It is Thursday which means it is time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge.

I thought this sketch would be the perfect time to use the Yuletide Village stamp set.

• Misty Moonlight CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Iconic Celebrations DSP (Online Exclusive) 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
• Another design from the Iconic Celebrations DSP 2-1/4" x  4-1/8"
• Basic White CS cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.
• House and tree from the Yuletide Village stamp set inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
• Images colored using Misty Moonlight, Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, & Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blends.
• Sentiment from the Peaceful Season set inked with Versamark and heat embossed with White Embossing Powder.
• Mossy Meadow banner cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.
• Earth Tones Shimmer Gems in the upper right hand corner and on the banner.

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4" 
• Iconic Celebrations DSP strip 3/4" x 4"
• Sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Misty Moonlight ink.

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team created with this fun sketch.

Welcome to the Inspire Create Share blog hop!  We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who gather together for this  monthly blog hop.  This month the theme is Christmas is Coming!  Enjoy the hop and all the inspiration.

• Basic White Thick CS card base 4-1/4" x 11".
• Basic White CS 3-1/4" x 5-1/4" stamp the sentiment  from the One of a Kind bundle in Balmy Blue ink.
• Embosss the Basic White CS with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder.
• Cut the embossed Basic White piece 3/4" x  5-1/4" and 2-1/2" x 5-1/4".
• Brushed Silver Foil (part of the Brushed Silver & Gold Foil pack) 1-1/2" x 5-1/4".
• Adhere the foil to the card base so it fills the gap between the 2 pieces of Basic White CS.
• Adhere the Basic White pieces with Stampin' Dimensionals to the card base.
• Die cut 3 Basic White snowflakes using the One Of A Kind dies.
• Stamp the large snowflake using Balmy Blue ink on Balmy Blue CS die cut using the One Of A Kind dies.
• Adhere the snowflakes to the silver foil strip.
• Attach an Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems to the center of each snowflake.

• Balmy Blue CS 1" x 4-1/4" embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder.
• Brushed Silver Foil cut using the One of A Kind Snowflake die.
• Sentiment and snowflakes stamped in Balmy Blue ink.

Thank you for stopping by.  Now it is time to see what the rest of the stampers created!

Remember the Seasonal Sale started on November 13 and will end on November 15th.

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge.

Here's what I made using this sketch.

• Misty Moonlight CS card base 4-1/4" x 11".
• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4".
• Iconic Celebrations DSP (Online Exclusive) 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
• Iconoc Celebrations panel 2" x 4-1/2".
• Basic White CS 2-1/4" x  3-3/8".
• Msity Moonlight CS 2-1/8" x 3-1/4" embossed using the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder.
• Silver & White Sheer ribbon tied in a bow.
• Basic White CS Stylish Shapes die circle.
• Silver tree (Brushed Silver & Gold Foil) cut using the Decorative Trees dies.
• Basic White CS snowflake tree overlay cut using the Decorative Trees dies.
• Basic White CS label cut using the Peaceful Season dies.
• Sentiment inked in Misty Moonlight ink from the Peacesful Season bundle.
• Tree and label embellished with the Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems.

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4".
• Iconic Celebrations DSP strip 3/4" x 4".
• Sentiment from the Decorative Trees set inked in Misty Moonlight ink.

Thank you for stopping by.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created with this sketch.

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge.  It is another great sketch that lends itself to lots of different stamp sets and occasions.

If you have been reading my blog for a while (thank you) you know I love the look of 3 things.  Whether the images are big or small I like the focal point of 3.

• Real Red CS cardbase 4-1/4" x 11"
• Baisc White CS 4-1/8" x 5-3/8"
• Real Red CS layer-4" x 5-1/4" embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing folder (love this folder!)
• Basic White CS banner cut using the Nested Essentials dies (I used the 3rd largest banner die and cut it down-this is easy to do and if you have questions how to do that let me know)
• Garden Green-Festive Glimmer Paper- 3 trees (did you miss the Glimmer Paper?  It is on page 53 of the Sept-Dec Mini.  It is lovely and I love the sparkle without any mess) cut using the Decorative Trees dies
• Basic White CS-tree overlays cut using the Decorative Trees dies
• Basic White CS- shadow for the "Christmas" die cut from the Peaceful Season dies
• Real Red CS- "Christmas" die from the Peaceful Season dies
• Real Red Festive Glimmer Paper- 3 bows for the tops of the trees with a rhinestone

• Basic White CS layer- 4" x 5-1/4" sentiment in Real Red ink from the Peaceful Season stamp set
• Real Red  Festive Glimmer Paper - 3/4" x 5-1/4"

Thank you for stopping by.  Be sure to check out what the other members of the Create with Stamping Friends made with the sketch.

Product List

Peaceful Season Bundle (English)

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$52.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

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$9.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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$13.00

Festive 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[164106]

$12.00

Decorative Trees Dies

[164084]

$38.00

Nested Essentials Dies

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$34.00

Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder

[164049]

$12.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$6.00

It is Thursday which means it is time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week we have. a Color Challenge.

I decided to blend  these colors with Blending Brushes.  This is what I came up with.

• Early Espresso CS card base 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2".
• Very Vanilla CS layer 4" x 5-1/4".
• Country Woods DSP 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".
• Sentiment from the Friends for Life stamp set inked with Early Espresso on Very Vanilla CS.
• Sentiment punched with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch.
• Leaves cut using the Autumn Leaves dies and the More Than Autumn dies.
• Flicked Early Espresso ink with a wet Water Painter on the leaves.  
• Brushed on Wink of Stella to the leaves.
• Layer the Very Vanilla layer on to the card base.
• Layer the DSP on the Very Vanilla.
• Attach the hexagon punch to the DSP layer.  Place adhesive in the middle of the hexagon to allow the leaves to be tucked under the hexagon.
• Arrange the leaves around the hexagon.
• Attach a few Opal Rounds from the Opal Rounds Assortment. 

• Very Vanilla CS layer 4" x 5-1/4".
• Country Woods strip 3/4" x 4"
• Couple of  blended leaves

Thank you for stopping by.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends made for this color challenge.

There are so many things I love about the Artful Amaryllis bundle.   The stamp set is so versatile with great sentiments and a Two-Step amaryllis image.  The dies create beautiful flowers with texture and cut work.  The flowers have so much detail.

• Poppy Parade CS card base 4-1/4" x 11'
• Basic Black CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Basic White CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" I lightly drew lines 1/2" apart and used them to line up the die to create the background.  I also slightly offset the position so every other design is positioned a little differently.
• Poppy Parade CS for the flowers and buds.  I used the small Blending Brush to ink on Tuxedo Black Memento ink on the petals
• Gold Shimmer paper (retired scrap) for the flower centers
• Granny Apple Green CS for the leaves and stem
• Lemon Lime Twist CS for the small leaf/wrap on the stem
• Drusy Adhesive-Backed Embellishment for the centers
• Basic Black CS label cut using the Autumn Leaves dies
• Sentiment (Artful Amaryllis set) inked in Versamark, sprinkled with white embossing powder and heated with a Heat Tool
• Drusy Adhesive-Backed Embellishment to add sparkle to the sentiment

• Basic Black CS layer 4" x 5-1/4" 
• Basic White CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
• Basic White CS strip 5/8" x  3-7/8" 
• Sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Poppy Parade CS amaryllis

Thank you for stopping by and if you are interested in seeing more samples using the Artful Amaryllis bundle go here and here.

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge.

If you know me you know I love black and white stripes.  I don't have any striped paper so I made my own.

• Thick Basic White CS 4-1/4" x 11"
• Basic Black CS strips 3/4" x 3-1/2"
• Basic White CS 2" x 4" embossed with the Layered Florals 3D Embossing folder
• Cherry Cobbler Festive Glimmer Paper 3/4" x 4-1/4"
• Basic White Stitched White circle
• Amaryllis from the Artful Amaryllis inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Real Red, and Garden Green
• Sentiment from the Artful Amaryllis inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on a tag cut using the Layers of Beauty dies
• Cherry Cobbler Berry from the Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive -Backed Berries (Online Exclusive)

• Sentiment from the Artful Amaryllis set inked with Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Amaryllis inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Real Red, and Garden Green ink and die cut using the Artful Amaryllis dies
• Cherry Cobbler Festive Glimmer Paper 3/4" x 4-1/4'

Thank you for stopping by.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created with this sketch.

Welcome to the Stampers Dozen Blog Hop!  We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who hop every month.  The theme this month is Slipping into Fall.  We have about a week left of summer. The official start of Autumn is on September 22.

What comes to mind when you think of Fall!?  I think of the last of the sunflowers, changing leaves, apples, and of course pumpkins.  

• Pecan Pie CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Iconic Celebrations DSP (Online Exclusive) 4" x 5-1/4"
• Pecan Pie CS cut using the Wildflower Design Dies
• Basic White CS cut using the Wildflower Design Dies
• Stamp the sunflowers from Cutest Cows on Basic White CS with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and color with Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie, and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends and fussy cut.
• Stamp the bag from Attention Shoppers on Basic White CS with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and color with Pecan Pie and Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blends.  Die cut using the Attention Shoppers dies.
• Stamp pumpkins and apples from the More Than Autumn bundle on Basic White CS withTuxedo Black Memento ink and color with Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends
• Die cut the leaves in Pumpkin Pie and Pecan Pie CS using the More Than Autumn dies.
• Stamp the sentiment using the More Than Autumn bundle in Pecan Pie ink

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Iconic Celebrations DSP strip 3/4" x 4"
• Die cut leaves from More Than Autumn in Pumpkin Pie and Pecan Pie CS
• Stamp, color and cut the pumpkins and apples

Be sure to check out all the stops on the hop!

It is Thursday which means it is time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge.

I think the images found in the Reindeer Days DSP are so cute!  Especially the ones I can cut out using the Reindeer Fun dies.

Adorable, right?  Sometimes I like to stamp and color the images and sometimes it is nice to just cut them out from the DSP.  

• Real Red CS card base-4-1/4" x 11"
• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Berries & leaves pattern from the Take A Bow DSP 2" x  4-1/2"
• Dotted pattern from the Take a Bow DSP 2" x  4-1/4"
• Cherry Cobbler Festive Glimmer Paper 1/4" x 5" (cut 2)
• Basic White CS cut using the Stylish Shapes dies
• Sentiment from the Merriest Trees set inked in Real Red ink
• Reindeer cut from the Reindeer Days DSP
• Rhinestone Basic Jewel added to the neck wreath of the reindeer

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Dotted pattern from the Take a Bow DSP 1" x 4"
• Little tree from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Garden Green, Early Espresso, and Crushed Curry 
• Little tree die cut using the Reindeer Fun dies
• Merry Christmas from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Real Red ink

Thank you for stopping by!  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created with this sketch.

One of the many bundles in the 2024 September-December Mini Catalog that caught my eye was the Artful Amaryllis.  I don't remember Stampin' Up! ever having an amaryllis bundle before.  I also liked that there were sentiments that could be used for Christmas and beyond.

• Thick Basic White card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Lemon Lolly CS layer 4" x 5-1/4" embossed with the Eyelet 3D folder
• Amaryllis stems/leaves in Lemon Lime Twist with a small bit of Granny Apple Green
• Basic White  CS Flowers with Lemon Lime ink brushed in the middles with a small Blending Brush
• Lemon Lolly CS for the centers
• Iridescent Pearls for the middles
• Basic White CS cut with the Layers of Beauty Dies
• Sentiment (Artful Amaryllis set) inked in Granny Apple Green ink

• Lemon Lolly CS embossed with the Eyelet 3D folder 1" x 4-1/4"
• Sentiment from the Artful Amaryllis stamp set inked in Granny Apple Green ink
• Basic White CS amaryllis with Lemon Lime Twist ink blended in the middle
• Lemon Lolly center
• Tiny circle of white glimmer paper (I didn't want the added bulk of adding a pearl inside)

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