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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.

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

I created this beary cute "Thank You" card because I wanted to use a greeting from the Bear Nice Wishes stamp set, however you can use any desired greeting from Stampin’ Up!’s line of greeting stamp sets.  I also wanted to give a "boy" sample using the new Build-a-Bear product since the last few posts were more feminine.

Instructions and Product Used

1. Create a 4 x 4 card in Whisper White.
2. Cut a 3-3/4 x 3-3/4 piece of patterned paper from Pawsitively Prints designer series paper (background).
3. Cut a 2-3/4 x 3-3/4 piece of solid green patterned paper (for the house).
4. Adhere the two solid pieces together and then punch a hole for the window using the Square Scallop Punch.
5. Stamp flowers in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink at the bottom.
6. Cut a 1-1/2 x 3-3/4 piece of solid  blue patterned paper (for the roof) and turn/fold in the corners.

   
    

7. Trace the corner of the window using a pencil and then stamp the bear image (from the Beary Best Friends stamp set) on the Whisper White card front (using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink). I used a piece of paper at the bottom of the traced window image so no ink shows through the bottom of the card.

   
    

8. Now you can adhere the "house" to the card front and see the bear showing through the window. Use SNAIL Adhesive.
9. Then adhere the roof using the SNAIL Adhesive .
10. Lastly, stamp the greeting. To acomplish the look of the 2 line greeting, I used a Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write Marker and first colored the "Thank You" of the stamp, then stamped it on the card.  Then cleaned the stamp.  Then again, used the same technique for the 2nd half of the greeting "Beary Much".

Other Suggestions

• Color the bear with Stampin’ Write Markers.
• Color the bear with Pastels.
• Use embossing to stamp the bear, flowers, and greeting.
• Experiment with different card sizes.
• Add ribbon or brads.
• Add a door or chimney to the "home" design.

I can’t wait to see your beary beautiful creations!

Stampin’ Up! has partnered with Build-a-Bear and has released a new Build-a-Bear product line featured in the new Holiday Mini Catalog (pages 35-36). Click here to view the catalog online or please contact me to get your copy! 

This week’s samples will be using the new Build-a-Bear stamp sets Beary Best Friends, Seal of Pawthenticity, and Beary Nice Wishes, as well as the new Pawsitively Prints designer series paper.

Other products used

• Pretty in Pink cardstock
• Watercolor paper
• Clear Rhinestone brads
• Chocolate Chip and Certainly Celery Class Ink pads
• Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Creamy Caramel, and Summer Sun Stampin’ Write Markers
• 1/16" Circle Handheld Punch
• Stampin’ Dimensionals
• SNAIL Adhesive
• Blender Pen

 Technique used: Watercoloring.

Instructions

1. Cut a standard card size in Pretty in Pink.
2. Cut a piece of 4 x 5-1/4 piece of designer series paper (DSP) from the Pawsitively Prints package.
3. Cut another 4 x 1/2 inch piece of the same DSP to be used as an accent across the focal panel.  Adhere it to the large piece using Clear Rhinestone Brads.

   
    

4. Stamp a flower in the lower right corner and color with Summer Sun and Certainly Celery Stampin’ Write markers.
5. Cut a piece of the Watercolor paper in 1/2 to be used for the front, focal panel.
6. Create the front, focal panel by stamping a baby girl bear in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink (on Watercolor paper), and then color using the above noted markers and inks:
   1. Color bear with Chocolate Chip ink and blender pen
   2. Color dress in Certainly Celery ink and blender pen
   3. Color shoes and trim on dress with Pretty in Pink markers.
   4. Color flower in Summer Sun.
   5. Color bear’s snout in Creamy Caramel marker.
7. Stamp the Bear Best Wishes greeting at the bottom of the front panel.
8. Adhere the front panel to another piece of the same DSP but an 1/8 of inch larger.

   
    

9. Adhere the front panel to the card front using SNAIL adhesive.
10. Stamp the balloon on a separate scrap paper, color with Pretty in Pink, and cut out.
11. Adhere the balloon to the front of the card using Dimensionals.
12. Stamp the back of the card with one of the stamps from Seal of Pawthencitiy.

  

Other Suggestions

• Add Dazzling Diamonds.
• Use Crystal Effects.
• Use markers only.
• Add sponging to give it more of a vintage look.
• User ribbon instead of the accent across the page and then use brads in the bottom right instead of the stamped flower.

To learn more about the Build-a-Bear product line, click here.

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