Showing posts with label Special Season. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Special Season. Show all posts

Friday, November 29, 2013

30 Days of Gratitude Card Challenge: Day 29

Good morning and Happy Black Friday!  How many of you are just getting back from shopping?  We're in the group that shops overnight and are usually done about now so I should be just about done with my Christmas shopping now.  I know that everyone is super busy with family and recovering from Thanksgiving so I wanted to share a really simply and pretty gratitude card.  I believe in sending thank you card's for gifts I receive so I always need to have a stash of Christmas thank you's ready to go.  For this card I used the note card set as the cardbase and added a layer of Island Indigo Textured Cardstock under the Whisper White stamped layer.  The tree is from the Special Season stamp set and was stamped in Smoky Slate ink.  The greeting is from the Another Thank You Photopolymer stamp set and was stamped in Island Indigo.  The final touch was just to wrap some Island Indigo Baker's Twine around the cardfront and tied a pretty bow.
 
This card is nice and simple so you could make a lot of them in a short amount of time and be all set.  They're also very mailable which the post office will appreciate.  Are you crafting this weekend?  I'm excited to make lots of snowflakes from the new Snowflake Ornament Kit that are all so sparkly and pretty.
 
Have fun!
 
Diana
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Thursday, November 21, 2013

30 Days of Gratitude Card Challenge: Day 21

Where is this week going?  I swear the days seem to go faster and faster as the year goes on, I guess that's what happens as we get closer to the holidays.  I have another quick and easy Christmas thank you card for today's gratitude card.  This is another card I designed for my Christmas card class last month and I just changed out the greeting on this card.  The cardbase is a Whisper White note card and I added a piece of Island Indigo Textured cardstock behind a layer of Whisper White.  I used the Special Season stamp set and stamped the tree in Smoky Slate and then dressed it up with Dazzling Diamonds with a two way glue pen.  I used the little greenery stamp from the same set and stamped in Island Indigo.  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set (this set is absolutely necessary if you make a lot of thank you cards) and I used the Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write Marker so I could just get part of the words on the stamp.  The final touch was to add a piece of Bermuda Bay 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon for an elegant touch.
 
I'm so excited to have so many Christmas thank you cards already made, it will really make it easier when it comes time to write all my notes to friends and family in appreciation of all they do.  Do you sent hand written thank you notes?  I really think it's a lost art, which is sad, it really does mean a lot to someone to receive an actually hand written note, I'm working on passing down the importance of this small act to Aidan so he continues it on.
 
Enjoy the rest of your day!
 
Diana

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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Stylin' Stampin' Squad November Blog Hop: Christmas


Thank you so much for joining us for the November Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad Blog Hop! This month our projects focus on Christmas. While we yet have to give thanks this month, some of us are already thinking about sending Christmas cards, what kind of packaging to present gifts in and how we want to deck our halls. On this month’s blog hop we are showcasing many of the Stampin’ Up! products that are available in the Holiday Catalog. You will see everything from cards to gift tags to 3-D décor and gift packaging. We hope you enjoy seeing how we use the products to create our projects and feel inspired to come up with some great projects of your own.
Remember you can order all of the products showcased from your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

You should have just left stop number 8 on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad blog hop – Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya.  If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn’t work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

I absolutely love the Winter Frost product suite in the Holiday Catalog.  My first project is this beautiful Christmas card that uses the Special Season and Christmas Messages stamp sets.  The cardbase is Pool Party and I added a piece of Winter Frost designer series paper that was matted on Island Indigo cardstock (I used the new Envelope Punch Board to corner round both layers).  I stamped the tree in Smoky Slate and used a Two Way Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds glitter to add some bling on the tree.  For the greeting I just inked up the stamp with Stampin' Write Markers so I have all the colors.  This layer is matted with Bermuda Bay cardstock.  The final touch was to add a piece of Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon along with a Bermuda Bay Button and a bow of Island Indigo Baker's Twine.

Of course I had to make a coordinating treat holder and I love these metal tins that are perfect for 12 nuggets (that I wrapped in DSP).  This tin came together really quickly, I added some DSP along the edge of the tin and created a belly band with Island Indigo Textured Cardstock, Winter Frost DSP, and some Whisper White Organza Ribbon.

For the tag I stamped the snowflake from the Festive Flurry stamp set and cut it out with the Big Shot and Festive Flurry Framelits.  I cut the smaller snowflake out of Silver Glimmer Paper.  The greeting is from the new Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set and it was punched out with the Artisan Label Punch.  A little Whisper White Baker's twine is perfect to attach the tag to the tin. 
 
This tin is so cute and they make perfect gifts for neighbors, coworkers, mailman, etc.  Anyone on your list would love to receive it!  I hope you enjoyed this month's blog hop projects.  Remember you can continue on the rest of the blog hop, and if you just started here, don't worry, you can work your way around the full hop.  I love these turned out and I definitely have more on my to do list.
 
                                                                    
Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

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Blog Hop Participants:
    1.Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun
    2.Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
    3.Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
    4.Annie L. of Love Me Cards
    5.Cynthia R. of Ink-a-Doodle Creations
    6.Jamie H. of Unique Ink
    7.Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
    8.Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
    9.Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
    10.Heidi B of Stuck on Stampin'
    11.Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
    12.Anastasia R. of Stampin' Blondie
    13.Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
    14.Jennifer B. of NW Stamper
    15.Kristina M. of Mama's Sanity
    16.Shellie G. of Craft SmashUp
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Stampin' Stylin' INKspiration Blog: Special Season Christmas Card


Happy Tuesday!  I don't know about you but I have so many things on my To Do list and projects I want to make that I need to work ahead of the holidays, for example, I'm wrapping up all my Halloween gift projects and our family Christmas Cards are all made (minus the family picture).  This allows me time to work on other projects and create fun and fabulous classes to help inspire you.  As a result I tend to work way ahead of the current season so today's topic on the Stampin' Stylin' INKspiration Blog, Christmas Cards, is perfect timing.

As soon as I saw the Special Season stamp set in the Holiday catalog I knew it would make absolutely beautiful card without a lot of effort.  I used the Winter Frost Speciality Designer Series Paper for the colors of this card and started with a Coastal Cabana cardbase.  Next I added a layer of the DSP.  The main focal image is from the Special Season stamp set and was stamped in Smoky Slate ink and is matted with a piece of Island Indigo Cardstock, and then a layer of Brushed Silver Cardstock.  I used dimensionals to attached the entire stamped image stack for some added pop.  The greeting is from the same stamp set and is stamped in Island Indigo ink and then I cut around the edge for a nice delicate effect.  The final touch was to add a small bow tied with the Bermuda Bay 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon.
 
This card is so soft and beautiful, I love it and it's easily something that you could make a lot of which is perfect for Christmas cards.  I hope you enjoy and please, go over to the Stampin' Stylin' INKspiration blog and check out some other great, beautiful Christmas cards for inspiration.
 
Enjoy,
 
Diana

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