February Class Follow-Up

 AC=Annual    SC=Spring Catalog    SAB=Sale-a-Bration Catalog

On=Online Exclusives found here

Links to products are in bold print.

Stampin’ Up now has a blog full of great information and ideas. Here is the link.

Hey There,

Thank you once again for another fun-filled and learning-filled week of classes.

I love spending time with you and learning from your experiences.

Blessings,

Sue

Products Discussed In Some Classes:

This was a product I showed that is actually a phone holder for your car. It will hold stamps that have been removed from wood, to an acrylic block or a stamp positioning tool. You no longer have to buy foam or other special products to use stamps once you remove them from the wood blocks. Removing stamps from wood blocks will take up less space.  Click on the image or title below.

5PCS Extra-Strong Anti-Slip Pad Car Dashboard Sticky Pad Removable Silicone Gel Mat Washable Multi-Purpose PU Gel for Cell Phone Tablet 

·        New Ideas: 

1. Use Stazon black ink to stamp on ribbon. Experiment with water based inks on different types of ribbon.

2.  Stamp on Glimmer Paper to add interest and texture.

3.  Use  masks and cut paper to make sky, sun, water and sand to your background. (See video)

4.  Stamp images like the heart, multiple times to add bulk to your image.

5.  Stamp off one time to lighten ink on an image that will have a sentiment stamped on top.

6.  Use a glue dot to hold ribbon on card.

Stamping Opportunity:

●     Southwest General Hospital

      can use Holiday cards, Thinking of you, Get Well, Hang in There and baby cards.  (no envelopes)

They place cards on meal trays especially for the holidays.

           Give them to Sue and she’ll make sure Nancy Carpenter or Jackie Difford get them.  Thank you to those who made cards this month for Southwest General Hospital. They are so grateful for sharing your talents and love with them.

Card 1 Friendly Seagulls Fun Fold by Tammy Civello Video

Stamps-  Friendly Seagulls -Sale-a-Bration p. 6 Free with $60 purchase

Paper –  Lost Lagoon base 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Lost Lagoon behind designer series paper- 3 1/4" x 4 1/2"

Lost Lagoon flap- 1 1/4" x 5"

White 3" x4 1/4" inside

Petal Pink glimmer Paper  half of a 3" circle

White scraps for birds

3" white circle 

Old Olive 2 3/4" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Designer Series Paper-Timeless Plaid 3" x 4 1/4"

Ink-   Lost Lagoon

Balmy Blue

Daffodil Delight

Stazon Black ink

Accessories-  3" Petal Pink Scalloped Ribbon  p.25 Spring Catalog

Yellow Wink of Stella

Copic markers C1, C3, R01

Low Profile Dots-Gold/Pink  Online Exclusives

Circle mask for sun

Cloud die cut

blending brushes blue

daffodil dauber

Video-Making sky, water and sand on your cards

Card 2  Square Card -You've Been On My Mind Video

Stamps-  Wildflower Designs

Paper – 4 1/4" x 11"  Score at 4 1/4"  and 5 1/2"

Floral Delight Designer Series Paper  4" square for front,  1" x 4" and 6" x 6"

white 2 7/8" square for inside

White, Old Olive and Peach Pie scraps for sentiment

Ink-   Old Olive

Sahara Sand- retired

Accessories- Faux Glassy Dots 

Daffodil Delight Ribbon 19"  Spring Catalog p.35

Wildflower Dies

Card 3  Hello Friend- Layout by Oksana Semenska

Stamps-  Heart Shaped- Sale-a-Bration set free with a $120 order 

Paper –  Blackberry Bliss 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Blackberry 1 3/4" x 3 7/8"

2 White 4" x 5 1/4"

 1 white heart

1 gold heart cut from heart die

Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper 2 of 1 3/4" x 3 7/8"  Free with $60 purchase p. 11 Sell-a-Bration catalog 

Ink-  Blackberry Bliss 

Accessories- Starstruck Embossing Folder - Free with $60 purchase  SAB catalog p. 7

6 1/2"  and 5" Blackberry Bliss and Gold ribbon

Heart Sequins-Gold

Card 4  Diagonal Fun Fold Card-LeeAnn Greff Video

Stamps-  Bright Borders - Spring Catalog p. 58

Paper –   Melon Mambo card base 4 1/4" x 11"  Score at 5 1/2"    Cut diagonally from fold line to tip of card. Keep piece you cut off

Granny Green 2 1/2" circle

White 3" x 3" for sentiment

Toadstool Gardens Designer Series Paper  6" x6"  Sale-a-Bration p. 8

 Ink-  Melon Mambo 

Accessories- Point Label Punch Spring Catalog p. 54

Fresh Freesia Seam Binding 7", 6" for a bow Sale-a-Bration free with $60 purchase p.9

Adhesive Back Dappled Dots Annual Catalog p.115

March Classes

March 10th Monday 10 a.m.   2 spots available

March 11th Tuesday 1 p.m.      1 spot available

March 13th Thursday 10 a.m.    1 spot available

March 21st Friday 7 p.m. (one week later than usual)   1 spot available

 

March Paper Pumpkin

 March Paper Pumpkin  February 11-March 10

Kit comes in a beautiful box with a FREE additional stamp set!

MARCH: Daisy Daydream Subscribe February 11–March 10 Send sweet greetings with gorgeous cards featuring bees, honeycomb, and daisies.

 • Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes

 • Specialty gold foil and precut vellum accents 

 • Unique precut paper pieces 

 • Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla

She's At It Again

 Hey Everybody,

I'm still trying to use up my scraps.  I used paper from one of my favorite paper packs called, Perennial Lavender.  

I created two cards using strips of designer series paper.  The other two cards were made using squares that were cut diagonally to make a pattern.  I copied a pattern that I saw online.  These too were dry embossed with embossing folders to give them more texture and look more like quilts.

The next set of 4 cards was made using 1" strips of paper placed in different ways.  I have many more scraps to try this again and I'll use varied widths of paper.  I liked 1" strips because it used the paper up quickly. LOL

I had so many small scraps from the cards above, that I made a mosaic card. I saw this technique online and couldn't imagine cutting my paper into such small pieces. However, when I saw the small scraps left over from cutting the paper that hung over the edges of these cards, the little pieces were already made!

Here's what you do.  Cover a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" paper with some sort of adhesive. I used an adhesive sheet. You could use double sided tape.  Don't use glue. Randomly place the paper onto the card stock. Then sprinkle embossing powder over the card base. Between the paper where the tape is will pick up the embossing powder.  Heat it and you have a cool looking card.  I also found that some of the powder spread to other areas of the card and I have sprinklings of gold on different sections which looks like I planned it! LOL

Well, let me know what you think and if you've tried any of these ways to use up your scraps of designer series paper.

If you liked using the Changing Leaves hybrid embossing folder and stamp set check it out. It is on the Last Chance List for almost half-off each! Click the image or link to check it out.

Last Chance list  $24 originally $40

 Changing Leaves Hybrid embossing folder

Last Chance Changing Leaves Stamp Set  $10.00 $20.00  

The Glimmer Paper we used in February is more than half off!  Click on the image or product name to check it out.

THREE COLOR GLIMMER 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) SPECIALTY PAPER

Last Chance

$4.20 $10.50

Blessings,

Sue

Another Set of One Sheet Wonders

 Hey Everyone,

I am going through my designer series paper and trying to use up all of the scraps that have accumulated. Do you have that problem? The scraps seem to take up more room than the original paper pack! LOL

The One Sheet Wonder is from here.  I changed the direction of my card with the ribbon.  I also cut the designer series paper 1 1/2" x 5 1/4" for the first card. The fun part of making these is that you can lay these out any way you'd like. You'll see a few differences between my cards and hers.

I also used embossing folders for my card bases and used a dauber to ink color around the sentiments.

This was a fun way to use up scraps of designer series paper. I hope you give it a try.

Blessings,

Sue

Paper Pumpkin Kits For Spring

 Hey Everybody,

Stampin' Up! has released sneak peeks of the February and March Paper Pumpkin card making kits that I'm sure you'll love for quick, spring-themed paper crafting projects! Scroll to see them! The deadline to subscribe and redeem to get the February kit is Monday, February 10!

LIMITED RELEASE PROMOTION! Don't miss the Spring Is in the Air Dies Add-On - only available for purchase by Paper Pumpkin subscribers and while supplies last.

February: Hello Spring

Subscribe by February 10

Plant the seeds of happiness with these lovely garden-inspired cards.

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Precut pieces with bronze foil
• Unique spring-themed envelopes
• Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Petunia Pop (Classic Stampin’ Spot)

Coordinates with the Grow with Love Bundle (item 164804)!

March: Daisy Daydream Subscribe by March 10 Send sweet greetings with gorgeous cards featuring bees, honeycomb, and daisies. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes Specialty gold foil and precut vellum accents Unique precut paper pieces Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, Lost Lagoon (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla Kit comes in a beautiful box with a FREE additional stamp set!

Spring is in the Air Dies

Available to Paper Pumpkin Subscribers only while supplies last!

This add-on die-set coordinates with all three Paper Pumpkin kits shown above! Use requires a die cutting machine (not included).

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN? Paper Pumpkin kits are delivered to subscribers each month (your monthly "dose" of creativity) and include all the products you need to make stunning handmade cards and paper crafting projects. They are a great fit for both beginners and experienced crafters on the go or with limited space.

PERKS WITH PREPAID SUBSCRIPTIONS!

·         Prepaid subscriptions allow you to pay ahead for 1, 3, 6, or 12 months of Paper Pumpkin and they come with a few perks!

·         You can add other Stampin’ Up! products to your order when you purchase a prepaid subscription.

·         You can earn Sale-a-bration gifts on 3-month, 6-month and 12-month subscriptions.

• Qualify for Stampin' Rewards on a 12-month subscription or in combination with other Stampin’ Up! products.
• You can purchase as many prepaid subscriptions as you want, but you can only redeem one at a time, per account.

 1 month pre-paid subscription           3 months pre-paid subscription

6 months pre-paid subscription    12 months pre-paid subscription

DON'T FORGET TO REDEEEM YOUR PRE-PAID CODE(s)!

After purchasing a Pre-Paid Paper Pumpkin subscription, you should receive an email with a Paper Pumpkin Pre-Paid Code. You will need to use the code and apply it to a new or your existing Paper Pumpkin account. Click here for step-by-step instructions.
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Wildflower Birthday 12" x 12" One Sheet Wonder

 I love to make One Sheet Wonders. It doesn't matter if they are for 12" x 12" designer series paper, 6" x 6" paper or 8 1/2" x 11" paper. I love cutting designer series paper in different ways to make a set of cards. I used one of my new favorite designer series papers called Wildflower Birthday. This paper has gold in it plus a beautiful mix of colors. It also has ephemera which can be used on cards, tags or even scrapbook pages.

I followed the directions from Mary Knabe to design the layout of the birthday cards. Her One Sheet Wonder made 7 cards.  I placed the ephemera where I wanted with the birthday greeting.  I have to say I'm pretty happy with how these came out.

What made this very easy was I used Pretty in Pink for all 7 card bases.  I didn't have to, but I like how it looks.  I also used Blueberry Bushel paper as my layer for each card.  I used Blueberry Bushel for the ink on each card.  

If I were to do this again, I'd probably mix it up and use the different colors from the designer series paper for card bases and behind layers on the cards.

See what you think about these cards. 

Blessings,

Sue

The two punches used for sentiments were Labeled With Love and Keeping Tabs.   

Labeled With Love                                                Keeping Tabs

I want to show you how I used each of the punches to make the tags for the sentiments. It may give you some ideas of how you can use your punches for more than the way they were designed to be used. I've used blue lines to show where the paper was cut.

I cut the Keeping Tabs punch in half and stamped with the straight edge at the top and tucked it behind the flowers.

I turned the Labeled With Love Punch sideways and stamped my sentiment then I cut it in half.

I stamped and cut the Keeping Tabs piece in half and placed it as it was originally intended, like a file tab.

These two cards I used the Keeping Tabs Punch and cut straight across to form a rectangle. I used both halves the same way.

More Friendly Seagulls

 I'm having so much fun with this stamp set called, Friendly Seagulls. I love thinking of ways I can use them on cards that is a bit different.

I stamped on white ribbon with three different colors of inks to match the color challenge this card was made for. I found that the regular inks we have are okay, but have the possibility of spreading on the ribbon making the lettering more blurred.  When I used Stazon black ink which is a permanent ink, I didn't have that result. I got a clear, crisp sentiment.

When stamping on ribbon, you need to experiment with your inks to see what works best for the type of ribbon you are using.  Our ribbons are made with different types of materials.

I'd love to see if you've stamped on ribbon.

Blessings,

Sue

This card was made for the Splitcoaststampers  Color Challenge this week. The Challenge:Use these colors CRUMB CAKE LOST LAGOON EARLY ESPRESSO Dessert: Masculine I stamped the seagulls with crumb cake ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I added Wink of Stella to their wings, beak and feet. I fussy cut them. I took some of the lost lagoon designer series paper and cut it into 1/2" strips and wove a 1" piece back and forth to form the pylons the birds are sitting on. I used my blending brushes and torn paper to add lost lagoon and boho blue water behind the birds.  Check out the video on how to do this.  I stamped Happy Birthday on the white ribbon, cut it and added it to the mouth of two of the birds. You can see the last bird wasn't interested in holding a banner as she is eating french fries! LOL So, the banner is flapping in the breeze. The stamp set is from Sale-a-Bration which runs through the end of this month and is called, Friendly Seagulls.  This set is FREE with a $60 purchase. This is one of my favorite sets right now. The designer series paper used was Timeless Plaid.

February Stampin' Up Information and Classes Schedule

Hey everybody,

Here's the February Stampin' Up news.  There are two new kits available. Take a look.

There are new Sale-a-Bration items that have been added. Remember Sale-a-Bration goes through the end of this month. With each $60 before shipping and tax, you choose a free item from the list.

The Online Exclusives have been added to as well. Some of the designer series paper is on sale.

Take a look at the times for classes. I have a few spots available.

Can't wait to see you next week.

Blessings,

Sue

Click on the bold type or the picture for more information.

So Much To Celebrate 

Heirloom Arrangements

New Items have been added to   Sale-a-bration 2025!

For every $60 order you place, you can choose a Sale-a-bration item from this list:

Please note the item # is different for SAB.   It is not the # in catalog!

Level 1 - Free with $60 US 

Level 2 - Free with $120 US

 

Last Chance Products

Browse our selection of Last Chance paper crafting products. Additional items are added every other month. These products are available only while supplies last so be sure to buy them before they are discontinued! Discounts vary and are subject to change.

February Classes

Monday 10th at 10  2 spots available

Tuesday 11th at 1    2 spots available

Thursday 13th at 10  Filled

Friday 14th at 7 p.m. 1 spot available