Stampin' Up! Soft Seedlings Stamp Set perfect for Fall Greeting Cards

            

• Stampin' Up Soft Seedlings Stamp Set
• Weekly Specials - 1, 8, 15, 22 of September 
• New Bundles-- called Perfect Partners--available only during September

This stunning card, using the Stampin' Up! Soft Seedlings Stamp Set, was created by one of my out-of-town team members, Debbie Bourne.  It is a beautiful use of this stamp set, and perfect for Fall card making.  The stamp is colored with multiple fall colored inks, applied with Sponge Daubers or by using three colors of reinkers on a fuzz-free baby wipe used as a temporary ink pad. This is a combination of an Old Olive and Highland Heather and a bit of Crumb Cake. I can picture this with Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze for another Fall color palette.  She used Stitched Rectangles to create the Basic White image area, and then layered a dry embossed velum piece over Highland Heather Cardstock to create background layers.  She  used a sentiment from the Soft Seedlings Stamp Set, and accented with three Gorgeous Grape Glossy Dots.  This is one of Stampin' Up!s DisIktive Stamp Set which gives a realistic image with a single stamped image.  This is a great sample for using this stamp set.  This is a beautiful card you would be proud to give your family and friends for any Fall occasion.  

This card uses a Thick Basic White Cardstock base.  Then a layer of Highland Heather Cardstock with a piece of White Vellum Cardstock dry embossed with an embossing folder.  You might select an embossing folder such as Thanks & Hello or Let's Celebrate, or you might select an embossing folder like Leaf Fall 3D folder with a leaf design. The Image layer is a Basic White Cardstock die cut using Stitched Rectangles Dies.

There are multiple techniques for giving stamped images multi-colored appearances from using sponge daubers and applying each color with a dauber before stamping.  You can also select three colors of ink refills and add all three colors as drops to a baby wipe.  Make sure your select a brand of baby wipes that does not leave fibers on your stamps.  I find that Costco brand baby wipes are fuzz-free and works well for this technique.  Ink up your stamp from the ink on the baby wipes and stamp your image. 

The Soft Seedling Stamp Set includes four different sentiments, which you can stamp directly on your image layer or on a sentiment label such as one from Natures Print Bundle.   Then, many of our accents will work on this card.  This card uses three of the Gorgeous Grape Glossy Dots from the Glossy Dots Assortment pack.  

Visit my Stampin' Up! on-line store to learn more, and to place your order for Stampin' Up! products.   

Use the September Host Code for a thank you gift for shopping with me.  September Host Code:   9BJJQ4KZ Orders over $150 earn Stampin' Rewards from Stampin' Up!, and you do not use the Host Code to qualify for Stampin' Rewards.  

September Weekly Specials 

In case you missed the 1 September launch of the September Weekly Specials from Stampin' Up!, every week in the month of September, Stampin' Up! is offering a selection of discounted products.  Discounts and product selection will vary from week to week.  There are some amazing offer!  

If you were planning an order in September, check out these weekly specials and add them to your order.  

• New products added each week on 1, 8, 15, and 22 September
• Promotion ends 28 September
• Product options and discounts vary based on inventory availability
• Discount items can be added to a Starter Kit
• Check early in the day as each sale begins for best selection

Here's the weekly specials this week:

Perfect Partners September Promotion 

Stampin' Up! created six new die sets to coordinate with current stamp sets from current catalogs -- but only for the month of September.  These dies will not be offered in any catalog. 

These new dies are perfect for card makers who love dies for their stamp sets.  The dies are available in a bundle with the coordinating  stamp set, or separately if you already own the stamp set. And, by buying the bundle, you will save 10% off the retail price over purchasing each item separately.   Put these wonderful stamp sets and dies together for more papercrafting fun.  Add them to your order today, as this is a limited time promotion.

Dies are exclusive to this promotion and are only available while supplies last.  

Live Card Making Classes 

September 13, 15 & 17 Class:  We're going to make these four cards in our in next live classes in NW Houston TX.  September 13 and repeated again on September 15 and September 17;  at 9:30 AM.  These cards use current Stamps and Dies from Stampin' Up! current catalogs.  Find out more and register for a live class on my MeetUp site.

To register for August 13 Class:  

https://www.meetup.com/nw-houston-f-m-1960-spring-cardmakers/events/288091465/

To register for August 15 Class:  

https://www.meetup.com/nw-houston-f-m-1960-spring-cardmakers/events/288091490/

To register for August 17 Class:  

https://www.meetup.com/nw-houston-f-m-1960-spring-cardmakers/events/288102940/

Demonstrators, customers and new stampers are all invited to attend these live classes. 

Find out more about my live classes on my MeetUp site.

Download Free Current Catalogs

You'll love the marvelous Fall and Winter Holiday sets and specialty papers that will help you create breathtaking cards and holiday projects.  

 

• Download July - December 2022 Mini Catalog here
• Download July-August Sale-A-Bration Brochure here

Annual Catalog 

If you do not have a current demonstrator and would like a Stampin' Up! Annual catalog, please contact me here. 

• View a digital copy of the  2022 Annual Stampin' Up! Catalog 
• Download 2022-2023 Annual Catalog here

Add the August 2022 Host Code, below, to your orders between $50 and $149 for a free thank you gift for shopping with me.

Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site, with over 8,000 photos of card ideas, plus you'll receive project ideas and notifications of my upcoming classes or meetups at Starbucks. 

Quick Links:  

• Shop Online Anytime - To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of product you select from current catalogs plus a $45 Planner Special for a $170 Value
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook.
• Shop & Save Clearance Rack - Available while they last

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 

Current Promotions

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Gold Foil Honeycombs and Sunflowers from the Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Kit

           

• Yet Another Alternative card from Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Kit
• Weekly Specials - 1, 8, 15, 22 of September 
• New Bundles-- called Perfect Partners--available only during September

I'm still creating alternative card ideas using the August 2022 Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Craft Kit.  Wow!  This kit just keeps giving and giving! So many ideas!  It's difficult to decide which to work on next.  And the Demonstrator social media sites are filled with even more great uses for this kit.  Thursday this week I met with a few friends who also purchased the kit, and we had a great time working on our Kits together!  Today's card uses one of the free gifts that came in the kit -- Gold Foil Honeycomb pieces.  Ten of them were included in the kit and you can use them as is as background pieces, or cut them into smaller pieces to use as accent pieces in your layouts. I used one of the watercolor Mossy Meadow basecard and added the Gold Foil honeycomb over the top.  These Gold Foil Honeycomb pieces are white on the other side so you can decide which side you want to use on your cards.  Then I cut a piece of Crush Curry cardstock and dry embossed it with the Hive 3D Embossing Folder to use as a banner across the center of my card.  I  used the Sunflower stamp and leaves from the stamp set included in the Kit and  stamped and colored the Sunflower with Crush Curry Water Painters and Mossy Meadow ink for the leaves.  I added a sentiment and a bee from the kit and my card was finished.  Because Stampin' Up! products coordinate across the product line, it is easy to create alternate card ideas from pieces in your Paper Pumpkin Kits.  You'll find that time flies as you complete this Kit, and you're sure to want to try a few alternative ideas for the cards in this Kit.  While making the cards in this kit will give you personal joy, you'll enjoy even more the praise form your family and friends when they receive one of your beautiful handmade greeting cards.    

I used one of the preprinted Watercolor Mossy Meadow basecards that came with the kit.  Then I added one of the Gold Foil honeycombs, a free gift included with the Sweet Sunflower Paper Pumpkin Kit this month.  Next, I added a strip of Crush Curry Cardstock dry embossed using the Hive 3D embossing Folder.

Finally, I stamped the sunflower and leaves with stamps from the set included in the Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Kit.  I used the twisting technique (stamp once, twist the stamp slightly and stamp again) when stamping the sunflower.  I used my Water Painter to add Crushed Curry ink to the Sunflower leaves, Soft Suede to the Sunflower Center,  and Mossy Meadow ink to the leaves.  Then I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set in Soft Suede ink onto one of the die cut sentiment labels included in the kit. The bee is also from the Kit. 

All Paper Pumpkin Kits come with instructions, and you can visit the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club on Facebook to see more great ideas.  

If you would rather watch a video for assembly instructions, there's a Paper Pumpkin YouTube site for that as well. A new video appears as each new, monthly Paper Pumpkin Kit is released.  

To learn more about Paper Pumpkin monthly Craft Kits, including the spooky-themed Kit coming in late September, visit here.    This kit will be perfect for Hallow trick and treaters. 

Visit my Stampin' Up! on-line store to learn more, and to place your order for Stampin' Up! products, including the coordinating cardstock colors from Stampin' Up!, which you can use to extend the usefulness of your monthly Paper Pumpkin Craft Kit.   

Use the September Host Code for a thank you gift for shopping with me.  September Host Code:   9BJJQ4KZ Orders over $150 earn Stampin' Rewards from Stampin' Up!, and you do not use the Host Code to qualify for Stampin' Rewards.  

September Weekly Specials 

In case you missed the 1 September launch of the September Weekly Specials from Stampin' Up!, every week in the month of September, Stampin' Up! is offering a selection of discounted products.  Discounts and product selection will vary from week to week.  There are some amazing offer!  

If you were planning an order in September, check out these weekly specials and add them to your order.  

• New products added each week on 1, 8, 15, and 22 September
• Promotion ends 28 September
• Product options and discounts vary based on inventory availability
• Discount items can be added to a Starter Kit
• Check early in the day as each sale begins for best selection

Here's what's available today:

Perfect Partners September Promotion 

Stampin' Up! created six new die sets to coordinate with current stamp sets from current catalogs -- but only for the month of September.  These dies will not be offered in any catalog. 

These new dies are perfect for card makers who love dies for their stamp sets.  The dies are available in a bundle with the coordinating  stamp set, or separately if you already own the stamp set. And, by buying the bundle, you will save 10% off the retail price over purchasing each item separately.   Put these wonderful stamp sets and dies together for more papercrafting fun.  Add them to your order today, as this is a limited time promotion.

Dies are exclusive to this promotion and are only available while supplies last.  

Live Card Making Classes 

September 13, 15 & 17 Class:  We're going to make these four cards in our in next live classes in NW Houston TX.  September 13 and repeated again on September 15 and September 17;  at 9:30 AM.  These cards use current Stamps and Dies from Stampin' Up! current catalogs.  Find out more and register for a live class on my MeetUp site.

To register for August 13 Class:  

https://www.meetup.com/nw-houston-f-m-1960-spring-cardmakers/events/288091465/

To register for August 15 Class:  

https://www.meetup.com/nw-houston-f-m-1960-spring-cardmakers/events/288091490/

To register for August 17 Class:  

https://www.meetup.com/nw-houston-f-m-1960-spring-cardmakers/events/288102940/

Demonstrators, customers and new stampers are all invited to attend these live classes. 

Find out more about my live classes on my MeetUp site.

Download Free Current Catalogs

You'll love the marvelous Fall and Winter Holiday sets and specialty papers that will help you create breathtaking cards and holiday projects.  

 

• Download July - December 2022 Mini Catalog here
• Download July-August Sale-A-Bration Brochure here

Annual Catalog 

If you do not have a current demonstrator and would like a Stampin' Up! Annual catalog, please contact me here. 

• View a digital copy of the  2022 Annual Stampin' Up! Catalog 
• Download 2022-2023 Annual Catalog here

Add the August 2022 Host Code, below, to your orders between $50 and $149 for a free thank you gift for shopping with me.

Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site, with over 8,000 photos of card ideas, plus you'll receive project ideas and notifications of my upcoming classes or meetups at Starbucks. 

Quick Links:  

• Shop Online Anytime - To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of product you select from current catalogs plus a $45 Planner Special for a $170 Value
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook.
• Shop & Save Clearance Rack - Available while they last

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 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business