Positive Thoughts!

Here is a sneak peek for you!

 

I used a NEW Coordination Product called- Nature's Thoughts Dies, 

that will be available starting on February 4th, 2020!   

These die coordinate with the 'Positive Thoughts' stamp set from the Mini- page 23.

This is a clean & simple card, but I think it turned out so cute!

And these colors are so totally Susie!

You can CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THE COORDINATION PRODUCTS that will be  RELEASED on 2/4/2020!

 

 

Here are the Nature's Thoughts Dies!!!

Just LOOK at this awesome stitched rectangle die that is in the Nature's Thoughts Dies!

I also used the dies to cut out the flower & the leaves too.

NOTE:  

I used my Highland Heather ink pad to stamp these flowers in. 

Don't they coordinate just great with the Purple Posy card stock!!

My ink pad was NOT newly reinked & I did add Wink of Stella over the top of them.

But if you look closely at the top right edge of the card, you can see how the flowers 

are slightly darker than this Purple Posy ink, but look great together!

stamp set:n 'Positive Thoughts'

card stock:

• Purple Posy-
• Garden Green-
• Highland Heather-
• Whisper White-

ink:  Highland Heather & Garden Green

other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Nature's Thoughts Dies, Gingham Gala Adhesive Backed Sequins, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Poppies!!

This Peaceful Poppies Suite is in the Mini Catalog- pages 24-26.  Check it out!  There are 2 stamp sets & 2 coordinating dies that go with this suite!  WOW!

The Peaceful Poppies DSP has lots of colors & variation, with just endless possibilities!!  

This is one of the cards that everyone made with me at my January monthly classes!  It was a favorite of many!  I know alot of you that were at my classes bought this stamp set.  So I'll be sharing more projects using this suite in the coming weeks!  I want you to see other ideas, created with so much versatility!

Lately I've needed many sympathy cards....so that is what I made this card to say.  But honestly- it sure wouldn't have to be a sympathy card.  This card is just a great All Occasions card.  It could be for almost any occasion, depending on what you are needing & what words you stamp on it!

stamp set:  'Painted Poppies' & 'Peaceful Moments'
card stock:

• Poppy Parade-  5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
• Basic Black- 5 1/4 x 2 1/4"; 3" strip- die cut circle
• Old Olive- 1" strip- stamp 2 leaves & cut out with die
  Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card; 2 3/4" strip- stamp flowers onto & die cut out

designer paper:  Peaceful Poppies DSP- 5 x 2"
ink:  Memento, Poppy Parade
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Painted Labels Dies, Peaceful Poppies Sequins, dimensionals, glue dots

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I have gotten several messages by email, text or in person at classes lately.  You are asking me "why have I not been sharing about me & my family on my blog lately."  Well to be honest- our life is just crazy busy.  Kids, pigs & stamping- pretty much sums up my life!  And not much sleep.  Not only do I help out on the farm, but I also do all of the farm bookwork too, on top of all of my other jobs I also have.  We've been busy selling big pigs & getting ready for new baby piggies (that we got yesterday & we'll get some more baby piggies again tomorrow).  I've had lots of stamp classes to get ready for & go to.  And I keep busy & enjoy being able to help out our kids daily with our 6 grandkids!  Honestly- I have a hard time keeping up with everything.  And I have been getting up early in the mornings & walking too.  So I've been trying to keep my posts short & sweet!!  But no worries......you can come back each day & check out what I've got to share with you!  I hope you do continue to enjoy checking out my blog each day & seeing what cute projects I've created to share with each of you!!!  So thank you for stopping by & checking out my blog!  I am thankful that you have.  I love that you've stopped by & I am always happy to hear from you at any time & in any way!  Don't be afraid to leave me a comment, or send me an email or a text.  You are all dear & very special to me!  I hope you all know that!  Thank you!!! 

Gotta run......I will see you tomorrow!
Take care.

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

The Gangs All Meer!

OH my gosh.....I so love these little guys!  They just make me smile!  They look like they are party animals don't they!  They kind of remind me of 5 ornery little boys that we have around our house!  

This stamp set- 'The Gangs All Meer' is a stamp set that you can choose as a FREE Sale-a-bration choice, from now until 3/31/2020.  

I think this card is just super cute & love the way it turned out!

The little Sequins & Metallic Bakers Twine that I used here are also a FREE Sale-a-bartion!!

 

Check out the CUTE designer paper!!  This is from the Birthday Bonanza DSP pack- pg. 33 in the Mini Catalog.  

And look at the awesome NEW Stitched So Sweetly Dies.  They are rectangle shaped & have a little scalloped edge around them too!  They are pretty cool!

stamp set:  'Sending You Thoughts' (words) & 'The Gangs All Meer'- both are Sale-a-bration choices that you can choose for FREE with a $50 product order!

card stock:

• Bermuda Bay- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"& fold in half for card base
• Mango Melody- 4 1/4 x 3"
• Daffodil Delight- 4 x 2 3/4"; 2 3/4" strip-die cut stitched oval & stamp words onto
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card; 4 1/4" strip- die cut stitched rectangle; 3/4" strip- stamp birthday hats onto & fussy cut out with Paper Snips

designer paper:  Birthday Bonanza DSP
ink:  Memento, Bermuda Bay, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight
Stampin' Blends:  Light & Dark Crumb Cake
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Stitched Shapes (oval), Paper Snips (to fussy cut out the little birthday hats), Metallic Bakers Twine, Sequins, dimensionals, glue dots

Poppies!

Check out this Poppy card!!  It was one of the make & take projects we did when we were at On Stage in November.  Of course......I brought it home & added to it & changed it a bit!  It is not a normal layout or card that I would do, but it is cute & I like the way it turned out!

This Peaceful Moments Bundle is great!!  I LOVE the words & the font in the 'Peaceful Moments' stamp set.  And the dies in the coordinating Poppy Moments Dies are very detailed & layered!  Check out this Poppy!!  And check out the stemmed leaf!

There is a huge & awesome Peaceful Poppies Suite in the Mini Catalog on pages 24-27.  You'll have to look up these pages & see all of the coordinating products in this suite!!

Look at this splattered ribbon!  Where did it come from?  It is actually the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon on page 25 in the Mini Catalog.  And I actually used my Poppy Parade ink pad & the Splattered image- and I stamped directly onto my ribbon!!

Can you tell by looking at the photo that I stamped the stemmed Poppies & the Splattered images from the 'Painted Poppies' stamp set- along the top edges of the card & along the bottom too!  I then added some Wink of Stella on the stemmed poppies, that are along the bottom 1/3 of the card.  
 
stamp set:  'Peaceful Moments' & 'Painted Poppies'
card stock:

• Poppy Parade-
• Old Olive-
• Pear Pizzaz-
• Whisper White- 
• Basic Black-

designer paper:  Peaceful Poppies DSP
ink:  Poppy Parade & Memento
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Poppy Moments Dies, Whisper White Crinkled Ribbon Wink of Stella, diemsnionals, glue dots

Mountain Air

Check out this great guy card, using the 'Mountain Air' stamp set!!  Since we live in Iowa & don't have mountains......I stamped my mountains upside down to make them look like hills!!  Now this is a scene that we would see living here in Iowa!

 This stamp set is awesome, as each of the 7 stamps in it are reversible & can so both sides of them can be used, meaning that you get 14 different images in just one stamp set!  WOW!  Look it up in the Mini Catalog on pages 52 & 53.

I love the way this card turned out!  It is a totally Susie card.  It is a great guy card, but could be used for other occasions too.  I actually made a couple of them this week & made them into sympathy cards. 

This is one of the cards that everyone stamping with me at my monthly January classes made this past week.

stamp sets:  'Mountain Air' & 'Perennial Birthday'
card stock:

• Crumb Cake- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4", fold in half for card base; 4 x 2 3/4"- emboss using Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder
• Night of Navy- 4 x 5 1/4"; 4 x 1 1/4"
• Pear Pizzazz- 4 1/4 x 2 3/4"- stamp trees onto this using your Stamparatus & cut top edge off with die
• Whisper White-3 3/4 x 1"- stamp words onto; 2 3/4" strip- stamp trees onto & cut with die; 4 1/4 x 2 3/4"- stamp hills onto the top part of this card & layer behind the trees; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card

ink:  Night of Navy & Pear Pizzazz
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Majestic Mountain Dies, Standard Platform, Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder, 5/16" Braided Burlap Ribbon,  dimensionals, Glue Dot, Stamparatus

More Heartfelt Bundle!

Here is another cute heart card.  I used the 'Heartfelt' Bundle to make it!  

This is a card that I made as one of the many shoe box swaps I provided for my November Iowa Inker's Team meeting.  

Check out the Heart Doilies.  I LOVE THEM!  They come with 40 in a pkg, with 20 each of Real Red & Flirty Flamingo.  BUT I used the backside of the doily on this card.....as the back side of all of them are white!  So that means that they can go with anything!  You can leave them white or color them with your Stampin' Blends or an ink pad & a sponge!  That means you can make them any color you want!

 Check out the these products in the suite that I used to make this card.

• 'Heartfelt' stamp set
• Heart Punch Pack
• From My Heart Specialty DSP
• Heart Doilies
• Real Red Ribbon
• From my Heart Faceted Gems

You can see another 'Heartfelt' card I used by CLICKING HERE!

stamp set:  'Heartfelt'
card stock:

• Real Red- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4" for card base; 2 3/4" strip- punch out Scalloped Heart; 5 1/2 x 1"
• Flirty Flamingo- 4 x 5/14"
• Whisper White- 5 1/4 x 4"- for inside of card; 2 3/4" strip- stamp words onto & punch out using the Heart Punch 5 1/4 x 3/4"

designer paper:  From My Heart Specialty DSP- 5  x 2"
ink:  Real Red
other:  Heart Punch Pack, Real Red Satin Ribbon, Heart Doilies, From the Heart Faceted Gems, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots Dimensionals

Heartfelt stamp set!

I love hearts & I love punches.....so I am SUPER EXCITED that we have 2 new layering heart punches in the Mini Catalog.  Check them out on pages 9 & 10.  They go with the From My Heart Suite!!  Everything in this suite is adorable!  Just look at this pretty card!!  

This is one of the cards everyone joining me at my January monthly stamp classes will be making.  (Note:  DSP may vary at class.)

Check out the these products in the suite-

• 'Heartfelt' stamp set
• Heart Punch Pack
• From My Heart Specialty DSP
• Heart Doilies
• Real Red Ribbon
• From my Heart Faceted Gems

If you look closely at the left side of this card.....notice the DSP?  It is actually a 5 1/2 x 2" piece & I scored the left edge at 1/2" & folded it.  SO this is just ONE PIECE of DSP, but both sides of it are showing!  I then added 2- 1/2" strips across the card to add 'more' to it!

Did you notice the little scallop along the left edge. I made is using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch in the Annual Catalog on page 186! 

stamp set:  'Heartfelt'
card stock:

• Flirty Flamingo- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4" for card base; 2 3/4" strip- punch out Scalloped Heart
• Whisper White-  5 1/2 x 3/4"- use Decorative Ribbon Border Punch; 5 1/4 x 4"- for inside of card; 2 3/4" strip- stamp words onto & punch out using the Heart Punch

designer paper:  From My Heart Specialty DSP- 5 1/2 x 2"- score at 1/2" on left edge
ink:  Real Red
other:  Heart Punch Pack, Real Red Satin Ribbon, Heart Doilies, From the Heart Faceted Gems, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots Dimensionals

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