RETRO CHRISTMAS WITH NEW BLING

 

        Hello, 

            Welcome to Week 9 of Retro Christmas, I hope you have the Retired Merry Moose Stamp Set in your collection for this fun card using it, and paired up with the Plaid 6x6 Designer Series Paper make it the perfect neutral card for those that don't like all the flash christmas colors, But really who doesn't like all the bling colors of christmas? I know I do, I change up the coloring of decorations on my tree yearly. Humm.. What's your guess of what colors I will use this year? 

    Now the card and how you too can create it ....

Stamp Sets: Whimsical Trees, Merry Moose (retired).

Tasteful Touches Embossing Folder.

Ink: Memento Black,Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen,VersaMark.

Stampin' Bleands: Bronze, (D) Crumb Cake.

Markers: Chalk, Cherry Cobbler.

White Embossing Powder & Heat Tool.

Holiday Rhinestones.

Plaid DSP (retired) 3/4' x 3 1/16'.

Basic Black Cardstock 3 1/16' x 1 7/16'. 

Scrap of Crumb Cake Card Stock for stamping.

Crumb Cake Card Stock Base 5 1/2' x 8 1/2' , scored at 4 1/4'.

Crub Cake Card Stock Layer 5 1/4' x 4'.

Basic White card Stock (inside) 5 1/4 ' x 4'. 

Start by stamping three Whimsical Trees in the center of the Crumb Cake Layer 5 1/4' x 4' piece, with the Memento Black ink. Insert that Card Stock into the Tasteful Touches Embossing Folder and run it through the Cut & Emboss Machine.Layer the embossed layer onto the Crumb Cake Card Stock Base.  On the scrap of Crumb Cake Card Stock, stamp the moose, and hat in Memento Black Ink. In Cherry Cobbler Ink stamp the scarf. With your Stampin' Blends color the moose in dark Crumb Cake, and the antlers in Bronze. with the Cherry Cobbler Marker color the hat , and use the Chalk Marker on the pom pom and hat fold. Fussy Cut out the moose, hat and scarf. Layer the hat and scarf on the moose with Tombow Glue to secure. On the top half of the Basic Black Card Stock piece stamp your greeting in VersaMark and sprinkle with White Embossing Powder, Heat Set. With Stampin' Seal apply the Plaid DSP to the bottom half of the Black Card Stock. Layer that piece flat on to the card front, in the lower righthand corner. With Dimensionals layer on the moose. Accent the stamped trees with the Holiday Rhinestones, making them look like ornaments. Stamp the Basic White Card Stock inside piece and envelope with Evening Evergreen Ink and the smallest tree stamp from the Whimsical Trees Stamp Set. Your card is ready to send out right away. 

    I hope you'll pop in next week to see what I have in store for Week 8 of the series. Til then. 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna 

12 WEEKS TIL CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN SERIES

 

    Hello , 

    Welcome back to Week 9, in the Countdown to Christmas Series. Have you started your cards yet ? It is sneaking up on us quickly. I find it so hard to be a month ahead of myself in making christmas anything really, but this series is forcing me to get my act together :) So Today I have a fun card using the Alcohol Technique and Shimmer Vellum. Its fun the kids could help with this prep work and each card is so uniquely different.

Supply List:

·        Whimsical Trees Stamp Set & Christmas Trees Dies.

·        Christmas to Remember Stamp Set & Seasonal Labels Dies.

·        Ink: Evening Evergreen, VersaMark .

·        White 3/8’ Glittered Organdy Ribbon - 2 ¾’.

·        Wintery 3D (pine boughs) & Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder.

·        Blender Brush & Water Painter Brush.  

·        White Embossing Powder & Heat Gun.

·        2021-2023 In C In Color olor Shimmer Vellum – Evening Evergreen.

·        2021-2023 In Color Jewels

·        Chalk Marker & Wink of Stella Pen.

·        Stampin’ Blend : Evening Evergreen

·        99%  Isopropyl Alcohol.

 

Dimensions:

·        Soft Succulent Card Stock Base Layer  5 ½” x 8 ½ “, scored at 4 ¼".

·        Soft Succulent Layer 5 ¼ “ x 4”.

·        2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum 5 ¼ ” x 4“.

·        Basic White Card Stock 5 1/4 “ x 4” for inside layer

·        Scrap of Basic White for die cut of sentiment. 

 

Instructions:

            Take your Soft Succulent layer piece and insert straight in the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder, turn through the Cut & Emboss Machine. Using your Chalk Marker & Wink of Stella add some speckling over the tree embossed layer.(To create the speckling, I “flicked” the tip of the Marker and Stella Pen against the inside edge of the cap, and “flicked” outward towards the cardstock) **Make sure to have only this paper piece on the desk at this time as speckle goes everywhere. Adhere this layer down using Stampin’ Seal, to your Soft Succulent Card Stock Base that you have folded in half. 

Next, on our 2021-2023 In Color (Evening Evergreen) Shimmer Vellum piece we will do the Alcohol Technique.
    Step by Step: Using a bit of removable tape secure your vellum sheet to a plastic Ziploc bag on your desk top to protect it.( you can use DSP backing sheets as well.) Begin scribbling randomly with the Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Blend onto the Shimmer side of the In Color Vellum. When you have the desired amount of color scribbles down, put a bit of 99% Isoproply Alcohol in the cap of the bottle, take your Water Painter Brush (empty of all water)  dip into the Alcohol and dab onto the areas you have scribbled. It will start to dilute and run to make a cool design. Set aside to dry.

With Evening Evergreen Ink and the Sentiment from the Christmas to Remember Stamp Set, stamp on to your scrap of Basic White Card Stock, Then die cut out on the Cut & Emboss Machine using the Seasonal Label die that coordinates. Your Vellum Technique piece should be dry, Take tree pattern stamps from the Whimsical Trees Stamp Set and stamp in VersaMark right onto the vellum, Sprinkle with White Embossing Powder and heat set.
 With the Christmas Trees Dies, cut out tree shapes in various sizes with the Cut & Emboss Machine. Apply Dimensionals to the backs of the tree diecuts and layer in the right hand corner of your card front embossed layer. Attach with a strip of Stampin’ Seal on the back side of your sentiment cutout your diagonally end cut White Glittered Organdy Ribbon, then apply Stampin’ Seal to attach whole cutout to your card front.

                     
Decorate with 2021-2023 In Color Jewels in Evening Evergreen.
 For the inside, run just the edge of the Basic White Card Stock thru the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Wintery 3D Embossing Folder (pine boughs). Highlight with a Blender Brush and Evening Evergreen Ink, ever so lightly. 

    Don't you just love this card? The Whimsical Trees Collection  is so much fun to create your own forest of whimsy. I hope this inspires you to give the Alcohol Technique a try and make your own beautiful collection of cards. Drop back in next week to see whats in store for Week 8 :) 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna  

FALL & HALLOWEEN WRAP UP

     Hello,

    Well we had our fun with this series didn't we? ....I know I sure did :) I enjoyed creating all of these samples to share with you, this week wraps it up, we have to move on to the next Holiday Season so we can spark your creativity. If you haven't already Subscribed to my blog , nows the time so you don't miss out on anything... its going to be EPIC! 

    Let's wrap Halloween up first :) When this posts it will be 6 days away, are you ready? Got your candy? Got a Costume for the Kids, Dogs & You ? How many EXTRA BAGS ( as in you ate the other bags you bought before halloween) have you bought? HeHeHe, I'm on my third, I'll admit it, so tempting those cute bite size chocolate bars and I can't craft without treats ;) 

Cutest Halloween Stamp Set 

Basic Black Cardstock Base  5 1/2' x 8 1/2', scored at 4 1/4'.

Pumpkin Pie Cardstock 4 1/4' x 2 1/4'.

Be Dazzling DSP Scraps for letter die cuts. ( adhesive sheets on back) 

Scraps of Pumpkin Pie & Basic White Cardstock for diecuts.

Dies: Circles, Playful Alphabets.

Ink: Craft White, Black Memento, Pumpkin Pie, Pale Papaya, Calypso Coral, VersaMark.

White Embossing Powder & Heat Tool. 

Embelishments: Holiday Rhinestones - in Pumpkin Pie.

Metallic Mesh Ribbon

Chalk Marker. 

    Start with the candy corn stamp inked in VersaMark on your Pumpkin Pie Cardstock, in various directions. Then sprinkle with White Embossing Powder & Heat Set. Attach that strip to your Basic Black Card Base with Stampin' Seal. With the White Craft Ink, stamp the spider off the sides of the Pumpkin Pie strip you just places down. Let that dry for a few minutes ( as the craft ink takes a bit to dry). Meanwhile we will cut out Circles Diecuts with the Cut & Emboss Machine out of our Pumpkin Pie & Basic White Cardstock scraps. Also with the Playful Alphabets Dies and Be Dazzling DSP scrap cut out the letters BOO, and exclamation mark. Layer up your diecuts, Basic White circle onto Pumpkin Pie scallop circle base. With Tombow Mulit Glue attach your Be Dazzling letters following around the edge of the circles. On a Basic White Cardstock scrap stamp three pumpkin outlines in Black Memento Ink, with the fill in layer stamp , color in with your Pumpkin Pie,Pale Papaya & Calypso Coral Inks. Stamp on faces of your choice. Cut a length of Metallic Mesh Ribbon to fit the length of your Pumpkin Pie Cardstock layer ( 4 1/4') and attach with Glue Dots. On the back of your Circle Diecuts place Dimentsionals around outside, remove backings and place center of the card front over top of your Metallic Mesh Ribbon. Randomly add Pumpkin Pie Rhinestones to your card front. Decorate your inside & envelope, and your ready to send to a trick a treator in your life :) 

    That's a wrap on this series, I look forward to next years. Happy Halloween Everyone!!! 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna  

RETRO CHRISTMAS WITH NEW BLING

 

Hello, 

    Welcome back to Week 10,In the Retro Christmas with New Bling Series.  Snowmen, girls, people are the theme this week, if you have seen the card for 12 Weeks til Christmas Countdown Series already :) Who doesn't love happy snowpeople? So as you know, or maybe not if you have just joined My Blog and the Series. I came up with the Idea of this Series to be able to still use and share some ideas with you, with some of my Retired Stamp Sets & Dies. But still to add in elements of new Embellishments, DSP, Embossing Folders, etc.      

    So today we are going to go Wayyyyyy Back, to 2012 when Stampin' Up! ® had a series of Single Stamps, meaning you could purchase just one stamp. Which I loved this concept, and if you have been a customer of mine that long you will remember I did a monthly class designed specifically around one of those stamp choices and you made three idea cards to get the creative juices going on ways to use it. Which gets me thinking I should recommend Stampin' Up! ® bring that option back :) Don't you agree? 

    So lets have a look at my card and tell you how to make it... 

Retired Frosty Friends Single Stamp 

Retired Lucky Stars Embossing Folder

Retired Dazeling Details

Thick Basic White Card Stock Base 4 1/4' x 11', scored at 5 1/2'.

Basic White Card Stock Layer 4' x 5 1/4'.

Rose Gold Metallic Specialty Paper 3 1/4' x 4 3/8'.

Watercolor Paper 2 1/16' x 4'.

Kraft 6x6 DSP Paper 3/4' x 3'.

Stitched Rectangle Dies.

Ink: Black StazOn Ink, Blushing Bride. 

Watercolor Pencils, Water Painter Brush. 

Opal Rounds.

Sentiment from Snowbody Better Stamp Set. 

How to:  Insert your Basic White Card Stock Piece into the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, and turn thru the Cut & Emboss Machine. Layer the back with Dimensionals and attach to your Thick Basic White Card Base. Next, layer the third size down from largest of the Stitched Rectangle Dies on your Rose Gold Metallic DSP and turn that thru the Cut & Emboss Machine. With a paper trimmer on the short sides of the die cut piece, trim off the stitched part on both sides, you want the total length trimmed off to be 4 1/4'. With Stampin' Seal adhere that down to the embossed layer on your card front. In the middle of your Watercolor Paper using the StazOn Ink , stamp your image centered on the paper. Color in your choosen colors the stamped image with the Watercolor Pencils, when done go over the colored pencil areas with the Water Painter Brush, make sure not to over saturate as it will not look nice. To create a snow layer I used Dazzeling Details which is retired but our current Shimmery Crystal Effects will give a simalar look. You need to let that dry for a bit, to overnight if you can. When its dry apply Dimensionals to the back and adhere to the Rose Gold Metallic layer. On the Kraft 6x6 DSP paper stamp the sentiment of choice in StazOn Ink , and flag the one end to create a banner look, trim off other end to the length your happy with. Apply three Opal Rounds to the card front. Apply some snowflakes stamped in Blushing Bride Ink on the inside & envelope and your ready to send out the card. 

     Hope you have enjoyed this weeks Series, stay tuned for what I have in store for next week :) 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna  

 

12 WEEKS TIL CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN SERIES

 

    Hello, 

        Welcome to Week 10 on our countdown til Christmas Series. I sure hope you are finding ideas for your holiday cards from these posts. I had so much fun creating this week with the Snowbody Better Stamp Set from the July - December Mini Catalogue 2021. If you haven't noticed this set pop over to page 28. The image is huge and perfect for Stampin' Blends coloring like I did, or watercoloring with Pencils or Ink.This one is a for sure keeper in my Craft Stash. 

 Here's what you need to make it:

Snowbody Better Stamp Set 

Wonderful Snowflakes 

Stitched Rectangle Dies 

Whimsy & Wonder DSP 4' x 5 1/4'.

Thick Basic White Card Stock Base 5 1/2' x 8 1/2', scored at 4 1/4'.

Scrap of Blushing Bride Card Stock for the sentiment.

Basic White Card Stock 3 1/2' x 4 3/4' for diecut.

Ink: Memento Black, Pool Party, VersaMark. 

Stampin' Blends: Pool Party (L),Flirty Flamingo (L), Misty Moonlight (L&D), Pumpkin Pie (D).

White Glittered Organdy 3/8' Ribbon.

Metalic Pearls in silver.

Silver Embossing Powder & Heat Tool. 

Start by adhering your DSP piece to your Thick Basic White Card Stock Base with Stampin' Seal.Next, with the Stitched Rectangle Dies and the Basic White Card Stock for die cutting, you will run together the layer thru the Cut & Emboss Machine. Using Black Memento Ink and the snowpeople image you will stamp that on your Die Cut Rectangle piece. With your Stampin' Blends color in the snowpeople how you like, note the pool party was used to add highlighting on the whites of the snow for more definition. When done, apply Dimensionals to the back of the colored in piece and adhere to the center of the DSP on the card front. Place a Wonderful Snowflake in the top left corner with a Glue Dot in the center. Cut a second one in half and place in the lower right corner tucking behind the die cut layer. With the VersaMark Ink , pick a sentiment and stamp that onto your Scrap of Blushing Bride Card Stock, Sprinkle with Silver Embossing Powder and Heat Set. Fussy Cut around the letters to your desired look. Place a Glue Dot in the lower left corner of the die cut rectangle and "z" your ribbon by securing on the Glue Dot, you may need more than one. With Dimensionals on the back of the Sentiment, attach that over the ribbon middle to hide your Glue Dots. Place three Sliver Metallic Pearls on the card front. Finish your inside & envelope with the snowflackes stamped in Pool Party Ink, and the hat stamped in Black Memento and colored with Stampin' Blends to match what you did on the card front snowpeople. 

    Doesn't this card make you smile? Wonderful Stamp Set for Family Christmas Cards with your traditional letter tucked inside, or add another strip of DSP on the inside to hold a Gift Card for a Timmies or Starbucks for the kids to give to a Teacher or Bus Driver. Come on back next week to see whats in store for Week 9. 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna 

WEEK 2 OF FALL & HALLOWEEN

     Hello, 

    We are winding down this series and have already begun our Christmas one! I hope you have been enjoing the cards I have been sharing. I love this time of year, so finding time to spend in the studio is very easy when you don't have outside work to do, grass to mow, and all those fun chores...HaHaHa Not! I would much rather relax in a deck chair and soak up a bit of sunshine. Our card for this week uses Gorgeous Leaves Stamp Set, which is fitting for my neck of the woods as the leaves are amazing in all the different colors. 

    

Inspired by SU Artisan Tammy Wilson with my spin on it. 

Gorgeous Leaves Stamp Set

In Your Words Stamp Set 

Card Base - Pumpkin Pie Cardstock 5 1/2' x 8 1/2', score at 4 1/4'.

Basic White Cardstock 5 1/2' x 2 1/2'.

Early Espresso Cardstock  2 3/8' x 5 3/8' - for diecut.

Vellum   4' x 1'. 

Dies: Ornate Layers, Seasonal Labels. 

Macrame Embossing Folder 

Sponge Dauber.

Gold Embossing Powder & Heat Tool. 

Ink: BumbleBee, Early Espresso, VersaMark.

Markers: Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso,Wink of Stella.

Embellishments: Gineal Gems, Gold Guilded Gems, Metallic Gold Pearls.

Ribbon: Gold 3/8' Fine Art, Gold 1/4' Shimmer,Linen Thread.  

    For this card, I started with Pumpkin Pie Cardstock Base , embossed it with the Macrame 3D Embossing Folder thru the Cut & Emboss Machine. I then used the large leaf stamp, to create a row of leaves on the Basic White Cardstock Strip.For each leaf, I stamped it in Bumblebee Ink first, then used a Sponge Dauber to add some Early Espresso Ink around the edges. After I stamped each leaf, I cleaned the stamp before stamping the new leaf. I also used my Early Espresso and Pumpkin Pie Markers, as well as Wink of Stella, to add some speckling. ( To create the speckling, I "flicked" the thick end of the marker against the inside edge of the marker cap, and "flicked" outwards towards the cardstock.) 

    I tucked a Early Espresso Cardstock border underneath the top and bottom edges, using one of the Ornate Layers Dies, cut down to fit the length of my Basic White Leaf Stamped piece.The sentiment ( from In Your Words Stamp Set) was stamped in VersaMark on to the Vellum , sprinkled with Gold Embossing Powder & Heat Set. Cut out the Vellum embossed piece with the Seasonal Labels Die thru the Cut & Emboss Machine. Layer with Stampin' Seal the boader strips behind the Basic White Cardstock strip, Adhere that to your Card Front. Pop on the Sentiment diecut with Glue Dots hidden behind the embossed words so they are not visable.

    To add some extra texture, I created a bow with Linen Thread, Gold Fine Art Ribbon and Gold Shimmer Ribbon (both cut in half vertically) Layer one on top of the other secure with Glue Dots. For a bit of Bling, Sprinkle on Gold Gilded Gems,Genial Gems and Gold Metallic Pearls. Decorate your inside & envelope, your ready to send off! 

    Come back for the last week in the series net week, Halloween is the feature as it is very close. 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna 

RETRO CHRISTMAS WITH NEW BLING SERIES

 

    Hello, 

        Welcome to Week 11, I love stamp sets that have realistic almost life like detail , and this Peaceful Boughs Stamp Set and Beautiful Boughs Dies delivers in the pine boughs. Adding a current in color, Evening Evergreen adds the natural touch to this card. Let me share how to recreate this card with you. 

 Peaceful Boughs Stamp Set & Beautiful Boughs Dies. (RETIRED) 

Evening Evergreen Cardstock Base 5 1/2' x 8 1/2', scored at 4 1/4'.

Evening Evergreen Cardstock 5 1/4' x 4'.

Basic White Cardstock 5 1/4' x 4' for inside. 

Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper 2 1/2' x 4'.

Kraft 6x6 Paper 5 1/4' x 4' for stamping and diecuts. 

Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Designer Acetate 3 1/4' x 2 1/2' for diecut.

In Color Shimmer Vellum scrap for diecuts. 

Evening Evergreen Chevron Weave Ribbon 5'.

Ink: Evening Evergreen, Crumb Cake, Black Memento.

Stampin' Blends: Light Mossy Meadow, Light Shaded Spruce, Bronze.

    Stamp the bottom half of the Evening Evergreen Cardstock 5 1/4' x 4' layer with the Evening Evergreen Ink and the splotch from the stamp set, also stamp your inside piece corners. Layer your Tidings of Christmas DSP  on the top half of the same piece with your Stampin' Seal. On the seam, wrap your Evening Evergreen Chevron Weave Ribbon and secure on the backside. With Foam Strips placed around the backside adhere that layer to your cardstock base. With Black Memento Ink and the pine boughs stamp two of each of the large and smallest onto your Kraft 6x6. Color with your Stampin' Blends. Fussy cut out the boughs. Using the Mercury Glass Acetate piece diecut the largest sentiment cutout with the Cut & Emboss Machine. Run thru the smaller cutout with a scrap of Kraft 6x6 Paper and smallest pine bough twice with the scrap of Shimmer Vellum. 

    Attaching with Glue Dots, place your boughs off the ribbon line to the top and bottom of your card front. Add dimensionals to the back of your Mercury Glass diecut, peel off backings and place over you boughs, lining up the points of the diecut shape along your ribbon center. Stamp a sentiment in Black Memento Ink on the smaller cutout, attach that to the middle of the Mercury Glass piece. On the inside layer stamp in Crumb Cake Ink the smaller pinecone in the cornersof where you did you splotches. Decorate your envelope as well. Your Card is done and ready to send. 

    Thanks for visiting today, See you next week for more :) 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna 

     

 

12 WEEKS TIL CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN SERIES

 

Hello, 

    Welcome to Week 11, Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set was a carry over set from last years catalogue, and I am so glad. It is Stunning, the detail is on point and the coordinating dies make it so easy to build up a poinsettia flower out of all our amazing specialty papers, like Red Velvet, White Velvet, Pearlescent, Shimmer Gold Vellum, Kraft 6x6 , Rose Gold  & Gold Metallic 6x6. You will love this set for years to come.. I know it's never leaving my Craftroom Collection :) 

    Let's have a look at the card I created... 

    Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set

Soft Sea Foam Cardstock Base 8 1/2' x 5 1/2', scored at 4 1/4'.

Crumb Cake Cardstock 5 1/4' x 4'.

Basic White Cardstock 5 1/16' x 3 15/16'.

Cork Specialty Paper 5 1/16' x 2'.

Scrap of Gold Metallic 6x6 Specialty Paper - for diecut.

Scrap of Basic White Cardstock for tag diecut. 

 Basic White Cardstock 5 1/4' x 4'- times 2pc. ( Inside & for stamping and diecutting flower & leaves) 

Ink: Early Espresso, Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam.

Ribbon: Linen Thread, Simply Elegant Trim -Gold.

Dies: Tailormade , Poinsettia.

Expressions in Ink Ephemera Pack- sequins.

Water Painters. 

    Let's build the card...

        Layer your Cork Specialty paper on the lower half of your Basic White Cardstock 5 1/16' x 3 15/16' piece, adhere with Stampin' Seal. Layer that to your Crumb Cake Cardstock piece. Wrap and attach on the backside your Gold Simply Elegant Trim, make two wraps. Stamp the poinsettia and leaves (need 3)  in Early Espresso Ink on your 5 1/4' x 4' Basic White Cardstock. Diecut those with the Poinsettia Dies thru the Cut & Emboss Machine. Also cut a sprig from the Gold Metallic 6x6 Specialty Paper. Out of a scrap of Basic White Cardstock cut a tag shape to fit your choosen sentiment with the Tailormade Tag Dies. 

    With your Water Painters and the Petal Pink and Soft Sea Foam Ink you are going to watercolor the flower and leaves. Place a bit of Petal Pink coloring on the leaves to add highlights. Becareful not to apply too much water as it will cause the Early Espresso Ink to run into your image. Stamp your sentiment on the tag diecut in Early Espresso Ink. Attach your poinsettia with Dimensionals, place your leaves and sprig in an attractive way on the card front in behind the poinsettia flower. Layer the tag die cutout to the right of the poinsettia, tucking that in behind  the flower. Tie a bow with the Linen Thread and Gold Simply Elegant Trim, layer on top of eachother with a Glue Dot over the tag hole. Decorate the card front with Sequins from the Expressions in Ink Ephemera Pack. Decorate your inside and envelope, Your Beautiful card is ready to send :) 

    Hope you love it! See you next week ... 

    Paper Hugs, 

Shanna 

WEEK 3 OF FALL & HALLOWEEN

     Hello, 

     Only a couple weeks left in this Fall & Halloween Card Series, I hope you are creating some of your own cards with inspiration I'm sharing with you:) Todays card is Halloween inspired. Now I am not a huge halloween card maker but I do like to send my Niece & Nephew a card, so when I saw the Cute Halloween 6x6 Designer Series Paper in the July- Jan Mini Catalouge 2021 I knew it was perfect to create those cards with. The cartoonish characters in the paper are so easy to fussy cut out. I did get the Cutest Halloween Stamp Set to coordinate as I liked the Build your own pumpkin, ghost, and catoptions. Below are the instructions on how you to can make this card. 

Cutest Halloween Stamp Set 

Cute Halloween 6x6 Designer Series Paper 

Thick Basic White Cardstock Base 5 1/2' x 8 1/2', Scored at 4 1/4'.

Scraps of Basic Black,Pumpkin Pie & Basic White Cardstock - for diecuts.

Circles Dies & Basic Boarders Dies.

Timber Embossing Folder.

Ink: Memento Black

Basic Black Marker.

Google Eyes.

Artistry Bloom Sequins .

Place one side of your cardstock base into the Timber Embossing Folder and run thru your Cut & Emboss Machine. Pay attention to direction so you have the pattern running in the direction you want your final card orientation to be. Choose the DSP patterns you love, preferably 4, but you do you :) With the pointy edge die from the Basic Boarder Dies you are going to create Ric Rac looking strips out of the DSP, run the die down one side of the paper and turn thru the Cut & Emboss Machine , then move the die over the width you want your strip and run thru the Cut & Emboss Machine again. You will repeat this for all the strips you have choosen. Then use the circle dies to cut out two Basic Black cardstock circles and one Pumpkin Pie cardstock one. With the scalloped edge circle dies match up one size smaller and cut out two Basic White Cardstock circles. From the DSP fussy cut out a Skull Face. On the Basic White Scallop Circle diecuts stamp the spider in Black Memento Ink , with a Basic Black Marker, dot on a cobweb like trail to the stamped spider. From the "Hey Boo!" stamp, color with the basic black marker brush tip just the BOO, and stamp on the other scallop circle die cut. Use Tombo Multi Glue to attach some Google eyes to the spider and O's in the BOO. Layer a scallop circle onto a Black and a Pumpkin Pie regular circle die cut using Stampin' Seal. Do the same with your fussy cut out skull on the other Basic Black circle diecut.  Layer on your Timber Embossed Cardfront your ric rak DSP strips with Tombow Multi Glue, space out before gluing so you know the final look. Add Dimensionals to the back of the circle die cut layers and attach randomly to the card front. Finish off with Artristy Bloom Sequins in Mango Melody & Calypso Coral. Finish off the inside & envelope how you like, and you are ready to send to a Little in your life :) 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!! 

    I hope you are spending time this long weekend with family & friends where we can. I just wanted to say that I am very thankful & grateful to have so many crafting friends who are like family to me. (yeah thats you !!!) and I wouldn't be sharing what I love with out your encouragement and support, so Thank You! I'm sending out my love to each and everyone of you in a great BIG bear hug, LOL 

    And for a little laugh, because I like to lighten the mood after being serious.... 

 

    Bahahahahhahaahha! 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna 

Retro Christmas with New Bling

 

    Hello, 

        Welcome to my Retro Christmas Series, what this series is meant for is to highlight some retired Stampin' Up! products that you have in your craft stash and need new ideas for, and to incorporate some of the new Designer Series Papers, Embelishments, Embossing Folders and Dies that you may have added. This way we get the best of both worlds amd use our Old & New stuff!!! 

     To create this card I used:

(Retro) Retired Product : Spirited Snowman Stamp Set, Softly Falling Embossing Folder. 

New Product from the Annual Catalogue 2021 & July-Jan Mini Catalogue 2021-Tidings of Christmas 6x6 Designer Series Paper, Wonderful Snowflakes. 

All other products: 

Thick White Cardstock Base 5 1/2' x 8 1/2', scored at 4 1/4'.

Tidings of Christmas DSP layer 4' x 5 1/4' .

Basic White Cardstock 3 1/2' x 4 3/4' - to emboss.

Scrap of Basic White Cardstock for image Stamping.

Scrap of Basic Black Cardstock for sentiment.

Stampin' Blends: Misty Moonlight, Real Red, Bronze, Pumpkin Pie, Mint Macaron, Balmy Blue, 

Basic Black,Smoky Slate. 

Wink of Stella Pen 

White Embossing Powder & Heat Tool.

Ink: VersaMark, Memento Black.

Adhere your DSP layer to your Thick Basic Cardstock Base with Stampin' Seal. Place the 3 1/2' x 4 3/4' piece of Basic White Cardstock in your Softly Falling Embossing Folder and run through the Cut & Emboss Machine. Adhere that with Stampin' Seal to the DSP  layer on your base. Stamp your Sentiment in VersaMark onto your scrap of Bacis Black cardstock, sprinkle on the White Embossing Powder, shake off excess and heat set. Fussy cut to the shape and length you want. Next on your Basic White Scrap, Stamp the snowman in Memento Black Ink . Color in the image using the Stampin' Blends colors above, use the card picture for reference if you want it exactly like mine. Use Wink of Stella Pen on the skate blades and the snowman body to give dimention.Fussy cut out the snowman when done coloring. Attach Glue Dots to the backs of the Wonderful Snowflakes place one in each corner of your embossed layer. Apply dimensionals to the back of your snowman and attach to your card front. Tuck in your sentiment just under the snowmans arm and scarf to hide the end. Decorate your card inside ( mine has a 1/2' strip of the same DSP along the bottom )  and envelope. You are ready to send :)

    I hope you check back weekly for more Retro Ideas :) 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna 

  

12 WEEKS TIL CHRISTMAS COUNDOWN SERIES

     Hello, 

    So I know you might not be ready to face the facts that Christmas is 12 weeks away, but my friends, it is FACT! So Let's get creating now and save the stress that comes with it getting closer. If your like me and love to give handmade gifts to those you love, then this series will be prefect for you, as it will feature many ideas for the gift giving season, and the great part is they are adaptable to what you have in your craftroom. The layouts for cards can be a jump off point to what you want to create, as my style might not be for everyone, but I will have a broad range of Beginner, Avid & Advanced designs to hopefully appeal to you all :) 

    In the 2021 July-Jan Mini Catalogue this Painted Christmas Suite Collection is a fantastic addidion to your craft stash. You can find it on pages 16-19. The delicate detail of the Christmas Pinecone Dies ,the wide variety of sentiment shapes in the Seasonal Labels Dies, and the embellishments in this suite collection will have you set for Christmas Card creating this year. 

From the Painted Christmas Suite : Christmas Season Stamp Set, Christmas to Remember Stamp Set, Seasonal Labels Dies, Christmas Pinecone Dies.   

 Thick Basic White Cardstock Base 5 1/2' x 8 1/2',scored at 4 1/4'.

Garden Green Cardstock 5 1/2' x 4 1/4' - for die cut.

Soft Succulent Shimmer Vellum 5 1/2' x 4 1/4' - for die cut.

Scraps of EarlyEspresso & Soft Suede Cardstock for die cuts. 

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock 3 1/2' x 2 1/4' - for diecut. 

Gold Holly Leaves. 

Brushed Metallic Adhesive - Backed Dots. 

White Embossing Powder & Heat tool. 

Ink: VersaMark.

Instructions to Assemble: With your Cut & Emboss Machine die cut out your pine boughs with the Christmas Pinecone Dies in your Garden Green Cardstock and the Soft Succulent Vellum. Then do the same with the pinecones, the bases you cut out of scraps of Soft Suede Cardstock, and top layers out of scraps of Early Espresso Cardstock. With the Seasonal Labels Dies and your Cherry Cobbler Cardstock diecut your sentiment layer as well. Next choose the greeting you lik from the Christmas to Remember Stamp Set, ink that up in VersaMark and stamp onto your Cherry Cobbler diecut. Sprinkle with the White Embossing Powder, remove the extra powder and heat set your sentiment. On your Thick White Cardstock Base layer your Vellum pine boughs diecut, adhere with Tombow Glue, then offset a bit your Garden Green pine bough diecut right on top of the vellum layer. Apply dimensionals to the back of your Cherry Cobbler sentiment piece and place down centerish over the pine boughs layer.  Let's assemble the pinecones with Tombow Glue adhere the top Early Espresso diecut layers to the Soft Suede base diecuts. To attach use a combination of dimensionals on some to pop up and straight flat lay attach with Stampin' Seal to a few to give them different dimentions on your card front, tuck some under the sentiment if you like, the boughs diecut kind of has natural spaces for them to be placed. with Glue Dots on the backs of the Holly Leaves tuck in behind the sentiment layer where it is pleasing to your eye. To finish take three Brushed Metallic Dots and place randomly on the card front. Decorate your inside and envelope how you wish and your card is ready to send :)  

    I hope you come back weekly to check out the other projects.

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna 

Week 4 of Fall & Halloween Projects

 Hello, 

    So here in Alberta we have been frosty the last couple of mornings. I don't like that there is a snow warning in our forcast for the thanksgiving long weekend. It is way too early for that sillyness! Don't you agree ? 

    I have been creating fall cards for about a month now for all of my classes, lives, and social posts, It is my favorite time of the year. I love all the leaves changing and crisp air, and maybe a Chai Latte or two, or three... 

    The Beautiful card I created features a great way to make a textured looking background to center all your other elements on. You will find the recipe to recreate, if you have the supplies on hand. Have fun, and please post your take on the card on my Facebook Page "Carrot Top's Creative Co ", I would LOVE to see :) 

Thick Basic White Card Base 5 1/2' x 8 1/2', scored at 4 1/4'. (159229)

Linen Specialty Paper  5 1/4' x 4'. ( 155681)

Basic White Cardstock 5 1/4' x 4' (159276)  for inside

Scrap of Basic White Cardstock for Embossing pumpkin. 

Blackberry Beauty Ephemera Pack (156469) * currently backordered til Nov.1.2021 

Scrap of Rich Razzleberry Cardstock for Sentiment (115316)

Knit Together Background Stamp (156416)

Pretty Pumpkins Stamp Set (156472)

Linen Thread (104199)

White Embossing Powder  (155554 basic pk) 

Gold Embossing Powder (155555 metalics pk) 

Ink: Crumb Cake & VersaMark 

Heat Tool

Start off cutting and scoring your cardbase, also cut your inside and linen specialty paper piece. Ink up the Knit Together Background Stap with Crumb Cake (using a stamparatus might be helpful, if you own one) and stamp on your Linen Specialty Paper. Then go ahead and on your Bacis White 5 1/4' x 5' piece stamp your Pumpkin in VersaMark and apply right away your Gold Emossing powder. You will do the same to your scrap piece of Basic White Cardstok. On your scrap of Rich Razzleberry cardsock you will stamp Sentiment of your choice in VersaMark and sprinkle White Embossing Powder on it.  Once you have all pieces ready, go ahead and heat to set. From the Blackberry Beauty Ephemera Pack pick the die cuts you would like to use. We are now ready to assemble, Peel off the Linen Specialty Pare backing off and adhere that to your cardstock base. Apply Dimensional to the back of your Ephemera Diecuts, if you want them to pop. Adhere to the card front in a patern that looks good. Fussy cut out your Embossed pumpkin, apply dimentsionals to the back and place over the intersecting areas of your diecuts to hide. Fussy cut around the lettering of your embossed Sentiment , apply dimentsionals and place where you desire on your card front. Tie a small bow with your Linen Thread and with Tombow Multi Glue adhere to the side of the pumpkin stem. Your inside piece that you embossed with a gold pumpkin can be attached using Stampin' Seal. Stamp and Envelope with the pumpkin in Crumb Cake Ink and you are all ready to send :) 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna 

 

12 Weeks til Christmas Series

 Hello Friends, 

    I want to share card and gift designs to inspire you to get a head start on your Christmas cards & gifts, as the title of this post says ... 12 weeks and the Big Day is here!! What? Where has the time gone? But if your like me, ( Christmas Crazy LOL)  I like to be prepared for the season of giving and start my prep early. And this year with all the shipping delays we need to be even more prepared earlier. So with this weekly series I will share tutorials on how to make Cards, 3D projects, Tags, Gift Packaging, Gift Card Holders and probably much more as i keep creating for this Blog Series, Which I am going to name 12 Weeks Til Christmas Countdown. 

    I am also going to do another series which will be called Retro Christmas with New Bling. I will also be sharing tutorial features with much of the same project inspiration as the 12 Week Christmas Countdown but in this series I will feature Retired Stamp Sets that you might have in your collection like I do because they are just too darn cute, pretty or amazing to part with. This will give you a reason to grab them out and start inking them up again, but also giving them some new life with some of this years Bling, DSP, and Packaging. Lets clear some of the collection we all have sitting in our craftrooms and make way for a new year of new products & bling:) As we Launch a New Catalouge in January after all. 

    I can't wait to share what I have created for these Blog Series Posts and I hope I inspire you to bring a bit of  "Handmade" into your gift giving this year :)  You will want to check in here weekly for all the new ideas to get those creative gift giving juices flowing and get you way ahead of the ball this Christmas. 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna