Inky Bee Stampers

Thanks for stopping by and welcome! It is Thursday and time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. I think we’re going to see some special cards in the Hop today so be sure to use the links below to hop around and check out all of the projects!

For today’s card I used the Softly Sophisticated Stamp Set along with the Everyday Details Dies and Bee Mine 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. I adore the small, delicate flower images in the Softly Sophisticated Stamp Set and the Everyday Details Dies are a must have! 

We have a color challenge for today’s Hop, and I used Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight, Sweet Sorbet and Basic Black on my card for the challenge.

I started off with a Daffodil Delight plaid print panel from the Bee Mine Designer Series Paper measuring 5″ x 3-3/4″ and adhered this to a Basic Black mat measuring 5-1/8″ x 3-7/8″. Using the largest rectangular die from the Everyday Details Dies set, I cut two rectangles – one from a Sweet Sorbet print and one from white cardstock. Check out the fun edge detail on the rectangles! And this large rectangular die in this set will cut either a rectangle or a frame!

The Sweet Sorbet rectangle was adhered to the Daffodil Delight plaid panel using liquid glue and was positioned onto the lower left of the panel. On the white rectangle I stamped the sentiment from the Softly Sophisticated Stamp Set in Sweet Sorbet ink towards the top of the rectangle.  The font on the sentiments in this stamp set are beautiful! I then used the two-step stamps to first stamp the leaf stem in Lemon Lime Twist ink, then stamping the flowers in Daffodil Delight ink. I then used the dark shade of a Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend to darken a portion of the flower centers. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Daffodil Delight plaid panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals and was positioned toward the top right of the panel. The larger panel was then adhered to a Lemon Lime Twist card base.

On the inside panel I again used the two-step stamps to stamp the leaf stem and flowers on both the upper right and lower left corners of the panel in Lemon Lime Twist and Daffodil Delight. An additional sentiment was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink and the panel was adhered to a black mat and then adhered to the inside of the card.

The same leaf stem and flowers were stamped again onto the envelope front. A piece of coordinating designer series paper was adhered to the envelope flap and I used my paper snips to trim the excess paper away from the flap. I tied a Lemon Lime Twist bow and adhered the bow to the card front at the base of the leaf stem using a Mini Glue Dot. Several Daffodil Delight hearts from the Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers embellishment pack were also adhered to the card front.

I love the bright spring-like colors on this card and the petite flowers from the Softly Sophisticated Stamp Set are precious! The pretty rectangles from the Everyday Details Dies are the icing on the cake on this card! If you would like to recreate this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below.

Thank you for stopping by today! Let’s get back to the Hop! If you are 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
• Terry Lynn Bright
• 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 and Sale-A-Bration are Here!

The January-April 2024 Mini Catalog is Live! You can view a digital copy of this catalog as well as the Sale-A-Bration brochure 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!

Did I mention Sale-A-Bration? Sale-A-Bration runs from now through February 29! Sale-A-Bration is a special time of the year where you can earn free products with your purchases! Read on to learn how you can participate in Sale-A-Bration.

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!

Click on the image below if you’re ready to shop!

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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.

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Products used to create today’s project which are available now, are included below.