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I mentioned the Team stamping event this past weekend. A few of the cards from my upline were made using the Memories & More Card Packs. This one is the Reindeer Days Memories & More. Plus, because she is extremely generous, she gave each of us a full pack of the cards. So my cards for the rest of the week are all created from this pack of gorgeous cards.

Stampin' Up!, reindeer days memories and more, garden green, rhinestones, stylish shapes, jackie beers

STAMPS

To say this card is simple, I meant it was simple to create. Other than the inside sentiment, there is No stamping on this one. I really cannot say that I have ever made a no stamping card before.

It seems that for the last few years I make cards all year and then when Christmas card time arrives there is something happening. This year has been one thing after another. So discovering these card packs has been a savior for me. I really am not sure why I have ignored them all these years. DUH!!!

PAPERS

The Reindeer Days Memories & More Card Pack is almost all of this card. There are 54 cards from two different sizes. The striped layer is one of the 4 X 6 cards, cut down just a bit. The reindeer layer is also one of the 4 X 6 but trimmed quite a bit to only have the reindeer with no trimming. I decided on Garden Green as the card base. And the sentiment is a sticker from the Card pack. It is layered on a die cut piece of Real Red cardstock. So do you believe the simple!!!

EXTRAS

There are two products used other than the card pack. First is the layer behind the sentiment. It is a Die from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to raise the sentiment, even though it is a sticker. And of course there is bling! I scattered some of the Basic Rhinestones around and that completed the card.

HOST CODE

My DECEMBER Host Code is SAQE7VYU.  Please use this code for orders under $150.00.  I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program.  You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

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Sentimental Gift Box Card

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Today’s project is one I made for a Shoebox Swap my Up-Upline put together. It was great to see some of our group that is local. This project has a bit of a retro look to it. The best part is how really easy it is to put together.

Stampin' Up!, sentimental wishes, take a bow, rhinestones, real red, jackie beers

This looks very retro to me. A simple gift box from my childhood. Now it is a simple card! I created this from several different versions I have seen. The first version was very similar to this one. However it was only a photo with a couple of measurements. I made that version larger. This fits an A2 envelope almost as a regular card would. I made a few more tweaks regarding how things fit together.

The top pulls out to allow you to see the inside “card”. This card is large enough for you to use a Removable Glue Dot and adhere a gift card. Here is the open view.

Stampin' Up!, sentimental wishes, rhinestone, real red, granny apple green, jackie beers

STAMPS

To keep this fairly plane and simple, I only used one stamp set. That is an unusual thing for me of late. This stamp set is the Sentimental Wishes stamp set. The sentiments are simple and have a different font than those we normally see. Almost like they are retro as well. The front sentiment layer also includes the bow. I felt it needed a bit of an extra touch.

PAPERS

The card base, both top and bottom are from Real Red cardstock The only additional cardstock is the bit for the Granny Apple Green layer with the sentiment. And the sentiment is on Basic White. the fun “bow” wrapped around the card is from the Take A Bow Designer Series Paper. All of the sheets from this 6X6 paper pack would work wonderfully on this card. There are three main colors, the ones you see in the dots, and these are included on all of the papers in the pack.

EXTRAS

The card itself is fairly straightforward. But I am including the measurements. The only extras are the Circle Punches, which are the 1 3/4″ and the 2″ Circle Punches. For the bling I added a single Rhinestone. This time I used a larger one to stand out a bit better.

MEASUREMENTS

The Real Red card base is cut to 5 X 7 and scored on the 7″ side at 3 1/4. When folded, the shorter section is the card front. Fold the card and add adhesive on the shorter front sides right up against the edge. Tear & Tape is the width to consider.

The Real Red card top measures 5 1/2 X 3 and is scored on the 3″ side at 1 1/2. Fold and burnish. The inside Basic White is cut to 3 3/4 X 4. The 3 3/4 is the width to make sliding in and out easy. I suggest placing the White piece inside of the top, up to the score line, and then stamp the sentiment. This insures it is not up to high. Then center the White and add adhesive of your choice, but only at the very top of the White. Do not add adhesive all the way down the red. Again, think of the width of Tear & Tape. Once that is dry, turn this section over and adhere the back in the same way.

The DSP is from the Take A Bow DSP and measures one at 1 3/8 X 3 1/4, that is for the front. And 5 3/8 X 1 3/8 for the front of the top section. Now slide your top, with the White attached, down into the pocket. It should easily slide in and the top folded red goes down over the bottom part just a bit. This helps the illusion of a box. Add the sentiment on the front and you are completed.

HOST CODE

My DECEMBER Host Code is SAQE7VYU.  Please use this code for orders under $150.00.  I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program.  You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking  HERE



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Sweetest Wishes

One of my favorite sets of the Mini Catalog is the Sweetest Star Bundle. I have previously shared a couple of cards using this set. The “stars” are a gingerbread, and Mr and Mrs Claus. How cute is that! So today I am showcasing Mrs Claus. And as my title says, she is the sweetest!

Stampin' Up!, sweetest star, take a bow, stylish shapes, humble home, real red, granny apple green, white embossing, jackie beers

STAMPS, PUNCHES, & DIES

This card is actually pretty simple. The most time consuming is coloring Mrs. Claus. But it does not take that long. She is stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Real Red and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends. Then she is punched out using the matching Sweetest Star Punch. The other stamping is the sentiment. This sentiment is also included in the stamp set. I used Versamark Ink and White Embossing Powder to create this popping sentiment layer.

The next layer is the Granny Apple Green Die cut layer. This is made using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I love the subtle detail of the stitching around the edge. This Die set has circles, squares, and banners. And all have the subtle stitching.

The extra Punch detail is on Mrs. Claus’s apron. I used the Humble Home Punch to get the heart for the center of her apron. It is a simple, but I believe to be perfect, adornment.

PAPERS

There are a variety of colors of paper on this card. All of the colors are pulled from the DSP strips and are used multiple times. The DSP strips are from the Take A Bow 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper. Previously, when I shared the little snow globe cards, I used strips of this paper. There were some left so I put them to use again by adding brightness to the background of Mrs. Claus.

This card is actually a square card. It may be hard to tell from the photo. The Real Red cardstock is cut to 4 1/4 X 8 1/2 and folded at 4 1/4. The Granny Apple Green layer is 3 3/4 X 3 3/4 and the Basic White layer is 3 1/2 X 3 1/2. The strips of DSP measure 3 1/4 X 3/4.

EXTRAS

The extras for today have partially been mentioned. The heart on Mrs. Claus’s apron is from the Humble Home Punch. I also added a Rhinestone colored with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend to put in her hair, like a little pin. The Cherry Cobbler gave a deeper red than Real Red would have.

The sentiment layer is sort of an extra. It is raised with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the ends are snips using the Paper Snips to create banner ends. I love the White Embossing of the sentiment. It really helps it to pop!

HOST CODE

My DECEMBER Host Code is SAQE7VYU.  Please use this code for orders under $150.00.  I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program.  You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking  HERE



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Snowy Penguin

I am still on a Christmas card roll again this week. I hope you are working on yours. Yesterday a radio person said it was 4 weeks until Christmas! Oh My that is soon.

The card I have for you includes a Tag. I got the idea from finding some gift tags I had made last year. Tags are actually pretty versatile but mine is attached to a card front today.

Stampin' Up!, Snowy Wonders, merriest trees dies, snowy scenes, pool party pom pom ribbon, real red and white peppermint, take a bow, bakers twine, jackie beers

DIES

There are several products of equal “star” rating today. One of them is the tag. This perfect sized tag is a Die from the Merriest Trees Die set. This was a bundle that carried over to the Annual Catalog. Now the stamp set and matching Die set are not available as a bundled price. But are definitely worth having in your stash. The size of this tag makes it perfect for a card front as I have used it, and also as a gift tag. It is not going to get lost on the gift!

STAMPS

There are actually two different stamp sets used for this cute tag. The first is for the background trees. These are from the Snowy Wonder stamp set. The darkest one is full strength of Garden Green, the center one is stamped again, and the lightest is stamped a third time. All of them are from the one inking of the stamp. How cool is that!

The adorable little sentiment is from one of my favorite sets in the Mini Catalog. It is the Humble Home stamp set. This fun set, with the matching punch, is one that works year round. Personally I love the little hand written look of the sentiment. To help it match the other tag properties, I simply fussy cut square edges around it. It was really easy.

PAPERS

The papers used today are several. I began with the card base and tag as Thick Basic White cardstock. Then the holly layer of DSP is from the Snowy Scene Designer Series Paper. The small strip of polka dot paper to ground the snow globe is from the Take A Bow Designer Series Paper. This was from scraps left from my cutting for a card swap. I hate throwing away DSP strips!

The star of the tag is the snow globe. This piece is actually cut from the Snowy Scenes Designer Series Paper also. There are two different size snow globes on two different sheets included in the pack. This is one of the smaller ones. I thought the little penguin’s red ear muffs were the bright spot. And that is what prompted the background holly piece. And the little tree next to the penguin is what prompted the trees behind him. Since I usually say my cards begin with the DSP, this one was really lead by this little cut out snow globe.

EXTRAS

There must be bling on a card. However this one is a really busy card. So I had a tough time coming up with the bling. I finally decided on the Real Red & White Peppermint dot. It matched the colors perfectly and seem to go along with the cute penqin.

The idea of this card was partly from the Mini Catalog sample for this stamp set and papers. Then I noticed they showed coloring the Pool Party Pom Pom ribbon with a Stampin’ Write Marker. So I gave it a try to get the red with white pompoms. I used the Real Red marker and it came out quite a bit darker. It looks more like Cherry Cobbler. But I like it. Since the ribbon is a bit wider than I would usually use on a tag, I opted to simple tie a bow using White Bakers’ Twine. This comes in a multi pack of basic colors.

HOST CODE

My DECEMBER Host Code is SAQE7VYU.  Please use this code for orders under $150.00.  I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program.  You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking  HERE



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Better Together

It always surprises me what I find on my desk when I resort to cleaning it off. The card I have for today is from an extra class packet from the beginning of the month. As I went to put the pieces away I looked at the opposite side of the DSP and had an idea. It resulted in the same layout as previously, but a different look. I will share both cards.

Stampin' Up!, reindeer fun, reindeer days, rhinestones, garden green, real red, diagonal, jackie beers

STAMP BUNDLE

The stamps used are from the Reindeer Fun Bundle. This is such a fun stamp set. The Dies offer a lot more extras than there are stamps for. To create this sentiment, I used a stamp that I needed to separate. Since I was not going to cut the stamp apart, I used the mask method to cover the section not wanted. First I covered everything except Christmas, and inked that with Real Red Ink. I removed the mask and then stamped it between the DSP pieces. Next I masked the Christmas and inked the rest with Garden Green Ink. A simple thing to do that has really nice results. **Remember to clean the stamp well between stamping! Additionally, since this is a photopolymer stamp set, it is really easy to stamp exactly where you want.

The extra where the Die set came into play is the little set of bells in the upper left corner. My color choices were red or green. With the bells being against the Christmas, I opted for green bells. Maybe that isn’t traditional, but I think they work okay. The Die leaves enough of a white border to help the red ribbon stand out from the red layer. Sometimes I wish that white border wasn’t there but not this time.

PAPERS

This adorable scenery of different deer is from the Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper. The opposite side is the large plaid . That was the side used on the previous card. When I saw these sweet scenes, I knew I had to use this some way. Then when I saw the sentiment I used everything came together. At least in my mind! Plus I agree that Christmas is better together!

To get the other colors I always refer to the DSP. In this case, I replaced one color that had been in the packet . I kept the Garden Green and replaced Granny Apple Green with Real Red for the layers.

EXTRAS

The bling on this card is one I had to modify. I wanted red accents and did not have any. So I pulled regular Rhinestones and colored them with Real Red Stampin’ Blends. There is one on the ribbon of the bells, and then one on each end of the sentiment.

MEASUREMENTS

The card base of Garden Green is 4 1/4 X 11, with a layer of Real Red measuring 3 3/4 X 5. The DSP is a 3 1/2 square piece that is cut on the diagonal. It is then layered on a piece of Basic White measuring 3 1/2 X 4 3/4. The DSP is added flush with the top and side, or bottom and side. Only the center of the Basic White shows.

Here is the previous card I mentioned. It is the same layout with the DSP raised using dimensionals.

Stampin' Up!, Peaceful Season, Reindeer Days, garden green, granny apple green, jackie beers

Here is the Link for that post. Click here

HOST CODE

My DECEMBER Host Code is SAQE7VYU.  Please use this code for orders under $150.00.  I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program.  You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking  HERE



SUPPLIES:

Angled Moose

Fun Fold cards are my favorite to make. And cute animals are a close second in favorites. So today I joined the two using Christmas Friends Bundle.

Stampin' Up!, Christmas friends, humble home, peaceful season, snowy scenes, earth tone shimmer, garden green, jackie beers

STAMPS

The star of this card is the Christmas Friends Bundle and this adorable Moose. He looks so happy ice skating through the woods with his warm scarf. I stamped him using Early Espresso Ink and then colored with Stampin’ Blends. All of the colors are in the Supply List at the bottom of the post. The trees and stars are also part of the stamp set and matching Dies. The garland at the bottom, as well as the circle, are also part of the Die set. There are a lot of goodies here that you should check out.

There are two additional stamp sets for the sentiments. This front one is from the Humble Home stamp set. I love the small and simple handwriting look to the Merry Christmas. And the inside sentiment is from the Peaceful Season stamp set.

PAPERS

The DSP is where all of the other papers were pulled from. These pretty snowflakes are from the Snowy Scenes Designer Series Paper. This sheet has the snowglobes on the reverse side. From this I pulled the Garden Green as the card base. The small card is Pool Party which is also part of the DSP.

EXTRAS

The bling for this card is a bit brighter than usual. At least it stands out in the photo very well. They are a trio of the Earth Tone Shimmer Gems from the Mini Catalog. I thought the darker green would pop better and highlight the card base. And I believe they do.

Fun Fold Directions

To create this card you begin with a piece of cardstock measuring 5 1/2 X 8 1/2. Score it at 4 1/4. Then with the 8 1/2 along the top and the score line down the center, place the score line on the trimmer cutting channel. Hold that in place and rotate the cardstock so that the left side bottom point is also in the cutting channel. Cut that angle off. Next is the DSP. The inside panel measures 4 X 5 1/4. Cut two of these. One goes on the inside of the card. The other gets cut at an angle to go on the front of the card. Cut from the top right to the bottom left.

The small card measures 3 X 8 and is scored at 4. And the inside Basic White measures 2 3/4 X 3 3/4. Here are photos of the two other views of the card.

When the small card is added, align it with equal borders as you would any layer. Just ensure the front flap will close. I suggest doing a dry fit before adding adhesive. Please let me know if you have any questions.

HOST CODE

My DECEMBER Host Code is SAQE7VYU.  Please use this code for orders under $150.00.  I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program.  You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back.  I do read and reply to all of the comments individually.  They mean a lot to me.  Please reach out if you have a question.

Smile and Keep On Stamping,

Jackie

New Scrapbooking Catalog

The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products.  You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.

Online Exclusives

New Online Exclusives have dropped.  There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round.  Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!

You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking  HERE



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