Stampin' Up! Batter Up!

Americans will honor and celebrate our fallen military heroes today.  My dad served in WWII and my husband served in the Vietnam War.  As we gather together with family and friends to celebrate this great country, remember the slogan, "Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, and ..."

May's Paper Pumpkin Kit is Baseball themed.  I haven't made any alternatives yet but wanted to share the pre- designed cards.

Now is the time to sign up for June's Paper Pumpkin Kit, Expressions in Color, which coordinates with the Expressions in Ink (pages 96-97 in the Annual Catalog).  Check out the link below for a bit of a sneak peek.  Click on Paper Pumpkin  to start your journey. 

June 2021 Paper Pumpkin

Stampin' Up! Shopping List

One year Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137861]

6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137860]

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137859]

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137858]

Stampin' Up! Artistically Inked

While we were in Hawaii, our daughter stayed at our house and took care of our fur babies.  She is a fantastic stamper!  She made these two cards out of the Artistic Dies.  She adhered the Adhesive Sheets to Basic White Thick cardstock and die cut the flowers.  The die cuts through cardstock but leaves them adhered to the sheet.  Before removing the die cut, she used Stampin Blends to color it.  The card on the left was made when she pulled off the outline of the flowers and adhered it to the Basic White Thick cardstock card base.  

The card on the right uses the Inlaid Technique.  Aimee die cut another flower in Basic White on the Adhesive Sheet and adhered it to the Night of Navy  cardstock base.  Then she carefully placed all of the little pieces into the white outline.  The pieces were still on the adhesive sheet so she didn't have to use any other adhesive.  She spattered Wink of Stella on the background, layered the greeting on ribbon and added a few gems to finish it off.  

They are both so pretty!  I don't know which one I like better!

Stampin' Up! Shopping List:

Artistic Dies [155371]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Adhesive Sheets [152334]	Vine Design Cling Stamp Set [154488]
Pansy Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [154999]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105118]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Dies Floral Heart [154306]	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892]	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149557]
Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881]	Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155519]	Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154902]	Evening Evergreen Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155517]
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	3/8" (1 Cm) Fine Art Ribbon [154561]	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464]

Stampin' Up! United Through Creativity

Stampin' Up! is offering a FREE download of images and greetings to celebrate World Diversity Day.  The download is available until May 2, 2022.  I finally got a chance to make some cards with it and I made a quick You Tube video this morning.

Download United Through Creativity .pdf here

Stampin' Up! Artistically Inked

This card was designed with the Avid Stamper in mind.  First, it is an easel card.  The card base is Pear Pizzazz and is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" and 2 1/8".  Fold to create the easel.  I embossed the gold dots on the front of the card.  I stamped all of the flowers and leaves and die cut them out.  They are all adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals.  The three flowers at the bottom of the card are adhered with dimensional on the Basic White piece on the inside of the card.  When adhering the front of the card, make sure to only put adhesive on the bottom half so you can fold it to create the easel card.

Product List

Artistically Inked Bundle (English) [155456]	Timeless Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [151534]	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad [155670]	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712]	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Metallics Embossing Powders [155555]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Double Oval Punch [154242]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Paper Trimmer [152392]	Bone Folder [102300]

Stampin' Up! Hand Penned

There is a lot to love about the Hand Penned Suite.  You know how sometimes you like one side of the designer series paper more than the other?  I have to say that I love every side of every sheet of Hand Penned Designer Series Paper.  And I love the stitched scallop border die.  I will be showing this suite a lot of love!

Stampin' Up! Shopping List:

Hand Penned Petals Bundle (English) [155492]	Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155499]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]
Lovely You Cling Stamp Set (English) [152525]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Highland Heather 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Grosgrain Ribbon [155812]
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Paper Snips [103579]