by Tracy | Feb 25, 2021 | Die-Cutting, Embossing Folders, Layering Squares Dies
In just four days, Sale-a-Bration will be over! It’s that time of year when you can earn free product with every $50 or $100 order!
One of the first stamp sets I earned free when Sale-a-Bration first started was A Touch of Ink but I didn’t play with until yesterday! Why the heck did I wait so long? It has a butterfly, flowers, a hummingbird and great sentiments. This is a Level 2 Sale-a-Bration gift and it’s only available for four more days with a $100 order.
I don’t remember if I’ve shared this before, but my husband retired at the end of August. He was a pilot for Delta Airlines for 33 years. He had planned to retire in a few years but Delta offered him a chance to retire early and he took them up on it (you’re probably wondering what in the world this has to do with Sale-a-Bration and the stamp set, Touch of Ink, but I’m getting there). Since Mark has been retired we now have two bird feeders and three, yes three, hummingbird feeders in our backyard. We have the cutest birds, hummingbirds and butterflies visiting our yard daily and we have so much fun watching them zoom all over our backyard. Believe me, it’s a full time job refilling the bird and hummingbird feeders! So, when I saw this stamp set, I knew I had to have it!
To create my card, I started with a base of Highland Heather cardstock and then added a layer of Basic White cardstock that I embossed with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. I then cut a square out of Basic White cardstock using the Layering Squares Dies and stamped the sentiment in Highland Heather ink. I used Memento Ink to stamp the flowers and then colored them in with my Highland Heather and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. I layered this piece onto a larger square cut out of Highland Heather cardstock. Stampin’ Dimensionals were added to the back and it was adhered to the front of the card. I love dimension on my cards and use Stampin’ Dimensional on almost every single card I make.
I stamped the hummingbird onto a piece of Basic White cardstock using Memento Ink and colored it using the Highland Heather and Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends. I cut it out using our Paper Snips, which are very sharp scissors (these are currently on backorder but a large shipment is due in next week). Usually I’m not overly fond of fussy cutting but it really didn’t take much time at all. I added several Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back and placed it near the flowers. I added some Wink of Stella to the hummingbird’s head for some extra sparkle!
This really is a fun set to play with and if you place a $100 order, you can choose it as your free gift, but only until this Sunday, February 28, 2021!
Here’s one of the cute hummingbirds in our backyard. Not exactly the Highland Heather – Bermuda Bay combination of my hummingbird but isn’t he cute?
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Measurements
- Highland Heather cardstock: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ score at 4-1/4″
- Highland Heather cardstock: approx. 3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″
- Basic White cardstock: (2) 5-1/4″ x 4″
- Basic White cardstock: approx. 3″ x 3″
- Basic White cardstock: scrap for hummingbird
Pretty Perennials Card Sampler
Place a minimum $50 order at my Stampin’ Up! online store using the host code YRCQJYRC and as a thank you, you’ll receive 6 card kits (2 each of three designs) with envelopes and a PDF Tutorial with instructions, pictures and a supply list. You’ll receive all the paper and embellishments needed to make the cards and all the paper will be cut, scored and die cut for you (you’ll need to supply your own adhesive, ink and stamp set). The last day this offer will be available is Saturday, February 27, 2021. For all the details, please click here.
The Butterfly Brilliance Collection is coming March 2, 2021 and several items will only be available while supplies last. Click the flyer below for all the information or click here!
Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit
The Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit is always a great deal but during Sale-a-Bration, it’s even better and there’s absolutely no risk in purchasing it. For $99 you’ll choose $125 worth of Stampin’ Up! product (it ships FREE) and then you’ll have all the perks of being a demonstrator (discount on all your future purchases, order new products early, receive my Card Sampler and Card Kit PDF Tutorials free and so much more). Many people are under the assumption that they have to sell Stampin’ Up! products once they purchase the Starter Kit and that is not true. It’s totally your decision. You can be a happy shopper with a discount or take it to the next level. It’s your choice!! For more information about the Starter Kit, click here! If you’ve heard enough and you’re ready to purchase the Starter Kit, click here. If you have questions, I’m just an email away.
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by Tracy | Feb 24, 2021 | Designer Series Paper, Die-Cutting, Layering Squares Dies
Today’s card features two new products from the Butterfly Brilliance Collection, both available beginning March 2, 2021: Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper and the Brilliant Wings Dies. I can’t share pictures of the actual products until they are released but you can see them in this flyer!
To make my card, I started with a base of Highland Heather cardstock and then added a layer of Basic White cardstock & Butterfly Bijou 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. This paper will be available beginning on March 2nd and will only be available while supplies last.
I used the Layering Squares Dies to cut a square out of Highland Heather cardstock and another, smaller one, out of Basic White cardstock.
The sentiment was stamped in Highland Heather ink using the stamp set, Art Gallery. The butterfly was cut out using another pattern of Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper and the Brilliant Wings Dies. These dies will be in the 2021 Annual Catalog (released on May 4th) but they will be available for purchase early, beginning on March 2nd.
I used half of a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional to secure the butterfly to the Basic White Layering Square. To complete the card, I added two pearls down the center of the butterfly. You can find all the measurements I used below the Supply List.
Supply List
If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your demonstrator! You can place an order by clicking any of the images below to go to my Stampin’ Up! online store. If you have questions about products you’re considering purchasing or ones you’ve already purchased, I’m just an email away (click the Email Me button on the sidebar of my blog).
Products available on March 2nd
- Brilliant Wings Dies #155523
- Butterfly Bijou 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper #156824
Measurements
- Highland Heather cardstock: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ score at 4-1/4″
- Highland Heather cardstock: approx. 3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″
- Basic White cardstock: approx. 3″ x 3″
- Basic White cardstock: (2) 5-1/4″ x 4″ (one is for the inside of the card)
- Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper: 5″ x 3-3/4″
- Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper: scrap for butterfly
Pretty Perennials Card Sampler
Place a minimum $50 order at my Stampin’ Up! online store using the host code YRCQJYRC and as a thank you, you’ll receive 6 card kits (2 each of three designs) with envelopes and a PDF Tutorial with instructions, pictures and a supply list. You’ll receive all the paper and embellishments needed to make the cards and all the paper will be cut, scored and die cut for you (you’ll need to supply your own adhesive, ink and stamp set). The last day this offer will be available is Saturday, February 27, 2021. For all the details, please click here.
Sale-a-Bration
There are only a few days left of Sale-a-Bration which officially ends on February 28th! During Sale-a-Bration, you can earn free product with every $50 or $100 purchase!
Level 1: Choose one of these products with a $50 order! With a $100 purchase, you can choose TWO Level 1 products or ONE Level 2 product. There’s no limit to how many free products you can earn!
Level 2: Choose one of the these products when you place a $100 order
Starter Kit During Sale-a-Bration
The Starter Kit is always a great deal but it’s even better during Sale-a-Bration because you’ll get a bonus of 200 sheets of 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, that’s five packages of paper! This paper will be available in the 2021 Annual Catalog but anyone who purchases the Starter Kit by February 28th, will get this paper early and FREE!
When you purchase the Starter Kit, you officially become a demonstrator with all the perks of being a demo BUT you have NO obligation to hold workshops or sell Stampin’ Up! products (unless you want to). When I purchased the Starter Kit, I was an extremely happy discount shopper. I was my only customer and I was a really good customer (I bought a lot). Then my friends wanted to know how I was making my cards and one thing led to another.
I know that when people hear the word Demonstrator they think it means selling but it really doesn’t. If you want to purchase just for yourself, that’s perfectly fine. If you’d like to take it to the next level and share the love of Stampin’ Up! products, that works too! It’s whatever you want it to be!
Some of the perks of purchasing the Starter Kit:
- $125 worth of product for $99
- Starter Kit ships FREE
- Five FREE packages of 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (only during Sale-a-Bration)
- Purchase Stampin’ Up! products with a 20% discount
- Receive my Card Sampler and Card Kit Tutorials FREE
- Preorder new products a month early
You can also find more information about the Starter Kit here. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. It really is a great deal and there’s no risk!
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by Tracy | May 28, 2020 | Die-Cutting, Embossing Folders, Layering Squares Dies
On my card today I have a sneak peek of two new products that will be available on June 3rd when the new Annual Catalog goes live!
The two new products are:
- Lovely You stamp set
- Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder
The flowers and sentiment were both stamped with the Lovely You stamp set. To create the flowers, I used my Stampin’ Write markers and colored directly onto the stamp. First, I added color to the petals using a Melon Mambo Stampin’ Write marker and then to the stem using a Garden Green Stampin’ Write Marker. Before stamping onto Whisper White paper, I huffed all over the stamp to reactivate the ink. The other flower was colored with a Daffodil Delight marker. Stampin’ Write Markers can only be purchased in a set by Color Collections. Melon Mambo & Daffodil Delight are in the Brights Stampin’ Write Markers collection and Garden Green can be found in the Regals Stampin’ Write Markers collection.
The sentiment was stamped in Melon Mambo ink (a stamp pad) and it’s also from the Lovely You stamp set. Each flower was cut out using the Layering Squares Dies and the Melon Mambo piece underneath was also cut out with these dies. Stampin’ Dimensionals were added to the back of each one and added to a piece of Whisper White cardstock that was embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. Both the stamp set and embossing folder will be available next Wednesday, June 3rd!
Supply List
If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your demonstrator! You can place an order by clicking any of the images below to go to my Stampin’ Up! online store. If you have questions about products you’re considering purchasing or ones you’ve already purchased, I’m just an email away (click the Email Me button on the sidebar of my blog).
Measurements
- Thick Whisper White cardstock: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″
- Whisper White cardstock; 5″ x 2-1/2″
- Whisper White cardstock: scraps for flowers
- Melon Mambo cardstock: scraps for scalloped squares
I have a new host code! Use this code when placing your online order and I’ll send you an extra card kit! Please do NOT use the host code if your order is over $150 so you can receive Stampin’ Rewards which is free product from Stampin’ Up!
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by Tracy | May 6, 2020 | Designer Series Paper, Die-Cutting, Layering Squares Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies
Before sharing my card with you today, I wanted to let you know that the Stitched So Sweetly Dies are on the Low Inventory List again. Once they go into Backorder status, there’s no indication how long the wait will be before they are back in stock. Click here to see if they’re still in stock.
Today’s card features the stamp set, Seriously the Best. I love stamps with big bold sentiments and I was hoping this set would carry over into the new catalog but sadly, it isn’t. All retiring stamp sets will have guaranteed availability until May 22, 2020 and after that date, only while supplies last.
Doesn’t this paper get you into a tropical frame of mind? My card on Monday was also made using Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper and if you missed it, you can see it here. This paper debuted in the Mini Catalog and is on the retiring list. The coordinating colors are: Mango Melody, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Grapefruit Grove, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Real Red, Soft Sea Foam, Soft Suede, So Saffron and Whisper White. Stampin’ Up! takes the guesswork out of figuring out which colors to use with their papers!
After adhering the Tropical Oasis DSP to the Mango Melody cardstock, I wrapped Linen Thread around the paper three times, tied a knot and then made a bow. The sentiment was cut out using the Stitched Shapes Dies (also on the Low Inventory List) and then adhered to a piece of Mango Melody cardstock, cut out with the Layering Squares Dies. Stampin’ Dimensionals were added to the back to give it a nice pop. To complete the card, I added three Gilded Gems. All the measurements I used can be found below the Supply List.
Supply List
If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your demonstrator! You can place an order by clicking any of the images below to go to my Stampin’ Up! online store. If you have questions about products you’re considering purchasing or ones you’ve already purchased, I’m just an email away (click the Email Me button on the sidebar of my blog).
Measurements
- Old Olive cardstock: 11″ x 4-1/4″
- Mango Melody cardstock; 5-1/4″ x 4″
- Mango Melody cardstock: scrap for scalloped square
- Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper: 5″ x 3-3/4″
- Whisper White cardstock: scrap for sentiment
- Whisper White cardstock: 5-1/4″ x 4″ for inside of the card
Click here to see all retiring products!
Stamp sets have guaranteed availability until May 22, 2020 and after that date, only while supplies last. Everything else is available while supplies last or June 2, 2020.
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by Tracy | Dec 5, 2019 | Designer Series Paper, Layering Ovals Dies, Layering Squares Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies
Today’s card features Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Catalog. This paper is part of the Year-End Closeout and is only available while supplies last. The designs in this pack of paper coordinate with Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla and Old Olive (three colors I used for today’s card) as well as Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Poppy Parade, and Pretty Peacock.
I used the stamp set, Itty Bitty Christmas, which includes 18 different stamps! The sentiment was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink and cut out with the Stitched Shapes Dies. The Cherry Cobbler scalloped oval in Old Olive was cut out with the Layering Ovals Dies.
I also used the Stitched Shapes Dies to cut out the Designer Series Paper. The Old Olive scalloped square was cut out using the Layering Squares Dies. The Cherry Cobbler cardstock was embossed with the Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder (this item is not one of the retiring Holiday Catalog products).
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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d love to be your demonstrator! You can place an order by clicking any of the images below to go to the homepage of my Stampin’ Up! online store. If you have questions about products you’re considering purchasing or ones you’ve already purchased, I’m just an email away (click the Email Me button on the sidebar of my blog).
Stampin’ Up! Year-End Closeout
The Stampin’ Up! Year-End Closeout has begun! Shop early so you don’t miss out on retiring products before they’re gone!
Click the image below to shop the retiring products from the Holiday Catalog. Everything is available only while supplies last!
Click the image below to shop the retiring discounted products from the Holiday Catalog along with Paper Pumpkin kits.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
by Tracy | Aug 1, 2019 | Glitter Queens Blog Hop, Layering Squares Dies
It’s the beginning of a brand new month which means it’s time for the Glitter Queens Blog Hop! This month it’s all about Shaker Cards!
I started with a card base of Thick Whisper White cardstock. I like to use this thick paper any time my base is white because it’s sturdier and with the extra weight of a shaker card, it’s a good choice. The next layer is a piece of Calypso Coral that was placed inside the Mosaic 3D embossing folder and run through a die-cutting machine.
To create the window, I used the Layering Squares Dies, one inside the other as indicated in the image below. You’ll need a clear Window Sheet to keep all the sequins inside so I used a piece that measured 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″. To attach the Window Sheet, I added Multipurpose Liquid Glue all around the edges of the rectangle. Then I added our Foam Adhesive Strips on each side of the rectangle.
Once I figured out where I wanted my Iridescent Sequins to go, I shook them out onto the card base – I wish I had added a little more than I did. Next, I peeled off the backing on the rectangle and attached the window to the card.
The sentiment was stamped in Calypso Coral ink using the stamp set Parcels & Petals and cut out with the Stitched Rectangles Dies. The flowers were stamped in Memento Ink onto Whisper White cardstock using the stamp set, Tea Together. They were colored in using Stampin’ Blends: Calypso Coral Dark and Light, Granny Apple Green Dark and Light and Pineapple Punch Light. The flowers were cut out using the Tea Time Dies. I got these dies when they were a Sale-a-bration free gift. I’m so glad they can now be purchased in the Annual Catalog!
The smaller flower was attached to the frame of the window using Snail and the larger one has Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back. A shaker card may look like it’s really hard to make but it isn’t! I hope you’ll give it a try!
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I hope you’ll continue around the hop! Sheila is up next!
Dawn Griffith
Tracy Bradley – You Are Here
Sheila Myers
Beth Bolinger
Cheryl Pierce Smith
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See you on Monday! Have a great weekend!
