TODAY IS THE BIG DAY!

It’s finally here—Day 1! So many fab companies sponsoring!

My class airs at 2:00 EST; for those that registered with a free ticket, each presentation will last for 24 hours, after it goes LIVE.

If you prefer:

• Immediate/no waiting + ongoing access to all the sessions (a.k.a. “lifetime” yes, that means you can watch whenever it suits your schedule, as often or as many times as you want!)

• Plus all the cool bonus materials, in addition to the exclusive virtual crop events

you’re going to want the VIP All Access Pass.

After my class airs, I’ll also be LIVE in the Card Maker Success Hangout Group at 2:30 EST —hope to see you there!

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PARTIAL DIE CUT VALENTINE CARD

ANNOUNCEMENT

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I’m always looking for alternative ways to use my tools and supplies and this idea has been rolling around in my head for quite some time:

Less is More . . .

This is one of those “looks-more-complex-than-it-actually-is” kind of cards—the partial die cutting on the card front gives the appearance of more layers because of the colorful, stamped pattern . . . Always a winner in my book!

Full video tutorial below:

HOW TO:

1. Score a 4.25 x 11” piece of card stock at 5.5” from the short end to make a horizontal side-folding card.

2. Fold the card and place into the MISTI (the original sized MISTI works best for this because you get more platform area and can move the paper for repeat stamping.

3. Stamp the longest paint stroke image in a series of stripes, some overlapping, some 2nd generation impressions and some reinked and stamped again to intensify the color.

4. Use the partial die-cutting method to cut the cityscape through the card front only; trim away the negative piece with scissors or a craft knife (if you’re unsure, just watch the video above).

5. Gold emboss images from Love Notes onto watercolor paper and watercolor using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and a waterbrush. Die cut when dry.

6. Mount images to card as shown, taking care to position so that the card still swings open freely.

7. Gold emboss sentiment onto scrap of red card stock; 3D mount to card front.

If you haven’t yet, this is a simple but fun die cutting method to try! Thanks for stopping by!

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FREE ONLINE CARD MAKING EVENT

Last week I let you know about the Card Maker Success Summit, which kicks off next week. You’re going to hear from me on Day 1, Feb 17 2:00pm Pacific about Beginner-friendly digital die cutting for card-making.

You’ll also hear from some of my friends, including:

• Daniel West

• Therese Calvird

• Laurie Willison

• And a whole lot more!

These presentations are totally free to you for the first 24-hours, as long as you’re registered.

You can also get your hands on the VIP All-Access Pass for a reduced price right now. With it you’ll get:

• VIP All-Access Pass to all 25+ presentations - no waiting!

• Lifetime access to all 25+ presentations ($1,200 value)

• 275+ page Card Project Digital Workbook with a card project planning calculator ($59 value)

• 1 Live Virtual Crop over Zoom with fellow VIP attendees ($59 value)

• Premium bonus content from our speakers and sponsors, including a Craft room Organization Guide Workbook, SVG Bundles, Free Card and Technique classes, exclusive discounts to your favorite craft stores, and much more! ($600+ value)

 Check out more details HERE! 

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BIG CITY VALENTINE CARD PROJECT SUPPLIES:

• Abstract Paint Strokes by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Love Notes by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps

• Big City by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Watercolor Paper Pad 9x12, Canson XL

• Polished, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• It's A Girl, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Coral Cabana, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• 302 - Haze Blue, ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker

• 023 - Scarlet Red, ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker

• Small Fine Point (23638), Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush

• VersaMark Ink Pad

• Embossing Magic Bag, Inkadinkado

• Gold, Hero Arts Embossing Powder

• New & Improved MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool (8-1/8 X 10-1/2), My Sweet Petunia

• 3D Dots Foam Adhesive Circles, EK Success

• Dual Speed Heat Tool, WOW

• Tonic 6.25 inch Mini Guillotine Trimmer by Tim Holtz

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

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CARD MAKER SUCCESS SUMMIT + AN ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

In case you have missed previous announcements here on my blog, I’m currently transitioning to Flodesk and going to be ending my Blog RSS feed delivery via MailChimp.

If you’d still like to be notified when I have any kind of news to share or post anything on the blog, please sign up for my email list using the form located at the bottom right of my HOME PAGE (the form will not show up in RSS Feed Emails) , and then you can unsubscribe yourself from the Blog RSS Feed emails without missin’ a beat!

THANK YOU!!!

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Just sharing about a FREE upcoming card-making event!

I will be presenting at the Card Maker Success Summit, coming in February! My topic is “Make a Card Using SVG Files and a Cricut Machine”. This is a very beginner-friendly project and includes a free digital cut file I designed so you can follow along with me every step of the way. If you’ve never worked with a Cricut machine, or you’re curious or you actually have one, but, er-umm, still haven’t taken it out of the box yet (not judging!!!) this class will be a great starting point!

You can learn absolutely everything you’d ever want to know about the Summit over HERE, but as a quick overview:

• The summit will run from February 17th-20th

• Each day will be packed with amazing speakers who are ready to help you create beautiful, professional hand crafted cards for all occasions that will WOW your friends and family.

• We’ve got a pop-up Facebook group where you’ll find crafting friends, connect with other card makers, ask the speakers questions, and whatever else we come up with!

• You can attend the summit absolutely FREE, but you can choose to grab the VIP All-Access Pass at any time. The VIP All-Access Pass will give you an all-inclusive pass to the summit (meaning you get all the videos for life or at least as long as Stamp Me Some Love business is around):

  • On-going access to 30+ presentations

  • 275+ page digital workbook

  • Virtual Card Making Crop over Zoom

  • Premium bonus content from a number of speakers including svg files, courses, free memberships, exclusive discounts and more!
    

Please note: The VIP All-Access Pass is currently being offered at significant savings right now, and it will disappear for good once the summit is over, so I encourage you to start thinking about it now.

In the meantime, you can click the button below to grab your free ticket!

My fellow presenters and I have been workin' hard behind the scenes to make this a super fun-tastic experience and I hope to see you there! Thanks for stopping by!

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