Non-Traditional Evergreens - Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreens

   I used the awesome colors from the Color Throwdown challenge for this non-traditional Christmas card.  The trees are traditional but I think the bright colors lean toward non.  It was a quick card and I love how it turned out!

  I embossed a piece of Basic White with the Painted Trees embossing folder and then stamped the trees from Peaceful Evergreens in the challenge colors.  I die cut them and then adhered them to the card front just off center.

  Using a scrap of Shy Shamrock Bordered ribbon I anchored the sentiment which is stamped in Basic Gray which is a softer alternative to black as a neutral.  The sentiment is cut out with one of the labels in the Unbounded Love die set.

The other embellishment on this card are the "ornaments" on the Shy Shamrock tree which are 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer gems in Pretty in Pink.

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  All of the current items used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available starting September 4, 2024.

Stamps: Peaceful Evergreens*, Peaceful Season*

Ink: Shy Shamrock, Lemon Lolly, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Basic White

Accessories: Peaceful Evergreens dies*, Unbounded Love dies, Painted Trees embossing folder*, Bordered ribbon, 2024-2025 In Color Shimmer gems, dimensionals

Christmas Stripes - Stampin' Up! More Than Autumn

  I was inspired by 2 different challenges to whip up this card this afternoon.  The first is the layout over at Freshly Made Sketches which I turned (because the elements I wanted to use just worked better in landscape) and the theme of stripes or spots from The Paper Players.  This inspiration brought me to making a Christmas card combining several new products which will be released for customers on Wednesday September 4.

  As soon as I saw "stripes" I thought of this fun candy cane like pattern from the Sentimental Christmas DSP.  I added a small scallop down the edge using the retired Basic Borders dies and then adhered it to a Shaded Spruce card base.

  I added some retired Shaded Spruce and gold ribbon behind a Basic Gray oval.  The fun cup from the More Than Autumn bundle is stamped in red, the cuff is stamped again in Shaded Spruce and paper pieced to the cup and the whipped cream is stamped off once Basic Beige.  That is all popped up with dimensionals on the the oval.  A small candy cane is added to the cuff and is also popped on dimensionals.

  The awesome sentiment is made using Peaceful Season dies and layering the red over the white outline.  Again using dimensionals to adhere it.  The "in the air" part of the sentiment is stamped in Shaded Spruce and then trimmed down to fit.

  I sprinkled some gold sequins around the card and then added some clear Wink of Stella highlights on the whipped cream and small candy cane.

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available to purchase starting September 4, 2024.

 Stamps: More Than Autumn*, Peaceful Season*

Ink: Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Basic Beige

Paper: Shaded Spruce, Real Red, Basic Beige, Basic White, Sentimental Christmas DSP*

Accessories: More Than Autumn dies*, Peaceful Season dies*, dimensionals, gold sequins, ribbon (retired), Basic Borders dies (retired), oval dies (retired)

Hello Apple Season - Stampin' Up! More Than Autumn

   While the weather continues to be decidedly 'not fall', card making for the change of seasons is in full swing.  I designed this apple themed card for my last class to give my stampers a sneak peek of the upcoming new bundle More Than Autumn.  

  I love some hot apple cider on chilly fall days and the More Than Autumn bundle is just adorable for drink themed cards.  I pulled together what I thought was a great autumn color combo and got to work!

  The base is Copper Clay and then we used 3 panels to create the background.  The top is Cherry Cobbler which is stamped with the same color of ink using the 'apple' word stamp.  The middle panel is Garden Green embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder (coming soon!) and the bottom panel is Copper Clay stamped with the 'cider' word stamp in the same color in.  A trick to get panels like this lined up perfectly is to mount them on a piece of cardstock- we used Very Vanilla- and then trim the edges making sure every thing is squared off.

  We used the Spotlight on Nature dies to cut a Very Vanilla circle and then added the other elements.  The cut is stamped in Copper Clay on Basic Beige, and then the cuff is also stamped in Copper Clay on a small piece of Country Lace DSP and fussy cut for some easy paper piecing.  The apple is stamped then colored in, die cut and popped on a mini dimensional on the cup.  We also added a little cinnamon stick peeking out of the top of the cup.

  Hello is stamped in Garden Green right on the circle and then the "apple season" is die cut in Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Pro tip- use adhesive sheets with the cardstock when die cutting the word dies in the More Than Autumn set, it will make it so easy to adhere them to your card front.  Skip trying to get glue on the skinny letters!

  A Garden Green linen thread bow and some Earth Tones Shimmer Gems are the final details to finishing up this fun card!

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  All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available starting September 4, 2024.

Stamps: More Than Autumn*

Ink: Copper Clay, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green

Paper: Copper Clay, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Basic Beige, Country Lace DSP

Accessories: More Than Autumn dies*, Earth Tones Shimmer Gems*, Forever Plaid embossing folder*, Natural Tones linen thread*, dimensionals, Spotlight on Nature dies, adhesive sheets

Blackberry Leaves Birthday - Stampin' Up! Leaf Collection

 My stampers got a bit inky, literally, at my last class with a fun water coloring background.  Some great fall colors and a big background stamp come together for bold birthday card.

  This design starts with a Blackberry Bliss card base.  To make the one of a kind background, because no 2 will look exactly alike no matter how many you make, you just need a water painter and some ink refills.  We used Wild Wheat, Moody Mauve and Blackberry Bliss.  We prepped the watercolor paper by spraying it with water first then added the colors one at a time in random splotches until it was all filled in.  Using a heat tool the panel is dried and then more color was added if wanted/needed then dried again.

  The big Leaf Collection background stamp is stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink onto the watercolored panel.  The sentiment from Sweetly Scripted is stamped on watercolor paper in Moody Mauve ink and backed with a strip of Wild Wheat.

  A few punched leaves using the Bough punch are adhered to the back of the sentiment before it's popped on dimensionals. A few Purple Fine Shimmer gems are added for a bit of sparkle.

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All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Leaf Collection, Sweetly Scripted (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Moody Mauve, Wild Wheat

Paper: Blackberry Bliss, Watercolor paper, Wild Wheat, Moody Mauve

Accessories: Bough punch, dimensionals, Purple Fine Shimmer gems

Season of Fun - Stampin' Up! Reindeer Fun

 Every other Thursday I'm sharing a stamping challenge with my customers on our group Facebook page and today is a new challenge!  I'm alternating between layouts and colors and today we have a layout to be inspired by!  If you're a customer of mine and would like to be invited to the group please reach out (or become a customer and join the fun)!  I'm taking full advantage of challenges lately to get a jump on Christmas cards and I have another one to share today using the Reindeer Fun stamp set coming out on September 4.

  This one starts with a Garden Green base and then a large flagged piece of Reindeer Days DSP in a fun holly leaf and berry print.

  The little deer is stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto Basic White cardstock then I used a Pecan Pie watercolor pencil to color him in.  I added some Pool Party snow all around him as it looks like he is enjoying the first snow of the season!  I backed that panel with a piece of Pool Party cardstock.  

  The sentiment is one of the great ones from the Peaceful Season stamp set and I embossed it in white on a strip of Real Red, flagged the end and added a baker's twine bow.  It's adhered with dimensionals for a nice bit of pop.

On the opposite corner I added a pine tree that I used markers direct on the stamp to get the 3 different colors and then I added a bit of shading with a Garden Green watercolor pencil.  The tree is also popped up on dimensionals.

  I hope my customers have fun using this sketch on one of their projects.  It's so fun seeing everyone's take on the same prompt!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

 All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with * will be available starting September 4, 2024.

Stamps: Reindeer Fun*, Peaceful Season*

Ink: Pecan Pie, Versamark, Pool Party

Markers: Pecan Pie, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Garden Green, Pool Party, Real Red, Reindeer Days DSP*, Basic White

Accessories: watercolor pencils, white embossing powder, dimensionals, Real Red baker's twine*

Grateful Oak Leaves - Stampin' Up! Iconic Imagery

   My stampers have gotten some hands on time with the Online Exclusive Iconic Imagery stamp set at a recent class.  We were trying to channel some cooler fall weather with the autumn color palette and theme.  No such luck!  It's even hotter today than yesterday!  At least we have a head start on some seasonal cards!

  Crumb Cake is always a great base cardstock for fall cards and we used it here and stamped the open oak leaf on a diagonal in Cajun Craze ink.  The next layers is a piece of the Wood Texture Specialty paper that has Pecan Pie ink blended on.  If you blink while you're paging though the Annual Catalog you might miss this awesome textured paper!  It's on the bottom of page 100 and you get 2 12x12 sheets.  Leave them white or color them any color you want.  For only $5 a pack this is a great deal.  Think of all those scrapbooking titles cut out with this cool texture??  An obviously it's a great detail on a card.

  Next up is a piece of the Iconic Celebrations DSP cut with the label die that is in this bundle.  The sentiment is punch out of a piece of Very Vanilla with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch.  We used Pecan Pie ink for this mix and match sentiment.  The Iconic Imagery set has a great variety of sentiments so there is bound to be one that works for your project.

  Next a few of of the oak leaf outlines are stamped on to Very Vanilla and then filled in with Peach Pie ink.  A super easy 2 step stamp with great results.  Once the leaves were die cut as well as 2 little sprigs in Pecan Pie they are adhered on the card front with dimensionals and then one is added to the corner of the label along with the sprigs and a linen thread bow.

  The final touch are 2 Pecan Pie Ribboned Adhesive-Backed Dots on the sentiment label.

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All of the products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Iconic Imagery (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pecan Pie, Cajun Craze, Peach Pie

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Iconic Celebrations DSP (Online Exclusive), Wood Textures Specialty Paper

Accessories: Iconic Imagery dies (Online Exclusive), Heartfelt Hexagon punch, dimensionals, linen thread, Pecan Pie Ribboned Adhesive-Backed Dots (Online Exclusive)

Hello Birdy - Stampin' Up! Bird's Eye View

   It's been a hot minute since I used the Bird's Eye View stamp set but it was time to take a break from the Christmas cards since the temperatures are back up in the 90s this week.  Talk about a hot minute right??Sometimes it's hard to create 'Christmas' when it's this hot but these cool greens and blues on this card are soothing aren't they?  The prompt over at TGIF Challenges is to use the Full of Life DSP on your project.  The hardest part about using this DSP is trying to decide which pattern to use; they are all gorgeous!!  If you haven't gotten this one yet or you need another pack don't wait to order it as it's on sale until the end of August!  Woo-Hoo!

  The Full of Life DSP pattern that I chose was this nice green/blue color blocks which I thought would give me some great colors to use for my bird and leaves.  I used just a small piece of the 6x6 sheet and adhered it to the side of my Lost Lagoon card base. 

  The images are all stamped in Memento black ink on Basic White cardstock and I used Stampin' Blends markers to color everything in (colors listed below).  Then I fussy cut everything and arranged it on the card front using dimensionals to adhere it all.

  The sentiment from Simply Said stamp set is stamped in Memento on Pool Party cardstock and then cut out with one of the nice label dies in the Unbounded Love die set.  I added a little baker's twine bow and also colored over the bird's glasses with clear Wink of Stella which you can't see at all in the photo but is a cute touch.

  All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Bird's Eye View, Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Lemon Lolly light & dark, Pool Party light & dark, Shaded Spruce light, Granny Apple Green light, Lemon Lime Twist light

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Full of Life DSP, Pool Party

Accessories: Unbounded Love dies, dimensionals, baker's twine, Wink of Stella

Peaceful Joy - Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreens

   I just don't think to make square cards very often so it's fun when a challenge prompt has a square layout.  The Paper Players challenge is getting me out of my rectangle box with this fun sketch.  The Season of Elegance Suite will be available soon and you're going to want to the whole thing!  I used so many items from the suite on this card!

   I started with a square base in Crumb Cake.  I kept the size to 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" so that I could still use a regular A2 envelope and not have to make one to fit.  In keeping with the sketch I split the card front and used a piece of Season of Elegance DSP for one half leaving the other mostly blank with just a few gold stars stamped in the corner.  This DSP is gorgeous; each sheet better than the next.  The splashes of gold are elegant and the colors are rich.

  The large evergreen from the Peaceful Evergreens stamp set is stamped in Mossy Meadow onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  It's die cut and then an accent die in MossyMeadow is overlaid to give the tree some more dimensional.  This overlay piece works nicely as a layer of snow as well!

  A bit of Cherry Cobbler and gold satin ribbon is added to the back of the tree and then it's adhered to the card front with dimensionals.  

  To bring a bit more Cherry Cobbler to the card I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Season set in CC ink and then die cut it with the smaller label die in the Peaceful Season die set.  That is also popped on dimensionals.

  And now for some more gold!  I grabbed a scrap of gold glimmer paper (any gold metallic would work!) and cut a star for the top of the tree.  Some gold sequins from the Neutrals Adhesive-backed sequins pack are added to the tree as well.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available starting September 4, 2024.

 Stamps: Peaceful Evergreens*, Peaceful Season*

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, gold (retired)

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Season of Elegance DSP*, gold glimmer (retired)

Accessories: Peaceful Evergreen dies*, Peaceful Season dies*, Cherry Cobbler & Gold Satin Ribbon*, dimensionals, Neutrals Adhesive-backed sequin