Buzzing with Excitement for the Pals Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. This month we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Pals Blog Hop with “Critters” from the Stampin’ Pretty Pals. Many of the design team members are offering “Mystery Blog Candy” of their choice to 1 lucky winner. To play along, just leave a comment on as many blog posts as desired. A random winner will be announced on a subsequent blog post by each participating design team member. You’ll find the full line-up below to help you “hop”(or “buzz”) along from Pal to Pal.

Stampin' Up! Honey Bee Mini Curvy Keepsake Box idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

These little critters are “buzzing” with excitement! I started blogging just before my youngest left for college. (She set up this blog to keep me busy so I wouldn’t miss her so much.) It’s hard to believe she will be graduating in less than two months! (Fun Fact….Her college mascot is named Buzz.)  Time does fly (or buzz) by when you’re having fun! I’m celebrating my 7 year anniversary with Stampin’ Up! this week! (I made a smart decision and joined during Sale-A-Bration!) I have met so many wonderful friends through my journey with Stampin’ Up! This card is headed to one of those sweet friends.

Stampin' Up! Honey Bee Thinking of You peek-a-boo card idea for a friend - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I love this color combination! This is one of those cards that just evolved as I was creating with the Honey Bee Bundle (one of my favorite sets in the Mini Catalog).  I was planning to make a wreath which turned in to a “peek-a-boo” card when I got ink on the card front. Rather than start over I just punched it out.  Anyway, in the end I really love how it turned out. Here’s the card details:

  • Card Base: 4 1/4 x 11 Whisper White scored at 5 1/2 for a side fold card
  • Inside card: 4 x 5 1/4 Basic Black and 3 3/4 x 5 Whisper White
  • Adhere 1 1/4″ Daffodil Delight and 1″ strip of DSP along left side of card front.
  • Punch (or die cut) a 2 1/4″ Circle in the card front and another with the Golden Honey DSP. Adhere Circle DSP through the opening on the front to inside of card. *This helps guide you where to write or stamp on the inside so it won’t show through.
  • Stamp flowers around the circle using Memento Black Ink and color with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (lightly) or Watercolor Pencil.
  • Make a double bow with Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Ruched Ribbon and attach with a Glue Dot.
  • Stamp sentiment on 1/2″ strip of Daffodil Delight and notch the ends. Adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Stamp bee on scrap piece of Whisper White and cut with Detailed Bee Dies. Color with Daffodil Delight Blends and Clear Wink of Stella. Adhere with Stampin’ Dimensional.
  • Punch (or die cut) a 2″ circle from Basic Black cardstock then center and cut 2 1/2″ Circle to create a frame.  Glue on inside of card around the circle opening.

Stampin' Up! Honey Bee pee-a-boo card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Don’t forget to stamp/decorate the envelope to match!

Stampin' Up! Honey Bee card and Mini Curvy Keepsake box gift set for a friend - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Who is your “sweet friend” that you would send this card to? Make sure you leave a comment for a chance to win my mystery blog candy. Winner will be announced on Friday, March 13th. Don’t forget to “buzz” back to see who wins!  Subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss out on a single post!

More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 8th, for our “Special Occasions” blog hop when our Design Team showcase projects for weddings, graduation, anniversary, baby, Mother’s/Father’s Day or any special occasion. Don’t miss the fun!

Pals Blog Hop Line-Up

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty  First Hop – January 2010
  2. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts First Hop – May 2011
  3. Brian King at Stamp with Brian First Hop – June 2012
  4. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards First Hop – September 2012
  5. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping First Hop – March 2013
  6. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping First Hop – March 2013
  7. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations First Hop – August 2013
  8. Amanda Merrill at Inkflair First Hop – April 2014
  9. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’ First Hop – May 2014
  10. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom First Hop – September 2014
  11. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity First Hop – January 2015
  12. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose First Hop – January 2015
  13. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs First Hop – June 2015
  14. Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds First Hop – July 2015
  15. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit First Hop – September 2015
  16. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’ First Hop – August 2016
  17. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’ First Hop – September 2016
  18. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping First Hop – April 2017
  19. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot! First Hop – May 2017
  20. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art First Hop – June 2017
  21. Leah O’Brien at Ink, Paper, Stamps, Oh My! First Hop – February 2018
  22. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink First Hop – June 2018
  23. Jen Roque at Stamp Camp with Jen First Hop – October 2019
  24. Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink First Hop – November 2019
  25. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping First Hop – January 2020
  26. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life First Hop – March 2020

Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win mystery blog candy. *Note: I can only ship within the U.S.

Have a wonderful day!

Just Stampin’
Jeanie

Sale-A-Bration Shop 2020

Product List for Honey Bee card and treat holder (Click on image to SHOP.)

2-1/2" Circle Punch

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Sale-A-Bration Join 2020

I would love to have you join my team! Sale-A-Bration is a great time to join Stampin’ Up! and get in on the EXTRA free stuff with the purchase of a completely customized starter kit!

  • Get YOUR CHOICE of up to $125 in products for $99 (that’s $26 in free products) and the kit ships FREE for another 10% savings.  You also get a FREE Paper Pumpkin kit included in your kit!
  • EXTRA – SALE-A-BRATION STARTER KIT BONUS!  Jan. 3 – March 31, 2020 ONLY!
  • a FREE new Mini Paper Cutter
  • a FREE 6 x 6 paper sampler of the new designer series paper
  • your choice of a FREE stamp set (any price)
  • SAVE 20% or more on personal demonstrator orders while you are active. You will have early access to NEW Catalogs and get to order new products early!
  • JOIN THROUGH ME!  Whether you’d like to start a business or would simply like the great discount, I am here to support you along the way. When you join through me you become a member of the PALS team. You will have access to the PALS private Facebook Groups where we chat, share ideas, ask questions, showcase our creations, have monthly webinars, participate in stamping discussions, prizes, polls, resources, and friendship! You can choose to participate or just quietly lurk and take it all inYou will also have the opportunity to attend OnStage events and get to meet the Stampin’ Up! family, get expert advice on running a successful business, and be the first to hear the latest Stampin’ Up! news. I would love to meet you at an event!
  • JOIN RISK-FREE!  There’s no obligation to host workshops or parties, sell products to others or personally purchase anything beyond the kit! There is no penalty if you decide to stop and you get to keep all of your starter kit goodies! If you maintain $300 in retail sales per quarter, you can continue to be a Demonstrator. If you don’t reach $300 in sales, you can “drop” with no penalty.
  • CLICK HERE to join.

Click Here for a few FAQs about being a demonstrator.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want more information!  I’d love to chat!  (j.stark@myactv.net  301-766-7916)

Bonus Days (and Our Road Trip) Have Begun!

Fun things are happening in August!  (Be sure to read through to the end!) Check out these special promotions from Stampin’ Up!

Stampin Up Bonus Days - Visit juststampin.com to be inspired, shop, and earn! Jeanie Stark StampinUp

BONUS DAYS!  AUGUST 1 – 31.  EARN IN AUGUST.  REDEEM IN SEPTEMBER!

  • For every $50 (on a single order, price before shipping and tax) you spend between August 1 – 31,  you’ll earn a $5.00 Bonus Days coupon that you can redeem between September 1 -30, 2018.
  • An email address is required to participate in this promotion; Bonus Days coupon codes can only be delivered via email.
  • IMPORTANT!  Save both the email containing your Bonus Days coupon codes AND write down the coupon codes in a safe place. Codes cannot be re-sent if the email is lost and lost codes cannot be recovered.
  • Orders that are started before the promotion begins will not go toward earning coupon codes.
  • Bonus Days coupon codes can be redeemed for any product, excluding Starter Kits and Paper Pumpkin month-to-month subscriptions.  Prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes may be discounted with Bonus Days coupon codes.
  • There is no limit to the number of coupons you can receive per order or throughout the duration of the promotion. There is no limit on the number of coupons you can use on an order during redemption.
  • See the Bonus Days FAQ’s HERE.
  • See a tutorial on how to redeem your Bonus Days coupons HERE.

Color Your Season

Today’s the day you can order the awesome Color Your Season Products. I wouldn’t wait too long if I were you as they are only available August 1 – 31 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. I was able to purchase these products early and I have been teasing you with some fun projects using the Blended Seasons Bundle!  Now you can earn your first Bonus Days coupon when you purchase this limited bundle!  The Blended Seasons Stamp Set, an exclusive 10-piece wood- or clear-mount stamp set, has images for every season! The Stitched Season Framelits Dies, a coordinating stitched die that includes stitching on both the positive and negative images is a MUST HAVE! And there’s Watercolor Pencils in 10 new colors (Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy)! Note: These Watercolor Pencils may be available in a future publication.

Blended Seasons Stamp Set

Blended Seasons BundleClick HERE to view the Color Your Season flyer

Here’s some of the projects I’ve created with this bundle. You can click on any image to see the original post with directions and measurements.

Stampin Up Blended Seasons Christmas card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin Up Blended Seasons and Make A Difference Personalized Name Card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin Up Blended Seasons and Love What You Do floral card idea colored with Stampin Blends - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

And there’s plenty more inspiration coming! I can’t stop playing with this bundle!

Here’s a few more ideas to inspire you from the Stampin’ Up! Design Team.

Stampin' Up! Color Your Season card idea - visit www.juststampin.com for inspiration and ordering. Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin' Up! Blended Seasons card idea - visit www.juststampin.com for inspiration and ordering. Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin' Up! Blended Seasons fall thank you card idea - visit www.juststampin.com for inspiration and ordering. Jeanie Stark StampinUp

You can click on the product list below to shop my online store and add the Color Your Season items to your shopping cart!

I am on my way to Georgia (with a box of tissues in hand) to take my daughter back to school.  It has been wonderful having her home this summer but, I feel like the time has flown by! She is moving in to an apartment on campus this year and we’ve been shopping to set up her kitchen.  Needless to say the van was packed!

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And then this happened…img_0930

And this happens Every Time we make this trip…

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Perfect timing! Keeping with this series of unfortunate events, we could not get cell phone reception. (You just have to laugh at this point!!!)

Lucky for us Trooper Cox came to our rescue. savingpng-23

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Yes, we/he had to read the manual to find the spare tire! (Who knew it was hidden under the floor in the back seat?!!!)

He must have known I was a lost cause because he was showing and explaining to my daughter how it should be done.  LOL

Of course once he “found” the spare, had the tire off (which was no easy feat), the “donut” was FLAT!! You just can’t make this stuff up!

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Trooper Cox followed us to the nearest tire place to make sure we got there safe and sound! (I love the people down south!!)  We got 2 new tires and got back on the road again! I have some big thank you notes to write when I get back home (safely I hope)!

Needless to say, I am a day late and a dollar short!  LOL However, I am thankful to be snug and warm in the hotel room as I listen to the pouring rain and thunder outside. Life is full of adventures and wonderful people!

Hope you had a great day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

*Host Code Exclusive Offer! All orders placed through my online store are eligible for my FREE monthly gifts (card kits and more!). Please use the current host code.  *If your order is $150 or more, do not use this code as You become the hostess and get the Rewards! Click HERE to shop. August Host Code:  4TGCPJYE

Color Your Season Product List

 

 

Color Your Season

Color Your Season

Get in the mood to create something full of colors and seasons! Introducing the all-new, limited-time Color Your Season products:

  • Blended Seasons Stamp Set, an exclusive 10-piece wood- or clear-mount stamp set with images for every season (also available in French)!
  • Stitched Season Framelits Dies, a coordinating stitched die that includes stitching on both the positive and negative images!
  • Watercolor Pencils in 10 new colors! Note: These Watercolor Pencils may be available in a future publication.
Blended Seasons Stamp Set

Blended Seasons Bundle

Stampin’ Up!’s Blended Seasons Stamp Set, coordinating Framelits Dies, and Watercolor Pencils are perfect for every season of creating! Plus, save 10% when you buy the stamp set and Framelits in a bundle! These exclusive products will only be available August 1-31 while supplies last. Click below to view the flyer.

Color Your Season flyer

Check out these samples from the Stampin’ Up! design team.

Stampin' Up! Blended Seasons Christmas card idea - visit www.juststampin.com for inspiration and ordering. Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin' Up! Color Your Season card idea - visit www.juststampin.com for inspiration and ordering. Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin' Up! Blended Seasons card idea - visit www.juststampin.com for inspiration and ordering. Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin' Up! Blended Seasons fall thank you card idea - visit www.juststampin.com for inspiration and ordering. Jeanie Stark StampinUp

As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator I was able to order this bundle early and I’m excited to share what I created! Let’s have some fun… Leave a comment with what card you think I made first. Don’t forget to check back tomorrow to see!  I have really missed creating and sharing with you this summer! Physical Therapy has kept me busy!  So many of you have reached out and I really appreciate that you are keeping me in your prayers!

Have a great day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

DON’T MISS these great ways to shop and save on Stampin’ Up! in July:

  • Host Code Exclusive Offer! All orders placed through my online store are eligible for my FREE monthly gifts (card kits and more!). Please use the current host code.  *If your order is $150 or more, do not use this code as You become the hostess and get the Rewards! Click HERE to shop. Host Code: MH7QMYZS
  • FREE Ink Pad Assortment (a whole set of new ink pads, your choice of color group) when you sign up as a new or returning demonstrator in July! Click HERE for more information. Click HERE to Join the Fun!
  • Buy 3, Get 1 FREE Designer Series Paper Sale View Flyer HERE
  • New Stampin’ Blends are here! 11 new color combos available! Click HERE to see some of my coloring projects.
  • Save 10% on Annual Catalog Bundles

Designer Series Paper Sale

Stampin Pad Family

To help expand our family and create opportunities for even more meaningful relationships with fellow crafters, Stampin’ Up! is giving us a Stampin’ Pad Family Recruiting Promotion. During this promotion, new team members will receive a FREE assortment of Classic Stampin’ Pads (your choice!) with your Starter Kit!

  • Choose $125 in merchandise (and only pay $99).
  • PLUS an ink pad assortment (worth $67.50)
  • FREE shipping saves 10%!  (on both the kit and the ink pads)
  • That’s $103.00+ in savings!