Encre, papier, ciseaux

Christmas Banners

Today's card was a quick creation inspired by Freshly Made Sketch #117. I liked how the design was perfect to use paper scraps and also a good occasion to use one of the many banner stamps we carry. In this instance, I used the Holiday catalogue hostess set called Perfectly You. The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark on Island Indigo cardstock and embossed in Pool Party Stampin' Emboss powder. I then used the White Chalk marker and the Silver marker to color in the images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Tout à fait toi (Perfectly You)Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo
Designer Paper: Winter Frost
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Pool Party Stampin' Emboss powder, Rhinestone, Silver glimmer paper,
Scallop Trim punch, Coastal Cabana ruffled ribbon, Silver Ribbon, Mini silver brads,
White Chalk marker, Silver marker, Stampin' Dimensionals, White envelope

 

New stuff!! (2014 Occasions Catalogue and SAB)

We have some exciting new stuff coming up really soon with the release of the Occasions catalogue and the Sale-a-Bration promotion. I preordered new items in December and have finally found time to sit down and create with it. Today's creation was inspired by Mojo Monday sketch #325 and ColourQ combo #221.

The coffee stamp set is called Perfect Blend and can be found on page 36 of the annual catalogue. It was paired with lots of brand new items, though:

• The Natural 5/8'' Chevron ribbon is a new addition in the Occasions catalogue (p. 18). Fun, modern and neutral, it'll be easy to use on many projects!
• To add the "Celebrate" tag on the coffee cup, I used the Starburst Sayings stamp set (occasions catalogue, p. 34) and the matching Starburst Framelits Dies.
• We have new wooden elements! The kit includes an assortment of shapes (arrows, circles, bubbles, chevrons, hearts, etc.); here, I used three chevrons to mirror the ribbon pattern and add dimension. See them on page 18 of the Occasions catalogue.
• You're going to love the new Film Framelits dies, whether you're a scrapbooker or a card maker! The polaroid shape was die-cut using this new Framelits set. it includes five dies, which you can see on page 18 of the Occasions catalogue.
• You'll find a taste of Sale-a-Bration on this card with the Decorative Dots embossing folder I used on the background of my card. I like polka dots - they're flirty and timeless, and the crooked look and placement of those dots have an element of fun and silliness to the embossing! The Pool Party baker's twine and the cork scallop border are also part of the SAB offering, through the Sweet Sorbet Accessory Kit.

 

Have you received your paper copy of the Occasions catalogue? If you haven't, make sure to contact me so that I can send you your own copy to leaf through and drool over!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Perfect Blend, Du fond du coeur (From the Bottom of My Heart),
Voeux pétillants (Starburst Sayings)
Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar, Pool Party, Midnight Muse, Whisper White
Ink: Soft Suede, Midnight Muse
Accessories: Sweet Sorbet Accessory Kit (SAB), Natural 5/8'' Chevron Ribbon,
Essentials Wooden Elements, Stampin' Dimensionals, Starburst Framelits,
Film Framelits, Distressing tool, Decorative Dots embossing folder (SAB), White envelope

 

Stampin' Up!'s Perfect Pennants - You Make Me Happy

Who knew I could make simple cards... Although it's not my usual style, I do like to pop one out once in a while. Today's card was inspired by the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge #58.

The striped pennant and polka dot border are part of the Perfect Pennants stamp set and I stamped them three times in Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Blushing Bride at various lengths, then I "hung" my sentiment pennant from the top border. The sentiment pennant, also from the same stamp set, was stamped and embossed with Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Emboss powder, then die-cut with the matching Banners Framelits dies. (I know those of you who love matching stamp set and dies just squealed a little bit here.)

The card background is a piece of patterned paper that comes from the Polka Dot Parade DSP pack, a great basic for your paper craft projects. A pierced border was added to the outside of the main panel for additional detail.

 

 

 

 

Color Combo: Baked Brown Sugar + Cherry Cobbler + Old Olive +
Blushing Bride + Whisper White

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Parfaits fanions (Perfect Pennants)
Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar, Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Designer paper: Polka Dot Parade
Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride
Accessories: Paper Piercer and Piercing template, Banners Framelits dies, White envelope,
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Jolly Santa

Remember that cute Santa? It was part of a hostess set offered in last year's Holidays catalogue. He reminded me of the Santa found on the die-cut tickets I was using for this card so I pulled him out and inked him with markers then stamped him on Whisper White cardstock. I then used a Pool Party marker to add doodles to his beard.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Voeux festifs, Quatuor des Fêtes
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Whisper White
Patterned papers: Merry Little Christmas (Fancy Pants Designs)
Ink: Always Artichoke
Accessories: Merry Little Christmas Tickets, sparkly gel pen, Stampin' Markers,
Stampin' Dimensionals, White envelope

 

Stampin' Up!'s Epic Day - True Bliss

This card couldn't be simpler: I overlapped three pieces of patterned paper from the Epic Day This and That collection, with the bottom left corner rounded. Then I added a sentiment from the Really Good Greetings stamp set embossed in Wild Wasabi embossing powder on Daffodil Delight cardstock and a couple of stickers from the Epic Day This and That collection. Finally, I added stiching by piercing a row of holes using the paper piercer and piercing template and threading Pool Party baker's twine, which I also threaded in two buttons that I added to the card to finish it. Stickers were added to a white envelope to finish the matching set.

Voilà - an epic card that was that easy!

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Souhaits instantanés (Really Good Greetings)
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight
Designer paper: Epic Day This and That
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Wild Wasabi embossing powder, Whisper White envelope, Pool Party baker's twine,
Epic Day This and That stickers, Designer buttons, Paper piercer and piercing template

 

Stampin' Up!'s Circle Card Thinlits Die - Yippee Skippee!

Today's card features the Circle Card Thinlits Die. One of my customer had purchased this die set and was telling me the dimensions of the finished cards were way off. She brought the die back to me and I made a card at home to show her how it was supposed to be folded and what the finished card's dimensions were supposed to look like. This is the card I made and gave her.

I played on the circle rotating section by punched cardstock circles and adding them to the card, with white "stitching" made with a gel pen around the circles. A sentiment from the Yippee-Skippee! stamp set was stamped in VersaMark and embossed with Early Espresso embossing powder. Decorations were die-cut out of Champagne glimmer paper using various dies from the same Thinlits set. A matching button was also added.

 

 

Color Combo: Bermuda Bay + Pear Pizzazz + Soft Sky + Summer Starfruit

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Yippee-Skippee!
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay Core'dinations, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede Core'dinations
Designer paper: Summer Starfruit (In Color Paper Stack)
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Circle punch, Circle Card Thinlits Die, Champagne glimmer paper,
Designer button, White gel pen, Early Espresso embossing powder, White envelope,
Candy Dots, Paper Piercer and piercing template

 

Stampin' Up!'s Tag a Bag Accessory Kit - birthday Tags

These cards were inspired by the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit I received at convention. By pairing it with the Postage Collection Hostess stamp set, I was able to put together those two cards really quickly. The tags and Bermuda Bay baker's twine came from the kit, and I added Summer Starfruit Designer paper (from the 2012-2014 In Color paper stack) to the background of the card. Two jumbo pearls were all I needed to finish the cards off.

 

 

 

Color Combo: Smoky Slate + Bermuda Bay + Summer Starfruit

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Affranchissez en style (Postage collection)
Cardstock: Smoky Slate
Designer paper: 2012-2014 In Color Paper Stack
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Basic Grey, Summer Starfruit
Accessories: Jumbo pearls, Tag a Bag Accessory Kit, White envelopes, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

With Heartfelt Sympathy

Just a simple but elegant sympathy card that I made using the Love & Sympathy set to add to my card stash. You never know when you might unfortunately need one...

The beautiful Designer paper comes from the annual catalogue, in the paper pack called Modern Medley. Check it out - it's a great neutral ensemble that would work for many occasions. (And don't forget you can brayer or sponge over the vanilla designs to add color to them!)

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Pensées empathiques (Love & Synpathy)
Cardstock: Brushed Gold, Very Vanilla
Designer paper: Modern Medley
Ink: VersaMark, Basic Black
Accessories: Vanilla envelope, 2-1/2'' Circle Punch, Piercing Template, Paper Piercer,
Gold embossing powder, Chantilly button, Gold cord (retired), Victoria Lace Trim,
Black embossing powder, Scallop Trim border punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Beautiful Leftovers - Bliss Feathers

I really enjoyed using the supplies from the Boutique Boxes offered last year's Occasions catalogue. I mostly used those to make cards, and today's card was created with some leftover pieces I had from this kit.

The background was embossed with the Houndstooth embossing folder and spritzed with the air tool and a Stampin' Marker. The sentiment comes from the Express Yourself hostess set found in the annual catalogue.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Exprimez-vous (Express Yourself)
Cardstock: Summer Starfruit, Basic Grey
Ink: Basic Grey
Accessories: Boutique Boxes Kit, Vintage brads, Summer Starfruit satin ribbon,
Spritzer, Stampin' Marker

 

Triple Cheers!

Today's card is a departure from Christmas cards. It is a project we made at a recent stamping get-together, and the design is CASEd from a card my upline, Marlayne Hardy, has shared in the past. I liked the fruity colours and fun design so I switched up a few elements to create the following project.

The background was embossed with the Chevron embossing folder because some of the participants were curious to use the Big Shot. We then layered a piece of Coastal Cabana ruffled ribbon under a piece of Calypso Coral Chevron ribbon (yummy!). The drinks were stamped in matching colors and we added a bit of Dazzling Details on the glasses' rims. The sentiment was stamped in Coastal Cabana on Whisper White cardstock, punched with the Decorative Label punch and adorned with rhinestones.

Super easy with super cute results!

 

 

Color Combo: Baked Brown Sugar + So Saffron + Coastal Cabana + Calypso Coral

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: À ta santé ! (Happy Hour)
Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar
Accessories: Dazzling Details, White envelope, Coastal Cabana ruffled ribbon,
Calypso Coral chevron ribbon, Decorative Label punch, Rhinestones, Chevron embossing folder

 

From Our House to Yours

This card was stamped in a flash. It was inspired by a Nichole Heady design and I used the Good Neighbors stamp set from a past SAB promo. The snowflakes come from the retired Confetti stamp set. They were stamped in VersaMark and brushed with shimmery Pearl Ex powder. The sentiment (from the To You & Yours stamp set - retired) was embossed with white powder and framed with a piece of Brushed Silver cardstock that was punched with the Large Oval and Scallop Oval punches.

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Good Neighbors, Confetti, To You & Yours
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Brushed Silver
Ink: Not Quite Navy, VersaMark
Accessories: White embossing powder, Narrow white envelope, Pearl Ex, Large Oval punch,
Scallop Oval punch

 

Stampin' Up!'s Tags 4 You - Snowflake Sentiment

Here is another easy to reproduce design I had put together for a stamping gathering. The design could easily be adapted to all the occasions showcased in the Tags 4 You stamp set simply by changing the colour scheme and patterned paper. In this instance, I am using the Winter Frost paper stack with Silver embossing and Silver ribbon.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: C pour toi (Tags 4 You)
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Whisper White
Designer Paper: Winter Frost
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Silver embossing powder, Label Bracket punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Paper Doily, Jumbo Rhinestones, White envelope, Silver 1/8'' Ribbon, 2-1/2'' Circle punch

 

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year

This is another card that was created for one of my stamping get-together with new stampers. I showed them embossing with the Best New Year stamp set, and we used one of the paper doilies in the background, which looks beautiful against the snowflake background of the Frosted Winter Designer Paper. The top was adorned with a piece of Brushed Silver cardstock punched with the Scallop Trim border punch, a Faceted vintage button and a bow made out of Silver 1/8'' Ribbon.

We decorated a Whisper White medium envelope with the remaining piece of patterned paper (the leftover piece I got from cutting a sheet from the paper stack to size for the front of the card).

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Tout le meilleur (Best New Year)
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Brushed Silver
Designer paper: Winter Frost
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Silver embossing powder, Paper Doily, Jumbo rhinestones, Scallop Trim border punch,
Vintage Faceted button, Silver 1/8'' ribon, Whisper White envelope

 

Celebrate the Season

This card is made with a mix of new and retired supplies. The images are from the Endless Wishes photopolymer stamp set, which is unfortunately already sold out. The background was stamped with the Medallion stamp, and I used Silver glimmer paper and Raspberry Ripple Designer paper (from the retired paper piles) to create the banner.

The main image was stamped on Crumb Cake cardstock and matted with Whisper White cardstock, the bottom of which I punched using the Scallop Trim border punch (one of my most used border punches). I added a piece of Primrose Petals satin ribbon adorned with a Frosted Finishes embellishment (aren't those gorgeous?).

I topped the image with a Copper button (retired) decorated with a bow made out of Silver 1/8'' Ribbon (from the Holidays catalogue). Then, I made a matching envelope out of patterned paper using the Envelope Punch Board. Have you given this tool a try? I just love it - it's the fastest way I've found to make beautiful matching envelopes. And if you're like me (and most crafters), I'm sure you have quite a collection of patterned paper around, so making your own envelopes is a great way to put your stash to good use...

 

 

Color Combo: Raspberry Ripple + Perfect Plum + Crumb Cake + Whisper White

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Endless Wishes, Medallion
Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Silver glimmer paper
Designer paper: 2012-2014 In Color paper stack
Ink: Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Raspberry Ripple
Accessories: Envelope Punch Board, Frosted Finishes Embellishment, Primrose Petals satin ribbon,
Scallop Trim border punch, Copper button, Silver 1/8'' ribbon

 

Stampin' Up!'s Christmas Collectibles

This is the last card I created when I was attending my friend's scrapbook weekend in Cornwall. I wanted to play with the cute Christmas Collectibles stamp set while I was there (and matching Christmas Ornament punch). The ornaments were inked with Stampin' Markers to get a multicolored look. The Designer paper used on the card comes from the Winter Frost paper stack.

The sentiment comes from the Parfum de Noël stamp set and I ran it through the Big Shot using one of the Circle Framelits to get the half-circle shape. Jumbo rhinestones and faux stitching created with the paper piercer and white gel pen was added to the sentiment block.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Parfum de Noël (Christmas Messages)
Cardstock: Basic grey, Island Indigo, Whisper White. Silver Foil
Designer Paper: Winter Frost
Ink: Island Indigo
Accessories: Jumbo rhinestones, White gel pen, Piercing template, Paper Piercer,
Stampin' Markers, Christmas Ornament punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Circle punch,
Scallop Circle punch, White envelope, Rhinestones

 

Stampin' Up!'s Chevron Punch - Stampin' Success inspired

As demonstrators, we received a bimonthly magazine full of inspiration. This card came directly from the magazine, and I liked it enough to want to CASE it and use as one of my stamping get-together.

The border was created with the Chevron border punch, and I wrapped a piece of linen thread around one of the chevrons. The sentiment block was stamped with the C pour toi stamp set, and punched with the matching Label Bracket punch. (Don't we love matching stamps and punches?) The sentiment was stamped a second time in a different ink color and handcut then layered with Dimensionals for added interest. The piece of patterned paper comes from the Season of Style paper pile.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: C pour toi (Tags 4 You)
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations, Whisper White
Designer paper: Season of Style
Ink: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Chevron Border punch, Linen thread, Neutrals Candy Dot,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Label Bracket punch, Whisper White envelope

 

Stampin' Up! - Ho Ho Ho Tag

Here's a cute and fast tag that we put together at my last stamping get-together. I decided to mount it on a card afterwards, to send out to one of my downline member. I chose a tall, narrow card and I created an embossed background with the beautiful Silver foil paper sold in the Holidays catalogue, along with the Stylish Stripes embossing folder.

 

TIP: To cut the corners of the tag at an angle, you can either use grid paper and a pencil to make marks before cutting, or you can use the diagonal plate of the Simply Scored to make marks on your cardstock. For the second corner, simply use the first corner you have cut off, hold it in place over the second corner and use it as a guide to cut!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Oh les petites friandises !
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, Silver Foil
Ink: Jet Black StazOn
Accessories: Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon, Neutrals glimmer brads, Little Labels Punch Pack,
Stylish Stripes embossing folder, Curly Label punch, 1'' Square punch

 

Wishing You Warmth and Wonder

I resisted getting the Holiday catalogue hostess sets until now since I knew they are a limited edition that I couldn't demo after the catalogue is over, but I finally caved and got them the last time I was eligible for hostess benefits. The Christmas set (Warmth & Wonder) is just so cute! It's only available in English, which is why my card was stamped in this language, but I always need a few English cards to send out to my family in BC and English friends anyway.

I like how this one turned out. The colours were inspired by the ColourQ #218 combo, which is beautiful: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade and Real Red. What I am most excited about on this card is the script background, whic was created with Core'dinations cardstock! The Core'dinations packs had been on my wish list since the catalogue release, but I hadn't splurged on them yet, so I got really excited when I saw they were on sale during the Holiday Sale promotion! I got all four families, so expect to see some textured cardstock on my upcoming projects! Here, I used Island Indigo, which I embossed with the Pretty Print embossing folder and sanded to lighten the colour of the words.

As for the "snowy" brad, it is a Vintage brad that I dipped in VersaMark ink and embossed with white Stampin' Emboss powder. I like how it turned out - perfect for winter-themed projects! The Pool Party background was embossed with the Stylish Stripes embossing folder (I hope this one makes a comeback in the next catalogue because I really like it). A piece of Red glimmer paper, a piece of Pear Pizzazz chevron ribbon and of Silver ribbon (from the Holiday catalogue) finish off the card, and the sentiment was embossed in Silver powder to match the ribbon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Combo: Pool Party + Island Indigo + Lucky Limeade + Real Red

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Warmth & Wonder
Cardstock: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo Core'dinations, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Real Red, VersaMark
Accessories: Silver embossing powder, White embossing powder, Vintage brad,
Corner Rounder punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Red glimmer paper, Pear Pizzazz chevron ribbon,
Silver ribbon, Stylish Stripes embossing folder, Pretty Print embossing folder, White envelope