Beth Daniels, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
There are many new online exclusive products from Stampin’ Up. You won’t find these in any of the catalogs but you can view them by gong to my online store here.
Here are a few of my favorite new items:
Elegant Border Dies – $32
Tropical Leaf Bundle – $37.75
I love this card. Quick and easy!
Basics 3D Embossing Folders – (Set of 3) $30
You can see more of the new online exclusive products here.
March CD Calendar
This card was inspired by one Tammy Wilson had on her blog. I made a few changes to my card. I wanted something a bit different that could be used as a valentine or as a friendship card. I love the tea cups with the hearts floating up out of them. They were done on watercolor paper colored with reinkers and water.
The Stitched Greenery die was used to create the background. I also used the Teacup Dies and the Double Oval Punch.
February CD Calendar
I hope you felt love today.
Stampin’ Up has added this beautiful wreath to their Kits Collection.
This month’s kit includes:
*Please note that you will need a hot glue gun for this project, which is not included in the kit.
This kit is just $13. The order number is 162362.
These new items have been added to the FREE product available with a qualifying purchase during Sale a-bration.
My Favorite Things From the Mini Catalog
Here are my top ten …
I am starting with my favorite bundles because if you want the coordinating punch or dies that go with a stamp set that’s the way to buy them. In the bundle you save 10%.
Country Bouquet Bundle
I do love a set with a punch! What is great about the large heart made of flowers (on the right) is that it’s a 2-step heart. One stamp is the flowers and the other stamp is the leaves. Makes it so easy to add color.
Playing in the Rain Bundle
These animals are just so cute and while I do like coloring I know some people don’t like things that take a lot of coloring. Just stamp the rabbit on white cardstock and only color in the vest and inside of his ears. Super cute. There is a new rain embossing folder that coordinates (see below).
Easter Bunny Bundle
Here we are again with a stamp set and a punch. Lots of great ideas using this set.
Seaside Bay Bundle
This set particularly caught my attention because of where we live.
Sweet Citrus Bundle
I haven’t used this set yet but oh my are there great ideas out there. And the bundle includes the embossing folder and the dies with the stamp set. You can emboss and die cut at the same time. How cool is that. Use different colors of ink and the citrus stamps can be oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit and even cocoanuts.
Taco Fiesta Stamp Set
I don’t usually buy “cutesy” stamp sets but this one has some great stamps and sentiments. And sometimes you just need a cute card.
Alphabet a la Mode Dies
What I like about this alphabet is that the letters are tall and skinny.
Raindrops Embossing Folder
Goes with the Playing in the Rain bundle above.
Country Gingham DSP #160388 $12.00
Love the gingham patterns and the soft colors. I’ve used up a whole pack of this already.
Thanks a Bunch #160816 FREE
I just had to throw in my favorite Sale a-bration free stamp set. When I first saw it I was not very impressed. Kind of cutesy. But then I started seeing samples and it does make a great thank you card. And I am a believer in sending thank you cards. And see those big carrots? Turn them upside down and stamp with green ink and you have trees.
Have a blessed week.
You know I love a stamp set that has a coordinating punch so when I saw the Country Bouquet bundle it was my first selection from the new mini catalog. And I had not bought any new valentine sets for some time.
I am working book binding cards for an upcoming class and this was perfect for the square panel. The two hearts in Petal Pink are stamped along with the leaves and the tiny hearts but the center heart in Sweet Sorbet and those leaves are actually punched from the coordinating DSP. I did use a retired punch for the sentiment.
This is the inside of the card with is stamped. To make a book binding card you cut a sheet of card stock 11″ x 4-1/4″ and score at 5-1/2″ and 4-1/4″. The square panels on the card are 4″ for the mat and 3-3/4″ for the stamped piece. The side section is 4″ x 1-1/16″ for the mat and 3-7/8″ x 7/8″. This section is glued down after tying a ribbon around it.
Here are a few more cards from Stampin’ Up:
Only $37.75 when bought together.
Today the new Mini Catalog goes live and a new SALE-a-bration special begins. I have a few (OK, maybe more than a few) favorites which I will share on another later post.
You can see the Mini by clicking the image below or the image on the right sidebar of the blog.
You can see the SALE a-bration brochure by clicking the image below
When you purchase $50 or more before shipping and tax you earn FREE product from the SALE a-bration brochure. The more you purchase the more you get FREE. We all love something for free!
Did you ever think of joining the Stampin’ Up family? During SALE a-bratioin is the perfect time. There are now 3 different ways to join and get extra product. Each option includes an extra $50 in product than the standard starter kit offer. If you are a previous demonstrator and decided to drop for whatever reason you can sign up again and take advantage of this special.
I am in love with this cute Boho Blue mini machine. It is so stinkin’ cute!
Have more questions? Contact me
Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a good start to 2023. I actually went to a New Years Eve party which was a lot of fun but I think our ages are catching up with us. We were home at 9 PM! I don’t think I have gone out on New Years Eve for a very long time.
January 2023 CD Calendar
Thanks for stopping by
This year is almost over with only a few days to get the December CD Calendar posted. It’s been a pretty busy month getting ready for Christmas.
We don’t do a lot of gifts in my family anymore. Maybe a couple but we do love to play games and those had some treats and gifts associated with them. My son and daughter and their families were here and everyone contributed to our dinner. After the dinner the games began.
Family Christmas
We had our family get together on Friday due to Jason and his family going to Allison’s sisters for Christmas.
The first game we called the Solo cup game. I had seen a couple of versions of this on Facebook and my daughter and I created our own version. We had 105 cups on the table and each one covered a prize. Candy, small gifts, money, gift cards, etc. And 8 cups had a Pick a Present slip which let the person getting it pick one of the wrapped presents.
The shenanigans started when we handed out bags to collect the loot. Grandson Alex, son-in-law Don, grandson Owen and son Jason.
One of the Pick a Present gifts my daughter Lynn Ann won.
My son Jason and his fiancé Allison
My grandson Owen wound up with most of the money. He was super excited.
My oldest son lives in KY so he wasn’t with us this year. But we enjoyed a bottle of the wine he makes.
For our second game everyone brought a wrapped gift. Each person started out with a gift and we each rolled a dice and had to follow the written instructions which included things like unwrap your gift, pass gifts to the left, trade your gift, etc. This was a frame filled with lottery scratch off tickets. Grandson Alex was happy when he opened this but he didn’t keep it long.
After the fun and games we had lots of yummy desserts from which to choose.
Christmas Eve Service
Our Christmas Eve service at the church I attend was just beautiful. Lots of treasured Christmas carols were sung, a great message by the pastor and ending with the lighting of candles and singing Silent Night. Here I am with friends Jan and Donna who both happen to be Stampin’ Up demonstrators in my downline. You can tell that we got cold weather by the fact that we all have scarfs on. It actually got down in the 30’s which is pretty cold for this FL gal.
A Few Random Photos
I had promised to make cupcakes for the physical therapy team where I had been going so I took this box of treats to them the week of Christmas. I have just started dabbling in decorating cupcakes.
My daughter Lynn Ann and I have season tickets to Broadway in Orlando and this is one of the beautiful trees in the lobby connected to the garage we use to park the car. It was funny that we both wound up wearing gray dresses. We certainly didn’t plan on that.
This is one of several gorgeous trees in the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The play we saw was Hades Town. It was very good.
This photo was taken the day after our family Christmas. I have loved being able to have so many fires.
It’s so true, what they say about time going so quickly as you get older. In a few blinks of my eyes I totally missed posting anything in October. Ugh!
I actually have 3 classes coming up to do the calendar for next year. I give them to all of my family and several of my friends every year – 20 total. And it has become on of the best attended classes I do.
I’m going to start this post with the CD Calendar but be sure to read all the way to see what’s new and what’s on sale. Lot’s going on.
Isn’t this the cutest little squirrel? He looks a bit mischievous doesn’t he? It’s from the stamp set Nuts About Squirrels. As you can see below this is 2-step stamping. The outline stamp is paired with the stamp for the “fill-in”. I have even seen some cute cards using this set and turning the squirrels into mice. Super cute and the versatility of the set makes it a great buy for only $17.
I use to hate squirrels because there are so many and they were constantly getting into my bird feeders. But I have come to change my opinion especially after having a blonde squirrel in my yard daily. And for the most part I have kept the squirrels away from my bird feeder. All except “Rusty” which my friends named. He learned to get on the roof and jump to the top of the feeder and then hang on to get to the seed. At first I tried to scare him away but then decided if he was that smart and that hungry to leave him alone. No other squirrel has been smart enough to figure out his method of getting to the feeder.
Rusty use to be more red but I think the Florida sun has lightened him up.
Stampin’ Up! September Weekly Deal Special
Every week in the month of September, Stampin’ Up! is offering a selection of discounted products. Discounts and product selection will vary from week to week.
This Week’s specials:
I had never even noticed the Kraft Note Cards & Envelopes in the catalog. And then my friend and upline, Catherine, gave me a card she made using them. You get 20 note cards and envelopes and 1 box to put some in for a great gift idea. At $8 that makes each card only 40 cents.
Perfect Partners
Bundle and save during this exclusive sale! These six new dies coordinate with sets in our current catalogs. These die sets can be purchased separately or in a bundle with their coordinating stamps at a 10% bundle savings. Available only for a limited time and while supplies last! If you have the stamp set you can order the coordinating die.
Did you even know that Stampin’ Up! sells logo items? There is a link on my online store for the available items. One of the newly added is this beanie. It is so stinkin’ cute!
Have a great weekend. It’s coming up. As for me, I will be working on my stamp room. I just had it painted today and everything is a huge mess.
When I first saw the Sale-a-Bration products I didn’t much care for the Hippos but they quickly became a favorite. And then when I saw other demonstrators turning them into cows I was hooked.
For this card I stamped one of the hippps on white card stock and colored with Blends. To create the bubbles on the black cardstock I traced different sized circular items with a white gel pen. I also drew in some lines inside the circles. Then using blue and pink Blends I colored over just portions of the white lines. This gives the appearance of the iridescent colors seen in bubbles. I added some Opal Round embellishments which look like bubbles. The green cardstock is the new In Color Parakeet Party. The sentiment is from the stamp set Charming Sentiments which is an all occasion assortment and has coordinating dies that cut right around the words. The dies include some extra fun cut outs.
Again I used Parakeet Party for this card with the DSP simulating grass. It’s so easy to turn those hippos into cows. I used a black Blends marker to color in the spots and Petal Pink Blends for the faces and stomachs.
The extra dies for the goggles, scuba gear, sunglasses and umbrella give the hippos so much personality.
There are just a few weeks left of Sale-a-Bration. If you love the hippos too you can get it free with a qualifying order.
True, right! The battery packages are the worst to try to get open.
Just a quick post to share this months CD calendar page. I used the retired set Birds and Branches. I have a bird feeder in my backyard which is easy to see from my living room and sun room. I love watching the many birds who come numerous times a day. There haven’t been as many lately. I don’t know if they have flown off to other parts of the country or not. It’s been so hot in Florida I would escape to a cooler climate too. And that is what I just did. I am Kentucky visiting my son and family. I left 90 degree weather to the 70’s. Their weather had been in the 90’s also and just this week dropped. Perfect.
There are additional items added for Sale-a-Bration products which you can select FREE with a qualifying order of $50 or more. You can see them in my online store here
