The stamping retreat from a few weeks ago may have been cut short due to the hurricane, but we were still able to share some awesome projects. I have changed up a little of one of them to share with you.
Stamp Bundle
This sweet bundle is appropriately named! It is the Sweetest Star Bundle. Plus it is a Punch bundle, these are my favorite kind. In addition to the gingerbread star, there are also Mr. and Mrs Claus stars. The card from the retreat that I cased, had the gingerbread stamped and White embossed. The designs really stood out. I wanted to see how a simpler version would do as I have quite a lot of customers who are not big fans of heat embossing.
My gingerbread man is stamped with Real Red Ink on Crumb Cake cardstock. I wanted a “soft and chewy” cookie. LOL!! By using a White Gel Pen I could color inside the outlines to make the frosting. Additionally the Sweet Wishes stamp is included in the set. It is stamped in Real Red Ink as well. The end of the strip of paper is flagged with Paper Snips for a fun cookie look.
Papers
The two different pieces of DSP are both from the Snowy Scenes Designer Series Paper. I love the soft peach snowflake piece. It is beautiful and different. And the candy cane piece is perfect for a cookie card. Both of these are layered on Real Red cardstock. I chose Crumb Cake as the card base when I chose it for the cookie. The only additional touch of White is the sentiment, and the inside layer of course.
Finishes
To compliment the busy DSP papers I kept the finishes simple. The added Real Red & White Bakers Twine made an adorable little bow for the gingerbread cookie. And a single addition of a red & white peppermint at the tip of the sentiment highlights it and the peppermint.
Measurements
Card base is Crumb Cake 4 1/4 X 11
Real Red layer is 3 3/4 X 5, and the candy cane Real Red layer is 1 1/2 X 4 1/2
The snowflake DSP is 3 5/8 X 4 7/8
The candy cane DSP is 1 3/8 X 4 3/8
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To all of my scrapbooking and Close To My Heart friends…..This post is for you! As you probably know, Stampin’ Up! bought the Close To My Heart products as they were closing. And a lot of the Makers moved over to Stampin’ Up! as Demonstrators. Since this occurred the leftover CTMH products were not available to all of us, as there was not enough to go around.
Today the time has come to share with everyone the remaining CTMH products! AND, it is up to 30% off. Woohoo.. I have the link to my Online Store and the CTMH. But you can also get there from the button on my menu SHOP and then Shop Products. There is a tab for CTMH. You can also see a tab for Memory Keeping, which is the new SU scrapbooking products, under Shop Products.
I have also added the color comparison between CTMH and SU. This way you can compare the colors you may have from them and what will work now.
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I have an adorable little Appreciated card to share today. The various touches are fairly sweet and feminine. There are a mix of small touches.
Bundle
It is a little difficult to decide where to begin in the products used. The Wonderful Thoughts Bundle has a large and small part in this card. The simply sweet sentiment is from the stamp set. And the simple, yet pretty, die cut flower is from the matching Die set. I rarely do a White on White card. So this was a little twist to that. White with a touch of color.
Background
This embossed background is the Eyelet Embossing Folder. I almost skipped over this in the catalog because it seemed more feminine and simple than I usually do. Of course then I began seeing cards using it, and like always, I had to have it! LOL!! These little eyelets were the perfect choice for this card I believe.
Colors
To provide the touch of color that allows the Die cut flower to stand out was simple. Thinking in terms of the colors the flower might be, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, and Lemon Lime Twist were the easy choices. And to not have the sentiment be too loud, it is stamped on the Lemon Lime Twist using Granny Apple Green Ink. All of these colors really compliment the White on White of the base and background. And help the little flower to pop.
Finishes
This card is so clean and simple that it did not require much in the way of add ons. A small touch that really adds to it however is the rounded corners. On each of the color strips there are opposite corners that are rounded. Any corner punch you have will work. And then to finish everything there had to be bling. After layering everything else, the bling was simple to place one Rhinestone on each of the strips.
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I am sharing a pretty card today that is a bit of a twist on your regular easel card. My friend, the Paper Pixie, shared this card and I fell in love with it. The star of the card is the gorgeous Splendid Autumn DSP.
Papers
These sheets of DSP from t he Splendid Autumn Designer Series paper pack are beautiful and created by the Stampin’ Up! Design Artists. Those folks are seriously talented. This sheet I used doesn’t necessarily say Autumn, but was so pretty that I used it anyway.
The other colors were pulled from the DSP of course. I chose a darker background of Old Olive for the card base. And with the pop of Basic White for a layer everything seems to really shine. The most difficult to choose was the sentiment layer. I ended up with Fresh Freesia. But I held up every light pinkish purple we have to see which looked best. The Fresh Freesia was a definite winner. Plus it further takes it away from Autumn. This shows the range of uses with this package of DSP for sure.
Stamps
The beautifully scripted sentiment is one of two from the Autumn Expressions stamp set that I used. The other is on the inside of the card. I wanted something that was bold and would stand out from the papers. This worked both in size and beauty. It really gets the sentiment across to the recipient!
Extras
The extras on this card are simple as is everything else. I used the two largest of this rounded rectangle frame from the Nested Essential Dies. They really named this Die set appropriately. It truly is an essential between the circles, rectangles and banners.
The second “extra” is a simple one. I used a single bling to adorn the sentiment layer. This is one of the lighter pinks from the 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gens. The boldness of the sentiment really did not need much assistance to stand out.
Measurements
The measurements are simple. However, The Paper Pixie on 10-09-2024 episode demonstrated this. She has the video as well as measurements on her page. NOTE: The mechanism which allows the sentiment layer to stand free is the trick to this card. My first time making it, I adhered the panels prior to adding this mechanism. Don’t do like I did!!
The card base is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 scored at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4.
The inside White is 4 X 5 1/4. The two front panels White measures 1 7/8 X 5 1/4 each.
The DSP was cut down from 6 X 6, to 6 X 5 1/8. Then cut two strips that are 1 3/4 X 5 1/8 and one that is 1 X 5 1/8. Keep these in order to show the scene properly. You also have a leftover piece for later.
The mechanism is a piece of Fresh Freesia measuring 2 X 2 that is scored at 1, turned and cut at 1. This leaves two 1 X 2 pieces that are scored across the middle.
After adhering the DSP to the two White layers, add a mechanism to the underside of the inside , centered, of each. You are adhering the strip under the white and in the center which leaves the other half standing up. Place these so they are back to back when the two panels are attached to the card.
After stamping and Die cutting the sentiment layers, fold the mechanisms over their panels and add adhesive to them. Now simply center the sentiment over top. This allows the sentiment to swing free when the panels stand up.
The final step is to adhere the inside White panel. Next add the thin DSP strip, WITH Dimensionas against the right edge. The DSP strip is the bumper for the easel and needs the height from the dimensionals.
Again, if this is confusing, The Paper Pixie has a great video.
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Today’s card is a bit different than my usual ones. I have created a “window” scene. This one is like looking through the trees.
Stamp and Die Bundle
This card was created using the Reindeer Fun Bundle. Not only are there Dies to cut the adorable reindeer from, but also this beautiful little “window” you can create. I cut through the front layer of the card and added the DSP with Stampin’ Dimensionals to give it some depth. It makes me think of some of the Christmas cartoon movies where you are seeing the animals decorating trees and having fun.
The sentiment is also from the stamp set. I really debated how to showcase it. There are several layer Dies that would fit this larger sentiment, but I felt they would take away from the “window”. So I opted to go extremely simple and just Fussy Cut it. By going along with the shapes in the wording it gave the sentiment a different look. It may not have been the best choice, but it works.
Papers
The card base of Mossy Meadow was pulled from the DSP you see. Plus the Mossy Meadow is an appropriate color for the fir tree looking branches of the “window”. This fun DSP is a sheet from the Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper. Here is a look that you see on the inside of the card. I also added a touch of lights from a different sheet in the pack to enhance the tree decorating idea.
I love seeing that bold plaid on the inside. And you see the sentiment from yesterday’s little mouse card. The only finishes are the Earth Tone Shimmer Gems that I used to decorate the front sentiment. They look like they have nailed it down for me.
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I have been holding off on Christmas cards for a bit. There are so many Fall ones to make. But I finally have given in and gotten start on Christmas. If you know me, then you know my first one is one of the sweet animals!
Stamps
The Christmas Friends set was the first on my list from the Mini Catalog. You all know how much I love the animals the Stampin’ Up! designers create. This set is a keeper for sure. In real life, mice are one of the things that seriously give me the creeps. However, this little guy is just precious! He is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then colored using Stampin’ Blends. They are listed in the supply list at the bottom of the post.
Papers
This sweet paper, that matches the bell on the mouse’s tail, is fabulous! This is a sheet from the Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper. Somehow when doing my preorder I missed this paper. So once I received a pack I was ready to begin my Christmas cards. Since this is a fun card, I used Granny Apple Green to pair with the Real Red of the DSP sheet. A thin Basic White layer helps make the DSP pop. I also used those colors for the song book the mouse is holding. And of course his bell had to be Real Red with a Granny Apple Green bow.
Extras
To make this a card that could easily be made in multiples, I used punches for the focal layers. I used the 2″ and 2 3/8″ Circle punches for the circles behind the mouse. These are so easy to simply punch away! This sentiment is also from the Reindeer Fun stamp set. It is one long sentiment and that did not work on this layout. So I cut it in half and then did a tad bit of fussy cutting around the “R” and “S” of Christmas. Now I liked how the sentiment fit.
To complete the card there had to be bling! So I added a single Rhinestone Basic Jewel next to the mouse. For a little more texture, I added a double strand of the Real Red & White Bakers Twine with a double bow. It doesn’t show a ton, but does give some texture and help ground the circles.
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