Detailed Santa Thinlits Christmas Shaker Card Stampin Up!

I recently made a Santa Shaker with the Detailed Santa Thinlits Dies.  I was inspired by cards by Patty Bennett (for a shaker) and Cindy Elam (for the paper piecing of his face and hat).  I had to be finicky though and changed some things.  I cut off some of the tiny snowballs from the Whisper White Mini Pompom trim, but they don't move and shake very well.  I used just Dazzling Diamonds glitter so that the background would stay white.

I really enjoy the pennant from the Bunch of Banners Framelits since it has the border around it.  That is perfect for contrast and highlighting with the Merry Christmas from the Star of Light Stamp Set. I can rarely follow Stampin' Up!'s idea to use the sentiment that comes with a set for cards with that set. Oh, well...

Merriest Wishes Stampin' Up! Ornament shaker Card

Using the Merriest Wishes Set and the Merry Tags Framelits Dies with the lovely PIne Bough Textured Impressions Embossing Folder made this card relatively quick. Soft Sky cardstock was rubbed with Garden Green Ink. I had to use the circle dies as well since the ornament was a bit small. I love the Real Red Glitter Embossing Powder and the White and Red Metallic Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine too!

Stampin' Addicts Winter Holiday Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts 2016 Winter Holiday Blog Hop!

Click along as we highlight our favorite Christmas and Winter sets in the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  Should you get lost or want to chat about the hop, here is a link to the chat thread on the Stampin' Addicts website: Chat Thread

If you're hopping in order, you've arrived from Betty's Kitty Stamp Blog. I love her adorable designs and gift packaging ideas with the Yummy Little Christmas set.

First is this little Tic Tac Holder using the Mini Tic Tac Holders from the dollar store.  I didn't know tiny Tic Tacs existed until I saw a video of Halloween ones by Laura Heindl.  Such a cute idea, and they aren't so much larger than the Tic Tac box that they will fold over, wrinkle and rip like the old style used to back in the day.

 I thought it would be cool to punch through and show the Tic Tacs as I'd seen done many times in the past with the larger Tic Tac boxes, so I made the Basic Black and Tempting Turquoise one using the Star of Wonder Set.  (The Merry Christmas is not from this set. the project needed a smaller sentiment, so I cut it from the Beary Merry Christmas in the Cookie Cutter Christmas set because I wouldn't use that sentiment.)  Tempting Turquoise is a nice match for the Berry Flavor of Tic Tacs, and the package was placed upside down so that the Tic Tacs would show rather than the label.  

( I couldn't resist letting the snowman from the Snow Place stamp set photobomb the picture!)

Next, I made this card with gold embossed stardust trails using the MOJO Monday Sketch MOJO 468. I loved the gold on black look, but I added Crushed Curry under the Star to give it more gold depth. 

It is difficult to see the Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper which matches nicely. Maybe this second picture will help if one clicks on it?

Now I know you'll enjoy Sara's Creations with the Christmas Pines set.  Beautiful cards and her Painter's Tray is so lovely. See them on her blog: Lily's Ink Pad

Cable Knit Leaves Stampin' Up! Fall Card

I used the Copper Embossing Powder to accentuate the leaves and added the Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for a cuddly look.  Not sure you can see the lace peeking from under the sentiment, but it adds a little pizzazz to the simple card.

Stampin' Addicts 2016 Stampin Up! Fall Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts 2016 Stampin Up! Fall Holiday Blog Hop!

I hope you'll enjoy our little hop through our own personal favorites in the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  Should you get lost or want to chat about the hop, here is a link to the chat thread on the Stampin' Addicts website: Chat Thread

If you are hopping in order, you've arrived after seeing Twila's eerily cute designs with the Spooky Fun stamp set on her Stamp A Little Longer Blog.

For my first card, I used the Vampire from the Cookie Cutter Halloween set with the adorable Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper. I also use the Halloween Night Orange and Black Baker's Twine for the Bow and the Halloween Night Enamel Dots at the top left.

The next card is floss or twine style spinner. I continued to show the nice variety that the Halloween Night Designer Series paper has in it. The spinning center has 3 sides: Dracula, Mummy and Skeleton suit Trick or Treaters. 

I've seen a couple of these little Dracula coffins online by Martha Inchley and Jana Weaver, but neither had detailed instructions.  I'm not sure I did them right, but trimming the depth of the house down and adding a 1/2 inch wide band of cardstock around it worked fairly well.  I love being able to put a Reeses' pumpkin under Dracula inside them.

Your best bet for instructions is to continue to Betty's blog here on the hop. Her coffins are awesome!!

Finally I have the Mojo Monday sketch for this week, MOJO463 . I used the scarecrow for a happy fall card and more of the Halloween Night DSP.

Now, it is time to continue to Sara's Lily's Ink Pad Blog for her creepy-cool designs with the Jar of Haunts Set.

   

Fruit Salad Fresh Fruit Stampin' Up! card

A friend of mine is having to wait and LONG time for her birthday card since we'll make this card at class this week before I send it to her.  Sorry!  I like the way the Pool Party "flowers" (They are used for the inside of citrus slices, too.) cool off this hot palette of color.

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert designed this layout which is a great take on an easel card, I think.

Check back tomorrow for a blog hop!

Stampin' Fiesta MOJO459

The Mojo Monday sketch MOJO459 is perfect for the adorable Birthday Fiesta set.  Such a great way to show off the Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper and the fun little llama.

Best Birds Z fold Double Direction Card

I love the stamp set Best Birds, and I finally had a chance to play with it recently.  I made a male blue bird and a purple finch and took some liberties lightening their colors.  I used the Thick Whisper White cardstock so that the birds and branches would stand strongly since they are only attached to the card by a glue dot.  Now I'll have to decide where to display the card.

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I think this will make a fun card to make at class in August.

CASE of the Stampin Up! catalog Fruit Crates

The fruit crates on page 148 are the perfect thing to replace my glue and pen storage on my stamp table for classes.  I first saw a tutorial by Peggy Noe, but since she used the old doilies, and I  wanted to use the new ones, I tweaked it a bit.  I think it is closer to Stampin Up's measurements too because it is 8-1/2 inches by 3 inches scored at 2-1/2 at each end. Then the side slats are 1 by 4-1/2 inches scored at 1/2 inch at each end.  I also reduced the size of the designer series paper to 2-1/2 inches square.

I also used the hardwood background stamp to add woodgrain to the slats and the end.  And since the photo was taken, I've punched the handles with the new Classic Label Punch.

CASE of the Stampin Up! catalog Fruit Crates

The fruit crates on page 148 are the perfect thing to replace my glue and pen storage on my stamp table for classes.  I first saw a tutorial by Peggy Noe, but since she used the old doilies, and I  wanted to use the new ones, I tweaked it a bit.  I think it is closer to Stampin Up's measurements too because it is 8-1/2 inches by 3 inches scored at 2-1/2 at each end. Then the side slats are 1 by 4-1/2 inches scored at 1/2 inch at each end.  I also reduced the size of the designer series paper to 2-1/2 inches square.

I also used the hardwood background stamp to add woodgrain to the slats and the end.  And since the photo was taken, I've punched the handles with the new Classic Label Punch.

Traditional Mini Popcorn Box Holder Stampin' Up!'s new die

So I had to do the obvious Popcorn box and use the die that cuts the "larger at the top, smaller at the bottom" stripe....We'll make this box at class this week.

Traditional Mini Popcorn Box Holder Stampin' Up!'s new die

So I had to do the obvious Popcorn box and use the die that cuts the "larger at the top, smaller at the bottom" stripe....We'll make this box at class this week.