Thursday, September 30, 2021

Peaceful Place DSP and Penguin Place

This is a card inspired by a very talented demo, Patty Bennett.  She taught us how to color the cabins with Stampin' Blends in her video, so I had to try it and I love how it makes the Peaceful Place DSP really pop.  Here are my written instructions:



Stamp Set:  Penguin Place (Season’s Greetings)

Cardstock:  Cinnamon Cider, Basic White, Peace Place DSP

Ink:  Cinnamon Cider

Stampin’ Blends:  Ivory, Cinnamon Cider, Soft Suede, Soft Succulent, Just Jade

Other:  Double Oval Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Glue Dot

 

1.     The base of the card is Cinnamon Cider cardstock cut at 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” and scored at 4-1/4” in the middle.

2.    The second layer is Peaceful Place DSP (cabins and trees).  Color the cabins with Ivory.  Then color with Cinnamon Cider where the shading would be.  Blend the Ivory with the Cinnamon Cider.  Add Soft Suede for darker shadows.

3.    For the trees, color with Soft Succulent and then Just Jade.  Leave some white for snow.

4.    Ink up the sentiment “Season’s Greetings” from the Penguin Place stamp set with Cinnamon Cider onto Basic White cardstock.  Punch it out with the Double Oval Punch and scalloped oval from Cinnamon Cider cardstock.  Layer together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  Add Dimensionals to the back and add to the front of the card.

5.    Take the Linen Thread and double it.  Tie a bow and attach with a Glue Dot to the top of the layered ovals.




 

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Banner Year Christmas Wishes

This is a card I did for my swap this month.  The theme was "Christmas is Coming" and I was inspired by a card made by Kim Quade.  The sentiment is from the annual catalog called Banner Year.
Here are my instructions:


Stamp Set:  Banner Year

Cardstock:  Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Basic White, Brushed Metallic, Tidings of Christmas DSP

Ink:  Evening Evergreen

Other:  Mini Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, Wintry 3D Embossing Folder, Layering Circles Dies, Evergreen Border Punch, 3/8” Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon. Metallic Pearls, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals

 

1.     The base of the card is Soft Succulent cardstock cut at 4-1/4” x 11” and scored at 5-1/2” in the middle.

2.    The second layer is Soft Succulent cardstock cut at 3-1/4” x 5” and inserted into the Wintry 3D Embossing Folder and run through the Mini Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine using Plates 1 and 4 to emboss.

3.    Layer onto the Evening Evergreen cardstock cut at 3-1/2” x 5-1/4”.

4.    Wrap the ribbon around the two layers and tie a box on the left side.

5.    Die cut a circle using the Layering Circles from the Tidings of Christmas DSP, and put two Dimensionals at the top and two at the bottom.  Center over the ribbon.

6.    Use the Evergreen Border Punch to punch trees from the Brushed Metallic cardstock.  Adhere to the circle with Mini Dimensionals.

7.    Ink up the sentiment “Christmas Wishes” from the Banner Year set with Evening Evergreen ink and stamp on the ¾” x 3-1/4” Soft Succulent cardstock.  Layer onto the 1” x 3-1/4” Evening Evergreen cardstock.  Adhere to the bottom of the card.  Add adhesive Metallic Pearls to each side.

8.    Layer onto the base of the card at the top.


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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Time of Giving - Snowflakes

This is a card I made today using Shaded Spruce cardstock.  I was inspired by the card in the 2021 Holiday Catalog on page 61, only they used Just Jade cardstock and ink.  I just love Shaded Spruce.
Here is how I made my card:

Stamp Set:  Time of Giving

Cardstock:  Shaded Spruce, Basic White, Shimmery White

Ink:  Shaded Spruce

Other:  Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, Giving Gifts Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Blending Brush, Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Wink of Stella

 

1.     The base of the card is Shaded Spruce cardstock cut at 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” and scored at 4-1/4” in the middle

2.    The second layer is Shimmery White cardstock cut at 3-1/2” x 5-1/4”.  Use the Shaded Spruce ink and Blending Brush on the Shimmery White cardstock.

3.    Die-cut 3 sets of snowflake frames from the Giving Gifts Dies and cut out of Basic White cardstock.  They should measure 1-7/8” x 3-3/8”.  Adhere together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I had to trim the sides off a sliver to even them up.

4.    Ink up the sentiment “Season’s Greetings” on Basic White cardstock and die-cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  Adhere with Dimensionals in the middle section over to the right.

5.    Use the Wink of Stella ink pen and hit on a hard pen or object to add a wink of glitter to the card.


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Monday, September 27, 2021

Perfectly Plaid

This is a card that I made by combining the stamp set Perfectly Plaid from the Stampin' Up! Annual catalog and the Peaceful Deer sentiment from the Holiday Catalog.  It also uses the Sale-a-bration Designer Series Paper called Peaceful Prints which you can earn FREE with a $50 order until September 30.  It is one of my favorite DSP's to use for Christmas cards.

My Instructions:

Stamp Sets:  Perfectly Plaid, Peaceful Deer (Merry Christmas sentiment)

Cardstock:  Garden Green, Basic Black, Basic White, Wonderful Snowflakes, Peaceful Prints DSP

Ink: Garden Green

Other:  Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Paper Trimmer, Pine Tree Punch, ¼” Black and White Gingham Ribbon, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals, Glue Dot

 

1.     The base of the card is Garden Green cardstock cut at 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” and scored at 4-1/4” in the middle.

2.    The second layer is Basic Black cardstock cut at 4” x 5-1/4”.  Adhere to the base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

3.    The third layer is Peaceful Prints DSP cut at 3-3/4” x 5” and adhered to the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

4.    Add the Wonderful Snowflakes with Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the upper left side of the card front.

5.    The Basic Black cardstock strip is cut at 1” x 5”.

6.    The Peaceful Place DSP is cut at 7/8” x 5” making sure it includes the trees.  Adhere to the Basic Black strip with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and adhere to the front of the card.

7.    Ink up the Perfectly Plaid tree with Garden Green ink on Basic White cardstock.

8.    Punch the tree out with the Pine Tree Punch.  Put Dimensionals on the back and adhere over the strip closer to the snowflake.

9.    Ink up the sentiment “Merry Christmas” from the Peaceful Deer stamp set with Garden Green ink and stamp on Basic White cardstock.

10.  Die-cut it out using the Stitched Rectangles Dies.  Put Dimensionals on the back and adhere to the bottom right of the card.

11.   Tie the ¼” Black and White Ribbon in a knot and attach to the card with a Glue Dot.

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Humble Home - Christmas Card Shoebox Swap

This is the card that I made for my Christmas Card Shoebox Swap.  We had 9 customers that swapped on Sunday, but one of them couldn't ma...