Category Archives: Christmas

Cards & Template for Quick Cardmaking …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I’d like to share with you another template and card samples. I hope you are saving these so you have reference to the templates and samples when you get to your craft room …

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Why throw away scraps when they’re this pretty? Instead, use them up on this great card design. It’s like a sampler of Designer Series Paper! Use designs from one collection, or mix and match for more possibilities.

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Make sure you get these items on your Saturday wish list too! The World Cardmaking Day products are only ON SALE for 5 days …

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The following products are On SALE …

Item Description Discount Retail Price Sale Price
138339 2015-2017 In Color Card stock 15% $8 $6.80
141413 2016-2018 In Color Card stock 15% $8 $6.80
141697 2015-2017 In Color Envelope Paper 25% $11 $8.25
141698 2016-2018 In Color Envelope Paper 25% $11 $8.25
133774 Envelope Punch Board 25% $20 $15
141651 Designer Tin of Cards Project Kit 25% $27 $20.25
129027 Fast Fuse Adhesive Refill – Buy a Fast Fuse Adhesive (item 129026) and get a Refill for FREE! $7.50 FREE with purchase of Fast Fuse Adhesive

 

Stop back tomorrow and I will have another sample to showcase our designer papers.

Thank you for checking out my blog today …

Have an awesome day … It’s Friday!

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“Forever Evergreen” project kit

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, 3-D Projects, Christmas by

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Hope you had a nice weekend … I spent much of my time creating cards & projects for my upcoming Holiday Stampin’ Retreat. I’m really getting in the mood for the Holidays!

One of the items that I have not purchased yet from the Holiday Catalog is the “Forever Evergreen” project kit, but it has me very intrigued!  I think these trees are just lovely and because we rent a home for our retreat … it does not have a tree! These just might be what I’m looking for …

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What do you think? I invite you to grab a cup of coffee and watch this video with me … See for yourself how kits make for easy creativity! 

I think these pretty trees are perfect for our Holiday stamping Retreat. What about you?

Decorate your mantelpiece or table with festive trees and seasonal decorations. This kit makes three trees in two sizes—one 13″ (33 cm) tall, two 11″ (27.9 cm) tall—each individually trimmed with handmade ornaments.

I will be sure to let you know how they turned out, and share how the “Forever Evergreen” project kit added to the festivities.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a marvelous Monday.

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Simply Sunday: Sweet Season

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, HOLIDAYS, Quick -n- Easy by

Hello Stampin’ Friends & a Happy Sunday to you!

A quick post for you today, but it’s sure to satisfy your sweet tooth, because our card was created using the “Candy Cane Lane” product suite!

You will need the “Candy Cane Lane” Designer Series paper, the “Candy Cane Christmas” stamp set and the beautiful “Real Red 3/4″ Stitched Edge” Ribbon. Just so you have everything handy … also grab your “Triple Banner Punch”, Whisper White and Early Espresso Cardstock, Real Red ink pad and your Dazzling Diamonds Glitter! Now we’re ready …

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As you can see, the base of our card is Early Espresso as is our 1″ banner. This color not only coordinates with the designer paper, but made our house really “pop”. The banner on the opposite side, balances your card nicely.

The background reminding me of a snowy day (even though it was crumb cake) We are in the land of Gingerbread houses so I guess anything goes! lol 

Speaking of houses, our cute little gingerbread house was cute directly from one of the “Candy Cane Lane” Designer Series paper sheets! All we did was add a little glitter! The “Real Red 3/4″ Stitched Edge” Ribbon was added to anchor the house and add a pop of color to the card.  The house was then mounted with our Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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Only thing left to complete the card was the greeting from the “Candy Cane Christmas” stamp set, and I truly with you a Sweet Season!

Thank you for taking time our of your Sunday to visit, I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Better yet, have a sweet day ~

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Merry Christmas Wishes Card

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I have a quick post for you that showcases one of the cards that we did at my Holiday Catalog Launch party. Head over to page 24 of the catalog and hop in Santa’s Sleigh to follow along on the journey.

The card was cased from a fellow demonstrator … I fell in love with the simplicity yet beauty of the card.

We begin with the  Pretty Paisleys Textured Embossing Folder on page 47, and will emboss it on Very Vanilla cardstock. I love the way the embossed image frames our entire card.

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Our next step was to stamp the tree image inside the oval in Always Artichoke. I also used Always Artichoke to mat the embossed piece for a little extra pop of color.

You will need to stamp the deer in Soft Suede onto Soft Suede cardstock … Do same with the bow and gift package (Real Red ink onto Real Red cardstock) Then you will cut them out with the framelits included in your bundle.

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I used the new Burlap Ribbon from the annual catalog, and pulled a string out of it to use as my bow on the present. The gift was mounted with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

The greeting was stamped on a scrap piece of vanilla cardstock and I simply trimmed the edges by hand. You could also use the Triple Banner punch to make your banner.

We added a some holiday cheer to the inside of our card and a bit of our tree. The tree was also stamped on the envelopes so we had a nice coordinating card to mail.

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You could purchase the stamp set and framelits separately but it’s much better to save 10% by bundling! Besides, you are going to want the sleigh … I’ll be sure to share samples in the upcoming holiday season.

Hope you enjoyed our card as much as the group at the Holiday Catalog Launch party liked it.

I thank you for spending a bit of your Saturday with me.

Enjoy your weekend, and I’ll be back tomorrow with a little surprise for my Simply Sunday series.

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It’s a Merry Medley …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Woooo … sorry about that! I had a sinus headache turn migraine yesterday and it won! I don’t normally get headaches, especially like that but I’m here today with the card that I promised.

We made 10 cards at the Holiday Reveal party that highlighted a number of the stamp sets. It was truly hard to choose which stamps to use, there are so many awesome sets and bundles this year!!

Today I’d like to share the card I created using the “Merry Medley” stamp. This is one background stamp … I choose to purchase the wood when it comes to background stamps because I like the weight of the wood.

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I flip my stamp “rubber up” then ink it … today we used the Whisper White Craft ink on Basic Black Cardstock. I find this to be the easiest way to use the background stamps … by placing the rubber up and placing the cardstock on top, you have more control over the position and coverage on your card.

After picking my cardstock off of the stamp, I dipped it into White Embossing Powder, tapped off the excess and heat embossed it. I love the “white on white” look because it is more bold than if you use a VersaMark or other emboss pad … even though they work well, this is just my preference.

I teamed up the “Merry Medley” stamp with the “Holly Berry” Bundle. I punched out the Holly leaves and then stamped on them (usually I do it the other way, stamp first then punch) but with the photopolymer stamps, it’s just as easy to punch these out first then stamp.

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You’ll see a strip of Real Red cardstock wrapped with the Old Olive Bakers twine … I added that to draw your eye to the cluster of holly leaves and it coordinates nicely with the red berries. The berries were created using the Rhinestones and a red Sharpie™. The entire front was matted with Real Red cardstock and mounted onto the Black base of the card.

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The inside was stamped with Momento Ink and colored in with markers. Simple but colorful … if you don’t like to putz with coloring, just stamp your holly in green!

Hope you enjoyed today’s card … we sure had fun on Monday.  What a great group of stampers … Thanks.

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope your day is a great one.

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“Merriest Wishes” …

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, 3-D Projects, Christmas by

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Quick post today but cool ideas to share! Meet the “Merriest Wishes” bundle…

Merriest Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Share your joyful wishes and glad tidings with tags you make yourself with the Merriest Wishes Stamp Set. You won’t be fumbling around for the right look when you’re using this set of round stamps.
* Quantity: 11 rubber stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, c, d

Merry Tags Framelits Dies
* 7 dies
* Largest image: 2-1/2″ x 2-1/4″ (6.4 x 5.7 cm)
* Use with Big Shot
* Use Precision Base Plate with detailed images

Now let’s look at some cute projects that you can create with this bundle …

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Homemade gifts are all the rage these days, and why? Because they are gifts from the heart, and what better way to jazz up your gift than to make your own gift tags … and I love this simple tag with the die cut tree!

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OK … who doesn’t love a gift, yet these are so cute you may not want to open them! I just fell in love with the Merriest Wishes tag with the deer and tress – perfect for anyone’s gift.

Hope you enjoyed today’s showcase. Thanks for checkin’ in on me.

Have a wonderful day ~

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Simply Sunday: Making Spirits Bright

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Before I share my card with you today, I want to take a moment to honor those we lost, those who helped, and those who lost their loved ones on this day 15 years ago.  It changed the face of America, but we became strong and rebuilt as we always do.

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Terrorism is evil and still rears its ugly head all over the world … let’s stand strong together. We are one people and are more a like than we are different (Our Olympians and stampers are a good example of that). Let’s remember how this tragedy brought us together, neighbor helping neighbor, rebuilding together.

We’ll never forget but we move forward, and we live to honor those we lost.

Today’s card is “Making Spirits Bright” …

Yesterday I shared a video of our new “Cable Knit” embossing folder and promised a cute card using this folder.  It is a lot thicker than the folders you are used to using, this is so we can get the detail …

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I used the cable knit as my background and with it’s deep emboss, it won’t get lost on the card, it stands up on it’s own. It’s done in Very Vanilla and mounted on Garden Green cardstock. The cute little stocking come from the “Hang Your Stocking” bundle.

Our “Making Spirits Bright” comes from the stamp set designed to coordinate with the “Tin of Tags” … however, get your moneys worth and use it on all it’s cards – it’s very versatile!

Let me know what you think … I’ve been missing my stocking die, but now we have the really cute bundle 🙂

Thank you for sharing a part of your day with me. Let me know what you think of the card / embossing folder. I’d also like to know what you want to see … I’d love to help 🙂

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Handmade for the Holidays

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, New Product Intro / Video by

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I’d like to share two videos with you for some fun and to introduce you to the new “Cable Knit” embossing folder, it’s one of those “I didn’t know” so now you will 🙂

Take a look at this cute video from Stampin’ Up! introducing the new Holiday Catalog …

 

This embossing folder is designed to impress—really impress. It creates a deeper, showier impression. Watch and see how to add easy depth to your crafting.

 

I’ll leave you with this cute card made by Stampin’ Up! and featured in the Holiday Catalog ….

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Stop back tomorrow and see the simply cute card that I created using the new “Cable Knit Dynamic” Embossing Folder.

Thanks for stopping by and have yourself a wonderful day.

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Forever Evergreen …

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, 3-D Projects, Christmas by

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Do you like stampin’ kits? Here’s a cute one that is included in the Holiday Catalog … Forever Evergreen Project Kit!

Decorate your mantlepiece with festive trees and seasonal decorations. This kit makes three trees in two sizes—one 13″ (33 cm) tall, two 11″ (27.9 cm) tall—each individually trimmed with handmade ornaments. Complete the kit using the Forever Evergreen Stamp Set (item 142184). Stamps, ink, and adhesive sold separately. Instructions included.

Watch the video about this kit …

Kit includes
* Garden Green and Wild Wasabi die-cut cardstock tree pieces
* Cardstock ornaments
* Kraft, vanilla, and printed gold foil die-cut ornaments
* Gold foil and glitter die-cut stars
* Gold 1/8″ (3.2 mm) Ribbon
* Cherry Cobbler 1/4″ (6.4 mm) Natural Trim
* Cherry Cobbler Pompom Trim
* Linen Thread
* Cherry Cobbler honeycomb balls
* Gold faceted sequin garland
* Die-cut wood snowflakes
* Ornament hooks
* Plastic dowels

Coordinating colors: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Garden Green, gold, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi

Thank you for taking time out of your holiday to check out my blog today.

Have a safe and happy Holiday ~

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Simply Sunday: Christmas Stocking

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, Stampin' Class Announcement by

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

It appears as if I have been distracted by this beautiful Wisconsin weather today! A perfect day with all the windows in the house open, plus a planning session for my upcoming Holiday Catalog Launch Party and Holiday Retreat! But I’m here now and sharing a simply cute card using one of the bundles that will be featured at these upcoming events!

Our color pallet was based off the “Presents & Pinecones” Designer Series Paper which mats the “focal point” … the stocking and our greeting: Cherry Cobbler, Mint Macaron and Whisper White.

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Who doesn’t love stockings by the fire at Christmas? This is the perfect bundle … with so many options to create your stockings, you wont’ have to make any two the same! You can stamp any of the 5 designs, you can use the different textures included in the framelits, or you can simply use the basic stocking die to cut out a stocking from any of your favorite designer papers! SO MUCH FUN to play with 🙂

If you haven’t signed up for the Holiday Catalog Launch Party … there is still time, and we would love to have you join us. There are going to be 10 fabulous cards and plenty of fun and surprises! Bring your camera! Contact me at … lindaluvs2stamp@aol.com  RSVP due by Sept.9th for Monday. Sept.12th.

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The “Holiday Retreat” has already filled to capacity … but there is always Spring of 2017!

Thanks for checking in on me today! I’ll be back tomorrow at my regular time.

Have a wonderful rest of your day ~

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Warmth & Cheer …

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, New Product Intro / Video by

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I’d like to introduce you to one of the new products that was introduced in the Holiday Catalog.  It’s part of the “Warmth & Cheer” product suite.  It’s a simple product that produces dynamic effects… It’s the “Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

This embossing folder is designed to impress—really impress. It creates a deeper, showier impression. Watch and see how to add easy depth to your crafting.

Check out the entire product suite on pages 12 and 13 in your Holiday Catalog. The stamp set, designer paper and more coordinate to make your card making and scrapbooking projects a breeze.

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I would love to show you this, or some of the items in the catalog … Let’s Party! Let’s set a date …

You can contact me by e-mail ~   lindaluvs2stamp@aol.com

Let me know if you have any questions with this product or anything else in this amazing catalog.

Enjoy your Friday, and thanks for dropping in.

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Suite Seasons …

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, Fall / Autumn, Halloween, HOLIDAYS by

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

I am so excited to say “It’s Here” …

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Today I’d like to feature a stamp set that I think is so versatile, you will want this one in your stamp collection.  WHY? Because it has a little bit of every greeting for this upcoming season, or should I say “seasons” …

A picture tells a thousand words, so I’ll just show you …

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I just love this time of year … it slows down just a bit, the weather cools down and the landscape becomes alive with vivid colors of yellow, red and orange. I can smell it already…

Then we gather with our families to give thanks for all the blessings we have, which leads us right into Christmas! Rosie red cheeks, mittens and Hot Chocolate … yum, yum.  We won’t even talk about the Christmas Cookie!

Yep, I love this time of year … and this stamp set captures so many of the sentiments of the season.

Thank you for joining me today ~

Have a wonderful day.

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Stitched with Cheer …

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, New Product Intro / Video by

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

A quick post today sharing a video from Stampin’ Up! that showcases the new “Stitched with Cheer” project kit from the Holiday Catalog.

Add a handmade touch when you use the Stitched with Cheer Project Kit for your festive cards. This kit comes with everything you need to stitch up the season in style—needle, thread, cards, and envelopes. See how easy it is to make cards with a personal touch!

Only a few days until you too can order from the Holiday catalog … so exciting!

Thanks for dropping by …

Hope you have a terrific Tuesday.

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Thoughtful Branches Last Days …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

It’s Monday again! Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Today I’m hosting one more “Thoughtful Branches” classes and I wanted to send out a reminder that this versatile stamp set and coordinating framelits ends this Wednesday. It will be so sad to see it go.

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I will say it again … If you use “Lovely as a Tree” for your go to stamp set, you will really love the Exclusive Limited Time “Thoughtful Branches” Bundle. If you purchase this bundle on-line by August 31st, I will send you the 3 cards that we made in my class.

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It’s so fun to be able to create a seasonal card … you can watch it go from summer to fall to winter!

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Below is another one of the tree’s included in the bundle … so pretty.

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Below you can see the same tree branches I used above in the background with the die cut tree as your focal point. These are both beautiful cards that showcase the versatility of this bundle.Appreciation_Gallery_DBWS_Aug2016_NA_SP_EU(4)

If you would like to purchase this bundle before it officially retires after Wednesday … just click on the icon below.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope that you have a wonderful week.

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A Thoughtful Branches Christmas …

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, Quick -n- Easy by

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

I know we have some time yet before Christmas, but I know many of you like to get your ideas early so you can begin your holiday stamping.

Today I’d like to share with you a beautiful Christmas card I designed with the Thoughtful Branches stamp set. It’s one of the cards that we made at my Hostess Appreciation Party.  I wanted to used the pretty pine tree from the stamp set and here is what I came up with …

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It’s so easy to align the foliage with the branches when using the photopolymer stamps… just make sure you have plenty of ink in your ink pads or the tend to stick to the paper a bit.

I teamed up my Thoughtful Branches with the pretty “This Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper” from the annual catalog. This is a great paper stack when making cards because there are actually 4 – 12 x 12 sheets each of 6 double-sided designs … a total of 24 sheets!

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OK stampers … put this on your wish list: “Holly Berry Happiness” – this is the stamp set that I took the greeting from – page 27 in the Holiday Catalog. I love the holly, and the bows, and I LOVE the Coordinating Punch!

Last but not least …. I finished off my card with a pretty little bow made from the Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, just as you would complete a gift.

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I hope you enjoyed my card today … Remember that the “Thoughtful Branches” is an exclusive stamp set / bundle which end on August 31st, so if you really like this … just click the link I have for you below and you can purchase it today.

Thank you so much for the visit today, hope your day is a good one.

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