Back with some fun …

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

Blushing Bride 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers

$29.00

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

$27.00

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE KIT FURTHER / OR TO PURCHASE!

10Jul2015

Lego Lovers …

Posted in 3-D Projects, Birthday, Stampin' Up! card ideas by Linda Schnabel

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Friday is finally here and I hope that you have a wonderful weekend planned. I will be busy cutting for my upcoming Catalog Kick-Off party. I don’t mind doing this at all … and I get to spend time with my sister Eileen. It’s a great time for us to talk about all our upcoming events.

Remember today is the last day to RSVP (lindaluvs2stamp@aol.com) to the Kick-Off party.

Today’s project is so cute!! I found it on the blog So Shelli (Click to view). It is her personal blog so you will read a lot about her family, the mission she is currently on, and of course … Stampin’ Up!

Here is a the “Lego” box she made for her grandson …

It doesn’t look that hard to make so I’m going to try it out someday soon. I will share it with you then. Shelli had a little help for the stamp set “Boys will be Boys“. Click the link to view more. Here is the stamp set …

Cute … right! I’ll tackle this project after my Kick-Off party … till then, I’ll have plenty more to share with you.

Thanks friends for popping in for a visit!

Have a fabulous day ~

9Jul2015

Sara At It Again on Good Things Utah

Posted in New Product Intro / Video, Stampin' Up! card ideas by Linda Schnabel

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Many of you may know Shelli … CEO and co-founder of Stampin’ Up!, well here is her daughter Sara who is our interim president while Shelli is on a Mission trip.

We love Sara … sit back and enjoy a short clip about our Watercolor Wishes Card Kit.

Sara took to the stage again, returning to the set of the local Utah morning show, Good Things Utah. This time she shared with viewers the beautiful new all-inclusive card kit, Watercolor Wishes, found in the recently released annual catalog.This is a great gift for someone that has just been introduced to crafting and wants to follow the step-by-step instructions, or a master that has been at it for years and wants to create their own works of art.Check out Sara’s appearance here (Just click on the link below)http://eplayer.clipsyndicate.com/embed/iframe?pf_id=1&show_title=0&va_id=5854375&windows=1

Remember … If your nervous about it, just give me a shout … I’m here to help you!

Thanks so much dropping by ~

8Jul2015

Snowflakes in July ….

Posted in Christmas, Product Wow by Linda Schnabel

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Hope your day is going well. Yesterday I posted some of my favorite items from the Clearance Rack … one of them was the Snowflake Card Thinlit Die. We all love those “flip” cards, so today I’m going to show you one that we made at last years Holiday retreat…

We used Smoky Slate as our core color and then added the designer paper. We slip the end of the cardstock over the top of the end piece on the die so it would not cut it off. It does however leave you a nice score line so you can fold it in.

We even stamped on the inside, so you wouldn’t get bored when you open it up. lol

Simple to make … I’m sure your friends will flip over a card made with this fun framelit.

Thanks for stopping by ~

7Jul2015

WEEKLY DEALS & CLEARANCE RACK …

Posted in ON SALE! by Linda Schnabel

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today we have more Weekly Deals and a bigger Clearance Rack! You can save up to 30% on even more Weekly Deals, or up to 60% on extra items in the Clearance Rack.

Here are your weekly deals …

Confetti Hearts Border Punch

Price: ~~$22.00~~ $15.40

Crumb Cake 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Price: ~~$9.00~~ $6.75

Floral Frames Collection Framelits Dies

Price~~: $27.00~~ $20.25

Hamburger Box Bigz Xl Die

Price: ~~$43.00~~ $30.10

Kraft Tag A Bag Gift Bags

Price: ~~$3.50~~ $2.63

Merry Moments 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock Assortment Pack

Price: ~~$7.00~~ $5.25

Mossy Meadow 5/8″ Striped Cotton Ribbon

Price: ~~$7.00~~ $5.25

Night Of Navy 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon

Price: ~~$7.00~~ $5.25

Ornate Tag Topper Punch

Price: ~~$23.00~~ $16.10

Timeless Elegance 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock Assortment Pack

Price: ~~$7.00~~ $5.25

Whisper White 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Price: ~~$9.00~~ $6.75

I find the “Cardstock Assortment Packs” amazing!! We all need cardstock and Merry Moments (Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Smoky Slate) and the Timeless Elegance (Basic Black, Sahara Sand, and Very Vanilla) are both on sale!

Here are a few of my favorite Clearance Rack Items ….

Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies

Price: ~~$32.95~~ $19.79

Many Merry Stars Photopolymer Stamp Set

Price: ~~$15.95~~ $12.79

Many Merry Stars Simply Created Kit

Price: ~~$25.95~~ $20.79

Maritime Designer Series Paper

Price: ~~$10.95~~ $4.39

Click HERE to view the entire clearance rack.

Thank you for checking out the deals on my blog today. Please let me know if I can help you with anything.

See you tomorrow ~

6Jul2015

You’re the Best!

Posted in New Product Intro / Video, Quick -n- Easy, Thinking of You / Hello Friend by Linda Schnabel

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

I am totally excited to share today’s card with you!! As some of you know, Eileen and I have been working on the upcoming Catalog Kick-Off party and this holiday weekend was no exception! But yesterday I came up with the cutest card made with the “Friendly Wishes” stamp set.

Friendly Wishes is just one of 7 stamp sets that will be featured at the Kick-Off party. We will also have 7 boards showcasing additional card samples so you get an idea how fun and versatile these stamp sets are… Oh yes, and I raffle these boards off at the end of the night, so seven lucky winners go home with these fabulous cards!!

And here is one of those cards …

This super cute and easy card was created with the Friendly Wishes stamp set and I teamed it up with the “Pretty Petals” Designer Series Paper Stack. Don’t you just love this pattern! Oh my gosh… I love it!

I added a bit of color to the greeting by highlighting the “BEST” with a marker, and stamping the flower.

I used the “Chalk Talk” framelits but found that I had no Calypso Coral ribbon, hmmm … what to do? So then it popped into my head … ya, you have a “bow” builder punch! And presto … the card was complete!

This view shows you how pretty the bow really is, and the great dimension it adds to it.

We all love pretty cards, but that doesn’t mean they always have to take 3 hours to make! Use your designer paper … that’s what it’s here for.

We have another 5 cards showcasing this set, but you will have to come to the Kick-Off party to see them all. (A total of 42 card ideas!!) Remember … you must RSVP by this Friday, July 10th. Click Here to view full details and e-mail me at lindaluvs2stamp@aol.com to RSVP.

I also want to give a quick shout out to a second wave of new “Pinterest” followers! Thank You!!

Have a beautiful week … I’ll see you tomorrow with the newest wave of Weekly Deals 🙂

Thanks for stopping by ~

5Jul2015

Sunday Hello …

Posted in Techniques, Thinking of You / Hello Friend by Linda Schnabel

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Just a quick note to say “THANKS” to all my new Pinterest followers … I’ll be sure to keep posting my projects & collecting great samples to inspire you.

Hope you are enjoying your weekend. I know I usually post “Simply Sunday” with quick and easy card, but I wanted to share a card with you that I made. The inspiration came from fellow demonstrator Clair Daly … one of our Australia demonstrators.

I changed up the color pallet and wanted my focal point to be the dragon fly … that will bring your eye directly to the “HELLO” greeting which comes from the Tin of Cards stamp set.

My main stamp is the new “Awesomely Artistic” and is it ever. I really like this stamp set and it will be one of the “featured” sets at my upcoming “Catalog Kick-Off Party” Click on this link for full details

My color pallet consists of Sahara Sand, Whisper White and Early Espresso. The dragon fly’s are done in Pacific Point, Crisp Cucumber and glitter!! I will admit that the dragon fly’s are “fussy” cut … there is no punch or die for them (I know … so sorry).

The background was created using the “collage” technique … I haven’t done that in a while, so I thank Clair for the inspiration!

Enjoy your day & I’ll be back tomorrow with another cute sample! Maybe something a bit different!!

Thanks for stopping by ~

Awesomely Artistic Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$28.00

Awesomely Artistic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$20.00

Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Sahara Sand 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack

$22.00

Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad

Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin’ Pad

Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter

$5.00

1/8″ Silver Mini Brads

$5.50

Six-Sided Sampler Wood Stamp Set

4Jul2015

Six Sided Sampler hits #1

Posted in Quick -n- Easy, Thinking of You / Hello Friend by Linda Schnabel

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

A Happy 4th of July to you! Today I have a twist to my blog post … I’m going to share some card samples and information from my Pinterest page.

I’ve noticed that one of my cards gets “pinned” a lot, so I checked it out and it has over 1000 pins! How exciting! I posted this card onto my Pinterest page quite a while ago …

I liked the card a lot when I made it but was surprised that it got more pins than some of my others. The next card I’m sharing is also from the Six Sided Sampler set. It took me longer to create it … it’s hard to see from the photo but I actually created a template to follow so I could recreate the card over and over.

There are areas that are punched out, and others where the punched image is added to the card front. There is a lot of dimension and really looks better in your hand!

So I dug a little further into the analytics of my Pinterest page and here are the 5 top boards on my pinterest page …

1. My Stampin’ Up! Creations (Cards I have made)

2. Stampin’ Up! cards I Like (Some are mine but others are from other stampers that I like!)

3. Paper Pumpkin Creations (I have a board with my alternative projects, and great cards from other subscribers)

4. Masculine cards (You like your man cards!)

5. Quick & Easy Cards (Most are my creations)

If you click on any of the titles … It will take you to that board on my Pinterest page.

I like this … it gives me a good idea of what my stampin’ pinterest followers want to see from me! So if you haven’t already … go to my Pinterest Page and “follow me”. I’m also open for suggestions … feel free to leave me a note in the comments. I’d love to hear from you.

So … let me share just one more card from my Pinterest page that I created using the Six Sided Sampler …

I love this one!! I hope you enjoyed the parade of cards today… again, feel free to leave a comment.

Thanks so much for spending your time with me today!

For my US friends … have a safe & happy 4th of July, and for the rest of my stampin’ friends … have a wonderful weekend.

See you tomorrow ~

$27.00

Six-Sided Sampler Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

2015-2017 In Color 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock & Classic Stampin’ Pads Kit

3Jul2015

Watercolor Wishes Card kit …

Posted in New Product Intro / Video, Stampin' Up! card ideas by Linda Schnabel

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

I have great news … the Watercolor Wishes Card Kit is now available!!

This all-inclusive kit includes preprinted cards for the perfect artistic look without the mess. Includes supplies for 20 unique cards in 3 sizes and an exclusive stamp set. Make one when you need it, or make them all and use them later. Learn more about the kit in this video..

Did you hear that?? It includes the stamp set! And this is the only way you can get this awesome set! I love that everything is included for 20 great cards, and then I get to keep that stamp set.

If you want one … CLICK HERE to purchase yours today!

Thanks much for dropping by.

Happy Friday … have a Safe & Happy Holiday Weekend.

2Jul2015

Watercolor Technique In Color

Posted in Product Wow, Quick -n- Easy, Techniques by Linda Schnabel

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Well … we are over the hump and one day closer to the weekend, and a Holiday weekend too! A perfect time to celebrate.

Today I’m celebrating our new In Colors!! I have teamed them up with a great technique that I taught my Technique Club this past June. The Marker to Block Watercolor Technique … so simple but it can make a dramatic impact!

We took one of the clear blocks and colored it with our markers, you can add a second color to create a bigger WOW effect. Then simple spritz it with water until it starts to bead up … then press it onto your cardstock. We used the Whisper White … no special cardstock needed!

It’s an amazing site when the colors create the beautiful watercolor look. Let it dry a bit and then you are free to stamp. We masked the left side of the card so our image looks like it is captured in the block. The stamp set we used is the new “You’ve Got This” stamp set.

Here is the card done in each of our new In Colors. I marked them for you. Check out how nicely the ribbon, cardstock and inks coordinate! Love it!!

I hope I inspired you to pull out your makers and spritzer and create some wonderful watercolor cards.

Thank you for joining me today …

Hope your day is full of color… Have fun!!

TODAY’S STAMPIN’ SUPPLY LIST …

$32.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Clear Block D

$8.50

2015-2017 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

$15.00

Stampin’ Spritzer

$3.00

You’ve Got This Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$28.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Cucumber Crush 1″ Dotted Lace Trim

Fast Fuse Adhesive

~~$10.00~~ $7.50

Delightful Dijon 1″ Dotted Lace Trim

Mint Macaron 1″ Dotted Lace Trim

Tip Top Taupe 1″ Dotted Lace Trim

Watermelon Wonder 1″ Dotted Lace Trim