Doesn’t everyone, after they open a card, turn it over on the back to see the marking that big card companies always print on the back along with the price?! But when you make a handmade card to give someone, what do they see when they turn the card over out of habit? Probably nothing. Here is your answer with the I Stamped This Stamp Set!  It is really fun if you have a stamp for the back of the card that you can personalize with your name or initials or date or whatever you want. You don’t have to put the price!!

If you are selling cards and other things you make with Stampin’ Up! stamps, you must stamp the Stampin’ Up! copyright on each item according to the Stampin’ Up! Angel Policy. (Click HERE to read the full Angel Policy.)  In this stamp set, you get two stamps that cover this copyright issue.  The rest of the stamps are for fun for you to make your card or project look professional and personal. Be proud of your work!

Of course some of the stamps can be used in many other ways so you can get lots of uses out of the I Stamped This Stamp Set.

To purchase this stamp set, just go to the Stampin’ Up! Store HERE!

I’ve been seeing these “Z-Fold” cards all over and since it’s been awhile since I’ve made one, I thought I would give it a try again with this Z Fold Thank You Card using the beautiful Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper. It’s just a simple card, really, but the extra little fold just adds a little something!  And we cardmakers are always looking for a way to add another little something!

Start with a regular card base, scored in the middle at 4 1/4″, then also score 1 1/4″ from one edge. Fold the card in half as always and then fold back the “z-fold”.  Add whatever designer paper you like on the front, on the folded over portion and/or on the edge of the inside of the card.  Or put it on all three places!  Whatever you like!  Just play until you see the combination of paper patterns that you like.  Or make two of them the same as I did on this card.

Add a greeting to the front.  I stamped a Thank You from the One Big Meaning Stamp Set in NIght of Navy ink, which coordinates with this paper.  (Look on the back label of the paper to see which colors coordinate with it.) Then I used the Layering Squares Framelits Dies to frame it. I used Night of Navy and a layer of Watermelon Wonder cardstock.  Just make sure you don’t glue down the greeting to the front of the card (like I did at first!) because you want that fold to be able to open and not be adhered down.

This is what the card looks like open so you can see how it should be folded.

Don’t forget to use your Bonus Coupons from July if you have them when you place an order in August.

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Stampin’ Up! helps support the Ronald McDonald House Charities (R) by making a contribution for every special RMHC stamp set sold, and this My Hero Stamp Set is the stamp set for 2016-17. For every stamp set sold, Stampin’ Up! will donate $3 to the RMHC.  You can purchase this stamp set in wood- or clear-mount and know that your stamping is fun for you but also helping a good cause! The Ronald McDonald House Charities helps support families whose children are undergoing medical treatment away from home.  You can read more about it HERE.

To make this easy card, I used Real Red for a card base with the fold at the top.  Just cut the cardstock in half lengthwise at 4 1/4″ and then fold in half at 5 1/2″.  I have a layer of Whisper White and then Soft Sky for – the sky! I darkened the sky a bit with a little sponging of Smoky Slate ink. I actually used the coordinating punch for last years RMHC stamp set, the Tree Builder Punch, to punch out some clouds (on another card they might be cupcake tops!) and sponged those as well.

Next I actually used the My Hero Stamp Set.  I stamped the umbrella on Whisper White cardstock with Real Red ink and cut it out with my Paper Snips. The umbrella handle is stamped with Basic Gray and cut out. I adhered the clouds to the top of the card and next the umbrella, popping up the umbrella with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  The little greeting at the bottom is from the stamp set and punched out (just the ends) with the new Classic Label Punch. You could also put this greeting on the inside of the card.

For a little fun and pizzazz, I used my Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to make tiny raindrops!  I think you can see them on the photo if you look closely!  It’s always hard to photograph shiny and glimmery things.

I hope you will consider adding the My Hero Stamp Set to your next order and help Stampin’ Up! support a worthy charity that helps children and families, the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Since I have been playing with the Foxy Friends Stamp Set and Fox Builder Punch, I thought you would like to see how to use them and some really cute samples from Stampin’ Up!  You get a LOT of pieces in the Foxy Friends Stamp Set, but it’s good to just get in there and play with them and then the creativity will come.  The little animals you make will be so cute!

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Yesterday Stampin’ Up! released a list of states with Tax Holidays coming up right away!  Be sure to check this PDF and if you need any of these Stampin’ Up! products, you can get them on the specified dates without paying tax!!  The states they have listed are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.  Be sure to check the dates! Georgia is July 30-31 and Tennessee is tomorrow July 29-31. And WOW, if you live in Louisiana, you can get the entire catalog tax free! Let’s all move!! Be sure to check the dollar limit for your state at the top of the column.

You must place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax-free (midnight on the first day to 11:59 PM on the last day of the tax holiday).

Keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday and may not apply to additional county, city, and special jurisdiction taxes. Lastly, Massachusetts normally participates in this holiday but they are not participating this year.

US State Tax Holidays PDF Stamping Supplies

Last few days for Stampin’ Up! Bonus Days!  Spend $50 and get a $5 off coupon to spend in August!  It’s like Kohl’s Cash! This promotion ends July 31! Be sure to check for the follow-up email after putting in your order which contains your coupon codes and guard those with your life!!  Print out the sheet, write them down, whatever you have to do because Stampin’ Up! cannot resend them if you lose them. If you don’t see them within a little while of placing your order, check your Spam Folder in your email and whatever other folders you have. If you don’t receive them in a little while be sure to contact Stampin’ Up! right away.

Enjoy the Foxy Friends video and if you would like both the stamp set and punch, be sure to order the Foxy Friends Photopolymer Bundle and save 10%!

Today I played with the Fox Builder Punch to make this Foxy Friends Fox Punch card. On the Stampin’ Up! video, they show a tip of punching a piece of paper and then stamping through the spaces to have everything lined up so that you can punch all the pieces at one time. I thought that worked pretty well. The punch leaves a bit of a margin around the punched pieces but you can always trim those if you like.  Easier than cutting out all the pieces!

The card base is Old Olive cardstock as well as the grass cut with the Fringe Scissors. The trees are stamped from the Foxy Friends Stamp Set and I just cut those out by hand, although there are coordinating framelits, Perfect Pines, if you already have those. After assembling the pieces from the Fox Punch to make my fox, I popped him up on Stampin’ Dimensionals as well as one tree. The sky in the background is just sponged in Soft Sky ink using a punched cloud from the Tree Builder Punch that coordinates with the Sprinkles of Life Stamp Set (last year’s Ronald McDonald House Charities Stamp Set, and so popular it is still available THIS year!).  Just put down the cloud and sponge around the edges of it.  So easy!

The banner is stamped with the Thoughtful Banners Stamp Set and punched out with the Duet Banner Punch.  You can purchase these in a Bundle and save 10%.

You can also purchase the Foxy Friends Stamp Set and Fox Builder Punch in a Bundle!

Shop Stampin’ Up! for all these fun products in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog!

Remember:  With every $50 purchase you will receive via Email a $5 coupon to use in August! This Bonus Days offer ends July 31 – in 4 days!!

As cute as many of the cards and projects I was seeing using the Foxy Friends Stamp Set, I have to admit, looking at the many stamps in the set and the Fox Builder Punch, I felt a little intimidated and wondered how to use the punch and all these stamps! Finally I had to stop and watch the Stampin’ Up! video and look at some samples online, and now I have taken the leap! I can’t wait to make some more cards and projects with all these cute critters!

To make this card, I started out kind of copying a sample in the Stampin’ Up! Catalog. As usual, it didn’t come out to be an exact duplicate. The A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper Stack is going on my next order, so I made my own designer paper for this card!  I found two different sized hearts in other stamp sets to stamp for background paper on Whisper White for this card. The card base is made of Smoky Slate Cardstock. The fox is stamped in Tangerine Tango Ink. Then I stamped his eyes and nose and also his front legs. These are some little details that you add with this stamp set. I didn’t use the Fox Builder Punch today on this card!

I tied on some of the Smoky Slate  1/8″ Stitched Ribbon for an embellishment. The fox is die cut with one of the circles in the Layering Circle Framelits Dies and layered on a scalloped circle die. The greeting is made with the Thoughtful Banners Stamp Set and punched out with the Duet Banner Punch. Did you know you can bend the photopolymer stamps a bit if you want them to be curved, like in a greeting?

Check out the A Little Foxy Suite  on pages 56-57 in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog!  So many cute samples and see all the stamps you get in the Foxy Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set. If you are also interested in the Fox Builder Punch, be sure to get the Bundle and save 10%!

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Foxy Friends Photopolymer Bundle
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