Dec 15, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Christmas, class, Holiday catalog 2012 |
I’m going to try to share 25 different Christmas cards over the next few days. Just in case you still haven’t made any and you need to ideas to spark your creativity. Plus some of these will be part of my Card Maker’s class on Wednesday – you can always come to my class and get some made while your here – or make some Holiday Thank Yous – plus I’ll have a couple of New Year themed cards too. Go to my website to RSVP for class.
Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White, Ornament Keepsake Bundle, Holiday Frame embossing folder, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding.
Swap card from Linda Madison
Core-dinations Card Stock – Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Early Espresso, Simply Scored, Sanding System, Scentsational Season Bundle
Swap card by Lou Ann
Merry Minis stamp set and punch pack, 1″ square punch, Postage Stamp punch, Striped Embossing Folder
idea shared by Lisa Swantek
No Peeking stamp set, Festival of Prints Designer Paper Stack, Island Indigo ruffled ribbon, Snowflake embossing folder
Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Snowflake Embossing Folder, Snow Flurry die, Pool Party ruffled ribbon, Vintage Trinkets
Idea from Heather Summers
Many of the products used on these cards come from the Holiday Catalog which will be ending soon. The last day to order is January 2nd.
Have fun creating!
Dec 13, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Wedding |
Well today is a color challenge day at Create with Connie & Mary. And I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do with just these two colors – Very Vanilla and Champagne Glimmer! I got out the paper and thought now what ink am I going to use!
I was a little concerned about what to do for this color challenge with no ink choices. Then I remembered that we have Champagne Shimmer Paint. And I recently purchased the Happy Hour stamp set so I thought I could use the champagne glass in that set. But doing the whole glass in the shimmer paint was really light so instead I decided to add just a little bit of one other color (Soft Suede) – it’s just a hint to outline my glasses. The champagne on the inside is the shimmer paint.
The card is Very Vanilla and then I have a strip of the Champagne glimmer paper – scallopped on one side. I added some Very Vanilla Seam Binding around the card. Then a punched circle stamped with the champagne glasses and “cheers!”. I also took the shimmer paint and sponged it around the edges of the circle. And the entire card is sprtized with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and the shimmer paint so it sparkles. here is a closer look –
I have to tell you I was really happy with how the whole card turned out! This would be a great wedding card of New Year card – what do you think? What can you create with these two colors? Have fun playing along.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:- Ink: Soft Suede Stampin’ Write marker
- Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, Large Scallop Edgelit, 2-1/2″ Circle punch, Champagne Glitter Paper, Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, Champagne Shimmer paint, Stampin’ Sponge, Stampin’, Dimensionals, spritzer bottle, rubbing alcohol
Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. Have a great week!
Dec 12, 2012 | Christmas, Cookie Stamps |
It’s 12-12-12 – so doesn’t that make it a dozen day? Did you make a dozen of anything or buy a dozen of anything? That’s what I keep thinking about. So I’m going to package up a dozen cookies to take to my friends house tonight. And what better way to do that than to use some cute Stampin’ Up! products –
Plus I used the Stampin’ Up! Sweet Pressed cookie stamps too. In the past I have been using the Sugared Shortbread cookie recipe that comes with the cookie stamps but this time I wanted to try something different. I went to the grocery store and wanted to try some of the store made dough – it comes in a roll – and I found Gingerbread dough and Peanut Butter to try. Both of these work! But some tips – the dough does need to be chilled – if it is too warm/soft it just gets sticky and sticks in the stamp. And this tip seems to be the key – dip the cookie stamp in SUGAR every time. I rolled the dough into a ball, put it on the baking tray (covered with parchment paper), dip the stamp in sugar and then press it into the ball of dough. I wasn’t sure how well the cookies would turn out – I thought the dough might rise and make the design disappear but it didn’t they all turned out!
We used the Gingerbread dough for my Stamp Club Friday night and I made up some more with the Peanut Butter dough on Sunday. Now I’m going to package them up in these sweet little cookie pouches for tonight.
Have a great dozen-dozen-dozen day!
Dec 11, 2012 | Cards, Christmas, Designer Series Paper, Holiday catalog 2012 |
This is a quick and easy Christmas card – or really a card for any occasion. You need some Designer Paper, a coordinating ribbon, matching card stock and ink, a stamp set with the appropriate greeting and then a set that has something like a swirl or spray of foliage. Here is what I am talking about –
For this card I used the Snow Festival Designer Series Paper – the colors in it are Soft Suede (my card base), Cherry Cobbler (mat layer), Gumball Green (ribbon and ink), Whisper White (stamped layer), plus Primrose Petals and Baja Breeze. Cut a piece of designer paper for the bottom, stamp a greeting and the little spray of leaves on the top, tie the ribbon around. Add the layer to the front of the card base and ta-da a quick card.
Don’t need a Christmas card – then change the designer paper and the greeting – I made this same card layout with several other papers and color combinations and used it as a birthday and a thank you. The Just Believe stamp set isn’t Christmas but it worked on this card – but you could look through your stash and see what else you had to add some color right there. Or if you have a larger/longer greeting you wouldn’t even need anything else stamped on there. Another thought is to use a punch – a flower or something else that coordinates with the feel of your card.
I originally received a card with this layout as a swap and thought it was so simple and versatile that I have used it several times throughout the last 6 months. So get busy making some quick last minute Christmas cards.
I ordered cards that I created in My Digital Studio – that will go to our family mostly – it has updates on what the boys have done this year along with photos. It looks like those will be here at the end of this week so I’ll be getting those in the mail on Saturday (that’s the plan). I better go buy some more stamps so I can send out hand stamped cards too.
Have a great day!
Dec 10, 2012 | Big Shot, Christmas, Holiday catalog 2012 |
Look at these cute Mini Milk Cartons that my sister-in-law and I made over the Thanksgiving Holiday. We used the Scentsational Season stamp set and framelits to decorate the front of the milk cartons. The designer paper and ribbon are retired because we were working from Stephanie’s stash.
The candy cane box was made with the Naturals White card stock and then wrapped with an embossed piece of card stock. The two stamped and cut candy canes (they are embossed with clear embossing powder too so they would be shiny) are tied together with Baker’s Twine. The top is cut so two sides fold down and a hole is punched through the other two with ribbon pulled through to hold it shut.
The gingerbread man box is Bashful Blue to match the designer paper we used. The little gingerbread man is stamped on Crumb Cake and embossed with Early Espresso embossing powder – if you want him to smell good mix some Sugar & Spice Embossing powder in. Frosting is drawn in with the white gel pen to make it stand out. The box is held shut with a mini clothes pin and some frayed ribbon.
The tree box is Real Red and wrapped in designer paper. The tree is stamped with versa mark on the Always Artichoke card stock and embossed with clear powder. If you want to add some glimmer use the dazzling details on all the dots. We tied some of the old Sale-Bration ribbon around and curled the ends. And added a little tag at the top too.
Fill with yummy treats like M&Ms and you have a cute little something to give out during the holidays. Enjoy!
