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Wednesday Spotlight - For the Love of Rectangles~~

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

How are things this lovely Hump Day ??  This is a waaaaaayyyy Loooong Week -- and Geek Squad is still struggling with my laptop - yikes!  I meet with them this afternoon to discuss retrieval of the information from my now defunct hard drive.  The news so far has not been good!!  We're going to attempt to use the "system restore" back up from February 2nd; which means if all goes well, I will not have lost quite "everything!" in my life!!  LOL  Sigh -- I do so hate computers!!

 

Today I want to take a few moments and highlight our wonderful new Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies!  (page 28 of the 2019 Spring Occasions Catalog)  I was going to do a little video on these wonderful dies (and the matching stamp set) but with my system being down, it makes it virtually impossible for me to do anything "extra" right now - so we'll stick to the simple way of doing things for now!!  LOL

 

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies, Item #148551

We have waited an awful long time for some rectangle framelits.  Stampin' Up! is a little bit behind on this one, getting beat out by several years now by companies like My Favorite Things and Simon Says Stamp (as examples).  So you can imagine how excited we all were to see this gorgeous set of framelits introduced in the new Spring Occasions catalog.  These framelits are absolutely fabulous ~ and a must have for your collection.

 

These framelits are pretty special - and I want to show you why!

When you look closely at your framelit - and pay attention to how it is going to cut your paper, you're going to notice 2 things.

First, you will notice that there is "stitching" in two rows.  These rows are separated by a "straight edge" - which is a cutting edge.

What this means is that the "straight edge" cuts; and the stitched rows "emboss" or leave an impression (they do cut into the paper a little bit)

So my second point with this framelit is this ~~ when you cut your rectangle(s) you will leave an opening in your cardstock that shows a stitched edge around the outside; AND you will get the "cutout" that also has a stitched edge around the outside edge.  That makes this framelit "dual purpose"!!  How absolutely fantastic is that!!

 

So now for the "pièce de ré·sis·tance" ~~  Here are the inside cutting measurement of each of the rectangles in the Rectangles Stitched Framelits Die set!

This will help you when you are planning for different designs on your cards!  I love having these kinds of "cheat sheets" close at hand!

 

This "amazing" die set it bundled with a just as "amazing" stamp set called Amazing Life - I really love the bold fonts of this stamp set - and its versatility.

Save 10% by purchasing the stamp and die bundle together -- Item #150624

Even better!  The bundle price qualifies you for a FREE Sale-A-Bration product!! SNAP it up and take advantage today!!

Hugs -- Until Next Time . . .

 

 

Terrific Tuesdays ~ Perfect Coordination!

 Hello Fellow Stampers ~~

We've been playing with all sorts of goodies from Stampin' Up!, and just can't get enough of the Sale-A-Bration fun this year!! 

I am so excited about the new dies, punch and stamp set, released as "coordination" items beginning March 1st, to go with all your wonderful FREE Sale-A-Bration products this year.  What a wonderful surprise!  So snap up your Sale-A-Bration Freebies . . . and then get ready to purchase all the new "coordination" items to go with them on March 1st. Let's walk thru all the wonderful Sale-A-Bration promotions and details and keep you "caught up" with all the goings on!!

 

Sale-A-Bration (Jan. 3 – March 31) is one of the biggest Stampin’ Up! promotions of the year.  Earn FREE product gifts for every $50 or $100 (total before shipping and tax) you spend.  I love how many of the gifts coordinate with Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration coordination limited release products.

• View the Sale-A-Bration 1st release brochure.
• View the Sale-A-Bration 2nd release brochure (more free gifts starting Feb. 15).
• View limited release coordinating Sale-A-Bration products for purchase (available March 1 – 31 or while supplies last).

 

Sale-A-Bration 1st Release January 3 – March 31

Sale-A-Bration has been so popular this year, that demand has exceeded expectations on some products.  Three of our most popular products are now sold out and no longer available - the Grapefruit Grove/Lovely Lipstick Foil, Butterfly Elements & Precious Parcel Card kit are all gone for 2019.  But there are still some wonderful items from our First Release still available!!

 

 

Sale-A-Bration 2nd Release Feb. 15 – March 31

The second release of Sale-A-Bration products occurred on February 15th and are a Wonderful! supplement to the first round of products, giving you so additional wonderful new options to choose from!!  I adore all of these new products.  Hurry!  Get your qualifying orders in and snap these wonderful items up for yourself!

 

 

Purchase Coordinating Sale-A-Bration Products March 1 – 31.

The exciting announcement of 2019 are the Brand New "Coordination" items being released to coordinate with your Sale-A-Bration products!!

If you are in love with your new Sale-A-Bration stamp sets, but somethings think to yourself that you wish . . . gosh, I wish there was a matching set of framelits to go with this set . . .  Well, here is your Fairy Godmother to grant you your wish!!

Beginning March 1st, you will be able to purchase (for one month only!), beautiful coordinating framelits for the following Sale-A-Brations stamp sets:

Lasting Lily

Hello Cupcake

So Hoppy Together

Painted Seasons

There is also a new "sentiment" stamp set being released that will give even more sentiment options to go with your SAB sets!  Like . . . for example . . . these will be perfect to go with your So Hoppy Together stamp set:  "Thanks for Hopping By", "Jumping In", and "Leaping for Joy is Easy to Do." 

In addition, there's a brand new "Label" Punch - that you are absolutely going go adore!!

 

 

All products above are only available WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

 

You can add any of these products to the $99 and $129 Starter Kits.

Get All the Details for SAB HERE.

 

 

Did You Hear!!  Paper Pumpkin is having a Birthday!!!!! 

To celebrate Paper Pumpkin's 6th Birthday, and to thank all you wonderful subscribers who support Paper Pumpkin month after month, Stampin' Up! is offering a specially designed March Kit and a FREE Stamp Set!!  Oh yes!  You read that correctly!  In March, you will receive TWO Stamp sets in your Paper Pumpkin kit!.  To subscribe to the monthly Paper Pumpkin kit click HERE.

 

 

And if you purchase a prepaid subscription you earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration item with that too!!

 

Please Feel Free to Contact Me with Any Questions !! 

Until Next Time . . .

 

 

 

 

Mix-It Up Mondays ~~ Sweetest Treat Cups!

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

 

What a busy weekend!!   Capped off with  a wonderful pedicure and relaxing Sunday afternoon - much needed!!

I had a disastrous week last week with the computer, which is officially "dead" and at the Geek Squad getting a new hard drive.  I'm crossing my fingers they are able to retrieve everything, or it's going to be pretty catastrophic!!  Pray for me!!  LOL

So I'm limping along on a jimmy-rigged system with my little HP Elite Notepad and some of the items I need to put together a blog post.  It's been interesting for sure!  But since I lost all of last week, I didn't want to lose a whole 'nuther week, so we'll do the best we can here and see what happens!!  LOL

 

Are you missing out on the spectactular How Sweet It Is Suite (pages 14 & 15 of the Spring Occasions Catalog)?  Oh my goodness!!  This entire suite of products just grabbed me the first time I saw it, and I am still totally over the moon about it!!  I wanted to play with the Sweet Cups back at Valentine's Day, but it kind of fell apart on me.  Covering these cute cups with designer paper can be a little tricky.  So after consulting with some fellow demos, I finally realized that you need to sacrifice one of your cups to really make this work; and that's what we're going to talk about today!!

 

Aren't these just the "sweetest" things??  LOL  And think of all the wonderful little gifts or goodies you can put inside to give someone.  These are a nice-sized cup ~ 2-1/8" tall x 3-1/2" diameter (at the top).  So you can get quite few little treats in a cup.

Now the trick really is that not only are we dealing with a "circle" when looking to cover these cups; but they are also tapered ~ 3-1/2" diameter at the top of the cup, tapering down to 2-3/4" diameter at the bottom.  So you can't just cut a strip of paper and stick it on. 

 

The easiest thing to do is create a template.  And the easiest way to do that is to "sacrifice" one of your treat cups, and basically take it apart.  To do that, cut down the "back" seam of the cup; then carefully cut off the rolled rim all the way around the top of the cup.  Then what I did was to very carefully separate the bottom-edged seam all the way around the inside of the cup and cut the bottom out.  This way I was careful to keep the entire outside of the cup intact.

 

Now, use your new created "template" - stretch it out and work the curve out of it - to draw around on your desired designer paper.  Whatever design of paper you choose, draw the template on the "back side" of that paper so that your chosen design is to the front.   The "front" side of this paper is the Highland Heather with all the colorful little dots on it (top cup in the picture above) - and so I drew my template on the "back" which was the Coastal Cabana stripes.

Extend the line(s) (top and bottom) just beyond the end(s) (on both ends of the template) and draw a line to join the two to create an overlap "tab" for yourself. 

Then cut just inside the pencil line you drew (all the way around). 

Place a strip of Tear & Tape on each end (back side) of the designer paper and line it up with a new cup (I suggest on that back seam) and wrap it around (your "tabs" should overlap).  Voila!!  It's perfect every time!!  Well worth sacrificing a cup!! LOL

 

Decorate your lids!!

I used the largest scalloped circle and the largest straight edged circle from the Layering Circles Framelits to create a cute "topper" for each of my lids to match/coordinate with the paper around the outside.

 

And then I decorated - and here's a tip that may be getting missed by some!!

There are images in the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper that have been specifically created for easy "fussy cutting."  They are all set up and ready to go for you!  Nice big white borders around the outside - and nice large images that are super easy for fussy cutting!!

Take a closer look at your papers in this collection - there are 4 specific designs that have been created in this way for you to use the images for card fronts and other uses!!  They are FABULOUS!!

I popped up images with dimensionals, and laid others flat with SNAIL to create a fun look.

 

This is such an incredible suite of products!!  From the reversible satin ribbon, to the wonderful stamp set and dies, and the sweet treat cups!!

Don't miss out!!  Get your set of products TODAY - in my Online Store!! 

 

Until Next Time . . .

 

 

 

Mix-It Up Mondays ~~ Tic Tac Gift Booklet

Good Morning Fellow Stampers ~

We've been busy this weekend, and working to get caught up in the Studio.  This coming Saturday is the big Annual Birthday Stamp-a-Stack, and so we're VERY busy getting ready for a full house and over 175 cards being put together all in one day!!  LOL

 

Today I want to share a little project that I had intended on sharing before Valentine's Day; but hey, better late than never, right?? LOL

 

This little Tic Tac Gift Booklet can be given any time of year, and you can match up your cardstock and designer paper to match the little Tic Tac box inside -- so fun!!  I do have to give credit, where credit is due.  This adorable idea is inspired by Sam Hammond Douglas, a wonderful demonstrator out of the UK.  Interestingly, Tic Tac boxes in the UK are smaller than here in the US.  So I have modified her adorable little "gift booklet" to accommodate our larger size box!!  Hopefully that means we have more Tic Tacs too!!  LOL

 

These little "gift booklets" are really so easy to put together.

Here are the measurement details for you to get started:

Outside "booklet" cardstock piece:  2-7/8" x 4-3/4"

Score along the long edge @ 2" & 2-3/4"

Matching cardstock strip for inside:  7-3/4" x 3/4"

DSP pieces:

Front & back panels: 1-3/4" x 2-5/8" (x2)

Booklet Spine:  5/8" x 2-5/8"

Inside "holder" strip: 5/8" x 2-3/4"

 

Let's take a little closer look at the assembly.

The booklet is created with a 4-3/4" x 2-7/8" piece of cardstock (this one is Flirty Flaming)

Score along the long edge at 2" & 2-3/4"

Round your booklet corners with our wonderful Detailed Trio Punch

 

Use SNAIL to attach your DSP "panels" and "book spine strip" (see measurements above)

Be sure you round the corners of your front and back panel DSP first!!

 

Gently fold the 7-3/4" x 3/4" cardstock strip around your tic tac box - no need to score!!

Don't make the strip too tight around your box.  You want it tight enough to hold the box; but loose enough for box to slide in and out.

Then use Tear & Tape to attach together on the back side where the piece overlaps.

Leave your tic tac box in place!!  It will make it so much easier to do all of this part - including attaching inside your booklet!

Put strips of Tear & Tape down the finished back side of your strip.

 

On the front, attach your other 5/8" x 2-3/4" (note this is slightly different size than the booklet spine) DSP strip with SNAIL.

 

Remove the backing from the Tear & Tape and attach your tic tac box strip to the inside of the booklet (nicely centered and in place)!

Voila!!

 

Decorate the front as you would like - and tie it closed with a pretty little ribbon!

Again - tie tight enough to hold your little booklet closed - but not so tight that it can't be slid on and off!!

 

Aren't these just the cutest things?!?

I adore hearing from you - please leave your comments on today's posts!!

 

Until Next Time . . .

 

 

 

Sale-A-Bration Second Release (and more coming soon!!)

 

Hello Fellow Stampers!!

 

It's February 15th (the day AFTER Valentine's - LOL), and today is the 2nd Release of Sale-A-Bration for 2019.  Sale-A-Bration (Jan. 3 – March 31) is one of the biggest Stampin’ Up! promotions of the year.  Earn FREE product gifts for every $50 or $100 (total before shipping and tax) you spend.  I love how many of the gifts coordinate with Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration coordination limited release products.

• View the Sale-A-Bration 1st release brochure.
• View the Sale-A-Bration 2nd release brochure (more free gifts starting Feb. 15).
• View limited release coordinating Sale-A-Bration products for purchase (available March 1 – 31 or while supplies last).

 

Sale-A-Bration 1st Release January 3 – March 31

 

 

 

Sale-A-Bration 2nd Release February 15 – March 31

 

 

Purchase Coordinating Sale-A-Bration Products March 1 – 31.

 

 

All products above are only available WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

 

You can Add Any of these products to the $99 and $129 Starter Kits

GET THESE NEW PRODUCTS NOW & SAVE!  Take advantage of the Sale-A-Bration starter kit promotion (with $50 FREE product bonus) and include Sale-A-Bration 2nd Release products (through Feb. 14 only) and Sale-A-Bration coordination products (now through March 31 or while supplies last) in your kit.  Build your kit with your choice of up to $175 in products.  More details on the Sale-A-Bration Starter Kit promotion with $50 product bonus Here.

 

I love hearing from you! Please leave me your questions or comments below.

Until Next Time . . .