Stampin' Up Announcement- Blendabilities

 

Blendabilities Quality Issues

February 27, 2015 We are experiencing a quality issue with our Blendabilities product line. Except for the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (item #132708) and the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Refill (item #133456), all item numbers have been turned off; this includes Blendabilities Sale-A-Bration item numbers. 

At this time, backorders for Blendabilities will not be fulfilled.
We thank you for your patience and will update you as soon as we have more information.

Foil, Vellum & "Irresistibly Yours" Specialty DSP 2

Because I had more than one idea for the card I showed you yesterday, I decided to make them both. So today you get to see the second one. (Again you will have to forgive the lighting. My usual light source couldn't be used and I had to use my window sill on a cloudy day.)

 You can see that I used the diagonal stripe from the "Irresistibly Yours" specialty DSP this time. Using both the Strawberry Slush and Encore Metallic Gold ink pads with Sponge Daubers, I filled in the striped areas with colour.

I did the same on the inside of this card as I did with yesterday's. And next is the layering shot.

So two fun cards with the same basic design, but slight variations. Hope you had fun seeing these two cards! To see what I used in the making of this card, please check below.

Happy Stamping!

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Foil, Vellum & "Irresistibly Yours" Specialty DSP

There's something a little more classy and elegant when using foil cardstock on a project. Not long ago I created a Valentine Card using Strawberry Slush and Silver, but today's is with gold foil! Also, for today's project, I used the Sale-a-bration "Irresistibly Yours" specialty DSP. Love using the paper!

I created two cards that are basically the same, but using a few different elements. (Forgive the lighting. My usual light source couldn't be used and I had to use my window sill on a cloudy day.)
So I will show you one today, and the other tomorrow.

Another product I like to use is vellum. for this card I heat embossed with gold one of the flowers from the "Flower Shop" stamp set and then used my Strawberry Slush ink pad and an Ink Dauber to colour the flower from behind. Love that soft colour look!

In this next one you can see a peek at the layers inside the card to create a pink & gold border.

Next, you can see all the layering.

With the piece of "Irresistibly Yours" specialty DSP, I went from dark to light at a curve sponging with Strawberry Slush, and then with a piece of paper towel wiping of the excess ink and reveal the white leaves of the paper.

Here is a Stampin' Up video on all the ways you can use the "Irresistibly Yours" specialty DSP.

To see what I all used in the making of this card, check below. Have fun making yours!

Happy Stamping!

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Little Moments Layout With Project Life

Taking photos is a wonderful way to keep a record of your, and your family's, life. Project life makes it easy to put it all together to share! The 'Little Moments' set is a soft pallet that is great for baby layouts as well as for children and family layouts. Check out this easy project posted by Stampin' Up.

 Hope you are inspired to create some lovely layouts of baby, toddlers, children and family with this beautiful set, 'Little Moments".

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Check out some of the other fun Project Life Collections! I'm going to a crop this Saturday and plan to create some layouts of my youngest daughter's trip to Hawaii, and of my newest grandson born on Valentines Day!

Happy Scrapbooking!

Back Order & Product Availability

 
Due to either shortages or the Pacific shipyard strike, Stampin' Up has let us know the following:

Currently, the following items are on BACKORDER; ( backordered items will be available on or before the date indicated.)

138232: Arbre protecteur Photopolymer Stamp Set--February 26
137364: Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder--February 27
137366: Berry Basket Bigz L Die--February 27

Currently the following items are NOT ORDERABLE:

130995: Cherry Cobbler Assortment Stampin' Blendabilities Markers
130998: Daffodil Delight Assortment Stampin' Blendabilities Markers
130999: Old Olive Assortment Stampin' Blendabilities Markers
130997: Pumpkin Pie Assortment Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers
137951: So You Simply Created Kit
137950: The Perpetual Birthday Calendar Project Kit
131262: Regals Stampin’ Write Markers
126199: Stampin' Pierce Mat
126189: Paper Piercing Tool

Currently, the following items have LOW INVENTORY and will move to the "Not Orderable" list (above) once our current inventory is depleted:

137866: Sahara Sand 7/8" Lace Trim
131003: Rich Razzleberry Assortment Stampin' Blendabilities Markers

I will try to keep you informed, so that when you place your orders you know what you must hold off till another time.

Thank you for understanding.

Weekly Deals - Sequins, Ribbon & Twine, Oh My!

Stock up! There are some great deals on ribbon and twine this week!

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With Easter and Mother's day coming up, the Crisp Cantaloupe and Whisper White Satin ribbon would be great to have!

And don't forget to check out the Clearance Rack too! These items will change and won't be there forever. Especially some of those Christmas items that you couldn't get before. Also great for gift shopping!

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Enjoy your shopping!

Painted Blooms DSP Card 5 - Simply Wonderful

For the 5th and last card in the Painted Blooms series, I created a 'friendship' card with the "Simply Wonderful" stamp set. I also used more of the fussy cut blooms that I had cut up for making the 6 cards that have been posted over the past few days. I have a few left for some more cards that I will make in the future.

This time I used Rose Red for the accent colour, and used the Stampin' Write Markers to colour the stamp. I love the "Large Polka Dot" embossing folder! Works well the the small tulip pattern. In the next 2 photos you can see the layering.

To see what I all used to make this card, check below.

Be sure to check out the previous post from earlier today about the 4 new Sale-a-bration items that will be available come March 1st!

Thank you for topping by!

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4 New Sale-a-bration Items!!

Between March 1st and March 31st there will be 4 new Sale-a-bration items added!

 Some pretty exciting product to work with! If you'd like to print out these items to add to your current Sale-a-bration flyer, here is the link - http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/Flyer_SAB2_demo_Feb1715_CA.pdf

 Thanks for stopping by. I'll be posting the 5th and last "Painted Blooms" series card today as well. So come back today to check it out.

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Painted Blooms DSP Card 4 - "Congrats" Simply Wonderful Stamp Set

The 4th card of this series is a "Congrats" card. Much more simple with none of the fussy cut flowers, I focused on the lighter colours on this DSP sheet - yellow & blue.

You can see the sentiment stamp is stamped in two colours even though the stamp is all in one. I covered the scroll pattern with scotch tape when I inked the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. The I pealed the tape off and using the Soft Sky Stampin' Write Marker brush tip I coloured the pattern and then stamped the sentiment! A real fun way to get more than one colour of ink on your stamps.

Using the Decorative Label punch on the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper I punch a piece out. Then I cut it diagonally from corner to corner and popped it up behind the sentiment, and placed the Candy Dots in the corners.

Next you can see the layers better.

On the banner, I punched two holes to pull the ribbon through, and tied a bow. To see all of the things I used in the making of this card check below.

Thank you for joining me today, and happy stamping!

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Painted Blooms DSP Card 3 - Sympathy

This is the third in the "Painted Blooms" DSP card series, which I created as a Sympathy card using the Petite Pairs stamp set.

 Again, using the fussy cut flowers, and the Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, and Rose Red colours I created this card. In this next photo you can see how I arranged the flowers.

And next, you can see the layering.

 If you like fussy cutting, then Painted Blooms DSP has a few sheets that are perfect for that! There is also the "Painted Petals" stamp set that coordinates with the DSP!

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To see what I used to make this card, check below. Have fun making wonderful flowery cards with Painted Blooms and Painted Petals!

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Painted Blooms DSP Card 2 - Big Day

This is the second posting for this card series using the "Painted Blooms" DSP. For this Birthday Card I used the "Big Day" Sale-a-bration stamp set that you can for free with a $60 order.

I made three tags, tied them together, and then spread them out adding dimensionals between each layer toward the middle/end of the tags after notching them, or fish tailing them is you will. I cut three 5/8" strips and slid the ends into the back of the Banner Punch to just notch the ends. I criss-crossed them and glued them together.

After Punching the Decorative Label piece out of the Glimmer Paper, I cut it in half horizontally and positioned it behind the stamped sentiment punched with the same punch, and attached it on top of the criss-crossed banner strips with diemensionals. Then, again with dimemsionals, I attached it to the tags.

After fussy cutting a whole 12 x 12 sheet of the "Painted Blooms" variety of flowers, I arranged and positioned the blooms with a combinations of liquid glue and dimensionals around the top of the tags and ribbon.

I had a lot of fun with this card and hope you are inspired to case this one or create your own version. See below for all that I used to make this card.

Happy Stamping!

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Painted Blooms Card Collection - A Pair

I've made 6 cards using the Painted Blooms DSP. I will show case them for the next 5 days. I cut fussy one entire 12 x 12 sheet of the multi flower sheets to get an entire collection of all the different flowers and leaves from it.

Today's will be of 2 cards. These two are different that the traditional card with about 1/2 of the card front being cut away.

In the next 2 photos, you can see how the front of the card works.

 Check below for materials used.

Have fun making your half-front card!

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I Forgot To Show You...

I just realized that I forgot to show you the wonderful January 2015 Paper Pumpkin kit!! It was for Valentine's Day!  February's will probably be out by now so you will have missed on the "Layers of Gratitude" accordion cards and envelopes! When that video is available, I will post it. In the mean time enjoy the January kit video and sign up for March through May Paper Pumpkin!

And here is February's (added later)

REMEMBER that during Sale-a-bration the 3 month subscription is marked down from $74.85 plus tax to $68.85 plus tax. Shipping is included, and your kit includes everything that you need except for your scissors and sometimes adhesive! The three month subscription sale code is 137859 when you place your order!

Subscribe here - https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en-ca/

Have Fun!

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Masculine Birthday Card

This is my second post for today, so if you are looking for the Weekly Deals, just scroll down to the next post.

Time to make a few masculine birthday cards, and I'm starting with making one for my youngest son, who will be turning 30 in March. He likes green a lot, so I thought I would make something along the lines of camouflage. So using Baked Brown Sugar and Mossy Meadow colours with the "Sheltering Tree" stamp set, this is what it turned out like.

With the foliage stamp from the "Sheltering Tree " stamp set, I had to second stamp so that the colours weren't too dark around the border edge. On the Ornate Tag Topper piece I used the Modern Mosaic embossing impression folder and lightly sponged Baked Brown Sugar over the raised pattern.

 Here you can see the layering a bit better.

I sure love those Antique Brads! This would be a great card for someone in the Armed Forces.

 Hope you are inspired to create some of your own masculine cards now. Have fun! To see what product I used for this card, see below.

Happy Stamping!

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