Another Fun Fold and a Blog Hop

 Happy Sunday! It is the 15th November, which means two things: it is my hubby's FIFTIETH birthday and it is time for another Stamping Symphony blog hop! While I'm spending the day spoiling my love, you can hop along with some of my Stamping Symphony team and check out the magic they have in store. 

This month we are all about fun folds and gift card holders. Check out this cute fun fold I made using the Trimming the Town Designer Paper...

I am absolutely IN LOVE with this Designer Paper...it is so cute and is literally all you need (beside card stock for bases) to make adorable Christmas cards. Can you believe that there isn't a single stamped element on this card??

I die-cut the house and tree images from the DSP and using the Home Together dies and the sentiments were fussy cut with my paper snips. SO stinkin' cute and SO easy! I also used the Home Together dies to cut my snow drifts...I love these little wintry scenes!

One of the things I love about this fun fold is that it is easy to hide little surprises inside. This one could easily be turned into a gift card holder with the addition of a pocket on the inside...so fun!

You can see how this card is made and find all of the measurements on my Facebook Business page. Then set a reminder to join me every Tuesday for my free live stamping demonstration. Each week I make three cards using my featured product for the week. This week I am all about the Wonder of the Season suite! I hope you'll join me!

In the meantime, hop on over to Sandy's blog for more fun fold-y inspiration!

1. Leena (You are here)

2. Sandy

3. Barb

4. Jennifer

5. Leigh

6. Laurel

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $11.25	Trimming The Town Designer Series Paper [153491] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00
Home Together Dies [153515] $46.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50

Hoot, Hoot, Hooray!

It's Monday...again! They just keep coming around, don't they? I just have three more Mondays till I am back to school...not quite ready for that yet!
This week I am featuring a new stamp set that is easily missed because it isn't in the Annual Catalogue. Did you know Stampin' Up! also has a beginner brochure designed with newer stampers in mind? It's called Experience Creativity and, although it is targeted at beginners, there are some FANTASTIC products in there that are perfect for any level of crafter. This week's featured product is a adorable stamp set called Hoot, Hoot, Hooray...

Hoot, Hoot Hooray stamp set (Item #149352)

Now, aren't those images absolutely the cutest?? I had such fun designing projects with this set! So much so, that not only am I featuring in this week's Tuesday Live @ Five video, but also in my monthly Girls' Night Out Class at the end of the month. Here are the projects we'll be making on August 29th...

If you're local to Cambridge, I hope you'll join us!

Here is today's featured project and one I will be demonstrating in this week's Live @ Five video...

Isn't that little owl just the sweetest?? I absolutely adore him! I used Smokey Slate Stampin' Blends to colour his body, Light So Saffron for his eyes and Dark Daffodil Delight for his beak. The stars are coloured using shades in the DSP: Dark Old Olive, Dark Daffodil Delight and Dark Calypso Coral. One thing I should mention is that with ALL of the stamps in this set, I performed minor surgery and separated the sentiments from the images, making them all more versatile. I do this with just about every stamp I buy that includes and image and sentiment on the same stamp. It's super-easy to do with a good pair of scissors and, if you decide you want to use both the image and sentiment together, it is easy to mount them together on one block again.

Both patterns of DSP I used are from the Bird Ballad DSP pack. How perfect are those little birdie footprints on the yellow background panel?? The label for the image is die-cut using the Stitched Nested Labels dies...I am utterly addicted to those!

I added a little silver Mini Library Clip and a bit of white baker's twine by way of embellishment.

On the inside I stamped some more stars, colouring them with my Stampin' Blends as I did on the front.

This little owl is just too cute and as I made this card my mind was racing with ideas for other projects using him. Be sure to stop by on Thursday for our monthly Stamping Symphony blog hop when I'll be showcasing another card I made using the owl image. In the meantime, I hope you'll tune in tomorrow on my Facebook page for my weekly episode of stamping TV. I'll be Live @ Five pm ET, but if you miss me you can catch the replay on my YouTube channel later in the week or on the Video Tutorials tab above.

Thanks for stopping by...I hope you have a fantastic week!

Product List

Hoot Hoot Hooray Cling Stamp Set [149352] $29.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $12.00	So Saffron Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [149555] $6.00
Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144585] $6.00	Old Olive Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144573] $6.00	Calypso Coral Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144044] $6.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925] $12.00	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683] $12.00	Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper [149592] $15.75	Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine [124262] $4.75
Mini Library Clips [149445] $13.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $48.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $31.00

Christmas is Love

Are you in panic mode trying to get your Christmas cards made? Today I have a quick and easy one for you! Check it out:

Isn't that the sweetest?? I love the Candy Cane Lane DSP, which is what does ALL the work on this card. The only part that takes some time is fussy-cutting the little gingerbread houses out, but that is the perfect busy-work for an evening sitting watching your favourite Christmas movie, right? Once the houses are cut out it is simply a matter of adhering them to the die-cut scalloped white oval and Real Red ovals (cut with the Layering Ovals framelits) and stamping the sentiment. I added some little Real Red card stock hearts, punched with the Confetti Heart punch to the bottom and glitzed them up with a brush of clear Wink of Stella. I did the same to the snow on the roofs of the houses.

The DSP in the background is also from the Candy Cane Land pack. The Real Red stitched edge ribbon adds just the right pop of colour and texture (and it's on sale during the Year End Close-out Sale too!). I finished off with a little gingerbread man trinket, tied to the ribbon with some Linen Thread. So cute and easy!

On the inside, I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped the sentiment (from the Forever Evergreen stamp set) in Real Red ink, and the little gingerbread man from the Cookie Cutter Christmas set in Crumb Cake ink. I added a couple more little punched Real Red card stock hearts to his buttons.

This really is a fast and easy card to put together... and many of the products I used are on sale during the Year End Closeout Sale. Snatch them up today, before they're gone!

Have a fabulous day!


Product List

Forever Evergreen Photopolymer Stamp Set [142184] $21.00	Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set [142043] $26.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $10.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $10.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper [141981] $14.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $8.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $8.50
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $10.75	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $46.00	Confetti Hearts Border Punch [137415] $29.00
Real Red 3/4" (1.9 Cm) Stitched Edge Ribbon [141984] $11.25	Linen Thread [104199] $6.25	Christmas Trinkets Embellishments [141997] $10.50