Rexlaxing Birthday Greetings: A Good Man

Good afternoon!

Today I'm sharing a very special card I made, my hubby turns 45 today so of course he gets a card personalized just for him.  When I saw the A Good Man stamp set I knew it would be perfect for making masculine cards for all the dudes in our lives.

I started with Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock that was embossed with the Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder.  I added a strip of the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper which was matted with Granny Apple Green cardstock to make the cardfront look like a beach towel.

Next I used the A Good Man stamp set to stamp the dude relaxing as well as the greeting on Whisper White cardstock and used my Stampin' Blends to color him in before cutting it out with the Stitched Rectangle Dies and attaching it to the cardfront with dimensionals.  The final touch to the greeting is the circle that was cut out of Crumb Cake cardstock using the Stitched Shapes dies and attached with dimensionals so hubby knows this day is all about him.

This card definitely has a fun, beachy feel to help send birthday wishes.  Chris loves to relax and isn't that a perfect way to celebrate your special day?  I know he thinks so!

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Product List

A Good Man Cling Stamp Set [149270]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]
Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper [149481]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197]	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147274]	Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker [144606]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601]	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273]	Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144040]
Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144600]	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706]

Enjoy,

Diana

Virginia Tax Holiday, August 2-4, Don't Miss out on Stocking up on Stampin' Up! Essentials and Special Offer for my Customers!

Good morning friends! Just a quick reminder to let you know that Virginia's sales tax holiday for school supplies up to $20.00 per item starts August 2 and runs through August 4. Because school supply items are included in this sales tax holiday, the list of items below will be state tax-free during the holiday period. This is a great opportunity to stock up on these essential items for your upcoming crafting projects!

Please note that you must place your order with Stampin’ Up!^® during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax-free. Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday and may not apply to additional city, jurisdiction, or county taxes. You can either email me your order or you can order directly from my website at: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/deichfeld/ and click on SHOP NOW.

  The following items are tax-exempt during the Virginia sales tax holiday:

• Snail Adhesive (item 104332) $7.00
• Snail Adhesive Refill (item 104331) $4.50
• Stampin’ Dimensionals (item 104430) $4.00
• Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item 144108) $4.00
• Foam Adhesive Strips (item 141825) $8.00
• Mini Glue Dots (item 103683) $5.25
• Mulitipurpose Liquid Glue (item 110755) $4.00
• Grid Paper (item 130148) $11.75
• Paper Snips (item 103579) $10.00
• Tear and Tape Adhesive (item 138995) $7.00 
• Fine-Tip Glue Pen (Item 138309) $7.00
• White Stampin' Chalk Marker (item 132133) $3.50
• Pressed Petals Journal (item 149588) $6.50
• In Color Marker 2018-2020 (Item 147159) $15.00
• In Color Marker 2019-2021 (Item 150079) $15.00
• Watercolor Pencils – 13 Pk (Item 141709) $16.00
• Watercolor Pencils – 10 Pk (Item 149155) $12.50
• Journaling Pens (item 145480) $6.00
• Blender Pens (item 102845) $12.00
• Single Stampin’ Blends (item Various) $4.50
• Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (Item Various) $9.00
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (item 100082) $3.00 

As an added incentive I'm offering special to anyone who places an order using the below hostess code to place their order. 

Hostess Code:  F3YVK3MQ

For every $30 you spend (before shipping and tax) you can select either a package of Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals,  Snail Refill, or Tombow Multi-Adhesive for FREE. Remember you can include anything in your order to take advantage of this offer not just the tax free items. You have to order under the hostess code above, and submit your order by Sunday, August 5 at 5:00 PM EST in order to get this special (just email or text your free item selection, do not include it on your order).

I want to remind you of one thing to take advantage of the tax free benefit, say for example you want to order 10 packages of Snail Refill, since the ceiling for the tax free is $20 per item if you enter the Snail code and a quantity of 10, your total would be $45 so the system would charge tax.  You would need to enter the quantity (in this case 4) so that your total is under $20 but you can enter as many times as you want.  Does that make sense?  If not please give me a call and I can explain and help you out.

Please let me know if you have any questions and happy shopping!

Diana

Paper Craft Crew Inspiration Challenge #PCC345: Waterfront

Good morning,

We've hit the middle of the week and I have to admit, while I've enjoyed the quiet with Aidan being out of town, and love hearing about all his amazing experiences I will definitely be happy when he's home at the end of the week.  Today I'm playing along with this weeks Paper Craft Crew Inspiration Challenge which is full of beachy fun, perfect for this time of year.  And since I have lots of friends celebrating birthdays right now I decided to use the Waterfront stamp set to build this wonderful tropical beach card.

I started with Pool Party cardstock for the cardbase and then added Soft Suede cardstock for the cardfront and embossed it with the High Seas 3D embossing folder before adding a strip of Terracotta Tile designer series paper from the 2019-2021 In Colors DSP stack.  I used some Whisper White Baker's Twine to wrap around the cardfront.

For the main stamped image I used some Whisper White cardstock and cut it out with the Stitched Rectangles Dies to cut out before building this beachy scene using the Waterfront stamp set.  This stamp set has lots of different images so you can build the scene that you need.

To finish off the card I added the greeting which is from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set and after stamping in Soft Suede ink on Pool Party cardstock I cut it out with the Stitched Shapes Dies and attached it with dimensionals.

This card takes you right to that sandy beach and just relaxing, which would be a perfect way to celebrate your birthday.  Make sure to check out the other design team cards and we would love for you to play along with us and share what you create.

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Product List

Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set [146386]	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618]	2019–2021 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [149617]	Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine [124262]	High Seas 3D Embossing Folder [149577]
Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318]

Enjoy,

Diana

Paper Craft Crew CASE the Designer Challenge #PCC344: Good Morning Magnolia

Good morning!

We are continuing our crazy hot summer and it only looks to get worse so it's the perfect weather to head down to the studio and enjoy some crafting in the cool AC.  Today's card uses this weeksPaper Craft Crew challenge which we are CASEing our fellow design team members and putting our own spin on them.  For this card I decided to case the amazing Wendy Weixler and I love her masculine card she shared HERE, and decided to make a more feminine card using the Magnolia Lane Products Suite.

I started with Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of Petal Pink cardstock that was stamped with the new Birch background stamp using Crumb Cake ink.

Next I took a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock and embossed it with the Layering Leaves 3D Embossing Folder and then sponged it with Crumb Cake ink before matting it with Basic Black cardstock.  There are so many beautiful patterns in the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper pack it was easy to find the perfect one's for this card and punched several pieces out using the Tailored Tag Punch before wrapping a piece of 3/16" Braided Linen Trim (after tying a knot I unraveled the trim for a frayed look).

For the greeting I used the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and heat embossed the greeting using the Heat Tool and Gold Embossing Powder on Mossy Meadow cardstock.  The final touch was to stamp one of the small magnolia flowers on Whisper White cardstock and after coloring it with Stampin' Blends cut it out with the coordinating Magnolia Memories Dies and attached it to the cardfront with dimensionals.

I absolutely love the colors and all the different textures in this card, very elegant.  Make sure to check out the other cards the design team is sharing which were inspired by our fellow team members and we would love for you to play along with us and share what you create!

Below are easy ordering links for products used on today's card:

Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Bundle [151087]	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]
Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper [149484]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272]	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [148547]	Calypso Coral Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144042]
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Tailored Tag Punch [145667]	Birch Cling Stamp [149256]
Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704]	3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808]

Enjoy,

Diana

Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #318: Good Morning Magnolia

Good morning!   It's another hot and humid week but one of the great things about this time of year is all the flowers (even though I have to fight like crazy to keep them alive).  This week the Hand Stamped Sentiments blog has another color challenge and as soon as I saw it I knew it would be perfect for coloring using the new Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and my Stampin' Blends.    The more I use the Blends the more I love them and the relaxation I get just by sitting and coloring (in fact I'm hoping to have time to stamp some images and pack my Blends for our upcoming getaway.  Three hours on the plane means I have quite a bit of time to kill.

For this card I started with Petal Pink cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock which was a mat for the Crumb Cake cardfront which was embossed with the Basket Weave 3D Embossing Folder and then sponged with Crumb Cake in to really help the design pop.  Now for the fun part, coloring...I stamped the large magnolia from the Good Morning Magnolia set on Whisper White cardstock and used my Stampin' Blends to color it in before cutting it out (honestly I fussy cut the flower with my Paper Snips but only because I forgot it came with a coordinating die set, haha!)

 

The greeting is from the same stamp set and was stamped in Mint Macaron on Whisper White cardstock before being cut out with the Stitched Shapes dies and sponged with Petal Pink ink before attaching with dimensionals.  The final touch was the bow that uses the Gold 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon that I colored with the Dark Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Marker.

 

I have to admit, I love everything about this card, it's so soft and pretty, I just want to touch the each of the elements.  Don't forget to check out the other cards the design team is sharing for inspiration and we would love for you to play along with us and share what you create using this sketch, have fun!

Below are easy ordering links for products used on today's card:

Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set [149298]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [146841]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]
Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144146]	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045]
Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147283]	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272]

Enjoy!

Diana