Daily Archives: November 20, 2011

Hi There,

Well life is getting back to normal now that Russ’ ticker is ticking correctly.  🙂  Whew!

Anyhow, my Sis, Sonja is here visiting from Colorado and has been on a mission creating cards.   She doesn’t stamp much at her home but when she visits me she likes to take full advantage of my stamp room, grin.   It’s always fun seeing your obsession through someone else’s eyes.   Makes me realize how blessed I am to have all the crafting supplies that I have.  And yes, you really realize what an abundance of stuff you collect.   The one with the most stamps at the end wins, right?

Since my Sis wants to hang out in my stamp room I decided to start making my Christmas cards.   I’m not one to crank out 150 cards of one design.  Mass production is definitely not my thing.    So today’s tutorial is one of many Christmas card designs that I will be sending out personally to friends and family.  This one comes together very quickly.   I hope you enjoy the tutorial below, as much as I enjoyed making it. 

Please have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving week! 

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Reminder. . . . .

I have something to give away to one of my Stampin’ Up! customers.  For the month of November, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward a full set of  Stampin’ Up! Many Marvelous Markers a $109.95 value,  for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.

  

About the Many Marvelous Set of Markers:

 ■ Dual tipped markers: .5 mm fine point and flexible brush
■ Set of 38, packaged in rigid plastic case with handle
■ Includes colors from all 4 color collections

■ Odorless, water-based dye ink
■ Coordinate with Classic Stampin’ Pads and exclusive Stampin’ Up! card stock
■ Finger grips on cap aid in easy cap removal

I hope you can get excited about this, I am!  I cannot rave enough about these markers.   Not sure what I would do without my set.  I use them pretty much every time I create something.

I will select the winning customer on December 1, 2011 using a Random number generator.   Good Luck!

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps:  Stampin’ Up!  Winter Post

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede card stock.

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso and Basic Black

Accessories:  Stampin’ Up!  Cherry Cobbler Ribbon, Snowflake punch, sponge, post it note.

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Cut my card stock layers, the picture show layers largest to smallest with measurements (Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Letters to Santa Designer Paper and Soft Suede.

Sponged two Early Espresso ink spots on the Soft Suede main image panel.  The spots are where I will be punching out the snowflakes.

Punched out 2 snowflakes.

Ripped a hill shape in a post it note and put it on my card stock as a mask to create the hill shape by sponging in Early Espresso ink.

Stamped the deer using Basic Black ink.

Adhered the main image panel to the Designer Series paper.

Assembled the rest of my card and added Cherry Cobbler ribbon.  Here is the finished card measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.

May your week be filled with the people you love.

Until my next post. . . . .

Hugs,

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