Once again I am thrilled to be taking part in the Ink . Stamp . Share blog hop, we are a group of Stampin’ Up!®️Demonstrators from around the globe here to bring you inspiration through creativity!
You will have either arrived from Sue’s post or starting here ~ either way WELCOME . This month’s theme is to use products from the 2020 Mini Catalog. So I have chosen Layered with Kindness Stamp Set with the co-ordinating Label Me Lovely Punch
Petal Pink was one of the new colors Stampin’ UP! introduced in their 2018 color refresh ~ I have to admit that it did not appeal to me at the time and pretty much sat on the shelf – until Stampin’ UP! bought out an organdy ribbon in the 2019 -2020 Annual Catalog – that started my love affair with Petal Pink and I have used it very much – with and without the ribbon that inspired me!
Today’s card features the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper – I had some pieces left over from a project that I did not want to waste so I picked out the black and Petal Pink from the paper and the card came into being!
The Power of Hope Stamp Set is one of the sets available for FREE during Sale-a-bration, I used it for today’s ultra feminine card, this set has some very pretty images as well as some inspirational greetings that are perfect for that ‘just because’ card we might sent when we are thinking of someone who would just love to know we are thinking of them.
Welcome to the Ink & Share Scrapbook blog hop, we are group of international Stampin UP! demonstrators sharing our ideas and creativity with you.
You will have either arrived from Heike’s post or starting here ~ either way WELCOME. This month we have a ‘Love ‘ theme ~ I was so very tempted use red and hearts, but I kinda went in another direction with Early Expresso and Blushing Bride!
Once again I have chosen to use a 12 x 12 page – mainly because Stampin’ UP! has 12 x 12 card stock in all its colors which gives me a fantastic choice but also because they have the 12 x 12 Page Protectors and Albums.
Today I am sharing two cards that were given to me – hand-made by the 5 year old grand-daughter of one of my wonderful customers.
Paige was given a Stampin’ UP! Project Kit for Christmas, the kits contain everything you need to create beautiful handmade cards, some have stamp sets, others have laser-cut stickers or washi tape to create your cards as well as adhesives in the All Inclusive Kits.
So maybe you will consider buying a kit for a young person in your life who loves to do ‘crafty’ things. And thank you Paige for your creativity and for sending me two of your wonderful creations.
Yesterday was our oldest grand-daughter’s birthday, about 18 months ago she started to learn to play the piano, so it was a no brainer that I would use the Music From The Heart stamp set for her card this year.
When I made the card it was around the time that I ‘found’ my heat tool again so I used plenty of embossing powder.
Back in January I hosted a ‘product share’ for the new designer series papers (DSP) from the Stampin’ UP! 2020 Mini Catalog. One of the papers is the Peaceful Poppies DSP which has lots of cheerful poppies in bright and happy colors.
To show how you can use these wonderful papers as a focal point of your card I am sharing my customer thank you card for my January shoppers – add a simple but heart-felt greeting and you have the perfect card.
A couple of weeks ago I had one of my lovely customers decide to join my team as a hobby demo – so she could take advantage of the discount when buying her goodies – I wanted to give her a personal thank you for making that decision and gave her a package of goodies along with a hand-made card!
Sale-a-bration is the perfect time to join Stampin’ UP! as a demonstrator, there are extra goodies offered as well as the usual great deal of choosing $125 worth of any goodies in the the catalogs for just $99. When I joined around 9 1/2 years ago it was one of the best decisions I have ever made (after marrying my husband, of course 🙂 ) If you scroll down the post a little further there is a link that will take you straight to more details.
While I love to make cards with lots of layers, ribbon and embellishments sometimes it is just nice to make one that has lots of impact because it is very simple.
I have used the Magnolia 3D embossing folder to be the focal point of my card, some simple ink distressing and a little knot of ribbon, perfectly chic and elegant.
When I saw the Power of Hope Bundle ~ one of the FREE Sale-a-bration gifts I just knew that I had to create today’s card. The bundle has the Power of Hope Stamp Set and the Stone 3D embossing folder and they really compliment one another. (see below how you can get this bundle for free)
The stamp set has a very strong oriental theme so, black and red are the perfect color combination with some beautiful gold embossing.
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