Stampin' Up! Ornamental Pines Tennessee Christmas Card

Welcome to my Monday Morning Makeover Madness. I CASE'd my card from November 25, 2024 and you can view it here. Let's take a look at how I revamped it this year...

Tomorrow will be a birthday card for the SU Demos Fun Fold hop so I do hope you'll be back.

Project Details—All Products Retired SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Ornamental Pines
Card stock & Papers	Mango Melody; Basic White (current)
Ink	Mango Melody; Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Smoky Slate (current); Timid Tiger Light Blend (current)
Accessories	Retired Ribbon
Tools	sponge; trimmer; Mini Alphabet Dies (current)

Stampin' Up! Timeless Tidings Alternatives Part 2

Here's the second installment of two cards created with the Timeless Tidings Project Kit...

 

Card 1: Project Details—All Products Retired SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Itty Bitty Christmas; Timeless Tidings
Card stock & Papers	Timeless Tidings Project Kit
Ink	Pear Pizzazz; Mossy Meadow (current)
Accessories	Timeless Tidings Project Kit
Tools

 

Card 2: Project Details—All Products Retired SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Fancy Foliage Stamps by Chloe
Card stock & Papers	Timeless Tidings Project Kit
Ink	Cherry Cobbler Marker; Pear Pizzazz
Accessories	Timeless Tidings Project Kit; Baker's Twine Trio Pack
Tools	Taylored Tags Dies

Stampin' Up! Mistletoe & Holly Paper Pumpkin Kit Christmas Card

Hello, my stamping friends. I decided I would organize my Paper Pumpkin Kits before the New Year. I also decided I would try to exhaust kits that were half used. Today's cards are from the November 2015 kit. I didn't have the "pinked" edge white cardstock left for the Cherry Cobbler card so I just cut a straight edge from scrap white. Most items are from the kit but I have noted in the chart where some are not. These are alternatives to what SU showed. Take a look see...

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Itty Bitty Christmas; Christmas Gleaming; Christmas Labels (all retired)
Card stock & Papers	Cherry Cobbler; Old Olive; envelopes cut for background from kit
Ink	Cherry Cobbler; Old Olive
Accessories	CTMH Bitty Opaque Pearls; Pearl Basic Jewels (ret.)
Tools

Stampin' Up! Joyful Tidings Christmas Card

This is not a throwback Thursday but I am contemplating doing that for next year. In the meantime, thanks for stopping by today to see the third Christmas card I made for the church shut ins.

Project Details—All Products Current SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Merry Christmas To All (retired); Joyful Tidings
Card stock & Papers	Cherry Cobbler; Basic White
Ink	Secret Sea; Old Olive
Accessories
Tools	Cardinals Dies (ISO); Spotlight on Nature (retired); Star Die (Spellbinders)

Stampin' Up! No Peeking Christmas Card

Welcome stamping friends! Christmas is just around the corner...well, around the monthly corner that is. I was inspired by Robbie Susan Chandler. Take a look see... 

Thank you for stopping by today. 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Merry Little Labels (retired); Making Christmas Bright (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Real Red; Brushed Metallic Gold Foil (retired); Red Glimmer Paper (retired); Basic White
Ink	Real Red; Old Olive; Wild Wheat (retired); VersaMark; Gray Granite
Accessories	WOW Gold Embossing Powder; Gold Open Weave Trim (retired)
Tools	Christmas Greenery Dies; Everyday Label Punch (retired); Christmas Bulb Builder Punch (retired); Holly EF (retired); Dimensionals

Stampin' Up! Epiphany

Good afternoon, peeps! Today Christians celebrate Epiphany, the day the Magi brought gifts to the King of Kings, Jesus, in Bethlehem. I have been sick so I didn't go to the church service, but I did watch online. I didn't post any pics of homemade Christmas cards I received because I was waiting until they were all in. Here are the results...

Linda K., Shirley G., Deb S.

Susan K., Rosie K., LeAnne P.

Sue M., Barb B., Dottie H.

Judi H., Pam C.

My two upline friends sent me thank you gifts for being part of their team. I am grateful to have spent 2024 stamping with them and with all my stamping friends. I'm looking forward to another wonderful stamping year.😊

I would like to thank all of you who stop by to check out my posts and especially those who are able to leave comments. I know Blogger doesn't always make it easy! 

In 2025, I will probably only post twice a month on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, once a month on Friday and every Thursday. Stay tuned and stop by, please.

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreens Holiday Card for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a Theme challenge for you today and here is what I created for our hop...(hopefully the product I used is still available on the Last Chance list!)

I CASE'd a card by my upline, Amy Koenders, and you can see her video here so I won't go into great detail on the "how to".  Thank you, my friend, for your inspiration!

I used the same inks and technique as Amy but used a different sentiment (Christmas Friends Stamp Set) and embossed the panel with the Snowflake Sky 3D EF.

Thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity.

Amy Koenders
Mary Deatherage
Karen Finkle - you are here!
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter

Merry Christmas, peeps! Hope you will enjoy the day of our Savior's birth. I will be spending it with my Tennessee family and having prime rib!

My project today is name place settings for the Christmas family. The gnomes will not be attending!

I used the retired Mini Curvy Keepsake Dies, retired ribbon and retired DSP...after all, I AM retired!!

Have a blessed day and I'll see you again tomorrow.

Stampin' Up! Christmas Card

Okay, I promise...this is the last Christmas card of the year! AND I'm using the same Brushed Gold Card & Envelope that I used here. Thank you, Amy, for the gift that keeps on giving...lol!

My inside and outer sentiments come from the retired Timeless Tidings and Evergreen Elegance Stamp Sets. The star on the front is from the Shepherd's Care Stamp Set and is heat embossed with WOW Gold Embossing Powder.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will return for our Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop tomorrow.

Stampin' Up! Star of Light Christmas Card

Happy mid-week, peeps. This is the last of my Christmas cards (maybe!). Our women's group at church gives gifts and Christmas cards to those who are shut ins or have had serious illnesses in the church. One of my wonderful uplines gave me a gift of Brushed Gold Cards & Envelopes...perfect for doing a mass production.  Everything I used for the cards is retired with the exception of the Cards & Envelopes and the Brushed Gold Foil Specialty Paper I used for the stars. They all use the same sentiments from the Star of Light Stamp Set. However, they all have different shaped stars on the front from the Stars at Night Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder. Here's one of them...

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop.

Stampin' Up! Fragrant Forest for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

 Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a theme challenge for you today and here is what I created for our hop...

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

My card base is Basic White with a mat of Basic Black. I cut a Pumpkin Pie cardstock frame with a die from Countryside Corners dies, as well as a Basic White piece for the Fragrant Forest background stamp trees. I used Shaded Spruce ink for that.

I stamped the truck from the Trucking Along stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it with Light & Dark Pumpkin Pie Blends. The "T" and white highlights were made with a white gel pen. The tires are colored with a Light Smoky Slate Blend. I adhered the truck with Dimensionals. 

In case you are not aware, I became a Tennessee Volunteers fan when I moved to TN last year and it doesn't matter which sport! I still have my love for the Syracuse Orange basketball and football teams but no other sport.

Thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity.

Amy Koenders

Karen Finkle - you are here!
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Terry Lynn Bright
Carol Buckalew

Stampin' Up! Tennessee Volunteers Christmas Card

Good Monday morning, peeps! I know Thanksgiving is around the bend, but so is Christmas. My card today is just that!! Take a look see...

My card base Basic White cardstock with mats of Basic Black and retired Mango Melody cardstock, then the art panel of Basic White. 

I stamped the art panel with stamps from retired sets. The evergreen boughs are from Evergreen Elegance and the "Merry Christmas" is from Christmas Gleaming. They are stamped in Pear Pizzazz and Mango Melody, respectively. Both are retired inks. After I adhered all the panels together with liquid glue, I ran it through my embossing machine with the retired Subtle EF. Then I adhered the panel to the card base.

Next I cut thin strips of Mango Melody to hang the ornaments. The outer ornaments are stamped in Mango Melody with stamps from the retired Christmas Gleaming set. They are cut out with their retired matching punches. The center ornament is cut with a retired circle die, sponged with Mango Melody and decorated with a "T" for, well you know, the Vols! The letter came from the retired Little Letters Thinlits Dies. I fussy cut the gray part but I have no name for that piece. I do know I stamped it on a scrap of Basic Gray from the retired Making Every Day Bright.

As you can see, I keep most of my retired items because I love most of them and I hate "seller's remorse"!

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll return for our Stampin' Up! Demos Fun Fold blog hop tomorrow.

Stampin' Up! Christmas Friends for the Creative Creases Challenge #96 - Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

Welcome to our Anything Goes With a Fun Fold Challenge. If you haven't played at Creative Creases Challenge before, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to Challenge #96. We'd love to see your fun fold creation. Here's a snapshot of mine...

I CASE'd my teammate and PEO sister, Terry Lynn Bright. I hope I did you proud Sis! 

All parts of the card use the Christmas Friends Stamp Set and coordinating dies.

Cardstock and DSP Measurements are given for each portion of the card.

Card Base:

Basic White: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 ¼

Card Front:

Pool Party Mat 4 x 5 ¼

Nests of Winter DSP panel 3 7/8 x 5 1/8

•  Adhere together with liquid glue and adhere to front of card base 

Small Square Card--Front:

 Basic White: 3” x 6” square scored at 3”; scraps

Pool Party mat: 2 ¾ x 2 ¾

DSP Panel: 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Wild Wheat scrap

Basic Black scrap

 

•  Stamp tree in Garden Green ink on Basic White scrap and die cut
•  Die cut two stars from Wild Wheat scrap; add Wink of Stella
•  Stamp mouse in Memento Tuxedo Black on scrap of Basic White; color with Gray Granite & Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends; color bell with Gray Granite, Shaded Spruce and Wink of Stella
•  Die cut  and adhere to the square card front with liquid glue
• Die cut the musical notes and adhere with liquid glue
•  Adhere the tree and a star to the square card with glue dots

 Small Square Card  Inside:

Pool Party Mat: 2 ¾” x 2 ¾”

Basic White panel 2 ½ x 2 ½

• Stamp the tree three times in Garden Green Ink, second generation, on the Basic White panel
• Stamp greeting full strength.
• Run through embossing machine with the Snowflake Sky 3D EF
• Adhere star to middle tree
• Adhere to Pool Party mat and adhere to small square card
• Adhere the square card to the main card front

Inside of Main Card Base:

Pool Party Mat: 4 x 5 ¼

Basic White panel : 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 

•  Stamp owl in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and color with Light & Dark Gray Granite Blends; color hat with Real Red
•   Stamp sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
•  Run through embossing machine with the Snowflake Sky 3D EF
•  Adhere three Adhesive-Backed Peppermints
• Adhere art panel to the Pool Party mat and adhere that to the inside card base

Thank you for stopping by today and I can't wait to see all the creativity from the team. Be sure to check us out at CCC#96 and we hope to see your entry there!

Stampin' Up! Sentimental Wishes for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a color challenge for you today and here is what I created for our hop...

Let's take a closer look so I can tell you what colors I used...

The base is Pecan Pie, the mat is Pool Party, some of the trees are a mix of Granny Apple Green and Garden Green. The sentiment is stamped in Garden Green Ink. The embellishments are Pecan Pie and there's a little bit of Pecan Pie in the ribbon.

For the inside, you can see there is Real Red!

A list of product used is in the chart after the names of our hoppers.

Thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity.

Amy Koenders
Mary Deatherage
Karen Finkle - you are here!
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Terry Lynn Bright
Carol Buckalew

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sentimental Wishes
Card stock & Papers	Pecan Pie; Pool Party; Very Vanilla; Sentimental Christmas DSP
Ink	Garden Green; Pecan Pie
Accessories	Pecan Pie 3/8" Center Strip Ribbon; Pecan Pie Adhesive-Backed Swirl Dots
Tools	Stylish Shapes Dies; Sentimental Wishes Dies

Stampin' Up! Christmas Friends for Amy's Inkin' Krew Monthly Blog Hop

 Hello my stamping friends! Welcome to our monthly Amy's Inkin' Krew hop. Our theme for this month is "Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays" and we can interpret that any way we want and use any product we wish. Here is what I created for it using the Christmas Friends Stamp Set.

I just think this polar bear is the cutest...let's take a closer look...

My design is inspired by the challenge at Sunday Stamps.

I scored 8 lines with my Trimmer on a 4" x 5 1/2" piece of Gray Granite Cardstock. The DSP strip is 1" x 5 1/2". My sentiment is adhered with Dimensionals. The rest of product I used is listed in the chart at the end of my post.

For the inside...

The sentiment is from Christmas Friends, the snowy ground is from Nests of Winter DSP. The bear and tree are cut from the retired Beary Christmas DSP.

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Next" button will take you to Carol, and clicking on the "Previous" button will take you to Sue. Clicking on the individual names will take you directly to each member's post. Trust me, you're in for a treat no matter which direction you hop!

1. Tara Carpenter
2. Mary Deatherage
3. Christie King
4. Akiko Sudano
5. Ann Louise Fodgaard
6. Shirley Gentry
7. Karen Ksenzakovic
8. Sue Prather
9. Karen Finkle - that's me!
10. Carol Buckalew
11. Amy Koenders

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Christmas Friends
Card stock & Papers	Basic White Thick; Gray Granite; Nests of Winter DSP; Beary Christmas (retired)
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black; Light Cherry Cobbler and Light Shaded Spruce Blends
Accessories	Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints
Tools	2 3/8" Circle Punch; Wild Fern Dies (front sentiment)