Four Seasons

Good Evening!

I spent a few hours at the cabin today and made this Christmas card while I was there.
I wanted to get this posted tonight and in my haste I think the photo suffered. You can't see how pretty it really is by this photo.

These are the items I used to make this card.

Stamps: Easy Events; Four Seasons, Snow Swirled (Inside)

Paper: Whisper White; Cherry Cobbler; Vellum, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Versa mark, Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Punches: 1" Circle punch, Large Scallop punch, Small oval punch, Martha Stewart Snowflake punch

Accessories: White embossing powder, Navy Ribbon, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Sizzix Snowflake Die #8, Textured Impressions-Striped, Dazzling Details, Heat tool.

To make the textured background on the Cherry Cobbler card stock I ran it through the Big Shot and then simply turned the card the opposite direction and then ran it through again.

I stamped the images with Versamark ink on Vellum and then punched them out with the respective punches. I mounted the vellum on chocolate chip card stock cut in the same shape.

The larger snowflake was made using the big shot die, Snowflake #8, and the smaller one was made with a punch.

Faux Alligator Card

This is another card we are going to be making at the next stamp club. It is so simple and fun to make.

 The Alligator is made using a Sizzix die cut which I then embossed using a texture plate.

I took a piece of  Mellow Moss card stock and covered it in Versa mark ink and then wild wasabi embossing powder. I drew lines in it with a bone folder before heat setting it.
I used the scallop punch to make a few "bites" in the "skin".

I attached googly eyes to the alligator and then attached it to the card front.

*I always add a piece of Whisper White card stock to the inside of cards when they are made out of a darker colored card stock. In this case I took a couple of bites out of the Whisper White, too.

Enjoy!

Elements of Style

This is one of the cards available to make at the cabin. It's also one of the projects we'll be making at our next stamp club. It's done using the triple stamp technique.

Use any colors you like. :)

Stamp Set:  Elements of Style

Embossing Powder (Bird)

Punches: Oval scallop punch; small oval punch

Base color card stock

5 ½ x 4 ½

4 ¼ x 3

3 x 1 ¾

Whisper White card stock

5 ¼ x 4

4 x 2 ¾

2 ¾ x 1 ½

118611 Wood mount $27.95

120045 Clear mount  $19.95

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Turkey Punch Art

I plan to dive into Christmas cards next week, but for now I felt inspired to make a Thanksgiving card using a punch art turkey that I saw on Pinterest.

I forgot how much fun pastels are to color with. I will have to do another project with them very soon!

Designer Series Paper -(Retired) Autumn Vine
Card Stock- Whisper White, Chocolate Chip,More Mustard, Cajun Craze. Pumpkin Pie
Punches - Owl punch, 1 1/4" circle, Scallop circle, 1 3/8" circle
Stamps: Holiday Best
Ink- Whisper White (inside greeting "Give Thanks")
Stampin' Pastels
Sizzix embossing folder -Fall Set

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Be Thankful

Hello All,

Today I decided to create a card out of my box of partially completed things. It was very simple, and always fun to use the double stamping technique. I also used the tag punches to make the turkey.

I can't remember all of the colors used , but I do know the stamp sets. Have Fun!

Gently Falling

Gift Givers

Pleasant Poppies

Today's card is a quick and easy one.

 I used the following supplies:

Ink:
Poppy Parade (Retired)

Card stock:
Poppy Parade (Retired)
Whisper White

Accessories:
White brads

Stamp Sets:

Pleasant Poppies
Whimsical Words (Retired)

Spinner Card Tutorial

Good Afternoon! What a beautiful, chilly day it is!

Pull out your stamping supplies and make this fun spinner card. Or come and see me at the cabin and make it with my supplies.

Here are the supplies I used for this project (All Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted)

- Bashful Blue cardstock  5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

– Marina Mist cardstock  5 1/4" x 4

- Versa Mark ink (Pen and Ink Pad)

-Whisper White Craft ink

- Marina Mist ink pad

- Rose Red Marker

- Basic Black Marker

-White Embossing powder

- Clear embossing powder

- Dimensionals

- Mounting Tape (non-SU)

- 2 pennies

-Mica Flakes

- Word Window punch

- Stamps: Four the Holidays; Wonderful Winterland

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Step #1 - Taking the Marina Mist (smaller piece of card stock) use a pencil to make a mark 3/4"  in from each side about 1 1/2" from the top. 

Step #2 - Using the Word Window punch line up the dot with the curve of the word window and punch out each edge and then just punch out the center. *TIP: I punched out as far as the reach was from the edge of the paper rather than trying to measure that distance.  You will also want to decorate the front of this cardstock now before you attach the "spin" of your card or mounting tape.

Step #3 - Create whatever you would like to be your "spin" on your card I used the Wonderful Winterland stamp set  for this and stamped the greeting from the Four the Holidays set.

Step #4 – Using a couple of glue dots secure a penny to the center of the back of the image you want to spin and set it aside.

Step #5 – Place a second penny underneath the Word Window slide and place a dimensional on top of it....next you will adhere it to the first.  Congratulations...you just made your card an official SPINNER :)

Step #6 - Take the mounting tape and cut two pieces, each about 4" long.  One is for the top and one is for the bottom. Make sure your top one will clear the penny spinning or else your card won't spin.

Now just mount this to your card front and you're done! 

These are a lot of fun to make and to give, too.  Thanks for stopping by !!!