On February 16, 2013 I joined the Stampin' Up! family and it has totally changed my life!  I am so grateful and blessed for all the wonderful things that have happened in my life since joining.  I have met some of the most amazing and talented people from all over the world.  The friends that I have made through Stampin' Up! are the best thing that has happened to me.  With Stampin' Up! I get to travel, get paid to play with stamps, ink and paper, bring joy to others, teach them all the beautiful products and get recognized for my project.  

To celebrate my anniversary I am offering FREE SHIPPING from now until Friday, February 22nd.  This is a perfect time to get your favorites from the annual or occasions catalog and get FREE products with Sale-a-Bration.  For every $50 or $100 you spend you get to get a FREE product!  You get to pick from our first and second release of Sale-A-Bration brochures.  How fun is that!

To let  you know the Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack and Grapefruit Grove and Lovely Lipstick foil sheets have SOLD OUT.

If you order online, please use the hostess code below.  I will refund your shipping to you as this special is through me and not Stampin' Up!

Click on the Shop Now button to start helping me celebrate!

Tonight I will be having my Facebook live at 7:00pm EST.  I hope you can join me when I show you have to make a tunnel card. 

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you have a fantastic week!

Happy Stampin!

Stampin' Up! is releasing new items for Sale-A-Bration today!!!  They are beautiful!!!  These new items are in addition to the 1st set of Sale-A-Bration products.  

I love the different designs that you can use for backgrounds.  These new items are in addition to the 1st set of Sale-A-Bration products.

This embossing folder has so many different possibilities with it.  I can't wait to get this one and play with it.  

You can create for any season when you combine the stamp set with the designer series paper!  I have so many projects going through my head right now!

There are several ways to get FREE products during our 2019 Sale-A-Bration!  You can shop, host a workshop or private class and/or join my Joyful Butterflies team!  Sale-A-Bration is through March 31st!  Reminder, the Organdy Ribbon Combo pack is no longer avaliable (it is in the first release of Sale-A-Bration).  Contact me or use the links below for more information.

Sale-A-Bration Celebration!!!!

I will be having my Sale-A-Bration Celebration in April (date to be determined)!  I did this last year and we had so much fun I want to do it again!  You will receive and invitation to my event if you meet one or more of the following requirements between January 3- March 31, 2019:

• You order $150+ (before sh & tax). (This can be one order or multiple orders.)
• You Host a SU! Party or Private Class with me before March 31st
• You Join my SU! Team by purchasing a Starter Kit ($175 of product for just $99 + tax and FREE shipping). You don't even have to sell, host a class, or build a business if you don't want to.

I will be having my Facebook lives every Monday night at 7:00pm.  I hope you can join me!  If you missed the last one I did on the Block Fill technique check it out HERE

Thank you for stopping in today!  I hope you have a great weekend!

I am so happy that you are joining us for our blog hop!   We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrator from around the world who are Hoppin’ With Exciting Ideas to share with you. Today we will feature products from the 2019 Occasions Stampin’ Up! Catalog. I know you will find a lot of wonderful ideas that are shared today!

For this blog hop I made a card using quite a few products from the Occasions catalog.  I started out with knowing that I wanted to use the Rectangle Stitched Framelits that are part of the Amazing Life bundle.  I then wanted to use my favorite designer series paper in the Occasions catalog, All My Love. Another product that I have been using a lot in my Valentine's Day projects is the Be Mine Stitched Edgelits.  The edgelits have a coordinating stamp set, Meant To Be, which I also used on this card for the sentiment.   What I love about these two products, is you can get them in a bundle and save 10%!

To make this card you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Lovely Lipstick

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Balmy Blue

• cut at 4" x 5 1/2"

Whisper White

• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"
• cut at 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

All My Love Designer Series Paper

• cut at 3 3/4" x 5 1/4"

Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets

• cut at 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Have you seen  the Lovely Lipstick foil paper from the 2019 Sale-A-Bration brochure? I love it!!! I have been using it a lot in my projects lately, so of course, I had to add it to this project too.  Do you see the little heart by the sentiment?  I was using one of the pieces in the Be Mine edgelits (the one with all the hearts connected together) and all these little hearts came falling out when I picked it up.  I had an ah ha moment and knew I wanted to add one of them to this project somewhere.

This was a fun and easy card to make that anyone would love to get on Valentine's Day!  

Please click the Next button to go to Cynthia McQueen's blog for another beautiful project.

Please take a moment to comment at the bottom of this post and let me know how you liked my projects or ask me a question about any of the products that I used. Don’t forget to scroll back up and keep hoppin’ with us! – Thank you!

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoyed my project! 

Please contact your Stampin’ Up! demonstrator if you have any questions or to make a product purchase. I would be happy to answer any questions about products or the techniques shown here. If you do not have a demonstrator, you can use the below link to order products from me or join my Joyful Butterflies team. 

Shopping List

Meant To Be Cling Stamp Set

[148626]

$24.00

Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies

[148527]

$35.00

Meant To Be Cling Bundle

[150587]

$53.00

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

[147140]

$7.50

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$8.50

Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146970]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

All My Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[148576]

$11.00

Grapefruit Grove & Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets

[149712]

$0.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Last night I did a Facebook live on how to do the Block Fill Technique.  When I first saw a card like this on Facebook, created by Felicity Fernandez, I thought it was stunning.  At first I couldn't figure out how she made it.  It looked difficult.  Then I went looking to see how it was done and oh my goodness!  It is not difficult at all!   

I love making projects that look like they are hard or time consuming and really they are easy.  Then, I love teaching people how to create the project for themselves.  

To make this card you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Basic Black

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Flirty Flamingo 

• cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Whisper White

• cut 2 at 4" x 5 1/4"

I did  a Facebook Live on how to make this card.  I hope you enjoy it!

Tomorrow I am participating in the What's New at SU? blog hop.  We are featuring projects from the Occasions catalog.  I can't wait to share with you my project I made for Valentine's Day.  I hope you can stop back and check it out!

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you  have a terrific day!

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

Shopping List

Lasting Lily Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149717]

$0.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$7.50

Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147147]

$7.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

$7.50

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.50

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141416]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

[100082]

$3.50

Petal Pink/Whisper White 5/8"(1.6 Cm) Variegated Ribbon

[148776]

$8.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

I always make the host of my workshops a thank you gift for allowing me to share Stampin' Up! products with them and their friends.  My last hostess Stacy, had a Valentine's workshop, which was so much fun.   As my thank you gift, I made her a Tea Tin decorated with the beautiful All My Love designer series paper.  

I wanted to make a gift that she could use again.  She could put tea bags, little 3 x 3 note cards, candy (which I did) or what ever else she wanted to use.  I wanted to put a little bit of shine on this, so I used the Lovely Lipstick foil sheets that are in the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  You can earn them FREE when you purchase $50 or $100 from now until March 31st.  

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

All My Love Designer Series Paper

• cut at 3 1/8" x 12"

Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets

• cut at 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

To adhere the designer series paper I used Tear and Tape as I wanted to make sure that it stayed in place.  

On top of the tin I made a triple loop bow with the Lovely Lipstick ribbon from the All My Love Ribbon Combo Pack in the occasions catalog.  I used the Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the scalloped heart and Stampin Dimensionals on the solid heart.  

I filled up the tin with the delicious Hershey hearts that are filled with a strawberry filling.  When you open the bag, the smell of strawberries is so fresh! Yes, I have sampled these.  I don't want to give my hostess bad candy.  LOL

Can you believe it is Monday already?  I am not sure where the weekend went.  Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by.  I hope you have a terrific day!  

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.

Shopping List

All My Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[148576]

$11.00

Grapefruit Grove & Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets

[149712]

$0.00

All My Love Ribbon Combo Pack

[148584]

$9.00

Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies

[148527]

$35.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

Today I have an easy and elegant Valentine's Day card to share with you.  The color combination of Lovely Lipstick, black and white colors are so striking.  A while ago I saw a layout like this on Pinterest and fell in love with the clean look of it.  The Lovely Lipstick foil sheets in the Sale-A-Bration brochure is so pretty!  It is hard to get a good picture of the foil sheets, but trust me, it is gorgeous!   

For the banner and circles behind the hearts, I used the Botanical Butterfly designer series paper, which is also in the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  You can earn both of these products for FREE when you purchase  $50 or $100 in product during Sale-A-Bration.  I love butterflies, so of course, I love this paper.  What else I love is the different patterned paper in this paper pack.  I have used the checked and polka dot paper a lot on different projects.  Here is a picture of the different patterns in the paper pack.

To make this card you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Basic Black

• cut at 4 1/4" x 11" score at 5 1/2"

Whisper White

• cut 2 at 4" x 5 1/4"

Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets

• cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
• cut at 1 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• cut 2 at 1 1/2" x 4 1/2" - this is for the hearts and scalloped circles

Botanical Butterflies Designer Series Paper

• cut at 1 3/8" x 5 1/2"
• cut at 1 1/2" x 4 1/2" - this is for the circles behind the hearts

I used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up each of the hearts, all the other pieces I used Snail adhesive.  On the inside of the card I stamped Happy Valentine's Day from the Meant To Be stamp set.  

I am so excited about my Facebook Live on Monday!  I finally have figured out my schedule and will be doing them every Monday at 7:00pm!  I would love to have you join me!  Go to my Stampin Scrapper Facebook page to join in on the fun!  

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you have a fabulous Friday and a wonderful weekend!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

Shopping List

Meant To Be Cling Stamp Set

[148626]

$24.00

Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies

[148527]

$35.00

Meant To Be Cling Bundle

[150587]

$53.00

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

[147140]

$7.50

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper

[149622]

$0.00

Grapefruit Grove & Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets

[149712]

$0.00

1-1/4" Circle Punch

[119861]

$16.00

1-3/8" (3.5 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch

[146139]

$16.00

Banner Triple Punch

[138292]

$23.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

On Sunday I got an email from Splitcoaststampers that I had people casing (create and share everything) my cards in my gallery.  I had no idea what they were talking about.  So, I went on their website to try and figure out what was going on.  Well, I was in for a huge surprise!  I was chosen to be their Featured Stamper for the week!  

What that means is that people go to your gallery (pictures of the projects I have posted on their website) and choose a card to case.  When you case someone else's card, you can either make it the exact same way, change some parts of it, or use it for inspiration for your own card.  I couldn't believe it!  I am so honored that they thought that much of my projects to pick me as their featured stamper.  

What  a great way to start my week!  

I am also so excited about how my Joyful Butterflies team is growing!  I have had 4 people sign up in January and have two more that are signing up this month.  I am so blessed!  I can't thank all of you enough for the support you have given me and my Stampin' Up! business.  All of you are the best!

I want to say thank you to all of you for your support by placing orders with me.  I have set a goal for myself and am very close to meeting it.  I know I wouldn't be able to do it without all of you!  Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you have a great day.  

You are not going to believe how I came up with this card!  I had been working on Valentine's Day projects and my craft table was a mess.  I went to clean it up and saw all of these odds and ends pieces.  I have the habit of saving them, for some day I will use them, and never touch them again.  I challenged myself to come up with a card with only using the cut outs I had on my table and I had to use the designer series paper that was already on my craft table.  Boy, am I glad my stuff coordinated.  Another reason I love Stampin' Up!

You can use this card for Valentine's Day, a wedding or an anniversary.  There are so many possibilities with this card.  All you have to do is change the designer series paper and the color of your cardstock. 

To make this card you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Balmy Blue

• cut at 4 1/4" x 11" score at 5 1/2"

Lovely Lipstick

• cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
• scrap for little heart

Whisper White

• cut at 2 1/4" x 4 1/2" you can cut 2 hearts 
• cut at 4" x 5 1/4" for inside the card

All My Love Designer Series Paper

• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"

I used the Lovely Lipstick ribbon from the All My Love ribbon combo pack in the occasions catalog.  I wrapped it around the Lovely Lipstick and designer series paper.  I then popped these up with Stampin Dimensionals.  I also popped up the little Lovely Lipstick heart.

I am so excited for this week!  I had openings in my daycare and you won't believe who I got a phone call from.  One of Emily and Erica's cheerleading coaches!  I can't wait to meet her sweet little boy.  Yes, another boy!  LOL  In the fall I will have all boys in my daycare.  Life will definitely be very active in my home during the day.

I am starting a new bible study on Tuesday, small group on Wednesday, class on Friday and my Joyful Butterflies team meeting on Saturday morning.  It is going to be a busy week, but a fun week!  Do you have any fun things planned this week?

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope everyone has a fabulous week!  In Ohio it is going to be warmer, which I am very happy about. 

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

Shopping List

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$8.50

Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146970]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

All My Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[148576]

$11.00

All My Love Ribbon Combo Pack

[148584]

$9.00

Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies

[148527]

$35.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

Have you heard about the deal to get $175 worth of product for only $99/$129?  Stampin' Up! has knocked it out of the park with their Sale-A-Bration deals this year!

The Craft and Carry Tote is out of this world!!!  It has so much room and it is very well made and very sturdy!  I can't believe how much stuff you can get in it!  

When you join Stampin' Up! to be a demonstrator you will get to pick $175 worth of product for $99 or you can get the $175 worth of product and the Craft and Carry Tote for $129!  How exciting is that!  After you become a demonstrator you will get 20% (with up to 25%) off all future orders.  

I would love to have you become a member of my Joyful Butterflies team!  We have monthly team meetings, stamp together and have a lot of fun!  Check out all the details when you click on the picture below.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at stampinscraper13@gmail.com.  I am happy to help you in any way I can!

If you are in the area with all the cold and snow I hope you are staying warm and safe.  Here in Ohio it has been extremely cold, below zero temperatures, and now we have 5 inches of snow today.  No school for the third day this week.  The kids are loving it!  

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Happy Stamping!

Do you need a fast easy birthday card?  I have one for you!  This card is perfect if you need to do a lot at a time or need one in a hurry.  I used the Lasting Lily stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration brochure and the Amazing Life in the Occasions catalog.  

Have you tried our DisINKtive stamps?  The Lasting Lily stamp set is one of those stamps.  DisINKtive stamps give you different shades on your stamped image.  I stamped the lily one time and you can see how there are darker and lighter shades of color.  One thing you want to make sure when you use these stamps is that your ink pad is not real wet.  If it is, take a spoon and push the ink on your stamp pad to one side.  Ink up your stamp on the section that you have pushed the ink off of.  When you are finished, you can use the spoon to push the ink back.

To make this card you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Whisper White Thick

• cut 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Berry Burst

• 2 3/4" x 4 1/4"

Mossy Meadow

• cut at 5/8" x 3"

Whisper White

• cut at 2 1/2" x 4"
• cut at 1/2" x 3"

I popped up the Berry Burst layer and the banner with Stampin' Dimensionals.  

Wow!  What a busy, but fun weekend!  I had class on Friday night and Sunday afternoon, moved Erica on Saturday, got to spend time with family yesterday and finally got to go to church after two weeks because of weather.  My heart is so full this morning!  Thank you God for so many blessings this weekend!

I hope you have a great week and thank you for stopping by today!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

Shopping List

Lasting Lily Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149717]

$0.00

Amazing Life Photopolymer Bundle

[150624]

$50.25

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[147143]

$7.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144243]

$8.50

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Banner Triple Punch

[138292]

$23.00