Sunday, December 22, 2019

Peaceful Boughs Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! for Dazzling Christmas Cards

  • Elegant Holiday Card using Peaceful Boughs Stamp Set
  • Pick up your favorites from the Clearance Rack

Final Christmas Card of the Season

Today's card uses the Beautiful Boughs Bundle, which is one of the Bundles that will carry over to next season.  Yeah!  I love this set.  It it beautiful alone, and I've used it with so many other Christmas sets and it always adds so much dazzle as a background or accent.  And the divine ribbon?  Where did that come from?  It was hiding as part of the Come To Gather Ribbon Combo Pack. It adds such a stunning touch to this simple card.   
  




I used a Crumb Cake basecard to begin my card.  Then I began stamping pine bough images from the Peaceful Boughs Stamp Set  onto another layer of Crumb Cake.  I used Versamark ink and then covered the ink with White Emboss Powder, and heat set the images with my Heat Tool.        




The sentiment is also from the Peaceful Boughs Stamp Set.  I stamped it onto a piece of Whisper White using Crumb Cake ink.  Then I used the Beautiful Boughs Dies to Die Cut the sentiment.    I tied a bow using the Crumb Cake ribbon in the Come To Gather Combo Ribbon Set and wrapped it around the White embossed Crumb Cake Layer.  Then I added Dimensionals to the sentiment and added it to the face of the card.  
   



  
Because the Peaceful Boughs bundle will carry over to next year's catalog, I'm saving this card as I know I'll be making more of these to use next year.  So I'll purchase extra ribbon combo packs so I'm sure to have what I need.  

If you don't yet have Peaceful Boughs, you might consider purchasing the Bundle now, while you can still receive the Bundle price.  After January 2, you'll still be able to purchase the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and the Beautiful Boughs Dies, but not at the bundle price; only as individual items.  Save now, while also adding Clearance Rack items to your order. 

New catalogs have been shipped to all of my current customers, who purchased within the last 6 months.  If you don't have a demonstrator and want a copy of the new, January - June 2020 Mini catalog, contact me for a copy of the new catalog.   I would love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.   

Recipe

  • Stamps: Peaceful Boughs
  • Ink:   Versamark
  • Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White
  • Accessories:  Beautiful Boughs Dies, Come To Gather Ribbon Combo Pack, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Glue 

To learn more about any of these items, click the photo of the items and you'll see more information in my online store.



Up to 60% off - Clearance Rack




A great time to craft is over the holidays, when you finally have some well-deserved down time.  Craft alone. Or, craft surrounded by those you love.  Just like fond memories of traditional cookie-baking, crafting with loved ones will leaving you with warm, wonderful memories you'll cherish forever.  

Great values remain for you to find on the recently refreshed Clearance Rack in my Stampin' Up! store! 

 Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack Refresh


There are so many great values on the Clearance rack right now.  Some of my favorites are the retired Embossing Folders.  I often find that a customer will want an older Embossing Folder that just retired, shortly after its sold out.  We spend weeks searching eBay, Etsy, and Demonstrator Facebook Buy-Trade-Sell sites looking for these folders.  Pick up your favorites now, while they are on sale.  

Visit the Clearance Rack and see how much you can save now.

Shop and Save:
  • Supplies are limited
  • Discounts up to 60%
  • Combined with other Stampin' Up! items on the same order.
  • Include your favorites from the 2019 Holiday Catalog carryover list, including Year-End Closeout items.   
  • Stampin' Up! Demonstrator can add Clearance Rack items to your new catalog pre-order.  You receive your Demonstrator discount on Clearance Rack items as well the savings on these retired items.
Give yourself a great Christmas Gift.  With savings like these, there's no better time to order.

 Place an order now
    



Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site and you'll receive notification of my upcoming classes.


Quick Links:  


Enjoy!



Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
LOVE WHAT YOU MAKE
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 






Thursday, December 19, 2019

Hanukkah Card using Stampin' Up! Brightly Gleaming

  • Hanukkah Card using Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper
  • Craft over the holidays with new items from the Clearance Rack

Happy Hanukkah Card

I'll do a short post today, with more photos, as we're all overly busy preparing for the holidays next week.  Today's card is a Happy Hanukkah card using the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper, Copper Foil Sheets, and Copper Embossing Powder.   
  




I used the same basic layout, background, and sentiment for each card, and simply changed the main image.  The basecard is Night of Navy.  The next layer is Copper Foil Sheet.  Then I added a layer of one of the foil prints from Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper.  The next layer is a die cut rectangle out of Copper Foil Sheet using the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  The image layer is Night of Navy.      





Using a retired stamp set called Jewish Celebrations, that I've held onto for years (can anyone say pack-rat), I stamped the different main images and the sentiment onto the Night of Navy layer using Versamark ink.  Then I covered the images with Copper Emboss Powder and set it with my Heat Tool.  I put both the main image and the sentiment on the same clear block so that when I stamped the images, I only had to stamp once. 
   



  
I was tempted to add more embellishments, but felt that the simple bows in 1/4" Copper Trim were all the cards needed.   

Before I put my supplies away, I decided to do one more version of the card.  I eliminated the Night of Navy image layer, and  heat embossed the image directly onto the Copper Foil Sheet.  It produced a beautiful, muted image.  I' not sure which is my favorite.     






The Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper is going to carry over from the 2019 Holiday Catalog.  It is currently out of stock.  You can order it again when the 2020 Holiday Catalog is released.  If you don't have a demonstrator and want a copy of the new, January - June 2020 Mini catalog, contact me for copies of the new catalog.   I would love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.   

Recipe

  • Stamps: Jewish Celebrations (Retired - no longer available)
  • Ink:   Versamark
  • Paper:  Night of Navy, Copper Foil Sheets, Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper
  • Accessories:  Stitched Rectangle Dies, 1/4" Copper Trim, Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Glue 

To learn more about any of these items, click the photo of the items and you'll see more information in my online store.



Up to 60% off - Clearance Rack




A great time to craft is over the holidays, when you finally have some well-deserved down time.  Craft alone. Or, craft surrounded by those you love.  Just like fond memories of traditional cookie-baking, crafting with loved ones will leaving you with warm, wonderful memories you'll cherish forever.  

Great values remain for you to find on the recently refreshed Clearance Rack in my Stampin' Up! store! 


 Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack Refresh


Shop and Save now:
  • Supplies are limited
  • Discounts up to 60%
  • Combined with other Stampin' Up! items on the same order.
  • Include your favorites from the 2019 Holiday Catalog carryover list, including Year-End Closeout items.   
  • Stampin' Up! Demonstrator can add Clearance Rack items to your new catalog pre-order.  You receive your Demonstrator discount on Clearance Rack items as well the savings on these retired items.
Give yourself a great Christmas Gift.  With savings like these, there's no better time to order.

 Place an order now
    




Want more motivation for creating cards?  Join my Meetup Site and you'll receive notification of my upcoming classes.


Quick Links:  


Enjoy!



Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
LOVE WHAT YOU MAKE
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