Inky Bee Stampers

It’s Thursday and that means that it is time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! I’m looking forward to seeing the projects in the Hop this week…I know the projects will be inspirational as always! Welcome and thanks for stopping by!

My card today was created using the Dainty Delight Stamp Set and Les Shoppes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. It has been a while since I created a center step fun fold and I thought the center panel of this card fold was perfect to highlight some pretty gold embossing.

As you can probably guess, we have a theme challenge for the hop today…

I started by cutting and scoring the two Petal Pink bases needed for this card. The larger card base measures 8″ x 5-1/2″ and is scored at 3″, 6″, and 7″. The center step base measures 6″ x 3″ and is scored at 4-1/4″.

Focusing on the large card base, I matted two slender pieces of a striped print from the Les Shoppes Designer Series Paper to mats in Cajun Craze. These were then adhered to the left and right sides of the card base front. I also cut two small pieces of the same paper, and matted these to Cajun Craze mats, then adhered these to the left and right of the step portion of the card base.

Using the Dainty Delight Stamp Set, I stamped the medium floral image in VersaMark ink onto a Petal Pink panel measuring 4″ x 2-3/4″. I sprinkled gold embossing powder over the stamped image and used my Heat Tool to set the embossing powder. This panel was then adhered to a Cajun Craze mat and then adhered to the center step base.

While stamping, I stamped the same floral image onto the inside panel and the envelope front in VersaMark ink, sprinkled with gold embossing powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. The sentiment was stamped onto a scrap piece of Cajun Craze cardstock using VersaMark and also embossed in gold. I used the second to smallest banner die from the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut out the sentiment.

The center step base was adhered to the larger card base using liquid glue. I first adhered the bottom edge of the center step base to the front step portion of the card base. I folded the card closed and turned the card face down, then adhered the back of the center step base to the larger card base using glue. An additional designer series paper panel was matted to a piece of Cajun Craze and this was adhered to the back of the card. The panel helps hide the point where the two card bases were joined…but also looks pretty!

For the finishing touches, I wrapped a length of Petal Pink ribbon around the step portion of the card and tied a bow. The sentiment label was adhered to the card front, just above the bow, using Stampin’ Dimensionals. A piece of coordinating designer series paper was adhered to the envelope flap with the excess paper being trimmed away. Lastly, I added three gold Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots to the card front.

I hope you enjoyed my card for the Hop today and thanks so much for stopping by! You can download, save and print a pdf tutorial for this card 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 and inspiration! You can click on the Next button to go to Amy Koenders’ blog and the top of the blog hop list or click on any name in the list below to visit that person’s blog. Enjoy and happy stamping!

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

Bonus Days Are Here!

Stampin’ Up! is bringing back one of their 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 6–31 July and spend $50 (USD) you will earn a $5 coupon!

Important Note: 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! Make sure to share this with your fellow crafting friends and coupon lovers!  Here are the details:

• Earning Period is July 6-31, 2023
• Earn a $5 (USD) coupon for every $50 spent (before shipping and tax).
• All coupon codes will be emailed right after a qualifying purchase has been made. Customers can shop, purchase, and earn coupons as a guest if they provide a valid email at checkout.
• If a participant earns multiple codes from a single order, they will receive one email with multiple codes. If they earn multiple codes from multiple orders, they will receive separate emails for each code earned.
• All order types qualify for this promotion. Phone and email orders still require an email address.
• Orders that are started before the promotion begins will not count toward earning coupon codes. For example, if you add items to your cart before 6 July and wait to purchase until that date or later, then those items will not qualify towards earning coupons. You must add items to your cart and complete your purchase during the earnings period. There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can earn per order or throughout the duration of the earning period.
• Redemption Period is August 1-31, 2023.

Additional Information:

• There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can redeem on an order during the redemption period. If using multiple codes, they must be separated by a space.
• Coupons may be redeemed one time only.
• Coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits, demonstrator supply items, and Paper Pumpkin month-to-month subscriptions).
• New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes may be discounted using Bonus Days coupon codes.

Get your shopping lists ready for July 6 to start earning coupon codes! Don’t forget to save all coupons you have earned so that you can cash them in during the month of August!

Check Out the New Online Exclusives!

Stampin’ Up! has released new Online Exclusives to customers beginning today! If you are not familiar with Online Exclusives, these are items that you can only view and purchase through the online store. You won’t find Online Exclusives items in any catalog!

Remember that you can earn Bonus Day coupons from July 6 through July 31. You can earn a $5 coupon for every $50 you spend so it’s a great time to shop the Online Exclusives!

Click on the below image to view the Online Exclusives! Happy shopping!

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July Host Code

Did you know that you can purchase supplies from me to make your own beautiful creations? And if you use my current Host Code, you will receive a free gift from me valued at $8 when you place an order of $25 or more (before shipping and tax). Use the July Host Code – VMRNHT24.

I offer other Customer Rewards programs, too! To learn more about Inky Bee Stamper’s customer rewards programs, visit my Customer Rewards page here.

Products used to create today’s card is included below along with a link for each item that will take you to my online store.