Inky Bee Stampers

It’s Thursday and you know what that means! Time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! If you are stopping off at my blog first, or if you are hopping over from Terry Lynn’s blog, welcome, and thanks for stopping by!

My card for today’s Hop was created using the Merriest Trees Bundle and the Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. The fun striped designer series paper print in Pretty Peacock make for some great Christmas trees and the Lemon Lime Twist background brightens this card up and gives it a more modern vibe!

We have a color challenge for today’s Hop. I used four of the five colors on my card – Lemon Lime Twist, Pretty Peacock, Blueberry Bushel and Bubble Bath.

I used a plain Lemon Lime Twist panel of Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper to stamp the detailed image of the large tree from the Merriest Trees Stamp Set in Lemon Lime Twist ink across the panel, varying the height of the stamped trees. The panel was adhered to a mat in Bubble Bath, then adhered to the front of a card base in Blueberry Bushel.

Using a second piece of the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper in a Pretty Peacock striped print, I cut out a large, medium and small tree using the Merriest Trees Dies. The “We wish you a Merry Christmas” sentiment was stamped onto the medium tree using VersaMark ink. I sprinkled white embossing powder over the sentiment and used my Heat Tool to set the embossing powder. A second medium sized tree was die cut from Pretty Peacock cardstock and the tree with the sentiment was adhered to the cardstock tree and slightly offset to provide a drop shadow.

From scraps of Blueberry Bushel, Bubble Bath and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock scraps I used the garland die to cut out pieces in each color. The garland was adhered to the trees, and I alternated the colors. On the tree with the sentiment a garland piece was only added towards the top and bottom of the tree. The large, decorated tree was adhered to the left side of the card front and the small tree was adhered to the right side of the card front. The tree with the sentiment was adhered towards the center (actually just right of center) using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Three stars were die cut from scraps of Basic White cardstock and adhered to the tops of the trees. The small snowflake image from the Merriest Trees Stamp Set was used to stamp snowflakes around the tops of the trees using Blueberry Bushel ink.

On the inside panel, the fill tree stamp was partially stamped in Lemon Lime Twist onto the lower left corner. I then used the detailed tree stamp and stamped over the tree again using Pretty Peacock ink. Snowflakes were stamped around the top of the tree using Blueberry Bushel ink. An additional sentiment was added towards the top right of the panel and stamped in Pretty Peacock ink. The panel was adhered to a mat in Bubble Bath, then adhered to the inside of the card.

The tree was also partially stamped onto the envelope front using the same colors as the inside panel. Snowflakes were first and second-generation stamped all around the tree in Blueberry Bushel ink. A coordinating piece of Lemon Lime Twist designer series paper was adhered to the envelope flap and the excess paper was trimmed away from the flap. Several Pretty Peacock sequins were added to the card front to finish up the card.

The Merriest Trees Bundle holds so many possibilities! Think about embossing the tree in white, silver or gold, and then watercoloring the center of the tree. Remember the plastic trees from the 1970’s (I’m dating myself…)? How about creating a pink Christmas tree and decorating the tree in various shades of pink. FYI…there are ornament stamps and dies in the Merriest Trees Bundle so lots of options! This is the second time I have used this bundle to create a card for you and I’m guessing it won’t be the last! This set is so much fun!

If you would like to recreate this card you can download, print and save the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! Let’s get back to the Hop! If you’re joining the hop from my blog, be sure to use the navigation links below to see more creativity and inspiration! You can click on the Next button to go to Amy Koenders’ blog and the top of the blog hop list or click on any name in the list below to visit that person’s blog. Enjoy!

• Amy Koenders
• Mary Deatherage
• Akiko Sudano
• Karen Ksenzakovic
• Tara Carpenter
• Terry Lynn Bright
• Carol Buckalew (You are here!)

Ready to Join the Stampin’ Up! Family?

If you’re looking to join the Stampin’ Up! team as a demonstrator, come join my team! As a demonstrator you can earn 20%+ off products and there is no pressure to maintain demonstrator status if you decide it’s not for you. We have many hobby demonstrators who strictly maintain their demonstrator status just for the discount, and other demonstrators who wish to grow a business. Either way, we have loads of FUN! Look at all of the smiling faces!

And August is a great time to join because you will get early access to the upcoming Mini Catalog and products! Becoming a Demonstrator offers some other great benefits, too:

• 20%+ Discount on your demonstrator orders
• Be a part of a fun and supportive team and the Stampin’ Up! community
• Early access to new catalogs and promotion information
• Early ordering for new products
• Be a hobby demonstrator or start a business
• No pressure to sell products
• My full support when you join my team

If you have questions about what it means to be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, feel free to reach out to me…I would love to chat with you! I can tell you that my time with Stampin’ Up! has been wonderful and the Stampin’ Up! community is the absolute best…supportive and fun! You can contact me at inkybeestampers@gmail.com. If you’ve already made up your mind and you’re ready to join, click on the image below.

It is Time to Redeem Your Bonus Days Coupons!

You may have collected one or more Bonus Days coupons during the month of July. It is now time to redeem those coupons during the month of August! Redeem your coupons in the Online Store from now through August 31, 2023.

If you placed an order through the Online Store during the month of July, then you received a $5 coupon for every $50 you spent. You will have received the coupon codes via email. If you don’t see your coupon code emails, then check your spam folder. Here are the details:

Redemption Period: 1–31 August 2023

Ordering Deadlines – Phone: 31 August 2023 at 6:59 p.m. (MT); Online: 31 August 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

• There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can redeem on an order during the redemption period. If using multiple codes, they must be separated by a space.
• Coupons may be redeemed one time only.
• Coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits, demonstrator supply items, and Paper Pumpkin month-to-month subscriptions).
• New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes may be discounted using Bonus Days coupon codes.

Be sure to redeem those Coupon Codes! Ready to shop now? Click on the image below to go to the Online Store.

Kits Sale During the Month of August! Save Up to 30% Off!

You can save up to 30% on amazing kits from the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! during the month of August! The Kits Collection contains a wide variety of options too! Here are the details:

• Sales Period: 1–31 August
• Ordering Deadlines – By Phone: 31 August 2023 at 6:59 p.m. (MT) or Online: 31 August 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)
• The sale only applies to the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! (it does not include Paper Pumpkin kits).
• All order types qualify for this promotion.
• There is no limit to how many kits may be purchased.
• The kits will be up to 30% off as indicated on the website.
• No discount code necessary—the discount will be applied automatically.

If you are a new crafter or a really busy crafter, kits are an excellent option. Everything you need to complete the kit is included!

View the flyer for the Kits Sale promotion by clicking here.

August Host Code

Use my current Host Code and receive a free gift from me valued at $8 when you place an order of $25 or more (before shipping and tax). If you place an order greater than $150, do not use the Host Code as you will be eligible for Stampin’ Rewards (but you will still receive the free gift from me!). Use my August Host Code – D9JFXU4E.

I offer other Customer Rewards programs, too! To learn more about Inky Bee Stamper’s customer rewards programs, visit my Customer Rewards page here.

Products used to create today’s card are included below along with a link to each item that will take you to my online store. Item numbers for products available on September 6 are included on the supply list of the pdf tutorial linked above.