Next week, I’ll be sharing more of the Stamp-a-Stack cards so more Christmas cards will be posted and hope you’ll be joining me in enjoying early holiday spirit!

   

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Hope you had a great weekend.  The countdown for my son’s wedding has begun and on Saturday,  I attended a Bridal Shower for my son’s fiance’.  Naturally, a card was needed to go with the gift so I selected a sheet of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the English Garden to use as my design inspiration.  The wedding colors have shades of pink so the pink floral design was perfect.  With such beautiful DSP, there’s no need to do lots of stamping as the paper becomes the focal point.  It’s also wonderful when you are short on time and need to create a card quickly so don’t forget to look through the DSP you have available to create the perfect card.  As an extra touch, the envelope and the card interior were stamped using the small flower from the Watercolor Words stamp set.

We’re less than a month from the wedding so I’ll share the other projects for the wedding in the next few posts so check back on Friday.  It’s an exciting time for all of our family!

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In my last post, I had so much fun making a treat holder that I decided to make another.  Only this time, I decided to try out the Gift Bag Punch Board and make a Halloween themed treat bag.  Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper was used to create the treat bag. Sweet Hauntings stamp set along with the Spider Web Doilies were used to embellish the bag.  The ribbon used to tie the bag has been discontinued but there are several good choices available to use (Thick Baker’s Twine or Basic Black 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon).  As an extra touch, I searched through my Halloween decor from last year and found the glitter spider…it completed the look!  

It’s been fun using the different tools available from Stampin’ Up! to make treat holders.  I still have ideas for more treat holders so be on the lookout for those to be shared soon!

Have a great weekend and check back on Tuesday for my next project!

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Hope you had an enjoyable weekend and were able to celebrate Labor Day with fun activities.  We had picture perfect weather and were able to spend lots of time outdoors.  

Following up on my promise to not overwhelm you with Christmas yet, I decided to try out the new Square Pillow Box Thinlits Dies.  Oh, what fun! I kept my first project using the set very simple and made a window pillow box using Into the Woods Designer Series Paper (DSP).  The window die is included with the dies set so it couldn’t be simpler.  To embellish the pillow box, a leftover leaf and acorn from the Witching Decor Project Kit were used (just telling you, that kit has tons of stuff in it!).  The acorn with the sentiment “Nuts About You” is from the Acorny Thank You stamp set and was stamped using Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad onto Whisper White card stock then punched with the Acorn Builder Punch.  An acorn topper from the same set was used on the acorn from the project kit and the oak leaf was stamped using the Lighthearted Leaves stamp set.  Edges were sponged to add more dimension.  The Into the Woods 3/8″ Cotton Ribbon was tied around the pillow box prior to adding the paper embellishments…love the cotton ribbon but not sure about this color with my leaf, perhaps Early Espresso or Pumpkin Pie 1/4″ cotton ribbon would have matched better but I used what I had available.  I’m sure many of you have been in the same situation…thought you had a particular item on hand, only to find out you forgot to order it!

There are endless ways to use this Square Pillow Box Die set and I look forward to sharing some different projects using the die in the near future.  This particular project comes together quickly so I see many pillow box treat holders being used with the upcoming holidays.

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For the past couple of days, I’ve been preparing samples for this month’s Christmas Stamp-a-Stack so I decided to share a few of the cards with you. Yes, I know we’re still a few months from Christmas but I thought it would be nice to get a head start on preparing holiday cards. The new Holiday Catalog is filled with some of the most beautiful designer papers and stamp sets so I’ve gotten into the Christmas spirit early!  The biggest problem is deciding which to use first.  I have to share a funny incident from today…my husband looked to see what I was working on and said “no! I’m not ready for Christmas yet!”  Well, I am!!!  

One of my favorite designer series paper sets in the Holiday Catalog is the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP).  The vintage look of the paper brings back many childhood memories so I decided that one of the card sets would showcase the paper.  The card with the “Merry Little Christmas” sentiment was crafted using a design for a gift tag that was a Make & Take from the Stampin’ Up! convention.  When we made the tag, I knew that not only could it be used for a gift tag but it would make a wonderful card.  I have to thank demonstrator Peggy Hovorka in our local Stampin’ Up! group for the “Ho Ho Ho” design.  She shared it with the group and it fits the theme that I selected perfectly.  Of course, the paper with the deer is cute so I had to use a deer in a design. 

More Christmas cards are on my agenda but I promise not to ignore Fall & Halloween!  

Some great projects are being planned highlighting the changing of the seasons.

Have a great Labor Day weekend!  I’ll be sharing a new project on Tuesday.

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The other technique from last week’s class was the “baby wipe technique”. With this method, baby wipes are used as the stamp pad.  Take a couple baby wipes, fold and use Classic Stampin’ Ink Refills to drop colors randomly onto the baby wipe.  Use 3-4 colors, filling in area that is slightly larger than the stamp being used.  The inked baby wipe pad can be used a couple of times for stamping.  It really is a simple technique, yet, produces a beautiful effect.

The first card made used the oak tree from the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and the sentiment is from Endless Thanks.  Since Fall is arriving soon, colors were selected to mimic the leaves displaying fall foliage. Also, don’t forget to stamp the interior – we used the oak leaves from the set to stamp an upper and lower corner. 

The other card used the By The Tide and Sassy Salutations stamp sets along with three coordinating blue refill colors to ink the baby wipe for use stamping the coral.  Though it’s not evident in the card photo, Dazzling Details was used on the stamped fish.  Even with a touch of glitter, this is a great card to send to a male.

Both the Ombre’ and Baby Wipe techniques are fun, simple methods that can be used for creating a different, unique look on your cards.  Hope these last posts have inspired you to try one or both of the techniques!  If you have any questions on how to were create these cards or steps, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Have a great week and check back on Friday to see what’s new item that I’ll be sharing!

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