HI with Stampin’ Up!’s Alphabet A La Mode Dies

Last weekend I hosted a Fitting Florets Stamp Along with my InKing Royalty team. With the Holidays knocking on our door, I had to turn it around quickly. I created three projects for the call (that I’ve shared with you this week) and quickly mailed out the projects to those who were able to participate. If you’d like to see these three projects, you can see them here:

• For a Special Person with Framed Florets
• Peace & Joy with Framed & Festive
• Framed & Festive Fancy Fold From Our Home to Yours

Before the call, I asked each of the participants to make one projects with the Evening Evergreen gingham print in the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper –  we would use our projects in our introductions at the beginning of the call. I wasn’t prepared for the amazing projects the team would bring. The gingham paper was focal point on some and an accent on others. It was perfect on every single projects.

Here’s a look at some of the participants and the projects they shared:

Today I’m sharing the card I made for the call (I was assembling as I was opening the call and worked on it while others introduced themselves and shared their gingham projects. Here’s my card:

I cropped the Evening Evergreen gingham along the darker stripes in the pattern to fit perfectly on this 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ card front. I added a band of Evening Evergreen and a piece of Soft Succulent (cropped with the Deckled Rectangles Dies) and a sentiment created from two dies that are available in Stampin’ Up!’s January-April 2023 Mini Catalog:

• Something Fancy Dies. This set of dies combines some great shapes for sentiments in some nested deigns that look really great together (there are 12 dies in all). The set of dies coordinates with an awesome sentiment set. I love a good sentiment set and love it more when it’s paired with amazing dies.
• Alphabet A La Mode Dies. The new catalog introduces us to a new, slender alphabet set of dies that are PERFECT for cards or scrapbook pages. The dies are 1-9/16″ tall, and the widest is 15/16″ wide. I cropped “H” and “I” into the Evening Evergreen Something Fancy shape to leave the negative of the letters.

Before I share this story, I want to tell you that all ends well…I was excited to play with these new dies just before my call with my team. As I had signed up for OnStage in Jacksonville (but wasn’t able to attend), I received some goodies from the event and was able to purchase some items from the new catalog. These dies were at the top of my list. Anyway…I pulled off the “H”, the “I” and the “!” and cupped them in my hand. I walked over to my paper files and picked out a piece of Evening Evergreen. As I was standing there, I heard a little “clink” but didn’t think anything about it. I made my way over to my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to cut everything out. That’s when I realized I had lost the “!” over my paper files. The thinnest, most obscure die was lost in a sea of hanging folders.

After looking quickly (with not much time before my call), I decided to go with “H” and “I” and crossed my fingers I’d find the “!” later. You know how difficult these things can be to find, so I assumed I’d have to wait a long time before the die might show up.

This past week, I opened, emptied and shook each of the folders in the area where I had dropped the “!”. Nothing. So frustrating. I gave the entire card one big shake (more frustration than hope) and heard a little clang as the die fell out of the folders and hit the side of the metal cart. All was happy again in the kingdom.

The Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper is a limited-time pack of papers that coordinates with the early-release of the Framed Florets Bundle. This paper is amazing – and it’s gone when it’s gone. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper:

Papers: Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Basic White  Accessories: Deckled Rectangles Dies, Something Fancy Dies, Alphabet A La Mode Dies, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

Fitting Florets 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 161814

Price: $12.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies – 159173

Price: $30.00

Evening Evergreen 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 155574

Price: $9.25

Soft Succulent 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 155776

Price: $9.25

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 159276

Price: $10.25

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.25

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Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Blog Candy Giveaway

I’m hosting a Blog Candy Giveaway that started Wednesday and ends today. One lucky winner will receive the Framed Florets Bundle from me (along with some other goodies I know they’ll like). All you have to do is leave a comment on my blog post from Wednesday. To leave a comment, click on the image below:

Fitting Florets are Here!

The new Fitting Florets Collection is now available – and you don’t want to miss out on these goodies! To learn more about this amazing collection, click here. To see these items in my online store or to place your order, click on the image below:

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