Celebrate Sunflowers for Ukraine and The Paper Players

 Unless you've been sleeping under a rock, you will have been following the devastating news along with the rest of the world of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and of the bravery and desperation of the Ukrainian people. I have been heartsick about it as well as anxious about where it will all end. I applaud the determination of the Ukrainian people as they fight back against enormous odds and slow down the Russian war machine. I pray that the world's condemnation of this unprovoked aggression by Russian will have the effect of bringing about a ceasefire and, ultimately, peace.

But, as a cardmaker, I best express my thoughts through my craft, so I made a card for Ukrainians everywhere. I used the sketch from The Paper Players' sketch challenge #580  :

My card uses Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight ink blended on Basic White cardstock in imitation of the Ukrainian flag in the background and the Celebrate Sunflowers image on the front as the national flower of the Ukraine.

• The embossed background is dry embossed using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder.
• I used Blending Brushes to add Pacific Point ink (top) and Daffodil Delight ink (bottom) to a  3" x 4 1/4" piece of Basic White cardstock and glued it to the  embossed background. The horizontal element was created using White 3/4" Frayed Ribbon.
• The large sunflower image was stamped in Memento ink on Basic White then coloured in using the Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo and SU300 and SU100 Stampin' Blends. The last two come in the Stampin' Blends Medium Deep Combo and the Stampin' Blends Deep Combo Packs.
• I die cut the sunflower image with the Sunflower Dies and added it to the card front using dimensionals.
• The sentiments are from Quiet Meadow for the Thinking of You, which was heat embossed on Pacific Point cardstock in white embossing powder and fussy cut, mounted with mini dimensionals; and Inspired Thoughts for the bottom sentiment, stamped in Pacific Point ink on Basic White and die cut with the Tasteful Labels dies.

The Mini Stampin' Cut 'n Emboss Machine is on sale for the whole month of March for 20% off, which means it is just $65.50 in Canada! And along with it, there are a whole lot of bundles whose dies work with the Mini that are 20% off as well! What a great promotion!

    

Item		Price
150673	Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine	$82.00 $65.50 CAD
158382	All Squared Away Bundle	$68.00 $54.25 CAD
156227	Art Gallery Bundle	$76.00 $60.75 CAD
155834	Beauty of Friendship Bundle	$79.00 $63.00 CAD
154065	Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle	$78.00 $62.25 CAD
156220	Garden Wishes Bundle	$78.00 $62.25 CAD
159519	Hydrangea Haven Bundle	$79.00 $63.00 CAD
155674	Pansy Patch Bundle	$78.00 $62.25 CAD
155847	Quiet Meadow Bundle	$81.00 $64.75 CAD
158359	Seascape Bundle	$70.00 $56.00 CAD
155823	Sweet as a Peach Bundle	$55.00 $44.00 CAD
159529	Welcoming Window Bundle	$76.00 $60.75 CAD
155845	What’s Cookin’ Bundle	$69.00 $55.00 CAD
155507	Wild Cats Bundle	$58.00 $46.25 CAD

*Products are available in all markets while supplies last. Offer may vary from market to market depending on product availability. Please refer to the Inventory Status Report (ISR) on the demonstrator website for the most up-to-date product availability information.

You'll notice that every thing is only available while supplies last so don't wait until the last minute and be disappointed 

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator,  I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Products

Product List

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English) [152517] $33.00	Inspired Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [155536] $26.00	Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set [155082] $29.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $11.25	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25
Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [111350] $12.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $24.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $10.25
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $10.25	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $12.00	Stampin’ Blends Medium Deep Combo [159461] $12.25	Stampin’ Blends Deep Combo Pack [158152] $12.25	White 3/4" (1.9 Cm) Frayed Ribbon [158138] $10.25
Blending Brushes [153611] $16.25	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317] $12.25	Sunflowers Dies [152704] $45.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $42.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $5.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00

Vintage Grapevine for Monday Morning Facebook Live

 Welcome back after the weekend! We're suffering through an intense heatwave here with highs in the 40s which is like 104 plus in Fahrenheit. We're lucky enough to have central air conditioning, but I really feel worried for those who don't. Thankfully, they are setting up cooling centers for people who don't have options.

Today is my regular Monday Morning Facebook Live and I wanted to do a simpler version of a vintage card that I did a couple of weeks ago so I could demonstrate it. I will post the You Tube video replay here after I upload it. (I apologize for the sound quality. Something went wrong with the editing program I use.)

            

Here is the more complicated version:

You can find it here.

My speedier, simplified version is this one, using the Forever Grapevine Bundle from page 76 in the 2021/22 Annual Catalogue.

• Again I used an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Soft Sea Foam cardstock for my base. Soft Sea Foam is an awesome colour to use for vintage card making, especially paired with Very Vanilla and wood tones. The card base is scored along the 8 1/2" side at 4 1/4".
• On another sheet of Soft Sea Foam cut at 4" x 5 1/4", I stamped some splatters from the Quiet Meadow stamp set in stamped off Crumb Cake ink.
• Then this panel is embossed in the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder as a faster way of adding Embossing Paste texture. I then used a Blending Brush to lightly add Crumb Cake ink to areas on the top of this panel, after adding a strip of the Very Vanilla Scalloped Lace Trim down the left side of this panel about 3/4" from the left side.
• I made a raised "wooden panel" by cutting a piece of the heavy chipboard that comes with our foil sheets to 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" and then a piece of the dark wood grain from the In Good Taste DSP to the same measurements and gluing the two together, matching the edges exactly. This panel is glued to the card front as shown.

• I die cut the grapevine, extra leaves and a couple of the flourishes from the an extra piece of Soft Seafoam, measuring 5 3/4" x 4 1/4". The dies are from the Grapevine Dies. I glued on the grapevine and flourishes to the woodgrain panel and then added the extra grape leaves with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.
• The sentiment is from the Forever Grapevine stamp set as is the shape around it and it is die cut with a coordinating die from the Grapevine Dies. I stamped it in Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla cardstock and stamped the shape around it in Crumb Cake ink. I added Crumb Cake ink to the edges using a Blending Brush.
• Dimensionals were used to add the sentiment to the card front as shown.
• For a couple more days you can get the Ladybug trinkets from the Jan/June Mini Catalogue, then they will be gone. I added one to this card front.
• The Bumblebee trinkets are back in stock and adding two to the card really adds to the look.

Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick Bundles Retire June 30, 2021!!

Only 3 more days to order!!

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

Forever Grapevine Cling Stamp Set [155626] $27.00	Forever Grapevine Bundle (English) [155618] $54.75	Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set [155082] $29.00	Quiet Meadow Bundle (English) [155847] $72.75	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $29.00
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $6.75	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $13.25	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $10.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $10.25
Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Scalloped Lace Trim [149593] $9.50	Bumblebee Trinkets [155568] $10.25	Ladybug Trinkets [154299] $10.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $16.25	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317] $12.25
Grapevine Dies [155620] $34.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $16.25	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $5.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Hey Chick Bundle (English) [158627] $60.25	Hey Birthday Chick Bundle (English) [158631] $59.25	Hey Chick Cling Stamp Set (English) [158190] $23.00
Chick Dies [158199] $44.00	Hey Birthday Chick Cling Stamp Set [154464] $29.00	Birthday Chick Dies (English) [158200] $37.00