Jun 6, 2018 | Catalogs, Designer Series Paper, Embellishments, SU Ribbon |
With the start of a new catalog it is fun to see, touch, and feel all the new products. But buying everything is way to costly. So a solution is to participate in a product share. I’m hosting three product shares for the new 2018-2019 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. You can sign up for my Ribbon Sampler, the Embellishment Share, or the Paper Share. The details for each one is below. Sign up for one, two or all three. You can now register and pay directly through my blog – REGISTER HERE.
You must register and prepay to be a part of the share. I plan to place the orders on July 1st at the latest. If the Ribbon and Embellishments fill sooner I will place those orders in June. After the products have shipped and I have received them I will divide them up for everyone in the share group and notify you when they are ready.
2018 Ribbon Sampler
$45 each (for local pickup)
There are many new ribbons in the brand new 2018-2019 Annual – various styles and colors. For this Sampler you will get a 2 yards of each new ribbon except the Leaf Ribbon, Tea Room Ribbon and Metallic Ribbon you will get 1 yard. It’s a total of 49 yards of ribbon – 27 different ones. You can get a sample of every ribbon and see and feel it to know what you need for your projects.
- Leaf Ribbon – 1 yard
- 1/8” Cord – 2 yards each of Black, Gold
- ¼” Mini Striped Ribbon – 2 yards each of Bermuda Bay, Gorgeous Grape, Poppy Parade
- 3/8” Cotton Ribbon – 2 yards Real Red
- 1/8” Grosgrain Ribbon – 2 yards each of Blueberry Bushel, Call Me Clover, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick, Pineapple Punch
- 5/8” Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon – 2 yards each Very Vanilla, Whisper White
- ½” Textured Weave Ribbon – 2 yards each of Granny Apple Green, Gray Granite
- 3/8” Mini Ruffled Ribbon – 2 yards each Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide
- ½” Satin Ribbon – 2 yards Black
- ¼” Velvet Ribbon – 2 yards Rich Razzleberry
- Tea Room 1/8” Ribbon – 1 yard each of Very Vanilla/Copper, Coastal Cabana/Copper
- Metallic Ribbon – 1 yard each of ¼” Petal Pink, 1/8” Shaded Spruce
2018 Embellishment Share
$35 each (for local pickup)
There are many new embellishments in the brand new 2018-2019 Annual. For this Share you will get a sample of all the new embellishments in the catalog – 17 different embellishments in various colors and sizes. They will be packaged in a stamp case.You can get a sample so you can see and feel them to know what you need for your projects.
- Faceted Dots – 4 colors in 3 sizes
- Glitter Enamel Dots – 4 colors in 4 sizes
- Best Route Enamel Shapes – 5 colors in 5 shapes
- Share What You Love Artisan Pearls – 5 colors
- Metallic Pearls – Gold and Silver
- Red Rhinestone Jewels
- Petal Pink Rhinestone Gems – 4 designs
- Twinkle Adhesive-Backed Sequins – 2 colors in 2 sizes
- Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins – 5 colors
- Brads – 4 colors in 3 sizes
- Candle Embellishments – 2 colors
- Leaves Trinkets – 2 colors in 2 designs
- Blossoms Elements – 3 colors
- 2017-2019 In Color Flower Buttons – 5 colors
- Tinted Faceted Buttons – 3 colors in 2 sizes
- Tropical Elements – 2 designs
- 2018-2020 In Color Mini Binder Clips – 5 colors
2018 Paper Share
$27 (for local pickup)
There are 14 brand new packs of Designer Series Paper included in this share from the brand new 2018-2019 Annual. For this Share you will get a 6×6” sample of all the new designs.You can get a sample so you can see in real life each paper to know what you need for your projects.
- Tea Room Specialty Paper – 6 double-sided designs
- Broadway Bound Specialty Paper – 6 double-sided designs
- Share What You Love Specialty Paper – 6 double-sided designs
- Twinkle Twinkle Paper – 6 double-sided designs
- Under the Mistletoe Paper – 6 double-sided designs
- Nature’s Poem Paper – 6 double-sided designs
- Petal Promenade Paper – 6 double-sided designs
- Animal Expedition Paper – 6 double-sided designs
- Best Route Paper – 6 double-sided designs
- Garden Impressions 6×6” Paper – 12 double-sided designs
- Tropical Escape 6×6” Paper – 12 double-sided designs
- 2018-202 In Color 6×6” Paper – 10 double-sided designs (2 designs in 5 colors)
- 2017-2019 In Color 6×6” Paper – 10 double-sided designs (2 designs in 5 colors)
*** Prices are for pickup, shipping is additional. Please contact me for shipping direct to you if you are unable to pick up at my studio in Woodstock, GA.
I look forward to sharing these wonderful products with you!
May 25, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, Designer Series Paper, Masculine |
We have a really nice masculine stamp set that is about to retire – the Truly Tailored stamp set. It will be retiring on May 31st (unless it sells out sooner) so hurry and order it today if you don’t have it already. Or order the bundle which includes the Tailored Tag Punch. The punch will be in the new catalog. This stamp set pairs up with the True Gentleman Designer Series paper for some sharp looking masculine cards.
Back in April I hosted a demonstrator training event after the Stampin’ Up! OnStage event that was held here in the Atlanta area. The theme for the After Party event was masculine and all the projects were based on the True Gentleman suite of products. I wanted to share one of our make&take cards with you today.
The cards were designed so that any of the patterns in the paper pack could be used. The Tailored Tag Punch was used to create the background element. Punch from various colors of card stock – I used Tranquil Tide, Chocolate Chip and Night of Navy to coordinate with the paper. I also cut a piece of card stock to the size I wanted my rectangle to be. Then glued the tag punched pieces on in a pattern covering the whole piece of card stock.
Once the entire piece is covered trim off any excess that is hanging over the edge so that you end up with the rectangle piece.
You will use that piece on your card front. Then add Linen Thread around it and one of the True Gentleman buttons. Stamp and punch the greeting and add it along with the square to the front of the card. With Father’s Day coming up in June this set and suite of products are perfect for making projects for the men in your life.
Supply List
- Truly Tailored stamp set (retiring)
- True Gentleman Designer Series paper (retiring)
- True Gentleman card stock pack (retiring) – includes Crumb Cake, Tranquil Tide, Night of Navy
- Tailored Tag punch
- Chocolate Chip card stock (retiring)
- Very Vanilla card stock
- Chocolate Chip ink (retiring)
- Linen Thread
- True Gentleman buttons
- Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
- 2-1/4″ Circle Punch
Time is running out to order the retiring products – the last day is May 31, 2018 – but all items are on a while supplies last status at this point. Check my online store to see what is still available.
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May Hostess Code: EJB9FJAP
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May 21, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, Designer Series Paper, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, SU Pillow Gifts |
For many of us the best part of a Retreat are the Pillow Gifts. Wait – what is a pillow gift? Well it is something that I learned from attending Stampin’ Up! events. If you have the opportunity to go to a Stampin’ Up! incentive trip or other special event they leave gifts for you each night on your bed – so everyone calls them pillow gifts.
That idea spilled over to regular events where roommates bring each other gifts when they room together at a Stampin’ Up! event. And then it’s been carried over by many into retreats – where you get little gifts left on your table throughout the weekend. I still tend to call them pillow gifts even though I don’t actually leave them on everyone’s pillow. At my retreats I leave them on everyone’s table through out the weekend. Just little fun surprises to delight everyone! I love to create them and I think everyone loves to receive them!
I thought I’d share with you the pillow gifts from my Spring Retreat –
Pillow Gifts from the Spring 2018 Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat.
- Magnetic personalized wooden letter
- Tiny treat box with a chocolate truffle inside
- Silver Gable box with Silver Baker’s Twine inside
- Multi Purpose glue and holder
- Cupcake box filled with a cupcake
- Notepad and pencil
Plus this time everyone received the pink bag filled with supplies that they used on their Make&Takes with plenty of stuff left over to do what they wanted. My next retreat will be this fall – be sure you are signed up for my email list so you will get the details when they are released. It filled up fast this last time!
I had cupcakes made to coordinate with the Sweet Soiree Suite which is what I used for the theme the whole weekend. They were supposed to look like the cupcakes on pages 10-11 of the Occasions Catalog. The full suite of products is shown on pages 12-13 and quite a few things are retiring – so make sure you order them now before they are gone at the end of May!
Supply list for the cupcake boxes:
- Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper (retiring)
- Mini Pizza boxes
- Window Sheets
- Cake Soiree Bundle (the bundle is retiring but the stamp set and dies will be in the new catalog)
- Berry Burst Metallic-Edge Ribbon
- White card stock
- Calypso Coral & Berry Burst ink
- Circle Framelits
- Big Shot
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May 17, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, Designer Series Paper, Stamper's Club |
How about a 3D project share for Thursday? I’m not sure if everyone gets what I mean when I say 3D project. It’s not a card or a scrapbook page and it’s not flat. There can be candy involved or another treat. Gift packaging, little treats and such are all 3D projects. Today I have a fun and easy to adapt idea that came from a fellow demonstrator. I’ve seen various versions of decorating paper bags over the years. In fact I had a stack of these white paper bags in my stash so I didn’t even have to go find any for this project. You may have paper bags on hand too – you could do brown bags or white bags or whatever you have on hand.
This is just a basic paper lunch sack. I typically see them at the store in brown but there also come in white and sometimes you can find other colors too. I measured the width of the bag to figure out how wide to cut my Designer Paper and then cut a 12″ piece to that width. Another decision you need to make is how tall you want the bag to be. I cut the top of my lunch bag off so it wasn’t so tall. The taller your bag the smaller your overlaying flap is going to be. You will cut a second piece of Designer Paper (it should be the other half of your 12×12 piece) to be the same width as the bag and the same height as the bag. Attach this piece (the shorter one) to the front of the bag. And attach the longer 12″ piece to the back of the bag and fold the rest over to the front to create a flap. I added a piece of colored card stock on mine to give it some contrast. That’s all you need to dress up a plain paper bag.
But who wants to stop with just the bag. Next there is the flower and tag to decorate it with. I attached this flower to a clothes pin so you can put it on the bag to hold it shut and then take it off. The flower is made from the Lemon Builder punch! Who knew you could turn lemons into flower petals. To give each petal a little shape snip the smaller end of the lemon and glue dot one side over the other. Attach the petals to a punched circle. I did two layers offset and then added another circle punch to the back to hold it all together and one to the front to clean it up a bit. Finish with a circle punched from the designer paper and a metal rimmed pearl in the center. Instead of punching leaves I used the Lemon Lime Twist ribbon – tied in a bow and glue dotted to the clothes pin under my flower – to represent the leaves. It’s finished with a tag.
This Petal Passion Designer Series Paper in Basic Black & Whisper White is fun to use on this type of project – you can dress it up with any color you want. I wish this one wasn’t retiring – it’s so easy to use. But it is retiring so if you want some you better order it now before it’s all gone! The stamp set Petal Palette that it coordinates with is going to be in the new catalog – I used it to stamp the tag on this project.
Supply List
- Petal Passion Designer Series Paper (retiring)
- Sweet Sugarplum card stock (retiring)
- Petal Palette stamp set
- Lemon Builder punch
- 1-3/4″ Circle Punch
- 2″ Circle Punch
- 1-1/4″ Circle Punch
- 1″ Circle Punch
- Whisper White Card Stock
- Basic Black Archival ink (retiring)
- Mini Glue Dots
- Lemon Lime Twist 3/8″ Mini Striped Ribbon (retiring)
- Metal Rimmed Pearls (retiring)
- Pearl Basic Jewels
- 1/16″ handheld punch (retiring)
- Whisper White Baker’s Twine
- white paper bag
- clothes pin
I liked how this project turned out so much that I made another bag for a gift I needed to give. This time I used different paper, different colors, and a different flower for this one. I used some retired framelits to create the flower because I wanted to mimic the ones in the paper. This bag taller so you can see the overlap of the flap is smaller. If you know what you want to put in the bag then use that to help you determine how tall you want it to be.
Supply List
- Pick a Pattern Designer Series paper (retiring)
- Whisper White card stock
- Basic Black card stock
- Emerald Envy card stock (retiring)
- Emerald Envy ink (retiring)
- Flirty Flaming ink
The rest is the various circle punches and then some retired dies to make the flower. These would be fun bags to make for all different occasions using various papers. You should try it and share your paper bag creations.
Remember to shop now for retiring items before they are gone. Use my May Hostess Code – EJB9FJAP when you check out in my Online Store and receive a little surprise for orders over $25.
Spend some time be creative today!
May 16, 2018 | Cards, Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Blends |
It’s Try it Tuesday on Wednesday. It seems as soon as I get some things figured out and working other things stop working. Sigh. When I was trying to edit my photos my editor wasn’t working correctly. I have no idea what was wrong. Our power went out Monday evening for about 30 minutes and then once it came back our internet and wifi were messed up. It took a while to get all that going again. I think we basically had to shut everything off and then get everything to reboot. We keep getting more and more things that rely on internet/wifi. Then when I went to reboot the computer it decided it was time to run a bunch of updates. Anyway things weren’t working and I had to walk away. Sometimes its best to walk away and come back later.
So on to today’s project. Have you tried using the new Stampin’ Blends to color on Designer Series Paper? I love it! I love to use the black and white prints and add pops of color – it totally changes the look of the paper. For today’s card I used the Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper – the black with white spots.
I used the Stampin’ Blends in Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Bermuda Bay. Both the dark and light marker for each of the colors and just randomly coloring in the white spots. I was able to maximize my paper by using 4×4″ pieces on my cards. The images I stamped are from the Pick a Pattern stamp set. This stamp set turned out to be one of my favorites from this catalog. I used the different images and the coordinating paper a lot more often than I thought. It’s just really fun! The flowers are also colored with the Stampin’ Blends and the one extra flower was fussy cut and added to the front.
Supply List:
- Pick a Pattern stamp set (retiring)
- Pick a Pattern Designer Series paper (retiring)
- Whisper White Thick card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Stampin’ Blends: Daffodil Delight Combo, Bermuda Bay Combo, Calypso Coral Combo
- Daffodil Delight Double-Stitched Ribbon
- 1-3/4″ Circle Punch
- Paper Snips
- Dimensionals
You could do any color combination that you wanted with the Blends and Black and White Paper. Have you tried coloring on your paper yet?
Don’t forget to order retiring products before they are gone! Use my May Hostess Code – EJB9FJAP when you check out in my Online Store and receive a little surprise for orders over $25.
I hope you are having a great week. Ryan just got home from school on Tuesday night and he will be here for a few days before heading off to his next adventure. He has a summer internship at Facebook in San Francisco. I’m so excited for him!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you are enjoying the new look.
May 7, 2018 | #mailacardmonday, 2018 Occasions Catalog, Birthday, Cards, Designer Series Paper |
Every Monday so far this year I have mailed out cards. I challenged myself to send out at least one card every Monday for the entire year. So far so good. And I think it’s been more than one card every time – many times I have 7 or 8 going out. I thought I’d share with you one of the cards that I’m mailing out today.
I used the Cake Soiree Suite of products for this card. The stamp set and the dies will carry over into the new catalog but not as a bundle. So if you order them before the end of May you can still get the bundle price. The Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper is going to retire. It’s been a popular paper with all the pretty silver foil accents.
Supply List
- Cake Soiree Bundle – stamp set and Sweet Cake Framelits Dies (bundle is retiring)
- Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series paper (retiring)
- Whisper White Thick card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Daffodil Delight card stock
- Silver Embossing Powder
- Versa Mark ink
- Silver Foil
- Silver Thread
- Vellum card stock
- Classic Label punch
- 2″ Circle punch
- Stampin’ Write Markers – So Saffron, Old Olive, Powder Pink, Berry Burst
- Big Shot die cutting machine
You can shop online for Retired items in my store. Use the May Hostess Code – EJB9FJAP.
Thanks for visiting me today. I hope you had the chance to get some cards in the mail. Be sure to share a photo of your cards or you mailing your cards and use #mailacardmonday when you post on social media. Share what you love!
