Elegant Ornaments - Stampin' Up! All About Autumn DSP

  I designed today's card to show off the beautiful foil patterns on the All About Autumn DSP.  I was hoping that this paper would be available for a lot longer than it was but it's definiely too pretty not to use.  But for those of you lucky enough to have been able to order it you can CASE this one straight up and if you don't have this exact same paper it's a simple enough design that you can swap in whatever your favorite holiday DSP is.  I made these three cards with the Merry Bold & Bright DSP a few weeks ago.  The choice of paper changes the whole vibe!

  My stampers made this elegant design at my last class and some were planning to go home and make a few more Christmas cards with this design because it's so easy!

  We started with a Pretty Peacock base, then another piece of Pretty Peacock card stock is embossed with the Distressed Tile embossing folder for a gorgeous textured background.

  The 3 ornaments are die cut with 3 of the Stylish Shapes circle dies but any circle dies or punches would work too.  

  The "hangers" are the bulb base dies from the Merry & Bright die set.  We used the Oxidized Copper specialty paper to tie in with the copper patterns on the DSP.

  The 'merry' from the More Wishes stamp set is stamped in Pretty Peacock ink and then fussy cut and popped up on dimensionals.

 And finally the copper ribbon knots adhered with glue dots are the final details.  

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: More Wishes

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Very Vanilla, All About Autumn DSP, Oxidized Copper specialty paper

Accessories: Distressed Tile embossing folder, Stylish Shapes dies, Merry & Bright dies, copper ribbon, dimensionals

Gold Star Christmas - Stampin' Up! Stars at Night

     I held my last class of the year yesterday and of course did Christmas cards so all of my stampers could get a bit more inspiration for products in the Sept.-Dec. mini catalog which will be ending in just about a month.  The first project we did used the Stars at Night bundle.

 A little bit of heat embossing, dry embossing and great gold shimmer make this classic blue and gold Christmas card.

  The base is Night of Navy, then a piece of Balmy Blue embossed with the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder and stamped with little Balmy Blue stars.  Next are 2 pieces of the gorgeous Shining Brightly Specialty paper; one in a Very Vanilla/gold pattern and the other in a Night of Navy/gold pattern.

  The large star is stamped in Versamark onto Very Vanilla cardstock and then heat embossed in gold.  Once it was cut out a length of Night of Navy glittered ribbon is adhered to the back (I used glue dots) and then popped on the card front with dimensionals.

  The sentiment is stamped on a narrow piece of Very Vanilla and then popped with mini dimensionals across the front.

  You can't go wrong with stars or blue and gold for classic Christmas cards!

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Stars at Night

Ink: Versamark, Night of Navy, Balmy Blue

Paper: Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Very Vanilla, Shining Brightly Specialty DSP

Accessories: Stars at Night Hybrid embossing folder/dies, Night of Navy glittered ribbon, dimensionals

Gold & Red Wreath - Stampin' Up! Brightest Glow

   I'm back today with another wreath card.  This time in gold and red to play along with the Color Hues challenge.

  I just love layering the Wishes All Around sprig wreath.  Using 2 layers gives it a little more weight and using 2 different papers gives it more interest as well.  For this one I used Cherry Cobbler and Distressed gold paper.  I used a bit of Distressed Gold paper on the edges of the Basic White panel as well.

  The background is a piece of the Joy of Christmas DSP to carrying in some more red to the card.  Finally I embossed the joy from Brightest Glow stamps set on Real Red cardstock and cut it with a Stylish Shapes die.

  Gold cord and a few gold sequins finish the details.

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Brightest Glow

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Joy of Christmas DSP, Basic White, Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Distressed Gold specialty paper

Accessories: Wishes All Around dies, dimensionals, gold embossing powder, gold cord, gold sequins

Merry Wreath - Stampin' Up! Wishes All Around

   Hopefully you're not tired of seeing wreath cards!  The Wishes All Around dies are really great to work with and I need to keep cranking out cards so I'll be using the dies until I've reached my Christmas card goal.   I used the Freshly Made Sketches challenge for the layout but I think I kind of ran off the rails a bit with keeping it 'fresh'.

  I've finished all of my card designs for my last class of the year so now I don't have to hoard my DSP anymore so I used a full card front piece of the Shining Brightly DSP for the background.  Next I added a strip of Joy of Christmas DSP in a red plaid.  To continue to follow the sketch I added a panel of Very Vanilla down the center and popped it on dimensionals.

  I stamped the tree wreath in Shaded Spruce and cut it out and popped it up.  I stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler in the center of the wreath.  And then another strip of plaid DSP to follow the sketch.  After looking at the card a bit the bottom panel under the plaid paper was just too sparse so I added a piece of Distressed Gold specialty paper to fill it in.

  Finally some gold sequins in the corners and a Shaded Spruce and gold fork bow finish off the details.

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

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Stamps: Wishes All Around

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Shining Brightly Specialty paper, Very Vanilla, Joy of Christmas DSP, Distressed Gold Specialty paper

Accessories: Wishes All Around dies, dimensionals, gold sequins,  Shaded Spruce/gold ribbon (retired)

Festive Sleigh Ride - Stampin' Up! Festive & Fun

   Just popping in quickly to share a card before it gets too late and I fall asleep!  I made this one the other day for a now closed challenge but the sun finally cooperated today so I could get a halfway decent photo!

 

  The closed challenge at Just Add Ink was to use Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Petal Pink.  I did add some Smoky Slate as a neutral since I couldn't make the other colors work with a rhino lol!

 

  I started with a Pool Party card base and then topped it with a piece of last year's Snowflake Specialty vellum.  Next I cut 2 circles from the Garden Walk DSP.  I stamped the Festive & Fun image in Basic Gray then used Blends markers to color it in.  Using just the 3 challenge colors plus Smoky Slate was a real challenge but I think it turned out ok.  I popped that panel on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is stamped in Pool Party and die cut with another circle.  A Calypso Coral braided linen trim bow highlights the sentiment while a few snowflake sequins topped with rhinestones are added to the opposite corner for balance.

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

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Stamps: Festive & Fun

Ink: Basic Gray, Pool Party

Blends: Pool Party light & dark, Calypso Coral light & dark, Petal Pink light & dark, Smoky Slate light

Paper: Pool Party, Basic White, Garden Walk DSP, Snowflake Vellum Specialty paper (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, Calypso Coral braided linen trim, rhinestones, snowflake sequins (retired)

Christmas Cheer - Stampin' Up! Wishes All Around Dies

 I hope everyone has had a wonderful Thanksgiving with loved ones today.  We had a quiet day ourselves but will see family on Saturday to celebrate all over again.  I'm going to keep this one short and sweet and get back to my post-eating lounging!

 

  My card today is another one that I used a lot of orphaned card parts that I had.  And surprisingly it didn't turn out half bad!  It all starts with a piece of Garden Walk DSP in a simple Pretty Peacock pattern.  The tag, snowflake wreath (leftover from designing this card for a class earlier this fall, how to instructions on that post) and the gold tree (leftover from last year's cards!) were all from the parts bin.

  I added a bit of white iridescent ribbon to the tag and tied it with a piece of scrap twine.  The sentiment from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set is embossed in gold onto Fresh Freesia cardstock.  A few Fresh Freesia tinsel gems are added for embellishments.  

 

  It's amazing how fast a card can come together when all the main parts are already made and ready to go!

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Itty Bitty Christmas (retired)

Ink: Versamark, Pretty Peacock, Berry Burst, Coastal Cabana, Highland Heather

Paper: Garden Walk DSP, Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Shimmery White, Gold Glitter

Accessories: Tailor Made Tags dies, Wishes All Around dies,  dimensionals, gold embossing powder, Tinsel Gems, Iridescent ribbon, twine, Spruced Up Outlines dies (retired)

Holiday Lights - Stampin' Up! Merry & Bright

   When I first saw the colors at Inspire Create Challenge I was stumped how to use them on a Christmas card since that's the only type of card I'm focused on at the moment but after a bit of thought and a great sketch to follow from CAS Colours & Sketches I'm really happy with how this one turned out!

  We were to use Moody Mauve, Boho Blue and Lemon Lolly as our colors.  I added in some brushed gold paper as a neutral because I love it and while I don't want to use up my last few bits of it it's too nice to hoard lol!

  I started with a Basic White thick card base, then a layer of Boho Blue popped on dimensionals.  The top layer is Basic White for a nice clean background for my lights.  As I said earlier the wire and bulb bases are cut from the retired Gold/Rose Gold Specialty paper using the Merry & Bright die set.  The bulbs themselves are stamped in Moody Mauve and Boho Blue with the Merry & Bright stamp set then cut out.  The bulbs are popped on dimensionals and then "lit up" with Lemon Lolly ink and the little stamp showing the "light" coming from them.

  To follow the sketch with the sentiment going across the 3 panels I needed one that wasn't too big because I didn't want to cover up the lights too much.  I found the perfect one in the Brightest Glow stamp set and stamped it in Boho Blue and added it to the card front.

  In keeping with the clean and simple challenge I didn't add any other embellishments.  

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Merry & Bright, Brightest Glow

Ink: Boho Blue, Moody Mauve, Lemon Lolly

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Boho Blue, Gold/Rose Gold Specialty paper (retired)

Accessories: Merry & Bright dies, dimensionals

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