December Card Class - Half Dome Ornament

I was inspired and purchased ornaments, stamps, and dies sold by an online retailer - www.papertreyink.com, but I thought a half-dome ornament will be just as cute filled with Stampin' Up! stamps, so I tried it!

You can also purchase 80 mm clear plastic ornaments from www.factorydirectcraft.com and the cool part is since you are only using half of the ornament your money goes twice as far! 

You use Shimmery White and Pool Party cardstock with Black Stazon Ink and Real Red ink, plus you will be coloring with Hello Honey, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake and Real Red Stampin' Write markers. The two stamp sets are White Christmas photopolymer and Good Greetings.

You will cut two Pool Party scallop circles from the papertreyink dies using the Magnetic Platform on the Big Shot. Then using a 3" circle die on the Big Shot cut two Shimmery White circles. Stamp the tree portion on the first white circle, then stamp it again with fresh ink on the second circle, then add the cute snowman on the second circle. The bird can be stamped on a tree branch of the first circle. The mini star is stamped on a scrap and cut out by hand with paper snips then colored with the Hello Honey marker. Then you will carefully fussy-cut the snowman and snow mound from the second circle. Stamp "joy" in Real Red onto the full circle. Use a glue dot to affix the star to the top of the tree. Color in the snowman, bird, and tree trunks with the markers. Layer the two white pieces with dimensionals making sure they fit inside of the dome. Add dimensionals to the back of the tree layer and attach the first Pool Party scallop circle making sure there is an adequate and equal edge all around the dome. Before gluing the dome to the paper, add 1 tablespoon of "snow" inside the dome. Make sure you keep the open side of the dome facing UP or the snow will spill.  Using Tombow Liquid Multipurpose Glue carefully run a narrow bead of glue around the edge of the plastic dome and carefully sit the set of 3 layers onto the glue. Let dry for several hours. Once dry, you can scotch tape about 3 pennies (for weight) to the lower half of the pool party paper that's attached to the dome, then squeeze in dimensionals (or parts of them) to make a secure seal with the second piece of pool party.  Use Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine to make a hanger. Don't forget to sign and date your creation! Done and so, so cute!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

November Card Class Designs

Now I've caught up with my fall card designs. Hope you have enjoyed them all.

I was inspired by a similar design by Lisa Johansen, but I make it my own. Holiday Home Stamp Set  and matching framelit along with Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper are the go-to combination for this fall birthday card. A sponged stencil sun in Daffodil Delight, and falling leaves in Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist and Garden Green, along with Early Espresso trees makes this fall card. The verse comes from Bloom with Hope hostess set. The card base is Crumb Cake.

This card was inspired by Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek. The Giving Thanks card just takes your breath away with these rich fall colors. The Seasonally Scattered stamp is sponged with Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Mossy Meadow for a random effect. The splatter background is down with stamped off Soft Suede ink with the Glorious Grunge set. The Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper along with Soft Suede and Mossy Meadow cardstock just make this card pop.  The Giving tag is made from one of the stamps in the Making Spirits Bright set, along with a the retired mini tag punch and topped off with a Candy Dot. Linen Thread and Very Vintage Designer Buttons help finish this card.

I CASED this card from www.mychicnscratch.com.  This easy card uses Lost Lagoon and Whisper White together for a frosty card. The Mingle All the Way stamp set works nicely with the All is Calm Designer Washi Tape. Lost Lagoon ink, 1/8" silver ribbon bow and a couple of rhinestone jewels make this an easy card to produce.

The card was inspired by Sera Lewis of the Pink Paper Bakery. This holiday card is using some retired Designer Series Paper, but the idea could be accomplished with any holiday paper you have available. My card base is Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla cardstocks. Using the Tree Punch and the Christmas Bliss photopolymer set with Cherry Cobbler ink, you can mass produce this card very easily. The single rhinestone jewel at the tree tip is all you need.

I was inspired by www.stampingwithsandi.com's design, but made it my own. Endless Wishes stamp set is so fun to use to make this fast holiday card in Marina Mist, Brushed Silver, and Whisper White paper with corners rounded. The snowflakes are stamped in Marine Mist and Silver ink. Use the Decorative Label Punch and the Extra Large Oval for the greeting also from this stamp set. I used some retired Pear Pizazz seam binding ribbon but current Whisper White seam binding ribbon would also look elegant. Top it off with some rhinestone jewels and you'll be all set.

Happy Autumn y'all!

Western Bootiful Occasions!

Using the Bootiful Occasions stamp set along with the new Fringe Scissors makes for a very fun card!  The color scheme is Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie, Hello Honey, Chocolate Chip, and Very Vanilla. Star punch accents are done with the Champagne Glimmer Paper. Oval shapes cut on the Big Shot with the Oval Framelits. The boot is stamped in Black Stazon Ink, so it can be hand colored with the Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker. The card uses the new Mossy Meadow ribbon behind the ovals for a little pop!  Yee-Haw! Hope you love it!

New In-Colors for 2014-2016

I CASEd this card exactly from Michelle McGraw, except I added the Basic Black layer underneath the new In-Color layer, which I think helps set off the new In-Colors even better.  The new In-Colors are rich, deep colors and I just love their names - Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow. The new stamp set called Work of Art, has many new stamps with artsy brush strokes and they are going to be so versatile! The Decorative Dots embossing folder and white Baker's Twine add the finishing touches to this lovely card.