Seasons Greetings Set

It seems as thought I have been using the Cheers to the Years stamp set quite a bit lately for lots of different types of projects and today brings another one.  This is a card set and box that I put together using leftover pieces from the Be Merry Project Kit and some Year of Cheer specialty paper.

Each card also has a foil snowflake and a 2" circle of Merry Little Christmas designer series paper with one of the trees that were punched out when I created the Be Merry Kit rosettes.

I decorated an acetate box to match as well using the same supplies and adding some 7/8" striped ribbon which has wired in it so it can be manipulated easily.

Supplies:

Cheers to the Years

Old Olive, Basic Black ink

Old Olive card stock

Starburst punch

Rhinestones

Foil snowflakes

Year of Cheer specialty paper

acetate card box

7/8" striped ribbon

For Your Loss

Recently I made a few sympathy cards using the Sorry for Everything stamp set along with pieces of Delightful Daisy designer series paper. In the background I added some flower images from the Background Bits stamp set.

I chose to use Dapper Denim and Tranquil Tide card stock and inks and the "for your loss" is punched out with the classic label punch.

Supplies:

Sorry For Everything, Background Bits

Dapper Denim ink

Whisper White, Dapper Denim, Tranquil Tide card stock

Delightful Daisy dsp

Classic Label punch

Quilted Half Full

For this card, I pulled out the Half Full stamp set again and added some extra pieces leftover from the Be Merry Project Kit - the green tulle circle and the ribbon.

The background is Pool Party that is embossed with the Quilt Top textured folder and I punched a Starburst circle out of Old Olive card stock and placed it behind the tulle circle and the wine glass. The birthday sentiment is from the Big on Birthdays stamp set.

Supplies:

Big on Birthdays, Half Full

Basic Black, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler ink and markers

Whisper White, Pool Party, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler card stock

Starburst Punch

Quilt Top textured folder

Be Merry Project Kit

Wintery Greetings

On this card, I was again playing with the Embossing Paste although I didn't use the masks.  This time I just used a couple of the tools to layer some snow onto the Christmas Around the World designer series paper and then added some chunky glitter before it dried.

The sentiment comes from the Cheers to the Years stamp set and I die cut some trees from the Card Front Builder dies set.

Supplies:

Cheers to the Years

Island Indigo ink

Whisper White, Island Indigo, Tranquil Tide card stock

Christmas Around the World dsp

Embossing Paste

Card front builder framelits

Chunky glitter

Happy 15

This is a card I made for one of my nieces a little while ago using the Happy Celebrations stamp set.  I chose Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo for the card stock colors and added Smoky Slate and Basic Gray to the ink colors.

There is a strip of Gold Foil that is embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder and the numbers are die cut using the Large Numbers framelits dies.

Supplies:

Happy Celebrations

Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray ink

Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay card stock

Gold Foil sheets

designer buttons

Perfect polka dots folder

Large Numbers framelits

Baptism Blessings

I really was excited to see the Inspired Events stamp set in the Catalog and Idea book when it came out.  There are lots of times when I need cards for baptism, confirmation, etc. and this set will come in very handy for that!

I chose to use some Delightful Daisy designer series paper in my background as well as a Lace doily and some rhinestones for accent and texture.

Supplies:

Inspired Events

Early Espresso, Soft Suede ink

Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Whisper White (on the inside) card stock

Delightful Daisy dsp

Lace doily

Rhinestones

Circled Birthday

When I die cut things I usually make extras for use in later projects and that is what I did with the Happy Birthday die cut awhile ago when I cut out some in Crumb Cake card stock.  The card I shared with you before needed more contrast in color between the die cut and the background so I tried a brighter background on this one.

The circle behind the die cut is made with the Circles framelits and Melon Mambo card stock.  I embossed it with the Perfect Polka Dots folder and then used glue dots to add the Happy Birthday.  To create the background, I took a piece of Fresh Fig card stock and stamped some images from the Cheers to the Years stamp set with Fresh Fig and Berry Burst ink.  You may notice that there are not full circle images in that stamp set, I kept the insides of the scribbled circle and circle with little lines to use for stamping when I put it together.

Supplies:

Cheers to the Years

Berry Burst, Fresh Fig ink

Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Fresh Fig card stock

Bermuda Bay mini chevron ribbon

Circles framelits

Happy Birthday thinlit

Perfect Polka dots folder

God Bless

I shared a card with you a little while ago using the "God Bless You" from the Trust God (retired) stamp set and today I have another one to share using brighter colors and some patterns.  

My base is Peekaboo Peach card stock and I added some Naturally Eclectic designer series paper along with some stamped images from the coordinating Oh So Eclectic stamp set.  There is a lace doily folded over behind the sentiment and I added an embossed layer of Berry Burst card stock in the background.

Supplies:

Trust God, Oh So Eclectic 

Peekaboo Peach, Berry Burst ink

Peekaboo Peach, Soft Sky, Berry Burst, Whisper White card stock

Naturally Eclectic dsp

Lace doily

Ruched ribbon

Oh My Stars folder

Starburst punch

Baby Clouds

I finally tried out the embossing paste that is in the Catalog and Idea Book!  For some baby cards, I decided to use the cloud mask from the Pattern Party Decorative Mask set and emboss the clouds on some Soft Sky card stock.

I thought the Pretty Label Punch kind of looked like a cloud too so I chose to punch the sentiment from the Better Together stamp set out with it and pop it up over the top of a strip of Wood Textures designer series paper.

Supplies:

Better Together

Early Espresso ink

Early Espresso, Whisper White, Soft Sky card stock

Pretty label punch

Embossing paste

Pattern party decorative masks

Wood textures dsp

Merry Christmas Box

I had this little black box laying around for future use (it is a box from the Undefined line that Stampin' Up! had awhile back) and decided it was time to decorate it.

I began with some Quilted Christmas designer series paper and Pool Party card stock that I embossed with the Quilt Top Textured folder.  Then, I added some sequin trim from the Be Merry Kit and a punched sentiment from the Labels to Love stamp set.  I actually stamped the sentiment once in Garden Green and once in Real Red and cut out a couple pieces and popped them up to add some color and dimension. 

The Everyday Label Punch is used on the Garden Green card stock and I cut out the stamped layer so that the label could be layered.

Supplies:

Labels to Love

Real Red, Garden Green ink

Pool Party, Whisper White, Garden Green card stock

Quilted Christmas dsp

Quilt Top textured folder

Everyday Label punch

Be Merry Kit 

Merry Patterns

Well potato harvest started on Monday so in order to try to keep posts coming to you, I am going to share a few of Stampin' Up!'s videos along the way.  This one shows an exclusive hostess set promotion going on now through the end of October.  Enjoy!

Snowflake Joy Card with a Pocket

There is some beautiful specialty paper in the Holiday catalog called Year of Cheer, it has gold and silver foil images and is a heavier weight than the regular designer series paper.  I chose to make a pocket card with it  and used some Tranquil Tide card stock as a backing to add a little color.   (The Tranquil Tide piece is 5 1/2" x 4 1/4").

Above you can see the pocket, which would work for gift cards, money, coupons, etc...

On the front I used a Foil snowflake (these also come in both gold and silver) and added a strip of Fresh Fig with my stamping.  

Supplies:

Cheers to the Years

Fresh Fig ink

Tranquil Tide, Fresh Fig card stock

Year of Cheer specialty paper

Foil snowflake

Faceted gems

tear and tape adhesive

Musical Seasons

There are so many beautiful samples using the Painted Harvest stamp set out there right now with lots of great colors and layouts.  I wanted to make one with the Sheet Music background stamp so I put this one together.

My flowers are stamped using Sweet Sugarplum and Fresh Fig ink with Crushed Curry centers.  

I added a little linen thread behind the sentiment banner as well...

Supplies:

Painted Harvest, Sheet Music, Colorful Season

Sweet Sugarplum, Fresh Fig, Crushed Curry, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede and Pear Pizzazz ink

Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Fresh Fig card stock

Linen thread

Banner triple punch

Joyful Star

I found some cute wooden stars recently and decided I wanted to play around with decorating them in a holiday theme.  This is the first creation using the Cheers to the Years stamp set.

I tried to tie in the colors that the star was already painted in with the inks and card stock colors so I chose Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake.  

We have some super fun embellishments in the Holiday catalog that I also added - Green Sprigs and Mini ornaments and then I added some burlap ribbon and rhinestones for more accents.  The layers are added with a glue gun with the exception of the card stock.

Supplies:

Cheers to the Years

Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede ink

Soft Suede, Whisper White card stock

Burlap ribbon

Starburst punch

Mini ornaments

Linen thread

Green sprigs

Rhinestones

September Stamp Club Projects

This month when I was creating the Stamp Club projects, I mostly focused on products from the Holiday catalog featuring the Painted Autumn designer series paper and Painted Harvest stamp set.

The first card also uses the Lovely Words thinlits and Wood Textures designer series paper.  The Jute Twine can be found in the Holiday catalog on page 13.

Our second card uses the Painted Harvest stamp set and the sentiment is from the Special Occasions set.  I chose to use Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Crushed Curry and Crumb Cake as my ink colors and Bermuda Bay and Fresh Fig as the card stock colors.

For the layout, I stared out with Very Vanilla and Lemon Lime Twist 12" x 12" card stock and then added Painted Autumn designer series paper and some images from the Painted Harvest stamp set as well.

If you like the projects and are interested in learning more about my monthly stamp club or my virtual clubs, contact me here!

Holiday Catalog

Well, it is that time of year again when I may or may not have time to create new projects to share with you because I have either been in the combine harvesting wheat or soybeans or am harvesting potatoes.  While we finished the wheat earlier this week, we are prepping for potato harvest which will start next week.  

I hope to be able to keep up, but we will see what happens!  You can check out this great video showcasing the Holiday catalog in the meantime and can always shop for either your holiday craft needs or from the Catalog and Idea book right here!

God Bless You

This card is one with few layers, but it has lots of stamping using the Oh So Eclectic stamp set.  I chose to use the colors Tranquil Tide, Pool Party, So Saffron and Basic Black.

The sentiment is from the retired set called Trust God and I punched it out with the 2" circle punch and then added a layer with the Starburst punch and popped it up with Stampin' dimensionals.

Supplies:

Oh So Eclectic, Trust God

Tranquil Tide, So Saffron, Pool Party, Basic Black ink

Whisper White, Pool Party card stock

Starburst punch

2" circle punch

Tulip Baptism

One day recently I put together a couple different cards for Baptisms, the one I am sharing with you today uses the Tranquil Tulips and Inspired Events stamp sets along with some Delightful Daisy designer series paper.

I decided to match the tulip colors to the designer series paper so I went with Peekaboo Peach and Calypso coral for the petals and Tranquil Tide for the stems.

Supplies:

Inspired Events, Tranquil Tulips

Peekaboo Peach, Calypso Coral, Tranquil Tide, Basic Black, Soft Suede ink

Crumb Cake, Peekaboo Peach, Whisper White card stock

Delightful Daisy dsp

white taffeta ribbon

Watercolor Christmas

As I have mentioned before, the project kits both in the Catalog and Idea book and the Holiday catalog are really fun to put together, especially when you feel like being creative but maybe don't have any great ideas about what to put together.  

The Watercolor Christmas card kit comes with all the pieces and envelopes to create 20 cards (5 each of 4 different designs).  It pairs with the Watercolor Christmas stamp set but truthfully, you can easily substitute another set as well.

I made all the cards as designed with the exception of a few ink colors.  Since the pieces are all cut out and ready for you, it makes it a quick and fun project to make by yourself or with friends.  

The envelopes also come with liners die cut from gold foil to add just a little extra to the packaging.

Supplies:

Watercolor Christmas

Basic Black, Emerald Envy ink

Watercolor Christmas Project Kit

Mr. and Mrs.

I have found the Bundle of Love specialty paper to be useful for many different projects and occasions, today I have used two different patterns from the collection on a wedding card.

I paired it with the Cheers to the Years stamp set and added some punched elements with the 2" punch, Starburst punch and the Everyday label punch.  There is also a heart from the corrugated elements embellishments.

Supplies:

Cheers to the Years

Pool Party, Crumb Cake ink

Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla card stock

Bundle of Love specialty paper

Starburst punch

2" circle punch

Everyday label punch

Corrugated elements

Wise Men

Today is the day!  You can now order from the Holiday catalog...woo hoo!  I know you will find some great products to play with in there.

I have to apologize for the darkness of the pictures today, I am not sure what happened...Anyway, The stamp set I used on these two very similar cards is called Wise Men from Afar and I paired it with the Merry Music specialty paper which I have shown you in a few projects before today.  

I stamped the wise men in Crumb Cake ink and then the sentiment over the top with Basic Black ink.

Supplies:

Wise Men from Afar

Crumb Cake, Basic Black ink

Whisper White, Garden Green, Basic Black card stock

Merry Music specialty dsp