Flowerbug's Inkspot

Christmastime is Here Framed Sampler!!!

As I was prepping for a presentation featuring the Christmastime is Here suite I knew I wanted to do a home decor piece.  A framed sampler was the first thing I came up with.  Look!

Isn't it pretty?  Those gold foil accents really make it shine! Click here to see this pretty Christmastime specialty Designer Paper. 

It's 12 X 12" in size and fits in a shadow box frame nicely.  I chose to use Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow and Gold as my accent colors.  Here are a few close up pics:

DSP on the left is 4 1/2" X 2 1/2" and the Cherry Cobbler is 4 3/4" X 2 3/4". DSP on the right is 3 square and the Mossy Meadow layer is 3 1/4" square.  The Cherry Cobbler textured banner is 2" X 7 1/2". The Gold foil 'Merry Christmas' is die-cut with the Merry Christmas dies seen here. 

The DSP is 4 1/2" X 2 1/2" and the Cherry Cobbler is 4 3/4" X 2 3/4".  The beautiful trees are cut using the In the Woods dies seen here. I colored the Gold Enamel dots with my Cherry Cobbler blends.  The detailed border die is from the Christmas Roses dies. 

Cherry Cobbler is 3 3/4" X 5" and the largest Mossy Meadow layer is 5" X 6 1/8". The pretty floral layer is cut from the Christmastime is Here specialty designer paper with the Roses Dies; they match perfectly!  The Gold foil lattice background is also cut from dies in the Roses dies.  See them here. 

I punched two of these ornaments from the Christmastime is Here specialty designer paper using the Gleaming Ornaments punch pack seen here. The left one is stamped using the Christmas Gleaming stamp set.  This sheet of the Christmastime is Here paper is my favorite! 

If you're loving this beautiful Specialty Paper be sure to get yours ASAP; it's only available in November while supplies last.  Click here to see it and the entire suite.  

Get my 10 cards kit to go by opting in by November 15th.  Click here to sign up or email me at lagreff@gmail.com. 

Take advantage of my November specials! 

If you order $55 in November you'll get two free gifts!  

1. A free 10 cards tutorial featuring two new Christmas bundles in the Holiday catalog! 
2. Free Metallic pearls! 

And if you order the Christmas Roses bundle you'll also receive my free 14 cards and gift box tutorial; valued at $25!  That's 3 free gifts!!

 

So Many Stars & Pigment Sprinkles; it works!

I had this piece of colorful paper laying on my desk from playing with our Pigment Sprinkles (seen here).   So when I was making cards with the So Many Stars bundle I thought I'd try to use it.  I think it works!

Once again I grabbed pieces out of my scrap bin to assemble on this card; no measuring once more!  Love that.  I believe I did trim the colored piece down to fit the Mango Melody strip.  But why not just play and lay your pieces out randomly instead of perfectly layering everything?  You'll be surprised at what you can create! 

The star and greeting are heat embossed with White embossing powder. 

Measurements:  

• White card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
• Bermuda Bay 1 3/4" X 3 7/8"
• Mango Melody 1" X 5"
• Pigment Sprinkles layer 4 3/4" X 2 1/2"

Click below to see these items in my store: 

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November Online ordering special!!

Use Hostess code YRRTNQPD

All online orders in November will receive a free 10 cards tutorial featuring

the Toile Tidings and Brightly Gleaming bundles from the Holiday catalog. 

 

The tutorial will be sent via email within days of your online order.

Orders over $55 will receive a FREE package of metallic pearls from me in their thank you card! 

Check out my Buyer Brownie Points program for online orders here.

Order here!

Product updates and So Many Stars with the emboss resist technique

This week Stampin' Up! communicated a few important product UPDATES regarding product inventory. 

1. Moose Punch is sold out as of November 7th.

 

2. Delicata® Ink Pads and Refills are Available While Supplies Last ONLY

 

Due to amount of time it takes to receive shipments of these items, they will not be carrying over into the 2020 occasions catalog. Additionally, when inventory for each item is depleted, that item will be turned off.

• Celestial Copper Ink Pad (item 150707) *SOLD OUT
• Celestial Copper Ink Refill (item 150708)* SOLD OUT
• Golden Glitz Ink Pad (item 150711) SOLD OUT
• Golden Glitz Ink Refill (item 150712) *SOLD OUT
• Silvery Shimmer Ink Pad (item 150709)
• Silvery Shimmer Ink Refill (item 150710) *SOLD OUT

3. Purple Posy Ink To Be Discontinued

Despite our efforts to resolve issues with Purple Posy ink, we have learned that the ink color is still shifting over time. This means that the color is coordinating more loosely than we typically allow with our colors. Due to these ongoing challenges, we have decided to discontinue Purple Posy classic ink. As of November 5, 2019,  we shut off the following items & they will no longer be available to purchase:

• Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Pad (item 150084)
• Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (item 150091)
• 2019–2021 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Assortment (item 150087)

The three item numbers listed above may still appear in the 2020–2021 annual catalog, but will not be available to purchase as of November 5, 2019. All other Purple Posy products (such as Purple Posy Stampin’ Write Marker, Purple Posy Cardstock, Purple Posy Stampin’ Blends, etc.) will remain available for purchase.

All of Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive ink colors are run through a vigorous series of tests to get ahead of challenges like this, and to ensure colors are accurate and meet our standards of coordination. Purple Posy did pass regular testing standards in time-simulating ovens, but we have now identified that it fell short when it came to actual time passing. The color begins to shift once the ink has rested in the ink pad for about six weeks.

It is rare for Stampin’ Up! or our ink manufacturer to have such persistent issues with ink; Purple Posy has certainly been an abnormal one.  We completed full testing on 11 distinct batches of Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Ink before releasing the last version. We are now confident that no additional efforts would uphold our coordination needs over time. We appreciate your patience as we have worked through this manufacturing difficulty and regret that we are unable to share better news.
We understand how difficult this is when it comes to demonstrators running their business and for customers wanting to purchase & use a product. We are dedicated to serving everyone to the best we can, even in situations like this. We continue to be committed to offering color coordination across all our product lines.

 

Sad news; but what can we do?!  

 

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And now; onto some stamping; a pretty card made with the So Many Stars bundle seen here. 

Emboss Resist Technique: 

1. I stamped the stars images in Versamark ink and heat embossed them with White embossing powder.  Be SURE to use your embossing buddy before stamping to eliminate the extra powder that can stick!  This anti-static bag works wonders when embossing! 

2. I sponged on Coastal Cabana and Gorgeous Grape inks with a sponge wedge.  Then wipe off the excess ink from the embossed images with a cloth or tissue. 

I finished it with some of our Glitter Enamel Dots; they match perfectly!

The layered pieces on this card are a bit unusual.  Well when creating I usually pull out my scraps of coordinating card stock out and thought; 'why not use some of these scraps?'  Even the greeting strip was in the bag.  No measuring necessary!  Love that!  

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November Online ordering special!!

Use Hostess code YRRTNQPD

All online orders in November will receive a free 10 cards tutorial featuring

the Toile Tidings and Brightly Gleaming bundles from the Holiday catalog. 

 

The tutorial will be sent via email within days of your online order.

Orders over $55 will receive a FREE package of metallic pearls from me in their thank you card! 

Check out my Buyer Brownie Points program for online orders here.

Order here!

I made the Global top 100 again!

Stampin' Up! announced the top demonstrators in the company yesterday for the previous year and I made it again!  It always shocks me that I'm among this group of amazing demonstrators across multiple countries.  

It's all thanks to many of you and my incredible Flowerbug's Team.  I appreciate all of your support and encouragement.  It's the people and the community of happy stampers that makes this job a pleasure!   

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Now onto some stamping! 

Has the So Many Stars bundle caught your eye?  It sure did for me!  The stitching and the swirls are all I needed to know I had to own it!  I've been playing with it and plan to share a bunch of my favorites with you in the next few days.

What do you think?  As you can see this stamp set and dies bundle are not just for Christmas!

I used the stitched stars dies to create a background effect.  I placed four of them across my 4" X 5 1/4" piece of White card stock to die-cut.  Then I removed them from my Big Shot and adhered the pieces onto my main Seaside Spray card.  It's like putting an easy puzzle together.  And these dies are perfectly formed so they don't have to be placed back in the 'exact' position they are cut in.  Love that! 

Click here to see this awesome bundle in my online store. 

Then I heat embossed the greeting from the 'Friend Like You' stamp set in Silver embossing.  And cut out a few more die-cuts from Silver foil paper to add to the card.  I used some mini dimensionals to pop up the silver star and finished it off with Rhinestone jewels. 

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November Online ordering special!!

Use Hostess code YRRTNQPD

All online orders in November will receive a free 10 cards tutorial featuring

the Toile Tidings and Brightly Gleaming bundles from the Holiday catalog. 

 

The tutorial will be sent via email within days of your online order.

Orders over $55 will receive a FREE package of metallic pearls from me in their thank you card! 

Check out my Buyer Brownie Points program for online orders here.

Order here!

Winter Woods Christmas Tags Kit!

I LOVED the October Winter Woods Paper Pumpkin kit.  The cards are filled with snowflakes, birch trees and cardinals.  They're gorgeous as is; just look at these!

Do you love them too??  The outdoor scenes and those silver edged envelopes are right up my alley!  Sometimes they have extra kits they offer current subscribers but not this month!  They ran out; I think the theme was a hit.  

Each month I offer my Paper Pumpkin subscribers alternate ideas just in case they want to try something else.  Here's a card I made with parts of the October kit: 

I used a Night of Navy card base and a strip of White card stock.  The birch trees, cardinals, greeting and snowflakes are from the kit.  I tore the white CS and added Shimmer Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the edge.  Super quick and easy! 

There are just a few days left to get in on the November kit.  I'm so excited about it! 

It makes 24 holiday-themed gift tags of 4 various sizes and designs. And of course there is always an ink spot, a beautiful stamp set and tons of accessories included in the box.  I can't wait to get it and make my Christmas tags this year; no thinking or planning!  I'm hoping to find coordinating Pool Party wrapping paper just so I can use these tags on my gifts!  The theme and colors are so me! 

**Coordinating colors: Early Espresso, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Shaded Spruce

Subscribe here by the 10th of November to get the Christmas tags kit.

Or click here to purchase a 1 month, 3 month or other pre-paid subscription. 

Here is a graphic of the alternate ideas I sent to my subscribers for October's kit.  

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November Online ordering special!!

Use Hostess code YRRTNQPD

All online orders in November will receive a free 10 cards tutorial featuring

the Toile Tidings and Brightly Gleaming bundles from the Holiday catalog. 

 

The tutorial will be sent via email within days of your online order.

Orders over $55 will receive a FREE package of metallic pearls from me in their thank you card! 

Check out my Buyer Brownie Points program for online orders here.

Order here!