Tag: More Merry Messages

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:

Stampin_up_serene_silhouettes_snow_1

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.

Stampin_up_serene_silhouettes_snow_2

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.

Stampin_up_serene_silhouettes_snow_3
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! Washi Tape Present!

Stampin’ Up! Washi Tape Present!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! Still working on cards for my class on Friday! This card was inspired by a swap I participate in Online:

Cute & Quick 1
If you come to my Christmas Card Class this Friday you will make 4 of these, along with two more sets of 4 (one of those will be the "Special Magical Season" I showed you yesterday)

Cute & Quick 3

Stamps: More Merry Messages

Cardstock: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Designer Paper: Season of Style

Ink: Jet Black StazOn

Accessories: Season of Style Washi Tape, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding, Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots,1" Square Punch, Whisper White Medium Envelopes

That's all for now! You can purchase your supplies to make this quick & cute card from my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

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

Stampin’ Up! Washi Tape Present!

Stampin’ Up! Washi Tape Present!

Posted on by Carol Payne

Hey there! Still working on cards for my class on Friday! This card was inspired by a swap I participate in Online:

Cute & Quick 1
If you come to my Christmas Card Class this Friday you will make 4 of these, along with two more sets of 4 (one of those will be the "Special Magical Season" I showed you yesterday)

Cute & Quick 3

Stamps: More Merry Messages

Cardstock: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Designer Paper: Season of Style

Ink: Jet Black StazOn

Accessories: Season of Style Washi Tape, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding, Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots,1" Square Punch, Whisper White Medium Envelopes

That's all for now! You can purchase your supplies to make this quick & cute card from my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

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

Stampin’ Up! Flower Shop For Christmas!

Stampin’ Up! Flower Shop For Christmas!

Posted on by Carol Payne

With the unbelievable value of the current $25 Demonstrator Starter Kit Deal (which is only available until October 21st!), I've been thinking about what would I purchase for my $25 if I was signing up as a new demonstrator this month?

I know when I started as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is November of 2002, I was very interested in the value of the kit (over $250 to purchase at that time, if I remember correctly) and how to recoup my initial expense. As I chose the stamps for my kit, I considered which stamps would be the most versatile, ones I could use for more than one occasion.

Today's card is an example of using a current stamp set in a different way to get more value out of your stamps. I created a Christmas card with the new floral set from the Annual Catalog, Flower Shop.

First, here's what the set looks like in the catalog:

130939LFlower Shop #130139 Wood-mount $23.95

                                                             Flower Shop #130942 Clear-mount $17.95

There's even a coordinating punch to go with it and a bundle price when you purchase the stamps and the punch together, so it's a great value to begin with!

Here's my Christmas card using this set:

Flower shop christmas 1

I heat-embossed the flowers with White embossing powder on Real Red cardstock, then punched them with the coordinating Pansy Punch #130698 $15.95. I stamped one of the flowers on the Whisper White layer with Garden Green ink to give the look of flower leaves. The Real Red flowers are adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals, and the Vintage Faceted Buttons in the centers are adhered with Glue Dots.

The greeting is from Many Merry Messages stamped in Garden Green ink, which coordinates beautifully with the Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon tied in a bow!

Flower shop christmas 2
 Inside I stamped two of the flowers on the Whisper White layer with Real Red ink, then stamped the phrase from Christmas Messages with Garden Green ink.

Well, what do you think? Did I do a good job using this floral set in a non-traditional way? Leave me a comment and this card could arrive in your mailbox before you know it!

I'm diggin' this card so much it's likely to be one we make at my November Christmas Card Class, what do you think?

That's all for now! Thanks for stopping by today. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

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

Stampin’ Up! Flower Shop For Christmas!

Stampin’ Up! Flower Shop For Christmas!

Posted on by Carol Payne

With the unbelievable value of the current $25 Demonstrator Starter Kit Deal (which is only available until October 21st!), I've been thinking about what would I purchase for my $25 if I was signing up as a new demonstrator this month?

I know when I started as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is November of 2002, I was very interested in the value of the kit (over $250 to purchase at that time, if I remember correctly) and how to recoup my initial expense. As I chose the stamps for my kit, I considered which stamps would be the most versatile, ones I could use for more than one occasion.

Today's card is an example of using a current stamp set in a different way to get more value out of your stamps. I created a Christmas card with the new floral set from the Annual Catalog, Flower Shop.

First, here's what the set looks like in the catalog:

130939LFlower Shop #130139 Wood-mount $23.95

                                                             Flower Shop #130942 Clear-mount $17.95

There's even a coordinating punch to go with it and a bundle price when you purchase the stamps and the punch together, so it's a great value to begin with!

Here's my Christmas card using this set:

Flower shop christmas 1

I heat-embossed the flowers with White embossing powder on Real Red cardstock, then punched them with the coordinating Pansy Punch #130698 $15.95. I stamped one of the flowers on the Whisper White layer with Garden Green ink to give the look of flower leaves. The Real Red flowers are adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals, and the Vintage Faceted Buttons in the centers are adhered with Glue Dots.

The greeting is from Many Merry Messages stamped in Garden Green ink, which coordinates beautifully with the Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon tied in a bow!

Flower shop christmas 2
 Inside I stamped two of the flowers on the Whisper White layer with Real Red ink, then stamped the phrase from Christmas Messages with Garden Green ink.

Well, what do you think? Did I do a good job using this floral set in a non-traditional way? Leave me a comment and this card could arrive in your mailbox before you know it!

I'm diggin' this card so much it's likely to be one we make at my November Christmas Card Class, what do you think?

That's all for now! Thanks for stopping by today. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

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

Stampin’Up! Build a Banner Christmas Joy!

Stampin’Up! Build a Banner Christmas Joy!

Posted on by Carol Payne

I received my final paper-copy of Papercrafts this weekend, (it's going to all digital delivery from now on)and a sample on the cover inspired me to create this with my Build a Banner Simply Created Kit:

Joy 1

I used the stencils in the kit to sponge the "j" with Early Espresso, the "o" with Real Red, and the "y" with Garden Green on the Crumb Cake layer. After sponging the "joy" letters, I then sponged the dots with the dotted stencil and Whisper White Craft ink.

I inked just the "Christmas" on the "a very merry Christmas to you" from More Merry Messages with a Real Red Stampin' Write Marker. I cut it out with one of the Bitty Banner Framelits. I dotted the "j" with a Champagne Glimmer Paper star.

Joy 2
 Inside I stamped images from the "Wishing You" stamp set.

I'm going to miss my paper issues of "Papercrafts". It seems like an oxymoron for a magazine named "Papecrafts" isn't available on paper anymore, but my blog is delivered to you digitally, so I guess that's just another bit of progress, isn't it?

You can order your Build a Banner Simply Created Kit (#133507 $19.95) from my Online Store. You can get there by clicking on the "shop now" button" here on my blog.

That's all for now. Thanks so much for stopping in to see me today. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

 

 

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

Stampin’Up! Build a Banner Christmas Joy!

Stampin’Up! Build a Banner Christmas Joy!

Posted on by Carol Payne

I received my final paper-copy of Papercrafts this weekend, (it's going to all digital delivery from now on)and a sample on the cover inspired me to create this with my Build a Banner Simply Created Kit:

Joy 1

I used the stencils in the kit to sponge the "j" with Early Espresso, the "o" with Real Red, and the "y" with Garden Green on the Crumb Cake layer. After sponging the "joy" letters, I then sponged the dots with the dotted stencil and Whisper White Craft ink.

I inked just the "Christmas" on the "a very merry Christmas to you" from More Merry Messages with a Real Red Stampin' Write Marker. I cut it out with one of the Bitty Banner Framelits. I dotted the "j" with a Champagne Glimmer Paper star.

Joy 2
 Inside I stamped images from the "Wishing You" stamp set.

I'm going to miss my paper issues of "Papercrafts". It seems like an oxymoron for a magazine named "Papecrafts" isn't available on paper anymore, but my blog is delivered to you digitally, so I guess that's just another bit of progress, isn't it?

You can order your Build a Banner Simply Created Kit (#133507 $19.95) from my Online Store. You can get there by clicking on the "shop now" button" here on my blog.

That's all for now. Thanks so much for stopping in to see me today. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

 

 

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

Stampin’Up! Sunday Swap Day Snowflakes!

Stampin’Up! Sunday Swap Day Snowflakes!

Posted on by Carol Payne

For my Sunday Swap Day I decided to share with you some of the cute cards I have received as swaps featuring snowflakes!

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Jan Rodrian used the Circle Thinlet Card Die, Winter Frost Designer Paper, a snowflake from the Snowflake Soiree set (on the Holiday Catalog Carryover List), and a Rhinestone Basic Jewel!

Jan rodrian 1
When you open and "flip" the card you see the "merry" and more snowflakes from Snowflake Soiree, along with a phrase from another Carryover set, More Merry Messages!

Megan daves 1
Meg Daves also used the Circle Card Thinlet Die and Winter Frost Designer Paper, adding a current Holiday Catalog snowflake from the Festive Flurry set which she cut out with a coordinating Festive Flurry Framelit!


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Meg finished her "flip" side with a phrase from the Holiday Catalog set, Christms Messages.

Tamie ackerson 1
Tamie Ackerson combined the Christmas Collectibles stamp & punch with the tried-and-true Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Folder and the new Stylish Stripes Folder. The "hanger" for the ornament is the new 1/8" Silver ribbon.

Tamie ackerson 2
Tamie stamped the inside of her card with one of the four fun greetings in the Joy to the World set.

Karen kurz 1
Karen Kurz white heat-embossed the cute little Snow Day snowman on Coastal Cabana cardstock, then stamped the snowflakes from the same set to complement the Winter Frost Designer Specialty Paper.

Karen kurz 2
Circle Thinlet Cards are really hot right now, and a fun feature of the die is the ability to add an extra flap, which Karen did for hers. She used a phrase from Petite Pairs to finish this card off just right!

Cathy stephenson 1
Last but definitely not least, Cathy Stephenson used the "dryer sheet" technique to add the look of snow over her stamped "Lovely As a Tree" trees.

Cathy stephenson 2 p
"Merry Christmas" from More Merry Messages says it all.

That's all for now. Thanks so much for stopping by today. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

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

Stampin’Up! Sunday Swap Day Snowflakes!

Stampin’Up! Sunday Swap Day Snowflakes!

Posted on by Carol Payne

For my Sunday Swap Day I decided to share with you some of the cute cards I have received as swaps featuring snowflakes!

Jan rodrian 2
Jan Rodrian used the Circle Thinlet Card Die, Winter Frost Designer Paper, a snowflake from the Snowflake Soiree set (on the Holiday Catalog Carryover List), and a Rhinestone Basic Jewel!

Jan rodrian 1
When you open and "flip" the card you see the "merry" and more snowflakes from Snowflake Soiree, along with a phrase from another Carryover set, More Merry Messages!

Megan daves 1
Meg Daves also used the Circle Card Thinlet Die and Winter Frost Designer Paper, adding a current Holiday Catalog snowflake from the Festive Flurry set which she cut out with a coordinating Festive Flurry Framelit!


Megan daves p
Meg finished her "flip" side with a phrase from the Holiday Catalog set, Christms Messages.

Tamie ackerson 1
Tamie Ackerson combined the Christmas Collectibles stamp & punch with the tried-and-true Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Folder and the new Stylish Stripes Folder. The "hanger" for the ornament is the new 1/8" Silver ribbon.

Tamie ackerson 2
Tamie stamped the inside of her card with one of the four fun greetings in the Joy to the World set.

Karen kurz 1
Karen Kurz white heat-embossed the cute little Snow Day snowman on Coastal Cabana cardstock, then stamped the snowflakes from the same set to complement the Winter Frost Designer Specialty Paper.

Karen kurz 2
Circle Thinlet Cards are really hot right now, and a fun feature of the die is the ability to add an extra flap, which Karen did for hers. She used a phrase from Petite Pairs to finish this card off just right!

Cathy stephenson 1
Last but definitely not least, Cathy Stephenson used the "dryer sheet" technique to add the look of snow over her stamped "Lovely As a Tree" trees.

Cathy stephenson 2 p
"Merry Christmas" from More Merry Messages says it all.

That's all for now. Thanks so much for stopping by today. Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

 

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

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