Floral Romance Suite

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Handmade greeting card using items from the Floral Romance suite

Of all the 19 bundles in the 2019 Occasions Catalog, my favorite….at least today….is the Wonderful Romance bundle. Just look at that gorgeous lattice border! All the elements of this Floral Romance Suite work together beautifully.

The lattice edge die is designed to be an edge of a piece of cardstock, not a separate strip as the straight edge does not cut. To achieve it as a separate strip, I placed the straight edge of the die on the edge of a piece of cardstock. That beautiful oval die is part of the set. One of the things that makes the coordinating Floral Romance Specialty Designer Series Paper special is the two printed vellum sheets. One has this bolder floral design and the other pattern is a small light pink all-over flower design. Oh the possibilities! I added one of the Floral Romance Seals, another item in the suite, as the perfect finishing accent.

You can order the supplies needed to make this card for yourself by clicking on the images below which will take you to their places in my online store. Remember that during Sale-A-Bration, you get to choose one of the free items from the Sale-a-Bration brochure for each $50 you purchase in product. The Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack has already sold out so don’t procrastinate getting your orders in. I’d hate for you to miss out on the wonderful options!

Let It Ride Meets #simplestamping

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photo of a handstamped card using Let It Ride stamp setIf you are a beginner in rubber stamping, you may be overwhelmed with all the supplies and techniques you see on the internet. It can be quite confusing, that’s for sure! Stampin’ Up! has put out a challenge to their demonstrators to create simple cards using the hashtag #simplestamping. Now THIS can be difficult for us because we are so used to adding embellishments and making fancy cards. Often thought simple cards can be quite elegant and stunning. Do a Pinterest search by putting ‘clean and simple cards’ in the search box and see what you get. There is a saying ‘SIP’ which stands for stamps, ink, and paper. That is all you really need to make a card.

This card was created for December’s Coffee and Card event I hold at a local coffee shop each month using the Let It Ride stamp set. Since it is not held in my studio, the design needs to not use a lot Shaded Spruce cardstock for the card base and a 5 1/4″ x 4″ layer of Crumb Cake cardstock. We stamped the horse image with Soft Suede ink, the trees with Shaded Spruce ink, and the saying with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.This card is a great one to send as an encouragement to someone and works equally well for a man or a woman. You can order the supplies to make this card by clicking on the images below. That will take you to their location in my online store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale-A-Bration – Good Time to Start Your Business

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Have you wished you had a little more money so you could give your child piano lessons? Do you wish you could stop working for others and be your own boss? Do you want to meet new people and make a difference in their lives? Do you love paper-crafting and wish you had a way to pay for your hobby? Then you might be interested in becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in my team.

During Sale-A-Bration, a promotion Stampin’ Up! runs the first three months of the year, is a perfect time to begin your business. Here are some of the reasons:

  • You get $175 worth of product of your choosing in your starter kit for only $99. This is $50 more than the rest of the year.
  • Pay $129 for your starter kit and it will include this wonderful Craft and Carry tote. I have an old one and use it all the time to carry supplies to workshops or when I stamp at a friend’s house. This tote is only available now to new demonstrators. What I especially like about it is that it is big enough to carry a catalog, the Stampin’ Trimmer, and lots of other supplies. Check out this video.

You can get more information by contacting me or going to my Stampin’ Up! business page here.

Free Precious Parcel Card Kit

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image of Precious Parcel Card KitThis Precious Parcel Card Kit comes with everything you need to complete it except a pair of scissors and it is one of the FREE choices when you spend $50 on product during Sale-A-Bration. It is soooo beautiful and soooo quick to put together. Here is a scan of the finished cards. I know you will want to get this FREE card kit.

photo shows two finished Percious Parcel cardsPlace your order of $50 or more in my online store and check out the other Free SAB items while you are at it. You can choose a free item for each $50 so if you spend $150, not only do you get host benefits for yourself but you can also choose 3 Level1 items or 1 Level 2 item and a Level 1 item.

The Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Have Begun!

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cover of Occasions catalogGosh there is so much I want to share with you! This 2019 Occasions catalog is absolutely the best! Of course I say that with almost every new catalog. If you don’t have a copy of this catalog yet and don’t have an active demo, contact me with your address and I’ll be happy to send you one for free!

Along with the new Occasions catalog, Sale-A-Bration has begun. This is during the first three months of the year when Stampin’ Up! has a selection of exclusive stamps and supplies you can get for free for each $50 you purchase of Stampin’ Up! supplies. Spend $50 and choose one of the free items in the SAB brochure. Spend $100 and you can choose two free $50 items or one of the two $100 items. One is a beautiful stamp set with16 photopolymer stamps. The other $100 item is the Tea Time Framelits Dies which will carry over to the 2019-2020 Annual catalog and which coordinate with the beautiful Tea Together stamp set found on pg.49 in the Occasions catalog.

Another benefit during SAB is that hosts who hold a party with $250 or more sales get an additional $25 in host benefits. Now I know that most of you reading this blog post do not live near Mount Vernon, WA. However, you can host an online catalog party by getting your friends to order online through my online store and use a hostess code we create just for your party. You get the benefits but don’t have to do any delivering. Stampin’ Up! ships your customer’s order directly to them. All you really have to do is see that they order. I’ll send you a couple extra catalogs to share with your friends. Also remind them that they also get to choose a free item with each $50 purchase of product. Email me at sue@soggystamper.com to set up your online catalog party.

2nd Sneak Peek of Forever Lovely

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Handmade card created with Forever Lovely Stamp SetHere is a second card I have created with the Forever Lovely stamp set that is in the Occasions catalog. You will be able to order this lovely stamp set and corresponding Forever Lovely Edgelit Dies as a bundle come January 3rd. See the card I shared Saturday here.

This time I stamped the flowers and leaves on Whisper White cardstock with Powder Pink and Old Olive ink and fussy cut them out. I stamped the greeting also on Whisper White cardstock with Old Olive ink and cut it out with one of the Stitched Label Framelits Dies. The card base is Powder Pink and I embossed a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Soft Sea Foam cardstock with the Tufted 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The greeting and the flowers are popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Pearls from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls were added for the finishing touch.

You can order all but the stamp set now by clicking on the images below to go to their place in my online store. If you don’t have a demonstrator and would like a free copy of the upcomng Occasions catalog, email me your address and phone number (so I can call to see if you need any supplies).

Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$9.00

Forever Lovely Bundle Sneak Peek

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Handmade card using the Forever Lovely Bundle and Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am so excited about this Forever Lovely bundle that is in the Occasions catalog! Today I was cleaning off my stamping table and found that I had not opened the Lovely Flowers Edgelits Dies that are a part of this bundle and put the dies on a magnetic sheet. While doing this, I discovered this absolutely gorgeous die. I just HAD to try it out right away. Oh my goodness! It is so lovely!

I cut the end off a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Powder Pink cardstock using this die. Then I adhered a piece of the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper behind the cardstock and cut it back down to 5 1/4″ x 4″ for the layer. Using my stamparatus made it easy to get the greeting right where I wanted and straight. I put the stamp down on the cardstock where I wanted it and picked it up with the acrylic plate of the stamparatus. The plate has grid lines on it so I straightened the stamp according to the grid lines, inked it up, with Mossy Meadow ink, and stamped. I didn’t get enough pressure on one side of the stamp so the image was a little light. No problem…I just stamped again and corrected the problem. A bow of Berry Burst 3/8″ Metallic Ribbon adds the finishing touch. I stamped a flower and some leaves in the corner of a Whisper White layer for the inside.

Inside of Forever Lovely card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can’t order this set until Jan 3, 2019 but you can get a copy of the Occasions catalog now. Just email me your address and phone number and I’ll send you a free one. Then you can see all the great and exciting product coming in January and make your wish lists up. You will be all ready to order come January 3. Remember that Sale-A-Bration begins Jan 3rd also. That means for every $50 you spend in product, you can choose a free item from the Sale-A0Bration brochure. There are even a couple fantastic items that you can get for a $100 purchase.

Last Day for Snowflake Showcase Stamp Sets and Dies

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Handmade Christmas Card created with Snow Is Glistening stamp set and Snowfall Thinlits DiesHandmade Christmas Card created with Snow Is Glistening Stamp set and Snowfall Thinlits Dies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today is the last day to order the wonderful Snow Is Glistening and Happiness Surrounds stamp sets. Look at what you get in these sets!

Image of Happiness Surrounds stamp setimage of Snow Is Glistening stamp set

 

 

 

 

 

And of course you NEED the corresponding Snowfall Thinlits Dies! This collection of dies is massive and I absolutely love the snowflake flourish. Check them out

Photo of the Snaowfall Thinlits DiesI created the above cards with these stamps and dies. Check out two other cards I posted here. You can find these items in my online store by clicking on the images below. I promise you will love these sets and dies if you love snowflakes!

Snowflake Showcase…get your’s now!

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Card created with Snowfall Thinlits Dies and Snow Is Glistening stamp set

Floral greeting card created with Smmpw Os Glistening stamp set and Snowfall Thinlits dies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you love snowflakes as much as I do? Then you will want to jump on the November Special, Snowflake Showcase. This special offering of exciting snowflake dies and two stamp sets begins Nov 1 and lasts until Nov 30 or until supplies run out. I know for sure that they will run out because this special is just so great! Just look at all the dies you get when you order  the Snowfall Thinlits Dies (149692)! I especially love the flourish of snowflakes and did you see that some of the dies are leaves and flowers. Yep, this exclusive offering covers both winter and spring.Photo of the Snaowfall Thinlits DiesThere are corresponding stamp sets as well.

image of Snow Is Glistening stamp set  Image of Happiness Surrounds stamp set

Happiness Surrounds  (149744)                                               Snow is Glistening (149742)

Do you see the exciting possibilities with these stamp sets and dies? But wait! There are also Snnowflake Trinkets (149620) and White Velvet Sheets (149619) to step your cards up a couple notches higher. Check this exclusive promotion in my online store and place your order early!

Wow! Four Weeks of 12 Weeks of Christmas Gone!

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photo shows 12 Weeks of Christmas N]AnnouncementYou’ve already missed four weeks of my 12 Weeks of Christmas but you can receive the next 8 weeks if you get onto my mailing list now. What is my 12 Weeks of Christmas you ask? It is my gift to my mailing list subscribers. Each Wednesday I send a tutorial for a cool Christmas card, gift idea, gift wrap or tag. But you have to be on my list to received it. Just fill out the form to the right to subscribe. You’ll be glad you did!

High Tide Diorama

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Diorama card using High Tide stamp setI love some of the sayings in the High Tide stamp set and the grass, sea gulls, and shore bird images. While playing with the light house, I was inspired to make a diorama card. This one is a simple one with only two layers so it can easily be sent in the mail. Enjoy this tutorial!

Directions for Diorama card:
1. Cut two pieces cardstock 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. Score the short ends at 1/2″ and 1″. Make mountain folds at 1″ and valley folds at 1/2″ scores.
2. Stamp/decorate one piece for the background on the side of the cardstock that has valley folds at 1″ score line.
3. On other piece use a die to cut an opening in the center of the piece. I used the largest plain square die of the Layering Squares Framelits. The greeting was cut out with the frame from the Frosted Bouquet Framelits.
4. Stamp, color, and cut out desired images to decorate the front of the card and adhere as desired.
5. Apply Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the ends just to the 1/2″ score line and glue the front to the back. I recommend the liquid glue over using Tear & Tape as you can briefly adjust the placement to get the edges lined up.
6. Stamp or write a greeting on the back. This lays flat and fits into a medium envelope/invitation size envelope for mailing.

Order supplies you need to make my card for yourself by clicking on the images below to be taken to my online store. When ordering use U42UER4K and I’ll send you a free gift.

It’s Fall and Paper Pumpkin Time – Flash Sale!

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Banner for Flash Paper Pumpkin SaleBeen thinking about subscribing to Paper Pumpkin? Now is your chance to check it out for only $5. This is more than 50% off but the opportunity is only while a limited number of kits are available beginning this Monday! Check this video below out and then head to www.paperpumkin.com on Monday to subscribe. Please name me as your demo. Thanks!

Only 4 Hours Left!

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12 Weeks of Christmas Coming Soon!

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There is only one day left for you to subscribe to my newsletter and begin receiving the  exciting I’m giving my subscribers each week from now to Christmas. You must be a subscriber to receive the awesome weekly tutorial to make a card, gift, tag or Christmas wrap. Sign up now by filling out the form to the right. I know you will love the projects!