P is for Party Pandas… Plus a Paper Pumpkin Promotion!

March 14, 2018 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 7 Comments

Welcome to my ABC “Sale-A-Bration” Series! This series showcases products from the 2018 Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochures. The Party Pandas are just adorable! I have had so much fun playing with this stamp set! There’s only two weeks left of Sale-A-Bration and your chance to get this stamp set for FREE! Today’s card is for someone who has a special St. Patrick’s Day birthday!

Stampin Up Party Pandas Celebrate card idea for birthday or St. Patrick's Day - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I just know she is going to enjoy the chocolate balloon Mr. Panda is delivering! I used The Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper and the Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper (both from the Occasions catalog). Here’s my card details:

Card Base: 4 1/4 x 11 Whisper White scored at 5 1/2

Layer: 4 x 5 1/4 Tranquil Tide (embossed with Celebrations Duo Embossing Folder)

DSP Layer: 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper

Glimmer Strip: 1/4 x 5 1/4

I stamped the Party Panda on the DSP layer and Whisper White cardstock with Basic Black Ink. I fussy cut the Whisper White one and adhered on top of the DSP. (Oops! I noticed I need to clean up my glue before I send this!) I used the 1 1/2 Circle Punch to punch the balloon through both layers.

I adhered the layer to my card base then attached the candy with a glue dot. I will send this is a bubble wrap envelope but I still decorated the card envelope to match.

Stampin Up Party Pandas Celebrate card idea for birthday or St. Patrick's Day - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Here’s another card I shared previously using this stamp set. You can click on the image to see the original post. *The Glimmer Paper I used on both cards is being offered as an additional FREE Sale-A-Bration gift starting tomorrow! *See flyer below.

My Paper Pumpkin Players joined me in celebrating Paper Pumpkins 5th anniversary this week. We were too busy creating to remember to take pictures but here are two I snapped before everyone left.

I love getting together with my Paper Pumpkin Players and sharing alternative ideas to make with the kit. Do you want easy no fuss papercrafting? Paper Pumpkin has a promotion for new subscribers.

Paper Pumpkin promotion

Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription service which delivers pre-designed, precut, papercrafting projects straight to your doorstep. When you join Paper Pumpkin in April or May, you’ll get 50% off your first two months. Enter the code SAVEFIFTY0418 when you sign up March 11- May 10. Click HERE to join. (*Click on Monthly Subscription/ Subscribe and enter the code.) When you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin through me I will send you FREE Step-By-Step PDF Tutorials with 3 (or more) alternate project ideas in the months you receive the kit. *The tutorials will be sent via email at the end of each month you receive the kit (starting with this month’s anniversary kit).

Earlier this week I asked others to leave comments on my blog sharing what they like about Paper Pumpkin! I offered blog candy to one random winner in honor of Paper Pumpkin’s 5th Anniversary! You can view that post (with two of my Paper Pumpkin alternative card ideas) and the comments HERE.

The winner is…Debbie H. Congratulations Debbie! Email me your address and I will send you 5 Paper Pumpkin projects! Many thanks to all who left comments!

NEW Sale-A-Bration Items!

Just when you think Sale-A-Bration can’t get any better, Stampin’ Up! announces they are adding more products you can earn FREE with a qualifying purchase. Check out these new items (from current catalogs) that will be available for FREE starting Thursday, March 15th. *Click on the image flyer below to enlarge and print.

**The item numbers from the flyer must be used in order for the products to be redeemed as Sale-A-Bration items. The items have different numbers in the catalog that do not mark the item as part of Sale-A-Bration.

Happy Pi Day! (I couldn’t resist, I love math!)

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

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Product List

Party Pandas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147221] $0.00	Party Pandas Wood-Mount Stamp Set [147218] $0.00	Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper [145600] $13.00	Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) [145601] $15.00
Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144246] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00
Celebrations Duo Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [142760] $9.00	1-1/2″ Circle Punch [138299] $16.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Stampin’ Trimmer [126889] $30.00
Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

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L is for Lots of Lavender

March 6, 2018March 10, 2018 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 6 Comments

Welcome to my ABC “Sale-A-Bration” Series! This series showcases products from the 2018 Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochures. Today I’m showcasing the Lots of Lavender Stamp Set. You can earn this stamp set for FREE with an order of $50 or more this month.

Stampin Up Lots of Lavender stamp set - Free with a qualifying purchase through March 31st. Visit www.juststampin.com Jeanie Stark StampinUp

This is a photopolymer stamp set which makes two-step stamping a breeze or you can choose to color it with pencils, markers, or watercolor. I chose to use ink and blender pen to color today. It was quick & easy to make this clean & simple note card.

Stampin Up Lots of Lavender narrow note card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I used the new Narrow Note Cards & envelopes from the Occasions catalog. How cute is this card?! The flower bunch fits perfectly on the card and I love the long and narrow envelopes too! Lavender symbolizes grace and calmness. I have lots of it growing in my garden. I like to dry it and give to people. This set makes the perfect note card to give with flowers.

Stampin Up Lots of Lavender narrow note card gift idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I used the narrow note card to make a second card for today, a joy fold.

Stampin Up Lots of Lavender joy fold celebrate card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

The note card made this fun fold even easier to put together! I stamped the image on the back of the note card (so it opens on the left side) with Basic Black Archival Ink and colored with my blender pen. I know I’ve mentioned this before but, you don’t want to pick up ink from the pad with blender pens (or Aqua Painter). You should squeeze your pad before you open it to get some of the ink on the lid and use the ink in the lid to pick up color. You could also just put a few drops of reinker in the lid.

I cut 7/8″ from my standard card base then embossed the front with the new Petal Pair embossing folder. This is one of the two embossing folders you get in the set. I also embossed celebrate (from Celebrations Duo) on a 1 x 5 1/2 piece of cardstock and adhered it on the left against the fold. I centered the note card and adhered the back on the inside of the card and folded the flap in the front. I tied the beautiful Whisper White organza ribbon to help keep the note card closed. It’s easy to slide out to open.

This is such a fun and easy card to make! Purple is my daughter’s favorite color and she gives us many reasons to celebrate! I love the other little flower in this set too! It makes a nice accent for inside the card or on the envelope. So pretty!

Stampin Up Lots of Lavender fun fold card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

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Have a lovely day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie
Product List

Lots Of Lavender Photopolymer Stamp Set [147194] $0.00	Whisper White Narrow Note Cards & Envelopes [145583] $8.00	Perfect Plum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [101889] $8.00	Perfect Plum Classic Stampin’ Pad [126963] $6.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] $6.50	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [145656] $9.00	Celebrations Duo Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [142760] $9.00
Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Stampin’ Trimmer [126889] $30.00	Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Organza Ribbon [145590] $6.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00
Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $6.50

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E is for Embossing Folders

February 24, 2018February 25, 2018 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 7 Comments

Welcome to my ABC “Sale-A-Bration” Series! This series showcases products from the 2018 Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochures. Today is all about Embossing Folders. Embossing adds so much texture to your projects and they are a great bang for your buck! Previously, I shared a card I made with the new Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (which is included in the Blossoming Basket Bundle) featured in the new Sale-A-Bration release. If you missed the post, click HERE.

There are 3 new embossing folders featured in the Occasions catalog: Petal Pair, Simple Stripes, and Scattered Sequins.

EF Petal Pair

Today I’m showcasing my favorite, Petal Pair. I love that you get 2 beautiful folders in this set! I made 3 cards to share with you using the floral design. There are so many ways you can use this embossing folder to get different looks. It is perfect on it’s own or you can use different techniques to add color.

Stampin Up Perennial Birthday Stamp Set and Petal Pair birthday or all occasion card idea using different coloring techniques - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Card #1

Stampin Up Perennial Birthday Stamp Set and Petal Pair birthday or all occasion card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

This card is clean & simple and shows how gorgeous this floral design is all on its own. I embossed “celebrate” from the Celebrations Duo found in the annual catalog. (I could have used the Celebrate You Thinlits Die from the Sale-A-Bration catalog but I wanted to keep it all about embossing today.) *It is important to emboss celebrate first then the floral folder otherwise you would crush some of the flowers along the top with the embossing folder. (I bet you can guess how I learned that one!) I thought the sentiment from the Perennial Birthday Stamp Set was the perfect saying for this card and I love the way it curves with the embossed flowers. This shows how quick & easy it is to achieve a clean & simple card to celebrate any occasion! I chose Pool Party and Night of Navy for my colors and added a bow with the Crinkled Seam Binding. The embossed layer measures 3 3/4 x 5 and the next layer is just 1/8 larger.

Card #2

Stampin Up Perennial Birthday Stamp Set and Petal Pair birthday or all occasion card idea using sponging technique - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

For this card I decided to add color to the embossed flowers using my sponge daubers and ink. I love how this is a completely different look even though the layout is the same! This was quick & easy to do and I love the soft Spring look. It would be a great card to give with a pot (or bouquet) of flowers to someone for any occasion. I have several friends and family members with March birthdays and this would be perfect for them.

Card #3

Stampin Up Perennial Birthday Stamp Set and Petal Pair birthday or all occasion card idea using Stampin Blends coloring technique - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I wanted to use my Stampin’ Blends for this last one. (I should have started this post with “Welcome to Day 4 of my coloring therapy!” LOL ) I have to confess that this card did not work out the way I had envisioned but, I am pleased with the final result. (Sometimes it’s just trial and error!) I opened the embossing folder and inked the back (the side without the Sizzix label) with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and put my paper on top. Then I ran it through the Big Shot. The result was a big mess with ink where it shouldn’t be!

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Plan B to the rescue! I redid the embossing then colored the flowers on the messy one with my Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut around the flowers with my paper snips.

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I love how the colors pop with the black outline. I colored this a little different than I usually do with my Blends. I only used one color instead of both the light and dark shades. Then I went back with the Color Lifter to get the different shades.

Stampin Up Perennial Birthday Stamp Set and Petal Pair birthday or all occasion card idea with coloring technique using Stampin Blends - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I embossed the back flap on the envelope to tie in with the card. There is still so much more you can do with embossing folders! Here’s another look at all 3 cards. I would love for you to leave me a comment and let me know if you have a favorite.

Stampin Up Perennial Birthday Stamp Set and Petal Pair birthday or all occasion card idea using different coloring techniques - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

You can purchase the products used to make today’s projects from my online store. Click on the images below or Click HERE to shop.

Here’s another project I shared previously where I embossed the new Mini Silver Gable Box using the Petal Pair Embossing Folder. *You can click on the image to see the original post.

Click HERE to see more ideas using embossing folders.

Click HERE to see all the different embossing folders available in my online store.

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Jeanie

Product List

Perennial Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145760] $22.00	Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [145656] $9.00	Celebrations Duo Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [142760] $9.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00
Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [122924] $8.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100867] $8.00	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131201] $8.00	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $6.50
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [126970] $6.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] $6.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] $6.50	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad [126985] $6.50
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [126949] $6.50	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [126982] $6.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad [126944] $6.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad [126983] $6.50
Rich Razzleberry Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144584] $4.50	Pink Pirouette Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144592] $4.50	Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144576] $4.50	Pool Party Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144595] $4.50
Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144585] $4.50	Old Olive Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144574] $4.50	Old Olive Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144573] $4.50	Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter [144608] $4.50
Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00	[144189] $8.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00

Stampin’ Up! Statement of the Heart:

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For every $50 you spend, you earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration product. New $100 level!
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Say hello to colorful creativity with Stampin’ Blends Markers. Click HERE for ideas and more.
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Spend $150 or more and earn FREE products with Host Rewards. Get a $25 rewards bonus when you spend $250 or more during Sale-A-Bration.
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Join the Fun and choose 2 FREE stamp sets as a bonus Jan. 3 – March 31! The $99 Starter Kit is the best deal of ALL. At a minimum, enjoy 20% off Stampin’ Up! products through July 31 (or longer). I welcome hobby demonstrators! Click HERE to learn more or contact me and let’s chat!