Paper Crafting Blog Hop - Sale-a-bration 2021 - Part 2

 

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. Fellow demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia are participating. We have a wide array of fun projects and design styles to share with you this month - all spotlighting Products from the Sale-a-bration Catalog! Remember that Sale-a-bration ends the end of the month!

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So I chose to use the "Oh So Ombre" DSP for my project - this is a $50 level freebie! 48 - 6x6" sheets of wonderful!

I had recently seen another demonstrator, and then another, and then another use this paper to make the most beautiful Sunburst Cards - so I decided to try my hand at it and came up with this - 

By having the light ends of the ombre paper and the dark ends alternate - it gives this technique an amazing look - like a real sunburst of light!  I combined it with the Butterly Gala stamp set and Butterfly Duet punch - and I really love how it turned out.  You can see full details on how I did this card on my video - HERE!

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I hope you enjoyed my post and would love it if you'd leave me a comment. Now click on through to the rest of those hopping this month to see all of their wonderful creations! ~Maureen

Shirley Merker

Tracy Held

Annette McMillan

Sandy Ward

Maureen Rauchfuss - You are Here!

Terri Stewart

Joy Nelson

Sandra Roberts 

Julia Mazur

Nancy Reynolds

To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code KREMNUC2 to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

Cards for a Cause - Tim Tebow's Anti-Human Trafficking ministry!

So I put a little about this out to my customers earlier this month - but I want to elaborate.  I have been praying for awhile on what I could do to support a ministry with my business.  The whole Human Trafficking industry just makes me sick to my stomach and it's hard for me to even think about - yes, God has placed it on my heart over and over.  I'll be doing a FB Live video soon explaining how I landed on the Tim Tebow Anti-Human Trafficking ministry - so watch for that.  You can see more about that ministry and my plan to help on this PAGE!

So - Here is what is going on for February so far - 

This month I will be donating 100% of the sales of the following products to the TTF -

Hey Chick Bundle #158627  Price: $44.00

Hey Chick Set  #158190  Price: $17.00

Chick Dies  #158199  Price: $32.00

Hey Birthday Chick Bundle  #158631  Price: $43.00

Hey Birthday Chick Set  #154464  Price: $21.00

Hey Birthday Chick Dies  #158200  Price: $27.00

In addition I am offering this card kit - and I have only a few left -

You get three cards - one of each design - prepped for $12 including shipping; or six - 2 of each design for $20 including shipping.  Stamping will not be done for you - but you can substitute any images for the chickens and any sentiments as the cards are very neutral floral themed.  In fact you can see my FB Live HERE where I showed what a floral change up might look like.  All of my profits from these this month will also go to the Tim Tebow organization.  Email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com if you are interested.  I'm looking forward to partnering with all of you can seeing how much money we can raise for this worthy and critical cause.  Thanks so much! 

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store -www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code below at check out below total -  to get full benefits from me  - KREMNUC2

 *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

 

Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     

                                                                                ~Maureen

So many cute little Zebras!

So - I just love these little guys!  They are just so stinkin' cute!  One of our neighbors has zebras which is also so fun - whenever you drive by you'll see cars along the road taking pictures.  It is quite a site to see Zebras in Prescott, AZ.

Zany Zebras Cling Stamp Set #152536  $19.00

Last week I posted what I did with the scraps of Rainbow Glimmer Paper I was using for a class (you can check that out HERE) - well, here are the cards we made in class I was referring to.  We used strips of the glimmer paper - which worked wonderful with the zebras - because it brought a lot of a color to cards with black and white animals.  Just stamped them and punched them and layered them on black, onto the pretty glimmer colors.  I just love how they turned out.

On the inside we added some fun sentiments and some little party hats!

Here is another one - little bit different colors of glimmer paper - but still just as adorable.  Who is it time for you to celebrate?  This would be the perfect card to do it with! So much fun!!

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store -www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code below at check out below total -  to get full benefits from me  - KREMNUC2

 *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

 

Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     

                                                                                ~Maureen

Feb. First Monday Challenge - CASE the Catalog - Join the FUN!

Okay - here's our Feb. Challenge - the challenge is to CASE (Copy and you can add your own take on it) any card in the current Annual catalog or Jan - June Mini. Post your entries on my Facebook post pinned at the top of my business page - www.facebook.com/Crazy-Stamping-Lady-818228691544155 in the comments - or email them to me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com indicating February First Monday Challenge in the memo. Be sure to include a reference to the page your card was CASED from. I will draw after the deadline for a fun prize! Play along with us this month!!

I shared my take on this challenge this week, but CASING a card from page 10 of the current Jan.-June Mini Catalog.

You can see the full video on it's creation here -

www.facebook.com/818228691544155/videos/1280340579006455

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store -www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code below at check out below total -  to get full benefits from me  - KREMNUC2

 *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

 

Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     

                                                                                ~Maureen

Global SU Share Fair Blog Hop - CASE the August 2020 Share Fair Card

What a fun blog hop - we are each picking one of the projects from the August 2020 SU Global Share Fair and CASEing it!  It was really hard to choose which one I wanted to CASE, but I landed on Terri Kerfoot Stewart's card/gift card holder - and that was it!  Here's her project -

So I decided to make this with the current Level 1 Sale-a-bration item - Flower and Field DSP.  It is amazing paper - and the black background just makes the colors pop!

So I pretty much followed the tutorial - used a different punch for my notch; and a little different layout for my paper inside.

Found a gift card that goes perfectly with these colors :)

Here you can see I added some paper in the slot where the gift card goes before I sealed it around the two edges.

 

Then finished off the front of the card with some Happy Birthday Wishes from the Many Messages Bundle!

Here it is lying flat so you can better see how it all came together!

Hope you liked my project - if you did - please leave me a comment.  Then hop on through all the other blogs to see their amazing CASES!

Shirley Merker
Tracy Held
Annette McMillan
Terri Stewart
Krissi Hannah
Maureen Rauchfuss - you are here!

Sandra Roberts
Nancy Reynolds
Gina Connor
Joy Nelson

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SPECIAL OFFER FOR THIS HOP -

Place any order of $50 or more between now and February 7, 2021 using the hostess code below - and I'll send you the tutorial for all for all the projects we created in August 2020!  Plus that order will also get you a FREE Sale-a-bration item - and you could choose the beautiful Flower and Field DSP I used in my project!

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store -www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code below at check out below total -  to get full benefits from me - KREMNUC2*

 *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits. To redeem your benefits just click the little gift package shown at check out in the upper right hand section of the screen.  

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

 

Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     

                                                                                ~Maureen

Put a little Rainbow Glimmer in your life!

I have something really fun to share with you today - the beautiful Rainbow Glimmer Paper from page 153 of the annual catalog.  It is just so pretty and fun - and I think much overlooked!

Rainbow Glimmer Paper #153056 $6.00

I had a couple packages and pulled it out to prepare for an upcoming class.  After I was done prepping, I had a bunch of odd shaped scraps sitting on the table - so I got out my Tailored Tag punch and punched it all up.  Then started laying it out for some simple cards.  They came together so beautifully with a simple sentiment.

Then I punched some of the smaller scraps with the small bloom punch and added for just that final needed touch.  For the center of the flower I just punched a regular circle with a regular paper punch from black cardstock and added with a glue dot.

Then to finish just layered on a piece of black cardstock and then an A2 white base - I just really love how they turned out.

Sometimes I feel so fulfilled when I can use up scraps and create something beautiful - and this was one of those days.  Hope you like them too - if you do, please leave me a comment.

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store -www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code below at check out below total -  to get full benefits from me  - KREMNUC2

 *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

 

Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     

                                                                                ~Maureen

January Christmas Cards - Part II

So the other day I shared the 1st design from my January Christmas card class - and today I am sharing the 2nd design.  I guess with the 24 inches of snow we got last week - I had snow on my mind lol!  As I mentioned I do Christmas card classes every month - January through November - and they are a hit!  Takes so much of the stress out of making your cards by doing a few each month.  Our 2nd design used the Snowflake Wishes set from the Fall 2020 catalog carry-over list.

Here are a couple of the cards - we used retired DSP from the Holiday catalog - but so little of it shows - that you could just as easily stamp that layer or leave it blue.

The upper layers are popped up on Dimensionals to give it some fun dimension - and I added a bunch of gems for the snowflake sparkle!  Here's another angle.  I love the Rectangle Postage Stamp punch as it gives such character to your cards. 

The image above shows how I stamped the envelopes and below is the inside of the card - just love this snow set - and the great sentiments in it.  

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CARD RECIPE - base is A2 Basic White 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" score along the long side at 4 1/4" - this is a horizontal card, stamped randomly with Misty Moonlight Snowflakes. Layer of Misty Moonlight 5 1/2" x 1 3/4"; layer of DSP layer is 5 1/2" x 1 1/2".  On top of that popped up on dimensionals - layer of Misty Moonlight 4 3/4" x 2 1/4", 3 pieces of Basic White stamped with Seaside Spray snowflakes and punched with the Rectangle Postage Stamp punch - spaced evenly on Misty Moonlight layer.  Piece of Seaside Spray 3 1/4" x 1" stamped with sentiment using Misty Moonlight Ink.  Basic White Envelope.  Rhinestone gems.  Seal adhesive and dimensionals.

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store -www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code below at check out below total -  to get full benefits from me - AKR7GX9U*

 *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

 

Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     

                                                                                ~Maureen

It's Time for Christmas Cards!

That's right - each year I start my Christmas card classes in January - so that if you attend each month - by November you'll have forty-four cards to mail out.  How great is that?  Customers love it, as you can pace yourself, and end up with a wonderful assortment of cards.

                         #150458 Snowman Season Photopolymer $18.00 USD

So here is the 2021 first card design we made last week using an all-time favorite of mine - "Snowman Season".  It has been a fav since day one - and we've had it for many years now - so I fear he may be leaving us soon.  I've done so many great designs with this set - but this time opted for a Z-fold card.  The DSP is the Heartwarming hugs from the Fall catalog that is carrying over.

After doing all of our layering and stamping - we colored the little guy and his tree :)  Then had to add a few of our adorable little red gems to give him a touch of bling.

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CARD RECIPE - base is Basic White 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" score along the long side at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4" - this is a vertical card.  Fold so you form a "Z".  DSP layer is 5 1/4" x 1 7/8".  Red layer is 3 1/2" x 2 1/2".  I used scraps for the Basic White Oval and Scallop Black Oval.  Basic White Envelope.  Memento Black Ink.  Stampin' Write Markers - Real Red, Old Olive and TerraCotta Tile.  Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels.  Seal adhesive.

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store -www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code below at check out below total -  to get full benefits from me - AKR7GX9U*

 *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

 

Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     ~Maureen