Nature's Beauty & Art Gallery for #FMS524

 Hello and thanks for visiting!

Well I'm 'thinking of you spring'  in my paper crafting lately.   It's beautiful and sunny here in Niagara -6 Celsius with lots of snow on the ground.  However, I am looking forward to seeing some signs of spring, so a bouquet of tulips found their way into my grocery cart this weekend, I guess I need flowers as much as food, ha!

I created today's card for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #524.  Cécile has offered this inspiration sketch for us to try.  Please click on either my card or the #FMS524 image to visit their blog post directly and enjoy the inspiration!

Click my card to visit the #FMS524 Blog Post

Assembly & Trix:

*  To create the raised 2 x 2 square focal image, pop it up on dimensionals.  But the first Trix, is to use the Stamparatus™ (#146276)  Place the 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Basic White on the Stamparatus™ with the 2 x 2 inch piece on top.  Stamp the bunny with Memento Ink and stamp the shrubs and grass with Soft Suede and Pear Pizzazz.  Then carefully remove the 2 x 2 square and stamp the shrubs and grass again for a crisp image.  (Nature's Beauty Stamp Set #150528) 

*  Add a bit of Pool Party ink with a blending brush to the 2 x 2 square.

*  Adhere the Basic White layer to a Pear Pizzazz layer a smidge bigger, a 16th of an inch bigger for a slight frame, then adhere it to the Basic White Thick card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  

*  The White Frayed Ribbon, #158138 frays super easily.  *** Trix, cut the ribbon in half lengthwise and then pull the threads along the cut edge.  Stamp the sentiment in Pear Pizzazz ink and adhere to the ribbon with glue.  (Art Gallery Stamp Set #158201) 

*** Click here to shop the supplies to create this card.  And please remember to use the monthly Host Code when your order is between $60 - $135 dollars.  Then I can send you a little thank you gift in the mail with your thank you card then following month.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF

Click the image to go to #FMS524

Today is the last day for the freebies!

*** During Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free and a Paper Pumpkin Kit when you choose to Join our Creative Community!

How does this work?

*** Simply choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) and enjoy an ongoing discount of 20% on future orders. 

 Click here  to Join Stampin' Up!®

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

Enjoy & have a super day!

  

Nature's Beauty & Easter Friends for #HSSIC383

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Today's card was inspired by the sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge #383.  This is such a beautifully versatile sketch, I love using a tag as the focal point for the image and sentiment.  The fabulous *free Designer Series Paper is great for spring cards, and only available until Feb 28th.  

Please click on either my card or the #HSSIC383 image to visit their blog post for this challenge and enjoy the inspiration!

Click my card to visit the #HSSIC383 Sketch Challenge

 

Assembly & Trix:

*  There's really no Trix with this card, what you see is what you get.  The Polished Pink layer is a smidge bigger than the Daffodil Afternoon DSP which measures 4 x 4 1/4, then adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue, (glue) to a Basic Black standard card base.  

*  The *** Trix with the label is to cut two Tailor Made Tags, #155563, the same size, and adhere together with glue slightly off to one side, similar to the border on the sides of the DSP .  The tags are Polished Pink and Very Vanilla cardstock.

*  The bunny from Nature's Beauty, #150528 and the sentiment from Easter Friends, #157737 are stamped with Memento Black Ink.

*  The last *** Trix is to cut the Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon, #155714 lengthwise, before trying in a bow, to create a thinner Pink ribbon, again similar to the border around the dsp and tag.  

*  The Very Vanilla Classic Matte Dots, 158146 add a subtle bling to the tag.

*** Click here to shop.  And please remember to use the monthly Host Code when your shopping cart total is between $60 - $135.  Then I can send you a little thank you gift in the mail next month with your thank you card.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF.

Please click the Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge #383 image to visit their blog post.

Click the image to visit the #HSSIC383 blog post

  

And just for a bit more fun with this fabulous DSP, I made a bag to go along with the card.  Remember the Daffodil Afternoon Paper is only available until February 28th.  It's *Free with a $60 purchase. 

Wait - so what happens when my shopping cart is over $135 you ask?  :)

*** Choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) + 20% off future purchases - that's what!  :)

*** During Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free and a Paper Pumpkin Kit when you choose to Join Stampin' Up!®

Click here is Join our Creative Community!

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

Enjoy & have a super day!

Amazing Thanks Note Cards & Gift Box

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Today's project features the Daffodil Afternoon Designer Series Paper (DSP) *free with a $60 purchase - but only until February 28th when Sale-A-Bration ends.  The Very Vanilla Note Cards fit nicely into an Acetate Box, perfect for a quick and simple gift idea.  

*** Click here to watch how to make these cards and gift box on YouTube.  

Supply List:

Sale-A-Bration DSP Daffodil Afternoon #158127 *Free with a $60 purchase

Paper Trimmer #152392

Very Vanilla Note Cards #144236

Meadow Moments Embossing Folder #153126

Amazing Thanks Dies #157816

Acetate Boxes #144628

Daffodil Delight Ruched Ribbon #151311 *available from the Clearance Rack :)

Brushed Brass Butterflies #158136 

The second card in the set uses the Brushed Brass Butterflies, for a bit of bling and no embossing folder.  

 

   

*** Click here to shop, and please remember to use the monthly Host Code when your shopping cart is between $60  - $135.  Then I can send you a little thank you gift in the mail the following month with your thank you card.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF.

Wait - so what happens when my shopping cart is over $135 you ask?  :)

*** Choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) + 20% off future purchases - that's what!  :)

*** During Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free and a Paper Pumpkin Kit when you choose to Join Stampin' Up!®

*** Click here to Join our Creative Community!

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

Enjoy and have a super day!

Artfully Layered Stamp Set & Waves Dies for #sttcchallenge

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Today's card is created for the Stampin' Through The Catalog Challenge showcasing the Artfully Composed Suite, #157765.  The design team encourages us to mix it up and add in other elements, so I've added in the new label die from the Waves Dies within the Waves Of The Ocean Collection, #161797. 

 

Assembly & Trix:

*  The Tropical Layers Dies #157760 (within the Suite) were used to create the  background pattern.  The palm leaf die was cut from Granny Apple Green cardstock.  A *** Trix with the Soft Sea Foam die cut layer is to keep the pieces intact and adhere them to the Basic White cardstock layer with glue.

*  Stamp the 'hey there' sentiment with Granny Apple Green ink and die cut with the label from the Waves Dies.  

*  The *** Trix, with the Linen Thread #104199 is to weave it through the label, around both Basic White layers and tie it in a loop adhered with a Mini Glue Dot.  Then adhere it to the Sahara Sand card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

         

*** Click here to shop the supplies to create this card.  And please remember to used the monthly Host Code when your shopping cart is between $60 -$135, then I can send you a little thank you gift next month with your thank you card.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF.

Sale-A-Bration is coming to an end,....

*** During Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free and a Paper Pumpkin Kit when you choose to Join Stampin' Up!® 

Please click here to Join our Creative Community!

How does this work?

*** Simply choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) and enjoy an ongoing discount of 20% on future orders. 

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

Enjoy and have a super day!

  

Dragonfly Garden & Art Gallery Stamp Sets Bokeh Technique

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Today's card was inspired by three challenges, and a desire to try the Bokeh technique :)  Please click on the image links below and visit each challenge blog.  Enjoy the inspiration and then go and create yourself a card :)  

First I was inspired by Fusion - Colour Palette: Birds Challenge, I loved the focal point of circles at the top of the card.  And, I wanted to push myself to try and use the colours together.  

Second, the #GDP331 Theme Challenge this week is Dots & Circles.  I was so inspired by the creations from the design team I decided to finally try the Bokeh technique to create the circles.  

Third, the Paper Player Challenge #579 theme is Wild about Wildlife.  I'm not sure my card fits with the Clean And Simple Challenge focus this week, but at this point everything was coming together in my brain and I just had to create a Bokeh garden of flowers with a Dragonfly :)  

 

Assembly & Trix:

*  Create a Bokeh technique using Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie & Merry Merlot ink, blending with Blending Brushes to achieve different depths of colour.  *** Click here to see the Pinterest Idea Pin and learn how to create the Bokeh technique. 

*  Stamp the dragonfly with Merry Merlot ink and add a bit more ink with blending brushes.  

*  Stamp the sentiment with Merry Merlot and cut out.  *** Trix, save 1/4 scrap strips of Basic White cardstock and use for a quick sentiment strip, then just cut to desired length. 

*  Adhere the Bokeh piece to piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock a 'smidge' bigger (1/16th of an inch) with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  Glue the dragonfly and sentiment to the Bokeh layer and adhere to the Merry Merlot card base with dimensionals.

*** Click here to shop.  And please remember to use the monthly Host Code when your order is between $60 - $135 and then I can send you a little thank you in the mail the following month with your thank you card.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF

Click on the image to visit the Fusion Challenge.

Click the image to go to the Fusion Challenge blog

Click on the image to visit #GDP331

Click the image to go to the #GDP331 Challenge 

  Click on the image to visit the PP579 Challenge

Click the image to go to the PP579 Challenge

Sale-A-Bration is drawing to a close

*** During Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free and a Paper Pumpkin Kit when you choose to Join Stampin' Up!®  

Please click here to Join our Creative Community!

How does it work?

*** Simply choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) and enjoy an ongoing discount of 20% on future orders. 

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

Enjoy & have a super day

Garden Birdhouses for #jai591 Sketch Challenge

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Today's card is inspired by a sketch from the Just Add Ink Challenge Blog - and the backyard birds we feed in winter!  Today it's sunny, cold and snowy here.  We have snow shower clouds moving through a sunny sky, it's quite beautiful :)  I hope my card inspires you to create today. 

Please click on either my card or the #jai591 image to visit their blog and enjoy the inspiration!

Click on my card to visit the #jai591 Challenge

Assembly & Trix:

*  The little red Cardinal is coloured with Real Red Stampin' Blends Markers and sits on the edge of the birdhouse coloured with Crumb Cake Blends.  A little 'Trix' - cut a piece from the Beautiful Trees die, #155840 to create a branch.  

*  The scalloped square is really a scalloped rectangle die from the Scalloped Contours Dies, #155560.  The 'Trix' is to send it through the SCEM a second time to create a square. 

*  The Real Red 'Hello' is from the Garden Birdhouses Stamp Set, #155090  and die cut using the Layering Circles Dies, #151770

*  The Wintry 3D Embossing Folder provides texture to the Basic White cardstock layer.

  

*** Click here to shop the supplies to create this card.  And please remember to use the monthly Host Code when your shopping cart is between $60 - $135.  Then I can send you a little thankyou in the mail the following month with your thank you card.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF.

Click the image to visit #jai591 Challenge

Wait - so what happens when my shopping cart is over $135?  :)

*** Choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) + 20% off future purchases - that's what!  :)

Click the image to Join Stampin' Up!®

*** Plus, during Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free and a Paper Pumpkin Kit when you choose to Join our Creative Community!

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

Enjoy & have a super day!

Free As A Bird for #FMS523

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Today's card was inspired by Jen's Sketch Challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches.   I'm not real sure if it fits the sketch but these little birds were in my thoughts when I saw the sketch so I started to create, and this is what I came up with :)    

Please click on either my card or the #FMS523 image below and enjoy the inspiration - then go make a card - it's Saturday my friends :) 

Click my card to visit #FMS523 Challenge

Assembly & Trix:

*  There's really no Trix to this card, other than the simple Trix of using the colours in the Designer Series Paper to colour the image.  The birds are coloured with Stampin' Blends Markers in Petal Pink, Pale Papaya & Calypso Coral.

*  The Basic White  image layer measures 3 1/2 x 3 1/4, and the You're A Peach Designer Series Paper #155686 measures 3 3/4 x 4 1/2.  I used a Basic White Layer behind the DSP that's a smidge bigger, a 16th of an inch.  Everything is glued to a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Calypso Coral card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

*  The little Calypso Coral 'thank you' is from the Free As A Bird Stamp Set #149468 as well, and surrounded by Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels # 151193.

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Click the image to go to #FMS523

Wait - so what happens when my shopping cart is over $135 you ask?  :)

*** Choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) + 20% off future purchases - that's what!  :)

Choose to move your shopping cart items to the Starter Kit cart and Join a Creative Community of Crafters! 

Click the image to Join Stampin' Up!®

*** Plus, during Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free and a Paper Pumpkin Kit when you choose to Join our Creative Community!

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

Enjoy & have a super day!

Friendly Hello for #GDP330 #PP578 #SUOC295

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Today's card is for three challenges!  The Global Design Project Challenge #330 provides a super great sketch challenge for the card layout.  The Paper Players #578 Challenge was to use So Saffron, Mint Macaron & Bermuda Bay on a card.  And finally a new challenge for me called the Stampin' Up! Only Challenge (SUOC)  #295, was to Heat Emboss.  Please click on their images below to visit their challenge blogs and soak in the inspiration!

*  The flowers from the *free Sale-A-Bration  Friendly Hello Stamp Set are heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder on a 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 Shimmery White cardstock layer.

*  The flowers are then water coloured with So Saffron and the leaves with Mint Macaron.  The colour will resist the embossed areas, leaving colour just on the Shimmery cardstock, to create a delicate design.  

*  Bermuda Bay is added as the all over colour, and you'll notice the depth of colour changes throughout creating an interesting water colour background.

*  The watercoloured layer is adhered to a 3 3/8 x 4 5/8 So Saffron cardstock layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (glue), then added to the Mint Macaron embossed layer with dimensionals.

*  The Mint Macaron Layer is embossed first with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder #156505 and adhered to a Mint Macaron card base with glue.

*  The ribbon detail is the Very Vanilla Scalloped Lace Trim #149593 coloured with a Mint Macaron Stampin' Blend Marker and adhered with glue dots.  The Art Gallery Stamp Set #154421 sentiment is stamped in Mint Macaron and adhered with dimensionals.

*** Click here to shop the supplies to create this card.  And please remember to use the monthly Host Code when your shopping cart is between $60 - $135.  then I can send you a little thank you in the mail with your thank you card next month.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF

Please visit the Global Design Project by clicking on their image below

Click the image to visit #GDP330

Please visit The Paper Players by clicking on their image below

Click the image to visit #PP578

Please click on the Stampin' Up! Only blog by clicking on the image below

Click the image to visit #SUOC295

Enjoy & have a super day!

Waves Of The Ocean Sneak Peek

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Today I'm super excited to share a New Collection of products, called Waves Of The Ocean!  Please click here to watch today's Facebook Live using this amazing collection.    

Add this collection to your Starter Kit and Join the Stampin' Up!® Creative Community.  ***  Click here to Join 

Here's the details:

Choose $165 worth of product and pay $135 - no shipping or taxes in most provinces.  

Your shopping cart could look like this:

Waves Of The Ocean 109.50 *PLUS* spend $55.50 more on products of your choice. 

2 *Free Stamp Sets during Sale-A-Bration *Ending February 28th 

1 Paper Pumpkin Kit 

*** All for $135 no shipping & no taxes! ***

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

Click the image below to watch the Stampin' Up!® YouTube video showcasing this amazing collection of products.

Click the image to watch the video

There are many benefits of being part of the Stampin' Up!® Community, Preordering amazing collections like Waves Of The Ocean is just one of them:  

• Enjoy 20% off future purchases
• Enjoy the quality and coordination of stamps, ink & paper
• Enjoy creativity and sharing with others
• Enjoy learning
• Enjoy being part of a team of people that love paper crafting  

Enjoy & have a super day!

Butterflies & Flowers Decorative Layering Masks for #tgifc355

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Today's card is created following a sketch challenge from TGIF Challenges.  I was inspired by a beautiful white on white card Chloe Evans (Artisan Team) created using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder, #154317.  This white painted background is terrific for the beautiful butterfly!  Please click on either my card or the #tgif355 image to go directly to their blog post.  Enjoy the inspiration!

Click on my card to visit #tgifc355

*  The Butterflies & Flowers Decorative Layering Masks, #158142 are a fabulous way to create depth of colour and pattern with blending brushes.  I used Daffodil Delight ink.

*  The strip of background paper is from the Pattern Party DSP pack, and is available as a Stampin' Reward item, #155426.  The little grey ribbon in front is the White Crinkled Seam Binding, #151326 coloured with Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers, #154904

*  The 'Thanks' is from the 'On The Horizon' Stamp Set, #157770 and stamped in Memento Ink.

Click on the image to go to #tgifc355

*** Click here to shop the supplies to create this card.  And please remember to use the monthly Host Code when your shopping cart is between $60 - $135, then I can send you a little thank you in the mail the following month with your thank you card.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF

Wait - so what happens when my shopping cart is over $135?  

*** Choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) + 20% off future purchases - that's what!  :)

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   *** Click the image to Join.  

Click the image to Join Stampin' Up!®

*** During Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free and a Paper Pumpkin Kit when you choose to Join our Creative Community!

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

Enjoy & have a super day!

Art Gallery Stamp Set & Decorative Masks for #jai590

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Today's card was inspired by the Just Add Ink  #590 Inspiration Challenge.  The little potted succulent was my inspiration, with its dark, deep, rich green and soft, light, pink flowers, love it!.  Please click on either my card or the #jai590 image to visit their blog post and enjoy the inspiration.

Click my card to visit the #jai590 Inspiration Challenge

*  The 6 x 3 card base is Evening Evergreen.  The pattern is from the Butterflies & Flowers Decorative Layering Masks, #158142   I used Evening Evergreen Ink and blending brushes to achieve the subtle pattern on the card base.  

*  The flowers are  stamped with the Art Gallery Stamp Set, #154421 and die cut with the Floral Gallery Dies, #154316.  I used 1st and 2nd generational stamping to achieve the effect of light pink flowers.  

*  The sentiment is from the Garden Birdhouses Stamp Set, #155090 and stamped with Evening Evergreen Ink.  I fussy cut it out and adhered it with dimensionals.  The ribbon detail is Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon, #155573.  

*** Click here to shop the supplies to create this card and please remember to use the monthly Host Code when your shopping cart is between $60 - $135 dollars.  And then I can send you a little thank you gift in the mail with your thank you card next month.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF

Please click on the image to visit the #jai590 Inspiration Challenge blog post

Click the image to visit #jai590

Have you ever considered purchasing the Stampin' Up!® Starter Kit to save money? 

Sale-A-Bration is the perfect time to do so, and is on until the end of February.

*** During Sale-A-Bration, you'll get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free and a Paper Pumpkin Kit if you choose to Join our Creative Community!

How does this work?  

*** Simply choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) and enjoy an ongoing discount of 20% on future orders. 

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business. 

  

*** Click here to Join Stampin' Up!®

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

Enjoy & have a super day!

Abstract Beauty Cards & Envelopes for Last Minute Valentine's

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Today's card was created for a friend, and I'm hoping she's received it in the mail before I post my card on Social Media :)  I used the fabulous Nuts & Bolts Stamp Set and knew I wanted to fuss with figuring out how the little robot could be holding the heart.  So. I reached for an Abstract Beauty card for the card base.  

 

The envelopes match! love it!  The heart is die cut from the Bouquet Of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder.

Assembly & Trix:

*  Stamp two robots and the sentiment on scrap Basic White cardstock with Memento Black Ink.  Colour the robot with Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers and fussy cut everything out. 

*  Die cut the Magenta heart and attach to the robot with glue.  ***Trix, to create the robot 'holding' the heart, use the arms from the  2nd stamped robot, overlap, align and glue them on the robot and heart.  This may take some fiddling, but Multipurpose Liquid Glue is terrific to move the heart and arms into place.

*  Adhere everything to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

*** Click here to shop the supplies to create this card.  And please remember to use the monthly Host Code when your shopping cart is between $60 - $135.  Then I can send you a little thank you in the mail next month with your thank you card.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF

End of February, is End of Freebies, don't miss out

*** During Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free and a Paper Pumpkin Kit if you choose to Join our Creative Community!

How does it work?

*** Simply choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) and enjoy an ongoing discount of 20% on future orders. 

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

*** Click here to Join Stampin' Up!®

Enjoy & have a super day!

Simply Marbleous Fun Fold with the Bouquet Of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder

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Today's card is a super easy fun fold.  If you're new to stamping a Fun Fold is simply a different way to fold your card base.  For those that know me, you may have heard me say, "I'm Fun Fold Challenged"  -  so I've set a goal to learn some Fun Folds :)   This card was inspired by Mary, one of my customers, thx Mary. 

And here's the card details:

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Flirty Flamingo card base

5 3/8 x 4 1/8 Simply Marbleous DSP  *Free Sale-A-Bration product with a $60 purchase

2 pieces of Flirty Flamingo 2 3/4 x 2 1/2

Stamp set of choice for sentiment inside I used Create with Friends

Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder & Dies #157641

*  Love & Happiness Bundle includes the stamp set #157642

*** Click here to shop the supplies to make this card.   And please use the monthly Host Code when your order is between $60 & $135 dollars.  then I can send you a little thank you in the mail with your thank you card next month.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF

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Assembly & Trix:

*  Score the Flirty Flamingo card base at 2 1/8 on the left side of the 8 1/2 side and 2 1/8 on the right side.  Fold the flaps in so they meet in the middle .  The card base is now 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

*  Cut the DSP in half to create 2 pieces 5 3/8 x 2 1/16 and adhere to the card flaps with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (glue)

*  Emboss & Die Cute the Flirty Flamingo scrap with the Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder #157641

*  Adhere one side of a heart to the left flap so it over laps the right flap but is not glued to it.  Do the same with the right flap. 

*  Stamp the greeting inside, so it's 'revealed' as the gate fold opens, or stamp a greeting to the outside, your choice.

Receive the Simply Marbleous DSP *Free 

during Sale-A-Bration, but only until February 28th

Click the image to see all the Sale-A-Bration Freebies

*** During Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free if you choose to Join our Creative Community!  And a Paper Pumpkin Kit. 

How does it work?

*** Simply choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) and enjoy an ongoing discount of 20% on future orders. 

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love! 

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Enjoy & have a super day!

Easter Friends for #FMS522

 Hello and thanks for visiting!

Today's card is for Kim's sketch challenge over at the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge Blog.  Please click on either my card or the #FMS522 image and enjoy the inspiration.    

Click on my card to visit #FMS522

The only stamp set used for this card is Easter Friends, #157737 from the January to June 2022 Mini Catalogue.  The Pool Party square is created with Blending Brushes and the little chick is coloured with Stampin' Blends Markers. 

The little gems in the grass hopefully look like early spring flowers peeking up, (can you tell I'm looking forward to an early spring :)  They are from the 2021-2023 In Color Jewels #15557 pack. 

When I first saw this sketch I thought of creating a little square with blending brushes, and I knew I wanted to use the chick.  However it took some thinking to figure out the horizontal shape as per the sketch.  I tried ribbon, considered twine and then settled on lines created with the Simply Scored® Scoring Tool #122334.  Yep, I think last weeks sketch idea was still rolling around in my head - ha.   The scoring blade on the Paper Trimmer does work, and sometimes is the best depending on where the lines are on the card.  For this card tho' I wanted a deeper impression and the card layer lined up perfectly on the scoring tool. 

*** Click here to shop the supplies to create this card.  And please use the monthly  Host Code when your shopping cart is between $60 & $135, then I can send you a little thank you in the mail the following month.  February's Host Code is NZTFGAXF

Click on the image to visit #FMS522

- Blending & Masking Techniques -

 Technique Class To Go

Use the Easter Friends Stamp Set or Stamp Set of your choice

Register & Payment due by Feb. 10th 2022  Kits will be ready for pick up Mar. 1st 

$45 plus shipping if required

email  lesley@stampintrix.ca

*** Class includes a full pack of Blending Brushes, Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks, & pre-cut card supplies to make four cards, AND

*  a written Tutorial with pictures, and a video - emailed March 1st 2022.  

*  Add on the Easter Friends Stamp Set and earn a *Free Sale-A-Bration item.

*  Add in your own colouring supplies, pencil crayons, water colour pencil crayons, Stampin' Blends Markers, Stampin' Write Markers whichever you wish.

The Best Value for the Dollar,.....

Click the image to Join The Fun

*** During Sale-A-Bration, you'll also get your choice of any two stamp sets for Free, a free 1 month Paper Pumpkin Kit, and 20% off future purchases until July 2022 if you choose to Join our Creative Community!

How does it work?

*** Simply choose $165 of product & pay $135 - no shipping or taxes (in most provinces) and enjoy an ongoing discount of 20% on future orders. 

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love!    *** Click here to Join Stampin' Up!® now.

Enjoy & have a super day!