Saturday, July 1, 2017

June 2017 Paper Pumpkin One in A Melon


If you are one of my Paper Pumpkin subscribers, you would have received instructions for SEVEN alternatives using June Paper Pumpkin "One In A Melon"

To purchase the next Paper Pumpkin kit, click HERE.  Please remember to use the Hostess Code:  NB7CHU3X

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Love Today Planner

Stampin' Up! has introduced a planner.  I have always wanted to use one.  
This planner will help keep you on schedule and give you a creative outlet too! This all-inclusive kit with has everything you need to create a customizable yearly planner. 
  • No dates are printed, so you can start when you want.
  • Write, stamp, or draw your own.
  • Printed Night of Navy/gold foil binder with gold metal corner accents.
  • Binder size: 7-3/4"" x 8-3/4"" (19.7 x 22.2 x 5.1cm).
  • Includes Night of Navy 2-ring binder; 12 divider pages; calendar pages; 4 photo protector pages (hold six photos each), 5"" x 7""( 12.7 x 17.8 cm); page lifter, 3"" x 8-1/4"" (7.6 x 21 cm); printed and gold foil accent stickers; sticky notes. 
  • Refill kit available (sold separately)
  • Colors: Gold, Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Emerald Envy, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party, Real Red.


Purchase the Love Today Planner from me HERE using the Hostess Code above. I will be offering free additional templates and ideas for my planner customers.  I created a Sunburst Gratitude Journal page.  It has thirty-one spaces to be used monthly.





Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Masculine Card using Washi Tape

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Very Vanilla cardstock
    • Card base measures 11" x 4 1/4"
      • Scored at 5 1/2"
    • Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5"
    • Scrap for paisley
  • Cajun Craze cardstock
    • Scrap for paisley
  • Dapper Denim or Early Espresso cardstock*
    • Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
    • Scrap for paisley
  • Delightful Dijon cardstock
    • Scrap for paisley
  • Emerald Envy cardstock
    • Scrap for paisley
  • Moroccan Designer Washi Tape
  • Everyday Occasions stamp set
  • Dapper Denim or Early Espresso ink
  • Paisley Framelits
  • Dimensionals
*Be frugal, die cut the paisley from the center of this card layer.

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Lift Me Up - Version II

I was inspired to take Dawn Griffith's YouTube video and create this card. View Dawn's video HERE and please be sure to leave her a comment for taking the time to create this video! I tweaked the card; my measurements ARE NOT THE same as Dawn's.

This is the card I posted on June 6. I omitted a layer of cardstock.


Stampin' Up! Products
  • Watermelon Wonder cardstock
    • Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
    • Scraps for back of balloon
  • Mint Macaron cardstock
    • Arm layer measures 2 7/8" x 1 1/8"
    • Scrap for back of balloon
  • Night of Navy cardstock
    • Card layer measures 9 3/8" x 3 7/8"
      • Scored at 4 1/4"
    • Arm measures 4" x 1 1/4"
      • Scored at 3"
    • Hot air balloon measures 3 1/2" x 2 7/8"
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Card layer (inside) measures 5" x 3 3/4
  • Carried Away Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer (flap) measures 4 1/8" x 3 3/4"
    • Card layer (inside) measures 1" x 3 3/4"
  • Lift Me Up stamp set
  • Night of Navy ink
  • Up & Away Thinlits
  • Subtles Candy Dots (Calypso Coral)
  • Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets
  • Tear & Tape Adhesive
    • Use on arm fold
  • Embossing Buddy 
    • Behind hot air balloon

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Lift Me Up

I was inspired to take Dawn Griffith's YouTube video and create this card. View Dawn's video HERE and please be sure to leave her a comment for taking the time to create this video! I tweaked the card; my measurements ARE NOT THE same as Dawn's.


Stampin' Up! Products
  • Watermelon Wonder cardstock
    • Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
    • Arm layer measures 2 7/8" x 1 1/8"
    • Scrap for back of balloon
  • Mint Macaron cardstock
    • Card layer (inside) measures 5" x 3 3/4"
    • Card layer (flap) measures 4 1/8" x 3 3/4"
    • Scrap for back of balloon
  • Night of Navy cardstock
    • Card layer measures 9 3/8" x 3 7/8"
      • Scored at 4 1/4"
    • Arm measures 4" x 1 1/4"
      • Scored at 3"
    • Hot air balloon measures 3 1/2" x 2 7/8"
  • Peekaboo Peach cardstock
    • Scrap for balloon
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Card layer (inside) measures 4 7/8" x 3 5/8"
  • Carried Away Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer (flap) measures 4" x 3 5/8"
    • Card layer (inside) measures 3/4" x 3 5/8"
  • Lift Me Up stamp set
  • Night of Navy ink
  • Up & Away Thinlits
  • Enamel Shapes
  • Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets
  • Tear & Tape Adhesive
    • Use on arm fold
  • Embossing Buddy 
    • Behind hot air balloon

I think you can eliminate the Mint Macaron cardstock and save on cardstock. I will post another version tomorrow.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Love and Hugs

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Night of Navy cardstock
    • Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
      • Scored at 4 1/4"
    • Card layer measures 3" x 4 1/4"
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Card layer measures 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
    • Card layer measures 2 7/8" x 4 1/8"
  • Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
  • So Very Grateful and Ribbon Courage stamp sets
  • Night of Navy ink
  • Dimensionals

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Wetlands Butterfly

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Blackberry Bliss cardstock
    • Card base measure 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
      • Scored at 4 1/4"
    • Scrap for butterfly
  • Calypso Coral cardstock
    • Strip measures 4" x 1/2"
    • Scrap for butterfly
  • Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 4" x 4"
    • Strip measures 4" x 1/4"
  • Blackberry Bliss ink
  • Wetlands stamp set
  • Butterfly die (non SU)
  • Pearl Basic Pearls

Friday, May 19, 2017

Just a Note to Lift Your Spirits

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Watermelon Wonder cardstock
    • Card base measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" 
      • Scored at 4 1/4"
    • Banner measures 3" x 1"
    • Scraps for balloon 
  • Mint Macaron cardstock
    • Scraps for balloon
  • Night of Navy cardstock
    • Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"
  • Peekaboo Peach cardstock
    • Scraps for balloon 
  • Carried Away Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 5" x 3 3/4"
  • Lift Me Up stamp set
  • Night of Navy ink
  • Lift Me Up Framelits
  • It's My Party Enamel Shapes
  • Dimensionals

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Botanical Thinking of You


Stampin' Up! Products
  • Very Vanilla cardstock
    • Card base measures 8" x 5 1/2"
      • Scored at 4"
    • Card layer measures 3 5/8" x 2 3/8"
  • Basic Black cardstock
    • Card layers measures 3 1/2" x 1 5/8" (cut 3)
    • Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 2 1/2"
  • Calypso Coral cardstock
    • Scraps for flowers
  • Old Olive cardstock
    • Scrap for ferns
  • Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
    • Card layers measures 3 3/8" x 1 1/2" (cut 3)
  • Sincere Salutations
  • Basic Black ink
  • Botanical Builder Framelits
  • Itty Bitty Accents punch
  • Pearl Basic Jewels (dyed black)
  • Dimensionals

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Thinking of You

Stampin' Up! Products

  • Very Vanilla cardstock
    • Card base measures 8" x 5 1/2"
      • Scored at 4"
    • Banner measures 2 3/4" x 1/2"
  • Basic Black cardstock
    • Card layer measures 3" x 4 1/2"
    • Card layer measures 4 1/2" x 1" (before trimming)
    • Scrap for butterfly
  • Mint Macaron cardstock
    • Scrap for butterfly
  • Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 2 7/8" x 4 3/8"
    • Card layer measures 4 1/2" x 7/8" (before trimming)
  • Hello Sunshine stamp set
    • Paper Pumpkin February 2016
  • Basic Black ink
  • Butterfly die (non SU)
  • Dimensionals
  • Pearl Basic Jewels

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Hey You Foxy

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (scored at 4 1/4")
    • Scrap for sentiment
  • Basic Black cardstock
    • Card layer measures 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
    • Card layer measures 4 1/8" x 1"
    • Card layer measures 2" x 4 7/8"
    • Card layer measures 2 3/4" X 3 5/8"*
      • *Carefully punch 2 for sentiment layer out of this
      • Or use scraps for sentiment layer
  • Pool Party cardstock
    • Scrap for flowers (2)
  • A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
    • Card layer measures 4" x 7/8"
    • Card layer measures 1 7/8" x 4 3/4"
    • Card layer measures 2 5/8" x 3 1/2"
  • Hey You stamp set
  • Calypso Coral ink
  • Decorative Label and Itty Bitty Accents punches
  • Pearl Basic Jewels (dyed black)
  • Dimensionals

Thursday, April 20, 2017

FREE CATALOG with purchase

On June 1, 2017 Stampin' Up! will release the new catalog for 2017 - 2018.  This catalog is beyond awesome!

Place a $50 order with me, between now and May 15 using the Hostess Code: TT6TJVTH to receive your FREE catalog.


Now is the PERFECT time to save money on Stampin' Up!'s retiring products.  Click HERE to view the great deals.

Catalog will be mailed separately from your order on or around June 10.

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Nesting Bird

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Very Vanilla cardstock
    • Card base measures 8" x 5 1/2" (scored at 4")
  • Basic Black cardstock
    • Scrap for flowers
  • Emerald Envy
    • Scrap for twigs
    • Scrap for flowers
  • Peekaboo Peach
    • Scrap for bird/wings
    • Scrap for Flowers
  • Playful Palette Designer Series Paper
    • Strips along bottom measures 4" x 1/2"
    • Frames 2" x 2"
  • Language of Friendship stamp set
  • Basic Black ink
  • Nesting Square dies (non SU)
  • Bird Builder and Itty Bitty hand punches
  • Pearl Basic Jewels
  • Dimensionals

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Soft and Femine

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Pool Party cardstock
    • Card base measures 8 1/2" x 11" (scored at 5 1/2")
    • Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
  • Blushing Bride cardstock
    • Scrap for flowers
  • Crumb Cake cardstock
    • Scrap for leaves
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Finished banner measures 3" x 1/2"
  • Hello Sunshine stamp set (Paper Pumpkin Feb 2016)
  • Crumb Cake ink
  • Flourish Thinlits
  • Soft Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
  • Lace Doilies
  • Pearl Basic Jewels
  • Dimensionals

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Delicate Floral Butterfly

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Rose Red cardstock
    • Card base measures 4 1/4" x 11" (scored at 5 1/2")
    • Scrap for butterfly
  • Garden Green cardstock
    • Scrap for butterfly
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Card layer measures 4" x 2 1/4" (finished size)
  • Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 4" x 2 7/8"
  • Detailed Floral Thinlits
  • Butterfly dies (non SU)
  • Rose Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
  • Pearl Basic Jewels
  • Dimensionals

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Wildflowers All Occasion

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (scored at 4 1/4")
  • Basic Black cardstock
    • Card layer measures 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
    • Card layer measures 4 1/8" x 1"
    • Card layer measures 2" x 4 7/8"
    • Card layer measures 2 3/4" X 3 5/8"*
  • Calypso Coral cardstock *
    • Scrap for flowers (2)
  • Hello Honey cardstock
    • Scrap for flower center (1)
  • Old Olive cardstock
    • Scraps for leaves (2)
  • Wildflowers Fields Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
    • Card layer measures 4" x 7/8"
    • Card layer measures 1 7/8" x 4 3/4"
    • Card layer measures 2 5/8" x 3 1/2"
  • Botanical Builder Framelits and Flourish Thinlits
  • Pearl Basic Jewels (dyed black)
  • Dimensionals
  • Glue Dots
The bottom flower is glue down, even the inner petals.  Curl the second flower (like you curl ribbon), be careful petals easily break off. Behind the second flower I place a glue dot in the center and attached very small pieces of Dimensionals behind each petal.  This adds so much to a card.

Monday, April 3, 2017

Thank you Floral Boutique

Please enjoy these free card instructions.  Please consider me as your Stampin' Up! demonstrator by ordering HERE.

Stampin' Up! Products
  •  Whisper White cardstock
    • Card layer measures 11" x 4 1/4" 
      • Score at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2"
    • If you stamp your name on the back of your cards, do it now
    • Band card layer measures 11" x 1 1/4"
      • Score at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2"
    • Strip for sentiment measures 2 3/8" x 7/8"
    • Scrap for two ferns and flower center
  • Night of Navy cardstock
    • Card layer measures 2 1/2" x 4"
    • Inside card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
    • Band card layers
      • 5 1/4" x 1"
      • 2 1/2" x 1"  (cut two)
    • Scrap for flowers
  • Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measure 2 3/8" x 3 7/8"
    • Inside card layer measures 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"
    • Band card layers  
      • 5 1/8" x 7/8"
      • 2 3/8" 7/8" (cut 1)
  • Gift of Love stamp set
  • Night of Navy ink
  • Botanical Builder Framelits
  • Circle hand punch 1/4" and Itty Bitty Accents punches
  • Dimensionals
  • Pearl Basic Jewels

A free tutorial is available for download HERE.



Thursday, March 30, 2017

Sale-A-Bration 2017 ends tomorrow

Sale-A-Bration 2017

Ends Friday, March 31
Take advantage of this post from earlier this month.  Three month subscription rate only $55.00.  You'll earn one Sale-A-Bration item and I'll pay your shipping cost of $6.95 for that item.  Order more? I'll pay the shipping!
Just use this hostess code:  WNTNYH4Z and make sure you select me as your demonstrator.  
Details are at the bottom of this post!

It's A Sara Thing




  • Bold, vibrant, and artistic—with a little bit of sass,” is how Stampin’ Up! CEO Sara Douglass describes the kit she designed for the April Paper Pumpkin.
  • Everyone gets a FREE gift from Sara inside their April Paper Pumpkin kit. Subscribe by April 10 to get yours.
  • Learn more about Stampin’ Up! CEO Sara Douglass, follow her on Facebook - HERE

It's A Beth Thing

Now through March 31, 2017, when you sign up for a three-month subscription to Paper Pumpkin, you'll receive the following:
  1. Three months of Paper Pumpkin at a discounted price is $55
  2. A FREE Sale-A-Bration item
  3. Beth's Exclusive - Seven exclusive alternative projects and instructions using the current Paper Pumpkin kit for three months FREE
  4. FREE SHIPPING $6.95 reimbursement for shipping of your Sale-A-Bration item

How you can take advantage of my personal special:

  1. Shop for the three-month subscription HERE, add to Cart
  2. At checkout Use Hostess Code WNTNYH4Z (bottom left hand side when viewing Shopping Cart)
  3. Select me as your demonstrator (should be automatic when you enter the Hostess Code)
  4. Select your FREE Sale-A-Bration item
  5. Pay for your order. I will reimburse you your shipping $6.95 by check or PayPal once your item has shipped.
If you are shopping for additional items, add them to this special and I will reimburse your ENTIRE SHIPPING COSTS - That's a 10% savings! Deal ends March 31, 2017

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Delicate Sympathy


Stampin' Up! Products

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

With Sympathy

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