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Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – July 2021

Posted on July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 by debjoysmeak

The new *July-December Mini Catalog will be live on August 3! As a demonstrator, we are able to order nearly anything we want a whole month early. (I love being a demo!) This blog hop is showcasing NEW items that you can get from this new catalog AND some from the new Sale-a-bration catalog that begins the same date and runs through the end of September.

I chose to feature the adorable CUTEST HALLOWEEN suite of products. This is one of our new full suites and it includes a stamp set, triple punch, DSP, gingham ribbon, adhesive star sequins and these fun Tombstone Treat Boxes. As you can see, the punch can punch out 3 of the cute images from the stamp set and the DSP. The treat boxes are double-sided with a full tombstone on each side, with the backside being slightly smaller so it nests perfectly inside.

I thought it would be a great idea to make a new “back” side for the treat boxes so I could double my treat boxes! Since the fronts and backs nest together and are slightly different sizes, I have two measurements for the boxes to fit. For the bigger box in Basic Gray cardstock:

Bigger base: 5-7/8″ x 4-7/8″, score at 1-3/16″ all the way around, notch tabs

Bigger Box end cap: 3″ x 4″. (This will be glued to the flat surface of the new box to mimic the tomb shape on the front side)

Bigger Box white layer: 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″

Ornate Frames die as shown.

This box will fit perfectly snug inside the bigger of the Tombstone treat box halves. I stamped the spider on the white layer and drew a straight line with a black Stampin’ Write marker. The smaller box is 1/4″ smaller:

Smaller Box base: 5-5/8″ x 4-5/8″, still score on all sides 1-3/16″

Smaller Box end cap: 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″

Smaller white layer: 2-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ d

Ornate Frames die cut

Bonus! These two boxes FIT TOGETHER to make their own box as well as fit snugly into each side of the Tombstone Treat boxes, stretching your crafting supplies!

Showing both sizes of the box halves that match with the Tombstone Treat Boxes.

I also added a FREE Sale-a-bration item: Be Dazzling 6″ x 6″ DSP. It’s sooo shiny! It is covered with tiny silver sequins. I wasn’t sure I could stamp on it. The Memento is a little pale, but Stazon ink worked perfectly. I held it there a bit so the ink soaked in. I used the adorable ghost face after punching out the ghost shape with the punch. The paper is super thick, but still punchable. I attached them with a glue dot. Aren’t the ghosts so cute?! You can earn 8 sheets of this specialty paper for free with a $50 order.

The label dies on the front are new as well. They are called Seasonal Labels Dies and have 6 labels plus more to coordinate with another stamp set, featured on the cover of the new catalog.

The skeleton face is the only image not on the punch, but it was really easy to fussy cut.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and sneak peek! Keep hopping along to see more sneak peeks available on August 3. Make sure you request a new catalog from your demonstrator. If you don’t have one, I’d be happy to send you a copy.

Linda Moore
Caron Bailey
Libby Fens
Jo Blackman
Karen Egan
Tricia Butts
Polly Crouch
Sarah Bullen
Tracie St-Louis
Nancy Reynolds
Betty Bickford
Donna Schness
Tina Hewett
Deb Smeak <——-You are HERE
Mary Knabe

*Interesting note: If you noticed, the catalog name is July-December Mini but it doesn’t start until August 3. There were multiple delays on products due to covid. To avoid frustration with so many items on backorder or unavailable status, Stampin’ Up! chose to delay the catalog one month. I think this was a smart decision, but the name of the catalog stayed the same.

A Touch of Ink Birthday Card Set

Posted on February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 by debjoysmeak

I had lots of fun creating this set of birthday cards. First I used A Touch of Ink set to cover a whole 8-1/2″ x 11″ sheet of Basic White cardstock with Memento Black ink. Then I added in the small leaf from the same set. The “fill” is stamped with Pear Pizzazz for the small leaf and Petal Pink for the flowers. Then I came in with a sponge dauber and added some interest in the center of the flowers with Calypso Coral. Finally, I added the splatter stamp in Daffodil Delight. I think it turned out pretty cute!

I cut this sheet down to four sheets of 4-3/4″ x 3-1/2″, saving a number of long 1/2″ strips to decorate the insides. I cut both black and white layers for each card at 4-7/8″ x 3-5/8″, black for the front layer and white for the inside layer. I used 1/2″ x 4-7/8″ strips of Basic Black to stamp the Happy Birthday greeting from Posted for You in Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. Those strips are on black dimensionals and all the layers adhered together. Then I stamped some mini butterflies from Butterfly Gala with Memento and Daffodil and punched out with the Butterfly Duet punch. I love putting these butterflies on cards using mini glue dots so the wings stick up! Such a nice touch.

Since the card uses 4 colors besides black and white I used all four of those as base colors: Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz. I couldn’t decide which I liked best so I did them all! 🙂

I used the saved 1/2″ strips of the front design on 5/8″ strips of black and glued these to the inside white layer along the top. I also stamped a sentiment from Butterfly Gala along with another mini butterfly on the inside.

Since this was a set of four, I put them in our clear acetate card boxes. It showcases the cards and the matching envelopes perfectly since it’s clear! I added a little slip on the back that shows the inside sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by to check out this fun project! It would make a great gift too. You can purchase any of these items by clicking on them below to take you to my store. A Touch of Ink set is FREE and only available until the end of February 2021, less than two weeks away! For any orders under $150 please use Host Code JTVK4JCJ until the end of February. Happy stamping!

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Fun Swing Fold Card with Berry Blessings

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 by debjoysmeak

I am LOVING this free Berry Blessings stamp set and even more so the gorgeous paper that comes free with it in a big fun freebie bundle. I decided to do it justice and create a fun fold card with it. It just so happens to be National Blueberry Pancake Day today, ha! How fun is that? If you’d like these items for free too all you need to do is place an order of $100 or more and choose them as your free gift.

Card base: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, scored on the long side at 4-1/4″ and 2-1/8″

DSP layers: 4″ x 5-1/4″ and 1-7/8″ x 5-1/4″

Layering die cuts: 3 large (2 colored and 1 white) and 2 smaller (white) I used the Stitched Rectangle Dies and used the middle two sizes of the 8 layering rectangles. (Not the three largest or the three smallest: the center two!) You can experiment with different shape dies.

I hope you play along with me! I would love to see your swing fold card either with these items or what you have on hand. You can see a video tutorial on YouTube.

If you are interested in the Berry Delightful Bundle I would be so grateful for your business. You can shop by clicking any item below. Please use the host code JTVK4JCJ for the month of January 2021 if your order is less than $150. For a new code or any other questions, please feel free to email me at debjoysmeak@delightofmyart.com and I’d be happy to help. Happy stamping!

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Freebies for shopping? Yes, please!

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by debjoysmeak

I LOVE January because it’s full of brand new goodies and freebies from Stampin’ Up! Today kicks off our new mini catalog, the release of the new Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine AND my favorite: SALE-a-bration!

For those new to Stampin’ Up!, SALE-a-bration (SAB) is when your crafty purchases add up to even more freebies. Every $50 or $100 increment earns you free gifts out of the SAB brochure. This SAB promotion is only during January and February.

“What? Last year it was three months long. What gives?”

We are getting TWO SALE-a-brations this year! Whoop whoop! So the items available in this SAB brochure are only available for January and February, there are no second release products and we’ll get new choices for freebies later in the year. So exciting!

To check out the available SAB items you can earn for FREE right now click HERE.

We also are launching the new Mini January – June catalog. This has a bunch of spring items, Valentine’s, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, lots of flowers for all occasions as well as great every day items. I’ve just done a detailed catalog walkthrough on Facebook Live if you’ve got your favorite beverage (it’s a long one!). You can view that walkthrough HERE. Let me know what your favorite bundles are! I love the Sweet Strawberry bundle with matching freebies from the SAB brochure, among lots of others, haha! You can see all the NEW products from the January – June mini catalog in my online store HERE.

We also have a replacement for our Whisper White! Starting today you can order our brand new Basic White products in 7 different products. Those are available here. I’m sooo glad that I have a thick white cardstock available

Please let me know if you would like the annual catalog (the big one) or if you need these two new catalogs: the mini and the SAB. I’d be happy to send you complimentary catalogs. Right now with every catalog bundle I send out I’m also including a unique “artist trading card” as a mini preview of something new from the catalogs. I’ll be showing these on my Facebook page throughout the month. When you see the one you received, make sure to take a selfie with it and post it! You’ll get a discount on your first order from me through the end of February. More free stuff, yay!

One more thing! The Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (I’m going to call this the mini boss) is available starting today! Here’s the blurb from the website: Spend your time crafting, not cutting! The Stampin’ Up! Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine makes precise cuts and detailed embossed images every time. Use with dies and embossing folders to easily create accents and elements for cards, scrapbook pages, party invitations, classroom projects, and more.

This mini boss folds up just like the new big boss. Both of these machines can be seen HERE. If you order either one of these from me I will gift you a free embossing folder of your choice. Yes, there are a few choices of embossing folders, even for the mini boss! You can place your order and let me know which folder you want. The next time I order I will order it for you and mail or deliver it to you when it arrives. I use my big boss on nearly every project I make, usually a stitched tag shape. If you are new to either machine I highly recommend the Stitched Shapes dies as you’ll get a great variety: four each of circles, ovals and squares with stitched details. I have used this die set the most out of all my dies. (Tip: If you get the mini boss and these dies, make sure you add another $10 to your order to get more in SAB freebies!!)

Stampin’ Rewards! If your order is over $150 (or you have a party and all orders together are over $150) then you receive rewards based on the total according to this chart. If your order is under $150, please use the January host code JTVK4JCJ and I’ll send you a free card in the mail.

As an additional bonus during SAB there is also a free stamp set at the $300 level. It’s called Punch Party and it’s super cute. It coordinates with quite a few of our current punches (sold separately): Rectangular Postage Stamp, Double Oval Punch, Heart Punch Pack. The best way to earn this is to get together with friends and host a party. You can even do this online! Let me know if you’re interested by emailing me at debjoysmeak@delightofmyart.com.

PUNCH PARTY HOST PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)

Happy shopping!!

Lots of Lavender

Posted on March 16, 2018 by debjoysmeak

This Lots of Lavender set is super pretty! I used every single stamp in this set on each card and envelope set. And these cards have a fun secret. THEY SMELL LIKE LAVENDER! What?! Ok, maybe you guessed that from the one where you can actually see the lavender through the shaker window…but they actually all have lavender chambers behind the front panel. Super fun, right? There is a limited time to earn this set for free, but for now Sale-a-bration is still going strong! I’ll be featuring the free sets you can earn with your qualifying purchases until SAB ends March 31. We made the ‘amazing’ one above in our weekly Cocktail & a Card class this week and I also made that one for my second ever Facebook live. You can view that video with this link and see how I put the shaker part together.

Amazing (Smelling) Lavender Card

All of these cards are your regular A2 size cards (half a sheet of cardstock folded in half) and the white panels are all 4″ x 5.25″. All of these have discreet small holes poked in the front so you can smell the lavender through the cards.

This was the first card I tried. I used Sweet Sugarplum cardstock and ink, but then added some Soft Sky ink over the top to make the lavender a little bit more blue. I think most people are using Wisteria Wonder ink for this set, which looks fabulous, but that is a color that I don’t have in my collection right now. It’s a way to stretch your imagination if you have to use what you have! You can see the small circle of holes I poked to the lower right of the flowers in the window sheet. I like this one, but I’m not a super fan of seeing the lavender. They just look dry and not really super pretty like the rest of the card. The sentiment here is from Picture Perfect Birthday. I love the fonts in this set! So scripty and pretty. I especially love the one that says ‘treat yourself.’

On the next two cards I decided to hide the lavender so you can smell it but not see it. I really like the color Rich Razzleberry so I decided on the others that I would just do a stamp-off technique to get a lighter purple. I made a mask using a sticky note pad that is fully sticky instead of just at the top. I fussy cut around it and stuck it on the center flower and then did the side ones. The purples here are all Rich Razzleberry in either full strength or stamped off once. The green is Pear Pizzazz. The ‘Thank You’ sentiment here is from another free Sale-a-bration set Heartfelt Blooms. You really can’t see the holes very well, but there are many throughout the blooms so you can smell the lavender. A word about getting dried lavender: I bought mine through eBay. I had no idea how much a pound of dried lavender would be. I have 2 ginormous bags of dried lavender now. Haha! I show one of them in the video above. You probably do not need to buy this much dried lavender!!

I really liked the clean look of this last one and it was the easiest to do for my class. Which one do you like best? Did you get this set for SAB?

Please click on the links below to shop for any of these products. Happy stamping!

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Flower Basket of Encouragement

Posted on March 5, 2018 by debjoysmeak

I recently earned this new Sale-a-bration Blossoming Basket Bundle and I love it! The butterfly is so dainty and cute, the font is gorgeous and the basket of flowers is so versatile. But the Basket Weave Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF) is sooo coooool! It looks fabulous as a white on white textured background, like here, but I’ve seen so many other uses for it. I will definitely be playing around with this more and posting about it. I’m so glad it will be carrying over into the next annual catalog. And I got it for free!

I also used the Calypso Coral shimmer SAB ribbon here. I love Calypso Coral (can you tell?) and this card does a good job of showing it off. I used the *Blends to color the basket and butterfly, which I then fussy cut out. I cut inside the handle part too just by poking a hole with my scissor tip and then cutting around the inside. The text is embossed in white. I decorated the envelope with the mini butterflies on the front left side and the back flap.

Do you have this stamp set? It’s only around until March 31 so don’t miss out! It is free with a qualifying order of $100 or more. Let me know what you’ve created with this set and if you CASE this card I’d love to see it! You can email me at deb.smeak@gmail.com or post it in our Facebook group here.

*Certain Blends are on back order until June as they’ve been incredibly popular. They are definitely worth getting. If you want the entire collection make sure you order the minute they’re back in stock! If you’d like to be added to a contact list for when they are back in stock please email me your email address and/or phone number so I can email or text you as soon as I know when they’re available. I predict they’ll be on back order again soon after they’re back in stock.

If you would like to purchase any of the materials used here please use the easy links below. I would truly appreciate any orders from you and would love to be your demonstrator. Happy crafting!

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