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Serene Snowflakes - Color Combo of the Month

  

Here's a card I made which is a CASE from the Stampin Success Magazine sent to all Demonstrators. It is truly one of my favorite things about being a demo.  I do love my magazines.  The color combo used here is the Monthly Color Combo in my December newsletter - Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry and Brushed Silver.

The card has a few little extras - the tag has a stamped image from Serene Snowflakes, which was punched with the  1 3/4 circle punch and then added to the tag.  The tag is attached to the Basic  Black ribbon with some silver elastic cord.  A clear rhinestone brad is set in the middle of the snowflake.

The snowflakes are one of the awesome snowflake window sheet from the Holiday Mini, layered over the Rich Razzleberry!  The Rich Razzleberry piece is layered on Brushed Silver cardstock, which is then layered on Whisper White.

I would love to see your use of these three colors - email me your creations! If you'd like to get ideas like this delivered to your inbox, you can sign up for my newsletter here.

Click here to order the supplies for this card online 24/7 - shipped right to your door.  And all online order of $50 or more receive a free class by email - details here.

Materials: 

Stamps: Serene Snowflakes

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry and Brushed Silver Cardstock

Accessories: Silver rimmed tags, clear rhinestone brads, basic black grosgrain 5/8 ribbon, snowfall window sheets

Punches: scallop edge punch, 1 3/4 circle punch

 
 
 

Five Minute Friday - A Wish For Peace Christmas Card

This is a very simple card for today - it's a great one to replicate over and over. We did this in my christmas card camp and it was the fastest one we did.  Here's the step by step directions:

1. Cut Night of Navy card base to standard size - 8.5 by 5.5 inches
2. Card Whisper White card front to 4 by 5.25 inches
3. Stamp tree image in Night of Navy, and greeting on bottom half in Night of Navy
4. SNAIL Night of Navy Ribbon to back of card front, and SNAIL to card base
5. Attach piece of ribbon to create bow, trim to desired length
6. Take two-way glue pen and add to bows of tree, cover with White Chunky Glitter and tap off excess

Have a wonderful weekend. I definitely am going to take some time to get organized for the busy month ahead!

Materials:

Stamps: A Wish for Peace, Four the Holidays

Ink: Night of Navy Classic Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy

Accessories: Night of Navy 1/4 grosgrain ribbon, Chunky Glitter, Two-Way Glue Pen

Dasher Christmas Card - Another Funky Fold

 


Another funky fold today - again with Dasher. I promise, another stamp set will be featured tomorrow!  You can't really see the background well in the picture, but the background is very shimmery!  I sprayed it with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and frost white shimmer paint.  I've taught this card to many stampers in the past few weeks and everyone loved it. The shimmer and the fold really step the card up without too much extra effort!

The rest of the card is pretty self-explanatory. If I have a chance I do a tutorial with the measurements on this card! :)

Have a great day - tomorrow I have a cute project in store for five minute friday!  Don't forget about the sale that is on until Monday. Click here for all the details.

 

Materials:

Stamp: Dasher, Christmas Greetings

Ink: Soft Suede, Real Red

Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Real Red, Old Olive

Accessories: Gold brads

Tools: Word Window punch

Digital Wednesday - Christmas Card MDS Style!

Great digital news! I am now certified on My Digital Studio!  So...what does that mean, exactly?  I've completed training with Stampin' Up and can help you create your digital products.  To complete certification, demonstrators were required to undergo online training on creating scrapbooks, pages, cards, calendars and more!  The program is super easy to use, and I can't wait to share it with you!

 

A part of the certification was that we were required to create a greeting card and have it printed. I decided to have a Christmas card printed - I need to decide who will be getting this!  Can you believe, I am still trying to decide on what to do for our Christmas cards...........I'm torn between using MDS and doing traditional cards.  Decisions....decisions....but I need to decide soon.  Here's the front of the card I created:

And the inside....

I love being able to add the picture right into the card.  I have to say, that these picture don't do the final, printed product from Stampin Up's printer justice. I am so happy with the color and quality of my finished product!  

A funky fold card featuring Dasher is in store for tomorrow.  Don't forget about the amazing Stampin Up sale this week - items at 30, 40 and even 50% off!  You can check out the list here - and contact me to place your order today!

 

  

Dasher Meets Christmas Cocoa Designer Series Paper

I am addicted to Dasher! I made this card a while back and it features a funky fold - you can check out the instructions for how to make this type of card here.

The side panels have the flocked paper from the Christmas Cocao Specialty Designer Series paper. It really, truly, one of my all time favorite papers - and I am really trying to use it instead of hoarding it! :)  A few little details on this - the edges around Dasher are sponged.  The Chocolate Chip Cord Button is tied with a teeny weeny piece of real red cardstock.  The button is then attached with a mini glue dot. 

Tomorrow is My Digital Studio Wednesday - and I will be sharing a christmas card I made with MDS!  Thursday I have another Dasher card with a funky fold too! 

Don't forget that all this week Stampin' Up has a huge sale all this week - a ton of fabulous stuff is on sale. You can check out the list of everything on sale here - items are 30, 40 to 50% off!   Don't miss the deals on all kinds of punches, stamp sets, accessories, and more!

Happy stamping!

Materials:

Stamps: Dasher

Ink: Soft Suede Classic Ink

Paper:  Real Red, Soft Suede and Whisper White cardstock,Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Cord Buttons, Sponges, SNAIL
 

 

Make Merry Gift Tag

 

Quickie post today - here's a tag we did yesterday at Kendra's christmas card class.  I had a great time with some fun ladies making cards and tags.  I love this one because it's non-traditional colors, and the brushed silver cardstock really makes the pink pop!  The greeting is just one from the Grateful Greetings set that's in the Holiday Mini. I just got this set and love it - greetings for Christmas, Halloween and Valentine's Day!

Today is the start of the Holiday Extravaganza sale - so be sure to click here to check out all the deals!

Have a great week and happy stamping!

Materials:

Stamps: Grateful Greetings

Paper: Melon Mambo and Whisper White cardstock, Brushed Silver Cardstock

Ink: Melon Mambo Classic

Accessories: Melon Mambo Polkadot Ribbon

Tools: Small Tag Punch, Large Tag Punch, Stampin Up Big Shot, Scallop Circle #2 Die, Cropadile
 
 

Online Extravaganza Sale is Here - Order Today! (Scroll Down for New Posts)

Stampin Up just announced the details of the Online Extravaganza Sale!  There are some amazing deals with bundles and items at 30, 40 and even 50% off, but please remember that with this weekend being US Thanksgiving and as we get closer to the holidays, I recommend you place your order as soon as possible!   Full list of all the bundles on sale is available here - Download Product Bundles_Nov 09 Sale   You can order online....or I can place an order for you!  You can see everything that's for sale by clicking here.   If you need assistance, please call or email me and I can help you with your online order as for this sale, all items must be purchased online!   As a special thank you from me - all sale orders over $50 during tis week, you will have your choice of a free card class (on January 31st) or a package of four christmas cards stamped by me! Just email me to let me know which one you'd like once you've placed your order at maggie@ilovepapercrafts.com   ************************************************************   Maggie's Holiday Extravaganza Sale - Top 5 Picks 1. Bling Bundle - Sticky Sweet and Sticky Pages, and 10 colors of fine glitter!  $42.77 2. Heart to Heart Bundle - Love You Much stamp set, Heart to Heart punch, and Pretty in Pink 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon.  $34.93 3. Enjoy Every Moment Bundle - Enjoy stamp set, and Circle and Flower Designer brads.  $58.95 4. Sock Monkey Bundle - Sock Monkey and Sock Monkey Accessories stamp sets, plus Chocolate Chip Corduroy buttons. $47.04 5. Punches - The Full Heart Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Scallop Edge Punch (and the Scallop Square Punch are all $16.07 each. - all are 30% off. There's a ton of fabulous bundles you won't want to miss - perfect for holiday gift giving, or to add to your stamping wish list!

Punched Creations - Reindeer Gift Tag

Here's one of the gift tags we made in my Christmas Punch Creations class a few weeks ago. You can see another one of the tags we made here.

Most of the punching here is self-explanatory, aside from the antlers. The main part is a sliver of the Wide Oval punch, and then the little parts are slivers of the 3/4 circle.  You may need to trim them with your paper snips.

I hope you enjoy this - tomorrow is five minute friday and I have another quick and easy project to share with you!

Supplies:

Stamps: Short and sweet, Christmas Punches

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Always Artichoke, Real Red, Close to Cooca, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Taffetta Ribbon, SNAIL

Punches: 3/4 circle, 1/2 circle, wide oval, boho blossom, double hole punch

Tools: Stampin Up Big Shot, Top Note Die

 
 

Digital Wednesday - Family Photo Shoot

Here's a quick page I literally just whipped up with one of the photos from our family photo shoot on Sunday.  My little guy really didn't want to have photos done, but once he realized he could sit in a tree, well, he was pretty happy! For this page, I've added the basic black texture stamp around the edge to soften the background paper. The button border is all buttons from the Latte buttons in the accessories. And seriously, how great is being able to add all those buttons without worrying that you are using up half a package of buttons!  Hope you enjoy - just another example of what you can do with My Digital Studio.

My Digital Studio is the perfect gift for most people on your list - you can purchase it online by clicking here and going to my online store, or by contacting me.

Holiday Photo Box - Class & Kit

Here's the perfect gift for the holidays - a photo box! It's a fun gift for anyone special on your holiday list!  This is one of the projects that we will be making at the Gift Blitz Class on Saturday December 5th.  If you are local, and like to make two of these, you can sign up for the class by clicking here.

All you have to do once you make the box is add your photos and you'll be good to go.  If you can't make it to the class, or are long distance, can you can order a kit for this class to go.  The kit includes eveything you need to make two of these boxes - everything will be precut- so all you have to do it put it together and then decorate it! The kit will include pictures of the samples and instructions as well.

Local Photo Box to Go  Kit - $25.00

Long Distance Photo Box to Go Kit - $30.00