Stampin Up Crafting Advent Calendat

 

Take a look at the new Twelve Days of Crafting Advent Calendar!  This is a new product from Stampin' Up! on sale starting TODAY! YAY!   Each day you can give yourself, or a crafty friend, a moment of joy when they open the door to reveal that day's crafting surprise.  They items will be things like stamps, dies, paper, tools and embellishments.  This items have some coordination but are not a kit to make one final project but rather items that you can use throughout the year on a variety of projects!  One thing I know for sure is that there will be STAMPS! of course.  You can learn a little more about this product here in this marketing video from Stampin' Up! 

The Stampin' Up! Crafting Advent Calendar is only available while supplies last. You can pick yours up by clicking here. 
 

Long Time No See Z-Fold Card

 

The Long Time No See stamp set is such a fun set!  This Happy Birthday card is from my last Card Buffet and it was a hit.  I know I am often a little late in sending my cards out, crazy since I always have cards on hand, but that's the truth :), so I love the 'Sorry I'm a little behind' sentiment!  There is also a 'Long Time No See' sentiment that would be fun here as well. 

For this card I used Garden Green for the card base with some designer paper scraps I had laying around from an other pack that is no longer available. I colored the dog's sweater with Stampin' Blends in Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow, Granny Apply Green and Cloud Cover. The dog was colored with Pecan Pie.  I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of Cloud Cover and attached it with Dimensionals.  

 The little Llama or Alpaca (which is it??) is adorable too.  Here are some samples from the Online Store.

 

I made a how to video for the z-fold card with measurements and tips. You can find the video here:

 And here is another version with a more Christmas feel:

My Christmas version uses Poppy Parade as the base color and I used Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow, Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends on the dog's sweater. 
 

Product List

Long Time No See Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[166189]

$20.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161674]

$11.00

Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[153108]

$11.00

Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[148547]

$9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147274]

$9.00

Cloud Cover Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[165287]

$11.00

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147275]

$9.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102584]

$14.00

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119793]

$14.00

Next Quarter Paper Pumpkin Preview

 

Here's a little peek at the next three Paper Pumpkin kits from Stampin' Up! I always love the kits from this quarter, they are great gifts and I can always use more cards at this time of year. 

Subscribe to get them delivered straight to your door and never miss a month.  You can do a month to month subscription and pay as you go, or you can pre-pay for 3, 6 or 12 months and save even more. You will get great new sentiment stamps to add to your collection, as well as new ink spots and everything needed to complete the cards is included. Click here to see all the subscription options

When you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin, you get access to a special page in the online store when you log in, where you can purchase past kits and refills while the supplies last, as well as a quarterly die set that coordinates with the stamps and themes for each quarter. Here is the die set for the next group of kits.  The dies are not needed to complete the kits, they are just a fun add-on that you can use to create even more projects with your stamps and other cardstock you may have. 

 

Product List

Paper Pumpkin Subscription

[166815]

$27.00

Paper Pumpkin 3 Month Subscription

[166816]

$81.00

Paper Pumpkin 6 Month Subscription

[166817]

$162.00

Paper Pumpkin 12 Month Subscription

[166818]

$324.00

24 Hour Stamp Sale

 Thursday September 18th, ALL Regular priced STAMPS will be 15% off AND Stamping Tools will be on Sale too!! YAY!!  This includes stamps in the mini catalog and the online exclusives too! Bundles are not included as they are always discounted.  This would be a good time to get those Stampin' Tools that you have always wanted or needed but haven't bought because you wanted more fun things like paper or ink :)

What are Stampin' Tools you ask? These are things like Acrylic Blocks shown in the photo above. or Stamp Cleaner, Grid Paper, the Stampin' Scrub, and the Shammy.  You can see the full page of tools here. 

 

Sanded Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder

 

Today I want to share a fun card that we made at Stamp Camp last week.  We used the new Sunflower 3D Embossing folder from Stampin' Up! I used it on a piece of patterned Designer Series Paper from the Wildly Flowering pack.  This designer paper is on the Last Chance List at a discount while supplies last. I really like this collection and the smaller floral print worked nicely for this technique. 

I started by running the Designer Paper through the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder. For this technique you want to use the raised image, so when you place your paper into the embossing folder, be sure that the side of the paper you want to use is facing up with the logo side of the Embossing folder.  Next simply take a sanding block or sanding paper and gently sand the top of the paper.  Where the image is raised, some paper will sand away, revealing the white core of the paper. 

For a full step by step how to, visit my YouTube channel. 

 

The Card Design is a 'Book Fold', you can see it in action in the video. This is a fun and simple fold that is just a little different to add a touch of interest. I added some extra layers by adding a mat of Early Espresso light (the light side of the two-toned paper) behind the designer paper.  I also added a few accents by cutting some greenery from the Gallery Blooms dies. 

On this version, I used the Wild Wheat side of the paper.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This version uses the same paper, but the Moody Mauve side.  

The sentiments are stamped onto designer paper, also from the same Wildly Flowering Designer Series Paper cut with the Nested Essentials dies.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Wildly Flowering Designer Series Paper is only available while supplies last and it is currently on sale.  While the Moody Mauve and Wild Wheat colors are retired, the paper contains other colors that are still available such as the Early Espresso, Misty Moonlight and Mossy Meadow, so you can easily use this paper with current colors. 

 

 

 

 

 Both cards use sentiments from 'The Right Words' stamp set. This is a really nice stamp set to have. There are sentiments for both the outside and inside of the card. This set is available in English, French and Spanish. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Here is a close up on the sanding. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Sunflower Embossing folder is XL, 6 by 8 1/2 inches! It is great for many techniques and I look forward to trying out so many more. 

As of today, the Embossing folder is on Backorder, bummer. But, the expected date for it to be back in stock is September 29th.  Did you know that you can get an email from Stampin' Up! to alert you when an item is back in stock.  You will see a notice on the item that it is out of stock and there is a field to fill in your email to get notified when it arrives! Yay!   

 See all the supplies used below. 

 

 

 

Product List

Sunflower 3 D Embossing Folder

[166145]

$12.00

Wildly Flowering 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163323]

$12.50

Early Espresso 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock

[166668]

$10.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$14.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Nested Essentials Dies

[161597]

$34.00

Gallery Blooms Dies

[165212]

$40.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00