Hi There Designer Bag

Do you love the fun and colorful Designer Series Papers that Stampin’ Up! offers? I know that I find I use Designer Series Paper all the time to jump start my creative process – since Stampin’ Up! has coordinated the colors in each package for you it makes projects easier when you aren’t sure which way to go.

Today’s project is one that I made using our Color Collection Paper Stacks – specifically the Neutrals Collection. There are lots of sheets in this pack, so it is great for all kinds of projects – and this one uses just a quarter of the sheet. So you’ll get 4 little designer bags per sheet -Now you can make one for all your friends!  LOL.

Hi There Designer Bag

This project is one that my group, The Blue Mountain Stampers made last night during our monthly get together. Everyone seemed to have fun creating their own little bag – whether you want to place a gift card or just a little treat, the ideas are endless with this basic little designer bag. If joining our group sounds like fun and you’d like to know more about how you can join us, you can click HERE to learn more details or contact me at [email protected]

I love the stamp set we used Hi There (134213/134216) is fun and trendy and has 4 great choices to choose from. You can find it on page 18 in the 2014 Annual Catalog.

Want to learn how to make one for yourself? Why not check out my latest video tutorial – Hi There Designer Bag

So what do you think? Why not leave me a comment and let me know what Designer Series Paper you want to use to make your little designer bag.

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Supplies:

Stamp Set: Hi There (134213/134216)

Inks: Island Indigo Classic Ink Pad (126986)

Paper: Neutrals Collection Designer Series Paper Stack (130132), Lost Lagoon (133679), and Soft Sky (131203), and Pool Party Card Stock (122924)

Accessories: Mossy Meadow 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon (133670), Fun Flower Punch (133785), Pansy Punch (130698), 2 ½” Circle Punch (120906), ¾” Circle Punch (119873), Handheld Stapler (135850) and Silver Mini Staples (135847), Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334), Fast Fuse (129026), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), and Velcro dots

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PAPER PUMPKIN

Hot Diggity Dog!

Well today is going to be a baking marathon type day at my house. I’ve got two bags of bananas sitting on my counter top that I ran across last week on sale that are just calling my name. And it’s a good thing too since Larry just last night mentioned he was hunting for muffins in the freezer and couldn’t find any. LOL

I really enjoy my days holed up in my kitchen with the tunes cranked and the aromas filling the house. How about you, is baking one of the things you enjoy? Got a banana muffin recipe you love? Want to share it? Email me a copy ([email protected]). I love trying new recipes out and someone else’s favorite it always fun to try!

But before I get baking I wanted to share with you this cute little project that I made for the dog lovers in my life using the Hot Diggity Dog stamp set. This cute set was one that I had to have when I saw it since the images are cute and the sentiments are so much fun.

Hot Diggity Dog Fry Box

I’ve done my little Fry Box in Georgia bulldog colors for those UGA fans so this little guy seemed perfect for this project. Too cute, right?

I’m planning on making up a bunch of these for my friend’s pets for Christmas this year. Just a little something, something for the four footed family members. And wouldn’t it be a great little gift for someone who just adopted a new pet too?

I wanted to share with you my tip for creating the panel of color in the back of the Fry Box so I thought I’d put together a little video tutorial for you. Here is my Hot Diggity Dog Fry Box Video Tutorial. Why not check it out?

So what do you think? Fun? This Fry Box Die is great for all kinds of occasions – what would you use it for? Why not leave me a comment and let me know? And thanks in advance for taking the time to leave me a comment.

You’re Wonderful

Check out this fun new Photopolymer stamp set just released today

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And how about these fun projects made with the set?

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Want to learn more about the You’re Wonderful stamp set (139158)? Just click on the flyer below.

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NEW Weekly Deals for September 9th

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PAPER PUMPKIN PROMOTION ENDS TOMORROW

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Been wanting to give Paper Pumpkin a try? Don’t miss out on this great deal. Sign up today by clicking HERE.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Hot Diggity Dog (134021/134024)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (132708)

Paper: Neutrals Collection Designer Series Paper Stack (130132), Real Red (102482), Basic Black (121045), and Whisper White card stock (100730)

Accessories: Fry Box Die (132966), 1 3/8″ Circle Punch (119850), 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854)Paper Piercer (126189) and Mat (126199), Fast Fuse Adhesive (129026), Basic Black Chevron Ribbon (130010), and 4″ x 6″ Cello Bag (102757)

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Weekly Deals for September 2nd

Check out these new Weekly Deals. Stampin’ Up! is offering a great selection of Reinkers this week. So if you haven’t already got yours to go with your stamp pads it’s a great time to get them.

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And have you seen the Holiday Catalog project on page 14 using the Simply Pressed Clay? If not why not check out this video tutorial.

Cool right? And you can color your Simply Pressed Clay with our Reinkers – So why not get your Simply Pressed Clay this week while it is part of the Weekly Deals and get a great price? You’ll get a chance to get your holiday project done and save too!

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Paper Pumpkin 50% Off First Two Months (expires September 10th)

Holiday Catalog Live

good greetings banner imageYes! Today is the day! The 2014 Holiday Catalog goes live and you can now order all your favorites for the holiday season. If you haven’t already seen the catalog just click on the image below. You’re going to LOVE it!

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Want a copy for yourself? If you are a Club Member or frequent customer of mine you should have already have received yours in the mail or at my Holiday Catalog Premiere. If not, contact me today and I’ll be happy to mail you one.

Haven’t ordered from me in a while or are new? Contact me and I’ll be happy to send you one.

SHORT & SWEET PROMOTION ENDS TODAY

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If you have been wanting to join my TEAM now is a great time – But hurry the Short & Sweet promotion ends at 11:50 p.m. (MT) today.

Click HERE for more details.

EARN YOUR FREE GOOD GREETINGS STAMP SET NOW!

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That’s right I said FREE- so let’s schedule your party. And let the fun begin!!

Now until Oct. 31,  Hostesses will be able to earn an exclusive Good Greetings Stamp Set when your party reaches of  $300-that’s in addition to the other exiting benefits! That’s right, a FREE stamp set in addition to all the other exciting and generous benefits you get when you host a party from Aug. 28 to Oct. 31! This versatile stamp set covers holidays from Halloween to Valentines and more. Contact me today to schedule your private party! (Book parties qualify too!)

Want to see the Good Greetings set up close? It’s fantastic, you’ll love the font – so just click on the image below to see it in detail!

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Dates: August 28th- October 31, 2014

The Fine Print:

  • All order types qualify for this promotion
  • Hostesses may use their additional hostess dollars on any current catalog merchandise.
  • Orders larger than the qualifying amount are not eligible for additional sets
  • Qualifying order = $300 in sales (pre-tax and shipping); one set per order
  • Qualifying host has the choice of wood or clear mount stamp set
  • Order dates: August 28 – October 31
  • Deadlines:
    • Friday, October 31, 2014; 11:50 PM (MST)

 BIG SHOT BUNDLES PROMOTION ENDS SUNDAY

 

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Don’t miss out on your favorite bundle – promotion ends Sunday, August 31st, 2014 at 11:50 p.m. (MT)

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Click HERE to see all the bundles available

There is a lot of exciting things going on right now so if you have any questions – please feel free to call or email me.

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Wetlands Birthday Greetings

Do you need some great birthday cards for those guys in your life? Then Wetlands may be just the set for you! It’s great for all kinds of occasions since it contains a nice selection of sentiments. And I just love the size and the font used in this set.

Wetlands MDS

This lovely card was one of our shoebox swaps during this past weekend’s Blue Mountain Stampers’ Getaway. It was designed by one of my team mates, Janie. Janie is wonderfully creative and I always enjoy the projects she comes up with.

Wetlands Janie August Retreat 2014

The card has a wonderful combination of colors and textures so I hope the picture does this card justice.

NEW Yee-haw Photopolymer Stamp Set Available

Have a little cowboy or cowgirl in your life? Check out this really cute set, Yee-haw (item 138107) that is now available.

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Here are some great projects made with this new set.

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Want to see more information about the Yee-haw set? Click on the flyer image below for a printable flyer with all the information along with a couple of more project ideas.

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Supplies:

Stamp Set: Wetlands (126695/126697)

Inks: Hello Honey (133643) and Baked Brown Sugar (131174)

Paper: Lullaby Designer Series Paper (133695), Pistachio Pudding (131294), Hello Honey (133678), and Baked Brown Sugar (131296)

Accessories: Label Bracket Punch (132153), Woodgrain Embossing Folder (127821), and Natural 5/8″ Chevron Ribbon (132982)

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Stop in at this FREE event and pick up your Holiday Catalog – August 24th

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BIG SHOT BUNDLES PROMOTION

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Paper Pumpkin Promotion

Holiday Catalog Premiere

It’s almost that time…..

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My daughter asked me last night if I knew how many weeks it was until Christmas? There is only 20 weeks! Yikes!!

Let me help you get ready for your holiday rush!

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NEW WEEKLY DEALS FOR AUGUST 12TH

Weekly Deals August 12 2014

 

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New Digital Downloads

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3 New Stamp Sets & NEW Weekly Deals

Stampin’ Up! has given us two new Photopolymer Stamp Sets to choose from today.

Dear Heart (138157) – the boy version of the very popular Sweetie Pie Set! Check out these fun projects made with the set.

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Cute huh? What a great set for that guy in your life. Click on the flyer below for all the details.

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TWO NEW HOLIDAY SETS –

And how about a NEW set for the Holidays?  If you want to work on your holiday projects early you’ll want to look at these next two sets? Check out these fun projects made with our NEW Christmas Bliss set.

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Christmas Bliss (138897) is a the second of our Photopolymer Stamp Sets introduced today. Don’t our Photopolymer stamps make lining up those images and sentiments soooo easy?

You can click on the flyer below for more information.

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And for us cardinal lovers – available today is the nature inspired set, Beauty of the Season (135776/135779). I think this would be a great set to watercolor with!

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What are you waiting for? Now you can get your holiday cards done at your leisure or even while chillin’ on the deck watching the kids play.

Click Here to see the Beauty of the Season flyer with details.

NEW Weekly Deals for July 8th

It’s Tuesday and that means NEW Weekly Deals – why not check them out today when you are looking at the new sets? There may be something you’ve been wanting on your list.

And if you need a fast way to journal those summer memories? Why not get the Retro Fresh This and That Journal to organize your summer fun! They make a great gift for those young people in your lives who are always on the go –

Weeky deals July 8 2014

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Get your favorites Designer Series Paper in July – Sale ends July 31, 2014 at 11:50 p.m. (MT)

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Blendabilities are here – Click HERE to get yours today!

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Timeless Talk

The Timeless Talk stamp set has some wonderful images and coordinating sentiments that cover your basic needs. And for those of us baby boomers bring back images from our childhood too.

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Why not check out this set? You can find the Timeless Talk stamp set on page 128 of the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.

New Digital Downloads for July

Three new downloads have been introduced for July.

Flower Patch Stamp Brush Set (138100)

Flower Patch MDS

Flower Pot Designer Series Paper (138109)

Flower Pot DSP MDS

And Many More (138110)

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Love My Digital Studio? Click HERE to see all the digital downloads currently available. Or if you want to give it a try? Why not check out the 30 day free trial available by clicking HERE.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Timeless Talk (126605/126607)

Inks: StazOn Jet Black Pad (101406)

Paper: Soft Suede (115318),  Marina Mist (119682), and Whisper White Card stock (100730)

Accessories: Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399),  Fancy Fan Embossing Folder (127551), Word Window Punch (119857), and Marina Mist Stampin’ Write Marker (119679)

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Get your favorites Designer Series Paper in July – Sale ends July 31, 2014 at 11:50 p.m. (MT)

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Blendabilities are here – Click HERE to get yours today!

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BUY 3 Designer Series Paper, Get 1 FREE!

Whoo hoo! Who doesn’t love Designer Series Paper, right? I know I do and during the entire month of July, when you purchase three Designer Series Paper packs, you’ll get one FREE! That’s like getting $10.95 off your purchase AND receiving an extra — did I mention FREE? DSP!

Here are the details:

  • Choose from any of the 8 Designer Series Paper packs found on pages 186 &187 of the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog
  • There is no limit to the number of free Designer Series Paper packs you can receive. For each three purchased, you  will receive one free.
  • To get your free DSP, enter it in your order separately from the three packs you’re paying for. For example, if you want four packs of the same type of paper, put in the three you’re paying for and enter the fourth as a separate item.

These items don’t qualify for the offer:

  • Designer Series Paper Stacks
  • Specialty Designer Series Paper

Fine Print:

  • Orders may be placed on any order type (customer, workshop, or online order)
  • Check out our Designer Series Papers in the annual catalog pages 186 &187
  • Promotion Dates and Deadlines: July 1-31, 2014
  • deadline: Thursday July 31, 2014; 11:55pm (MT)

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BLENDABILITIES GO LIVE TODAY!

Yippie! Our Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers are available to order today – Check out all the items that are available to purchase.

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Available Products starting July 1:

  • Cherry Cobbler   (Item #130995 – $11.95)
  • Coastal Cabana  (Item #131000 – $11.95)
  • Daffodil Delight   (Item #130998 – $11.95)
  • Old Olive   (Item #130999 – $11.95)
  • Pumpkin Pie  (Item #130997 – $11.95)
  • Rich Razzleberry  (Item #131003 – $11.95)
  • Skin Tone Assortment (Item #129370 – $22.95)
  • Memento Ink Pad (Item 132708 – $5.95 )
  • Memento Ink Refill (Item 133456 – $4.95 )
  • Color Lifter  (Item 129369 – $4.95 )

Check out my two new Video Tutorials on the Blendabilities – click HERE

And great news – I’ll be giving a Camp Blendabilities starting in July to help you learn the basics of using your Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers. Watch for details coming soon.

Please note that the remaining 6 colors will be available starting August 1, 2014

NEW Weekly Deals start Today!

Weekly Deals July 1 2014

What a great time to be a Hostess! Why not check with me and choose a date and time for your private party or even a book party! And start earning your Hostess Benefits today!

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Blended Blooms & Blendabilities News

Great news! The release of the Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers are just a few days way!   You’ll be able to order you own Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers on

Tuesday, July 1st! Whoo hoo!

So today I thought I would share with you a project that I made using the Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers that will be available on Tuesday to purchase.

My card is made using the Blended Blooms stamp (135906) from page 167 of the NEW 2014-2015 Catalog. It is one of our single stamps that are available and work well for coloring.

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And, I have to say with our NEW Blendabilities Markers it’s a lot of fun to color.  I have to be honest and say I was a bit skeptical at first about them since I’m not a big colorer (is that a word?), but by my second image I was hooked.  I find coloring with the Blendabilities, well – relaxing. And It is amazing how quiet a room will get with a group of demonstrators using Blendabilities. Ahhh….a Zen moment! LOL

I really wanted to make my flower pop on this card and a black and white combo seemed the way to go, so I chose to use the Back to Black Designer Series Paper.

I started with the Blended Bloom image that I colored using my Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities (131003) and cut the flower out using my Paper Snips. (And it’s ok if your cutting isn’t perfect – when a little of the white showed, I just took my lightest Blendabilities and touched up the edges.)

Next I cut a piece of the Back to Black Designer Series Paper (4″ x 2 3/4″) so that the scallop was right against the top edge of it since I wanted to add the strip of ribbon above it. I layered this onto the bottom of my Whisper White Card stock (4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″).

I stamped my sentiment from the Fabulous Four stamp set in Versa Mark on to my Basic Black card stock (cut 4″ x 2 1/2″) and embossed the sentiment in White embossing powder.  I was looking for a happy birthday greeting but for some reason this font reminded me of the pattern in the scallop on the Designer Series Paper, so I went with it instead.

I attached the sentiment to the front of the card, added a strip of the 1/4″ Rich Razzleberry Cotton Ribbon (LOVE this ribbon!) and then added it to my Rich Razzleberry card base.

And of course I had to try my Blendabilities on the Rhinestones, right? So I used my darkest marker to color them. Soooooo easy!

And for the inside I decided to use another sentiment from this set that I stamped in Rich Razzleberry. I also added a scallop edge along the bottom with a bit of Basic Black peeking out.

Blended Bloom Card inside

I really like the way this card turned out and think my friend will like it too. I can already see, I’m going to love coloring again and having another coloring choice is great!

Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers on the Horizon

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 These exclusive alcohol-based marker sets, come in a 3-pack of light, medium and dark shades (of the same color ), and provide your projects a more saturated look with blended colors. Use Stampin’ Up! Whisper White Cardstock with your Stampin’ Up! Blendabilities, or any one of Stampin’ Up! card stocks would work just as well.

On Tuesday, July 1st the following items will be available to order:

  • Cherry Cobbler   (Item #130995 – $11.95)
  • Coastal Cabana  (Item #131000 – $11.95)
  • Daffodil Delight   (Item #130998 – $11.95)
  • Old Olive   (Item #130999 – $11.95)
  • Pumpkin Pie  (Item #130997 – $11.95)
  • Rich Razzleberry  (Item #131003 – $11.95)
  • Skin Tone Assortment (Item #129370 – $22.95)

In addition, the following Blendabilities products will also be available:

  • Memento Ink Pad (Item #132708 – $5.95)
  • Memento Ink Refill (Item #133456 – $4.95)
  • Color Lifter  (Item #129369 – $4.95)

*On August 1st, the remaining six color assortments will be made available to order.

What Sets Them Apart:

  • The Stampin’ Up! rectangular barrel keeps your markers from rolling away!
  • Flat storage helps to maintain the life of each marker.
  • Each marker comes with a tip on each end: brush and fine.
  • Marker tips are made of nylon, which is superior to polyester which can fray.
  • Color coded caps.
  • Blendabilities Markers coordinate wonderfully with our card stock, and can be used with transparent sheets, rhinestones, and pearls.
Want to Learn More about Blendabilities?
I’ve created the following video to get you started.
And here is another video to show you the basics in coloring.

So what do you think? Want yours right away? No worry – I can accept your order today and place your order on July 1st for you when they go live!

Contact me today.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Blended Bloom (135906), and Fabulous Four (134171/134174)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (132708), Rich Razzleberry (126950) and Versa Mark Pad (102283)

Paper: Back to Black Designer Series Paper (133700), Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (121045), and Rich Razzleberry (115316)

Accessories: Rich Razzleberry (131003), Pumpkin Pie (130997) and Daffodil Delight (130998) Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers, Rich Razzleberry 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon (134564), Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246), White Embossing Powder (109132) and Heat Tool (129053), Scallop Edge Punch (119882), and Paper Snips (103579)

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