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Last Call For Best of 25 Years Stamp Sets

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Hi Stamping Friends! 

You may remember that last year, when Stampin' Up! turned 25, part of the celebration included releasing a Best of 25 Years stamp set every month.  Each set showcased some of the most popular images from the past quarter century! 

Last Chance To Order!  In case you missed them, I'm reminding you now because you only have thru March 31, 2014, to purchase these exclusive collector sets!

Order Your Favorite Best of 25 Years Collector Stamp Sets Before They're Gone!

SAVE when you buy ALL sets now!  Scroll to the bottom of my post to see details on how you can save 16%, plus get FREE Dimensionals, when you purchase every set as a bulk buy!

Collect Them All & Receive 2 FREE Stamp Sets!

Each Best of 25 Years set comes with a small "25" sticker that you can collect to earn up to two FREE stamp sets.  Add six stickers to this downloadable Collectors Card, and you can redeem it for your choice of current stamp sets valued at $14.95 or less.  All Collectors Cards must arrive to Stampin' Up! by April 30, 2014. 

Lost Your Stickers?!  I've had a few customers who have accidently thrown away their "25" stickers with the stamp sticker sheet.  If you purchased your sets from me and don't have all of the stickers you should have, please contact me and I'll get it resolved for you.  I don't want you to miss out on your FREE sets!   

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Here's a quick review of the sets that were released, including photo links to the cards that I created for my Best of 25 Years Club.  Click on the photos to take you to the original project posts!

►January—Best of Love  #132987

     

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►February—Best of Birthdays #132929

 

     

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►March—Best of Flowers #133342

 

         

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►April—Best of Butterflies #133345

 

     

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►May—Best of Brides & Babies #133482

     

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►June—Best of Greetings #133485

 

      

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►July—Best of Shelli #133488

     

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►August—Best of Halloween #134381

     

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►September—Best of Autumn #134390

     

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►October—Best of Christmas #134384

     

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►November—Best of Snow  #134387

     

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►December—Best of Sale-A-Bration #134393

 

     

Order Your Favorite Best of 25 Years Collector Stamp Sets Today!

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BUY ALL BEST OF 25 YEARS SETS AT ONCE & SAVE! 

Do a bulk buy and you can use Hostess Benefits to pay for part of your Best of 25 Years collection!  You'll save $25 automatically, plus I'll throw in a pack of Dimensionals for FREE! 

To order: Contact me with your credit card info, and I can place the order for you and have it shipped directly to you.  OR, order anytime at my Online Store.  Select 10 Best of 25 stamp sets and Dimensionals (#104430) for your regular merchandise order to get the total up to $150 to qualify for Hostess Rewards.  Then, use the Hostess Rewards for the remaining two sets.  I'll mail you a reimbursement check for the cost of the Dimensionals if you do it this way. 

You can add additional merchandise to your order, and qualify for higher Hostess Rewards if you wish.

Online Customers Please Note: When placing an order online, make sure you check the box to allow me to be able to contact you.  Otherwise, I won't have any information telling me where to send your reimbursement.  Thanks!

Angie

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Too Cool Events!

• Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
• Happenings Cards & Card Box—Register by March 6, on March 19
• Wow Techniques Class—March 14, 6:30pm
• Perfect Pennants Stamp-of-the Month Kit—Register by March 15.

Don't Miss These!

• Sale-A-Bration Promotion—Now thru March 31.
• Spring Occasions Catalog PDF—Or, Browse Online.
• Clearance Rack Blitz—While supplies last!
• NEW Arrivals—See the latest product releases!
• Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!

Cool Ways To Use The Word Bubbles Framelits

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• Or, see details about the newest Spring class additions!

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Hi Stamping Friends! 

Have you had a chance to play with the Word Bubbles Framelits yet?  Oh my gosh, they are so much fun, with or without being paired up with the Just Sayin' stamp set! 

I was totally inspired by a recent post I saw on StampinUp.com by concept artist Melodie Hyde.  She had some fantastic ideas for using the framelits in some very cool & unique ways! 

 

Too Cool Techniques!  As her photo above shows (click to enlarge), Melodie used the Word Bubble Framelits:

• To cut out bubble-shaped frames.
• As a mask for a word bubble background.
• As a stamp to apply VersaMark for an embossed resist technique.
• To create a texture embossed word bubble element.
• To make altered word bubble shapes.

Learn How!  Be sure to check out Melodie's blog post, because she explains exactly how she did each of the techniques, along with up-close photos!

 

My favorite technique that she shared was to make altered bubble shapes, so I tried it out for one of my "Last Thursdays" cards using another design by Melody!  I can't wait to see how the ladies like this technique at our class tonight! 

 

This card is CASEd from Melodie Hyde, see her version on Pinterest. 

Focal Point Foundation—I used a 2-3/4" x 3-3/4" piece of the Sale-A-Bration Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper for the foundation of the focal point, matted on a 3" x 4" piece of Smoky Slate card stock.  It's adhered directly to a Coastal Cabana card base.  

 

Altered Word Bubble—I cut a piece of Whisper White card stock about 3-1/2" long and just a hair shorter than 2-3/4" wide.  To die-cut the new shape, you need your card stock to be able to thread through the middle of the framelit, and the Word Bubble I used was about 2-3/4" wide exactly.  I popped up the die-cut shape with Dimensionals.

How-To Cut The Bubble—I'm borrowing Melodie's photo to show you exactly how she positioned the framelit to make the cuts.  Notice that only the part you want cut is under the cutting edge, the rest of the card stock goes through the frame and over the top of the framelit, so it won't be cut.  Do one side, then the other.  

TIP: If you lay your top cutting plate over the entire framelit while you do this, you will likely have an embossed indentation in your card stock where it was laying over the framelit edge.  To avoid this, simply position your top cutting plate over ONLY the part of the framelit you are cutting.  In other words, the edge of your top cutting plate should fall in the middle of the word bubble.  

 

Delightful Banners—The cute banners add colorfully festive accents to the top of the bubble.  I use the Sale-A-Bration Banner Blast stamp set, with the banners stamped in Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, and Crisp Cantaloupe, and punched them with the Sale-A-Bration Banner Punch.  The heart is also in Crisp Cantaloupe, hand-cut and adhered with SNAIL. 

 

Sentiment—The Yippee-Skippee phrase, from the set of the same name, is perfect for the informality of the Word Bubbles, don't you think?  I stamped it in Smoky Slate and added a Rhinestone Jewel asterisk.

 

The focal point was the perfect size to use on a horizontal card.  I used a different greeting from the Yippee-Skippee set. 

 

The Crisp Cantaloupe Twine is from the Sale-A-Bration Sweet Sorbet Accessories Pack.  Any of the three colors of twine in that pack—Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party or Summer Starfruit—would look great with this card! 

I think I'm gonna have to make some extras of this one, they are just so fun to make!

Complete Supplies List:

• Stamps—Banner Blast Sale-A-Bration set (wood), Yippeee Skippee (wood)
• Ink—Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe and Summer Starfruit  Classic Ink
• Paper—Sale-A-Bration Sweet Sorbet DSP; Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate and Whisper White card stock
• Accessories—Sale-A-Bartion Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack, Rhinestone Jewels
• Tools—Word Bubble Framelits OR Just Sayin' Bundle (wood), Big Shot, Sale-A-Bration Banner Punch, Dimensionals, SNAIL

Find all the supplies to create these projects & more at my Online Store!

Angie

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Too Cool Events!

• Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
• Happenings Cards & Card Box—Register by March 6, on March 19
• Wow Techniques Class—March 14, 6:30pm
• Perfect Pennants Stamp-of-the Month Kit—Register by March 15.

Don't Miss These!

• Sale-A-Bration Promotion—Now thru March 31.
• Spring Occasions Catalog PDF—Or, Browse Online.
• Clearance Rack Blitz—While supplies last!
• NEW Arrivals—See the latest product releases!
• Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!

Starburst Sayings Silver Circles Card

►Check Out My Too Cool Stamping Classes!◄

• See my Calendar of Events for my complete class schedule! 
• Or, see details about the newest Spring class additions!

Don't Miss These Upcoming Dates!

• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
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Last Day To RSVP For My "Last Thursdays" Card Class

Join us this Thursday, February 27, at 6:30pm at my Too Cool Stamping Studio.  Please RSVP by February 26, at 8pm.

We'll be making four cards with envelopes.  Cost is $10 or FREE with a minimum qualifying order* placed at the event.  Class-To-Go Kits available by request.

*Cannot be combined with club, classes, or workshops. $20 min. order.  

Want to join us?  Please RSVP by today at 8pm EDT.

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Hi Stamping Friends! 

Here's another one of the card designs we'll be making at my "Last Thursdays" class tomorrow night!  It's not too late to RSVP!  I'd love to have you join us! 

 

I'm loving that the Spring Catalog has some fabulous stamp sets that can easily be used for anyone...guys or gals, adults or kids!  The Starburst Sayings set, with its fun gears shapes in a variety of sizes, is certainly one of those sets! 

 

The sayings are non-traditional, fun and versatile for lots of occasions, too!  And, what other stamp set is gonna give you a "Hello, My Name Is" stamp?  LOL!

 

Card Base—I started with a Bermuda Bay card base and layered a 5-1/4" x 4" piece of Whisper White on the top as a foundation.  A 5-1/4" x 1-1/2" strip of the fun black & white striped Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper covers the bottom.

Silver Fancy Foil—The upper portion is covered with a 5-1/4" x 2-1/2" piece of the polka dotted Silver Fancy Foil Vellum.  TIP: You can see adhesive through this transparent layer, so I added dabs of SNAIL on the backs of every polka dot to conceal it.  You could also try Glue Dots under the polka dots or in the four corners instead.  Multipurpose Glue definitely warps the vellum and is noticeable, so I would stay away from that. 

Starburst Circle Layers—Next, I started layering different circles using the Starburst Sayings set and the coordinating Starburst Framelits! The stamped images are popped up with Dimensionals.

• The "Happy Day" starburst was stamped in Strawberry Slush.
• The "celebrate" image was stamped in Basic Gray.
• The remaining image was stamped in Summer Starfruit.
• I die-cut a small starburst shape from Bermuda Bay card stock.
• I die-cut a medium starburst shape from Silver Foil.

Bundle Both & Save—Purchase the Starburst Sayings stamp set and Starburst Framelits together in the Starburst Bundle and save 15%!

     

Silver Accents—I'm really enjoying all of the metallic papers and embellishments we have in the Spring Catalog, too!  Just like yesterday's cards, this one showcases three different metallic accents: Silver Foil, Silver Fancy Foil Vellum and a Basic Metal Button.  I threaded the button with a piece of 1/8" Bermuda Bay Taffeta Ribbon and tied it to make a faux bow, then adhered it with Glue Dots.  I love how it continues the circle theme, too!

  

The vertical version features the other two sentiments in the set, which complement each other nicely, but can just as easily be used alone.

  

Since the main sentiment was smaller than the one on the previous card, I die-cut a larger starburst in the Silver Foil to balance out the collage.

Complete Supplies List:

• Stamps—Starburst Sayings (wood) OR Starbust Bundle (wood)
• Ink—Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray, Summer Starfruit and Strawberry Slush Classic Ink
• Paper—Kaleidoscope DSP; Silver Foil; Silver Fancy Foil Vellum; Bermuda Bay and Whisper White card stock
• Accessories—Basic Metal Buttons, 1/8" Bermuda Bay Taffeta Ribbon
• Tools—Starburst Framelits OR Starbust Bundle (wood), Big Shot, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, SNAIL

Find all the supplies to create these projects & more at my Online Store!

Come and make this card with me at my Last Thursdays class!  Contact me today!

Angie

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Too Cool Events!

• Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
• "Last Thursdays" Monthly Card Class—Feb 27, RSVP by Feb. 26.
• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
• Happenings Cards & Card Box—Register by March 6, on March 19
• Wow Techniques Class—March 14, 6:30pm
• Perfect Pennants Stamp-of-the Month Kit—Register by March 15.

Don't Miss These!

• Sale-A-Bration Promotion—Now thru March 31.
• Spring Occasions Catalog PDF—Or, Browse Online.
• Clearance Rack Blitz—While supplies last!
• NEW Arrivals—See the latest product releases!
• Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!

A Petite Petals & Flower Shop A-Ha Moment!

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RSVP Now For My "Last Thursdays" Card Class

Join us this Thursday, February 27, at 6:30pm at my Too Cool Stamping Studio.  Please RSVP by February 26, at 8pm.

We'll be making four cards with envelopes.  Cost is $10 or FREE with a minimum qualifying order* placed at the event.  Class-To-Go Kits available by request.

*Cannot be combined with other club, classes, or workshops. $20 minimum order.  

• Word Bubble Banners Card—Learn how to use the Word Bubbles Framelits to make larger bubbles of different sizes!  Our card features lots of Sale-A-Bration items, too!
• Petite Petals Layered Blooms Card—We're combining flowers from Flower Shop & Petite Petals for beautifully coordinated layered blossoms. 
• So Very Grateful Colored Card—Try heat embossing and coloring with Blender Pens to create the pretty floral design on this card!
• Starburst Sayings Silver Circles Card—Fun, bold circles with shiny metallic silver accents!  You'll love layering these "gears" shapes and trying out the Silver Foil and Silver Fancy Foil Vellum.

Want to join us?  Please RSVP by February 26, at 8pm EDT.

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Did You Know?!  Maybe I'm the last person to realize this, but I just recently noticed how nicely the flowers from Petite Petals coordinate with the images from Flower Shop. 

 
Two Cool Flower Sets—Each set has six 5-petal flowers in a variety of styles from realistic to hand-drawn to whimsical.  The smaller flower is the perfect size for layering, too!  So, I decided to have fun mixing and matching on today's cards, which we'll be creating at our "Last Thursdays" class this week.

Bundle Both & Save—Purchase the Petite Petals set and Petite Petals Punch together in the Petite Petals Bundle and save 15% AND Purchase the Flower Shop set and Pansy Punch together in the Flower Shop Bundle and save 15%!

 

Baked Brown Sugar Base—I wanted a very neutral background for my flowers, so they would really stand out, and I thought Baked Brown Sugar would look warm and rich.  I embossed a 4" x 3-1/4" piece with the Modern Mosaic folder for the top portion of the Baked Brown Sugar card base.  The bottom has a 4" x 2" piece of patterned paper from the 2013-2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack. 

Gold Accents—For a little shine, I added a 4" x 1/4" strip of Gold Foil over the seam.  I love the way such a small piece of gold, a "too small" scrap if it was any other color, can really dress up a card! 

Circle Sentiment Element—I stamped a birthday greeting from the beautiful Simply Sketched set in Baked Brown Sugar, then die-cut the element with the Circles Collection Framelits.  It makes a fantastic base to decorate with flowers!

Layered Flowers—I selected three Petite Petals/Flower Shop flower combinations and stamped them in different colors: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Perfect Plum.  More on these below, but I wanted to talk about the punching first...

Punching The Flowers—The Petite Petals are easy to punch with the Petite Petals Punch because the petals are symmetrical.  The Flower Shop images are a little more tricky because the petals are not symmetrical.  If you get the image into the punch the correct way, the white border is even all the way around the flower perfectly.  If it isn't even all the way around, it's not aligned right.

Punch Alignment TIPs: The easiest way I've found to quickly find the correct positioning was to mark my punch and my actual stamps with a Sharpie.  If you look closely, all of the petals are kind of heart-shaped with rounded tops.  But, there is one petal that has a flat, almost indented spot, and I use that as my marking point.  It's actually the petal that points toward the bottom of the punch, so that makes it easier, too!

If that method doesn't work for you, try this alternate way from PootlesPapercraft: Pansy Punch Tips

OK, now back to the card...

 

Check out how great these two flowers look together!  The realistic flowers pair up flawlessly!  The rough, canvas-like bloom looks great with combined with the rough, hand-drawn smaller flower. 

Champagne Glass Glitter—I dressed up the centers of the blossoms with a little Champagne Glass Glitter to match the Gold Foil.  It's adhered with a very small dab of Multipurpose Glue.  TIP: Be careful when you're working with this glitter...they really are little pieces of actual glass.  You can get small cuts if you rub them the wrong way or push on them too hard when applying to your project. 

 

I teamed up the "alphabet" flower from Flower Shop with the dotted outlined from Petite Petals.  The bold polka dotted image would have looked just a terrific! 

Gold Twine Bow—To finish off the gold accents, I added a small Gold Baker's Twine Bow to the bouquet with a Glue Dot.  Three different types of gold accents gives the card great balance!

My horizontal card uses a sentiment from Lots of Thanks.

 

More Flower Layer Combos—I experimented with layering the other images on this card, and while they didn't always match perfectly, they still complemented each other quite well.  

Complete Supplies List:

• Stamps—Petite Petals (wood) OR Petite Petals Bundle (wood), Flower Shop (wood) OR Flower Shop Bundle (wood), Simply Sketched Hostess Set (wood) card #1, Lots of Thanks (wood) card #2.
• Ink—Baked Brown Sugar, Perfect Plum, Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo Classic Ink
• Paper—2013-2015 In Color Paper Stack; Gold Foil; Baked Brown Sugar and Whisper White card stock
• Accessories—Champagne Glass Glitter, Gold Baker's Twine
• Tools—Modern Mosaic Texture Impressions Folder, Circle Collections Framelits, Big Shot, Petite Petals Punch OR Petite Petals Bundle (wood), Pansy Punch OR Flower Shop Bundle (wood), Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, SNAIL

Find all the supplies to create these projects & more at my Online Store!

Want to mix & match some of your own flower combinations?  Come and make this card with me at my Last Thursdays class!  Contact me today!

Angie

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Too Cool Events!

• Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
• "Last Thursdays" Monthly Card Class—Feb 27, RSVP by Feb. 26.
• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
• Happenings Cards & Card Box—Register by March 6, on March 19
• Wow Techniques Class—March 14, 6:30pm
• Perfect Pennants Stamp-of-the Month Kit—Register by March 15.

Don't Miss These!

• Sale-A-Bration Promotion—Now thru March 31.
• Spring Occasions Catalog PDF—Or, Browse Online.
• Clearance Rack Blitz—While supplies last!
• NEW Arrivals—See the latest product releases!
• Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!

"Last Thursdays" Class & So Very Grateful Card

►Check Out My Too Cool Stamping Classes!◄

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• Or, see details about the newest Spring class additions!

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Hi Stamping Friends!

I've finalized the cards we'll be making at my "Last Thursdays" monthly card class this week and I can't wait to show you!  I hope you can join us this Thursday, February 27, at 6:30pm at my Too Cool Stamping Studio.  Please RSVP by February 26, at 8pm.

We'll be making four cards with envelopes.  Cost is $10 or FREE with a minimum qualifying order* placed at the event.  Class-To-Go Kits available by request, same price plus $5.60 for Priority Mail Shipping.

*Cannot be combined with other club, classes, or workshops. $20 minimum order.

   

• Word Bubble Banners Card—Learn how to use the Word Bubbles Framelits to make larger bubbles of different sizes!  Our card features lots of Sale-A-Bration items, too!
• Petite Petals Layered Blooms Card—We're combining flowers from Flower Shop & Petite Petals for beautifully coordinated layered blossoms. 
• So Very Grateful Colored Card—Try heat embossing and coloring with Blender Pens to create the pretty floral design on this card!
• Starburst Sayings Silver Circles Card—Fun, bold circles with shiny metallic silver accents!  You'll love layering these "gears" shapes and trying out the Silver Foil and Silver Fancy Foil Vellum.

Want to join us?  Please RSVP by February 26, at 8pm EDT.

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One of the cards we'll be creating at my "Last Thursdays" class is this pretty design featuring the So Very Grateful stamp set.  I've noticed that line image stamps are making a comeback, so there are many more opportunities to color.  I LOVE coloring! 

And, speaking of making a comeback, I think the floral designs in this set are very reminiscent of the look of tole painting that was very popular a back in the 80s and early 90s...

Here is a collage of tole painting samples I found.  See what I mean?  The So Very Grateful stamps definitely have a retro, folksy feel, and I'm diggin' it!

 

Inspired by Lynn Kolcun at Avery's Owlery.

Embossed Card Base—I started by embossing a 5-1/4" x 4" piece of Pear Pizzazz card stock with the Fancy Fan Folder, then layering it on a Basic Black card base. 

I wrapped some 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon around the card front and tied & trimmed it for a faux bow embellishment.

 

Embossed Image—I stamped my floral image onto Whisper White card stock with VersaMark clear ink, then sprinkled Black Embossing Powder over the top and heated it up until smooth & glossy.  TIP: Don't forget to use the Embossing Buddy anti-static pad over your card stock before stamping, so you won't have residual powders sticking where they shouldn't. 

Coloring With A Blender Pen—I used my ink pads as palettes for "painting" with my Blender Pen.  Squeeze the pad before opening to transfer some ink to the lid, then use the Blender Pen like a paint brush to pick up and "paint" on the image.  I used Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana and Pear Pizzazz inks.

TIP: I like to start by coloring in the entire flower or leaf with color, then I go back and add more layers of color for shading, like I did on the rose images.   

 

Focal Point Layering & Piercing—Once I was done coloring, I die-cut my design with the Ovals Collection Framelits, then layered it on a Labels Collection Framelit die-cut in Basic Black.  If you look closely, you can see that I also used the Festive Paper Piercing Template Pack to add some pierced dots around the Label Framelit frame.  The whole thing is popped up with Dimensionals.

Sentiment—I stamped the "thank you" in Strawberry Slush, then used the Bitty Banners Framelits to die-cut the shape perfectly. 

 

On my second card, I used the Woodgrain Embossing Folder, which I felt really enhanced the folk art look! 

I colored with the same colors, but varied the colors on the different types of flowers. 

 

The other sentiment in the set also fits perfectly in the Bitty Banners Framelits. 

I tried piercing with the oval shape from the Occasions Template Pack this time, and I found that either template (label or oval shape) works great!
 
Complete Supplies List:

• Stamps—So Very Grateful (wood)
• Ink—VersaMark; Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink
• Paper—Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White card stock
• Accessories—1/8" Black Taffeta Ribbon, Black Embossing Powder
• Tools—Fancy Fan Texture Impressions Folder (card #1), Woodgrain Texture Impressions Folder (card #2), Ovals Collection Framelits, Labels Collection Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Big Shot, Festive Paper Piercing Pack (card #1), Occasions Paper Piercing Pack (card #2), Paper Piercing Tool, Piercing Mat, Blender Pen, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, SNAIL

Find all the supplies to create these projects & more at my Online Store!

Angie

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Too Cool Events!

• Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
• "Last Thursdays" Monthly Card Class—Feb 27, RSVP by Feb. 26.
• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
• Happenings Cards & Card Box—Register by March 6, on March 19
• Wow Techniques Class—March 14, 6:30pm
• Perfect Pennants Stamp-of-the Month Kit—Register by March 15.

Don't Miss These!

• Sale-A-Bration Promotion—Now thru March 31.
• Spring Occasions Catalog PDF—Or, Browse Online.
• Clearance Rack Blitz—While supplies last!
• NEW Arrivals—See the latest product releases!
• Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!

Sunday Showcase: More Too Cool Team Cards

►Join Me At My Too Cool Stamping Classes!◄

• See my Calendar of Events for my complete class schedule! 
• Or, see details about the newest Spring class additions!

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Sale-A-Brate 3 Ways To Earn FREE Products!

• Shop—Earn FREE Sale-A-Bration Items For Every $50 Order!  Shop now!
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Hi Stamping Friends!

Welcome to this week's Sunday Showcase!  Here are a few more of the fantastic cards that my team has created recently!  They are such an inspiration to me!   

Created by Peggy Tassler.  Colors: Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Smoky Slate and Whisper White.

The rainbow chevron pattern from the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper makes a fun background for a birthday card for any age!  Peggy used an image from the Tag It (wood) stamp set, which is this year's Ronald McDonald House Charities set.  $3 from every set sold is donated to the charity.  I love how Peggy popped up the balloons in different colors!  A quick & super-cute card!

  

Created by Darla Eigenschink at Hoosier Stampgirl?.  Colors: Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White.

Darla featured the cute banners from the Sale-A-Bration Banner Blast (wood) stamp set, and punched them out with the coordinating Sale-A-Bration Banner Punch.  Looks like she used markers to make the two-color diagonal striped banner.  The background is embossed with another Sale-A-Bration selection...Decorative Dots Sale-A-Bration Embossing Folder.

Also features: Perfect Pennants (wood), and Chalk Talk Framelits.

 

Created by Carmen DeBruce. Colors: Pool Party, Real Red, Crumb Cake and Whisper White.

I love the colors from the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack against the neutral Crumb Cake card base.  The background is stamped in Crumb Cake with the Posititvely Chevron (wood) background stamp. The Perfect Pennants (wood) sentiment and designer papers are die-cut with the Banners Framelits.

Bundle It & Save—Purchase the Perfect Pennants stamp set and Banners Framelits together in the Perfect Pennants Bundle (wood) and save 15%!

Also features: Natural Chevron Ribbon, Basic Metal Buttons, and Silver Baker's Twine.

  

Created by Peggy Tassler.  Colors: Wisteria Wonder, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White.

Peggy used the Secret Garden (wood) stamp set to make the beautifully watercolored flowers.  The leaves are actually made from one of the blooms in the set.  I love that she cut out smaller layers to pop up and even made a smaller single bloom from the same image.  So pretty!

Also features: Square Lattice Texture Impressions Folder, Banners Framelits and Subtles Candy Dots.

Created by Kathe Madsen. Colors: Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate and Whisper White.

Peggy stamped the Too Kind (wood) flower image over the lacy Hello, Doily (wood) background for a pretty layered look. The Label Something (wood) sentiment is punched with the coordinating Artisan Label Punch and popped up over the ribbon.

  

Created by Jodi Geers at the Polka Dot Stamper.  Colors: Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana and Very Vanilla. 

Jodi used the fun Retro Fresh papers, along with the Chevron Builder Punch to make a cool background on this card.  I love that she used the Word Bubble Framelits with the sentiment from Simply Celebrate (wood)—you can use any sentiments with those bubbles!

Also features: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch and Brights Candy Dots. 

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• Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
• "Last Thursdays" Monthly Card Class—Feb 27, RSVP by Feb. 26.
• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
• Happenings Cards & Card Box—Register by March 6, on March 19
• Wow Techniques Class—March 14, 6:30pm
• Perfect Pennants Stamp-of-the Month Kit—Register by March 15.

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• Sale-A-Bration Promotion—Now thru March 31.
• Spring Occasions Catalog PDF—Or, Browse Online.
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• Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!

Poloroid Fringe Confetti Shaker Card

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Hi Stamping Friends!

Today's project is similar to one that was presented by Brandi Barnard at Leadership!  She was sharing the current trends and this card showcased two of the current trends going on in papercrafting: Poloroids and confetti!

  

Also inspired by Chris Slogar at Buckeye Inklings.

If you like the interactive motion of shaker cards, but don't like all the hassle of assembing it, this is one shaker style that is pretty easy to put together.  It also "shakes" better than some of the shaker cards I've made in the past.  

Poloroid Shaker Base—Start by die-cutting the Poloroid shape from the On Film Framelits.  TIP: I usually have to use a card stock shim when I run it through the Big Shot to get the best embossed texture, especially on the thinner White or Vanilla card stocks.

Add some Sticky Strip along each edge of the back of the frame.  TIP: You may have to either trim the Sticky Strip so it's skinnier, or fold it over onto itself to fit in the thin borders.

Cello Shaker—I used a retired Small Cello Bag because fits perfectly with the height of the Poloroid frame.  But you could easily substitute either a 4x6" Cello Bag or a Clear Envelope for the shaker.  You'll just need to trim it down to 3-1/2" square, then adhere it to the Sticky Strip on the back of the frame.  Prepare the seal of the bag/envelope by adding more Sticky Strip along all open edges. 

 

Stamping On The Shaker—I added some stamped images to the front of my Cello Bag before adhering it to the frame.  Since it's a non-porous, glossy surface, I used StazOn White Ink to stamp my arrows from the Peachy Keen stamp set. 

TIP: StazOn White apparently doesn't dry as immediately on smooth surfaces as the StazOn Black, as I learned the hard way.  While I was adhering the bag, I smeared my arrows, and if you look closely, you can see white specks all over the front of my shaker.  Oh well...

  

Heart Confetti—I wanted a little sparkle in the shaker, so I started with some Small Heart punches from the Silver Glimmer Paper. 

Fringe Confetti—The tiny squares of Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush confetti were super-easy to cut with the Fringe Scissors!  Simply cut in one direction, then cut again in the opposite direction for tons of 1/8" square pieces in a jiffy!  Too Cool!  

Add the confetti to the shaker, then seal up the open ends leaving just a little bit of air inside the shaker. 

 

Attaching The Shaker—I wanted the shaker to be loose enough that it could shake well, so I gave it plenty of freedom to move by attaching it with only two strips of Gingham Garden Washi Tape.  Even though the Island Indigo card base is embossed with the Arrows folder, the shaker is light enough for the tape to hold it on securely on the texture.

Finishing Touches—I stamped the Geometrical greeting in Island Indigo before the shaker was assembled, and filled in the "o" letters with Rhinestone Jewels.  I also popped up another Small Glimmer Heart with Dimensionals.

Complete Supplies List:

• Stamps—Peachy Keen (wood) OR Peachy Keen Bundle (wood), Geometrical (wood)
• Ink—White StazOn Ink; Island Indigo Classic Ink
• Paper—Silver Glimmer Paper; Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush and Whisper White card stock
• Accessories—Small Cello Bag (retired) OR 4x6" Cello Bag OR Clear Envelope, Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Rhinestone Jewels
• Tools—Arrows Texture Impressions Folder, On Film Framelits OR Peachy Keen Bundle (wood), Big Shot, Small Heart Punch, Fringe Scissors, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, SNAIL

Find all the supplies to create these projects & more at my Online Store!

Angie

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Too Cool Events!

• Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
• "Last Thursdays" Monthly Card Class—Feb 27, RSVP by Feb. 26.
• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
• Happenings Cards & Card Box—Register by March 6, on March 19
• Wow Techniques Class—March 14, 6:30pm
• Perfect Pennants Stamp-of-the Month Kit—Register by March 15.

Don't Miss These!

• Sale-A-Bration Promotion—Now thru March 31.
• Spring Occasions Catalog PDF—Or, Browse Online.
• Clearance Rack Blitz—While supplies last!
• NEW Arrivals—See the latest product releases!
• Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!

Watercolored Vivid Vases

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Hi Stamping Friends!

I've been trying to go back and blog about some of the class cards that I haven't yet talked about from last month.  Today, I'm featuring the final card from my January "Last Thursdays" monthly card class.  I've got to get that one in before I show you what we're creating at February's "Last Thursdays" class, coming up next week on February 27!

 

The Vivid Vases single stamp makes a delightful focal point, and it looks especially pretty when it's watercolored!  The best part is that it looks great on just about any background you put it on...even that crazy black background from the Sweet Sorbet Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper!  LOL!

 

CASEd from Lynn Starzl at Stamping With Lynn.

Card Base—I started with a Pool Party card base, and added a 2" x 5-1/2" piece of that crazy patterned paper to the bottom.  Although lots of people have been very outspoken about their dislike for this paper pattern because it seems to not fit in with the other softer colors, I think it's contrast looks great when used sparingly.  These two cool cards are the perfect example.

Ribbon—I adhered a line of Sticky Strip along the top edge of the patterned paper, then laid down some Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon on top.  TIP: Always apply the Sticky Strip to the paper, not the ribbon, or you'll have one doozy of a time getting that red liner backing off. 

 

Watercolored Vases—Although you can get a watercolor look on Whisper White or Very Vanilla card stock using inks and a Blender Pen, nothing beats the true watercolor effect you can achieve with an Aqua Painter on actual Watercolor Paper. 

I stamped my image in StazOn Black onto a 3-3/8" x 2-3/4" piece of Watercolor Paper for a permanent, non-bleeding image.   TIP: Be sure to ink your stamp really well in StazOn for a clean image.  I found that if my pad was a bit dry, I didn't get a nice image on the textured surface of the watercolor paper.  Re-ink your pad for best results.

Aqua Painters—These handy brushes hold water in the barrel, so there's no need for a water cup.  You get two painters in a package: one medium tip and one large tip. 

I used my ink pad lids as a palette to pick up the color with my Aqua Painter.  The vases are colored in Pool Party and the flowers are colored in Calypso Coral, Marina Mist and Summer Starfruit.

 

No Perfection Necessary—If you've never tried watercoloring, don't be intimidated.  The Aqua Painters make it easy!  You can see in my close-up that my vases are a little more shaded on one side, but my flowers are colored in completely.  Either way, they look amazing without doing anything special!  The color blends and moves easily on the Watercolor Paper, so expect it to flow outside of the lines sometimes.  That's exactly the look you want! 

TIP: Practice the feel of watercoloring with Aqua Painters on scrap paper and experiment with the differences in color intensities depending on how much water you squeeze out.

 

I matted the focal point with a 3-1/2" x 2-7/8" piece of Basic Black card stock, then popped it up with Dimensionals. 

 

A couple of Pearl Jewels provide some shine and balance to the design.

Complete Supplies List:

• Stamps—Vivid Vases single wood
• Ink—Black StazOn Ink; Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Marina Mist and Summer Starfruit Classic Ink
• Paper—Sweet Sorbet Sale-A-Bration DSP; Watercolor Paper; Pool Party and Basic Black card stock
• Accessories—Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearl Jewels
• Tools—Aqua Painter, Dimensionals, SNAIL

Find all the supplies to create these projects & more at my Online Store!

Angie

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Too Cool Events!

• Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
• "Last Thursdays" Monthly Card Class—Feb 27, RSVP by Feb. 26.
• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
• Happenings Cards & Card Box—Register by March 6, on March 19
• Wow Techniques Class—March 14, 6:30pm
• Perfect Pennants Stamp-of-the Month Kit—Register by March 15.

Don't Miss These!

• Sale-A-Bration Promotion—Now thru March 31.
• Spring Occasions Catalog PDF—Or, Browse Online.
• Clearance Rack Blitz—While supplies last!
• NEW Arrivals—See the latest product releases!
• Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!

See Ya Later Altered Good As Gold Cards

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Hi Stamping Friends!

Have you seen the Sale-A-Bration card kit called Good As Gold in the Sale-A-Bration Flyer?  It includes all the parts and pieces to create 8 cards with fabulous gold accents, along with 8 envelopes with elegant gold foil liners.  It's such a pretty set of cards...and it's FREE when you place an order of $50 at my Online Store!

 

While these cards are super-cute, when I was putting together my Sale-A-Bration Kick-Off event, I wanted to spruce them up a bit and pair them with other Sale-A-Bration offerings.  So, I used the elements in this kit a little differently...

 

The cards I featured at the Kick-Off event not only used the Good As Gold Kit, but also showcased three additional Sale-A-Bration selections.  Let's take a closer look!

 

CASEd from Paula Wright at Stampin' With Paula.

Good As Gold Card Base—Each Good As Gold card from the kit is pre-printed on both the front and back of the card, and the the inside is white.  I cut those card bases in half to use as backgrounds on a new card base to double the quantity! 

I started with a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Gold As Gold, matted with a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic Black, then adhered both layers to a Calypso Coral card base.

 

Pretty Gold Dots—The photos don't really do justice to the striking gold effects on these printed backgrounds.  Here's an up-close photo to show some of the shine from the beautiful gold foil dots interspersed with the colored dots. 

 

Decorative Dot Banner—My next layer was a Pistachio Pudding die-cut from the Banners Framelits, texture embossed with the coordinating Decorative Dots Embossing Folder.  I love how the embossed pattern mimics the dots on the Good As Gold design.  It's all about coordination, baby!

The gold stretchy cord comes in the Good As Gold Kit, too.  Cords are pre-cut for the kit, so I trimmed one in half to get two from each card supplied.  It makes a very nice gold accent!

 

See Ya Later Focal Point—I selected one of the sentiments from the See Ya Later Sale-A-Bration stamp set and colored it in with Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Basic Black Markers before stamping onto Whisper White.  The image is die-cut with a shape from the Chalk Talk Framelits. 

Gold Foil Frame—I thought I needed one more pop of gold on my card, so I improvised.  Instead of using the gold foil envelope liner for the envelopes, I die-cut a pretty shape with the Window Frame Framelit.  After die-cutting, I cut the shape in half and re-positioned it to peek out from the top and bottom of the sentiment layer.  I could get two of the shapes from each foil liner, so there was enough for both of my two cool cards!

Banner Punch Peek-A-Boo—Finally, I used the Banner Punch to add one more pop of contrasting color.  I punched two mini banners from Bermuda Bay card stock and adhered them on either side, so it appears to be one long element underneath.  Too Cool!

 

I used my second side of the same Good As Gold card to make another card in a different coordinating color combination.  These altered cards sure are fitting very nicely into my Two Cool card philosophy!

 

This time the card base is Bermuda Bay and the Banner punch-outs are Calypso Coral.  I also used a different sentiment from See Ya Later, die-cut with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits. 

With just a few additions and modifications, I'm able to get 16 beautiful cards from one set!  Plus, I even have left-over pieces from the kit to use on other projects!  Now that is Too Cool!

Complete Supplies List:

• Stamps—See Ya Later (wood) Sale-A-Bration set
• Ink—Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Basic Black Markers
• Paper—Good As Gold Card Kit; Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Whisper White card stock
• Accessories—Good As Gold Card Kit
• Tools—Banners Framelits, Window Frame Framelits, Chalk Talk Framelits (card #1), Deco Labels Collection Framelits (card #2), Decorative Dots Sale-A-Bration Texture Impressions Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals, SNAIL

Find all the supplies to create these projects & more at my Online Store!

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Let's Plan A Girls Night Out In March!  Are you in the Fort Wayne area?  Gather up 6 or more of your friends and let's get together for a fun night of stamping!  You bring the wine and I'll bring supplies for you and your guests to make 4 beautiful handmade cards!  Contact me today to design a personalized Great Night Out at your house or mine!

Angie

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Too Cool Events!

• Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
• "Last Thursdays" Monthly Card Class—Feb 27, RSVP by Feb. 26.
• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
• Happenings Cards & Card Box—Register by March 6, on March 19
• Wow Techniques Class—March 14, 6:30pm
• Perfect Pennants Stamp-of-the Month Kit—Register by March 15.

Don't Miss These!

• Sale-A-Bration Promotion—Now thru March 31.
• Spring Occasions Catalog PDF—Or, Browse Online.
• Clearance Rack Blitz—While supplies last!
• NEW Arrivals—See the latest product releases!
• Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!

Mini Burlap & Blooms Wreath Card Details

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Hi Stamping Friends!

Have you created the Burlap & Blooms Wreath yet?  It's such a pretty Spring wreath that makes a fantastic gift for Mother's Day, a friend, or maybe for someone just moving into a new home.  See more details about the Burlap & Blooms Wreath, including a video and more photos.

Today, I wanted to share how I put together the matching card! 

FREE Mini Wreath Card Kit—Now through Feburary 28, purchase the Burlap & Blooms Wreath Kit at my Online Store and I'll send you a FREE Mini Wreath Card Kit.  The kit will include all of the pre-cut, pre-punched supplies—just add inks and adhesives!

 

CASEd from Kirsteen Gill at Creatin' With Kirsteen.

Card Base—I stamped the "happy" greeting from Happy Watercolor in Crumb Cake ink onto a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Whisper White.  It's mounted onto a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" Soft Sky mat, then adhered to a So Saffron card base.

 

Wreath Base—I used a combination of two framelits from the Circle Collection Framelits to die-cut a wreath shape from Crumb Cake card stock.  

 

Wrapping Illusion—Rather than wrap ribbon around the wreath base, I used some sponging and masking to give the illusion of the wrapping.  Using a scrap piece of paper as a mask, I sponged diagonal lines every 1/4" or so around the entire ring.  I used Crumb Cake Ink with a Sponge Dauber to apply the ink.

 

Bloom from actual Burlap & Blooms Wreath. 

Next, I started creating mini flowers that were similar to the flowers on the actual Burlap & Blooms Wreath.  I literally used the same instructions that came in my wreath kit, only made the pieces in miniature.

Perfect Circle Petals—To mimic the bloom above, I punched out 7 circles with the 1/2" Circle Punch.

 

Just like the instructions, I slit them each half-way down the middle, then adhered the overlapped ends together to make each of the petals.  I started using Multipurpose Glue to adhere the pieces, but ended up using Glue Dots, which were a lot faster.  I topped off the center with a punch-out from Itty Bitty Punches in Smoky Slate.

I made one flower in each of the wreath colors: So Saffron, Soft Sky and Calypso Coral.

 

Fringe Flower from actual Burlap & Blooms Wreath.

Fringe Flowers—I thought that traditional card stock would be too thick to get a good fringe effect in miniature, so I tried to duplicate the fringe flowers with Vellum Card Stock.

 

I cut a 2-1/2" long and 1" wide piece of Vellum card stock, then folded it in half length-wise.  I adhered the free edges together with one piece of Sticky Strip adhesive folded over the edges. 

Next, I used my Paper Snips to cut fringe on the folded side. 

 

Then, peel off the red liner from the Sticky Strip and start rolling the flower into shape. 

Fray out the fringe, then dip the ends onto an ink pad and let dry.  Like the circle blooms, I did one in each of the three colors: So Saffron, Soft Sky and Calypso Coral.

 

I adhered the blooms to the wreath with more Glue Dots, or you could use a hot glue gun to make it even faster and more secure. 

Flat Flowers—I added some smaller, flat flowers to fill in between the larger blooms, just like the actual wreath. I punched out a layered Smoky Slate flower with the Boho Blossoms punch.  And, I added some of the Itty Bitty Punch Pack flowers, in each of the 3 colors, for the smallest blooms.  All of the flat flowers are topped with a Rhinestone Jewel.

Tied Up With A Bow—I finished the mini wreath with a pretty bow made from Crumb Cake Seam Binding and adhered with a Glue Dot.  

Complete Supplies List:

• Stamps—Happy Watercolor (wood)
• Ink—Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, So Saffron and Calypso Coral Classic Ink
• Paper—Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Soft Sky, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate and Whisper White card stock
• Accessories—Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Rhinestone Jewels
• Tools—Circle Collection Framelits, Big Shot, 1/2" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Boho Blossoms Punch, Paper Snips, Sponge Daubers, Sticky Strip, Glue Dots, Multipurpose Glue, SNAIL

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Have A Wreath Class With Your Friends!  Are you in the Fort Wayne area?  Gather up 6 or more of your friends and let's get together for a fun night of stamping!  I'll bring the kits and the hot glue and give tips for assembly. And, we'll make these cute matching cards, too!  Contact me today to set up a Wreath Class at your house or mine!

FREE Mini Wreath Card Kit—Now through Feburary 28, purchase the Burlap & Blooms Wreath Kit at my Online Store and I'll send you a FREE Mini Wreath Card Kit.  The kit will include all of the pre-cut, pre-punched supplies—just add inks and adhesives!

Angie

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Too Cool Events!

• Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
• "Last Thursdays" Monthly Card Class—Feb 27, RSVP by Feb. 26.
• Anything Goes Open Stamp Night—March 6, 5:30-9pm
• Happenings Cards & Card Box—Register by March 6, on March 19
• Wow Techniques Class—March 14, 6:30pm
• Perfect Pennants Stamp-of-the Month Kit—Register by March 15.

Don't Miss These!

• Sale-A-Bration Promotion—Now thru March 31.
• Spring Occasions Catalog PDF—Or, Browse Online.
• Clearance Rack Blitz—While supplies last!
• NEW Arrivals—See the latest product releases!
• Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!