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  • Final 3 Days of Sale-a-Bration–Pedal Pushers and Party Pants Ideas

    Final 3 Days of Sale-a-Bration–Pedal Pushers and Party Pants Ideas

    Oops!  I was so focused on getting ready for and running my Terrific Techniques classes yesterday (we had LOTS of fun with Vellum this month!) I completely spaced posting up day 4 countdown to the end of Sale-a-Bration!  So, today I’ll remedy that by posting two featured products for Day 4 and Day 3 – Pedal Pushers and Party Pants!  Yep!  Only 3 Days Left of Sale-a-Bration!  Both of these were part of the new flyer of bonus Sale-a-Bration items that came out in mid-February.

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    And just a quick note- All the Sale-a-Bration items are while supplies last, so if you want something, don’t wait!

    So, as a reminder:

    Party Pants

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    This was one of the samples we made in the vellum class 🙂

    Pedal Pushers

    I made a quick notecard using the Pedal Pushers stamp set thanks to the quick and easy Notecards and Envelopes.  A little washi tape, some twine, and paper and you have a quick and cute card.

    I stamped the bike with Memento ink and then colored in with my markers.  Don’t you just love that little bird in the basket?  Don’t forget to sponge the edges and round the bottom corner!

    Then add some pizzazz with some of the It’s My Party designer paper on the left side and cover the seam with some Washi tape.  This is the Stacked with Love washi tape that is on the clearance rack!  You can totally score some great deals here like sets of 3 washi tape rolls for $2!  And Clearance Rack stuff counts for Sale-a-Bration totals too!

    Add some twine and you are done and done!

    Get your Sale-a-Bration orders in before your favorite Freebie is Sold Out!

    With a few of the stamp sets and the metallic tape running out, I wanted to make sure to give you one more reminder to get your order in before the last day!  If you are local, I’m doing a group order today! 

    Or, get all your favorites in one fell swoop, when you place a $250 order!  You’ll get:

    • 5 free Sale-a-Bration items
    • An extra $25 in hostess credits for a total of $50 in free product
    • An invitation to my Sale-a-Bration celebration or a care-package of the goodies from the event if you are not local!

     

    Shop online and get the Pedal Pushers and/or the Party Pants stamp sets for free with your $50 order!

    Steal the BIG deal and join our fun group – the Fun n’ Crafty Stampers!  Get started here – http://nwstamper.stampinup.net/jointhefun

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  • Wildflower Fields Joy Fold Card–5 Days Left of Sale-a-Bration!

    Now, before I get to the card for today – a Joy Fold card using Wildflower Fields designer paper… let me just start by saying Happy Easter!  Today is a day of fun and festivities for my family.  If you celebrate Easter, I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating with your family as well.  Smile  If you remember that Curvy Keepsake Bunny I shared the tutorial for last week, I thought I’d share how I used them… I let the Easter Bunny fill them with jelly beans and they were peeking out of the Easter baskets this morning.

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    Aren’t they so adorable?  I think they ended up just perfect for this year and the kids were even very good with them and didn’t tear them apart to get to the candy!  So success all around!

    Now, back to my NEW share for you today!  We are doing our Sale-a-Bration Countdown,  I’ve shared ideas using Perfectly Artistic designer paper and the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set the last two days.  And today I have another paper set for you – the Wildflower Fields designer paper.

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    So, this is paper that you can ONLY get free with a $50 order… see everything that is available as a free choice here.

    It is a really pretty paper pack.  I’m going to be making a bunch of envelopes to mail with mine.  But I also put together this Joy Fold (fancy fold) card to share in a class as well!  It was inspired by a swap I received at the beginning of the year and I made a few stamping tweaks to fit the supplies I had.

    I discovered that while the images on the Wildflower Fields paper pack are designed to go GREAT with the Flowering Fields stamp set (also free during Sale-a-bration), but it goes great with the Flower Patch stamp set as well!  That along with the matching Flower Fair dies is what I used to create the flower in the corner and to stamp the Calypso Coral cardstock behind the sentiment.  Kind of cool, huh?

    Now the neat thing about a Joy Fold card is that the layers sandwhich together so that when opened, reveal your note to the recipient in the middle of the card!  You can sort of see that in the picture below.

    Dimensions for a Joy Fold Card

    Here is what you need to cut to make a joy fold card:

    • 4 1/4” x 8 1/2” piece of cardstock (for your base), scored at 5 1/2” – I did Old Olive
    • 5 3/8” x 4 1/8” piece of cardstock (for mat for cardbase) – I did Basic Black
    • 5 1/4” x 4” piece of designer paper (for patterned piece on cardbase) – I used the green striped pattern
    • 2 7/8” x 4 1/8” piece of cardstock (for mat for front little flap) – I did Basic Black
    • 2 3/4” x 4” piece of designer paper (for patterned piece on little flap) – I used white with leaves pattern
    • 3” x 8” piece of cardstock (for your middle sentiment layer), scored at 4” – I did Basic Black
    • Two 2-3/4” x 4” pieces of cardstock (as layers for your 3”x8” piece of paper), I used a Whisper White piece for the inside and Calypso Coral for the outside

    Adhere all the pattern pieces to your cardbased so that the score line is on the left.  Then glue the pieces for the 3”x8” piece of cardstock together and glue down to the middle of the cardbase so that its score line is on the RIGHT.

    Decorate the front of the card to your preferred design!  I added a sentiment layer for the cute Lovely Amazing You stamp set and them made a flower using that Flower Patch bundle.

    Yes, there is a bit of cutting up front, but the card comes together pretty easy and it is a cool WOW card for someone who deserves something a little bit different.  Smile

    So, I hope this inspired you, and gave you a fun idea for your stamping!

    How are YOU Sale-a-Brating?

    With 5 days left, now is the perfect time to figured out how you are going to Sale-a-Brate!  Did you get all the free items you wanted?  Check out all the options here!  Get even more free when your order (or combined party order) is $250 or more!  You will get your free products PLUS a $25 hostess benefits bonus to use right then!

    Or, this is also the last 5 days of the starter kit special.  I’d love for you to join my Stampin’ Up peeps. Winking smile

    Steal the BIG deal and join our fun group – the Fun n’ Crafty Stampers!  Get started here – http://nwstamper.stampinup.net/jointhefun

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    Product List

    Lovely Amazing You Photopolymer Stamp Set

    $15.00

    Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper

    $0.00

    Flower Patch Photopolymer Bundle

    $43.25

    Simply Scored

    $30.00

    Big Shot

    $110.00

    Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.50

    Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

    $6.00

    Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments

    $5.00

    Fast Fuse Adhesive

    $10.00

    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00

  • Sale-a-Bration Countdown–6 days left!–a bit of Sweetness with Honeycomb Happiness

    The countdown is on!  We only have 6 days left of Sale-a-Bration, and I’d hate for you to miss out. Smile  Today I’m sharing some ideas from one of my FAVORITE options from Sale-a-Bration, the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set.  The funny thing is, you actually get a few different images from the set, but I’ve pretty much only used the Chick from the set… as you’ll be able to see from my multiple samples below, ha ha!  So, just so you know everything that is in the set, here is what it looks like:

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    NOTE – they are RUNNING LOW on the clearmount version of this stamp, so you might want to grab yours sooner rather than later! Since they are not making more at this point!

    But let me share a new-to-the-blog card with another idea for this set.  This was a card from my new Terrific Techniques series.  Last month we did Heat Embossing and this was one of the cards everyone made practicing the basics!

    heat embossed honeycomb happiness sweet card

    The other thing about this card that is cool, is that it is an example of how AWESOME the Project Life Grid Cards are.  But this isn’t a Project Life album page you say… that is right!  The cool thing is that the grid cards are a really economical way to have precut 3”x4” layers for your cards.  One side has a light grid pattern and the other side is plain white.  It isn’t as glossy as Whisper White cardstock, but when you are doing things like simple stamping or in this case, heat embossing, it works great!  And you get 50 cards for only $3.50.  Which is a steal of a deal!

    In this card, you ink the chick with VersaMark and stamp onto the grid card and then cover with Black embossing powder.  Heat with your heat gun to set and then you can color to your hearts content with your Aqua Painter!

    white embossing on dark cardstock

    Then we showed how great heat embossing looks on dark colored cardstock.

    • Rub the paper lightly with an Embossing Buddy (if you press hard, the white powder will show up on the paper)
    • Ink your stamp with VersaMark ink and stamp on the dark paper (this was Blackberry Bliss, one of the retiring In Colors)
    • Generously coat with light colored embossing powder like this White embossing powder
    • Tap off the excess and then heat with your Heat Gun
    • Only heat until the powder becomes shiny.  If any part is not shiny, you haven’t melted the powder enough.
    • TIP – if you are using metallic embossing powders, make sure to stop heating as soon as it becomes shiny!  Overheating will cause the metallic finish to dull and it will look tarnished instead.

    Sponge the edges and layer with some of the Pretty Petals designer paper.  Add some of the White Perfect Accents (currently on the Weekly Deals!) and you have an oh so cute card!

    close up of honeycomb happiness card

    See why I love this chick?  He is just too dang cute!

    NEW Terrific Technique Class is coming next week!  We’ll be playing with Vellum and different variations with it!  You can get your instruction sheet, samples, video instructions, and supplies to make two cards FREE with your $40 purchase through Monday!  Just use hostess code MZ2REKD7.

    Shop online and get your Honeycomb Happiness stamp set FREE with a $50 order! Get shopping – www.nwstamper.com/shop

    More fun ideas with the Honeycomb Happiness Stamp Set

    treat bag with gift bag punch board using Honeycomb Happiness

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  • One Week Left – Count It Down! 7 Days of Sale-a-Bration Ideas!

    One Week Left – Count It Down! 7 Days of Sale-a-Bration Ideas!

    If you can believe it, there are only 7 days left to score with Sale-a-Bration!  And to help count it down, each day I’ll be featuring one of the remaining exclusive items that you can only get this month as part of the promotion. Today we’ll be starting out with the Perfectly Artistic Designer Paper!

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    Sale-a-Bration Scoop – All the Deals

    But first, just to make sure you have a reminder of all the ways your can save and score… here is the scoop:

    • Free stuff when you SHOP – for every $50 you spend, pick one of the items below to get for free! (get going in the Online Store)
      Sale-a-Bration free productsSee the full Sale-a-Bration Catalog & Bonus Flyer for more project ideas!
    • Extra hostess benefits for bigger orders – Put together an online party (I’ll give you a hostess code and you share with your friends and family, they order and their orders count towards your party!) or place a $250 order and you’ll get an EXTRA $25 to spend in free hostess benefits!  (Shop online or email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com)
    • Even more free stuff and free shipping when you JOIN – get the starter kit for only $99 and you’ll be joining my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers demonstrator group which is awesome all by itself, plus you’ll get an EXTRA $30 in free product of your choice (so $155 in product total) plus free shipping! (Pick your starter kit here)join the fun stampin up peeps

    Ok… got all that?  Now on to the fun stuff… PROJECT IDEAS!

    Sale-a-Bration Countdown-  7 Days Left!  Feat. Perfectly Artistic designer paper

    So I’m starting with the Perfectly Artistic designer paper today… since I’ve had some fun projects with this paper pack.  It is nice because it is great for backgrounds or just making a fun bunch of cards in different colors.  So, here are some ideas for you!

    Perfect for your punch art animal ears and feet Smile

    Easter Bunny Curvy Keepsake box with Perfectly Artistic Designer Paper

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    Butterfly and Wink of Stella card with Perfectly Artistic designer paper

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    Using up Perfectly Artistic designer paper scraps

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    Embossing strips of Perfectly Artistic designer paper

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    Lots of card variations with the Perfectly Artistic designer paper

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    Shop online and get your pack of Perfectly Artistic designer paper FREE with a $50 order!  Get shopping – www.nwstamper.com/shop
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  • Easter Bunny Box with the Curvy Keepsake Die (VIDEO TUTORIAL)

    As I was getting ready for my Stamp Club for March, my hostess asked for some cute Easter box or place setting.  Well… when it comes to cute animals and boxes, I knew just where to turn – the Curvy Keepsake Box!  I had made a bunny before, but as I was hopping around the interwebs, I found a cute variation by Wendy Lee and so I had to make some tweaks to my bunny and out came this Easter Bunny Box cutie!!

    Easter bunny box from the curvy keepsake die

    The best part is that it only takes the Curvy Keepsake die and a few punches to pull together this super adorable guy.  And if you want to see how it all comes together, just check out below because I have a video tutorial all ready to go for you!

    But what you will need to play along is:

    • The curvy keepsake thinlit die  (base)
    • Large Oval Punch  (insides of ears and feet)
    • Extra-Large Oval Punch  (ears and feet)
    • Owl Builder Punch  (cheeks, nose, eyes)
    • Fast Fuse adhesive
    • Stampin’ Dimensionals

    Curvy Keepsake Easter Bunny close up

    I also LOVED using the Perfectly Artistic designer paper (free for one more week with Sale-a-Bration, get it added to your order at no cost with any $50 order).  The watercolor wash side was super cute, but some folks in club used the marble side and it was awesome too!  Use that paper for the insides of the ears and feet… you are just layering your oval punches.

    Then glue the ears to the inside of the box flap so that you can open and close the box without hurting anything and you don’t see where the ears are glued on.  You just tuck them into the top slit of the box before gluing.

    Easter Bunny Curvy Keepsake Box Open

    And I just had to add a little bow over the ears with the 1/4” cotton ribbon in Blushing Bride to make my bunny extra cute. Smile

    Make It! – Curvy Keepsake Easter Bunny Box Video Tutorial

    If you want to see the video for this project, check out the VIDEO TUTORIAL below:

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    Curvy Keepsake Easter Bunny Treat Box

    Starting tomorrow!  The Final Week of Sale-a-Bration kicks off

    We are down to the final week of Sale-a-Bration if you can believe it!  I’ll be doing a countdown here on the blog and featuring a few more projects I haven’t posted before to remind you of all the cool projects you can make with the free choices during this great promotion.  Here is what is still available (all items are while supplies last) and I’ll be featuring most of them!

    Shop online and for every $50 pick one of these to get added for free!

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    Steal the deal and join our fun group – the Fun n’ Crafty Stampers!  Get started here – http://nwstamper.stampinup.net/jointhefun

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    What I Used to Make This project
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    Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies

    $33.00

    Big Shot

    $110.00

    Extra-Large Oval Punch

    $18.00

    Large Oval Punch

    $16.00

    Builder Owl Punch

    $18.00

    Blushing Bride 1/4" Cotton Ribbon

    $6.00

    Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper

    $0.00

    Fine-Tip Glue Pen

    $7.00

    Fast Fuse Adhesive

    $10.00

    Glue Dots

    $5.25

    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.50

    Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

  • A Few of my Favorite Things in the New Weekly Deals!

    I LOVE the weekly deals that came up this week, so I had to make sure to post them for you as well!

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    see the weekly deals online and get the details here

    Seriously, I love and use a lot of the products on the deals this week.  Plus, I’ve been waiting to get the Curvy Corner Trio punch for a while… but better believe I’m snagging it while it is 25% off!  Here are a couple ideas using some of my favorite items from the deals:

    White Perfect Accents – (online here)


    Blog post with details for this project

    They also make great “googly eyes” for your stamped critters Smile

     

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    Curvy Corner Trio – (online here)

    three different punch styles in one big comfy punch… easy peasy done!

    And you can never go wrong with Pearls! – (online here)

    Last Week of Sale-a-Bration!  Don’t miss out!

    Just wanted to remind you that this is not only the last week of the free item with every $50 you spend, but also the last week of the awesome starter kit deal Smile

    join the fun stampin up peeps

    Steal the deal and join our fun group – the Fun n’ Crafty Stampers!  Get started here – http://nwstamper.stampinup.net/jointhefun

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  • Faux Shaving Cream Backgrounds with Perfectly Artistic Paper

    Faux Shaving Cream Backgrounds with Perfectly Artistic Paper

    I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the shaving cream backgrounds technique before – if not – let me just say, it gives you this neat white and color swirly background designs.  And it is fun to do but can be fairly messy.  So, when I was working on some thank you cards this month, I was excited to see you can get a similar look without all the mess thanks to the Perfectly Artistic paper (only available FREE during Sale-a-bration through the end of this month)

    Faux shaving cream background technique with perfectly artistic paper

    Really, I just had a lot of fun playing around with my Sale-a-Bration goodies to make these cards.  🙂 Plus, I mixed and matched all the different colors from the Perfectly Artistic paper pack for all the different color combinations for the card set.

    side view of honeycomb happiness thank you card

    My favorite thing though was these little chicks.  If you can’t tell, I LOVE this stamp from the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set (also, only available FREE through the end of March with the Sale-a-Bration promotion).  I stamped the first little chick at the bottom and then cut out a mask (stamped the bird on a scrap paper and cut him out and placed him over my first stamped image) and then used that to cover up the first bird when I stamped the second.

    masked honeycomb happiness chicks

    Then to color the birds, I wanted the easy route… and I FOUND IT!  All you have to do is grab a sponge dauber and ink it up with Crushed Curry ink and swirl it over the chick’s face and you get cool texture and it is done lickety split!  Then just color over the beak with a Pumpkin Pie marker and you are good to go!

    perfectly artistic with honeycomb happiness thank you

    Oh, actually I forgot to mention, I stamped the Thank You using the Watercolor Thank You first in the upper left corner and then stamped the chicks in the lower corner.

    TIP – Use the Archival Basic Black ink for super rich black colors in your stamping!  I only use this ink when I’m stamping on my red rubber stamps.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!  It is my favorite black in by far.

    Wondering which Black Ink to use when?

    Check out this handy-dandy chart I put together to make it easy for you to remember!  Print it out or pin it to always have the reminder when you are crafting.

    Black Ink Comparison Chart Stampin Up

    Hope that helps, but feel free to ask any questions you may have!

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    What I Used to Make This project
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    Watercolor Thank You Wood-Mount Stamp Set

    $9.00

    Honeycomb Happiness Wood-Mount Stamp Set

    $0.00

    Honeycomb Happiness Clear-Mount Stamp Set

    $0.00

    Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper

    $0.00

    Gold Baker's Twine

    $3.50

    Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.50

    Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

    $7.00

    Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Sponge Daubers

    $5.00

    Brights Stampin' Write Markers

    $29.00

    Glue Dots

    $5.25

    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00

  • Make Your Own Rainbows and Pot’s Of Gold for Teacher’s Gifts

    Have you ever gotten an idea for a project and you just HAVE TO make it… even if you don’t have much time or really know exactly how it is all going to come together?  Well, that was the project I am sharing with you today.  You see, for all that I do crafting and cards a lot… I’m not always good about making a project on-time for a specific event.  So, I’m chronically late or completely miss the event like teacher appreciation day or getting Christmas gifts to the teacher before winter break.  — I’m working on some systems to get better about this and will be sharing those as I get them up and running! –-

    So, when I got the idea the day before St. Patrick’s day to make the gold Oreos I had seen on Pinterest lately, I just had to try them out for a fun gift for my kids teachers! So I ran to Michaels and picked up some of the Gold Color Mist by Wilton and a pack of Oreos from the grocery store.  I will say, you can probably use less Color Mist if you get the Golden Oreos to start with, but if I was going to have extra cookies around the house, I wanted them to be the yummy traditional Oreos!  Or the mint Oreos, those are totally the best, but I wasn’t sure if the teachers would like mint, so I went with the original style. Smilegold oreos for st patricks day

    But once I had the cookies, they needed to be in something cute, so as I was lying in bed that night, I started thinking about making paper Pots of Gold.  I brainstormed all the ways I could do it, but in the end, I realized I had about 45 minutes in the morning to make 4 of these bags, so I had to go with what was quick and easy!

    Caitlin got up and helped me in the morning and we decided to use the Gift Bag Punch Board to make our base containers.  I decided easy was better than most correct shape. ha ha… besides the cookies is what really mattered, right?!

    caitlin making gift bag with punch board

    I was in such a rush to finish them up, so I forgot to take a picture of what the bags… but they looked like this only without the holes in the top and in black:

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    Stampin’ Up Gift Bag Punch Board

    I raced through making the base bags and then with a small amount of decorating, they were ready for their cookies!  Each one fit a ziploc bag with 2 Oreos perfectly!

    pot of gold st patricks day gift bag with rainbow

    Project Tips for making these Gift Bags

    These came together really quickly, but I wanted to share how I did a couple parts since I’ve been asked based on the pictures I’ve shared on my Facebook page – which you should totally join me on, by the way!

    • To make the little bags, I used 4” x 10” strips of Basic Black cardstock.  So you get two bags per 8 1/2” x 11” piece of paper.
    • Follow the instructions on the Gift Bag punch board for your scoring and then use the Fast Fuse adhesive to hold it together!  You need the strong adhesive to make sure it doesn’t come open as they are getting their goodies out!
    • To make the rainbows, I did it for all four teachers in one fell swoop!  Grab the Circle thinlits and start cutting out your colors.  I started with the largest circle for the red and then just used each smaller circle die for the next color in the rainbow.  My color choices were
        – Real Red
        – Pumpkin Pie
        – Daffodil Delight
        – Cucumber Crush
        – Tempting Turquoise
        – Perfect Plum
      Adhere the circles to each other and cut into quarters to attach to each bag!

    rainbows with circle thinlits

    • On the front, I wanted to add a lucky Four Leaf Clover and so I used my Pansy Punch Shamrock Tutorial to create a super easy shamrock.

    • Then I just added a tag using the Notetag punch and the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  On the back of the tag I wrote the note “We are so lucky to have YOU for a teacher!”  You do have to punch the hole for the twine in the bag and the tag – I was originally going to tie this onto the cookie bag, but this just ended up seeming easier to me. Smile

    st patricks day notetag punch

    So, if you are looking for a quick gift or gift bag idea, I highly recommend the Gift Bag Punch Board!  It makes things super quick and easy.

    Switch it up and make a bunny on the front for Easter, or a flower for Mother’s Day!  Or even put a photograph of someone special like kids to give to a parent for a birthday or Father’s Day!  The possibilities are endless.

    Have questions or need help?  Feel free to drop me a line at jennifer@nwstamper.com or leave me a comment below and I’ll be sure to get back to you!

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    What I Used to Make This project 

    Gift Bag Punch Board

    $20.00

    Pansy Punch

    $16.00

    Circles Collection Framelits Die

    $27.00

    Fast Fuse Adhesive

    $10.00

    2" Circle Punch

    $18.00

    Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Stamp Set

    $37.00

    Teeny Tiny Wishes Clear Stamp Set

    $27.00

    Note Tag Punch

    $18.00

    1/8" Circle Handheld Punch

    $9.00

    Gold Baker's Twine

    $3.50

    Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.50

    Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Cucumber Crush 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

    $7.00

    Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Perfect Plum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Big Shot

    $110.00

    Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

  • Pi Day Special–Save 14% off anything Pie related!

    Pi Day Special–Save 14% off anything Pie related!

    Hopefully you are all snug and warm at your home.  Thanks for a crazy windstorm yesterday, we lost power and they have yet to restore it to our home.  Eek!  So my grand plans to record a couple new project videos for you while the kids were at school is a bit postponed.  I figured you didn’t want a video in the dark Smile 

    So, while I work on other planning – like for my Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend – Spring Fling in April!  (register now to save your table!), I remembered that today is Pi Day (3.14) and so I thought it would be fun to do a little Pi(e) day special!

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    These Cutie Pie Thinlits aren’t just for making fun cake projects but you can make a perfect pie too!

    See how to make them here:

    Pi Day Special – Save 14% off anything “Pie”!

    So, for today only, have fun stocking up on all things pie – and save while you are at it.  Oh, and the extra bonus… Your product total BEFORE the discount is what counts for earning a Sale-a-Bration item!  That is like totally double-dipping of sales!

    How it works:

    1. Shop for anything in my Online Store that contains the word “Pie” in it!  Even clearance rack items!
    2. Email me your order to jennifer@nwstamper.com and I’ll give you 14% off all those “Pie” items before placing the order
      -OR-
      Place your order in my online store and I’ll give you the discount as a refund via paypal or a check in the mail
    3. Don’t forget!  You can add other things to your order to help earn those Sale-a-Bration freebies you’ve been wanting!  And your product total BEFORE the Pi-day discount is what counts for earning Sale-a-bration items!

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    So have fun shopping and enjoy your Pi day!  Eat some yummy pie for me and hopefully I’ll have power by tomorrow so I can get on recording those videos for you. Smile

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  • Fun with Balloons Birthday Card using Balloon Celebrations

    One of the things I love to do with my team is participate in a card swap each time a new catalog comes out.  With this awesome Occasions catalog that Stampin’ Up released in January, I was especially excited to see what everyone would create.  For my card, I was inspired to use the Balloon Celebrations bundle – the Balloon Celebrations stamp with the matching Balloon Bouquet punch.  Not only can you get them for 15% off when you buy them together… but they are the 1-2 punch that makes cute cards super easy!  Here is what I came up with:

    With a few basic layers, you can create an easy peasy base for your card:

    • 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” card base (SU – Bermuda Bay CS)
    • 3 3/4” x 5” mat (SU – Soft Sky CS)
    • 3 1/2” x 4 3/4” center piece (SU – Whisper White)

    Just stamp the Whisper White cardstock with some clouds from the Balloon Celebrations stamp set using Soft Sky ink and you have a pretty sky for your balloons to float by in!

    I didn’t want to cover up the clouds, so I mounted the balloons to a piece of 2” wide vellum… it is 2” wide because I knew I wanted to punch the top with the scalloped tag topped punch!  It just makes for more pretty ruffles like the clouds!

    Each balloon was stamped with the solid base color, then a speckly overlay, and then the outline.  The nice thing is – the stamps are photopolymer so they are totally clear which makes lining them up super easy!  Then I punch them out with the matching punch and started layering them with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

    The final touch though, was for the sentiment, I used the long string word “let us celebrate” which I think was actually meant to be a balloon string, and turned it sideways and heat embossed it in black!  So it stood out as a delicate sentiment for my card.  Add a bow from the stitched Bermuda Bay ribbon and attach with a glue dot and you are done!

    If you want to see what is all in the bundle… including how they make the speckled balloons so easy for you… check it out:

    Don’t forget, you can save 15% when you get them in a bundle!

    And if you want to join us for our next team card swap, we’d love to have you!  You can join our Fun n’ Crafty Stampers team now and get an extra $30 in free product with your starter kit during Sale-a-Bration, and then join in the swap when the new catalog is announced to demonstrators next month! 

    Plus get all the other perks like sneak peeks, 20% or more off all your orders, chat with us in our group facebook page, monthly webinar team meetings, and more!

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    Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Bundle

    $37.25

    Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

    $23.00

    Heat Tool

    $30.00

    Black Stampin' Emboss Powder

    $5.00

    Embossing Buddy

    $6.00

    Bermuda Bay 1/8" Stitched Ribbon

    $6.00

    Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $6.50

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.50

    Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

    $6.00

    Glue Dots

    $5.25

    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00

  • New Weekly Deals including the Fun Color Me Irresistable Paper

    New Tuesday means new weekly deals!  12832382_10206251317150943_4931665792215667256_n

    See the Weekly Deals online here

    I told you that I love the Color Me Irresistable paper… here is one idea that I shared before along with the fun Lovely Amazing You stamp set… which you can still get while supplies last too!

    See the blog post for this project here

    And if you missed it, make sure you hit up yesterday’s post for a fun idea for a birthday card using the cool Collar Fold technique!

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  • Bear Hugs Birthday Card with the Collar Fold Technique

    I’ve recently seen this idea of the Collar Fold card and I just had to give the technique a try!  And what more fun way than to have a little bear popping in to say hello and Happy Birthday to you!

    A Few Fun Card Details

    This card was a fun way to play around with a few different things… I grabbed a cheery paper from the It’s My Party designer paper stack and made my fold first, then I started building the card around it. 

    I started with the larger bear from the Bear Hugs stamp set.  I actually had the chick from the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set first, but I figured everyone had seen me use him a billion times, so I needed to break out of the rut and try something new.  And isn’t this bear just too stinkin’ cute?  I stamped him in the Archival Basic Black ink onto a piece of Whisper White paper and then colored using an Aqua Painter and Tip Top Taupe for the bear and my Stampin’ Write markers for the flowers.

    I also pulled out another new set – the Party Pants stamp set.  This is one of the limited time release sets that just came out for Sale-a-Bration.  You can get it free with a $50 purchase and only until the end of the month!  I loved that all of the sentiments fit in the balloons and that the balloon fits the Balloon Bouquet punch from the Occasions catalog!  So, it was the perfect way to hold back my flaps.

    Did you spot it?  The last touch?  I use Crystal Effects to create a raised gloss over a bunch of the Balloons on the patterned paper.  It makes a HUGE difference and is so EASY to do!  I really need to do that more often. Smile 

    How to make a collar fold card

    Now if you want to make a card like this at home, here is how you do it:

    • Cut a piece of pattern paper to 5” x 3.75”.  I highly recommend a paper that has high contrast between the two sides. 
    • Cut a slight halfway down on the patterned paper (so 2 1/2” down & 2” in)
    • Fold back the patterned paper.  If you want, you can use your trimmer to SCORE the paper for you, or just do what I did and fold it by hand.
    • Stamp your image on a piece of Whisper White paper the same dimensions as your patterned paper (5” x 3.75”).
      TIP – to get your stamped image peeking out just the right amount.  After you fold your flaps back, set it onto your white paper and trace the cut opening using a pencil.  Then take away the patterned paper and use the pencil marks as a guide when stamping.  Erase the marks when you finish stamping.
    • Color your image and then glue the patterned paper over the Whisper White cardstock.
    • Mount to a piece of cardstock for your mat (5 1/4” x 4”)
    • Decorate your card as desired

    The possibilities are endless and you can do all kinds of fun designs by mixing and matching your patterned paper and stamped images.

    And don’t forget!  Sale-a-Bration is ending in a few weeks!

    So if you want to get the most bang for your buck, don’t forget to get your order together now!  There are 3 ways to maximize your goodies –

    1. Something free for every $50 ordered!  Yup, for every $50 in product you can pick out an extra stamp set or paper pack from the Sale-a-Bration catalog or bonus flyer (that is where the awesome Metallic tape and this Party Pants stamp set are from!)
    2. Extra $25 in hostess freebies!  Gather some orders together from your friends or put in your own $250 order (you know make a dent in that wish list!) and you’ll get the regular $25+ in hostess benefits plus a bonus $25 in extra benefits.
    3. Save now and save more later!  Get it all with the Starter Kit!  This is the way to get the most bang for your buck!  Turn that $100 wishlist order into $155 in product by getting the demonstrator starter kit for $99 plus tax and you get to pick out $155 in product to get for that $99!  AND you’ll be a part of my Fun n’ Crafty stampers demonstrator group, join our fun, and get at least 20% off all your personal orders or orders from friends and family, through June!  Sweet, right?!  Get starter picking out your kit here

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    What I Used to Make This project

    Bear Hugs Wood-Mount Stamp Set

    $30.00

    Bear Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set

    $22.00

    Party Pants Wood-Mount Stamp Set

    $0.00

    Party Pants Clear-Mount Stamp Set

    $0.00

    It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack

    $26.00

    It's My Party Cardstock Pack

    $7.00

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.50

    Baker's Twine Combo Pack

    $6.50

    Balloon Bouquet Punch

    $18.00

    Crystal Effects

    $6.25

    Stampin' Trimmer

    $30.00

    Aqua Painters

    $17.00

    Brights Stampin' Write Markers

    $29.00

    Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

    $7.00

    Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Sponge Daubers

    $5.00

    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00