Holidays – Page 28

November 5, 2013January 6, 2016

SUO Challenges 83

As far as Monday’s go yesterday wasn’t too bad. Work was bearable and it was nice and quiet when I got home. It was really cold here but it’s supposed to warm up later in the week. I spoke to a friend last night on the phone, something that I don’t really do as most people just usually text these days. I also got to sit at the craft desk for a while and just play. We all know there is nothing I like more than that! Tomorrow is gym day and I am looking forward to that too!

Today’s post is for the SUO Challenges Design Team. This time around we ask you to use your favorite greeting. I didn’t even have to think about this one, I knew right away just what I would use. The base of today’s card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. I used some Brushed Gold Card Stock and the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. The little snowflakes are from the “Vintage” Northern Frost Sizzlit Decorative Strip Die and are cut out from Whisper White. I stamped my greeting using the “Vintage” Heart of Christmas Stamp, heat embossed it with some Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder and rounded the corners. Behind it is a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I cut out with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies and used the Essential Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool to pierce just the top and bottom. A piece of Champagne Glimmer Paper punched out with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch goes in the middle and Stampin’ Dimensionals hold the pieces to the card. I really do love the Heart of Christmas stamp and was sad to see it go with last year’s Holiday Catalog. I was also happy when I found my Norther Frost Strip Die, I had forgotten that I had it! Thanks very much for stopping by to see my Design Team card for the SUO Challenges blog. Speaking of blog don’t forget to to head over and check out the other designers projects and enter yours in the gallery. Have a good day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold Metallic

Specialty Paper: Champagne Glimmer

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Cherry Cobbler

Stamp: Heart of Christmas Wood Mount (Vintage)

Framelits: Deco Labels Collection

Embossing Folder: Stylish Stripes

Punches: 2 1/2″ Circle and 3/16″ Corner Rounder

Sizzlit: Northern Frost Decorative Strip

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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November 4, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Players 170

Oh weekend, why must you move so quickly?! Heather and I went to the walk yesterday morning but we had to leave early, it was freezing and Heather didn’t feel well. I came home and got some things done around the house and then my friend Lisa text me to see if I wanted to go to the movies. We had some dinner and then went to see Enders Game. It was a really good movie! I love science fiction and I really like it when there is a lesson hidden in there. If you enjoyed Avatar and District 9 I think you like Enders Game!

If it’s Monday then it’s time for this week’s Paper Players challenge. This week Sandy has chosen a wildlife theme…

I wanted something simple and I knew which stamp I wanted to use so this is what I came up with. The base of my card is Midnight Muse Card Stock. All of my stamping is done on a piece of Very Vanilla. I stamped the Woodgrain Background Stamp in Sahara Sand. The deer is from the Remembering Christmas Stamp Set and is stamped in Midnight Muse. I used the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set for the greeting and the snowflakes, stamped in Midnight Muse too. Like I said, a very simple card. I love the images together with the Woodgrain Stamp and I have already expressed my love for the Endless Wishes Set! Thanks for stopping by to see my card for this week’s Paper Players woodland theme challenge from Sandy. Have a great Monday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Midnight Muse and Very Vanilla

Ink: Sahara Sand and Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Remembering Christmas Clear Mount and Endless Wishes Photopolymer

Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig and SNAIL

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November 2, 2013January 6, 2016

Catherine & Cathy Create 13 – Triangles

I’m still a little delirious from yesterday, I managed to get a whole four hours of sleep on Thursday night! The conference went pretty well. I convinced them to use an App on the iPads for registration and it worked perfectly. I do love technology! I came home and took a 30 minute nap and I was good for the rest of the evening. This morning is another early morning, I have some errands to run and then I’m finally going to get a much needed haircut. I get to a point where I just can’t take it anymore then I want to hack it all off, we’ll see what happens later.

Today I have a post for the Catherine & Cathy Create blog. Yesterday was the start of our monthly challenge and this time it’s triangles. I immediately thought of Christmas trees, I know genius right! LOL! The base of my card is Smoky Slate Card Stock and the background is a piece of Vellum Card Stock. I used my paper Snips to trim the curves in the Soft Sky that creates the hills. My trees are from the Pennant Parade Stamp Set, an oldie but a goodie. I stamped them in Pear Pizzaz, Always Artichoke and Garden Green and cut them out with my Paper Snips. Some are tucked behind the hills for a little depth. A piece of Gold Foil Sheet is cut out with the Expressions Thinlits Dies and adhered to the vellum with 2-Way Glue. It’s a nice simple card that reminds me of the kind that you get in the boxes of Christmas cards from the store. It would be relatively easy to mass produce too. Oh, the adhesive behind the vellum doesn’t show up quite as much in person as it does in the picture, you’ll have to take my word for it! Do make sure and stop by the blog and enter your card in the gallery because we have some blog candy for you and it’s the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set that is currently on backorder!! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Saturday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Smoky Slate, Soft Sky and Whisper White

Specialty Card Stock: Vellum

Specialty Paper: Gold Foil Sheet

Ink: Pear Pizzaz, Always Artichoke and Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Pennant Parade Clear Mount

Thinlits: Expressions

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, 2-Way Glue and SNAIL

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November 1, 2013January 6, 2016

Fab Friday 30

If you are reading this post, it means I’ve successfully gotten up on time to be at the college for work at 6:45 AM. My usual commute time is 10 minutes but this morning it’s been extended to 45, which does not make me a happy person. Thus, my usual enthusiasm for Friday is at a lull today. Hopefully I’ll make it through the day and I’ll be able to post again tomorrow. Only time will tell. LOL! My apologies once again for yesterday’s mishap with my mixed up stamp sets. Thanks again to Mary for pointing it out!

There is one good thing about today, it’s Fab Friday! This week we have a timely fall color challenge for you…

The base of my card is Early Espresso Card Stock. To create the background I used my Window Sheet mask and I sponged some Crushed Curry onto Very Vanilla. It’s mounted to a piece of Crushed Curry and then adhered to the card base. My three ornaments are from the Christmas Collectibles Stamp Set and are stamped in Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Old Olive. They are all punched out with the Christmas Ornament punch and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Down in the right corner is the greeting from my new favorite stamp set, the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set. I stamped it in Old Olive and Cajun Craze. I really do like the sunburst effect and apparently I’m not the only one that likes the Endless Wishes set because it’s on backorder! Thanks very much for coming by today to see my Design Team card for this week’s Fab Friday color challenge. Be sure to stop by the blog and see what the other talented designers have come up with. Don’t forget to enter your card so we can see your take! Have a fabulous Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry and Very Vanilla

Ink: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso

Stamp Sets: Christmas Collectibles Clear Mount and Endless Wishes Photopolymer

Punches: Christmas Ornament

Tools: Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 30, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 65

And here we are at Wednesday again… work, not a lot of fun lately, but I did have a nice evening after I left work. I went over to see my friend Sandy, we had a nice dinner and got to catch up. I don’t see Sandy nearly as much as I’d like to, but we’ll have to remedy that in the future. I came home, met my friend Andrew and went to the gym. All in all, it was a nice way to spend my after work time.

It’s Wednesday, as I have mentioned, and that means it’s time for this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge. This week we have a simple sketch for you…

The layout of the sketch gives you quite a few possibilities. I decided I needed to use one of my new stamp sets that I got during the 25% off promotion. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. On the bottom half, there is a piece of paper from the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper Pack. Above that is a piece of paper from the Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper Pack and along the bottom is a piece of Real Red that I punched with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. Across the middle is a piece of Very Vanilla 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon. My stamped image/greeting is from the Crazy, Mixed-Up Love Stamp Set and is stamped in Real Red. I used the Circles Collection Framelits to cut it out and backed it with a piece of Chocolate Chip. The hearts are cut out with the Fashionable Hearts Embosslit and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I decided the card needed a little something more along the bottom, so I cut out a piece of Real Red with the Expressions Thinlits Dies and adhered it with 2-Way Glue. I love when you can use a seasonal Designer Series Paper for something other than it was intended and the Thinlits are by far my favorite product! Thank you very much for stopping by to see my Paper Craft Crew Design Team Card for this week’s sketch challenge. Take some time and head on over to the blog to see what the other designers have done with the sketch, and enter your card in the gallery so we can see your take on it as well! Have a happy Hump Day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Real Red

Designer Series Paper: Sweater Weather and Polka Dot Parade

Ink: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Crazy, Mixed-Up Love Clear Mount

Thinlits: Expressions

Framelits: Circles Collection

Embosslit: Fashionable Hearts

Punch: Scallop Edge Border

Embellishments: Whisper White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, 2-Way Glue, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 29, 2013January 6, 2016

Mojo 317

Today was a busy day at work and a quiet evening at home. I do like it when not too much is going on when I get home, it’s definitely a rarity. I got to sit down and make my card and play around with some other ideas that were floating around in my head. Did some more blog research and started planning what I am going to do for my video. I had a some people ask about the mask that I used for yesterday’s card so here is a picture of it…

I used a ruler to draw lines and then my Paper Snips to cut out the sections. It is 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, just right for a card front. I like it made out of the Window Sheet, I can keep reusing it!

Today is Tuesday so it’s time for this weeks 25% off specials. There is also a Tag & Box Bundle available now thru November 19th and a 30% off Digital Downloads and Print Products now thru November 29th. You can see the list below of the Tuesday Specials, click here for a PDF of the Tag & Box Bundles and here for the Digital Flyer or the price list PDF for the print products here.

Tag & Box Bundles

MDS Sale

Now on to my card. My inspiration for today’s post is this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch challenge. This week’s sketch is provided by none other than Julee Tilman…

Round or Square… there seems to be a lot of round on the card itself! I pondered my card for a while and as soon as I saw past the circles it all came together. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. The background is two pieces of paper from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack mounted to a piece of Bermuda Bay with a strip of Bermuda Bay across the middle. I embossed a piece of Smoky Slate with the Delicate Designs Textured Impressions Folder and adhered it slightly off center. My snowflakes are from the Festive Flurry Stamp Set, inked with Versa-Mark and heat embossed with Pool Party and Whisper White Stampin’ Emboss Powder onto Vellum Card Stock. The Festive Flurry Framelits Dies cut them out perfectly and some carefully placed SNAIL holds them to the card. I choose the greeting from the Tags 4 You Stamp Set. I stamped it in Bermuda Bay and punched it out with the Label Bracket Punch, a Stampin’ Dimensional holds it in place. I love the way heat embossing looks on Vellum and the colors are some of my favorites! Thanks very much for paying me a visit today to see my Mojo Monday card for this week’s sketch challenge. Make today the best Tuesday ever! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay and Smoky Slate

Specialty Card Stock: Vellum

Designer Series Paper: Winter Frost Stack

Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: White and Pool Party Stampin’ Emboss

Stamp Sets: Festive Flurry and Tags 4 You Clear Mount

Framelits: Festive Flurry

Embossing Folder: Delicate Details

Punch: Label Bracket

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 28, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Players 169

Greetings peeps! How was the rest of your weekend? My Sunday was nice and quiet. I ran to Target in the morning with my friend Heather and then I spent the rest of the day crafting and running errands. I do love Sundays when they are like that. I didn’t have time to put together a video this weekend but I will eventually get to it! I did take another step towards moving my blog to the hosted account. Sometime in the next few weeks, when I have a minute or two, I will complete the transition. LOL! Probably later rather than sooner. I will keep you posted.

It’s Monday so that means it’s Paper Players time! This week we have a fun sketch from the lovely Anne Marie…

I was playing around with the “shimmer spritz” that I made the other day again. I also made a sunburst mask out of a Window Sheet. I thought that would be better because then I can reuse it. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. My main panel is a piece of Whisper White that I spritzed my sunburst on using the mask and I backed it with a piece of Brushed Gold and Bermuda Bay. Next up is my strip of Bermuda Bay that I heat embossed in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder using a stamp from the Background Builders Stamp Set. I tucked three Brushed Gold flags that I cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits under the left side. My ornament is from the Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set, I heat embossed it with Gold and cut it out with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits. Three “Vintage” Metallic 3/16″ Brads backed with Bermuda Bay are up in the left corner. My greeting is stamped in Bermuda Bay and is from the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set. The pictures don’t really show you how nice and shimmery the sunburst is and I really like the gold and Bermuda Bay together. I know, I have been using a lot of gold lately, we all have phases right?!?! Thanks for stopping by to see my card for this week’s Paper Players challenge. I hope you enjoyed the card and that your day is pretty awesome! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Bermuda Bay

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold Metallic

Ink: Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Embossing Powder: Gold Stampin’ Emboss

Stamp Sets: Ornament Keepsakes and Background Builders Clear Mount and Endless Wishes Photopolymer

Framelits: Bitty Banners and Holiday Ornaments

Embellishments: Metallic 3/16″ Brads (Vintage)

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Other: Mask and “Shimmer Spray”

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October 27, 2013January 6, 2016

Pals Paper Arts 177

Yesterday turned out just as planned! I went into Manhattan to take my friend Kim home and my friend Andrew (the one that made the card) came along. We had some lunch at the diner. After lunch we left Kim and headed Downtown. We made stops at the Apple Store 5th Avenue (The Cube) and then headed over to Park Avenue to walk over to Grand Central Terminal. The middle island in the street on Park Avenue has been host to some really great art. The following are pictures of two of the metal sculptures that are currently on display by artist Albert Paley. You can read more about him here.

The first one looks like a tree to me and the second one looks a little like a caterpillar. After that we stopped by the Apple Store in Grand Central and then took the subway down to Chinatown and wandered around there for a while. I was home by 8:00 and Taylor and I watched Now you See Me which was pretty good. Definitely a very good day!

My post for today is for this week’s Pals Paper Arts challenge. This time we have a sketch from the MDS wonder Nicole Watt…

I love it! Nice and simple. I just got some new goodies so I decided to use them on my card. The base of the card is Midnight Muse Card Stock. The next layer is a piece of Brushed Silver Metallic Card Stock. The top panel is another piece of Midnight Muse and I used the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set and some Encore Metallic Silver ink to stamp the snowflakes. To give them a frosty look I heat embossed them with some Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder. The greeting is stamped in Midnight Muse on Sahara Sand and I flagged the right side. I really like the way the Encore Metallic Silver Ink looks with the Clear Embossing Powder over the top. Thank you for coming by today to see my Manhattan pictures and my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts challenge. I love to have you stop by and I hope you have a lovely Sunday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Midnight Muse and Sahara Sand

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Silver Metallic

Ink: Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Encore Silver Metallic

Embossing Powder: Clear Stampin’ Emboss

Stamp Set: Endless Wishes Photopolymer

Tools: Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

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October 23, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 64

Yup, it’s Wednesday, halfway there! Yesterday was nice, my boss took my department out to lunch for our hard work that we put into making the Gala on Friday a success. We had some burgers and a very nice time. The weather here is supposed to change today, it’s going to get a lot cooler and rain… boo. Well, it is October so I guess it’s time.

Today I have my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge and here is the sketch…

This was one of those times that I had an idea as soon as I saw the sketch, love when that happens! The base of the card is Baked Brown Sugar Card Stock. A piece of paper from the Etcetera Designer Series Paper Pack is used for the background with some Old Olive across the bottom and a piece of Very Vanilla cut out with the Tasteful Trims Bigz XL Die. The main panel is a piece of Very Vanilla backed by Pool Party. The reindeer is from the Warmth and Wonder Host(ess) Stamp Set. All of the other images are from the A Banner Christmas Stamp Set, the Merry is cut out with my Paper Snips and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The HO-cubed is punched out with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and the snowflakes with the 3/4″ Circle Punch. A piece of Baked Brown Sugar 3/8″ Ruffle Stretch Trim Ribbon is adhered around the back and the panel is mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. You all know I like an unusual color combination for a Holiday card, and this one certainly fits the bill. I would even go as far to say as it has a little bit of a vintage feel to it. Thanks, as always, for stopping to see my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch. Take some time to check out the other Design Team members’ projects on the blog. Have a wonderful Wednesday.

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla, and Old Olive

Designer Series Paper: Etcetera

Ink: Pool Party, Baked Brown Sugar, and Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: A Banner Christmas and Warmth and Wonder (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

Bigz Die: Tasteful Trim XL

Punches: 1 1/4″ and 3/4″ Circle

Embellishments: Baked Brown Sugar 3/8″ Ruffle Stretch Trim Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Current Promotions:

Now through October 28th you can get 25% off 25 Stamp Sets! Click here for the PDF list to see what ones are on sale!

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Thinlits Card Dies! A fast and easy way to make a flip fold card! Available August 1st! Click here for the PDF.

October 19, 2013January 6, 2016

Control Freaks October Blog Tour

Hello everyone and welcome to the October Control Freaks Blog Tour! Our theme for this month’s tour is Gratitude. A very fitting theme seeing as the time of year we are coming up on there are so many things that we all have to be grateful for. The holiday’s help us to stop and remember that. If you are following the tour then you have arrived here from LeeAnne Greff’s blog. When I think of grateful I think of thank you cards so I made a box of thank you cards that are great to have handy or they would make a fun gift for someone.

I saw a tutorial on Pinterest where someone had used the Envelope Punch Board to make a box to hold four cards with envelopes, well, I had to give that a try! The box for the cards is made from Crumb Cake Card Stock that is cut to 9″ x 9″ and then using the Envelope Punch Board it’s scored and punched at 3 1/2″ and 4 1/2″. You then flip it and do the same on the opposite side. For the two remaining sides you follow the score lines from the previous sides and when you are finished you have your box. Some Sticky Strip holds it together and a piece of 1 1/4″ Burlap Ribbon is wrapped around it to hold it closed. I used the Snow Day Stamp Set to stamp my snow man in Whisper White Craft Ink on Soft Sky and cut him out with my Paper Snips. His buttons and face are Basic Black and his nose is Pumpkin Pie. A piece of Sahara Sand and a piece of Soft Sky are cut out with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies. The Soft Sky piece has his arms stamped in Soft Suede on it and its all adhered to the Burlap with Sticky Strip. A little piece of Burlap is also used for his scarf. I did the same process for the four snowmen on the cards. The greeting along the bottom and snowflakes are stamped in Soft Sky on Sahara Sand. The main greeting is from the Lots of Thanks Stamp Set and is stamped in Soft Suede on Soft Sky and punched out with the Label Bracket Punch. Some Crumb Cake Envelopes complete the set. I’m going to use mine as a gift for someone this holiday season. Who couldn’t use a nice set of handmade thank you’s to send out?! I hope that you enjoyed my project for this month’s Control Freaks Blog Tour. Now on to your next stop, up next is Jan Tinklenberg, enjoy! Thanks so much for stopping by here and have a great day! 🙂