New - Festive Flurry Ornament Kit!

Stampin' Up! just announced this kit today! You can watch the video to see how easy they've made it to make these beautiful ornaments (or tag for present, or accent for a card)! For $17.95, you get all the supplies to make 10 ornaments... all you need to add is glue! I wouldn't be surprised if these sell out fast, so don't wait too long to order! Item #135813

Joyful Christmas Monochromatic Card

This card is simply beautiful...thanks so much to Natasha Zandbergen for sharing on her blog! I thought it was perfect for new (or time-limited) stampers and perfect for my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack later this month! At my Stamp-a-Stack, you'll make four of this card and four of four other designs, for a total of 20 cards! This card would also be a good one to make if you don't have a lot of supplies on hand, and have to buy supplies for your cards this year.

It uses only five items (other than adhesive):

Smoky Slate card stock
Whisper White card stock
Joyful Christmas stamp set
Smoky Slate ink pad
1/8" Silver Ribbon

You can order these items in my online store and they'll ship right to you!

Endless Wishes + Chalk Talk = Cute & Fun!

This is one of the cards we're making in my Simple Holiday Cards Class this weekend (eight cards - 2 each of four designs) and I hope that Endless Wishes is available again (so popular Stampin' Up! sold out of their supply in about a week). I love these colours together (Bermuda Bay, Raspberry Ripple and Crumb Cake) and I love the way this card turned out... The snowflakes from the set are stamped onto a Chalk Talk tag and I added a thin strip of Silver Glimmer paper too. A knot of Raspberry Ripple stitched ribbon and a couple Rhinestones finish the card off! There is still room in the classes if you want to make this card!

Embossed Ornament Card

Last night I held my Gold Stars, Ink stamp night, and it was a Product Showcase month. There are so many products that are available right now, but are not in the Annual Catalogue or Holiday Catalogue, so I wanted to remind everyone about some of them... This card features the Ornament Keepsakes and Many Merry Messages stamps and the Ornament Framelits which are carryover items from last year's Holiday Catalogue. You can find them in the Online Only category in my Stampin' Up! store.

This card also showcases the Diagonal Stripes embossing folder and Season of Style paper pack from the Holiday Catalogue, the Naturals Compositions paper (the tag... sponged with Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Early Espresso inks) and Pewter, Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Emboss powder.

Thanks for looking!

September Simple Cards Class

 Starting this month, I'm offering two options in my Simple Cards Class:

All Occasion Cards like this

or Holiday Cards like this!

You'll still make eight cards (2 each of four designs) but you can choose to make All Occasion Cards or Holiday Cards. This is a great way to get a head start on the Holiday Season, plus these are great cards to make more of at home on your own. I have three class times over the weekend (Friday evening, Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening), and have spaces available in all time slots. You can check out the details or sign up for a class right on my website (Click Here)

The All Occasion card shown was inspired by JanTink and features the Regarding Dahlias stamp set and Emboss Resist technique. The Holiday Card was CASE'd from Lyssa Zwolonek and features the Calm Christmas (Holiday Catalogue) and World Map stamp sets.

Holiday Catalogue Starts today!

The Stampin Up! starts today, and there are a lot of great products to help celebrate the upcoming holidays (Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas and even Valentines Day)

 If you have not seen it yet, you can view online by clicking HERE

We made this card at my Holiday Sneak Peek on Monday... as soon as I saw this stamp set (Joyful Christmas), I thought it would be perfect for the Stained Glass technique... so that is what I did! I embossed the Poinsettia and leaves with Gold Stampin Emboss powder on the Vellum Card stock, then coloured on the back of the vellum with Stampin Write Markers (Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green & Crushed Curry). I always love the embossing folders for the Big Shot, so I had to use the new Stylish Stripes embossing folder on the Cherry Cobbler card stock after cutting the Window Frame window for the image to show through.

Thanks for looking!

Watercolor Winter Never Ending Card

This is one of the cards we're making this weekend at my Stepped Up Cards Class. It features the Watercolor Winter stamp set and the Festival of Prints paper pack (my favourite Christmas papers this year). This type of card is interactive, and you keep flipping through the different layers until you're back at the beginning again. Lots of prep work (thanks Pauline), but not too difficult to make once you've assembled the base.

Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack in the Stampin' Up!store... they added over 300 items and there are some great deals! You can order online right from my store, and it will ship to you. These items are available while supplies last, so get them before they're gone!

Front of card:

 Flip open once:

 twice:

three times:

 

And then you'd be back at the front again!

Floral Frames Tag/Ornament

We're making this tag/ornament in my Big Shot Class this weekend... this is another one I found on Pinterest and had to make myself.

 

I stamped the images from Floral Frames on Whisper White card stock with Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple, then cut them with the Floral Frames Framelits. I heat embossed the sentiment (from Greetings of the Season) with black on the Brushed Gold card stock (I think you can see the shimmer in the picture... so pretty IRL). The Cherry Cobbler scalloped tulle is so pretty as the hanger for this tag.

Christmas Gift Pack!

Until October 31st, get the Festive Paper Piercing Pack FREE when you purchase a the Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set (or Ornament Keepsakes Bundle) AND the Candlelight Christmas patterned paper pack! Click HERE for more details...

 

 This is a card we made in my Simple Christmas Cards class last month (please ignore the ink smudge through the sentiment... that happened at the class). I used the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and Ornament Framelits and the Greetings of the Season set from the Holiday Catalogue. I also used the Distressed Dots background stamp (my favourite) and some Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine.

Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes, Greetings of the Season, Distressed Dots
Inks: Primrose Petals, Lucky Limeade, Early Espresso
Card stock: Naturals White, Primrose Petals, Whisper White
Other: Ornament Framelits, 3/4" Circle Punch, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine

Emboss Resist Brayered snowflakes

As promised, I'm sharing  better pictures and more details about the cards in my September Stepped Up Cards Class this week... this is the first one, which features the Snowflake Soiree stamp set, emboss resist technique with some brayer work.

 

I love this colour combination (Pool Party, Marina Mist & Elegant Eggplant)... I think the eggplant just adds something extra (normally I would do a card like this with all blues). The glossy white card stock really helps the brayered inks blend together.

Stamps: Snowflake Soiree
Inks: VersaMark, Elegant Eggplant, Pool Party, Marina Mist
Card stock: Glossy White, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Pool Party
Other: Whisper White stitched grosgrain ribbon, Labels Framelit and Apothecary Accents framelit, White Stampin' Emboss powder, Dazzling Diamonds glitter (I mixed a little in with some white EP to add some sparkle), Basic Rhinestones

Card Kits Available!

Starting this month, all of my classes will be available as a kit! You will receive all of the card stock and paper (pre-cut & embossed) and embellishments as well as instructions and pictures of the cards so you can make the projects in the comfort of your home with your own stamps and inks. Today I'm showing you the Christmas Card kit from my Simple Card Classes this weekend. You will receive the supplies to make two of each of the cards shown above. The cost of the kit is $15.00 (plus mailing costs if you can't pick up your kit) or a $25.00 order (mailing costs for the card kit are extra). You can order this kit until September 30th, and you'll get a thank you gift from me if you refer someone and they purchase the kit too. Please e-mail me (sidebar) if you are interested in this kit... anyone in Canada can order from me!

 If you are in London, and can't make it to a certain class night, you are also welcome to order a kit, and make it on my Stamp & Scrap night the next month (first Friday of every month) so you can use my stamps & inks to complete your projects exactly as shown in the photos. P

12 Weeks of Christmas - Contempo Christmas card

For a supply list and instructions to make this card, check out my 12 Weeks of Christmas link above, or click HERE.

12 Weeks of Christmas - Comfort & Joy Bleached

For a full supply list and instructions, check out my 12 Weeks of Christmas page!

Twelve Weeks of Christmas - Stocking Card

I'll be posting cards, tags and gift ideas on Sunday for the next 11 Sundays... You can find the supplies and instructions for this card by clicking the 12 Weeks of Christmas tab above, or just click HERE.

Mini Monday - Wintery Day of Gratitude

Day of Gratitude is in the Fall/Thanksgiving section of the Holiday Mini, but I think it can also be used for Christmas... the medallion image can be used as an ornament, or in this case as a snowflake-like image. This is one of the cards we'll be making at my Technique Class this weekend, and it shows a variation of the Emboss Resist technique. I added colour to the stamped & embossed image, then added more colour by rubbing it over the embossed image. I will have other sentiments available if you don't want to make this a Christmas card. Please contact me to register for this class if you'd like to make this card.

Stamps: Day of Gratitude, Christmas Greetings, Serene Snowflake
Inks: Whisper White (Craft), VersaMark, Baja Breeze, Marina Mist
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Whisper White, Very Vanilla
Other: Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stampin' Sponge, Elegant Soiree DSP, Rhinestone brad

Mini Monday - Tags til Christmas

In my Mini Monday posts, I feature a stamp set (or two) and products from the current Mini Catalogue.

This card was created by Sherri, one of my Gold Stars, Ink. team members for our Shoebox Swap at our last meeting. It features several products from the Holiday Mini, so it's perfect for today's post. I love how Sherri layered the stamped and punched elements over the patterned paper from Deck the Halls and the texture of the Petals-a-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder. We used the Tags til Christmas stamp set from the Holiday Mini, The Decorative Label punch, Deck the Halls DSP and a Glimmer Brad as our embellishment. Thanks so much for sharing this great card with us, Sherri!

This card also showcases one of the Holiday Bundles Stampin' Up! has put together for the holidays... You can choose either the Ornament Punch or the Decorative Label punch with the Tags til Christmas stamp set and save 20%! You can see all the bundles in my online store by clicking HERE.

Stamps: Tags til Christmas, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White,
Punches: Ornament, Decorative Label, Lg Oval, Word Window, Scallop Trim border
Other: Glimmer Brad, Deck the Halls DSP, Petals-a-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder

Step it up Saturday - Delightful Decorations

On Step it Up Saturdays, I show you two cards. One is a simple and quick and the second is 'stepped up' by adding a technique, embellishments or layers.

This week, I have two versions of a card using Delightful Decoration and Candy Cane Christmas DSP. This first card is very quick and easy.

I stamped the pink ornament on the Whisper White note card, then covered it with a mask and stamped the red ornament. I punched a little hole at the top of each ornament, and drew a line with my Stampin' Write marker, I added a strip of paper down each side and a Basic Rhinestone to each ornament. I stamped the sentiment from Christmas Greetings and the card is done!



The second card is stepped up with a little more stamping, the Ornament Punch, some Hemp Thread and  Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon. I also added a couple layers. I punched an ornament from the glittery striped paper from Candy Cane Christmas and stamped the Crumb Cake card base with the small stamps in Delightful Decorations. The sentiment is from Curly Cute.

Card 1 Supplies

Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Christmas Greetings

Inks: Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler

Card: Whisper White Note Card

Other: Basic Rhinestones, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Candy Cane Christmas DSP

Card 2 Supplies

Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Curly Cute

Inks: Garden Green

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Naturals White

Other: Ornament Punch,  Basic Rhinestone, Candy Cane Christmas DSP, Hemp Twine, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon

Step it up Saturday - Merry Crittermas

Today I'm showing you two different versions of the same card. One is more basic, and the second one is stepped up a bit by adding a few extra products. This is also a sneak peek from the Holiday Mini (coming September 1st) and a card we'll be making tomorrow at my Team Meeting & Info night.

For the first card, I stamped the beaver from  Merry Crittermas on Watercolour Paper and coloured it using a Blender Pen and inks. I punched it out using the new 2 1/2" Circle punch, and mounted it on a Wild Wasabi Scalloped Square (the larger one from the Scallop Square Duos die) with Dimensionals. I created a background with stripes of paper from the Candy Cane Christmas DSP pack (do you see the glittery striped paper?). The sentiment was stamped on Blushing Bride and punched out with the Modern Label punch.

My stepped up card uses the same products as the first card, plus a torn fabric knot (Candy Cane Christmas fabric), red Glimmer Brads from the Glimmer Brights pack and a silver brad on the sentiment label (also popped up with Dimensionals). I watercoloured the image with my Aqua Painter and Stampin' Write markers. I also used the Smooch Illuminate Top Coat to create 'snow' under the beaver, and I used Two Way Glue around the edge of the circle to add some Dazzling Diamonds.