STAMPIN' UP!'S EVERGREEN FOR MERRY MONDAY #74

For this week's Merry Monday Challenge (scraping in at the eleventh hour!), I've made a simple Christmas card using Old Olive and Whisper White, with Crumb Cake touches.  Stampin' Up!'s Woodgrain is stamped on the Crumb Cake Deco Label, and the Whisper White layer has been embossed with Stampin' Up!'s Woodgrain embossing folder.

Stamps: Evergreen, That's the Ticket, Woodgrain

Card: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Old Olive

DSP: Season of Style Designer Series Paper

Ink: Old Olive and Crumb Cake stampin' pads

Other: Deco Labels framelits, Ticket builder punch, Brights buttons, Linen Thread, Woodgrain embossing folder, Scallop Edge border punch, sponge dauber, glue dots

 

 



JAI #178 : STAMPIN' UP!'S EVERGREEN AND WINTER FROST

Kim threw me for a loop by choosing this week's challenge at Just Add Ink ..... Just Add Snowflakes.  I had nothing in my (rather extensive) stash that fit the bill, so, *sigh*, had to place a Stampin' Up! order - gee, the lengths I go to, to meet my Design Team commitments!

I ordered the "snowflake-y" new Winter Frost Designer Series Paper, and some delightful embellishments (called Frosted Finishes), that will be available to purchase from 29th August.  As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I get to buy goodies before they're officially released, which is a bit exciting.  Check out the die-cut "Merry" - that's courtesy of another gorgeous new product coming out in the Holiday Catalogue.  LOVE it!

Stamps: Evergreen

Card: Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Ink: Pool Party and Smoky Slate stampin' pads

DSP: Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper (available 29th August)

Other: Labels Collection framelits, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing tool and Stampin' Pierce Mat,  Pool Party seam binding, sponge dauber, Expressions thinlits dies (available 29th August), two-way glue pen, glue dots

Be sure to check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team's samples.  We hope you join in this week's challenge to add snowflakes to your papercraft project!

CHRISTMAS CLASS CARDS

Try saying that title three times quickly!!  I thought I'd share with you a couple of the cards we made in my Christmas card classes this month.

This first one was a bit time-consuming, but well worth it; I'm pretty sure everyone who made it was happy with it.  I love it!  Stampin' Up!'s Ornament Keepsakes bundle makes it very easy to make great Christmas cards.  This is the front view, when the card is closed .....

 

 

....... but when opened, you can see it's an easel card:

 

 

 

 

Here's a full shot of the inside of the card:

 

 

 

Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes, Delightful Dozen

Card: Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Brushed Silver, Bashful Blue

Ink: Versamark inkpad, Midnight Muse stampin' pad

Other: Holiday Ornaments framelits dies, Finishing Touches edgelits die, Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details, Basics Glimmer brad, White baker's twine, Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon, Silver Stampin' emboss powder, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Stampin' Pierce Mat and Paper-piercing tool, Lacy Brocade embossing folder, stampin' dimensionals, glue dots

 

 

 

 

The second card I have to share with you was made using the gorgeous Evergreen two-step stamp set.  We stamped the solid tree design in Crumb Cake ink, then gold-embossed the script overlay.  Lots of new bits and pieces on this one!

 

 

 

 

 

 

..... and a close-up of the gold-embossing on the tree:

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Evergreen, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler smooth, Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations

DSP: Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper stack, Champagne Glimmer Paper

Ink: Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler stampin' pads, Versamark inkpad

Other: Gold Stampin' Emboss powder, Labels Collection framelits dies, Holiday Collection framelits, Festive Paper-percing pack, Stampin' Pierce Mat and Paper-piercing tool, sponge daubers, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Woodgrain embossing folder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Scallop Edge border punch Designer Sanding Blocks, Bitty Banners framelits dies, stampin' dimensionals, sticky strip

 

 

 

 

 

JAI #139 : JUST ADD ..... SOMETHING BRAND NEW

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink, set by Tina, is to use something NEW on your papercraft project.  In Australia and New Zealand, we've had our new Stampin' Up! catalogues for only a month - and, if you're anything like me, you've bought way more than you could possibly use in such a short time!

One of the stamp sets that was a "must have" for me, from our beautiful Holiday Catalogue, is Evergreen.  I've been looking at it lovingly since I bought it weeks ago, but it has only just seen ink for this challenge.  I've used a bit of creative licence when it comes to the colours of the Christmas tree; I picked out Early Espresso and Baja Breeze from the paper I used, from the fabulous Festival of Prints paper stack (also from the Holiday Catalogue).

So, here's the first of many cards I'll make with Evergreen.  The solid tree shape was stamped in Baja Breeze (on the gorgeous new Naturals White card); I then used Early Espresso embossing powder, to emboss the scribbly tree outline.  Love it!

 

 

Stamps: Evergreen, Mixed Medley

Card: Naturals White, Early Espresso, Baja Breeze

DSP: Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack

Ink: Baja Breeze and Early Espresso stampin' pads, Versamark inkpad

Other: Early Espresso embossing powder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 3/4" Circle punch, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle punch, Baja Breeze seam binding, Basic Pearls, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Large Scallop Edgelits die, sponge daubers, Festive Paper Piercing Pack, Labels Collection Framelits, glue dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

 

As always, there is a great variety of beautiful samples from the Design Team over at Just Add Ink - so please check out how everyone has used their new toys!  We'd love you to play along with us, too.