I hope you had fun! I know I did!
Today my guests got to play with some of the merchandise from the Holiday catalog: New stamp sets, framelits, and embossing folders!
I thought I would finally share a little detail about the three cards we made today.
Cardstock: Very Vanilla
Stamps: Cheerful Christmas (Holiday catalog)
Ink: gold Encore pad
Other: Filigree Frame emboss folder for Big Shot (Holiday catalog),
gold emboss powder, rhinestones colored with the Cherry Cobbler (dark) Blendabilities marker
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SUGGESTION: Anytime you are offered a bundle, I would purchase it! You save money by buying both the stamp set and the framelits together, and it will save you from "fussy cutting" everything out!
This is a "two-step" stamp set. You stamp the main image in two different colors to get more of the dimensional appearance. In this case, it is the wreath that is stamped in two different colors.
What's different about this set is that both the stamps and the framelits have a little "reference tab" to which I lovingly refer to as the "paddle". Thank goodness it has it! - It takes the guess work out of lining the images up, especially when you cut them out with the Big Shot. (Don't we wish that we can have that for all of our sets like Flower Shoppe and Flower Patch... Oh well! Better late than never!)
I found this picture on Google, so that you can see the little tabs on the stamps and the metal pieces. See them? I told everyone to point the tabs (AKA "the paddles") towards themselves when they stamped each time. Then, use a pen to make a dot or a "B" (for "bottom") on your scrap paper. That way, when you go to the Big Shot, you can easily line up the "paddle" of the framelit in the same direction that you did your stamp!
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler and Baked Brown Sugar (with Hardwood stamp for background piece)
Other: Trim the Tree DSP paper stack (Holiday catalog; shown below), rhinestones and Dimensionals.
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The third card had many steps, but the end result was worth it!
It was not difficult, it was just that there were so many different things to do!
Nevertheless, it was an awesome card!
THIS IS MY FAVORITE NEW SET FROM THE HOLIDAY CATALOG!!!!!
It is called White Christmas. It is only sold as a photopolymer set, and thank goodness(!) , because you need perfect placement for some of the elements. With clear photopolymer stamps you are able to do that very easily!
Cardstock: Soft Sky and Whisper White
Ink: black StazOn and Soft Sky (for water colored sky), markers in: Lost Lagoon, Sahara Sand, Tangelo Twist and Baked Brown Sugar
Other: Circle Thinlet die (makes flip card),
Lucky Stars emboss folder for the Big Shot,
2 1/2" circle punch, Aqua Painter, 2-Way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Confetti Star Punch (Holiday catalog)
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I was thrilled that everyone seemed pleased with their cards! I'm sure their "card-worthy" recipients (haha) will be just as impressed with them as we were!
THANKS TO PINTEREST FOR THE "PIN-SPIRATION"!
You can always view these items online and make your purchase by visiting the Online Store. Just go to my website, following the link below, and click "shop" in the upper right-hand corner.
While you are there, don't forget to check out the promotion that Stampin' Up! has going on right now!
It's called Stamp, Stock and Save!
It only runs until October 6, which is Monday, so you have to act quickly!
Ink pads, cardstock, a few stamps sets, envelopes and an adhesive are all marked down during this short but fantastic promotion!
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We will add to our Christmas card collection at the next 2/5/15 class.
Mark the date - Friday, October 17 at 4 PM!
Make five different Christmas card designs (two of each card) for only $15!
RSVP by Wednesday, 10/15 please.
You will need to bring adhesive to this class.
I will post pictures for the class as soon as I have the samples ready!
Happy stamping!
