Stampin' Pretty Pals November Blog Hop

Welcome to the November, 2018 Blog Hop with Stampin’ Pretty Pals. Holiday cards are done. It’s time to start on gifts and gift wrap. Let the Stampin’ Pretty Pals inspire you with “Anything But A Card” today.  You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

If you are like me, you always try to re-purpose something handmade that you received for something else to share.  That is what I decided to do for my project today.  Especially for friends who have birthdays during the Holiday Season; although they may love a traditional colored Christmas card, I try to give them a non traditional birthday card.

I took the mini pizza box and ran it through the Tin Tile Embossing Folder, then I created a belly band for the mini pizza box using Night of Navy card stock.  I attached this beautiful corsage made from paper flowers that I received from Stampin' Up! when I attend OnStage in Orlando this last week to the night of navy belly band.

The mini card is something new that I received in my Stampin' Up! pre-order called Happiness Blooms Memories & More Cards and Envelopes.  I love that the inside of the envelope also contains a striped lining.  I added some Grapefruit Grove background ds paper and ran the Happy Birthday Thinlits die through with petal pink and night of navy card stock for a layered look.

Get more inspiration using the Blog Hop Line-up below. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created. Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.  Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 12, 2018 for the next Pals Blog Hop. It will be a glitzy affair with All That Sparkles and Shines. Don’t miss the fun.

Blog Hop  Line-up:

• Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
• Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
• Linda Suarez at All Night Stamping
• Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
• Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
• Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
• Rae Harper-Burnet at Harper-Burnet
• Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
• Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
• Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
• Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity You Are Here
• Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
• Sandra Conner at Pretty Provisions
• Leah O’Brien at Stamping By The Bay
• Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
• Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin'
• Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
• Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
• Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose

Here are all of the Stampin' Up! items I used for today's projects:

On Stage Highlights!

I had a fabulous time with friends, fellow demonstrators and Stampin’ Up! staff at the On-Stage event in Orlando these last few days.  Highlights included rewards and recognition, new product reveals and a chance to pre-order from the Occasions Catalog (as well as earn Sale-A-Bration freebies).  The customer sale period for both begins Jan. 3, 2019.  

Stampin’ Up! did a wonderful job honoring demonstrators with recognition and rewards.  I’m so grateful to my customers, team and stamping friends.  I ended up being #69 overall globally (that’s the whole wide world of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators) and #41 overall in the United States!

I also got to celebrate with these members of my Stampin’ Pretty Pals Community being in the Stampin’ Up! Global Top 250, too!  Congrats to Mary Fish #5, Brian King #82, Julie Dimatteo #115, Susan Itell #177 and Paula Butler #247.

All members of my Stamping Serenity Team will receive a random new item from the Occasions Catalog as a gift from me.  I’m so proud of all of them and consider them my stamping family!

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Country Home For WWYS193

Today I played along with the weekly challenge called What Will You Stamp - WWYS193.  Each week they choose a stamp set that you can use to play along with their challenge.  Have fun and play along this week.

I love all of the various things you can do with this fun stamp set!  For my project I added some die cut elements from the Bouquet Bunch Framelits Dies.  I stamped the pitcher in Black memento ink on a Champagne Foil Sheet and then fussy cut it out.

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share the joy of stamping with you.  Here are all of the Stampin' Up! products I used for today's project:

Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Stampin' Up! with #GDP163

Today I played along with the Global Design Project Challenge #GDP163. We are celebrating Stampin' Up!'s 30th Anniversary this week. While some of us will be gathering for the big party in Orlando, Florida, others will be celebrating all over the world. To celebrate, this week's Global Design Team Theme Challenge is - 30 Years of Stampin' Up!.  Head over and play along:

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Stampin' Up! I am sharing my downline gifts that I made and brought with me to Orlando this week.  I used the Mini Treat Bag Thinlit and made a variety of cute little bags that have notes that slide inside.  I also made some takeout treat boxes with little surprises inside.

All of these fun notes have the statement of the heart on them to commemorate the OnStage event with my team!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share the joy of stamping with you.  Here are all of the Stampin' Up! products I used for today's project:

Kylie's November International Highlight

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  I am joining a group that is being highlighted internationally by Kylie Bertucci and you are able to VOTE for my project. The top ten winners will get to be part of an international blog hop so please vote for my project.

We are celebrating Stampin' Up!'s 30th Year in November so what a wonderful way to say THANK YOU than to #MakeaCardSendaCard to Shelli Gardner to thank her for what Stampin' Up! has meant to you. I used the Statement of the Heart stamp for this project. This statement really has a special place in my journey with Stampin' Up! and I think Shelli will love this card.

Without her determination and hard work to keep this company going none of us would have met one another, been inspired to do more and fulfilled so many awesome things. We have so much to be grateful for! #randomactsofkindness 

Here is a top view of this fun fold card, basically I folded it like a regular 11" by 4-1/4" card in half at 5-1/2 then I folded the front flap backwards at the half way mark.  

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today make sure you head over to Kylie's blog to vote for my project. I would love to be chosen to do an international blog hop.  Here are all of the products I used for this card: