Nov 13, 2024 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, Pals Blog Hop |
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
This month, the theme is Random Acts of Kindness. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
It’s time to make my favorite gift card holders! This year, I chose two colors of cardstock, Real Red and Garden Green, to coordinate with Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper. For an extra dose of kindness, with each purchase of the Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! will donate $3 to support children’s literacy around the world.
2024 Gift Card Holders
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut 8 1/2″ X 11″ cardstock into one piece that is 7 3/4″ X 10″. With the 7 3/4 side at the top, score at 6″ and 2 1/2″. Then, on the 10″ side, cut in half at 5″, making two gift card holders.
It helps to have the right tools, and Stampin’ Up’s Paper Trimmer is my favorite for measuring, cutting, and scoring.
To decorate the gift card holders, cut two pieces of Designer Series Paper: The bottom front is 4 3/4″ X 2 1/4″. The top front is 4 3/4″ X 1 1/2″.
Cut one piece of Basic White Cardstock for the sentiment on the inside, 4 3/4″ X 1 1/2″.
Use a circle punch, or die, to make a finger slot in the middle of the bottom front.
Attach a piece of Tear & Tape to each side of the bottom (inside), and close, sealing your pocket.
Cut the bands 7 3/4″ X 1″. Score at 6 1/8″ and 2 1/2″. You want that extra 1/8 inch on the scoring, so the band will slide off and on easily. Glue the band with the attached edge in front, which keeps the back looking smooth and pretty.
Decorate the bands with stockings, cut with Sentimental Wishes Dies from Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper. After adding cardstock for thickness, glue the stocking to the band, covering the attached edge.
Thanks for stopping by.
There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Home for the Holidays.
Until then, have fun in your craft space.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
- Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art. ***YOU ARE HERE***
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
My November Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-Backed Berries in December. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order (found beneath my profile picture).
Stampin’ Up’s 2024-2025 Annual Catalog Seasonal Sale begins today, November 13. It’s a three day sale that ends November 15, and only while supplies last!
Bundles, paper, and ink, oh my!
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Oct 9, 2024 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, Pals Blog Hop |
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
This month, the theme is Orange Theory. We hope to inspire you with our creations using the color orange today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Today, I’m combining the Frosted Forest Bundle with Splendid Autumn Designer Paper on a Double Z Fun Fold Card. First, I cut a piece of 8 1/2″ X 11″ Pumpkin Pie Cardstock in half, 4 1/4″ X 11″, and scored it at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″. You can use the other half to make a second card. The two smaller panels were decorated with Splendid Autumn DSP, 2 1/2″ X 4″. I cut a second piece of DSP in Balmy Blue for the larger panel, 5 1/4″ X 4″.
Autumn Fun Fold
Before gluing the panels, I cut a band for the bottom from Pumpkin Pie Cardstock, 11″ X 1 1/4,” scored at 5 1/2″ and 2 3/4″. The band was decorated with two strips of Splendid Autumn DSP, 2 1/2″ X 1″. The long strip was covered by DSP on the front panel, and decorated with die-cut trees. The trees were cut with a Frosted Forest Die from Early Espresso Cardstock, layered for thickness, and glued in place. I made sure not to put glue on the tree branches above the band.
Next, a second set of trees was cut from Pecan Pie Cardstock, and glued on the Balmy Blue panel. I also stamped three birds from the Frosted Forest Stamp Set in Early Espresso Ink on Balmy Blue DSP, and colored them with a Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blend. Then, I used their Frosted Forest Die for cutting, layered them for thickness, and glued them in place.
The trickiest part of the Double-Z Fun Fold is fastening the band. It seems odd, but the long section of the band is glued to the short front section. I find it easiest to apply glue to the folded band, because this exposes only the part that should have glue. Then, fold the card while adhering the band in place. I suggest having a “dry” run before applying glue.
The sentiment, “birthday wishes for a day as great as you are,” is from the Frosted Forest Bundle. I stamped it in Early Espresso Ink, used a Stylish Shapes Die for cutting, and glued it in place.
This Double Z Fun Fold card fits nicely inside our Medium Envelopes, and Basic White Cardstock can be glued to the back for a personal message.
Thank you for visiting!
My October Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder in November. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order (found beneath my profile picture).
30% off all Close To My Heart products.Click this picture for details
Find yourself staring at multiple stamp sets and can’t decide which one to get? Well, we’ve got news for you! From October 7–9, you can get those sets you’ve been wanting at a 15% discount. Act fast—this is the last day!
All kits from the Kits Collection are on sale the month of October! This includes two new kits! Click the picture to see the kits with sale prices.
Clearance Rack Refresh is going on now! Click this picture, then “specials,” to shop for the best selection.
Take advantage of the Paper Pumpkin Sale. Available only until October 10. Click the picture for details.
Demonstrators will be pre-ordering brand new, Online Exclusives you see in this picture, plus more, that will be available to you next month. Click the picture to see all that is available right now!
Have you thought about joining Stampin’ Up! This month’s Starter Kit special might be the incentive you’ve been waiting for! Customers who join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator can get $155 worth of products for just $99, plus free shipping. Click here to join my Dream Makers Team.
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Sep 11, 2024 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, Pals Blog Hop |
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
This month, the theme is “All Creatures Great and Small.” We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
This little creature is a guinea pig, nicknamed “Tot,” for “trick or treat.” Halloween is his favorite day of the year, as you can probably guess. He was easy to create with his Hearts & Hugs Stamp, Memento Black Ink, Basic White Cardstock, and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. He said he blushes easily, so I used Petal Pink for his cheeks. Then, the really fun part was using his Hearts & Hugs Die for cutting, and placing him on Dimensionals.
“Tot”
Tot’s background is Basic White Cardstock, 3 5/8″ X 4 7/8″, splattered with black dots from a Stampin’ Blend, and a center of Petal Pink Ink, applied with a Blending Brush. He said I HAD to give him some pumpkins, so I stamped the Playful Ghosts pumpkins in Memento Black Ink, and colored them with a Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blend. This layer was glued to Basic Black Cardstock, 3 3/4″ X 5″, which was glued to a Gorgeous Grape card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
Tot realized he wasn’t very scary looking, so he asked for a sign that said “BOO!” I stamped “BOO!” from the Playful Ghosts Stamp Set, in Memento Black Ink, and used a Sending Love Die for cutting. The stick holding the sign was created with the “i” from the Alphabet a la Mode Die Set, cut from Basic Black Cardstock. Tot is very happy now, and can’t wait for October 31st!
There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. We hope you will come back for our blog hop next month, when our theme will be “Orange Theory.”
Until then, have fun in your craft space.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art. ***YOU ARE HERE***
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
My September Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints in October. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order.
Click the pics to see details of this month’s two new kits!
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Neil and Lily join with me in saying thank you for visiting.
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Aug 14, 2024 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, Pals Blog Hop |
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
This month, the theme is Summer Vacation. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
My favorite vacations are in Hawaii, so I began with Seaside Wishes Dies, cutting seashells from Basic White Cardstock and Thoughtful Journey Designer Paper. Then, I used the Seaside Wishes Embossing Folder to emboss the sand dollar, and gave it slight color with Crumb Cake Ink and a Blending Brush.
Seaside Sand Dollars
The seaweed and starfish are from the Beauty of the Deep Stamp Set. The seaweed was stamped in Basic Beige Ink on Basic White Cardstock, and cut with a Seaside Wishes Die. The star fish was stamped in Crumb Cake Ink On Basic Beige Cardstock, and cut with a Beauty of the Deep Die.
The background is Crumb Cake Cardstock, cut with the second largest Deckled Rectangles die, and embossed with the Seaside Wishes Embossing Folder. After layering it for thickness, I attached it with Dimensionals to a Thick Basic White card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. The card base was embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder.
The sentiment, “sometimes the simplest things mean the most,” is from the Seaside Wishes Stamp Set. I stamped it in Crumb Cake Ink on Basic White Cardstock, cut with a Seaside Wishes Die, and colored with Crumb Cake Ink and a Blending Brush. After gluing, and attaching everything, I added three Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls.
Thank you for visiting.
There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be All Creatures Great and Small.
Until then, have fun in your craft space.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Stefani Ewing at Stamp with Stefani
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art. ***YOU ARE HERE***
- Donna Walls at Duncan Street Designs
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
My August Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you a surprise from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog, in September. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order.
You’ll be able to order from the catalog September 4th. If you have ordered $50 from me in the past year, I have Stampin’ Up! mailing you a catalog, which you should receive before September 4th. Demonstrators are able to pre-order August 6th. If you would like to be a Demonstrator, CLICK HERE.
Two new kits were released in Online Exclusives August 6, and if you like the haunted house, I suggest ordering ASAP.
Here is my Online Exclusives Link. Click Now!
Stampin’ Up’s! Designer Series Paper Sale starts August 6, and ends August 31. The paper from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, is 15% off, and the sale price is good as long as supplies last.
I have the papers listed below, and when you click on the pictures you’ll see the sale prices and close-up photos of the paper.
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Jul 10, 2024 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, Pals Blog Hop |
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
This month, the theme is our Favorites from the New Catalog. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
For this month’s blog hop, I created a fun fold card with two of my favorite bundles, Spotlight On Nature and Thoughtful Wishes. I started with a Boho Blue card base, 8 1/2″ X 4 1/4″, scored at 3″. The 3″ fold is the front, which I covered with Thoughtful Journey Designer Paper, 2 3/4″ X 4″. The same design was used for the inside, 2 3/4″ X 4″, and 5 1/4″ X 4″.
Fun Fold Favorites
Spotlight On Nature Dies were used to cut circles from Thoughtful Journey DSP. I used two sheets of the same design, which enabled me to match the pattern across the card, cut the circles, the wildflowers, and the branch. I backed the front circle with Boho Blue Cardstock, and carefully glued all the circles. I wanted the smaller circle, on the inside, to be covered, while leaving the larger circle exposed.
After gluing the circles, I stamped the sentiments from the Thoughtful Wishes Stamp Set. However, I recommend doing this prior to gluing, in case of a mishap. I stamped “You make life better” on the outside, and “I appreciate you” on the inside, in Night Of Navy Ink. I also stamped leaves on the inside, from the Spotlight On Nature Stamp Set, in Soft Sea Foam Ink.
After layering the wildflowers and branch for thickness, I glued them in place. Then, I added three Brushed Brass Butterflies as a final touch.
Thank you for visiting!
We have even more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Summer Vacations.
Until then, have fun in your craft space.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Donna Walls at Duncan Street Designs
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art. ***YOU ARE HERE***
- Stefani Ewing at Stamp With Stefani
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
My July Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you the Blooming Pearls (120 pieces), from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, in August. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order.
Bonus Days are here! For every $50 you order July 3-31, you will earn a $5.00 coupon. Keep track of your coupon codes that will be sent to you in an email. You can redeem your coupons August 1-31.
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Jun 12, 2024 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, Pals Blog Hop |
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
This month, the theme is the new 2024-2026 In Colors. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
To show off the 2024-2026 In Colors, I used a pencil from the Trusty Tools Stamp Set, stamped it in Memento Black Ink on Basic White Cardstock, and used its pencil die for cutting. After cutting the pencils, I colored them with Stampin’ Blends in the five In Colors: Shy Shamrock, Petunia Pop, Peach Pie, Pretty In Pink, and Summer Splash.
Pocketful of Pencils
We actually have a “surprise,” sixth, new color this year, Basic Beige. I used this color for the card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. This was layered with a pattern of Country Lace Designer Paper in Basic Beige, cut with the largest Perennial Postage die.
Next, I used the medium Pocket Thoughts Die to cut a pocket from Country Lace Designer Paper. To add distinction to the pocket, I cut a 3/4″ piece of DSP, and glued it to the top.
Prior to gluing the pocket to the card front, I glued the pencils inside. The pocket has score lines for folding, and forms a natural pocket when glued. Really cool!
“Thank you” is from the Trusty Tools Stamp Set, stamped in Basic Beige Ink, for subtlety. To complete my design, I added In Color Shimmer Gems in each of the five colors.
Thank you for visiting!
There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Our Favorites in the New Catalog.
Until then, have fun in your craft space.
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art. ***YOU ARE HERE***
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Donna Walls at Duncan Street Designs
- Stefani Ewing at Stamp with Stefani
My June Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder, from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, in July. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order.
JUNE SALE 5-30
Get an additional 10% discount on stamp and die bundles (that’s a total of 20% discount!)
Save 10% on Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (white and Boho Blue).
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