Perennial Essence Swap Design

Hello crafters!  One of my most favorite artists is Claude Monet.  The Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper is inspired by impressionism artists like Monet, so it was my pick for my first swap design.  I participated with a group of demonstrators that each make a unique design using products in our new Annual catalog, duplicate it 20 times, then we swap, and each have 20 unique designs with our new products to share!

I used our Nested Labels dies to make a stitched frame to feature the stunning Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper.   The first card is Blackberry Bliss card stock layered on the Petal Pink card base. 

My second card was made at a class this summer and duplicates the design with new colors: it has Flirty Flamingo layered on a Soft Seafoam card base.   Each color combo compliments the florals in the DSP.

This is the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper.  You can buy packs of this paper to use in so many projects!

The Nested Labels dies are a must have tool in your craft room!  I love how easy it was to make a stitched frame for my Floral Essence DSP!

You can choose the10% off bundle of the Floral Essence stamp set and Perennial Flower Punch.

Stampin' Up! makes shopping super easy that you can purchase the entire Perennial Essence suite of products with the bundle discount with just one product number: 152166. 

I hope you enjoyed my design and the ideas I shared for the Perennial Essence suite!

Final Batch of Trimmer Blades

Good news! The final shipment of Stampin’ Trimmer Cutting Blades (item 126995) will be available on Tuesday, August 27, at 10:00 am (MT).  Each customer may order 3 package of blades, and when they sell out they will be gone for good.  Plan to order online right at 10:00am if you desire to order blades.

Here is our August Paper Pumpkin tutorial:

Refills for "The Gift of Fall" kit will be ready August 26th.  

Be sure to subscribe here by September 10th to receive the Bone Appétit Paper Pumpkin kit .

This kit contains 20 food safe treat boxes to share!

If you have ever been curious about the member discount, aka 20% demonstrator discount, now is the time to check it out!  I would love to tell you about the Extra, Extra Promotion:  you choose $155 of products, get free shipping, only pay $99 plus tax, plus get a $10 coupon the next month!  More details are below:

THE PROMOTION SO NICE, WE NAMED IT TWICE!

Until August 31, new demonstrators will receive an additional $30 of bonus products in your Starter Kit. THEN, you will receive a $10 coupon code to use the following month.

Join now so you can pre-order with me from the new Holiday catalog in August!

• The bonus at initial sign up allows demonstrators to pick $30  more than usual. You will pay $99+ tax to sign up and choose $155 worth of Stampin’ Up! products in your Starter Kit, FREE shipping.

• Coupon codes will be sent between the fifth and seventh business day of the following month the new demonstrator signs up.

• The email address listed in a new demonstrator’s profile will be used to send the $10 coupon code.

• Coupon codes may be redeemed only once.

• Coupon codes expire October 31, 2019; after this date, they will no longer be valid.

Please contact me with any questions.  If you don't have a demonstrator, then I am happy to help you get started with an order.  My online store is open 24 hours at http://bit.ly/shopwithJaney 

All orders over $35 will receive the August IDEAS tutorial bundle.

Please use my August host code for your online orders until August 28th.  If you order is $150+ then you will earn your own Stampin' Rewards and do not need the host code.  You will also receive the August IDEAS tutorial bundle!  Customers are also welcome to order the IDEAS tutorial bundle without an order or to send as a gift, use the IDEAS button in the right column.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pardon this diversion.  Many of my friends, creative buddies, family and more have been following my adventures in New York City.  My husband and I are having a lovely time exploring around his work conference.

I was trying to determine how to share these images on Instagram and Facebook, like I have shared everything else.  But I was challenged of how to load the descriptions with the correct masterpiece, and load only 10 images at a time.  I decided that while changing different platforms isn't ideal, it would be easiest to use my blog to share these delightful delights.  

Impressionists are my favorite and I was astounded at how many are owned and on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.  

 Panorama of the lobby.  Astounding detail and investment in craftsmanship.

 Such a grand entryway with a huge fresh display of forsythia.

 There are statues at either end of the lobby.

 On either side of the entryway was matching columns.  There were huge vases filled with more fresh forsythia.

We also saw many statues, armor, and more paintings.  However our brief 2 hours left many, many exhibits unseen.  My favorites are Renoir and Monet.  What is your favorite?