Welcome to the Grand Vacation Trip Achievers Blog Hop for November. The theme for the hop is anything currently offered in our catalogs and we are all excited to share some beautifully handcrafted projects with you!

You may be starting from here at my blog, Lori Mueller - Stampin' Dreams, or you may have come here from the previous person to me on the list. Please be sure to click the person after me to move along the blog hop. If you get off track at any time, the full line up below will help you move along from blog to blog.  I was inspired to create my card share from two different sources… a card pictured in the Mini Catalog (Page 54) and a non-Stampin’ Up’ card makers blog.

Creative Tips:

• I am using a mix of Stampin' Up!'s new papers listed with the Harvest Meadow Suite.  The Fall season is my utmost favorite season and the Harvest Meadow designer papers really hit the mark with a lovely combination of colors and patterns. I really love the Cork Specialty paper! I am still in awe how a paper can replicate the actual feel and texture of a sheet real cork!  I threw in a couple layers of Vellum cardstock to soften the patterns; and, die cut all layers with the same rounded Basic Borders Die.

• Bring on the watercolor!!  Instead of using the Harvest Dies to die cut straight from cardstock or designer paper, I decided to watercolor pieces of Basic White cardstock with Cajun Craze, Bumblebee and Soft Succulent ink.

• Once the paper had dried, dies run through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine, I used my Soft Suede Stampin' Write marker to splatter ink onto the Fall elements. They were arranged and set in place with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The sentiment comes from the Nature’s Harvest stamp set, inked with Soft Suede and stamped onto Basic White cardstock. Once die cut with label die from Harvest Dies set, it was added to the card front with Dimensionals.

Thanks for taking part in our blog hop. With so many amazing ideas and inspiration filled with amazing projects throughout the hop, you won't want to miss a single one! Remember you are currently at (Lori Mueller's -- Stampin' Dreams blog), so please check the blog hop line up below and be sure to click the next blog participant's name on the list.

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JOIN THE CLUB!  Is your wish long, but your budget is short?  Then, join the Stampin' Dreams ordering club.  Together, we can combine all of our online orders using a specific assigned Host Code and get MORE for our money.  WOOT!  Click to discover all the great benefits!	NEED COPIES OF THE NEW ANNUAL CATALOG? If you have not already designated another Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for your supply needs, I would be more than happy to send you both the Occasions catalog to you.  Please contact me with your mailing information.

 

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What supplies do you need to create this beautiful Harvest Meadows Healing Thoughts card? All the items used are from Stampin’ Up! and can be bought through my online store HERE or click on the items below. A printable supply list is available as well!

 

Stampin' Dreams Shopping Product List 

Nature's Harvest Bundle (English)

[156813]

$53.00

Nature's Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English)

[156495]

$21.00

Harvest Dies

[156504]

$38.00

Basic Borders Dies

[155558]

$29.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101856]

$10.00

Cork 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[156393]

$7.50

Harvest Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156494]

$11.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$7.50

Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad

[155778]

$7.50

Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad

[153116]

$7.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[119790]

$3.75

Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[155779]

$3.75

Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[153122]

$3.75

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

[147158]

$30.00

Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots

[156506]

$9.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Water Painters

[151298]

$12.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$10.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Hello Stampers and friends!!  The excitement to share my creation for the Greek Isles Achievers blog hop is here! I love joining the hop with other Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world.  This particular group has achieved the prestigious Stampin' Up! Incentive trip to go on the Greek Isles Cruise this coming July!  **squeal**

Each month, we will be hopping together to show you ideas and designs using current Stampin' Up!® products from any of the current catalogs. I am native to Nebraska (U.S.), and I would love to help you, inspire you and answer any questions that help spark that creative vibe going through your veins.  And, no, you don't have to be creative to stamp!!  True statement!

Here is the card that I designed for our hop today!

One of my favorite perks as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is the opportunity to buy from the new upcoming catalogs before the catalogs actually go live for the general public.  I have a mix of products from each of the Occasions catalog and the Sale-A-Bration catalog, but this is the first time I've played with the Amazing Life Bundle (Amazing Life stamp set and coordinating Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies)!  Beware!  This stamp set renders lots of fun coloring aspects...I used Pineapple Punch Stampin' Blends and a touch of Balmy Blue Stampin' Write marker on the cake, but you can definitely have fun with the Aqua Painter and Watercolor Pencils, too!! This particular sentiment in the Amazing Life stamp set has lots of potential for coloring or paper piecing, but I chose to keep it without color so that the focus was on the cake.

I am in LOVE with the new Whisper White Flax Ribbon...it provides me with another way of using it...a subtle embellishment.  I cut the ribbon edging to use the loosened strands as "baker's twine" that has more of a rustic appearance.  The Gingham check pattern is really popular right now and we are gifted with 5 different colors in the Gingham Gala 6" x 6" designer series paper pack.  To give the Balmy Blue a little flare, I trimmed it with a strip of Pineapple Punch cardstock die cut with the Be Mine Stitched Edgelit.  Adding this trim is like icing on the cake when paired with the Rectangle Stitched die cut for the sentiment, don't you think?

I am sooo thankful for each and everyone you!

 

IT'S SALE-A-BRATION TIME!!

 

Sale-A-Bration is under way and is, by far, the “most wonderful time of the year,” and not just because of the holidays.  Have you received your copy of the new Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs?  If not, you need them!

 

 

Need an idea? Start with my Amazing Life Birthday card project:

 

 

For every $50 you spend, you’ll receive a free Sale-A-Bration product. For anyone who has enjoyed Sale-A-Bration in the past, there is a new reward level, giving you more flexibility and options for your free items.

Let’s break it down:

• If you spend $50, you get one free level 1 product.
• If you spend $100, you get one free level 2 product, OR, you can choose two level 1 items.
• If you spend $150, you have the option to choose three level 1 items or one level 1 item and one level 2 item.

This new option allows everyone to create a personalized Sale-A-Bration experience!  **squeal**

All of the fine details about Sale-A-Bration can be found HERE
 

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Thank you for Shopping with Lori

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• SHOP & Save 10% on a large selection of Stampin' Up! Product Bundles
• PRINT & VIEW Annual Catalog Stampin' Up! Product Bundles (.pdf list)
• Subscribe to your creative escape with Paper Pumpkin
• Orders of $30 or more receive Dreamers Loyalty Rewards Points, accumulate and redeem for free stamps...print your copy!

• STAMPIN' REWARDS:  Orders over $150 receive $15+ additional free product (you do not want to use the Hostess Code noted above...this is so YOU receive the Hostess benefits).

 

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DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?  Please holler if you do.  I love and appreciate your comments.

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What supplies do you need to create this Card? All the items used are from Stampin’ Up! and can be purchased through my online store HERE or click on the items below. A printable supply list is available as well!

Product List

Amazing Life Photopolymer Bundle

[150624]

$50.25

Amazing Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148750]

$21.00

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

$35.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$8.50

Pineapple Punch 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146971]

$8.50

Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[148554]

$11.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Pineapple Punch Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147280]

$9.00

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

[147156]

$30.00

Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies

[148527]

$35.00

2" Circle Punch

[133782]

$18.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143706]

$10.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Flax Ribbon

[148764]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

This bundled package is all jam packed with creative ideas using products from the Stampin' Up! OccasSale-A-Bration catalogs.  YAY!!  Click here to learn how you can earn this bundle for FREE!  If you have any questions, simply email me!

Are you a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator?

These tutorials are a wonderful resource for your business.  In this months Tutorial Bundle, you will find excellent ideas using brand new products from the annual catalog.  My project is featuring the Forever Lovely stamp set! 

Hello Stampers and friends!!  How was your Christmas holiday?  I hope everyone was able to enjoy a little bit of peace and joy.  I was able to relax a bit, but always had stamping on my mind.  The excitement to share my creation for the Alaskan Achievers blog hop was running through my mind...a lot! I love joining the hop with other Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world.  This particular group has achieved the prestigious Stampin' Up! Incentive trip to go on the Alaskan Cruise next July!  **squeal**

Each month, we will be hopping together to show you ideas and designs using current Stampin' Up!® products from any of the current catalogs. I am native to Nebraska (U.S.), and I would love to help you, inspire you and answer any questions that help spark that creative vibe going through your veins.  And, no, you don't have to be creative to stamp!!  True statement!

Here is the card that I designed for our hop today!

One of my favorite perks as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is the opportunity to buy from the new upcoming catalogs before the catalogs actually go live for the general public.  I have a mix of products from each of the Occasions catalog and the Sale-A-Bration catalog in this creation...another fun aspect of creativity...doing it 'my way'!  Beware!  There is a lot of Silver goin' on with this creation...shiny and new!!

The sentiment comes from the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set (available in the Occasions catalog), but the Designer Series Paper (Bubble & Fizz) you can earn for free with a $50 purchase during the best time of the year....Sale-A-Bration!  There are 3 other new products featured, as well...both from the Occasions catalog.  They are the Silver Embossing Paste, Silver Baker's Twine, and the Scattered Sequins Dynamic Texture Impressions Embossing Folder.

I am sooo thankful for each and everyone you!

 

YEAR-END SALES EVENT!!

 

Did you receive everything on your crafty Wish List?  No?!!  Well, then, now is the time to pick up those favorites from the Holiday catalog that will be retiring on January 2, 2018.  The retiring items will only be while supplies last, too.  If your Wish List reaches the $100 mark, then why not become a HAPPY shopper and get an extra $26 in product AND a 20% discount on your future purchases???  There are no obligations to solicit sales, hold parties, teach classes, etc....just purchase the kit to save yourself some moolah purchase quality products that you love to create with.  Ask me how!

 

Click on the image to see what's retiring and on sale!

Click HERE for the .pdf document

 

 

 

 

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Thank you for Shopping with Lori

• SHOP | VIEW: Stampin' Up! Annual 2017-18 Catalog online
• SHOP | VIEW: Stampin' Up! 2017 Holiday Catalog online
• Clearance Rack -- Select products up to 60% off!
• Save 10% on a large selection of Stampin' Up! Bundles
• Save 10% on Holiday Catalog Product Bundles
• Subscribe to your creative escape with Paper Pumpkin
• Orders of $30 or more receive Dreamers Loyalty Rewards Points, accumulate and redeem for free stamps...print your copy!
• Use Hostess Code Z9YHSACU to get a FREE GIFT from me when you order $50 or more.
• STAMPIN' REWARDS:  Orders over $150 receive $15+ additional free product (you do not want to use the Hostess Code noted above...this is so YOU receive the Hostess benefits).

 

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DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?  Please holler if you do.  I love and appreciate your comments.

ARE YOU A FACEBOOK FAN?  I would love it if you would "Like" my Lori Dreams Stampin page.

DO YOU CRUISE PINTEREST?  If you enjoy Pinterest, you can find my creations on Pinterest, too.

 

What supplies do you need to create this Card? All the items used are from Stampin’ Up! and can be purchased through my online store HERE or click on the items below. A printable supply list is available as well!

Product List

Marina Mist 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119682]

$8.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122925]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

$4.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Decorative Ribbon Border Punch

[143721]

$16.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Popcorn Box Thinlits Dies

[141473]

$33.00

Pocket Framelits Dies

[143750]

$25.00

Heat Tool

[129053]

$30.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Palette Knives

[142808]

$5.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$5.00

Delicate White Doilies

[141701]

$3.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Welcome to the Thailand Trip Achievers Blog Hop for July 2017!!

I'm baaaack from Thailand; and I am sooo grateful for the amazing trip to a 3rd world country.  A trip that I'm pretty sure I would not have planned to take in my lifetime.  I have so many wonderful customers, amazing team members, and loving family and friends to thank extensively for helping me achieve my goal...to earn a trip to Thailand for my hubby and me.  THANK YOU!!

Would you like to take a trip like this just by doing what you LOVE to do?  I can help you!  Stampin' Up! really spoils the demonstrators...I can't even begin to describe just how incredibly appreciated I felt during this trip.  Let me share with you some of the spoiling that we experienced...this doesn't even begin to tip the iceberg.

This was is a panoramic view from the 3rd floor balcony...breathtaking and very grateful for the best view on the resort!  Listening to the sounds of the waves crack as they hit the shore was very relaxing...definitely took advantage of the peacefulness and serenity. This resort was HUGE and we basically had the whole place to ourselves.  So, I felt very much 'at home' running into all my friends each day...and, making new friends, too.

I'm going to share with you some of the awesome gifts that we received each night...they were packaged in brown wrapping and wrapped with some 3/8" Gold Metallic-Edge Ribbon, adorned with Mini Tassels, and accompanied by a Thailand tag.  Christmas excitement arrived as a 'pillow gift' every night!

Here was the wonderful Tote Bag that we received on Thursday night....big and sturdy enough to haul all my pillow gifts, prize patrol, card swaps, and a few souvenirs.  It came in very handy to carry on the plane home with me.  Stampin' Up! is always thinking!

This was the gorgeous gift we received Friday night after coming back from an amazing Closing Ceremony at the Blue Elephant.  Thai cuisine and handcrafted souvenirs for purchase lined the largest outdoor tent I have ever seen in my life.  Check out the special touch of Stampin' Up!'s logo silk printed on the inside of the box....not a beat missed for making me feel very much appreciated.

AND, the little Elephant charm necklace was handed to us as we departed the Closing Ceremony.  "To love what we do and share what we love".  Warms my heart with all the passion I have for what I do, to share with everyone, and for this wonderful company.

Soooo, the most exciting gift we received, outside of all the FREE product (yes, TONS of new product) given to us through the week was theeee most beautiful ...waaiiiit for it!

....Holiday Catalog EVER!!  OH. MY. GOSH!!!  We were all gushing through the pages that morning during the Opening General Session.  Of course, they waited until towards the end of the session, because, you know....no one was raising their head to pay attention to what was said after these babies reached our fingertips.  Haha! 

Would you like to see a sneak peak of a card we were able to create using brand new products from the Holiday catalog??  No?  Maybe?  Okay...yeesssss!  I thought you would.  Feast your eyes on the "Joy" card showing all kinds of beautiful shine.

At this time, you are now ready to hop on over to the next blog.  You won't want to miss traveling on as I know that everyone on the hop list will have something adorable and exciting to share with you...you don’t want to miss a thing!

List of Hop Participants

I am very grateful to everyone that stops to visit me... I appreciate you and all of your wonderful support of my favorite stamping business.  I love the visits; and it warms my heart to read your thoughts you share with each comment.  If you haven't already, please share and invite your friends to stop by.  Oh, and subscribe to my blog so that you don't miss a single post.  I can't express how very passionate I am to share my love for papercrafting with you.

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?  Please holler if you do.  I love and appreciate your comments.

ARE YOU A FACEBOOK FAN?  I would love it if you would "Like" my Lori Dreams Stampin page.

DO YOU CRUISE PINTEREST?  If you enjoy Pinterest, you can find my creations on Pinterest, too.