The Year-End Closeout is happening now at Stampin’ Up! Stock up on your favorites from the Aug-Dec Mini Catalog (all the holiday stuff) before it retires. Some items are on sale up to 50% off – the Tag Buffet Project kit (one of my favorites) and the Christmas Countdown Project Kit (use for storage or other holiday or celebration countdowns). And the Clearance Rack has been updated – so there are some amazing deals out there right now.
Click below to download a PDF with the Year End Closeout & Retiring Items. Or look under the tab in the online store.
Are you in need of some quick Christmas cards – order the Tag Buffet Project kit, the Tag Buffet Stamp set, the ‘Tis the Season 6×6 Designer Series Paper Pack, some Thick Whisper White card stock for card bases, and medium Whisper White Envelopes. You can make 30 cards in no time at all like I did below.
All orders over $40 receive a free Tutorial Bundle from me via email. This month it includes 15 projects that are perfect for Stocking Stuffers and Last minute gifts. Here is a sneak peek.
Today I have two Merry & Bright Cards to share with you AND the Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza Sale is TODAY! It’s a one day sale on Tuesday, November 24th only. Almost everything in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog is on sale for 10% off. Stamps, dies, cardstock and paper, tools, ribbons and embellishments! Don’t Miss it!
There are some exclusions to the sale and you can see those below.
Speaking of Merry and Bright I have these two cards to show you today. I featured these on my FB Live yesterday – 11/23/2020 – on my FB page. See it here.
Supply List
#155167 Peace & Joy Bundle (Peace & Joy stamp set + Joy Dies)
#153074 2020-2022 In Color 8-1/2 x 11 Cardstock Assortment (Bumblebee, Just Jade)
#121045 Basic Black cardstock
#100730 Whisper White cardstock
#132708 Memento Black ink
#150457 Holiday Basic Jewels
#144108 Mini Dimensionals
#152344 Adhesive Sheets
#103579 Paper Snips
#110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue
#127853 Silicone Craft sheet
#149653 Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
#149655 Take Your Pick Tool
#102300 Bone Folder
The first one was in the Regals colors which are your more traditional holiday colors. This second one is the same card using the Brights collection. I swapped out the card stock colors to #146975 Brights 8-1/2 x 11 Cardstock Assortment (Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, Gorgeous Grape) and the bling to be #152477 Artistry Blooms Sequins. Everything else was the same. And if you want to use this same design for a birthday card just switch out the words!
I hope you like these fun colorful cards. They are the perfect design for using up thin scraps of cardstock – these are 1/4″ strips.
Do you need something cute for your Thanksgiving dinner table? This little guy is going to be the perfect solution. Use him at each place setting on the table. If you need to assign seats then put a name where I stamped the “Happy Thanksgiving”.
This was a really fun project that my Stamper’s club got to make this month at our meeting. And today I shared it on my weekly FB Live. I’ll be uploading it to Youtube as well – and then adding that link here too.
Make these in a variety of patterns from the Plaid Tidings Designer Series paper. The paper is part of the sale this month so grab a pack now. You can get two turkey’s from each sheet of the 6×6 paper. Clip them on to a fork, or a napkin to dress up each place setting for Thanksgiving. If you need assigned seats – then write a name on the banner instead of stamping the Happy Thanksgiving.
Supply List
#153527 Plaid Tidings 6×6 Designer Series Paper
#155214 Banner Year Bundle = Banner Year stamp set + Banners Pick a Punch
Hello to you! I hope you are well, staying safe and staying busy. This might be a great time to get some crafting done. With Easter coming up quickly this weekend I thought I’d share a couple of projects that I made this week. You can see these projects on my Facebook Live from April 6, 2020 – you can watch that here – https://www.facebook.com/325026102188/videos/1368024350047514/
In past years we have had big family events for Easter – sometimes with 35 people at our house. The past couple of years we haven’t done that and this year it will just be Greg and I. I guess it will be just like any other day but I thought I’d make a couple of little treats for the table and I may take some to the neighbors and I’m making cards to send to our family. So let me show you:
Easter Card
This idea came from the back of the Jan-June Mini catalog and I used stamp sets and dies that I already had on hand. The bunnies are colored with Stampin’ Blends – Crumb Cake light and Petal Pink light. The grass die cut was cut into two pieces and trimmed to fit inside the stitching on the Stitched So Sweetly rectangle die. Then I glued them on top of each other and added the bunnies with dimensionals. If you want the grass to look more like grass you can trim off the cat tails but I didn’t want to take the time to do that.
Supply List
#149408 Wildly Happy stamp set
#151111 A Wish for Everything Bundle = stamp set + Word Wishes dies
#149546 Friendly Silhouettes dies
#151690 Stitched So Sweetly dies
#120953 Crumb Cake card stock
#100730 Whisper White card stock
#100702 Old Olive card stock
#146985 Petal Pink card stock
#132708 Memento Black ink pad
#146866 Petal Pink Light Stampin’ Blends
#144582 Crumb Cake Light Stampin’ Blends
#103579 Paper Snips
Bunny Treat
I saw this little bunny treat shared online and it is so quick an easy to make with strips of Designer Series Paper. Wrap a hershey nugget or similar candy to go inside the bunny shape. They would make cute little treats to put at the table on Sunday. I’ve made some with the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper and with the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper.
Supply List
#149100 Perennial Essence Designer Series paper
#102300 Bone Folder
#122334 Simply Scored Scoring Tool
#146912 Polka Tulle Ribbon
#110755 Multi Purpose Liquid Glue
Spring Umbrella Cone
I made a little umbrella cone project as an alternate idea for the March 2020 – No Matter the Weather Paper Pumpkin kit. My original project used one of the envelopes to create the cone and then added candy and a tag using supplies from the kit. I decided to make another one using regular supplies that I had on hand. The Daisy punch can be used to make a bunny head and the balloon punch can be used to make eggs. To create the cone – trace a plate on a piece of 6×6 Designer Series paper.
Supplies
#149615 6×6 Subtles Designer Series Paper
#103579 Paper Snips
#143713 Daisy Punch
#140609 Balloon Bouquet Punch
#143720 2-1/4″ Circle Punch
#100730 Whisper White card stock
#132708 Memento Black ink pad
#105118 So Saffron card stock
#151534 Timeless Tulips stamp set
#124262 Whisper White Baker’s Twine
My classes will be a little different for the time being. At the end of March I tried a quick call to go – it was kind of a last minute thing. I’m working on a class to go – or class by mail – not sure what to call it yet. It will feature the new Ornate Garden Suite. I’ll share more about that soon.
At the end of February I held my Spring Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. It was an amazing weekend full of crafting with a wonderful group of ladies. The theme for the retreat was Peaceful Poppies – it is one of my favorite suites out of the Mini Catalog. Pretty paper and some beautiful stamp sets and coordinating dies. I wanted to share a couple of the cards we made. I showed how to make these two cards and all our projects and pillow gifts from our retreat in a Facebook Live earlier this week – you can view that here if you would like.
This was our weekend gang! Normally we try to get a group photo outside but we had a lot of rain that weekend and even some snow flurries! It was a cold rainy weekend of fun. So our photo is in the basement craft area – everyone crowded around my table.
Thank You Card
This is one of the cards that we made at the retreat. Background stamping in tone on tone colors and a fun frame made out of the two label dies. I used Stampin’ Blends to color the flower. The yellow pops out against the Poppy Parade.
Here is one of the cards that we made. It uses the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series paper for a base layer, and the small layer and for the base of the flower. The peek-thru die cut flowers in each corner of the white layer. For the label that I stamped Happy Birthday on I used a trick to make it smaller – cut the label once, then reposition the die on it to create a shorter label. You can see how if you watch my video.
We had a whole bunch of projects that we made including two home decor projects. Some sweet pillow gifts. Yummy snacks and food. And a tons of fun. I can’t wait to host another one in the fall.
Remember in January I had a plan to design and make a Christmas card each month for the whole year. It’s my plan to get ahead on Christmas cards for December. If you want to read more or see card 1 – go here. I’ve got two months done. So I wanted to share my February card with you.
This card idea is actually from a swap card that I created using the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set that is part of our Sale-A-Bration promotion. I created a thank you card that has been very well loved, so I thought I can turn that idea into a Christmas card by changing up the colors. And adding a different set for the sentiment. Everything I used on this card is current – so if you don’t have it you can order it and make this card too. I gathered up all my supplies, worked on all my pieces, and then sat and assembled everything – including stamping the inside of the card and a matching envelope.
How I made it
The card base is Early Espresso with a white layer that was cut with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I stamped the stem/leaf image in Mossy Meadow ink. And then added flowers and berries in Merry Merlot. I used the Small Bloom punch to punch out flowers from Merry Merlot card stock and stacked two together to make a flower. To give the flower some curvature I like to put it on a Stampin’ Pierce mat and burnish the center with a stylus from the Take Your Pick tool – just roll it around in the center of each flower until they start to curl.
Under the flower is a vellum circle – punched with the 1-1/4″ Circle Punch. And in the center of the flower is a Basic Rhinestone. To finish I tied a little bow with some Mossy Meadow twine from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack. Celebrate the Season is from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set that carried over from the Holiday catalog. You can order all the products that I used for this card in my online store – the supply list is below.
Supply List
#152290 Thoughtful Blooms stamp set (free with a $50 order during Sale-A-Bration 2020)
#152316 Small Bloom Punch (free with a $100 order during Sale-A-Bration 2020 – and it may also be available in the 20-21 Annual catalog)
#150513 Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set
#151690 Stitched So Sweetly Dies
#143720 2-1/4″ Circle Punch
#119686 Early Espresso card stock
#100730 Whisper White card stock
#146979 Merry Merlot card stock
#101856 Vellum card stock
#107301 Medium Whisper White envelopes
#147111 Mossy Meadow classic ink
#147112 Merry Merlot classic ink
#147114 Early Espresso classic ink
#149485 Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack
#144220 Rhinestone Basic Jewels
#126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat
#144107 Take Your Pick Tool
#104332 Snail Adhesive
#103683 Mini Glue Dots
#104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals
#144108 Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
You could get everything on this list and it would be enough to get the stamp set and punch for free with your Sale-A-Bration rewards and earn Stampin’ Rewards (more free product). Or if you have the basics like ink, card stock and adhesive then get the stamp set for free and use another stamp or die to create a flower. I hope you like Card 2 of the 12 Cards of Christmas Challenge. Next to plan my March card.
Order online here – use hostess code H2YH3KUN for February 2020. If you plan to order over the $150 then don’t use the host code so you can redeem your Stampin’ Rewards.
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