Sneak Peek Animal Outing

I want to introduce you to one of the goodies from my goodie bag I received at Onstage 2018 in Atlanta -- Animal Outing. This stamp set is from the Animal Expedition Suite that will become available when the 2018-19 Annual Catalog goes live on June 1.

The recipients of my card recently became parents of their first child, a baby boy! I am so happy for the lucky parents. I decided to make a 3x3 card to accompany my gift. It is a relatively simple watercolor card. I used the smooth coloring Watercolor Pencils (Early Espresso, Old Olive, Pacific Point) and a Blender Pen. I used my favorite Dapper Denim card stock and ink. I will really miss this in-color when it retires on May 31.

Now for some business.

The Paper Pumpkin deadline is May 10. Hope you decide to subscribe to this awesome kit program. If you don't subscribe already, there is special pricing for signing up for Paper Pumpkin between now and May 10. Creativity Starts with Paper Pumpkin -- get 50% off for two straight months.  You have to sign up by May 10. Use the code SAVEFIFTY0418. I would love to see what you have done with your kits.

Last call for retiring products from the Annual Catalog and Occasions Catalog.  Available through May 31 or while supplies last. Normally all stamp sets are available until very close to May 31, but all ribbon and accessories are first come, first serve and will not be replenished once the supplies are depleted. If you need a retiring list, message me.

As always, it would be my pleasure to be your demonstrator if you do not already have one. Message me if you have any questions or need any assistance.

April's hostess code is NE24A473. The order will close on Monday, April 30th. Please use this code unless your order already qualifies for Stampin' Rewards.


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Coffee Break Designer Series Paper Follow Up

Just a quick follow up to my post on Wednesday. In yesterday's blog hop, I shared my Coffee Cafe' Card version 2.0 where I mixed up the Coffee Break Designer Series Paper (DSP) to make a new card out of leftover packets from a previous card. I hope you enjoyed the blog hop. What a fabulous group of demonstrators I have found that love to share everything Stampin' Up!

As promised, today I am sharing my template and instructions for cutting the DSP to make this card.

The Crumb Cake card stock base is a standard A2, 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored at 4 1/4" (envelope size - 4-3/8” x 5-3/4”). The next layer is Soft Sky card stock, 4" x 5 1/4". This will be the base for layering our cut pieces and the new background for our cute, cute coffee cup embellishment.

Instructions for cutting DSP:

The original size of the DSP from the previous pack was 3 7/8" x 5". The first step is to cut 1/8" off both the short and long sides (Cuts #1, #2 grayed out with a Tranquil Tide Stampin' Write Marker, of course!). The new measurement of the DSP is 3 3/4" x 4 7/8". (Pardon my rudimentary drawings, but cute balloons, right?)

Next cut a 1" strip from the long side (Cut #3). You can chose either long side. I picked the left side to take advantage of the numbers along the edge for this picture.  Place both pieces together and cut at 3" (Cut #4) so that there is the nice, big piece of your "favorite" side of the DSP for the bottom left of your card front.

That is really all there is to it. However, if you are starting from all scraps, the sizes are (top left, clockwise, from the photo of the card, not the template.):

1. 1" x1 7/8'
2. 2 5/8" x 1 7/8"
3. 1" x 3"
4. 2 5/8" x 3"

Shameless plugs:

Last Chance for Retiring Products:
Select products from the 2018 occasions catalog and 2017-2018 annual catalog are retiring—and this is your last chance to get them before they are gone. IMPORTANT NOTE: A lot of the bundle products will carry over to the new 2018-2019 annual catalog, however they will no longer have the bundle pricing (10% discount). You can find more details in my online store. Use the shop now button, and be sure to use the April Hostess Code NE24A473. Do not use the hostess code if your order will exceed $150 so you will earn the Stampin' Rewards!

Paper Pumpkin:
If you don't subscribe already, here's a great incentive. Special pricing for signing up for Paper Pumpkin between now and May 10. Creativity Starts with Paper Pumpkin -- get 50% off for two straight months.  You have to sign up by May 10. Use the code SAVEFIFTY0418 Let me know if you have any questions. 

Join My Stampin' Up! Team
I would love it if you would consider joining my team as a demonstrator for Stampin' Up! There are so many advantages, but the best is joining all of us in November for Stampin' Up! 30-year anniversary celebration in Orlando.  Message me for details.


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Coffee Break Designer Series Paper

Welcome to the April Blog Hop. Once again I am participating in a hop with fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia! You might be starting the blog hop right now, or you maybe coming from Darla Roberts' blog. Welcome one and all. The theme for our blog this month is to create a card or project using Coffee Break Designer Series Paper. Several months ago, I featured this card using the Coffee Cafe' Bundle and Coffee Break Designer Series Paper at a workshop. Actually it is a pretty simple card. The stamp sets and die cuts really do take all the work out of card making. Add a bow with the beautiful ribbon and done!

For some reason I never got around to breaking down my extra card packets and putting away all the supplies. This blog hop card is going to show you how simple it is to take those already cut card packets and pieces to make a new card!

Full directions will be in a follow-up blog post tomorrow in order to keep this blog hop short, but by simply taking off 1/8" along both the short and long sides of the Coffee Break DSP piece and making 2 cuts to divide the DSP piece into 4 different shapes, this card has a totally new look!

Leave a comment below with a trail to find you. I would be interested in seeing your creations. 

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! Make sure you keep hopping along to see all the other great cards and projects. Click on the "Next" button below to visit Melanie Coverston's blog.

This is a full list of our bloggers this month:

Sandra Roberts

Shirley Merker

Rhonda Waechter

Darla Roberts

Sandy Ward  [YOU ARE HERE]

Melanie Coverston

Anastasia Radloff

Elizabeth Green

Tracey Gouraud

Emilie Poncelet

Sue Kremer

Ginger Rabesa

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OnStage 2018 Atlanta Recap

It was so exciting to go to OnStage 2018 in Atlanta this weekend. Stampin' Up! held convention in multiple locations on Saturday. Good times were had by all. I cannot wait to share everything with you.

Everyone puts their best efforts into creating awesome swaps. I will post some of them on my Facebook page this week.  Here is my swap using Beautiful Bouquet.

Now for some business.

The Paper Pumpkin deadline was yesterday. Hope you have decided to subscribe to this awesome kit program. If you don't subscribe already, there is special pricing for signing up for Paper Pumpkin between now and May 10. Creativity Starts with Paper Pumpkin -- get 50% off for two straight months.  You have to sign up by May 10. Use the code SAVEFIFTY0418. I would love to see what you have done with your kits.

Last call for retiring products from the Annual Catalog and Occasions Catalog.  Available through May 31 or while supplies last. Normally all stamp sets are available until very close to May 31, but all ribbon and accessories are first come, first serve and will not be replenished once the supplies are depleted.

As always, it would be my pleasure to be your demonstrator if you do not already have one. Message me if you have any questions or need any assistance.

This month's hostess code is NE24A473. Please use this code unless your order already qualifies for Stampin' Rewards.

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Sandy
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Creativity Starts with Paper Pumpkin

Hello my crafty friends -- have you heard of Paper Pumpkin? I am sure you have, but for those that have not, it is a Stampin' Up! monthly project kit. It is by subscription only. The best part is that it is a total surprise kit!! The kits include complete instructions, however, if you are like me you don't usually like to follow instructions -- you want to see what else you can do with the selection of goodies. Kind of like those television shows where the chefs are given a group of ingredients to come up with something more fantastic than the other chef contestants.

This is the card I made from last month's kit. March was the 5 year anniversary of Paper Pumpkin. It is a beautiful kit with a flower theme, rose and sentiment stamps with plenty of embellishments and ribbon, and these very cute long, skinny envelopes. I took the envelope, opened it up to cut it down to 5 1/2 × 4 for this cute card front on a crumb cake base. Add the pretty ribbon and embellishments. The lovely Rich Razzleberry scallop piece on the right is the envelope flap! What a cute card. Love it!!

I would love to see what you have done with your kits. If you don't subscribe already, here's a great incentive. Special pricing for signing up for Paper Pumpkin between now and May 10. Creativity Starts with Paper Pumpkin -- get 50% off for two straight months.  You have to sign up by May 10. Use the code SAVEFIFTY0418. Let me know if you have any questions. 

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Sandy
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Last Call for Sale-A-Bration

SALE-A-BRATION!! And March 31st is just around the corner. I hope you have enjoyed the products showcased here on my page, as well as other demonstrator's pages through the blog hops I have participated in. It really has been fun and I have learned so much.

As you may remember, Stampin' Up! is offering free, exclusive products from the 2018 Sale-A-Bration catalog with every qualifying purchase ($50/U.S.). This year a new level of rewards ($100/U.S.) was added (YAY!!).There was also an introduction of several more exclusive products in a 2d release brochure, and a 3d release of current catalog product just two weeks ago. If you do need these, please hurry to let me know. 

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. There are awesome benefits to becoming a demonstrator before March 31st. 

Please hurry to let me know you are interested. These rewards for you help me grow my business exponentially.

I am so happy to be a part of the Stampin' Up! family.

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Sandy
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Tutti-Frutti Happy Birthday

Welcome to the Happy Birthday Blog Hop. Today I am lucky to be hopping with fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia! You might be starting the blog hop right now, or you maybe coming from Sue Kremer's blog. Welcome one and all. The theme for our blog this month is BIRTHDAYS! I love a simple birthday card -- one that is quick and easy to put together and then run out the door to head to the party. (Right? I know you know what I mean!)

I picked the color combination for my card to coordinate with the Tutti-Frutti Designer Series Paper strip. Also, I created my own paper from scrap strips of Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo and Peekaboo Peach lined up diagonally on a piece of the new multipurpose adhesive sheet to hold them all together, then die cut using the Happy Birthday Thinlit Die [Item no. 1437000]. Love the Scattered Sequins Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF) on the Lemon Lime Twist background layer and those Tutti-Frutti Adhesive-Backed Sequins!!

The inside sentiment is stamped using the coordinating Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set [Item no. 143662], which is available at a bundle price when paired with the Happy Birthday Thinlit (Item no. 145301, Annual Catalog p. 77).

Thank you for visiting with me today! Make sure you keep hopping along to see all the other great birthday cards and projects. Click on the "Next" button below to visit Nicole Wilson's blog. She is a talented Stampin' Up! demonstrator from Australia.

This is the full list of our bloggers this month:

Shirley Merker, USA

Sandra Roberts, UK

Sue Kremer, USA

Sandy Ward, USA (YOU ARE HERE)

Nicole Wilson, AUS

Emilie Poncelet, CA

Elizabeth Green, CA

Terri Stewart, USA

Joyce Hall, USA

Sue Boerner, USA

Tracey Gouraud, USA

Susan Murphy, USA

Ginger Rabesa, USA

Darla Roberts, USA

Please come back again sometime when you can stay longer!

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Sandy

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SALE-A-BRATION:  Do not forget, March 31st will be the last day to earn free, exclusive products from the 2018 Sale-A-Bration catalog 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 ($100/U.S.) and recently introduced several items from the current catalog that can be earned as well. Message me and I will send you the full list.

Flying Home

Riding the train this week, I have had some time to work on my blog post for today. This is a great place to clear the mind and get things done. Welcome to my blog!!

This card was a fun one to create featuring coloring with the new Stampin' Blends. Although it is a rather simple card, look how beautiful it all comes together. I really don't think you all need the card recipe (measurements), however, here are a couple of tips.

I started with a draft layout, like this...

I was really pleased with the coloring of the birdhouse/flower image and wanted it to stand out on the card without distraction, however, the plain Whisper White cardstock layered on Calypso Coral was just too plain.  I think you will agree.

A strip of Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper paired with the Whisper White cardstock makes a perfect background. I used the new Simple Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. It is a bit hard to find in the Occasions Catalog. Go to page 5, bottom left corner. You can miss it if you are not looking for it!

I also changed the sentiment from the first draft to the final. I love the font on Hello Baby (found in Teeny Tiny Wishes), but I only wanted the word Hello. I used the banner die cut from the Popcorn Box Thinlits and the paper heart accent from the Corrugated Elements embellishment. 

Post a link to your card in the comments below or share with me on Facebook.

Sales Pitch:  Sale-A-Bration will end on March 31. Host a party (or an online party) to earn Stampin' Rewards and bonus rewards on party sales. For every $50 purchase, you earn a free Sale-A-Bration product. I would appreciate the opportunity to be your demonstrator if you do not already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. 

Shameless Plug:  Sale-A-Bration is a great time to join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator too. Besides the great value ($125 of product for $99, plus 2 free stamp sets, it will be a blast. I would appreciate the opportunity to have you join my team.

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!

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Sandy
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Mediterranean Moments and Beautiful You

This week I want to show you how to combine two stamp sets where the scale of the imagines are not quite the same.

The images in Mediterranean Moments are so beautifully detailed and make an excellent main feature or background. I have seen cards by others combining either gal in the Beautiful You stamp set and other stamp sets using the masking technique and the match up of these two sets works out really nice.

To create your own card, first stamp the umbrella gal in just a tad right of center and down a bit on a piece of Whisper White card stock. I used Basic Black Archival Ink. Then stamp the umbrella gal once again on a Post It (r) or a piece of scrap paper and trim along the outside lines (i.e. no white edges) to create the mask. Cover the umbrella gal with your mask and now stamp the sidewalk scene right over the top. Voilà  (Hint: You may want to try using the Stamp-a-ma-jig (TM) or at least practice a couple of times on scrap paper for perfect placement.)

In keeping with February's theme of coloring techniques, I used the Stampin' Write Markers. The image is trimmed to 2 1/2 "x 4" and layered on a 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" Pacific Point card stock.  The base layers are 4" x 5 1/4" Whisper White on a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" Basic Black card stock and adhered to a Whisper White card base (A2).

Post a link to your card in the comments below or share with me on Facebook.

Sales Pitch:  Sale-A-Bration will end on March 31. Host a party (or an online party) to earn Stampin' Rewards and bonus rewards on party sales. For every $50 purchase, you earn a free Sale-A-Bration product. I would appreciate the opportunity to be your demonstrator if you do not already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.

PS:  Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by March 10 so that you do not miss out on the 5-year anniversary kit.  There is a free gift. No clue what it is, but I am sure it is awesome!! #paperpumpkin5

Shameless Plug:  Sale-A-Bration is a great time to join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator too. Besides the great value ($125 of product for $99, plus 2 free stamp sets), it will be a blast. I would appreciate the opportunity to have you join my team.

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!

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Sandy
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Epic Celebrations and DIY DSP

Another card in the You Can Do This Series.

Last week's blog featured a card made in totally frilly Sweet Sugarplum (In Color 2016-18) and my favorite stamp from the Epic Celebrations stamp set -- the pair of sneakers!!  This second card uses the guitar stamp and also focuses on coloring techniques using Stampin' Up!'s Water Color Pencils (found in the Annual Catalog on p. 201 and in the Occasions Catalog on p. 34).

Sometimes it is just a little more fun to make your own DSP (Designer Series Paper). Right? I stamped the head phones in Basic Black Archival Ink on Pool Party Card Stock and colored using the Water Color Pencils in Pacific Point, Real Red and shades of Basic Gray. Use the Aqua Painter or the Blender pen to move the color around.

The guitar was stamped in Dapper Denim Classic Ink (In Color 2016-18) on Whisper White Card Stock and die cut using a large oval and layered on a Dapper Denim large scallop oval.  The sentiment was stamped in Basic Black Archival Ink. Bedazzling compliments of Rhinestone Basic Jewels and a Pool Party Star from the Enamel Shapes (Subtles) assortment.

This is a simple card and would make a great birthday card for a musically inclined teenager!  Post a link to your card in the comments below or share with me on Facebook.

Sales Pitch:  Need I remind you that the 2016-18 In Colors will retire in June so I recommend ordering the ink pads and refills pronto.

Shameless Plug:  If you don't already have a demonstrator, I would appreciate the opportunity.

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!

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Sandy
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