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Festive Friday Challenge

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge!  I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0023 is  New Year’s  (Dec 31) and/or Sparkle & Shine.   #festivefridaychallenge  I hope you’ll make a card and join us.  If you need help figuring out how to enter, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’d love to help you.

Stampin Up Birthday Edgelits card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com. #StampingMom #cute&simple4u #festivefridaychallenge

I decided to make a Sparkle & Shine card since it’s one of the options for Festive Friday this week.  Abby got home from college today and helped me finish this card.  She loved it so much, she wants it for her birthday card in February. Ever since Abby was little, I often called her, “Abby Dazzle,” so a Sparkle & Shine card is very appropriate for her.  It’s so pretty in real life. 🙂  I’m super excited to have Abby home for a whole month over break.  Can’t wait for our two college boys, Ryan and Keegan, to get home tomorrow.  Sean will get here next Friday and stay for two weeks.  The McCullough family will be having all the fun we can think of while we have a full nest. 🙂  I’ve thought of one activity for “Forced Family Fun, ” that we’ve never done before.  I can’t tell you about it until after we do it, because the two kids who love me the most read this blog and it would ruin the surprise. (Just kidding, about them loving me the most) 🙂

Stampin Up Birthday Edgelits card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com. #StampingMom #cute&simple4u #festivefridaychallenge

Are you wondering how I did the presents?  It’s an awesome new die, Detailed Birthday Edgelits Dies on page 17 of the new 2019 Occasions catalog.   Another one of my favorite new things is the Rectangle Stitched Framelits on page 28.  I believe every crafter needs these! Can you see the stitching on the edge of the black foil?  What about the gorgeous Lovely Lipstick Foils Sheets?  They are on page 12 of the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  For each order of $50 you can choose the Foil 12″ x 12″ Sheets and get 4 sheets of Lovely Lipstick and 4 sheets of Grapefruit Grove for free.  Sale-A-Bration will be Jan 3- March 31, 2019.

I’m sending catalogs to my customers tomorrow.  If you don’t already have a Stampin’ Up! demo, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’ll send you the new catalogs.  I’m also doing “shares” again in January of the new paper, ribbon and accessories.  I’ll have the details about the shares soon.

Stamps:  Birthday Cheer (148604-available Jan 3- June 3,2019)
Paper:  Black Foil Sheets (147898-available until Jan 2,2019), Bermuda Bay Glimmer Paper (retired), Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets (149712-free SAB item available Jan 3-Mar 31,2019)
Ink: Versamark Pad (102283), Lovely Lipstick Pad (147140)
Accessories:  Stampin’ Trimmer (126889),  Big Shot (143263),  Detailed Birthday Edgelits Dies (148548- available Jan 3- June 3,2019),  Rectangle Stitched Framelits (148551)1840), Clear Stampin Emboss Powder (109130), Heat Tool (129053)
Techniques: Heat Embossing

Festive Friday Challenge New Year's and/or Sparkle & Shine, #festivefridaychallenge

Please head over to Festive Friday Challenge and join us.

 

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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Piece of Cake Bundle

2019 Occasions Catalog

Stampin Up Fudge Box made with the Piece of Cake stamp set from the 2019 Occasions catalog designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

After many weeks of traveling, having several different groups of out of town guests, hosting two Stamping Christmas parties, etc, I finally played with some of my new goodies!  I had a fun filled couple months, but it felt so good to be home alone yesterday with my pups, Christmas music playing, and stamping again in my happy place!

Stampin Up Fudge Box made with the Piece of Cake stamp set from the 2019 Occasions catalog designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

These new products won’t be available until Jan 3, 2019.

I stamped the candles directly on the White Cardstock, the cake and cake stand are cut with the punch and popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals, the flowers are fussy cut and popped up.

Stamps:  Piece of Cake (148610), Piece of Cake Bundle (150579)
Paper:  Highland Heather Cardstock (146986),  Whisper White Cardstock (100730)
Ink: Momento (132708)
Accessories:  Stampin’ Trimmer (126889),  Big Shot (143263),  Layering Squares Framelits (141708), Blends- Highland Heather Light (146881), Pool Party Light (144595), Bermuda Bay Light (144580), Granny Apple Green Light (146876), Lovely Lipstick Dark (147028), Pineapple Punch Light (147029), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Pizza Boxes (144645)
Techniques: Clean and Simple (CAS)

I had so much fun making this fudge box for my sweet friend Lindsay! Lindsay has been our family hair stylist for all six of us for many years.  It’s crazy, but my oldest son, Sean, who lives in Seattle, still gets his hair cut whenever he’s back in Iowa because no one is as awesome as Lindsay.  Happy Birthday, Lindsay!  When I walked in her salon yesterday with the box she said, “There better be fudge in that box, calories don’t count on your birthday!”  Lots of people know Steve makes several batches of fudge between Thanksgiving and New Years.  Every year I end up tasting way too much fudge as I cut and package it.  This year I’ve decided it’s best for me to not even taste it.  So far so good.  It would probably be easier to wear a nose plug when I cut it, because let me tell you, it smells delicious and I love Steve’s fudge!  Now that I’ve told you, I want you all to help keep me accountable and ask me if I’ve had any fudge yet. 🙂

So what do you think of the Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder Punch?  I hope it’s going on your “wish list!”

I have pictures from OnStage, my Stamping Christmas parties and more, so please stop by again.  I’m planning to get caught up this week before my college kids start arriving home on Wednesday.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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More Stampapooloza Cards

Stampin Up First Frost made by Jean Hixson. See more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

These four cards were designed by Jean.  Some are totally Jean originals and some were made with an assist from Pinterest.  Jean has been my very dear friend for the last 30 years.  We are both Accountants and worked together at The Principal Financial Group.  Jean is still there and is an officer at the company.  She works very hard running the Commercial Real Estate Debt Accounting, Reporting and Operations teams.  After working so hard, she likes to come to my house to use the other part of her brain and be creative.  We usually spend a couple hours most weekends, both walking and stamping.  If you regularly read my blog you know Allison.  Well, Jean is Allison’s Mom. 🙂

 


Stampin Up Broadway Birthday card made by Jean Hixson. See more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Don’t you love these cards?  Please leave a comment at the top of the post and tell Jean which one if your favorite.

Stampin Up Beautiful Blizzard card made by Jean Hixson. See more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

After you see all these cards, you will probably want to join us at our next Stampapooloza on Saturday, February 23.  Please mark your calendar and plan to attend.

Stampin Up Winter Woods Christmas card made by Jean Hixson. See more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Can you see the pearls on the tree?  I love all her cards, but this one if my favorite. 🙂  Jean helps me design a lot of the cards you see on my blog.

Are you looking for a Stampin’ Up demo?  Contact me and I’ll send you one of these cards and a new Holiday catalog!

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

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

  • Visit my online store here.
  • Shop the Clearance Rack here.
  • Follow me on Pinterest here
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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 J63GDW2R .  If you order using my host code, you’ll get an additional free gift from me!