Incredible Like You Joy

We have a fun crafting team.  Our recent challenge was to send "happy mail" to a team mate.  Just a card to say hello.

Here's mine for my teammate Joy.

The Gold Foil cards (20 cards, 20 envelopes) make crafting easy and wow. I added some pretty Floral romance paper (retiring, so if you love it, I'd get it fast!), about 20" of twine, and then a sentiment from the set Incredible Like You (available til June 1), and some leaves with the leaf punch are tucked in. I used both vellum and matching Pear Pizzazz.  The vellum is hard to see in the photo but in person it really looks pretty and I think brings out the paper design. 

Punches make crafting easy and cards pretty.  The punch for the sentiment is "storytelling punch" available June 1st and the flower is from the Blooms punch set (4 small punches), available now until June 1st

To make the "shadow" (or background for the sentiment, punch out the same shape in Pear Pizzazz (matching paper), cut in half and glue each half to the back of the greeting.  

It's a simple card but I hope Joy likes getting it.  

Want to join our crafting fun?  The starter kit is $99 and you choose $125 of whatever you wish. You then have an account and get 20% off all your Stampin Up products. If you spend $300 every 3 months, your account stays open, if not, it closes.  No obligations at all beyond your initial $99 for the Starter kit.  All the fun, only products you choose and a great team.  

If you have questions, I'm here to answer them, MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com

Happy crafting MaryKate

A Piece of Cake - in-person and online class to go

Who doesn't need birthday cards?

This "piece of cake" bundle is a great stamp and punch set to make birthday, wedding and celebration cards and treat holders.

My class includes supplies to make all these projects: 4 notecards (with envelopes), a card holder, a triangle treat and the stamp set and punch, it's $40 in person and $48 shipped to your door.  There are many options for cards and you can mix and match the options.

Yes all the ribbon and glitter dot embellishments are included.  And the holder will be embossed for you (so you don't need a Big Shot or an embossing folder for this project).  

You will get a 15 page full color instruction set.  

You will need coloring tools:  you could use markers, blends, watercolor pencils.  If you wish to upgrade I have 3 options:

4 blends (Daffodil, Bermuda bay, Lovely Lipstick and Gorgeous Grape - all dark) add $20 to your total

Watercolor pencils and a blender pen add $20 to your total

5 2018-2020 In-Color markers add $20 to your total

The only thing I assume you'll have is black ink to match your coloring option, adhesive and clear blocks for your stamps.  If you don't have ink and a block, just add $10 to your order.  

Let me know if you have questions or wish to place an order, just email me MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com and I'll follow up with answers and/or a PayPal Invoice (you don't need a PayPal account to pay, super easy, just needs a credit or debit card, a secure pay system).

Happy crafting! MaryKate

Stampin Up Clearance Rack updated!!

Hello crafty peeps 

Stampin Up! just put a whole bunch of stuff on sale in Clearance.  You know this always goes fast, so head over to the store and stock up!

I like to sort by Price low to high (vs alphabetical) so I can see all the deals!

I bought some cardstock, the watercolor pencils, the Christmas card kit.. what's in your shopping cart?

Don't forget the host code as each time you use this, free fun stuff comes your way!!

happy shopping, MaryKate

PS.. any questions MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com

April 2019 Paper Pumpkin

Hello crafters -- I just got my April 2019 Paper Pumpkin - it's 9 cards and they are so pretty and versatile.  

Here are the 3 cards made just as intended by the designers.

And some close ups of the cards.

Here you will see the lined envelopes (the pink one in the background, there's a yellow liner and pretty grey liner) and I just had to stamp the flower on the front of the envelope.

Later this week (after I've had my Paper Pumpkin box open for more than 20 min!) I'll post some alternative projects.  More to come!

If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber it is $20 a month for the box of supplies, includes stamps and inks (a great way to build a stash of stamps) and everything you need to create the projects.  

Warning.... Paper Pumpkin is about to be $23 a month ... so if you are a month-month, you might want to consider a pre-paid subscription before the prices go up!

happy stamping MaryKate

Retiring Lists

It's mid April and so it's time for the retiring lists -- that is all the products that Stampin Up will retire either by June 1st or when they sell out (and usually the sell-out-date is earlier than June 1).

There are 2 lists:

Click here for the retiring list from the Annual Catalog

Click here for the retiring list from the Occasions Catalog

Also a tip ... bundle pricing retires, but many of the bundle stamp sets and dies continue in the annual catalog.   If you have any questions, just email me MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com and I can help sort this out!

As always.. all the designer paper and almost all ribbons and embellishments retire - so if you have a favorite, I'd get this soon.  Once they are gone, they are gone.

Similarly the "In-Colors" for 2107-2019 also retire.  These are very pretty colors. Do you have re-inkers?  If so you can use these ink pads for as long as these re-inkers have the liquid for your ink pad.   

Do you have a favorite?  I think I will miss lemon-lime twist the most!  But Granny Apple Green is a great substitute!

If you love these colors, don't forget to get the cardstock packs, re-inkers, embellishments and ribbon to match. 

Happy crafting, MaryKate

Cards in the Mail - happy mail for me

Hi crafters

I received 2 pretty cards in the mail - happy mail!!  Both used the Butterfly Abounds dies.  

This one is from Suzie Barnes. I like that the Butterflies have a foil background, can you see that holographic look?  And what a great use of the Envelope Punchboard (search on "punchboard" and you will get ideas and how-to's on this blog).

As usual, we will get a retiring list in the next week of so. However we were informed by Stampin Up that these butterflies dies will only be available until sold out. So if you're interested, I'd buy one sooner than later.  (My online store is always open, click on the cart, and if you put in the host code, free products are coming in the mail to you!)

And this one is from Dianne Morrison - truly a work of love! I'm not sure I'd do multiple of this, but I loved receiving it, along with her kind note.  

Dianne and her friend Gail are both demonstrators and they came over to my house and we had lunch, crafted and the shopping.. my kind of day!

Thank you both for pretty cards. Happy stamping, MaryKate

Butterfly Gala Pouch and notecards

This is my final post of the Butterfly Gala Projects. I’m hosting live classes and have an online “to go” class, see the Events / Workshops tab or details below the project. You will get all supplies to make projects and all the measurements and detailed instructions.

4 notecards are inside the pouch. The pouch was originally designed by Di Barnes in Australia and I (and others) have made a few adaptations.  

Each time I show this in class, people sit there and say .. that was truly 2 minutes to make, a few simple folds, and wow, it’s so cute.  Yes the ribbon and the front decoration is all included in your kit.

Click here to see the pouch with full instructions and photos - done in Rooted in Nature

The cards are similar in design, you can use several greetings. I include all the circles (I used punches to create the circle layers) but it works fine with ovals or square (if you have those dies or punches).   

Your kit will have supplies for 4 notecards - in Daffodil, Lemon-Lime, Heather and this one Balmy Blue

I love notecards, a little less to write inside and all cut and scored ready for you.  Lots of ribbon choices for the pouch, you can see a lot of ribbons would work well for this project.

This is a live in-person class in Pittsfield ME May 18 and in-person on Anna Maria Florida May 10. 

It is also an online to go class for the month of May. You buy the stamp set and bundle and it is delivered to your door with all of these projects ready for you to create along with a full color detailed step by step tutorial.  Everything you need in one bundle!  Class is $40 in person and $48 delivered to your door to cover the Post Office charges. 

Email me for details MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com.  Just add ink – you can do all the projects with black ink or choose the matching colors.