Inky Bee Stampers

Ready for Christmas in July? I have a very special card for you today using products from the Season of Green & Gold Suite Collection! This suite of products is now available in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! And wow…this is a beautiful suite! Specifically, I have used the Golden Greenery Bundle, Greetings of the Season Bundle, Season of Green & Gold 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper, and the Graceful Greenery Vellum 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper.

I selected a Very Vanilla and gold diamond print from the Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper and cut a panel measuring 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″. I cut a second floral print in Mossy Meadow and Old Olive to 4-1/4″ x 1-1/2″ and adhered this strip to the left side of the first panel. This unit was then adhered to the front of a Mossy Meadow card base.

I die cut a number of greenery sprigs from the Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper as well as the Graceful Greenery Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper using the Golden Greenery Dies. Yes! The dies cut out these beautiful sprigs from the paper! I also die cut the large berry sprig you see in the center of the card from a scrap piece of white cardstock using the Golden Greenery Dies. I used Real Red, Cherry Cobbler and Bronze Stampin’ Blends to color in the berry image then used a Stampin’ Blend Color Lifter to lift out highlights on the tops of the berries. The die cut greenery pieces were arranged onto the card front and when I was happy with their placement, I adhered everything down using a little liquid glue.

Using the Greetings of the Season Bundle I stamped a sentiment onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock in Cherry Cobbler ink and I used an oval sentiment label die from the Greetings of the Season Dies to cut out the sentiment. The sentiment label was adhered to the lower center of the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On the inside of the card, I adhered another 1-1/2″ strip of the Old Olive and Mossy Meadow print to the left side of a Very Vanilla panel. An additional sentiment from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set was stamped onto the panel in Cherry Cobbler then the panel was adhered to the inside of the card.

I first and second generation stamped the pine bough image from the Golden Greenery Stamp Set onto the envelope front in Garden Green ink. A coordinating piece of designer series paper was adhered to the envelope flap, and I trimmed the excess paper away from the flap using a pair of paper snips. To finish up the card I added some Cherry Cobbler Adhesive-Backed Berries to the front of the card.

It is difficult sometimes to capture gold accents on designer series paper, but I think you can see these pretty accents in some of these photos. The Season of Green & Gold Suite Collection is truly wonderful…and unbelievably beautiful! If you would like to recreate the card I have made here you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below.

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Bonus Days are Here!

It’s time for one of our favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS! Because do you know what’s a great deal? Getting rewarded for all the crafting supplies you’re already going to buy! When you shop between 3–31 July you will earn a $5 coupon for every $50 you spend! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between 1–31 August.  There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn!

Click here for an infographic explaining how Bonus Days works. You won’t want to miss earning coupons on your purchases in July!

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New Online Exclusives Available Today!

Today is the day! There are a whole bunch of new Online Exclusives available for purchase beginning today! I have been sharing some of these products with you on my blog over the last several weeks. I think you are going to enjoy these new products so be sure to check them out in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store!

There are several new Suite Collections that are available including the Iconic Celebrations Suite Collection and the Season of Green & Gold Suite Collection (click on the Suite names to view the flyers). Plus, a Fall themed bundle and a Halloween bundle are also available. These are just some of the new products available for customer purchase beginning today in the Online Store!

Remember, there is no fixed end date for Online Exclusives! Some products will be reordered when inventory is low, and others will only be available while supplies last. This way Stampin’ Up! can offer even more new products throughout the year! 

Ready to shop? Click here to go to the Online Exclusives!

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July Paper Pumpkin Kit – Painted Petals

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin between June 11 and July 10 and receive the beautiful Painted Petals Kit! This kit contains everything needed to complete the project and comes in a pretty coordinating box! Here is what the kit includes:

• Craft beautiful cards with unique watercolor designs and pretty layers!
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Gray Granite (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive

Once you become a Paper Pumpkin subscriber you will also be able to purchase the Add On to take your kits to the next level! Click here to view the promotional flyer and information on the Add On, plus get a glimpse of the August and September kits too!

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July 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 July Host Code – 79GM6UNE.

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Products used to create today’s project that are available for purchase are included below.