Thursday, October 27, 2022

Framed oval for Christmas Card creations using Stampin' Up! Framed & Festive Stamp Set

                         

  • Christmas Card using upcoming Fitting Florets Collection - avail 1 Nov
  • Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin unboxing video and gift sack add-on
  • Final Days for Starter Kit Special:  Select $155 in merchandise for $99

Yet another card showcasing the Fitting Florets Collection, which will be available for purchase beginning 1 November 2022.  This fabulous Collection from Stampin' Up! includes two stamp sets, coordinating dies plus Designer Series Paper and accessories that works for Fall and Christmas Holidays and takes you right into Spring with hearts and beautiful floral prints.  I used one of the prints from the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper as my focal point.  I colored the berries in the Designer Series Paper using a Cherry Cobbler Blends Marker to make the paper more Christmassy.  I used the Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen colors of the print as my color palette for the card, including the Evening Evergreen frame I die cut using the Framed Florets Dies.   I also used the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder on my Soft Succulent layer, and added die cuts using the more dies from the Framed Florets Dies.  For a little sparkle, I added a few Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels.   Add this Collection to your November order, and you'll have a fresh, new multi-occasion Collection to work with as you create cards, tags and gifts wrapping during the next several months.
 

Christmas Card idea using the Stampin' Up! Fitting Florets Collection


This card uses a basecard of Soft Succulent Cardstock.  Then a layer of Evening Evergreen, and then layer of Soft Succulent Cardstock dry embossed using the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder.  Then I selected a print from the Fitting Florets 12" X 12" Designer Series Paper an matted it using Basic White Cardstock.  


Christmas Card using oval frames from Stampin' Up! Fitting Florets Collection


Next, I created an Evening Evergreen Oval Frame die cut using dies from the Framed Florets Dies.  I the same die on Basic White Cardstock and used the inside oval as my sentiment layer.  I stamped one of the sentiments from the Framed & Festive Stamp Set in Soft Succulent Ink on the Basic White oval.    


Christmas Cards using Ovals and Christmas greenery



To complete the  card, I die cut a Basic White and Soft Succulent die cuts using additional dies in the Framed Florets Dies, added a bow of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon, and a few Red Rhinestone basic Jewels.     

Stampin tools andn accesories used to create Christmas Card with Oval Fames


I'm finding so many ways to use the Fitting Florets Collection.   Demonstrators can preorder this collection now.    Customers can order the Fitting Florets Collection | 163129 | $97.50 USD from November 1 - 4 January 2023.  






Check out the individual bundles, dies, Designer Series Paper, as well as the Christmas Sentiment Set that will extend the usefulness of this beautiful Collection.  


If you enjoy paper crafting and you need to refresh your supplies and stamp sets with current sets, this month is a great time to consider joining Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator and get $155 worth of supplies for $99, if you join before the end of October. And, by joining during October you'll be able to include the Fitting Florets Collection as one of your Starter Kit selections.   Take a look at the special Joining Offer below.  

Recipe

  • Stamps:   Framed & Festive Stamp Set
  • Ink :  Soft Succulents, Cherry Cobbler Blends
  • Paper:  Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen,  Basic White,  Fitting Florets 12" X 12" Designer Series Paper 
  • Accessories:  Framed Florets Dies, Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon, Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder, Stampin' Up! Cut & Emboss Machine, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Seal, Dimensionals
Order online, and use my October Host Code for a thank you gift for shopping with me for orders between $50-$149.  October Host Code:   GF6HKT6K 

Orders over $150 earn Stampin' Rewards from Stampin' Up!, and you do not use the Host Code to qualify for Stampin' Rewards.


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Ho Ho Ho October Paper Pumpkin Unboxing 

 
Have you started to play with your Ho Ho Ho October Paper Pumpkin Kit yet?  If so, its probably beginning to look a lot like Christmas at your house.   You'll be singing merry and bright cards this holiday using classic Christmas colors and holly jolly sentiments.  If you ordered this kit, you'll have enough supplies to create 9 festive cards --3 each of 3 designs -- and 9 coordinating envelopes.  these cards are sure to bring the warm holiday spirit to friends and family who receive them.

To get started assembling your kit, click here to watch the unboxing video.  



North Pole Sacks Add-On

Don't forget to shop the coordinating North Pole Sacks add-on to create extra special gifts and treat packaging.  Plus, this add-on coordinates not only with the October kit but with the November Paper Pumpkin Kitt as well.  Add it to your order for the Fitting Florets Collection on 1 November.

North Pole Sacks | 162416 | $4.00 USD

  Add-ons are only available while supplies last.  More details here:

More ideas:  Looking for ore ways to use the Ho Ho Ho kit?  Check out the Paper Pumpkin Blog, where talented concept artists come up with a few fun takes on the pieces included in this kit and create new masterpieces. Browse the blog

Final week to Join Stampin' Up! and get $155 worth of merchandise for $99

 
If you plan to place an order over $99 this month, why not join my team and take advantage of the 4-31 October 2022 Starter Kit Special.  More details here:



You'll select $155 USD worth of any products from the current catalogs or Stampin' Up! website including Clearance Rack Merchandise 

  • Sign up as a Demonstrator and enter your order
  • Pay only $99 USD + get free shipping on your Starter Kit items.  That's $56 in additional merchandise you select when joining Stampin' Up! in October 2022.  
  • Only until 31 October.  
  • Once you've joined, use your generous demonstrator discount of 20-25% on all future orders. 
  • You'll also love the fun of attending Demonstrator-only events and technique sessions, attending Stampin' Up! University, and joining several Stampin' up- Demonstrator-only Facebook groups and forums showcasing stampin' Up samples, card swaps and new product demonstrations.  

This offer is also open to Demonstrators who dropped and want to rejoin my team.  

Read more about joining my team as a demonstrator here.




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

Annual Catalog 

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

Catalog cover of the 3 May 2022 Launch of the 2022-2023 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog

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:  


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 






Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Results of a Stampin' Up! Demonstrators Mystery Stamping using Stampin' Up! Masking Paper

                     

  • Stampin' Up! Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set
  • Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin add-on gift sacks and October Assembly Video
  • Join Stampin' Up! during October and get $155 in merchandise for $99
Today was the final weekly virtual Mystery Card stamping event, put on by Stampin' Up! home office for Demonstrators across the USA during October.  They give us the card dimensions and a list of supplies we would use to precut our cardstock and collect our supplies before the virtual event began.  Then, we all completed our cards together, learning a new technique with Masking Paper and Blending Brushes.  

If you haven't tried Stampin' Up! Masking Paper, you're in for a lot of new techniques.  This unique paper can be used to create stencils by stamping a design on the masking paper and cutting it out with scissors, dies or punches, then use it to mask an area while you stamp a design around the covered area without worrying that the images overlapping each other.  Stampin' Up! Masking Paper is item #155480 | $7.00 USD.   We used it to create this fun, one-layer card.  We masked horizontal areas, and then used Blending Brushes and three different ink colors to create a Fall color palate.  Then we used images from the Stampin' Up! Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set and stamped them in Cajun Craze ink onto our card front.  We finished our fast card with a few 2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds and sentiments from the Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set.


Simple one-layer handmade card using Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set


Begin by using the Masking Paper, which is sticky throughout, to make off the Thick Basic White Cardstock used as the basecard.  You don't need to put much pressure on the Masking Paper, as it is quite sticky.  In fact, if you find the Masking Paper is too sticky, you can use your Embossing Buddy to tamp down the stickiness of the Masking Paper.  Once both a lower and upper layer of Masking Paper is in place, begin using your Blending Brush and blend Mango Melody over the right hand side of the strip of Basic White Cardstock.  Then, switch to Pumpkin Pie ink pad and blend Pumpkin Pie on the other half of the unmasked area. Then, very carefully and slowly, peel the Making Paper off, and use it again to mask an area above the inked area you just created.   


Floral greeting card using Stampin' Up! Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set and Blending Bushes


Next, I used Pumpkin Pie Ink Pad and Cajun Craze Ink Pad and Blending Brushes to ink the second masked area.  Once the Masking Paper was carefully removed, I used stamps from the Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set, and stamped images on the Bended areas and on the basic White Cardstock.    


Fall-themed greeting card using Stampin' Up! Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set


To complete the card, I used 2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds to add a little bling. I selected sentiments from the Splendid Thoughts Stamp set, and stamped them in Cajun Craze Ink onto the inked area.   You'll love trying this technique and coming up with with your own color choices and designs.   


Stamps, bushes inks and Masking Paper used to create Floral Greeting Cards

The Splendid thoughts Stamp Set from the Splendid Day Suite was used for Demonstrator-only Mystery Card weekly stamping events for demonstrators throughout October. These are the kind of fun activities Demonstrators from around the USA participate in together.  Of course we have plenty of live stampin' events as well.  From local Demonstrator-led events to yearly Demonstrator-only conventions, Leadership events, and several customers and demonstrator virtual events like the recent World Card Making Day on 1 October!  

If you enjoy paper crafting and you need to refresh your supplies and stamp sets with current sets, this month is a great time to consider joining Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator.  You'll select $155 USD worth of supplies for $99 USD.  Take a look at the special Joining Offer below. But don't delay. This offer ends 31 October 2022. 

Recipe

  • Stamps:   Splendid Thoughts
  • Ink/Coloring :  Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze
  • Paper:  Thick Basic White
  • Accessories:  Blending Brushes, Masking Paper, 2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds, Stampin' Up! Cut & Emboss Machine,  Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Seal
Order online, and use my October Host Code for a thank you gift for shopping with me for orders between $50-$149.  October Host Code:   GF6HKT6K 

Orders over $150 earn Stampin' Rewards from Stampin' Up!, and you do not use the Host Code to qualify for Stampin' Rewards.


Shop My Stampin' Up! Store, now!


Final week to Join Stampin' Up! and get $155 worth of merchandise for $99

 
If you plan to place an order over $99 this month, why not join my team and take advantage of the 4-31 October 2022 Starter Kit Special.  More details here:




  • You'll select $155 USD worth of any products from the current catalogs or Stampin' Up! website including Clearance Rack Merchandise 
  • Sign up as a Demonstrator and enter your order
  • Pay only $99 USD + get free shipping on your Starter Kit items.  That's $56 in additional merchandise you select when joining Stampin' Up! in October 2022.  
  • Only until 31 October.  
  • Once you've joined, use your generous demonstrator discount of 20-25% on all future orders. 
  • You'll also love the fun of attending Demonstrator-only events and technique sessions, attending Stampin' Up! University, and joining several Stampin' up- Demonstrator-only Facebook groups and forums showcasing stampin' Up samples, card swaps and new product demonstrations.  

This offer is also open to Demonstrators who dropped and want to rejoin my team.  

Read more about joining my team as a demonstrator here.





Ho Ho Ho October Paper Pumpkin Unboxing 

 
It beginning to look a lot like Christmas with the Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin Kit!.  Send merry and bright cards this holiday using classic Christmas colors and holly Jolly sentiments.  If you ordered this kit, you'll have enough supplies to create 9 frestive cards --3 each of 3 designs -- and 9 coordinating envelopes.  these cards are sure to bring the warm holiday spirit.

Click here to watch the unboxing video.  



North Pole Sacks Add-On

Don't forget to shop the coordinating North Pole Sacks add-on to create extra special gifts and treat packaging.  Plus, this add-on coordinates not only with the October kit but with the November kit as well.  

North Pole Sacks | 162416 | $4.00 USD

  Add-ons are only available while suppies last.  More details here:

More ideas:  Looking for ore ways to use the Ho Ho Ho kit?  Check out the Paper Pumpkin Blog, where talented concept artists come up with a few fun takes on the pieces included in this kit and create new masterpieces. Browse the blog

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

Annual Catalog 

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

Catalog cover of the 3 May 2022 Launch of the 2022-2023 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog

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:  


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