SUOC60 Glitter Galore

Today on Stampin' Up Only challenges, we are focusing on projects with glitter.  With a little self-reflection, I realized I don't like working with glitter.  The first card I made was so not me, so I tried again.  First I'll show you Take Two, a blingy Christmas tag.

I thought a glitter window would provide plenty of sparkle.

A few die-cut snowflakes and added touches.  I used the Sticky Pages to get glitter all over my main image.

Stamps: Christmas Lodge; Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Brushed Silver, Snow Festival DSP; Ink: Baja Breeze, Always Artichoke, Black Stazon; Accessories: Very Vanilla seam binding, Linen Thread, Dazzling Diamonds, Rhinestone Jewels, 1/2" Circle punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Trio Flower punch, Stylus, Window Collection framelits, Northern Frost decorative strip, Big Shot, Sticky Sheets, Dimensionals.

Take One: When I was flipping through the Holiday catalog, I saw the set Affection Collection.  My daughter loves this set, so I tried to channel my inner tween (or 5-year-old going on tween) to create a card with lots of pink and glitter.

I couldn't get myself to pull out lots of loose glitter when I've cleaned the house for class that night, so I went with some retired specialty patterned paper with embedded glitter and glimmer paper.  We'll see if Little Missy approves.  I think she'll like the 3-D flying wings.  ETA: She said, "That is beautiful!"  :)

Stamps: Affection Collection; Paper: Pink Pirouette, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Sending Love DSP, Love Impressions DSP, Cherry Cobbler Glimmer; Ink: Real Red, Basic Gray; Accessories: Real Red taffeta ribbon, Small Heart punch, Sewing machine, Thread, Stapler, Dimensionals.

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Winter Trees

While crafting, I came across a die I purchased and haven't used.  Still in the package!  :o  So I used it to make a silly little card for fun.

The die is Merry Details, and it cuts the cute little trees.  It is retired now.  I think I picked it up off the clearance rack.

I used an interesting sketch from iSpy Sketch Challenge #43,

ColourQ Challenge #166, and Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #147.

Stamps: Patterned Pine; Paper: Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Comfort Cafe DSP, Beyond the Garden DSP, Island Oasis DSP; Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Midnight Muse; Accessories: Midnight Muse ribbon, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Coluzzle, Square Lattice EF, Merry Details die, Ovals die, Big Shot, Dimensionals.

The larger trees in the layout was throwing me, so I decided to try again.

This one is for Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge #61 and this week's Our Creative Corner challenge (stitching and fabric).

I used a running stitch to create the yo-yo.

Paper: Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Deck the Halls DSP; Accessories: Linen thread, Early Espresso baker's twine, Always Artichoke button, Deck the Halls designer fabric, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Square Lattice EF, Merry Details die, Circles #2 die, Big Shot, Burlap, Needle, Dimensionals.

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FM88 Sketchy Masculine Bling

I needed a masculine card.  I haven't bought many masculine sets recently, so I'm back with the leaves again (hello again Thanksgiving!). Honestly, Fall goes so quickly, and it's at that time I create some of my favorite projects.  And we are having our Thanksgiving turkey this weekend, so it's all good!  The trick is to incorporate some bling in a masculine card.

I had to try Amanda's tutorial for making dirty leaves.  A little bit of gold smooch and glimmer paper...  I went with neutral backgrounds to focus on the leaves.  And I decided to skip the sentiment.  The tulle adds such a fun texture!  Hint: Make sure you think about which way to place your leaves in the embossing folder, to get your veins going the right way.  Once you get that far, like me, you won't want to start over.  ;)

Paper: So Saffron, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Natural Composition DSP, Gold Glimmer; Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Real Red, Soft Suede; Accessories: Early Espresso Tulle, Gold Smooch Spritz, Sponges, Water spritzer, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Square Lattice EF, Woodgrain EF, Autumn Accents die, Top Note die, Big Shot.

This is my project for this week's Friday Mashup.

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project using the "Sketch".
2. Or Make a project with some "Bling".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "project with the Sketch showing some Bling"!

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3-D Thursday: Neighbor or Co-Worker Gift Ideas

Continuing the Step It Up Christmas class series from this week, today I'll highlight a couple quick projects you could use for neighbor or co-worker gifts.

We made a hot cocoa packet using the Scentsational Season set.  This is a super easy project designed by Dawn Olchefske. The card base scoring instructions are: Early Espresso 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", score straight at 4-1/4, score diagonal at 5-3/4.  This is a great way to utilize both the Simply Scored scoring tool and Diagonal Plate, which up to now hadn't come out of the box.  :o

I told you before, I love this sweater trim! This thing in the silver foil ('cause hubby asked) is a chocolate-covered mint stick... mmmmm!

Stamps: Scentsational Season; Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Candlelight Christmas DSP; Ink: Real Red, Lucky Limeade, Early Espresso, Early Espresso marker, Versamarker; Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels, Cherry Cobbler sweater trim, 2-1/2" Circle punch, Simply Scored scoring tool, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, Hot cocoa mix, Chocolate-covered mint stick.

And I had wanted to have this decorated kraft gift box as an option for neighbor gift wrapping.  I cut, I die-cut, I ironed... my flowers were too flat.  I tried to starch my flowers, and that blasted can was giving me trouble.  I'm sorry, but there were too many roadblocks to offer this project for class.

Stamps: Daydream Medallions; Paper: Crumb Cake; Ink: Versamark; Accessories: Candlelight Christmas designer fabric, Early Espresso tulle, Brights button, White baker's twine, Fun Flowers die, Big Shot, Sewing machine, Thread, Kraft Gift Box.

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Cascading Christmas House

Hee hee, this one is adorable!  I thought my ladies might kill me with yesterday's card, but today's will take the cake!  They wanted more details...  they may be careful for what they ask for next time!  :)

Here's some shots of the details.

This card uses the cascading card fold, which came from a technique challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.

Stamps: Daydream Medallions; Paper: Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Old Olive DSP, Close to Cocoa DSP;  Ink: Always Artichoke; Accessories: Cherry Cobbler dazzling details, Real Red taffeta ribbon, Silver mini brad, Stocking builder punch, Simply Scored scoring tool, Holiday Collection framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Glue dots, Tombo multipurpose liquid glue.

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Countdown to Christmas: Picture Perfect Snowman

Hey Ladies, three weeks to go until Christmas!  Time to bang out those last few Christmas cards and start finishing up the little gifts.  This week we are getting together to create some "Step It Up" projects, and I'll have a series of posts sharing what we'll be making.  We'll have a chance to go all-out on a few special projects, and I hope my ladies remember to bring their patience!  :)

First up is the pop-up, scored Christmas tree card from pg. 181 of the annual catalog.  I love when I make a card and shout out, "Cute!" when it is done!  Eek!

I love the little polaroid look!  This card uses CAS(E) this Sketch #6.  And here is the business end of the card.

Here we'll use DSP rather than card stock for the scored tree, to help reduce the bulk of the card.  Stampin' Up posted a video on the scored Christmas tree technique.

Stamps: Stylin' Snowfolk, A Cute Christmas; Paper: Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Comfort Cafe DSP, Old Olive DSP; Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso; Accessories: Boho Blossom punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Simply Scored scoring tool, Petal Cone die, Big Shot, Lots of Sticky Strip.

Tomorrow, the cascading card.  Thanks for stopping by!

MDSM2 I {Heart} Fall!

Welcome to another MDS Monday challenge!  This week it is Joan's turn to give us a sketch challenge.

I've been dying to use Wonderfall digital kit, which complements fall photos so well.

In the upper left photo, Little Missy is sketching the waterfall - her idea!  :)

MDS Elements:  Stamps: Wonderfall, Inspired by Nature; Papers: Wonderfall, More Mustard Polka Dot, Orchard Harvest; Color Palette: More Mustard, Canjun Craze, Gumball Green, Early Espresso, Whisper White; Accessories: Family Fun Photobook tag, string & knot, stitching, bow. 

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