Inky Bee Stampers

This fun masculine birthday card was created using the Trusty Tools Bundle and the Trusty Toolbox 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. You will find the Trusty Tools Bundle in the new January-April 2024 Mini Catalog or in the online store and you can earn the Trusty Toolbox 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper during Sale-A-Bration for free with a $50 purchase! Here is a bonus…the dies in the Trusty Tools Dies set cut out the tools on the Trusty Toolbox Designer Series Paper! I love when Stampin’ Up! gives us this flexibility!

I started with a striped panel print from the Trusty Toolbox Designer Series Paper and adhered this to a mat in Pretty Peacock. This was then adhered to the front of a Crushed Curry standard card base. I used my 2″ Circle Punch to punch out a circle using a different pattern from the designer series paper pack and this was adhered to the upper left corner of the card front.

Using the Trusty Tools Dies, I die cut a pencil, wrench, hammer and tape measure. I also die cut the toolbox and toolbox handle from Crumb Cake cardstock. I used a blending brush to antique the toolbox and handle using Early Espresso ink. I fussy cut the level using a pair of paper snips. The pencil was adhered on a diagonal across the punched out circle on the card front.

I stamped the “Happy Birthday” sentiment from the Something Fancy Stamp Set onto a Crumb Cake sentiment label using Early Espresso ink. A Blending Brush was used to antique the edges of the label with Early Espresso ink. I then cut a banner on the right side of the sentiment label, then adhered it to the top left of the card – overlapping the punched circle and pencil.

The handle was attached to the toolbox and then the toolbox was adhered to the lower right of the card front. The die cut tools were then tucked into the toolbox and held in place using a small amount of liquid glue. I looped Linen Thread several times and tucked the thread inside of the toolbox as well. After all, every handyman, or woman, needs a length of twine once in a while!

On the inside panel, an additional sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink. The image of the paint brush was stamped on the lower corner of the panel in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and I used Stampin’ Blends in Crumb Cake, Gray Granite and Lost Lagoon to color in the image. The panel was adhered to another Pretty Peacock panel, then adhered to the inside of the card.

Small Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots were added to both sides of the toolbox on the card front and a large dot was added to the right of the sentiment label. The same paintbrush image was stamped onto the front of the envelope flap and colored in using Stampin’ Blends. A coordinating piece of designer series paper was adhered to the envelope flap, and I used a pair of paper snips to trim the excess paper away from the flap to finish off the card.

If you have a handy guy or gal in your life, you’ll want to grab up the Trusty Tools Bundle. If you purchase this bundle, you will earn the Trusty Toolbox 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper during Sale-A-Bration for free! If you would like to recreate this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below.

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The new January-April 2024 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Are Here!

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:

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 the team, click here.

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January Paper Pumpkin Kit – Lovely Lavender

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin between now and January 10 and receive the Lovely Lavendar Paper Pumpkin Kit. This kit is perfect for love-themed cards for special occasions, Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, and more! And, the kit coordinates with the Perennial Lavendar Suite Collection (Item #162613) which can be found in the upcoming January-April 2024 Mini Catalog (available for orders beginning on January 4).

Kit Details

• Makes 8 cards: 4 each of 2 designs with 8 coordinating envelopes
• 4 bonus tags that punch out from the card front
• Precut paper pieces and linen thread
• Coordinating colors: Garden Green, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Berry Burst

New Approach to Paper Pumpkin!

Beginning with the Lovely Lavender Paper Pumpkin Kit, Stampin’ Up! will be releasing a die Add-On that will not only coordinate with the January kit, but also the February and March kits as well! At the beginning of each quarter, there will be a new die Add-On that will coordinate with the kits for the current quarter (available while supplies last). By purchasing the Add-Ons, you will be able to stretch your creativity in using the Paper Pumpkin kits even further!  To view the current Paper Pumpkin flyer, click here.

Subscribing to Paper Pumpkin

Not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber yet? What are you waiting for? Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin today to receive your very own all-inclusive crafting kit each month. Kits include card projects, tags and gift packaging! When I say the kits are all-inclusive, that is exactly what I mean. You will receive everything in your kits that you will need to complete the projects, including ink, paper, adhesives and embellishments! Click on the image below to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin today!

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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.