Penguin Fun

This is a sample card I made for one of my Christmas card classes.  

Once I made it I knew that I did not like the white card base.....too white for me.  So when my girls made it in class, I substituted Garden Green cardstock and boy did that make the card pop! 

The images are from the Snow Place stamp set found on page 33 of the Holiday Catalog. The greeting is from the Embellished Ornaments stamp set.  

Cuteness!

Sometimes you just have to relax and have fun!

I taught this card in my Mega Christmas Card Classes ( 30 cards in one day) and it was by far the most challenging card for my girls. 

Most were intimidated, and some even obsessed over the placement of each image. 

When I designed this card, my thought was that this would be an easy peasy, quick and fun card to make.   Aparently not so.. . . LOL...who knew!

This card was made entirely using the assorted images from the Work of Art stamp set- a totally non Christmas stamp set.  His hat was made using two of the stamps.  His eyes and mouth using another, his nose another, and his scarf using two more stamps. 

I think it is a whimsically fun card!

Thinking of You at Christmas. . . .

Stamps:  Embellished Ornaments
Dies:  Embellished Ornaments Framelits
Inks:  Rich Razzleberry, Garden Green
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Garden Green, Silver Foil
Embellishments:  Rhinestones

More Embellished Ornaments . . .

As promised, here are two more beauties that I made with the Embellished Ornaments stamp set and matching framelit dies.  

These cards started with the Cherry Cobbler mats. . . I mis-cut these pieces for a Christmas Card class so I had to do something with them.  This is what I came up with: 

 Don't you love the glitzy goodness of the Silver Glimmer Paper, Silver Foil and Silver Cording Trim!  

The simple greeting is from the retired  Project Life stamp set called Holiday Cheer.

Come back tomorrow for my final card using Embellished Ornaments stamp set!

Embellished Ornaments & Versatile Christmas

I made this card using the branch image from the Embellished Ornaments stamp set found on page 15 of the Holiday Catalog.  

I stamped the image in Garden Green ink and used Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details to fill in the berries with sparkly color. 

The greeting is from the Versatile Christmas stamp set found on page 26.

The DSP is Merry Moments found on page 27. 

And for a bit more glitzy goodness. . . .the gold Cording Trim found on page 24.

Come back tomorrow for another couple of cards made with Embellished Ornaments stamp set...

Christmas Cuties. . . .

I made this card using the stamp set found on page 19 of the Holiday Catalog called Christmas Cuties.  

I LOVE this set.  There are four images - an elf, an angel, snowsuit boy, and snowflakes and three greetings. 

I went against the grain and tried a nontraditional color combination..... I like it.  The snowflake punch is a Fiskars punch. 

Reason for the Season . . . .

Here are a couple of cards I made using Reason For The Season stamp set found on page 31 of the Holiday Catalog. 

I LOVE how these turned out.  

The first one I stamped in Archival Black ink and then colored the images with markers:

 And the second one  I also stamped in Archival Black ink but only colored the leaves and the flower centers.  Then I grabbed my Wink of Stella clear glitter brush ( coming in January in the Occasions catalog) and painted the flower petals with the clear glitter.  

This card is GORGEOUS but so very hard to photograph! 

Big News Today From Stampin' Up!- 2 Announcements!

Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (item 139673) has been so popular that we are going to do something that we don't normally do: we've decided to bring it back in the 2016 annual catalogue!   While bringing an item out of retirement is not something we generally do, we just couldn't ignore the fact that this folder is a wildly popular item that customers want.

The  Year End Sale is Coming!

We will have more products on Clearance for our Year End Sale Dec 10-Jan4.  While supplies last we are offering discounts up to 60% on select products…..so check the Clearance Rack  on December 10 th.

Gift Card Holders. . .

Every year around the holidays it is nice to have gift cards and gift card holders at the ready as a special thank you to those people in your life that you appreciate and want to recognize at the holiday season.

These can put an instant smile on the face of the paperboy, grocery clerk, hairdresser, teacher, barber, gym staff, cleaning staff, co-worker etc.  

Just tuck a little gift card from Timmies, Starbucks, Subway or anywhere......the smiles will shine as bright as the glittery belly bands that hold these gift cards together!

I made these with the Lots of Labels Framelits found on page 173 of the Annual Catalog and some retired DSP.  The stamp set is Your Presents found on page 32 of the Holiday Catalog.

Joyful Season . . .

This card reminds me of my brother in law.  He lives in Maryland and we rarely get to see each other....but he loves cardinals.  This one is for you Robert: 

 Stamp set:  Joyful Season- 2 step stamp - page 29

Retro Rewind....Christmas cards!

Here are a couple more Christmas cards I made....using retired stamps.  

I am sorry but there are some stamp sets that I just cannot part with, they will remain in my collection forever because they stir up fond memories in me.  

Take this one for instance....a very simple card....but reminds me of my childhood, building snowmen with my siblings and friends in Saint John, NB. 

 

And this one.....a quick and simple, yet elegant card: 

 

Five Christmas Cards. . . . One sheet wonder theory applied!

So I found this tutorial online for making "One Sheet Wonder" Christmas cards.

  The theory is that if you cut your Designer Series Paper in a specific manner, you are able to get multiple cards from one sheet of Designer Series Paper ( 11 cards).  

This sounded great to me as as of November 30 I had.....zero Christmas cards made and I needed 52! 

Then I got to thinking......I had a ton of partial sheets of DSP, I would just use the one sheet wonder concept but use up the partial sheets I had.  I was also able to use up some half sheets of cardstock that I already had cut.....BONUS!

Here is what I came up with: 

 

The greeting is from the Cozy Christmas stamp set found on page 9.  The DSP is from the Season of Cheer on page 29 and Home For Christmas on page 9

Early Morning Excitement in Winnipeg . . .

Today is the day that Stampin' Up! demonstrators get the opportunity to pre-order products from the 2016 Occasions Catalogue!!!!  

My dear hubby chose to roll over in his sleep at 5 am and snore in my face, waking me up.  At first I was annoyed, and then it hit me. . . get outta bed girl. . . .it is PREORDER DAY!!!!! 

 I was also able to select products from the 2016 Sale-A-Bration Brochure too!!! 

I ordered  copies of the 2016 Occasions Catalogue and the 2016 Sale-A-Bration Brochure for all my girls and I will be distributing them to ooh and ahh over the Christmas holidays, letting them make their wish lists, and beready for their first orders on January 5th.  

I am over the moon excited and cannot wait to get my new products and I can't wait to be able to share the new products with them, and you!

Here are a few sneak peeks for you. . . . first the Sale-A-Bration brochure. . . 1 FREE product for every $60 you order. .. . 11 glorious items to choose from. . .  . .oh how I love FREE!!!!

Honeycomb Happiness. . . . oh how cute is this!!!!!

Sky Is the Limit . . . . and check out the new Perfectly Artistic DSP !  The embossing folder is in the Occasions catalog.  

 

And speaking of the Occasions Catalog . . .  

And a gorgeous new stamp set called Birthday Blossoms:

And an AMAZING new bundle called Bloomin Love: 

 And another new bundle called Botanical Blooms: 

And yet another bundle called A Nice Cuppa: 

 

A gorgeous three step stamp set called Picture Perfect . . . 

 and another BEAUTIFUL bundle called Rose Garden . . . 

Well if these pics aren't enough to peak your interest and make you want your own copy of the Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochure, I don't know what will.!   

An offering of a whopping 21 BUNDLES in one mini catalog- holey moley!!!!