Friday, November 03, 2017

Blends and Count My Blessings team up to produce a beautiful handmade card

  • Count My Blessings with Blends
  • Introducing Blends
  • November 5 Christmas Card Class 

A beautiful card using Blends with Count My Blessings


A really fast Friday card as I watched Houston celebrating our Astros baseball team with a ticker tape parade and people wading in the reflecting fountains in down town Houston because of the heat. . . on November 3, no less!

I sat down with a couple of blends and a printed sheet from Just Add Color Specialty Designer Paper to spend a little time playing with the new Blends alcohol pens.  I love that they apply color without leaving  marker streaks, like our Stampin' Up! markers.  I was actually able to achieve the shading I wanted only using one pen.  I started with the lighter color in the center and worked out to the edges.  Then I went over the edges I wanted to highlight a second time, and the extra ink added the perfect amount of shading.  You are going to love these Blends pens!  Add them to your Wish List today!.  
  
  



The basecard for my card today is Sweet Sugarplum.  Then a layer of Rich Razzleberry, then the sheet I colored with Blends from the Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper Package.

I took one of our Metallic snowflakes and turned it over to the white side and then used the light Sweet Sugarplum Blends to color the snowflake.  The tip I'll pass on is to use the side of the thicker brush end of your Blends in quick, light strokes to add color to the snowflake.  
   






The image from the Count My Blessings set was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink, and then the flower image was colored with Rich Razzleberry Light Blends.  The leaves and stems were colored with the light Old Olive Blends.    The Whisper White image layer and the Sweet Sugarplum scalloped layer were cut using the Oval Layering Framelits.   

The sentiment is also from the Count My Blessings set, and was stamped on Whisper White with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.  The  Rich Razzleberry and Sweet Sugarplum tags were layered together under the sentiment.   




Above are the two Blends I used on this card.  Below is what a full set of Blends looks like.  Customers can now purchase the entire set of Blends.  Or they can be purchased in two-packs (a light and dark), or each pen can be purchased individually.  I know I'm going to be reordering the Old Olive light and the Sweet Sugarplum light as I love that color combination and will likely be using those two from my set the most. The set would make a great Christmas Gift for yourself.  Its not too early to start dropping hints to those you know will be looking for gift ideas for you.     


Purchase the entire set of Stampin' Up! Alcohol Blends or each color individually.

     
  

Recipe:

Stamps:   Count My Blessings
Ink:  Old Olive Lights Blends, Rich Razzleberry Light Blends, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper 
Accessories:  Gold Foil Snowflake, Layering Ovals Framelits, Big Shot, Big Shot Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Silicone Craft Sheet, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue,  Dimensionals



Need to order any of the supplies used in today's project?  Click on an image below to see larger product images and to go directly to my Stampin' Up! store.



Price: $110.00
Price: $10.00

Join us for the Nov 5 Christmas Card Class 


Seats remain for Christmas Card Class #2.  Register now to hold your seat for  the November 5 Card Class.  We'll make the eight projects pictured below.  


Projects we'll make in the November 5 Christmas Card Class
  



We'll create a variety of different card designs using an assortment of die cuts, ribbons and specialty papers to give you loads of ideas for making your own cards.   

All products are available from my Stampin' Up! on-line store, and I recommend ordering any items you plan to use to make more Christmas cards as soon as possible to ensure you have time to work on your Holiday projects.      


Take a closer look at the projects we'll make in the Meetup Photo album for this class, and register for the class while you're vising my Meetup site.  The photo album includes individual photos of each card we'll make

Stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site or follow me on Instagram.

When Ordering

  

2.  Order over $150 (not including tax and shipping), qualify for shopping rewards. This is free merchandise you select from the current catalogs and add to your order.

3.  Wish list is over $100?  The $99 Starter Kit is the best deal.  You can order $125 worth of product for $99.  After your initial $99 order for merchandise you select from anything in the current catalogs, place an order for the remainder of your wish list as a demonstrator, and save 20% on future purchases.  Need help building your shopping list? Give me a call and we'll work through your starter kit order together.  


4.  Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping.  I would love to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator if you don't already have one.

Sign up to stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site and come stamp with us, or follow me on Instagram

Quick Links


- Download a free copy of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping
- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.   Your kit ships free and you'll receive a free Paper Pumpkin kit as part of your new demonstrator kit.   After you sign up, enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25% off.
Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  

  
Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store 24/7 Shopping 


Wednesday, November 01, 2017

Merry Patterns series final .. and the Astros final as well!

  • Final card in my Merry Patterns series
  • Christmas Card Class November 5th
  • Stampin' Up! Blends are now available

One more Merry Patterns


Today's card will be the final card in my Merry Patterns series.  This post includes a photo of all 8 cards I've created with this versatile holiday set.  I'm continuing to use the Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and Basic Gray combination 

A quick update from Halloween.  We DID have some trick or treaters last night.  I was so thrilled!  In spite of the rain families in the neighborhood came out for the fun evening.  Last year was the first time in the 20+ years we lived here that we had trick or treaters.  The rain did keep the numbers low and I'm left with an awfully lot of extra candy.  Also, last night the Astros lost,which means we go into game seven of the World Series against the Dodgers tonight, so the extra candy will come in handy as I sit in front of my TV again tonight.  Its a win or lose night...and I want to finish this and take my seat in front of the TV.144    
  
  



The basecard for today's card is Cherry Cobbler, then a layer of Whisper White, and then a layer of one of the patterns from the Be Merry Designer Series Paper.  The candle image is stamped in Basic Gray outline and Cherry Cobbler, as is the sentiment.   I fussy cut the candles leaving a thin boarder. The center oval and the scalloped matt are Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler respectively.     






The accents are the Metallic Foil  Metallic Edge Ribbon.  


Here's the collection of all 8 cards I've created with the Merry Patterns set.  I had a great time working with this set.   You can see closeups of the previous cards by scrolling through my previous posts from Monday, Tuesday and Thursday last week and Monday, and Tuesday this week.   







     

Merry Patterns is a great set for those of you who placed a qualifying order.  Now, the only way you can make these cards is to attend one of my card classes.  I plan to host a class using this set on November 19.  Watch for the announcement. 
     
  

Recipe:

Stamps:   Merry Patterns 
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Be Merry Designer Series Papers
Accessories:  Silver Metallic Snowflakes, 3/8" White Metallic Edge Ribbon, Layering Ovals Framelits, Big Shot, Big Shot Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Silicone Craft Sheet, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue  



Need to order any of the supplies used in today's project?  Click on an image below to see larger product images and to go directly to my Stampin' Up! store.





Price: $110.00
Price: $10.00
Price: $7.00



Holiday Catalog Download?


Download a free copy of the Holiday catalog here.  Order using this months specials, at the end of this message, and save.


A Christmas Card Class you won't want to miss


Christmas Card Class #2 will help jumpstart your Christmas Card creation this holiday season.  Register for the November 5th Card Class where we'll make the  eight projects pictured below.  


Projects we'll make in the November 5 Christmas Card Class
  



  

All products used for our class cards are available on my Stampin' Up! on-line store, and I recommend ordering any items you plan to use to make more Christmas cards as soon as possible to ensure you have time to work on your Holiday projects.      


Take a closer look at the projects we'll make in the Meetup Photo album for this class, and register for the class while you're vising my Meetup site.  The photo album includes individual photos of each card we'll make

Stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site or follow me on Instagram

Ready to place an order?

1.  Order over $150 (not including tax and shipping), qualify for shopping rewards. This is free merchandise you select from the current catalogs and add to your order.

2.  Is your wish list is over $100?  The $99 Starter Kit is one way to save on your purchase today, and save even more on future orders.  You can order $125 worth of product for $99.  After your initial $99 order for merchandise you select from anything in the current catalogs, place an order for the remainder of your wish list as a demonstrator, and save 20% on future purchases.  Need help building your shopping list? Give me a call and we'll work through your starter kit order together.  


Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

Sign up to stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site and come stamp with us, or follow me on Instagram

Quick Links


- Download a free copy of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping
- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.   Your kit ships free and you'll receive a free Paper Pumpkin kit as part of your new demonstrator kit.   After you sign up, enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25% off.
Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  

  
Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store 24/7 Shopping