October Creativity Kit from The Joyful Stamper - Poinsettia Petals

 The Joyful Stamper Creativity Kits are designed to make you feel as if you are right in the stamp studio with me and we're stamping together.  It's not a live class, though, so you can sit down with your kit and play any time you want.  Your Creativity Kit includes access to a recorded class video completing all the included projects.  The video is slower paced than your typical YouTube or Facebook Live so that you can easily follow along.  It truly is like sitting at the table, stamping along with me!

October's Creativity Kit includes:

• 4 project kits of cards that will impress
• $20 of Stampin' Up! product
• Bonus ideas to continue using your kit pieces
• link to written tutorials
• link to a private recorded class video creating the kit projects at a relaxed, slower pace for the most enjoyable stamping experience
• Earn 1 Joyful Stamper Reward Point for every 3 months you order Creativity Kits
• Kit shipping is included in the price
• The option to add on the featured stamp set or bundle for just the catalog price.  I pay shipping and tax!

The featured bundle (stamp set and dies) is Poinsettia Petals, on page 16 of the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini catalog.  You will need this to complete the kit projects (along with a die-cutting machine for the dies).  If you don't already have it, you can add it to your October Creativity Kit at catalog price (I pay shipping & tax for you)!  When you register via email, just let me know you want the bundle.

Inks used in the  projects are: Real Red, Garden Green, Soft Suede, and So Saffron.

Adhesives used in the  projects are: Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, and Stampin' Dimensionals.

You can use the inks and adhesives you have (they are not included in the kit) or order them here.

How to Get a Joyful Stamper Creativity Kit

Email me at nicole@thejoyfulstamper.com by October 11 for this month's kit featuring the Poinsettia Petals Bundle.  Kits are $35 each.  If you'd like to add on the stamp set or Bundle, please include that in your email.  A PayPal payment request will be sent to your email and must be paid within 24 hours.  You do not need a PayPal account to pay - credit and debit cards can be used to pay the invoice.

👉The kits will ship by the end of October.  If a product backorder delays the shipping of the kits, I will clearly and immediately communicate that to you.  Similar substitutions may need to be made if products become unorderable.👈

Designer Series Paper Sale

October 1 - 30 | Shop your favorites!

If you are enjoying The Joyful Stamper site

• Request a catalog package here, if you don't already have a demonstrator you love.
• Subscribe to Stampin' News, a weekly email that delivers fun, tips, and specials right to you.  Get a free exclusive Stampin' News Subscriber pdf tutorial as a sign-up thank you!
• Shop my store and to save money check out the Clearance Rack and Discounted Bundles.
• Use this month's Reward Code to earn points towards a $50 shopping spree - read the details here.
• Join me every Thursday at 11 AM ET for my weekly Happy Half Hour Live stamping show on my Facebook page.  

Joy in being creative, community in sharing a common interest, purpose in what we make - this is stamping at its best!  Thank you, friends, for choosing me as your demonstrator!

Inchie Technique with Under My Umbrella

 Several weeks ago I played along in some challenges and one of them was to use inchies on a card.  I grabbed Stampin' Up!'s Under My Umbrella stamp set and got to work.

Inchies are exactly what they sound like - 1 inch squares of stamped art work.  They're adorable!  You could stamp something unique on each inchie, but I chose

to make a collage, color it, then cut them in 1" squares.

Simple Steps to an Under My Umbrella Inchie Card

1. Cut a 4"x2" piece of Whisper White cardstock, then stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink a collage of the small flower images in Under My Umbrella.  🌞Joyful Stamper Tip: Begin stamping in the center of the cardstock and work outwards.  This ensures you don't end up with empty spots that are difficult to fill.
2. After I stamped the images, I used Stampin' Write Markers in Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Misty Moonlight, Bumblebee, and Balmy Blue to color them.
3. The Whisper White cardstock was cut into (8) 1" squares, then glued on to a 2-1/2"x5-1/2" piece of Misty Moonlight 2020-2022 In Color Designer Series Paper.
4. Glue the panel to a 5-1/2"x8-1/2" piece of Mango Melody cardstock folded in half at 4-1/4".
5. Stamp in Poppy Parade ink a sentiment along the right side of the inchies panel.
6. Tie Bumblebee Ribbon around the card along the left edge of the inchies panel.

Designer Series Paper Sale

October 1 - 30 | Shop your favorites!

If you are enjoying The Joyful Stamper site

• Request a catalog package here, if you don't already have a demonstrator you love.
• Subscribe to Stampin' News, a weekly email that delivers fun, tips, and specials right to you.  Get a free exclusive Stampin' News Subscriber pdf tutorial as a sign-up thank you!
• Shop my store and to save money check out the Clearance Rack and Discounted Bundles.
• Use this month's Reward Code to earn points towards a $50 shopping spree - read the details here.
• Join me every Thursday at 11 AM ET for my weekly Happy Half Hour Live stamping show on my Facebook page.  

Joy in being creative, community in sharing a common interest, purpose in what we make - this is stamping at its best!  Thank you, friends, for choosing me as your demonstrator!

Saturday Card Sketch 821 - Poinsettia Petals on Red Velvet

 It's time for another Saturday Sketch from Splitcoaststampers!  The sketch challenge actually begins a few days earlier, on Wednesday, but since many people stamp on the weekends, I thought you'd find it nice to have something to jump-start the process.  As always, there is both a video and written tutorial for this week's card at the end of this post.

I pulled out Stampin' Up!'s Poinsettia Place Bundle.  I wanted my card to have velvet poinsettias popping off the edges for a full, rich look.  The sentiment is from For Unto Us.  That set is all Christmas sentiments and a great one to have on hand for the insides of your cards.  You can never have too many Christmas sentiments!

Did you know you can stamp on our Red Velvet Paper?  And emboss on it?  I used Cherry Cobbler to stamp these poinsettia images.  

🌞Joyful Stamper Tip: Stamp the velvet poinsettias first, then set aside to dry for a few minutes while you work on other card elements.  When you die-cut the poinsettias, make them the last things you run through your machine, just in case some of the ink is still wet and transfers to your cutting plates.  You can wipe off your cutting plates, but you don't want that ink transferring to your other pieces, hence why you cut them last.

The multi-colored sentiment is a technique I use a lot - it's just so fun to have that variety!  And it's easy and non-messy.  Win-win-win!  Use the brush tips of Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green Stampin' Write Markers to color directly on the stamp.  Breathe on the stamp to re-wet the ink, put stamp to paper, then lift to see the gorgeous results!

To make a rounded corner, I traced the largest (non-scalloped) circle die from the Layering Circles Dies on the back of the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper (it's on sale for 15% off this month in my store, along with other patterned packs!).  You could also use a Stampin' Up! embellishment container.  Use Paper Snips to cut along the pencil line, moving your paper (not your scissors) to get a smooth cut.

Create with me - Learn how to make this card - Anyone can do it!

Pin, print, or save the tutorial for this card.  Measurements and supply list are included in the tutorial.

Place a $35 order (before shipping and tax) in my store by midnight Sunday October 4 and I'll send you the packets to make my Facebook Live projects from Thursday's class.  You must use the October Host Code 4JHNU9Z when ordering.  

Designer Series Paper Sale

October 1 - 30 | Shop your favorites!

If you are enjoying The Joyful Stamper site

• Request a catalog package here, if you don't already have a demonstrator you love.
• Subscribe to Stampin' News, a weekly email that delivers fun, tips, and specials right to you.  Get a free exclusive Stampin' News Subscriber pdf tutorial as a sign-up thank you!
• Shop my store and to save money check out the Clearance Rack and Discounted Bundles.
• Use this month's Reward Code to earn points towards a $50 shopping spree - read the details here.
• Join me every Thursday at 11 AM ET for my weekly Happy Half Hour Live stamping show on my Facebook page.  

Joy in being creative, community in sharing a common interest, purpose in what we make - this is stamping at its best!  Thank you, friends, for choosing me as your demonstrator!

Joy Fold and Slimline Cards with Magic In This Night - Facebook Live Class

 Hello, my joyful friends!  Every Thursday at 11 AM ET I go live on The Joyful Stamper Facebook Page.  Everyone is invited for a half hour of stamping fun!  I've posted the replay and project sheet below for yesterday's Facebook Live Class projects.  Did you know I offer the class kits free?  Just place a $35 order (before shipping and tax) by midnight Sunday October 4 and use the Host Code 4JHNU9Z.  You can create right along with me!  I even included a Shop By Project clickable image at the end of this post!

--->>>Project Sheet with measurements <<<---

This first card is called a Joy Fold and I found it on Splitcoaststampers (seriously, an amazing stamping resource).  I certainly went over-the-top with this and it was FUN.  I was in the stamping zone, experiencing a creative high!  Isn't it the best when you lose yourself in what you're doing?

The layers are piled on in the top front fold.  All the lovely bits and pieces are from the Magic In This Night suite in the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog.  The label is stamped, die-cut, and colored in with Blender Pens.  I used Gorgeous Grape and Pretty Peacock ink pads to color the label.

Notice my treatment of the sentiment.  I learned these tricks from Elizabeth Price of Seeing Ink Spots, a fellow demonstrator.  Using a Water Painter, I brushed on diluted Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, then stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock while the paper was still damp.  The dampness caused the words to slightly bleed for a spectacularly spooky look!  Then I bent the paper in random directions to create those waves.

You untie the Metallic Mesh Ribbon to begin opening the card.  The Pumpkin Pie panel opens to the right, revealing a hint of the inside layers....

Then the left panel opens to reveal the whole showstopping inside!  I didn't try to keep the sentiment on the left panel lined up and straight - it's inked in Memento Tuxedo Black and Pretty Peacock and it was a quicky and dirty stamping job.  I wanted that imperfection!

The inside is more glorious layers.  Isn't this Magic In This Night Designer Series Paper stunning?  I get so excited every time I reach for it!  It's on sale, by the way, 15% off, as are other paper packs so take a look!  The bats are embossed on Basic Black cardstock with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and cut with the Hallows Night Magic dies.  The same technique was used on this sentiment as the front "Happy Halloween".  I used a Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write marker to splatter those little dots.

❗ ❗ Remember, you can see how this card was made in the Live class replay at the top of this post and on my YouTube channel.

When you cut the card base for the first card (all measurements are in the Project Sheet at the top of this blog post), you're left with a 6-3/4"x8-1/2" piece which is the perfect size to make a slimline card.  Score in half at 3-3/8" and fold! 

The bottom half is a 3"x4" piece of Black Glitter Paper, die-cut with the bats from Hallows Night Magic dies.  But noticed I switched some of the bats with the top and bottom of this card!  

Did you know you can use the Hallows Night Magic dies to cut the bats from the Magic In This Night Designer Series Paper?  I did that to the top half of this card (a 3"x4" piece), then switched the bats.  The entire card was sprayed with a mixture of Champagne Shimmer Paint and 70% rubbing alcohol. 

🌞🌞 Joyful Stamper Recipe Tip: 5 drops of the paint in a Stampin' Spritzer, fill the rest of the way with the rubbing alcohol.  Use an empty Paper Pumpkin box to store your concoctions and to spray your pieces.

Iridescent Pearls were scattered on the top half.  See that little bit of Very Vanilla Scalloped Lace Trim?  I used Light Stampin' Blends in Smoky Slate and Highland Heather to quickly brush on some color.  I wanted to grunge it up to fit the Halloween theme.  The same wet stamping technique as the first card was used for the sentiment here, in Gorgeous Grape.

I wanted to incorporate the Cobwebs 3D Embossing Folder so I put a piece on the inside (it, too, has my Champagne Shimmer Paint concoction convering it).  I love those spiders crawling up the card!

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Place a $35 minimum order in my store by midnight Sunday October 4 and I'll send you the packets to make my Facebook Live projects.  You must use the October Host Code 4JHNU9Z when ordering.  

Designer Series Paper Sale

October 1 - 30 | Shop your favorites!

If you are enjoying The Joyful Stamper site

• Request a catalog package here, if you don't already have a demonstrator you love.
• Subscribe to Stampin' News, a weekly email that delivers fun, tips, and specials right to you.  Get a free exclusive Stampin' News Subscriber pdf tutorial as a sign-up thank you!
• Shop my store and to save money check out the Clearance Rack and Discounted Bundles.
• Use this month's Reward Code to earn points towards a $50 shopping spree - read the details here.
• Join me every Thursday at 11 AM ET for my weekly Happy Half Hour Live stamping show on my Facebook page.  

Joy in being creative, community in sharing a common interest, purpose in what we make - this is stamping at its best!  Thank you, friends, for choosing me as your demonstrator!

Select Designer Series Paper Packs on Sale + A Joyful Stamper Special!

 This was a hugely popular sale last year and Stampin' Up! brought it back!  For the entire month of October, select packs of Designer Series Paper are on sale in my store.  

👉Everyone who orders from this sale in my store will also get a 4-pack of handmade Christmas cards from me!  Please use the October Host Code 4JHNU9ZJ so that I know you want the 4-pack.

Artistry Blooms | 12"x12" | $9.78

Forever Greenery | 12"x12" | $9.78

Heartwarming Hugs | 12"x12" | $9.78

In Good Taste | 12"x12"| $17.85

Magic In This Night | 12"x12" | $9.78

Peony Garden| 12"x12" | $9.78

Plaid Tidings| 6"x6" | $9.78

Playful Pets| 12"x12" | $9.78

Playing With Patterns| 6"x6" | $9.78

Poinsettia Place| 12"x12" | $9.78

Snowflake Splendor| 12"x12" | $9.78

'Tis The Season| 6"x6" | $9.78

Toile Tidings| 12"x12" | $9.78

Trimming The Town| 12"x12" | $9.78

Whale Of A Time| 12"x12" | $9.78

Use October's Host Code when ordering in my store to earn Joyful Stamper Points towards a $50 shopping spree!

If you are enjoying The Joyful Stamper site

• Request a catalog package here, if you don't already have a demonstrator you love.
• Subscribe to Stampin' News, a weekly email that delivers fun, tips, and specials right to you.  Get a free exclusive Stampin' News Subscriber pdf tutorial as a sign-up thank you!
• Shop my store and to save money check out the Clearance Rack and Discounted Bundles.
• Use this month's Reward Code to earn points towards a $50 shopping spree - read the details here.
• Join me every Thursday at 11 AM ET for my weekly Happy Half Hour Live stamping show on my Facebook page.  

Joy in being creative, community in sharing a common interest, purpose in what we make - this is stamping at its best!  Thank you, friends, for choosing me as your demonstrator!