Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Woohoo!!! 24 HOUR SALE STARTS TONIGHT (October 19) at 11:00 PDT!!!


Can’t stop staring at a certain stamp set (or two, or three)? Stock up on stamp sets at a stellar price! For 24 HOURS only (Tuesday, October 19 at 11:00 pm PDT - Wednesday, October 20 at 10:50 pm PDT), you can snag select stamp sets—choose from ALL (over 80) cling stamp sets in our Annual Catalogue at a 15% discount!!! This short and stamp-tacular sale only happens once a year, so get in gear—it’s time to shop ’til you drop! PHOTOS of the specific stamp sets that are on sale (with links to my online store) are posted below!! *The photos below show regular prices—click on the link below to see sale prices.*

DON’T MISS THIS SALE! IT LASTS FOR ONLY 24 HOURS, AND ENDS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, AT 11:50 pm PDT!! 

**PLEASE NOTE: The photos below show the regular prices. Click on this link to see the sale prices in my online store.


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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Sweet Little Stockings Fun-Fold Card

 

Welcome to our October edition of the West Coast Creators Blog Hop!! This month we are featuring fun-fold cards! This type of card is always a little bit different from your typical card, and people love to receive them! I made a double-box card recently (check out my October 6 blog entry to see my original double-box Sailing Home masculine card), which was inspired by a lovely floral card that Australia's Gail Ellis made. Someone commented that it was a cool twist to have turned the card sideways. Hmmmm... so I guess my card for this blog post is turning the card back to its "normal" orientation. So, this is a two-for-one fun-fold card!! How awesome is that??


This double-box card is also kind of cool because, even though it has lots of dimension, it folds flat to fit in a regular card-sized envelope. 



Once I had the upper and lower box portions made, and some Sweet Stockings Designer Series paper (DSP) "wallpaper" adhered to the background, I took a 3-3/8" x 3-5/8" piece of Basic White cardstock, embossed it with the Brick & Mortar embossing folder, and attached it to the card front. Two stockings from the Sweet Stockings DSP were cut with the Stockings Dies, and added to the bricks. I cut a Basic Black piece with one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies, then trimmed it straight across at the bottom and adhered it to the bottom of the embossed white piece. I made a fire by using the seaweed die from Smooth Sailing Dies to cut several pieces of Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, and Copper Foil to resemble flames, painted the Mango Melody and Pumpkin Pie pieces with Wink of Stella, and glued the flames to the black piece.


I made a mantle with a 3-3/4" x 1-5/8" piece of wood paper from In Good Taste DSP, which I scored along the short side at 1/8", 1/4", and 1/2", and folded it so that the mantle was slightly over the edge of the bricks, and adhered it to the bricks and DSP wallpaper.


The greeting was stamped with Cherry Cobbler, the ends of the sentiment strip were cut into a banner shape, and then it was adhered to the background. I added three Decorative Matte Dots to the sentiment.

Thanks for visiting my blog! If you have a moment, please leave a comment below. Then be sure to hop to each of my talented teammates' blogs to see their beautiful fun-fold cards!

❤️ Kim


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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

New All-Inclusive Kit, Christmas Paper Pumpkin Kit, and More Items Added to Clearance Rack!!!


Hello!

I have a few exciting things to share with you!!

Starting today, there are two awesome events happening!!
  • NEW all-inclusive kit has been added—our Love, Santa Tag Kit (pictured below, item 158375)—which makes twelve 2-1/2” x 4-3/4” whimsical tags. This kit includes everything that you need—even an exclusive stamp set and a mini Night of Navy stamp pad! Order this quickly, because our new Christmas Whimsy all-inclusive kit sold out within two weeks!! 
Love, Santa Tag Kit (item #158375)
  • we have just added MORE items to our Clearance Rack, with savings of up to 60%!! Don’t delay, these items are “flying off the shelves”!
Also available now, for a limited time: 
  • our October Paper Pumpkin all-inclusive kit makes 10 beautiful Christmas cards with envelopes, and must be ordered and activated before October 10 (or while supplies last). You can purchase a prepaid 1-, 3-, 6-, or 12-month subscription, or subscribe monthly. This kit is always very popular, and the Christmas kit usually sells out quickly, so if you’re interested in this, please contact me soon, and I’ll let you know your options. Paper Pumpkin kits are delivered right to your door, and make great gifts!

All of the items I mentioned will sell quickly, and are available only while supplies last. Please contact me if you have any questions, or would like to order anything. 

I would definitely recommend any of our all-inclusive kits as perfect gifts for kids, as well as beginner and casual stampers!! Check out all of our kits here!!  Some kits involve no stamping and are super-simple, and others will include an exclusive stamp set and a mini ink pad.

Please let me know if I can help you with anything!

Hugs,
❤️ Kim









Monday, October 4, 2021

Sailing Home Fun-Fold Card

Hello, and thank you for visiting my blog! I have entered a new card in Kylie Bertucci's October International Highlights contest. If you like it, I hope that you will vote for itPlease click on the button below to go to Kylie's blog, and vote by clicking on the top right corner of the thumbnail of my card (#1), until you see the heart turn red. Thank you for your support! 

 

This great fun-fold project was inspired by a lovely floral card that I saw, made by Australia's Gail Ellis. This is my take on her double-box card. This is a cool card, because it folds flat, and fits in a regular envelope! 

I really love the Sailing Home stamp set, and it is definitely my go-to for masculine cards! I started with a piece of 3-1/2" x 3-1/4" Basic White Cardstock (I usually use Shimmery White Cardstock for blended and watercolour backgrounds, but thought I'd try Basic White for a change 😊). The lighthouse, from Sailing Home, was stamped in Night of Navy, and then I used a Blender Pen to spread the navy colour across the lighthouse. 

I cut a Post-It Note in the shape of a hill, and covered the lower portion of the cardstock--this would later become the sand. I used Blending Brushes, and added colours to make the sky background. I started with Fresh Freesia at the bottom, then added Balmy Blue, Pool Party, and Pacific Point--overlapping colours, and getting darker toward the top of the card. Next, I added another Post-It Note at the water line, and applied more colour (Pool Party and Pacific Point) to the water with Blending Brushes. The sailboat was also stamped in Night of Navy, blended with a Blender Pen, and then I added some waves to the water with a White Stampin' Chalk Marker

I removed both Post-It Notes, and put the "negative" of the first note over the inked sky and water, and sponged some Crumb Cake ink onto the sand. Some texture was added to the sand using Crumb Cake and a stamp from Color & Contour. 

To finish off the card front, I stamped the birds in Night of Navy, added a large Rhinestone Basic Jewel to the lighthouse, and matted it on a 3-5/8" x 3-3/8" piece of Night of Navy cardstock. The Night of Navy sentiment is from Penguin Place, cut with our Messages Die. The Basic White background, left foreground, and right side edge pieces are all embossed with the Wintry 3D embossing folder. 

Thanks so much for stopping by--and for voting!!! If you like my  card, please click here--then remember to click on the top right corner of the thumbnail of my card (#1) until the heart turns red--that way you know that your vote is registered:

If you live in Canada and do not have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, 
I would love to be your demonstrator! Shop here! 😊


Thank you very much for visiting my blog,
and for your support!! 😊

❤️ Kim

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