Paper Crafting Blog Hop Kindest Gnomes

July 20, 2022July 19, 202217 Comments

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia. We have a wide array of encouragement themed projects to share with you. You may have arrived from Tracy’s blog, all the way from Australia! Hop all the way around using the Next buttons until you get back to me so you see it all!

I’ll be sharing a sugar loaded treat today, my fancy decorated cupcakes! A friend was preparing for surgery so I delivered a box of cupcakes and a Paper Pumpkin kit to keep her busy while she is recovering. First, here are the cupcakes…

Bakery decorating is my latest hobby which I’ll share more about in future posts. I have struggled with container boxes while I deliver treats to taste testers because of their cost and storage space requirements. I finally realized I could make my own boxes. So here are the steps I used to do that.

From my ever growing stack of designer series paper backer sheets emerged a box bottom and a top. Place one backer sheet at a time on the Simply Scored Scoring Tool and score at 3 and 9 inches on 2 adjacent sides. Four cupcakes fit perfectly in the center of the score lines.

The cut along score lines to make box tabs.

Form the box and adhere the side tabs with some tape. I opted to have the shiny side facing in which is also the side with the product info.

Line the box with tissue from the Wonderful Snowflakes embellishment packages. Cover the product info with your choice of patterned paper to coordinate with the enclosed gift card instead of tissue.

Carefully insert cupcakes and slide a lid over the box. The lid is created in the same manner as the box bottom. So they are a snug fit.

Tie some ribbon, add a hand stamped greeting card and make your delivery!

Thanks for hopping with us each month. Now click on the next image to zoom to Sue’s blog and see what fun project she designed.

Here is a list of hoppers in case you get off the trail…

Shirley Merker YOU ARE HERE!

If you do not already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would be happy to be yours. Order the products used in my project by clicking on the Shop Now button on the right side of my blog.

Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount and the $99 Starter Kit offer along with the bonus offer of a planner book? Click here for details on what Stampin’ Up! offers in your welcome kit and the bonus offer. Join my Super Awesome Stampers Team for the best benefits! I offer virtual support and snail mailed greeting cards and kits too.

All the supplies to create this hand stamped greeting card can be ordered through my online store here. Please use the host code found on the right side of my blog when ordering through my online store if your order is under $150. If it is over $150, don’t use the code so you can redeem all the host rewards.

Thanks for stopping by!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Global SU Share Fair Starts Tomorrow!

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022Leave a comment

The collaborative Global SU Share Fair Group for the 2022-2023 annual catalog year starts tomorrow, precisely at 11:30am central time when I kick off the year of demonstrations. Oh the pressure! I have not designed my project yet but it is sure to be an elegant one since I am using the Texture Chic suite. I can make anything shabby chic 😉

If you are on Facebook and would like to join us, I am able to invite my customers and downline team to the group. If you are in neither group, you can become a part of my stamping circle by using the Shopping Buttons or Join My Team button on my blog. Join my team now and Stampin’ Up! will add a monthly planner to your starter kit.

If you are already in the Facebook group, Yah! Sit tight and be watching for the notification I am live tomorrow (July 15th) at 11:30am central time. We have engagement posts you can cruise and add your comments while you wait for me to go live.

Hope you join us there and stamp with you soon!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Christmas in July with my Gnomies Kits in the Mail

July 1, 2022August 21, 2022Leave a comment

Ohhh…this design session was fun! Maybe it’s because I like mushrooms and bright colors. Add some cozy gnomes and sparkling embellishments and I forgot I was working 😉

It’s Christmas in July with my Gnomies for this edition of Kits in the Mail that are on sale now! If you want to make lots of these cards, there are links at the bottom of this post to order the supplies so you can make a stack and not just 2 greeting cards and a Peekabook Treat Bag that are included in this offering.

The supplies included in one kit…please note that stamped sentiments are not included in the kits.

Here is a Youtube video showing what is included in the kits.

Your purchase will include a pdf idea file emailed to your inbox. So be watching for that email!

KITS ARE SOLD OUT! Thanks!

Complete the kits with your own stamp set to stamp sentiments, die cutting set or paper snips to cut the preprinted gnomes and mushroom houses, ink pad, assorted adhesives or order them separately below.

Kindest Gnome Bundle includes Kindest Gnome stamp set and Gnome die set.

Soft Suede ink pad

Paper Snips

Stampin’ Dimensionals

Tear and Tape

Stampin’ Seal

If you love the gnomes theme and want to create a stack of cards, I suggest ordering Storybook Gnomes Suite which has one each of the Kindest Gnomes stamp set, Gnomes die set, Balmy Blue ribbon, Fine Sparkle Adhesive Backed Gems, Snowfall Accents Puff Paint and Storybook Gnomes patterned paper. I also used the Wonderful Snowflakes in my kits.

Assemble the kits with me during the August 6, 2022 One of a Kind Facebook Live virtual event or with my Youtube video which I will share via email with you.

Thanks for stamping with me Gnomies!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

P.S. Here are the concept artist samples as shown in the catalog. You can download the catalog from the side of my blog. Just look for the July to December catalog cover image and click to download. Enjoy!

Paper Crafting Blog Hop With Sympathy

June 15, 2022June 13, 202217 Comments

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia. We have a wide array of sympathy themed projects to share with you. You may have arrived from Krissi’s blog. Hop all the way around using the Next buttons until you get back to me so you see it all!

It’s nice to have a stack of sympathy cards on hand that are ready to be mailed. I mixed the white washed designer series paper from the Heart and Home package with Nature’s Prints stamp set, Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon, Night of Navy ink and Gray Granite cardstock.

A left over, negative, die cut Sun Prints designer series paper was cut in half and tucked along either side of the card to pull in the blue tones of the design.

Thanks for hopping with us each month. Now click on the next image to zoom to Julia’s blog and see what fun project she designed.

Here is a list of hoppers in case you get off the trail…

Shirley Merker YOU ARE HERE!

If you do not already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would be happy to be yours. Order the products used in my project by clicking on the Shop Now button on the right side of my blog.

Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount and the $99 Starter Kit offer along with the bonus offer of a bundle of new In Colors products? Click here for details on what Stampin’ Up! offers in your welcome kit and the bonus offer. Join my Super Awesome Stampers Team for the best benefits! I offer virtual support and snail mailed greeting cards and kits too.

Thanks for stopping by!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Miura Fold Kits in the Mail on Sale Now!

May 20, 2022June 23, 2022Leave a comment

Miura is a mysterious name that describes an alluring fancy fold greeting card. My next edition of Kits in the Mail features this fold. Here is the front of the card.

Enjoy both sides of the patterned paper when opening this greeting card.

Included in your supply packet will be one design using patterned papers from the Lovely in Linen pack and one design using the He’s the Man pack. Please note there may be assorted pattern paper designs in your pack so it may not look exactly like it is shown in the photos. IN ADDITION, the die cuts in your He’s the Man kit will be assorted and coordinating with either the camping, cars or looking sharp kits since only 2 of each die cut are included in a pattern paper pack. It will be a surprise as to what type of He’s the Man kit you receive as I run through my supplies. If you order the bundle priced kits ($18 option), I’ll try to include a variety pack:)

Camping kits may look like this…

Car kits may look like this.

Looking Sharp kits may look like this…

Included in your purchase will be an emailed pdf tutorial with instructions for how to make this card along with 11 other examples decorated according to this design. A Youtube video demonstration link will be emailed as well. The stamped sentiments and stamped dots around the Lasting Label punch shape are not included in your kit in accordance with Stampin’ Up! policy.

KITS ARE SOLD OUT! CLICK ON THE KITS IN THE MAIL GRAPHIC OR HEADER FOR DETAILS ON THE NEXT KIT OFFERING!

If you would like to order your own He’s the Main designer series paper pack, please order through this link which will take you to my Stampin’ Up! online store. You can see the other papers and die cuts included in this pack through the link as well. This paper pack is part of the He’s the Man suite which you can access through this link here.

Whether you purchase my Kits in the Mail or make a product purchase through my online store, thank you!

My downline team receives pdf tutorials as a perk for being on my team! Consider joining my team by May 31st to take advantage of Stampin’ Up! including $66.50 of new In Colors products in your $99 welcome kit. Promotion details are found here. Signing up to be a member of my team is through the same link as well.

All this included in your welcome kit as long as you join by May 31st, compliments of Stampin’ Up!