My First Christmas in July Card

Do you make Christmas cards in July?  Typically, I do not. But I had been wanting to try the new Fright Night dies to make a Christmas card so I decided to check it off my list.

I used Garden Green card stock to cut both the large and small label dies from the Fright Night bundle.  Then I dry embossed the large label with the Forever Plaid embossing folder and ran the edge of the card through white craft ink.  I sprinkled white embossing powder on the ink, then heat embossed it.

I used the Festive Post, a retired stamp set to heat emboss the reindeer, snowflakes and sentiment on the small one. Then stamped a partial sentiment and postage image from the same set using Real Red and Garden Green inks.  

I placed a 4" x 5.25" piece of plaid DSP from the Reindeer Days DSP pack (retired) on an A2 Real Red card base.

To finish off the card, I added a few gold baubles and a gold/white bow.

Have you made a Christmas card this month?  I'd love to know how many of you make Christmas cards during the month of July!

 

Painterly Pears DSP

Have you seen the new DSP Painterly Pears?  It is absolutely gorgeous!  There are twelve different sheets of patterned paper to create with.  

For my card today, I used the sheet of paper that has a floral and pear border.  The center of the paper is white. When you cut it into six 4" x 5.25" panels, there is a blank space for stamping a sentiment on each panel.

I stamped one of the sentiments from the You Are Remarkable stamp set in Secret Sea ink.  I also placed some of the ink on a block, added a little water and used my splatter brush to add a small bit of splatter. 

I used a small strip of the Timeless Plaid DSP to line the left side of the card and a small strip of Secret Sea card stock to create some division between the two patterned papers.  I mounted the panel on a piece of Certainly Celery card stock and added a few small gold pearls to finish off the card.  

This card design is very simple and the DSP did all the work!  Be sure to check out all the other beautiful  patterns in this paper pack! Which is your favorite? 

Painterly Pears DSP

 

Back to Basics Saturday Class #2

Welcome to my Back to Basics Saturday Class #2!  I'm so glad you decided to join me for our second class.  

Today I am using the Spooky Halloween stamp set and Spooky Sweet DSP. We will also be using the following supplies:

2" punch

2 3/8" punch

Black Memento ink

Basic Gray card stock

Basic Black card stock

Dimensionals

I began by cutting 2 A2 Basic Gray card bases and two Pumpkin Pie panels from the Spooky Sweet DSP pack at 4" x 5.25".  I also punched two spooky cute images from another sheet of the DSP using the 2" circle punch.  I punched two 2 3/8" circles from Basic Black card stock.  Then I glued the image punch outs onto the black card stock to frame them.

I stamp images from the Spooky Sweet stamp set using black Memento ink on the orange panels and adhered the punched images with dimensionals.

What do you think?  Cute as a bat?  ;) Which is your favorite, This or That?

Also, this same sketch can be used to create simple holiday or birthday cards with other patterns of DSP!

Circle of Season Paper Pumpkin Dies

Our July Paper Pumpkin kits are in the process of shipping!  Have you ordered the Circle of Season coordinating dies?  These dies will coordinate with the next three Paper Pumpkin kits.

...and did you know the August kit will include an extra stamp set?  Wow! Two stamp sets in one kit. To receive the August kit, you should subscribe by August 10th.

If you aren't a Paper Pumpkin subscriber but enjoy crafting, these monthly kits are all inclusive and you can usually create 9 cards, three of each design in each kit. It's like Christmas every month when they arrive in your mailbox!

And the best part is, there are no requirements for subscribers. You can skip a month if you don't want a kit or cancel at any time. 

To learn more or subscribe, visit www.Stampinup.com, click "Menu" on  the left and choose Paper Pumpkin Subscription.

I'd love to create with you each month via my virtual Paper Pumpkin class.  Let me know if you would be interested in joining us. This is a perk I include for my subscribers and we'd love to have you join us!

Stamping on DSP...Another Great Tool for Your Stamping Toolbox

I love the look of a bright and cheerful background and this one really pops! It almost has an Autumn vibe to it as well.

I began making my card by stamping and die cutting the floral images in the Cheerful Day stamp set. I used Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green and Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends to color the images. I also stamped the "Hey" sentiment from the same stamp set in Pecan Pie ink.

I cut a yellow gingham panel from the Floral Delight DSP at 4" x 5.25" and stamped the plaid stamp from the new Party Celebrations in Pumpkin Pie ink randomly on the paper. Then I stamped some faded text from the Elements of Text stamp set in the areas I hadn't stamped with the plaid stamp. I also stamped some ink splatters from the same set in Pecan Pie ink.

I used Tombo glue to adhere the two smaller flowers in the top right and lower left corners of the card. Then I used dimensionals to adhere the large floral image. I added a linen thread bow to my sentiment to finish off the card.

I love to take DSP and step it up by adding stamped images to it.  Have you ever tried it?  If not, give it a try!  I think you will find it is another great tool for your stamping toolbox!

Two Tone Card Stock on Sale Through Friday!

Have you tried the new two tone card stock by Stampin' Up!?  If not, now is a great time to try it!  It is on sale now through Friday for 20% off.  That comes to $9.60 per pack.

What do I like most about it, you ask?  The white core...this makes it possible to sand it or tear it to reveal the white core!  It comes in 12" x 12" size so it is also great for scrapbooking.

If you want to try it, I would suggest buying the combination packages in the scrapbooking section of the Annual Catalog beginning on page 67.  By purchasing it this way, you will get a variety of colors to create with.

I ordered the three packs below.  

If you decide to give it a try, I'd love to hear your thoughts on how well you like it. 

And if you don't have a demonstrator, I'll love to add you to my customer base and help you get started with this great hobby!

Weekend Adventures Two Tone Card Stock

Florals in Bloom Two Tone Card Stock

Celebrate Together Two Tone Card Stock

Craft Roulette Weekly Challenge

Have you watched Craft Roulette on Friday nights? It is a card making challenge based on parameters chosen in four categories spun on a wheel.  It is on YouTube every Friday evening.  Check it out and join the fun!

This week's parameters are:

    Type: Thank you card

    Colors: Decoration  

    Element: Hands

    Random: Tone on tone

I created a thank you card in Easter decoration colors. For the tone on tone parameter, I chose Fresh Freesia ink on Fresh Freesia card stock.  I used Soft Sea foam ink and card stock for the greenery on my card. Both are from the Soft Subtles Collection. I used the Hugs Abloom, Impressions Abloom and a few more retired dies to cut out the elements for my card.  I did some ink blending on a few of the die pieces to create depth and shadowing. 

The element parameter had me stumped for a few minutes...but then I thought about hands on a clock and my card came together pretty quickly.  The background stamping was done with the Elements of Text stamp set.  This is a definitely a staple in my stamp collection and makes such gorgeous backgrounds.  

Elements of Text stamp set