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Lifetime Of Love-Make It Monday #147

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Happy Birthday, Make it Monday Videos / February 19, 2024

Happy Monday everyone! Today I am excited to share three cards using the new Lifetime of Love stamp set. This set is available in a bundle so you can save 10% and is featured in the mini January – April 2024 catalog. This is the perfect set for creating Anniversary and Wedding cards and even that special Birthday cards. I know there is still snow on the ground, but just look at these sweet flowers and think spring! Click here or the image below for this week’s Make It Monday tutorial.

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I hope you enjoyed today’s Make It Monday video. Be sure to download your free project sheet and have fun creating with this super sweet set. Happy Stamping!

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It’s A Jungle Out There-Make It Monday #146

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Happy Birthday, Make it Monday Videos, Sale-a-Bration, Thank You / February 12, 2024 / Jungle Pals, Sale-A-Bration

Hey folks we are in the final days of our Sale-A-Bration event and today I am sharing a card I created using the Jungle Pals stamp set and coordinating dies. You can get one or both of these FREE as part of the Sale-a-Bration catalog. Each free item requires a $50 order, so go ahead and download the catalogs and start making that list. Just click on the catalog images below. Hurry because the sale ends on February 28th!

Jungle Pals Stamp Set and Dies

Click here or on the image below to view the video of the three cards I created using the Jungle Pals Sale-a-Bration stamp set and dies.

These little jungle pals make great birthday cards. The sweet toucan bird is my absolute favorite. The alligator is cute too but seriously only in this stamped image because a real alligator is more dark brown then green. After all they do live in the swamp.

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Here is a closer look at today’s cards!

**Card # 3 Toucan Birds Happy Birthday**

You can color these sweet critters with our Stampin Blend markers or watercolor pencils. Be sure to add a pack of the Blender pens to your stamping stash, they make water coloring so much more fun! Have fun playing around with the combos for the perfect shading. Happy Stamping!

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Jungle Pals Favorite Things Friday!

Favorite Things Friday, Happy Birthday, Sale-a-Bration / February 9, 2024 / Jungle Pals, Sale-A-Bration

Happy Friday everyone. We are in the final days of our Sale-A-bration Sale and now is the time to add those Sale-A-Brations products to your stamping supplies. For every $50 you order online through my store you will recieve a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set, paper pack, or some fun bling. Today I am sharing two products from the Jungle Pals bundle. These cute little critters are just waiting to make your next project a hit.

This card came together fast as the Jungle Dies made it super easy. I cropped the tree using some Pecan Pie cardstock and the leaves and jungle grass with Garden Green cardstock. Our little hanging friend was stamped with Memento Black ink and colored with some watercolor pencils. I used the Early Espresso pencil and a blender pen to create the shading.

The Happiest of Birthday is from Throughout the Year and stamped with Pecan Pie ink. It looks a little crooked. LOL I promise I did not have a glass of Chardonnay while creating this card, although maybe that would have helped. Anyway it is homemade right. I am sure whomever receives this hanging friend will not mind. I think it reminds us that being perfect is so overrated! Happy Stamping!

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Everyday Details Dies-Happy Birthday

Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Happy Birthday / February 7, 2024

Wow! Have you checked out the Everyday Details Dies, they are so fancy. If you are loving the new Perennial Postage Dies, you are going to love these. This bundle is unique because the dies do not necessarily coordinate with the stamp set. But check these out! They have coordinating rectangles, circles and a few extra fancy details. In today’s card I am using the rectangles.

I started with a Boho Blossoms card base. This blue is so soft and is one of the In-Colors that will be going away in April. If you have not added it to your collection, now is the time. Just click before and start shopping. I stamped the flower pot from the Everyday Details Bundle and used the watercolor pencils to add some color. The blender pens are a great way to smooth out the lines in your coloring. If you look closely you can see a few lines in my coloring but that is because I glued before coloring.

The greeting is from Something Fancy and stamped with Memento Black. I popped it up with a few mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. For my fancy borders. I used the largest rectangle and cropped it twice, once with Basic White and once with Boho Blossoms CS. I had to cut the Boho Blossom rectangle down, but the Basic White fit perfectly inside. Happy Stamping!

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Make It Monday #142 Garden Meadow Bundle

Happy Birthday, Make it Monday Videos, Thinking of You / January 15, 2024

If you saw my post last Friday, then you know that my new favorite bundle is the online exclusive, Garden Meadow. I love how all the stamped images have coordinating dies, making it super easy to create an elegant card. Not to mention this absolutely gorgeous designer series paper pack! I wish I was that artistically inclined, but I don’t have much drawing talent, which is why I love stamping. LOL

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Make It Monday #142 Garden Meadow project Sheet

Here are just a few more online exclusive bundles available now.

Click here to see more online exclusives to add to your crafting stash for 2024. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don’t miss any future videos-Click Here to subscribe! Happy Stamping!

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SALE-A-BRATION BONUS-JOIN OFFER

Join my team before the end of February 2024 and get the exclusive Glass Mat Collection for free! Click here or the photo below for a Stampin’ Up! video featuring the Sale-a-Brations Glass Mat Join Offer.

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Make It Monday #141 Trusty Tools Bundle

Happy Birthday, Make it Monday Videos, Mother's Day-Father's Day / January 8, 2024

Happy Monday everyone and Happy New Year. I hope you all had a fabulous holiday. I know we were all celebrating at the Novak house. It is always great to gather with friends and family no matter what the season. I have to admit there is something about Christmas that makes me what to spend more time baking and sitting in front of the fire watching Christmas movies than crafting! That is the only time of the year though….all the other days, for sure crafting all the way!

One of my Christmas gifts was a new computer from my family. I am so blessed. My son actually built my computer and trust me it is way faster than my old one, believe me it was old. The only problem with building your own was waiting on USPS to deliver the correct part, hence the technical difficulties. LOL

No worries because we are all back in action and just in time for SALE-A-BRATION. My video today features a new stamp set from the January 2024 mini catalog and some designer series paper from the Sale-a-bration catalog. If you are new to Stampin’ Up! this is our biggest and most fun promotion of the year. Not only do you get to choose a free product for every $50 you spend, there are also sign up bonuses, so join my team today and join the fun in 2024. CLICK HERE for sign up bonus information.

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I hope you enjoy todays video, be sure to click the button below to download your free project sheet. Happy Stamping!

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Happiest of Fall Birthdays!

Fall-Halloween-Thanksgiving Cards, Happy Birthday / October 25, 2023

Today I am combining the Rustic Crate bundle and the Earthen Textures bundle to create a festive fall birthday card. I began with a Very Vanilla card base and layered a panel of Early Espresso. I used some of the Earthen Textures designer series paper to create the pot. We celebrate several fall birthdays in my family and this card will be perfect.

I created the crate using some Crumb Cake cardstock and used the fall bundle to add to the crate. I used Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends to create a pop of color. The greeting is from Throughout the Year and is stamped with Early Espresso ink. The top of the pot and the gloves are cropped using our new Pecan Pie cardstock. Happy Stamping!

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Trick & Treat Dies w/a Twist! Make It Monday #131

Fall-Halloween-Thanksgiving Cards, Happy Birthday / October 16, 2023

It’s time again for another make it Monday and today I am sharing a few tips on how to get the most from your Trick and Treat Dies. In this video I will share a unique way to create additional frames and accessories using the Trick and Treat Dies featured in the 2023 Holiday Mini Catalog. Just click on the image below for video!

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Make It Monday #128 Inked Botanicals DSP

Happy Birthday, Make it Monday Videos, Thank You / September 25, 2023

Happy Monday everyone. Thanks for joining me for another Make It Monday tutorial. Today I am sharing three cards using the Inked Botanicals Designer Series paper in the 2023-2024 annual catalog. Click here or on the image below to access today’s video!

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Click on the button above to download your free pdf project sheet with photos, measurements and instructions for all three of today’s cards. I used several pieces of the Inked Botanicals Designers Series paper along with Calypso Coral and Pretty Peacock cardstock. I used some scraps of Lost Lagoon, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry.

The vertical Happy Birthday is a very cool stamp and is featured in the 2023 Holiday mini catalog in the So Sincere stamp set. If you have not noticed this set, check it out! There are a lot of good greetings for your future card making! Happy Stamping!

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Color Challenge or Color Challenged!

Happy Birthday / August 30, 2023 / Wanted to Say Dies

Sometimes I love playing around with different color schemes and at other times I seem to be color challenged. Of all my color choices with Stampin’ Up! I find that I use my Flirty Flamingo the least, so I thought I would challenge myself to see what I could come up with. I decided to use Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist and realized whenever I use a three color combo, I am color challenged! LOL

Today is my daughter’s 30th birthday and I am blessed to be able to celebrate her today. I know she will like this bright and cheery color combo. Happy Birthday sweetheart, let’s Celebrate You-today and everyday!

I used the Celebrate die from Wanted to Say, cropping the background pieces with Basic Black cardstock and the detailed die with Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist and Pool Party. The present and hearts are some of the dies included with the Wanted to Say die set. I then stamped the “You” from Sentimental Park in Memento Black. I probably should have stamped it with Flirty Flamingo ink, after all I am supposed to be challenging myself to use that color more.

Oh well, I guess old habits die hard! Let me know in the comments if you love a color challenge or if you are color challenged! Either way, I hope this card inspires you to create something beautiful to share with others. Happy Stamping!