Thursday, February 27, 2020

Create Beautiful Scenes using the Stampin' Up! Beautiful Moments Stamp Set

  • Beautiful Moments Stamp Set
  • A stamp set for coloring fun: Beautiful Moments
  • Hold your place in this weekend's card making class

Stampin' Up! Beautiful Moments

You're going to be so inspired when you use the Stampin' Up! Beautiful Moments Stamp Set from the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog.  The set was a collaboration between a Demonstrator from Auckland NZ and the wonderful designers from the Stampin Up! home office in Utah, when Demonstrator Jacque Willams reached $1,000,000 in Stampin' Up! sales.  

 The images in the stamp set are based on her and her three daughters, and her love of new Zealand.   You"ll find the images perfect for granddaughters, cousins, nieces or daughters.   This stamp set would work for a Birthday card, Mother's Day Card, Sympathy Card or a Thinking-of-You card.  The set includes a beach scene, a mountain, and a field of flowers.  It includes more flowers, birds, and butterflies to fill out a scene.  It's a great set to use with different coloring techniques such as Watercolor Pencils, Stamp Pad ink and Aqua Painters, Stampin' Markers and alcohol-based Stampin' Blends Markers.  The set also pairs well with the A Good Man Stamp Set from the Annual Catalog, which includes masculine images in the same style as the Beautiful Moments Stamp Set.    
  





 Today's card uses a variety of coloring techniques on the main image.  I used both Stampin' Blends and ink pads with an Aqua Painter.  For the grass I used both Light Granny Apply Green and Light Old Olive Blends.  For the sky, I used Balmy Blue ink pad with an Aqua painter.  For the girl's dress and the butterfly, I used a Calypso Coral ink pad with an Aqua Painter.  I used a Light Crumb Cake Blends Marker on her hair, A Light Highland Heather Blends Maker on the flower and a Light Petal Pink Blends Marker on her arms.  I probably should have used Water Color Paper. bit I hadn't decided to use ink pads and Aqua Painter until after I stamped my image on regular Whisper White Cardstock.  It worked fine, as long as you use a light touch with your Aqua Painter.  If you go over the cardstock with your Aqua Painter too much, your cardstock will begin to get bumpy.
     



The card base for this card is Thick Whisper White.  Then a layer of Petal Pink. Then I used a piece of Petal Pink Vellum Cardstock from the Perennial Essence 12" X 12" Vellum Cardstock Pack and dry embossed it using the Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder.  Then I added a piece of Petal Pink 5/8" Organdy Striped Ribbon.  The next two layers are die cut using the scalloped Stitched So Sweetly Dies.  The sentiment us stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a Whisper White die cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  
   



  
Look through annual catalog to find the A Good Man Stamp Set that coordinate with the Beautiful Moments Stamp set.  Remember that when you place a $50 or $100 order (less shipping and tax) you qualify to select Free gifts from the Sale-A-Bration  Sale-A-Bration Brochure .   You'll love everything you make with these wonderful products.  

If you don't have a demonstrator and want a copy of the January-June 2020 Mini catalog, contact me.   I would love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.      

Recipe

  • Stamps: Beautiful Moments
  • Ink:   Tuxedo Black Memento, Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Light Petal Pink Stampin' Blends, Light Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends, Light Highland Heather Stampin' Blends
  • Paper:  Thick Whisper White, Petal Pink, Whisper White, Petal Pink Vellum Cardstock from the 12" X 12" Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock
  • Accessories:  Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Aqua Painter,Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue 

To learn more about any of these items, click the photo of the items and you'll see more information in my online store.


Hold Your Place in the Colors of Spring Card Class

Spring is Nature's Way of saying, "Let's Party!"  Spring breaths new life into the world around us.  Let's prepare for the joy of Spring by using these beautiful Spring colors and stamp sets to make cards we'll need to celebrate the special occasions during Spring.  Birthdays, Easter, a new baby...all need a special card commemorating the occasion.  Join us for an afternoon of cards-making.  We're using current products from the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog products and Sale-A-Bration products for our cards.  You'll love having cards on hand to use for upcoming occasions or just because.    



March 1, 2020
1:30 - 5:30 pm
Colors of Spring Card Class #23
You'll finish these 6 cards and decorate matching envelopes in class and then you can use these projects as samples or templates to make more projects on your own.   These are great handmade projects you'll be proud to use with family or friends. 


New stampers, experienced stampers, and other Stampin' Up! demonstrators are always welcome. It's a great way to create samples, share ideas and learn from each other. We have a great bunch of stampers who enjoy joking and laughing while stamping the afternoon away.     

We're using an assortment of Stampin' Up! stamps sets, die cuts and specialty papers on these cards, and you'll want to take a closer look at each of the cards we're making in this class.  

Click here to register for the class. 

Class size is limited.  So register now.  Your class fee of $30 for these projects will include precut materials and embellishments.  

Earn Free Sale-A-Bration Gifts


Customers earn a FREE product every time you reach a threshold.  For example, if you spend $150 USD from the new January-June 2020 Mini Catalog, you can choose three level 1 Free Sale-A-Bration items or one level 1 and one level 2 item.  This gives you more flexibility to choose what you want. Download the new Sale-A-Bration Brochure and pick your favorites today.  Some Sale-A-Bration items are limited and have begun to run out before the promotion ends, so don't wait.  Order today!  Download your copy of the Sale-A-Bration Brochure here.  Already have most of the free gifts.   Get ready for Sale--Bration Second release coming March 3.  I've begun to post projects with some of these new gifts coming soon, and you'll see more in the days leading up to the March 3 release.
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Join My Team

If you are interested in joining the Stampin' Up! family and my team, then be sure to check out my Join My Team page.  During Sale-A- Bration (January 3- March 31, 2020), Stampin' Up! is offering some additional perks.  You'll receive these extras, shown below, when you Join my Team.     



Become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator between January 3-March 31, 2020, and get:

  • a Starter Kit worth $125 for $99 - with items YOU select from the catalog
  • The 6" X 6" Designer Series Paper Sampler of papers from the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog (48 sheets, 12 double-sided designs)
  • Mini Paper Cutter.  Dimensions:  7-5/8" X 5-3/8"
  • a stamp set of your choice from current catalogs (except Sale-A-Bration sets or hostess sets)

Have you thought about joining Stampin' Up!, especially during Sale-A-Bration with the great promotional extras right now?  Take a look at the Join My Team tab on my blog.  It's full of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers to help you decide if becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is right for you.

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


Quick Links:  


Enjoy!



Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
LOVE WHAT YOU MAKE
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, February 26, 2020

Paper Pumpkin February 2020 Alternative Card Ideas

  • Paper Pumpkin Kit Alternative Card Ideas
  • Order your March Paper Pumpkin Kit by March 10
  • Join us for upcoming Card Classes

    • Paper Pumpkin Lovely Day February 2020 Kit

    A group of us got together this morning to put together our Lovely Day Paper Pumpkin Kits for February 2020.  We made both the samples provided in the kit, but we spent the largest percentage of our time making alternative cards with the kit contents and some of our other Stampin' Up! supplies.  When Stampin' Up! gives us a list of the colors for upcoming Paper Pumpkin Kits, its fun to stock-pile a collection of die cuts, dry embossed card fronts, and embellishments to grab as we head out the door to meet our friends to put together our kits at our favorite coffee shop.  Sharing ideas with each other really helps us get the most out of our kits.  And the Paper Pumpkin kits just keep getting better and better.  Next month the kits are going to include two, yes two, stamp set!  It's Paper Pumpkin's seventh birthday, and Stampin Up! is gifting us a extra stamp set in our kits for free.  So be sure you've ordered your Paper Pumpkin kit before March 10 to get your extra stamp set in the March Paper Pumpkin Kit.   These are the three alternative cards I created from this month's kit.





Below is the front of the instructions for the lovely Day Paper Pumpkin Kit, where you see the three designs included in this kit.   Every month's kit is a surprise.  Each kit includes a stamp set, an ink spot, embellishments, glue dots, dimensionals, and the papers and die cuts to make the projects in that month's kit.  In additional to the detailed instructions included in the kit, Stampin' Up! creates a video showing you how to assemble your kit.  It couldn't be any easier.  




Below is my first alternative card made with the kit contents.  The cake slice is a die cut included in the kit, but you also get a cake slice stamp as one of the stamps in the kit, so you can make many more than the kit includes.  I did cut down the shape to fit onto the Petal Pink scallop background I die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies as an extra element to use on my card.  I also die cut the  swirl from the Painted Labels Dies in Pool Party to add to my background.  The sentiments are from the kit's stamp set.  The ribbon is the 1/4" Petal Pink Metallic-Edge Ribbon.    
                   




My next alternative card idea, below, used the large flower stamp from this kit, colored with Rococo Rose Blends Makers and Old Olive Blends Markers.  I fussy cut the flower and popped it up on Dimensionals.  The scalloped rectangle is Vellum Cardstock die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.  The Rococo Rose sprigs behind the flowers were die cut using the Birthday Dies from the Coordinating Product Release earlier this month.  I added several 2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots as accents to the card front.    




The third alternative card idea isn't very different than the sample card in the kit instructions. I added a Rococo Rose die cut using the Painted Labels Dies.  Now that I've got a good start on this kit, I can't wait to make more.  


Look through the January-June 2020 mini Catalog to find products that coordinate with your Paper Pumpkin Kits .  Also look through the Coordinating Products released earlier this month for the Birthday Dies.  Remember that when you place a $50 or $100 order (less shipping and tax) you qualify to select Free gifts from the Sale-A-Bration  Sale-A-Bration Brochure . Including the Happy Birthday To You Stamp Set that coordinates with the February 2020 kit.  You'll love everything you make with these wonderful products.   And, if you're a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber, you can order refills for this month's Paper Pumpkin kit now.  Just add the Lovely Day Refill Kit, item number 153691, $10.00, to your next order.

If you don't have a demonstrator and want to order a Paper Pumpkin Subscription or need a copy of the new, January-June 2020 Mini catalog, contact me.   I would love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.   

Order your No-Matter-the-Weather March Paper Pumpkin Kit


This March, Paper Pumpkin has reached another exciting milestone:  our seventh year of delivering fun, easy, creative projects to you.  To thank everyone who has helped grow Paper Pumpkin, Stampin' Up! is including an additional FREE stamp set with every March kit.  This means that every subscribe will receive two stamp sets!


The March 2020 kit will arrive in an exclusive, specially-designed box that you will love!  Think daffodils, raindrops, and a fresh spring vibe.  
  • Kit contains supplies for 12 cards and envelopes (4 cards of 3 designs)
  • Note card size:  5 X 3-1/2"
  • Envelopes size:  5-1/8" X 3-5/8"
  • The additional stamp set coordinates with the March 2020 kit design
  • The additional stamp set is larger than most Paper Pumpkin sets and is designed for use on a variety of crafting projects
  • Coordinating Colors:  Balmy Blue, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Grapefruit Grove, Gray Granite, Pear Pizzazz, Petal Pink, Shaded Spruce, and So Saffron
  • Subscribe for the March kit by March 10


Paper Pumpkin kits can be purchases month to month or 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month subscriptions.  Multi-month subscriptions qualify for Free Sale-A-Bration selections until March 31, so be sure to combine your subscription with your regular order to maximize your Sale-A-Bration benefits


Join Us for the Colors of Spring Card Class

Spring is Nature's Way of saying, "Let's Party!"  Spring breaths new life into the world around us.  Let's prepare for the joy of Spring by using these beautiful Spring colors and stamp sets to make cards we'll need to celebrate the special occasions during Spring.  Birthdays, Easter, a new baby...all need a special card commemorating the occasion.  Join us for an afternoon of cards-making.  We're using current products from the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog products and Sale-A-Bration products for our cards.  You'll love having cards on hand to use for upcoming occasions or just because.    



March 1, 2020
1:30 - 5:30 pm
Colors of Spring Card Class #23
You'll finish these 6 cards and decorate matching envelopes in class and then you can use these projects as samples or templates to make more projects on your own.   These are great handmade projects you'll be proud to use with family or friends. 


New stampers, experienced stampers, and other Stampin' Up! demonstrators are always welcome. It's a great way to create samples, share ideas and learn from each other. We have a great bunch of stampers who enjoy joking and laughing while stamping the afternoon away.     

We're using an assortment of Stampin' Up! stamps sets, die cuts and specialty papers on these cards, and you'll want to take a closer look at each of the cards we're making in this class.  

Click here to register for the class. 

Class size is limited.  So register now.  Your class fee of $30 for these projects will include precut materials and embellishments.  
March 2, 2019
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Short Class - Coffee & Colors of Spring Cards Class #24
You'll finish these 3 cards and decorate matching envelopes in class and then you can use these projects as samples or template to make more projects on your own.   These are great handmade projects using fresh, Spring colors that spread happiness wherever you send these beautiful cards.  



So get ready to enjoy a relaxing Monday Morning full of coffee and creating. New stampers, experienced stampers, and other Stampin' Up! demonstrators are always welcome.    

We're using an assortment of Stampin' Up! stamps sets, die cuts and specialty papers on these cards, and you can take a closer look at these card here.   

Click here to register for the class. 



Class size is limited.  So register now.  Your class fee of $15 for these projects and will include precut materials and embellishments.  

Have you thought about joining Stampin' Up!, especially during Sale-A-Bration with the great promotional extras right now?  Take a look at the Join My Team tab on my blog.  It's full of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers to help you decide if becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is right for you.

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


Quick Links:  


Enjoy!



Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
LOVE WHAT YOU MAKE
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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