Monthly Archives: November 2016

Special Surprise 50th Birthday Party!

Today I thought I would share about a special surprise 50th Birthday party I attended over the weekend for my cousin Shari. Not only did her family and friends surprise her with a birthday party but her kids and partner of 20+ years Dave, surprised her with a marriage proposal! Shari could barely speak to say yes she was so surprised and we were all in tears of happiness for the two. Here is a picture of them from the evening.

Thought next I would share the pop up fold out card I made for her. I even decorated a bag and some candy in matching supplies.

Inside:

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share a piece of family with you today.

Have a great day, Craft On!

Online Extravaganza Ends Today !

Are you ready for some holiday shopping? Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza only happens once a year!

Today Monday, November 28, is the last day to save up to 40% on select products. To sweeten the deals, Stampin Up is having 24-hour sale items today, the last day of the promotion, featuring special products available for today only. You can even get a sneak peek AND save on products that will be on the future holiday catalog retiring list. You won’t want anyone to miss out on this great opportunity to stock up and save!

Click the link below to download a PDF of items on sale during the Online Extravaganza.

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24-hour sale begins at 12:01 AM (MT) on November 28 and runs through 11:50 PM (MT)

Special Purchase offer, only from me during the Online Extravaganza, spend $50 (before tax & shipping) in my online store and as a thank you, along with a handmade card you will be sent a package of Rhinestone Jewels. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

9th Sunday of Christmas featuring Lovely as a Tree

Welcome to the 8th Sunday of Christmas. Over the next 4 Sunday’s I will continue to share cards and projects using a different stamp set each week to create holiday projects. If you are a member of my newsletter group I will be sending out measurements and details of all the projects.

Today features the stamp set Lovely as a Tree. These timeless tree images will fill any landscape and keep you in tune with nature. They’re great for watercoloring. This set comes in either wood or clear and features 6 rubber stamps
Suggested clear blocks (sold separately) are A, C and I for the clear mount set.

Here are two idea’s using the evergreen tree from the set, one with traditional colors the other with a cool non-traditional pairing of Emerald Envy and Peekaboo Peach.

These samples definitely look better in person, especially the bottom one, which has Dazzling Diamond Glitter on the trees and ground. Both are very elegant looking and easy to make.

Hope you enjoyed these cards, thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator to receive handmade stamped card and small gift from me. Orders over $50 (before shipping & tax) receive a free package of Rhinestone Jewels from me. Happy Shopping.

Simple Saturday with Fresh Fruit

Welcome to Simple Saturday, using one stamp set to create cards. Today I am featuring the Product Suite – Fruit Stand which includes the photopolymer stamp set Fresh Fruit and Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper.

Watercolor or stamp some delicious fruit to send to a friend. You can’t go wrong with fresh fruit at any time of the year. This is a Two-Step Stampin’ set. Combine individual stamps to build the final image you want in the colors you want. There are 24 photopolymer stamps that work with clear blocks (sold separately): A, B, Cand D.

Who doesn’t like strawberries, the card below features the stamp with matching designer paper.

The cards below show the diversity of the stamp set, using the images to create your own background for cards.

Fresh Fruit Designer series paper is double sided for double the creative options. There are 12 sheets, 2 each of 6 double-sided designs, * 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) all of which are Acid and Lignin free. Coordinating colors: Cucumber Crush, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Pear Pizzazz, Peekaboo Peach, Tangerine Tango, Watermelon Wonder and Whisper White. Here are samples of cards made with four of images in the paper pack.

Purchase $50 from my on-line store and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, hope you enjoyed the cards. Craft On!

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

Today’s card features fall colors combine with Very Vanilla and Gold Foil sheets for a simply elegant card that could be used with any occasion, especially if you have the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes. Teeny Tiny Wishes is a stamp set with yes, 24 stamps in one set – – -Wow! This set includes a greeting for almost every occasion. Don’t just buy it, keep it handy, cause you’re going to use it a lot!

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On!

Paisley & Posies Birthday card collection

I’m sure all of us are running around today preparing for Thanksgiving meal tomorrow, so today I thought today was perfect for a collection of simple birthday cards made using the Paisleys & Posies Bundle, including the matching Petal & Paisleys Specialty Designer Series Paper and Copper Foil Sheets.

The stamp set created the background for one card and die cuts, images for others. Each uses different colored card stock matched with designer series paper.

Special Purchase offer, only from me, for the month of November: Purchase the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits and any stamp set and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Since the new framelit set is unavailable due to backorder any framelit or Thinlit set is fine. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

8th Sunday of Christmas with Jar of Cheer

Today’s projects feature the photopolymer stamp set Jar of Cheer from the holiday catalog which coordinates with the 1/2″ circle punch and the Everyday Jars Framelits Dies. Don’t bottle up your emotions, stamp them up! The possibilities are endless with this idealistically jarring collection. Combine images to crate a snow globe scene.

Here is an up close picture of the cards:

Tags are always fun to make, you can even turn a shaker element into a hang tag to attach to your package.

Hope you enjoyed these project, thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator to receive handmade stamped card and small gift from me. Happy Shopping.

Simple Saturday with Vertical Greetings

Welcome to Simple Saturday, using one stamp set to create your card. Today I’m featuring the stamp set “Vertical Greetings” from the Annual Catalog. Simplicity can sometimes convey more than an elaborate display. Send a beautiful and simple greeting along with a beautiful image of topiary to lift anyone’s spirit.

The first card is clean and simple using the Simply Scored board to create a border on the Whisper White. Three lines scored ¼” apart on all four sides create the border for the stamped images. Using the same layout and all the greetings would provide a nice card set to use as a gift.

My second card is perfect for the special person in your life with Silver Metallic Enamels hearts as an accents, wouldn’t this work well for Valentine’s Day? The images were stamped on Whisper White then the bottom of the images stamped on card stock in matching ink and cut out, adhered with Stampin Dimensionals.

Special Purchase offer, only from me, for the month of November: Purchase the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits and any stamp set and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Blessed by Copper

Today’s card features products from the Petals & Paisley suite in the 2016 Holiday catalog including the new copper foil sheets which have been extremely popular with both Stampin Up customer and demonstrators.

My card features the new Copper Foil Sheets, Copper Embossing powder and finally the sheet of the Petals & Paisleys Specialty Designer Series Paper which is Night of Navy with copper images. The Acorn is heat embossed using the Copper embossing powder and die cut images from the Paisley Framelits Dies.

Simple and elegant for that person(s) you want to show you care.

Special Purchase offer, only from me, for the month of November: Purchase the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits and any stamp set and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Sunday Stamper Projects

This past Sunday was the meeting of my Sunday Stampers, today I thought I would share with you the projects we created. These project included a card using the new Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Embossing folder, Christmas Gift tag with layered trees for dimension, Birthday gift card holder and a Christmas Matchbook card or gift card holder (depending on you score the card base).

Here is a close up of the gift card items. For matchbook card, start with a base 4.25″ x 11, score at 1.5″ and 6.75″ for a card or 1.5″, 6.5″ and 7″ for matchbook card you can put a gift card or small candy treat in.

Here is a close of the new Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Embossing folder card and gift tag. Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folders take embossing to the next level, with deeper, more detailed impressions than standard embossing folders—great for card fronts and accents.

Special Purchase offer, only from me, for the month of November: Purchase the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits and any stamp set and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Click on the image below for a link to the YouTube video to see how cool these are. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

7th Sunday of Christmas with Snow Place

Welcome to the 7th Sunday of Christmas. We are now more than half way through our 12 Sunday’s of Christmas. Over the next 5 Sunday’s I will continue to share cards and projects using a different stamp set each week to create holiday projects. If you are a member of my newsletter group I will be sending out measurements and details of all the projects.

This Sunday I am featuring the stamp set Snow Place from the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog.

Need a penguin? These snow buddies will help you share your love for all things wintery and cool. They’re chill on Christmas cards, party invitations, and tags. And they’re equally awesome on winter scrapbook pages and anywhere you just need a snowman. This is a Two-Step Stampin’ set. Combine individual stamps to build the final image you want in the colors you want.

Inside of the Penguin card, just too cute if you ask me . . .

Special Purchase offer, only from me, for the month of November: Purchase the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits and any stamp set and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Simple Saturday with Festive Flower Punch

Welcome to Simple Saturday where I feature one stamp set to make the projects. On the second week of Christmas I featured the stamp set Reason for the Season, you can see that post here, on item I completed missed was creating flowers using the Festive Flower Builder Punch with the matching images. Today I want to show you some projects using the punch.

First is a card and tag, both for Christmas using only stamps from that set. To make the card, one suggestion I have is to create a template by punching the images on scrap paper and use that to line up the stamps, this way you can easily stamp and punch all the needed pieces. To nicely space the larger flower petals, I use two punched circles, 1¾” circle with ½” glued in the center and evenly space the petals around edges using liquid glue, or fast fuse if you prefer.

Second card is using Flirty Flamingo cardstock and ink for the flower along with a greeting from the Rose Wonder stamp set for a birthday card. Think of the possibilities, Crushed Curry for a sunflower, really any color works for a beautiful flower!

Special Purchase offer, only from me, for the month of November: Purchase the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits and any stamp set and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Serene Wetlands Birthday

Happy Thursday, just a quick post today and thought I would make it a happy one, think back to those warm summer days.

Today’s card was easy to make using the Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack, doesn’t the background look like the beach with the sand and sky? For the sun I used a punched out circle on a scratch piece of paper and using the negative space to guide me sponged Crushed Curry Ink to create the sun. The seagulls, grass and greeting is from the Wetlands stamp set and stamped in Early Expresso.

Special Purchase offer, only from me, for the month of November: Purchase the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits and any stamp set and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

6th Sunday of Christmas – Wonderful Year

Welcome to the 6th Sunday of Christmas. Over the next 6 Sunday’s I will continue to share cards and projects using a different stamp set each week to create holiday projects. If you are a member of my newsletter group I will be sending out measurements and details of all the projects.

This Sunday I am featuring the Wonderful Year stamp set from the 2016 Holiday Catalog.

Below are the first two cards featuring Night of Navy, Cooper Foil Sheet, Petals & Paisleys Specialty and Moroccan Designer Series Paper.

Next up are cards with the traditional colors of Emerald Envy and Real Red with some of the new Real Red Glitter Embossing powder for some bling!

Special Purchase offer, only from me, for the month of November: Purchase the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits and any stamp set and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Stitched from the Heart Simple Saturday

Welcome to Simple Saturday, this week I’m doing something a little different and featuring the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits ♥

Cut thoughtfully stitched circles, squares, and ovals in seconds with Framelits dies and the Big Shot ♥

Stitched from the Heart Framelits Dies help you create detailed die-cuts with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle. Dies include ejection holes so you can remove the paper easily. There are 12 dies in the set and they coordinate nicely with the Layering Circles, Squares and Oval Framelits Dies. This die set is a must have for all crafters ♥

I’ve provided some idea’s for cards and tags, where by using the Stitched Framelit you add that something extra and all you did was run a die through your Big Shot. Cards feature the Watercolor Words, Moroccan Nights and Thoughtful Banners stamp set. Tags are using Sweet Cupcake, Thoughtful Banners and Tin of Tags ♥

There is a Special Purchase offer, only from me, for the month of November: Purchase the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits and any stamp set and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator. Click on the image below for a link to my on-line store.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

Thoughtful Banners as a Background

Happy Thursday, hope you are all having a good week.

Today I thought I would share some cards I made using the long bar stamp from the Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer stamp set. This stamp set has everything you need to make a banner to celebrate everyone and everything you love. There are 53 photopolymer stamps in the set which coordinate with the clear blocks A, C and G, which are sold separately. The stamp set comes in a bundle with the Duet Banner Punch at a 10% savings.

The long bar stamp was used to create the background for the cards and pieces laying around on my table provided the focal image. “Celebrate” is from the stamp set and punched out with the Duet Banner Punch. Other card has a wreath and thinlit for a cute and easy holiday card. These cards show the versatility of the stamp set.

For the month of November, only from me, I’m providing a special purchase offer: Purchase the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits and any stamp set and receive a package of Pearl or Rhinestones Basic Jewels from me as a thank you, along with a handmade card. Please use hostess code ECY724AN when ordering and click contact by demonstrator.

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!

NEW Stitched Shapes Framelits available today!

Not only are stitches a classic trend, they illustrate the quality, precision, and extra care taken when creating a piece. Giving a stitched gift shows just how much you value that relationship. Now you have the opportunity to purchase the Stitched Shapes Framelits ahead of their official release in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog and get 25% off coordinating stamp sets ♥

With Stitched Shapes Framelits you can make paper stitches in seconds, turning any project into one that is stitched from the heart ♥

Did you notice Stampin’ Up! created the rectangle from a square “stitched” die in the sample above. Here is how you can do that to!

Line up the framelit on your paper so one end of the framelit and the paper are off the platform. You only want to cut three sides of the square. Run it through the Big Shot.

Rotate your paper and carefully line up the framelit with the cuts of the first run. Make sure that one end of the framelit and paper are off the platform, so it doesn’t cut a line down the middle of your rectangle. Then run it through the Big Shot.

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies coordinate with the Stampin’ Up! Layering Circles, Squares and Ovals Dies! Here are the approximate sizes of the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies:

Circles: 1-3/8″, 1-7/8″, 2-3/8″, 2-7/8″

Squares: 1-3/16″, 1-5/8″, 2-1/8″, 2-5/8″

Ovals: 1-3/4″ x 1-3/16″, 2-1/4″ x 1-5/16″, 2-3/4″ x 1-13/16″, 3-1/4″ x 2-5/16″.

To make it even better Stampin’ Up! is offering 25% off select stamp sets that coordinate beautifully with the dies.

25% Off Select Stamp Sets Nov. 1 – 30 ONLY!

ITEM	DESCRIPTION	RETAIL PRICE	SALE PRICE
145372	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies-Set Of 12 Dies Which Includes Four Circles, Ovals, And Squares (available Nov. 1)	$30	No Discount
142069	Greetings From Santa Wood-Mount Stamp Set	~~$27~~	$20.25
143269	Greetings From Santa Clear-Mount Stamp Set	~~$19~~	$14.25
142114	Hang Your Stocking Photopolymer Stamp Set	~~$21~~	$15.75
142049	Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set	~~$35~~	$26.25
142142	Merry Mice Wood-Mount Stamp Set	~~$23~~	$17.25
142145	Merry Mice Clear-Mount Stamp Set	~~$17~~	$12.75
142180	Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set	~~$21~~	$15.75
142206	Suite Season Wood-Mount Stamp Set	~~$28~~	$21
142209	Suite Season Clear-Mount Stamp Set	~~$20~~	$15
140386	Oh, What Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set	~~$21~~	$15.75
141859	Baby Bear Photopolymer Stamp Set	~~$26~~	$19.50
141784	Blooms & Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set	~~$21~~	$15.75

I’m confident the Stitched Shapes Framelits will be on your “must have” list, after watching the STAMPIN’ UP! VIDEO below. Dies available for purchase today!

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day – Craft On! Happy Shopping!