My Sunday Stamps Swan Song

Happy Sunday! Can you believe one week from today is Christmas Eve?? Where has the time gone?

It's hard to believe that I have been part of the Sunday Stamps Design Team for two and a half years already! When I first signed on it was supposed to be for just one year, but that has quickly turned into much more. I have truly loved being part of the Design Team and being stretched and inspired with each new challenge; however, like all good things, this too must come to an end. Life is just too crazy right now and I find myself with too much to do and not enough time in which to do it. I am missing out on the important things like time with my family and I need to make changes. One of those changes is resigning from the Design Team. As difficult as it is, I know it is the right decision for me right now. The door has been left open for a return if and when things settle down for me and I am truly grateful for that. In the meantime, I will continue to create and share what I love!

Now for this week's Sunday Stamps sketch challenge:

Here is my last project for the Design Team...

I think the Year of Cheer Suite has been my most-used selection of products from this year's Holiday Catalogue. I just can't seem to get enough of those beautiful mixed-metallic patterns! When I saw Teresa's sketch I immediately knew what I wanted to do with it. (I think I may be addicted to those foil snowflakes!)

I used two different patterns from the Year of Cheer specialty DSP pack...I just love the way they all work together. My focal image features the large snowflake and the swirly circle images from the Cheers to the Year stamp set. I heat embossed the former in silver and the latter in gold.

I used the 2" circle punch to punch out the embossed images and then layered them on a silver foil 2-1/4" circle before mounting them in the centre of the gold foil snowflake. The sentiment is from the Christmas Pines stamp set and is heat embossed in gold. The only embellishments on this card are some gold and silver sequins.

On the inside I added a 4" x 5-1/4" Whisper White panel on which I stamped the large snowflake image again using Soft Suede ink and another sentiment from the Christmas Pines stamp set in Smokey Slate ink. The card is built on a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" Smokey Slate card stock base.

I hope you'll give this challenge a go. I am making it my mission to visit and comment on every single entry on this final challenge, so show me what you've got! Have a super Sunday!



Product List

Cheers To The Year Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144928] $24.00	Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $43.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131202] $10.00
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $5.25	Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper [144640] $17.00	Foil Snowflakes [144642] $8.00	2" Circle Punch [133782] $23.50
2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch [143720] $23.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $8.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25
Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.75	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00
Metallics Sequin Assortment [144214] $6.75

'Tis the Season...

...for gifts and fun packaging! Today I have a cute little treat box I designed using a new sneak peek from the upcoming Occasions Catalogue and some retiring Holiday Catalogue favourites.

Can you spot the new item? It is the silver gable box! These are simply fabulous and will be available January 3rd in the Occasions Catalogue. I couldn't resist decorating it using some of my favourite retiring products from the Cheer all Year Suite. I used a 2" x 12" strip of Year of Cheer DSP to wrap around the box and then added some silver 1/4" metallic ribbon. The sentiment is from the Oh What Fun stamp set and is heat embossed in silver. I used the 2" circle to punch it out and then layered it on a silver foil 2-1/4" circle. That all got layered on a gold foil snowflake. How I am going to miss those pretty snowflakes!

I decorated the top of the box with two green mini sprigs to which I added "snow" by dipping them in my tub of embossing paste. I hot glued them together, adding a silver mini ornamet and a silver metallic 1/8" ribbon bow. The best part is the box can totally be opened without destroying the decoration...gotta love that!

How cute would these be as favours for a winter wedding?? Image the couple's initials in place of the sentiment and voila...quick and easy favours. Don't forget that all retiring items are available while supplies last only, so don't wait to pick up those items you have to have.

I hope your Christmas preparations are going well. I still have a ways to go, as I am in the midst of concert season with my band at school. Looking forward to the end of this week when things wrap up and I can focus on getting ready for Christmas with my family! Have a fabulous week!



Product List

Oh, What Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set [140386] $26.00	Silver Mini Gable Boxes [145568] $10.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $5.25
Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper [144640] $17.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00
Foil Snowflakes [144642] $8.00	Silver 1/8" Ribbon [132137] $6.75	Green Sprigs [144627] $6.50	Mini Ornaments [144626] $10.00
Embossing Paste [141979] $10.75	2" Circle Punch [133782] $23.50	2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch [143720] $23.50

One card, two Holidays

If you're anything like me, you have great intentions to get your Christmas cards out early each year, only to find yourself up until the wee hours just days before Christmas trying to get them in the mail. Sound familiar? Today's card my be the solution. It is one that could easily work for BOTH Christmas and New Year's! Check it out...

I used the Year of Cheer Suite, which, I have to say, has been my most-used suite in this year's Holiday catalogue. I began with a peace of the gorgeous specialty DSP and then layered both gold and silver metallics: silver 1/8" metallic ribbon, a gold foil snowflake and then heat embossed images from the Cheers to the Year stamp set. Here's a clost look...

I used the starburst image in silver and the sentiment in gold. I used the 2" and 1-3/8" circle punches to punch out each image. The gold mat behind the sentiment is punched from gold foil using the 1-1/2" circle punch. as much as I love my Big Shot, I love even more how quick and easy it is to layer circles using punches. I finished the focal image off with some silver mini sequin trim and a Year of Cheer embellishment.

On the inside I stamped one of the sentiments from the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set in Soft Suede and then the starburst image in Smokey Slate ink. I added some small Soft Suede snowflakes as well. This is a pretty quick and easy card to make to send in time for Christmas or to mail after the Holidays to brighten someone's January.

Now for some news about BIG improvements to the Stamparatus reservation process!!
The next (and FINAL) window opens TODAY- December 5th, and will STAY open until December 30th. Unlike last time when there were only 27,000 units available for reservation, there will be no limits to the number of units available for this window. There is, however, a limit of one Stamparatus per person.
This will be the LAST opportunity to grab one before the next Annual Catalogue (June 2018).
Stamparati (that's the plural, right?!) reserved during this time will ship on a "first in, first out" basis, and may not all be shipped by March 19th, depending on manufacturing lead time, HOWEVER, everyone can reserve one during this reservation window, no matter how many are ordered world wide. (So that last image on the picture will not happen unless you try to reserve yours on December 31st(; ).

Go to my webstore at https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx… to make sure you have an account set up, and get ready to reserve starting at 2:00 pm Mountain Time TODAY (that's 4:00 pm Eastern).

If you still aren't convinced that you NEED this tool, check out this video:

Now...go reserve yours so you get in the queue...you can thank me later ;)

Season's Greetings

Happy Sunday! I hope you are enjoying the weekend. We are celebrating our Thanksgiving here in Canada, so I am off to stuff a turkey as soon as I finish this post!

Today marks the start of a new colour challenge over at Sunday Stamps....

Here is my take on the challenge:

I love blue with pops of red for Christmas, so this challenge immediately inspired a holiday card. I began with a piece of Cheer All Year specialty DSP and then sponged on Tempting Turquoise and Island Indigo inks. I love the way the silver foil pattern pops against the blue background. I layered the sponged DSP on a mat of Real Red card stock and then mounted it on an Island Indigo card stock base.

The sentiment, from the Cheers to the Year stamp set, is heat embossed in silver over a stamped snowflake in Tempting Turquoise ink. I added a pop of Real Red with the swirled circle image from the same stamp set. I punched the stamped images out using my 2" circle punch and then layered it on a Tempting Turquoise mat, punched with the starburst punch. Behind that I added a silver foil swirl, die-cut using the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits. I added a silver Year of Cheer Embellishment and a little Real Red bow. The final touch was a few scattered silver sequins.

On the inside I added a Whisper White card stock panel on which I stamped more of the snowflakes from the Cheers to the Year stamp set in Tempting Turquoise and Island Indigo inks.

This is a fun colour challenge because it works for everything from birthdays to Christmas. Give it a go and then be sure to share with us over at Sunday Stamps. We'd love to see your work!

Now, I'm off to get up close and personal with a rather large bird ;)


Product List

Cheer All Year Photopolymer Stamp Set [139839] $31.00	Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper [144640] $17.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $5.25	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $10.00
Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122923] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102067] $10.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $8.50
Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986] $8.50	Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad [126952] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies [141497] $35.00
2" Circle Punch [133782] $23.50	Starburst Punch [143717] $23.50	Year Of Cheer Embellishments [144643] $10.75	Real Red 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Solid Ribbon [144631] $9.25
Metallics Sequin Assortment [144214] $6.75