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Stampin’ Up! “Shop By Project”

Stampin’ Up! is testing a new feature called “Shop By Project” in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store! You can check out a project you like, and then find all the products you need to make that project right there on the page! This will make for a little easier shopping and give you card ideas or simply let you know the products that they used for that card.

You will find the “Shop By Project” category listed on the left side of the Online Store.

Stampin’ Up! OnStage (what used to be called Convention) over the past few days in Orlando has ended. Although I didn’t attend, I’ve been following some of the news coming out, photos, new stamp sets, make & takes! For a good time you should certainly consider signing up to be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and then attend these events! The ones I have attended over the years have always been fun and funny, friendly, exhausting and exhilarating, and mostly inspiring to see and be around so many creative ideas and people! The upcoming Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs look beautiful! If you want to look into joining Stampin’ Up!, just read HERE and HERE and ask me any questions you have! A good time to join will likely be after the holidays during Sale-A-Bration. Of course, any day is a good day to become part of Stampin’ Up!

Santa’s Workshop Snowman Christmas Card

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I was surprised to come across this snowman paper in the Santa’s Workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper, so I thought I would use it to make this Santa’s Workshop Snowman Christmas Card. I really liked making this card! This Santa’s Workshop paper has flocking on four of the sheets so that makes it extra special. The snowflakes in the die cut circle with the snowman are flocked as are the white stripes on the candy cane striped paper on the side of the card.

To make this snowman card, I had to cut into the sheet of paper to get this particular snowman so that I could use the Layering Circle Framelits Dies to cut it out. It was one of those necessary evils! Then I layered the snowman on a Poppy Parade Cardstock circle and layered that on a scalloped circle piece. That helped it stand out on the Poppy Parade dotted paper in the Santa’s Workshop package. The card base is Whisper White, but you could also use Poppy Parade.

I had this scrap of the striped pattern in the Santa’s Workshop Paper so I cut it for a little accent on the side of the card. I felt like it matched everything else on the card. The greeting is stamped from Itty Bitty Greetings and punched out with the Classic Label Punch.

The extra snowflakes are die cut from the Santa’s Signpost Framelit Dies. And for a final touch on the card, I added some Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels. They are listed as “Low Inventory” so if you want them, better order soon.

The Santa’s Workshop Paper is backordered, unfortunately, but should be in after Thanksgiving. When something is backordered you can still order it and they will send it out to you as soon as it is available. I think it is better to go ahead and order it then rather than wait until you hear it is back in stock.

Maybe this card will give you an idea for a cute Christmas card. You could change paper and images and use the same design. It’s time to make those holiday cards and projects!

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First Frost Flowers Holiday Card

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This First Frost Flowers Holiday Card is made for Christmas, perhaps a little untraditional looking, but just change the greeting and the same card could be for many other occasions! With the First Frost Bundle of stamp set and dies plus the beautiful Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper you will be making gorgeous cards and projects!

For this card, I started with the Gray Granite Cardstock for the base since I had already picked out this pattern of designer paper. All of this designer paper has a shimmer to it so it is gorgeous! I stamped some flowers with the First Frost Stamp Set and die cut with the Frosted Bouquet Framelits Dies. The flowers are stamped on Shimmery White paper to go along with the shimmer on the designer paper. The Shimmery White Cardstock is one of my absolute favorites!

Behind the flowers I have a Pearlized Doily. I also die cut some little sprigs with the Green Garden Cardstock. The greeting comes in the First Frost Stamp Set. Then you can die cut the shape with one of the Frosted Bouquet Dies. There’s even a tiny piece in the same shape that fits inside and merely embosses the shape. For a layer I just adhered the stamped piece onto Merry Merlot and trimmed it down myself.

I thought about adding a little pearl or something on the greeting but remembered that old rule, “Know when to stop!”

You can easily grab this Frosted Floral Specialty Paper and Bundle to make holiday cards or many other cards past the Christmas holidays!

Don’t forget!! Today, November 10th is the LAST DAY to sign up to get this November Paper Pumpkin Kit! This one is special in its plaid holiday box! It will make holiday crafting fun! Easy for you! Just open the box!

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All Is Bright Ornament Christmas Card

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If you are looking for a simple design for a Christmas card, this All Is Bright Ornament Christmas Card is one idea. It’s simply a piece of designer paper, a greeting, and some gold embellishments. When you are making a stack of the same card to send out, you need something easy to duplicate over and over.

The card base is Shimmery White Cardstock with a layer of the Ornament pattern in the All Is Bright Designer Series Paper. I chose the Shimmery White Cardstock because it is not SO white, which I thought went better with the designer paper and the ribbon. I originally planned to have a layer of Gold Foil but I only had scraps left! Time to order more! However, that made for a slightly simpler card and I was able to use a scrap for just the right touch as an accent on the side. The Gold 3/8″ Metallic Edge-Ribbon is so pretty to use for a festive card.

The greeting is from the Merry Christmas To All Stamp Set. This set has so many holiday greetings and combinations of words to use for greetings. I chose the scripted “Merry” and a separate stamp “Christmas”. You can do that with this set! I stamped with Versamark Ink and embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and the Heat Tool. Then I die-cut the greeting using the Big Shot and the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. Just for something extra, put some Gold Metallic Thread behind the greeting and popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

If you just look at this card, at the basic design, you will see that it is an easy one to make. You could even turn it vertically, with a layer of designer paper, a strip of cardstock across the bottom or even down the side and a greeting in the middle. Try this exact All Is Bright Ornament Christmas Card or make a similar design with different paper and greeting.

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Winter Woods Red Plaid Christmas Card

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Here’s my Winter Woods Red Plaid Christmas Card that I made with the Winter Woods Stamp Set, the In the Woods Framelits Dies, and the Buffalo Check Stamp. I think it turned out kind of antique-looking or old-fashioned and I think I like the look for something different!

The card base is Garden Green Cardstock. The Real Red layer is stamped with the Buffalo Check Stamp, which is one big background stamp, as we used to call them. I usually find with these background stamps that it is better to lay the cardstock face down on the stamp itself which is laying on the table, stamp side up. Then I take a scrap of computer paper and place that over the cardstock being stamped. This way I can run my fingers all over the paper without getting inky fingers and I can make sure every portion of the large stamp inks the paper. I could also use the Stamparatus and stamp more than once if necessary to make sure everything was stamped well. If you stamp black ink on a piece of Real Red Cardstock, you get this red plaid design!

The tree from Winter Woods is stamped in Garden Green Ink and then die cut with the Big Shot and the tree framelit die. Of course the die leaves a narrow white border around the die cut tree, which I didn’t like against this red plaid background. I took a piece of Sponge and Crumb Cake Ink and lightly sponged the edges of the tree and even on top of the tree. This gave it a antique or aged look, not bright white. I also tied on some 3/16″ Braided Linen Trim to also give it that antique or country look. I added just three tiny little Red Rhinestone Jewels to the tree. I thought it needed a tiny bit of pizzazz but not much bling. These little tiny red rhinestones fit the bill!

The greeting is in the Winter Woods Stamp Set and is die cut with a Layering Oval Die and that layered on top of a scalloped Oval Die. I stamped it with Real Red Ink and also sponged a bit of Crumb Cake Ink to take away some of that bright white.

If you are looking for an easy card to make, something like this Winter Woods Red Plaid Christmas Card will fit the bill!

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Winter Woods Vellum Trees Christmas Card

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I can’t believe I have had this Winter Woods Bundle for awhile and only now am I getting around to making this Winter Woods Vellum Trees Christmas Card. You can make all kinds of beautiful cards and projects with this stamp set and framelits dies.

Since I was trying this out for the first time, I used the Holiday Catalog samples for inspiration. The Stampin’ Up! catalogs are always the best places to go when you are looking for an idea! Of course I changed it up a little bit partly by turning the card sideways instead of vertical.

The card base is Garden Green with a Whisper White layer and a couple of snowdrifts made from Sparkle Glimmer Paper. There is a curved die in the set of framelits that can be used to cut out snow, but I just used some scissors! I made two layers so I could place the vellum trees in between. The Whisper White layer is first embossed with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder.

The trees are cut from Vellum Cardstock and placed in the snowdrifts. It would have been handy to use the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets before die-cutting the trees so the adhesive would already be on them, but I didn’t think of it ahead of time. The next best thing to use with vellum so the adhesive doesn’t show is to sponge on some Multipurpose Liquid Glue very lightly.

Next I stamped the evergreen tree from the stamp set with both Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green inked on the stamp. Then it was die cut with the tree outline in the In the Woods Framelits Dies Set. There is also a die to cut out a stamped tree with little bunches of branches that you can pop up.

This very nice greeting comes in the set, although I thought it was a little big for the placement on my card. I used the Pretty Label Punch, but I trimmed off the top and bottom portion on the Whisper White. Then I punched it again in Garden Green and layered the full punched piece under the greeting. I also added two little Clear Epoxy Droplets.

Check out the Winter Woods Stamp Set and In the Woods Framelits Dies in a Bundle and save 10%!

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The Snowflake Showcase of New Products Is Here!

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Today is the first day you can order products in the Snowflake Showcase! This is a group of exclusive products that you will love that are only available during the month of November! It’s hard to believe we have now passed Halloween and are on the slippery slope to Christmas!!

We did not have a fun Halloween in Houston yesterday! We knew there was a possibility of rain during the day with a cool front coming through seemingly late at night, looking like there would be plenty of time for trick-or-treating. But it rained lightly all day until late afternoon when the rain got heavy and funnel clouds were sighted and tornado warnings were issued, including one near my area. Then it all let up just long enough for dinner and a bit of trick-or-treating, but I only had 12 kids come by! So sad! There was a Trunk-or-Treat event, moved indoors, down the street so hopefully, a fair number of kids got to participate in that and have fun. Now we are all wondering what to do with all the leftover candy!

So now it is November already, but the good thing is you can check out this Snowflake Showcase stamp sets, paper, dies, and velveteen paper. It isn’t even just for the holidays! You can get lots of use out of these products! I urge you to order as soon as you can just in case any sell out.

Enjoy this Stampin’ Up! video with Shannon West from the Home Office!

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Halloween Cards and Projects Collage 2018

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Today is the big day, especially if you have young children! I remember all those class parties and costumes, the carnival down the street with the Sesame Street puppet booth that gave out cookies and candy to the little ones, the duck pond, the cake walk, my husband taking the kids out trick-or-treating while I stayed home and gave out candy, our first Halloween here 36 years ago when my husband carried our tiny baby daughter to the little carnival down the street at the urging of a friend who came by, and even a Halloween thirty years ago when my newborn baby boy and I were in the hospital, alone, because everyone everywhere was out trick-or-treating. The night before when we’d gone to the hospital I told the nurse the last food I ate was cupcake batter and frosting because I was making cupcakes to take down to the carnival! His birthday parties always had a Halloween theme with an October 30th birthday!

Lots of good memories of Halloween, even when I was a child, except for those Halloweens in St. Louis where it could be cold on Halloween night and we might have to wear a winter coat over or under our costume! Imagine! We were expected to tell a joke at each house where we went trick-or-treating before we got a treat!

I made this collage with a lot of the Halloween projects I made since the Holiday Catalog came out! If you are looking for last minute Halloween ideas for cards or favors or whatever, check the Categories drop-down box and click on Halloween to find even older ideas from years past!

Whether you are going to a Halloween party, trick-or-treating, helping with the school party, or stamping at home with the porch light turned off, have a safe and fun Halloween!

Now Available! Timeless Tidings Project Kit from Stampin’ Up!

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If you were interested in this kit when you saw it in the Holiday Catalog, you will be happy to know that after being so popular it completely sold out, the Timeless Tidings Project Kit from Stampin’ Up! is available again! Along with the Timeless Tidings Stamp Set, you can use this kit to make holiday cards quickly and easily!

The Timeless Tidings Project Kit makes 20 cards, 5 each of 4 designs.

Kit includes:
* 20 printed card bases
* 20 printed envelopes with gold foil edges
* Cardstock
* Gold foil
* Printed die-cut accents and backgrounds
* 80 green and champagne rhinestone jewels

Watch the Stampin’ Up! video and find out more about the kit:

Whether you are a new stamper or crafter or an experienced one, you might like to have this kit on hand to easily make 20 cards to have on hand even if you have made some cards of your own designs. We often need “just a few more cards” at the last minute and this would solve that problem.

If you love the watercolored look, you will love this Timeless Tidings Project Kit. Be sure to order it now in case it sells out again! You never know!

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Black Cat Halloween Cards

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These black cats may be spooky for Halloween, but on these Black Cat Halloween Cards, they are just fun! One is even wearing a witch’s hat! To make these cards I used the stamp set in my September Paper Pumpkin Kit (I need to remember to use these stamp sets more often!).

I stamped the background on the Whisper White Card Layer with various stamps from Paper Pumpkin just randomly around the card. I think these words have such cute fonts!

I had a few of the self-adhesive words left over from the Halloween treat bag project so I happily used those on these cards. You will see the Silver Foil “Boo” on the black cat on the left and the word “Eeeek” underneath the cat, on the other card. The Cat Punch is always fun to use, especially at Halloween! The witch hat is just cut by hand out of the Toil & Trouble Designer Paper. I provided a little background for each cat to help him stand out!

That’s all there is to these two easy cards make with some leftover pieces from the Paper Pumpkin Kit. Have some fun this weekend making something for Halloween!

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Spooky Ghosts Halloween Card

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Sometimes you have to just stop the world and stamp Halloween cards like this Spooky Ghosts Halloween Card! Especially if you are planning to mail some of the cards and you want them to get there before Halloween! That’s what I did the other day! I just used up some of the leftover pieces in my September 2018 Paper Pumpkin Kit, used the stamp set from the kit, and used some of my Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper.

This card has a card base of Gorgeous Grape Cardstock. On a layer of Whisper White, I cut a strip of the Toil & Trouble Designer Paper with the cute little ghosts and stamped the word “Spooky” down the other side of the card. The stamp comes from the exclusive stamp set included in every Paper Pumpkin Kit. I loved the font! I often forget to use the stamp sets that came in my Paper Pumpkin Kits!

For fun, I placed three other ghosts along the side! As in this post, I told you how I like to make ghosts out of heart shapes cut in half!

In order to stamp the word “Spooky” so evenly, I used my Stamparatus! It’s perfect for this, especially the unique Stampin’ Up! feature of moving the plate with the stamp down a hinge each time! It’s great! And if any of the images didn’t stamp fully, I could have reinked the stamp still on the Stamparatus, not moved the card, and then stamped again right over the first image.

If you don’t already own a Stamparatus, I strongly urge you to put one on your next order, in time for making Christmas cards! It will be so great when you are stamping multiples!

It’s time to get those Halloween cards and treats made this weekend! Have fun working on such enjoyable projects!

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Paper Pumpkin Frights & Delights Extra Cards

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After I made all the treat bags in my Paper Pumpkin Kit, I had just a few pieces left in the kit so I made these Paper Pumpkin Frights & Delights extra cards! It came with these really cute bats, pumpkins, and ghosts for the treat bag toppers and there was one of each left over plus some sticky words!

Here’s the Stampin’ Up! video that shows the Paper Pumpkin September Kit:

I made all the bag toppers when I got my kit but I wasn’t ready to fill them with candy yet, so I didn’t have them ready to be photographed! The little cello bags are so cute, printed with little Halloween images on them.

I saw the idea for the stamped background on these cards online somewhere (there are always alternative ideas for using your Paper Pumpkin Kit online if you don’t want to make the project exactly as designed). These stamps were in the exclusive stamp set that came in the Frights & Delights Kit for September. Sometimes I forget to use these stamp sets that come in Paper Pumpkin except for when I am making the project in the box, but it’s really a great way to pick up some extra stamps! (Since we all need to constantly add to our collection!!)

The Whisper White card layer has the random stamping and then I added a layered banner, just cut by hand. I stamped the greeting at the bottom of the banner and adhered the pumpkin, bat, and ghost with Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them up a bit. The two “Spooky” words came in the kit and were self-adhesive which was great! The “Boo” on the bat card is actually silver foil so it doesn’t photograph well.

WIth some of my own cardstock and a few leftover pieces from the September Paper Pumpkin Kit, I was able to make a few extra Halloween cards that turned out pretty cute! The stamp set that came in the kit was great to use!

You can see how cute this Halloween kit was so you might want to try out the November Kit in this pretty plaid holiday box! It will ship out mid-November but you have to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by November 10th. The cost is $19.95 but that includes the shipping. You can skip a month if you ever want to or even cancel if it’s not the right thing for you.

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Toil & Trouble Decorated Halloween Candle and Card

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Here is a matching Toil & Trouble Decorated Halloween Candle and Card just to show how you can use a card idea for a 3D project and vice versa! If you kind of think of any project as just a small or large card, you can get ideas for almost anything!

I started with the candle. You could use a real candle or for safety, one of the flameless candles. I wrapped a piece of the Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper around the candle. It’s about 3″ wide for this particular candle. I cut out a large circle of Crushed Curry Cardstock for a background (or moon!). I also hand-cut a witch and some pumpkins from the designer paper to add to the candle. The greeting is from the cute Trick or Tweet Stamp Set. I sponged the Whisper White paper a little bit with Pumpkin Pie ink just to take off the brightness of the white.

Next, just to show how you can use the same design on a card, I really just duplicated the same thing onto a card! I think the Toil & Trouble Designer Paper is so cute this year for Halloween!

Here is a similar Halloween card I made way back in August with the Toil & Trouble Paper and a witch!

I can’t believe how Halloween is sneaking up on us so fast this year, but I guess that is the way it always happens! Have you made some Halloween cards and treats? Time is getting short, but you do still have an opportunity to have fun making some Halloween projects!

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Stampin’ Up! FLASH SALE TODAY ONLY! Select Stamp Sets 15% Off!

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Stampin’ Up! Birthday Sale!! 15% Off These Select Stamp Sets! One Day ONLY!

Put on your party hats and save! It’s time for the It’s Our Birthday Stamp Sale!

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For 24 HOURS ONLY, you can save 15% on select stamp sets. This sale will be gone in a flash, so celebrate with Stampin’ Up!! Don’t miss it!

C LICK HERE to see the list of stamp sets on sale!

All selected stamp sets may be applied to Starter Kits.
Discount applies to select stamp sets only when purchased individually during the 24-hour promotion period. Bundles featuring stamp sets from the promotion will not be discounted.
If you purchased a stamp set prior to the sale, we will not be offering exchanges or credits.
In the event that we run out of any stamp sets, we will honor the discounted price as long as the order is closed within the promotion deadlines. You will receive your discounted stamp set as soon we are able to fulfill your order.
Sale ends Tuesday, October 23 at 11:50 PM (Mountain Time).

Let me know if you have any questions. You can add other things to your order along with these sale stamp sets. Have fun at the stamp birthday party!