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Holiday Mini Catalog

Hi, Friend

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We’ve made it to the halfway point of the week already, friends. I don’t know about you, but I have more things to do than I have time to do them these days! I’m preparing for 2 craft shows this month and my craft room looks like it! *snicker*

This week, we’re using the Stampin’ Up! Nests of Winter suite of products to create our projects. Today, we’re pairing up the lovely patterned papers with a few other current products in the SU! lineup to create this lovely Hello card.

We start with a base of Lost Lagoon cardstock. I love how this base brings out the subtle hues in the greenery around the birds. The background panel consists of the snowy and woodgrain patterns from Nests of Winter. Our focal panel is all about the birds. I chose to fussy cut the chickadee and pair of cardinals from the sheet from Nests of Winter to serve as our focal images. Our birds are layered on top of a sparkly glimmer paper circle cut with the Spotlight on Nature dies and greenery cut from the Season of Green & Gold paper with the Golden Greenery dies. A twist of gold trim behind the panel complements the sparkle of the gold-foiled greenery. The sentiment from Wonderful Thoughts is stamped in black on white cardstock and then diecut with the Changing Leaves dies and tucked behind the greenery. A few blooming pearls across our design help the eye move across our focal panel to take in every detail.

Tomorrow we’re going to build a fall design with our feature suite. I hope you’ll pop in and see how it turns out!

Products used in today’s card:
Lost Lagoon, Basic White cardstock
Nests of Winter, white glimmer, Season of Green & Gold DSP
Wonderful Thoughts stamps
Golden Greenery, Spotlight on Nature, Changing Leaves dies
Gold trim
Blooming pearls
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133679]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper
[163769]
$6.00
Nests Of Winter 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[164183]
$12.50
Season Of Green & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164324]
$16.50
Golden Greenery Dies
[164116]
$39.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies
[163580]
$35.00
Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder
[164138]
$40.00
Wonderful Thoughts Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[161899]
$25.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack
[161633]
$9.00
Blooming Pearls
[162238]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Holiday Mini Catalog

Nested Love

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It’s starting to feel a lot more like fall in North Texas as our mornings are beginning to be more brisk. Fall is one of my favorite seasons, and one of the things I love about fall is that our winter bird friends return. My son got the family into bird watching when he was younger and we have enjoyed it ever since. We have birds that come and go from our area each year, and we enjoy looking for them.

This week, we’re using the Stampin’ Up! Nests of Winter to suite to design our projects. This suite of products includes lovely patterned paper, stamps, and dies that all share bird images. Today, we’re using a very simple layout to create our design.

We get started with a base of Smoky Slate cardstock. Our center background panel is a strip of patterned papers. The woodgrain pattern is from the Nests of Winter pack, while the mat is from Nature’s Sweetness. I love how the mat really accentuates the colors and shading in the woodgrain pattern.

Our focal panel also has several layers. The base is a piece of the Pretty Peacock Season of Elegance foiled paper that is diecut using the Nested Essentials set. I wanted to pull in pops of color that would accentuate the blue undertones in the birds’ feathers.

The sentiment panel is a piece of white cardstock diecut using the Greetings of the Season dies, and then the sentiment from Wonderful Thoughts is stamped in black on the left side to allow for our focal image. Our duo of birds is stamped in black on Smoky Slate and then colored with Stampin’ Blends. I used a combination of Smoky Slate, Pretty Peacock, and Calypso Coral to shade the birds to resemble tufted titmice—some of my favorite little winter birds. I fussy cut the birds to omit the seasonal greenery to keep things more seasonally neutral for this card design.

The focal panel is adhered with dimensionals over a twist of the Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic ribbon. Groups of Pretty Peacock sequins are added on either side of our focal panel for a pop of sparkle and to help move the eye across our design.

Tomorrow we’re going to be using more of the images from the papers in this suite. I hope you’ll pop by.

Products used in today’s card:
Smoky Slate, Basic White cardstock
Nests of Winter, Season of Elegance, Nature’s Sweetness DSP
Winterly Tree Tops, Wonderful Thoughts stamps
Nested Essentials, Greetings of the Season dies
Stampin’ Blends
Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic ribbon
Sequins trio
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[131202]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Nests Of Winter 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[164183]
$12.50
Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164144]
$16.50
Nature's Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[162616]
$16.50
Winterly Tree Tops Cling Stamp Set (English)
[164184]
$26.00
Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English)
[160416]
$23.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Nested Essentials Dies
[161597]
$34.00
Greetings Of The Season Dies
[164112]
$32.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154904]
$11.00
Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154881]
$11.00
Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
[161676]
$11.00
Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic Ribbon
[162588]
$8.50
Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio
[161206]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Holiday Mini Catalog

When Words Are Too Much

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Welcome to a brand new week. It’s the last day of September. Who else is reeling a little bit about that?!

This week, we’re starting a brand new series using the Stampin’ Up! Nests of Winter suite. We’re starting off super simple by letting the beautiful paper do all the talking. With so many of you dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, this sentiment felt appropriate today. The photos of the damage left behind is simply overwhelming! Our prayers are definitely with you all.

We start our card with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. I love how that pulled the subtle purple hues in this paper more forward. I chose the one-sheet-wonder sheet from the Nests of Winter paper pack as our focal sheet for this card. I twisted the Night of Navy linen thread around the top. I love how this makes the little blue bird in our focal sheet really pop. The sentiment from Wonderful Thoughts is stamped in black on white cardstock and then diecut using the Greetings of the Season dies. I added a few regal foiled dots on the sentiment panel and scattered a few among the branches below.

This clean and simple design is a great way to let a gorgeous piece of paper do all the heavy lifting. Check in tomorrow to see more from this lovely suite of products.

Products used in today’s card:
Blackberry Bliss, Basic White cardstock
Nests of Winter DSP
Wonderful Thoughts stamps
Greetings of the Season dies
Natural Tones linen thread
Regal foiled dots
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133675]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Nests Of Winter 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[164183]
$12.50
Wonderful Thoughts Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[161899]
$25.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Greetings Of The Season Dies
[164112]
$32.00
Natural Tones Linen Thread
[164071]
$9.00
Regal Foiled Adhesive Backed Dots
[164038]
$8.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Autumn · Holiday Mini Catalog

Autumn Birthday Greenery

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It’s a beautiful weekend here in North Texas and things are beginning to feel a little more fall-like. The Great State Fair is now underway and morning temperatures are cooling off. I would be remiss if I didn’t express thoughtful concern for all of those who have been or will be impacted by Hurricane Helene. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and we wish you fair weather for cleanup very soon!

Today we’re wrapping up our series of card designs using the Stampin’ Up! Season of Green & Gold suite, which is concluding with a mini series of fall designs using these products. One of the many ways that you can get more “bang for your buck” is to look for unique ways to use your crafting supplies. In the case of the Golden Greenery stamps and dies, we’re taking inspiration from all of the fall foliage that begins its color transformation this time of year. And today’s design highlights some fronds of fall foliage in the foreground of a field of Queen Anne’s lace.

We get started with a base of Cajun Craze cardstock. Our background panel is a sheet of Splendid Autumn patterned paper. Our fall foliage is diecut from Cajun Craze using the Golden Greenery dies. To create the buds on one of the stems, we use the heart die from the Filled with Fun set to cut hearts from a variety of cardstock colors, including Crushed Curry, Real Red, Garden Green, red Season of Elegance foiled paper, and blue Oxidized Copper paper, and then adhere them to the base stems with glue dots. Our rusty stems of foliage are adhered to our background panel with dimensionals. We then layer in a little sparkle in the background with some sprigs diecut from Peach Pie glimmer paper using the Changing Leaves dies. The sentiment from Greetings of the Season and Everyday Greetings is stamped in Copper Clay on white cardstock and then diecut using the Greetings of the Season banner die. Some gold trim is tied around the end and the panel is then adhered in front of our foliage with dimensionals. A few copper sequins finish things off and help the eye pass neatly over the card front and settle on the sentiment.

Next week we’re touring the Nests of Winter suite. I hope you’ll pop by and see all the ways you can make this beautiful suite of products work for you!

Products used in today’s card:
Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Garden Green, Basic White cardstock
Season of Elegance, Oxidized Copper, In Color glimmer, Splendid Autumn DSP
Everyday Greetings, Greetings of the Season stamps
Golden Greenery, Filled with Fun, Changing Leaves, Greetings of the Season dies
Gold trim
Neutrals sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[119684]
$11.50
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[131199]
$11.50
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[102482]
$11.50
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[102584]
$11.50
Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164144]
$16.50
Oxidized Copper 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[162190]
$8.00
2024–2026 In Color™ Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
[163771]
$11.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Splendid Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[164173]
$12.50
Everyday Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[165084]
$21.00
Greetings Of The Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164325]
$25.00
Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad
[161647]
$9.00
Golden Greenery Dies
[164116]
$39.00
Filled With Fun Dies
[163560]
$32.00
Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder
[164138]
$40.00
Greetings Of The Season Dies
[164112]
$32.00
Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack
[161633]
$9.00
Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins
[161627]
$7.50
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Autumn · Holiday Mini Catalog · Sketchy Fridays

Sketchy Fridays: Birthday Greenery

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We’ve made it to another Friday, and you know what that means? It’s time for another Sketchy Fridays!

Each week we’ll be using a card sketch to design our featured card. Right now, we’re working through a full series of designs using the card sketches found in current Stampin’ Up! catalogs.

This week’s card is based on Sketch #4 in the Holiday Mini catalog and features the Golden Greenery dies and the Splendid Autumn designer series paper in the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog.

One of my dearest girlfriends is celebrating a birthday in a few weeks, and I knew that I wanted to create something special for her. I’m always a little nervous creating things for her because she’s such a gifted artist. She draws, she paints, she watercolors….and everything is just stunning! So it seemed only fitting to use the beautiful Splendid Autumn designer series paper with its gorgeous watercolor look. And I really love how you can change the look and feel of the sheet of paper simply in the way that you selectively cut it to size.

Our design gets started with a base of Cajun Craze cardstock. The focal panel is a combination of Splendid Autumn patterned paper and gold mercury vellum as a mat. The Splendid Autumn paper in this design is trimmed so that only the trees from the scene are showcased in the panel. I think it’s such a neat look, especially considered in context with the full sheet of paper.

Our focal section consists of the sentiment panel. The sentiment from Everyday Greetings is stamped in Copper Clay on Very Vanilla and then diecut using the Autumn Leaves dies. We have two sets of fall foliage behind our sentiment panel. One is cut from Oxidized Copper, while the other is cut from Season of Elegance paper. Both are cut using the Golden Greenery dies. A twist of linen thread in between ties our fall color palette together nicely. And we finish things off with the sparkle of Earth Tones shimmer gems.

The next time you’re cutting down a sheet of patterned paper, think about how you can create a different and interesting look based on the overall feel you want to convey in your design. I think you’ll be surprised how it changes the look of the panel you trim down!

Tomorrow we’ll be finishing off our Season of Green & Gold series with another fall-inspired design. I hope you’ll drop in and check it out!

Products used in today’s card:
Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla cardstock
Splendid Autumn, gold mercury vellum, Oxidized Copper, Season of Elegance DSP
Everyday Greetings stamps
Golden Greenery, Autumn Leaves dies
Natural Tones linen thread
Earth Tones shimmer gems
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[119684]
$11.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[101650]
$13.00
Splendid Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[164173]
$12.50
Gold Mercury Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164142]
$10.00
Oxidized Copper 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[162190]
$8.00
Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164144]
$16.50
Everyday Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[165084]
$21.00
Autumn Leaves Dies
[162185]
$38.00
Golden Greenery Dies
[164116]
$39.00
Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad
[161647]
$9.00
Natural Tones Linen Thread
[164071]
$9.00
Earth Tones Shimmer Gems
[164070]
$8.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[154031]
$7.00
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Autumn · Fall · L2S Group Instahop

Give Thanks

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This time of year is always a little interesting in Texas because you’re never quite sure whether it’s summer or fall. And honestly, it just depends on the day as to what it feels like! The last several days we’ve settled into a fall-ish pattern and it gets me all excited because it means we’re almost into my favorite part of the year.

This week, we’ve been looking at all the ways we can use the Stampin’ Up! Season of Green & Gold suite. And today, we’re starting a little mini-series where we’re thinking a little outside the box. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I find myself falling into the trap of only looking at products from a very finite lens. For example, it would be super easy to see the Golden Greenery stamp set, and honestly the whole Season of Green & Gold suite as a whole, as a “Christmas set.” But I have to remind myself, especially with greenery, that all sorts of foliage goes through a seasonal transformation.

So today’s card starts with a base of Moody Mauve cardstock. I really took color palette hues from all my favorite foliage colors. Our focal panel backdrop combines Pretty Peacock cardstock with the gorgeous gold mercury vellum, and I chose the sheet that is particularly textured to add to the layers of texture in this design. Our focal section begins with a backdrop of Very Vanilla cardstock embossed using the Leaf Fall embossing folder, and then I lightly went over the raised portions with my finger and Copper Clay ink.

Next up, we build our main focal point beginning with the large leaf cut from Blackberry Bliss cardstock using the Autumn Leaves dies. The sentiment from the Courage & Faith set is then heat embossed in gold in the center. Our foliage stamps are from the Golden Greenery stamp set and are stamped in a variety of colors, including Mossy Meadow, Copper Clay, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Blackberry Bliss, on Very Vanilla cardstock and then diecut using the coordinating Golden Greenery dies. Our foliage is combined and then adhered over Pretty Peacock & Gold and Blackberry Bliss & Gold ribbons using dimensionals. A few brown and copper sequins finish things off with a little sparkle.

I really love this card design for its unique product combination and funky, nature-inspired color palette. I hope this card design helps you look at your stash a little differently. Think about how things look “in the wild” and see if that applies to something in your stash and helps you make a stamp set or paper go that much further for your designs!

Today’s card is a part of the Luv 2 Stamp Group Instagram Hop, which goes live today at 9 AM Pacific Time (PST).  Click here to head over to my Instagram feed at 11 AM Central and check out what the other demos in our L2S Group have created for you today! And tune in tomorrow as we create another fun fall card using the Season of Green & Gold suite!

Products used in today’s card:
Moody Mauve, Pretty Peacock, Very Vanilla cardstock
Gold mercury vellum
Leaf Fall embossing folder
Golden Greenery stamps & dies
Autumn Leaves dies
Gold embossing powder
Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic, Blackberry Bliss & Gold metallic ribbon
Neutrals sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Moody Mauve 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161723]
$11.50
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[150880]
$11.50
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133675]
$11.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[101650]
$13.00
Gold Mercury Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164142]
$10.00
Leaf Fall 3 D Embossing Folder
[159847]
$11.00
Golden Greenery Photopolymer Stamp Set
[164331]
$24.00
Golden Greenery Dies
[164116]
$39.00
Autumn Leaves Dies
[162185]
$38.00
Courage & Faith Cling Stamp Set (English)
[161500]
$26.00
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad
[161647]
$9.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
$9.00
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad
[147092]
$9.00
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad
[147087]
$9.00
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
[147086]
$9.00
Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins
[161627]
$7.50
Blackberry Bliss & Gold 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Ribbon
[164039]
$10.00
Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic Ribbon
[162588]
$8.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Christmas · Holiday Mini Catalog · Holidays

Bells & Boughs

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This week, we’re exploring some of the ways we can use the Stampin’ Up! Season of Green & Gold suite of products. Today, we’re using it in a more traditional holiday-inspired layout.

Our design gets started with a base of Shaded Spruce cardstock. Our focal panel uses two patterns from the Season of Green & Gold designer series paper pack. I just love the gold-foiled patterns, and here we’re using the mistletoe and diamond patterns to create the backdrop for our focal section. The sentiment from Greetings of the Season is stamped in Shaded Spruce on Very Vanilla cardstock and then diecut with the Autumn Leaves die using the extension method. The greenery and bells are cut from a sheet of the Season of Green & Gold patterned paper and then adhered with several layers of dimensionals. The bells are adhered over a satin bow tied with the Very Vanilla satin ribbon. A mixture of drusy embellishments add sparkle and draw the eye across the card design.

I hope you’ll pop in tomorrow to see how we can use this suite to create a fall-inspired design.

Products used in this card:
Shaded Spruce, Very Vanilla cardstock
Season of Green & Gold DSP
Greetings of the Season stamps
Autumn Leaves dies
Very Vanilla satin ribbon
Drusy embellishments
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[146981]
$11.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[101650]
$13.00
Season Of Green & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164324]
$16.50
Greetings Of The Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164325]
$25.00
Autumn Leaves Dies
[162185]
$38.00
Very Vanilla 3/4" (1.9 Cm) Satin Ribbon
[164120]
$10.00
Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments
[164223]
$9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
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Christmas · Holiday Mini Catalog · Holidays

Happy Holidays Greenery

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How excited was I to wake up to a rainy cold front this morning?! While it’s not exactly fall cool yet, we’re definitely headed in the right direction.

Today, we’re continuing a closer look at the Stampin’ Up! Season of Green & Gold suite of products. This suite includes beautiful gold-foiled patterned papers, coordinating vellum, stamps & dies, and lovely satin ribbon. Today’s card is another take on a traditional holiday design.

We started with a base of Basic Beige cardstock. Our background panel is a greenery pattern from the Season of Green & Gold designer series paper pack. Our focal panel background in the center is a strip of Basic Beige that is embossed using the Cute Crochet embossing folder and then matted with the backside foiled pattern of the background panel sheet. The sentiment panel is cut from Basic Beige using the Greetings of the Season dies. The sentiment from Greetings of the Season is stamped in Mossy Meadow toward the bottom of the tag. Using some of the leftover sprigs of greenery that I cut for yesterday’s card design, I affixed them to the sentiment panel to overlap the top of the tag and then tied a bow of Very Vanilla satin ribbon and affixed it in the center. A few drusy embellishments on either side of the sentiment help draw the eye and add a bit of finishing sparkle.

Tomorrow we’re going to round out our winter holiday designs before transitioning to a few out-of-the-box designs. I hope you’ll pop in.

Products used in today’s card:
Basic Beige cardstock
Season of Green & Gold DSP
Cute Crochet embossing folder
Golden Greenery dies
Greetings of the Season stamps &dies
Very Vanilla satin ribbon
Drusy embellishments
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[164511]
$11.50
Season Of Green & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164324]
$16.50
Cute Crochet 3 D Embossing Folder
[163792]
$10.00
Golden Greenery Dies
[164116]
$39.00
Greetings Of The Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164325]
$25.00
Greetings Of The Season Dies
[164112]
$32.00
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad
[147111]
$9.00
Very Vanilla 3/4" (1.9 Cm) Satin Ribbon
[164120]
$10.00
Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments
[164223]
$9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
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Christmas · Holiday Mini Catalog · Holidays

Bright & Beautiful Greenery

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Welcome to a brand new week and the start of FALL! Have I mentioned that fall is my absolute favorite season? Unfortunately, Texas isn’t being very cooperative with me right now, and it doesn’t feel a bit like fall. Not one bit!! In fact, it’s still feeling like we’ve been thrown into the deep end of the frying pan. But we’re only a couple of good cold fronts away from fall officially being here to stay! *wink-wink*

This week, we’re going to be spending time with the Season of Green & Gold suite of products by Stampin’ Up! And we’re going to mix it up with some obvious holiday designs and some out-of-the-box fall designs. Today’s card is solidly in the holiday mood.

We get started with a base of Shaded Spruce cardstock. Our focal panel is a sheet of white cardstock that has been diecut using the Dotted Circles embossing folder and then the panel is matted with gold mercury vellum. Using the Golden Greenery dies, we cut a variety of greenery from the Season of Green & Gold patterned paper with coordinating shapes. These are then layered on the focal panel using dimensionals to create several different visual planes. Our sentiment from Peaceful Season is stamped white cardstock in Versamark and then heat embossed with gold embossing powder. We cut it out with the smallest circle from the Everyday Details die set. This is then mounted on a circle of white glimmer paper cut using the Spotlight on Nature dies and adhered over a twist of Cherry Cobbler & Gold satin ribbon in the center of our greenery. A few iridescent faceted gems finish things off with a nice sparkle.

Tune in tomorrow as we keep things in the holiday zone.

Products used in today’s card:
Shaded Spruce, Basic White cardstock
White glimmer, gold mercury vellum, Season of Green & Gold DSP
Dotted Circles embossing folder
Golden Greenery, Spotlight on Nature, Everyday Details dies
Peaceful Season stamps
Versamark
Gold embossing powder
Cherry Cobbler & gold satin ribbon
Iridescent faceted gems
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[146981]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Gold Mercury Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164142]
$10.00
Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper
[163769]
$6.00
Season Of Green & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164324]
$16.50
Dotted Circles 3 D Embossing Folder
[163789]
$12.00
Golden Greenery Dies
[164116]
$39.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies
[163580]
$35.00
Everyday Details Dies
[162864]
$34.00
Peaceful Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164145]
$24.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/2'' (1.3 Cm) Metallic Ribbon
[156312]
$8.00
Iridescent Faceted Gems
[163368]
$8.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[154031]
$7.00
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Christmas · Holiday Mini Catalog · Holidays

Peace & Wonder

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It’s hard to believe that we’re already to the end of another card series. I don’t know about you, but it seems like the closer we get to the end of a year the faster the time goes!

This week, we’ve been using the Joyful ephemera packs from Stampin’ Up! to create simple yet beautiful card designs. If you find yourself short on time, the full line of ephemera packs that SU! offers allow you to continue making beautiful cards. With or without any extras, ephemera cards are just as stunning.

Today, we’re mixing things up with a whole combination of elements from the crafting stash. I have a box of pre-cut card bases and typically have at least one or two pre-cut focal panel bases on hand, as well. And both were go-to items for creating this lovely card in a jiffy.

We get started with a base of Pretty Peacock cardstock. Our focal panel base is a sheet of the Season of Elegance designer series paper. I cut a circle from white glimmer paper using the Spotlight on Nature dies that is just a bit larger than the snowy cabin circle image from the Joyful Images ephemera pack. These are adhered with dimensionals over a twist of the Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic ribbon. The sentiment from Joyful Sayings is also adhered with dimensionals and just a bit higher than our image panel. Things are finished off with a few gold snowflakes with rhinestone centers for a bit of added twinkle.

Are you interested in learning how you can get started on your Christmas cards? Check out my upcoming card classes for both virtual and in-person options!

Next week, we’ll be using Season of Green & Gold to create our cards. I hope you’ll stop by and check it all out.

Products used in today’s card:
Pretty Peacock cardstock
Season of Elegance, white glimmer DSP
Spotlight on Nature dies
Joyful ephemera
Snowflake assortment, rhinestone jewels
Pretty Peacock & gold metallic ribbon
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[150880]
$11.50
Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164144]
$16.50
Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper
[163769]
$6.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies
[163580]
$35.00
Joyful Images Mix & Match Specialty Ephemera Pack
[164110]
$9.50
Joyful Sayings Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)
[164109]
$9.50
Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic Ribbon
[162588]
$8.50
Adhesive Backed Snowflake Assortment
[162129]
$8.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[154031]
$7.00
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