Lilypad Lake for May Blog Hop

Hello, my crafty friends. Welcome to the May Paper Crafting Monthly Blog Hop! I am participating in this blog hop with fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators from the United States, Canada, Australia and United Kingdom. You might be starting the blog hop right now, or you may be coming from Anastasia Radloff's blog. Welcome one and all. 

The theme for our blog hop this month is anything "masculine" so I picked a Father's Day card.

This Father's Day card, although it may not be readily apparent at first glance, is a shaker card, and not just any shaker card, but a peek-a-boo shaker card using the Lilypad Lake Stamp Set.  I used the 2 1/4 Circle punch and the largest Scallop Circle die to create this shaker on the front flap. I stamped and colored two (2) sets of the sail boats. One set of the boats is "inside" the shaker with Tranquil Textures Sprinkles (hurry, these are retiring). The second set is on the inside of the card! (See below)

The top layer of DSP is from the Garden Impressions 6x6 DSP. The front of the card is further embellished with the "Celebrate" die from the Celebrate You die set and wrapped with Crumb Cake Classic Weave Ribbon and a tiny tag with the Night of Navy Medium Baker's Twine. Of course, there are several sheets of the Tranquil Textures DSP that would also work for this card, but I could not find any leftover pieces large enough to use for the front of my card. This worked just as well.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I sure hope you have enjoyed my Father's Day card. Leave a comment below with a trail to find you so I can see your creations.

Please check out the great idea by our next blog hopper, Shirley Merker.

This is a full list of our bloggers this month and links:

Shirley Merker
Tracy Held

Sue Boerner
Anastasia Radloff
Sandy Ward  [YOU ARE HERE]

Stamp On!!

Sandy

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BUSINESS:

All the supplies used in these projects can be ordered through my online store. Please use the hostess code found on the sidebar of my blog when ordering through my online store. Do NOT use this Hostess Code if your order already qualifies for Stampin' Rewards ($150 USD).

Many of our favorites are retiring the end of this month (June 3) in preparation for the release of the new 2019-20 Annual Catalog on June 4, 2019. Go to my online store and check it out. If you are interested in a list of all the retiring product, message me.

Hope you were able to subscribe in time for the May Paper Pumpkin kit, created by Shelli Gardner.

The new 2019-20 Annual Catalog should be mailing out this week to my customers. If you do not already have a demonstrator, it would be my pleasure to be your demonstrator and help you get your own copy of the new 2019-20 Annual Catalog. If you have any questions, or need any assistance whatsoever, message me for details.

You Can Do This-Celebrate You and Wood Words Thank You Gift

Yesterday's blog hop, Anything But A Card Blog Hop, was great fun - only minor technical difficulties - and a huge success. Be sure to check back often to learn about March's Sale-A-Bration blog hop. I cannot wait.

Today I would like to share tips and tricks for putting together this adorable thank you gift.

Stampin' Up! makes gift packaging so easy. Here are 3 tips to help you make your own wood crate.

#1 - The Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack is 6x6. To get both cuts of the wood crate from one sheet so that the wood grain goes in the same direction, flip the die cut 180 on the second run. The overlap of the bottom sections of the wood crate creates a missing small rectangle piece. It will not make any difference in its integrity. Cut a matching rectangle from some coordinating scrap cardstock and adhere to the bottom of the crate to cover the missing section.

#2 - Wait for stamping until after die cutting both of the sections that create the crate.  Otherwise, the slots of the crate may cut out your stamped sentiment ("thank").

#3 - Use a Bone Folder to burnish the score lines for straight, crisp folds and Tear & Tape Adhesive to strengthen the wood crate.

In this second photo, I included this cute, tall box using the Popcorn Box Thinlits Dies [AC, p. 26/212, Item no. 141473].  Maybe it is a little hard to see from the photo that the word "Celebrate" die cut in Dapper Denim is layer on one die cut in the 2017-19 In Color Lemon Lime Twist.

Here is a quick list of the products for ordering:

• Celebrate You Thinlits Dies [SAB, pp 16-17, Item no. 146840]
• Wood Words stamp set [AC, p. 158-59, Item no. 143928/c, 143925/w]*
• Wood Crate Framelits Dies [AC, p. 158-59/212, Item no. 143730]*
• Bundle pricing available [AC, p. 158-59, Item no. 145316/c, Item no. 145315/w]
• Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [AC, p. 158-59/187, Item no. 144177]
• 2016-18 In Color Cardstock Dapper Denim [AC, p. 184, Item no. 141414]
• 2016-18 In Color Classic Ink Dapper Denim [AC, p. 184, Item no. 141394]
• Delicate White Doilies [AC, p. 194, Item no. 141701]
• 1/4" Copper Trim [Annual Catalog, p. 159/199, Item no. 144179]
• 3x6 Gusseted Cellophane Bags [AC, p. 159/195, Item no. 141704]

If you find that you need any additional information, please message me and I will get back to you.

Thank you for visiting with me today!

Stamp On!!

Sandy
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Celebrate You and Wood Words Thank You Gift

Welcome to the Anything But A Card Blog Hop. And a special welcome to any visitors coming from Quebec, Canada, via fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Emilie Poncelet's blog! Today I am hopping with several Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia! Welcome one and all.

As my regular visitors already know, my new year's resolution is to increase crafting inspiration for my virtual crafting friends. Hard to believe that my first blog hop was just a month ago. Let's get started.

Like last month, this hop features free, exclusive products from the 2018 Sale-A-Bration catalog that can be earned with qualifying purchases.  The new twist is to create anything, but NOT a card. I decided to pair the Celebrate You Thinlits Dies with the Wood Words stamp set and Wood Crate Framelits Dies found in the Annual Catalog on page 159 (and currently a bundle price) to create this cute thank you gift. I LUV the rustic look of the crate using the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. Don't you?

In my second photo, I snuck (is this even a word?) in a cute tall box with a Celebrate banner made with the Celebrate You Thinlits Dies - LUV the newest in-color Lemon Lime Twist paired with the retiring in-color Dapper Denim. The tall box is made with the Popcorn Box Thinlits Dies also found in the Annual Catalog on page 212. Can you believe this is the first time I have made anything with this die set?

Thank you for visiting with me today! Make sure you keep hopping along to see all the other Sale-A-Bration projects! Click on the "Next" button below to visit Sue Kremer's blog. She is from Minnesota, USA.

This is the full list of our bloggers this month:

Nicole Wilson

Terri Stewart

Shirley Merker

Emilie Poncelet

Sandy Ward  (YOU ARE HERE)

Sue Kremer

Melanie Coverston

Joyce Hall

Elizabeth Green

Ginger Rabesa

I am adding 2 hop stops that were removed at the last minute due to technical difficulties. When you finish hopping along and end up back at my stop, click on these links for bonus projects from Sandra and Susan.

Sandra Robert’s blog post featuring a cute owl project

Susan Murphy’s blog post featuring valentine’s favors

Please come back again sometime when you can stay longer!
Stamp On!!

Sandy
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SALE-A-BRATION:  In case you are new to Stampin' Up!, Sale-A-Bration is held once a year for the first three months (this year it runs from January 3 through March 31. You earn exclusive free Stampin' Up! products with every qualifying purchase ($50/U.S.). You also earn rewards for hosting a workshop or becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration. It would be my pleasure to show you how to earn the free products or join my team.

This year Stampin' Up! added a new level of rewards and for the first time for a qualifying purchase of $100 the Celebrate You Thinlits dies featured in the Sale-A-Bration brochure will carry over into the annual catalog. During Sale-A-Bration, these dies coordinate with the Amazing You stamp set; however, when Sale-A-Bration is over, while the dies will still be available in the annual catalog, it will NOT be bundled with a stamp set.

New Year's Resolutions and Rose Wonder Change Up with Celebrate You Thinlits Dies

Happy New Year my crafting friends!! And with a new year there are new year's resolutions, right? What are your resolutions? Good luck to you. I have reflected on 2017 and come up with one resolution -- show appreciation for my friends!! Of course, I appreciate all of my friends, but let me show you how much I appreciate YOU. I was thinking that one way to show my appreciation would be to share crafting inspiration with you on various social media outlets - like my blog. Message to me: Stop avoiding the blog!!

So welcome to the Sale-A-Bration 2018 Blog Hop! To accomplish my resolution, I have joined a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that want to showcase the new, free products found in the Sale-A-Bration 2018 catalog beginning today, January 3. I am so honored to be a part of this group of fabulous crafters.

I earned the Celebrate You Thinlits Dies [Item no. 146840] and I have combined them here with the Rose Wonder Stamp Set [Item no. 140697] found in the Annual Catalog on page 162 and the Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [Item no. 140619] page 216.

My card on the right uses the new Stampin' Blends (Stampin' Up!'s alcohol markers that are available in the 2018 Occasions Catalog, pages 30-31) in two colors: Light Rich Razzleberry and Light Old Olive after stamping the rose outline in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I die cut the word "YOU" in Rich Razzleberry Cardstock and die cut the word "amazing" three (3) times in Basic Black Cardstock and stacked them together for dimension. I struggled with the word "are," and settled on masking it from one of the sentiment elements in the Rose Wonder stamp set. Here's a close up picture...

My card on the left uses the inlaid technique. I stamped the rose outline in a stamped off Smoky Slate classic ink on Whisper White Cardstock and colored again using the new Stampin' Blends Light Rich Razzleberry and Light Old Olive markers. I carefully placed the die cut pieces in a Basic Black die cut. I am not going to lie, it did try my patience. The "amazing" die cut is also done with the inlaid technique. Be sure to keep track of all those pieces. I love the fonts for both die cut words. I changed up the word "are" with a build of shortened cuts of the Classic Label Punch. This is a close up of my second card...

I finished the inside of both cards with this sentiment from Just Add Text Stamp Set [Item no. 143934] found on page 167 of the Annual Catalog...

In case you are new to Stampin' Up!, Sale-A-Bration is held once a year from January through March 31. You earn exclusive free Stampin' Up! products with every qualifying purchase. You also earn rewards for hosting a workshop or becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration. If you do not already have a demonstrator, it would be my pleasure to help you place an order, show you how to earn the free products or join my team.

I am so happy that you stopped by my blog today! I hope you have enjoyed my cards and that you now know how much I appreciate YOU!!

Make sure you keep hopping along to see all the other Sale-A-Bration projects! Click on the "Next" button below to visit Nicole Wilson's blog.

Darla Roberts 

Shirley Merker

Nicole Wilson 

Sandy Ward  (YOU ARE HERE)

​Sandra Roberts​    

Emilie Poncelet

Sue Kremer

Melanie Harrison Coverston

Twila Davis

​Terri Kerfoot Stewart​

​Karen Philipp​

Elizabeth Green

Joyce Hall

Susan Murphy

​Ginger Rabesa​

[NOTE: if you are reading this on my demonstrator web page, sandee904.stampinup.net, this blog originally posted on January 3 to my blog, Sandee What!, so if the links do not work here, please visit my blog at sandee904.blogspot.com for the links.]

Stamp On!!

Sandy 
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