Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Birthdays

Welcome to our March Paper Crafting Blog Hop with Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the world! Each demonstrator is featuring birthday cards!

You may have arrived here from Annette’s blog. She had a fabulous project! I chose the Timeless Tulips Bundle (#153793) for my birthday card, as I have several birthdays to celebrate in the next 2 weeks. The card base is Basic White with the corners rounded using the Detailed Trio Punch (#146320).

I used the Ornate Layers Dies (#152726) for the next 2 layers. The bottom layer in Gorgeous Grape and the next layer in Purple Posy. Then I stamped the tulips in Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather and the leaves and stems in Pear Pizazz. I fussy cut the leaves and stems and smallest tuplips. The large tulips and curvy leaves were punched out. A bit of ribbon from the Playing with Patterns Ribbon Combo (#152468) ties the flower stems together. The sentiment from Here’s A Card (#149438) is stamped in Gorgeous Grape and the ends are punched using the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch (#152883).

All bloggers in this month’s hop:

Shirley Merker
Tracy Held
Annette McMillan
Sue Boerner <–You are here!
Sandy Ward
Terri Stewart
Maureen Rauchfuss
Julia Mazur
Krissi Hannahs
Joy Nelson

I hope you found some inspiration for your next birthday card!

My Events calendar has been updated with my online Mystery Stamping and in-person Stamping Buffets. Mystery Stamping is on Monday each week. All supplies used to make my card above can be ordered through my online store. Please use the host code found on the right-hand side of my blog when ordering, if your order is under $150. If it is over $150, don’t use the code so you can redeem all the host rewards.

If you do not already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would be happy to be yours. Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount? Click the Contact Me button above.

Butterfly Bouquet

Availabe to you on March 2nd, through May 3rd, these wonderful products in the Butterfly Brilliance Collection! They are in the exciting new catalog coming in May, but you can have them early!

BUTTERFLY BRILLIANCE CLING STAMP SET
Prepare yourself for a burst of butterflies with the Butterfly Brilliance Background Stamp. Use this stamp to create projects for Mother’s Day, weddings, and more. Pair this stamp with greetings of your choice to customize it for the season or occasion. Stamp the line-art image and add color with your choice of coloring technique, or apply different colors of ink to the stamp before stamping to create a unique look. Whatever you do with it, the results will be glorious. 1 cling stamp.

BRILLIANT WINGS DIES
Create beautifully detailed butterflies for all of your paper crafting projects with the Brilliant Wings Dies. Once you’ve cut out a swarm of butterflies, you can create a background, make a focal point, or use them as accents. There’s so much you can do. Start now! 12 dies

BUTTERFLY BRILLIANCE BUNDLE, a 10% savings!

BUTTERFLY BIJOU 6” X 6” (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
Exclusive Designer Series Paper; available only during the Butterfly Bouquet promotion and while supplies last.

Some people call a group of butterflies a kaleidoscope, and that’s what you’ll get with the Butterfly Bijou 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper. Choose from glorious butterfly patterns in shades of aqua, pink, and yellow or watercolored patterns that coordinate beautifully. You can’t go wrong with these unforgettable patterns.  

  • 48 sheets of patterned paper: 8 each of 6 double-sided designs
  • 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm)

NATURAL TOUCH SPECIALTY PAPER
Exclusive Specialty Paper; available only during the Butterfly Bouquet promotion and while supplies last.

Add lovely texture to your creations with the Natural Touch Specialty Paper. The pale woodgrain is versatile enough for any project and any time of year. You can stamp on it, emboss it, and use it with dies. Use large pieces of it as a background or cut out pieces to use as accents.

  • 2 sheets
  • 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
  • Non-porous

BUTTERFLY BRILLIANCE COLLECTION
Instead of ordering each product individually, get the Butterfly Brilliance collection. You’ll get one of each product at the best price.  Includes the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle, the Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper and the Natural Touch Specialty Paper. Available only during the Butterfly Bouquet promotion and while supplies last.

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – January

Welcome to our January Paper Crafting Blog Hop with Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the world! Each demonstrator is featuring projects from the new January-June Mini-catalog and the Sale-A-Bration flyer! I’m so glad you are checking out our blog hop this month. You may have arrived here from Annette’s blog. She had a fabulous project!

I chose the Paper Blooms 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper (#155222) from the Sale-A-Bration flyer for my card. The card base is Seaside Spray, a single 5-1/2″ x 11″ piece. It has a matching belly band. I used 4 pieces of the DSP and one white panel for the message. This is a fun-fold card we did for Monday Night Mystery Stamping.

The sentiment is from Approaching Perfection Cling Stamp Set (#155282), stamped in Night of Navy. It is one of the stamp sets in Level 1 you can select with a $50 purchase by February 28th. I used the Cherry Blossoms Dies (#151456) to create the flowers on the belly band and inside on the white panel.

The sentiment on the inside of my card came from Friend Like You (#149237). I also created a version of my card with Rococo Rose for the card base.

Products used to create these cards:

All bloggers in this month’s hop:
Shirley Merker
Tracy Held
Annette McMillan
Sue Boerner <— You are here!
Amber Meulenbelt
Terri Stewart
Krissi Hannah
Julia Mazur
Nancy Reynolds
Maureen Rauchfuss
Sandra Roberts
Sandy Ward

I hope you found some inspiration for your next Stampin’ project!

My Events calendar has my online Mystery Stamping and in-person Stamping Buffets. Mystery Stamping is on Monday each week. All supplies used to make my card above can be ordered through my online store. Please use the host code found on the right-hand side of my blog when ordering, if your order is under $150. If it is over $150, don’t use the code so you can redeem all the host rewards.

If you do not already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would be happy to be yours. Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount? Click the Contact Me button above.

The New Basic White products

Whisper White has been a Stampin’ Up! staple as long as I have been stamping, 21 years this April! We all love it. The mill that produces the Whisper White cardstock has permanently closed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Stampin’ Up wasn’t given much notice on this closure. Stampin’ Up jumped right into action to find the best replacement paper possible. They have dedicated many hours to source and test alternative cardstock options from several suppliers to find the perfect fit that still maintains the Stampin’ Up! quality you know and trust. They have found a winner for our new cardstock, Basic White! The quality of our new Basic White was thoroughly tested by Stampin’ Up’s quality assurance and product teams. It also tested very well with demonstrators and concept artists who gave it a huge thumbs up. Basic White cardstock is sure to become your new crafting staple!
NOTE:  This won’t affect any of our other cardstocks, this only affects Whisper White.

  • Basic White 8 ½” x 11″ Cardstock (159276)
  • Basic White 8 ½” x 11″ Thick Cardstock (159229)
  • Basic White 12″ x 12″ Cardstock (159231)
  • Basic White Medium Envelopes (159236)
  • Basic White Note Cards & Envelopes (159232)
  • Basic White 3″ x 3″ Envelopes (159233)
  • Basic White Assorted Memories & More Cards & Envelopes (159234)

Mini-Cut & Emboss Machine

This cute machine has a compact footprint for easy storage and travel. The 3 ½” platform works with many of Stampin’ Up!’s smaller dies and smaller embossing folders. Dies and embossing folders that are compatible with the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine are indicated in the product description in our catalogs and online store.

Included with the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine:

  • (1) Mini Base Plate (Plate 1)
  • (2) Mini Cutting Plates (Plate 2)
  • (1) Mini Embossing Plate (Plate 3)
  • (1) Mini 3D Embossing Plate (Plate 4).

Item #150673 – $60 Reminder: When you purchase this machine before February 28th, you earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration item!