I am tickled Petal Pink to announce that Stampin’ Up! is launching a modular storage system! Whether you have an entire room or a small corner in your home for stamping, your creative space should be tailored to you. The new product line, Storage by Stampin’ Up!, provides you with modular storage solutions that let you organize—and customize—your space your way! Take a look:

Storage by Stampin’ Up! is designed to store and showcase your Stampin’ Pads, Stampin’ Ink Refills, Stampin’ Blends, Stampin’ Write Markers, Watercolor Pencils, and other accessories. Here are some other features and benefits of Storage by Stampin’ Up!:

Features & Benefits:

• Keeps products organized, tidy, visible, and trackable at all times.
• Ensures that your Stampin’ Pads, Stampin’ Write Markers, and Stampin’ Blends are all stored horizontally, as recommended.
• Designed to be stylish, durable, compact, stackable, and modular.
• Blends in naturally with most home decor with its white neutral color.
• Stacks vertically and can be arranged to fit practically any flat workspace.
• Easily assembled and disassembled for rearrangement and/or cleaning.

How much storage do you need? Here is an easy configuration chart.

Before I get to the nitty gritty stuff, like how much these awesome products are going to sell for (which is very reasonable by the way), let me remind you that you can have these products at a discount.

You can join Stampin’ Up! anytime but new demonstrators who join by March 31st get a lot of extra FREE stuff! Then, when Storage by Stampin’ Up! launches on April 1, you can purchase them using your Demonstrator discount. It’s something to think about. You can find information about joining Stampin’ Up! HERE. I would enjoy talking with you about it so feel free to email me at Leslie@theplaidpoodle.com with your contact information.

This is the birthday card we made during this week’s Coffee and A Card Facebook Live using one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! colors, Melon Mambo. It was a quick and easy card and I think it turned out very pretty.

The flowers seemed to be floating around at first but once I added the other leaf and floral images it came together how I imagined it would. I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to place the sentiment horizontal on the card front or at an angle and, as you can see, I went with the angle. I thought it kind of went with the floating flowers – lol!

All the colors I used in the card except for one came from the Stampin’ Up! Brights Color Family. The one subtle color I added was Blushing Bride which I stamped the small circles with.

Here is the edited replay of the Coffee and a Card Facebook Live and below that is a list of all the supplies I used for this card.

Product List: Click on product image for details.

Incredible Like You Photopolymer Stamp Set	Amazing Life Photopolymer Stamp Set	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Iridescent Sequin Assortment	Glue Dots
Stamparatus

Share the simple moments with the Stampin’ Up! Home to Roost stamp set. Available free during Sale-a-bration. Create these beautiful and easy cards with fond thoughts of friendship.

Did you know you can purchase all of the supplies to make these adorable cards with just one item number? Use item code #151039 when you shop with me and get all of the products listed plus you can choose the Home to Roost stamp set for FREE (or chose another Sale-a-Bration product for your free choice). You may also purchase the products individually. Here’s what’s included in the bundle:

Home to Roost “You Can Make It” Bundle:

• Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack
• Nature’s Poem 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock Pack
• Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad
• Watercolor Pencils
• 3/16″ (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim
• Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
• Stampin’ Dimensionals
• CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

This is the sweet Scallop Tag Topper Valentine Banner we made in this evening’s 12 Days of Valentines on Facebook Live. If you weren’t able to join us for the Live 12 Days of Valentines you may visit my Facebook Page Here to view the recording.

I just love the Balmy Blue color along with the traditional reds and pinks of Valentine’s Day. This project is probably considered an intermediate level craft but only because of the extra tools and steps required. It is actually pretty easy to put together. You just make four tags and then connect them all together!

Click on the blue button below for a full color .pdf copy of the project directions. And don’t forget to tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at 7:00 pm cst for Day #2 of the 12 Days of Valentines!

Here is the project video tutorial.

Here are the supplies used for the Scallop Tag Topper Valentine Banner:

Lined Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad	Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	All My Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Tag Topper Scalloped Punch	Big Shot	Layering Alphabet Edgelits Dies
Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies	Banner Triple Punch	All My Love Ribbon Combo Pack	Heart Epoxy Droplets	Twine Baker's Whisper White
Liquid Multipurpose Glue	Stampin' Dimensionals	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	Glue Dots

Six days. Three sales. One spectacular promotion!

For savvy shoppers everywhere, this time of year is a dream come true. Some of the biggest sales of the year are happening, which means some of the biggest savings are, too! I hope you are ready to save big, because Stampin’ Up! is throwing a spectacular six-day promotion with exclusive, limited-time deals. Get ready for Online Extravaganza!

Promotion Details

Online Extravaganza will run for six days. During this time, Stampin’ Up! is throwing three, 48-hour sales featuring a selection of products from the 2018–2019 annual catalog—all at 10% off! Each 48-hour sale will feature two product categories (e.g., paper, stamps, ink, etc.). When one sale ends, the next sale begins; this cycle will continue until Online Extravaganza is over. By the end, nearly every item from the annual catalog will have been on sale!

While discounts will be available for most items, some exclusions apply. These non-discounted items include—but are not limited to—the following products:

• Host stamp sets
• Paper Pumpkin (prepaids, monthly subscriptions, past kits/refills)
• Big Shot
• Stamparatus
• Bundles will not receive additional discounts during this promotion.

Click here for a comprehensive list of items excluded from Online Extravaganza 

But hurry, the discounted prices are while supplies last.  Once inventory levels are depleted, items will be removed from the sale.

Stampin’ Up! is offering the Snowflake Showcase Suite during the month of November or until supplies last.  We had snow this week inspiring me to play with the products in this suite.

Here are the products included in the Suite:

Aren’t they beautiful?  The card I made above was quick and easy to make and would be a good choice for mass production.  I used Whisper White Notecards – quicker to fill the smaller space.  I stamped the snowfall image from the Snow is Glistening Stamp Set onto a piece of 4-3/4″ x 3-1/4″ piece of Pool Party card stock with VersaMark Ink then heat embossed it with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder using the Heat Tool.  Next, I stamped the sentiment onto the card stock using Memento Ink and adhered to the front of the notecard.

Finally, I cut three snowflakes from Silver Glimmer Paper and Whisper White Shimmer Paper with the Snowflake Thinlit Dies using the Big Shot and Precision Base Plate.  The snowflake Thinlits are so finely detailed that the Precision Base Plate was very helpful to obtain clean cuts, especially with the thicker Silver Glimmer Paper.  I would also recommend the Big Shot Die Brush to remove paper from intricate dies like these.  Once cut, I adhered the snowflake dies to the card front using a few drops of Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Here is a photo of the inside of the card.  I always like to stamp a little image along with the inside sentiment.

Here is a list of the products I used to make the notecard.  Click on any of the images for more information and to purchase.  But hurry, the products in the Snowflake Showcase Suite are only available for a limited time and will be gone on November 30, 2018.

Product List

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