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Easy Share What You Love Card
One of the Stampin’ Up! products I hate to see retire very soon is the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper that I used in this Easy Share What You Love Card. The paper is so pretty, you get a double amount of sheets than in the usual package of designer paper, the designs are handpainted, and some of the sheets have a translucent pearlized finish. It is paper that can be used for a variety of projects, especially being heavyweight designer paper.
One of my favorite patterns in this Share What You Love package of paper is this floral paper with the white background. It is so bright and fresh. The opposite side of the paper has this ombre striped design, so I chose to use both on this card!
The card base is Rich Razzleberry Cardstock. The floral paper is the full size for the layer and then I adhered the striped pattern over the bottom portion. If you really wanted to save paper, you could cut each piece to the exact size you want and then the ribbon would cover the line where they meet. Or you could add a strip of paper over it.
The ribbon is the Rich Razzleberry 1/4″ Velvet Ribbon. I just cut one strip a little longer than the width of the card and adhered it on the back of the card layer, then tied a separate little piece of the ribbon in a knot around the ribbon across the card. This saves a few inches of ribbon that wouldn’t show on the back and saves some bulk.
The greeting is stamped in Rich Razzleberry Ink and is from the Flourishing Phrases Stamp Set. I’m so glad this stamp set is carrying over to the new catalog along with the Flourish Dies. This stamp set has that pretty stem of flowers plus some great sayings to use and very pretty dies.
The greeting is die cut with the Layering Circles Dies and layered on a scalloped circle in the same die set. I popped it up on two Stampin’ Dimensionals since the ribbon is thick. I was going to just add some pearls or rhinestones to the greeting but then I saw the Frosted Flower Embellishments in my drawer. It looked like one of those flowers would be perfect and I think it is! The color is actually Fresh Fig but I think it is close enough to match. For a finishing touch, I added a tiny Artisan Pearl to the center of the flower. To mail, I will probably place a piece of paper towel or crimped computer paper over the card front in the envelope to protect it from the machines sorting the mail.
This is a very easy card to make, especially when you just use the opposite sides of one sheet of designer paper. Then just add a greeting and maybe a ribbon and you have a perfectly fine card to give someone. It only takes minutes to make.
In fact, using this basic plan, you could make an assortment of cards with one package of designer paper. Either make different greetings or save the greeting for when you need to card. This way you have a stash of cards ready to go for when you want to send a card but don’t have time to pull everything out and make a card.
Here is another card made with a full card front of one design from the Share What You Love DSP, using a greeting and the same Rich Razzleberry Velvet Ribbon.
You can make either one of these cards with any designer series paper, so be sure to check the Last-Chance products in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store to see if there are any papers you want to stock up on before they go away. And after you choose your paper, take a look at the ribbons that would coordinate or that you want to replace or stock up on. Take a few minutes to make some cards like my Easy Share What You Love Card.
Swirly Bird Stamped Flower Card
Today’s card is just a totally stamped card except for the little embellishments on the greeting, the Swirly Bird Stamped Flower Card. I really had kind of a feeling of going back to the “olden days” when I finished it before we had dies. It’s JUST stamping! Nothing fancy, just playing around with the Swirly Bird Stamp Set.
The card base is Delightful Daffodil with a layer of Melon Mambo. The flowers are stamped on Whisper White Cardstock. I just chose all “Brights” colors for this card! The flowers are stamped in Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo, and Daffodil Delight and then overstamped with different colors. The leaves are stamped with Granny Apple Green, sometimes stamped off. The little flowers are stamped in Mango Melody. The little green centers are filled in with the Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Write Marker in the Brights Stampin’ Write Markers.
The greeting is from Itty Bitty Greetings and stamped in Melon Mambo. I punched it out with the Classic Label Punch then layered it on a piece of Melon Mambo that I just cut a little larger than the punch. I couldn’t resist adding two Glitter Enamel Dots in Granny Apple Green.
We are past the deadline now for any stamp sets that sell out. Stampin’ Up! will not make more of the retiring stamps. It’s hard to believe that this month is going by so fast! Soon the new Stampin’ Up! catalog will be out!!
If you are interested in Stampin’ Up! products and do not have a Demonstrator with whom you are working, I’d be happy to help you and send you a complimentary catalog if you want/need one. Just email me with your contact information.
Sometimes it is fun to just do some basic stamping. Just stamping! Try it! Get out one of your stamp sets you haven’t used in awhile and just do some #simplestamping like this Swirly Bird card.
Share What You Love Z-Fold Card For a Friend
If you want to change it up a bit, try this Share What You Love Z-Fold Card For a Friend. Z-Fold cards are very easy to make – just fold back half of the front of the card!
I chose the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Paper because it will be retiring soon. I love this paper and I wish it was staying around. It’s nice heavy paper and so pretty in so many ways! I also love the stamp set Love What You Do that coordinates with the paper.
To make this card, make the card base and fold. Then score the front of what will be the card in half, which would be 2 1/8″. Fold that back on the other half of the card front and decorate with designer paper and ribbon. Cut a 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″ piece of designer paper and wrap a piece of ribbon around. I used the Tranquil Tide Velvet Ribbon but I think it is sold out. There is another Tranquil Tide Ruffled Ribbon that is available.
I put a strip of another pattern of the designer paper inside on the Whisper White layer. I could also have put it on the inside of the white layer. There are so many variations of this type of card.
The greeting is from the Love What You Do Stamp Set with some stamped flowers. This is die cut with the Layering Ovals Dies. Then I used one of the scalloped ovals to die cut the Tranquil Tide layer. Be careful to only put adhesive on the portion of the greeting to stick on the front fold of the card. Make sure it’s not going to stick to the inside of your card!
This is an easy, fun card to make and a fun way to use some of your pretty designer paper. Here is another z-fold card that you can get an idea from!
Check out the Last-Chance List of retiring Stampin’ Up! products. Time is running out! The Last-Chance List only lasts until June 3rd! Then go make yourself a card like this Share What You Love Z-Fold Card For a Friend.
Lovely As A Tree A Little Hello Card
I cannot believe that Stampin’ Up! is retiring the classic stamp set Lovely As A Tree, so I made this Lovely As A Tree A Little Hello Card to enjoy my stamp set before it goes away. Not that it will ever really go away because it will always be in my stamp collection and I’m sure will get used in the future. I personally don’t think Rooted In Nature is a real replacement, but I suppose we must move forward with newer and more modern trees!
This card is just 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ in size, kind of a nice size to work with for something different. The card base is Garden Green. The trees from Lovely As a Tree are stamped on Very Vanilla in Early Espresso Ink. Even though Memento ink is what we are supposed to use with Stampin’ Blends Markers, I let the Early Espresso Ink dry and tried not to color right on it at first with the grass and sky. Then I did dab some green markers on the trees for some leaves. Luckily nothing smeared so it worked just fine! I love coloring with the Stampin’ Blends!
I layered the tree piece on some Crumb Cake cardstock and also added a strand of the Braided Linen Trim to add a little more earthiness to the card. I love this Braided Linen.
The greeting is from Itty Bitty Greetings. I stamped it in Early Espresso and punched it out with the Classic Label Punch. Then I added two gold Metallic Pearls to the label.
If you don’t already own Lovely As a Tree (hard to imagine that not every stamper has it!) you might want to get it before it’s gone! It will be a real treasure! Last day for the current Stampin’ Up! Catalog is June 3rd!
Hello Card with Magnolia Lane
Here is a “Hello” card made with Magnolia Lane paper and a stamp! Wouldn’t someone you know love to receive this card in the mail?!
This is a sneak peek of a couple of the new products coming in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog on June 4, 2019. I used the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper and a greeting in the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set.
The card base is Petal Pink Cardstock layered with a striped pattern from the Magnolia Lane DSP. I also used a little strip of the brown pattern with leaves as a little layer for interest near the top of the card under the greeting. The greeting is stamped and then die cut with one of the new Stitched Nested Labels Dies. I wrapped a piece of the Braided Linen Trim around this brown piece.
For the focal point of the card, I just cut out a flower from the designer paper and popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Paper Snips are great for this kind of cutting. We don’t always have a die for everything so you need a good pair of scissors! Before I adhered it to the card, however, I die cut a large Vellum Cardstock circle to place underneath the flower. For this, I used one of the Layering Circles Dies. I could have stopped at this point, but I added some of the Heart Epoxy Droplets to the card. You don’t have to have them, I just thought I wanted to fill up a little space with them.
You might not guess but I got inspiration for this card from the cover of the new catalog. Actually the card I was sort of copying was a smaller one, not this regular size. But I like my card just fine!
I think this Magnolia Lane Suite of products is going to go like hotcakes when the catalog goes live so I would urge you to order right away if you like the main items in this Suite. There are also dies in a Bundle with the stamp set to save 10%. All will become known on June 4th at Noon MT! Just a day over two weeks away! Get ready!
Make an Easy Card Box For a Gift
If you are giving an assortment of your stamped greeting cards to someone, a nice way to present them would be to Make an Easy Card Box For a Gift. It’s just a little box inside to hold the cards and is simple to make.
Just follow this scoring and cutting diagram and instructions.
For the card box cover, start with a piece of cardstock 6″ x 10 1/4″. Score this at 4 1/2″ and 5 5/8″.
To make the box, cut a piece of cardstock 4″ x 11″. Score this at 2 1/4″, 3 1/4″, 7 3/4″ and 8 3/4″. Turn and score the long side at 1″. Then cut up to the scoreline as you see in the photo above.
Crease and fold all the score lines. Assemble the box with the two pieces coming together in the back. Adhere to the inside back of the cover. Adhere a piece of designer paper to the front of this box.
Decorate the front of the cover (best to do this before adhering the box inside!). Tie a ribbon around to tie and close or make a belly band to match.
A gift of cards is always going to be welcome so make the presentation nice! You could put them in a cello bag and tie with a pretty ribbon and tag, or just as easy, make a card holder like this one to give your gift!
New Stampin’ Up! Catalogs Are the Best Happy Mail!
If this isn’t a stack of “Happy Mail”, I don’t know what is! All these lucky customers will be getting their new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogs in the mail soon! I just took these to the post office and have more to send out now that I have more mailing envelopes!
There are some great new Suites of products in this catalog. I daresay Stampin’ Up! has outdone themselves this year with some of these! (Or do I say that every year?) What is more exciting than a Stampin’ Up! Catalog?!
If you are interested in Stampin’ Up! products and do not have a Demonstrator you are working with, please email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com if you would like a catalog. Send me your contact information so I can get a catalog out to you. If you have a Demonstrator, check and make sure they have a catalog for you!
Before the new catalog goes live, though, make sure you have everything that is retiring in the current catalog that you need. Remember, Bundles that save you 10% will be taken apart for the products being carried over to the new catalog and you won’t save that 10% anymore. Any retiring In Colors things you want, be sure to get those. It’s best to go to the Online Store and look at the Last-Chance products there so you know what is still available.
Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock is gone but you can get a few sheets in the Animal Expedition Cardstock Pack. If you want more of the darling Gingham Gala 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper be sure to grab that. It sold out a couple of times after appearing in the Occasions Catalog! I still remember making my first card after the holidays with that gingham paper and feeling so “fresh” after all the holiday designs!
The new catalog goes live around Noon (MT) on June 4th. The current catalog AND Occasions Catalog ends June 3rd. If you are one of my regular customers who gets a catalog from me, be sure to keep an eye on your mail and let me know when your catalog arrives in a few days. If you are new to me and would like a spectacular Stampin’ Up! catalog in your Happy Mail, send me your information.
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With the Last-Chance retirement list out now and the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog about to go live, now is the perfect time to make sure you are connected with a Demonstrator to keep you up to date on Stampin’ Up! news, new product information and ideas for using those new stamps and accessories!
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Perennial Essence Simple All-Occasion Card
This Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper will be in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog on June 4th and it is gorgeous! The patterns are handpainted images made into this lovely paper! I don’t know if we have ever had anything quite like this designer paper before at Stampin’ Up!
This card is an easy design using just a strip of the designer paper, coordinating cardstock colors, a greeting from the Floral Essence Stamp Set and this new beautiful ribbon, 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon.
The card base is Blackberry Bliss. I originally thought I was going to use Petal Pink and I had trimmed off this little strip of paper. When I changed to the Blackberry Bliss, I decided to just use that strip of pink next to the designer paper. I adhered a strip of the ribbon around the designer paper and tied on a bow. This ribbon is so pretty, but it also allows the designer paper to show through a bit.
The greeting is from the coordinating stamp set, Floral Essence. This stamp set has flowers and sentiments and also a coordinating punch, the Perennial Flower Punch. It fits one of the 3-petal stamp images so you can stamp and punch a couple and make a layered flower!
The greeting is die cut with the Stitched Shapes Dies and layered on a Layering Circles Petal Pink scalloped circle.
This is a very simple card. You could do some watermark-type stamping on the Blackberry Bliss with the flower stamps if you wanted to add more. You could add some rhinestones or little embellishments on the greeting or even a few scatted on the card base instead of the stamping. You can almost always make a card very simple or jazz it up in several ways.
Try this Perennial Essence Simple All-Occasion Card when you get the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper or make some simple cards with whatever paper you have now.
Free As A Bird Friendship Card
Here’s my first card with new catalog product, the Free As A Bird Friendship Card. There are a lot of pretty designer papers coming in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog, but I think this Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper is one of the nicest. This new catalog has larger photos of the designer paper this year, but I still think you won’t know how beautiful the papers are until you see them in person!
I decided to use this card design with just half the card front being covered with designer paper so when I looked at the designer paper, I saw this grouping of yellow birds right near the bottom of the sheet so it was perfect! I chose Daffodil Delight Cardstock for the card base. First I planned to use one of the gray coordinating colors for a layer, but the birds seemed to have more brown in them so I switched to Crumb Cake Cardstock for a layer.
On a layer of Whisper White, I adhered the piece of Free As A Bird DSP with the yellow birds. I used a piece of the new Linen Ribbon with white edges along with the Mossy Meadow Linen Thread, both included in the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack. I think the green linen thread is a nice accent on top of the linen ribbon. I doubled a separate piece of the green linen thread so I had two strands and made a bow with that, adhered with a Mini Glue Dot.
The greeting is included in the Free As A Bird Stamp Set, as are some other very nice, usable greetings. I stamped it in Crumb Cake Ink. I could have also used Black. The flowers from the stamp set are stamped in Memento Ink and colored with Stampin’ Blends, the Calypso Coral Light and Dark colors. I cut out the flowers with Paper Snips and adhered them to the card, one popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped one stem of leaves, colored with Old Olive Stampin’ Blends, and cut it apart to add to the flowers.
Again, the illustrations on the paper are just gorgeous! This piece I used looks like someone painted it or colored it by hand.
When June 4th rolls around, you might really want to add some of the products in this Bird Ballad Suite to your new catalog order! Especially the paper!
A stamp set on the Last-Chance List with a cute bird and flowers is called Petal Palette, so if you like birds you might want to check out this stamp set before it retires! Here is a card I made with the flowers in this stamp set.
Be sure to check out the retiring products and the Clearance Rack for what you need before the current catalog goes out!
May’s Everything Is Rosy Product Medley
Remember, the Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is available only during the month of May, while supplies last. This is a whole collection of coordinating products, which is one of Stampin’ Up!’s strong points in their product lines. It’s also exclusive, as you won’t find these products anywhere else. It comes with Rose Gold accents and Shimmer Paint. Have you noticed how much Rose Gold jewelry is out in stores now? It’s the new trend. Rose Gold is a mixture of gold and copper to produce that pinkish look.
Here are a couple samples by Stampin’ Up to show what you can do with all these products in this collection.
This card is made with the designer paper, die cut flowers, rose gold foil, and more. With the congratulations greeting it would be perfect for graduation!
This fun card is made with the Whisper White Narrow Note Cards and Envelopes. The card is decorated with die-cut stamped flowers and an already die cut tag. Wouldn’t you love to get this card with such a cute decorated envelope?!
This Everything is Rosy Product Medley is only available during May so don’t delay if you really want this product. I know you will be able to make gorgeous cards and projects with all these products. It may look pricey but consider all that you are getting for that price. Everything you need in one box to start creating! All you have to do is enter this one number on your order! #150059 It can be a belated Mother’s Day gift for yourself! Why not?!
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New Stampin’ Up! Catalog Products Coming Soon!
I was lucky enough to receive my Stampin’ Up! preorder, available to Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators during May, on Friday high and dry! With all the rain we were having since Tuesday, I was worried that my box of beautiful new catalog products could be getting wet and damaged one way or another before it arrived on my porch! But fortunately, it wasn’t pouring down rain when the box arrived and all is well!
However, with all the weekend hoopla with rain and Mother’s Day, I haven’t gotten to play with anything yet, but I did get these photos taken. The lighting isn’t great but they will give you an idea of how lovely some of these new designer papers are.
The top photo shows the new In Color ink pads. You might notice one color is missing. There is a quality control issue with the Purple Posy ink so that one is delayed right now. Hopefully, they will get it all corrected soon. The new In Colors 2019-2021 are Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray, Rococo Rose, and Terracotta Tile as I have them lined up in the photo. I also got the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack of Mossy Meadow Linen Thread and 3/8″ Linen Ribbon with white edges. Over on the right side is beautiful 3/8″ Scalloped Lace Trim in Very Vanilla and below it the beautiful 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon in Petal Pink. The dies on the left are the Magnolia Memory Dies. On the right are the Stitched Nested Labels.
I chose these two punches (to start with!). The one on the left is the Perennial Flower Punch that goes with the Floral Essence Stamp Set. You can punch several of these petals and stack them to make a 3D flower. The one on the right is the Hot Air Balloon Punch which I bought because I’ve seen samples of magnolia flowers made with the punch (rather than a hot air balloon!).
This is the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper, and even though I am not into birds, I love this paper! The images are so cute and pretty. It goes with the Bird Ballad Suite and Free As a Bird Stamp Set.
This is the other side of the Bird Ballad papers.
This paper (lighting not very good!) is the Garden Lane Designer Series Paper. It’s very pretty so I couldn’t pass it up!
This is the other side of the Garden Lane Designer Paper. So pretty!
This paper is in the Magnolia Lane Suite, the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper. I bet this suite is going to be one of the most popular products
Here is the opposite side of the Magnolia Lane papers. Also pretty!
THIS PAPER! The Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper is hand-painted impressionistic imagery in rich colors, the catalog says. This photo doesn’t do it justice and I’m not sure it is a paper most people would just pick out on their own. But I’ve seen some gorgeous samples using this paper so I had to have it.
This is the opposite side of the Perennial Essence Designer Paper. Also beautiful.
Here are the stamp sets I chose just to start in my pre-order! Just couldn’t have everything at once!
I also bought a package of the new In Colors cardstock but forgot to photograph it. We only had select products to choose from in our pre-order, not the whole catalog. Probably just as well because it was hard enough to choose from the pre-order! If I was super-rich, I would want it all, of course!
The new catalog goes live on June 4th. Even if you don’t have a copy, you will be able to see it online. If you are interested in Stampin’ Up! products and do not have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator you are working with, email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com with your contact information. Let me know if you are a new stamper or experienced and what you are most interested in making. If you would like a copy of the new catalog I would be happy to mail you a complimentary copy and be your Demonstrator.
In the meantime, be sure to shop the Last-Chance List of retiring products. It’s best to go to the Online Store and see what is available rather than read through the list. Also, for some fun bargains, don’t miss the Clearance Rack!
Tea Together Mothers Day Card
Here’s a wish for a Happy Mother’s Day to everyone with this Tea Together Mothers Day Card. I hope your family is treating you to a special day or if your kids are grown, that they treat you to a special day from afar (or close by if you are that lucky) with cards, flowers, phone calls, or whatever makes the day special for you!
During Sale-A-Bration we had the opportunity to earn this Tea Together Stamp Set and the Tea Time Dies. Luckily, Stampin’ Up! carried them over to the new catalog coming out in June so you still have the opportunity to add these great products to your collection! So many great card-making opportunities with this duo!
While there are many, many samples online using this stamp set and dies, I know I copied this particular one from another Demonstrator because I liked the color and thought it was one of my mother-in-law’s favorites. The card base is Calypso Coral and the designer paper layer on the front is one of the generic designs in Petal Promenade. It has a faint look of marble so it is a nice background. The teapot and teacup are stamped and die cut, then colored with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. I added a doily (it made be a retired one) and some colored pearls on two of the flowers. The greeting for Mother’s Day is from the stamp set itself so that’s perfect.
This card and stamp set certainly is not just for Mother’s Day. Just change the greeting. In fact, I made a duplicate and left off the greeting so I can use it another time.
Do something special for yourself today to celebrate Mother’s Day!
A Noah’s Ark Stamp For Rainy Houston
This Perfectly Paired Cling Stamp Set is the perfect Noah’s Ark Stamp For Rainy Houston. I wish I owned this stamp right now because we are having rainy weather in Houston……for days! No, it’s not a hurricane but there have been flooded roads, bayous, cars, and even houses just from heavy rainstorms. Luckily, we have been high and dry at our house!
All this rain was forecast ahead of time, but I don’t think it was forecast to be as bad as it was on Tuesday. I was expecting scattered showers and maybe a few thunderstorms so when it started on Tuesday afternoon I didn’t think much of it. I even texted my daughter and said we were getting a lot of thunder. By the time I had to pick up my husband at the bus, I was hoping I could drive two miles down the road and through the parking lot to get him. That worked fine but as we ate dinner, the sky REALLY opened up and the lightning and thunder were crazy….all night and during the night!
By then the news was showing the typical Houston flood scenes, cars stranded on highways and feeder roads, Good Samaritans pushing stalled cars out of the street (even a man in a new Mercedes!), and stories of kids stranded at school who were fed and were going to spend the night there! (What a bummer!) Way back when, two of my kids were stranded at school, I think Kindergarten and 4th grade, and were fed sandwiches and sent home on a school bus. While we waited anxiously for them to get home, they were having a great adventure on the bus watching the waves of water wash up into yards as the bus drove down the streets!
It continued to rain heavily all evening and through part of the night. We got at least 5″ in our backyard. Then the rain held off all day Wednesday until late evening when it all started up again. The people who were at the Astros baseball game got rained on inside because the heavy rain came through the cracks of the moveable roof! We got another 2 1/2″.
On Thursday morning as I was driving around my “Low Tire Pressure” light came on so I had to get the tire checked. Sure enough, there was a nail in it, so I had to get it patched. They were predicting rain by 1:00 pm so I just wanted this all to be done so I could get home before it flooded again!
Luckily I had grabbed my new Stampin’ Up! catalog that just came the day before to read in case I had to sit around and wait. Just before my car was done, two ladies sat down near me and I heard one say, “Do you do Stampin’ Up!?” When someone asks you that, you know they are familiar with Stampin’ Up! or they would have no idea! They saw my bag I had grabbed for my catalog and magazines with a Stampin’ Up! logo on it. Always fun to meet other stampers! Before we could talk long, my car was ready. That night it didn’t rain much at our house but other parts of town got the deluge!
No rain yesterday somehow, but it is forecast again for today. So far we have had the Seattle-like drizzle (can’t really see it but you can feel the fine mist on your face!) but could get storms this afternoon. Unless it goes south of us. We seem to be on the edge. But who knows. For all these years we have been lucky at our house on our street in the middle of the block, but I never rule out the possibility of something floody happening! You’d think if we made it through 35″ of rain during Hurricane Harvey we would never have to worry. But Tuesday night people’s houses in other neighborhoods flooded that had never flooded before.
So if I had the Perfectly Paired Stamp Set, I might make a card like this one, a Stampin’ Up! sample, for days when we get too much rain. My husband even said, since we have had the Memorial Day Night Flood, the Tax Day Flood, and the 4th of July Flood, that if it continued to rain this weekend they would call it the Mother’s Day Flood! This stamp set is designed for a new baby so it would also be appropriate for Mother’s Day! It’s on the Last-Chance List so be sure to order it if you need a Flood Day stamp set!
It’s getting close to mid-May so you only have a couple more weeks of the Last-Chance List before those products retire. And don’t forget to check the Clearance Rack for some bargains as long as you are ordering!
And the Everything is Rosy Medley Collection is available only in May (and while supplies last). If you love Rose Gold, this is the collection for you. It’s the hottest trend right now! It looks pricey at first glance, but you have to consider you get the stamps, the dies, the papers, the accessories, and embellishments. AND you only have to enter one number #150059 to get it all! That’s what this collection is designed for…..the person who wants it all and can start creating with everything that coordinates!
Stamping is a good past time for rainy days and I know Houston is not the only place that has had tons of rain recently. It’s almost as good as baking cookies! So stock up now on any retiring sets and accessories you need before they are gone.
Also, keep in mind tomorrow is Mother’s Day so feel free to choose your own Mother’s Day gift at Stampin’ Up! That’s what you really want anyway, right?!