ICS Blog Hop: Honeybee Home

 Hello, and welcome to the April Inspire, Create, & Share Blog Hop! We are glad you are hoping with us. Hopefully, we can inspire you to get your stamps out and ink them up, and create something fun!  

This month, our theme is "It's a Girl Thing". We are showing some fun feminine cards. I also am showing some of the retiring 2020-2022 In Colors. I love that Stampin' Up! gives us new colors each year, but sometimes there are one or two, or...even five that I am sorry to see go. 

I think of flowers as pretty feminine, though I do know some guys who like to grow them. But flowers is what I chose to use on my cards. 

I used the Honeybee Home set for this one, and showcased the In Colors Just Jade and Cinnamon Cider. This is a set from the 2022 January-June Mini catalog. It will be carrying over to the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog too! So happy about that. The cute little bumble bees embellishments won't tho', so if they aren't sold out, you may want to grab some!

If you don't have this set, let's try the same layout with a retiring set, Celebrate with Flowers. I love this set and am sad to see it go. Do you know why I love it? Ok, those that know me will say, "because of the dragonfly stamp:, and they wouldn't be wrong. But, I also love the vertical "Happy Birthday" stamp in this set. I didn't use it on my card, but you can check it out on page 62 of the Annual Catalog. 

This cards features the In Color Bumblebee. I love this buttery shade of yellow:

 Let's go see what project Mary has to share with us! Hope you liked my cards and enjoy the rest of the Hop!

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'!

 

 

IDEAS Blog Hop: Heart & Home Suite

 

Hello crafters!  I'm so excited to share our February IDEAS Blog Hop with you today. This month's theme is "That's So Sweet of You". We are featuring the fabulous suite of products that Stampin' Up! puts together for us. 

Here is a graphic showing a sneak peek at the some of the projects in our September IDEAS Tutorial Bundle.

I am using the Heart & Home Suite. It come with 2 stamps sets and 2 coordinating die sets, 3/8" Denim ribbon, Classic Matte Dots, 3D Hive Embossing Folder, Heart & Home doilies, Memory & More Cards and Envelopes and my personal favorite; the Heart & Home 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper. It has beautiful wildflower prints on one side, but the other side, is all white washed wood prints.....so pretty and versatile!

This Tutorial Bundle has over 80 pages, and includes over 40 projects from 15 Stampin' Up! Demonstrators located all over the world! Lots of Suites from the new 2022 January-June Mini Catalog. All experience levels are included in the bundle, it definitely has something for everyone!

 Since my actual tutorial designs are secret and exclusively shared in the tutorial, I am providing an additional card for you. Consider it a bonus project. It also uses items from the suite, and I paired the cute little bumblebee embellishments with it. I love how so many of our products go together, even if they aren't in the same suites!

Would you like a copy of the instructions for all the tutorial projects to use for your personal use, or even to use in your classes? I offer 3 ways to either purchase, or even get the tutorial bundle for FREE!

1. Place a $35 order here with my online host code.

2. It is free for all of my direct team members, join here.

3. Purchase it for $15 USD.

Once you have received the tutorials, please remember not to share or distribute the printed or electronic copies of these bundles. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your use. If you know someone that would like to purchase the bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their copy. Thanks for your support.

Won't you join me as I hop on over to the fabulous Simone's blog to see what suite she chose, and what she created using it?

Until next time...

Happy Craftin'!

PPP Blog Hop: I'll Bee Yours

Glad you could join us on our monthly Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop. We love Paper Pumpkin and love to share our enthusiasm for this monthly box of fun and creativity with you. The Paper Pumpkin kit is designed so you can follow the instructions provided in the kit to make the projects, or use the supplies as a starting point to let your creativity run wild (as we have!) Hop along with us, as we will share alternate ideas on how we used the January Paper Pumpkin Kit: I'll Bee Yours.

Here is the kit as designed, with 3 x 3 cards and little treat bags. I love the non traditional Valentine colors, so this could be used as wedding, or shower favors, instead of Valentine's. 

I had a new challenge when designing my alternate project this month, as my kit was missing a couple of things when received. I didn't have the stamps or the ink spot that were supposed to be in the kit. Now, I could do without the spot, as I have the Mint Macaron full size pad, but the stamps, that was a different story. Thanks goodness Stampin' Up! has the best support team in the direct sales industry and they are sending me both items. But, since I just got my kit a few days ago, I didn't get them in time to use them on my alternate project. 

I decided to make a small banner. I used the layering square dies to cut the treat bags, and got 2 squares from each bag (front and back.) I backed those with a Mint Macaron cardstock scalloped square to make them sturdier. I used only kit elements to decorate each square, using a repeat pattern. I did add the 1/8" Mint Macaron Ribbon from the January-June Mini Catalog and the Dark Basic Black Stampin' Blend to color in the white stripes on the bumblebees. I, also, used the alphabet from the Make a Difference Stamp Set for my word and letters. 

Here is a closer look at a couple of them: 

Thanks so much for taking the time to hop with us!  Click on the pumpkin below and hop on over to Charmane's blog to see what creation she has to share with you!

It would be awesome if you leave a comment on our projects along the way!! 

Don't miss next month's kit, "A Lovely Day". You have until 2/10/2020 to sign up or reactivate your account. 

The Lovely Day Paper Pumpkin kit coordinates perfectly with the Happy Birthday to You Stamp Set (item 152308), which is available as part of Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-A-Bration promotion. You can get it for FREE by reaching the qualifying purchase amount of $50 March 31, 2020 (get a 3 month prepaid Paper Pumpkin subscription!) See details below:

Happy Birthday to You Stamp Set (item 152308)

• Includes 5 cling stamps
• FREE with qualifying purchase of $50 by March 31, 2020
• Located in the Sale-A-Bration brochure (p. 8)

About the February Kit

Kit details: Makes nine cards and envelopes

Card size: 4-1/4” x 5-1/2” 

Envelope size: 4-1/2” x 5-3/4”

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Rich Razzleberry, Rococo Rose, and Old Olive

Don't miss out, sign up here now!

Until next time...Happy Craftin'!