World Card Making Day 2020

World Card Making Day is an international event held every year on October 3rd.  It's a great day to get together with your card making friends and share the fun of creativity.  

Receiving snail mail should never become a thing of the past.  Receiving a beautiful handmade card in the mail is one of the most wonderful feelings.  Your card can really brighten someone's day and your thoughtfulness for sending a card is something that will be remembered for some time. You don't get that from a facebook message.   

Today I'd like to share some Stampin' Up! videos to give you inspiration.  I know you'll enjoy them and learn a few cool tricks to make your stamping experiences enjoyable and fun.  

One Card Three Ways:

Making Multiples In Minutes: 

One Kit Three Ways:

Here are my World Card Making Day Cards:

I love using up my scraps so these two cards were made with that in mind.  I hope you enjoy them and they inspire you to get creative. 

I'd love to hear from you and whether you got an opportunity to do some card making today.  Leave me a comment and you could receive one of these two cards in the mail along with a PDF on how to make them.  Cheers! 

Happy Stamping!

Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot

Penny Hanuszak, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

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DSP SALE OF THE YEAR - SAVE 15%

Stampin' Ups! fabulous fall Designer Series Paper Sale has begun! During the whole month of October you  can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Paper from the 2020–2021 Annual Catalog and August–December 2020 Mini Catalog.   Click here to see what's for sale: 

This sale began yesterday October 1st and will end Saturday October 31 (Halloween).   All order types qualify for this promotion - on line, workshop, through me, or demo orders if you're a demonstrator.

And get this, there's no limit to how many packages of Designer Series Paper you can purchase during this promotion.  You get the 15% discount so long as you're ordering the select Designer Series Papers during this promotion. 

Don't miss out!  If you're thinking about joining my team - you can take advantage of the 15% discount by ordering any of the select Designer Series Paper as part of your Starter Kit.  Stampin’ Rewards also qualify.  So, that's  terrific news if you're already a demo and wanting to cash in your Flex Points..... those points are now going to go a little bit further!  

The deadline for this sale is:

By Phone: 30 October 2020; 6:50 pm (MT)

By Online: 31 October 2020; 11:50 pm (MT)

Happy Stamping!

Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot

Penny Hanuszak, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

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Freshly Made Sketch #454

I was so busy with setting up and holding my "Stamp-arage Sale" on Saturday that the weekend just went by in a blur and although I was handling stamps a lot, I didn't actually get any stamping time in.   So, here it is after midnight on Sunday evening and I'm trying to be creative because I really wanted to play with the Freshly Made Sketches #454 and post it before their challenge closes on Monday morning.    Love this sketch by Jacquie, it's so clean and simple.

Here's my entry: 

Because of my time limitations and lack of imagination I grabbed stamps and inks that were close at hand on my desk.   I planned to make a Sympathy Card, so I wanted those clean lines and chose to stay pretty close to the sketch outline. I could have simply cut a 4 x 4 strip of designer paper, but I decided to simply stamp a strip of Whisper White card stock with a variety of leaves from the Stampin' Ups! Forever Fern set, that is on loan to me. 

This stamp set has Distinktive stamp images which are deeply etched and have a special texture that gives added depth and dimension in a single step, creating photo-realistic images. I used 1st and 2nd generation stamping to get a layered leaf effect.  

This was the first time I've used this stamp set, and I am totally impressed with the images it creates.  The leaves are so realistic that as long as you don't super saturate your stamp with ink, the detail really shows through.  I stamped with a combination of Just Jade, Mango Melody and Shaded Spruce inks.  I think I'll be playing with this set for a while and creating some background papers.  

I used a combination of sentiments from the Forever Fern and the  Peaceful Moments Cling stamp set. Peaceful Moments is one of my all time favourite sentiment sets because I like each of the sayings and I really like the mixed font style.  Because this is a sympathy card for a friend who's just going through a loss I chose "you can do this" from the Forever Fern set for the front of the card and for the inside "thinking of you with all my heart", from Peaceful Moments.  Both were stamped in Early Espresso ink.  

For the inside of the card I added a vertical strip of leaves with a small border of Mango Melody card stock.  

Happy Stamping!

Penny Tokens Stampin Spot

Penny Hanuszak, Independent Stampin Up Demo 

September's Almost Gone - Join My Team and Take Advantage of These Great Deals

There are some great Stampin' Up! deals happening in September but time is running out.  Don't be late and miss out.............

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• 24 Hour One Day Only Sale to Save 15% on select Cling and Photopolymer stamp sets.  Remember - September 23rd only.  

• Get and Go Starter Kit Promotion  September 1-30, 2020 (see tips below to stretch your dollars even more).

Join my team this month for the regular starter kit price of $135 CAD, and you get to choose $165 CAD-worth of products.  

• $165 in Stampin' Up! products for $135
• 20% savings on your demo purchases
• Free shipping on your starter kit 
• Eight Annual and Eight Holiday Catalogues
• A Free Paper Pumpkin kit 
• No obligation to do anything further - you decide just for hobby or opportunity to earn an income doing what you love - paper crafting

Important note: Ink, adhesive, cutting tool, and clear block for stamping must be purchased separately. However, these products may be included as part of the Starter Kit product selection.

As a bonus for joining before the 30th of September you also get:

• enough card stock pieces to make 16 cards 
• a pack of Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• the So Much Love stamp set
• the Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set

• For the card kits you get 8 packs of pre-cut card stock in Coastal Cabana and an 8 pack of pre-cut card stock in Granny Apple Green, for a total of 16 cards plus envelopes.  There's even a link (click here) to choose what samples you'd like to make and instructions).

And, just a thought ...... but if you join before September 23rd, you'll not only get all of the above, but you'll also be able to take advantage of the  One Day Only Sale on September 23rd and get along with your demo 20% off an additional 15% off for the sale.  Wow that's some fall savings!

For more information on signing up and the benefits of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator click here to go to join my team. 

Happy Stamping

Pennytokens Stampin' Spot

Penny Hanuszak, Independent Stamping Up Demo 

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SAVE THE DATE for the Biggest Stampin' Up! Sale Event

GET THEM WHILE THEY LAST

It's coming.  Here's your opportunity to stock up on stamp sets at a fantastic price! Here's the deal.  For one day only, you can purchase select cling and photopolymer stamp sets at a 15% discount. This short, stamp-tacular sale only happens once a year—so you don’t want to miss out on these super savings!

When:     Wednesday September 23rd, 2020 

What's for sale:   59 Stampin' UP! stamp sets each with a 15% off discount.  Check out the category in the online store—entitled “Stamp Sale”—listing every stamp set on sale.  This will make the purchase process quick and easy for you.  I'll be checking out the site first thing in the early hours so if you have questions email me at pennytokens@gmail.com.  

ONLINE: Sale begins at 12:01 September 23rd and runs until 11:59 (Mountain Time).  By phone the sale starts at 7:00am and is over at 6:59pm (MT).  

Flyer: Click here to see the Sale Flyer 

Click here for my ONLINE STORE Tab and "Shop Now" - if you haven't got an online account yet, I'd suggest you set one up today and remember to choose me as your demonstrator.  If you do this today then your ordering on Wednesday will be hassle free.

Remember to add my September Hostess Code NA46AR73 at the end of your order and you'll get an additional gift from me and thank you card for your order.

Happy Stamping!

Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot 

Penny Hanuszak, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator 

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Everything's Rosy - Freshly Made Sketches #452

We've had a very smoke filled weekend here in Abbotsford BC, with air quality being at a high risk since Friday.  Most of the smoke is due to the Oregon and California wild fires that are burning out of control.  My heart goes out to all of those who've lost their homes and been displaced.  Such a terrible time for so many right now.

This evening I've been working on another Freshly Made Sketch and have created a pretty simple card with it.

Here's my version.  

Stamp Set:    Peaceful Moments #151595 

Ink:               Night of Navy

Card Stock:   Whisper White, Strawberry Slush (Retired)

DSP:              Everything's Rosy Designer Series Paper 

                      and Embellishments 

Happy Stamping!
Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot

Penny Hanuszak, Independent Stamping Up Demonstrator 

September Hostess Code:  NA46AR73

  

Confessions of a House Bound Paper Crafter

Between the loss of my mom in June and the COVID-19 thing, I've been having a very difficult time paper crafting and doing the things that truly make me happy.  

I have to be honest here and let you know I really, really  miss my mom and I miss my friends and hanging out with them.  I miss our get-togethers and fun card making times.  And although I read all kinds of motivating stories about demos that are doing this and that to carry on their Stampin' UP! relationships, quite frankly it makes my head buzz and I get tired.  

I don't know whether it's the times we live in or I'm just getting older, but I haven't figured out how to engage my friends and customers by holding Zoom and Facebook meetups and the whole virtual media thing tires me out.  I guess that's why I haven't had much MOJO going on and seem to be spending my time binge watching Netflix and trying to think my way out of this funk instead of yakking with you all and posting cards and projects.  

To my credit, I have to say my leisure time hasn't been all about watching the latest episodes of Frankie and Grace I actually have spent some time in my card studio reorganizing and doing lots of serious cleaning and purging.  One day I'll do a tour of my room, but for now this is what it's looking like:

When I've had the energy and mind, I've also been finishing up old projects, using up scraps of designer papers and retired card stock I've accumulated and trying a few new things.  I haven't felt very challenged though, until I saw this clean and simple sketch challenge from Freshly Made Sketches and it called my name.

So here's to the first challenge of the month (year actually) and what I came up with.  Hopefully I can continue to find inspiration and challenges that re-motivate me to stamp and I can continue to share with you in some form or other.    

For this card I used the Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper for my background and one of the layers.  I like all of the papers in this suite.  They're colourful and appealing in every way.  

My card base is Poppy Parade with a layer of Pool Party.  The cute little gnome is from the Gnome for the Holidays cling stamp set.  

The sentiment "There's no place like GNOME for the Christmas Season", was perfect for this card.  This card may not meet the visual "clean and simple" criteria of Freshly Made Sketches challenge #451, but it sure was simple to make. From start to finish this card took about a half an hour to make.  Having a sketch you can work with, is a great way to nudge your creativity.   You have to like that.  

I coloured the gnome with Stampin' Up! Blends, matching up the colours in the Trimming the Tree DSP ... Poppy Parade, Garden Green, Pool Party, Old Olive, Smokey Slate, Daffodil Delight and Crumb Cake.  I also added a little shine to the gnome's nose and the Christmas lights with Nuvo Drops.

Thanks for bearing with me through this rant and glimpse into my personal difficulties with procrastination and lack of motivation.  And, hopefully my card for the sketch challenge has inspired you to pick up your card supplies again and get crafting. 

I'd love to hear how you've been coping and creating.  If you're not motivated like me, I'd love to hear your story too, maybe we can work this out together.  In the meantime......

Happy Stamping!

Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot

Penny Hanuszak, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator 

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