May 9, 2018 | class, Demonstrator, Retired List |
Here is a look at what’s happening this week At Monika’s Place and at Stampin’ Up!
New Discounted Last-Chance Products
Get discounts on select retiring products. Visit my online store to see what items have been discounted.
Through May 31 or while supplies last. Plus look at the Clearance Rack while you are there for some deep deep discounts.
Remember my May Online ordering Hostess code is – EJB9FJAP – I’ll be sending a little surprise to all orders over $25 in product.
Creativity Starts with Paper Pumpkin
Paper Pumpkin is our monthly creative escape that comes straight to your door. New subscribers that subscribe by May 10th will receive 50% off their subscription when billed in May and June. Learn more and JOIN today!
Share What You Love Promotion
We have three exclusive bundles available during the month of May. The Share What You Love suite early release is a tribute to all the wonderful people who have made – and continue to make – Stampin’ Up! what it is today.
See the bundles click here ==> Share What You Love Bundles.
This Week At Monika’s Place
I’m heading to Ryan’s graduation this weekend so I don’t have any events this week. Here is a look at what’s coming up – be sure to RSVP.
Cocktails & Card Making is Wednesday May 16 @ 7 pm at the Tavern at Towne Lake – RSVP here.
PAWS Team Meeting is Saturday May 19 @ 10 am – learn more about joining my Stampin’ Up! team here.
May Card Maker’s Class is Friday May 25 @ 10 am & 7 pm.
Paper Pumpkin Craft Night is Wednesday May 30 @ 6 pm at the Food Court at Outlet Shoppes of Atlanta.
I hope you are having a great week!
May 8, 2018 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards |
I thought I would try something new – it’s going to be a Try it Tuesday post on Tuesdays. Today I’m sharing with you another way to use your clear blocks. They are made to mount photopolymer and clear-mount rubber stamps on but they are useful for some other things too. For this little trick today we are using the edge of the block as a stamp to create parallel lines on your card. Here is a look at the finished card –
The lines on the Crumb Cake strip in the background were made with my H block. Stampin’ Up! blocks have these nice grooved sides that make lines when you put them in your ink pad. You can even make plaid patterns by turning the block in one direction and then the other direction.
I used the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set for this card. The stamp set is currently part of a bundle with the Bouquet Bunch Framelits Dies. The individual items are staying in the new catalog but the bundle is retiring.
Supply List
- Beautiful Bouquet stamp set
- Crumb Cake card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Stitched Shapes Framelits dies
- H clear block – for the striped background technique
- Classic Ink – Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Crushed Curry
- Stampin’ Write Marker – Pumpkin Pie
- Linen Thread
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Now you need to go try it yourself. See what kind of striped backgrounds you can make with your clear blocks.
Thanks for visiting today.
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!
May 4, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, Big Shot, Cards |
Hi my friends! I thought I’d share one of my favorite little bundles from the Occasions Catalog with you today. It’s the Sunshine & Rainbows Bundle. Rainbows are always fun and the best part is that there are Framelits Dies that go with the stamp set. Do you remember learning about the colors of the rainbow in grade school? I sure do – ROY G BIV has stuck with me since I was little. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet – those are the colors of the rainbow and this bundle allows you to create all 7 layers, plus clouds, sunshine and a lightening bolt.
For my card I actually used only 6 layers in my rainbow – Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Island Indigo, and Rich Razzleberry. It seems like it would be a lot of work to cut all those layers but you can actually cut them all in one pass through the Big Shot. You just need to cut your paper and position each piece on the platform with the corresponding die. Here is what I did:
Cutting them all in one pass makes this go so much faster. Stamp the sun in Daffodil Delight on some Whisper White card stock. Leave room to cut the cloud and you can do one pass and cut the sun and cloud at the same time. To finish this card I added the little rain drops from the Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes. These are so fun – but get them now they are retiring and so is this bundle – I’m so sad.
Supply List
- Sunshine & Rainbows Bundle – Stamp Set & Rainbow Builder Framelits Dies #145983 (retiring)
- Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes #145632 (retiring)
- Whisper White Thick Card Stock
- Card Stock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Island Indigo (retiring), and Rich Razzleberry
- Daffodil Delight Classic Ink
- Memento Tuxedo Black ink
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Retiring items are available while supplies last.
If you would like to order any of these supplies please visit my online store today. The hostess code for May is EJB9FJAP. I’ll be mailing a little surprise in the mail to all orders over $25 place in my online store using the hostess code.
Thanks for visiting my blog today.
