September Stamp Your Art Out

My stamping group had a good time last month, and I forgot to post what we did!

Project Details
Stamps	Hardwood, Lovely As A Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Blooming With Kindness (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Cajun Craze: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼ Crumb Cake: Hardwood stamp 5 ¼ x 4 Very Vanilla: 4 x 5ish inside & scrap for greeting punch Whisper White: 3 ¾ x 5 stamp trees, sponge then die cut Tangelo Twist: 3 ¼ x 3 ½ large leaf die cut Mossy Meadow: 2 x 2 ½ small leaf die cut & punch
Ink	Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist, Mossy Meadow
Accessories	Mossy Meadow Ribbon, Burlap Ribbon
Tools	Leaflets Framelits, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch

 

Project Details
Stamps	Happy Scenes, More Merry Messages (retired), Best of Christmas (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White: 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                           2 ¼ x 3 stamped back of window                           3 ¾ x 3 ¾  Window die cut 1 x 3 stamped greeting Real Red: 4 x 5 ¼ brick embossing
Ink	Garden Green, Soft Sky
Accessories	1/8 Garden Green Stripped Ribbon, Silver Sparkle, 4 Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers
Tools	Hearth and Home Thinlits Dies, Brick Wall Embossing Folder

Project Details
Stamps	Happy Scenes, More Merry Messages (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Night of Navy: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                                            3 ½ x 4 ½ Oval Die cut then emboss                                             scrap to punch Very Vanilla: 5 ¼ x 4 Oval die cut then emboss                        4 x 5ish inside & scrap for greeting punch Shimmery White: 3 ½ x 2 ¼ Sleigh Ride die cut
Ink	Night of Navy, White Craft Ink , Marina Mist
Accessories	Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Tools	Softly Falling Embossing Folder, Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies, Ovals Framelits, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch

Stampin' Up! Christmas 2015

Christmas is coming soon, and I've been making cards for my husband and I to send, and for the Church to sell at our Apple Fest. The proceeds are all given to three local charities that the United Methodist Women support.

Design by Kimberly VanDiepen

Project Details
Stamps	Jingle All the Way, More Merry Messages, Snowflake, Happy Scenes
Card Stock & Papers	Pool Party: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                    Houses die cut 4 x 4 Whisper White: Circle die cut 4 x 4                            4 ½ x 2 ½  top of card                            die cut trees 2 ½ x 4 ¼                            die cut sleigh 2 ½ x 4 ¼ Vellum:  Circle die cut 4 x 4 them emboss                4 ½ x 2 ½ snowflake stamped layer on top of card
Ink	Pool Party, Encore Metallic Silver
Accessories	Iridescent Ice Embossing powder (bottom two layers)
Tools	Circles Framelits (Use the 2nd to largest Circle die cut for all circles), Sleigh Ride Edgelits, Softly Falling Embossing Folder

Project Details
Stamps
Card Stock & Papers	Very Vanilla: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                        embossed layer 5 x 3 ¾ Mossy Meadow: 5 ¼ x 4                             Peace die cut Cherry Cobbler: punched bird
Ink	Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow
Accessories
Tools	Christmas Greetings Thinlits, Woodland Embossing Folder, Cupcake Builder Punch

Project Details
Stamps	Happy Scenes, Jingle All The Way, More Merry Messages (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Basic Black: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                       Circles Framelits 2 ¼ x 2 ¼ (3 pieces) Gold: 4 x 5 ¼ Vellum: 5 x 2 Whisper White: stamped greeting 5 x 2                            Sleigh Ride Thinlits 1 ½ x 2 ½ (3 pieces)
Ink	Encore Metallic Gold, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories
Tools	Sleigh Ride Thinlits, Circles Framelits (4th smallest)

 

Project Details
Stamps	More Merry Messages, Best of Christmas (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Crumb Cake: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼ Whisper White: 4 x 5 ¼ Pool Party: 3 ½ x 3 ½ Silver Foil: Delicate Ornament Thinlit Shimmery White: Sleigh Ride Edgelits
Ink	Crumb Cake, Pool Party
Accessories	Silver Metallic Thread
Tools	Sleigh Ride Edgelits, Softly Falling embossing folder

design by Amy Koenders

Project Details
Stamps	Festival of Trees, More Merry Messages (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Soft Sky: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼ Pool Party: 4 x 5 ¼  Sleigh Ride Edgelits Soft Sky: 4 x 5 ¼  panel Sleigh Ride Edgelits Whisper White: Sleigh Ride Edgelits Vellum: 2 x 5 ¼ panel Silver Foil: Delicate Ornament Thinlits
Ink	Pool Party, Soft Sky
Accessories	Winter Wonderland Embellishment
Tools	Sleigh Ride Edgelits, Delicate Ornament Thinlits

Project Details
Stamps	Jingle All The Way
Card Stock & Papers	Smoky Slate: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                        Sleigh Ride die cut Whisper White: 3 ¾ x 5                            Sleigh Ride die cut Basic Black: Circle die cut Delightful Daffodil:
Ink	Smoky Slate, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Silver Ribbon
Tools	Delicate Ornaments Thinlits, Circles Framelits, Sleigh Ride Edgelits

Window into Fall and Winter

As promised here are a couple of cards done with my new "Happy Scenes Bundle" which includes the
Happy Scenes Photopolymer Stamp Set and the coordinating "Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies."  I've been wanting a window die cut for quite a while. I'm sooooo glad Stampin' Up! came out with one:)

Project Details
Stamps	Happy Scenes
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Crumb Cake
Ink	Soft Sky, Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango, Delightful Dijon, Real Red, Cajun Craze
Accessories	Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers
Tools	Hearth & Home Thinlits, Modern Label Punch (retired) tiny leaf punch from my stash

Project Details
Stamps	Happy Scenes
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Old Olive, Real Red
Ink	Real Red, Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Early Espresso
Accessories
Tools	Hearth & Home Thinlits

 

Stampin Up! Holiday Catalog 2015

I just got the lovely Happy Scenes bundle today. I just love my UPS guy! I'm already making a list for my next order too, and I wanted to share some more of my favorites. A girl's gotta share her obsessions right? I'll have some samples up tomorrow from the window set:)

I wish I could order most of what's in this catalog, it's all so awesome, but retired teachers must be practical... well sort of anyway giggles. Wanna know about a Great Value?? The Wonderful Wreath Framelits Die set. There are THREE coordinating stamp sets to go with it!!

Happy Scenes Bundle

Sleigh Ride Edgelits

Snowflake Elements

Woodland Embossing Folder

Striped Ribbon

Softly Falling Embossing Folder

Peaceful Wreath Stamp Set

Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set

Circle of Spring Stamp Set

Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies

New Holiday Catalog

I'm so excited about the new holiday catalog going live! It's full of so many beautiful new products you can use to create many, many, holiday treasures for your home, friends, and family. There are so many cool things in the Holiday Catalog that I love want must have. Here are some videos to show some of my
favorites.

I've changed my mind, and decided to give the precision base plate a home. I watched the video below and noticed that there seems to be a Teflon coating on one side. So I've talked to other demos on our message board, and a couple of them who have the new plates, said that yes, it was a coating and they love theirs. I'd rather not have to mess with any dryer sheets, wax paper and the pokey tool. With a coating on the metal plate, I won't worry about my dies.

 

I'm still on the leaf channel here! lol. The first card below is not my design, it's by a Stampin' Up! Demo from Northern Ireland, Donna Ferguson. Isn't it stunning? I never would have thought to use Cherry Cobbler with Cajun Craze, and it is such a beautiful combination.

I've got to share some thoughts on the Foil Sheets. The new Embellished Ornaments Thinlit dies look amazing with that paper. However, it is a bit tricky to use. Even with my new Big Shot, I have to finesse it: wax paper, dryer sheets and the pokey tool. I really hate to resort to the pokey tool, but I love that shiny bling that the Foil Sheets offer. So I got to thinking. In that Thinlit set are also some outline shapes for the ornaments. So I tried using the Foil Sheets as the background, and cutting the intricate ornament die from regular cardstock, which does not require dryer sheets or the pokey tool in my machine. I really like the look.

Project Details
Stamps	Lighthearted Leaves
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Delightful Dijon, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Copic Markers, Crystal Effects, Gold Thread
Tools	Leaflets Framelits

Project Details
Stamps
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive, Red and Green Foil Sheets
Ink
Accessories
Tools	Embellished Ornaments Thinlits, Filigree Frames embossing folder (retired)