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We Thank and Honor Our Veterans Today

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Veterans Day

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Veterans Day honors all those who have served in the armed forces for the United States of America. November 11th was made a legal holiday back in 1938, called “Armistice Day”, as a day to honor those who had served in World War I because hostilities had ceased between the Allied Forces and Germany in 1918 in the eleventh hour in the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Later on, the word Armistice was taken out and Veterans Day became a holiday to honor veterans of all wars.

To read more about the history of Veterans Day, please click HERE to go to the US Department of Veterans Affairs website.

I loved this story the first time I saw it online the other day. Someone notified the USO that a group of Marines were on their way home from Afghanistan on a plane from Baltimore bound for Chicago. Quickly it was arranged for their plane to be met by a corridor of Chicago police, firemen, airport workers and USO volunteers as they deplaned after their plane taxied under a water salute. Once they started boarding their next flight to San Diego, they found out American Airlines has a policy to upgrade military in uniform when possible.  They had six first class seats available. At that, seven other first class passengers jumped up to give up their seats so the soldiers could sit together! If that is not a heart-warming story throughout, I don’t know what is!

Autumn Traditions Kit for My Digital Studio 50% Off to

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Autumn Traditions Kit for My Digital Studio

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Only today and tomorrow left of Stampin’ Up! Digital Scrapbooking Days! Today this beautiful Autumn Traditions Kit is available for 50% off the regular price, today only! If you think you might make a fall digital album or photobook or even if you just want to print off the paper or words yourself, this might be the set for you! Sometimes if I don’t have quite the right words or greeting I want in regular stamps, I can check on My Digital Studio and print my choice from there right onto my card stock. Also downloads, stamp set, and paper do not retire on My Digital Studio.

If you live where there are/were beautiful fall colored leaves or have taken photos on trips, like I have, this paper and images would be beautiful to design your pages and album. Or maybe you’d like just a simple “swatchbook”. Not that you are limited to scrapbooks with digital software because you absolutely are not!  You can make all sorts of projects with My Digital Studio!

For more information on My Digital Studio, please visit HERE.

Baby Circle Flip Card

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Baby Circle Flip Card

Have I said before that I think you will love the Circle Card Thinlits Die for making cards?  I needed a baby card for a little boy and thought the Thinlits Die would make a cute card! The paper I used is retired (Nursery Nest), but of course you could use any paper of your choice.  The stamp set I used is also retired, unfortunately.  I loved the Easy Events stamp set because it was so versatile for many occasions. I loved the little duck so I had to use it for this card.

The Thinlits Die practically makes the card for you!  Just decide what to put for the focal point on the front of the card in the circle and probably a greeting for the circle on the other side inside the card.  Add a little designer paper if you like or do some stamping on the plain card stock.

Baby Circle Flip Card Inside

If you are game to try the new Thinlits Dies, just contact me or shop online at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.

A Pop-Up Birthday Card for My Son

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Pop Up Birthday Card

Lots of days I can have or see hundreds of ideas for cards and  stamping projects I want to make, but sometimes when I need a card for someone special it’s like I’ve never stamped before and can’t think of a thing to make.  Does that ever happen to you?! Sometimes I can look around in all the usual inspirational places and not see anything I like, just because I NEED something right then.

Cards for guys always seem a little harder to come up with, although they really shouldn’t be. Often it’s just a matter of changing the color or the paper or using less bling or more texture. Anyway, when I needed a card for my son for his birthday I found this one at StampingSchool.com. I used the “You’re Amazing” greeting on the front of the card from the stamp set You’re Amazing and used the Big Shot and the Apothecary Accents Framelit to cut it out. Love, love, love the little Candy Dots and the Candy Dot Brad Bases (or the Candy Dots by themselves!). While the sample I was copying used a more feminine designer series paper, I changed it to our current Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper.

Pop Up Birthday Card Inside

The inside of the card is a pop-up!  And it’s made the old-fashioned way, with two little strips of paper making a box shape on each side of the card hidden by a front panel that you can then add things to so that it pops up. I copied the sample pretty closely except for the greeting and the designer paper. Then if you like you can stick a gift card, check or cash in that opening or even engineer it to have a pocket, or any other design along the pop up portion!

This was a good male birthday card to make.  It could be for anyone, but the Sweater Weather Designer Paper makes it look like fall and more masculine.  With a whole pack of paper, you can choose any of the patterns and know they will look good together because Stampin’ Up! has done all the work of coordinating colors and patterns.  And did I mention that I love the Candy Dots??!!!

To order any of these supplies or papers or stamps, just go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store.

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And it is Day 4 of Digital Scrapbooking Days over at Stampin’ Up! website for My Digital Studio! Choose this Modern Medley Overlays Kit digital download for 50% off today only! Click on the image below for more information and to shop for this download.

Modern Medley Overlays Kit

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Visit the website www.mydigitalstudio.net (you do have to sign in) for more information about using this download and tons of information about My Digital Studio.

Digital Scrapbooking Days from Stampin’ Up!

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All Time Fave Photobook

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Stampin’ Up! continues celebrating digital scrapbooking with 50% off this digital download, TODAY ONLY. This download is the “All Time Fave Photobook” #132915.  You can click the image above or the link and view this download in detail. Once you are on the shopping page you can click “More” or the magnifying glass to get a closer look.  If you like documenting your favorite things and making lists, this is the download for you!

You don’t have to own My Digital Studio to use it, it will work with other design software, but why wouldn’t you own My Digital Studio?! It’s an easy program to learn and you’ll have access to lots of your favorite, past and present, Stampin’ Up! stamps in the “brush sets” as well as designer papers and embellishments. Have your projects printed by the Stampin’ Up! printer and be assured of exact color matches.  Or print yourself or at a local printer if you are in a hurry.

Check out My Digital Studio here for more information.

Click HERE to purchase the My Digital Studio software which comes with an ENORMOUS amount of content!!  I recommend the digital download version because you won’t have to worry about losing or damaging the MDS disc.  But if you prefer the hard copy, you can purchase the program on a MDS Disc.

I guarantee you at only $19.95 My Digital Studio is an absolute bargain!

Not convinced??  Do the 30-Day Free MDS Trial.  No obligation.  You get to use the FULL software (not as much content, but enough to play with, and you can purchase more that you like AND print your projects). At the end of 30 days it will just expire.

Did You Remember to Change Your Clocks last night??  We’re back on Standard Time!  “Fall back” an hour!  Hope you enjoyed your extra hour of sleep!

New Best of 25 Years Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up!

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Best of 25 Years November Best of Snow

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Here is the November Best of 25 Years, celebrating Stampin’ Up!’s 25th Anniversary!  This stamp set, Best of Snow, has one of everyone’s favorite images “Frosty” plus a couple of hedgehogs!! The Frosty stamp set was one of the first ones I bought when I became a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.  Frosty became one of those stamp sets that no one wanted to see retire. Although I didn’t own the hedgehogs, I know they were very popular as well.

It’s time to be working on those Christmas cards so if these images speak to you, you should order them right away!  Just go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween Hello Washi Tape Card

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Halloween Hello Washi Tape Card

We made this Halloween card at my recent stamp camp. I got the idea in a magazine and it was very easy to make. There are many ways you can vary the design too, even use it for other occasions. Just apply three strips of Washi Tape spaced out a little on the top card layer. Carefully stamp the images you like in between or randomly on the card. I used the Witches’ Brew Designer Washi Tape and the Halloween Hello Stamp Set on this card.  I also tied a piece of Baker’s Twine around the card.  Very simple and a fun design!

What can you make with a few pieces of Washi Tape?  Remember it is easy to tear and is repositionable!  No mistakes!

Get your washi tape and other fun embellishments at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!  Click and shop today! Of course I am always happy to help you with your order.

Halloween Hello Candy Card

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Halloween Hello Candy Card

Here’s a cute Halloween card idea, one I received as a swap at the Stampin’ Up! Convention last summer! It’s very simple.  Just use the candy stamp and greeting in the Halloween Hello stamp set.  The designer paper is pieces from Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper or you could use anything similar. Stamp on Pumpkin Pie card stock and mount on Basic Black.

You can shop MORE EASILY at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store now!  Stampin’ Up! has made some much-needed improvements to your shopping experience! Here are some of them:

  •  Customers can now easily save bag contents. Also, when adding items to your bag, you can choose to go directly to the bag or continue shopping.
  •  There is a new progress bar to guide customers through the ordering process.
  • Enjoy more images. . Additional product images are bigger and easier to view.
  • Now you can sort merchandise based on newest or oldest–a real plus when you want to see the latest MDS downloads.
  • Sale prices are clearly marked. Items on sale are clearly marked without having to add them to your bag. You can also sort products by the sales price (instead of according to the original price).

Go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store NOW and see how you like the new shopping experience!

Halloween Bash Shaker Card

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Halloween Shaker Card

I thought this week I would post a new Halloween project everyday but then I went on vacation and did not have wifi!!  Worse than that was that I thought I had a new plan that would give me wifi but it did not work!  Don’t try to add a new technology on a day before you are leaving for vacation, especially without trying it out first!  But now I do have wifi, so here is a Halloween card I LOVE! It’s been around on the internet and I certainly did not come up with the original idea.

Cut a window sheet the same size as your top card layer.  Stamp that top card layer however you like.  Use Washi Tape on three sides of the window sheets, half of the tape on the front window sheet and half wrapped around to the page.  ONLY DO THREE SIDES!  Then punch or stamp the “confetti” you want inside the card.  First insert a couple of the Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons in between the window sheet and card layer.  This will separate the two layers so that the confetti can move around a little. Then insert all the confetti pieces you have made. Once you have that all how you like it, apply the last pieces of washi tape to the open side.  Then adhere that whole packet to the card base.  Shake it around and try it out!  What a fun card to send somebody!

For this Halloween card, I stamped the greeting with the Halloween Bash Stamp Set, coloring with different Stampin’ Write Markers. The Washi Tape is Witches Brew Designer Tape.

Use Your Scraps for a Thanksgiving Sunburst Card

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Thanksgiving Sunburst Card

The sunburst technique that I used on this card is easy to make with scraps of designer paper. Using the beautiful Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper with this technique makes a nice autumn or Thanksgiving card.

The card base is Chocolate Chip card stock and the layer is Crushed Curry.  I chose three papers from the Sweater Weather series and cut a 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ piece from each pattern. Then I used my Stampin’ Trimmer to cut each rectangle in half on a diagonal. Because I wanted seven “rays” of the sunburst, I cut one more half. You can use both sides of each piece or cut extra pieces.

Lay out the pattern you want and move the pieces around until you like it! Then adhere to the Crushed Curry, keeping in mind some edges of the papers will hang off the edge.  Just kind of judge where you need to put adhesive.  You can always go back and lift up edges to apply more adhesive if you need to.  The points of the papers will be covered by the focal point of the greeting or whatever you put there. Once you have the sunburst adhered the way you want it, just trim off the overhanging edges.  Use the Stampin’ Trimmer or Paper Snips.

For my greeting on the front, I stamped the Thanksgiving sentiment from the stamp set Tags 4 You and punched out with the Bracket Label Punch. And good news:  You can purchase that stamp set and the punch in a Bundle!  Save 15% when you buy them together!  

There are various things you can do with this greeting. You could trim off the border to make it smaller and then punch the same shape out of another piece of cardstock. You could use any of a variety of punches for a background for the greeting.  On this sample, I used the Large Oval Punch and the Decorative Label Punch.

Try this card and then get out some other designer paper and make another sunburst pattern card for a different look and occasion.  You could also use this technique in scrapbooking, just cut longer pieces!  Try it!

Cupcake Birthday Flip Card

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Cupcake Birthday Flip Card

Using the new Circle Card Thinlits Die from Stampin’ Up! is my newest favorite way to make a card! These are so cute and so easy!  Hopefully the recipient will also find it a fun card! Bet you can’t pull and “flip” it only once!  So fun to play with!

The card base is Bermuda Bay card stock with Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper decorating it. Be sure to order this Birthday Basics paper because it is really cute, great colors – you will love it! The cupcake is from the Create a Cupcake stamp set and the little banner is from Itty Bitty Banners and cut out with the coordinating Bitty Banners Framelits Die. I had to add two little Rhinestones on the banner!

The Silver Glimmer Paper is cut out with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, but the scallop is cut out with a die that comes with the Circle Card Thinlits Die.  On the cupcake frosting are three Candy Dots.  Talk about cute!  You’ve got to have Candy Dots in all the colors!

Be sure you put one (or both) of the Thinlits Dies on your next order or Wish List! And Candy Dots! Oh, and don’t forget the Birthday Basics Paper, too!

You can shop at your convenience at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store or you are always welcome to contact me.

New Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags and Matching Stamp Set

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Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags

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It’s not too early to start Christmas preparations! Just think how great it would be to sit down and stamp some tags now for fun before we really get into the craziness of the holidays and then you have one project already to go when it is time to wrap packages and gifts!

The new Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags come in a booklet of 70+ tags in five designs–created from our existing punch and die shapes. These tags coordinate with the Season of Style products in the 2013 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog.

There is also the coordinating photopolymer stamp set, Christmas Tagables, that you can use to stamp the tags. It has many traditional sayings for gift tags with an updated style, including a funny one about “no peeking” and the best one of all about it being a handmade gift!  Check it out!

  • To make it easy for you, you can purchase the Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Book together with the Christmas Tagables Stamp Set here in this Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Bundle.
  • And for a new stamper, choose the Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Starter Bundle which includes Includes the tag book with 70+ tags, coordinating photopolymer stamp set Christmas Tagables, a Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Spot, and Clear Block C.

Get one for yourself and one Starter Bundle for someone as a gift!  Then sit down together and make a bunch of Christmas tags!

Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags

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Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Bundle

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Item Description Price
134975 Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Book $9.95
134623 Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set $13.95
135921 Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Bundle includes

  • Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Book
  • Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set
 $19.95
135290 Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Starter Bundle includes

  • Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Book
  • Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set
  • Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Spot
  • Clear Block C
 $24.95

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Halloween Hello Card

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Halloween Hello Card

Happy October!  October sounds a little more “fallish” than September, doesn’t it? Time to start making those Halloween cards and decorations!

This card was easy to create with just the Halloween Hello stamp set, some Witches’ Brew Designer Washi Tape, and a 1″ Circle Punch. Just stamp some Halloween skulls around on the card front and on two scraps of Pumpkin Pie card stock. Punch a couple of circles out of the card layer and adhere the Pumpkin Pie stamped pieces underneath.  Stamp the greeting and adhere some Washi Tape (It’s repositionable!). Adhere the Whisper White layer to the Basic Black layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhere that to the Pumpkin Pie card base. If you have some Googlie Eyes in your stash or left over from last year, just stick a few of those on! Fun, fun, fun!

The Halloween Hello Stamp Set is a cute little one:  7 images plus two greetings!

If you want to stock up on some Halloween stamps and accessories, please just go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store today and order! Or if you prefer, just email me and I’ll put your order in for you.

Halloween Hello Card Inside

Magnificent Maple Card for Thanksgiving

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Magnificent Maple Leaf Thanksgiving Card

The Magnificent Maple stamp is great for you to use for fall cards and projects, and of course it is great to use for a Thanksgiving card. Here is another card you could make with the random stamping of the Magnificent Maple stamp all over your paper in different colors, sometimes known as a “one sheet wonder” because you stamp all over one sheet of card stock and then cut up the paper for individual projects.

I used the Stampin’ Up! 1 1/4″ Burlap Ribbon in the Holiday Catalog on this card with a piece of 1/8″ Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon down the center.  The Burlap Ribbon is actually frayed on each side, which doesn’t show very well in the photograph. Just pull off the binding on the edge and then pull off several threads from each side. It’s very easy to do. Burlap is quite trendy right now!

The Thanksgiving greeting is from the stamp set Tags 4 You. You get five stamps for four occasions:  Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas and Valentine’s Day, plus a little to and from stamp if you are making labels. There is a matching punch, the Label Bracket Punch that fits these stamps perfectly!  In fact, you can save 15% by purchasing the Tags 4 You Bundle. The stamp set is available in wood- or clear-mount.

Here is a punch tip: The Label Bracket Punch only comes in one size, of course, but if you want to layer it, as I did on this card, you can use your Paper Snips to cut around the stamped image to make it smaller and then layer it on top of the punch in another color. Cutting something like that is much easier with the small Paper Snips rather than a regular scissors.

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Magnificent Maple Card for Fall

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Magnificent Maple One Sheet Wonder Card

If you saw my post here about one sheet wonder stamping, this is one of the two cards I made with the scrap of Very Vanilla I decided to stamp randomly with the Magnificent Maple stamp. I inked up the stamp and stamped it on the Very Vanilla, then without reinking stamped it again in a different spot on the paper. Turn your stamp in different positions, even off the edge of the paper, even just stamping a tiny bit of the stamp on the edge of the paper. It doesn’t matter if you stamp over another image, it’s just random stamping.

I love the strip of Natural Trim Ribbon! It goes so perfectly with fall colors and with the Naturals Designer Buttons. In another post the other day I showed you how I frayed the new Burlap Ribbon and used some of the threads to tie on the button.  The greeting, as it often is, is from the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I can’t believe that the beginning of fall finally came and it actually is feeling a little like fall here in Houston!  I think the Magnificent Maple stamp is just beautiful to use on your fall and Thanksgiving projects.

What stamp do you have that you could use for a one sheet wonder project?