It’s almost here! Stampin’ Up!’s most exciting sale of the season is almost here! SaleABration begins Thursday, January 5. What is SaleABration? Earn free products with minimum purchases of $50 and $100. Choices include five exclusive stamp sets and four different packages of Designer Series Paper.
The card featured at the beginning of the post uses the Stitched Rectangles Dies and Layering Circles Dies and a few pieces of the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper. And, I color the owl with Stampin’ Blends and a Stampin’ Write Marker.
The Dandy Designs paper offers such a great value. It includes 48 double-sided designs. The bright and spring-like colors lend themselves to a variety of designs.
The card below uses a fun fold. Notice a new ribbon? Find the the Balmy Blue and White 1/2″ Variegated Ribbon in the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog.
What to Know about SaleABration
The promotion runs January 5, 2023, through February 28, 2023. Get your favorites before they’re sold out.
This is the only SaleABration being offered this year.
Be sure to watch the video to see how this handmade greeting card is created
January-April 2023 Mini Catalog Paper Shares
In addition to the release of the SaleABration brochure January 5, 2023, look for the debut of Stampin’ Up!’s January-April 2023 Mini catalog. This brand-new catalog features brand-new stamp sets, dies, bundles, embellishments, and Designer Series Paper. If you’re like me, you want it all. I’m offering a paper share that provides a sampling of all the papers available in the mini catalog and SaleABration brochure. Click here to see all the details and order.
Catalogs are on the way via Stampin’ Up!’s mailing selector if you’ve ordered from me recently. Please contact me if you’re not currently working with another demonstrator and would like paper copies of the catalogs.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you’re excited to get your hands on these products beginning January 5, 2023.
Kim
Click on any of the graphics below to shop from my online store for the products used to create these cards. (The Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper and Adorable Owls Stamp Set become available January 5, 2023.)
Stampin’ Up! January-April 2023 Mini Catalog Paper Share
$55 plus $10 for Priority Mail/padded envelope shipping
If you’re like me, you love paper. You can never have enough. You hoard patterned paper. You want it ALL. My new paper share offers a way for you to receive a sample of all the Designer Series Paper and Specialty Papers available in Stampin’ Up!’s January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. In addition, I’ll give you a free sampling of the papers included in the January-February 2023 SaleABration brochure.
I will cut all 12″x 12″ sheets into 6″x 6″ shares. In all, you’ll receive 200 6”x 6” sheets. The cost to purchase full packs of each individual product included would be more than $170. But with the share, you’re getting these papers for $55 + $10 Priority Mail padded envelope shipping. (Please contact me if you’re local to Mesa, Arizona, and want to porch pick up your paper share when it arrives.)
Here are the papers included in the share:
By the Bay 6×6 Specialty – 12 (one each of twelve designs)
Country Floral Lane – 12 (two each of six designs)
Country Gingham 6×6 – 12 (two each of six designs)
Delicate Desert – 12 (two each of six designs)
Dry Brushed Metallic Specialty – 4 (two each of two designs)
Enjoy the Journey – 12 (two each of six designs)
Fancy Flora 6×6 – 12 (one each of twelve designs)
Fine Shimmer Specialty – 6 (two each of three designs)
Like an Animal Specialty – 12(two each of six designs)
Rain or Shine Specialty – 12 (two each of six designs)
Ready to Ride Specialty – 12(two each of six designs)
Regency Park 6×6 – 12 (one each of twelve designs)
Textured Shimmer Specialty – 6 (two each of three colors)
Vellum Basics Specialty – 6 (two each of three designs)
SaleABration Dainty Flowers – 12 (two each of six designs)
SaleABration Day at the Farm – 12 (two each of six designs)
SaleABration Favored Flowers – 12 (two each of six designs)
SaleABration Dandy Designs – 24 (two each of twelve designs)
How Does the Paper Share Work?
Complete the form below with your contact information. Deadline to reserve your paper share is January 4, 2023.
I’ll send you a PayPal invoice no later than January 5. (Please contact me if you need to make other payment arrangements.)
I’ll place the order for the paper from Stampin’ Up! When it arrives, I’ll cut the paper, package, and send you your shares as soon as possible. Please note: Product backorders or shipping delays may delay the delivery of your share.
Please let me know if you have questions by emailing me at: [email protected].
US residents, only please.
Thanks! Once you see all the beautiful designs, you can decide which ones you want to order full packages of!
Kim
Please complete this form to reserve your share. I’ll send a PayPal invoice using this information.
It’s hard to believe 2023 is just around the corner! Let’s celebrate with some new year cards.
I don’t send a lot of new year cards. But I like to have them on hand as last-minute replies to Christmas cards received and to use as thank-you notes. Stampin’ Up!’s Brightest Glow stamp set has the perfect “Happy New Year” sentiment.
I created three different cards with that same sentiment — two on this post and one last week. Click here to see the other design that uses the Cracker & Treat Box Dies and the Split Card Texture Dies. The Brightest Glow stamp set is currently available in Stampin’ Up!’s July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. Buy it now with the Labels Aglow Dies as a bundle and save 10 percent. Just a note: It will be carrying over and available next year.
About the Rays of Light Card
The card featured at the top of the post uses the Rays of Light stamp embossed with gold heat embossing as the background.
Very Vanilla card stock measuring 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ embossed in gold with Rays of Light
Black card stock measures 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″
Very Vanilla card stock measuring 5 1/4″ x 4″ embossed with Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder
Sentiment heat embossed with gold and die cut with circle from Labels Aglow Dies
The card below uses some brand-new product that will be available beginning January 5, 2023, in Stampin’ Up!’s January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. The Alphabet A’ La Mode Dies include dies for a full alphabet and numbers. These are an exciting addition to the paper crafting product line up.
Be sure to watch the video to hear a discussion of these handmade new year cards. I just love the look of the gold heat embossing combined with the Gold Foil Sheets and black card stock.
2023 New Year Card Samples Video
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Please contact me if you have questions about these projects or any other rubber stamping-related inquires.
Kim
Click on any of the graphics below to shop directly from my online store to create the new year card featured at the beginning of the post.
Welcome to Team Stamp It’s December Blog Hop. We’re so glad you joined us. This month, we feature handmade greeting cards and projects with the new year theme. Be sure to visit all of the blogs on the hop and leave a comment with the hashtag #stampitcontent. You could win a Cozy & Bright Card Kit.
Cracker Box for New Years
New Year’s Eve crackers are a popular party favor. Just like Christmas crackers, they’re decorated tubes filled with toys, trinkets, candy, confetti, and many times, tissue paper crowns. According to Google, the tradition of Christmas crackers began around the mid-1840s in the United Kingdom by a man named Tom Smith. He inserted love messages into the wrappers, similar to fortune cookies.
I started with a 6 x 6 sheet of Designer Series Paper and cut the entire die. But I used just one section to create the new year card for this blog hop. From this one die cut, you could make six cards!
You might be wondering what you would do with a new year card. I love to have some on hand to send after Christmas either as thank you notes or in reply to other cards I’ve received throughout the season.
Here’s how this card comes together:
Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock Base
Gold Foil layer measures 5 7/8″ x 5 3/8″
5 1/4″ x 4″ Very Vanilla Cardstock die cut with the Split Card Textures Dies
Heat embossed sentiment (Brightest Glow stamp set from the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog)
Gold Simply Elegant Trim
Champagne Rhinestone Jewels
I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Be sure to visit all of the other blogs on the hop. Leave a comment with the hashtag #stampitcontest. You could win a Cozy & Bright Card Kit.
This is one of those projects I make each year: a desktop calendar. It’s fun to change the patterned paper and designs and to add a special quote or image.
The DIY desktop calendars with Post It Note pads are easy to create and to personalize. From co-workers to relatives to hostesses and bridge group buddies, these homemade calendars make great gifts and stocking stuffers for everyone.
2023 Desktop Calendar Samples
The calendar featured at the top of this post offers a sneak peek of Designer Series Paper you can earn free during the upcoming SaleABration promotion in January and February of 2023. I paired the Dandy Designs 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper with a sentiment from the Season of Chic stamp set (available in Stampiin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog) and the Something Fancy Dies (soon available in the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog).
The above calendar uses patterns from the Butterfly Kisses 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper (Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog) and a butterfly die cut from the Brilliant Wings Dies (also Annual Catalog).
Desktop Calendar Measurements
See some starting measurements below. Be sure to watch the video to see how all of the pieces come together.
Calendar base: 11 x 4 1/4 scored at 5 1/2 and 2 3/4
DSP piece for bottom: 5 1/4 x 4
Coordinating card stock for base (on which to place note pad): 3 1/2 x 3 1/2
Coordinating Card stock for calendar piece: 5 1/4 x 4
DSP for top: 5 x 3 3/4
Please note: I purchased the mini calendars from Taylored Expressions.
2023 Desktop Calendar Samples Video
To see a few different designs from past years, click on the links below;
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. Need more inspiration? Click here to sign up for my free, email newsletter. I send two to three newsletters each month that include a free paper crafting video, a card-making tutorial, and updates on Stampin’ Up! news and specials.
Kim
Click on any of the graphics below to shop for the paper crafting products used to create this desktop calendar. Please note: The list refers to the second calendar that includes the butterfly image.
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