Piney Wishes

Happy Monday...hope you had a great weekend!  I ran a private card and tag buffet for a client and her friends and family yesterday afternoon.  They got lots of stamping done and I have lots of new designs to show you!  Today I have a traditional Christmas card featuring the Ornamental Pine stamp set:

Christmas card featuring the Ornamental Pine stamp set.

It doesn't get much more traditional than the iconic pine boughs and pinecones for the Holildays.  I focused on a red and green colour scheme, using Mossy Meadow ink to stamp my pine branches on the Sahara Sand card front and Cherry Cobbler on Very Vanilla card stock for the sentiment.  To die-cut the label I used the Project Life Cards and Labels Framelits.  The pinecones are heat embossed in Early Espresso, which gives them a bit of shine.  I adore the 1" Sheer Linen ribbon in the Holiday Catalogue...it is so pretty and easy to work with.  To create the "bow that isn't a bow" I simply gathered a small piece of ribbon between the prongs of a Basics Glimmer Brad (still available DIRT CHEAP on the Clearance Rack!), poked a hole in the card front and inserted the prongs, opening them on the back side to secure it.  Voila...a bow that requires no tying!  My guests were thrilled!

I used Mossy Meadow card stock to mat the card front and then mounted it on a Cherry Cobbler card base.
For the inside I stamped the pine branch again in Mossy Meadow and the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler.

This was one of the most popular designs with the group yesterday.  I guess we all like a little tradition in our Holiday season!

Now today is also the day the new Holiday Supplement goes live!  This addendum to the Holiday Catalogue has some fabulous new products, including a new Project Life card kit and accessory pack to make documenting your family's Holiday memories a breeze.  Check out the online version of the supplement here or email me to request your free complimentary hard copy.

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Blended Poinsettia

I am loving creating projects with my Blendabilities for my monthly Blendabilities Club!  Recently, I pulled out a gorgeous stamp set from last year's Holiday catalogue called Joyful Christmas.  I wanted to design a project for my October kits using that beautiful poinsettia image...here is what I came up with:

Christmas card featuring the Joyful Christmas (retired) stamp set with sentiment from Ornamental Pine.

Now, I actually used several retired products on this one:  the stamped image is heat embossed using Pewter embossing powder, the embossing folder I used on the background is called Lacy Brocade and is still available on the Clearance Rack at a steal.  I also used a Basic Glimmer Brad and some Old Olive Organdy Ribbon, which are also still available at a discount on the Clearance Rack.

To colour the poinsettia I used my Calypso Coral and Old Olive Blendabilities sets.  The  sentiment is from the Ornamental Pine set in this year's Holiday Catty and is heat embossed in pewter and die cut using the Project Life Cards and Labels framelits.  I added a little bling with some rhinestones in the centre of the poinsettia.  I can't wait to share this one with my club members...I think they'll love it! 

Now for the new Weekly Deals...there are a few items from my Wishlist this week!  Prices are good until Monday at midnight :)

Alphabet Rotary Stamp Price: $19.50   Sale: $14.63	Banner Punch Price: $15.95   Sale: $11.96	For The Birds Wood Stamp Set Price: $40.95   Sale: $30.71	Hearts Border Punch Price: $20.95   Sale: $15.71
Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit Price: $24.95   Sale: $18.71	Sweet Details Photobook Template - Digital Download Price: $19.95  Sale: $11.97	Ticket Duo Builder Punch Price: $21.95   Sale: $16.46	Very Vintage Designer Buttons Price: $7.95   Sale: $5.96

Ornamental Pine and Plaid

One more day!  In less than 24 hours the Holiday Catalogue will be live!  I am SO excited about this catalogue!  So manay awesome new products to play with!  Today I have another project using new products:

Christmas card featuring the Ornamental Pine stamp set

One of the first stamp sets that went on my list when I first saw the Holiday Catalogue is the Ornamental Pine set.  I love the traditional pine branch, pinecone and ornament images.  They were just begging to be paired with plaid, so I used a bit of DSP from the Trim the Tree stack.  I also wanted a bit of a rustic look so I pulled out some Early Espresso Core'dinations card stock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Woodgrain TIEF.  Did you know you can still get Core'dinations card stock on the Clearance Rack?  It's a great deal! 

I stamped the pine branch in Garden Green and then heat embossed the pine cones in Early Espresso.  I die cut the image using the Ovals Collection Framelits as I did the larger Garden Green mat behind it.  I added some Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon, forming a bow with a (retired) glimmer brad for just a hint of sparkle.  The sentiment is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and die cut with the Project Life Cards and Labels Framelits.

On the inside I stamped the pine branch again and added the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler. 

This is another one that will be in my line up of projects at my Holiday Head Start card buffet in September.  Click here for details!