Happy October!

Can you believe today is October 1st?? With the brand new month, comes a ton of exciting news from Stampin' Up! Firstly, today marks the start of the new World Card Making Day Promotion.
From now until October 10th, save 15% on selected stamp sets and notecards & envelopes. Plus, get TWO FREE REFILLS when you buy a Fast Fuse...that's $20 in free refills with a $13.50 purchase! WOW!

 

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Remember, this promotion is only valid until October 10th, so place your order today!

Also this month, buy three packages of beautiful Designer Series Paper and you can choose a fourth pack FREE! This promotion includes products from both the Annual and Holiday Catalogues, so it is a great time to stock up for your Christmas crafting needs. The best part? Many of the stamp sets that are on sale during the World Card Making Day promo coordinate with the DSP packs that are on sale! Gotta love great minds at Stampin' Up! ;)

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Want some more exciting news? Stampn' Up has just announced the release of a new line of blendable alcohol markers! Many of you may remember the previous line called Blendabilities. These markers were FABULOUS but, due to manufacturing issues, the line had to be prematurely discontinued. Since then, Stampin' Up! has been hard at work in search of a new manufacturer who could ensure the level of quality that  would live up to  the company's reputation. After several years, I am thrilled to announce that today marks the start of the demonstrator pre-order for Stampin' Blends, our new line of alcohol markers! This is a limited offering for demonstrators only to purchase and experiment with this new product line. Stampin' Up! will monitor and analyse the buying patterns of demonstrators to forecast how much product they will need to ensure a sufficient supply to meet the demand when the product line launches for customers. We don't yet have a customer launch date.

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The great news is, that new demonstrators who join during this pre-order period can also order these fantastic new products! You can even add them to your starter kit! Click HERE to join my Tri-City Stampers team and order your Stampin' Blends before October 15th!

Now for today's project! I designed this one for my recent Christmas card buffet...

Can you guess which paper pack the background came from? (Hint: It's one that is part of the B3G1 DSP promo!). It's Naturally Eclectic! It makes a perfect snowy backdrop for this wintry scene. I used a 3-1/2" x 5" piece of DSP and layered it over a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock which I embossed using the Softly Falling TIEF. I love the perspective it give my scene. The trees are die-cut from silver foil and Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper using the Card Front Builder Thinlits.

I stamped the deer from the Carols of Christmas stamp set in Night of Navy ink and die-cut it also using the Card Front Builder Thinlits. The sentiment label is from the Merry Little Labels stamp set and is punched using the Everyday Label punch. The only embellishment is a bit of silver metallic thread behind the label.

On the inside, I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped the sentiment and snowflakes from the Peace This Christmas stamp set in Night of Navy ink.

Thanks for sticking with me through this rather long post...have a super Sunday!


Product List

Carols Of Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144804] $26.00	Peace This Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141570] $24.00	Merry Little Labels Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144795] $26.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $10.00	Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper [144185] $14.50	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $5.25
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315] $6.75	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672] $11.25	Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies [144674] $40.00
Everyday Label Punch [144668] $23.50	Silver Metallic Thread [138402] $4.00

Vintage Christmas for Sunday Stamps

Happy Sunday! I hope you are having a good weekend. Things here are busy, as my son is hosting his first sleepover. Thankfully his friend is a wonderful little boy and he and Max get along really well.
Today marks the start of a new sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps. Check out this super-versatile sketch:

Here is my vintage-looking take on it:

For this project I pulled out one of the sets, Reason for the Season, from last year's Holiday Cataloge that carried over to this year's Annual Catalogue. It is easy to forget that there are some fabulous Christmas stamp sets in the Annual Catalogue and this is your reminder to check them out! I also used some This Christmas DSP from the Annualy catty as well...the sheet music patterned background is from that pack! I simply stamped the poinsettia and leaf images, in Cherry Cobbly and Garden Green inks respectively, on a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP. Then I stamped the outline image using Versamrk and heat embossed in copper. I tore about 3/4" off the right edge of the DSP, Versamarked the torn edge, and then heat embossed it in copper as well. Love the look.

The sentiment is also heat embossed in copper on Very Vanilla card stock. I used the Layering Ovals framelits to die cut the sentiment and the Cherry Cobbler mat behind it. The background panel is a piece of Kraft card stock on which I stamped images from the Reason for the Season set in Crumb Cake ink. The only embellishment on this project is a mini pinecone and a bit of Linen thread.

On the inside of the card I added a Very Vanilla panel on which I stamped the poinsettia and leaf images using Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green inks. The outline and sentiment (from the Peace This Christmas stamp set) are stamped in Crumb Cake ink.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team projects for this challenge...they are fabulous!! Then give this sketch a try and share your creation with us over at Sunday Stamps...we'd love to see your work!

Have a super Sunday!!


Product List

Reason For The Season Photopolymer Stamp Set [139730] $26.00	Peace This Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141570] $24.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $10.00	Kraft 12" X 12" Card Stock [133674] $8.75
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $11.25	This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper [141628] $17.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $8.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $8.50
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] $6.75
Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $46.00	Linen Thread [104199] $6.25
Mini Pinecones [141990] $10.00

12 Days of Christmas in July Day 9

Happy Friday!! Wahoo...the long weekend is here! Before I get to today's project, just a little PSA:

Time is running out to earn your Bonus Days Coupons! Place your order before midnight on Sunday to earn coupons to spend in August. Don't miss out!

Ok...now on to some stamping. Today's project is one I designed as one of the Make-n-takes for my last team meeting...

I love the way this double-pleated drapery fold showcases the beauty of the This Christmas Specialty DSP. The lighter weight of the paper makes doing all of those folds a breeze. I layered the folded DSP on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock which I embossed using the Holly TIEF. I added some 5/8" Gold Satin ribbon and adhered it to a Cherry Cobbler card stock base.

The sentiment, from the new Peace This Christmas stamp set, is heat embossed in gold and die-cut using the Layering Ovals framelits. I layered that on a scalloped oval cut from Cherry Cobbler card stock and then adhered it to a gold metallic doily before adhering it to the card.

On the inside I added a Very Vanilla panel on which I stamped the sentiment, from the Peace this Christmas set, in Cherry Cobbler ink and some pine branches in Garden Green.

Despite all the scoring and folding, this is a reallly quick and easy card to make. So much so that I made 30 of them for a swap I recently participated in!

Have a fabulous weekend!


Product List

Peace This Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141570] $24.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $11.25	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $10.00	This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper [141628] $17.00
Metallic Foil Doilies [138392] $5.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $8.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25
Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Simply Scored [122334] $40.00
Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141634] $10.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $46.00	Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547] $9.25