Snow Front - Peace & Happiness

I love how you can make a pretty scene with the Snow Front Stamp Set. I framed it with the Frosted Frames Die to make it look like a picture.

A cabin in the woods is such a peaceful scene for a Christmas or Winter card.

Tips & Instructions

• Pretty Peacock Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Seaside Spray Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Cut Frosted Frame from Pretty Peacock Cardstock

• Cut Frame Center from Whisper White Cardstock

• Stamp scene on the white center (water with Seaside Spray Ink, stamping off first to get lighter color, cabin with Early Espresso Ink, trees with Pretty Peacock Ink, stamping direct, then off to get different shades and the sentiment (from Itty Bitty Christmas) with Seaside Spray Ink.

• Lay piece of ribbon over Pretty Peacock Frame and cut small slit to pull it through the leaves on one side.

• Lay Ribbon across Pretty Peacock Frame, leaving enough to wrap behind Seaside Spray Layer. Adhere Pretty Peacock Frame to Seaside Spray Layer and adhere ribbon in back

• Adhere White layer over frame with Dimensionals

• Add 3 Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

On the inside stamp sentiment with Seaside Spray Ink and trees with Pretty Peacock Ink, re-stamping without re-inking to get various shades.

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Merry Moose Christmas Card

Don’t you just love a moose wearing a scarf? The Merry Moose Bundle is so fun!

Take a look at the video to see how I made these cards.

Tips & Instructions

• Shaded Spruce Card Base - 4 1/4 x 11, score at 5 1/2 (side folding)

• Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 1 1/2, emboss with Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder (use with the 3D Embossing Plate)

• Lay embossed layer over white layer and mark lightly with a pencil to determine placement for trees

• Stamp evergreen trees, stamping 2nd and 3rd times without re-inking

• Adhere embossed layer to white layer and adhere to card base

• Stamp 2 moose outline images with black ink and then stamp to fill in with Crumb Cake Ink (Tip, use blender pen to fill in any white space if image doesn’t line up as shown in video)

• Stamp scarf image with Real Red Ink and Shaded Spruce Ink and fussy cut

• Stamp sentiment and punch with Timeless Label Punch (leaving bottom curve off)

• Adhere moose and sentiment tag with Dimensionals and add Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dot to top of tag

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Simple Merry Christmas Card

I love challenges! This card was made for a challenge called Build A Card Challenge. We had to make a card using an Embossing Folder, Real Red, Whisper White, Three Layers and Twine. Here’s what I made!

Challenges are a great way to get started with creating. They give you something specific to aim for.

Tips & Instructions

• Real Red Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper Layer (red stripes) 5 1/4 x 2

• Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 2 1/4, emboss with Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder (use 3D Embossing Plate)

• Adhere striped layer to embossed layer (make sure it ends up at 5 1/4 x 4 so it fits nicely on the card base) and wrap red ribbon around the seam, then adhere to card base.

• Whisper White scrap - cut with Stitched Rectangle Die & stamp sentiment with Shaded Spruce Ink

• Punch Christmas Tree from Perfectly Plaid Designer Series Paper and adhere to sentiment label, then adhere label over ribbon using Dimensionals

• Add Red Rhinestones to tree

• Tie 2 pieces of White Twine into a bow and add with a Mini Glue Dot

On the inside stamp sentiment with Real Red Ink and a tree with Shaded Spruce Ink.

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Sketch Saturday - Pressed Petals & Daisy Punch

Today’s sketch is from the Splitcoaststampers CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge.

Here’s the sketch. You can see other cards and play along at this link. CAS(E) this Sketch #342

I used a variety of products: Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper, the Daisy Punch, Varied Vases Stamp Set and In The Woods Dies.

Tips & Instructions

• Crumb Cake Card Base - 4 1/4 x 11, score at 5 1/2 (Top Folding)

• Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper (Wood Grain) 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 (Be sure to have the wood grain going the right way)

• Pressed Petals Strip (flowers) 4 1/4 x 1

• Adhere wood grain layer to card base and adhere flower strip over top seam

• Stamp sentiment with Versamark above flower strip, pour white embossing powder and heat

• Punch 2 daisies with Whisper White Cardstock and adhere in center, offsetting a little

• Cut 2 leaf branches with In The Woods Dies and adhere over flower strip

• Adhere daisy over leaves

• Add Floral Center

On the inside, stamp sentiment with Rococo Rose Ink (Varied Vases Stamp Set). Stamp stem with Pear Pizzazz and daisy image with Rococo Rose Ink (Daisy Lane Stamp Set)

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Snowman Card with a Gift Card Pocket

This is a fun Christmas Card with a pocket on the outside and a pocket on the inside for a Gift Card.

These snowmen are just so cute. This is a great card to give with some money or a gift card to your favorite child, grandchild, niece or nephew. Watch the video to see how easy it is to make.

Tips & Instructions

• Real Red Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Coastal Cabana Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Whisper White Layer - 5 x 3 3/4

• Let It Snow Designer Series Paper - cut pocket with Pocket Die

• Fold pocket on score lines and lay over white layer to determine placement. Lightly mark top of pocket with pencil

• Stamp snowman image on white layer so top of snowman is above pencil line

• Color snowman’s had and nose with Stampin’ Blends (Dark Real Red, Dark Pumpkin Pie)

• Stamp snowflakes around snowman with Coastal Cabana Ink - stamp off first to get lighter shade

• Adhere pocket over snowman

• Real Red Glimmer Strip - 3/8 x 2 9/16 (size of pocket width) & scrap to punch heart

• Adhere glimmer strip to top of pocket and heart as shown

Cut another pocket and adhere on the inside to hold a gift card. Stamp snowman with Black Ink and color it’s nose with a Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker. Stamp sentiment with Real Red Ink and snowflakes with Coastal Cabana, stamping off first.

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Beautiful Embossed Magnolia Card

The embossed magnolia is so big and beautiful. You really don’t need to add much more!!!

This is one of my favorite suites in the Annual Catalog. Everything coordinates so well and I love Mossy Meadow and Petal Pink together.

Tips & Instructions

• Mossy Meadow Card Base - 4 1/4 x 11, score at 5 1/2

• Petal Pink Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, emboss with Magnolia 3D Embossing Folder (use with the 3D Embossing Plate)

• Mossy Meadow Strip - 4 1/4 x 5/8

• Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper Strip - cut stripes (about 3/8)

• Whisper White Scrap - stamp sentiment with Mossy Meadow Ink and punch with Timeless Label Punch

• Whisper White Scrap - Stamp flower image with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and color with Mossy Meadow and Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends and cut with coordinating die

• Adhere all layers and strips, adhere label and flower using Dimensionals

• Add Pearls under sentiment

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Colorful Seasons - Baby Wipe Technique

Fall cards are perfect for the Baby Wipe Technique. I love that you can create colorful leaves with such an easy technique.

You need a baby wipe and a bunch of re-inkers.

Watch the video below to see how to do this technique.

Tips & Techniques

• Old Olive Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Crushed Curry Layer - 5 1/8 x 3 7/8

• Whisper White Layer - 5 x 3 3/4

• Create your “ink pad” using a baby wipe that’s folded a couple of times. Add drops of colors (I used Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Pool Party)

• Stamp branch with Early Espresso Ink

• Stamp leaves randomly using the baby wipe as your ink pad

• Adhere layers to card base

• Whisper White Strip 1 x 3 7/8, stamp sentiment with Early Espresso Ink and a few leaves

• Crushed Curry Strip 1 1/4 x 3 78, adhere to white strip

• Adhere strip to card using Dimensionals

• Add 3 rhinestones to top as shown

Don’t forget to stamp your envelope before you throw away the baby wipe.

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Painted Harvest Sunflower Card

Sunflowers are so beautiful and really bring in the Fall Season. With the Painted Harvest Stamp Set, you can make a pretty background full of sunflowers!

To make a sunflower, I like to stamp a darker color with the smaller image and then use a lighter color to stamp the larger image using the opening in the center to help line it up. To get even more dimension, you can stamp each image and rotate just a little bit and then stamp again without re-inking.

Tips & Techniques

• Pear Pizzazz Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Stamp larger flower image with Daffodil Delight 3 times as shown

• Stamp smaller flower image with Mango Melody using the open center to help line up the image

• Stamp center with Crumb Cake Ink and then stamp the small dots with Crumb Cake Ink as well

• Stamp detailed leaf images with Pear Pizzazz and then stamp over them with the solid image but stamp off first (stamp on scrap paper first to remove the first layer of ink)

• Wrap ribbon around front, adhering to back of Whisper White layer and then adhere layer to card base

• Stamp sentiment (I used one from the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set) with Early Espresso Ink and punch with Pretty Label Punch

• Adhere sentiment over ribbon using Dimensionals

• Tie 2 strands of Linen Thread into a bow and adhere with Mini Glue Dot

On the inside stamp leaf image at top and bottom corner.

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Sketch Saturday - Butterfly Gala

I used the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set and coordinating punch to make today’s card. I really had to think about this one, what to put in all those little boxes.

The sketch I’m using today is from a team challenge that I’m participating in with my Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator’s Team. We have so much fun together!

Tips & Instructions

• Lovely Lipstick Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Pineapple Punch Layer - 5 1/8 x 3 7/8

• Whisper White Layer - 5 x 3 3/4, emboss with Subtle 3D Embossing Folder (use the 3D Embossing Plate)

• Pineapple Punch - 6 squares - 1 x 1

• Whisper White - 6 squares - 7/8 x 7/8

• Whisper White strip - stamp 6 small butterflies with their bodies with Black Memento Ink, color with Stampin’ Blends (Dark Pineapple Punch, Light Lovely Lipstick, Dark Pool Party) and punch with coordinating punch. (Note, if you use a strip about an inch, you can just ink the small butterfly and don’t worry about the large butterfly on the stamp, you will punch it away)

• Adhere Layers and squares and then butterflies just putting adhesive (I used Multi-purpose Liquid Glue) on the butterfly body, not the wings)

• Whisper White Strip - 1/2 x 2 1/2, stamp sentiment with black ink and punch banner on one end (I like to use the Banner Triple Punch for this)

• Pineapple Punch Strip - 5/8 x 2 1/2, punch banner on one end and adhere to sentiment strip then adhere to card using Dimensionals

• Add Rhinestones to butterflies and side of sentiment strip

On the inside, I stamped 2 butterflies and colored them the same way I did the butterflies on the front. To be sure I only stamped the small butterfly, I covered the larger one with pieces of Post-It Note and inked up the stamp and the REMOVE the Post-It Note before stamping. I stamped their body and the antennae as well.

The sketch I’m using today is from a team challenge that I’m participating in with my Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator’s Team. We have so much fun together!

Christmas Countdown Project Kit

The Christmas Countdown Project Kit is so amazing! It’s better in person than what the catalog shows.

You can use it as designed to count down to Christmas, as an Advent Calendar or turn the boxes around and store embellishments. It’s very sturdy and will last a long time.

This is a project you can do with your kids or grandkids. Get a few crafters together and share the stamp set and ink pads and have a fun time putting your kits together.

If you want to make it as shown on the video and in the catalog, you will need to order the Christmas Countdown Stamp Set, a Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad, an Early Espresso Ink Pad, a Mossy Meadow Ink Pad, some blocks as well as adhesives. Just click on the products below to be brought to my online store to shop.

Winter Woods Snowy Christmas Card

I used the Snowfall Accents Puff Paint to add snow to the tree and hill on this card. It was fun to use…just heat it with your Heat Tool and watch it puff up.

Winter Woods is a great stamp set from the Annual Catalog for a peaceful winter scene. I love the coordinating die, especially the one to create a hill.

Tips & Instructions

• Shaded Spruce Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Whisper White hill - 4 x 2, cut hill using die and stamp sentiment using Shaded Spruce Ink

• Shaded Spruce scrap - cut with tree die

• Stamp trees across card (above where hill will be) using Crumb Cake Ink

• Add puff paint to hill and tree and then heat with heat tool until is puffs

• Adhere layers to card base and adhere tree using Dimensionals

On the inside, stamp top of tree image and sentiment with Shaded Spruce Ink. I used the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set.

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Fun Halloween Black Cat Card

This Cat Punch is just perfect to make a Halloween Card. Pair it with the cute Monster Bash Designer Series Paper and you’ve got a spooky card!

I’ll show you all the steps to make this easy card….and I didn’t even use a stamp!

Tips & Instructions

• Basic Black Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Monster Bash Designer Series Paper Layer - 4 x 3, adhere to card base

• Whisper White Layer - 4 x 2, emboss with Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder (be sure to use the 3D Embossing Plate)

• Sponge brick wall lightly with Gray Granite Ink and then adhere to card base

• Whisper White - punch with 2 1/2” Circle Punch and sponge lightly with Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight Ink

• Basic Black - punch cat and cat head

• Adhere moon to card and then cat as shown

• Adhere 4 1/4 x 1/2 Basic Black strip across card

• Basic Black - cut letters to spell boo! and adhere along with cat head over brick wall

Here’s a picture of Bailey peaking over the back of the couch. Doesn’t he look like the head of the cat peaking up in the bottom corner of the card?

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Brightly Gleaming New Year's Card

I made this New Year’s Card without having a New Year’s sentiment :)

This Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper is so rich with the copper stars on Night Of Navy, it’s so classy!

Tips & Instructions

• Night Of Navy Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Copper Foil Layer - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8

• Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Cut largest Stitched Star with Copper Foil

• Cut 2nd largest Stitched Star with Night Of Navy

• Adhere card layers and stars and then pop up stars using Dimensionals

• Whisper White Scrap - stamp sentiment with Versamark, cover with Copper Embossing Powder and melt with Heat Tool

• Punch sentiment using Classic Label Punch and adhere over star.

On the inside stamp sentiment using Versamark and heat emboss with Copper Embossing powder.

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Sketch Saturday - Gather Together

Today’s card is another one using the Gather Together Bundle. I just love this bundle and the coordinating Designer Series Paper.

The sketch is one I found on Pinterest. It’s an OWH (Operation Write Home) sketch. I changed up the sizes a little bit, making the layers a little larger.

Tips & Instructions

• Pretty Peacock Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Come To Gather Designer Series Paper (pumpkins) - 3 1/4 x 4

• Come To Gather Designer Series Paper (gingham) - 2 pieces - 1 7/8 x 1 7/8

• Scrap of Pretty Peacock - cut 1 leaf with dies

• Scrap of Mint Macaron - cut 2 leaves with dies

• Scrap of Whisper White - Stamp with Pumpkin Pie Ink and cut with coordinating dies

• Color pumpkins with Light Pumpkin Pie Blends and stems with Dark Crumb Cake Blends

• Add some Wink of Stella to the pumpkins

• Adhere all layers as shown on card, popping up the pumpkins with Dimensionals

On the inside, stamp pumpkins with Pumpkin Pie Ink. I didn’t put in a sentiment because I want to write a note.

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Tidings All Around Fall Wreath

I love Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry together, especially for an Autumn card!

The wreaths were cut from the All-Around Wreath Dies and they are so pretty together against the woodgrain layer. Watch the video to see how to make these cards.

Tips & Instructions

• Cajun Craze Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Very Vanilla Layer - 5 1/2 x 3 3/4

• Come To Gather Designer Series Paper (woodgrain) - 5 1/2 x 3 1/2

• Very Vanilla - punch with 2” Circle Punch and stamp sentiment using Cajun Craze Ink

• Adhere circle to woodgrain layer making sure the wreath will fit well around it

• Adhere all layers to card base

• Cut 2 wreaths (one with Crushed Curry and one with Cajun Craze) with the All-Around Wreath Dies and adhere one over the other, offsetting a little bit

• Adhere wreaths together and then pop wreath up using Dimensionals

• Tie bow and adhere with Mini Glue Dots

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Perfectly Plaid Winter Knit Card

The Wrapped In Plaid Designer Series Paper along with the Perfectly Plaid Bundle are so great for Christmas cards.

I used the Winter Knit Embossing Folder for a nice border on top.

Tips & Instructions

• Cherry Cobbler Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Cherry Cobbler Layer - 5 1/2 x 4 1/4, emboss top part with Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder

• Very Vanilla Layer 5 1/2 x 2 1/4, stamp sentiment with Cherry Cobbler Ink and adhere to Cherry Cobbler Layer

• Gold Foil Strip 5 1/2 x 3/8 adhere across seam

• Punch 3 Christmas Trees from the Wrapped In Plaid Designer Series Paper with the Tree Punch and adhere 2 flat and the 3rd pop up with Dimensionals

• Add Cherry Cobbler Rhinestones (you can use the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels or you can color the clear ones with a Dark Cherry Cobble Stampin’ Blends Marker

On the inside, stamp sentiment with Cherry Cobbler Ink and tree with Shaded Spruce Ink.

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Brightly Gleaming Toile Christmas

The Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper is just gorgeous! One side of each sheet has copper foil which really makes it so rich and pretty.

In the video I’ll show you how to color on your stamps with Stampin’ Write Markers to get the different colors on the floral images.

Tips & Instructions

• Mossy Meadow Card Base - 5 1/2 x 11 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Copper Foil Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Whisper White Layer - 5 x 3 3/4

• Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Layer - 2 x 3 3/4

• Whisper White Scraps - on large floral stamp, using Stampin’ Write Markers, color berries with Real Red, leaves with Mossy Meadow and stems with Early Espresso. Breath on the stamp before stamping on your cardstock. Repeat to get a second image.

• Stamp sentiment on another Whisper White Scrap with Mossy Meadow Ink

• Cut floral images and sentiment with coordinating die

• Adhere layers and floral images and then adhere the sentiment using Dimensionals

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Fun Snowman Punch Card!

I finally decided to try this type of card. It’s easy to do, you just punch out the pieces and adhere them leaving a little space as a border around each piece.

These snowmen are just adorable. I wanted to highlight the one wrapped up in the scarf and it fit perfectly within this punch.

Tips & Instructions

• Shaded Spruce Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Shaded Spruce Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Let It Snow Designer Series Paper - punch larger snowman with Tailored TagPunch

• Let It Snow Designer Series Paper - punch a bunch of the smaller snowmen with Tailored Tag Punch

• Adhere the larger snowman as the focal using Dimensionals on the 5 1/4 x 4 layer

• Adhere the rest of the pieces as shown on the card, fitting them in the spaces with a small border around each. It’s ok for them to hang over the layer. Once they are all adhered, cut the excess (cut from the back).

• Adhere layer to card base

• Stamp sentiment on Stitched Rectangle with Real Red Ink and adhere with Dimensionals

• Add red Noble Peacock Rhinestones

On the inside stamp sentiment with Real Red Ink and the snowman with black ink.

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Paper Sale

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