Tag: Deck the Halls

Valentine Week Continues!

Valentine Week Continues!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Ok, I KNOW it is just unbelievble to have so many great valentines to show you, but hey, that's just how Stampin' Up! rolls, they strive hard to give their demonstrators more ideas than they could ever use!

This first sample today uses the Occasions Mini "Be My Valentine" wood-mount stamp again, this time with Basic Rhinestone accents and backed with a circle of Basic Black and a 2 3/8" Scallop Circle from the "First Edition" Specialty Designer Series paper, also in the Occasions Mini. The Real Red polka-dot paper is from the Brights Patterns Paper Stack, and the lower trims are the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punched in Basic Black and scallops from the "Tasteful Trim" Bigz XL Die (a carryover from the Holiday Mini) with the "First Edition" paper again!

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"Love You Much" is the theme for this quick and easy card. "Love You Much" is found on page 47 of the "Idea Book & Catalog". The artist of this creation accented with Full & Small Hears punched from Red Glimmer Paper. Although probably not mailable, she even put the small glimmer hearts on the envelope!

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These cuties using "Greeting Card Kids" are so cute, I just had to show you them even though the lighting on this display board blew out the colors!

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Lastly today, another elegant, vintage-y card using "Be My Valentine" again! Accented with Basic Pearls this time, and edged with "Victoria" 5/8" Crochet Trim, this valentine brings to mind Victorian England in the late 1800's! The layer at the bottom is actually "Deck the Halls" fabric, another carryover from the Holiday Mini!

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Tomorrow will conclude "Valentine Week", so until then, have a "Stampingrox!" day!

 

Petals-a-Plenty Christmas Tree!

Petals-a-Plenty Christmas Tree!

Posted on by Carol Payne

As promised, here is my mini-tutorial for creating an embossed Christmas Tree using the Petals-a-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder and the Big Shot!

I started by using my Hobby Blade and the Cutting Mat to cut two tree-shaped triangles out of a piece of thick cardboard from one of my packages of Candy Candy Christmas Designer Series Paper. The cardboard needs to be pretty thick and sturdy so it can take the place of the bottom acrylic cutting pad.

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I attached these two triangles to each other with Sticky Strip.

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I then attached the triangle to the positive side (petals popping UP!) of my Petals-a-Plenty Textured Impressions folder with Dotto repositionable adhesive. You want your triangle to be on the bottom of your sandwich going through the Big Shot, (this pic shows everything upside down). Insert your cardstock as shown in the picture so you can perfect the placement of the tree. Flip this all over and run through the Big Shot with this sandwich order: cardboard triangle attached to Impressions Folder, Impressions Folder with cardstock in middle, acrylic cutting plate.

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Here's your Petals-a-Plenty Christmas Tree!

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Use the journaling tip of a Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker to just barely apply color to the dots in the centers of the poinsettias and between the flowers. You will have a few slightly embossed petals around the main tree image, but you choose where you want your tree to begin and end by where you color the dots and later where you put the Two-way Glue and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter!

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This pic shows part of the tree has had Two-Way Glue applied and sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter so you can see the difference of with and without the glitter!

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We stamped the inside with a verse from Seasonal Sentiments, and surrounded it with snowflakes from Snow Swirled, all in Cherry Cobbler ink!

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After adding a strip of Cherry Cobbler punched with the Dotted Scalloped Ribbon Border and a strip of Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper, we added a greeting from Snow Swirled punched with the Wide Oval punch, matted on a Cherry Cobbler Decorative Label. The finishing touch is a Basic Jewel Rhinestone on the top of the tree!

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That's all for today! I hope to be back tomorrow with the cards from my November Punch Class!

Until then, have a Stampingrox! day!

Petals-a-Plenty Christmas Tree!

Petals-a-Plenty Christmas Tree!

Posted on by Carol Payne

As promised, here is my mini-tutorial for creating an embossed Christmas Tree using the Petals-a-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder and the Big Shot!

I started by using my Hobby Blade and the Cutting Mat to cut two tree-shaped triangles out of a piece of thick cardboard from one of my packages of Candy Candy Christmas Designer Series Paper. The cardboard needs to be pretty thick and sturdy so it can take the place of the bottom acrylic cutting pad.

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I attached these two triangles to each other with Sticky Strip.

November 2010 066©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

I then attached the triangle to the positive side (petals popping UP!) of my Petals-a-Plenty Textured Impressions folder with Dotto repositionable adhesive. You want your triangle to be on the bottom of your sandwich going through the Big Shot, (this pic shows everything upside down). Insert your cardstock as shown in the picture so you can perfect the placement of the tree. Flip this all over and run through the Big Shot with this sandwich order: cardboard triangle attached to Impressions Folder, Impressions Folder with cardstock in middle, acrylic cutting plate.

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Here's your Petals-a-Plenty Christmas Tree!

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Use the journaling tip of a Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker to just barely apply color to the dots in the centers of the poinsettias and between the flowers. You will have a few slightly embossed petals around the main tree image, but you choose where you want your tree to begin and end by where you color the dots and later where you put the Two-way Glue and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter!

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This pic shows part of the tree has had Two-Way Glue applied and sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter so you can see the difference of with and without the glitter!

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We stamped the inside with a verse from Seasonal Sentiments, and surrounded it with snowflakes from Snow Swirled, all in Cherry Cobbler ink!

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After adding a strip of Cherry Cobbler punched with the Dotted Scalloped Ribbon Border and a strip of Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper, we added a greeting from Snow Swirled punched with the Wide Oval punch, matted on a Cherry Cobbler Decorative Label. The finishing touch is a Basic Jewel Rhinestone on the top of the tree!

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That's all for today! I hope to be back tomorrow with the cards from my November Punch Class!

Until then, have a Stampingrox! day!

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