Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Take a Quick Peek at Stampin' Up!s Butterfly Kisses Suite Along with Some Fun Card Ideas!
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
You'll Love Sale-a-Bration's Happiest Hippos Stamp Set
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Last Chance Product Sale Starts Today!
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Brand New Magnet Board Kit from Stampin' Up!
Kit includes:
*Predesigned projects
*Step-by-step instructions
*Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting)
* Makes 1 framed magnet board
*Enough adhesive to complete projects
* Includes 6 magnet clips
* Includes 2 image sticker sheets and 4 sentiment sticker sheets (1 each for the following languages: Dutch, English, French, and German)
* Includes 24 double-sided 4" x 3" (10.2 x 7.6 cm) cards
* Includes 2 sheets of 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) paper
*A 9-7/8" x 6-1/2" x 2-3/4" (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed designer box for storage or crafting on the go
* Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron, Smoky Slate
Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! kits are perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects. All-inclusive project kits have everything you need in one box! Give as a gift or try them yourself. Kits are based on availability. Order today!
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Thursday, January 6, 2022
Grab this Offer! Two Free Stamp Sets!
Friday, November 19, 2021
Happy Masked Stampers from November Class
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Gingerbread and Peppermint Memories and More Reveal
Monday, August 16, 2021
Sweet Stockings Suite
* Sweet Little Stockings Stamp Set (10% off)
* Stockings Dies (10% off)
* Sweet Stockings 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper
* Jolly Felt
* Pool Party 3/8" (1 cm) Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
* Matte Decorative Dots
Thursday, May 20, 2021
My First Online Craft Show
Friday, April 9, 2021
History and Inspiration - Read all About It!
When I started cardmaking well over 20+ years ago I didn't give it a second thought to inform myself about the interesting history of rubber, rubberstamps, or greeting cards. The only place I went for inspiration was the Stampin' Up! catalog because back then, I purchased one from my local demonstrator. Inside those wonderful catalogs were beautiful photos of cards that I could make or CASE (copy and share everything) if I purchased the needed products. No wonder for a long time Stampin' Up! called it "The Idea Book."
Sitting here in front of my computer screen this morning, I decided to go down a little rabbit hole and see what I could find on the internet that would cover some of the history of greeting cards, the tools we use to make them, and places we find and share our cardmaking ideas.
Here's what I've found:
1) A short time line of the History of Greeting Cards
https://www.greetingcard.org/industry-resources/history/
6) What I find interesting is Stampin' Up! existed before all these other companies.
Amazon 1994, Ebay 1995, Google 1998, Splitcoast Stampers 2002 (the first website especially for stampers to share their card designs), Facebook 2004, You Tube 2005, Etsy 2005, Pinterest and Instagram 2010, and Tik Tok 2016.
That's pretty cool in my opinion.
7) Most of us today can't live without our smartphones. I bet many of you think that the first smartphone was from Apple, but read the info at the link below and you'll be surprised. I was!
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So this little dive into history brings us to today. We have the knowledge of the world at our fingertips. We can create artwork, send digital ecards, do our finances, and shopping all from the comfort of our smartphones no matter where we are in the world. Back in 1962, AT&T coined this phrase "Let your fingers do the walking" to encourage their customers to use the Yellow Pages section in a paper phone book to find businesses and what they offered in your surrounding community. Now our fingers do the walking across our smartphone screens to find whatever we want around the WORLD! Amazing! Many people can't live without this modern convenience. Neither can I.
Some of us slightly older folks (me!) who were growing up prior to computers and smartphones, still like the ability to make things with our hands. That's why making your own greeting cards, scrapbooks, gift items, and home decor items are still such big business today. We did Do It Yourself when DIY wasn't cool!
Going back to my beginning paragraph idea, Stampin' Up! still puts out an annual catalog and two mini catalogs each year, stocked with beautiful card images and the products for sale to make them with. I give the catalogs away free to my customers so they can be inspired and hopefully purchase something.
Thanks to Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, and other websites, you can post your finished card projects to share with the world. You can also see other designer's great ideas to adapt for your own cardmaking projects. You may have some favorite companies or card artists that you follow, or You Tube Channels you subscribe to. The creativity and possibilities are limitless!
You might even be one of those people that just sit down and start moving paper, shapes or greetings around until inspiration hits and an amazing project comes to life.
No matter how you approach your cardmaking or papercrafting projects, just be grateful for all that has come before to help us make the awesome projects we do in today's world!
Monday, February 15, 2021
What a Wonderful Papercrafting World We Live In
I have realized I haven't done a good job of inviting people into the Wonderful Papercrafting World we have here in America. Many people have never even heard of Stampin' Up! I hope to change that this week by doing some Q & A here. I'm excited to share with you what I've learned on my papercrafting journey over the last 10+ years.
Q: Who's in the Papercrafting Community?
A: All types of people, especially those who enjoy being creative with their hands. (Remember coloring books and sticker books when we were kids? I think those started the journey for me. The feel of the paper, the smell of the ink, trying to stay inside the lines, the taste of licking and sticking stickers on the paper, the hearing of scissors cutting paper, and the visual pleasure when you made something you liked). Papercrafting really encompasses the five senses fully.
Q: But I'm not creative can I still come here to learn?
A: Of course, I'd love to have you learn along with us on my website. Just sign up for my email list and become a follower on this page.
Q: Where else can I go to learn about Papercrafting?
A: There are many avenues in which to learn from besides me. Take a class at a local big box craft store. Come to a home class with an Independent Demonstrator from one of several papercrafting companies out there. Buy a Papercrafting magazine. Sign up for a monthly subscription kit to try. Check out some papercrafting books at the library. View some You Tube Videos on this topic. Join a Facebook group. Sign up for a Community College class. Or just create something from items you already have a home. Most people have some paper, scissors, and writing/coloring tools to get started with. A lot of Papercrafting is just about experimenting with what you have and not being afraid to try.
Q: Does Papercrafting cost a lot to get started?
A: Depending how deep you go, yes, it can become an investment in tools and supplies. A lot depends on what you might already have around your home or apartment. For example, you may already have a paper cutter on hand, a bottle of glue or glue stick, scissors, and even a variety of cards you could recycle/upcycle into a new piece of art. That will get you started.
Q: What kinds of Papercrafting are out there?
A: There's a lot! Cardmaking in a variety of sizes, Scrapbooking pages and albums, 3D items like gift boxes or bags, wedding invitations, party favors, journal book making, mixed media, home decor items, items for gifts, digital design, sticker design, origami, quilling, paper modeling, paper airplane design, pop up cards, print making, making your own envelopes, and even carving your own stamps. And that's just a start!
Q: Could you use a little extra income?
A: Selling your papercrafts is a fun way to meet new people at street fairs, craft shows, home bazaars, farmer's markets, and even virtual online shows through Facebook. You can open up your own Etsy store or one of the other ecommerce store sites. Again there are many options out there.
Q: So who is Stampin' Up! anyway?
A: Stampin' Up! is a papercrafting company based in Riverton, Utah with another stamp producing facility in Kanab, Utah. They have been in business for 32 years and the original founder is still part of the Board of Directors, but she has passed the CEO reins down to her daughter. Stampin' Up! has approximately 60,000 Independent Demonstrators worldwide in America, Canada, a few European countries (Germany, Austria, France, and the Netherlands), and the South Pacific (Australia and New Zealand.) These people are some of the most helpful and nice people I have ever met!
Of course I'm partial to Stampin' Up! products since I'm an Independent Demonstrator for them for 10 + years now. (I do own a few non-Stampin' Up! items, but not too many.)
One of the things that makes this direct sales company so special is they have four color families of coordinated cardstock colors and two lines of In-Colors that last for two year intervals, plus all their other specialty papers and inks are color coordinated, so you can't go wrong when choosing colors that go together for your projects. Even their embellishments and ribbons match. Their quality is outstanding and you get a great value for your money because their products last a very long time!
In my opinion they have the best customer service I've ever encountered as their motto is to make things right!
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Come back tomorrow to learn more. I've got lots to share this week. If you have a question or comment please let me know. I'm here to help. Have a wonderful day!
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
How to Quickly Apply Cling Stamp Labels Perfectly
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Monday, December 28, 2020
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