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Stamp Review Crew – Butterfly Basics

May 3, 2015 Jentimko 10 Comments

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing group of Stampin’ Up demonstrators! If you haven’t heard of “The Crew” yet, you are going to be so thrilled with this. We are here to show you the versatility of one stamp set every time we hop (the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month). We have a whole team of people and different stampers participate each time. Like you, we look to find ways to maximize our investments and the single focus on one set allows you to see all the possibilities! This week, our featured stamp is Butterfly Basics. This set is a favorite from the Occasions Catalog and I’m so thrilled it has made it to the new 2015-16 Stampin’ Up Catalog too!

If you just came over from the wonderful Tanya Boser, I’m so glad you are here! If you want to see everyone who is hopping or if you get lost along the way, just click over to The Stamp Review Crew blog.

I thought I’d combine this beautiful stamp set with some retiring favorites! This Natural Filter paper is so pretty especially when texture is added to it. I used the Honeycomb TIEF to add the background design and then sewed it onto a Crumb Cake card base. I stamped the retiring Dictionary stamp in Crumb Cake ink onto this tag from Chalk Talk that was cut from Naturals Ivory card stock, added the little watermark and then the leaves from Butterfly Basics in Mossy Meadow. The butterfly from the set is stamped in Blackberry Bliss and cut by hand. I added some Basic Pearls, the Venetian Crochet Trim and a mini clothespin to finish.

I hope you like today’s card. Like you, I can’t wait to see all that the others have for inspiration! Hop on over to Betty Traciak to continue on your way around. So glad you dropped in today. See you again soon!

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Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Dictionary; Paper: Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory; Ink: Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories: Big Shot, Honeycomb TIEF, Venetian Crochet Trim, Basic Pearls, Mini Clothespin, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

I’m so excited to share my new edition of Stamps on the Fly! You all know how much I love working with sketches and I thought it would be fun to share that with you. I have a page up telling you all the details including the links on how to get these PDF tutorials for FREE!

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Stamps on the Fly – May Sketch Edition

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Freshly Made Sketches #184

April 29, 2015 Jentimko 10 Comments

Such a great day here in Northern Virginia!! We are finally having real live beautiful spring weather (complete with the requisite pollen, of course). I was out planting flowers and some herbs yesterday! So wonderful! All my outside time, and the continuing soccer-palooza, has cut into my crafting time. Thank goodness for Freshly Made Sketches to keep me on track! My friend Kim is sending us “over the edge” this week with her sketch. Perfect for how I’m feeling with our family schedule this week!! *smile*

Kim’s sketch is so smart and fun. She has an element hanging over the edge of the card. Just narrow your base to accommodate how much the element goes over. That keeps it able to be mailed easily. I made my card base 5-1/2″ x 4″ (once folded). Now….I need a moment of silence for the retiring Naturals Ivory Card Stock. This has been a favorite of mine for, well, forever. I love the little speckles and I especially love it in the fall. I love how it takes ink just a little differently than the smooth card stocks which adds to a vintage look with no actual work. I stamped the border from Butterfly Basics twice in Crumb Cake. Then I stamped the big flower from Flower Patch in Crumb Cake and the smaller one in Pool Party and fussy cut them out. There are framelits but I didn’t want the borders on this. The sentiment is from Flower Patch too and I love this one!!! A Basic Gold Button tied with Linen Thread to finish.

I hope you are having a lovely week too. Don’t forget that the Retirement List (and sale) is still on and you can see what is still available at my Online Store. I’m excited to be learning more about the new catalog as the Convention in Australia gets underway tomorrow (stalk the demos from down under to see the exciting developments…I will be….). Thanks so much for stopping in today. See you soon!

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SOTF - April Sneak Peek

I’m so excited to share my new edition of Stamps on the Fly! You all know how much I love working with sketches and I thought it would be fun to share that with you. I have a brand new page up telling you all the details including the links on how to get these PDF tutorials for FREE!

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Stamps on the Fly – April Sketch Edition

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Stamp: Butterfly Basics, Flower Patch; Paper: Naturals Ivory; Ink: Crumb Cake, Pool Party; Accessories: Basic Gold Button, Linen Thread, Dimensionals

Fancy Friday – Good bye friends

April 23, 2015 Jentimko 2 Comments

I am so excited to share with you this month’s project with for our Fancy Friday monthly hop! If you just came over from the amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. My friends and I want to be able to share with you our ideas in a monthly format. We will use different themes each month – sometimes colors, sometimes a sketch, sometimes a stamp set focus. The one thing you can count on is that it will be fancy! Over our year on the 2013 Artisan Design Team, “fancy” became our word to describe the best projects, the best new clothes, even the best pedicure colors. Now we want to share with you our take on “fancy” each month. This month our theme is “We will miss you”! We are making projects with items on the newly released Retirement List.

I think this sentiment from Hi There is so fabulous! The perfect cursive! And a great size to combine with other stamps. I created the ‘friend’ with my Alphabet Rotary Stamp (not retiring, thank goodness) using Lost Lagoon and they work together perfectly. The ‘hello’ is stamped and embossed with Crushed Curry Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I used my Piercing Tool down one side of the Whisper White panel and attached a button tied with Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine. I added the background polka dot pattern from the Flowerpot dsp for some color and a Night of Navy panel underneath the image for a little pop. This is such a fun card to make and you can change your sentiment to fit whomever you want to say hello to!

My oh so talented friend Mercedes Weber is up next! As always, you are going to love what she created!

And you can click our logo above to get to the Fancy Friday Pinterest page!

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SOTF - April Sneak Peek

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* items = Retiring

Stamp: Hi There*, Alphabet Rotary Stamp; Paper: Whisper White, Flowerpot*, Night of Navy; Ink: Crushed Curry, Lost Lagoon; Accessories: Heat Tool, Crushed Curry Stampin’ Emboss Powder*, Essentials Piercing Mat*, Piercing Tool, Button (colored with Blendabilities*), Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine

Freshly Made Sketches #183

April 22, 2015 Jentimko 8 Comments

Wow, oh wow….we really did break the internet yesterday with the release of Stampin’ Up’s Retirement List. The site was overwhelmed with orders and was even down for a while. I suspect things have calmed down a bit today so if you weren’t quite ready to jump into the fray, it should be safe today. *smile*

Our sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week comes from my friend Linda Callahan. She always seems to come up with just what I need to prod my mojo along! Since I had seen a preview of the retiring items on Monday when the Australian retirement list came out, I pulled out one of my favorite sets from the list to show you.

First of all, I’m channeling a little bit of my friend Amy O’Neill here, don’t you think?! These seem like her kind of colors!! I can safely say that I’m using her kind of stamp set because she is the one who “made” me buy it. Regarding Dahlias is a set that is never, ever the wrong choice. I resisted it at first but after seeing all the amazing cards Amy was making with it after it was released, I just had to have it. One of my best purchases!! My FMS friends are all well known enablers but I have to really thank Amy on this one!! Almost everything on this card will be retiring. The Epic Day Washi Tape along the bottom is on the list (and isn’t Washi perfect for the sketch?!). The stamp set, of course, and the Basic Gray Baker’s Twine along with the Coastal Cabana (an In Color) base and the Basic Gray Ink Pad (which I used for the sentiment). Now they are reformulating the Basic Gray and the Basic Black so never to fear. They aren’t REALLY gone. I used Calypso Coral ink for the flower and a button in the same color. Those are staying. Whew!

You are going to have a blast with the sketch this week. I predict a gigantic gallery!! The team has done their usual brilliant work. Watch out for them…..you are sure to be enabled!!

I’ll be back on Friday with this month’s edition of the Fancy Friday Blog Hop. My fancy friends and I have a real treat planned for you! I hope you are having a wonderful week and I can’t wait to see you Friday. Until then, thanks for stopping in!
SOTF - April Sneak Peek

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Stamp: Regarding Dahlias; Paper: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Basic Gray; Ink: Calypso Coral, Basic Gray; Accessories: Epic Day Washi Tape, Subtles Button, Basic Gray Baker’s Twine

Butterflies and Retirements!

April 21, 2015 Jentimko No Comments

One of the rituals of the Stampin’ Up year is saying goodbye to an annual catalog. The farewells start with the release of the Retirement List. Today is the day and it has been released. And great news, the items are discounted!! Oh yes they are! You can see all the items in list form by clicking here: 2015 Retiring Products. But the easier way is to go over to my Demonstrator site and just start adding things to your shopping bag. Because these are as supplies last on accessories!! Click here to get right to the shopping page (and don’t forget to use hostess code XKWBHEMQ and get your Stamps on the Fly – April Sketch Edition tutorials FREE with a $35 order): Jennifer’ Stampin’ Up Store.

I thought I should share this card that uses Dictionary in the background. This stamp set is on the retiring list and is one of my favorites! You will want to have this one!! Also, Stampin’ Up has created this cute video showing some more of the items.

https://youtu.be/1PDkQzwZyXc

On to other news….

THE BUTTERFLIES ARE BACK!!

After a (very) long migration, the Butterflies Thinlits Dies have landed in our warehouse and are now available for purchase!

Remember, you and your customers can take advantage of two special offers through April 30:

Get the Butterflies Thinlits at a 15 percent discount–just $21.20!
Buy any of the Butterflies Thinlits Bundles at a 15 percent discount and choose one of three FREE Sale-A-Bration items (only available while supplies last)!

Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper (item 138633)

Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (item 138634)

Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper (item 138635)

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Stamps on the Fly – April Sketch Edition

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Stamps: Dictionary, Another Thank You; Paper: Watercolor, Basic Black; Ink: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Momento Black; Accessories: Button, Thread, Heat Tool, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Splashy Thank You

April 20, 2015 Jentimko 1 Comment

I know you already know what an amazing resource Splitcoaststampers can be for your crafting, but did you know that they also have a Product Review Team?? Imagine how thrilled I was to be asked by the awe-inspiring Lori Craig to join the team!! I’m sure you’ve noticed my use of this fun embossing folder from Spellbinders lately. Well, that was one of the items in the latest review. Hop on over to the Product Focus page to see my first review (right at the top of the page – Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folders – just click on in). This is a fantastic resource for you and I know you’ll be happy to get info on the latest products.

I love showing how beautifully Stampin’ Up products with with those from other companies and this card is a great example! I chose this sentiment from Another Thank You and stamped on a Project Life by Stampin’ Up (PLxSU) card. I kind of kept to the nautical feel of the embossing by using the log look on the sentiment panel and the little banners. Cut the panels with my SSS Stitched Rectangles dies. I had this retired Calypso Coral button that had added just the right detail to finish.

Hope you had a great weekend! I’ll be back on Wednesday with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches! Thanks for stopping in today!

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Stamps on the Fly – April Sketch Edition

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Stamps: Another Thank You; Paper: Neenah White, Pool Party, Stacked with Love DSP Pack; Ink: Calypso Coral; Accessories: Big Shot, Splish Splash 3-D Em-bossibilities Fold’er, SSS Stitched Rectangles, PLxSU, Coral Button, Pool Party Baker’s Twine, Banners Framelits

Freshly Made Sketches #182

April 15, 2015 Jentimko 8 Comments

It is official. I have entered the spring crazy season. Otherwise known in my house as soccer-palooza! Both boys play soccer and my older one also made his middle school team. My feet hurt just watching them. *smile* Two days a week, the older one has both a school practice and a travel team practice and then there are the days that he has a school team game and then a practice. But they are outside and happy and THAT is a good thing! I am recovering from the two weeks of spring break and catching up on some things too. My yard got the first mowing of the year and I am tending to the plants and even planting some new stuff. Spring is awesome! What else is awesome??!!! Ok, you know the answer because it is Wednesday. Yes, Freshly Made Sketches is awesome!!! I just love my friends on the design team and I can’t wait to see what they make each week. This week is going to make you happy. REALLY happy! My friend Rita Wright is the hostess this week and her sketch nearly made me giddy. This is one you’ll go back to again and again.

I have a local friend who has had a rough month or so. She is such a tough person but even tough has a breaking point. We were talking about stamping together because she needed some extra sympathy cards (hers have been used up…yep, rough month) but then more stuff just got in the way. So instead I thought it might be good to make a couple for her to have on hand. Because these are something you don’t want to make when you need them. I just knew Rita’s sketch was a perfect place to start and this came together quickly. I pulled out some hostess sets (one from this year and one from last) and stamped this clean image. The flower from Bloom with Hope is so pretty and just the right size for this image panel. The sentiment is from Simply Sketched. I stamped in Early Espresso and colored with my Blendabilities (Soft Sky, Old Olive). I cut the layers with my Simply Stitched dies (SSS). Finally a few pearls to finish. Clean but perfect for anyone who needs to know you are thinking of them. I had a few other cards already made and I just sent them over. I’m praying she just doesn’t need them.

So it hit me (as it does every now and then) that for all the cards I make, I’m just awful about putting them in the mail. I am going to make an effort over the next few weeks to simply “clean out” the stash and get them off in the mail. Maybe you’ll consider joining me. It will brighten someone’s day for sure!!

Ok…off you go for the weekly dose of FMS inspiration. You know you won’t be disappointed!! I hope that your week is fantastic and I’ll see you soon. Thanks for stopping in! SOTF - April Sneak Peek

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Stamps on the Fly – April Sketch Edition

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Stamp: Bloom with Hope, Simply Sketches; Paper: Very Vanilla; Ink: Early Espresso, Blendabilities; Accessories: Big Shot, SSS Stitched Rectangles, Dimensionals, Basic Pearls

Splashy Tide

April 12, 2015 Jentimko 2 Comments

I have a quick post for you today. Got some extra stamping time and I made a card using the stamp sets By the Tide and the sentiment from World of Dreams. I had this beautiful embossing folder from Spellbinders (Splish Splash) out and wanted to see what else I could create with it. I inked up one side of the folder and created this letterpress look. Pretty! It goes beautifully with the image from By the Tide and this sentiment, don’t you think? The medallion is from a retired Artisan Kit and I stitched around the edges. Hope you are having a great weekend. Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon!

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Stamps on the Fly – April Sketch Edition

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Stamps: By the Tide, World of Dreams; Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake; Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso; Accessories: Big Shot, Splish Splash 3-D Em-bossibilities Fold’er, Edge die and embossing, Artisan kit, Pearl, Thread, Sewing Machine

Free Shipping + Free Tutorials!

April 10, 2015 Jentimko No Comments

Just a reminder that today is the last day for FREE shipping from Stampin’ Up! Not only that, if you take advantage of the free shipping and spend $35 at my online store using the code XKWBHEMQ, you will also get my Sketch of the Month PDF tutorials for FREE.

So, FREE shipping and FREE PDF project tutorials all for a $35 order. Hop right over to my online store and stock up on envelopes, paper, ink and those soon-to-retire In Colors!! Details on the Stamp on the Fly tutorials follow.

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Stamps on the Fly – April Sketch Edition

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Freshly Made Sketches #181

April 8, 2015 Jentimko 12 Comments

I hope you are having a fabulous week! I am in week two of spring break-a-pa-looza. My younger son has the break this week. We are taking advantage of the nicer weather and doing some gardening and other outside things. I also got to go with my boys on a short trip to the Shenandoah River State Park for some unplugged time. The weather was beautiful for the days we were there and we all had a blast.

So onto my card for this week at Freshly Made Sketches. The oh so amazing Jen Mitchell is this week’s hostess and she has given us another fun sketch that has a cool angled layer. Amazing how the twist changes the card in such a great way.

I decided to base my card on this cool new embossing folder called Splish Splash from Spellbinders. This wave pattern seemed like a fun place to start my image panel. I used my Birthday Bash Washi Sheets to create the little boat. I just cut the right size and applied them to Whisper White card stock and they were ready to go. The patterns are such fun! The base of the boat is my 1-3/4″ Circle Punch cut in half and then I just created the sails with rectangles cut in half. The sentiment is from the So You stamp set (it is becoming a go-to for me) and I added a little bit of extra to the rectangles using the Stitched Rectangles dies.

The team has some really awesome work to share with you this week and you are going to have a blast joining in this week. I’m going to keep working on the gardening and hanging out with my 9 year old. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll even get some stamping done together. I always love seeing what he creates when his big brother isn’t around to take charge. *smile* Thanks so much for dropping in today. See you soon.

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Stamps on the Fly – April Sketch Edition

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Stamp: So You; Paper: Bermuda Bay, White; Ink: Bermuda Bay; Accessories: Big Shot, Spellbinders M-bossibilites Splish Splash, SSS Stitched Rectangles, Birthday Bash Washi Sheets, 1-3/4″ Circle Punch, Regals Button, Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine

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