Carrie Stamps

Amazing Craft Tote Deal

Hey there crafty friends FSJ has some super cute totes on sale right now. I have both of these, as they were formerly only available to coaches, and now they are opening them up for purchase at a discounted rate for everyone!  And they are randomly putting prizes in 12 of the purchased bags! 

Here is the Large Tote on sale for $49.95

Purchase the Large Rolling Tote HERE.

 

Here's a look at the Business Tote on sale for $19.95

Purchase the Business Tote HERE.

Here is a flyer that shows you all the details and what the prizes are.

Can you see these amazing prizes!?!  Good LUCK, I hope you are one of the winners!  And if so, please let me know! Please let me know if you have any questions.  You are going to love these totes, such a great way to take your crafty supplies out with you!

Layering PanPastels with a Stencil

Do you love Polkadots?  Do you love new techniques?  How about a quick and easy technique that WOW's?  Todays blog post has all of those things!  Keep reading and I will show you how to get a fun background using PanPastels, a rubber stamp, and a stencil.  

Take a look at that background, do you see how the patten carries through the polkadots to the background!  It really just makes me giddy!  And when I got the Color Me Fall background stamp I knew I had to try my Layering PanPastels technique with it.  

Let me show you how easy this technique is. 

STEP 1: Start with a pice of Whip Cream card stock. Stamp your image with Clear Pigment ink.  Cover this stamped image with a light color of PanPastels, using a large Sofft Tool sponge.  NOTE: I used the Rich Sorbet set of PanPastels on this card. 

You can see the stamp image starts to appear.  The PanPastel colors the entire paper, but the color is more intense on the stamped image. 

STEP 2: Once the entire paper is covered with your first layer of PanPastel it's time to pull out the stencil you want to use and a coordinating color of PanPastel that is darker than the first.  Tape your card stock panel down to your scratch paper.  Tape your stencil in place.  NOTE: I like to use Washi tape for this, but painters tape works great too.  Apply the second layer of PanPastel. 

The PanPastel still sticks to the stamped image!  So cool, right!!!  Tap off any access PanPastel dust that remains. 

STEP 3: This optional step really puts the background over the top.  Spray the background with Shimmer Gold Splash, be sure to swirls your splash around to mix the shimmer in with the liquid.  If your color combo does not go good with gold you can omit this step or try another splash, however the Shimmer Gold is a light dusting of shimmer where others lay down a coat of color.  I would suggest testing them out on scratch paper before spraying your background. 

You can use this technique with different stamped images, different colors of PanPastels and different stencils.  Click here to watch my YouTube video, where I used this technique to make a Halloween Card. 

Here's some GREAT news for you, the PanPastels are currently 20% for the month of August!  Great time to get yourself a set!  They are $10 off, it's a deal you can't pass up!  

To finish this card off I use a sentiment from the ATS, Gather Together. And added some gold accented pinecones using the die set, Branch & Cone. 

Below are all the supplies I used to make this card, click and image to view it in my online store.  While you are there be sure to check out the Prepped to Play sale, there are a lot of fun products on sale including all the PanPastel sets. 

 

Thank you for taking time to stop and visit my blog. I love sharing my creations with you.  

Post It Flag Holder

May is a busy month of gift giving.  We have graduations, Mother's Day, and teacher appreciation. This month I am also making little gifts for my team who are going with me to Fun Stampers Journey convention. Today's little gift holds Post It Flags.  I am giving these to my girls because at Convention we are the first to get our hands on the brand new FSJ catalog.  We will be pouring over that and squealing like little girls on Christmas morning. So, the flags are for us to mark the catalog with things we love, have to have, are dying over, and things cute enough to eat. 

The colors of the Post It note flags are what inspired this project. They reminded me of the colors used in the May Bloom Box. 

I used the Color Me Happy Stamp set from the May Bloom Box kit and was inspired by one of the cards in the kit. 

I love that the set has a mix of background images, sentiments and focal images.  

The actual holder for my Post It Flags is the Gift Card Sleeve. Which is part of the Banners and Bows Bundle. 

Here are a few tips when making this project. 

 ~The insert for the flags is 2-3/8" x 3-1/2"

~Add White Liner Tape to the back of the flags while still in their container  to keep them lined up, taping them together.  

~Before gluing the flaps of the gift card sleeve into place, lay the insert with the flags on it in place.  Then fold over the flaps and glue them down.  Otherwise you will not have enough room to get the flags in and out of the holder. Make sure to hold the flaps down for a minute or so while the glue dries and repeat with the bottom flap. 

~For the tassel like element at the top of the holder, cut 5 pieces of twine at about 7" long.  Punch a hole in the top of the holder and insert 4 strands of the twine.  Fold in half so that the ends of twine line up.  Take the 5th piece of twine and tie around the folded twine in a knot. Pull the ends up to now be part of the tassel.  Trim the ends so that the are all the same length. 

If you'd like to see how I made these and the coordinating card from the Bloom Box you can check out my LIVE Facebook video below.  Please note that I changed the focal image on the front of the holder from what I did on the video. 

AND, I am still offering a free spool of my favorite twine, Licorice Twist to anyone who orders a Bloom Box TODAY!!! (5/12/18)

There are two ways to get a Bloom Box, you can learn more about your choices HERE. 

If you have any questions about this projects, bloom box or Fun Stampers Journey please let me know and thank you for letting me share my love of paper crafting with you. 

THANK YOU GIFT

For anyone who shops with me in May I will be sending you the May Coach Collective Tutorial Bundle.  It's a bundle of 12 tutorials written by 12 Journey Coaches, who all designed a special project and wrote a tutorial on how to recreate it. It's my free gift for you when you shop my online store. 

Over the Rainbow Promotion

Hey, can you believe it is March 1st!  Here we are on the brink of Spring!!! 

You don't have to wait for the spring showers to enjoy the rainbow, Fun Stampers Journey is gonna make sure you get your spring rainbow and a pot of amazing goodies with all the fun things on sale this month!  

Shop these sale items at my online store

Click the images below to enlarge the entire list of sale items. 

And when your order reaches $200 you can get this Lucky Star Messenger bag for FREE, while supplies last! 

Do your Over the Rainbow shopping HERE. 

The GREAT DEALS don't end there! 

For everyone who Joins Fun Stampers Journey as a Coach in March you will get a special selection of extra products, a Rainbow Sampler,  as well as a swatch book of all the FSJ card stock. 

Get more info on joining my team HERE. 

 

Mystery Box Sale

If you'd like to get a surprise in the mail full of your favorite things, paper crafting supplies, then I have the PERFECT sale just for you! 

During the month of February Fun Stampers Journey is selling and giving away Mystery Boxes full of paper crafting products! 

There are two ways to get a box. 

Order a Box for $25 and get a Mystery Box full of $100 worth of products. 

Use code: #MB-0002

Or you can place an order  of $100 or more at my online store and get a Mystery Box worth $50 for FREE! 

Here's an idea, you could order four $25 Mystery Boxes and get a Free Mystery Box!  Every box is different but when ordering multiple boxes there is a chance you'd get a duplicate. 

CHECK YOUR BOX!!!!! Your Mystery Box maybe one of 5 that contain a GOLDEN UNICORN!!!

If you get a Golden Unicorn then you have won a Journey Girl bag full of FSJ product!!! 

Shop for your Mystery Boxes HERE. 

Good Luck!  And let me know if you get a Magical Unicorn so I can help you celebrate! 

Flowers on Sale

Today on the 6th Day of Deals, Fun Stampers Journey has 5 Flower stamp sets 25% off!  

Take a look at the 5 sets on sale: 

 

All five of these sets are TWO-STEP, meaning you have two images you stamp to make one flower or leaf.  One of those steps is has more detail and the other is usually a solid shape. This is great for adding dimension and means there is no need to color your stamped flower.  Use two different colors of ink or two ink pads that are a tint or shade apart. Here are a few card ideas so you can see some of these images in color...

 

This card features the Hibiscus Days stamp set. Can you see how the detailed stamp that makes the lines on the flower was also used to stamp a background!  

Another Hibiscus Days card, I love the color combination of this card with the blue leaves. 

 

These beautiful blooms are from the Peach Blossom Stamp set. I love that this set has a watercolor like image for the second step of the 2-step stamping. 

Great stamp sets to add to your collection and get you ready for some upcoming spring stamping! 

To purchase these stamp sets click HERE. 

 

Take a look ahead at the upcoming sale items for the next 7 days. 

 

Find out more about the December Edition of the Coach Collective HERE and get this months bundle of tutorials. 

 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Sparkle Trim Shaker Card

Back today with another creation featuring the Deal of the Day.  

Each day for 12 days Fun Stampers Journey has a Deal for you!  Todays deal is 5 jars of Sequins for $15! That is half off the retail price, if you were to buy each of the jars fo sequins individually. 

These sequins are high quality and come in a large container that is 2 oz.  They are great on to add sparkle and texture to your creations and make the best shaker cards!  Here I am featuring the silver Special Celebration sequins inside my shaker card.  All the images I used are from the Sparkle Trim stamp set. 

Take a look at the all the sequins that come in this bundle. 

 

 

To get the bundled price, and get all of these sequins for just $15 click HERE. 

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share my shaker card with you.  Be sure to click on the "radio button" when checking out to get the other part of this special, $5 flat rate shipping on everything you order! 

Ornamental Frames

If you are into glitter and all things sparkly, this card is for you! 

Today I am featuring the Ornamental Frames Die Set, as they are 25% off today only for the Fun Stampers Journey 12 Days of Christmas sale. 

When I die cut the frame I got to thinking how amazing it would look with glitter behind it!  So, I backed my Ornamental Frame with a piece of White Liner Sheet.  Which are sheets of double sided adhesive that you can cut to size or die cut, etc. These frames are card front size when die cut (5-1/2" x 4-1/4"), so I cut my liner sheet to be 1/8" smaller on the top and side.  Then I applied it behind my die cut frame and pour on some Sparkle Dust.  I used my finger to rub it into the adhesive of the White Liner Sheet.  MAGICAL!  I love how it turned out and wish you could hold this card and see the sparkle when you turn it in the light. 

 There are actually two sets of frame dies on sale today, the Ornamental Frames and the Snow Frames.  Both are 25% off, today only! Here's what the dies look like. 

Here is a link to these dies. 

Ornamental Frames Die Set 

Snow Frames Die Set

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you. 

Want some paper crafting ideas and inspiration? 

The December Edition of Coach Collective is jus the thing for you. 

12 Tutorials by 12 Journey Coaches in one Tutorial Bundle for just $15

Purchase the December Coach Collective HERE. 

12 Days of Christmas Sale

December 6th kicks of the 12 Days of Christmas Sale. 

Each day for 12 days a new product will be on sale. All you have to do is visit my On-Line Store and enter the item number(s) of the sale items.  To sweeten the deal shipping is a flat $5 during this sale!  That makes it easy for you to shop every day! 

Lets take a look at the 12 deals...

Starting tomorrow the Chubby Stocking Die set is 50% off! Regular price is $19.95! 

The Chubby Stocking Die set is a set of 4, including dies that cut out the shapes and dies that press texture into them.  

Check out this cute and easy gift card holder I made using this die...

Click here to shop

Be sure to check back each day to see the new deals.  You can also find me on facebook and follow me there to be updated on the daily special. 

Discounted Card Kit

For this Black Friday - Cyber Monday event I am offering my Bethlehem Journey Card kit at a discount! 

Between now and Monday get $5 off this kit. 

The Bethlehem Journey Kit included all the cut supplies for you to make 2 of each of these 4 cards, for a total of 8 cards.  Also, included in the kit are the Bethlehem Journey Stamp set and Layering Scallops embossing folder. And shipping is FREE! 

When you purchase the kit I will email you the full color, step by step tutorial to complete your cards. 

You will need to use your own products to complete these cards, here's what you need: 

Clear Embossing Ink Pad

Gold Embossing Powder

Heat Tool

Die Cutting Machine (currently 50% off)

Scissors

Huckleberry Fusion Stamp Pad

Rich Sorbets Pan Pastels

Sparkle Silk

Glue

If you do not have all of these products feel free to substitute and use what you do have on hand. I have also linked each of the products listed, so you can purchase them if you like. 

I am also here to answer any questions you might have. 

Purchase your Bethlehem Journey Card kit at the discounted price here: 

                                                                        

Check out the other fabulous specials going on right now. 

Black Friday Sale - stock on adhesives and get the Amaze Die Cutting machine at 50% off! 

BIG DEAL - start your own stamping business with Fun Stampers Journey for just $25! 

Pockets and Lockets Sale - Fun Stampers Journey has their entire line of Lockets and jewelry on sale, as well as some fun pocket dies and wrap for the holidays. 

November edition of the Coach Collective is now available - a bundle of 12 tutorials by 12 Journey Coaches.

Thank you for stopping by, please feel free to contact me with any questions. 

Black Friday Sale

Who likes to get their craft supplies at a DISCOUNT!?!  

Check out our Black Friday sale items here: 

Shopping for these deals starts on Black Friday 11/24 and goes through Cyber Monday 11/27. 

Shop from my On-Line store and have it shipped right to your door. 

Don't forget that our Pockets and Lockets are still on SALE too and make the perfect Christmas gift. 

Click here to see all the items on sale for this promotion. 

Here's my FREE gift to you just for shopping: 

The November editions of the Coach Collective, 12 amazing project tutorials written by 12 different Journey Coaches, including me!  When I get your order confirmation I will send you this collection of tutorials as my free gift to you! Here's a little sneak peek of the tutorials. 

Thanks for stopping by and for shopping with me! 

FREE SPARKLE SILK

We are nearing the end of October and the end of the Make Your Mark Sale. 

A great time to do some holiday shopping!  The Make Your Mark Sale is all about Planners, we have an amazing selection of planners that would make great Christmas gifts. 

I am also working towards a goal and need your help to get there. So, for every one who shops with me in these last few days of October and places a $50 or more order I will send you one of my favorite products, Sparkle Silk!  

Two great reasons to shop.  But if you need more.... 

All who shop my online store also get a copy of the October Coach Collective, a collection of 12 tutorials written by 12 different Journey Coaches! Take a peak...

But wait there is more! 

My monthly give away is the Poinsettia Basket Bundle.  All my October customers get their name in a drawing to win this bundle. 

Visit my online store here

Thank you for stopping by and for shopping with me. 

Media Mix

Happy September!  

Lots of exciting specials and offers going on this month! 

For the month of September Fun Stampers Journey is offering a large selection of Mixed Media products at 20% off!   The selection is HUGE! And it includes the all new GEL PRESS!!!!!  

Below you will find images of all the products on sale for you to scroll through.  Click on any image to view it in my online store. The prices shown below do not reflect the 20% off, when you click through to the online store the sale price will be there. 

 

 

Here is a printable flyer, listing all the sale items and their prices. 

The second part of the this special is the Media Mix Bundle!  A bundle of over $100 in product for those who join Fun Stampers Journey as a coach in the month of September. 

 

This is an amazing offer.  Not only can you get these products shown here, but as a coach you can get your discount off the Media Mix sale items above, for a total of 40% off!  Join early in September so you can take advantage of the sale and an additional 20% off. 

Here is a list of all the products you will receive in your Media Mix Bundle. 

 

Want to learn more about becoming a Journey Coach?  Visit my "JOIN MY TEAM" page to find out more and you will find the link to join on that page as well. 

 

ONE MORE THING! 

For every one who shops with me this month and spends $35 or more, you will get a special Thank You Gift from me!  The September edition of the Coach Collective.  It is a collection of 12 tutorials, written by 12 different Journey Coaches, including me!  12 full color, step by step, tutorials on 12 different projects for you to recreate.  When I receive your order confirmation I will personally email you this tutorial.  Be sure to check your spam folder if you have never received an email from me before.  Those of you that join my team this month will also receive the September Coach Collective as a FREE gift! 

 

You can visit my online store here: 

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and visit my blog!  I am looking forward to sharing lots of projects with you this month featuring items from the Media Mix sale.  Please let me know if you have any questions about the products on the list, like the Gel Press or the Pan Pastels!  Some great tools for paper crafting to take your creativity up a notch!  

 

If you would like your very own copy of the Fun Stampers Journey Catalog you can order yours HERE for just $7 (to cover the shipping and handling).  The Holiday Catalog is also available now, order yours HERE. 

 

20% off Ink Pads!

ONE WEEK LEFT! To get your True Color Fusion Ink Pads at 20% off!  

True Color Fusion Ink Pads are unique in that they are a blend of Dye ink and Pigment Ink.  You get fast drying time and can heat set these inks to be permanent on lots of different surfaces.  And yes, they work great for stamping!  This is so awesome because with True Color Fusion ink pads, you don't have to think about what pad to grab, they work on all surfaces.  Just heat set to make them permanent.  And when stamping on card stock, just ink and stamp, don't worry about fading.  At this great price you really should give them a try. 

Visit my online store to shop for your very own True Color Fusion Ink Pads now.  You have 52 pads to choose from! 

If you would like to SAVE EVEN MORE consider becoming a Journey Coach.  With your coaches discount and this Ink Pad Special, your savings would be 40% off the True Color Fusion Ink Pads. What a great way to buy all the colors you want!  

For more info on becoming a Journey Coach visit my "JOIN MY TEAM" page. 

AND as a thank you gift to everyone who shops with me this month you will receive a FREE tutorial from me!  It's my Creature Comforts Tutorial.  In this full color tutorial I will show you how to make 3 unique projects as well as my personal technique, faux woodgrain.  Just place your order during the month of August and I will email you your tutorial. 

Thank you for taking the time to stop and visit my blog, I know this is a very busy time of year for a lot of families with summer ending and school starting.  We have been busy too, yesterday was clothes shopping!  Today we are organizing our supply closet!  And after Labor Day we will be hitting the books!  

Please let me know if you have any questions.  I love to help you with your paper crafting projects as well as answer any questions you might have about joining the journey.  

 

The Catalog is LIVE!

Today is the day!  It's finally here!  I can not wait to get all the things of my WISH LIST!  The 2017-2018 Catalog is now LIVE!  That mean that we can not order from it, order the new products and make lots of cute new things.  

You can view the catalog on line here: https://issuu.com/funstampersjourney/docs/inspiration_book___catalogred.compr

You can shop my online store for all the things in this catalog here: 

If you do not have your own copy of this catalog please let me know I would love to send one to you.  My discounted price is just $10, click the link below and yours is on its way to you! 

Also starting TODAY!  Is an amazing offer for everyone who joins Fun Stampers Journey as a Coach.  Being a coach is very doable with the quarterly minimums at $150 per quarter!  And with this special, July is the BEST time to join my team.  

THIS MONTH, pick DOUBLE the stamp sets when you JOIN MY TEAM!  You have 3 kits to choose from, starting at just $49.99!  

For more details on becoming a coach visit my JOIN MY TEAM PAGE. 

Please let me know if you have any questions about this offer, the new catalog, placing an order or paper crafting in general.  I am your Journey Coach and I am here to help!  

Leave a comment or email me at: [email protected]

Break Up Going on RIGHT NOW!

There is a BIG BREAK UP going on right now!  

Fun Stampers Journey is saying goodbye for ever to lots of cute products.  And as a way of saying, "it's not you, it's me", you can get these items at 30% off!  

Today is the VERY LAST DAY to get your hands on these fun things!  And this sale is only while supplies last, and things are selling out fast. 

 

To shop the BREAK UP sale and the Clearance Rack, visit my online store here: 

 

Today is also the last day to get the AMAZE starter kit, because tomorrow that kit changes to the STAR starter kit.  The Star Starter kit does not include the Amaze die cutting machine!  So if you have been thinking about joining my team and had your eye on this kit that is $149.99 today is your last day to get that.  More details on joining my team here: 

Thank you for visiting my blog.  Please let me know if you have any questions and tune in soon for more stamping fun! 

Designer Paper Christmas Ornament

This month I have a special gift for anyone who places an order with me!  

A free tutorial on how to make this Designer Paper Ornament. 

It's a fairly simple ornament to make with a few little tricks. 

To get the tutorial for FREE you just place an order (any amount) in my online store and use the hostess code for this month. 

NOVEMBER HOSTESS CODE: ZMZD7AWN

Use this code at check to receive the tutorial.  And make sure that you DO NOT click the do not contact box or I will not be able to send you your free gift! 

And if you like good deals then you will love the STAMP SALE going on this month too! 

In the month of November you can get 25% off of the following stamp sets! 

Stampin' Up! is also unveiling a new product: the Stitched Shapes Framelits that will be available in the next catalog, but are now available for early ordering in the month of November! 

Lots of good deals!  And remember, when you place an order with me this month and use the code: ZMZD7AWN at check out you get a FREE gift from me!  The tutorial to make this Designer Paper ornament! 

You can shop my online store  HERE: 

USE CODE ZMZD7AWN at check out during the month of November to get your free tutorial! 

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  I'd love to hear from you and help you out however I can. 

 

 

Special Offer on ETSY cards

Hi Stampin' Friends!  

Did you know I have an ETSY shop where I sell my hand made cards?  

I do and you can find the CarrieStampsCards shop HERE: 

I have added a BUNCH of holiday themed cards in the last two days. From Halloween to Fall and Christmas.  Plus and few others!  

Right now all the Halloween cards are ONSALE!  And every purchase at my ETSY shop comes with FREE SHIPPING!  

Here's a look at some of the cards I posted recently...

You will find lots more cards for sale at my shop! 
And I have two SPECIAL OFFERS for my followers!  

Use code 1DOLLAROFF at check out to get $1 off your order.  

Use code 10FOR30 at check out to get $20 off your order of 10 or more Christmas cards. 

You will still get FREE SHIPPING when using both of these offers!  

So click over and check out my Etsy Shop, I have about 60 cards for sale! 

Watch for this logo on future blog posts to find new cards for sale. 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for stopping by.  Feel free to share this offer with your friends! 

 

 

Online Extravaganza

Today starts Stampin' Up!'s BIG SALE! 

The Online Extravaganza!  This week long sale includes items 20%-50% off as well as a  FLASH SALE today and Monday, November 30th!   Pretty exciting, right!

You can view the entire list of items on sale HERE. 

TODAY's FLASH SALE is Buy 3 Designer Series Paper Pack and get 1 FREE! 

Here are the Paper Packs to choose from. 

 

Also on today's FLASH SALE are the Envelope Punch Board, Gift Box Punch Board and the Happy Thoughts card kit. 


 

Be sure to shop early to get the items you want as these sale items are only available while supplies last. 

Shop here when you are ready. 

Be sure to check back everyday for the updates on this Online Extravaganza and the FLASH SALE on Monday November 30th!  

Feel free to contact me with any questions: [email protected]

 

 

 

 

Weekly Deals for 4/7-4/13/15

 

 

 

Check out the this weeks GREAT deals!

Discounted merchandise and FREE SHIPPING! 

Shop for these great deals and get FREE SHIPPING HERE