Nothing's Better Than...

Coffee!! Today is a coffee kind of day. I haven't been sleeping especially well...too much on the brain with concerns about the state of the world and what my job will look like in September...so coffee has been high on my To-Do List lately. The Nothing's Better Than stamp set by Stampin' Up! is the perfect set for the coffee...or chocolate...or cocktail lover in your life. Check out this fun retro-inspired card I made early this morning (while sipping a hot cup of java)...

I absolutely adore this stamp set, not only because it was designed by my friend Connie Stewart as part of her million dollar celebration, but also because it has fun retro imagery and sentiments that perfectly suit all of my vices. 

For this card I chose a retro-esque colour scheme of Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam and Petal Pink, along with neutrals Early Espresso and Crumb Cake. The set is photopolymer, which makes the coffee cup and coordinating solid image super-easy to line up. The coordinating Love You More Than dies include some of my favourite word: coffee, cookies and cocktails! 

I created the shadow for the die-cut word by tracing the outline of the die on a scrap of Pool Party card stock and then fussy-cutting it out. Such an easy way to make die-cut words really pop! I opted to stamp on Crumb Cake card stock, rather than Whisper White to add some weight to my sentiment and allow it to stand out against the background panel.

On the inside of my card I added a Whisper White card stock panel and stamped a steaming cup of Joe in Early Espresso and Petal Pink ink. 

I'll be demonstrating this card and two others using this fun bundle in today's Live @ Five video at 5 pm ET over on my Facebook page. You'll want to be sure to catch the live broadcast, but if you miss me, you  can watch the replay on my YouTube channel shortly afterwards. 

I am utterly in love with this bundle...and I'll show you why all week long! Be sure to follow me on social media for more inspiration. 

Thanks for stopping by this week. Have a fabulous week...and be awesome!

Product List

Nothing's Better Than Bundle [154061] $63.75	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $10.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $10.25	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $10.25
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $10.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $12.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $12.00
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924] $12.00	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $12.00	3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808] $9.50	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $10.25

Whale of a Time

Happy Tuesday....and happy Almost-Canada Day to my Canadian friends! Can you believe that June is almost over?? I am SOOO thankful to finally be done with distance teaching for a couple of months. I have absolutely no plans to even think of Google Classroom for at least the next four weeks! I AM thinking of what's coming in July and what is going on this last day of June. 

Today is the final day to take advantage of some awesome promotions. The Annual Catalogue Kickoff Celebration is ending...that means today is the last day to receive an extra $30 in Stampin' Rewards on your $300 order. 

Also wrapping up today is the Pick-a-Free-Bundle Starter Kit offer. If you've been on the fence about joining my Stamping Symphony, TODAY is the day to do it! You'll receive the already-great deal of $165 worth of product for just $135 AND you'll get to choose any stamp/die or stamp/punch bundle from the Annual Catalogue FREE. This seriously is too good a deal to pass up! Don't miss out...

click Join My Stamping Symphony -> before it's too late. If you join today, you'll be able to preorder from the new August-December Mini Catalogue tomorrow...one of the many perks of being a demonstrator!

I have a couple of promotions of my own that are also wrapping up today. My 10th Anniversary free ribbon sampler promotion ends today as does my Double Crescendo Rewards Birthday promo. You can take advantage of both by placing a $60 order in my online store using Host Code: 7RMFFXGA at check out. I'll send you 10 1-yd pieces of ribbon from the new catalogue AND you'll earn double Crescendo Rewards. 

Alrighty...now let's get to a project! This week I am all about the adorable Whale of a Time Suite. I have to admit I wasn't too sure about this suite at first, but having spend the better part of a week playing with it, I am happy to admit I was SO wrong about my first impression! I will be featuring it all week on my social media and in my videos. Here is one of the projects from today's Live @ Five....

How cute is that little turtle?? I decided to put him in a shaker dome fishbowl, adding some Whale of a Time Sequins and Flowers for Every Season Gems for him to swim in. Here's a closer look...

In addition to the gorgeous Seabed 3D Embossing Folder, I also pulled in some dies from the Smooth Sailing set to cut my seaweed and rope. I cut the seaweed from some Whale of a Time DSP...I love the texture it adds to the die-cuts. The background in my fishbowl is also DSP from the Whale of a Time pack. My little turtle was fussy-cut from another pattern in that pack (are you seeing just how fabulous that DSP is??). 

On the inside I added a Whisper White layer and stamped some little fishes in Balmy Blue in and a sentiment in Night of Navy. I love the punny sentiments in this set!

I hope you'll join me live today at 5:00 pm ET for the complete how-to on this card and two others using this fantastic suite of products in my Live @ Five video over on Facebook. If you miss the live broadcast you can catch the replay on my YouTube Channel shortly afterwards. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a great week...and Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends!

Product List

Whale Done Bundle (English) [154053] $42.25	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Whale Of A Time 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152460] $15.75
Champagne Foil Sheets [144748] $6.75	Window Sheets [142314] $6.75	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $10.25	Whale Of A Time Sequins [152461] $8.75
Flowers For Every Season Gems [153645] $8.75	Seabed 3D Embossing Folder [152700] $13.50	Snow Globe Scenes Dies [150655] $42.00	Smooth Sailing Dies [149576] $44.00
Lovely Labels Pick A Punch [152883] $31.00	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $10.75	Snow Globe Shaker Dome [150442] $8.75

Way to Goat

Happy Tuesday! I hope your week is off to a great start. This is my last week of distance teaching before summer and I couldn't be more ready to step AWAY from the computer for a while! I definitely did not sign up to teach band class online...give me a room full of noisy teenagers any day! I am SO looking forward to a couple of months of focusing on my fun job.

Speaking of fun, have you seen the new Way to Goat stamp set in the 2020/21 Annual Catalogue? I absolutely love it...

I couldn't resist making a fun birthday card...

I wanted this one to be girlie, so I grabbed some Magenta Madness card stock and embossed it with the Absolutely Argyle embossing folder. I am loving the vibrant shade of this new In-Color. The sentiment label and detailed layer behind it are die-cut using the Ornate Layers dies. The detailed layer is cut from the new Rainbow Glimmer Paper...soooooo yummy!!

I stamped the sentiment in black in on the die-cut Whisper White label. That cute little goat is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, coloured using Smoky Slate and Ivory Stampin' Blends, and then fussy cut. I popped him up with a couple of dimensionals when adhering him to the label. I added some Organdy Glitter ribbon for some additional sparkle.

On the inside I kept it simple by stamping part of one of the sentiment sets in black ink. 

I'll be demonstrating this card and two others using this fun set in today's Tuesday Live @ Five video over on my Facebook page. I hope you'll tune it, but if you miss the live broadcast you can catch the replay over on my YouTube channel shortly afterwards. 

Thanks for stopping by today...have a spectacular week!

Product List

Way To Goat Cling Stamp Set (English) [152657] $26.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $11.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00
Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153080] $12.00	Rainbow Glimmer Paper [153056] $8.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $12.00
Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922] $12.00	Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder [151590] $14.00	Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $50.00	Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897] $11.50