Let’s start out by saying….Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! We all sure do appreciate you taking time out of your holiday preparations to see what we’ve come up with for today’s Happy Stampers Blog Hop! 🙂
We had a sketch to work with today…
I took a little bit of liberty with it – hope you’ll forgive me – as I made a Thanksgiving card for you today. I combined the Suite Seasons stamp set and the Petal Burst TIEF and created this. Take a look-see:
Happy Saturday, y’all! I had a bit of an awakening on Friday. I realized I’m pretty behind on making Thanksgiving cards. I’ve got buckets and tons of Christmas Cards, and a pretty hefty pile of Halloween Cards, but….I’m short Thanksgiving Cards. So…hang on to your hats – I’m in make-up mode!
One little Finn update. Went to the vet today to get weighed (him – not me!!) so we could get the right sized Heartworm medicine. You may remember – back when Finn first came to live with us….
…he was already a big boy at 34 pounds. Well, just a month later at almost 6 months old (and a week away from his tutoring 😦 )…he’s 42 pounds! He’s a weed!
And I need to show you a cute picture….
That’s him plopped between me and the cabinet while I was unloading silver from the dishwasher. Not earth shattering – it just made me chuckle! 🙂
My card for today is for Thanksgiving.
About time, Mary!
I used the Paisleys & Posies stamp set – added some Copper-embossed Vintage Leaves – and backed it all up with Petals & Paisleys DSP. Take a look-see:
Before I get going, I was thrilled to learn the other day that my card from Sunday was a winner at the Stamps Ink Paper challenge! I’m very grateful to the good folks over there for selecting my card – there were a lot of really great entries, so this is a real honor! If you want to see this card, check it out right here. And here’s a link to the blogpost where they announced the winners – do take a minute to check them all out! 🙂
Happy Hawmmp Day, y’all! Hope your week is going well and that the results of yesterday’s election didn’t send you into a deep funk! If it did – pull out your card making supplies and make something pretty. It’s a sure-fire way to distract your mind!
Finn doesn’t give a rat’s patootty about the election. Just isn’t important to him. What he cares about these days is…chipmunks. He thinks they’re self-propelled furry toys placed on the planet for his amusement. I am sad to report that he actually caught one the other day. The encounter didn’t go well for the chippy. Which makes me sad. Cuz I like the little buggers. But….he’s a dog. High on the food chain. Predator. Chippy’s are….prey.
So – I can’t really be mad at him. A bit disappointed? Yes. In my eyes, he was just a happy little curly-haired soul bouncing thru life. What a shock to discover that there’s still “dog” under all that cuteness! 🙂
On the other hand, we’ve had a couple of good close-encounters with the cats. He’s stood in front of them (on the leash!) while they’re laying on their bed and they didn’t run. And he didn’t bounce! So everyone was happy. I think his encounter with the “beast-cat” at his playdate helped him a lot!
Okay – on to the card for today! I went completely and totally away from Christmas for this one. And I pulled out some older stamp sets and thinlits, combining them with a sentiment from the Basket of Wishes stamp set and one from Paisleys & Posies. Take a look-see:
My design was inspired by the Mojo Monday sketch for this week:
And the colors and theme are from the latest Stamp Ink Paper challenge.
Okay – this one wasn’t difficult, but there are a few steps, so bear with me.
Please don’t bare with me. That just ain’t fittin’! 😉
To begin, I used a piece of Marina Mist card stock and stamped a sentiment from Basket of Wishes (“Thinking of You”) in Marina Mist ink all over the panel, then I matted it on a piece of Soft Sky card stock. Then I cut a piece of Vellum card stock the same size as the card front and embossed it in the Fluttering TIEF. To tone it down a bit, I sponged the Vellum with Marina Mist ink.
My main sentiment, also from Basket of Wishes, is stamped in Wisteria Wonder on Whisper White, cut with an oval die from the Ovals Layering Framelits, and matted on a scalloped edge oval in Soft Sky.
The art work consists of a couple of images from the Butterfly Basics stamp set. I stamped the flower in Basic Gray Archival Ink on a Whisper White square. Then I colored it with my Aqua Pen.
Now – this past weekend at OnStage, I learned something that y’all may already know, but I didn’t. Put 70% Rubbing Alcohol in your Aqua Painter! It’s a tad thicker than water, and it really does a great job coloring – much smoother and easier to blend than water. So that’s what I did!
I colored the flower with Pink Pirouette (picking the ink up from the lid of the ink pad) and shaded it with Blushing Bride. Then I used Mint Macaron for the stem. I inked up the honeycomb image from Butterfly Basics in Marina Mist and stamped it off once before stamping it all around the flower. Finally, I matted the square on a scalloped-edge Soft Sky mat.
Another demonstration we saw at the WCMD event this weekend was one on Textures and Layering. I was really impressed by Kimberly Van Diepen’s presentation, so I tried to incorporate some elements she showed us. I tore a piece of a Delicate White Doily and used Liquid Glue to adhere it to the back of my square.
Then I used a Glue Dot to adhere a few loops of Silver Metallic Thread to the back of the square.
At this point, I dry fit the oval and the square. Then I adhered the Vellum panel I made earlier to the card front, using Liquid Glue under the spots where I planned to put my other elements.
Next, I used some Silver 5/8″ Satin Ribbon and some Pool Party 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon and adhered them across the card front for the horizontal element of the sketch. Finally, I adhered the art square over all that with Liquid Glue.
Still with me?? 🙂
My butterflies come from two spots. I punched two Marina Mist little guys from Subtles Designer Series Paper with the Bitty Butterfly punch. The large butterfly was stamped with Watercolor Wings, using Marina Mist and Wisteria Wonder ink – this is a 3-step stamp. Then I cut it with the matching die from Bold Butterfly Framelits – and I also cut a second butterfly in Silver Foil. I adhered the two layers together with Liquid Glue and then adhered it and the two Bitty Butterflies to the card. Then I gave them all some Pearl Basic Jewel bodies.
I adhered the sentiment oval with Liquid Glue, then added a couple of leaves – cut with the little dies in Swirly Scribbles from Silver Foil, and a Petite Petals flower punched from Mint Macaron Designer Series Paper and embellished with a Soft Sky heart Enamel Shape.
And that was it for the card front!
Whew! 🙂
On the inside, I added a sentiment from Paisleys & Posies in Wisteria Wonder on a Whisper White panel. Then I added some stamped-off-once Marina Mist butterflies from Butterfly Basics.
I SNAILd it to a Soft Sky mat and into a Marina Mist card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card was done!
The front of my Whisper White Medium Envelope got more stamped-off-once Marina Mist Butterfly Basics butterflies…
…and an envelope flap with more of the Marina Mist Designer Series Paper.
Et Voila! Nothing difficult or confusing – just of a lot of steps. But, sometimes, it just takes some extra effort (and a bunch of tools!!) to get a card how you want it, right? Hope you like – and think it was worth the time! 🙂
Scroll on down for the card cuts and all the goodies you need to make this one for yourself!
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Tomorrow is Happy Stampers Blog Hop day – and I promise the card I have to share is much easier – with lots less steps! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you tomorrow!
TTFN
Mary
STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:
CARD CUTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:
Marina Mist Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and fold at 5 1/2″); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front);
Soft Sky Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2″ Scallop Oval (sentiment mat); 2 3/4″ Scallop Square (mat for art square)
Whisper White Card Stock: 2 5/8″ Square (art panel); 1 7/8″ Oval (sentiment); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner); Bold Butterfly die cut
Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack: Marina Mist Bitty Butterflies;
2016-2018 In Color DSP Stack: Mint Macaron Petite Petals
Silver Foil: Swirly Scribbles leaves; Bold Butterfly die cut
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Happy Sunday, y’all! I hope that your weekend is going well – maybe getting ready for the onslaught of little ghoulies and ghosties on Monday night? We don’t get trick or treaters here – which I really kind of miss. I enjoyed them coming by way back “in the day” when we lived in a neighborhood – our 1/3 mile driveway with a gate sort of puts kids off! Although it would make for a heck of a Haunted Hay Ride! 🙂
I also hope you’re getting all ready to buy some Designer Paper and take advantage of my Ordering Special – the sale and the special both go away tomorrow night! Read on down for the details….
We had a great day on Saturday – took Finn over for another playdate with Scout. He had so much fun with her and the other dogs! And he thinks Scout is the bees knees.
Why do people say bees knees? I don’t even think bees have knees and if they do, why would they be any better than anyone else’s knees? Why not “the elephant’s knees”? Or…the “anteater’s knees”? Things that make you say….hmmmmm…
But I digress. Finn loves Scout and she thinks he’s pretty cool, too!
After we got some lunch, we took him with us to get feed. First time at the Tractor Supply store – and he had a great time! Met folks who petted him. Sat down and politely accepted the treat the cashier gave him. Sniffed every flavor of dog food and treats that were on the bottom shelves.
And got two new toys!! Cuz….what’s the fun of going to the store if you don’t get a new toy? Or two!?
He’s an awfully good boy!
So, we all had a big day and he’s sleeping now while I share my card with you. If you remember a couple weeks back I shared the October Paper Pumpkin cards….
…and said I was going to make another shaker card using my leftover sequins from the kit and some Vintage Leaves. Well, today’s the day! I used the Leaflets Framelits and the sentiment from Paisleys & Posies. And added a little Petals & Paisleys DSP….and the Petal Burst TIEF. Take a look-see:
Good morning, y’all – happy Sunday! Today’s going to be fun – we’ve got our Amy’s Inkin’ Krew “business” meeting! I put it in quotes, cuz – while we do take care of some business, we also eat our lunch and make a few projects. And it’s really fun to get to be with some of our fellow demonstrators who are lucky enough to be in Amy Koenders’ downline! I’m always glad when I get to be home when the “in person” meetings are being held!
Wayne made it safely home, a smidge before I got the house as “done” as I’d planned, but…it’s all good! Good to have him back in the house – even if there’s the usual adjustment period. Dinner on a schedule, sharing the remote, socks on the coffee table. Not the ones with his feet in them – the ones he takes off at the end of the day! It’s his version of dropping his underwear on the floor – which he doesn’t do! LOL. But, as I said, it’s good to have him home! I know his mom is missing having him there with her in the rehab center. 😦
My card for today is a bit of an homage to Fall – cuz I know it’s going to get here soon! Weather folks on tv say Wednesday.
So…you know that’s gonna happen, right? 😉
I used the pretty Basket of Wishes stamp set from the Holiday catalog and one of my favorite texture sets – Touches of Texture – from the Annual Catalog. Take a look-see:
This one plays along with two challenges. The first is the Viva La Verve sketch challenge – the second challenge for September:
And I also used a Photo Week challenge from Just Us Girls. Challenge #362:
I started with a piece of Crumb Cake card stock, which I tore all around the edges. Then I used the big splattering of tiny dots image from Touches of Texture, stamping it all over in Crumb Cake ink. Sometimes full strength and sometimes stamping a second time without re-inking. Then I added the flower image, all over (leaving a blank spot for my sentiment) in Delightful Dijon.
I cut a piece of 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon – the same length as the card – and used some Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to adhere it to the panel.
The sentiment, from Basket of Wishes, I stamped in the corner in Early Espresso.
For my art, I matted a small piece of Serene Scenery DSP to a Delightful Dijon mat and popped it over the ribbon with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I cut two pieces with the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits – one in Crumb Cake and one in Cajun Craze. To give them some texture, I used the same dots image from Touches of Texture and stamped all over the die cuts in Early Espresso ink. Then I used Liquid Glue to adhere them to the card.
The focal art is from Basket of Wishes. I stamped the basket in Crumb Cake ink on Very Vanilla, then added the flower bunch in Soft Suede. I colored the image with my Clear Wink of Stella brush – using Soft Suede on the basket, and Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, and Old Olive on the flowers. Then I cut it out using a die from the Circles Layering Framelits.
I got the bright idea to make the circle look a little like a sunflower. So…I punched a flower with my Flower Medallion Punch from a piece of Delightful Dijon. Then I made some stitches all around the edge of the flower with my Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write Marker.
I added the circle with some Liquid Glue – and then it seemed like a good idea to add some stitches to that as well, so I did!
The final touch – see him up there? – is a little buzz-bee from the….Jar of Love stamp set! I stamped him with Early Espresso ink on some Vellum card stock, adding some Crushed Curry to his body with my marker and cut him with his little die in the Everyday Jars Framelit set. Then I used my Fine-Tip Glue Pen to add him to the basket – and the card front was done!
It’s mounted a little differently than usual – I SNAILd a panel of Delightful Dijon to my Crumb Cake card base – then I popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On the inside, I tore the edges of another piece of Crumb Cake card stock. Then I stamped around the edges with the Touches of Texture in Crumb Cake. In the middle, I stamped the flower image, in Delightful Dijon – stamping off twice before I stamped the card.
Then I SNAILd it to a Delightful Dijon mat and into my Crumb Cake card base. And that was it!
On my Crumb Cake Medium Envelope, I stamped more of the Touches of Texture flower in Delightful Dijon on the front…
…and then I borrowed an idea from my friend and downline Beth Hooper (check her card out here!), and added the little flower image from Basket of Wishes to the envelope flap.
Et Voila! This one has a lot going on, but I think it works! I love Touches of Texture for all the possibilities it gives you. And, of course, Basket of Wishes is just flat beautiful! 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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You’ll want to check out the Clearance Rack on the Online Store because we’ve updated it with different items that are up to 60% off.
AND!!
You may have noticed that the products we recently added to the Clearance Rack include stamp sets, which we’ve never done before!
Early on, Stampin’ Up! released some photopolymer sets to gauge how much we loved the medium – and we loved them a LOT!! As a result, this stamp format became a “regular” part of all our catalogs. The photopolymer stamps included in the Clearance Rack are from the stamps that came out with the early trial releases and they’ll only be available while supplies last.
We know you love photopolymer stamps and these Clearance Rack stamps are no exception. Get them before they’re gone!
Check them out and get them before they’re gone!
Designer Series Paper Buy Three, Get One Free Sale – Beginning 1 Oct 16!
1 – 31 Oct 16, you can buy three packages of Designer Series Paper and get one free!
Stampin’ Up! already let us know which papers will be included in this great promotion so we can all get our wish lists ready!
Item # Product Name
141663 Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper
141645 Moroccan Designer Series Paper
141660 Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper
141654 Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper
141630 Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper
141640 By the Shore Designer Series Paper
141986 Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper
141981 Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper
I think it’s pretty cool that two of the new designer papers from the 2016 Holiday Catalog are included in this sale, don’t you?
Mark your calendars – this great deal starts on Saturday, 1 Oct 16!
Hope your Sunday is a good as mine’s going to be! Enjoy the day – and I’ll be back in your inbox bright and early tomorrow!
TTFN
Mary
STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:
CARD CUTS FOR THIS PROJECT:
Crumb Cake Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and fold at 5 1/2″); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (then edges torn, card front and inner liner); Swirly Bird die cut
Delightful Dijon Card Stock: 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2 5/8″ x 3 1/8″ (mat for Serene Scenery DSP); Flower Punch flower
Serene Scenery DSP: 2 1/2″ x 3″ (front panel)
Very Vanilla Card Stock: 1 7/8″ circle (art circle)
Cajun Craze Card Stock: Swirly Bird die cut
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Mornin’, y’all – welcome to another edition of the Happy Stampers Blog Hop. If you’re following along, you’ll know this is a color challenge week. We changed some things up a bit, though – now you may see us use a sketch or design challenge to help us get our creative juices flowing. Yeah! I’m excited to see what everyone did with these pretty colors this week. Hope you are, too, and that you’ll check out all the projects from the ladies-who-hop!
Here’s our color scheme…perfect for the first official day of Fall, don’t you think??
Before I get into my card – let me share the news. I know many of you probably had a sleepless night, worrying about whether I hurt myself getting on my hands and knees to search for my AWOL spider from the Jar of Haunts stamp set. And if that wasn’t concerning you – you were anxious about whether I found him – or vacuumed him up!
Well….I found him! 🙂
I searched thru all my scrap paper. Used a flashlight to peer around under the desk. Emptied the trash cans – searching (a little bit!) thru the papers in them to see if he was there. No joy. I slumped back in despair, knowing I had no choice but to pull up my big girl panties and get down and run my hand all over the floor, hoping I’d feel him. As I gazed dejectedly down at said floor (have I mentioned I need to vacuum?!?), I noticed an oddly shaped scrap of Real Red card stock.
It looked….blurry…on one end.
Could it….? Could it possibly be??
Not holding out much hope, I reached down and picked up the scrap.
And, by golly – there he was!! Clinging stubbornly to that scrap of card stock. I know he was hoping I’d find him – he’d lost his way – and not vacuum him up!
There was much singing and rejoicing! And while he was singing and bouncing around, I gave him a stern talking to for scaring me and a time out. In his stamp case. If he thinks I’m just going to jump up and stamp his little image on something anytime soon…well, he’s just got another think coming to him! 😉
So – what did I do with these colors for today? Well, I didn’t stamp a spider, that’s for darned sure! I pulled out the Suite Seasons stamp set, which is just chock-a-block full of great sentiments for the season. I suppose that’s why it’s called that… I added some trees from Totally Trees and dressed it all up with beautiful Petals & Paisleys DSP. Take a look-see:
I used this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge to help me with my design. Mojo Monday #466:
I started by SNAILing a piece of Mint Macaron design-paper from the Petals & Paisleys DSP to a Rich Razzleberry mat. For the small rectangle on the left, I SNAILd the copper-foil-embossed paper – also from Petals & Paisleys – to a second Rich Razzleberrry mat. And SNAILd that to my card front.
The art began with the sentiment from Suite Seasons. I inked the image with Versamark, then with my Delightful Dijon ink, stamped it on a Very Vanilla square, and sprinkled it with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Then I heated it up – resulting in a shiny, embossed, Delightful Dijon sentiment!
My trees, from Totally Trees, are stamped three times in Versamark ink, sprinkled with Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder, and heated. Then I colored the leaves with my Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaron and Delightful Dijon Stampin’ Write Markers. I SNAILd the panel to a Rich Razzleberry Mat and then to the card front.
My ribbons are from the 3/8″ Ribbon Trio Pack in the Holiday Catalog in Rich Razzleberry and Delightful Dijon. I snipped little banner ends and then wrapped them over the top of the card, securing the end with scotch tape. I used a little line of Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to stick the ribbons down on the card.
For the embellishment, I cut a little shape from Copper Foil with my Paisleys Thinlits and adhered it with a little Liquid Glue. Using a Glue Dot, I added a small Classy Designer Button. I finished it off with a little bow that I’d tied with a length of Linen Thread and two lengths of Copper Metallic Thread, adhering that with a Glue Dot, too. And that was it for the card front! 🙂
On the inside, I SNAILd a Very Vanilla panel to a Rich Razzleberry mat. Then I used a small image from the Paisleys & Posies stamp set and – stamping off once first – ran it up the side of the panel in Delightful Dijon.
I SNAILd it into my Delightful Dijon card base, added the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card was done!
My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got a line of stamped-off-once Paisleys & Posies images across the front…
…and some more of the Petals & Paisleys DSP on the envelope flap!
Et Voila! This pretty Thanksgiving-worthy card holds so many of my favorite things from the Holiday Catalog! And it sure was easy to put together, too! Hope you like!
Card cuts and all the products you need to make this one for yourself are at the bottom of this post…
Now that you’ve seen my card, please take a little time to visit all the Happy Stampers Team blogs today!
If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go right to Jari Francis’ page. And you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!
Mary Deatherage – YOU ARE HERE!
Have fun on the Hop!
TTFN
Mary
HOST CODE FOR 16 SEP – 30 SEP: YSUSEQAP
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. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $8.00 in the 2016-17 Annual Catalog or the 2016 Holiday Catalog!
You’ll want to check out the Clearance Rack on the Online Store because we’ve updated it with different items that are up to 60% off.
AND!!
You may have noticed that the products we recently added to the Clearance Rack include stamp sets, which we’ve never done before!
Early on, Stampin’ Up! released some photopolymer sets to gauge how much we loved the medium – and we loved them a LOT!! As a result, this stamp format became a “regular” part of all our catalogs. The photopolymer stamps included in the Clearance Rack are from the stamps that came out with the early trial releases and they’ll only be available while supplies last.
We know you love photopolymer stamps and these Clearance Rack stamps are no exception. Get them before they’re gone!
Check them out and get them before they’re gone!
STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT
CARD CUTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:
Delightful Dijon Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, score and fold at 4 1/4″)
Rich Razzleberry Card Stock: 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 1 5/8″ x 3 5/8″ (mat for DSP rectangle); 2 7/8″ x 3 5/8″ (mat for art panel)
Very Vanilla Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner); 2 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (art panel)
Petals & Paisleys DSP: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (card front); 1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (front rectangle); envelope flap
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!
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I’ve lost a spider.
He’s just a tiny little thing.
Black.
The requisite number of legs.
Clear around the edges.
About the size of my pinky fingernail.
Know what I’m talking about?
You might guess it – it’s one of my favorite images in the Holiday Catalog.
As I was making today’s card, I pulled out the Jar of Haunts stamp set. Started stamping my favorite pumpkin image. Stamp stamp sta….
Hey!
Wha…..? Where….?
Where’s the spider?
I searched the whole stamp case. Looked under the piles of scrap paper on my desk. Rolled back a little and peered under my desk.
Nuthin’. Nada.
Tomorrow I’m going to take a flashlight and get on my hands and knees – I have to prepare ahead for this, it’s no longer the easy maneuver it was a few years ago – and see if I can find him. Cuz….soon I have to run the vacuum. Like – soon. And it will definitely find him if he’s down there. And then he’ll be lost in the vacuum vortex with some real spiders who had a bad day.
Keep your fingers crossed, please. I want him BACK!!! No. I neeeed him back – I don’t know if I can make it thru the Halloween season without him. 😦
Let’s take a look at the card I was making when I realized that the spider had flown the web. As I already mentioned, it uses the Jar of Haunts stamp set and a sentiment from the Basket of Wishes set. And a few little touches from….Glamper Greetings. Sounds like a bit of a mishmash, huh? Well, see what you think. Take a look-see:
I let two sketch challenges drive this one – the first is the design. Hand Stamped Sentiments #247 is where this one came from:
And I played with a theme challenge from The Paper Players. PP313 is why there’s pumpkins and pies on my card!
I started by stamping the two little images from Glamper Greetings all over a Pumpkin Pie panel in Pumpkin Pie ink and Tangerine Tango.
Then I SNAILd it to a Silver Foil mat. Over that, I added a piece of Halloween Night DSP, SNAILd in Silver Foil.
The pumpkins, from my spider-less Jar of Haunts set, are stamped in Tangerine Tango on Very Vanilla. Then I used ink from the lid of my Pumpkin Pie ink pad and colored them in, using my old Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. I added some extra shading with more Tangerine Tango.
The stems are stamped in Soft Suede – then I outlined the stem portion in Early Espresso with my Stampin’ Write Marker and the leaves in Always Artichoke. I used the Clear Wink to color the leaves with Old Olive – but letting the Pumpkin Pie show thru as well (which made a fall leaf color). Then I colored the stems in with Soft Suede, still using the Clear Wink Glitter Brush.
I fussy cut the three pumpkins and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them onto the card front.
For my sentiment, I used the nice one from Basket of Wishes – individually inking the three phrases with my Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker, and covering the other phrases with Sticky Note tape. I inked the middle image first – then added a Glamper Greeting Pumpkin Pie pie on either side. Then I stamped the first and last phrase, and added a pie on either side!
I cut it down to size, and snipped little banners on the ends. In lieu of another mat, I edged the banner with my Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write Marker. Then I used Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to adhere it over the pumpkins. And that did it for the card front!
On the inside, I added a row of Glamper Greetings goodies across the bottom of a Very Vanilla panel – pies in…Pumpkin Pie and Jack O’Lanterns in Tangerine Tango.
I SNAILd the panel on a Silver Foil mat and into my Basic Black card base, added the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card was done!
My Medium Very Vanilla Envelope got more of the same Glamper Greetings images across the bottom….
…and more of the same on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! A little Halloween-ish, a little Fall-ish…kind of a sweet little card for Thanksgiving, I think. Hope you like! 🙂
Scroll on down for the card cuts and all the goodies you need to make this one for yourself!
HOST CODE FOR 16 SEP – 30 SEP: YSUSEQAP
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 or the 2016 Holiday Catalog.
TODAY’S YOUR LAST CHANCE
You can save 25% on select annual catalog products through the end of today – 21 Sept!
Click here to go right to them in my Online Store!
Designer Series Paper Buy Three, Get One Free Sale – Beginning 1 Oct 16!
1 – 31 Oct 16, you can buy three packages of Designer Series Paper and get one free!
Stampin’ Up! already let us know which papers will be included in this great promotion so we can all get our wish lists ready!
Item # Product Name
141663 Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper
141645 Moroccan Designer Series Paper
141660 Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper
141654 Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper
141630 Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper
141640 By the Shore Designer Series Paper
141986 Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper
141981 Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper
I think it’s pretty cool that two of the new designer papers from the 2016 Holiday Catalog are included in this sale, don’t you?
Mark your calendars – this great deal starts on Saturday, 1 Oct 16!
Heeeerrreeee spider spider spider…..heeeerrrreeee spid……..
See y’all tomorrow! 🙂
TTFN
Mary
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CARD CUTS FOR THIS PROJECT:
Basic Black Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and fold at 4 1/4′)
Silver Foil: 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2 1/8″ x 5 1/8″ (mat for center DSP panel)
Very Vanilla Card Stock: 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ (sentiment banner); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)
Pumpkin Pie Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front);
Halloween Nights DSP: 2″ x 5 1/8″ (small DSP panel on front)
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Good cusp-of-the-weekend, y’all! Yes, it’s that time again – another weekend looms long and luxurious ahead of us! If we could just keep from sliding into the “weekend time warp”, we’d be doing good, huh? As it is, we’ll blink and you’ll be reading my Monday morning Salutations.
Maybe it’ll be Sassy…. 😉
Get it?
For my card today, I needed a quick one, cuz I was pretty much covered up on Thursday between my real job and cutting up share goodies! So, when I find myself in that position, I like to go to a pretty DSP and kind of let it do all the work for me. For this one, I pulled out the beautiful Copper and Night of Navy paper in the Petals & Paisleys Specialty DSP. I also called upon the matching stamp set – Paisleys & Posies. Take a look-see:
Made it to another weekend – my, how time does seem to fly! Is it because I’m getting older…or is it because I have company coming in 27 days? Or…what do y’all think? I mean, seriously – it feels like I’m gonna blink and it’s going to be Christmas!
In 2025!! 🙂 Sheesh.
So today’s card is probably going to annoy you guys a little – cuz I called on my new favoritest stamp and Thinlit set – the Christmas Pines bundle from the 2016 Holiday catalog. I can’t help it very much, y’all – I just flat love this set. So…I’m gonna use it! I did combine it with another great set – the Vintage Leaves stamp set and Leaflets Framelits. And, once again, the new Paisleys & Posies stepped in to give me a sentiment. Take a look-see:
Good morning, y’all! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend – we’re in huddle-in-the-house-cuz-it’s-sweltering-outside mode. Still. Not again – cuz it hasn’t abated at any point. So…still. And I am oh-so-ready for Fall! This morning, when I stepped out to go feed, I swore – swore! – that I felt just a little tinge of cool underneath the humidity.
I was wrong. Or if I was right, I was only right for like…2 minutes. By the time I was done, I was dripping sweat in my usual oh-so-delicate and feminine way.
Now there’s a mind picture you can’t get rid of – sorry!
So, now that I’ve put you off your breakfast, let’s take a gander at my card. My new 2016 Holiday Catalog goodies calling my name, demanding to be used. It was hard to pick one, but in the end, I went with my heart. As I foresaw yesterday, I used the brand-new Christmas Pines Bundle and the Pine Bough TIEF. I added a little touch from the Paisleys & Posies stamp set. And I even grabbed some paper from the Warmth & Cheer DSP Stack. But my goal was to not make a Christmas card. Take a look-see:
Well? Does it scream Christmas? I don’t think so, but…I could be biased.
This layout comes from the sketch challenge #248 at Freshly Made Sketches.
I started by finding a design from the Warmth & Cheer DSP Stack. It looks a lot like an unfortunate pair of pants – slacks! – I think I wore in high school. It definitely doesn’t work as pants – but it works quite well on a card! Especially when matted on some Crushed Curry.
The middle panel is a piece of Soft Suede card stock, that I ran thru the brand new Pine Bough TIEF. I mounted it, with the de-bossed side showing, on Crushed Curry as well – then SNAILd it to the card front.
My sentiment is from the new Paisleys & Posies stamp set – stamped in Cajun Craze on Very Vanilla. I rounded the corners with the Project Life Corner Punch and matted it on Crushed Curry – with those corners rounded using my Envelope Punch Board.
Then I started to create my pine cone arrangement. If you’ve been following me at all – you know I like to fussy cut! But on this one, no fussy cutting was involved – this is all the Pretty Pines Thinlits!
I cut some pine cones – the detailed pieces and the backs from Copper Foil Sheets and some Chocolate Chip card stock. Take a look at how cool they are!
They really do a number with the Copper Foil, don’t they? That bottom pine cone is two-piece – the top is Copper Foil and the bottom is Chocolate Chip – both are cut with the Thinlits. I also cut a few pine boughs from some Old Olive and Soft Suede. And a few…berries?…from Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze.
To build the arrangement, I used a little Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to lay down a length of the 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon. I used a couple of Glue Dots and wound a few loops of Copper Metallic Thread. Then I started to adhere the elements I’d cut, using Liquid Glue. When I got to that last cone, I popped it on with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I popped my sentiment on with some Stampin’ Dimensionals – nestling it into the pine cones and boughs. For a final touch, I tied a length of Linen Thread onto a new Mini Pinecone and made a little bow, which I adhered with a Glue Dot. And that was it for the card front.
On the inside, I added a second sentiment from Paisleys & Posies in Cajun Craze to a Very Vanilla panel. Then I adhered another couple of pine boughs and a third pine cone. And I added a little bow – cut from Cajun Craze with the die in the Pretty Pines Thinlits.
I SNAILd the panel to a Crushed Curry mat and into a Cajun Craze card base. I also SNAILd the card front on – there’s plenty of thickness already! And that was it for the card.
On my Very Vanilla Medium Envelope, I stamped one of the pine bough images from Christmas Pines. This is a two-step image. I stamped the first step in Old Olive that I’d stamped off once, and the second step in full strength Old Olive. I added a two step pine cone – the first step in stamped-off-once Soft Suede and the second step in full strength Soft Suede. Then I added a couple of Enamel Shapes in Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry…
…and I gave the envelope flap a custom look with some more of the Warmth & Cheer DSP stack paper.
Et Voila! Who says pine cones have to be for Christmas? I don’t think so – I think they’re year-round decor! I hope you like this card as much as I do!
Scroll on down for the card cuts and all the goodies you need to make this for yourself!
HOST CODE FOR 1 AUG – 15 AUG: 2WGEWYF6
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.
Catalog shares are a great way to get a sampling of all the new papers, ribbons and embellishments in a new Stampin’ Up! catalog. I’ve got several options for you – check out the listing here – or head over to the 2016 Holiday Catalog Shares page to see all the new products in the shares, and to get signed up. Deadline to get your name on my list is 28 Aug!
You’ll receive 56 6″ x 6″ sheets of designer paper!
12 total – Halloween Night Specialty DSP (2 6×6 sheet of 5 two-sided designs plus 2 sheets of one-sided Silver Foil designs)
6 total – Candy Cane Lane DSP (1 6×6 sheet of each of 6 two-sided designs)
12 total – Petals & Paisley Specialty DSP (2 6×6 sheets of 5 designs plus 2 sheets of one sided Copper Foil designs)
2 total – Copper Foil Sheets (2 sheets)
6 total – Presents & Pine Cones DSP (1 6×6 sheet of each of 6 two-sided designs)
6 total – Fancy Frost Specialty DSP (1 6×6 sheet of each of 6 one-sided designs)
12 total – Warmth & Cheer DSP Stack (1 6×6 sheet of each of 12 two-sided patterns)
New Ribbon and Embellishment Share – $23 plus $6 for Priority Mail shipping
You’ll receive 46 yards of new ribbon and trim, and 51 embellishments (treat bags, treat boxes, Christmas trinkets, pinecones, bells and enamel shapes!)
10 yds total – Candy Cane Lane Baker’s Twine – 1 Real Red and 1 Whisper White with red metallic thread (5 yds of each color)
1 yd total – Real Red 3/4″ Stitched Edge Ribbon (1 yd)
3 yds total – Kraft Rope Trim (3 yds)
15 yds total – Baker’s Twine Tri Pack – Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Gold (5 yds of each color)
2 yds total – 3/8″ Silky Taffeta Ribbon – Cherry Cobbler and Emerald Envy (1 yd of each color)
2 yds total – 3/8″ Glitter Ribbon – Sweet Sugarplum and Silver (1 yd of each color)
3 yds total – 3/8″ Ribbon Trio – , Mint Macaron, Delightful Dijon and Rich Razzleberry (1 yd of each color)
10 yds total – Halloween Nights Baker’s Twine – Basic Black Twisted with Basic Gray and Pumpkin Pie (5 yds of each color)
8 total – Mini Pinecones (8 pinecones)
6 total – Christmas Trinkets Embellishments – Gingerbread Man, Bells, Holly Sprig (2 each of 3 designs)
20 total – Mini Jingle Bells – Red and Silver (10 of each color)
12 total – Halloween Night Enamel Dots – Old Olive, Perfect Plum and Pumpkin Pie (4 of each color – in two sizes of dots)
4 total – Mini Tassels – Basic Black and Silver (2 of each color)
2 total – 6″ x 17″ Gusseted Cello Bags – 2 bags
1 total – White Gift Boxes – 1 Box
You’ll get shares of all of the new Designer Series Papers, Designer Series Paper Stacks, ribbons and embellishments.
And if you’d like double shares of either the designer paper or ribbon, that’s fine too. I’ll cut the designer paper sheets into 6×12 so that you’ll be able to get 3 full A2 size card fronts from each sheet (except for the Warmth & Cheer DSP Stack, you’ll get double sheets of that since it’s already precut at 6″x6″!).
Anyone is welcome to join in my share (please note, I can only ship to addresses within the US). If you’d like to join us, either complete the form below or email the following information to stamps-n-lingers@comcast.net
Go to my 2016 Holiday Catalog Shares page – here – to see all the goodies and get signed up! Deadline to get on the list is 28 Aug!
It’s Time to Start Spending Your Bonus Days Coupons!
It’s time to start using those Stampin’ Up! Bonus Days Coupons that you earned in July! The coupons are valid on any type of order from now through the end of August. Here are the details:
Dates:
Redemption Deadlines: August 31, 2016 by 11:50 PM (MT)
There are 12 US states having state sales tax holidays for school supplies. What does that mean for you? Stampin’ Up! products that fall under that category will be tax free for a limited time! If you live in one of the lucky states, make sure to take advantage of the holiday!
You can click on the picture below or check out this PDF to see which states are offering the holiday and relevant information for each state including holiday dates, products that qualify, and dollar limits per item.
You must place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax-free (midnight on the first day to 11:59 PM on the last day of the tax holiday).
Keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday and may not apply to additional county, city, and special jurisdiction taxes. Lastly, Massachusetts normally participates in this holiday but they are not participating this year.
ALABAMA, ARKASAS, FLORIDA, LOUSIANA, NEW MEXICO, OHIO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS AND VIRGINIA
– YOUR TURN IS THIS WEEKEND!
Have a wonderful Sunday and I’ll see you tomorrow!
TTFN
Mary
STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:
Can’t show you the Christmas Pines Bundle, Paisleys & Posies, Warmth & Cheer DSP Stack, Copper Foil or Mini Pinecones here yet – September! 🙂
Product List
CARD CUTS FOR THIS PROJECT:
Cajun Craze Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
Crushed Curry Card Stock: 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 3″ x 4 1/4″ (mat for Soft Suede panel); 1 1/4″ x 2 3/4″ (mat for sentiment)
Soft Suede Card Stock: 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (front embossed panel)
Warmth & Cheer DSP Stack: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (card front); envelope flap
Very Vanilla Card Stock: 1 1/8″ x 2 5/8″ (sentiment); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
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