*** Only Available through June 10th***
The My Paper Pumpkin June kit makes it easy to scatter sunshine this summer—whenever, with whomever. Not only do you receive 16 fun-sized, beach-themed cards and envelopes, but this kit also includes a 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!
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Yes It’s HERE! The 2018 Holiday Catalog is now available!
Contact me if you would like your own copy! I’ll mail one out. If you would rather have a PDF version, the link is HERE.
Not ready for the Holidays yet? The Special Edition Halloween My Paper Pumpkin is available NOW!
Subscribe from now through the 10th to get your box!!!
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Check out how close the Pantone 2018 Spring and Summer colors match the Stampin’ Up!’ new color collection! I think this is pretty awesome! If I wanted to get a few of them closer, I could easily mix some re-inkers together with a paint brush and either watercolor my card or brush the color on the stamp!
Are you getting excited yet about the new color collection? Only a month (and a few days) to go!!!
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New Catalog time is approaching on June 1st, and every 5 years or so Stampin’ Up! does a color REFRESH – and this is the year! We have 6 Colors that were available for only 2 years retiring (Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugar Plum), and 6 NEW colors 
for the next 2 years, 2018-2020. 13 colors are retiring from the 48 standard color collection (Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Elegant Eggplant, Island Indigo, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Soft Sky, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi, Wisteria Wonder). So goodbye to the old and HELLO! to the new:
And last but not least WELCOME BACK to returning colors from prior years!: I’m so glad that Flirty Flamingo is coming back to the new catalog! Love that color! The entire new color collection is really awesome! There are also 3 neutrals, Whisper White, Very Vanilla and Basic Black. There is a new ink pad style as well which is supposed to make them easier to use. Finally, there are new Stampin’ Blend alcohol ink markers too that reflect the new color stamp pads. All in all, exciting times coming with the new catalog!
Do you love having new colors to stamp with too? I’ll be sharing images and cards in May in anticipation of the June 1st release of the new catalog, colors and products!
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. Brusho Item# 144101 $30
What’s new in the Occasions Catalog? Brusho!!! Five fascinating colors and new ways to liven up your cards and projects! I cut a piece of watercolor paper and spritzed with water. Brusho is a fine powder, so the safest way to use it without spilling it over EVERYWHERE is to poke a small hole in the top and shake it over the spritzed watercolor paper. The color crystals will spread and create unique patterns which you can swirl by moving the paper and allowing 
the water to carry the colors in one direction then another. I sprinkled green and blue brusho on the paper and swirled a bit of it and let some sprinkled areas stay that way. After drying I had THIS result.
I stamped the butterfly from the Beautiful Day stamp set in VersaMark ink and embossed with Black Embossing Powder over top of the background. I added some Dark and Light Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends Markers and Dark and
Beautiful Day Item#145912 $29.00
Light Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends to the inside of the butterfly wings, then fussy cut the butterfly and added it to the front of the card wi
th dimensionals. I love the look of this butterfly! It really looks like the wings are transparent and 3D!
Order YOUR set of Brusho Crystal Colours and the Beautiful Day stamp set by clicking on the SHOP ONLINE link at the top of the page. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to make fabulous backgrounds and embellishments with Brusho!
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Perennial Birthday Project Kit 145579 $27
The Stampin’ Up Occasions Catalog has some of the cutest stamps and projects! My favorite so far is the Perennial Birthday Project Kit. The Sweetest little card box (with dividers for each month) is perfect to hold the 16 birthday cards you can make with the kit. There is still plenty of room for extra cards that you may need if you have more than 16 birthdays that you need to send cards for! To get your own project kit, click on the shopping link and use item#145579 ($27).
Perennial Birthday Stamp Set #145760 $22 (Clear mount)
Add the Perennial Birthday Stamp Set (item# 145760, $22 for clear mount) for even more options to coordinate !!!
The Occasions Catalog has dozens of cute card ideas – available for a limited time only, through May 31st, 2018. If you would like your own copy, please leave a comment and I will contact you for your address.
Yes! World Card
making day is THIS SATURDAY! (Oct. 7th, 2017) It is already a busy day for me, but I will definitely be devoting time to making a few new cards from my latest Stampin’ Up! order! While it is too late to get your order delivered before World Cardmaking day, Stampin’ Up! is having some specials through October 10th that you can still take advantage of! You can download the flyer here: World Cardmaking Day Flyer
Message me if you would like to place an order – or click on the “Shop Online” button!
What will YOU be making on World Cardmaking Day???
A few weeks ago I talked about having a “To Go” stamping kit. Well, I had TO GO to that kit for today’s card because I was away from my studio! I also had just received my “goodies” from the new catalog – I always order all the paper, inkpads, reinkers and markers from the new colors, along with a stamp set or two and maybe a few of the new embellishments. So I was well set to make a card, but a Christmas card?…uhhh not so much! I did have some Dapper Denim cut into card layers, a piece of watercolor paper, Very Vanilla cut into A2 cards, and a Dapper Denim inkpad, a versamark inpad, an empty spritzer, white embossing powder and my embossing gun in my kit. I also had the Foxy Friends Stamp set – it is so cute and I have been wanting to use it for a while. I had purchased the new Colorful Seasons stampset which has a couple of snowflake stamps, which I stamped and embossed on the watercolor paper. Then I spritzed the water color paper with a good drench of water, pressed an acrylic block several times on my Dapper Denim inkpad, spritzed that with water and let it drip onto the watercolor paper, and spritzed the watercolor paper again just to get that blue ink moving all over the paper. I dried it with the embossing gun and set it under a book to dry flat. I used the Trees from the Foxy Friends stamp set and stamped with the new Tranquil Tide inkpad, fussy cutting them out. (I am going to LOVE that Green/Blue shade this year!) I cut a little banner using a sentiment from Colorful Seasons, and tied a bow using the new Mini Chevron ribbon in Old Olive, and Voila’! A Holiday Card! A note about the ribbon – it is one of the nicest ribbons Stampin’ Up! has offered – so soft! Sadly only 3 colors so far, though (Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry). I am definitely going to use this ribbon on some of my sewing projects!
And that’s it! Another holiday card, “on the go” this time, totally unplanned, but it didn’t take long to come together once I paired the snowflakes with the trees. Click on the “Shop Online” button to order Colorful Seasons and Foxy Friends if you want to recreate this card – or just about any card – they are both so versatile! …and remember, a $50 purchase will earn a $5 reward to spend in August!
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“Christmas in July?”, you ask… Not one but TWO Christmas presents in July! First, start earning Bonus Days coupons to use in August! Here’s the deal: for every $50 you s
pend July 1–31 (before shipping and tax), you’ll get a $5 Bonus Days coupon that can be used August 1–31. Second, start your holiday cards HERE! I’ve got holiday card ideas galore coming your way this month!
Here’s one with the Flurry of Wishes Stamp set and dies, Real Red cardstock, Gold Glimmer Paper, Vellum and Pearl Basic Jewels, and Mini Sequin Trim! 
And here’s what’s coming in August! You’ll be able to PRE-ORDER a brand-new holiday card BUNDLE for 10% off, AND use those Bonus Days coupons too!
Are you ready for Christmas in July? Contact me or click on the Shop Online button to start earning Bonus Days Coupons!
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Tagged Carols of Christmas, Christmas in July, Flurry of Wishes, Holiday Cards
Sometimes I am on the GO and along the way have some down time. What to do? While thinking about this, I came up with a Basic Stamping Kit to have with me for just such an occasion. Now I do have all of these things at home, because I have been stamping for over 10 years, but just in case you are a beginner, I have put together a list of Stampin’ Up products that you would need to create this “Stamping on the Go” kit. (see attachment)
Here is what my “basic” kit would include: 2 sheets each of very vanilla and whisper white cardstock cut in half and folded in half (8 card bases) plus another sheet of each color cut to 5″x 3-3/4″, matching envelopes (4 each color), Sponge Daubers, Black pen, Stamp Pads (Black, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Night of Navy, Real Red, Crushed Curry), matching cardstock, cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″ (4 sheets each), Snail adhesive and a refill, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Clear “E” block (I mostly use photopolymer stamps), Stampin’ Mist and a Stampin’ Scrub. These would probably all fit in a shoe-box size container. I would also pull a couple of my favorite stamps for birthdays or florals. That would keep me busy for several hours at least! I do like to layer my cards, hence the colored card stock cut to size – so the card would be the base, a colored layer, and then another layer the same color as the base which I would stamp on. I also stamp the back flap and front corner of the envelope with a coordinating image from the stamp set.
Now that you have seen MY “Basic Stamping Kit”, what would YOU use to Stamp on the Go?
