Thursday, September 27, 2018

Winter Woods Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! for Lovely Christmas Cards

  • Stampin' Up! Winter Woods Stamp Set
  • In the Woods Framelits Dies
  • Redeem your Bonus Day Coupons by September 30th

Winter Woods Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! 


The stamp set and coordinating  die bundle I'm highlighting today is the Winter Woods bundle.  It comes in both clear and wood-mount  Also, I found these cute bows in one of the dies from the Farm House Christmas Bundle.  The small bows die cuts 6 bows at a time, which is extremely time-saving.   The coordinating dies are call In the woods and it too includes time-saving dies by including duplicates of the detailed tree I used on the right side of my card as well as duplicates of the pine cone and duplicates of the individual pine bough.  When I'm in a hurry, I love when a die set realizes what a pain it can be to cut duplicates of several small items.  With duplicate dies of small items I can cut the pieces I need more quickly and spend time working on different card designs...or maybe watching one of the new Fall TV series that seem to be happening this week.        

  



This card was originally just going to be a test of the dies and stamp set, but the layout came together so easily that I decided to add a ribbon, cut some red bows for the tree and just glued everything down...and it became one of my favorite cards!   

The basecard for this card is Crumb Cake cardstock.  The next layer is Soft Suede, which peeks out of the top and bottom of the image layer.  The image layer is Whisper White. 
   



The sentiment is from the Winter Woods Stamp set and it is stamped in Real Red at the bottom of the card.  I added a small, Red Rhinestone near the sentiment.

I die cut one of the full trees and one of the bare trees -- both in Crumb Cake -- and glued them to the front of the card. The larger, fuller tree has edges you can flip up to create a more realistic tree.  Use embossing paste to create snow on your tree. Then I used one of the dies from the Farmhouse Framelits Dies and cut six Real Red bows.  This is a single die that cuts six bows.

The ribbon is the Gold metallic-edged ribbon, colored slightly with a Vanilla Blends to deepen the rich color of this ribbon. 

Take a look at this video showing more details about this die set.  If the video doesn't show in your browser, see it here.  Hint:  You want to watch this video to the end to see how to use it to coordinate with other tree sets in the main catalog...And its pretty funny!






All stamp sets and die bundles are available in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  If you haven't looked through the catalog, download a copy and look through the fun, new Holiday products.  Now is a great time to order the stamp set and dies you want so you'll have them in plenty of time to create your hand made holiday cards.

Recipe for card:

Stamps:  Winter Woods
Ink:  Real Red, Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Real Red 
Accessories: Farmhouse Christmas Bundle/Farmhouse Framelit Dies, In The Woods Framelits Dies, Red Rhinestones, 3/8" Gold Metallic-Edged Ribbon, Big Shot, Big Shot Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue 


To order items used on today's, click on one of the product photos below, or go directly to my Stampin' Up! store.




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Redeem your Bonus Day coupons by Sept 30



If you shopped during August and received a Stampin' Up! Bonus Day coupon for your $50+ purchase, I want to remind your to redeem your coupon by Sunday, September 30.  You can use your coupon for items from the main catalog or from the Holiday catalog.  Follow the steps below.  

  



For great discounts, check out the retired products Stampin' Up! added to the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack. Items are already disappearing as they sell out, so be sure to check out the newly added products and grab your favorites soon!   


Need To place an order?

1.  Orders over $150 (not including tax and shipping), qualify for shopping rewards. You select free merchandise from the current catalogs to add to your order.  You can also purchase hostess sets with a $150 order.

2.  If the purchases on your Wish List are over $100, the $99 Starter Kit is one way to save on your purchase today.  And save even more on future orders.  First, you can order $125 worth of product for your $99 starter kit.  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 start saving 20% on your purchases.  Need help building your shopping list? Contact me, and we'll work through your starter kit order together. 

3.  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.  Let me know if you need an Annual Catalog or the upcoming Holiday Catalog. 

4.  Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.


5.  Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  If you've never tried Paper Pumpkin, give this monthly kit a try.  

Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Nature Sings stamp set from Stampin' Up! for Masculine Cards

  • Stampin' Up! Nature Sings stamp set
  • Stampin' Up! Rooted in Nature Stamp Set
  • Great Clearance Rack Buys

Nature Sings Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! 


Today I'm showing one of the card we made during our Fall Card Class earlier this week.   This is a wonderful layout for your Fall cards.  We created this card using a Christmas sentiments and I'm showing cards today using a sentiment that works for Thanksgiving or a general greeting card.  This card uses a combination of the Nature Sings stamp set, Rooted in Nature Stamp set, and Country Home stamp set.  I love that so many of Stampin' Up! stamp sets work together to create beautiful cards.      

  
See which 3 stamp sets were used on this card



This card layout would easily work as a Birthday Card for the hunter or nature lover in your life, or any Fall theme.  

The basecard for this card is Mossy Meadow.  The next layer is Crumb Cake cardstock stamped off with an image from the Rooted in Nature set on the left side, and a small piece of Wood Textures 6 X 6" Designer Series Paper on the right side. 
   



The image layer is Very Vanilla cardstock backed by a layer of Soft Suede. The stamped-off image from Rooted in Nature is again used as the background on the image layer.  It is stamped-off Crumb Cake.  Then the image of the Elk from Nature Sings Stamp Set is stamped in Soft Suede. 



The sentiment is from a third stamp set, the Country Home set, from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  I used the Everyday Label punch and only punched one side at a time in order to make the label large enough for the sentiment.  The sentiment is stamped in Soft Suede on a punched piece of Crumb Cake.  I also punched a Soft Suede label using the Everyday Label punch, cut it down the center, and used it to frame each end o the sentiment.  Then I added Gold Metallic pearls to each end of the label and one more to the image layer. 

If you create a lot of masculine cards, Nature Sings, Rooted in Nature and the Wood Textures 6  6" Designer Series Papers are a must for your Wish List.




Wood Textures 6 X 6" Designer Series Paper - 144177


Recipe for card:

Stamps:  Nature Sings, Rooted in Nature, Country Home (sentiment) 
Ink:  Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Paper:  Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede, very Vanilla, Wood textures 6" X 6" Designer Series Paper 
Accessories: Gold Metallic Pearls, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Stampin' Trimmer, Dimensionals, 


To order items used on today's, click on one of the product photos below, or go directly to my Stampin' Up! store.
Price: $10.00
Price: $7.00

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





For great discounts, check out the retired products Stampin' Up! just added to the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack. Items are already disappearing as they sell out, so be sure to check out the newly added products and grab your favorites soon!   


Need To place an order?

1.  Orders over $150 (not including tax and shipping), qualify for shopping rewards. You select free merchandise from the current catalogs to add to your order.  You can also purchase hostess sets with a $150 order.

2.  If the purchases on your Wish List are over $100, the $99 Starter Kit is one way to save on your purchase today.  And save even more on future orders.  First, you can order $125 worth of product for your $99 starter kit.  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 start saving 20% on your purchases.  Need help building your shopping list? Contact me, and we'll work through your starter kit order together. 

3.  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.  Let me know if you need an Annual Catalog or the upcoming Holiday Catalog. 

4.  Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.


5.  Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  If you've never tried Paper Pumpkin, give this monthly kit a try.  

Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/