I knew I wanted the Merry Patterns stamp set the moment I saw it.  I love every single stamp, and the versatility the entire stamp provides.  You can go with the deer thing, you can go with the candle thing, you can use the beautiful big sentiment….or any combination thereof!

This card is built on a Basic Black card base with a layer from the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Papers.  LOVE the Old Olive and Black combination!  The reindeer is heat embossed in gold, and the sentiment is heat embossed in white on Basic Black card stock. I added some gold mini sequin trim and Metallic Enamel Shapes to add a little bling.

Merry Patterns Stamp Set is still available FREE until the end of the month with a $300 order.  It is exclusive and it won’t be found in any catalog.  Get together with some friends and have a card-making session.  When your party sales reach $300, the set is yours!  Or make a single order over $300, and you automatically get the set!  I will help in any way I can.  Click on the “Let’s Go Shopping” button above to get started!

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The Stampin’ Up! Notecards are a true bargain, and the perfect size to send little notes and holiday greetings.  Pair that with our gorgeous Designer Series Papers, and you have an easy, quick, and beautiful way to keep in touch with your loved ones!

Today I’ve featured four notecards that use the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Papers, and two punches that make it easy for you — the new Leaf Punch and the Everyday Label Punch, both from the 2017 Holiday Catalog.

I punched the leaves from coordinating green card stocks — Old Olive and Tranquil Tide.  The sentiment is from the Ribbon of Courage stamp set.  I love the beautiful font!  The Metallic Enamel Shapes and the Glitter Enamel Shapes are the perfect embellishments to finish off your cards!

Designer Series Paper is on sale this month at Stampin’ Up! Buy three packages, and get one free! See all the details here!

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Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper [144137] $11.00	Champagne Foil Sheets [144748] $4.00	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] $6.00	Leaf Punch [144667] $16.00	Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00
Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Double-Stitched Ribbon [144116] $7.00	Old Olive 3/8″ Mini Chevron Ribbon [144196] $7.00	Ribbon Of Courage Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143855] $19.00	Tranquil Tide 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon [144136] $7.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [126970] $6.50
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [144085] $6.50	Metallic Enamel Shapes [141678] $7.00

Join me LIVE on Facebook at 1:00 on Saturday, October 7th to celebrate World Card Making Day!  I’ll be on my Up North Stampin’ Page!  Gather some card making supplies, and make a card as we have some fun.  I’m going to create a card using a simple layout that you can use with any Designer Paper for any occasion.  I’d love to have you join me, and then post your card, too!  There will be prizes for those of you who can come on along!

Christmas Card Stamp-A-Stack Classes!  The first class is full, and another is being offered on Saturday, October 28th from 3:30 to 6:00.  You will create 20 beautiful cards — 5 each of four different designs.  I’d love to have you, even if you have never stamped before!  Experienced stampers, bring a friend who would love to give it a try!  They’ll be very proud of these beautiful cards and matching gold-lined envelopes.  $30 for 20 handmade cards — wow!  Email me to reserve your spot by October 12!

What could be better than pretty paper? FREE pretty paper!

From now until October 31st, you can earn a free pack of designer series paper when you buy three packs.

Choose from the amazing packs listed below (And you get to pick which three to purchase and which one is free!):

Now is the perfect time to stock up on all your favorite designs, and just in case you need a little inspiration, here is with one of my all time favorite Designer Series Papers, the Wood Textures DSP:

And don’t forget that fun Coffee Break paper!

Check out all the papers yourself!

Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper [144180] $13.00

Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper [144137] $11.00

Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper [144118] $11.00

Be Merry Designer Series Paper [144111] $11.00

Pick A Pattern Designer Series Paper [144163] $11.00

Coffee Break Designer Series Paper [144155] $11.00

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper [144185] $11.00

Whole Lot Of Lovely Designer Series Paper [144110] $11.00

Petal Garden Designer Series Paper Stack [144168] $10.00

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack [144193] $10.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177] $10.00

Christmas Around The World Designer Series Paper [144629] $11.00

Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper [144613] $11.00

Also Stampin’ Up! is offering a number of stamp sets and card making supplies at 15% off from October 1-10 in honor of World Card Making Day!  Take a look at all the current stamp sets on sale, and don’t forget your note cards and envelopes!

Let me know how I can be of service to you!  Hope to see you on Facebook Live on Saturday!

Mary

Welcome to the Blog Hop for September 2017. This month our theme is Halloween!  You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog – Up North Stampin,’ 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 Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’!  So glad you stopped by!

Here is my Halloween card — a toast to some very mysterious Halloween punch!  The background panels of the card were created with Basic Black card stock and pieces of the Spooky Night Designer Series paper.  I love every design of this Halloween variety pack!

I combined two stamp sets to create this fun Halloween card.  Festive Phrases is a new stamp set from the SU! Holiday Catalog.  With its variety of sentiments, it’ll be fun all year long!

I stamped the ‘Potion’ stamp on a Very Vanilla piece of card stock and then cut it out using the Stitched Shape Framelits.  I added the wine glasses by stamping them in Basic Black and cutting them out myself.  I watercolored the Mystery Liquid with Lemon Lime Twist ink, and then sparkled it up a bit with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.  The bubbles were made with the new Black Rhinestone Jewels — fun, fun!

Thanks for taking part in our blog hop, there are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you don’t want to miss. Remember that currently you are at my blog – UP NORTH STAMPIN’, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in the list.

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Today I’m sharing a couple of cards that I’ve been waiting to create, with a new stamp set I couldn’t wait to share!  The “Half Full” stamp set has a wide appeal.  I have lots of friends who enjoy an occasional glass of wine, and even if you’re not a wine drinker yourself, it’s easy to see the appeal in these stamps.  What’s not to like with these fun images and even better, the wonderful sentiments about wine and friendship?  Here are two using the same tag-like sentiment inked in black and cut out by hand:

I stamped some leaves in Lemon Lime Twist with the second leaf layer stamped in Old Olive. I punched those out with the Leaf Punch, along with some leaves punched in Gold Foil paper.  I layered the card over  a panel of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper.

Look at the other fun sentiments and wine stamps in this set, and notice how it’s going to go RIGHT into Christmas!

Each card was built using banners made with the Triple Banner Punch.  The second card uses three banners to offset the sentiment.  The beautiful leaf in the upper right corner was created used my Big Shot and the leaf thinlit from the Colorful Seasons bundle in gold foil paper.

No matter what banners, colors, or embellishments you decide to use doesn’t matter! You’ll have so much fun creating your own cards using this awesome Half Full Set!

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The new Mini Pizza Boxes in the 2017 Holiday Catalog are going to be a year-round staple.  I designed these four boxes for an upcoming class.  (More about the class later!)  Here are the four box designs created using the Painted Harvest Bundle and the Mini Pizza Boxes:

I think you’re getting the idea that no matter what Designer Series Paper you use, there is really no wrong answer in decorating these boxes.  More about the Mini Pizza Boxes:

1.  They fit 3 X 3″ notecards and envelopes.
2. They’re food safe, and therefore perfect for a nice yummy cookie or other home-baked treat.
3. They will also fit most gift cards.  Such a cute way to give a gift, and for every occasion — birthday, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, etc.!

Ordering on the beautiful Painted Harvest Bundle and the Mini Pizza Boxes starts September 1.  Get your wish list ready!

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Mini Pizza Boxes [144645] $6.00	Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper [144613] $11.00	Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set [144783] $21.00	Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00	Leaf Punch [144667] $16.00
Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad [126979] $6.50	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [144085] $6.50	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad [126945] $6.50	So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad [126957] $6.50	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $4.00
Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Crushed Curry Solid Baker’S Twine [144354] $3.00	5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $7.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00

Here is my first project using the new Mini Pizza Boxes, found in the 2017 Holiday Catalog, open for ordering starting September 1.  Is your Wish List ready??

I started by creating a bellyband using a 2″ strip of Designer Series Paper from the “Naturally Eclectic” Designer Series Papers.  I attached that around the box, and then built my butterfly scene.  I used a Lemon Lime Twist butterfly cut from the Butterflies Thinlits Dies.  I created a label using the Label Me Pretty Stamp set and Punch in Tranquil Tide and Lemon Lime Twist Inks.

The leaves are in Tranquil Tide, stamped with Tranquil Tide Ink from the GORGEOUS Painted Harvest Bundle, which includes the absolutely awesome Leaf Punch.  I stamped the leaves and then punched them out.  Can you say, “I’ll be using these every day?”

The project is finished with a little rhinestone.  So easy and fun!!  Let’s talk about the Mini Pizza Boxes!  They are food safe — perfect for a cookie or treat, a gift card, or 3″ by 3″ notecards, which is what I did.  I created four notecards and envelopes to go inside.  Would you love to receive a gift like this?  I know I would!

Be READY — shopping begins super soon — September 1!

Do you need a Holiday Catalog?  Call me at 218-280-1559, or email me at marya2hanson@gmail.com to get yours!

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Mini Pizza Boxes [144645] $6.00	Butterflies Thinlits Dies [137360] $25.00	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144245] $8.00	Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper [144185] $11.00	Label Me Pretty Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143861] $17.00
Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00	Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set [144783] $21.00	Leaf Punch [144667] $16.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad [144086] $6.50	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [144085] $6.50
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00