Global Stamping Friends - Stamp FREE

Welcome to the FEBRUARY 2023 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 Stamp FREE! You might see posts about FREE Sale-a-Bration items you can earn, or you might see projects with no stamping on them! I am featuring the Sale-a-Bration Adorable Owls stamp set, and the Sale-a-Bration Dandy Designs DSP, both of which you can earn for FREE! {you can find all Product Purchase Links below the Blog Roll near the bottom of the post}

I joined those two Sale-a-Bration products with the new Share a Milkshake BUNDLE from the Stampin' Up! 2023 Jan-April Mini Catalog for these projects. These cards would be super cute for Valentine's Day, but you'll need to get your orders in right away to allow time for the products to ship to you. Other than the Valentine-specific saying, the Share a Milkshake stamp set sayings can be used for any celebration, or just to let someone know how special they are to you. The saying and images in the Adorable Owls stamp are great for birthdays, or even congratulations ("Hoot Hoot!").  

I showed you a card the other day HERE, with these same products, and one of these cards is the same layout - but I made it in a way that you would not have to fussy cut the little owl. I was going to show you that card yesterday, but I got a wild hair and decided I wanted to share a set of 4 cards with these products. As you can see, I only got the two of them finished. I'll be working on the other two this afternoon, and hopefully telling you about a few class options for these cards - including getting a FREE CARD KIT from me for every $50 in merchandise you spend in My Online Store in February!

Stampin' Supplies: Share a Milkshake BUNDLE (stamp set + dies), Adorable Owls stamp set (Earn FREE during Sale-a-Bration), Crumb Cake Cardstock, Sahara Sand Cardstock, Pool Party Cardstock and Ink Pad, Bermuda Bay Cardstock & Ink Pad, Basic White Cardstock, Sweet Sorbet Cardstock & Ink Pad, Fresh Freesia Cardstock, Soft Seafoam Cardstock, Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (Earn FREE during Sale-a-Bration), Basic White Medium Envelopes, Memento Jet Black Ink Pad, Sweet Sorbet Ink Pad, Black Stampin' Write Marker, Blender Pen Combo Packs (Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral & Color Lifter - optional), Opaque Adhesive-Backed Gems, Into the Clouds Embossing Folder (Earn FREE during Sale-a-Bration), Cane Weave 3D Embossing Folder, Masking Paper, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Simply Shammy (to clean stamps), Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Grid Paper, and Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine (for dies).  {see Product Purchase Links under the Blog Roll}

 

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Click the Next arrow below to see Tricia's creations this month!
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Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop FEBRUARY 2023 Blog Roll
1. Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE!
2. Tricia Butts
3. Jan Musselman
4. Marieke Bart

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Share A Milkshake Bundle (English) [160396]	Adorable Owls Cling Stamp Set (English) [160269]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155613]	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988]	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121043]	Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159268]
Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197]
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608]	Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160836]
Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker [100082]	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830]
Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881]	Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems [160412]	Into The Clouds Embossing Folder [164423]	Cane Weave 3 D Embossing Folder [160580]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Simply Shammy [147042]	Paper Snips [103579]
Bone Folder [102300]	Grid Paper [130148]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236]

Coming SOON: FEBRUARY's PAPER PUMPKIN kit!!!

SIGN UP no later than 11:50pm MT on FEBRUARY 10th to get the "Sunshine & Smiles" Paper Pumpkin Kit! If someone you know is weathering a storm, this kit is just what you’ll need to create cards that are sure to brighten their day! This kit includes all the supplies you'll need to make 9 sweet and sunny cards (which foldover to 4-1/4"x5-1/2"), 3 each of 3 designs, including coordinating envelopes. You will get pre-cut and pre-scored card bases with a fun peek-through window scene on each one, a sweet springtime photopolymer stamp set, cute pre-cut critters and labels, fun raindrop embellishments, and all the adhesive you'll need to assemble the cards according the included instructions.

February's kit comes with a Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Spot (mini ink pad).

Coordinating colors for this kit include: Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, and of course, Mango Melody.

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period, so SIGN UP NOW!

PLUS, this month's kit coordinates with the Rain or Shine Suite Collection. Upscale your Paper Pumpkin kit cards, or add to your Rain or Shine projects with your Paper Pumpkin kit stamp set! The Collection includes a coordinating stamp set, dies, patterned paper, embossing folder, and the cutest little daisy embellishments you've ever seen. Click on the image above, or the linked collection name, to browse the products, or order them from My Online Store.

View or Download PDF of CURRENT Product Catalogs:

2023 Jan-Feb Sale-a-Bration Brochure

2023 January-April Mini Catalog

2022 (May) -2023 (April) Annual Catalog

    FEBRUARY Monthly Perks HOST Code: ZA27A7ZE
(if your order total in My Online Store equals or exceeds $150, please do NOT use my Monthly Perks Host Code...you will have earned Stampin' Rewards of your own!)

Get your Stampin' Supplies in my ONLINE STORE, and Be sure to check out these Deals:
CLEARANCE RACK (Up to 60% OFF Retired Product)
BUNDLE & SAVE!!! (Product Bundles at 10% OFF Everyday!)
BEGINNER STAMPER?? (Click the link and Choose a Category to BEGIN!)

~Kimberley Morris Colorado Springs, CO
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
procrastistamper@gmail.com
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Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Happy NEW Year

Welcome to the JANUARY 2023 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 Happy NEW Year! We are going to share some new products with you! For my project I am featuring the Love Cats stamp set...my favorite new set from the NEW 2023 Jan-Apr Mini Catalog. {you'll find all Product Purchase Links below the Blog Roll near the bottom of the post}

Today I just went with something simple, and created some Valentine's Day cards with the Love Cats stamp set, Kraft Notecards & Envelopes, and the new Country Gingham 6"x6" Designer Series Paper.

I ran out of time today to get the envelopes done for you, but you can take a coordinating 2"x6" strip of the Country Gingham 6"x6" Designer Series Paper, adhere it to the envelope flap, and then trim away the excess. If you trim each sheet of your Country Gingham paper to 2"x6", you will end up with 144 strips. You can keep 96 of those strips at 2"x6" for envelope flaps, then cut each of the remaining strips to 2"x3" to make 96 cards. There are 3 cat designs in the stamp set, so you could get 32 sets of 3 cards with coordinating envelopes from just one package of the Country Gingham paper.

The Kraft Notecards & Envelopes come with 20 notecards and 20 envelopes. If you buy 5 packages of those, that will give you 100 notecards and 100 envelopes...enough to make your 96 cards with coordinating envelopes from just ONE package of Country Gingham 6"x6" Designer Series Paper.

And, I purposefully cut the Basic White Cardstock layer to 2-1/8"x3-1/2" so you can cut enough for 12 of these cards from a letter-sized sheet of cardstock. So, you'll need only 8 sheets of Basic White Cardstock to make your 96 cards.

STAMPING TIPS: stamp the "hanging" cat as far up as looks okay to you on the white panel, and more towards the right edge of the panel, to leave room for the 'hanging out' greeting. You might find that it helps to angle the stamp, with the left side of the hanging line up father than the right side. Stamp the "shelf" cat up to the top of the white panel, and consider even stamping so the very top heart of the 3 doesn't stamp on the panel (as I did), and more towards the right edge (which I didn't do). That will give you plenty of room under the cat for any of the 3 greetings to fit.

TOOL TRICKS: if you use the Stamparatus when stamping the solid cat images, you can easily correct any missing spots on the stamped image! And, if you want to do this project with kids, use the Stamparatus so you can position each stamp for them optimally on each panel, and the kids can re-stamp whenever necessary. If you are working with children, I also recommend you use the Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad instead of StazOn permanent ink. You will not have to use the harsh solvent StazOn cleaner around the little ones - you can wipe Memento ink off your stamps and Stamparatus with a Simply Shammy and water. And if you want to color in the hearts on each cat image to coordinate with the color of the greeting you stamped, pick up a package of Blender Pens. You can dip a Blender Pen into the ink in the lid of your inkpad, and basically use the Blender Pen as a marker in that same ink color!

Stampin' Supplies: Love Cats stamp set, Basic White Cardstock, Kraft Notecards & Envelopes, StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad, Sweet Sorbet Ink Pad, Mint Macaron Ink Pad, Balmy Blue Ink Pad,  Country Gingham 6"x6" Designer Series Paper, Festive Pearls (carried over from last catalog), Stampin' Seal (or Multipurpose Liquid Glue), Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Mist & Stampin' Scrub (to clean red rubber stamps), StazOn Cleaner, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Grid Paper. {see Product Purchase Links under the Blog Roll}

 

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

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop JANUARY 2023 Blog Roll
1. Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE!
2. Jenn Curtis Charles
3. Tricia Butts
4. Jan Musselman
5. Marieke Bart

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Love Cats Cling Stamp Set (English) [160410]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Kraft Note Cards & Envelopes [159247]	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406]
Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Country Gingham 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160388]
Festive Pearls [159963]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Stampin' Mist [153648]
Stampin' Scrub [126200]	Stāzon Cleaner [109196]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Paper Snips [103579]
Bone Folder [102300]	Grid Paper [130148]

View or Download PDF of CURRENT Product Catalogs:

2023 Jan-Feb Sale-a-Bration Brochure

2023 January-April Mini Catalog

2022 (May) -2023 (April) Annual Catalog

    JANUARY Monthly Perks HOST Code: AATNZEB7
(if your order total in My Online Store equals or exceeds $150, please do NOT use my Monthly Perks Host Code...you will have earned Stampin' Rewards of your own!)

Get your Stampin' Supplies in my ONLINE STORE, and Be sure to check out these Deals:
CLEARANCE RACK (Up to 60% OFF Retired Product)
BUNDLE & SAVE!!! (Product Bundles at 10% OFF Everyday!)
BEGINNER STAMPER?? (Click the link and Choose a Category to BEGIN!)

~Kimberley Morris Colorado Springs, CO
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
procrastistamper@gmail.com
http://kimberley.stampinup.net (SHOP ONLINE 24/7!)
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