This Egg-cellent Bundle!

I had a ton of Easter fun creating with the Excellent Eggs Bundle, and will keep it in my stash for a very long time. BUT it’s retiring soon, so now is the time to snatch it up! Stamp, then cut out Easter eggs and bunnies for cards and gift tags in minutes. Combine stamp images and dies to create colorful and dimensional accents to welcome Easter and the arrival of spring!

The dies are especially fun with this bundle. You can build eggs like the ones above by cutting out a number of egg dies in different colors, and then just mixing and matching. The paper is a design from the Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Papers – perfect colors for Easter. Here’s another project I did for my Easter table:

This box design is a CASE from Angie Juda at https://chicnscratch.com/2024/02/excellent-eggs-easter-box.html. Please go there to see Angie’s easy and fun treat box. I used a base of Lost Lagoon. In the boxes, I added small Kit Kat bars – so cute!

IN ADDITION, NOW IS THE TIME TO STOCK UP ON THESE PAPER CRAFTING ESSENTIALS before price changes take effect on May 1, 2024!

Click BELOW to See or Print the Entire List!

And don’t forget to check out the Online Exclusives. Remember, they cannot be found in any catalog! Go HERE to see all the other Online Exclusive products that are BRAND NEW!

Product List

Be sure to use this Host Code for APRIL if you make an online order of $50 or more — You will receive (from me) a set of Stampin’ Blends in one of the new In-Colors – of your choice!

Host Code: H3Q4YVQD

Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

Now is the Time to Stock Up!

Our Beautiful 2022-24 IN COLORS are retiring, alas! After two years of enjoying these colors, they’re going to go away for good.

Therefore, all the paper products and ink associated with the above In Colors will be retiring, and most will go VERY fast. If you’re wanting to stock up, consider making an order soon, because once they’re gone, they’re gone. I’d have to say my favorite of these In Colors was Orchid Oasis, but I enjoyed them all! Scroll toward the bottom of the post to starting shopping the products you love.

IN ADDITION, NOW IS THE TIME TO STOCK UP ON THESE PAPER CRAFTING ESSENTIALS before price changes take effect on May 1, 2024!

Click BELOW to See or Print the Entire List!

And don’t forget to check out the Online Exclusives. Remember, they cannot be found in any catalog! Go HERE to see all the other Online Exclusive products that are BRAND NEW!

Product List

Be sure to use this Host Code for MARCH if you make an online order of $50 or more — You will receive (from me) a free embellishment — I will contact you with your choices after you place your order.

Host Code: TZCFQQPU

Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

Zinnia Bundle – So Pretty, and it’s Back in Stock!

If you’ve been waiting, you’ll be happy to know the Simply Zinnia (Item 163480) and Magnolia Mood (Item 163507) Bundles are back in Stock! Please place your order NOW since popular items DO sell out quickly.

So go HERE to see all the other brand new Online Exclusive products that are BRAND NEW!

I recently made two cards using the Simply Zinnia bundle and fun fold from Patty Bennett – a simple flap fold card. SO easy and fun, and my Up North Stampin’ Facebook Gang also posted their own cards using this fun fold. Here is one, and then I’ll show you an alternate design:

Supplies/Measurements:

  • A2 card base (5 1/2” by 8 1/2”, scored at 4 1/4”)
  • A panel of DSP cut at 5 1/4” by 4”
  • A second panel of coordinating DSP cut to 3” by 4”
  • A third panel of coordinating DSP (different from the other 2) cut in 4” by 5 1/4” for inside of card
  • A Basic White cardstock panel approx. 3 x 4” for inside of card
  • Dies, ribbon, stamped sentiment, embellishments — whatever you want to use for finishing!

Directions: Fold down the top corner of the DSP wherever you’d like, no need to measure the fold or the angle. Tuck the 3″ by 4″ DSP in before adhering down, making sure it lines up at the top. Use a glue dot to secure the flap, and adhere the front DSPs to the card base.

Use the third piece of DSP for the inside, with the small white panel adhered on top of it to write on. Finish the front with diecuts, a sentiment panel — whatever you’d like. I used the Zinnia Dies and cut out three different petal dies — one in Pumpkin Pie, one in Melon Mambo, and then Petal Pink. I layered those and added a flower center in Lemon Lolly and leaves in Lemon Lime Twist. I added some Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins, and I was done!

Here is a similar card with the same set of DSP — and a little different placement of my diecut Zinnia. Which do you like better?

Each of these cards uses a three different panels (or sides) of the NEW Designer Series Paper — Flowering Zinnias DSP. I just LOVE the colors and designs.

In both cards, I simply let the paper do all the work.


Here’s a video produced by Stampin’ Up! to introduce the gorgeous elements of this suite collection:

Product List

There’s more to come — just go HERE to see the entire Online Exclusive Product Line! Be sure to use this Host Code for MARCH if you make an online order of $50 or more — You will receive (from me) a free embellishment — I will contact you with your choices after you place your order.

Host Code: TZCFQQPU

Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

The Perfect Scripted Sentiment

I thought I would show you some new products today that can only be found online, not in any catalog! So go HERE to see all the products that are BRAND NEW!

One of the items is a brand new stamp set with just sentiments, called Sweetly Scripted. This one will be in my stash for a very long time. The sentiments are so so lovely, and can be used for many occasions! Here are the two cards, using new papers that are also Online Exclusives:

Here is the stamp set — don’t you just love the font, and the sweet sentiments?

Each of these cards uses a panel of NEW Designer Series Papers — A Little Latte DSP, and Flowering Zinnias DSP. They’re both already on my crafting table, and I just LOVE the colors and designs.

In both cards I simply let the paper do allllll the work. I heat embossed the sentiments in white embossing powder. Do you like to emboss? If you haven’t tried it, you should — it really adds another element to your papercrafting.

Here’s a video produced by Stampin’ Up! to introduce the incredible elements of this suite collection:


Here’s a video produced by Stampin’ Up! to introduce the gorgeous elements of this suite collection:

Product List

There’s more to come — just go HERE to see the entire Online Exclusive Product Line! Be sure to use this Host Code for MARCH if you make an online order of $50 or more — You will receive (from me) a free embellishment — I will contact you with your choices after you place your order.

Host Code: TZCFQQPU

Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

Coffee, Zinnias, and More~!

Exciting news: the time has finally come to be able to order the new Online Exclusives, available on March 5. I’ve been waiting to be able to tell you about these fun additions. Stampin’ Up! adds new products to the Online Exclusives three times a year – and these got me really excited! The KEY to Online Exclusives is that they can ONLY be found online, so go HERE to see all the products that are BRAND NEW!

Two of my favorite Online Exclusives are two Suite Collections. Both of these collections are MUST-HAVES!


A Little Latte Suite Collection (#163466)

You’ll find the perfect blend of creativity and fun with the Little Latte Suite Collection. Make steaming coffee mugs and hot chocolate cups the focal point on your card fronts. Or design a breakfast scene with all the coordinating suite products! Make heartfelt projects in neutral colors featuring so many coffee-related designs and die cuts that all your coffee-loving friends are sure to love a latte! 

This collection includes the following:

  • Latte Love Bundle (163461)
  • A Little Latte Designer Series Paper (#163453)
  • Natural 3/8″ Polka Dot Trim (163465)
  • Adhesive-Backed Swirl Dots (#163464)

Here’s a look at the Latte Love Bundle:

Here’s a closer look at the colors and patterns in the A Little Latte Designer Series Paper:

Here’s a video produced by Stampin’ Up! to introduce the incredible elements of this suite collection:


Flowering Zinnias Suite Collection (#163485)

Whether you want something groovy or a little more elegant, the Flowering Zinnias Suite Collection has everything you need to create a wide range of all-occasion crafts! The stamps and dies work perfectly together to create flowering zinnias that burst right from the page. Use the vibrant crafting paper as card backgrounds or for die-cut flowers and greenery. And the bright embellishments will sparkle in your designs. So if you want to make groovy gift tags or thoughtful thank-you cards, this suite just can’t be beat!

This collection includes the following:

  • Simple Zinnia Bundle (#163480)
  • Zinnia 3D Embossing Folder (#163337)
  • Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper (#163469)
  • Adhesive-Backed Sequins (#163484)

Here’s a look at the Simply Zinnia Bundle:

The Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper might be one of my all-time favorite sets of papers. The colors just POP — so fun and springy:

Here’s a video produced by Stampin’ Up! to introduce the gorgeous elements of this suite collection:

There’s more to come — just go HERE to see the entire Online Exclusive Product Line! Be sure to use this Host Code for MARCH if you make an online order of $50 or more — You will receive (from me) a free embellishment — I will contact you with your choices after you place your order.

Host Code: TZCFQQPU

Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

Final Hours of Sale-A-Bration, & My Leap Day Ordering Special!

It’s not every day that we have a Leap Day AND the end of Sale-A-Bration on the same day! Sale-A-Bration ends on February 29, and that’s a very special day that only comes around once every four years!

Sale-A-Bration with Stampin’ Up! ends tonight at midnight! There are some fabulous deals out there, including the entire SET of Stampin’ Up! Markers in the New Colors FREE with a $100 purchase!

So let’s have a Leap Year Party!

  • Place an order by midnight February 29 (any size order) using Host Code B7T4PUSN & you will be entered in for a chance to win numerous prizes. There will be more than one winner!
  • Important: If you have already placed an order in February with me, you are AUTOMATICALLY entered into the drawing. Also, if you read below and decide to get a great deal with the Starter Kit, YOU will be entered into the drawings as well!
  • I will make the drawings on March 1 on a video.
  • Of course, these prices will be in ADDITION to your FREE Sale-A-Bration goodies that you’ll be receiving direct to your home.
  • Shop: marya2hanson@gmail.com if you want me to order for you.

Sale-A-Bration continues until the end of February, and there are over 20 Gift Choices Still Available! Go HERE to see them! With your purchase of $50 or $100 in product, you can choose earn these products. But that’s not all!

When you host a party, or shop together with friends OR your own order is $300 or more: You earn $30 in additional FREE product on your order in the host rewards section! That means you receive your regular 12% in free products PLUS an additional $30 in products. WOW!  Shop here!

Part 2 – Free Gifts:

When you shop in my online Stampin’ Up! store during Sale-a-bration, you are earning free Sale-a-Bration gifts for each $50 or $100 you spend.   Shop here!

Part 3 – Bonus in the Starter Kit:

When you join the Stampin’ Up! family as a demonstrator, you will become a member of my Up North Stampin’ demo group and you will be able to add the new glass mat studio to your starter kit at no extra cost!!  It is SO Cool!

Here are the Starter Kit options:

  1. Pay $99 plus tax, enjoy free shipping on your kit, select $125 in products of your choice AND add on the Glass Mat Studio for free. You also get a free Paper Pumpkin kit!
  2. Pay $99 plus tax, enjoy free shipping on your kit, select $155 in products of your choice.

No need to sell anything, hold any workshops or classes — unless you want to! Just enjoy your demo discount for as long as you wish, drop anytime with nothing to give back or return!

Join here!

Leap Year Host Code: B7T4PUSN

Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

My Leap Year Ordering Special!

It’s not every day that we have a Leap Day AND the end of Sale-A-Bration on the same day! Sale-A-Bration ends on February 29, and that’s a very special day that only comes around once every four years!

So let’s have a Leap Year Party!

  • Place an order by midnight February 29 (any size order) using Host Code B7T4PUSN & you will be entered in for a chance to win numerous prizes. There will be more than one winner!
  • Important: If you have already placed an order in February with me, you are AUTOMATICALLY entered into the drawing. Also, if you read below and decide to get a great deal with the Starter Kit, YOU will be entered into the drawings as well!
  • I will make the drawings on March 1 on a video.
  • Of course, these prices will be in ADDITION to your FREE Sale-A-Bration goodies that you’ll be receiving direct to your home.
  • Shop: marya2hanson@gmail.com if you want me to order for you.

Sale-A-Bration continues until the end of February, and there are over 20 Gift Choices Still Available! Go HERE to see them! With your purchase of $50 or $100 in product, you can choose earn these products. But that’s not all!

When you host a party, or shop together with friends OR your own order is $300 or more: You earn $30 in additional FREE product on your order in the host rewards section! That means you receive your regular 12% in free products PLUS an additional $30 in products. WOW!  Shop here!

Part 2 – Free Gifts:

When you shop in my online Stampin’ Up! store during Sale-a-bration, you are earning free Sale-a-Bration gifts for each $50 or $100 you spend.   Shop here!

Part 3 – Bonus in the Starter Kit:

When you join the Stampin’ Up! family as a demonstrator, you will become a member of my Up North Stampin’ demo group and you will be able to add the new glass mat studio to your starter kit at no extra cost!!  It is SO Cool!

Here are the Starter Kit options:

  1. Pay $99 plus tax, enjoy free shipping on your kit, select $125 in products of your choice AND add on the Glass Mat Studio for free. You also get a free Paper Pumpkin kit!
  2. Pay $99 plus tax, enjoy free shipping on your kit, select $155 in products of your choice.

No need to sell anything, hold any workshops or classes — unless you want to! Just enjoy your demo discount for as long as you wish, drop anytime with nothing to give back or return!

Join here!

Leap Year Host Code: B7T4PUSN

Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

An Elegant Card Using FREE Sale-A-Bration Products

I created this card using some beautiful free products from the Sale-A-Bration brochure, and yes, there are two weeks left before these great deals are gone for another year. (See below for more details!) Here’s my card: can you see which are the free products?

I started with a card base of Wild Wheat cardstock, measured at 8 1/2″ by 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4.” I then cut a panel of Lost Lagoon cardstock at 5 1/4″ by 4,” and a panel of Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper (YES, it’s FREE with a $50 purchase!) and adhered it to the Lost Lagoon piece.

Before adhering to the card base, I wrapped some Lost Lagoon 3/8″ ribbon around the two pieces, and brought around to the front, tying a square knot off to one side. I then taped it all to the card base.

Then I used a sentiment from the FREE (with a $50 purchase) Heartfelt Hello stamp set, and stamped on a scrap of Basic White cardstock, then punched it out using the Heartfelt Hexagon punch. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals at the top and bottom of the hexagon to pop it on to the card base.

Finally, I used a couple of embellishments to add some bling to the card. The 2023-2025 In-Color Dots are a perfect match to the Wild Wheat! I hope you enjoyed my card. The Softly Stippled DSP is simply gorgeous — have you seen all the beautiful patterns? Two weeks to snap them up!

All the products used to make this card can be found at the bottom of this post.


Sale-A-Bration continues until the end of February, and there are 24 Gift Choices Still Available! Go HERE to see them! With your purchase of $50 or $100 in product, you can choose from 24 free products. But that’s not all!

Part 1 – Extra $30 free:

When you host a party, or shop together with friends OR your own order is $300 or more: You earn $30 in additional FREE product on your order in the host rewards section!  Shop here!

Part 2 – Free Gifts:

When you shop in my online Stampin’ Up! store during Sale-a-bration, you are earning free Sale-a-Bration gifts for each $50 or $100 you spend.   Shop here!

Part 3 – Bonus in the Starter Kit:

When you join the Stampin’ Up! family as a demonstrator, you will become a member of my Up North Stampin’ demo group and you will be able to add the new glass mat studio to your starter kit at no extra cost!!  It is SO Cool!

Here are the Starter Kit options:

  1. Pay $99 plus tax, enjoy free shipping on your kit, select $125 in products of your choice AND add on the Glass Mat Studio for free.
  2. Pay $99 plus tax, enjoy free shipping on your kit, select $155 in products of your choice.

No need to sell anything, hold any workshops or classes — unless you want to! Just enjoy your demo discount for as long as you wish!

Join here!

Product List

Be sure to use this Host Code for February if you make an order of $50 or more — I will send you a Sale-A-Bration surprise!

Host Code: B7T4PUSN

Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

Two More Weeks to Sale-A-Brate!

Sale-A-Bration continues until the end of February, and there are 24 Gift Choices Still Available! With your purchase of $50 or $100 in product, you can choose from 24 free products. But that’s not all!

Part 1 – Extra $30 free:

When you host a party, or shop together with friends OR your own order is $300 or more: You earn $30 in additional FREE product on your order in the host rewards section!  Shop here!

Part 2 – Free Gifts:

When you shop in my online Stampin’ Up! store during Sale-a-bration, you are earning free Sale-a-Bration gifts for each $50 or $100 you spend.   Shop here!

Part 3 – Bonus in the Starter Kit:

When you join the Stampin’ Up! family as a demonstrator, you will become a member of my Up North Stampin’ demo group and you will be able to add the new glass mat studio to your starter kit at no extra cost!!  It is SO Cool!

Here are the Starter Kit options:

  1. Pay $99 plus tax, enjoy free shipping on your kit, select $125 in products of your choice AND add on the Glass Mat Studio for free.
  2. Pay $99 plus tax, enjoy free shipping on your kit, select $155 in products of your choice.

No need to sell anything, hold any workshops or classes — unless you want to! Just enjoy your demo discount for as long as you wish!

Join here!

Be sure to use this Host Code for February if you make an order of $50 or more — I will send you a Sale-A-Bration surprise!

Host Code: B7T4PUSN

Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary

Pals Blog Hop: Love is in the Air!

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, the theme is “Love Is In The Air.” We hope you will be inspired by the creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

What says LOVE better than a traditional and shiny Valentine’s Day card using the beautiful “Most Adored” Designer Series papers, FREE from the Sale-A-Bration brochure? I just love the beautiful gold foil accents. 

If you’re ever wondering what to do with small strips of precious Designer Series Papers (who wants to throw any away?), this layout is for you. Thanks to Sharon Armstrong at TX Stampin’ Sharon for the idea. The measurements are easy, and you can create either a portrait or landscape card.

I started with a card base of Real Red cardstock measuring 4 ¼” x 11,” scored at 5 ½.” I chose three designs from the papers and cut (1) 1/2″x 3 3/4″ and (1) 1/2″ x 5″ out of each pattern, so three different strips of each length. I made sure the paper was non-directional and could be effective when cut into a narrow strip.

I also cut two panels of Basic White Cardstock at 4” x 5 ¼”. I arranged and adhered the strips of DSP onto the one of the white panels, weaving them through each other where they cross. Or you can simply glue or tape one set of strips right over the other. The second Basic White panel was glued to the inside of the card – up to you how you decorate it.

I then ran the Basic White panel with the strips adhered through the Stamp ‘n Emboss Machine with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, and then added the panel to the front of the card base. I like the texture that the embossing folder adds! 

I punched two hearts using the Heart Punch Pack, one in Flirty Flamingo, and the ‘lacy’ bordered one in Gold Shimmer Paper (retired). I stamped a sentiment from the Bee My Valentine stamp set using Versamark Ink and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. I adhered the pink heart onto the gold. I draped some Red Sheer ribbon across the back and then popped the whole thing up using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I finished with a few gold embellishments! 

I hope you enjoyed my Valentine Card, and I hope YOU are feeling some love today as you hop through the Pals’ projects! All the products needed to create this project can be found below. Just click on any of them to start shopping with me.

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be “It’s All About The Kids.” Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  3. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  4. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
  5. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
  6. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
  7. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
  8. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
  9. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
  10. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
  11. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
  12. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  13. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
  14. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
  15. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
  16. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
Product List

Be sure to use this Host Code for February if you make an order of $50 or more — I will send you a Sale-A-Bration surprise!

Host Code: B7T4PUSN

Let me know if you have any questions! Be sure to join my Up North Stampin’ Gang Facebook page. We are having SO much fun over there! We post, we share, and just enjoy life! Here’s the link to request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199783410436824

Mary