Today I have a quick and easy Christmas card for you. Actually it is my swap card that I used at a World Card Making Day Event in Atlanta on Saturday. The event was hosted by my uplines, Brian King and Pam Morris. The event was awesome and I came home with lots of great ideas as well as 40 new cards that I swapped with other demonstrators. So here is the one I made.
Every Good Wish, 144865
I kept the card fairly simple due to making so many of one card. And since I love blue at Christmas, I made a blue and white card. The blue I used was Dapper Denim. The splatter is included in this cute set of Every Good Wish. I love the negative image of the major sentiments.
It is a little difficult to see in the photo, but I used the Silver Thread behind the raised sentiment. To adhere it I placed a strip of Fast Fuse tape under where I was going to place the sentiment. Then I just did figure eights with the silver thread. I then used Stampin’ Dimenionals to adhere the sentiment over the thread. So easy! And in person it really adds to the card. Of course I still added a few rhinestones for some more bling!!
Thank you so much for visiting today! The items I used are listed below. You can click on any item and be taken directly to my online store.
There are four wonderful Stampin’ Up! Specials in October………
World Card Making Day Sale October 1-10, 15% off select card making essentials. See details HERE.
Designer Series Paper Sale October 1-31, Buy 3 Get 1 FREE! See details HERE.
Paper Pumpkin Kits for October and November will coordinate!! They will be great individually, but will work together in a special release. You must be signed up by October 10th to receive the October PP and then November 10th for the November PP.
Merry Patterns Stamp Set is an exclusive Host set available during October. With a 300.00 order it is FREE and does not deduct from your other Host Rewards. See the Flyer HERE.
Doesn’t this pretty much take the cake on simple and easy? I just could not cover up that beautiful snowflake. I wanted to add some ribbon, but there was no where to put it. So a large Rhinestone in the center and we are finished. I could see making a lot of those for Christmas and being finished early.
Sometimes plain and easy is great. I hope you will give that idea a chance. Thank you for visiting today! Have a great day!
The supplies I used are listed at the bottom of the page. If you click on any item you will be taken directly to my online store.
Note: I forgot to add the sentiment stamp set to the Supply List!! It is from Star of Light.
There are four wonderful Stampin’ Up! Specials in October………
World Card Making Day Sale October 1-10, 15% off select card making essentials. See details HERE.
Designer Series Paper Sale October 1-31, Buy 3 Get 1 FREE! See details HERE.
Paper Pumpkin Kits for October and November will coordinate!! They will be great individually, but will work together in a special release. You must be signed up by October 10th to receive the October PP and then November 10th for the November PP.
Merry Patterns Stamp Set is an exclusive Host set available during October. With a 300.00 order it is FREE and does not deduct from your other Host Rewards. See the Flyer HERE.
The extra Host Rewards set for October is the one I have used today. The name is Merry Patterns. I am sure you have seen it on other blogs and Pinterest. I must say that it is a WOW! It is technically triple layer stamping, but it is the best Stampin’ Up! has ever had in that regard. Check this out….
Merry Patterns, 144973
For a smaller 4 X 4 card the simplicity makes the candles really pop. You could make several of these in a flash!
As you look as these super duper cute candles, you can see that some are in front and some behind. The stamps are the same way. You stamp the entire outline as one. Then you have a stamp that are the behind ones (in blue) and then the front ones, and another for the candle color fill. Oh my! And being photopolymer, it is so super easy to line it up. This is definitely a great set.
The colors I used are Smoky Slate Island Indigo and then the touch of Daffodil Delight. I love blue and silver for Christmas. Although I could see this in Fall colors as well.
I mentioned how easy it is to do the layers for the candles. I stamped them on Shimmery White just to give it a little sparkle. When I was finished layering the pieces to check out my idea, I thought it needed something else. But instead of going with an embossed background or DSP for the background, I decided to add the touch of ribbon to accent the flames of the candles. There isn’t really room to do the strip under the center piece. So I thought back to some old ideas and came up with just looping on the corners like old photo corner holders. (I’m showing my age there!!)
Thank you so much for visiting today. I hope you like this card and will check out this set. It can be yours FREE with a $300.00 party. If you are interested please let me know. I would be excited to help you.
The supplies I used today are listed below. If you click on any item you will be taken directly to my online store.
There are four wonderful Stampin’ Up! Specials in October………
World Card Making Day Sale October 1-10, 15% off select card making essentials. See details HERE.
Designer Series Paper Sale October 1-31, Buy 3 Get 1 FREE! See details HERE.
Paper Pumpkin Kits for October and November will coordinate!! They will be great individually, but will work together in a special release. You must be signed up by October 10th to receive the October PP and then November 10th for the November PP.
Merry Patterns Stamp Set is an exclusive Host set available during October. With a 300.00 order it is FREE and does not deduct from your other Host Rewards. See the Flyer HERE.
Here in Atlanta it actually feels a little like Fall today. That is a welcome change for us. So I have a super cute Fall card to show you. I have used the much overlooked Count My Blessings stamp set. At first glance this set may say Fall, but I believe most of it can be used any time of year.
My color inspiration was from the acorns and I chose fairly traditional Fall colors. I did use my Aqua Painter with Pumpkin Pie for the tips of the leaves and then feathered that into the old olive. The background is Soft Suede ink stamped onto Soft Suede card stock, I sometimes forget to do the simple things to make our own DSP, so to speak. It really is quick and easy.
This card is not at all difficult to do, even with the water coloring. More layers sometimes make it look like more I do believe.
A quick tip for the ribbon accent: I cut a strip of ribbon and tape each end to the back of my panel. Then cut a smaller piece and simply tie it around the attached strip. I get a pretty close to perfect little knot and do not need extra fingers for attempting to tie the ribbon pieces in front and yet keep it tight around the panel. I never could do that very well!!
Thank you so much for visiting today! I love hearing from you and I hope you will try a quick project like this one. The measurements I used are below and the supplies are listed at the bottom of the page. I hope you have a great day!
MEASUREMENTS:
8 1/2 X 5 1/2 Old Olive folded in half for the base
4 X 5 1/4 Whisper White
3 3/4 X 5 Soft Suede
2 3/4 X 2 7/8 Old Olive
2 1/2 X 2 5/8 Shimmery White for watercoloring
There are four wonderful Stampin’ Up! Specials in October………
World Card Making Day Sale October 1-10, 15% off select card making essentials. See details HERE.
Designer Series Paper Sale October 1-31, Buy 3 Get 1 FREE! See details HERE.
Paper Pumpkin Kits for October and November will coordinate!! They will be great individually, but will work together in a special release. You must be signed up by October 10th to receive the October PP and then November 10th for the November PP.
Merry Patterns Stamp Set is an exclusive Host set available during October. With a 300.00 order it is FREE and does not deduct from your other Host Rewards. See the Flyer HERE.
I have another card for you showcasing the beautiful Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper. This one is both Gold, or Champagne, and Silver as well. It reminds me of celebrations or even fireworks. I prefer celebrations personally.
Hearts Come Home, 145416
This paper is beautiful, but very difficult to photograph. (Especially when you are not very good at photography!) The sentiment is from the wonderful stamp set Hearts Come Home, which also includes fabulous Edgelits to create a village. But all I needed for this card was the precious sentiment to become the star of the show.
And to highlight the star of the show, I used the Holiday Catalog Host set Seasons of Whimsy. I used what reminds me of a sparkler, again referencing fireworks and celebrations. However, this set is easy to overlook but covers Christmas, New Year, and Valentines Days.
I also added the background for the sentiment with the Starburst Punch. And of course some bling was required! You will notice there are a few rhinestones scattered around as well as one in the center of the sentiment.
Thank you for stopping by today! There are several Stampin’ Up! Specials listed below with links to the flyers. The supplies I used are also listed at the bottom of the page. You can click on any item and be taken directly to my online store.
MEASUREMENTS:
4 1/2 X ll and folded in half for the base of the card
5 3/8 X 4 1/8 for the narrow border
5 1/4 X 4 for the beautiful DSP
There are four wonderful Stampin’ Up! Specials in October………
World Card Making Day Sale October 1-10, 15% off select card making essentials. See details HERE.
Designer Series Paper Sale October 1-31, Buy 3 Get 1 FREE! See details HERE.
Paper Pumpkin Kits for October and November will coordinate!! They will be great individually, but will work together in a special release. You must be signed up by October 10th to receive the October PP and then November 10th for the November PP.
Merry Patterns Stamp Set is an exclusive Host set available during October. With a 300.00 order it is FREE and does not deduct from your other Host Rewards. See the Flyer HERE.
For those of you who follow me each day, I apologize for missing yesterday’s post. I did not have internet!! Isn’t it crazy how we are so used to having this cyberspace wonder? So funny !! Anyway, all is well in my world again. So here is a big Thank You card.
One Big Meaning, 139420
This Designer Series Paper, Naturally Eclectic DSP, is so bold that it wanted to be the star of the show. So I said okeedokee and let it have it’s way. This made for a super quick and easy card.
I pulled the colors from the DSP, Night of Navy, Lemon Lime Twist, and a touch of Whisper White. I used the, new to the 2017 annual catalog, Starburst punch as the surround for the sentiment. And that is all there was to it.
Thank you so much for visiting today! I have listed the upcoming specials that Stampin’ Up! has ready for October 1st. Please take a look and let me know if I can answer any questions or be of assistance.
The supplies I used are listed below. You can click on any item and be taken directly to my online store.
There are two wonderful Stampin’ Up! Specials in October………
World Card Making Day Sale October 1-10, 15% off select card making essentials. See details HERE.
Designer Series Paper Sale October 1-31, Buy 3 Get 1 FREE! See details HERE.B3G1DSP_Flyer_US
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