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.

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

This is a great basic sketch and one that can be used with lots of different images.  Definitely one to keep in your sketch bank.

• Garden Green CS card base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"
• Granny Apple Green CS 4" x 5-1/4"
• Reindeer Days DSP (debuting  September 4) 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
• Garden Green CS 2" x 5-1/4"
• Granny Apple Green CS 1-7/8" x 5-1/4" embossed using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder
• Basic White cut with the Stylish Shapes dies
• Wreath image from the Online Exclusive stamp set-Sophisticated Sled stamped in Garden Green ink
• Wreath cut using the Sophisticated Sled dies (buy the Sophisticated Sled bundle and save 10%)
• Wreath image colored using Granny Apple Green and Real Red Stampin' Blends
• Adorable reindeer from the Reindeer Fun (debuting September 3) dies
• Basic White CS cut with the Stylish Shapes dies
• Sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Garden Green

How to make the reindeer

• Early Espresso CS base
• Basic Beige CS middle
• Pecan Pie top

I like this layering as the little light color/Basic Beige creates a great highlight to the reindeer's eyes.   Here are some other color combinations.

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Garden Green ink
• Reindeer Days DSP 3/4" x 5-1/4" strip
• Holly cut using the Reindeer Fun dies in Granny Apple Green and Real Red CS

Be sure to check out the Reindeer Days suite in the 2024-25 September-December Mini Catalog.  If you need a catalog and live in the USA leave me a comment.  

Now it is time to check out what the other design team members created with this versatile sketch,

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a color challenge- Blackberry Bliss, Garden Green and Pecan Pie.

I used the Sophisticated Sled bundle which is an Online Exclusive for today's project.

• Blackberry Bliss CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Garden Green CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Basic White CS 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder
• Sled inked in Pecan Pie ink on Pecan Pie CS and cut using the Sophisticated Sled dies
• Garden Green CS cut using the Sophisticated Sled dies
• Swag inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Basic White CS colored with Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blends and Garden Green ink and a Blender pen
• Sentiment from the Sophisticated Sled  stamp set inked with Blackberry Bliss on Basic White CS 
• Sentiment cut using the Unbounded Love dies

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Garden Green CS sprig die cut using the Sophisticated Sled dies
• Bird inked in Blackberry Bliss and colored using Blackberry Bliss and Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends created for #CSF830.

Ready for another Festive Friday challenge?   What is the Festive Friday challenge?  The Festive Friday challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that is inspired by a holiday/festivity.  An Inspo list of 10 items is created using the festivity as its inspiration.  To play in the challenge you need to use 3 items from the Inspo list on your project and enter it in the Festive Friday gallery.  We love seeing what you choose from the Inspo list and look forward to seeing what you create.

I found this Inspo list to be a really tough one!  I finally decided to go Christmas. This seemed like an easy way to incorporate gold, silver and bronze.  I had to dig into my stash to find my gold and silver Glimmer paper and bronze(ish) Foil paper.  

• Thick Basic White CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Bronze(ish) Foil paper 4" x 5-1/4"
• Shaded Spruce CS 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder
• Basic White CS 3-7/8" x  2" torn for the "snow"
• Tree image from the Merriest Tree set inked in Shaded Spruce ink
• Tree cut using the Merriest Trees dies
• Assorted ornaments cut using the Merriest Trees dies in gold & silver glimmer paper and bronze(ish) foil
• Sentiment from the Merriest Trees set inked in Real Red

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Festive Friday design team created with this Inspo List.

This is my last card as a member of the Festive Friday design team.  It has been a fun 5 years!  Hard to believe it has been that long.  Thank you Beth for the opportunity! 

Welcome to the Stampers Dozen Blog Hop!  We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who come together on the 14th of the month to bring you this blog hop.  This month our theme is Christmas in July!  I know it is the middle of summer and I am not  thinking about Christmas.  That being said  it would be smart for me to start my Christmas cards.  Every year I am scrambling to get my cards done.  Maybe just maybe after all these years I will start them now and get a some cards made ahead of time!

• Cherry Cobbler CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Balmy Blue CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" embossed using  the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder
• Basic White CS tag cut using the Merriest Trees Dies and embossed using the Snowflake Sky EF
• Stamp the birds  (Winterly Tree Tops stamp set coming in September featured in the 2024 September-December catalog) in Tuxedo Black  Memento ink
• Color the image using Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends and die cut using the Winterly Tree Tops dies
• Adhere the birds to the tag using Stampin' Dimensionals
• Loop a piece of Black & Very Vanilla Large Check ribbon through the tag's hole
• Tie a bow around the ribbon using white Baker's Twine
• Adhere the tag to the Balmy Blue CS
• Stamp the garland (Winterly Tree Tops stamp set) in Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Color the garland using Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, & Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends
• Adhere the garland to the top of the tag
• Die cut a Stylish Shapes banner in Basic White CS
• Stamp the sentiment from the Merriest Trees stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on the banner
• Adhere it to the bottom of the tag using Stampin' Dimensionals
• Attach a few Rhinestones to the tag

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Balmy Blue CS 1" x 4" embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder
• Stamp the garland in Tuxedo Black Memento ink
• Color the garland using Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends
• Die cut the image using the Winterly Tree Tops dies
• Cut garland below the berries and attach it to the Basic White CS
• Adhere the Balmy Blue strip

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out all the stops on the blog hop for more Christmas in July!

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge and it is for two weeks.  

This is one of the rare times that I knew what supplies I wanted to use and what I was going to make for the challenge. 

• Pretty Peacock card base 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2"
• Snowflake Magic Specialty DSP 4" x 5-1/4" (unfortunately this appears to be sold out)
• Pretty Peacock Glimmer strips 3/4" x 3-5/8" 
• Joyous sentiment from the Joy of Noel stamp set fussy cut
• Large leaves and berries from the Joy of Noel stamp set.  Image colored using Pretty Peacock and Lost Lagoon Stampin' Blends.  The berries were colored using the Pearlized Enamel Effects.  This takes a little bit of time to dry so apply the Enamel Effects last and set it aside to dry.
• Real Red ribbon tied in a bow and attached to the leaf bouquet.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!  We will see you back on December 28th with a new challenge.

Thank you and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team created.

Product List

Joy Of Noel Bundle (English)

[161967]

$48.50

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$9.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$9.00

Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161676]

$10.00

Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161680]

$10.00

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Snowflake Magic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[162147]

$10.00

Real Red & Garden Green 3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon Combo Pack

[159577]

$7.50

Pearlized Enamel Effects Basics

[156310]

$15.00

Ready for another Festive Friday challenge?   What is the Festive Friday challenge?  The Festive Friday challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that is inspired by a holiday/festivity.  An Inspo list of 10 items is created using the festivity as its inspiration.  To play in the challenge you need to use 3 items from the Inspo list on your project and enter it in the Festive Friday gallery.  We love seeing what you choose from the Inspo list and look forward to seeing what you create.

I chose from the Inspo list White, Brown, Red, and Christmas pudding.  Are you wondering what is Christmas pudding?  I had to look it up, isn't the internet wonderful?  Christmas pudding should have 13 ingredients representing Jesus and the 12 disciples.  Here in the US we would call it plum pudding or figgy pudding.  I am not sure I have ever eaten it so I had to also look up what it looks like.

I am not sure this is an accurate depiction of Christmas pudding.  

• Card base is a Basic White note card.
• DSP layer is from the Joy of Christmas DSP 3-1/4" x  4-3/4"
• The pudding base is Early Espresso CS cut using the Fluffiest Friends dies (the die that looks like a dome.
• The icing is Basic White CS also cut using the Fluffiest Friends die. The edge was hand cut to hopefully look like icing.
• The Shaded Spruce CS was cut using the holly die from the Magical Meadow dies.
• The glittery berries for he top of the pudding were cut in Red Glimmer paper using the Christmas Classics dies.
• Both sentiments from the Merriest Trees stamp set were inked in Real Red and stamped on Basic White CS cut using the Stylish Shapes dies.

The holly, berries, and sentiments were all popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team created using the Inso list.

The Festive Friday Challenge will be back on January 5th 2024 with new challenges!  Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge.  This week it is a color challenge.  

Here's what I do when starting to work on a color challenge.  I pull out the cardstock for the colors in the challenge.  I look through the DSP (Designer Series Paper) to see if there are any that have the  challenge colors in them.   If still nothing comes to mind I pull out any ribbon and/or embellishments that are in the challenge.  Doing these things usually sparks some ideas.  

The Balmy Blue & White ribbon is what sparked the idea for the card.  

• Misty Moonlight CS Card base 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2".
• Balmy Blue CS layer 4-1/8" x 5-3/8".
• Basic White CS 4" x 5-1/4" embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder.
• Basic White CS cut with the Banner die from the Nested Essentials Dies.
• The "greenery"(really Misty Moonlight and Balmy Blue) Magical Meadow dies.

Let's talk about the sentiment.  The sentiment is from the Christmas Classics stamp set.  I wanted to emboss it but didn't have any red embossing powder.  This is what I did.  I inked up the stamp in Versamark ink first and then a Real Red pad.  This colors the sentiment and the Versamark makes it a little sticky and will hold the embossing powder.  I sprinkled Clear Embossing Powder over the sentiment and then used the Heat Tool.  

Inside I stamped a sentiment from the Beary Cute stamp set.  I also added a few more dies from the Magical Meadow dies.

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team created for the challenge,

Product List

Christmas Classics Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161970]

$21.00

Beary Cute Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162016]

$25.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$10.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$10.00

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

[102482]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Magical Meadow Dies

[162143]

$37.00

Nested Essentials Dies

[161597]

$34.00

Snowflake Sky 3 D Embossing Folder

[162026]

$11.00

Balmy Blue/White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Variegated Ribbon

[160448]

$9.00

Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins

[162029]

$8.00

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$31.00

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie and Mary Challenge.  This week we have a sketch challenge and it is another good one!                  

This sketch is another one to remember.  I followed the sketch pretty closely.

I used the Handcrafted Elements dies  to create the ornaments.  These dies are on the Last Chance list  and are 10% off, while supplies last.  The ornaments were cut using the Joy of Christmas DSP.  On one of the ornaments a sentiment was stamped from the Merriest Trees stamp set.  The embellishments on the ornaments are from the Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems.   The bows on the ornaments are from the Simply Elegant Trim.

The card base is Cherry Cobbler CS (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") with a layer of Cherry Cobbler CS (4" x 5-1/4") embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder.  The strip of DSP is also from the Joy of Christmas DSP.  The silver glimmer paper is part of the Silver & Gold Adhesive-Backed Glimmer Paper, which also is no longer available.

Inside of the card is a sentiment from the Very Best Occasions set found in the Annual Catalog.  This stamp set has sentiments for lots of different situations and I especially like this one for Christmas.  

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

Product List

Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162043]

$25.00

Very Best Occasions Cling Stamp Set (English)

[159871]

$25.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119685]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Joy Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161958]

$12.50

Silver & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper

[162288]

$7.00

Handcrafted Elements Dies

[162330]

$38.00

Snowflake Sky 3 D Embossing Folder

[162026]

$11.00

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

$7.50

Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems

[161288]

$8.50

Ready for another Festive Friday challenge?   What is the Festive Friday challenge?  The Festive Friday challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that is inspired by a holiday/festivity.  An Inspo list of 10 items is created using the festivity as its inspiration.  To play in the challenge you need to use 3 items from the Inspo list on your project and enter it in the Festive Friday gallery.  We love seeing what you choose from the Inspo list and look forward to seeing what you create.

I used from the Inspo List texture, fun fold, alcohol markers, animals/critters/birds, and stripes.  

The texture comes from the Christmas Tidings Embossing folder.  The Basic White panels were all embossed using the folder.  The folder is on the Last Chance List and is 10% off, while supplies last.   The animals/critters/birds are from the super cute Festive & Fun stamp set.  This stamp set is also on the Last Chance Products list so grab it while yo can.  The animals were all colored using Stampin' Blends (alcohol markers).  Here's the list of the colors I used-Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Shaded Spruce, Lemon Lime Twist, Blueberry Bushel, and Granny Apple Green.  The colors I used are from the fun and bright striped pattern in the Merry Bold and Bright DSP.   This pack of paper is also on the Last Chance list.  I will definitely miss this pack of paper.  I have enjoyed the bright polka dots and stripes.

Here is another look at the fun fold and why it is called the Bay Window fold.  This is an easy fold since the scoring does all the work.  The card base is 4-1/4" x 11" Blueberry Bushel.  The scoring is 3/4",  2", 3-1/2", 4-3/4", 5-1/2".  The DSP pieces 1/2" x 4"  and   1" x 4" (cut 2).  The textured Basic White pieces 1/2" x 4" (cut 2) and 1-1/4" x 4".   You will also need a 4" x 5-1/4" of Basic White CS for the inside of the card.

The 3/4" score line nearest the fold is secured down.  Inside the sentiment is from the  Beary Cute stamp set (also on the Last Chance list).  

The greenery behind the animal panel was cut using the Christmas Classics dies in Lemon Lime Twist CS.  These beautiful dies are also on the Last Chance List.  The sparkly berries are from the Adhesive-Backed Glitter Sequins and yes, they too are on the Last Chance List.  So many fabulous things are on the list!  You can check out the whole list HERE.   There are things on the list that are already sold out.  Shop early to avoid  disappointment.

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team created for the challenge.

I look forward to seeing your creations in the Festive Friday Challenge gallery!