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I've shown you in another blog post how a little colouring with Stampin' Blends can turn the flowers on the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper (DSP) into poinsettias. I had the urge to do it again, and made this card:
I used the Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, with the Light on the outer petals and the Dark on the inner ones and a little shading on the outers. Layered on Mossy Meadow and a Real Red card base, a strip of Gold Glimmer paper and a gold-embossed sentiment and there we go. I also added a Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dot, because why not?
Hope you have a great weekend...check back next week for new projects!
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This card really speaks to my heart. Not that I don't like most of the cards I make, but some just really spark something with me. I think it's the clean-and-simple (CAS) design combined with the bright colours and shine of gold. I CASE'd it from Wendy Weixler with a minor change.
The images from Christmas Gleaming are stamped in Versamark and heat set with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. I hand-cut the Shaded Spruce holly clusters and the Cherry Cobbler berries and glued them together (this technique is called paper-piecing). The coordinating punch made cutting out the ornament super-easy. I attached a length of 3/16" Braided Linen Trim to the back of the ornament with a Mini Glue Dot.
Here's a tip for you: once I had the 3 images laid out the way I wanted them I used a piece of Glad Press N Seal plastic wrap to keep them in position while I flipped them over and applied Stampin' Dimensionals. 
Once I removed the Dimensional backings I used the Press N Seal to place the images exactly where I wanted them. The wrap then peels off cleanly, and is ready to be used many more times.
It's hard to see in the picture, but the Whisper White layer that everything is mounted on has been run through the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder before being layered on the Shaded Spruce mat. Here's all the Stampin' Up! products I've used... THE YEAR-END CLOSEOUT EVENT IS ALMOST HERE
Stampin’ Up!’s Year-End Closeout is almost here! Beginning 3 December and while supplies last, you can save big on a selection of retiring and surplus items including holiday catalogue items and stamp sets. Shop early to avoid missing out! Supplies are limited and popular items will sell out quickly. This amazing sale ends on 2 January.
Christmas Wishlist
Does your family need a little nudge in the right direction to find something to put under your tree? If so, here's a wish list for you to write down what your heart desires.
You can fill it out and either leave it in a strategic place, or send it back to me with contact info and I will get in touch with your nominated gift-giver to make the process super-simple. I can also issue gift certificates for products or classes! 
By the time December hits, I'm ready to make all the Christmas cards that catch my eye, pretty much CASE-ing (Copy and Share Everything) without apology. Make the things that make me happy, and get them done to mail out to friends and family! Today's card is a CASE of Krista Frattin.
Did you know that the "reverse" side of the Feels Like Frost DSP is a series of wonderful silver foil designs? It's so hard to choose which side I like more! But in keeping with my taste for more clean-and-simple designs this week I've gone with the silver foil stripe.
The Basic Gray panel is embossed with the Subtle 3D folder, and the white sentiment is stamped in Versamark and coated with White Stampin' Emboss Powder before being heat set. Pretty Peacock is the modern pop of colour. I used a Blender Pen to pull colour from the stamping on the ornament/bauble to lightly shade it. I found I had some Silver Baker's Twine in my retired products stash, which I used instead of Kristin's plain White Baker's Twine. I also chose to add a Silver Metallic Pearl to the centre of the ornament. Hope you're getting your Holiday projects made...I'm always here to help if you need it! Upcoming Classes & Events
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Today's post is part of Kylie Bertucci's Monthly International Blog Highlights "competition". The 10 artists whose entries receive the most votes will participate in a blog hop later in the month. Please vote for me starting at 8:00 am AEDT on 3 December! While you're there, check out the other great creations and vote for your other favourites.
I made this card to participate in the CASE-ing Tuesday Facebook Group's weekly challenge #226. Here's the Holiday Catalogue image that was the inspiration:
As you can see, I stayed pretty true to the inspiration card, replicating the autumnal tree and square layout. But I changed up the stamp sets, colours and sentiment to use what I own.
To make the tree I used an image from Rooted In Nature. I inked the entire image in Crushed Curry, then used a sponge dauber to dab Pumpkin Pie ink on sections of the foliage. I used the Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker to colour over the trunk. The Soft Suede mat is stamped with the Birch background stamp inked in Soft Suede, and the whole thing is on a Crumb Cake card base. The twine behind the tree is some of the Nature's Twine in Crumb Cake that I unravelled before swirling. In my stash I found a now-retired Crumb Cake envelope, so I stamped the tree image again in Soft Suede: 
Here's the projects I showed and made on my Facebook Live video last Wednesday. You can catch the replay on Facebook or on YouTube. Don't forget to click on the "notifications" box (FB) or "subscribe" button (YT) so you don't miss any of my videos!
For this video I took the Joy of Giving Tag Kit elements and used them to create my version of Christmas card alternatives inspired by members of the Crafty Carrot Collective. Here's how the tags were designed by Stampin' Up!: 
They are quite nice, but the kit makes 30 cards, which is waaaay more than I need this year. So I was happy to turn some into Christmas cards.
This one is CASE'd pretty much exactly from Krista Frattin's card. I think the only thing I changed was using a solid piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock for the mat instead of the polka-dot DSP because I've used mine up, LOL! 
This one is by Susan Wong. I opted to leave off the swirl of twine.
These next few are also by Susan, just on a different blog post. Again, I cut out a few of the flourishes on some of them as they were a bit busy for my taste.
Hope you enjoyed these, and it gave you some insight into thinking outside the cute, red box that this kit comes in!
Here's most of what I used to make these cards (there are various bits and bobs that are retired): Christmas Wishlist
Does your family need a little nudge in the right direction to find something to put under your tree? If so, here's a wish list for you to write down what your heart desires.
You can fill it out and either leave it in a strategic place, or send it back to me with contact info and I will get in touch with your nominated gift-giver to make the process super-simple. I can also issue gift certificates for products or classes! 
I've been saving cards that catch my eye on Facebook and Pinterest, and had a chance to sit down and play with the designs last weekend. Here's one that I CASE'd from Karen Barber.
I like the rich, Early Espresso brown offset by the bright Real Red, Old Olive and gold. The Tin Tile embossing folder and check patterns really remind me of the small country town where my husband grew up in Central Illinois.
Yes, I fussy-cut these holly and berry images. It's a very calming and centering exercise I find. I just put on a movie, tv show or music and sit with my very sharp paper snips and go for it. I used a different ribbon and stamped the Buffalo Check background stamp for the bottom panel instead of using an Early Espresso plaid sheet from the Neutrals 6x6 DSP. I added the sentiment and an extra spray of holly and berries to the bottom, too. It feels good to use up stuff in my stash...I think I need to restock some red ribbon! Here's what I used: Christmas Wishlist
Does your family need a little nudge in the right direction to find something to put under your tree? If so, here's a wish list for you to write down what your heart desires.
You can fill it out and either leave it in a strategic place, or send it back to me with contact info and I will get in touch with your nominated gift-giver to make the process super-simple. I can also issue gift certificates for products or classes! 
Last Thursday we had a very nasty, hot, windy and dusty day so I decided to stay inside and have a crafternoon! Inspired by Narelle Fasulo, I made this series of cards with items from the Perennial Essence Suite.
I used the same concept for each, just changed up the number and position of the flowers as well as the colour of vellum and coordinating cardstock, ink and ribbon.
The flowers and leaves are stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. There are 2 tricks to this - use an Embossing Buddy to cut static and oils that make stray powder stick to the vellum, and keep the heat tool moving to minimise (but not eliminate) the vellum warping.
I used a variety of sentiments and cut them out with the Stitched Shapes Dies. The vellum is attached to he Whisper White panels with Tear & Tape stuck behind the sentiments and flowers.
I didn't have a So Saffron ribbon in my stash, so I coloured the Silver ⅜" Metallic-Edge Ribbon with my So Saffron Light Stampin' Blend marker. So easy and a perfect match! Did you note the double-bow on the Old Olive card? It's a great way to bulk up a very thin ribbon like that one.
I'm thinking that this is going to be a little hostess gift for someone this holiday season....
If you were hoping to see a card with a daisy flower on it, sorry to disappoint you today. This Daisy is my friend's golden retriever! Ever since she was a puppy she has loved being on the ottoman watching animals and kids on the TV, so that's what I re-created on my card.
Of course, she had to be watching Aussie animals, LOL!
My friend sent me pics of Daisy and her card: 
Such a good girl!
The DSP is retired, but below are the other items I used to make this card. December Gifts Class RSVP Deadline Today!
We also made this card in my November Monthly Card Class.
Inspired by a card Kathleen McDonald posted on Facebook, I wound up keeping the Magnolia theme and basic layout, but changing most other aspects.
We stamped the small flower image from Good Morning Magnolia onto Whisper White and coloured it with Stampin' Blends. It's cut out with a Stitched Shapes circle die and popped up on the next-larger stitched circle shape in Mossy Meadow. The sentiment is from Healing Hugs, is cut out with a die from the Stitched Rectangles set, and also popped up on Mossy Meadow with Stampin' Dimensionals (again, I gave my participants their choice in sentiment and we had many different ones used). We stamped the card base with the larger magnolia image from Magnolia Blooms. FYI, Kathleen's card used only stamps from Magnolia Blooms... it's very easy to do this card with limited supplies. Here's another one I made doing just that (except for the sentiment, which is from Butterfly Gala (I just can't help myself, LOL!). 
Here's a list of supplies used:
December Gifts Class RSVP Deadline Tomorrow
Here's another Christmas card we made in my November class.
I CASE'd this card from Dawn Barwick, and I love it's simplicity and mass-produce-ability with a variety of the Wrapped in Plaid DSP colours and patterns.
This card is the first one that I used this realistic-looking pine tree on, and it comes in two stamps, one for the branches and one for the trunk. I discovered that it's much easier to stamp the branches, punch it out, and then position the trunk exactly where it belongs. Here's what I used to make this card: Christmas Sorted?
1 month until Christmas Day - are you going to be ready?
Would you benefit from my December Gifts Class? RSVP deadline is this Wednesday, 27 November! 
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Meet NancyI've been paper-crafting since 2006, and an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator since 2010. I love sharing my craft with others, either through classes or by creating special cards and gifts that meet their needs. Join me in creating fun! 
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