Teachers Thank You Gift Using Stampin’ Up! Tropical Chic Bundle

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Teacher's Thank You Gift Fridge Magnet and Thank You card using Tropical Chic Stamp Set and Tropical Thinlits Dies from Stampin' Up!

7 August 20187 August 2018 ~ Anna Krol ~ 4 Comments

Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – Teachers Thank You Gift Using Tropical Chic Bundle

Thanks for coming to my blog today! We are being highlighted internationally by Kylie Bertucci and you are able to vote for my project. The top ten winners will get to be part of an international blog hop so please vote for my project. My project is under the number 20. You can do it here or use a button at the end of my post.

A theme for this month’s highlight is ‘Teachers Gifts’. And however, it’s been a long time since our daughter finished primary school (she starts Uni after summer break) I thought why not make a cute little set of a fancy fridge magnet and a mini 3×3″ Thank You card.

To make these I’ve used Stampin’ Up! Tropical Chic Stamp Set & Tropical Thinlits Dies. I also used coordinating Tropical Escape DSP.

Teachers Gift Fridge Magnet dimensions:

Basic Black cardstock for the base: 3-1/4″ x 6-1/2″
Basic Black cardstock for the notebook: 1-1/2″ x 3″
Whisper White cardstock: 3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″
Granny Apple Green cardstock: 3″ x 3″
Tropical Escape DSP: 2-7/8″ x 2-7/8″
Whisper White cardstock for stamping & die-cutting
Rhinestones
magnet sheet 3″ x 4″

Teachers Thank You Card dimensions:

Basic Black cardstock: 3″ x 6″
2x Whisper White cardstock: 2-7/8″ x 2-7/8″
Granny Apple Green cardstock: 2-6/8″ x 2-6/8″
Tropical Escape DSP: 2-5/8″ x 2-5/8″
Whisper White cardstock for stamping & die-cutting
Rhinestones

First, I created the base for my magnet: I cut Basic Black cardstock to 3-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ and using liquid glue I adhered the magnetic sheet at the back. Next, I created the notes area. I have found this little notebook in my drawer but it had a navy spine and was a little too long (3″ x 4″) and I needed a square one. So I removed the old spine and shortened notebook using the guillotine.

To create new spine I cut a 1-1/2″ x 3″ piece of Basic Black cardstock and scored it at 7/8″ and 1″. Adhered it to the notebook and adhered notebook to the base.

To finish off the top of my magnet, I took a Whisper White cardstock square, glued Granny Apple Green on top and layered a slightly smaller square of Tropical Escape DSP and adhered them all to the base.

For stamping the foliage I’ve used Stamparatus: I stamped each greenery image in Granny Apple Green ink, followed by Shaded Spruce but dabbed off some colour from the edges of the images.

I did the same with flowers but I used Blushing Bride with Poppy Parade. I decided to leave one flower just in Blushing Bride. I die cut all my images using coordinating dies, arranged and adhered them to the magnet using liquid glue and dimensionals.

For the sentiment, again, I’ve used Granny Apple Green with Shaded Spruce.

For the card, I’ve used a 3″ x 6″ piece of Basic Black, scored at 3″. Same as with a magnet piece, I layered Whisper White with Granny Apple Geen and Tropical Escape DSP on top and adhered them all to the card base.

Using Stamparatus, again, I stamped each of my images and die cut them using coordinating dies.

The sentiment comes from the same stamp set but I stamped only ‘Love & Thanks’ with Blushing Bride at full strength and Poppy Parade dabbed off for gradient look.

Few rhinestones finish off my little projects.

I truly hope you’ve enjoyed coming to my blog today.

Now, make sure you head over to Kylie’s blog to check all lovely projects and vote for your favourites. Hope my project will be among them. My project is under number 20!

As always, if you wish to purchase any of the products I have used, simply click the images below to go directly to my online store.

My exclusive special offer this month only: FREE Stampin’ Up! Pearlised Doilies

How it works…

Place a product order of £50 or more (excl. shipping) in my online store in the month of August.
Add Host Code U6KK4ACY. To claim your reward you must include this code in your ordering process.
This August Special Offer will be applied to all qualifying orders placed through my shop using Host Code U6KK4ACY between 1 August – 31 August.
If your order is £150 or more do not use Host Code. You will earn your own Host Rewards to spend.
IMPORTANT: My FREE Special Host Gift giveaways are mailed separately from any order and will arrive mid-September.

Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Bundle [148399] £40.50	Tropical Chic Wood-Mount Bundle [148397] £47.50	Tropical Thinlits Dies [146831] £25.00	Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146753] £20.00	Tropical Chic Wood-Mount Stamp Set [146750] £28.00
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £8.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £9.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] £8.00	Tropical Escape 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146916] £10.25	Stamparatus [148187] £46.00
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [147100] £7.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad [147095] £7.00	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad [147050] £7.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad [147088] £7.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] £4.75
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] £3.75	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] £27.00	Big Shot [143263] £102.00

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Customers Thank You Cards Using Healing Hugs Stamp Set

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Customers Thank You Cards using DistINKtive Healing Hugs Stamp Set by Stampin' Up! in Poppy Parade, Gorgeous Grunge & Bermuda Bay Colours

26 July 20185 March 2019 ~ Anna Krol ~ Leave a comment

Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – Customers Thank You Cards Using Beautiful Healing Hugs Stamp Set

Today I’ve got for you really beautiful Thank You cards I’ve made using Healing Hugs Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

These were the cards for my customers who shopped with me in the month of June and used Host Code. I have sent them out with rhinestones and some treats!

I had a little delay this month because of MS giving me hard time again, but my ladies were very understanding and loved their parcels. I even received a couple of messages back to say how much they loved them!

Healing Hugs ‘thank you’ cards

For my cards I’ve used a gorgeous distINKtive stamp set called Healing Hugs and a sentiment from Love What You Do stamp set.

Healing Hugs Thank You Cards dimensions:

Poppy Parade/Gorgeous Grunge/Bermuda Bay cardstock: 11-6/8″ x 4-1/8″ scored at 5-1/2″ (29.7 x 10.5 cm scored at 13.9 cm)
Whisper White cardstock: 4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.3 cm x 13.9 cm)
Whisper White cardstock for inside: 4-1/8″ x 4″ (10.5 cm x 10.3 cm)
Whisper White cardstock for the sentiments
Mini Striped Ribbon in Poppy Parade/Gorgeous Grape/Bermuda Bay: approx. 4″ (10.3 cm)

How to:

I started by preparing the bases for three cards. Once I scored each card base at 5-1/2″, I had 6/8″ of cardstock hanging off the base. I trimmed it off and saved it, as I will need it later in the design.

Usually, I make individual cards, but for customers, I really like to make cards in batches. Once I have a design I choose colours, and then I start making the cards, each step at a time.

For these cards, I chose to use three different colours: returning Poppy Parade, new Gorgeous Grape and current Bermuda Bay (the bases and stamping). To help me with accurate stamps placings I have used a Stamparatus.

Colour Choices, stamping & masking

My first colour choice was Poppy Parade for the base and flowers, followed by Gorgeous Grape and Bermuda Bay. For leaves and background accents I’ve used accordingly either Soft Sea Foam and Granny Apple Green.

I stamped the main flower first on each Whisper White panel and next onto some masking paper and fussy cut it.

I placed the mask over the flower and stamped two more flowers, one above and one below, first stamping them off for a lighter shade.

Next, using the same mask I stamped the leaves. For the Gorgeous Grape card, I’ve used Granny Apple Green for the leaves. On other cards, the foliage was stamped in Soft Sea Foam.

Once all the flowers and leaves on all of the cards were stamped I decided to use small ‘plus’ stamp from the same stamp set to add some detail to the background.

I didn’t use a Stampratus for this, just a regular acrylic block, size ‘D’. Added details as I went along using same greens as before.

Before I mount all the panels to the card bases I distressed the edges using paper snips and adhered them either centred or to the right.

Finishing off the cards

I took the 6/8″ pieces of cardstock that I have trimmed from bases earlier and stamped them using the flower stamp and Versamark ink pad, to create a subtle background. I adhered them to the cards using snail adhesive.

I have added those strips to my cards and also adhered around 3-1/2″ length of Mini Striped ribbons to each (according to the colour of the base).

For the sentiment, I have used the ‘Thank You’ stamp from Love What You Do stamp set. I stamped it on a strip of Whisper White cardstock, in Memento Black, using Stamparatus.

I trimmed each sentiment to measure 1″ x 2-1/2″ and pop them up on the cards using dimensionals.

Inside the cards, I stamped the flowers and leaves in Versamark for tone on tone look. Next, I adhered smaller Whisper White panels inside those cards.

And here’s the last peak on all colours/designs together –

I truly hope you like my cards and enjoyed coming to my blog today.

As always, if you wish to purchase any of the products I have used, simply click the images below to go directly to my online store.

HOST CODE for the month of JULY is D369YGBB. Orders of £50+ (excl. p&p) will receive a SPECIAL GIFT from me: a sampler of In Color® Grosgrain Ribbons (2 yards of each).

Thank You Gifts will be shipped mid-August.

Healing Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146530] £20.00	Healing Hugs Wood-Mount Stamp Set [146527] £27.00	Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set [148042] £20.00	Stamparatus [148187] £46.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] £8.00
Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] £8.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] £8.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £9.00	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad [147050] £7.00	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad [147099] £7.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad [131171] £6.00	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad [147102] £7.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad [147095] £7.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50	Versamark Pad [102283] £7.75
Poppy Parade 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon [146938] £7.50	Gorgeous Grape 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon [146940] £7.50	Bermuda Bay 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon [146939] £7.50	Clear Block D [118485] £7.75	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] £9.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] £6.25	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] £27.00

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New Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue 2018-2019 Is LIVE

2 June 201811 June 2018 ~ Anna Krol ~ Leave a comment

Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – New Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue 2018-2019 Is LIVE

So today is THE DAY!!!

New Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue is LIVE!

Click on the cover to download your FREE copy

Here are my “must-have” resources for placing your order and updating your supplies:

PRODUCT SHARES – these will be available from next week. Check my blog for more details.

Your new Host Code for the month of June is XEYXTEPE. Orders of £50+ (excl. p&p) will receive a Surprise Thank You Gift from me. You won’t be disappointed!

Thank You Gifts will be shipped in the first 2 weeks of the following month they were earned (mid-July).

HOW TO USE HOSTESS CODE

I would also love to invite you to join my team. I have a small team which is called Serendipity Crew and we are little but growing branch of one of the biggest teams in the UK – a really wonderful group of women, of whom many have become dear friends of mine. We all support and inspire each other. So when you join my crew, you don’t get just me to help and support you, we all are a big friendly group! And we would love to welcome you.

Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day,

Due to unexpected shipping delays, the following products will not be available when the catalogue goes live to your customers.

STAMPIN’ BLENDS
BIG PLANS PLANNER KIT (146859)
BIG PLANS PLANNER KIT REFILL (146861)
METALLIC PEARLS (146282)
LEAF RIBBON (146905)
PETAL PINK RHINESTONE GEMS (146914)
METALLIC BRADS (146929)
BASIC BRADS (146930)
2018-2020 IN COLOR MINI BINDER CLIPS (146932)

I will update you ASAP when these will be available.

Last-Chance Products – Retiring List Announced

9 April 20189 April 2018 ~ Anna Krol ~ Leave a comment

Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – Last-Chance Products – Retiring List Announced

It’s that time of the year again, when Stampin’ Up! is getting ready to retire stamps and accessories from both the Annual and Spring Summer catalogues. As sad as it is to see these products go, there’s still time for you to get them before they’re gone. Retiring products will only be available until 31 May, or while supplies last. So if there’s something from retiring products on your wishlist, don’t wait until last day – once they’re gone, they’re gone. And they are selling fast!

Check retiring stamp sets here –>

Check retiring bundles here –>

Check retiring everything else here –>

You can also download a list of retiring products from Spring/Summer Catalogue below:

in PDF version here –>
in EXCEL spreadsheet here –>

The list of retiring products from 2017-2018 Annual catalogue can be found below:

in PDF version here –>
in EXCEL spreadsheet here –>

Promotion Information

Promotion dates: 9 April–31 May 2018 beginning at 21:00 (CET)/8:00 p.m. (GMT)
There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
Retiring items may be added to all order types
All retiring items are only available while supplies last and will be discontinued after 31 May.
Due to high demand for retiring stamp sets, retiring stamp sets will be guaranteed available until 7 May; all other products are not guaranteed and are only available while supplies last.
Retiring items are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards with qualifying orders.
Retiring host sets can only be purchased using Stampin’ Rewards from a qualifying party/order

Depending on inventory levels, discounts on select products may be introduced on or after 8 May.
- These discounts will not be preannounced.
- If you buy a product at a retail price and then it is later discounted, Stampin’ Up! will not refund the difference.
- If there is a product you want, we recommend buying it right away and not waiting to see if it’s discounted later or you risk it being sold out.
- If you start an order before a discount is announced, the order will not include the discounted pricing. If you want to order a product that has been discounted, you will need to start the order after the discounts are announced.

Order Deadlines

Phone: 31 May 2018, by 17:50 (CET)/4:50 p.m. (GMT)
Online: 31 May 2018, by 23:50 (CET)/10:50 p.m. (GMT)

If you have any questions please drop me a message. I’m more than happy to help.

Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day

Hostess Code for a month of April: 77BSGU7H – Use this code in the month of April and receive a gift from me. Spend £75 or more and use the code, and you will receive from me a Berry Burst 3/8″ (1 cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon plus BRAND NEW Stampin’ Up! 2018-19 Annual Catalogue and a handmade gift. Special Notes:

1) Make sure you select Anna Krol as your demonstrator;
2) If you select “No Contact” box I do not have access to your name and can’t send you a gift;
3) If your order is £150 or more do not use the code and grab your own Stampin’ Rewards + gift from m

Don’t forget to check:

Spring Summer 2018 catalogue is in full swing. Click here for more details –>

Spring Summer Catalogue Paper & Ribbon Shares. Shares are open to Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands & United Kingdom. 102 sheets of DSP & 2 yards of each type of ribbon from Spring/Summer Catalogue. Click here for more details —>

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Amazing You Clean & Simple Card Using SAB Freebies

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Amazing You Card using Stampin' Up! Amazing You Stamp Set & Celebrate You Thinlits Dies - Bermuda Bay - Pool Party - Gold

30 March 201830 March 2018 ~ Anna Krol ~ 6 Comments

Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – Amazing You Clean & Simple Card Using SAB Freebies

Are you pink or blue person? Why my question you may be wondering?

Couple of days ago I shared with you lovely, CAS card using Amazing You Stamp Set and Celebrate You Thinlits Dies with flower in pink – you can check it here.

Today, however, I have a very similar card using the same products and layout, but in blue instead of pink.

Here’s my card –

Amazing You card dimensions:

Bermuda Bay cardstock: 11-6/8″ x 4-1/8″ scored in half at 5-7/8″ (29.7 x 10.5 cm scored in half at 14.8 cm)
Whisper White cardstock: 3-5/8″ x 5-3/8″ (9.3 cm x 13.6 cm)
Whisper White cardstock (for inside): 3″ x 4-5/8″ (7.6 cm x 11.7 cm)
a piece of watercolour paper for stamping the flower
a strip of Gold Foil cardstock for die cutting
Gold 1/8″ Ribbon: 8″ approximately

In today’s card I still encorporated gold elements, but I swapped Berry Burst and Powder Pink inks for Bermuda Bay and Pool Party. I love this dreamy teal-y flower!

I love the script on this ‘amazing’ die cut. It’s bit tricky to adhere but totally worth the hustle. ‘You’ is stamped in soft, Pool Party ink. For the greenery this time I used only one shade of green: Pear Pizzazz.

To finish off the inside of the card I stamped the flower in Pool Party ink, in bottom right corner.

So? Are you pink or blue person? I would love to know.

Also don’t forget that there’re still couple of day when you can earn free Sale-a-bration products with each qualifying order. And you don’t only have a brochures to choose from – there are also regular products from current catalogues which you can choose!! Download PDF here.

Please note: The item numbers from the flyer (EN l FR l DE) must be used in order for the products to be redeemed as Sale-A-Bration items. The items have different numbers in the catalogue that do not mark the item as part of Sale-A-Bration.

I add this card to:

If you wish to purchase any of products I have used, simply click the images below to go directly to my online store and don’t forget to enter the hostess code CWKGWDD7 to receive a gift from me.

Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day

Hostess Code for a month of March: CWKGWDD7 – Use this code in the month of March and receive a gift from me. Spend £25 or more and use the code, and you will receive a Sweet Soiree Suite embellishments sample: one Silver Mini Gable Box + samples of ribbon and ‘shreddies’ (pink, silver or white) + a handmade gift from me.
Special Notes:

Amazing You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147215] £0.00	Amazing You Wood-Mount Stamp Set [147212] £0.00	Celebrate You Thinlit Dies [146840] £0.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] £7.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25
Watercolor Paper [122959] £4.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] £3.75	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad [131171] £6.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [126982] £6.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] £6.00
Versamark Pad [102283] £7.75	Embossing Buddy [103083] £5.50	Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129] £4.50	Aqua Painters [103954] £15.50	Gold 1/8″ Ribbon [134583] £4.50
Stamp-A-Ma-Jig [101049] £11.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] £9.00	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] £9.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] £27.00
Big Shot [143263] £99.00

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Don’t forget to check:

New Sale-a-bration release is LIVE. Click here for more details –>

The New Stampin’ Up! Spring/Summer 2017 Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration are LIVE and it’s AMAZING! For every 60 €/£45, you spend either from Spring Summer Catalogue or Annual Catalogue, you will get to choose one FREE level 1 product from SAB brochure! If you spend 120 €/£90, you get one FREE level 2 product, OR, you can choose two level 1 items. If you spend 180 €/£135, you have the option to choose three level 1 items or one level 1 item and one level 2 item. Click here for more details —>

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Teachers Thank You Gift Using Stampin’ Up! Tropical Chic Bundle

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Customers Thank You Cards Using Healing Hugs Stamp Set

Healing Hugs ‘thank you’ cards

Healing Hugs Thank You Cards dimensions:

How to:

Colour Choices, stamping & masking

Finishing off the cards

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New Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue 2018-2019 Is LIVE

Last-Chance Products – Retiring List Announced

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