Cards

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for May where we are preparing for the retirement of some Stampin’ Up! products.  Though it may be goodbye to some very loved supplies, it will make room for the much anticipated new catalog products.  We hope you enjoy the Pals’ creative projects.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat, number 7 on the Pals Hop.  If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.

One of the reasons I started stamping back in 2003, was to make thoughtful  gifts for family, friends, kid’s teachers, etc. I was at a Kindermusik class and saw an altered notebook made by a Stampin’ Up demo.  It was so cute and I was hooked. I love the fact that I can be almost ready to walk out the door for an event, and go to my stamping office and whip up a cool hostess gift.  For today’s post I made three 3×3 cards and envelopes with a matching note holder. My favorite retiring colors are Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush.  My favorite retiring punch is the Blossom punch.  I will also miss the stamp set, Mixed Bunch.  My “go to” paper is the Backgrounds DSP stacks which are also retiring.

I made three very simple 3×3 cards using punches and white embossing powder.

Here’s a set of cards I made using Coastal Cabana.

The note holder is held together with a cute flower on a belly band.

I originally made a similiar 3×3 note holder years ago with directions from Julie Davison.  Please let me know if you would like the instructions for the Note Holder.

The next stop is Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations, number 9 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

1. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
2. Becky Volpp at Inkblossomwithbecky
3. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
4. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
5. Lisa Pretto at InkBig Academy Stamps!
6. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
7. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
8. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
9. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
10. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
11. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts By Patti
12. Natalie Bradley at Soirée by Natalie Bradley
13. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!
14. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
15. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
16. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
17. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
18. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
19. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You
20. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
21. Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
22. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
23. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
24. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
25. Sherrie Gross at Stampin’ Sunshine
26. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
27. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
28. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
29. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
30. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
31. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
32. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping With Avery’s Owlery

Mixed Bunch Wood Stamp Set

$27.95

Mixed Bunch Clear Stamp Set

$21.95

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

$4.95

1″ Circle Punch

$12.95

3/4″ Circle Punch

$12.95

Whisper White Mini Square Envelopes

$7.50

Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Pad

$5.95

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$8.50

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