Winter Holiday Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

Hope you are doing well today. Don't forget that today is the final day of the Seasonal Sale. 10% off cardstock, 15% off ink pads, and 20% off dies found in the annual catalog. Great savings, but it you want an even better deal, join the Stampin' Up! family for just $75 and receive $125 worth of product (with  the sale, you can get even more than $125 in product). Hop on over to my website and click JOIN NOW.

Now onto some stamping inspiration. Today is a blog hop with crafty collaborations with a theme of winter holiday. I suppose living in NE PA, this is a perfect card to fit the bill. We have already had about an inch of snow just this week. I can tell you, "I'M NOT READY!"  (Yes, I'm screaming it. LOL)

Again, on this card, I'm letting my designer paper do the majority of the work for me. If you don't have a lot of time or feel that you don't have a lot of creativity then let the designer paper help you out. Creating with it is so easy.  

I also went with non-traditional holiday colors for this card. Black and white with a little pink is so pretty. Then the sparkle from the designer paper is the perfect touch. I also punched the end of the greeting strip to give it a different look. Better than just a plain straight edge.

The die cut snowflakes in the mini catalog are so pretty and perfect if you want to add some dimension and texture to your card without too much effort when you are running short on time.  I added a basic rhinestone to the center of the snowflake to add just a touch more of sparkle.

I also finished the edge off with some black and white gingham ribbon. I love gingham ribbon. I want it in every color.

Product List

Snowbody Better Cling Stamp Set [156446] $21.00	Whimsy & Wonder 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [156329] $15.00	Wonderful Snowflakes [156340] $6.00
Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131198] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75
Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon [156485] $7.00	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $9.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00
Lovely Labels Pick A Punch [152883] $23.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

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Brrr, It's Winter and Time for Snowflakes

Hello Stamping Friends,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your friends and family. Ours was very nice. It's Fabulous Friday with the Sisters in Stamping. This week's theme is winter or snow. I must admit, I am already over this winter and the snow and it just began. Yikes, I've got a long road ahead until warmer temps.

I used one of my favorite sets (despite me not loving winter and snow right now) to make my card. Whenever I make a snowflake card, my favorite colors t use are blues, greens and purples. I saw it on wrapping paper years ago and I just love it. This is a simple card to make, you start with a base and then cut another piece of whisper white at 5" x 3 3/4" to leave a 1/2" border around. I stamped my snowflakes in pear pizzazz, wisteria wonder, and soft sky (that color is hard to see in this pic). Then I stamped the greeting in Night of Navy. I finished the card off with a few rhinestones and that was the perfect touch.

This card is so easy to make you can make a bunch of them to use as your winter thank you cards in no time at all. They would also make a great gift if you packaged some up and put them in one of the acetate card boxes.

Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping to see more winter/snow themed projects.

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Paper Ornaments

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's Friday! Yippee!  Hope you are having a great one. Today with the Sisters in Stamping we are sharing with you paper-crafted ornaments. There are so many wonderful ornaments that we can make using Stampin' Up! products. Wouldn't an entire tree made of paper ornaments be really neat?

Here's mine. It uses the awesome snowflake bundle from the Holiday catalog. I love the different color blues together. This ornament uses three of the snowflakes (all different sizes) that are layered together using (my favorite thing) dimensionals to really make them pop.

 

The 1/8" silver ribbon is a great finishing touch that serves dual purpose: decoration at the bottom and hanger at the top. And of course it just needed a large basic rhinestone in the center for some bling. (Don't forget those are on sale until Monday) 

 

 

Just another picture of it with a white background so you can see it differently. Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for more ornament ideas.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:

Stamps: Snow Burst
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, & Whisper White

Paper: Pool Party, Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Snow burst framelits, magnetic platform, dimensionals, 1/8" silver ribbon, large basic rhinestones

Christmas in July

Hello stamping friends,

Today is Friday, again. Don't you just love Friday? There's something magical about it. Plus that means another challenge with the Sisters in Stamping. And today's challenge is a good one for you. You get to get a sneak peak at some Holiday Catalog product. 

I used the Winter Frost (and yes, it's as awesome as it sounds) Specialty Designer Series Paper as my starting point for this card. And if I don't say so myself, I think the card turned out pretty awesome. You can feel the frosty air by looking at this beauty.

 

Isn't it a pretty card?  The background behind the snowflake and greeting banner is the designer series paper cut into 5x 1 1/2" strips and then cut diagonally from top left to bottom right (or vice versa, it's up to you) and placed side by side with all the points meeting underneath the snowflake.

 

Here's a close-up of this card, so you can see that I glittered the snowflake and added a basic rhinestone to the middle. Definitely adds so much to the overall look.  Notice the greeting only says "JOY," well I only inked up that part of the stamp. The complete stamp actually says Joy to the World.

 

Of course, the snowflake and the greeting are attached to the card front using dimensionals. You know how I just can't help myself when it comes to those things. I simply love them! And that's no joke.

 

Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to see more great ideas using the awesome products and stamps from the Holiday Catalog.  Did you get your copy already?  There have been sent out so if you haven't received one and would like your own copy, please send me an email and I will get it out to you right away.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Joy to the World & Festive Flurry

Ink: Smoky Slate & Coastal Cabana

Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay & Coastal Cabana Cardstock, & Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Big Shot, Festive Flurry Framelits, Paper Trimmer, Snail Adhesive, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, 2-Way Glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, & Basic Rhinestones.