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Weekly Deals & a Few Fun Ideas
I’m so excited to be heading out for a fun trip sans kids for the next few days, and while my flight leaves in 6 hours and I have yet to pack, I’ll keep it quick as I want to make sure to share with you the weekly deals and a couple ideas to use them with. Gotta love ideas, right?
Check out the Weekly Deals online here
If you love washi tape… here is a fun idea for using your tapes:
Check out this project’s blog post and tutorial video!
And though the 2014-2016 In Colors are sticking around (you know, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, and Tangello Twist) the matching ribbon is going away. But you can grab the Hello Honey color this week on sale! Then make a cute monochromatic card!
And as a reminder, there are still lots more ways to save including:
- Retiring Stamps – up to 25% off
- Retiring Accessories – up to 50% off while supplies last
- New Clearance Rack Items – up to 80% off
FYI – The retiring stamps and accessories catagories on the website are the best way to see what is still available but many items have already sold out. Check out this PDF list of everything that is retiring so you can tell what has already come and gone (look for the “x” in the right column)
PDF of ALL Retiring Items including Sold Out items
Ok, now I’m off to pack and get ready for my trip. Have fun shopping and I’ll be back with new cards and new VIDEOS(!) soon!
Project Supplies Used:

Easy shopping anytime! Click the images below to see the item in the online store.

Yippee-Skippee Wood Stamp Set
Price: $18.95

Yippee-Skippee Clear Stamp Set
Price: $14.95

Retro Fresh This And That Washi Tape
Price: $4.95

Bloom With Hope Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Price: $23.00

Bloom With Hope Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Price: $17.00

Hardwood Wood Stamp Set
Price: $17.95

Hello Honey 3/8″ Satin Stitched Ribbon
Price: $8.95

Hello Honey Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $5.95

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $5.95

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $5.95

Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $6.95

Soft Suede 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $6.95

Hello Honey 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $8.50

Elegant Butterfly Punch
Price: $15.95

2-1/2″ Circle Punch
Price: $16.95

2-3/8″ Circle Scallop Punch
Price: $16.95

1-3/4″ Circle Punch
Price: $16.95

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments
Price: $4.95

Stampin’ Dimensionals
Price: $3.95
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April 28, 2015
Bright Banner Birthday Card using Project Life + Double Reward Points!
Just popping in for a quick blog post because I wanted to share with you another bright and fun project. How about a celebration card with lots of cheery colors?
See that bright pattern I used for the big banner? I was getting tricky and instead of using designer paper, I used a card from the Project Life Everyday Adventure set! I die cut it using my Banner framelits and matted it with a Black banner.
Then grab some coordinating Cardstock and punch some little banners using the Banner punch. I topped it off with some twine and then it was time to get some sparkle on! Courtesy of the 2013 In Color sequins.
I even had to add a sequin to the sentiment from the Yippee Skippee Stamp set. Can’t leave any part unblinged. 🙂
Gratitude Month Week 3 Thank You Gift!
All this week, get DOUBLE PUNCHES on your Northwest Stamper Reward card! Yep! All orders through Sunday are giving you a way to earn a free stamp set from me even faster!
For every $40 you spend (before tax and shipping) earn 2 punches on your punch card. At 10 you’ll get to pick a free stamp set to receive totally free!
And just a reminder of the newest Weekly Deals:
Have a wonderful week and I’ll be back with more projects for you soon!
Project Supplies Used:
(if you are reading this in email, click here to see the list of supplies)
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November 19, 2014
Peek-a-boo Washi Tape Card with a Quick Tip video tutorial
**LAST DAY! Don’t miss out on the Stock Up & Save Sale!**
I’m so excited to share these cards with you today. Not only because I love them, but also because I actually have a Quick Tip video tutorial to go with them! Turns out I really enjoy putting videos together… who knew? Anyway, let me share with you a fun card that you can reproduce with these punches or your favorites at home.
There are two main “fun” elements to this card – the washi tape strips and the layering of punches for the butterfly centerpiece.
First, here is how you would create the butterfly centerpiece:
1. Punch out a butterfly (this is the Elegant Butterfly punch) from a piece of scrap Whisper White cardstock
2. Set aside the punched out butterfly and grab the scrap paper with the butterfly hole in it. Punch out a 2-1/2” circle using the 2-1/2” Circle punch so that the butterfly hole is in the middle of the circle.
3. Sponge the edge of the circle with Coastal Cabana ink
4. Punch out a 1-3/4” circle from a piece of Soft Suede scrap paper
5. Set aside the punched out circle and grab the scrap paper with the circle hole in it. Punch out a 2-3/8” scallop circle using the 2-3/8” scallop circle punch so that the 1-3/4” circle is centered in the middle of the scallop circle.
6. Adhere the scallop circle to the front of the 2-1/2” sponged circle
7. Adhere to the front of your card using Stampin’ Dimensionals
The other tip I have for you today is laying down your washi tape! For my cards I used the sets from Stampin’ Up (Retro Fresh above, Beach House below). You just lie three strips across your card front so that you can position your butterfly over the tape for a pop of color.
Video Tutorial – Check out this video for a quick tip for how to make sure you Washi Tape goes on straight. (note – if you are reading this in email, click here so you can view the video)
Now, as you saw in the video you can use different colors of paper and washi tape to give slightly different looks to your card. Here is what the exact same design looked like only with Strawberry Slush cardstock and the Beach House washi tape:
Let me know what you think about the video! Please leave a comment and let me know if you’d like me to do more and even better, if you prefer quick tip videos, walkthrough for projects, or product reviews! I so appreciate the feedback!
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Card Supplies Used
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October 6, 2014
A Couple Quick Creations Thanks to the Happenings Card Kit
With the release of the new Stampin’ Up catalog, it is always fun to chat with folks after they have had a little bit of time to flip through it a time or two (or four or twenty… ha ha!) Always there is a stamp set or accessory or something that has been around for a while that we have TOTALLY MISSED and think are so stinkin’ cute. And then there are the few items that you see but can’t really picture how cute they can be until you see someone else using them. For example, this Happenings Card Kit.
I remember completely skimming past it in the Occasions Catalog (yep, this has been around since January) but it wasn’t until they gave us a kit at the Leadership conference in TX that I started to notice it.
Then finally the last weekend in May I put together a class using this kit which turned out to be a TON of fun! Everyone got their own card kit- I brought the stamps, ink, and lots of samples for ideas; and we sat around creating our own versions of the 15 cards in the kit. For example:
Did you know that the sentiments from the Geometrical stamp set fit really well in the banners? Since the circle, the banner, and the glimmer paper piece were all die cut – this card was as easy as stamping the sentiment and then assembling!
Or you can get extra creative with what is left over once you punch out your die cut shapes. Like this:
I popped out the big green banner piece and set it aside for another card. Then there was a little bit left of the green pattern printed on the die cut sheet and so I just grabbed my scissors and started trimming around the patterned shape to get that banner outline! Totally fun, huh?
And seriously, multiple people finished all 15 of their cards – each one being unique, I might add, in the 2 or so hours we had allotted! So, kits can be great for that time saver crafting.
Stampin’ Up Supplies Used
- Happenings Card Kit
- Geometrical Stamp Set
- Yippee Skippee Stamp Set
- Glue Dots
- Paper Snips
- Ink – Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz
I’ll have more projects to share with you using this kit… or if you order this kit from me, I’ll email you a PDF with all 15 of my unique samples! Gotta make sure you have some fun inspiration to get you started.
And if you want some more inspiration, here is one set created by Tanya Cabral at that stamping afternoon:
Enjoy and Happy Friday the 13th!
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June 13, 2014
Grungy Chic Winner for our Team Meeting Card Contest!
I discovered that I had a bunch of pictures from my Team Stamp & Share event this spring that I never posted. And as you can see from today’s card – they NEED to be shared! So, today I thought I would share the winner from the card contest by Rosemary Bryson!
Stunning, right?!
Her card was so amazing in person with all the layers and detailing, I just had to show some of the cute elements, so that even if you don’t make this exact card, you can use some of these fun ideas.
First up, I loved punching out this sentiment from the Yippee Skippee stamp set with the Wide Oval Punch (who knew it was a perfect fit?!) But I especially love her embossing of the polka dots from the Perfect Pennants stamp set! It looks like she mixed black and white embossing powder to create this cool frosty effect.
And the owl from the Baby, We’ve Grown stamp set… I always saw that as a baby only set but she proved me wrong! This is reminding me to look at my stamp sets in different ways. Especially when you add a little flower for her “hair”. 🙂
She even made the inside fun too…. doesn’t it really finish the card?
I know I loved the inspiration from this card and always look forward to what she and the other gals come up with each month to share! Rose does an amazing job organizing our team swap each month and that is always fun inspiration.
Plus, I’ll be running my next Stamp & Share for Stampin’ Up demos in July. So if you are a Seattle-area demo or are interested in learning more about being a demo, let me know and I’ll make sure you get all the details!
Sign and Save: From May 28-June 30 you can join Stampin’ Up! at one of two great prices. We will continue to offer the traditional starter kit priced at $99 ($125 product value), but for four weeks only we will also be offering a reduced priced starter kit at the low price of $50 ($55 product value).Learn more here.
May Online Stamp Club Hostess Code – ZUBHUEK6
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May 29, 2014
Last Hurrah for Wheel Stamps
Wheel stamps are one of those things that have been around for YEARS! Like, as long as I’ve been stamping, there have been wheel stamps. In fact, when I signed up as a demonstrator with Stampin’ Up, you got a wheel handle and wheel stamp by default in your kit! Over time, I’ve collected a few but like many people, didn’t use them very often for one reason or another. But they are handy and definitely have their unique purposes.
For example, when my mom was decorating for a winter event, she bought white paper tablecloths and when walked up and down the table running a snowflake wheel with blue ink in the handle to create a customized and inexpensive festive spread! Isn’t she clever?
But now all things wheel are on the retirement list and going away at the end of the month, so I had to share a couple recent cards I made with my birthday Builder Wheels.
I loved the idea of builder wheels because you could mix and match designs, or in the case above, leave the center part blank and have exactly enough room to tie a ribbon! One run of the wheel and my stamping is done and perfectly spaced.
It was also handy for mixing and matching designs for diagonal stamping. In this case, the Happy Birthday, the candles, and the blue stripes were all in the wheel handle at the same time. Then I just added a little washi tape to the top and bottom for some extra lines but I didn’t have to worry about stamping again and keeping things lined up.
You know I love the easy way out!
I enjoy my wheel stamps, even though I forget to pull them out because they aren’t on the shelf next to my stamps. The new catalog has new background builder stamps which will be photopolymer stamps that are like if you took a wheel stamp and unmounted them. (So a long, skinny clear stamp). I’m excited for these new styles of stamps, but I think I will miss wheels as well. It is MUCH easier to stamp as 12×12 scrapbook page or photo mat for a picture frame when you don’t have to worry about lining up your stamped ends. But for cards, I think these new stamps will be easy and fun.
What do you think? Will you miss the wheels?
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May 5, 2014
Some ideas for the 25% off Stamp Sets
If you didn’t see, yesterday Stampin’ Up! announced a 25% off 25 stamp sets sale. Looking through the list I saw some sets that I can’t wait to get and others that I’ve had for a while but hadn’t posted about in a while. So I thought I would pull up a few fun ideas from the archives to share and help give you some different ideas to try.
See the full list of 25% off stamps with pictures here
Bright Blossoms
Cheery Bright Blossom Card
Hearts a Flutter & Oh Hello
Sweet Party Invitation
Yippee Skippee
Betsy’s Blossom & Itty Bitty Banners
Betsy’s Blossom card with Framelits

And don’t forget, my Anniversary Week giveaway!
- 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 at least $25 in hostess benefits and let you get more free goodies!
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October 23, 2013
Fun and Funky Card–Can You Guess the Paper?
So, earlier this week, I had planned to create a card for the Card Sketch challenge over at Stylin Stampin Inkspiration. I had great intentions…. but then life happened and I didn’t get it finished until now.
But I wanted to send a card to a fabulous lady who just joined my Fun n’ Crafty Stampin’ Up! demo group (got to love that $25 starter kit promotion), so it was the perfect kick to get moving on this card. Plus, I had such a fun time coming up with it, that I had to share!
This is the sketch I was following: October Card Sketch
I originally thought I was going to do a Halloween card, and so I started pulling papers and patterns…. but then this came out:
Turns out I was so drawn to the funky Black & White chevron pattern that I started designing the card around it!
So, here is the fun part…. Can you guess the designer paper I used for this card?
Would you believe me if I told you it was the latest Halloween paper from Stampin’ Up? Hee Hee! That is right, I totally designed this card around Halloween paper and it looks nothing like Halloween to me! I love when I can do that with a themed or holiday paper pack.
But yes, the Chevron patterns and the Summer Starfruit pattern both come from this Halloween Pack:
Witches Brew designer paper
The black and white paper is the pattern behind the “monster munchies” pattern. The yellow pattern is the one on the right behind the patterned black paper.
The rest of the card came together with little bits here and there. Like the doily that I cut off two ends so that it is squat and just peeks out from behind the sentiment. Plus the happy sentiment in Bermuda Bay to mix things up a bit.
Stampin’ Up! Card Supplies
Stamps – Yippee Skippee
Ink – Bermuda Bay
Paper – Summer Starfruit, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Witches Brew designer paper
Accessories – Tea Lace Doilies, Neutrals Candy Dots
And if you are looking for more traditional Halloween ideas using this designer paper, stop back by the blog later this week because let me tell you – I’ve been having a BLAST with this pattern paper (I swear I didn’t know what to do with it when I first got it, but I’ve changed that tune this week!)
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October 16, 2013