Birthday Wishes - Stampin' Up!® 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar

  I treated myself to the 12 Day of Crafting Advent Calendar and I started opening it on December 1 and I plan to (if I remember) open a new door every other day to make it last until Christmas.  I won't show the products themselves so I don't spoil the surprise for others but I will be showing some projects made with the products.  The Advent Calendar is currently on the Last Chance list if you still want to order it! I used the stamp set that came with the calendar along with a few dies for this card that plays along with the Global Design Project color challenge.  

  I used Cloud Cover for the card base, then added a layer of Basic White.  Using the challenge colors: Cloud Cover, Lost Lagoon and Highland Heather and some one inch wide strips and stamped some of the images on them to make a nice background for the focal point flower.

  The flower is stamped off Highland Heather and a few Lost Lagoon die cut leaves.  I bulked up the flower by adding it to a Perennial Postage die cut as well as another larger square.  

  The sentiment is stamped in Lost Lagoon under the bands of cardstock.  A few retired Riverside Irregular Pearls are added to the top corner.  They have just the right colors for this palette even though my photo gives them an orange hue!

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

Stamps: 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar stamp set

Ink: Cloud Cover, Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather

Paper: Cloud Cover, Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather, Basic White

Accessories: Perennial Postage dies, dimensionals, 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar dies, Riverside Irregular Pearls (retired)

Simple Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

   Since I had my Christmas Tags & More DSP out from my card yesterday I wanted to use up a few more scraps and play along with the Paper Players tic tac toe challenge and I'm getting it in just under wire. I decided to use the right hand down column which is "white, Christmas, die cuts".

So for the white element I used a Basic White card base along with the white in the DSP pattern and the white embossing on the tree.  And since this is clean and simple card I could say I have lots of "white space" as well.

 The Christmas part is self explanatory here but I used the Wishing You Joy stamp set for the sentiment and the Ornamental Christmas stamp set for the tree.  

  After die cutting the tree I popped it up on dimensionals and then loaded it up with ornaments which are the Traditional Sparkling Sequins embellishments.  A glimmer paper star tops the tree for the final touch.

  I liked how the first one turned out so much that I made a second and switched the colors of the ornaments and star for a bit of variety.

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

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas (Online Exclusive), Wishing You Joy

Ink: Memento Black, Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Garden Green, Christmas Tags & More DSP, Red Glimmer paper (retired), Gold Glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive), white embossing folder, A Little Cheer punch pack (star), dimensionals, Traditional Sparkling Sequins

Easy Layered Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Christmas Tags & More DSP

  As I'm getting to the end of my Christmas card making season I'm trying to use up some bits and pieces of DSP and the As You See It Challenge has a perfect layout (and challenge title!) for it!  The layout is great for adding some layers and different patterns and I made it even easier by using the Christmas Tags & More DSP.

  I challenged myself a bit to use pieces of DSP and cardstock that were already about the size the sketch called for so I didn't have to cut anything new.

  I started with a Garden Green card base, then a layer of the Christmas Tags & More DSP in a mistletoe leaf pattern.  Next I added a piece of Soft Sea Foam that I embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder and a happy accident that the embossing pattern matches the pattern on the ornament.  Totally not planned but sometimes things come together just right!

  For the next layer of the sketch I cut a Stylish Shape square from Basic White scrap as a place to frame out the ornament which I fussy cut from the DSP.  I popped the ornament on dimensionals and then added a bakers twine Crumb Cake bow and hanging string.  Four Garden Green Dear Dots are added to the corners of the square for a simple detail.

  Finally the sentiment from Wishing You Joy stamp set is stamped in Versamark on Basic Black and embossed in white.  It's popped to the side of ornament on dimensionals.

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

Stamps: Wishing You Joy

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Garden Green, Soft Sea Foam, Basic White, Christmas Tags & More DSP, Basic Black

Accessories: Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Crumb Cake baker's twine, white embossing powder, Dear Dots embellishments

Snowflake Joy - Stampin' Up!® Snowy Delights Dies

 I'm waiting on the photos that I'm putting in my Christmas cards this year so I've got a bit more time to make a few more.  The CAS on Sunday challenge has an easy one this week; Christmas!  This one was so easy that I made 2 while I had the supplies out.  A sparkly snowflake is always a good choice for this time of year!

  I started with a Basic White thick card base, then a layer of Basic White that is slightly smaller than the card front.  I lightly blended a bit of Secret Sea ink onto the card front for just a hint of color.

  The snowflake is cut out of Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper with the Snowy Delights dies and is popped on the card with dimensionals.  I put the dimensionals in a line in the middle of the snowflake so they couldn't be seen once I put the sentiment on.

 The sentiment is from Wishing You Joy stamp set and I used Secret Sea ink and added a bit of silver ribbon behind it for even more sparkle.

  I love this design so much I might have to go back and make a few more with the other 2 colors of Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper!

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

Stamps: Wishing You Joy

Ink: Secret Sea

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Snowy Delights dies, dimensionals, silver ribbon (retired)

Christmas Tree Trio - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

   I'm using the Inspired By challenge today for this Christmas card.  This one caught my eye for two reasons, the colors and the shape of the tree.  The colors are nice and bold and the shape of the tree in the inspiration photo looked like one of the trees in the Ornamental Christmas stamp set.  

  I started with a textured background with a piece of Basic White embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder.  

  The trees were die cut in Poppy Parade, Secret Sea, and Shaded Spruce.  I wanted each one to look different so I used the snowflake and leaf stamp from the A Little Cheer stamp set for the Poppy Parade and Shaded Spruce trees.

  For the Secret Sea tree I embossed lines in gold using the stamp from Ornamental Christmas.  I added a punch gold Glimmer Paper star on the top and popped the whole tree up on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is stamped in Versamark and embossed in gold. I flagged the ends then popped it on dimensionals.

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Stamps: A Little Cheer (Online Exclusive), Ornamental Christmas (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Poppy Parade, Versamark, Shaded Spruce

Paper: Basic White, Poppy Parade, Secret Sea, Shaded Spruce, Gold Glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Soft Waves embossing folder, Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive), gold embossing powder, dimensionals, A Little Cheer punch pack (star)

Love You Bear - Stampin' Up!® Valentine Kisses

 I've had the Online Exclusive Valentine Kisses bundle for a bit of time already and it hasn't seen any ink until this card!  I needed to make a card using the color combo that I challenged my customer with this past week.  These are definitely not traditional Valentine's Day colors but I think they look pretty good for a 'love you' card nonetheless!

  I started with some Floral Delight DSP for the top and bottom of the card front.  I added a narrow strip of Pumpkin Pie embossed with the tiny sentiment from the Banner Sayings stamp set.

  The bear is stamped in Memento Black and then I added a bird to each shoulder.  The images are colored in with Stampin' Blends and then the panel is popped on dimensionals.

  After these pieces were all adhered I though the middle needed something more so I cut a few of the scalloped trips in Basic White and added them below the sentiment strip.  Luckily the dimensionals on the bear panel weren't in the way and I could tuck the scallops underneath.

  I added 2 retired Faux Glass Dots in Pumpkin Pie to finish off the details.

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

Stamps: Valentine Kisses (Online Exclusive), Banner Sayings (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black, Versamark

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Daffodil Delight light & dark, Pumpkin Pie light & dark

Paper: Floral Delight DSP, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: white embossing powder, Valentine Kisses dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Faux Glass Dots (retired)

Lagoon Sympathy - Stampin' Up!® Gathering Moments

  I've recently used up all of my sympathy card stash and it's time to restock before I need more.  Making sympathy cards on demand is not my favorite so I like to have a few on hand that I can just send out.  The Inspire. Create Challenge has a monochrome challenge this time around and I always think that's a nice way to keep sympathy cards simple and focused.

  I started with a piece of Peaceful Garden DSP in a Lost Lagoon pattern and then added a strip of Lost Lagoon card stock stamped with the crosshatch pattern stamp in the Gathering Moments stamp set.

  The sentiment is from the Right Words stamp set and is stamped in you guessed it, Lost Lagoon.  I used a Textured Notes die to cut the Basic White panel for some subtle detail around the edge.  I stamped some of the leaves and berries from the Gathering Moments set and added them at the top and bottom of the sentiment panel.

  I sprinkled a few small adhesive pearls around the leaves for a tiny bit of detail.

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Stamps: The Right Words (Online Exclusive), Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Lost Lagoon

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Peaceful Garden DSP

Accessories: Textured Notes dies, Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusives), dimensionals, adhesive pearls (retired)

Patterned Christmas Trees - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas Dies

   A few weeks back I made a stack of this Christmas card design and then never got around to posting it as seems more and more the case with  me lately!  I think the time change earlier in the month has thrown off my timing for taking photos and that has just kind of backed up everything else.  And then with a few days out of town, prepping for a class and the Thanksgiving holiday I've just been off schedule all month! Hoping to get back to more regular posting starting today!

  I was inspired by the closed challenge at SUO Challenges from a few weeks ago.  I loved the colors and pulled the idea of the trees from their inspiration photo.  

  I started with a Basic White thick card base then a Mossy Meadow Textured Notes die cut.  That is topped with a Basic White panel embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.

  The trees are simply cut using the 2 tree shapes in the Ornamental Christmas dies.  I went through all of my Designer Series Papers and pulled out patterns in the 3 colors and just layered them on the card front with the Mossy Meadow tree popped on dimensionals.  

  A Gold Glimmer paper star tops the center tree and the sentiment from Wishing You Joy is stamped on a narrow strip and is popped on dimensionals.

  The final embellishments are the Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo dots on the sides of the sentiment.

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Stamps: Wishing You Well

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Mossy Meadow, Friends of the Ocean DSP (retired), Flowers & More DSP (retired), Timeless Plaid DSP, Gold Glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Ornamental Christmas Dies (Online Exclusive), Beautiful Pattern embossing folder (Online Exclusive), Textured Notes dies, dimensionals, retired dots, 

Modern Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

   The Modern Christmas Specialty DSP is the star of the show on today's card!  I know I've said it before but I love the bold black and gold designs and I wanted to design a class card that used as many patterns as I could.  If you still need to make a number of cards to mail out this is a great one that isn't too fussy!

 It starts with a Basic White thick card base and then a piece of the Modern Christmas DSP in a gold foil star pattern goes across the bottom of the card front.

  Next, using several sizes of circle punches (circle dies can be used as well) a variety of patterns and sizes are punched out and layered across the top edge of the star DSP.

  

  The ornament on the front is die cut so it's 2 layers and opens like a tag.  It's embellished with gold foil accents and the sentiment.

  The tag element is easy to make.  Just fold a piece of Basic White in half so that it is big enough for the die and line up the die just off the folded edge of cardstock so that instead of cutting 2 shapes you get one with a connected edge. Cut with your die cutter as usual.  I would suggest using a sticky note or painters tape to hold it so it doesn't move.

  You can use this same technique to create gift tags as well.

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

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Gold Foil, Modern Christmas Specialty DSP

Accessories: Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, circle punches or dies, Black & Gold Baker's twine (Online Exclusive)

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Snowy Cabin - Stampin' Up!® Woodland Scenery

   My local stampers got inky last week at class with a fun night sky/snowy cabin card.  We had fun using blending brushes, paint pens and a tiny bit of fussy cutting to bring this scene to life. They were a little leery at first but they trusted the process (and themselves) and created one of a kind winter skies.  The Woodland Scenery stamp set is so cute and I've loved working with it for my Christmas cards this year.

  I was inspired to design this card after seeing this card from Michelle Zindorf who is a master at ink blending and brayering.  I changed up the layout and colors but the techniques are all hers and the end results are so cute!

  This one starts with a piece of Lights of Aurora DSP on the card base front to add even more "winter night sky feel" to the card.  The scene is built upon a Textured Notes die panel in Basic White.  I wanted a bit of detail to frame out the scene.  It's backed with a slightly larger piece of Basic White.

  I used Highland Heather, Azure Afternoon and Gorgeous Grape for the sky.  The trees and sentiment are stamped in Blackberry Bliss.  The cabin, smoke and sled are stamped in Secret Sea.  The cabin is the only piece that is fussy cut

  The snow is just 3 different sizes of white Posca markers dotted over the inked sky.  I used the fine tip marker to add detail to the stamped smoke as well. Lemon Lolly light Blends marker is used to color the cabin window for a nice cheery glow.

  A few Purple Fine Shimmer Gems are added to the sky for a final detail.  And I think this would be a great Happy New year card with a quick change of sentiment too!

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

Stamps: Woodland Scenery, Wishing You Joy

Ink: Highland Heather, Azure Afternoon, Gorgeous Grape, Blackberry Bliss, Secret Sea

Blends: Lemon Lolly light

Paper: Lights of Aurora DSP, Basic White

Accessories: blending brushes, Textured Notes dies, dimensionals, Posca paint markers, Purple Fine Shimmer Gems

Tiger Stripe Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Along These Lines

   The CAS Colours & Sketches challenge team is back with a new clean and simple challenge.  We have a sketch this time with a fun little curved element and I can't wait to see how you all interpret it on your card! 

  

I decided that the Along These Lines stamp set would be perfect for that curve and pulled out the only stamp I haven't used yet in the set; the tiger.  The lounging vibe of this tiger works well with the curve and I just moved the sentiment over a bit but I think you can see the sketch nonetheless.

  The bold DSP (from the Modern Christmas DSP) normally wouldn't be something I pull out for a CAS card but since it kind of goes with the tiger stripe and it's on less than half the card I think it works.

  I used a blending brush to add Timid Tiger (see the theme here??) ink to my fussy cut image and curved the Simply Said sentiment to follow the lines.

  Check out what the CAS Colours & Sketches team has done with this challenge and then play along and share your card in the gallery!

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

Stamps: Along These Lines, Simply Said

Ink: Memento Black, Timid Tiger

Paper: Basic White, Modern Christmas DSP, Timid Tiger (card base, not visible)

Accessories: blending brush

Christmas Mail Gift Card Holder - Stampin' Up!® Jolly Delivery

 This card starts all the way back in August at the demonstrator preorder for the Sept.-Dec, mini catalog.  I ordered the Jolly Delivery bundle mostly because of the treat box die that was included because I knew it would be great for making treat packaging but also for gift cards.  Imagine my disappointment when I realized the box was actually too small for a gift card.  Cue the sad trombone noise lol!  Anyway I knew that I could probably figure out how to alter the box to fit a gift card but I just kept putting it off.  Never fear though, there are always way more organized demos than me who are gracious enough to share their "how to's" and that's what happened here!  Thanks to Liz Shannon at Ready Set Demo for sharing how she altered the treat box to make it fit a gift card!

  My stampers made this design at class last week and I taught them Liz's alteration for the gift card holder.  The base of the card is Pool Party, then a layer of Garden Green embossed with the Traditional Wreath embossing folder.  The raised image is highlighted with Garden Green ink and a blending brush.

A bit of North Pole Delivery DSP and Poppy Parade cardstock go across the middle of the card. 

  

  The mailbox and sentiment are stamped on a Stylish Shape circle.  The dog is stamped and die cut and it and the mailbox are colored in with watercolor pencils and a blender pen.  A bit of retired Pool Party ribbon accents the edge of the circle.  A few Peppermint embellishments are added to finish the details on the front.

 The real magic on this card is inside.  After die cutting, stamping and altering the treat box we ended up with a sweet little envelope pouch as a gift card holder.

 Altering the box die cut isn't hard at all and it's really just folding the flaps on some of the score lines and not others as well as just changing the placement for the die cut for the closure tab.  Watch Liz's video (linked above) for all the details.

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

Stamps: Jolly Delivery

Ink: Memento Black, Poppy Parade, Garden Green

Paper: Pool Party, Garden Green, Basic White, Poppy Parade, North Pole Delivery DSP

Accessories: Jolly Delivery Dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Peppermint embellishments, Pool Party ribbon (retired), watercolor pencils, blender pen 

Jolly Bear Partial Die Cut - Stampin' Up!® Jolly Delivery

   I'm sharing a fun card with a great technique today.  I used the partial die cut technique on this Christmas card and it's such a great way to show off a die cut such as the bear in the Jolly Delivery stamp set.

  I used the North Pole Delivery DSP for the background and kept to a classic red and green Christmas color combo.

  Check out the video and learn how to do partial die cutting and give your own Christmas cards that wow! factor!

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

Stamps: Jolly Delivery

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Poppy Parade light & dark, Granny Apple Green dark, Shaded Spruce dark, Pecan Pie dark, Medium Neutrals

Paper: Very Vanilla, North Pole Delivery DSP, Poppy Parade, Garden Green

Accessories: Jolly Delivery dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Garden Green baker's twine (retired), Traditional Sparkling Sequins

Golden Christmas - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

   My card today is a bunch of orphaned card parts that didn't work out from other projects but I put them together and I ended up with a half decent card!  

  The Pool Party card base and Shaded Spruce panel embossed with the Traditional Wreath embossing folder were extra parts from this card and then the colors are from bits and pieces I was playing around with while designing this card that ended up not being used.

  The embossed panel has a Real Red sheer ribbon/fork bow ties around the center and all the other pieces are added over the top of it.  The gold embossed tree is from Ornamental Christmas. The gifts are from the A Little Cheer stamp set and the sentiment is from Wishing You Joy.

  The berries around the wreath are highlighted with Gold Wink of Stella and a few Traditional Sparkling Sequins in Real Red add even more festive sparkle!

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

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas(Online Exclusive), Wishing You Joy, A Little Cheer

Ink: Versamark, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party , Real Red

Paper: Pool Party, Shaded Spruce, Basic White

Accessories: Traditional Wreath embossing folder, gold embossing powder, Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive), circle punch, Gold Wink of Stella, dimensionals, Traditional Sparkling Sequins, Real Red sheer ribbon (retired)

Easy Peaceful Christmas - Stampin Up!® Peaceful Garden DSP

 

  The New at SU blog hop team is back with another great (and timely) group of projects!  We have Stampin' Up!® demos from around the world sharing the theme of "Simply Christmas" this month!  If you find yourself behind in your Christmas preparations we've got some great, easy ideas to get you on your creative way!  You can hop all the way through with us by following the links at the bottom of my post!

  I always need a lot of Christmas cards and as I get closer to having to actually get them in the mail I always find that I need a few more. An easy way to make a stack of cards in no time at all is to cut some of the paper at the same time and let the DSP do all the work!  I'm using the Peaceful Garden DSP and there is minimal stamping to keep the project moving along.

  You can check out the below video I made a few years ago about how to cut the DSP to make the easy background for 3 cards.  This is a tried and true technique that I go back to year after year.  I kept my first card very simple with a sentiment from the Wishing You Joy stamp set on a Traditional Labels die cut and some ribbon and Drusy embellishments.  

 If you wanted to step up the basic card a little bit but keep the same DSP background you could add a Snowy Delights snowflake die cut behind the label.  

  And finally if you still wanted easy but maybe a bit more 'wow' you could add just a little more!  On this last card I embossed the sentiment in white, changed the label color (but still the same label die), added another snowflake but in vellum cardstock and upgraded the ribbon to Misty Moonlight Silver Edged ribbon.

  All in all this is a very simple set of cards to get you well on your way to being ready for Christmas!  Check out the rest of the New at SU! team for their fantastic ideas for "Simply Christmas" by following the links below!

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

Stamps: Wishing You Joy

Ink: Secret Sea, Versamark

Paper: Peaceful Garden DSP, Basic White, Vellum, Misty Moonlight

Accessories: Traditional Labels dies, Snowy Delights dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Secret Sea Faux Linen ribbon, Misty Moonlight Silver Edged ribbon, Drusy adhesive-back embellishments

Snowy Shoebox Swap - Stampin' Up!® Snowy Delights

   A few weeks back I hosted a shoebox swap and lunch for my team because it's always a great thing to get together with stampy friends.  We had a good time stamping and laughing and chatting and I've already scheduled the next one for January. You have time to join my team and come stamp with us just saying!  I realized that while I shared all of the cards we made on my Instagram stories back then I never shared my card with details.  And seeing how we are getting closer to Christmas I thought you might like some more ideas!

  I used some of the Christmas sets that have been out for a while and I also used a new stamp that came out with the November Online Exclusives.  The Lasting Linen stamp is a beautiful background stamp to add "texture" to your cardstock using ink!  I love it!

  I started with a Misty Moonlight card base.  A layer of Cloud Cover is stamped with the Lasting Linen background using Pool Party ink since we don't have full size Cloud Cover ink pads.  Then I stamped the big snowflake from the Snowy Delights stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink in each corner.

  The Traditional Label die set was used to cut a Basic White label and the "merry" and "wishes" are stamped in Misty Moonlight ink at the top and bottom.  You can find all the sentiments in the Traditional Labels stamp set.  Before adhering the label a bit of Misty Moonlight silver edged ribbon is looped behind it.  You could swap out the Christmas sentiment for a Happy New Year one or even a birthday sentiment for a winter birthday.  

  The big "Christmas" is stamped in Versamark on a strip of Misty Moonlight and embossed in silver before being popped on dimensionals in the space between the other words.

  I dug around in my retired embellishments and found these white adhesive sequins so I added a few to finish off the details on this card.

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

Stamps: Lasting Linen (Online Exclusive), Snowy Delights, Traditional Labels

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Pool Party, Versamark

Paper: Misty Moonlight, Cloud Cover, Basic White

Accessories: Traditional Label dies, silver embossing powder, dimensionals, Misty Moonlight silver edged ribbon, white sequins (retired)

Note of Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Just a Note

   Before I get too deep into Christmas I better get some of these last fall cards shared!  I designed this card for my customer thank you's for October and it also uses a color combination that I challenged my customers to use on my private customer Facebook page.  The Gathering Moments stamp set is perfect for adding some cute seasonal accents to the the Just a Note panel with the fun notebook paper look.

  I started with a Basic White thick card base and then used the Textured Notes dies to cut a panel of Wildflower Birthday DSP (on sale now!).  Next I stamped the paper lines and then die cut the panel.  The sentiment is stamped in Pecan Pie and is in a new set called Banner Sayings.  It has a coordinating banner punch which is fantastic if you're not a fan of doing flagged ends yourself!

  The little fall images are stamped in Pecan Pie, Calypso Coral and Peach Pie and after they are die cut are added to opposite corners of the notebook paper.  

  A bakers twine bow and some faceted gems finish off this sweet thank you card.

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

Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusive), Just a Note (Online Exclusive), Banner Sayings (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pecan Pie, Peach Pie, Calypso Coral

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Wildflower Birthday DSP

Accessories: Textured Notes dies, Gathering Moments dies (Online Exclusive), Just a Note dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, bakers twine, faceted gems (retired)

Polar Bear Patchwork - Stampin' Up!® Jolly Delivery

   It seems that just a few days off of my regular stamping routine really throws a wrench in my blogging!  Last week I was out of town for a few days, then the weekend was filled with non-stamping activities and here I am just now getting around to sharing a card my stampers made last month at class!  We used the adorable Jolly Delivery stamp set and paired it with the Peaceful Garden DSP for a sweet patchwork  Christmas card!

  This one starts with a Misty Moonlight base, then a layer of Basic White then the Peaceful Garden DSP in various sizes.

  Measurements starting at the top left going clockwise:

2 2/3" x 1 3/4"

1 1/2" x 2 1/4" (Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper)

2 1/4" 2 1/4"

2 3/4" x 2"

This is a great background to use with any DSP especially if you have a lot of coordinating ones that are smaller scraps.  Use up every last bit!

  Next is a Cloud Cover label die cut with the Traditional Labels dies and embossed with the new Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.

The bear is stamped in Memento black and then die cut.  The gifts are colored in with Stampin' Blends and then the bear is popped on dimensionals on top of the label.

  The sentiment is stamped and die cut with another one of the Traditional Labels dies.  The embellishments are added at the end with a Drusy Adhesive-backed embellishment and a bit of Misty Moonlight & Silver Edged Ribbon.

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

Stamps: Jolly Delivery

Ink: Memento Black

Blends: Misty Moonlight light, Secret Sea dark, Cloud Cover light & dark, Basic Black dark

Paper: Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Cloud Cover, Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Jolly Delivery dies, Traditional Labels dies, dimensionals, Drusy Embellishments, Misty Moonlight & Silver edged ribbon

CAS Gold Star Noel - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas Dies

   Today is new challenge day over at CAS Colours & Sketches and this time we've got a color (or colour!) combo for you to try your hand at while keeping your design clean and simple!  I thought they were perfect for a Christmas card but I'm super excited to see what you come up!

 As soon as I saw the combo I knew for sure I was going to try for a Christmas card because I really need to make a lot more at this point and that will probably be my main focus for a few more weeks!  I let the gorgeous star die from the Ornamental Christmas die set do all the work for this design!

  I started with a Basic White card base then layered a piece of retired Textured 12x12 Shimmer paper in Shaded Spruce with a piece of retired Real Red Glimmer paper.

  The gold foil star comes next and is popped with dimensionals and then the sentiment from Wishing You Joy stamp set stamped in Shaded Spruce and fussy cut.  

  Clean and simple it is!  Don't forget to head over to CAS Colours & Sketches to get inspired by the rest of the design team and then share your creation in the gallery!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Wishing You Joy

Ink: Shaded Spruce

Paper: Gold Foil, Basic White thick, Textured 12x12 Shimmer paper (retired), Real Red Glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals

Jolly Christmas Tree - Stampin' Up!® Ornamental Christmas

   It's always fun to take a stamp set in a completely different direction from what may be shown in a catalog or online samples.  I've used the Ornamental Christmas bundle in a bunch of different ways and I love the black and gold look of the Modern Christmas DSP that coordinates with this bundle but I went in the opposite direction with today's card!  It is bright and colorful and gives a more playful vibe in this design!

  I started off with a background of Basic White embossed with the Traditional Wreath embossing folder. Then I created my own striped panel by pulling out some narrow scraps of Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green, Azure Afternoon and adhering them to a panel of Basic White.  I varied the widths in between each strip on purpose so I didn't have to be super precise.  I backed this panel with a piece of Azure Afternoon and wrapped a bit of retired ribbon around it and then popped the whole thing on the card front with dimensionals.

  The tree is stamped in Versamark onto Granny Apple Green then embossed in white.  Once it was die cut I added it to a Stylish Shape circle with dimensionals and added that to the card front.  A smaller circle die cut is used for the sentiment which is stamped in Azure Afternoon.

  Finally I decorated the tree with some retired Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs which worked perfectly as ornaments!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Versamark, Azure Afternoon

Paper: Basic White, Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green, Azure Afternoon

Accessories: Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive), Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Traditional Wreath embossing folder, white embossing powder, seam binding ribbon (retired), Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs (retired)

Framed Christmas Tree - Stampin' Up! Ornamental Christmas

  I've been away from the stamp room the last few days on a trip out of state for college tours with my youngest so I don't have anything new to share but I do have a card that my local stampers got to make at my last class.  They loved learning the partial die cut technique and it seemed pretty popular when I shared it in a few videos as well.

  I love the dramatic look of the black, white and gold of the Modern Christmas DSP so I designed the card to highlight the die cutting technique and also the paper.  This one starts with a Basic White thick card base and then a wide strip of Basic Black cardstock.  Next is a panel of the DSP.

  The Christmas tree is stamped in Versamark on a Basic Black rectangle.  It's positioned just up and to the right from center leaving about an inch at the bottom.  After embossing it in gold it's time to do the die cutting!

  The trick is really easy to get a partial die cut!  All you do is position the tree die around the image as usual and then you out the top cutting plate on but don't cover the whole image.  For this example the top cutting plate covers the top of the tree down to the lower branches and leaves the trunk uncovered.  Now when you put the sandwich through the die cutter everything cuts but the part that is uncovered by the top plate so the die doesn't get pressed down to finish the whole outline.  So easy.

  The next part that really elevates the look is using the second largest square die in the Stylish Shapes die set.  Gently slide the square die behind the partially die cut Christmas tree making sure to align it evenly to create a nice frame behind the tree.  Now just run it through the die cutter as you usually would. I used a lot of dimensionals to adhere this panel to make sure nothing sagged and the window was supported.

Measurements for the parts are as follows from back to front:

black vertical band - 2 1/2" x 5 1/2"

DSP - 3 3/4" x 4 3/4"

black panel for tree - 3 1/4" x 4 1/4"

sentiment - 3 1/2" x 1/2"

  You can see this all come together in this quick video and it also shows one of the other patterns from the Modern Christmas DSP.

  The rest of the card is just the gold foil stars, embossed sentiment and a bit of white and gold twine tied in a bow for the top of the tree.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic Black, Modern Christmas DSP (Online Exclusive), Gold Foil, Basic White

Accessories: Gold embossing powder, Ornamental Christmas dies (Online Exclusive), Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, white and gold twine, 

A Little Cheer Wreath - Stampin' Up!® A Little Cheer

   Last week on my Facebook Live I made this sweet wreath card using the Traditional Wreath embossing folder and the A Little Cheer stamp and punch bundle.  It was a fun card to put together and I love how the little Christmas images look on the wreath!  And the colors are fab too if I do say so myself!

 I've linked the video below if you'd like to see how this card comes together.  I share some tips and tricks that might come in handy for your own stamping.

 The gold accents add even more festive spirit to this card!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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

Stamps: A Little Cheer (Online Exclusive), Wishing You Joy

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Pool Party, Shy Shamrock, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade

Paper: Pool Party, Shaded Spruce, Basic White

Accessories: A Little Cheer mini punch pack (Online Exclusive), Traditional Wreath embossing folder, dimensionals, gold Wink of Stella, Low Profile Dots, gold twine (retired)