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Stampin’ Up! Cards From Stamping Friends!

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I always love it when my stampin' friends send me Christmas cards they have made, and I have three to share with you today!

First, a cute creation by my friend Jan Lacey. Jan has been one of my dearest friends since waaaay back in our Freshmen year of High School! I won't tell you how many years ago that has been, but it "might" be close to 41! shhh! Does that mean we might be starting to turn in to "old ladies"? When we get together, no matter how long it's been, it feels like just yesterday since we talked and the years fall away! Jan used a few retired items on her card, but the Cookie Cutter Christmas and the Cookie Builder Punch are still available in the Annual Catalog:

The Cookie Cutter Christmas sentiment Jan stamped with Real Red ink expresses my sentiments exactly!

Next, I look forward to receiving Crystal Lopez' card every year, as she never disappoints with her extra-special embellishments and theme!

Crystal enjoys using products from multiple stamp companies and is a design team member for some, so she is an expert at mixing and matching from many sources! Her technique to sponge white ink over the embossed snowflakes background can be utilized with Stampin' Up! textured impressions embossing folders too!

Finally, LeeAnn Byrne created an easily reproducible card with the Night in Bethlehem stamp set and the Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. She used Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, and Whisper White for a simply elegant look.

After punching the Holy Family with a 1 1/2" Circle Punch, she layered it onto a Night of Navy circle cut with a Stitched Shapes Framelit.

LeeAnn and Jan both used the gatefold technique for their cards. I love how it frames the inside sentiment when it is opened!

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Any order placed in my online store between now and Christmas Eve (December 24th) will receive the Peaceful Noel card with an envelope, un-signed so you can mail it yourself, from me for free! I will mail the card to you on the next business day after your place your order!

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Stampin’ Up! Peaceful Noel!

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! The card I'm sharing with you today was also created for my class last Friday night. I really hadn't given the Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper or the Peaceful Noel stamp set enough love, so I decided to make another card with another print from the pack and use the elegant "Noel" to go with it!

The Frosted Floral Specialty print I chose reminds me of ivy/mistletoe, so I used a 4" x 5 1/4" piece on the Tranquil Tide card front. I added a piece of retiring Tranquil Tide 1/4" Velvet Ribbon with a bit of SNAIL adhesive, then added a Tranquil Tide layer cut with a Stitched Shapes Framelit.

I stamped "Noel" from Peaceful Noel (retiring) with Tranquil Tide on a white layer, then added pine needles with stamped-off Tranquil Tide. The little leaves directly under the greeting was stamped with Soft Seafoam. I cut it all out with a brand-new framelit from the Rose Trellis Thinlets, available on January 3rd from the Occasions Catalog. Three pearls are the finishing touch.

Inside I used a phrase from the retiring "His Light" set, and more Peaceful Noel foliage. I covered the envelope flap with a coordinating piece of the same Frosted Floral Specialty.

Here's your shopping list for today's project:

Peaceful Noel Photopolymer Bundle [149958]	Frosted Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147800]	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246]
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102]
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Rose Trellis Thinlits Dies [148549]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]
His Light Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147736]	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301]

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Be sure to shop the Year-End Closeouts and the Refreshed Clearance Rack while you are there!

Any order placed in my online store between now and Christmas Eve (December 24th) will receive today's card, un-signed so you can mail to yourself, from me for free! I will mail the card to you on the next business day after your place your order!

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Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Stampin’ Up! Peaceful Noel!

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Carol Payne

Inside I used a phrase from the retiring "His Light" set, and more Peaceful Noel foliage. I covered the envelope flap with a coordinating piece of the same Frosted Floral Specialty.

Here's your shopping list for today's project:

Peaceful Noel Photopolymer Bundle [149958]	Frosted Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147800]	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246]
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102]
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Rose Trellis Thinlits Dies [148549]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]
His Light Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147736]	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301]

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Be sure to shop the Year-End Closeouts and the Refreshed Clearance Rack while you are there!

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Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Stampin’ Up! Making Every Day Bright!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Last Friday I held my final stamp camp of the Christmas season at Donna's house. I will resume my classes on January 1st, but I still have a few Christmas cards to share before I get serious about sharing Occasions and Sale-a-bration Catalog Sneak Peeks!

Today's share is a Christmas card I created for Donna's class with the Making Every Day Bright stamp set and Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper, both of which are on the retiring-while-supplies-last list. I needed a quick-and-cute card and this little penguin was perfect! The pearlized shine of the Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Paper helped provide a cold and wintry look!

I stamped three little pennies with Tuxedo Black ink on a white scrap, then punched with the Christmas Bulb punch. I colored their stocking caps with a Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Marker (available January 3rd), then added a little bit of Clear Wink of Stella for cold wintry shine.

I stamped "Bright", from the not-retiring Making Christmas Bright, with black ink, then surrounded it with Balmy Blue snowflakes from the Making Every Day Bright set. I stamped each snowflake twice before re-inking to get the two shades of Balmy Blue, and added a dot of Wink of Stella to each. You don't have to use a lot of different embellishment if you have a Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush! I punched the greeting with the Pretty Label Punch, then cut a Balmy Blue one with my scissors to adhere behind it.

Inside I used another Making Christmas Bright sentiment and more Balmy Blue snowflakes:

Seems like there should be a song about these little guys, doesn't it?

Today's shopping list:

Making Christmas Bright Photopolymer Bundle [149947]	Making Every Day Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set [148813]	Frosted Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147800]
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982]	Starburst Punch [143717]	1-3/4" Circle Punch [119850]
Pretty Label Punch [143715]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]

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Be sure to check the Year-End Closeouts for the Retiring and Discounted goodies!

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Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Stampin’ Up! Making Every Day Bright!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Carol Payne

Inside I used another Making Christmas Bright sentiment and more Balmy Blue snowflakes:

Seems like there should be a song about these little guys, doesn't it?

Today's shopping list:

Making Christmas Bright Photopolymer Bundle [149947]	Making Every Day Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set [148813]	Frosted Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147800]
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982]	Starburst Punch [143717]	1-3/4" Circle Punch [119850]
Pretty Label Punch [143715]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]

Shop in my online store: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps use Host Code: WV2MG2FS

Be sure to check the Year-End Closeouts for the Retiring and Discounted goodies!

Free Stamps! Details on the sidebar!

Call me: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2018

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day December 16th!

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! How are you today on the next-to-last Sunday before Christmas? I'm finding that my "tidsoptomist" side has kicked in; I'm under the mistaken belief that I have more time to get ready for Christmas than I actually do. Ahhh!

Today I'm sharing more Country Home samples from Vacation Stamping School and a couple of cute Christmas ones!

You really don't want to miss out on a pack of gorgeous Country Lane Designer Series paper. Country Home will still be orderable, but the paper will sell out soon! This card includes bits of cotton pulled from the ends of q-tips to give those cotton boll sprigs a realistic look!

This card, CASED from page 42 of the Holiday Catalog, features all that is great about the Country Home suite, including the Chicken Wire Elements, which are already sold out!

This Holiday Catalog CASE features this happy greeting included in Country Home:

Mmmmm! Mint Macaron is the card base color for this HC CASE embossed with the carrying-over Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The purple blooms are colored with Blackberry Bliss Light and Dark Stampin' Blends.

This card features Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper and the oldie-but-goodie Cookie Cutter Christmas and Cookie Builder Punch!

Finally, Spirited Snowmen is also retiring. If you love to color, but don't want to color all day on one card, this set is for you! Easily colored with Stampin' Write Markers or Stampin' Blends, your Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush will do the rest!

Shop:

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678]	Country Lane 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [147804]	Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147906]
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808]
Blackberry Bliss Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147932]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058]
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597]	Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper [146921]	Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set [142043]
Cookie Cutter Builder Punch [140396]	Spirited Snowmen Wood-Mount Stamp Set [148075]	Spirited Snowmen Clear-Mount Stamp Set [148072]
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]

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Stampin’ Up! November Paper Pumpkin!

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Saturday I Christmas Shopped ALL DAY with my girls and got lots of names checked off my list. We walked and walked and walked all over the mall and made multiple trips out to the van to store our packages. My feet were cramping just a bit before we headed home, and buddy, I was tired yesterday! I have lots of things on the plate for today, but I just want to jump on here this morning and share a quick post with you about Paper Pumpkin!

As you may be aware, Paper Pumpkin is Stampin' Up!'s monthly crafting subscription box, and membership has EXPLODED in the past few years, so much that the December box was SOLD OUT before the November box shipped! Today would normally be the last day to subscribe to the December box, but no new subscriptions are being taken this month. I'm sure Stampin' Up! will increase their kit count for January, so you will be able to subscribe to the January box (each box contents is a surprise!) so for today I want to share with you the gorgeousness of the November Kit!

Instead of the normal red monthly box, Stampin' Up! dressed up the November box for Christmas!

This was my first glimpse of the November box!

The kit contained all of the supplies to make 10 absolutely beautiful Christmas cards!

Each kit contains an exclusive stamp set and a Stampin' Spot of ink (some kits contain two spots),

Here's one design:

The pine branches were laser-cut and ready to add to the card with glue dots. The Cherry Cobbler Linen Trim and self-adhesive gold sequins were included in the kit:

The second kit design featured placing the laser-cut branches in a wreath!

The banners were ready for stamping! It was quick and easy to put these ten cards together!

The stamp set included this fun inside sentiment, and the pine frond, which I stamped in my own Garden Green ink.

The included envelopes were already lined:

I used another sentiment from the kit on the flap:

Give Paper Pumpkin a try! Subscriptions for the January kit start tomorrow, December 11!

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Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

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Stampin’ Up! November Paper Pumpkin!

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Carol Payne

Instead of the normal red monthly box, Stampin' Up! dressed up the November box for Christmas!

This was my first glimpse of the November box!

The kit contained all of the supplies to make 10 absolutely beautiful Christmas cards!

Each kit contains an exclusive stamp set and a Stampin' Spot of ink (some kits contain two spots),

Here's one design:

The pine branches were laser-cut and ready to add to the card with glue dots. The Cherry Cobbler Linen Trim and self-adhesive gold sequins were included in the kit:

The second kit design featured placing the laser-cut branches in a wreath!

The banners were ready for stamping! It was quick and easy to put these ten cards together!

The stamp set included this fun inside sentiment, and the pine frond, which I stamped in my own Garden Green ink.

The included envelopes were already lined:

I used another sentiment from the kit on the flap:

Give Paper Pumpkin a try! Subscriptions for the January kit start tomorrow, December 11!

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Free Stamps! Details on the sidebar!

Call me: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day December 9th!

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! It's Sunday and time for Sunday Swap Day! Yay!

Today's swaps are all from the Stampin' Up! OnStage in Orlando last month.

First a pretty snowy adaptation of the dancing girl from Beautiful You! Did you ever think Mrs. Clause was ever this young and thin? Me either, but just like the rest of us, she was!

ETA: Jennie Portonova is the creator of this card.

After a Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blend Marker colored her dress, the background was embossed the the Softly Falling Textured Impressions folder. The finishing touch is the white embossing paste added to create the fur trim! The greeting is from the retiring Holiday Catalog set, Making Christmas Bright.

The creator of this lovely card heat embossed the greeting from Merry Christmas to All with white powder on the Basic Black Stitched Label for a "chalkboard" look. The pinecones were cut with a Pretty Pines Thinlet and held together with a bow of 1/4" Copper Trim.

The Winter Woods Bundle was used to create this lovely gem. The tree is accented with Shimmery White Embossing Paste and Red Rhinestones add extra sparkle. The greeting is from Star of Light. Winter Woods stamps and Into the Woods Thinlets are not retiring, but the bundle of both together is!

Finally, a quick card using carrying-over Wishing You Well with retiring Festive Farmhouse Designer Paper.

Your shopping list:

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143637]	Making Christmas Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set [148046]	Embossing Paste [141979]
Cherry Cobbler Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144575]	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Merry Christmas To All Photopolymer Stamp Set [147702]	Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper [146921]	Stitched Labels Framelits Dies [146828]
Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies [141851]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]	Embossing Buddy [103083]
Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool [129053]
1/4" Copper Trim [144179]	Winter Woods Clear-Mount Bundle [149992]	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924]
Star Of Light Photopolymer Stamp Set [142110]	Wishing You Well Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147864]	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]
Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [147820]

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Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day December 9th!

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Carol Payne

Hey there! It's Sunday and time for Sunday Swap Day! Yay!

Today's swaps are all from the Stampin' Up! OnStage in Orlando last month.

First a pretty snowy adaptation of the dancing girl from Beautiful You! Did you ever think Mrs. Clause was ever this young and thin? Me either, but just like the rest of us, she was!

ETA: Jennie Portonova is the creator of this card.

Finally, a quick card using carrying-over Wishing You Well with retiring Festive Farmhouse Designer Paper.

Your shopping list:

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143637]	Making Christmas Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set [148046]	Embossing Paste [141979]
Cherry Cobbler Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144575]	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Merry Christmas To All Photopolymer Stamp Set [147702]	Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper [146921]	Stitched Labels Framelits Dies [146828]
Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies [141851]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]	Embossing Buddy [103083]
Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool [129053]
1/4" Copper Trim [144179]	Winter Woods Clear-Mount Bundle [149992]	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924]
Star Of Light Photopolymer Stamp Set [142110]	Wishing You Well Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147864]	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]
Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [147820]

Shop in my online store: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

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Free Stamps! Details on the sidebar!

Call me: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!