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  • Simply Elegent Emboss Resist Christmas Card with Totally Trees

    Its been a busy holiday season around here!  My kids are in full swing of school and extra-curricular activities winter performances.  Between last week and this coming week, we have something happening every day.  But I still love the season and all the opportunities to see everyone and see the joy in my kids faces as they get to perform and show us what they have been working on! 

    Well, let me share a little of my joy… one of the holiday cards I’ll be sending out this year to send some cheer.  This was a card I created for one of my holiday card classes and it uses the awesome Totally Trees stamp set (it’s retiring this month, FYI!) and the great emboss resist stamping technique.

    Tips for making this card:

    • Heat emboss your tree image onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using White embossing powder AFTER cutting out your oval!  Normally I advise folks to stamp first and then die cut, but in this case, because you want to make sure your trees are spaced so they will all fit in your oval, it works better to stamp after cutting out the shape.
    • Use the yellow Stampin’ Sponges for smooth color coverage over your embossed images.  Once you have done your heat embossing, you can sponge color right over the top of them to create a colored background.  The ink won’t stick to the shiny embossed areas, so you get color in between the tiniest of details.  And the yellow sponges give you a much smoother color coverage than sponge daubers and makeup sponges!
    • Add some sparkle and color shading with Wink of Stella.  If you look at my trees, you’ll notice that the blue looks a little darker around the tree branches.  That is because I colored with the clear Wink of Stella after I was done sponging the background.  The glitter paint darkened the background slightly and adds lots of shimmer to the card in person!

    I had been using my layering ovals for the blue scalloped background and then wanted to add a little more detail so I ran some SNAIL adhesive on the back of the blue oval and created loops out of the Silver Metallic Thread and just pressed the loops into the adhesive on the back of the oval to hold them in place.  I also layered everything over some of the Loose Burlap Ribbon to add a rustic or natural touch… and to keep the card from drowning in blue. Smile

    Change the colors and the sentiment and you could use this for a sympathy, masculine birthday, or thinking of you card any time of the year!

    Christmas is coming!  Make sure your holiday orders will arrive on time!

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    Stampin’ Up has said that the deadline for orders to arrive before Christmas is December 15th.  If you are on the west coast, you may have a little more time, but don’t add stress this holiday season.  I know I’m trying to wrap up my holiday shopping lists…so get those last few gifts (for you or for a friend!) and then kick back and enjoy not having to worry or stalk the delivery man. Smile 

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    Project Measurements
    • Soft Sky cardstock – 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”
    • Island Indigo cardstock – 1 3/4” x 5 1/2”
    • Whisper White – 1/2” x 3 1/2”

    Product List

    Totally Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set

    $26.00

    Santa's Sleigh Photopolymer Stamp Set

    $21.00

    Heat Tool

    $49.95

    White Stampin' Emboss Powder

    $5.00

    Embossing Buddy

    $6.00

    Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

    $8.00

    Silver Metallic Thread

    $3.00

    5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

    $7.00

    Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.00

    Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.00

    Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.00

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $9.00

    Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Stamping Sponges

    $3.50

    Big Shot

    $110.00

    Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

    $35.00

    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00

    SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

    $7.00

  • Christmas Card Kit including a Festival of Trees Christmas Card in Blue

    See, I told you I’d be back with more projects to share! Smile Today’s card is one that I put together for a Christmas Card stamp-a-stack last month.  We were making a bunch of Christmas cards and I had seen this one on Pinterest and thought it was so pretty.  It was created by Amy O’Neill and I had to make a few tweaks to get it to fit with the supplies I had but I think it turned out rather cute!

    One thing that is a bit hard to see from the first picture is that I made the silver garland on the tree especially shiny thanks to silver embossing powder.  Awww… once again, totally forgetting about heat embossing until I do it and am reminded how fabulous it looks on a project!

    You can also see that pretty All is Calm designer paper and the coordinating Lost Lagoon ribbon – both from the Holiday Catalog.  Don’t forget, that catalog is only good for another couple weeks and than most of the items (including this paper and ribbon) will no longer be available!

    Now, as I mentioned, this was for my Stamp-a-Stack and while I’ll be sharing photos from most of the cards from this class over the next week, I also have made the class available at a discount or even FREE to folks starting today!  Check it out:

    2015 Christmas Card kit

    After my last Stamp-a-Stack Christmas Card class, I realized that I had accidentally cut too many card supplies!  Whoops!  And since I have enough Christmas cards ready for this year, I thought I would offer them up to you all at a discount.  You get all the precut cardstock, die cuts, and embossing folder work done for you for 9 cards – 3 each of each design, plus the envelopes.  You can either get the kit:

    1. Mailed to you FREE with a $40 order when you use hostess code XMUM7PJZ
      (note – if your order is over $150, don’t use the hostess code – I’ll make sure you still get your card kit!)
    2. Mailed to you for only $18
    3. Instructions only emailed to you for $2.95

    Supplies are limited!  So, don’t delay if you’d like your own set. 🙂  I hope you enjoy them as much as my class did!

    Purchase the full Christmas Card Kit ($18 shipped)




    Purchase the Christmas Card Kit – Instructions Only ($2.95)




     

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    Project Supplies Used:
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