COLORFUL days ahead from the Crazy Stamping Lady!!

 My 8​th Annual In-Color Club offering! Don't miss out!

 2022-2024 In Color Club Details* (May-September 2022)

Each month’s packet contents – 1 pack of cardstock (24 sheets), 1 ink pad, 1 ink refill, 1 Stampin’ Write marker, 4 sheets of 6”x6” Glimmer Paper, 5 yards 1/8” Metallic Woven ribbon, 30 Ombre Matte Decorative Dots, eight 6”X6” DSP pieces and a hand stamped card from me featuring​ ​your In-Color color of the month. Colors each month will be assigned randomly - but, at end of five months you will have all five colors.

(see the add-on option information for Blends Combo pack below)  

It’s like Christmas in your mailbox five months in a row and each month I’m including 2 yards coordinating Bakers Twine as my gift to you! 

*This club is separate from any other Clubs or orders you put in with me.

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Cost: $42 (plus $9 priority shipping every month if I am shipping to you rather than porch pickup)

Blends Combo Pack Add-on Option – if you would like to also receive the coordinating Blends Alcohol Markers for your colors (this year in all five colors) you will be charged an additional $10.50 per month to cover the cost (total $52.50 per month) plus the above shipping if needed.  You must indicate blends add-on at the time of your signing up and must receive for all five months.

If you are local, we can forgo the shipping and do porch pick up (so your total due each month would be either $42 or $52.50 depending on the option you choose) – again, please let me know at time of sign-up if this is what you want to do.   I will bill you at the beginning of each month​ (first billing May 1)​ by email.  You can pay by Pay Pal Friends and Family; Venmo Friends; or you can send me a check each month.  As long as payment is received on time, your kit will be mailed around the 1​0​^th of each month (or you can pick up when available – I will notify you).  You will have all the coordinating products for your color of the month – so you’ll be able to start creating with it right away. 

At the end of FIVE months you’ll have it ALL! 

Note to join--you can sign up anytime now till May 2nd to have your kit ordered ​May 3, ​as soon as the new catalog goes live.  At that point you are committed to the five months – and will be billed as stated above for future months.  Sign-ups for this club end on May 31, 2022.

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Please provide the following information to me​ in an email​ at crazystampinglady@gmail.com:

1)    Your Full Name

2)   Shipping Address including Zip Code

3)   Your current Email Address for billing reminders (I ask to receive your payment ​no later than the 5th of each month – kits will not be mailed until payment is received.)

4. Do you want only the regular ​in-color ​ club package – or would you like to do the Blends Add-On?

4)   Do you want Shipping​ for the additional cost​ 

or Porch Pick-up?

 Once you sign up, you will receive a confirmation email from me within 24 hours. 

Looking forward to some colorful days ahead :)

 SPECIAL NOTES REGARDING SHIPPING – I charge shipping to you at basically my cost; if for some reason during the course of the club, the postal service raises shipping rates – I will notify you, and those additional costs will be passed on to you​ from then forward​.  Also, due to worldwide shipping and product delays – there is always a chance something may not be available at time of order.  If this is the case – those products will be ordered when available and included in the next available kit if we are still in the club time – if after I will get them to you ASAP once I get them.

Pigment Sprinkles - color your life!

So the Last Chance list is out for Stampin' Up! - it always makes me feel like I have a split personality.  On the one hand - I am sooooo sad to see so many things that I love retire :(  But, on the other hand - I am so excited for all of the new products we will get to purchase and play with soon!!  This year is no different - and one of my favorite items that is retiring is the Pigment Sprinkles.  I just love how fun and vibrant they are - so I wanted to share a few of my projects before they are gone -

A couple of my technique clubs were fortunate enough to get to play with these, but with the COVID-19 shutdown - not all - so I hope they are able to check out this post.  Above is a sampler of the different sprinkle colors.  Below is a copy of the card they get for their binders -

For the last club I did these with - it was their renewal month and we always do a special project - so here are the card the project we made.  This was one that a club member made -

 Here are a couple more cards - made in other colors.  The flowers were embossed with black embossing powder, then we added the sprinkles, spritzed them and dried before completing.

 I just think they turned out so lovely -

And here are a couple more of the 3D project we made.  These are just Canvases I picked up at the Dollar Store.  We added the pigment sprinkles, spritzed them and let dry.  Once dry we added the cut out images as silhouettes to finish our art work.

You can see in the picture below how we curved some of the butterfly wings to give these some dimension.

These canvases were attached with a few glue dots to the front of an acrylic frame stand - so that we could stand them up on our desks.

I really love how they all turned out and have give a few as gifts.  I hope you like them to.  I'd encourage you to check out the Last Chance list of products available - as supplies are only while supplies last or until the new catalog starts in June - whichever comes first.  There are some great things there - including many on sale - so don't miss out!  ~Maureen

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Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

[107301]

$7.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121044]

$8.75

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

[119683]

$8.75

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115320]

$8.75

Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146989]

$8.75

Pigment Sprinkles

[149663]

$23.00

Springtime Impressions Dies

[146326]

$29.00

Butterfly Beauty Dies

[148536]

$39.00

Beautiful Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145915]

$21.00

April Paper Pumpkin

I LOVED April's Paper Pumpkin kit and had so much fun creating in my Paper Pumpkin club - we made our first three cards - pretty much just as they came in the kit - and they were just lovely - 
Card 1~

Card 2~

Card 3~

Then we made this  alternative card - using components of the kit -

It is a center pop up card -

I love how the rose seems to just be floating there in the air.

Then I shared an alternative card using the kit - but different colors and layout -

and a card using another color scheme and layout -

And finally my Memories and More scrapbook layout using kit components.  I try to do one layout from each of the monthly kits to fill up my scrapbook - now just to add picture :)

This kit was great - but still it challenges me to have my Club and come up with ideas they can make with the kit.  I hope you liked them.  Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription kit that will send you an amazing package once a month of fabulous, creative projects - all for about $20 a month.  May's kit is going to be amazing too - it was designed by our Stampin' Up! founder, Shelli Gardner, and reflects her "vintagey" style to a tee.  

I really love it so much - you'll make 12 cards total with this kit, 3 each of 4 designs.  But to get it you MUST subscribe to Paper Pumpkin not later than May 10 - and I'd advise sooner, because this kit might sell out!  Click on this link for more information on Paper Pumpkin and subscribe now - https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=6426
See you all soon with more creative, fun ideas!!  ~Maureen

Paper Flower Wreath!

So everywhere I look on Pinterest I see these awesome hoop wreaths that use one or both rings of an embroidery hoop for their base.  For my latest club renewal I wanted to try my hand at making one with all paper flowers and Stampin' Up! products, and this is what I came up with.  I love how it turned out - perfect for this SPRINGY time of year.

Since it is a Technique Club - these paper roses were our technique for the month.  But the group got to make some other fun flowers for the wreath too.  Plus we used some great punches and ribbons to fill out the clusters.

So below is the daisy - we punched three daisies and curved the leaves then attached together with glue dots as shown below.  We then punched two small flowers and layered them for the center along with a gem.

For the small posies it was two medium sized flowers punched and layered with a single small and a pearl for the center.

This butterfly is from the Springtime Impressions thinlits.  We cut it out of Petal Pink - sponged the edges with Lipstick, curled the wings a bit and added some gems for the body.

 

Finally we made our roses - punched six hearts and two scallop circles.  Sponged all the edges and cut slits in the scallops as shown.  Then everything was spritzed with water, and layered onto the brad - first the scallops, then the hearts.

We folded each layer up tight to the center - taking one layer at a time.  Scrunching it all together tightly.

Then we gently re-opened each layer until we saw our roses forming before our eyes.

The final step was putting it all together on our wreathes - here's the group proudly displaying their works of art!

Here again is my completed project.  I have it hanging on my wall as in the first picture of this blog post.  But it could also be displayed on a pretty easel - or even mounted in a shadow box.  It was a lot of fun to make - so I made another for my mother-in-law to put on her door at the care facility she lives in.

Here is a copy of the Technique card we added to our books - 

You all need to try your hand at this fun project and see what you can come up with!  Enjoy!  ~Maureen

Remember it's currently Sale-a-bration where you can earn FREE merchandise with every $50 purchase.  Just click HERE for full details; and then click on SHOP NOW to see the catalogs.  Or if you'd like a hard copy of our Annual catalog, Occasions catalog and Sale-a-bration catalogs mailed to you, just let me know.  If ordering online please use my current hostess code - 

8th Day of Christmas!

 

 That's right - 12 days of creative posts and several giveaways - be sure to join me today and for the next 4 days as we work our way up to Christmas!  Also, check out any previous posts you make have missed by scrolling down the page and comment on those for an additional entry.  Make sure you subscribe to my blog, comment and share my posts on Facebook (be sure to tag me at @Maureen Rauchfuss), for chances to win some fun products!  ~Maureen

  Prize #8 - Snail Adhesive. Used in today's project -

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 So today I am sharing a quick and easy gift you can still make for the holidays.  It is a Easel Card that includes a small calendar.  I ordered mine early - so it may be too late to get the calendars on time - but you could print one from online or substitute a small package of post it notes. 

 These are the gifts that I mailed out to my TEAM members and current CLUB members for the holidays as a thank you for their support.   I made 71 of them!  The background image was created by cutting apart some of the beautiful folders we as demonstrators can order from Stampin' Up!  I was able to get 6 layers from each folder.  Then depending on the design I ended up with - they were stamped with one of several different inspirational verses.

 If you don't have those folders - all you need to do is stamp a layer in any design you'd like.  Here is a simple pattern for making your own easel cards - 

All of they layers were just adhered together with snail adhesive.

 Since they fold pretty flat - I was able to send them in a regular envelope - that I had to decorate to coordinate of course.

 Hope you enjoyed this project, and will try making some easel gifts of your own.

If you are interested in any of these items you can place an order at www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW.  Be sure to check out all the new items on the Clearance Rack - as well as the Year-End Clearance while you are there.

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Click on any image below to go directly to my online store - so you can order!

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

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

$8.50

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

$7.00

Snail Adhesive

$7.00

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.00