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The Christmas Scottie bundle isn't just for Christmas! Check out this HAPPY birthday card & video!

We made this adorable birthday card at my September card club classes.  I wanted to showcase this stamp & punch bundle but I wasn't ready to make a Christmas card yet. I came up with this fun birthday card:

Isn't it fun!  It truly is a 'Happy' card perfect for anyone; male, female, kids or adults!  I shared the step by step 'how to' in a recent FB Live video seen here. 

My favorite part of this card is the fun ribbon & star border.  And it's super easy too.

Measurements:

• Pacific Point 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 5 1/2"
• White front 3 1/2" X 5", inside 3 1/2" X 4 3/4"
• White scraps for the dog, bow & greeting
• Polished Pink & Real Red scraps for stars
• Celebrate Everything host DSP 1/2" X 5"

Supplies include:  

• Inks - Black, Pacific Point, Granny Apple Green, Real Red & Polished Pink
• Card stock - Pacific Point, White, Polished Pink & Real Red.  Celebrate Everything host DSP
• Other - Witch Hat Builder punch for stars, Scottie dog punch, paper snips, Basic rhinestone jewels, punched stars are done with the Witch Hat punch
• Greetings are from the Christmas Scottie & the Grand Kid set.

Besides this card I shared another CUTE Waterfall card in the video.  I just love this bundle!! See it here.

Click on the photo below to see the video.  Or click here. 

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September Specials

New weekly deals come out on September 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd! 

Order online here

Host code links: KSAEED9Y or JPJ4FKYJ

Get free cards from me with online orders!

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

A WOW Waterfall card with the Christmas Scottie stamp set; with video & measurements!

I LOVE this waterfall card I made on this week's FB live!  It's filled with bright primary colors and is interactive too!  

Isn't it cute!  Eye catching and super fun to play with.  This stamp set is not just for Christmas as you can see.

Check out the video here or below to see how it's done.  I even made a mistake YOU can learn from.  You just never know what will happen on a Live video!  

Supplies:

• Colors - Real Red, Black, Tahitian Tide, Granny Apple Green & Crushed Curry.  
• Designer paper is Celebrate Everything host DSP in the Holiday Catalog
• Brads, Best Trio punch & 2" circles. 
• Greetings are from the Peaceful Moments set

Measurements:

• Red card 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 5 1/2", strip 4 1/4" X 1"
• Celebrate Everything DSP is 4" X 5 1/4"
• Black waterfall strip is 2 1/2" X 10" scored at 5 1/4", 6", 6 3/4" & 7 1/2"
• Colored squares are 2 1/2", White circles are 2”

Here's the inside view.  I had to use the fun ribbon image; it's my favorite stamp in this set! 

Besides this card I shared another fun birthday card featuring this bundle.  I just love this bundle!! See it here.

Click on the photo below to see the video.  Or click here. 

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September Specials

New weekly deals come out on September 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd! 

Order online here

Host code links: KSAEED9Y or JPJ4FKYJ

Get free cards from me with online orders!

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

CUTE Pillowbox 'box' you'll love! Video tutorial too!

I made this cute box using the Pretty Pillow Box dies.  Does it look like a pumpkin to you?  

It does use the Pretty Pillow box dies for the flat shape of the front of this box, but the box itself is made from a piece of card stock (see measurements below or in the video here). I found this idea from fellow demonstrator Lynda Emerson.  As usual I changed it up a bit from hers. 

Products used:

Crumb Cake card stock, He’s the Man DSP, strips of Mossy Meadow for apple die trim & for the leaves die-cuts, Pretty Pillow Box dies seen here, Stylish Shapes (for the circle die-cut), Penned Flower & Apple Blossom dies, Stripes & Spatters EF, Linen Thread for the bow, Simply Scored Scoring tool

The inside of the box would hold quite a few treats; it's a good size!  

Measurements:

• Crumb Cake 5 ¼” X 7 ¼” scored at 2" on all 4 sides, plus two die-cut pillow box pieces
• He’s the Man DSP 2 ¼” X 4 ½”

Here is what the Pretty Pillow box dies look like: 

Here are all of the projects I made in the video. The other two cards feature the Hello Harvest bundle seen here.  

Click on the photo below to watch the video: 

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September Specials

New weekly deals come out on September 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd! 

Order online here

Host code links: KSAEED9Y or JPJ4FKYJ

Get free cards from me with online orders!

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

Use the stamp in a new way on this card! Hello Harvest projects & video.

Here's a pretty card I shared on last week's FB live video; it features the Hello Harvest bundle. 

I cased the idea from my friend Dawn Olchefske; changing it up a bit.  The main floral image is stamped twice (once upside down) and the greeting covers where they meet.  You can see this image in the stamp set below. 

It might look like there's an entire strip of designer paper under the main card layers.  But it's just a few small pieces of the Rustic Harvest DSP at the top & bottom of the Vanilla card. Check out the Hello Harvest bundle here.  

I colored the floral image in with Blends markers in Daffodil, Fresh Freesia, Light Old Olive and Calypso Coral.  I also added a bit of color to the pretty greeting banner.  

Measurements are: 

• Vanilla 5 ½” X 8 ½”, 3 ½” X 4 ½” & scrap for greeting
• Espresso 3 5/8” X 4 5/8”
• DSP is 1” X 2 ¼”

Click on the photo below to watch the video: 

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September Specials

New weekly deals come out on September 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd! 

Order online here

Host code links: KSAEED9Y or JPJ4FKYJ

Get free cards from me with online orders!

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

Unique Hello Harvest Fun Fold card with video & measurements!

I played with the Hello Harvest bundle on last week's FB Live video seen here and this is one of the cards I made.  

It's a unique fun fold that's quite easy. It's inspired by my friend Susie Wood. Check out her blog here; she does tons of fun fold cards!  I know you'll want to try this one!  

I made the first card with a Soft Suede card base and then second guessed myself and made the second one in Pumpkin Pie. Which do you prefer?  

Almost everything else is the same except the layers around the pumpkins & DSP layers.  

Here are the measurements: 

• Card base; 4” X 11” scored at 2” X 3 ¾” from each end, & 4 ¼” X 5 ½”
• White 3 ½” X 3 ¼”, inside is 3 1/8” X 3 ¾” plus Stylish Shapes greeting die-cut
• Gingham Cottage DSP 3 ¼” X 3” & 2 strips at 1" X 4", Green or pumpkin panel is 3 5/8” X 3 3/8”

Here's the video below; click on the photo to watch it: 

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September Specials

New weekly deals come out on September 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd! 

Order online here

Host code: KSAEED9Y

Get free cards from me with online orders!

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

A new Scrapbook kit to go with 12 bright, beautiful pages!

I've created another group of colorful scrapbook layouts for the scrappers!  If you're wanting to get some pages done quickly this is for you.  And for those who like to jazz up their pages you can add to them easily.  

Look at these fun pages!  The theme is fun events including birthday, celebrate, summer, winter, Halloween & Christmas. 

The kits should be ready to go in a week or so.   They include the following:

• 6 double 12 X 12" layouts featuring fun themed events
• All pre-cut & punched pieces including the colored & white photo mats
• a share of clear rhinestone gems
• pre-printed page titles
• the PDF instructions with photos, measurements, supplies and tips on assembly

What do you need to finish them?  Just adhesives and a scissors!  No stamping needed. 

I have a limited supply of these kits.  Click here to order yours. 

*The kits are mailed out via Priority Mail by the end of September; or within days of your order after that. Your PDF instructions are emailed to you immediately after payment. 

*I can fit other kits in this box; browse through them all here.    

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September Specials

New weekly deals come out on September 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd! 

Order online here

Host codes: F2SVBTAV or KSAEED9Y

Get free cards from me with online orders!

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

Today; all Annual Catalog stamps are discounted!!! New Weekly Deals plus World Card Making Day & a free event

Wow!  What a great day to place an order with

so many current promotions!  

Today's the Day!  All Annual Catalog stamps are 15% off!!!!  

See it all here: 

Download the stamp sale flyer to see pricing

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Here are the newest weekly deals!  Click here to see them online. 

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Did you know that World Card Making Day is on October 1st this year and Stampin' Up! has a free event for all crafters!? 

Click here to read more about it.  Here are some of the details:

• Join in on 1 October to celebrate World Card Making Day. During this free virtual event we will come together as a crafting community to do what we all love—make cards! 
• World Card Making Day is all about making beautiful, heartfelt cards. During the event, we’ll walk you through several projects, and you’ll create the cards right along with us. You’ll end up with new project ideas and some stunning new cards!
• To make the most of this experience, you can order the Cottage Rose Bundle from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog, the Cottage Wreaths Bundle from the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog, or the Warm Welcome Bundle, which you can get early from the January–June 2023 Mini Catalog! If you want, you could even order all three bundles! The Warm Welcome Bundle will be available for purchase starting 1 September*.
• When you order one of these three bundles: Cottage Rose Bundle, Cottage Wreaths Bundle or Warm Welcome Bundle you'll get a FREE gift of Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels! (one free Iridescent Pearls gift per person.) 
• Be sure to add these Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels (item 158987) embellishment to your cart when shopping for your bundle. As long as you have one bundle in your cart, the embellishment will be free during the checkout process

**Here's the brand new Warm Welcome bundle available now in September.  It's item #160704 and is $50.25 

Click here to register.

Download the flyer here if you're interested in any of the 3 bundles featured in the event. 

More details:

1. A few days before the event, we will add a shareable link to stampinup.com where you can access the event.  
2. We will provide a list of products you’ll need before the event. We will also provide a Project Measurements PDF before the event. Following the event, we will post an Instructions PDF so that you can recreate the projects we made on World Card Making Day.
3. Purchasing the bundles will add to the fun, but it isn’t necessary to join in. We want everyone to get excited about card making and see how easy, fun, and rewarding it can be. Anyone is welcome to use their own supplies during the event or just watch for the entertainment factor.  
4. This event will be recorded and you’ll be able to access it on the platform after the live event.

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September Specials

New weekly deals come out on September 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd! 

Order online here

Host codes: F2SVBTAV or KSAEED9Y

Get free cards from me with online orders!

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

24 hr Stamp Sale Thursday, Sept 15th!! Last of the Bewitching projects too

Get ALL of the stamps in the Annual Catalog at 15% off!  That's every stamp set except the host sets!  It's one day only, Thursday, September 15th.  

Download the 24 hour stamp sale flyer to see the prices & discounts.  

You can also take advantage of the Weekly Deals at the same time!  See them here.  

Don't forget that you'll get a bunch of free hand made cards from me as a gift for your order.  The more you order, the more cards you'll receive! 

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I've been sharing projects Annette made as part of my Team's Artist of the Month series.  My Flowerbug's team members have a chance to opt in to create projects featuring a stamp set or bundle they choose.  They get to keep the product for creating project for our group.  

She chose the Bewitching Bundle from our 2022 Holiday catalog seen here. 

She made a slimline card from Gray Granite cardstock and added three of our newest In colors.

She stamped each one in Black Memento ink and colored each one with Blends markers.  They're popped up on stitched White squares from the Stylish Shapes dies.  

She also added trim from the Silver Mesh ribbon.  Love the spiders hanging in each frame!  

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Next up is a sweet treat bag with Starry Sky.  You can find these bags in our 2022 Holiday catalog on page 35. These bags have star cutouts that make it easy to add color by inserting a piece of paper behind.  Here she added some 2022-24 In Color glimmer paper.  

She tied the bag closed with Silver Mesh and 1/8" Starry Sky metallic ribbons.  Love the many rhinestones on the hat!  

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I hope you enjoyed all of her projects. If you missed them, click on the heading of this blog and scroll back to see each one.

She showcased the Bewitching bundle wonderfully!!

After seeing these fabulous projects I had to get this bundle!  

 

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September Specials

New weekly deals come out on September 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd! 

Host codes: F2SVBTAV or KSAEED9Y

Get free cards from me with online orders!

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

Amazing Bewitching Bundle projects; WOW!

I previously shared some of the incredible projects Annette made here and here  She was our Artist of the Month in August; as part of my Flowerbug's Team.  Each month we have a featured artist that showcases a stamp set or bundle.  She chose to use the Bewitching bundle seen here. 

First is a card that reminds you of  'candy corn'.  

Details:

• She used Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry & White CS - texturing them with the Timeworn Type 3D folder.  
• The scalloped square is from the Scalloped Contours dies. She colored in the hat & boots with Blends markers.  
• The greeting is from the Best Witches stamp set. 
• The glittery hat band is the new Glitter Washi tape seen here

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Next is a fun card made with Parakeet Party, Black & White. 

Black & White with a 'pop' of color can be so striking!  The circles are from the Layering circles dies; the stitched background is from the Stitched with Whimsy dies.  She added a band of glitter paper on the hat - from the 2022-24 In Color 6" Glimmer paper.  

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And lastly today is another Black & White with a pop of color - this time with Real Red. 

Details:

• Painted Texture is the embossing folder used on the White panel. 
• The Black & White DSP is from the Black & White Designers DSP in the Holiday catalog
• She colored the hat with Blends markers and popped it up with dimensionals.  
• I love the knot of Silver Mesh ribbon on the hat!!
• The greeting is from the Best Witches stamp set. 

Come back for more fantastic projects featuring the Bewitching Bundle soon!