Creativity Abounds Blog Hop - October 2024 / Stamping With Melva

Creativity Abounds Blog Hop - October 2024

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Time for another Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world who are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can inspire you to make creations of your own. You may be starting here or you may have come from someone else's blog - either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed - so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin' Up!® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin' Up!® teams.

Here's our amazing Creativity Abounds Design Team! Unfortunately Lotte is saying goodbye to our team and we will miss her amazing creativity! We are welcoming 2 new team members this month - Ingrid Heijnen from the Netherlands and Lisa Bowden from the US! I know you will love their amazing projects!

This month we're sharing our Holiday themed projects from the Stampin' Up! September to December Mini Catalogue. My project is another card featuring the Reindeer Fun Suite. I can't get enough of these adorable reindeer! I created this partial die cut Easel Fold card and absolutely love it! Check it out!

Instructions

Cut Granny Apple Green cardstock 4 1/4" x 11" and score at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2". Fold and burnish on 5 1/2" scoreline using Bone Folder.
Open card base up and place largest Spotlight on Nature Die front centred over scoreline.
Partial die cut by lining the top cutting plate over only the top half of the die cut (check out video for more tips and tricks for partial die cutting).
Lay the bough frame die cut inside the circle you just cut and cut the boughs.
Burnish the scoreline on each side of the bough frame.
Cut out pieces for deer from Early Espresso, Basic White and Pecan Pie using Dies.
Cut wreath from Granny Apple Green using Die.
Cut out lights and bow from Real Red using Die.
Cut Designer Series Paper 1" x 4"
Adhere to bottom of card base.
Adhere deer pieces together.
Insert deer into wreath and adhere together.
Adhere to bottom right corner of frame opening.
Adhere bow on deer using a Glue Dot
Adhere lights across boughs.
Adhere Peppermint Embellishments
Cut Basic White cardstock 4" x 5 1/4"
Cut Designer Series Paper 3/4" x 4"
Adhere to top of Basic White cardstock
Adhere to inside of card.
Cut Basic White cardstock 1/2" x 3"
Stamp sentiment on Basic White cardstock using Real Red ink
Cut Granny Apple Green cardstock 3/4" x 3 1/4"
Adhere sentiment to Granny Apple Green cardstock using Dimensionals.
Adhere to inside of card so that card front stands up using Dimensionals.

You can find all of the supplies for this card in my Online Store.

Check out my Youtube Video for tips and tricks to make this card. Don't forget to subscribe to my Stamping with Melva YouTube Channel!

Now it's time to be inspired by all of the Projects in our Blog Hop!

I hope you have been inspired!

Shopping with Me!!!

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Please be sure to use the current Host Code 49B9PKBG to receive a free gift from me. When you place a $50 order (before shipping and taxes) using the Host Code, I'll send you a Thank You card by mail and a FREE tutorial by email as a thank you. If your order is over $200, please do not use the Hostess Code as you'll qualify for Stampin' Rewards, but I'll still send you the Thank You card and tutorial!

You can order this tutorial in my Tutorial Store too!

Here's the card I created for the tutorial!

Christmas Stamp a Stack

Join me each month starting in July for my 2024 Christmas Stamp-a-Stack. We'll make 8 cards each month (2 of 4 designs) so you'll have a supply of cards on hand for all occasions.

Cost is $40 (local) or $45 (by mail) each month or free with a minimum of a $45 order (before taxes and shipping).

Two options - in person or by mail.

In Person - class will be held on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 10am.

By mail - Zoom will be held on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 1pm. The class will be recorded and available via YouTube if you can't join the class. You will substitute stamp sets or add the stampset/dies to your order.

Each month there will be an option to purchase the stampset or bundle. Costs will be based on product used.

The October kit will use the Artful Amaryllis Stamp Set - from the September to December Mini Catalogue!

Monthly Card Club

I'm excited to be offering a Monthly Card Club either In Person or by mail. Each month I will select a stamp set or bundle to feature.

This month the club features the Regal Flora Bundle from the Stampin' Up! September to December Mini Catalogue.

You will make 3 cards with envelopes and receive 1/2 package of Regal Winter Designer Series Paper, 1/2 packaged of Regal Distressed Specialty Designer Series Paper and a package of Regal Foil Dots. Cost is $55 In Person (or local pick up) and $60 mailed or you can get for free without the product above with a minimum $45 order!

You can join my club monthly. If you join for 6 consecutive months and get a swag bag valued at $25 from me as a gift.

The In Person classes will be held on the last Sunday of each month from 10am to 12noon or 1-3pm. Space will be limited to 4 people per class.

Registration is now open for November.

Your Creativity Awaits

The November Kit features the Happy Hibiscus Bundle - a new Online Exclusive from Stampin' Up!.

Do you love to craft and are you looking for a kit that ships directly to you each month with special perks each month? Then you will LOVE “YOUR CREATIVITY AWAITS”!

With “Your Creativity Awaits”, each month you will receive an exclusive make and take kit (6 designs) plus a PDF Tutorial. All for only $60 per month shipped directly to you or $56 local pick up.

After 6 consecutive months of membership, you will receive a thank you of $25 product credit (before shipping and taxes) to spend on whatever you choose!

Each month, the Design Team will choose one stamp set or bundle and design fun projects for you to create. The stamp set is included in your kit. If you don't already own the dies or punch, you may add it to your kit or use what you have.

Featured stamp set - Happy Hibiscus

6 Cards (all different designs) - designed by Your Creativity Awaits Team

Exclusive Project tutorials you can follow along with to create your cards

Extra product (value will depend on the price of the stamp set)

Cost

Shipped: $66 monthly

Porch Pick-up: $62 monthly

Add-ons for this month

Dies and Embossing Folder - $60 extra

Your Creativity Awaits Kit Timelines

The upcoming kit information including supplies needed will be announced by the 15th of the previous month

Kits will be shipped and tutorials emailed out by the 4th Tuesday of the month (subject to unforeseen delays in the shipment of product from Stampin’ Up!)