Dec 13, 2018 | 2018 Holiday Catalog, Big Shot, Cards, Christmas, Designer Series Paper, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Thank you for the comments on the Farmhouse Christmas projects I’ve been sharing. I still have more! Can you tell I had fun with this theme/suite of products. After the retreat I’ve used these products for a few other things too and I hope to get those shared before Christmas arrives. Today is another card that I was really happy with. I hope you like it too.
The front of the card is completely covered with a piece of the Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper. Then accented with some strips. The Merry is cut out of the Galvanized Metal paper. I do wish that was staying in the catalog but it is not – so if you didn’t get any yet do it quick. Use the 1/2″ circle punch to snip a little notch in each end of the card and tie the twine around the card front coming through the notch on each side. It’s just a little different way to add the cotton twine.
Supply List
- Merry Christmas to All Bundle – Merry Christmas to All stamp set + Merry Christmas Thinlits dies
- Thick Vanilla Card stock
- Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper
- Very Vanilla Card stock
- Cherry Cobbler ink
- Galvanized Metal paper
- Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine
- 1/2″ Circle punch
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
For this card the measurements are
- Very Vanilla Thick card stock 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″
- Designer Series Paper 5-1/2″ X 4-1/4″, 4″ X 3/4″, 3-1/2″ x 1/2″
- Very Vanilla card stock 3-1/2″ x 1-1/2″
- Galvanized Metal Paper 4″ x 2″
The Merry Christmas to All stamp set and the Merry Christmas Thinlits will be carrying over but after January 2nd they won’t be a bundle anymore. Get them now at the 10% discounted bundle price.
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Dec 12, 2018 | 2018 Holiday Catalog, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
I’m half way through the Farmhouse Christmas projects from my retreat. It seems like so many – and I have a whole bunch of Santa’s Workshop projects to share too. Maybe I’ll have one evening just to sit down and share a whole bunch of these before my boys come home next week. Most of these cards in my opinion are fairly quick to put together. And I have to gather all of these cards that I’ve been making the last few months so I can send them out. Yes all these samples become my Christmas cards that get mailed out!
This one again features the Designer Series paper. I really love the patterns in all of this Festive Farmhouse pack. For the most part it really can be used for other things besides Christmas. The wood prints for example could be paired with anything. But I did stick with Christmas here. And I stamped the Merry Christmas image twice – once on Whisper White and cut it out with the banner framelit. And once on Cherry Cobbler and punched it out with the 2-1/4″ circle punch. Finished it with the little sprig punch again.
Supply List
- Farmhouse Christmas Bundle – Farmhouse Christmas stamp set + Farmhouse Framelits Dies
- Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
- 2-1/4″ Circle Punch
- Mossy Meadow ink
- Sprig Punch
- Cherry Cobbler card stock
- Mossy Meadow card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
When my card base is a darker color I’ll add a layer on the inside for wiriting. In this case it was Whisper White and I decorated with a liitle coordinating strip of the Designer Paper at the bottom. Other times I made add a stamp on the inside.
Happy Holidays!
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Dec 11, 2018 | 2018 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
I found these cute little metal buckets and decided to use them as one of the pillow gifts. They fit in nicely with the Farmhouse theme at my Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. There are so many things you could fill these buckets with. I decided on the Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine.
I added the Striped Burlap ribbon around the bucket – the tear & tape is the perfect adhesive to use for this. the Sprig Punch is new in the Holiday catalog and its been really popular! So much so that it is was on back order for quite some time – the shipment came in, all the back orders were filled and then it sold out again and its back on back order. It’s going to be quite a wait though – the next shipment will arrive in February. I have mine here if you need to come punch some out. I used two sprigs and tied them to the handle with some of the Cotton Twine.
Supply List
- Sprig Punch
- Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine
- 5/8″ Striped Burlap Ribbon
- Tear & Tape
- Mossy Meadow card stock
Another option to dress up the tins is to add a monogram. Very carefully stamp on the front with Versamark ink – I used the Brushwork Alphabet set. Then cover the ink with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with the Heat Tool.
These would be cute gifts filled with candy for the holidays. But I actually have mine on my craft table and filled with the twine.
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Dec 6, 2018 | 2018 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
One of my favorite things about the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat is to surprise everyone with little gifts throughout the weekend. For the Farmhouse theme there were tons of ideas online and in the stores. I even managed to find the little red truck with a tree in the back – these were ornaments that I decided to use to make a little decor piece. This idea is floating around online in a variety of places.
I actually used glue dots under the four tires of the truck to anchor in to the bottom of the jar. Then sprinkled in some “snow” that I found at the store. I decorated the lid with a circle of the Farmhouse Designer Series Paper and some of the striped burlap ribbon. I added a simple tag made from banners and tied them on with the Farmhouse Cotton Twine.
Supply List
- Farmhouse Christmas stamp set
- Festive Farmhouse Designer Series paper
- 5/8″ Striped Burlap Trim
- Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine
- Corrugated Dynamic Embossing Folder
- Festive Farmhouse Cardstock Pack
- Mossy Meadow ink
- Triple Banner Punch
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
- Glue Dots
- 1-3/4″ Circle punch
- Layering Circle Framelits
- Tear & Tape
This little jar makes a cute desk decoration or gift for a neighbor. Enjoy!
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Dec 5, 2018 | 2018 Holiday Catalog, Cards, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Moving on to day 2 of my Farmhouse Christmas projects from the Fall Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. I have another card for you. It came from an idea from another demonstrator that is part of the Artisan Design team. The Stampin’ Up! Artisan design team always give me lots of inspiration. They are such a creative bunch and I’m excited to see the new team in 2019.
This card has the beautiful Galvanized Metal paper with the Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder for a background – I just love the look of it. The cute little house from the Farmhouse Christmas stamp set is perfect for the sentiment ” from our home to yours”. The Cotton Twine is one of my favorites and the assortment has three colors – Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla, and the Cherry Cobbler that I used here. We have had this twine in the past in some other colors. I was happy to see it back – it’s so soft!
Supply List
- Farmhouse Christmas stamp set
- Farmhouse Framelits dies
- Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper
- Whisper White Thick card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Cherry Cobbler card stock
- Crumb Cake card stock
- Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine
- Galvanized Metallic Paper
- Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
- Black Memento Ink
- Stampin’ Blends: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
On my supply list I don’t usually include the basics like Snail Adhesive, Paper Snips, and the Stampin’ Trimmer – those are things used pretty much on every project. And I use my Simply Scored Tool for all my scoring. If you’d like me to list the basics every time let me know.
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May 21, 2018 | 2018 Occasions Catalog, Designer Series Paper, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, SU Pillow Gifts |
For many of us the best part of a Retreat are the Pillow Gifts. Wait – what is a pillow gift? Well it is something that I learned from attending Stampin’ Up! events. If you have the opportunity to go to a Stampin’ Up! incentive trip or other special event they leave gifts for you each night on your bed – so everyone calls them pillow gifts.
That idea spilled over to regular events where roommates bring each other gifts when they room together at a Stampin’ Up! event. And then it’s been carried over by many into retreats – where you get little gifts left on your table throughout the weekend. I still tend to call them pillow gifts even though I don’t actually leave them on everyone’s pillow. At my retreats I leave them on everyone’s table through out the weekend. Just little fun surprises to delight everyone! I love to create them and I think everyone loves to receive them!
I thought I’d share with you the pillow gifts from my Spring Retreat –
Pillow Gifts from the Spring 2018 Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat.
- Magnetic personalized wooden letter
- Tiny treat box with a chocolate truffle inside
- Silver Gable box with Silver Baker’s Twine inside
- Multi Purpose glue and holder
- Cupcake box filled with a cupcake
- Notepad and pencil
Plus this time everyone received the pink bag filled with supplies that they used on their Make&Takes with plenty of stuff left over to do what they wanted. My next retreat will be this fall – be sure you are signed up for my email list so you will get the details when they are released. It filled up fast this last time!
I had cupcakes made to coordinate with the Sweet Soiree Suite which is what I used for the theme the whole weekend. They were supposed to look like the cupcakes on pages 10-11 of the Occasions Catalog. The full suite of products is shown on pages 12-13 and quite a few things are retiring – so make sure you order them now before they are gone at the end of May!
Supply list for the cupcake boxes:
- Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper (retiring)
- Mini Pizza boxes
- Window Sheets
- Cake Soiree Bundle (the bundle is retiring but the stamp set and dies will be in the new catalog)
- Berry Burst Metallic-Edge Ribbon
- White card stock
- Calypso Coral & Berry Burst ink
- Circle Framelits
- Big Shot
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