Stampin’ Up! turned 30 this year and to celebrate, over 6,000 Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world gathered together in Orlando for a huge party called OnStage Live!

My Silver Elite title earned me a day at Epcot Center.  I spent a lovely day at Epcot with these fellow Demonstrators and friends Tricia, Michelle and Joy.

Besides meeting with Stampin’ Up! friends, attending OnStage means FREE stuff!  Stampin’ Up! spoils us with lots of fun stamping goodies.  Here’s my show & tell video of the items we received.

Here is a photo of the note card I made in the video using the not yet released Amazing Life stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

Being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator is so much fun with lots of benefits including life-long friendships, crafting opportunities, a great community and the ability to earn money doing something you love.  If you would like more information about joining Stampin’ Up! I would love to talk with you.  Email me at Leslie@theplaidpoodle.com today!

During my Facebook Live this week I spotlighted the Labels to Love Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

How versatile is this stamp set?!  It works all year long and coordinates with the Everyday Label Punch.  I love punches!  There’s no quicker way to cut out stamped images and punches are a quick and easy way to add interest and depth to your projects.

Here are a few of the tags I made using the stamp set and punch.

Once I got started making these tags I couldn’t stop.  I used the “give thanks” tag and created a napkin rings for our Thanksgiving table.  Then I made a Christmas tag full of whimsy using the Santa’s Workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Of course using the Labels to Love stamp set to create tags is a given but the stamps make beautiful cards as well.

Here is the video from my Facebook Live where I demonstrate how I made the tags.  Below that is a list of all the products that were used to make these tags.  If I can answer any questions you have please feel free to email me at Leslie@theplaidpoodle.com   

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World Card Making Day is this Saturday, October 6th and Stampin’ Up! is helping us crafty types celebrate all week long with savings on some awesome products!

Beautiful stamp sets and lots of great basics like notecards and envelopes, adhesives and 12″ x 12″ card stock are on the list.  It’s a great time to stock up on these must haves.  Check out the great deals below then click on any image for more information.

It’s here and it’s live and I can finally reveal all the good stuff found inside the pages of the 2018 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog!  Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators are able to pre-order products before they are launched to the public so I have already enjoyed working with many of the wonderful new stamp sets and tools found in the catalog.  Here are my top three favorites:

#1 – Four New Stamp Sets with Punch Bundles!

Who doesn’t love a bundle?  The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog has 21 new bundles which means a 10% savings when you purchase one.  My favorites in this catalog are four different stamps sets with coordinating punches.  I love a punch because it speeds up the creating process.  Stamp + punch = instant die-cut.  It doesn’t get any easier!

                  Making Christmas Bright Bundle                      

Candy Cane Season Bundle

                                    Peaceful Noel Bundle                                      

Spooky Sweets Bundle

#2 Timeless Tidings Project Kit

Gold foil, lined envelopes and elegant die-cuts – what’s not to love about this kit from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog!  Just add the coordinating Timeless Tidings stamp set along with a black ink pad and you have everything you need to create 20 stunning Christmas cards.  These are going to be my Christmas cards this year!

#3 Festive Farmhouse Suite

Everything about this suite found on pages 12-13 of the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog speaks, “a good old fashioned Christmas”  including the red distressed tin!  It all begins with the Festive Farmhouse stamp set.  This suite is so on-trend and works perfectly with the Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers.  I can’t wait to play with this one!

So these are my top three picks from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog.  If you would like a copy of the catalog I would love to send you one.  Follow the link HERE to order one but while you wait, click on the catalog image below to discover your favorites from the catalog today!

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I had the best time making this darling drink mix packet!  The colors in the Crystal Light Raspberry Lemonade drink mix packaging inspired me to use the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper.

The packets would make great party favors or co-worker gifts, and it’s almost back-to-school time here in Kansas City, and these would be sweet gifts for teachers.  How could the vibrant colors and whimsy of this pretty favor not bring a smile and brighten someone’s day?

The project was quick and easy to make and would be a breeze to mass produce.  Here is my video tutorial and project recipe for the drink packets:

Project Recipe:

• Melon Mambo card stock = 9″ x 2″ scored at 3″ and 3-1/2″ on the 9″ side
• Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper = one piece 2″ x 3″, one piece 2″ x 5″
• Whisper White card stock =  one piece 2″ x 11″ for lemons/leaves, one piece 2-1/4″ x 6″ for lime slices

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• • • $50 Purchase = FREE Rhinestone Basic Jewels
    • $75 Purchase = FREE Rhinestone Basic Jewels & Pearlized Doilies
    • $100 Purchase = FREE Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Pearlized Doilies and a Simply Shammy with case.
    • $125 Purchase = FREE Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Pearlized Doilies, Simply Shammy with case and your choice of one Memories & More Card Pack

The 2018-2019 Annual Catalog and Idea Book from Stampin’ Up! is here with lots of awesome new products to help make our paper crafting projects more stunning than ever!  One of the things that I’m most excited about is the color revamp with the addition of brand-new, up-to-date colors.

Choice of color is significant in our paper crafting projects.  Colors can make us feel calm and sedate or, depending on what colors we work with, they can help us to feel joyful and enthusiastic, or tranquil and reflective.

The new colors from Stampin’ Up! are the freshest colors available.  They encourage confidence that my card making, scrapbooking and home decor projects are on-trend and I can gift them to my family and friends with confidence and pride.

Have a look then leave a comment below with a list of your favorites.

New Colors

In Color Collections

As always, the annual catalog brings in five new In-Colors and this year’s new In-Colors do not disappoint.

Core Color Collections

Stampin’ Up! has out done themselves by doing a complete color revamp this year and I’m thrilled to share with you the new Core Color Collections!   There are several new, never-seen before colors as well as a few returning favorites from the past.

I’m crazy over this color collection and can’t wait to start working with the coordinating papers, inks and embellishments!  The new Subtles collection makes me feel cool and calm and will create soft, serene cards perfect for wedding, baby, birthday, sympathy and shower cards or scrapbook pages.

The Brights Collection reminds me of summer and makes me feel happy, glad and cheerful.  They are bright and vibrant and will work great with florals.  The Regals Collection are stately and rich; lots of great colors for the autumn and winter holidays.  And did you notice that there is some color thrown into the Neutrals Collection?  Similar to black and white, colors like Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy and Merry Merlot are neutral enough to be paired with many colors.

Leave a comment below with a list of any colors that caught your eye and that you would like to see a project made with.  Check back here often for new projects made using these fantastic colors.

Customers who place an order with me during the month of April using Host Code 7FWD6RED will receive three lovely handmade cards plus three yards of beautiful ribbon.  I wanted to dress up the ribbon a little so they will receive it on a pretty embellished wooden spool.

For this spool of sparkly Bermuda Bay ribbon I used a scrap of paper from the Petal Garden Designer Series Paper Stack to wrap around the spool and then punched a couple circles from the DSP to cover the bottom and the top of the spool.  Multipurpose Liquid Glue worked great to adhere the DSP to the wooden spool

I had the lovely rhinestone flower embellishment in my stash of retired products and thought it worked perfectly for the vintage feel of the spool so I tied it onto the spool using a double length of Linen Thread.  To top it all off, I tied a knot with a length of Very Vanilla Lace Trim and adhered it to the spool with a Mini Glue Dot.

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Other Products Used:

• Wooden Spool
• White Craft Paint
• Retired floral embellishment

I would love to send an embellished spool to you!  Just place an online order of any amount with me using Host Code 7FWD6RED and I will mail the spool with ribbon along with three handmade cards to you.

I love that the hand made card I’m sharing with you today can be used for so many occasions.  Birthday, Graduation, Congratulations, Encouragement or simply a card to let someone know you are thinking of them and think they are pretty amazing!  This is the final week of Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-a-Bration promotion so I wanted to showcase the Amazing You stamp set and the Celebrate You Thinlit Dies before they go away for good on March 31, 2018.

I’m aching for warmer weather to arrive here in Kansas City and think it influenced my choice of ink colors.  The subtle Calypso Coral, Pool Party and So Saffron inks remind me of Springtime.  A great tip to adhering finely detailed die-cuts to your paper crafting projects without having liquid adhesive “smoosh out” is to use Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets.  The adhesive sheets turn anything into a sticker and make adhering tiny, detailed pieces of card stock a breeze! I used them to adhere the Amazing die-cut to the card front.

Because the final week of Sale-a-Bration coincides with my birthday week, I’m sending a FREE Mini Gable Box Kit to everyone who places a minimum $50 order with me using the Hostess Code YQ4K6AAQ.  This offer is valid starting Monday, March 26, 2018 and expires at midnight on Saturday, March 31, 2018.

Your kit will include everything you need to create this adorable mini gable box except the stamps and ink:

• 1 Mini Gable Box
• Designer Series Paper
• Starburst Die-cut
• Circle Die-cut
• Banner
• Shimmer Ribbon
• Rhinestones

TO RECEIVE YOUR FREE GIFT PLACE YOUR ORDER HERE NOW:

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Card Recipe:

• Card Base = 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Whisper White card stock scored at 4-1/4″
• Layer One = 5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of Calypso Coral card stock
• Stamped Layer = 3-3/4″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock
• “Amazing” die-cut = 2″ x 4″ piece of Calypso Coral card stock
• “YOU” die cut = 2″ x 2″ piece of Pool Party card stock

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