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  • A Spring Card with Petal Parade

    Have you ever noticed how some stamp sets look completely BLAH in the catalog but then you see it stamped a few different ways and you realize it is actually a great set?  That happened to me last year with the Oh, Hello stamp set and now in the new Sale-a-Bration Catalog, the Petal Parade stamp set is very easy to look over, yet it makes really cute cards!

    See?

    I love how bright and happy this card is.  All of the stamped images (except for the words) come from the Petal Parade stamp set. I just mixed in some Baked Brown Sugar cardstock, some Strawberry Slush ruffled ribbon, and the sentiment from the Happy Day stamp set.  Done!

    Yes, all of the images you see are stamped.  Smile

    I was flattered when my neighbor told me it looked like the paper came with those flower images printed on!

    Also out today – new Weekly Deals!

    Just a reminder that it is Tuesday which means we have new weekly deals available.  Here is what is up for 2/3 – 2/9:

    Weekly Deals Feb 3 to 9

    Order any of these discounted items online here

     

    And now I’m reminded to go off an play with my Simply Pressed Clay and Canvas Creations. Smile  Until next time!

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    Stampin’ Supplies Used

    Stamps – Happy Day, Petal Parade (free as part of Sale-a-Bration)
    Ink – Strawberry Slush, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar
    Paper – Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar
    Accessories – Snail, Strawberry Slush strech ruffle ribbon

  • Mini Composition Notebook Cases from Stamp Cases

    Yesterday I had grand visions of all I was going to get done and all the projects I was going to make and videos I was going to finish editing (that’s the sad part, I have the videos recorded, I just haven’t edited them yet).  But instead it turned into a day of finishing prepping for my holiday card class and working with my mom to finish planning for a craft fair in November.

    Its been a blast to figure out fun projects to make and pick out papers, stamps, and designs for the different projects.  One of the projects I was having a ton of fun with yesterday was working on decorated mini composition notebooks.

    Mom and I were trying to figure out how to do the insides so we had a “Craft-Off” and each used the same paper for the cover and did our version of the inside.

    Here is mine:

    Mini composition notebook case with Happy Day

    Here is hers:

    Mini composition notebook case with Simply Sketched

    So these are the insides of a Stampin’ Up! clear mount stamp case (we got the extras you can buy in packs of 4).  We used a piece of designer paper for the cover of the case and then on the inside used the same paper to:

    • Decorate the cover of a mini-composition notebook
    • Line the inside of a ballpoint pen
    • Create a pen holder to keep it from rolling around
    • and in mom’s case, create a cute sentiment inside the case

    Both of us really like the Happy Day stamp set for their sentiments for this project and I thought the images in the set made for cute accents as well. 

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    Happy Day – item #130294 (130297 clear)
    25% off!  $16.46 w/ $12.71 c

    So I don’t think we have a winner for her craft off because while I like my version, I think hers is really pretty too!  Though I think she had the secret weapon of the Simply Sketched hostess set because you can pretty much never go wrong with that set!

    Now to just finish decorating the front!

    But I had so much fun picking out paper and stamps for the rest of these cases that we are making for the craft fair and I love the idea of having a notebook and pen in my purse that isn’t going to get all smashed up, dirty, and lots in the my “Mary Poppins bag” that I carry. Smile  Hopefully everyone else at the craft fair feels the same way!

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  • 25 Stamps for 25% off, Weekly Deals, and a Giveaway!

    You’ve probably been hearing about how this year is Stampin’ Up!’s 25th anniversary… which is pretty impressive when you think about it.  Honestly, I can’t even imagine the processes that it would have taken when this started without internet, email, and youtube to share ideas, techniques, place orders, and even to just hear about new specials!  Kind of makes me wonder what it will be like in another 25 years when we consider how we are living now to be quaint. Winking smile

    Anyway, October 25th is the actual anniversary date and so this week they are doing an extra promotion this week and I’m celebrating along with them, so make sure you check out my giveaway too! 

    Order any of the discounted stamps below using the hostess code – R2XQXU3G or emailing me your order to be entered to win $25 in hostess benefits!  Score!

    25 Stamp Sets on Sale for 25% Off!

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    Yup! 25 different stamps and stamp sets went on sale today and you CAN get your favorites in clear, wood, or other languages.  Wanna see what the options are?

    25 stamp sets for 25% off

    Click here to view the full list in PDF format  /   See all the stamps in the online store!

     

    Here are just a few of my favorite stamp sets that are on the list!

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    A Dozen Thoughts
    $20.21 (wood) / $14.21 (clear)

    Christmas Star
    $7.46 (clear)

    Happy Day
    $16.46 (wood)/$12.71 (clear)

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    Snowflake Soiree
    $22.46 (wood)/ $16.46 (clear)

    Gorgeous Grunge
    $18.71 (wood)/$13.46 (clear)

    Yippee-Skippee!
    $14.21 (wood)/$11.21 (clear)

    For example, I use Happy Day to make this Faux Tiling card:

    Weekly Deals!

    I totally thought the 25 stamps for 25% off was going to be the weekly deal this week but I was wrong!  Today they launched six more weekly deals today along with the stamp sets above!

    The best deal? 

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    Shop the Weekly Deals online Here!

     

    I’m Celebrating too with a Giveaway!

    So that is a lot of great stuff on sale and so I’m helping with the party atmosphere by offering a little extra bonus as well!

    What can you win?  How about $25 in hostess dollars!?

    How can you win?

    • Visit my Online Store to grab these great deals and use the hostess code R2XQXU3
    • Email me which of the goodies above you want to order and I’ll be putting together a group order.
    • On monday, if we have enough orders placed, I will draw a name for the hostess benefits and let you get more free goodies!

    Whew!  I’m worn out… though already making my list of the discounted stamps I want…..

    I think I’m going to have to get A Dozen Thoughts and quite possibly Zoo Babies too!  How about you?

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  • Faux Tiling Card for Club

    Each month I have a group of ladies who get together for a Stamp Club.  We make a couple projects each month and this month I thought Pilar (the hostess) would enjoy learning about the Faux Tiling technique.  So, I promised her to have one of the cards use this technique, and this is what I came up with for her –

    As I was working on it, I wasn’t sure how this was going to turn out but in the end I really like it!  Its pretty easy to do too.

    If you haven’t done Faux Tiling, the basics are as follows:

    • Start with your white piece of paper
    • Pull out your diagonal score plate for your Simply Scored (or other score board) and place the paper in the upper left corner.
    • For this card, I started scoring at 1/2”, 1-1/2”, and so on at 1” intervals.  Then I flipped the paper and used the same score measurements to complete my grid lines
    • Stamp a fairly dense or solid image randomly over the scored paper (the score lines should be valleys, so not poking up out of your paper.)
      ** make sure you aren’t stamping very hard as you want the stamped image to not go into the scored lines
    • Embellish the rest of your card as desired and you are done!

    I plan to put together a video on this so for those of you who are more visual, check back or watch my YouTube channel for updates. Smile

    Card Supplies Used (all Stampin’ Up!):

    Stamps: Happy Day
    Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry
    Paper:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry
    Accessories: Simply Scored Board, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, Candy Dots Regals

    Hopefully they will enjoy making this card at club on Thursday!

    If you are interested in learning more about the benefits of joining Stamp Club or would like to learn more about my NEW Virtual Stamp Club that will be starting soon, shoot me an email at jennifer@nwstamper.com and I’ll give you all the details!

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