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Painted Christmas Sketch Card

I did a Facebook Live video on Saturday showing some cards made with this sketch.

The Christmas card I shared using this sketch was made with the Christmas Season bundle from the Holiday 2021 catalog.  The measurements of the layers on this card are as follows:

Base layer: Early Espresso cardstock 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"(folde in half for form card).

Layer 1: Crumb cake cardstock 4" x 5 1/4"

Layer 2: Painted Christmas designer paper 2" x 4"

Layer 3: Painted Christmas designer paper 1 3/4" x 5"

Layer 4: Painted Christmas designer paper: 1 3/4" x 4"

Layer 5: circle cut from the layering circles dies out of soft seafoam cardstock

Here is the card:

All of the supplies used are listed below.  Supplies can be ordered from my website. 

You can see the Facebook Live video where I create a Halloween card with this card sketch here.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

tams# 64540

Product List

Christmas Season Bundle (English)

[156801]

$54.00

Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156292]

$11.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

$8.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$7.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$7.50

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$7.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$7.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

$7.50

Sweetest Christmas card

The Sweetest Time bundle is an amazing bundle!  I was overwhelmed with it at first.  But once you get the hang of it there is much to love about it. The border dies are quite unique.  This card is pretty easy and simple.  

 

Here are the supplies used to make this card.  All supplies can be ordered on my website. 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

 

tams# 53563

Product List

Sweetest Time Bundle (English)

[155169]

$45.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

$8.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$7.50

Gilded Gems

[152478]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Peppermints in a jar

Do you like to craft with someone or by yourself.  I like to do both.  But when I am stuck or need some inspiration it's great to have a friend or two who can give you their input.  I got that input on this card from my friend Kathy.  We bounced ideas off of each other and came up with this.  I'm really pleased how it turned out! The jar of flowers stamp set was on my first order when the annual catalog came out.  It's a fun set combined with the punch but combine with other stamp sets you have and a whole other world opens up!  I used the candy cane and the peppermint candies from the Sweetest Time stamp set in the Holiday catalog.  

It's also fun to carry on some design into the inside of your card.  I made a smudge on the inside panel but this only gives opportunity for embellishment.  How did you fix a boo boo on your card?  Did it improve the overall design?

All supplies are listed below and can be ordered on my website here.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

tams# 52252

Product List

Jar Of Flowers Bundle

[154064]

$36.75

Sweetest Time Bundle (English)

[155169]

$45.75

‘Tis The Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[153489]

$11.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder

[151801]

$10.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131198]

$8.75

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$30.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$10.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

$5.00

Last week I spent some time playing around in my craft room making Christmas cards. I have 2 packs of the Forever Gold laser cut designer paper pack. There are a lot of die cuts in these packs and I wanted to use some of them on Christmas cards. I found a layout I liked using the large fern looking die cut on Pinterest. I changed it to a Christmas card. Here's the result.

tams# 52135

Product List

Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper

[152493]

$15.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder

[152320]

$10.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Wonderful Gems

[153536]

$8.00

For Unto Us Cling Stamp Set

[153335]

$21.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Christmas Tree card make over

Last week I did a Facebook Live video on a card I re-made into a new card with current product.  I liked the layout of the card and it translated well into this new card.

 

Here is a list of supplies used in the card. All supplies are available on my online website.  The online website is updated so if you have been there before it may look a little different.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathleen

 

tams# 48526

Product List

Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)

[149418]

$17.00

‘Tis The Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[153489]

$11.50

Pine Tree Punch

[149521]

$18.00

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$7.50

Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143708]

$10.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$30.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

All The Trimmings Embellishments

[153540]

$8.00

Let It Snow Snowman

My craft room is finished and I've started to create in there.  So exciting!  I've been without a creative space for at least 1 1/2 years.  We moved from Texas to an apartment in Minnesota while our house was being built.  Then we moved into our house in November 2018.  My husband started my building my craft room in April 2019 and just recently finished.  I will share photos and video of the craft room in a future post.  

Here is a card I recently made using the Snowman Season bundle.  The bundle includes the Snowman Season stamp set and snowman builder punch.  This one really tickled my fancy!

All supplies are listed below.  As always you can order them through my website here.

 

 

tams# 39385

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Snowman Season Bundle (En)

[152337]

$32.25

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

Santa Swap Card

Greetings! I'm still over here in my little corner of the world in our tiny little apartment waiting for our house to be built.  I don't have any space for stamping but I miss it so I signed up for a swap with fellow demonstrators for cards made out of product from the upcoming holiday catalog.  One swap is a Christmas themed swap and the other is anything else out of the Holiday catalog.  I did this for multiple reasons.  I knew it would force me to stamp even though I don't have the space and all of my stuff around me.  I also wanted cards back from others for fun card ideas to share with you.  And it's fun!  So I ordered my supplies from the demonstrator pre-order(demonstrators get to order a month early.  A fun demonstrator perk!) and signed up for the two swaps. 

 

I set up a banquet table in our "living room" and got to work.  It was crowded and challenging but also so much fun!  Here is a picture of my set up.

 

Pretty chaotic right?  But let's face it: many of us don't have the ideal set up for stamping and crafting but we make it work if we love it enough.  So I cranked out 24 or so of the following cards for the Christmas swap.

This is a z-fold card.  Pretty easy.  You just score the card in 1/2 at the 5 1/2" mark and again at 2 3/4" mark.  Then fold in a z to form the card.  I used the pretty papers from the Festive Farmhouse paper pack.  I colored in Santa with stampin' blends my favorite alcohol markers.  All of the details of what I used for the cards are below.

 

tams# 25444

Product List

Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[147820]

$11.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine

[147888]

$8.00

So Santa Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147821]

$23.00

Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144576]

$4.50

Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144574]

$4.50

Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker

[144606]

$4.50

Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144582]

$4.50

Basic Black Light Sstampin' Blends

[147940]

$4.50

Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[145054]

$4.50

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

 

You will be able to order all of the product used to make these cards starting on September 1, 2018 on my website.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Kathleen

Quick Gingerbread card

I wanted to make a quick card with the new Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies.  I just got it on Tuesday and couldn't wait to see what it looks like. You get circles, ovals and squares.  It adds a nice finishing touch with little effort.  My favorite!  Here's a quick look at a card I put together in about 15 minutes.

 

tams# 10029

Product List

Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper

[141981]

$11.00

Candy Cane Lane Designer Washi Tape

[141985]

$8.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

[101731]

$8.00

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141749]

$25.00

Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Bundle

[143493]

$35.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad

[126979]

$6.50

Duet Banner Punch

[141483]

$18.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

 

You can order your own too!  You can see the order information above.  You can go to my website and order yours.  Remember there are stamp sets that are on sale in November too!  These are stamps that coordinate well with the new Stitched Shapes framelits.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

 

 

Christmas Deer and specials

Hi, welcome back!  Starting today the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog has gone live and you can now order from it.  This catalog is fantastic!  I'm so excited to share it with you!  This is my first project from the catalog.  While I was in Minnesota I wanted to give my Minnesota friends that came to my stamping class a sneak peek at the new catalog.  I made this card for all of my class attendees as a bonus.

The deer head is punched out with the Cookie Cutter builder punch.  Then I punched it out twice more to get the "legs" of the deer.  This clever idea was not my own.  I case'd this idea from a fellow demonstrator, Marilyn Ge.  The rest of the card was my design.  Do you see that embossed background?  It is a new kind of embossing folder that does a real deep impression to give an almost 3d effect.  Very cool!  Here are the details of the products used on this card.  As always all products can be ordered on my website here. You can also see the Holiday catalog by clicking on the picture on my right side bar or you can view it right here.

 

tams# 8861

Product List

Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142043]

$21.00

Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper

[141981]

$11.00

Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143537]

$10.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

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

[100730]

$9.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102482]

$8.00

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

[115318]

$8.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Cookie Cutter Builder Punch

[140396]

$18.00

Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Bundle

[143493]

$35.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

 

Ok, now for some Specials.  From Sept. 1 - Sept. 21, Stampin' Up! will be offering weekly specials.  This week the specials are:

 

http://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Promotions/NA/2016/9_September/Special%20Offers/Special%20Offers-US.pdf

 

There will be new specials available Sept. 8 and another new set, Sept. 15.  Check back to see them!

 

Paper Pumpkin Special:

 

Have you ever wanted to try Paper Pumpkin?  Now is a great time!  Right now through October 10 new subscribers can pay for one month at the low rate of $19.95 and get one month for FREE.  That is only $10 each for two months of Paper Pumpkin!  Paper Pumpkin is a monthly craft kit sent to your door.  Inside the kit are all of the supplies you need to make that month's projects.  Each month's projects are a surprise!  It could be cards or other crafty items.  You can subscribe for 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, or monthly.  So many options for crafty goodness!  You can go here to get your BOGO offer: PaperPumpkin.com.  Be sure to put BOGO in the promo code field and please select me as your demonstrator!  I hope you give it a try! 

 

Check out some of the projects made with past projects on Pinterest.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Kathleen

Christmas tags

Are you going crazy running around getting ready for Christmas?  I know I was, until I reminded myself to slow down, take a few deep breaths and realize that this is all self inflicted.  It's so easy to get caught up in the busyness.  But the real reason for the season is Jesus' birth.  He brought us peace and joy.  Why not accept that gift?  For me, there are such high expectations for the celebrations.  I want to make everything just right for my kids and family.  It will all work out.  It's mostly about being with family and celebrating the occasion.

One of the things I like to do is make special gift tags for the presents I give to family and friends.  We made some at Mireya's Stampin' Up! party last weekend.

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I like to keep the tags and re-use them the next year or put them on a scrapbook page.

I hope your holiday season is going well.

I will be in Minnesota for Christmas.  I'm even teaching a class while I'm there!  See this post for more information.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen