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I absolutely love this new set featured in the Holiday Mini catalog, Serene Snowflakes, as well as the Icicles rub-ons.  Here is it used with Chocolate Chip and Bella Bleu (Very Vanilla). The technique used is Heat Embossing.

I really enjoyed making this non-traditional holiday card…using Very Vanilla!!!  Something different. Hope you enjoy it and it inspires you to think of new holiday color combinations!

The Stampin’ Up! product used:

• Chocolate Chip Craft Ink
• Serene Snowflakes stamp set
• Sweet Swirls wheel
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Heat Gun
• Dazzling Diamonds
• Two-way Glue Pen
• Icicles rub-ons
• Kraft Taffeta Ribbon
• Silver Buckle from the Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware

To make this card:

1. Create a 5-1/4 x 5-1/4 Square Card using Very Vanilla cardstock.
2. Cut either two pieces of different patterned Very Vanilla paper from the Bella Bleu designer series paper pack (as I did) or just use one pattern.
3. At the bottom, ink up the wheel with Craft ink and then roll across. Cover with embossing powder, shake off the excess powder and heat.
4. Then, for the top section, rub-on many snowflakes of different sizes.
5. Then ink up the snowflakes from the Serene Snowflakes stamp set and stamp around (using Craft Ink). Emboss them.

   
    

6. Next, using the Two-Way Glue Pen, add Dazzling Diamonds to the snowflakes or where desired. I added it to the snowflakes and in between the swirls at the bottom.
7. Adhere the two pieces down to the card front.
8. Lastly, wrap a piece of ribbon around, threading it through the buckle, and adhere on the inside of the card.

   
    

Other ideas:

• Try other color combinations
• Try the crayon-resist technique withe the snowflakes

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I thought this week I would featured some holiday items from the new Holiday Mini catalog: Christmas Cocoa Specialty Paper as well as the new Ornament punch.  And what’s the holiday without a little sparkle! Dazzling Diamonds were used in addition to the Icicle Rub-ons.  Silver cord was used to top and hang the ornaments.

 

So first, I cut a 5-1/4 x 10-1/2 piece of Soft Suede (but Close to Cocoa could have been used as well as Chocolate Chip) and scored in half. Then cut a patterned pieceof paper from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper collection.

Next I placed a few snowflakes (rub-ons) towards the top of the thin-striped patterened paper, and then border rub-ons at the bottom.  I used the Two-Way Glue Pen to then adhere Dazzling Diamonds to the snowflakes.

Lastly, I punched three ornaments from different papers in the Christmas Cocoa pack, punch a whole a the top of the ornament to tie a bow, laid the string (silver cord) which will appear linked to each ornament, and then adhered each ornament using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Other Suggestions:

• Try White Embossing Powder.
• Add a greeting.
• Stamp snowflakes using the Serene Snowflake stamp set or use the new wheels in the Holiday Mini Catalog.
• Use the Merry & Bright rub-ons collection with the ornaments.

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This is a very cute card with some scalloped fun added!  It features the popular Snow Swirled stamp set (pg. 36) from the main catalog, and beautiful Filigree Brads (pg. 179).  The Markers technique was again used in swirled trees.

Paper Preparation

In creating this card, I first cut the standard card size from Bashful Blue cardstock, then cust a 2-1/2 x 5-1/2 piece that will be scalloped. Then as mat, cut a 4-1/2 x 3-1/4 piece of Soft Suede, and then cut a piece of Whisper White 1/8 inch shorter on all sides.

Using the Scallop Punch, create the elegant border of the 2-1/2 x 5-1/2 piece of Soft Suede paper.

Creating the Trees

Next, I colored the tree image from the Snow Swirled stamp set in Bashful Blue (using the Bashful blue Stampin’ Write Marker which will be slightly darker than if I inked the image with Bashful Blue Classic Ink).  Then used the Close to Cocoa Stampin’ Write Marker to color the floral like pattern and dots in the image.  Then "huffed" on the image before stamping it on the Whisper White cardstock.  Repeat for 2nd tree image.

Next, use a piercing tool or a handheld punch to make a hole at the top of each tree. Then use Clear Rhinestone Brads with the Filigree Brads and place in each hole.  Adhere Whisper White cardstock to the Soft Suede mat using SNAIL Adhesive.

Next, adhere the scalloped edge to the card front. Then adhere this panel to the card front using SNAIL Adhesive.

The Greeting

For the greeting, stamp Season’s Greeting in Soft Suede on a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Then stamp a few small snowflakes in Bashful Blue on the greeting. Then punch out with the Scallop Oval Punch.  Then punch 2 more scalloped ovals in Soft Suede.  Combine the two brown ovals to make a mat for the oval greeting.

Completed greeting.

Lastly, adhere the greeting to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Alternatives

• Add glitter.  Many holiday cards sparkle with glitter and I will have more to come with that.
• Use a different type of tree topper – a flower or snowflake punch.
• Emboss the trees or greeting.
• Add more snowflakes to the background or to the Bashful Blue cardstock.

 

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This card was created to coordinate with the previous post, Thanksgiving gift box. I simply copied the same front panel (focal point) from the gift box and centered it in a 5×5 greeting card layout (Chocolate Chip cardstock).

I again used Chocolate Chip Craft Ink and Clear Embossing Powder with the stamped image for the background of the card (another floral stamp from the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set). 

Then I adhered the focal point to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Other Ideas:

• Instead of using embossing on the card front, use another darker piece of patterned paper from Bella Bleu or other designer series paper of your choice.
• Add Vintage Brads to each of the corners on the card’s focal panel.
• Use Vintage Brads or Build-a-Brads in the bottom, right corner area (like 3 in a row).
• Add an entire row of brads along the bottom focal panel (under greeting) and use the mat pack to help align all the brads.
• Add ribbon.

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You are going to love this card. It is quick and easy and something you can do with many of Stampin’ Up!’s designer series papers. Here I again used the new Autumn Meadows designer series paper from the Holiday Mini catalog.  I physically cut out 2 leaves and then colored them (watercoloring) using Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango and Crushed Curry Classic Ink pads and a Blender Pen.

 

Then, the only other Stampin’ Up! products used were:

• Vintage Brads
• 1/16" Circle Handheld Punch
• Vellum Paper
• Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon
• Tearing Tool
• Close to Cocoa Cardstock
• SNAIL Adhesive
• Stampin’ Dimensionals

Other Thoughts:

• Crystal Effects again would have added a nice touch.
• Chocolate Chip Craft Ink and Clear Embossing Powder would have been nice to use with the greeting as well.

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Fall is here and brings with it beautiful colors.  This card featuring the new Autumn Meadows designer series paper from the Holiday Mini catalog.  Although it uses Really Rust, More Mustard and Taken with Teal, I used the In Colors Dusty Durange. Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay – mix and match the colors that you have!  In addition, the following Stampin’ Up! products were used:

• Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango and Whisper White Cardstock
• Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango and Crushed Curry Stampin’ Write Markers
• Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
• Blender Pen
• Dusty Durange Polka Dotted Grosgrain Ribbon
• Lovely as a Tree Stamp Set
• Chit Chat Rub-ons
• Stampin’ Dimensionals
• SNAIL Adhesive
• Crystal Effects

To make this card, first start with the standard landscape card in Dusty Durango, then cut a 4 x 5-1/4 piece of the bark-like patterned paper from Autumn Meadows (or other desired pattern). Adhere to the card front.

Cut a piece of 3×3 Whisper White, 3-1/8 x 3-1/8 of Dusty Durango, and 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 of Bermuda Bay.

Place the Whisper White piece of paper on the patterned designer series paper you selected and then stamp the large tree from Lovely as a Tree on the left and it also goes onto the designer series paper (using Chocolate Chip ink).  Then ink and stamp the horizontal tree stamp from Lovely as a Tree – some of the image on the white paper and some on the designer series paper.

Then adhere the Whisper White to Dusty Durango and then that to the Bermuda Bay.  Cut a small piece of Dusty Durango polka dotted ribbon, fold, and adhere to the back of this panel. Adhere this panel to the card front.

Next cut a small strip of the brown leafy patterned paper under the greeting you select (I used Peaceful Wishes from Chit Chat rub-ons collection).

Then  ink the leaves from Lovely as a Tree in Chocolate Chip, then use the Stampin’ Write markers and color different areas of the stamp in the different colors (Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durange), and then stamp on scrap.  I then used the Chocolate Chip ink and Blender pen to fill in the leaf. 

Lastly, finish the card by adding Crystal Effects to the leaf and set aside for a while to let it dry completely. Then adhered to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Other Thoughts:

• Use Really Rust, More Mustard or Taken with Teal.
• Add sponging with Chocolate Chip Ink.
• Add more "trees" in Really Rust or Dusty Durango.
• Stamp a larger greeting.
• Cut, color and add more leaves (and using Crystal Effects).
• Staple the piece of ribbon to the top/front instead of tucking behind the focal point panel.

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Here is another Halloween card that can be just as easily used for Thanksgiving!  I again used the new In Colors. This time with Crushed Curry, Dusty Durange, and Soft Suede.  I also used the Watercoloring and Masking techniques.

The Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

• Crushed Curry and Soft Suede cardstock
• Watercolor paper
• Blender Pen
• Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, and Soft Suede Classic Ink pads
• Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgain ribbon
• Tearing Tool
• SNAIL Adhesive
• Paper Snips

Instructions

1. Cut standard card from Crushed Curry. Horizontal layout.
2. Stamp leaves along the bottom of the page and then color them using a blender pen and the Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango and Soft Suede inks.  With the stamp pad closed, squeeze the lid and bottom (this put ink on the top of the ink pad – shown below). Then dip the blender pen into the small pool of ink to then color the images. Aqua Pens are also another great tool for watercoloring.

   
    

3. Cut a piece of 5-1/4 x 3 Soft Suede and use the Tearing tool to create the ripped edge.
4. Cut the Watercolor paper slightly to 5 x 3 and also tear (as shown below in step 7).
5. To create the watercolored pumpkins, we will use masking. First stamp a large and small pumpkin on scrap paper. Then cut them out.

   
    

6. On the Watercolor paper, stamp 2 smaller pumpkins in desired locations.  Then place the small cut-out over the previously stamped pumpkin (to hide it) and then stamp the larger pumpkin (shown below).  Notice, the larger pumpkin now appears behind the smaller one.

   
    

7. Then color pumpkins and the rest of the front panel with the inks and blender pen (as you did previously for the leaves).

   
    

8. Adhere the Watercolor paper to the Soft Suede.
9. Adhere the panel to the front of the card (without putting adhesive along the tear, since you will put ribbon underneath it).
10. Wrap a piece of polka dotted ribbon around the card front and adhere to the inside cover as well.
11. Stamp, cut-out, and color a large pumpkin to put on the inside of the card. Then adhere on top of where the ribbon met to hide the seam.

    
     

12. I used a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock for the inside of the card to later write or stamp a holidy greeting.

Other suggestions

• Stamp and color the small pumpkins on scrap. Cut out and then adhere to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals to give a raised look to them.
• Also would have looked great with Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive inks.
• Try sponging with Soft Suede around the main card and Watercolor paper edges.

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