Weekly Deals and Stamping Information

Some great Weekly Deals and combine them with the Year End Close outs and you got to get these deals before they are all gone.

Bits And Pieces Wood-Mount Stamp Set      134291

Price: $23.95 $17.96

Sometimes you want a little texture that comes from a background image but you don't need them to be big. The Bits and Pieces wood mount set has some fun designs and images you'll use on lots of occasions.

Set quantity: 8

First appeared in 2014-2015 

Documented This And That Designer Stickers          133688

Price: $4.95 $3.71

Add words and images on the go! 4 sheets (5-3/4" x 7-3/4") with a variety of designs on semigloss paper. Acid free, lignin free.

Envelope Liners Framelits Die            132172

Price: $26.95 $20.21

Cut your stamped images, create layers and frames! Coordinates with Square Envelopes, Note Cards & Envelopes, Medium Envelopes.

Hexagon Punch           130919

Price: $15.95 $11.96

Punches are a quick and easy way to add interest, dimension, and color to your cards, tags, and scrapbook pages. You can glue punched shapes directly onto your projects or layer a sheet of cardstock that has been punched over a coordinating cardstock for a reverse effect.

■ Sleek body style

■ Large surface area offers precise cutting and leverage

■ Locks to store

■ Slim and stackable

Home For The Holidays Ensemble - Digital Download         128885

Price: $9.95 $5.97

This download was added on 11/8/2011

There’s nothing like the coziness of being home during the holidays. Create that same cozy feel on your holiday projects with our digital-exclusive Home for the Holidays Ensemble. This download comes complete with solutions for holiday parties (an invite and labels for tags and treats), decorating (frameable artwork), gift tags, and Christmas cards. Even better, all the elements come available as stamp brushes and embellishments so you can create additional coordinating projects.

The download includes a 7-piece stamp brush set, 19 embellishments, and several designer templates (double-sided 5" x 3-1/2" postcard invitation, 7" x 5" thank you greeting card, one-page 8-1/2" x 11" frame décor, two-page 8-1/2" x 11" labels). Coordinating colors include Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, and Very Vanilla.

Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder     129984

Price: $7.95 $5.96

Transform your cardstock with a raised, textured design. 4-1/2" x 6-3/8".

Natural 7/8" Cotton Ribbon    127844

Price: $7.95 $5.96

Stampable fine cotton texture. Natural look. 100% cotton. 10 yds.

Wooden Elements Embellishments    132258

Price: $4.95 $3.71

32 pieces: 4 ea. of 8 designs. Largest piece: 2" x 1/2"

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Don't miss out on some of these great deals.

Gratitude for Days Simply Created Kit

Seasonal Snapshot Project Life Card Collection

Under the Tree Tag a Bag Accessories Kit

Click here to see all that are still available but hurry January 5 or while supplies last.

Happy Stamping

Mary

Tips and Techniques Tuesday - December 9, 2014 - Thinlit and Framelit Negatives

This Week's Tips 7 Techniques is really a fun one.  As some of you know I hate to throw anything away.  So I try to use everything possible.  With the Thinlit and framelit negatives (the part left over after you cut) you can do so much such as making a mask, a stencil or even the focal point of a card. Today I will show you how to make a great focal point with a negative from the Wonderful Wreath Framelit.

I made Christmas Cards and used Joy on them and then used the negative on another card.

I really Hope you enjoy the video.

Did you enjoy it? Now you will never throw away those scraps.

To get your Paper Pumpkin for December make sure you get your subscription by December 10th.

What is Paper Pumpkin

I'm Paper Pumpkin . . .

I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun.

I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside:

All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more!

Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a monthly kit program that anyone (even you) can enjoy! All for $19.95 which includes shipping.

You can also purchase Pre-Paid Kits from 1 - 12 months and you save money for the 6 and 12 months kits.  Check out the pre-paid kits by clicking here.

These Pre-Paid kits would make great gifts for your crafting friends get them a 1 or 3 month subscription and they will think of you every month.

Click here to sign up for your Paper Pumpkin Subscription.

Click here to order your pre-paid subscriptions for yourself or as a gift.

Happy Stamping 

Mary

Grandma's Rocking Chair - December 7, 2014 - Inks

Question for today:

What is StazOn and the difference between a regular ink pad and StazOn.

There are different kinds of ink and each kind has it's own purpose and is good for stamping certain things.  Since the question is about StazOn lets start with that one and work our way through them.

 

StazOn - That is a brand name.  It is a permanent solvent based ink. It is acid free.  It drys fast and does not need to be heat set. Is mainly used for non-porous surfaces such as plastic, window sheets, cellophane bags, glass, plates, ceramics. It does not come off your stamps with water or Stampin' Mist, you must use StazOn cleaner (don't drop it on your rug, ink side down). You can use it for stamping on card stock, I like to use it to stamp on the Cellophane bags and window sheets - works great for the Stain Glass Technique. Stampin' Up! sells Black and White StazOn but it also comes in other colors.  Best thing about StazOn Black is the great smell.

 

Dye Based Ink - Stampin' Up!s Classic Ink - Water based dye inks are the most popular inks. They are mainly for card stock and paper.  On Card Stock they dry fast, which helps prevent smearing. On fabric they soak in and since they are water based they will wash out.  Stampin' Up! Classic inks are acid free.  You can clean your stamps with water or Stampin' Mist. It will not dry on non porous surfaces so I would not not recommend for plastics, window sheets or glass.  You may find that it does fade over time - though I have a card I stamped over 5 years ago and it has yet to fade. Since it is water soluble it is great to use for water coloring.  They do soak into the card stock and are great to use for Mono color Stamping (stamping the same color as the card stock, like watermarking), because of that they will not be a true color on other colored card stock.  They will run if caught in the rain.  I use this for my cards, 3-D projects involving card stock or designer series paper.

 

Pigment Based Ink - Stampin' Up!s Craft Ink.  They are thicker than the dye based inks and take a longer time to dry, you may want to dry them with a heat tool.  You can use them on a variety of surfaces.  They are usually acid free.  Since they do not absorb into the card stock like dye based inks they give a true color when stamping of other color of card stock. Can be cleaned up with water or Stampin' Mist, a little more work needed than the dye based ink. Stampin' Up! only sells Whisper White which is great for using on black card stock.  You can also make other colors by either getting the whisper white and adding colored re-inker or getting an empty pad and the whisper white refill and then adding re-inker.  I use this for chalkboard technique, for true color stamping on other colored card stock - I have a pad I made up with Pumpkin Pie for my Halloween cards.  I also use it for stamping on fabric - you do have to heat set it.

 

Watermark Ink - VersaMark.  Also referred to as Embossing ink as it is used for embossing.  It is on the order of a pigment ink but clear. Used for tone on tone stamping, makes it appear a few shades darker on the Card Stock.Takes a long time to dry unless heated. Use to emboss.  You can clean the same as pigment ink, water or Stampin' Mist, again may take a little more to clean.  It is sticky to can be used with heat and stick powder and for embossing.  You can also stamp a stamp with VersaMark and then a classic ink and use clear embossing powder to have any color for embossing.  I love it and use it all the time.  Don't worry if the pad becomes yellow or brown it will still work and does stamp clear.

Hope you have enjoyed this one.

Stamping in the Mail Class for December

Just a reminder that you have a few more days to order this months Stamping in the Mail Class: A Happy Hooray.

$39 for a Wood Set, 3 finished cards, Instructions, and supplies to complete the three cards on your own.

$33 for a Clear Set, 3 finished cards, Instructions, and supplies to complete the three cards on your own.

$17 for just the 3 finished cards, Instructions and supplies to complete the three cards on your own.

You may also substitute a same priced stamp set for this stamp set if you would like.  Wood is $19.95 and Clear is $14.95.

To order this months Stamping in the Mail Class Click here or e-mail me at marysstamping at gmail.com

Have a great week.

Happy Stamping

Mary