Free Shipping and a Blog Hop!

 Happy Thursday, friends! Can you believe we are just 10 days away from Christmas?? Today is the 15th of the month, which means it is time for another Stamping Symphony blog hop. More about that in a moment. First, I wanted to make sure you are aware of the FREE SHIPPING flash sale, happening today only, on orders of $100+. 

That's a savings of at least $11.95 for orders shipped straight to your door. Now, be aware that the shipping deadline for pre-Christmas delivery has passed, but that doesn't mean you can't do a little shopping for yourself to enjoy after the hub-bub of the holidays dies down, right? This would be a great time to check out the Clearance Rack in my online store or to scoop up those last few retiring items from the Holiday Catalogue.

Now, on to our blog hop! This month we had a colour challenge theme...check it out:

I was SO happy to play with some non-Christmas colours this week! I decided to pull out a long-neglected bundle from the Annual Catalogue...Lovely & Lasting. Here is my card:

I used a piece of the Lovely in Linen Designer Paper, die-cut it with one of the Basic Border Dies and then layered it over a piece of Basic White card stock that I embossed with the Quatrefoil embossing folder.

To stamp my flowers, I first inked the entire stamp with So Saffron ink and then, using a sponge dauber, added Sweet Sorbet ink around the edges of the flowers. I LOVE the way they turned out! Then I fussy-cut them out and arranged them, along with some punched sprigs from the Bough punch, on the front of my card. I used the same technique on the small flowers on the sentiment label and added a sentiment stamped in Smoky Slate. The ribbon is the White Crinkled Seam Binding that I coloured with my dark So Saffron Blends...gotta love being able to customize embellishments!

On the inside, I stamped a border along the top and bottom edges of my Basic White panel to echo what I did on the front. 

Be sure to check out my Facebook Live replay from this week for more with this fabulous suite...it's up on my YouTube channel now. You'll also want to be sure to follow me on Instagram so you don't miss a single one of my project ideas. 

Now be sure to hop on over to Sandy's blog to see what she has created:

You are here>> Leena - A La Cards << You are here

Sandy - Lolly & Sand

Barb - JustBStamping

Jen - Stamping with Jen

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a great week and a very merry Christmas!

Product List

Lovely & Lasting Bundle (English) [158652] $50.25	Lovely Linen 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158644] $16.50	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105118] $12.75
Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202] $12.75	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $11.00	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $11.00	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] $11.00
So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $12.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00	Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder [158655] $11.75	Basic Borders Dies [155558] $40.00
Bough Punch [157711] $26.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $7.00	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $10.25	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $10.25

Lights Aglow and a Blog Hop

 Happy November! And happy birthday to my wonderful husband! He's 52 today and handsomer than ever! 

Today also marks the kick-off of Stampin' Up!'s Seasonal Sale with up to 20% off annual catalogue products! Save 10% on all punches (they NEVER go on sale!), 15% on all stamps, 20% on all dies and embossing folders and 20% on non-specialty Designer Series Paper. Time to make your list and check it twice...but don't check it too long...this sale ends Friday ;)

Click the image to visit my online store and see aaallll the goodies on sale!

There's a lot going on this week! It's also time for our monthly Stamping Symphony Blog Hop and this month we have an awesome sketch challenge! Check it out:

Since I'm featuring products from the Lights Aglow Suite all this week, I thought it only fitting to create a card for this sketch using those products...

I went with a Black, Gold and Vanilla colour scheme, inspired by the beautiful Lights Aglow Specialty Designer Paper. I layered it on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock, which I embossed using the Merry Melody embossing folder. I added some gold foil card stock, embossed with the Wintery 3D embossing folder and the a gorgeous heat embossed and die-cut snowflake. Seriously...it is stunning! 🤩 

I added a sentiment from the Brightest Glow stamp set (also heat embossed in gold) and embellished with a die-cut gold snowflake, a pretty bow and a black matte dot.

On the inside I added a scrap strip of the DSP and stamped a sentiment from the Brightest Glow stamp set in black. This card has some serious wow-factor, but is actually pretty quick and easy to put together. Join me tomorrow (Wednesday!) for my Facebook Live @ Five and I'll show you how! Or catch the replay shortly afterwards on my YouTube channel.

Now before you head off to shop the Seasonal Sale, be sure to check out what the rest of our team has designed...

You are here >> Leena – A La Cards << You are here

Sandy – Lolly & Sand 

Barb – JustBStamping

Jen – Stamping with Jen

Laurel – Laurel Davis Crafted

Thanks for stopping by this week! Now go get shopping!

Product List

Christmas Lights Bundle (English) [159961] $63.75	Brightest Glow Cling Stamp Set (English) [159542] $34.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $14.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [144237] $12.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00	Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159537] $13.75	Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159535] $21.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $25.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00
Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder [156392] $13.75	Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders [155433] $13.75	Harvest Dies [156504] $52.00	Frosted Flurry Dies [159811] $47.00
Gold & Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Satin Edged Ribbon [159555] $11.00	Classic Matte Dots [158146] $9.75

A Fall Gift Box and a Blog Hop

 Happy Thursday! Today is a BIG Day around here! Not only is it time for our monthly Stamping Symphony Blog Hop, but it is also FLASH SALE day! What's on sale, you ask? Oh, only every stamp set in the Annual Catalogue (with the exception of Host-exclusive sets)! Yep...you read that right. For 24 hrs, today only, Annual Catalogue stamp sets are on sale for 15% off. This sale happens exactly once a year and today is the day. So, after hopping along with us, head on over to my online store and score some deals on stamps!

Now on to our blog hop. This month we are all about Fall projects, but the challenge was to make anything BUT a card. So, I made this adorable treat box that would make a perfect little place-setting gift for Thanksgiving dinner...

I absolutely adore fall and all that it brings. Cooler temperatures, brightly coloured leaves, and, of course, pumpkins! The images in the Hello Harvest stamp set make my fall-loving heart happy. I used a soft orange (Pale Papaya) to colour my pumpkin, which sets it off nicely against the darker shades in the Rustic Harvest Designer Paper.  Now, can you guess where the die-cut leaf and sprig came from?? They are from the Ranunculus dies! They just happened to be stored along with my Rustic Pumpkin dies and caught my eye as being perfect to pair with my stamped pumpkin. 

The belly band slides off the box to reveal pretty patterns from the Rustic Harvest DSP...I can't get enough of that paper!

The box opens up to reveal a pocket that is sized to fit several treat-size candy bars or a gift card or pumpkin spice tea bags...so many possibilities! There is space on the inside flap to write a brief personalized greeting as well. Gotta love a gift that doubles as a card!

I demonstrated this box in my Facebook live this week. You can catch the replay on my YouTube channel below. Start at about 36:00 to see how this box comes together. (Or watch the entire video for more ideas with the Rustic Harvest suite!)

Now, hop on over and see what Sandy is up to...

You are here >> Leena – A La Cards << You are here 

Sandy – Lolly & Sand 

Barb – JustBStamping 

Jen – Stamping with Jen

Laurel – Laurel Davis Crafted

Thanks so much for stopping by this week. Don't forget to shop the stamp sale...Have a fabulous day!

Product List

Hello Harvest Bundle (English) [159644] $68.25	Charming Sentiments Bundle (English) [158734] $72.00	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121043] $12.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $12.75	Rustic Harvest 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159633] $16.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155519] $12.25
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $12.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00	Ranunculus Dies [157976] $44.00	Handmade Tag Punch [159690] $26.00
Linen Thread [104199] $7.00