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Christmas Bright & Beautiful

Fran

August 10, 2014

Big Shot Star Framelits, Bright & Beautiful, Cards, Christmas, Holiday Mini, Sneak Peek

Silve and Gold! This card has embossed stars in silver and gold over silver dot vellum. The base is Brushed Silver card stock. I stamped the sentiment on the vellum in gold and heat embossed and then added the “Christmas and New Year” on Whisper White in silver. The little star clip and rhinestones finished it off.

Supplies

Stamp Set – Bright & Beautiful (Holiday Mini)

Card stock – Whisper White, Brushed Silver, Fancy Foil Designer Vellum

Ink – Versamark

Etc – Star Framelits, Basic Hodgepodge Clips, rhinestones, gold and silver embossing powder

Though it looks like a lot of work, the framelits make this card very easy to do. You can get this stamp set and framelit bundle now – as a sneak peek – with the Big Shot and Bundles Promotion! Hugs, Fran

Bright & Beautiful

Fran

August 9, 2014

Big Shot Star Framelits, Bright & Beautiful, Cards, Christmas, Holiday Mini

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Bright & Beautiful is a new set in the upcoming Holiday Mini – and it’s available as a bundle right now with the Big Shot and Bundles promotion! This is a card I did using it and the new Under the Tree Specialty Designer Series paper. This paper is so heavy it easily holds it own as a card base. However – stamping on the design side did not show up as intended!

I should have used some Whisper White to make the sentiment visible.

Supplies

Stamp Set – Bright & Beautiful

Card stock – Under the Tree DSP, Early Espresso

Ink – Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso

Etc – Burlap ribbon, pearls, Star Framelits

I share some more cards using this set this week! Hugs, Fran

Convention Make and Takes

Fran

July 28, 2014

Amazing Birthday, Birthday, box, Cards, Christmas, Convention 2011, Holiday Mini, Kinda Eclectic, Seasonally Scattered

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Here are some of the Convention Make and Takes! These use Kinda Eclectic – an absolute favorite set!

This is the “before” and this is the “after.”

Sneak Peek of a Holiday Mini stamp set – Seasonally Scattered – and the new take-out boxes.

And last but not least, Amazing Birthday!

Now that was fun! Don’t you want to join me next year?? Hugs, Fran

Christmas in July

Fran

July 24, 2014

Cards, Christmas, Embossing Folder, Framelit Dies, Ornament Keepsakes

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Today is my Christmas in July class and the temperature is dropping just for this class! This is one of the cards we will be doing featuring Ornament Keepsakes from the carryover list. Using the beautiful Gold Soiree Designer Series paper makes this old set look brand new.

Supplies

Stamp Set – Ornament Keepsakes

Card stock – Whisper White, Brushed Gold, Gold Soiree DSP

Ink – Versamark

Etc – Ornament Framelits, Gold Sequins, Dotted Embossing folder

I’ll be doing a Christmas card class on the third Thursday of each month through November along with lots of other Holiday idea classes. Isn’t it hard to believe that it’s time to start thinking snow? Hugs, Fran

Ringing in the Season

Fran

July 16, 2014

Cards, Christmas, Evergreen Tree Pivot Card, More Merry Messages, Ring Accordion

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I have one more project to sneak in for Karen Burniston’s July Challenge! This uses the Ring Accordion die and the Evergreen Pivot Card tree. And to top it off, the card stock is Stampin Up’s Silver Foil and Red Glimmer paper – sparkly!

Here it is all opened up. I die cut the trees using an adhesive sheet on top of the Whisper White paper – and the embossed images on the trees came through – cool. The ornament top is part of Ring Accordion die.

Supplies

Stamp Set – More Merry Messages

Card stock – Silver Foil, Red Glimmer, Whisper White

Ink – Real Red

Etc – Karen Burniston’s Ring Accordion and Evergreen Pivot Card dies, Glitter and adhesive sheet Elizabeth Craft Designs, small heart punch

The temperature really dropped here today! It makes it easier to think “Christmas cards!” Hugs, Fran

Triple Pivot Tree

Fran

July 15, 2014

Cards, Christmas, Christmas Messages, Embossing Folder, Evergreen Tree Pivot Card, Outdoor Edges, Special Projects, Video Tutorial

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Here’s a Christmas card using Karen Burnistion’s Evergreen Pivot Card die and a very cool idea for making it a Triple Pivot. I used Stampin Up new Mossy Meadow card stock and the beautiful Shimmery White card stock along with some Red Glimmer paper. The large tree on the front was cut separately.

When you open it you get an entire forest! The bottom “snow” area was cut with the Outdoor Edges die.

Supplies

Stamp Set -Stampin Up Christmas Messages

Card stock – Mossy Meadow, Shimmery White, Red Glimmer paper, Real Red

Ink – Real Red

Etc – Karen Burniston’s Evergreen Pivot Card, Spiral Circle Pull Card (for the snowflakes) and Outdoor Edges dies, Distressed Dots embossing folder, rhinestones, washi tape

While it looks so impressive, it really isn’t that hard to make. You could use this one for someone very special or make a bunch of them! Hugs, Fran

Christmas Bliss

Fran

July 14, 2014

Cards, Christmas, Christmas Bliss, Embossing Folder, Outdoor Edges

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The Karen Burniston Designer Challenge for this month is Christmas in July. Here’s a snowy white Christmas card touched with a hint of silver combining one of Karen’s newest dies -Outdoor Edges-and one of Stampin Up’s newest photopolymer sets – Christmas Bliss.

To make this card, I embossed a 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Whisper White using the Large Polka Dot embossing folder. Stamp the greeting in Versamark on another piece of Whisper White and emboss with silver embossing powder. Die cut the top with the tree from the Outdoor Edges die and then die cut a scrap of Silver Foil card stock with the same die. Layer the two pieces together so just a hint of silver shows. Tie a piece of the beautiful Silver ribbon around this piece and adhere to the Large Polka Dot piece with Dimensionals. Attach to a 4 1/4 x 11 front. On the inside I layered a piece of Whisper White onto a piece a of Silver Foil, heat emboss the sentiment from Christmas Bliss and adhere to the inside.

Supplies

Stamp Set – Christmas Bliss (138897)

Cardstock – Whisper White, Silver Foil

Ink – Versamark

Etc – Karen Burniston’s Outdoor Edges, SU Large Polka Dot embossing folder, Silver Satin Ribbon

And there you have it – Christmas in July! Hugs, Fran

Chilly

June 13, 2014

Big Shot, Cards, Christmas, Christmas Messages, Holidays, Pop It Up, Stamp Sets

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This is Chilly – one of Karen Burniston’s new Character dies – on an Oval Accordion die. You can see all the dies here. He’s decked out to play in the snow with his snappy scarf. The sentiment is from Christmas Messages (131790/131793)which is still available! It’s a great sentiment for this card

Supplies
Stamp Set – Christmas Messages
Cardstock – Whisper White, Pool Party, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango
Ink – Real Red
Etc – Chilly die, Oval Accordion die, Oval Dot Frame Edges, circle punch, Real Red stitched ribbon

The thing I like best about these characters is that they are SO EASY to use! Hugs, Fran

Sneak Peek What’s Your Type Christmas

Fran

May 4, 2014

Cards, Christmas, Holidays, Petite Pairs, Punch, Stamp Sets, What's Your Type

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A Christmas idea is May! This is What’s Your Type (available June 2nd) I used the small circle images and embossed the solid in gold and the stripes in silver. (Do this one color at a time) I embossed a piece of Brushed Gold using Petite Pairs and silver embossing powder. Rhinestones and sequins finish it off. The ornament is a 1 3/8″ circle with the little scalloped square punch in Brushed Silver on top.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – What’s Your Type?, Petite Pairs
Cardstock – Brushed Silver, Brushed Gold, Whisper White
Ink – Versamark
Etc – Sequins, Rhinestones, 1 3/8 circle punch, Itty Bitty punch pack

Today is suppose to be our warmest yet – making it an odd day to show a Christmas card! You might want to consider other colors Hugs, Fran

After Christmas Pick Me Up

Fran

December 30, 2013

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Christmas, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Punch

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Let the clean up begin! Or not. This little card is for a friend that happens to be in town for the holidays. The front is a dead Christmas tree and lots of wrapping on the floor The tree is an Elizabeth Craft die, the card base is the SU Pop N Cuts base and the packages are a 1″ punch.

To do the tissue paper, I punched some 1″ squares and wadded the paper up – and glued it down. See the poor star nestled in the mess?

When the card is opened out pops Karen Burniston’s Mug & Heart insert (which fits beautifully inside the SU Pop N Cuts base.) I also used her Gift Card holder and Banner & Borders framelits. Use your imagination to see the Starbucks gift card inside the holder!

The steam in the cup and the hearts on the front are Movers and Shapers dies and the center of the hearts is a Neutral Candy Dot.

I only adhered the tag at the bottom so that the gift card is removal without tearing up the tag. I printed all the sentiments in MDS2.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Woodgrain background
Card stock – Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Season of Style DSP
Dies – exclusive SU Pop N Cuts base, Mug & Hearts insert, Banners & Borders framelit, Gift Card Holder framelit, Hearts Mover and Shapers, Elizabeth Craft Design 5 part Christmas Tree framelit
Etc – Neutral Candy dots, 1″ square punch, tissue paper, Itty Bitty ornament punch and small star, gold gel pen

So now I have to go to Starbucks to get that gift card – ha! This is a two-way gift! Hugs, Fran

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