Twist and Pop and Birthdays

Birthday cards are a special gift for birthdays.  Inside you write something heart felt and let a person know that you were thinking of them on their day.  I try to get birthday cards out to all those that fill my life and heart but sometimes the best intentions get washed away with distractions and obligations (especially those fall birthdays when we are all trying to get used to the back to school routines!)

Anyhow, one of the most extraordinary women in my life was born 80 years ago today.  My mother-in-law is a woman of stories, of love, of support, and of laughter.  She had to wait a long time to get her grandbabies but she never pressured me to have them or has ever asked more of me than I could give.  She is creative and loving and always makes time for her family.  I'm extremely lucky that this woman is in my life!

For her birthday, I thought she needed something special in the way of a card so I went out on a limb and found this tutorial for a Twist and Pop fold.  This woman does a great job demonstrating how to do the card and all the dimensions and scorelines so I'll let you watch the video for all that jazz!

For my card, I used the Painted Autumn stamp set (which is truly a must have) and the Painted Autumn DSP.  I chose the sunflower images because they are a very happy flower that stands bold and bright and makes you smile whether you want to or not.  Plus, it's a beautiful watercolor looking image that you get by using the same color of ink on two different stamps - so it's easy!  To finish it off, I also added the Number of Years stamp set which I only seem to remember that I have when a milestone birthday comes up but has the best stamp my collection ("the number of years the world has been a better place because you're in it").

I chose this type of card because I wanted to put her family into it - because really that is her biggest legacy and one I'm most grateful for.  If she wasn't born, not only would I miss her companionship, but I wouldn't have my husband, my children, my life.

Happy Birthday Sylva - may this 80th year bring you more cuddles, laughter, and playdoh in your carpet!

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Very Vanilla (12 x 4, 10 x 3 1/2, 8 x 3 1/2, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2, 2 x 3 3/4), Soft Sky (2 @ 5 3/4 x 3 3/4), Painted Autumn (5 3/4 x 3 3/4, 4 x 2 1/4, 4 @ 3 1/4 x 2 1/4)
• Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Sky, Crushed Curry
• Stamp Set: Painted Harvest, Number of Years
• Big Shot: Magnetic Platform, Cutting Mats, Large Numbers Framelits
• Accessories: Tear and Tape, Label Punch (retired), Heart Punch (retired), Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Adhesive

From October 1st - October 31st, you can purchase three packs of designer paper included in the promotion and get a fourth for free!  Check out my Web site for images of all the included papers!

Catalog	Item	Description	Price
Annual (p. 189)	144180	Just Add Color Specialty DSP	$13.00 USD
Annual (p. 189)	144137	Delightful Daisy DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 189)	144118	Birthday Memories DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 188)	144111	Be Merry DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 188)	144163	Pick a Pattern DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 188)	144155	Coffee Break DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 188)	144185	Naturally Eclectic DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 188)	144110	Whole Lot of Lovely DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 187)	144168	Petal Garden DSP Stack	$10.00 USD
Annual (p. 187)	144193	Color Theory DSP Stack	$10.00 USD
Annual (p. 187)	144177	Wood Textures DSP Stack	$10.00 USD
Holiday (p. 29)	144629	Christmas Around the World DSP	$11.00 USD
Holiday (p. 49)	144613	Painted Autumn DSP	$11.00 USD

If you place an order of $300 or have a party that totals $300 between September 1st and October 31st, 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.

The best Paper Pumpkin kits of the year come during the holidays, in my opinion!  This year, Stampin' Up! is trying something new and giving us TWO months of holiday kits in October and November and they will coordinate.  If you didn't order by October 10th, you won't be able to get the first kit at your door but you can still subscribe by November 10th to get the second one.  These kits will help you get your card and gift making started 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! 

There are two ways to sign up.  

• Receive it monthly
• Purchase pre-paid subscriptions to use during this holiday kit period.

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

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code 7NCUYJZ4 when checking out through October 31st.

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 Demonstrators

While not a big user of YouTube at this point in my SU! career, I am always grateful for all those demonstrators out there that manage to do some great tutorials for things that I never would have thought of.  Today is my first Christmas in October class and those that registered and paid by the deadline are making a bonus project, inspired by Dawn Griffith.  My mom saw this great video on a box card that she made for her team of demonstrators and ask if we could do one at her workshop.  Since we are doing 8 other projects, we landed on a simple but fallish card that would work great for place setting at Thanksgiving or for teachers or co-workers for the holidays.

Watch her awesome video here for the steps to making the base of the card.

For my card, we used a Tangerine Tango base and the Painted Autumn DSP.  The saying is from the Painted Harvest stamp set in matching ink.  Then they just layer it together and cut out the pumpkins from that great watercolor fall paper!

Of course, if they don't want to put it in the box, they can just stuff it with crimped shreds and leave it on the side.

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Tangerine Tango (8 1/2 x 5 1/2), Very Vanilla (4 1/4 x 1), Painted Autumn DSP (5 1/2 x 1, 2 x 1/2, scrap)
• Ink: Tangerine Tango
• Stamps: Painted Harvest
• Accessories: Paper Cutter, Tiny Treat Box, Triple Banner Punch, Scissors, Dimensionals

From October 1st - October 31st, you can purchase three packs of designer paper included in the promotion and get a fourth for free!  Check out my Web site for images of all the included papers!

Catalog	Item	Description	Price
Annual (p. 189)	144180	Just Add Color Specialty DSP	$13.00 USD
Annual (p. 189)	144137	Delightful Daisy DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 189)	144118	Birthday Memories DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 188)	144111	Be Merry DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 188)	144163	Pick a Pattern DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 188)	144155	Coffee Break DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 188)	144185	Naturally Eclectic DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 188)	144110	Whole Lot of Lovely DSP	$11.00 USD
Annual (p. 187)	144168	Petal Garden DSP Stack	$10.00 USD
Annual (p. 187)	144193	Color Theory DSP Stack	$10.00 USD
Annual (p. 187)	144177	Wood Textures DSP Stack	$10.00 USD
Holiday (p. 29)	144629	Christmas Around the World DSP	$11.00 USD
Holiday (p. 49)	144613	Painted Autumn DSP	$11.00 USD

If you place an order of $300 or have a party that totals $300 between September 1st and October 31st, 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.

The best Paper Pumpkin kits of the year come during the holidays, in my opinion!  This year, Stampin' Up! is trying something new and giving us TWO months of holiday kits in October and November and they will coordinate.  If you didn't order by October 10th, you won't be able to get the first kit at your door but you can still subscribe by November 10th to get the second one.  These kits will help you get your card and gift making started 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! 

There are two ways to sign up.  

• Receive it monthly
• Purchase pre-paid subscriptions to use during this holiday kit period.

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

To purchase these products, please visit my Online Store and use hostess code 7NCUYJZ4 when checking out through October 31st.

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