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IM101 – Christmas Gleaming

Posted on December 9, 2019 | Leave a comment

Happy Monday everyone! This week we have a perfect inspiration in time for the holiday!

I LOVED the package idea and of course the holly…

Hmmm…NO white dsp with red polka dots!  No problem – make your own with the end of a pencil eraser!

Here’s the details…

  • Granny Apple Green – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 3/8 x 4 5/8 – stamp dots in Real Red using the end of a pencil eraser, layer onto Real Red – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, tie piece of Real Red 1″ Ruched Ribbon, add to card front
  • Whisper White – stamp greeting using Granny Apple Green and Real Red markers, cut out using Stitched Nested Dies, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – stamp holly using Memento Black, color using Granny Apple Green and Real Red Blends, cut out, add to card front using dimensionals

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary and see the wonderful project Connie made!

And now for our last collection…

We created a new Gifts of Good Taste Collection with SIX packaging ideas along with our favorite (and easy!) holiday cookie and candy recipes! It is so nice to give special hand-made little gifts to co-workers, neighbors, your mailperson and UPS drivers! We’ve used a variety of Holiday Catalog Stamp Set and Dies for our decorating ideas, but you could mix the packaging up with the stamps and dies you already own…the recipe and package design is what is most important! This Gifts of Good Taste Collection has step-by-step picture tutorials featuring SIX gift packaging ideas using Stampin’ Up! products with corresponding recipes you can quickly make up and give away! See more details here!

Set(s): Christmas Gleaming
Paper: Whisper White, Granny Apple Green, Real Red
Ink: Memento Black, Markers:  Real Red, Granny Apple Green;  BLENDS: Real Red, Granny Apple Green
Other: Real Red 1″ Ruched Ribbon, Stitched Nested Dies, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

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Holly Jolly Christmas

Posted on December 7, 2019 | 2 comments

And it’s Saturday again! We are still having so much fun with the new Holiday Mini! This week we are featuring Christmas cards with boughs, wreaths, evergreen etc!

I absolutely LOVE the holly image from the Christmas Gleaming set…you just can’t go wrong with it!

Here’s the details…

  • Shaded Spruce – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Shaded Spruce – 4 x 5 1/4, run through the Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder, add to card front
  • Wrapped in Plaid (mostly red plaid) – 2 x 5 1/2, add to card front
  • Gold Glimmer – 1/2 x 5 1/2, add to card front
  • Whisper White – stamp holly multiple times, color using Blend:  Cherry Cobbler and Shaded Spruce, cut out, layer, add to card front
  • Whisper White – stamp greeting in Cherry Cobbler, cut out, add to card front using Dimensionals
  • Gold Glimmer – cut out long from Details Skate Dies, add to card front
  • Add some Gold Glimmer Enamel Dots to finish off

LOVE how this turned out!

And now our latest collection…

We created a new Gifts of Good Taste Collection with SIX packaging ideas along with our favorite (and easy!) holiday cookie and candy recipes! It is so nice to give special hand-made little gifts to co-workers, neighbors, your mailperson and UPS drivers! We’ve used a variety of Holiday Catalog Stamp Set and Dies for our decorating ideas, but you could mix the packaging up with the stamps and dies you already own…the recipe and package design is what is most important! This Gifts of Good Taste Collection has step-by-step picture tutorials featuring SIX gift packaging ideas using Stampin’ Up! products with corresponding recipes you can quickly make up and give away! See more details here!

Set(s): Christmas Gleaming
Paper: Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Wrapped in Plaid DSP, Gold Glimmer
Ink: Memento Black, Cherry Cobbler, BLENDS:  Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce
Other: Detailed Skate Dies, Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder, Gold Glimmer Enamel Dots, Dimensionals

Click Previous to go back to Create with Connie and Mary site and forward to the see what Libby has been up to!

 

 

 

 

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

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Cup of Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2019 | Leave a comment

Happy Thursday everyone and this week it is an AWESOME sketch!  I LOVE it!

Here’s what I came up with…

Here’s the details…

  • Crumb Cake – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Night Before Christmas DSP – 1 1/2 x 5 1/2, add to card front
  • Early Expresso – 3/4 x 5, add to card front
  • Red Glimmer – 1/2 x 5 1/4, add to card front
  • Very Vanilla – Cut out largest Stitched Circle Add to card front using dimensionals
  • Very Vanilla – stamp dotted mug in Real Red, cut out
  • Real Red – stamp lined cup in Early Espresso, cut out
  • Crumb Cake – cut out diagonal strip mug decoration, add to red must
  • Very Vanilla – cut out two solid candy cane bases
  • Real Red and Early Espresso – cut out open candy cane, layer everything, and add to card front using dimensionals
  • Very Vanilla – stamp greeting in Early Espresso, add to card front using dimenionals

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary and see what our AMAZING design team has done!

And just in time for those last minute gifts…our newest collection…

We created a new Gifts of Good Taste Collection with SIX packaging ideas along with our favorite (and easy!) holiday cookie and candy recipes! It is so nice to give special hand-made little gifts to co-workers, neighbors, your mailperson and UPS drivers! We’ve used a variety of Holiday Catalog Stamp Set and Dies for our decorating ideas, but you could mix the packaging up with the stamps and dies you already own…the recipe and package design is what is most important! This Gifts of Good Taste Collection has step-by-step picture tutorials featuring SIX gift packaging ideas using Stampin’ Up! products with corresponding recipes you can quickly make up and give away! See more details here!

Set(s): Cup of Christmas
Paper: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Real Read, Early Espresso, Night Before Christmas DSP, Red Glimmer
Ink: Early Espresso, Real Red
Other: Cup of Cheer Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

 

 

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IM100 – Beautiful Friendship

Posted on December 2, 2019 | Leave a comment

Happy Monday everyone! This week we have a STUNNING wedding cake!

I went with white, Purple Posy and silver as a color combo…

It’s so soft and pretty!

Here’s the details…

  • Whisper White – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, run through the Tufted embossing folder, layer onto Purple Posy 3 5/8 x 4 7/8, add to card front
  • Silver Foil – punch out 4 7/8 strip using Ribbon Punch, add to card front
  • Whisper White – stamp large and small rose using Purple Posy stamp leaves and flower center using Versamark – silver embos, cut every out, layer, add to card front
  • Purple Posy – 5/8 x 2 1/8, stamp greeting using Versamark, silver emboss, cut into banner, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Add some Silver Metallic Pearls to finish off

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary and see the wonderful project Connie made!

And don’t forget…

SIX WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS

We’ve had SIX WEEKS of Christmas Collections leading up to the Christmas holidays! We have STEP BY STEP tutorials for card ideas, special fold cards and MANY small favors and gifts packed in our Collections just in time for gift giving and craft shows! Did you miss any of them?   Find out more about EACH Collection here!

Set(s): Beautiful Friendship
Paper: Whisper White, Purple Posy, Silver Foil
Ink: Purple Posy, Versamark
Other: Tufted Embossing Folder, Ribbon Punch, Silver Embossing Power, Metallic Pearls, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

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Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Posted on November 30, 2019 | 2 comments

And it’s Saturday again! We are still having so much fun with the new Holiday Mini! This week we are featuring Christmas cards santas, elves, penquins and more!

Here’s the details…

  • Shaded Spruce – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Shaded Spruce – 4 x 5 1/4, run through the Subtle Embossing folder, add to card front
  • Wrapped in Plaid (Green/gold/white plaid) – 1 x 4 1/4, add to card front
  • Wrapped in Plaid (Red/gold/white plaid) – 2 3/8 x 4 1/8, add to card front
  • Gold Foil – 1/4 x 4 1/4, add to card front
  • Gold Foil and Gold Glimmer – cut out stars, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – stamp elf in Memento Black, color using Cherry Cobber and Shaded Spruce Blends, cut out, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – stamp greeting using Cherry Cobbler, cut out using Classic Label Punch (punch twice to shorten), layer onto Gold Glimmer (punch ends using Classic Label punch), add to card front using dimensionals
  • Add some Gold Glimmer Enamel Dots to finish off

Oh how CUTE!

SIX WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS

We’ve had SIX WEEKS of Christmas Collections leading up to the Christmas holidays! We have STEP BY STEP tutorials for card ideas, special fold cards and MANY small favors and gifts packed in our Collections just in time for gift giving and craft shows! Did you miss any of them?   Find out more about EACH Collection here!

Set(s): #elfie
Paper: Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Wrapped in Plaid DSP, Gold Foil, Gold Glimmer
Ink: Memento Black, Cherry Cobbler, BLENDS:  Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce
Other: Stitched Stars Dies, Subtle Emboss Folder, Gold Glimmer Enamel Dots, Classic Label Punch, Dimensionals

Click Previous to go back to Create with Connie and Mary site and forward to the see what Libby has been up to!

 

 

 

 

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

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Bells are Ringing

Posted on November 28, 2019 | Leave a comment

Happy Thursday and HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone! This week we it’s a wonderful color combo!

Here’s what I came up with…

Here’s the details…

  • Coastal Cabana – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 5/8 x 4 7/8, run through the Swirls and Curls Embossing folder
  • Let it Snow DSP (Striped) – 1 3/8 x 4 7/8, add to panel, wrap piece of Shaded Spruce/Gold Ribbon around panel, add to card front
  • Real Red – stamp greeting using Versamark, white emboss, punch out using Timeless Label, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White, stamp jingle bell 3 times using Memento Black, color using Blends – Bermuda Bay Lt and Pool Party Dk, cut out, layer add to card front, stamp springs in Shaded Spruce, color berries using Real Red, cut out add to card front, stamp bow using Memento Black, color with Real Red Blends, cut out, add to card front

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary and see what our AMAZING design team has done!

SIX WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS

We’ve had SIX WEEKS of Christmas Collections leading up to the Christmas holidays! We have STEP BY STEP tutorials for card ideas, special fold cards and MANY small favors and gifts packed in our Collections just in time for gift giving and craft shows! Did you miss any of them?   Find out more about EACH Collection here!

Set(s): Bells are Ringing
Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Let it Snow DSP
Ink: Memento Black, Shaded Spruce, Versamark, BLENDS:  Bermuda Bay Lt, Pool Party Dk, Real Red
Other: Swirls and Curls Embossing Folder, Timeless Label Punch, Shaded Spruce/Gold Ribbon, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

 

 

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IM99 – Free Skate

Posted on November 25, 2019 | Leave a comment

Happy Monday everyone! This week we have a delight holiday wreath for inspiration!

I decided to focus on the colors and the the wreath idea…

I love this paper but it is just so hard to get a good picture of it!

Here’s the details…

  • Pool Party – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • whisper White – 3 3/4 x 5, layer onto Real Red 3 7/8 x 5 1/8, add to card front
  • Let it Snow DSP – punch out sprigs from read print and 2 different blue prings
  • Dazzling Glimmer – punch out sprigs
  • Form all of the sprigs into a wreath, adhere to card front
  • Whisper White – 1 1/8 x 1 7/8, stamp greeting using Real Red, layer onto Pool Party 1 1/4 x 2, ad to car font using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – stamp bow from Bells are Ringing set using Memento Black, color using Real Red Blends, cut out, add to tag
  • Add some Red Rhinestones to finish off

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary and see the wonderful project Connie made!

And now for our last collection…and it’s the sixth week of our 6 weeks of Christmas and this week we have…

Skating is such a FUN activity in the winter and this Free Skate Bundle has the PERFECT sized skates to use on cards, scrapbooking or small gifts! Our FREE SKATE COLLECTION combines the Free Skate Stamp Set and Detailed Skate Dies along with the Wrapped In Plaid Designer Paper for warm traditional Christmas look and feel! This Free Skate Collection has four step-by-step picture tutorials…three cards (one a special fun-fold!) and a great packaging idea for a small gift or two that could be adapted for use ALL year around!  See all the details HERE!

Set(s): Free Skate, Bells are Ringing
Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Real, Red, Let it Snow DSP, Dazzling Glimmer
Ink: Memento Black, Real Red, BLENDS:  Real Red
Other: Sprigs Punch, Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

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