Get this Watercolor Melon stamp set free with a $50 order! During this cold, snowy week, what’s better than dreaming of a hot summer day with a fresh slice of watermelon?
Please read all the way to the bottom if you’d like to hear what’s going on in my life. Steve and I have escaped the snow and cold in Iowa for a working vacation in the sunshine.
Join my Joy Team!
I would love to have you join our Joy Team! We are a group of joy filled stampers who buy Stampin’ Up at a discount. Whether you join to build a business or support your hobby, I think you’ll be happy on our team. It’s a positive group of kind and caring gals. We are also part of a large national team with lots of opportunities for prizes and other benefits. If you would like to have stamping friends all over the world and be part of this awesome community, I hope you’ll join us! Sign up to be part of the Joy Team. You get to choose $125 in products for only $99!
Catalogs
If I am your demo or you would like me to be, please email me and let me know you want the new Fall Mini catalog sent to you. Beth@StampingMom.com If you purchase your supplies from someone else, please ask them for a catalog.
To page through the new catalogs, click on “Catalogs” on the black bar at the top of the post or click on the catalog covers on the right side of the blog.
Online Exclusives
Did you know Stampin’ Up has products available that you won’t find in any catalog? See what’s available on the Online Exclusives today here. New products are added often.
I always do product shares with each new catalog. Would you be interested in a share from the new Online Exclusives. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and let me know.
Do you own a lot of Designer Series Paper? This card is perfect for using up that pretty paper to make beautiful cards-see picture below. Do you want to know the directions and measurements to make it? You can get this tutorial included in a bundle of 13 different Card Tutorials by ordering $35 or more from me or purchasing the $15 tutorial bundle. These are some of the best fun fold projects I’ve seen.
October 2024 Holiday Tutorial Bundle
Here's 13 Holiday Tutorials that you can use to make cards with whatever supplies you already own. The directions are both in inches and metric, made with current Stampin' Up products. You will be able to download the tutorial bundle immediately after checkout. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any trouble downloading your tutorial bundle. I'll be happy to help you!
$15.00
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Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any questions for me. 🙂
If you live in the USA, I would love to be your demonstrator if you are not working with one already! You can click on the supply list at the bottom of this post to order any of these items through my online store.
New to Stampin’ Up?
If you would like to receive a copy of the Annual Catalog or Fall Mini Catalog and you don’t have a demonstrator you already work with, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com to request a copy.
This sweet handmade notebook is exclusive to our Nature’s Sweetness Online Stamp Camp for demos and customers, February 10-11th. I’ll be giving the measurements and making it along side of our participants during a Live video the weekend of our Online Stamp Camp. If you’d like to make it too, just order the Natures’ Sweetness Suite from me and you’ll get all the things for free. Click on the green Nature’s Sweetness picture below and then click “Add all to cart”, the orange button in upper right hand corner. Don’t forget to use my Host Code JPZZ9MB7 -This will get you everything you need to do the Stamp Camp.
Did you know demos and customers alike love coming to our Creativity Abounds Free Online Stamp Camp? Don’t miss out! If you would like to be included, click on the graphic below or email me at Beth@StampingMom.com
Please read all the way to the bottom if you’d like to hear what’s going on in my life. Today I have a short video sharing our picnic in Cayman Brac yesterday. Steve and I have escaped the snow and cold in Iowa for a working vacation in the sunshine.
Purchase the Nature’s Sweetness Suite Collection from me using my host code (JPZZ9MB7)- you don’t need to purchase the Lovely & Sweet Bundle, but you need everything else from this Suite Collection) and you’ll receive the Creativity Abounds Nature’s Sweetness Online Stamp Camp Feb 10-11 free of charge. No worries if you aren’t available that weekend, everything will be recorded for you to access when you have time. If you already own these products, you can choose anything you want totaling $78.75 or more. You’ll also get to choose one free Sale-A-Bration item. If you purchase $100, you’ll get two free Sale-A-Bration items. If you purchase $150, you’ll get three SAB items and keep the Host Rewards for yourself- don’t use my Host Code for this option. Any order less than $150, you must use my Host Code to get your Free Stamp Camp. Your free Stamp Camp includes 13 card kits, 13 prerecorded videos and a bundle of 13 written tutorials showing how to make the card kit cards, 13 Live videos showing 13 additional cards, challenges and more! Everything happens in a private Facebook Group that will stay on Facebook for as long as Facebook allows it. The first 12 Stamp Camps we’ve done are still available to the participants. We do three online stamp camps per year and most people who have participated once, do all of them because they are fun, informative, and it’s a really great deal! You will love it! Email me with questions at Beth@StampingMom.com
Welcome to our monthly Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.
Join my Joy Team!
I would love to have you join our Joy Team! We are a group of joy filled stampers who buy Stampin’ Up at a discount. Whether you join to build a business or support your hobby, I think you’ll be happy on our team. It’s a positive group of kind and caring gals. We are also part of a large national team with lots of opportunities for prizes and other benefits. If you would like to have stamping friends all over the world and be part of this awesome community, I hope you’ll join us! Sign up to be part of the Joy Team. You get to choose $125 in products for only $99!
Catalogs
If I am your demo or you would like me to be, please email me and let me know you want the new Fall Mini catalog sent to you. Beth@StampingMom.com If you purchase your supplies from someone else, please ask them for a catalog.
To page through the new catalogs, click on “Catalogs” on the black bar at the top of the post or click on the catalog covers on the right side of the blog.
Online Exclusives
Did you know Stampin’ Up has products available that you won’t find in any catalog? See what’s available on the Online Exclusives today here. New products are added often.
I always do product shares with each new catalog. Would you be interested in a share from the new Online Exclusives. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and let me know.
Do you own a lot of Designer Series Paper? This card is perfect for using up that pretty paper to make beautiful cards-see picture below. Do you want to know the directions and measurements to make it? You can get this tutorial included in a bundle of 13 different Card Tutorials by ordering $35 or more from me or purchasing the $15 tutorial bundle. These are some of the best fun fold projects I’ve seen.
October 2024 Holiday Tutorial Bundle
Here's 13 Holiday Tutorials that you can use to make cards with whatever supplies you already own. The directions are both in inches and metric, made with current Stampin' Up products. You will be able to download the tutorial bundle immediately after checkout. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any trouble downloading your tutorial bundle. I'll be happy to help you!
$15.00
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Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any questions for me. 🙂
If you live in the USA, I would love to be your demonstrator if you are not working with one already! You can click on the supply list at the bottom of this post to order any of these items through my online store.
New to Stampin’ Up?
If you would like to receive a copy of the Annual Catalog or Fall Mini Catalog and you don’t have a demonstrator you already work with, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com to request a copy.
This fun fold card is great if you have coordinating Designer Series Paper (DSP). It fits in a standard envelope and there is no extra postage required to mail. That is a winner in my book!
I’m participating in Kylie’s monthly International Blog Highlights contest and the top 10 vote winners get to participate in an International Blog Hop. Would you consider taking a moment and voting for my card? I’d really appreciate it! My card is #2. Thanks to you I made the top 10 last month! Thank you!!
How to do Voting? Please click on the button below or click here and you can see the photos. Look for my card #2 and click on the little heart in the upper right hand corner by my photo. When it turns red, you’ve voted successfully. It’s that easy! You can vote for up to five, but it’s not required, you can also just vote for one. Thanks so much, I truly appreciate it!
I made this card in both Calypso Coral and Lost Lagoon. Which do you prefer? Please leave me a comment and let me know.
Measurements & Details
Cut CS squares- 5-1/2” x 5-1/2”, 5” x 5” and 4-1/2” x 4-1/2”
Score each square on one side at ¼” and 1-1/4”
Measure down ½” and put a mark. Cut straight across ¼” and then diagonally up to top at 1-1/4” score line
Put Tear & Tape on the ¼” strip of each
Cut DSP- 4” x 5-1/4”, 3-1/2” x 4-3/4”, 3” x 4-1/4”
Cut Very Vanilla with smallest Radiating Stitches die for stamping
Cut Very Vanilla and Lost Lagoon with the middle size Radiating Stitches die.
Stamp Flower with Calypso Coral and stem with Pool Party ink and marker
Stamp sentiment in Calypso Coral ink and adhere to largest DSP
Adhere pieces together lining up on left side and bottom
Lost Lagoon Ribbon
Sprinkle with Ombre Matte Dots
See all the products I used to make these cards at the bottom of this post. I also have some pictures of our fun weekend in Chicago watching Simone Biles, women’s gymnastics champion making history.
Video
Here’s a video with measurements and directions to make this fun card.
Join my Joy Team!
I would love to have you join our Joy Team! We are a group of joy filled stampers who buy Stampin’ Up at a discount. Whether you join to build a business or support your hobby, I think you’ll be happy on our team. It’s a positive group of kind and caring gals. We are also part of a large national team with lots of opportunities for prizes and other benefits. If you would like to have stamping friends all over the world and be part of this awesome community, I hope you’ll join us! Sign up to be part of the Joy Team. You get to choose $125 in products for only $99!
Catalogs
If I am your demo or you would like me to be, please email me and let me know you want the new Fall Mini catalog sent to you. Beth@StampingMom.com If you purchase your supplies from someone else, please ask them for a catalog.
To page through the new catalogs, click on “Catalogs” on the black bar at the top of the post or click on the catalog covers on the right side of the blog.
Online Exclusives
Did you know Stampin’ Up has products available that you won’t find in any catalog? See what’s available on the Online Exclusives today here. New products are added often.
I always do product shares with each new catalog. Would you be interested in a share from the new Online Exclusives. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and let me know.
Do you own a lot of Designer Series Paper? This card is perfect for using up that pretty paper to make beautiful cards-see picture below. Do you want to know the directions and measurements to make it? You can get this tutorial included in a bundle of 13 different Card Tutorials by ordering $35 or more from me or purchasing the $15 tutorial bundle. These are some of the best fun fold projects I’ve seen.
October 2024 Holiday Tutorial Bundle
Here's 13 Holiday Tutorials that you can use to make cards with whatever supplies you already own. The directions are both in inches and metric, made with current Stampin' Up products. You will be able to download the tutorial bundle immediately after checkout. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any trouble downloading your tutorial bundle. I'll be happy to help you!
$15.00
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Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you have any questions for me. 🙂
If you live in the USA, I would love to be your demonstrator if you are not working with one already! You can click on the supply list at the bottom of this post to order any of these items through my online store.
New to Stampin’ Up?
If you would like to receive a copy of the Annual Catalog or Fall Mini Catalog and you don’t have a demonstrator you already work with, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com to request a copy.
Steve and I had a wonderful long weekend in Chicago! On our way there Thursday morning, we spent some time with Steve’s Mom, Ruby, in Davenport. Thursday evening Steve had a business meeting in downtown Chicago and I got to go to dinner with my sweet stamping friend, Sharon Burkert. Stamping friends are the best! Sharon brought me a bag of Garrett’s Mix popcorn- caramel corn and cheese corn. It’s my absolute favorite!
Friday we enjoyed a Korean lunch at Rice ‘N Bread (3435 N Sheffield Ave. Chicago) and the Chicago Cubs game with Steve’s brother, Mike. I had Dolsot Bibimbap with chicken. It was so good and we will definitely eat there again the next time we go to a Cubs game!
The Cubs are on a roll and have won most of their games the last couple weeks, but not on Friday when we were at Wrigley Field. The Atlanta Braves had some impressive home runs, however.
I did all the driving in Chicago this weekend including driving to the Cubs game. After driving in Houston, Texas for Sean & Amy’s wedding last summer, all driving seems easy now.
On our way home from the game we went to Di Benedetto (1766 W Algonquin Road, Hoffman Estates) for amazing homemade pasta! We had Cavatelli with red sauce and crumbled Italian sausage and Gnocchi with sliced sausage and pesto sauce. This may be the best pasta I’ve ever had. (until we go to Italy next Spring!)
I was a gymnast growing up and Steve and I both love watching gymnastics, especially Senior Elite Women (and Olympians) and NCAA Women’s gymnastics. It was so exciting to see Suni again as she won the beam competition. She is a spectacular gymnast and the reigning All Around Olympic Champion!
Simone is the greatest of all time (GOAT) and it was a thrill to see her in person on Saturday night. If you watched the National NBC news on Saturday night you might’ve seen Steve and I cheering for Simone during her beam routine. We had several people contact us to say they say us on TV. 🙂
Last time I saw Simone was at a meet two years ago right before the Olympics when I gave her this goat dancing on a balance beam with a gold medal in her hand card. The beam says,” You’re the GOAT Greatest of All Time!” I wrote scripture and encouragement inside her card.
The gymnasts put on quite a show on Saturday night! We went to one session of gymnastics on Friday night and two more sessions on Saturday. Sunday we drove home after stopping in Iowa City to bring our daughter the Garrett’s popcorn she requested and lunch from her favorite Mediterranean restaurant- Oasis Falafel (206 N Linn St, Iowa City). We had the Chicken Shawarma with hummus, falafel and french fries. The french fries are not Mediterranean but have the Mediterranean spice on them and are consistently voted the best fries in Iowa City.
