Nov 24, 2009 | Christmas, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009 |
And on to the next card from my Holiday card class. It uses the Snow Buddies stamp set which is a Level 2 Hostess set in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday mini catalog.
A cute set that basically lets you build your own snow man. For this card some of us used the short snowmand and others used the tall snowman – everyone got to build their own the way they wanted.
The sample shown here is the short snowman with the ice skates. I stamped his skates a bit below his body and added stick legs with a marker. I found that to be easier (and look better) than trying to line up the ice skates perfectly with the bottom of his body. Although if you used the stamp-a-ma-jig you shouldn’t have any problems lining it up. I added the knit cap and arms.
The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and some people used the “Merry Christmas” while others used “Happy New Year”. My little trick is to punch the greeting with the Modern Label punch and then punch another Modern Label from a colored card stock – cut that one in half and add it behind the greeting so it hangs out on either end. It looks like it is framing it without actually having a larger one.
On the envelope I added the snow swirl and then the knit cap so it looks like it is blowing in the wind. Wasn’t that what Frosty was after anyway – his hat blowing in the wind? This stamp set includes a top hat as well and some people used that instead.
I think it is a fun stamp set! And I like snowmen. We do not have a lot of snow where we live, maybe a dusting here and there. And if there is snow in North Georgia since we are in the foothills we are just enough south that it doesn’t hit us usually. Maybe this winter we’ll have a little so we can make our own real snowman.
Have a great day!
Nov 23, 2009 | Christmas |
The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Extravaganza Sale starts today and runs through November 30th. Visit my online store – www.monika.stampinup.net – to see the items included in the sale. You can order online or email me and I’ll place the orders on November 30th for everyone. The sale includes over 40 products and product bundles up to 50% off. Enjoy your holiday shopping!
And don’t forget the Holiday Gift Giving Guide – see the link on the right side of my blog. For every $50 you order from the guide you get a Decor Elements for FREE (up to $16.95 value).
Happy Holidays!
Nov 23, 2009 | Christmas, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009 |
Dasher is one of the most popular stamps in the current Stampin’ Up! catalog. It is on the very back page in the Under $10 section. It is an individual stamp and is $8.95. He matches the Level 2 Hostess Set in the Definitely Decorative catalog – the large Dasher Decor Elements.
This card is the second card from my Holiday Card class. The Dasher image is stamped twice – once on the Whisper White panel and again on a scrap of Whisper White. The body of the Dasher is cut out of the scrap and then attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals on top of the other giving it a 3-dimensional look. To simplify this card you could omit that step. I added a tiny Red Rhinestone brad at the tip of his nose on the image stamped on the panel and then tucked the other one just under the edge of the brad.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Real Red card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper
- Close to Cocoa classic ink
- Real Red classic ink
- Dasher stamp set
- Many Merry Messages stamp set
- Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads
- Stampin’ Sponge
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
I can’t believe we are already at the end of November and the week of Thanksgiving is upon us. We can all be thankful for many things. I am thankful for my family and that we are all healthy. I am thankful that we all arrived safely in our travels and hope that those that are still traveling have a safe trip as well. I am thankful that I have a wonderful husband and three awesome boys! Hug the ones you love! I’ll be back tomorrow – thanks for stopping by.
Nov 22, 2009 | Christmas, Stampin' Up! Events, SU Ribbon |
My Holiday Card Class was a big hit this year. I’ll be sharing the cards we made over the next several days. This first card was one that we made at the Stampin’ Up! convention this summer. It uses the Tree Trimmings stamp set and the Sweet Season stamp set.
Stampin’ Up! supplies:
- Kraft card stock
- Very Vanilla card stock
- Garden Green classic ink
- Chocolate Chip classic ink
- Real Red classic ink
- Red Polka Dot ribbon
- Clear Rhinestone brads
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Very Vanilla envelope
On a family note…. Kyle heard from Ga Tech and he has been deferred for now. They want to see fall grades and what he has been doing this semester. So we’ll send all that in after Christmas. Darn I was hoping he would get it early. I’m not sure what else they want to see he has good grades, high test scores, etc. I guess he isn’t well-rounded in that he is all academics and nothing else – no sports, no community service, who knows….he’ll have to work on that.
Enjoy your day!
Nov 21, 2009 | Big Shot, Christmas, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009 |
I was able to get the Stampin’ Up! Pop-Up Tree Bigz die for only $10! You can too with a $250 workshop (individual or group of orders). You will need to email it to me rather than order online because online orders aren’t eligible. This Hostess Promotion ends Nov. 30th – so gather some orders from your friends or gather an order for yourself (Christmas is right around the corner!). Anyway I have been playing with this die and once you see how to put the tree together it gets easier and faster each time – it is one of those things where the first time you do it you might need some time but once you “get it” then you “get it!”.
We made these as part of my Big Shot class – everyone made a Garden Green Pop-Up Tree and then we decorated them using the Tree Decorations Sizzlits Die. I created a cutting guide so you know how to cut the card stock to make your tree – one 12″ x 12″ piece of card stock is what you need to create one pop-up tree.
First cut a 12″ x 6″ piece and run it through the die – cutting the large slotted piece, the large notched piece, one medium, one small and the base piece. Then you need three 4″ x 4″ pieces of card stock to cut three more of the medium tree shapes. Then you need three 2″ x 3″ pieces to cut three more of the small notched shapes. There are several demos who have created videos and the creator of the die itself also has a video on how to assemble the tree – I’ll try to find some of those links and add them to this post later. There are instructions with the die also. And probably everyone does it a little bit differently too.
These are the trees we made for the class. Using the sizzlet die cut 2 of each star and those get sandwiched at the top. I put the star with the short notch on first – setting it down into the notched part of the tree. Then add the start with the long notch in the opposite direction. The tip of the tree pieces are sandwiched between each of the two stars. The other little ornaments, bulbs, and dots were cut in various colors and glued to the tree. I tried two different approaches with the tree. The one on the right I used gold cord and poked a hole in the top of each ornament with my paper piercer and strung them on the gold cord and then wound it around the tree. I went back and glued down some of those ornaments to help hold it in place. The tree on the left I tried something different – I just glued all the decorations on and the I took the gold cord and pulled it through all the slots around the tree. It is a little harder to see in this picture – I’ll try to take another one later. I think I liked this better in the end and it was easier.
And then I did one more thing – I used the Snowfall Printed Window Sheets to make a tree – this one looks so pretty – but I need to buy more window sheets so I can make more. The window sheets work great for this die because they are flexible so the tabs pop right back into place once you connect the pieces. I’m going to use some of these for my table decorations.
I’ve had fun playing with this die. Another thing you can do is save the piece that you cut out and use it as a stencil – this works great with the window sheet also because you can sponge your ink and then white the template clean and save it. Oh you know what would be pretty is to use the shimmer paint and the stencil to create a tree. Hmmm, something else I’ll have to try.
Have a great day!
Thanks for stoppping by my Stamping Place!
And on to the next card from my Holiday card class. It uses the Snow Buddies stamp set which is a Level 2 Hostess set in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday mini catalog. 
