My Mother Stamp Set

Just a quick update today. Now don't freak out because Mother's Day is not until May, but I wanted to share this adorable, clean and simple card my sister, Cindy, made using the masking tape technique to add splashes of color. Just beautiful, Sis.

If you live in the Kansas City, Missouri area, you should look her up and join her stamp club. They meet once a month on Fridays (sorry, I don't know her exact schedule).

My stamp club meets the 3d Saturday of the month.  See you on March 15th.  

Stamp on!  Sandy


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Friendship? Yes, please. From My Heart Stamp Set

Charles Dickens.  Stampin' Up! has collected several beautiful sayings in a stamp set called From My Heart (Annual Catalog, p. 99). This month, instead of the normal Valentine's colors of pink and red, we will step outside of the box and use orange and blue (Tangerine Tango and Tempting Turquoise). The card will be featuring Mr. Dickens' quote complemented by the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set (p. 109). The splatters of blue give the card an eclectic feel, or shabby chic as they say.

I bought the White Tea Lace Paper Doilies (item #129399) several months ago, but hadn't quite found the right card for it. I think the paper doilies can really make a shabby chic card! I wasn't happy with plain white so I sponged with Tempting Turquoise ink and I think it truly makes the card pop now.

If you need dimensions or detailed instructions, please send me an email and I'll email a pdf to you.

Don't forget that Sale-A-Bration runs through March 31. This is a great time to hold a party or make an individual purchase since for every $50 you spend, you can select a FREE item from the brochure that is not yet available in current catalogs or online. If your party sales reach $300 or more, in addition to the $50 in hostess dollars, you will receive an additional $30 in hostess dollars. That is $80 in FREE product! Click the link to the right to view the brochure.

If you join my Stampin' Up! team for $99 during Sale-A-Bration (thru March 31, 2014), YOU will select $150 worth of product for your starter kit, and can start earning your product, learning some great craft ideas, and meeting some great people that turn into great FRIENDS!

Stamp on!

Sandy

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Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration is Underway...

Once again it is time for Stampin' Up!'s BIGGEST sale of the year. For every $50 you spend, you will receive a free Sale-A-Bration gift.  You can find a link to the brochure when you shop at my online store at sandee904.stampinup.net, or you can click the image to the right.

Now I don't want to sound like there is any rush, but please hurry and book your party right away so I can make sure that everyone has the opportunity to get in on the BIGGEST sale of the year. Plus, if your party sales reach $300 or more, in addition to the $50 in hostess dollars, you will receive an additional $30 in hostess dollars. That is $80 in free product.

I know some of you regularly spend an average of $75 an order. If you join my Stampin' Up! team for $99 during Sale-A-Bration (thru March 31, 2014), YOU will select $150 worth of product for your starter kit, and you can start earning your product, learning some great craft ideas, and meeting some great people that turn into great friends!

Please contact me to learn more details.

Stamp On!

Sandy

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Happy New Year and Welcome Back...Hearts A Flutter Stamp Set and Coordinating Framelits Die Cut Collection

Hello, Stampers!  Finally getting things back to “normal” since the holidays. I can’t believe how busy things got there – complicated by the short time between Thanksgiving and the holidays. I just noticed that I never got around to posting a photo of my holiday cards and tags.

 This weekend was the first stamp club of the new year. Great to see everyone! Since there won’t be time to hold another workshop before Valentine’s day, that’s where we got started! Of course, there were loads of hearts stamped, punched, die cut and snipped, but I found fun in making the “love” die cut from Stampin’ Up’s Expressions thinlits die cut collection the focus of the card.

The large heart (from Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set and Framelits Die Cut collection) is cut from Pirouette Pink and stamped with In Color Strawberry Slush. I “found” the arrow just lying there in the “scrap” pile from punching multiple flags (extended flag right behind the large heart) one after another on a strip of Basic Gray. I LUV when that happens! From the right of the flag, it looks like hearts are shooting out in rapid succession, right? Second sample uses Marina Mist and Basic Gray for those non-traditional valentine’s day greetings.

As you know my sister, Cindy, is also a Stampin’ Up demonstrator. Since we don’t live close to each other, this year we are swapping our club cards for fun. I can’t wait to send her the January workshop card, and can’t wait to receive hers from this upcoming weekend.

I am thinking about participating in this week’s clean and simple challenge from The Paper Players (PPA179). It is a one-layer valentine card. If I have time yet today, I will finish it and get it posted right away.

I added a link to the recently released 2014 Occasions Catalog.  Take a moment to look through it.  Chock full of awesome new product, projects, and ideas.

Finally, I wanted to point out that Sale-A-Bration begins next week, January 28. This year Stampin’ Up! created six bundles of product (discounted and total right at or above $50); perfect to earn a Sale-A-Bration freebie. Please contact me ASAP to set your workshop date to get in on the great products available during this awesome sale. I need your help to meet my goal of reaching out to 100 new Stampin’ Up! “lovers”. Thank you all for your support and being my cheerleaders.

Stamp On!

Sandy

PPA182 Color Challenge and Sketched Birthday

Happy Holidays!! 

Things have really been busy over the last several weeks getting ready for the holidays, but there are more than holiday cards to make and holiday parties to attend. There are birthday cards and birthday parties too!

I haven't participated in a card challenge in several weeks and found inspiration for this birthday card with Pals Paper Arts color challenge PPA182.  Here's a picture of my card.

I tried to make do without sunlight in taking a picture of my card, but I am not pleased with the results. My apologies.

The color scheme is Elegant Eggplant, the new Smoky Slate, and Very Vanilla.

I have faith that you could replicate this card very easily, however, if you need the paper dimensions, etc., please contact me. I will be happy to send that to you. It may be hard to see from the photo that I used a piece from the Neutrals DSP Stack in Very Vanilla right behind the Chevron Smoky Slate Ribbon. I felt it helped to bring together the white in the ribbon with all the Very Vanilla.  To complete the card you will need these accessories: Scallop Circle 1 3/4", Framelits Circles Collection #4 from the center, Regals Candy Dots (Elegant Eggplant), 3/4" Chevron Ribbon (Smoky Slate), and Stampin' Dimensionals.

Please leave me your comments and share your cards and questions with me.  I will be happy to help.

Stamp on!

Sandy
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Best of Autumn and My First Sketch Challenge – PPA176 Sketch Challenge

I follow the blogs of several other Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. Everyone is so positive and I find that they are the most absolutely helpful people and so inspiring.  In fact, they have been inspired me to participate in Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge AND submit it! Here is my entry. I hope you like it!

And here is Margaret Moody’s design:

Wow!  Right?  Angles are tough, too.

This was a perfect opportunity to incorporate the Stampin’ Up! Best of 25 stamp set Best of Autumn. And what goes better with a fall-themed stamp set than Sweater Weather DSP! Sweater Weather color scheme includes several neutrals and the re-introduced Crushed Curry! LUV Crushed Curry CS.

Although it is not a requirement, it was important to me to stick to Margaret Moody’s design as close as possible. Of course, if you look closely, you will see some slight deviations. I have decided not to point them out. :) It is sort of hard to see, but I think you can see that after I cropped the leaf, it didn’t quite look right so I added a layer of Soft Suede and cropped it along the same lines of the leaf. Oh, I almost forgot to point out the bird in the stamped image from Four Frames stamp set did not stop me from using it on this card – I turned it upside down and the bird is hiding behind the leaf!

Stamp Sets:  Best of Autumn, Four Frames  Paper:  DSP Sweater Weather, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla  Ink:  Soft Suede  Accessories:  Stampin’ Dimensionals, Small Scallop Stampin’ Trimmer Rotary Cutting Blade, Boho Blossoms Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Pearl Basic Jewels (5mm)

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Keep on stampin’ on!  Sandy

Baby Shower Card Featuring Baby Tees and Sentiment from Baby Prints

Reprinted from my Stampin' Up! Blog...

I have several VIP events this month that will require cards, including a baby shower to attend later this month, so I thought I should take advantage of this long weekend and get a head start on my card making. For now, let’s focus on the baby shower card. In case you hadn’t noticed – It’s a Girl ! My regular readers will know exactly who will receive this card.

Now for the details…

I am so in LUV with the Chalk Talk Stamp Set and coordinating Chalk Talk Framelits, I knew that I had to work something from either the stamp set or the Framelits into this card so I used the Framelits to create a removable tag for a keepsake bookmark. Cute, right? I hope the mommy-to-be agrees.

The sleeper (onesie) is just one of several from the Baby Tees Stampin’ Around Wheel. It was really easy to snip out. Again, and still hung up on the Gingham Stampin’ Around Wheel, I ran 3 right next to each other to make the background pattern for the bookmark with enough left over to punch out the background circle to build the bookmark.

I tried to keep the card all one color (Pink Pirouette), however, the duckies had to be yellow. I struggled with the ribbon for the bookmark — I needed a wide ribbon and went with a retired ribbon. I know, I know, but I love this old ribbon and had plenty of surplus after it was retired.

Finally, I wanted the sentiment from Baby Prints Stamp Set to stand out so I bumped up the color a notch using the new 2013-15 In Color Strawberry Slush.

The pearl accents really make the card.

Stamp on!!

Sandy

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September Promotions...

September Special -- 15% off when you buy this bundled butterfly stamp set - Papillion Potpourri - and Bitty Butterfly Punch! (Bundle Item #135311/c, #135312/w). Versatile because this stamp set and punch make the most beautiful clean and simple cards, and absolutely the best for beginners.

Kind & Cozy Stamp Set

From my Stampin' Up! blog...

This month’s Friends n Neighbors Stamp Club was a swell chance to get together with everyone before school started up again to make some cards. In addition to the Chalk Talk card (using the Chalk Talk Stamp Set, coordinating Chalk Talk Framelit Die, see my last blog), we also had time to make cards with the new Kind & Cozy Stamp Set. The tiny tea cup is just perfect! This set incorporates the gingham pattern so great to again be able to use the Gingham Stampin’ Around Wheel. I love it when everything coordinates!

This stamp set has everything to make a simple card and (with a little butterfly punched out of gingham “wheeled” paper, candy dots or ribbon) easy to bling. You might consider adding the Kind & Cozy Stamp Set and Gingham Stampin’ Around Wheel to your collection!

Check back soon for an update on September’s cards where we will focus on our Halloween cards and treats!

Stamp on!!

Sandy

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Stampin' Up! Promotions August Update

Quickly coming to an end – The Paper Pumpkin promotion ends on August 31. Now don’t get upset, you can still join Paper Pumpkin after August 31, it is just the discount that will end. Please contact me for more information!

Pick a Kit Recruiting Offer ends on August 31 – New recruits get to pick one of four project kits for free in addition to their starter kit when they join Stampin' Up! Please contact me for more information! I would LUV for you to join my team.

Don’t forget that if you can update your Stampin' Write Markers collection with any individual colors you are missing or ALL of the new colors for a limited time. (Contact me for the item numbers) This offer ends October 31, 2013. The entire markers kit can be found on page 163 of the Annual Catalog (item 130034).

Released August 15 – A brand-new photopolymer stamp set is now available. Another Thank You (item 133454) is an exclusive, versatile set for any occasion that calls for a thank you.

Updated August 14 – A new, holiday-themed collection of single stamps is now available! The holidays will be here before you know it, and these holiday-themed single stamps may be just what the budget-conscious stamper needs. There are eight different stamps to choose from, six of which coordinate with Framelits dies or punches.

Released August 1 – The Holiday catalog is here!! If you placed an order from me in the last 6 months, your copy is on its way. (Please let me know if you haven’t received it yet!) And, if you would like a catalog, I will send you one without charge if you purchase $25 or more any time before the catalog's expiration (or before they are no longer available for purchase).

Released August 1 – Best of 25 Years Stamp Set - Best of Halloween. Super spooky, right.  (Item #134381 clear mount $14.95).

Released August 1 – Thinlits Card Dies are now available to order. You can make flip cards in a snap with these new dies. These new card dies come with extra die pieces that have versatile designs, so you can use them on other projects, not just flip cards. (The Circle Card Thinlits Die comes with 10 total pieces; the Label Card Thinlits Die comes with nine total pieces.)

  

Chalk Talk Stamp Set and Framelit Die Bundle

It is just impossible to pick one stamp set out of the 2013-14 IBC as a favorite stamp set, but I mean it when I say this is my favorite stamp set!  Maybe it is because of the 15% discount when you buy as a Stampin' Up! bundle.  The coordinating Framelit dies are amazing and they really make a project POP!

Our next project will be using the new Kind & Cozy stamp set, the new Gingham Stampin' Around Wheel and the coordinating Gingham Garden DSP (of course).  No sneak peak yet.  Come back later.

PROMOTIONAL ITEMS

Released August 1 -- The Holiday catalog is here!! If you placed an order from me in the last 6 months, your copy is on its way.  And, if you would like a catalog, I will send you one without charge if you purchase $25 or more anytime before the catalog's expiration (or before they are no longer available for purchase).

Released August 1 -- Best of 25 Years Stamp Set - Best of Halloween. Contact me via email or go to my online store at sandee904.stampinup.net (Item #134381 clear mount $14.95).

Available for purchase beginning August 9 – Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Addition and decorative cutting blades (see pp. 176 and 177 of the 2013-2014 annual catalog). 

I hope this motivates you to take a few minutes today to stamp!  Feel free to contact me if you need anything.

Stamp on!

Sandy

Wanderlust Photopolymer Stamp Set

On June 1, Stampin' Up! released a new photopolymer stamp set...Wanderlust.

What makes photopolymer stamps so great?

• They're entirely transparent for perfect placement every time! 
• They are durable. The photopolymer material is designed to last. 
• Can you say sticky? (Don't worry; in a good way.) These stamps stick amazingly well to our clear blocks.
• They're age tested. They won't yellow or cloud up over time.

They are clearly a great choice.  Click "Shop Now" on this page to place your order today.

Stamp on!

Sandy