Paper Crafting Blog Hop Happy Birthday!

March 20, 2019March 18, 201910 Comments

I hope you are enjoying our Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators Blog Hop featuring Happy Birthday designs. Fellow demonstrators from all over the globe are participating so we have a wide array of fun projects to share with you! You may have arrived from Elizabeth Green’s blog. She had a fabulous project!

These products and gorgeous grape cardstock were used to create the fun cards…

Add assorted pastel Stampin’ Write markers to create fruity colored gummy bears. I also used the triple banner punch. See it way over on the bottom left? It’s the details that make a fabulous card!

Thanks for hopping with us each month. Now click on the next image to zoom to Australia at Tracy Held’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!

Tracy Held
Sue Boerner
Anastasia Radloff
Sandra Roberts
Terri Stewart
Sandy Ward
Sue McDonald
Elizabeth Green

All the supplies used 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.

If you do not already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would be happy to be yours. Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount? Join my Super Awesome Stampers Team for the best benefits! Click the Contact button above to get the conversation started.

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

The Sneak Peek Post! aka pre-order March Greeting Card Buffet Designs

March 16, 2019March 20, 20196 Comments

You are invited to create 10 hand stamped greeting cards with all supplies cut according to the samples provided and tucked into their envelopes. You pick which designs to create and how many of each design from a buffet of options. Create 10 cards with envelopes for $20. Let me do the prep work for you! Add additional kits for $1 per kit.

Card Buffet sessions are Wednesday, March 20th, 9:30-11:30am and Saturday, March 23rd, 1-3pm in my home in Sun Prairie. RSVP required.

The March Card Buffet designs are below. Please preorder according to the names listed above the photo. Please RSVP with your preorder by Friday, March 22nd, 8am by clicking Contact above or emailing me your order. All preorders received by March 22nd, 8am will earn an extra kit.

Please pre-order as heart, thanks butterfly and gummy bears.

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Please pre-order as fishing, sequin butterfly and teapot. I have yet to design the fishing card but it will be fabulous!

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Additional details:

Members of my Super Awesome Stampers team can attend the March Card Buffet and create one of each design for free! Please bring your adhesives though.

You are welcome to bring friends! A new friend that has not stamped with me before earns you an extra kit. They earn an extra kit for being a first time stamper with me.

Place an order during the event or using the March host code (TSXT27B6) with your online order and earn an extra kit. Place your order by clicking here to zoom to my online store.

I can provide adhesives for $5 extra or bring your own. I’ll have new packages of glue dots, dimensionals, liquid glue, tear n tape and SNAIL for cash and carry sale as well.

Fine Print: I reserve the right to cancel the session if less than 3 stampers RSVP. So please invite your friends!

Hope to stamp with you and your friends then!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Sale-a-bration 2019 Paper Crafting Blog Hop

February 20, 2019February 19, 201910 Comments

I hope you are enjoying our Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators Blog Hop featuring Sale-a-bration 2019 products. Fellow demonstrators from all over the globe are participating so we have a wide array of fun projects to share with you! You may have arrived from Anastasia Radloff’s blog. She had a fabulous project!

I decided to make it easy on myself and use the fabulous Botanical Butterfly designer series paper as the focal point on the hand stamped greeting card. There are lots of already colored butterflies in large and medium sizes on this sheet. Just use a Stampin’ Up! paper snips to cut around the wings and voila! Instant beauty!

Stamp a flourish from the Falling Flowers stamp set and “a little note” from the Butterfly Gala stamp set in balmy blue ink. Use a sponge dauber to highlight the berries in grapefruit grove ink. Change out the inks and cardstock layers to match the colors of the butterfly for cheerful cards.

After I created this post, I thought the card could use a few extra touches. So I swabbed Wink of Stella on the butterfly and embossed the highland heather layer using the Dot to Dot embossing folder.

All the supplies used…plus the Wink of Stella and the Dot to Dot embossing folder. The Faceted Dots name in English was cut off when I sized the photo. Now you know how to say it in a few other languages too:)

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

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

Sue McDonald
Anastasia Radloff
Shirley Merker YOU ARE HERE!
Tracy Held
Sue Boerner
Darla Roberts
Terri Stewart
Katie Johnson
Karie Beglau
Elizabeth Green
Sandra Roberts
Sandy Ward

Ink and Share Scrapbook Blog Hop

January 22, 2019January 22, 201915 Comments

Welcome to the Celebration themed Ink and Share Scrapbook Blog Hop. It’s demonstrators’ choice for the celebration theme! 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 Jo Blackman’s blog. She had a great layout!

My project started with the Hello Cupcake Sale-a-bration 2019 stamp set. I had visions of multi-colored cupcake frosting with blackberry bliss wrappers. The 12×12 inch background and top photo mat are blackberry bliss too. The “sprinkles” stamp was used as a background stamp instead of cupcake toppers.

All the supplies used…

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 Jacqui Lawrence has created.

Below is a list of the participating demonstrators:

Shirley Merker YOU ARE HERE!

Jacqui Lawrence

Lisa Henderson

Sue McDonald

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

Sale-a-bration 2019 Paper Crafting Blog Hop

January 16, 2019January 16, 201921 Comments

I hope you are enjoying our Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators Blog Hop featuring Sale-a-bration 2019 products. Fellow demonstrators from all over the globe are participating so we have a wide array of fun projects to share with you! You may have arrived from Sandra Robert’s blog. She had a fabulous project!

I decided to spotlight buzzing butterflies using the Botanical Butterfly Sale-a-bration 2019 designer series paper and coordinating Butterfly Duet punch. The “a little note” sentiment is part of the Butterfly Gala stamp set.

Squish a length of organdy ribbon on a strip of tear n tape for a 3-D look. Gingham Gala adhesive backed sequins create whimsy.