Category: Christmas

Dry Emboss It!

Have you ever tried to dry emboss your Designer Series Paper? It adds another layer of texture to your projects.

Here is one done on the Peekaboo Peach patterned paper in the Painted Autumn DSP pack:
Painted-Harvest-6We used the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder…but instead of putting the raised side up, we used the indented side (de-bossing). 

The next pairing is the Christmas Around the World DSP and the stunning Winter Wonder Embossing Folder:
Labels-to-Love-1Snow on snow…I love it!

And finally, a sample using the Quilted Christmas 6″ x 6″ DSP pack and the Quilt Top Embossing Folder:Christmas-Quilt-1Look how much it adds to the original striped pattern?

Remember, the Buy 3, Get 1 FREE Designer Series Paper Sale is on right now. Check the list for your favorites, but if you can’t make up your mind which ones to get, participate in the paper share. (The paper share closes on October 10th.) Here are the details again.

Designer Series Paper Share – October 1 – 10th

If you are undecided, and would like a little sampling of ALL the papers on sale, why don’t you consider participating in a paper share. All those participating will receive 1/2 a package of all of the designer series papers that are on sale this month.

    • Painted Autumn (holiday catalogue) – 6 each 12 x 12 sheets
    • Christmas Around the World (holiday catalogue) – 6 each 12 x12 sheets
    • Wood Textures (annual catalogue) – 24 each 6×6 sheets
    • Color Theory – 24 each 6×6 sheets
    • Petal Garden – 24 each 6×6 sheets
    • Whole Lot of Lovely – 6 each 12×12 sheets
    • Naturally Eclectic – 6 each 12×12 sheets
    • Coffee Break – 6 each 12×12 sheets
    • Pick a Pattern – 6 each 12×12 sheets
    • Be Merry – 6 each 12×12 sheets
    • Birthday Memories – 6 each 12 x12 sheets
    • Delightful Daisy – 6 each 12×12 sheets
    • Just Add Color Specialty – 6 each 12×12 sheets

That works out to 108 sheets of designer series paper. If you were to purchase packages of all of these papers you’d pay $185 + shipping and tax. But if you participate in this paper share you only pay $85 (plus shipping if required)!! What a great way to get a sampling of all these papers! Anyone in Canada can participate.

The Paper Share is only available until October 10th and will be ready for pick up or shipped the week of October 16th.

Request your paper share today!

Click HERE to place an order, and use this October Hostess Code at checkout: F3F76PWZ

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend with family and friends.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone,
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Stampin’ Up! Year-End Closeout Sale!

Stampin’ Up! has been doing a little  year-end cleaning, and we’ve got some great deals to offer you! Our year-end closeouts will include holiday retiring products, clearance rack items, and current high-inventory catalog products.2016-year-end-sale-graphicYou don’t want to miss these AMAZING deals! Be sure to go to my Online Store to check it out. Shop early for the best selection. The Holiday Catalogue and retired products are only available while supplies last.

Be sure to use the HOSTESS CODE:  UKNZWXUD
 at the bottom left corner when you check out.

 I hope you are working on your creative Christmas gifts this year. At this house, I start back in September already. My son can never figure out why I have to listen to Christmas music so early…well that’s why! You can’t make Christmas gifts without listening to Christmas music. At least I can’t.

I had lots of fun making these projects for my Creative Christmas Class back in October. I realized I only posted one picture as a tease…the Keurig Cup box. Here are some others we did.

Trees. Little spray painted clay pots…painted pinecones…3d stars made with our silver foil paper…and tip top taupe ribbon bows.creative-christmas-2Jewelry Dish. White painted clay trays…gold embossed greeting from the Layering Love stamp set.
creative-christmas-3Cute Nail File Holders. Made with the envelope punch board:)
creative-christmas-5And last but not least…a little reminder of how many days until Christmas!
creative-christmas-4So happy December everyone!
Be sure to head on over to the amazing sales on my Online Store. And happy Christmas crafting!
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October Club Projects

I thought you might like to see my October Club Projects. It’s never too early to make Christmas cards…thankfully the ladies in my stamp clubs agree. This month we focused on the Merriest Wishes Stamp Set and Merry Tags Framelits Dies from the Holiday Catalogue. Bundle them together and you save 10%.

Card #1
The star of this card is the shaker element. We used the foam adhesive strips, window sheets, and metallic sequins to create this beautiful ornament that is sure to delight young and old.
merriest-wishes-1Card #2
This tree cut-out shape is hung through a die-cut circle on the front panel. I think this was their favorite. Do you see the mini copper pinecone? Adorable.
merriest-wishes-2Card #3
We used aqua painters and a night of navy ink pad with refill to create this watercolor wash background. The woodland scene ornament was die-cut 5 times! … twice in crumb cake and once each in vellum, garden green, and early espresso. So worth it though.
merriest-wishes-3We also featured this die-cut in my Creative Christmas Class on the weekend.
merriest-wishes-5Hershey Nuggets are my go-to chocolate pieces for little treats over the holidays. It’s super easy to decorate them with strips of 1″ x 3″ Designer Series Paper. I used the Garden Green plaid pieces from the 6″ x 6″ Warmth & Cheer paper stack (#141991) on these. Place the chocolates in our 2″ x 8″ Cellophane Bags (#14173) and tie the bag closed with Kraft Rope Trim (#141996).  All these supplies are from Stampin’ Up! and can be ordered HERE.

Card #4
This last one is super simple and NOT a Christmas card. A number of greetings fit in that middle circle…so some of them it into a birthday card. This utilizes the Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper. That whole pack is designed using Night of Navy and Whisper White…love.
merriest-wishes-4Final Days of the DSP Sale!!
Last Chance to get a pack of DSP for FREE (a $14.50 value) when you order 3 others. Final day to order is Monday, October 31st. Click HERE to place your order.

Go ahead, put on some Christmas music, pour yourself a cup of hot cocoa and start crafting:)… It’s good for the soul.

Thanks for stopping by,
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