Feb 3, 2021 | Cards, January-June 2021 Mini Catalog, Quick & Easy, Simple Stamping, Snailed It, Whimsical |
Looking for a fun, whimsical bundle?! Look no more – the Snailed It Suite provides lots of playful, whimsical fun. Today’s Happy Mail card uses the Snailed It Bundle. The bundle includes the Snailed It Stamp Set and coordinating Snail Dies. And using with the Snail Mail Designer Series Paper makes it easy to create a bright, cheerful card. Best of all, the Snail Dies coordinate with some of the images in the designer series paper. See the snail on the Happy Mail card? It’s cut from the Snail Mail Designer Series Paper with a coordinating die. Easy -peasy! Stamp the envelope with Happy Mail enclosed and the card is set to mail. This card definitely is #simple stamping!
Details:
Create the card base using Daffodil Delight cardstock (8-1/2″ x 11″, score and fold at 4-1/4″). Attach a 4″ x 5-1/4″ layer of the Bermuda Bay designer series paper from the Snail Mail DSP pack onto the card base. Cut a 1″ x 4″ strip of the mini hearts designer series paper and attach to the card – referring to photo for placement. Using the Snail Dies, cut the following: a large snail from the designer series paper; one large and two small mushrooms from a scrap of Real Red cardstock, the inside note from a scrap of Basic White cardstock and the envelope from a 3″ x 3″ square of Daffodil Delight cardstock.
Stamp “hello” onto the Basic White note using Bermuda Bay Classic Ink Pad and embellish with the Resin Hearts. Fold the envelope flaps leaving the top flap open. Glue Dots hold the flaps closed. Slide the note into the envelope, attach with glue dots to secure and use Stampin’ Seal+ to add to the card front. Finish the card by adding mushrooms to the card front and layering the large snail using Stampin’ Dimensionals. And don’t forget – stamp Happy Mail enclosed onto the envelope using Real Red Classic Ink Pad.
Youngsters and young at heart will enjoy receiving Happy Mail!
Reminders:
It’s time to Sale-A-Brate!!! What is that you ask? Sale-A-Bration is one of our biggest promotions of the year. During Sale-A-Bration you can earn FREE products with qualifying purchases. The FREE products are in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Click here to Shop With Me and view the online Sale-A-Bration brochure under the Sales and Specials tab.
As an added bonus – if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you will receive a free stack of our Regals, Subtles, Neutrals, Brights, and 2020—2022 In Color Designer Series Paper along with your Starter Kit! There couldn’t be a better time to join the Stampin’ Up! family and becoming a member of my Playtime with Paper group.
Sale-A-Bration is ongoing until February 28, 2021.
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program: Download the form (2020-2021 Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. And for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! Thank you for placing your order with me. You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. I sincerely appreciate your orders.
Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!
Project Materials:
The host code for February is: WJG4ZYAK. Please use this code if your order is $150 or less (before shipping & taxes). Remember, if your order is over $150, you will receive the host rewards.
Jan 28, 2021 | Cards, Fine Art Floral, Floral, January-June 2021 Mini Catalog, Thank You, Uncategorized |
Where did the time go? Wednesday sped by and I’m late on my weekly Wednesday post! Hey, better late than never. No worries though, today I am sharing not one but three cards showcasing Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper. So, it’s worth the wait (LOL).
The paper is gorgeous and provides a beautiful background for cards. With it’s beauty, you can make gorgeous cards easily. Since I am in need of Thank You cards, I am using the same sentiment from the Happy Thoughts Stamp Set on all three of the cards. For all the cards, the same basic cardstock colors are used. But on two of the cards, I have “stepped up” the designs using the Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate on one and Gilded Leafing Embellishment on another.
Details:
- The sentiment for all 3 of the cards is stamped onto Basic White cardstock and cut using a die from the Hippo & Friends Dies. Gold Glimmer Enamel Dots are added for extra embellishment.
- The base for card one is So Saffron cardstock with a layer of Terracotta Tile cardstock. For cards two and three, Terracotta Tile cardstock creates the base and a second layer of So Saffron cardstock is added.
- Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper (3-3/4″ x 5″) creates the top layer on each card.
- For card one, the designer series paper is adhered to the Terracotta Tile cardstock layer before the cardstock layer is added to the card base. Wrap a piece of Terracotta Tile Ribbon (from the Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack) around the layer then adhere to the card base.
- On card two, the Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate is layered atop the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper. Since the specialty acetate matches the designer series paper, it adds beautiful gold outlining to the print.
- And lastly, to step up card three, the coordinating Art Gallery Stamp Set is used to stamp 3 small flowers and Gilded Leaf Embellishment highlights the center of each. Two of the flowers are stamped using Terracotta Tile (stamp off onto a scrap of paper before stamping onto Basic White piece) and one flower stamped using So Saffron. After stamping the main piece with the inks, the inner piece is stamped with Versamark, Heat & Stick Powder is applied then activated with the Heat Tool. Once activated, the Gilded Leaf Embellishment is added and rubbed on each flower. Easy-peasy!
If you’re looking for lots of fun – definitely try the Gilded Leaf Embellishment!
Reminders:
It’s time to Sale-A-Brate!!! What is that you ask? Sale-A-Bration is one of our biggest promotions of the year. During Sale-A-Bration you can earn FREE products with qualifying purchases. The FREE products are in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Click here to Shop With Me and view the online Sale-A-Bration brochure under the Sales and Specials tab.
As an added bonus – if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you will receive a free stack of our Regals, Subtles, Neutrals, Brights, and 2020—2022 In Color Designer Series Paper along with your Starter Kit! There couldn’t be a better time to join the Stampin’ Up! family.
Sale-A-Bration is ongoing until February 28, 2021.
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program: Download the form (2020-2021 Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. And for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! Thank you for placing your order with me. You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. I sincerely appreciate your orders.
Happy crafting!
Project Materials:
The current host code is: Z7RKF3MX. Please use this code if your order is $150 or less (before shipping & taxes). Remember, if your order is over $150, you will receive the host rewards.
Jan 20, 2021 | Cards, January-June 2021 Mini Catalog, Simple Stamping, Stampin' Up! |
Have you ever purchased a stamp set and then wondered what type card design you were going to make once you received it? Well, that is the case with today’s stamp set, Enjoy The Moment. So what did I do? I selected a couple of the stamps and decided to play. No plan in mind but just to stamp. Several colors were selected and then I just started stamping on various papers. Guess what happened? A few ideas came to mind. So I’m sharing two simple cards using the Enjoy The Moment stamp set.
Details:
- For the “a little note” card on the left, a card base is created using Early Espresso cardstock. Follow with a layer of Crumb Cake cardstock. To the Crumb Cake layer, add a piece of In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. Stamp the image onto a strip of Crumb Cake cardstock (1-3/4″ x 5″) using Soft Suede Classic Ink Pad. Stamp the sentiment below the image. To add a touch of sparkle, color the pods using clear Wink of Stella (unfortunately, it doesn’t show in photo) Attach the strip to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Complete the card by adding a double Linen Thread bow.
- Now, for a super simple card! Create a card base using Soft Suede cardstock. Create background by randomly stamping the dual seed pods onto the cardstock using Soft Suede Classic Ink. Next, use the “seed” stamp to add seeds on the card base. Stamp the sentiment and the dual seed pods onto a 3″ x 3″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. Cut using the 2nd largest circle die from the Stitched Shapes Dies. Tie a piece of the Vanilla Open-Weave Ribbon (from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack) around the card front and tie into a bow. Add the sentiment label next to the bow using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Both of these cards are simple to make which are perfect for highlighting the Enjoy The Moment Stamp Set. Other ideas came to mind when making these cards so look for more projects soon highlighting this stamp set.
Reminders:
It’s time to Sale-A-Brate!!! What is that you ask? Sale-A-Bration is one of our biggest promotions of the year. During Sale-A-Bration you can earn FREE products with qualifying purchases. The FREE products are in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Click here to Shop With Me and view the online Sale-A-Bration brochure under the Sales and Specials tab.
As an added bonus – if you JOIN and become a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you will receive a free stack of our Regals, Subtles, Neutrals, Brights, and 2020—2022 In Color Designer Series Paper along with your Starter Kit! There couldn’t be a better time to join the Stampin’ Up! family.
Sale-A-Bration is ongoing until February 28, 2021.
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program: Download the form (2020-2021 Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. And for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! Thank you for placing your order with me. You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. I sincerely appreciate your orders.
Happy crafting!
Project Materials:
The current host code is: Z7RKF3MX. Please use this code if your order is $150 or less (before shipping & taxes). Remember, if your order is over $150, you will receive the host rewards.
Jan 13, 2021 | Cards, Dandy Garden, Dandy Garden, Designer Series Paper, January-June 2021 Mini Catalog, Product Suites |
Today’s project is one that has been on my craft desk since mid-November and I finally completed it! It features products from the Dandy Garden Suite. Specifically, the Dragonfly Garden Bundle and the beautiful Dandy Garden 6″x6″ Designer Series Paper. During the Onstage at Home meeting hosted by Stampin’ Up! in November, attendees received a list project materials to prepare for stamping along with presenters. This project is one that was from the Dandy Garden presentation. Using the same card base and layering cardstock colors, attendees were to select three different patterns from the designer series paper. The beauty of the Dandy Garden Designer Series Paper is the coordinating patterns and colors. Therefore, there are multiple options for creating a variety of cards that have the same card base and layout but differ due to the patterns from the designer series paper.
The Dandy Garden Suite of products is in the recently released Jan-Jun 2021 Mini Catalog and now available for purchase. Do you notice the small dragonflies? The Dragonflies punch allows you to punch small dragonflies in addition to a larger dragonfly shape! I love the ability to punch small images to add to cards.
I will be using this layout on future cards adding variations so be sure to follow me here each week. Plus, on my business Facebook page, on Instagram and on my You Tube channel. Just click on each of the links and be sure to follow me on all the sources to receive project ideas!
Reminders:
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program: Download the form (2020-2021 Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. And for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! Thank you for placing your order with me. You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. I sincerely appreciate your orders.
Happy crafting! 
Project Materials:
The current host code is: Z7RKF3MX. Please use this code if your order is $150 or less (before shipping & taxes). Remember, if your order is over $150, you will receive the host rewards.
Jan 6, 2021 | January-June 2021 Mini Catalog, Sale-A-Bration 2021 |
The past six weeks have been rather hectic but I’m back, ready to share and announce some exciting changes. But first, it’s time to Sale-A-Brate! If you’re new to Stampin’ Up!, you may not have heard about the happiest time of the Stampin’ Up! year. It’s called Sale‑A‑Bration, and it lasts from 5 January–28 February 2021. During Sale-A-Bration for every $50 order (before tax & shipping), you can select FREE products from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Even better, the new January-June 2021 Mini Catalog is now available for you to order from so have fun shopping!!!
Here’s a photo of one of my favorite products from the Sale-A-Bration brochure!
Plus if you join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you’ll receive a package of the Regals, Subtles, Neutrals, Brights, and 2020—2022 In Color Designer Series Paper along with your Starter Kit! (a value of almost $60) There couldn’t be a better time to join the Stampin’ Up! family and becoming a member of my Playtime with Paper team.
Other news:
- Stampin’ Up! recently announced that the paper plant manufacturing our Whisper White products had to permanently close due to COVID. While it’s sad that another company has fallen victim to the pandemic, Stampin’ Up! searched and located a manufacturer with paper standards that work beautifully with Stampin’ Up! inks and blends. The result is a product name change (no longer Whisper White but Basic White) and new product numbers. Below is the list of new Basic White Products and item numbers:
- BASIC WHITE 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK (159276)
- BASIC WHITE 8-1/2″ X 11″ THICK CARDSTOCK (159229)
- BASIC WHITE 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) CARDSTOCK (159231)
- BASIC WHITE MEDIUM ENVELOPES (159236)
- BASIC WHITE NOTE CARDS & ENVELOPES (159232)
- BASIC WHITE 3″ X 3″ (7.6 X 7.6 CM) ENVELOPES (159233)
- BASIC WHITE ASSORTED MEMORIES & MORE CARDS & ENVELOPES (159234)
- The new Mini Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine is now available for order!
- On a personal note regarding my blog. Starting new week, I will post a project one day a week (Wednesday). Don’t fret though – I will be offering more projects via my business Facebook page, on Instagram and on my You Tube channel. Just click on each of the links and be sure to follow me on all the sources to receive project ideas!
Reminders:
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program: Download the form (2020-2021 Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. And for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! Thank you for placing your order with me. You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. I sincerely appreciate your orders.
Happy crafting (and happy shopping!)
