Category: Holidays

Another Great Year

Another Great Year, Birthday, Cards, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Punch, Stamp Sets
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So yesterday I based my card colors on the Kaleidoscope Designer Series paper – and today I used it.  This really great greeting is BIG and fun to use!  I stamped it directly onto the DSP and then again on a piece of Strawberry Slush and pieced them together.  The banner is very easy to fussy cut.  Look closely and you can see the sparkle on the banner – and the cupcake!  When I get going with the Dazzling Details, there’s no stopping me.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Another Great Year
Card stock – Strawberry Slush, Basic Black, Whisper White, Kaleidoscope DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Stampin Write Markers – Crushed Curry, Strawberry Slush
Etc – Candy Dots, Triangle punch, Owl Builder punch, Dazzling Details

Bright and happy to celebrate another year!  Hugs, Fran

Hip Notes

Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Embossing Folder, Framelit Dies, Hip Notes, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Remembering Your Birthday, Stamp Sets
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So what do you do when your daughter brings you a package of wooden camera shapes?  You pair one up with the Essential Wooden Elements out of the Spring/Occasions Mini and make a card!  And doesn’t this paper from I Am Me work perfectly with this?  I also used the On Film Framelits and Arrow embossing folder – plus some Washi tape.  (Gotta use washi tape!)


The elements are very light weight and fairly thin.  I adhered them with some Tombow Multipurpose adhesive.  To finish off the camera, I filled the camera lens area with Crystal Effects.

The sentiment is from Remembering Your Birthday. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Hip Notes, Remembering Your Birthday
Card stock  – Basic Gray, Pool Party, Whisper White, I Am Me DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Basic Gray, Pool Party
Etc – Essential Wooden Shapes, Crystal Effects, On Film Framelits, Candy Dots, Epic Day This & That Washi tape, Arrows embossing folder

The wooden elements are really easy to stamp on. I even used a Stamp a Ma Jig to line up the words with no problem.  Fun, fun, fun!  Hugs, Fran

Starburst Sayings Card in a Box

Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Peachy Keen, Stamp Sets, Starburst Sayings, Tutorials
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I made this card for my son’s birthday – and forgot to photograph it flattened.  It’s a “Pop Up Box Card ” card and you find the instructions on Splitcoast.  I started thinking I’d use Peachy Keen (because he’s a movie kind of guy) and I did use the framelits and some of the arrows, but I kept getting drawn in by the sayings in Starburst Sayings.  So there you go!

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Peachy Keen, Starburst Sayings
Card Stock – Pool Party, Basic Gray, Whisper White, I Am Me DSP
Ink – Real Red, Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Pool Party
Etc – Peachy Keen framelits, Candy Dots, Small Heart punch, Heart Framelits, banner punch, fishing line

My youngest was suppose to leave for England yesterday for a 3 week class.  After many hours of delay, the flight was canceled and they can’t leave until Thursday!   Yikes!  To make a long story short – I drove her to the airport the night before to avoid the “storm” that never came – and now I get to go back to get her until Thursday.  Poor girl – really poor teacher!  Stay warm!  Hugs, Fran

Love You To The Moon

Big Shot, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Love You to the Moon, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Punch, SAB, Sale a bration, Stamp Sets, Valentines
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Love You to the Moon is a set in the Occasions Mini and it has lots of really cute Valentine/Love You images and sayings.  I cased this layout from someone – and I have to admit that I can’t find the original person!  On her card, she had circles instead of hearts and a different color scheme- do you recognize it?   I also added the little banner punch and arrow clip to the side.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Love You to the Moon
card stock – Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, In Colors DSP, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer
Stampin Write Markers – Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe
Etc – Chalk Talk Framelits, Cute Clips, Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack (Sale a bration!) Full Heart punch

Today I am going to tackle taking down the Christmas tree – wish me luck.  So much fun putting it up – such a mess taking it down!  Hugs, Fran

Follow My Heart

Follow My Heart, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Stamp Sets, Valentines
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Happy New Year!  I hope everyone is enjoying a beautiful start to 2014.  This card uses a set in the  

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Follow My Heart, En Francais, Teeny Tiny Wishes
card stock – Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Polka Dot DSP, Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack
Ink – Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay, Real Red
Etc – Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Small heart punch, Brights Candy Dots

Wishing you a wonderful, creative New Year!  Hugs, Fran

After Christmas Pick Me Up

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

Reindeer Candy Pull

Be Very Merry, Christmas, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Punch, Stamp Sets
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This little candy bar pull-up was inspired by a card that Connie Babbert did several years ago.  (Gotta love Pinterest!) I cased the elements from the front of her card – including the reindeer punch art – and used them on the front of the wrapper.  The body is a 2 1/2″ circle and the head is a 1 3/8″ circle with the sides cut off.  The ears are the small heart punch and the antlers are the retired snowflake punch.  I love how it fits on the front! I used Candy Dots for the eyes and a glimmer brad for the nose.

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The ribbon is the beautiful Cherry Cobbler ribbon from the Holiday Mini and the Designer Series paper is Season of Style.  He is one of the projects for stamp club tomorrow.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Be Very Merry
Card stock – Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Season of Style DSP
Ink – Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Etc – 2 1/2 , 1 3/8 and 1/2 circle punches, Small heart punch, Snowflake punch, Candy Dots, Glimmer Brad, Cherry Cobbler ribbon, Silver ribbon

This is my idea of “re-purposing!”  Hugs, Fran

Sparkling Deco Christmas Pop (N Cuts)

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Christmas, Delightful Dozen, Framelit Dies, Holidays, More Merry Messages, Stamp Sets
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Lots of sparkle going on over here!  This Christmas card features the exclusive SU Pop N Cuts Base and Deco label dies (both by Karen Burniston)  and the beautiful Modern Medley Designer Series paper. On the front I stamped part of one of the sentiments from Delightful Dozen in Versamark and embossed it in gold.  It’s die cut using the Deco label die and layered on Silver Glimmer paper.  The stars on the bottom are punched using the small star punch and the larger star is from the Star #2 die. 

The Deco Labels and the larger star are popped up (’cause it’s a pop-up card!)

The Deco Label insert and lots of different sparkle inside! 

The top sentiment is the other part of the Delight Dozen sentiment of the front.  It’s stamped in Versamark and embossed in gold.  I die cut it out using Sizzix’s Banner & Boarders designed by Karen.  It is backed on Silver Glimmer paper.

The champagne flutes are from Easy Embellishments.  I stamped them on a 4″ circle of window sheet using a Glue pad and covered them in Gold Glitter.  Then I went around the circle with small stars in Silver and Champagne Glimmer paper.  The 2014 is die cut using the Timeless Type dies and they are popped up on the window sheet.  The window sheet is glued to the Deco Labels behind it just underneath the numbers.

Can you see it? 

The bottom sentiment is from More Many Messages and is again embossed in gold and accented with more stars.  I find it easiest to adhere Glimmer Paper with glue. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Delightful Dozen, More Merry Messages
Card stock – Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Silver and Champagne Glimmer papers
Ink – Versamark
Dies – SU Pop N Cuts Base and Deco Label insert and dies, Sizzix Banner & Borders, Star #2, Clear Circle die, Timeless Type
Etc – small heart punch, window sheet, Gold Glitter, Glue pad

What a glittery way to send your Best Wishes!  Hugs, Fran

Snowman Nuggets

Big Shot, Big Shot Top Note Die, Christmas, Christmas Messages, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Stamp Sets
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There is a cute video by Linda Bauwin showing how to make these nugget snowmen.  They use Snow Day and the fingers from children/women’s gloves.  I put them in a cello bag with a Top Note topper and my favorite sentiment from Christmas Messages.  It was from this idea that my mind wandered to the idea I showed yesterday – how to use the rest of the glove!

I guess I really showed these backwards   But now you know how to use the entire glove. 

There are Cyber Monday Specials today!  These items will be 30 percent off for 24 hours!

Envelope Liners Framelits Dies (item 132172)
Expressions Thinlits Dies (item 132171)
Holly Jolly Greetings Simply Sent (item 132159)
Snowflake Season Simply Sent  (item 132176)
Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (item 129324)
Extra-Large Gift Box (item 132147)

Grab your goodies!! Hugs, Fran