Join Me on World Card Making Day (Oct 1, 2022)

I am so excited to be able to invite you to join me to a FREE event being put on by Stampin’ Up! – a 3 hour World Card Making Day crafting session online! World Card Making Day is all about making beautiful, heartfelt cards. During the event, Stampin’ Up! staff will walk you through several projects, and you’ll create the cards right along with us. You’ll end up with new project ideas and some stunning new cards! In addition to this fun event I will have some crafting challenges ( with prizes) posted on my FB page – so make sure you follow me.

HERE ARE THE DETAILS AT A GLANCE:

Who: Anyone!

When: 1 October from 2:00–5:00 p.m. (MT)

Where: Online

Price of Event: Free

Registration Dates*: 11 August–1 October

Language of Event: The event will be in English with language interpretation voiceover and subtitles in English, French, German, and Dutch

*You don’t have to register for this event but registering will keep you informed of all the fun crafting in store!

(If you do register or plan to attend – please leave a comment on this page as well so I know you will be joining us – I am hoping to set up an online chat location during the event and maybe some in-person stamping (TBD closer to the date).

To make the most of this experience, you can order the Cottage Rose Bundle from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog, the Cottage Wreaths Bundle from the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog, or the Warm Welcome Bundle, which you can get early from the January–June 2023 Mini Catalog! If you want, you could even order all three bundles! 

*This date is subject to change. If you are registered for the event, we’ll automatically notify you by email as soon as it becomes available.

When you order any bundle, you’ll get a FREE gift of Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels! (Note that even if you order all three bundles, you’ll only receive one Iridescent Pearls gift.) 

Check out the Product Flyer in the Marketing Toolkit with all the bundles’ ordering information. You can still attend this event without ordering the bundles, but it will be a lot more fun to craft together if you have one or more bundles! Order early to get your products in time for our World Card Making Day Creative Event.

You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below. (The Warm Welcome bundle can be found here: https://www.stampinup.ca/products/warm-welcome-bundle-english?dbwsdemoid=2189587 – it is an early release from the Jan – June 2023 Mini Catalogue.)


Paper Snips
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$15.00

See more info about this event here:

Remember that when you use my host code I will also send you the link to this fabulous 34 card Tutorial Bundle as a thank you!

I also have a bunch of Christmas Card Classes coming up. Save the dates:

Sept 24 – Jingle Jingle Jingle

Oct 28 – Brightest Glow

Nov 18 – Yeti To Party

And a Christmas Card Series details to come soon.

You can register for the Jingle Jingle Jingle class now.

Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge # 395 – Sketch Challenge

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge is a detailed Sketch Challenge. Take a look at all the beautiful cards created by our design team and then join the challenge.

I substituted the floral element for the silver snowflake created with the Joyful Flurry bundle and used a masked layer rather than more cardstock to create the sentiment section. I used the Rings of Love 12X12 DSP from the Sale-a-bration selection. You can earn the DSP for FREE with a $60CAD purchase. All SAB items are only while supplies last – so don’t wait to grab this fantastic DSP.

See more of the Sale-a-bration offerings by clicking the image below.

All of the supplies I used to create today’s card are listed below and on this handy printable recipe card.

You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.


Remember that this month there are so many reasons to place an order – FREE Sale-a-bration Items for $60+ or $120+CAD orders and when you use my host code I will also send you the link to this fabulous 33 card Tutorial Bundle as a thank you!

I also have a great Stamp Camp coming up at the end of the summer ( registration is open now) featuring the Joyful Flurry bundle.

Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on PinterestYouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my newsletter, too! Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂


Ringed With Nature Sale-a-bration Card

Every Wednesday morning at 9am(-ish) Pacific Time I craft LIVE on FB and You Tube. If you didn’t catch my video this morning you can see the card I created below. It was created using the Ringed With Nature Bundle and the fabulous Gold & Silver 6X6 Sale-a-bration DSP. The fold I used for this card was one that I learned at my recent Stamping Team Meeting.

You can see exactly how I created this card in this video replay or by reading the printable card recipe below. All of the supplies I used to create today’s card are also listed below.

You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.


Remember that this month there are so many reasons to place an order – FREE Sale-a-bration Items for $60+CAD orders (there are even NEW Sale-a-bration offerings!) and when you use my host code I will also send you the link to a fabulous 30 card Tutorial Bundle as a thank you!

Looking for more stamping opportunities? Why not join my Stamp Camp coming up at the end of the summer ( registration is open now) featuring the Joyful Flurry bundle or grab my Ringed With Nature Card Class To Go.

Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on PinterestYouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my newsletter, too! Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂


Adventure Camper Sale-a-bration Card

Every Wednesday morning at 9am(-ish) Pacific Time I craft LIVE on FB and You Tube. If you didn’t catch my video this morning you can see the card I created below. It was created using the He’s All That stamp set and the incredibly cute Tree Lot Sale-a-bration dies. The card was inspired by the talented Elizabeth Price and a Freshly Made Sketches (FMS546) challenge.

I created the background by using Coastal Cabana ink with a Blending Brush and a circle template as a mask. Then I roughed up the edges using the edge of my paper snips. Finally I splattered the whole piece with Wink of Stella and White Ink. Then I set it aside to dry while I created the tree and camper elements.

You can see exactly how I created this card in this video replay. All of the supplies I used to create today’s card are listed below.

You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.


Paper Snips
[103579]
$15.00

Remember that this month there are so many reasons to place an order – FREE Sale-a-bration Items for $60+CAD orders and when you use my host code I will also send you the link to this fabulous 30 card Tutorial Bundle as a thank you!

I also have a great Stamp Camp coming up at the end of the summer ( registration is open now) featuring the Joyful Flurry bundle.

Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on PinterestYouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my newsletter, too! Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂


Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge # 394 – Inspiration Challenge

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge is a perfect Inspiration Challenge to go with the FREE Sale-a-Bration Tree Lot dies. Take a look at all the beautiful cards created by our design team and then join the challenge.

This card was created with the Happy Forest Friends DSP, the Leaf Fall 3D embossing folder, a sentiment from the Lovely You stamp set and the Treel Lot Dies. You can earn the dies for FREE with a $120CAD purchase.

All of the supplies I used to create today’s card are listed below and on this handy printable recipe card.

You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.


Paper Snips
[103579]
$15.00

Remember that this month there are so many reasons to place an order – FREE Sale-a-bration Items for $60+ or $120+CAD orders and when you use my host code I will also send you the link to this fabulous 30 card Tutorial Bundle as a thank you!

I also have a great Stamp Camp coming up at the end of the summer ( registration is open now) featuring the Joyful Flurry bundle.

Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on PinterestYouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my newsletter, too! Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂


Happiness Abounds Sale-a-bration Card

Every Wednesday morning at 9am(-ish) Pacific Time I craft LIVE on FB and You Tube. If you didn’t catch my video this morning you can see the card I created below. It was created using the Happiness abounds Bundle and the versatile Silver & Gold 6X6 Sale-a-bration DSP.

I created the background by colouring the Silver & Gold DSP with Orchid Oasis and Tahitian Tide Stampin’ Blends Combos. I actually coloured one large piece of DSP and then cut it into 3/4″ strips, flipping some of them before gluing them.

You can see exactly how I created this card in this video replay. All of the supplies I used to create today’s card are listed below as well as a printable PDF tutorial card.

You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.


Paper Snips
[103579]
$15.00

In the video I didn’t glue my first DSP strip correctly, so I had to add a 5th strip. Below you can see a version with the strips spaced the way I had intended. Creating the card this way you only need a 3″ X 4-1/2″ piece of DSP (which means you can actually make 2 cards from one piece of DSP). I used Orchid Oasis and Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Combos to colour this one.

Remember that this month there are so many reasons to place an order – FREE Sale-a-bration Items for $60+CAD orders and when you use my host code I will also send you the link to this fabulous 30 card Tutorial Bundle as a thank you!

I also have a great Stamp Camp coming up at the end of the summer ( registration is open now) featuring the Joyful Flurry bundle.

Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on PinterestYouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my newsletter, too! Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂


Paper Pumpkin Alternative Cards- July 2022 – Sending Good Thoughts

Sometimes a Paper Pumpkin Kit just touches your creative side – and this July kit certainly has for me. I have created 3 simple alternatives, and have more ideas swirling – just not enough time to stamp yet. Here are the 3 extra cards I have created so far.

All three cards use the leftover bottle frames as a template to create new bottles. Below I’ll let you know exactly which outline and which colours were used.

This first card I used Balmy Blue ink and a Blending Brush to create the bottle. You can see the bottom even has a bit of a roundness to it. I created that by inking the edges of the bottle outline, then flipping the bottle frame upside down and using the bottom of the bottle to create the same curve at the bottom and then inking it a bit more. Once all that is done, dfussy cut the bottle. I simply used Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends to create the cork.

The second card has bottles of 2 different colours. The bottle on the left and the small one are Balmy Blue, and the other bottle is Pool Party. I made sure to mask off the edges of the bottles a bit more since the two large bottles were being inked onto the layer and not cut out. Then I fussy cut the ship and mounted it on a piece of Vellum cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.

The final bottle was created using Smoky Slate Ink and a Blending Brush. The cork was created using Crumb Cake marker. All three cards were embellished with 2021-23 In Colour Opal Rounds.

I hope you enjoyed these July 2022 Paper Pumpkin alternative cards. Have fun crafting your own alternatives or CASE-ing mine. Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Also – don’t forget to subscribe for next month’s Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Kit. It has so much in store—elegant watercolor designs hand-crafted by our in-house artists, TWO Classic Stampin’ Spots for a Two-Step stamping experience, and the all-new twist technique to make your floral designs come alive with depth and detail!  And the August Paper Pumpkin Kit includes the Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets as a FREE gift that will add the perfect golden accent to any card or project.

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Sweet Sunflowers

Item Number: 161120

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs; and coordinating envelopes.
  • An all-occasion stamp set to express words of gratitude, friendship, greetings and beautiful wildflower designed images.
  • Specialty Vellum honeycomb shape pre-cut pieces.
  • 2 Classic Stampin’ Spots (Crushed Curry and Soft Suede) for a Two-Step stamping experience with a twist!
  • Paper pieces and embellishments with watercolor designs and images.
  • Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • FREE GIFT: 8 Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets

Completed card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede

During Sale-a-bration is a great time to grab a Paper Pumpkin Subscription since there are lots of savings in a subscription AND the opportunity to earn FREE Sale-a-bration items.


One more perk to shopping with me, a FREE Tutorial Bundle with a purchase over $65. **My team gets these tutorials for FREE each month as another perk of being part of the Ink Pad Pals.

Looking for other crafting opportunities? I have 2 upcoming online events – you can join from anywhere in Canada (plus I have an international option that includes only the PDF and live video). Click the images below for more details and to register.

Register Here – August features the Ringed With Nature Bundle

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on PinterestYouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my newsletter, too! Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂


Paper Pumpkin – July 2022 – Sending Good Thoughts

The nautical themed July 2022 Paper Pumpkin makes me smile. Since I live in BC near the ocean, and have grown up visiting beautiful Islands and the Sunshine Coast I can smell the salty air while I craft with this kit. Here are the 3 cards I created using the kit instructions as well as my first alternative card.

Thanks to Brenda Crawford who made the great suggestion during my live video to use the outline from the bottle pieces to recreate more bottles. It was really easy to use a blending brush and my Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends to create this bottle.

** After the video I decided this card was too flimsy with an embossed front,
so I trimmed it to 4″ X 5-1/4″ and mounted it on a Thick Basic White card base.

Check out my video to see how easy these are to create – and see how I created the extra bottle.

I hope you enjoyed this month’s Paper Pumpkin. Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration! Keep an eye out for more alternative projects (I already have a few created and will post soon). Also – don’t forget to subscribe for next month’s Sweet Sunflowers Paper Pumpkin Kit. It has so much in store—elegant watercolor designs hand-crafted by our in-house artists, TWO Classic Stampin’ Spots for a Two-Step stamping experience, and the all-new twist technique to make your floral designs come alive with depth and detail!  And the August Paper Pumpkin Kit includes the Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets as a FREE gift that will add the perfect golden accent to any card or project.

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Sweet Sunflowers

Item Number: 161120

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs; and coordinating envelopes.
  • An all-occasion stamp set to express words of gratitude, friendship, greetings and beautiful wildflower designed images.
  • Specialty Vellum honeycomb shape pre-cut pieces.
  • 2 Classic Stampin’ Spots (Crushed Curry and Soft Suede) for a Two-Step stamping experience with a twist!
  • Paper pieces and embellishments with watercolor designs and images.
  • Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • FREE GIFT: 8 Gold Foil Honeycomb Sheets

Completed card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede

During Sale-a-bration is a great time to grab a Paper Pumpkin Subscription since there are lots of savings in a subscription AND the opportunity to earn FREE Sale-a-bration items.


One more perk to shopping with me, a FREE Tutorial Bundle with a purchase over $65. **My team gets these tutorials for FREE each month as another perk of being part of the Ink Pad Pals.

Looking for other crafting opportunities? I have 2 upcoming online events – you can join from anywhere in Canada (plus I have an international option that includes only the PDF and live video). Click the images below for more details and to register.

Register Here – August features the Ringed With Nature Bundle

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on PinterestYouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my newsletter, too! Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂


Splendid Thoughts FMS# 544 – Sketch Challenge

Every Wednesday morning at 9am(-ish) Pacific Time I craft LIVE on FB and You Tube. If you didn’t catch my video this morning you can see the card I created below. It was inspired by the Freshly Made Sketch (FMS544)

This card was created with the Splendid Thoughts Bundle. I used Pool Party and Light Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends to colour the greenery and to create the background layer I used the Splendid Day DSP. I used Basic Gray ink to stamp the greenery outlines and the sentiment. There is even a subtle vellum die cut leaf in the background.

I love the sentiments in this stamp set. I chose the ‘Let’s Celebrate’ sentiment since it is versatile. I can now use this card for a birthday, wedding or other celebration.

You can see exactly how I created this card in this video replay. All of the supplies I used to create today’s card are listed below.

You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.


Remember that this month there are so many reasons to place an order – FREE Sale-a-bration Items for $60+CAD orders and when you use my host code I will also send you the link to this fabulous 30 card Tutorial Bundle as a thank you!

I also have a great Stamp Camp coming up at the end of the summer ( registration is open now) featuring the Joyful Flurry bundle.

Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on PinterestYouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my newsletter, too! Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂


Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge # 393 – Colour Challenge

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge is an awesome Colour Challenge. Take a look at all the beautiful cards created by our design team and then join the challenge.

This card was created with the Splendid Thoughts Bundle. I used In Colour 2022-2024 Glimmer Paper for the greenery and to create the background I used the fabulous Silver and Gold 6X6 DSP from our Sale-a-bration offerings – with Coastal Cabana Ink blended onto it. You can earn this DSP for FREE with a $60CAD purchase.

All of the supplies I used to create today’s card are listed below and on this handy printable recipe card.

You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.


Paper Snips
[103579]
$15.00

Remember that this month there are so many reasons to place an order – FREE Sale-a-bration Items for $60+CAD orders and when you use my host code I will also send you the link to this fabulous 30 card Tutorial Bundle as a thank you!

I also have a great STamp Camp coming up at the end of the summer ( registration is open now) featuring the Joyful Flurry bundle.

Please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on PinterestYouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my newsletter, too! Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂