Hey Everyone!
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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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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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!
Oh my goodness, I am so loving this September weather! It has inspired me to play with the little pumpkin girl from the Greeting Card Kids set. I used a lot of fun tools and embellishments from the Holiday mini catalog. I also used a sketch that I made, which you will be seeing again, probably on World Card Making day.
There is a piece of the black waffle paper behind the oval layer, which has been embossed using the spider web embossing folder. It is subtle and a little hard to see in the photograph. I also use the Black Flourish designer jewels from the Holiday mini, as well as the new Tasteful Trim die to create the layered scallops.
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Stamps: Greeting Card Kids
Ink: Black StazOn, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Rich Razzleberry Ink refills and Markers
Paper: Basic Black, Cajun Craze and Rich Razzleberry card stock, Black waffle paper, Wicked Fun specialty paper, watercolor paper
Fun Stuff: Black Flourish designer jewels, Basic Black Waffle Paper, Spider Web textured embossing folder, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die, Oval dies and Big Shot, aquapainters and blender pen
Oh my, this Holiday Mini is Fabulicious!! There are so many things to love. I have had so much fun playing with my new toys and embellishments. I will be posting more card ideas tomorrow, but in the meantime. Click on the catalog to take a peek at this wonderful new lineup of amazing stamps, tools and accessories for all of your upcoming Fall and Holiday projects!
Demonstrators who sign up between now and October 18th will receive this wonderful tote with their starter kit. What a great way to carrty projects to your workshops!
World Card Making day is October 2nd. Stay tuned for details on activities I will have planned for this event!
My Friend Joanne brought this adorable punched Santa card to Stamp Camp this month and gave one to everyone who attended. What a sweet treat! I just had to share it.
It is done almost completely with punched circles, except for the crimped strip and red triangle that makes the hat. Just a little sponging on the cheeks and a white gel pen for the eyes to finish it off.
