Welcome to the Pals monthly blog hop. We’re so glad you’re here! January is all about making “Art from the Heart,” featuring projects for Valentines Day, Thinking of You, Get Well, or Sympathy. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
These sweet Valentine Triangle boxes are simple and easy to make. They are the perfect size for giving a Lindt truffle or something small from Tiffany’s… just kidding! Steve, Abby, Keegan and I just spent five days in NYC going to Broadway shows. We visited Swarovski, but not Tiffany’s. 🙂 To see picture directions to make the triangle box, look near the end of last year’s post. Click here
If you prefer video instructions, I have those below.
Stamps: none
Paper: All My Love Designer Series Paper (148576), Lovely Lipstick cardstock (146970), Flirty Flamingo cardstock (141416), Crumb Cake cardstock (120953), Whisper White cardstock (100730)
Ink: none
Accessories:Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Big Shot (143263), Meant To Be Stitched Framelits (148527), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), 1-1/4″ Circle Punch (119861), 1-1/2″ Circle Punch (138299), Lovely Lipstick 1/2″ Ribbon (148584), Whisper White 5/8″ Flax Ribbon (148764), 3/8″ Classic Weave Ribbon (144162)
Techniques: Clean and Simple
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 13, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share their “It’s Time to Sale-A-Brate” projects. Don’t miss the fun!
You can always email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you don’t want to place your order online. I’d love to help you! Please click on the pictures below to order from my online store.
I love making these cute and simple calendars. They are a standard A2 card size with an added base for stability. You can mail them like a regular card.
I first showed these calendars on my blog on November 16 and asked you to leave a comment guessing where I was. Here’s the link to that post
I drew a name from the comments and Sue won. Congrats! Sue, please email me and send me your address and I’ll send you a calendar. I was indeed in Tuscon, Arizona. Steve had a conference and I went along. While I was there, I got to stamp with Mary Fish of Stampin’ Pretty in her stamping studio. It was quite a treat!
Here’s the calendar Sue won. Here’s a video showing how to make them.
Please like and share my video. I’ll draw a name from everyone who shares my video and send them a calendar.
Here’s the link to buy the calendars at Taylored Expressions for $3 for a package of 10 calendars
There’s been a lot of Forced Family Fun going on here. I can’t wait to share the video of the Axe Throwing. 🙂 If you didn’t read to the bottom of the post yesterday, you missed my broken window story.
You can always email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you don’t want to place your order online. I’d love to help you! My current host code is 22WNDJ2X . If you place an order of at least $50 using my host code, you’ll get an additional free gift from me! This month’s free gift is one of the calendars from this post. 🙂
It’s the Happiest Day of the Stampin’ Up Year! Sale-A-Bration begins January 3, 2019!
Hello Cupcake is one of the sets you can choose for free with a $50 order during Sale-A-Bration (SAB). I hope after seeing my sparkly card, this set will be on your list! My sweet friend Jean has a birthday today so I made this beauty for her! Jean helps me with stamping all the time, when she’s not busy at her real job, “Accounting for things,” at Principal Financial Group. Happy Birthday Jean!!
See that beautiful Lovely Lipstick Foil?! Yep, another free item during Sale-A-Bration. 8 Foil Sheets- 4 Grapefruit Grove and 4 Lovely Lipstick free with a $50 order!
Have you seen the new Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration catalog that begin today? If not, click on “Catalogs” at the top of my page and I have a PDF of each of the catalogs. If you would like me to be your Stampin Up demo, email me and I’ll send you a paper copy of each catalog. 🙂
Stamps: Hello Cupcake (149714) SAB
Paper: Lovely Lipstick &Grapefruit Grove Foil Sheets (149712) SAB, Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Silver Glimmer Paper (146960)
Tip- To emboss the Lovely Lipstick cupcake, I inked up the stamp in VersaMark and then when straight into the Lovely Lipstick. I sprinkled with Clear Embossing powder and used the Heat tool. You can emboss in any color using this technique!
Here’s more samples made with the Hello Cupcake set.
It’s time for my 2019 Occasions Catalog Shares
If you’d like to be in my first round of shares email me today, so you can be included in my first order!
Here’s what a few people had to say about past shares I’ve done:
“Beth, I just now had time to open my holiday share. You did a wonderful job of separating all the paper and the ribbon and packaging everything. I know you spent a lot of time and effort. Everything is so perfect, I can’t wait to start crafting. Thanks again for the share. Donna”
“Beth, the paper share looks great. Thanks for all the careful labeling and packaging. I love all the papers. Also, the fast delivery. Thanks, Nancy”
Why participate in shares? Shares are an inexpensive way to sample the new Designer Series Papers, Ribbons, and Embellishments at a fraction of what it would cost you to purchase all of them yourself. Customers and Demos alike love having a little bit of everything from the new catalog. When you see that adorable card on Pinterest, you’ll be able to make it because you bought the “I want it all” share!
How Shares Work
Simply EMAIL ME (Beth@StampingMom.com) to reserve your spot in a share. I will then ask you to send me the money via PayPal, or you may send a check.
Once I receive the products, I will cut, count, measure and package up your goodies pronto!
Your papers will be lovingly wrapped and identified to protect them; ribbons will be rolled; and embellishments will be placed into small plastic bags. Your shares will be sent out via the US Postal Service.
Please note my paper shares are 6″ x 12″ for most designs. A lot of people do 6″ x 6″, so you are getting twice as much paper with my shares.
You can choose a Paper Share or an I Want It All Share.
I Want It All Share and receive a bonus sampler $35 plus $7 shipping = $42
(If you want more than 1 yard of each ribbon, add $7 for an additional yard of each ribbon.)
Designer Series Paper–
30 – 6” x 12” sheets of the following papers: All My Love, Floral Romance, How Sweet It Is, Happiness Blooms and Needlepoint Nook
12- 6” x 6” sheets Classic Garage
10-6” x 6” sheets Gingham Gala
52 sheets total
Ribbon–
Approx 1 yard of EACH of the following ribbon: 1/8” Flirty Flamingo, 1/2” Lovely Lipstick, 5/8” Petal Pink/Whisper White Variegated, 3/8” Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green Reversible, 3/8: Calypso Coral, 5/8: Whisper White Flax, ¼” Black/Silver Striped Metallic, Old Olive Linen Thread
8 yds total- Add $7 for each additional yard of each ribbon.
Embellishments–
3 Floral Romance Seals
12 Sweet Pins and Tags- 2 of each tag style and 3 of each pin color
6 Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons -2 of each color
4 Classic Garage Elements- 2 each of 2 designs
25 pieces total
Bonus Sampler-
3 – 6″ x 12″ Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper-randomly selected
1- 6″ x 12″ Either Grapefruit Grove or Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheet- randomly selected
2- Happiness Blooms Memories & More Card & Envelopes- 1 card and envelope of each size
Designer Series Paper Share $21+$7 shipping = $28
30 – 6” x 12” sheets of the following papers: All My Love, Floral Romance, How Sweet It Is, Happiness Blooms and Needlepoint Nook
12- 6” x 6” sheets Classic Garage
10-6” x 6” sheets Gingham Gala
52 sheets total
EMAIL ME (Beth@StampingMom.com) to reserve your spot in a share.
Unfortunately the window in my Sunroom cracked today. Sean walked in this afternoon and saw my patch job of duct tape trying to hold the window together. He said, “I once saw a show, ‘5 Sure Signs You’re A Redneck,’ and I’m pretty sure we would qualify now since you’ve used duct tape to hold the window together.” OK, maybe he has a point… The bad news is my two year old window is cracked. The good news is, I called Renewal by Anderson in Valley Junction where we bought the windows, and it is fully covered by the warranty and will cost me nothing to replace! Yeah! If you live in the Des Moines area I totally recommend getting your window replacements from these fine folks. 🙂 Now I’m debating if I should tell my new neighbors in the red house that we will get a new window in a few weeks or should I just let them wonder if they did indeed move next door to folks who fix broken windows with duct tape! 🙂
You can always email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you don’t want to place your order online. I’d love to help you! My current host code is 22WNDJ2X . If you place an order of at least $50 using my host code, you’ll get an additional free gift from me! It’s a fun gift. Come see my post tomorrow to see the free gift!
