Nov 30, 2010 | Promotions |
Can you believe that tomorrow is December 1st already? Where does time go?
There is something about it being officially December that makes me seriously start planning Christmas. I start thinking Christmas in November and maybe even in October but the planning for me actually doesn’t start until now. I just can’t put it off anymore. What baking will I do? (probably not much, I’m a cook not a baker). We always host Christmas Eve at our house so I need to plan the menu. I need gifts for my kids and friends and family. Does anyone else have more fun buying stocking stuffers than the actual presents? I love shopping for stocking stuffers maybe because they can be more fun and frivolous than the gifts.
And of course, cards. It is definitely time to decide on a design for my cards and get them made. But before I commit I still wanted to play with a few more designs this week.
I love making these tiled pyramid cards. You can see other cards I have made like this one here and here. For this card, I decided to focus on the Cherry Cobbler designs in the Jolly Holiday designer series paper and use the coordinating stamp set, Contempo Christmas.
I layered the cardstocks and then stamped the tree and greeting in Cherry Cobbler ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, I added the Cherry Cobbler seam binding by looping it onto adhesive as I added it to the card. The final touch was an Antique Brad. Since I wanted the brad to sit a little higher, I snipped off the prongs on the back and aded it to the card with a dimensional.
This card may be a little time intensive for all of my Christmas cards but it was fun to make!
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Stamps: Contempo Christmas (Clear #120594 $14.95, Wood #118734 $19.95)
Inks: Cherry Cobbler (119669)
Paper: Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper (117159), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Very Vanilla (101650)
Other: Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding (120992), Antique Brads (117273), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Contempo Christmas Card Bundle
Includes the Contempo Christmas stamp set and
Jolly Holiday designer series paper
Clear $21.96, #124072
Wood $25.96, #124071
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Nov 29, 2010 | Uncategorized |
This weekend marked the end of my many November birthdays. Now, that they are over I can focus on my Christmas stamping. But first, I wanted to share another set of birthday cards that I made.
These cards feature the Charming stamp set and one colour, either Real Red or Pretty in Pink. I added satin ribbon in the same colour to add more detail and used either Basic Pearls or Rhinestones in the center of the flower.
Although these cards are exactly the same except for the colour, the Pretty in Pink one is so much softer and elegant. But I also like the bold statement the Real Red card makes by being more vibrant. Hopefully whichever card was received the birthday girl liked it!
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Stamps: Charming #116519, Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess Set, page 14)
Inks: Real Red (103133) or Pretty in Pink (101301)
Paper: Real Red (102482) or Pretty in Pink (100459), Whisper White (100730)
Big Shot: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (120175)
Other: Basic Pearls (119247) or Basic Rhinstones (119246), Real Red 5/8″ Satin Ribbon (117286) or Pretty in Pink 5/8″ Satin Ribbon (117289), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
This card uses Real Red cardstock, ink and ribbon with the Basic Rhinestones.
Charming Stamp Set, Set of 7
$24.95, #116519
Page 130 of the Idea Book & Catalogue
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Nov 23, 2010 | Uncategorized |
In my family, November means birthdays! We start celebrating on the 10th and go right thorugh to the 27th. The 28th if you include our puppy, which of course, we do.
Our challenge this year was to find a cake large enough to write eight names on it. The person in charge of buying the cake finally settled for only adding the names of the five kids. Personally, I think she was just too embarrassed to request all eight names!
So, I’m sure you can understand why my November brithday cards need to to be clean and simple. The cards shown today will go out in the mail for family and a friend and I still need a few more for another party on Saturday. Watch for more birthday card samples later this week for the rest of my family.
For this card, I used my Decor wheel. I really like this pattern. I added a Basic Pearl in the center of each design after stamping and the card was almost finished. Talk about simple stamping!
I added a background piece of the Rich Razzleberry paper from the Brights Patterns Designer Paper Stack and a stamped “Happy Brithday” greeting from the Curty Cute stamp set and I was done!
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Stamps: Curly Cute (Clear #120510, Wood #117014)
Wheel: Decor (119894)
Inks: Rich Razzleberry (115658)
Paper: Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack (117155), Rich Razzleberry (115316), Whisper White (100730)
Other: Basic Pearls (119247), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
I also made this card in Rose Red for another birthday (of many!) this week. Which colour is your favourite? The Rich Razzleberry or the Rose Red. Please leave a comment and let me know your pick.
Decor Standard Wheel
$7.95, #119894
Page 133 of the Idea Book & Catalogue
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Nov 18, 2010 | Uncategorized |
This week my Christmas thoughts all seem to be in black and white. I did a Christmas card consultation yesterday with Michelle and we designed a photo card that she will be sending out as her holiday cards. The family photo had all of them in black t-shirts so it seemed natural to use black and white for the card. It turned out great!
And this week I have also been preparing for my Black and White Christmas card class which is tonight. I have a few more spaces if you want to attend. Please e-mail me. The class fee is $25 and we are making 12 cards. Can’t make it? Watch for the class instructions to go on sale tomorrow.
Although not a traditional colour combination for Christmas, I think there is a certain elegance in black and white cards. Even for Christmas.
For this card, I used the Holiday Happiness stamp set. I really like this cute little stamp set and the price is right at only $14.95 for clear mount and $17.95 for wood mount. If you haven’t ordered supplies yet for your Christmas cards, this stamp set is a great choice.
Instead of stamping the ornaments onto the branches, I decided to add rhinestones. And since I was adding bling to the card, I decided to go all out and use silver cardstock and embossing powder as well as the Silver Tinsel Trim from the Holiday Mini catalogue. Thanks Kathy for the reminder that I haven’t used this fun product enough!
This is not your usual Christmas Card but I hope you like it!
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Stamps: Holiday Happiness (Clear #120792, Wood #120786)
Inks: VersaMark (102283)
Paper: Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730), Brushed Silver (100712)
Punches: Large Oval 1-3/4″ x 7/8″ (119855), Scallop Trim Border (118402)
Big Shot: Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder (116824)
Other: Silver Tinsel Trim (120994), Basic Rhinestones (119246), Silver Embossing Powder (109131), Heat Tool (100005), Embossing Buddy (103083), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Holiday Happiness Stamp Set, Set of 6
Clear $14.95, #120792
Wood $17.95, #120786
Pages 31 of the Idea Book & Catalogue
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Nov 15, 2010 | Uncategorized |
A few weeks ago I was asked to do a class at church. There would be 100+ attendees broken into three 30 minutes sessions. Wow!
As there would be a lot of “never stamped before” ladies there. I knew the stamping had to be simple. I chose to focus the class on the new Handmade Holiday Vintage Christmas Card Bundle that features the Bells & Boughs stamp set and the Deck the Halls designer series paper.
As you can see in the class projects above, the organizer asked to make tags in addition to cards.
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The first projects we made were small 3″ x 3″ gift cards. One card was made with Cherry Cobbler cardstock and one with Always Artichoke cardstock. The Deck the Halls paper was cut to layer onto the cards over Very Vanilla cardstock. I embellished each card with a Brushed Gold snowflake made using the Northern Frost decorative strip seen on page 38 of the Holiday Mini catalogue. Each snowflake was given either a Pearl or Rhinestone center. Inside the card we added a second square of Very Vanilla cardstock and added a stamped “to/from:” to finish.
The next project was a Bells & Boughs card featuring Cherry Cobbler. To keep the stamping simple, we stamped the large poinsettia image in Cherry Cobbler ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and added three small pearls to the center. For the sake of time, I wanted to use only one ink colour and decided not to colour in the image. The pearls added a vintage touch to the stamped image and dressed it up a bit. The other layers of cardstock are Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler in addition to the Deck the Halls designer series paper. Last, we added a knot of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding to add another element to the card.
The last project we made in class was a large tag. We stamped the greeting from the Bells & Boughs stamp set in the bottom right corner of a Crumb Cake tag. Theses tags were made using the Two Tags Die for the Big Shot. I added a piece of Always Artichoke cardstock that had been punched with the scallop edge punch and a coordinating piece of Deck the Halls designer series paper. After threading Always Artichoke and Victoria Crochet trim through the hole on the tag. I added an Antique brad to the tag. Finally, I tied the ribbon and trim with linen thread to help the ribbons stand up.
So, do you think you would have enjoyed making these projects? Leave a comment and let me know.
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