Feb 18, 2019 | 2019 Occasions Catalog, Cards |
Today I’m sharing a card that combines the stamp set Healing Hugs from the annual catalog and the Floral Romance Specialty Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Catalog. I thought they paired up well together. The paper is beautiful and has printed vellum sheets that are perfect for layering. The stamp set has some great sentiments for sending well wishes and hugs to those that need some.
This card uses the printed vellum over a piece of Whisper White card stock. And I added some of the fine tip glue pen behind the printed leaves and you can’t see it through the vellum. By the way I have a few tips for you on the Fine Tip Glue Pen – read about them below the card supply list.
Supply List
- #146530 Healing Hugs stamp set
- #148586 Floral Romance Specialty Designer Series Paper
- #148776 Petal Pink/Whisper White 5/8″ Variegated Ribbon
- #148782 Frosted Flower Embellishments
- #147111 Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad
- #138309 Fine Tip Glue Pen
- #100730 Whisper White card stock
- #131201 Pear Pizzazz card stock
Fine Tip Glue Pen Tips
Here are a few photos that I took of the cap of my Fine Tip Glue pen. I found that it was full of dried up glue and I needed to get that out. Then I used hot water to help soften the remaining glue and get the tip cleaned out until the needle would go back inside. This has helped me get several bottle flowing again. And if you can’t get the tip clear or the needle is broken or bent what I do is use the top from a new bottle – but don’t open the new bottle keep it sealed. And just finish the bottle I’ve already started. The Fine Tip glue works well on vellum.
- The brand new bottle has a seal on it – so take off the top and remove it before use.
- Keep the needle in the tip when not using. Which means you have to work with just a small bit at a time and keep sticking the needle back in. Don’t let it sit open.
- When you are finished tap the bottle on the table hard to knock down any glue remaining in the tip before closing it up tightly.
- Check the cap for fried glue – sometimes it isn’t the tip that is clogged but the cap.
- You can carefully clean the lid in hot water and pull out bits of dried glue – you’ll want to cover the open bottle while doing that.
- I filled the cap with very hot water and would let it sit and then slide the needle in. Repeat until I finally got the needle through. And then filled it and let all the hot water go through the needle to clean it completely.
Hopefully these tips will help save some of your fine tip glue pens. The most important thing is not to let the bottle sit open and let the glue dry inside that fine tip!
This week is Quick & Cute Card Class and this card will be one of the choices that you can make. Be sure to register for upcoming classes – just click on Registration under the Events tab.
Order online here – use hostess code QSVBK9XA for February 2019.
Feb 18, 2019 | class |
For some reason my events calendar doesn’t seem to be showing up on my blog. Yikes! So I’m adding this post to show what I have coming up until I can figure out what is going on. The registration page still seems to be working.
February Events:
- Wednesday Feb 20 – Cocktails & Card Making @ Tavern at Towne Lake 7:00 pm
- Friday Feb 22 – Quick & Cute Cards 10:00 am
- Friday Feb 22 – Quick & Cute Cards 7:00 pm
- Sunday Feb 24 – Stampin’ Birthday Bingo @ Tavern 2:00 pm – THIS IS FULL
March Events:
- Saturday Mar 2 – BUMC Scrapbook Crop 9 am – 9 pm – I will be a vendor at the event
- Tuesday Mar 5 – KSU card class – private event
- Fri/Sat Mar 8/9 – Stampers Club
- Wednesday Mar 13 – Cocktails & Card Making @ Tavern at Towne Lake 7:00 pm
- Mar 15-17 – Spring Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat
- Saturday Mar 23 – PAWS Team meeting
- Friday Mar 29 – Quick & Cute Cards 10 am
- Friday Mar 29 – Quick & Cute Cards 7 pm
Feb 12, 2019 | 2019 Occasions Catalog, 2019 Sale-a-Bration, Cards, Demonstrator, PAWS Team, Stampin' Up! Starter Kit |
Know that today a friend is thinking of you. Isn’t that such a nice thing to say? You could use it for so many different things. It happens to be one of the stamps in the Part of My Story Sale-A-Bration stamp set. And I’ve used it here on this card.
I made these cards as a swap for my January team meeting. It’s full of some beautiful products that I love but a pretty simple looking card. I’ve actually used three different Sale-A-Bration products on here – the Part of My Story stamp set for the greeting, the Organdy Ribbon, and the wood butterfly elements. The Organdy Ribbon has turned out to be the most popular Sale-A-Bration item I think in all of Stampin’ Up! History and quickly sold right through the full supply plus two back up orders! I’m still hoping that we might be able to get some more near the end of the Sale-A-Bration promotion so I’ll be keeping my eye open and post on my Facebook page if that happens. If it does it will sell out quickly again.
One of the Occasions catalog product that I used was the cute Gingham Designer Paper which comes in five different colors. And they match all those ribbons in that Organdy Ribbon pack. You can could switch up the colors for this card and make a rainbow of them. Another favorite new item I used was the Stitched Rectangle framelits. I actually cut out a bunch of rectangles for a different card but the neat thing about these dies is they also add stitching on the outside part that creates the frame. Nobody wants to waste cute frames so they became part of this card.
Supply List
- #149719 Part of my Story stamp set (Sale-A-Bration 2019)
- #149711 Butterfly Elements (Sale-A-Bration 2019)
- #149623 Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack (Sale-A-Bration 2019)
- #148554 Gingham Gala 6×6 Designer Series Paper
- #148551 Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies
- #115318 Soft Suede Card stock
- #147115 Soft Suede ink
- #100730 Whisper White card stock
- #143263 Big shot Die Cutting Machine
- #103683 Mini Glue Dots
I’ve just returned from a trip to Michigan where I spent the weekend with some of the top demonstrators in the company. We stamped and listened to several demo’s share their stories and business tips. There are a ton of notes in my book and I’m excited to bring some new ideas to my team and my business. If you have ever considered signing up as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator or you have a really long wish list – this is the perfect time to join my team. You get extra FREE products in your kit AND have the option to add this cute tote bag. Visit my JOIN page to learn more and be a part of the PAWS team today!
We are growing a lot this year – with 8 new team members in the past month!
Be sure to register for upcoming classes – just click on Registration under the Events tab.
Order online here – use hostess code BNNC9A9C for January 2019.
Feb 7, 2019 | Cards, Paper Pumpkin |
Sometimes when you start playing with the parts and pieces of the monthly Paper Pumpkin kit you just can’t stop. I ended up with a lot of alternate ideas for the January 2019 kit – Be Mine Valentine. As you know I like to pair up the kits with the Note Cards & Envelopes because it makes a quick card. Here is another one that I created for this month.
What you might notice on this card is the background. Now where did that come from? It’s easy and you have the supplies that you need right in your monthly Paper Pumpkin box. It is the blue tissue paper! I just crumpled it up and dipped it in my ink pad and then tapped it on my note card. Keep repeating until you get the amount of color that you want. I used Pool Party ink on this card.
The other things that I added for this card is the Memento Black ink and then a couple of my Stampin’ Blends markers to color the bird. The scalloped circle, the heart, the kangaroo, and the stamps are all from the kit. Let me know if you try this background technique – I’d love to see what you do with it. You can see how I did it by watching my Facebook Live video of alternate ideas from the January Be Mine Valentine kit click ==> HERE. You can see this project along with my other alternate idea projects.
Supply List
- Paper Pumpkin Kit January 2019 – Be Mine Valentine
- Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes
- Memento Black ink
- Pool Party ink
- Stampin’ Blends: Pool Party, Calypso Coral
Did you see the sneak peeks of February’s Paper Pumpkin Kit? It looks like it is going to be a good one.
Be sure to sign up by February 10th if you want to receive it. Here are a few clues on what to expect:
- An all card kit
- Makes 9 full-sized cards in 3 unique designs (3 of each design)
- Basic Black, Lemon Lime Twist, Mint Macaron, Fresh Fig
- Fun, earthy elements – potting soil, succulents, bold, vintage tea cups, letter planters, photographic design
You can register for upcoming classes – click on Registration under the Events tab.
Order online here – use hostess code QSVBK9XA for February 2019.
