Inky Bee Stampers

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! If you are hopping over from Tara’s blog, welcome and thanks for stopping by!

This pretty note card was created using the Around the Bend Stamp Set and the Around the Bend Dies and limited supplies!

We have a sketch challenge for today’s Hop…

To create my card, I started off by cutting two panels using the curved scalloped die from the Around the Bend Dies set. The white panel measured 5-1/2″ x 3″ and the Pebbled Path panel measured 5-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ before die cutting. I was careful to line up the curved border die the same way on each panel and I used pieces of Post It Tape to mark the edges of the die so that the scalloped pattern on the panels would match up once they were die cut.

The bubble image from the Around the Bend Stamp Set was used to stamp bubbles along the scalloped border of the white panel. If you look carefully at the card, it appears as if these bubbles are part of the die cut panel, but they are actually stamped. I adhered the white die cut panel to the Pebbled Path die cut panel – leaving about a 1/4″ of the Pebbled Path scalloped edge showing. This unit was then adhered to the card front and I made sure the left, top and bottom edges lined up with left, top and bottom edges of the card base front.

Using flower and leaf images from the Around the Bend Dies I die cut 3 large flowers from Bubble Bath cardstock, 3 flower centers from Bubble Bath cardstock, 3 small flowers from Bubble Bath cardstock (only two were used on the card), and four leaf sprigs from Basic White cardstock.

The sentiment “hello there” was stamped onto a Basic White sentiment label and then the label was adhered to a Pebbled Path mat. The sentiment label was adhered to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals and was positioned towards the lower right of the card front and over top of the scalloped border. The die cut Pebbled Path flower centers were adhered to the three large Bubble Bath flowers and these flowers were adhered to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals and positioned just to the left of the scalloped borders.

Two of the three smaller flowers were adhered to the card front and the white leaves were tucked in around the large flowers.

For the inside panel I used the bubble stamp to stamp bubbles down the left edge of the panel using Pebbled Path ink. The panel was adhered to a Pebbled Path mat then adhered to the inside of the card.

I used the decorative corner stamp from the Around the Bend Stamp Set and stamped this in Pebbled Path ink onto the lower left corner of the envelope front. Bubbles were stamped along the edge of the envelope flap – also in Pebbled Path ink. To finish off the card and placed several pink sequins to the card front.

I love the versatility of the Around the Bend Stamp Set and Dies and the white, gray and pink together make for a pretty card. I hope you enjoyed my card for the hop today as much as I enjoyed creating it! If you would like to recreate this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial 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
• Carol Buckalew (you are here!)

Ready to Join the Stampin’ Up! Family?

If you’re looking to join the Stampin’ Up! team as a demonstrator, come join my team! As a demonstrator you can earn 20%+ off products and there is no pressure to maintain demonstrator status if you decide it’s not for you. We have many hobby demonstrators who strictly maintain their demonstrator status just for the discount, and other demonstrators who wish to grow a business. Either way, we have loads of FUN! Look at all of the smiling faces!

And August is a great time to join because you will get early access to the upcoming Mini Catalog and products! Becoming a Demonstrator offers some other great benefits, too:

• 20%+ Discount on your demonstrator orders
• Be a part of a fun and supportive team and the Stampin’ Up! community
• Early access to new catalogs and promotion information
• Early ordering for new products
• Be a hobby demonstrator or start a business
• No pressure to sell products
• My full support when you join my team

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! I can tell you that my time with Stampin’ Up! has been wonderful and the Stampin’ Up! community is the absolute best…supportive and fun! You can contact me at inkybeestampers@gmail.com. If you’ve already made up your mind and you’re ready to join, click on the image below.

It is Time to Redeem Your Bonus Days Coupons!

You may have collected one or more Bonus Days coupons during the month of July. It is now time to redeem those coupons during the month of August! Redeem your coupons in the Online Store from now through August 31, 2023.

If you placed an order through the Online Store during the month of July, then you received a $5 coupon for every $50 you spent. You will have received the coupon codes via email. If you don’t see your coupon code emails, then check your spam folder. Here are the details:

Redemption Period: 1–31 August 2023

Ordering Deadlines – Phone: 31 August 2023 at 6:59 p.m. (MT); Online: 31 August 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)

• 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.

Be sure to redeem those Coupon Codes! Ready to shop now? Click on the image below to go to the Online Store.

Kits Sale During the Month of August! Save Up to 30% Off!

You can save up to 30% on amazing kits from the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! during the month of August! The Kits Collection contains a wide variety of options too! Here are the details:

• Sales Period: 1–31 August
• Ordering Deadlines – By Phone: 31 August 2023 at 6:59 p.m. (MT) or Online: 31 August 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)
• The sale only applies to the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! (it does not include Paper Pumpkin kits).
• All order types qualify for this promotion.
• There is no limit to how many kits may be purchased.
• The kits will be up to 30% off as indicated on the website.
• No discount code necessary—the discount will be applied automatically.

If you are a new crafter or a really busy crafter, kits are an excellent option. Everything you need to complete the kit is included!

View the flyer for the Kits Sale promotion by clicking here.

August Host Code

Use my current Host Code and receive a free gift from me valued at $8 when you place an order of $25 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 August Host Code – D9JFXU4E.

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 are included below along with a link to each item that will take you to my online store.