Linda Tolson Designs

Last Chance Products

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends. If you have tried to read the PDF lists of the Last Chance Products from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog and the 2020 Jan-Jun Mini Catalog, then you may have noticed that the information is near microscopic in size.

I wanted to review my list of stamp sets to see how many I have in my stash of supplies that will be retiring. Stampin’ Up! also provides the retired lists in Excel format and I downloaded them and reformatted them so that they were easier for me to use. (I deleted references to stamp sets, etc. that were in French (FR), and then did a custom sort of the list first by Category (Bundle, Tools, etc.) and then by Name/Description so that I would have a list in alpha order which is how I keep my stamp sets.) I was sad to see that I have 31 stamp sets retiring, and I have not even started on the other category of products.

I thought that my resorted/reformatted lists might be helpful to you as well, so I am sharing them here with you.

2019-2020 AC Last Chance Products Download

2020 J-J Mini Catalog Last Chance Products Download

If you have any difficulty downloading the Excel documents, please let me know. They are both formatted to print landscape on 8.5″x11″ paper and I have preset the “print areas” so no extra blank pages should print. You may need to rescale your print from 100% down to 60-65% to get all columns on one page.

Thank you for stopping by today. Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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Share Sunshine Digital Download – COVID-19 Giveback

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greeting my stamping friends. My preparation for this next project share took a bit longer than I had anticipated, but I hope you feel it was worth the wait.

Today’s project share (12 cards!) uses the same card layout with the die cut digital images from Stampin’ Up!’s digital download — Share Sunshine. I wasn’t sure which of the images I wanted to use so I undertook the task of cutting them all out first. Here are my cards:

Inside: Miss You. Hoping that by staying home more things change than my pajamas

Inside: Everything will be okay. We just can’t see what okay looks like from here.

Inside: There’s nobody I’d rather stay home for

Inside: It’s like a normal martini but you drink it a home, alone.

Inside: Hope you’re staying entertained during this time of social distancing.

Inside: Just breathe (but wear your mask)

Inside: I can’t wait to hug you when this is all over

Inside: I’m here for you … from a distance

Inside: Sending Love … (and if I could, toilet paper)

I still have a zip lock bag full of die cut images; likely enough to make at least 50 more cards. I used various die sets, punches and my paper trimmer to cut out each image which were printed on Whisper White cardstock.

For the card design itself, I cut 12×12 DSP down to 6×6; then to 3×6; and finally to 3×2. I was able to make eight cards with one sheet of DSP.

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that I used in the design of these cards with the hyperlinks to add them to your shopping cart with just a click or two:

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75

Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper

[149100]

$11.50

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

$35.00

Layering Squares Dies

[151772]

$35.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$30.00

Everyday Label Punch

[144668]

$18.00

Heart Punch Pack

[151292]

$34.00

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Here is the link to purchase the Share Sunshine digital images in PDF format. Cost per download is $12.00 (US) and will need to be ordered separately from your typical online order. Buy it here!

If you have any questions regarding any of the design elements of these cards, do not hesitate to ask.

As a reminder, if you place an online order through me before the end of day today, May 4, 2020, you will receive a selection of handmade cards featuring the Share Sunshine images for FREE. You will also receive a FREE gift from me of an embellishment of my choice. WHO DOESN’T LIKE FREE STUFF?!?

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper. Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

#acardaday
#makeacardsendacard
#keepstamping
#sharesunshine

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Floral Essence Virtual Party Projects

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends. I took a short break for a couple of days to decompress from this week’s events. I had a long awaited hearing on Wednesday which I believe was a success — it was two years in the making and once I have the final news I may just share it with you. For now, I apologize for my brief absence.

Today’s project share are the projects from Wednesday’s Virtual Party hosted by Stampin’ Up!. If you were able to join the watch party, then you should recognize these projects. First, I will show you the projects as designed and created by the host, Tanner, followed then by my recreation of these projects.

My comments as to difference between my versions and Tanner’s versions: Although Tanner indicated he used Crumb Cake ink for the circles on the Crumb Cake cardstock pieces, his photos seen to indicate he used Early Espresso. Also, his photos show a darker green so I believe he may have used Mossy Meadow rather than Old Olive ink. If you want your colors to be darker like on Tanner’s card, then I would swap out those two ink colors. Also, I had scraps of whisper white cardstock that I thought “looked to be the right size” for projects 2 and 3; I should have actually measured them and cut them down a bit because obviously my pieces are larger than the dimensions Tanner provided.

So that you have hyperlinks for each Stampin’ Up! product used in the design of these cards, here are the supplies you will need:

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75

Floral Essence Bundle

[151055]

$31.50

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

[147050]

$7.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$7.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$7.50

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

[147093]

$7.50

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$10.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

If you have any questions regarding any of the design elements of these projects, please just ask.

In case you missed my post on my Facebook Business Page, if you place an online order between now and end of day, Monday, May 4, 2020 AND use HOST CODE BMJTY9CV, you will receive from me some handmade cards featuring the COVID-19 Giveback digital images AND a free embellishment of my choice. These items will be mailed directly from my home to yours, separately from your Stampin’ Up! online order, as a token of my appreciation. Don’t miss out on this chance for FREE stuff!

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper. Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

#acardaday
#makeacardsendacard
#keepstamping

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My Wonderful Family by Paper Pumpkin

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends. I am getting a very early start on today’s project share since I have a big day ahead of me tomorrow and really need to get to bed at a decent hour tonight. I hope you are all still happy and healthy!

Today’s project share is brought to you by Paper Pumpkin. I received my April 2020 kit — My Wonderful Family — last week and sat down this afternoon to work on it. I followed the design directions on one of the two designs, for reasons I will explain below. Here are my cards (this month’s kit made eight standard sized cards, four each of two designs):

For the second card, I loved the verse that was printed on the card front layer so much that I did not want to cover it up with the green leaves die cut. I also wanted the Pear Pizzazz script to pop more. So, my alternatives were 1) mat the printed card front in Pear Pizzazz cardstock; and 2) adhere the leaves die cut on the right edge of the card so that they peek out from the card front and are fully revealed when you open the card. I have more than a dozen tag die cuts left over that I can use on other projects along with the amazing stamp set that was included in this month’s kit.

Here is the instructional video from Paper Pumpkin on the assembly of this kit to give you an idea of what was included and step by step directions on assembly:

As I advised in my post yesterday, the May 2020 kit has already SOLD OUT. If you are not already a Paper Pumpkin subscriber and want to be sure to receive the next available kit in June 2020, be sure to subscribe now. You can subscribe at my personal link HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper. Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

#acardaday
#makeacardsendacard
#keepstamping
#paperpumpkin

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Making a Difference: COVID-19 Product Giveback

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

You can purchase the Share Sunshine PDF Download and Stampin’ Up! will donate 100% of the proceeds to COVID-19 efforts.

Stampin’ Up! is committed to making a difference in our global communities and caring about people first. As part of our Making a Difference program we’re offering a product giveback opportunity to support organizations that are helping COVID-19 frontline responders and communities vulnerable to the pandemic.

The Share Sunshine PDF Download is a digital stamp set (15 pages) that’s packed with both lighthearted and heartfelt sentiments and imagery relevant to the unique COVID-19 and social distancing situation we’re currently experiencing–including many ideas that came from you and your customers! You can use the download in your cardmaking and papercrafting projects. Simply print the imagery on cardstock and cut it out using our Paper Trimmer, punches, or dies. Since we are physically distanced from each other, now is a perfect time to share sunshine with our friends and family by sending cards!

OFFER DETAILS:

Product: Share Sunshine PDF Download. Buy it here!
Price: $12.00 USD
Dates: April 28 – June 2, 2020 or later; if the offer period extends beyond June 2, we’ll let you know in a Weekly Update

ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING PROCEEDS:

Stampin’ Up! will donate all proceeds to the following global organizations to help vulnerable communities and frontline responders.

The World Health Organization’s COVID-Solidarity Response Fund

This fund supports the Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan, which includes:

Tracking and understanding the spread of the virus.
Ensuring patients get the care they need.
Buying and shipping essential protective gear for frontline workers.
Generating awareness for the general public on ways to prevent the spread of the disease.
Accelerating efforts to develop vaccines, tests and treatments.

Learn more about WHO here.

United Way Worldwide’s COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund

This fund supports communities across the world struggling to cope with COVID-19. United Way is working to protect the most vulnerable by helping them access food, shelter, vital information, and more through United Way’s global network.

Learn more about United Way here.

Together we can make a difference!

Thank you for stopping by. Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

#makeadifference
#keepstamping

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Peaceful Moments on Lilypad Lake

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends. I hope you are all doing well and making the best of this strange situation we all finds ourselves in these days.

Today’s project share features a stamp set and coordinating set of dies — Lilypad Lake stamp set and Lakeside Dies — that are retiring on June 2, 2020 — and are available until that day or while supplies last. This card was a bit of a struggle for me. I’m not sure I ever had a clear picture in my head as to what I was going to create. This kind of just happened. This was actually the first time I used these two products together to create a project. Better late than never, right!? Here is what I ended up with:

The sentiments in the Lilypad Lake stamp set were not what I wanted for this card, so I pulled out the Peaceful Moments stamp set from the Mini Catalog, which will be carrying over to the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. This is a “gate fold” card similar to one that I posted a few weeks ago. Simply score an 8.50″ x 5.50″ piece of cardstock at 2-1/8″ from both ends to get your “gates”. Final card measurements when folded on score lines will be 4.25″ x 5.50″.

Here are the Stampin’ Up! supplies that I used in the design of this card with the hyperlinks that will allow you to add them to your shopping cart with just a couple of clicks:

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131297]

$8.75

Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper

[149100]

$11.50

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Bundle

[148366]

$44.00

Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English)

[151595]

$21.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147278]

$9.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144597]

$9.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$30.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

If you have any questions regarding any of the design elements of this card, please ask.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper. Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

#acardaday
#makeacardsendacard
#keepstamping

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May Paper Pumpkin Kit is SOLD OUT

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Here is a message from Paper Pumpkin by Stampin’ Up!:

Paper Pumpkin is selling kits in record numbers and May subscriptions have sold out. What does this mean?

Because we have sold out for May:

New customers will not be able to subscribe until May 11, 2020 and will receive their first kit in June.
Accounts currently in canceled or suspended status will be allowed to reactivate, but will not receive the May kit. Subscribers that reactivate after we sold out will be reactivated for the JUNE subscription period.
Subscribers will not be able to modify their kit quantity to add more kits to their May order.

We have placed a sold out message on the paperpumpkin.com subscribe page with the above information for customers.

Please note that anyone in active status before we sold out will still receive the May kit unless they choose to suspend or cancel their subscription before the end of the May subscription period on May 10.

We sincerely appreciate your contribution to Paper Pumpkin’s incredible growth, and we are grateful for your patience as we work to accommodate ever-increasing numbers of subscribers.

Thank you for stopping by today. Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

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Love What You Do with Painted Harvest

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends. I had a very productive day “working” in my office today. I actually did do none stamping tasks in preparation for an event this coming week (also none stamping related). I hope you all had a safe and productive weekend as well.

Today’s project share uses four products that are retiring on June 2, 2020 — all are available only while supplies last — Love What You Do stamp set, Painted Harvest stamp set, the Leaf Punch and the Clear Faceted Gems. Let me know what you think.

The Painted Harvest stamp set is one of the “dist-ink-tive” sets which is intended to look water-colored when stamped. For best results, your ink pads should not be overly saturated with ink and be sure to use a foam mat to make sure the photopolymer stamp transfers the ink from the stamp completely. I used four different ink colors to create my sunflower — for the largest stamp, I stamped once in Daffodil Delight first. I turned the stamp 90 degrees then stamped with Crushed Curry. For the smaller stamp, I stamped once in Mango Melody. I turned the stamp 90 degrees and then stamped with Crumb Cake. For the flower center I stamped with Crumb Cake once and then turned the stamp approximately 90 degrees and stamped a second time. I used Early Espresso for the flower center dots. I stamped the leaves with Mossy Meadow and punched them out the with coordinating punch. I stamped the fronds with Mossy Meadow as well. When adding the leaf punched pieces, I cut a small slit into the card so that I could slip the stems through and secured them with a mini glue dot on the back and front.

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that I used in the design of this card with those handy hyperlinks that will allow you to add these items to your shopping cart:

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$8.75

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144783]

$21.00

Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148042]

$21.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$7.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$7.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

[147093]

$7.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$7.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$7.50

Clear Faceted Gems

[144142]

$5.00

Leaf Punch

[144667]

$16.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

If you have any questions about the design elements of this card, please ask.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper. Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

#acardaday
#makeacardsendacard
#keepstamping

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Sweet Friend Honey Bee

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends. I hope you are doing well at this point in the weekend. I did not spend as much time outside as I had planned, but I did get out for a bit while my husband put down some sod (I was the supervisor).

Today’s project share uses a product bundle that was very popular in the January – June Mini Catalog – Honey Bee. This was a bundle that I desperately wanted but quickly went into backorder status because it was so popular. Just last week the bundle was available so I ordered it, only to discover a few days later that this was not going to carryover to the new Annual Catalog. A bit disappointing, but I think it is one that I will hold onto for a while. Today’s card was inspired by a card posted on Pinterest my Julie Davison. Let me know what you think.

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that I used in the design of this card, along with the handy hyperlinks that allow you to add these items to your shopping cart with ease:

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105118]

$8.75

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$5.00

Honey Bee Bundle

[153792]

$41.25

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

$6.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Gold Faceted Gems

[144141]

SOLD OUT

Tailored Tag Punch

[145667]

$18.00

Painted Labels Dies

[151605]

$35.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

I also used the now retired Sale-A-Bration DSP, Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper. You can substitute any DSP that coordinates with your project.

If you have any questions regarding any of the design elements of this card, please ask.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you leave here inspired to put stamps to ink to paper. Until next time, stamp on my friends.

Linda

#acardaday
#makeacardsendacard
#keepstamping

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Mosaic Mood Daisy Delight

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Greetings my stamping friends. I hope you have something fun but safe planned for your weekend. We are supposed to have great weather this weekend so I hope to enjoy some backyard time.

Today’s project share uses several products on the Last Chance list of retiring products. I mixed up product suites again. Let me know what you think.

I got my inspiration for this color and product combination from a card I found on Pinterest by Annette Elliott.

Here are the Stampin’ Up! products that I used in the design of this card with the hyperlinks to make adding them to your shopping cart quick and easy:

Product List

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75