Showing posts with label Fast Christmas Card ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fast Christmas Card ideas. Show all posts

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Fast Holiday card using Stampin' Up! Flourish Filigree

  • Stampin' Up Flourish Filigree card
  • Join Stampin' Up!  Save 20% on your orders
  • Order your Holiday Paper Pumpkin kit by November 10

Flourish Filigree Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! 


Here's a fast Holiday card idea you can create in minutes.  Using a large, focal-point stamp like the stamps in Flourish Filigree quickly creates a focal point.  Then simply add a sentiment and a bow and you're done!  I wanted to compliment the silver thread running through the reversible ribbon, so I Gold embossed one of the sentiments from the Flourish Filigree Snowfall Thinlits on White Vellum Cardstock.         

  



The basecard for this Holiday card is Thick Whisper White.  Then a layer of Merry Merlot, and then a layer of Whisper White.  

The filigree image is stamped in Merry Merlot ink.
   




Then I selected the "Sending Thankful Thoughts" stamp from the Stampin' Up! Flourish Filigree stamp set to heat emboss on a layer of Vellum Cardstock.  I dusted the vellum with my Embossing Buddy, inked my sentiment in Versamark, and stamped the sentiment.  Then I covered the wet sentiment with Gold Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool.  Tip:  When heat embossing vellum, take care not to burn your vellum.  I use  a wooden clothes pin or a tweezers to hold my paper while heat setting the embossing powder.  I also start heating from the back side of the vellum and keep the Heat Gun moving until the embossing powder is almost set.  Then I finish heating on the front side for just a moment.



Since glue dots or glue show through vellum, I rolled my glue dots and placed one behind the letter T and another behind the letter L in the sentiment.  I also added Gold Faceted Gems to each end of the vellum sentiment strip and hid a Mini Glue Dot under each of the Faceted Gems.  

The Merry Merlot ribbon ties easily to create beautiful bows for the upper, left corner of the card. 

Take a look at other sets and dies available in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  Order your holiday stamp sets and dies soon so you'll have them in plenty of time to create your handmade holiday cards.  

Recipe for project:


Stamps:  Flourish Filigree
Ink:  Versamark, Merry Merlot
Paper:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Merry Merlot, Vellum Cardstock 
Accessories: Gold Faceted Gems, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Merry Merlot & Copper 5/8" Reversible Ribbon, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Glue Dots


To order items used on today's, click on one of the product photos below, or go directly to my Stampin' Up! store.



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Is Your Wish List Longer than your Arm?  


How would you like to purchase your Wish List for 20% off?  Well, that's one of the main reasons stampers join Stampin' Up.   I'm also a fan of being able to purchase early release products with plenty of time to make the most of them around the Fall and Holiday Seasons.  Like the upcoming Snowflake Showcase, which demonstrators can purchase now, but customers won't be able to get their hands on this wonderful suite of products until November 1. However, if you sign up now, you can order the Snowflake Showcase products as part of your stater kit. 

In addition to 20% off everything in the current catalogs, Stampin' Up! offers promotional items and clearance rack items.  When they do, wouldn't you like to add even more to your savings by using your Demonstrator discount of 20%?  Start saving right away by purchasing $125 worth of merchandise for $99 when you sign up.  Then place the rest of your Wish List as your first demonstrator order and save 20% on your entire Wish List.  I would love to have you join my team!  Click here for more information about joining the fun and becoming a Hobby Demonstrator. Or join to earn some extra Christmas money before the Holidays. 

 A One-Stop Box for the Holidays  


I love Paper Pumpkin kits this time of year.  Fun, holiday designs and the November kit will give you a solution for your holiday crafting needs.  Get cozy this Christmas season with Paper Pumpkin's one-Stop Box for holiday paper crafting fun.  

When you subscribe by November 10, you'll receive the specially designed box filled with everything you'll need for a holly-jolly handmade holiday.

Hard to find time for paper crafting fun during the busy Holiday season?  Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin is just what you need.  A kit where all the prep work is done for you!  And, subscriptions to Paper Pumpkin make great Holiday gifts.  Purchase a prepaid code and give them to your crafting friends/ family members as gifts.  But you'll want to give them their gift code now so they can order the special holiday kit by November 10.  

Every kit includes:

- an exclusive stamp set that you can use over and over  
- at least one classic Stampin' Spot arrives with every kit 
- new subscribers receive a Paper Pumpkin clear block (size D)

Paper Pumpkin is an incredible value!  In addition to sending you an exclusive stamp set and ink spot, everything you need to make awesome projects is included.  Just grab your scissors and glue.  Some months the kits make cards; next month it might be home decor; then gift packaging, and more.

Its flexible.  You can order a subscription for one month, 6 months, or 12 months. And you can suspend for a month or cancel at anytime. 

Since all the prep work is done, the projects take a shorter time to complete, making it the perfect for on-the-go crafting.  

Heading to the doctor?  Grab a kit to put together while sitting in the waiting room.  Each monthly project fits in one little box so you can take it anywhere.  

Stampin' Up! shares a video on its Paper Pumpkin YouTube channel to quickly demonstrate how to assemble each kit, in addition to detailed pictorial guides included in your kit.  The YouTube video is published about the time your kit arrives in your mailbox.  Don't care for the projects in your kit?  Check out alternative ideas for using your kits on YouTube or Pinterest.  You'll find an active online Paper Pumpkin community who love to share their ideas.

Don't wait.  Order your Paper Pumpkin Kit by November 10 2018.  You'll look forward to your new Paper Pumpkin Kit arriving in your mailbox each month!


Need To place an order?

1.  Orders over $150 (not including tax and shipping), qualify for shopping rewards. You select free merchandise from the current catalogs to add to your order.  You can also purchase hostess sets with a $150 order.   Order here.

2.  If the purchases on your Wish List are over $100, the $99 Starter Kit is one way to save on your purchase today.  And save even more on future orders.  First, you can order $125 worth of product for your $99 starter kit.  After your initial $99 order for merchandise you select from anything in the current catalogs, place an order for the remainder of your Wish List as a demonstrator, and start saving 20% on your purchases.  Need help building your shopping list? Contact me, and we'll work through your starter kit order together. 

3.  Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping.  I would love to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator if you don't already have one.  Let me know if you need an Annual Catalog or the upcoming Holiday Catalog. 

4.  Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.


5.  Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  If you've never tried Paper Pumpkin, give this monthly kit a try.  

Enjoy!



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Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Stampin' Up! Snowflake Sentiments stamp set

  • Stampin' Up! All is Bright Designer Series Paper
  • Stampin' Up! Snowflake Sentiments
  • August Bonus Days: Earn $5 for each $50, Redeem in September

Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek


While I've been highlighting stamp sets and papers from the upcoming Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog, I would be remiss if I didn't point out that the Stampin' Up! Annual catalog includes several wonderful Holiday stamp sets that work with items from the upcoming Holiday Catalog.   Additionally, the holiday sets in the Annual Catalog can be ordered in August and earn you coupons to spend September 5 when Holiday catalog merchandise becomes available.  More about August Bonus Days Below.     
  




Today I paired the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set from the Stampin' Up! annual catalog with one of the new papers from the All is Bright Designer Series Paper pack from the upcoming Holiday Catalog.  Its such a simple card, yet so elegant in real life.  The Metallic Edge Ribbon adds just the right amount of sparkle.

         

   

Directions for today's card:

  • Sahara Sand basecard  
  • Next layer is Very Vanilla
  • The ornament print is from the All is Bright Designer Series Paper pack and will be available September 5.
  • The sentiment is stamped in Smoky Slate on a Very Vanilla circle die cut using the Stitched Shapes Framelit.  Sentiment is popped up on Dimensionals
  • The bow is Very Vanilla ribbon with a Metallic Gold edge, called 3/8" Gold Metallic Edge Ribbon and its available in the Annual Catalog. I love this ribbon's versatility.  You can make it almost any color using your Blends alcohol-based markers to coordinate your ribbon with almost any color cardstock 
  
   
This is one of the cards you'll be able to quickly recreate when you're rushed during the busy holiday season, yet want to send a classy card to your friends and family to show your care enough to hand make a holiday greeting. 




Recipe:

Stamp: Snowflake Sentiments
Ink:  Smoky Slate 
Paper:  Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, All is Bright Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  3/8" Gold Metallic Edge Ribbon, Stitched Shapes. Big Shot, Big Shot Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals
  


To order current items, go directly to my Stampin' Up! store.  Stampin' Up! Sneak Peek Holiday catalog items will be available September 5.


Price: $110.00
Price: $10.00
Price: $7.00


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Bonus Days End August 31



Never heard of Bonus Days?  It's where you earn a coupon for $5 for every $50 you spend August 1-31, 2018.  Then redeem your coupons in September when the Holiday Catalog is released, September 5.

What can you purchase in August to qualify for Bonus Day coupons?  Today's stamp set, Snowflake Sentiments, and other Holiday stamp sets from the Stampin' Up! Annual catalog, pg. 94 - 103.

Another great way to earn Bonus Day Coupons is to order the new-style ink pads introduced as part of the 2018 Color Revamp.  Order ink pads in all the new colors introduced June 1 and save 10% over purchasing them individually.  

Order all of the new colors stamp pads introduced in June using item number 147161, and earn Bonus Day coupons by ordering before August 31.  Then, redeem your coupons to order a couple more ink pads in your favorite colors in September, stretching your savings even more!

  
New Color Assortment Stampin' Pads - 10% off (147161)


You can combine your order for the New Color Assortment stamp pads (item 147161) and your Halloween Paper Pumpkin Kit (item 137858) along with other Stampin' Up! items and receive Bonus Day coupons on your August order.  Be sure to keep the email you receive from Stampin' Up! with your Bonus Days coupon numbers safe.  They will not be reissued.  Hurry!  Only 2 more days to earn Bonus Coupons,  Ends August 31.  

  

    


To Order:   


1.  Orders over $150 (not including tax and shipping), qualify for shopping rewards. You select free merchandise from the current catalogs to add to your order.  You can also purchase hostess sets with a $150 order.

2.  If the purchases on your Wish List are over $100, the $99 Starter Kit is one way to save on your purchase today.  And save even more on future orders.  You can order $125 worth of product for your $99 starter kit.  After your initial $99 order for merchandise you select from anything in the current catalogs, place an order for the remainder of your Wish List as a demonstrator, and start saving 20% on your purchases.  Need help building your shopping list? Contact me, and we'll work through your starter kit order together. 

3.  Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping.  I would love to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator if you don't already have one.  Let me know if you need an Annual Catalog or the upcoming Holiday Catalog. 

4.  Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.


5.  Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  If you've never tried Paper Pumpkin, give the September kit a try.  It's a special Halloween treats kit.  Order by September 10.

Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/