So exciting. A brand new Stampin' Up! Online Store is launching August 4, 2020. Just in time to showcase the fun and overflowing new mini catalog.
What to look for in the new store and what you need to know to get started:
#1: You need your login email and your current password. You will have to enter these into the new store system to gain access.
#2: The new site is designed to work seamlessly on desktops, tablets and mobile phones. So you can be inspired wherever you are.
#3: New sorting options, larger images and shopping cart options make it an up to the minute shopping experience for you.
#4: A brand new Wish List creator. Perfect for you to mark items you might want for upcoming projects. Or even more fun to drop hints to your friends and loved ones for gift ideas you are sure to love!
#5: You'll see a picture of me, if you have selected me as your demonstrator, at checkout. Or you can select the demonstrator you want for each purchase and then your most recent ones will come as selections for you at checkout. Just confirm which demonstrator you want for each order and confirm at checkout. If you are using a HOST CODE with your purchase, then the demonstrator will be automatically selected from that code. You can easily find and select me by my name, Molly Downing, or by my location, Lake Charles, LA 70605.
Want to get started shopping now or take a look around the new site? Just click HERE.
I know you are going to love the new site and most of all every beautiful, fun new thing in the shop. From everyday, fall, Halloween, winter and Christmas, all the choices are just meant to bring out the creative spark in you!
Here's a special gift I will send you with any order you place with me in my new store:
Offer good from August 5, 2020 to August 25, 2020.
(If your order is over $150, do not use the hostess code, so you can take advantage of the Rewards for yourself and I will still send you the free gift! )
Have fun shopping around and being inspired by all the new bundles and ideas. And be sure to take advantage of this great offer!
But, while you have a minute or two to relax and get to crafting, here are some close ups of the cards I created with the new items and lots from my Stampin' Up! stash. I used our Whisper White cardstock for the base layer to create a top fold, 5 1/2" wide by 4 1/4" tall card. Then layered on a 5 3/8" by 4 1/8" print from our Woven Threads Designer Paper. The white die cut layer is using one of the new Ornate Garden dies. The Hello There is from the I Say Hello stamp set. ( I used a mask to keep the little box that comes on the "hello there" stamp from getting inked.)
This next three are all made with side folding card bases that are 4 1/4" wide by 5 1/2" tall. This Thanks ever so much one uses a piece of 2019-2021 six inch by six inch Designer Paper fresh Terra Cotta Tile Check and another of the dies from the new suite. The soft bow was made using some of the ribbon from the Ornate Garden suite, too. The Thanks ever so much sentiment is from one of the new sets, coming out April 1, 2020. 
Once again, I used a 4" wide by 5 1/4" tall piece of the Woven Threads Designer Paper for one of the layers, placing it over a 4 1/8" by 5 3/8" piece of Seaside Spray Cardstock . Another small piece of 2019-2021 Six by Six inch Designer Series Paper, cut to just 2" by 3/12" was layered under one of the new dies. This watercolor floral piece was made by stamping with Versamark on Whisper White, then heat embossing with whitre embossing powder. Yes , it was a little tricky, coloring between these lines. but I loved the soft look it gives. 
The Leaves are made with one of my favorite punches, from more of the 6' by 6" Designer series papers. This one is Old Olive from the Regals 6" by 6" Designer Series Paper. The darling daisies are made with the Medium Daisy Punch. And those fuzzy centers are Perennial Essence Flower Centers. They add such a lifelike look to these flowers. I just love using them. The "you are Amazing" sentiment is from the Band Together Bundle. This is a gorgeous set that also has some beautiful dies. 
Just like so many others of the new items about to launch...this collection of storage options is exactly what I have been looking for! Clean, smart and space saving...everything I was hoping for in a storage solution. 
To create these backgrounds I used mixed media paper from my stash. It was so easy. I just enjoyed experimenting with techniques. The first ones I made I sprinkled the crystals on to dry paper and then sprayed with water. I was a little heavy handed with the water and it created more of a wash look, which was beautiful. But I wanted to try to keep the textured look of the crystals, so I went back after papers dried a little and sprinkled more crystals on. That worked pretty well, as you can see in the wizard card and celebrate you peach/orange card. 
I then just kept playing with less water and even sprinkling the crystals on to paper that I had already sprayed with water. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed watching the colors bloom and spread, creating gorgeous effects. 
This first card is from Nancy Sanders of Stampin' on Sander's Pond. She used the Waterfront set for the new Occasions 2018 catalog. How perfect a set for her to showcase. Love how many colors she incorporated into this tranquil card.
