procrastistamper: April 2021

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Third Thursdays Blog Hop - A Fond Farewell

Welcome once again to our Third Thursdays Blog Hop! This month our theme for the hop is A Fond Farewell! Our posts will feature projects with product that will be RETIRING May 3rd (or while supplies last). You can find all the Retiring products in the Last Chance Sale. My project is called a Matchbook Mini-Album, and you can get a FREE Mini-Album Tutorial Bundle PDF, with instructions for this album and about a dozen MORE, with any purchase from me as your demonstrator!
{you'll find Product Purchase Links for current items I've used, below the Blog Roll}

Today is another one of those hard days for me...I could NOT get up. You'd think that would be good because it would mean I was able to rest, but it wasn't really restful, unfortunately. I tried to push my way through getting things done yesterday and finally had to take a pain pill at the end of the day, which mostly just meant being so groggy I couldn't stand up this morning. I was finally able to get up and feed the cats their breakfast just past 11am (yikes).

Maybe it's fitting then, that my project is paying tribute to the Playful Pets Designer Series Paper, which will be RETIRING SOON. The Playful Pets Trinkets I used on this project are also RETIRING SOON. By the way, if you ever click on a specific product link and you can't find that product in my Online Store, that means it is not orderable, or is no longer in stock.

The Pampered Pets Stamp Set and the Pets Dies will still be in the new catalog (which goes live May 4th), but you will no longer be able to get them in a BUNDLE for 10% OFF. So, if you love these sweet little pets, you might want to purchase these while you can still get the savings.

The Playful Alphabet Dies are also fabulous for personalizing your Matchbook Mini-Album, and you can cut out the letters with Foam Adhesive Sheets backing your paper, so they stand up, and stand out. I didn't really have time to do that on this project, and I even just colored in the images with Watercolor Pencils very quickly and roughly, but it works well with these images.

Stampin' Supplies: Pampered Pets BUNDLE (stamp set + Pets Dies), Neutrals 12"x12" Cardstock Assortment (I used Sahara Sand for the album, Soft Suede for the Belly Band, and Basic White to stamp images), Playful Pets Designer Series Paper RETIRING, StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad, Watercolor Pencils, Playful Pets Trinkets RETIRING, Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack, Heart Punch Pack (optional - you could easily cut out your own heart shape by hand), Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Paper Snips, Paper Trimmer, Grid Paper, Bone Folder, Stampin' Scrub & Stampin' Mist (to clean red rubber stamps), Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss or Standard Stampin' Cut & Emboss (to use with dies).

View or Download PDFs:
CURRENT SU! DIGITAL CATALOGS
RETIRING LIST PDF for Annual Catalog Products
RETIRING LIST EXCEL File for Jan-June Catalog Products

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NEXT UP: Head over to see Jan's great projects!

https://iheartcards2.blogspot.com/2020/11/third-thursdays-blog-hop.html

APRIL 2021 Third Thursdays Blog Roll:
Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE
Jan Musselman
Susan Webster

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Pampered Pets Bundle	Neutrals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock	Playful Pets Designer Series Paper	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
Watercolor Pencils	Playful Pets Trinkets	Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack	Playful Alphabet Dies
Foam Adhesive Sheets	Heart Punch Pack	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
Bone Folder	Paper Snips	Paper Trimmer	Grid Paper
Stampin' Scrub	Stampin' Mist	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Coming SOON: Make sure you SIGN UP no later than 11:50pm MT on MAY 10th to get the May "Batter Up!" Paper Pumpkin Kit!!! Kit includes enough supplies to make 9 cards (which foldover to 4-1/4"x5-1/2")—3 each of 3 designs—with coordinating envelopes (4-1/2"x5-3/4"). The all-inclusive kit includes printed card bases, die-cut paper pieces, embellishments, adhesive, and more! Coordinating colors for the April kit: Basic White, Bumblebee, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede. And just for added FUN, each kit contains the official bubble gum of MLB!

Coordinating Product: Pair with any of our Father’s Day products—like the Well Suited Suite for fun Father’s Day cards, or use an embossing folder like the Pinewood Planks or Brick & Mortar embossing folders, to imprint an impressive background, or toss on a little ribbon or thread. Plus, the kit’s exclusive 13-piece stamp set can be used to cheer on any champion—on and off the field!

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Friday, April 2, 2021

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Rainbow

Welcome to the APRIL 2021 Edition of the Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop! You'll see projects in our hop from Stampin' Up! demonstrators around the world--I'm in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Note: I can only sell to customers in the US, so prices are in USD)

We generally hop the first Friday of each month, and our theme for today is Rainbow. I am honoring our RETIRING 2019-2021 In Colors with my project. {you'll find all Product Purchase Links below the Blog Roll near the bottom of the post}

I'm still having trouble finding consistency in my days with my fibromyalgia, so I'm going to try to keep my project simple again. Our Notecards & Envelopes make that super easy, as you get 20 precut and prescored foldover 3-1/2"x5" cards, with 20 envelopes to fit them!

I considered doing a card in watercolor, using ink refills, but as you may or may not know - the Purple Posy ink pad and ink refill did not meet Stampin' Up!'s color stability quality standards. So, we have cardstock, patterned paper, a Stampin' Write Marker (in the 2019-2021 In Color Marker Assortment), and even Stampin' Blends in Purple Posy...but there's no ink pad or ink refill available.

I'm also using the RETIRING Stitched Shapes Dies. Don't ask me why these are retiring, I have no idea! Maybe everyone bought them when they first came out so they aren't selling well anymore?? Whatever the case, these are some dies you'll want to get your hands on before they are gone. They are such a great set of versatile basic shapes.

Stampin' Supplies: Pretty Perennials Stamp Set, 2019-2021 In Color Cardstock Assortment, Basic White Notecards & Envelopes, StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad, Stitched Shapes Dies, Champagne Rhinestones, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Grid Paper, Paper Trimmer (if you need to cut down your cardstock sheets), Simply Shammy (to clean photopolymer stamps). (NOTE: you will want either the standard size Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, or the Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine for the dies) {see Product Purchase Links near the bottom of the post}

View or Download PDFs:
CURRENT SU! DIGITAL CATALOGS
RETIRING LIST PDF for Annual Catalog Products
RETIRING LIST EXCEL File for Jan-June Catalog Products

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Click the Next arrow below to see Tricia's colorful creations!
(or check out the Blog Roll below the arrow for navigation)

2021 APRIL Rainbow BLOG ROLL

1. Amanda Farlinger
2. Rachel Macleod
3. Kimberley Anne Morris YOU ARE HERE!
4. Tricia Butts
5. Jan Musselman
6. Marieke Bart

Coming SOON: Make sure you SIGN UP no later than 11:50pm MT on April 10th to get the April "So Cool" Paper Pumpkin Kit!!! Kit includes enough supplies to make 12 fresh, fun-shaped cards—6 popsicles and 6 blank semicircles to color—and coordinating envelopes (4-1/2"x5-3/4"). Kit includes card bases, 2 full sticker sheets, decorative die-cut pieces, embellishments, and more! Coordinating colors for the April kit: Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider, Old Olive, Terracotta Tile.

COORDINATING PRODUCT: This month's kit coordinates with the Ice Cream Corner Suite from our January–June 2021 Mini Catalog! Make sure you check out those products to make your kit go even further...and be sure to grab the DSP and the Confetti Sprinkles as soon as possible, as they contain 2019-2021 In Colors which will be RETIRING SOON!

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Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Pretty Perennials Photopolymer Stamp Set	2019-2021 In Color 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic White Note Cards & Envelopes	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
Stitched Shapes Dies	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	Paper Snips
Grid Paper	Paper Trimmer	Simply Shammy	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Thursday, April 1, 2021

We Create Blog Hop - Animal Kingdom

Welcome to the APRIL 2021 "Animal Kingdom" Blog Hop!!! We generally hop on the first day of every month, and this month the focus of our projects will be anything to do with the animal kingdom. I chose to feature the Pampered Pets BUNDLE for this post. (NOTE: the stamp set and dies will still be available in the 2021-2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog - which debuts May 4th - but you will not be able to purchase them in a bundle to get the 10% discount)
{scroll to the bottom of this post for ALL product purchase links}

The Playful Pets Designer Series Paper will NOT carry over to the new catalog, so I decided to feature it in my cards today. Anything on the Last Chance Products Sale is only available while supplies last, so if you love this paper, grab a handful of it as soon as you can! You may have noticed that, once again, I'm using 3"x4" pieces of Designer Series Paper on my cards. It's such a great way to use 12"x12" papers like this, with no waste! And my backing layers are colors that coordinate with the patterned paper, so that makes the design super easy.

I used the Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack to embellish my cards after I did the simple layering. This trim pack IS going to carry over to the new catalog, so you can still enjoy this great color combo with your Pampered Pets stamp set and the Pets Dies! It's a great item to stock up on, because the colors are so easy to use with any images.

I decided to use the Playful Pets Trinkets to embellish my cards after I added the trim. These trinkets are NOT going to carry over to the new catalog, so just like the Playful Pets Designer Series Paper, you will want to grab a handful of these before they are gone. Scroll down below the Blog Roll for links!

These would be great cards to make for a rescue or a shelter, or even a veterinarian's office. They could use the "treat" cards for birthdays, and the other ones for sympathy cards. If you have an organization you like to support, you could even offer to donate them to be sold at their brick and mortar location, or in their online store, so they could keep the proceeds.

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Stampin' Supplies: Pampered Pets BUNDLE (stamp set + Pets dies), Basic White Cardstock (I used Thick Cardstock for the white card base), Basic Black Cardstock, Basic Gray Cardstock, Real Red Cardstock, StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad, Watercolor Pencil Assortment 1 (use with Blender Pens if desired), Playful Pets Designer Series Paper, Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack, Playful Pets Trinkets, Stampin' Seal Adhesive or Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Bone Folder (optional, but excellent for burnishing creases), Paper Snips, Paper Trimmer, Stampin' Mist & StazOn Cleaner (to clean red rubber stamps, Grid Paper. (Don't forget Basic White Medium Envelopes for mailing!)

Click the image below to see what Tanya decided to make this month...

We Create Blog Hop APRIL 2021 Blog Roll
Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE!
Tanya Harvey
Libby Fens
Cheryl Curtis
Tricia Butts
Jeanna Kay

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Pampered Pets Bundle	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad	Playful Pets Designer Series Paper
Watercolor Pencils	Blender Pens	Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack	Playful Pets Trinkets
Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Stampin' Seal	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer	Bone Folder	Stampin' Scrub	Stāzon Cleaner
Grid Paper	Basic White Medium Envelopes

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