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Beautiful Dragonfly Gatefold Card

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Gatefold card created with the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series paper and Dragonfly Garden stamp set.

This beautiful dragonfly gatefold card is just the ticket when you love both sides of a designer series paper. It also is a good way to use your designer series papers rather than just having them sitting on your shelf…yeah…I know…we all tend to hoard our papers.

For this card, I used the beautiful retiring Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper. The Dragonfly Garden stamp set is part of the Ornate Garden Suite so naturally I used the dragonfly as an accent piece. I stamped the dragonfly with Early Espresso ink, then colored it with the Light Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blend. Finally I brushed Clear Wink of Stella over the wings and the body of the dragonfly to give it a shimmery appearance. It’s too bad the camera couldn’t pick up the shimmer. The greeting, also from the stamp set, was stamped on Basic White cardstock with Early Espresso ink and cut out with the next to smallest rectangle of the Stitched So Sweetly dies. I love those dies!

Opened view of the Dragonfly Gatefold Card created with Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper

This is what this beautiful dragonfly gatefold card looks like when opened. I stamped the verse from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set and clusters of little dragonflies with Early Espresso ink. On the bottom corners of the card I glued triangles of the reverse side of the dsp.

Part of my purpose of making this card was to use up the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series paper since it is retiring May 3. I created another gatefold card using a different pattern in this set of papers. Which colorway do you like best? Leave a comment below.

Dragonfly Gatefold card using a different pattern of Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series paper.

Supplies Used to Make Beautiful Dragonfly Gatefold Card

  • Dragonfly Garden Bundle
  • Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad
  • Light Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blend Marker
  • Clear Wink of Stella
  • Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper 12″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 2″ and 4″ on each end
  • Basic White Cardstock 5 1/8″ x 3 5/8″, scraps for label and dragonfly
  • Bumblebee Cardstock 5 1/4″ x 3 3/4″
  • Flirty Flamingo Cardstock 5 1/4″ x 3 3/4″
  • Stitched So Sweetly Dies
  • Stampin Seal
  • Multipurpose Liquid Glue
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Paper Trimmer
  • You can order these supplies in my online store by clicking this link: https://s.tamp.in/jCB8RJ

The new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog comes out May 4. To make room in the warehouse for the new product, Stampin’ Up! has to retire product. This is your last chance to purchase the retiring items like designer series papers and the 2019-2021 In Colors. You can find these retiring items here. Some of the items are even on sale! You must go check the list out because many of the items will be selling out if they haven’t already. Also, tomorrow new items are being added to the Clearance sale. Check them out here. Then place an order with me. I appreciate your business as it helps feed my ‘rubber’ addiction, LOL!

Joy of Sharing Kit = Great Value

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photo shows cards made with the Joy of Sharing Card Kit

Check this out. Joy of Sharing Kit = great value! This card kit includes a set of 7 photopolymer stamps, a clear stamp block, Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Spot, 15 printed card bases, 15 envelopes, printed die-cut images and label pieces, die-cut accent pieces, Laser-cut foil frames, adhesive-backed glitter dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhesive dots. You also get complete instructions to create the cards and a couple of alternative card ideas.

I put together all 15 cards. Some were photo cards and the rest were beautiful Christmas cards. But I had a lot of pieces left over. So I used the Wonders of the Season Memories & More Cards and Envelopes package to make 20 more cards using some of the extra pieces from the Joy of Sharing Card Kit. Now I had 35 cards from the pieces of the Joy of Sharing card kit.

Photo of the Wonder of the Season Memories & More Cards and Envelopes

Check out some of the cards I made combining the two kits.

Cards made with the Joy of Sharing card kit and Wonder of the Season Memories & More Cards & Envelopes

14 More Cards!

I still had lots of die-cuts and labels left so I cut card bases from Thick Whisper White cardstock and carried on. I trimmed the centers of the gold foil laser-cut frames down to fit the card bases I had just made and trimmed off some of the pointy parts a little bit. These were adhered with Stampin” Seal to the centers of the card fronts. Then I covered the irregular parts with die-cut poinsettias and pine cone clusters from the Joy of Sharing kit. I got 14 more cards from that kit for a total of 49 cards.

Photo shows an additional 14 cards created with Joy of Sharing Card Kit elements.

And look how much more is left over for future use!

Left over elements of the Joy of Sharing Card Kit after making 49 cards!

I think you will agree that the Joy of Sharing kit = Great Value! The kit and the Wonder of the Season Memories & More Cards & Envelopes are retiring the 4th of January and are on Stampin’ Up!’s Year-End Close Out Sale. Yep…they are on sale and there is still inventory left. Hustle on over and purchase these two items now! You will have a headstart on next years Christmas cards. When you order, use the December host code and receive a small thank you gift from me.

Close-out Sale Begins Tuesday!

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Banner for Stampin' Up!'s Close-out Sale Begins Tuesday

Stampin’ Up!’s Giant Close-Out Sale begins Tuesday, December 8. This is a sale you won’t want to miss. All the trimmings, most of the designer series papers, all the dies, and a couple of embossing folders in the Holiday mini catalog are on sale. This is also your last chance to get the retiring bundles and suites under their order numbers. They are not on sale. Check out the lists below and make your shopping list.

2020 Holiday Catalog Retirement List

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:d395cc18-bb61-4933-8b9a-bf36861435ba

2020 Holiday Catalog Carryover List

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:4732b780-36bb-4fbf-b892-6aa101b3bca9

Now that your list is made, go shopping here on Tuesday, December 8. Remember the Close-out Sale begins Tuesday!

Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza Tomorrow

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Banner for Mewrry & Bright Online Extravaganza

Check out Stampin’ Up!’s Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza Tomorrow! It is a 24 hour sale where almost everything in the 2020 – 2021 Annual Catalog is on sale for 10% off. Yes…almost everything including most of the suites and bundles! That makes the bundles 20% off the price of buying the stamp set and punch or die separately. Now is the time to buy those items you have been eyeing but haven’t ordered yet. And…it is a great time to buy gifts for your crafty friends. Now there are some things that are not on sale. The list is below.

List of items not included in the Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza

Since this is for only 24 hours, don’t put off making your list and placing an order. Black Friday sales are about to begin. Consider this your stamping Black Friday sale and treat yourself to some guilty pleasure. You deserve it!I have my list of things I want to order ready and waiting for the Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza Tomorrow. You can either place your order online or email it to me and I’ll be happy to place it for you. If you do send me the order, you can pay me through Paypal or call me with your credit card number.

Last Day to Subscribe for Jolly Gingerbread

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Photo shows parts of Jolly Gingerbread Paper Pumpkin Kit as it's the last day to subscribe to Jolly Gingerbread

Today is the last day to subscribe for Jolly Gingerbread. This Jolly Gingerbread kit features gingerbread men. How cute is that?!! This kit includes all the product you need to create

  • 15 gift card carriers and coordinating envelopes.
  • Kit contents can also be used to design traditional holiday cards, gift tags, and other paper projects.
  • Contents arrive in a collectible, special-edition box!
  • Project size: 2-1/4″ x 4″
  • Envelope size: 2-3/4″ x 4-3/8″
  • Coordinating colors: Cinnamon Cider, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron, Shaded Spruce, Blushing Bride, and Whisper White

Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription to have Stampin’ Up! mail you a craft kit each month. All the supplies you need to create the month’s project are included except for scissors. The included photopolymer stamp set is exclusive to each month’s kit. The projects vary from month to month and are always a pleasant surprise. To subscribe click here. Do it now so you don’t forget! It’s the last day to subscribe for Jolly Gingerbread kit.

An added benefit to subscribing to the Paper Pumpkin kit is that you are able to join me via Zoom to put our kits together while we visit. During this time of COVID distancing, we crave contact with others. This is a delightful way to ‘see’ each other and visit in a safe and fun way. You will really enjoy making the kits or alternative cards using the kit supplies. Should you need to skip a month or stop your subscription, all you have to do is notify them by the 10th of the month. If you have any questions, contact me. I’m happy to answer them for you.

One-Day-Only Sale

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Flyer about Stampin' Up!'s One-Day-Only Sale of selected stamps at 15% off

A One-Day-Only Sale is tomorrow, Wednesday, September 23. I’m so excited because a couple of the stamps I have on my wish list are one sale! I have my list made and I’m ready to place my order on Wednesday. The sale starts at 12:01am Mountain time and ends at 11:59 pm. Check out and download the list of stamps on sale here.

This One-Day-Only Sale is offered by Stampin’ Up! only once a year on selected stamp sets. The stamp sets have been discounted by 15%. Make out your list today then visit my online store tomorrow.

Beautiful Summer Nights Add-on

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photo of the envelopes and card bases for the Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin Add-on

Just look at the colors in the pre-printed card bases for the beautiful Summer Nights Add-on that coordinates with the July Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin. These are available to purchase on a customer purchase for just $10 and will make 24 gorgeous cards using the stamps and extra supplies from the July Paper Pumpkin kit.

Look at what the Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin kit makes!  In this exclusive fun-filled kit, you’ll unbox enough supplies to create nine postcard-style cards, coordinating envelopes, and die-cut tealight bags. But today is the last day to subscribe to the Paper Pumpkin to receive this kit! Click here now to subscribe.

photo shows what the July Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin kit makes

Contact me or visit my online store to order the Summer Nights PP Add-on. To get the most for the $6.95 minimum shipping fee, add to your order to total at least $69.50 in product.

Only Two More Days to Subscribe!

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Flyer for July Paper Pumpkin shows that there are only two more days to subscribe.

There are only two more days to subscribe to the Paper Pumpkin in order to receive the July kit. This is one kit you don’t want to miss out on. Celebrate the magic of summer nights with the Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin Kit! In this exclusive fun-filled kit, you’ll unbox enough supplies to create nine postcard-style cards, coordinating envelopes, and die-cut tealight bags. What’s even more spectacular about July’s kit is the add-on you can purchase along with it! The Summer Nights Add-On includes 24 card bases and envelopes in coordinating Summer Nights designs. This add-on is perfect for helping you expand the Summer Nights creative experience beyond the Paper Pumpkin kit. Between the add-on and the leftover supplies from your Summer Nights kit, you will be crafting a summer night worth celebrating all month long! But you must be a subscriber by July 10 to receive this month’s kit. That means there are only two more days to subscribe. Check out this video then Subscribe now!

The Summer Nights Add-on (154973) can be added to your order of other products. This month is Bonus Days. For every $50 you spend in product during July, you get a coupon code by email worth $5 to be used in August. So…put together an order of $50 or more including the Summer Nights Add-on and start collecting coupons! Either email me your order or click on the ‘Shop Now’ button. Remember you also can collect Soggy Stamper rewards for shopping with me. Check out the details and download your tracking sheet here.

Dreamy Summer Nights Are Coming in July!

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Photo shows samples to be made with the Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin Kit

Dreamy summer nights are coming in July if you subscribe to the Paper Pumpkin by July 10. This beautiful kit includes supplies to make nine postcards with coordinating envelopes and nine die-cut tealight bags. Imagine how pretty a dinner or picnic table would look with one of these tealight luminaries set at each place! In addition, you can order an add-on kit with 24 printed card bases and envelopes to fill all your need for cards for the rest of the year.

You may be wondering what a subscription to the Paper Pumpkin is all about. Stampin’ Up! started this subscription program seven years ago. Each month a stamp kit is mailed out to subscribers about the 15th of the month. Everything you need to create the darling projects in the kits is included except for scissors which are needed to cut ribbon.

In the Paper Pumpkin kits you will find an exclusive stamp set, preprinted card bases, die-cuts, glue dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, an ink spot, embellishments, envelopes, and instructions. iWith your first kit you receive an acrylic block. You have the option to postpone receiving a kit one month and you can cancel your subscription at any time. The deadline to give notice in order to not receive that month’s kit is the 10th of the month.

When you subscribe to the Paper Pumpkin, I invite you to Join me in monthly Zoom Paper Pumpkin Parties . I scheduled the next one for July 20 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time. During this time we visit and enjoy each other while assembling our Paper Pumpkin kits. Contact me, sue@soggystamper.com, if you want an invitation to this party.

To create these dreamy summer nights you must subscribe to the Paper Pumpkin by July 10. Towards the end of this subscription period, there is a very good chance that the kits sell out! I advise you to subscribe now.

June Is a Great Time to Become a Demonstrator

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June is a great time to become a demonstrator and be your own boss. Here are a few reasons why:

  • Stampin’ Up! just released their new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. This catalog contains so many new products and fresh ideas! Your friends and neighbors will have lots to be excited about.
  • You get to choose a free bundle in addition to the $125 worth of product you pick for your starter kit. A bundle is a stamp set and corresponding dies or punch that can be ordered with one order number. When you use this number you get a 10% discount on the two items.
  • You determine how much time you put into your business. You adjust the time to fit family and health needs. The only requirement to stay active as a demonstrator is to have sales (from customers or yourself) totaling $300 per quarter.
  • You can make edxtra money to help pay for children’s sports activities, music lessons, or whateve. How much you make depends on how hard you work your business and how well you manage the finances of your business.
  • You will get as much training and support as you want from me and Stampin’ Up!.
  • You will make long-time friends with your customers and other demonstrators.

These are some of the reasons why June is a great time to become a demonstrator. I would love to have a discussion with you about how starting your own business as a demonstrator can help you meet your goals. Give me a call and check out more information here.

Box of Sunshine, the June Paper Pumpkin Kit

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header for June Box of Sunshine Paper Pumpkin Kit

Subscribe to the Paper Pumpkin and receive a Box of Sunshine, the June Paper Pumpkin kit. Once you have made the cheerful cards in this kit, you can fill the box with all sorts of yellow, sunshiney items in addition to a card or two. Then send it to a friend or relative who needs a bit of sunshine. The kit even includes a mailing label and stickers to decorate the box. This cheerful yellow box will brighten their day!

Now you might have not heard of the Paper Pumpkin. Stampin’ Up! has created a subscription to a monthly craft box filled with everything you need except scissors to create a paper-crafting project. The projects might be cards, or treat bags, or… Each month is a surprise but all the projects contain Stampin’ Up!’s high quality paper, inks and embellishments. Each month also includes a stamp set designed specifically for that month’s project but versatile so you can use it for other creative projects.

Now to receive this Box of Sunshine you have to subscribe before June 10. Subscribe here now as quantities may get limited closer to June 10. You will receive a monthly Paper Pumpkin kit in the mail (happy mail) once you subscribe. However, you can omit a month or stop the subscription as long as you do it before the 10th of a month. If you change your subscription after the 10th, you will receive that month’s kit but not after that.

Beautiful Ornate Thanks Bundle

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photo shows all the pieces of the Ornate Thanks Bundle

Today I am sharing two Thank You cards created with the Ornate Thanks Bundle (154115). This bundle is part of the Ornate Garden Suite (154153) which is in the upcoming 2020=2021 Annual Catalog. If you are an avid stamper like me, you will love this chance to buy the suite now instead of having to wait until June. Click here to see the whole Ornate Garden Suite.

photo is of a handmade Thank You card created with the Ornate Thanks Bundle

This is the first card I created when I started playing with the Ornate Thanks Bundle. I was immediately drawn to the Ornate Border Dies shown here.

photo shows the Ornate Border Dies

I love this new Ornate Thanks stamp set(149471) because it’s a photopolymer set, I love the script font of the various sayings you can add to the big, bold thanks stamps. For this card I chose to add ‘for all you do’ to the ‘Thanks’. These cards are going to a couple friends who are highly stressed nurses right now.

To Make This Card:

  • Fold Bermuda Bay cardstock 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ in half for card base
  • Die-cut Pool Party cardstock 5 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ with the two dies in the upper right corner and adhere diagonally across the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Glue
  • Stamp greeting from Ornate Thanks stamp set on Whisper White with Bermuda Bay ink and die-cut with die from Stitched So Sweetly Dies (151690) and applied to card front with stampin’ dimensionals
  • Tie an overhand knot in Silver metallic edged ribbon and affixed to card front with mini glue dot.
handmade Thank You card created with product from the Ornate Garden Suite

This is the second Thank You card I created with the new Ornate Thanks Bundle.

To Make This Card:

  • Fold Pineapple Punch cardstock 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ in half for card base
  • Die-cut Call Me Clover cardstock 5 1/2″ x 1 1/4″ with Ornate Border die and adhered to card front
  • Stamp greetings from Ornate Thanks stamp set on card base with Call Me Clover ink
  • Add four sequins to flower centers with Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Now go order this new Ornate Thanks Bundle and begin creating gorgeous but easy cards with it. Share a photo of your card with me and I’ll share it here on my blog.

Flowering Foils Specialty DSP Card

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Handmade Birthday card using Flowering Foils SpecialtyDesigner Series Paper

Here is a Flowering Foils Specialty DSP card. This specialty designer series paper has both rose gold foil and silver foil embossing. It is my favorite of all the Sale-A-Bration free products. I love coloring the paper with Stampin’ Blends with stunning resluts. The paper is only one-sided and a little lighter in weight than Stampin’ Up!’s regular designer series paper but that is fine with me as the Stampin’ Blends soak through more leaving a soft water-colored effect on the reverse side. That is what I used as the background for the beautiful flower I colored and fussy-cut for the card It comes in a package of four different designs, three 12 x 12″ sheets each. Check out the patterns below.

index of Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper

To make this card use the following supplies:

  • Whisper White Cardstock, 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored and folded at 4 1/4″ for card base
  • Granny Apple Green Cardstock, 5 1/4″ x 3″
  • Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper – large floral design 5 1/4″ x 2 3/4″, scrap with one complete large flower
  • Combo Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blend Markers
  • Combo Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend Markers
  • Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin’ Pad
  • Happy Birthday To You Stamp Set – a free Sale-A-Bration item with a $50 purchase
  • SNAIL Adhesive
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals

I colored the larger piece of Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper and the scrap with the stampin’ blends and fussy cut the single flower. The Granny Apple Green cardstock was adhered to the card front. Then the larger piece of the dsp was turned over and adhered to the card front. The single flower was popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Finally the Happy Birthday was stamped in the bottom right corner with Granny Apple Green ink.

Here is another Flowering Foils Specialty DSP card I created and you can see two others I shared here.

Birthday card featuring Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper.

If you don’t already have this gorgeous Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper go order it here and then share with me what you create by email. I’ll feature it on a blog post.

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by March 10th!

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image has picture of the March 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit, Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by March 10 to receive this kit.

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by March 10th to receive this special Paper Pumpkin kit. This month Paper Pumpkin turns 7 and Stampin’ Up! is celebrating by including an extra stamp set in the kit. Yes, there have been seven years of crafters have been receiving a monthly paper-crafting kit in the mail. Each month includes everything except scissors needed to create cute projects.

January’s Paper Pumpkin kit included everything to make 10 3″ x 3″ Valentine cards with envelopes and 20 paper treat bags for Valentine candy. The kit enabled me to quickly make enough Valentine things to send something to each of our 10 grandchildren and 10 of our great-grandchildren.

There are a couple of ways to subscribe.
1. You can go to www.paperp

umpkin.com and subscribe on a month-to-month basis. If you do please designate me as your demonstrator. Each month is $22.
2. You can purchase a 3 month prepaid subscription (137859) for $63. This is a small savings for you but most importantly this month you get to choose a free $50 item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure with your 3 month prepaid subscription.
3. You can purchase a 6 month prepaid subscription (137860) for $114 and during Sale-A-Bration you can choose a $100 Sale-A-Bration item or 2 $50 items.
4. Purchase a 12 month subscription (137861) for $220 and choose 2 $100 items, one $100 item and 2 $50 items, or 4 $50 items.

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by March 10th to get the wonderful March kit. Check it out!

Don’t forget…subscribe by March 10th!

Five New Sale-A-Bration Gifts Added!

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Today Stampin’ Up! added five new Sale-A-Bration gifts to your choices when you order from me during Sale-A-Bration. This is the last month of Sale-A-Bration, the time you can choose free items when you purchase $50 or more excluding shipping and tax. Check out the great new items below!

With each $50 purchase:

New Sale-A-Bration Gift Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper

This Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper (152312) has rose gold and silver foil embossing. It comes in 12″ x 12″ size with 3 sheets each of four designs. It is beautiful by itself but really stunning when color is added like I did in these two cards.

A second New Sale-a-Bration Gift is this great masculine stamp set (152300). It will be great for making all sorts of masculine cards.

image is of the Well Dressed stamp set

The third New Sale-A-Bration Gift that you can choose with a $50 purchase is the So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper. This vellum is embossed with a dotted pattern. These 12″ x 12″ sheets come with 3 each of 3 colors.

With a $100 purchase:

The fourth New-Sale-A-Bration Gift is the Tags In Bloom stamp set (152292). This stamp set coordinates with the Label Me Fancy Punch (151297) and the Label Me Lovely Punch (151296) found on page 41 in the spring mini catalog.

photo shows index for Tags in Bloom stamp set, the fourth New Sale-A-Bration Gift

The fifth New Sale-A-Bration Gift is the Rise & Shine stamp set (152303). This set coordinates with the Cup of Cheer Dies (151150).

Rise & Shine stamp set, the fifth New Sale-A-Bration Gift

Now that you have seen the fFive New Sale-A-Bration Gifts, go shopping! Click on the inks to find these items in my online store or contact me to place your order. These items are on an ‘as quantities last’ basis. Some of the earlier SAB items have sold out so go shopping now. There is only this month left of Sale-A-Bration!