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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.

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) 🙂

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

Please head over to Festive Friday Challenge and join us.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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Click on any of the pictures below to purchase from my online store.

Birthday Cheer Cling Stamp Set

$20.00

Black Foil Sheets

$4.00

Grapefruit Grove & Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets

$0.00

Versamark Pad

$9.00

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin’ Pad

Detailed Birthday Edgelits Dies

$30.00

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

$35.00

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

$5.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

All That Sparkles & Shines

Welcome to the Pals monthly blog hop. We’re so glad you’re here! December is time for glitz and bling with “All that Sparkles & Shines”. Today we feature projects that sparkle or shine. Maybe even a little of both.

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.

Are your Christmas cards all finished and in the mail? Mine aren’t, but I couldn’t resist making this mixed metals New Year’s card.

Stamps: Warm Hearted (147777), Pick A Pennant (146499), Better Together- Star (141736), Balloon Celebration-string for the pennant (140675)

Paper: Shimmery White (101910), Broadway Bound Specialty DSP-envelope flap (146277)

Ink: Versamark (102283)

Accessories: Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Big Shot (143263), Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Foil-Edged Cards & Envelopes (147901), Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109129), Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109131), Heat Tool (129053), Paper Snips-fussy cutting (103579), Gold Mini Sequin Trim (144128)

Techniques: Heat Embossing

I love the Foil-Edged Cards & Envelopes and am so happy they will be available until at least June 3, 2019. Emboss Powder, Shimmery Paper and Mini Sequin Trim make a Sparkly and Shiny card. I wish I could show it to you in real life. 🙂 We used to always have a New Year’s Eve Party at our house, but stopped doing it the last few years. Now that I have a card created that I could use as a invitation, we might need to start up the tradition again. 🙂

More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s hoppers. 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, January 9, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share projects “From the Heart”. Don’t miss the fun.

Pals Blog Hop Line-up:

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2.   Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
3.   Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
4.   Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
5.   Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
6.   Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
7.   Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
8. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
9.   Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
10.   Linda Suarez at All Night Stamping
11.   Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
12. Leah O’Brien at Stamping By The Bay
13. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
14. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
15.   Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
16. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
17. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin’
18. Sandra Conner at Pretty Provisions
19. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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  - Shop the Clearance Rack 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! Please click on the pictures below to order from my online store.

Warm Hearted Photopolymer Stamp Set

$10.00

Pick A Pennant Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set

$26.00

Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.00

Broadway Bound Speciality Designer Series Paper

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

$4.00

Gold Foil-Edged Cards & Envelopes

$9.50

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

$5.00

Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder

$5.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Paper Snips

$10.00

Gold Mini Sequin Trim

$6.00

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

Marcelyn Monday

Yep, it’s been awhile since we’ve had a Marcelyn Monday. Don’t worry Marcelyn is crafting as much as always. I just haven’t been around to get the photos and post them.

Marcelyn Churchill is my friend, Stamping Joy team member, fellow BSFer (Bible Study Fellowship) and prolific crafter. She doesn’t have a blog, so I share some of her creations on most Mondays.

I hosted two Stamping Christmas parties last week. One for our Stampin’ Up demos in Central Iowa group and one for my Stamping Joy Team. The day before the first party I was busy setting the table and decided we needed two more items for the centerpiece display. I saw the card below on my shelf and made a quick call to Marcelyn. “Hi Marcelyn, how are you doing? Good. Any chance you want to make your navy Bethlehem card without the side flaps and add the vellum, city scene and star so you can see it from both sides? She was happy to do it, knew exactly what I wanted and showed up the next day with two of the centerpieces you see above. The “snow” was her idea and a nice touch. 🙂 They are sitting on a mirror so that’s why you see double in the picture. They are gorgeous and Marcelyn was once again my hero!

In the picture below you can see the table set and ready for the Christmas party. The two Sprig punch trees were made by Marcelyn. I gave Marcelyn the paper and asked her to make these two trees way back in September. (In case you might have thought everything is done at the last minute at break neck speed.) 🙂 Marcelyn also made the fudge boxes. (Yes, again a September request) You can pull the fudge out on the ribbon side and a “Merry Christmas” pops out on the other side. The fudge was made by my husband, Steve. Thenks to you Marcelyn, it was a lovely party!

The china is from International China Company “A Christmas Story” by Susan Winget. Steve’s parents gave me these dishes, glasses, serving pieces etc. over 10 or 15 years of Christmas presents. I love using them and hope one of my kids will want them some day. Will people even have a dining room table or eat on china dishes in another twenty years?!

If you have any questions about the centerpieces, fudge boxes or Sprig Punch trees, please contact Marcelyn directly at marcelynchurchill@msn.com

The Central Iowa demos did a gift exchange at our party. Below are projects made by the demos. If you have questions about these, please leave a comment and I’ll put you in touch with the demo who made it.