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Stampin’ Up! Reason to Smile Stamp Set Promotion

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July is flying by so don't forget about the Reason to Smile promotion from Stampin' Up!.

  • Place an order of $50 or more and then you can order this lovely Reason to Smile stamp set in wood- or clear-mount for only $5!

Make sure you have $50 or more in your Shopping Bag. Then you will see a page like this:

Reason to Smile Ordering
You can just click in that red box of Special Offers and click on the link for the Reason to Smile product.

Then you will see this page and can choose your wood-mount or clear-mount stamp set. Be sure to click "Select". Only one per customer.

Reason to Smile Ordering

A nice stamp set for only $5!  Isn't that a great reason to smile?  Be sure you place your order today while you are thinking of it.  Offer ends July 31, 2012.

Place your Stampin' Up! order online and choose your Reason to Smile product.  Or if you prefer anytime, I can place your order for you.

Top Note Tag

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Top Note Tag

This Top Note Bigz Die #113463 for the Big Shot has always been popular, but I hadn't used mine in a little while so it was time to dust it off. It's just good, that's all there is to it!  I was able to cut several sheets of paper and a thin piece of card board with it.  I used the card board to give a little sturdiness to this Top Note Tag in between the card stock and designer paper.

I used Soft Suede card stock on the back (which you can't see) and the new In Color Summer Starfruit for the front. I stamped the plant image from Papaya Collage with Summer Starfruit Ink. I even tried to emboss it with Clear Embossing Powder, but that didn't turn out well. The designer paper on the bottom of the tag is from Comfort Cafe #126898. The ribbon I tied around the middle is the Chocolate Chip 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon #124142 but I turned it over so the dots wouldn't show!  Two colors of ribbon in one!!  The greeting at the bottom is from the Perfect Punches stamp set…and of course you can punch those greetings out "perfectly" with various punches!

Making a creative tag like this for your next gift-giving occasion will certainly be appreciated by the recipient!  If you don't own the Big Shot or the Top Note Die, go right to my Online Store and order them!  If you do order those two items, add a little more to your order plus the $5 Reason to Smile stamp set and you'll have enough to receive Hostess Rewards!  At the $150 level you will have $25 to spend on another die for the Big Shot…or anything else!

Wedding 3×3 Gift Card

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Wedding Gift Card 3x3 Happy I Do Day

As long as I had my wedding stamping supplies out after making the gatefold wedding card in yesterday's post, I decided to make a little 3×3 wedding gift card to match. Maybe you will just be attaching a little gift card to the wedding or shower gift instead of a full card.

The greeting from Word Play is so great to use on anything for a wedding!  Be sure to add a Basic Rhinestone to the ring! I punched a little scrap of Silver Glimmer Paper with the Scallop Trim Border Punch for a little pizzazz at the bottom and tied on a little of my favorite ribbon, Whisper White Organza Ribbon.

Little 3×3 cards are so fun to make!  Why don't you try to make one today?

Gatefold Wedding Card

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Wedding Gate Fold Card Happy I Do Day

 

June isn't the only month for weddings…and this summer has lots of weddings! Perhaps you are in need of wedding card ideas as well. This is a wedding card I made with a gatefold, using the "Happy I Do Day" greeting from the Word Play stamp set. 

Each panel on the front of the gatefold is embossed with the popular Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The greeting is backed with the new Delicate Doilies Sizzlits Die  in Silver Glimmer Paper. You've got to have glimmer paper!  It is SO beautiful!

Wedding Gate Fold Card

To check out all the fantastic Stampin' Up! products available to help you make beautiful cards and other projects, browse my Stampin' Up! Online Store.


Striped Postage Stamp Punch Card

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Striped Postage Stamp Punch Card

Funny how this Postage Stamp Punch card started out as something completely different! So sometimes even when you know exactly what you are making, you end up with a surprise!

I had the idea from a magazine to use my reinkers and Aqua Painter to make some paint-like stripes on a piece of Whisper White card stock. Well, the first try didn't thrill me so I covered another piece of card stock with alternating stripes of Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Tempting Turquoise. Hmmm….didn't really know what to do with that either….but somehow I got the idea to punch out some shapes.  The Postage Stamp Punch was chosen and after some fiddling around, I came up with this!

That yellow ribbon is the brand new Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon #126872 with a couple Tiny Tags stamped and then punched with the Jewelry Tag Punch. I think they kind of make the card! And I like the summery look to the card!

This was one of those projects where I had to tell myself "Walk away from the card!"  Sometimes you have to know when to stop!  I can still look at it today and wonder if I should have put something in the centers of all the squares or partial squares in the empty spaces…or something! But sometimes you have to just stop!

For Stampin' Up! paper, ink and accessories, shop at my Online Store!  

***Don't forget about the Reason To Smile stamp set for $5 with a $50 order!!***

Reason To Smile Card for a Friend

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Reason to Smile Card for a Friend

Just playing around with the new Reason to Smile stamp set, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper, and the Apothecary Accents Framelits!  The greeting is from the World Treasures stamp set (the one with the peacock!).

Get your stamps, ink and paper out and play!  You never know what you might come up with!

Don't have any new catalog products yet??  You can sneak in an order right now at my Stampin' Up! Online Store!

Betsy’s Blossoms in Gold Embossing

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Betsy's Blossoms in Gold

Would you believe this card stamped with Betsy's Blossoms and embossed in gold started out to be just one more 4th of July card in red, white, and blue?  There is something so compelling about Betsy's Blossoms…even though I would say I don't "love" it…..I've got to use it!  I thought for the day after July 4th, I could get by with trying this big blossom as a firework stamped in red and blue….then I thought "how about a gold cardstock layer?"….then looking at that I thought "what about embossing some gold on the Whisper White card front?"…. then I thought "what if I embossed the gold card stock for the card front with all gold blossoms as fireworks?"….and after I did that and added the rhinestone bling, I no longer liked it on the red card base and thought it actually looked pretty/elegant. So then I mounted it on Soft Suede card stock and added a gold embossed greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes with a little ruffled ribbon behind it…and there you have it….one more fireworks card….that probably isn't!

To order any embossing supplies, including the new Heat Tool, check page 159 in the catalog and then place your order online.

****Don't forget the new Reason to Smile promotion after you have placed $50 in Stampin' Up! products on your order….Get the Reason to Smile stamp set for only $5!  Once your order reaches $50, a special offer box will show up for you to make your selection, if you choose!

4th of July Flag Card

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4th of July Flag Card

It's certainly fun to play around with red, white and blue for the 4th of July and the end result was this 4th of July Flag Card. It's funny where inspiration comes from sometimes. I was planning an entirely different designed card and was pulling out my Stampin' Up! designer series paper in reds and blues to see which ones I might use. Somehow the way the red and the blue fell together on the table reminded me of a flag, and so I made this card instead! Not a real flag, of course, but kind of looks like one! These papers happen to be Summer Smooches #125409. The greeting is from Perfectly Penned (page 132), a very useful stamp set with "Thank You", "Get Well", and "Happy Birthday" greetings.

Why not grab somed designer papers today and see what your creative mind comes up with?!

Stampin’ Up! Reason to Smile 4th of July Card

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Reason to Smile 4th of July Card

Yesterday I told you about this new exclusive stamp set from Stampin' Up! called Reason to Smile. I've made a card for the 4th of July using this stamp set with red, white and blue. I also used Summer Smooches Designer Paper and Island Indigo card stock for the base.

To get this stamp set, all you have to do is add it to your order after entering $50 in Stampin' Up! products.…then this stamp set will only cost you $5!  Who doesn't want a stamp set for only $5?!  This offer is good during the month of July only so don't delay!

Be sure to check out this promotion so you won't forget to add it to your order!  Only one per customer.

Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Stamp Set for $5 with Purchase!

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Would you like to purchase an exclusive Stampin' Up! stamp set for only $5?! You can get this cute stamp set with a $50 purchase! After you order $50 in Stampin' Up! products this month of July, you can add the Reason to Smile stamp set in either wood-mount or clear-mount. You will NOT be prompted to enter it so make a sticky-note right now by your computer so you will remember! (at least that is what I have to do!)

This stamp set will be great for either outline stamping to color in (or not!) or as two-step stamping where you stamp the color and then overstamp with the outline.

  • 131274 $5.00 (wood-mount)
  • 131275 $5.00 (clear-mount)
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Customer Order Details:

  • Spend $50 on any current Stampin' Up! products to get the exclusive Reason to Smile Set for just $5.
  • There is a limit of one (1) set per customer.
  • You will not be automatically prompted to enter the $5 Item Number for a qualifying purchase. 
  • The Reason to Smile Set is exclusive to this promotion and will not be available after July 31, 2012.

Make a Digital Scrapbook Page for July 4th in My Digital Studio

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4th July-001

Plan ahead! Make a digital scrapbook page for the 4th of July using My Digital Studio!  Then just insert your photos of your family, neighborhood gathering or fireworks later and you are all set! Add some journaling in the lower area in a text box.

In My Digital Studio you can start with a template….almost any one will do…and then change whatever you want on it.  Even a pre-designed template is completely changeable to your design and needs.  But it does give you a starting point for your page.

Give My Digital Studio Express a try with the 30-Day Free Trial!  It is no risk and no obligation!  Just order it HERE in my Online Store…you'll see the box to click….download it to your computer…and you are ready to play! You can order more downloads as you need them if you want. Print any of your projects.  And if you purchase My Digital Studio now, when Version 2 comes out, you will get to upgrade for free!!

Want to Be a New Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator?

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Have Your Cake Recruiting Promotion

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If you have been thinking that maybe it would be fun to be a new Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, now is your time! This offer has been going on this month of June, but now the deadline is approaching! The last day is Saturday, June 30, 2012.

Sign up online to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator to start your own business and be a part of Stampin' Up! I don't think you will regret it!

  • For only $99, get a customized Starter Kit with $125 worth of great Stampin' Up! products.
  • A pack of business supplies valued at $65.
  • BONUS

Have Your Cake Free Products

Becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is easy, only takes a few minutes online! You will receive your Demonstrator number right away in an email.  Then just wait for your Starter Kit to arrive. You can start planning how you would like to run your business and spread the word to your friends and family!

I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. Please look HERE for information on becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.
 

4th of July Red, White, and Blue!

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Patriotic 4th of July Card

Time to get out your red, white and blue colors for the 4th of July! If you want to make something patriotic, it's easy with the Petite Pennants Builder Punch #122361. And I'm telling you, once you start using the Glimmer Paper in Red or Silver, you just can't stop yourself! The greeting is Perfectly Penned. For the USA letters, I had to pull out my retired Sweet Shoppe Lower Alphabet, but you could use another alphabet or just print the letters yourself with a Stampin' Write Marker. Just a fun card to celebrate the 4th of July!

Go to my Stampin' Up! Online Store HERE to get your supplies!

Patriotic 4th of July Place Card Holder Hats

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Patriotic 4th of July Place Card Holder Hats

Wouldn't these patriotic 4th of July place card holder hats make a cute table decoration for your 4th of July party or picnic?! I saw the examples and instructions on the Country Living website and thought I would give them a try!  It's almost like making paper hats when you were a kid, just a little fancier.

I used a piece of designer paper 8 1/2" square.  You could make it larger or smaller. Mine turned out about 4 1/2" wide at the base and 3" high.  One is made with the First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper #121878 and the other with the new Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper #126902. I loved using the Red (#121790) and Silver Glimmer Paper (#124005) for the stars.  Unless you already have the Stampin' Up! retired star punches you'll have to cut out your own stars, but that is fine, too. Just decorate these little hats however you like.  For a place card, just attach a name to a toothpick or skewer or pipe cleaner and insert in the top of the hat.

Try it!  The instructions are pretty clear.  Use some scrap paper the first time. When you get to Steps 5, 6, 7 and 8 just keep folding that bottom portion up until you form the folded over brim of the hat…which forms the base.  That's the only part I found a little tricky following the directions.

Find the directions HERE.

And for all your stamping and papercrafting needs, please shop at my online store HERE. Stampin' Up! paper, ink and stamps plus accessories are the best!