Beautiful Thistle for Tic Tac Toe Challenge #201

Happy Thursday!  Today is a big milestone for me….it’s my 1,000th blog post!!! For someone who considers herself “technology challenged” this is reason to celebrate! I couldn’t have done it without my amazing daughter who set up my blog and is always patient with me when I call for help. Leave a comment below for a chance to win some blog candy!

It’s time for another Tic Tac Toe Challenge! Today’s card is a fun fold featuring the Beautiful Thistle Bundle.
Stampin' Up! Beautiful Thistle fun fold Thinking of you card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Here is this weeks Tic Tac Toe Challenge board.
Tic Tac Toe Challenge #tttc201-juststampin.com-Jeanie Stark Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
I chose the bottom row: gems, watercolor, floral
Stampin' Up! Beautiful Thistle fun fold thinking of you card idea-Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Measurements

  • Card Base (Gorgeous Grape): 4 1/4 x 11
  • DSP Panels (Highland Heather from Subtles 6×6  Designer Series Paper Assortment): 2 1/8 x 4 3/8, Cut 2 @ 3/4 x 4
  • Basic White: Cut 2 @ 7/8 x 4 3/8 (emboss with crosshatch 3D Embossing folder), 4 x 4 1/4 for the back, scrap to stamp and fussy cut sentiment on front

I stamped the flowers on Shimmery White cardstock with Stazon Ink. I used Granny Apple Green and Gorgeous Grape to watercolor the flowers.  I love the Stampin’ Up! water painters! They make it so easy to watercolor. Add a few drops of ink refill inside the lid of the ink pads, mix with a water painter, and color. I cut the flowers out with the coordinating dies. The large flower is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals on the front of my card. I adhered the smaller flower on the back of my card.
Stampin' Up! Beautiful Thistle fun fold thinking of you card idea-Jeanie Stark StampinUp
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I haven’t made this “stand up” fun fold card in awhile.  You can click HERE for the photo tutorial and view two other versions of this card.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project for the Tic Tac Toe challenge and that you’ll check out all the fabulous creations from this week’s design team.  We would love to have you join us! The challenge boards are always full of fun elements that will surely spark your creativity. Pick 3 and play along!
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I have been celebrating my 10th Anniversary as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator this month with 10 Days of Giveaways. I have enjoyed sharing some of my favorite products, exclusive tutorials, card kits and more! I appreciate everyone who helped me celebrate by taking the time to leave comments, participate in my card swap, shop from my online store, purchase my card kit, adhesive tote, etc. You inspire me to keep doing what I do!

Let’s get to the final winner…Bernice P.! Congratulations Bernice! Email me your address and I will mail you the card kit to make the Irresistible Blooms fun fold card featured on my blog yesterday.

Here are all the winners in my 10 Days of Giveaways!
Day 1- Dawne– Hello, Irresistible card kit & tutorial featured HERE.
Day 2 – Mary Hopfner – bay window fun fold card kit featured HERE.
Day 3 –Nancy H. – Paper Pumpkin Box of goodies
Day 4 – EVERYONE who participates in my birthday card swap! Click HERE for details. *Please leave a comment if you plan to participate so I can make a card for you. Reminder…If you signed up to participate, your card needs to arrive in the mail to me by March 24th.
Day 5 – Pat V.- 3D embossing folder and ribbon
Day 6 – Carol Busby – Just Stampin’ Fun Fold Card Kit & 3D Project Buffet
Day 7- Chris from Pella- 10 note cards & envelopes
Day 8 -Juleen Henderson – Set of card bases and more of each of the retiring 2021-2023 In Colors.
Day 9 – Barb E.- Kit to create the nugget treat holder featured HERE.
Day 10- Bernice P.- Card Kit to create Irresistible Blooms fun fold card featured HERE.
*You must email me (j.stark@goeaston.net) with your address to claim your prize!

Would you like another chance to win? Of course you do!  In honor of my 1,000th blog post today I’m giving away 10 of my handmade cards AND the Scenic Garden (exclusive HOST) stamp set! Leave a comment below to enter today’s drawing!

Have a great day!
Just Stampin’
Jeanie

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Stampin' Up! Beautiful Thistle fun fold thinking of you card idea-Jeanie Stark StampinUp
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Favored Flowers Gift for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge – TTTC197

Happy Thursday! You know what that means… it’s time for another Tic Tac Toe Challenge!  I love these challenges as they get me creating with different elements I might not have used otherwise. Today’s project is a great one! And it’s super simple and quick to create!
Stampin' Up! Fragrant Flowers Dies and Favored Flowers covered notebook gift idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Here’s the Tic Tac Toe Challenge board that provided my inspiration.TTTC#197 - Visit juststampin.com for inspiration and more - Jeanie Stark Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
I chose the diagonal:  CAS (Clean And Simple), Pink, Embossing for my project today.
Stampin' Up! Fragrant Flowers Dies and Favored Flowers covered notebook gift idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
I love to make these covered notepads to give as gifts. They are great for a hostess, friend, …really just about anyone! I always bring one to my sister and my daughter when I visit. We love to play card games and are always looking for paper to keep score. Personally, I am lost without my daily “To Do” list! I love that with just some simple decorating I have a pretty notepad on my desk!

I used the gorgeous Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper. There’s only 12 days left to grab this paper for FREE!!! During Sale-A-Bration you can choose a free gift for every $50 you spend. I love this patterned paper!

Stampin' Up! Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Coordinating Colors: Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Evening Evergreen, Fresh Freesia, Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink

The Fragrant Flowers Bundle in the Mini Catalog coordinates with this paper. I used the dies from the bundle to cut the flower from the DSP.
Stampin' Up! Fragrant Flowers Dies and Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper. Get the paper for FREE during Sale-A-Bration - Jeanie Stark StampinUp
The Pretty Flowers embossing folder compliments the floral patterns nicely.
Stampin' Up! Fragrant Flowers Dies and Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder covered notebook gift idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Here are some more 5 x 8 covered notepads I made with different patterns.
Stampin' Up! Go To Greetings Stamp Set and Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper Covered Notepads - Jeanie Stark StampinUp
For these I used the Go To Greetings Stamp Set. “Just A Note” was perfect for these notepads. I love the different fonts and having different sizes for the each of the sentiments. This really is a “Go To” stamp set!
Stamppin' Up! Go To Greetings Stamp Set - visit juststampin.com for inspiration, ordering information, and more!- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
I used each of the different sizes on my notepads. I did a little fussy cutting one one, added a banner on another, and stamped on DSP. Here’s a look at each.
Stampin' Up! Go To Greetings Stamp Set and Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper Covered Notepads - Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Stampin' Up! Go To Greetings Stamp Set and Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper Covered Notepads - Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Stampin' Up! Go To Greetings Stamp Set and Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper Covered Notepads - Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Stampin' Up! Go To Greetings Stamp Set and Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper Covered Notepads - Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Here are the details:

  • Cardstock 1: 10 3/8 x 8 (cover) scored at 5 1/16 and 5 5/16, 4 1/4 x 1 1/4
  • Cardstock 2: 4 1/4 x 7 1/4, 4 1/4 x 1 (embossed or use DSP)
  • Designer Series Paper (Favored Flowers): 4 x 7,  die cut flower

I also covered the inside of the notepad. I used cardstock with a DSP strip for one and just DSP for another.

  • Cardstock 2 or DSP (for notepad binding): 2 x 5 scored at 1 and 1 1/4
  • Designer Series Paper (Favored Flowers): 3/4 x 5 (layered strip)

Adhere the cover on the notepad binding before adhering the notepad on the inside. You need to use a strong adhesive to adhere the notepad. I prefer the Multipurpose Liquid Glue for this. *Note-These notepads fit in the Stampin’ Up! 6 x 8 Cellophane Bags which are perfect for gifting!

Which  notepad is your favorite? I’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment below.
Stampin' Up! Go To Greetings Stamp Set and Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper Covered Notepads - Jeanie Stark StampinUp
To see a different version of this notepad cover with an inside pocket, Click HERE.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project for the Tic Tac Toe challenge and that you’ll check out all the fabulous creations from this week’s design team.  We would love to have you join us! The challenge boards are always full of fun elements that will surely spark your creativity. Pick 3 and play along!
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Have a great day! I appreciate you stopping by!

Just Stampin’
Jeanie

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Blog Candy Winner & Cottage Wreaths Valentine for #TTTC194

Before I get to the blog candy winner I have another “book binding” fun fold card to share with you. I am hooked on this fun fold design and wanted to use it to make valentines for my book club members and friends.
Stampin' Up! Cottage Wreaths Dies and Country Bouquet fun fold valentine card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
I’m excited to be back with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge Design Team. You can look for a new challenge board every Thursday and I hope you’ll join the fun and create something using elements from the board.  I’m on Team O; however, I’m playing along with Team X’s challenge board this week.
Visit tictactoechallengk.com for inspiration and more. Enter the challenge and you could be a guest designer! Jeanie Stark- juststampin.com
Can you guess which way I made Tic Tac Toe?
I used ALL the elements from this board to create Tic Tac Toe 8 different ways! That’s what I love about this challenge…it is so easy to pick 3 (or more) and create something!
Stampin' Up! Cottage Wreaths Dies and Country Bouquet fun fold valentine card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
I used one of my favorite die sets that carried over from the Holiday Mini Catalog, Cottage Wreaths Dies. (This set isn’t featured in the new catalog; however, it is still available online. *You can click on the product link below to view in my online store.) I combined the dies with the perfect sentiments from a new favorite stamp set, Country Bouquet. It had what I “just wanted to say”…
Stampin' Up! Cottage Wreaths Dies and Country Bouquet fun fold valentine card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
The floral patterned paper is from the Regency Park 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper and can be found in the new Jan- April Mini Catalog. From florals and polka dots to stripes and everything in between, you’ll love the options!
Stampin' Up! Regency Park Designer Series Paper - visit juststampin.com for inspiration and ordering information - Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Here are the details to make this card:

  • Card Base (Sweet Sorbet): 11 X 4-1/4, score at 4 1/4 & 5 1/2
  • Cardstock Layer 1 (Petal Pink): 4 x 4, 1 x 4
  • Designer Series Paper (Regency Park): 3 7/8 x 3 7/8, 7/8 x 3 7/8, 2 x 6 (for envelope flap)
  • Cardstock Layer 2 (Sweet Sorbet): 3 x 3
  • Cardstock Layer 3 (Basic White): 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 Cut with Stitched Greenery Die
  • Wreath: 3 x 3 Sweet Sorbet & Petal Pink cut with Cottage Wreaths Die, Sweet Sorbet & Soft Succulent scraps to cut bow, and greenery, Basic White 1/2 x 2 3/4 to stamp sentiment in Sweet Sorbet Ink
  • Petal Pink 3/8″ Soft Polyester Ribbon: 2 pieces cut at 2 1/2″ each and adhered behind sentiment
  • Inside Layer (Basic White): 4 x 4

I added Heart Pearls around the wreath and a 2021-2023 In Color Opal Round to the center of the bow. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop up the Die Cut layer and the sentiment.
Stampin' Up! Cottage Wreaths Dies and Country Bouquet fun fold valentine card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
My daughter is an avid reader and collects books. One of her goals is to have a large home library (She is well on her way!). Here is the card I made for her using a sentiment from Lovely You stamp set.
Stampin' Up! Cottage Wreaths Dies and Lovely You fun fold valentine card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
You can add just about any sentiment to this card to send to anyone! I love to customize and personalize each one! The wreath dies can be used all year long for many different occasions!
Stampin' Up! Cottage Wreaths Dies and Country Bouquet fun fold valentine card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp
I LOVED reading all your comments and book suggestions the other day! My reading list has grown!! The winner of the blog candy surprise is …….  Margie Wight! Congratulations Margie!
Are you wondering what the surprise is?
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An exclusive Stampin’ Up! “book” bag! It even has a pocket on the front for me to tuck in a “book binding” fun fold card. I’ve attended many Stampin’ Up! conventions over the years and received many bags. I hope you will enjoy it to carry your books, groceries, cards, stamp sets, etc. Email me (j.stark@goeaston.net) and I will put your gift and card in the mail.

Thanks so much to all who took the time to leave a comment and share your recent book reviews.  If you missed that post (with another fun fold card & gift idea), you can view it HERE.

To check out what the design team members created using this weeks challenge board CLICK HERE. I hope your will get creative and enter this week’s tic tac toe challenge! You have until Thursday at noon CST to submit your entries. If you have questions or need help feel free to contact me!

Have a great day!
Just Stampin’
Jeanie

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