Stamp-tacular Sale July 19th Only!

 Surprise!  Stampin' Up! is having a 24 hour sale on stamps on July 19th!  Get 15% off stamps from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog (except for hostess stamps)!  

You can click here to visit my online store and shop the sale!  

And don't forget you can earn bonus days coupons on orders of $50 or more (before tax and shipping)!

- Michelle

You're the Best Cards from Creativity Now

 Back in June, I had the opportunity to attend a fun virtual event for Stampin' Up! demonstrators called Creativity Now!  We had a number of presentations to watch, including some fun sneak peeks, and stamped along to create some beautiful cards with the Translucent Floral stamp set and dies, which is a sneak peek of a set coming in the September to December Catalog!

In a little bit of backwards order, I'm starting by showing you an alternate card I made after the event, adding centers to the flowers and a vase from the June Paper Pumpkin kit, cut with the die cut add ons:

I chose Midnight Muse for the vase and flower centers, as I thought that was a nice compliment to the Poppy Parade and Garden Green on the flowers and stems, and made for a fun color combo on cards to send out around July 4th.

Here's a closer view:  

And, here's the card with its matching envelope:

Here is the stepped up version of the card we created during Creativity Now, using a fun technique of stamping vellum and layering that over stamped images:

And, here is the "original" version of the card we created during Creativity Now:

Here are the original and stepped up versions side by side:

Which of these do you like best?  Leave me a comment and let me know!

- Michelle

May SUper Friends Shaped Card Swap!

 Hello!  I have some fabulous projects to share with you today!  In May, my SUper Friends demonstrator group challenged ourselves to create shaped cards for our swap.   I'm excited for you to see how those turned out!

Jaya created this super-fun and adorable leaf shaped pop up card, featuring the Hello Ladybug stamp set and coordinating Ladybug Builder Punch:

Judy-Ann's stellar card cleverly uses products from the Stargazing Suite (don't miss the awesome holographic paper for the planet's rings, which is actually even cooler in person-- photos definitely can't do that justice!)

Kallien's gorgeous creation is a fancy fold, Hexagon Pocket Fold with a twist, made with the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper:

For her bright and beautiful cards, Agnes created some mini note cards with the Picnic Paradise Paper Pumpkin kit (July 2018), and I especially adore the hidden message she created with gold papers on the inside:

For her stunning pyramid card, Margery created her beautiful 3D flowers with the Paper Florist dies, vase with the Share a Milkshake stamp set and coordinating dies, and card base with the Glorious Gingham Designer Series Paper:

For my card, I decided to use the Lighting the Way stamp set and coordinating dies:

Hope you are inspired by these to make some fun shaped creations of your own!

Thanks so much to the SUper Friends for their wonderful artwork, and thank you so much for visiting my blog!!!

- Michelle