Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects for “It’s the Sentiment That Counts” – showcasing new or favorite sentiments as the focal point of their project. 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 full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
I love birthdays and want everyone to “have the best day ever” as they celebrate their birthday! This sentiment is from the beautiful Band Together stamp set. I highlighted the sentiment by adding Rhinestones and leaves cut from Vellum Cardstock. Here’s a FB Live on YouTube showing the measurements and how to make this card.
As you can see this set has beautiful sentiments and makes gorgeous cards.
I love to decorate the inside of the card too!
The other thing that makes this card special is the Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper (DSP). If this paper isn’t on your list yet, I hope you’ll add it!
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, October 9, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share “My Favorite Season” projects. Don’t miss the fun!
My favorite colors are in the Stampin’ Up Brights collection so when I saw this Global Design Project Subtles challenge, I knew it would truly be a challenge for me! For #GCP205 we needed to use So Saffron, Rococo Rose and Mint Macaron. I heat embossed the flowers and leaves with White Embossing powder. Using a Sponge Dauber, I applied the colors making two tone flowers to make this clean and simple card.
Please email me with questions at Beth@StampingMom.com
I have another awesome fun fold for you today! Jean Hixson, my dear friend and stamping buddy, created this new type of fun fold. Jean does a lot of “behind the scenes” work for me when she’s not doing her real job running a couple departments at a large international insurance company! Thanks for all your help Jean!
It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge! I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0039 is Lighthouse Day (August 7) and/or Light Rays/Starburst. #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 love to help you!
Here’s what the card looks like when it’s shut and fits into a standard A2 envelope.
Project Supplies
STAMPS
Sailing Home (149457), Piece of Cake -sentiment (148610)
INK
Night of Navy (147110), Versamark (102283)
PAPER
Night of Navy Cardstock (100867), Daffodil Delight Cardstock (119683), Soft Suede Cardstock (115318),Whisper White Cardstock (100730), See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper (DSP) (149443)
Smooth Sailing Dies (149576), High Seas 3D Embossing Folder (149577), Bone Folder (102300), Heat Tool (129053), Paper Snips (103579)
EMBELLISHMENTS
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132), Soft Suede marker (147158)
Measurements
Cut 4-1/4″ x 11″ Night of Navy Cardstock
Cut 2″ x 5-1/2″ Night of Navy Cardstock for the waves on the front of the card
Cut 3-3/4″ x 4″ Daffodil Delight Cardstock for inside the card
Cut 2″ x 3″ Daffodil Delight Cardstock
Cut 3-1/2″ x 3-3/4″ Whisper White Cardstock for inside the card
Cut (2) 1-7/8″ x 2-7/8″ See A Silhouette DSP
Scraps of Whisper White, Daffodil Delight and Soft Suede Cardstock
Instructions
Portrait-Put Night of Navy Cardstock (CS) left edge at 1-1/2″, cutting blade @ 5″ cut down to 8-3/4″. Move left edge of CS over to 2″, cutting blade @ 4-1/2″ cut down to 8-1/4″
Landscape-Put CS @ 4-1/2″, score from the top down to 2-1/4″. Move left edge of CS over to 5″, score from 2-1/4″ to 2-3/4″. Move left edge of CS over to 5-1/2″, score from 2-3/4″ to 4-1/4″.
Still in Landscape- Put CS @ 7-3/4″, score from the top down to 2-1/4″. Move left edge of CS over to 8-1/4″, score from 2-1/4″ to 2-3/4″. Move left edge of CS over to 8-3/4″, score from the top to 2-3/4″.
Adhere one piece of DSP vertically on the far right side of the card.
Stamp the birds with Versamark on the other piece of DSP. Sprinkle with White Emboss Powder and heat. Adhere to the Daffodil Delight cardstock and adhere to the card on the top left side.
Run the 2″ x 5-1/2″ Night of Navy Cardstock through the Big Shot with the High Seas 3D Embossing Folder. Use Paper Snips to cut the top wave along the embossed line. Adhere to the bottom front of the card.
Stamp the boats and lighthouse in Night of Navy ink on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock. Attach the lighthouse to a scrap of Daffodil Delight and Soft Suede and free hand cut around it. Use the Soft Suede marker to scribble in some “sand.” Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the lighthouse to the far right side of card. Adhere the boats to the left side on the “waves” and on the narrow Navy CS strip.
Adhere the Daffodil Delight and Whisper White Cardstock on the inside of the card. Stamp “Happy Birthday” or the sentiment of your choice inside the card.
Assemble as shown in the picture. Email me with questions at Beth@StampingMom.com
Here’s the inside of the card. I would love to see a picture of your Double Step Fun Fold card. Post them in the comments or email me a picture at Beth@StampingMom.com
July 1-July 31 – Bonus Days are Back!
Bonus Days are here again! During the month of July – for every $50 (before shipping and tax) you spend, you earn a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed in August. How fun is that?! There are so many amazing, new products on your wish list – buy lots of them in July so you can complete your list in August.
For every order you place, you will receive an email with your Bonus Days coupon codes. Write them down, print them out or save them in a handy spreadsheet. That way, you’ve got everything you need to redeem the credits in August.
July 1-August 31 – Extra! Extra! Join Promotion
You’ve thought about signing up to be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – July is your time to shine. Between July 1 until August 31, new demonstrators will receive an additional $30 of product in your Starter Kit. You will pay $99 to sign up and choose $155 worth of Stampin’ Up! products in your Starter Kit – and Stampin’ Up! covers the shipping. How incredible is that?!
Oh, there’s more! You will also receive a $10 coupon code the following month to spend however you wish.
And more! Along with your purchase of a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit, you:
will earn a 20% discount on all purchases immediately after joining (and for as long as you are an active demonstrator) with the possibility to earn a bigger discount. What an awesome benefit and fun incentive!
get personal help and attention from me and also be part of a huge nationwide awesome community of kind, talented stampers with daily inspiration.
have no obligation to ever sell or share with anyone (although it makes you really cool if you do) and no obligation to buy another thing if you don’t want to.
Just ask my current Joy Team members, we have a great time stamping, laughing, and having fun together as a group. Everyone needs a group to belong to, come and join our amazing group!
Here I am with some of my Red Ryder team mates and other Pedal Off The Pounds (POTP) team mates doing RAGBRAI. (The great bike ride across Iowa.) There were seven from my team riding on Tuesday. Their names are all on the sign. It was the first time five of them had ever participated in RAGBRAI. Bob and Sandy, my co-leaders, made this awesome 4′ x 8′ sign and put it at the end of their road, which happened to be along the route. Can you see how beautiful Iowa is? To the right in back of me you can see wild flowers, and the bright blue sky. I believe there were about 20,000 people riding on Tuesday.
So every year we stop at the Pink School Bus that is called Mr Pork Chop. The $7 pork chops that you eat with your hands and a napkin turned into $9 pork chops this year, but still well worth it. In fact, it’s always the best pork chop I’ve ever eaten (maybe because we typically ride 30 or so miles before we get there). This year I didn’t get my homemade pie, but I had this awesome homemade Raspberry ice cream instead. This was a small, believe it or not, and it was amazing!
In past years I’ve always ridden with Steve and his brothers. This year I had a great time with Anna and Deb, two sweet gals I met through POTP, and Anna is on my Red Ryder team.
At one point Tuesday afternoon, I was speeding down a hill and saw Steve on the right side of the road. I yelled to him, but didn’t stop. He’s so fast, I knew he would catch up with me in no time. Problem was, I didn’t know he had hit a hole in the road and fell. The EMT wrapped up his wounds and he finished the ride.
This is a picture of the start of our ride with Steve, his brothers and nephew. If you’ve read my blog for long, you may know I used to call Steve, Superman. He’s very humble and was embarrassed of the name and asked me to stop. He makes very good protein muffins with no sugar and I’ve shared them with my Red Ryder team. He makes them at least once a week so the Red Ryders started calling Steve, #muffinman. They went so far as to send me the “Do you know the Muffin Man” song. While I thought it was hilarious, Steve wanted a different name. The Red Ryders and I have now agreed, he will from this point forward be known as #triguy. He participates in several triathlons each summer and prefers it to #muffinman or Superman. By the way, #triguy stayed home and recovered from his road rash Wednesday, and was back to work today.
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 7ER94T9D . If you place a $75 order using my host code, you get a package of the 2019-2021 in Color Faceted Dots.
