With Sympathy... Weekly Deals for Sept 15-21

With Sympathy

My card today was designed with a close family friend in mind. Her step-father passed away yesterday and she has been on my mind a lot the last few days. He was like a great grandfather to my children and he will be dearly missed. 

In this card I used three of our weekly deal items - the fringe scissors, the butterfly thinlits, and the whisper white satin ribbon. I used the stamping off method for some of the background fern leaves and the yellow floaty flowers. My color choices today were Crumb Cake for the card base and Crushed Curry for the butterflies and background layer. Mossy Meadow for the fringed grass on the front and the ink for the fern and sentiment.  I used 1/2" increments to create my layers for a non-standard look.

Weekly Deals - September 15-21

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I hope you enjoyed today's card.  There are lots of great values in the deals today. My favorite this week would have to be the min treat bag thinlits die. Its truly a great value at the full price - so its an even better value at the deal price. You won't want to miss out on this one!

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You're In My Thoughts... Weekly Deals September 8-14

Weekly Deals - September 8 - 14

Hello fellow stampers! It has been a while since I have created a post and shared a card. It's been equally as long since I have crafted. I spent the last month and a half in the process of moving. I am extremely happy to be back to crafting and back to sharing.  Bare with me as I get back into the groove of blogging. For now, I am focusing on a minimum of my weekly deals post - with a project or two using those deals.  So, without further ado... here are the deals for this week!

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You're In My Thoughts

I chose to use the Best Thoughts Hostess set for this card because I wanted my readers to know that you were in my thoughts during my move and while I have been setting up my craft room. I can't wait to complete my final organization of my new room. It is coming together, slowly. I expect to be able to share a video tour at some point.

This card came together fairly quickly. I used the focal image from the stamp set to create a subtle background by stamping it multiple times on my basic gray card front using Smoky Slate ink. Then I stamped the sentiment near the bottom right corner using Memento Black ink. Next I layered a 1 1/4" glimmer paper strip over the image. Then I used a 2-inch strip of Smoky Slate card stock, cut down to 4" and punched with the Scallop Tag Topper punch. I stamped the focal image on the strip, attached a single strip of washi tape from the Everyday Chic Washi Tape pack. I used blender pens to color the image with Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow ink and carefully outlined the lines with their corresponding Stampin' Write Markers. Finally, attach a ribbon to the top, tied by the 1/8 inch silver ribbon, then attach with Stampin Dimensionals to the front of the card at an angle.

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Stamp : Best Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set 

Ink : Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad , Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad , Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad , Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Card Stock : Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock , Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock , Silver Glimmer Paper

Tools & Adhesive : Blender Pens , SNAIL Permanent Adhesive , Stampin' Dimensionals , Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

Ribbon & Trim : Silver 5/8" Satin Ribbon , Silver 1/8" Ribbon , Everyday Chic Designer Washi Tape , Metallics Sequin Assortment

I hope you have enjoyed today's weekly deals card share... I had fun making it. This is only my 2nd card every created in my new craft room. I can't wait to host my first real class in my craft room! Happy stampin'.  

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Best of Butterflies - April Best of Stamp Set

Every month during 2013, we’re combining some of our all-time-favorite stamps with a new, never-before-seen stamp to create a monthly “Best of” stamp set. Best of Butterflies is our April offering, but don’t forget to check out the sets from previous months as well. They’re available all year!

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Did you know that every year Monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico, and that the migration might span multiple generations of butterflies?

Impressive.

Of course, you can just stamp a butterfly from the Best of Butterflies Stamp Set on a card and mail it ANYWHERE in the WORLD. Take that, Mr. Monarch butterfly!

Note: Clear-Mount Blocks B, C, and D needed for this set. Pick up Blocks and Stamping Accessories here.

See all Best of sets - download the flyers below!

January - Best of Birthdays

February - Best of Love

March - Best of Flowers

April - Best of Butterflies

As a special incentive to collect the Best of stamps, we're including a collector's card and 25-year proof of purchase sticker with every Best of set. Collect six stickers, and send it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95! Free sets must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014.

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Disclaimer:  I am a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I am working on replacing all my craft supplies with only Stampin' Up! product, but I will occasionally use some of my non-SU stash. Bare with me as I work to replenish my stash with only SU product. I will be highlighting new products as they come in and I will always point out great alternatives to my non-SU product that are Stampin' Up!. Thanks for understanding.