Best of 25 Years Stamps As part of our 25-year anniversary celebration, we're bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will release-one set per month-during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image! Check back here every month to download a flyer for a new Best of stamp set, and be sure to share it with your customers. Some things to remember: All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $14.95. While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014. A new flyer will be released every month for each new Best of set. All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only. While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month, all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014. As a special incentive to collect the Best of stamps, we're including a collector's card and 25-year proof of purchase sticker with every Best of set. Collect six stickers, and send it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95! Free sets must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014.

Download the monthly flyers April- Best of Butterflies March - Best of Flowers February - Best of Love January - Best of  Birthdays Download the Collector's Card

Best of 25 Years Stamps As part of our 25-year anniversary celebration, we're bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will release-one set per month-during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image! Check back here every month to download a flyer for a new Best of stamp set, and be sure to share it with your customers. Some things to remember: All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $14.95. While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014. A new flyer will be released every month for each new Best of set. All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only. While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month, all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014. As a special incentive to collect the Best of stamps, we're including a collector's card and 25-year proof of purchase sticker with every Best of set. Collect six stickers, and send it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95! Free sets must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014.

Download the monthly flyers April- Best of Butterflies March - Best of Flowers February - Best of Love January - Best of  Birthdays Download the Collector's Card

Best of 25 Years Stamps

As part of our 25-year anniversary celebration, we're bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will release-one set per month-during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image!
Check back here every month to download a flyer for a new Best of stamp set, and be sure to share it with your customers.
Some things to remember:

All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $14.95.

While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014.

A new flyer will be released every month for each new Best of set.

All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.

While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month, all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014.
As a special incentive to collect the Best of stamps, we're including a collector's card and 25-year proof of purchase sticker with every Best of set. Collect six stickers, and send it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95! Free sets must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014.

Download the monthly flyers

April- Best of Butterflies

March - Best of Flowers

February - Best of Love

/us/documents/DEMO_Best_of_Love_25th_Year_flyer_NA.pdfJanuary - Best of Birthdays
Download the Collector's Card
I am so excited about the new catalog coming out in just a few more short weeks!

Here is my StampingUp web site
http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/patlundtheoneoldhen/#

Happy Stamping!
Pat

Birdhouses

I found this wonderful free tutortial on bird houses, so simple and so cute. I had the day off from work, so after doing all the things I needed to do, I went and played in the craft room. The address below is where I found the directions
http://runningwscissorsstamper.blogspot.com/

Reminds me of Spring. Think I will hang them up at work for awhile.

Happy stamping,
Pat

March playday

Embossed " Secret Garden" CardStep 1 cut a top note die out of crumb cake card stock
Cut off left side in straight cut
Step 2
Stamp flowers with embossing ink and spread the white embossing powder on all of them, heat emboss.
Step 3
Now take your craft white inkpad and your wet aqua brush. Make sure bush is not to wet. And color inside the petals of all flowers.
Step 4
Clean brush and get down your midnight muse inkpad and again using a damp brush start coloring over each petal of each flower. After heat setting go back with the midnight muse marker to give each flower some depth.
Using a mask over the flowers , stamp in some leaves using gumball green.
Base card 5 ½" x 4 ¼" of midnight muse cardstock
2^nd layer 5 ¼" x 4" designer paper in midnight muse.
3rd layer you finished to note embossed piece. Add ribbon and sentiment.
Friend to friend or Mother’s Day CardBase card of rose red 5 ½" x 41/4"
2^nd layer a piece of crumb cake cardstock 5 ¼" x 4". I then took the Lacy Brocade embossing folder and inked it up with soft suede and ran it thru the big shot.
I added a 3" oval made with newsprint designer paper.
Dye 5 of the Flower trim rosettes (from the Spring Catty) I dyed mine rose red. Blow dry and when dry add accent edges and center using rose red marker. I then glued them on the oval with glue dots.
Place a rose red punched curly label on right edge of oval and place a ribbon made with antique brad as center in middle of label. Stamp a sentiment using rose red on cream, punch out using the word window punch.
　
3 flap card
A single piece measuring 5 ½" by 4 ¼" cardstock (Lime Green Piece)
Calypso Coral cardstock measuring 5 ¼" by 4 " scored at 2 " x 6 "
Cut 2 strips lucky limeade 3 ¼" x 1 ½" and 1 strip 3" x 1 ¾"
Using crumb cake cardstock cut 2 strips 3" x 1 ¼" and 1 strip 2 7/8" x 1 ½"
Stamp design on the 3" x 1 ¼ " using soft suede inkpad
Stamp the sentiment on the 2 7/8" x 1 ½" then mount on the lime green strip
Assemble the card by layering the bi folded card on to the single piece of lime green.
Add the first decorated strip to very left side of card, DO NOT GLUE whole piece.
Glue down the Sentiment and widest strip to the bottom of card on the left side, do not glue whole strip
The last strip is glued to the right side of card , do not glue whole strip

Go to the following link to purchase any of the above supplies, it is appreciated!
http://patlundtheoneoldhen.stampinup.net
Have fun and Happy Stamping!
Pat

Feb 23 class with the girls

Here is what the girls made in class today.
The bottom picture are little 3 x 3 cards that go inside a little box. They make cute note cards.
The top 2 are actual size A2 cards.

They had fun in stampin class today even if there was only 2 of them.

Have fun stampin ,

Pat

3 x 3 using By The Sea

BY THE SEA
Little notes --Box
With the soft suede cardstock cut a 7 ½" x 5 ¼" piece for the box to store 3 x 3" cards in,
In portrait position, score each end at 1"
In Landscape position score at ½’ and at 3’ from each end.
Taking a strip of crumb cake 11" x ¼ " –stamp images on it using early expresso, I GLUED THIS AROUND THE VERY TOP. Decorate front.
　
3 x 3 cards
Cut as many cards as you like—6 inches long by 3 inches wide. Fold in half I used soft suede
 Cut 2^nd layer using very vanilla cardstock, at 2 14/16" x 2 14/16", emboss with design
Cut 3^rd layer using crumb cake, 2 ¼" x 2 ¼" to stamp images on with early expresso ink
 I made 8 little cards and envelopes to put inside my box

to get any of these supplies go to
http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/patlundtheoneoldhen/#

Happy Scrapping!
Pat