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Christmas

Follow the Star

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Can you imagine how the shepherds must have felt when the sky filled with the voices of the heavenly realm as they received word from Heaven to follow the star to Bethlehem? For this design, I wanted to recreate the awe and wonder of that moment with the Star shining brightly in the sky above.

The O Holy Night designer series paper serves as the stunning midnight backdrop for the shepherds who tend to their flock of sheep. The shepherds and sheep are diecut from Early Espresso using the Night Divine dies and dimensionals provide the depth for the scene. To create a sense of rolling dunes on the horizon, I used wavy trim between the sandy ground and the horizon. The star is diecut using the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folders and dies. Wink of Stella along the ridges provides some depth and sparkle to the star. I didn’t want the sentiment to detract too much from the scene, so I simply embossed it directly into the night sky using gold embossing powder.

This scene feels very lifelike to me. Can you picture yourself here?

Check out the complete O Holy Night card collection now available in the Etsy shoppe!

Products used:
Night of Navy, Early Espresso, Smoky Slate, vellum cardstock
O Holy Night DSP
Night Divine, Stars at Night dies
Star Trinkets
Wavy trim
Gold embossing powder
Wink of Stella
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Star of Bethlehem

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Who’s excited about all of the new products from the SU! Holiday Mini catalog that we previewed on Saturday? Today, we start taking a look at all of the beautiful projects you can make from the products in this catalog.

This is the first design in a brand new Christmas card pack called O Holy Night, which is now available in the Etsy shoppe. And the Star of Bethlehem takes center stage in this star-studded design. The base of the card is Night of Navy cardstock, but the showstopper is the O Holy Night designer series paper which serves as the backdrop for this card. The Star of Bethlehem is cut using the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder, which combines dry embossing and diecuts. I didn’t want to cover the beautiful starry backdrop, so I chose to place the sentiment on white vellum to give the feeling of a cloud. The sentiment from the Night Divine stamp set is embossed in gold, which helps the eye flow easily from the star to the sentiment panel. The glitter ribbon adds a nice sparkle in the background.

Check out the complete O Holy Night card collection now available in the Etsy shoppe!

Products used:
Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, shimmer white, vellum cardstock
O Holy Night DSP
Stars at Night, Nested Essentials dies
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder
Star Trinkets
Night of Navy glitter ribbon
Gold embossing powder
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Hometown Christmas

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Do you ever attend the Christmas tree lighting held in your local downtown neighborhood? I was in New York City one year when the big tree was delivered in Rockefeller Center. It was the coolest thing to watch them bring in the massive tree and stand it up tall.

I wanted to capture the feel of a holiday tree in the middle of a city center when designing this card. The tree is diecut from Handsome Hunter cardstock and the backing is a piece of gold shimmer vellum, which I think shines through the tiny holes perfectly to give the feel of gold twinkling lights. The myriad of sequins really help capture the feel of sparkly ornaments up and down the tree branches.

Hop on over to the Etsy shoppe to check out the complete Twinkling Lights collection!

Products used:
Basic White, Handsome Hunter (retired)
Shimmer vellum
Versatile Christmas stamps (retired)
Twinkling Lights dies
Expressions in Ink Ephemera
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Happy Holidays to You

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Do you attend parties during the holidays? When I do, I really enjoy admiring the holiday decor. When I was looking for inspiration for this design, I wanted to recreate a festive hall all dressed for a holiday party.

I selected a pattern of the Ever Eden designer paper that most resembled wall paper, and I felt this stripe fit the bill perfectly. I used a small strip of a more ornamental pattern of Ever Eden designer paper to serve as the tree skirt. I decided to keep the tree relatively simple and used white vellum to serve as the backing to show through as ornaments and lights and allowed the lights to twinkle with some Wink of Stella. The holiday banner serves as the perfect backdrop with its sparkling holly and berries.

Hop on over to the Etsy shoppe to check out the complete Twinkling Lights collection!

Products used:
Basic White, Handsome Hunter (retired)
White vellum
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Twinkling Lights dies
Deckled Rectangles dies
Gold holly leaves (retired)
Expressions in Ink Ephemera
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Golden Greetings

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Do you remember the movie with the joke about the tin Christmas tree? Was it Charlie Brown? Well anyway, that movie line came to mind as I was designing this card.

I wanted the tree to sparkle against the hunter green background, so I decided to diecut it from gold shimmer vellum and then have the lights on the tree be white. Paired with the gold foiled Ever Eden designer paper as the tree skirt, the tree really pops. I kept the color palette simple and cohesive with green and gold embellishments throughout. This design really shines!

Hop on over to the Etsy shoppe to check out the complete Twinkling Lights collection!

Products used:
Basic White, Handsome Hunter (retired), shimmer white cardstock
Glimmer vellum (retired)
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Expressions in Ink Ephemera
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Holiday Mini Catalog

Holiday Mini Catalog Unboxing

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The new Stampin’ Up! holiday Mini Catalog will go LIVE for customer orders on September 5th at 11:59 PM Mountain Time. Copies have been mailed out to those customers who have requested one from their demonstrator. Don’t have a demonstrator but want a catalog? Send me an e-mail and I will send you one! Now……who wants to see what I ordered as a part of my demonstrator preorder?

Edited to add: I realized that the original video uploaded to YouTube did not have audio, for some reason, so I have now corrected that and the YouTube video link has been updated. So…..if you tried to watch the video linked above previously and were without sound, you can now click it and hear the full audio!

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Christmas

White Christmas

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I can’t help but hum “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas . . . .” when I start thinking about Christmas. What about you? I wanted to create a very clean and simple card and the song White Christmas actually inspired this design.

Never underestimate the power of monochromatic designs. 100% of this card uses Basic White cardstock. I added twinkle to the Christmas tree with sequin ornaments and Wink of Stella all along the edges of the tree diecut. The pop of gold from the Ephemera elements add festive style and interest, as well as drawing the eye down the card to the sentiment.

Hop on over to the Etsy shoppe to check out the complete Twinkling Lights collection!

Products used:
Basic White
Expressions in Ink Ephemera
Trucking Along stamps
Twinkling Lights dies
Nested Essentials dies
Adhesive-backed sequins
Wink of Stella
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Regal Tree

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“O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches.” These were the words humming through my mind as I was designing this card. The Twinkling Lights dies easily lend themselves to very simple but stunning designs.

One of my favorite parts of putting up a Christmas tree is the moment you get the tree up and all of the lights are on — just a twinkling tree full of lights. So for this card, I wanted to create a card where the tree full of lights is the centerpiece of the design. A lovely piece of Ever Eden designer paper featuring leafy garlands serves as the background for this design. To recreate twinkling lights, I used a sheet of gold shimmer vellum behind the tree. The tree skirt, gold rug, and banner mimic the twinkle of the lights in their shimmery, reflective nature and help draw the eye across the design. I am really pleased with how this card turned out — it is truly reminiscent of when I get my tree up and the lights are on.

Hop on over to the Etsy shoppe to check out the complete Twinkling Lights collection!

Products used:
Basic White, Handsome Hunter (retired), shimmer white cardstock
Pearlized cardstock
Glimmer vellum (retired)
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Twinkling Lights dies
Expressions in Ink Ephemera
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Season’s Greetings

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Today we’re taking a closer look at the last of the five designs included in the Christmas Ephemera card pack that is currently available in the Etsy shoppe — Season’s Greetings.

The small but busy background needed design elements that could rise above the noisy pattern. To help break up the pattern, I cut a small strip of the background pattern and raised it on dimensionals and then added the metallic ribbon in the center. The gold geometric elements, along with the leaves and berries, further break up the busy background. This allows the eye to move to the center of the card and places more focus on the sentiment. The scripty font and off-set nature of the sentiment give a more personalized, hand-written feel that I really love.

The Christmas Ephemera card pack is available now in the Etsy shoppe! Check it out here.

Products used:
Basic White cardstock
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Expressions in Ink Ephemera pack
More Merry Messages stamps (retired)
All That dies (retired)
Metallic ribbon (retired)
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Deck the Halls

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This card is the third design in the Christmas Ephemera card pack. Deck the Halls plays on the song lyrics. . . Deck the halls with boughs of holly! The background of this card features various types of greenery that are often a part of Christmas centerpieces. The gold leaves and berries bring the background forward and reinforce the overall theme of the design. The geometric patterns bring a playful feel and really lean into the playfulness of the popular holiday song Deck the Halls. This one just makes you want to sing, doesn’t it?!

The Christmas Ephemera card pack is available now in the Etsy shoppe! Check it out here.

Products used:
Basic White cardstock
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Expressions in Ink Ephemera pack
Christmas Messages stamps (retired)
Christmas Season dies (retired)
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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