Lights Aglow and a Blog Hop

 Happy November! And happy birthday to my wonderful husband! He's 52 today and handsomer than ever! 

Today also marks the kick-off of Stampin' Up!'s Seasonal Sale with up to 20% off annual catalogue products! Save 10% on all punches (they NEVER go on sale!), 15% on all stamps, 20% on all dies and embossing folders and 20% on non-specialty Designer Series Paper. Time to make your list and check it twice...but don't check it too long...this sale ends Friday ;)

Click the image to visit my online store and see aaallll the goodies on sale!

There's a lot going on this week! It's also time for our monthly Stamping Symphony Blog Hop and this month we have an awesome sketch challenge! Check it out:

Since I'm featuring products from the Lights Aglow Suite all this week, I thought it only fitting to create a card for this sketch using those products...

I went with a Black, Gold and Vanilla colour scheme, inspired by the beautiful Lights Aglow Specialty Designer Paper. I layered it on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock, which I embossed using the Merry Melody embossing folder. I added some gold foil card stock, embossed with the Wintery 3D embossing folder and the a gorgeous heat embossed and die-cut snowflake. Seriously...it is stunning! 🤩 

I added a sentiment from the Brightest Glow stamp set (also heat embossed in gold) and embellished with a die-cut gold snowflake, a pretty bow and a black matte dot.

On the inside I added a scrap strip of the DSP and stamped a sentiment from the Brightest Glow stamp set in black. This card has some serious wow-factor, but is actually pretty quick and easy to put together. Join me tomorrow (Wednesday!) for my Facebook Live @ Five and I'll show you how! Or catch the replay shortly afterwards on my YouTube channel.

Now before you head off to shop the Seasonal Sale, be sure to check out what the rest of our team has designed...

You are here >> Leena – A La Cards << You are here

Sandy – Lolly & Sand 

Barb – JustBStamping

Jen – Stamping with Jen

Laurel – Laurel Davis Crafted

Thanks for stopping by this week! Now go get shopping!

Product List

Christmas Lights Bundle (English) [159961] $63.75	Brightest Glow Cling Stamp Set (English) [159542] $34.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $14.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [144237] $12.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00	Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159537] $13.75	Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159535] $21.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $25.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00
Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder [156392] $13.75	Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders [155433] $13.75	Harvest Dies [156504] $52.00	Frosted Flurry Dies [159811] $47.00
Gold & Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Satin Edged Ribbon [159555] $11.00	Classic Matte Dots [158146] $9.75

Texture Chic Fun Fold and a Blog Hop

 Happy Monday! How is it already the 15th of August?!?! I am SO NOT ready for the summer to end. I feel like my vacation started like 10 minutes ago! Alas, all good things must end and I do have to admit that I am looking forward to getting back to semi-normal at school this fall. This is the first time in three years that I actually know what I'm teaching on the first day! It will also be sooo good to get my bands back up and running...it has been way too long!

With the 15th of the month comes our monthly Stamping Symphony Blog Hop. This month we are all about Fun Folds and do I have a fabulous one to share with you! Check this out...

It is called a Double Floating Panel card and it is SO much easier than it looks! A BIG shoutout to Rachel Tessman at Stamp Your Art Out for the how-to on this one! I used two different patterns from the Texture Chic Designer Paper pack to create a fall look. I love that this suite works for pretty much every season...so versatile!

The belly band slides on and off and is really the focal point of the card. I used die-cut leaves in Soft Suede, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen and Mango Melody. Can we take a moment and admire how GORGEOUS that Distressed Gold Specialty Paper is?? 😍. I also punched some sprigs in Kraft and Mango Melody to create my arrangement around the sentiment. The circles are die-cut using the Stylish Shapes and Layering Circles dies. 

I'll be demonstrating this card and two others that show the versatility of this suite in tomorrow's Facebook Live @ Five video...come and join me! All of the measurements for this card will be posted in the video description, both on Facebook and on my YouTube channel, so you can give it a try. I'll post the link to the replay here after tomorrow's live. 

Now, head on over to Sandy's blog to see what fun fold she has for you...

Leena - A La Cards <<You are here!

Sandy - Lolly & Sand

Barb - JustBStamping

Jen - Stamping With Jen

Thanks for hopping along with us this month...have a great week!

Product List

Season Of Chic Bundle (English) [158816] $79.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $11.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $11.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00
Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $12.75	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $12.75	Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989] $12.75	Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155776] $12.75
Kraft 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Paper Pack [156325] $8.25	Texture Chic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [158808] $21.00	Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159237] $7.00	Bough Punch [157711] $26.00
Decorative Circle Punch [159174] $26.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $41.00	Linen Thread [104199] $7.00

It's a Sale-a-bration Blog Hop!

Happy Friday...who's ready for the weekend?? This weekend is a busy one for me! Today we are holding our monthly Stamping Symphony Blog Hop AND our first-ever Instagram Hop and then tomorrow is the kick-off of my annual retired product BOGO sale. So much happening, so let's get to it!

This month our blog hop theme is Sale-a-bration and I have a fun little gift box and card duo to share...

Both the card and box are made using the Sale-a-bration card and envelopes! I LOVE when I can make cute projects using FREE product! Let's take a closer look...

For the card, I used one of the Soft Sea Foam card bases. The stitched rectangle layer is die-cut from one of the envelopes I disassembled. Those envelopes are printed on the inside and are just too pretty not to use on a project! I die-cut several of the botanical elements from Pool PArty and Soft Sea Foam card stock. The stamped images are stamped in Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam ink and then coloured with the light Stampin' Blends of the same shade. I die-cut the pot from a scrap of the gorgeous Splendid Day Designer Paper for a hit of glam.

My favourite part of this little duo is this adorable treat box. It measures 2-3/4" wide x 4" tall and is 3/4" deep. It is perfectly sized to hold chocolate, a gift card, handmade soaps, a cookie...so many possibilities! Here are the details...

I started with one of the Pool Party card bases from the Sale-a-bration cards and envelopes pack. Without folding the card base and with the long side of the card base at the top, I cut 3/4" off the non printed half of the card base. Then, I scored the printed half at 3-1/2".  Then I scored all four sides at 3/4". A quick snip of all of the flaps with my paper snips, some folding and adhesive and I had the cutest little mini shirt box.  I demonstrated this project in my Facebook live this week...you can see the replay on my YouTube channel...the video link is posted below.

To decorate the box I used more of the disassembled enveloped, some die-cuts and more of that gorgeous Splendid Day Designer Paper. I added a bit of Pool Party Sheer ribbon to tie the box closed, which adds the perfect bit of shimmer.

Here's the link to my video where I demonstrate these projects, along with two others. You'll want to start at about the 32:00 mark for the card and box demonstration. I've also included all of the measurements in the video description...just scroll down to see them!

Now before I go, a reminder that my online retired product BOGO sale is kicking off tomorrow, Saturday, July 16th, 2022 at 9:00 am. Shop my huge selection of deeply discounted retired items and receive them FREE with an equal value order of new products from any current catalogue. PLUS, if your order reaches $60 or more, you'll earn Sale-a-bration freebies too! Wahoooo!! You can access the sale by clicking the graphic below:

Now it's time to hop on over to Sandy's blog to see her Sale-a-bration creation:

You are here >> Leena - A La Cards << You are here

Sandy - Lolly & Sand

Barb - JustBStamping

Jen - Stamping with Jen

Laurel - Laurel Davis Crafted

Thanks for stopping by today...have a great week!

Product List

Splendid Thoughts Bundle (English) [159677] $71.00	Splendid Day 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159666] $21.00	Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes [159940] $0.00	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924] $12.75
Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $12.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $11.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $11.00
Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $11.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $12.25	Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154902] $12.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $41.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Adhesive Backed Sequins & Gems [159972] $10.25	Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [152462] $8.25