Flirty Flowers and Sugarplum Gratitude

Happy Sunday!  Yesterday I had my first kickoff event featuring these cards and it was a hit.  It was also my mom's birthday and her dear friend Cheryl made the most delicious cheesecake.  I loved it when Kate called from the other room and asked "What are you making for my birthday?"  :)  It was so good and the recipe is below.  The only changes were pecans instead of macadamia nuts.

• http://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/2014/07/low-carb-coconut-cheesecake-with-macadamia-nut-crust.html

Today's card is featuring two new In Colors that play together nicely.  I paired it with the Perfectly Wrapped stamp set, which is good for more than just the adorable package kit in the catalog. 

Some reasons I love this stamp set:

• I love how you can stamp the polka dot stamp on a white banner and then add our new Whisper White Thick Baker's Twine and have it stand out! 
• I love the two sizes of flowers and how great the white accents look on them. 
• I really love the size of the sentiments in this set - they stand out on banners and have a great font.

Plus it's just versatile!

In Color Combo: Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sugarplum, and Whisper White

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Whisper White (4 x 4, 1 x 4), Sweet Sugarplum (3/4 x 4 1/4), Flirty Flamingo (5 1/2 x 8 1/2)
• Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sugarplum
• Stamp Set: Perfectly Wrapped
• Accessories: White Perfect Accents, Whisper White Thick Baker's Twine , Triple Banner Punch, Dimensionals, Adhesive, and Scissors

ORDER ONLINE

To order supplies for these cards, please visit my online store here.  Please use this hostess code when checking out if you find something to order. 

• June Code:  The code for June 5th-June 24th is YZZ2RW72

BE A HOSTESS

During the month of June, you can earn an additional $35 in free merchandise when you host a workshop, stamp camp, or catalog party that reaches $350 in sales.  Contact me today to get your event on my calendar or to learn more about in person and online options!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, 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.  The new catalog is a great time to sign up.  If you sign up between June 1st and June 30th, you can add TWO additional stamp sets to your already customizable kit!  What a savings! 

But it gets better!  Since you can use hostess benefits towards the purchase of your starter kit, if you have a workshop in June and reach $350, you can get your starter kit for $29 or less plus those extra sets.  Contact me today for more information!

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

Paper Pumpkin is $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.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Play Date to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!  Sign up by the 10th of the month!

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

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

A Dapper Birthday

I really try to get birthday cards out on time but those at the first of the month really throw me for a loop!  I always think I have time and then they always end up being late.  June is no exception but in my urgency to create the perfect card for a perfect friend, I ended up with this beauty. I love how manly it looks but also great the color combo is!  I also love that since he's my good friend, he won't mind that it's not perfectly stamped - or maybe that's just the photo!

New In Color Combo: Crumb Cake, Dapper Denim, Very Vanilla

This layout could easily be modified for a different sentiment so don't be surprised to see it again when my new supplies get her next week.  It would also make a great Father's Day card (if my father were a car guy or a handy man!)

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Dapper Denim (2 x 5 1/2), Very Vanilla (2 3/4 x 2 3/4), Crumb Cake (8 1/2 x 5 1/2, 4 x 1/2)
• Ink: Dapper Denim
• Stamp Set: Guy Greetings
• Accessories: Triple Banner Punch, Dimensionals, Adhesive

ORDER ONLINE

To order supplies for these cards, please visit my online store here.  Please use one of these hostess codes when checking out if you find something to order. 

• Early June Code: The online code for June 1-June 4th is EQTKHYYC.
• June Code:  The code for June 5th-June 24th is YZZ2RW72

BE A HOSTESS

During the month of June, you can earn an additional $35 in free merchandise when you host a workshop, stamp camp, or catalog party that reaches $350 in sales.  Contact me today to get your event on my calendar or to learn more about in person and online options!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, 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.  The new catalog is a great time to sign up.  If you sign up between June 1st and June 30th, you can add TWO additional stamp sets to your already customizable kit!  What a savings! 

But it gets better!  Since you can use hostess benefits towards the purchase of your starter kit, if you have a workshop in June and reach $350, you can get your starter kit for $29 or less plus those extra sets.  Contact me today for more information!

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

Paper Pumpkin is $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.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Play Date to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!

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

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Groovy Stampers June Make-n-Takes

It's First Thursday and that means another Groovy Stampers meeting with my downline and sidelines. I love these meetings because we get a chance to exchange ideas and catch up as friends do!

I try to come up with make-n-takes that are repeatable for workshops and fit into promotions. 

In this case, these two cards show how a cardmaker can use a 4 x 4 piece of DSP in two ways for a workshop.  They also showcase the same stamp set since we all like more than one idea for each set we buy!  Sorry for the crazy messy kitchen - we were busy making memories and cards with our messes!

In Color Combo: Night of Navy, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight

The first has the DSP cut at an angle and applying to the Crumb Cake card.  I showed a different version of this earlier this week but I wanted to show a few of the stamps in the set during the meeting.

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP:
• Ink: Night of Navy, Cucumber Crush, Flirty Flamingo
• Stamp Set: Love and Affection
• Accessories: Pansy Punch, Petite Petal Punch, White Enamel Accent, Adhesive, Dimensionals

In Color Combo: Flirty Flamingo, Cucumber Crush, Whisper White, Crumb Cake

The second has a 1" strip cut off the 4 x 4 square.  Then you flip it over and make a banner end and apply to the card.  This works depending on the pattern on the DSP but I loved how this one turned out!

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Crumb Cake, Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Paper, Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo
• Ink: Flirty Flamingo
• Stamp Set: Love and Affection
• Accessories: Cucumber Crush Solid Baker's Twine, Petite Petal Punch, Triple Banner Punch, 1 3/4 Circle Punch; White Enamel Accent, Dimensionals, Scissors, and Adhesive

ORDER ONLINE

To order supplies for these cards, please visit my online store here.  Please use one of these hostess codes when checking out if you find something to order. 

• Early June Code: The online code for June 1-June 4th is EQTKHYYC.
• June Code:  The code for June 5th-June 24th is YZZ2RW72

BE A HOSTESS

During the month of June, you can earn an additional $35 in free merchandise when you host a workshop, stamp camp, or catalog party that reaches $350 in sales.  Contact me today to get your event on my calendar or to learn more!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, 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.  The new catalog is a great time to sign up.  If you sign up between June 1st and June 30th, you can add TWO additional stamp sets to your already customizable kit!  What a savings! 

But it gets better!  Since you can use hostess benefits towards the purchase of your starter kit, if you have a workshop in June and reach $350, you can get your starter kit for $29 or less plus those extra sets.  Contact me today for more information!

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

Paper Pumpkin is $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.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Play Date to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!

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

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Going Places is Almost Gone

It's almost "hoard it" time, when our current products go into retirement and we have to go on that journey to find new favorites.

Today is the last day to order retiring items from my online store.  There is so much I will miss but I did a much better job of playing with my favorites this year than ever before!

I wanted to share my Father's Day card for this year because it uses my favorite Product Suite (Going Places) and the Stamp Set and DSP are retired after today.

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Going Places DSP, Very Vanilla, Basic Black
• Ink: Memento Black
• Stamp Set: Going Global
• Accessories: 2 1/2 Circle Punch, Gold Wink of Stella Pen, Basic Black Marker, Dimensionals, and Adhesive

RETIRED LIST

You can check out the retired list here on my blog.  Please use one of these hostess codes when checking out if you find something to order.  These are available while supplies last!

• May Code: The online hostess code until May 31st is JEZA9KK9. 
• Early June Code: The online code for June 1-June 4th is EQTKHYYC.
• June Code:  The code for June 5th-June 24th is YZZ2RW72

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, 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.  The new catalog is a great time to sign up.  And, if you sign up between June 1st and June 30th, you can add TWO additional stamp sets to your already customizable kit!  What a savings!

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

Paper Pumpkin is $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.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Play Date to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!

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

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Showing off the 2016-2018 In Colors

My June stamp camps are just around the corner and I am so excited to be able to offer up these five cards to my customers at those events.  Each of the cards lets me highlight one of the new In Colors while also leveraging supplies across projects and highlighting some products many of them already purchased that I want them to keep using (and myself for that matter!)  Hope you enjoy the sneak peek.

In Color: Sweet Sugarplum
New Product: Playful Palette Designer Washi Tape, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Sweet Sugarplum ink and cardstock, Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine.

In Color: Emerald Envy

New Product: Sitting Here Stamp Set, 2016-2018 In Color Markers, Playful Palette Designer Washi Tape.

In Color: Dapper Denim
New Product: Dapper Demin ink and cardstock, Dapper Denim 3/8 Ruched Ribbon
Note: This card was inspired by a class I took from Erica Cerwin on watercoloring.  I really enjoy this technique and haven't stopped doing it since.  :)  I like to layer my butterflies too so that it gives it easy dimension on the card and makes it pop out from the background watercolor wash.

In Color: Flirty Flamingo
New Product: Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP), Love and Affection stamp set, Flirty Flamingo ink, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits (used on the leaves!)
Note: This card was based off one I saw during the Onstage Online broadcast.  I knew my customers wouldn't want to cut out the flowers but the flower center stamps work PERFECTLY with the Pansy and Petite Petal Punches.

In Color: Peekaboo Peach

New Product: Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack, Playful Palette Designer Washi Tape, Perfectly Wrapped stamp set, Peekaboo Peach ink, Love and Affection stamp set.

Which In Color is your favorite?  Which card do you like the most?  I'd love to see your feedback via the comments below!

RETIRED LIST

You can check out the retired list here on my blog.  Please use one of these hostess codes when checking out if you find something to order.  These are available while supplies last!

• May Code: The online hostess code until May 31st is JEZA9KK9. 
• Early June Code: The online code for June 1-June 4th is EQTKHYYC.
• June Code:  The code for June 5th-June 24th is YZZ2RW72

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, 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.  The new catalog is a great time to sign up.  And, if you sign up between June 1st and June 30th, you can add TWO additional stamp sets to your already customizable kit!  What a savings!

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

Paper Pumpkin is $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.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Play Date to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!

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

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Many Manly (and Womanly) Occasions - May 2016 Paper Pumpkin

Attached are the cards I shared with my subscribers using the Many Manly Occasions stamp set that we got for our May 2016 Paper Pumpkin shipment.  My subscribers get a more detailed project sheet with instructions and dimensions for these projects, coordinating colors, and tips to help them successfully complete the kits. 

These are the two projects I made from the instructions in the kit.  Straightforward and fun and met my needs for a male birthday and Father's Day.  I like using the candle for the "I" in birthday!

I also needed some more feminine cards and was looking for ways to use my retiring DSP.  Based on what I needed, these cards came to be!  I love that you can either do the cards directly from the instructions or tailor them to the needs you have for the upcoming month!

This is my anniversary card.  Isn't my husband lucky?  And then all my customers get to read my sappy sayings on the inside when I have it out at my workshops. :)

I also liked the idea of using my balloon punch with the cards and really like how you can stack the sayings from the stamp set.

If you cut out the inside, you get a stencil and you can put Designer Series paper in there and stamp using a coordinating ink!

And then with the stencils, you can add punched items and get a nice little highlight for them.

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

Paper Pumpkin is $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.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Play Date to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!

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

RETIRED LIST

You can check out the retired list here on my blog.  Please use one of these hostess codes when checking out if you find something to order.  These are available while supplies last!

• May Code: The online hostess code until May 31st is JEZA9KK9. 
• Early June Code: The online code for June 1-June 4th is EQTKHYYC.
• June Code:  The code for June 5th-June 24th is YZZ2RW72

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, 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.  The new catalog is a great time to sign up.  And, if you sign up between June 1st and June 30th, you can add TWO additional stamp sets to your already customizable kit!  What a savings!

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Introducing the 2016-2018 In Colors

There are so many perks to being a demonstrator but one of my FAVORITES is being able to pre-order from the annual catalog.  All the new papers and colors make losing some of my previous favorites more bearable.  Though, Blackberry Bliss still remains my favorite color EVER!

The new In Colors are much more beautiful and versatile in person.  In fact, this was the first year that I thought I only liked ONE of them but turns out, I love them all with colors other than each other!  I will be sharing lots of color combos over the next month for them.

I just got my box of goodies from Stampin' Up! just an hour ago (which means I see my new catalog eyeing me as I type) and here are my first samples created with the new In Colors.  I really like to use Crumb Cake when I craft so I mounted them on Notecards since we all need a quick and easy notecard idea to have on hand.

The Flowers include a solid image (small flower) and then a stamped off flower (large flower) so that you can see both shades in the inks.  The dimensions and details are below!  This would be a great make-n-take for a workshop or downline meeting because you can get 8 of each rectangle out of piece of 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock so talk about easy prep!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Crumb Cake (notecard with envelope), Whisper White (4 1/4 x 3/4, 4 x 2 1/2), Flirty Flamingo (4 1/4 x 2 3/4), Dapper Denim (4 1/4 x 2 3/4), Emerald Envy (4 1/4 x 2 3/4), Peekaboo Peach (4 1/4 x 2 3/4), and Sweet Sugarplum (4 1/4 x 2 3/4)
• Ink: Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Peekaboo Peach, and Sweet Sugarplum
• Stamps: All About Everything (April Paper Pumpkin bonus set)
• Accessories: Triple Banner Punch, Basic Rhinestones, White Accents, Clear Wink of Stella pen, Dimensionals, Adhesive

Dapper Denim

 

Emerald Envy

 

Flirty Flamingo

 

Peekaboo Peach

 

Sweet Sugarplum

Now you can't buy this stamp set but you can still sign up for Paper Pumpkin so you don't miss out on future exclusive sets!

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

Paper Pumpkin is $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.  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!  While usually a surprise, sign up by May 10th to get this month's kit Many Manly Occasions which includes 8 cards and envelopes and a very versatile stamp set (that is perfect for those Boise State fans out there!!!!)

 

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

 

 

RETIRED LIST

 

 

You can check out the retired list here on my blog.  Please use hostess code JEZA9KK9 when checking out if you find something to order.  These are available while supplies last!

 

 

JOIN MY TEAM

 

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus shipping and tax.  The new catalog is a great time to sign up and you can select PRE-ORDER items in your starter kit if you sign up by June 1st.

 

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy