Christmas Do-Over

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   Way back in July, I played along in a Fab Friday color challenge. The colors were perfect for Christmas in July:  Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Very Vanilla. I had intended to make a Christmas card, but it just didn't end up that way. You can see the card I ended up with here--and it was chosen as one of the Fab Four! Yay me!

I always intended to take a Mulligan on this card. I waited for the Stampin' Up holiday catalog came out so I could use a new stamp set. I'm so glad I waited, because I really love my Christmas in July Do-Over card!!

I started by stamping the dots from the "Kinda Eclectic" stamp set in Garden Green onto a Very Vanilla panel.  Then I stamped the starburst image from the same set in Cherry Cobbler. I added a sentiment from the awesome "Tin of Tags" set to the bottom of the panel. I adhered this onto a Garden Green mat and then onto a Cherry Cobbler card base.

Next, I stamped a tree from the "Peaceful Pines" stamp set in Garden Green onto a Very Vanilla scrap and cut it out with the coordinating Perfect Pines Framelit. I adhered this to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

For the finishing touch, I added three gold sequins from the Gold Sequin Trim, using the Fine-Tip Glue Pen. Ah! That's better. I'm liking this card so much better as a Christmas card than a not-quite Christmas card!

tams# 9169

Product List

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $20.00	Peaceful Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [139728] $26.00	Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set [142180] $21.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $6.50
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $6.50	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $8.00	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102584] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00
Perfect Pines Framelits Dies [139665] $27.00	Gold Sequin Trim [132983] $5.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00

Not Quite Christmas in July

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   The color combination for this week's Fab Friday color challenge is perfect for a Christmas card. Believe me, I was headed down that path... and then things took a sharp turn!

A while back while I was perusing Pinterest for ideas on how to use the "Kinda Eclectic" stamp set, I found this awesome card made by Heidi Boos and pinned it to my "Ideas to CASE" board. I thought Heidi's card would look great in the Fab Friday colors and that I could turn it into a Christmas card.

I started by stamping the sunburst stamp in Cherry Cobbler onto a Very Vanilla panel. I added a row of dots in Garden Green, stamped off once. I stamped the larger butterfly in Cherry Cobbler and the smaller butterfly in Garden Green onto a Very Vanilla scrap. I punched them out with the Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly punches and adhered them to the card with a Glue Dot. 

I adhered the stamped panel to a Garden Green mat and then onto a Cherry Cobbler card base. I went looking for a good Christmas greeting, tried several, didn't like any of them, and gave up. So instead of a Christmas card, I used the sentiment from the "Kinda Eclectic" set and added it in Garden Green to the bottom of the design. 

I added three gold sequins for some much needed bling to finish the card. So that's my story! I might try this design again with a Christmas tree from the "Peaceful Pines" set and hope for a great sentiment in the Holiday catalog that will come out on September first!!!

tams# 8240

Product List

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $20.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $6.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $6.50	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $8.00
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102584] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00	Elegant Butterfly Punch [127526] $16.00	Bitty Butterfly Punch [129406] $16.00
Gold Sequin Trim [132983] $5.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00

Blooming Mojo

#stampinup   #saleabration2016   I love the clean and simple sketches on the Mojo Monday challenge blog. This week's sketch is no exception. I didn't really have a plan when I started the card, except that I wanted to use some of the fabulous Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper before Sale-a-Bration ends this month. Don't forget: You can get this beautiful DSP FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-Bration! Contact me now to place an order before it's gone forever.



I chose the Old Olive and Blackberry Bliss vine sheet of DSP, which set my colors for the card. Since this DSP pattern had a lot of white space, I continued that idea with my card. I cut a 1-1/2" x 3-7/8" strip of the DSP and backed it with a 1-5/8" strip of Old Olive Card Stock so it wouldn't blend into the Whisper White panel.

For the circular part of the sketch, I stamped the sunburst from the "Kinda Eclectic" set in Old Olive onto a Whisper White panel. I adhered this to a Blackberry Bliss mat and then onto an Old Olive card base. I adhered the DSP strip to the card.

I thought the "Happy Blooming Birthday" sentiment from the "Flower Patch" stamp set would be perfect for this CAS card. I stamped it in Blackberry Bliss at the bottom of a 2-5/8" x 3" piece of Whisper White. I backed this with a just larger size of Blackberry Bliss and adhered it to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For the finishing touch, I added a Whisper White Classic Designer Button that I'd tied with a Whisper White Baker's Twine bow. I attached the button to the card with two Glue Dots.

I'm pleased with the way the card turned out and it was fun to watch it "grow" organically.

tams# 6189

Product List

Flower Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set [134207] $26.00	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $20.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $6.50	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [133642] $6.50
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $7.00	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper [141022] $0.00
Neutrals Designer Buttons [130031] $8.00	Twine Baker's Whisper White [124262] $3.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

You're My Fave!

#stampinup  At this year's Stampin' Up #InspireCreateShare #Convention2015, I was the winner of a prize patrol. It's such a thrill to win a prize. I won the adorable "Howl-o-Ween Treat" set. I love the "Harry Potter" choosing hat, the wide-eyed owl, and the skull. I like cartoon skulls. I don't know why, but I do.

When I saw the current Fab Friday sketch challenge, I knew I'd use the skull from the "Howl-o-Ween Treat" set!



I started with a Halloween-like color scheme: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, and Tangerine Tango. I stamped the starburst stamp from the "Kinda Eclectic" stamp set in Versamark onto a Basic Black panel and heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder.

Next, I punched a 2" Circle of Tangerine Tango card stock and embossed it with the Chevron Embossing Folder. I stamped the skull in Basic Black Archival Ink onto a Whisper White scrap and fussy cut it. (The "Howl-o-Ween" stamp set coordinates with "Boo to You" Framelits Dies--but I don't own them.)

I grabbed a banner made from Typeset Specialty Series Paper that I had lying in my "card parts" pile on my desk. I added a length of Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Cotton Ribbon and a length of Gold Glitter Ribbon. I adhered these to the card. Then I adhered the Tangerine Tango circle and the skull with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I needed a sentiment--and I spied the perfect "card part" on my desk! I had a strip of Whisper White onto which I'd stamped a sentiment from the "Words of Truth" stamp set in Basic Black Archival Ink. I flagged the ends with the Banner Punch and added it to the card. Perfection!

Here's a closer look at the starburst. I love how it provides a subtle background for the collage elements. 

tams# 4264

Product List

Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [127749] $7.50	Banner Punch [133519] $13.00
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00	2" Circle Punch [133782] $18.00	Gold & White 3/8" (1 Cm) Glitter Ribbon [139614] $10.00	Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Cotton Ribbon [134564] $6.00
Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $5.00	Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper [133704] $13.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50
Tangerine Tango 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [111349] $7.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00	Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115316] $7.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $7.50
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Words Of Truth Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139397] $17.00	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $20.00	Howl-O-Ween Treat Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139690] $20.00