Jun 28, 2016 | Big Shot, Open House, Thinlits |
Throughout the catalog you will find Bundle & Save boxes that have a stamp set and coordinating tool available to purchase at a discount. There are a whole bunch of them in the catalog. Be sure to look for the box that says Bundle & Save. It will save you 10% off when you purchase the coordinating items as a bundle instead of purchasing them separately.
Question 6 on my scavenger hunt – asked which one was your favorite? Are you kidding – I don’t think I can pick just one. Perhaps I should have asked which ONES are your favorites. I mean really what was I thinking.
One of my favorites is the Ready to Pop Bundle! It’s a really adorable little popcorn box that you make using the Popcorn Box Thinlits Dies and it has the coordinating Ready to Pop Stamp set. I used these to make little treats for my New Catalog Kickoff Party earlier this month.
I used the Dapper Denim In-Color and paired it with the Kraft card stock and burlap ribbon – I filled it with popcorn in our new cello bags. These are so cute and they are pretty small – not so big that you need a ton of candy or filler. So it makes a perfect size for party favors. The boxes are easy to assemble and the thinlits dies has a lot of other pieces for decorating the box.
Some of my other bundle favorites include – Best Birds, Foxy Friends, Jar of Love, and Sunshine Sayings! I can’t wait to get busy playing with more of these.
I’m so glad you joined me today. Let me know which bundles you love.
Jun 27, 2016 | All Inclusive Kits, Cards |
Did you know that Stampin’ Up! has two All-Inclusive kits that are ready for all crafter’s with all the supplies, stamps and ink that you need. Just add scissors and adhesive and you are ready for fun! Question 5 on my scavenger hunt was What are the names of our two all-inclusive kits?
Oh Happy Day Card Kit – this is the new one – it’s bright and cheerful and makes 20 cards.
Watercolor Wishes – a carryover from the last catalog – it also makes 20 cards that are soft and soothing. And it has a really awesome stamp set.
These kits make great cards that you can send out to family and friends and then you have an the stamp sets, ink and extra pieces left to create other things with. I really love the stamp set from the Watercolor Wishes kit and I used it on this little note card along with some new products from the catalog.
Thanks for visiting me today. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think about the all-inclusive kits. I’ll be planning a class for the Oh Happy Day kit later this year.
Jun 25, 2016 | Cards, Designer Series Paper, Thank You |
Questions 3 & 4 on my catalog scavenger hunt had to do with the Product Suites in our catalog.
3. Product Suites are coordinating products that make it easy to get creative with matching products. How many Product Suites are in the new catalog?
Here is a list of all the product suites – there are 14 of them:
- Festive Birthday – bright & playful – pg. 10/11
- This Christmas – traditional & elegant – pg. 26/27
- Thankful Thoughts – gratitude with attitude – pg. 38/39
- Affectionately Yours – florals & copper – pg. 44/45
- A Little Foxy – cute baby critters – pg. 56/57
- Moroccan – artfully exotic – pg. 66/67
- Floral Boutique – hand-painted florals – pg. 76/77
- Pop of Pink – patterns that pop – pg. 84/85
- By the Shore – soft & nautical – pg. 92/93
- Serene Scenery – inspired by nature – pg 102/103
- Playful Palette – modern & colorful – pg. 118/119
- Irresistibly Floral – just add ink – pg. 126/127
- Blooms & Bliss – whimsical florals – pg. 138/139
- Fruit Stand – fresh fruit & flowers – pg. 148/149
4. Which Product Suite is your favorite?
My favorite is the Little Foxy suite – I love those little critters. I also like the Serene Scenery – the nature feel is definitely me. I just haven’t had a chance to play with it yet.
I’m struggling a little with the Playful Palette – it’s a little too much color something or not colors that I like together. I’m not quite sure. But I did create this fun card and I do LOVE it.
I used the Playful Palette Paper Stack and Card Stock pack. I did use a different stamp set – I don’t have the one in the suite.
I punched circles (or use the Layering Circle Framelits) from the different patterns of paper – crumpled them up and then semi flattened them out to glue the centers together. There is nothing perfect about this flower – just layer the circles up however and it makes a fun flower. The leaf is also a circle punch just folded to create a leaf.
Enjoy.
Jun 24, 2016 | Big Shot, Cards, In Colors |
The second question on my New Catalog Scavenger Hunt was –
We introduced 5 new In-Colors for 2016 – 2018. Which one is your favorite?
The new colors are
- Dapper Denim
- Emerald Envy
- Flirty Flamingo
- Peekaboo Peach
- Sweet Sugarplum
Each year Stampin’ Up! introduces five new In Colors, which are available for two years. So far I really like Dapper Denim – I’ve used it a bunch and also the Peekaboo Peach. Which one is your favorite?
I think Emerald Envy is going to big for the holidays but here is a fun little card featuring it that is not a holiday card. I’m not quite ready yet to think about the holidays. Summer is just getting started!
I used the fun new Hostess stamp set called Love You Lots along with the new Layering Squares Framelits. I love all the sizes of plain and scalloped squares. There are 19 dies in this set!
The Designer paper I used is from the Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack. It has three of our new in-colors in it. But I opted to go with one of the black patterns for this card. It looks so good with the Emerald Envy. I watercolored my frog which gives him a lot of variation in color.
I hope you like this little guy. You can get this stamp set free if you earn Stampin’ Rewards – just host a party or place a qualifying order. Contact me for more info – or visit my website – www.monika.stampinup.net.
Thanks for stopping in today.
Jun 23, 2016 | Stamper's Club |
I tried something brand new this year – held a Stamper’s Club Retreat at a cabin in the Mountains. My Stamper’s Club has been active for many years and we have talked about a retreat in the past and this year it finally happened!!
We had so much fun spending the weekend together crafting. We stayed at a cabin called Sweetbriar Ridge Retreat. It is set up for 8 people to craft away the weekend. We even decided to have all our food catered. It was delicious and so easy. Everything was there ready for us – we didn’t have to plan the meals, go shopping, haul it up there, or prepare it. Just pull it out and put it in the oven or on the table!
Everyone brought their own things to work on – Project Life, Paper Pumpkin, card making, scrapbooking, project kits, whatever they wanted. I brought the supplies for the projects for our club meeting while we were there. And I brought everyone little “pillow” gifts. Plus we played games and had prizes for everyone too! Everyone loved it so much we are booked for next year to do it all again!.
Here are the little gifts I gave everyone.
A little welcome flower on everyone’s table. I used the All About Everything stamp set that was a freebie in one of our Paper Pumpkin kits.
A little bag that had a notepad inside. The stamp set is the You’re So Sweet stamp set that coordinates with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits. Although I didn’t use the thinlits for this project but the Kraft Tag a Bag Gift bags.
We were there on Mother’s Day. And I gave everyone this sweet little paper purse filled with chocolate truffles. I even had my mom with me for the weekend so we got to spend time together. The flower and punch were from the old catalog – Bloom for You and the Fun Flower Punch. The purses were made from a 12×12 piece of designer paper.
Everyone with their make&take projects – we made a set of cards and a wood stamp case as a holder for them.
We missed a couple of the girls that couldn’t join us but I’m hoping everything can come next time.
Thanks for visiting today.
