COORDINATION PRODUCTS RELEASE on February 4, 2020!

WOO HOO!
Stampin’ Up! announced that they’re going to have another coordinating product release this year!  Starting on February 4th, 2020-you’ll have the opportunity to purchase products
that coordinate with our favorite products from the
January–June 2020 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration (SAB) Catalog!

Here are the products that will be available for you to purchase
beginning February 4th, 2020!

Nature’s Thoughts Dies – #153586 = $29.00

Coordinate with the 'Positive Thoughts' Stamp Set from the Mini Catalog

Special Day Dies – #153587 =$29.00

Coordinate with the 'Special Someone' Stamp Set from the Mini Catalog

Ladybugs Dies – #153588 = $29.00

Coordinate with the 'Little Ladybug' SAB Host Exclusive Stamp Set

Sending Flowers Dies – #153589 = $27.00

Coordinate with the 'Sending You Thoughts' SAB Stamp Set

Birthday Dies –#153590 = $27.00

Coordinate with the 'Happy Birthday To You'- SAB Stamp Set

Pleased As Punch 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper – #153558 = $11.50

Coordinates with the Small Bloom Punch (SAB), the Heart Punch Pack (Mini Catalog), the Tulip Builder Punch (Mini Catalog) and the Builder Umbrella Punch (Mini Catalog).

Coordination Products Ordering Details:

• Ordering Dates:  February 4–March 31, 2020
• Items available during this promotion can be added to any type of order: customer, workshop, and online orders.
• No limits apply during the customer sales period.
• Qualifying orders are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards.
• Coordination Product Release items can be added to a starter kit.  Demonstrators can pre-order the Coordination Products right NOW, so you could add these to your Starter Kit today!  I would love for you to join my Iowa Inkers Team.  You can go to my website to sign up.  Just CLICK HERE to get your Starter Kit & join my team!!!
• Coordination Product Release items are offered until March 31, 2020 OR while supplies last.  Be sure you order early so that you can get the coordinating items that you are wanting!
• These coordination prroducts are not part of SAB & must be purchased or redeemed for Stampin’ Rewards on qualifying orders.
• There are not any bundle item numbers for these coordination products, each item has its own individual order number.

You can CLICK HERE to see the PDF with all of these Coordination Products & information on it!

Honey Bee

I love this bee!!!!!

Have you seen the Sale-a-bration Catalog?  This Golden Honey Specialty DSP is one of the choices you could choose for FREE with a $50 product order! It is in the SAB Catalog on pg. 10.

The cool thing about this DSP is that it coordinates with the 'Honey Bee' Bundle in the Mini Catalog on pg. 30.  Now isn't that just awesome!  I love it when products coordinate with each other like that. 

This card is one that everyone gets to make this week when they join me for my January monthly classes!  

This DSP also coordinates great with the Gold Foil Sheets too!  The Bee is cut out from the DSP!  I used my Light Basic Black Stampin' Blend on the stripes.  And then used my Wink of Stella over the wings to make them sparkle!

stamp set:  'Honey Bee'
card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base
• Basic Black- 4 x 5 1/4"
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card; 3 1/4 x 3 1/4"; 4 1/2 x 3/4"- stamp words onto & flag ends
• Gold Foil- 3 1/2 x 3 1/2"; 5 1/2 x 1"
• Real Red- 3/4" strip- cut out with die

designer paper:  Golden Honey Specialty DSP- 3 x 3"; strips- to cut out bee
ink:  Memento
Stampin' Blend: Light Basic Black
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Detailed Bee Dies, Golf Faceted Gems, 1/2" Black Satin Ribbon, dimensionals, Glue Dots, Wink of Stella

A 'Happy Birthday to You' cake!

WOW! This stamp set is so pretty!!  I love the way this card turned out!  I think it would actually make a beautiful wedding card.  

This stamp set is called- 'Happy Birthday to You'!  It is a FREE Sale-a-bration choice, when you purchase $50 in other products.  

This card is one of the 6 cards that everyone joining me to stamp at all of my monthly classes this week, will be making!   

If you look closely at the cake- can you tell that I used my Wink of Stella to make it look like shimmery frosting.  It looks cool in person!
 
There is a lot of NEW products that I used when creating this card-

• 'Happy Birthday to You'- SAB choice- pg. 8
• Label Me Lovely Punch- Mini- pg. 41
• Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder- Mini- pg. 15
• Petal Pink Metallic Edge Ribbon- Mini- pg. 15
• Champagne Rhinestones- Mini- pg. 15
• Stitched So Sweetly Dies- Mini- pg. 20

NOTE:  This stamp set will have a set of COORDINATION DIES called- Birthday Dies- #153590= $27.00, that will be available starting February 4, 2020.  So if you get this stamp set for FREE, be sure you add the coordinating dies to your wish list to purchase in February!


stamp set:  'Happy Birthday to You'
card stock:

• Petal Pink- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4", fold in half for card base; 4 1/4 x 3"; 1/2" strip- stamp words onto & punch out with the Classic Label punch; 2 3/4" strip- punch out using Label Me Lovely punch & cut in 1/2 to make a tab
• Smoky Slate- 4 x 5 1/4"- emboss using the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"; 4 1/4" strip- cut out largest Stitched So Sweetly Die

ink:  Memento
Stampin' Blends:  Light & Dark Petal Pink, Light Old Olive, Light Smoky Slate
other:  Classic Label Punch, Label Me Lovely Punch, Champagne Rhinestones, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Standard Platform, 3D Embossing Folder Plate,Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella, dimensionals, glue dots, Petal Pink Metallic Ribbon

Check out Susie's Product Shares-

What is a Product Share? It's a great way to get a SAMPLER of all the NEW Catalog ribbons, designer paper & embellishments! 
 

2020 Mini "I Want it All" Product Share - $45.00 (+$7.35 priority mailing)
PLUS - Bonus Products*

This share includes the following (143 pieces)-

• MINI Designer Series Paper - 48 Sheets*
• MINI Ribbon & Trim - 16 yards*
• MINI  Accessories - 79 pieces*
• *see descriptions below

*PLUS Bonus Products-Bonus Products are only available with "I Want it All" product share.

• 4" x 6" Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper Sampler Pack (12 pieces)=  6 sheets each of:  Lily Impressions, and Golden Honey Specialty

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All Product Share options:

2020 Mini Paper Share - $15.50 (+$7.35 priority mailing) 

This share includes 48 sheets of the following Mini Designer & Specialty Paper (all sized at 6"x 6"):

• 6 Sheets each of:  From My Heart Specialty, Parisian Blossoms Specialty,
• 6 Sheets each of:  Peaceful Poppies, Birthday Bonanza, Tropical Oasis, Country Club,
• 12 sheets each of:  Best Dressed

2020 Mini Ribbon/Trim Share - $13.50 (+ $4.00 first class mailing)

This share includes (16 yards) of the following Mini Ribbons/Trims:

• 2 yards each of:  Real Red 3/8" Double Stitched Satin, Petal Pink 1/4" Metallic Edge, Whisper White 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding, Daffodil Delight 1/4" Ruched, 5/16" Braided Burlap Trim, Mint Macaron 1/8" Sheer Linen
• 1 yard each of:  Country Club Twine Combo Pack - 4 colors

2020 Mini Embellishment Share - $17.50 (+$4.00 first class mailing)

This share includes (79 pieces) of the following Mini Accessories:

• 2 of 3"x 9" Printed Gusseted Cellophane Bags
• 3 each of:  Best Dressed Tassels, Best Dressed 3x3 Cards & Envelopes
• 4 each of:  Heart Doilies, Tropical Oasis Trinkets
• 4 sheets Peaceful Poppies Elements
• 1/2 tsp each of:  My Heart Faceted Gems, Peaceful Poppies Sequins
• 12 Assorted Pompoms
• 14 Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• 1/2 pack of Country Club Element

The Gang's All Meer

Check out these party guys!!!  This is a NEW Sale-a-bration stamp set called- 'The Gang's All Meer' & it is just so adorable!!!  You can get this stamp set for FREE with a $50 order from now, until March 31, 2020. 

These little meer cats just make me smile!  Just look at them!  They are so cute!  They remind me of the grinney's that we have here around in our yard.  

Check out their birthday hats!  And the balloons too!  The birthday hat is included in this stamp set.  But the balloons are from the 'Little Elephant' stamp set- pg. 103 in the Annual Catalog.  

Did you notice the awesome Scalloped "Stitched" Die?  It is from the new Stitched So Sweetly Dies- pg. 20 in the Mini Catalog.  It is super cool!!!!

The words "Happy Birthday" are from the Sale-a-bration stamp set- 'Sending You Thoughts'!  And you can get this stamp set for FREE with a $50 order from now, until March 31, 2020.

I think this card turned out super cute!  

stamp sets:  'The Gang's All Meer'-  & 'Sending You Thoughts'- both SAB choice; 'Little Elephant'- Balloons
card stock:

• Coastal Cabana-
• Bermuda Bay-
• So Saffron-
• Whisper White-

designer paper:  Follow Your Art DSP
inks:  Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Coastal Cabana
Stampin' Write Markers:  Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Coastal Cabana
Stampin' Blends:  Light & Dark Crumb Cake
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Stitched So Sweet Dies, Paper Snips (to fussy cut out the hats), Triple Banner Punch, Bermuda Bay Striped Ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots

My Box Card Tutorial!

 

WOW!

Many of you have asked me for directions on how to make this cute Mickey Mouse card box that I shared a few days ago!  So I have done a step by step photo tutorial below for you.

Follow along with my step by step photo tutorial and you’ll be creating your own card box!  It is so easy!!  

ENJOY!!!

NOTE:  My finished card box is 4” x 5 1/2”.  

Box Card MEASUREMENTS:  

8 1/2" x 10"- 

On 10" side- score at 2", 3 1/2", 6 1/2" & 8"

On 8 1/2" side- 1 1/2" & 7"

1.  Place a piece of card stock measuring 8 1/2″ x 10″ on your scoring board with the 10″ side across the top- score at 2″, 3 1/2″, 6 1/2″ and 8″.

 2.  Rotate your card stock so that the 8 1/2″ side is at the top of the scoring board- score at 1 1/2″ and 7″.

3.  Place your card stock back onto the scoring board, with the 10″ side again at the top & make a tick score mark at 5”.  

4.  Flip the panel over to the back side and repeat this, so that you have both sides tick marked at 5”. 

5. I then put my card stock on my paper cutter & scored from the 5” tick mark, diagonally down to the 6 1/2” line.  I marked this with a red line in the photo below, so you can see it better! I did score it like this on both sides of the card stock to create a “V” on both sides- for the bottom of your box.   

NOTE:  You can use a pencil & ruler & lightly draw the line & then score over it with your scoring board too, if this would be easier for you to do.  You’ll want to then erase the pencil mark.

6.  Using your Paper Snips, cut all 4 corners off-  on the scored lines, as shown below in the photo. 

7.  Using your Paper Snips, cut on the scored lines from the 2″ score line to the 3 1/2″ line & from the 8″ line to the 6 1/2″ line.  Do this on both sides to create 4 tabs.  See the photo below, where I drew the lines in red, as that is where you’ll be cutting to make the tabs.  These are the tabs that fold around the box base. 

 

8.  IMPORTANT:  The inside white piece that I stamped my greeting onto is- 
2 3/4” x 5 1/4”.  Be sure you stamp your sentiment & adhere this to the inside bottom of the box NOW!  You’ll want to do this BEFORE you adhere the box together.  If you don't do it now & do it after the box is assembled, you’ll have a hard time getting it centered & lined up good.

9.  Use your bone fold & fold on all scored lines as shown. 

10.  I chose to glue the 4 tabs to the outside of the box.  You could glue them to the inside of the box, but I liked the looks of it better on the outside.  I did use Tear & Tape on these for 4 tabs, so that they were secured well & stuck together!

11.  Press your box flat, again using your bone fold to get all of the folds pressed down good & flat!

 

12. I then created a belly band to put around my box.  It measures 11" x 2 3/4”- score at - 3 1/2” & 7 1/2”.  Add Tear & Tape on both ends to secure it well.  

13.  Then slide this belly band onto your card box.  

14.  Decorate the belly band as desired.  

15.  Your card box is finished!!  

16.  Slide off the belly band to open up your box card!

I hope you have fun making this Box Card!

Honey Bee'

Sale-a-bration started last week!  This is my favorite time of the year- as who doesn't love something FREE!  You can click HERE TO SEE THE Sale-a-bration & Mini Catalog links!

Look at this CUTE Bee card!!!  It is a fun fold too.....I love the way it turned out!  I added Wink of Stella to the bees wings- which added so much to these, when you can see it in person.

For today's card I used the 'Honey Bee' Bundle in the Mini Catalog.  It coordinates with the Golden Honey Specialty DSP- which is a Sale-a-bration choice, meaning that you can get for FREE with a $50.00.

When creating this card I used ALOT of NEW products-

• 'Honey Bee' stamp set
• Detailed Bee Dies
• Golden Honey Specialty DSP- FREE Sale-a-bration choice
• Metallic Baker's Twine (Daffodil) & Sequins Combo Pack- FREE Sale-a-bration choice
• Label Me Fancy Punch

stamp set:  'Honey Bee'
card stock:

• Basic Black-
• Daffodil Delight-
• Whisper White-
• Crumb Cake- 
• Real Red-

designer paper:  Golden Honey Specialty DSP- (honey comb print & striped print)
ink:  Memento, Crumb Cake
Stampin' Blends:  Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Basic Black (for the strips on the bee)
other:  Wink of Stella, Label Me Fancy Punch, Metallic Baker's Twine (Daffodil), Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Detailed Bee Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies (largest Circle), Sequins, dimensionals, glue dots

Gift Box Card!

For the past several years I make & we give the kids, Disney 'savings dollars' for Christmas!  This is the box that I gave to them this year!  I think it turned out super cute! 

You can then add cash, gift card, a little gift- inside the box!

I made this so that it was a standard card size. 

I will be making another box sometime soon, so I'll share the details about how to make it when I post that!!

Lovely LIly Pad

This lily stamp set- 'Lovely Lily Pad' & coordinating Lily Pad Dies, are both products that you can get for FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration!

Look at this border.....I made it with an AWESOME NEW Punch!!  It is in the NEW Mini Catalog- on page 29.  It is called the Braided Border Punch.  I just punched around the 4 edges of this cardstock with it to make this square.  Neat huh!

stamp set:  'Lovely Lily Pad'
card stock:  Grapefruit Grove, Garden Green, Mint Macaron, Whisper White
ink: Grapefruit Grove, Garden Green
other: Grapefruit Grove ribbon, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Braided Border Punch, Standard Platform, Beads & Baubles Embossing Folder, Champagne Rhinestones, dimensionals, glue dots

These NEW Catalogs start TODAY- January 3, 2020!

 

WOO HOO!

This 2020 Mini Catalog starts today, January 3, 2020 through June 2, 2020! 

Click on the link below to look at it-

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD this Mini Catalog!

 

This 2020 Sale-a-bration Catalog starts today, January 3, 2020 through March 31, 2020!

Click on the link below to look at it-

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD this Sale-a-bration Catalog!

Another Ladybug!

This is a clean, simple & cute card.....using the 'Little Ladybug' stamp set!  

This stamp set is in the 2020 Sale-a-bration Catalog & 

is a FREE hostess only stamp set with all orders over $300.  

You can see another Ladybug card I made using this stamp set by CLICKING HERE! 

Isn't this ladybug just adorable!

How did I make the dots?

I just used my Black Memento & a sponge dauber, on the Real Red cardstock.

I colored the ladybug using my Dark Real Red & Light Basic Black Stampin' Blends.

I then added some Wink of Stella over the top of the dots.

 

stamp set:  'Little Ladybug'

card stock:

• Basic Black- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half or card base; 2 1/4 x 4 1/4"- run through Big Shot with Corrugated Embossing Folder
• Real Red- 3 3/4 x 5"; 2 3/4" strip- die cut largest Stitched Circle; 3 3/4 x 1"
• Whisper White- 2 3/4" strip- stamp ladybug on it this & cut out with 2nd to largest Stitched Circle; 3 3/4 x 5"

ink:  Black Memento

Stampin' Blends:  Dark Real Red & Light Basic Blackother:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Stitches Shapes (Circles), Standard Platform, Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder, Sponge Dauber, Real Red Satin Ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots, Wink of Stella