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posted on June 29, 2013 by

Stamp a Stack for StampFest!

 StampFest 2013

July 12-13, 2013

The event is $25 per person for the entire weekend or $15.00 for Friday OR Saturday only. Doors open at noon on Friday (July 12th). You may stay as late as you like on Friday or Saturday and come and go as you please.

Your StampFest fee gives you access to the room for either day or the weekend and that includes the use of the following stations….

  • Stamp Station: I will have all of the stamps available for any kits or cards that I am offering plus 20-30 sentiment sets. Each participant can also choose up to 10 additional sets that they would like to have available for the weekend for everyone to use.
  • Color Station: I will have 60 different colors of ink and markers available, as well as specialty pads, chalks, pencils and other items for coloring your stamps and images.
  • Cutting/Tool Station: I will have all of my punches, Big Shot, die and framelit collection available for you to use all weekend. I’ll also have all of my embossing folders and various other cutting, scoring and piercing tools for you to use. I will  have additional tools like heat guns, crimpers, cropadile etc.
  • My Digital Studio Classes: $10.00 for an hour and a half session, no room fee required. Basics or Advanced sessions (call or email me for times and details 918-827-6148) You do not have to pay the room rate for these sessions.

Kits are not included in the StampFest fee, and they are not required for attending. You may bring your own paper/projects and work on those all weekend or you may order from the kit selection beginning Tuesday, July 2nd. There will be 7 Stamp A Stack selections (2 Christmas) and then I will have packets of precut cards from stamp camps that can be purchased individually as supplies last. Additional kit offerings will be available on my blog and in an additional sign up email that I will be sending out on July 1st

I’ll also have a table of retired items for sale at great prices. This will include stamps, papers, pads and other items. You do not have to pay the room fee if you are only dropping by to shop the retirement items.

Here are the Stamp a Stack selections. (Timeless Talk, Hearts a Flutter, Secret Garden, Six Sided Sampler, Cycle Celebration)

Timeless Talk

Timeless Talk

Hearts a Flutter

Hearts a flutter

Secret Garden

Secret Garden

One in a Million

six sided sampler

Cycle Celebration

Cycle Celebration

I pulled out some of my favorite retired sets for our StampFest Christmas choices!

Post Card

vintage

Stitched Stockings

stitched stockings

Each stack is 5 cards of one design. Your first stack is $7.50 and each stack after that is $5.00 or you may stamp 5 stacks for $25.00. You may also choose to stamp one of each design for $10.00.

Belinda

 

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posted on June 12, 2013 by

Perfect Blend

Perfect Blend

Here is one of the cards that we will be making for stamp camp tomorrow. Love this new Perfect Blend set and the Coastal Cabana paper! The paper is from the Afternoon Picnic DSP pack. I was a little bummed that they carried the design over from the Spring Catalog (Tea for Two) but changed up the colors. I am crazy for Calypso coral, but not really a purple and blue or teal fan. When I opened the new pack though, I was surprised at how much I liked the combo. Those colors are just beautiful together!

I drew in the “coffee rings” with a marker using the new circle framelits as a guide. The splatter stamp is from one of the My Paper Pumpkin kits. I hope you make it to camp tomorrow to grab your new catalog!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Perfect Blend ~ Splatter Stamp (MPP)

Ink

 Crumb Cake ~ Early Espresso ~ Coastal Cabana ~ Crumb Cake marker

Paper

 Crumb Cake ~ Coastal Cabana ~ Very Vanilla ~ Afternoon Picnic DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Deco Labels framelits ~ Circle framelits ~ Crumb Cake seam binding ~ Aquapainter

 

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posted on June 5, 2013 by

Faux Chalk From My Heart

From My Heart

Here is another card that I made using the Faux Chalk technique. I embossed the images from the Creative Elements and From My Heart sets in white EP and then drew in some lines and highlights with a white watercolor pencil. I finished it off by sponging on some “chalk smudges” using Whisper White craft ink. I think the doily trim sets it off nicely.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 From My Heart ~ Creative Elements ~ Itty Bitty Banners

Ink

 Whisper White craft

Paper

 Basic Black

Fun Stuff

 Tea Lace Paper Doilies ~ White embossing powder ~ Heat Tool ~ White watercolor pencil

 

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posted on June 4, 2013 by

Chalk Talk

Chalk Talk

The new Annual Catalog is officially live and full of wonderful new things. The Chalk Talk set is one of my favorites! I am kind of hooked on this technique (Faux Chalk) so it is wonderful to have some images that make it quick and easy!

The fussiest part of this card is the bow. I just sponged some “chalk” on Basic Black card stock. You could use chalk if you have it, but I prefer our Whisper White craft pad and a sponge.

I stamped and cut out the image (Black StazOn on Whisper white). There are framelits for this set! Next, I sponged a doily with tea stain and added an embossed border. The vanilla flowers have been smushed  into the primrose petal pad to add some color (yes, smushed is the technical term). Love how this one turned out.

I hope you get to stamp today!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Chalk Talk

Ink

 Black StazOn ~ Whisper White Craft ~ Primrose Petals

Paper

 Basic Black ~ Primrose Petals ~ Whisper White

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Chalk Talk Framelits ~ Large Scallop Edgelit ~ Delicate Designs EF ~ Tea Lace Paper Doilies ~ Very Vanilla seam binding ~ Tea Stain distress ink ~ Vanilla flower trim

 

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posted on May 31, 2013 by

New The New Annual Catalog Is Here!

 View the New Catalog Here

We can begin ordering from the New Annual Catalog today at noon! Click the photo below or in my sidebar to see the flash catalog version.

2013 Stampin up catalog

Huge 4 Day Sale!

Friday Only Specials

Wow, today is the perfect trifecta of sales events! Today only, all three catalogs are available to order from, while we kick off some major savings events.  Stampin’ Up! announced a sale on three of our most popular sentiments, our MDS sale continues till June 15th, and I have MANY specials going on through this weekend. See the details below

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june promo

*Friday only, you can order your final products from the Spring Catalog and I am offering 10% off any bundle package from that catalog.

*Don’t forget to look at retiring accessories, some discounted up to 60%. You can see them here.

Choose your Discount

I cannot process these discounts through the online store. Contact me at 918.304.6247 or belinda@stampinpad.com to place  your order. Refunds will not be issued on orders placed online. Please read the fine print of this offer at the end of this post.

Choose Free Shipping on any order over $60 (before tax and shipping)

OR

Choose any single/combination of the following discounts (these cannot be combined with the Free Shipping offer)

$20 off the Big Shot
15% off the new Big Shot Magnetic platform (no more taping down your framelits!)
5% off one retiring  set, 10% off two retiring sets or 15% off four or more retiring sets         (Annual Catalog sets only)
10% off any Color assortment (Ink pads, card stock, or markers listed as assortments in the catalog)
15% off the new Paper Trimmer, The Simply Scored Scoring tool or the Clear Block storage caddy
10% off the complete bundle of Clear blocks

Any single order over $150 (or group of orders totaling $150 and turned in by a single person) will qualify for FREE Hostess Benefits!

Monday, June 3rd is the last day to order from the 2012/2013 Annual Catalog. All discounts expire at 8 pm on Monday June 3rd. Payment is due at the time the order is placed, Credit Card transactions only, for new customers. If there is a problem finalizing payment that cannot be resolved before 8 PM on June 3rd, the discounts will not be extended beyond that time. All orders must include full name, address, and email and credit card information must match those details.

Belinda

 

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posted on May 30, 2013 by

Pinwheel Card and Huge 4 Day Sale!

Choose Your Deal!

I am offering some great deals to coincide with the exciting roll out of this years new Annual Catalog! We are overlapping the final hours to order from the Spring Catalog and the retiring Catalog with the first days of ordering from the new catalog. At 12 noon on Friday (May 31st) we can begin ordering from the new catalog. The Spring Catalog expires at midnight that night and the last day to order from the current catalog (2012/2013) is Monday June 3rd.These are the deals that I am offering during this 4 Day Sale!

Choose your own deal. Everyone who places an order of $25 or more will receive a free 2013/2014 Annual Catalog. Then you can choose between……..

FREE SHIPPING on orders over $60  OR…..
Any of the following deals
The deals below can be combined on a single order, but the free shipping offer cannot be combined with an order that includes any of the following. You may choose the shipping offer OR any combination of……
$20 off the Big Shot
15% off the new Big Shot Magnetic platform (no more taping down your framelits!)
5% off one retiring  set, 10% off two retiring sets or 15% off four or more retiring sets         (Annual Catalog sets only)
10% off any Color assortment (Ink pads, card stock, or markers listed as assortments in the catalog)
15% off the new Paper Trimmer, The Simply Scored Scoring tool or the Clear Block storage caddy
10% off the complete bundle of Clear blocks

Don’t forget Retiring accessories, up to 60% off. You can see them here.  These sales items can be added to a free shipping only order.
FRIDAY MAY 31ST ONLY an additional 10% off any Bundle package in the Spring Catalog. (the Spring Catalog expires Friday, May 31st)

Any single order over $150 (or group of orders totaling $150 and turned in by a single person) will qualify for FREE Hostess Benefits!

I cannot offer these deals on any orders placed in the online store, you must call or email me with your order to take advantage of these specials.
918.827.6148 or belinda@stampinpad.com (you can reply to this email)

Pinwheel Card

I have a fun little Birthday card for you today. I love the little die that cuts these pinwheels, they are so easy to put together. This, the Cloudy Day embossing folder and the Wishes Your Way set that I used on this card are three of my must have things from the Spring Catalog that is about to expire. These sayings will work for so many images that I have in my collection.

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Banner Greetings ~ Wishes Your Way

Ink

 Lucky Limeade ~ Pacific Point

Paper

 So Saffron ~ Marina Mist ~ Very Vanilla ~ Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Cloudy Day folder ~ Pinwheel Sizzlit ~ Subtles Brads ~Eyelet Border Punch ~ Toothpicks ~ Bamboo Skewers

 

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posted on May 28, 2013 by

Oh Hello

Oh hello

These are two of my favorite things from the Spring Catalog that expires in just a few days! I am thrilled that both the Oh Hello, stamp set and the DSP pattern made it into the new catalog! Although the paper is in a different color combination, so I’ll be getting more of this color before it goes away on the 31st. I am completely fixated on Calypso Coral lately! I love how these work together with the doilies. Kind of contemporary shabby chic.

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Oh Hello

Ink

 Early Espresso ~ So Saffron ~ Tea Stain

Paper

 Calypso Coral ~ Very Vanilla ~ Tea For Two DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Ovals Collection Framelits ~ So Saffron taffeta ribbon

 

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posted on May 25, 2013 by

Santa Punch Art

petal cone santa

I am sure you are wondering what in the world I am doing posting a Santa punch art tutorial in May! For those who are signed up for my newsletter, I am doing a series through Christmas geared toward organizing and preparing for the holidays early. Each newsletter has a section on getting ready for the holidays and each month on the 25th I am going to dedicate a post here with the same theme. The idea is to set aside specific day for working on creating the most fabulous holiday we can imagine. The series theme is A Pinterest Christmas, so you know we have a million ideas on that!  I chose the 25th of each month. Easy to remember. If you would like to play along, just sign up for my newsletter for the entire series. You can sign up by filling out the form in my side bar.

I was asked to share a tutorial for this punch art  Santa as part of the series. Since this ornament punch is retiring at the end of this month, I decided that I better hurry and fit it in now! Originally I used it on this petal cone die box (also retiring, which makes me very sad!). This tutorial shows an additional step or two for creating a hat for the santa.

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You will need to punch the pieces as shown in this photo. Emboss a Whisper White piece of card stock using the Perfect Polka dot folder and punch an ornament, a large oval, two wings from the Bird Builder punch and the circle from Itty Bitty shapes. Then punch a Cherry Cobbler pennant with the Pennant builder punch, Blush Blossom Itty Bitty circle and 1 3/4″ circle and then two 1/4″ Basic Black circles. When you are punching the wings for the mustache, punch one and then flip the card stock over and punch the debossed side. This way you will have two wings pointing different directions.

Picture 37

Create a handle for the Large Oval piece and use the 1 3/4″ circle punch to trim away part of the Large Oval as shown.

Picture 39

Picture 43

Attach the partial oval piece to the pink circle and sponge on some cheeks using a sponge dauber and Blushing Bride ink.

Picture 44

Trim off the top of the ornament  and attach as shown.

Picture 45

Add the two wings to form the mustache. I did not pop these up for this sample, but I think I will from now on, it gives it more definition. Bend the pennant piece over as shown to form the hat.

Picture 47

Add the white circle to make a pom for the hat and attach as shown.

Picture 48

Finish the punch art piece by adding commas to the eyes, using a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by

Belinda

 

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posted on May 24, 2013 by

Secret Garden

Secret Garden

I have been wanting to make a floral card using the Perfectly Preserved jar image since I got the set. This card was inspired by one I skimmed past on pinterest a while back, I don’t know who to credit, but the design has been haunting me. I have to admit that I burned myself out on flower cards and haven’t played with any of my floral sets in quite some time, but I thought I would give Secret Garden a shot. I love several of the flowers in the set and the fact that it has a matching Framelit set for cutting them out was all it took to convince me. I am officially falling in love with floral cards again!

I had to stamp the jar on acetate…..also something that I have thinking about for a while. The Perfectly Preserved set is still available by the way, at least until the Spring Catalog expires. I just love the white flowers against the Crumb Cake! The sentiment stamp is from the new catalog and is called Label Love. There is a matching punch….so even more to love!

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Secret Garden ~ Perfectly Preserved ~ Label Love

Ink

 Black StazOn ~ Old Olive ~ Versamark ~ Daffodil Delight Marker

Paper

 Crumb Cake ~ Daffodil Delight ~ Whisper White

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Secret Garden Framelits ~ Cannery Set Framelits ~ Window Sheets ~ Daffodil Delight 1/8″ ribbon ~ Artisan Label punch

 

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posted on April 27, 2013 by

Introducing the New In Colors!

Crisp Cantaloupe

I am so excited to share the new 2013/2014 In Colors! I LOVE every one of these colors, they are just so fresh and cheery! They are as delectable as their names suggest and they complete our upcoming Color Refresh perfectly. Stampin’ Up did a fabulous job with this color update! The colors that I have labeled as Refresh are past In Colors that are making a comeback to freshen up color groupings.

Of course, the pictures never do them justice. I think Crisp Cantaloupe is one of my favorites, it is brighter and deeper than this picture. It really looks like the flesh of a cantaloupe! It is lovely with Calypso Coral.

Baked Brown Sugar

Baked Brown Sugar is a rich caramel brown. It looks wonderful with all of the colors shown here and is much richer in person.

Pistachio Pudding

Pistachio Pudding is a lovely but subdued minty green. It has a hint of sage to it, so it will be very versatile. Love having this green alternative!

Strawberry Slush

Strawberry slush is a a yummy deep pink. It really does remind me of a strawberry slush. Not nearly as bright as Melon Mambo, but a lovely pop of color when paired with some of our Subtles. LOVE!!!!

Coastal Cabana

I did two comparisons for you with the new Coastal Cabana. This is a gorgeous light teal that just screams… come to the islands! I paired it here with current colors so that you would have a better idea of what it looks like in person.

Coastal Cabana

Here I compared it to some of the refreshed colors so that you can see what a wonderful new color palette we will have to work with. I adore these colors, they make me want to slip on some sandals and head to the beach!

Available for purchase on May 31st or now if you sign up to be a demonstrator during the current preorder period. I guess that makes this a great time to mention that new demonstrators currently choose $155 worth of product for only $99 in their demonstrator kit (plus an additional $50 in free business supplies). Click here to sign up now!

Belinda

 

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