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New Nature’s Symphony top fold card with free project sheet & video tutorial

I hope you had a very Merry Christmas last week. We sure did but we missed our youngest son & his wife. They were hit with the flu the day they were going to drive up here. It wasn’t the same without them! But we still had our Appetizer Showdown competition and played lots of games including our annual Minute to Win It games. Always lots of laughs! I highly recommend doing these with family or friends. It’s one of our highlights of the time we spend together.

I shared this easy fun fold card on last week’s Live video. It features new product from the upcoming 2026 Spring catalog.

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I featured the Nature’s Symphony bundle and the new Nature’s Walk DSP. I cannot share links to these products because they’re not available for customers quite yet. Tomorrow on my week’s Live video I’ll share all of my new products from both the Spring catalog and the newest Online products – both coming out in early January. Join me here.

My colors include Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon and Old Olive with White. Besides the Nature’s Symphony bundle I added a die-cut for the greeting from the Textured Notes dies seen here.

This card is an easy fun fold layout. The back is simply 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ and the center is a full 3 1/4″ X 11″ scored at 5 1/2″. It gives you a large area to add your patterned paper on the front. I made many of these cards for a long distance swap I joined in.

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I created a free project sheet for this card Click here to download or print it. There’s also a video tutorial below as well.

The Nature’s Walk designer paper is filled with textured patterns. I love the colors in it; the blues & greens are just my style.

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Here’s the video tutorial for you. I also share another pretty card idea featuring this beautiful bundle.

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• Over $1800 donated to Minot charities with our big stamping sale Saturday

  August 10, 2022

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  As many of you know we hold a big paper crafting sale in June of each year where my customers can sell their excess or unwanted stamping items.  This year we added a second sale that we held on Saturday.  Why? Sadly one of my best friends passed away last fall and together with her family we sold her collection of stamping & scrapbooking items. 

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  We did add some items that were generously donated by my customers from the big June sale.  100% of this sale was donated to charities in Minot. 

  Click on the bold names below to read about them. Feel free to donate to any of these non-profits if you'd like to.

  • Matthew 25 – a nonprofit that seeks to match gifts of clothing and household items with those in need in our community at no cost.
  • Hairball Haven – non-profit feline rescue. We primarily pull cats and kittens from the Minot, ND
  • Project Bee – has provided overnight housing for women at local motels and apartments for chronically homeless women with mental health issues.

  The craft items were marked down drastically and people noticed!  Not many items were over $3 and the majority was .25 – .50 cents! Our goal was to sell as much as we could to raise money for our charities.  It was the biggest success we've ever had at a sale!  I am still in awe and shock at how fast the items sold. Over $1800 will be donated to these amazing organizations. 

  My friend was a nurse and amazingly kind & generous. She would be so happy to know we used her craft items to support others in need in our city. 

  We had so little left; just 6 small boxes!  And the leftovers will go towards another group of ladies that make cards for prison inmates, elderly & others in need.  Their group is called Folding Angels.  

  I apologize to those of you who could not take part due to long distance or poor timing.  I know it's a tease and I'm sorry about that.  But I did want to share it with you.  

  Special thanks to my friend Clarisse's daughter, Devin, who helped gather and sort the items to be sold.  Also to my faithful and generous helpers that spent hours marking & sorting – Marilyn, Lori, Pat, Becky & Joanne plus the many that helped at the sale.  It would not have been a success without the many hours of help and guidance you provided.  

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  New!  Inventory update from Stampin' Up!:

  Non-Orderable items:

  • Rays of Light stamp set – TBA (to be announced)
  • Evening Evergreen card stock available mid August
  • Holly Berry dies – available late August
  • Split Card Texture dies – available late August
  • Barn dies – available late August
  • Gnomes dies – available late August

  Low Inventory items:

  • Lights Aglow specialty 6 X 6" DSP
  • Bows of Holly 12 X 12" DSP
  • 2022-24 In Color Matte Decorative dots 
  • Stylish Shapes dies
  • Palms dies
  • Sending dies
  • Blossoming Happiness dies 

   

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• Simple stamping with the Simply Fabulous set & Silver & Gold DSP

  August 9, 2022

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  I shared fun ways to use the Silver & Gold DSP on last week's Facebook Live video. See the video here. 

  
  
  
  
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  I stamped directly onto this foil printed DSP with the Simply Fabulous stamp set seen here.  I chose it because of it's bold, solid images. 

  
  
  
  
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  I decided to feature the newest In Colors – Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet & Tahitian Tide.  If you love bright, eye catching colors you need these 2-22-24 In Colors! Most of you know I love color coordination; it's why I love Stampin' Up!  They have everything from card stock, ink, markers, ribbon to gems in these colors. See them all here.  

  
  
  
  
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  The greeting is stamped on a die-cut from the Beautiful Shapes dies seen here.  I love the unique and playful shape of it.  

  Below are the measurements for this card.  

  
  
  
  
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• August’s card kit of the month features the gorgeous Splendid Day DSP; get the kit or tutorial!

  August 8, 2022

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  I knew I had to feature the stunning Splendid Day specialty DSP for one of my kits to go. August seemed the perfect time for it!  

  Look at these beautiful cards:

  
  
  
  
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  If you like these cards you have a few options.  You can choose to receive the pre-cut kit to go with the PDF tutorial or just the PDF tutorial only.  

  The pre-cut kit includes $20 in product plus the pre-cut kit for just $28.  Here's what you'll receive: 

  • All pre-cut pieces including punches or die-cuts
  • 1/2 pkg of 6 X 12" Splendid Day DSP (you'll cut using the directions)
  • a share of Soft Sea Foam 3/8" ribbon
  • a share of Elegant Faceted gems
  • The free PDF tutorial – photos, step by step directions, measurements & a supplies list

  Purchase the pre-cut kit here or the PDF tutorial for $15 here. 

  *This is the kit my monthly kit subscribers will receive. 

  I used Pool Party, Sahara Sand Fresh Freesia & Soft Sea Foam inks along with the Splendid Thoughts stamp set. You need mostly greetings to stamp & finish the cards like mine.  

  Add on the Splendid Thoughts stamp set or bundle at an extra 10% off!  Contact me here for an invoice to be sent to you. To get it all – bundle, kit to go & PDF tutorial with Priority Shipping it's $92.  

  See all of my kits, tutorials & more here. 

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