Shoe Box Fun & Team Time

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Stamp with Jini

Each December my Team holds a Shoe Box Swap and a pot luck lunch during our monthly meeting. It’s a chance to share, enjoy each others company and stamp together.

The table has a holiday flair to it and this year I was able to use the Holiday Catalog inspired Toile Tidings Grid Paper (153984) as place mats for everyone.

In addition I used the Winter Gifts Paper Pumpkin to create quick and easy gift bags to hold their gifts.

These bags included a Team Lanyard with name tags for everyone, along with a special little charm commemorating the event. My Silver team members had a extra little bling added.

While I included a basic name tag for them, I also challenged everyone to create their own name tag showing their personality! It will be fun to see what everyone comes up with next month.

Whew… in addition to our Shoe Box we also made our Make ‘n Takes so there was a lot of stamping going on!

Want to see some of the Shoe Box Swaps now?

This first one is a fancy fold and uses the Inspiring Iris stamp set (149268)

I just love the color combination of Calypso Coral and Basic Gray used for this project.

And here is a fun way to package some hot chocolate using the Cup of Christmas stamp set (150491) and Wrapped in Perfect Designer Series Paper (149596). What fun these candy canes are Oreo flavored and there are some ginger snaps tucked in there too!

And how about this little ornament made with the Merry Moose Bundle and the Night Before Santa Designer Series Paper (150437)?

I really love the fact that Stampin’ Up! will be bringing back this set and the punch next holiday season – You can still order the stamp set (150494) now and then get the punch next year.

And how about this lovely card using the Nature’s Beauty stamp set (150528)?

And this last card is a sneak peek of the special Sale-a-bration stamp set, Little Ladybug, that you can earn for Hosting a private class or party.

Why not set up a time now for January to gather with your friends? Sale-a-bration is a great reason to gather together with friends and stamp!

In case you are wondering, anyone who has purchased the starter kit from myself or one of my team members, gets to enjoy Blue Mountain Stampers’ perks…like monthly make n takes!

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More Perfectly Plaid

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Stamp with Jini

I’m loving the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and it’s coordinating punch it makes creating quick and easy. Check out these lovely cards made using this bundle (151143).

This first card uses one of my favorite 2019-2021 In Colors, Pretty Peacock

And this one uses the uses the fun 2018-2020 In Color, Call Me Clover

These last couple of cards were made using products from the Wrapped in Plaid Suite

The Wrapped in Plaid Specialty Designer Series Paper (149596) has a fun gold foil accent in the paper that has been teamed up with our Gold Glimmer paper (149658) for the next fun fold card.

Love the choices this set gives us with both traditional and contemporary images?

If you don’t already have a 2019 Holiday Catalog and would like one – email me at [email protected] Include your name, address, and phone number and I’ll be happy to mail one to you!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Perfectly Plaid (149418)

Paper: Wrapped in Plaid Specialty Designer Series Paper (149596), 2019-2021 In Color Designer Series Paper (149617) and 2018-2020 In Color Designer Series Paper (149618)

Accessories: Pine Tree Punch (149521) and Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457)

*Bundle Perfectly Plaid Bundle (151143)

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Playful Penguins & a couple Reminders

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Stamp with Jini

Today’s post not only includes some fun penguin projects, but since it is the last day of the month I wanted to remind you of a couple of important things so you don’t miss out.

1. The Buy 3 Get 1 Free Designer Series Paper promotion ends today.

So don’t miss out on getting your favorite papers in this wonderful promotion – stock up for you projects and gift giving this holiday season.

2. New Style 3D Embossing Folders are now available to order

These remaining 3D embossing folders are now available to order in the new style:

TUFTED 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER (item 151785)
CORRUGATED 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER (item 151811)
LAYERED LEAVES 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER (item 152321)

Click HERE to see all of our available Embossing Folders

3. Purple Posy and the set of 2019-2021 In Colors are now available to order

Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Pad (item 150084)
Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (item 150091)
2019–2021 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pads (item 150087)

4. Last Day for my 10 for $250 Challenge

If all 10 spots aren’t filled by the end of the day – you’ll still be able to get $45 in free product or a 1/2 price item for participating.

Here are the details:

When ordering Online you must be sure to use Host Code EFXCZ934.
Failure to use the Host Code means your order will not count in the 10 and you will receive just the $25 Stampin’ Rewards instead of the $45 or ½ price items.

Cards, Cards, Cards…..

And now onto the penguins.

As many of you know I love penguins and collect them. (While my husband has banned me from displaying ALL of them in my kitchen like I did in our first home, you’ll still find some scattered about, especially during the holidays! LOL) My very first set that I purchased from Stampin’ Up! was a penguins set. I can’t resist these little guys! So needless to say it was one of my first choices from the Holiday Catalog.

So anyhow, I wanted to share these cute little playful penguins with you today –

This first card is simply gorgeous in person done in Gorgeous Grape and Seaside Spray. The Hammered Metal Embossing Folder was used for the back ground and then highlighted with some of our Frost White Shimmer Paint (147046) and our Dazzling Diamonds (133751) was then added to make it sparkle.

The NEW Shimmer Crystal Effects were also used for the garland that is wrapped around the penguin. Some Whisper White Baker’s Twine was added first, then some Shimmer Crystal Effects and finally some of the Snowflake Sequins.

And how about some perfectly plaid and traditional holiday colors for some very dapper penguins?

Do you like a little shimmer for your cards? If so you’ll want to check out our Shimmer White Card stock – it adds just a bit of shimmer and is perfect for winter cards like these. I also love it for water coloring and techniques since it is a bit heavier than our Whisper White card stock.

Make sure you don’t miss out on today’s promotions and then don’t forget to stop back by tomorrow when I’ll be sharing a fun project, tutorial and video with you!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Playful Penguin (150532)

Paper: Shimmery White Card stock (101910) and Wrapped in Plaid Designer Series Paper (149596)

Accessories: Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder (150646), Snowflake Sequins (150443), Shimmery Crystal Effects (150892), and Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8: Striped Ribbon (149597)

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Perfectly Plaid

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Stamp with Jini

I mentioned yesterday I wanted to share some of the wonderful swaps that I have received and so today I thought I would start with a a fun set that has a coordinating punch. The Wrapped in Plaid Suite of products is great with it’s Pine Tree Punch it will make creating cards quick and easy.

Check out these cards – while they all use the stamp set they have such different feels to them. This first card is done using Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green for a much more contemporary feel.

I’m not sure if you can see it in my picture but the little tree has our Ice Stampin’ Glitter (150445) glistening on its branches.

And if you love the more traditional feel, how about these cards?

Don’t you love the rich Shaded Spruce teamed up with Cherry Cobbler and gold foil?

And the Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8″ Striped Ribbon is a wonderful with it’s gold stripe and it ties beautifully.

Well that’s it for today since it’s so late – stop back by tomorrow when I’ll be sharing when I’ll be sharing some cards made with the So Many Stars stamp set with you.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Perfectly Plaid (*149418)

Paper: Wrapped in Plaid Designer Series paper (149596), Shaded Spruce (146981), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Gold Foil (132622), and Whisper White Card stock (100730)

Accessories: Pine Tree Punch (*149521) and Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8″ Striped Ribbon (149597)

*Perfectly Plaid Bundle (151143)

Wrapped in Plaid Suite of Product Bundle (153326)

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Perfectly Plaid Card Tutorial

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Stamp with Jini

Yesterday I shared with you our first Make n Take from my Holiday Catalog last weekend and today’s card is the second project everyone made that afternoon. The Wrapped in Plaid Suite of products has a lot of wonderful products both for card making and gifts. So it was a natural choice for the event and I love the fact that the Wrapped in Plaid Designer Series Paper comes in a 6×6 size so it is perfect for card making. You are going to love the gold foil that is in the patterns too.

Here is the card – It’s quick ad easy so it is great for making a ton of them for sending this Christmas.

Like it? This tree is so realistic with just one try since the stamp itself has wonderful shading to it. While I chose this tree for my project the plaid tree was also used and looked wonderful too. Don’t you love that? Lot’s of choices from just one set – and with the coordinating punch the choices are endless!

Here is a quick video tutorial for you showing you how I put this card together.

Perfectly Plaid Card Video Tutorial