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Pansy Petals is the November Suite of the Month

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Suite of the Month is a unique program where you receive an emailed pdf of project samples and video links for how to make the projects when you purchase the designated suites from me.

I am collaborating with other demonstrators across the globe that will be sharing 2 projects each using the same product suite. So you will get a bundle of ideas to use with the rest of your product suite by watching these videos. The video links and project photos will arrive in your email box as a pdf file. Super Sweet and Super Easy!

Here are the Suites being featured with links to my online store using a current host code. All page numbers refer to the May-April 2021-2022 catalog unless noted.

September – Tidings of Christmas page 88-89

October – Gingerbread and Peppermint page 8-10 (August to December 2021 catalog)

November – Pansy Petals page 28-29

December – Expressions in Ink page 96-97

Here is a look at what is included in the Pansy Petals Suite. Those little gold things in the upper right corner are bumble bee trinkets! Bee Still My Heart because I am a honey beekeeper!

Place your order today using the links above to order the Suite of the Month products!

Thanks for stamping with me!

Super Awesome Suite of the Month Stamper Shirley

CASEing the GSUSF Tutorial with Frosted Gingerbread

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About every other month, the Global SU Share Fair demonstrators gather in a private Facebook group and share demonstrations using our fabulous products. Videos are available on replay if you miss the live events. If you are customer of mine, please ask to be invited to the group so you are ready for watching the next set of demonstrations on November 5/6th. We are also hosting a Black Friday event and have a special gift packaging themed extravaganza on December 3/4th.

Occasionally we offer a tutorial bundle of the projects featured in the demonstrations so you can re-create them easily with your supplies as a thank you for ordering. So today, we are CASEing a tutorial that was offered in January 2021 and adding a holiday twist. CASEing means to copy and share everything. We will select one of the projects to copy using the supplies we have on hand to create a fabulous new project.

Here is the original project from that tutorial created by Jacqui Lawrence from the United Kingdom.

I decided to use the Frosted Gingerbread photopolymer stamp set and coordinating Gingerbread and Peppermint designer series paper on my project. The little Kraft paper poinsettia is die cut using the Pretty Pillow Box die set. The sentiment shape was punched using the Label Me Fancy punch.

Slip off the Real Red Mini Ruffled Ribbon…

And the backside is just as pretty as the frontside since the Gingerbread and Peppermint designer series paper is double sided. The trees were fussy cut using our Paper Snips.

Click here to go to Terri Stewart’s blog to see which project she CASED.

Here is the link list in case you get off the trail…

Shirley Merker YOU ARE HERE!

Terri Stewart

Krissi Hannahs

Nancy Reynolds

Annette McMillan

Maureen Rauchfuss

Tracy Held

Joy Nelson

Book Binder Hand Stamped Greeting Card Design

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About every other month, global Stampin’ Up! demonstrators gather to a private Facebook group so that we can share demonstrations with our customers. The last time we had an event, I shared the book binder design to create a hand stamped greeting card. Here is my design using the Blackberry Beauty suite.

The area under the Gold Shimmer ribbon is the book binder part that creates a book like spine.

The inside panel holds a sentiment on one side and a personal message on the other.

Here is the how to video with measurements listed in the video description.

Order all supplies through my online store here or click the product links below.

Beauty of Tomorrow stamp set

Blackberry Beauty designer series paper

Gold Shimmer vellum

Gold Shimmer ribbon

Blackberry Beauty Epherema pack

Blackberry Bliss ink pad

Paper Snips

I really like this design because a personal message is on one side and a stamped sentiment is on the other. Or pick any combination of personal or stamped sentiments that suit you.

Our next event is coming up quick! Send me a message by clicking the Contact button above and ask to join the group if you are a customer of mine. Sorry, demonstrators that are not presenting are not granted access to the group. But I can invite those demonstrators that are in my Super Awesome Downline, a great perk for being on my demonstrator team!

Thanks for stamping with me!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Pinwheel Tower Bonus Tutorial Coming Soon

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I pick up my Pinwheel Tower card samples from my October Kit of the Month offering and keep spinning them. They are so fun! Never know what’s on the next panel, I have a short memory;)

Several of my global demonstrator friends have also recently made their own versions. It got me thinking that it would be nice to collate all the samples into one document. Eleven other demonstrators thought it would be a good idea too and signed up to contribute. I’ll be sharing the pdf file via email later this weekend with those that ordered my Pinwheel Tower kits as a bonus thank you for ordering kits from me.

Here is a sneak peek at my design using the Blackberry Beauty Suite. I’ll reveal the rest of the panels in the tutorial.

Sample photos are still being added to the document and are fabulous so far. It’s a colorful collection for sure! I can’t wait to share it with you!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS KIT IS SOLD OUT! The host code BFUNJKRY is no longer active. If you would like to place a product order, click the appropriate Shop Now buttons on the right side of my blog. Thank You!

Interested in getting the tutorial but have not ordered my Pinwheel Tower Kits in the Mail yet? Click the PayPal button below to receive your supply kit. I have 8 kits left before they are gone for good! Full details for the kit are in this blog post by clicking here. I will email you the pdf tutorial as soon as it’s ready to share.

If you are here to place a fabulous product order, click the image below to zoom to my online store which is linked to using host code BFUNJKRY. I’ll email you a pdf tutorial as a thank you for using the host code. Remove the host code if your order is greater than $150 (excluding shipping and tax) but remain shopping with me and I’ll email you the tutorial as well.

Thank you for stamping with me!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Ghostly Halloween Kitty…Boo to You!

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I decided to not invest in Halloween themed paper crafting options this year. Shocker, I know:0 We love Halloween (that’s me, my Mom and my sister Wendy). But I knew I would not have time to play with the items this year. So I instead looked around at what I had on hand to create a spooky card.

When I saw the Blackberry Beauty designer series paper in the catalog, I immediately thought this paper pack included 2 potential Halloween prints. Getting a package in my hand confirmed I have a good eye;) It was a fun challenge for me to use these prints and the Cat Punch to make a spooky Halloween black ghost cat.

I made 12 of these cards and have the twig looking paper left to make a few more. The Chalk Marker makes the spooky white eyes…

Here is a video showing how I created this hand stamped greeting card.

Order supplies to make this card through my online store here or click the product links below. Remove the host code BFUNJKRY if your order is over $150 (excluding shipping and tax) so you can redeem all the host rewards yourself. Make sure you remain shopping with me so I can reward you with an emailed pdf tutorial.

Cat Punch

Blackberry Beauty designer series paper

Stampin’ Chalk Marker

Vellum cardstock

Basic Black cardstock

Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon

Playful Alphabet die cut letters and numbers

Scoring Tool

Turtle Friends stamp set coordinating punch bundle (punch not used in the cat card)

Cute Stars Adhesive Backed Embellishments

Happy Halloween!

Super Spooky Shirley