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Terrific Tuesdays

Silver Snowfall

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This week we’re working with the Winter Meadow suite of products from Stampin’ Up! All of these products are part of the winter seasonal sale, so it’s a great time to buy if you’ve had your eye on them. All of the products currently part of the seasonal sale are set to be retired at the end of the year and will no longer be available for purchase come January.

Today’s card design, although quite simple to put together, really packs a lot of punch. The design sits on a base of Lost Lagoon cardstock. The sheet of Snowflake Magic specialty paper is matted with a sheet of Lost Lagoon soft shimmer paper for a bit of added sparkle. The greenery is diecut from Silver Foiled specialty paper using the Magical Meadow dies. The sentiment from the Magical Meadow stamp set is stamped in Lost Lagoon ink on white cardstock, which is then diecut using the Nested Essentials banner die. The silver adhesive-backed sequins and bow from the silver and white sheer ribbon add additional sparkle to the sentiment panel, which is elevated using dimensionals.

This card is even more stunning in person as all of the elements really catch the light. It’s the perfect combination of color and sparkle to be reminiscent of a magical wintery day.

Would you like to see the projects we made during this week’s Terrific Tuesdays episode? Check out the full video here:

Tune in the rest of the week to see more projects you can create using this gorgeous suite of Stampin’ Up! products.

Products used in today’s design:
Lost Lagoon, Basic White cardstock
Winter Meadow, Snowflake Magic (sold out), Soft Shimmer, Silver Foiled DSP
Magical Meadow stamps & dies
Silver & white sheer ribbon
Glitter sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Winter Melody

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This week we’re focusing on the Magical Meadow suite of products. Today, we’re combining the gorgeous Winter Meadow designer series paper with embossing and diecuts to create a beautiful winter card. This design is inspired by fellow Luv 2 Stamp team member Allison Duvani at Allison’s Creative Greetings. I love how just a few elements can work together to make a stunning card.

This card design is built on a base of Basic White cardstock. A sheet of Blueberry Bushel serves as the mat for the designer paper and embossed panel. I chose the winter branches pattern from the Winter Meadow paper pack and paired it with a sheet of white cardstock embossed using the Merry Melody embossing folder. The sentiment panel is matted with a Night of Navy and white cardstock circle. The greenery is diecut from Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, and Night of Navy using the Magical Meadow dies. The sentiment from the Magical Meadow stamp set is stamped on white cardstock and then mounted at the bottom of the panel over the stems of the greenery. A few simple faceted gems add a bit of sparkle and draw the eye across the card to the sentiment.

Would you like to see the designs from this week’s Terrific Tuesdays episode? Check out the full video here:

Tune in the rest of the week to see more projects you can create using this gorgeous suite of Stampin’ Up! products.

Products used in today’s design:
Blueberry Bushel, Night of Navy, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Basic White cardstock
Winter Meadow DSP
Faceted gems trio
Adhesives

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Sparkling Meadow

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Did you catch yesterday’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays? This week’s episode is all about the Magical Meadow suite of products. Today, I wanted to highlight the gorgeous Winter Meadow designer series paper and show how you need very little else in order to create beautiful projects.

This card design is built on a base of Lost Lagoon cardstock that is cut with a peek-through design. I chose the winter branches pattern from the Winter Meadow paper pack to serve as the focal image for the card. A 1-inch strip is adhered to the message panel on the card base and serves as the peek-through element for this fun fold design. The sentiment panel is diecut from Lost Lagoon using the All That dies. The sentiment from the Magical Meadow stamp set is stamped tone-on-tone. A mixture of matte white sequins, fine sparkle gems, and Silver & Pool Party baker’s twine add a touch of sparkle to the scene.

Would you like to see the designs from this week’s Terrific Tuesdays episode? Check out the full video here:

Tune in the rest of the week to see more projects you can create using this gorgeous suite of Stampin’ Up! products.

Products used in today’s design:
Lost Lagoon cardstock
Winter Meadow DSP
Adhesive-backed sequins
Fine sparkle gems
Silver & Pool Party baker’s twine (retired)
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Brightest & Best Holiday

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This week, we’ve been making beautiful cards with products from the O Holy Night suite by Stampin’ Up! And I wanted to share a bonus post with you this afternoon.

This card design is CASEd from the Holiday Mini catalog on page 17. Have you ever looked to the catalogs for design inspiration? When you’re short on time or ideas, catalogs are a great resource. One of our team challenges last month was to CASE (copy and stamp exactly) a project from the Holiday Mini. I knew I wanted to use part of the O Holy Night suite, so I began looking at all of the samples included in the catalog. What I love about this design is the combination of the hybrid embossing folder and stamping on the same panel. The small strip of the specialty paper in the center of the embossed panel is also a great use of smaller scraps.

The base of this card design is Boho Blue. A smaller panel of Boho Blue is embossed with the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder. Several starbursts are stamped over the embossed panel in Misty Moonlight. Smaller stars diecut from white cardstock are adhered with glue dots over the stamped starbursts. A star trinket serves as the center of each diecut star. A narrow strip of Shining Brightly designer paper is mounted in the center of the embossed panel with a strip of natural wavy trim serving as the accent below. The sentiment from the Stars at Night stamp set is stamped atop white cardstock in Copper Clay. The sentiment is then diecut using the coordinating die from the Stars at Night dies and then elevated using dimensionals. Night of Navy tinsel gems finish the design and help draw the eye across the panel.

If you’re interested in seeing the cards we made during this week’s Terrific Tuesdays episode, you can catch it here:

Products used in today’s card:
Boho Blue, Basic White cardstock
Shining Brightly DSP
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder
Stars at Night stamps & dies
Natural wavy trim
Tinsel gems
Star trinkets
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Holy Night Fun Fold

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This week is all about the products included in the O Holy Night suite by Stampin’ Up! And the two featured product bundles this week — Night Divine and Stars at Night — are both included in the current seasonal sale. Have you been enjoying the design inspiration?

Today I’m sharing another card design using the O Holy Night designer series paper. And the paper is the star of the show (pun only kind-of intended)! This card features the single flap window fun fold. The card base is Night of Navy. The front card panel consists of a sheet of the starry night design from the paper pack. The window is diecut using the Deckled Rectangles die set. The Star of Bethlehem takes center stage in the window. It’s diecut and embossed from gold glimmer paper using the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder. A few star trinkets in each corner help draw the eye across the card front.

When the card is opened, another scene is revealed. The “O Holy Night” sentiment is heat embossed in gold at the bottom of the sheet of designer series paper. The back side of the flap serves as the message panel and is left blank to allow for a personalized message to the recipient.

Interested in watching this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays to see what we made using the two featured product bundles? You can watch it here:

Products used in today’s card:
Night of Navy cardstock
O Holy Night, shimmer (retired) DSP
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder & dies
Gold embossing powder
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Stars Shining Brightly

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This week we have been exploring all of the beautiful project possibilities with the O Holy Night and Shining Brightly designer series papers that were offered alongside this week’s featured product bundles — Night Divine and Stars at Night. While the papers are sold out, I wanted to offer design possibilities for those of you who purchased these beautiful paper packs.

Today’s fun fold card design uses the O Holy Night papers and Night Divine dies to build a scene. This spanner fun fold by fellow demonstrator Jackie Bolhuis with Klompen Stampers is the perfect design for this project. The front card panel is split to allow for a double flip-up as the card is opened. I chose to feature the Journey of the Wise Men on this design.

Night of Navy cardstock as the base. The starry sky and desert paper designs are both from the O Holy Night designer series paper pack. The camels and wise men are diecut from Basic Black cardstock using the Night Divine dies. The camels are reversed to have them traveling in the same direction with the wise men, and each wise man is elevated on mini dimensionals to give depth to the scene. The Star of Bethlehem shines brightly in the sky and is diecut from gold shimmer paper and embossed using the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder and dies. Dimensionals separate each layer of the star to draw the eye and emphasize its prominence above all other stars in the night sky. The star panel remains as you lift the top section of the card front, and this reveals the sentiment which has been heat embossed in gold atop a vellum sheet. The message panel underneath has been left blank for a personalized note to the recipient.

I really debated about whether to add the sentiment on the center panel, but I am pleased with the result. What do you think? Would it be better to have no sentiment on this design?

Did you miss this week’s Terrific Tuesdays video and would like to know what all the fuss is about? You can check it out here:

Products used in today’s card:
Night of Navy, Basic Black, vellum cardstock
O Holy Night, gold shimmer (retired) DSP
Night Divine stamps
Stars at Night dies
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder
Gold embossing powder
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Bright Christmas

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This week, we’re making gorgeous Christmas cards with the Stars at Night and Night Divine bundles. Specifically, we are looking at designs that use the coordinating designer series and specialty paper packs called O Holy Night and Shining Brightly. Although both of these paper packs are sold out, I wanted to provide some design inspiration for those of you who purchased these papers or maybe have something that looks similar in your stash.

For today’s fun fold card design, we begin with a base of Night of Navy card stock. The base is scored at 1 1/2-inches and 4-inches to achieve the fun fold. The left panel consists of a sheet of the starry Very Vanilla Shining Brightly paper that has been embossed with the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder. I made sure to place the largest star as close to the center of the panel as I could. The smaller fold-over panel is adorned with a strip of More Dazzle specialty paper. The sentiment panel has a circular base of Night of Navy and is wrapped in gold trim. The sentiment from Stars at Night is heat embossed in gold atop vellum, cut with a small border using paper snips, and rests atop the gold trim. Two sprigs of greenery from Stars at Night are heat embossed in gold on Very Vanilla and diecut using the coordinating Stars at Night dies. A strip of gold satin edged ribbon is tied in a bow and affixed under the greenery. The entire panel is elevated on dimensionals for some added drama and emphasis. The sentiment panel is intended to look like a cross between a wreath and an ornament, and I really love the effect. What do you think?

Would you like to know more about all of the designs we made with the Night Divine and Stars at Night stamps and dies in this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays? Check out this week’s video to see them all!

Products used in today’s card:
Night of Navy, Very Vanilla cardstock
Shining Brightly, More Dazzle DSP
Stars at Night stamps & dies
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder
Gold satin edged ribbon
Gold trim
Gold embossing powder
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Wonderful Counselor

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Have you seen the latest episode of Terrific Tuesdays? This week, we’re working with the Stars and Night and Night Divine bundles to make gorgeous Christmas cards. These two bundles of products are part of a larger suite called O Holy Night, which included designer series paper, specialty paper, ribbon, and star trinkets. Unfortunately, the papers and trinkets are sold out. But for those of you who purchased these products and are wondering what to do with them, I wanted to show you how they pair with the rest of the suite.

For today’s card design, we begin with a base of Night of Navy card stock. A sheet of the Night of Navy foiled Shining Brightly cardstock, which is wrapped in Night of Navy & gold glittered ribbon, serves as the dramatic backdrop for the sentiment panel. The sentiment panel is matted with gold foil specialty paper. The sentiment from the Night Divine stamp set is stamped in Night of Navy atop a Very Vanilla base. The sentiment panel is finished with a star diecut from Distressed Gold specialty paper and popped up on mini dimensionals. The entire sentiment panel is elevated on dimensionals for an eyecatching finish.

Would you like to know more about all of the designs we made with the Night Divine and Stars at Night stamps and dies in this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays? Check out yesterday’s video to see them all!

Products used in today’s card:
Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Basic White cardstock
Shining Brightly, Gold Foil, Distressed Gold DSP
Night Divine stamps
Stars at Night dies
Night of Navy & Gold glittered ribbon
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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January Mini Catalog · Sale-a-Bration

Making a List and Checking It Twice

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One of the many benefits of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is getting to check out all of the goodies in the upcoming catalogs before they release. My faithful office assistant Nolan and I are making our must-have list from the upcoming January Mini and Sale-a-Bration catalogs.

Would you like to receive a copy of the upcoming catalogs but don’t have a SU! demonstrator? Drop me an e-mail and I’ll send you one!

Would you rather see everything early for yourself? The only way to do that is to become a demonstrator. And did you know that you don’t have to become a demonstrator for the purposes of making it a business? There are plenty of hobby demonstrators who have joined to receive a discount on all of their favorite products and for the chance to see all of the new products before they officially release. Want to know more? Drop me a line and we’ll chat!

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Merriest Evergreens

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Have you been enjoying all of the cards using this week’s featured bundle of products called Merriest Trees? During this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays we looked at all the ways we can use the Merriest Trees bundle to create beautiful holiday cards, and today we’re focusing on how the stamps can do all the work.

Today’s card is one of the designs we made during the Terrific Tuesdays video. The stamps do all the heavy lifting in this card design—from the background to the focal point and everything in between. The coordinating suite of dies make cutting out the beautiful evergreen trees a breeze, even down to the stars on top.

This holiday card is built on a base of Shaded Spruce. The focal panel is matted with Pretty Peacock. The trees are stamped in a variety of colors to give a realistic look. The sentiment is nestled in the corner. I finished off the design with a sprinkling of Wink of Stella across the focal panel, which gives it a fine shimmer as it catches the light.

Wanna know more about how this card came together? Do you want to see what other designs we made using the Merriest Trees bundle? Check out this week’s Terrific Tuesdays video to learn more!

Products used for today’s card design:
Shaded Spruce, Pretty Peacock, Crushed Curry, Basic White cardstock
Merriest trees bundle
Wink of Stella
Faceted gems trio
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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