Single Stamps!!!

Have you ever looked at a stamp set and wished that you could buy one of the stamps from it?  Well, now you can.  Stampin' Up! is offering certain stamps individually.  To view all individual stamps, click here.

Please note that these stamps will be offered in clear mount only, and will be packaged in cello bags, not in the typical case. If you would like a case for your stamp, you can purchase Clear-Mount Cases that come in packs of four (119105). Also, the clear blocks are sold separately. 

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The outlines in the above images indicate matching punches.

FREE Cards

Today is the day!!!  Place a $25 order in my online store today and I will make and send you the three cards, along with envelopes, that my club girls made this month.  The picture below gives you a sneak peek at one of the three that you will get just by placing a minimum $25 order.

Check it out!!!

Starting next week, October 29th through November 5th, Stampin' Up! will be offering FREE digital downloads for your My Digital Studio software in honor of Digital Scrapbooking Day! 

If you have the My Digital Studio software, be sure to check back next week for all of the details!

If you don't have the software and want to check it out, get the FREE 30 Day Trial of the My Digital Studio software TODAY and then you can get in on all of the freebies next week!! 

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for great ideas, video how-to's & more!

Monday Makeover - Just Believe

I love pulling out stamp sets that haven't seen ink in a while and that is the case with the Just Believe set.  I loved this set and had to have it but I just haven't used it much lately.  When I was trying to decide which card to make over from the catalog, I was checking out some sketch challenges on-line and came across the challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches.  When I saw it, I knew exactly which card I wanted to do.  I guess it isn't one card though, it is 2 projects merged together.  My card is a little bit of the catalog card on page 76 and the framed picture on page 77.  I put them together using the following sketch.

So, here is my card.  It is hard to tell from the picture but there is actually a white layer on top of the white card base.  I love the look this creates and find myself doing it all the time.  Enjoy!

Supplies: Just Believe stamp set; Whisper White and Primrose Petals cardstock; Primrose Petals, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Gumball Green Classic Ink; Whisper White Craft Ink with White Embossing Powder; Vintage Faceted Buttons; white twine and Primrose Petals ribbon.

Cards for Kids

Over the summer, I had a party with a friend's daughter, her friends and their moms.  It was so exciting to see the girls get into their projects and have a good time doing something crafty.  This was a group of 6th graders and they really took their time and made adorable cards.  Last night, I went to the NC State Fair and was walking through the winning card contest entries.  It's fun for me to see all the winning cards that have been made with Stampin' Up! products.  When I got to the 10-18 age group, I did a double-take.  One of the girls from the workshop had entered her cards that she made and got Best of Show for BOTH!  I was so excited for her and will drop her a congrats card in the mail!  I took pictures and wanted to share them with you.  Both cards are great layouts for kids.  They can change up the stamps and colors and make a lot of fun cards.  Congrats, Joanna, and thanks for showing other girls what they can do with a little ink and paper!

   

Scrapbooking Realization

For seven years, our bonus room has been home to all of my craft supplies.  Recently, we decided that we would move our oldest son into the bonus room so that he and his brother would each have their own bedroom. Had we not already decided to change the dining room into my stamp room, I would have been devastated with this decision but the dining room is my new favorite room in the house.  I painted it a beautiful shade of Pool Party and made it a very girly room which makes me happy because the laundry room is the only other girly room in this house and how much do you think I enjoy being in there?  Well, over the last couple months, I have been moving my stamp stuff and creating a space that will work for me.  Now, the room is full and I am left with a huge amount of scrapbooking stuff still in the bonus room.  For the last couple days, I have thought and thought about how I want to set up all my scrapbook stuff.  Truth be told, I really don't even want to look at it because all it does is remind me how far behind I am in telling the story of our family.  Then, while sitting in the dentist office, it hit me.  I don't need all that stuff anymore!!!  Check out my first set of pages that will be in my 2012 family album, made in MDS.  It only took me about 15 minutes and it was even fun to create.  I'm so excited by this decision and feel that I might actually get some scrapbooking done.

Mitten Makeover

I am so excited to be a guest over on Pink Paper Bakery today.  The website is done by a group of very talented girls in my downline.  They work really hard to show you awesome projects, you will have to check it out!

Today's makeover is from the Holiday Catalog.  On page 10, in the top right corner, is an adorable little treat bag.  I have eyed this little bag for a while and decided to remake it into a card.  I didn't have the wheel so I used what I had and this is what I created.  Hope you like it!

Supplies: Make a Mitten & Sweet Essentials stamp sets; Cherry Cobbler & Whisper White cardstock; Gumball Green, Early Espresso & Whisper White ink; Naturals Button and Cherry Cobbler Twine.  Note: I used dimensionals in between the 2 whisper white layers.

Monday Makeover - Gently Falling

I love catchy little titles and so it seems I have come upon my new Monday theme.  There are so many beautiful cards on the internet and in the Stampin' Up! catalog but many of them are not practical for mass production or even just making a single one when you don't have everything you need.  I have decided that Monday will be the day when I take one of these wonderful WOW projects and show you how to simplify but still end up with a beautiful card.  The card that I am featuring today is one that I saw on someone's blog.  I apologize for not remembering whose but if it is you, let me know so I can give you the credit you deserve.  I had to make this card because it was absolutely beautiful.

To make it, you stamp the images on the single piece of cardstock and then trim it down into 3 equal pieces and mount with dimensionals.  The antique brad is the perfect touch with the linen thread tied around it.  I love this card but when I saw it, I was looking for a card that our card ministry could mass produce in a small amount of time.  I really liked the look but I knew there was no way that we could make 40 in an hour.  So, I created a simplified version and I really like how it turned out.

It is the same card but it doesn't have to be cut into pieces, there is no brad or thread to be tied.  I think the piece of this card that I like the most is the vanilla background layer that the top layer is adhered to with dimensionals.  The colors are More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Garden Green, all perfect for the fall.

Come to Bethlehem with Texture

There is still time to register for the second session of my Christmas Card Crank on Tuesday, October 9th.  There are 2 ways to participate.  If you are local, sign up and join us to make 16 cards in one evening.  If you aren't local, I can prepare all the pieces for your cards and send them to you to put together.  Either way, visit my Stampin' Up! website and register under the events on my calendar.  I have included a peek at one of the cards we will be making that night.  The embossed piece on this card adds an elegant touch.  I love the embossing folders so when I saw the SUO Challenge this week (use texture!), I had to enter.  Enjoy!

Wicked Cool

I really think that I bought this stamp set for its name.  The image with the witch boots is my favorite but I didn't even use it on this card.  I have been planning to do the Saturday Challenge at Pink Paper Bakery for weeks and I knew this was the perfect stamp set for it.  The challenge is to create a card with masking or reverse masking.  I chose reverse masking to give the impression of the moon behind the candelabra.  I stamped the image in black first.  To create the moon, I punched a 1 3/8" circle out of a rectangle piece of cardstock.  Instead of using the circle, I used the rectangle piece as a stencil and sponged the moon.  Now, I had the image I wanted but I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it.  Then, I came upon the Fab Friday sketch challenge and it all just came together.

I love the bats stamped on the First Edition DSP and the button adds a finishing touch.  I really had a lot of fun with this card and I hope that you enjoy it.

Supplies: Wicked Cool stamp set; Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla cardstock; Black Staz-On Ink; Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink, sponge, neutral buttons, linen thread, First Edition DSP & Polka Dot Parade DSP

I Dig You

When I saw the sketch on Freshly Made Sketches, I knew exactly what I wanted to use.

The chevron print in the Festival of Prints DSP stack is one of my favorites and I wanted to use it in a non-Christmas way.  I combined it with the truck from I Dig You, a favorite in my house full of boys, and here it is.  Enjoy!

 Supplies: I Dig You stamp set, Basic Black cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock, Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink, Black Staz-on Ink and Neutral Buttons