More Amore Loving Heart

I'm really having fun using the More Amore Designer Paper from the Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog, along with coordinating stamps and accessories, including one Sale-a-Bration product!

 I used this sheet of Designer Paper that already has a quote printed on it; I simply framed it on a Pool Party card layered with Basic Black. 

I cut this heart out of another sheet of paper in the More Amore package then layered it onto Pool Party cardstock and cut it out.  After adding a sash of Real Red 3/8" Stitched Ribbon, I added the heart with a Dimensional then added the Pool Party button (from the Sycamore Street Ribbons and Buttons Pack, a Sale-a-Bration premium item).

I punched or cut out several other hearts from that additional sheet of More Amore Paper and added them to accent the focal message.  Oh yes, the border along the bottom was trimmed out of another sheet from the More Amore paper.  The More Amore, the better!  lol!

I used the CCMC-OCC1 Color Challenge of Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Real Red and Basic Black for the color scheme of my card today.  This paper was perfect for it!

This  is the Sale-a-Bration Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack that is free with an order of $50. or more in merchandise during Sale-a-Bration.

 More Amore Designer Paper Pack   #129309     $12.95  

12" x 12"   12 sheets, including two sheets of laser-cut hearts  

You may purchase these and/or any other Stampin' Up! products from my secure online Stampin' Up! store HERE using Mastercard, Discover or Visa, and they will be shipped directly to your door from Stampin' Up!  OR you may order through me  OR order at your next Stampin' Up! party!  Please contact me through my Stampin' Up! website HERE if you have any questions about ordering and I would be happy to answer your questions

Thanks for visiting today!  Hope you have time to do some papercrafting soon!

Margaret

Update: Champagne Glimmer Paper

Are you like me and love love loved the Champagne Glimmer Paper in the Holiday Catalog and have mourned its absence since January 4th? 

Well, YES, Stampin' Up! just announced it is now available once again in all it's shimmery glimmery golden goodness!! 

Though not pictured on the Carryover items page 36 in the Spring Catalog, Champagne Glimmer Paper is now available to order and use in your Valentine, Easter and Spring paper crafting. Order yours today, and this time, get Sale-a-Bration credit too!  Double goodness!

See the Spring Catalog here.

Champagne Glimmer Paper   #127885   Price: $4.95
A toast to Champagne Glitter Paper! No mess--just easy creativity. Cut with scissors, Paper Trimmer or select Big Shot dies. 2 sheets. 12" x 12". Just thought you might want to know!  : )  Wishing you a good day! Margaret

"You Are Loved" Easel Card

Valentine's Day is approaching soon!  I love how these easel cards can sit up and everyone takes notice, lol!

The largest of the Heart Framelits (approx. 5-1/4" x 4-3/4") was used to cut the Real Red cardstock.  I used my Simply Scored Board to precisely score the folds... so easy.

A More Amore Designer Paper print of tiny gray hearts makes a nice backdrop for the laser-cut Primrose Petal heart (also from the More Amore pack).  The "Love" layer is stamped in Real Red on Very Vanilla and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch then embellished with Dazzling Details and Pearls. 

Final embellishments are a vanilla resin rose and a resin heart (both from the Artisan Embellishment Kit) and a Baker's Twine bow.  Not shown:  I later stamped a sentiment inside the heart later using the "Happy Valentine's Day" from the set.

It's time to be getting those Valentines made (talking to myself too, lol!)  This is a beautiful set that is also perfect for engagement, showers, anniversary and wedding projects too!

You may purchase this and/or any other Stampin' Up! products from my secure online Stampin' Up! store HERE using Mastercard, Discover or Visa, and they will be shipped directly to your door from Stampin' Up!  OR you may order through me  OR order at your next Stampin' Up! party!  Please contact me through my Stampin' Up! website HERE if you have any questions about ordering and I would be happy to answer your questions.  

You Are Loved    #123777w    123779c

Heart Framelits, set of 6    #125599

Decorative Label Punch    #120907

Artisan Embellishment Kit    #129328 

Thanks for visiting today!  Have fun stamping!

Margaret

Real Men Stamp: Dude, You're Welcome Kit

New from Stampin' Up!  A stamp kit for men!
 
As a guy, it’s not always easy to express yourself. You know you want to say it, but you just don’t know how. That’s why we’ve created the Dude, You’re Welcome! Kit. Quickly build a card that says just what you want it to say, whether it’s “I'm sorry” because you messed up (when does that happen?), for a Special Occasion (you know the occasion), “I _____ You” (love, adore, miss, see?), or a simple “Thank You.”

We’ve got your back. Dude, you’re welcome.

 

 Kit includes:

* Four wood-mount stamps (double-mounted) with the perfect sentiment for every occasion
* Twelve 4" x 6" postcards in four different (manly) colors
* Twelve gray envelopes
* A Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad
* An instructional guide (for the most novice stamper!)

Dude, You're Welcome Kit    $24.95

You may purchase this and/or any other Stampin' Up! products from my secure online Stampin' Up! store HERE using Mastercard, Discover or Visa, and they will be shipped directly to your door from Stampin' Up!  OR you may order through me  OR order at your next Stampin' Up! party!  Please contact me through my Stampin' Up! website HERE if you have any questions about ordering and I would be happy to answer your questions.  

Have a good day; hope you get to stamp a little.  It's good therapy (speaking from personal experience, lol!)

Margaret  

Hearts a Flutter, More Amore!

Love is in the air as evidenced by all the hearts we see everywhere!  Featured today are the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and Framelit Dies, More Amore Designer Paper and the Artisan Embellishment Kit, all found on pages 10 and 11 in the current Spring 2013 Stampin' Up! Catalog:

The heart and striped flags were stamped then cut out with their coordinating framlits; I love that we can save 15% of the prices by purchasing these products as a bundle!

Aren't all those hearts floating around on the background paper pretty!  They present a lovely color scheme of Primrose Petals, Real Red, Pool Party and Very Vanilla.

Three products from the Artisan Embellishments Kit adorn the Pool Party cardstock cut with the Apothecary Accents Framelit then pierced with the template in the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack:  A lacy white Doily sponged with Pool Party, the "Love" ticket and the Paper Flower which has a little Real Red ink gently added to its edges.

Hearts a Flutter stamp set; available in wood or clear-mount

Hearts a Flutter Framelits  #130159   $24.95

More Amore Designer Paper     #129309     $12.95

Artisan Embellishments Kit   #129328    $9.95

Kit:  Lovely, charming items for your creative pleasure.  26 total embellishments: 2 designer tags, 4 designer ticket stubs, 18" scalloped lace, 18" cotton lace, 18" large oval lace, 1 yard seam binding, 6 paper flowers, 1 resin heart, 2 resin flowers, 5 buttons, heart paper doily, round paper doily.

You may purchase these and/or any other Stampin' Up! products from my secure online Stampin' Up! store HERE using Mastercard, Discover or Visa, and they will be shipped directly to your door from Stampin' Up!  OR you may order through me  OR order at your next Stampin' Up! party!  Please contact me through my Stampin' Up! website HERE if you have any questions about ordering and I would be happy to answer your questions.  

I hope you are staying warm wherever you live; parts of the US and Canada are having severely cold weather!  Take care, and thanks for visiting today!

Margaret

Feeling Sentimental, Again...

I really like the images in this set and couldn't resist another card, this time using the vintage bicycle and the sentiment included in the set:  "Celebrate".  I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest although mine ended up different.  This is a versatile card which could be used for quite a variety of occasions!

 

In addition to the Feeling Sentimental set, I used the flower from the "Oh Hello" Spring Catalog set.  I inked it up with Stampin' Write Markers in Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade and stamped all around the vintage bicycle.   This layer was then dry embossed with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and the Big Shot machine.

The card base is Daffodil Delight cardstock; this view shows the flower stamped on the inside of the card.  I love how spring-y this card looks!  It's cold here today so that really brightened up my stamp room, lol!  

I stamped a narrow strip of Whisper White with the "Celebrate" inked in Rich Razzleberry.  I cut "fish tail" ends on the banner using my Square Punch, shaped it with my fingers, then added it to the top with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I threaded one of the smaller Faceted Buttons with Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, tied a bow, then added it to the banner with Glue Dots.

Just one more pic to show the Basic clear Rhinestone in the center of the wheel; I used a black Sharpie marker to color it beforehand and it still has a bit a sparkle!  You can also see the embossing along the bottom edge.  

SALE-A-BRATION begins tomorrow, Tuesday, January 22, 2012!!  Check out the SPRING 2013 CATALOG  to see pick out your Valentine and spring stamping supplies then choose one free item from the SALE-A-BRATION brochure for every $50. in merchandise you order!

You may purchase these and/or any other Stampin' Up! products from my secure online Stampin' Up! store HERE using Mastercard, Discover or Visa, and they will be shipped directly to your door from Stampin' Up!  OR you may order through me  OR order at your next Stampin' Up! party!  Please contact me through my Stampin' Up! website HERE if you have any questions about ordering and I would be happy to answer your questions.  

Thanks for visiting today!  I always love to hear from you!  Thank you to those who leave a message by clicking on "comments"!

Margaret 

Just Thinking...

is the name of a new single stamp in the Spring Catalog.  I'm so glad to have another image to fit one of the Window Frame Framelits!  I love that Stampin' Up! does that to get more use from what we have already!

There are so many wonderful products in the new Spring catalog and I was excited to use several for the first time on this card:  the Paper Doily, the Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (lovvvve this!), the Just Thinking stamp and the More Amore designer paper.

After treating the lower edge of the Primrose Petals card with the new Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder,  a strip of paper from the More Amore Designer Paper pack was added.  The embossing was added again above the Designer Paper.

I added some coordinating color to the centers of the Vanilla Flower Trim with my Primrose Petals Stampin' Write Marker and accented both the sentiment and flowers with some Basic Pearls. Underneath the flowers I tucked some Victoria Crochet Trim and Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon.

Remember, Sale-a-Bration begins on Tuesday, January 22 and goes to March 22!  For every $50. order, you may select a FREE Sale-a-Bration product from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure.  Stampin' Up! has offered us a most outstanding selection of goodies this year which we can earn free!  If you don't already have a Spring Catalog and SAB brochure, contact your local Stampin' Up! Demonstrator to obtain one!

You may purchase these and/or any other Stampin' Up! products from my secure online Stampin' Up! store HERE using Mastercard, Discover or Visa, and they will be shipped directly to your door from Stampin' Up!  OR order through me  OR order at your next Stampin' Up! party!  Please contact me through my Stampin' Up! website HERE if you have any questions about ordering.  

I submitted this card to the SUO Challenge #62 for using "New Toys"!  It's always motivational for me to join a challenge... makes me think, lol!  

Thanks for visiting today!  I'd love for you to leave me a hello in the comments section!

Margaret

p.s.  Sale-a-Bration begins on Tuesday, January 22!

Feeling Sentimental? Hello!

Feeling Sentimental was the first set that caught my eye when I opened the spring Sale-a-Bration brochure, probably because I really like vintage images!

Feeling Sentimental is one of the stamps/products which you will be able to choose FREE during Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-Bration when making a $50. Stampin' Up! purchase from January 22 to March 22.  I LIKE FREE, don't you?  Love this British phone booth and the other two images of the ferris wheel and a vintage bicycle!!

The booth was stamped in (c)Stampin' Up! 1990-2013  I came back later and used a Sponge Dauber and Summer Starfruit ink to add some light inside and around the booth.  A Blender Pen and Island Indigo Ink adds color to the booth and Crumb Cake ink grounds the image.

In this picture you can see five SAB sneak peeks:  a strip of Island Indigo cardstock was dry embossed with the Big Shot and the new (1) SAB Vine Street Embossing Folder.  The "hello" tag is from the (2) Pretty Petites Stamp set and was punched with the SAB (3) Petite Curly Label Punch (not shown).  Love it!  A (4) Raspberry Ripple Sycamore Street Button is tied down with Island Indigo Baker's Twine.  Last is the beautiful (5) Sycamore Street Designer Paper in Summer Starfruit color which is used for the banner underneath the booth image.

The card base is Crumb Cake with the overlay of Island Indigo; the booth was stamped onto Very Vanilla cardstock.

I hope you're making plans to host a Stampin' Up! party or attend a party during Sale-a-Bration!  It's a most "rewarding" time of the Stampin' Up! year!  If you live in my locale, contact me through my Stampin' Up! website here.


The Stampin' Up! Spring 2013 Catalog is chock full of wonderful new products and stamps!  You can see it by clicking HERE!


You may order all these products online (remember Sale-a-Bration products will be available beginning January 22, 2013) through my ONLINE Stampin' Up! STORE and your order will be delivered directly from Stampin' Up! to your door by UPS!  If you are a local-to-me customer, if you wish, you may contact me to order: mraburn @ cox. net (remove spaces before using address).


Hope you enjoyed the card and have some fun stamping yourself!  I always love to hear your comments!  Thanks!

Margaret

Theyyy'rrrre Back! NEW Single Stamps Available!

Update from Stampin' Up!:

Single Stamps: 10 NEW Designs!

Ten Never-Before-Seen Images!
You wanted more? You got more! We've had a great response so far to our experiment with single stamps. So much so that we are making ten more never-before-seen images available as single stamps available through March 31, 2013.

 

Details

• You can find the stamp item numbers on the flyers or in my Online Store here.
• Single stamps can be ordered in the online store.
• These won't be sent in our typical cases or packaging; they'll be packaged in cello bags. If you'd like a case for your stamp, you can buy our Clear-Mount Stamp Cases that come in packs of four (item 119105).
• This offer is available for clear-mount stamps only.
• The stamps won't come with a Clear-Mount Block, and you'll need to buy a block separately if you don't already have one. The recommended block sizes can be found on the flyer. 
• There's no limit on how many pieces you can buy.
• These stamps are only available through March 31, 2013, so get them while you can! Shop Online Now

 Flyers

• Single Stamps: Assortment 3
• Single Stamps: Assortment 4

Click HERE to Order Stampin' Up! Products Online, Anytime!  

Have funstampin' today!

Margaret

Happy Hearts and Primrose Petals!!

Only available SIX more days!  That's right, the Happy Hearts stamp I used on my card today is a special Valentine bundle  from Stampin' Up! available only until January 21!  The bundle includes this single stamp as well as a package of 1" x 8" cellophane self-sealing bags that are perfect for making and giving treats to those who are sweet (and everyone else, too!  lol!) 

I discovered that this stamp is perfectly punched out with the Full Heart Punch (#119883)!  How quick and easy!

I stamped the largest heart in the Hearts a Flutter stamp set then die cut it with the coordinating Framelit in the set by the same name and attached the Happy Heart with Dimensionals.  Underneath the ribbons I layered a 1-3/8" doily cut with the Sizzix Delicate Doilies Sizzlets L (#126999 p. 191) out of a fun new product in the Spring Catalog:  White Creped Filter Paper (#129393).  I was pleased how nicely it cut with the Sizzlit and Big Shot!

In this picture you can see the three tiny pearls I added to the little heart.  What you can't really see is the Dazzling Details and Vanilla Shimmer Spray I added for sheen and sparkle!  I also added some small punched hearts inside the card.

Stamps:  
Happy Heart single stamp bundle, $5.95
Hearts a Flutter set and Hearts a Flutter Framelits, available as a set for savings of 15%

Ink:
Primrose Petals ink

Paper:  
More Amore Designer Series Paper (#129309, new!)
First Edition Specialty Paper (#121878)
Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals, Basic Black cardstocks
Creped Filter Paper (#129393, new!)

Accessories: 
Honeycomb Embossing Folder (#129378, new!), 
Black Scallop Dotted Ribbon
Vanilla 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon
Basic Pearls
Dazzling Details
Vanilla Shimmer Spray
Heart Punch  (#117193, $5.95)

You may order all these products online (remember Sale-a-Bration products will be available beginning January 22, 2013) through my ONLINE Stampin' Up! STORE and your order will be delivered directly from Stampin' Up! to your door by UPS!  If you are a local-to-me customer, if you wish, you may contact me to order: mraburn @ cox. net (remove spaces before using address).

For more information on the two Valentine stamp specials, please click here.  Remember these expire the day before Sale-a-Bration begins, so don't wait!  Order now!

 

Thanks for visiting today!  Hope you have fun stampin' soon!

Margaret

NEW! Stampin' Up! announces PAPER PUMPKIN!!

It's a Magical Paper Escape Every Month!

Sweep away the mundane - your creativity carriage awaits!

I'm Paper Pumpkin . . .
I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage).  I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun.
I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside:

All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more!

Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that everyone can enjoy!

Getting Started:

It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. Every month a new, surprise project kit from Stampin' Up! arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family-every month!
Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty:

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
• Each kit gives you a 30-minute creativity escape.
• We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.  
• You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your first kit around June 15th.)
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!)
• There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.
• Starting in early March, SU! is offering a Try-It kit if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month.

Here's How You Order

Sign up for your monthly Paper Pumpkin starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it.
Starting in early March, you can try Paper Pumpkin for one month by visiting our online store.

A Free Gift in Your Very First Kit

The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your first month of membership. The Welcome Kit includes a free gift-a clear acrylic block!

Questions? We've Got Answers

Why are we offering Paper Pumpkin?
Paper Pumpkin is the perfect introduction to Stampin' Up! We designed it for crafters that want to create a project each month, would love it all laid out and even already cut for them, saving time and hassle!

How does shipping work with Paper Pumpkin?
Your Paper Pumpkin will be automatically shipped to you each month (so fun!). Remember shipping is included in the cost of the kit!

Check out the Paper Pumpkin website; when you join please designate me as your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  Thanks!

Margaret

Cross My Heart & More!

There are SO MANY beautiful, creative and new products in the new Spring 2013 Stampin' Up! Catalog!!  I've used some of them on this fun card that can obviously be used for Valentine's Day, and why not for other times through the year as well?!!

The sentiment is from the fun new Cross My Heart set which has three other "crosswords" and four small images.  I covered the small heart in the sentiment with  Dazzling Details for some glimmer and shine.

The lucious new 4.5" x 6.5" Print Poetry Paper Stack was the source for the banners that were cut out with the new Hearts a Flutter Framelits (that have a coordinating set with the same name! but not used here).  These prints are composed of Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit and Gumball Green (there are other colors in the pack too!).  I punched out small coordinating Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals hearts, adhered them to the banner tops with Dimensionals then treated them with the Dazzling Details as well.

I used the tiny hearts Adorning Accents Embossing Folder to give texture to the lower portion of the card and very lightly brushed a sponge with Primrose Petals Ink across to hightlight the texture.  Two strips of Raspberry Ripple treated with the Scallop Edge Punch finish it off.

You may purchase these and/or any other Stampin' Up! products from my secure online Stampin' Up! store HERE using Mastercard, Discover or Visa, and they will be shipped directly to your door from Stampin' Up!  OR order through me  OR order at your next Stampin' Up! party!  Please contact me through my Stampin' Up! website HERE if you have any questions about ordering.  

 

Thanks for visiting today!  Wishing you a wonderful weekend!!

Margaret

Cross My Heart  #126580w  $22.95,  #126582c  $16.95,  p. 26 Spring Catalog

Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, set of 3   #125601   $8.95

Print Poetry Designer Paper Stack   #129312  48 sheets 4.5"x 6.5"   $6.95

My Little Valentine Candy Bar Treat Holder

Here's an idea for using one of the current Stampin' Up! Valentine specials:  A delightful candy bar treat holder made with products from the Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kit and the My Little Valentine stamp set!

The Sealed with Love kit is FREE when you purchase the exclusive My Little Valentine stamp set which is only available for order until January 21!  This kit can be seen in the Holiday 2012 Catalog on page 35 with a list of contents, which includes 10 precut double-sided envelopes and 10 notecards in two designs, along with Baker's Twine, Dimensionals and printed paper "buttons".  I folded one of the notecards in half, added "Just because" (new vintage Sale-a-Bration stamp) and will use this to tuck in a note when giving it to a friend.

The chocolate bar inside was wrapped in a Pool Party print from the new Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper... which is a Sale-a-bration Sneak Peek!  (Sale-a-Bration begins January 22!)  A tag stamped with one of the stamps in the My Little Valentine set, layered on Pool Party and a new Sale-a-Bration button was tied on with Real Red Bakers Twine from the Sealed with Love kit. 

 

The candy was slipped into one of the kit's pre-cut and scored envelopes and tied with Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon.  That narrow Pool Party ribbon is also part of a Sale-a-Bration bonus product;  I curled a short length of it and added it to the bow.

To see all four of the sweet stamps in this set and more information on this Valentine Special, please click on the image below:

You may order all these products online (remember Sale-a-Bration products will be available beginning January 22, 2013) through my ONLINE Stampin' Up! STORE and your order will be delivered directly from Stampin' Up! to your door by UPS!  If you are a local-to-me customer, if you wish, you may contact me to order: mraburn @ cox. net (remove spaces before using address)

Stay well and stamp!

Margaret