Stampers Dozen Blog Hop - Move Me

Hello Stamping Friends,

Are you loving all of these blog hops? I love being a part of them and hope you are finding them inspiring as I am. I love picking up tips and design ideas from others that I may not have thought of.  Tonight, we have another Stampers Dozen Blog Hop. Seriously, these are once a month, but the month goes by so quick every month that I say how can it be time for Stampers Dozen again. This month's theme is a little movement.

Cards that move are so exciting to make and even more exciting to see the recipient open the card (if you have the option to be there when it's opened). There are so many different types of movement cards, if you do a search you'll be surprised.

Here's the front of my card. A nice birthday card using Biggest Wishes and the Penguin Place stamp set along with the FREE Penguin Playmates designer series paper from Sale-a-bration. Not much movement here you say, that's okay because the surprise is on the inside.

Look at that! Open it up and pops up a bunch of birthday balloons to surprise the birthday person. The balloons are attached to the card using 1/4" strips of window sheets. I attached the ribbon between the dimensionals and the balloons before putting it on the window sheet strip. The string is tied together to make a balloon bouquet and then just left hanging.

So to get the movement, I cut a 8 1/4" x 5 1/4" piece of basic white cardstock. Then I folded it in half and I took a ruler on an angle (no measuring for me) and folded the cardstock on the fold to make a triangle. Then open up the cardstock and reverse fold it so the pop up comes out of the center of the card.

Don't forget to keep hopping by clicking the links below. You'll be awed by all the ideas.

Stamper's Dozen August 2021 Blog Hop

1. Debbie Naylor – Unfrogettable Stamping!
2. Donna Burk Schneidtmiller – Donna Stamps
3. Rose Grunewald – Country Cards by Rose
4. Patty Chenail – Stamp-Patty’s - Stamping in My Flops
5. Judy Garza – Creativity Released
6. Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – As the Ink Dries
7. Carol Payne – Carol Payne Stamps
8. Joanne Cantrell – Keep It Simple, Stampers
9. Rachel Yurkanin – Rachel’s Stamping Place

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Sisters in Stamping Sunday Fun Day - Nature

Hello Stamping Friends,

Here for another week with the Sisters in Stamping. This week we need to think nature with our projects. Trees, flowers, animals, or anything else you may find in nature.

I decided to go with a whimsical nature looking card by using the Penguin Place stamp set. Plus there is a coordinating pack of designer series paper for Sale-a-bration which you can get for FREE with a qualifying order during the next two months that I also used on my card.

Isn't it adorable? I love the paper with the other animals on it too: a sly fox, a squishy polar bear, more penguins, and even a snowman. It's a little difficult to see in the picture but I used two strips of the designer paper to make some banner pieces to add more depth to the card. The penguin on the tag is punch from basic black and basic white cardstock and pieced together. The face and bowtie are stamped on. 

I love the little gingham ribbon on the tag. You need to get yourself some of that ribbon. It works great with so many projects you create.  The tag is attached to the card with dimensionals. And the penguin is also attached to the tag with dimenstionals. You know how I love my dimensionals.

Don't forget to hop on over to Sisters in Stamping for more nature projects.  Maybe you will be inspired to get out in nature or just start creating some nature projects. Your choice.

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Sale-a-bration Blog Hop - Crafty Collaborations

Hello Stamping Friends,

I'm so excited about Sale-a-bration beginning again. Isn't it great that we now have two different Sale-a-brations in one year? Now through September earn FREE items (stamps, accessories, or designer paper) with each qualifying order or you can host a party and earn even more FREEBIES. 

I'm excited to be a part of this hop because you will get to see so many great ideas using the Sale-a-bration items. I have several dates open if you would like to host a gathering for you and your friends so everyone can earn some FREE goodies. Contact me today.

For my card, I started with a regular size card base, but then I folded the front flap back to the fold in the middle of the card to switch it up a bit. I layered cardstock and the Penguin Playmates designer paper on both the folded flap as well as the inside of the card.

I then used the sketched looking square in the Textures and Frames set you can earn for FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration to frame the hello greeting from the Biggest Wishes stamp set. In reality, it is quite a simple card, but sometimes we need those as crafters. We need to be able to make multiples or we may just need to be quick because we don't have time. This card allows us to be creative and crafty with minimal time required.

I definitely think you need the basic white cardstock in the card to write your message on. I have been adding white cardstock to the inside of most of my cards because it is just easier to write on and certainly easier for the recipient to read. Plus, I think it just look more finished that way.

Don't forget to keep hopping. Click the links below to see more Sale-a-bration inspiration. Remember, contact me to schedule your gathering for a fun time stamping with friends.

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Love Paper? Me too!!!

Hello Stamping Friends,

I have a HUGE announcement that you will seriously not want to miss. Do you love paper?  Me too!!! Read on.....

Oh stamping friends, if you love paper like I do, you're in going to love this! The Sale-A-Bration special on the Starter Kit this year comes with 200 sheets of patterned papers!

I was ecstatic when I heard the news--you'll get 4 sheets in EVERY COLOR in our four color families PLUS 8 sheets of each of the new In Colors!!! Can you believe how awesome that is? No matter what your color combo, you'll have cute coordinating papers to match it. This is a fantastic offer that you need to take advantage of! It's even cooler when you think that these papers won't be available to anyone else until the next catalog comes out this summer.

Here's the skinny on what you need to know before you go fill out that online form and get your Starter Kit on the way!

• the Starter Kit is just $99 and is made up of ANY $125 you choose in products (wow!!)
• there's no shipping, only tax, on the Starter Kit (awesome!)
• all the business supplies, should you decide to sell to friends and family, are included free of charge (cool!)
• the freebie paper packages will come automatically, no code to enter (yay!)
• you'll immediately start getting your own demo discount!! (best thing I ever did!)
• you'll instantly have access to special preorders and offers only for demonstrators (because you are special!)
• anything you purchase as a demo counts towards hostess benefits and/or Sale-A-Bration benefits, just like it did when you were a customer (Isn't that awesome??)
• you'll officially be a part of the Yurinkin' Stamp Addicts team of Stampin' Up Demonstrators!
• Did I convince you? Click here! 

I can't wait for you to take advantage of the Starter Kit special offer and start Sale-A-Brating with me! Got questions? Give me a call or send me an email so we can chat! I love explaining all the perks and benefits of being associated with this fantastic company that changed my life 20 years ago. EMAIL ME: dryurkanin@comcast.net

You have until February 28th to join in all the fun and get all the goodies for just $99.