Inky Bee Stampers

Thanks for stopping by! It’s Thursday and time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. I think we’re going to see some extra special cards in the Hop today! Let’s get started!

I created my card for today using the Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle, Bee My Valentine Bundle and the Most Adored 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper. As you are exploring the new January-April 2024 Mini Catalog you might think that the only Valentine’s Day appropriate products are from the Bee Mine Suite…but take another look! The Heartfelt Bundle and the lovely Most Adored 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper are equally suited for Valentine’s Day projects!

I followed the sketch challenge for our Hop today. Rather than using a circle component on my card, I opted for a hexagon shape instead.

I chose a white and gold heart pattern paper from the Most Adored 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper Pack for my card front and adhered this to a Real Red card base. The Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper contains beautiful white and gold foil patterns on one side and pretty Real Red, Flirty Flamingo and white patterns on the opposite side which are perfect for creating Valentine’s Day cards! You can earn this paper for free with a $50 order during Sale-A-Bration! Woo hoo!

I chose a second piece of paper from the Most Adored pack – this one in a Real Red and white heart print and matted a smaller panel of this paper to a Flirty Flamingo mat. This unit was then adhered to the card front towards the bottom of the card. From the Heartfelt Hexagon Stamp Set, I stamped the sentiment “Sending you lots of love & hugs” in Real Red ink, then stamped the framed border around this sentiment in Flirty Flamingo ink. I then used the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch to punch out the sentiment and adhered it to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Using the Bee Builder Punch, I punched out several large and small hearts from Real Red and Flirty Flamingo cardstock. The hearts were adhered to the upper portion of the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I bow in Sweet Sorbet Bordered Ribbon was added to the upper left of the sentiment label. While I used Real Red on my card, the Sweet Sorbet Bordered Ribbon matches perfectly!

I chose the “Happy Valentine’s Day” sentiment from the Bee My Valentine Stamp Set for the inside panel and this was stamped in Real Red ink.  I then used the single heart image from this same stamp set and stamped hearts around the sentiment using Real Red and Flirty Flamingo ink. The panel was then adhered to a Flirty Flamingo mat then adhered to the inside of the card.

Small hearts were also stamped onto the envelope front. A coordinating piece of Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper was adhered to the envelope front and I used my paper snips to trim the excess paper away from the flap. To finish up the card, I added several red and pink hearts from the Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers embellishment pack.

This completes my card for today’s blog hop! I want to thank you again for stopping by! Be sure to check back in over the next several weeks for more fun Valentine’s Day projects! If you would like to recreate this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below.

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! You can click on the Next button to go to Nel’s blog or click on any name in the list below to go directly to that person’s blog. Enjoy!

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

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Ready to Join the Stampin’ Up! Family?

If you’re looking to join the Stampin’ Up! team as a demonstrator, join during Sale-A-Bration for some added benefits! During Sale-A-Bration (January 4 through February 29) you can join my team using one of the options below:

Option #1:

• Pay $99 USD for your Starter Kit
• Choose $125 worth of products of your choice in your Starter Kit
• PLUS receive the Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio for FREE (a $60 value) (Item #163987)

Option #2:

• Pay $99 USD for your Starter Kit
• Choose $125 worth of products of your choice in your Starter Kit
• PLUS receive an additional $30 worth of products of your choice in your Starter Kit
• That’s a total of $155 worth of products for just $99!

Of course, there are other great benefits to becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, such as free shipping on your Starter Kit, a 20%+ discount on demonstrator orders, early access to new catalogs and promotion information, early ordering of new products, no pressure to sell products and my full support as a valued team member!

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! And there is no better time to join than during Sale-A-Bration!  You can contact me at inkybeestampers@gmail.com. If you’ve already made up your mind and you’re ready to join, click here.

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The new January-April 2024 Mini Catalog is Here…and Sale-A-Bration Starts Today!

The January-April 2024 Mini Catalog goes Live today! You can view a digital copy of the catalog by visiting my “Shop My Stampin’ Up! Store” page by clicking here. There are lots of new goodies covering everything from Valentine’s Day, Easter, Spring and everything else in between!

Sale-A-Bration also starts today and runs from January 4 through February 29! Sale-A-Bration is a special time of the year where you can earn free products with your purchases! View a digital copy of the Sale-A-Bration brochure by visiting my “Shop My Stampin’ Up! Store” page here.

SHOP:

Choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration product from the January-February 2024 Sale-A-Bration brochure with every $50 or $100 you spend (before tax and shipping).

HOST:

Host a qualifying party and select an additional $30 in FREE products. When you host a party during Sale-A-Bration, you get to earn FREE products of your choice! With any order of at least $300 (party sales or personal sales) you get to choose an additional $30 worth of products from any current catalog or from the online store for free!

JOIN:

I’ve already talked about joining Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration in the article above…but it’s worth repeating! Join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration and you can build a Starter Kit full of products that you choose, plus you get to select one of two free bonus options (see article above for details)!

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January 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 January Host Code – KF7EDVKT.

Products used to create today’s project which are available now, are included below. Item numbers for new products are listed under the supply list on the linked pdf tutorial above.