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Thanks a Bunch #160816

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Never fear, gardeners! Spring will come! These colorful carrots are a FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set with a $50 purchase (USA.) They make a fun "thanks a bunch" card!

 

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This is a two step stamp set so you get great details!! It's layered onto Dandy Designs 12 X 12" Designer Series Paper with 48 double-sided sheets, which is a FREE Sale-A-Bration item with a $100 purchase (USA.) This paper pack contains wonderful colors for Spring and Easter creating! Sale-A-Bration is the VERY BEST time to stock up on your creating essentials and earn FREE items from the S-A-B Flyer!!

 

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Pansy Patch Bundle #155674

Pansy card in white

I needed to create a special spring birthday card and grabbed my favorite Pansy Patch Bundle #155674. The Blending Brushes #153611 add a "whisper of pink"....perfect!!

 

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Adding texture saves a white card from boredom! I used the Scalloped Contour Dies #155560 and the new Fern 3D Embossing Folder #158804.

 

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A Brushed Brass Butterfly #158136 is a must to complete this sweet card. Try a white card!

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Easter Friends #stampinup

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WHY is this a "cheater shaker card?" It uses a 6 X 8" Cellophane Bag #102210 to contain the shaker elements instead of the traditional window sheet! It's easy! It's thinner to mail! Simply tape the cello bag around the card stock & shaker elements. I used Shaker Shapes #155569 because they are flat.

 

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These adorable critters are from Easter Friends Stamp Set #157737 and make cute baby cards, too!  Try this easy Shaker Card method!

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Easter Friends #stampinup

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This sweet lop-eared bunny stole my heart! He makes me smile, and I will definitely use this stamp image for Easter, Baby, Spring and Birthday cards!! This Easter Friends Stamp Set #157737 is from the Stampin' Up! Spring Mini Catalog on page 27. The fancy fold card is called a PANEL CARD and great for featuring an image you love! Cut the base card 8-1/2 X 5-1/2". Then score each side at 2" and 3-1/8". SIMPLE! The springy Daffodil Afternoon 12 X 12" Designer Series Paper is a FREE Sale-A-Bration item with a $50 purchase this month!

 

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This adorable bunny is colored with Smoky Slate Blends Markers by Stampin' Up! Did you see the tiny butterflies? They are the Brushed Brass Butterflies #158136 from the Spring Mini Catalog on page 15. They are nice and FLAT for mailing! LOVE THEM!!

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Timeless Tulips Bundle by #stampinup

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Tulips announce SPRING!! The Timeless Tulips Bundle with PUNCH #153793 makes wonderful spring cards with sentiments for Birthdays, Mother's Day, Easter, Get Well, Sympathy and Hello! 

 

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This is a simple "Z" Fold. Cut base card 11 X 4-1/4", scored at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2".

 

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Purple Posy, Highland Heather, and So Saffron colors say EASTER! Hurray for Spring and Easter! Enjoy the tulips!

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Departing In Colors plus Spring Card

In colors

The 2019-2021 In Colors depart on May 3, 2021! BE sure you have stocked up on your REINKERS, cardstock, markers, & embellishments if you bought these colors. Reinkers are the first to sell out - don't risk loosing out! See page 143 of the Annual Catalog.

 

In color dsp

In Color 6 x 6" Designer Series Paper, order #153071.

 

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Nature's Beauty Stamp Set #150528 creates a sweet Spring/Easter card! The light color is Purple Posy card stock, also a retiring In Color. There is no Purple Posy ink pad.

 

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I stamped the rabbit and masked it,  then stamped the bushes. The rabbit is colored with Stampin' Blends.

 

 

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Celebrate with Cake by Stampin' Up!

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Stampin' Up! has a BEGINNER BROCHURE! Did you know? That's where you find this sweet, simple Celebrate with Cake Stamp Set of 14 bold images #149501. It makes very quick cards when paired with the pre-packed Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes #131527.

 

Celebrate w cake $16

 

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Sadly, this stamp set is on the retiring list to make room for new cute stuff beginning June 3, 2020.

 

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Availability of this stamp set is guaranteed till May 22, 2020. It's quick, basic and makes a GREAT GIFT, too!!

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Customize your gift giving

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I personalized a gift for my granddaughter, Lily!! I coordinated the card image to the fabric print!! The card is made with the versatile Beautiful Day Stamp Set #151257!!

 

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Next, I added "Butterfly Confetti" made w/ the Butterfly Duet Punch #148523. I included a pre-addressed, pre-stamped blank card and asked Lily to "make me a butterfly card!" She loves crafts! This was such a fun project to create, and I bet it will deliver SMILES!!

 

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This card was colored with Stampin' Up! Blends: Highland Heather Combo and Lovely Lipstick Combo. I added Wink of Stella glitter pen on the wings for SPARKLE! 

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Beautiful Day by Stampin' Up!

 

Stamper's Challenge:

Make Cards, Mail Cards

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When I want to color, I grab my Stampin' Up! BLENDS and this Beautiful Day Stamp Set #151257. It's a perfect pairing!

 

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I used Lovely Lipstick Blends Combo and Daffodil Delight Blends Combo on the butterfly. It's cut out and mounted onto Daffodil Delight card stock embossed with Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder #152725, which is very delicate!

 

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This card is already in the mail! Remember: Make cards, Mail cards!

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Fable Friends by Stampin' Up!

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This sweet little bunny is bringing you springtime wishes!! He is from the adorable Fable Friends Stamp Set #148670.

 

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Little "PETER" is colored with Stampin' Up! Blends: Light Smokey Slate, Light Mint Macaron, and Light Petal Pink.

 

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This precious spring card is on it's way to a nursing home to bring a smile! Make a Card, Send a Card...PLEASE!

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March 2020 Paper Pumpkin

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YOU should be a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber for just $22 per month! It's a craft kit all prepped sent to your mailbox monthly! This is SPRING SPLASH Stamp Set, a FREE gift in the 7th Anniversary Paper Pumpkin Kit for March 2020. SOOO ADORABLE!! (I'm sorry you missed March.)

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The "boots" were masked so the grass and bunny could be stamped behind. The coloring is Stampin' Up!'s Blends in Daffodil Delight and Old Olive.

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Wink of Stella was added to the flowers and bunny's eyes. The APRIL 2020 Kit is 8 fun, family appreciation cards with envelopes! SUBSCRIBE by the 10th of April.

Happy Spring!!

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Honey Bee Bundle by Stampin' Up!

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I can't get enough Honey Bee Bundle #153792!!

 

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After making tons of Black, White and Yellow BEE cards, I needed a different color. Here is the adorable coordinating Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series paper colored with Highland Heather BLENDS Duo! Love it!!

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This Designer Paper is a FREE Sale-A-Bration item at the $50 Purchase Level! Color creates such a difference! 

 

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BEE-utiful!! Have some sweet fun with the the Honey Bee Bundle!! Try it!

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My Meadow by Stampin' Up!

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SPRING arrives next month! But you can "stamp" springtime at anytime! This stamp set is a great collection of garden elements called MY MEADOW #151650. Build your outdoor scene!

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Colors are on the soft side: Seaside Spray, Crumb Cake, Rocco Rose and Pear Pizzazz.

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These images mix perfectly with the coordinating Stampin' Up! sets called Waterfront #146386 and Snowfront #150483. 

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Timeless Tulips Bundle by Stampin' Up!

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Nothing says SPRING like Tulips! Here are two different looks using the Timeless Tulips Bundle with Punches #153793.

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This card in Real Red & Daffodil Delight colors is bright & CHEERY! 

 

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The Black and White and Red color combo is snappy and sophisticated!

 

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This tulips was creating by "coloring on the rubber" with Pumpkin Pie and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers, then printing to achieve the multi-color effect. Did you notice my favorite dies: Stitched So Sweetly Dies #151690?

Get ready for SPRING & Easter!!

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My Meadow by Stampin' Up!

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TIPS for an exquisite sunrise or sunset on hand stamped cards:

   *Use Shimmery White Card Stock #101910 and Sponge Daubers #133773

   *Add saturated color to the card stock by collecting water based ink from an ink pad and SCRUBBING the ink all the way across the card with a dauber.

   *For blended colors for the sky, OVERLAP the colors.

   *Stamp silhouetted images on the finished base with BLACK ink

   *Color in any open areas that should be silhouetted using a water based BLACK marker

   *Layer onto a BLACK card base to pop colors

   *PRACTICE & EXPERIMENT

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Use plenty of ink, loading your dauber multiple times!

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Any highlights, like on this gazebo roof, can be filled in with a black marker to create a true silhouette.

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The NEW My Meadow Stamp Set #151650 is perfect for this technique!

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These sentiments are from the NEW Peaceful Moments Stamp Set #151595.

Try it!

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My Meadow by Stampin' Up!

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Compare these cards to my previous post using the same My Meadow Stamp Set #151650. This is a TOTALLY different look and feel. SPRING is coming.....eventually! Be ready!

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Same stamp set previously posted.

 

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TIPS: lay a Post-It note across the top edge of the wheelbarrow for a mask. Then stamp the images you want inside the wheelbarrow. It is easy! Use the Stamparatus positioning tool #146276 to get a perfectly aligned wheelbarrow every time! It's FAST for making multiples of the same design!!

 

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This is such a fun stamp set to create outdoor scenes!!

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Panel Card and Pattern

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Celebrate Springtime! This is Beautiful You Stamp Set #143637, layered onto Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies #148551.

20190330_104030 (2)This Panel Fold stands nicely for display and folds flat to fit a Stampin' Up! Medium Envelope.

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This is an easy fold. Simply score at 2" and 3-1/8" from each side!

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Try your own fancy fold Panel Card! You will love it!

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Painted Seasons By Stampin' Up!

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2019 Sale-A-Bration Second Release offers this LOVELY, dist'ink'tive © Painted Seasons Bundle as a FREE item with a $100 purchase in the US. It's amazing 7 cling images cover all four seasons!

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I've added background interest using the Timeless Textures Stamp Set #140517.

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A sweet card for many occasions!

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Punch Art Bunny in Chocolate

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The Bunnies are multiplying in my office again!! Punch art is so much fun!! Details:

    *Feet - one 3/4" Circle, cut in half

    *Body - 2" Circle

    *Tail - 1/2" Circle, Glimmer Paper

    *Head - 1-3/8" Circle

    *Ears - two of the smallest oval from Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies #145372

The color is Milk Chocolate also known as Soft Suede!! Fold down one ear for "character!"

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The Tutti Frutti Cards & Envelopes make a FAST base. Add Washi Tape for interest and texture.

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These would be FUN to create with kids!!

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Send NON-melting chocolate Bunnies for Easter!! Calorie free, too! Try them!

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Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies

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Look at this ADORABLE basket I got in the mail from my great friend and Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Peggy Taylor!! It is sooo sweet and soft!! Without the handle, it measures 4-3/8" tall X 3" square.

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Peggy used the Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies #145653 for the basket. She embellish it with the Blossoming Basket Bundle, a FREE ITEM, during Sale-A-Bration Promo! Such a lovely Easter Basket!! Thanks for sharing, Peggy!! Peggy was my convention roomie for 12 years!! GOOD memories!

All supplies available in my online store HERE.