Sneak Peek - Sweet Ice Cream

 I shared a card the other day that used Sweet Ice Cream, a new stamp set coming in the January - June 2021 Mini Catalog (starting January 5).  Well today I have another, and I love it!  Take a peek:

This card was created using a Whisper White Note Card (and envelope).  Isn't it cute?  

I started by stamping the greeting along the bottom, using Bermuda Bay ink.  Then I ran a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine with the Curvy dies (also coming in the new catalog), creating that curved edge with the punched holes.  I repeated that with a piece of the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper, then adhered them to the card front.

That cute ice cream cone was punched (Yes!  there's a coordinating punch - the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch) from the patterned papers - easy peasy, and added to a Stitched Shape circle.  Then I glued on some of the Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles, an embellishment included in the Ice Cream Corner Suite.

The envelope got a stamped cone to finish my project.  

The Ice Cream Corner Suite of products will be available January 5.  Need a Mini Catalog?  If you don't have a current demonstration, contact me to find out how you can get one for FREE.  

Product List 

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

$7.50

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131197]

$8.75

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes

[131527]

$7.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Sale-a-Bration is Coming!

Sale-a-Bration is that time of year when every $50 spent on Stampin' UP! products gets you a FREE pick from the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  And this year's Sale-a-Bration is going to be great!  There are a number of FREE stamp sets, as well as FREE patterned paper from which to choose, and they are all fun!

Here's my first play with one of the stamp sets, Approaching Perfection.  And I also used one of the FREE papers, Oh So Ombre:

 First a short story - my husband's birthday is the day after Christmas.  As we will be traveling this week, I figured I better work on his card ahead of time.  See the letters on the card above?  I actually cut those to make a card for him.  As it turns out, I switched up my plans, and had these letters sitting on my desk, and since I really hate to waste anything, made this card.  But I needed an image on the top - Approaching Perfection to the rescue!

These fun candles were colored with Stampin' Write markers, then stamped.  I switched up the colors each time and love the way they came out.  But the flames were a little dull (I used Daffodil Delight, and they didn't stamp very dark) so I dug out some retired mini pearls, colored them with my Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend marker and voila!  

Note the background paper and the paper from which I cut the letters - that's the Oh So Ombre paper that is FREE.  It comes in Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green and Rococo Rose (all in one pack) and has the circle pattern (what you see here) as well as sheets of just colors, fading from dark to light.  Great paper, great colors, and you'll love it!  

These are only two of the selections from Sale-a-Bration.  I'll have more samples after Christmas, and will hopefully whet your appetite for some FREE stuff!  

Sale-a-Bration, coming soon - starts January 5th until February 28th!  Can't wait!

If you don't have a current demonstrator and need a Sale-a-Bration catalog, I'd love to send you one.  Drop me a note and I'll tell you how to get one FREE!

Time is Running Out

 

The Year-End Closeout sale is almost over!  Lots of products are disappearing, but there's still time to snap up some of your favorite products from the August - December 2020 Mini Catalog.  With prices slashed up to 50% why wouldn't you take advantage of this sale and stock up?  

Note:  Stampin' UP! has announced that the supplier of Whisper White cardstock has gone out of business due to COVID-19.  A replacement for this staple paper has been found and will soon be available for purchase.  In the meantime, Whisper White products (including cardstock and envelopes) are limited to two packs with each order, until supplies run out.  So if you are placing an order, and love Whisper White, be sure to add your allotted quantity to your order.  

Sweet Ice Cream

 How about a little Sneak Peek?  

Sweet Ice Cream is a new stamp set making an appearance in January when the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog goes live.  The Ice Cream Corner Suite of products will be available starting January 5, and are sure to make your happy occasions a bit more fun.  Take a look:

Let's take a look at the new products from this suite...

First up, the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set.  

Now for this card, I only used the Happy Birthday greeting.  What?  How did I get that ice cream cone?

Well, the Ice Cream Corner patterned paper has lots of ways to make cones - there's a piece that looks like a waffle cone (see the cone on my card) and some with "splotches" of color just waiting to be punched out in addition to sheets of ice cream cones, popsicles and pretty patterns.

Wait, back up...did I say "punch"?  YES!  This bundle includes the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch, just perfect for making those fabulous cones!

Then come the embellishments - the Blackberry Bliss Striped Ribbon and the Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles, both of which are on this card.  

So now to the card:

It's a shaker card!  How fun!

I started with a Bermuda Bay Stitched So Sweetly die cut, and cut out the center.  A piece of Window Sheet was adhered to the back, along with Adhesive Foam Strips all the way around.  I cut a piece of the "sprinkled" patterned paper to size, added some of the sprinkles and adhered the frame.  

The striped paper is also from the DSP package, and I snipped three strips of the Blackberry Bliss ribbon for under the frame.  

This is bound to make someone's birthday a little extra happy, don't you think?  

The Ice Cream Corner suite will be available January 5th.  Need a new Mini Catalog?  They've already been mailed to my current customers, but if you don't have a demonstrator, I'd love to send you copy.  Contact me to find out how you can get one for free!  

Product List

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

$7.50

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131197]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

$32.00

Foam Adhesive Strips

[141825]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Got Patterned Paper?

 Do you ever need a quick gift-wrapping option?  I needed one the other day and although I had a ton of wrapping paper, I really needed a gift bag.  What to do?  Aha!  Patterned paper to the rescue!

Using two 12" x 12" sheets of Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper made just what I needed!  I scored each sheet at 3" on 3 edges (two sides and the bottom), snipped the corners and nestled the sheets together.  Before adhering them together, I scored the top of each sheet at 2".  This allowed me to tuck the top flaps to the inside.

Now I needed this bag to be a little stronger than the patterned paper would allow, so I repeated the scoring on two pieces of 12" x 10" cardstock.   I put these together first, then added the patterned paper over the top, tucking the flaps on top to the inside.  This made it really sturdy!

To attache the ribbon handles I used some strong Tear 'n Tape adhesive on the outside of the bag on either side.  Then I stuck the ribbon to the tape.  Finally a strip of Copper Foil (1-1/2" wide) was wrapped around the top of the bag (I used two strips to make it all the way around), adhering it with more Tear 'n Tape.  

The retired Merry Christmas dies were perfect for the greeting, cut in Pretty Peacock with a strip of Adhesive Sheets on the back.  The Joy dies (on sale now at 30% discount) would be a wonderful substitute!

This came out so pretty I decided to make a second one - these are for some "neighbor gifts":

I can't wait to deliver them!  Wouldn't you like to get a gift in a pretty bag?  

The Brightly Gleaming paper is currently on sale at 50% savings!  At just $7.50 a package, why wouldn't you make some pretty bags?   Check out this great sale before it's too late!

Just One More (for now)

 OK, I'm about ready to put away my Sand & Sea Suite for a day or two (or maybe for an hour or two).  But I have one more very simple card for you using these products.

After prepping for the video I shared yesterday, I had a bunch of shells sitting on my desk.  And what do we do when we have pieces all over the desk?  We create!  So...

I took a piece of Rococco Rose cardstock and ran it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine with the Seashells embossing folder.  I added some Snowflake Splendor ribbon (it's amazing that this iridescent ribbon, which usually pairs well with Pool Party picked up the rose color and looks gorgeous on pink!) and then adhered it to the Blushing Bride card base.

These shells from Friends are like Seashells are stamped on Whisper White and cut out with the coordinating Seaside Seashells dies, then embossed with the Seashells folder.   And check out the Opal Rounds that look like natural pearls!

This card could be used for all kinds of occasions - just change out the greeting!

The Sand & Sea Suite will be available for purchase on January 5th.  You'll want the entire suite!  

Need a new Stampin' UP! January - June 2021 Mini Catalog?  If you don't have a current demonstrator, I'd love to send you one.  Contact me to find out how you can get one for FREE!  

Product List

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[147100]

$7.50

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150085]

$7.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$7.50

Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150080]

$7.50

Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150882]

$8.75

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131198]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Snowflake Splendor 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Ribbon

[153548]

$7.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Sand & Sea

 I am totally in love with the new Sand & Sea Suite of products that is in the upcoming January-June 2021 Mini Catalog.  Today I've got a video with some tips on how to use the stamps, dies and embossing folder, along with demonstrating how to stamp on the Pearlescent Paper.  

Sand & Sea will be available on January 5.

Can't wait?  Demonstrators can order this suite now; click here to sign up!