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June updates; new catalog info and June specials!

I hope your weekend is going well!  Sunday's are pretty relaxing around here.  I work on blog posts for the week and also try to do some catch up work inside and out. 

 

There are several things you need to know about June and the new Annual catalog so I thought I'd share.

• The new Annual Stampin' Up catalog PDF can be found here. The Beginner Brochure can be found here. 

• All orders over $250 will receive an extra $25 in Stampin' Rewards! If you don't plan on spending that much, consider combining your order with a friend or two and splitting the Stampin' Rewards! You can also host an online catalog party! This Stampin' Rewards deal is good through June 30, 2020. 

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• If your order is close to $100, I highly encourage you to consider the Starter Kit. During June, you get a free BUNDLE of your choice in your kit! See the 2020-2021 Bundles here.  The Starter Kit is $99 and you get $125 in product of your choice, free shipping and the extra free bundle. So far four people have purchased it and joined my Flowerbug's Team; in less than a week! It's an awesome offer! Details on many of the benefits of buying the Starter Kit can be found here. 

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• Print out your shopping list here and have fun making your wish list. 

• The new Die Cut and Emboss Machines will NOT be available until later this year. I promise to bring you that info as soon as I have it!

• If you're having trouble with the different sandwiches for our variety of embossing folders here's a tip sheet for you. 

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The following items are not yet available for purchase, although they are included in the 2020–2021 Annual Catalog:

• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (item 149653)
• Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (item 150673)
• Base Plate & Die Plate Pack (item 149657)
• Specialty Plate (item 154711)
• Mini Base Plate & Mini Embossing Plates Pack (item 151003)
• Mini Cutting Plates (item 151004)
• Magnetic Cutting Plate (item 149656)
• Mini Magnetic Cutting Plate (item 151005)
• Impression Mats (item 149660)

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June Specials

The new catalog is here!!!  

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Get my Lovely You pdf tutorial free with any online order in June

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 10 cards!

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June Host code is 7H2FW9FG

Get a free pkg. of Elegant Faceted Gems from me if your order is over $55. 

Order online here

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• Gorgeous cards with my ‘5 at a time’ templates! Free project sheet, templates & video tutorial

  September 29, 2025

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  I shared these beautiful cards on last week’s Live video. They were a big hit!

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  I love making cards with my 5 at a time templates. Making the most of my card stock gives me a great deal of satisfaction. I hope you’ll save these templates and use them in your own crafting.

  Below is the template I stamped on; it’s slightly smaller than the one I used for layering. I often use this or the larger one for the neutral layers inside my cards.

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  Tip: I recommend making your first cut vertically at 4 3/4″. Then cut the left 3 pieces into 3 1/2″ layers. Once you cut all 5 pieces you’ll have one small piece left for a greeting or for punching.

  Next is the template for layering the above ‘stamped’ pieces on. It’s just slightly larger – 1/8″ so it’s quite a narrow margin.

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  The above template has even less waste! It’s so nice to get 5 layered card pieces from 2 sheets of 8 1/2″ X 11″ card stock. Please save these templates!!

  In the past when I made cards with these templates I stamped before cutting the 5 pieces apart. This was a bit tricky to stamp in the right place. This time I cut my pieces before I stamped on them. *Always start with your greetings!

  As you can see I made sure I stamped three pieces landscape and two vertical. This isn’t necessary but it does change your cards up a bit.

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  I used Cherry Cobbler, Timid Tiger; and Pretty Peacock here. I like adding Pretty Peacock and Cherry Cobbler to my fall cards. The stamp set is called Gathering Moments seen here.

  Tip on stamping – always stamp the greeting image first. Then start with the largest image and work your way down to the smallest to fill in any gaps. It’s okay to overlap your images.

  As you can see I blended a light wash of Timid Tiger over the stamped leaves. This softens the appearance and truly enhances your stamping.

  Here you can see the stamped pieces added to the larger layers from the 2nd template above.

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  These were made simply with no punches or die-cuts. Sometimes it’s fun to just stamp and create. You can easily add the greetings on another layer (punches or die-cuts) to add more dimension.

  I’ll share my second set of cards using this template later this week. And I’ll also show the fabulous card box I made to gift them in!

  See how pretty they are once they’re added to the card bases and gems and twine have been added.

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  I created a free project sheet that includes directions, photos, templates and supplies. Click here to download or print it. Please save this one!!

  Below is the video tutorial. Please subscribe to my YouTube Channel while you’re there.

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• 2 pretty ways to use the emboss resist technique

  September 26, 2025

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  Look at these gorgeous projects featuring the Etched Autumn stamp set.

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  These pretty cards are projects made by Stampin’ Up! and they’ve provided a free tutorial for both cards! Click here to access this tutorial.

  Both cards use the Etched Autumn stamp set from our newest Online products. See that here.

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• Look at these 2 beautiful cards with the Autumn Toile Designer paper

  September 25, 2025

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  These pretty fall themed cards were made by my talented Flowerbug’s for our September Autumn themed card swap. They both feature the gorgeous Autumn Toile designer series paper from the 2025 Holiday catalog.

  This first card was made by Lori and it’s a fun fold card.

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  Her colors include Pecan Pie, Early Espresso and Vanilla. The stamps are from The Right Words and More Messages sets. Gems are Streaked Dots and the metallic paper for that ‘tree’ die-cut is the Earthen Toned Metallic Paper. Can you see that pretty gold hoop around the tree? Wow!

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  Here’s the inside view. The tree and deer dies are from the Autumn Trees dies.

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  Measurements are:
  – Card base 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ scored at 3 1/4″ & 5 1/4″.
  – DSP on left is 3″ X 5 1/4″, DSP in the center is 1 7/8″ X 5 1/4″
  – Vanilla on the right inside is 3″ X 5 1/4″
  – largest circle is3 7/8″, DSP tree circle is 3 1/4″, Vanilla circle is 3 1/2″

  
  Next is a great card made by Ginny who also used the same exact sheet of paper in the Autumn Toile DSP pack.

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  Her colors are Early Espresso with Very Vanilla. She stamped the greeting from the Amber Autumn bundle on the oval and added leaves from the Gathering Moments stamp set as well.
  
  Measurements:
  – card base 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ score at 4 1/4″
  – Vanilla 4″ X 5 1/4″
  – Early Espresso 3 1/2″ X 4 3/4″
  – DSP 3 1/4″ X 4 1/2″

  You can see this beautiful autumn paper here. I can see this going out of stock soon. It is one of my top selling products so far in September.

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