Stampin’ Up! Grand Vacation Achiever’s Blog Hop Holiday Sneak Peek!

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Hey there and welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers Blog Hop for August 2015. The theme for the hop this month is Holiday Sneak Peek and we're all excited to share projects using new products from the upcoming Holiday Catalog!

You may be starting here at my blog, Carol Payne Stamps, or may have come here from the previous person to me on the list. Please be sure to click the person after me (which right now means you will want to go up to the top of the list and work your way back down to me) to move along the blog hop. If you get off track at any time, the full line up below will help you move along from blog to blog.

My creation for the hop features Flurry of Wishes Stamps and Snow Flurry Punch Bundle on page 25 of the Holiday Catalog:

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I heat embossed the snowflake with white powder on Winter Wonderland Specialty Designer Series Paper. This paper has a "sheen" that photographs as haziness around the embossed snowflake. The tiny snowflakes are in the paper's design. I added a single rhinestone to the center for more sparkle.

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I punched Silver Foil paper with the Snow Flurry Punch, using the smaller of the two snowflakes included in the punch. I added a Winter Wonderland Embellishment to the center with a glue dot.

Stampin_up_flurry_of_wishes_3 - CopyThe greeting from Flurry of Wishes is heat embossed on Basic Black and cut with a Deco Label Framelit. I cut a same-size Deco Label from Silver Foil  to mat behind.

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Another glamorous addition to this card is the White 3/8" Glitter Ribbon. This ribbon is much more sparkly in real life, and is packaged with a roll of Gold 3/8" Glitter Ribbon.
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Inside I stamped more Flurry of Wishes with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, adding a single rhinestone to the snowflake center.
 
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For full instructions and dimensions, click on this link to download the project instruction sheet: Download Flurry of Wishes
Thanks for taking part in our blog hop. With so many amazing ideas and inspiration you want want to miss one! Remember you are currently at (Carol Payne Stamps), so please check the blog hop line up below and click the next on the list."
 

 

Most of the products used today will be available to order in my online store on Tuesday, September 1st: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net
 
Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!
 



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