Stampin’ Up! Always an Adventure for Christmas

Well, it’s Hawmp day again!  Week’s almost over – gotta love a 4-day week, huh?

Things are quiet here on the wild animal front.  Well….Duck-Duck isn’t quiet.  Ever.  She was a bit flustered this morning.  Don’t know what got into her, but she met me at the barn and gave me the what-for for the whole time I was there.  Actually came all the way in to the barn to tell me all about it.  Whatever it was.  I may never know!  Once Wayne got there and we sat down, she settled a bit.  And then came and stood in front of us and groomed.

And groomed.

And…groomed.

And then – once every feather on her considerable body was fluffed and primped and rubbed and perfect…she stood in front of us and…balanced. On one leg.  I don’t know why.  Cuz I don’t understand “goose”.

But, I gotta say she’s funny as all get out.  And I spent a lot of time laughing like crazy at her grooming rituals! 🙂  And if I can ever figure out how to get a video from my phone into this blog – I’ll let you see it, too.

But – on to the card for the day!  My friend out in California is retiring this month.  Which means that the next time I have to go out there for work, he won’t be there.  He’s been my friend and my rock for every single event we’ve done out there.  It’s going to be pretty hard without him – and I’m going to miss him.  But I’m happy for him and want to send him a card.  Not a sappy one – just a fun one.  

His new home is a log house on a lake in Wisconsin, so I wanted an outdoor theme – and the Outdoor Adventure Framelits seemed like the way to go.  I used a few other sets, too – like the Host set called Time of Year.  And the Labeler Alphabet.  And the Hearth & Home Thinlits.  Take a look-see:

I know – kind of a surprise!  But – this one came to me when I saw The Paper Players theme challenge #302:

I let the Stamp, Ink, Paper challenge #55 help me with the layout.

I started out by SNAILing some of the super pretty music paper from the This Christmas Specialty DSP to a mat of Cherry Cobbler.  Then I wrapped a piece of Very Vanilla 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon around the panel, securing it in the back with scotch tape.  I used the border die in the Flourish Thinlits to make a Cherry Cobbler strip, which I adhered over the ribbon with Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue.  It actually took one strip and a little bit more to get all the way down the side.

Then I SNAILd a second piece of the This Christmas DSP on Cherry Cobbler and SNAILd it to the card front.

Using the Hearth & Home Thinlits, I cut a window frame from Cherry Cobbler card stock.  Then I built my little “scene”.  

Using the Outdoor Adventure Framelits, I cut some Chocolate Chip mountains, some “snow” from more of the music paper in This Christmas DSP, and three sets of trees from three different green papers in the This Christmas DSP.  I used Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to adhere them oh-so-artistically onto a little square of Night of Navy card stock.

Then I SNAILd that square in place on the card front, and mounted the Cherry Cobbler window frame over the top with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The large sentiment is from the Host set called Time of Year.  I stamped it in Garden Green on Very Vanilla and cut it with the new Bunch of Banners Framelits.  I used a little bit of Stampin’ Dimensionals and some Liquid Glue to adhere it to the window frame.

Then I made the second part of the sentiment using the Labeler Alphabet stamp set, stamping the letters in Garden Green and then fussy cutting the words.  I stuck them onto the window with Liquid Glue.

I added a Cherry Cobbler dot from the Regals Enamel Shapes and the card front was done.

On the inside, I went to my Wild About Flowers stamp set and stamped the sentiment in Garden Green on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  Then I added some more Cherry Cobbler Flourish Thinlit border across the bottom.

I SNAILd it to a Cherry Cobbler mat and into my Very Vanilla card base, and added a few more Cherry Cobbler Enamel Shapes.  Then I popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals – and the card was done!

The Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got a few trees from the Always an Adventure stamp set, in Garden Green…

…and added a little more of the This Christmas Specialty DSP to the envelope flap.

Et Voila!  For my friend – Christmas came in July this year!  He’s embarking on the next adventure in his life.  So… I think a Christmas-themed card is perfectly appropriate, don’t you? 😉  Hope you like!

Scroll on down for the card cuts and all the goodies you need to make this for yourself! 

HOST CODE FOR 1 Jul – 15 Jul 16: 9STKB9MW

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please don’t use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift – your choice of any item valued up to $8.00 in the 2015-16 Annual Catalog.

STARTING TOMORROW!!

For every $50 you spend* between July 7 and July 31, you’ll get a $5 Bonus Days coupon that you can use between August 2–31, 2016! This is a great opportunity for you to get items from your wish list, whether you buy them now or with your coupons in August. This is the first time Stampin’ Up! has offered this type of promotion, and it’s a deal everyone will want in on!

NOTE: Bonus Days coupon codes will be delivered via email, so an email address is required to participate in this promotion. Stampin’ Up! cannot resend emails with coupon codes, so make sure you save the email and write down the codes in a safe place so you don’t miss out on the coupons you earn.
*Participants will receive a Bonus Days coupon code via email for every $50 they spend in a single order (catalog price before shipping and tax).

Details:

• An email address is required to participate in this promotion; Bonus Days coupon codes can only be delivered to participants via email.
  Stampin’ Up! strongly recommends that participants both save emails containing their Bonus Days coupon codes AND write down the coupon codes in a safe place—the codes cannot be resent if the participant loses the email, and Demonstrator Support cannot recover lost codes.
  
• Participants will receive a $5 Bonus Days coupon code via email for every $50 they spend in a single order (catalog price before shipping and tax). There is no limit to the number of coupons participants can receive per order or throughout the duration of the promotion. There is no limit on the number of coupons participants can use on an order during redemption.
  
• Bonus Days coupons codes can be used in the checkout process during the redemption period.
  
• All order types qualify for this promotion. Coupons can be redeemed on any order type.
  
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Dates:

• Promotion period: July 7–31, 2016
  
• Promotion Deadlines: July 31, 2016 by 11:50 PM (MT)
  
• Redemption period: August 2–31, 2016
  
• Redemption Deadlines: August 31, 2016 by 11:50 PM (MT)

 COMING SOON!

Can you even believe it’s almost that time of year again?  Yikes!
Yes- it’s true!!  The 2016 Holiday Catalog is just around the corner!

If you’re one of my current customers….yippee!….you’re already on the list to receive this newest catalog (they’ll ship out around the first week in August)!  If not, just go ahead and place an order thru my Online Store of $25 or more and that will get you on my Mailing List.  You’ve got until 25 July to get on my list!

If you’ve already got a Demonstrator, please contact him/her to be sure you’ll receive a catalog when they become available! 

Get your wish lists out and ready to roll when the Bonus Days start tomorrow morning!

Don’t forget to go over to my 4th of July Blog Post here and get yourself entered to win the Blog Candy.  The deadline is this Friday evening! 🙂

TTFN

Mary

P.S.  Tomorrow’s Happy Stampers Blog Hop day – so we’ll be live at 7am Eastern!

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:   

CARD CUTS FOR THIS PROJECT:

Very Vanilla Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)

Cherry Cobbler Card Stock: 4 1/8″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 3 1/8″ x 4 1/2″ (mat for front rectangle); Flourish Thinlits die cuts (x 2); Hearth and Home window

This Christmas Specialty DSP: 3″ x 4 3/8″ (front rectangle); Outdoor Adventure die cuts; envelope flap

Chocolate Chip and Night of Navy card stock:  Outdoor Adventure die cuts

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!