June's Suite Sampler Craft Kit

Hello there!

I am so excited to share with you June's Suite Sampler Craft Kit. For those who don't know, this is a specially curated box of crafting goodies based off of one of Stampin' Up!'s suites. It's a sampling of the suite along with some other goodies added to round out your crafting possibilities.

This month's kit is based on the new Rooted in Nature Suite coming out in 2018/2019 Annual catalog. You guys, this kit is so gorgeous, and so versatile!

It's also perfect for Father's Day, which in the US is celebrated on June 17th this year. I am posting this now so you have plenty of time to let me know that you want the kit. I will place the order for the products June 1st (when the products will come available). I will post them out to you as quickly as I can so that, hopefully, you will have time to make something awesome to give for Father's Day. I already have a couple of projects planned and will post them over the next couple of weeks along with instructions so you can make them to.

So, what's in June's kit?

Isn't this paper gorgeous!?!

All of this, and actually, a little more. There are a couple of things missing from this picture. For $20 ($25 with shipping) you get:
     *1/2 pack Nature's Poem DSP (6 x 12)
     *2 sheets each Blackberry Bliss, Tranquil Tide, Soft Suede, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral cardstock
     *4 sheets Whisper White
     *10 Whisper White envelopes
     *8 Leaves Trinkets (2 each of 4 designs)
     *1 yd Blackberry Bliss Twine
     *1 yd Crumb Cake Twine
     *1 yd Grapefruit Grove Twine
     *1 yd Mint Macaron Twine
     * 1 sheet Watercolor Paper
     *2 Kraft Pillow Boxes (shown in very top photo)
     *6 True Gentlemen Buttons (2 each of 3 designs) (not shown)
     *BONUS: 11 each gold and silver pearls (not shown)

If you were to buy all of these products in their original packaging it would cost over $105! You get a sampling of them for just $20! Plus, you get some project ideas from me so you can put your kit to use right away.

As usual, there are some optional extras that you can add with no additional shipping charges, and they will also get you a few extra goodies from me.

Optional Extras:
     *Pinewood Planks 3D Dynamic Impressions Embossing Folder (not shown)  $10
     *Rooted in Nature Stamp Set $55 wood mount/$42 clear mount
     *Nature's Roots Framelits Dies $39
     *Rooted In Nature Bundle (includes stamp set and Framelits) $84.50 wood mount/$72.75 clear mount

BONUS: If you add on any of Optional Extras, I will add 1 yard of our Burlap Ribbon, and any 2 products will get you an entire package of Corrugated Elements. (The Rooted in Nature Bundle counts as 2 items.)

I'm so excited to share this Suite Sampling with you. I can't wait to post the projects I've made. :-)

RESERVE YOUR KIT

The deadline to reserve your kit is May 31. Remember that you need to email me to reserve your Suite Samplings Craft Kit. I will send you an invoice and payment will be to me in advance of the order being placed and sent out.  

Shipping Notes: If you live local to me and would like to pick up your kit, your total price is $20. If you are not local to me I will send the Suite Samplings Craft kit and any Optional Extras in a Priority Flat Rate padded envelope. Your total price will be $25. 

This is only available in the United States. You need to email me to order. You cannot order this kit through my online Stampin' Up! store as this is a kit that I have specially curated for you. 

April Suite Samplings #2-A "Locking" Card

Hello there! I'm back with the first of several cards using the April Suite Sampling.

This pack of DSP has quite a variety of colors and patterns. I think the multi-colored florals are my favorite, but for this design I wanted something a bit simpler so the heart wouldn't get lost. The front is a simple layering of Basic Black Cardstock and the pink floral DSP, each 1/4 inch smaller than the layer behind. I tied a bit of the Black Shimmer Ribbon around the two layers before adhering them to the Powder Pink card base. The shimmer in this ribbon is very subtle, but, oh so pretty.

The fun part is the little heart. I used the Sweet & Sassy hearts dies to cut the stamped image, and 2 Basic Black hearts. If you don't have the dies, you could use the gold hearts that I include in the kit as a template and trace around them and fussy cut. The black hearts are folded in half and then glued to the back of the stamped heart so that they form an X.

I used the retired Word Window punch to punch out a slot in the card front, but you could use the Classic Label punch for it as well. Slide the heart into the slot so that the stamped image is in the front and the other half of the black "X" is inside. Apply adhesive and stick the heart to the inside of the card. Now the heart acts as a lock to keep the card closed, but when you open the card, the heart is on the inside. Does that make sense? If not, leave me a comment and I'll see if I can put together a better tutorial on it. 

What a fun card. I do like interactive cards and this one has a sweet message. :o) Only a couple more days to get your reservation in for the April Suite Sampling Kit. Don't miss out. I do have several more projects to share with you over the month, so as you get your kit, you will have lots of ideas of things to make with it.

Email me to reserve your kit.

Be sure to check out this post for all the information on the kit, and this one for another fun idea. Deadline to reserve your kit is April 6th!

Hostess Code Bonus: Please use this month's Hostess Code when you place an order. It will allow me to pick up some goodies to share with you when I send out your Thank You gift at the end of the month. (If you check the "Do No Contact" button when you order, I cannot legally contact you in any way, which means I cannot send you a Thank You gift or any extra goodies. :o(  )

Till next time...
God's love and blessings!!

April Suite Sampling Project #1

Hello there! I'm back with the first project using the April Suite Sampling. I wanted to start with this project because even if you don't have the kit, this would be a super quick, easy project you could do for table favors for Resurrection Sunday. I know that's just 2 days away, but these are seriously, super easy and you could use whatever paper you happen to have on hand.

Bonus, this bag uses exactly one half sheet of cardstock (8 1/2 x 5 1/2), so you can get 2 bags from one sheet with minimal waste.

On the long side, score at 3 3/4 and 4 3/4
On the short side, score at 1 1/4 and 4 1/4

Cut along the long score lines, stopping at the short score lines. Then chop off an inch or so from the flaps you just made.

If you want to emboss your bag, this is the time to do it. Most embossing folders won't be large enough to do the whole bag in one shot, so this is a way around that. First, line the embossing folder up in this corner.

Then flip it around and line it up in this corner.

The bottom of the bag will be double embossed, but that's OK.

Then simply fold on the score lines and glue the flaps together.

You can opt to glue the front and back flaps to the inside ones if you want, or just leave them loose. I glued mine.

I filled mine with a little of our Ready Shreddie and some Robin Eggs. I think this would also be the good size for some Girhardelli Squares which would be the perfect treat to keep on hand for those times when a friend needs a little pick-me-up.

To finish off the bag, I added a strip of Designer Series Paper and I used our Fine Tip Glue Pen to adhere a strip of the Black Mini Sequin Trip to the bottom of it. I inked the flower stamp with Stampin' Write Markers and punched it and the black cardstock out with simple circles. I stamped the sentiment and then cut the words out with Paper Snips. Then, I simply closed the bag with a gold Library Clip.

I hope you like my little project. Remember, you can get all the supplies for this project and LOTS more in the April Suite Samplings Kit. See this post for more details.

Hostess Code Bonus: Please use this month's Hostess Code when you place an order. It will allow me to pick up some goodies to share with you when I send out your Thank You gift at the end of the month. (If you check the "Do No Contact" button when you order, I cannot legally contact you in any way, which means I cannot send you a Thank You gift or any extra goodies. :o(  )

April Suite Sampling

Hello there! I was really hoping to get this post up earlier, but I was busy this last week snuggling with this little cutie. 

It's so much fun being a Grammy. Just wish they lived closer so I could snuggle him more often. They headed back home yesterday, and my house is now way too quiet. :o( 

I do have something to show you today, but, I'm afraid it's not as cute as that little guy. ;o) I've put together April's Suite Sampler, and I think you're going to like it. It showcases the Whole Lot of Lovely Suite (pg 86-87 in the Annual Catalog). This is my second favorite set in the catalog.

This photo doesn't do the papers justice. I absolutely LOVE the two floral prints and the stripes. So feminine and almost Victorian in style. 

Here's what comes in the April Suite Samplings Kit:

• 1/2 pack Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper (6 x 12)
• 2 sheets ea. Pool Party, Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide, Crushed Curry, Basic Black Cardstock
• 4 sheets Whisper White Cardstock
• 10 Whisper White Envelopes
• 5 Gold Library Clips
• 1 yd. Shimmer Ribbon, Basic Black
• 1 yd. Shimmer Ribbon, Pear Pizzazz
• 1 yd. Shimmer Ribbon, Pool Party
• 1 yd. Shimmer Ribbon, Powder Pink
• 1 yd. Mini Sequin Trim, Gold
• 1 yd. Mini Sequin Trim, Black
• 1/4 sheet Gold Foil (6 x 6) + *Gold Foil cut outs
• 15 White Perfect Accents (5 each of 3 sizes)
• 1 sheet Glossy Cardstock
• 2 Gold Striped Treat Bags
• Bonus: 1/2 sheet Vellum Cardstock (5.5 x 8.5)

You get all of this for $25! That includes shipping! If you are local to me and want to pick up your kit, your total is $20

To get all of this in their full size packaging, you would be paying $118 plus shipping and taxes, but you get a sampling of it all for $25. I think that's a pretty good deal. PLUS, I will be posting projects over the next couple of weeks to give you ideas to use your kit. 

Optional Extras:

• Layered Leaved Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $9
• Lots of Love Stamp Set Wood $27 or Clear Mount $19

Bonus: Purchase 1 of the Optional Extras and receive 1 yd. Whisper White Baker's Twine. Purchase any 2 and get the Baker's Twine and a Stampin' Spot inked in the color of your choice (Pool Party, Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide, or Crushed Curry). 

How do you get your kit? You must email me with your order and I will send you an invoice. Payment must be made by deadline (April 6th) and then I will put in an order for all the product. As soon as it arrives, I will divide everything up and package it and mail it out to you. 

*Gold Foil Cut Outs--I will take a 6 x 6 piece of Gold Foil paper and cut out as many hearts and circles as I can from the sheet. These will be sized to coordinate with the stamp in the Lots of Love Stamp Set. I managed to get 1 small, 3 large circles and 3 small, 4 large hearts out of it. 

Email me to reserve your kit.

Shipping Notes:

I took my kit over to the Post Office and worked with the awesome ladies there to find the best and most economical way to ship these kits out to you. I will be able to send them out in a Priority Flat Rate padded envelope for $7.25. So, just to make it a nice round number I will add on $5 for shipping which will make your total $25. If you add on the Optional Extras, your shipping cost does NOT increase. :o) 

This is only available in the US. You need to email me to order. I will send an invoice and payment will be to me, in advance of the order being placed and sent out.

Deadline for ordering is Friday, April 6th. I will place the order early the following morning and hope to have the packages ready to ship out to you by April 18th (My Birthday!!!) (delivery from Stampin' Up! permitting).

I hope you're as excited about this as I am. I will be posting a couple of projects over the next few days to give you some inspiration for the kit. There's SO many things you can make.

One more thing, I will not be offering a kit in May. With the retiring list coming out, I'm afraid items will be sold out before I'm able to put the kits together, so the next Suite Sampler will not be until the new catalog comes out in June! Can't believe we're this close to a new catalog coming out. Time flies when your happy crafting. :o) 

I'm off to go finish up a few more projects to share with you later. 

Till next time...

God's love and blessings! 

Mail-a-Card Monday & March Suite Samplings #2

Yes, another week has gone by and it's Mail-a-Card Monday again. How many did you mail out? I've got a couple in the box. One is a get well card, and one is for my Mom. I'll share pics of those a little later. Today I wanted to share some more projects using the Suite Samplings for March. You can check out this post to see what's in this month's kit. 

What do you think of my cards? Here are 4 (actually 5) more ideas using the Suite Samplings. Since these cards are pretty straight forward, I will simply give you the measurements I used for the papers.

This first card showcases another one of the prints I wasn't immediately drawn to, but I love how it became the focal piece for the card. You could switch out the sentiment for just about anything. For this one you need:

Card base--5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored in the middle
DSP--4 3/4 x 1
          4 3/4 x 2
          4 3/4 x 1/2
Banner piece--5/8 x 2 1/4

This is a fun design to showcase the DSP. For this one you need:

Card Base--8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored in the middle
Cardstock of choice--3 1/4 x 4 1/4
DSP--3 x 1 (4 different prints)
Daisy punched from color of choice

This card showcases the beautiful stamp set and bits and pieces of paper. The stamping was done on one of the tags that I include as a bonus in the kit. Measurements for this one are:

Card base--5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored in the middle
Tag--4 x 2 (included in Suite Sampler kit)
DSP--4 x 1
Cardstock of choice (for sentiment)--1/2 x 2

This card has a lot of layers, and it is done slightly differently than most. Normally, you would think the card base for this is the largest Night of Navy layer, but that would make it difficult to write anything in the card, so instead, it is actually the Daffodil Delight layer.

This one I will list the size from back to front of the card.

Night of Navy--5 1/2 x 4 1/4
Daffodil Delight--5 1/4 x 8
Night of Navy--5 x 3 3/4
Top DSP--3 3/4 x 3 3/4
Bottom DSP--1 1/4 x 3 3/4
Sentiment banner--1 x 3 1/2

You may of noticed project #5 in the photos, my cute little jar of daisies. I used this tutorial to make my daisies, and then just covered a jar with a piece of DSP. I may decide later to decorate the jar a little more, but I wanted it to be neutral so I could use it as a back drop for my card photos and such. I filled the jar with a little bit of our Ready Shreddie. This helps disguise the ends of the wires a bit and helps the flowers stay where I wanted them. I happened to have some baby's breath left from the Valentine's bouquet my handsome hubby bought me, so that was added to fill it in a bit. I found it easier to put the baby's breath in first, and then add the flowers.

I hope you like my projects. Remember today (March 5, 2018) is the last day to reserve your Suite Samplings kit. I will be putting in the orders tomorrow morning and getting them out to you as quickly as I can. I still have at least one more project to share with you using this kit. I hope to be back tomorrow with that.

Email me to Reserve Your Kit 

Shipping Notes:

I took my kit over to the Post Office and worked with the awesome ladies there to find the best and most economical way to ship these kits out to you. I will be able to send them out in a Priority Flat Rate padded envelope for $7.25. So, just to make it a nice round number I will add on $5 for shipping which will make your total $25.

This is only available in the US. You need to email me to order. I will send an invoice and payment will be to me, in advance of the order being placed and sent out.

Deadline for ordering is Monday, March 5th. I will place the order early the following morning and hope to have the packages ready to ship out to you by March 16th (delivery from Stampin' Up! permitting).

Hostess Code Bonus: Please use this month's Hostess Code when you place an order. It will allow me to pick up some goodies to share with you when I send out your Thank You gift at the end of the month. (If you check the "Do No Contact" button when you order, I cannot legally contact you in any way, which means I cannot send you a Thank You gift or any extra goodies. :o(  )

Till next time...
God's love and blessings!