Social Stamping - #Oh2020! Snail Mail

It's the end of 2020, and wow it's been a year to forget and looking forward to the New Year.  This month at Social Stamping we are featuring #Oh2020!  

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I have been sending cards after COVID19 hit Australia with a bang from March 2020 to share with those that have been in lockdown for many days, weeks and even months.

Today's card features my favourite card design for 2020 and I have been making them since November - the shaker card.  Due to all the online purchases and Australia Post delivering cards every second day, it is really Snail Mail, which has been slower than normal this year with Australia Post taking oh so long to get a card to my friends around South Australia, Australia and around the World.

I have a tutorial with step by step instructions and photographs for this quick and easy shaker card using the Clear Translucent Medium Envelopes just email me and I'll send you a copy (or join my mailing list and you will receive lots of inspiration and tutorials).

Cardstock:  Brushing Bride, Snail Mail Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Rectangle Stitched Dies, Clear Translucent Medium Envelopes, Snowflake Sequins, From my Heart Faceted Gems (retired, but they were on the Clearance Rack recently)

Close up of the cute snail mail shaker card.

 

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If you get lost along the way, click back to our lovely Social Stamping Blog Host, Kelly Kent to see the list of everyone!!

CASEing the Catty - #CTC298 Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder

It's less than 2 weeks until Christmas Day and I am still busy making and writing in Christmas Cards, I was doing so well and made about 80 before December but I need about 120, so I love that I have added another 2 cards whilst CASEing an Embossing Folder Project.

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I have decided to CASE the card on page 35 using the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder, I received this folder from my lovely team member, Lauren Fry and it was time to get it out of the cellophane bag.

It was a quick card to CASE with a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock ran through the Embossing Folder and then I used a sponge dauber in Pear Pizzazz to add a little green to the trees.

I then added a thin 1 1/2" strip of Gold Foil which I again ran through the Embossing Folder and then cut out a circle and gold embossed the sentiment and finally added the Gilded Gems, oh I love these.

Stamp Set:  For Unto Us

Cardstock:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Gold Foil Sheet

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Stitches Shapes Dies, Gold Stampin' Embossing Powder, Gilded Gems

Thanks for stopping by, now it's time to hop on over to Judy May.

Are you inspired by the CASEing the Catty Crew why not participate in the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge by uploading a card or project to the facebook page.

Whisper White Products Available Until Sold Out

 

Order Now, Only Available Until Sold Out

Whisper White products are going out of production, this means a number of Whisper White products will be affected. Stampin' Up! will be releasing all Basic White products due to the mill suddenly closing where only the Whisper White products were made.

Below is a list of all products that will be replaced with new Basic White cardstock. These items are now available while supplies last with an order limit of 2 per item per order.

Whisper White 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Cardstock (124302)

Assorted Memories & More Cards & Envelopes (149710)

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes (131527)

Whisper White 3" x 3" (7.6 x 7.6 cm) Envelopes (145829)

Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock (140490)

Whisper White C6 Envelopes (106588)

Order online use December HOST CODE PGDJYJG9 to receive a gift from the upcoming Mini Catalogue.

Giant Year-End Closeout Event! - Up to 50% Off Mini Catalogue Products

IT’S THE GIANT YEAR-END CLOSEOUT EVENT!

UP TO 50% OFF PRODUCTS

If you love great deals, Stampin' Up!'s Giant Year-End Closeout event is the perfect time to shop.

You’ll get deep discounts on your favourite products from the August–December 2020 Mini Catalogue—and as an extra bonus—you’ll get a peek at the list of items carrying over to the new annual catalogue.

The Year-End Closeout happens only once a year, so don’t delay as products are only available until sold out.

Order online from midnight tonight use December HOST CODE PGDJYJG9 to receive a gift from the upcoming Mini Catalogue.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC296 Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper Step It Up

It's Step It Up at CASEing the Catty this week taking inspiration from the Mini Catalogue.  Creating comes in three categories of Crafters - Beginning, Casual and Avid!

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Earlier in the week I fussy cut out the white poinsettias as I wanted to use them as my centrepiece of the card.  I have used the Whisper White note cards with a strip of the green Designer Series Paper on the left hand side.  

Beginner Card - The Designer Series Paper is stuck down onto the card base as it the Sentiment

Casual Card - I have layered a piece of Whisper White cardstock up on dimensions on the card base and I have also popped up the poinsettia and added a gem and also the sentiment is raised up and I used the banner punch to give a further detail.

Avid Card - I again layered with a piece of Whisper White cardstock and then added some wonderful Plush Poinsettia Speciality Paper as a background.  I added the Beaded Pearls to the centre of the poinsettia and then made a feature of the sentiment with the Tasteful Labels Die and then added some ribbon on the edges.

Stamp Set:  For Unto Us

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper, Plush Poinsettia Speciality Paper

Ink:   Garden Green

Accessories:  Tasteful Labels Die, Bead Pearls, Metallic 1 1/2" Mesh Ribbon, All the Trimmings Ribbon, Banners Pick a Punch, Elegant Faceted Gems

Casual Card, Avid Card, Beginners Card

Close up of the Avid Crafter card

Thanks for stopping by, now it's time to hop on over to Julia Quinn.

Are you inspired by the CASEing the Catty Crew why not participate in the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge by uploading a card or project to the facebook page.

Social Stamping - #Merry&Bright Christmas Shaker Card

 

I am finally participating in Kelly Kent's Social Stamping, this month the theme is Merry & Bright and I am sharing with you a very exciting and easy Christmas Shaker card.

You may have started the hop here, so you are so welcome or you may have come from Michelle Strazds.

I was lucky enough to attend the Stampin' Up! Onstage Online earlier in the month which Rosemarrie Gonzalez, a Stampin' Up! demonstrator did a demonstration on a very quick and easy Shaker Card.  

I cut a piece of Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper and slipped it into the Stampin' Up! Clear Translucent Medium Envelope and then added some Snowflake Sequins and Sprinkles Embellishments.  I then folded over the clear envelope with some sticky tape and then adhere it was Tear and Take to a piece of Whisper White cardstock to make it sturdy.  I then mounted it onto my Seaside Spray cardstock base and I finished mine off I used the Dove of Hope stamp set with a lovely dove and sentiment stamped in Seaside Spray.

102619 Clear Translucent Medium Envelopes - $10.50 

Provide the perfect finishing touch for your cards.  Clear envelope is 5 3/4" x 4 3/8" (14.6 cm x 11.1 cm)  * 50 envelopes per pack

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Stamp Set:  Dove of Hope

Ink:  Seaside Spray

Cardstock:  Seaside Spray, Whisper White, Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Clear Translucent Medium Envelopes, Detailed Dove Dies, Snowflake Sequins, Sprinkles Embellishments (retired)

Close up of the Shaker Card

Thanks for stopping by, now it's time to hop on over to my lovely friend, Andrea Sargent.

If you get lost along the way, click back to our lovely Social Stamping Blog Host, Kelly Kent to see the list of everyone!!

CASEing the Catty - #CTC295 Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper

 

It's Sunday here in Adelaide and we are out of complete COVID lockdown which luckily only lasted 3 days, we still have restrictions but slowly we can go about our daily lives again.  

CASEing the Catty this week are getting inspiration from the inside cover of the Annual Catalogue.

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As you can see to the left I have CASEd the "missing you" card and used the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper to create a simple Christmas card as I am slowly adding to my collection.   

I think I must be getting close to 80 Christmas cards now, only about another 20 hopefully by the end of the month as I hope to start sending them in early December as the postal service is really slow with COVID and all the online shopping.

I used a piece of Whisper White cardstock to stamp my sentiment as I wanted it to stand out more and layered it with some Silver foil and then fussy cut out a small poinsettia from a different piece of the Designer Series Paper to finish it off

Stamp Set:  Cherish the Season

Cardstock:  Bumblebee, Whisper White, Silver Foil, Poinsette Place Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Real Red

Close up of the sentiment feature

Thanks for stopping by, now it's time to hop on over to Sandra Collett.

Are you inspired by the CASEing the Catty Crew why not participate in the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge by uploading a card or project to the facebook page.

Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza - 10% OFF SALE on 24 November

 

Are you just about ready to start your Christmas countdown? The big day is only weeks away, which means you are starting to think about Christmas paper-crafting plans. 

Perhaps you would like to make an advent calendar, create some handmade decor, or prepare some scrapbook pages.  The possibilities are truly endless!

Since the busiest shopping season is going on now, this is the perfect time for the Stampin' Up! Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza which will be on only for 24 hours - 24 November, with 10% off selected Annual Catalogue items.

You know that adding a personal touch to your Christmas celebrations can make the season even more meaningful and fun.

Contact me for a comprehensive list of what's on sale, or join my newsletter mailing list to receive it in advance.

Order online so you do not miss out, please use HOST CODE V6YECDZ4 to receive a gift from me (which may just include something from the upcoming Mini Catalogue).

Heart of Christmas - Snowflake Wishes

This is the first time I have got organised this year to participate in the Heart of Christmas and you guessed it - it's the last one!  I have been Christmas inspired this weekend as the Christmas pageant happened in Adelaide on Saturday evening and I put up my Christmas tree on Sunday afternoon with the help of fellow Stampin' Up Demonstrator Andrea Sargent.

I am featuring the Snowflake Wishes Bundle in Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Whisper White.  I have used the embossed resist technique, with white emboss powder with a light sponge daubing in Coastal Cabana and used the splatter stamp from Forever Form over the top.

I have layered the sentiment on a couple of different shape labels and place then in the centre over some thick bakers twine, finally finishing with die cut ofthe three matching Snowflakes and a scattering of gems.

Stamp Set:  Snowflake Wishes, Positive Thoughts, Forever Fern

Cardstock:  Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White

Ink:  Bermuda Bay

Accessories:  So Many Snowflakes Dies, Tasteful Labels Dies, Elegant Faceted Gems, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Mint Macaron Thick Twine (retired)

Close up of the Snowflake and Emboss Resist Technique

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have received some great Christmas ideas, why not be inspired further by the other Art with Heart team members, by going to Judy's blog for all the links.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC294 Cherish the Season

It's a colour challenge this week at CASEing the Catty - Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam, Gray Granite, Blushing Bride, Petal Pink and Whisper White, inspired by the Step It Up cards using the Painted Poppies stamp set on page 18 in the Annual Catalogue.

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I have not only CASEd the colours, I have chosen to CASE the Cherish the Season Bundle card featured on page 73 of the Mini Catalogue.  As you can see below mine uses soft and subtle in the pinks, greens and grey instead of the bright bolds in the example in the catalogue pictured below.

I have chosen a piece of the Mint Macaron and Gold striped paper from the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper as my background, and then added the so beautiful Christmas baubles from the Sounds of the Season Dies in Blushing Bride with the insert in Petal Pink and Soft Sea Foam for the greenery and finished it off with some Mint Macaron bows in varying sizes.  The baubles are then joined together with the Gold Trim.

Stamp Set:  Cherish the Season

Cardstock:  Gray Granite, Blushing Bride, Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam, Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Gray Granite

Accessories:  Sounds of the Season Dies, Gold Trim, Mint Macaron Ribbon (retired)

Close up of the Christmas Decorations

Inside the card

Thanks for stopping by this week, and now it's time to hop on over to Judy May.

Are you inspired by the CASEing the Catty Crew why not participate in the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge by uploading a card or project to the facebook page.

Making a Difference

I was very humbled to be the first Stampin' Up! Demonstrator to be featured in the Making a Difference section in the redesigned "Weekly Success" a newsletter distributed to all demonstrators on 3 November 2020.

Giving Back through Service

Kathryn Mangelsdorf is no stranger to charitable deeds. For many years, she has generously donated her time and organised philanthropic fundraiser events to help those in need. So it was no surprise that when wildfires ravished her local area, Kathryn immediately volunteered through her church to bake for the victims.

Kathryn has helped make hundreds of apple crumbles, potato bakes, and biscuits to be distributed to fire-affected families. For this who have lost their homes, livelihoods, or farms, the food was a treat-but it was so much more than that.

"It was a small deed to boost their morale," said Kathryn, "and I suspect that the chat the deliverer had with them really did more for them than the food. Early on we realised it was going to be a long-term exercise," she continued, "and then when COVID hit, we knew that having a reason to touch base was even more important."

"Giving back has always been part of my family's values," concluded Kathryn. "I get a warm and fuzzy feeling from it. I've been blessed to have a loving family, friends, and a roof over my head, so if I can do something for someone who may be in that situation then it's good for both of us."

We loved hearing your inspiring story, Kathryn. You make us proud! Thanks for all you do.