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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Autumn Sampler with Sunflowers, Autumn Essentials and Gathered Leaves Dies

I've created samplers for every season except autumn (Here are some of my other seasonal samplers: Summer, Spring, Winter) and I decided it was time to change that today. I wanted to use dies as much as possible so that if I decided to use it as a class I would be able to put a card kit together. I made use of a couple of the current Designer Series Paper packages and some great sentiments that are mostly part of the stamp sets I was using.

Here's a closer look:

It's probably better to start in the upper left corner and take you around the sampler in a clockwise direction. The top corner is a 4 5/8" square and the top layer is covered with paper from the In Good Taste DSP pack. On it I have die cut two different sunflowers, one from Mango Melody for the outline and So Saffron for the background, and the other from Cinnamon Cider for the outline and Crumb Cake for the background. The leaves are Old Olive, and the centres are Early Espresso.
The rectangle in the upper right is 5 5/8" x 1 7/8" and is covered with some of the World of Good Specialty DSP. I stamped the sentiment from Country Home stamp set right on it with Early Espresso ink and added a die cut grass in Gray Granite from the Sunflowers Dies.

For the next two small 2 1/8" squares, I used more of the World of Good DSP for one and the Copper Brushed Metallic Cardstock embossed with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder for the other. On the left square I added several grasses die cut using the Autumn Essential Dies and tied in a bundle with the Honey Bee Gingham Ribbon. On the right die I added a Cinnamon Cider pumpkin outline from the Autumn Essential dies.

On the bottom right the four small squares have a) a small stamped sunflower, from the Sunflower Celebrations, coloured with Stampin' Blends, with a bow from Honey Bee Gingham Ribbon b) More of the World of Good DSP, with a sentiment and image from Gather Together on it. c) Very Vanilla with a leaf image from Positive Thoughts, stamped in Mango Melody with a little Cajun Craze tapped around the edges using a sponge dauber right to the stamp and d) more In Good Taste DSP with a sentiment from Beautiful Moments stamped in Early Espresso and a little knot in the Honey Bee Gingham Ribbon.
The rectangle panel is also done with the In Good Taste DSP, and it has several pumpkins from Autumn Essential Dies on it.

The rectangular panel in the bottom left is covered with the Copper Brushed Metallic cardstock, embossed using the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder. On top of that is the Country Home images stamped in Memento ink and coloured using Stampin' Blends markers.

All around the sampler are leaves in So Saffron, Cajun Craze and Old Olive die cut using the Gathered Leaves dies!

I can hardly wait to put it in my Shadow Box and display it!

Would any of you be interested in having a kit to make this sampler? I can package all the paper and die cuts and do the embossing you need for this along with any embellishment. You would need to either provide your own stamps for the stamped images, or substitute what you have, or purchase from me.

Let me know if you would like me to make this into a class. I can do a YouTube video tutorial to go along with it!

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

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English) [152517] $33.00	Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (English) [154065] $70.00	Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678] $29.00	Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [151490] $29.00	Gather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set [150589] $23.00
Gather Together Bundle [153036] $51.25	Beautiful Moments Cling Stamp Set [151677] $31.00	Regals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [147002] $17.25	World Of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper [152491] $20.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $29.00
Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $20.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $12.00	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $12.00	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $13.25
Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117] $12.00	Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989] $12.00	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105118] $12.00	Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153078] $12.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $12.00
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $12.00	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702] $12.00	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983] $12.00	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683] $12.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $10.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $10.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $10.25	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $12.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $12.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $12.00	Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153105] $12.00	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $12.00	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $12.00	1/4" Bumblebee Gingham Trim [153658] $9.50
Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder [151801] $13.50	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $13.50	Sunflowers Dies [152704] $45.00	Gathered Leaves Dies [150662] $35.00

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

The 2020 Aug/Dec Mini Catalogue is Live with a Brand New Online Store

2020 Aug/Dec Mini Catalogue

The wait is over! The 2020 Aug/Dec Mini Catalogue goes live today! And not only that, but with it, you get a brand new shopping experience in Stampin' Up!'s new Online Store site! We think you're going to love it for these reasons:

* All-new design and shopping experience.

* More intuitive navigation and product organization logic.

* New filter and sort options.

* Improved photography and product display.

* A much improved, mobile-friendly shopping experience.

* A simpler and easier checkout process.

* Inventory Status Report integration (i.e., customers will have a quick, visual indication regarding the inventory levels of any product).

And the good news is that it's already been tried and tested in the UK for several months and they worked all the bugs out for us, so the transition should be fairly smooth.

What you need to know and do:

If you have an account, your password and information will still be good, but if your computer has stored the password for the site for you, your computer won't recognize this as the same site. Therefore, you need to find your password and write it down so that you can use it in the new site and then you can get your computer to save it for you again.

Now, back to our Holiday Mini Catalogue! I know you're going to love the products you find inside the covers of this awesome publication! If you have not yet received your copy from me, just contact me and I'll get one to you right away! And you can enjoy 6 months of shopping to the end of December from this catalogue this year!

You might want to join me for my Catalogue Launch on Saturday Aug. 29 from 1 - 3 pm. It's Free and it's Fun!!

Monday, August 3, 2020

Ornate Thank You

Every once in a while, I'll get out a pack of Note Cards & Envelopes and mass produce some thank you cards for my customers to go in their orders. Often, Paper Pumpkin kits meet my needs for these, but the last kit was for Birthday Cards and I used this month's adorable kit for my Team rewards, so it was time to mass produce again. This time I got out my Ornate Thanks stamp set and another die set in the same Ornate Garden Suite, but not the one bundled with that particular stamp set. I used the Ornate Layers Dies.

And I really love the limited but beautiful palette of the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper with the Petal Pink, Gray Granite and Basic Gray and I decided to put it all together to make some elegant thank you cards.

I added a 3 3/8" x 4 7/8" piece of the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper to each Note Card front. I only used either Petal Pink or Gray Granite designs.
I die cut Gray Granite or Petal Pink panels using the Ornate Layers dies. I used Gray Granite on top of Petal Pink DSP and vice versa.
I stamped the sentiment from the Ornate Thanks stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on the front of each panel and adhered them to the card front.
I used the 1/4" Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon to tie a small bow and attached one to each card front using a Glue Dot.

Just a reminder that registration for this class is due today! To register click HERE.

Today is the last day to earn a Bonus Days Coupon before you can begin to Redeem them tomorrow!

And tomorrow The 2020 Aug/Dec Mini Catalogue will go live and you will be able to order all that yummy holiday product! Make sure to call me with your orders, or go to my Online Store and order yourself! Use my August Hostcode W6NNJ4DX for a free gift from me.

You'll notice tomorrow that the Online Store looks different. That's because it has undergone a complete overhaul and is, in fact, a whole new site. Here is what you can look forward to from this new site: