uses the so so pretty Apple Harvest stamp set from the Jul – Dec 2022 Mini Catalog! And I’ve dug out the Triple Time Technique and…Clear Wink of Stella “watercoloring”, too! Take a look see:
Good morning – or afternoon – or evening! Wherever you – and WHENever you are – welcome! It’s FriYAY here in the US! The weekend is upon us again! Whoo-hooo! It is ALSO the T-10 day to the END of Sale-A-Bration. Boooo! 🙁 If you’re hanging on till the last minute to join the team – get those two free stamp sets – AND lock in YOUR 20% discount on EVERYTHING…wait no more! Let’s get you hooked up! 🙂
If you were able to join me yesterday for my YouTube live – I appreciate you spending part of your week with me! If not – but you’d like to see the replay – here ’tis!
And – I’m feeling particularly perky cuz – although I have to fly to CA and back next week (bleh), I splurged and upgraded myself to First Class! I justified it to myself every which way from Sunday – some valid… others…reaching a bit. But – in the end…yep. I pulled the trigger!
So, to celebrate, let’s talk about a card that uses one of my favorite techniques – the Triple Time technique. It’s super easy to do and looks like it took forever. Add in the Christmas Happiness pines and pine cones and a couple of gorgeous sentiments from Watercolor Christmas and it’s a slam dunk! Take a look-see:
I started the way most Triple Time cards start – I cut three panels of decreasing size of Very Vanilla card stock (okay – Triple Time cards do not have to be Very Vanilla, you know what I meant!) and stacked them up. On the smallest panel, I heat embossed a small sentiment from the Watercolor Wishes stamp set in Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder.
When it was cool, I used a teensy dab of Liquid Glue between the layers to gently – and temporarily! – hold them together for stamping.
I stamped the Christmas Happiness pine bough image several times across the layers with Old Olive ink. Then I used the medium pine cone outline image and stamped it in Early Espresso. Finally, I added a couple of Christmas lights in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
I used my new Stampin’ Blends to color the images – the two Crumb Cake pens for the pine cones, the two Daffodil Delight and Old Olive pens for the lights!
I carefully pulled the layers apart and matted each one on a piece of Wood Textures DSP. Then I added the two middle layers with Stampin’ Dimensionals – making sure my stamped images lined up correctly!
For my pine cone embellishments, I turned to the ever-faithful Pretty Pines Thinlits. I cut a couple of short pine boughs from Old Olive card stock and adhered them with Liquid Glue. The pine cones are cut from Wood Textures DSP (same design as my mats) and the backs are from Copper Foil. I adhered them together with Liquid Glue and popped them on with Liquid Glue and a Stampin’ Dimensional.
I tied a little bow from Jute Twine and adhered it with a Glue Dot. And that was it for the card front!
On the inside, I inked the Christmas Happiness pine bough in Old Olive ink, stamped it off once on scrap paper, and stamped it in the middle of a Very Vanilla panel. Over the top of that, I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and stamped a second sentiment from Watercolor Christmas in Versamark Ink. Then I sprinkled it with Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heated it up!
I Fast Fuse’d the panel to its Wood Textures DSP mat and into my Thick Very Vanilla card base, Fast Fuse’d the card front on and the card was done!
My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got another Christmas Happiness pine bough and cone on the front. I colored the cone with my Stampin’ Blends…
…and I added more of the Wood Textures DSP to the envelope flap. Aaannndddd…when I remembered the “Stampin’ Blends bleed thru” adage (which I did when I saw where it had bled thru!!) I added another pine bough and cone. But – for that one, I folded a scrap of paper and put it between the layers to protect the front of the envelope! 🙂
Et Voila! Triple Time Technique! Christmas Happiness pine cones and boughs! Gorgeous sentiments from Watercolor Christmas! What’s not to love?! I hope you do! 🙂
TTFN
Mary
HOST CODE FOR16 OCT – 31 OCT: 4HQU3GVF
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 or the 2017 Holiday Catalog! And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.
Designer Series Paper Sale…
All Month Long!
Let’s admit it: we all just love gorgeous Designer Series Paper! By popular demand, we are bringing back an incredible offer on Designer Series Paper. We’ll be able to buy three packages of select Designer Series Paper and get one FREE during October! This sale includes Designer Series Paper from both the annual and holiday catalogs. And we’re even including select Specialty and Designer Series Paper Stacks on sale!
So take advantage of this excellent opportunity and gather up lots of pretty paper! Take a look-see at what’ll be up for grabs!! Click the picture to open a handy – and colorful! – flyer!
MERRY PATTERNS HOST PROMOTION STILL AVAILABLE
Host a workshop or place an individual order totaling $300 or more (before shipping and tax) by the end of October, and you’ll earn this cool new stamp set for free! Click the picture to open up a printable flyer!
Get all the details on my Stampin’ Up! Promotions page right….here!
Stampin’ Blends – Available 1 November 17!
Say hello to a new world of colorful creativity! Meet Stampin’ Blends, artist-quality alcohol markers in 12 exclusive Stampin’ Up! colors.
With the release of the Stampin’ Blends on 1 Nov, we’ll also be offering a limited-time16-card project kit and stamp setwith beautiful line-art images. This fun kit – and the coordinating stamp set feature beautiful line image art that will help you get blending! Check it out!
The Color Me Happy Project Kit and the Color Me Happy Stamp Set will ONLY be available while supplies last. So – be ready to snap it up when they “go live”!
Stampin’ Blends Features
Add just the right amount of color where you need it with the brush tip or fine-point.
Each color (except Ivory and Bronze) has a light and dark shade marker, available individually or in a combo pack.
Stampin’ Up! has done in-house testing for evaporation and life testing and they are really happy with the results.
Press fit seal prevents air from entering the barrel and causing evaporation.
The nestable lids are easy to keep track of and have a tight fit for long-lasting color.
So – be watching for more information about this fun new way to get yer color on!!
PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT: Stampin’ Blends will be available on 1 Nov – that’s just around the corner! 🙂
Thick Very Vanilla Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, score and fold at 4 1/4″)
Wood Textures DSP: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 3″ x 4″ (mat for middle layer); 2″ x 2 3/4″ (mat for sentiment layer); Pretty Pines die cut pine cones; envelope flap
Very Vanilla Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); 2 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ (middle layer); 1 7/8″ x 2 5/8″ (sentiment layer)
Old Olive Card Stock: Pretty Pines pine boughs
Copper Foil: Pretty Pines pine cones
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!
Happy Monday, y’all! First day at work here in Florida – will start to get into the rhythm of work/card making/blogging. And will hopefully be able to start figuring when I can do my Facebook Live videos!
Speaking of which – here’s the link to the video on YouTube. If you were able to join me last night – thanks much, I really appreciate it! If not – you can check out the how-to’s and where-for’s in the video! I also gave everyone a peek of my hotel-room setup at the end. Enjoy – and apologies for a few blurry spots and video freezes. Hotel wi-fi…. 😉
This is the card we worked on last night. It uses the so-cute new stamp set called Flirty Flowers. And it’s done in all the new In Colors! Take a look-see:
The color scheme was inspired by the Fab Friday color challenge this week!
If you’ve never tried the Triple Time technique – be sure to watch the video – it explains it, and it’s really easy to do! And, it has the added benefit of looking like it’s hard! It’s an impressive card that’s sure to make the recipient think you’re a card-making genius. You don’t have to tell them how easy it is! 🙂
All the stamped images on this one are from the Flirty Flowers stamp set. The sentiment is stamped in Berry Burst. The large flower was done with the Marker-to-Stamp technique with Powder Pink and Lemon Lime Twist. The smallest flower is stamped in Tranquil Tide.
I’ve matted the card layers with Fresh Fig card stock, and used a piece of Thick Very Vanilla card stock for the card base.
On the inside of the card, I added a couple more of the Flirty Flowers image on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.
It’s matted on Fresh Fig and then SNAILd into the card base. I also SNAILd the card front on – it’s already got a double layer of Stampin’ Dimensionals – and the Thick Very Vanilla card base!
I repeated the Flirty Flowers image on the front of my Very Vanilla Medium Envelope…
…and on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Easy peasy! And I’m just loving this Flirty Flowers stamp set – you should probably plan to see more of it in the near future!! Hope you like!
Be sure to take advantage of my Ordering Special – only a few more days! And there’s also the Host special from Stampin’ Up! – so this is a great time to be grabbing up all the pretties in the new catalog!
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.
2017-2019 Annual Catalog Launch Ordering Special – Ends This Week!!
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…
My usual $10 gift of your choice as an ordering thank you
And, of course, one of my handmade cards and envelopes – left blank so you can use it yourself. Or CASE it!!
Here are the three ways you can order and receive your free shipping rebate:
Place your $100+ order directly through my online store, and:
– 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
Send me your order via email, I’ll deduct the shipping costs and send you an invoice through PayPal.
Send me your order via email and let me know that you’d prefer to pay with a credit card. I’ll contact you to make arrangements and I’ll deduct the shipping costs from your order total.
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.
Earn an ADDITIONAL $35 in Stampin’ Rewards During our Host Rewards Promotion!!
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
Promotion dates: June 1–30
To participate in the Book-A-Thon, join the Party Planning Facebook page by May 30.
Workshop, Demonstrator, Customer, and online orders all qualify for this promotion
Starter Kit orders do not qualify for this promotion, however the extra Stampin’ Rewards can be used towards the purchase of the Starter Kit.
The qualifying amount must be reached with commissionable merchandise prior to shipping and tax
The additional Stampin’ Rewards offered during this promotion will only be awarded once per order
Make sure you open and close your orders during the timeframe of this promotion (June 1-30) to earn the extra Stampin’ Rewards
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!
Thick Very Vanilla Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, score and fold at 4 1/4″)
Fresh Fig Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 3″ x 4″ (mat for middle layer); 2″ x 2 3/4″ (mat for sentiment layer)
Very Vanilla Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); 2 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ (middle layer); 1 7/8″ x 2 5/8″ (sentiment layer)
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…on a break for a minute. We’ll be back in August – or if Wayne sends me some pictures and stories!!
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