Ready for ghosts, goblins, and littles in their homemade costumes? Always feel for the parents heading out on what is often a cold night - sometimes with snow! - in Ontario. They'll need a warm beverage to keep them going trick or treating around the neighbourhood. Maybe a hot toddy, pumpkin spiced something or java stand by. Either way, this card reminds me of having a warm drink on hand for Hallowe'en jaunts. Happy Hallowe-en!
Are you like me and wonder, how did they make those angled cuts? Watched a video and had a big aha moment! You start with 3 sheets of patterned paper measuring 3 3/4" x 5" each. Stack them and cut 3 angled pieces. From top left, 3/4" in to about 1" up from the bottom right (made that triangle on the right of each card), the the remaining pice I cut from about 1" in on the right towards the middle. Then I made 3 cards but swapping out the pieces! Love how these turned out!
Made for a friend who needs a lift...sometime life is hard and there are challenges to overcome. And sometimes there's not much you can do but listen...in those times I like to send a card to let my friends know they're in my thoughts. This was a simple design using Blackberry Bliss and Old Olive with white. Any floral image and greeting will do. Make and send a card today.
Something else I made with the Humble Home Bundle. As soon as I saw the little house punch I knew a decorative art project was the way to go. I toyed with a bunch of layouts - circles, square, higgly-piggly - and settled on this layout. What do you think? I can tell you the folks at the Elmira District Community Living day program LOVED it! So easy to put together with your favourite alphabet dies (I used Alphabet A La Mode for the slim letters) in in Coastal Cabana with black and red. It's all laid down on a piece of Real Read measuring 8 1/2" x 11" then onto a piece of canvas from the Dollar Store that's 9" x 12".
My Avid Stampers class is this week and here's one of the projects we're making using the Humble Home bundle! It features 3 of the ways you can use your stamps and punch together for unique looking houses all on one card! The hearts are a darling addition.
For my October Team Tutorial, I played with the Frosted Forest Bundle. This is way more than just a stamp set and dies - you also get a set of 6 stencils to add colour to your trees in layers with a blending brush and your inks. You could also use a wedge of sponge or sponge dauber. So much quicker than colour in with pencils or markers. On this card, my 3rd stencil used our Shimmer White embossing paste to add the snow. Love how it turned out. Enjoy!
This is the project for my Elmira Communitiy Living class on Monday. Don't you just love it? Some retired oval dies, bat punch and patterned paper helps me use this up a little. The plaque found at Dollarama is about 7" x 7" and has some twine already attached to hang it up or it stands nicely on a corner shelf. The letters are from the Mini Alphabet die (all letters are on one die!) and I've affixed them onto a circle punch shape measuring 1". They're going to love making this cute seasonal decoration!
Another entry for our Team Swaps October from Laurie. The poppies are a beautiful flower and one we think of especially fondly during November and Remembrance Day events and celebrations. While this stamp set is retired (but hey who doesn't still have theirs...I do!) the layered look is very duplicatable with stamps in your stash like florals, pumpkins, people images...it's a great layout! Thanks Laurie for this beautiful card.
On our crafting weekend in Stratford I watch Jane put this beautiful card together for our Team swap using these very thin tree die cuts. How to get them to stick in place? Use adhesive sheets before die cutting. They pop out of the dies quite easily and are ready to stick down. Never tried them? They're a game changer - #152334 for $15.75. The trees are from the Decorative Trees bundle and the patterned paper is Take a Bow. These are 6" x 6" sheets (12 of each) so you have lots to work with when making a lot of the same card. Thanks, Jane!
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Wendy's swap card this month featured the Perennial Lavender patterned paper on Neutral Basic Gray cardstock. The circles with the greeting doubles as a side closure between the front panel and the cardbase and uses Spotlight on Nature dies. Such a duplicatable design, switch it up for any occasion by subsituting seasonal papers, colours and sentiments. Love this, Wendy - thanks!
Love this Sweetest Star bundle for cards, 3D projects like wreaths and the Santa and Mrs Claus images. If you love to colour, these are right up your alley! The greeting fits on the star punch shape as well. My thanks to Stacey for sharing this in our recent team swap. It's a slimline card layout where your cardbase starts at 8 1/2" x 7". Your front layer is then 8 1/4" x 3 1/4". Adorable!
Team Swap card designed by Holly! Just brings a smile to your face. This is the Warms My Heart stamp set which is mostly all about autumn and pumpkins, but there's this great image of the gal holding a wreath to colour and adorn your holiday cards. Check out those "sleeper" stamp sets you see in a catalogue...there may be something in there that's crosses over various holidays and events.
Easy-peasy, super simple card for you today! Looking for an idea to copy and make with your own supplies? Look no further. This one's a snap:
Hehe...these guys are kind of cute! This is the Reindeer Days patterned paper with coordinating stamp set and die bundle, but what I've paired it with is the sleeper bundle in the Mini catalogue called Hang An Ornament. You just don't know how amazing a bundle is until you grab your inks and play with it. Google this one for lots of ideas...where the pull tab is you - well pull - the ornament back to reveal a fun message inside. A few weeks back I posted an advent calendar I made with this set. Loads of great ways to use it this holiday season!
This card was a hit at Monthly Card class this month....it's the embossing! After I embossed the patterned paper layer, it was a little difficult to get that ribbon through the hole in the top, so I die cut a piece of cardstock and put it behind the patterned paper die cut for stability. Perfect solution! Amazing what a little element like dry embossing can do for your creations. And a pretty simple card to assemble as well. Hope you like it!
Who had one of these TVs back in the day? Remember how they were a huge step up after the small black and white ones? Love how we have some fun retro products to play with! This card was a swap from my team member, Holly and wow how we just love the bright colours and fond memories it brings with it. Enjoy!
My team has returned to monthly swap cards at our Team Socials which is a great way to get a lovely collection of beautiful handmade cards to share. This was mine...rather simple but elegant, I think. It features the Nests of Winter patterned paper with those sweet birds and the greeting/dies is from the Christmas Labels set. I added a bit of pizzaz with some heat embossing for the greeting, Winter Wishes.
Happy Thanksgiving!
This sweet swap card was made by my Silver Sister, Shauna Mikuliak in SK. Very cute, right? This is the Humble Home bundle and some patterned paper called Sentimental Christmas which is a flash back to images from when I was a kid. This is bit of a fun fold with being a door swing card along the bottom panel instead of a full panel. Gotta change it up!
Great fall colours for today's card! Gorgeous golden hues set against black. This fold is card the book fold. The left 1" panel is sealed shut making the right opening roughly 4" 4" A nice layout for a large focal point like the greeting on a generous sized circle. This was a Team Stampin' Social card and they whipped up in a snap! Enjoy this beautiful fall day wherever you are!
We made this! At my Team Stampin' Social last night. The background is this cool gold flecked patterned paper which is a cast off from some die cutting I did for a previous class using the Winterly Tops die set. No sense in wasting...I think it made a great backdrop to the gal carrying pumpkins. Lots of colouring on this one and hand cutting out the gal.
An elegant fun fold card! This is called the double pocket fun fold where you can tuck a gift card and a message into the folds (or even money - does anyone do that anymore?) It's a complicated fold...not gonna lie. I practiced if 4 times before going live at the latest SSS Super Team Event Sep 28. It was worth it...they loved it! This paper is Winter Meadow which beautiful shades of Moody Mauve, Pretty Peacock and Boho Blue.
Today my dad would be 93 years old. This is a fitting card as he loved to tell the story of out picking blueberries in rural Manitoba when peeking through the bush he came face to face with a brown bear. They were both very surprised and ran in opposite directions! Happy heavenly birthday, Dad!
I love when my Silver Sisters do a Super Team event for our team members....we learn new card layouts, fun folds and techniques. This was my entry into the Challenge for Cindy Piggott's fun fold. Adorable! Features the Reindeer Fun patterened paper, the belly band closure and side panels that open to reveal your message. Cute, quick and sweet, this is a great addition to my fun fold repertoire. Have a great Monday!
Time to share one of my two presentations from last weekend! The Santa is from the Sweetest Star stamp set and punch bundle. The stamp set has 3 images that coordinate with this punch: Santa, a cookie and Mrs. Claus. How adorable for cards, gift tags and even decorative holidy items like wreaths! My card has a special closure under the Santa using a small magnet. It's also a gift card holder on the inside. Let me know what you think!
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My Silver Sister Glenda Mollet showed us how to make this front fold card and since I didn't have the amazing Changing Leaves bundle she demonstrated with, I did something a little different: I die cut Old Olive leaves and adhered them to the Old Olive layer. Then for the Cajun Craze layer behind (which is actually the card base), I embossed with the Falling Leaves folder. A good stand in while I'm waiting for my Changing Leaves bundle to arrive! Hope you like this unique autumn card!
This is my take on the card Laurie LaRose, another Silver Sister, designed for our SSS Super Team Event last weekend. I've been playing a lot with the Humble Home bundle preparing for a class at the end of October. Wanna come? You'll take home the stamp set and die bundle as well as make 4 unique cards - all supplies provided. Message me to sign up or take it as a kit to go. Love how this one turned out with the Nests of Winter patterned paper and Early Espresso dark cardstock to help it pop. Enjoy!
This past weekend I participated in the SSS Super Team Event...this is my Stampin' Up! demo friends - the Silver Sisters. We put on a one day online crafting event for our team members. There are at least 12 presentations throughout the day with prizes for participating. This card layout was designed by my Silver Sister (and roommate in Toronto, Orlando, Vegas...the list is growing), Tamara Bertram. It's called a Panoramic Panel card and really shows off our pretty designer papers and any fun stamping scene.
Fancy a lovely fall walk? This reminds me of taking a walk down a trail in the fall just before the leaves begin to change. If you like these scenic paper packs, you'll want to check out our online store for the Splendid Autumn and Meandering Meadows ones - 48 sheets of 6" x 6" paper. Create to your heart's content!
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