Brian’s Week in Review: August 25, 2024

Wow! This week went by very fast (yet last weekend feels like it was a year ago). My career job has kept me very busy this week (long days and late nights), so I was grateful to share parades of the One-for-One cards I received from talented stampers across this country. I always love sharing the swap cards, but the timing of this swap was perfect for me. ♥

I want to give a quick rundown of the week (for those who don’t follow me every day) and a little extra background (for those who already tune in every day). Please stick around – I’m also going to share a little bit about what you can expect in the coming week.

Monday

I kicked off the week with 12 gorgeous swap cards from my Summer 2024 One-for-One Card Swap. There’s such a great variety of cards in this batch of cards. How sweet is this card by Linda Callahan?

That’s just one of the 12 cards I shared on Monday. If you would like to see the other projects, CLICK HERE.

Tuesday

On Tuesday I shared with you that the Close to My Heart products that were recently added (and only available to former CTMH Creators) are now available for everyone. I shared some of the new products and link to all of them.

If you would like to see my original post for this news, click here.

Wednesday

On Day Two of the 2024 Summer One-for-One Card Swap, I shared another batch of 12 beautiful cards. There are a lot of stand-outs in this batch, but I really love the Designer Series Paper design of Bobbi Miller’s swap card:

That’s just one of the 12 cards I shared on Wednesday. If you would like to see the other projects, CLICK HERE.

Thursday

Thursday’s post was dedicated to the swap card I received from Kim Mettelman. Not only is it a fancy fun fold, but the design is gorgeous – and the colors are perfection. Here’s an aerial view of Kim’s card:

Doesn’t that make you want to wrap up with a blanket and a cocoa? If you would like to read more about Kim’s Latte Love project, click here.

Friday

On Friday, I shared a sneak peek at some new products in Stampin’ Up!’s September – December 2024 Holiday Mini Catalog. Here’s the card I shared with the Sweetest Star Bundle and Falling Snow stamp set:

I love these characters that fit perfectly in the Sweetest Star Punch. LOVE! If you would like to see my original post for this project, including a look at these new products, click here.

Saturday

Yesterday I shared a look at six fancy fold cards I received in my Summer 2024 One-for-One Card Swap. I shared multiple pictures of each card to give you an idea about how each one unfolds. Here’s a look at Paulette Berkbigler’s fancy fold card with the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper:

Gorgeous, right?! That’s just one of the six cards I shared on Friday. If you would like to see the other projects, CLICK HERE.

More Things to Come

One-for-One Card Swap

Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be sharing more of the beautiful cards I received (and then mailed back out) from my One-for-One Card Swap. I hope you’ll tune in to see them all – and leave comments for these talented stampers.

Product Shares and Designer Series Paper Swatch Books

Last weekend I kicked off my Product Shares from Stampin’ Up!’s 2024 Holiday Mini Catalog. How fun! With each share, I offer you a portion of the papers, embellishments and ribbons in the catalog. I also make Designer Series Paper swatch books to showcase the papers and the colors featured in them.

I would love for you to sign up for my shares – you won’t be disappointed! To read more about my product shares and to sign up, click here.

If you have already signed up, thank you! I’ll be able to send invoices out on Wednesday.

Super-Awesome Fun Time Card Kit

For a little more than two years, Emma Goddard and I have hosted a card kit that we love so much. We design cards (exclusive to this kit) and send you everything you need to make the projects, along with a written tutorial and video to walk you through the highlights of each project. We’ll be launching our new kit this week (it will be launched on my blog). If you have participated in the past, then you’ll receive an email from me. Good times!

Retired Products

I’ve been photographic, logging and pricing a ton of retired products that I’ll soon load into my Retired Shop. I can’t promise it will launch this week, but good things are coming soon. ♥

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Designer Series Paper Sale

Stampin’ Up! is offering a 15% discount on select Designer Series Papers from the 2024 Annual Catalog – you don’t want to miss this deal. To check out all of the papers currently on sale, click on the image below:

Redeem Your Bonus Days Coupons

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