Inky Bee Stampers

It’s time for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop! If you are hopping over from Akiko’s blog or starting off the Hop from my blog today, welcome and thanks for stopping by! Our theme for the Hop this month is “Giving Thanks”, and we can interpret this any way that we’d like. I know you will see a lot of inspiration from my team members in the Hop today so be sure to use the links at the bottom of this blog post to check them out! Let’s go!

I created this card using the Cottage Wreaths Stamp Set, Joy of Christmas 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper and the Timber 3D Embossing Folder along with a little help from the Deckled Rectangles Dies and the Stylish Shapes Dies. This card worked up quickly and would make an equally pretty Thanksgiving card, thinking of you card, or Christmas card!

Note that the left edge of the card in the photo above looks wavy…it’s not. It is an optical illusion. There is a wave in the wood grain print and it is making the card edge look wavy!

From the Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper I embossed a piece of the wood grain print using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder. This panel was then added to the front of a Very Vanilla card base. I then used the 4th largest die from the Deckled Rectangles Dies to cut out a rectangle from Cherry Cobbler cardstock. A Shaded Spruce plaid print from the same paper (it’s actually the reverse of the wood grain print) was die cut with the 4th to smallest Deckled Rectangle Die. I adhered the plaid print to the Cherry Cobbler rectangle, then adhered this unit to the middle of the card front.

On a scrap piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, I stamped the twig wreath image from the Cottage Wreaths Stamp Set in Early Espresso ink. I then stamped the 3-berry image in Cherry Cobbler ink to stamp berries all around the wreath. While there are coordinating dies to the Cottage Wreaths Stamp Set – I opted for something different and instead used the 2nd to largest and 2nd to smallest circle dies from the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut out the wreath. I also die cut one bow from Cherry Cobbler cardstock using the Country Wreath Dies. The bow was adhered to the top of the wreath.

The wreath was then attached to the card front towards the top of the plaid rectangle using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the “grateful” sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and used the smallest banner die from the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut out. The sentiment was adhered just under the wreath using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Multiple red and gold Festive Pearls were adhered around the wreath.

For the inside of the card I 3rd generation stamped the twig wreath using Early Espresso ink and an additional sentiment was stamped over this image in Cherry Cobbler ink. I stamped one of the greenery images from the Cottage Wreaths Stamp Set in Shaded Spruce onto the lower corner of the panel. The panel was adhered to a Cherry Cobbler mat then adhered to the inside of the card.

The same greenery image was stamped onto the envelope front and a piece of coordinating Shaded Spruce plaid paper was adhered to the envelope flap with the excess paper trimmed away from the flap.

I hope you enjoyed my card for the hop today! If you would like to recreate this card click on the image below to download, save or print the pdf tutorial.

Let’s get back to the hop! You can click on the previous button and that will take you to Akiko’s blog or click on the next button to visit Mary’s blog. Or you can click on any name in the list below to jump to that person’s blog. Enjoy all of the creativeness in today’s hop!

• Tara Carpenter
• Akiko Sudano
• Carol Buckalew (You are here!)
• Mary Deatherage
• Karen Ksenzakovic
• Nel Thames
• Ann Louise Fodgaard
• Karen Finkle
• Amy Koenders

FREE Shipping October 9-11! Don’t miss out!

Don’t miss out on these FREE Shipping days from Stampin’ Up! Here are the details:

Ordering Deadlines

Phone: 11 October 2023 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)

Online: 11 October 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

• All order types qualify for this promotion (customer, demonstrator, workshop, and online).
• Free shipping applies after the qualifying amount (per market) has been met.
• The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $75 USD or more (before tax).
• If you are using a coupon code or product credit, please remember that they will lower the order’s retail amount. The order must still meet the qualifying threshold to be eligible for free shipping.
• Free shipping only applies during the three-day period the promotion is live in each market; this means that the order must be opened and closed between 9–11 October.
• With the exception of a one-time monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription, all Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the promotion. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($24.50 USD shipping included) + tax.
• Prepaid 3, 6, or 12 month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping under the same rules as all other Stampin’ Up! items during the promotion.
• The free shipping promotion does not cover the additional cost for expedited shipping.
• Please keep in mind, that with any product launch, the distribution center may fall behind our typical shipping timeframes. In such cases, we will do all we can to return to our regular service levels as quickly as possible.

Click here if you’re ready to start shopping!

Ready to Join the Stampin’ Up! Family? During the Month of October Choose 35% Off or 35% More!

Help Stampin’ Up! celebrate their 35th anniversary by joining the Stampin’ Up! team between October 3 – October 31, 2023! New demonstrators can choose either 35% OFF the cost of their Starter Kit or get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit! This is a great joining promotion!

Here are the details…

Promotion Period:  October 3-31, 2023

Ordering Deadlines

• Phone: 31 October 2023; 6:59 PM (MT)
• Online: 31 October 2023; 11:59 PM (MT)

Option 1: Get 35% OFF the normal cost of a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $125 USD | $165 CAD worth of product for only $64.35 USD | $87.75 CAD!

Option 2: Get 35% MORE product with their Starter Kit. Those who select this option will receive $168.75 USD | $222.75 CAD worth of product by spending $99 USD | $135 CAD!

No matter which option new demonstrators choose for their Starter Kit, both provide them with free business supplies and free shipping on their Starter Kit—not to mention all the fun that comes with being part of Stampin’ Up!

FREE OnStage@Home Registration

It gets better! Those who sign up for a Starter Kit during this offer will also be automatically registered for FREE* to our virtual OnStage event on 11 November—a $77 USD | $102 CAD value!

• Those who sign up for this offer have the opportunity to watch the event independently, gathered together with other demonstrators, or with their Team Leader.
• Demonstrators who join during this promotion will be automatically added to the OnStage attendees; they do not need to register separately.
• Demonstrators who join during this promotion will also receive an email with all the information about this event.

*Please note that free registration will not include the gift box.

Additional Details

• Orders that include one of these Starter Kit options must be closed by the ordering deadline on 31 October.
• New team members may not use their team leader’s shipping address to ship their kit.
• New team members may only pay for their kit using a credit card on which they are listed as an authorized user.
• New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before 3 October or after 31 October (anytime outside of this Starter Kit promotion period) will not be eligible for this Starter Kit offer.

Don’t forget that there are a lot of advantages to becoming a demonstrator when you join:

• A 20%+ discount on Stampin’ Up! products
• No pressure to maintain demonstrator status if you decide it’s not for you
• Early access to new catalogs and product pre-orders
• Exclusive access to our team’s Facebook groups and events
• Joining a fun and supportive community

I hope you take advantage of this great joining special and you consider joining my team. The Stampin’ Up community is the absolute best and our team, in particular! There is no obligation to maintain your demonstrator status if you decide that it is not for you. Plus you will have my full support whether you are joining just for the discount or if you’d like to start a business as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions at inkybeestampers@gmail.com!

October Host Code

Use my current Host Code and receive a free gift from me valued at $8 when you place an order of $35 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 October Host Code –EF22FGYK.

Products used to create today’s card are included below along with a link for each item that will take you to my online store.