Inky Bee Stampers

It is Thursday once again and time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! If you are joining the hop from my page or you hopped over from Terry Lynn’s blog…welcome…I’m happy you are here! I have included links below so you can hop around and see all of the great inspiration today!

I created this “Fun Size” card using the adorable Ice Cream Bundle, Sunny Days 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper and the Everyday Details Dies. The Ice Cream Swirl Bundle is perfect for creating cards for many different occasions!

We have a thank you Theme Challenge for today’s hop…

I’m calling this card a “fun size” because, well, it is! The card base measures 8″ x 4-1/4″ and was scored at 4″. This card fits perfectly into a standard A2 envelope. I wanted the top of my ice cream to sit above the top of the card edge…hence the tweaking of the card base measurements.

I started off with a card base in Shaded Spruce. I adhered a piece of the Sunny Days Designer Series Paper in a strawberry print to a Petal Pink mat, then adhered this to the front of the card. Using scraps of white, Petal Pink and Early Espresso I die cut all of the pieces for the ice cream using the Ice Cream Swirl Dies. I also stamped and die cut several strawberries and a cookie straw. Stampin’ Blends in Poppy Parade and Shaded Spruce were used to color in the berries. A diagonal stripe print from the Sunny Days Designer Series Paper was used to die cut the ice cream cup.

I used the smallest rectangular die with the punched border from the Everyday Details Dies to cut out my sentiment label. The “Thanks” sentiment was stamped onto the label in Shaded Spruce ink. The pieces to build the ice cream were adhered together and then the ice cream was adhered to the top of the ice cream cup. This was then adhered to the card front. I used my ruled grid paper to make sure that the height of the card did not exceed 5-1/2″ (in order to fit inside of an envelope). The sentiment label was adhered towards the bottom of the card front. The stamped, colored and die cut strawberries were adhered to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Lastly, I added the chocolate jimmies to the ice cream!

An additional sentiment was stamped onto the inside panel in Shaded Spruce ink and I stamped two strawberries onto the lower corner of the panel and colored them in using Stampin’ Blends. The panel was adhered to a Petal Pink mat, then adhered to the inside of the card.

The strawberry image was again stamped two times onto the envelope front and colored in with Stampin’ Blends. A coordinating piece of designer series paper was adhered to the envelope flap and I used paper snips to trim the excess paper away from the flap. To finish up the card I added a Petal Pink bow just above the left side of the sentiment label.

So my flavor of ice cream is strawberry swirl! What kind of ice cream are you putting in your cup? The Ice Cream Swirl Bundle is just too cute for words…although I’ve tried! If you would like to recreate this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below.

I want to thank you for stopping by my blog to have a look! It’s time to get back to the Hop! You can click on the “Next” button below to go to Nel’s blog, or click on any name below to jump directly to that person’s blog. Enjoy and have a great day!

• Amy Koenders
• Mary Deatherage
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• 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
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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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Sale-A-Bration Ends on January 29!

Sale-A-Bration started on January 4 and will run through February 29! Which means Sale-a-Bration is almost over! Sale-A-Bration is a special time of the year where you can earn free products with your purchases! Want to see what goodies you can earn for free during Sale-A-Bration? You can view the Sale-A-Bration Brochure by clicking here.

Here is MORE to Sale-A-Brate!

Stampin’ Up! added more items that you can earn for free with a $50 or $100 purchase! You can see these additional Sale-A-Bration items by clicking on the image below! When you place a qualifying order, you can enter the numbers shown on the flyer linked below to earn the item for free. This is in addition to the items in the Sale-A-Bration brochure!

Keep reading below to learn more about Sale-A-Bration and all of the great benefits!

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 here if you are ready to start shopping!

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February 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 February Host Code – KNYPC37G.

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