25 Stamp Sets for 25% off for the 25th Anniversary of Stampin' Up!

 

We're celebrating Stampin' Up!'s 25th anniversary all year long, but during the week of the actual date (October 25th to be exact) we thought we should pump up the party even more. So what better way than a sale on the very products that started it all: stamps, of course!

Dates: October 22-28, 2013
Offer: Get 25% off 25 stamp sets

Click HERE to see all of the stamps on sale. 

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Can't Miss Deals!! Hurry - Limited Time Offers

The Stampin' Up! Blog recently reached a milestone --250 blog posts --and they are celebrating! They have begun a series of Thank You Thursdays posts, where they will offer discounted products for one day only (while supplies last)!

Visit the blog each Thursday in October to see the new deal. Here is today's deal:

Also, Stampin' Up! has been updating the online store with a few weekly deals for you to enjoy. You’ll want to make sure you check back every week to see what's being offered. Please note that these deals will be offered “while supplies last” and that the discount will appear in your shopping bag when you check out.
This week’s deals are as follows:

Don't forget!!  This is the BEST DEAL OF ALL!!  Join for only $25 and you get ALL of your Stampin' Supplies at a discount!  Be sure to sign up by Oct 21.

 

Labels Card Thinlits Christmas Card Swap

 

Here is my swap for the annual SUFriendsForever Christmas Card Swap.  I made close to 20 of these babies and they were super quick (considering how complicated they look) using the new Label Card Thinlit Die from Stampin' Up!.   

Below:  This is what the card looks like partially open.  

I used a 5-1/2" X 8-1/2" piece of cardstock and only put part of it beneath the thinlit.  I followed the tutorial for the extended flip card found here. 

Here's is the card fully opened.  I left some space on the far right panel for writing.  

 

I used one of my favorite color combinations - Pool Party and  Island Indigo.  I also used a stamp set from the Holiday Catalog that I won at Convention this year - Christmas Messages.  The snowflakes and 'Merry' came from a stamp set that was in last year's holiday catalog and is still available - Snowflake Soiree. 

Cardstock: Pool Party, Whisper White

Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo

Stamps: Snowflake Soiree, Christmas Messages
Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels Card Thinlits, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

~Enjoy!

Tags 4 You Halloween File Card

Oh man!  This card was FUN and EASY.  I finally got to play with my new Envelope Punch Board.  I have seen so many of the file cards & Halloween cards online, so I mixed them all together and this is what I came up with.  I used the video tutorial from Patty Bennet for the file part of the card.  Then, I mixed a little of this and a little of that and BAM, I had my card.  But it was missing something, so I added some splatters in the background.  Exactly what it needed!  

Can you see the spiders' bodies?  They're rhinestones colored with a Black Sharpie! 

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, Witches' Brew DSP

Ink: Black StazOn

Stamps: Tags 4 You, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Gorgeous Grunge
Accessories:  Envelope Punch Board, Rhinestones, Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape
Punches:  Label Bracket, Modern Label
Other: Black Sharpie

Thoughts & Prayers - Thinking of You Card

I guess I'm on a purple kick these days!  It IS my favorite color, after all, so I guess it's OK to use it a lot.  I chose Perfect Plum for this card because it's such a soothing color.  (At least for me!)

   

The idea for this card came from here.   Dawn used her clear block to stamp the background, but since I never seem to like the way it looks when I do it, I decided to make a stencil and sponge the background.  I cut out a separate piece of cardstock the same size as the Whisper White piece and after placing the Window Frame right where I wanted, I used my Big Shot to cut it out.  Then I just had to align this stencil with my Whisper White piece and sponge away! 

I love that this card was easy to make yet has so much dimension to it.  I hope you like my take on this card!

 ~Enjoy!

Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Whisper White

Ink: Perfect Plum, Black StazOn

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers
Accessories:  Big Shot, Window Frames Framelits, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Basic Pearls, Sponges, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Punches: Elegant Butterfly

Bring On The Cake Masculine Card

 Masculine cards are always a challenge for me so when a hostess asked for simple masculine cards I went to two of my favorite places - my Color Coach and the cleanandsimplestamping website where I can always find a sketch that I'd like to try. 

For my card, I used this sketch

I also added a bit based on a Make & Take we did at Convention where we got and used the Gorgeous Grunge set.  Using this set is really liberating for a perfectionist type like myself! Nothing has to be perfect and it always looks great!  :)

The color combination I found that would work well for a masculine cards was:  Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze & Garden Green.  Crumb Cake's dynamic duo is Chocolate Chip.  

I have to say that I made a boo boo on this card, though, and I didn't realize it until I was putting my supplies away.  Although I stamped the 'Wish Big' sentiment in Chocolate Chip, the strip on the left side of the card is actually Early Espresso.  I knew something was wrong the second I put the card together because something just did NOT look right and I couldn't figure it out.  Until I put my supplies away.  Oh well!

~Enjoy!

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Crumb Cake (stamp off), Cajun Craze (stamp off), Garden Green (stamp off), Chocolate Chip

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Bring on the Cake

 

Multi-Embossed Card

 

This is one of my new favorite cards.  It's actually a combination of this card and this card with my own twist.  This card worked out great for my card classes since we make 3 of each design.  I had a larger piece of each color that we embossed and THEN cut it into thirds which made one strip for each card.  The cards came together quickly after that.   

I can't wait to try other color combinations and different embossing folders!  

Cardstock: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze

Ink: Soft Suede

Stamps: Express Yourself (Hostess Set)
Accessories:  Big Shot, Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder, Silver Mini Brads
Punches:  Boho Blossoms, Itty Bitty Shapes (flower)