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Farewell Lovely As A Tree

May 13, 2019 By Connie | 6 Comments

 

I started as a demo in May of 2002…17 years ago last week!  Unbelievable!  AND…I just hit my $500,000 in year-to-date sales!  WOOHOO!!!  That is unbelievable, too.  Did you know I started out completely as a hobby demonstrator for the first couple years.  Then a friend asked me to hold a class with some friends and show them a few techniques…that grew into the full-time business that I have today.

I’m not sure if I ordered Lovely As A Tree in my starter kit, or if I ordered it on one of my first orders.  But, I still have my original Wood Block set…the last of my wood blocks ones!  It has a sticker on it dated 2001.  A fun fact…there have been over 210,000 Lovely As A Tree stamp sets purchased in the 18 years since it was revealed…the longest stamp set in Stampin’ Up!’s history!  The artist still works at Stampin’ Up!  She said she did the artwork for this set with pen and paper…no computer renderings for her!  Amazing!

Anyway, this is a recreation of the first card I made using my Lovely As A Tree set.  It was my Convention swap card and Christmas card in 2002.  I wish I would have kept it.  I know I used Brushed Silver cardstock instead of Silver Foil I used here.  And used a different script Merry Christmas for the greeting.  This one is from Star of Light.  Here’s how I made it…you may be surprised!

 

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Night of Navy cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 Silver Foil paper was cut with the largest oval in Layering Ovals Framelits.
  • A 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Window Sheet was stamped with the tree in Black Stazon to fit in the oval.
  • On the back side of the Window Sheet, the Fine Tip Glue Pen was used to dot on the snowflakes and added to the branches.  It was covered with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and let dry.  It is SOOO sparkly in real life!  It was adhered behind the Silver Foil paper, then to the front of the card.
  • Merry Christmas from Star of Light was stamped with Black Stazon on the front of the Silver Foil paper.

Really a simple card, but I received SO many compliments on it!  I still love it, too!

 

Hope you have enjoyed the walk in the past.  Make sure you grab this versatile Lovely As A Tree stamp set before it goes away completely!

 


Ice cream, ice cream, we all scream for ice cream!  And, of course, popsicles, too!  For our latest Collection of tutorials, we are using the Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set and Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch!  You'll get SIX unique tutorials that include four cards (one a special fold), a treat box and a special 3D favor!   See more details HERE!

 

Stampin' Up!'s FLOWERING CACTUS PRODUCT MEDLEY is a GREAT value and everywhere you look, cacti are featured as part of home décor!  We loved the whimsical cactus images and "punny" greetings in the stamp set, so just had to use it for our next Collection!  The Flowering Cactus Product Medley kit comes with stamps, dies, designer paper, felt flowers, and two colors of linen thread, everything you need to make it EASY to create!  You'll get FOUR unique tutorials that include three cards (one a special fold), and a fun organizing project! See more details HERE!


Use HOST CODE: SW7NGG27

Filed Under: Cards Tagged With: #inkspiredtreasures, #lovelyasatree, #stampinup

I love stamping cards, altering 3D items and making little favors. I've been stamping for over 20 years and will have my 19th year Stampin' Up! anniversary in early May. I love being part of something that sparks my creativity and hear people comment, "you MADE this?" I also enjoy sharing that passion with others in my classes! If you live anywhere in the Delaware, Dublin, Powell, Lewis Center, Hilliard or surrounding Columbus, Ohio areas, join us! I love to meet new stamping friends. Email me for a current class schedule... I'm adding new classes all the time!

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  1. Susan Duffy says

    May 13, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    Holy cow! Congrats, Connie!

  2. Ann D. says

    May 13, 2019 at 4:43 pm

    Congratulations on reaching the half-million-dollar mark! … LaaT was probably my first SU purchase and I bought it again in a cling set last year; it seems like I can’t stamp without it! I wish the brushed silver and gold cardstocks were still available, they had just the right sparkle.

  3. Connie says

    May 13, 2019 at 4:47 pm

    Thanks! I agree with the Brushed Gold, Silver and Copper!!! I have a stash of all of them that I’m hoarding! lol!

  4. Connie says

    May 13, 2019 at 4:47 pm

    Thanks so much!!!

  5. Vicki says

    May 13, 2019 at 4:58 pm

    My LaaTree is 18 years old, one of the first stamp sets I bought, thought it would be a very useful one and who knew it was going to be my go to stamp set. I use it over and over all year long. Congratulations on your achievement 😀

  6. Connie says

    May 13, 2019 at 5:19 pm

    Funny, I haven’t used it in a long while! Thanks!

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Use HOST CODE: SW7NGG27


Ice cream, ice cream, we all scream for ice cream!  And, of course, popsicles, too!  For our latest Collection of tutorials, we are using the Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set and Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch!  You’ll get SIX unique tutorials that include four cards (one a special fold), a treat box and a special 3D favor!   See more details HERE!

 

Stampin’ Up!’s FLOWERING CACTUS PRODUCT MEDLEY is a GREAT value and everywhere you look, cacti are featured as part of home décor!  We loved the whimsical cactus images and “punny” greetings in the stamp set, so just had to use it for our next Collection!  The Flowering Cactus Product Medley kit comes with stamps, dies, designer paper, felt flowers, and two colors of linen thread, everything you need to make it EASY to create!  You’ll get FOUR unique tutorials that include three cards (one a special fold), and a fun organizing project! See more details HERE!


Connie Babbert
Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator
Lewis Center, OH
614-371-8484

 

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