Is there anything more true than the sentiment on this card — I love having a cup of coffee with a friend, including my husband, who is my best friend!

I used another design from the Coffee Break Designer Series Paper — this wooden background is perfect with the Powder Pink cardstock and Crumb Cake accents.

Once again, I just started cutting out different elements from the Coffee Cups Framelits Dies, and then pieced together two fun cups of java.  I stamped the small hearts from the Coffee Cafe Stamp Set across the lids of the cups in Powder Pink and Crumb Cake inks.

I accented this card with the Glitter Enamel Dots (#144200, $7.00) and a little bow made from Linen Thread.  Fun, fun!  I’d love to have a cup of coffee with you and talk Stampin’!

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Picture this lovely bag holding some yummy chocolate and resting on each place setting at your summer dinner party, or at a picnic.

This darling Mini Treat Bag is constructed using the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies by Stampin’ Up.  It takes one and a half 6″ squares of paper, in this case, the Color Theory Designer Series paper in beautiful shades of Berry Burst, Crushed Curry, Dapper Denim, and Old Olive.

The Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies can be used in so many ways — I love making holiday treat bags with all the fun DSP’s from Stampin’ Up, whether it be Christmas, Valentine’s Day, or Halloween!

I constructed the bag from the thinlits dies, and then stamped some images from the Colorful Seasons stamp set.  This set is a MUST — with something for every season.

I then added a dragonfly from the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies (#142749, $31.00) in Old Olive cardstock.  Underneath the dragonfly, I tucked a few loops of copper metallic thread.  Love it!  Finally, the bag is finished off with a few Glitter Enamel Dots (#144200, $7.00), my new favorite embellishment!

Have fun making all kinds of treat bags with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits!  Click on the “Let’s Go Shopping” button above to get started!  Please let me know if you need help ordering, or if you have any questions.

One of the new stamp sets in the SU! Annual Catalog is touching hearts already — the Ribbon of Courage Stamp set, created by a demonstrator who reached a milestone of one million dollars in sales, is so perfect for sending words of encouragement to those engaged in many of life’s battles, including cancer.

I chose the new Powder Pink cardstock to highlight this beautiful ribbon of courage, with Basic Grey and Whisper White accents.  I stamped the filigreed image on the ribbon and the sentiment on the grey cardstock with Versamark, and then heat embossed both with White Embossing Powder.

I then assembled the card, adding a Metallic Foil Doily to give the card some shine, and a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

There are so many ways you’ll be able to use this versatile stamp set to give comfort and support to someone you know!

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Have you ever received a card that just automatically made you smile?  Well, the “This Little Piggy” stamp set from Stampin’ Up! will do JUST that for anyone you send a card or project to when you use these delightful piggies!

Just look at the array of piggies you get when you order this set! (143922, $20.00):

Can you stand it? I used the Sweet Sugarplum ink and cardstock, along with Crumb Cake cardstock for the card base.  Stampin’ Up!’s Aqua Painters (103954, $17.00) were perfect for coloring in a little of the piggy to add some dimension and pop of plum.  I used some Linen Thread (104199, $4.50) and a Pearl accent ($5.00) to add a pop of fun!

This set is proving to be one of the most popular in the new SU! 2017-18 catalog.  Do you have yours yet?  I’ll hook you up!  Just message me or call at 218-280-1559.

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Cup of coffee, anyone?  I finally had a chance to play with the new bundle “Coffee Cafe” and coordinating Designer Series Paper called “Coffee Break.”  I used a panel of the designer paper that resembles coffee rings – isn’t it great? –  and mounted that on a card base of Crumb Cake.

The Stampin’ Details:  I stamped a Chocolate Chip cup and cut it out using my Big Shot and the Coffee Cup Framelit Dies. I used a Powder Pink ink pad to stamp a straw and a coffee lid, then cut them out using the corresponding dies.  Finally I stamped a smaller square and the awesome sentiment in Chocolate Chip and cut those out using my Big Shot.  

By hand, I cut a Delicate White Doily in half and mounted it at an angle on the card base.  I then began to assemble the cup, ‘popping’ the cup up using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I finished the card off with two Glimmer Enamel Dots and wow!!  A quick and easy card.

You simply MUST try this Stampin’ Up! Bundle.  The possibilities with it are truly endless — you could make friendship cards, thank you cards, birthday cards, or a number of fun projects.  Don’t be without this set.  Simply Click on the “Shopping” button above, and you can start having fun with one of our favorite things — COFFEE!!

Especially when the challenge is SO fun!  I am playing the Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week with a great team of designers.  The idea is to choose a row, either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, and design a project using all the elements in that row.

I chose the top row going across, so my elements were stripes, a circle, and gold!  What fun!  Here is the card I created:

I chose a brand new Stampin’ Up bundle, the photopolymer Coffee Cafe Bundle (145331), which includes the Coffee Cafe Stamp Set, and the Coffee Cups Framelits Dies.  I used the striped paper from the Coffee Break Designer Series Paper (#144155) to add to my Whisper White card base (11″ by 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″).  Using my Big Shot, I cut out a coffee cup using another pattern from the Coffee Break DSP — love every one of these papers!  On Whisper White card stock, I stamped the whipping cream, a straw, and the cup lid on Whisper White card stock using Chocolate Chip ink, then cut the lid to make just a border for the top of the cup.  I adhered all the cup elements to the card base using SNAIL, and then stamped some coffee beans in Chocolate Chip as well.

I stamped a sentiment from the Ribbon of Courage stamp set (#143855 rubber mount) onto a scrap of Pool Party card stock in Chocolate Chip ink.  I unwrapped another new SU! product — the Starburst Punch (#143717) and punched out the sentiment “Sending Love and Hugs to You.”  I also punched a circle out of the wood grain paper from the Coffee Break DSP as a backing to the Pool Party circle — I thought it added some pop!

I then looped adhered gold baker’s twine to the back of the sentiment circles and popped them up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Lastly I added two Glitter Enamel Dots (#144200) in Old Olive toward the top of the card.

This bundle is super fun, and I know I’m going to use it constantly!  Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this awesome challenge!  Let me know if you need any help getting this bundle into your hands.  Click on the Shop Now button above to get started!