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Tag! You're it for the Holidays!

9/18/2019

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In December, I will be teaching a class at our local community college through their Continuing Education program. It's pretty close to Christmas and a little late for starting to make all of your Christmas cards, so instead, we will be making a dozen gift tags and then turning a couple of them into full-sized cards. So today, I have been working on making some samples to advertise the class. And you get a sneak peak!

I used the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper from the 2019 Holiday Catalog and three stamp sets. Two of the sets are retired. One is from last year, Beautiful Blizzard, and the other is from over 10 years ago, Season of Joy. This is the one with the Christmas tree. I love it! It is such a fun, whimsical Christmas set. The third set is from the 2019 Holiday Catalog, So Many Stars. 

Click here to see a complete supply list for all of the currently available supplies. 

It was so much fun making these tags! I hope my students in December have as much fun learning some basic stamping and papercrafting techniques on these mini canvases.  
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A Wicked Birthday

9/16/2019

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Today I participated again in the TGIF challenges. This time, it was a sketch challenge. I love sketch challenges! I find that instead of being a challenge, they make card making easier. This week's sketch is pretty basic and leaves lots of room for creativity. But I kept my design pretty simple.


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For my card, I used the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper from the 2019 Holiday Catalog. This paper has so many fun and creepy images with lots of amusing details - like the titles of the books.
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I cut the books on the left of the card from another sheet of the paper that looks like library shelves full of spooky, creepy books. I scored a line between the books and then folded them and rolled the books slightly. Although it's hard to see in the photo, I wanted the them to look like individual books with raised spines. To help them keep their shape, I cut apart mini dimensionals and placed them under the books, then I put a thin line of liquid adhesive where the edges of the books are. This raises the inside of the spine while holding the edges down to the paper and gives each book a curved spine. 

Since the "Wicked" die cut overlapped the books, I had to put dimensionals on it as well. This required quite a bit of finesse as the type is fairly thin and I had to cut the already small mini dimensionals into smaller pieces. 

I also popped the little spider on a dimensional and added a line in black to make it look like the spider was hanging off the words. 
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Since I can never seem to make just one card, I made a second, very similar card, using different patterns from the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper. I cut the spider from some green glitter paper I had in my stash to give it a little glitz. 

I had a lot of fun with this week's sketch challenge. It was a wicked good time!
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project use up my stash

9/13/2019

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A few years ago, I made a goal to try to use up my stash of papers so I would have room to add new stuff to my collection. But it's REEEAAALLLYYYY hard to not buy new stuff when there are so many shiny new stamps, papers, and inks available. Needless to say, I didn't get very far before I eventually broke down and started buying new inks, papers, stamp sets, and dies. 

As many of you know, I was an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator from 1998-2008. During those 10 years, I amassed a lot of supplies. I had complete sets of ink pads and markers and a healthy stash of cardstock and designer series paper. 

I was a demonstrator when SU! first changed a significant number of their signature colors (2005). While you can't see it in this photo, I have another couple dozen of the old, old, old-style ink pads in original SU! colors. Luckily, I left not long after they began introducing In-Colors - their yearly sets of 5 colors that are available for only 2 years before being retired. Otherwise, this stack of ink pads would be even more unwieldy.

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​That wooden container is designed to hold 48-52 ink pads. Stampin' Up! has gone through a couple of color refreshes since I was last a demonstrator. As I have been adding the new colors to the box, I have been kicking out the old ones and am quickly running out of room in the area surrounding the box. ​
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However, I still have all this cardstock and Designer Series Paper in retired colors. It seems a waste not to use it and I can't get rid of the ink pads while I still have the coordinating papers. 

So, I took an inventory of all of my paper product. I was able to discard a few ink pads from my stash when I discovered I no longer had any paper to match. 
But I still have a long, long way to go. These plastic bins are filled with Designer Series Paper. Do you know how long it takes to use up a single sheet of 12"x12" patterned paper when you are making cards? A long time. The half dozen cards I made used less than 1/2 of a sheet of Designer Series Paper. (*Side note: I should really get back on top of my scrapbooks. That might speed up this project.)
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Since I became a demonstrator again in March, #ProjectUseUpMyStash has taken the back burner and my retired stash is starting to get dusty. So, in an effort to conquer this mound of paper, I am going to regularly share projects I make with retired paper.

​No, you can no longer buy the paper. Although if you really fall in love with a piece, I might be willing to share. But maybe you have your own stash of papers fallen to the wayside while your head was turned by all the new pretties in the Holiday Catalog. Let's start using our stashes and sharing our creations with the world. Nobody's going to know, or care, that your paper is 5, 10, or 20 years old. They will be too excited by the beautiful handmade cards, pages, and projects you've shared with them. 
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 This week, I paired the Cup of Christmas stamp set and the Cup of Cheer dies from the 2019 Holiday Catalog with the Holiday Thyme Designer Series Paper from the 2006 Holiday mini catalog. This paper coordinates with the colors True Thyme and Cranberry Crisp from the very first class of In-Colors available during the 2006-2007 catalog year. (Yup, they were only available for one year.) It also uses Bravo Burgundy and Bashful Blue, which had been introduced in the 2005 color refresh. Finally, the Holiday Thyme Designer Series Paper incorporates Old Olive, the only color currently available from Stampin' Up! Luckily, I still have cardstock and ink in all of those colors.

This paper is gorgeous! Lots of stripes and patterns that don't distract from your focal images, plus this poinsettia paper. I quickly made 7 cards (a baker's half dozen?). These cards could easily be made using current Designer Series Papers like Wrapped in Plaid or Let It Snow, or any of the numerous Christmas themed prints you have in your own stash!
So, dive into your stash and get crafting! Leave a comment below sharing what you come up with or use #ProjectUseUpMyStash on Instagram. 
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TGIF Color Challenge

9/9/2019

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This week, I participated in the TGIF Challenge again. It was a color challenge to use the colors Merry Merlot, Basic Black, and Very Vanilla on a card. I chose to combine these colors with the To a Wild Rose stamp set and the Wild Rose dies. The results were stunning! I love these colors together because they are so dramatic.

I stamped the solid image and the shading image of the rose in Merry Merlot on Very Vanilla cardstock and added a black center using a Tuxedo Black Momento ink. I die cut the leaves from Basic Black, Very Vanilla, and Vellum cardstock using the Wild Rose dies. I wanted a little sparkle in the card, so I added a little silver thread under the rose as well. The leaves and thread were mounted on a square of Merry Merlot cardstock cut using the Stitched Shapes dies. It's hard to see, but I popped up the rose on some dimensionals. To give the card even more texture, I embossed the Basic Black cardstock with the Subtle embossing folder. To finish the card, I added a greeting cut from Very Vanilla cardstock using the Well Written dies. 
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I can't wait to use this color combination on more cards! For more examples of Merry Merlot, Basic Black, and Very Vanilla cards, go check out TGIF Challenges. 
Supplies:
  • To a Wild Rose stamp set (149452)
  • Wild Rose dies (149547)
  • Well Written dies (148534)
  • Stitched Shapes dies (145372)
  • Subtle 3D embossing folder (151775)
  • Vellum cardstock (101856)
  • Basic Black cardstock (121045)
  • Very Vanilla cardstock (101650)
  • Merry Merlot cardstock (146979)
  • Merry Merlot ink (147112)
  • Tuxedo Black Momento ink (132708)
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Holiday Catalog videos

9/6/2019

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Yesterday, I hosted my first ever virtual stamp party. It was so much fun! During the "party," I demonstrated some projects using stamps from the new Holiday Catalog (as well as one from the Annual Catalog). If you missed the party, you can watch the videos on replay by joining the Facebook group at http://bit.ly/OnYGoParty. 
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Just a Little Note....

Check You Out stamp set (149462)
Pear Pizzaz ink and cardstock (147104 & 131201)
Soft Sea Foam ink and cardstock (147102 & 146988)
Whisper White cardstock (100730)
Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (149613)
Rich Razzleberry ink (147091)
Soft Suede ink (147115)
​Polka Dot Tulle ribbon (146912)
Enjoy a Cuppa....

Cup of Christmas stamp set (150491)
Cup of Cheer dies (151150) 
Coastal Cabana ink and cardstock (147097 & 131297)
Gorgeous Grape ink and cardstock (147099 & 146987)
Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (149613)
Polka Dot Tulle ribbon (146912)
Brick & Mortar embossing folder (149643)
​Stitched Shape dies (145372)
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A Spray of Stars....

So Many Stars stamp set (150496)
Stitched Stars dies (140653)
Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper (150429)
Subtle 3D embossing folder (151775)
Copper Foil sheet (142020)
Night of Navy cardstock (100867)
Mossy Meadow cardstock (133676)
Celestial Copper Delicata ink (150707)
Very Vanilla cardstock (101650)
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