Hello Stampers! Today, Stampin' Up! is offering an early release of one of the bundles that will appear in the new, upcoming catalog. This card features the Eastern Beauty stamp set and coordinating Eastern Medallion Thinlits Dies. These dies are amazing and can be mixed and matched to make an array of die cut combinations. Also exciting is the fact you can get your hands on three of Stampin' Up!'s new In Colors: Lemon Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, and Fresh Fig. There are two bundled offerings:Starter Bundle/$60.50 Eastern Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers Lemon Lime...

Hello Stampers! It's that exciting time of year when students are graduating from high school and college and are off to new adventures. I've started making cards to honor these special people. This card uses Stampin' Up!'s Number of Years stamp set and coordinating Large Numbers Framelits. I embossed a 5 1/4 x 4 inch piece of card stock with the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder (retiring). I then layered the numbers, stamped in Memento Black and then cropped, on top of the base. The sentiment comes from Teeny Tiny Wishes (one of my favorite sets) and it's punched out with the Classic Label Punch. I created the cap using the Layering Squares...

Hello Stampers! OK, I admit it: I am a flamingo fanatic. I have flamingo socks. I have flamingo lawn ornaments. I have light-up flamingos. I have flamingo jewelry. So Stampin' Up!'s Pop of Paradise set is perfect for me. It's been awhile since I've inked it up, but it sure is fun. I am also pleased to see it will carry-over into Stampin' Up!'s next catalog. Of course, the technique for this card occurred to me in the middle of the night. I started with a sheet of Shimmery White card stock. I inked the flamingo with Versamark and stamped it on the paper. I then heat embossed it with White Embossing Powder. Using the Aqua Painter, I applied a...

Hello Stampers! I love making treat packets for classes and for customers. When I saw a post by Janet Wakeland showing a version of this, I knew it was perfect. It uses the Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies that can be found on page 5 of Stampin' Up!'s Occasions Catalog. The good news is that this pop-up thinlit is 50 percent off; you can get this fun die for just $16.50. Get yours now because it's being retired! I cut a piece of Whisper White card stock 7 1/4 inches by 6 inches and ran it through the Big Shot using the thinlit. I first added color with the coordinating Balloon Adventures stamp set. I folded the card on the score lies and...

 Hello Stampers! I'm a little late to the party! Stampin' Up!'s Custom Tee stamp set and coordinating T-shirt Builder Framelits Dies have been available for purchase since the beginning of January, but I'm just now playing with them and I can't stop. What's even better is that they are on sale. The stamp set is $19.50 and the dies are just $15. But get them now before they're gone; they are retiring! You can see how much fun I've been having customizing the shirts! The top sample was sent to a relative who is a Nebraska Husker fan. I made a bunch of the bottom card. My husband's family are all Yankee fans, and I thought the Floral Boutique...