Tags & Tidings – Quick Christmas Card

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018Leave a comment

Last night, I wrote out quite a few of the Christmas cards that my husband (Bruce) and I will be sending to friends and family this year. And, as usual, I need to make a few more cards 🙂 I’m going to go out on a limb and believe that some of you are probably in the same situation that I’m in. Well, here’s a great, quick card that will help you make some last minute Christmas cards.

Quick Christmas Card using the Tags and Tidings bundle

The Tags and Tidings bundle in the Holiday Catalog is one that I overlooked the first few times I went through the catalog. Thankfully, I finally saw the bundle and was intrigued by the single stamp and single die that were pictured.

Above is a quick card that I made with the bundle. The instructions are very straight forward, and the result is a fun, colorful card that you’ll be proud to send to family and friends.

Start with a card base using Call Me Clover card stock. The base is cut to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″ on the 8 1/2″ side.
Use Versamark ink and your Stamparatus to stamp the entire Tags & Tidings stamp onto the front of the card base. All the images shown above come from one stamp! How fun is that!?
Grab some pieces of your favorite holiday DSP (scraps work well here), and use Memento black ink to stamp the Tags & Tidings stamp onto the DSP.
Use the Christmas Tags Thinlits Die to cut out the stamped images from the DSP. Yes – this single die cuts out all the shapes with one pass through your Big Shot. Again – How fun is that!?
Use your favorite metallic thread or ribbon to decorate the die cut images that you’ll adhere to your card.
Make sure that you use dimensionals to pop-up at least one die cut image to give your card some depth.
That’s it! You’ll have your Christmas cards made in no time!

Shown below are the main products that I used to create the Tags & Tidings card. Click on any picture, and you’ll go directly to my on-line store.

Happy stamping! And, happy Christmas card making.

Laurie

Tags & Tidings Photopolymer Bundle [149986] $40.50	Tags & Tidings Photopolymer Stamp Set [147779] $17.00	Christmas Tags Thinlits Die [147926] $28.00
Call Me Clover 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146969] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

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Year-End Closeout!

December 6, 2018Leave a comment

You get to take advantage of the inventory cleaning that Stampin’ Up! is doing for year-end! There are special deals on retiring and surplus items. Keep in mind that some items are last-chance and limited inventory. Be sure to place your orders sooner than later to make sure you get the “goods” before the supplies are gone… and gone for good!

Click on the image below to go directly to my on-line store. The items in the store will be kept up-to-date as the sale continues. If a product is sold out, it will no longer appear in the on-line store.

Happy stamping and happy Year-End Closeout shopping!!!
Laurie

Online Extravaganza!

November 23, 2018Leave a comment

For the six days following Thanksgiving, Stampin’ Up! is having an Online Extravaganza! There will be specific items in the Annual Catalog that will be on sale.

The first group of items include paper and embellishments on sale today (November 23) and tomorrow!
The second group will be stamps and kits on sale November 25 and 26.
And, the last group will be tools and ink on November 27 and 28.

Click on the picture below to go to my on-line store and take advantage of the sale!

Happy shopping!

Inky hugs,
Laurie

Snowflakes and Sparkles – Quick Christmas Card

November 19, 2018November 19, 2018Leave a comment

If you’re looking for a quick, eye-catching Christmas card, look no further! Here is a design that you will enjoy making and you will be proud to give to friends and family.

I decided to “shop” my stamp collection to choose the images for this card. There were three themes I wanted to include. The first was an abstract background that I could stamp once or twice. The second was a stamp set with great snowflake images. And, the third was a fun Christmas sentiment to match the overall design.

Three stamp sets were used to create the card. The first is Love What You Do which has a great background stamp. The second stamp set is Colorful Seasons which is filled with amazing images for all seasons. And, the last is the Christmas Pines stamp set which includes great sentiments as well as wonderful images. “Shopping” your own stash can be a really fun way to pick images to use together to create new designs.

The basic instructions for making this card are shown below:

This is a one-layer card with a Thick Whisper White card stock base. The base is cut to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″ on the 8 1/2″ side.
Use the background image from the Love What You Do stamp set and Pool Party ink to stamp the background image onto the front of the card. You can stamp the image either once or twice, as pictured.
Use Gray Granite ink and the snowflake images from the Colorful Seasons stamp set to stamp snowflake images on the card front.
Use Night of Navy ink and the pictured sentiment from the Christmas Pines stamp set to add a greeting to your card front, as pictured.
Die cut two or three snowflakes from Whisper White card stock with the Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies collection. Adhere them to the front of the card to add dimension and interest to your design. The Fine Glue Pen works very well to adhere the die cut snowflakes.
Add some bling to the card by adhering a few silver sequins. I used some sequins that I had leftover from a Paper Pumpkin kit.
If you use your Stamparatus for the stamping, you will be amazed at how quickly you’ll be able to create a stack of these beautiful Christmas cards!

Below are the main products that I used to create today’s card. If you click on any picture, you’ll go directly to my on-line store.

Happy stamping!
Laurie

Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set [148042] $21.00	Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726] $27.00	Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $35.00
Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies [143751] $33.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [147107] $7.50	Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad [147118] $7.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [147110] $7.50
Stamparatus [146276] $49.00

Wishing You Well – Wreath Thank You Card

November 3, 2018Leave a comment

I certainly hope that you and your family have escaped the truly nasty colds and viruses that have been going around. My absence on my blog has been due to a nasty “plague” capturing both my husband and me. We are finally on the mend (yeah!), and I’m happy to be back to share another gorgeous card using the Wishing You Well stamp set.

This is the third card that our group made in a recent Stamp Club. By the way – If you live near the Carrboro/Chapel Hill area in North Carolina, you are always welcome to join our Stamp Club. We meet every second Sunday of the month, beginning at 2:00 in the afternoon. Just leave me a note if you’d like more information.

Pictured below is the card that I would like to share with you in this post. I wanted to try to put a few layers of different inks onto the wreath and to make the colors look very fall-ish. Below the picture, you’ll find the steps that were used to make the card.

I know I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating. If you don’t yet have the Wishing You Well stamp set in your collection, you should really think about getting it. I think you’ll find the beautiful designs and sentiments incredibly versatile.

Here are the basic steps to follow to make the holiday wreath card:

The card base is made from Whisper White card stock cut to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″ on the 8 1/2″ side.
The focal point is a piece of Whisper White card stock cut to 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″.
Use the wreath stamp from the Wishing You Well stamp set to create the main image. You will use four colors to layer stamp the wreath.
First, use Crushed Curry ink (and stamp off before stamping onto the focal piece) to stamp one image of the wreath. This will be your guide as you continue to stamp.
Next, ink the wreath stamp with Cajun Craze ink. Stamp off before stamping on to the focal piece. And, when you stamp try to stamp a little off center from the original Crushed Curry stamped image. Before you change colors, stamp another image with the remaining Cajun Craze ink to get a lighter shade of this gorgeous color. And, again, move the stamp to slightly offset the first layer of Cajun Craze ink.
Follow the same steps using Old Olive ink for the third layer of color.
Also, follow the same steps using Cherry Cobbler ink. I recommend stamping off at least twice before stamping the wreath with Cherry Cobbler. This is a very strong red ink, and you don’t want to over power the other colors.
Finish the focal piece with the bow stamp from the Wishing You Well stamp set. Use Cajun Craze to stamp the bow.
Adhere the focal piece to a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock cut to 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″.
Stamp “thank you” from the Love What You Do stamp set at the bottom of the card front, as pictured.
Adhere a piece of your favorite complementing pieces of DSP, cut to 4″ x 4″ to the top of the card front, as pictured. I used a piece from the Nature’s Poem DSP collection. I chose a piece with Cajun Craze to complement the overall design.
Adhere the Mossy Meadow card stock to the DSP with dimensionals.
To finish the card, you can add some “bling” to the wreath. I used a few star shaped sequins from a Paper Pumpkin kit. [I have quite a few extra Paper Pumpkin pieces that I keep on hand to use with many projects!]

This design can easily be changed to have Christmas colors and a Christmas sentiment. There truly are endless possibilities…

Shown below are the main products that I used to create this card. If you click on any picture, you’ll go directly to my on-line store.

Happy stamping!
Laurie

Wishing You Well Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147864] $19.00	Wishing You Well Wood-Mount Stamp Set [147867] $27.00	Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set [148042] $21.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [133676] $8.50	Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper [146338] $11.00
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad [147087] $7.50	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad [147085] $7.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [147090] $7.50
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [147083] $7.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00