Category: Punches

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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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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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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

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Mojo 214

This weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge Was perfect for a Christmas card. I used the Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from the Holiday Mini Catalog for my background and placed a Perfect Polkadots Texture Impressions Embossing Folder circle on top of that. The Designer Series Paper, Letters to Santa, is so versatile. It’s especially good for making “masculine” cards. I love the ornaments and the colors. I used the Postage Stamp Punch to punch out one of the stamp images for the paper. The greeting is simple and looks great in Marina Mist. Thanks for taking a look and have a great weekend!

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Sam’s Birthday

Yesterday was my friend Sam’s Birthday. She has finally left her 20’s and moved on into the next decade of her life. She is a dear friend and I have made a few cards for her. When I took out the envelope to give it to her yesterday she said “Oh, a homemade card!!”. When she opened it she said that she really liked it and the 3D window was cool. I used the Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. Three sentiments from The Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp set are perfect on the front. Inside I used the 1″ Square Punch from the Holiday Mini to punch out the window and then I Stamped the piece with Happy Birthday from Pretty Postage. I love the 3D window and will be making a few more cards using this technique. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

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PPA 119

This weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge is to make a Christmas Card. I have made quite a few over the past couple of weeks. For inspiration you get to use this image of a woman in front of a tree on the site. It has greens, reds and golds as the primary colors. The card I came up with uses my old standby stamp set Pines & Poinsettias (Etoile de Noel). I love the markered image, it makes for such a nice holiday card. I used the Perfect Polkadots Embossing Folder for a little depth and popped up the Ticket Corner punched image with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Teeny Tiny Wishes is a must have stamp set as it pretty much covers any sentiment that you may need. Some Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper and little bit of ribbon across the center of the card gives it a nice finishing touch. It’s a nice easy and quick card to make. I hope that you got some inspiration and enjoy your day!

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Holiday Cards 1

I have been making a lot of Holiday Cards for the past two weeks. I am doing some craft fairs so I need some product! I am also making some 3D projects. I’ll be posting all of the cards here over the next few weeks. I get inspiration from all of the different blogs that I read every day. One of my favorites is Stampin’ Pretty by Mary Fish (www.stampinpretty.com). I’m a big fan of hers, she has really great cards and I love her tutorials. I watched one the other day about using the Fancy Flower Punch to make a chubby scalloped border. That was the starting point for today’s card. It kind of just made itself. The pieces came together so easily. I used some Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper and the stamps are from the Delightful Dozen and Etoile de Noel (Pines & Poinsettias) sets. It’s one of my favorites that I have made so far and I hope you like it too. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla & Early Espresso

Designer Series Paper: Holly Berry Bouquet

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

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

Punches: Fancy Flower & Ticket Corner

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PPA 118

I’m a little late getting my Pals Paper Arts Challenge card in this week but I’ll just make the deadline! This weeks challenge is a color challenge with Early Espresso, Soft Suede and River Rock. I had the first two but no River Rock but I figured that I would just substitute Vary Vanilla. The card is a nice easy one to make. I love any stamp set that coordinates with a punch. Stampin’ Up! has quite a few of them and I would like to one day have them all! I used the Posy Punch Host(ess) set with the Fancy Flower Punch. The center of the flower is made within the same set using the 1″ Circle Punch. The bird is from The Language of Friendship set and punched out with the Bird Builder Punch. I am big fan of browns so I love the color combination. I hope that you like the card and have a great day!!

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Techniques Class Take 3

Last night was my favorite night of the month, Techniques Class! Sandy had a great trio of projects for us again last night. The theme of the class was tissue paper. We did a faux silk card which looks amazing, a stamped candle which looks so complicated but it’s really easy and a stamped tissue paper bag decorated to match the projects. We used a great Stampin’ Up! stamp set called Just Believe. It has 9 stamps, all of them beautiful. Card Stock colors are Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Certainly Celery and Whisper White. The ink was Cajun Craze and Old Olive. I love to learn new techniques and Sandy is a great teacher. We have an awesome time at the class and I can’t wait for next month! You can visit Sandy’s blog at www.stampwithsandy.com. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!