I am so excited to have been asked to be a guest designer for Craft Project Central for December 2017. My project was featured on December 17, 2017 and here is the next project for the December and it is by Lauren Alarid.
You will absolutely love this window box and coordinating card! The adorable little box can be filled with all sorts of great things, perfect for classroom treats, baked goods, or even a gift for a loved one. This one-of-a-kind tutorial also includes simple-to-follow instructions on how to make a coordinating card. This card and box set features the beautifully versatile Window Box Dies, Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies, Bloomin’ Love stamp set and coordinating Bloomin’ Hearts Dies. These projects could be easily customized for any season/event.
If you would like to learn how to make this project, you’ll want to subscribe for the month of December. With your subscription, you’ll get illustrated, step-by-step instructions for five wonderful projects for only $10! You can find out how to gain access to a bonus sixth project over at Craft Project Central.
Be sure to check back during the month to see the other great projects featured!
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Happy Stamping!
~Jo
Making the world a happier place, one card at a time!
I am so excited to have been asked to be a guest designer for Craft Project Central for December 2017. Today’s featured project is mine. The Painted Harvest set is one of my favorites it is so versatile and can be used for any season. I hope you enjoy it!
If you’re always trying to get organized this dry erase board just might be the answer! This project features the versatile Painted Harvest Stamp Set and includes a little ribbon to keep the marker within easy reach. The tutorial also includes a matching birthday card with a stamped envelope making this project a perfect gift for someone special. The insert can be customized to your home colors or with the changing seasons, making this not only an organizational tool, but cute home décor. This project is perfect for any level crafter and would make an excellent product based class.
If you would like to learn how to make this project, you’ll want to subscribe for the month of December. With your subscription, you’ll get illustrated, step-by-step instructions for five wonderful projects for only $10! You can find out how to gain access to a bonus sixth project over at Craft Project Central.
Be sure to check back during the month to see the other great projects featured!
If you would like to get a notification each time I post a project share, specials from Stampin’ Up! or myself, class schedules or video tutorials, please make sure you click “Follow By Email” at the top of this post. That way you won’t miss a thing!
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Happy Stamping!
~Jo
Making the world a happier place, one card at a time!
I am so excited to have been asked to be a guest designer for Craft Project Central for December 2017. My project will be featured later in the month but here is the next project for the December and it is by Cindy Brumbaugh.
Using the Climbing Orchid Bundle and the Color Theory Designer Series Paper, you will be making three cards with versatile sentiments like Thinking of You, Hello, and Enjoy Today to be used for sympathy, birthday, wedding, or keeping in touch. You will box up your ensemble in a decorated acetate card box. The layout of the cards allows for an economical use of the Designer Series Paper and a replicable design to make more cards with other stamp sets.
If you would like to learn how to make this project, you’ll want to subscribe for the month of December. With your subscription, you’ll get illustrated, step-by-step instructions for five wonderful projects for only $10! You can find out how to gain access to a bonus sixth project over at Craft Project Central.
Be sure to check back during the month to see the other great projects featured!
If you would like to get a notification each time I post a project share, specials from Stampin’ Up! or myself, class schedules or video tutorials, please make sure you click “Follow By Email” at the top of this post. That way you won’t miss a thing!
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Happy Stamping!
~Jo
Making the world a happier place, one card at a time!
I am so excited to have been asked to be a guest designer for Craft Project Central for December 2017. My project will be featured later in the month but here is the next project for the month and it is by Buffy Cooper.
How many times have you needed a gift tag or a bookmark or a quick embellishment for a card? Here’s your answer! With this tutorial, you’ll use the Oh So Eclectic Bundle and Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper to create a box full of tags – twelve, to be exact. You can add the tags to a gift box or bag, a card, a bottle of your favorite libation, or even use a tag as bookmark for those people who still read “real” books. This would make a fun stamp camp or product-based class.
If you would like to learn how to make this project, you’ll want to subscribe for the month of December. With your subscription, you’ll get illustrated, step-by-step instructions for five wonderful projects for only $10! You can find out how to gain access to a bonus sixth project over at Craft Project Central.
Be sure to check back during the month to see the other great projects featured!
If you would like to get a notification each time I post a project share, specials from Stampin’ Up! or myself, class schedules or video tutorials, please make sure you click “Follow By Email” at the top of this post. That way you won’t miss a thing!
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Happy Stamping!
~Jo
Making the world a happier place, one card at a time!
I am so excited to have been asked to be a guest designer for Craft Project Central for December 2017. My project will be featured later in the month but here is another awesome project for December! This month’s card sketch is by Monika Davis. See the sketch below and be sure to enter the contest!
Each month in addition to the great 3D projects that Craft Project Central has for you, they also host a monthly card challenge – Creating Pretty Cards!! To help you recreate the sketch each month, they also provide a free Sketch Mini Tutorial! This mini tutorial has information about how the inspiration card (using the sketch) was created, supplies used, and basic measurements!! For every ten cards submitted, they’ll pick one winner of a free one month subscription! The winner(s) will get to select the month of their choice! Head over to Craft Project Central to learn more and submit your creation!!
If you would like to learn how to make any of the projects for this month, you’ll want to subscribe for the month of December. With your subscription, you’ll get illustrated, step-by-step instructions for five wonderful projects for only $10! You can find out how to gain access to a bonus sixth project over at Craft Project Central.
Be sure to check back during the month to see the other great projects featured!
If you would like to get a notification each time I post a project share, specials from Stampin’ Up! or myself, class schedules or video tutorials, please make sure you click “Follow By Email” at the top of this post. That way you won’t miss a thing!
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Happy Stamping!
~Jo
Making the world a happier place, one card at a time!
I am so excited to have been asked to be a guest designer for Craft Project Central for December 2017. My project will be featured later in the month but today starts the awesome projects for December! The first one is designed by Cindy Mitchell-Clark.
PEACE is such a beautiful word and one that is a perfect sentiment for anytime of the year. In this tutorial you will be creating a stunning home décor piece that will be perfect for the upcoming holidays as well as throughout the year, it will also make a perfect gift! Using products from the 2017 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog, you will learn how to make each of the pennants and assemble them for display.
If you would like to learn how to make this project, you’ll want to subscribe for the month of December. With your subscription, you’ll get illustrated, step-by-step instructions for five wonderful projects for only $10! You can find out how to gain access to a bonus sixth project over at Craft Project Central.
Be sure to check back during the month to see the other great projects featured!
If you would like to get a notification each time I post a project share, specials from Stampin’ Up! or myself, class schedules or video tutorials, please make sure you click “Follow By Email” at the top of this post. That way you won’t miss a thing!
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Happy Stamping!
~Jo
Making the world a happier place, one card at a time!
I have been wanting to try an explosion box for a long time. With fall sneaking up on us so fast, I got to thinking that a haunted house for Halloween would be perfect for my first one! These amazing boxes look like a regular present until you lift off the lid and all the sides fall down to reveal a little 3D scene hiding inside. They may take a while to construct but I can’t tell you when I have had this much fun paper crafting! It was so therapeutic designing it, cutting all the little pieces and trying to come up with creative ways to make all the parts. Such a great time, even my husband got in on the fun helping me come up with a fun way to make the little fence! Since this is a complex project I did write a pretty long post but please take the time to read it all. There are a lot of fun tips hopefully you will be inspired to make your own explosion box!
Next I added the squares of Basic Black to the outside of the box and the Happy Halloween Designer Series Paper (“DSP”). I wanted the back panel to stand up so the moon and tree would show up behind the house. Before I adhered this panel to the box, I attached the tree and moon DSP to the Pumpkin Pie square. Then I drew extensions of the branches using a Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker and two little bats were cut from Basic Black and adhered to the moon. This was set aside. To make the panel stand up I cut three small trips of scrap cardstock 1″ x 4″ and bent them into an “L” shape. They were adhered to the back panel and base allowing it to stay upright. Then I attached the moon panel on top to cover the strips. Next the squares of polka dot DSP were added to the remaining three panels.
I used a piece of Soft Suede cardstock in the center. Since I wanted it to look like a patch of dead grass and dirt Soft Suede ink was sponged randomly on this piece to give it a little “texture”. The letters B-O-O were cut from Pumpkin Pie cardstock and a little clear Wink of Stella was added to give them a little sparkle. They were added to the center of the bottom three panels with dimensionals.
I stamped five ghosts on Whisper White with Memento Black ink and cut out using the ghost die. Three were attached to the letters and I set the other two aside to use later.
Now it’s time to start the house. I have loved these cute little houses since they were introduced last year. First I cut two of the houses using Basic Gray cardstock. Before assembling I used the embossing paste and brick decorative masks to make the bricks. Since I wanted a slight gray tint, I added a few drops of Smokey Slate into the paste and mixed it all up. After the bricks were dry I assembled the house using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (“MLG”). The shingles were cut from Basic Black and attached to the roof. Don’t throw away the scraps from cutting the shingles, we will use these later on!
I cut the window frames from Basic Black. They were glued to scraps of So Saffron then cut them out. The door is Smoky Slate stamped with the Hardwood background stamp and cut out. The door frame is Basic Black and the door knob is a little pearl. One of the ghosts was attached to the house and a few bats were attached in the windows. When fully assembled the house was then glued to the bottom of the box using MLG. Set aside to dry.
On to the cemetery. Now this is where I had to really think outside the box. What was I going to use for the tombstones??? I started flipping through my framelits and looked at the popsicle from Frozen Treats, yup that’s it! I cut two from Smoky Slate and one from Basic Gray, sponged with Basic Gray ink to give the appearance of stone. They were bent and the trimmed. The last ghost was attached to the center tombstone so he is peeking out.
The little fence proved to be quite the challenge. My husband came to my stamp room to see how I was doing. I was playing with different things but I was stuck on what to use to make the little fence. He happened to be sitting across from me and was playing with the scraps from the cut shingles He grabbed my snips, cut a little and voila a little fence! LOVE that man! Not only has he always supported me in my stamping business but he always willing to help me when I get stampers block.
Me & my husband Brian
The path was torn pieces of Basic Gray then sponged with some Soft Suede to age them.
The final step is the box top. Cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 8 1/4″ x 8 1/4″. Score at 1″ and 2″ on all four sides. Download the template and box lid tutorial here. Assemble the box lid according to the tutorial. I based this part of the template on the banker’s boxes I use at work for storage.
Attach a Pumpkin Pie square with polka dot DSP panel on top. Stamp the cat image From Spooky Cat using Pumpkin Pie ink on Whisper White, cut out with the cat punch. Two ovals were cut from Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie to layer together. “Trick or Treat” was stamped using a Basic Black Stampin Write marker so I could ink each word separately. After assembling the oval the cat was adhered using a dimensional. To add a little extra something, two bats were added and a black rhinestone dots the “i”. The completed oval was attached to the lid using dimensionals. To finish it off a strip of 7/8″ striped ribbon was attached to the edge of the lid.
And the final project!
I knew this little haunted house was going to be a lot of fun to make! Of course after I was done with this project my head was swimming with all kinds of ideas. I can’t wait to try my next one!
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Happy Stamping!
~Jo
Making the world a happier place, one card at a time!
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September Specials
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Earn a FREE exclusive stamp set – From September 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017 you can earn the exclusive Merry Patterns Stamp Set with a qualifying workshop or order.
Everyone loves surprises! As a thank you for supporting my business, with any order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax) you will receive a FREE surprise gift bag share! Just enter Hostess Code GFEC3ZPP when you place your order online. I will send your gift to the address used for your order. If your order is $150 or more DO NOT enter the code. If you enter the code you won’t get your Stampin’ Rewards for FREE goodies and I wouldn’t want you to lose out on those! I will automatically send your gift when the order is placed.
This offer is only available only through Joanne Mulligan, an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. Gifts ship at the end of the month and are sent via USPS. At this time I can only accept orders in the United States.
Everyone has their favorite stamping tools and I am no exception. Putting this list together was a lot harder than I thought it would be, trying to narrow down my choices for my top five when my top twenty-five would have been so much easier! I picked the tools I use almost every time I stamp. These are my “go to” tools and ones that if I didn’t have I would be lost. I would love to hear what your favorite tools are!! Please let me know in the comments section!
So without further ado….here my top five tools for every stamper.
A Bone Folder
This is a must have for any stamper whether you are just starting out or have been stamping for years. It may be a simple tool but can do quite a lot. From getting the perfect sharp crease for your cards and projects to burnishing, this little guy needs to find a home in your toolbox.
Simply Scored Scoring Tool
I use this every single time I stamp. The grooves are set 1/8″ apart with the measurements clearly marked on two sides. It comes with a double tipped stylus (two sized heads) and a little compartment where you can store a bone folder, extra stylus and other goodies. You can score cards pretty quickly and is a must for any fancy fold cards, boxes, 3D projects and more!
Paper Snips
What can I say about my snips. I have used many types of scissors but these are truly exceptional. They are super sharp (my finger tips can attest to this fact) and perfect for any intricate fussy cutting you may have to do. They come with a blade case and will stay sharp for years. I have two pair; one for paper and one for ribbon.
Grid Paper
This may seem like an odd choice but this item is often overlooked in the catalog and I think it is the perfect tool for all your stamping. It has a ruler on two sides and markings on the other two for finding a center point. The little squares are in 1/4″ x 1/4″ (the opposite side is in metric) and there are spaces on the side for making notes. Bonus it will keep your stamping area clean. It comes in a pad of 100 sheets which breaks down to just .11 cents per sheet.
And my number one stamping tool….
The Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine
This is another tool I use 99% of the time I stamp and by far my favorite! Yes this is a huge investment but I guarantee it will bring you much happiness and joy with what it can do. Stampin’ Up! offers a huge selection of dies including framelits and thinlits to match their exclusive stamp sets not to mention the Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. It comes with the Big Shot Platform and two acrylic cutting mats. You can purchase the Precision Cutting Plate for intricate thinlits and the Magnetic Platform for exact placement over a stamped image. Also the Die Brush and pads makes removing small pieces a breeze!
To learn more about the Big Shot be sure to watch my video tutorial!
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Happy Stamping!
~Jo
Making the world a happier place, one card at a time!
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August Specials
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Time to redeem those coupons earned during Bonus Days! Between August 1st and 31st you can redeem your coupons. Just enter the coupon codes sent to you by Stampin’ Up!. If you earned more than one, make sure you enter each one separately and watch your savings add up!
Early Release Bundle – Carols of Christmas and Card Front Builder Thinlits. Between August 1st and 31st be one of the first to own a stamp set from the 2017 Holiday catalog! The Carols of Christmas set and coordinating thinlits Card Front Builder are a perfect addition to your stamp collection!
Everyone loves surprises! As a thank you for supporting my business, with any order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax) you will receive a FREE surprise gift bag share! Just enter Hostess Code JB7TVAUR when you place your order online. I will send your gift to the address used for your order. If your order is $150 or more DO NOT enter the code. If you enter the code you won’t get your Stampin’ Rewards for FREE goodies and I wouldn’t want you to lose out on those! I will automatically send your gift when the order is placed.
This offer is only available only through Joanne Mulligan, an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. Gifts ship at the end of the month and are sent via USPS. At this time I can only accept orders in the United States.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer, enjoying time with family and friends and creating memories that will last a lifetime. Even though summer is in full swing, before you know it will be time to start creating your holiday cards. And Stampin’ Up! is helping you by releasing a gorgeous set, Carols of Christmas along with the coordinating thinlits Card Front Builder ahead of the unveiling of the 2017 Holiday catalog! It can be purchased separately or save 10% by buying the bundle!
I have just started playing with these and I am really having a great time! There is so much that can be done with this bundle, from a complex card to something quite simple. I think this set will appeal to almost everyone and I put it as a must have for your holiday crafting. You can get a lot of mileage out of the thinlits, they can be used well after the holidays, especially the beautiful frame cut out.
I created this card for our Annual Christmas in July Card Buffet and it was a huge hit! It has a great traditional Christmas look plus it is super easy to put together and replicate in large quantities. Enjoy!
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Happy Stamping!
~Jo
Making the world a happier place, one card at a time!
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August Specials
From Stampin’ Up!:
Time to redeem those coupons earned during Bonus Days!
Between August 1st and 31st you can redeem your coupons. Just enter the coupon codes sent to you by Stampin’ Up!. If you earned more than one, make sure you enter each one separately and watch your saving add up!
Early Release Bundle – Carols of Christmas and Card Front Builder Thinlits
Between August 1st and 31st be one of the first to own a stamp set from the 2017 Holiday catalog! The Carols of Christmas set and coordinating thinlits Card Front Builder are a perfect addition to your stamp collection!
Everyone loves surprises! As a thank you for supporting my business, with any order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax) you will receive a FREE surprise gift bag share!
Just enter Hostess Code JB7TVAUR when you place your order online. I will send your gift to the address used for your order. If your order is $150 or more DO NOT enter the code. If you enter the code you won’t get your Stampin’ Rewards for FREE goodies and I wouldn’t want you to lose out on those! I will automatically send your gift when the order is placed.
This offer is only available only through Joanne Mulligan, an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. Gifts ship at the end of the month and are sent via USPS. At this time I can only accept orders in the United States.
Anyone who knows me really well, knows that I LOVE coffee! There is nothing like the first sip in the morning it makes me instantly happy. I do have a few coffee rules; only hot coffee in the morning no matter the weather and in the afternoon hot if the temperature is below 50 and iced if it is over. There is a slight variation on this if it is raining I have hot in the afternoon no matter the temperature. I know it’s a little quirky but that’s how I roll in the coffee department.
It was no surprise that as soon as I saw the Coffee Cafe stamp set, and the entire Coffee Break Suite it was a must have for me! I really like the sayings as well as the Designer Series Paper (“DSP”) and the super adorable Corrugated Elements.
The colors are very earthy which play nicely on the coffee theme.
It was the first set I chose to really play with when my first order arrived. Here is what I came up with.
First up a little gate fold card. The card base is Pear Pizzazz cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ score at 2 1/8″ and 6 3/8″). I used the polka dot DSP on the front of each panel (1 7/8 x 5 1/4″). Then I stamped the large cup and lid using Early Espresso and the oval saying with Pear Pizzazz on Whisper White cardstock, then each image was cut out using the Coffee Cups Framelits. I also cut the coffee collar from Early Espresso cardstock using the fluted framelit. Next I attached the lid and coffee collar to the cup with a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid Glue. The oval saying was adhered to the oval Corrugated Element and attached using a dimensional. I tied a strand of linen thread around the top then into a small bow. The coffee cup gets attached to the left side only, make sure you only apply adhesive to that side so the card can open and close.
I will be having a video how to on this card once my editor can help me with it. And by editor I mean my daughter. She is a tad busy the next few weeks moving into her first house, they closed on it this past week and are busy cleaning and painting. They thought it best to get this done before all the furniture was moved in. So production is on hold for a little while until she is settled in .
Next I wanted to continue with the polka dot DSP but add a few new elements. The Coffee Cups Framelits come with a teeny tiny coffee cup that fits perfectly on the cups of another sheet paper from the Coffee Break DSP pack. I thought it would be fun having them stacked on top of one anther going along the inside of the card. The card front is slightly smaller than the back allowing the cups to peek through. The Soft Sky card base is 5 1/2″ x 7 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″. I added a strip of the polka dots to the front panel (3″ x 5 1/4″. Next I stamped the cup and lid in Early Espresso on Whisper White cardstock and the saying in Soft Sky, it fits perfectly in the cup! They were cut out using the framelits and attached as in the first card. I took a small strip of burlap ribbon and attached using Tear & Tape adhesive, then the cup was attached on top using dimensionals. Next I cut 5 little cups from the DSP and glued along inside of the card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I always try to use odd numbers in my “works of heart”. In high school my art teacher always told us odd numbers are more pleasing to the eye and that rule has stuck with me all these years.
I decided to change-up the DSP for this card. This time I used Early Espresso for the card base (5 1/2 x 8 1/2″ score at 4 1/4), with a Crumb Cake panel (4″ x 5 1/4″) on top of this. I cut the DSP into 2 strips 1 3/4″ x 5″ with a small Early Espresso Strip 1/4″ x 5″, these were attached to the Crumb Cake panel then attached to the card base. I stamped the cup and lid again in Early Espresso but this time on Soft Sky cardstock and cut out with the framelits. The coffee collar was cut this time using the plain framelit not the fluted one. The cup was assembled as done previously and the heart Corrugated Element was added with a dimensional. I stamped the saying on Whisper White cardstock in Crumb Cake then stamped the hearts in Soft Sky using the outline heart stamp and coloring in with the matching Stampin’ Write marker. I added a touch of clear Wink of Stella for some sheen. This was cut out using the Layering Ovals framelits and I cut a matching oval the next size up in Early Espresso, then attached to the card using dimensionals.
I do love the occasional iced latte with whipped cream so that is what inspired this card. I used Garden Green for the card base, standard size 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ score at 4 1/4″. I took a Crumb Cake panel (4″ x 5 1/4″) and stamped it using the Burlap Background Stamp in Crumb Cake ink then attached to the card base. Then I took a 2 1/2″ x 4″ piece of DSP and tore the edges. To get the white inside to show tear the paper toward you not away. This was attached to the Crumb Cake panel. Next I stamped the saying on Whisper White using Garden Green ink. I tore the saying out then using a sponge dauber I inked the edges with Soft Suede, this was attached to the DSP using dimensionals. The cup was cut from Crumb Cake and sponged with Soft Suede. I stamped the straw using the small striped stamp on a scrap of Whisper White using Garden Green. With the photopolymer stamps you can line up each section with ease to create one long strip which was then cut with the framelit. The whipped cream was stamped using Crumb Cake and cut out along with the coffee collar in the matching DSP. To give the whipped cream a little something extra I added a little Wink of Stella in clear. After assembling the coffee cup, it was attached to the card with dimensionals.
This card will be featured in a video, as it has many elements that people always ask me about such as getting a clear image with a background stamp and tearing to get those nice feathered edges.
Now to show you the versatility of this set, I made a birthday card with a cupcake using the coffee collar and whipped cream. I also played with my other must have the Embossing Paste! The card base is Early Espresso, 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″, on top of this I added a Pear Pizzazz panel (4″ x 5 1/4″). I took a piece of striped DSP (3 3/4″ x 5″) and cut the center using the largest oval framelit from Layering Ovals. I cut another oval from the polka dot DSP, (I told you I loved the polka dot DSP!) and inserted it in the center of the striped panel. Now comes the fun part….I cut whipped cream out of a piece of thick Whisper White cardstock. I took a small amount of the Embossing Paste and put it on my Silicone Craft Sheet with a palette knife. I added a few drops of Early Espresso reinker and mixed it up to make the yummy chocolate frosting, I swear it looked just like real frosting I was very impressed! Then I frosted the little whipped cream piece, just like a real cupcake. While the embossing paste dries pretty quick when used in a thin layer, since this was so thick I hit it with a hairdryer on low to speed drying time. Then using Crumb Cake card stock I cut my cupcake using the fluted coffee collar. I found it a little large so I trimmed it down with my Paper Snips to a perfect cupcake size. The edges were sponged with Soft Suede and a dauber. I cut out the banners using the Duet Banner punch after I stamped the sayings from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous set in Early Espresso ink. These edges were also sponged with Soft Suede ink. Then the banners and cupcake were attached with dimensionals.
I hope you enjoyed these projects using the Coffee Break Suite. If you have any questions about any of the featured cards, please let me know I would be happy to help!
If you would like to get a notification each time I post a project share, specials from Stampin’ Up! or myself, class schedules or video tutorials, please make sure you click “Follow By Email” at the top of this post. That way you won’t miss a thing! As always, please feel free to share any post on Pinterest or Facebook!
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Happy Stamping!
~Jo
Making the world a happier place, one card at a time!
June Specials
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Earn an Extra $35 in Stampin’ Rewards with a Qualifying Workshop or Order!
From June 1 – June 30, 2017 earn an extra $35 in Stampin Rewards with a workshop or order totaling $350 or more! Call me to book your workshop now before my calendar fills up!! This is a perfect chance to get some of items on your Wish List from the new catalog for FREE!!
As a thank you for supporting my business, with any order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax) you will receive a FREE Sampler of Assorted Ribbons, Embellishments and Designer Series Paper !
Just enter Hostess Code 9KXHCYBD when you place your order online. I will send your gift to the address used for your order. If your order is $150 or more DO NOT enter the code. If you enter the code you won’t get your Stampin’ Rewards for FREE goodies and I wouldn’t want you to lose out on those! I will automatically send your gift when the order is placed.
This offer is only available only through Joanne Mulligan, an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. At this time I can only accept orders in the United States.
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