Coffee Break Suite

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Chris Slogar

You are going to love the stamps and framelits of the Coffee Cafe Bundle! Add the Coffee Break designer paper, coordinating ribbon and corrugated elements, and you have everything you need to make some great coffee-themed projects.

I have to point something out (because it didn’t photograph very well) – there is a domed window sheet piece over the whipped cream on the smaller cup. What a perfect lid – these pieces are so fun!

This is a joy fold card that uses a Whisper White note card as one of the base pieces. The other base piece is Garden Green, 5 1/2″ x 6 1/2″, scored at 2 1/4″. I added a pocket for a gift card.

You can see the pocket as the card opens. The pocket is made from a note card envelope – I sealed the envelope, and cut off 2 1/4″ from one side to use for the pocket. You can get two pockets from each envelope. I made a notch in the cut edge with my 1″ circle punch.

Completely open

An end view of the fold

If you would like to shop the new 2017-2018 Catalog, click here, or use the carousel below to go directly to a specific product used in today’s project. Order $35 or more in June, and I will send you this gift. You’ll also receive a Buckeye Point in my Loyalty Rewards program for every $50 spent before shipping and tax.

Have a great day!

Home Life

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Chris Slogar

The “Home Life” Bundle offers more than this cute house and its fabulous greetings. You can also use it to die cut a bunch of flowers at once!

On the left, I used the three-step house stamps. I stamped the largest flowers with Peekaboo Peach before adding the Lemon Lime Twist greenery and then the Flirty Flamingo mini flowers. I die cut the piece with the outline framelit.

On the right, I stamped the largest flowers again with Daffodil Delight, and you can see how the flower die fits right over this stamp to cut 9 flowers at once. Love that feature!!

On my card, I added the Daffodil Delight flowers right over the largest Peekaboo Peach flowers. This year’s catalog offers Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals that are perfect for this task.

If you would like to shop the new 2017-2018 Catalog, click here, or use the carousel below to go directly to a specific product. Order $35 or more in June, and I will send you this gift. You’ll also receive a Buckeye Point in my Loyalty Rewards program for every $50 spent before shipping and tax.

Have a great Monday!

Patriotic Blooms

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Chris Slogar

As I was shuffling my papers to make room for new product, I was struck by my Brights. There were some Real Red and Pacific Point scraps that looked like they belonged together, so I made them into these patriotic daisies. I used “Jar of Love” for the vase.

The daisy punch will be available again in late June. It was so popular in the Demonstrator preorder that Stampin’ Up! sold out of its initial supply. Stampin’ Up! is waiting until the supply is replenished before taking additional orders for this punch.

Have a great weekend!

Pocketful of Sunshine

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Chris Slogar

“Pocketful of Sunshine” is a super-cute way to deliver a gift card. I know a handful of college students that are going to love to see these pockets in the mail. I used the Delightful Daisy designer series paper along with the new Polka Dot Basics embossing folder.

All of these new products from the fabulous 2017-2018 Annual Catalog are now available. Click here to shop, or use the carousel below to go directly to a specific product. Order $35 or more in June, and I will send you this gift. You’ll also receive a Buckeye Point in my Loyalty Rewards program for every $50 spent before shipping and tax.

Have a great day!

Summer Colors

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Chris Slogar

“Colorful Seasons” is going to be true to its name in every season. Here’s a beachy summer card using Peekaboo Peach, Lemon Lime Twist, and Bermuda Bay. Our new Lemon Lime Twist is such a fun addition to our color collections! It is one of the 2017-2019 In Colors.

The new products from our fabulous 2017-2018 Annual Catalog are now available. Click here to shop, or use the carousel below to go directly to a specific product. Order $35 or more in June, and I will send you this gift. You’ll also receive a Buckeye Point in my Loyalty Rewards program for every $50 spent before shipping and tax.

Have a great day!

Blog Candy Winner

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Chris Slogar

Announcing the winner of the Blog Candy contest announced in last Tuesday’s post…comment #

This comment belongs to Lee Froberg, so congratulations Lee! Lee wins our popular Stitched Shapes Framelits. Thank you to everyone for playing along!

Pick a Pattern

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Chris Slogar

This pattern from the Pick a Pattern designer paper collection is so fresh and summery. I love how it makes this card front look like a post card from a camping vacation!

I used a 1 1/4″ strip of Emerald Envy to create a base for the greeting, but I didn’t want to cover up any more of that fun paper! The greeting is from the Lovely Inside & Out Bundle, and I fussy-cut a bear from the designer paper to use with it.

Check back this afternoon to see who won the Blog Candy offered last week – if you haven’t entered, you have until noon EST today. Simply leave a comment on last last Tuesday’s post for your chance to win.

Have a great Monday!

Colorful Seasons

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Chris Slogar

The new Colorful Seasons Bundle is quickly becoming a favorite! I am currently hooked on the Adirondack chair, but I see so many possibilities for all seasons.

The branch on my card is made with the two-step stamps in the set. I stamped the branch in black and added the flowers in two colors. I first stamped the flowers in Craft White and let them dry. Then I stamped over the white ink with Flirty Flamingo. The white gives a nice base for color on the Crumb Cake oval.

Colorful Seasons Bundle

Tomorrow is my Fourth Annual Rubber Stamp & Papercraft Sale. If you are local, please stop by, 9a – 1pm. The sale is at my house, contact me if you need directions. It has grown every year, and this year we have more than 20 sellers with a huge variety of stamps, paper, and accessories. There’s something for everyone.

Also, don’t forget that you can win the Stitched Shapes Framelits that I have used on today’s card. Comment on Tuesday’s post for your chance to win.

Have a great weekend!

This Month’s Gift

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Chris Slogar

Yippee! Today is the first day of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog sales period, and I would love to get some of these great new designer papers into your hands this month! Order at least $35 in product before shipping and tax and I will send you:

(10) 6″ x 6″ sheets from Fresh Florals, one of each pattern

(12) 6″ x 6″ sheets from Color Theory, one of each pattern

One “Just Breathe” card, colors will vary

If your order is under $150, please use Hostess Code KQSTQFJY. If your order is over $150, please take your own Stampin’ Rewards, and I will still send this gift. Please allow Demonstrator Contact when asked or I will not know where to send this!

Lovely Words

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Chris Slogar

Here is a Sneak Peek at the Lovely Inside & Out Bundle, and the good news is this…we are only looking ahead one day now!! The new Annual Catalog goes live tomorrow – Stampin’ Up! says ordering will be available by noon MT, so the wait for these new goodies is almost over.

This floral paper is my favorite from the Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper collection. I love it when the paper is so pretty that you really don’t need anything else on a card. I simply added a cool sentiment from the Lovely Words Thinlits and coordinating stamp set for a very easy card!

Sleep well tonight with dreams of new bundles, papers and trims!