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Stampin’ Up! What’s Up Punch for Christmas!

Stampin’ Up! What’s Up Punch for Christmas!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! What's Up? The new What's Up punch in the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog is proving to be a very versatile additon to my stamping stash! In yesterday's post it was used to create a gogeous snowflake, today we have this:

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Pretty cool, yes? Both parts of the punch were used to create the birdhouse on a post!

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This card is another inspiration from Canadian demo Jackie Topa. I added the tiny wreath created with the new /4" Circle Handheld punch and the Boho Blossoms punch, outfitted with a bow made with two hearts from the Owl Builder punch and a rhinestone!

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These little birdies are absolutely adorable! Start with Soft Sky cardstock punched with the heart from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch pack. Snip of a tiny bit of the bottom end, then fold down one of the curves of the heart for the birdie "wing"!

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Add beaks and legs with a Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker. I'm also lovin' the new Project Life Journaling Pens! They are perfect for precise drawing of little birdie eyes!

Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details adds the finishing touch to the snowbank, the birdhouse, and under the birdies' feet!

The greeting on the front is from the limited-supply photopolymer Christmas Bliss, as well as the lineup of ornaments inside. The inside phrase is from the Holiday Carryover set, Christmas Messages!

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That's all for now. Here's today's supply list. You can shop for all the supplies below in my Online Store:

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Be Merry Gift Card Holder, the 12th Project!

Stampin’ Up! Be Merry Gift Card Holder, the 12th Project!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! Last night I went to see the Disney movie, Frozen, with my son, Ben. He invited me to go with him, and even though I am deep in the prep for my Christmas Catch Up Class next week and the Ina Craft Fair this Saturday, I couldn't let an opportunity to go out with my son go by, so I went! It was a FUN movie! I loved the story, the characters, and especially the music! We both laughed a lot, and thoroughly enjoyed the time! Now I need to make a project with all the beautiful snowflake-y inspiration! But.Must.Stay.Focused.

I just keep finding more cute ideas I want to share with everyone at the Christmas Catch Up Class, but I need to stop! Before I do stop, though, I'm adding JUST ONE MORE project to make it an even dozen, and I think you will see why this one just HAS to be included:
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I received this from Ruth Bingle in the monthly swap I participate in. Isn't it gorgeous? I love how rich and elegant this color combo is! This project combines the Be Merry and Dictionary single stamps with Season of Style Designer Paper, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding, and Basic Black, Very Vanilla, and Baked Brown Sugar colors. Yay!

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Inside is a simple pocket to hold a gift card, money, or anything you want to tuck in! "Oh what fun!" as this saying from Christmas Messages goes!

That's all for now! It's back to cutting paper, writing up directions, putting together packets, and making up craft fair goodies as I go! Maybe I'll find a few minutes to get the snowflake-y inspiration down on paper today, especially since we are supposed to get a few inches of white stuff this evening!

You can always shop in my Online Store for your Stampin' Up! crafting supplies:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Stampin’ Up! Be Merry Gift Card Holder, the 12th Project!

Stampin’ Up! Be Merry Gift Card Holder, the 12th Project!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! Last night I went to see the Disney movie, Frozen, with my son, Ben. He invited me to go with him, and even though I am deep in the prep for my Christmas Catch Up Class next week and the Ina Craft Fair this Saturday, I couldn't let an opportunity to go out with my son go by, so I went! It was a FUN movie! I loved the story, the characters, and especially the music! We both laughed a lot, and thoroughly enjoyed the time! Now I need to make a project with all the beautiful snowflake-y inspiration! But.Must.Stay.Focused.

I just keep finding more cute ideas I want to share with everyone at the Christmas Catch Up Class, but I need to stop! Before I do stop, though, I'm adding JUST ONE MORE project to make it an even dozen, and I think you will see why this one just HAS to be included:
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I received this from Ruth Bingle in the monthly swap I participate in. Isn't it gorgeous? I love how rich and elegant this color combo is! This project combines the Be Merry and Dictionary single stamps with Season of Style Designer Paper, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding, and Basic Black, Very Vanilla, and Baked Brown Sugar colors. Yay!

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Inside is a simple pocket to hold a gift card, money, or anything you want to tuck in! "Oh what fun!" as this saying from Christmas Messages goes!

That's all for now! It's back to cutting paper, writing up directions, putting together packets, and making up craft fair goodies as I go! Maybe I'll find a few minutes to get the snowflake-y inspiration down on paper today, especially since we are supposed to get a few inches of white stuff this evening!

You can always shop in my Online Store for your Stampin' Up! crafting supplies:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Stampin’ Up! Silver Snow Day!

Stampin’ Up! Silver Snow Day!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! Stampin' Up! has an awesome sale starting today, running until December 2nd. I will post the info for this sale in a minute, but first I need to show you this card I just created:

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THIS is ONE of the many reasons I am a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!

I got positively giddy while creating this card! One of my stampers tonight at the Stamp-a-Stack I was doing asked me what colors besides the blue we were using to stamp the Snow Day snowman could you stamp him with. I listed Whisper White Craft ink and then it hit my brain that he would look awesome and snow-y in Silver Encore Metallic! So as soon as I arrived home I pulled out Basic Black and Smoky Slate cardstock and sat down to make it!

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I used the snowflake stamp from the Snow Day set around the snowman, and then used the finest splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge, inked in Silver Encore Metallic and then stamped off, to add fine snow around and over the whole thing.

See his eyes? I stamped the snowman face first with Silver Encore Metallic, but it didn't show up very well with silver stamped on silver, so I stamped over it with Jet Black StazOn ink and ended up with an almost ghosted-look for this smile and his eyes look like he is looking up!

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Inside I combined the Snow Day snowflake with "Oh what fun!" from Christmas Messages and "a very merry Christmas to you" from More Merry Messages.

To get your own Snow Day set and Silver Encore Metallic inkpad, you can shop in my Online Store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

The Silver and the Gold Metallic inkpads are ON SALE 20% off right now with the Holiday Sale that starts today!

Here's a link to the Holiday Sale flyer:

Download Holiday_Sale_Flyer_US-1

Check out the flyer and then either contact me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

or go to my Online Store

There are three items that are on sale Wednesday, November 20th, ONLY:

Stampin' Trimmer #126889 Regular Price: $29.95 SALE Price: $20.97

Simply Scored Diagonal Plate #125586 Regular Price: $11.95 SALE Price: $8.37

Many Marvelous Markers #131264 Regular Price $109.95 SALE Price: $76.97

Everything else is on sale through December 2nd!

That's all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Stampin’ Up! Silver Snow Day!

Stampin’ Up! Silver Snow Day!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! Stampin' Up! has an awesome sale starting today, running until December 2nd. I will post the info for this sale in a minute, but first I need to show you this card I just created:

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THIS is ONE of the many reasons I am a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!

I got positively giddy while creating this card! One of my stampers tonight at the Stamp-a-Stack I was doing asked me what colors besides the blue we were using to stamp the Snow Day snowman could you stamp him with. I listed Whisper White Craft ink and then it hit my brain that he would look awesome and snow-y in Silver Encore Metallic! So as soon as I arrived home I pulled out Basic Black and Smoky Slate cardstock and sat down to make it!

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I used the snowflake stamp from the Snow Day set around the snowman, and then used the finest splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge, inked in Silver Encore Metallic and then stamped off, to add fine snow around and over the whole thing.

See his eyes? I stamped the snowman face first with Silver Encore Metallic, but it didn't show up very well with silver stamped on silver, so I stamped over it with Jet Black StazOn ink and ended up with an almost ghosted-look for this smile and his eyes look like he is looking up!

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Inside I combined the Snow Day snowflake with "Oh what fun!" from Christmas Messages and "a very merry Christmas to you" from More Merry Messages.

To get your own Snow Day set and Silver Encore Metallic inkpad, you can shop in my Online Store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

The Silver and the Gold Metallic inkpads are ON SALE 20% off right now with the Holiday Sale that starts today!

Here's a link to the Holiday Sale flyer:

Download Holiday_Sale_Flyer_US-1

Check out the flyer and then either contact me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

or go to my Online Store

There are three items that are on sale Wednesday, November 20th, ONLY:

Stampin' Trimmer #126889 Regular Price: $29.95 SALE Price: $20.97

Simply Scored Diagonal Plate #125586 Regular Price: $11.95 SALE Price: $8.37

Many Marvelous Markers #131264 Regular Price $109.95 SALE Price: $76.97

Everything else is on sale through December 2nd!

That's all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Stampin’Up! Serene Silhouettes Snowstorm!

Stampin’Up! Serene Silhouettes Snowstorm!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! I had such a very positive response to yesterday's card using Serene Silhouettes I decided to create another card using this set using an idea that has been rolling around in my head for quite awhile:

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I combined Serene Silhouettes with Lovely as a Tree and a phrase from More Merry Messages. I stamped the birds on the branch with Jet Black StazOn ink on a strip of Crumb Cake 2" x 4", then used my Paper Snips to hand-cut the tag corners. I layered this on a piece of 2 1/8" x 4 1/8" Always Artichoke that I also sponged with Always Artichoke ink. I used the Crumb Cake tag corners as my guide to cut the Always Artichoke tag corners.

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To achieve the "snowstorm" look: after stamping the Lovely as a Tree images with Always Artichoke ink (the bare trees in the background were stamped-off once before stamping on the card base), I used the finest splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge to stamp both the card base and the birdie tag first with Smoky Slate ink, cleaned my stamp, then stamped the same image over all with Whisper White Craft ink. I think the two colors layered over each other does give depth to the "storm", yes?

All edges were sponged with first Always Artichoke ink and then Whisper White Craft.

The Always Artichoke bow is actually Pear Pizzazz 3/8" Taffeta ribbon that I custom-dyed by laying the ribbon directly on the Always Artichoke inkpad and sponging. I rubbed the ribbon with a paper towel to remove as much excess ink as I could before tying the bow. It is adhered to the top of the birdie tag with Glue Dots.

I stamped the "merry christmas" phrase from More Merry Messages with Jet Black Staz On on Crumb Cake, then punched with the Modern Label punch. I then sponged it with both Always Artichoke and Whisper White, then rubbed the edges of the piece directly on the Always Artichoke pad for more definition. It is adhered to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For my finishing touch I added Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details to the birdies, leaving the card flat to allow time for the "glitter glue" to dry.

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Inside is stamped with the same Lovely as a Tree images and sponged with the same inks as the outside.

The inner phrase is from Christmas Messages, stamped with Jet Black StazOn ink.

All of these items can be ordered in my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Here's your shopping list:

Serene Silhouettes: #132073 Wood-mount $24.95, #127324 Clear-mount $17.95

Lovely as a Tree: #128655 Wood-mount $27.95, #127793 Clear-mount $19.95

More Merry Messages: #126400 Wood-mount $32.95, #126402 Clear-mount $24.95

Christmas Messages: #131790 Wood-mount $28.95, #131793 Clear-mount $20.95

Crumb Cake 8 1/2" x 11 cardstock: #120953 $6.95 (I cut the card base 11" x 4 1/4", scored and folded at 5 1/2") (24 sheets)

Always Artichoke 8 1/2" x 11 cardstock: #105119 $6.95 (24 sheets)

Always Artichoke Classic Inkpad: #126972 $5.95

Smoky Slate Classic Inkpad: #131179 $5.95

Whisper White Craft Inkpad: #101731 $7.50

Jet Black StazOn inkpad: #101406 $7.95

Paper Snips: #103579 $9.95

Pear Pizzazz 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon: #131208 $6.95 (10 yds)

Stampin' Sponges: #101610 $3.50 (pkg of 3)

Stampin' Dimensionals: #104430 $3.95

SNAIL Adhesive: #104332 $6.95 (refill #104431 $4.50)

Glue Dots: #103683 $4.95

That's all for now. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Stampin’Up! Serene Silhouettes Snowstorm!

Stampin’Up! Serene Silhouettes Snowstorm!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! I had such a very positive response to yesterday's card using Serene Silhouettes I decided to create another card using this set using an idea that has been rolling around in my head for quite awhile:

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I combined Serene Silhouettes with Lovely as a Tree and a phrase from More Merry Messages. I stamped the birds on the branch with Jet Black StazOn ink on a strip of Crumb Cake 2" x 4", then used my Paper Snips to hand-cut the tag corners. I layered this on a piece of 2 1/8" x 4 1/8" Always Artichoke that I also sponged with Always Artichoke ink. I used the Crumb Cake tag corners as my guide to cut the Always Artichoke tag corners.

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To achieve the "snowstorm" look: after stamping the Lovely as a Tree images with Always Artichoke ink (the bare trees in the background were stamped-off once before stamping on the card base), I used the finest splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge to stamp both the card base and the birdie tag first with Smoky Slate ink, cleaned my stamp, then stamped the same image over all with Whisper White Craft ink. I think the two colors layered over each other does give depth to the "storm", yes?

All edges were sponged with first Always Artichoke ink and then Whisper White Craft.

The Always Artichoke bow is actually Pear Pizzazz 3/8" Taffeta ribbon that I custom-dyed by laying the ribbon directly on the Always Artichoke inkpad and sponging. I rubbed the ribbon with a paper towel to remove as much excess ink as I could before tying the bow. It is adhered to the top of the birdie tag with Glue Dots.

I stamped the "merry christmas" phrase from More Merry Messages with Jet Black Staz On on Crumb Cake, then punched with the Modern Label punch. I then sponged it with both Always Artichoke and Whisper White, then rubbed the edges of the piece directly on the Always Artichoke pad for more definition. It is adhered to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For my finishing touch I added Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details to the birdies, leaving the card flat to allow time for the "glitter glue" to dry.

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Inside is stamped with the same Lovely as a Tree images and sponged with the same inks as the outside.

The inner phrase is from Christmas Messages, stamped with Jet Black StazOn ink.

All of these items can be ordered in my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Here's your shopping list:

Serene Silhouettes: #132073 Wood-mount $24.95, #127324 Clear-mount $17.95

Lovely as a Tree: #128655 Wood-mount $27.95, #127793 Clear-mount $19.95

More Merry Messages: #126400 Wood-mount $32.95, #126402 Clear-mount $24.95

Christmas Messages: #131790 Wood-mount $28.95, #131793 Clear-mount $20.95

Crumb Cake 8 1/2" x 11 cardstock: #120953 $6.95 (I cut the card base 11" x 4 1/4", scored and folded at 5 1/2") (24 sheets)

Always Artichoke 8 1/2" x 11 cardstock: #105119 $6.95 (24 sheets)

Always Artichoke Classic Inkpad: #126972 $5.95

Smoky Slate Classic Inkpad: #131179 $5.95

Whisper White Craft Inkpad: #101731 $7.50

Jet Black StazOn inkpad: #101406 $7.95

Paper Snips: #103579 $9.95

Pear Pizzazz 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon: #131208 $6.95 (10 yds)

Stampin' Sponges: #101610 $3.50 (pkg of 3)

Stampin' Dimensionals: #104430 $3.95

SNAIL Adhesive: #104332 $6.95 (refill #104431 $4.50)

Glue Dots: #103683 $4.95

That's all for now. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Stampin’Up! Daydream Medallions Wreath!

Stampin’Up! Daydream Medallions Wreath!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! Today I am sharing my final project from my November Christmas Card Class using the Gift Bow Bigz L Die, Daydream Medallions stamps, Floral Frames Framelits, and Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Folder:
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The card base is Pear Pizzazz, sponged with Pear Pizzazz ink after embossing. I stamped the "wreath" with Always Artichoke ink before cutting out with the Floral Frames Framelit. I sponged the wreath edges with Always Artichoke ink too.

I cut the bow from Season of Style Designer Paper, then added a Vintage Faceted Button and a Rhinestone with Glue Dots.

The "joy to the world" greeting is from the Holiday Catalog set, Joy to the World, was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink, sponged in Always Artichoke ink, and cut out with a Chalk Talk Framelit.

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Inside the card I used the smallest of the Daydream Medallions stamps as mini-wreaths with Always Artichoke ink. I stamped the "wishing you Christmas Cheer. . ." from Christmas Messages with Cherry Cobbler ink and sponged the edges with Always Artichoke.

That's all for now. Thanks so much for coming by to see me today. I'm working on the cards for my Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack for this Saturday and Monday now. I will start showing you those tomorrow. Until then, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Stampin’Up! Daydream Medallions Wreath!

Stampin’Up! Daydream Medallions Wreath!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! Today I am sharing my final project from my November Christmas Card Class using the Gift Bow Bigz L Die, Daydream Medallions stamps, Floral Frames Framelits, and Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Folder:
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The card base is Pear Pizzazz, sponged with Pear Pizzazz ink after embossing. I stamped the "wreath" with Always Artichoke ink before cutting out with the Floral Frames Framelit. I sponged the wreath edges with Always Artichoke ink too.

I cut the bow from Season of Style Designer Paper, then added a Vintage Faceted Button and a Rhinestone with Glue Dots.

The "joy to the world" greeting is from the Holiday Catalog set, Joy to the World, was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink, sponged in Always Artichoke ink, and cut out with a Chalk Talk Framelit.

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Inside the card I used the smallest of the Daydream Medallions stamps as mini-wreaths with Always Artichoke ink. I stamped the "wishing you Christmas Cheer. . ." from Christmas Messages with Cherry Cobbler ink and sponged the edges with Always Artichoke.

That's all for now. Thanks so much for coming by to see me today. I'm working on the cards for my Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack for this Saturday and Monday now. I will start showing you those tomorrow. Until then, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Stampin’ Up! Hexagon Dahlia Fold for Christmas!

Stampin’ Up! Hexagon Dahlia Fold for Christmas!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! I still have a couple of cards from my weekend class to share. Today's card features a new fancy-fold I just learned using the Hexagon Punch!

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I decided to use Winter Frost Designer Paper with Pool Party, Island Indigo, and Whisper White cardstock. I embossed a Pool Party layer with the Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions Folder. I silver heat-embossed the "merry" from Snowflake Soiree, then cut it out with an Ovals Collection Framelit and matted it on another Ovals Collection Framelit-cut Island Indigo layer.

For the Hexagon Dahlia Fold I used the Simply Scored Scoring Boad and Tool. It was actually pretty easy to score the two lines needed to fold because the Hexagons have built-in corners to know where to line up to do my scoring!

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After I scored my two lines, I folded my paper along them, then creased them sharply with my Bone Folder. After adhering all 6 of my folded hexagons to a 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" Island Indigo square, I pierced a hole in the center with my Paper-Piercing Tool and inserted a Silver Glimmer Brad from the Basics pack. I then adhered to a 3" x 3" square of Silver Glimmer paper. I added a wrap and bow of 1/8" Silver Ribbon for my finishing touch!

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I silver heat-embossed a phrase from Christmas Messages for the inside, and added a 1/2" strip of coordinating Winter Frost paper to pull the inside & outside together.

That's all for now. Today's the last day of this Weekly Deal:

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You can still go to my Online Store today to get them! www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

 

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