Welcome to another Crazy Crafters Blog Hop! How lucky this is our 2nd blog hop for April. This round our theme is all about the Retiring products {sob sob}. As sad as it is to see our favourites go, we can't wait to see what the new catalogue will bring! So if you haven't yet had a look at whats going, make sure you do and quickly, there are so many discounts you won't want to miss. See all the items here. Be sure to check out my 'Walk down memory lane series' - a showcase of projects with the retiring products using Stamps, DSP (Paper), Punches & Big Shot accessories. Here is my "Miss you already" card in honour of our retiring products... If you haven't yet registered for a copy of the new catalogue follow the paypal link and I will have one posted out to you as soon as they are released! Don't miss a thing, the new annual catalogue is coming on June 2nd - request a catalogue via paypal CLICK THESE PICS TO VIEW ALL THE RETIRED ITEMS Please leave me a comment I'd love to hear what you think. Up next we have Angela Lorenz hop on over to see her beautiful creations. Retiring Stampin' Up! Supplies Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog Current Supplies Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Hoi hoi, Vandaag een kaartje dat ik speciaal gemaakt heb voor de CAS on Friday Challenge "People". Ik heb hem al een week liggen, maar het kwam er maar niet van om hem met goed licht op de foto te zetten. Ik maak mijn foto's meestal aan de voorzijde van het huis, omdat ik daar de grootste ramen en het beste licht heb. Echter, met het warme weer heb ik overdag de zonneschermen, jaloezieën en gordijnen dicht. Dus alles behalve goed licht. Gevolg: ik ben te laat voor de Challenge! En dan moet je weten dat ik speciaal nog een keer naar de site ben gegaan om de einddatum op te zoeken. Aaaarghhh.... Het zal de hitte wel geweest zijn. )-: Hoe dan ook; zie hier mijn kaart. De dame op de kaart komt uit de stempelset On To Adventure. Deze 10-delige Cling Stempelset kost € 24 en is uiteraard bij mij te bestellen. Vanmiddag om 16.00 uur plaats ik weer een verzamelbestelling. Groetjes en fijn weekend, Margriet

I've been having another play with my SAB stamps, ribbons and papers - the promotion ends in just two weeks and it's gone so fast! My first card is pretty self explanatory: Materials used: stamps - Fresh Vintage, Petite Pairs card - calypso coral, wisteria wonder, whisper white other - designer frames E/F, Big Shot, SAB ribbon, pearl, markers, wide oval punch, sponge dauber, dimensionals For my next card I played with some of the brand new products that are coming in the Autumn/Winter mini on April 1st. Here I used the Adorning Accents edgelits die with the matching embossing folder - soooooooooo gorgeous! I think you may eventually get sick of this combo cos I'm gonna be using it A LOT! Another new product is the lovely daffodil paper - it's from a set called Attic Boutique. Materials used: stamps - Fresh Vintage, Petite Pairs card - daffodil delight, white linen (non SU) other - Attic Boutique DSP, markers, Adorning Accents edgelits die, Adorning Accents E/F Now for a touch of the dramatic, I've paired black with pink. Between the white embossing, flocked paper and (brand new) pleated satin ribbon, this card is a tactile dream! Materials used: stamps - Elementary Elegance card - basic black, Mocha Morning DSP, blushing bride other - Versamark ink, white embossing powder, heat tool, blushing bride pleated satin ribbon, curly label punch, dimensionals And last but not least a taste of whimsy with Outlined Occasions and the cupcake punch. Materials used: stamps - Outlined Occasions, Sweet Little Sentiments (retired) card - pool party, calypso coral, whisper white, poppy parade, Domestic Goddess DSP, Everyday Enchantment DSP other - markers, SAB ribbon, cupcake punch, dimensionals, Kindy Glitz, stamp-a-ma-jig, 32 mm and 35 mm circle punches, scallop circle punch, nestabilities die Hope you're enjoying your free SAB goodies too! Thanks for calling in. Cheers Kez

Hi Friends!! After Awana this evening, I had a chance to create a Clean and Simple (CAS) card for the Splitcoaststampers’ CC550 Color Challenge (optional dessert is sky) and I am so thankful that I can finally participate in this week's color challenge before the challenge officially "ends" (well, they are open "forever" technically but at least before next week's starts) :-) I decided to combine the challenge with the SC560 Sketch Challenge and the CAS308 New Year’s Resolution Challenge (depict something that you will be trying to accomplish this year­- I am still playing “catch up” on the 2015 CAS Challenges). This retired stamp set has always held a special place in my studio and this image along with the verse sentiment is definitely "a goal of mine" this year- to trust in the Lord with all of my heart and lean not on my own understanding. I am trusting in Him for strength and healing for my husband, wisdom for our upcoming retirement and finances as well as growing in my knowledge of the Bible and "resting" in Him with Bible Study and Bible Art Journaling. October will be a very busy month for me for card designing- I am now on four Design Teams as a regular member (The Card Concept, SUO Challenges, Sweet –n- Sassy Stamps and "fifth Thursday" SCS "Free For All" Challenge sample maker) and will be participating on four different Design Teams as a Guest Designer for October (Our Daily Bread Designs and the other three will be announced as each is announced on the challenge blogs). The "toes in the water" on the stamped focal image reflects the steps that I am taking with my stamping and venturing into different avenues of styles and designs- I love anything that has to do with art and, of course, stamping and am trying to design at least one card each day! As always, I find that Splitcoaststampers is the best site for stamping inspiration and I hope you will find the time to check out each of the above gallery links- gorgeous samples by all! To create this card: Ink the image from the retired set, Summer By The Sea using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock. Color using an AquaPainter™ and ink from the Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist and Soft Sky Stampin’ Write Markers (also using ink from the Soft Sky Classic Ink Pad for the sky mixed with the Marina Mist Marker). Add additional black details with the Faber-Castell® Black Pitt Pen Marker (I added three birds, extended the boat image and added a water line for the horizon) and add a few white highlights to the water with the Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker. Use the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker to add shadows and once the panel is dry, cut it out with the Big Shot™ and the retired Window Collection Framelits™ die. Another view- straight on :-) Which view do you prefer?? Stamp the verse sentiment from Trust God using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount the strip of Daffodil Delight and embossed Marina Mist cardstock (embossed with the Big Shot™ and the retired Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder), trim once more and add the ¼” knotted Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain ribbon. Mount the panel onto a piece of Marina Mist cardstock, trim and mount onto the Daffodil Delight card base. Add the focal image to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card. Stamp Sets: Summer By The Sea (retired), Trust God Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Soft Sky; Stampin’ Write Markers- Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand; Faber-Castell® White and Black Pitt Pen Markers Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist Accessories: AquaPainter™, Big Shot™, Retired Products- Window Collection Framelits™, Square Lattice Textured Impressions™, ¼” Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a terrific Thursday! Hugs to you, my friends!

Welcome to my ABC Card Series! Throughout this series I’ll be sharing a variety of cards for every occasion from A to Z! Today’s card shows my idea of retirement… salt air, an ocean bre…

Hidy Ho Stampers, Just a reminder that there are only a FEW days left to get the things you want out of the Occasions Mini Catalog and the 2013-2014 Idea Book and Catalog. The items that are being retired are going fast! Hop on over to my on-line store at www.stampladee.stampinup.net and make sure you ... Read More about Diamond Gate Fold Card with Deb Valder

Very excited today as was playing around trying to create different beach scenes as the weather is so hot and sunny and I came up with an idea of how to turn the Beautiful You lady into a bikini clad beach babe. Wearing a hat in the sea and putting lots of sunscreen on has become the norm these days so she certainly looks very at home in this scene. Stampin Up Products Used Beautiful You, High Tide and Colourful Seasons stamp sets Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight and Tranquil Tide ink pads Calypso Coral and Crushed Curry Stampin Write Markers Calypso Coral Watercolour Pencil Love coming up with new and different ideas and Beautiful You has always inspired me.

Ohhhhhhh, what an exciting day it is in the Stampin’ Up! world! The retired lists have been posts AND many items are even discounted!!! But you have to hurry, hurry, HURRY! Products will only be available while supplies last and then they’re gone for good. Accessories will sell out like hot cakes too – so […]

This week I'm using a really fun bundle that I had my eye on for a while...The So Refreshing Bundle. I love the cute images of the pitcher and lemons...You know they had me at lemons! So

I may have over prepped for my first January SU! Colour Challenge card earlier this month and made a whole series of cards. I have used the NEW Stampin' Up! Notes Of Nature Stamp Set which pairs perfectly with the Bottled Happiness Stamp Set and matching Vintage Bottle Punch. The stamped and blended background is a perfect backdrop the same as my first card. I added the Vintage bottle on the stamped Perennial Postage Die. I finished the card with a few Champagne Iridescent Dots finish off the card. Colours: Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Basic White Click on the Photo below for a List of Supplies and visit my Shop to Purchase the Product SHOP NOW - go to my Online Store or contact me to place an order RIGHT NOW Be sure to check out my CLASSES below or consider Hosting a Party and share your love of Stampin' Up! and the NEW Catalogue with your friends. My in person Classes are mostly monthly on the 3rd Sunday of the month 1pm My January Class will be CELEBRATE SALE-A-BRATION - Attend in Person or Kits at Home for $30 OR Video Tutorials & Project Sheet Can be Purchase them for $10 Available Globally Contact me to purchase this Class RSVP to me [email protected] or 0421074703 to RESERVE your spot. Enjoy Ellen

I love the Elements of Style stamp set. It reminds me of a stamp set that Stampin' Up! used to carry called Toile Blossoms. So elegant and so simple...perfect for Sunday stamping... Brenda's Stamping Tips The monochromatic color scheme uses variations in lightness and saturation of a single color. This...

This card was inspired by one my friend Alison posted on Facebook. Thank you for the inspiration, Alison! It's really an easy technique and ...

Many of my Stampin' Up! team members (not only those with blogs) share their gorgeous projects in our team's Facebook community - there's such amazing and inspiring creativity in this group! I'm always excited when my team's blog hop rolls around, though, because I get to share some of their

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Good Saturday morning stamping friends and welcome to the weekend. Does anyone have any plans in the works? I’ll be working today, but we will be closing the store early for a staff event. Th…

How lovely is this serene pond scene? I used the Calm & Quiet Stamp Set to create this watercolor get well card. The Calm & Quiet Stamp Set is a Host Exclusive item from the new 2023-2024 A…

Good Morning Stampin’ Friends ~ Today I have another card for you from the In the Moment stamp set; a different image and different technique. Yesterday was a more Monochromatic card where I …

And here is my third Patchwork Pieces dies. I used the 'wavy' die in the pack this time, along with the Garden Walk Designer Series Paper. I'm loving this paper from the new Mini Catalogue. It has such gorgeous patterns and colours. I added a sentiment from the co-ordinating Modern Garden stamp set, and used the Modern Oval punch to cut it out. The Calypso Coral Braided Linen Trim is the perfect finishing touch. Thanks for visiting! Marelle Email me to place your order, or click HERE to Shop Now Product List Patchwork Pieces Dies [161592] $61.00 Garden Walk 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162227] $21.75 Modern Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162228] $42.00 Modern Oval Punch [162234] $39.00 Modern Garden Bundle (English) [162235] $72.75 Calypso Coral 3/16" (4.8 Mm) Braided Linen Trim [162239] $14.00 Garden Walk Suite Collection (English) [162240] $122.50

I needed a quick-and-easy retirement card this week. When I ran downstairs to make it, I realized it would fit perfectly with the FabFriday challenge that launches today. Yay! I, somehow, turned that quick-and-easy idea into a fun cardmaking session. I reached to four new products from Stampin' Up!'s 2017

I'm going to take you step-by-step through a very basic process for creating one dimensional collages with stamped images.

Today The Stamp Review Crew is having a Blog Hop today featuring a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the globe who will bring you lots of ideas featuring one stamp set each hop twice a month! We hop the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, you can hop from one blog to the next gathering all kinds of inspiration for one Stampin' Up! stamp set but this hop we are celebrating Notes Of Nature. Please follow along below with all the other amazing projects as well. I made this card with just stamping on Basic White Card Stock. I used almost all the images in the set to create this layered look. I coloured the leaf using Stampin' Blends and added 3D depth using a shadow under it. I used the textures along with Stamping Off to add interest to card. I finished with some blending on the stamped corners, the Sentiment and a few Fine Shimmer Gems. Colours Used: Gray Granite, Smoky Slate,Mossy Meadow, Night Of Navy, Blackberry Bliss Click on the Photo below for a List of Supplies and visit my Shop to Purchase the Product SHOP NOW - go to my Online Store or contact me to place an order RIGHT NOW Be sure to check out my CLASSES below or consider Hosting a Party and share your love of Stampin' Up! and the NEW Catalogue with your friends. My in person Classes are mostly monthly on the 3rd Sunday of the month 1pm My February Class will be Perennial Lavender Class - Attend in Person or Kits at Home for $30 OR Video Tutorials & Project Sheet Can be Purchase them for $10 Available Globally Contact me to purchase this Class RSVP to me [email protected] or 0421074703 to RESERVE your spot. Enjoy Ellen

I used the Stampin’ Up! So Refreshing stamp set bundle to create a thank you card to share with you today. I made this project out on Instagram this morning and you can see it here.

Let's build on the simple stamped collage technique we used last week and add to it more variables to create collages with more elements and depth.

2019-20 ANNUAL CATALOG It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for–the 2019-2020 annual catalog is here! I know I personally have been VERY excited for the launch of the Stampin' Up Capture the Good stamp set on page 142. It's not everyday you get to inspire and design a stamp set for Stampin Up!! I have over 60 awesome cards ideas share below from brand new catalog products. I also have a new card swap open for both demonstrators and customers, find out more below.

Good Saturday morning stamping friends and welcome to the weekend. Does anyone have any plans in the works? I’ll be working today, but we will be closing the store early for a staff event. Th…

Hi Welcome to Week 2 at CASE-ing the Catty. I hope you will find time to join us this week as we explore the Memory Keeping section of the catalogue. CASE - The acronym stands for COPY AND SHARE EVERYTHING. The latest Stampin' Up! ® Catalogue certainly encourages crafters to do just that as it is jam packed with amazing, inspirational projects. The idea is to feature a section of the Stampin' Up! ® catalogue each week using the projects in the catty as inspiration. You can directly CASE (Copy and Share Everything) or use a sketch/layout, colour combo, embellishment, just to name a few examples, as a springboard for your own creations. Here's a Badge to paste to your blog: Guidelines Create a new project for the current challenge (no back linking) Mention CTC Challenges in your blog post and link back to the challenge blog so others can join in on the fun. Let us know what project you CASED and make reference to the page of your country's catalogue where you got your inspiration. SUO products (retired or current) may be used in your projects for CTC Challenges. So let's go! My project was CASE-d from page 39 of the catalogue which features a gorgeous kraft page decorated with the Postage Due stamp set, some washi tape and paper doilies. Here's the original: Here's my CASE: I used Crumb Cake card stock for my base card and stamped layer. I stamped the Postage Due stamp using the new In Color of Mossy Meadow ink which is lovely rich deep green, I copied the original by using my Small Scallop Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Blade to create a scalloped edge down the left hand side. I added a strip of Epic Day Washi Tape. My sentiment is from Perfect Pennants, stamped on Very Vanilla in Mossy Meadow and die cut with the matching Banners Framelits. I decorated this with a peek of a Tea Lace Paper Doiley, a banner of Pear Pizzazz DSP and an Ampersand clip from the Essentials Hardware Clips pack. I stamped my envelope too just to bring it all together nicely. :) I hope you like my card and are inspired to play along with us....be sure to visit my online store to browse all these items and more! Cheers Alison xx Materials used: Stamp: Postage Due, Perfect Pennants Ink - Mossy Meadow Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz DSP Accessories - Tea Lace Paper Doiley, Essentials Hardware Clips Tools - Big Shot, Banners Framelits, Small Scallop Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Blade, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I had fun with a CASE’d card by Amy Koenders that features the fun ‘sherbet’ colors! This is a feel-good card that brings me right out of this dreary winter weather to the beach.…

Hello again :) Its Blog Hop time again and this month we are playing with the Colour Theory Suite from Stampin'Up! Now this suite is just great and I really wanted to showcase a few projects but story of my life..... so much to do so little time after having all that time away, sad as I am I only managed a card to share with you. Its a pretty card if that counts more :) The matching Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies have this comfy looking deck chair and I seized the opportunity to use it as my focal point for this Retirement Card. The Yellow matting layer came from the Color Theory Memories and More pack, this is a perfect example how fabulously well and easy our products work for cards as well as memory keeping. Well I know, I could have done a much better job at convincing you, IF I would have managed to show you a Memories and More layout. MUST TRY HARDER you just need to trust me on it for now :) Here's a closer look of the other small details The chair was cut from the Wood Texture Designer Paper Stack by Stampin' Up!, some Burlap Ribbon was laid across for extra texture, made a bow out of the the Gold Mini Sequin Trim tied with a few strands of linen thread. Thank you so much for joining me today, I really appreciate your visit now please hop to the adorable Amy Koenders in the US to see what delights she has ready for you this month, till next time xoxo Monica  MonicaGale-UK -(you are here)  Amy Koenders - USA  Rochelle Block - Australia  Sandi MacIver - Canada  Paula Dobson - New Zealand  Caroline Van der Straaten - Netherlands  BarbaraBecker-Austria  Nadine Koeller - Germany  MoiraMcllroy-France

I used the Stampin’ Up! Your Path Awaits stamp set to create a for you card to share with you today. I made this project out on Instagram this morning and you can see it here. We’ve got anot…

Good Morning Everyone, I am so pleased with the new colour revamp that Stampin' Up! has given us this time round. Love these co...

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Good Thursday morning my stamping friends welcome to our Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. If you are starting with me, thank you. I hope you will stop by everyone’s blog to see what they have create…

I'm going to take you step-by-step through a very basic process for creating one dimensional collages with stamped images.

I am excited to share today’s cards with you! I made two cards with the same layout, but with different products and techniques! To say that I’ve been having FUN creating with all the new products from our Mini Catalogue is an understatement. I just want to play all day long LOL For my first […]

This week at the Global Design Project challenge blog we are CASEing this beautiful card by Stesha Bloodhart. I had the pleasure of meeting Stesha this past November in Salt Lake City. She is a real sweetheart and her stamping...

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It's Tuesday so that means it's time for a Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch challenge. Another great challenge this week. Since I needed a masculine card for this month's stamp a stack I used the sketch to make up my card. Love the set The Open Sea! There's SO much you can do with it. Don't forget to check out all the other great cards using this sketch HERE. And make sure you play along if you get the chance! A quick peek at the inside of the card... Thanks for looking and have a great day! Sara Stamp Sets: The Open Sea & Banner Greetings Card Stock: Basic Black & Very Vanilla StazOn: Black Embossing Folder: Argyle Framelits: Circles Collection

In my recent YouTube live presentation, I unveiled a trio of projects all created with the So Refreshing stamp set and coordinating dies by Stampin' Up! The spotlight was on two beautifully crafted greeting cards and an elegantly altered notebook. The projects not only refreshed my creative spirit but also offered a source of inspiration to my viewers. Pool PartySoft Sea FoamBasic White The altered notebook took center stage during my live presentation. The gentle tones of Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam brought a sense of calm, making it a soothing companion for both notes and artistic inspiration. SEE

Love how this set allows you to get close to nature! Touches of Texture All images © 1990-2016 Stampin’ Up!® Supplies: ...

I used the Stampin’ Up! So Refreshing stamp set bundle to create a thank you card to share with you today. I made this project out on Instagram this morning and you can see it here.