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New Sale-a-Bration products released today! Check out these Gorgeous Team swap cards

It's February 1st and Stampin' Up! has released NEW Sale-a-Bration items you can earn free!!

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See them all here.

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We held our monthly team swap last week and I am proud to show off their talent with you. 

First is a pretty card made by Jane who featured the Softly Stippled designer paper seen here. 

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She also used the Deckled Circle dies, Something Fancy & Gorgeously Made dies, along with the Something Fancy stamp set for her greeting.  Love the colors of Wild Wheat with Lost Lagoon together! 

There are many possible color combos in this pretty designer paper. Most people pass by it in the catalog or online but in person the pretty colors and soft prints sell it!

This Softly Stippled DSP is one of the free choices during our Sale-a-Bration promotion. Earn it free with any $50 Stampin' Up! purchase. See it online here. 

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Next is a fun fold card made by Paula who also chose the Softly Stippled designer paper. 

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Her fun fold is a 'Joy fold' turned on it's side.  Very cool.  It's filled with textures and two coordinating colors of Wild Wheat & Calypso Coral which are the colors in the pretty designer paper. Her greeting is from the Softly Sophisticated bundle and the Double Oval punch is used too. 

Measurements:

• Wild Wheat – card base is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2", middle layer is 3" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• Calypso Coral is 4" X 8 1/2" scored at 5 1/4"
• White textured layer is 3"X 3 3/4" (done with Basics 3D embossing folder) & inside is 2 3/4" X 4"

 

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Next is a beautiful monochromatic card made by Candy who chose to use the Softly Sophisticated bundle seen here.  It includes both a stamp set & the pretty embossing folder used here. 

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Her colors are Very Vanilla with Pecan Pie.  That main scenic image is from the Quiet Reflection stamp set seen here.  It's a distinktive set which means it provides multiple hues of color when stamped with one ink. 

Measurements:

• Pecan Pie card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
• Vanilla 5 1/4" X 4", center is 3" square, scrap for greeting die-cut (Perennial Postage dies) 
• Glorious Gingham 6" DSP is 4 3/4" X 1" 

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If you'd like to be on my creative Team please choose the Starter Kit deal here and join us! 

Sale-a-Bration if a great time to join us. We're a friendly group and I can guarantee you will not regret it!!!

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February Specials: 

Earn FREE products with your Stampin' Up! purchase during

Sale-a-Bration! *click here

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It's the best time to get a pre-paid Sale-a-Bration subscription

& earn free Sale-a-Bration products!  

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Get a free Gold Foiled cards & envelopes kit

with an online order over $55 in February

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All online orders in February will receive this free tutorial with 8 projects!

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• Encircled with Love meets Extraordinary Washi tape – video & free project sheet too!

  July 22, 2025

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  Here is one of the cards I shared on last week's Live video: 

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  There are quite a few products involved for such a simple card:

  • Encircled with Love stamp set
  • 2 circle punches – 1 3/4" & the new 1 7/8" circle punch
  • Banner dies seen here
  • Extraordinary Washi Tape & coordinating die-cut seen here
  • Eyelet Embossing folder

  I have two versions to share with you; which do you prefer?   

  Fresh Freesia/Petunia Pop/Lost Lagoon    or      Strawberry Slush/Flirty Flamingo/Old Olive? 

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  The Extraordinary Washi Tape has been out of stock for awhile now; it should be back this week!  See it here.  

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  Here's the free project sheet for these cards:  Click on the following link to print or download it. Download Encircled with Love Banner cards

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  Below is the video tutorial for this card and one for a shaker card tutorial.  Watch to get the tips for success on making shaker cards!

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• Best Tips for successful Shaker Cards with video tutorial!

  July 21, 2025

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  Who wouldn't like to receive a shaker card?!  They're fun, shakable and hard to resist playing with. 

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  I made a bunch of these for our July Team card swap featuring 'window sheets'. I love the fact that I could get multiple, colorful die-cut flowers with the Extraordinary Floral Washi Tape and the coordinating die-cut. Just add it to another piece of cardstock and die-cut. So fast & EASY! 

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  Notice the sponged green designer paper above. That is the Irresistible Designs 12" DSP seen here.  I added Olive ink to it with a Blending Brush; the printed embossed designs 'resist' the ink.  Pretty cool! 

  I used the Paper Tags stamp set – stamping the greeting directly onto the window sheet with Black Stazon ink. Then I turned it over to add a bit of Flirty Flamingo blends marker on the 'celebrate' part.  

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  My colors include Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive and White for a fresh floral card design. Want to know the steps to achieve a shaker card?  Best to grab the free project sheet below or watch the video tutorial. 

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  Here's the free project sheet with measurements for you. Click on the following link to print or download it.  Download Paper Tags Shaker Card

  
  

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  Below is the video tutorial for this neat shaker card.  Watch to get the tips for success on making one plus another pretty card featuring the Extraordinary Floral washi tape. 

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• Another ‘WOW’ card swap with the Beautiful Butterflies stained glass technique

  July 18, 2025

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  Today I have another stunning Team card swap made by Tracey featuring Window Sheets. She featured the Beautiful Butterflies bundle seen here:

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  Her colors include Shy Shamrock with Petunia Pop, Black, White & Gold embossing. 

  Here's how she made this card:

  1. Texture the White layer with the Hybrid embossing folder; add to the Petunia layer and the card base. 
  2. Ink the butterfly image in Versamark and stamp on the Window sheet. Heat emboss with Gold embossing powder. Die-cut with the coordinating die.  *she did say some of the embossing powder on the edge frayed off when it went through the die-cut.  
  3. Color the back of the butterfly with Blends markers.  Adhere to the White cardstock layer with Foam Strip adhesive in the center only. Add the center 'body' die-cut.
  4. Heat emboss the greeting onto the Black strip with White embossing powder.  Finish with gems. 

  Here's the full bundle that includes stamps, dies and a Hybrid embossing folder. What is a 'Hybrid Embossing folder?  It's where you can cut AND emboss/texture at the same time!

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  And look how she finished the inside!  She used the Baby Wipe technique to achieve a multi-colored butterfly. 

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  Thanks so much for your gorgeous card Tracey! 

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