Flowerbug's Inkspot

Check out these neat card swaps by my Flowerbug's Team!

I've been sharing our latest Flowerbug Team swaps and have some special cards for you today. 

But first I have to shout out that my Flowerbug's Team has grown by 13 so far this month!  It's so fun to add more stampers to our already awesome group. 

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• Shipping is free; you only pay tax.
• It's $99 and you can choose $175 in Stampin' Up! product of your choice!
• Or add the Mini Stamp & Cut machine and pay just $129 plus $175 in product of your choice.  What?!!!
• You do not have to meet your quarterly minimum purchase until June, 2023.  And all orders up to June count towards your first $300. 
• You'll get to order from the new 2023-24 Annual Catalog at a discount! 

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Paula made this cool card with the Dainty Delight bundle; she's so clever! 

Her colors are Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight & Night of Navy. 

Details:

• She used the partial die-cut technique.  She stamped & heat embossed the flower image first and then die-cut the layered edge to match before texturing it.  
• That flowery DSP is the Regency Park paper in the 2023 Jan-April catalog.
• The texture is from the new Cane Weave 3D embossing folder seen here. 
• Notice that little tiny daisy on the greeting banner?  That's the new Loose Daisy Embellishments seen here.  They are not adhesive-backed and can be added with a mini glue dot or a dot of glue.  Each one has a little leaf on it!  

Next is a pretty card by Karen featuring the Desert Details bundle and the Delicate Desert designer paper. 

Her colors include Gray Granite & Calypso Coral with White & Gold.  The greeting, pretty flowers and border die are all from that Desert Details bundle seen here. 

• Card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
• DSP 5 1/2" X 3 1/8"
• Calypso Coral 5 1/2" X 3 1/2"
• White 4 1/2" X 3/4" 

Next is a special card made by Candace using the Lucky Clover bundle. 

The Lucky Clover bundle is unfortunately out of stock and not returning. The Lucky Clover punch is now unavailable.  I'm sorry if you had your eye on it!  You can still get the Lucky Clover stamp set though.  

She used 2 different greens for her clovers - Soft Sea Foam, Soft Succulent & Evening Evergreen.  What you can't see in the photo is the scoring she did on her black background. She used the scoring board on the diagonal to add a scored texture.  So cool!  

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Get free Pastel Sequins with online orders over $55 when using the host code above!   Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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Choose $175 in products for just $129 plus the new mini machine!

Or choose $175 for $99 without a new Mini.  AMAZING!

Awesome Sale-a-Bration Team card swap samples

We held our monthly Team swap and meeting this weekend.  As usual my gals created fabulous cards to share with each other.  

First is a rainbow of carrots card made by Karen.  She used the Thanks a Bunch stamp set.  It's a free choice during our Sale-a-Bration promotion; yours with any $50 purchase of Stampin' Up! products. 

Rainbow carrots are one of the fun food trends right now; she did it proud!  She used the Stamparatus to stamp her carrots, repositioning the card stock on her mat each time so the two step stamps lined up perfectly.  Genius!  I plan to share her technique soon.  

She used the new Cane Weave 3D embossing folder seen here, new Pastel Adhesive-Backed sequins, the Deckled Rectangle dies and the new Happy Labels Pick a Punch for her greeting. 

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Ginny made this pretty card with the Beautifully Happy stamp set; also from Sale-a-Bration. 

It's a beautiful 2-step stamp set that is also distinktive; which means it gives two tones of ink on one stamping.  My favorite types of stamp hands down! 

Her colors are Fresh Freesia, Old Olive and Black. She added that soft layer of Vellum too!

Measurements are: 

Card base 4 1/4" X 11", White - 3" X 4 1/8", Black 3 1/8" X 4 1/4" and Vellum is 3 5/8" X 4 3/4" 

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Jane brought this cute card to share and I had to show you.  She used the Adorable Owls stamp set; another Sale-a-Bration choice that's free with a $50 purchase from now through February 28th. *see everything free here

Can you see what is so unique about it?  

The Owl tag is loose and can be removed from the card front.  It is caught on the horizontal greeting banner that is only anchored at the outer edges.  I love this idea!  You could add a bookmark in the same way.  

Her colors are Calypso Coral with Fresh Freesia.  

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Sale-a-Bration & the Spring Catalog!

Order online using the links below:

January Host code links: FYRQ94HR or 69GXSA3B

Get free Pastel Sequins with online orders over $55 when using the host code above!   Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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

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Best Deal Ever on the Starter kit here!

Choose $175 in products for just $129 plus the new mini machine!

Or choose $175 for $99 without a new Mini.  AMAZING!

Sale-a-Bration product displays

**Important: My email address has changed because my account was compromised.  Please note my new email here - lagreff60@gmail.com 

For today's post I'm featuring displays I had up at my new catalog party on Saturday.  I shared some yesterday featuring new 2023 Spring Catalog products and today I'm focusing on Sale-a-Bration products.  

First is a display board of the Looking at You and Adorable Owls stamp sets.  Both are free with a $50 Stampin' Up! purchase. 

Both the Thanks a Bunch and the Adorable Owls sets are free with a $50 purchase through February 28th during our Sale-a-Bration promotion.  I know you all love getting free items as much as I do.  

See the Thanks a Bunch set here and the Adorable Owls set here. 

At the bottom of the photo above you'll see the Dandy Designs DSP.  The Dandy Designs Designer Paper is a whopping pack of 48 sheets and is free with a $100 minimum purchase in our Sale-a-Bration promotion happening now through February 28th.  See it here.

It has been very popular with my customers so far and I just wonder if it might sell out before the promotion ends.... .  

I love this stamp set! It's 2-step and distinktive in one set!  Here's the link to see it online.  It's free with any $100 purchase through February 28th.  I love Sale-a-Bration!  

Above are the Dainty Flowers & Favored Flowers displays.  See the Dainty Flowers DSP here. 

And here is the link to the Favored Flowers designer paper; it's so pretty in deep, rich colors. 

*Remember that these products are available while supplies last!  Don't wait too long to order. 

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Sale-a-Bration & the Spring Catalog!

Order online using the links below:

January Host code links: FYRQ94HR or 69GXSA3B

Get free Pastel Sequins with online orders over $55 when using the host code above!  January Host code links: FYRQ94HR or 69GXSA3B

 Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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

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Best Deal Ever on the Starter kit here!

Get over $250 in products for just $129 including the new mini machine!

Sentimental Park with Country Gingham DSP card swap

I always join a bunch of online swaps with each new catalog.  It's so much easier to make a bunch of one card than it is to make one of several different cards for my display boards.  

Here's one I made with the Sentimental Park bundle seen here.  

I chose to use the Country Gingham 6 X 6" designer paper pack; it has multiple gingham patterns in just a few colors.  I added White & Blushing Bride to it.  

Notice that pretty white die-cut for the greeting; it has attached floral design on opposing corners for some pretty detail. There are two sizes of this type of die in this bundle and one without the side details.  This one fits inside the largest one; the floral detail has slits on the inside to allow the smooth die-cut to fit right in!  

The Blushing Bride oval is from the Framed Florets dies. The pretty texture on the White banner is done with the Cane Weave 3D embossing folder seen here; also new in the Spring catalog.  

My measurements are simple:

• Card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• DSP 2" X 4"
• White banner strip 1 1/4" X 5"

Notice the alternate print I used on some of the swaps below; I love having a few choices in similar patterns.  

I'll share some photos of my new catalog party from Saturday later this week.  Stop back in!

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Sale-a-Bration & the Spring Catalog!

Order online using the links below:

January Host code links: QFTB9AST or 69GXSA3B

Get free Pastel Sequins with online orders over $55 when using the host code above!  January Host code links:  QFTB9AST or 69GXSA3B

 Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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

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Best Deal Ever on the Starter kit here!

Get over $250 in products for just $129 including the new mini machine!

One more Petal Park and Kind & Sincere sneak peek card

There are still lots of bargains on the Clearance Rack and Last Chance list.  Click on the pictures below to see them all.  Remember they're while supplies last!  Be sure to use this host code when you order:   QFTB9AST

Yesterday I shared a card seen here made with these two new products and today I'm sharing another one.  I found it easy to create with the Petal Park bundle and the Kind & Sincere stamp set.  They're coming out in the upcoming 2023 Spring Catalog by Stampin' Up!. I love them both! 

 

 

Details:

• I stamped the 'Thanks' greeting on the White panel before I textured it with the new Cane Weave 3D embossing folder.  
• The flowers are stamped in Petal Pink and Night of Navy.  The leaves are fussy cut. 
• The 'for everything' greeting is stamped and die-cut with the new Something Fancy dies
• The Soft Sea Foam green card base is 4 1/4" X 11" and scored at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2"
• The white panel is 4 1/4" X 2 3/4"; the Navy is 4 1/2" X 3". 
• The Petal Pink layer is 2 1/2" X 4".  I used the outline leaf image to stamp a background using Petal Pink ink. 

I think I'll get a lot of use of the Kind & Sincere stamp set.  I love that you can create your own greetings by putting together the large cursive words with the smaller printed words.  So versatile!

Here are the 22 swaps I made.  The two main colors are soft & fresh yet the addition of Navy brings it all together & makes it pop. I feel like Navy is slightly softer than Black, which is another of my favorite ways to add a depth of color.  

Thanks for reading up to this point; I hope you're excited about the upcoming Spring catalog.  It's filled with all kinds of fresh, new products!  

**If you don't have a local demonstrator I'm happy to send you the new 2023 Spring & Sale-a-Bration catalogs for $5.  If you've ordered from me in the past year; I'll send them to you free.  

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Clearance Rack Refresh!

Last Chance list is here!  

Order online using the link below:

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Earn a free stamp set with online orders over $55 when using the host code above! 

 Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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2 more fun fold card ideas for you; from the Flowerbugs!

Happy Thanksgiving!!  I hope you enjoy a wonderful holiday weekend and spend it with friends or maybe stamping!

We'll be with our kids in Fargo and besides enjoying our turkey dinner we'll be playing games, going to an escape room and I'll be addressing some Christmas cards too.  

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Here are more of our Flowerbug's Team swaps featuring fancy folds.  

Candy made this 'book binding' card with the Kindest Gnomes; see it here.  

Measurements are: 

• Cherry Cobbler card base 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 4 1/4" & 5 1/2"
• DSP 1" X 4" on the 'binding', 1/2" X 4" strip across
• Evergreen layer 4" square

 

Roxann made this amazing Diamond Fold card.  She used the Splendid Day specialty designer paper from the 2022 Holiday Catalog; seen here. 

Her colors include Petal Pink &Soft Sea Foam. It's finished size is 5" square so it does not fit into a standard A2 size envelope.  

Measurements:

• Card base 5" X 10".  Score at 2 1/2" & 5".  You'll find the upper center at 2 1/2" and make a mark.  From the top, cut down on both sides to the first score line, removing those upper corners. 
• Then make a mark from the bottom up on each side at the 7 1/2" mark.  Cut from the bottom center; also at 2 1/2", and cut to the 7 1/2" mark, removing the bottom outer corners. 
• Soft Sea Foam squares are 3 1/4"
• Designer paper squares are 3"

Maybe someday I'll create one of these and share how it's done. It's a neat card!  

I sure have some talented Team Members, don't I?  They always impress me with their creativity, colors and ingenuity.  

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1. Get a pack of mini Stampin' Dimensionals from me with online orders over $55!

2. All orders in November will receive a big project tutorial - a collection of 12 cards featuring this new collection of products. Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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Two more fun fold cards today; Penguins & Sun Prints

Today I have two more unique 'fun fold' cards for you.  Both made by my talented Flowerbug's Team members. 

First is an easy but quite unique fold made by Annette:

 

• She used Night of Navy as her card base.  It's 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" and scored on the long side at 2", 3 1/8", 5 3/8" & 6 1/2". 
• The Sun Prints DSP are 1 3/4" X 5 1/4" on the out side areas and 2" X 5 1/4" on the center.  
• I didn't show a photo of the back but she added a White layer in the center area for signing.  It's also 2" X 5 1/4" 

It stands up nicely too.  Here's what it looks like closed for mailing. 

The scalloped rectangle die-cut if from the Scalloped Contour dies; the greeting is from Charming Sentiments and the pretty stem die-cut is from the Nature's Prints bundle seen here. 

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Next is a cute spanner card made by Jacki. She chose to use the Penguin Place stamp set & coordinating Penguin Builder punch. 

Can you see how the sides and front greeting are floating in front of the center panel?  It's a neat fold that you'll never see in a pre-made card! 

She used window sheets across the bottom to hold the greeting layers.  

The designer paper is from the Tea Boutique 6 X 6" paper in the Annual Catalog.  I love that snow hill curve! 

Measurements:

• White card base is 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4".  
• Then make cuts at 1 1/4" from both sides on the front and cut to the center score line.  That separates the sides from the front panel. 
• DSP is 2 3/4" X 2" on the center and 1" X 4" on the sides.  

Here's a link to the Penguin Place stamp set and here's the Penguin Builder punch.  

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November Specials: 

1. Get a pack of mini Stampin' Dimensionals from me with online orders over $55!

2. All orders in November will receive a big project tutorial - a collection of 12 cards featuring this new collection of products. Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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

Framed Florets cards video

Well my Typepad host is still having issues with photos. But at least I can post & share a Stampin' Up! video with you.  It features cute holiday tags & gift cards.  It's part of our Kit collection seen here.  

click here to see it.  

Stampin' Up! has a huge selection of ready to create kits that are all inclusive.  This means you don't need anything else to make the projects; only the supplies in the kit.  However you CAN change them up, using your creativity to embellish and have fun making them your way.  

See them all here or click on the photos below to see them online.  

Order online here

Host code link: SVBHWRCY or BMGZZDPU 

November Specials: 

1. Get a stack of designer papers from me with online orders over $50!
2. All orders in November will receive a big project tutorial - a collection of 12 cards featuring this new collection of products.

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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

Boughs of Holly Suite projects; with a special fun fold you'll be amazed at!

I think everyone is loving the Boughs of Holly suite seen here; the paper is stunning and the Leaves of Holly bundle is incredible as well!  

These are the last swap cards from our Christmas swap with my Flowerbug's Team.  I hope you've enjoyed their amazing & creative projects. *Scroll back to see them all. 

Marilyn made this pretty card:

Her colors include Mossy Meadow & Cherry Cobbler with White.  She stamped a few spatters on the designer paper before texturing it with the Gingham embossing folder before adding the die-cut greeting and leaves.  This greeting die-cut with the attached holly leaves is so pretty & unique. 

Measurements: Card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", DSP is 4 1/2" X 3 1/4", the Cherry Cobbler layer is 4 3/4" X 3 1/2" 

Here's a photo of the entire Boughs of Holly suite:

Next up is an amazing card by Paula.  She made a vertical Pillar card.  I've never seen one before.  

The way she attached the mini envelope across the front 'bridge' is so neat.  Here are the directions she shared with me:

The dimensions are:

• 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 cardstock in Evening Evergreen
• On 8-1/2 side score down 1/4, 1, 1-3/4, 2-1/2  6, 6-3/4, 7-1/2 and 8-1/4.
• Banish all score lines toward the center
• DSP strips are 5/8" X 5 1/4" and the center DSP is 1 3/4" X 5 1/4", the bridge piece across is 5/8" X 3 3/8"  

It folds flat to fit in a A2 size envelope.  

Products used include the Mini Pocket Envelope die, the tag was Tailor Made tags and the Rectangular Postage Stamp punch for the greeting. She also added the Flat Jingle Bells on page 27 of the Holiday catalog and the Wintry 3D embossing folder for the texture on the pocket. 

The tag pulls out of the pocket for even more interest. 

So creative and unique!  

Here is a photo of all of the incredible swap cards by my Team in October. I hope you've enjoyed this weeks posts featuring their cards.  

*Love swapping?  Or maybe you like discounted products?  Consider joining my Flowerbug's Team! 

The Starter Kit has bonus free dollars this month!  Check it out below:   

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October Specials

Starter Kit special! Get $155 in product for just $99

click here

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Order online here

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Get a free embellishment from me with online orders over $50!

Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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