Monthly Archive: August 2023

Does anyone in your life love outer space? Stargazing is an awesome suite in the annual catalog that makes creating space cards fun and easy. My husband and kids love outer space! Steve wrote a book about Mars 25 years ago. Our oldest son, Sean, went to Space Camp twice as a kid.

Last January in Cayman Brac, Ryan, Bree, Steve and I all laid down on the beach to gaze up at the Milky Way. Because there’s no light pollution, we could see all the stars and it was amazing!

Last night during our Live Video we found out that the late husband of our demo friend, Mary Harris, discovered the rings around Neptune. How cool is that? You can read the NY Times article here.

When you open this card you get a pop up surprise with the planets soaring in the air on window sheet strips. I love making fun fold cards and have quite a collection on my YouTube channel. You can check it out here.

This month’s blog hop and tutorial bundle for Creativity Abounds is all about fun folds. Be sure to place a $50+ order with me to get your 12 card tutorial bundle free or you can purchase it for $15. All the details are further down in the post. At the end of the post I have all the products I used to make these cards that you can purchase in my online store. I usually have a personal story at the end of the post if you’re interested.

Measurements & Details

• 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” Tahitian Tide CS scored at 4-1/4”
• Inside the card (2) 5-1/4” x 3” Stargazing DSP
• 5-1/4” x 4” scored every ½” and Tear & Tape on each end
• (Or 5-1/4” x 10” cut at 3” and 7”- on the Milky Way card I cut it this way instead of the two measurements above)
• Sentiment cut out with Countryside Corners die
• Window sheets- several strips ½” x up to 4”
• Front of card 5-1/4” x 4” DSP
• Back of card 5-1/4” x 4” Basic White CS
• 5-1/2” x ½” DSP

Metric Measurements

• Card Base 14.9cm x 21cm scored at 10.5cm
• Top and bottom DSP  14.4 x 7.5cm
• Middle DSP 14.4 x 10.3cm scored at every 1.2cm
• Front DSP 14.4 x 10cm
• Back of card 14.4 x 9cm  basic white. I cut it 1cm shorter because it’s quite bulky at the top and it sat better.
  
                   

Video

Here’s a video showing how to make these cards.

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.

Don’t Miss Out

Do you own lots of stamping supplies but have trouble deciding what to make? Do you want to want to have a positive group of people to stamp with? Join Joy Club! Our community provides a meaningful space where we uplift each other’s spirits and inspire creativity. We have a group Zoom every week (yes, stamping with your friends and creating a project weekly!) and an activity every month. We did a 3″ x 3″ card swap in March and created a Spring Sampler together with the cards in April. We are playing Bingo for prizes in May. Come be a part of our community and let’s brighten the world together with our heartfelt cards! Stamping Joy Club is open!! Don’t miss out!

Join Joy Club here and pay monthly- cancel anytime or get two months free with an annual membership.

Here’s one of our Samplers made by Stamping Joy Club. Everyone makes nine 3″ x 3″ square and we swap them and then have a Zoom party to put them together. You can join Stamping Joy Club and make a new Sampler with us every three months. If you don’t want a Sampler you can make cards from these swaps as well. The card below is made with my 3″ swap.

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New Annual Catalog

If I am your demo or you would like me to be, please email me and let me know you want the new Annual catalog sent to you. Beth@StampingMom.com

To page through the new catalogs, click on “Catalogs” on the black bar at the top of the post or click on the catalog covers on the right side of the blog.

Online Exclusives

Did you know Stampin’ Up has products available that you won’t find in any catalog? See what’s available on the Online Exclusives today here. We just added a lot of awesome new products!

Place a $35 or more order with me and get your choice of a card tutorial bundle free! I have dozens of tutorial bundles, choose your favorite here OR you can purchase this tutorial bundle for only $15 here.

I showed how to do the 4 in1 Technique for the tutorial bundle. See my cards below. Do you want to know the directions and measurements to make the projects below? You can get this tutorial included in a bundle of 13 different Stamping Techniques projects by ordering $35 or more from me or purchasing the $15 tutorial bundle.

The die I used on the card above is from the Scalloped Contours dies which is on sale and retiring on April or while supplies last. You can get it here.

April 2024 Stamping Techniques Tutorial Bundle

Here's 13 stamping technique tutorials that you can use to make cards with whatever supplies you already own. The directions are both in inches and metric, made with current Stampin' Up products.  You will be able to download the tutorial bundle immediately after checkout. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any trouble downloading your tutorial bundle. I'll be happy to help you!

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If you live in the USA, I would love to be your demonstrator if you are not working with one already!  You can click on the supply list at the bottom of this post to order any of these items through my online store. 

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My Joy Team meets every week via Zoom and makes fun fold cards and other projects together. Everyone looks forward to it. We also meet a couple times during the year in person for anyone who can make it to my home in Iowa. In the past our Christmas Party was the week after Thanksgiving, but to give everyone a better chance of attending we moved it to August coinciding with the Iowa State Fair. Several people had last minute issues, but those who made it had a fabulous time. I made everyone my specialty dish- Ziti Cucina and even got out my Christmas dishes. These are very special to me because Steve’s parents gave them to me over several years. We had Steve’s fudge and gifts for everyone who attended. The “joy” box contains the fudge. We did a card swap and made a Christmas tag from the new Festive Tags kit.

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