Author Archive: Beth

Blended Seasons and Sunshine Sayings

Festive Friday Challenge

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge!  I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0012 is Friendship Day (Aug 5) and/or Yellow.  You can earn points to choose free items from our Festive Friday Store! #festivefridaychallenge  To enter, you only need to post a picture of your card to Pinterest.  I can help you with the link.  Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com  and I would love to help you.  Entering challenges is truly a lot of fun.  Please join us!

Stampin Up Blended Seasons and Sunshine Sayings Friendship card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Tip- Whenever my card base is white or vanilla, I always use the Thick cardstock.  The Glitter Enamel Dots are so pretty and sparkly.  How nice of Stampin Up to make them in my favorite colors, except they forgot Bermuda Bay. 🙂

Stamps:  Blended Seasons (149016), Sunshine Sayings (141594)
Paper: Melon Mambo Cardstock (115320),  White Cardstock (100730), Thick Whisper White Cardstock (140272)
Ink: Gorgeous Grape (147099), Melon Mambo (147051), Granny Apple Green (147095), Coastal Cabana (147097)
Accessories:  Glitter Enamel Dots (146934),Clear Blocks (118491), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Techniques: none

 

Recently I was telling you about my favorite ice cream at Whitey’s in the Quad Cities, and learned some of you already know about Whitey’s. 🙂 Last weekend my family went to Chicago to see the Cubs play and since we drive through the Quad Cities to get there, we all enjoyed a treat from Whitey’s.  We also stopped and took Steve’s parents out for dinner.  This is Ryan, Steve and Abby at dinner.  Keegan stayed at camp where he’s working for the summer.  Sean flew in and met us in Chicago.

We all had fun at the Cubs game on Saturday.  Saturday night we went to a Irish Festival and got to listen to a great Irish Band, Tupelo,  in which Sean’s childhood friend, Dan Kristan, was playing the stand up Bass and Electric Bass.  On Sunday Abby and I met up with a couple of our friends, first Aiden and her family and later Jenny and her family.  It was great to see them all!  The guys went to the Cubs again on Sunday.  The Cubs won both games which made it even more fun!

Come join us for a day of stamping at my Stamping Studio in West Des Moines, IA.  I promise you won’t be disappointed.  Email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and reserve your spot.  We have a couple spots remaining. Beginners welcome!  If you can’t make it on July 21, you can reserve a spot and come stamp with me on a different day.

Get a free set of ink pads with the starter kit. Contact demo Beth McCullough at BethMcCullough@StamingMom.com

Which set of ink pads do you want to get for free? Yep, I said free!  Email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’ll tell you all about it.:)  Two people have already gotten their free ink pads from me this week.  This is open to anyone in the United States.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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Snickers Boxes

Welcome to the Pals July, 2018 Blog Hop. We’re having a “Pattern Party”. This month our creations will feature our favorite Designer Series Papers and coordinating embellishments from the new annual catalog from Stampin’ Up!

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.

Stampin Up Snickers Boxes made with the Envelope Punch Board designed by demo Beth McCullough. See more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u   

I love bright and happy colors so I chose the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper 2017-19 In Color.  If you are limited in what DSP you can purchase, I would get the 6″ x 6″ DSP in whatever color families for which you have the ink and cardstock.  One of the great things about Stampin’ Up is the color coordination!

Stamps:  Beautiful You (143637)
Paper: Berry Burst Cardstock (144243), Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock (144245),  White Cardstock (100730), 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper-Bright (146964), Animal Expedition DSP (146902)
Ink: Berry Burst (147143)
Accessories:  3/8″ Mini Ruffled Ribbon- Berry Burst (146944), Lemon Lime Twist (146947), Stitched Labels Framelits (146828), 1″ Circle Punch (119868),Clear Blocks (118491), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Big Shot (143263),  Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Envelope Punch Board (133774)
Techniques: none

 

Making Snickers Boxes with the Envelope Punch Board is quick and easy.  Here’s the directions to make the box.  The box will fit a full size Snickers or Milky Way candy bar.

Stampin Up Snickers Boxes made with the Envelope Punch Board designed by demo Beth McCullough. See more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

I love making Snickers Boxes and I hope you’ll want to make one too.  If you post a picture of your Snickers Box on social media, please add the hashtag #StampingMom, I’d love to see what you make. 🙂

Now it’s time to use the Blog Hop Line-up below to see what the rest of my Pals have chosen as their “favorite”. Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.  You can leave me a comment at the top of this post.

Mark your calendars for August 8, 2018 when we Cut it Out!  Participants will showcase projects featuring “cuts” from punches, Framelits, Edgelits, or Thinlits. . Don’t miss the fun.

Blog Hop  Line-up:

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
  3. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
  4. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
  5. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  6. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
  7. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
  8. Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
  9. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
  10. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  11. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
  12. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
  13. Leah O’Brien at Stamping By The Bay
  14. Nina King at InkPaperSequins
  15. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
  16. Rachael at Bluebonnet Stampin
  17. Lisa Milligan at Stamp Create Share
  18. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  19. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin’
  20. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie

Blessings,

Beth 🙂  If you have any questions, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com

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3 Nugget Box

Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper

Stampin Up 3 Nugget Box designed by demo Beth McCullough. See more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

When you need a little gift just to show someone how much you care, make a simple Hershey’s 3 Nugget Box.  This one is made with the gorgeous Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper (DSP).  This paper is part of the July Sale at Stampin’ Up- Buy 3, Get 1 Free!

Stampin Up DSP sale. See card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

If you want a sampling of all the sale paper, email me and purchase a paper share at the lower sale price.  You’ll get one fourth of the package of each of these ten papers.  The cost is $30 including shipping or $23 if you can pick it up at my house in West Des Moines, IA.  Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com  You can use PayPal or send me a check. This is a great deal! Email me today and reserve your share.  You can also order entire packages of the paper from my online store.

Stampin Up 3 Nugget Box designed by demo Beth McCullough. See more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

When you use Stampin’ Up DSP everything coordinates so well, even the Nuggets inside the box are adorable!  This little gift will surely put a smile on someone’s face.  Here’s the link to my directions to make the 3 Nugget Box.

 

We have an event coming up on Saturday, July 21 at my Stamping Studio in West Des Moines.  You get to make adorable cards and gifts and receive gifts we’ve made for you as well!  Even if you’ve never stamped before, we will be here to help you and a lot of the prep work is done for you.  Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and let me know you’d love to join us.  Each session is $20 or $35 for both sessions.  See the flyer above for more details.  I promise you won’t be disappointed!

Happy 4th of July to those in the USA!  My sweet Abby spent hours making a special lemon cake for our family 4th of July celebration.

4th of July lemon cake with "sparklers"(made from melted Jolly Ranchers), baked by Abby McCullough.

I must admit cake is usually not my favorite treat, but this truly was the best cake I’ve ever had! Grandpa and Grandma were quick to take additional cake home with them when they left.

4th of July lemon cake with "sparklers"(made from melted Jolly Ranchers), baked by Abby McCullough.

Sean and Keegan were pretty sad they weren’t here, when the texts started going out about the cake they were missing.  Sean lives and works in Seattle. Although he comes home for many holidays, he can’t come for all of them.  Keegan is working as a counselor at our church camp in Okoboji and having an awesome summer!  Keegan grew up going to Family Bible Camp every year of his life and now gets to help other families have the same wonderful experience.  The families who have Keegan as their counselor never lack having someone to push their kids on the tire swing. 🙂

Have you heard about the ultimate bundle special this month?  You can choose $125 in products for $99, pay no shipping and choose one “family” (set of 10 ink pads) for free. Yep, almost $200 for $99.  After that you can buy Stampin’ Up at a 20 discount for several months.  There is no further obligation.  You can have fun on my Stamping Mom Joy team and continue to buy at a discount or stop at anytime.  Another happy person bought the ultimate bundle from me today and can’t believe what a good deal it was.  There are no strings attached.  Email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’ll help you.  Can’t wait to hear from you!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

  • Visit my online store here.
  • Shop the Clearance Rack here.
  • Follow me on Pinterest here
  • Follow me on Facebook here. 

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 FSHK42KZ .  If you order using my host code, you’ll get an additional free gift from me!