Ho Ho Ho

Yes, I know it is only September 2nd, but I am so dang excited about the new 2015 Holiday Catalogue I just had to share this fun Christmas card with you today. It uses the new Home for Christmas DSP...I love the vintage Holiday images on this gorgeous paper!

Christmas card featuring the Home for Christmas DSP pack with sentiment from Oh, What Fun.

Aren't those Santa images cute?  They are even cuter fussy-cut and used as a focal image, but I wanted to find a way to incorporate them that didn't involve fussy-cutting.  I have some customers who find it very difficult and I wanted to design a project that showcased the images without requiring scissors.  The answer? My 1-3/8" Circle Punch!  Those little Santas fit perfectly in that size circle.  I placed them on a collage of various-sized card stock circles in Real Red, Mossy Meadow and Very Vanilla.

The sentiment is from the Oh, What Fun stamp set, which is designed to work with the Oh, What Fun project kit, but is also a wonderful selection of sentiment stamps for just about any Christmas project. Here I stamped Ho Ho Ho in Crumb Cake ink.  I built my collage on a piece of Kraft card stock that I embossed using the Lucky Stars TIEF and matted on a piece of Real Red card stock. The card base is Very Vanilla.  To add a little extra bling and some interest to my collage I added some gold Glimmer paper stars, a wooden Snowflake Element and a bit of gold Baker's Twine.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from the Cozy Christmas stamp set using Real Red ink. I love the vintage look of the images in that set!

Here are all of the products I used to create this card. Clicking any one of them will take you directly to my online store for easy ordering. Also be sure to check out my showcase of Holiday Catalogue bundles below...so many great ways to save money on fantastic new products!

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Happy Holiday Catty!!

Today is the big day!  The 2015 Holiday Catalogue goes live today!! I am SOOO excited about this catalogue...so many awesome new products it's hard to choose a favourite. Now, if you are in Canada, don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a copy of the Holiday Catalogue, drop me a note and I will get one out to you lickety split.  In the meantime, be sure to check it out online by clicking the image below.

In honour of today's launch I have a new project that uses several new products AND a tutorial video for you.  Check it out:

Christmas card featuring the Among the Branches (139823) stamp set and coordinating Woodland embossing folder.

Lots of new products on this one!  I used the Inked Embossing Folder technique with Smokey Slate ink to create the focal image using the Woodland TIEF.  Check out my tutorial video below for the how-to. The ornaments and sentiment are heat embossed in gold and the focal image is matted on a piece of gold Foil Sheets. I love the combination of gray and gold.

The background panel is a piece of Smokey Slate card stock that I embossed using the Softly Falling TIEF. It is mounted on a thick Whisper White card base.  The only embellishment is some gold metallic thread for a little shimmer.  Check out my video to learn how I created the focal image.

Here are all of the products I used to create this card.  Clicking any one of them will take you directly to my online store for easy ordering.

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Vintage Birthday Leaves

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a fabulous weekend.  It was stamp-a-palooza here!  I spent all day Saturday in my studio designing Christmas cards for my events this Fall.  So much fun playing with new Holiday Catalogue goodies!  Speaking of which, tomorrow is THE day! The 2015 Holiday Catalogue goes live tomorrow morning, so get your Wish List ready :)

Today I have a project that uses products from the Annual and the Holiday catalgoues...

Fall-themed Birthday card featuring the Vintage Leaves and Tag Talk stamp sets

I'm kind of on a gold kick lately.  Many of the cards I designed on the weekend feature touches of gold and this one is no exception.  Good thing it's trendy right now!  On this one I stamped the leaves from the Vintage Leaves stamp set in the new Basic Black Archival ink and then die cut them using the Leaflets Framelits. The I took my Versamark pad directly to the leaves, applying it sparingly to the edges.  I sprinkled on some gold embossing powder and heated.  I love the result...

The striped gold foil DSP I used is from the Winter Wonderland pack in the Holiday catty.  I SO love that paper!!  The Whisper White background panel is embossed using the new Softly Falling TIEF.  The sentiment label is from the Tag Talk stamp set and is punched with the coordinating Bracket Label punch.  I layerd the punched label on a 1-3/4" gold foil circle, which is then layered on a 2" Basic Black circle.  The only embellishment I added was a little bow of gold Cording Trim.

On the inside I simply stamped more leaves, leaving plenty of space for happy birthday wishes.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow.  I'll be showcasing more Holiday Catalogue products AND have a new technique video to share with you!

In the meantime, here are the products I used to create this project:

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XL Pillow Box Take Two!

Happy Friday!  I know most people are excited about the weekend, but today marks the end of my summer freedom.  Next week I am back at work all week, preparing my classroom and my courses for the start of the school year on September 8th. Also happening next week is the launch of the new Holiday Catalogue, which means that you'll finally be able to order all of the amazing new products I've been showcasing all month.  I'm pretty pumped about this catalogue, as you can likely tell ;)
Today I have yet another project that showcases new products.  Check it out:

XL Pillow Box featuring the Festive Flower Builder Punch and Reason for the Season stamp set.

Now, in case you missed it, I posted a video tutorial last week on how to create an extra-large pillow box using the new Square Pillow Box Thinlit dies.  I'll post a link to it at the bottom of this post in case you missed it the first time.

To create that beautiful poinsettia, I used the new Festive Flower Builder Punch and the Reason for the Season stamp set. The petals are punched from Real Red card stock and stamped with ink of the same colour. I also sponged around the edges of each petal to add more depth and definition. The leaves are punched from Mossy Meadow card stock and are stamped and sponged using ink of the same shade. The centre of the poinsettia is Hello Honey card stock and I added an Iced Rhinestone embellishment for some sparkle.

The rest of the decoration on the box includes a belly band of Season of Cheer DSP, a Tea Lace doily that I heat embossed in gold for a vintage look and some new White 3/8" glitter rbbon. For the tag, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Reason for the Season stamp set in gold and die cut it using the Lots of Labels Framelits. The box itself is embossed using the Softly Falling TIEF...details in the video on how to do that :)

Speaking of the video, here it is:

Now, here are the products I used to create this project...some are not yet available in the Showcase, so I've listed them below, along with where you can find them in the Holiday Catalogue so you can add them to your Wish List for September 1st ;)

Gold & White 3/8" Glitter Ribbon (139614) pg.29
Square Pillow Box Thinlits Dies (139657) pg. 41

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CASE'ing myself

We're still away enjoying some family fun at Great Wolf Lodge, but while we're gone I thought I'd share a project I did where I CASE'd my own design.  Check it out:

Fall-themed Thinking of You card featuring the Happy Scenes stamp set.

Now, you may recall a video I did a couple of weeks ago on the Emerging Colours Technique where I die-cut a leaf window.  I liked that idea so much I used it again! Here, I die-cut the leaf using the Leaflets Framelits from a piece of Kraft card stock.  I then embossed the panel using the Woodland TIEF.

The image in the window is stamped using the new Basic Black Archival ink and coloured using Stampin' Write Markers, sponging the sky with a dauber and Soft Sky ink.  I layered the panel on a mat of Pumpkin Pie card stock and then adhered it to a Kraft card base.  I added a scrap of Burlap trim and some gold metallic thread, as well as one of the Into the Woods Elements...I love that cute li'l acorn!  The sentiment is stamped in Basic Black and punched with the Washi Label punch.

On the inside I stamped the fall scene image again and coloured it as I did on the front.

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget, the Holiday Catalogue goes live on September 1st...if you don't yet have your own hard copy of the catalogue and you are in Canada, drop me a line and I'll pop one in the mail to you right away.

Here are the products I used to create this project...clicking any one of them will take you directly to my online store for easy ordering. In addition to these, I'm also listing the new Holiday Catty products and where to find them:

Into the Woods Elements (139636) pg. 43
Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (139673) pg. 39
Basic Black Archival Stampin' Pad (140931) pg. 19

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Lighthearted Holiday Sneak Peek

Happy Tuesday!  I hope you are having a good week.  I am off with my family for a few days of last-minute summer fun at Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls.  This is becoming an annual get-away for us and we love it!  So much fun and close to home...perfect! While I'm away I thought I would share another sneak peek at a gorgeous new stamp set from the Holiday Catalogue:

Thank you card featuring the new Lighthearted Leaves stamp set.

Aren't those leaves fabulous??  To showcase the beautiful artwork of the images I chose to use the Emboss Resist technique, along with Faux Torn Paper.  Stay tuned for new videos on both of these techniques soon!
Did you notice the fancy corners on this card?  I did those using the new Curvy Corner Trio Punch on page 18 of the Holiday Catty.  I love the unique detail it provides so quickly and easily.

I chose an unusual colour scheme for fall of Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry and Mint Macaron.  I heat embossed the leaf images using clear embossing powder and then sponged over top to bring out the beautiful artwork. The sentiment is also from the Lighthearted Leaves set and is stamped in Island Indigo, punched using the 2" circle punch and then matted on an Island Indigo circle die cut using the Circles Collection Framelits. I added some silver metallic thread and a few rhinestones for some sparkle.

On the inside I stamped the maple leaf again using Rich Razzleberry and Island Indigo ink and added another sentiment from the Lighthearted Leaves set.

Be sure to check out the new Weekly Deals in the upper right sidebar...some great products on sale this week!
Here is the list of products used to create this project:

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A New Sketch Challenge

Happy Sunday to you!  I hope you are having a good weekend.  Today marks the start of a new sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps and this is a great one!  Check out this super-versatile sketch:

...and here is my festive take on it:

Christmas card featuring the Jingle all the Way stamp set and coordinating Sleigh Ride Edgelits (available in a discounted bundle) as well as the Season of Cheer DSP, all available on September 1st in the new 2015 Holiday Catalogue.

I immediately thought of the Sleigh Ride Edgelits when I saw this sketch.  They are fantastic and make quick and easy Holiday cards.  Here I began with a piece od Season of Cheer DSP and then used the Edgelits to die-cut the bottom edge, giving me the negative image.  I layered that on a piece of Whisper White card stock, stamped and heat embossed my sentiment from the Jingle all the Way stamp set in silver and adhered it to a Night of Navy card base.

The final touch, which isn't really visible in any of these photos, was to add sparkle to each of the snowflakes on the DSP.  I used the new Fine-Tip Glue Pen to add little dots of glue to the centre and points of each snowflake and then sprinkled them with Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  The result is so pretty and sparkly...just like real falling snow.

On the inside I adhered the left-over die-cut piece from the front to a Whisper White panel and stamped another sentiment from the Jingle all the Way set in Night of Navy ink.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team's projects for inspiration and then give this versatile sketch a try!  Don't forget to link up over at Sunday Stamps so we can all share in your creative genius ;)

Here is a list of the Holiday Catalogue products I used to create this card, along with the page numbers you will find them on:

Jingle all the Way Stamp Set (CM 139907, WM 139904) pg. 12
Sleigh Ride Edgelits (139670) pg. 12
Fine-Tip Glue Pen (138309) pg. 43
Season of Cheer DSP (139590) pg. 29

Here are the rest of the products I used to create this card:

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