Happy New Year: 2014

Happy New Year!
This is an entry in the SUO Challenges Here

When I was thinking about a New Years card,

I immediately grabbed some new SAB product.

I know it is a bit early to talk about SAB

(Sale-A-Bration), but the 2014 SAB products are really fun!

This is the SAB Card Kit, Good As Gold.

The kit contains 8 card bases, spattered with colorful dots,

envelopes, gold foil envy liners, tags, cord and Baker's twine.

The gold foil liners are a wonderful product, but you don't

need to line the entire envelope.  For this card, I cut way the

bottom portion of the envy liner, and used it to produce

the 2014 numbers with the Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies.

The rest of the card was easy.... attach the numbers, tie the

Gold Elastic Cord and you're done.  The kit contains numerous 

tags, that can be layered in different ways.

Reminder:  This kit will be available during SAB 2014.

SAB runs from January 28-March 31, 2014.

Happy New Year!

Pleasant Poppies with Primrose

This is the background set, Pleasant Poppies.

With a little coloring, it can create a nice effect,

or you can use it as a background.

Colors:  Watercolor paper, Primrose Petals,

Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz

Other: Primrose Petals Ribbon, Aqua Painter

Flower Shop File Folder

This is a file folder card, made with the 

Envelope Punch Board.  I also used the Envy Punch Board

to round the corners on the card and sentiment layer.

Sets:  Flower Shop (bundle), Sassy Salutations

Colors:  Soft Suede, Coastal Cabana (In-Color

Designer Series Paper Pack), Primrose Petals, Whisper White

 Other:  Envelope Punch Board, Pansy Punch

Primrose Petals ribbon

Christmas Joy

Christmas Peace and Joy!

Jesus Christ our Savior is Born

 

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Mary DId You Know

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Christmas Assortment

With Christmas almost here, I thought that I would

post a selection of projects that I have not yet posted.

This is the beautiful Christmas Dove from the

Calm Christmas set on page 26 of the Holiday Mini.

Here are a couple of gift card holders.  For these,

I used the Winter Frost DSP on the first, and

Season of Style Paper Pack on the second.

I paired the Artisan Label Punch with the 

Label Love set to created the label on the right.

 

 Last, but not least, a snowflake card using the

Festive Flurry bundle.

 

Christmas Messages with Snowflake

I needed to make a quick Christmas card for someone, 

so here it is.  I continue to find the Christmas Messages set,

and Festive Flurry Set with coordinating Framelits 

a delightful combination.  In this case, both are embossed

with Silver Embossing Powder.   The flags are made

out of Winter Frost Specialty DSP, trimmed by hand.
I added some rhinestones and sent it off! 

Sweet Essential Ornament CCMC282 Challenge

This is a submission for the CCMC282 

Color Challenge with Connie and Mary, HERE.

The colors for this challenge included

Whisper White, Silver and Cherry Cobbler.

Set:  Sweet Essentials

Big Shot: Holiday Ornaments Framelits,

Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder  

Other:  Scallop Border Punch,

Silver Glimmer Paper, Silver Ribbon, Rhinestones,

Basics Glimmer Brads

Upcoming Occasions 2014 Mini:

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

Winter Frost Snowflake Gift Holder

This is a gift card holder, made with the 

Circle Card Thinlit Die.  

 In this example, a length of paper was left extented,

to enable a folded portion for the gift card.

 I used the Festive Flurry bundle to stamp and cut

snowflakes for the front panel.  The "Joyful Tidings" sentiment

from Christmas Messages was embossed on the reverse side

of the circle panel.  The panels were decorated with DSP

from the Winter Frost pack.

Occasions Alpha Tag Card

This is a submission for the Just-Add-Ink Challenge here.
 
The Occasions Alphabet is useful from a number of 

perspectives.  It is a vertical message set, which lends itself

to banners, flags and tags.  Secondly, it covers a wide

variety of stamping and scrapbooking events.

This card also features the Season of Style DSP

paper pack.  You can produce a lot of different looks

out of this paper stack.  Framing the tag with

the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder really highlights

the tag in the center of this card.

Colors:  Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler,

Gumball Green, Season of Style DSP

Other:  Chalk Talk Framelits, Framed Tulips EF,

Gumball Green Ribbon

Gifts of Kindness Diversion

It's turned cold & snowy here, so I needed a sunny diversion. 

The Gifts of Kindness set is just such an easy

way to put together a beautiful card.  It has several

excellent sentiments, so works for many occasions.

Other:  2013-15 Designer Series Paper Pack

(Baked Brown Sugar strip), Primrose Petals Ribbon, Pearls 
 

Two New Photopolymer Sets: Countless Sayings

SU has just released two new Photopolymer sets, 

providing numerous words and sayings!

This is Countless Sayings 1, available HERE.

Obviously you can create a lot of sentiments, such as

Love

Love  You Much

Love Stinks

Love This

Love Your Face

Love Your Sweet Face

Much Love

XO

This is Countless Sayings 2.

As above, you can use it for a variety of sentiments!

DSP Christmas House on Soft Suede

This is another DSP Christmas house

made out of the Season of Style DSP paper pack. 

The sentiment was made using the Tags 4 You set,

with the Label Bracket Punch (offered as a bundle).

Other:  Small Heart Punch,  Argyle EF,
Tulip Frame EF, Red Glimmer Paper

DSP Christmas House on White

Admittedly these little houses are fun and 

quick to make.  This card features the Season of Style DSP

paper pack.  You can produce a lot of different looks

from this paper stack.

The sentiment was made using the Tags 4 You set,

with the Label Bracket Punch (offered as a bundle).

It's close enough to a door, to work.

Other:  Small Heart Punch,  Argyle EF

Clearance Blitz

• Clearance Rack Blitz: begins today.  Retired products-up to 80% off-will only be available while supplies last.

Please check this sale out here:

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Envy Punch Board Candy Cane Box

Well, the Envelope Punch Board is certainly an

enjoyable tool.  It enables creation of more than just

envelopes! This is another idea from Sam at pootles.co.uk.

She's one talented Brit!

Set:  Label Love (and coordinating Artisan Label Punch)

Colors:  Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler (both Core'dinations

paper), Whisper White

Other:  Gift Bow Bigz Die, Envelope Punch Board,

Gumball Green Ribbon   

Christmas Cheer in Primrose

I sure have gotten a lot of use out of the 

Festive Flurry Framelits bundle.

There are just so many ways to incorporate these

snowflakes as either background, or focal points.

I also like the sentiments in the Sweet Essentials

stamp set (page 41 of the main catalog), 

as they cover a range of occasions, and feature

reasonably sized messages.

Colors:  Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride,

Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse (ribbon)

Diagonal Merry

Given the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions EF,

I had wanted to try a couple of diagonal cards.

Diagonals are a big trend right now.

The Expressions Thinlit Dies lend themselves

to positioning on the diagonal!

Set:  Snowflake Soiree

Colors:  Wisteria Wonder, Winter Frost Specialty DSP,

Silver Foil

Inlaid Snowflake

I saw an inlaid snowflake by Brian King and really liked it.

The Festive Flurry Framelits enables creation of "inlaid" 

snowflakes, so that you can make a variety of combinations.

Set:  Christmas Messages (embossed in Silver EP)

Colors:  Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Silver and 

Red Glimmer paper, Northern Flurry Embossing Folder

Rhinestone

Simple Expression with Christmas Messages

The Expressions Thinlits Dies are a charming way to

accessorize a card.  In this example, I used the "Merry" die.

When using these dies, put one or two layers of wax paper

between the die and your card stock. This makes it MUCH easier

to remove your cardstock, poking in the small holes to release

the word.  Periodically, you should clean out the thinlit, 

as the was paper will accumulate and decrease cutting ability.

Sets:  Lovely As A Tree, Christmas Messages

Colors:  Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler, 

Pistachio Pudding (in-color DSP stack), Whisper White

 

Other:  Midnight Muse Ribbon

Expressions Thinlits with Christmas Messages

The Expressions Thinlits Dies are a charming way to

accessorize a card.  The are low in profile, yet high is WOW!

When using these dies, put one or two layers of wax paper

between the die and your card stock. This makes it MUCH easier

to remove your cardstock, poking in the small holes to release

the word.  Periodically, you should clean out the thinlit, 

as the was paper will accumulate and decrease cutting ability.

Sets:  Lovely As A Tree, Christmas Messages

Colors:  Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler, 

Pistachio Pudding (in-color DSP stack), Whisper White

Other:  Labels Collection Framelit, Candy Dots

Midnight Muse Ribbon, Stylish Stripes EF 

Bow Angel in Blushing Bride

The Gift Bow Bigz Die is just a dandy tool.

I like both the bows that you can make, as well as

angels.  Cute and quick!

This project would look cute on a package, 

Christmas tree or banner.  It is 3-D, so cannot be

mailed in an envelope (well, I guess you could smash

her into one, but I wouldn't  :(  

Colors:  Very Vanilla,  Blushing Bride, 

Champagne Glimmer paper, Baked Brown Sugar

Other:  Small Heart Punch, 3/4 inch Circle Punch,

1 inch Circle punch, 1 1/4 inch Circle punch,

Sponge for distressing, Baked Brown Sugar Marker for face

CCMC279 Serene Silhouettes Sketch Challenge

This is an entry in the CCMC279 Sketch Challenge HERE.

Sorry it is not a holiday theme.  I went with a favorite set!

 

I wanted to make these trees from the Serene Silhouettes

set "feel" natural, so used the 1 1/4 inch Burlap Ribbon

as one of the backdrop layers.  The Soho Subway DSP

(currently on sale) also contributed to that feeling!

Sets:  Serene Silhouettes (p 64), Petite Pairs (p 73)

Colors: Very Vanilla, Gumball Green, 

Baked Brown Sugar

Other: Argyle Embossing Folder, Rhinestones

Thankful

I love the Autumn Accents die, so it was a 

"no brainer" for Thanksgiving.   The sentiment comes

from the Tags 4 You set on page 37 of the Holiday catty,

punched out with the new Label Bracket Punch.

 Colors include: So Saffron, Old Olive, Cajun Craze

and Early Espresso.

There is much that I am grateful for...

good health

loving family

fabulous friends

delightful neighbors

happy homestead

loving church family
fun hobbies (stampin!)

grace

forgiveness
love

opportunities

peace

joy

hope

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

Stampin Organization

Just a quick post, showing how I organize my

Big Shot and accessories.  This is an Origami shelf,

on wheels.  It is very sturdy and the perfect height.

The accessories are in plastic bins.

Next time, I WILL clean it up a bit before taking the picture!

Christmas Messages with DSP

This is another project using the Season of Style

Designer Series Paper Stack found on page 22

of the Holiday Mini.

The Christmas Messages set (currently on sale!),

on page 34 of the Mini, is a perfect

focal point for a card with a couple of colorful layers.

The sentiment is cut out and framed with layers from

the Chalk Talk Framelits, with Cherry Cobbler

ribbon completing the look!

Large Envelope Punch Board Box

I used the Envelope Punch Board to create this box.
It required a 12x12 piece of Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations

paper.  The finished box size is 4 x 3 3/4, almost
as big as a tissue box.

The lattice die, decorated with Gorgeous Grunge makes

a decoration for the 4 sides.  

 I used the Artisan Label punch to cut out the sentiment

stamped with the Petite Pairs set.   I wrapped the package

with Gumball Green ribbon to hold the top together.

Tag a Bag Gift Box

Continuing on a "packaging theme", this is

a decorated Tag a Bag Gift Box, found on page 158

of the main catty.  These boxes are very sturdy and  come

with an acetate sleeve.  Basically, you decorate the

sleeve by adding product for the given event.

 

In this example, I decorated with an embossed Cherry Cobbler

Core'dinations band, dressed up with a layered

snowflake using the Festive Flurries bundled stamp set

and coordinating Framelits.

The snowflakes were embossed with silver embossing 

powder on Whisper White and Brushed Silver card stock.

  This is a pretty easy gift to "throw" together, given

the Festive Flurry bundle.  I made sure that the snowflakes

stood out by putting dimensionals between each layer.

November Llama Hop

Welcome to our November Llama Hop!!

I'm so very glad that you could join us.

You have probably arrived from Kath's site.

Doesn't she do a spectacular job!

If you "backed in" to my blog, then you've

just had an opportunity to see Buffy's

very creative projects. 
Don't miss her Walter updates, in case
you need to know how to give your puppy it's pills!

 This project uses the Hearts a Flutter set and

coordinating Framelits (page 187).

The sentiment comes from the 

Occasions Alphabet set (page 134).

Occasions Alphabet is one of our few vertical sets,
 has a sentiment for most events, 
and fits nicely on banners!

Colors:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, 

Gumball Green, Brushed Gold Paper

Other:  Rhinestones, Small Heart Punch,

Gumball Green Ribbon,  Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder,
Hearts A Flutter Framelits

 This little box, made out of the beautiful

Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper 

was created with the Envelope Punch Board. 

The directions came from Sam Donald at

http://pootles.co.uk.

It could hold some chocolate kisses, or

small candies for a friend or coworker.

I didn't add a tag, because the paper made the

box pretty decorative on it's own (and frankly,
I ran out of time).  I punched holes and then added the 

1/8 inch Silver Ribbon on page 28 of the Holiday Mini.

Here is another view.

The Envelope Punch Board enables you to make

envelopes, boxes, cards and a host of fun projects!
Look for more Envelope Punch Board 
ideas in the future.

Well, that's it for me, so hop back to Kath's blog

or forward to enjoy Buffy's projects.

  

Holiday Sale!

Check out the holiday sale!

Envelope Punch Board Gift Card

This is a quick project, made with the

Envelope Punch Board.

I used Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations paper

and the "Gift Card" measurements on the Envy Board.

The band was made with the Label Love set

and coordinating punch.

Here's the inside of this gift envelope.

 

Happy Day Thinking of You

When I need a sympathy or thinking of you card,

I pull out the Happy Day and Thoughts and Prayers sets.

In the example above, I used the stampamajig to line up

the sentiment in the middle of the card.

The circle image from Happy Day was cut out with

the 1 3/4 circle punch.

Colors:  Whisper White, Primrose Petals

Basic Black

Christmas Starburst

The STARBURST technique is very popular.

Below, is a card using this technique,

followed by picture directions. 

I based my directions on those of 

Dawn Olchefske, at DOstamping.

The Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) on p 29

in the Holiday Mini is delicious.  Although not "traditional"

Christmas colors, they offer a festive alternative.

I used the Christmas Messages set on page 34, 

stamped in Smoky Slate, to

accompany this Starburst technique card.

Please see the picture directions below.

1.  Cut 3 rectangles out of coordinating DSP,

 1 1/2 by 4 inches each.

Cut all 3 rectangles in half diagonally.

  2.  Cut out a scrap piece of cardstock measuring 3 1/2 by 3 3/4.

Find and mark the middle of the 3 3/4 inch side.

3.  Lay out your "pennant pieces" as you want them

to be arranged on your starburst.

  Take the piece that will be placed in the

middle/center of your starburst and position

it so that the straight edge at the 90º angle (point down)

is on the center line.

4.  Add the other 5 pieces, "snugging them up" against

the first on either side, to form your starburst array.

There will be white spaces remaining in the lower

right and left corners.

 5.  From the back, you can see how the DSP pennants

hang over the cardstock base.  Using a scissors, trim

the overhanging portions AND SAVE the largest ones.

6.  After trimming your DSP, take the 2 largest pieces

and glue them to the cardstock base, filling in the 

remaining white space.  Turn the panel over and trim 

off the excess DSP, so that you have a 

3 1/2 by 3 3/4 starburst design.  Mount it on a 

vertically oriented card base and decorate as desired.