Game On Meets World of Good

This past weekend I had a fun time with my sister visiting our stamping friend Debby Evoy at her Lake Country Stampin' Retreat.  What a weekend!  When three avid stampers get together with ink and paper it's a pretty wild time, and this one did not disappoint.  Lots of laughs, lots of stamping and eating, and then more stamping........

For my swag bag I chose the World of Good Suite and I'm so happy I did.  I'm always searching for rich manly papers to make masculine cards with, and I'd brought two new stamp sets, Game On and Whiskey Business to work with.  The marriage of these stamp sets and this paper was perfect. I honestly can't say enough about this paper, except that the pictures in the catalogue don't do them justice.

Game On is an 8 piece Cling Rubber Stamp set.  The imagery is so sharp and detailed that it doesn't even require colouring, just stamp and you're good to go. 

Here's a sampling of some of the cards I made with this paper and the Game On set.  In my opinion, the combination was fantastic. 

For this card I used a Bumblebee card base from the Flowers for Every Season Memories and More  card pack (#153101).  The card bases and envelopes come in the 2020 Incolors for this season.  The card bases are larger than a standard card and measure 6 1/2" x 4 1/4" which leaves plenty of room for your design.  The inside of these cards are white.  The envelopes have the matching patterned paper on the flap.  So cool.  

For the inside of the card I used one of the World of Good Memory and More cards as a background.  

For the second card, I chose a background mat from the World of Good Memory and More Card Pack #153600.  This card packages includes 50 total double-sided cards (2 each of 25 designs) in 3" x 4" (7.6 x 10.2 cm) and 4" x 6" (10.2 x 15.2 cm) sizes; 6 4" x 6" (10.2 x 15.2 cm) single-sided specialty cards with brass foil; 4 sticker sheets, 1 each of 4 designs. Available in English and coordinate with 

Bumblebee, black, Cinnamon Cider, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso,

Misty Moonlight and Mossy Meadow, card stocks, embellishments and inks.  

My second mat is a piece of 5" x 3 3/4" Misty Moonlight card stock that's been embossed with a retired 3D embossing folder called Herringbone.  Debby had just purchased the brand new Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine, and the embossing was just a dream. The embossed images came out deep and rich looking.  

I stamped the deck of cards on Whisper White with Misty Moonlight ink and then fussy cut around the image before adhering it to the label with Dimensionals.    The background label is from the  Stitched so Sweetly (#151690) Dies.  

The Whisper White label was stamped with a birthday sentiment and a tiny Club stamp from the Game On set.  This was mounted on a 3" Oval from the Stitched Shapes Die Set.  I also added a 2" x 2 1/2" piece of DSP for a pop of colour.  This beautiful paper was in Cinnamon Cider with the brass foil embossing.  Love this paper for it's richness and texture. 

I stamped the front of the coordinating envelope with the chess piece and board images from Game On.  

My third card which took me all of 5 minutes to make, features the dice from the Game On stamp set, both on the card front and on the coordinating envelope.   In truth the design for this card came about because I had stamped off several dice and I was trying to find a die cut that would work well with the image.  I'm a sucker for repetition so I  decided to use the Stitched Rectangle dies and voila,  "game on".  The dice rectangles were mounted on Basic Black rectangles from the same set.  These nesting labels make layering so much easier and the finished look is very professional.

The background on the card is created with a black and white map card from the World of Good Memories and More Pack.  I cut and layered this piece onto  Whisper White card stock  and then adhered it to a Bumble Bee card base.  Because of the extra length of the card base, I was able to stamp the sentiment "It's Your Day Roll With It" along the bottom.  

I  hope you enjoyed these three samples.  I actually made 14 cards over the two day retreat period using this stamp set and another Stampin' Up! set called Whiskey Business, along with the World of Good Suite products.  I plan to show case more of the cards in the up coming days.  

I love to receive comments on my cards so I hope you'll take the time to write me a few words.  Do these cards inspire you to make some similar cards or CASE the designs?  Would you purchase any of the products I mentioned in my narrative?  

Happy Stamping! 

Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot 

Paper Pumpkin September Kit

What’s your favorite thing about the Fall season? Is it Halloween ghosts and ghouls, yummy food at Thanksgiving? How about picking the perfect pumpkin at the local pumpkin patch or sipping hot cider at sunset.  For me it's the comfort of my fireplace in my craft space and creating fun things for my favourite season of the year. 

Whatever you love most about Autumn, why not rev it up a bit with some creative time.  The Hello Pumpkin Paper Pumpkin Kit offers a way to celebrate and kits are a really fun way to paper craft because they aren't time consuming.  Lets face it with a kit you don't need a lot of supplies apart from some adhesive and a paper trimmer.  Another good thing about Paper Pumpkin is you don't have to go out looking for it............it's delivered right to your front door. Who could ask for more?

September’s seasonal kit called "Hello Pumpkin" provides everything needed to create Fall treats. There's reversible patterned paper, a multi-occasion stamp set, and a sea of die-cut fall shapes.  What fun! 

With the Paper Pumpkin September kit you can create completely customizable crafts to celebrate the autumn season your way! Whether you assemble the kit’s cracker box treat packages or use the supplies to embellish traditional cards, the Hello Pumpkin kit has something for everyone to enjoy. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind kit! Click here to order your subscription to Paper Pumpkin your way.  

Happy Stamping!

Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot

Makeover of the ON-LINE Shopping Store on August 4, 2020

Stampin' Up! Is Doing a Makeover of the 

ON-LINE Shopping Store on August 4

Stampin' Up has listened to both it's demonstrators and customers with regard to difficulties and opportunities for change with the Stampin' Up! On-line shopping experience.  To that end on August 4th a whole new On-line shopping store is being launched in North America.   This new look/new system has been test driven in the United Kingdom and is working well.  Now it's our turn! 

NEW Stampin' Up! Online Store

•The CURRENT online store will go offline at midnight (MT) on 4 August and will remain offline permanently from that point forward.

•The NEW online Store site will go live at 7:00 AM (MT) on 4 August, at which point you can start ordering from the 2020 Aug-Dec Mini Catalog and any other current product. 

VERY IMPORTANT:   

What Do You Have to Do to Access the New Version:

• You need to enter your account password manually, the first time you your on-line account.  Once you've entered it manually, then you're good to go.

• If you saved or bookmarked your password in your browser in the past, it will not "auto-enter" or "pre-fill" from your browser.  You will need to enter it manually.

• If you've forgotten your password, log into your on-line account today and create a new password and enter it.  Then, all you have to do is log in manually on August 4th or later with your new password.  Once this is done you can save or bookmark your password and new website link on your browser.  

Also I hope you will continue to designate me as your demonstrator.  You'll need to do that the first time you place an order, otherwise another demonstrator from the area will be chosen randomly for you.     

Thank you for shopping with me in my on-line store.  I so appreciate you!

Penny Hanuszak

Your Independent Stampin' Up! Demo

in Abbotsford, British Columbia  

Bonus Days Are Here

STAMPIN' UP! BONUS DAYS ARE BACK 

EARN IN JULY- REDEEM IN AUGUST!

It's July 1st and that is the start of one of the best bonus periods of the year.  If you don't know what Bonus Days are, let me explain.  For the past few years Stampin' Up! has offered a special between July 1st and August 3rd called BONUS DAYS.  During this time period you'll earn a $6.00 Stampin' Up! Bonus Day Coupon for every $60 you spend (on a single order, price before s&h and tax).  Bonus Day Coupons are redeemable on any order you place between August 4 -31st. 

Here's Some Things You Need To Know:

• Orders that were started before the promotion began on July 1st will not go toward earning coupon codes.  
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• There is no limit on the number of coupons you can use on an order during redemption
• Bonus Days coupon codes can be redeemed for any product, excluding Starter Kits and Paper Pumpkin month-to-month subscriptions.  
• Prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes may be discounted with Bonus Days coupon codes. 

Participants must have an email address, as Bonus Days coupon codes are only delivered by email.

IMPORTANT!  When you get your Bonus Day Coupons save the email in a safe place. I'd strongly recommend that you also write the Bonus Day Coupon Codes down in a notebook or someplace safe, because if they're lost or you delete them, they cannot be re-sent.  Lost codes cannot be recovered.

Happy Stamping!

Penny Tokens Stampin Spot 

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Want to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator?  If so time is ticking down on a great opportunity to do just that.  Whether you want to be a demonstrator to save money and enhance your stamping hobby, or if you'd like to start a new business of your own, you might want to take advantage of this fabulous offer that's about to run out. 

Join my team between now and 10:00pm Mountain Time June 30th (tomorrow) so you'll get not only the regular starter kit for $135.00 CDN, but a free stamp and die/tool bundle of your choice. 

Click here to view a pdf copy of our annual catalogue.

You'll be able to design your own starter kit with the things you want most. That's right, when you purchase the starter kit, for $135.00 you choose the items you want to have to complete your kit from our new Annual Catalogue. Along with that you get to choose ANY BUNDLE of your choice to add to your starter kit for FREE! That means any stamp and punch bundle (shared on pages 168-169) of our annual catalogue or any stamp and die bundle (shared on pages 173-179). 

Don't miss out This is such a great deal and big savings.  You even get FREE Shipping and Handling fees on your signup order. But remember you have to sign up before tomorrow night to take advantage of all of this.  Some additional bonuses for joining my team now are the opportunities to place a pre-order from the new mini ‘holiday’ catalogue starting July and the new Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine in August!

If you’d like to find out more click here or get in touch with me so I can answer any questions you might have.   Come on, you know you want to…..

Happy Stamping!
Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot

Tasteful Touches - Feathers

Hi everyone I hope you had a terrific weekend and were able to get out and about.  I managed to squeeze in some crafting time and make some thank you cards using one of my new stamp sets, Tasteful Touches which I featured here and here in my recent sneak peeks.  

My first card is an elegant "thank you" designed in black and white that combines the feathers and greenery from Tasteful Touches stamp set with die cuts from Painted Labels Dies.  Its quite a feminine card and the card itself was designed around the cluster of feathers. 

Tasteful Touches Stamp Set Item #152562

This card starts with a Basic Black card stock base measuring 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and is scored at 4 1/4".  I added a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White that was embossed with the new Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder.  

I wish you could see and feel the texture and deep impression created with this new embossing folder.  It's amazing and it totally changes the look of the white space on this card.

The next two layers are a 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Basic Black layered with a 3"x 3" piece of Whisper White that's been cut out with the largest square die from Stitched Shapes Dies.

The black circle base for the feather design and the three silver glimmer paper leaves were cut using Painted Labels dies.  The silver and black flowers were cut with the Poppy Moments Dies.

Poppy Moments Dies have a great selection of centers and leaves.

I stamped two feathers and one cluster of leaves with Momento Black ink and fussy cut each of the images.  I fiddled a bit with the composition of this cluster before it came together, but when it did, I was very pleased with how it turned out.  I've used mini and regular sized dimensionals and glue dots to hold it together.  The sentiment "Sending Many Thanks" is from a retired Stampin' Up! stamp set called Petite Pairs and it's stamped on Whisper White and was cut out with the smallest circle in the Stitched Shapes dies, and then mounted on a piece of black card stock punched out with the scalloped circle punch.

For the inside of the card I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Whisper White card stock and stamped a sentiment from Rooted in Nature.  In the bottom right corner I stamped some of the small square clusters and the feather.  

My second card has a much more masculine feel to it.  My concept when I started to make this card was to layer some Whisper White rectangles that had been stamped with the feather stamp and this is what I came up with. 

I was very pleased with the layout of the rectangles and how they really show case the feathers.  The card base is a standard 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Whisper White with a side score at 4 1/4".  I've layered a 5 1/4

 x 4" piece of Basic Black, followed by a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Whisper White that was embossed with the Textured Textile Embossing Folder.  

The large rectangle with the multi-stamped feathers has a Basic Black Base measuring 2 1/4" x 4 1/4" and a Whisper White layer measuring 2" x 4".  The smaller rectangle has a black base measuring  2" x 2 3/4" with a Whisper White layer measuring 1 3/4" x 2 1/2".   The sentiment from Petite Pairs is stamped on the small circle from Stitched Shapes dies and I've added the square stamp image stamped off.  Some Clear Epoxy Droplets were added.  

For the inside of the card I used a Basic Black Base measuring 4" x 5 1/4" followed by a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Whisper White card stock.  I stamped the sentiment "Words are Never Enough" from the Rooted in Nature stamp set and a single feather in the bottom corner.   

Rooted in Nature is a very versatile stamp set and includes wonderful sentiments.  I like the fonts and size of the sentiments as well as the words and the images are outstanding. 

Well that's my post for today.  I'm really enjoying the Tasteful Touches Bundle. My next project with this set will include the actual Tasteful Labels die cuts and some of the sentiments from this set.  I hope you'll come back and see those projects too.  
  

Happy Stamping!
Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot 

Short Supply Items in Annual Catalogue

Sometimes we just can't get what we want.  

Even though Stampin' Up!s Annual Catalogue launched earlier this week, I've just found out that the following items are either restricted for limited sales or not available. 


Why?  Well as you know, COVID19 has impacted delivery and manufacturing across the globe, and some of the resources and products that Stampin' Up! sells are included in that delay.  So, my apologies for now, if you were disappointed at checkout.  As soon as I hear from Stampin' Up! they're in stock/available I'll let you know.

The following items from the Die Cutting and Embossing line are not yet available for purchase, although they are included in the 2020–2021 Annual Catalog:

• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (item 149653)
• Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (item 150673)
• Base Plate & Die Plate Pack (item 149657)
• Specialty Plate (item 154711)
• Mini Base Plate & Mini Embossing Plates Pack (item 151003)
• Mini Cutting Plates (item 151004)
• Magnetic Cutting Plate (item 149656)
• Mini Magnetic Cutting Plate (item 151005)
• Impression Mats (item 149660)

Click here to see purchase details 

These In Colour Re-inkers are in short supply so there is currently a limit of one per order (demonstrator or customer order), until the inventory is increased:

• Bumblebee Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (item 153122)
• Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (item 153120)
• Just Jade Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (item 153121)
• Magenta Madness Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (item 153123)
• Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (item 153124)

Currently on backorder Cinnamon Cider Item #152120

Limited Supply Just Jade Item #153121

Limited Supply Bumble Bee Item #153122

Limited Supply Item # 153123 Magenta Madness

Limited Supply  Item #153124 Misty Moonlight

Thanks for your patience.   

Happy Stamping!

Penny Tokens Stampin' Spot

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