Hanging Garden Embossed Card

Here's a fun card I made using the Hanging Garden stamp set (available in CLEAR or WOOD) This stamp set is a fun set, great images and sayings. While the stamp set will be in the new annual catalog starting June 1st, some of the colors on this card are retiring.  
Wisteria Wonder is a lovely purple and will be retiring this month.  

I stamped my images on Whisper White card stock, the square is backed with Basic Black card stock and the saying was cut as an oval using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies.  I used my Big Shot with the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies and the Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
I used Vellum with the Leaves Embossing Folder to create the texture on the front of this card.  I love how you can see the color through the vellum so you don't loose the beautiful color of the Wisteria Wonder.

While the stamp set and a wonderful coordinating die set will be available in the new catalog, many colors like Wisteria Wonder with only available until May 31, or while supplies last.

This card features one of the the retiring colors, Wisteria Wonder.  I'll miss this color, and the other retiring colors.  But look forward to using the new colors Stampin'Up! will be offering in the new catalog.  

Hanging Garden stamp set (CLEAR or WOOD)

Want to get some of the NEW products before the Stampin'Up! catalog comes out?  

Have you seen the Stampin'Up! Share What You Love Suite? These are products from the new annual catalog, but you can buy them early!  During May you can purchase fabulous product bundles from this suite and enjoy new stamp sets, colors and more. 

 CLICK HERE TO SEE The Share What You Love Bundles

Share What You Love Bundles

Did you know at $150 you can earn hostess benefits from your order?!  
So if you are thinking about getting the biggest bundle from the Share What You Love suite -- Gotta Have It All, you'll be less than $25 away from earning Hostess Benefits through Stampin' Rewards!  
Benefits start at 10% of your order when you reach $150, but the more you order the more you earn.   See more about Hostess Benefits HERE.  You can use your reward on anything in the catalog. You can even apply your rewards towards your Starter Kit to join Stampin'Up!

Shop the current products, the Share What You Love Bundles, Clearance Rack, and Last Chance products (some are discounted!) all at the same time!  It's the perfect time to stock up on some new craft products!  Plus if you love some of those colors that are going away, get them before they are gone!

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COLOR REVAMP - RETIRING COLORS

Stampin'Up! is changing some of it's color offering.  13 colors are retiring, while new colors and returning colors are coming to the new catalog on June 1st.  
Be sure to get inks and paper in the retiring colors you love before they are gone.  

You can see all the retiring products and order online HERE

Retiring items are only available through May 31st or while supplies last, and will be discontinued after that time.

Are you placing an Order? 

While I’d love for you to place an order more than $150 so you can earn Host Rewards (including the price-reduced Hostess Stamp Sets), that amount might not be in the cards for you. 

If your order is less than $150, I would love for you to add a Host Code –V2A7QTJS. 
Just enter the code when the system asks if you have a Hostess Code (lower left in your shopping cart screen). 

When you use the Hostess Code: V2A7QTJS
during the month of April you'll get a fun card from me next month. Be sure NOT to check "no contact" when you order, so I have your mailing address. This code ends on May 30, 2018.

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There are so many ways to enjoy Stampin'Up! Shop, host or join.

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I would love to stamp with you.

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Happy Stamping!

 ~ Tammie

Happy Birthday Shaker Card

I love the Happy Birthday Thinlit die in the Stampin'Up! Annual catalog. Here's a fun shaker card using the die and other great Stampin'Up! products.  

Birthday shaker card using the Happy Birthday Thinlit die

The Balloon Bouquet Punch is a great compliment to the Happy Birthday Thinlit die.  Just imagine all the fun projects you can make with these Stampin'Up! products.

Birthday shaker card  Happy Birthday Gorgeous Bundle

Happy Birthday Thinlit die

The Happy Birthday Thinlit die can also be purchased in a bundle, Happy Birthday Gorgeous Bundle, with a fun stamp set filled with balloons, flowers and messages (32 stamps in this set!).  Create the perfect card or gift packaging for any birthday you care to celebrate. 

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Bundle

This fun shaker card was a card for one of my neighbors kids, but I think it's a timeless birthday card for someone of any age.  Who wouldn't want to get this great card for their birthday.

Birthday shaker card: Happy Birthday Thinlit die and Balloon Bouquet Punch

Making shaker cards can actually be easy when you have Foam Adhesive Strips. The  embellishment I used to fill this card is a retired sequin assortment, but there's a really fun current sequin pack you can use for a beautiful look in your shaker card. 

• Use a die or punch to make a hold on the front piece of card stock. 
• Adhere a piece of Window Sheet behind that opening. 
• Then use the Foam Adhesive Strips behind that opening. 
• Add some fun embellishments like Iridescent Sequin Assortment, tiny beads, or event small punched shapes.  A little bit goes a long way, so over fill your shaker. 
• Add a back piece of card stock to seal your shaker and you are good to go!

Foam Adhesive Strips are wonderful because they flex and move to form the shape of your opening. Shaker cards are so are so fun to make, and when you give them to people they will love them!  Plus using fun embellishments like the Iridescent Sequin Assortment or Metallics Sequin Assortment will give any craft project a little bling.  

Birthday shaker card using the Happy Birthday Thinlit die

Card Recipe:

• Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set
• Calypso Coral, So Saffron and Whisper White card stock
• Calypso Coral Classic ink
• Window Sheets
• Foam Adhesive Strips
• Balloon Bouquet Punch
• Happy Birthday Thinlit die
• Layering Circle Framelits Dies
• Big Shot

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If you order the Happy Birthday Gorgeous Bundle now during Sale-A-Bration you can earn free products with every $50 you spend in product!

SALE-A-BRATION

Earn FREE Sale-a-Bration(SAB) products when you shop during SAB, earn free SAB items with every $50 spend in product. But SAB is more than just getting a free product, it's also gives you more when you host (an additional $25 for qualifying workshops), and if you join the Stampin'Up! family you  get to pick 2 additional stamp sets in your starter kit!  That's a huge value!

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Contact me with any questions, to place an order, host a party and if you would like to join my group, click here to join my group.  

I would love to have you in my stamp family of friends!

Placing an Order?  While I'd love for you to place an order that's more than $150 so you can earn Host Rewards (including the price-reduced Hostess Stamp Sets), that amount might not be in the cards for you.  If your order is less than $150,  I would love for you to add Host Code–HPAD2XMX. Just enter the code when the system asks if you have a Hostess Code (lower left in your shopping cart screen). And I will send you a fun card next month. This code will be good until February 26.

Order HERE -- shop online

Contact me with any questions.

There are so many ways to enjoy Stampin'Up! Shop, host or join.

Contact me with questions, to order, or join my group!

I would love to stamp with you.

See all the STAMPIN'UP! PROMOTIONS HERE

Happy Stamping!

 ~ Tammie

Holiday Card Class part 1

Here's the November card class again, this time with close up's of the cards.  This is part 1 of my holiday cards, there are 3 parts.  

2017 November 18th Holiday Card Class

The gray Snowflake card idea came from a Holiday Swap I did with friends, Marcia Winterstein made this fun idea.  And they were easy to put together!  

Snowflake card:  Smokey Slate and Whisper White, Year of Cheer Specialty DSP, foil snowflakes, Rhinestones, Gold Emboss, Gold cord, Circle Punch, Dimensionals. 
Stamp sets: Hug in a Mug and Better Together

The Z-fold card features the Cheers to the Year stamp set, and it's easy to make.  
Real Red and Whisper White card stock, Smoky Slate and Real Red inks, Rhinestones, Gently Falling Embossing Folder with Big Shot, Dimensionals.

Z-fold Card: 

• 2 pieces of Real Red 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" for front and back of card.
• Whisper White 3-1/2" x 11", scored at 2" and 6-1/2"

TIP:  I glue the back part of the white to the back of the card, then fold the white up and put glue on the front smaller section of white.  Line up the front card piece with the back piece and lay it on white inner piece.  Now your card should be lined up.

Merry & Bright card features the Festive Phrases stamp set and is a fun gift card holder.
Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler, Be Merry Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler Double-Stitched Ribbon, Winks of Stella Glitter Brush, Stampin' Blender Pens with Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler inks, Gently Falling Embossing Folder with Big Shot.  

Merry & Bright Gift Card Holder -- The gift card holder is a pocket on the inside of the front of the card.  See directions on how to make this easy gift card holder HERE on my post from 2015.

Check out Stampin'Up!'s YEAR-END SALE for deals on retiring and surplus items.  

There is a small list of Carry Over items from the Stampin'Up! Holiday Catalog, and many that are going away.  

The countdown to year-end deals and discounts has begun!

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The Year-End Sales Event is a chance to do a little inventory cleaning—and your opportunity to save on select items, and start your new year off with a bang! This promotion features a selection of items that are last-chance and limited-inventory, so be sure to place orders when you see something you like, because this sale is while supplies last! 

YEAR-END SALE Promotion Dates: December 1, 2017–January 2, 2018

Shop the Year-End Sale HERE

If now is not the time for shopping, remember in January the best sale of the year starts...  Sale-A-Bration!  During Sale-A-Bration (SAB) you can pick a free SAB item for every $50 you spend!  So be sure to save up for wonderful products from the annual Stampin'Up! catalog as well as the Occasions catalog that starts in January.  With a new year comes tons of fantastic new products and an even better sale where everyone can get free stamps with every $50 you spend on product.  

Use Hostess Code:  XNMTFSVZ  and get a fun card from me.

If you are placing an order of $150 you can qualify for hostess rewards!  But if you are placing an online order for less than $150, consider using the Hostess Code with your online order.  You'll get a pretty card from me. 

Order HERE -- shop online

Contact me with any questions.

There are so many ways to enjoy Stampin'Up! Shop, host or join.

Contact me with questions, to order, or join my group!

I would love to stamp with you.

See all the STAMPIN'UP! PROMOTIONS HERE

Happy Stamping!

 ~ Tammie

Coffee Break Swap Card

Look, it's another great swap card, this one is from my friend Jeanne Treptow. 
This summer we swapped some fun card ideas from the Stampin'Up! annual catalog.  I guess I forgot to post a bunch of these, so I am catching up now.  
I love, love, love this coffee set!  

The cute little cups on this card are from the Coffee Break Designer Series Paper (DSP), and one of the dies works great with these.  Jeanne made additional white cups and layered them behind the DSP cups to give them more of a fancy embellished look.  

The Coffee Cafe Stamp Set and Coffee Cups dies are in the Stampin'Up! catalog.  You can buy the bundle and save 10% or by them individually.  

Coffee Cafe Stamp Set

Coffee Cafe Photopolymer Bundle - SAVE 10% when you bundle! 

Card Recipe (as best as I can tell):

• Early Espresso card stock 4-1/2" x 11"
• Crumb Cake 4" x 5-1/4" 
• Whisper White scraps for die cut circle and cups
• Ink: Early Espresso and Garden Green
• Coffee Break Designer Series Paper
• Coffee Cafe Stamp Set
• Coffee Cups Framelit dies 
• Big Shot
• Layering Circle Framelits Dies
• Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

You will love all the products for the seasons in both the Stampin'Up! annual catalog and the holiday catalog, and just imagine how much fun you can have making holiday crafts!

The Stampin'Up! Holiday catalog is available from September 1st to and it is filled with tons of great ideas and craft products!  Get an early start on your holiday crafting now!

Plus, when you place an order or have a party with sales of $300 or more you can earn a free stamp set in September and October with the Merry Patterns Hostess Promotion!

Hosting a holiday catalog event is always fun—and Stampin'Up! just sweetened the deal with the Merry Patterns Host Promotion. If you host a party with $300 USD in sales by October 31, you’ll earn the FREE Merry Patterns Stamp Set.  Then you can get a head start on making beautiful Christmas cards and projects with your “merry” new set. Take advantage of this exciting offer today!  

Merry Patterns Stamp Set

Details

• Promotion period: September 1–October 31 
• The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is exclusive to the host promotion and will not be available after October 31
• In order to qualify, the event merchandise total must reach $300 US (before shipping and handling)
• There is no limit to the number of times the Merry Patterns Stamp Set may be earned, but only one set can be redeemed per qualifying order
• Orders must be closed by 11:50 PM (MT) on October 31
• The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is in addition to Stampin’ Rewards
• The Merry Patterns Stamp Set may not be exchanged for another stamp set

Order HERE -- shop online

Contact me with any questions.

There are so many ways to enjoy Stampin'Up! Shop, host or join.

Contact me with questions, to order, or join my group!

I would love to stamp with you.

See all the STAMPIN'UP! PROMOTIONS HERE

Happy Stamping!

 ~ Tammie

Coffee Swap Card

Here is an awesome swap card from my friend Britney Best. She made this wonderful card for a card swap we did this summer.  It's actually a gift card holder, what a sweet card and a gift too!  

I love the Coffee Cafe Stamp Set and Coffee Cups dies in the Stampin'Up! catalog.  You can buy the bundle and save 10% or by them individually.  

Coffee Cafe Stamp Set

Coffee Cafe Photopolymer Bundle

Here is the inside of the card, Britney used a punch to make the center opening to insert your gift card.  

Merry Patterns Hostess Promotion

When you place an order or have a party with sales of $300 or more you can earn a free stamp set in September and October with the Merry Patterns Hostess Promotion!

Hosting a holiday catalog event is always fun—and Stampin'Up! just sweetened the deal with the Merry Patterns Host Promotion. If you host a party with $300 USD in sales by October 31, you’ll earn the FREE Merry Patterns Stamp Set.  Then you can get a head start on making beautiful Christmas cards and projects with your “merry” new set. Take advantage of this exciting offer today!  

Merry Patterns Stamp Set

Details

• Promotion period: September 1–October 31 
• The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is exclusive to the host promotion and will not be available after October 31
• In order to qualify, the event merchandise total must reach $300 US (before shipping and handling)
• There is no limit to the number of times the Merry Patterns Stamp Set may be earned, but only one set can be redeemed per qualifying order
• Orders must be closed by 11:50 PM (MT) on October 31
• The Merry Patterns Stamp Set is in addition to Stampin’ Rewards
• The Merry Patterns Stamp Set may not be exchanged for another stamp set

Order HERE -- shop online

Contact me with any questions.

There are so many ways to enjoy Stampin'Up! Shop, host or join.

Contact me with questions, to order, or join my group!

I would love to stamp with you.

See all the STAMPIN'UP! PROMOTIONS HERE

Happy Stamping!

 ~ Tammie