Welcome to September's Stampin Friends Blog Hop! This month we have fun projects to share with that feature Sentiments! ​I hope you are joining me from Barb Pfeffer's blog! Barb always makes such beautiful cards, don't you agree?  After visiting my blog, be sure to hop on over to Jo Blakman's blog. Leave us comments - we love hearing what you think!!!  You can find all the blog links at the bottom!  Have you ever thought about participating in a blog hop? Let one of us know and we'd love to have you join our little group!

I chose the Stampin Up Beary Christmas Suite to make my card. It was the first suite that jumped out me when I was looking through the Stampin Up Holiday Mini. I was knew in the moment that this what the set I was ordering right away! I love the Polar Bear, it just makes me smile! This card is so fun and easy to make! I used Night of Navy Cardstock as the cardbase. And then I added an embossed layer in Night of Navy. The embossing folder is also new called Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder.  Before adhering the layer to the cardbase with dimensionals, I wrapped the Balmy Blue Sparkle Ribbon around the layer and finished with a bow. I stamped the greeting in Misty Moonlight and use the 2 smallest rectangle from the Scalloped Contour Dies. While I was stamping, I also stampin a piece of Basic White with a polar bear and snowflakes for inside of the card and also on my envelopes. 
I added dimensionals to the back of the greeting and adhere to the card over the ribbon. For the Polar Bear on the right, I used the Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper and the Beary Cute Punch, to cut one bear out. For the bear on the left, I used scissors and just fussy cut. I finished the front of the card by adding a few Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins. 

​Welcome to August's Stampin Friends Blog Hop. This month we all are All About the Paper. I love creating projects that focus on the beautiful DSP that Stampin Up creates!! 
​I hope you are joining me from Barb Pfeffer's blog! Wasn't her projects wonderful?  After visiting my blog, be sure to hop on over to Tiziana Milano's blog. Leave us comments - we love hearing what you think!!!  You can find all the blog links at the bottom!  Have you ever thought about participating in a blog hop? Let one of us know and we'd love to have you join our little group!

My favorite time of year is just around the corner. So I felt it was only fitting to use the brand new All About Autumn Suite that will be available in September. It so pretty and the paper is gorgeous.  And the best part of these projects, my daughter, who will be off to college again in a week, helped me design and make them!!
I started with a card base of Very Vanilla and added the first layer of Moody Mauve which was embossed with the new Distressed Tile 3D Embossing folder. The next layer is a piece of All About Autumn DSP 3 1/2x4 1/2. I cut out several of the leaves in Mossy Mellow, Crushed Curry, Moody Mauve, Pretty Peacock and Copper Clay. The greeting was stamped in the Pretty Peacock and cut out with the dies.  I finished it with the Copper Ribbon included in the suite and one of the adhesive backed speckled dots

I hope you enjoyed the projects I made for the hop! Please be sure to leave a comment and continue to Tiz's blog! 
If you are interested in receiving a Stampin Up catalog, please feel free to send me a message!

Have a great day
and Happy Stampin 
Steph
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It's time for our monthly Stampin Friends blog hop! And this month we are focusing on punches. When I began designing the card for this month, I realized I have so many punches. But only a handful are current with Stampin Up. I had to really think about what I wanted to do.
I hope you're joining me from Barb Pfeffer's blog! Wasn't her card great? After reviewing my blog, be sure to leave a comment and continue on to Maureen Rauchfuss's blog.  You can find all the blog links at the bottom!  Have you ever thought about participating in a blog hop? Let one of us know and we'd love to have you join our little group!

To make this Perfectly Punched card, It is very easy to make. And you could make multiple cards in a short amount of time.
I used the Double-Oval Punch and punched out several ovals using the Bright & Beautiful DSP. Then I alternated the patterns and size as the background of my card. When I was happy with the layout, I used a piece of 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Basic White and glued them down. I added dimensionals to the back and adhered that to the card base in Basic White as well. Then I took a piece of Metallic Woven Ribbon in Sweet Sorbet. I stamped the greeting from the Happy Labels stamp set and punched it out with same punch and then I punched out the larger oval in Berry Burst. I added that to the front of the card with dimensionals. I finished it off with Basic Rhinestones! 
How cute! I love it. I hope you enjoy the card I have shared with you.
Be sure to leave a comment and visit Maureen's blog! You can find her link below.

Thanks for stopping by
Happy Stampin
​Steph

​Surprise! On 6–7 July, all current Paper Pumpkin subscribers can save up to 50% on Paper Pumpkin past kits, refills, and add-ons!
Customers who sign up by 10 July will receive our fun July Paper Pumpkin Kit, so if you have been debated on subscribing, now is the time. I encourage you to sign up ASAP!
Items are available while supplies last, so spread the word share the good news. You and friends won’t want to miss out on this amazing sale!

Looking for a NEW technique to test your paper crafting skills? Stampin Up has got you covered! Pick a few Enamel Effects Basics and the adorable Little Dreamers Bundle an you will see how easy it is to decorate your projects using these fun products!

For this card, we stamped stars in Azure Afternoon ink on Azure Afternoon Cardstock for our card base. We created a shaker window with die-cut Basic White Cardstock and Foam Adhesive Strips. For the shaker bits, we smeared a bit of Gold Enamel Effects Basics on Basic White Cardstock with a Palette Knife, let it dry, and then die cut dozens of tiny stars. We then stamped and die cut the squirrel and the shooting star image. We colored the squirrel and net with Pecan Pie and Pool Party Stampin’ Blends. We colored the star with Enamel Effects Basics and used a Water Painter dipped in Enamel Effects Basics to lightly color the tail of the shooting star.

We love how this card turned out! As you teach this technique, don’t be afraid to branch out and show your customers all the amazing things they can do with Enamel Effects Basics!

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Happy Stampin
​Steph

Creative Challenge for July

Looking for a creative challenge?
Our monthly Creative Challenge is here to help!



This month’s goal is to use Specialty Designer Series Paper in a creative way, and one of our amazing concept artists accepted the challenge! She used the strikingly beautiful Holographic Trio 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Paper for her project. This embossed, metallized paper refracts the light in beautiful ways and is the perfect choice for your next top-tier project!

If you’d like to CASE her card, try this:

• Create the textured background using the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks and Embossing Paste. Allow it to dry before cutting it using the Countryside Corners Dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.
• Stamp, color, and die cut the leaf and flower images, then layer them beneath the greeting (which was heat-embossed on Pretty Peacock Cardstock). The inks used were Fresh Freesia, Lost Lagoon, and VersaMark with white Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Adhere this panel to the Lost Lagoon Cardstock base, then add a few Tinsel Gems as a finishing touch.

We can’t wait to see what you do with this fun Creative Challenge, so be sure to post it on social media using the #CreativeChallengeSU hashtag. Good luck!

Happy Stampin
Steph

We’re bringing back one of our favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS! Because do you know what’s a great deal? Getting rewarded for all the crafting supplies you’re already going to buy!
When you shop between July 6–31 and spend $50 USD you will earn a $5 USD coupon! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between August 1–31.
There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn! So make sure to share with your, family, friends, fellow craft enthusiasts, and coupon lovers alike because Bonus Days will be here and gone before you know it.
So, take a peek at the catalog, make a list and come on back on July 6th and begin earning!

Happy Stampin
Steph

I hope you enjoyed the card I prepared for you!!
Happy Stampin
​Steph

Say hello to summer and get crafting under the sun with this month’s kit! With beach designs, fun accordion-fold cards, along with sentiments to support, encourage, say hello, and more, wave at those you love through uplifting cards and send family and friends oceans of kind words all summer long!
This kit includes:

• All the supplies you need to create 9 cards with fun accordion folds: 3 each of 3 designs; and coordinating envelopes.
• An all-occasion stamp set to send friends and family words of encouragement, support and kindness.
• Iridescent Sequin Embellishments.
• 1 Classic Stampin’ Spot: Daffodil Delight.
• Summertime Ephemera pieces, labels, and paper pieces.
• Adhesive Dots and Tear & Tape Adhesive.

Completed card size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (14 x 10.8  cm)
Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Azure Afternoon, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Pool Party

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Happy Stampin
Steph

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Happy Stampin
​Steph