RemARKable Pinworthy New Beginnings

It’s the second Thursday and that means another RemARKable Pinworthy tour!  We’re celebrating new beginnings this month and I found the PERFECT stamp set:  Hello Love!

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveHow is it possible to resist these cheeky little birds??  This set covers so many card occasions.  Haven’t noticed it?  It’s in the back of the catalog with the Host sets – more on that later.

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveThose little pearls are colored with Blendabilities, a card maker’s  best friend.  I used Versamark and my Baked Brown Sugar FFIP to emboss that little birdie.

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveOn the inside is the companion bird – this little chub cracks me up!!  I chose to use the Aquapainter to give him a softer, watercolored look.

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveThese soft, Lullaby DSP colors are just as suited to a wedding or bridal shower – I inked the bird on the arrow but left off the ends this time.

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveThe messages fit perfectly into the word bubble, and the Word Bubble framelits eliminate the need for fussy cutting.

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveThe tattle-tale message is on the inside of the card this time!

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveThis set has such versatile images – when I saw the sun I knew I had to make an all yellow – well, an all Hello Honey – card!

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveLullaby DSP and the Decorative Dots TIEF add texture to this simple layout.

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveI used markers again to hand-color the stamped message inside the card.  It takes just a minute, and it’s a big WOW punch.

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveThe mix of patterns in the Lullaby DSP is really versatile – although it’s called Lullaby, the name really reflects the colors more than the patterns.  And although many of the images in the Hello Love set are small, they work well with creative card layouts.

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveDoesn’t this bird look like it has a baby bump?  SERIOUSLY???

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Hello LoveThe way the images in Hello Love all work together makes me really happy.  Oh Happy Day!

Maui Stamper Hello Love Host Stamp Set

  • Hello Love wood mount #133925 $18.00 HOST purchase only
  • Hello Love clear mount #133928 $13.00 HOST purchase only
  • Lullaby Designer Series paper #133695  $10.95

All the cards feature the Hello Love stamp set and the Lullaby Designer Series paper.

Maui Stamper RemARKable Pinworthy Tour Lullaby DSP and Color PaletteI used what you might consider the “Boy” palette from Lullaby – Pistachio Pudding, Hello Honey, Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana and Whisper White – sounds like dessert!

Hello Love is a Host set, meaning it can only be purchased with Host Dollars earned by (wait for it…) being a Stampin’ Up! Host!  Contact your demonstrator – or me if you don’t have a demonstrator – to learn more about the many ways you can host an event.

Whew!  Hope you’re in love with Hello Love!  Head on over to Audra’s Crafty Yogi to visit the next stop on the Pinworthy tour.  Thanks for stopping by!

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Tuesday Deals! New Photopolymer! Big Shot Bundles!

Wow – when it rains (DEALS) it pours!!

First up:  a new photopolymer set call Yee Haw!

Maui Stamper Yee Haw new Photopolymer from Stampin' Up!25 Photopolymer stamps  #138107  $25.95 – and Stampin’ Up! has committed to making new photopolymer sets available for 6 months.  Yee haw!!

Second up:  Weekly deals.  Can you say Envelope Liner Framelits??

Maui Stamper Weekly Deals August 12-18, 2014Finally, we’ve still got a great deal when you buy a new Big Shot – you’ll get a stamp and framelit bundle free!  Already have the Big Shot?  The framelit bundles are still a good deal, and these aren’t in the catalog.  Available through August 31st:

Maui Stamper Big Shot Bundles through August 31, 2014

A Sweet and Feminine Tag

One of the tags we made in the Collage Tags class a week ago was this Blush Blossom confection:

Maui Stamper Blush Blossom Floral Tag

  • Stamps:  Dictionary, Gorgeous Grunge, Kinda Eclectic, Mixed Bunch, Flower Shop, Four You
  • Color Palette:  Blush Blossom, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Old Olive
  • Accessories:  Big Shot and Ovals Framelits, Blossom, Pansy and Petite Petals punches, Little Labels Punch Pack, Antique Brads, White Bakers Twine, Old Olive 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, 5/8″ Organza Ribbon, Stampin’ Sponges

Everyone’s tags turned out a little differently – because everyone stamps a little differently!  Collage is such a fun technique, but it does take a LOT of different images to work.

Maui Stamper Blush Blossom Floral TagThe flower is punched and stacked.  I used a birthday greeting on this one, but it would be a beautiful bridal or baby shower tag too.  Have fun with it!

Sleeper Stamps v2.0

I was really disappointed when I saw Festive Flurry on the retiring stamps list last spring:

Maui Stamper Festive Flurry stamps and framelits available until August 27, 2014

  • Stamps:  Festive Flurry, Good Greetings (Holiday 2014 Hostess)
  • Color Palette:  Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana
  • Accessories:  Big Shot, Festive Flurry Framelits, Zig Zag TIEF, Silver Glimmer paper, Silver 1/8″ ribbon, Stampin’ DImensionals, Rhinestone Jewels

The GOOD NEWS is that it is still available – for just a couple of weeks – as a Carryover product – through Stampin’ Up!  Yes!!

Maui Stamper Festive Flurry stamps and framelits available until August 27, 2014Here’s the 411:

  • Festive Flurry wood stamp set  #131778  $39.95
  • Festive Flurry clear stamp set  #131781  $29.95
  • Festive Flurry Framelits  #132193  $24.95

BUT WAIT!!  THERE’S MORE!!!

  • Festive Flurry wood stamp and framelit BUNDLE  #133284   $54.95
  • Festive Flurry clear stamp and framelit BUNDLE  #133285   $46.95

Shop HERE – but don’t delay!  You have through August 27, 2014.

Sleeper Stamps

Do you know we have sleepers – Christmas sleepers – still available?

Maui Stamper Christmas Collectible available until August 27 2014

  • Stamps:  Christmas Collectible, Holiday Invitation (2014 Holiday catalog)
  • Color Palette:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss, Rose Red
  • Accessories:  Flower Frenzy Bigz L die, Ornament punch (retired), Park Lane Designer Series paper, 1/2″ circle punch, Rhinestone jewels, Stampin’ Dimensionals

There are a number of carryover holiday stamp sets from our previous catalog that are available until the new Holiday catalog debuts on August 28th.  Christmas Collectible (131775 clear, 131772 wood) is a classic holiday set.  I love how easily you can add color – just stamp twice, trim or punch out, and layer!

Maui Stamper Christmas Collectible available until August 27 2014That gorgeous “BE MERRY” will be available with the new Holiday Catalog – once Christmas Collectible retires.  And can I just confess that I don’t remember the last time I used Rose Red?  I think it works really well with Blackberry Bliss…but then I haven’t found a color that doesn’t.

Maui Stamper Christmas Collectible available until August 27 2014These little ornaments also make quick and easy gift enclosures.  I think Lost Lagoon and Crushed Curry offer a refreshing change for a holiday color scheme.

Maui Stamper Christmas Collectible available until August 27 2014If you don’t want to layer, you can add a little color with your Stampin’ Write markers – it just takes a second!

Stop by the Online Store and enter Christmas Collectible in the search feature under Shop Now.  But hurry…you’ve just got a couple of weeks left.

 

 

Tuesday Deals Rock!

Oh how we love these Tuesday DEALS!

Maui Stamper Tuesday DEALS August 5 -11, 2014Good for a week – shop HERE!

August 2014 DIY Easel Calendar: For the Birds

It’s summer, glorious summer!  Here’s my August 2014 Easel Calendar page:

Maui Stamper 2014 August DIY Easel Calendar For the Birds I’m so glad For the Birds carried over into the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.  I love these whimsical little images!!  And if you’ve got a sharp eye, you’ll realize I’ve colored this with my Blendabilities.  They are my absolute go-to choice for coloring!

Take a look and see what Cheryl and Crystal have done with their calendars this month.  I’m sure you’ll enjoy our mini-tour!

Oh, and here are the Weekly Deals good through Monday August 4:

Maui Stamper Weekly Deals July 29 - August 4, 2014

 

Inspire.Create.Share.2014: Christmas in July

I signed up for a Christmas Card swap at convention before I realized that there were no Christmas stamps in the 2014-2015 catalog.  I had to get creative:

Maui Stamper Tape It Christmas Convention Swap

  • Stamps:  Tape It, Hello Love (Hostess), And Many More, Hardwood
  • Color Palette:  Whisper White, Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede
  • Accessories:  Gold Bakers Twine, Red Glimmer paper, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Watercolor Wonder Washi tape, Banner punch, Stampin’ Sponges

I adore the fat little birds from the Hello Love Hostess set.  I thought this one looked sort of Partridge-y.  You know, in the Pear Tree.  Use your imagination.

I had to mask off the end of that last Tape It strip, the one on the bottom – it was too long.  I just used a sticky note and then drew a little line across the edge to finish it off.

Maui Stamper Tape It Christmas Convention SwapHonestly, lately I don’t seem capable of making anything without Stampin’ Sponges and Dimensionals.

I’ve shared this tip before but it’s worth repeating: When you’re working with the Gold or Silver Bakers Twine, tie a pair of little knots around the spot where you’re going to cut the twine.  It takes an extra moment or two but it saves the frustration of chasing those gold wrappings – they’re stiffer than the twine and they unravel instantaneously.

Inspire.Create.Share.2014 – One Last Swap

This is the last swap I made for Inspire.Create.Share, our 2014 Convention:

Maui Stamper Welcome Swap Convention 2014

  • Stamps:  Life’s Adventures (Hostess), And Many More
  • Color Palette:  Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Basic Black
  • Accessories:  Fringe Scissors, Glimmer paper, Stampin’ Write markers, Zig Zag TIEF, Very Vintage Designer Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Typeset DSP, Itty Bitty Accents punch pack

I used markers to get the look I wanted for the stamped image.  I hand-colored the stamp before making my impression, then went back and added the awning and the door.

Maui Stamper Welcome Swap Convention 2014This is a matchbook style card.  Cut your card stock to 4 1/4″ x 11″ and score at 3/4″ and 6″.  Your finished card will be 4 1/4″ by 5 1/4″ but trust me, no one is going to notice the difference 🙂

Maui Stamper Welcome Swap Convention 2014I love the shape of this little heart from the new Itty Bitty Accents Punch pack!  Much more contemporary than the traditional heart.

Maui Stamper Welcome Swap Convention 2014I’m also a little bit obsessed with the new Typeset DSP.  I was in serious mourning when First Editions Newsprint wasn’t continued into this catalog, but I’m relieved and delighted with this new edition!  Maps.  Print.  Design Elements.  There are loads of options, and it’s really lightweight so it is going to crumple up just beautifully.

Now to go look through all of the swaps I received in return for mine!  I feel like Uncle Scrooge on his pile of money.  Bwa ha ha ha!!!

 

 

Would you help me win a contest?

There just hasn’t been enough time in the day to post to the Maui Stamper about convention – I’ve done most of my updates through Facebook.  One thing I’d like to share is the Master Class Cheryl and I took from the amazing Shannon West using the new Watercolor Winter Simply Created card kit.

My friends, this is NOT your grandmother’s card kit!

Maui Stamper Watercolor Winter Contest CardThere are a number of samples that you can follow to create your own card, but we were given some techniques to try and encouraged to create something on our own.  This was my project, and I had a great time with it!  There’s a contest through Sunday and the prize is a Stampin’ Up! shopping spree, and I really hope you’ll help me win!  You can vote for my card by liking it on the Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Winter Simply Created Card Kit board!  (Try saying that out loud!)  Click HERE to see the board and vote for my card.

This is a beautiful, versatile kit and I will have more to share when we get closer to the release date for the Holiday catalog – mark your calendars for August 28th!  I’ve got my advance copy and I am really excited about the quality, variety and breadth of the offerings.  Let’s just say we need an “I want it all” button in our ordering system!

If you’re on Maui, mark this Saturday July 26th on your calendar – I’m holding an Open House to share my Convention swaps and sell my retired product.  You don’t want to miss it!

And thanks so much for your vote.