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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Thank You Thursdays - One Day Only Discounts in October

Did you know that Stampin' Up! has a Corporate Blog? They post about current promotions, newly released products, and share lots of creative ideas. They have just recently published their 250th post, and to celebrate, they will be offering Thank You Thursdays! Each Thursday this month, starting today (October 3rd) Stampin' Up! will announce a One Day Only Sale on select product(s). I don't know what these products will be ahead of time, but I will post them on my blog for you when I find out. If you want to make sure you don't miss any, you might want to Subscribe to My Blog by Email.

Thank You Thursday Discount for October 3rd, 2013:
(orders must be finalized in my Online Store no later than 11:50pm MT)

Designer Washi Tape! Choose from one (or all three) of the designer Washi Tapes below!

Epic Day This And That Designer Washi Tape

Regular Price $4.95 US
Sale Price $3.71 US

*Please note-The discounted price will
appear at checkout.*

Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape

Regular Price $4.95 US
Sale Price $3.71 US

*Please note-The discounted price will
appear at checkout.*

Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape

Regular Price $4.95 US
Sale Price $3.71 US

*Please note-The discounted price will
appear at checkout.*

REMEMBER: This sale is for ONE DAY ONLY. Please note that the minimum shipping for an Online Order is $6.95, so you may find it more cost efficient to add some coordinating items to your order. You may want to check out these Product Suites and items:

Epic Day Coordinating Products
Gingham Garden Coordinating Products
Witches' Brew Coordinating Products (Halloween)
NEW Bite Me Photopolymer Stamp Set!!! (Halloween)

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Friday, September 6, 2013

UNDEFINED Stamp Carving Kit by Stampin' Up!

Wow, last weekend was a crazy weekend--we took the kids, and one of their mattresses on the roof of the van (just the mattress on the roof, no kids) and drove them over to college. The drive usually takes about 6 hours, but I'm pretty sure it took us at least 8 hours this time. Along the way we go through two mountain passes, and I was convinced the mattress was going to fly off the top of the van, into a car behind us, until we battened down the hatches with an extra 100 feet of cord, plus a tarp for good measure, at about the halfway point (distance-wise) of the trip. The last half of the distance of the trip took WAYYYYY less time than the first half, because we weren't stopping every 15 minutes because of my flying mattress paranoia! I had also taken my laptop along, thinking that I'd be able to post over the weekend, but the kids kept us plenty busy...so here I am, better late than never ;-)

First, I regret to inform you that I failed to take a picture of my UNDEFINED Stamp Carving Kit before I used it. What can I say? When inspiration strikes, sometimes it's like a freight train that you better just jump aboard because it will run you over if you try to stop and hold it til later. So, here is a picture of the "guts" of the kit, courtesy of my ONLINE STORE. The kit comes in a gender neutral lovely heavy-duty black box, which is perfect for storage, but also makes this product ideal for gift-giving! At the top left of this pic is the inside of the box top, which shows the little pocket that holds an illustrated instruction booklet. This pocket also holds the 3 postcards you see just below that, as well as the sample image template sheet you see in the lower right corner of the pic. The image to the right of the postcards is simply the outside of the box top. At the top right, you will see the marker that is included in the kit, just above the 3"x4" gray sheet of carving rubber, and the 3"x4" sheet of self-adhesive mounting foam in the kit. At the bottom left, the four wood blocks in the kit are pictured, and to the right of them, you'll see the two carving tools (one narrow tip, one wide tip):

Before we go too much further, I want to make sure you know that you can also get the UNDEFINED Refill Kit, which contains only the rubber, foam, and the 4 wood blocks. So, make sure you get the UNDEFINED Stamp Carving Kit *first* so you will have the tools, then get the UNDEFINED Refill Kit when you are ready to make more stamps :-) My computer video card is failing, so for now I will share Stampin' Up!'s video of the carving demonstration from our 2013 Convention in July, instead of sharing one of my own. There is definitely a little bit more finesse needed for carving more complicated images, but it's still the same simple process:

Like I said, I got a creative wild hair and just dug right in, making a set of 4 coordinating stamps at my first sitting. I created them expressly for the purpose of using them alongside the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set (available in wood-mount or clear-mount). My very first project was a card I made for my daughter's 19th birthday, on August 29th. She actually took the card to college with her, so I had to try and recreate it from memory. You will see my set of 4 hand-carved stamps around her card in the picture below.

I could not resist using the skull design from the Witches' Brew Washi Tape set, and writing a note inside to mock her for being SOOOO old now ;-) Yikes, I guess that makes me a dinosaur :-O And I thought the gray-striped design from the Epic Day Washi Tape set was the perfect complement to the skulls, and the informal "painted" design of the card. Of course, after this past weekend, I now have an idea for a hand-carved change of address stamp set...involving a van and a mattress flailing around on top...!

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Season of Style Washi Tape Christmas Cards

I know, I know, let's not rush the holidays, right? I totally get that...but if you're thinking of making your own Christmas cards this year, it doesn't hurt to start looking for inspiration early. These two cards are super simple, and they both use the Season of Style Designer Washi Tape. If you want to know more about washi tape, and what washi tape Stampin' Up! has to offer, plus the What to Washi Class you can download (or What to Washi Bundle, which comes with 12 rolls of washi tape), check out THIS POST. In the meantime, revel in some holiday cheer with me...

Each of these cards also features a different NEW punch, which is another great tool to add interest to a card quickly and easily! The Deck the Halls card features the Christmas Ornament Punch, and the Holly Jolly card features the Label Bracket Punch. To have more options for your designs, at a 15% savings, you may be interested in the following bundles:

BUNDLED FOR 15% SAVINGS:

Label Bracket Punch + Tags 4 You stamp set (Wood-Mount or Clear-Mount)

Christmas Ornament Punch + Christmas Collectibles set (Wood-Mount or Clear-Mount)

Deck the Halls Stampin' Supplies: Christmas Messages stamp set, Sahara Sand card stock, Whisper White card stock, Early Espresso ink & card stock, Season of Style Designer Washi Tape, Christmas Ornament Punch, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals.

Holly Jolly Stampin' Supplies: Tags 4 You stamp set, Gumball Green card stock, Cherry Cobbler card stock & ink, Whisper White card stock, Baked Brown Sugar card stock, Season of Style Designer Washi Tape, Label Bracket Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Washi Tape and Batty Halloween Hello

I absolutely LOVE Halloween...not the gory, twisted stuff--but the fun and silly stuff. So, when I saw Stampin' Up!'s new Halloween Hello stamp set, I *had* to get it! That spastic-looking little bat was calling to me :-) I also received a free package of the Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape at the Stampin' Up! Convention last month, and I wanted to break that out and play with it. There are lots of washi tape cards online for inspiration, this is what I finally made, after ooooohing and aaaaaahing over them all:

Here is a picture of the whole stamp set, and you can get the Halloween Hello Wood-Mount Stamp Set or the Halloween Hello Clear-Mount Stamp Set. Personally, because the images are on the small side, I got the wood-mount. Smaller images tend to get lost on my desk, or batted around by my cat, and I stand a much better chance of finding them with that wood block attached! The bat is my favorite image, and the candy corns come in a close second. I don't mind skull images if they aren't creepy, and the silly one in this set is just perfect for me. Can't you just see how funny it would look with little googlie eyes??

The washi tape is fantastic, I highly recommend it! It is super easy to work with, it tears easily, and even peels back without tearing your card stock, if you decide it's not quite where you want it. Its low-tack makes it perfect to mask off parts of your card when spritzing or sponging, yet it still sticks down smoothly and securely. This is not just cheap dollar store cello tape or masking tape with patterns printed on it--it is super high quality, with an almost waxy finish that lends durability, and offers a classy, satiny finish.

If you'd like to dive into this trend, you can get ALL 12 washi tape rolls that Stampin' Up! currently offers, along with a downloadable class that includes 7 PDFs, 2 videos, plus a package of 20 Note Cards & Envelopes, in the What to Washi Bundle for $36.95 total. If you just want the class, and not the 12 washi tape rolls, or the cards & envelopes, you can get the What to Washi Class by itself for $14.95. [click image of flyer to see it full-size]

Although the class bundle offers all 12 rolls of washi tapes that Stampin' Up! offers, the designs are offered in individual packages of 3 rolls each. Click on any of these package names to see the tapes bundled in each: Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape, Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape, Season of Style Designer Washi Tape, and Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape. Mix and match your washi tape between packages for even MORE versatility.

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