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Stampin’ Up! has loaded up the Clearance Rack with over a hundred new items! Go check it out. There are some amazing buys on some very much loved retired items. These are savings of up to 80%. You have to order clearance items in the online store, due to quickly depleting inventory levels. In other words, when it’s gone, it’s gone. Go check out these amazing deals on products you thought you might never see again!
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I hope you get to stamp today! Don’t forget to leave a comment telling me what you are doing to celebrate the day or just say hi to win a free set! If you send a picture of the cards you make today, you’ll earn two additional chances to win the set. Email them to me at Belinda@stampinpad.com
Here is a card design challenge for you if you need a little help getting started.
These cards were inspired by the above design. I used the Big Shot to emboss the first layer on this card which was created for the Big shot challenge on SUO Challenges
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Stamps: Notably Ornate
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Stamps: Greeting Card Kids
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World Card Making Day is Saturday, October the 2nd! This special celebration first began 5 years ago, when Papercrafts magazine organized a special card making day for their subscribers. Word quickly spread though, and with the help of the internet the celebration soon had spread world wide. Observed the first Saturday of October, it kicks off the holiday card-making season, the most popular time for creating and sharing handmade greetings.
World Card Making day celebrates the creativity of handmade cards and the personal connection that they create between friends and family. I hope you get to stamp at least one card this Saturday!
I am giving away a free set in honor of the day! To win, just leave a comment on my blog at Stampinbuzz.com on Saturday, October the 2nd and tell me what you are doing to celebrate the day, even if it’s just gathering inspiration for your holiday projects.
I’ll have a couple of fun challenges to inspire you and if you do get a chance to stamp some cards, send me a photo. Email it to me at Belinda@stampinpad.com I would love to share them on my blog next week! If you do share a card (that you stamped on Saturday), I’ll give you two extra chances to win the free set!
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This is another project we did for stamp camp this month. We used the little brown paper bags from the Holiday mini catalog to present a gift of Harvest Blessing Mix. We have done this with a cello bag and topper in the past, but the harvest mix was the first thing I thought of when I saw these little bags! This is also called Thanksgiving Blessing Mix.
We stamped a quick tag using the new Decorative Label punch and sponged a couple of leaves from the Autumn Splendor set. The blessing mix ingredient list was printed off on the computer and attached to the back of the bag. You can find the printout with the recipe for the mix and the ingredient label here.
Enjoy!
Stamps |
Autumn Splendor ~ Grateful Greetings |
Ink |
Crumb Cake ~ Cajun Craze ~ Early Espresso ~ Riding Hood Red |
Paper |
Cajun Craze ~ Crumb Cake ~ Early Espresso |
Fun Stuff |
~ Decorative Label punch ~ Mini Library Clips ~ Mini Lunchbags |
I knew I wanted to start with the Spider web on this card and I wanted to make it shimmer like a real web. I used a very sparse amount of the Frost White shimmer paint on a sponge dauber and lightly rubbed it over the raised web. I love the effect. Loved it so much that I didn’t want to cover it up, so I scaled down the image and sentiment to highlight the web!
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This was one of the fall cards that we made at Stamp Camp last week. I love the little owl from the new Aviary set and thought he would be too cute with this set! The Top Note die atop a simple layer or two is a great go to design for a quick and easy card. Just simple stamping on this one, but the colors are so rich it really grabs your attention. Love the new Cajun Craze!
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Stamps |
Season of Friendship ~ Aviary |
Ink |
Early Espresso ~ Cajun Craze ~ Always Artichoke ~ More Mustard ~ Riding Hood Red |
Paper |
Whisper White ~ Early Espresso ~ Cajun Craze |
Fun Stuff |
Big Shot ~ Top Note Die ~ Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon |
I made this card for a challenge over on a new challenge blog that is just starting up called SUO Challenges. There are a ton of challenge blogs out there and they are designed to get your creativity flowing. When you challenge yourself in ways outside of your normal style or comfort zones, you will be amazed at how your confidence in designing your own cards will flourish. I have played along with challenges before, but this is the first time I have actually posted to a challenge blog. Usually, I start a card, but before I can finish it the deadline has passed! This is a new design blog and I recognize and admire many of the design team members. The challenge is to make a fall card. That was easy since I am in fall mode right now!
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamps |
Harvest Home ~ Grateful Greetings |
Ink |
Black StazOn ~ Cajun Craze ~ Early Espresso ~ Pumpkin Pie ~ Soft Suede ~ More Mustard ~ Riding Hood Red ~ Tea Stain |
Paper |
Very Vanilla ~ Pumpkin Pie ~ Early Espresso |
Fun Stuff |
Big Shot ~ Corner Rounder Punch ~ Blender Pens ~ Bigz Clear Scallop Square ~ Vintage Wallpaper EF ~ Pumkin Pie Satin Ribbon |
Did you know we have designer fabric in the new Holiday mini catalog? We do! You can use our Big Shot dies to cut the fabric and create some amazing projects, including purses and quilts. We have a fabric adhesive sheet that will make it very easy to use the fabric to cover notebooks, chipboard, metal and much more to make a wide variety of gift items. Of course, you can use the fabric with any pattern of your choice and then use stamps and papers that coordinate to create all kinds of gift ensembles. I will be focusing on a few of these ideas in the weeks to come but for now, here is a quick little video to introduce you to our new designer fabrics!
