Blossom Punch Birthday

Here's a pretty birthday card featuring the new Blossom Punch, used as the focal point of the card with Beau Chateau Designer Paper.  I've also stamped 3 additional Blossom Punch pieces then run them through the Big Shot with the Polka Dot Embossing Folder and used them as a background image.  Color scheme is Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade and Early Espresso.  Not a lot of stamping on this one, just the sentiment from Happiest Birthday Wishes, a hostess-exclusive stamp set you can earn with an order or a workshop of $150 or more.  Something fun to try is layering two different colors and styles of ribbon on your card – in this case, Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta and Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbons.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 122615 Happiest Birthday Wishes wood $21 Hostess OR
Item No. 122617 Happiest Birthday Wishes clear $15 Hostess
Item No. 125603 Blossom Punch $16.95
Item No. 122357 Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper $10.95
Item No. 117335 Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $7.95
Item No. 119868 1" Circle Punch $10.95
Item No. 119880 5-Petal Flower Punch $16.95
Item No. 118402 Scallop Trim Border Punch $15.95
Item No. 119743 Neutrals Designer Buttons $8.95
Item No. 124262 White Baker's Twine $2.95
Item No. 119959 Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon $5.95
Item No. 122977  Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon $9.95

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This Month at Stamp-A-Stack (at Creative Tuesday)…   January 31st from 6:30 – 9:30 pm OPEN Hours Pre-Pay Registration Deadline: January 22nd at 1000 Winton Road North, Rochester NY 14609     Here's a look at the Stamp-A-Stack line up for January! Standard Stamp-A-Stack Includes: 12 cards, 6 each of 2 designs; 12 envelopes and 1 bolt of Real Red Satin Ribbon. Cost: $25 or $15 with an order of $25 or more placed at Stamp-A-Stack.   Stamp-A-Stack Express Includes: 6 cards, 3 each of 2 designs. Cost: $15     To register for the Standard Stamp-A-Stack now, CLICK HERE:   To register for the Stamp-A-Stack Express now, CLICK HERE:   To register for the Standard Stamp-A-Stack "ON THE GO" now, CLICK HERE:

This class is going to be so much fun!  You'll learn all sorts of different ways to use the new Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz! You'll splatter it on designer cut cards, watercolor with it on a pocket treat, stamp with it on a punch, emboss with it on a trinket and die wood sheets with it!

So Many Smooches Class Includes: 2 Designer Cut Cards, 2 Treat Holders, 1 "Grand" Valentine Card, 1 bottle of Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz and 1 package of Heart Trinkets. Cost: $25 or $20 with an order of $25 or more placed at Creative Tuesday.

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Snowy Thank You

Now's the perfect time to make up a bunch of winter-themed thank you cards to send to those thoughtful friends and family right after Christmas.  Don't have a lot of time?  Here's a really quick and easy card that I'm sending out this year.  Simply layer together Marina Mist and Rich Razzleberry card stocks.  The Whisper White card stock was run through the Big Shot with the Northern Flurry Textured Embossing Folder.  I placed one of each of the three sizes of Jewel Basic Rhinestones in the centesr of three snowflakes and stamped the sentiment from Sincere Salutations.  Voila – done and in the mail!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 120902 Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $7.95
Item No. 119246 Jewels Basic Rhinestone (150) $4.95
Item No. 115068 Sincere Salutations $23.95

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Paper Flower Arrangement

I was so excited about having made this beautiful paper flower arrangement, and then I forgot to show it to you during Christmas.  But I got to thinking that it would be beautiful any time of the year by just changing a few things.  Wouldn't it be wonderful for Valentine's Day?  This is another project from our demonstrator-only magazine Stampin' Success.  I pretty much copied the beautiful bouquet that the Stampin' Up! home office showed in that publication.  Everything except the gold ornaments and the pine cones were made with just card stock and some Big Shot Dies!

The first flower I started with were the roses.  Using Real Red card stock, I ran it through the Big Shot with the Island Floral Die.  The center is just a small piece of card stock wadded up into a ball.  The glue gun was definitely my friend with this project!  Just use a bone folder to shape the petals and glue everything together.

Next are the lilies.  This is actually my favorite flower in the bouquet – I love real-life lilies, too.  I cut Whisper White card stock using the Big Shot and the Island Floral Die.  The center is Old Olive Stampin' Pastels sponged lightly along with Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker and the Color Spritzer Tool to make the speckles. 

These are the chrysanthemums – actually the most fun to make!  Just die cut a bunch of Real Red card stock from the Flower Daisies #2 and shape them into flower petals with the bone folder.  So pretty!  This picture also might be better of the tiny little filler flowers in the lower right corner than the next picture I took.

These little flowers were so quick to make!  Just die cut Old Olive card stock with the small flower from the Island Floral Die, snip one petal off then fold them so that two petals overlap.  Punch Whisper White card stock with the Boho Blossom Punch then wad it up and adhere it with hot glue to the center.  I made lots and lots of these to fill in the gaps.  Also a good filler is the green "grass" made with Garden Green card stock sliced really thin with the Tabletop Paper Cutter.

Hope you enjoyed seeing my bouquet – I had so much fun making it!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 118871 Island Floral Bigz Die $21.95
Item No. 114520 Flower, Daisies #2 Die $19.95
Item No. 113439 Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine $99.95
Item No. 106959 Tabletop Paper Cutter $45.95
Item No. 119858 Boho Blossom Punch $16.95
Item No. 107066 Color Spritzer Tool $12.95
Item No. 119680 Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker $3.50
Item No. 120962 Stampin' Pastels $24.95
 

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Merry Winter

Here's a cute winter-themed card that doesn't have to be Christmas.  We've done this card for several workshops, and people seem to love it!  The beautiful blues of Pool Party and Island Indigo are perfect for those "snowy" cards.  I used the Snow Burst Textured Embossing Folder with the Big Shot for the white background.  The Big Shot also came in handy for cutting the scallop circle with the Scallop Circle #2 Die.  Next I stamped the three images – 2 snowmen and the sled – on Whisper White card stock then punched the image out with the 2-1/2" Circle Punch.  Be sure to stamp first – it's much easier!  Adding some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter using the 2-Way Glue Pen, plus a couple of Rhinestones and a piece of Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, really stepped this card up.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 124096 Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Item No. 113469 Scallop Circle Die #2 $19.95
Item No. 122700 Merry Winter wood mount $19.95 OR
Item No. 122702 Merry Winter clear mount $14.95
Item No. 122975 Pool Party 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon $9.95
Item No. 119246 Basic Rhinestone Jewels $4.95
Item No. 102023 Dazzling Diamonds glitter $4.50
Item No. 100425 2-Way Glue Pen $3.50
Item No. 120906 2-1/2" Circle Punch $16.95

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Snow Much Fun

Everybody loves Snow Much Fun stamp set!  I don't think I've ever sold so many of one stamp set!  Here's another idea for all you Snow Much Fun lovers!  Base of the card starts out with Pool Party card stock and the Big Shot with the Polka Dot Textured Embossing Folder.  Cherry Cobbler backs the main image and creates the banner in front.  Love stamping on dark card stock with the Whisper White Craft Ink Pad!

The card opens a little bit differently than most for some additional interest.

And inside I've used the Happy Holidays greeting from Four the Holidays stamp set.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 122560 Snow Much Fun wood $27.95 OR
Item No. 122562 Snow Much Fun clear $19.95
Item No. 116921 Four The Holidays $13.95
Item No. 117335 Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $7.95
Item No. 101731 Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad $7.50

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Veteran’s Hospital Cards of Encouragement

I was asked by a women's group to prepare a stamping class for 40 women to make cards of encouragement to give to veterans at the the local Veteran's Hospital.  They're actually delivering their cards today!  These cards had to be fairly easy, since we had to get through 40 cards in 1-1/2 hrs. with mostly brand new stampers!  The first card is using some Spice Cake Designer Series Paper paired with Autumn Splendor stamp set.  Colors are Pool Party, Early Espresso and More Mustard.

The second card features Autumn Days for the main image and Sincere Salutations for the sentiment.  I've added two pieces from the Big Shot (that were pre-done for all the ladies!).  Not Quite Navy card stock uses the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and Old Olive card stock uses the Tasteful Trim Die.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 115452 Autumn Days wood $23.95 OR
Item No. 120000 Autumn Days clear $17.95
Item No. 116503 Autumn Splendor $20.95
Item No. 115068 Sincere Salutations $23.95
Item No. 124003 Spice Cake Designer Series Paper $10.95
Item No. 120931 Early Espresso 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon $4.95
Item No. 125058 Not Quite Navy 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon $9.95
Item No. 104336 Silver Brads $6.95
Item No. 119976 Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $7.95
Item No. 120893 Tasteful Trim Die $42.95

Don't Forget!
To order your discounted Stampin' Up! products before Nov. 30th – click HERE!

Peek-A-Boo Thank You

There are so many Stampin' Up! products I'm tickled with on this card!  Let's start off by this all-purpose Stripes Textured Embossing Folder.  It's the bomb!  It's perfect for any card, and a wonderful addition to our collection to use with masculine cards.  The designer paper is from Cheerful Treat, a hostess-exclusive collection that has unique flowers, flourishes and dots in this bright, pretty paper.  But the real darling of this card is the Peekaboo Frames Die for the Big Shot!  When I first saw this new die pictured in the Holiday Mini Catalog along with the advent calendar, I thought that was its only use.  But then I began to see past that into all sorts of fun applications with card making.  Here I've cut Concord Crush card stock out with one of the window frames and inserted a message behind the "door".  Stampin' Write Markers make fast work of coloring in the stamp direct to rubber.   Yet another die creates the flowers, the Flower Daises #2 Die.  Honestly, how did we ever make a card without the Big Shot!  The center is set off with a Lucky Limeade Designer Printed Brad.  And a sweet bow of Melon Mambo 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon completes it.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 123128 Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $7.95
Item No. 122381 Cheerful Treat Designer Series Paper – hostess only at $8
Item No. 124587 Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die $32.95
Item No. 122985 Melon Mambo 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon $7.95
Item No. 114520 Flower, Daisies #2 $19.95
Item No. 122940 2011-13 In Color Designer Printed Brads $7.95

To order your Stampin' Up! products online 24/7 — click HERE!

Holiday Goodies & Gifts

HOW MUCH is Goodies & Gifts? Each class option is $8 or FREE with a $15 Stampin' Up! order placed during the class.

WHAT do I need to bring to Goodies & Gifts? Stampin' Up! Brand SNAIL Adhesive and Stampin' Dimensionals – all other supplies are provided! If you don't have either of these items, you may order them when you register.

DO I NEED TO PRE-PAY? No! But I DO need to know that you're coming by noon on November 27th for the November 29th session, or by noon on December 7th for the December 9th and 10th sessions in order to prepare an accurate number of cut materials. Simply call or e-mail me to reserve your spot at the table!

I can't wait to see YOU at the Goodies & Gifts this year!

To RSVP now, click HERE!

More Christmas Card Swaps

Here's the next set of Christmas card swaps – some fun ideas for your own cards!

This beauty is from April and uses the Winter Post stamp set along with the sentiment from Four the Holidays.  Lots of "Big Shot-ing" going on – the background is oh, so pretty with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder in the background; Top Note Die and Scallop Square Die add interest in layers and Sweet Buttons Embosslits Die is a great way to create a paper button that's low in cost, easy to mail and cute to boot!

Love this traditionally elegant Christmas card using Perfect Polka Dots Textured Embossing Folder for the background, beautiful Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Rhinestones and Snow Swirled stamp set.

Contempo Christmas stamp set gets a gorgeous backdrop of Silver Glimmer Paper and designer paper from the Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin' Kit found in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  There's also some Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon and a Mini Jingle Bell.

Don't Forget!
To sign up for the next Stamp Shoppe, either to attend or "on the go" – click HERE.