Glittery Holiday Card for The Paper Players

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It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week the lovely LeAnne has planned a fun Tic Tac Toe challenge for us.

Glittery Holiday Card

I used Stampin’ Up!’s Frosted Floral Suite to create a glittery holiday card, which completes both the top and bottom horizontal rows of LeAnne’s challenge. I hope you enjoy today’s card.

glittery holiday card

 

Colors of the Day
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips

Don’t you love how the colors Mint Macaron and Tranquil Tide complement each other? These two patterns from the Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper collection make a beautiful backdrop for the other elements on this card.

glittery holiday card

I completed an entire row by adding Copper and Tranquil Tide Glimmer Paper die cuts created with Frosted Bouquet Framelits Dies.

Glittery Holiday Card

A Berry Burst sentiment, offset to one side, becomes the focal point.

Glittery Holiday Card

Three sequins, with rhinestone centers, add even more sparkle to this glittery holiday card.

What do you think? Is this a card you would like to receive? Won’t you let me know in today’s comments?

If you would like to create your own glittery holiday card to send out this holiday season,  the supply list is located below.  Clicking on a product takes you right to my store.  Be sure to use this month’s Host Code.  Online orders over $50 (before tax and shipping) will receive a special little somethin’-somethin’ from me IF you use the Host Code.   If your order is $150 or more, please do not use the Host Code.  You will automatically receive the gift from me, as well as your own Host Rewards.

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I hope you will join us over at The Paper Players.  We can’t wait to see what you create!  The challenge is open until Friday,  October 5, 2018 at 12:00 Noon PST.

The Paper Players Design Team
Claire Broadwater
Jaydee
Anne Marie Hile
Joanne James
Laurie Schmidt
LeAnne Pugliese
Sandy Mathis
Annie Abrahamson
Jan Clothier
Elizabeth Stewart

As always, if you have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away.  Now scurry on over and see what my fellow design team members have created.  Until next time…
  • Are you in search of a specific retired stamp set? I just might have it on my list of  Retired Sets for Sale.
  • If you are in need of a Holiday Catalog or the Annual Catalog, and you do not have a demonstrator, please email me (ann@thestampinschach) and I will drop one in the mail to you!

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On the CASE: Falling for Leaves Thinking of You

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Follow Your Dreams

Nicole and I are back On the CASE working through current Stampin’ Up! catalogs, breaking down gorgeous samples step-by-step, and providing you with free tutorials so you can CASE your own. This week I am featuring a thinking of you card created with the Falling for Leaves bundle, a fall set from the Holiday Catalog.  Enjoy!

Falling for Leaves
Holiday Catalog Page 45

fall thank you card

The card I selected to CASE is the Mossy Meadow thinking of you card.  I liked the Pumpkin Pie “pop” of color and the gorgeous detailed Mint Macaron leaf. I hope you like this card as much as I do.

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Colors of the Day
Stamps and Papers and Inks … Oh, My!

Stamps: Falling for Leaves Bundle (includes Detailed Leaves Thinlits Die)
Paper: Mint Macaron (4-1/2″ x 2″),  Mossy Meadow (4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″), Pear Pizzazz (4-1/4″ x 1″, 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″), Pumpkin Pie (2″ x 2-1/2″), Whisper White (3″ x 3″), Country Lane Designer Series Paper (4-1/4″ x 3/4″)
Ink: Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie
Other: Big Shot,  Detailed Leaves Thinlits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, 5/8″ Striped Burlap Trim,  Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL

“On the CASE” Notes
Your Step-by-Step Guide

1.  Score the Mossy Meadow cardstock at 5-1/2″ and crease with a bone folder to form the card base.  Ink the leafy image in Mossy Meadow and randomly stamp around the edges as shown.

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2.  Die cut the edging from Pear Pizzazz cardstock.

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3.  Adhere the edging to the card base.   Add the strip of designer paper, then adhere burlap trim at the interface.  (Cut off the top part of the burlap trim as shown.)

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4.  Stamp the single leaf in Pumpkin Pie twice. Stamp the triple leaves once in Pear Pizzazz. Die cut all the leaves out using the appropriate thinlit.

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5.  Die cut the elegant leaf out of Mint Macaron.

fall thinking of you

6.  Stamp the sentiment in Early Espresso onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  (I made a mistake and used Whisper White.  Yikes!)  Ink the delicate flower image in Pumpkin Pie, and stamp over the sentiment.  Do this twice.  Die cut the sentiment using the 2-3/8″ (approximate) round Stitched Shapes framelit. Adhere to the card using dimensionals.

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7.  Adhere the leaves to the card base as shown.

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8.  Enjoy!

fall thinking of you

How Hard Was It to Crack This CASE

Your arm and Big Shot will get a work out with all the die cutting necessary for this card! There are lots of steps involved, but there isn’t anything which will cause you a problem.  Difficulty Level:  3 out of 5, simply because of the time invested and the number of  steps involved.  However, the smile this card will put on someone’s face will be well worth your time.

#SUontheCASE

Nicole and I hope our projects today inspire you to try CASEing the catalog, too! We’ll be “on the case”, looking for the hashtag #SUontheCASE on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+  & Pinterest). If we find one of your projects, we’ll share it, like it, repost it – we’ll do it all!

fall thinking o f you

Now head on over to Nicole at  Pixel Maven’s Retreat to see the CASE file she has been working on.  Nicole always writes the BEST tutorials…and this week she has prepared not one, but TWO, tutorials for you!

Did you miss the last On the CASE project?  Check it out HERE.

Ready to get on this CASE?  If you enjoyed today’s fall thinking of you card, and would like to try your hand at creating your own CASE,  the supply list is located below.  Clicking on a product takes you right to my store.  Be sure to use this month’s Host Code.  Online orders over $50 (before tax and shipping) will receive a special little somethin’-somethin’ from me IF you use the Host Code.   If your order is $150 or more, please do not use the Host Code.  You will automatically receive the gift from me, as well as your own Host Rewards.

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  • Are you in search of a specific retired stamp set? I just might have it on my list of  Retired Sets for Sale.
  • If you are in need of a Holiday Catalog, and you do not have a demonstrator, please email me (ann@thestampinschach) and I will drop one in the mail to you!

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Price: $110.00

Elegant Holiday Card for The Paper Players

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elegant holiday cardIt’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This  week, the talented Jaydee has provided us with a fun sketch, just perfect for showing off your favorite designer paper.  As for me, I went with a elegant pattern from Stampin’ Up!’s Joyous Noel collection.  I hope you enjoy today’s elegant holiday card and FREE tutorial!

elegant holiday card

Colors of the Day
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips

The owl and branch took center stage on today’s card.  Die cut from Copper Foil, the detailed owl was adhered to Whisper White cardstock, and then trimmed.  He perches on a Copper Foil branch, against a backdrop of Gray Granite.  Rhinestone eyes are the perfect touch!

elegant holiday card

The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede.  The Night Owl Thinlits collection contains the perfect die for cutting it out.  For contrast, I punched out two 1″ circles from Copper Foil, and used them as accents.

elegant holiday card

Because of the gorgeous paper and beautiful die cuts, I decided to keep things relatively simple. The only embellishments are two rhinestone eyes.

elegant holiday card

In case you would like to create your own elegant holiday card, here is a link to a tutorial I created:   Elegant Holiday Card.  The supply list is located below.  Clicking on a product takes you right to my store.  Be sure to use this month’s Host Code.  Online orders over $50 (before tax and shipping) will receive a special little somethin’-somethin’ from me IF you use the Host Code.   If your order is $150 or more, please do not use the Host Code.  You will automatically receive the gift from me, as well as your own Host Rewards.

September: W2RV39DH

I hope you will join us over at The Paper Players.  We can’t wait to see what you create!  The challenge is open until Friday,  September 28, 2018 at 12:00 Noon PST.
As always, if you have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away.  Now scurry on over and see what my fellow design team members have created.  Until next time…
  • Are you in search of a specific retired stamp set? I just might have it on my list of  Retired Sets for Sale.
  • If you are in need of a Holiday Catalog, and you do not have a demonstrator, please email me (ann@thestampinschach) and I will drop one in the mail to you!

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