Month: September 2018

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Stampin’ Up! Festive Farmhouse Anniversary

Julie Johnston

Good Sunday Morning Everyone! This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118: 24

Rejoice even if it is cold! Or hot! Or raining! Whatever. It is a good thing WE don’t control the weather or things would be in a real mess.

For some reason there are a lot of anniversaries in my family in the autumn of the year. One of my nieces is celebrating theirs soon so I made this card for them using the Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper as my inspiration.

If I recall, her bridesmaids wore plaid silk skirts and burgundy silk jackets. The plaid was similar to the Festive Farmhouse plaid. I think. Now, I could be WAY wrong on what I remember, but whatever.  That is why I chose this paper and colors today.

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My card base is Very Vanilla and the mat on the front is Merry Merlot. A strip of the Festive Farmhouse DSP is cut with my Triple Banner Punch. It has a strip of the new Merry Merlot and Copper 5/8″ reversible ribbon with the Merry Merlot side up on top. I wrapped one end over the DSP and taped it to the back, then cut the other end with my fabric scissors. It was a clean cut, but this ribbon does fray. Badly. The less handling of it the better. To get it to lie flat I used some Tear and Tape to secure it to the DSP. The DSP was Liquid Glued to the mat.

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A piece of Mossy Meadow run through the Big Shot with the Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder was then cut with the second largest Layering Ovals scalloped oval. The sentiment from Beautiful Bouquet was stamped in Merry Merlot on Very Vanilla. This was cut with the second largest Stitched Shapes oval. I stamped a bow from Beautiful Bouquet also, but didn’t really like it, so I made a bow from the Merry Merlot/Copper ribbon. It is tough to make a nice bow from 5/8″ ribbon, but it turned out fairly well. A Glue Dot adhered it to the sentiment oval and Liquid Glue adhered that oval to the scalloped oval. This was then adhered to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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The inside Merry Merlot mat was also dry embossed in the Subtle TIEF before adhering it into the card base with Liquid Glue. The sentiment (Better Together) is stamped in Mossy Meadow on Very Vanilla card stock and cut with the same die as the front. The mat is Festive Farmhouse plaid again, cut with the largest Layering Ovals scalloped oval. All are adhered with Liquid Glue.

For the envelope, I used the bow from Beautiful Bouquet  to stamp a row of Merry Merlot bows across the bottom of the envelope front. Full disclosure: I stamped the first envelope front UPSIDE DOWN, meaning I stamped them across the top. Oh, my! Wasted envelope!

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Card Cuts are below, as are the products I used for this card. Also, you can leave comments below. All of the items mentioned below, clearance rack, bonus coupons and Dashing Along end today!

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CARD CUTS: Very Vanilla: card base 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″, front sentiment  and inside sentiment (cut 2) 3-1/2″ x 5″; Mossy Meadow: scalloped oval 3″ x 4″; Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper: front banner 1-7/8″ x 5″, inside oval 3″ x 4″

Product List

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75
Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00
Beautiful Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.00
Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00
Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

$6.50
Merry Merlot & Copper 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Reversible Ribbon

$7.50
Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Glue Dots

$5.25

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Stampin’ Up! Still Night Thank You

Julie Johnston

Stupendous Saturday Everyone! I hope your weekend is off to a great start. I am getting ready to go look for some birds in the next hour or so, but it is frosty this morning, so hope the birds are out and about!

Speaking of birds…my card for today is based on what I have to believe is my all time favorite stamp set. The Still Night Bundle is, oh, my gosh! There are no words for how wonderful this set is. I have made several cards with it and will do many more.

My inspiration for this card came when I was on the road home from the retreat. I was back in Iowa, where, despite what some think, is a beautiful state. Our sunsets will rival those anywhere. As I said, I was driving home, back in Iowa and this was the scene out my window. I quickly snapped this shot with my cell phone. No worries, I was on a side road and there was NO traffic. The only danger would have been driving off the road into the ditch. I didn’t.

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It also fits with TGIF challenge #179

TGIF Challenge 179

At any rate, this served as my inspiration for today’s card. God is good, all the time, and this was an example of His goodness….the beauty of His creation. I give thanks for those moments. Here is my card.

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The ink colors are not as vivid as the real sunset, but I didn’t want to make the card too dark. I am pleased with the way it turned out. So, how did I do it?

I began with a panel of Very Vanilla and my Stampin’ Sponges cut into sixths. (I have these labeled with a small piece of card stock to match the ink color. The card stock is stapled to the sponge, giving me a ‘handle’.) Using a strip of Post It Removable Labeling Tape to mark the horizon and mask off the ground, I began with the sky, sponging Balmy Blue over it all. Next, some Grapefruit Grove was added, then Pacific Point. I just kept layering color, adding a small amount of Highland Heather here and there until I was satisfied with the result.

I removed the tape and began sponging the lower portion with Mossy Meadow, sponging up into the sky a bit to blur the horizon line.

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Winter Woods is another of my favorites from the Holiday Catalog. There is NOTHING to dislike about this bundle. (Remember, you save 10% when you purchase the stamps and dies as a bundle) The large conifer was stamped full strength first, extending up into the sky. I stamped another without re-inking, then a couple more shorter ones. Using the bare trees stamp, I stamped them in Soft Suede, after stamping off once.

I then added a few smaller conifers from the Rooted in Nature stamp set, placing them at random as though they might be in a real forest. This completes the background.

I used the branch die from Still Night Bundle to cut a branch from some Wood Textures DSP, then cut another using the branch die from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits. I dry fit these, then cut off one of the branches from the Still Night branch and added it below where I wanted the owl. These were then adhered to the background using Liquid Glue. I left the ends of the lower branch free to add some dimension.

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The owl is stamped in Early Espresso on Soft Suede card stock and cut with the die from the Still Night Bundle. I colored his eyes with my Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write marker, but it didn’t show up very well. With owls, the eyes have it, so what to do? I used my  Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin Blends Marker to color a couple of Clear Rhinestone Basic Jewels and attached them over his eyes.  My Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker made a couple of dots for the irises, but they don’t show in the photo. Perfect! My finished owl was adhered over the Seasonal Layers branch with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

There are 4 pine bough dies in the Still Night Bundle, so I used all of them to cut some Mossy Meadow. These were Liquid glued to the branch.

To finish the front, I sponged a 1/2″ strip of Very Vanilla with Mossy Meadow. The sentiment is Soft Suede using a stamp from All Things Thanks. I snipped the end with my Paper Snips Scissors and adhered this also with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The finished panel was attached to the card base with Liquid Glue.

For the inside, I used the same Mossy Meadow sponge I had used on the front, but did not add any ink to sponge around the edges of the liner. I stamped the sentiment in Soft Suede using another of the All Things Thanks stamps. The trees are stamped off once before stamping on my liner. Liquid Glue was used to adhere this into the card base.

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The envelope simply has trees from Winter Woods on both the flap and the front. The flap is stamped full strength and the front is stamped off once. I hope you enjoy this card as much as I enjoyed making it. Please leave comments below.

Card Cuts are below, as are the products I used for this card.

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Don’t forget to check the Clearance Rack when you order. There are always great deals there. Click on the image below to see what is available.

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CARD CUTS: Very Vanilla: front 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″, inside liner 3-3/4″ x 5″, front sentiment 1/2″ x 2-1/4″; Mossy Meadow: card base 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″, pine boughs scraps, or one piece 1″ x 4″; Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack: branches 6″ x 6″; Soft Suede: owl 2″ x 2-1/2″
Product List

Still Night Clear-Mount Bundle

$41.25

Winter Woods Clear-Mount Bundle

$50.25

All Things Thanks Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle

$72.75

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

$11.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$5.00

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

$4.50

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

$6.50

Stampin' Trimmer

$30.00

Big Shot

$110.00

Paper Snips Scissors

$10.00

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Stampin’ Up! Floral Frame Anniversary

Julie Johnston

Good Friday Morning! It is cloudy and supposed to drizzle today, but after a GORGEOUS fall day yesterday, who can complain?

Perhaps this anniversary card will chase away any blues you may have! I elected to use some Frosted Floral DSP and chose colors from that paper for my card…Mint Macaron, Petal Pink and Merry Merlot, with a bit of Gray Granite for good measure.

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My card base is Merry Merlot with a Petal Pink mat that was dry embossed with the Subtle Dynamic Textured Embossing folder and adhered to the base with Liquid Glue. Over this is a panel of the Frosted Floral  Designer Series Paper, which, as the name implies, has a frosty sheen to it. Lovely Paper, and though it is in the Holiday Catalog, it can be used in any season and for any occasion. Liquid Glue adhered it to the Petal Pink mat.

My sentiment, from Beautiful Bouquet, is stamped in Merry Merlot on Gray Granite and cut with a frame from the Floral Frames Framelit. HINT: by purchasing the Floral Frames stamp set and framelits together in a bundle, you save 10%. If you order as a demonstrator, you get another 20% off. Just sayin’.

I cut a second frame from Merry Merlot card stock, then used my trimmer to cut it in half lengthwise, allowing me to make a nice mat for the sentiment piece.

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A few leaves cut from Petal Pink, Mint Macaron and Vellum are cut with the dies from Floral Frames. These were attached to the DSP with Liquid Glue. A couple of them were glued directly onto the sentiment piece, which was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Before attaching this to the card front though, I wound some Silver Metallic Thread around, just to give it some glitz. I think the silver thread and the Frosted Floral paper is just the right amount of glitz.

For the inside, the Subtle Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder gives some dimension to the Mint Macaron mat, Liquid Glued into the card base. Petal Pink serves as the background for the sentiment, with a strip of the Frosted Floral DSP along the side to dress it up a bit. The sentiment is from Better Together stamp set and is in Merry Merlot.

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The envelope sports more of the DSP on the flap, with a small flower and leaves in Merry Merlot and Mint Macaron on the front. These are from the Floral Frames stamp set.

This card was quick and easy to make, with the Frosted Floral as the centerpiece. if putting colors together isn’t your thing, Stampin’ Up! makes it easy for you. Just use the ones in the Designer Series Paper you have chosen.

Card Cuts are below, as are the products I used for this card.

Host Code: RKS93T47 (Good through the end of September) Use this code when ordering from my online store to get a free gift from me. There are also other goodies you can earn. Check it out here.

Don’t forget to check the Clearance Rack when you order. There are always great deals there. Click on the image below to see what is available.

clearance rack

Host a party with total sales (before taxes and shipping) of $250 and earn free Designer Series Paper in addition to the usual Stampin’ Up Rewards.

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AND DON’T FORGET TO REDEEM YOUR BONUS DAYS COUPONS. STAMPIN’ UP SENT THESE TO YOU VIA EMAIL AFTER YOUR AUGUST ORDERS OF $50 OR MORE. September 30 is the last day to be able to redeem them.

Card Cuts: Merry Merlot: card base 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″, mat for sentiment 3″ x 4″; Petal Pink: front mat 4″ x 5-1/4″, inside liner 3-3/4″ x 5″, leaves 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″; Mint Macaron: inside mat 4″ x 5-1/4″, leaves 2″ x 3″; Gray Granite: sentiment 3″ x 4″; Frosted Floral Designer Series Paper: front 3-3/4″ x 5″, strip on inside liner 3/4″ x 5″, envelope flap 2-1/2″ x 6″; Vellum: leaves 2″ x 3″

Product List

Beautiful Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.00
Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00
Floral Frames Clear-Mount Bundle

$43.00
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$10.00
Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Frosted Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

$14.00
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.00
Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Silver Metallic Thread

$3.50
Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Medium Whisper White Envelopes

$6.50
Stampin' Trimmer

$30.00
Big Shot

$110.00

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Stampin’ Up Festive Farmhouse Christmas for Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Julie Johnston

Good Thursday Everyone! Last Thursday I left home for our Inkin’ Krew Retreat, and today I am back home with plenty to do. So, let’s get on with the hop. Our Inkin’ Krew is very talented as I discovered (as if I didn’t already know it) at our Retreat. More on the Retreat later.

Today we have a sketch challenge. Here is the sketch

And here is what I created for it.

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I began with a Cherry Cobbler card base and added some Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper. I love the plaids in this assortment, but have not used the windowpane check until today. I really like it as a background.

I decided against a sentiment on the front and instead just used the angel, which I fussy cut, from the Angels on Earth stamp set. The angel was stamped in Cherry Cobbler on a scrap of the Festive Farmhouse DSP wood grain.

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The backdrop for the angel is the Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder which is on the Galvanized Metallic Paper. I then distressed it by sponging Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede inks over it, then sanded it lightly to give it a worn look. The edges are bent a bit and the corners curled.

This was Liquid Glued to the Festive Farmhouse DSP. A strip of the Braided Linen Trim is wrapped around the mat and Tin Tile and taped on the back. This panel was then Liquid Glued to the card base.

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The Angel also received a little sponging (very little!) with Soft Suede and is adhered over the Braided Linen Trim with Stampin’ Dimensionals. This finishes the front. I think the photo above shows the distressing of the Tin Tile.

The inside got some corner interest from the corner stamp in Angels on Earth, which are stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Very Vanilla. The sentiment is also in Cherry Cobbler  from Angels on Earth. This panel was adhered to another mat of Festive Farmhouse DSP windowpane check with Liquid Glue and the whole Liquid Glued into the card base.

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The Medium Very Vanilla envelope has an angel on the front and one on the flap, all in Cherry Cobbler.

Amy, Mary, Sue and I were among those who attended the retreat. It was a wonderful time at a beautiful cabin in the woods of the Chattahoochee National Forest. I am so happy that I was able to go. We made cards, got to know each other better and had a fantastic host who cooked for us and saw that we had a great space in which to make cards.

To move on and see what our very talented leader, Amy, has done, just click on the ‘next’ button, or on any name to see what the others have done.

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

Sue Prather

Karen Finkle

Julie Johnston: You are Here

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Card Cuts: Cherry Cobbler: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″; Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper: front 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″, inside mat 3-3/4″ x 5″, angel on woodgrain 2-1/2″ x 4″; Galvanized Metallic Paper: front 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″; Very Vanilla: inside liner 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″

Product List

Angels On Earth Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00
Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$10.00
Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50
Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00
Galvanized Metallic Paper

$5.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim

$7.00
Stampin' Trimmer

$30.00
Paper Snips Scissors

$10.00
Big Shot

$110.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

$6.50

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Stampin’ Up! Tropical Chic Halloween for the Happy Inking Thursday and Happy Stampers Combined Blog Hop

Julie Johnston

Happy Thursday Everyone! Summer just won’t let go, but the weather folks are saying tomorrow it will feel more like fall. I hope everyone in the path of Florence is safe and recovering from the devastation she wrought. Here in the midwest it has been hot and humid for the past week. I don’t know if the rains we had the 10 days previous to the heat were a drought breaker, but certainly hope so. It was a long, hot, dry summer for us here. I welcome autumn! I especially like to make cards with an autumn theme.

That aside, it is time once again for our monthly joint blog hop with friends to the north. Enjoy the trip!

Today we have a color challenge and a sketch challenge. We can choose either or both. I have chosen both because, well, why not?

I thought the colors would lend themselves well to the season, or to Halloween. I am not really into the Halloween scene, but I do give cards to the little ones in the family, so here we go! If I had purchased the really cute Stampin’ Up! Cauldron Bubble or Toil and Trouble items in the Holiday catalog, my card would have been easier. A black cauldron running over with Granny Apple Green goo would be perfect! Alas, I chose not to purchase those, so have to use my imagination instead. Hard work, sometimes!

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Mango Melody makes the card base with a black mat under the Tropical Chic Designer Series Paper. Who knew Tropical and Halloween went together? A simple strip of Mango Melody on a black mat serves as the base for the the sentiment.

I used the Labeler Alphabet stamps for the sentiment, stamping it in Mango Melody with the first letters of each word in Basic Black on Whisper White card stock. (We are allowed to use Whisper White, Very Vanilla or metallics with our challenge)

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A Basic Black cat punched with the cat punch finishes the front.

On the inside, in stamped off once Granny Apple Green, I stamped one of the touches of Texture images as a background for the sentiment. This comes from the Labels to Love stamp set. Great, isn’t it?

I stamped it in Black Memento ink then used my Mango Melody Stampin’ Write Marker to color in the words in the middle.

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The envelope has a Basic Black cat on the front and more of the DSP on the flap.

Now, on with the HOP! Just click on the ‘next’ button, or on any name to go to their blog page.

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Amy Koenders
Shelagh Freemantle
Mary Deatherage
Kristi Gray
Jaimie Babarczy
Sue Prather
Karen Finkle
Julie Johnston-you are here
Sandi MacIver
Eva Dobilas
If you would like to join in on the fun, I would be happy to help you join our team. You don’t know what you are missing!
Card Cuts: Mango Melody: card base 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, front strip 1-1/4″ x 4; Basic Black: front mat and inside mat 4″ x 5-1/4″, front strip mat 1-1/2″ x 4-1/4″, cat (2) 2-1/2″ x 4″; Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper Stack: front panel 3-3/4″ x 5″; Whisper White: front sentiment strip 1/2″ x 3-1/2″, inside liner 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″.

Product List

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Labels To Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$21.00

Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$33.00

Cat Punch

$18.00

Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Tropical Escape 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Brights Stampin' Write Markers

$30.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

$6.50

Stampin' Trimmer

$30.00

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Natural Dyes Workshop card.

Julie Johnston

I was privileged to spend a weekend recently with about 15 other women at a workshop on Dyeing with the plants that are all around us. I have been interested in dyeing for years, and have done a little yarn dyeing with Procion Dyes. When I found out about this workshop there was only one spot left. I guess it was meant to be mine, so I took it.

There is a story behind the way I discovered this workshop, which I will not go into here. Let’s just simply call it a “God Thing.” Sometimes you just have to be alert to what He is saying, and be obedient.

What fun! And what an interesting time it was. I learned the process of using plant products as dyes (other than onion skins and black walnuts, both of which I had tried) and what mordants to use to achieve certain colors.

We also learned leaf printing, which was FANTASTIC! The card I made for today uses a piece of the watercolor paper that I leaf printed in a Sumac dye bath, with iron as a mordant.

I liked the colors it made, a sort of very pale yellow with dark edges, which I interpreted as Early Espresso. There were gray undertones, which I decided were Gray Granite. The pale yellow became So Saffron, so those are the colors of my card.

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The watercolor paper was layered with leaves. I used different ones, Birch, Oak, Maple, Ninebark and Wisteria, as well as a weed that had an interesting leaf and some ferns. These multiple layers were tied together and dropped into the dye bath.

Today’s card features a Birch branch with several leaves.

I began with an Early Espresso card base and matted a panel of So Saffron on that. I then trimmed the dyed watercolor paper to fit with the teeniest of margins. All of the layers are adhered with Liquid Glue, except for the front sentiment piece, which is attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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The sentiment is Early Espresso stamped on Gray Granite and cut with the framelits from the Blended Seasons Bundle. The sentiment is from Rooted in Nature. One of the leaf stamps in Rooted in Nature mimics the Birch leaves, so I stamped it in Gray Granite on So Saffron and cut it out with the coordinating framelit in the bundle.

On the inside I stamped the same leaf in Gray Granite ink on Gray Granite card stock. This became my mat for the sentiment panel, which is So Saffron. The leaves in the corners are stamped in Gray Granite and the sentiment is Early Espresso. This sentiment is from Healing Hugs.

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To sort of give the inside the same organic sense of nature, I sponged around the edges of the So Saffron panel with a sponge Dauber and a bit of Early Espresso.

I really like the way this card turned out, and am excited to make more cards with some of the other leaf prints I did.

The Very Vanilla envelope simply has the same leaf pattern stamped in Gray Granite on both the front and the flap.

I hope you enjoy this card as much as I enjoyed making it. Even more did I enjoy the dyeing process. I just have to accumulate more big pots in which to do my dyeing, so I can fit in larger pieces.

In all, we did 10 or 11 dye baths using Oak, Hickory, red cabbage, Barberry, sumac, Red Maple, Lemongrass, goldenrod, poke berry and Marigold. We used different parts of the various plants, seeds, berries, leaves, bark, husks, etc, and different mordants produced different colors.

For example, my partner and I gathered Goldenrod flowers and leaves and put them in the pot with water. When the water boiled and turned color, we dipped out 3 samples to try with different mordants. The prettiest yellow resulted from the one with Alum as a mordant. The Copper lent a green color and the Iron made a dark greenish gray. All were lovely colors, but we decided to use the Alum for a lovely yellow.

I came home with not only my paper pieces, but several lengths of dyed and printed silk as well. And samples from each of the dye baths and the different mordants. This could easily become my new passion, but at the moment I have too many irons in the fire to spend any time doing it. There is always next year, and I will take the lessons learned in this process to another level, as well as doing some research and accumulating the necessary equipment.

There is a whole host of plants, or plant parts, that can be used for dyeing, from Avocado to Yarrow.  Many of them are in ancient recipes for dyeing cloth, and I am quite interested in trying some to see what results.

For now, I will keep making cards. I purchased more watercolor paper yesterday, so perhaps I can do more leaf printing before all the leaves fall from the trees.

Don’t forget to redeem your Bonus Days coupons.

Host Code: RKS93T47

Us this code when placing an order through my online store to earn free stamps. Go here to get all the details.

Card Cuts: Early Espresso: card base 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″: So Saffron: front mat 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″, inside sentiment panel 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″, leaf 2″ x 2″; Gray Granite: front sentiment 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″, inside mat 4″ x 5-1/4″.

Product List

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle

$72.75
Healing Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$21.00
Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Bundle

$64.75
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50
Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Big Shot

$110.00
Stampin' Trimmer

$30.00
Sponge Daubers

$5.00
Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

$6.50

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Stampin’ Up! Animal Outing Shutter Birthday

Julie Johnston

Good morning Everyone! Another hot one today, and dry again. The combines are rolling, day and night. I urge you all to be aware of big machinery on the roads as they travel from field to field and home. Harvest is a dangerous time and requires diligence from all of us.

My card today is purely fun! The Animal Outing stamp set and dies (purchase as a bundle and save 10%!) are so much fun, and the dies also cut the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper, which I also used for this card. As I said, ‘pure fun!’

I love a gate-fold card, and if there is a working mechanism inside, so much the better. This gate-fold is also a shutter card. Take a look.

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I began with a Whisper White Thick Card Stock card base, but instead of the usual center score, this one is scored at 2-1/8″ and 6-3/8″ to make the gate-fold. For the front panels I used Call Me Clover for the mats and Liquid Glue to adhere  some of the Animal Expedition DSP over the mats. How cute is that?

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For the inside, another Call Me Clover mat supports a different piece of the Animal Expedition DSP. Liquid Glue adheres the two pieces together before punching the hole, pretty much centered, with my 2-1/4″ Circle Punch. You could also use the 6th Layering Circles Framelit (counting the smallest as one), which is very slightly larger than the punch. Place Stampin’ Dimensionals across the top and bottom of this piece and set aside.

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The mechanism is made from two pieces of Call Me Clover Card Stock, cut 3-1/2″ x 4″. Placing the 4″ side at the top of your Score Board, score at 3-1/2″ on both pieces. Now, this next part may seem tricky, but it really isn’t. Find the center of these two pieces. This would be at 2″ for the long side and 1-3/4″ for the short side. Make a dot with a pencil at the spot where these two meet. This is easy using your grid paper as a guide.

Now, draw a line from the corner (on the end away from the score line) to this dot. Draw another line from the other corner to the dot, making a triangle. Using your Paper Snips, cut this triangle away and use it to mark the second piece. Cut this away also. Fold and burnish the score lines. Cut the tiny tips off the points.

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With the fold as a mountain, lay the piece flat on your card base, lining up the edge with the fold against inside of the score line on the card base and centering vertically. This will put the green piece across the center of your card base, NOT on the flap. Apply adhesive (I used Liquid Glue) to the 1/2″ piece and fold the flap over, holding it firmly to adhere. Repeat with the other side. These form a diamond shaped opening when the card is opened. You can see how this looks in the top photo of the standing card.

Now adhere the center panel with the hole, lining up the top and bottom edges with the top and bottom of the card base, and centering it on the center panel. See how easy that was?? Now, all that is left is to add the sentiment. If this isn’t clear enough, go to Jan B Cards to watch her video, or to Stamps n Lingers to see how my friend Mary made her shutter card. I put mine together the same way Jan B did, but you can do it either way.

 

I used the sentiment from Best Birds and stamped it in the center of the open diamond, slightly toward the top to leave room below for the little frog on a branch. Frog is from Animal Outing. (You could use your cut out center panel to mark a circle on your card base and stamp BEFORE assembling) Both the sentiment and the froggy branch were stamped in Call Me Clover.

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The inside is finished. And the outside is finished. I love this shutter card, it is so interactive. A child of ANY age would love it as well.

The belly band adds another dimension to the card as well as helping to hold it shut. Cut a 1″ strip from Call Me Clover . Holding one end just past the center opening of the card, fold it completely around the card. Remove it from the card and line up the sides to get your folds straight before burnishing. Cut off any extra, leaving about a 1″ overlap and Liquid Glue it together.

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Decorate as you wish. You could use the circle cut from the center panel and add another sentiment. I chose to use the framelit for the rhinoceros from the Animal Outing Bundle, and cut one from the coordinating DSP. I also cut one from Call Me Clover and Liquid Glued it to the back of the DSP for more support. The DSP is not as thick as card stock and I didn’t want it to bend too easily. Liquid Glue adheres this over the joined edges of the band.

Close the card and slip the band over. Wow! Is this ever cute? The animals in this bundle and the DSP are so adorable.

The envelope sports a stamped rhinoceros on the front, stamped in Gray Granite, and more of the DSP on the flap. I colored the bird on his horn with a Balmy Blue Stampin’ Write Marker and his bill with the So Saffron Marker. The grass is Call Me Clover.

This is fun to make and really doesn’t take very long at all.

Please leave comments below and don’t forget to redeem your Bonus Days coupons.

CLEARANCE RACK

I might also mention that the Clearance Rack has been updated, and things are going fast. Fast Fuse and Fast Fuse Refills are 1/2 price, but they are only there while supplies last.

For any orders (before taxes and shipping) of $50 up to $150, use the host code below for a free gift from me when you order from my online store. Click here to get the details. For orders over $150 don’t use the host code and you will still receive the free gift. You will also be earning Wild Bird Eggs, the details of which are on the same page.

September Host Code: RKS93T47

For a $50 order you will be eligible to receive the September Online Class Tutorials for Spooky Sweets.

Card Cuts: Whisper White Thick Card Stock: card base 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, scored at 2-1/8″ and 6-3/8″; Call Me Clover: front mats (2) 2″ x 5-3/8″, center panel inside mat 3″ x 5-1/2″, shutter (2) 3-1/2″ x 4″, belly band 1″ x 10-1/2″, rhinoceros 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″; Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper: front panels 1-7/8″ x 5-1/4″, inside center panel 2-7/8″ x 5-3/8″, piece to cut animal to decorate belly band.

Product List

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Bundle

$45.00
Best Birds Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00
2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch

$18.00
Call Me Clover 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper

$11.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Paper Snips Scissors

$10.00
Big Shot Magnetic Platform

$40.00
Big Shot

$110.00
Stampin' Trimmer

$30.00
Medium Whisper White Envelopes

$6.50
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

$30.00

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Stampin’ Up! Woodland Anniversary

Julie Johnston

Good Monday to you All! Well, it is Monday, but, hey, a new week ahead. Florence is waning and I hope all of you in her path are recovering.

Before we get started with today’s card, just a quick word about the Stampin’ Up Clearance Rack….you can now get Fast Fuse, both dispenser and refills for 1/2 price as long as supplies last. The Clearance Rack was refreshed today, so don’t wait if you want some bargains.

My card today was inspired by the Freshly Made Sketches challenge

freshly made sketches

And it also follows the color challenge of Cupcake Inspirations

cupcake inspirations

I chose the brown and green, not the football theme.

Here is the card I created. The couple who will receive this love the woods and the outdoors, so the Woodland Textured Embossing Folder was a no-brainer! In fact, the marriage proposal occured in a deer stand.

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My card base is Shaded Spruce and the mats are Soft Suede.

I began by using the Woodland TIEF on a panel of Festive Farmhouse DSP for the basis of the front. To follow the Freshly Made Sketches sketch, I colored three of the trees with my Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker. This was adhered to the mat with Liquid Glue. A length of Linen Thread was wrapped around the left side and tied in a small bow.

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The sentiment is from Banners for You, stamped in Shaded Spruce on a scrap of the Festive Farmhouse DSP. I stamped the frame of Anniversary in Soft Suede and used the coordinating Bunch of Banners framelit to cut it out. The Happy was stamped in Shaded Spruce also and cut with my Stampin Trimmer. Oh, yes, I stamped the sentiments off once before stamping on my DSP. I ran my Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker around the edge of the Happy piece to help it stand out from the background. Both sentiments were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

For the inside, the small deer from Dashing Deer was stamped in Soft Suede. The sentiment is from Better Together and is stamped off once Shaded Spruce. The leaves in the corner are also stamped off once and are in the Rooted in Nature stamp set.

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The sentiment panel was then adhered to a Soft Suede mat with Liquid Glue and into the card base, also with Liquid Glue.

The envelope flap has more of the Festive Farmhouse DSP and the little deer shows up again on the front of the envelope.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card. I welcome your comments.

Host code: RKS93T47 This is good for the remainder of the month of September.

Don’t forget to redeem your Bonus Days coupons, which you will have received via email. You only have until the end of September to redeem them.

Card Cuts: Shaded Spruce card base 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″; Soft Suede: front mat  4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″, inside mat 4″ x 5-1/4″; Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper: front 4″ x 5-1/4″, inside panel 3-3/4″ x 5″, sentiments 2″ x 3-1/2″

Product List

Banners For You Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.00
Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00
Dashing Deer Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$22.00
Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle

$72.75
Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies

$27.00
Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$8.50
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50
Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

$30.00
Linen Thread

$4.50
Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Stampin' Trimmer

$30.00
Big Shot

$110.00

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Stampin’ Up! Southern Serenade Birthday

Julie Johnston

Good Friday morning to you all! It is a pretty day today here in the heartland. What a Blessing God has given us. We have had a week of glorious weather, though it is warmer today than I prefer. My prayers go out for all those in the path of Florence…they are not having such a glorious day.

My card today is for a woman’s birthday, so I used the very feminine Southern Serenade stamp set. The sentiments are from At Home With You (front) and Beautiful You on the inside.

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I began by stamping the floral bouquet in the Southern Serenade set in StazOn Black on Whisper White. Using my Blender Pen and Blueberry Bushel stamp pad (squeezing the closed pad to get some ink in the lid), I colored in the flowers, then gave them a Daffodil Delight center with my Stampin’ Write Marker. The Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Write Marker filled in the leaves. I then used the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to emboss the whole panel before cutting it with the largest of the scalloped Layering Ovals Framelits.

This was adhered with Liquid Glue to a Blueberry Bushel oval cut with the largest plain one from Layering Ovals Framelits.

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My card base is Blueberry Bushel. A mat of Daffodil Delight was first embossed with the Swirls and Curls Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing folder. I wrapped a length of Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon around this and Liquid Glued it to the front. Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere the Oval to the yellow mat.

I stamped the sentiment in Blueberry Bushel on a Whisper white scrap and used my Paper Snips to cut the ends. The Blueberry Bushel Stampin’ Write Marker edged this piece nicely. It is attached over the ribbon with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A small Polka Dot Tulle bow is attached with a Glue Dot.

On the inside I stamped the sentiments from Beautiful You in Blueberry Bushel and flowers from Southern Serenade in StazOn Black in each corner. These were colored the same as the front. This liner was Liquid Glued to a Daffodil Delight mat and into the card base.

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For the envelope I used the Swirls and Curls embossing folder to do the flap and stamped the floral image from Southern Serenade in Blueberry Bushel on the front.

I hope you like this card. I think it very feminine. Please leave comments below.

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And, don’t forget to use you Bonus Days Coupons earned last month. You have the rest of September to use them. If you need more information please contact me.

Host Code: RKS93T47 for the rest of September

Using this code with an order of at least $50 earns you free goodies. For more information on customer rewards please click here.

Card Cuts: Blueberry Bushel: card base 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″, oval mat 3″ x 4″, Whisper White: inside liner 3-3/4″ x 5″, front oval 3″ x 4″, front sentiment 1/2″ x 1-1/2″; Daffodil Delight: front embossed mat 4″ x 5-1/4″, inside mat 4″ x 5-1/4″

Product List

Southern Serenade Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$21.00
Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$28.00
At Home With You Photopolymer Stamp Set

$26.00
Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$7.50
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$10.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75
Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

$9.00
In Color 2018–2020 Stampin' Write Markers

$15.00
Brights Stampin' Write Markers

$30.00
Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

$30.00
Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

$7.50
Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00
Glue Dots

$5.25
Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Stampin' Trimmer

$30.00
Paper Snips Scissors

$10.00
Big Shot

$110.00

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Stampin’ Up! Rooted in Nature Sympathy for Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Julie Johnston

Time marches on and here we are for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! These hops are so much fun. I love to see what the other ladies have created. We have a very talented group, many of them winners on other challenges, so let’s get started.

Seems I always need sympathy cards, so today my card is just that. What better to use for it that Stampin’ Up!s Beautiful Rooted in Nature stamp and dies bundle (buy the bundle and save 10%) and coordinating Designer Series Paper?

We have a sketch to follow for today’s hop

And this is my creation

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My card base is Cajun Craze and the other colors, Grapefruit Grove, Tranquil Tide,  and Whisper White, are from the Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper. Believe it or not, I did not use a single die cut on this card!

Using Versamark ink, I stamped the smaller of the single leaves in the Rooted in Nature Stamp set randomly over the card base, and the Tranquil Tide sentiment mat. The tree and sentiment, also from Rooted in Nature are stamped in Cajun Craze and Tranquil Tide on Whisper White and Liquid Glued to the mat. The tree was stamped off once on scrap paper before stamping the Whisper White.

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A square of Grapefruit Grove serves as a mat for the Nature’s Poem DSP and lightens the otherwise too dark card. These were Liquid Glued together and Liquid Glue adheres the whole to the card front.

The Sentiment piece is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card front is finished.

On the inside I again used Tranquil Tide as a mat for the liner, which is Whisper White. On this I stamped, in no particular order, stamped off once Cajun Craze leaves around the Tranquil Tide sentiment, which is from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set.

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The liner and mat are Liquid Glued together and into the card base.

For the envelope, the same tree is stamped off once in Cajun Craze before stamping the envelope front and more of the Nature’s Poem DSP covers the flap.

Card cuts and products used are listed below.

Hostess Code: RKS93T47. This code is good through the end of September.

If you do not have a demonstrator, please feel free to order from me by using the ‘order online’ button at right. There are free goodies to be had when you order. Check them out here.

Now, on with the hop. Clicking the button below will take you to Amy’s blog. She always has a wonderful creation to share. Or, simply click on any name to go to their blog. You will not be disappointed. Thanks for joining us, and don’t forget to leave a comment below.

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

Sue Prather

Karen Finkle

Julie Johnston- You are here

Card Cuts: Cajun Craze: card base 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″; Tranquil Tide: front sentiment mat2-3/4″ x 4-7/8″, inside mat 4″ x 5-1/4″; Whisper White: front sentiment 2-3/8″ x 4-1/2″, inside liner 3-3/4″ x 5″; Grapefruit Grove: front DSP mat 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″; Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper: 3-3/8″ x 3-3/8″

Product List

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle

$72.75
Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50
Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Grapefruit Grove 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75
Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper

$11.00
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Versamark Pad

$8.50
Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Stampin' Trimmer

$30.00
Medium Whisper White Envelopes

$6.50