Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

Good afternoon!  I wanted to drop by to share with you the projects for this weekends Stamp-a-Stack.  You are going to LOVE this class, there are so many fun techniques, folds, accessories, and stamp sets and I can't wait to share them with you.  Since this is a Christmas class we still have the add on option but will be making three everyday cards (they use the Spice Cake fabric which is so beautiful).  Check them out below....

There's still time to register, but contact me soon to reserve your spot.!

Hope to see you Sunday,

Diana

A Cute Christmas!

Does it always seem like now much how you plan for the holidays you alway spend the entire month on the run?  That is definately how I've felt this month, which has left little time for "fun stamping."  You know what that is, just having fun creating with now specifice recipient in mind.  Since both Aidan and have have been sick this weekend several of the christmas parties we wer planning to go to we've had to pass so I've had some unplanned time and I was able to participate in this weeks Stamping 411 challenge. 

This weeks card uses the A Cute Christmas Stamp Set and the Candy Cane Christmas DSP, two of my favorite items this year.  The cardbase is Blushing Bride with a piece of Baja Breeze cardstock on top.  I used a piece of 5/8" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon to wrap around the DSP and then tied a nice big bow.  The main stamp image was colored in with Stampin' Write Markers and then I added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to the snow with a 2 Way Glue Pen.  The entire image was punched out with the Large Oval Punch and then layered on a piece of Garden Green cardstock that I punched with the Decorative Label Punch.

The final touch was the greeting from the Four Holidays stamp set with Early Espresso Ink.  Now check out the sketch challenge provided this week.

I love this card, it has lots of dimension and just screams happy holidays.

Hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Diana

Convenion Swaps Day #3

It's amazing how fast the week is flying but I'm having a blast. This morning I get start off with a breakfast with a group of demonstrators who have have been working on recruiting with Stampin' Up. I'm super excited because not only with Shelli Gardner and the rest of the SU! executive team be at the breakfast but we get priority seating for this mornings general session so I'm hoping to be right up front.

As the swaps continue today I'm swaping another 3D item along with my two cards.

Stamp Set: Party Hearty

Ink: Old Olive, Real Red, Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Old Olive, Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Celebrations, DSP

Accessories: Bitty Box & Envelope Bigz XL Die, Whisper White, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Word Window Punch

Stamp Set(s): Holiday Lineup, Four Holidays, Santa's Lineup Jumbo Wheel

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso, Assorted Stampin' Write Markers

Paper: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Soft Suede, Garden Green

Accessories: Crystal Rhinestone Round Brads, Snowflake Punch, Crystal Effects, Champagne Mist Shimmer Spray

Note: I sprayed both the snowflake and cardbase with Champagne shimmer spray so it really sparkles in real life.

Ink: Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker

Paper: So Saffron, Poppy Parade, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede, Crumb Crake, Tempting Turquoise, Pawsitively Prints II DSP

Accessories: Poppy Parade 1/2" Poly-Stiched Ribbon, Misc. Build a Bear Big Shot Dies

This card came out so cute but boy is it a lot of work cutting clothes and dressing 25 bears (thanks Michelle for everything). Kids love these great cards.

Holiday Mini Catalog Samples

What a crazy week!

After having a great Big Shot class this weekend (thank you all for attending) and prepping for the next class this Friday, I haven't had the chance to do any stamping this week (yeah, hard to believe). So instead I thought I would show you the 2 cards I made for the Mini catalog swap I participated. They're pretty straight forward cards so rather than going into detail I'm just going to list the supplies used.

Stamp(s): Serene Snowflakes, Yuletide Greetings
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive, and Christmas Cocoa DSP
Ink: Real Red, Soft Suede, Old Olive
Accessories: Oval Scallop Punch, Large Oval Punch, Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Big Shot, Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder (love this, stamp the paper first and then run it through your Big Shot to creat dry embossed paper)


Stamp(s): Delightful Decorations, Four the Holidays
Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Old Olive, and Christmas Cocoa DSP(this is the great, soft flocked paper)
Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy, Old Olive
Accessories: Decoration Punch, Gold Brad, Gold Elastic Cord

This is a very simple card but would be great if you have to make a large quantity.

Hope you enjoy!

Holiday Mini Sneak Peak

Happy Sunday!

What a hectic weekend. After being out of town all week for work I returned home to help host the neighborhood Fantasy Football draft party that my husbands involved in on Saturday. It was great to see all our friends but it means today we've all been exhausted and just kind of chillin'. I did at least have some time to create this weeks entry in the Stamping 411 challenge. For this weeks challenge I had to play with some of the great new stamps sets and accessories from the upcoming holiday mini catalog (I love that one of the perks of being a demonstrator is that we get to preorder items from the new catalogs before they are officially released. Let me know if this is something you want to take advantage of as well!

This card starts with a base of Real Red Cardstock and the Merry Moments DSP. The main image is from the new Yuletide Greetings stamp set. I stamped the wreath with Old Olive ink on Very Vanilla cardstock. I used my Real Red marker to highlight the berries around the wreath. Then I used the stamp-a-majig to line up the stocking stamp in the center of the wreath with Chocolate Chip ink. Then I used my markers to color in the stocking (love the little teddy bear and rocking horse!). I distressed the edges of the cardstock with Old Olive ink and the Stampin' Sponge. The image was then matted on a piece of Not Quite Navy Cardstock.

The sentiment is from the Four Holidays stamp set (also from the new mini catalog) and once again I used the stamp-a-majig to line up the greating around the sides of the main image. The accent was created using the Big Shot and the Birds and Blooms Sizzlets die with Real Red and Garden Green cardstock. I layered it to create kind of a poinsetta and finished it off with a Red Fire Circle Crystal Brad.

This is definately a cool card and I really like the classic look to this stamp set, even if it does take a while to color in all the images, it's definately worth it.

Hope you enjoy and have a great week!