Thursday, October 05, 2017

Year of Cheer Christmas Cards from Stampin' Up!

  • Christmas Cards with Year of Cheer from Stampin' Up!
  • Card Class this week end - Oct 8
  • Fast Fuse sold out for Oct 1-10 for World Card Day
  • Additional October Specials

Year of Cheer Suite makes beautiful cards


The Year of Cheer Suite is one of my favorite collections to work with for Christmas Cards.  Today I put together two very quick Christmas Cards to show off some of the fun Christmas projects you can make with items from the Year of Cheer Suite in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  The suite includes stamp sets and matching papers, of course, and the papers include foil designs that match foil Washi Tape, Foil Snowflakes, foil sheets, and metal embellishments.  
  
  



The basecard of the gold card -- on the right below-- is Basic Black, then a layer of Whisper White, and a layer of Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper, a gold foil Snowflake, and the sentiment is stamped in Basic Black on a 2-1/4" circle of Whisper White.

The basecard for the silver card, on the left below, is thick Whisper White, then a strip of the Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper.  The Silver snowflake is layered with a 2" circle punched from a Silver Foil Sheet, and the snowflake is stamped in Basic Black Archival on a 1-3/4" circle of Whisper White.  The left edge of the DPS includes a silver foil strip from the Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape.     




These are fast, easy cards that pack a wonderful punch of sophistication with the foil embossed paper matching the foil snowflakes, Year of Cheer embellishments, 1/8" gold ribbon, and foil washi tape.  You'll be amazed at how fast you can create handmade Christmas Cards using simple designs, like these, and products from the Stampin' Up! Year of Cheer suite.    





Products used to create these projects are from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog


In this photo I included one of the new mini pizza boxes decorated with pieces from the Year of Cheer suite of coordinating products. I love how easy it is to coordinate different designs using products from the Holiday catalog.  



Take a look at some additional ideas for using the Year of Cheer suite from the Holiday Catalog.

      
Year of Cheer Suite includes elegant foils for wintry projects


  

Recipe for project:

Stamps:  Snowflake Sentiments 
Ink:  Basic Black Archival
Paper:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Thick Whisper White, Year of Cheer Specialty Paper, Silver Foil Sheets
Accessories:  Year of Cheer Metal Embellishments, Foil Snowflakes, Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape, 1/8" Gold Ribbon,  Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Silicone Craft Sheet,  Stampin' Pierce Mat, Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Dimensionals, Glue Dots



Click on an image below to see larger product images and to go directly to my Stampin' Up! store to find out more about each product used in today's cards.   



Price: $10.00
Price: $7.00
Have you downloaded a Free Holiday catalog?


Download a free copy of the new Holiday catalog here.  You'll want to place your order soon to receive your products with plenty of time to make your fall and Halloween projects.

Seats available in October 8th Card Class

  

This week end we'll make the projects pictured below.  Four cards will highlight cards made with the fabulous Coffee Cups framelit dies and the two different coordinating stamp set.  Next, we'll make a couple of Halloween cards.  We'll complete the class by making a cute Thanksgiving hostess gift card set.   

This is your chance to play with new stamps, punches and dies and you'll leave with 6 full-size greeting cards plus 3 Fall 3 X 3 gift cards and a small gift box.  The gift cards are a perfect hostess gift for the holidays.   You'll be proud to send these cards to friends or family the next time you need to send a note to someone you love. 

Projects we're making in the Oct 8 Card Class



Take a closer look at the projects we'll make in the Meetup Photo album for this class, and register for the class while you're vising my Meetup site.  The photo album includes individual photos of each card we'll make.
Stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site or follow me on Instagram
Register for this class now, as class size is limited.  Your class fee of $29 will include precut materials.  

Save on select Stamps & Essentials Oct 1-10


NOTE:  As of today, Stampin' Up! has already sold out of all the popular Fast Fuse and free Fast Fuse refills offered as part of this promotion.  They are going to make it up to us by offering us this great promotion again sometime within the next few months.

The World Card Making Day Sale ends October 10.  Save 15% on select Stamp sets and Stampin' essentials during this special promotion.  Take advantage of these great seasonal savings!    
   


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Additional October Specials

  

1.  A $300 order (not including tax or shipping) placed during October earns you  the Merry Patterns Stamp Set FREE

2.  Buy 3, Get 1 Free when you purchase Select Designer Series Paper.

3.  Orders over $150 (less tax and shipping), qualify for shopping rewards. This is free merchandise you select and add to your order.  


Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

Sign up to stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site and come stamp with us, or follow me on Instagram

Quick Links


- Download a free copy of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping
- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.   Your kit ships free and you'll receive a free Paper Pumpkin kit as part of your new demonstrator kit.   After you sign up, enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25% off.
Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  

  
Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store 24/7 Shopping 


Wednesday, October 04, 2017

Happy Birthday with Count My Blessings copper flowers from Stampin' Up!

  • Copper Happy Birthday Flowers from Stampin' Up!
  • Signed up for the Oct 8 card class?
  • Save 15% on essentials Oct 1-10 for World Card Day
  • Additional October Specials

Count My Blessings Birthday Card


This fall birthday card glowed in the setting sun coming through my craft room window as I photographed today's card.  I fell in love with the Count My Blessing stamp set from the Holiday catalog as soon as I saw it, but today was the first time I've had time to create something with it.  I needed a fall Birthday card and the combination of the Copper Foil Sheets, the Happy Birthday Die and the Count My Blessing stamp worked very well to create a very fast, yet stunning-looking card. 
  
  

Copper embossing and Copper foil die cut Happy Birthday


The basecard  is Night of Navy, then a layer of Copper Foil and followed by a layer of Night of Navy embossed in Copper using the Count My Blessings stamp set.  The Happy Birthday Thinlit Die was used to cut the words Happy Birthday from Copper Foil sheets and Night of Navy.  I layered the Copper Happy Birthday on top of two layers of Night of Navy slightly offset from the Copper Happy Birthday creating a drop shadow.  I tried several ribbons on the card, but decided the card didn't need anything else.  


Happy Birthday thinlit die cut this sentiment from Copper Foil Sheets


A few tips when embossing:  Dredge your Night of Navy layer with the powder in the  Embossing Buddy before stamping with  Versamark to ensure that the embossing powder only sticks to the wet Versamark ink.  If the Versamark in starts to dry while you stamping, just before you add the embossing powder, huff on the Versamark to re-wet the Versamark.  I mounted all three flowers and leaves on one large clear block to stamp my first impression to save time.  Then I moved the leaves stamp to a smaller block and stamped around the edges of the layer to fill in the design on the edges of the layer.  I used a very small brush to remove any stray embossing powder before I use the Stampin' Heat tool to set the embossing powder.    





Happy Birthday card in Night of Navy and embossed Copper


It was difficult to photograph the shimmer of the Copper Foil, but with the setting sun steaming through my window, I think I captured the detail of this beautiful card.  This is just how I imagined this card in my mind.  I'm always so happy when my vision turns out as well as my mind pictured it!      


  

Recipe for project:

Stamps:  Count My Blessings 
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  Night of Navy, Copper Foil Sheets 
Accessories:  Copper Stampin' Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Happy Birthday Thinlits Die,  Big Shot, Big Shot Platform, Standard Cutting Plates, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Big Shot Die Brush, Silicone Craft Sheet,  Stampin' Pierce Mat, Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue




Click on an image below to see larger product images and to go directly to my Stampin' Up! store to find out more about each product used in today's cards.   


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

Free Holiday catalog


Download a free copy of the new Holiday catalog here.  You'll want to place your order soon to receive your products with plenty of time to make your fall and Halloween projects.

Upcoming Card Class - Oct 8

  

You'll enjoy yourself at the October 8 class.  We'll make the projects pictured below.  Four cards use the fabulous Coffee Cups framelit dies and the two different coordinating stamp set.  Then we'll make a couple of Halloween cards, as well as a great little Thanksgiving or Fall hostess give.  

You'll play with new stamps, punches and dies and you'll leave with 6 full-size greeting cards plus 3 Fall 3 X 3 gift cards and a small gift box.  The gift cards are a perfect hostess gift for the holidays.   You'll be proud to send these cards to friends or family the next time you need to send a note to someone you love. 


Projects we're making in the Oct 8 Card Class



Take a closer look at the projects we'll make in the Meetup Photo album for this class, and register for the class while you're vising my Meetup site.  The photo album includes individual photos of each card we'll make.
Stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site or follow me on Instagram
Register for this class now, as class size is limited.  Your class fee of $29 will include precut materials.  

Save on select Stamps & Essentials Oct 1-10



World Card Making Day Sale run Oct 1-10.  Save 15% on select Stamp sets and Stampin' essentials.  Don't miss these great savings!    
   


Click for larger Image

  

Additional October Specials

  

1.  Place a $300 order (not including tax or shipping) during October and get the Merry Patterns Stamp Set FREE

2.  Buy 3, Get 1 Free when you purchase Select Designer Series Paper.

3.  Orders over $150 (less tax and shipping), qualify for shopping rewards. Free merchandise you can add to your order.  


Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

Sign up to stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site and come stamp with us, or follow me on Instagram

Quick Links


- Download a free copy of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping
- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.   Your kit ships free and you'll receive a free Paper Pumpkin kit as part of your new demonstrator kit.   After you sign up, enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25% off.
Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  

  
Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store 24/7 Shopping