Last Day To Sale-A-Brate

Todayt is the last day to take advantage of Stampin’ Up!’s 2024 Sale-A-Bration Promotion. It’s been a fun two months and the free products have been spectacular. For me, the best part of Sale-A-Bration is always the patterned paper. This year, the selection has been amazing. Below are just a few samples of projects I put together using the patterned paper from Sale-A-Bration.

I hope you enjoy this parade of cards. If you click on the card, you’ll be able to see my original blog post. In most cases, you’ll get some of the “how to” details to re-create these cards.

Here we go…

Trusty Tools Designer Series Paper
Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper
Sunny Days Designer Series Paper
Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper
Most Adored Designer Series Paper
Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper
Sunny Days Designer Series Paper

The cards above are a small sample of the patterns in the free Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper selections. Below are the details on all of the Sale-A-Bration Produtts. Today is the last day to Sale-A-Brate.

The products below are FREE with a $50 product purchase.

The products below are FREE with a$100 qualifying product purchase.

So, find that fun patterned paper, cut a few layers, add a few elements and a little sparkle, and create a handmade card to share with someone special.

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February Host Code – JYARZNJF

The February cards are showcasing the Everyday Details Dies along with the Delightfuly Eclectic Designer Series Paper.

  • You will receive everything you need to put the cards together as I’ve designed them.
  • The kit will include the card bases, layers, die cuts, embellishments, sentiment layers, and envelopes.
  • I cannot send stamped images, but you will have a sentiment layer you can customize to a stamp you already owm.
  • You will also receive a printed PDF Tutorial, along with a video link so you can put the cards together along with me.
  • You will automatically receive the kit with a minimum product purchase of $50.00 through my online store. When completing your purchase, you MUST use the Monthly Host Code that I provide in every blog post. (Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have).
  • If your order is more than $150.00, plese don’t use the Host Code. You will receive rewards directly from Stampin’ Up!, and you will also receive the mini kit from me.

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Simple And Sweet Thoughts

Remember the simple things in life with the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Card Pack! This eclectic combination of double-sided cards is bright, beautiful, and versatile. Each card is ready to use for your celebrations and perfect for saving pictures and preserving memories. Use the cards to send a sweet greeting or create a full scrapbook page layout!

This pack includes 50 double-sided printed cards you can use for quick card fronts, pocket scrapbooks, and more. The card pack also includes 6 sheets of stickers to embellish your projects. You can see see more inspiration in the Product Details section of this post.

Here’s a sample of the cards I put together with the Sweet Thguths Memories & More Card Pack. Each one of these cards is quick and easy to put together. You will enjoy matching patterns, adding stickers, and creating your unique card designs. Just cut a few card bases, grab your favorite adhesives, and you’re good to go!

I added a Basic White card base, a Baker’s Twine bow, and a few Dimensionals to finish this card.
I used one of the white Note Cards, added Pretty Peacock cardstock layers and sequin embellishments.
One sequin, a Pretty Pewacock card base and layer, and a cute flower sticker finished this card.
A Basic White card base and a few sequin embellishments completed this card.
A Petal Pink card base, scattered white sequins and sentiment stickers completed this birthday wish.

Although I created cards using the Memories & More products, Stampin’ Up! has a complete line of scrapbooking supplies. The stamps, inks, dies, Designer Series Paper and 12″ x 12″ cardstock packs are perfect for beautiful scrapbook page layouts. If you love memory keeping and journaling life adventures and milestones, take a look at the Memories & More book and pages in the Product Details section of this post.

So, I hope you enjoyed my parade of cards. The Sweet Thoughts Memories & More card pack is a fun way to design and create your unique card collection. Wouldn’t a pretty package filled with these cards be a heartfelt gift for someone special?

January Host Code – MB9N2AD9

  • During the month of Januaryr, with a minimum product purchse of $50.00 from my Online Store, you will receive all of the supplies to create these two cards as I’ve designed them, along with a PDF Tutorial and video tutorial to make the cards along with me.
  • You will need your favorite adhesive and sentiment stamp.
  • To receive this FREE Card Kit, you must use the Host Code above when placing your order.
  • If your order is $150.00 or more, please don’t use the Host Code. You will receive Stampin’ Rewards directly from Stampin’ Up!, and you will also receive the FREE Card Kit from me.

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Happy New Year

Wishing you all a very healthy, happy and joy-filled 2024!

Below are a few of my favorite projects from 2923. Enhoy the parade of cards, and I’ll be back tomorrow with new inspiration.

If you would like to visit my original post for any of these cards, you can go to my Project Gallery in the Menu above. You can find cutting dimensions, and in some cases, a full tutorial. Enjoy!

Remember…

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End of Month Inspiration – Lots of Cards!

It’s the end of March and Spring is rolling in quickly.  The weather here in NJ has been warming up in the afternoons and I’m enjoying the sun and more daylight.  April is an exciting month for me.  Stampin’ Up! released the new Annual Catalog to all Demonstrators and it’s outstanding this year!  We’ll have an opportunity to get our hands on the new products and showcase them.  You’ll be seeing a lot of Sneak Peeks over the next couple of weeks.  The new In Colors are really beautiful and they’ll coordinate nicely with all of our existing colors.  There’s lots of good stuff coming your way soon, so keep checking in.

Speaking of good stuff, since it’s the last day of the month, I’m featuring cards created by my Team of wonderful stampers.  We had our monthly meet-up last week and the projects, once again were beautiful and fun.  Also, a few of my very talented customers were so kind to send me their beautiful projects which I’m displaying today. The card above is my favorite for March.  You can click here to view my original post.

Now, let’s take a look at what the ladies created:

Monica used the Simply Succulents Bundle in Basic Gray and Petal Pink to create this sweet and simple card.  Just a few layers, including a Stitched Rectangle, embossed texture and a pretty Baker’s Twine bow really make this card stand out.  This is one of those favorite Quick and Easy designs great for those times when you need more than one card.

Georgia used the Delicate Petals stamp set.  She prepared two matching cards and let us choose our colors.  I chose Gorgeous Grape and Rococo Rose.  The Wink of Stella is difficult to see in the photo, but it is stunning on the card.  The Wink of Stella slightly ran the ink and created a shaded look on the Gorgeous Grape card.  I think it creates a beautiful look since I’m a big fan of coloring with ink and a Blender Pen.

Below is Georgia’s card in Rococo Rose.

Next up is Barbara card.  She created a Fun Fold design using the retired Welcome Easter stamp set.  This is the cutest little lamb with that sweet bow.  Barbara mixed Seaside Spray with Cajun Craze. I love the blues and oranges mixed together.

Below is the inside of Barbara’s card.

Karen’s created another Fun Fold for us.  Her card is full of beautiful Spring colors.  She used the Flowers For Every Season 6′ x 6″ Designer Series Paper which is retiring. Graceful flowers representing each of the four seasons make this paper a versatile, all-year choice.  It’s on the “Last Chance List” and it’s on sale at 40% off.

Below is an open view of Karen’s card.

Below is Kathy’s card.  Kathy is a very talented stamper who shares her beautiful cards with me. This is such a pretty card for Spring and I love the yellow and black combination. That gingham ribbon is beautiful.

Sally has been a busy stamper.  She recently got the Ice Cream Corner Suite and sent me the most adorable cards.

This ice cream looks good enough to eat.  Sally mentioned to me that she loves this set and knows she’ll use it over and over.  The sentiments included with the set are adorable.

Sally’s Easter card is beautiful.  These cute ducks are retired now, but this set will go on and on.  Look at how Sally used the Stitched With Whimsy dies.  I love to see the old with the new.

And last, but most definitely not least is Marilyn’s card.  Marilyn kicked this one out of the park. Look at those cut hearts pouring out of the envelope.  This card is a perfect way to send love.

I hope you enjoyed this parade of cards today and find some inspiration from all of these talented paper crafters.  Next month, I’m sure I’ll have even more inspiration to share with you.

So, as I always say, find that perfect stamp set, cut a few layers, match up some pretty patterned paper, and create something “happy”.

…the only limitation is your imagination!

Click on the image below for details on the Last Chance Product Sale gong on now.

 

An Amazing CASE – Day Two – FREE PDF Tutorials

Happy Tuesday!

Today I have Part 2 of my “Amazing Catty Case”.  If you didn’t see my post yesterday, you can click here to take a look.

The card above is my third card and is a CASE of the third card of the “You Are Amazing” Project Kit on page 7 in the January – June 2021 Mini Catalog.  Below is the third card from the catty that I CASE’d. I had so much fun “playing with patterns”.  Let’s talk about what I did.

  • I kept the polka dot background.
  • Since I didn’t have the tag top punch or the die for the bottom edge of the tag in Stampin’ Up!’s card, I created a large banner with Night of Navy cardstock and my Triple Banner Punch.
  • I kept the rest of the card design similar, but I added a little flagged banner to the bottom of my circle.
  • Stampin’ Up! used Baker’s Twine as an embellishment.  I used Playing With Patterns Resin Dots.

Below is my version of the fourth card in Stampin’ Up!’s “You Are Amazing” Project Kit.

And here is Stampin’ Up!’s fourth and final card.

Here’s how I CASE’d the card above:

  • I kept the striped pattern for the card base layer with a striped pattern from Playing With Patterns DSP.
  • I added the same vertical strip down the center of the card as Stampin’ Up! did, but I used Night of Navy cardstock.
  • I created a patterned paper flagged banner with more patterned paper from Playing With Patterns (I had fun playing with these patterns… really!)
  • I tried using my Stitched Rectangle Dies to create a similar sentiment layer, but my sentiment sat better on a square.
  • Stampin’ Up! used Baker’s Twine to embellish their card and I used more Playing With Patterns Resin Dots.

As a recap, below are my cards from yesterday’s post along with the cards I CASE’d from Stampin’ Up!

This is the first card I CASE’d from the You Are Amazing Project Kit.  This card was featured in yesterday’s post.

Stampin’ Up!’s card is below.

And here is the second card I CASE’d from the project kit.  This card was featured in yesterday’s post.

Below is Stampin’ Up!’s catalog version.

 

I wanted to write this post to show how easy and how much fun it can be to CASE.  CASEing can get those creative juices flowing for you and you can have fun enjoying the process of substituting, mixing and matching.  Take a look at the great patterns in the Playing With Patterns Designer Series Paper pack.  Another good DSP that comes to mind are the patterns in the Dandy Garden DSP.  If you don’t have a plentiful patterned Designer Series Paper Pack, click on the link to my online store and take a look at the great selection Stampin’ Up! has created for you.

Enjoy the PDF tutorials I’ve provided for you and I would love to hear your comments on my CASE’d parade of projects.

So, get yourself that one special Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper pack, print out these tutorials and have a fun creative CASEing party!

…the only limitation is your imagination!

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