Posts Tagged With: Holly Berry Happiness stamp set

Stampin’ Up! Merry Christmas with Suite Seasons!

Posted on December 25, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, and Merry Christmas! Thank you so much for taking a moment out of your busy day to stop by – I’m going to keep it short and sweet!

Finn is getting all ready for his first Christmas! And maybe a prime rib bone? Or…three? 🙂

My card today is from the Suite Seasons stamp set in the Holiday Catalog. Take a look-see:

The layout is from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge!

The card front is simply a Whisper White panel, embossed in the Holly TIEF and then matted on Cherry Cobbler. Next up is a piece of Presents & Pinecones DSP, matted on Cherry Cobbler and then SNAILd to the card front.

The sentiment is from Suite Seasons – I used the marker-to-rubber technique and inked the words and the berries with my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker and the pine bough with the Emerald Envy marker.

I matted the panel on Cherry Cobbler and popped it over the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off, I made a bow with Cherry Cobbler, Emerald Envy and Gold Baker’s Twine and adhered it with a Glue Dot. Snugged in under the bow is a silver holly sprig from the Christmas Trinkets Embellishments.

On the inside, I stamped just the pine sprig again – I covered the rest of the stamp with a sticky note and colored the sprig with the Markers – I also stamped it off once before I stamped my panel. Over the top of that, I stamped a second sentiment – this time from the Holly Berry Happiness stamp set – in Cherry Cobbler.

I matted the panel on Cherry Cobbler and SNAILd it into my Emerald Envy card base. The card front is popped on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!

For my Whisper White Medium Envelope, I added the sprig image twice on the front (this time in full-strength ink!)…

…and used a little more Presents & Pinecones DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! This is a great layout – letting you showcase a beautiful embossing folder and pretty paper – and the Suite Season stamp set is really pretty perfect! Hope you like.

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

HOST CODE FOR 16 DEC – 31 DEC: WJCHVSZW

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 $10.00 in the 2016-17 Annual Catalog or the 2016 Holiday Catalog! And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.

Paper Pumpkin News!

For those of you who are already Paper Pumpkin subscribers (or if you’re ready to subscribe!) – here’s a fun little deal with the December Kit. When our supplies allow, we offer a refill kit (without the stamp set and ink) and make it available the Monday after the 20th of the month. This month we’re changing it up a bit. We’re releasing the FULL kit instead of a refill kit! Get the December 2016 Another Great Year Kit in my Online Store – right here! Please note that since we’re offering the full kit, we will not offer a refill for the December 2016 kit!

2017 Occasions Catalog Shares are Open!

The new catalog goes live on 4 Jan 17 and buying shares (a little bit of all the new ribbons, trims and embellishments) is a great way to get a little taste of everything! If you were to buy one of every paper, trim and embellishment, you’d spend over $150! Click right here to check out the shares that are available and get your order in now!

Year End Closeouts and 2017 Holiday Catalog Retiring Products

Stampin’ Up! has been doing a little year-end cleaning, and they’ve got some great deals to offer you! The Year-End Closeouts will include holiday retiring products, clearance rack items, and current high-inventory catalog products. Head over to my online store to check out all of those great deals now! And shop early as many of the deals are only available while supplies last!

Thanks again for coming by – I hope you and your family and friends all have a most wonderful Christmas Day!

TTFN

Mary

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:

Suite Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142209]

$20.00

Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142061]

$17.00

Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141634]

$7.50

Emerald Envy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[141415]

$8.00

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119685]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper

[141986]

$11.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

$6.50

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131262]

$29.00

2016-2018 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

[141393]

$15.00

Baker’s Twine Trio Pack

[141999]

$9.00

Christmas Trinkets Embellishments

[141997]

$8.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

CARD CUTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:

Emerald Envy Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Cherry Cobbler Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mat for card front and for inner liner); 2 1/8″ x 4″ (mat for DSP panel); 2 7/8″ square (sentiment panel mat)

Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); 2 3/4″ square” (sentiment panel)

Presents & Pinecones DSP: 2″ x 3 7/8″ (front DSP panel); envelope flap

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Categories: Christmas | Tags: Christmas Card, Holly Berry Happiness stamp set, Presents & Pinecones DSP, Suite Seasons stamp set | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Holly Berry Delicate Ornaments

Posted on November 14, 2016 by stampsnlingers

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!

HOST CODE FOR 1 NOV – 15 NOV: K9PECAM3

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 $10.00 in the 2015-16 Annual Catalog or the 2016 Holiday Catalog. And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.

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

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Categories: Christmas | Tags: Christmas Card, Delicate Ornament Thinlits, Holly Berry Happiness stamp set, Stitched Shapes Framelits | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Detailed Holly Jolly Santa

Posted on November 2, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning! Have you ordered your Stitched Shapes Framelits? If not – click here to go right to them in my Online Store and take advantage of my ordering special! Double Peppermint Rewards Points for orders over $50 (before shipping and handling) thru 7 Nov!

Yesterday morning, Finn and I had a nice run. Well. He ran and I drove the golf cart – watching closely that he didn’t dart in front of me and stop on a dime to scratch his neck. Or smell a rock. Or eat a …. horse apple! When we got to the open pasture, we stopped for a little game of Frisbee. And I do mean little. I think he went after it twice. And then….

…the unmistakeable signal that we’re done. At least for a few minutes. Or until I throw a different toy. That seems to reset the timer on him. 🙂

He’s growing like a weed, I think! I bought what I thought was going to be a good size crate for him. I was oh-so-wrong. It’s going to have to go back and be exchanged for a larger model!

After the play time and breakfast and getting the oil changed in the van, I made y’all a little Christmas Card. Cuz…Halloween is over so now it’s Christmas. I know, Thanksgiving’s in there, and there’ll be cards for that, I promise. But…today it’s about Christmas!

A while back, I ended up with a leftover design element made with the Detailed Santa Thinlits and some Warmth & Cheer DSP. I made it for a card and then went a different way. But I saved that element. Cuz…cute! So I decided to use it today. With some more Warmth & Cheer DSP and a sentiment from the Christmas Greetings. And Holly. And Holly Berries. Take a look-see:

The Paper Players have a Tic Tac Toe challenge this week – I love these, cuz it leaves things so up-to-the-cardmaker!

You can see I went down the left side – Red/Santa/Diecut. I may have to do another card for this challenge – there’s so many fun ways to go on it!

I also played with the Global Design Project – which is a CASE the designer challenge.

So my Detailed Santa element is just the thinlit die cut in Basic Gray card stock and adhered with Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to a piece of Warmth & Cheer DSP. Then I trimmed the right side of the die cut.

The card build started with a piece of the same design from Warmth & Cheer, SNAILd to a Basic Gray mat.

The next layer is Cherry Cobbler card stock, embossed in the Softly Falling TIEF and SNAILd to a Basic Gray mat. Over that I adhered the trimmed-down Detailed Santa with Liquid Glue. As I look back on it – if I were to make it again, I might pop this element up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. 🙂

I made the sentiment by cutting three of the die cuts from Christmas Greetings and adhering them in a stack with Liquid Glue. Then I stuck them to the card front.

My little decoration is two Garden Green Holly Leaves cut with the Holly Builder Punch, given some veining with the Garden Green Stampin’ Write Marker, then popped onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used three Cherry Cobbler Enamel Shapes as “berries”. Finally, I tied a bow with all three colors (Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler and Gold) of Baker’s Twine from the Baker’s Twine Trio pack in the Holiday Catalog and stuck it on with Liquid Glue. And the card front was done!

On the inside, I stamped a holly sprig from the Holly Berry Happiness stamp set, in Garden Green, on a Whisper White panel. This is a two-step stamp – so I stamped the outline image in straight Garden Green and added the fill image in stamped-off-once Garden Green. I did the same sort of thing for the berries, using Cherry Cobbler.

I SNAILd it to a Basic Gray mat and into my Whisper White card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimesionals, and the card was done!

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

…and some more of the Warmth & Cheer DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! Detailed Santa – sometimes it pays to be a pack-rat! – paired up with some Warmth & Cheer and little bit of Holly. And a bright Christmas Greeting. 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 1 NOV – 15 NOV: K9PECAM3

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.

Ordering Special Going on Through 7 Nov!

Since Stampin’ Up! is so generously offering a great 25% off on selected stamp sets, as well as letting us order the Stitched Shapes Framleits early, I’m offering DOUBLE Peppermint Rewards Points for this first week of the sale!

Between now and 7 Nov 16, for all orders over $50 (before shipping and tax) you’ll earn DOUBLE Peppermint Rewards points.

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Don’t forget to add the Host Code below if your order is under $150 to get your free thank you gift (orders over $150 will get the free gift, too, but you’ll want to use your own Host Code!). Let me know if you have any questions.

Let’s get ready for the Holidays – Happy Shopping!!

Stitched Shapes Framelits Die Set and Matching Stamp Set Sale

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)

FYI, here are the measurements for the full cutout pieces for the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies:

Circles:
1-3/8”
1-7/8”
2-3/8”
2-7/8”
Squares:
1-3/16”
1-5/8”
2-1/8”
2-5/8”
Ovals:
1-3/4” x 13/16”
2-1/4” x 1-5/16”
2-3/4” x 1-13/16”
3-1/4” x 2-5/16”

The stitched embossing is approximately 1/16” from the edge of the cutout. So the dimensions are approximately 1/8” smaller than the cutouts.

Can you even believe it’s already the second day of November? Craziness.

Check out the 25% off stamp sets – those are only good for this month! And get you some Double Peppermints! 🙂

Tomorrow’s Happy Stampers Blog Hop Day so look for a post around 7am Eastern – hope you’ll join us!

TTFN

Mary

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:

Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Bundle

[143505]

$31.50

Detailed Santa Thinlits Dies

[141836]

$25.00

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[139672]

$8.50

Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack

[141991]

$10.00

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119685]

$8.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[121044]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[102584]

$8.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

$6.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

$6.50

Brights Stampin’ Write Markers

[131259]

$29.00

Baker’s Twine Trio Pack

[141999]

$9.00

Regals Enamel Dots

[141681]

$9.00

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:

Whisper White Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and fold at 5 1/2″); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner); Christmas Greetings die cuts

Basic Gray Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); (mat for Cherry Cobbler panel); Detailed Santa die cut

Warmth & Cheer3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); panel behind Detailed Santa die cut; envelope flap

Garden Green Card Stock: Holly Builder Punch cuts

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Categories: Christmas | Tags: Christmas Card, Christmas Greetings, Holly Berry Happiness stamp set, Holly Builder Punch, Ordering Special | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Wonder of Seasonal Bells for Christmas!

Posted on September 28, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’ y’all! It’s Hawwwmp Day! 🙂

And – for the Deatherage family – it’s the middle of do-the-taxes week. Yes, we always do our taxes in October. For as long as we’ve been doing taxes together.

And I. Hate. Doing. Our. Taxes. Almost as much as I hate housecleaning. The only difference is the whole once-a-year versus the every-freakin’-week thing.

Doing the taxes makes me grumpy. Like….Marcia-when-she-hasn’t-eaten-and-no-one-has-a-Snickers grumpy. Like…PMSing-in-the-desert-in-a-dirty-house-while-hungry-like-Marcia-and-no-one-has-a-Snickers grumpy. Catch my drift?

And – that grumpiness doesn’t really lend itself to creativity! It really really wants that Snickers bar!

So, when I finally sat down to make a card, I wanted – nay…needed – a quick and easy something! And I really thought I’d achieved my goal. I combined some Seasonal Bells, and Wonder of Christmas, and a little Holly Berry Happiness – lots of easy punches! – and some Presents & Pinecones DSP. Take a look-see:

This is from a sketch that came out a couple days ago, from Sunday Stamps, and I right away wanted to to do something with it. Sunday Stamps Challenge #136:

To start, I SNAILd a piece of Presents & Pinecones DSP to a Cherry Cobbler mat. Then I ran a piece of Whisper White card stock thru the Big Shot in the Holly TIEF, and sliced it into three strips. I matted them all on Cherry Cobbler, and SNAILd them to the card front – being sure to attached them in the same order and orientation as they were before I cut the panel up.

Did that make sense?

For my bells, I inked two of the images from the Seasonal Bells stamp set in Versamark, stamped them on Whisper White card stock, and heat embossed them with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Then I punched them with the bundled Bell Punch. I gently rolled each bell – since bells are round and all that! – and adhered them together in bell-like fashion with some Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue at the top.

Next came the sentiment – which is from the Wonder of Christmas stamp set – stamped in Emerald Envy on Whisper White, and matted on Cherry Cobbler. I adhered it over the triptych (that’s the fancy name for this kind of three-panel image!) with some Liquid Glue.

I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop the bells over the sentiment banner and then added a little silver holly sprig from the Christmas Trinkets Embellishments with a Glue Dot. Over that, with another Glue Dot, I stuck a little bow tied from a piece of Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine and Gold Baker’s Twine.

The last piece is a little holly spring – which I made with the Holly Berry Happiness stamp set. I stamped two of the small holly leaves in Emerald Envy, then added the outline image in Basic Black Archival Ink. I stamped one of the berry-trio images in Cherry Cobbler and added the outline image. Then I punched them all out with the bundled Holly Builder Punch, and adhered them to the end of the banner with Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue. And that was it for the card front!

On the inside, I added a second sentiment from the Wonder of Christmas set, in Emerald Envy, on a panel of Whisper White. I stamped some more Holly Berry leaves onto the panel, and then punched out another trio of berries and stuck it over the leaves with Liquid Glue.

I matted the panel on Cherry Cobbler and SNAILd it into my Emerald Envy card base.

At least….that was the plan. Cuz…this is where the grumpiness and stress of tax day hit.

See anything wrong with the next picture?

Go ahead – take a minute.

No – it’s not the fact that it’s kind of crumpled up.

Get it yet?

Yep. The card front is landscape. This….this is most definetly not landscape! 🙁 🙁 🙁

I said bad words. A lot of them. And crumpled the danged thing up and tossed it. And said a few more bad words.

Please note – I’d already cleaned up my stamps and put everything away – in a surfeit of (highly irregular!) neatness and organizational efficiency.

This did not make things better!

So, grumbling about Snicker’s bars and flat taxes, I pulled everything back out and I re-did the panel. And SNAILd it into my Emerald Envy card base.

I popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was….finally!…done!

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got two more Holly Berry Happiness sprigs on the front…

…and a little more Presents & Pinecones DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! This really was an easy card to make. Really! And the three-panel design is one of my favorites. 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.

WORLD CARD MAKING DAY IS THIS SATURDAY…

…AND STAMPIN’ UP! IS HAVING A SALE TO CELEBRATE!

Do you remember the last time you received a card in the mail? In a sea of junk mail and bills, a card is a simple thing that really stands out to the person who receives it. Sending a card is a small gesture that shows just how much you care about that special someone in your life. With World Card Making Day coming up on 1 October, celebrate by making and sending a handmade card to someone who could use a little recognition, love, or just a boost (which is anyone, really!).

And in celebration of World Card Making Day, from 1 – 5 October, you can save up to 25% on cardmaking essentials that can be used to share your love all year long!

Details
• Promotion period: 1 – 5 October, 2016• All order types qualify for this promotion
• Deadline: 5 October, 2016, by 6:50 PM (MT)

Here are all the products that will be discounted for World Card Making Day!

You can head over to my Online Store starting on 1 Oct to take advantage of these great deals! 🙂

COMING SOON!

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!

Tomorrow’s Happy Stampers Blog Hop Day – so I’ll be back with you at 7am EDT. And – there’s a little surprise tomorrow. I’ll be posting twice – cuz…well, you’ll see! 🙂

TTFN

Mary

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:

Seasonal Bells Clear-Mount Bundle

[143533]

Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Bundle

[143505]

Wonder Of Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142139]

Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141634]

Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper

[141986]

Emerald Envy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[141415]

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119685]

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

Christmas Trinkets Embellishments

[141997]

Baker’s Twine Trio Pack

[141999]

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

Glue Dots

[103683]

CARD CUTS FOR THIS PROJECT:

Emerald Envy Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and fold at 4 1/4″)

Cherry Cobbler Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 7/8″ x 3 1/8″ (mat for sentiment); 1 1/8″ x 3 1/2″ (x 3 – mats for embossed strips)

Whisper White Card Stock: 3″ x 3 3/8″ (embossed in Holly TIEF and cut in 3 – 1″ wide strips); 3/4″ x 3″ (sentiment); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner); Seasonal Bells

Presents & Pinecones DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); envelope flap

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Categories: Christmas | Tags: Christmas Card, Holly Berry Happiness stamp set, Holly TIEF, Seasonal Bells stamp set, Wonder of Christmas stamp set | 17 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Warm & Cheery Holly Jolly Layers

Posted on September 16, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, y’all! Yes, it’s true – it’s Friday again! This week has flown by, hasn’t it? Not sure why, but…it really has!

I have a new….friend. Well. Friend could be an exaggeration, since I’ll likely never see her again.

Meet….Maggie:

I came across Maggie (named for the Ancho Magnifico peppers she’s cozying up to!) this morning as I picked a peck of non-pickled peppers. I was able – just barely! – to keep from squealing like a girl (the ponies were watching – there’s an image to uphold, dontcha know?) and just casually greeted her. And then really watched where I picked next! She didn’t so much as wiggle! She’s kinda cute, huh? Doubt she’ll be there next time – will be off doing whatever frogs do!

My card today channels Outlander. Do y’all watch that on Starz? Or – better – have you read the series? My mom introduced me to Outlander many years ago. Once I got into that first book – which took me a minute – I read the entire series voraciously! They. Are. Wonderful! Dianna Gabaldon – the Outlander series. If you’ve got a Kindle, you can get the entire set on Amazon.

Anywho – card. A friend asked me what I’d do with the new Mini Tassels. I hadn’t really figured anything out yet, just sort of figured it would be some kind of Halloween Card. But when I started making this card….I started to think of the flashes used to hold up kilt hose. Thus began my card with it’s artistically-licensed kilt-hose-flash! I used the Holly Jolly Layers host-exclusive stamp set, some Warmth & Cheer DSP, and…a few little surprises. Take a look-see:

See the Mini Tassel? 🙂

The card design hails from the Pals Paper Arts design sketch #318:

This is a square card – so I also made a custom envelope!

The first step was to mat a square of the pretty plaid Warmth & Cheer DSP paper on a double mat of Basic Black and Cherry Cobbler.

Then I SNAILd that to the front of my 5″ square Whisper White card base.

The sentiment, from Holly Jolly Layers, is stamped on Whisper White in Emerald Envy ink, and cut out with a Circles Layering Framelits die. I dabbed a little Cherry Cobbler on the berries with my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker. I used the back of one of the 2015-2017 In Color Doilies, and turned it from White to Black with my Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker. I used a little Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to adhere the sentiment to the doily.

The next step was to build my flash. I first heat embossed – in Silver – one of the smaller circle images from the Paisleys & Posies stamp set, and cut it with its matching die in the Paisleys Framelits. I rounded it up with my stylus on the back of the circle.

Holly Berry Happiness also lent a hand – I stamped a couple of small holly leaves in Versamark on Emerald Envy, heat embossed them in Silver and cut them with the Holly Builder Punch.

The last piece to cut was a short pine bough with my Pretty Pines Thinlits, cut in Silver Foil.

I built the flash with two lengths of 3/8″ Silky Taffeta Ribbon – one each in Cherry Cobbler and Emerald Emvy. I used my Handheld Stapler to secure them together and some Liquid Glue to add the Silver pine bough and the two holly leaves. Then a Glue Dot to add the Mini Tassle and a Stampin’ Dimensional for the silver “medallion”.

I used a Glue Dot to add the flash to the card front, then another Glue Dot to nestle a Mini Pinecone into the decoration. Finally, I made some “berries” with Cherry Cobbler Enamel Shapes.

I added the sentiment with more Liquid Glue – and the card front was done!

On the inside, I used a layer stack of Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and Whisper White, and added a Basic Black-matted strip of the Warmth & Cheer DSP plaid across the bottom.

I SNAILd it into the card and that was that!

I made a custom sized envelope with a piece of White Envelope Paper (this color is retired now – sorry!). You can see my Tutorial on how to do this right here. I used the dimensions for a 5″ x 5″ card on the Envelope Punch Board – plus 1/8″ to accommodate the embellishment on my card – to make a square envelope. When you add the additional 1/8″, still use the score line measurement that’s on the Punch Board.

I ran a strip of the plaid Warmth & Cheer Designer Washi Tape across the front…

…and added some more of the Warmth & Cheer plaid paper to the envelope flap!

Et Voila! Or….er….Aye! I may be a Sassenach, but….if you squint your eyes, I think it’s possible that a self-respecting Scottish lad might wear this flash to keep his plaid kilt hose up where they belong.

Maybe… 🙂

Regardless – hope you like!

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

You can save 25% on select annual catalog products through from 1 – 21 Sept! Check out the discounted products for the week of

8 – 14 Sept below.

The sale products will change weekly so check back often – you don’t want to miss out on these great deals!

Click here to go right to them in my Online Store!

CLEARANCE RACK UPDATED!

NEW ITEMS – UP 60% OFF!

You’ll want to check out the Clearance Rack in the Online Store because we’ve updated it with different items that are up to 60% off.

What a deal! Get ’em while they last. 🙂

The Holly Jolly Layers stamp set is only available with Stampin’ Rewards – so…you’ll need to host a workshop or place an individual order over $150 in product to get this one! If you want it – let me help you get it! 🙂

TTFN

Mary

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:

Holly Jolly Layers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142223]

$12.00

Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Bundle

[143505]

$31.50

Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies

[141851]

$26.00

Paisleys & Posies Photopolymer Bundle

[143515]

$45.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack

[141991]

$10.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[119685]

$8.00

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

$4.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

$6.50

Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker

[100082]

$3.50

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131262]

$29.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109131]

$5.00

Mini Tassels

[142024]

$7.50

Mini Pinecones

[141990]

$7.50

Regals Enamel Dots

[141681]

$9.00

3/8″ (1 Cm) Ribbon Silky Taffeta Combo Pack

[141989]

$9.00

2015-2017 In Color Doilies

[141674]

$6.00

Warmth & Cheer Designer Washi Tape

[141994]

$8.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Envelope Punch Board

[133774]

$20.00

Handheld Stapler

[139083]

$10.00

CARD CUTS FOR THIS PROJECT:

Whisper White Card Stock: 5″ x 10″ (card base, scored and fold at 5″); 1 7/8″ circle (sentiment); 4 5/8″ square (inner liner)

Cherry Cobbler Card Stock: 3 1/2″ square (mat for DSP on front); 4 7/8″ square (mat for inner liner)

Basic Black Card Stock: 3 3/8″ square (mat for DSP on front); 4 3/4″ square (mat for inner liner); 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ (mat for inner liner strip)

Warmth & Cheer DSP: 3 1/4″ square (DSP on front); 5/8″ x 4 5/8″ (inner liner strip); envelope flap

Silver Foil: Pretty Pines bough

Emerald Envy Card Stock: Holly Berry leaves

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Categories: Christmas | Tags: Christmas Card, Holly Berry Happiness stamp set, Holly Jolly Layers stamp set, Pretty Pines Thinlits | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Holly Berry Bells Christmas!

Posted on September 14, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Happy Hawmp Day, y’all! Hope your week – which is almost practically nearly over – is going well! Mine is…going. That’s about all I can say about it!

Before we commence – do any of you watch Sunday Morning on CBS? We like the stories they run. This last Sunday, there was a story about a goose.

A Canadian goose.

Named Kyle.

Only Kyle is a she… how do they know that, do you suppose?!? Professional goose sex-er? Is that a thing?

Anywho – Kyle was found as a gosling in Lake Oswego, near Portland, OR. She’d been abandoned by her mama and was struggling in the water – about to drown or be run over by a boat. This guy saves her, thinking he’ll keep her and let her grow up enough to be able to make it on her own and then she’ll leave and go do goose stuff.

Only she apparently didn’t get, or read, the memo! She thinks her “dad” is the bee’s knees. And won’t leave.

He drives his boat up and down the lake and she flies after him and lands IN HIS BOAT! And then rides there, enjoying the breeze.

Or, she’ll fly alongside him, kinda racing him. As part of her regular exercise routine – she’s nothing if not heart-healthy.

She always wins, getting ahead of him and then throttling back just enough to touchdown in the bow of his ski boat.

I am jealous beyond reason! 🙂

I want a goose who loves me. I don’t know why I do, but I danged sure do.

She goes into town with him. Crosses the street and waits while he shops.

Yea. I’m jealous.

Danged Duck Duck….

Okay. That’s all I’m saying about Kyle-the-Faithful. Just makes me pine for Duck-Duck-the-Deserter. So, now we’re going to talk cards!

This week I used the new Holly Berry Happiness and the Holly Berry Builder punch, along with the Seasonal Bells and the Bell Punch. And a few little extras, to make a Christmas card for you today. Take a look-see:

I got my design from the RetroSketches challenge #231:

I began the card by SNAILing a piece of Fancy Frost Specialty DSP to a Cherry Cobbler mat. To make the bottom half of the card front, I used a piece of Presents & Pinecones DSP that I cut with the die from the Christmas Stockings Thinlits. I SNAILd the remainder of the DSP to the Fancy Frost panel. Then I used some Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to adhere the actual die cut right above that panel and wrapped a piece of Emerald Envy 3/8″ Silky Taffeta Ribbon around the panel, concealing the “seam”.

I SNAILd the entire thing to an Emerald Envy mat, and moved on to the art.

I cut a wreath shape from Cherry Cobbler card stock with my Swirly Scribbles Framelits and adhered it with Liquid Glue to the card front. The bells are from Seasonal Bells, stamped in Versamark on Whisper White and heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Then I punched them out with the Bell Punch (this is bundle-able with Seasonal Bells!). I used Liquid Glue to adhere them over the Swirly Scribbles die cut.

I stamped a couple of holly leaves from the Holly Berry Happiness set – the outline in Emerald Envy and the “fill” in Mint Macaron – on Whisper White and punched them with the Holly Builder Punch. The berries are stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Cherry Cobbler card stock, and also punched out. I used Liquid Glue to add them to the bells. Finally, I tied a double-strand bow with Gold Baker’s Twine – capturing a Christmas Trinket embellishment in the bow – and adhered it with a Glue Dot.

On the inside, I repeated the layering of Whisper White on Cherry Cobbler and Emerald Envy card stock mats. Then I stamped the Holly Berry Happiness images in Emerald Envy and Mint Macaron. For the berries, I stamped the outline image in Cherry Cobbler and the fill with stamped-off-once Cherry Cobbler.

I added the pretty sentiment in Cherry Cobbler and SNAILd the panel into my Whisper White card base. I also SNAILd the card front on and the card was done!

My Whisper White Medium Envelope got the Holly Berry Happiness holly and berries image on the front…

…and a custom envelope flap cover with more Presents & Pinecones DSP.

Et Voila! A little of this (Christmas Stocking Thinlits), a little of that (the Seasonal Bells bundle) and some of this that or the other (the Holly Berry Happiness Bundle) – and you have a beautiful Christmas card. Easy peasy! 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 SEP – 15 SEP: 79MW2XBX

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.

You can save 25% on select annual catalog products through from 1 – 21 Sept! Check out the discounted products for the week of

8 – 14 Sept below.

The sale products will change weekly so check back often – you don’t want to miss out on these great deals!

Click here to go right to them in my Online Store!