Monthly Archives: July 2017

Better Together

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I put off buying Better Together because I thought it was a bit expensive and I wasn’t sure how much I’d use it, but I decided to add it to a recent order and I’m so glad that I did. I really love a lot of the typefaces and can see that this is going to be a very frequently used set. In case you were on the fence like me, here’s a closer look at it.

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Today I decided to make a birthday card and to go simple. No surprise there. I’m still stuck on the new in colors – today it’s berry burst and lemon lime twist.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Better Together

I stamped the beautiful sentiment in the archival basic black and added the party hat at a jaunty angle. The spots were colored in using the Stampin’ Write markers in the new in colors as mentioned. Then I trimmed down my top layer a tad (it’s half an inch smaller than my card base) and added a skinny mat of berry burst. And that’s it. Clean, classic, elegant. What do you think?

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is ZDSGJ9U3 (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you the metallic sequin assortment. Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

 

Christmas in July awesome joining offer

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There’s a fantastic joining offer going on right now, it really is Christmas in July!

Christmas in July

There’s the usual really great deal whereby you select $125 worth of product for just $99 with free shipping. But on top of that, during July Stampin’ Up! adds an Essentials Kit automatically. It contains:

Paper Snips

Grid Paper

2 D blocks

Snail adhesive

Bone folder

This is an added value of $52 but as if this isn’t enough, they are ALSO adding a set that is only on pre-order currently for demonstrators, Carols for Christmas ($20 value). So that’s actually $197 of product for $99 with free shipping  (the shipping on $197 would be $19.70) plus supplies in case you want to build a business. Here’s the stamp set:

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I welcome business builders or hobbiests – I started this because I wanted a discount on my hobby. Once you join, you get an instant 20% discount with the ability to push that to 25% quite easily. And as long as you stay in good standing ($300 of sales per quarter where sales to yourself count), you continue to get your discount. If you don’t want to continue, just stop. It’s that easy. No issues. The first partial quarter doesn’t count, so joining now would mean that you have until the end of the year to get your sales to $300.

Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is ZDSGJ9U3 (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you the metallic sequin assortment. Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Tree Rings birthday card

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A recent order had the background stamp, Tree Rings in it and I decided to make something that didn’t use anything from the Daisy suite for a change!

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Tree Rings - Happy Birthday Thinlits dies

I stamped the Tree Rings in early espresso onto very vanilla after stamping off once which gave a nice sepia look. I added a early espresso border and intended to use a pear pizzazz card base and the same color for my die cut. Except my father was making pasta and that meant that my big shot station was dismantled for 20 minutes – I craft in the kitchen! So I picked up the two cutouts I already had of the Happy Birthday thinlits dies (with the awesome multipurpose adhesive sheets already applied) – fresh fig and lemon lime twist and I was really happy with how fresh fig went with the combo. Lemon lime twist, not so much! So a quick change and a card designed somewhat by accident. And I must say that I absolutely ADORE the multipurpose adhesive sheets, they are so easy to use. The multipurpose glue with the sponge dauber on the silicone craft sheet works pretty well, but this was simple and I can’t see me using the sponge dauber method again. Unless I’m out of the adhesive sheets that is.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is ZDSGJ9U3 (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you the metallic sequin assortment. Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Bonus Days!

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I can’t believe that I didn’t mention this yesterday – Stampin’ Up! is doing Bonus Days again this year. It’s basically a 10% discount that you earn this month and spend next. I love this promotion because I can earn the coupons too and next month I can spend my coupons on a pre-order from the upcoming Holiday catalog. Can you say win-win? 🙂

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Here are details that I copied directly from the Stampin’ Up! site so that there are no errors:

Earning period details

Details:

  • There is no limit to the number of coupons participants can receive per order or throughout the duration of the promotion.
  • An email address is required to participate; Bonus Days coupon codes can only be delivered via email.
  • All order types qualify for this promotion excluding Starter Kits.
Deadlines:

  • Phone: July 31, 2017 by 6:50 PM (MT)
  • OEX/Online: July 31, 2017 by 11:50 PM (MT)

Redemption period details

Details:

  • There is no limit on the number of coupons participants can use on an order during redemption.
  • Bonus Days coupon codes can be redeemed for any product, excluding Starter Kits, Demonstrator Supply Items, and Paper Pumpkin subscriptions. New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes can be discounted with Bonus Days coupons.
Deadlines:

  • Phone: August 31, 2017 by 6:50 PM (MT)
  • OEX/Online: August 31, 2017 by 11:50 PM (MT)

Let me know if you have any questions,

Liz

Delightful Daisy DSP

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I absolutely love this particular pattern in the Delightful Daisy DSP pack. It’s so happy! And now that the daisy punch is back in stock – although already marked as low inventory – I wanted to share this card. It’s easy, highlights a few of my new favorites from the catalog, and fun.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Delightful Daisy DSP - Daisy Punch - Bunch of Blossoms

This is a 3 by 5 1/2 inch piece of the designer series paper with a night of navy mat which I then put onto the thick whisper white card base. The sentiment is from one of my favourite sets for sentiments, bunch of blossoms and I cut it out with the 1 3/8 inch circle punch. This is then popped up on top of two daisies which I punched out with the daisy punch.

Easy, quick and effective. What more could you ask for?!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is ZDSGJ9U3 (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you the metallic sequin assortment. Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz