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2020 Holiday Mini Catalog, blog hop, Bundles, card making, handmade cards, Hanukkah, Stampin Up

Happy Hanukkah!

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Hello Friends!

I wanted to share a special Hanukkah card that I created to be featured in a tutorial bundle with some of my crafty demonstrator friends! We have created this blog hop as well as a Hanukkah Tutorial bundle! I’ll be sharing it with all who order from me this month!

Here’s the details:

card base: Night of Navy cardstock cut 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″

Silver foil paper cut 5 1/4″ x 4″ (die cut the dove’s solid wings- one will be cut on the silver face up, one cut with silver face down to get this effect of two outstretched wings)

Feels Like Frost DSP is cut 5″ x 3 3/4″

Wrap Metallic Silver edged ribbon around the DSP/Foil that is adhered together, tie knot off to side as shown. then adhere to top of card base

Cut Dove body and wings out of whisper white cardstock, and adhere to the silver foil pieces and add to top of the card with dimensionals. Cut little sprig out of garden green cardstock.

 

Stamp “Happy Hanukkah” in Night of Navy ink, on whisper white cardstock, punch ends with Lovely Labels Pick a Punch (annual catalog) and adhere to card, over the ribbon, with dimensionals.

 

On the inside, stamp “Peace on Earth” on a piece of whisper white cut 5 1/4″ x 4″, add strip of DSP 5 1/4″ x 1″

 

Need a treat to go with that Hanukkah Card? This adorable acetate box is perfect for a homemade cookie, candy, gift card, money, or even some handmade cards!

 

 

The belly band is 3″ x 12″ wrapped around the acetate box. Add a silver foil label cut from celebrations label dies. Create a dove out of all whisper white cardstock and assemble as shown. Add greeting, sprig, pearls and add over the ribbon. What would you give as a Hanukkah gift?

Of course these projects can be modified for a winter birthday, thank you or Christmas gift/card as well. Just change out the sentiment if desired.

I am going to “try” to blog more often, I’ve missed writing and sharing here on this blog. It seems when life gets hectic, blogging falls down farther on my long “to do” list.

Let me know what you’d like to see me feature here.

Ready to see what the other demonstrators have created? click link here:

 

 

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~Lynn Streifert
Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!
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All classes and events are “Virtual” or “To-Go” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Monthly Bingo nights, Monthly Stamping Clubs, Monthly Team Get-Togethers, and opportunities for Workshops and Classes offered via Zoom and/or Facebook Live! (think of paint and sip, or board and brush, I can offer the same kind of party for you and your friends!) Think of me for Birthday Parties, Kid Crafts, baby and bridal showers, weddings, and special anniversaries or parties where you need customized invitations or decorations!

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2019 Holiday Catalog, 2019-20 Annual Catalog, blog hop, Stampin Up, Thanksgiving

Glitter & Glam Girls -Thanksgiving

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Hello! Happy October! This month we are all featuring Thanksgiving project’s to share with you. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I host our annual family Thanksgiving get-together and we have some fun traditions plus yummy food. Is there anything better than roasted turkey and homemade stuffing? Yummy! I decided to feature the Christmas Advent Countdown Kit, but wanted to show you that you can decorate the reverse side if you want to get double duty out of your Advent kit. So once November is over, I can just turn the boxes around and I’m all set to countdown to Christmas!

This countdown kit is actually going to contain Random Acts of Kindnesses that I am going to complete. I’m planning to share this idea with my friends, family, customers and Girl Scout Troop too. Isn’t November a perfect month to perform some RAK?? I’ve typed them up on the computer and cut them into little pieces to put in each drawer. (Scroll to the end of this post for my list of 25 that I put in my countdown to Thanksgiving box).

 

 

 

Here are a few close-up so you can see in more detail how I decorated the each box.

 

Directions:

  • Come to Gather Designer Series Paper was cut to 1 7/8″ x 1 7/8″ and cut a small slice out of top with the 1″ circle punch. (I selected 7 pieces of the DSP that did not have the orange color tones). Spread them out on a table and arrange until you get the paper pattern you like.
  • Adhere each piece of DSP to the box front with snail.
  • Stamped greetings in Pretty Peacock ink on whisper white cardstock and fussy cut or punch out and adhere to boxes. I wanted to space out the greetings, so I applied them first, then decorated the fronts of the other boxes.
  • Decorate each box with embossed leaves, leaf embellishments, punched mini leaves and the feathers from the Tags & Feathers Elements.
  • Type the numbers on the computer, I used a free font download called “Hello Buckaroo” and I color matched the font text color to pretty peacock. Then I printed the numbers on Whisper White cardstock and punched out with a retired 3/4″ circle punch.

25 Random Acts of Kindness for November:

  1. Smile at someone JUST BECAUSE. Smiles are contagious! You have the power to brighten someone’s day, by simply smiling.
  2. Buy the person behind you in line coffee.
  3. Donate toys or books to a local charity.
  4. Tape some money on a vending machine with a RAK note.
  5. Bake cookies for your coworkers.
  6. Donate to a food bank.
  7. Send a card in the mail just because!
  8. Volunteer
  9. Donate old blankets and towels to an animal shelter.
  10. Paint “kindness rocks” and hide them for others to find!
  11. Send a care package to deployed soldiers.
  12. Pay for someone’s meal at a restaurant.
  13. Let someone go in front of you in line.
  14. Put coins in an expired parking meter.
  15. Leave a generous tip at a restaurant.
  16. Send flowers to someone.
  17. Help a military family with someone deployed with a meal, babysitting or errands.
  18. Carry a stranger’s grocery bags.
  19. Leave a treat in the mailbox for your mail carrier.
  20. Donate to your favorite charity.
  21. Compliment a stranger.
  22. Bake treats and deliver them to your local police station. Thank them for their service!
  23. Pick up litter at the park.
  24. Leave positive messages in multiple locations (restrooms, restaurants, and on social media).
  25. Call a relative just to say hello!

Feel free to copy/print this little note when you perform your Random Act of Kindness (then people will know it was intentional- and perhaps it will brighten someone’s day to know that they were the recipient).

  • Click here to hop along to my friends:

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  1. GlitterGlamGirlsRubber Room Ramblings – Christine Kolly
  2. GlitterGlamGirlsStampin’ Created By U-Lisa Bauer
  3. GlitterGlamGirlsStamping with Tamie – Tamie Ackerson
  4. GlitterGlamGirlsBasement Bunch Stampers – Kim Vogel
  5. GlitterGlamGirlsOrange Peony Papercrafts – Cheryl Grigg
  6. GlitterGlamGirlsLynnzcrafters – Lynn Streifert
  7. GlitterGlamGirlsDawn’s Creative Chalet – Dawn Bourgette
  8. GlitterGlamGirlsThe Lady and Her Stamps – Raquelle Bath
  9. GlitterGlamGirlsThe Creativity Barn – Laura Anderson
  10. GlitterGlamGirlsThe Craft Sergeant – Tara Stay

 

 

Now here’s a supply list of all the supplies I used:

Come To Gather Designer Series Paper
$11.50
Gather Together Bundle
$38.50
Tags & Feathers Elements
$11.00
To Every Season Bundle (En)
$36.00
Birds Of A Feather Cling Stamp Set
$21.00
Seasonal Wreaths Photopolymer Stamp Set
$18.00
Christmas Countdown Project Kit
$30.00
Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00
Leaf Punch
$16.00
1″ (2.5 Cm) Circle Punch
$13.00
1-3/8″ (3.5 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch
$16.00
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$9.75
Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.75
Mint Macaron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.75
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$9.75
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50
Leaves Trinkets
$8.00

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! Don’t forget to click the links to visit my other Stamping Friends in the Blog Hop!

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~Lynn Streifert
Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!
Shop my Online Store 24/7 on my website: http://LynnStreifert.stampinup.net
Email: Lynnzcrafters@gmail.com
Monthly Bingo nights, Monthly Stamping Clubs, Monthly Team Get-Togethers, and opportunities for Workshops and Classes offered in your home or mine! (think of paint and sip, or board and brush, I can offer the same kind of party for you and your friends!) Think of me for Birthday Parties, Kid Crafts, baby and bridal showers, weddings, and special anniversaries or parties where you need customized invitations or decorations!

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2019-20 Annual Catalog, blog hop, card making, paper crafting, rubber stamping, Stampin Up

Glitter & Glam Girls July Blog Hop- Anything Goes!

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Hello Everyone!

Welcome to our July Edition of the Glitter & Glam Girls Blog Hop! This month our theme is “Anything Goes” well, that is actually harder than it sounds- I like structure… and I spent a long time debating- do I make a card or 3D item, show off new products or my favorite?? Decisions, Decisions! Well, I hope you like what I came up with for you, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think (just scroll to the very bottom of this post and type your response in the box). Thanks! And don’t forget to go visit all the other fabulous friends, we are all Stampin’ Up! demonstrators and have really been having fun with this new blog hop! Grab your favorite morning beverage and enjoy!

 

I have been having so much fun with a brand new product in our catalog called Pigment Sprinkles (it is item number 149663, page 179 in the catalog). It is similar to the Brusho we had in our last catalog, except these are six Stampin’ Up! colors! Can you tell what colors I used on this card?

(if you guessed Gorgeous Grape, Bermuda Bay, and Granny Apple Green, then you are right!) 😉

Last night on my Lynnzcrafters business Facebook page I actually did a demonstration using the new pigment sprinkles and I showcased four different cards I made. (But I didn’t show them this card as I wanted to save it for you readers on the Blog Hop.

Here is a close-up of our brand new shimmer white embossing powder, can you see the shine and glitter in the embossing powder? The stamp set and die bundle I used is called Friend Like You bundle, it is on page 124 of the new catalog item number 151084.

 

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~Lynn Streifert
Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!
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Email: Lynnzcrafters@gmail.com
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Glitter & Glam Girls Blog Hop- June

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Hello and welcome to the monthly blog hop of a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. We are scattered all over the US, and today we are featuring projects that are “Summer Fun”. Well to me, that theme means sitting outside and bird watching, or going on vacation, or swimming. What does “Summer Fun” mean to you? Here in Upstate NY, we had a pretty cold and wet spring, winter hung on too long for my liking.  So, when I was getting ready for this blog hop, and looked at the new stamp sets and products that I have pre-ordered from the new Stampin’ Up! 2019-29 Annual Catalog, I decided to showcase this amazing new Bird Ballad Suite! I also pulled in the Magnolia Lane Large Specialty Memories & More Cards & Envelopes (item #149487). These products go live in the new catalog at about 2 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday June 4th.

Stampin’ Up! continues to amaze me with their amazing product suites. The Bird Ballad Suite has 1 order number, if you want one of everything in the suite, like me: the cling mount Free as a Bird stamp set, the stitched nested labels dies (I did not use on these projects- but they work wonderfully! I highly recommend these dies!), the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper, Bird Ballad Laser Cut Cards & Tin, 3/8″ Scalloped Lace Trim, and Bird Ballad Trinkets. For all these items you would use item #152190.

I love the image of the 4 birds on a branch, and could see many uses for this card – including giving it to a dear friend or as a thank you card. By pulling in the Magnolia Lane Large Specialty Memories & More Cards & Envelopes I knew I would be able to retain the full size bird image, add some DSP and I even used the leaf punch on our new Perennial Essence 12″x 21″ Vellum Cardstock (three colors are included: old olive, petal pink, and so saffron), you get 4 sheets of each color (Item #149101)

Of course the star of the show here is our amazing Stampin’ Blends. These alcohol markers are awesome- each one has a thin tip and brush end and come in light and dark shades of each color we carry. I’m so excited that on June 4th we will be introducing 6 new colors to our Blends collection (they are at the top of my list to buy on June 4th).

So I actually designed these projects last month and they were featured at my Lynnzcrafters New Catalog Launch Demonstrator meeting. Everyone received this sweet little notebook which was a breeze to put together (thanks to my friend Laurie who came to help me). I got the mini notebooks at Target. Perfect size for keeping in your purse.

We actually learned at OnStage that the DSP was created by the concept artist and colored with our Stampin’ Blends, making perfect coordination with any project you decide to make. Did you see my post here featuring the amazing work of my downline Kathy Sims? (She created a fantastic display using the Bird Ballad Suite), go check it out for more inspiration with this suite.

Does this look like summer fun to you? I am so excited to have some nice weather coming this week, it has been too rainy and cold. Do you like to watch birds? They are fascinating creatures. I have a pair of cardinals that have been visiting me often lately, and you know what they say about cardinals? A cardinal is a representative of a loved one who has passed. When you see one, it means they are visiting you. They usually show up when you most need them or miss them. They also make an appearance during times of celebration as well as despair to let you know they will always be with you. I find comfort in that, and know that watching birds can bring peace and joy after sorrow.

 

Well that’s it for me today. I would love to hear from you- I treasure your comments, it means the world to me to hear from you. Just scroll to the bottom of this post and leave me a comment, and then be sure to click the links below to see all the other fabulous creations from the Glitter & Glam Girls this month! I KNOW they have some over the top amazing projects for you!

 

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And don’t forget, when your order with me is over $40 this month, you will receive 14 of the June monthly Tutorials as my free gift to you as my thanks. (I love that our collaboration is still going strong, want even more inspiration for this suite and others we were able to pre-order? then this month is for you!)

 

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~Lynn Streifert
Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!
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Email: Lynnzcrafters@gmail.com
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Glitter & Glam Girls Blog Hop Masculine May

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Hi friends, here we are back with our Glitter & Glam Girls Blog Hop! No glitter on my project this month since our theme is masculine cards, wanted to give you some inspiration to get ready for Father’s Day next month in the US.

I debated about what to create and a set was really calling to me from the new catalog, the stamp set is called “A Good Man” and will be available to purchase on June 4 (unless you are demonstrator you can pre-order it now).

The base is 8 1/2 x 5 1/2″ night of navy card stock, and I used 4×5 1/4″ whisper white for the top layer, a 4″ x 3″ piece of the new Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper. I also used the new night of a navy and Sahara sand bakers twine and after wrapping it around the card twice I slipped it through the Sail Away trinkets (2 styles-anchors and ship steering wheels) and frayed the ends of the twine by untwisting after I knotted it. I cut another piece of whisper white out using the stitched shapes dies, I used the medium oval piece.

 

This card would be perfect for Father’s Day, or for your special guys birthday, retirement, job promotion, anything you name it. I colored with our alcohol markers, the Stampin’ Blends, and I use soft suede for the sand and his hat, balmy blue for the sky, Bermuda bay for the stripes on the chair, Night of Navy on his shirt, Ivory for his skin, and basic gray for the shorts. I did use the color lifter to soften the look of his shirt and for shading. What do you think? I would love to hear from you!

Click the link below to hop over and see some other fabulous masculine cards from all my friends!

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Thanks so much for joining me today and don’t forget one of my perks for being my customer is you will receive this fabulous exclusive tutorial bundle made by 14 demonstrators as my thanks for your purchase over $40 this month, or being an active member of my team. We call ourselves the Talented Tutorial Team, and we are thrilled to offer you a sneak peek of our 14 projects for May:

Let me know if you have any questions about my project or anything else stamping related, I am here for you! 😊

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~Lynn Streifert
Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!
Shop my Online Store 24/7 on my website: http://LynnStreifert.stampinup.net
Email: Lynnzcrafters@gmail.com
Monthly Bingo nights, Monthly Stamping Clubs, Monthly Team Get-Togethers, and opportunities for Workshops and Classes offered in your home or mine! (think of paint and sip, or board and brush, I can offer the same kind of party for you and your friends!) Think of me for Birthday Parties, Kid Crafts, baby and bridal showers, weddings, and special anniversaries or parties where you need customized invitations or decorations!

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2018-19 Annual Catalog, 2019 Occasions and Sale-a-Bration, blog hop, card making, rubber stamping, Stampin Up

Glitter & Glam Girls Blog Hop April Mother’s Day

Lynnzcrafters

 

Happy April Everyone! I’m thrilled to be dipping my feet back in the water of joining some dear friends in a brand new monthly blog hop, thanks Chris and Raquelle for inviting me to join you in this new endeavor! We will hop on the first Monday of every month, and I know you will love these amazing cards and projects.

Today we are featuring Mother’s Day or Feminine cards for you. We have a different theme each month and will be featuring Stampin’ Up! products and special releases.

There are several new stamp sets in our Occasions Catalog that lend themselves to this theme, and I choose the stunning set called Vibrant Vases (item # 148656 $17 US) this set is a match for the awesome Vases Builder Punch found in our Annual Catalog (but I didn’t use it on this card). Instead, I featured the Stitched Rectangles Framelits (item # 148551 $35 US) to create a “frame” for my whisper white base. To adhere to our theme, I looked through all my paper and I was inspired to use some of my All My Love Designer Series Paper (item #148576 $11)- you guys, it’s not just for Valentine’s! The color palette in this paper is what inspired my ink colors- Soft Seafoam and Flirty Flamingo! And the little floating shelf I made from the Be Mine Stitched Framelits (item# 148527 $35), again- not just for Valentine’s!

 

My greeting came from the amazing Itty Bitty Greetings (item #146667 $36 clear mount, or I have this set in wood mount item #146664 $48) and I punched out the Mother’s Day greeting with the Classic Label punch, also from the Annual Catalog (item #141491 $18).

 

I made this card to showcase the Vibrant Vases stamp set and let me tell you, any greeting would look amazing on this card, am I right? Who would you give it to?

 

Well, that’s it for today, thank you so much for visiting me! Won’t you please leave me a comment? I’m trying to grow my readership here on WordPress, and your comments actually help my visability!

Now just click the link below to head over to the other talented ladies in the hop!  And scroll below if you want to learn about my new monthly special for my customers and team! I’m thrilled to have created a new collaboration with 12 other demonstrators!

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You guys, back in February when I was at a Leadership Conference that was organized by my Stampin’ Up! coach (Ronda Wade), I looked around the room and was amazed at the talent and success of so many wonderful ladies. I had been wanting to be a part of a co-op or collaborative to offer free tutorials to my customers but all of the ones I looked into were full (with waiting lists). So I had the great idea to create one. That’s right- by the end of the first night, I shared my idea with ladies I was sitting with, and before the weekend was over, we had a group of 13 demonstrators eager to take the plunge with me.  We’ve worked really hard to come up with 13 unique and spring themed projects that we know you’ll enjoy! The best part of our Talented Tutorial Team- is we’re giving these tutorials away FREE to our customers and team members. I’ve already shared them with my downline and a few customers who had to order the new storage system the other day. You can get it for free by placing a minimum $40 order (before tax/shipping) from me during the month of April. Let me know if you have any questions! Thanks so much.

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~Lynn Streifert
Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!
Shop my Online Store 24/7 on my website: http://LynnStreifert.stampinup.net
Email: Lynnzcrafters@gmail.com
Monthly Bingo nights, Monthly Stamping Clubs, Monthly Team Get-Togethers, and opportunities for Workshops and Classes offered in your home or mine! (think of paint and sip, or board and brush, I can offer the same kind of party for you and your friends!) Think of me for Birthday Parties, Kid Crafts, baby and bridal showers, weddings, and special anniversaries or parties where you need customized invitations or decorations!

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WCBH6 Masculine Blog Hop!

Lynnzcrafters

Hi Everyone and welcome to our June edition of the We Create Blog Hop, a monthly blog hop featuring all Stampin’ Up! demonstrators who love to share their handmade creations with all of you! If you just came from Jeanna’s site- thanks for popping by! Isn’t her work amazing??!!

Our theme this month is Masculine- and I’m sure you will find we have a wide variety of cards and projects just perfect for the guys in your life. My stamp set that I choose for our hop is a brand new one, we received it as a free gift for attending OnStage back in April and I just love playing with it. It’s called Animal Outings.  I decided to pair this month’s theme with a new fancy fold card I recently learned how to make, called “The Impossible Card” (because to the naked eye, it’s impossible to figure out how the center piece of card stock was created).

Today is the day our new 2018–19 Annual Catalog goes live, click the picture above and it will take you to the online version. (ordering online will be available at noon Mountain time, that is 2 PM here on the East Coast)

Ready to learn how to make this impossible card? Start with a piece of card stock that is 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (here I used crumb cake):

Do you see on the photo above how it looks like a goal post?

you can make a small pencil mark 1/2″ from each end, and scored down 2 1/8″.

then from the 2 3/4″ mark on bottom length, score up to the 2 1/8″ mark. I think the photo helps more than anything.

then cut your three vertical lines (the goal post base and 2 ends) as shown above.

As you can see, when you cut on the score lines, the center panel will pop up. see photo above.

So here’s how it becomes an “impossible card”, just flip one of the side panels backwards! Tada! See that? Not so hard at all, really it’s a simple card that you can make look amazing with whatever stamps or embellishments you want to add.

Next is to cut some decorative designer series paper panels to spruce up the card. I went with something that was from the Share What You Love suite- this is the back of the blue floral paper.

I decided to trace my opening, and then trim down an 1/8″ so it becomes a perfect top layer on my two side panels.

The black strip is a stabilizer for the card, it is 1″ x 5 1/2″ long.

I decided to use the blends to color my giraffe and leaves and frog- this card would be so cute for a variety of occasions. the corner sentiment was from a stamp set I won during Prize Patrol at OnStage in April. Was happy to use it here.

Punched out some leaves in garden green to make it look like the jungle and added another piece in very vanilla over the top so I could stamp a name or personalized greeting.

This piece measure 3/4″ x 5 1/4″

Assemble and voila! What do you think of my Impossible Card?? I would love to hear your comments, scroll down below to see what my June Comment Contest Giveaway will be!

Ready to go visit the amazing Kimberley? (she’s using Waterfront stamp set, another favorite of mine). Just click the next button to see her awesomeness:

Well, that is it for today from me, I really appreciate your stopping by for a visit, and I treasure each of your comments! Leave a comment below to be entered into my new Comment Contest– each month I will be tallying up all those who leave me a comment on any of my blog posts, and use the hashtag: #lynnzcrafters  (before or after your comment). I will select one winner at random, I will contact you for your address, then I will send you a small package of goodies.   You have until June 30th to leave me a new comment.

Here is a photo of what the contents are for my June goodie bag for one lucky winner!

I drew the winner this morning for my May Comment contest, and it was #14 who earned the May goodies- that commenter was MB- congratulations MaryBeth! I will contact you so you can have these goodies as soon as possible, Thank you to all who left me a comment in May, I really appreciate it! #thankful

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~Lynn Streifert

Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!

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Workshops and Classes offered in your home or mine featuring: Memory Keeping- aka scrapbooking, card making, paper crafting, Big Shot fun and a variety of 3D objects and gift items. Think of me for Birthday Parties, Kid Crafts, baby and bridal showers, weddings, and special anniversaries or parties where you need customized invitations or decorations!

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Creative Inking Blog Hop Sneak Peek of 2018-19 Catalog!

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Hi Everyone and Welcome to our monthly Blog Hop! This month the Creative Inking Team are showcasing projects using all new items from the Stampin’ Up! 2018-19 Annual Catalog (it launches on June 1st, 2018!) I have to admit, when I got my hands on this catalog back in April at OnStage, I thought to myself “best catalog ever!” and then some of my downline said the same thing to me! I know YOU will LOVE it too!

I really wanted to show off the new In Colors to you and a bundle that I was so excited to get my hands on called varied vases and it has a coordinating punch!

The red is called lovely lipstick in the yellow is called pineapple punch and I think these two colors are so gorgeous together and we even have matching DSP stack.

Here is the inside of my card. A perfect little birthday card for that special someone. This bundle was created for Mary Fish, in honor of her milestone- $1 million in sales! When that happens, Stampin’ Up! brings the demonstrator to their home office in Utah and they get to help create a stamp set and possibly coordinating products.

I also want to share project that we did today at a demonstrator get together. The super talented Jacqueline Litts created these gorgeous frames for us and we decorated them with the new products from the Share What You Love Suite. Thank you so much for hosting our get together today Jacqueline, and thank you so much for this wonderful gift it looks beautiful in my craft room! Friends, you only have a few more days to get this at a bundle price and receive free gifts from Stampin’ Up!

Well, that is it for today from me, I really appreciate your stopping by for a visit, and I treasure each of your comments! Leave a comment below to be entered into my new Comment Contest– each month I will be tallying up all those who leave me a comment on any of my blog posts, and use the hashtag: #lynnzcrafters  (before or after your comment). I will select one winner at random, I will contact you for your address, then I will send you a small package of goodies.   You have until May 31st to leave me a new comment. Here is a photo of what the contents are for my May goodie bag:

 

Ready to go see the amazing Sandy’s creations? Just click next:

 

 

Or if you need to hop backwards to go visit Colleen, just click the prior button:

If you are thinking of ordering anything this month please use Hostess Code: FJSEKKZA
~Lynn Streifert
Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!
Shop my Online Store 24/7 on my website: http://LynnStreifert.stampinup.net
Email: Lstreifert@nycap.rr.com
Workshops and Classes offered in your home or mine featuring: Memory Keeping- aka scrapbooking, card making, paper crafting, Big Shot fun and a variety of 3D objects and gift items. Think of me for Birthday Parties, Kid Crafts, baby and bridal showers, weddings, and special anniversaries or parties where you need customized invitations or decorations!

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Saying Goodbye- Creative Circle Design Team Blog Hop

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Hi everyone and welcome to the May edition of the Creative Circle Design Team Blog Hop! We’d like to welcome a new member of our team- Lisa Eisner! So excited to have you on board!

This is such a talented group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, and it’s an international group with so many inspiring projects!

When I saw the theme for favorite retiring products, I knew that it would be hard to pick just 1 product to feature here on this blog hop.

First up is a beautiful home decor project that I featured at my recent Way to Go Day for the top 4 ladies on my team! We had an open studio type day, I bought the magnets, frames, metal sheets, and we made dozens of interchangeable letter O’s. I first saw this idea on Facebook in the demonstrator planning page and it was created by Dee Slater. Thanks Dee!!

Of course it was so gorgeous several other people have created their own versions. I try to find projects to feature that my team can use in their own classes and events. This frame features the retiring butterfly thinlets, and I am going to be sad to see these go into retirement.

Kim, Lisa, Elizabeth and Amye earned this special day for their sales & recruiting milestones for last quarter. Congrats ladies!

Amye’s frame with 12 interchangeable O’s, how cute are these?

Elizabeth sent me a few photos when she got home… she went right up to her craft room to make a few more inserts, these feature several retiring products as well. I will really miss this tree punch, what perfect little apples. And she also stamped and colored the cozy cottage, a lovely hostess set that is going away as of May 31 also. She plans to use this for March for St. Patrick’s Day.

Here they are creating in action. It was such an amazing day, the creativity was really flowing! I can see this is a great Mother’s Day gift, wedding gift, shower gift, or gift for friend who bought a new house. The possibilities are endless.

That’s the end of my post, thank you so much for visiting me today! I treasure your comments, I read each one and will reply with any questions or comments you may have. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to read this post and leave me a comment. Now on to the others!

Click on the names below to see what our team has for you …

  1. Liz Holloway – CANADA

2. Sandy Mott

3.Laurence Lolascrap

4.Penny Hanuszak

5.Lynn Streifert

6.Lisa Eisner

7.Jay Soriano – UK

If you are thinking of ordering anything this month please use Hostess Code: FJSEKKZA

~Lynn Streifert

Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!

Shop my Online Store 24/7 on my website: http://LynnStreifert.stampinup.net

Email: Lstreifert@nycap.rr.com

Workshops and Classes offered in your home or mine featuring: Memory Keeping- aka scrapbooking, card making, paper crafting, Big Shot fun and a variety of 3D objects and gift items. Think of me for Birthday Parties, Kid Crafts, baby and bridal showers, weddings, and special anniversaries or parties where you need customized invitations or decorations!

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Share What You Love

One of the best things about going to OnStage last month was getting to play with new product and also getting to order this gorgeous new suite of products that I am featuring today. (There are three bundles that go on sale today, May 1 and the bundle prices will last until May 31. Scroll all the way to the end of this post to see your options.)

This was a card we made as one of our 4 Make-and-Takes at OnStage, aren’t you thrilled about Mint Macaron?? Me too! Do you see that amazing shine on our new pearlized doilies? These are simply stunning!! One side is white so you could sponge it or color it and the other has a sweet shimmery pearl finish! I love these so much! I know you will too! and you are also going to love the new share what you love artisan pearls- they are dreamy in five different colors. You can hardly see but there’s also a strip of our new quarter inch rich razzleberry velvet ribbon, just put a little glue on this and stick it down and it just adds a nice touch. And let me talk about this designer series paper, you are not going to believe this but you get four sheets each of 6 double sided designs for a total of 24 pieces of 12″ x 12″ DSP, 4 of the designs have a pearlized finish and is just gorgeous.

Next up-This card features one of our brand new In Colors- Grapefruit Grove! I paired it with two returning colors so saffron and old olive. And look at the Lovely Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder! (at bingo the other night we used this texture folder on the envelopes and it is gorgeous!) Okay, yes I’m addicted to the pearlized doilies and the artisan pearls I had to use them again.

Last but not least is this sweet little card I came up with for our bingo night last week. You absolutely cannot go wrong with the oval from the stitched framelits and how amazing does that rich razzleberry look as the border punched out with the decorative ribbon border punch? I know right! And more of this stunning DSP specialty paper, you have to add this to your first order if you don’t get the bundle it will make so many nice cards, scrapbook pages, gift bags, you name it!

Here’s an awesome video by Stampin’ Up! to introduce this whole suite:

https://youtu.be/YPHInF9q41Q

Thanks so much for visiting me today! Ready to go see what the amazing Kimberley has prepared -I know she’s using the Beautiful Day stamp set- let’s go see what she’s created- just click the “next” button:

We have three different price points you might be interested in:

And you can even pre-order In-colors if you would like them early!

If you cannot read these images just head over to my online store and everything is loaded up there for you! Let me know if you have any questions and thanks again for stopping by today!

If you are thinking of ordering anything this month please use Hostess Code: FJSEKKZA

~Lynn Streifert

Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!

Shop my Online Store 24/7 on my website: http://LynnStreifert.stampinup.net

Email: Lstreifert@nycap.rr.com

Workshops and Classes offered in your home or mine featuring: Memory Keeping- aka scrapbooking, card making, paper crafting, Big Shot fun and a variety of 3D objects and gift items. Think of me for Birthday Parties, Kid Crafts, baby and bridal showers, weddings, and special anniversaries or parties where you need customized invitations or decorations!

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