Spooktacular Stamp Sale

On Monday, October 29th, Stampin' Up! is offering a Spooktacular Stamp Sale!!!

For one day only, almost every stamp set we sell will be 15% off!!!!  This is the perfect time to order those stamps for the Holiday projects you have in mind!

Details:

All stamps in our current catalogues (Idea Book & Holiday Mini) including:

• Background Stamps
• Personalized Name Stamps (great for personalizing your Christmas Card Envelopes!)
• Cookie Press Stamps
• Single-image Stamps*

This does NOT include:

• Hostess sets
• Bundled stamp sets
• Digital stamp brush sets.

There is no minimum purchase, and no limit to the number of stamps you can order. 

I plan to place an order on Monday, so if you would like to take advantage of this great sale, let me know as soon as possible!  Or, place an order on my website and you can choose to have it shipped directly to your door!

*Single-image Stamps? - yup, until January 2nd, Stampin' Up! is offering a selection of single stamps from some of our stamp collections!  Take a peek at what's offered on my website!

Happy Stamping!
 

35 years and still going....

It's my parents 35th wedding anniversary tomorrow and of course I wanted to stamp a card to celebrate their journey so far! It's unlikely they'll visit my blog before I give them the card this afternoon, so I feel "safe" sharing it here with you. ;)

While the bicycle image is retired and no longer sold by Stampin' Up!, all of the other products I used are still current.

Once I had the layout figured out in my mind, it was a fairly quick card to put together.  The most time consuming part was cutting out the flower...and really, it took less than a minute! ;)

Here's a quick list of the products I used:

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake,  Basic Grey, Very Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple DSP (In Color DSP paper stack)

Ink:  Classic Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green, Basic Grey

Accessories:  Basic Pearls, Gumball Green 3/8” stitched ribbon

Tools:  Big Shot, Argyle Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits, Curly Label Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border,

Stamps:  Everything Eleanor, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Pedaling Past (Retired)

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Stamping!

Merry Christmas from Stampin' Up!

It's only October, but Stampin' Claus is coming to town! Get a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you purchase the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper.

 
Choose from the following options:  (click the pic for a closer peek)

The Fine Print:   See those special item numbers above? You've got to use those in order to get your FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack. You can get your FREE paper-piercing pack by purchasing the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper or the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Remember: the bundle gets you an additional 15 percent off the set and the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies. So many options! Any order type qualifies for this promotion-customer, workshop, or online. This promotion has no limits-for every bundle you buy, you'll get a free Festive Paper-Piercing Pack. They make great Christmas gifts! Sorry-hostess dollars don't count toward this promotion.

Keeping it Simple

I needed a Father's Day card for my dad yesterday and because I was tight on time, I knew it had to be something quick and simple. I decided to use my new Argyle embossing folder for the main design.

I just love the texture of the embossed cardstock!

Cardstock colors I used are Crumb Cake, Basic Black & Island Indigo.  My embellishments include a Tempting Turquoise button (from our Brights Designer Buttons Collection), some white Bakers Twine and 3 of our Basic Black brads from our 3/16" Neutral Brads Collection.

Happy Stamping!
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New Ink Pads

Check out this new video regarding our new Firm Foam ink pads!

 
 

Birthday Wishes

It's my moms birthday today and so of course I wanted to stamp a card to go with her gift this afternoon. I wasn't feeling very creative though and couldn't seem to come up with much. So, I went surfing! Internet surfing that is. ;) I find a lot of inspiration from seeing what others have created...and sometimes I just CASE (copy and save everything) someones project when the creative juices just don't seem to be flowing.

 I came across a gorgeous shabby-chic card stamped by an amazing demonstrator by the name of Sandi MacIver. Her projects are gorgeous. I fell in love with her card as soon as I saw it and had most of the materials she used. SO, I shamelessly CASEd it.

The designer series paper I used is our Beau Chateau dsp - I LOVE this paper and we even have matching fabric right now!!!

 
I embossed the tag with one of our Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (which coordinates with our Beau Chateau suite!) and I just love how it draws your eye to the stamped images.

I didn't have any antique brads left (which is what Sandi used on hers) but I did have a retired "rose" embellishment that I thought would work well for the center of the rosette (created with my Simply Scored score board) and matched the Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon.

I "distressed" all the edges with our  distressing tool which is part of our Cutter Kit and then sponged around all the pieces to really accentuate the rough edges.

The small flowers were punched using the 4-petal punch from our Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack and I added a small pearl to the center of each one to finish it off.


Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!!

 

Retiring Products!!!

Take a peek on my website to see which items are retiring this year.

Chicks & Chocolate Easter Projects

The past couple of years I've offered a few Chicks & Chocolate events. It's an evening that has the guests stamping 3 projects; a greeting card and two 3-D items. Of course, chocolate is always included!

These are the projects the girls made last night.

How cute is that little bunny???  I had precut and prepunched almost everything, so the girls last night just needed to assmble them.

His little box "body" is just the right size to hold an assortment of chocolate goodies!

 And what bunny would be complete without a cute little fuzzy tail!

While the bunnies we created last night were all grey, I also decided to try one in a crisp white!  Ack - just adorable, don't you think? :)

The second project was a little matchbox.  I love how quick these little boxes can go together.  They're easy to cut using the Matchbox die for my Big Shot. It cuts and scores everything in just one quick pass through the Big Shot.

 We dressed them up by adding a piece of designer paper to the top of the box wrap.  Before adhering, we embossed it with our Oval Designer Frame Mini Embossing Folder.  Once adhered, we punched out the center with our Extra Large Oval Punch and added a small piece of our clear window sheet to the underside to keep the candies from falling out.

To finish it off, we stamped a greeting on one of the tags (included on the Matchbook Bigz Die), added one of the small butterflies cut/embossed with the Beautiful Wings embosslit and tied it around the box with a piece of our new Daffodil Delight Seam Binding ribbon. 

Haven't seen this designer paper or seam binding ribbon yet?  That's because it's part of our April Summer Smooches Promotion!  These items are both a sneak peek from our upcoming new Idea Book & Catalogue.  You can order these (and a few other amazing sneak peek items) RIGHT NOW, but ONLY for the month of April!  After that,they won't be available again until June.

The third project we stamped was a greeting card.  Once again we used some of our Summer Smooches designer paper.  We stamped the bunny image from our Everybunny stamp set on watercolor paper and colored it in with some of our classic inks and our Aqua Painters.

The banner along the bottom is a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock that's been folded in a fan style and adhered in place.  The greeting was stamped on another piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, punched with our Large Oval punch and layered on an Island Indigo punched Scallop Oval.

 Oh, and don't miss the little mushrooms stamped in the bottom corner.  They're part of the stamp set and I just HAD to include them on the card. ;)

It sounds like the girls all had a great time last night and really enjoyed the projects. 

Happy Stamping!

Darling Diagonals

As mentioned on my Stampin with Cristina facebook page, I’m posting the two projects I stamped with my Stampers 6 Club girls this week.  Both projects involved our new Diagonal Scoring Plate that  goes with our Simply Scored Scoring Tool.

The first was a greeting card.   We scored a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and then ran it through my Big Shot with the Top Note die for a simple textured background.

The banner on the bottom is also just a piece of cardstock that we scored and folded to give it a pleated look.

The second project is a Triangle Trifold card. The finished card size 3-1/2 x 3-1/2, so we also scored, folded and stamped our own coordinating envelope.

 

I love these cards!   They look complicated, but are actually fairly simple to put together.  With just a few score lines, you get a very unique folded card.  

The designer papers, thin ribbons on both cards and the stamp set on the trifold card are part of our Sale-a-Bration offering right now.   You can receive these items for FREE when you place a minimum $60, but ONLY until the end of March!!!  You can visit my website at www.cfindlay.stampinup.net and click on "shop now" to place an order and have it delivered directly to your door.

Happy Stamping!

Less than 2 weeks...

Wow! Less than two weeks left of Sale-a-Bration! I have LOVED working with the free goodies that are being offered this year. If you haven't seen the catalogue, definitely take a peek! Every $60 order earns you the opportunity to choose an item - for FREE!!!

My FAV has been the Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper and the Ribbon & Brad Combo pack. I'll be so sad to see them go!

I have two orders going in this week, so if you would like to add anything and earn your own free Sale-a-Bration goodies, let me know!  Or, as always, you can place an online order on my website and have the order delivered directly to your door!  Don't Miss Out!!!

Happy Stamping!

Berry Blossoms Birthday

At the last demo stamp & chat evening I had, one of my downline offered to provide a make & take and I absolutely LOVED the design! I knew it was one I would make again. I had some time this afternoon while my kids were playing and took the opportunity to stamp.

It's a 4 x 4 tri-fold card. What I think makes the card so unique is the cutouts in the front two panels. So quick and easy with our new Labels Collection Framelits Dies!  The card base is made with our Berry Blossoms designer paper.  I added a simple "bow" to the front made with our Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon and one of our Everyday Enchantment Brads from our Sale-A-Bration collection.

The interior is lined with Calypso Coral and Whisper White cardstock panels.

To stamp the greeting, I closed the card and using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, was easily able to line it up with the center of my smallest cutout.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping.

Simply Scored Diagonal Plate

YAY! Stampin' Up! is pleased to annouce the all-new Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, perfect for creating envelopes, boxes and more! It's the the must-have companion to your Simply Scored scoring tool!

125586 Simply Scored Diagonal Plate $15.95

Watch this video to see it in action! 

Product Features

• Sits on top of the Simply Scored base
• Held securely in place by rubber pads on back of the plate
• Has etched grooves every 1/8"
• Can score any size card stock up to 12" x 12"
• Includes instructions for creating common envelope sizes
• Coordinating products include
  • Simply Scored (item 122334
  • Simply Scored Place Markers (item 125625
  • Simply Scored Stylus (item 125624)
  • Bone Folder (item 102300)

Happy Stamping!

It's All Elementary...

That would be Elementary Elegance! Have you seen the new set in our Sale-a-bration catalogue? That's right, it's one of our FREE items you can choose until the end of March with every $60 order!

I received this set back in December (one of the perks of being a demonstrator!) and hadn't had a chance to really try it out yet! Here's a quick card I made last night using a favorite layout I like.

I started by cutting and embossing the right front edge with our Adorning Accents dies and embossing folders (LOVE those things!)

I added a strip of Berry Blossom designer series paper for color, but before I adhered it, I added a "ruffle" to each side by punching a strip of Natural White cardstock with our Lace Ribbon Border punch.

The main stamped image is from our Elementary Elegance stamp set.

Our Curly Label punch coordinates perfectly with this set!  It makes adding a greeting SO easy!  I stamped, punched out and then popped it up with a Stampin' Dimensional.

The addition of some Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon and Victoria Crochet Trim along with three of our smallest pearls finished it off.  Oops - almost forgot.  The cute brad in the center of the bow is also from our Sale-a-Bration catalogue!  It's part of a ribbon and brad combo pack!  Love them! :)

Hope you like it!

Happy Stamping!

A Valentine for my Hubby

Just a quick post to show you the Valentine card I made for my hubby.  Quick, simple with no extra frills.  Hope he likes it! :)

This is not my original design.  I saw the layout online, but when I clicked on the link, I kept getting an error message saying the page didn't exist!  So unfortunately, I don't know who originally designed this card.  :o/

I started by cutting out the letters with my Serif Essentials Big Shot dies which I layered on Whisper White, Basic Grey & Basic Black cardstock.  The only two "embellishments" are the little stamped tag with a little Early Espresso Bakers Twine and the little heart punched from our red Glitter paper using our Heart to Heart punch.  Both are "popped up" off the page with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The card measures 5x5.  While I don't make a lot of square cards, I really do like them. :)

Happy Stamping!

Whooo's your Valentine?

When both my little guys came home from school with a note that their classmates would be exchanging Valentine's cards this coming week, I thought it would be be fun to come up with something creative rather than just buying a box of premade ones.  I knew it would be too much for the boys to hand make them all though so the next best thing was to use Stampin' Up!s My Digital Studio!

My 7 year old loves the program and was determined to make his Valentines without any help from me.  This is what he came up with.  Awe!  Too cute! :)

My 5 year old liked the idea, but wasn't interested in making them, so I made one up for him.

I printed them 6 per page on white cardstock.  After cutting them out, we threaded the stick of a heart-shaped lollipop through two small holes I punched in each wing.  Quick, simple & I hope the kids like them!

If you're interested in trying out this great digital program, Stampin' Up! is now offering a  

30 day FREE TRIAL!  

All you need to do is visit my online store at www.cfindlay.stampinup.net, click on "Shop Now", "Digital Designing", "My Digital Studio Express Trial", add it to your "shopping bag" and you can download and try it out for 30 days!

Happy Stamping!