It’s time for your weekly Pals Paper Arts Peek! Vintage Rosettes and scrunchy Baja Breeze Seam Binding grace this card, which features the new Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper! I hope that you will tune back in Thursday for the full reveal. And as always, please check out this week’s Pals Paper Arts Artist Picks!

Emboss Resist Video Tutorial

Remember: There is still time to take advantage of Sale-A-Bration and the Starter Kit Special. I would love to answer your questions about becoming a member of my Stampin’ Up! family. Email me.

Muffy: Mom said I could tell you all about my perfect day on Saturday, because Brody was a loser and got an ugly old red ribbon and I got…
Brody: MOM…Muffy is starting it already!
Muffy: Well, it’s true Brody! You jumped up and down and wouldn’t run right and…
Mom: MUFFY LIN! If you can’t say something nice about your brother, then don’t say anything at all!
Muffy: Oh, alright! On Saturday, my wonderful brother Brody with the beautiful head did an OK job and got a red ribbon! I received a beautiful blue ribbon. Red is for losers…Blue is for winners!
Brody: MOM! Tell Muffy to quit calling me a loser!
Mom: Muffy Lin…If you want to continue telling this story you had better be kind!
Muffy: Okaaay! Well anyway, I ended up going back into the ring with all of the big girls who had won their classes. The judge picked one, and she was called the Winners Bit… Mom, can I say the “B” word? It is what all of the dog show people say!
Mom: Muffy, you can just call it the Winners “Female” if you want.
Muffy: OK, Mom! Then the judge pointed at me, and said I was the Reserve Winner!!! I got a very pretty purple and white ribbon AND I got my picture taken with the judge while I stood on a special standing place called a podium!
Brody: I want my picture taken with a judd! Why can’t I have my picture taken with the judd? I want my picture taken on a podi…a podi…a special standing place!
Muffy: Pictures are for winners, Brody! And I told you last show, they aren’t called “judds” they are “judges”.
Brody: But Muffy, I got a blue ribbon Sunday. I ran like I was supposed to, and I stood really still, and I didn’t jump on the judd. Mom, will I ever get my picture taken with a judd?
Mom: Brody, I know that one day you WILL have your picture taken with a judd, er…I mean judge. And by the way, Miss Muffy Smarty Pants…what color was your ribbon on Sunday?
Muffy: It was…red. But I wanted red. It looks so pretty with my coloring. And my leash is red. I thought I would share the blue with my other puppy friend. Aren’t you always saying we should share, Mom? I was just doing what you told me to do!
Mom: Oh, Muffy…

And for those of you who may have lost track in Muffy’s narrative, over the weekend, Brody received a second and a first in his class. Muffy won first in her class and went Reserve Winners on Saturday, while receiving a second on Sunday. Of course, I will make certain to share Muffy’s first professional picture with you just as soon as I receive it. Until next time…

There is still time to take advantage of Sale-A-Bration and the Starter Kit Special. Email me today and I will answer any questions that you may have about joining Stampin’ Up! I would love to welcome you as a member of The Schach Pack.

Coming Up: Vintage Card Video Tutorial, PPA Peek

It’s Sunday, and The Paper Players have a wonderful color challenge planned for you…Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla! I opted to go the vintage route, using the new Strength & Hope stamp set. This set will be available starting May 1st, when the Summer Mini Catalog is released. Stampin’ Up! has partnered with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF). For every one of these stamps sets sold, Stampin’ Up! will donate $2 to BCRF. What a noble cause!

The Stampin’ Schach Stampin’ Tips:

• Think outside the box! The Blushing Bride scallops are actually punched from the Build a Cupcake Punch. Do you recognize the icing? How cool is that! A vintage touch is achieved by distressing the edges with Soft Suede ink and accenting the scallops with Basic Pearls.
• Who can resist the emboss resist technique? The Flourish from Strength & Hope is heat embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Crumb Cake ink is sponged on in a circular motion over the embossing, and the excess removed. It’s so easy!
• Glitter, glitter everywhere! The Butterfly, which was stamped in Baja Breeze, receives a liberal dosing of Dazzling Diamonds.

• The Hope medallion is surrounded by Baja Breeze Glass Glitter.

• It’s all in the details! Victoria Crochet Trim was smudged with Soft Suede ink. A Blushing Bride mini-heart was punched out with the Two-Step Owl Punch and popped up using a Mini Glue Dot on the Flourish. Corners are curled using the Round File from the Distressing Kit, while Linen Thread forms cross-stitches on the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch.

Coming Up: Twins update, Emboss Resist video tutorial, Paisley Petals product peek, Troubleshooting the Color Spritzer Tool video tutorial, Pals Paper Arts sneak peek
Stamp Set: Strength & Hope; Ink: Baja Breeze (111833), Early Espresso (119670), Soft Suede (115657), Crumb Cake (121030), VersaMark (102283); Stampin’ Write Markers: Crumb Cake (120967), Soft Suede (120973); Designer Series Paper: Elegant Soiree (117163); Card Stock: Early Espresso (119686), Blushing Bride (119796), Very Vanilla (101650); Tools: Build a Cupcake Punch (121807—Occasions Mini), Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (119275), Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Textured Imressions Embossing Folder (119976), Two Step Owl Punch (118074), 1-1/4″ Circle Punch (119861), 1-3/8″ Circle Punch (119860), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Heat Tool (100005), Stamping Sponges (101610), Distressing Essentials Kit (118762), Cutter Kit (106958), Sponge Dauber (102892); Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls (119247), Baja Breeze Glass Glitter (121883), Dazzling Diamonds (102023), Linen Thread (104199), Baja Breeze Seam Binding (122331), White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132), Victoria Crochet Trim (118481), Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (118772)