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We Create – Crisp Creases

January 1, 2021 · 7 Comments

Happy FIRST day of 2021!!!

This year just has to be better!

And, what better way to start the year off than with a second afternoon blog hop!?!?!

Our theme is Crisp Creases, which to me implies a fun fold! And who doesn’t love a good fun fold!?

I tried my hand at a Theater or Stage card for welcoming in the New Year. I used the December 2020 paper Pumpkin, Beary Comforting for the project.

Here, the card is closed –

And, see it opened –

Isn’t this THE cutest??? These little koalas looked as though they could hug so I mimicked that in the card! Only to reveal the welcoming of the New Year in Gold Foil!

This is an adorable kit for December (January will ship towards the end of the month).

To create my card, I literally looked at 10 or so different tutorials for ‘Theater Card’ until I found one that was easily explained. For me, it was by Debbie Henderson.

The card folds flat to mail –

Although it looks high, it will go flatter. It sprung up to take the picture. It is a standard 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ sized card flat.

As the card pieces in the front slide away they reveal the inside message. From the top, here is what the card looks like. Notice all the dimension?

You can also see it here when the card is placed on its back. This is where you’d write your greeting or message.

What do you think? Quite cool right? And some very crisp creases needed for this!

I hope I, and the others inspire you to have a creative day!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Dies / Embossing – Stitched Rectangle Dies, Word Wishes Dies, Playful Alphabet Dies
Card Stock – Soft Sea Foam, Gold Foil
Other – Beary Comforting Paper Pumpkin December 2020

Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe – December

December 5, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to our last monthly Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog!

Here is our farewell challenge grid for the group –

And here is my take on the sketch –

I almost used ALL the ideas on the board!

New Year, Stripes, Glitter
New year, Sparkle, Metallic
Stripes, Non-Traditional, Monochromatic
Sparkle, Non-Traditional, Snowflake

I did not really get boughs, although, the hanging banner resembles boughs to me! Lol!

We could certainly send 2020 out with a bang! And, the Tic Tac Toe Challenge as well! Please show each and every one on our Design Team lots of love over the next month. We will be sad to see this go for now.

Please check out the other Design Team cards here. We all use a variety of products so you’re in for a real treat!

Please help us go out with a bang and join our last challenge! It can be added here.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Dies / Embossing – Word Wishes Dies, Happy Dies, Playful Alphabet
Card Stock – Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Foil, Black Glitter
DSP – Feels Like Frost
Other – Adhesive Backed Snowflakes

Ink. Stamp. Share. Christmas Tree Decoration

November 28, 2020 · 18 Comments

Hello! Welcome to my second blog hop for the day!

Our theme is Christmas decoration!

I created a sweet little ornament –

I used the Snow Globe Shaker Domes!

I’ve had a couple of friends and family get new houses this past year and this would make the perfect gift for them!

I used the Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper for the background in my shaker.

I added a Red Velvet house from the Home Together Dies. The Green Foil die cut trees are from that same set as well.

To top it off, I added the number 2020 using the Playful Alphabet in Silver Foil.

The ‘snow’ came from Dollar Tree some years ago.

I had also made a coordination fancy fold card to go with the ornament.

The card I posted earlier in another blog hop. Check it out!

I love how I have a nice coordinating set to gift! Now, I need to make a couple more!

Check the others out on our hop today –

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Zoo Globe (base)
Dies / Embossing – Snow Globe Scenes Dies, Playful Alphabet Dies, Home Together Dies
Card Stock – Thick Whisper White, Red Velvet, Silver Foil, Green Foil
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Feels Like Frost
Other – Snow Globe Shaker Domes, Playful Pets Trim

Hello Pumpkin

September 14, 2020 · 2 Comments

Hello my stampin’ friends!

I created another sweet, cutesy, Halloween card today –

I used a sketch for my design from CAS(E) This Sketch –

I wanted my card to resemble a candy corn!

Adding the sentiment from the Playful Alphabet Dies in Blackberry Bliss, it still needed a little something. So, I stamped the cute jack-o-lantern face from the Harvest Hellos stamp set (I sure have gotten a lot of use of that stamp set!). That did the trick.

Simple. Fun. Quick.

This will make for some very happy mail for someone! Wouldn’t you agree?

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Harvest Hellos
Dies / Embossing – Playful Alphabet Dies
Card Stock – Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Blackberry Bliss
Ink – Black Memento

We Create – Don’t Stamp So Close to Me

September 1, 2020 · 8 Comments

Hello! Glad to see you today!

How about a hop this afternoon?

Our theme today is a card with minimal or no stamping.

I think I got this –

Why yes, another fall card!

I created this sweet punched and embossed pumpkin as my starting point. The Apple Builder Punch pairs nicely with the Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder.

I decided the pumpkin would look great next to a wreath, so I made one using the Wreath Builder Dies. I used Garden Green, Crumb Cake, and Old Olive for the colors of the wreath.

The pumpkin needed a bow. So this Merry Merlot one also came from the Wreath Builder Dies.

Lastly, the sentiment is simple using the Playful Alphabet Dies to say, HI.

I bet you’ll see a lot of great minimally stamped or no stamped cards today! Check us all out –

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Dies / Embossing – Wreath Builder Dies, Playful Alphabet Dies, Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder
Card Stock – Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Merry Merlot, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Garden Green
DSP – Plaid Tidings 6 x 6
Punches – Apple Builder