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Sunday Fun Day: Halloween trick-or-treat!!

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday!  For this week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are sharing Halloween treats and I once again went with my favorite 2-4-6-8 favor box.  I thought I had ordered Halloween DSP, but alas I did not. So, I did the next best thing and created my own using various images from the Clever Cats stamp set that I used for my Stampers Dozen Blog Hop project a few days ago (see that post here). 

 

  The products I used with today's project include the Clever Cats stamp set, Label Me Lovely punch and Black & White 1/4" Gingham Ribbon, which I colored with the Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends marker.  Click on any of the images above to visit my Stampin' Up! store to place an online order.

 

 

  These little favor boxes come together so quickly from just half a sheet of card stock - just cut it in half so it is 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", then score it on the long side at 2", 4", 6" and 8" so you have four 2" panels and one 1/2" flap. Next, rotate the card stock 90 degrees and score at 4". Cut the bottom flaps, trim the corners and glue it together - easy-peasey!  For more detailed directions, see this PDF from my Countdown to Christmas 2020.

 

 

 

   And here is a close-up of the panel - I stamped the solid pumpkin image with Mango Melody ink and then added the detailed jack-o-lantern image over it with a Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad (best to use this since the stamp set is photopolymer). I added the kitty cat, which I somehow managed to miss sitting directly on the pumpkin, and the sentiment.  The hardest part of this project was threading the ribbon through the tiny holes.  I didn't tie a knot so it is easy to open the favor without destroying it.

 

 

   Here is one last look at my favor box.  I hope I have inspired you with my stamped Halloween treat. Don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for even more great card Halloween treat ideas and inspiration!!  

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

 

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October 2021 Stampers Dozen Blog Hop: Chalkboard Technique

 

  Hi there and welcome to the October 2021 Stampers Dozen Blog Hop!  This month we are sharing cards featuring the Chalkboard technique and I thought it would be fun to use the Clever Cats stamp set that I just got in my last order to make a fun Halloween card.

 

 

  I think this Clever Cats stamp set from the Holiday catalog is so fun for Halloween, lots of non-spooky images and sentiments to use for kids of all ages.  The color scheme I am using includes Basic Black along with several of the Brights: Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green and Mango Melody. I used only Whisper White craft ink for the "chalk" and for the inside of the card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The Black & White 1/4" Gingham ribbon sure is fun! You can color it with stampin' blends, but I left it as is for this card.  The added texture on the Gorgeous Grape card stock is from the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. Be sure to click on any of the images above to visit my Stampin' Up! store to purchase.

 

 

  Here is a view from above of the card - you can really see the texture and the fun chalkboard effect. To make it look even more like a chalkboard, I took a Q-tip and lightly brushed the Whisper White craft ink in different areas on the basic black card stock.  Here's a tip - I was off just a smidge when I added the peeking cat to the top of the jack-o-lantern image. I was able to use a Blender Pen and fill in the blank space easily!

 

 

  Here is a sideview of the stamped panel where you can really see the smudged chalk look that I was going for - what do you think? Does it look realistic?  I just love this little gingham ribbon bow!

 

 

  For the inside of the card, I kept it super simple and added a few of the fun images from the set using Tuxedo Black ink. Since this is a photopolymer stamp set, that is my go-to ink for black images. Isn't that cat in the corner so funny?!

 

 

  Here is one last view of my Halloween card featuring the chalkboard technique. I hope I have inspired you to make some cards using this technique. For even more card inspiration and ideas, be sure to check out the other designer's blog posts using the links below.

 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!! 

 

 

 

Stamper's Dozen October 2021 Blog Hop

1. Kelly Acheson - A Stamp Above
2. Donna Burk Schneidtmiller – Donna Stamps
3. Jodi Petersen – Jodi’s Card Designs
4. Rose Grunewald – Country Cards by Rose
5. Patty Chenail – Stamp-Patty’s - Stamping in My Flops
6. Carol Payne – Carol Payne Stamps
7. Joanne Cantrell – Keep It Simple, Stampers
8. Rachel Yurkanin – Rachel’s Stamping Place
9. Debbie Naylor – Unfrogettable Stamping!
10. Bonnie O'Neill – Bonnie Stamped

 

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Seashells and Vellum Birthday Card

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday!  For this week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are sharing cards featuring vellum cardstock. I must admit, I had to dust off my pack as it has been quite a while since I've used it.  The hardest part about vellum is adhering it - since it is totally translucent, it is hard to hide the glue. I decided to use a very busy texture folder and use little drops of Tombow multipurpose liquid glue strategically under a card stock strip with the sentiment as well as in the corners under the design.  If you look really closely, you can spot it, but I think it turned out okay.

 

 

  The products I used with today's project include the 8-1/2" x 11" Vellum cardstock, Friends are Like Seashells stamp set, coordinating Seashells 3D embossing folder and Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo pack.

 

 

 

   Here is another view of my card - the rhinestones show up a little better in this view and look a little like water drops to me.  At least that is the look I was going for - did it work?  

 

 

 

  From this angle, you can see the great texture provided by the Seashells 3D embossing folder on the vellum cardstock.  I found that having a piece of the darker Pacific Point cardstock underneath really brought out the white design details. I added these to a base card of Coastal Cabana card stock since it looks so great with Pacific Point, very beach-y.  Although the bakers twine is misty moonlight, it does match the blue of the Pacific Point card stock that shows through the vellum.

 

 

 

   And here is how I stamped the inside of my card - I used Coastal Cabana ink with the large shell in the corner and stamped the sentiment with Pacific Point ink, leaving lots of room to write.

 

 

   Here is one last look at my card.  I hope I have inspired you with my vellum card. Don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for even more great card ideas and inspiration and to find out who won the Blog Candy from last week's post!!  

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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September 30th - Last Chance to earn Sale-a-Bration Rewards!!

 

  This is a short post just to remind you that the period to earn FREE Sale-a-Bration rewards is coming to a close soon... you have until Midnight ET to place an order - please do so online using Host Code XAUNQ79J in my Stampin' Up! store here.

 

  Also, in case you missed the news on my blog post earlier this week: 

  The Sisters in Stamping blog turned 12 this month!!! Don't forget to enter into the drawing for blog candy to be held and announced on our blog post next Sunday!  Be sure to visit this week's blog post (09/26/2021) and leave us a comment letting us know what ideas, themes, products and techniques you'd like to see over the coming months. Drawing closes at Midnight ET on Friday, October 1st, so don't forget to visit our post and leave us a comment to enter!!

 

Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Color Combo card and a Blog Candy giveaway

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday!  For this week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are sharing cards featuring a fun color combination that Rachel selected for us.  Also, we have big news to share...

 

 

  Our Sisters in Stamping blog turned 12 this month!!! It's hard to believe that this blog idea was born at the Stampin' Up! convention in Salt Lake  City a dozen years ago. We have had some designers come and go over the years, but Karla, Rachel and I have been stamping sisters from the very beginning! As part of our celebration we are giving away THREE blog candy prizes.  To enter into the drawing to be held and announced on our blog post next Sunday, be sure to visit the blog post from today (09/26/2021) and leave us a comment letting us know what ideas, themes, products and techniques you'd like to see over the coming months. Drawing closes at Midnight ET on Friday, October 1st, so don't forget to visit our post and leave us a comment to enter!!

 

 

  Our fun color combination for this week's project includes 2 of the 2020-2022 In Colors - Bumblebee and Just Jade - along with Night of Navy. These colors are great together!

 

 

 

 These are the fabulous products used with today's card: Positive Thoughts stamp set and coordinating Nature's Thoughts die set, one of the folders included in the Meadow Moments set as well as Linen Thread.

 

 

 

  From this angle, you can see the great texture provided to the night of navy card stock from the embossing folder along with the whimsical dotted border along the basic white panel (this is a die included in the Nature's Thoughts set).

 

 

   And here is how I stamped the inside of my card - the leaf image is 3rd generation, so very light.  It didn't photograph very well, sorry!  The inside panel is basic white card stock with night of navy ink used with the sentiment and bumblebee ink used with the decorative element.  This would make a great pick-me-up card to someone going through a hard time or alternatively as a sympathy card.

 

 

 

   Here is one last look at my card.  I hope I have inspired you with my color combo card. Don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for even more great card ideas and inspiration and to enter to win Blog Candy!! 

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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September 2021 Stampers Dozen Blog Hop: Christmas Creations

 

  Hi there and welcome to the September 2021 Stampers Dozen Blog Hop!  This month we are sharing Christmas cards and featuring products from the new Holiday catalog.  Have you seen the Holiday catalog? If not, be sure to check it out online here in my Stampin' Up! store.  What are your favorite items and must-have's on your wish list?  I created this clean and simple Christmas card using a few of my favorite items. How stinkin' cute is this penguin dressed up as Rudolph?!

 

 

  I absolutely fell in love with the Penguin Place bundle (stamp set and coordinating punch), Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP, Holly Jolly Wishes stamp set and the fun Real Red 3/8" Mini Ruffled ribbon.  Click on any of the images above to visit my Stampin' Up! store. 

 

 

  Here is a view from above of the card - you can really see how ruffly and textured this beautiful ribbon is!  And I can't get over how cute this little penguin is.

 

 

 

  Here is a sideview of the penguin - I stamped his antlers on the basic white panel, then lined up the punch. It would have been too much work to cut out the antlers!

 

 

 

  For the inside of the card, I added a strip of the DSP that I had in my stash from a prior project and added another sentiment from the Holly Jolly Wishes stamp set.

 

 

  Here is one last view of my clean and simple (CAS) Christmas card. I hope I have inspired you to make a CAS Christmas card - these are so much easier to duplicate en masse and ones that would be appreciated by your family and friends. For even more Christmas card inspiration and ideas, be sure to check out the other designer's blog posts using the links below.

 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!! 

 

Stamper's Dozen September 2021 Blog Hop

1. Bonnie O'Neill – Bonnie Stamped
2. Kelly Acheson - A Stamp Above
3. Jodi Petersen – Jodi’s Card Designs
4. Rose Grunewald – Country Cards by Rose
5. Patty Chenail – Stamp-Patty’s - Stamping in My Flops
6. Judy Garza – Creativity Released
7. Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – As the Ink Dries
8. Carol Payne – Carol Payne Stamps
9. Rachel Yurkanin – Rachel’s Stamping Place
10. Debbie Naylor – Unfrogettable Stamping!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Banner Year thank you card set

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday!  For this week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are sharing fall thank you projects.  I decided to make a set of 2 clean and simple (CAS) cards.

 

 

 

  I created my DIY "designer paper" using a variety of images from the Banner Year stamp set with a multitude of fall colors on a sheet of 6" x 6" basic white card stock.  I then used the cutting guide above to cut up the pieces to make my two cards.  The colors I used include Bumblebee, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede.  If you take a close look at the stamped paper you'll notice dots of Soft Suede - I used the smallest water painter and soft suede ink that was very watered down to flick the dots onto the paper. 

 

 

  In addition to the Banner Year stamp set, I pulled out my Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine and Tasteful Labels Dies to cut out the sentiments for each.

 

 

 

  This first card features the two 3" x 2" pieces of the stamped paper.  I kept this one very clean and simple with a simple mat of Pumpkin Pie card stock. I stamped the sentiment using Cherry Cobbler ink onto Bumblebee card stock and then cut that out using one of the dies.  I added a piece of basic white card stock to the inside of the card, which I left blank.

 

 

 

  For my second card, I used the larger piece as the background for my card front and then added a banner of Cherry Cobbler card stock. For the sentiment, I stamped a leaf with Cherry Cobbler and the sentiment with Soft Suede onto Bumblebee card stock and cut it out using a die from the die set.  The thin 4" x 3/4" strip fit perfectly on the bottom of the basic white card stock panel that I added to the inside of the card.

 

 

 

   Here is one last look at my cards.  I hope I have inspired you with my DIY designer paper and OSW template. Don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for even more Fall thank you card ideas and inspiration. 

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Celebrating Sale-a-Bration Beautifully Penned card set

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday!  For this week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are sharing projects featuring Sale-a-Bration (SAB) items since we are in that promotion period once again through the end of September!! I designed this trio of clean and simple (CAS) cards that feature several different patterns of DSP from the Beautifully Penned pack.

 

 

  During the period August 3 - September 30th you can earn these exclusive Sale-a-Bration products for FREE with a qualifying $50+ and $100+ merchandise order during the months of August and September.   Want to see all of the products available? Be sure to check them out here in my Stampin' Up! store.

 

 

  These cards feature the gorgeous patterns of the Beautifully Penned DSP, which is an exclusive Sale-a-Bration selection that you can only earn for free with a qualifying $50 purchase.  I paired it with the Free as a Bird stamp set found in the Annual Catalog and the Stitched so Sweetly dies.  

 

 

 

  This first card features the gorgeous DSP pattern without any alteration. I love how gorgeous the images are and wanted to let them shine. I added a sentiment from the stamp set along with a sprig of leaves that mimic the foliage in the DSP.  I colored it with old olive and soft suede stampin' blends markers, then cut out and mounted it to the die cut.

 

 

 

  For my second card, I wanted the leaves to pop on the patterned DSP, so used a blending brush to add the old olive ink all over the DSP piece.  I colored the bird image with daffodil delight, pumpkin pie, old olive and smoky slate stampin' blends markers. I wanted it to look like the pretty goldfinches in my yard. It, too, was fussy cut and added to the die.

 

 

 

  For this last card I colored the DSP piece with daffodil delight, pumpkin pie, old olive and pool party stampin' blends markers. Since the DSP was so pretty, I added a simple sentiment only.

 

 

 

   Here is one last look at my cards.  I hope I have inspired you with the variety of ways you can use this gorgeous DSP available exclusively during our Fall Sale-a-Bration promotion. Don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for even more SAB card ideas and inspiration. 

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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Color Hues challenge TCH #24: CAS Art Gallery birthday card

 

  Hello and thanks for visiting!  Today's card is a clean and simple (CAS) birthday card featuring a beautiful color palette.

 

  I  recently discovered a fun challenge blog called Color Hues - The Color Challenge that has a bi-monthly color challenge. I am trying to get more cards made and posted to my blog, so plan to participate in these challenges each month!  The current TCH challenge #24 colors include Turquoise and Coral.  Since we no longer have a turquoise, I used Bermuda Bay and Calypso Coral for my card.

 

  My birthday card features the Art Gallery stamp set and Pretty Flowers embossing folder from the Annual Catalog.  Please click the hyperlink or images above to visit my Stampin' Up! store to place an online order.

 

 

  Here's a view of my card from above - it helps to see the texture a little bit better. Instead of using the embossed side of the card stock, I decided I liked the debossed side better - the patterns aren't as bold so don't take away from the stamped flower image.  

 

 

  This view of the stamped panel really shows the gorgeous flower, which was stamped with three different images. The more solid image was stamped with 2nd generation ink, so is lighter, while the more detailed images were stamped full-strength.  The birthday sentiment is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink since this is a photopolymer stamp set.  I kept it super simple on a skinny strip of card stock I had in my scrap pile and trimmed the ends to fit across the bottom of the stamped panel. I popped it up with some mini stampin' dimensionals.

 

 

  Here's a view of the inside of the card. I used the smallest detail stamp and stamped off prior to stamping on the card stock. The foliage is from the bottom of the large stem stamp.  I left the card blank inside to have more room to write.

 

 

   Here is one last look at my card.  I hope I have inspired you with this gorgeous color palette!  Be sure to check out the other submissions and designer creations on the Color Hues blog.

 

Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: All about the DSP Beautifully Penned fun fold card

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday!  For this week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are sharing projects featuring the beautiful Designer Series Paper (DSP) packages that Stampin' Up! offers. I created another fun 2-fold card (are you getting tired of these yet?) that features many of the beautiful patterns found in the Beautifully Penned DSP pack. You can see my previous cards made using this fun fold here (Stampers Dozen blog hop card) and here (Seize the Birthday blog challenge #220, I was selected as a Runner Up in the Birthday Honours!! Dimensions found in this post).

 

 

  This card features the gorgeous patterns of the Beautifully Penned DSP, which is an exclusive Sale-a-Bration selection that you can only earn for free with a qualifying $50 purchase.  I paired it with the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set found in the Annual Catalog.  I also used a few Stampin' Blend markers: Melon Mambo, So Saffron and Old Olive.

 

 

 

  These photos show what the card looks like as you open it up and showcases all the beautiful patterns in this DSP pack.

 

 

 

  Here's a close-up of the front focal image. I used a piece of the DSP with the flower outlines and colored them in with my Stampin' Blends markers.  The sentiment is from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set and was stamped on a skinny strip of basic white card stock which I snipped on the end to create a banner and then popped up with mini stampin' dimensionals.

 

 

 

  For the inside panel, I used another sentiment and image from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set. 

 

 

 

   Here is one last look at my card.  I hope I have inspired you to pull out your DSP and make a card today. Don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for even more card ideas and inspiration. 

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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