Join Me for a Virtual Bingo Night!!

You are invited to play bingo Stampin' Up! style! Join me on Saturday, November 21st from 5:30pm to 730pm for a fun-filled night of virtual Bingo Stampin' Up! style!

• Bingo Night will be hosted on Zoom's virtual meeting platform. 
• We will play 5 rounds of bingo. Instead of bingo cards, you will receive 25 numbers - 5 numbers for each round - to keep track of. You can earn more numbers by
• if you have already placed an order in my online store from November 1st, 2020 through November 18th, 2020 at 5pm EST,
• sharing this bingo event with a friend and having that friend RSVP and prepay by November 18th, 2020 at 5pm EST (there is a 3 extra number limit for sharing), and
• emailing me a photo of your latest card making project.
  
• Five extra numbers are the maximum amount that you can earn for this event. You can use one extra number per round. Once that extra number has been used, it is no longer available to be used for any other round.
  
• Each bingo round prize will be valued at at least $15. A few prizes will come from the Holiday Catalog but mostly from the January-June Mini Catalog that isn’t even publicly available for purchase yet!
• There will be random prize patrol giveaways during the evening. Prizes valued at $7 or more.
• The Door Prize is a $25 gift certificate to my online store!
• A Take and Make project will be mailed to you that can be completed with the stamp set used in the sample or using a favorite stamp set that you already have.
• Plus, for the first 5 people that RSVP and prepay to me by email or phone, I will send a free mystery bonus pack of an assortment of stamping goodies valued at least $40!! I will personally pick each mystery bonus pack from my own stash with a variety of goodies, including but not limited to stamp sets, designer series paper, embossing folders, embellishments, and more! All mystery bonus packs will be different. All mystery bonus packs will contain retired product. (Update: All Mystery Bonus Packs have been claimed! Thank you for your overwhelmingly postive response!)
  
• The cost is $25 per person payable by PayPal, or, for my current customers, by check.

RSVP by November 18th at 5pm EST. Please, email me at craftwithbeth@gmail.com or call me to RSVP, and I will email you the PayPal invoice as well as the Zoom meeting information to attend.

EDIT: This event is now closed for registration.

I miss our in-person stamping parties and spending time with you! I would love to have you all attend Zoom bingo! I can't wait to see you all at virtual bingo!

Happy Stamping!
Beth

Silly Sweater Matching Game

 
My last Holiday Catalog project featuring the Christmas Sweater stamp set (#144893 Wood-mount / #144896 Clear-mount). I thought this crazy Christmas sweater stamp set would be perfect for a fun memory card matching game for one of my nephews.

It was simple and easy to create. I cut 24 2-1/2" squares of Thick Whisper White cardstock and stamped 4 of each sweater design. Then I pulled out all of my Stampin' Write Markers, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens, Stampin' Blends, Ink Pads, and Aquapainters and had a blast coloring the tacky sweaters!

On the back I randomly stamped snowflakes and swirls in Pacific Point, Pool Party, and Smoky Slate ink from the Snowflake Sentiment stamp set.

My nephew absolutely loved the sweater game! We had a great time playing over the Christmas vacations!

I created the box using Real Red cardstock and Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper. I cut a 7-1/2" by 3-1/2" piece of Real Red cardstock.

Then I scored it with the 7-1/2" edge along the top of the Simply Scored Board at 2-3/4", 3-1/2", 6-/4", and 7". Next I rotated the cardstock 90 degrees and scored at 3/4". Then I cut the bottom score lines up to the 3/4" score line, added Tear & Tape to the flaps, and folded into a box.

For the lid, I started with a 3-13/16" by 1-13/16" piece of Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper. Then I scored each side at 1". I cut the score lines up to the 1" score line, added Tear & Tape, and folded into a box.

I can see this stamp set made into a cute garland or a tag to top a gift! What projects would you make with the Christmas Sweater stamp set? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Weekly Stamping Session & Games!

Today my Aunt Tracy and I had our weekly stamping session. Since we don't live in the same state, we video chat to make projects when we cannot get together in person. Today we played a game, made washi tape votive candle holders, and talked about choosing a color palette.

My family is big on games - board games, cards, puzzles, word games, video games, etc. I shared a game I played at the monthly demonstrators' meeting with my mom and with my aunt. They loved it! It was a list of riddle-type questions related to the names of the Stampin' Up! colors. Some were puns. Some were funny. Some were really tricky. My mom loved the game so much that we make up two additional lists of questions!

Today, I am sharing the original game that started it all! There was no name or creator of the question listed. If this list of questions is yours, please let me know. My team leader shared this list with our group, but she didn't know where it came from either.

Download the Stampin' Up! Color Name Challenge #1 now to play along.

Aunt Tracy recently discovered washi tape! She loves candles too! So, she decorated a glass votive candle holder with Bohemian Washi Tape. These candle holders work best with the LED battery operated candles and not a real flame.

Here are the ones I made. The one on the left is Bohemian Washi Tape. Isn't it darling!?!? The one on the right is the soon to be released Affectionately Yours Washi Tape. Love it!! Can't wait for the new Annual Catalog in June!

She also wanted to make a thank you card inspired by the Schoolhouse DSP. We talked about pulling inspiration from the colors that are already in the DSP and building from there. We also talked about using markers to color individual parts of a stamp and testing various combinations to see which one she liked the best. I cannot wait to see the finished card!

This reminded me of the Embellished Ornament card we made at a workshop last October. I CASED it directly from the 2015 Holiday Catalog. I thought it was too pretty not to copy and share!

Sometimes, it can be difficult picking which colors to use, especially when there are so many fabulous choices! For this card, I wanted the same look as the catalog, but wasn't sure which colors the sample used for the leaves. So, I did some testing! I stamped the holly branch image in Old Olive ink multiple times onto scrap Very Vanilla cardstock. Then I colored them with different markers (labeling as I went).

I also tested the two-tone technique used on the ornament image. The stamp was inked with the lighter ink first. Then it was inked only on part of the stamp in the darker ink. Here I stamped the ornament image completely in Tempting Turquoise ink and then placed only the side(s) of the stamp in Pacific Point ink.

I brought my test samples to the workshop so that everyone could see how different each color changed the look of the card and to use it as a springboard for their own inspiration. I love how everyone interpreted the card differently!

I apologize for such a long post! Thanks for sticking with me! I hope this inspires you to try different color combinations!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Washi Tape Votive Candle Holder Project Supply List
Stamps
Paper
Ink
Embellishments	Bohemian Washi Tape Affectionately Yours Washi Tape
Tools	Glass Votive Candle Holder Paper Snips
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Embellished Ornament Card Project Supply List
Stamps	Embellished Ornament Gorgeous Grunge
Paper	Very Vanilla Cardstock Crumb Cake Cardstock Gold Foil Paper
Ink	Tempting Turquoise Ink Pad Pacific Point Ink Pad Old Olive Ink Pad Soft Suede Ink Pad Crumb Cake Ink Pad Old Olive Stampin’ Write Marker So Saffron Stampin’ Write Marker Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write Marker
Embellishments	Gold Metallic Thread Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Big Shot Delicate Ornaments Framelit Dies Bone Folder Clear Acrylic Blocks C, D, and H Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Stampin’ Pierce Mat SNAIL Adhesive Glue Dots or Multipurpose Liquid Glue Paper Snips
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