Dec 18, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s card is another sneak peek of the black & white, True Love Designer Paper (available January 5, 2021), which I was excited to try coloring. It started off as a circle, but morphed into a heart.
Colored Heart
I used a Be Mine Stitched Die (Annual Catalog) to cut the heart, and layered it for thickness, before placing it on Dimensionals.
The first layer behind the heart is True Love Designer Paper, cut with the second largest Ornate Layers Die. Don’t you love the tiny dots? The next layer is Granny Apple Green Dots from the Brights 6″X6″ Designer Paper, cut with the largest Ornate Layers Die.
The layers are glued together on a Granny Apple Green card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
Stampin’ Blends make coloring fun, even intricate patterns. I used five colors: Granny Apple Green, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, and Pumpkin Pie. The colors are pictured in this order in my Product List below.
“Sent with Love” is from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set, stamped in Memento Black Ink, on a white space of True Love Designer Paper. I did this because True Love white isn’t an exact match with Whisper White; just being persnickety.
The striped paper I used for photographing is another pattern of True Love Designer Paper. Cool, huh? True Love Designer Paper is #154281 to add to your wish list.
You can click here to see the list of retiring items. The Year-End Closeout began December 8th, ending January 4th. Order early, before things sell out. The list is long, but to make it easier, it’s in order by page number (August-December 2020 Mini Catalog).
My December Host Code Gift
Add my Host Code ( AYSGTJKE ) in the box provided when you order a minimum of $50.00 in the month of December, and I will send the Gold Hoop Embellishments to you in January.
Create your own small wreaths or tags with Gold Hoops Embellishments as a base. Add die-cut greenery pieces or other layers for an elegant and trendy finished product.
* 10 pieces
* 2-1/28″
* Gold
My December Drawing Prize
This month’s drawing will be a Card Kit (makes 8 cards with envelopes) and the Rise & Shine Stamp Set (photopolymer). Your name will be entered in the drawing when you place a minimum $100 order in December.
You can click on my shop button, or the pictures in my Product List, to go to my store. Have fun filling your shopping cart! I’ll announce the winner January 1st.
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Thanks for stopping by! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Dec 16, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
If you want a watercolored look with simple stamping, A Touch Of Ink is your stamp set! Today’s hummingbird card is simple: stamps, ink, and paper.
A Touch Of Ink is a two-step stamp set, which gives it the watercolored look. There are “fill-in” stamps to use with the “outline” images, which aren’t meant to match exactly.
Hummingbird
I began with Whisper White Cardstock, 4″ X 5 1/4″, and Magenta Madness Ink. I stamped the floral, “outline” image, four times on the top and left side. Then, I stamped the floral “fill-in” in Magenta Madness Ink, and stamped off (stamped on scratch paper) before stamping on the floral outlines.
The process was repeated with the leaves, using Shaded Spruce for the “outline,” and Pear Pizzazz for the “fill-in.”
While stamping the flowers and leaves, I kept in mind I needed space for the hummingbird, and I stamped its “outline” in Memento Black Ink. In retrospect, I could have stamped the hummingbird first!
Next, I used the hummingbird “fill-in” stamp to add three layers of stamped-off color: Gray Granite, Pear Pizzazz, and topped with more Gray Granite.
After stamping “hello friend” in Memento Black Ink, I glued my art piece to a Magenta Madness card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″, and my #simplestamping card was complete.
A Touch Of Ink (#155233) is a Sale-a-bration stamp set, which means that it’s FREE with a qualifying order, beginning January 5, 2021.
I was really lucky, because this stamp set was my Prize Patrol gift for attending #onstageathome, a Stampin’ Up! event for Demonstrators. If you’d like to be a Demonstrator also, and join my Dream Makers team, click here:
You can click here to see the list of retiring items from the Year-End Closeout, December 8th – January 4th. Order early, before things sell out. The list is long, but to make it easier, it’s in order by page number (August-December 2020 Mini Catalog).
My December Host Code Gift
Add my Host Code ( AYSGTJKE ) in the box provided when you order a minimum of $50.00 in the month of December, and I will send the Gold Hoop Embellishments to you in January.
Create your own small wreaths or tags with Gold Hoops Embellishments as a base. Add die-cut greenery pieces or other layers for an elegant and trendy finished product.
* 10 pieces
* 2-1/28″
* Gold
My December Drawing Prize
This month’s drawing will be a Card Kit (makes 8 cards with envelopes) and the Rise & Shine Stamp Set (photopolymer). Your name will be entered in the drawing when you place a minimum $100 order in December. I’ll announce the winner January 1st.
Click here to see the Refreshed Clearance (under Sales & Specials)
You can click on my shop button, or the pictures in my Product List, to go to my store. Have fun filling your shopping cart!
Thanks for stopping by! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Dec 15, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I just received my pre-order of the new True Love Designer Paper, so when I saw the Paper Players color challenge, I knew I had to use it. Follow along, and you’ll understand.
Black, white, and silver
Here’s the Paper Players color challenge, silver, black, and white.
The entire pack of 12X12″ True Love Designer Paper is black and white, with wonderful floral and geometric patterns. It is in the January to June 2021 Mini Catalog, and will be available January 5th, so write down item #154281, and be ready to order it. You’ll have fun coloring it also!
For today’s card I cut a layer of small flowers, 4″ X 5 1/4″, and glued it to a Thick Whisper White card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. Then, I cut a Whisper White Cardstock layer a smidge (1/8″) larger. Before gluing it on top of the floral layer, I used a circular die from Birds & More to cut a hole in it. And, I embossed the layer with the Tasteful Textured Embossing Folder.
Next, I used the same Birds & More Die to cut a Silver Foil circle, and the largest Layering Circles Die to cut around the edge. Then, I glued the silver circle on top of the white circle. It’s neat how the Layering Circle is just the right size, but take care to have the circles centered., because there’s a tiny margin.
The dragonfly is from the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set (#154411), stamped in Memento Black Ink, and cut with the Dragonflies Punch (#154240). You’ll be able to order the stamp set and punch in a bundle for a 10% savings (#156224), January 5, 2021.
The sentiment is also from the stamp set, stamped in Memento Black Ink, and cut with a Layering Circles Die, approximately 2 “, and framed by Silver Foil cut with a scalloped Layering Circles Die.
Dragonfly Garden will be available January 5, 2021, and my other supplies are in my Product List below.
You can click here to see the list of retiring items from the Year-End Closeout, December 8th – January 4th. Order early, before things sell out. The list is long, but to make it easier, it’s in order by page number (August-December 2020 Mini Catalog).
My December Host Code Gift
Add my Host Code ( AYSGTJKE ) in the box provided when you order a minimum of $50.00 in the month of December, and I will send the Gold Hoop Embellishments to you in January.
Create your own small wreaths or tags with Gold Hoops Embellishments as a base. Add die-cut greenery pieces or other layers for an elegant and trendy finished product.
* 10 pieces
* 2-1/28″
* Gold
My December Drawing Prize
This month’s drawing will be a Card Kit (makes 8 cards with envelopes) and the Rise & Shine Stamp Set (photopolymer). Your name will be entered in the drawing when you place a minimum $100 order in December.
You can click on my shop button, or the pictures in my Product List, to go to my store. Have fun filling your shopping cart! I’ll announce the winner January 1st.
If you’d like to join my Dream Makers Team, click here:
Click here to see the Refreshed Clearance (under Sales & Specials)
Thanks for stopping by! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Dec 14, 2020 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Christmas isn’t complete without snowmen featured on some cards, and Snow Wonder is the perfect bundle for making this happen. You’ll find Snow Wonder on the retiring list, but only because the “bundle” is retiring, not the separate stamp and die sets. So, if you’d like to add this to your collection, now is a good time to order it with the 10% discount as a bundle.
I began by stamping the Snow Wonder snowman in Memento Black Ink on Whisper White Cardstock, and using the Snow Time Die for cutting. The scarf and hat were easily colored with Real Red and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends.
Winter Joy
The Snowman is holding “joy,” created with a Joy Die , Silver Foil and a piece of Foam Adhesive Sheet. The Joy Dies are on the retiring list with a 30% discount. Check out the complete set in my Product List below; three words with three layering possibilities.
The snowman’s background was created with Ornate Layers Dies, current and at regular price. I embossed the smaller, Whisper White layer with one of my favorite embossing folders, Winter Snow. It’s on the retiring list at 50% off, so get it now before it sells out.
I used the larger Ornate Layers Die to cut a pattern of Regals 6X6 Designer Paper, and layered this on a Thick Whisper White card base.
Before gluing the layers together, I rounded the four corners of the card base with the Detailed Trio Punch, a current punch in the Annual Catalog.
The final touch was a glistening bow, created with Metallic Mesh Ribbon, which is not retiring.
See more winter/holiday themed inspiration at Global Design Project, then post your creation in our gallery.
You can click here to see the list of retiring items. The Year-End Closeout began December 8th, ending January 4th. Order early, before things sell out. The list is long, but to make it easier, it’s in order by page number (August-December 2020 Mini Catalog).
My December Host Code Gift
Add my Host Code ( AYSGTJKE ) in the box provided when you order a minimum of $50.00 in the month of December, and I will send the Gold Hoop Embellishments to you in January.
Create your own small wreaths or tags with Gold Hoops Embellishments as a base. Add die-cut greenery pieces or other layers for an elegant and trendy finished product.
* 10 pieces
* 2-1/28″
* Gold
My December Drawing Prize
This month’s drawing will be a Card Kit (makes 8 cards with envelopes) and the Rise & Shine Stamp Set (photopolymer). Your name will be entered in the drawing when you place a minimum $100 order in December.
You can click on my shop button, or the pictures in my Product List, to go to my store. Have fun filling your shopping cart! I’ll announce the winner January 1st.
If you’d like to join my Dream Makers Team, click here:
Thanks for stopping by! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Dec 13, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
What is Paper Pumpkin? It’s Stampin’ Up’s monthly kit that is all inclusive. It’s great for crafters who don’t have a lot of supplies, because everything you need is right in the box. It’s so much fun to receive it in the mail, because the contents are kept secret until delivery time. You have the option of subscribing for one month, three months, six months, a year, or forever (LOL) and the links are in my Product List below.
The kits come with instructions, but the supplies in the kit can go beyond the designed project, known as “Paper Pumpkin alternatives.” The card I designed for today is a Paper Pumpkin alternative from November’s kit.
Gingerbread Alternative
You have to think ahead a bit, because December’s kit is being mailed, and can no longer be ordered. But, December 11th is the first day to order January’s kit. Think love and Valentine’s Day! Eight cards plus an add-on is a hint of what is coming. Click here to subscribe, or just to view videos of the unboxing of the last several months.
Today’s card began with a Thick Whisper White card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. This was layered with Whisper White Cardstock, embossed with the Absolutely Argyle Embossing Folder, 3 3/4″ X 5″.
The cute house is from the Jolly Gingerbread Stamp Set that comes in the kit, stamped in Cinnamon Cider Ink, easily cut by hand, and attached with Dimensionals.
The skinny lines of color were made with a Lasting Elegance Die and five colors of cardstock that match the colors in the kit: Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight, Shaded Spruce, and Blushing Bride.
Next, I used a Stitched Nested Label Die to cut Thick Whisper White Cardstock, cut it in half, and attached it with Dimensionals. It looks like an upside down house, and look at all the roof tops in the argyle. LOL, must be why I chose it!
I was excited to discover that, “From our house to yours,” fit perfectly in a label from the kit. The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set, stamped in Cinnamon Cider Ink, and attached with Dimensionals.
I saved the best for last, placing the candy stickers from the kit on Thick Whisper White Cardstock, 1/2″ X 3″, and flagging the end. I must warn you about the candy stickers; they look good enough to eat, so take care around children.
CAS(E) this sketch was my inspiration, along with the November Paper Pumpkin Kit.
The Year-End Closeout is December 8- January 4. Order early, before things sell out. Click here to see the long list from the August to December 2020 Min Catalog. To make it easier, it’s in order by page number.
My December Host Code Gift
Add my Host Code ( AYSGTJKE ) in the box provided when you order a minimum of $50.00 in the month of December, and I will send the Gold Hoop Embellishments to you in January.
Create your own small wreaths or tags with Gold Hoops Embellishments as a base. Add die-cut greenery pieces or other layers for an elegant and trendy finished product.
* 10 pieces
* 2-1/28″
* Gold
My December Drawing Prize
This month’s drawing will be a Card Kit (makes 8 cards with envelopes) and the Rise & Shine Stamp Set (photopolymer). Your name will be entered in the drawing when you place a minimum $100 order in December.
You can click on my shop button, or the pictures in my Product List, to go to my store. Have fun filling your shopping cart! I’ll announce the winner January 1st.
If you’d like to join my Dream Makers Team, click here:
Thanks for stopping by! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Dec 12, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
Oh my! You are going to want this gorgeous paper from the Sale-a-bration 5 January-28 February 2021 brochure. Everyone loves berries, right? And, this paper is spectacular!
I began today’s design with a Granny Apple Green card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″, layered with the first piece of yummy, berry, paper, 5 1/4″ X 4″.
“berry best”
The second layer is green plaid, cut with a Stitched So Sweetly Die, 4″ X 3″, glued in the middle of the berry paper. The third layer is Whisper White Cardstock, also cut with a Stitched So Sweetly Die, 3 1/4″ X 2″, attached with Dimensionals.
The three strawberries were fussy cut from the designer paper, and attached with Dimensionals. Here’s a peek at all the patterns, but you really have to see it in person to appreciate it.
“Wishing you the berry best,” stamped in Garden Green Ink, is from the coordinating Stamp Set, Berry Blessings. It gets even better, because the stamp set and paper are a FREE item when you order $100 during Sale-a-bration! When does Sale-a-bration begin? January 5 2021, so mark your calendars!
I was inspired by TGIF.
The Year-End Closeout is December 8- January 4. Order early, before things sell out. Click here to see the long list from the August to December 2020 Min Catalog. To make it easier, it’s in order by page number.
My December Host Code Gift
Add my Host Code ( AYSGTJKE ) in the box provided when you order a minimum of $50.00 in the month of December, and I will send the Gold Hoop Embellishments to you in January.
Create your own small wreaths or tags with Gold Hoops Embellishments as a base. Add die-cut greenery pieces or other layers for an elegant and trendy finished product.
* 10 pieces
* 2-1/28″
* Gold
My December Drawing Prize
This month’s drawing will be a Card Kit (makes 8 cards with envelopes) and the Rise & Shine Stamp Set (photopolymer). Your name will be entered in the drawing when you place a minimum $100 order in December.
You can click on my shop button, or the pictures in my Product List, to go to my store. Have fun filling your shopping cart! I’ll announce the winner January 1st.
If you’d like to join my Dream Makers Team, click here:
Thanks for stopping by! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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