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Hippest Hippos; lots of creative ideas for you!

Today I'm sharing some wonderful swap cards I received from other talented Demonstrators – all featuring the Hippest Hippos stamp set & Hippo dies.  They're both free with any $50 Stampin' Up! order during July & August. 

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But remember these Sale-a-Bration items are only available while supplies last.  Already they are out of TWO choices in the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  The Rings of Love 12" DSP and the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam cards & envelopes.  So if you have something from the SAB catalog on your wish list; get it soon!  

 

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What an amazing scene Amanda created here!  So many details!  I especially appreciate that she colored her hippo in Pool Party; who says they have to be gray?

Her background is made with the Rays of Light stamp seen here.  The rest is all Sale-a-Bration items.  Her colors include Pool Party, White, Crumb Cake & Crushed Curry

She stamped the greeting from Amazing Phrases and fussy cut it, placing it between 'waves'. She added Wink of Stella to her water.  The little splashes of water & the life preserver truly make this scene complete!  

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One of my favorites was made by Gwen.  The way she added ribbon for a 'towel' on the silver/metal tub is genius!! 

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Kelly created a cute scene mostly with the Hippo dies.  Her colors are Smoky Slate, Real Red & Balmy Blue.  The little water splash die-cuts add motion to the scene!

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Mary, one of my Flowerbug team members, made this cute card for her Card Club this month. She used a blending Brush with Flirty Flamingo ink for a soft background.  The lights and bow at the top are from the Tree Lot dies in the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  See them here.  

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This cute card was made by Amy Storrie.  I love the sunglasses!  The other neat thing she did was to use the Hippo dies along with the Stitched Circle in the Beautiful Shapes dies so they match up perfectly!  Her Designer Paper is the Cottage Gingham in the Holiday catalog.  

You can see the Hippest Hippos stamp set here and the Hippo dies here.  Get them both free with a $100 online order and you'll also receive my free July cards kit!  Offer good through Saturday, July 30th. 

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• Wow! Get Double Stampin’ Rewards Friday & Saturday! Check out the tips & video

  May 1, 2025

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  National Scrapbook Day is Saturday, May 3rd and Stampin' Up! is celebrating by offering double reward points for 2 days!  

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  For example when you place a $50 order you'd normally get $5 in Stampin' Rewards. On Friday and Saturday you'll earn $10!  This is super exciting!

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  In order to bank rewards for your orders you do have to opt in. This is so easy.  Simply log in to your SU online account and click on your name in the upper right and opt in there.  Here's a simple graphic.

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  Here's a quick video explaining the new rewards system.  If you place online orders I hope you take time to watch it. 

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• Beautiful Plaid card featuring the Grow with Love bundle

  April 30, 2025

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  I shared this pretty card on a recent video.  I made it for our Team swap which had a plaid theme. 

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  It features the Grow with Love bundle seen here.  My colors include Basic Beige, Old Olive and Lost Lagoon – taken from the pretty Timeless Plaid layer. 

  The basil and stamped frame are all done with the Grow with Love dies.  The greeting is from the Mixed Label dies. I did sponge the edges and the leaves with Lost Lagoon ink.  The herb images in this set are so pretty and have Stampin' Up!'s distinktive style which shows off multiple hues with one inking.  The coordinating dies cut off the herb names; a great option if you do not want to include them.  

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  The pretty embossing folder is called Dashing Designs and can be seen here. I'm so sad it's retiring!  This textured piece is made from our 2-toned Olive 12 X 12" card stock. When embossing this white core paper the texture reveals the white core just enough to enhance the texture.  I could have sanded it to reveal even more texture but I did not.  

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  I created a free project sheet for this pretty card.  Click on the following link to print or download it.  Download Grow with Love Plaid card 

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  And here's the video tutorial for this card and a super-duper fun fold card:

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  Get a free Botanical Textures PDF tutorial with any online order in April!

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• Another sweet card with Wildflower Birthday & Labeled with Love

  April 29, 2025

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  Here's one more card featuring the beautiful Wildflower Birthday specialty DSP. 

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  I changed up just a few things from the card I shared yesterday to make a totally new fun fold card.  Here I used Soft Sea Foam as my card base with Pretty in Pink and Blueberry Bushel accents.  

  I used the Labeled with Love stamp set & coordinating punch.  Unfortunately this stamp set just sold out; it was on the Last Chance/retired list. 

  Here's what it looks like opened.  
  

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  Measurements:

  • card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 2 1/8" & 4 1/4"
  • Blueberry Bushel 3 1/4" X 2 5/8"
  • White inside 4" X 5 1/4"
  • DSP – left panel 1 7/8" X 5 1/4", cakes panel 3" X 2 3/8"

  And here's the video below. Besides this card I created another similar card with just a few adjustments to the original.  

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