Hi stampers! I'm so excited to share with you today and to hop with some of my fellow display stampers from the recent OnStage events! I'm always so honored when I get to be a display stamper not only because I get to inspire you with brand new things, but because it's always so great to see what other super talented people do...and to get to meet them at the event! So, sit back and hop all around the world with us and see some new things from the upcoming Occasions and Sale A Bration catalogs! We'll be hopping all week! And yes, it's pains me to not be sharing Christmas right now (ha) but I wanted to get my display samples shared! I'm starting with the Magical Day stamp set. If I'm being honest, I haven't always been the biggest fan of the sets for displays (although they tend to grow on me when I use them) but this one is perfect for me because it has a dragon and Ian LOVES dragons! The Myths & Magic Suite is pretty cute! Here's a few of my samples! This is one of my favorites. I colored this little knight with my Blends and I thought the little enamel heart was the perfect touch! I also love this pattern of DSP, very manly! I colored this mermaid straight away when I got the set which was like a day or two before I knew the Blends were coming so she's just regular watercolored. I did add some Wink of Stella to her scales which is really pretty in real life. I wish that stuff would show up on camera better! The DSP is pretty will some sparkle, too! This wizard is also colored with my blends and I just love Picture Perfect Paper Ribbon. It's part of another suite but it sure pairs perfectly with this one! This is also another pattern in the Myths & Magic Designer Series Paper. This one is probably tied for my favorite card. I love this dragon since Ian loves them! It's one of the first things I colored when I got my Blends markers as well. I knew immediately I wanted to add some Embossing Paste bricks and combine it with the Myths & Magic 6 x 6 Glimmer Paper. It's so pretty! It does shed a lot though, my whole office is covered lol! I may have set it aside and only pulled it out a few days before OnStage ;-) But it's worth the shedding, it's gorgeous! My last project today is this little treat bags. You'll notice more glimmer paper and some cute little binder clips. Those are also not from the M&M suite but again, they pair nicely. I hope you enjoyed my projects, I have many, many more to share so make sure to come back! And make sure to hop on over to see what Charlet has for you, it's going to be spectacular! Cathy Caines Diane Browning Katharina Baranski Dani Dziama Angela Meiritz-Reid Jenny Hall Bronwyn Eastley Tanya Boser Lou Kitzelman Mindy Backes Charlet Mallett Mercedes Weber Denita Wright-Smee Stesha Bloodhart Carolynn Sander Aurelie Fabre Josie Dean Danielle Bennenk Chloe Evans Dawn Olchefske Happy stamping!

Everyday I go for a walk. I have been pretty lucky this winter and have been able to get out and walk in between rain showers. Today I wasn't so lucky. While I was out walking (in the rain) I...

Well hello everyone! Welcome to our December Birthdays blog hop! Do you know someone in your life who has a birthday in December? Does the December madness take away from their special day? Well if so, this December Birthdays blog hop is for you! Our hop today is all about celebrating those special December babies in your life! I hope you enjoy all of the birthday projects to be shared today! Make sure to click on the NEXT button at the end of this post so that you dont' miss out! Today's birthday project features a sneak peek from the Occasions Catalogue that will be released on January 3rd 2018! What do you think of this adorable feathered friend? Is he not to die for? I would have to say so! If you love him as much as I do, you will have to add the Bird Banter Stamp Set to your Stampin' Up! 2018 wish list! This stamp set is great for all sorts of cards and projects! Birthdays included! Let's just say that this set is pretty awesome! Do you want to know what else is awesome? Well the new Stampin' Blends of course! I coloured this parrot with the Stampin' Blends, and all that I can say is that they definitely blend with ease. Check out the Stampin' Up! video below and you will catch my drift! Well are the Stampin' Blends not fantastic? You can make a card with them! Or give them as a gift! Speaking of gifts! Next up today is Charlet Mallett! She is an inspirational gift! I am sure she will inspire you with her talents today! Be sure to click on the NEXT button below so that you don't miss out on her birthday ideas! Blog Roll Line Up Amy Koenders Carolynn Sander (You Are Here) Charlet Mallett Holly Stene Janneke de Jong Jay Soriano Jenny Hall Jessie Holton Kelly Kent Natalie Lapakko Rochelle Blok Stesha Bloodhart Sylwia Schreck Tanya Boser Thank you so very much for joining us today! We are always overjoyed to have you! If you have any questions in regards to today's project feel free to message me, or leave a comment below! As well, if you are from Canada and you are interested in purchasing products from my Stampin' Up! online store just click on the "Shop" icon below! Cheers & Happy Stamping! Carolynn 💖

Happy Monday! As promised, I'm back with another batch of swaps from the Canadian Business Conference. This batch used an often over-looked set, Remarkable You. It IS one of the more expensive sets available, at $44.00 for the clear set and $59.00 for the wood, but it is an investment I think is justified. This set is great for most occasions and can be mixed with other sets if you want different sentiments. I have mine in wood - I find for the larger images wood sets are the way to go for cleaner stamped images. Now! If you would like this set but the price point is out of your budget "have I got a deal for you!" *lol*. You can get this set for FREE when you purchase the "Starter Kit". You get to totally customize what you get in your kit. You pick $165 worth of ANY product you want (it can be all inks, stamp sets, punches … ANYTHING), you only pay a FLAT $135 (no added s/h/gst) AND, during the promotion, you get to pick ANY two stamp sets … ANY value … for FREE! Who doesn't want a $59 stamp set for free? To get in on the deal you go here, click on "Join the Fun" and then on "Join Now". The system walks you through fairly easily. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch! OK … on to those swaps! This is the card I made ... I actually CASEd myself from a card I made last year … Simple, crisp, clean. For the swap card I wanted to use the new Watercolor Pencils …and that's what I did. Whisper White card base - 5 1/2" 8 1/2" Basic Black layer - 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" SHIMMER White card stock layer - 4 1/2" x 3 1/4" - Stamp the image and sentiment in Staz-on ink (so it doesn't bleed) on SHIMMER WHITE card stock. I sued the shimmer paper as it is somewhere between the Whisper White card stock and the Watercolor Paper with respect to being "water friendly". The water-colour paper was too beige for my liking … and the Whisper White gets too soggy. The shimmer white allows you to move the colour around a little easier and you don't run the risk of rubbing a hole in it quite as easily as with the regular card stock. - Scribble around the flowers lightly with the grey watercolor pencil - Use an aqua painter (not too much water!) to water down the pencil marks, making it look like shadowing - colour the stamen of the flower with the yellow watercolor pencil - attach 3 White Perfect Accents - pop up black layer on dimensionals Done! White Perfect Accents - $6.75 ... Aquapainters - $22.50 ... Shimmer White card stock - $10.00 ... Watercolor Pencils - $21.00 (currently out of stock) From now until March 31st the Sale-a-brations promotions is going on. For every $60 you spend you can pick a SAB item for FREE! My next order goes in around Feb 14th. Canadian customers can email me your orders before then or you can order directly through my on-line store here to have your items delivered directly to your door. If your order is under $200 and you enter the Hostess Code ZVJDZKFA at the checkout I will mail you a gift to say Thank You :) Here are 8 other cards made by top Canadian Demonstrators using this awesome set … Made by Kim at www.riverfrontstampin.com ... Made by Laurie LaRose ... Made by Him Stathakos ... Made by Yvette Marchand ... Made by Mary Ondic ... Made by Sue Philip ... Made by Sofi Daniels ... Made by Mary Louise Hamill ... So there you have it! 9 swaps using the Remarkable You stamp set. If you want it for FREE make sure you order it with your Starter Kit before March 31st! Pop in again soon. I have more swaps to share using the Lovely as a Tree set. Until then, have a stampy day! Tam

I've been getting a LOT of cards from my Stampers With ART Stars lately - swap cards and cards in the mail. So today I'm sharing several of them (along with a card and bookmark I made) that

Hi Crafters! How are you today? Thanks so much for stopping by to say hello! Today I've got a beauty for you! This is the start of my series of Display Board pics from OnStage Melbourne November 2018! There are just too many to put them all in one post! These are all the new products coming up in the Occasions & Sale-A-Brations catalogs, going live 5 January 2019... that's a long time away, right? Can't wait til January to get your hands on them? Join My Team, get them in December & at a discount, to boot! xx Join My Team! https://ida.stampinup.com/?demoid=4014080 Get the Occasions & Sale-A-Brations Catalogs (Aussie residents only): http://eepurl.com/dOv1BH What a great showcase of products! Be sure to come back over the next few posts to see all the gorgeous new goodies! Can't wait til January to get your hands on them? Join My Team, get them in December & at a discount, to boot! xx Remember to order your Snowflake Showcase products while they're still available! Promotion ends 30 November or while stocks last & you just know this gorgeous suite is going to fly off the shelves! Here's a few of the products shown in this card. Click the images to add them to your shopping cart! Remember to use my November Hostess Code TFGG3MVP at the bottom of your Shopping Cart & get a handmade card & a gift from me each month you shop with me! Go to my Online Shop Remember to use my November Hostess Code TFGG3MVP at the bottom of your Shopping Cart & get a handmade card & a gift from me each month you shop with me! Every month, orders over $50 (plus post) that use my Monthly Hostess Code receive a handmade card, get a pack of embellishments (valued at appx $10) & go in my monthly customer draw - November prize is a Delightfully Detailed Memories & More Album! Click here to go to my Facebook page or click here to go to my Stampin' Up! Online Calendar to view all the class details, prices & to RSVP. RSVP & full payment is due a minimum of 2 weeks prior to class dates. All classes are held in Clifton Springs,Victoria, unless otherwise stated. Come along for a weekend of crafting bliss! 11-13 January 2019 in Loch, South Gippsland. Click here to go to my Facebook page or click here to go to my Stampin' Up! Online Calendar to view all the class details, prices & click here to RSVP. There are now two options when you Join My Team: Choose Your Kit - Choose any products you like up to $235 just $169! Plus free shipping! Ready Set Start Kit - Set kit valued at $385 & you pay just $235! Plus free shipping! Only available until 31 December 2018. Contact me for more info on either of these kits. You are under no obligation to sell or do parties or even order anything ever again. But if you do decide to order more, you'll get a minimum of 20% off until at least 31 March 2019!! Plus, you’ll get to be on my fun Facebook Team Page & meet lots of lovely, crafty friends! Please contact me anytime if you have any queries or even if you would just like to chat! [email protected] or 0413 860 699 Love, Jessie xx You are amazing! Thank you for taking the time to leave me a comment, you've made my day!! xx

It's Friday and that means time for a TGIFC142 sketch challenge. I bring you the All-New Barn Door Bundle from the Stampin' Up! 2018 Occasions Catalog. Slider card created by Stesha Bloodhart, Stampin' Hoot!

Hello, Crafters. WAHOO! Sale-a-bration has begun! If you haven’t already checked out the gifts in the Sale-a-bration (SAB) Catalogue, you really must do, especially the pandas and the peacock! There are links to the left which will take you straight to the catalogues, or you can go straight to my shop by clicking on the ... Read More about Petal Passion Painted DSP Video

Demonstrators around the world are excited to get their hands on the products in the brand new Occasions Catalog! Yesterday was the first day of the December pre-order -- Demonstrators could order alm

Happy Sunday! Another week has FLOWN by ... meaning we are HOPEFULLY one week closer to some spring-like weather. Holy SMOKES has it ever been cold up her in Edmonton! Yet another few days of -25 with winds that just feel like your face is being ripped right off your body! Walking the dog has NOT been as relaxing as usual ... and we certainly don't pass many other dog walkers when it's this cold! Having said that I DO prefer -30 to +30 ... but I'm quite ready for at least a few days of -5 for a change! The AWESOME side of nasty weather is I can hibernate in my craft cave guilt-free ... and that is exactly what I have done this week. Sadly for YOU I have't actually been creating ... I've been sorting, purging and finishing. Yes, two weeks ago I had cards made (leftovers from my classes and Stamp-a-Stack) but I had run out of envelopes ... so I spent a few hours finishing off those projects. I purged/organized a few shelves, I completed a few old kits ... I generally "putzed" and it felt great. I ALSO took a few days OFF! Whaaaaatttt??? True story! I say again, I'm trying hard to get a better life/work balance and I HAVE taken a few days off. I even took some sleeping aids the last few nights to get some sleep and I am feeling MUCH more alert and rested. Long may it continue! I would LOVE to continue "putzing" in my cave today alas, I have a lot of Demonstrator Council work to finish today. I have a deadline of tomorrow morning so I'll be spending a fair few hours at my computer working on that. I can't wait to share what I/we've been working on. SO exciting!! So today I'll share projects that you will have seen on my Facebook page, if you follow me there. Last month I posted over 30 swaps I received from my friends and sidelines using products from the 2019 Occasions and SAB catalogues. Before I get to the swaps, though, I want to share another set of cards I shared on FB last month. My "One Layout Three Ways" cards. Two of the swaps I had received from my friends Laurie LaRose and Leanne Livingstone looked very similar, despite using completely different (free) Sale-a-brations products. Check these out ... Laurie made the frog card ... ... and Leanne made the cupcake card. I was struck by the similarities! They both used green bases (I almost ALWAYS use white!). They both used ovals to spotlight the main image ... and they were both matted with a scalloped oval. They both used a wise banner ... and they both used Sale-a-brations sets. That got me thinking about what to make at my next class. The same MAIN pieces, but with different stamp sets and slightly different positioning of the elements ... hence "One Layout Three Ways". These are the cards I came up with using the same main elements (matted ovals, banner and a SAB set) for each: They are all similar in construction yet all have a very different feel, don't you think? The frog card is from the Hoppy Together SAB set The flower card is from the Lasting Lily SAB set The cupcake card is from the Hello Cupcake SAB set I have provided details on the cards on my FB page and/or in Youtube videos. You can subscribe to my channel here Here is my video showing you how to make the Lily card ... and some tips on how to ink the new Dist"ink"tive stamps ... and here is one showing you how to make the cupcake card. In usual Tamara fashion there are some errors in the video. I kept getting the ink colours wrong! I sued Lemon Lime Twist, BERRY BURST and SOFT SUEDE! .. not Sahara Sand and Rich Razzleberry!) I don't have a video for my frog card but it's fairly self-explanatory. I will add that I used the Dot Dot Dot Embossing folder from the Occasions Catalogue to emboss the banner. I think it added a "froggy feel" to the card. So now I'll move on to the 30+ swaps I received in January from my talented friends across the country. Frog - made by Laurie LaRose Lattice - made by Stephanie VanDorp Cupcake - made by Leanne Livingstone Vases - made by Diane Hutchinson Lovely Day - made by Joan Jeffery Flowers - made by Laurie LaRose Tea Pot made by Elizabeth Green Flower - made by Marcy Denning Cactus - made by Lisa Henderson Needlepoint - was a Make and Take from Convention Team card - made by Cheryl Simpkins Squirrel card - made by Marcy Denning Flower card - made by Joan Jeffery Butterfly card - made by Diane Inkster Fish card - made by Cindy Piggott Butterfly card - made by Diane Inkster Flower card - made by Elizabeth Green Flower card - made by Glenda Mollet Memories card - made by Doreen Hewitson Horse card - made by Cindy Piggott Tufted card - made by Doreen Hewitson Horse card - made by Lisa Henderson Cake card - made by Stephanie VanDorp Car/gear card made by Glenda Mollet Gum ball card - made by Cheryl Simpkins Flower card - Make and Take from Convention 3-D pop up box - made by Diane Hutchinson "Post" cards - made from the free SAB Parcel Post kit (now sold out :( ) Flower/hostess set card - made by me for my Open House Make and Take back in January Phew! That's a LOT of cards! If you have any questions on technique, colours or sets used for any of the above just drop me a comment and I'll give you specifics. As you can imagine, it would take a LONG time to post all the details on all the cards here so I'll do so on a "by request" basis. That's it for now. I better get off my butt, grab some breaky, walk the dog then hit the computer to get at that homework! I hope it's not "rip your face off" cold where you are! If it is, stay in and CRAFT! Have a stampy Sunday! Tam

Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects using product from the Occasions catalogue. The Occasions catalogue is current now until 3 June 2019. Be sure to request your copy of t…

I was so happy & excited when I saw LOTS of new Stampin' Blends™ markers in the new Annual Catalogue. They're so fun to colour with & of course having colours that match the our ink & card is the best! Our updated Stampin' Blends palette includes 11 new Stampin' Up! colours, making a total of 24 Stampin' Up! colours now in the range. 22 of these colours have a light and dark marker in each colour, which gives your so many more opportunities to create beautifully blended colour on your projects. Choose single markers or two marker light-dark combinations. Here's a snapshot from the Annual Catalogue (p204-205) showing all the colours & options now available (click on it for a bigger pic). You can shop for all markers at the bottom of this post too. Stampin' Blends Colour Chart To make choosing colours for your projects a breeze, I've updated my popular Stampin' Blends colour chart to include all the new colours. It was a little tricky fitting all that gorgeous colour on one page, but it just makes my colour loving heart happy seeing them together. (click the pic to see a bigger view). This coloured in chart will give you an indication of the colours, but of course they'll look different in real life and depending on the light, screen etc you're viewing it on. Blank Colour Chart Download I've created different versions for each region to colour in as your own reference. I'll be giving one of these to each of my customers who purchases Blends. Click on the link below for your region to view, download and print your own blank Stampin' Blends chart pdf. Print on regular or thick whisper white card, then keep handy when you're colouring. Thanks for pinning it on Pinterest for later use & any future updates too Australia/NZ USA Canada UK-Europe (English) Europe (German-Deutsche) Update: 9 July - Danke - thanks to German demo, Anke Heim for translating my chart to German. Update: 2 August - More new Stampin' Blends are coming in September so I'll be updating my chart again with the new colours. EDITED 9 May 2022 - All pdf links disabled. Please go to this post on my blog to download the May 2022 updated pdf. Thank you Updated Colour Chart pdf post HERE Important Sharing Info I created this chart to provide a useful tool to anyone who loves our Stampin' Blends markers all over the world, so it does not have my personal details on it. If you'd like to share it with others, please direct people here with a link to this post to download the document themselves. Do not share the actual pdfs online yourself. Thanks for respecting my effort & copyright. :) Thanks for visiting today. Please leave me a comment if you find my chart useful or if you have any questions. It's so lovely hearing from you. You'll see lots of new Blends projects now I have my new markers so pop back soon too. Happy stamping & colouring! 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Welcome back to our Stamp Off fun, sponsored by Buffy, Susan and myself. Today we have a fun color challenge. It will be interesting to see if we go with non-traditional Christmas colors, or steer away from Christmas for this challenge. For my part, I could envision only one set to go with these colors, and it is a sneak peak. This card was made with Bird Banter (p 42), from the upcoming Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog, due out in January. The little birds absolutely lend themselves to bright color combinations, that can be used for masculine (or feminine) events. In this example, I covered the parrot with Wink of Stella, to give it some sparkle. I used a couple other items that will be released with this catalog, including the Myths and Magic Glimmer Paper (p 37) and Petal Passion DSP on page 23. I am very fond of black and white patterned paper because it can be used for almost any card, or colored to help it coordinate with other product. So now that you have been kind enough to check out my challenge project, please click on over to see what Susan and Buffy have done with their color challenge.

Welcome a bonus edition of the Stamp Review Crew's blog hop! The "Crew" is made up of a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world who pick a stamp set or bundle to highlight on the first and third Mondays of each month, with a bonus hop if there is a fifth Monday. This week the Crew is featuring Love What You Do, a thirteen piece photopolymer stamp set that is part of the beautiful Share What You Love Suite on page 177 of the annual catalog. I have two cards to share with you today The first one uses the Love What You Do DSP (love that stuff!) and the Pearlized Doilies and Artisan Pearls. After stamping the background with Crumb Cake, the flower sprig was stamped with Memento ink, and then stamped again on a scrap of Whisper White so I could fussy cut the flowers and pop them up on dimensionals for more depth. The image panel and greeting were die cut with the Rectangle Stitched Framelits that will be available next week. And of course I had to use some DSP to dress up the envelope flap! The second card is simply black and white to really let the embossed Lovely Floral image shine. And speaking of shine, the Black Foil Sheets used for the mat are carrying over, woohoo! The checkered background is from the Sale-a-Bration Botanical Butterfly DSP. It's lovely, with one side of each design in color and the back side in a black and white pattern. So many possibilities! I did dress up the envelope flap with the checkered pattern, but totally forgot to take a picture. Oops. You can see in this angled shot the subtle shine of the doily and the black foil. It's really gorgeous in real life. That's all I have for today; thank you for stopping by! Up next is Sue Plote at This Pink Rooster. I can't wait to see what she did with this suite. Or you can click the Previous button to go back to Linda Calahan's blog, Stampin' Seasons. Product List Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper Black Foil Sheets Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad Big Shot Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies Lovely Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Pearlized Doilies Share What You Love Artisan Pearls Pearl Basic Jewels

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Welcome to the NC Demo Blog Hop for December. I'm so glad you are here. You might have just come from Toni's blog. You might just be starting. It doesn't matter, please visit us all. You'll want these samples for the new Occasions catalog and the Sale-a-Bration brochure. It sure...

Another week has gone by so fast! I hope that you have been able to create and get some new goodies to play with. I had a blast today casing the wonderful Bruno Bertucci. Check out the card that I made live during our Facebook Live today - Did you see the video? If not you can check it out here - How easy was it to make this fun, funky, ombre card using the Tailored Tag punch. That punch is definitely a must have item to purchase! Big Congrats to Ann Linnett who won my card just for sharing my live video today. Woo Hoo!! I will be sending it to your tomorrow. :) #givewithnoexpectation #makeacardsendacard #imbringingrakcardsback #randomactsofkindness I really hope that you can come along for my next Facebook Live next week. You can see the event page HERE and put down that you are attending or interested. At least you will get alerts then. Also you can follow my blog HERE - you will then get notified by email when I post something new. This week I have some awesome blog hops, videos, guest for a challenge.... So much to look forward to! Are you part of our Random Acts of Kindness Group? Please come and join all the fun of giving! These are the cards that I posted today for our group. WOW!! Click HERE to be part of the fun. Did you see my latest update on the video? I have a new #loveitchopit Card Kit!! You can either receive it as a gift if you order before the 26th March - HERE Or you can purchase it for $10 HERE OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS AND INFORMATION Request a copy of the catalogues HERE Join my Stampin' Up!® team and get the amazing starter kit special HERE Subscribe for my newsletter and get a tutorial bundle and updates during Sale-a-Bration HERE Follow me on Facebook for regular updates, videos and inspiration HERE Follow my blog by email so that you don't miss any of my projects and inspiration HERE. Go SHOPPING for retiring products and specials HERE Subscribe for my Occasions Catalogue Paper Share HERE Subscribe to my Stampin' Blends Club - Find out more HERE. Join Kylie's #loveitchopit Paper/Cardstock Club HERE Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! Tailored Tag Punch $31.00 Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set $61.00

Wouldn't receiving this card put a smile on your face? The birds from the Bird Banter Stamp Set in the new Occasions Catalog are just so cute! I stamped the images using Memento Ink and then colored them with the new Stampin' Blends Markers. These are alcohol based markers so

The sun is shining full on; but, it's only 7 degrees out. I looked at the thermometer around 2:00 this morning and it read a negative 13 degrees. Yikes! After tomorrow, we should be out of this Arctic Freeze and resume some normal temperatures in the 20's and 30's. That will probably feel warm to us now after such freezing temperatures!!! My share for today is an Alternate Card that I made using Stampin' Up's December 2017 Paper Pumpkin Kit called Flora and Flutter and SU's new Occasions Catalog Bird Banter Stamp Set. Let's take a look: My Card Base is Island Indigo Cardstock cut at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored and folded at 4-1/4" for a side opening Card. As some of you may know, the Square Lemon Lime Twist Leaf Stem Die Cuts were cut backwards and Stampin' Up placed the corrected version in our kits along with the version that was cut backwards. So we got extras! I used the backwards version on my Alternate Birthday Card. I even used the reverse side of the White Cardstock Square that the OOPS! message was printed on. So, I trimmed down the White Cardstock Square and adhered it to the back of the backwards version of the Lemon Lime Twist Leaf Stem Die Cut Square with Mono Multi Purpose Glue. I adhered this panel to my Card Base with Stampin' Dimensionals. Using the Flora and Flutter Stamp Set, I stamped the Butterfly on the White Butterfly die cuts from the kit in Bermuda Bay Ink and another one in Daffodil Delight (for the inside of my Card). Using SU's new Occasions Catalog Bird Banter Stamp Set, I stamped the Bird, Balloon, Party Hat, and two Leaf Stems onto Shimmery White Cardstock with Basic Black Archival Ink. I colored the Bird with my Stampin' Blends Markers in Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie and Smokey Slate as shown in the picture above. I colored the Balloon in Light and Dark Daffodil Delight. I colored the Leaf Stems in Light and Dark Old Olive Cardstock. I colored the Party Hat with my Lemon Lime Twist Stampin' Write Marker and my Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blend Marker. I adhered the Butterfly with a small piece of Stampin' Dimensionals down the center back of the Butterfly only and left the Wings free of adhesive. I fussy cut out the Bird, Balloon and the Leaf Stems. I adhered one Leaf Stem with Mono Multi Purpose Glue behind the Stem and a Stampin' Dimensional behind the Leaves. I adhered the Bird with Stampin' Dimensionals. I adhered the Party Hat to the Bird with Mono Multi Purpose Glue on the back of the Brim of the Hat and a Mini Stampin' Dimensional behind the top of the hat. I adhered the Balloon with Mono Multi Purpose Glue behind the String and Stampin' Dimensionals behind the Balloon. I trimmed off a 3/4" x 4" piece from a Lemon Lime Twist Card Base in SU's new Sale-A-Bration Tutti-Fruitti Card Bases and Envelopes (Free with a qualifying order). Using SU's Triple Banner Punch, I punched both ends to create my first Banner. Using one of the White Die Cut Banners in the kit and SU's Bird Banter Stamp Set, I stamped my Sentiment in Basic Black Archival Ink. I again used my Triple Banner Punch to punch the ends to create a shorter Banner with flagged ends. I cut a length of SU's Basic Black Baker's Twine and wrapped it around the Sentiment Banner twice and tied it into a Bow. I adhered the Sentiment Banner to my First Banner on an angle with a Stampin' Dimensional on the left end only. For the inside of my Card: Using SU's Layering Ovals Framelits Dies, I die cut a Scalloped Oval from the Lemon Lime Twist with White Diamonds pattern in SU's Eastern Palace Designer Series Paper. Using SU's Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, I die cut an Oval from Whisper White Cardstock. Using Bird Banter Stamp Set, I stamped Happy Birthday on the Whisper White Oval. I then adhered the Leaf Stem and the Butterfly to the Oval with Mono Multi Purpose Glue. I adhered the Whisper White Oval to the Lemon Lime Twist Eastern Palace Oval and to the inside of my Card with Mono Multi Purpose Glue. I used my Wink of Stella Brush to add shiny, glittery highlights to the Balloon. I'm in total LOVE with all the darling Birds in SU's new Bird Banter Stamp Set. They are so, so and so cute!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog!!! Stay warm wherever you are!!! Sale-A-Bration 2018 is here! January 3 – March 31, 2018 During Sale-A-Bration, you can earn exclusive free products with every qualifying purchase. You will reap the rewards when you shop, host, or join during Sale-A-Bration. Here's the link to the Sale-A-Bration Brochure: https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=100010 Occasions Catalog 2018 is here! January 3 - May 31, 2018 Here's the link to the new 2018 Occasions Catalog: https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=100300 Clearance Rack Here's a link to SU's Clearance Rack: https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ItemList.aspx?categoryid=100100 If you are interested in purchasing Stampin' Up products, you can order from me on-line at www.stampinup.com and please choose me, Lynn Gauthier, as your Demonstrator. If you would like to visit my Pinterest Boards, Please click on the link below: Here If you would like to become a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber with me, Please click on the link below to sign up. Here PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! I recently discovered that people are using my cards and/or projects, duplicating them and entering them into challenges, using them for their own card classes and (using them on their blogs as their own creations) - Please give credit where credit is due. My cards and projects are my own creations and are not to be used in challenges, blog hops, card classes or sold at craft shows; etc., for profit. I don't mind if you duplicate my creativity to pass on to family members or friends as gifts or Occasions cards; but, PLEASE be considerate of others creativity! Thank you!

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It's Card Swap Sunday and today I'm sharing a card I made for a swap using products from the Sale-a-bration brochure and Occasions Catalogue. My card uses the beautiful Beauty Abounds Stamp Set from the Occasions Catalogue and the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper from the Sale-a-bration Catalogue (free with any $60 order). The patterned ... Read More about Card Swap Sunday – Beauty Abounds Stamp Set – Sneak Peek!

I used the new Lasting Lily stamp set that will be available as a free item with an order of $100+ during Sale-a-bration beginning January 3 to create a super simple sympathy card to share with you…

Thanks for stopping by and welcome to Mitosu Crafts. We are sharing 4 card fronts from our display samples at the Stampin' Up! OnStage local event in Solihull The new photopolymer stamp set Bird Banter on page 42 of the Spring/Summer 2018 catalogue contains 19 stamps with 5 bird images which are great for the Stampin' Blends or Watercolour Pencils Bird Banter #145852 Clear embossed Tree Rings stamp on Basic Black cardstock. The bird was coloured with the Stampin' Blends then fussy cut with Paper Snips. The tail was also cut then angled to sit better within the card design Island Indigo Ombre Ribbon was adhered across the card front about 1/3 from the bottom Wood Textures Designer Series Papers were used with the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and Layering Circles Framelits Dies The sentiment was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento then snipped and arranged diagonally This card uses the same bird design but stamped in Basic Black Archival, coloured with the Watercolour Pencils, fussy cut and the tail was left as stamped The new crepe Picture Perfect Paper Ribbon in Lemon Lime Twist was adhere in 6 rows with Tear & Tape then framed with Wood Textures DSP on Mini Stamping Dimensionals Linen Thread was wrapped around the Whisper White card 3 times and the crepe paper ribbon was used to create the leaves behind the parrot; colouring the middle with Stampin' Blends The Sheet Music Background Stamp was used for this next card, masking where the 2 budgies were going to be stamped first The birds were coloured with Stampin' Blends before sponging the Whisper White base in Sahara Sand and Crumb Cake ink Added a strip of Basic Gray card on the left and tassels of Silver Mini Sequin Trim and Linen Tread on Basic Black Baker's Twine with the sentiment punched with the Classic Label The mats for this card is from the new Tutti-Frutti Designer Series Papers on page 29 Glossy Cardstock was gutted first with the square Stitched Shapes Framelit to get the topper. The background was then embossed with Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder The birds were stamped on the square Glossy Cardstock and coloured with Stampin' Blends. The alcohol pens doesn't move or blend as well on this card as it dries too quick so you will need to colour fast We hope you enjoy these projects using the Bird Banter Stamp Set which will be available to order from 3rd January. If you live in the UK and would love a copy of the 2018 Spring/Summer Catalogue, please email us with your details at [email protected] Thanks again for stopping. Until next time, BYEEEEE! We hope that you enjoy our projects. You can subscribe to our blog updates below and you will receive future blog posts from us on your email. Do you also like the products used on our projects? You can order current Stampin' Up!® products and craft supplies with Mitosu Crafts via our Online Shop 24/7. Click on the image below to browse the 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue from Stampin' Up! If you live in the UK and do not have a local demonstrator, contact us with your details. We would love to be your demonstrator and will send you a hard copy of the catalogue It means a lot for your continued support so please use our current Stampin' Reward Code located on the top right of our blog for orders from £20 to £150. If you place an order for £150 and above, do not use the reward code so you can get the reward for yourself. Your Independent Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators, Basingstoke UK Card Making and Papercraft Creative Coaches Inspirations/Classes/Events/Online Shop ~Thank You~

I used the Stampin’ Up! Wonderful Romance stamp set bundle and the To Have & To Hold stamp set to create my card for the Fab Friday color challenge this week.

Welcome to the December Tour de Freaks, brought to you by the Control Freak Swappers! This month our theme is OCCASIONS & SALE-A-BRATION PREVIEW! You may have just arrived from Cindy Elam's blog or yo

Stampin' Up!'s On Stage event was a whirlwind of excitement! One of the most exciting parts of the event was my Stamp Showcase presentation on the Main Stage in front of 2,700 people - and I loved every minute of it! I created and shared five new projects with the

Hallo, herzlich willkommen im Jahre 2018 mit der Vorstellung des SAB Geschenk – der Pfauengruss. SAB – die Abkürzung bedeutet Sale-A-Bration und ist die schönste Zeit bei Stampin`Up. Es…

I love to stamp cards and take them to Stampin' UP! events. I created THIS CARD to take to the April 2018 Stampin' Up! OnStage demonstrator event and I swapped cards with about 75 demonstrators. Below I am sharing some of them with you today! And check back for the next 2 days.. I have more cards to share with you! Above: Card given to me by Ruth Bingle, featuring the gorgeous Southern Serenade stamp set click to see the Southern Serenade set online Garden Trellis embossing folder online here Above: Card given to me by Rhonda

Wow, that’s all that I can say…Stampin’ Up! really knocked it out of the park with the 2018 Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs!! I’ve got lots of pictures to share with y…

Hello Crafty Friends, Hope you are having a great day. I have a couple of cards to share today that use the lovely floral images from the All That You Are Stamp Set. The images for both cards have been stamped in Black ink onto White card stock and fussy cut. I wanted a somewhat monochromatic look to them - this was easily achieved by leaving them uncoloured. The top card has a piece of Tropical Chic DSP attached to the card base. A stitched rectangle has been used to cut a piece of Whisper White card, then using my trimmer, I have sliced on a diagonal. Everything was then adhered to the card base with dimensionals and Tombow. The card below has used the negative die cut made when creating the stitched rectangle for the card above. The frame that is left behind has been cut down to fit a card base and adhered with foam strips. The fussy cut stamped images and extra die cuts were all adhered using mini dimensionals. The sentiments for both cards have been White Heat Embossed onto Black Card Stock and chopped down or fussy cut. Thanks so much for stopping by today. Until next time, stay awesome and stay crafty If you live in Australia and would like to purchase any of the items used to create the cards featured in today's post, click on the images below to be taken to my Online store. Happy Shopping x Product List All That You Are Cling Stamp Set [148664] $39.00 Tropical Escape 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146916] $19.25 Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies [148527] $61.00 Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551] $61.00 White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75 Heat Tool [129056] $50.00 Big Shot [143263] $159.00 Versamark Pad [102283] $15.75 Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75 Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00 Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $14.75

Well hello there Stampers! How are you this fine day? Actually, it's late here. VERY LATE! lol. But sometimes a girl has to wait til everyone's in bed asleep before she gets a minute of quiet time to gather her thoughts. Ya know? Sale-a-Bration kicked off on Thursday and I'm having a FANTASTIC time with it so far! Everyone LOVES the promotions (buy $50 worth of products and get special limited time products for FREE), and the sign on incentive (get $175 worth of products for only $99 and FREE SHIPPING!!!). Of course they do! All of the FREE flyin' around can make your head spin! But hey! It's only once a year right? Use some of that Christmas money on a few stamp sets for yourself. :-) One of the GORGEOUS free products in the Sale-a-Bration catalog is the Precious Parcel Card Kit. Now, this kit may very well be perfect for beginning papercrafters with it's no stamping required design, but it's also one of the most beautiful card sets I've ever seen! I mean, Look at it!! Isn't it beautiful? The Victorian mailbox, the vintage colors, and that adorable envelope, just sent my heart a-flutter! Each card has a little insert that you can write love notes or other greetings on. It's just the cutest card set ever! It's SO CUTE! BUT upon first glance, it looks very limited. It doesn't appear to have much room for modification. So, I set out to make some alternative projects with it. I'm very happy with what I've come up with, and I hope that you will be too! Enter here, two totally different treat packages! As you can see, the one on the left is made from one of the cards. A little nip here and a tuck there and viola! A 3D Post Box. The box on the right is actually made by disassembling one of those glorious envelopes! Anytime I get my hands on an envelope with a pattern on the inside, I'm compelled to take it apart and use it in my projects, so I knew I would do SOMETHING else with one of them. The difficulty came in deciding which side of the envelope to use because the inside is a beautiful blue spotted design. SO CUTE!! The deciding factor was when I realized what the final box would look like by using the white and striped side out. You are gonna FLIP!!! Check this out! I couldn't have planned it better if I TRIED!! Which I didn't. It just happened this way. But what a happy result! :-D Isn't it SUPER ADORABLE?!! Not only does that GORGEOUS stripe go perfectly all the way around the top of the box, but it also creates the perfect envelope on the inside!! I just love it! So, how did I get the box from the envelope? Easy Peezy, my friends! First, you carefully open the envelope completely. Take care not to tear any of the flaps. Then, you'll want to score 1" to the inside of the prescored lines on the body of the envelope. Go ahead and score right down the flaps too. Just 1" on all four sides. Then, you're going to cut away some excess parts of the envelope until you're left with this: Notice that I have made a cut into the striped rectangle in the upper left? I've actually done that on all four sides. This photo shows it better: The next thing you're going to need to do is fold and burnish some lines. Start by fold and burnishing all four flaps to the original fold lines. Then, while that flap is folded, go ahead and fold the folded flap onto itself again, lining up with the 1" scored line. That sounds complex, but you can see it fairly clear here: Notice in this photo I have put tear'n tape on those four little tabs. I put it on both sides of the tabs to help hold the whole thing together tighter. You don't have to, but I like my boxes to be STURDY! Ok, the next thing you'll do is open all those folds and attach your tabs into place to form the box. Once you have all four tabs secured and your rectangle is formed, you can start folding the flaps back over the tabs into the middle of the box. Start with the two short sides first, and then the base of the envelope, and finally the pointed top (as pictured here). Notice the tear'n tape along the edges. I did that on all four flaps. Again, STURDY! ;-) See how beautiful the inside of the envelopes are? I will likely take another one apart and do it inside out so I have a box with that gorgeous print. It's so pretty! I am thrilled with how the stripes lined up on the box this way!! :-D The next thing we need to do is make the box top. For this, I used a piece of window sheet cut at 5 13/16" x 4 1/2" And then score all four sides at 1". You'll need to put a little OOMPH to get the window sheet scored and then burnished. But make it crisp! All that's left to do is cut the four little corners off completely. There you go! Now, just slide the lid into the base of the box and you're done! I embellished the box simply with one of the notecards from the kit and a bit of braiden linen. Pretty much everything I used came from the kit, so this will be an easy project to replicate. It holds 12 dove chocolates......... If you were wondering. ;-) I just LOVE Dove Dark Chocolate. It's my absolute FAVORITE! I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and I hope you rip apart some envelopes! Just be gentle about it. hehe. Please leave a comment below and let me know if these instructions were easy to understand, or if I could improve this post in any way. I love hearing from everyone! I hope you have a wonderful day and as always, Happy Crafting!