Stampin’ Up Alpine Adventure Holiday Card

Good Thursday morning everyone.  We’re just about through the week.  Hope you are making some fun plans for the weekend.

Today I used the Stampin’ Up Alpine Adventure Photopolymer Bundle to make you another holiday card.  Take a look.

I started with a Mossy Meadow card front and adhered a piece of Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper using Snail.  On a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock I used my Embossing Buddy so that the Emboss Powder only sticks to where I stamp with Versamark Ink. I stamped the Let it Snow from the Alpine Adventure stamp set in Versamark Ink on the right side.  I sprinkled some White Stampin’ Emboss Powder over the stamped image then shook off the excess.  Using my Heat Tool I heated up the powder and watched the magic of the powder turn.

Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue I adhered the Cherry Cobbler panel to the top section of the card front.  I cut the Snow Shoes and Sled from the coordinating Alpine Sports Thinlits Dies out of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper.  I cut the Holly Leaves from the Thinlits Dies out in Garden Green cardstock.  I cut the Bows from the Thinlits Dies out in Real Red cardstock.  I cut the Snowflakes from the Thinlits Dies out of Shimmery White cardstock.

I attached the Holly and the Bow on the top of the Sled and Snow Shoes using a Mini Glue Dot and added a Clear Rhinestone Basic Jewel in the center of each Bow. I adhered the Sled and the Snow Shoes to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I adhered the Snowflakes with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I adhered the card front to a Thick Very Vanilla card base.

On the inside I stamped the Snow Shoes from the Alpine Adventure stamp set in Soft Suede Ink, stamping it off 3 times to get a very light image, on a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment from the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set in Mossy Meadow Ink over the top of the Snow Shoes.  I adhered the Very Vanilla liner to a Cherry Cobbler mat using Snail and adhered it to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

To finish my card off I decorated a Medium Very Vanilla Envelope.  I adhered a strip of the Festive Farmhouse DSP to the bottom front of the envelope and a piece of Wood Textures DSP to the envelope flap.  Hope you enjoyed my card today.  Thank you for stopping by my blog.  Happy Stamping!

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator.  Just click here to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.  Happy Stamping, Karen!

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Thick Very Vanilla Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2 ” (card base scored and folded at 4 1/4″)
  • Very Vanilla Cardstock 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
  • Cherry Cobbler Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat), 2 ” X 4 1/8″ (strip on card front)
  • Mossy Meadow Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front mat)
  • Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front)
  • Wood Textures Designer Series Paper scraps for Snow Shoes and Sled
  • Garden Green Cardstock scraps for Holly
  • Real Red Cardstock scraps for Bow
  • Shimmery White Cardstock scraps for Snowflakes

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Stampin’ Up Bring On The Presents Buffalo Check Holiday Card

Good Wednesday morning everyone.  Hope your week is going well.

I’ve got another holiday card for you today.  I used the Stampin’ Up Bring On The Presents Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Buffalo Check Stamp.  These are not your traditional holiday colors, but I wanted to try a new technique that I watched one of my team members do on Sunday night.  She turned the Buffalo Check stamp into plaid.  Mary Deatherage from Stamps – n – Lingers is very creative that way.  You can see her card and video with all the examples here.

Here’s my card for today.

I started with a panel of Mint Macaron cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot using my Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  I adhered it to the front of my card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamped it with the Buffalo Check stamp in Grapefruit Grove Ink using my Stamparatus to make sure I got it straight.  I took my Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Blends Marker and drew the lines down between each row of the check.  I then took my Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends Marker and drew lines on each side of the check blocks.  On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the Bow image from Bring On The Presents Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.  I colored the bow in using my Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Blends Markers then cut it out with the coordinating All The Presents Thinlits Dies. I stamped the tag from Bring On The Presents stamp set in Blackberry Bliss Ink and the sentiment from the same set in Mint Macaron.  I cut the tag out with the coordinating thinlit die from the set too.

I tied a piece of Grapefruit Grove colored twine, from the Nature’s Twine pack, to the tag and attached it to the back of the bow with a Mini Glue Dot.

I adhered the bow to the package with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the package to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On the inside I stamped the small bow from Bring On The Presents stamp set in Mint Macaron Ink in the top corner.  I colored it in using my Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends Markers.  I stamped the sentiment from  the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set in Blackberry Bliss Ink in the center.  I adhered the inner liner to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

To finish my card I stamped the small bow on the bottom corners of a Medium Whisper White Envelope in Mint Macaron Ink and colored them in with my Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends Markers.  Even though these are not traditional holiday colors I had a lot of fun making this plaid present.  The color combinations are endless, give it a try.  Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Happy Stamping!

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator.  Just click here to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.  Happy Stamping, Karen!

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Mint Macaron Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ (card base scored and folded at 4 1/4″), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front)
  • Whisper White Cardstock 3 1/2″ X 3 1/2″ (artwork), scraps for bow and tag

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Stampin’ Up Spirited Snowmen Holiday Card

Good Tuesday morning everyone.  Hope your week has started out good.

For my card today I used the Stampin’ Up Spirited Snowmen Stamp Set.  I just love the snowmen in this set.  Once again I used my Stampin’ Blends Markers, they make coloring so easy for me.  My card was CASEd from my up-line Jaimie Babarczy.  You can see her card here.  Here’s my card, take a look.

I started with a panel of Whisper White cardstock.  I stamped the snowmen image from the Spirited Snowmen Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.  I colored them in using my Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Shaded Spruce and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers.

I dusted the front of the card front with my Embossing Buddy so that the Emboss Powder would only stick to where I stamped with Versamark Ink.  Using my Versamark Ink I stamped the Snowflakes from the Spirited Snowmen Stamp Set all over the front of the card.  I sprinkled the card front with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder making sure all the snowflakes were covered.  I shook off the excess Emboss Powder then heated it with my Heat Tool and watched the magic happen.  Unfortunately it’s hard to see the white snowflakes on the white cardstock.

I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Pool Party mat using Snail.  I adhered the card front to a Thick Whisper White card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On the inside panel I stamped the Holly & Berry from the Spirited Snowmen stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink in the top corners and colored them in using my Real Red and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends Markers.  I stamped the sentiment from the Snowflake Sentiments Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink in the center.  I adhered the liner to a Pool Party mat using Snail and adhered it to the inside of the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

 To finish off my card I decorated a Medium Whisper White Envelope by stamping the same snowmen in the lower left corner and colored them in the same as I did on the card front.  This was a super fun and easy card. I hope you will give it a try.  Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Happy Stamping!

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator.  Just click here to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.  Happy Stamping, Karen!

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Thick Whisper White Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
  • Whisper White Cardstock 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front), 3 3/4″ X 5″ (inner liner)
  • Pool Party Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front mat), 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner mat)

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Stampin’ Up Fabulous Flamingo Birthday Card for Sunday Stamps and Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenges

Good Monday morning everyone.  Hope you had a wonderful weekend. It’s World Card Making Day.  Stampin’ Up! is doing a week long sale in honor of World Card Making Day!  The sale starts today, October 1 and runs though Sunday, October 7.  Select products are 10% off! Check out the specials in my online store.

My card for today uses the Fabulous Flamingo Photopolymer Stamp Set.  I played along with 2 challenges with this card.

Here is the sketch for Sunday Stamps 188.  Be sure to stop by the challenge blog to see the beautiful cards everyone has made and to play along too!

Here is the fun color challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge. Be sure to stop by the challenge blog to see the beautiful cards made and to play along.

Here is my take on the 2 challenges.

I started with a Gorgeous Grape card front and embossed it with the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder using my Big Shot.  Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue I adhered it to the front of the Gorgeous Grape card base.

I then stamped the Flamingo from the Fabulous Flamingo Photopolymer stamp set on a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I stamped the 1st part using Flirty Flamingo Ink, full strength.  I then stamped the next part of the Flamingo using Flirty Flamingo Ink again, but I stamped off once to get the lighter pink color.  I stamped the outline of the Flamingo in Night of Navy Ink stamping off once to give it a softer look.  I stamped the water on the bottom from the Fabulous Flamingo stamp set in Night of Navy stamping off once.  I stamped the palms from the Fabulous Flamingo stamp set around the top and sides of the paper in Shaded Spruce Ink and Granny Apple Green Ink stamping both colors off twice.  I adhered the artwork to a Night of Navy mat using Snail and adhered it to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Using the Florish Thinlits Dies I cut the border piece out of a scrap of Night of Navy cardstock.  I cut a thin piece of Night of Navy cardstock and adhered it to the border piece using Tear & Tape Adhesive.  I wrapped a piece of Whisper White Solid Bakers Twine around the border and tied a small bow.  I adhered it to the card front at the bottom of the artwork using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On the inside I stamped the Palms all around the inner liner in Shaded Spruce Ink and Granny Apple Green Ink stamping each color off twice.  I stamped the sentiment from the Postcard Pals stamp set in Night of Navy Ink in the center.  I adhered the inner liner to a mat of Flirty Flamingo cardstock using Snail, then adhered it to the inside of the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

To finish off my card I stamped the Palms all around a Medium Whisper White Envelope in Shaded Spruce Ink and Granny Apple Green Ink stamping both inks off twice.  Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope you will give this card a try.  Happy Stamping!

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If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator.  Just click here to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.  Happy Stamping, Karen!

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Card stock cuts for this project:

  • Flirty Flamingo Cardstock 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner mat)
  • Gorgeous Grape Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ ( scored and folded at 4 1/4″), 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (card front)
  • Night of Navy Cardstock 3 5/16″ X 3 7/8″ (artwork mat), 3/8″ X 4 1/4″ (border strip)
  • Whisper White Cardstock 3 1/4″ X 3 3/4″ (artwork), 3 3/4″ X 5″ (inner liner)

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