Halloween Punch Art

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Yesterday I saw the first yellow leaves fluttering by my window – the first sign of fall being right around the corner. For some reason that just hasn’t registered with me yet – I know the calendar says it’s Labor Day weekend, but with all the rain and cool weather we’ve had this summer it just doesn’t feel like it to me.

Did you know that there are only 62 days left until Halloween? There are no costumes that I have to sew or parties to plan since our children are older but I still enjoy sending cards and making up some goodies to hand out. So today I wanted to share with you this fancy fold Halloween Punch Art card. I love the clean and simple silhouette images of this card.

Supplies:

Inks: Cajun Craze

Paper: Brights Designer Series Paper Stack (item 130134), Always Artichoke, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, and Basic Black

Accessories: 2 ½” Circle Punch (item 120906), Bird Builder Punch (item 117191), and Owl Builder Punch (item 118074), Stampin’ Trimmer (item 131375), Stampin’ Sponges, and Dimensionals (item 104430)

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Do You Love Butterflies?

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Beginning today Stampin’ Up! is giving 15% off their new Butterfly Bundle – Not only will you get the Papillon Potpourri stamp set in your choice of wood or clear mount, but you’ll get the Bitty Butterfly Punch too!

Want to see some cards that I’ve made using the Papillon Potpourri stamp set and punch contained in the bundle? Well here are three of them.

As you can see it is a great set for anyone who loves butterflies – Already have a set of your own? Well why not get one as a gift for a friend at 15% off?

You can see the flyer with all the details HERE

NEW Best of Autumn Stamp Set Available Today!

Check out our latest Best of 25 Years set – The Best of Autumn (item 134390). It’s just in time for all your fall stamping projects and best of all when you purchase six Best of sets you get a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95!

Don’t you love the NEW never-before-seen sentiment in this set? I think the font is just beautiful!

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It’s a Perfect Blend!

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Here is a card that I thought was very fitting for me this week and I think it is a Perfect Blend of the two stamp sets it uses, Perfect Blend and The Open Sea. I know you’re thinking that is an odd pairing, right? Well look how they coordinate so well together on this card.

Perfect Blend is one of our NEW stamp sets from the 2013-2014 Catalog (page 37) and is a must have for us coffee lovers. I love the sentiments in this set too, they are just fun. And since I’ve been reaching for my coffee a lot this week for a quick boost of energy this sentiment suits me perfectly.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Perfect Blend (item 130745/131392) and The Open Sea (item 128454/123032)

Inks: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla and Whisper White

Accessories: Artisan Label Punch (item 130920), 1 3/8″ Circle Punch (item 119860), and Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (item 117335)

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French Bulletin Board

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Here is my latest project that I’ve been working on for my daughter’s dorm room now that we know the space that we are working with. I thought this Musical French Bulletin Board would be great for her to tuck things into quickly and it was a lot of fun to make.

The fabric is some that I had laying around the house from a project I didn’t get around to. I’ve got quite a few of those (but don’t tell my hubby that is what all those boxes are in my office Oh, wait he has his own stack- lol).

Anyhow, once I got the Tempting Turquoise Ribbon on the board I thought it needed something more – so I decided on some Rich Razzleberry Buttons that I had in the drawer.

I just love the way that I can use my Stampin’ Up! products in other ways – they aren’t just for card making! And I think Kaitlin will be happy when she sees all three of the boards that I made together. They are sure to give her dorm room a nice pop of color on the wall above the futon.

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A Walk in the Wild

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

I debated getting the Walk in the Wild stamp set but ended up not being able to resist with all the men in my life. The images just seemed to fit all kind of guy occasions especially for those hunters I know. And when I saw the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper in the Holiday Catalog I knew they would look great together. After all, the plaids made me think of flannel, and that means either tools, camping or hunting in my world.

This particular image from the set makes me think of my friend’s husband. Gary is an avid hunter and goes elk hunting with his dad every year so I thought this would make a great birthday card for him.

It also makes me think of our trip camping with them years ago. Our son, Johnathan was just 4 years old and was fascinated with the wildlife we saw in the Rocky Mountain National Park while hiking. Gary showed Johnathan his elk calls afterwards to get the attention of the heard and draw them in closer for all the kids to see. Thus Johnathan’s elk call was born – hand up to the side of his mouth and very serious about it all, Johnathan would yell “elk, here elk!” He was very proud of himself since he had his very own elk call too.

Here is a picture of the Johnathan looking for the elk at with Larry’s help. Johnathan is the one with the binoculars – needless to say Johnathan is a little older now.

This Walk in the Wild card was created for my Stamp Divas meeting swap last night. I always enjoy getting together with my fellow demonstrators and sharing. Sound like fun? Maybe you’d like to join too. There are still a few more days for our special kit promotion when you join. Click HERE for more information about joining my team, The Blue Mountain Stampers.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Walk in the Wild (items 130354/130357)

Inks: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper (item 132182), Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Tangerine Tango and Very Vanilla

Accessories: Stampin’ Sponge and Dimensionals

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Oh, Hello!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Just a quick post before I head out the door to get together with my stamping gal pals. Here is a quick and easy card for fall.

I really like this card since it is so out of the box for me – Can you guess which stamp set is being used to create the pumpkin? Yep, it’s Oh, Hello – a really great stamp set that you can see is really versatile too!

Stop by tomorrow when I’ll be sharing a great masculine card that I’ll be sharing with my gal pals that I made for my swap tonight!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Oh, Hello (item 131931/130733), Off the Grid (item 130736), That’s the Ticket (item 131946/128075) and AbC-123 Sketch Alphabet & Numbers (item 130565)

Inks: Crumb Cake, VersaMark, Old Olive and Tangerine Tango

Paper: Crumb Cake, Tangerine Tango, and Basic Black

Accessories: Ticket Duo Builder Punch (item 126883), Linen Thread, Small Oval Punch (item 120908), Hearts a Flutter Framelits (item 130159), Ovals Collection Framelits (item 129381), and Stampin’ Sponges

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Back to School with Chalk Talk

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

It’s back to school for us here in North Georgia and in keeping with the spirit of things I thought I would share with you this great card make with the Chalk Talk stamp set that I received during my convention swaps.

I think anyone would enjoy receiving this card as they start a new school year.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Chalk Talk (item 130631/130634), Gently Falling (item 128430/123804), Dictionary (item 130348/130351), Off the Grid (item 130736), and Tape It (item 130712/130715)

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Basic Black and Basic Gray

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black and Whisper White

Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits (item 129983), Window Punch (item 119857), ½” Circle Punch (item 119869), and Bird Builder Punch (item 117191), Stampin’ Write Markers

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New My Digital Studio Downloads

It’s Tuesday and that means 6 great new downloads for you to try! Love to travel or camp? Why not check out these two great downloads?

Outdoor Exploration Kit (item 134982)

Wanderlust Stamp Brush Set (item 134939)

Or maybe you need some new fall themed sets?

Truly Grateful Stamp Brush Set (item 134928)

Magnificent Maple Stamp Brush (item 134929)

Harvest of Thanks Stamp Brush Set (item 134930)

Perfectly You Stamp Brush Set (item 134931)

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Modern Medley Dry Erase Board

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Today I thought I would show you a dry erase board project that I made for my daughter’s dorm door using the Modern Medley Designer Series Paper. I thought this would be a fun way for her friends to leave her notes when they needed to and she was out.

Kaitlin is a music major and so I wanted to not only tie in her interest but also her dorm room color scheme. So to create this dry erase board I used our Modern Medley Designer Series Paper along with our great Regals Color Collections Designer Series Paper Stacks. Added some of our great letters from the Typeset Alphabet Die and voila’!

We got to meet up with Kaitlin this weekend for her Drum Core performance at the Southern Showdown. A few of her old high school friends went along with us, so before I packed the dry erase board into her box, I had them leave some messages on it for her – It worked great and I thought that the messages from her friends would be a nice surprise when she opened the box.

A few of her friends also helped me pick out the final element that you see at the bottom– a greeting from one of our retired stamp sets, Music Speaks. I just loved the sentiment “Music speaks the beauty words cannot express!” Originally I had wanted to put “notes” on the Decorative Label Punch. Get it? Music Major – notes?

I made several different versions of the Decorative Labels that she can swap out since I couldn’t decide which one I liked best. (I just tucked them in the back after adding a little of our Multipurpose Liquid Glue (item 110755) and allowing it to dry so that it was like a post it note.

It was great seeing her for a couple of hours and Larry and I were really proud of her. CV not only placed first in this competition, but in the Southern Region and broke their own record for highest score. A big deal if your familiar with marching.

Supplies:

Paper: Modern Medley Designer Series Paper (item 126926), Regals Collection Designer Series Paper Stack (item 130139), Rich Razzleberry, Island Indigo and Basic Black

Accessories: Decorative Label Punch (item 120907), Stampin’ Write Markers, Typeset Alphabet Dies (item 127553) and Basic Black 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (item 119261)

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Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set

Here is a great new stamp set, Another Thank You (item 133454) now available in our Photopolymer that has just been released.

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Paper Pumpkin Special Offer

Don’t miss out there are only two weeks left – Now until August 31, 2013

When you use the promotion code PUMPKINDEAL to join Paper Pumpkin before August 31, 2013, you’ll pay only $10 a month* for the first two months.
– the shipping’s included!

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For new subscribers only.
Promotion applies only to the first two months of a new subscription. After receiving two month’s worth, the price for each month’s kit will go to the regular price: $19.95.
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You must click “Add Promo Code” and then enter the promo code PUMPKINDEAL in the “Promo Code” field when you sign to take advantage of this promotion.
You must join by Saturday, August 31, 2013; 11:50 PM (MT).

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Embellished Events

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Need a great stamp set that covers all kinds of events that happen throughout the year? How about Embellished Events?

I love this soft look created with the embossed resist technique used on this card. How about you?

Moving Day

And now for a personal update – Yesterday we took a road trip and moved our daughter into her dorm room. It was a wet and very rainy day here in Georgia which made the process an interesting one. I’ve got to say that the Cat Crew was fantastic about unloading and hauling things in from the car! So It made things a lot easier especially with the rain – only we got soaked.

We spent a couple hours moving furniture around and trying different layouts for the dorm room with Kaitlin before putting things together. I think she has a workable plan for now, but am sure it will change again, right?

Not surprisingly it was a rather emotional goodbye on the curb for us, but hopefully not too embarrassing for Kaitlin. I’m afraid this major life change is going to take a bit for this mom to adapt to – I would imagine that isn’t abnormal, right? (Larry still thinks she’ll be coming home frequently for visits.)

Several nerve racking hours later we received the call that she had went to her audition and received her results, that she had been accepted into the music program. The last item she needed before beginning her college journey – No surprise to us, but a huge relief to her

Stamp Set: Embellished Events (item 131984/126497), and Itty Bitty Banners (item 132022/126257)

Inks: VersaMark, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron and Pool Party

Paper: So Saffron, Whisper White and Pool Party

Accessories: Stampin’ Sponges (item 101610), White Embossing Powder (item 109132), Heat Tool, Pearl Basic Jewels (item 119247), 1 ¾” Circle Punch (item 119850), Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (item 119275), Bitty Banner Framelits (item 129267)

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Today is the first of August and so I thought I would share with you a new Hostess Code Hostess Code TQWHSYW3

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Gift of Kindness

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Gift of Kindness is such a lovely stamp set with it’s simple image and lovely greetings. I really like the way that Barb used it to make this convention swap.

Check out the centers of the flowers – it’s our NEW Candy Dots! If you haven’t already tried them you are going to love them when you do! They are so easy to use just like our Basic Pearls and Basic Rhinestones. Just lift off the sheet and stick where you want them. And they come in all 40 colors! So you’ll always have the color you need. Want a brad? That is ok just get the optional Candy Dots Brad Bases (item 132293) that they coordinate with and you’ll be ready to go!

Stamp Set: Gift of Kindness (item 130441/130444)

Inks: Gumball Green

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla

Accessories: Brights Candy Dots (item 130931), 1/8″ Mini Brads (item 122941), Modern Label Punch (item 119849), Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple Stampin’ Write Markers

NEW SINGLE STAMPS – HOLIDAY COLLECTION

Just introduced a NEW Assortment of Single Stamps just in time for your holiday projects. The holidays will be here before you know it, and these holiday-themed single stamps may be just what you need. There are eight different stamps to choose from, six of which coordinate with Framelits dies or punches.

Just click on the flyer to see more information

Here are the details:

These stamps are available on any order type
You can find the stamp item numbers on the flyer.
Single stamps can be ordered in the online store until January 31, 2014.
These won’t be sent in our typical cases or packaging; they’ll be packaged in cello bags. If you’d like a case for your stamp, you can buy our Clear-Mount Stamp Cases that come in packs of four (item 119105).
This offer is available for clear-mount stamps only.
The stamps won’t come with a Clear-Mount Block, and you’ll need to buy a block separately if you don’t already have one. The recommended block sizes can be found on the flyer.
There’s no limit on how many pieces you can buy.
These holiday-themed stamps are only available through January 31, 2014, so get them while you can

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Today is the first of August and so I thought I would share with you a new Hostess Code Hostess Code TQWHSYW3

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