Monday, March 25, 2019

Stampin' Up! Fable Friends Easter and Baby Cards

  • Easter, Baby and Spring cards using Fable Friends
  • Last week to place Sale-A-Bration orders for free selections
  • Upcoming Dates to Remember

Stampin' Up! Fable Friends Card Idea

Today's cards uses one of the first stamp sets I ordered from the Occasions catalog.  I knew I wanted a new Easter set, and I always need baby cards, and this set really fits the bill.  It includes such cute images.  You're going to want to pick up the Stampin' Up! Fabled Friends set to use before Easter and use it throughout the Spring and for baby cards all year long.  Add it to your Wish List today. 






The basecard for today's card is Balmy Blue.  Then a layer of Crumb Cake, die cut using the Rectangle Stitched Framelit Dies.  Then a small layer of Gingham Gala 6" X 6" Designer Series Paper.     

  

The image layer is an oval cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies.  The bunny from the Fable Friends stamp set is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with Blends Marker.  Blends Marker colors used include:  Light Balmy Blue, Light Soft Sued, and Ivory for the face and hands and ears.  Isn't this little bunny adorable?             


Then,  I added the greetings from the Fable Friends set onto a sentiment die cut in Whisper White with a Balmy Blue mat.  These two dies are from the Lilies Framelit Dies.  Then a bow of Balmy Blue from the Organdy Ribbon Pack was added.

This card and and earlier card--both using the Stampin' Up! Fable Friends stamp set, show off the "cuteness" factor of this Occasions catalog stamp set.    
Stampin' Up! Fable Friends Stamp Set 148670 


Have fun creating your own cards with this adorable stamp set. 

Recipe


  • Stamps: Fable Friends (148670)
  • Ink:  Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Light Balmy Blue Blends Marker, Light Soft Suede Blends Marker, Ivory Blends Marker
  • Paper:  Whisper White, Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Gingham Gala 6" X 6" Designer Series Paper (148554)
  • Accessories:  Rectangle Stitched Framelit Dies (148551), Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies(145372),Organdy Ribbon Bundle (Sale-A-Bration Selection-Sold out),  Big Shot, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Important Upcoming Dates to Remember


March 31, 2019 - Last day to place a $50 & $100 order (less tax and shipping) and select free Sale-A-Bration items.  This is a great time to reorder snail, dimensionals, glue, Whisper White cardstock, envelopes, and other consumables that you use all the time and earn free gifts in the process.
March 31, 2019 - Final day to sign up as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and select $175 in merchandise from any catalog for your $99 starter kit.  After March 31, new demonstrator kit revert to $125 in merchandise for the $99 demonstrator starter kit.  Learn More.
April 1-30 2019 - I'm putting together my mailing list to send new, annual Stampin' Up! catalogs available June 4, 2019.  Customers who have purchased $50 in merchandise during the past 6 months will be automatically added to my mailing list.  If you would like to receive a new annual catalog, contact me by April 30.  I'm attending Stampin' Up! On Stage in San Antonio, and will have previews of new items to show you beginning in late April, giving you plenty of time to create your Wish List before the new, annual catalog is released June 4.
June 4, 2019 - New annual catalog released.  Be sure to order your In Color ink pads and ink refills and In Color papers that will retire before the new annual Stampin' Up! catalog is released.  I always get a call right after the new catalog is released with a request for a retired color someone needs desperately for a project.  Some In Color papers, ink pads, refills and coordinating accessories sell out in early May when the retiring list of products is released.  Be sure you order In Color items now, before they sell out.  Order before March 31 and earn Sale-A-Bration rewards for a qualifying $50 or $100 order.
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Enjoy!



Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
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Friday, March 22, 2019

A Soft Vellum Floral Romance card

  • Stampin' Up! Floral Romance
  • Piece of Cake Photopolymer Bundle Back in Stock -- for now...
  • Join Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits and earn a Sale-a-Bration selection

Stampin' Up! Floral Romance card idea


As I was putting away some of my papers, today, I noticed I had about a half sheet of this beautiful pink vellum print from the Floral Romance Designer Series Paper package.  I had use another print from this pack on a recent card and on a whim I decided to redo the same basic layout using this print.  It turned out just as beautiful as my original design.  If you haven't purchased this pack of Designer Series Paper from the Occasions catalog yet, you'll want to add it to your Wish List soon. 





The basecard for today's card is Petal Pink.  Then a layer of Whisper White.  Then a layer of the Floral Romance Designer Series Paper.  This Floral Romance print is a soft vellum print.     

  

The image layer is an open rectangle cut with the Rectangle Stitched Framelit Dies.  Then, the image from the Wonderful Romance Stamp Set is stamped in Versamark on Vellum Cardstock, and Heat Embossed with White Embossing Powder.  Tip:  Heat your vellum from the backside and keep your heat tool moving to avoid burning your vellum.           


Then, the vellum image is die cut using the coordinating Wonderful Floral Framelit Dies.  I used a few Mini Glue Dots to hold the vellum piece to the frame.

 The Whisper White frame was created using the Rectangle Stitched Framelit Dies and is popped up on Dimensionals before adding it to the card front.  I used two different die cuts from the Well Written Framelits Dies as the sentiments.    


To finish this card, I added small Pearls to some of the flowers and a triple bow of Polka Dot Tulle.  You'll enjoy the soft look of this beautiful card, and its a card you'll be proud to send.  This White Heat Embossed card can be used as a template that will work with many of the stamp sets available in the Stampin' Up! catalogs.   Have fun creating your own looks with this technique. 

Recipe


  • Stamps: Stampin' Up! Floral Romance (148632)
  • Ink:  Versamark
  • Paper:  Whisper White, Petal Pink, Floral Romance Designer Series Paper (148586)
  • Accessories:  Very Vanilla 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon (146912), Wonderful Floral Framelit Dies (150592(, Pearl Basic Jewels (144219), Rectangle Stitched Framelit Dies (148551), Well Written Framelit Dies (148534), Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder (109132) Big Shot, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Piece of Cake Bundle back in Stock


If you've been waiting for the Piece of Cake Bundle (150579), go on line now and place your order.  Its back in stock, but we're not sure for how long.  Get it while its available.  Popular items go fast, and this has been a very popular items from the Occasions catalog.  Purchasing items as a bundle save you 10% over purchasing them as individual items.

Piece of Cake Bundle - 150579 - USD $31.50


A fast way to earn a free Sale-A-Bration Selection  -- but not for long.  Sale-A-Bration ends March 31, 2019


If you don't have time to page through all of the current catalogs to find $50 or $100 worth of supplies to order to qualify for a free Sale-A-bration selection, don't fret.  Just subscribe to Paper Pumpkin and your monthly subscription will qualify you for Sale-A-Bration awards!  Easy.  Fast.  Done.

 These fast, easy, and fun monthly kits offer you a cost-saving and time-efficient way to craft because the kits are pre-designed and all-inclusive.  The April Kit will feature Distinktive Stamps.  Distinktive stamps give you photo-realistic images with just one stamp.  They have a special texture that gives added depth and dimension in a single step -- the same look it used to take a two or three-step stamp process to obtain.  Distinktive stamps are only available from Stampin' Up!.  Its made using a patent-pending process.

Earn FREE Sale-A-Bration product selections with your Paper Pumpkin purchases when you sign up for a Paper-Pumpkin Subscription.

  


For new subscribers, during Sale-A-Bration is the best time to try Paper Pumpkin.  Sign up with a 3-month pre-paid subscription, and you get a FREE level 1 Sale-A-Bration item.

For former subscribers:  As a former Paper Pumpkin customer, now is the perfect time to sign up again!  You'll get FREE Sale-A-Bration items when you come back using a 3-month or more prepaid subscription.

Existing Subscribers:  On a month to month subscription?  Get even more from your Paper Pumpkin Subscription.  Earn up to four Sale-A-Bration items.  Sign up for a 6- or 12-month subscription.  With a 12-month subscription, you can earn up to four Sale-A-Bration items (plus host benefits).

Note:  Prepaid Subscriptions do not begin automatically.  You'll receive a prepaid code.  Then to activate the subscription, go to paperpumpkin.com to begin receiving the monthly kits.  This makes giving Paper Pumpkin subscriptions gifts convenient--and just in time for Easter or Mother's Day giving. You buy the subscription in advance.  Then your recipient can use the code you provide them by activating it on paperpumpkin.com.  Buy a gift subscription for yourself and a friend, now, and earn Sale-A-Bration picks as a bonus.  Or ask that special someone to order a subscription for you as your Mother's Day gift -- before Sale-A-Bration ends on March 31.  You'll thank them again and again when you receive your kit each month.

Click here to Order Paper Pumpkin subscriptions.

 Each month when your Paper Pumpkin craft kit arrives, visit www.paperpumpkin.com to view the unboxing and assembly of your monthly Paper Pumpkin kit.  Complete your kit and you'll have cards with matching envelopes or gift/treat packaging to use for special occasions that month.  Plus you'll have stamp sets and extra supplies to use on other projects.  Any reason why you shouldn't treat yourself to your favorite Sale-A-bration stamp set today with your Paper-Pumpkin subscription?  Each $50 order earns you a free Sale-A-Bration selection.
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Enjoy!



Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Another Home To Roost card; a Free Sale-a-bration stamp set

  • Stampin' Up! Home To Roost
  • Crackle Background Stamp from Occasions Catalog.
  • Join Stampin' Up! for $99 and get $175 in merchandise

Stampin' Up! Home To Roost


I put Home To Roost stamp set away after making yesterday's card, but this stamp set was still on my mind when I was deciding which stamp set to use today. It's a great stamp for staying connected with those you don't get to see that often, or your favorite relative you haven't seen in a while. I decided to use some of the same color combinations from yesterday, but with a few changes. 

 If you haven't made all of your purchase decisions during Sale-A-Bration, this is one of the "sleeper" sets that you might not have chosen as your first choice as a free Sale-a-Bration selection, but you'll be so happy you decided to add this set to your Wish List before Sale-a-Bration ends next week.  It can be yours free, with a $50 order (not including shipping and tax).





The basecard for today's card is Crumb Cake.  Then a layer of Very Vanilla stamped with the Crackle Paint background stamp with Crumb Cake ink.  Then the banner under the Rooster image  is a layer of Cherry Cobbler with a layer of Crumb Cake dry embossed with the Corrugated Embossing Folder.  Once embossed, I used a Sponge Dauber to lightly ink the ridges of this layer with Crumb Cake ink.     

  

The banner under the Rooster image has a piece of uses a piece of 3/16" Braided Linen Trim, a carry over from the Holiday catalog, tied in a double bow.  The image layer is a circle of Very Vanilla die cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies.           


The rooster image is stamped in Cherry Cobbler.  The reeds are stamped off once using Crumb Cake ink.  The sentiment is also from the Home To Roost Stamp Set and it is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and then backed with a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock.   I colored three Share What You Love Artisan Pearls with a Dark Cherry Cobbler Blends Marker, an then added them as accents to the image layer and sentiment.  Below is what yesterday's card and today's cards look like together.    


You'll enjoy creating original cards with the Home To Roost stamp set with its thoughtful sentiments.  Although we live in a world run by digital communications, a card sent through postal mail can mean a lot to both the sender and the recipient.  It means more than an email, an e-card or even a phone call.  Brighten some one's day with snail mail in a decorated envelope addressed to someone you want to feel your special love.   You can earn this free Sale-A-Bration selection -- Home To Roost -- free with a $50 order, placed by March 31. 

Recipe


  • Stamps: Home To Roost (149736) Free Sale-A-Bration Pick, Crackle Paint Background Stamp (148752)
  • Ink:  Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Dark Cherry Cobbler Blends
  • Paper:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler
  • Accessories:  Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, 3/16"  Braided Linen Trim, Corrugated Embossing Folder, Share What You Love Artisan Pearls, Big Shot, Dimensionals 

There's still time to place your Sale-A-Bration order -- but not for long


If you wait until everything is just right, you might miss the perfect Sale-a-Bration item you've been meaning to use to let someone know how much you love and appreciate them.  Just two more weeks to earn your favorite Sale-a-Bration items.  Stampin' Up! may carry over to a new catalog season a few tools (dies and embossing folder) from the Sale-A-bration selections, but they won't carry over any of the stamps from Sale-A- Bration.  So the next two weeks is your final opportunity to add your favorite Sale-a-Bration stamps to your craft collection.  Any reason why you shouldn't treat yourself to your favorite Sale-A-bration stamp set today?  Each $50 order earns you a free Sale-A-Bration selection.

Join Stampin' Up! and Earn the Sale-A-Bration signing bonus


Joining Stampin' Up! gets you project ideas and craft supplies you'll love using for all your paper crafting projects.  The special joining bonus, only available during Sale-a-Bration, is a bonus a card maker won't want to miss.  Join by March 31, 2019, and your $99 starter kit allows you to select $175 worth of merchandise from any of the current Stampin' Up! catalogs.  And your starter kit picks ship free.  But after March 31, the offer reverts to the standard sign up offer of $125 worth of merchandise for $99.  So, if you're a new stamper, order your basic tools like the Big Shot, Whisper White cardstock, envelopes, paper Snips, a paper trimmer, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Colored Pencils, and Aqua Painter, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, and snail runner or glue.  Experience stampers who already have basic supplies will love stocking up on Designer Series Paper, new stamp sets, punches, a coordinating die set, ribbons, and alcohol-based Blends Markers in several colors to match your cardstock and Designer Series Papers.  Let me help you put together the best order based on your current supplies and your crafting needs.

This is one of the best Sale-A-Bration offers in my memory.  If you've been wondering how you can save money on your Stampin' Up! purchases, you simply must look at this offer more closely.  Once you join, you're Stampin' Up! supplies are 20% off.  And, as a hobby demonstrator, you don't need to sell a thing.  Just buy for yourself and take advantage of the 20% demonstrator discount, with easy-to-meet quarterly minimums of $300.  (You know you spend at least $100 a month on your hobby supplies.)  Or turn your hobby into a fun, part-time business to share with your friends and family. Sorry, starter kit orders do not earn Sale-A-Bration selection.  But sign up as a demonstrator, place your $99 starter kit order picking $175 worth of merchandise, then, wait 15 minutes to receive your new demonstration number, and place your first $50 order with your 20% demonstrator discount, and earn a free Sale-A-Bration selection!

Read more here. 
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Enjoy!



Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

12 days remain to get Home To Roost Stamp Set Free

  • Stampin' Up! Home To Roost
  • Corrugated Embossing Folder
  • 12 days remain to join Stampin' Up! for $99 and get $175 in merchandise .

Stampin' Up! Home To Roost


Today's I'm highlighting the free Sale-A-Bration set called Home To Roost.  With all of the exciting free Sale-A-Bration selections introduced as part of the second and  third Sale-A-Bration releases, its easy to forget about one of the sets introduced with the first release of Sale-A-Bration selections.  I'm guilty of wanting to play with the latest, new items I've received and so today was the first time I played with Home to Roost.  This card just seemed to fall together in minutes.  This stamp set is so easy to work with.  It can be yours free, with a $50 order (not including shipping and tax).

Background created using Corrugated Dynamic Textured
 Impressions Embossing Folder (148026) USD $10.00


The basecard for today's card is Sahara Sand.  Then a layer of Cherry Cobbler.  Then another layer of Sahara Sand that is dry embossed with the Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Once embossed, I used a Sponge Dauber to lightly ink the ridges of this layer with Sahara Sand ink.     

  

The banner uses a piece of Festival Farmhouse, a retired  paper from the Holiday catalog that I just can't seem to part with.  The image layer is a circle of Very Vanilla die cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies.          


The rooster image is stamped in Cherry Cobbler.  The reeds are stamped in Sahara Sand.  The sentiment is also from the Home To Roost Stamp Set and it is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and then punched using the Classic Label Punch.  Gold Metallic Pearls accent the image layer and the sentiment.    


You can earn this free Sale-A-Bration selection -- Home To Roost -- free with a $50 order placed by March 31. 

Recipe


  • Stamps: Home To Roost (149736) Free Sale-A-Bration Pick
  • Ink:  Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler
  • Paper:  Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Festival Farmhouse Designer Series Paper (Retired)
  • Accessories:  Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Classic Label Punch, Corrugated Embossing Folder, Metallic Pearls, Big Shot, Dimensionals, 

Join Stampin' Up! and Earn the Sale-A-Bration signing bonus


Just 12 more days to earn this special joining bonus.  Join by March 31, 2019, and your $99 starter kit allows you to select $175 worth of merchandise from any of the current Stampin' Up! catalogs.  And your starter kit picks ship free.  But after March 31, the offer reverts to the standard sign up offer of $125 worth of merchandise for $99.  

 This is one of the best Sale-A-Bration offers in my memory.  If you've been wondering how you can save money on your Stampin' Up! purchases, you simply must look at this offer more closely.  Once you join, you're purchases are 20% off.  And, as a hobby demonstrator, you don't need to sell a thing.  Just buy for yourself and take advantage of the 20% demonstrator discount, with easy-to-meet quarterly minimums of $300.  (You know you spend at least $100 a month on your hobby supplies.)  Or turn your hobby into a fun, part-time business to share with your friends and family. Sorry, starter kit orders do not earn Sale-A-Bration selection.  But sign up as a demonstrator, wait 15 minutes to receive your new demonstration number, and place your first $50 with your 20% demonstrator discount, and earn a free Sale-A-Bration selection.

 Read more here. 
Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site and you'll receive notification of my upcoming classes.



Enjoy!



Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 
Current Promotions
Start You Own Business
Host a workshop
Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs




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