Christmastime Is Here Suite - Don't Miss It!

You don't want to look like this....

Don't miss out on ordering the new Christmastime is Here Suite which will be available to customers on November 1.  It is only available while supplies last, so be sure to order it right away.  You don't want to be disappointed if it sells out quickly.

Click on the link below to check out the new Christmastime is Here Suite.


CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE

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Rubber Lesson - Video

Here's a great video from Stampin' Up! that tells you about the different types of rubber they use for their stamps:

 

 

 

 



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Making Daisies Pop

Do you sometimes wonder how to make your daisies look more realistic and like they are popping off the page?  I am going to share a technique that I use, CASEing it from YouTube.

To make this card, you will need the following ingredients:

Stamps:  Daisy Lane, Free as a Bird, Buffalo Check
Ink:  Crumb Cake, Night of Navy
Cardstock:  So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
Accessories:  Daisy medium and large punches, Tin Tile Dynamic embossing folder, Stitched Nested Labels die, Linen thread, Crumb Cake Stampin' Write marker, So Saffron and Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends, Crumb Cake ribbon with satin edge, adhesives and Stampin Dimensionals, 1/2" circle punch, Very Vanilla envelope

Dimensions: 
So Saffron – 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scraps for cutting out sentiment and daisies
Crumb Cake – 2 3/4" x 4"
Very Vanilla – 5" x 4 1/4" and also 2 1/2" x 4"  (allow for a little overlap)

Basic Instructions:
1.  Cut and fold card base.  Stamp two small daisies and stems on inside Very Vanilla layer and color as desired with Blends.  Adhere to inside of card.
2.  Run Crumb Cake layer through Tin Tile embossing folder.  Stamp Very Vanilla layer with Buffalo Check stamp using Night of Navy ink.  Use Crumb Cake marker to draw plaid pattern using a ruler.  Adhere both layers to front of card, overlapping slightly.  Cut a piece of the Crumb Cake ribbon long enough to cover the seam and adhere using Tear & Tape or glue. 
3.  Stamp sentiment onto So Saffron cardstock and cut out using smallest Stitched Nested Labels die.
4.  Stamp 2 large and 4 medium daisies onto So Saffron cardstock using Crumb Cake ink.  Punch out.  Curl the petals for the large daisy and one of the small daisies under using a bone folder, being careful not to rip the petals off.  Curl the petals for the other daisy upward to add a little more interest.  Punch out using Soft Suede cardstock 3 circles using the 1/2" circle punch.  Using the rounded end of the Paper Piercing tool and the mat, start in the center of the circles and make small circles to make the circle look mounded up.
5.  Adhere the daisies together, using two to make one flower, making sure the petals are offset.  Adhere the center using a dimensional.  Adhere the daisies to the card front as desired using dimensionals stacked on one another to raise the downturned daisies up from the page so they don't flatten out.  Adhere the upturned daisy using one dimensional.  Adhere the daisies to the card front as desired.  Adhere sentiment to upper right of card.  Add a small bow made from the linen thread to the bottom left of the sentiment.
6.  Stamp and color some small daisies on to the envelope either on the flap or on the front of the envelope as desired.  Remember, NO NAKED ENVELOPES!

I hope you like this card.  It is very versatile and would be appropriate for a Thank You, Get Well, Sympathy, Birthday, or just a Thinking of You card.

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Autumn Card with Woven Heirlooms Frame

This is my first ever blog post, so please be kind.  I am going to try to post once a week to start with and see how things go.  Here is a beautiful fall card to present to whomever is hosting your Thanksgiving Day feast (if you're lucky, it won't be you!)   I love the fall colors and the textures I used in this card.  This would be suitable for a host or hostess...

List of Ingredients:

Stamps:  Gather Together pumpkins, leaves and wheat stamps as well as sentiment

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Grapefruit Grove, Early Espresso

Cardstock:  Early Espresso, Grapefruit Grove, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  Woven Heirlooms Oval frame and embossing folder, Stitched Circle die, pumpkin and leaf dies from Gather Together bundle, Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing folder, Tombow glue or adhesive of choice, Stampin Dimensionals, Dark and Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin Blends, Very Vanilla envelope

Dimensions:

Early Espresso:  8 1/2" x 5 1/2 ", scored at 4 1/2"

Very Vanilla:  5 1/4" x 4"  (inside of card), plus scraps for stamping the pumpkins and leaves

Grapefruit Grove:  5 1/4" x 4"

Crumb Cake:  5 1/8" x 3 7/8",  also a piece for the oval frame

Basic Instructions:

1.  Cut and fold card base.  Using Crumb Cake ink, stamp a wheat bunch in the lower left corner of the Very Vanilla cardstock.  Adhere using Tombow glue to the inside of the card.

2.  Cut out and emboss the oval frame from the Woven Heirlooms bundle.  Using a sponge or sponge dauber, sponge some Crumb Cake ink onto the raised portions of the frame for a shabby chic look.

3.  Run the Crumb Cake layer through the Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder.  Sponge Crumb Cake ink onto the raised portions of this also.

4.  Stamp pumpkins and leaves onto Very Vanilla scrap and cut out and emboss using dies from the Gather Together set.  Cut out one of the leaves from Pumpkin Pie cardstock.  Color the pumpkins with Dark and Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin'Blends.  Using a sponge or sponge dauber, sponge various colors onto the leaves to resemble fall leaves using the So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Grapefruit Grove and Calypso Coral ink as desired.

5.  Stamp sentiment onto Grapefruit Grove scrap using Early Espresso and cut out with Stitched Circles die.

6.  Adhere Grapefruit Grove and Crumb Cake layers together, then adhere the Grapefruit Grove layer to the card base.

7.  Adhere the oval frame to the center of the card using Stampin Dimensionals.

8.  Arrange pumpkins and leaves at the bottom of the card as desired and adhere some with Stampin Dimensionals and some with Tombow glue to give added dimension.

9. Stamp a bunch of the wheat onto the lower left corner of the envelope or on the flap as desired.  Remember, NO NAKED ENVELOPES!

 I hope you enjoy making this card and that your Thanksgiving host/hostess loves it!

 

 

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Chris