Scrapbooking Kits in the Mail On Sale Now!

June 27, 2021August 9, 20213 Comments

I thought I would try something new for the July 2021 Kits in the Mail. Introducing 2 scrapbooking themes that could be used on greeting cards as well.

The first design features the Hand Penned patterned papers, dragonfly shapes and pretty ribbons. You select either the purple hued patterned paper as shown below or the pinkish ones in the next photo.

The second design features a summer favorite, ice cream!

PLEASE NOTE: The 12×12 inch background paper is not included in the kit. You will need to add your own 12×12 background paper. What is included are the patterned papers, cardstock mats, ribbons and embellishments cut to size. Ice cream punches, dragonfly punches and epoxy accents are included depending on which kit you order. There may be substitutions for color coordination and as supply is depleted.

If you are not interested in making a scrapbook layout, the pieces make nice card candy to be attached to card fronts.

I recommend purchasing the Sweet Ice Cream bundle and Hand Penned Petals bundle with coordinating ink pads to add hand stamped accents using the coordinating punch (ice cream) and dies (hand penned).

Please note that these kits are sold out! Please click on the Kits in the Mail image for the latest offering. Thanks!

Here is a link to the Youtube assembly video showing where all the pieces are placed.

Thank You for ordering!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Scrap Nut Make-n-Take

July 7, 20192 Comments

Spent yesterday hiding in air conditioned coolness with these ladies. Scrap Nut is The place to set up your paper crafting supplies and work for hours. I generally use the empty table space to prepare card making kits for my senior sessions. I also bring my rug hooking but that’s too hot of a hobby for the summer.

I provided a make-n-take and here is what they created. Some opted to stamp flowers on the yellow side. While others picked the already colored birds on branches side. Faceted gems for the flower centers were a hit too.

Enjoy sharing your make-n-take and looking through the new catalog! If you need help with your shopping list, send me a message or click Shop Now on the right side of my blog. Thanks!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Ink and Share Scrapbook Blog Hop

October 11, 2018October 11, 20186 Comments

Welcome to the Fall themed Ink and Share Scrapbook Blog Hop. We are Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators showcasing our fabulous products on scrapbook pages. If you are on the hop trail, you may have arrived from Cheryl Taylor’s blog. She had a great layout!

Trick or Treat! This is the stamp set name and features cute animals dressed for a fright night. The Spooky Bats punch easily cut our black foil sheets.

The Black 3/8 inch Glittered Organdy ribbon adds a fun touch…That’s Mr. Sherlock Bones letting you know “you’re spooktacular!”

The Batty Elephants paired well with the batty printed Toil and Trouble designer series paper making this layout design easy and quick to assemble with our favorite Halloweenie Stampin’ Up! products.

Cardstock colors used are 12×12 whisper white, 8.5×11 crushed curry, 4.25×5.5 inch pumpkin pie and scraps of basic black.

Thanks for stopping by. Let me know what you like about my layout by leaving a comment.

Now click on the next photo to see what Lisa Henderson has created.

In case you get off the trail, here a list of participating demonstrators.

Shirley Merker YOU ARE HERE!

Lisa Henderson

Sue McDonald

Jenna Watkins

If you don’t already have an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, click the Contact button above. Let me know if you are interested in scrapbooking events, greeting cards, retreats or anything else paper crafting.

All products can be ordered through my online store here. Please use the monthly host code found on the right side of my blog when placing an order under $150. Don’t use the host code if your order is over $150 so you can redeem all the host rewards. Thanks!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Ink and Share Scrapbook Blog Hop

September 13, 2018September 16, 201815 Comments

Welcome to the Ink and Share Scrapbook Blog Hop. We are Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators showcasing our fabulous products on scrapbook pages. If you are on the hop trail, you may have arrived from Rhonda Waechter’s blog. She had a great layout!

We are featuring a sketch challenge as shown below for this month. This is the starting point to design our pages. The Halloween printed Toil and Trouble designer series paper (dsp) is perfect for this sketch because there are many patterns of repetitive images to use for the vertical strip.

I decided to document how much my family loves Halloween! I’ll create a coordinating layout once I get a photo of the spooky house that was the first Halloween decoration my parents had. Mom has not decorated her house for Halloween this year yet. So I’ll snap the photo once it is set out and share the coordinating layout when it is created.

The fun and bright Halloween palettes of recent years includes purples so this holiday is among my favorites. The Toil and Trouble designer series paper is FABULOUS this year. I ordered several packages to share at upcoming events.

For this layout, I fussy cut the witches from the dsp to represent my Mom, my sister Wendy and Me. The cauldron shape was the perfect size for documenting why we love Halloween. They were cut from the Cauldron framelits.

All the supplies used to create this quick layout…

Thanks for stopping by. Let me know what you like about Halloween or my layout by leaving a comment.

Now click on the next photo to see what Sandra Roberts has created.

In case you get off the trail, here a list of participating demonstrators.

Lisa Kmiec

Karen Pearmain

Rhonda Waechter

Shirley Merker YOU ARE HERE!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Ink and Share Scrapbook Blog Hop

August 9, 2018August 9, 201810 Comments

I decided to create a layout using my favorite color, Blackberry Bliss…

The Tranquil Textures designer series paper has a fun multi colored circle pattern so that was my starting point. The fresh fig circles had a darker outline which could be Blackberry Bliss tones.

I used 1 1/4, 1, 3/4 and 1/2 circle punches along with the largest circle from the Layering Circles Framelits to enhance the circle theme.

The Blackberry Bliss ink pad was applied directly to the whisper white cardstock to mimic the printed purple designer series paper also from the Tranquil Textures package.

I like to keep my scrapbook layouts pretty flat so I opted to extend the fresh fig finely woven ribbon beyond the paper mats.

The butterfly framelit from the Springtime Impressions package provides contrast.

This layout was inspired by a greeting card I designed as shown below. Scrapbook layouts are just larger greeting cards with spaces to tuck memories.

all the supplies used and the Big Shot too!

Now click on the next photo to see what Lisa Henderson has created.

P.S. You may be wondering where the photos and journaling are. I usually add those later after I print a stack of photos. I’ll create another post when I get that done!

All products can be ordered through my online store here. Please use the August host, EVCHY9NM, code when placing an order under $150. Don’t use the host code if your order is over $150 so you can redeem all the host rewards. Thanks!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley