Heart of Christmas – Carol Payne Stamps

Stampin’Up! More Merry Messages!

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Carol Payne

This card is a very simple, clean, vintage card that has been a favorite with my stamping friends this season. While "simple", "clean", and "vintage" don't really sound like they go together, this card really does fit all of those categories!

This card was a swap, but I'm not sure if it was a swap from Founder's or my monthly swap I participate in, but whoever created it really did an outstanding job! It's hard to do vintage without getting carried away with embellishments, but she held herself in and created the perfect combination when she embossed the Core'dinations Early Espresso cardstock with the Lacy Brocade Folder then lightly sanded it with the new Sanding System to expose the lighter core. The addition of the Champagne Glimmer paper cut with the Tasteful Trim Die and the Cherry Cobbler 3 1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon make this card really pop but are easy to add with Tombow and Glue Dots!

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She finished the front with a greeting from More Merry Messages, a new Christmas favorite of mine!

The inside is finished with another simple yet effective phrase, the single wood-mount stamp from the Holiday Catalog, Heart of Christmas!

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That's all for today! Lots to do today. I only have one stamping party left before Christmas, for my good friend Tudy Hoffman at Nashville, IL, but of course there's lots to do just getting ready for Christmas with our family! I'm going to get my haircut today, something that is long overdue in more ways than one! ha! There's also a box of new stampin' goodies I have pre-ordered from the new spring Occasions catalog calling my name! I can hardly wait to start playing with them and sharing with you all!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Festival of Prints Blossom/Modern Label Flower!

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Carol Payne

I'm still working on the projects for Cindy's party on Saturday. She chose another card from my card sale rack that I CASED into another Christmas Card! Lookie:

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I LOVE it! I'm completely blown away by how great it turned out! Two homeruns in a row, what do you think? I pulled my color palette from the colors in the Festival of Prints Designer Paper I chose, then added Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, a Real Red Glimmer Brad, and of course this fab flower made with the Blossom Punch and the Modern Label! The smallest snowflake from the Snow Flurry Bigz Die adds just the perfect touch to make it more Christmassy!

Here's the original I made during Sale-a-bration this past year:

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Most of the elements of the above card are now retired, with the exception of the Blossom & Modern Label Punches, and the Chamomile Standard Wheel.

I went super-simple on the inside, but did add a cute little 1 1/4" Scallop Circle flower in the corner, finshed off with a 4-petal flower from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and a Brights Brad!

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That's all for today! I'm off to O'Fallon this afternoon for the Moye PTO Holiday Boutique, but first my grandsons, Cohen & Jaxon, are coming to stay for a few hours while their mommy runs some errands!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Products used:

Festival of Prints Designer Paper Stack #126904 $6.95