Painted Wishes Card Kit

PRODUCT DETAIL

If you're looking for a way to spread love and kindness around you then the Painted Wishes Kit is what you need! Rich in watercolor designs, colorful florals, and heartfelt greetings, this kit includes the supplies to create nine all-occasion greeting cards that will make kind words flourish all around you! It also includes printed sentiments in English, French, German, and Dutch.

Kit includes:
* Predesigned projects 
* Step-by-step instructions
* Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting)
* Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
* Folded card size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (14 x 10.8 cm)
* 9 preprinted envelopes
* Gold & Pretty Peacock foiled labels
* Pretty Peacock sequins
* Gold cord
* Enough adhesive to complete projects

Product colors: Garden Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Moody Mauve, Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat

Kits by Stampin’ Up! are perfect for new crafters, busy crafters, or crafters who want quick and easy projects. All-inclusive project kits have everything you need in one box! Give as a gift or try them yourself. Kits are while supplies last. Order today!

CLICK HERE  to order your Painted Wishes kit!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

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Serene Scenes Card Kit

This kit really speaks to me! The scenes are so pretty and.... well... serene! The painted landscapes are well done and I love how they carried the scene onto the frame! Watch the video and learn more about this beautiful kit.

Click here to get your Serene Scenes Kit now.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

Images©Stampin' Up!®

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Our Three Favorite Samples from the New Mini Catalog

Watch this fun video featuring 3 favorite samples from the Mini Catalog for the Holidays shared by our Art Department at the SU Office. 

We absolutely love all the samples featured in the new September–December 2025 Mini Catalog. We picked our three favorite samples, and we want to show you how to make them! One is nice and simple, one is a little more challenging, and the last is tough, but nothing a skilled crafter can’t handle! Which sample from the catalog is your favorite?

Shop for these products and more by clicking here!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up® Demonstrator 

Images©Stampin' Up

Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Perks

Have you ever thought about becoming a Stampin' Up Demonstrator? 

I have been going strong since 1996....29 years! I started with CTMH and transferred to SU a year ago when CTMH closed. I have thoroughly enjoyed this past year with SU! The friendships, creative time, support from the company and other demonstrators is amazing. I would love to have you one my team and share this wonderful opportunity with you!

From May 5th- 31 you can join for only $99 and get $165 of product! Watch the video and if you have any questions email me at Stamplady@c.rr.com

Ready to join my tram? Click here.

Michelle Loncar

Stampin' Up®  Independent Demonstrator 

NEW! Expressions of Kindness Kit

See what’s included in the Expressions of Kindness Kit!

Be inspired by the nostalgic-looking, floral images, paper pieces, gold embellishments, and heartfelt sentiments, perfect for creating cards that cherish friendships. The kit also includes gold foil labels and accents to make friends and loved ones feel even more special!

Shop for your kit HERE! I can't wait for mine to arrive!

Michelle Loncar

Stampin' Up Demonstrator

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Stamping Foam with How-to Video

 Have you seen this new product in our Core Catalog? I've just recently started to play with Stamping Foam and have discovered how much FUN it is!

Simply put, you use a heat tool to warm up the surface of the Stamping Foam then press your stamp into the foam. You get a negative image of the stamp! Now you can ink up the foam and stamp on cardstock. If you don't get a good image the first time you just use the heat tool to "erase" the image and try again. 

You can find the Stamping Foam in our Close To My Heart Core Catalog on page 88 (online) or page 86 in hard copy. You get four blocks in the package. Each block measures 3" x 4" in size. You can save the image if you like or erase and use it again. I've even used the edges for small images or border images!

Here's a short video I put together showing how I've used the Stamping Foam for Christmas Cards. 

The colors used for this card are Glacier and Sapphire  Exclusive Inks and cardstock in White Daisy and Sapphire. I also used a card base from our White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack. I added some bling with a Clear Sparkles in the of the snowflake and some Bitty Sparkles around the sentiment. As I mentioned in the video, the stamp set is no longer available but a good alternative is Unique Snowflakes.

Let's go shopping!

If you need a Maker (consultant) I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a Maker I'd love to have you on my team!

Have you heard about our new VIP Customer Program? As a member you enjoy perks like a discount on your orders, FREE Stamp of the Month, special product bundles and online events. 

  Click here to find out more and sign-up. today!

Before you go...... be sure to sign up to follow my blog so you don't miss any great ideas! The link is in the column on the right.

Michelle

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Cutest Halloween Themed Paper Collection: Boo Crew!

Get your Boo Crew products here!

Interactive Elements - July Technique Blog Hop

 Welcome to our Technique Blog Hop! Each month we feature a technique and this month its Interactive Elements! Since this is a hop all you have to do is click the link in each post to continue to the next blog. The blog before mine is Melissa Robinson. Sit back and get ready for our talented Close To My Heart Makers to WOW you with their creative ideas!

I decided to make a card using our Waterfall Thin Cut dies. This Interactive Element design reveals cute little images/sentiments as you slide the element. You can create this so it slides to the right OR pulls down. Either way it's a lot of fun and happiness for the person that receives it!

Here is the finished card. As you pull on the ribbon you will reveal the images stacked on top of each other.

Here you see the pieces cut from the Thin Cut dies.  I stamped and colored the images for the squares then used one of the Thin Cut dies to cut them out along with the other pieces. Note: I didn't end up using the strip of wood paper. The images are colored in with a variety of markers.

This is the long "T" piece  seen in the above photo. You fold it on the score lines alternating back and forth. Then you fold the long piece back and wrap the two small tabs the back and glue them to each other. Now the entire piece should slide when you pull on the end.

   

Working from the last image forward you place the squares. The final square in glued to the last space on the slider. You can see where I placed the adhesive to the left for the next square.

Only glue the left edge of this square to the small area of the folded slider. You can see the adhesive to the left for the next square. 

   

Here you can see I have placed all 4 of the squares on the slider. 

This is one of my favorite techniques when there are glasses involved! I take some Liquid Glass adhesive and fill in the area of the lenses. Once dry it's clear and looks shiny just like the lenses on sunglasses! It works on sunglasses or even regular glasses and adds a great touch to your artwork!

   

This is the inside of the card.
Below is a short video showing you how the slider part works.

   

Waterfall Thin Cut Dies

Chillin' with My Gnomies

Other Close To My Heart products used for this card.

• White Cards and Envelopes Value Pack
• Paper Pack: Wood Grain
• Cardstock: White Daisy, Black
• Exclusive Inks: Intense Black, Sangria, Sapphire
• TriBlend Markers
• Embellishments: Wood Hearts, Gold Glitter Gems
• Tools: Liquid Glass, Tombow Tape Adhesive

Let's go shopping!

If you need a Maker (consultant) I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a Maker I'd love to have you on my team!

Have you heard about our new VIP Customer Program? As a member you enjoy perks like a discount on your orders, FREE Stamp of the Month, special product bundles and online events. 

  Click here to find out more and sign-up. today!

Before you go...... be sure to sign up to follow my blog so you don't miss any great ideas! The link is in the column on the right.

Next stop on the hop is Cat Nowak. Have fun and off you go! Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle 

#showandtellwithmichelle #techniquebloghop #ctmh #cardmaking

Creativity in Motion Blog Hop

 OH BOY are you going to LOVE this blog hop! We're featuring our VERY SPECIAL special called Creativity in Motion......yes motion! We'll show you how to create projects that images that appear to move!

Since this is a blog hop all you have to do is click the link in each post to hop to the next blog in our talented group of Close To My Heart consultants. You are going to see AH-MAZING ideas on this hop! The blog before mine belongs to Katy Taylor. 

There is an Event Bundle available that includes ALL the items in this special at a 30% discount but you can buy individual items at regular price if you like. Personally I think the bundle is the way to go because you're going to want it all anyway so you might as well get it at a discount, right! I have a photo and list of items below everything in the special.

My favorite stamp set of the three is the Butterfly Kisses set. I decided to use the dragonfly and it looks awesome when in motion! The pattern paper is from the Bright Stack which has so many patterns to chose from! I decided to make a rectangle for my dragonfly to fly in. Using my Stitched Rectangle Thin Cut dies I cut the medium frame. 

Assembling the motion frame is easy and there are instructions that come with the product. First you cut the Animation Sheet to the size you need for your frame and glue it to the back of the frame. The instructions say to line the back of the frame with foam tape on three sides (one needs to stay open so you can slide the stamped cardstock). I find if you cut small pieces of foam tape to place in the corners and a couple in between on the three sides it works just fine and saves on your foam tape. When you have it ready place the frame on top of the stamped cardstock lining up the edges and press in place. 

Stamp your image on a piece of cardstock with the image "lines" being vertical. The piece of cardstock should be the width of the frame with the height matching the inside of the frame since it needs to slide back and forth in the frame. Using one of the Border Tab Thin Cuts cut a piece of cardstock about 1" wide to go at the end of your stamped cardstock for your pull tab. After stamping one of the "hints" to pull on the tab glue it to the end of the cardstock leaving a 1/4" allowance on the pull tab.

Now you're ready to slide the stamped cardstock with the pull tab into the frame. As this piece moves slowly back and forth as you slide it you can see the movement of the image! SO COOL!

After that part of the card was done I wanted to fancy up my frame with some flowers. I used flowers and hearts from the Florals & Flutters stamp set. I love the bright pop of color it gives to the card and how it "anchors" the left side of the frame. I also added some sparkles because well.....sparkles!

CC9209 Creativity in Motion Event Bundle

Includes:
1 – My Acrylix® Animated Sentiments Stamp Set (CC9201)
1 – My Acrylix® Animated Butterfly Kisses Stamp Set (CC9202)
1 – My Acrylix® Animated Safari Animals Stamp Set (CC9203)
1 – My Acrylix® Border Tab Stamp Set (CC9204)
1 – Animation Sheets pack (CC9205)
1 – 6" × 6" Bright Stack (CC9207)
1 – Border Tab Thin Cuts (CC9206)
1 – Clear Sparkles (Z3274)
12 – white card bases & envelopes

Z3764 Floral & Flutters + Thin Cuts

Other Close To My Heart products used for this card.

• White Cards and Envelopes Value Pack
• Stitched Rectangle Thin Cut Dies
• Cardstock: Lagoon, White Daisy, Sapphire
• Exclusive Inks: Intense Black
• TriBlend Markers: Green Turquoise, Citrus, Light Green, Dark Red, Blender
• Bitty Sparkles, Thin 3D Foam Tape

Let's go shopping!

If you need a consultant I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a consultant I'd love to have you on my team!

Before you go...... be sure to sign up to follow my blog so you don't miss any great ideas! The link is in the left column. You can also find me on Pinterest and Facebook with the tabs in the header.

Now it's time to hop over to see what awesome ideas Maureen O'Sullivan is sharing with us. 

Have fun hopping!

Michelle

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The Postcard Perfect promotion is almost over! You have until May 31st to order yours then it will be gone! 

The info below will show you how to make some fabulous cards. Check it out then go order some for yourself.....and maybe a friend! Click here to order now.

May 24, 2018

Postcard Perfect Cardmaking!

This post was written and photographed by our talented friend, Mayline Jung, whose love for the arts, design, and papercrafting (especially cardmaking!) has resulted in praise, admiration, and professional recognition from her fellow crafters. Check out her beautiful creations below and show her some love in the comments!

Hello everyone! I am so happy and honored to be here with you. My name is Mayline and I love cardmaking! It was by chance in 2012 that I watched a cardmaking tutorial on Youtube. I immediately fell in love with the craft so I watched tutorials for an entire year when finally, at the end of 2013, I decided to try to make my own cards. I love clean and simple cards which are based on my unique creative ideas and layouts.

Today I am sharing six cards I created using the Postcard Perfect paper packet and stamp set. Each card comes with a video showing my cardmaking process from start to finish.

For this card, I used the tropical paper. I fussy cut all the images, arranged them on the card base, and mounted them with adhesive and 3-D foam tape. I also decorated the inside of an envelope using the same tropical paper, resulting in a very special set.

Supplies:

• My Acrylix® Postcard Perfect Stamp Set (CC5184)
• Postcard Perfect Paper Packet (CC5181)
• Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z3271)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• Adhesive Runner
• Scissors

Here is my second card using the Postcard Perfect stamp set and Postcard Perfect paper packet. I stamped hibiscus images using various color inks on white cardstock and then fussy cut them. It’s so fun to stamp on paper! (Sometime I do it just for the fun of it!) If you are like me, you will enjoy making this card.

Supplies:

• My Acrylix® Postcard Perfect Stamp Set (CC5184)
• Postcard Perfect Paper Packet (CC5181)
• Exclusive Inks™ stamp pads: Pacifica (Z2892), Emerald (Z2806), Willow (Z2807),Tangerine (Z2809), Lagoon (Z2895), Nutmeg (Z2830), Smoothie (Z2896), and Toffee (Z2828)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• Adhesive Runner (Z3372)
• Scissors

Here is my next card, where I used the Postcard Perfect Cut Above® layout kit. After using the kit to make my scrapbook layouts, I had a lot of stickers and die-cuts left over. So, I used the stickers to make this card. And I love how it turned out!

Supplies:

• My Acrylix® Postcard Perfect Stamp Set (CC5184)
• Cut Above® Layout Kit—Postcard Perfect (CC5182)
• Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z3271)
• Glacier Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2841)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• Adhesive Runner (Z3372)

In this next card, I used the tropical leaves patterned vellum paper with stamps and markers.

This is a fun technique. I just used markers to color the vellum and the results are amazing! I colored the leaves with grey and light peach color markers—you can try this with any markers you may have—by gently coloring over the leaves, making sure to go slowly and with little pressure, so the pigment transfers to the leaves only. Don’t forget to color on the back of the vellum!! It turned out amazing! In this video tutorial, I walk you through exactly how I made this card.

Supplies:

• My Acrylix® Postcard Perfect Stamp Set (CC5184)
• Postcard Perfect Paper Packet (CC5181)
• Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z3271)
• Pacifica Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2892)
• Pomegranate Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2854)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• Adhesive Runner
• Scissors

This next card takes less than 10 minutes to make. I used blending tools to blend the bottom of the paper. I then fussy cut the images and adhered them on the paper. That’s all. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!!

Supplies:

• Postcard Perfect Paper Packet (CC5181)
• Glacier Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2841)
• Adhesive Runner (Z3372)
• Scissors

For my last card, I used all my leftover stickers and die-cut pieces with vellum paper. This is perfect combination for a fun and unique card!

Supplies:

• Postcard Perfect Coordinating Cardstock (CC5183)
• Cut Above® Layout Kit—Postcard Perfect (CC5182)
• Postcard Perfect Paper Packet (CC5181)
• Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z3271)
• Glacier Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2841)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• Adhesive Runner (Z3372)

I hope you’ve enjoyed these projects. Thanks for stopping by!