Stampin’ Up! Holly Berry Delicate Ornaments

Good morning!  Did y’all get to see the Super Duper Super-est Moon last night?  That’s not the real technical name, obviously.  It’s called a Beaver Moon for some reason.  If you didn’t get to see it, you can still take a gander tonight!  It’s worth the look, I promise. 🙂

For all y’all that have kids – you know the phenomenon I’m about to describe.  The kid (or puppy) starts to get tired.  Feels the dreaded sleepiness coming on.  And begins to fight it.

With everything they’ve got.  Until….bamm!  Asleep.

Finn’s version of that is to gallop around the kitchen chasing a soda bottle.  Or surfing the counter and forcing a parent to tell him “no – off!”.  Leaping up on any available lap.  Or….playing with the rope toy….

Sometimes he ends up asleep upside down!

However he winds up – you can almost set your clock by him.   When he becomes the most annoying, we just tell ourselves he’s fighting a powerful weariness and just doesn’t want to succumb and sleep.  Cuz…he doesn’t want to miss a minute of his puppy life!

He’s also a little….goofy… in his kennel sleeping habits.  I won’t say more – the picture says it all…

So, while he sleeps, I card-make!  Today’s is a super quick and easy Christmas card, using some Holly Berry Happiness and the Delicate Ornament Thinlits.  Take a look-see:

My layout is courtesy of the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge for this week:

And my color palette plays into the The Paper Players challenge.

To begin the card, I cut a Whisper White panel for the card front and a Stitched Shapes Framelits oval for the sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment from Holly Berry Happiness in Real Red on the oval.

Using a little dab of Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue, I secured the oval in place on the card front.  This is just a temporary stick-on, so don’t use too much glue, folks, or it’ll be really hard to get it off when it’s time! 🙂

Using the two-step holly images in the Holly Berry Happiness set, I stamped the outline image in Emerald Envy across the card front, turning the stamp to change the orientation of the holly sprig, and making sure to get some holly on the sentiment oval.

I came back and stamped the second holly image in Mint Macaron.  Then I added some berries in Real Red – these are also two-step images.  For the “fill-in” image, I stamped it off once before stamping the card.  

When you do this technique of stamping layered pieces, you’ll likely see some “gaps” where the stamp doesn’t get all the way stamped right at the edge of the oval.  Not to worry – that gap is covered up by the mat! I picked the oval up and matted it onto a scallop-edge oval, cut with the Ovals Layering Framelits, in Emerald Envy.  Then I popped it on the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The ornament is cut with the Delicate Ornament Thinlits – the top piece in Red Glimmer Paper and the solid backer in Emerald Envy.  I adhered them together with Liquid Glue.  Then I laid the ornament on the top of the card and adhered just the bottom half with Liquid Glue.  I trimmed the excess – carefully! – with my Stampin’ Trimmer.  Then I adhered the remainder – which is the top of the ornament – at the bottom of the card.

I SNAIL the panel to an Emerald Envy mat and that was it for the card front.  I hemmed and hawed a bit about adding some more…something….but decided to leave it as it is!

For the inside of the card, I stamped a second sentiment from Hollly Berry Happiness in Real Red in the center of a Whisper White panel.  At the bottom, I added another of the two-step holly sprigs and berries.

I SNAILd the panel to an Emerald Envy mat and into my Real Red card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card was done!

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got a Holly Berry Happiness sprig on the front…

…as well as on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! A little “double-time” treatment, using the wonderful Stitched Shapes Framelits.  And the Delicate Ornament die cuts really shine in the Red Glimmer Paper, don’t you think?  Hope you like! 🙂

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

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2017 Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs are Coming Soon!

Catalogs will be mailed out early to mid-December!  If you’re a Customer of mine or in my Online Host Club – you’ll automatically be receiving them both!  If not – there’s still time!  Place an order over $50 before shipping and tax thru my Online Store and you’ll be receiving your own copies, too! 🙂

Stitched Shapes Framelits Die Set and Matching Stamp Set Sale

Only a couple more weeks for the Stamp Set Sale!

These are new Circles, Ovals and Squares Framelits – 12 dies in all – that cut your shapes while simultaneously creating a hand-stitched look for your card-making projects! These will be “officially released” in the 2017-2018 annual catalog, but we get to buy them right now!

On top of that, SU! has a great 25% sale off coordinating stamp sets from 1 – 30 November! Click here to open up a PDF with the list of stamp sets that are on sale.  Or – you can go right to them in my Online Store….here! 🙂

And there’s more great news…although the 25% off stamps sets sale ends 30 November, you’ll still be able to get the Stitched Shapes Framelits after that date! Cool, huh? 🙂

Details:

• Stitched Shapes Framelits available beginning today! (will continue to be available through the 2017-18 Annual Catalog!)
  
• 1 – 30 November 2016: select stamp sets 25% off
• Promotion Deadline (25% off select stamp sets): 30 November 2016, by 11:50 PM (MT)

2017 Online Host Club Openings Available!

My next Online Host Clubs will open in January 2017!  The Online Host Club is an excellent way to earn Stampin’  Rewards Points – and DOUBLE Peppermint Rewards!!  Check out all the details here and let me know if you want to be on my list!

Tomorrow’s card is a Sneak Peek of the Sealed with Love Bundle from the Occasions Catalog – be sure to come back and take a gander! 🙂

TTFN

Mary

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:      
 

Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142061]

$17.00

Delicate Ornament Thinlits Dies

[139667]

$29.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$35.00

Red Glimmer Paper

[121790]

$5.00

Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[102482]

$8.00

Emerald Envy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[141415]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

$6.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

$6.50

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126949]

$6.50

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

CARD CUTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:

Real Red Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and fold at 5 1/2″)

Emerald Envy Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 3 1/2″ Scalloped Edge oval (mat for art); Delicate Ornaments die cut (behind the Glimmer Paper)

Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); 3 1/4″ Stitched Shapes Oval (art piece)

Red Glimmer Paper: Delicate Ornaments die cut

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!