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Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Gently Falling and Frostwood Lodge

I get a little thrill every time I work with the Frostwood Lodge designer series papers. This project pairs one of the wood looks from Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Papers with the Gently Falling two-step stamp set.

I stamped the leaves in Soft Suede using the leaf outline from the 2-step stamp set. Then I stamped with More Mustard as the second step of the Gently Falling stamp set. Then I used a sponge dauber and ink from the Cajun Craze ink pad around the edges of each leaf. I tried edging the leaf two different ways. First I sponged the edges before cutting out the leaf. Then I tried it where I cut out the leaf and then held the leaf in my hand to sponge the edges. Both worked equally well and gave about the same results. Then, after cutting out each leaf, I used my bone folders and slightly curled the edges of the leaf to give them even more dimension. It made the leaves look much more life-like, in my opinion. I added one of the Spice Cake designer Buttons in the fun jumbo size. There were so many sentiments that would look good on this card. "Grateful" form Always Thankful, or "Give Thanks" from Hand-Penned Holidays. I used Thank You from the Perfectly Penned sentiment set.
Here's the recipe for this card:

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Recipe:

Stamps: Gently Falling (123802 (w), 123804 (c)), Perfectly Penned (Sentiment) (122890 (w) 122892 (c))
Paper: Frostwood Lodge, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla,
Ink: Soft Suede, More Mustard, Cajun Craze
Accessories: Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976), Sponge Daubers (102892); Paper Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pack, 105826),Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Glitter Brads - Brights (Pumpkin Pie (121006), Linen Thread (104199), Spice Cake Designer Buttons (124113 - Holiday Mini)

Additionally, This fun gift box uses the Kraft Gift Boxes from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Perfect for gift cards, or a few of the cookies made with the new Stampin' Up! Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps. Decorate them in a seasonal theme, like mine, and you'll have the perfect hostess gift for your Thanksgiving Dinner hostess.

I used the Simply Scored Scoring Tool from the Holiday Mini Catalog and pleated my topper at 1/4". I grabbed 5 punches--including my largest circle punches and scalloped circle punches--and quickly formed the center base to showcase the Jumbo Spice Cake Designer Button.

On the sides of the box I layered Soft Suede, Pool Party and and Very Vanilla. I used more leaves from the Gently Falling stamp set and added a label and sentiment to the front of the boxes. These boxes are less that $1 each and come in a four-pack.
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Recipe:

Stamps: Gently Falling (123802 (w), 123804 (c)), Teeny Tiny Wishes (Sentiment) (115370 (w) )
Paper: Soft Suede, Pool Party, More Mustard, Spice Cake print, Very Vanilla,
Ink: Soft Suede, More Mustard, Cajun Craze
Accessories: 2-1/2" Circle Punch (120906), 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch (118874), 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch (119854), Decorative Label Punch (120907), Large Oval Punch (119855) Sponge Daubers (102892); Paper Piercing Tool (116631), Linen Thread (104199), Spice Cake Designer Buttons (124113 - Holiday Mini)

What a great gift set for Thanksgiving. Arrive for Thanksgiving with a hostess gift in the decorated craft box. And send the Thank-you card following the meal.

If you're from the Houston, TX area, attend my class this Sunday, Oct 9, to make these and other wonderful fall projects and get a head start on the Holidays.

Reminder: Check the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack: A number of Holiday items were added Oct 1 at up to 60% off. But hurry! We've seen popular punches and other items disappear quickly. Look for bargins on Pumpkin Pie 5/8" Satin Ribbon (119749), Pumpkin Pie Corduroy Buttons (114342), 1/2" Raven Lace Trim (120988), and the Batty Bat Punch (119279) for Halloween cards and scrapbook pages.

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

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Monday, August 08, 2011

Holiday mini preview - Christmas Lodge

Continuing the preview of new products from the Stampin' Up! Holiday mini catalog--available for ordering Sept 1--here is a sample of the Christmas Lodge stamp set. I'm again using the Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper. For the candy I'm using the It's a Wrap Holidays.

Card recipe:

Stamp: Christmas Lodge
Paper: Frostwood Lodge, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso
Accessories: Top Note Die, Big Shot, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon (retired -- sooo glad I stocked up at the end of last season. You can substitute Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon)

Below is a photo of the gift box and It's a Wrap Holidays candies, samples I previewed in yesterday's post. Together the card and gift box of candies would make a great little holiday gift for a friend or co-worker.

See yesterday's post for details about the gift box and candy.

Reminder 1: Stock up on Designer Series Papers this month. Buy 3, Get one Free. See list of which papers qualify for this promotion, here. Then visit my demonstrator site to place your order.

Reminder 2: Last few weeks to order your favorites from the Stampin' Up!Summer Mini Catalog. Down load your free copy here. Don't miss the fun back-to-school sets called Recess and Elementary Alphabets. Perfect to get a head start on back to school layouts or cards.

Reminder 3: Last week to sign up for my Fruits and Flowers Workshop on 14 Sept. See photos of samples we'll be making, here.

Be sure to register to automatically receive my blog so that you don't miss any of the upcoming Holiday mini catalog sneak peeks. Look for the sign-up link in the right side of my blog page.

Enjoy!