Interested in hosting a workshop during Sale-A-Bration? In addition to all of the regular host benefits, you can earn an exclusive FREE host set when your workshop reaches $350 in sales! I would love to help you host a fun virtual event while we're all stuck at home during the dreary months of January and February. Finally, the Stampin' Up! starter kit is even better during Sale-A-Bration! As always, you can choose $125 in product of your choice for only $99 and FREE shipping. PLUS, you get 5 packs of 6" x 6" patterned paper. These are the 6" x 6" Designer Series Papers in the 4 Color Collections plus the 2020-2022 In colors and they are the NEW patterns that will be in the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. This is an additional value of over $55! If you would like more information, just send me an email: stampin_heidi@yahoo.com. I'm always happy to chat and answer questions! Ok, let's see my sample card ideas using the Well Suited suite. On y go! Let's get stamping.
For this card, I cut the suspenders from a piece of the paisley patterned paper using the dies. I also added the buckles cut from silver foil. I cut the rectangle for the shirt, the color, and the placket from a piece of checked patterned paper in the suite. I added Basic Gray buttons. The die for the button cuts six buttons at once! Finally, I stamped the bowtie on Whisper White cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored it with Pool Party Stampin' Blends. I built the shirt front on a piece of Basic Gray cardstock and then on a Pool Party card base. The sentiment is from the Approaching Perfection stamp set which I got for FREE when I purchased the Well Suited suite. This stamp set has some really fun birthday sayings!
I wrapped a piece of the Basic Gray twine around the Pool Party layer before adhering it to the card front. I tied it in a big loopy bow. Then, I stamped the bowtie with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Whisper White cardstock and colored it with Pool Party ink and cut it with the Suite and Tie dies. I added the bowtie over the bow in the twine using Stampin' Dimensionals.
Like the other two cards, the sentiment for this card is from the Approaching Perfection stamp set. It says: "So what if you're a year older. You're fabulous!" I stamped it with Memento ink on Whisper White cardstock and layered it on Highland Heather cardstock. I placed a layer of Basic Gray cardstock on the card front and added a twine bow. Then, I adhered the sentiment over the bow using Stampin' Dimensionals. Supply List for these Well Suited Card IdeasClick here to see the supplies used for these cards. If you need to order any of the supplies to recreate these cards, simply check the items you need and click "Add to Cart." On the next screen, be sure to add the host code under the pink "Checkout" button by clicking the + sign. This will earn you Frequent Shopper Points available exclusively from me!
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Bullet journals set me free, but probably not in the way you'd normally think. Never heard of bullet journaling? It's a way to keep a combination daily planner, calendar, diary, and sketch book in one. There are people making amazing bullet journal pages! They make beautiful artistic masterpieces of their mundane everyday lives. Yes, I do paper crafting. I make cards, I stamp. I color. Sometimes, I think I even make art. But, not in my bullet journals. My bullet journals are a mess of functionality. Still, bullet journals set me free. So, on y go! Let's talk a little about the freedom of bullet journaling and see my newest journal.
This means that I bought lots of planners and at the end of the year, I would find I had only used a small fraction of it. I beat myself up for the waste of money and my inability to keep up with a planner. Then, I read about bullet journaling. It's just a blank notebook. You fill it in as you go. At the true heart of it, you create a code for your to-do lists, number the pages, and keep an index of the pages so that you can quickly go back and review things. Sometimes, I do those things, but mostly I don't. The freedom of a bullet journal is that I can write as little or as much as I want for each day. I can create a weekly spread if I'm up to it. And when my journal gets set aside for three months, I just pick up where I left off. I can add to-do lists, or meeting notes, or ideas that I have on the next page, even though it means my journal is a complete mess. I'm free! I can write down what I need to when I need to. I definitely have a down and dirty style of bullet journaling.
Maybe I'll make goals. Maybe I'll add some sketches or doodles. Who knows, but my new bullet journal is beautiful and ready to get down and dirty! Supply List to create your own down and Dirty Bullet JournalClick here to see the complete supply list for this Flowers & Field Journal, except for the Flowers & Field patterned paper because it won't be available until January when you can get it FREE with a $50 purchase. If you need any of the supplies to create your own journal, simply check the items you need and click "Add to Cart." Be sure to add the host code (in the sidebar to the right) on the second page under the pink box that says "Checkout."
It's only November, but I'm already thinking about January and all of the amazing stamps, dies, patterned papers, and accessories coming in the NEW 2021 January-June Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Catalog from Stampin' Up! I think this may be one of my favorite Mini Catalogs ever! If you have placed an order through me in the last 6 months, I will automatically send you a catalog in December. If you haven't and would like to receive one of these beautiful catalogs, please let me know so that I can add you to my mailing list. There are so many gorgeous stamps and papers and more. I was able to pre-order a few things and quickly inked up the stamps and put them to paper. I also did a YouTube Live to show you all of the goodies I received. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.
The amazing new Well Suited suite comes with the Handsomely Suited stamp set, Suit & Tie dies, Well Suited Designer Series Paper, and a package of Baker's Twine in Night of Navy and Basic Gray. The stamp set has 2 bowtie and 2 straight tie images with a variety of greetings. The dies really make this suite! You can use them with the stamped images or use them on their own to create shirt fronts and suit jackets. There are even suspenders! And the patterned paper is gorgeous! It works fabulously with the stamps and dies but is extremely versatile and will work well for so many other projects! Pssst. Have you heard the news? Don't tell anyone, but there's going to be 2 Sale-a-Brations this year! Who am I kidding? This news is too amazing to keep to yourself. THERE'S GOING TO BE 2 SALE-A-BRATIONS THIS YEAR! Like normal, Sale-a-Bration will kick off in January. This year though, it will only last for January and February. This first Sale-a-Bration will feature lots of patterned paper and stamps. Like years past, you can earn FREE items with $50 and $100 purchases (or multiples of those)! Who doesn't love FREE stamps and papers?! The second Sale-a-Bration will happen in July and August to coincide with the 2021 July-December Mini Catalog. This second Sale-a-Bration will have a larger variety of FREE items, but they will only be available while supplies last. Here are two of the patterned papers you can earn FREE starting in January with any $50 purchase. On the left is the Flower & Field patterned paper. This paper features flowers and patterns on a striking black background! On the right is the Oh So Ombre paper. With two patterns and 4 colors, these 6"x6" papers have beautiful ombre effects. I love how it looks as the background to these succulents.
Speaking of succulents, I'm in love with the Simply Succulents Bundle from the upcoming Mini Catalog. There are beautiful stamped images and the dies include a very cool background die. I show it in the video and I can't wait to try it out on a card. Maybe you'll see that in the next day or two... |
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