Rustic Retreat meets Brushed Metallic

Several of my Online Paper Crafter’s Club members earned a product bonus based on their August club order amounts – a generous sampling of the new Brushed Metallic Cardstock! After cutting the sheets to 6 x 11 inches, I ended up with several one inch strips of this beautiful metallic paper. So those pieces were the beginning inspiration for my club cards which I am sharing with you today. My apologies to my club members, though…I’m still preparing these gifts and finishing up the cards for all 30 of you. Things are taking me a bit more time now that I’m dealing with a broken toe. Yes…darn it, I broke my toe bone. My son has a broken finger. I have a broken toe. We are hoping that my other son and my husband are not next.

I just showed live on YouTube about an hour ago how I made use of these Brushed Metallic scraps, images from the Rustic Retreat Stamp Set, the Evergreen Embossing Folder, and some fun ink to put together some handsome thinking of you cards. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.

I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video. Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a product list for what I demonstrated. (Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live).

Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.

Measurements…

• Basic Black Cardstock
  • 4-1/4” x 11” scored parallel to the short end at 5-1/2”
  • 2-5/8” x 3-7/8”
• Cajun Craze, Poppy Parade, or Old Olive Cardstock
  • 4” x 5-1/4”
  • 2-1/16” x 5-3/8”
• Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, or So Saffron Cardstock
  • 2-3/8” x 3-5/8”
• Brushed Metallic Cardstock
  • Two pieces that are 1” x 5-3/8”
  • Scrap for stamping and fussy-cutting sentiment
• All the Trimmings Ribbon
  • 12”

Here are close-up photos.

I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!

Product List

• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (available September 1st)

SEPTEMBER’S GET & GO STARTER KIT PROMOTION
The Starter Kit is a fantastic way for new demonstrators to get loads of products at a huge value (for $99, choose $125-worth of products). During the Get & Go Starter Kit Promotion (September 1-30), you can get even MORE products—and at the same great price! These additional products were specifically chose to help new demonstrators hold an event right from the get-go and get their business off to a running start. Click here to access the flyer. And click here to more about the benefits of joining my community by purchasing the Starter Kit.

TIME TO REDEEM “BONUS DAYS” COUPONS!
For every $50 you spent July 1st through August 3rd (before shipping and tax), you earned a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that you can now redeem August 4-31, 2020. Click here for more details.

A PEEK AT SEPTEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
There’s so much to love about fall—some love the haunts of Halloween, many love the time to give thanks, and others love the changing colors and cooler temperatures. Whatever you love most about fall, September’s “Hello Pumpkin” Paper Pumpkin kit has everything you need to celebrate the season your way! Between a multi-occasion stamp set and enough supplies to design 20 cracker box treat packages, you can create custom fall crafts to celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, pumpkins, and leaves. Coordinating Colors: Bumblebee, Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Cinnamon Cider, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, white.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by September 10th for this next kit.

ALL STAR TUTORIALS
I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve August 2020 In Good Taste Suite Tutorials which are now available! CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Playing with Patterns Suite will be available September 1st! AND these tutorial bundles (July-December) now include links to instructional videos!

AUTUMN 2020 MEGA TUTORIAL BUNDLE!
I took part in another mega tutorial bundle group where everyone involved contributed a project tutorial using Autumn-themed products from the Aug-Dec 2020 Mini Catalog. Each project includes instructions, photos, imperial and metric measurements, and complete product lists. Click here to learn how you can get this entire bundle of 82 great ideas.

STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINES
You’ll see the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines on pages 170-172 in the new 20-21 Annual Catalog. They weren’t quite ready with the launch of this publication. There are still some COVID-19-related delays with the mini machine. But the larger Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine will be available September 1st! The machine is only available to demonstrators right now. But if you can’t wait until September 1st, you can get this $120 machine and another $5 item (like Rhinestones) in your Starter kit order in August and pay only $99!

MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
We are looking for more to join our online Paper Crafters club. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of 6 consecutive months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.