One Final 2019 Sale-a-bration post

Posted on March 31, 2019 by mauistamper

Pootles (if you don’t know her, you should!) recently shared this charming little tent box, and I was immediately inspired to try it with the Botanical Butterfly DSP available for just a few more hours during the final moments of Sale-a-bration 2019.

Maui Stamper Stampin' Up! Gift Bag Tent Box Botanical Butterfly DSP SAB 2019

Stamps: Sunshine Sayings, Eastern Beauty
Color Palette: Whisper White, Grapefruit Grove, Lemon Lime Twist, and more!
Accessories: Gift Bag Punch Board, Botanical Butterfly DSP (SAB 2019), Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots, and multiple retired items – framelits and SAB embellishments.

These little bags go together in a heartbeat and would make great Easter, graduation, or birthday favors. Don’t waste your time as you’ve only got until 7:50 pm HST or 11:50 pm MT to make one last Sale-a-bration purchase!

A sunny package

Posted on May 26, 2017 by mauistamper

This past April, Maui was completely abuzz over a field of sunflowers. For days, my Facebook feed was filled with their shining faces beaming towards the sky, and before long I started looking for a paper version. The Eastern Elegance suite proved to be just the thing:

Stamps: Basket Bunch (retiring and on sale!)
Color Palette: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Kraft
Accessories: Big Shot, Eastern Medallions Thinlit dies, Layering Circle framelits, Big Shot Die Brush (indispensable, on sale, and being retired to make way for a new version), Stampin’ Dimensionals, Ink Daubers, Crushed Curry Bakers Twine (retired and sold out), Gift Bag Punch Board, an old leaf Bigz die that is long, long retired, and a enamel dot from two Christmas catalogs ago.

I apologize for using things that aren’t available, but at the end of a catalog cycle it gets a little crazy! If you’ve been crafting for a while, you know how it feels to find just the right thing – and then discover it’s not current.

The sunflower was really easy – two flower segments are paired with a dark circle behind the Eastern Elegance stacked thinlits. I love that you can layer those thinlits and just make one pass with the Big Shot! The Crushed Curry ink on the outside of the petals gives them a little more dimension. I did this with Crushed Curry flowers and it worked beautifully as well.

These were goodie bags for my Host Club members. We use a 6 month calendar for maximum flexibility, and we have a new round beginning in June. There’s always room for another crafter at the table, so if you’re on Maui, let me know if you’d like to check it out.

Just a few more days for your free gifts with either the Basic or Premier Eastern Palace Suite bundles! Shop HERE.

Online Extravaganza: DAY ONE!

Posted on November 21, 2016 by mauistamper

I hope you’ve made your list and checked it twice: Online Extravaganza begins today and includes some exclusive Monday Doorbusters!

How about the Embellished Ornaments BUNDLE for $39.20??

Or the Enamel Shapes Bundle – Metallics, Subtles, Brights, Regals, and 16-18 In Color – for $27.95?? There are 900 self-stick embellies to stick on EVERYTHING.

The Ombre Stamp Pad bundle includes ink pads in Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry, Calypso Coral, Emerald Envy, and Basic Black for $31.50

The Gift Bag Punch board makes gorgeous, custom bags in a flash – and it will sell in a flash at just $14.00.

If you’re getting one board, you might as well get two: the Gift Box punch board is only $14!

There are lots of other great products at GRRRRREAT prices, but the 5 items above are on sale today only – November 21, 2016 – and supplies are limited.

Want to see the rest of the sale? Visit the Online Store! And if your order is under $150, be sure to use Host Code BDVJER7D. Prefer a pdf with a list of EVERYTHING? It’s 4 pages – click HERE.

DIY Easel calendar kits are available for 2017!

The DIY Easel Calendar kit is $9.00, and I also make a DIY Calendar Refill available for $6.00. The calendar images are 3 1/2″ square, and the mats are 3 3/4″ square.

Shipping is by USPS and will be sent First Class or Priority Mail. I ship the best possible method at the best possible price and will calculate based on what you order. Typically, a single Calendar refill can be sent in a First Class envelope with postage of $.68. Easel Calendar Kits are shipped Priority Mail Small Flat Rate with postage of $6.80. I can ship multiple kits in one box.

Mats are Dapper Denim, Marina Mist, Emerald Envy, Cucumber Crush, Mint Macaron, Sweet Sugarplum, Real Red, Watermelon Wonder, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Tip Top Taupe, Delightful Dijon and Daffodil Delight.

To order, leave a comment or email me directly at AnneMatasci@gmail.com. I’ll need your order and your email address, and will send an invoice via Square. At this time, I’m not shipping these outside of the United States.

It’s RemARKably Halloween!

Posted on September 18, 2016 by mauistamper

Welcome to the September version of the RemARKable Blog Tour. This month I’m featuring the Cookie Cutter Halloween stamps paired with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. It’s cute, it’s fun to color, and it’s quick!

I didn’t have Halloween paper at my fingertips, so I pulled out this starry paper from the Presents and Pinecones Holiday Catalog DSP and used it with the Mini-Treat-Bag thinlits.

The little scarecrow is my favorite to color – I chose watercolors (Ink Refills and the Aquapainter) to achieve a vintage look. The tag is the same for each of my projects – a Cookie Cutter Halloween punch, a 1 3/4″ Pumpkin Pie card stock circle, a black card stock tag embossed with the Woodland TIEF, and a vellum “washi” cut from the Mini-Treat-Bag thinlits set and stamped with Happy Halloween from Teeny Tiny Wishes, one of my crafting workhorses!

This little vampire isn’t very scary, and he’s easy to color with Stampin’ Write markers (Rich Razzleberry and Pear Pizazz). He tops a treat bag made with the Gift Bag Punch Board.

The little mummy is my all around favorite. I added the little heart (it’s one of the builder items on the punch) and colored a little Razzleberry face in there – how easy is that? There’s a little mummy brigade behind the tag punched directly onto the Kraft Tag a Bag gift bag.

The Gold Binder clips are perfect for attaching tags and closing up bags! And that ribbon is the Peekaboo Peach taffeta – it blends very well with Pumpkin Pie!

Last in the lineup is the Skelly, accompanied by a Row of Ravens (Nevermore!) across the Petite Cafe Gift Bag.

Our new Kraft Rope trim is soft and easy to tie, and it coordinates with everything. That’s my kind of accessory.

Here’s the lineup! You can hand out treats, deliver home-baked goodies, or even fill them up with worms and dirt and give them to all of the naughty boys and girls.

Well, we wouldn’t really do that now, would we?

Next stop on the tour is Heather Mathieson, and she is definitely not going to be naughty – I know she has wonderful projects to share with you! Enjoy the tour.