Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects for “My Favorite Season” – showcasing our favorite stamps and supplies for our holiday project. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
My Favorite Season is Christmas. It has been since I was a child and maybe even increased since then. I even collect Santa Claus anythings! My biggest difficulty was choosing between two stamp sets. I went with #Elfie because of the versatility of the set.
I made the card and added a matching gift tag as an extra. I love all of the stamps in the #Elfie Stamp Set. They are just adorable. Here is a view of just the card alone.
I used the Toile Tiding Designer Series Paper as my backdrop. I stamped the Elf in Memento Tuxedo Ink an colored with the Stampin’ Blends.
I always like to add ribbon but in this instance it just did not seem quite enough. I tried a couple of things and then decided to add a few of the little gift boxes. I stamped and colored them the same way. They are fussy cut, but are very simple to do.
While I was adding the gifts to the card, I thought the gift tag required one as well. The gift tag is punched using the Delightful Tag Topper Punch. I punched both pieces at the same time. To give the border across the top, I made the Vanilla part 1/8″ shorter. I used temporary adhesive with the two pieces flush at the bottom for punching. After punching them, I slid the Vanilla up to the appropriate place of the layering. The hole is still lined up, but just a bit low on the front, and plenty large enough to run the Curly Red Ribbon through.
Thank you so much for stopping by today! I greatly appreciate it and hope you like my #Elfie projects. I have the measurements listed below the Pals Blog Line-Up.
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 13th when we showcase projects with layers of DSP and embellishments for any occasion. Don’t miss the fun!
The new Stampin’ Up! Paper Trimmer has been revealed!! It is available for order by Demonstrators on October 1. Here is a picture of it. I will be giving you my opinion after the beginning of the month. I cannot wait and I hope you will be just as excited! There is not a date yet as to when it will be available for customer orders. However, you can place it on a Starter Kit!! Hint, Hint !!
CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE BUNDLE: This can be ordered as a Suite Bundle with everything pictured, or individually to get just the pieces you want. The products will be available on November 1 for customers to order.
It can be quite difficult sometimes to make masculine cards. I have a hard time with trying to personalize a masculine card when I know the person well. I believe I have solved my problem for the time being. The Rustic Retreat seems to be the answer.
I have found that most men like the outdoors to some degree or other. And what is not to love when it comes to the mountains? So I believe the Rustic Retreat has endless possibilities. I tried to give the illusion of a cabin in the woods. Of course I had to add an animal. I chose the Black Bear as they are prominent in the Smoky Mountains.
The sentiment is from the Rustic Retreat set as well. I added the sprig of pine in a stamped off Mossy Meadow and added the sentiment over top. The two layers of the sentiment are the Timeless Label Punch and the Everyday Label Punch. To ground the tag, I wrapped Linen Thread around several times and secured it on the back of the base layer. I then wrapped several strands together and tied a bow.
I hope you will look to this stamp set and see if it meets any of your masculine, or anyone who likes the mountains, card needs.
HOST CODE
My October Host Code is BD2FGFTK. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
UPDATES:
The new Stampin’ Up! Paper Trimmer has been revealed!! It is available for order by Demonstrators on October 1. Here is a picture of it. I will be giving you my opinion after the beginning of the month. I cannot wait and I hope you will be just as excited! There is not a date yet as to when it will be available for customer orders. However, you can place it on a Starter Kit!! Hint, Hint !!
CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE BUNDLE: This can be ordered as a Suite Bundle with everything pictured, or individually to get just the pieces you want. The products will be available on November 1 for customers to order.
Saturday was World Card Making Day. I have some pictures to share with you from my craft day with some of my Stamp Club members. But Stampin’ Up! is doing this week as Send A Card Week! I hope you will join in and pleae let me know how many cards you send out this week. You can bring a smile to someone’s face by sharing one of your creations with them.
I am sharing one of the cards I made for WCMD. It is all about Christmas and Plaid!
I adore the Wrapped In Plaid Designer Series Paper! I have used it several times. Today I paired it with the Perfect Plaid Bundle. The bundle includes the stamp set and the tree punch. One of the Ladies in my club immediately said the tree layer looks like an ornament. How pretty would that be to place two of these back to back with a ribbon in between? I love it!!
The circles are backed with the Copper Foil. In case you have not seen the Wrapped In Plaid DSP, it has plaid with copper running through it on one side and then a non-copper side. The reindeer on the strip down the center is one of the opposite sides.
To finish the tree, I added the Star Designer Elements. They are a copper look and have great definition to them. I wasn’t sure how to finish the Merry Christmas layer, so I added one of the stars there as well.
Measurements:
5 1/2 X 8 1/2
5 1/4 X 4
5 1/4 X 2 1/4
5 1/4 X 2
Thank you for stopping by today! Remember to make a comment this week and let me know if you send out any cards to celebrate Send A Card Week!! And here are a couple of pictures from WCMD with a few of my Stamp Club Ladies! A fun time was had !! 🙂
HOST CODE
My October Host Code is BD2FGFTK. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
UPDATES:
The new Stampin’ Up! Paper Trimmer has been revealed!! It is available for order by Demonstrators on October 1. Here is a picture of it. I will be giving you my opinion after the beginning of the month. I cannot wait and I hope you will be just as excited! There is not a date yet as to when it will be available for customer orders. However, you can place it on a Starter Kit!! Hint, Hint !!
CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE BUNDLE: This can be ordered as a Suite Bundle with everything pictured, or individually to get just the pieces you want. The products will be available on November 1 for customers to order.
I have a project today using the Modern Heart Stamp Set. I have not used it previously. And that was a mistake. I really love all of the stamps in the set. I especially like it when one stamp set is all I need to make a really cute card. And this one has a variety of sentiments to choose from.
This card began with the stamp set and my wanting to use the Shimmer White Embossing Powder. The outline of the heart with all the criss-crossing lines seemed to be perfect for embossing. I added the Night of Navy background that was stamped off a bit first.
The designer series paper is a piece of the Perennial Essence DSP that was left from another project. The Navy in it seemed perfect for the look I had going.
The Shimmer White Embossing Powder has some sparkle to it, but because the lines of the heart are fairly thin, it didn’t show as much as I would have liked. To help this a a bit, I backed the piece with some of the Sparkle Glimmer Paper. It may be a little difficult to see in the photo.
Thank you for visiting again today. Please return on Monday for another new project.
HOST CODE
My October Host Code is BD2FGFTK. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
UPDATES:
The new Stampin’ Up! Paper Trimmer has been revealed!! It is available for order by Demonstrators on October 1. Here is a picture of it. I will be giving you my opinion after the beginning of the month. I cannot wait and I hope you will be just as excited! There is not a date yet as to when it will be available for customer orders. However, you can place it on a Starter Kit!! Hint, Hint !!
CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE BUNDLE: This can be ordered as a Suite Bundle with everything pictured, or individually to get just the pieces you want. The products will be available on November 1 for customers to order.
I am playing with a few new products today. It is the Shimmery Crystal Effects and the stamp set God’s Peace. Both are wonderful!
I used the Shimmery Crystal Effects on the candles and a few shimmer drops up next to the red and green glitter dots. I know it does not show up well in the photo. That is disappointing. It has a subtle shimmer that really looks nice, especially on the candles. If you are long time Stampin’ Up! , you will remember the old Crystal Effects. If not, it is a clear liquid glue that dries clear, but gives great definition to things. The new one as the name says, has shimmer in it. A tip: if you use either, do the Crystal Effects last and lay your piece aside to dry for about 30 minutes to an hour.
The candle stamp is from the God’s Peace stamp set. It is so nice and there are other stamps and sentiments in the set. I wanted just the candles to be the focal point so I went with a small sentiment from Itty Bitty Chiristmas stamp set. The gorgeous strip of DSP is from the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper. And of course to match the DSP, I went with the foil background to the sentiment.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. Take a look at the new products listed below as well!!
HOST CODE
My October Host Code is BD2FGFTK. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
UPDATES:
The new Stampin’ Up! Paper Trimmer has been revealed!! It is available for order by Demonstrators on October 1. Here is a picture of it. I will be giving you my opinion after the beginning of the month. I cannot wait and I hope you will be just as excited! There is not a date yet as to when it will be available for customer orders. However, you can place it on a Starter Kit!! Hint, Hint !!
CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE BUNDLE: This can be ordered as a Suite Bundle with everything pictured, or individually to get just the pieces you want. The products will be available on November 1 for customers to order.
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