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Free Shipping Thursday!! And a quick & pretty card with Fragrant Forest

Stampin' Up! announced that Thursday, December 14th is a day of FREE shipping! 

All orders over $75 will have no added cost of shipping. 

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On last week's Live video I featured the Fragrant Forest stamp set. Trees are one of my 'go to' choices for card making; I like most botanical images though. I find them comforting and versatile and this large background stamp is truly beautiful. 

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I kept my colors to White & Pretty Peacock. If you ever struggle with color combos try just one with White or Vanilla; they're usually quite beautiful. 

Dies used here include the Countryside Corner dies (2023-24 annual catalog) & Forever Forest dies (2023 Holiday catalog) for the die-cut mountains on the bottom of the card . The greeting die-cut is from the Stylish Shapes dies; a definite must have! See the Fragrant Forest stamp set here. 

Here's the inside view: 

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Here's a free project sheet for this card; click on this link to download it.  Download Frosty Fragrant Forest card

You might wonder just how I achieved the bottom half of this stamp on the inside of the card. Watch the video here. 

I cut my stamp apart! 

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Cutting your stamps can make them so much more versatile!  And they fit right back together on your block if you do want to use the entire stamp.  Try it! 

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Click here or on the photo below to watch my video.  Please subscribe to my YouTube channel too!  

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December Specials: 

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• Pretty Team card swaps you don’t want to miss!

  March 20, 2024

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  Today I'm continuing the March Team swap shares. Our theme was Online Exclusives and wow; did they show these products off! 

  First is a stunning card made by Jonna who chose to feature the Magnolia Mood bundle seen here. 

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  Her colors include Bubble Bath, Pebbled Path & Lost Lagoon. Her floral image is colored amazingly!  She added a loop of the Bubble Bath ribbon and underneath the flower is a die-cut from the bundle. Her embossing folder is the Softly Sophisticated that is retired now.  

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  Next is a fun fold card made by Paula. She featured the Friendship Royalty set seen here.  

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  This set and the Bright & Beautiful designer paper are not in our Online Exclusives but in the Annual catalog. She folded back the front fold 1" and added Bubble Bath CS to it.  The front dies are from our Nested Essential dies seen here. 

  Here's the inside view which I love! 

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  That wand she created to add over the swirly stars image is genius!  I just love her creativity!  

  Stop in tomorrow to see two more of our March Team swaps. You don't want to miss them! 

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  March Specials: 

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  Get a free package of Rainbow Dots

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  All online orders in March will receive this free Hot Air Balloon tutorial with 8 projects!

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• Check out the many OnStage gifts, new products & In Colors!!

  March 19, 2024

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  I had a fantastic time at OnStage in Houston with some of my Team last weekend. We spent three full days there and enjoyed fabulous displays, presentations and more.   I thought I'd share some of the photos, products and gifts I received.  

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  I'll share more in detail on my FB Live later today. See it here on my page or later on YouTube.  I'll also share a bunch of swaps too! 

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  This was the ribbon display; it was huge and so pretty!  Do you spy any new colors here??

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  They did two walls of designer paper in rainbow colors.  These are not grouped in their paper packs but in color hues.  What do you think of the background color?  

  Now for some upcoming new products….  Remember these were gifts for OnStage attendees and are not available to others yet.  The new Annual catalog goes live on May 1st, 2024. 

  And here are the 5 new BEAUTIFUL In Colors for 2024-2026.  

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  They're just fabulous and will be super popular!  From left to right, their names are Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink (yes it's back from years ago), Summer Splash, Petunia Pop and Shy Shamrock.  

  I'll be offering a special in April on the In Color card stock, ink pads, refills, gems and more.  Stay tuned for the details. I usually bundle it all and offer free ribbon or markers with purchase.  

  We have a new color wheel!!

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  We had one many years ago and this tool can be super helpful to those who struggle with color combos.  I'll be sharing ways to use this tool in the near future. 

  Below is most of what I received while there.  A few items are from prize patrols and a bonus class and some were in our beautiful new backpack when we checked in.  *do you spy anything that doesn't belong here? 

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  The big peach case is a super neat craft box! I'll share more details on most of these items in my video today.  

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  This was a bundle I chose for my bonus class Thursday night.  We received a bunch of products to create with including the new In Colors shown above.  I love both the stamps & dies here!  

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  This was my Prize Patrol surprise – a set of 6" Lily Pond Lane designer.  It's part of the Lily Pond Lane suite with a stamp set & dies bundle & pretty gems. 

  Here's a photo of the new & beautiful Annual Catalog cover: 

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• Simply Zinnias dies are the focus of this easy fun fold

  March 18, 2024

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  I shared this striking card on last week's Live video. I focused on the Flowering Zinnias suite.  

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  My colors include Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Black, Flirty Flamingo & White.  

  I textured the Melon Mambo layer with the new Zinnia 3D embossing folder and created the two flowers & leaves from the Simply Zinnias dies.  See all of the Zinnia products here. 

  The greeting is from the new Comforting Thoughts stamp set seen here.  I LOVE this set!  It includes so many greetings I'd actually use! 

  Click here to download or print the free project sheet for this card.  Download Simply Zinnias z-fold card

  Here's a photo of the inside:

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  I'll share the other two cards I made on the video tomorrow.  Click on the photo below to watch the video. 

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