Petal Promenade - Part 5

So here is my 5th post sharing the cards I've been creating using the Petal Promenade DSP.

You can never have enough Birthday Cards - love using these framed floral cut outs!

Finally got away from the floral side of the DSP- super excited with how this Wedding Card turned out!

Some Silver Embossing powder adds elegance to this card.  Celebrate - birthday, wedding, anniversary, graduation, promotion, or any milestone in your life!

Petal Pink and Smoky Slate and perfect for a sweet baby card!

And one more - this could be for a wedding, birthday, promotion.  The greeting is heat embossed on vellum.

Hope you are enjoying my creations using the Petal Promenade DSP and don;t forget this month only Buy 3 Get 1 FREE.

Blessings, Missy

July Special- Designer Series Paper Sale

if you place an order purchasing 4 packs of DSP (Buy 3 Get 1 FREE) by 

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at  midnight, 

I'll send you (Email or snail mail) three tutorials showing you great layouts to use your DSP for free! 

And, if you bump your order up to $50, you'll also 

get a FREE pack of Corrugated Elements (these go great with all the Designer Series Papers) you'll love using these!

But, your order MUST be in by Tuesday July 31st at midnight!! 

You must use Hostess Code EZ7WPQJ7 

That's how I'll know you ordered! 

Unless your order is over $150- don't use the Hostess Code so you can get the

Hostess Rewards. I'll still send you the projects! 

Saturday Crafting

I'm blessed to spend most Saturdays with my Grandson.  He is 3 and loves to do anything with you.  Today he helped make breakfast - delicious french toast with fresh strawberries.  Since it was raining we stayed inside and he spied my stamps on the table and wanted to stamp.  He's watched before, but today we created a card for his mommy.  Teh video shows his practice stamping on some scrap cardstock.

He wanted to stamp boats, so I pulled out Swirly Bird Stamp Set and the Swirly Scribbles Thinlets.

All the color choices were his.  Cardstock is from my scrap bin which still has some retired colors (not sure if the blue & green are current or retired).  His ink choices  were Highland Heather, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce,  Rich Razzleberry and Balmy Blue.  Greeting is from the Enjoy Life Stamp Set.    Embellishments are from my retired stash.  I think he did a great job!

Create with a child- spread the love of being creative!

Blessings, Missy

June Special- featuring the Lilypad Lake Bundle

if you place an order ($30 minimum) by 

Saturday, June 30, 2018 at  midnight, 

I'll send you three make and takes for the Lilypad Lake Bundle for free! 

(This includes instructions) 

And, if you bump your order up to $50, you'll also 

geta free roll of Whisper White Bakers Twine. 

But, your order MUST be in by Saturday June 30th at midnight!! 

You must use Hostess Code E37H3YMP. 

That's how I'll know you ordered! 

Unless your order is over $150- don't use the Hostess Code so you can get the

Hostess Rewards. I'll still send you the projects! 

CLick here to shop now

Have a Wonderful Adventure

I love the greeting on this card.  Doesn't everyone want to have a wonderful adventure?  I have a new adventure every Saturday with my grandson.  What has been your greatest adventure?

Another beautiful card with the Sea of Texture Bundle

Blessings, Missy

June Special- featuring the Lilypad Lake Bundle

if you place an order ($30 minimum) by 

Saturday, June 30, 2018 at  midnight, 

I'll send you three make and takes for the Lilypad Lake Bundle for free! 

(This includes instructions) 

And, if you bump your order up to $50, you'll also 

geta free roll of Whisper White Bakers Twine. 

But, your order MUST be in by Saturday June 30th at midnight!! 

You must use Hostess Code E37H3YMP. 

That's how I'll know you ordered! 

Unless your order is over $150- don't use the Hostess Code so you can get the

Hostess Rewards. I'll still send you the projects! 

Click on link to shop now!

Sea of Textures

I still have lots of SWAP cards to share with you so just a quick post today for this one.

Sea of Textures Bundle is so fun - there are 9 stamp images and 8 dies so what you create is endless.

Beautiful SWAP card from Claudia Bradley.

Blessings, Missy

June Special- featuring the Lilypad Lake Bundle

if you place an order ($30 minimum) by 

Saturday, June 30, 2018 at  midnight, 

I'll send you three make and takes for the Lilypad Lake Bundle for free! 

(This includes instructions) 

And, if you bump your order up to $50, you'll also 

geta free roll of Whisper White Bakers Twine. 

But, your order MUST be in by Saturday June 30th at midnight!! 

You must use Hostess Code E37H3YMP. 

That's how I'll know you ordered! 

Unless your order is over $150- don't use the Hostess Code so you can get the

Hostess Rewards. I'll still send you the projects! 

Click on link to shop now!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Time for a sneak peek of a sample from the Occasions Catalog.  This card was part of a SWAP that I participated with. This will also be one of the projects from the Happy Mail Class on Jan 14th. 2-4PM   

The stamp set featured is called Magical Day and it features a mermaid, a wizard, a dragon, a night and great greetings to create fun projects.  

If you are interested in joining me for this class- all the details are on my website- Missybolinger.stampinup.net

RSVP and payment are required by 1/9/18

See you there!

Blessings, Missy

A Wild Thing

Finished up a stack of Baby cards last night after looking at my inventory for an upcoming Craft Fair.

A Wild Thing is the perfect stamp set for babies!  A simple layout and pastel colors.  Pulled out my new Stampin Blends to color- love them!

Lots of exciting things happening at Stampin Up and now is the perfect time to join!

Blessings, Missy

Quilted Christmas-day 4

TGIF!

My final project features our super cute pizza boxes- love these boxes.  Super easy to decorate and I have 8 tealight candles inside of this one..

OK 4 projects on my blog and 4 projects on my facebook page - which one is your favorite?  Leave a comment!

The Quilted Christmas Suite includes - 

Christmas Quilt # 144793-a 16 piece stamp set 

Quilt Builder Framelit Dies  #144673 - 15 dies 

Quilted Christmas 1/4" Ribbon #144620

Quilted Christmas 6"x6" Designer Series Paper #144617

Stitched Felt Embellishments #144619

Quilt Top Textured Embossing Folder #144687

Blessings, Missy

Each week in October I'll be having a weekly giveaway on my blog.  This week (10/23-30/17) you just need to comment and share on any or all blog posts this week for a chance to win.  The more you comment and share the better your chances!  Winner to be announced 10/31/17.   This week the giveaway will be one of the projects I'm featuring this week.   Good luck!

When placing your order in my store kindly use Host Code  D9HVHW2G    unless your order is $150. 00 or more before S/H & tax and don't forget that if your order is $300 or more you'll also receive a FREE EXCLUSIVE STAMP SET-

Quilted Christmas- day 1

I know - Halloween isn't here yet, but I spent time this weekend creating for upcoming craft fairs and I'm excited to share my Quilted Christmas creations with you (8 different creations) 4 on this blog and 4 on my Creative Blessings with Missy facebook page.

Starting today with this beautiful card- Clean and simple with a touch of gold foil and I'm in love with the Stitched Felt Embellishments!  You'll see them alot this week.

The Quilted Christmas Suite includes - 

Christmas Quilt # 144793-a 16 piece stamp set 

Quilt Builder Framelit Dies  #144673 - 15 dies 

Quilted Christmas 1/4" Ribbon #144620

Quilted Christmas 6"x6" Designer Series Paper #144617

Stitched Felt Embellishments #144619

Quilt Top Textured Embossing Folder #144687

I'll be using all of these items this week.

Make sure to stop back each day and I'd love to know which project is your favorite on Friday!

Blessings, Missy

Each week in October I'll be having a weekly giveaway on my blog.  This week (10/23-30/17) you just need to comment and share on any or all blog posts this week for a chance to win.  The more you comment and share the better your chances!  Winner to be announced 10/31/17.   This week the giveaway will be one of the projects I'm featuring this week.   Good luck!

When placing your order in my store kindly use Host Code  D9HVHW2G    unless your order is $150. 00 or more before S/H & tax and don't forget that if your order is $300 or more you'll also receive a FREE EXCLUSIVE STAMP SET-

Is your cup Half Full?

Do you look at things as Half Full or Half Empty? I choose to look at things as Half Full so I knew this set was for me!  Doesn't hurt that I enjoy searching for local wineries.  Until recently I've been a VA wine girl- there are a lot of very good wines in Western VA.  The other week I found a PA winery that I really enjoyed and it's only an hour from my home!

When I finally got around to creating with this set I couldn't stop so I decided to have a Half Full week on my Blog and Facebook page.  There will be a total of 14 projects over the next seven days shared on my 2 sites, so be sure you have subscribed and liked both so you don't miss any of these creations!

You can find the stamp set on page 42 of the Holiday Catalog.  Here is my first card using this set.

I went with simple and classic -
Supplies-Cardstock: Whisper White and Basic Black,  Ink: Memento Black, Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen add color to the stamped images and my favorite touch are the silver hearts from the Metallic Enamel Shapes.

I'll be back all week with cards, Bottle Tags, Gift Bags and more.

Blessings, Missy

Each week in October I'll be having a weekly giveaway on my blog.  This week (10/8-15/17) you just need to comment on any or all blog posts this week for a chance to win.  The more you comment the better your chances!  Winner to be announced 10/16/17.   This week the giveaway will be a sheet of the Metallic Enamel Shapes.   Good luck!

When placing your order in my store kindly use Host Code  D9HVHW2G    unless your order is $150. 00 or more before S/H & tax and don't forget that if your order is $300 or more you'll also receive a FREE EXCLUSIVE STAMP SET-

Greeting Cards? Who buys them?

I recently read an article on the spruce.com about who buys Greeting cards

1.) More than7 billion greeting cards are purchased every year with the annual retail sales of greeting cards are estimated at more than $7.5 billion.
2.)Nine out of every ten households buy greeting cards each year.  (I need to research how many cards are created)  The average household buys thirty individual greeting cards a year. 

3.)According to the Greeting Card Association, women account for eighty percent of greeting card sales. This means that four out of five purchases are going to be made by a woman. .

4.)When men buy cards they are likely to buy cards for special occasions and generally only for their partner and family.
5.)A greeting card can cost anything from 50 cents through to 10 dollars in a retail store. The average price of a greeting card falls between the $2 – $4 price band.
6.)The Greeting Card Association also reports that cards featuring special techniques, intricate designs, and new technologies are at the top of the price scale. This would suggest that handmade cards that feature lots of detail and unique designs should be able to command higher prices.

I have been doing craft shows for several years and I know that I do not ask enough for my cards, but I want them to brighten someone's day.  What was the last card you purchased?

How about a cute sample?  This card and cute treat bag made with the Pick a Pattern DSP.

Yes this paper is included in the Buy 3 Get 1 Free Special.  You can find this on page 188 of the Annual Catalog # 144163.

Each week in October I'll be having a weekly giveaway on my blog.  This week (10/1-7/17) you just need to comment on any or all blog posts this week for a chance to win.  The more you comment the better your chances!  Winner to be announced 10/8/17.   This week the giveaway will be a 4 pack of beautiful cards featuring the Painted Harvest Stamp Set and Painted Autumn DSP.   Good luck!

When placing your order in my store kindly use Host Code  D9HVHW2G    unless your order is $150. 00 or more before S/H & tax and don't forget that if your order is $300 or more you'll also receive a FREE EXCLUSIVE STAMP SET-

Blessings, Missy

Feeling a little green?

Sometimes is great to have a gender neutral Birthday Card in your stash.  This layout is quick and easy and helps to use up that paper stack!  This paper is from the Painted Autumn DSP in the Holiday Catalog - # 144613- page 49.  Garden Green is not a color that I usually use- which SU color is your least used???

Each week in October I'll be having a weekly giveaway on my blog.  This week (10/1-7/17) you just need to comment on any or all blog posts this week for a chance to win.  The more you comment the better your chances!  Winner to be announced 10/8/17.   This week the giveaway will be a 4 pack of beautiful cards featuring the Painted Harvest Stamp Set and Painted Autumn DSP.   Good luck!

When placing your order in my store kindly use Host Code  D9HVHW2G    unless your order is $150. 00 or more before S/H & tax and don't forget that if your order is $300 or more you'll also receive a FREE EXCLUSIVE STAMP SET-

Blessings, Missy

Birthday Greetings

Have you picked a favorite DSP yet?  Well, here's another sample- This Birthday greeting uses features paper from the Whole Lot of Lovey DSP - page 188 #144110.  It is included in the B3G1Free Sale currently being offered.

Do you love the quilted stamped image- The Christmas Quilt Stamp Set (# 144793) is from the Holiday Catalog on p.5.  It's part of a bundle that  has coordinating Framelit Dies 

You save 10% when you purchase them as a bundle (#146026)

This set will be used long after the Holidays!

Each week in October I'll be having a weekly giveaway on my blog.  This week (10/1-7/17) you just need to comment on any or all blog posts this week for a chance to win.  The more you comment the better your chances!  Winner to be announced 10/8/17.   This week the giveaway will be a 4 pack of beautiful cards featuring the Painted Harvest Stamp Set and Painted Autumn DSP.   Good luck!

When placing your order in my store kindly use Host Code  D9HVHW2G    unless your order is $150. 00 or more before S/H & tax and don't forget that if your order is $300 or more you'll also receive a FREE EXCLUSIVE STAMP SET-

Blessings, Missy

You Make Me Smile

I love how a simple greeting card can bring a smile to someone.  I know it's fall, but still in love with the Delightful Daisy Suite.  The stamped flowers are from the Stamp Set- Daisy Delight #143669 on page 127 of the AC.  Designer paper is from the Delightful Daisy Pack #144137 page 189 of the AC and is included in the Buy 3 Get 1 Free DSP Sale that is going on right now!

What was the last card you created and gave to someone?

Be the smile in someone's day!

Each week in October I'll be having a weekly giveaway on my blog.  This week (10/1-7/17) you just need to comment on any or all blog posts this week for a chance to win.  The more you comment the better your chances!  Winner to be announced 10/8/17.   This week the giveaway will be a 4 pack of beautiful cards featuring the Painted Harvest Stamp Set and Painted Autumn DSP.   Good luck!

When placing your order in my store kindly use Host Code  D9HVHW2G    unless your order is $150. 00 or more before S/H & tax and don't forget that if your order is $300 or more you'll also receive a FREE EXCLUSIVE STAMP SET-

Blessings, Missy

Crafting Forever

Crafting Forever is an fun stamp set for anyone who creates.  The image below shows all the paintbrushes which is one of the stamped images and the greeting is another stamped imaged in this set.  This is perfect for anyone who paints, watercolors or is creative.

How cute is this SWAP card?

I love everything about it- the pens are a reminder of when you received a special pen at Graduation.

the little touch of lace with the pink cardstock makes it feminine and I love to send Thinking of you cards!  If you like this stamp set it's on page 181 of the Annual Catalog.

Everyone who places an on-line order this week using Host Code -D9HVHW2G  

will be entered to win a free Host set of their choice.  

Winner will be picked on Tuesday 9/12/17.

 Blessings,

Missy

Heartland

 Heartland is a beautiful line drawn stamp set- perfect for those that love to color and add details to their stamped images. It's on page 39 of the Annual Catalog and contains 4 stamp images.

I received two SWAP cards using this stamp set.  The first one is a sweet note card - reminds me of my childhood at my Grandparents farm,  sweet little one in bib overalls with animals all around.

The second one is monochromatic and features the Color Theory DSP (on page 187 AC)

I love the simplicity of this card.

Everyone who places an on-line order this week using Host Code -D9HVHW2G  

will be entered to win a free Host set of their choice.  

Winner will be picked on Tuesday 9/12/17.

 Blessings,

Missy

Just Breathe

Super excited to share a video with you on a card I created- The card uses a current stamp set - High Tide and a preview of a bundle from the new Catalog that will be available June 1st. The new stamp set is Colorful Seasons and coordinating thinlits Seasonal Layers- it's a great bundle(save 10%) and you'll want to put it on your wish list.  

Hope you enjoyed this card - Just Breathe!

Don't forget to leave a comment or contact me if you'd like to receive the new Catalog!

Creative Blessings,

Missy

Tuesday Tip and Technique - Beautiful You

Starting something new this week - I'll be posting a video each week with a tip and technique each Tuesday.  Starting this week with paper piercing.  What is paper piercing?  There are 2 ways as crafters/card makers that we paper pierce - this week I'm showing you how to stamp on DSP (designer series paper)- fussy cut it out and piece it on to your stamped image.  Watch the video- 

Hope you enjoyed the video- leave a comment and let me know!

Don't forget that the DSP is on the retirement list and only while supplies last!

Blessings, Missy