Category: Cards

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Simple Merry & Type

Good evening peeps. I hope that everyone had a nice weekend. Mine was busy but fun. I had a card making class with a group of friends today. It was a lot of fun and they made some really nice cards. I love when people make cards for the first time, it’s so much fun to see the layouts that they use and the look of accomplishment when they finish the first one. The card that I am posting today I made a few weeks ago. It’s a very simple card using just two stamps from the Merry & Type Stamp Set. I used markers to color in the ornaments and then just selected a greeting and matted it. The layout allows the ornaments to be the focal point of the card. I like the simplicity of it and hope you do too. Thanks for stopping by and have a great night!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla

Ink: Garden Green

Stampin’ Write Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Early Espresso

Stamps: Merry & Type

Tools: SNAIL and Stampin’ Dimensionals

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PPA 121

This weeks Pals Paper Arts challenge asks you for a clean and simple design and to add some pearls. I never thought of using the Button, Button Clear Mount Set with the Stitched Stockings before but I really like the way the two look together. I do love me some punches and the Stocking Builder Punch and Circle Punches coordinate with the two stamp sets. I used Rich Razzleberry, Sahara Sand and Whisper White Smooth Card Stock. I love making Christmas cards that don’t use the traditional red and green. The Stitched Stocking stamped in Rich Razzleberry looks elegant and the Basic Pearls on the snowflake in the middle give it a nice finishing touch. Using the Simply Scored to add some lines to the background is a fast and simple way to get an embossed look and give the card some texture. The greeting is from Petite Pairs which is another great set to have because it has an inside and outside greeting. I’m happy with the way the card came out and I think I’ll make some more of them for my Christmas cards. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

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Mojo 216

For this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch I am keeping on with my Christmas cards. I’m still a big fan of the Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper. I like the colors that it coordinates with and the ornaments are so pretty. I used some Early Espresso, Marina Mist and Old Olive Smooth Card Stock to create this card. I used quite a few tools to put the whole thing together. The background is embossed with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. You can barely see the “ribbon” but I did use my Color Spritzer Tool that I often forget that I have. I cut out the “25” from the Merry and Type Stamp Set, I should cut out a little more often, I need the practice! The circles were punched out with just about every one of the circle punches that I have. Stampin’ Dimensionals give it a little depth, I like some 3D! Finishing off the card is Merry Christmas from the Petite Pairs Wood Mount Stamp Set. I think it’s a must have for any stamper as it contains every greeting that you will ever need. Thanks for stopping by and I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

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Merry Cherry Half Top Note

I’m having such a good time making Christmas cards this year. I have made quite a few and will be posting them over the next few weeks. For this card I used the Merry & Type stamp set and the Sizzix Top Note Bigz Die from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. I cut the Top Note in half long ways and hid it behind the framed stamped image of the Christmas Ornaments. I used only two colors, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock. The images are stamped with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Ink. Thanks for stopping by, Happy Thanksgiving, and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Ink

Tools: Sizzix Top Note Bigz Die, SNAIL and Stampin’ Dimensionals

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PPA 120

I love playing along with the challenges at Pals Paper Arts each week. This weeks challenge is a sketch. I’m in love with the Christmas Lodge Stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catalog. The tree, as I have said before, creates such a nice crisp image. I decided to try a new color combination so I used Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler. I love the muted green shade of Always Artichoke, it gives the tree a vintage woodsy feel. The Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder looks great on almost any color card stock. For the greeting I used my old standby Christmas Greetings. I hope that you enjoyed the card and that have a nice day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler

Stampin’ Ink: Always Artichoke

Tools: Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, SNAIL Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Gently Falling Birthday Box

Good morning peeps! I was poking around on the Stampin’ Connection web site yesterday and I came across this tutorial to make a really neat box card that holds 10 Hershey Nuggets. It was done as a Christmas card with the Snow Much Fun stamp set but I have made a ton of Christmas cards so I thought I would change it up a bit. I used the Gently Falling Stamp Set that’s available in the Holiday Mini Catalog. I love this set, it’s so beautiful and versatile. I would like to thank the super talented and amazing Sandy Mathis for lending it to me. She has made scores of gorgeous cards with it and I’m going to get it for myself with my next order! I used some Not Quite Navy Smooth Card Stock to make the box. The ink is Basic Black, More Mustard & Cajun Craze. The images are stamped on Whisper White. I mounted the stamped images on Cajun Craze and the card was mounted again on Cajun Craze. There is also a gift card holder on the inside so it’s like three different items all wrapped up into one! It’s a clever idea and I want to thank Glenda Calkins for posting the tutorial. You can check out her blog here:

http://thestampcamp.com/blog/

Sandy Mathis’ blog can be found here:

http://www.stampwithsandy.com/

Don’t forget that today starts the Online Extravaganza Sale at Stampin’ Up! To order from the sale click on one of the Catalogs on the right to go to my online store or send me an email. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Cajun Craze and Not Quite Navy

Stampin’ Ink: Basic Black, Cajun Craze and More Mustard

Stamp Sets: Gently Falling and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Tools: Simply Scored, Paper Cutter, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

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Mojo 215

This weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge is rectangles. For my card I decided to showcase the Holly Berry Bouquet-Etoile de Noel (Pines & Poinsettias) Product Suite. I used a base of Early Espresso Smooth Card Stock and put down some of the Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper. I then used the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder on some more Early Espresso. I then stamped some Garden Green for a DSP look. I chopped off the greeting and it still looks nice and mounted that on some Cherry Cobbler. I markered another stamp from the set and punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch and used one of Mary Fish’s tricks to give it a border. I love playing along each week and hope that you enjoy the cards. Have a great night!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler

Stampin’ Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Markers: Early Espresso, Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler

Designer Series Paper: Holly Berry Bouquet

Tools: Decorative Label Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, SNAIL and Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Simple Christmas Tree

Hello there and happy Sunday. For today’s card I used the Christmas Lodge Clear Mount Set. I love the vintage elegant feel of the set. The tree and lodge are absolutely beautiful, the images so crisp. I wanted to make a nice simple Christmas card and this is what I came up with. I used some Cherry Cobbler Smooth Card Stock for the base and backed the stamped image with some Garden Green. The Merry Christmas is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and backed by some more Cherry Cobbler card stock to make the greeting pop. It’s a very simple holiday card made with a beautiful set and I hope that you like it. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green Stampin’ Ink

Tools: SNAIL

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Stitched Stockings Jingle Bells

To continue on with my Christmas Cards I made a note card size card with the Stitched Stockings stamp and the Stocking Builder punch. I used the Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and some Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green card stock with the stamping done on Whisper White. I was going to glue the Jingle Bells on and then I decided to use some linen thread to hang them from the stocking instead. The Christmas Greetings stamp provides the greeting. I am loving the holidays this year, probably because I started making my Christmas cards last month and it really has had some time to sink in! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

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Cherry Cobbler Friendship Note Card

I have been in the Holiday mood when it comes to making cards lately and I thought it was time to take a little break. I couldn’t go that far away from the Holidays because I used Cherry Cobbler Smooth Card Stock! I love it when there is a stamp set and a coordinating punch. One of my favorites is the Bird Builder and The Language of Friendship. The bird has such great detail that you can even see it when it’s stamped in Basic Black on a dark color like Cherry Cobbler. I used the note card size just for a little change of pace. The Perfect Polkadots Embossing folder gives it just enough texture that it doesn’t take away from the rest of the card. I hope that you like the card and, as always, thanks for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! Products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler & Vary Vanilla

Ink: Basic Black & Cherry Cobbler

Stamp Set: The Language of Friendship

Tools: Bird Builder Punch, Textured Impressions Perfect Polkadots Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL