Positive Inkers Blog Hop - September 2023

Hello Stamping Friends! I’m thrilled to join the fabulous Positive Inkers Design Team for our September 2023 Blog Hop. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the globe who are super-excited to share our love of creativity. I’m so happy you stopped by today! 

If this is the fist time you are visiting, please let me introduce myself. My name is Anne Marie Hile and I live in San Antonio, Texas. Welcome!

Our theme for this month is: The NEW Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalog

The new September - December Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog is fabulous! SO many awesome new products will be launching on September 6th. This is my favorite time of the year, mostly because it means the temperature might finally drop below 90 degrees here in south Texas. Haha! We don’t really get a traditional Fall (or Autumn) season here, so I just live vicariously through my stamps. I’ll just crank up the air conditioning, sip my pumpkin spice latte and pretend. I’ve already started decorating the house for Fall, too. My poor husband just shakes his head and goes with it. He knows its my favorite time of year! 

*I’ve listed details for my projects below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post.

Color Combo: 

Cajun Craze

Early Espresso

Mossy Meadow

Crushed Curry

Picking a stamp set to use for this blog hop was tough! I finally decided on the Autumn Leaves stamps and dies. Ever since they arrived in my pre-order, they haven't left my desk. There are lots of different sizes of leaves. Some coordinate with the stamps and some have extra detail, like the leaves I used on my card. There are also wonderful sentiment label dies which coordinate beautifully with the sentiments in the set. I really think this bundle is a “must-have” for Fall! 

I also used the new All About Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper on my card. I’m obsessed with this paper!  One side of the paper has stunning copper metallic detail and the other side is a series of photographic images. For my card, I wanted to use BOTH sides of the paper. 

Don’t you hate when you get a pack of paper and you really like both sides? It seems a shame to cover up one, so my layout uses both. I just love how the paper helped me decide my color palette for the card, too. I even cut a few of the leaves from the DSP for some extra pop and added Wink of Stella to the two Cajun Craze leaves, because we all need a little more sparkle in our lives, right? I also added a baker’s twine bow and some In Color Dots. The dots are technically Copper Clay but I don’t think you’d ever know because they look Cajun Craze on this card. So yay for matching embellishments!   

I hope you enjoyed my project today and that you are excited about the new products coming out in the Mini Catalog starting September 6th! Please stop by to visit everyone on the hop and leave us a comment to say hello. We’d all love to hear from you and so appreciate you stopping by. If you are following the hop, my sweet friend Jo Blackman in the UK is your next destination. 

We are also doing an Instagram hop today and I’d love to have you check it out. If you aren’t already following me on Instagram, you can find me HERE. 

Positive Inkers Global Design Team - September 2023:

Sandy McCullough - Canada

Maheswari Rajaguru - Australia

Elly Rijnvis - Netherlands

Anne Marie Hile - USA (that’s me!) 

Jo Blackman - UK

Thanks for visiting today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You c

an click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

 

The current Host Code is: 

AK6VWWQY

Place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 13 awesome project ideas to inspire your 

creativity!

If your order is over $150, please do NOT use the host code. 

You will still receive the PDF tutorial along with an additional free gift from me.

Registration is open through September 20, 2023 for my Cultivated Creativity DIY Paper

Crafting Kit club. This month features the new Pick of the Patch stamp set and coordinating Pick of the Patch Builder Punch. Five fabulous projects you won’t want to miss! 

 

Learn More about Cultivated Creativity and Register HERE

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a HAPPY day!

BIG Hugs, 

Anne Marie

Please Note: The following items will be available in the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog starting September 6th, 2023: 

• 162186 Autumn Leaves Bundle (stamps and dies)
• 162178 All About Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper

Product List

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199]	Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	2023–2025 In Color™ Dots [161620]	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

Positive Inkers Blog Hop - May 2023

Hello Stamping Friends! I’m thrilled to join the fabulous Positive Inkers Design Team for our May 2023 Blog Hop. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the globe who are super-excited to share our love of creativity. I’m so happy you stopped by today! 

If this is the fist time you are visiting, please let me introduce myself. My name is Anne Marie Hile and I live in San Antonio, Texas. Welcome!

Our theme for this month is: New Annual Catalog Products!

The new Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog launches on May 2nd and let me tell you, there is a LOT to love. As a Demonstrator, we were able to preorder a select group of products early in April. I ordered a *cough, cough* few things and the Cheerful Daisies stamp and die bundle is one that I seem to be reaching for a lot. So, that’s what I went with for our hop this month!

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my projects below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post.

Cheerful Daisies is featured in a “suite” meaning it also has coordinating Designer Series Paper and embellishments that work together beautifully. However, as I have been using this set, I only seem to be gravitating toward the colors with the coordinating DSP…which is NOT bad. They are meant to go together! I just wanted to challenge myself to play with this stamp set outside of the color combos and patterns in the coordinating paper. 

I completely forgot to order Lemon Lolly on my initial preorder, so it just arrived last Friday. This is probably one of my favorite shades of yellow EVER! Sooo soft and subtle! I decided that i wanted to pair it up with a softer color combo and went with a beautiful returning color (Lost Lagoon) and my favorite neutral (Crumb Cake).  I really like how this card came together and I hope you do as well. 

Card Measurements & Details: 

• Lost Lagoon Card Base: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4” 
• Crumb Cake Cardstock: 5-1/4” x 4” 
• Lemon Lolly Cardstock: 5-1/8” x 3-7/8”, emboss with Basics 3D Embossing folder
• Basic White Cardstock: die-cut rectangle from Radiating Stitches Dies
• Basic White Cardstock: scraps to stamp and die-cut daisy images, accent with Wink of Stella
• Lost Lagoon Cardstock: scrap to die-cut (3) sprigs from Cheerful Daisies Dies
• Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems and Linen Thread 
• Basic White Cardstock: 5-1/4” x 4”, stamp stem and sentiment in Crumb Cake ink (flower was extra, stamped in Lost Lolly and Crumb Cake

Finally, a peek inside the card. I die-cut an extra daisy and didn’t want to to go to waste, so I simply stamped a stem and made it work. Of course, I added more Wink of Stella for sparkly detail.   

I hope you enjoyed my projects today and that you are inspired to create with YOUR favorite products from the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog! Please stop by to visit everyone on the hop and leave us a comment to say hello. We’d all love to hear from you and so appreciate you stopping by. If you are following the hop, my sweet friend Jo Blackman in the UK is your next destination. 

We are also doing an Instagram hop today and I’d love to have you check it out. If you aren’t already following me on Instagram, you can find me HERE. 

Positive Inkers Global Design Team - May 2023:

Sandy McCullough - Canada

Maheswari Rajaguru - Australia

Elly Rijnvis - Netherlands

Anne Marie Hile - USA (you are here!) 

Jo Blackman - UK

Thanks for visiting today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You c

an click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

The current Host Code is: 9JGYYGWX

Place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 13 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity!

If your order is over $150, please do NOT use the host code. 

You will still receive the PDF tutorial along with an additional free gift from me.

Registration is open through May 20, 2023 for this month’s Cultivated Creativity DIY Papercrafting Kit club. This month features the wonderful Beautiful Balloons Bundle. Five fabulous projects you won’t want to miss! 

 

Learn More about Cultivated Creativity and Register HERE

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a HAPPY day!

BIG hugs, 

Anne Marie

The following products will be available starting May 2, 2023 in the 2023-2024 Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog: 

• Cheerful Daisies Bundle
• Lost Lagoon Cardstock
• Lemon Lolly Cardstock and Ink
• Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems

Product List

Radiating Stitches Dies [161595]	Basics Embossing Powders [155554]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Linen Thread [104199]
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

Crafting With You for PP636

Happy Sunday, friends!

Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players! 

This week, LeAnne is hosting our Clean-and-Simple (CAS) Challenge.

LeAnne came up with a really fun theme for this challenge, too. I sure hope you will get crafty and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create!   

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my card below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post.

As soon as I saw the theme, I knew I had the PERFECT stamps for the challenge! The Crafting With You stamp set and coordinating dies are a "sneak peek" from the new 2023-2024 Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog and will be available to order on May 2, 2023. This set has lots of adorable crafty images and the sentiments are pretty great, too. I think the dies are my favorite part though. That little paper trimmer just makes me happy! I love that you can slide a little piece of paper in there, too. SO cute! 

I went with one of my favorite color combos, Black, White and Melon Mambo, to keep things simple. I also added the slightest bit of texture with the Stitched With Whimsy and Stitched Rectangle Dies. The itty-bitty heart was brushed with Wink of Stella and the trio of rhinestones are the finishing touch. The bling on the scissors is pretty adorable, right? I just love this card and I hope you do as well. I can’t wait to pop this one in the mail to my favorite stamping buddy. Life really is better when you are crafting, right? 

Card Measurements & Details: 

• Basic Black Card Base: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, score at 4-1/4” 
• Basic White Cardstock: 4” x 5-1/4”, die-cut with largest frame from Stitched With Whimsy Dies
• Basic White Cardstock: die-cut with 4-3/8” x 3” rectangle from Stitched Rectangles Dies
• Brights Designer Series Paper (Melon Mambo): 2-1/4” x 1-1/4” 
• Basic Gray, Basic Black, Melon Mambo and Silver Foil: scrap to die-cut scissors, paper trimmer and heart
• Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 5-1/4” x 4”, stamp sentiment in Memento ink
• Brights Designer Series Paper (Melon Mambo, card interior): 5-1/4” x 3/4” 

Finally a peek inside the card with more of the stamps from the set!  I added a strip of DSP for little Stampin’ Cut & Emboss die-cut to sit on along with the stamped sentiment. I just love that sentiment, don’t you? Cards truly are “handmade hugs”! 

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Clean-and-Simple (CAS) Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday April 21st, 2023. 

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team: 

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!) 

Ann Schach

Suzy Hinton

Fran Wing

Tara Carpenter

Thanks for visiting today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You c

an click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

The current Host Code is: WJMYN4NF

Place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 12 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity!

If your order is over $150, please do NOT use the host code. 

You will still receive the PDF tutorial along with an additional free gift from me.

Registration is open through April 20, 2023 for this month’s Cultivated Creativity DIY Papercrafting Kit club. This month features the fabulous Conversation Bubbles Bundle. Five fabulous projects you won’t want to miss! 

Y’all, I think this my favorite club kit to date, the projects are SO much fun. I LOVE them and I know you will too! 

Learn More about Cultivated Creativity and Register HERE

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a HAPPY day!

BIG hugs, 

Anne Marie

The following products will be available starting May 2, 2023 in the 2023-2024 Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog: 

• Crafting With You Bundle
• Craftng With You Photopolymer Stamp Set
• Crafting With You Dies

Product List

Stitched With Whimsy Dies [155314]	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159258]	Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]
Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121044]	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115320]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Paper Trimmer [152392]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]