Cards

Beautiful Bouquet Wedding card

Welcome to the June 2017 Pals Blog Hop. Thank you so much for joining us today. This month’s theme, Pick a “B”, features projects inspired by Babies, Birthdays and Brides to name few. You may just get a glimpse of new catalog products while you hop with us today.

Whether you’re just starting the hop, or have come from a previous Pal’s blog, you’ll find the line-up toward the end of my post to help you move along.

Stampin Up Beautiful Bouquet wedding card made by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Does my card look familiar?  When I first saw the 2017-18 Annual catalog, my favorite card was made with Beautiful Bouquet on page 93 shown below.

Beautiful Bouquet thank you card from the Stampin Up catalog. See more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

I looked at the sample and made a very similar card.  I changed the colors to match the bride’s colors- Berry Burst, So Saffron, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Old Olive. I used copper embossing powder on the sentiment and flower holder.  I also used the Brick Wall embossing folder because I don’t own the Polka Dot Basics yet.  My card is more of a “fall version” of this adorable summer card.

If you ever get stuck, just look at the samples in the catalog and CASE (Copy and Share Everything) away!

Stampin Up Beautiful Bouquet wedding card made by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

I added a strip of Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper (DSP) so the envelope would be cute too!  I hope the Bride loves the card I made for her.  At the bottom of this post you can find everything I used to make this card and envelope.

Thanks again for hopping with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals today. Take a minute to mark your calendar for our next hop on July 12th. We’re having a pattern party! Now hop along using the Blog Hop Line-up below. See you on July 12th for the next Pals Blog Hop! 

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Blog Hop Line-up:  

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
  3. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
  4. Lynn Tague at Beyond Beaches & Blessings
  5. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
  6. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
  7. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
  8. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
  9. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
  10. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards
  11. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
  12. Kim Jolley at Stampin’ Artfully
  13. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
  14. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
  15. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!
  16. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  17. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  18. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
  19. Amy Hoptay at Craft Carnivore
  20. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  21. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin’
  22. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
  23. Becky Retzer at Just in Thyme
  24. Sherrie Gross at Stampin’ Sunshine
  25. Sara Hicks Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
  26. Rachael Shedeed at Bluebonnet Stampin’
  27. Su Mohr at Aromas and Art

 

Note Card size Envelope Punch Board Box

Stampin Up Notecard size Envelope Punch Board box containing three monogram notecards and envelopes. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Here’s my Note Card size Envelope Punch Board Box.  I put three note cards and three envelopes inside.

Stampin Up Monogram notecards and envelopes. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

My friend Allyson, loaned me a crowd size coffee pot and chafing dish to use at Abby’s graduation party.  I didn’t want to return them empty handed, so I whipped up three monogram notecards and envelopes and put them in the cute thank you box.  I used the new Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper (DSP) because when I picked up the borrowed items, I noticed Allyson had lots of beautiful pink flowers adorning the front of her house. Allyson is a homeschool Spanish teacher and always has tons of thank yous to send at the end of the year.

Stampin Up Monogram notecard and envelope using the new Pick a Pattern DSP. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

I added a strip of DSP to make the envelopes cute too!

Stampin Up Monogram notecard and envelope using the new Pick a Pattern DSP. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Did you notice the new Pretty Label punch is perfect for monogram cards? The white circle is the 1 3/8″ punch.

Please use the Host Code 4VQEQAV7  when you order to get your free gift from me.  You can also email me at Beth@StampingMom.com

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Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Click on any of the products below to order from my online store.

Monogram Note Cards

We are running out of time!  All the retiring stamp sets, punches, embellishments, etc will be gone at midnight on May 31! I was trying to think of what I would really miss, if I hadn’t already bought it.  One thing that came to mind is the Layered Letters Alphabet set.  I love making monogram note cards and this particular set fits perfectly on the new Pretty Label punch.

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

I’ve been knee deep in Abby’s senior awards night, final Heartland Youth Choir concert, her graduation party at our house, etc.  It wouldn’t have been so much work if we had agreed to have the party with her friends at the church.  Sometimes I like to do things the hard way.  I spent a lot of time on the outside of the house working on the landscaping around the new sunroom, and making sure my flower and vegetable gardens looked good.  Unfortunately, it rained soon after the party began and almost no one saw any of the work I had done in the backyard.  The good news is, I have all summer to enjoy it! I also spent a lot of time on the cake balls- Carrot Cake, German Chocolate, Red Velvet and Funfetti, oreo balls, peanut butter balls, scotcheroos, party mix, fudge, and frosted sugar cookies.  At the end of the party the scotcheroos, peanut butter balls, Carrot Cake balls were all gone.  The punch was also gone.  Easy punch and everyone seemed to love it.  Here’s the recipe for Apple Zip Punch – 1 can frozen concentrated pink lemonade, 1- 2 liter 7 up, 64 oz apple juice.  I also made ice cubes out of the punch so the punch wouldn’t get watered down.

Here’s Abby after she graduated.  She wore a special robe and gold sash because she was one of eight out of 608 graduates to earn an Honors Diploma.  The medals were for National Merit Finalist and 4.0 and above.  The cords were for National Honor Society, Volunteer hours, AP scholar and several other things I can’t remember.  Her brothers conceded that Abby “won” at high school.  Someone wrote on my Facebook page today that the best thing about Abby is her strong faith.  I totally agree.  The awards are temporary and her faith is eternal.  I am very proud that Abby worked hard and did her best!

Now that everything is done, I have several people that helped me or that loaned me things for the party.  I’m going to make a set of the monogram cards for one of my friends that loaned me things I needed for the party.  Tomorrow I’ll show you the set and hopefully a cute box to give them in. Over the next couple weeks I hope to get sets made for everyone, so I can properly thank them.

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

I am doing “shares” from the new catalog.  You can choose a paper share, ribbon share, embellishment share, or I want it all!  It’s the best way for demos and customers to get a little bit of everything from the new catalog.  When you see that adorable card on Pinterest, you’ll have the DSP or ribbon to make it. I’ll give you all the details soon!

Today is the last day to order the retiring products from my online store  and use the Host Code KCQSVZKT to get your free card kit by mail.  You can also email me at Beth@StampingMom.com

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Blessings,

Beth 🙂