Spending time with family is everything, isn’t it? I returned a few days ago from a fun trip to Palm Springs with my daughters and grandchildren. Several years ago we started the tradition of going on a mini vacation together and we called it our Girls Weekend. This year we included my grandson and next year, we want the guys to join us too! It’s time for a new name!
The day we left was a busy one. I was running around getting things done and I ran right into the highchair. Since I’ve retired from teaching, I tend to go barefoot or wear sandals. Not such a great idea. I hit my toe and oh. my. gosh! Painful! I wish I could say this is the first time I’ve run into something with my foot but it isn’t. My toe and the top of my foot are an ugly shade of black and blue. It’s pretty sore to walk on and made our trip a bit more challenging but we still managed to have lots of fun!
Before we left for our trip, I made a quick card. I saw the Striped Inlay technique on Jennifer McGuire’s blog and I tried my hand at it with Stampin’ Up! products.
She did her card with solid cardstock (I’m trying that next) but I used our Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper. I cut the paper into different sized strips, no need to make them all the exact same size. Then I used a non Stampin’ Up! product called Stick It. It’s a full sized sheet of paper with adhesive (you certainly could use our Multipurpose glue). I attached the full sheet of Stick It to our grid paper and then cut it down to a smaller size. It was easy to then add the strips of paper, making sure to get them nice and close to each other. After they’re all adhered to the paper, turn the piece over and just snip off all the excess paper!
This may be hard to see but I didn’t glue the word happy onto the top of the strips. I actually cut the word out of the striped piece and made sure to save all of the little pieces too (inside each of the letters). I cut another “happy” out of Whisper White cardstock. I added another little strip of the Stick It adhesive on the back of my background so that I could then put the white “happy” into the space that was created in my striped background. I carefully added all of the little pieces inside the letters.
I embossed the word Halloween using the stamp set Spooky Fun. The word Happy is also part of the sentiment but I trimmed my paper so that it wouldn’t show.
I already have solid cardstock cut so that I can give this technique another try! If you also try it, email me your creation! I’d love to see it!
Product List – To place an order, click any of the products below!
One of the products on sale this week is the Designer Tin of Cards Project Kit (item #141651). It normally sells for $27.00 but only until tomorrow, October 5, 2016, the price is $20.25.
The kit includes a blue tin and enough card bases, accents, and envelopes for 16 cards, 4 each of 4 designs. You supply the stamps, ink, and adhesive which are sold separately. The stamp set, Designer Tin of Cards Stamp Set (item 141739) coordinates with the kit but you can use whatever stamp sets you have at home.
Designer Tin of Cards Stamp Set #141739 $26.00
This is what is included in the kit:
Watch the video for more information about this cute kit!
If you have a catalog, some of the information about the additional supplies you will need is incorrect. Here is the corrected info (click to enlarge):
In addition to the Designer Tin of Cards Kit, seven other products are also on sale but only until tomorrow!
To see these discounted products at my Stampin’ Up! online store, click any of the pictures below (you’ll see the sale price there too).
Yesterday I showed two videos using the Envelope Punch Board (25% off until October 5th) to make envelopes and boxes. You can also make a popper! I shared this idea back in May and you can visit that post again and see a picture tutorial by clicking HERE.
The paper I use in the tutorial is no longer available but we also have a paper sale going on all month! Buy 3 packages and receive 1 free (see the papers below that are included in the sale)!
Product List – All of the products below are currently on sale. The first 7 items are up to 25% off and the sale price can be seen at my Stampin’ Up Online store (click any of the products to see the sale price). The paper special is: Buy 3, Get 1 Free.
The Envelope Punch Board is currently 25% off, but only until October 5th! You can get this great tool that not only makes over sixty different sized envelopes but can also make boxes! It normally sells for $20.00 but for the next few days you can purchase it for $15.00! See the chart below for more great products on sale (click to enlarge).
Today I have two videos for you. The first one is from Stampin’ Up! and it shows in detail how to create an envelope. The second video was created by me several years ago (using paper/products that have since retired) and I’ll show you how to make a box.
Product List : All of the products below are on sale. To place an order, click on any of them and you’ll be taken to my Stampin’ Up! online store (you’ll see the sale price there). If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Oops, this post was supposed to go out several days ago explaining the Designer Series Paper Sale. Sorry if there was any confusion about the sale! If you have any questions, please let me know!
There’s a great offer on the way, beginning on Saturday, October 1st! Buy 3 packages of our Designer Series Paper and receive 1 package free! Buy as much paper as you will need for your projects over the next months! There are 8 packages of paper on sale – two from the Holiday Catalog and five from the Annual Catalog.
Today is World Card Making Day! What a great excuse to sit down and make a card! In honor of this day, Stampin’ Up! is having a sale on select cardmaking products from October 1 – 5. You’ll find the ON SALE products and their sale prices in the list below (click on the chart to enlarge it).
Please note that to receive the free Fast Fuse refill, you’ll be ordering the refill for $7.50 and receiving a Fast Fuse Adhesive. The refill will snap on to the Adhesive holder when it is empty. (hope that makes sense).
If you have a catalog, please note that the information on page 160 about the Designer Tin of Cards Project Kit is incorrect. Here is the correct info:
Product List- Below are the products on sale until October 5, 2016. The sale prices are not reflected in this chart but you can see them at the beginning of this post. To place an order or for more information, click on any of the products below.
