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Stampin’ Up! Mediterranean Achiever’s Blog Hop, Thoughtful Branches Bundle!

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers Blog Hop for July! This month our theme is the Thoughtful Branches Bundle. We’re so excited to be able to show you these amazing BRAND NEW products that you can purchase on August 2, 2016!

You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog – Carol Payne, or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects. At the moment you are visiting Carol Payne.

For my creation, I used a Crumb Cake Notecard & Envelope for a quick and easy card. I decided to just feature the stamp set, not the coordinating Beautiful Branches Framelits, because I know not everyone has a Big Shot and sometimes it’s hard to find cards that don’t use at least one element from it.

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I used the Baby Wipe Technique to quickly ink the foliage of the tree with Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, and Always Artichoke. The stamps are created to fit together perfectly. This large foliage stamp has a “tab” on the bottom so you know which way to stamp so the tree trunk will fit inside!

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I frayed the edges of 5/8″ Burlap ribbon to add behind the Copper-embossed, hand-cut sentiment. I stamped-off the Cajun Craze leaf on scrap paper before stamping on the Very Vanilla, rubbed it with the Embossing Buddy to make sure the ink was dry, stamped the sentiment with Versamark, sprinkled with Copper Embossing Powder, and heated with my Heat Tool. I hand-cut the sentiment with my Paper Snips, leaving a bit of vanilla edge for smoothness.

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Inside I used one of my favorite Bible verses, Isaiah 41:10, a verse from God’s word that always speaks to my heart!

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Thanks for taking part in our blog hop! Remember, currently you are at my blog – Carol Payne, so check the blog hop line up list below to see who is next in line!

If you are new to stamping, live in the U.S., and don’t currently have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would love to help you!

Check out the current catalog and Clearance Rack in my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

All images ©Stampin’Up!™1990-2016

Stampin’ Up! Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop July Edition, 2 Step Stamping!

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! It's time!

For my project I chose to use the 2-step stamping set "Weather Together"!

I used a z-fold for the Pool Party card base of 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2" and 8 1/4". I added a 2 1/2" x 4" Bermuda Bay layer, and Whisper White 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" layer.

I stamped the umbrella handle with Bermuda Bay on the white layer, then stamped raindrops with Soft Sky. I stamped a Bermuda Bay umbrella on Pool Party, added Bermuda Bay polka-dots with the separate stamp, then cut with the matching Umbrella Weather Framelit. It is adhered with dimensionals.

I tied 1/8" Bermuda Bay Stitched Ribbon before adhering the layer with a dimensional in each corner. "wishing you" is part of a Weather Together phrase I inked on the edge of a Basic Black ink pad.

I cleaned the stamp, then inked the rest of the phrase with black ink to stamp inside. The sunburst from Kinda Eclectic inked with Daffodil Delight and a Sunshine Wishes Thinlet cut from Daffodil Delight cardstock provide the "sunshine".

Use the links below to go back to Stella MacKay's blog, Stellar Stamps, or move forward to Judy Garza's blog, Stamping With Judy G!

Here's the supply list for shopping in my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Weather Together Photopolymer Bundle [142319] $41.25	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $27.00	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924] $8.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197] $8.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $6.50	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] $6.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Bermuda Bay 1/8" Stitched Ribbon [140569] $6.00	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $20.00
Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135347] $28.00

Remember while you shop:

All orders of any amount (except Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack for savings of up to 60%!

When your order is at least $35 (before tax & shipping) and you use the July Hostess Code:

MJH3FU42 you will receive the “Fresh Fruit” July Online Class; six COMPLETED cards, two each of three designs, with envelopes and instructions, FREE!

When your order (before tax & shipping) reaches $150, DON’T USE THE HOSTESS CODE, because you can choose free Stampin' Rewards starting at 10% of the total. You will still receive the monthly online class cards.

JULY ONLY!!!! Bonus Days! For every $50 you order (before tax & shipping) and you provide a valid email, Stampin’ Up! will email you a Bonus Days Coupon Code for $5 a future order placed from August 2-31! There’s no limit to the number of Bonus Days Coupons you can collect, and there’s no limit to how many Bonus Days Coupon Codes you can redeem on one order! How cool!!!!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2016

Stampin’ Up! Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop July Edition, 2 Step Stamping!

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! It's time!

For my project I chose to use the 2-step stamping set "Weather Together"!

I used a z-fold for the Pool Party card base of 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2" and 8 1/4". I added a 2 1/2" x 4" Bermuda Bay layer, and Whisper White 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" layer.

I tied 1/8" Bermuda Bay Stitched Ribbon before adhering the layer with a dimensional in each corner. "wishing you" is part of a Weather Together phrase I inked on the edge of a Basic Black ink pad.

Use the links below to go back to Stella MacKay's blog, Stellar Stamps, or move forward to Judy Garza's blog, Stamping With Judy G!

Here's the supply list for shopping in my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Weather Together Photopolymer Bundle [142319] $41.25	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $27.00	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924] $8.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197] $8.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $6.50	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] $6.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Bermuda Bay 1/8" Stitched Ribbon [140569] $6.00	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $20.00
Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135347] $28.00

Remember while you shop:

All orders of any amount (except Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack for savings of up to 60%!

When your order is at least $35 (before tax & shipping) and you use the July Hostess Code:

MJH3FU42 you will receive the “Fresh Fruit” July Online Class; six COMPLETED cards, two each of three designs, with envelopes and instructions, FREE!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2016

Stampin’ Up! Pun Intended Love Bulb!

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I had a request for a card using the light bulb from the new Host set, Pun Intended. I decided the "sunburst" from Kinda Eclectic would be the perfect addition for the light rays!

I stamped the sunburst with Daffodil Delight on the base layer and the center of the lightbulb, which is stamped, colored with a Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Write Marker, cut out, and popped up with a dimensional.

I stamped the "light-burst" on the inside too!

Cute, quick, and sweet! That's it for this card!

You will find all of the supplies for this card in my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Pun Intended Photopolymer Stamp Set [141804] $9.50	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $20.00	Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135347] $28.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683] $8.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50	2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [141393] $15.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders of any amount (except Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack for savings of up to 60%!

When your order is at least $35 (before tax & shipping) and you use the June Hostess Code: MPESNHAJ you will receive the June Online Class; six COMPLETED cards, two each of three designs, with envelopes and instructions, FREE!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2016

Stampin’ Up! Pun Intended Love Bulb!

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I had a request for a card using the light bulb from the new Host set, Pun Intended. I decided the "sunburst" from Kinda Eclectic would be the perfect addition for the light rays!

I stamped the "light-burst" on the inside too!

Cute, quick, and sweet! That's it for this card!

You will find all of the supplies for this card in my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Pun Intended Photopolymer Stamp Set [141804] $9.50	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $20.00	Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135347] $28.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683] $8.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50	2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [141393] $15.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders of any amount (except Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack for savings of up to 60%!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2016

Stampin’ Up! Touches of Texture!

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I didn't get a chance to stamp all weekend, can you believe it?

So here I am on Monday morning working on some projects due this week, the first being today's blog post! After playing with bleach last week, I wanted to try different colors of card stock. Sweet Sugarplum, a new In Color, combined with Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White is super-duper!

I used the delicate spray of blooms from Touches of Texture, "inking" with bleach. After letting the bleach develop, I stamped a few Touches of Texture dragonflies, with Sweet Sugarplum, embossing with the Brick Wall Folder.

The bleach brought out a creamy white!

Simply pour a little bleach carefully onto a couple of folded paper towels on a plate, enough to wet the towels, but no puddles.

I white heat-embossed a phrase from Better Together on vellum, cutting with the banner framelit in the Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlets. I rolled up a couple of glue dots to hide behind the "J" in just and the "e" in note to adhere to the card front under the Sweet Sugar Plum 3/8" Ruched Ribbon.

Inside I used a Greatest Greetings phrase and more dragonflies, lining the envelope with Playful Palette Designer Series Paper.

Ready to give this technique a try? You can order Touches of Texture from my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Touches Of Texture Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141934] $45.00	Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143251] $33.00	Better Together Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141733] $49.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $37.00
Greatest Greetings Wood-Mount Stamp Set [140703] $33.00	Greatest Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140706] $25.00	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $6.50	Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115316] $8.00
Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141418] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $8.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00	Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141428] $8.00
Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138288] $8.50	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25
Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlits Dies [135854] $33.00	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $6.50	Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack [141657] $10.00	Gift Bag Punch Board [135862] $20.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders of any amount (except Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack for savings of up to 60%!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2016

Stampin’ Up! Touches of Texture!

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I didn't get a chance to stamp all weekend, can you believe it?

The bleach brought out a creamy white!

Simply pour a little bleach carefully onto a couple of folded paper towels on a plate, enough to wet the towels, but no puddles.

Inside I used a Greatest Greetings phrase and more dragonflies, lining the envelope with Playful Palette Designer Series Paper.

Ready to give this technique a try? You can order Touches of Texture from my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Touches Of Texture Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141934] $45.00	Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143251] $33.00	Better Together Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141733] $49.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $37.00
Greatest Greetings Wood-Mount Stamp Set [140703] $33.00	Greatest Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140706] $25.00	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $6.50	Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115316] $8.00
Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141418] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $8.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00	Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141428] $8.00
Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138288] $8.50	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25
Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlits Dies [135854] $33.00	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $6.50	Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack [141657] $10.00	Gift Bag Punch Board [135862] $20.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders of any amount (except Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack for savings of up to 60%!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2016

Stampin’ Up! Bloomin’ Love for Angela!

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Saturday I was thrilled to attend the wedding of one of my dear friends and Stampin' Up! team member, Angela.

I made Angela's wedding card using more of my pre-preorder Occasions Catalog products, the Bloomin' Love photopolymer set and coordinating Bloomin' Heart Thinlets Dies:

I used Elegant Eggplant and Very Vanilla, two of Angela's favorite colors.

I also used the Precision base plate to cut the Very Vanilla heart with my Big Shot. I popped up the flowers, which are part of the Bloomin' Love set and cut with the two flower dies included with the Bloomin' Heart framelits, with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Pearls added a bit more elegance.

I embossed the Elegant Eggplant background with the Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

After I stamped the ". . .it's in the air" phrase inside the banner, I fancy-cut it out with my Paper Snips. I CAN tell you there's another framelit set coming in the Occasions Catalog that includes a framelit to cut out the fancy banner! yay!

I finished the inside with a sentiment from the Happy Notes set and a pretty little flower cluster from Bloomin' Love.

I DO make mistakes! I didn't take the pictures of this card until AFTER I had written a personal message, so I removed it before posting! lol!

TODAY is the LAST DAY OF THE ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA, so if you planned to order any of the sale items or NEW doorbusters available only today, you NEED to place your order before midnight Mountain Time in my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

The link to download the Extravaganza Listing:

Download Revised Online_Extravaganza_Products_US

Four things to remember while you are placing your order in my online store:

1. All orders of any amount (except for Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

2. Be sure to check out the Weekly Deals and Clearance Rack while you’re shopping for savings ranging from 25% to 60%.

3. When your order is at least $35 (before tax & shipping) and you use the November Online Hostess Code: MTS7RQN3 you will receive the November Online Christmas Card Class cards, six cards, two each of the 3 designs,with envelopes and instructions, FREE!

4. When your order (before tax & shipping) reaches $150 choose free Stampin' Rewards starting at 10% of the total.With new Stampin’ Rewards you get credit for every dollar you spend!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

Stampin’ Up! Bloomin’ Love for Angela!

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Saturday I was thrilled to attend the wedding of one of my dear friends and Stampin' Up! team member, Angela.

I made Angela's wedding card using more of my pre-preorder Occasions Catalog products, the Bloomin' Love photopolymer set and coordinating Bloomin' Heart Thinlets Dies:

I used Elegant Eggplant and Very Vanilla, two of Angela's favorite colors.

Pearls added a bit more elegance.

I embossed the Elegant Eggplant background with the Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

I finished the inside with a sentiment from the Happy Notes set and a pretty little flower cluster from Bloomin' Love.

I DO make mistakes! I didn't take the pictures of this card until AFTER I had written a personal message, so I removed it before posting! lol!

The link to download the Extravaganza Listing:

Download Revised Online_Extravaganza_Products_US

Four things to remember while you are placing your order in my online store:

1. All orders of any amount (except for Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

2. Be sure to check out the Weekly Deals and Clearance Rack while you’re shopping for savings ranging from 25% to 60%.

4. When your order (before tax & shipping) reaches $150 choose free Stampin' Rewards starting at 10% of the total.With new Stampin’ Rewards you get credit for every dollar you spend!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

Stampin’ Up! Sheltering Tree Just a Note!

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Seems like I've had a lot of specific card requests lately. Today's card has a "thinking of you" theme with Sheltering Tree and Watercolor Wishes:

I stamped the Hardwood background with Tip on Taupe on Crumb Cake, sponged with Tip Top Taupe, adhered to a sponged Tip Top Taupe layer, then adhered to a Crumb Cake card base.

I made the foliage stamp do double-duty! First, I attached the leaves side of the stamp to the clear block so I could stamp a background of Delightful Dijon. After I cleaned the stamp, I flipped it back over to the leaf side to stamp Cajun Craze foliage on top of the Delightful Dijon.

I love the little touches included in the Sheltering Tree set; a scattered foliage stamp and a rake! The greeting is from the Watercolor Wishes stamp set, which you can only get when you buy the Watercolor Wishes Card Kit.

"You're in my Thoughts", the perfect thinking of you sentiment!

Use the supply list below to create your own Sheltering Tree, placing your order in my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Sheltering Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set [137163] $25.00	Watercolor Wishes Card Kit [140406] $35.00	Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set [133032] $20.00	Hardwood Clear-Mount Stamp Set [133035] $15.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $7.00	Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138336] $7.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $8.50	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325] $6.50
Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad [138327] $6.50	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] $6.50	Stamping Sponges [101610] $3.50	Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911] $27.00
Regals Candy Dots [130932] $6.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Medium Crumb Cake Envelopes [107297] $6.50

Four things to remember while ordering:

1. All orders of any amount (except for Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

2. Be sure to check out the Weekly Deals and Clearance Rack while you’re shopping for savings ranging from 25% to 60%.

3. When your order is at least $35 (before tax & shipping) and you use the October Online Hostess Code: WPT7A2M2 you will receive this set of 8 Flurry of Wishes cards, with envelopes and instructions, FREE!

4. When your order (before tax & shipping) reaches $150 choose free Stampin' Rewards starting at 10% of the total.With new Stampin’ Rewards you get credit for every dollar you spend!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!