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Rainbow Butterfly Brilliance

Stampin Up Butterfly Brilliance card designed by demo Beth McCullough.  Shop 24/7 and see more card and 3-D gift ideas at https://stampingmom.com/rainbow-butterfly-brilliance #stampingmom #cute&simple4u

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge!  It’s fun being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0080 is World Autism Awareness Day which is on April 2.

Our hearts go out to those impacted by Autism.  Steve’s company, Iowa Student Loan, takes this seriously to the point of offering two scholarships each year for young adults with Autism to attend the University of Iowa Reach program.

https://education.uiowa.edu/services/reach

UI REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) is a comprehensive transition program for students ages 18-25 years old with intellectual, cognitive and learning disabilities. UI REACH offers an integrated college experience in a caring and structured environment.
The program was founded in 2008 by Sally Petersen, former Lt. Governor of Iowa, to help her autistic son.  For more on this story, see https://researchautism.org/ui-reach-program-prepares-students-for-independent-living/

The Inspo List is 10 items you can choose from to create your project. Incorporate THREE or more of the items in your project and link up! #festivefridaychallenge  I hope you’ll make a card, scrapbook page or 3-D item and join us. If you want help entering, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’d be happy to help you!

Stampin Up Butterfly Brilliance card designed by demo Beth McCullough.  Shop 24/7 and see more card and 3-D gift ideas at https://stampingmom.com/rainbow-butterfly-brilliance #stampingmom #cute&simple4u

As you can see, your project doesn’t have to be about World Autism Awareness Day. I used bright colors, butterfly, rainbow, blue, patterned paper and ribbon.

Unfortunately, as of last night this Designer Series Paper (DSP) is no longer available. You can see all the supplies I used to make this card at the bottom of this post.

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Stephanie Lanzalotto

Melva Peters

Blessings,

Beth

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Product List-Click on the pictures below to order from my online store.

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English)

$24.00

Brilliant Wings Dies

$44.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

$31.00

Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

$10.00

Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder

$9.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$120.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$60.00

Versamark Pad

$9.50

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$6.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Butterfly Bijou 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75

Just Jade 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon

$6.00

2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

$25.00

Bone Folder

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$4.00

Foam Adhesive Strips

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Hydrangea Hill Suite

Welcome to our monthly Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you.  We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.

You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up!® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.

Stampin Up Hydrangea Hill Treat Box designed by demo Beth McCullough.  Shop 24/7 and see more card and 3-D gift items at https://stampingmom.com/hydrangea-hill-suite  #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

It’s simple to decorate the Love You Always Treat Boxes with products from the Hydrangea Hill Suite to give a sweet gift to someone special.

Stampin Up Hydrangea Hill Treat Box designed by demo Beth McCullough.  Shop 24/7 and see more card and 3-D gift items at https://stampingmom.com/hydrangea-hill-suite  #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

The Love You Always Treat Boxes are approx. 1-1/2″x 3″x 4″ so you can fit a lot of goodies inside the box.

There are endless ways to decorate these boxes. You can order them here. On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Stampin’ Up is giving everyone free shipping, which is a savings of ten percent. Don’t miss out, order by midnight.

Everyone on the Creativity Abounds Team has made two projects using the Hydrangea Hill Bundle. You will see one project on their blog today and the other is exclusive to our Hydrangea Hill Tutorial Bundle. You will not see these exclusive projects anywhere else. The tutorials are done in both inches and metric with step by step directions. There are 3 ways to get this Hydrangea Hill Tutorial Bundle:

  1. Join my Stamping Mom’s Joy Team– all my team members get all my tutorial bundles free. Email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you’d like to discuss how easy this is and the fun you will have with our group. 
  2. Make a $50 purchase at my online store here.
  3. Purchase the tutorial bundle for only $15. I accept credit card payments below.
Creativity Abounds Hydrangea Hill Tutorial Bundle

13 Hydrangea Hill Tutorials made with products from pages 18-20 in the 2021 Stampin' Up Jan-June Mini Catalog. Directions include both inches and metric.

I welcome customers from around the world. If purchasing from outside the USA, your currency will be converted automatically.

You will be able to download the tutorial immediately after checkout. 

$15.00

Please check out all the sweet projects at the other Creativity Abounds team members blogs below:

Blessings,

Beth 

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March Customer Thank You Cards

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin’ Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.
You may be starting here or have come from another blog – either way you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can see every blog post and idea today.

Stampin Up Pierced Blooms note card gift set designed by demo Beth McCullough.  Shop 24/7 and see more card and 3-D gift items at https://stampingmom.com/march-customer-thank-you-cards #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

For today’s project I want to highlight the awesome Pierced Blooms and Stitched with Whimsey dies. The colors I chose are Magenta Madness, Mango Melody, Coastal Cabana, Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape. These cards are super simple, but would totally brighten someone’s day. I put 4-6 notecards and envelopes in a Mini Paper Pumpkin box. You could make several sets of these to give away as birthday, Christmas or hostess gifts.

Stampin Up Pierced Blooms note card gift set designed by demo Beth McCullough.  Shop 24/7 and see more card and 3-D gift items at https://stampingmom.com/march-customer-thank-you-cards #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

You can order the Mini Paper Pumpkin box here and the Basic White Notecards and Envelopes here. There is a full list, including links, of everything I used to make this gift set at the bottom of this post.

So remember if you place an order with me during March 2021,  one of these bright and happy cards will arrive in your mailbox. Click here for all the details about my Customer Appreciation Program.

Stampin Up Pierced Blooms note card gift set designed by demo Beth McCullough.  Shop 24/7 and see more card and 3-D gift items at https://stampingmom.com/march-customer-thank-you-cards #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Ski Adventure 2021 -Part 3

Days Two and Three of skiing were even more fun than day one, since we all felt more confident. My last ski trip was three years ago, so it took a bit on the first day to get back in the swing of skiing. I like to go fast, but temper that with my desire not to get hurt. Ryan was my ski partner, and we really enjoyed looking at the beautiful mountains as we made our way down the slopes. It is impossible not to be in awe of God’s amazing creation when it is laid out like a portrait right in front of you!

I skied with Steve at the end of day Two.  We enjoyed talking on the way up the lifts, in addition to skiing.  Steve took me on some of the steeper blue runs that he and Sean had been skiing, and I had no problem on them (as long as I turned a lot)!

I got braver on Day three, when I spent the end of the final day skiing with Steve and Sean.  I went faster on the steeper slopes trying to keep up with the boys, and I really enjoyed it.  Skiing for me feels like flying, and some times I put my arms out like wings just to feel the wind blowing across them. 🙂

I told people before we went on the trip that I thought that Ryan and I would outlast Steve and Sean on the slopes, since they both have bad knees, and they ski very intensely.  But it turned out that they shut the lifts down with me on the last day.  I would say that we were all “winners”! I was, however, the only one that didn’t fall down during our three full days of skiing, so that was a win for me! 🙂

Getting to see God’s creation was not the only blessing on this trip.  Spending time with my adult sons, and Steve, was the biggest blessing of all!

Sean is 30 and lives in Austin, Texas. Ryan is 25 and lives in West Des Moines, Iowa a few miles from our home. They are both software engineers.

We had another day off from skiing during the trip, and visited the 2002 Olympic Museum. This is the site of the ski jumping and downhill skiing, and serves as the training center for Olympic hopefuls. It was fun to watch the skiers training and “relive” the 2002 Winter Olympics in the museum. We have always been big fans of the Olympics and would love to attend in person some day. Our favorite Winter Sports to watch are ice skating and skiing. Our favorite Summer Sports to watch are women’s gymnastics and diving. To be totally honest, I actually love watching just about everything in the Olympics, and love the stories about the individual athletes and what they overcome to make it there.

Please check out everyone’s awesome projects on the blog hop!


Product List

Pierced Blooms Dies

$37.00

Stitched With Whimsy Dies

$29.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$120.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$60.00

Basic White Note Cards & Envelopes

$7.00

Mini Paper Pumpkin B0 X

$7.50

Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$4.00