procrastistamper: February 2020

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Third Thursdays Blog Hop - NEW Coordinating Products & SAB 2nd Release Previews

Welcome once again to our Third Thursdays Blog Hop! This month our theme for the hop is NEW Coordinating Products & SAB Second Release Sneak Peeks! Our posts will feature projects using some NEW Limited Release Coordinating Products which are available for purchase NOW, as well as some Sneak Peek Sale-a-Bration Products which will be available starting March 3rd.
{you'll find Product Purchase Links for current items I've used, below the Blog Roll}

My project is a card I completed at a shoe box swap with some fellow demonstrators. The Little Ladybug stamp set I used is an Exclusive FREE Sale-a-Bration Hosting Set that you can only get when you place an order with $250 or more in sales. That amount can come from one personal order, or you can gather orders and submit them as a "Party" and the total amount of sales will count towards earning this set! Ask me how you can have a "Virtual Party" to earn this set!!!

And, although I cut out these little ladybugs by hand, there are Coordinating Ladybugs DIES for this set that you purchase if you'd like. They are stamped with the Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, and colored with the Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Color Corrector Stampin' Blends, and then I added some Clear Wink of Stella to their wings for a little bit of sheer glimmer.

The sweet little black and white flowers you see on half the squares are actually printed, not stamped. They are from the FREE Sale-a-Bration Golden Honey Designer Series Paper, which you can choose with a $50 Spend (before tax & shipping) in the US!

Here's one last closer look at the whole card. Don't forget your Medium Whisper White Envelopes for mailing your sweet cards to your special friends!

Stampin' Supplies: Little Ladybug FREE Exclusive Sale-a-Bration Hosting stamp set, FREE Sale-a-Bration Golden Honey Designer Series Paper, Whisper White Cardstock, Real Red Cardstock, Basic Black Cardstock, Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad (or use StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad if you color with Stampin' Write Markers, Blenders Pens, and/or Aqua Painters), Stitched Shapes Dies (optional - to cut out the squares), NEW Ladybugs Dies, SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Grid Paper, Stampin' Trimmer. {also: you will need a die cutting machine to use the dies}

NEXT UP: Head on over to see what amazing-awesome-sauce stuff Andrea has created...

FEB 2020 Third Thursdays Blog Roll:

Kimberley Morris

Andrea Tracy-Tucker

Angie McKenzie

Jan Mussleman

Anne Marie Hile

Susan Legits

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Friday, February 7, 2020

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - We Love Bundles

Welcome to the February 2020 Edition of the Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop! You'll see projects from around the world--but I'm in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Note: I can only sell to customers in the US, so any prices are in USD)

We generally hop the first Friday of each month, and our theme for today is We Love Bundles! My project today features products from the Bonanza Buddies BUNDLE in the 2020 Jan-June Mini Catalog!
{you'll find all Product Purchase Links below the Blog Roll near the bottom of the post!}

We've had a couple of snow days this week...February/March are usually the months we get the most snow in Colorado...so all my plans have been a little thrown off. In light of that, I'm using a card I made at a shoebox swap I attended recently, and a coordinating gift package I made myself.

Look how cute this little lion is! The dies and stamps are set up really cool in this bundle...at least for ME! The lion's mane and the little tip of his tail are both on ONE die - which makes it far less likely that I will lose that teeny tiny little die!!!

And don't forget to stamp your envelopes!

This is the inside of the card, and I had a terrible time trying to get my camera to focus on it because it kept trying to focus on the white in the center! So, that's why it's at a weird angle.

Here's a picture of just the card. The sequins are in the SALE-A-BRATION Metallic Baker's Twine and Sequins Combo Pack that you can earn for FREE with a $50* Spend. (*before shipping and tax)

And here's a pic of the little gift pouch. It's a Kraft Pillow Box with the top cut off, and a little knotted piece of Crushed Curry Crinkled Seam Binding wrapped around it.

I used the Bonanza Birthday Designer Series Paper to create the little fringe. I used a Stampin' Spritzer to spray the paper with alcohol before running it through with the 3D Corrugated Embossing Folder, because when I ran it through dry...it was too rough on the paper and lots of pieces tore off.

Then, I cut out a tag from the Bonanza Dies, and cut the end of it off so I could use another piece of trim with the Bonanza Birthday Designer Series Paper and Coastal Cabana Cardstock, like the one I'd put on the pillow box.

Stampin' Supplies: Bonanza Buddies BUNDLE (stamp set + dies), Coastal Cabana Cardstock & Ink Pad, Mango Melody Ink Pad, Terracotta Tile Ink Pad, Bermuda Bay Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper, Kraft Pillow Boxes, Crushed Curry Ink Pad, StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad, Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin' Spritzer (filled with alcohol to spray paper before corrugating), Stitched Shapes Dies (circle), Starburst Punch, Crushed Curry Seam Binding, SALE-A-BRATION Metallic Baker's Twine & Sequins Combo Pack, Tombow Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Paper Snips, Grid Paper, Stampin' Trimmer (to cut and score cardstock).
{see Product Purchase Links below the Blog Roll}

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Click the Next arrow below to see June's BUNDLE projects!
(or check out the Blog Roll below the arrow for navigation)

2020 FEBRUARY We Love Bundles BLOG ROLL

1. Amanda Farlinger
2. Kimberley Anne Morris
3. June Olsen
4. Jan Musselman
5. Rachel Macleod
6. Libby Dyson
7. Tricia Butts
8. Angélique Stempelkeuken
9. Barbara Welch

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Bonanza Buddies Bundle	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad	Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad	Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper	Kraft Pillow Boxes	Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder
Stampin' Spritzer	Stitched Shapes Dies	Starburst Punch	Crushed Curry 3/8" (1 Cm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon
Metallic Baker’S Twine & Sequins Combo Pack	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Mini Glue Dots	Paper Snips
Grid Paper	Paper Trimmer	Whisper White Medium Envelopes

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Saturday, February 1, 2020

We Create Blog Hop - Have a Heart

Welcome to the February 2020 Have a Heart Blog Hop!!! We generally hop on the first day of every month, and this month we are creating projects with a heart theme! My post includes Sale-a-Bration products that will be available to EARN for FREE, while supplies last, or through March 31st, whichever comes first.
{scroll to the bottom of this post for ALL product purchase links}

I love The Gang's All Meer stamp set (which you can get FREE with a $50 spend-that's before tax and shipping), so I coupled it with some images from the Heartfelt stamp set, and the coordinating Heart Punch Pack, Heart Doilies, and the From My Heart Faceted Gems to make some Valentine treats! You may recognize this treat holder from a previous post - you can find the TUTORIAL for it on THIS POST. There's a little bit of fussy-cutting on this project, but it goes rather quickly, and I think the effect is totally worth it.

I stamped the sayings from the Heartfelt stamp set with the Blueberry Bushel Ink Pad, because the saying mentions "blue". I figured that would be a clear enough tie-in for it. Speaking of tying, I used the Petal Pink 1/4" Metallic Ribbon and tied a square knot around the treat holder. I moved the knot over towards the top right, to sort of balance out the saying at the top left. Then I adhered some of the From My Heart Faceted Gems at the top right. I don't usually bling up these things, but I was on a roll with the products from the From My Heart Suite in the 2020 Jan-June Mini Catalog, so I just ran with it!

You can find the trick I used to punch out the center of the Heart Doily, so it can be preserved for another project, on the TUTORIAL POST. The heart image behind the meerkat was stamped on Shimmery White Cardstock with the Real Red Ink Pad, and cut out with the scalloped punch from the Heart Punch Pack. The meerkat was also stamped on Shimmery White, but I used the StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad for him, because I wanted to use the Blender Pens with the Watercolor Pencils. StazOn ink is waterproof, so it's a perfect choice for that.

You could always use the StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad for the sayings as well as the meerkat, but I really like the contrast with the Blueberry Bushel Ink Pad, and the reference back to the saying itself. On a final note, I did cut the meerkat (and his paws) away from the stamped image. I used the Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the little mound part of the image flat on the stamped heart. Then, I adhered the meerkat over the space where I cut him out, using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. This makes him really look like he's popping up out of the front of the heart.

TIP: When you adhere the meerkat onto the stamped heart layer with the Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, it might not stick super well unless that ink is totally dry. Even then, because the Shimmery White Cardstock is slightly slick, the meerkat could come off later. I actually added a little bit of the Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the back side of the Mini Stampin' Dimensionals that I put behind the meerkat. It will take just a few minutes to dry, but it should keep that little cutie from falling off!

Stampin' Supplies: The Gang's All Meer Cling-Mount stamp set (Sale-a-Bration FREE Item), Heartfelt Photopolymer stamp set, Shimmery White Cardstock, StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad, Real Red Cardstock & Ink Pad, Blueberry Bushel Ink Pad, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens, Classic Label Punch, Heart Punch Pack, Heart Doilies, Petal Pink 1/4" Metallic-Edge Ribbon, From My Heart Faceted Gems, Paper Snips, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Scrub & Stampin' Mist (to clean red rubber stamps), Simply Shammy (to clean photopolymer stamps), Grid Paper, Paper Trimmer (to cut and score cardstock).

Click the image below to hop to Sharon's heartfelt creations...

We Create Blog Hop February 2020 Blog Roll

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

The Gang's All Meer Cling Stamp Set (English)	Heartfelt Bundle (English)	Heartfelt Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Heart Punch Pack
Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad	Watercolor Pencils	Blender Pens	Classic Label Punch
Heart Doilies	Petal Pink 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon	From My Heart Faceted Gems	Paper Snips
Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	Stampin' Scrub	Stampin' Mist
Simply Shammy	Grid Paper	Paper Trimmer

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