Good Wednesday morning my fellow stampers. How is your week going? We’re halfway through and the weekend is right around the corner.
For today I have a quick and easy card for you using the soon to retire Stampin’ Up Just Because Host Stamp Set. Here’s my card for today.
I joined in with the Fab Friday sketch challenge #163. Here is their sketch.
I also played along with Inspire. Create color challenge #043. Here are their colors.
I started by adhering a panel of the soon to retire Wood Textures Designer Series Paper to a Poppy Parade card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I stamped the one of the images from the Stampin’ Up Just Because Host Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a panel of Whisper White cardstock. I colored the image in using my Granny Apple Green and Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered the artwork to a Granny Apple Green mat uisng Snail. Host stamp sets can be earned with Stampin’ Rewards which you earn with qualifying parties of orders of $150 or more. Each catalog has a select few sets that are only available with Stampin’ Rewards. If you have any questions on how to earn them, please feel free to contact me.
I adhered a strip of Pumpkin Pie cardstock to the back of a banner made from the soon to retire Brights 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper using Snail. I adhered the banner to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the matted artwork over the banner using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On the inside I stamped the top of the leafy image from the Just Because Host stamp set on the bottom of a Whisper White panel in Granny Apple Green Ink, stamping off twice. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Well Said Stamp Set in Granny Apple Green Ink in the center of the Whisper White panel. I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Granny Apple Green mat using Snail and then to the inside of the Poppy Parade card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
To finish my card I decorated a Medium Whisper White Envelope. I stamped the plant from the Just Because Host stamp set on the envelope front and colored it in the same as I did for the card. I adhered a piece of the Wood Textures DSP to the envelope flap.
Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope you liked my card and will give it a try. Happy Stamping!!
If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click here to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.
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Happy Stamping, Karen!
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Share A Little Love – June Paper Pumpkin Kit!
Care about someone? Why not tell them?
The Paper Pumpkin June kit makes it easy for you to scatter sunshine this summer—whenever, with whomever. Not only do we give you 16 fun-sized, beach-themed cards and envelopes, but the kit also includes an exclusive carrying case so you’ll always have your cards on hand to share wherever you go. And don’t forget the exclusive stamp set and ink spot that completes every Paper Pumpkin kit!!
More about the June Kit:
- In order to receive the June Paper Pumpkin Kit, you must have an active subscription by June 10 at 11:50 PM (MT).
- The kit creates 16 fun-sized, beach-themed cards and envelopes.
- Coordinating colors: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, and Old Olive
Check out the quick video created by Stampin’ Up! with some sneak peaks of the June kit!
If you’re interested in subscribing to Paper Pumpkin yourself, you can either sign up for a subscription where you are billed monthly for your kit or you can purchase a prepaid subscription in my online store. To see more information and to sign up for the monthly subscription, click here. To see the options for prepaid subscriptions in my online store, click here. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Stampin’ Up! has posted their retiring lists for the 2018-19 Annual Catalog and 2019 Occasions Catalog. Head over to my online store to pick up those retiring items now! They’re only available while supplies last from now through June 3!
A few notes about the lists:
- Due to high demand for retiring stamp sets, these items will have guaranteed availability until May 24; all other products are not guaranteed and are available while supplies last only.
- Order deadline to get the retiring products: June 3, 2019; 11:50 PM (MT)
Please note, some of the bundle items may be carrying over into the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. However, the bundle pricing will go away, so get them while you can at the discounted price!!
Stampin’ Up! Retirement List Clarification
It looks like every single stamp set from the 2018-19 Annual Catalog is being retired and that isn’t the case, the carryover sets are being transitioned to Cling Mount.
The stamp sets offered in clear-mount or wood-mount in the 2018–2019 annual catalog that are carrying over into the 2019–2020 annual catalog will be offered in clear-mount and/or wood-mount until existing inventory has been depleted or until June 4, 2019 (whichever comes first).
If the inventory is depleted, you will be notified of the automatic switch to cling when placing an order for that stamp set. This means that you may end up purchasing select cling stamp sets (in carryover artwork) before they can be ordered from the catalog! All carryover rubber stamp sets will be available in cling medium only (with the exception of background stamps in North America) beginning June 4, 2019.
You can download copies of the full retiring lists in PDF Form here:
- Click here to get a copy of the full retiring list from the Occasions Catalog.
- Click here to get a copy of the full retiring list from the 2018-19 Annual Catalog.
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EVERYTHING IS ROSY PRODUCE MEDLEY – AVAILABLE NOW!!
WHAT IS A PRODUCT MEDLEY?
Product medleys are new to Stampin’ Up!. In addition to being filled to the brim with cute, coordinating products, we’ve designed our product medleys to provide you with endless creative possibilities.
The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley includes these exclusive products:
- Everything Is Rosy Photopolymer Stamp Set—18 stamps
- Everything Is Rosy Dies—10 dies; largest die 2-7/8″ x 1″
- 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper Stack—48 sheets; 8 each of 6 double-sided designs
- 6″ x 6″ rose gold foil paper—8 sheets
- Printed die cuts—2 sheets
- Rose gold die cuts—4 sheets; 2 each of 2 designs
- Rose gold adhesive backed mirror embellishments—60 embellishments; 1/4″
- Melon Mambo 1/4″ Ruched Ribbon—10 yards
- Night of Navy/Rose Gold 3/8″ Metallic –Edge Ribbon—10 yards
- Rose Gold Shimmer Paint—1/2 oz.
Sales Period: May 1–31, 2019 while supplies last!
Click the image below to head over to my online store to get yours now!
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Card stock cuts for this project:
- Granny Apple Green Cardstock 2 1/8″ X 3 7/8″ (artwork mat), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner mat)
- Poppy Parade Cardstock 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ (card base scored and folded at 4 1/4″)
- Pumpkin Pie Cardstock 3/8″ X 2 3/4″ (strip on card front)
- Whisper White Cardstock 2″ X 3 3/4″ (artwork), 3 3/4″ X 5″ (inner liner)
- Brights 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 1 1/4″ X 3″ (banner on card front)
- Wood Textures Designer Series Paper 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front) piece for envelope flap
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I started with a panel of Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper and using my Big Shot, I ran it through with the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I adhered the card front to a Tranquil Tide card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Using my Big Shot again, I cut 2 panels of the Nature’s Poem DSP out using my Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies. I adhered each of the rectangles to a Tranquil Tide mat using Snail then I adhered them to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On a small piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the tree trunk image from the Stampin’ Up Rooted In Nature Stamp Set in Soft Suede Ink, stamping off twice. I stamped the sentiment from the Rooted In Nature stamp set in Soft Suede Ink in the center of the trunk then I fussy cut the trunk. I adhered the trunk to the center of the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I embossed and die cut a couple of the leaves from the Nature’s Roots Framelits Dies in Tranquil Tide cardstock. I adhered the triple leaf under the top of the trunk using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and I adhered the other 2 leaves on the bottom of the trunk using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered a small Mint Macaron bow from the Nature’s Twine using a Glue Dot on top of the leaf stems.
On the inside I stamped the sentiment from the Rooted In Nature stamp set in Soft Suede Ink in the center of a Whisper White panel. I stamped the leaf images from the same stamp set in Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze, Grapefruit Grove, Mint Macaron and Tranquil Tide Inks stamping off once or twice to get light images. I adhered the Whisper White panel to the inside of the Tranquil Tide card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
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I started with a panel of Whisper White cardstock and stamped the succulent flower image from the Painted Seasons stamp set in Blushing Bride Ink randomly around the paper. I stamped the star clusters from the same stamp set in Cherry Cobbler Ink around filling in empty spaces. I adhered the artwork panel to a Blushing Bride mat using Snail. I adhered the matted artwork to a Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up By The Bay Stamp Set, FREE Sale-A-Bration item with a $50.00 order, in Cherry Cobbler Ink on the bottom right of the card front. I added 3 Rhinestone Basic Jewels that I had colored in with my Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend Marker, to the top corner of the card front.
On the inside I stamped the succulent flower image from the Painted Seasons stamp set in Blushing Bride Ink on the two corners of a Whisper White panel. I stamped the star clusters from the same stamp set in Cherry Cobbler Ink by the flowers. I stamped the sentiment from the By The Bay stamp set in Cherry Cobbler Ink in the center of the panel. I adhered the Whisper White panel to the inside of the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
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I started with a Smoky Slate card front and ran it through my Big Shot using the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
Using the soon to be available from the Sale-A-Bration Coordination collection, Story Label Punch (available March 1st), I punched a label out in Melon Mambo cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Part Of My Story Stamp Set (Free Sale-A-Bration item) in Versamark Ink on a strip of Whisper White cardstock. I sprinkled it immediately with my Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I adhered the sentiment to the label and trimmed the ends to the label. I added a Heart Epoxy Droplet, which I colored with my Dark Lovely Lipstick Stampin’ Blend Marker (that was the closest to Melon Mambo I could get). I adhered the label to the right of my artwork with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On the inside I stamped the flower from the Painted Seasons stamp set in Melon Mambo Ink on the two corners of a panel of Whisper White cardstock. I added a couple of the star clusters from the same stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by the flowers. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink in the center of the panel. I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Melon Mambo mat using Snail and adhered it to the inside of the Smoky Slate card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
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I started with a panel of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper and adhered it to a Crumb Cake card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On a panel of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the house image from the Stampin’ Up By The Bay Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. This beautiful stamp set is a FREE item with a $50 order during Sale-A-Bration. I just love this image and would absolutely love to be in that house looking out at the bay right now. On a smaller piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the seagull image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Using my Aqua Painter filled with Alcohol, I water colored the images in using Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Pacific Point, Pear Pizzazz, Sahara Sand, Smoky Slate and Soft Suede Inks. To get the ink I squeezed the stamp pad before opening it so that ink goes on the inside of the lid. I used my Aqua Painter to pick up the ink to color my picture with. When I was done with each color, I wiped the lid with paper towel to make sure ALL alcohol was off the lid before closing it. You do not want to get alcohol in your ink. Once I was done watercoloring my pictures I cut them out using the Layering Oval Framelits Dies and my Big Shot. I adhered the house and bay image to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and I adhered the seagull image using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On a small strip of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the sentiment from the By The Bay stamp set in Soft Suede Ink. I stamped the seashell from the same stamp set to the right of the sentiment in Crumb Cake Ink. I edged the strip using my Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker to give it a little dimension. I then adhered the sentiment to the card front, sliding it under the seagull image, using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I attached a small bow made of Linen Thread to the sentiment strip using a Glue Dot.
On the inside I stamped the house image from By The Bay stamp set in Crumb Cake Ink, stamping it off once, in the center of a Whisper White panel. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Soft Suede Ink over the house image.
Creative Stamping Designs 