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Thursday, June 18, 2020

Country Home Hello

HELLO!!  I'm here on a very hot day staying cool inside,  crafting & stamping as we continue to shelter at home.  
I have something to share with you.  The Country Home stamp set is a favorite of mine.  Reminds me of some of my tole painting images.




This card is all-purpose: use it for a quick note, a thinking-of-you card, a birthday card (which I'll be using it for), or you name it.

I've used one of the new 2020-2022 In Colors, Misty Moonlight, which I just love!   The other new In Colors are equally beautiful:  Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Bumble Bee, and Cinnamon Cider.   Do you have a favorite?  Still deciding?  Love them all?! 

Let's get to the card, and the products I used, and I hope you'll get inspired to do some stamping yourself today.

Stamp sets I used are these:
  • Country Home (147678) - the milk-can-canister image, stamped in Misty Moonlight onto whisper white cardstock.
  • Heart to Heart (151427) - the small heart & leaves image - real red heart, granny apple green leaves, stamped onto the canister.
  • Forever Fern (152559) - stamp leaves in Soft Sea Foam onto white card stock; and the dots image, in real red; also the HELLO in real red, stamped on another pies of white.  To be die cut.
  • Lovely You (152525) - floral image stamped in real red, stamping off a few times to get different intensities; stamp over the leaves. 

Dies:  Tasteful Labels Dies (152886) - cut out the floral/leave piece and separately die cut the sentiment
Rhinestone:  Red Rhinestone basic jewels (146924)
Stampin' Blends:  Smoky Slate Combo Pack (154904)

Classic Stampin' ink pads:  
  • Misty Moonlight (153118)
  • Real Red (147084)
  • Soft Seafoam (147102)
Papers I used:
  • Card base - Smoky Slate card stock (131202).  8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score/fold at 4 1/4" 
  • Layer of Real Red CS (102482) - 5" x 3 3/4"
  • 6" x 6" DSP 2020-2021 In Color collection (153070) - Misty Moonlight, 4 7/8" x 3 5/8"
  • Whisper white CS pieces for the die-cut floral piece, and the die-cut HELLO. (100730)

Now, here are the steps I did, but of course you can do in your own preferred order:
  • Stamp the canister onto white CS; stamp the heart-leaf image onto the cannister; color with Stampin' Blends; fussy cut the canister.
  • Stamp the forever fern leaves onto white CS; stamp over the leaves with the floral image and dots; die-cut with the Tasteful Labels die.
  • Stamp HELLO, die-cut with another of the Tasteful Labels dies.
  • Then I just glued everything, using the Multipurpose Liquid glue (110755).  Add the rhinestone, and you have a lovely hand-created card to send to someone special.  
Let me know what you think!

You can purchase any of the products I used by clicking on SHOP at top of the page, or click HERE, to be taken to my SU Online Store.
The Host Code for June is HXH9TSZ3.  Use this on orders under $150 and I'll send you something special to let you know how grateful I am to have you shop with me.   Don't use the code for orders $150 and over - you choose your own rewards from the Catalog.

Do you have the new Catalog?  If not, send me an email & I'll mail one to you.  You can also view the Catalog PDF on the side panel of this blog.

REMINDER: New Catalog Kick-Off Promotion.
- earn an extra $25 in REWARDS just through June 30 when your purchase is $250. 
 

Details below:

Promotion Dates: 3–30 June 2020

  • Customer, workshop, and online order types qualify for this promotion.
  • Starter Kit orders do not qualify for this promotion.
  • Paper Pumpkin prepaid subscriptions count toward a qualifying purchase. Month-to-month subscriptions do not qualify for this promotion.
  • The qualifying amount must be reached with merchandise prior to shipping and tax.
  • Additional Stampin’ Rewards for this promotion will only be awarded once per order.

Thanks for visiting my blog today. I hope you enjoyed seeing this card.  Give some of the new In Colors a try!   Keep crafting & stamping!

Take care,
           Julie
 



Saturday, June 13, 2020

Playful Pets

Calling all pet lovers!!  Gather up your playful pets, and let's do some stamping!



One of my favorite Suites of products in the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog is the Playful Pets Suite.  Such cute cat & dog images!!
My good friend has a darling Yorkie, Monet.  And Monet's good friend is my cat, Bella.  Since we have all been social-distancing, the two have not been able to get together to play & roll around, as they like to do.  So Bella made a cute card (with my help, of course!) to give to Monet.



Card base:  Cinnamon Cider card stock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", fold at 4 1/4"
Layer under DSP:  Real Red cardstock 5" x 3 3/4"
Layer of Playful Pets Designer Series Paper (152489), 4 7/8" x 3 5/8"
Yorkie image is punched from the DSP using new Rectangular Postage Stamp punch (152709)
Sentiment is from the Share Sunshine digital stamp set that SU offered, proceeds going to help COVID-19 causes.
Sentiment was die-cut with Stitched Rectangle Dies (151820)
Layer of Real Red under the sentiment and another piece of red punched, to go under the Yorkie.
Small heart trinket from Playful Pets Trinkets (152465)
Twine Bow is from Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack (152466) of the twine and a red/white ribbon.
Inside card:  cat image stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink & die-cut with the coordinating Pets Dies. Hearts stamped in real red.  Another sentiment from the Share Sunshine  digital collection. 

The entire Suite includes stamp set, dies, trinkets, DSP, Trim Combo Pack (154136).
There is also a Bundle, consisting of the stamp set and dies (154069)
The Designer Series Paper can be purchased separately (152489)

I was told that Monet (as well as her mom & dad) loved the card!  Yea!!    LOL!!

We have to amuse ourselves these days, don't we?  I hope you are doing some crafting and stamping.
If you want to purchase any of the items mentioned, you can do that!  Clicking on any of the item numbers will take you to my SU online store.  Or go directly to the STORE now.

JUNE HOST CODE for online purchase up to $150 -  HXH9TSZE - when you use this, I will send you a thank-you gift.
But don't use on orders of $150 and over - you choose your own rewards from the Catalog.

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NEW 2020-2021 Catalog Kick-Off Promotion -
get an extra $25 in REWARDS!

June 3 - 30

Let me know if you have any questions.  As always, I'm here to help you in any way I can with your crafting, creating, stamping projects.  If you don't have a SU Demonstrator, I would love to be yours!  Contact me & I'll send you a free Catalog and help get you making some beautiful, fun cards & other projects.   Click on the Contact button at the top of the blog.

I hope everyone is doing well, staying safe. 
Until next time, take good care.
Julie


Wednesday, June 3, 2020

New Annual Catalog is here!!

The new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog has arrived!!



Click on the Catalog image to the right of this blog, and browse through the PDF Catalog.

What you will find there:

New In Colors, new stamps, new bundles and suites, and many returning products, too.


Have fun looking.
When you're ready, I'd love for you to shop with me - click HERE to hop over to my online store.

Please contact me if you have any questions.  I know you will find lots of things to love about this year's new Catalog!

Take care, stay safe, be well!     ~Julie

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Terrarium Card

When I first saw the Make a Splash stamp set in the 2020 January-June Mini Catalog, I immediately thought of a terrariaum.
I created this card using plant/leaf images from several stamp sets.
It was a lot of fun to "plant" this little gem.   I hope you like it!

Here are the stamp sets I used:
  • Make a Splash - for the bowl and sentiment
  • Forever Fern
  • Lovely You
  • Positive Thoughts

Background paper is In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (2020-2021 Annual Catalog)

Classic Stampin' Inks I used:
  • Shaded Spruce
  • Pear Pizazz
  • Garden Green
  • Merry Merlot
  • Balmy Blue (the bowl)
  • Soft Suede & Crumb Cake (the soil)

Embellishment:  mini Library Clips.

Starting June 3, the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog goes "live"!!   Visit my online store to see the Catalog, or drop me a line if you would like a Catalog mailed to you.
My online store - click HERE.

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