My Happy Stamping Place

Pretty Purple Pansy

I had a quick play with some new product from the upcoming Stampin' Up! catalog.  This pansy suite is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!  I didn't even delve into the dies that are in the suite yet.  There are unlimited possibilities with this suite.  I wanted to whip up a quick card with this stamp set so this is what I came up with.  This is a go to card layout for me.  Simple and cute.

The painted texture embossing folder isn't new to this catalog but its new to me.  I just love how it really looks like textured paint! I need to make some mother's day cards with this suite.  I've mentioned before that purple is a color I associate with my mom.  I will be making a purple card for her with this set.  

Speaking of my mom, I went to visit her this past week. I have 9 brothers and sisters.  My mom lives in the house we grew up in.  It's really small but somehow we made it work.  What choice did we have, really?  She is 89 years old and has macular degeneration so she can't see well.  We are all pitching in and cleaning a room in her house when we visit her.  I opted to clean her bathroom/laundry room.  I used a lot of elbow grease and replaced some bathroom rugs and such.  As we were sitting and visiting later she said to me, "It was a lot of work raising 10 kids, but it sure is paying off now!"  I love it!  

Below is a partial list of supplies used.  Some are available now and the rest will be in the annual catalog that goes live May 4.  You can order supplies on my website.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Kathleen

tams# 59143

Product List

Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder

[154317]

$9.00

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$8.75

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$7.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Double Oval Punch

[154242]

$18.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Misty Zebra

Are you sick of zebra cards yet?  I hope not because I have a few more to share with you.  I had a fun stamping session in my craft room a few nights ago and created some simple cards with the Zany Zebras stamp set.  The patterned paper comes from the A Flower For Every Season 6 x 6 designer series paper pack.  Even though there are various patterns, they coordinate.  The trick to pattern mixing is to pair a small pattern with a larger pattern.  You see that at play here with the larger floral background with the misty moonlight dots strip of dsp. 

Pattern mixing not only works in paper crafting but also in fashion. Have you tried it?  I usually go for a larger floral pattern paired with stripes or small dots.  Give it a whirl!  

All of the supplies used in this card are listed below.  You can order them from my website.  Some are retiring by the end of the month or sooner(while supplies last).

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

tams# 58805

Product List

Zany Zebras Cling Stamp Set

[152536]

$19.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$30.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$8.75

Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[152486]

$11.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

$18.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots

[152480]

$8.00

Green Striped Zebra

The Forever Ferns designer series paper is an unlikely choice to use with the Zany Zebras stamp set but I think it works!  The watercolor striped strokes in the paper with various greens gave me the birthday boy card I wanted to achieve.  Sometimes slicing off a part of the front of the card and letting a little bit of the inside of the card to peek through is a great twist to a traditional layout.  Simple but effective.  

I love the sentiment with this image.  And don't we all deserve to kick up our heels?  I'm ready for it! All supplies are listed below and can be ordered on my website.

I have a few more Zany Zebra cards to post and then I'll switch gears to another stamp set.  I have new product from the upcoming annual catalog(comes out in May)that has arrived at my door.  I will be creating with that product soon but I still have so many retiring products to say goodbye to as well. So many fun projects ahead!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen 

tams# 58804

Product List

Zany Zebras Cling Stamp Set

[152536]

$19.00

Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper

[152492]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

$8.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$7.50

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

$9.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$30.00

Layering Squares Dies

[151772]

$35.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

$18.00

Sweet purple Zebra

The Zany Zebras stamp set is one of the first ones I was drawn to when the 2020/2021 Stampin' Up! annual catalog came out.  Such a fun and happy looking set!  I wanted to make a girl's birthday card with it.  My daughter's favorite color since she was a little girl is purple.  I based my colors off of her fave color.  Isn't that floral embossed background so delicate and beautiful?  It's the ornate floral 3D embossing folder. I thought it was just the right backdrop for this card. 

Now my daughter is expecting a daughter of her own.  I wonder what my granddaughter's favorite color will be? Here is the card I created based on a simple card I had saved on my Pinterest boards.

The purple in this card is Highland Heather.  I don't know why I haven't reached for this color more.  I really love it!  There is not much coloring involved in this stamped image so a pop of color underneath is just what it needs.  Many products in this card are retiring at the end of April or sooner(while supplies last only).  The products retiring are the Zany Zebras stamp set, Stitched Shapes framelit dies, Flowers for Every Season 6 x 6 designer series paper, and frosted and clear epoxy droplets.  You can order these products and more on my website.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I really appreciate you!

Kathleen

tams# 58802

Product List

Zany Zebras Cling Stamp Set

[152536]

$19.00

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146986]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153080]

$8.75

Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[152486]

$11.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$9.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$30.00

Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder

[152725]

$9.00

Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets

[147801]

$9.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

$18.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Birthday Boy Zebra

I set out to make a stack of birthday boy and birthday girl cards with the Zany Zebra stamp set.  This is the first card I made in this stamp session.  I wanted to make simple cards based on some cards saved to my Pinterest boards.  This one came together very quickly.

There are several retiring products used to make this card including the stamp set, Zany Zebras, Stitched Shapes framelits, the frosted and clear epoxy droplets, and the tin tile embossing folder.  These products will retire at the end of April or while supplies last.  To order these products you can go to my website.

Stop back this week as I post each Zany Zebra card I made in this stamp session in my craft room.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

tams# 58788

Product List

Zany Zebras Cling Stamp Set

[152536]

$19.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[111350]

$8.75

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119683]

$8.75

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$30.00

Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets

[147801]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$9.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147272]

$9.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

$18.00

Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder

[151801]

$10.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Pink Zany Zebra

I've been in a bit of a funk.  I haven't been sleeping well and life was just getting to me.  I was having a hard time finding my creative side.  I didn't make a card in weeks.  Here's how I pulled myself out of the funk and started creating again.

When creative juices aren't flowing I often tell people to go on Pinterest, go to the Stampin' Up! catalog or somewhere else and copy a project you find there.  That will often inspire you to tweak a little something and may lead to more tweaking until you are creating again.  I took a little bit of a different approach this time. I had stamped a bunch of images from the stamp set Zany Zebras. I wanted to create birthday cards for boys and for girls with these images. I had some cards I liked saved on Pinterest.  I took the overall layouts of the cards and used them as my jumping off point.  I created 6 cards in one night.  The juices were flowing!  Yay! Below is one of those cards.

I am doing a Facebook Live video on Thursday, April 8 at 4 pm central time showing all of the cards I made.  If you don't catch it live you can watch it on playback here. I will be posting each of the cards here on the blog as well.

The Zany Zebras stamp set is retiring at the end of April.  You can order yours and the other supplies listed below on my website.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I wish you creative days ahead!

Kathleen

tams# 58752

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Zany Zebras Cling Stamp Set

[152536]

$19.00

Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[152486]

$11.50

Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153080]

$8.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

[146912]

$7.50

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$9.00

Double Oval Punch

[154242]

$18.00

Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog Retiring List!!!

The Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog comes out a month early this year- in May!  That means there is a retirement list of products from the current catalog.  Some of the items on the list are discounted and some are full price.  All items are while supplies last.  If you have your eye on something grab it right away!  Some items sell out almost instantly!  Here is a link to the list of retiring items: Last-Chance-Prodcts-Annual-Catalog-2020-2021_US.pdf (su-media.s3.amazonaws.com)

Please note, the photopolymer stamp sets are getting an upgrade.  The ones that are carrying over will have the images printed on the front of the stamp set(like they already are) AND on the inside of the cover as well.  It will be easier to see what stamps go in the set when the case is opened.  The 2 clear sheets the stamps are sandwiched in will no longer have the stamped images on them.  That means there are new item numbers for those stamp sets carrying over that are affected.  That's why you will see some with 4 asteriks by them.  Also, if an item in currently in a bundle but it won't be sold in a bundle in the new catalog(but it still will be in the upcoming catalog) there will be 3 asteriks by it.  

If you place an order for retiring items your best bet is to place it on my website.  That way you will get real time inventory of what is available.  Please use host code 3JFYD6NB in your cart(before checkout).

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

FREE Shipping today only!

Happy St. Patrick's day!  It must be the luck of the Irish because Stampin' Up! is offering FREE shipping on orders of $50 or more today only(3/17/2021). You can place your order on my website.  Please use host code 3JFYD6NB in your cart.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

Spring is coming!

Signs of Spring are in the air!  The weather has gotten warmer in most parts of the country, daylights savings time is this weekend(can you believe it?) and this new butterfly bundle from Stampin' Up! screams Spring as well.

This butterfly bundle is an early release product from the Stampin' Up! annual 2021/2022 catalog.  It includes a stamp set, coordinating die cut set, designer series paper, and birch colored textured paper.  You can purchase items as a bundle or individually. Here is a link to the products in this suite.

They are all available to order on my website.  

Happy stamping!

Kathleen

Pretty Perennials

It's March and the hope of Spring is in the air!  Here in Minnesota we are enjoying temperatures in the 40's this week with the promise of 50's by this weekend!  With Spring around the corner it makes me think of pretty flowers.  This stamp set and die cut bundle, Pretty Perennials, is at the top of my list to create cards with!

There are some milestone awards that Stampin' Up! demonstrators can achieve.  Some select demonstrators have reached the milestone of 1,000,000 in sales over their Stampin' Up! career.  That's a lot of stamps sold!  When a demonstrator reaches this milestone it is much celebrated.  One of the ways these million dollar achievers are celebrated is allowing them to collaborate with Stampin' Up! designers to create their own stamp set.  You will see an emblem next to the stamp set when it is one from one of the achievers.  The Pretty Perennials bundle is Dena Rekow's million dollar achiever stamp set.  I simply love it!  So beautiful!  It is just the right combination of stamp images and coordinating die cuts.  So many beautiful creations that you can make with it.  I demonstrated this card below on Facebook Live on my page last night.  You can find that video here.  

I started with a card sketch and the color combination from the paper pack, Berry Delightful, from Sale-a-bration.  There are a lot of colors in that paper pack.  I used a subset of those colors to create my card with.  If you can't come up with a color combination for your projects I encourage you to look to the designer paper packs for inspiration.  The designers do a fantastic job of combining colors, many I would never come up with on my own.  You don't have to use all of the colors in the paper pack.  You can choose some of them from the paper pack like I did on my card below.  All of the paper packs have a list of colors used on the back of the paper pack.

I couldn't find the exact card sketch I used for inspiration.  I may have adapted the one above.  I love to find different card layouts from card sketches.  You can do a search on Pinterest and find a bunch!

All of the supplies used are listed below.  All items are available for purchase on my website.

I am kicking off my next round of Virtual Stamp Club.  You can live anywhere in the US and participate.  Below is a picture of some of the cards we made in my last round of Virtual Stamp club.

If you would like more information about Virtual Stamp club send me an e-mail at kathleen@myhappystampingplace.com.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

 

tams# 57356

Product List

Pretty Perennials Bundle

[156234]

$45.00

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119793]

$8.75

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

[147050]

$7.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[111350]

$8.75

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[147098]

$7.50

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141416]

$8.75

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$7.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$7.50

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

$8.75

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$30.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00