Okay, Last Christmas Card

I don’t intend to post any more Christmas cards this year, in fact I likely won’t post anything more this year. I’m going to take a few weeks off to get ready for Christmas and to prepare some projects for the upcoming Demos Galore in January.

The background on this card is sprayed with Frost White Shimmer Paint and rubbing alcohol but it’s really hard to get a photo of that sparkle.

I’m playing along with the sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Supplies:
Bundles – Snowflake Wishes
Stamp Sets – Snowflake Wishes
Die Cutting & Embossing – So Many Snowflakes dies, Stitched Shapes dies, Winter Snow embossing folder
Punches – Triple Banner punch
Ink – Coastal Cabana stamp pad, Frost White Shimmer Paint
Paper – Coastal Cabana cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Snowflake Splendor designer series paper
Accents & Embellishments – Blue adhesive-backed gems
Coloring Tools – Stampin’ Spritzer
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue

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Faux Shaker Card

In early November I attended Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage Online convention and one of the cards shown used this technique to create a faux shaker card. I’d never heard of this before and it’s a much easier way to make a shaker card. I may not include layered paper on the inside of the clear envelope next time but I was following a sketch.

To make the shaker: you place a piece of paper inside a clear envelope, add your sequins, fold over edges and seal the envelope. So easy!

I’m playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Snowflake Wishes
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stitched Nested Labels dies, Stitched Rectangles dies
Ink – Coastal Cabana stamp pad, Pacific Point stamp pad
Paper – Snowflake Splendor designer series paper, Pacific Point cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, clear envelopes
Accents & Embellishments – Snowflake Sequins
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tear & Tape

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Poinsettia Petals Magic & Wonder

I embossed the red velvet paper for this background. It’s pretty but not as pretty as the poinsettias are when I use them to emboss the red velvet paper. I think I will save it for poinsettias. I still have some white flocked paper from last year that I should pull out and use for poinsettias, I bet that would be pretty too.

I’m playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

Supplies:
Bundles – Poinsettia Petals bundle
Stamp Sets – Poinsettia Petals
Die Cutting & Embossing – Poinsettia dies, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Parisian Flourish 3D embossing folder
Punches – Triple Banner punch
Ink – Real Red stamp pad, Versamark
Paper – Real Red cardstock, Whisper White Thick cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Red Velvet paper, Brushed Metallic cardstock, Plush Poinsettia Specialty paper
Accents & Embellishments – Wonderful Gems
Coloring Tools – White embossing powder, sponge daubers
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Stamparatus, Heat tool
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Multipurpose liquid glue

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Poinsettia Petal

I’m making a card and I’m not using the Snowflake Splendor Suite! Can you believe it? 🙂

I recently purchased the Poinsettia Petals bundle and I wanted to play with it and the Red Velvet Paper because the embossing on the Red Velvet Paper is gorgeous. I didn’t get a great photo with the little die but I plan to use it with the large poinsettia dies for my card class to go next month.

To get the little poinsettia’s to curl up, I gently used my finger nail.

I’m playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

Supplies:
Bundles – Poinsettia Place Suite, Poinsettia Petals Bundle
Stamp Sets – Poinsettia Petals
Die Cutting & Embossing – Poinsettia dies, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Tin Tile Embossing folder
Ink – Real Red
Paper – Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper, Red Velvet Paper, Silver Foil, Real Red, Whisper White Thick
Accents & Embellishments – Wonderful Gems
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Take Your Pick, Specialty Plate, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Multipurpose liquid glue

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Snowflake Wishes

Have you ever had an idea for a card but not like how it ends up. I kept going with this card but I’m still not sure I like it. I started with a sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and I wanted to make it landscape and a Spanner Panel Three Layer Card  because I thought it would work with the sketch… The die cut I used for the opening was a little wider than I was thinking so I had to back it with a window sheet to give it some stability. I’d also discovered that the Stitched Nested Label dies went with the label from the So Many Snowflakes dies that I wanted to use it too. *sigh* My front panel was die cut slightly crooked. Well, tell me what you think.

The snowflake label looks so cute cut out inside the Stitched Rectangle dies.

Supplies:
Bundles – Snowflake Splendor Suite, Snowflake Wishes
Stamp Sets – Snowflake Wishes
Die Cutting & Embossing – So Many Snowflakes dies Stitched Nested Labels dies, Stitched Rectangles dies
Ink – Highland Heather
Paper – Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Whisper White Thick, Window Sheets, Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper, Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper
Accents & Embellishments – Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Mini Glue Dots, Tear & Tape

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Flowering Blooms

I just got this stamp set and I wanted to play with it right away. It’s a Distinktive stamp so all of that shading comes from the stamp. Since the flower is one stamp, I did have a few tries for stamping it. The one on Blackberry Bliss is actually stamped with Just Jade, I cleaned the stamp, and then I applied Magenta Madness to the flower portion using a sponge dauber and stamped it again. I love that it how it came out with a more Blackberry Bliss color. I also love the Stamparatus so I can do this. The Magenta Madness card is colored with the Stampin’ Write markers and I used the Stamparatus for it too.

I’m playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Supplies:

Bundles – Flowering Blooms
Stamp Sets – Flowering Blooms, Very Versailles
Die Cutting & Embossing – Flowering, Specialty Pate, Old World 3D Embossing Folder, Parisian Flourish Emobssing Folder
Ink – Blackberry Bliss, Just Jade, Magenta Madness, 2020-2022 In Color Markers
Paper – Blackberry Bliss, Magenta Madness, Whisper White Thick , Vellum
Coloring Tools – Sponge Daubers
Tools – Stamparatus, Paper Trimmer
Adhesive – Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ SEAL

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Say Goodbye to Animal Outing

I decided to play with my embossing paste on this card. I mixed a few drops of Gray Granite re-inker into a pile of embossing paste for the background. I also created the mask for the background by using the stones die from the Animal Friends dies.

Supplies:

151281	Animal Outing Cling Stamp Set
148618	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set
146823	Animal Friends Dies
145372	Stitched Shapes Dies
138292	Banner Triple Punch
141491	Classic Label Punch
149484	Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
146983	Gray Granite 8-1/2″ X 11″Cardstock
146979	Merry Merlot 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
133676	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
100730	Whisper White 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
147171	Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
132708	Tuxedo Black Memento Stamp Pad
102283	Versamark Stamp Pad
148545	Mossy Meadow Light Stampin’ Blends
148547	Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
149555	So Saffron Light Stampin’ Blends
149557	So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
148583	Heart Epoxy Droplets
103083	Embossing Buddy
142808	Palette Knives
145645	Shimmery White Embossing Paste
109132	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder
132133	White Stampin’ Chalk Marker
129053	Heat Tool

Check out some other projects I made using Animal Outing.

I used sketch #367 from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for this card.

Let It Snow…

…well, not really but I love this paper.

The Let it Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper is just so cute.  I love the little snowmen covered in glitter.  I had a really hard time trying to get that glitter and the glitter in the shimmery crystal effects to show up on camera.  The sentiment is double heat-embossed using white embossing powder and the Stamparatus.

I’m playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge today.

Supplies:

151362	Dashing Deer Cling Stamp Set
150393	Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper
150892	Shimmery Crystal Effects
150645	Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder
149658	3D Embossing Folder Plate
122924	Pool Party 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
102482	Real Red 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
146981	Shaded Spruce 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
145372	Stitched Shapes Dies
104430	Stampin’ Dimensionals
146276	Stamparatus
103083	Embossing Buddy
129053	Heat Tool
109132	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

The Online Extravaganza is coming tomorrow!

My Scrap Bin Runneth over

I was trying to straighten up my crafting table and I was looking through my scrap giant pile bin.  I found three card-front sized pieces of embossed whisper white.  I also found some Mint Macaron die cuts.  I thought they would be great on the latest sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  I meant to use more of the die cuts but I glued everything down before I remembered to use them.

Here is the sketch I was following:

#AHSC329

Supplies:

148796	Well Said Cling Stamp Set
148534	Well Written Dies
149658	3D Embossing Folder Plate
151823	Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder
151815	Lace 3D Embossing Folder
152321	Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder
138337	Mint Macaron 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
140272	Whisper White 8 1/2″ x 11″ Thick Cardstock
147106	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad
147021	Mint Macaron Dark Stampin’ Blends
147283	Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
144219	Pearl Basic Jewels
146276	Stamparatus

Say Goodbye to Hedgehugs

I think the Hedgehugs set is just so cute but I didn’t even notice the mushrooms until I made this card for today.  I colored in the bird image and the flowers using the Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Real Red, and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Markers.  The rhinestones were colored with the Dark Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Marker but it may be hard to see the color.

Check out my other posts using Hedgehugs.

I followed sketch #318 from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Supplies:

145879	Hedgehugs  Clear-Mount Stamp Set
145876	Hedgehugs  Wood-Mount Stamp Set
147084	Classic Stampin’ Pad Real Red
147115	Classic Stampin’ Pad Soft Suede
147154	Markers Many Marvelous
147157	Stampin’ Write Markers Brights
147158	Stampin’ Write Markers Neutrals
147155	Stampin’ Write Markers Regals
147156	Stampin’ Write Markers Subtles
146990	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Granny Apple Green
140272	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White Thick
148542	Balmy Blue Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker
141706	Layering Ovals Dies
139673	Woodland Embossing Folder
148572	Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8″ Reversible Ribbon
144220	Basic Rhinestone Jewels
104430	Stampin’ Dimensionals
143263	Big Shot