Sunday, October 21, 2018

Upcoming Holiday Cards Class using the new Snowflake Showcase Stamp set

  • Holiday Card Making Class - October 28, 2018
  • Join us to make these hand-made projects
  • 24-hour sale coming soon

Holiday Card Making with Snowflake Showcase


Wouldn't you like to know you're finished with your handmade Holiday Cards early this year?  Join us Sunday afternoon, October 28, to create these lovely Holiday projects.  We'll create 4 holiday cards as well as a fun Holiday hostess gift using the Stampin' Up! Cooper Tea Tin and 4 assorted 3" X 3" gift cards that nestle inside the decorated tin.  Think what a great impression you'll make when you hand this cute set as a thank-you to the hostess of your Thanksgiving Day feast.  

We're using a variety of Fall and Holiday stamp sets, including the Snowfall dies from the limited-time Snowflake Showcase sets available to customers November 1.  Also punches and dies from the Darling Label Punch Box, and other accessories that will give you a chance to try several different products and techniques to add to your crafting skill.    

You'll love creating these cards and then sharing your creativity with others when you need to send Fall and Holiday cards.  Pick from a variety of sentiments so each card fits your needs..  


Products from the limited-time Snowflake Showcase suite, available to customers November 1, 2018
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For a closer look at each project, take a look  at the Meetup Photo album for this class, and register for the class while you're visiting my Meetup registration site.  The photo album includes individual photos of each project we'll make. 

Class size is limitedso register for this class now.  Your class fee of $30 for these projects will include precut materials, and embellishments.  Use your PayPal account and send your class fee to my PayPal account at dje-ross@swbell.net , or ask me to issue you a PayPal invoice for the class. 

Subscribe to my blog, register on my Meetup site or follow me on Instagram to receive up to date ideas and notices.


Watch this space for a 24-hour sale

Stampin' Up! gave us a heads up about a 24-hour sale taking place soon.  Watch for my blog or email with more information on Monday.


A Special Paper Pumpkin Holiday Box  


I love when my Paper Pumpkin Kit arrives in a special box.  That's just what's about to happen for the November kit.  Order the kit by November 10 and get cozy this Christmas season with some fun, holiday designs in this one-stop box.  

When you subscribe by November 10, you'll receive the specially designed Paper Pumpkin box filled with everything you'll need for a holly-jolly handmade holiday.

Order a kit for yourself and order another as an early holiday gift for a crafting friend and assemble you kits together over hot cocoa or egg nog.      

Every kit includes:

- an exclusive stamp set that you can use over and over  
- at least one classic Stampin' Spot arrives with every kit 
- new subscribers receive a Paper Pumpkin clear block (size D)

Stampin' Up! shares a video on its Paper Pumpkin YouTube channel to quickly demonstrate how to assemble each kit, in addition to detailed pictorial guides included in your kit. Like to do your own thing with your kit contents?   Check out alternative ideas for using your kits on YouTube or Pinterest.  You'll find an active online Paper Pumpkin community who love to share their ideas.

Don't wait.  Order your Paper Pumpkin Kit by November 10 2018.  You'll look forward to your new Paper Pumpkin Kit arriving in your mailbox each month!


My tutorials

Stampin' Up! gives us plenty of wonderful products to fill our creative needs.  But during busy holiday months, we don't always have time to create our own ideas.  Visit my tutorial page and order a card tutorial with all the dimensions and products spelled out along with step by step assembly instructions for each project.  Spend more time stamping and less time looking through social media for ideas.  See what available today.  Click the Tutorial tab at the top of my website, or follow this link to my Tutorial page.

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To online order online:  


1.  Orders over $150 (not including tax and shipping), qualify for shopping rewards. You select free merchandise from the current catalogs to add to your order.  You can also purchase hostess sets with a $150 order.  Order here.

2.  If the purchases on your Wish List are over $100, the $99 Starter Kit is one way to save on your purchase today.  And save even more on future orders.  You can order $125 worth of product for your $99 starter kit.  After your initial $99 order for merchandise you select from anything in the current catalogs, place an order for the remainder of your Wish List as a demonstrator, and save 20% on your purchases as a demonstrator.  Need help building your shopping list? Contact me, and we'll work through your starter kit order together. 

3.  Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping.  I would love to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator if you don't already have one.  Let me know if you need an 2018-2019 Annual Catalog or a copy of the Holiday Catalog. 

4.  Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.


5.  Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  Try  a Paper Pumpkin kit soon. 



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 


Thursday, October 18, 2018

Fast Holiday card using Stampin' Up! Flourish Filigree

  • Stampin' Up Flourish Filigree card
  • Join Stampin' Up!  Save 20% on your orders
  • Order your Holiday Paper Pumpkin kit by November 10

Flourish Filigree Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! 


Here's a fast Holiday card idea you can create in minutes.  Using a large, focal-point stamp like the stamps in Flourish Filigree quickly creates a focal point.  Then simply add a sentiment and a bow and you're done!  I wanted to compliment the silver thread running through the reversible ribbon, so I Gold embossed one of the sentiments from the Flourish Filigree Snowfall Thinlits on White Vellum Cardstock.         

  



The basecard for this Holiday card is Thick Whisper White.  Then a layer of Merry Merlot, and then a layer of Whisper White.  

The filigree image is stamped in Merry Merlot ink.
   




Then I selected the "Sending Thankful Thoughts" stamp from the Stampin' Up! Flourish Filigree stamp set to heat emboss on a layer of Vellum Cardstock.  I dusted the vellum with my Embossing Buddy, inked my sentiment in Versamark, and stamped the sentiment.  Then I covered the wet sentiment with Gold Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool.  Tip:  When heat embossing vellum, take care not to burn your vellum.  I use  a wooden clothes pin or a tweezers to hold my paper while heat setting the embossing powder.  I also start heating from the back side of the vellum and keep the Heat Gun moving until the embossing powder is almost set.  Then I finish heating on the front side for just a moment.



Since glue dots or glue show through vellum, I rolled my glue dots and placed one behind the letter T and another behind the letter L in the sentiment.  I also added Gold Faceted Gems to each end of the vellum sentiment strip and hid a Mini Glue Dot under each of the Faceted Gems.  

The Merry Merlot ribbon ties easily to create beautiful bows for the upper, left corner of the card. 

Take a look at other sets and dies available in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  Order your holiday stamp sets and dies soon so you'll have them in plenty of time to create your handmade holiday cards.  

Recipe for project:


Stamps:  Flourish Filigree
Ink:  Versamark, Merry Merlot
Paper:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Merry Merlot, Vellum Cardstock 
Accessories: Gold Faceted Gems, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Merry Merlot & Copper 5/8" Reversible Ribbon, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Glue Dots


To order items used on today's, click on one of the product photos below, or go directly to my Stampin' Up! store.



Stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site or by following me on Instagram.

Is Your Wish List Longer than your Arm?  


How would you like to purchase your Wish List for 20% off?  Well, that's one of the main reasons stampers join Stampin' Up.   I'm also a fan of being able to purchase early release products with plenty of time to make the most of them around the Fall and Holiday Seasons.  Like the upcoming Snowflake Showcase, which demonstrators can purchase now, but customers won't be able to get their hands on this wonderful suite of products until November 1. However, if you sign up now, you can order the Snowflake Showcase products as part of your stater kit. 

In addition to 20% off everything in the current catalogs, Stampin' Up! offers promotional items and clearance rack items.  When they do, wouldn't you like to add even more to your savings by using your Demonstrator discount of 20%?  Start saving right away by purchasing $125 worth of merchandise for $99 when you sign up.  Then place the rest of your Wish List as your first demonstrator order and save 20% on your entire Wish List.  I would love to have you join my team!  Click here for more information about joining the fun and becoming a Hobby Demonstrator. Or join to earn some extra Christmas money before the Holidays. 

 A One-Stop Box for the Holidays  


I love Paper Pumpkin kits this time of year.  Fun, holiday designs and the November kit will give you a solution for your holiday crafting needs.  Get cozy this Christmas season with Paper Pumpkin's one-Stop Box for holiday paper crafting fun.  

When you subscribe by November 10, you'll receive the specially designed box filled with everything you'll need for a holly-jolly handmade holiday.

Hard to find time for paper crafting fun during the busy Holiday season?  Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin is just what you need.  A kit where all the prep work is done for you!  And, subscriptions to Paper Pumpkin make great Holiday gifts.  Purchase a prepaid code and give them to your crafting friends/ family members as gifts.  But you'll want to give them their gift code now so they can order the special holiday kit by November 10.  

Every kit includes:

- an exclusive stamp set that you can use over and over  
- at least one classic Stampin' Spot arrives with every kit 
- new subscribers receive a Paper Pumpkin clear block (size D)

Paper Pumpkin is an incredible value!  In addition to sending you an exclusive stamp set and ink spot, everything you need to make awesome projects is included.  Just grab your scissors and glue.  Some months the kits make cards; next month it might be home decor; then gift packaging, and more.

Its flexible.  You can order a subscription for one month, 6 months, or 12 months. And you can suspend for a month or cancel at anytime. 

Since all the prep work is done, the projects take a shorter time to complete, making it the perfect for on-the-go crafting.  

Heading to the doctor?  Grab a kit to put together while sitting in the waiting room.  Each monthly project fits in one little box so you can take it anywhere.  

Stampin' Up! shares a video on its Paper Pumpkin YouTube channel to quickly demonstrate how to assemble each kit, in addition to detailed pictorial guides included in your kit.  The YouTube video is published about the time your kit arrives in your mailbox.  Don't care for the projects in your kit?  Check out alternative ideas for using your kits on YouTube or Pinterest.  You'll find an active online Paper Pumpkin community who love to share their ideas.

Don't wait.  Order your Paper Pumpkin Kit by November 10 2018.  You'll look forward to your new Paper Pumpkin Kit arriving in your mailbox each month!


Need To place an order?

1.  Orders over $150 (not including tax and shipping), qualify for shopping rewards. You select free merchandise from the current catalogs to add to your order.  You can also purchase hostess sets with a $150 order.   Order here.

2.  If the purchases on your Wish List are over $100, the $99 Starter Kit is one way to save on your purchase today.  And save even more on future orders.  First, you can order $125 worth of product for your $99 starter kit.  After your initial $99 order for merchandise you select from anything in the current catalogs, place an order for the remainder of your Wish List as a demonstrator, and start saving 20% on your purchases.  Need help building your shopping list? Contact me, and we'll work through your starter kit order together. 

3.  Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping.  I would love to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator if you don't already have one.  Let me know if you need an Annual Catalog or the upcoming Holiday Catalog. 

4.  Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.


5.  Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  If you've never tried Paper Pumpkin, give this monthly kit a try.  

Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/