Gratitude Abounds

Today is the Coyote Open, a golf tournament to raise money for student scholarships at The College of Idaho.  Now my passions in life are for my family and friends, my creativity, and my alma mater.  I love the feeling that I get when I step foot on campus, when a see a student succeeding, when I feel my mind stretched by a former classmate or professor, or when I just am reminded of all the things in my life that I have because of my time there.  It makes me feel grateful every day and today's card is about celebrating gratitude and spending time together!


I love the Painted Autumn suite in the holiday catalog.  It coordinates together so great and the new leaf punch is one of my favorite Stampin' Up! products to date!

For this card, I used the leaf punch scrap and cut it out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits.  I layered together two pieces of Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper (DSP) and tied off with some linen thread.  Then I elevated my leaf with some gold glimmer behind it. I love this look and I think those that enjoy scraps will appreciate this type of layout and card!

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Painted Autumn DSP, Gold Glimmer Paper
• Ink: Early Espresso
• Stamp Set: Painted Harvest
• Big Shot: Cutting Mats, Magnetic Platform, Stitched Shapes Framelits
• Accessories: Leaf Punch, Linen Thread, Scissors, Dimensionals, and Adhesive

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code YHQPWXBS when checking out.

If you place an order of $300 or have a party that totals $300, you can earn this exclusive Merry Patterns photopolymer stamp set for free! This set is great for tags and cards and more to bring in the holidays.  Contact me today if you are interested in earning it!

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

If you sign up by October 10th, you will get a holiday themed Paper Pumpkin kit to start you off on your Christmas crafting.  For the first time ever, you can coordinate the October and November kits together to get your cards and gift making off right.  

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Plus I try to send one of the alternative ideas out to everyone in the mail so you get two fun surprises in the mail each month!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit! 

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JOIN MY TEAM

Joining Stampin' Up! was one of the best decisions I've made in life.  I have met some wonderful people who offer incredible inspiration and I believe in the quality of the product. Plus there is always something special about making and receiving homemade cards or décor from people.

If you are interested in joining my team, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog and Holiday Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Being a demonstrator doesn’t mean you have to have parties – it means you can buy from yourself at a discount!  And if you don’t hit your minimums, there is no penalty!  Contact me today if you are interested in trying this out or sign up directly at https://ida.stampinup.com/en/?demoid=80380.

Have a craftastic day,
Stacy

From Fall to Christmas

Today's cards show how important color selection can be.  I wanted to do a quick card featuring fall colors but while I worked on it, I realized that I also liked this idea for Christmas.  By swapping out ink and cardstock colors for each card and changing the accent threads, you get two seasonal cards just by the colors alone.

The fall card has warm tones of Very Vanilla & Cajun Craze.  The wreath is done by sponging on the Cajun Craze and Garden Green inks and then huffing on them before stamping on the page.  I added the copper thread and a few plain pearls to this one and layered it up on a 4 1/4 square card.

The Christmas card is stamped in Garden Green ink and has the gold thread around it.  I colored a few pearls using a retired Blendability marker (a red Sharpie works as well) and layered the saying up on dimensionals.

Two cards but one great feeling of holiday happiness!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Very Vanilla or Whisper White (4 1/4 x 8 1/2, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4, scrap), Cherry Cobbler or Cajun Craze (3 1/2 x 3 1/2)
• Ink: Garden Green & Cajun Craze or Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler
• Stamp Set: Hello Friend
• Accessories: Copper or Gold Thread, Basic Pearls, 1 1/4 Circle Punch, Adhesive, Scissors, Dimensionals, Sponge, Red Sharpie

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code YHQPWXBS when checking out.

If you place an order of $300 or have a party that totals $300, you can earn this exclusive Merry Patterns photopolymer stamp set for free! This set is great for tags and cards and more to bring in the holidays.  Contact me today if you are interested in earning it!

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

If you sign up by October 10th, you will get a holiday themed Paper Pumpkin kit to start you off on your Christmas crafting.  For the first time ever, you can coordinate the October and November kits together to get your cards and gift making off right.  

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Plus I try to send one of the alternative ideas out to everyone in the mail so you get two fun surprises in the mail each month!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit! 

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JOIN MY TEAM

Joining Stampin' Up! was one of the best decisions I've made in life.  I have met some wonderful people who offer incredible inspiration and I believe in the quality of the product. Plus there is always something special about making and receiving homemade cards or décor from people.

If you are interested in joining my team, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog and Holiday Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Being a demonstrator doesn’t mean you have to have parties – it means you can buy from yourself at a discount!  And if you don’t hit your minimums, there is no penalty!  Contact me today if you are interested in trying this out or sign up directly at https://ida.stampinup.com/en/?demoid=80380.

Have a craftastic day,
Stacy

Grateful for Painted Autumn

While it continues to feel like Fall is dating Winter here in Boise, I thought I'd keep sharing Fall cards this week to celebrate the official first day of Fall!

This card was based off a card I saw by Jenny Peterson last month.  The more I played with this layout using our Paper Pumpkin kit from August, the more I wanted to use it with everything I own!

This particular card was a make-n-take for a holiday catalog workshop that I did recently.  Did you know that I can come to your house and talk shop with you and your friends for free?  Well now you do.  You provide the drink and snack and I provide the main course... of creativity!

This card features several of my favorite new products and several of my returning favorites.  The Painted Harvest photopolymer stamp set is one of my favorites ever.  The images and sayings are fall perfection.  And the leaf punch is a must have for all crafters. My daughter likes playing with it even more than I do!  I paired it up with a strip of Painted Autumn DSP and some Basics Pack 2 Washi Tape.  Finally, since I love to craft with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and linen thread, I threw those on there too for some added "ooh la la".

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Garden Green (8 1/2 x 5 1/2), Very Vanilla (5 1/2 x 4 1/4), Painted Autumn DSP (3 x 3/8)
• Ink: Garden Green, Early Espresso
• Stamp Set: Painted Harvest
• Big Shot: Cutting Mats and Multi-purpose Platform, Stitched Shapes Framelits
• Accessories: Linen Thread, Basic Pearls, Leaf Punch, Basic Pack 2 Washi Tape, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Scissors, and Adhesive

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code YHQPWXBS when checking out.

If you place an order of $300 or have a party that totals $300, you can earn this exclusive Merry Patterns photopolymer stamp set for free! This set is great for tags and cards and more to bring in the holidays.  Contact me today if you are interested in earning it!

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

If you sign up by October 10th, you will get a holiday themed Paper Pumpkin kit to start you off on your Christmas crafting.  For the first time ever, you can coordinate the October and November kits together to get your cards and gift making off right.  

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Plus I try to send one of the alternative ideas out to everyone in the mail so you get two fun surprises in the mail each month!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit! 

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JOIN MY TEAM

Joining Stampin' Up! was one of the best decisions I've made in life.  I have met some wonderful people who offer incredible inspiration and I believe in the quality of the product. Plus there is always something special about making and receiving homemade cards or décor from people.

If you are interested in joining my team, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog and Holiday Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Being a demonstrator doesn’t mean you have to have parties – it means you can buy from yourself at a discount!  And if you don’t hit your minimums, there is no penalty!  Contact me today if you are interested in trying this out or sign up directly at https://ida.stampinup.com/en/?demoid=80380.

Have a craftastic day,
Stacy

Paper Pumpkin Samples - Layered Leaves

While it's been a very strange September full of hot days and almost freezing temperatures, this month's Paper Pumpkin kit put me in the mood for Fall crafting even if it hasn't felt like Fall yet!  This kit came with a five piece stamp set, a Cajun Craze Ink Spot, and supplies to me 8 love notes with envelopes and 8 pillow boxes.  This kit had so many pieces in it that I haven't come close to using all the supplies.  But I wanted to share my first wave of projects with you and get them out in front of my subscribers.

This is the original project from the kit - isn't it beautiful!  These kits have been just AMAZING this year and have met all my crafting needs.  Plus, I always love getting to make things with my young daughter who thinks these kits are like Christmas in the mail.  That enthusiasm is contagious!

Anyhow, here are the other ideas I had today using the pieces from the kit.  I did add some extra cardstock to make them into full cards, a few embellishments like the Gold Epoxy stickers, and some flair using my Stitched Stencils framelits and my Big Shot.  My customers receive step by step instructions for these projects but I hope they offer a little fall inspiration to everyone!

Which one is your favorite?

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code YHQPWXBS when checking out.

If you place an order of $300 or have a party that totals $300, you can earn this exclusive Merry Patterns photopolymer stamp set for free! This set is great for tags and cards and more to bring in the holidays.  Contact me today if you are interested in earning it!

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

If you sign up by October 10th, you will get a holiday themed Paper Pumpkin kit to start you off on your Christmas crafting.  For the first time ever, you can coordinate the October and November kits together to get your cards and gift making off right.  

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Plus I try to send one of the alternative ideas out to everyone in the mail so you get two fun surprises in the mail each month!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit! 

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JOIN MY TEAM

Joining Stampin' Up! was one of the best decisions I've made in life.  I have met some wonderful people who offer incredible inspiration and I believe in the quality of the product. Plus there is always something special about making and receiving homemade cards or décor from people.

If you are interested in joining my team, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with.  And, in August, you can preorder from the Holiday Mini to complete your starter kit!  Trust me, finding $125 worth of merchandise in that catalog will be EASY!

Being a demonstrator doesn’t mean you have to have parties – it means you can buy from yourself at a discount!  And if you don’t hit your minimums, there is no penalty!  Contact me today if you are interested in trying this out or sign up directly at https://ida.stampinup.com/en/?demoid=80380.

Have a craftastic day,
Stacy

Holiday 2017 Catalog is LIVE

There is nothing I love more in the craft world than the holiday season!  You get to make cards and tags and décor and treats and you get to make these things with those that you love.  It's just crafting perfection!

If you want to share what you love during the season with friends and family, you have a chance to earn a free stamp set.  From now until October 31st, you can earn the Merry Patterns stamp set with a $300 workshop order.  This stamp set is not in the catalog and has all sorts of beautiful possibilities!  Contact me today if you'd like to try and earn it!

Today's project features three of my favorite items in the holiday catalog which truly capture a Season of Cheer for me!

These Mini Pizza Boxes are sure to be a big hit.  They are food safe for treats but also would hold gift cards or gift certificates. 

I also am in love with the Merry Music Specialty DSP.  This lighter weight paper is very easy to work with and the patterns are versatile. Tags made with this paper would go with any wrapping paper!

Finally, the Season of Glitz Mini Gift Bows from the catalog are too cute to be ignored.  They are the size of a quarter for a reference point so they would look good on boxes, tags, and more.

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Merry Music Specialty DSP, Whisper White cardstock
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
• Stamp Set: Watercolor Christmas
• Accessories: Delicate White Doilies, Season of Glitz Mini Gift Bow, Scissors, Adhesive, Mini Pizza Box

ONLINE HOSTESS CODE

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code YHQPWXBS when checking out.

Sign up for PAPER PUMPKIN!

If you sign up for Paper Pumpkin as a new subscriber by September 10th, you can get the fall-themed kit for 50% off.  Just enter promo code HALFOFF0917 when you sign up!  It is a great deal and I hope you try it out!  Local subscribers are also invited to my house on September 30th for a free event using the stamps and ink from your kits!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Plus I try to send one of the alternative ideas out to everyone in the mail so you get two fun surprises in the mail each month!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit! 

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

JOIN MY TEAM

Joining Stampin' Up! was one of the best decisions I've made in life.  I have met some wonderful people who offer incredible inspiration and I believe in the quality of the product. Plus there is always something special about making and receiving homemade cards or décor from people.

If you are interested in joining my team, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  With the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with.  Trust me, finding $125 worth of merchandise in the holiday catalog will be EASY!

Being a demonstrator doesn’t mean you have to have parties – it means you can buy from yourself at a discount!  And if you don’t hit your minimums, there is no penalty!  Contact me today if you are interested in trying this out or sign up directly at https://ida.stampinup.com/en/?demoid=80380.

Have a craftastic day,
Stacy