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IM363 – One of a Kind

December 16, 2024 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration is another wintery landscape!

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I’m slightly obsessed about these simple snowflakes in the One of A Kind Dies. The stamp set also has some great greetings for winter and all through the year!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pool Party cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Lost Lagoon cardstock was added on top.
The 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Basic White cardstock was randomly stamped with the trio of small snowflakes in the One of a Kind stamp set using Pool Party Ink.
A 1-1/2 x 3-3/4 piece of tree pattern Winter Meadow Designer Paper (Online Exclusive) was added to the bottom.
A small piece of Silver Cord was adhered to the back and wrapped to the front and adhered.
The snowflake outline was cut from Pool Party cardstock with the One of a Kind Die and the detail from Basic White cardstock. They were adhered together, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some White Striped Trim was wrapped around the Basic White layer and tied in a bow towards the left side. That layer was added to the base card.
The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Pool Party cardstock and cut with the Greetings of the Season Dies, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some In Color Shimmer Gems were added to the center of the snowflake and the top and bottom of the tag.

That was fun to create! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:
Stamps: One of a Kind
Inks: Memento Black, Pool Party
Cardstock: Basic White, Pool Party, Lost Lagoon
Accessories: One of a Kind Dies, Greetings of the Season Dies, White Striped Trim, In Color Shimmer Gems, Adhesives

Ghosts and bats and cats, oh my! The OH MY FRIGHT COLLECTION will kick off your Halloween season with sweet and spooky images! Create layers of scary fun with a twisted tree and add cats, bats, a spiderweb, a witch's hat and other accessories to decorate your cards, tags, scrapbook pages and other crafty projects! Finish with a playful Halloween greeting! We've combined the OH MY FRIGHT BUNDLE and the magical patterns in the FRIGHTFULLY FUN 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO decorated White Gable Box ideas in our OH MY FRIGHT COLLECTION! See more details HERE!

The SIMPLY LEAVES PUNCH BUNDLE can be used for ANY season! Follow our card journey through Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter using this versatile stamp set and punch! The patterned leaves will add natural detail and texture on your cards and projects, then add one of the simple greetings to finish. We've combined the SIMPLY LEAVES PUNCH BUNDLE and the garden neutral patterns in the VALLEY OF BLOOM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards...two card ideas from each season...in our SIMPLY LEAVES CARD COLLECTION! See more details HERE!

Create wonderful dimensional poinsettias in a variety of sizes with the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE! The dies cut and emboss at the same time for lots of detail and texture. The coordinating stamp images add fun seasonal greetings, sprigs and other festive touches to your cards and projects. We've combined the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE and the A STITCHED SEASON 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a traditional holiday look you'll love! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO favors in our PRETTY POINSETTIA COLLECTION! See more details HERE!

Saturday Blog Hop – Gold and Vanilla Christmas

December 7, 2024 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. This week we are featuring Gold and Vanilla Christmas on our cards! I always love this color combination…so rich looking!

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Of course, I love snowflakes and snowmen…you all know that about me! I used the One of a Kind snowflake Die to create the “O” in snow along with the Alphabet a La Mode Dies.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Very Vanilla cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Very Vanilla was embossed with the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder.
Two 1 x 3-3/4 strips of Season of Elegance Designer Paper were added to the top and the bottom of the embossed layer.
Some Gold Twisted Thread was wrapped around twice and tied in a bow towards the left side. That layer was added to the front of the base card.
S, N and W from the Alphabet a la Mode Dies were cut from Gold Foil Paper and the snowflake from the One of a Kind Dies. They were added to the front with Monoadhesive Glue.
Two small clear Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments were added to the center of the bow and the center of the snowflake for some extra sparkly fun!

SO easy, but I love the shiny gold against the Very Vanilla! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Stamping Friends website, then on to creative Debbie Henderson, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: None
Inks: None
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Gold Foil, Season of Elegance 12×12 Designer Paper
Accessories: One of a Kind Dies, Alphabet a la Mode Dies, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments, Gold Twisted Thread, Adhesives

CSF846 – One of a Kind

November 28, 2024 By Connie | Leave a Comment

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to those in the United States! We have a house full here for noon! And it’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Stamping Friends Thursday Challenge. We have a fun color challenge for you to try this week!

PLUS…let’s say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to DEBBIE HENDERSON today! Hope you have a wonderful day!

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I’ve gone with a simple card today…mostly because I ended up making TWO other cards for this challenge but mistakenly used Lemon Lolly instead of Lemon Lime Twist! Grrr…

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Azure Afternoon cardstock was added on top.
The 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Basic White cardstock was embossed with the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder and added to the front.
The One of a Kind snowflakes were cut from Lemon Lime Twist, Gray Granite and Azure Afternoon cardstocks using the die. They were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Christmas Labels was stamped with Azure Afternoon Ink on scrap Basic White cardstock, then cut with the Christmas Labels Die and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Three clear Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments were added to the center of the snowflakes for lots of bling!

I actually really like how this turned out! OK, go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Christmas Labels
Ink: Azure Afternoon
Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist, Gray Granite
Accessories: One of a Kind Dies, Christmas Labels Dies, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments, Adhesives

CSF836 – One of a Kind

September 19, 2024 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Stamping Friends Thursday Challenge. This week is a pretty color combination using two of the new In Colors!

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Everyone knows I love snowflakes, right? So, of course, I had to grab this simple snowflake set available in the new Mini Catalog! Easy to make quick cards with it! I’ve used some non-traditional colors for snowflakes on this card!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Highland Heather cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was masked off with a torn sheet of copy paper and the Highland Heather, Summer Splash and Peach Pie colors were brushed on using a Blending Brush.
The trio of small snowflakes were added to a block, then inked with Summer Splash randomly over the blended colors.
The swirl was randomly stamped in the background with Peach Pie Ink.
Three of the detail snowflakes were cut from Basic White cardstock and added to the front with Miin Glue Dots.
The greeting from One of a Kind was stamped with Highland Heather Ink in the lower right.
Three purple Tinsel Gems and three blue Tinsel Gems in the Three Pack were added to the center of the snowflakes and the background.

Very easy card to make and could be done in ANY color! OK, go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: One of a Kind
Ink: Highland Heather, Summer Splash, Peach Pie
Cardstock: Basic White, Highland Heather
Accessories: One of a Kind Dies, Tinsel Gems Three Pack, Blending Brushes, Adhesives

Another 4th of July holiday card

July 1, 2008 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Wow! Did you see that Stampin’ Up! placed the Hodgepodge Hardware on 25% off special this month (or while supplies last!) Hurry…email me to place your order for these before they run out. These are fun accents for cards and scrapbook pages! Check out my Specials page to see what comes in each kit.

Recently, I submitted two red/white/blue flower cards to Stampers’ Sampler. One card made it into the June/July 2008 magazine, this one did not. Maybe they didn’t look enough like flowers? I used two layers of the scallop punch from Real Red and cut to the center to make them into petals. The white center is one of the flowers from BoHo punch and the center is 1/2 circle punched from Brilliant Blue Faux Diamond Dust. For You is from the One of a Kind stamp set…I just punched it without the little flower.

I made the background by wetting Print Pattern and then coloring the stamp with my Brilliant Blue watercolor crayon. I lightly misted the paper and then stamped. It gives a very muted watercolor look! I used my Polka Dot background with Real Red on Whisper White and tied it with some retired Stampin’ Up! red/white/blue ribbon. I also punched the ticket corner around the corners (LOTS of punches on this card!)

Enjoy!