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Let’s Party …

Posted in 2016 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, Stampin' Class Announcement, Thoughtful Branches Stamp Set by

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I’d like to share a cute card with you and some upcoming stamping events. Let me begin with the “Thoughtful Branches” class … this is my second as the first filled up before I even got to send an e-mail invite! I announced the new date at the “Hostess Appreciation Party” and now ONLY 2 SPOTS are left!

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You will enjoy this class … you will learn “hand-on” different uses of your dies and how nice it coordinates with your stamp set. There will also be fun techniques and tips shared at this class. RSVP by 8/27.

If you are looking forward to getting your hands on the fabulous items in the NEW Holiday Catalog, then join me for a fun filled evening creating 10 cards for only $20 / envelopes included. This class will be much more than Christmas so RSVP and join me for a great evening…

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This cute little card was created by the Stampin’ Up! staff and comes directly out of the catalog (one of the best places to find inspiration) It is also the card that made me want to have this stamp set and framelits in my own stampin’ collection.

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I hope you can join us, and I thank you for taking time to check it all out.

Have a fabulous day!

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It’s not a Sneak Peek without a card …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

So sorry for the late post today, but I know you understand who sometimes life gets in the way! Besides extra hours at work, I’m busy planning several upcoming events …

  • Thoughtful Branches Class
  • Hostess Appreciation Party
  • Holiday Catalog Launch Party
  • Holiday Retreat

I’m excited to share a brand new stamp set and thinlits that will be in the Holiday Catalog! I’m not sure I could pick a favorite so I decided to start with the big guy … You got it!! SANTA CLAUS!

I’ve teamed up the “Greetings from Santa” stamp set with the “Detailed Santa” Thinlits Die to create this cute card …

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The thinlit die makes it super simple to create this card, in fact … it does all the work. The “Merry Christmas” greeting comes from the “Greetings from Santa stamp set, and so does the “Ho! Ho! Ho!

I used Dazzling Diamonds glitter to jazz up Santa’s hat and the surrounding swirls.

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The inside of the card has Santa’s list stamped in Basic Gray and the question of the season is …”Naughty or Nice” stamped in Real Red. This is complemented with the new “Candy Cane Lane” Washi Tape. I LOVE IT!! and used it on the front of the cards as well.

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You are going to LOVE the new Holiday Catalog … so many wonderful new items to share with you.

Thanks for checking in on me today! I’ll be back tomorrow with my Simply Sunday series of cards.

Have a wonderful weekend ~

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Merry Christmas Wishes

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Hope you had a chance to check out my Simply Sunday Christmas tree yesterday, because today I’m going to use the second part of that tree for my card.

This time I dyed the wood piece Old Olive by sponging on the color from the ink pad. It colors nicely and I added a bit of chocolate chip marker to the trunk of my tree.
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Of course my tree comes from the “Seasonal Snapshot 2015” a Project Life kit as I stated yesterday, there are just so many more pieces that include Halloween, School and Thanksgiving!

I used the “Merry Moments” Designer Series Paper again to give you more ideas for your paper.

Again I mounted the tree onto the front with our Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I also used the cute stickers to create my greeting. My greeting comes from the “Oh What Fun” stamp set!

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Hope you enjoyed … I’ll be back tomorrow with the Weekly Deals!

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Have a fabulous Monday ~

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Simply Sunday: Christmas Tree

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

I’m back today after a one day break to do some Christmas shopping and to plan an upcoming “Sale-a-Bration” stamp camp!! Oh the new stamps … Oh what fun!!

Today my card comes from the “Seasonal Snapshot 2015” Project Life Accessory Pack.  This kit is fabulous for accenting your Project Life scrapbook pages, but it also works great for quick cards too!

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I chose the Christmas tree die-cut wood specialty card from the packet and popped out the tree … you see, they die cut the card but you get both pieces!!

I love the “Merry Moments” Designer Series Paper and picked one of the plaid patterns. I used the Cherry Cobbler from the “Merry Moments” Cardstock pack … this is a great way get all the colors you need for your cardmaking.

Then I simply mounted the tree onto the front with our Stampin’ Dimensionals … super simple.  I also found the cute little greeting sticker in my kit, so I added it to complete my card.

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Hope you enjoyed … Stop back tomorrow and see what I did with the other part of the tree die-cut!

Thanks for spending a part of your day with me.

Have a beautiful Sunday ~

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Simply Sunday: Holiday Designer Foil Vellum

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I’m sharing the cards that my clubs made this month … Quick and easy Christmas cards that highlighted the “Holiday’s Fancy Foil Designer Vellum” … it contains 3 sheets each of 3 different patterns. Wonderful news … the fancy foil is NOW on Sale!! Click the link above to view.

The first card also uses the “Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper” . We cut out the little Santa and mounted him to a 2-1/2″ Circle. The banners were created with the “Triple Banner Punch”.

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Our Ho Ho Ho comes from the “Oh, What Fun” stamp set on page 5 of the Holiday Catalog, the inside greeting I used came from the “Versatile Christmas” stamp set. You would not believe that they did not come from the same set!

My second card uses the beautiful trees paper, and we used the “Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies” for the front … Look Closely. Our greeting “Oh What Fun” and our die is a “One horse open sleigh”. Love it!

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Unfortunately the Sleigh Ride edgelits have been discontinued and no longer available, but I don’t want you to miss out on this beautiful vellum and it’s on sale!!  Don’t miss out on any more! Just click the link below to view the sale items.

See the savings now!

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Here is a third card to show you the third designer vellum that is included in the package. Remember, you get 9 sheets of this beautiful vellum paper … 3 each of 3 designs. Click the links to view.

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Place an order of $35 or more and receive a Thank You card and 5 more cards! You will also get your name entered in a drawing to win a stamp set of your choice.

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Thank you so much for stopping by today ~

Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can help in any way…   lindaluvs2stamp@aol.com

Have a wonderful day ~

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Flurry of Christmas Wishes

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

First I’d like to send my respects to all our past and present military … As we remember Pearl Harbor.

Today I’m going to share one of the two cards that I designed for our November Technique Club. We are focusing on the different techniques and ways to use the “Window Sheets” … part two of our class will be in their January club dates.

This card illustrates the “window” as the front of our card. The majority of the stamping is done on the inside and the window allows you to see it all.

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I cut the cardstock … Marina Mist to 4-1/4″ x 11″. Then we score at 5-1/2″ … cut at 7-1/2″ and 8-1/2″. You will need that 1″ piece for the bottom of your card. Your window sheet needs to be cut to 4-1/4″ to at least 3-1/2″ or 4″ depending on how much of the window you want to secure to the back.

We used the “Softly Falling” embossing folder to create a nice pattern on the front of the card, then secured the window sheets to the inside front.

The inside is stamped in Marina Mist, Night of Navy and  Silver Encore ink with the beautiful “Flurry of Wishes” stamp set. I bundled my stamp set with the coordinating punch “Snow Flurry” to receive the 15% discount. We all love a savings a Christmas time.

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We completed our cards with a simple bow using the 1/4 cotton ribbon.

If your in my neighborhood you could join us during our Saturday club session … we have a few spots available.  Check my “CLASSES & EVENTS” Click to View. Club Date is January 9th @ 9am.

Let me know if you have any questions, I’d love to hear from you.   lindaluvs2stamp@aol.com

Thanks for joining me today.

Have a wonderful Monday!

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Simply Sunday / Guest Stamper: Jenny F

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today I’d like to share with you a card I received from my sideline & stampin’ sister, Jenny F.

Jenny used the beautiful “Winter Wonderland” Specialty Designer Series and teamed it up with the Elegant Ornaments Bundle.

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This specialty paper has a sheen to it that also adds to the elegance of the card.

The simplicity of the black and white pallet gives an elegance to the card and works great for a gender neutral card.

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Hope your Sunday is Simply wonderful ~

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Thinking of You at Christmas …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I would like to share a card that I had designed for our Holiday Stampin’ Retreat. I love making cards for this special event, we have so much fun and we get to know each other so much better.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I like to have a few non-traditional colored Christmas cards, however I believe that the Elegant Eggplant is the perfect Christmas color. It’s a rich, warm color that makes me think of a color that one of the three Wise men would have worn.

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I chose the Delicate Ornaments bundle for my card … I wanted to highlight both the beautiful stamp set and the intricate ornaments. My stamped image was inked in Perfect Plum and then I used the sponge daubers to add a touch of the Elegant Eggplant through the center of the ornament.

I cut out the small round ornament from the Elegant Eggplant using the thinlits from the bundle, and then placed it over the silver glimmer paper that I had punched out of the center of the paper I used as my mat. (I don’t like to waste paper)

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The ornament tops are also from the thinlit bundle and cut from the Silver Foil paper found in the main Stampin’ Up! catalog. After stamping the greeting onto the card, I assembled the card, popping up the small round ornament and adding a touch of bling with the rhinestones.

Hope you enjoyed today’s card share. Please let me know if you have any questions about the card or placing an order for supplies.  The list of ingredients is below.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to visit my blog.

Have an awesome Friday!!

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Retreat Swap Card Winner: Cheryl G.

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

As promised I am sharing the winning card at our Holiday Retreat Swap! Cheryl G. created this stunning card with Real Red, Whisper White and Silver Glimmer paper. Can’t go wrong with that combination …

The white cardstock was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder (retired). If you don’t have this one our current “Softly Falling” embossing folder would work great.

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The Real Red and Whisper White were cut out with the Oval Framelits Collection … it makes the perfect frame to showcase the beautiful ornament from the “Delicate Ornament” Thinlet Dies. These can be purchased separately or with the coordinating “Embellished Ornaments” stamp set as a bundle – 140857.

Congratulations to Cheryl … I can’t wait to see what goodies she is going to pick out with her gift certificate.

I will be back tomorrow with another “Simply Sunday”, till then have a wonderful weekend.

Thanks for stopping by ~

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Simply Sunday: Softly Falling Snow

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Welcome to my Simpy Sunday series … this is one of my favorite days to post. I love being able to show you how beautiful a simple, easy to make card can be.

Today our card begins with the new “Thick” Whisper White cardstock… it’s just a bit sturdier than our regular Whisper White but still easy to use.

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My card front is a embossed with the “Softly Falling” textured embossing folder that can be found on page 24 of the Holiday Catalog. I then popped it up with dimensionals … I like to do that when I make a card with white on white.

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The pretty little snowflake is one of our “Snowflake Elements” embossed with Silver Embossing Powder. On Friday I share that this technique is the one our Technique clubs did this month … so much fun. It was topped off with a Rhinestone.

The title or greeting “snow” comes from the framelit set “Seasonal Frame” and was cut from the beautiful Silver Glimmer paper.

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I hope you had a nice weekend, and I thank you for sharing part of it with me.

Have a great day ~

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Singin’ in the Pines

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Hope you are having a good week so far. Sometimes I think the hardest part about blogging is not coming up with the different projects … but coming up with a title! lol  So today’s Singin’ in the Pines is my way of paying homage to the trees and my greeting … falala.

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The “pines” are just one of three designs that come in the beautiful Foil Vellum and works well with the Foil sheets. I punched a ring to slide my banner through and then anchored it with the foil doily.

I love, love, love the “Snowflake Elements” and embossed them in silver to coordinate with the rest of the elements on my card.

The cherry on top … Rhinestones! A little bling looks great for the holidays.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Have an awesome day ~

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Delicate Ornaments …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

With the release of the new 2015 Holiday Catalog, I wanted to share with you some of the amazing new products! I’ve already shared sneak peeks of Fall and Halloween cards, so today I’m going to bring you Christmas …

I want to focus on the Delicate Ornament Thinlits Die and the new Precision Base Plate. This steel plate delivers improved performance with more detailed dies, giving you extra fine cuts.

Grab a cup of coffee and sit back to watch this video explaining how it works …

The beautiful card shown in the video is the same card as shown in the Holiday catalog on page 14 – there is where you’ll find the Precision Base plate.

The Delicate Ornament Thinlit Dies are on page 15, and can be bundled with the Embellished Ornaments stamp set to save 15%. You’ll be seeing more of these in upcoming blog posts.

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Today I’m using the Delicate Ornament Thinlit Dies with the beautiful Winter Wonderland Designer Paper stack and Embellished Ornaments stamp set.

I wanted to use Early Espresso cardstock with my gold paper, but please note that you may need a shim to cut out the delicate ornament even with the Precision Base plate … it is a lot thicker and each BigShot is different. So this is just a “heads-up”.

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I cut the gold paper with the solid image to back my Espresso … the color really gets pulled out when combined with the Winter Wonderland Designer Paper stack. I really loved building this ornament, can’t wait to sit down and “really” play with these.

The fine tip glue pen works wonders when layering these images! I even used it to adhere my designer paper… just put a dot of glue behind the dots on the designer paper. Once dried you can bearly see it.

The greeting comes from the Embellished Ornaments stamp set and stamped in Early Espresso. I then popped up my ornament to give the card some dimension, the ornament itself give you beautiful texture.

I finished it off with a couple of little pearls and the gold thread. I love the way this card turned out!

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I hope you enjoyed today’s card share and video.  If you like my blog … share it with a friend!

Have a wonderful day ~

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Snowflakes in July ….

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Hope your day is going well. Yesterday I posted some of my favorite items from the Clearance Rack … one of them was the Snowflake Card Thinlit Die. We all love those “flip” cards, so today I’m going to show you one that we made at last years Holiday retreat…

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We used Smoky Slate as our core color and then added the designer paper.  We slip the end of the cardstock over the top of the end piece on the die so it would not cut it off.  It does however leave you a nice score line so you can fold it in.

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We even stamped on the inside, so you wouldn’t get bored when you open it up. lol

Simple to make … I’m sure your friends will flip over a card made with this fun framelit.

Thanks for stopping by ~

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Gentle Peace with Blendabilities …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today I want to share with you a different take on the “Gentle Peace” stamp set. This beautiful stamp with it’s stained glass is perfect for the Blendabilities. I did use the Blendabilities and love how easily they blend … but now I want to share my card with you!

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I love this card because my focal point is the holy family … I kept the star from the window to shine above them. A simple card but oh so lovely.

I wanted to show you that you can change up a stamp set by omitting or cutting out a part of it and giving it a whole new look. I enjoy hearing what you think … please leave a comment below.

There are only two days left for our Online Extravaganza, and today don’t forget to check out the Door Busters available “today only”.

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Door Buster Sale… 30% Off the Blendabilities Bundle (140388) includes all 12 assortments! (except Skin Tone) Plus… When you purchase your bundle today from my on-line store, you will be invited to my  FREE Blendabilites class in which you will learn how to use and get the most out of your new markers!

There’s MORE… So you can get started “right away” I will include the Momento Ink Pad and Color Lifter Pen FREE!! They will be with your projects supplies when you get to class. I’ll have everything ready .. just bring your new Markers! With the Stampin’ Up! savings of 30%, the FREE Class, Momento Pad and Color Lifter Pen … your saving over $85!

Here is the list of today’s Door Busters ….

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To view the rest of the deals by % of savings – Click on the icons below …. 

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Save this for the direct link to my on-line store and shop early Monday
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Enjoy the savings. For those of you getting the Blendabilities … I will send you the class information shortly.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day ~

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today I would like to share with you some wonderful samples from the Stampin’ Up! Get Inspired blog and Senior Staff Writer Cindy B.

Her projects were so pretty I just had to share, it really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

If you’re a papercrafter, Christmas is probably one of your busiest times of the year. And I don’t know about you, but I pretty much want everything in this year’s holiday catalog . . . so deciding what to buy has become a serious problem for me! Is anyone else in the same boat? Here are some great samples …

Introducing the beautiful Nature’s Peace Stamp Set . Here’s what it looks like when you emboss it using VersaMark ink, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, and the Heat Tool.

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A gorgeous product from the holiday catalog is the Bright & Beautiful Stamp Set. Use it to make a fun gift package. (Tip: cut the top of a Petite Café Gift Bag using the Large Scallop Edgelits Die.)

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I used the same stamp set to create a tag that doubles as a Christmas tree ornament—and put it on one of our Takeout Boxes for a cute gift.

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Here’s a fast and easy card made using the adorable Cheerful Christmas Stamp Set.

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Last of all, check out this idea for a treat bag—again using that awesome Bright & Beautiful Stamp Set.

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If you haven’t seen the holiday catalog yet, click here (US)—then tell us which products are YOUR very favorites!

Cindy B.
Sr. Staff Writer

Don’t you just love Cindy’s projects! What wonderful ideas and great tips. You can see Cindy’s post by Clicking HERE!

Stay Warm & Have a great day ~

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